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Volume 2, Issue 36 www.CaldwellJournal.com Free Thursday, June 9, 2016

Caldwell Arts Council announces Awards for the 40th Annual Caldwell Visual Artists Competition

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Caldwell Arts Council announces Awards for the 40th Annual

Caldwell Visual Artists Competition

LENOIR, NC (06-03-2016)…The Caldwell Arts Council is pleased to announce the award winners for the October exhibit: “40th Annual CALDWELL VISUAL ARTISTS COMPETITION” June 3-July 7, 2016.

Our Judge for this competition is Lise Swenssen. Married to artist Dan Smith, she has served as the Executive Director of the Hickory Museum of Art since 2003.

BEST IN SHOW AWARD ($150)

“Pigeon Pose” by Mary Dobbin

JUDGE’S MERIT AWARDS ($100 each)

“Four Medallion 3 Gallon Jar with Tiger Gold Glaze” by Richard Wright “Reka” by Carole Childers “Conglomeration” by Annie Smith “Taking Aim” by Waitsel Smith

HONORABLE MENTION AWARDS:

“Barn With Blue Shutters” by Nelson Brookshire “Coagulating Fears” by Suzette Bradshaw “Home” by Cathy McCoy “Iron Man” by Donna Taylor “Journey” by Scott Brown “Long Shadows” by Matthew W. Strawn “Mama’s Day Lilies” by Stephanie White “Mrs. Sue Craig” by Sarah Hedrick “On the Go” by Debbie DeBaeremaeker “Ready” by Scott Kunkle “Table Mountain Pine” by Susan Powers

Caldwell Arts Council exhibits are free & open to the public. This exhibit will remain on display through July 7, open Tuesday-Friday 9am-5pm and Saturday 10am-2pm.

About the Caldwell Arts Council The Caldwell Arts Council’s programs are support-ed by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources and by indi-vidual and corporate donors. More information is available at our website www.caldwellarts.com.

Photo of the “Best in Show Award” is on the front page.

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Refuge Missionary Baptist Church at 375 Mt. Herman Road, Hudson, will be having a bene-fit gospel singing on Saturday, June 11 at 6 pm. Darren Peterson and Earlene Winebarger will be singing, along with other local talent from the church. All proceeds will be given to a family to help pay medical expenses. Please make plan to join us for a wonderful night of worship and fel-lowship. A love offering will be taken. For more information, contact Angela Wagoner at 828-396-8456.

The King and I at the HUB…Auditions in July/August

HUDSON, NC (06-02-2016)…To potential HUB actors, singers, dancers, set builders, make-up art-ists, costumers, crew folk, techies:

As of today, Thursday, June 2nd, we acquired the rights to a production of the Rodgers and Ham-merstein classic musical, “The King and I.” Let me tell you that we are very blessed and fortunate, as a touring version of the Broadway show starts later this year/early next year. We happened to fall into a crack far enough away from any cities on the touring company’s route this upcoming year. I know that the show plays at DPAC (Durham Per-forming Arts Center) in June of 2017. I think that it is very interesting that we did “Guys and Dolls” last fall, and now “The King and I” this fall and both won the Tony Award for Best Broadway Musical in consecutive years: 1951 and 1952. “The King and I” was revived on Broadway in 1996 and 2015 and won the Tony for Best Broadway Revival of a Musi-cal on both occasions. I have heard several people whose opinion I trust say that the current Broad-way Production is one of the best shows that they have ever seen, anywhere. The show dates for us are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 20th, 21st, 22nd, 27th, 28th and 29th. Audition dates are Monday and Tuesday, July 25th and 26th and Au-gust 1st and 2nd at 7:00 PM at the HUB. If you are interested in working backstage, email me and let me know. You do not have to prepare a musical selection ahead of time, but it would be good if you had one ready for auditions. We will also read from the script and there will be a few dance moves. Parts are available for many singers and dancers, and there are some roles available for non-singers. Below is a basic layout of the characters. Keep in mind that there can be many wives, children, sing-ers, dancers, etc. Thanks! Keith Smith

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Thursday, June 9, 2016

CCC&TI Honors Basic Law Enforcement Training Graduates

HUDSON, NC (June 7, 2016)…Caldwell Communi-ty College and Technical Institute recently honored its 43rd academy of graduates from the Basic Law Enforcement Training program. Eight graduates completed more than 660 hours of training over 16 weeks. Following the course, students had to suc-cessfully complete a rigorous physical exam as well as the standardized state tests.

