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Granite Falls Journal

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Rhodhiss Town Manager & Administrative Assistant Retire

By Sherrie Hartsoe Sigmon...During the week of July 14, 2014, the Rhodhiss Town Manager, Bar-bara Harmon, and the Town of Rhodhiss Administrative Assistant, Diane Eckard retired. A retirement dinner was held in their honor on Thursday, July 17 at the Club Cola facility in Granite Falls. Over 100 people attended this celebration. Both worked for the Town of Rhodhiss for seven years. During their tenure Rhodhiss was awarded two grants. The first grant funds the building of the Horseshoe Park, and the second grant notification was announced during the ceremony. Rhodhiss has been awarded $3 mil-lion to replace the water system. Barbara and Diane have been instrumental in improving the town, and their love for the Town of Rhodhiss was acknowledged by Mayor Rick Justice and Commissioners, Joe Kirby, Mike Phillips, Allen Spencer, and Dean Isenhour. For all of their hard work, Barbara and Diane were awarded Keys to the Town of Rhodhiss by the Mayor and Commissioners. Only one other person has received a key to the town, and that was Grant Wilson. The people of Rhodhiss would like to wish Barbara and Diane a very happy retirement.

Festival On Main To Include Beer Garden This Year

On Monday, July 21, 2014 the Granite Falls Town Council approved allowing a beer garden at the Granite Falls Merchants Association Festival on Main that will be held Saturday, September 20, 2014 from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in downtown Granite Falls. Seth Eckard with The Granite Falls Rotary Club presented the proposal for the beer garden that would be co-hosted by the Rotary Club and the Granite Falls Brewery. All proceeds from the beer garden would be used for Rotary Club projects, which include scholarships, the “Feed the Future” backpack program and the Granite Falls Veterans Monu-ment. Information provided by the Town of Granite Falls.

An Empty, Forgotten Building

This building is located on the old Shu-ford Mills property just below the Mill Pond Dam and across from the waste water plant. It apparently housed the turbines that generated electricity for Shuford Mills. There are probably many stories that can be told about this build-ing from days past. If you have any in-formation or stories that you would like to share about this building, please feel free to contact us at:

mark.jackson@ thegranitefallsjournal.com

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Granite Falls Journal Recipe Of The Week

Beef Burgundy

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef, sirloin 1/4 cup chopped onions

1 can (14.5 oz.) beef broth 1 can cold water

2 tablespoons flour 3/4 cup canned mushroom slices

1 clove garlic, minced 1 cup Burgundy wine 8 oz. cooked noodles

Instructions

Divide ground beef into 4 equal parts and shape into oblong patties. Place in a cold skillet with on-ions. Turn heat to medium and cook until browned on one side. Turn over and brown other side until there is no longer pink showing, when pierced with a fork. Remove from skillet and set aside. Add broth. Stir flour into water until smooth and pour into skil-let. Add mushrooms, garlic and water. Cook until gravy is thickened to your preference. Stir in wine. Add beef patties and cook until all is hot and bubbly. Remove from heat and serve on noodles, rice, or mashed potatoes.

Granite Falls Journal Quote of the Week

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Aristotle

GF Journal Weather

Wednesday (23rd): Couple of t-storms. High 80 Low 66 Precipitation: 0.53 in.

Thursday (24th): Couple of t-storms. High 88 Low 68 Precipitation: 0.26 in.

Friday (25th): T-storms. High 84 Low 63 Precipitation: 0.30 in.

Saturday (26th): A shower or t-storm in spots. High 83 Low 62 Precipitation: 0.08 in.

Sunday (27th): A stray afternoon t-storm. High 86 Low 66 Precipitation: 0.11 in.

Monday (28th): Partly sunny with a t-storm. High 87 Low 66 Precipitation: 0.15 in.

Tuesday (29th): Some sun, a strong t-storm. High 85 Low 64 Precipitation: 0.31 in.

