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The thing about boys is that they get hurt -- a lot!
I have a four-year-old, two-year-old and four-month-old and they get boo-boo's on a weekly basis. A good week is when the boo-boo's don't require hospitalization, doctor or dentist's visits.
In the past four months, we've been to the hospital once and the dentist once. We've also been to the doctor a lot just for general sickness. We actually started this week off with all three boys in the doctor's office. But the boo-boo's have been the most challenging for me to get used to as a mom.

For as long as I can remember, I've been a reader. First, it was Curious George, Dr. Seuss, and those Sunny Books Mama bought me at White's Supermarket once a week when we bought groceries. They were 19 cents each.
Soon enough, it was choices from the Bookmobile out of Braswell Library, a Godsend for those of us in rural areas who didn't get out much. Whenever I had a question, I was told to go look it up in the World Books. They were Google for a lot of folks for a large chunk of the 20th century.

NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPS -- This photo originally published in The Graphic July 28, 1981. The Ward Drug team captured the 1981 regular season and tournament titles in the Nashville National League. Pictured (front row, left to right) Matt McAuley, Grant Rogers, Roger Flake, Jimmy Edwards and Bart Brown. Second row: Wayne Denton, Lee Hedgepeth, Chris Williams, Danny Wrenn and Coach John Hunter. Not pictured: Coach Tommy Rogers.

The Nashville Fire District Auxiliary hosts a Reverse Raffle each year as a fundraiser for the fire department. All proceeds support the Fire Department's Life Safety and Injury Prevention Program. This year's event was held on Friday, May 29th at Nash Community College.
Only 300 tickets are sold for the event. Tickets are $100 each and ticket buyers are treated to dinner and a chance to win $10,000. Other monetary prizes are also given out at the event.

INCIDENTS
An obtaining money/property by false pretense and credit card/ATM fraud was reported on 5/18/15 at Wendy's, 1200 Eastern Avenue
A larceny was reported on 5/19/15 at 922 Brake Street
A breaking and entering a residential was reported on 5/20/15 at 612 Haley Drive

Nash County Planning and Inspections issued the following building permits from May 25 through May 29, 2015.

The Christian Homeschool Association of Rocky Mount (CHARM) celebrated their 7th annual graduation ceremony on May 29th at Rock Creek Baptist Church, where five high school students were recognized.
Dan Rolf, pastor from Servants Heart Fellowship, challenged the students to not just be a Christian in name (as so many of us are), but to go out into the world and really show Christ's love.

On a beautiful summer morning Peachtree folks gathered at the church for worship. Sanctuary flowers were an arrangement of roses given by Melba and Jerry Hobgood in honor of the pastor and his wife, Eugene and Marta Whitehouse.
Pastor Whitehouse directed the choir as it sang, "Oh, the love of my Redeemer". His sermon was titled "Your Redeemer is on the Way". It was based on scripture found in Genesis 40.

Worship is a big topic within the church. It's a big consideration outside the church too. Neutrality is a myth. There are not two categories of people, those who worship and those who do not. We all worship someone or something. Athletes are idols and role models for some. Others fawn over their cars. We all have objects of veneration, personal or inanimate.

Dorothy, Audrey, and Suzy Pearce along with other relatives had a great time at the Pearce-Tant Family Reunion on Saturday, May 30 at Bunn Chapel Church of God in Bunn! Several family members attend or have attended Bunn Chapel so this really had a special meaning. Family from Oxford, Henderson, Raeford, Zebulon, Louisburg, Spring Hope, Rocky Mount, Red Oak, and many other cities gathered together for a covered dish lunch and time to catch up with each other.

Tar River Land Conservancy recently completed the purchase of 57 acres on Fishing Creek. The project received generous funding support from the NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund, the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation, and the NC Attorney General's Environmental Enhancement Grant Program. The project is the latest to be completed by these long-time partners who have worked together to preserve extensive forested habitats along Fishing Creek over the last decade.

Southern Nash Middle School (SNMS) sixth grade students swept the essay portion of the county-wide awards for the annual Nash Soil and Water Conservation Poster and Essay Contest. The awards banquet was held at the Agricultural Center in Nashville on March 18, 2015 and drew a large crowd of families, teachers and sponsors.
Posters from elementary school students decorated the walls and a catered Chick-Fil-A dinner preceded the ceremony.

