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Cooperative Extension with Michael Ellington: Cover Crops

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Michael Ellington, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:

This week we talk about the importance of cover crops to the home gardener.

Listen live at 100.1 FM / 1450 AM / or on the live stream at WIZS.com at 11:50 a.m. Mon, Tues & Thurs.

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TownTalk: Abria’s Chase Foundation Extends Support To Those Dealing With Grief

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Join Abria’s Chase founders Ayana and June Lewis for Testimonial Tuesday on Facebook Live to hear stories from those who have suffered life-altering experiences and how they have worked through challenges to come out on the other side.

The Lewises established the Abria’s Chase Foundation in the wake of a tragic housefire that claimed the lives of their children, Abria and Chase, in November 2009.

The week of Oct. 5-11 is Fire Safety Week, and the Lewises said their mission, through the foundation, is to try to help others.

“We didn’t want this to happen to anybody else,” Ayana said on Monday’s TownTalk. “We wanted to help others…we wanted to do the preventive end,” she said. In partnership with the American Red Cross and the local fire department, Abria’s Chase provides and installs free of charge smoke detectors and batteries. Call 252.430.9913 to learn more about how to sign up for this program.

But that’s not all Abria’s Chase offers. The Lewises started a support group in 2010 for parents who have experienced the loss of a child.

“June and I had one another to depend on and lean on,” Ayana explained, and they wanted to provide a similar support to others who may need it.

“It was such a big help for us, as well as the men and women,” Ayana said. The Loss of A Child Support Group meets on the third Monday of the month at 6 p.m.

A support group for young people meets on the fourth Thursday of the month, too. It’s a time when children can come together and learn coping skills to help them navigate through the grief process.

As the holidays approach – often, the most difficult time for those who grieve the loss of a family member – they open up the support group to provide grief support, not just for parents but to families who may be interested in participating.

June encourages men experiencing loss or grief to reach out for help.

“It can be a hard thing for a man to communicate feelings,” June said. But talking to someone can help. “It really makes a huge difference,” he said.

The Lewises compare unexpressed feelings to an unopened soda can. The can holds pressure, and if it’s not used properly, the contents can get on things it was not intended to get on, June said.

Talking to someone – to relieve that pressure – can create positive, healthier outcomes.

Abria’s Chase Foundation has a cheer competition fundraiser coming up on Nov. 15 at 5 p.m.

All proceeds go to helping the foundation continue its work to provide support to the community. Ayana said there’s still time to enter the competition. Call 252.430.9913 to learn how.

To learn more about the organization, visit http://www.abriaschasefoundation.org/

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Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Pine Bark Beetles

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Wayne Rowland, on the Vance County Cooperative Extension Report:

Pine Beetles can devastate Pine trees quickly check your trees at least twice a year.

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Reminder About Precinct Changes In Advance Of Oct. 7 Election

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— information courtesy of Vance County Board of Elections Director Haley Rawles

A reminder to Henderson voters planning to go to the polls on Tuesday, Oct. 7 – there are a couple of different polling places as a result of precinct consolidation.

According to information from Vance County Board of Elections Director Haley Rawles On behalf of the Vance County Board of Elections, the following changes are in effect:

  • North Henderson 1 & East Henderson 1 voters will now vote at Central Henderson (the gym on the former Eaton Johnson campus), 500 N. Beckford Dr.
  • Hilltop & South Henderson 2 voters will now vote at South Henderson (Perry Memorial Library), 205 Breckenridge St.

These changes are permanent, Rawles said and will apply to the upcoming nonpartisan municipal election and all future elections.

Another reminder from Rawles: Only residents living within the City of Henderson are eligible to vote in the city election. Voters living in Vance County but outside the city limits are not eligible to vote in this election.

Updated voter cards were mailed to all voters affected by the precinct change, and Rawles said anyone with question should call the Board of Elections office at 252.492.3730 or visit ncsbe.gov to check their voter information.

The Local Skinny! Triangle’s Got Talent at McGregor Hall

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Where in the world can you see performances by cloggers and Bollywood dancers, Gospel choirs and more?

Right here in Henderson, on Saturday night at McGregor Hall, of course!