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Catawba Valley Community Foundation Accepting

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tion…The board of advisors of the Catawba Valley Community Foundation is currently accepting grant requests for community projects funded from its Community Endowment according to Grey Scheer, Chair of the CVCF Grants Committee. Nonprofit organizations serving general charita-ble needs in Alexander, Caldwell, and Catawba counties are eligible to apply. The 2014 grant ap-plication period for the Catawba Valley Community Endowment will be open until Tuesday, August 12, 2014. Grants typically range from $1,000 to $2,500. The Catawba Valley Community Foundation will also consider requests for up to $5,000 for high impact projects or initiatives. Requests exceeding $2,500 should focus on addressing systemic chal-lenges and affecting long-term community change and/or organizational sustainability in areas in-cluding, but not limited to, education, youth devel-opment, health and wellness, and economic devel-opment and quality of life issues Visit nccommu-nityfoundation.org to access the online grant appli-cation.

About the Catawba Valley Community Foundation: The Catawba Valley Community Foundation is an affiliate of the North Carolina Community Founda-tion. Established in 1997, the Catawba Valley Com-munity Foundation has 54 endowment funds with total assets of over $12.5 million. In addition to Scheer, CVCF board members are: Roseanna Brown, Chair; Bob Floyd, Vice-Chair;; Shuford Abernethy, Alex Bernhardt, Jr., Hunt Broyhill, Kimberly George, Kristi Moretz-Icard, Dennis Smart, Jimmy Summerlin, John Teeter, Stephen Thomas, and Bruce Vanderbloemen. For further information, contact any board mem-ber or NC Community Foundation Regional Asso-c i a t e , J o h n F r a n c i s , a t j f r a n [email protected], or visit the NCCF website at nccommunityfoundation.org.

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Dr. Herb Says….Take These Steps To Health

Parasites: Uninvited Guests

“Once upon a time in the 1930‟s in New York City, there lived many fresh fish lovers, “writes Robert S Desowitz, Ph. D., in his book New Guinea Tapeworms and Jewish Grandmothers (W.W. Norton & Company. They would venture to markets where huge tanks filled with water held live pike, pickerel and carp from Minnesota and Wisconsin lakes. Scandinavian fishermen had moved to that area and were supplying the fish, which had become infected with a tapeworm that can reach up to 45 feet, ac-cording to Desowitz. Customers included housewives who took the fish and transformed them into gefilte fish, minced fish pressed into balls and boiled until done. “The „until done‟ is the tricky part,” says Desowitz. The grandmothers of that time would sample the fish until it was cooked just right. “The early samples were still quite raw and if infected, contained vi-able worm larvae. In this way, many a nice old lady of Gotham unwittingly acquired a forty foot Scan-dinavian immigrant in her digestive tract.” It‟s true! Persistent parasites abound. Whether you drive an expensive sports car, live in a lovely gar-den home surrounded by a white picket fence, or wander shoeless in search of food, you can serve as host to pesky worms vying for your attention. Finally, we can admit that, yes, most of us have parasites. Fortunately, they can be easily eliminated. “Parasite” comes from a Greek word meaning “one who eats off the table of another.” How fitting. A parasite survives by hijacking another organism, robbing it of nutrients, and thanking it by leaving be-hind toxic waste. Obviously, we would be much happier without having these pint-sized freeloaders around. Yet, there are over 100 different types of parasites that can live in human hosts. Since the world‟s population is becoming more mobile, with U.S. tourists traveling to foreign countries where parasites are prevalent and immigrants moving to the U.S. from these countries, parasitic infections are increas-ing. Worms are prolific little creatures. They can release tens of thousands of eggs at a time, and it‟s the eggs or the freshly hatched larvae that we inadvertently pick up as we walk barefoot or garden in in-fested soil. Parasitic infection may spread through contaminated water, fruits, vegetables, grains, poul-try, fish, or meat. Parasites, in addition, can be transferred from pet to owner. Since children spend more time outdoors, they‟re more likely than adults to be exposed to parasites. Signs of infection in-clude a runny nose, nighttime, restlessness, and blisters on the lower lip inside the mouth. If you become infected, be prepared for a rough time. Infected individuals may feel bloated, tired and hungry. They may have allergies, anemia, lethargy, fuzzy thinking, headaches, and roller coastering blood sugar levels. They may experience restlessness, hair loss, diarrhea, arthritis, mineral imbalances and nighttime teeth grinding. One or more symptoms may occur to a greater or lesser degree depend-ing upon the individual. But the fact remains, parasitic infections may have reached epidemic levels in this country.