Graduates, pictured left to right, are: Front row - Dillon Benge of Lenoir (Top POPAT Fitness Award); Jared Spray of Granite Falls (Andrew Bur-gess Academic Award); Bradley Beach Jr. of Lenoir (Platoon Leader, Gary Clark Driving Award and Overall Fitness Award); and Kyle Hartley of Lenoir (Hank Lane Report Writing Award). Back row - Josh Reuscher of Granite Falls; David Gragg of Lenoir (GRIT Award); Robert Campbell of Vilas; and Jordan Williams of Hickory (Top Gun Award).

For more information or to apply for CCC&TI’s Basic Law Enforcement Training program, which is now accepting applications for the Fall Semester, contact BLET Program Director Dennis Hopkins at 828-726-2750. Poovey's Chapel Baptist Church w ill have Vacation Bible School June 12-17 from 6:00-8:30pm for ages 2 through adult. The theme is Cave Quest: Following Jesus the Light of the World. Vans will run nightly. Call 728-7210 for more information. The church is located at 2822 Poovey's Chapel Church Rd, Hudson.

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John 14:24 “He that loveth me not keepeth not my saying; and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.”

The miracles of Jesus for the afflicted and suf-fering was the power of God working through Jesus. Every blessing comes from God, through Jesus to us. Jesus is the son of God. God is the source of all existence. Jesus was begotten by God. God gave to Jesus all that He is. Jesus got His divinity from the Father. The One that begot, had to be before the One who was begotten. God was in Jesus, recon-ciling the world to Himself. God anointed Je-sus, and gave Him power to bring good tid-ings to the afflicted. God gave Jesus the abil-ity to bind up the broken-hearted. God gave Jesus the words to proclaim liberty to the cap-tives. God through Jesus opened the prisons to those who were in bondage to sin. Jesus said that without God, He could do nothing. It was from God that compassion came through Jesus to Mankind. In all that Jesus did, He was cooperating with God, His Fa-ther. The works that Jesus did, was the Fa-ther working through Him. The words that Jesus spoke was the Father speaking through Him. In taking upon Himself humanity, Je-sus united His interest with Mankind, and through His Divinity He grasps the throne of God.

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Animal Birthday Party set for June 15

GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, NC (June 7, 2016)...How does a bear eat birthday cake?

With its bear hands, of course.

But don’t take our word for it. See for yourselves at Grandfather Mountain’s Animal Birthday Party on Wednesday, June 15.

The annual celebration includes a full day of special events designed to honor the black bears, bald ea-gles, deer, river otters and cougars that call Grandfather Mountain home. Most activities are included with park admission.

“This is a great way to celebrate all of the habitat animals, from our oldest bear, Gerry, at 27 years old, to our youngest otter, Oscar, who’s just two years old,” said Animal Habitats curator Christie Tipton. “We want to use this day to thank the animals for all they do to enrich our lives and to educate people about our native wildlife.”

Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Nature Museum, kids can make animal birthday cards and participate in a "Test Your Animal Knowledge" contest.

From 10:30 a.m. to noon, a Behind-the-Scenes Habitat Tour will be offered at a reduced rate of $20 per person. Guests can see where the cougars and otters sleep overnight, meet black bears not usually on display, observe a training session and learn more about why each animal lives at Grandfather Mountain. Space is limited, so the Behind-the-Scenes tours must be booked in advance by calling (828) 733-8715 or registering in the Nature Museum.

Fun and games commence at 10:30 a.m. and run through 12:30 p.m. just outside the Nature Museum.

At 11 a.m., visitors can join in the popular "Thicket Game" at the Let It Rain Picnic Shelter.

At 12:30 p.m., staff members will host a Keeper Talk inside the Nature Museum with some of the educa-tional animals, which include owls, snakes and a skunk.

At 1 p.m., an interactive activity will be held outside the Fudge Shop to introduce guests to the different types of animals that live on Grandfather Mountain. Free birthday cake will be available from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Fudge Shop.

At 1:30 p.m., join the habitat staff to make birthday enrichments for the animals at the Let It Rain Pic-nic Shelter. Help decorate the bears’ birthday cakes or prepare a homemade toy for Aspen the cougar.

At 2:15 p.m., when winners of the "Test Your Animal Knowledge" con-test are announced in the Nature Museum. Winners, along with one family member, get the rare opportunity to go behind the scenes and help habitat staff give the birthday enrichment to the animal they were most knowledgeable about.

