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8a The Butner-Creedmoor News, Thursday, October 18, 2012 VENTS projects that utilize key features of the those programs. The course will teach the student to [Continued From Page 7A] integrate the various applications with one another to fully utilize $7.00 per quart and will be ready for pick up from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. For any questions, you may call Peggy Jackson at 919-528-1389 or Wilma Woodall at 919- 528-3140. VGCC SOFTWARE TRAINING Vance-Granville Community College is currently registering students for an upcoming “Administrative Assistant Essentials” software training course, starting November 19 on the college’s Main Campus in Henderson. The popular course, designed to give students an update on the computer skills that are needed in today’s workplaces, will meet Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until noon, through February 22, 2013. Classes will meet in room 7136 of Building 7. Students will receive a total of 180 hours of instruction in the 2010 versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Access, including practice their interface capabilities. The cost of the course includes a registration fee of $175, plus $7 in other college fees. For one course per semester, registration fees are waived for N.C. resident seniors, ages 65 and above. For more information and to register, call VGCC at (252) 738-3417 or 738- 3324. TURKEY TROT SCHEDULED The Ninth Annual “Turkey Trot” fun run are underway. Turkey Trot is a unique Oxford tradition that raises funds and donations for the local food bank, Area Congregations in Ministry (ACIM). “Turkey Trot” will be held Thanksgiving morning, November 22, 2012. Civic minded businesses, individuals, and organization are invited to become official sponsors of the event by donating $100 or more to ACIM. Fun, Fitness, Fellowship, and Food is the theme for the race, which begins with registration at 8:30 am in the parking lot of Oxford United Methodist Church at the corner of College and McClanahan Streets. Admission for participants to enter is a can of food to donate to ACIM. The first male and female to cross the finish line will be honored in name at ACIM. Oxford United Methodist Church is sponsoring this event. You may send an email to "mailto:gruchaczj@gmail.com" by November 14 to commit to being a sponsor and to be included in prerace advertising. Contributions should be made payable to ACIM c/ o OUMC, 105 West McClanahan Street, Oxford 27565. Participants under 18 need a parent or guardian to sign a permission form. BUTNER CHRISTMAS PARADE The Butner Christmas Parade 2012 sponsored by the South Granville Exchange Club and Town of Butner will be held Saturday, December 1st be-ginning at 2:00 p.m. Line up starts at 12:00 p.m. All entries will line up on West G Street between 12th Street and Central Avenue. Exchange mem-bers will assist the entries. For Safety purposes participants are asked to not unload floats, etc. until the end of the parade. Healthy Weigh Series To Start It may not seem like it, but fall is a great time to focus on losing or maintaining your weight before heading into the holiday season. It may keep you from gaining unwanted pounds to be dealt with in January. If you’d like to lose weight but aren’t really sure how to do so safely and effectively, then the A Healthy Weigh Series is for you. A Healthy Weigh: Weight Loss Series will be offered in Creedmoor on Mondays, October 22, 29 and November 5 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The classes will include these topics: Weight loss theory — what works and what doesn’t; Positive helps to stay on track; The role of physical activity; Foods to eat for health and weight loss; Building support; Reading nutrition facts labels; Stress reduction/ mindfulness/meditation. The free workshops, offered by North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Granville County Center, are for any adults and teens accompanied by an adult. They will be held at the South Granville Senior Center, 614 Douglas Drive in Creedmoor. Registration is requested by October 17 by calling 919-603-1350 or emailing: sandy_ruble@ ncsu.edu\. For information call Christene Emory at 919- 575-4131 or John Womble at 919-575-0709. For Commercial floats call Mark Harris, Triangle Float Company at 919-528-1763 or 919- 410-5543. A minimum charge of $10.00 per entry will be collected to support the cost of programs of the South Granville Exchange Club. Persons with disabilities and persons with limited English proficiency may request accommodations to participate by contacting Paul Westfall, County Extension Director, at 919.603.1350, or paul_westfall@ncsu.edu, or fax 919.603.0268, or in person at the County Extension Office at least 7 days prior to the event. $2.5 Million Awarded To Henderson-Oxford Airport Donna & Charles Emory 10/22/72 Married at Banks United Methodist Church Congratulations on your 40th Wedding Anniversary As part of the N.C. Department of Transportation’s ongoing commitment to improving aviation in North Carolina, the N.C. Division of Aviation awarded $2.25 million in State Aid to Airports funds to Henderson- Oxford Airport in Oxford for two capital improvement projects. The airport will extend the existing runway 500 feet to a total length of 5,502 feet. Funding also will allow the airport to paving and install lighting along the new runway extension. The extension will increase safety and help the airport attract new corporate aircraft. These projects also will improve the overall safety of flights in and out of the airport, as well as enhance economic growth opportunities for the region. The State Aid to Airports Program is NCDOT’s basic airport program provides funds constructing or improving municipal, county and other publicly owned or controlled airports, and to programs of aviation safety, promotions and aid program. This for the purpose of planning, acquiring, authorize related long-range planning. IT’S YOUR PARTY... 