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Each year at Christmas time friends host gatherings to give warm wishes and renew acquaintances, companies hold parties to give thanks to their employees for another year of hard work and accomplishments. Some in retirement communities also set aside a time and place to enjoy the Christmas season.

This photo was originally published in The Graphic on October 19, 1967. Mrs. Wade Whitfield serves lunch to first graders at Momeyer School. Following the children is Mrs. Kermit Walker, the first grade teacher, and looking on is Mrs. George Young, lunchroom helper.

Dear Santa,
I am almost two years now and I have a little brother on the way. So I would like to have babies, things to draw and color with and riding toys. I am a real good girl and I am going to be the best big sister.

Three hundred and fifty funded grants, 67 motivated teachers, and 22 schools.  Thousands of students in the Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools district have benefited from materials and opportunities from grants funded through Donorschoose.org.

Gov. Pat McCrory has appointed Chad Hinton of Tarboro to the Edgecombe Community College Board of Trustees.
Hinton, originally from Nashville, is a partner in the law firm DeLoatch & Hinton, PLLC, in Tarboro. He also serves as legal counsel to North East Carolina Preparatory School.
“I believe that education is the best way to advance in our society today, and Edgecombe Community College provides outstanding educational opportunities to the people of our community,” he says.

The VOICE of Nashville recently adopted Brooklyn Boulevard as part of the Keep America Beautiful program. The organization, which is led by Ted Davis (front row far right), will clean up the road four times a  year. The Brooklyn Area Community Watch group, led by Lena Sessoms (front row second from left), will assist Davis with the cleanup.

Members of Mu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International Society sang Christmas Carols for residence of Spring Arbor Nursing Facility.  The residents enjoyed the singing, and joined right into the joy of the season. Pictured (L-R) are: Jane Parvin, Tobey Worthington, Beth Credle (leader and piano player), Elaine Christianson, Eva Bulluck, Margie Parker Brantley, and Anita Wesche.

Henry Bunn of Spring Hope is the first player in the state to win the $1 million top prize in the Holiday Gold game.
Bunn said he plans to use the prize money to pay off his mortgage. He purchased his lucky ticket at the Dash-IN on North Arendell Avenue in Zebulon on Wednesday.

Next year marks the 100th Commemorative Anniversary of Park View Hospital and the 25th Anniversary of the Park View Nurses’ Alumnae Scholarship Endowment. To celebrate these special milestones, the Nurses’ Alumnae Association will hold a celebration on June 28, 2014 in the Nash Community College Brown Auditorium.
Park View Hospital opened its doors on July 1, 1914 and closed in May of 1971. In 1914, Park View opened with a 25-bed capacity.

The Office of Governor Pat McCrory recently announced several appointments to the Rural Infrastructure Authority, including a Nash County man.
Speaker of the House Thom Tillis appointed Lige Daughtridge of Nash County to the Rural Infrastructure Authority. Tillis, Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger and Gov. Pat McCrory each appointed five to the board.

Nash Central High School’s Environmental Club received a donation from Aaron’s Rentals in Rocky Mount recently. The donation is for a project the club is working on to replace all outdoor lighting at the school with LED lighting. The club has raised over $3,000 so far. The goal of the project is to transition the school and community to a sustainable future, one in which stewardship is valued.

Rotarian President Krista Ikirt, at left, stands with Mary Willoughby, at right, a Strategic Consultant with BCBS of NC, who spoke to the Rocky Mount Rotary Club on Monday, December 9, at the DoubleTree hotel at their 1 p.m. meeting.

Rocky Mount Academy recently received a grant of $4,500.00 from the DeLeon Carter Foundation to be used toward the purchase of a wireless mobile laptop lab. In the spring of 2012, Rocky Mount Academy launched its EDGE Technology Program.  All faculty along with Middle and Upper School students have been issued a Lenovo ThinkPad for home and school use.