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Types of Parasites

Parasites include an amazing cast of characters that can end up taking residence in our bodies. There are four different groups to choose from: roundworms, tapeworms, single celled protozoans and flukes. Roundworms exist worldwide especially in warmer climates. Twenty-five percent of the world‟s population may be infected with roundworms, which can reach the size of pencils and ingrate down the digestive tract where they attach to intestine walls and ingest blood. The victim may experience nau-sea, indigestion, diarrhea, anemia and listlessness. Whipworms are small, about 3 to 5 centimeters long, and infect the large intestine. Pinworms are the most common roundworms in the U.S., and inhabit mostly crowded areas such as schools, day care centers and mental hospitals. They can be as contagious as the flu, and usually infect several members of one family. Trichinae are tiny roundworms found in the muscle of infected animals, usually pigs that cause trichi-nosis, a disease characterized by intestinal disorders, fever, muscular swelling, pain and insomnia. If you eat pork, be careful since even a small uncooked portion can lead to infection. Always cook pork until it‟s well done. Minuscule single celled potozoans permeate our environment and harm more people worldwide than any other parasite. Protozoans form cysts, or resting stage, where they become resistant to tempera-ture extremes, chemicals, and drying. Humans can easily ingest these small cysts, and many of us have been exposed. Yet, our immune systems come to the rescue and eliminate the cysts, keeping them un-der control. Individuals with a weakened immune system due to stress or illness, however, may experi-ence outbreaks curable with certain herbs. Common throughout the world, tapeworms are long and ribbon like. Humans can ingest tapeworm larvae by eating raw or under cooked beef, pork and fish, or from coming in contact with infected ani-mals or contaminated grains. Tapeworms live in our intestines and absorb nutrients through their skin. People with tapeworm infections feel dizzy, toxic, have unclear thinking, high and low blood sugar levels, hunger pains, poor digestion and allergies. The various species of flukes, tiny flat worms that look like odd shaped pancakes, include liver flukes, blood flukes, lung flukes and intestinal flukes. Humans can become infected by eating raw or under cooked seafood, eating infected vegetation like water chestnuts or watercress, or drinking or wading in infected water. Once inside the body the flukes migrate to various organs and may cause liver swelling, jaundice, weakened lungs and blood clots.

Simple, Herbal Remedies

As you can tell it doesn‟t take Stone Age sanitation habits or a lengthy trip exploring dense jungles to increase parasitic infection risks. The little beasts are almost everywhere. Yet many medical doctors hesitate to diagnose parasitic infection and won‟t treat the infection unless symptoms are serious. Even though we‟ve always had to deal with parasites, medical doctors have found that patients don‟t want to hear about them.

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Simple, Herbal Remedies

It‟s just as well. The drugs most physicians use against parasitic infection work on the premise of dif-ferential toxicity, which means that the drug is hopefully more toxic to the parasite than to us. Side effects include nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, rashes and headaches. Fortunately there are gentler herbal remedies that rid systems of persistent parasites. Some work better in combinations and some are very strong, so it‟s best to obtain advice from an herbalist before ingesting them. Take herbal remedies before meals on an empty stomach and if you can, wait until just before the full moon since worms may be more active then. Begin taking herbs five days before the full moon and continue for about two weeks. Rascal, an aptly named herbal combination from Kroeger Herbs of pumpkin seeds, garlic, cramp bark, capsicum and thyme can chase away tapeworms. An herbal mixture of black walnut leaves, wormwood, quassia, cloves and male fern call Wormwood Combination helps eliminate round-worms. Two parts wormwood, one part sage and three parts capsicum is an effective combination against worms. Black walnut, sassafras and pine needles also work.

Preventive Tips

· Be sure that all meat, chicken and fish are cooked thoroughly.

· Don’t use a microwave to cook meat, chicken or fish. Microwaves don‟t heat foods completely.

· Always wash your hands, kitchen counters and utensils with hot soapy water after cutting or

handling raw meat, fish or chicken.

