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New Sandy Creek VBS June 26-29
New Sandy Creek Baptist Church is hosting a Vacation Bible School June 26-29. The program theme is “Ready, Set, Move” and runs from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and is free and open to any young person from 0 to 12th grade, according to information from Jackie Ayscue. The church is located at 1699 Weldons Mill Rd. Dinner will be served each night, with a special “family night” on June 29 to conclude the program.
Register online at www.myvbs.org/newsandycreek.
WIZS Radio Local News Audio 05-31-23 Noon
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Home and Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- If tomato’s lower leaves are showing signs of leaf spot and tomatoes have set fruit you can take off those leaves below the small tomatoes .
- It’s not too late for container gardening.
- Continue your fruit tree spray regimen.
- Check current references when doing any food preservation, especially canning.
- Continue your succession vegetable planting
- Learn the optimum harvest time for the fruits and vegetables you grow.
- Your vegetables may need a topdressing
- Protect yourself from ticks and mosquitos.
- Check garden for pest and disease and ID the pest before purchasing a control.
- What to do about moss.
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TownTalk: The Future Of Epsom Park Coming To Fruition
It’s been a long time coming, but the sign announcing the “future home of Epsom Park” will soon be replaced – by Epsom Park.
Franklin County has received $434,625 in state grant funding to begin the process that ultimately will lead to Phase 1 completion of the park, located on Hwy. 39 at the Vance-Franklin county line.
Will Doerfer, Franklin County’s assistant manager, gave WIZS’s Bill Harris a little background on the process of finally getting matching grant funds from PARTF, the state’s Parks and Recreation Trust Fund.
“It has been a long time,” Doerfer said on Wednesday’s TownTalk. The old Epsom school was torn down back in the mid 2000’s and the sign planted, but after that, “for a variety of reasons, the park never developed.”
Now, with the grant funding, the park can move from planning and design to construction and installation. Phase 1 includes a multipurpose field, playground, volleyball court, paved walking trail, restrooms and picnic shelter. They have three years to use the money, but Doerfer said he hopes it won’t take that long to complete.
“The community is certainly excited about a park being developed,” he added. Given the location, residents from both counties will be able to enjoy the park’s amenities.
Franklin County’s grant is part of more than $17 million awarded to counties across the state in 2022 in the form of matching grants to local governments to attain their goals of increasing park and public access in their communities.
Doerfer said the county is planning a groundbreaking ceremony to officially kick off the construction of the park.
Get updates on progress at https://www.franklincountync.gov/
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TownTalk: HubZone Tech Refurbishes Laptops
Six words capture the mission and work of Hubzone Technology Initiative and those six words sit right at the top of the HTI webpage for all to see:
You Donate.
We Convert.
They Receive.
Briant Davis is operations manager for Hubzone Tech, located in Garnett Street Station, the former freight station at 208 N. Garnett St.
Henderson is Hubzone Tech’s main location, although it serves the surrounding community and reaches into the Greater Triangle area.
The concept is simple, Davis said on WIZS TownTalk – refurbish donated computers and donate them to organizations to be distributed to people who need them.
It’s a way to properly recycle computers – if they can be reused, great. If they can’t, HubZone makes sure they’re disposed of properly.
By doing this, Davis said HTI can be good stewards. “We take them, we wipe them clean,” he said. After they are converted to Chromebooks, they are given to organizations that give them to those in need.
They conduct periodic donation drives, and folks may have noticed collections bins in various businesses in the area, but there’s always a bin in front of their offices – Suite F – at Garnett Street Station.
Businesses that may be doing a complete overhaul of their computers, however, need only make a phone call to HTI at 252.590.0240 to make arrangements for a courier to pick them up.
“We prefer laptops,” Davis said, “but we have downstream partners willing to take digital technology and recycle it correctly. We have ways of taking any old technology.”
Chromebooks work pretty much like any other laptops, he explained, adding that the software does a good job to ward off malware and viruses.
“As long as a person has an internet connection, a Chromebook performs very well – it’s snappy and fast.”
The HTI technicians that refurbish the computers scrub the hard drives of any data stored. They also offer COD’s – certificates of destruction – to those who want to ensure that there will be no data breaches.
“We’re very good stewards,” Davis said. “We follow government standards to make sure hard drives are completely erased.”
A team of grant writers at HTI is constantly searching for funding sources, but Davis said there are fundraisers to help them become more sustainable.