The final activity of the day begins at 2:30 p.m., immediately after the announcement, in which visitors can head to the habitats to watch the animals receive their birthday enrichments. Visit grandfather.com for the full schedule. Continued on page 7...

Top photo: Grandfather Mountain ’s black bears love cake, and they’ll receive this once-a-year treat June 15 at the Animal Birthday Party, a day of fun activities to celebrate the park’s habitat animals. Bottom photo: As-pen the cougar guards his plastic egg toy, one of several items that generous contributors have donated to the Grandfather Mountain habitat animals. The animals will have a combined Animal Birthday Party on June 15 with events, activities and treats for both the animals and their human visitors.


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“They are very excited,” animal keeper supervisor Alexis Rowe said of the animals. “They can definitely sense that their birthdays are coming — and that we have special treats for them.”

Grandfather Mountain also offers several other ways friends of the animals can help improve their lives. The nonprofit park offers an Amazon.com wish list, listing toys and supplies that are appropriate for the Grandfather Mountain habitat animals. Donors can choose a gift for their favorite animal, purchase online and have it delivered straight to Grandfather Mountain for immediate enjoyment by the animal residents. The list of suggested items is available at http://bit.ly/GMAmazonWishlist.

Animal lovers also can contribute through the Grandfather Mountain Adopt-an-Animal Program. Hon-orary adopters receive a photo of their animal, certificate of adoption, informational sheet about the animal’s life and additional items at higher donation levels, including a plush animal, cast of an animal footprint, day pass to Grandfather Mountain, note cards or behind-the-scenes visits with the adopted animal. Adoption levels range from $25 to $300. More information is available online at http://bit.ly/1O5deat.

The not-for-profit Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation strives to inspire conservation of the natural world by helping guests explore, understand and value the wonders of Grandfather Mountain. For more information, call (800) 468-7325, or visit www.grandfather.com to plan a trip.

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Two Caldwell County ROTC students receive the H. L. Hunley Award

CALDWELL COUNTY, NC (June 6, 2016)…South Caldwell High School Cadet Todd Korobeyko and West Caldwell High School Cadet Estavian Martin were both recently presented with the H. L. Hunley Award by Ed Boldin, Adjutant of the J. Johnston Pettigrew Camp 1401 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV). The award was created by the South Carolina Division, SCV, to recognize deserving Junior ROTC cadets who have demonstrated the qualities of Honor, Courage, and Commitment to his or her unit throughout the school year. The award honors the crews of the Confeder-ate Submarine H. L. Hun-ley, the first submarine to sink an enemy vessel in combat. The program has been expanded beyond the Navy / Marine JROTC program to all branches of service and beyond the state of South Carolina to any interested school in the United States. Typi-cally, the award is given to a rising second year cadet identified by his JROTC instructors. Story and photos submitted by Sheila Williams.

In top photo: West Caldwell JROTC Cadet Estavi-an Martin. In bottom photo: South Caldwell JROTC Cadet Todd Korobeyko and Ed Boldin, Ad-jutant, J. Johnston Pettigrew Camp 1401. Photos courtesy of Sheila Williams.

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Avoid These Processed, Refined, Harmful Foods

Once you realize the harm caused to your body by unhealthy refined, chemicalized, deficient foods, you’ll want to eliminate these “killer” foods. Also avoid microwaved foods! Follow The Bragg Healthy Lifestyle to provide the basic, healthy nourishment to maintain your health.

*Refined sugar, artificial sweeteners (toxic aspartame) or their products such as jams, jellies, preserves, marmalades, yogurts, ice cream, sherbets, jello cake, candy, cookies, all chewing gum, colas & diet drinks, pies, pastries, and all sugared fruit juices and fruits canned in sugar syrup.

*White flour products such as white bread, wheat-white bread, enriched flours, rye bread that has white flour in it, dumplings, biscuits, buns, gravy, pasta, pancakes, waffles, soda crackers, pizza, ravioli, pies, pastries, cakes, cookies, prepared and commercial puddings and ready-mix bakery products. Most are made with dangerous (oxy-cholesterol) powdered milk and powdered eggs

*Salted foods, such as corn chips, potato chips, pretzels, crackers and nuts.

*Refined white rice and pearled barley *Fried fast foods *Indian ghee

*Refined sugar (also, aspartame), dry processed cereals – cornflakes, etc.

