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Vance Co. Board of Commissioners Change Sept. Meeting Date
-Information courtesy Kelly H. Grissom, Clerk to Board/Executive Asst., County of Vance
The Vance County Board of Commissioners has adopted a resolution to change the regularly scheduled September meeting date from Monday, September 3, 2018, at 6 p.m. to Monday, September 10, 2018, at 6 p.m. This requested change is due to the Labor Day holiday.
Historically, the Board has held its regular meetings on the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m. In order to change this date, the Board must adopt a resolution at least 10 days prior to the meeting.
The September meeting will be held in its usual location – the Commissioners’ Conference Room in the Vance County Administrative Building – 122 Young Street, Henderson.
Registration Extended to Aug. 11 for Youth Volleyball, Football & Soccer
-Information courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center
The Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks Department announces a registration extension until Saturday, August 11 for youth interested in volleyball, football or fall soccer.
Soccer and volleyball ages are 10 and under (Junior) and 14 and under (Senior).
Football playing ages are 8 and under; 10 and under; 12 and under.
Playing ages are determined as of August 1, 2018.
Registration fee is $40 – $30 if the youth played a sport in 2018.
Please register at the Aycock Recreation Center, 307 Carey Chapel Road, Henderson.
For additional information, contact Steve Osborne at sosborne@ci.henderson.nc.us or (252) 438-2670.
Local Youth Ages 6-12 Needed for Tri-City Seahawks Football
-Information courtesy Tara Goolsby, Henderson-Vance Recreation and Parks Facilities Supervisor, Aycock Recreation Center
Henderson-Vance Recreation & Parks presents competitive football with the East Wake Football League’s Tri-City Seahawks.
Registration for this youth football league has been extended until Saturday, August 11, 2018. Those interested in participating are encouraged to register at the Aycock Recreation Center, 307 Carey Chapel Rd., Henderson,
Cost is $40 for both in and out-of-county participants. Participants may be eligible for a fee waiver.
Age levels include:
Mini Mites – Ages 6 – 8
Mighty Mites – Ages 9 – 10
Pee Wee – Ages 11 – 12
Age will be determined as of August 1, 2018.
For more information or to inquire about the fee waiver program, please contact Steve Osborne at sosborne@ci.henderson.nc.us – (252) 438-2670 or Victor Hunt at vhunt@ci.henderson.nc.us – (252) 820-5153.
Thousands of Gallons of Untreated Wastewater Discharged into Sandy Creek
-Press Release, City of Henderson
Notification of Discharge of Untreated Wastewater
General Statute 143-215.1C requires that the owner or operator of any wastewater collection or treatment works to issue a press release when untreated wastewater discharge of 1,000 gallons or more reaches surface waters.
In accordance with that regulation, the following news release has been prepared and issued to media in the affected county:
The City of Henderson had a discharge of untreated wastewater on August 2, 2018, of an estimated 5,400 gallons at the Sandy Creek Pump Station, located at 482 Rock Mill Road. The untreated wastewater was discharged into the Sandy Creek in the Tar Pamlico River Basin. The Division of Water Resources was notified of the event on August 3, 2018, and is reviewing the matter. For more information contact the City of Henderson Water Reclamation Facility at 252-431-6080.
The City of Henderson’s Sewer Collection System bypassed approximately 2,845 gallons of untreated water on August 2, 2018, due to infiltration/inflow in the sewer main during heavy rainfall. This occurred behind Highland Green Apartments just off South Pinkston Street, Bridgers Street, East Rockspring Street and the intersection of Pinkston and Farrar Avenue. The overflow entered Sandy Creek. Questions concerning this matter should be directed to the Public Services ORC, Joey Long, Jr. at 252-226-4492 or Andy Perkinson at 252-431-6117.
Henderson Rec Players Present ‘Clybourne Park’ at McGregor Hall, Aug. 9-12
-Information courtesy McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center
The Henderson Rec Players will present “Clybourne Park” by Bruce Norris at the McGregor Hall Performing Arts Center nightly August 9-11 at 8 p.m. and August 12 at 2 p.m.
Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Play, “Clybourne Park” is a satire about the politics of race that will be directed by Stephanie Asabi Howard. In response to Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” playwright Bruce Norris set up his work as a pair of scenes that bookend Hansberry’s piece and are set in the same modest bungalow on Chicago’s northwest side.
In 1959, Russ and Bev move out to the suburbs after the tragic death of their son. Inadvertently, they sell their house to the neighborhood’s first black family. Fifty years later in 2009, the roles are reversed when a young white couple buys the lot in what is now a predominantly black neighborhood, signaling a new wave of gentrification. In both instances, a community showdown takes place, pitting race against real estate with this home as the battleground.
Tickets are available for $16 at the McGregor Hall Box Office, 201 Breckenridge St. in Henderson, by calling (252) 598-0662 or visiting www.mcgregorhall.org. Doors open one hour before the show.
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Lyles Selected as Rebuilding Hope’s ‘Volunteer in the Spotlight’
-Information courtesy Rebuilding Hope, Inc.
Assessing how best to build wheelchair ramps, planning their construction and maintaining an inventory of hundreds of tools keeps volunteer Steve Lyles busy at Rebuilding Hope.
Steve, a volunteer for more than seven years, visits homes to discuss applicants’ needs and take measurements and photographs before he draws the plans and acquires permits.
Every ramp is different, he says, because of the “lay of the land” and applicants’ varying needs. Steve plans about 20 ramps a year.
Hundreds of tools – nail guns and hammers, saws, air compressors, wrenches and more – are needed for RHI’s ministry. Steve’s tool inventory control responsibility is to maintain a supply in good working order, track who has borrowed which tools and order new items.
Steve Lyles is Rebuilding Hope’s “Volunteer in the Spotlight” for the month of August. (Photo Rebuilding Hope)
Steve began serving at RHI following an invitation from his next-door neighbor, RHI founder and coordinator Randolph Wilson. Steve is in his second year on the RHI board of director and assists with various duties when Randolph is out of town.
The reward is “when you help someone who’s thanking you and you can say, ‘It is my pleasure.’ It’s a humble thing,” he says.
A special experience, he says, was with a couple who came to RHI asking for assistance. Before they left, he prayed with them. Unexpectedly, they returned, but this time just for prayer.
Serving his community, though, is nothing new to the retired law enforcement officer.
Steve retired in 2011 as chief investigator with the rank of lieutenant after 28 years with the Vance County Sheriff’s Office.
“I’ve always helped people in my line of work,” he says.
Steve says his interest in law enforcement began in his youth when he did ride-alongs with deputies. Eventually, he took a law enforcement training course and was invited to join the sheriff’s office.
Helping people has also included 15 years with the Bear Pond Volunteer Fire Department and 12 years with the Vance County Rescue Squad. He served as chairman of the board of both organizations.
Steve, a native of Washington, N.C., is a 16-year member of Raleigh Road Baptist Church, where he serves as deacon and a choir member.
In their leisure time, Steve and Paula, his wife of 30 years, enjoy camping in the North Carolina mountains.
Henderson Lions Club to Meet Thurs., Aug. 9
-Information courtesy Randy Oxendine, President, Henderson Lions Club
The Henderson Lions Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 9, 2018, at the Henderson Country Club. The speaker will be Dr. Brandon Taylor.
To learn more or join the Lions and be part of an active community service organization, contact any Lions Club member or President Randy Oxendine at 252-438-8034.