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GAME [Continued From Page 1A pink coupon received will be donated to the Pink Game. Vikings Kick Cancer football game will raise money for the Pretty In Pink Foundation. The best part is that the money raised this year will stay in Granville County. Contact Jenny Hobgood if you have any questions at jhsings@gmail.com or (919) 641-5862. Right now there are thousands of North Carolinians who need the latest breast cancer treatments but are either uninsured or their insurance only covers a fraction of the cost. Pretty In Pink Foundation facilitates their receiving medical treatment through financial support for cancer-related treatment, VOTING [Continued From Page 1A] Bynum for the right to represent northern Granville County. There are three County Commisioners positions up for grabs in the 2012 election. Incumbent Dave Currin is facing Sandra Hendrick Berry for the Board of County Commissions District 3 seat. Tony Cozart is the only candidate listed on the ballot for District 4 Granville County Commissioner. The only Granville County Commissioner from a southern Granville precinct to face opposition is in the Granville County District 5 seat vacated by Hubert Gooch. Democrat, Ed Mims will challenge Republican Terry Thompson and Owen T. Roberts, who is running as an unaffiliated candidate.. Two races for District Court Judgeships will be on the November ballots in Granville County. Quon Bridges of Oxford, who was sworn-in in October of 2007 to complete the unexpired term of the late Weldon Lloyd. Bridges is an attorney, former prosecutor and former (such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy) once they are approved into the Pretty In Pink program. Their goal is to help women and men receive the necessary treatment regardless of their status or ability to pay. Donations, sponsorships and fundraising events help us continue to help economicallydisadvantaged women and men with breast cancer receive medical treatment through financial assistance. We are also dedicated to making sure the treatment they receive meets quality standards. Ultimately, we want to eliminate financial barriers to treatment. For information about Pretty in Pink Foundation or to apply for aid visit their website at prettyinpinkfoundation.org, e m a i l info@prettyinpinkfoundation. org or call 919-532-0532. Oxford City Commissioner. He is being challenged by Amanda Stevenson of the Providence Community. Stevenson is an attorney who has practiced in the law office of former judge H. Weldon Lloyd when he was in private practice. In the other District Court Judge’s race Carolyn Yancey, Daniel Finch and John W. Davis are running unapposed for NC District Court Judge District 9 seats. Register of Deeds Only one candidate Kathy M. Adcock is on the ballot for the office of Register of Deeds. Nonpartisan Offices Running in a nonpartisan race for NC Supreme Court Associate Justice are Sam J. Ervin IV and Paul Martin Newby. The NC Court of Appeals has two races. Wanda Bryant and Marty McGee are vying for one seat while Chris Dillon Judge for District 9 candidate is John W. Davis and District Court Judge for District 9 position candidate Daniel F. Finch is the candidate for this position. Soil and Water District Supervisor Ronnie D. Burnette faces a challenge from Ossie Smith for the Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor. The Butner-Creedmoor News, Thursday, October 18, 2012 • 9a 37th Annual Autumn Arts Show At VGCC Seeks Entries Autumn Arts 2012, the 37th annual juried art show sponsored by Vance- Granville Community College and the Kerr Lake Art Society, will be held November 12 through November 20. Autumn Arts will be open for public viewing from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday- Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays, on the second floor of Building 7 on VGCC’s Main Campus in Vance County, N.C. The Autumn Arts competition is open to all artists, amateurs and professionals, working in any two-dimensional media. Work must be original, produced in the past 12 months, and not previously exhibited in a Kerr Lake Art Society show, according to Lelia Brigham, the society’s president and a part-time VGCC art instructor who coordinates the event. Entries must be handdelivered to VGCC (located at Exit 209 off I- 85 between Henderson and Oxford, N.C.) between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Nov. 9 or Nov. 10. Judging is scheduled for Nov. 12. Cash prizes will be awarded for the best original works in four categories: Oils and Acrylics, Water-colors, Photographs, and “Other Media.” In the event that there are not enough entries in a particular category, categories may be combined. In each category, the first placeprize will be $100. Second-place and thirdplaces prizes, worth $50 and $25, respectively, will also be awarded. Honorable mentions may be awarded at the judge’s discretion. This year’s judge will be Everett Adelman, an art professor and curator from North Carolina Wesleyan College. Artists may enter a maximum of three pieces for an entry fee of $20 for Kerr Lake Art Society members, or $25 for nonmembers. Works may not exceed 36 inches per side, image size. All entries must be framed, and sawtooth hangers are not allowed. Non-traditional works may be entered without a frame, but they must not exceed 36 inches and must be equipped for hanging. Artists are asked to cover their signatures on each piece of art. All work entered must be for sale. Autumn Arts has commercial and private patrons who will select pieces they wish to buy from the show. Sales to the public at the value specified on the artist’s entry card will also be encouraged throughout the show. Works entered in the show will remain on display in Building 7 through November 20, when the exhibit ends, and can be picked up on November 21 or at other times by prior Murdoch Receives Donation Murdoch Developmental Center received a $20,000 check from the Knights of Columbus. The donation will be used to make improvements that will enhance the quality of life at Murdoch. Previous donations have been used for gazebos, automatic doors, installing sidewalks, improving the shelter and stage used for Farm Day. The current project includes creating a Chapel