*Foods that contain olestra, palm and cottonseed oil. These additives are not fit for human consump-tion and should be totally avoided

*Peanuts and peanut butter that contain hydrogenated, hardened oils and any peanut mold and all molds that can cause allergies.

*Margarine – combines heart-deadly trans-fatty acids and saturated fats.

*Saturated fats and hydrogenated oils – enemies that clog the arteries

*Coffee, decaffeinated coffee, caffeinated tea and all alcoholic beverages. Also all caffeinated and sug-ared water-juices, all cola and soft drinks.

*Fresh pork and products *Fried, fatty, greasy meats *Irradiated GMO foods

*Smoked meats, such as ham, bacon, sausage and smoked fish

*Luncheon meats, hot dogs, salami, bologna, corned beef, pastrami and packaged meats containing dangerous sodium nitrate or nitrite.

*Dried fruits containing sulfur dioxide – a toxic preservative

*Don’t eat chickens or turkeys that have been injected with hormones or fed with commercial poultry feed containing any drugs or toxins

*Canned soups – read labels for sugar, salt, starch, flour and preservatives

*Foods containing benzoate of soda, salt, sugar, cream of tartar and any additives, drugs, preservatives; irradiated and genetically engineered foods

*Day-old cooked vegetables, potatoes and pre-mixed, wilted lifeless salads

*All commercial vinegars: pasteurized, filtered, distilled, white, malt and synthetic vinegars are dead vinegars!






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Dr. Herb Says, “Go Vegan”

Vegan means nothing animal; no meat, milk, cheese, yogurt, egg, ice cream, butter. Some people say: if you do not eat animal, where are you going to get your protein, calcium, and B-12? A cow stands all day and eats nothing but grass. So where does the cow get protein, calcium, and B-12? It is an established fact that a plant based diet is the healthiest. There is much scientific research to support this. More importantly, a plant based diet was designed by God for mankind. Vegan is the best diet. Vegan was the Garden of Eden diet. Vegan is the best way to eat for preventing cancer and other diseases. The fact is malnutrition and starvation will kill about 14 million people this year. If Americans reduced their intake of meat by just 10%, the land, water and ener-gy freed up from growing livestock feed, would feed 100 million people. Turning grain into flesh is extremely wasteful. Twenty vegetarians can be fed on the amount of land needed to feed one person on a meat-based diet. Another fact: it takes about 300 gal-lons of water per day to produce food for someone who is totally vegetarian, but it takes more than 4,000 gallons of water per day to create the food needed to feed a meat-eater. Meat is a dead animal carcass; we are humans, not crows. The kidneys of the meat-eater must work three times harder than the kidneys of a person who eats vegan. It takes meat four times longer to pass through the digestive tract, than for fruits, grains, beans and vegetables. The liability to take disease is increased tenfold by meat eating. Heart attack is the most common cause of death in the U.S., killing one person every 45 seconds. The male meat-eaters risk death from heart attack is 50%. The risk to men who eat no meat is 15%.

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Granite Falls Garden Club Yard of the Month presented recently

GRANITE FALLS, NC (06-04-2016)…The Granite Falls Garden Club presented Sonny and Judy Walker with the “Yard of the Month” honor for the month of May. The Walkers live on Shamrock Road in Granite Falls. The Walkers have flower beds in the front and back yard with window bas-kets containing annual flowers, knock out roses that bloom all summer with tender loving care that the Walkers give them.

The Garden Club will be presenting the “Yard of the Month” through October. Starting this year, we have included Vegetable Gardens along with land-scape yards.

If you would like to make a nomination for a Yard or Vegetable Garden, e-mail Garden Club president Barbara Ross at [email protected]. A gar-den club member will make a selection based on the landscaping and neatness of both categories.

Caldwell County Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications for housing now through August 15th. Applications are available at: Habitat Office/ReStore, 1216 Harper Avenue in Lenoir or online at www.caldwellhabitat.org. For more infor-mation call 828-758-8757.

Caldwell County Yokefellow/LEOS: Yokefellow needs a steady supply of empty egg car-tons. The Agricultural Extension is sharing eggs from NC State but they are presented in boxes on flats. Please save your egg cartons and take to Yokefellow.

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It’s Time to Get Your Passport!