The 2025 edition of ‘Triangle’s Got Talent’ comes to Henderson for an evening that’s sure to entertain. It’s a fundraiser for Henderson-based Hubzone Technology Initiative, which takes donated laptops and converts them to Chromebooks to be distributed to students and others who need them.

Ron Taylor, operations director at Hubzone Technology Initiative, said this year’s top prize is $1,000. There are 17 acts that will be vying for bragging rights – and the case prize.

A silent auction is underway now through Saturday, when all the items will be on display. One of the auction items is a couple of tickets to the McGregor Live! series, Taylor said on Thursday’s segment of The Local Skinny!

The doors open at 5:30 p.m. to give folks a chance to view and bid on the silent auction items. Then the show begins at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are available at the McGregor Hall box office, online at hubzonetech.org/tgt or at the door on Saturday.

Adult tickets are $30 and $16 for children 13 and under.

This is the first year the event has been held in Henderson, and Taylor said the folks at McGregor Hall couldn’t have been more accommodating, the way staff has worked with contestants, and making sure all the lighting, audio/visual equipment and more is ready for the big event. People have gone “above and beyond” to make sure everything’s in place for the talent competition.

“We’re a grassroots organization based in Henderson,” Taylor said, and much of the work HTI does benefits people in Henderson and the surrounding areas, so it’s fitting that the competition take place where so much of the work happens.

HTI plows the proceeds from Triangle’s Got Talent back into donating those converted laptops to people in households, enabling them to thrive and have accessibility to further their careers or education advancement, he said.

“We want to be able to bridge that Digital Divide and give people no barriers to access,” Taylor said.

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TownTalk: McGregor Hall 2025 Live Series Lineup!

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This year’s McGregor Live! series includes something for everyone – from a revenge-seeking barber to a performing dog troupe, with some Christmas tunes, beach music and the Wizard of Oz thrown in for good measure.

The McGregor Live! series package is $135, which Mark Hopper said represents a 25 percent discount from the single-ticket prices.

The season kicks off on Saturday, Nov. 1 with a four-show run of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

This Stephen Sondheim classic won multiple Tony awards in 1979, Hopper said. “This one has a thriller of a story,” he said.

The local production features a 22-member professional orchestra and a cast and crew of about 60.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1 and Nov. 8, with Sunday matinees on Nov. 2 and Nov. 9.

The stage welcomes ‘Plaid Tidings’ for performances on Friday, Dec. 19 and Saturday, Dec.  20.

This show tells the story of four young men who form an a capella “doo wop” group that performs all your Christmas favorites, Hopper said. With an air of nostalgia, the show makes lots of references to bygone days when celebrities like Ed Sullivan and Perry Como entertained families with TV specials and radio tunes.

The Wizard of Oz On Ice is an interesting addition and came to be because the team at McGregor Hall is thinking outside the box. The performance is Saturday, Jan. 31 at 3 p.m.

“There is no way we could afford this as a one-off, meaning a single performance,” Hopper explained. Plus, there’s the whole issue of “ice.”

A California-based company is going on a national tour of the production, which is a reimagined production of the classic story about the girl from Kansas who found her way to the Emerald City.

“We worked out a deal with them to come and do their technical rehearsals here, and in exchange we’re going to get to enjoy a show that otherwise would be way, way, way beyond our reach. This is a really high-end professionally done show with all the characters you know and love – this will be a great, great family show,” Hopper said.

Then, on Feb. 15, the Chairmen of the Board will come to Henderson, bringing with them that toe tappin’ sound that makes you want to get up and dance. Most of the band members are not original members, but Hopper said they all knew the great General Norman Johnson. The band’s current vocalists and band members are real stewards of the band and the music it’s known for, from “You’ve Got Me Dangling On A String” to “Carolina Girls” and more.

The series finale features a man and his mutts – Johnny Peers & the Muttville Comix, to be precise.

Join the fun on Sunday, Apr. 26 at 3 p.m. as Peers puts his pups through a series of challenging and hilarious tricks. This group has performed its slapstick comedy routine at Ringling Brothers & Barnam and Bailey Circus and on the David Letterman show. You won’t want to miss it!

Find out more at https://www.mcgregorhall.org/shows-events.

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