Prayer Garden with lights. The presentation included: (l-r) Michael Snyder, Tom Dupree, John Nussbaum, Pam Kuhno, Director of Murdoch Developmental Center, Jack McDonnell and John Gouldie. Granville Central’s Homecoming Court: (seated l-r) Adam Yancey, Josh Coachman, Mario Farfan, Nick Parkstone and Gabriel Parker (Honoree Attendant), (standing) Jacob Tarlton, Albert Durham, Jerry Williams, Anthony Hardy and Bryce Parrott information, call Lelia Brigham at (252) 492- Norfleet at (252) 738- arrangement. For more 5281 or Gabrielle 3275. Support For Operation Stop Arm Week In support of Operation Stop Arm week the State Highway Patrol will be aggressively enforcing stop arm violations and other traffic violations in and around school zones. The operation will be conducted from 6:00 a.m. on Monday, October 15 through Friday, October 19. The Patrol expects Operation Stop Arm will decrease violations and reduce school bus collisions. Across the state, troopers will be working school zones and others will be following the buses. Troopers will be driving marked and unmarked patrol cars during the operation. “We must protect our children from traffic dangers,” said Colonel Michael W. Gilchrist, commander of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. “The Highway Patrol will conduct this school bus campaign simultaneously in all North Carolina counties cracking down on stop arm violations. Motorists who try to pass a stopped school bus will be charged with the violation.” Passing a stopped school bus is a Class 1 misdemeanor. If convicted, a person will receive five driving points on their driver’s license and is subject to fines up to $200. Passing a stopped school bus is a Class I Felony if the driver strikes an individual and a Class H Felony should the violation result in a death. “We must ensure our children’s safety as they travel to and from school,” said Reuben Young, secretary of the Department of Public Safety. “A child’s life should never be put in danger just to save a minute or two during a daily commute. That’s why we’re going to make sure people know the law as well as the consequences of breaking it.” “On March 21, over 3,200 cars passed a North Carolina public school bus while stopped with red lights flashing and loading or unloading students. This is unacceptable! To provide assistance to our law enforcement partners, we have recently installed cameras on the outside of some school buses. The Nicholas Adkins Safety Act is clear that video evidence can be used to prosecute stop arm violations and we plan to help gather that evidence. But the best course of action is for drivers to act responsibly in the first place. Help keep our children safe! Parents and students – please have the conversation and know how to stay safe at the bus stop as well as walking to and from school and the school bus stop,” said Dr. June Atkinson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction. For further information concerning school bus safety and illegal passing please visit the Department of Public Instruction’s school bus safety web site at http:// www.ncbussafety. org/. National Energy Awareness This year marks the 21st anniversary of October as National Energy Awareness Month. The following are tips for consumers who wish to perform a window and patio door ìcheck-upî to gauge the energy efficiency of these products in their homes. Tip #1 - Examine the inside of your windows and patio doors for hot and cold "drafty" spots (or drafty areas). This indicates air infiltration which can lead to reduced energy efficiency. Tip #2 - Check every window and door to make sure there is adequate weatherstripping and caulking around the units. This helps eliminate air infiltration and ensure a weather tight, secure seal. Tip #3 - Look for ìburnt outî or faded areas on your furnishings and carpeting. This could indicate harmful, damaging UV rays are entering your home through your windows or doors. You may want to consider replacement with more energy efficient units containing Low E coatings on the glass. Tip #4 - If your windows no longer open or close easily--or if they need to be propped open--it could mean key components within the units are damaged or need adjustment. It could also mean the unit needs to be replaced entirely. Tip #5 - Check the ìfitî of your current windows or patio doors by having someone stand outside the units at night. With a small flashlight, stand inside and ìtravelî around the edge of the units. If the person outside sees light coming through the edges, this indicates a poor installation and is resulting in energy loss. If your evaluation turns up one or more problem areas, it may be time to consider replacing your windows or doors. Be sure to contact an experienced window installation professional. Vinyl is an excellent insulator and many people choose lowmaintenance vinyl frames with an Argon or Krypton gas fill and Low E glass. These harmless gasses are denser than air and serve as an excellent thermal barrier. These components all work together to reduce thermal conductivity, or the transfer of heat and cold through a window. "Do your homework and research the windows youíre buying and the company that manufactures them," advises Pember. ìNot all windows, nor window companies, are equal. Price is important, but itís not the critical factor. The key is investing wisely and making sure your replacement windows meet ENERGY STAR guidelines for your geographic area." Window Check-Up U.S. Department of Energy experts have put together a three-step checklist of information for homeowners considering a window replacement project. Start by considering the design of your home and the climate in relationship to the energy performance of the windows you select. Next, select windows that meet your energy p e r f o r m a n c e requirements. Finally, take the steps necessary to ensure the proper installation of windows to maximize their energy efficiency. In-depth details on these three steps can be found at www.energysavers.gov/ y o u r _ h o m e / windows_doors_skylights/ i n d e x . c f m / mytopic=13340.
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