LENOIR, NC (June 6, 2016)…Families looking for a lifetime of adventure that will create special memo-ries, look no further than North Carolina. North Carolina is home to 9 national parks and 41 sites with-in the state park system. This is definitely the year to get out and “find your park.” Both the national and state park systems are celebrating their centennial. If you are 16 years old in 2016, I think it is your year to get your national and state park passports. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, 16 in 2016 the centennial of both state and national parks! Even if you don’t see yourself as an outdoor person; take the step, consider the possibilities, and remember this is a lifetime journey.

Both park systems off the passport as a way to track your journey. Visitor centers offer stickers for a fee and a dated stamp for free. The passport also gives you some basic information about each park and its unique features. The NC State Park Passport also has a reward recognition section for every 10 state parks you visit. Websites are very informative and helpful in finding your park and planning your trip; and North Carolina includes a free comprehensive mobile app for iPhone, iPad and Android. www.ncparks.gov (http://www.ncparks.gov) and www.nps.gov (http://www.nps.gov)

Passports can be found at both National and State Park Visitor Centers. If you would like to give one as a gift, they can be purchased for someone else. The NC State Park Passport is free, simply request one at your next state park visit or call (919)707-9300 and request a set of passports for family and friends. Think creatively for graduation, birthdays, anniversaries and special events: give the gift of a picnic, passport, and park for a day.

If you are a 4th grade student or will be one someday, there is a special program just for you. “Every Kid in a Park” allows 4th grade students to receive a free National Park pass beginning in September. All of the details and your pass can be printed through www.everykidinapark.gov (http://www.everykidinapark.gov).

Caldwell County 4-H Youth Development is looking forward to our State Park Centennial Celebration. We will be covering 20 miles within 5 days at 5 state parks this summer.

Thank you to all of the 4-H adult volunteer, junior leaders and campers who are registered for this spe-cial week. Your passports are on their way to our office and will be shared with you soon. Look in your mailbox later this month, and don’t wait until August to get started on your passport. I hope you and your family will be inspired to get out there and “find your park.”

Written by Darlene Berry Caldwell County Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development / Family and Consumer Sciences

Google CS First Workshop Scheduled at FCW

GRANITE FALLS, NC (June 6, 2016)…Foothills Community Workshop in Granite Falls is pleased to host a Google CS-First session on Wednesday, June 15 and Thursday, June 16 from 4PM – 8:30PM. CS First is a free program that increases student access and exposure to computer science (CS) by using the block based Scratch language from MIT.

The program is intended for ages 9-14. The class and materials are free. More information on CS-First can be found at http://www.cs-first.com. To reserve a slot or get additional information, contact Michelle at [email protected] or (828) 754-5002.

Foothills Community Workshop (FCW) Website: www.foothillscommunityworkshop.org LEOS Golf Tournam ent is now an official Facebook Event. The date is W ednesday, July 20. Please go to your FB page and "Like" the event and invite all your "Friends" to the event. While you're on Facebook, link your church page to Yokefellow, LEOS, and Yokefellow Thrift Store.



“Summer Pops”– Symphony Under the Sails in Hickory

HICKORY, NC (June 6, 2016)…Join the Western Piedmont Symphony orchestra for another FREE mu-sical extravaganza on the square in downtown Hickory Under the Sails. The concert will be held on Sun-day, June 26 from 6-8 pm. Invite your family and friends and spend a beautiful summer evening listen-ing to the award-winning Western Piedmont Symphony perform many of your patriotic favorites, as well as familiar movie and TV show tunes. Featured artists for this concert are the WPS Trumpet Sec-tion, the WPS Trombone Section and Typewriter Virtuoso Peter Shanahan.

Don’t forget to bring a lawn chair. Pack your own picnic or visit one of the downtown restaurants. What a wonderful way to celebrate our freedoms and our nation’s 240th birthday! Weather location will be Drendel Auditorium at the SALT Block.

This free concert is graciously sponsored by the City of Hickory, the Hickory Metro Convention & Visi-tors Bureau, and Frye Regional Medical Center.

Western Piedmont Symphony is a grant recipient of the North Carolina Arts Council and a funded affili-ate of the United Arts Council of Catawba County. Business offices are located on the SALT Block at 243 Third Avenue NE, Hickory. Box office hours are 10:00 am until 2:00 pm daily. Visit the Symphony’s website at www.wpsymphony.org or contact them at 828.324.8603 or [email protected]. Grandview Park Baptist Church w ill have Vacation Bible School June 26 - July 1 from 6-9pm. The theme will be Cow-a-bunga Farm. There will be classes for nursery through adult. The van and bus will run nightly. If you have any questions call 754-7454, leave a message, and your call will be returned.

