Cooperative Extension With Jamon Glover: Bedtime Problems, Pt. 2
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RCAPS “Pet Palooza” Event Saturday, 10 AM – 3 PM
Ruin Creek Animal Protection Society is hosting “Pet Palooza” on Saturday, June 8 at the former Boyd dealership on U.S. 158 and Ruin Creek Road in Henderson.
RCAPS President Brandon Boyd said the dealership lot will be filled with vendors and more who will be donating a portion of their sales to the local animal protection group.
The event is free and open to the public, and Boyd hopes lots of folks will come out between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and take part and enjoy food, crafts, décor and more, all to support the animal rescue effort.
Since 2011, this dedicated group of volunteers has rallied around the homeless animals at the Vance County Animal Shelter to connect them with rescue groups and ultimately, to the forever homes they deserve.
RCAPS is dedicated to fighting for the survival of impounded dogs, cats or any adoptable pet facing euthanasia at the animal shelter by providing emergency medical care, hope and a “Ride to Freedom” on the RCAPS van to rescues and safe havens along the Eastern Seaboard.
H-V Chamber: Next Women In Business Lunch And Learn June 27
The next Women In Business Lunch and Learn session sponsored by the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce will be held at 12 noon on Thursday, June 27.
Carolyn Perry, director of the Small Business Center at Vance-Granville Community College, will speak on the topic “Small Business Success in our Community.”
The lunch program will be held in the Farm Bureau Room at Perry Memorial Library. The $20 cost includes lunch.
Please register no later than June 20 to reserve your seat.
Contact Vanessa Jones at vanessa@hendersonvance.org or call the Chamber office at 252.438.8414.
Bike Rodeo For Kids At ‘Vance Cares’ Saturday
The Optimist Club of Henderson, in collaboration with the Vance County Sheriff’s Office, is having a Bike Rodeo this Saturday, June 8 during the Vance Cares Family Festival.
The festival, sponsored by Vance County Schools, will take place on Breckenridge Street in downtown Henderson from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to information provided by Debbie Scott of the sheriff’s department.
Free bike helmets will be given to 100 young people who participate in the bike rodeo.
This free event will have local agencies providing community resources, as well as games, vendors, music, food trucks and kids’ activities.
Other groups partnering with VCS include Optimist International, Vance County Sheriff’s Office, Kerr-Tar Regional Council Of Governments and Safe Routes To School North Carolina.
S-Line Info Session Scheduled During Upcoming ‘Vance Cares’ Event
The public is invited to come to an information session Saturday, June 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to learn more about the proposed S-Line mobility hub as part of the NCDOT passenger rail service project.
The event will be held in the courtyard of the Henderson Police Department, 202 Breckenridge St.
If you would like to learn more about what this project entails and how it may affect the future of passenger rail service in Henderson, this session is for you. If you know all about the S-Line project and want to share your input, this session is for you, too.
Visit
www.ncdot.gov/divisions/rail/s-line-projects to learn more.
Home And Garden Show
On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- Farmer’s Market now open on Wednesday
- Keep garden journal updated
- Harvest vegetables daily
- Succession planting
- Squash bugs
- Check tomatoes for leaf disease
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Cooperative Extension With Wykia Macon Summer Programs
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Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland – Pests In The Garden
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Perry Library This Summer, Books, Programs, Opportunties
Anyone who works with young people will probably offer this advice: Be ready for anything. Getting tweens and teens off their devices and into the library may be a tall order, but Perry Memorial Library’s Youth Services Director Melody Peters is up for the challenge.
“Reading’s boring,” they’ll say. “Oh, you just haven’t found the right book,” she’ll reply.
“I’m really interested in worms,” one announces, expecting Peters to come up empty-handed. Nope. She points them to a whole section of books about worms, or whatever the topic from out of left field may be.
“I find their interest,” she said, following up with “I guarantee there is a book that relates to that.”
“I love to get their ear for a moment,” Peters said Tuesday on The Local Skinny! If she can get their attention for even a short time, she’s got a chance to share her love of reading and of books.
For example, she recently visited Vance County High School for an outreach session that involved making bracelets and key chains. Nothing to do with books, but chances are she took a moment to talk to them about books and reading and visiting the library.
Sure, the library has books. Lots of books. But there’s also a Teen Zone, and lots of programs and activities that tweens and teens can take part in. “There’s so much more than books – but don’t forget the books,” she said.
One event that Peters is inviting readers of all ages to participate in is the June 18 kickoff of the summer reading program.
From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., the library will be hoppin’ with carnival-style games, crafts and more as the library begins “Adventure Begins at Your Library,” which offers reading logs, incentives and prizes for all ages, from toddlers to adults.
Representatives from the local recreation and parks department will be there, as well Kerr Lake rangers, all offering information about programs they’ve got going on during the summer.
For her, finding a good book is like finding treasure, Peters said.
Come find some treasure of your own at your library.
Visit https://www.perrylibrary.org/ to find out about all the programs and services the library offers.
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