Vance Co. Extension with Jamon Glover: Disobedience Pt. 2
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The Local Skinny! Night Out Against Crime is Tuesday, Oct. 19.
Vance County’s Night Out Against Crime is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 19 on Breckenridge Street, and there will be lots of activities for families to enjoy, according to Lorraine Watkins and Tonya Moore, a couple of the organizers for the annual event.
Originally scheduled for September, rainy conditions forced officials to move the annual event to next week, Watkins told Trey Snide during Thursday’s The Local Skinny! program. Fortunately, all the participants are able to attend next week, which both women are pleased about. Activities begin at 4:30 p.m. and conclude at 8:30 p.m.
“It’s going to be absolutely awesome,” Watkins said. “This is going to be one of the best events we’ve ever had.”
Whether you’re interested in getting a free hot dog or Coca-Cola product, or you’re a kid who wants to match his (or her) push-up skills against local law enforcement officers, the evening is sure to be entertaining and fun-filled.
In addition to guest speakers and welcomes from the Henderson Police Department and Vance County Sheriff’s Office, cheer squads from the high school and middle school are scheduled to perform. And right after the Gospel choir Work In Progress finishes its concert, there will be a drawing – hopefully captured live on Facebook – for a $500 gift card to Sam’s Furniture.
COVID-19 vaccines and testing also will be available.
The Local Skinny! Home And Garden Show 10-13-21
This week in the garden with Vance Co. Extension:
- Now is the time to dig your sweet potatoes.
- Get outdoor container plantings ready for cold weather.
- Start planning your season extension materials. Cardboard, row covers, plastic canvas
- Consider adding ornamental grasses to your landscape.
- Check cole crops; they may need top dressing with nitrogen if they are light green.
- Enjoy a visit to a public garden during the mild weather.
- Soil samples are still free of charge to avoid the rush bring your samples to Cooperative extension today.
- Spray ivy, wisteria, poison ivy and English Ivy with Brush Killer.
- Store garden equipment that you won’t need until next spring.
- Drain water from hoses and other irrigation equipment to prevent freeze damage
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Cooperative Extension with Paul McKenzie: What Works in the Garden
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The Local Skinny! Jobs In Vance
The H-V Chamber of Commerce and WIZS, Your Community Voice, present Jobs in Vance for October 12, 2021. The Chamber compiles the information, and it is presented here and on the radio. Contact the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce at 438-8414 or email christa@hendersonvance.org to be included.
JOB OPENINGS IN VANCE COUNTY – Week of October 12, 2021
Name of the Company: Legacy Human Services, Inc.
Jobs Available: Full-time Licensed Professional to function as NC Medicaid Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team Leader. The purpose of this position is to administratively and clinically manage the ACT Team. Must be Master’s level qualified professional according to rules for the Division of MH/DD/SAS and three years’ experience with SPMI population with a minimum of two years’ experience Post Graduate.
Method of Contact: Please stop by the office at 626 S. Garnett Street Henderson to pick up an application or call 252-438-6700 ext. 4 for more information
Name of the Company: First United Methodist Church of Henderson
Jobs Available: Director of Children and Youth Ministries – This is a salaried position working directly under the supervision of the Pastor and is ultimately responsible to the Staff Parish Relations Committee for the development and promotion of a comprehensive and effective ministry to children and youth.
Method of Contact: To apply email cover letter and resume with at least three professional references to Pastor George Loveland at George.loveland@nccumc.org
Name of the Company: City of Henderson
Jobs Available: Recreation and Parks Assistant Director
Method of Contact: for more information and full job description visit the City of Henderson website. Potential candidates can pick up an application at Aycock Rec. Center at 307 Carey Chapel Rd. in Henderson, City Hall 134 Rose Ave. in Henderson or apply online on the City of Henderson website
Name of the Company: Vance County
Jobs Available: Multiple job opportunities including: Processing Assistant, IMC III (Family and Children’s Medicaid), Human Services Coordinator III (Child Care), Part-time Custodian, SW Supervisor III (Children Services), Income Maintenance Caseworker II (FNS), SW Investigations and Assessments, SW Supervisor III (Adult Services),
Method of Contact: All applicants can apply on Vance County Government website under job postings
Name of the Company: Express Employment Professionals
Jobs Available: Several Administrative Positions, Accounting Assistants, Buyer Assistants and Clerical Help and warehouse positions.
Method of Contact: If interested please call 919-693-1730 or send resume to OxfordNC@Expresspros.com
Name of the Company: Walmart Distribution Center – Henderson
Jobs Available: HR Clerk Part-time, Asset Protection Associate, Area Managers, Operations Manager, Order Filler/Freight Handler and Forklift Drivers, Loader Wrapper, Unloading/ Receiving
Method of Contact: For full listings and more information go to https://careers.walmart.com/us/jobs
Name of the Company: Roses/ Variety Distribution Center
Jobs Available: General Warehouse Associates, Lift Drivers, Team Leads, Yard Drivers, Housekeeping/ Custodial, Supervisors. Available shifts 1st and 2nd Monday- Friday, Saturday overtime as needed. Potential to earn up to $20.00 an hour, Sign on bonus of $1500.00 and attendance bonus.