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Zac Pollard from Granite Falls, N.C. named to Presbyterian College provost’s list

CLINTON, SC (06-03-2016)…Zac Pollard of Granite Falls, N.C., has been named to the spring 2016 provost’s list at Presbyterian College. The provost’s list seeks to hon-or those students who achieved at least a 3.30 GPA.

Presbyterian College is located on a striking 240-acre campus in Clinton, between Columbia and Greenville, S.C. Offering challenging academics and a culture of hon-or, ethics, and service that prepares students to be leaders in communities, PC offers its students the benefit of engaging with an exceptional faculty who take individual interest in their students’ well-being, both personally and in the classroom. The Pres-byterian College School of Pharmacy opened in 2010, and is dedicated to the ideals of leadership, honor to the profession, and service to the community. For more infor-mation about Presbyterian College, visit www.presby.edu.

Happenings in our area...

June 11 - Double Header! Lenoir Oilers vs North Wake Fungo at 3pm at Walker Stadium in Lenoir

June 11 - Just Friends Jazz Trio at 7pm at the 1841 Café in Lenoir

June 11 - 2016 Farm Day at Farmwright Acres at 8pm at Farmwright Acres in Lenoir

June 12 - Art at the Little Red Barn at 2:30pm at Linville Falls Winery in Newland

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Google sponsors Wi-Fi on school buses

LENOIR, NC (06-03-2016)…The Education Foun-dation Inc. of Caldwell County and Google are the driving force behind a pilot program introduced at Gamewell Middle School to extend the school day to and from school on the yellow buses by provid-ing Internet access, technology devices and teacher tutors.

The pilot, now referred to in the Caldwell County Schools as the “rolling study hall,” is one of only a handful around the nation and possibly the first of its kind in North Carolina.

“We embrace this project that allows our students to have access to additional resources as they travel to school,” said Superintendent Dr. Steve Stone. “The partnership with Google and the support from the Education Foundation brought this con-cept to a reality, and its benefits are real in every sense.”

Nearly 100 devices have been deployed to bus rid-ers for use during the “rolling study hall,” where students complete homework, gather data, and utilize assigned instructional platforms. The grant also funds teacher tutors who provide technical support and instructional assistance on the bus during study time.

“For some kids in our community and communi-ties across the country, the digital highway and all the knowledge and opportunity it holds comes to an abrupt end when the school bell rings, “ said Caldwell County Google Site Hardware Operations Manager Enoch Moeller. “Google is proud to be part of a safe, well-supervised program that ex-tends these students’ Wi-Fi access to the world.”

Approximately 67 percent of the Gamewell Middle School population is assigned to one of the nine standard yellow buses. More than 400 miles are logged on the Gamewell Middle School buses each day, and throughout the district, the average bus route is 1.5 hours in the morning and in the after-noon.

Pat Triplett, Executive Director of the Education Foundation Inc. of Caldwell County, said that ex-citement and success are words coming from stu-dents and staff since the inception of the rolling study hall.

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“Students have already begun to gain skills and knowledge beyond the classroom while using new available technology.”

After a set-up stage for six weeks, each school bus has been fully equipped with cameras, Wi-Fi and electronic devices. The camera system is moni-tored by Gamewell staff through a live feed to the school. This has been an added benefit for the school’s administration.

“Discipline on the school bus has improved signifi-cantly,” said Monica Martin, Gamewell Middle Assistant Principal. “With more time on task, cou-pled with the monitoring feature of the cameras, we’ve had fewer discipline problems from students. It has become an extra security measure for the drivers as well. They can now focus more on the road and less on discipline.”

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Course for new members in July 2016 in Lenoir

LENOIR, NC (June 6, 2016)…Please share with family, friends, and organizations that may be in-terested in becoming Caldwell County CERT mem-bers. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR TAKING THIS CLASS. Registrations should be sent to [email protected] including name, email address, and phone number. Classes will be Tues-days, Thursdays, and Saturdays from July 19 to July 30 at Caldwell County Health and Human Services Building, 2345 Morganton Blvd SW, Le-noir, NC. For more details, go to our website at this link. https://caldwellcountycert.com/2016/06/05/cert-basic-training-class-for-new-members/

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Fireworks are Prohibited on all National Forest Land

ASHEVILLE, NC (June 7, 2016)…As the summer season begins, the National Forests of North Caro-lina reminds visitors that all fireworks, exploding targets and other pyrotechnic devices are prohibit-ed on all National Forest land, year-round, regard-less of weather conditions or holidays.