· Wear gloves when changing the cat box. De-worm pets periodically.

· Avoid swallowing river, stream or lake water when swimming in them altogether.

· Eat high fiber foods and avoid sugar and other refined carbohydrates.

· Keep your body slightly acidic by including pumpkin seeds, calmyrna figs, garlic apple cider

vinegar, cranberry juice and pomegranates in your diet.

· Avoid eating water chestnuts and watercress.

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What you have to know about parasites

Once worms or parasites are established in the body, these invaders do four things: I. Worms can cause physical trauma to the body by the perforation of the intestines, the circulatory system, and lungs, liver and so on. When chyme is released into the perforated intestines it oozes into the lymph system. Allergies are the first reaction. In other words, worms can make “Swiss cheese” out of your organs. (Chyme is the mixture prepared in the duodenum so the intestine can absorb it.) II. Worms can also erode damage or block certain organs. They can lump together and make a ball, a tumor so to speak. They can go into the brain, heart, lungs, and make untold misery for the host. III. Parasites have to eat, so they rob us of our nutrients. They like to take the best of our vitamins and amino acids and leave the rest to us. Many people become anemic. Drowsiness after meals is another sign that worms are present. IV. The last and most important way these scavengers cause damage is by poisoning us with their toxic waste. Each worm gives off certain metabolic waste products that our already weakened bodies have trouble disposing of. The poisoning of the host with the parasite‟s waste is a condition called “verminous intoxication.” It can be very serious for the sufferer and it is difficult to diagnose. An infected individual may feel bloated, tired or hungry, and also have allergies, gas unclear thinking and generally may feel toxic. Certain parasites have the ability to fool the body of the host into thinking that the worm is a normal part of the body tissue; therefore, the body will not fight the intruder. The host now works twice as hard to remove both its own waste and that of the parasite. Parasites can be present in any disease. Most doctors will not necessarily treat every infection unless the infection is heavy and the host is showing serious signs of disease. From his standpoint this may be justifiably so because many of the drugs that are used to treat an infection are very strong. They work on the premise of differential toxicity. This means that the drug is hopefully more toxic to the parasite than it would be to the host. Sometimes this margin is slim. Most people with parasitic infections are also usually undernourished, weak, full of either viral, fungal or bacterial infections, and have various types of chemical and metal poisoning. God has allowed us some help. When you treat a person naturally for a parasitic infection it is best to treat the whole person usually involving some form of de-tox program and nutritional rebuilding program allowing the body to restore balance and health. This, along with an understanding of how the infection was acquired and how to avoid the infection in the future will allow the individual to become more self-reliant in the area of health care.

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Proverbs 8:17 “I love them that love me; and those that seek early shall find me.” Have you ever heard someone say that it is too hard to be a Christian? How hard is it to do something that you love? How hard is it to be around people whom you love? How hard is it to eat something that you love? If it seems too hard to be a Christian, maybe something is missing called love. Where did love come from? What is love? Webster says, “A strong liking; to be delighted with; to de-light; Admiration with loyal attachment.” There are many times and ways to think of, and use the word love. The best way to know and understand love is to look at love, and experience, and get to know love. God is love. God is where love came from. Get to know, understand, look at, and experience God. Study the Bible, and learn how that God loves us so much, He gave us His only begotten Son, so we could have eternal life, and come to Heaven, and live with Him forever. If a man loves a woman, and proposes to her, “Will you marry me,” if she says “no”, there will be no marriage. God loves us, and has proposed to us to be His bride. Do not say “no”. Get to know God, you will love Him, and say “yes”.