Santa Claus made a visit to Cooley Library on December 11 to hear the wish lists of local youth. Mrs. Claus also came out and read “The Night Before Christmas.” Pictured above, Mary Hammett, who is five and a half, chats with Santa at the library. Mary is from Nashville.

Air Force Reserve Airman William W. McLaughlin graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

As we come to the end of the year, we want to thank you for your support of our efforts and helping us save  pets in the  Nash County Animal Control Shelter.  In particular, we wish to thank The Graphic for posting the pets each week, along with my ramblings.  We have one big goal for 2014.  To gain the support of our area  vets.  To work with us and develop special spay/neuter programs.

Are you a positive or negative  person? Do you see the cup half full or half empty? Ponder the thought for a few minutes and decide if you are a positive or negative person.
I believe the Bible encourages us to be a positive person. In Luke 1:37, the angel told Mary “For with God nothing is impossible.” Thus the virgin birth. Jesus told his disciples in Mark 10:27 “...with God all things are possible.”

Tyler Williams, Guitarist, and Associate Pastor of First Methodist Church, was a special guest at the December Englewood Garden Club Luncheon.  Reverend Williams played the guitar and sang songs for the season of Christmas.  He had written some of the songs.  The program was spiritual and inspirational.

Erin O’Brien (center), a French teacher at Rocky Mount Academy, was recently chosen as the 2013 Boddie-Noell Enterprises “We believe in Teachers” award recipient.  The award will enable her to attend the SPCD Teacher Academy in Vichy, France where she will join other foreign language teachers to perfect their skills in methodologies for teaching French language and culture.

On December 13, 2013, Rocky Mount Academy’s All-School Holiday Service Project collected and delivered 58 boxes of canned food to United Community Ministries.  Also, Lower School students paired together with their Middle and Upper School buddies to make Christmas place mats for Meals on Wheels. An important component of student growth and development at Rocky Mount Academy is community service.

Friday, January 3 from 2 until 6 p.m. at Parkwood Baptist Church, 1731 Hunter Hill Road, Rocky Mount
Tuesday, January 7 from 2:30 until 7 p.m. at Red Oak Baptist Church, 5515 Red Oak Road, Red Oak
Thursday, January 9 from 2:30 until 7 p.m. at the Momeyer Ruritan Club, 4812 Momeyer Way, Nashville

The Edgecombe-Nash Retired School November meeting was in Braswell Memorial Library’s Warner Room.
After Dr. Terry G. Mitchell, Vice President /President Elect of the North Carolina Retired School Personnel, was introduced by President Mary Williams, he spoke on the current NCRSP organization.
Why should we encourage more to join NCRSP?  What are the four main issues of concern to members in this organization?

On October 26. 2013, the Drake Community celebrated the Grand Opening of the Drake Community Center. The Grand Opening Banquet featured Guest Speaker US Congressman GK Butterfield 1st Congressional District and the Gospel Community Choir of Greenville. Over 150 people were in attendance. The Community Center is now open for public and private use. It is located at 5561 Drake Road Battleboro, NC 27809.

Battleboro Firefighter Kevin Scott Marks, Jr. (at left) was recently presented the 2013 Henry Marriott Extra Efford Award by Fire Chief Eddie Hardee (at right).  The Battleboro Community Volunteer Fire Department presents the Henry Marriott Extra Effort Award each year. The award is named for Henry Marriott, who had Down Syndrome and was an honorary member of the Battleboro Community Volunteer Fire Department.

The members of  the Wilson-Rocky Mount-Tarboro Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, hosted their fourth Biennial White Rose Luncheon on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at the Gateway Convention Centre in Rocky Mount. The Theme for the occasion was “Showcasing the Arts Through Music”.
The Wilson-Rocky Mount-Tarboro Chapter of the Links, Incorporated was chartered in 1948:  the sixth chapter of The Links, Incorporated and the first chapter in the Southern Area.