The organization also has an eBay store where it sells items and equipment that are still perfectly functional, but can’t be converted to Chromebooks.
Visit https://www.hubzonetech.org/ to learn how to make a donation, become a community partner and more. Or send an email to info@hubzonetech.org.
(This story and audio originally appeared on WIZS and WIZS.com May 18, 2023 but is being presented again at this time.)
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TownTalk: Burgess Named Citizen Of The Year By Occoneechee Council
Michele Burgess, this year’s recipient of the George Watkins Citizen of the Year award, said she was “very, very honored” to be in the company of previous award winners who have given so much to the community.
Watkins received the first award in 2014, and Burgess, newly retired from her role as president of the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce, said on Tuesday’s TownTalk that the fundraiser dinner on May 18 was a fun evening that involved many from the community, all to benefit Boy Scouts.
Emie Clevenger is vice president of resource development for the Eno River District of the Scouts’ Occoneechee Council, which includes Vance County. This year’s event exceeded its goal and netted close to $80,000.
“It’s something we’re proud of – to be able to give back to the community through Scouting,” Clevenger said.
The funds promote “Scoutreach,” whose mission is to recruit strong adult leaders and bring Scouting to youth in underserved areas.
Burgess recounted the event’s speakers for the evening, including Brandon Lawrence, who grew up in the area and was a Boy Scout. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout and also ended up earning every badge that a Boy Scout can earn – more than 140, Clevenger confirmed.
Lawrence spoke on the importance of scouting, Burgess said.
But she said Lawrence represents so much more for the community – he’s part of the younger generation who will need to step up to provide leadership.
“Scouting is such a great leadership building program,” Burgess said.
Individuals interested in learning more about Scouting programs can visit www.ocscouts.org or contact Clevenger at Emie.clevenger@scouting.org.
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The Local Skinny! Humane Society Addresses Pet Care Inequality
There are so many up-sides to having pets – dogs, cats and a whole range of animals bring so much joy and happiness to their “people.” Our furry friends depend on their owners to provide them food, shelter and medical care.
But what happens when money is tight? Where can pet owners get help?
Amanda Arrington, with Access to Care of the Humane Society of the United States, spoke with WIZS’s Bill Harris on Tuesday’s segment of The Local Skinny! to talk about some options.
Arrington said that HSUS has some long-standing programs – including Pets for Life and Rural Area Veterinary Services (RAVS) – that provide direct services to pet owners who live in poverty or in underserved areas of the nation.
There’s a new program called “More Than A Pet” whose mission is to address some of the inequalities that pet owners face.
“This is not a new problem,” she said, “but inflation and the pandemic have exacerbated the issues.” Barriers to basic care and access to resources include transportation, language, time and finances.
People love their pets and so many get treated like family, so when pet owners can’t provide food or medical care for whatever reason, it causes emotional and mental distress, Arrington said.
Pet owners who are facing any of these challenges should look for help locally, she suggested. Animal service providers and shelters may be able to offer some relief.
“We can’t promise access to everyone,” but the HSUS does have a list of resources on its website that could help.
The HSUS is working on a national level to distribute food and supplies across the nation to those in need. In 2022 alone, in partnership with Chewy, more than 500 truckloads of pet food valued at $22 million were delivered across the country.
Visit https://www.humanesociety.org/more-than-a-pet to learn more.
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WIZS Radio Local News Audio 05-30-23 Noon Including City Budget Public Hearing
Update 12:45 p.m. —
PUBLIC NOTICE
Henderson City Council Budget Public Hearing
(Tonight) Tuesday, May 30, 6:00 p.m.
City Hall Council Chambers, 134 Rose Ave., Henderson, NC 27536
Agenda
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
OPENING REMARKS
BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING – Public Hearing on FY 23-24 Budget
GUIDANCE FOR STAFF
NEW BUSINESS
CAF 23-32 Ratifying the Acceptance of The North Carolina Drinking Water State Revolving
Fund for the Purpose of the Regional Water Plant Expansion Project
CAF 23-33 Ratifying the Acceptance of The North Carolina Drinking Water State Reserve
Grant for the Purpose of the Regional Water Plant Expansion Project
CAF 23-34 Opposition to Senate Bill 675 Land Use Clarification and Changes
CLOSED SESSIONPursuant to G.S. §143-318.11 (a)(6) regarding a Personnel Matter
ADJOURNMENT
Cooperative Extension with Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden
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