ROCKY MOUNT –– Suzanne Mauk Yates, age 71, died April 24, 2013. Formerly of El Campo and Portland, Texas, she was born on December 15, 1941 in Houston, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Edward Mauk and Mary Sue Mauk, step-mother Mary Louise Mauk and special friend Patrick Leary.
Jerry Thomas Satterwhite, age 48, passed away April 23, 2013. Born in Burlington on June 5, 1964, he was the son of Charles Ray Satterwhite and the late Geraldine Kearney Satterwhite.
Minnie Ruth Ayers Peele “Bunchy”, 76, passed passed away on April 28, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eddie and Dorothy Ayers.
Lowes of Rocky Mount helped spruce up the inside of the Nashville Boys and Girls Club last month. Eight employees of Lowes donated their time to replace ceiling tiles and paint several rooms inside the club as part of the Lowes Heroes Project. Lowes partners with different community organizations each year to help in areas where needed, said Freda Johnson, the HR Manager for Rocky Mount Lowes.
Shrek and Fiona made an appearance at Relay for Life on Friday, brining along Donkey.
Sunny Robinson, 5, plays a bowling game while Robbie Ballenger (at right) helps. Ballenger was with The Bowling Center’s Relay team.
As birthday season draws to a close at my house this week, it should be an interesting time.
Lowell, the baby of the family, turns six. We knew he wasn’t going to be a lolly-gagger from the minute he was born when he almost came on before Dr. V could make it to the room. Labor was so fast, and his mother so sedated, she suggested she go ahead and have another while we waited. However, Lowell had a lot to say over the next few minutes, which ended that conversation. Medicine has only come so far, you know?
In a world full of technology, I would be remiss not to remind you to watch what you put online, for goodness sake!
You see, technology is great. It allows you find things uber fast. You can connect with long lost friends, keep up with family states away and send a message to someone in seconds, which means, you don’t have time to really think about what you say before you hit send.
I can’t believe we’re quickly approaching the 17th annual Nashville Blooming Festival. It seems like just yesterday 20 or so folks were sitting around a table, at what used to be Pizza Village, throwing around ideas of starting a festival in Nashville to take up where the Harvest Festival left off decades ago.
Some folks have retired from the committee, however some of the people who were initially involved in the planning process 17 years ago are still working hard each year to organize the event.
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A PICTORIAL LOOK INTO THE PAST
OUTDOOR WOODSMEN –– This photo originally published in The Graphic May 4, 1967. These Boy Scouts of Nashville Troop 76 were building a fire in a grill to cook a meal during the Eastern Carolina Boy Scout Camporee.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
In a few weeks, Kay Turner will embark on her second mission trip to Cambodia in just a year.
Turner went on her first trip in July 2012. She stayed for two months in Kompong Thom, Cambodia, where she helped teach children English and also taught them about Christ.
The experience was one that Turner said she enjoyed so much, she wanted to go again.
The Nash County 4H Quad Pods participated in the Wilson County Livestock Show and Sale. The Junior Team finished second place. Luke LaHay finished first and Emmett LaHay finished third in the senior skillathon. Grace LaHay finished second in the junior skillathon. Grace was first in steers and oral reasonings.
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Amanda Clark, Graphic Staff Writer
The Down East Partnership for Children wrapped up its “Week of the Young Child” celebrations with the annual “State of the Child” luncheon on Friday.
This year the partnership is celebrating 20 years of serving children and families in the Twin Counties.
As part of the event, there were several who spoke about their experiences with Down East Partnership, including Benton Moss, who attended the partnership as a young child.
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Graphic photos by Amanda Clark
Roy Cooper, III, NC Attorney General, serves Sylvia McCollum (at right) during the Ladies Luncheon. McCollum’s husband, Lee McCollum, was also one of the celebrity servers.
Nash Community College has selected Steven D. “Steve” Felton of Rocky Mount as the recipient of the 2013 Nash Community College Outstanding Alumnus Award. The award recognizes the achievements of past graduates and provides inspiration for current students of Nash Community College. Felton was recognized and presented an honorary degree by NCC President Dr. Bill Carver during a ceremony on Wednesday, April 17.
Local resident Roger G. Taylor, a financial professional with AXA Advisors, LLC and affiliated with the Raleigh office, has earned the company’s Hallmark VII Award. Taylor was presented with the award during a Branch Awards event in February and will received National recognition at conferences in March and April.
“Earning the Hallmark 7 Award is a testament to Roger’s personal commitment to his clients and symbolizes excellence in the profession,” said John Erwin, executive vice president of AXA Advisors Raleigh office.
Local resident Shanna Bottoms, a financial professional with AXA Advisors, LLC and a member of Roger G. Taylor and Associates, has earned the company’s Centurion Award. Bottoms was presented with the award during a Branch Awards Banquet in Raleigh earlier this month, and receives National recognition for this achievement at a conference in this month.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Dickens of Nashville celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on March 3, 2013 with their immediate family. A dinner was hosted by their children and spouses at Texas Steakhouse in Rocky Mount with a reception that followed at the Dickens’ home.
Ronnie and Peggy were married on March 3, 1963 at Lebanon United Methodist Church in Garysburg, NC.
Lynn and Steve Moore of Nashville announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Wimberly Moore of Raleigh, to Ronald Scott “Trey” Braswell III of Nashville, the son of Mary Lou and Scott Braswell of Rocky Mount.
The wedding will take place Aug. 10, 2013 at Nashville United Methodist Church.
If you attend Rocky Mount’s Downtown Live!, you have probably seen Margaret Cobb or Ernestine Harden enjoying the Summer Music Series. “It’s great, and we need it all the time,” says Harden. “We really and truly enjoy it.”
Cobb accompanies her group, Dancing Friends, to the event which extends throughout the entire summer.
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Carol Vierela, Nash County Animal Friends
EGADS! -- As I write this there are FIVE kennels (of 16) at the Shelter taken up with Bite Quarantines (BQ). BQs happen when an animal bites/scratches a person and the skin is broken. There is the risk of rabies. If rabies made the animal do that, then they are already breaking with the disease and will die within 10 days.
Over 160 Coopers Elementary School students recently participated in the school’s Eco Fair. The Eco Fair helps the Coopers community become more aware of Earth Day and how to take care of the earth by recycling.
Students were asked to take any items that could be recycled and reuse them in a new or different way. Students turned trash into treasure.
Nashville Elementary School recently held its Eco Fair, which helped students learn more about ecology. The Nashville and Nash Central High School Ecology Clubs, led by Rachel Owens, partnered together. NCHS students led six sessions on the night of the Eco-Fair such as paper making, bird feeders & planting seeds, pollution and composting, and reusing household items. There also was a small group of fifth graders who led a session on Recycling.
The DAR Micajah Pettaway Chapter met March 21, 2013, 10:30 a. m. in Braswell Memorial Library’s Wiley Room. Regent Dottie Barrett welcomed everyone and led the DAR Ritual with Acting Chaplain Martha Sink’s assistance.
The Nashville Lions Club is raffling off a grill, thanks to a donation from Wal-Mart. The drawing will be held during the Blooming Festival on May 11. Tickets are available for $1 each or seven tickets for $5 or 14 tickets for $10. The Lions Club will be selling tickets at the festival at their booth.
