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Sending your first kid off to school is just as traumatizing for the parent as for the kid. I know because I just had to do it.
Corbin started a little two-year-old school program recently. It’s two days a week for a few hours.
I was all excited about September  3 at first. I couldn’t wait to get Corbin off to school.
Because our kids stay at home with their daddy during the day, they have some separation anxiety.

CAMPER BADGES EARNED –– This photo was originally published in The Graphic on November 13, 1973. Members of Nashville Girl Scout Troop 352 braved cold temperatures on a camping trip to Camp Hardee near Washington and earned the troop camper badge for applying scout skills on the outing. Seated, left to right, are: Lisa Sykes, Melinda Sasser, Leigh Ann Askew, Gail Jackson and Drillious Jordan. Standing: Jennifer Ferrel and Wanda Winstead.

An old postal service mailbox now has a new use, thanks to the efforts of a local scout.
Ryan Eason, a scout with Troop 16 out of Red Oak, recently refurbished the mailbox as part of a community service project.
On Saturday, Eason unveiled the new box at Nashville’s Police Department, which will now serve as a collection point for retired United States flags.

SpringBoardNC is seeking participants for an upcoming business idea competition to highlight area entrepreneurs and new business ideas.  Existing and aspiring entrepreneurs from the area, local college students, and members of the Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce’s Youth Entrepreneur Academy (YEA) are encouraged to participate.

Rotarian President Krista Ikirt (at left) stands with Nadia Moffett (at right) of The Queens Foundation, who spoke to the Rocky Mount Rotary Club on Monday, September 23 at the DoubleTree hotel at their 1 p.m. meeting. The Rocky Mount Rotary Club is continuing the work of Rotary International to improve literacy in the Twin County area by raising money to purchase dictionaries for local elementary schools.

Ana Joyner and Bob Sutter

Jill Boone and Mike Pressley named runner-ups

Amy Beasley and Don Edwards

Lisa Barnes and Cliff Joyner - winning couple

For two local nurses, the road to a lifetime of caring for others did not begin with a single step; it began with a single memory that impressed upon them the importance of the nursing profession. By seeing firsthand the difference that health care workers made in the lives of others, these two Nash Health Care employees chose to enter the nursing profession.

Daniel R. Place
Army Cadet Daniel R. Place has graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) Leader’s Training Course at Fort Knox, Ky.
The four-week course is a leadership internship for cadets that can lead to the ultimate goal of becoming an Army officer.

Nash Community College President Bill Carver, during a recent ceremony, awarded Darlene Silver of Hollister the 2013 NCC Pride Award. Each year, the Pride Award honors a full-time employee or group of employees who approach their role with pride. Silver was selected as the recipient for the Pride Award for demonstrating a high level of service and commitment in her position as Administrative Assistant for the Offices of the Executive Vice President and Chief Finance Officer and Vice President for Instruction and Chief Academic Officer.

Family and friends of Bronis L. Avent, Sr. recently joined together to celebrate his 90th birthday,which was on Monday, September 2. A party was held for Avent at Social Union Baptist Church in the Fellowship Hall on Saturday, September 7, with around 100 attending. Avent was raised in the Swift Creek Community where he worked on a farm and married his high school sweetheart, the late Bettie Powell Avent, before joining the military.

We have joy when there are pets adopted or rescued.  We have sadness when pets are killed.  So many of them are killed because the pets  weren’t fixed. They weren’t spay/neutered.  Why does this make a difference?  Well, first of all, it makes more babies that grow up and end up without a home.  Just this last week, someone brought in 8 puppies.  They are lab/beagle mixes and as I write this note, there are still seven left.

The Town of Sharpsburg celebrated 130 years of being incorporated on Saturday, September 14. The town hosted a variety of activities for the community to enjoy, including entertainment, games, food and fireworks. Pictured above, Camera Dennis (at right) paints the face of five-year-old Erick Newton, of Rocky Mount.

North Carolina Wesleyan College will include free activities for the entire Twin-Counties region during its Homecoming Weekend Fall Festival on Saturday, October 5, at the Rocky Mount Athletic Complex.
The Fall Festival will kick off at 9 a.m. with a car, truck, and bike cruise. At 10 a.m., other fun will begin, including bounce houses, a train ride, a vendor fair, and temporary Wesleyan tattoos.

Tuesday, October 1 from 2:30 until 7 p.m. at Women of the Moose Chapter 123, 521 Country Club Road, Rocky Mount
Thursday, October 10 from 12 until 6 p.m. at Englewood Presbyterian Church, 100 South Englewood Drive, Rocky Mount
Friday, October 11 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Englewood Presbyterian Church, 100 South Englewood Drive, Rocky Mount

Oh! How I love this beautiful, nice Fall weather we are enjoying. God blesses us every day with so many things. I thank Him for all His blessings and the opportunities He gives us. Do we take advantage of all our opportunities? Let’s try.
Our choir sang “Let’s Talk About Jesus” for the call to worship. That’s an opportunity.

On another perfect autumn day Peachtree folks gathered for worship.  Sanctuary flowers were given by Glenn and Arlyne Wood in memory of his parents, Bert and Dorothy Wood.  Pastor Whitehouse greeted those present.
Some of the children who had attended summer camp at the Baptist Camp in Asheboro spoke to the church about their experiences.  Those speaking were Jamie May, Destiny King and Sarah and Ivey Jones.

Congratulations to Matt and Keesha Wells in the birth of their daughter, Mia Raelyn, on Monday, Sept. 23!  Grandparents are Neil and Dot Griffin.
 Welcome to new members to Red Oak Baptist Church!  Those joining the church on Sunday, Sept. 29 by baptism include Elana Griffin, Hallee Holloman, Taylor Jordan, Andrew Lewis, Maegan Phillips, and Brooke Thompson.

October 6 is Homecoming and Pastor Appreciation Sunday at Ebenezer Pentecostal Holiness Church, located at 452 First Street Extension in Nashville
The guest speaker for the day is Mr. Jay Cannon, the distinguished East Carolina University baseball player who proudly wore number 23 this year as a senior in honor of former Coach and leader Keith LeClair.

Adams Wholesale Company and Freds Food Club recently donated $5000 to My Sister’s House. Pictured on the front row (L-R) is: Zola Cutler, Customer Service Manager Fred’s Club; Amy Bielhl, Board Chair of My Sister’s House; Heather Ray, Administrative Manager Adams Wholesale; and Greg Cockrell, Manager Fred’s Club. On the back row (L-R) is: Donald Benson,Manager Fred’s Club; Mike LaBounty, General Manager, Adams Wholesale; and Roger Boles, Vice President, Adams Wholesale.

The sixth annual Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down, presented by the City of Rocky Mount, will be held in front of the Train Station in Downtown Rocky Mount on Fri., Oct. 11, 2013 from 12 to 8 p.m. and Sat., Oct. 12, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The weekend of festivities will include a BBQ Competition, BBQ food vendors, a live performance from The Embers, kid’s activities, a Corn Hole Tournament and much more.

Nash Community College has awarded the 2013 Ambassador Award to Kelley Deal of Rocky Mount, Senior Director of Marketing and Communication. Each year, the award is given to a full-time employee or group of employees who provide outstanding representation of the College in the community.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Senior Day was truly a total team effort for the Nash Central Lady Bulldogs during the 2012 tennis campaign.
This season’s event was much more centrally focused as NC said goodbye to just one upperclassman -- Kaley Price -- during last Thursday’s home finale against backyard rival Northern Nash.