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“Food Farmacy” Coming To Henderson Aug. 7

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A “Food Farmacy” event is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 7 outside Perry Memorial Library, showcasing local produce and producers while promoting health and wellness in rural areas through good nutrition.

The event is funded through a grant from Duke University’s Kenan Institute of Ethics and will feature local community vendors, according to information from Darius Pitt, with Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Dept.

Among the organizations that will be present are The Black Farmers Market and Slice 325. There will be a range of goods and produce, “hand-picked, packed and presented to you,” the publicity flyer notes.

Shop and learn between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the free event. The library is located at 205 Breckenridge St.

Rebuilding Hope To Hold Kids Construction Camp Next Week

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There’s still time to sign up for Rebuilding Hope’s upcoming Kids Construction Camp that takes place next week. The three-day camp is designed to give children in 2nd through 6th grades an opportunity to use tools to create things.

The campers will work through a variety of stations, including Hammer & Nails, Electrical & Plumbing, Block Laying and Building a Birdhouse.

The camp runs from Aug. 1 to Aug. 3 from 9 a.m. to noon. A midmorning snack is provided.

Contact Rebuilding Hope at 252.438.5132 or 252.425.5593 or visit http://rebuildinghopeinc.org/

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TownTalk: City Of Henderson Takes A Look At Minimum Housing Standards

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The Henderson City Council called a special meeting for noon Wednesday to review a draft of the city’s revised minimum housing code. The board could approve the revised code at its regular monthly meeting on Aug. 8.

WIZS News received a copy of the 17-page code, with its proposed edits, changes and additions highlighted.

City Manager Terrell Blackmon told John C. Rose via email Wednesday that most of the proposed changes are mainly for clarification, with a few changes or additions to the existing code.

Blackmon explained, adding that the work session is a chance to “shake out all of the kinks” in advance of the Aug. 8 meeting.

Last Friday, the council’s public safety and land planning committees held a joint meeting to discuss decent, safe housing within Henderson. Rental properties across the city are subject to certain minimal standards for occupancy, but sometimes those standards prove challenging to enforce.

State law prohibits local governments from adopting stricter regulations than what the state prescribes, according to the city’s Development Services Director Corey Williams. Williams and his team are responsible for code enforcement, so he stays current on what is allowed and not allowed.

According to N.C. General Statutes 160D, Article 12, local governments generally can’t require owners or managers of rental properties to register their properties or enroll in any type of governmental program as a condition of obtaining a certificate of occupancy.

John C. Rose discussed some of the particulars included in the draft proposal on Wednesday’s Town Talk; LISTEN HERE or below.

Included in the proposed revisions are topics such as use of safety devices and physical soundness of the dwelling.

For example, if a property uses fossil fuel as its heating source, there must be a carbon monoxide detector installed. And it is not permissible to use a portable space heater as a primary heat source.

And although gutters and downspouts aren’t required, if they are installed on a dwelling, they have to be in good working order. Fences have to be in good repair, as do roofs, walls and ceilings – no rot or structural compromise.

Each bathroom, water closet, laundry room and furnace room must have at least one GCFI outlet; there must be proper kitchen and bathroom facilities.

What happens when an emergency repair is needed and the property owner or authorized agent isn’t available? According to the current code, property owners are supposed to designate a person who can address repairs in the absence of the owner.

If the draft is approved as written, owners of rental property in Henderson and the ETJ must have someone who lives in Vance, Person, Granville, Franklin or Warren counties as the authorized agent “for the purpose of accepting service of process.” Owners will have to give the Code Compliance Division that person’s contact information and could face penalties if they fail to do so after being contacted by city staff to comply.

Another proposed revision to the code speaks specifically to emergency repairs. “Upon showing that a condition in a dwelling or dwelling unit poses an immediate threat of danger or harm to the safety of the occupants…Board of Adjustment (or City Council) shall adopt an ordinance ordering the administrator to repair such condition.”

The property owner or authorized agent will be give 72 hours’ notice to make the repair, and if no action is taken, the repair will be made and a lien against the property will be filed to recover the cost.

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Home And Garden Show

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On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.

  • When your  garden receives heavy rainfall open rows to let excess water drain out.
  • Be cautious using herbicides with long-term control.
  • Keep hydrated when working in the garden. Drink water and take rest breaks!
  • Begin making plans for fall landscape projects, especially tree and shrub plantings.
  • Continue your fruit spray program. Be mindful of the harvest interval before you spray especially if you think you will harvest fruit soon.
  • Keep an eye out for yellow jacket nests, especially when mowing.
  • Use trash bags  to help keep deer out of your garden, electric fence is best.