Forest Fire Management Officer Riva Duncan em-phasizes that, "Fireworks can and will cause wild-fires because they burn very hot. Even fireworks that seem innocent, like sparklers, can cause wild-fires."

Regulations are strictly enforced to protect the public and natural resources.

"National Forests are here for your use and enjoy-ment," said Forest Supervisor Allen Nicholas. "In order to ensure everyone's safety, please refrain from using any fireworks in the Forests."

The public is also urged to exercise caution with campfires. Never leave a campfire unattended. Make sure campfires are completely extinguished and cold to the touch before leaving the campsite.

U.S. 321 Getting Close

BLOWING ROCK, NC (June 7, 2016)...The end is almost in sight.

Work continues on U.S. 321 through Blowing Rock on days when the weather cooperates. Construc-tion crews cleared another milestone in early June with the completion of a temporary traffic shift near the Food Lion Shopping Center.

With the completion of that work, access to and from Goforth Road near Green Park Inn will be permanently closed. The N.C. Department of Transportation and contractor Maymead, Inc., have installed message boards announcing the clo-sure and significant change in traffic patterns.

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“Movies with Mike”

LENOIR, NC (June 7, 2016)...Here at the Caldwell Journal we are quite excited to share Mike Holsclaw’s movie interests and knowledge with you. We hope that you enjoy his writings as much as we have! Below is the first in a series of writings by Mike.

Ladies and Gentlemen, by Mike Holsclaw on May 5th, 2016

Hello!

My name is Michael Holsclaw, I work in the Hudson branch of the Caldwell County Public Library, and for the last five years I have been in charge of a program called "Movies with Mike." At 6pm on the first Thursday of each month, in a meeting room on the lower half of the Lenoir library, I meet with any and all film fans who are interested in watching a classic film I've selected for that month. I begin by making a brief comment about the film (which hopefully gives some sense of its context), show the film, and then share an often spirited conversation with a group I've come to call "the usual suspects," a cadre of regular attendees who are as passionate about movies as I am. Although some of them have been coming for years, "newbies" are always welcome as well; we're an exceedingly tolerant group and we thrive on fresh opinions and perspectives.

The reason I've continued the program for all these years is because it affords me the opportunity to participate, in a small way, in one of our culture's Four Great Dialogues. In my opinion, there are four topics of ongoing discussion which everyone who consumes popular culture is engaging in: Literature, Music, Film, and Television. For the actively interested, being a part of these Four Dialogues adds vitali-ty to our daily lives and, of the four, Film is the one I have the longest history with and greatest affinity for.

Frankly, it’s true that the 21st century hasn't been cinema's most shining hour; Television, with its most recent Golden Age, has a subtlety and sophistication that is currently eclipsing anything at the Cineplex. Still, at one time, film in America was, as "Sopranos" creator David Chase described it, "a secular cathe-dral" and it’s that illustrious history that I celebrate. Myself, I can still feel that aesthetic epiphany as much as i did in the beginning; even now, watching "Citizen Kane" or "The Best Years of our Lives” for the umpteenth time can fill me with a sense of transcendence about what an artist at the top of his form can accomplish.

The week of May 5th, my film was "This Land is Mine!", released in 1943 and directed by famed French director Jean Renoir. What I found most exciting about this film is that it is, on its surface, a piece of agitprop against the Nazi invasion of France but the director of “Grand Illusion" and "The Rules of the Game" was temperamentally incapable of producing just a crude anti-fascist Sunday supplement; in addition to being a powerful polemic in defense of democracies, it also works as a psychologically in-sightful drama about what individuals will do when faced with the domination of a totalitarian state. If this short description piques your interest, please consider joining us in room 3 the first Thursday of each month. You might be pleasantly surprised by how much fun you'll have!

To comment, contact me at [email protected] Learn more about classic films and enjoy the magic of movies at Movies with Mike. Held the 1st Thursday of each month at 6:00pm downstairs at the Lenoir Library. This program is free and popcorn is provided! July's film stars Michael Douglas and was directed by Joel Schumacher. For more information, please call 828-728-4207. Cald-well County Public Library website: http://ccpl.libguides.com/main

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