Method of Contact: Apply in person at NEW Roses Distribution Hiring Center located at 218 S. Garnett Street, Henderson, hours are Monday and Wednesday 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm and Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:30am – noon and 1:00pm – 4:oopm.
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Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: Forest Boundaries
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The Local Skinny! Events In Downtown Henderson
Various organizers have a lot planned for everyone in the area.
Friday, October 15 – From 5 p.m. until 8 p.m., it’s the Hispanic Heritage Festival at 200 Breckenridge Street. Dr. Alice Sallins, chairperson of the Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission’s Promotions Committee, said, “It will be such a great honor to have the culmination activity downtown. We are trying to bring more business but at the same time community involvement downtown.” She said she thought this was one of the key pieces that had been missing. Henderson City Councilwoman Melissa Elliott, and Founder of Gang Free where the first part of the Hispanic Heritage Festival was held, said, “We don’t want just Hispanic people to come, even though it’s their heritage, we want to celebrate them, but like Dr. Sallins said, we want other people to learn about their culture and their heritage and the love.” She said the love of the Latinx community was overwhelming and others have a lot to learn. Some 500 members of the Latinx community appeared at the earlier event at Gang Free.
Friday, October 15 – It’s the Show Shine Shag and Dine evening cruise-in. Head to downtown Henderson from 6 to 9 p.m. hosted by Southern Classic Cars on Horner Street. Be sure to check out the classic cars on display in the showroom. Enjoy the DJ on site and seeing the cars and memorabilia. Open to the public. Free. No charge.
Saturday, October 16 – The Show, Shine, Shag & Dine car show featuring hundreds of 1988 and older antique and classic cars, muscle cars, trucks and more on display along Garnett Street in historic downtown Henderson. Other displays include the East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame Reunion and the Corbitt Truck Show. You can also visit the Corbitt Truck Museum on Church Street. Enjoy food, vendors, and live entertainment throughout the day, including performances by Brake Tyme Band. FREE admission, open to the public.
Saturday, October 23 – The Vance County Relay for Life is sponsoring a Luminaria ceremony that is shaping up to illuminate a portion of Garnett Street with little bags of light to remember or honor lives affected by cancer. Organizers Christy Bennett, Carolyn Williams and Jeanette Brummitt are keeping it real simple. People can drive down Garnett Street to enjoy the luminaries or they can walk along the sidewalks, if they have their masks on. Bags are $10 each and can be purchased on the day of the event, but they also are available ahead of time so they can be decorated with names of loved ones before being returned and placed along with all the others. Over 700 sold so far. Luminaries sometimes need a little weight to stay in place, but Bennett and her crew have thought of that, too. They will use canned foods to anchor the paper bags, which will be donated to ACTS afterward.
Friday, October 29 – The long-observed downtown trick or treat event is planned, and Henderson Vance Downtown Development Director Tracy Madigan said, “Right now we are still on go for Friday, October 29th on Garnett Street from 4:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. The plan at the present time is for children to go door to door dressed in their costumes.
Saturday, December 4 – The downtown Henderson Christmas parade is tentatively set, according to Sallins, for December 4. She said, “The paperwork is in, but we have to wait for final approval before I put any (registration) forms out.”
The Local Skinny! Domestic Violence Awareness Event Scheduled For Oct. 23
Sheriff Curtis Brame R. Brame and the Vance County Sheriff’s Office is teaming up with Clearview Church in Henderson to provide a program designed to remember victims of domestic violence as well as to raise awareness within the community about a problem that is all-too-prevalent.
The public is invited to the third annual “Think Community” event, set for Saturday, Oct. 23 at 3 p.m., according to Debbie Scott, domestic violence coordinator and gang resource specialist with the Vance County Sheriff’s Office.
This event is all about collaboration, she told Bill Harris on Thursday’s The Local Skinny! segment.
Raleigh’s new police chief, Estella Patterson, is scheduled to be the keynote speaker, Scott said, and the event will pay special tribute to a young woman – a survivor of domestic violence – who also happens to be a poet. Special musical guests will be Roy Burroughs & Work in Progress.
Domestic violence affects the whole community, she said, adding that this event can help community members learn how to spot signs of domestic violence and better deal with the associated challenges.
It’s so important to break the silence of domestic violence, she said, to alleviate the stigma and the shame that victims may feel.
“It’s about everybody,” Scott noted. “This challenge is not just a survivor’s issue – it’s a community issue.
It’s community sponsors like Betty B’s, the Optimist Club, Salvation Army and Vance-Granville Community College and others who help make this annual event a success. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Scott thanked the sponsors and Dr. Abidan Shah, pastor of Clearview Church, for their ongoing support.
Clearview Church is located at 3485 Hwy 158 Business, Henderson, NC 27537.
For more information contact Scott at 252.738.2235 or by email at dscott@vancecounty.org.
Cooperative Extension with Jamon Glover: Disobedience, Pt. 1
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Cooperative Extension with Wayne Rowland: House Ants
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