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Sportstalk: Noel Readies Vipers for Fall Sports

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After 15 seasons of guiding Granville Central as athletic director, Ray Noel has started his first season in that same role with Vance Co. High School. Noel is currently preparing for the upcoming fall sports season. “I’m learning a lot and putting my spin on this,” Noel said on Tuesday’s SportsTalk show on WIZS.

While students are still on summer break, things are starting to happen such as the fall meeting for parents and athletes which takes place this Friday at the high school at 6:30pm. It’s a required meeting for those interested in fall sports and will give student athletes the opportunity to meet coaches and learn more information about playing sports this year.

This time of year Noel is busy preparing for football. The first game is August 19th against Warren County in Warrenton and leading up to that will be the first practice which takes place on August 1st at 12:01am.  It’s a fun and interesting way to get practice started Noel said and should have solid participation.  “We’ve had 45 to 50 kids for football camps,” Noel said.

On Friday, August 12th the annual jamboree will take place at 6pm at the high school and the following Friday the Vipers will tangle with the Warren County Eagles followed by two games at home.

Follow the Vipers all season long on WIZS for Friday Night Football with live play by play which, of course, will begin on Friday night, August 19th at Warren County.

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Pickleball Players Have Open Court Access Thursday Mornings at Aycock Rec Center

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The Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Department is offering free access to pickleball courts at Aycock Recreation Center on Thursday mornings, according to information from Director Kendrick Vann.

The courts will be available for use from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

Want to learn how to play the tennis-like game that has players hitting wiffle balls with oversized paddles across a net? There’s instructional time from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the third Thursday of the month.

For more information contact Vann at kendrickvann@henderson.nc.gov  at 252.431.6093.

Cooperative Extension with Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden

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TownTalk: RCAPS And Cruise In Continues To Support Animals In Need

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Ask Brandon Boyd about his favorite things to talk about, and chances are good that two of them are cars and Ruin Creek Animal Protection Society – not necessarily in that order.

And it’s exactly those two things that will take center stage at this Saturday’s Ruin Creek Cruise-In event at the former Charles Boyd car dealership on U.S. Hwy 158 bypass.

The Cruise-In is being sponsored this year by the Vance County Tourism Authority and Boyd told John C. Rose on Town Talk Tuesday that he’s looking forward to a safe, fun family event – complete with food, live music, and – of course – classic and collector vehicles from near and far. Collectors may begin registering their classic cars and finding their parking spot at 1 p.m.; the event is from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

It’s a way to say “thank you” to all those who help to work tirelessly to fulfill the RCAPS mission of reducing the number of unwanted pets in Vance County.

In the past six years, through a close collaboration with RCAPS, the local shelter has almost cut in half the number of pets that end up at the animal shelter – from more than 3,000 to between 1,700 or 1,800.

“It feels great,” Boyd said of the achievement. “But as we all talk about, there’s still work to be done.” Animal services staff, under the direction of Chief Frankie Nobles, and dedicated shelter and RCAPS volunteers spend untold hours finding rescues who can hopefully find foster homes or adoptive homes for the animals, mostly dogs, Boyd said.

And the animals who do come into the shelter are spayed and neutered before they take that Friday evening “Freedom Ride” to what everyone hopes is a loving home.

Over the last month or 45 days, though, Boyd said the shelter has been “packed full.” Rescue and adoption partners are working around the clock to place the animals in homes and get them out of the shelter.

Boyd said plans are underway to convert the former animal shelter on Vance Academy Road into a low-cost spay and neuter clinic for the community. Although there is not a hard and fast timeline for completion right now, he said that they’re pricing medical equipment now and recruiting veterinary staff to come in to perform the procedures.

“It is in the works and is going to happen,” he said, adding that the clinic will be a tremendous asset for the community to gain the upper hand in the battle to further reduce the demand on the animal shelter and its resources.

“This takes everybody,” Boyd said. He’s proud of the presence RCAPS has in the community – and beyond = and of the efforts to raise awareness of reducing the unwanted pet population. Thanks to social media, RCAPS has received donations from all 50 states in the U.S. and from 13 foreign countries.

RCAPS is not only working to change the lives of animals, but it also is promoting the power of positivity in the community, he said. “That’s the mission and the movement,” he said. “And that’s what we want Saturday to be about. – we’re doing our part to make this a better place.”

 

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