North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount is the fastest growing private college in the state, according to figures released recently to presidents of the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) organization headquartered in Raleigh.
Of the 36 NCICU member institutions, N.C. Wesleyan grew 19 percent between fall 2013 and fall 2014. Livingston College in Salisbury had the second highest enrollment increase, with a growth rate of 11 percent, followed by Chowan University, which grew by 9 percent.

A group of 14 Boy Scouts from the East Carolina Council in Wilson braved temperatures around 20 degrees and frost on their tents and shoes as they camped out over Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7, at North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount.
While the Scouts practiced wilderness survival and camping skills, they also accomplished their goal of providing community service for North Carolina Wesleyan.
The campfire they built as a necessity actually served a dual purpose.

Boy Scout Troop 7 was invited to attend the 53rd annual West Point Military Academy's Camporee. This event is put on by the cadets attending the academy and is by invitation to Boy Scouts, Venture Crews and Girl Scout units. Troop 7 sent 23 scouts and four adults for the weekend of May 1 through 3. Over 2,000 scouts attend this event, which was held in the foothills of upstate New York. The scouts compete in events ranging from zodiac races, first aid, physical fitness and team problem solving. Prior to the camporee Troop 7 took a guided tour of West Point College.

Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools (NRMPS) recognized eight NRMPS educators who renewed or earned National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) status this school year at a breakfast held in their honor on March 24, 2015. During the celebration, the honorees enjoyed a performance by the Benvenue Children's Choir that included a stirring version of "We are the World." Superintendent Dr. Anthony Jackson applauded the honorees for their dedication to education and reminded them of the life-long impact each were making in the lives of their students during his remarks at the event.

Army Pfc. Saadiquah F. Ayler has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.

Nash Community College recognized 23 Associate Degree Nursing graduates during the Nurses Pinning ceremony on Thursday, May 14, 2015. Renee Godwin Batts, RN, MSN, who serves as the Associate Director of Academic Programs with the North Carolina Community College System, was the speaker at the 2015 Associate Degree Nursing Pinning Ceremony. The College is proud to announce the following nursing graduates are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN licensure exam.

Beverly W. Whitehurst, left, Outgoing Worthy Matron of Nashville #332 Order of the Eastern Star, passes the gavel of leadership to Darothy K. Smith, Incoming Worthy Matron for 2015-16. Roger Shanks will preside in the East with Darothy as Worthy Patron. The officers and members look forward to an exciting year.

Cassie Jo Hill and Adrian Garcia were united in marriage on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at The Leaning Tree in Bailey. The bride is the daughter of Wayne and Sheila Hill. The groom is the son of Lucy Garcia. The bride was given in marriaged by her father, Wayne Hill. Attendants included Penny Jo Hill, of Spring Hope, who served as Maid of Honor, and Reyna Garcia, of Nashville, who served as Best Man.

Wednesday, June 3 from 2 until 6 p.m. at Arlington Baptist, 1500 Bethlehem Road, Rocky Mount
Tuesday, June 9 from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Edgecombe Community College, 225 Tarboro Street, Rocky Mount
Tuesday, June 9 from 3:30 until 6:30 p.m. at the Harrison Family YMCA, 1000 Independence Drive, Rocky Mount

Carolina Giraldo of Spring Hope earned a Bachelor of Arts at Mary Baldwin College's Commencement ceremony on May 17, 2015.
Mary Baldwin College, founded in 1842. At the undergraduate level, the College for Women serves about 750 students on the college's historic main campus in downtown Staunton, Virginia, and the Adult Degree program serves both men and women on campus and at regional centers throughout Virginia.

We need HELP. This is the busiest time of year for shelters. It is known as puppy and kitten season because puppies and kittens flood the shelters. For example, one person brought in a laundry basket with 10 kittens and earlier that day a mama and her 4 kittens had arrived. Owner surrenders are up. No one knows why, but it happens every year about this time.

Sunday School began at 9:45 a.m. at Beulah Church of Christ. Church services followed at 10:45. Welcome and announcements were given by Elder Earl Cary. A few of the announcements given were as follows; the church will have a community yard sale on Saturday, June 20th; Ministry installation service is June 28th. This is for our new minister, Chris Matchem. Vacation Bible School is July 24th through the 26th. Fall Ministry Kick Off begins in September. Fall Festival is October 10th and our annual homecoming will be Sunday, October 11th. I will give you a little more information on these upcoming events later.