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Continental Structural Plastics To Acquire Magna’s

Composites Operations Acquisition Positions CSP Favorably for On-going

Growth and Innovation

Auburn Hills, Michigan – July 17, 2014 —Continental Structural Plastics (CSP), a global leader in lightweight composite solutions, an-nounced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the composites operations of Magna Ex-teriors. This acquisition, which will make CSP the world‟s largest sheet molding composites (SMC) compounder and manufacturer, includes the assets of five Magna facilities located in North America. “This acquisition further demonstrates our com-mitment to become the global leader in light-weighting solutions,” said Frank Macher, chairman and CEO of CSP. “The incremental capacity and resources gained position us extremely well for on-going growth and the ability to pursue a number of new business opportunities.” Under the terms of the agreement, CSP will ac-quire Magna Composites manufacturing facilities located in Lenoir, Newton, and Salisbury, North Carolina; and Saltillo, Mexico, and a compounding facility located in Grabill, Indiana. Collectively, these facilities employ more than 1,000 people and encompass 600,000 square-feet of manufacturing space. “We have a solid foundation upon which we are building a bigger, more competitive company,” Macher added. “Through this acquisition, we gain significant heavy truck and consumer products expertise, as well as an expanded manufacturing footprint and broad range of manufacturing and technical capabilities.” Manufacturing equipment and technical capabili-ties included in the transaction include SMC com-pression molding machines ranging from 175T to 4,000T; horizontal presses; a prime paint line; ro-botic water jet machines, bonding applications and routing; and CNC routing. "It is exciting to welcome such an innovative and progressive company to our community. We have been favorably impressed with the executive team and are eager to work with them as they grow and



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Continental Structural Plastics To Acquire Magna’s

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expand in Caldwell County," said Deborah Murray, executive director, Caldwell County Economic De-velopment Commission, after a visit with the CSP management team at the Lenoir, North Carolina plant.

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Caldwell County Youth Football League Sign Ups

The Caldwell County Youth Football League will be hosting sign ups for grades 1st through 6th for the 2014 season on Saturday, August 9th and Sat-urday, August 16th at either Granite Falls Recrea-tion Center or Mulberry Recreation Center from 9am to noon. Those interested in playing will need to bring their last report card and a copy of their birth certificate. Also if the child attends or will attend Gamewell Middle or if they attend or will attend William Lenoir Middle School they will sign up at Mulberry Recreation Center. Those attend-ing or will be attending Hudson Middle or Granite Falls Middle Schools will sign up at Granite Falls Recreation Center. Those who attended a K-8 school (Oak Hill, Kings Creek Happy Valley, or Collettsville) will sign up at the Mulberry Recrea-tion Center. Also, the week of the 11th camp will be held at Hudson Recreation Center for all age groups 1st through 8th grades.

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Caldwell County Health Department’s Process of

Service Due to Change

By the Caldwell County Health Depart-

ment...Caldwell County Health Department has been involved in the Quality Improvement 101 pro-gram through the Centers for Public Health Quality since April of this year. During this program, proc-esses in the department have been evaluated to find where waste, such as long wait times, non-value added forms and extra steps, may be an is-sue. Through this program, the QI team has been working on improving the Family Planning Clinic flow. The aim of this project is to decrease the ap-pointment time clients experience during a family planning visit. A family planning visit includes an-nual and new physicals. At this time, a family plan-ning visit takes an average of an hour and fifty minutes. It is anticipated that the quality improve-ment process, changes method will be made to bet-ter serve clients and decrease the time they spend at the department during visits. The QI project will be impacting other processes at the Health Department. Changes will not only affect family planning clients, but other appoint-ment types as well. One change already imple-mented is how patients are called back to be seen. Patients will now be seen in the order of appoint-ment time. For example, walk-ins and those more than 15 minutes early for their appointments will have a longer wait than in the past. This will allow those with appointments, arriving on time, to be-come priority. “This will allow us to put our sched-uled patients first, which is what is really impor-tant to us” says Jessica Watson, Registration Clerk. The QI 101 Project will bring a number of changes

over the next few months to the Health Depart-

ment. During July 22-July 25th a representative

from NC State University will be visiting the Health

Department to help facilitate a Kaizen Event. Dur-

ing this time, clients are asked to be patient with

staff as a number of different changes to the clinic

will be tested at one time. “This is an exciting time

for our Health Department.



Caldwell County Health Department’s Process of

Service Due to Change Continued from page 18...

Public health is changing and we need to make

sure we are changing as well. It is our goal to put

our patients and community first. Therefore, we

will continue to improve our processes to better

serve those who choose to come to the health de-

partment for care” says Brittany Dobbins, QI Team

Lead.

QI is an ongoing process; therefore, changes will continue to be made after the program ends. The Health Department is eager to hear from the com-munity and patients. Comments from clients will allow more changes to happen at the Health De-partment to improve the quality of care that is given. Customer Surveys can be found online at www.caldwellcountync.org or in the lobby of the Health Department. Please take the time to let the QI team know what you think and give them your ideas. Questions and ideas regarding the QI process or changes can also be sent directly to one of our QI team members listed below.

QI Team Members Brittany Dobbins: [email protected];

828-426-8413 Ludi Driggs: [email protected]

Jill Gragg: [email protected] Audrey Harmon: [email protected] LaShanda Moore: [email protected]

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CCC&TI Celebrates 10th Class Of Electrical Lineman

By CCC&TI...CCC&TI celebrated the 10th class of Electrical Lineman with a completion ceremony on Tuesday, July 15 at the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center in Lenoir. Participating in the ceremony were: Back row, left to right: Steve Stilwell, instructor, Matt Ward, Jacob Taylor, Chad Hunt, Andrew Campbell, Collin Poarch, Trey Ste-v e n s a n d D e a n Ford, instructor. Front row, left to right: David Mikeal, instructor, Des-mond Parham, Chad Audet, Casey Miller, D a l t o n C a l d w e l l a nd Da vi d Co f -fey, instructor.

The next series of Electrical Lineman classes begin in August and May on the Cald-well Campus in Hud-son.

For more info, call 828-726-2242.

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Pleasant Hill Baptist Church 699 Pleasant Hill Road Lenoir, NC 28645

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church

Admitting You Are Wrong

Tough isn‟t it! Personal pride is the silent devil inside of you defending your egotistical rights, reaffirming that you were right no matter what the other 50 people said! Even when all evidence proves that you were in the wrong don‟t worry; excuses and a good friend of humanity called blame will come to your rescue to secure your dignity and give you permission to point the finger of wrong on someone else: Sound familiar? The last ticket I received proves my point; how could (I) be wrong? I blamed the policeman, the government, the president and the Russians to keep from admitting I was wrong! It was my pastor‟s fault and I was the pastor! I paid the fine and apologized to God for my foolish behav-ior as one of his children. Many arguments and fights could be avoided if somebody was willing to admit they were wrong. Think of how many churches, businesses and relationships have suf-fered great damage due to an unwillingness to admit wrong. Let‟s reverse this destructive pattern. Take a deep breath, look at the evidence, take a pride swallow and simply admit; “I was wroooong.” You‟ll feel better and the receiving party will re-spect you more than you will ever know. Most of all Jesus will be proud of you and the root of bitterness will be nipped in the bud. Related Scripture - James 5:16

We invite you to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church at 699 Pleasant Hill Road in Lenoir. Call 828-726-6564 for

more information. God Bless You, Pastor John Gray

CCC&TI Happenings

Donna Church, Executive Assistant to the Presi-dent and Board of Trustees, swears in Dale Hamby, George Robinson and Alvin Daughtridge to the Caldwell Community College and Technical Insti-

tute Board of Trustees at Wednesday‟s meeting on the campus in H u d s o n . Hamby, who was appointed by the Caldwell County Board of Commis-

sioners and Robinson, who was appointed by the Governor, are new additions to the Board of Trus-tees. Hamby is an attorney with a practice based in Granite Falls. Robinson is a business owner and currently serves as mayor of the Village of Cedar Rock. Daughtridge, who returns to the CCC&TI Board of Trustees on a re-appointment by the Caldwell Board of Education, is an executive with Fairfield Chair Company. The appointments are four-year terms.

Caldwell Community College and Technical Insti-tute Student Government Association President Joel Pitman is sworn in by Donna Church, Execu-

tive Assis-tant to the P r e s i d e n t and Board of Trustees, at Wednes-d a y ‟ s C C C & T I Board of T r u s t e e s meeting on the campus

in Hudson. Also sworn in at the meeting were Dale Hamby, George Robinson and Alvin Daught-ridge. Pitman returns to the Board after being re-elected to a second 1-year term as SGA President. Pitman is studying Nuclear Medicine at CCC&TI.


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