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ECA Members Project for Operation Purple
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Recently members of the Halifax County Extension & Community Association met to make pencil cases. The pencil cases will be given to campers attending the Operation Purple Heart Camp the week of August 10-16, 2008, at the 4-H Rural Life Center. The club members chose this project as a way to remind the campers of their time in Halifax County. Operation Purple Heart is the fist full week residential camp that has been held
NC HealthyBuilt Homes
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HealthyBuilt Homes Orientation Interested homebuilders and building professionals are invited to a half-day introduction to the NC HealthyBuilt Homes (HBH) Programs, a statewide green builder program. The NC HBH Program provides visibility and third party certification of homes for homebuilders who build sustainable, high performance homes and provides educational and marketing support. The training is a requirement for builders who wish to build NC HealthyBuilt Homes; it is also an extremely useful
NC HealthyBuilt Homes
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HealthyBuilt Homes Orientation Interested homebuilders and building professionals are invited to a half-day introduction to the NC HealthyBuilt Homes (HBH) Programs, a statewide green builder program. The NC HBH Program provides visibility and third party certification of homes for homebuilders who build sustainable, high performance homes and provides educational and marketing support. The training is a requirement for builders who wish to build NC HealthyBuilt Homes; it is also an extremely useful
Burke County Fair Events
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The first of AUGUST brings lots of opportunities for Burke County citizens to be entertained and involved! The Burke County Fair runs August 5-9, 2008. I know most of you are saying, WOW that’s early?! Well, this year there are MANY opportunities for families and individuals to participate and have lots of FUN!!! Not to mention, this is the prefect time of the year to CELEBRATE our Local Farmers! Burke County citizens both
STILL IN A DROUGHT
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Weather experts say the drought of 2007 was the worst on record. While the media is reporting drought conditions have improved and that a good percentage of the state is out of the drought, the US Drought Monitor and the North Carolina Drought Advisory Council shows Lee County is still in the “Moderate Drought” category. Eric Griffin. Director of Lee County Emergency Management reports from an emergency
Disaster Preparedness
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Northampton County’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) met today (July 8) in preparation for hurricane season. Just as emergency responders must be prepared for disasters, so must the citizens of the Roanoke Chowan area.The time to prepare for a disaster is before it strikes. While a hurricane is the first to come to mind when a disaster is mentioned, the wildfires in Eastern North Carolina and California serve as a reminder that disasters come in
Volunteer Appreciation Banquet
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The annual Volunteer Appreciation dinner was held Thursday, June 26, 2008. The theme was "Puttin' On The Dog". Volunteers were recognized and honored with a hot dog dinner, a program and door prizes.This event was sponsored by the Office on Aging, the J.W. Faison Senior Center, the Northampton County Health Department and the Northampton Center of NC Cooperative Extension.
Hoke County Volunteers Honored
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The annual County of Hoke/City of Raeford Volunteer Appreciation Dinner was held Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at West Hoke Middle School Cafeteria. Volunteers were recognized and honored with dinner, certificates and plaques.Keith Walters, County Extension Director with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, welcomed everyone. James Leach, Chairman of the Hoke County Board of Commissioners, John K. McNeill III, Mayor, City of Raeford and Rosa McAllister-McRae, Chairman of Hoke County School Board brought
Local Volunteer Participates in State-Level Cooperative Extension Retreat
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Chuck Moseley of Burke County participated in a three-day joint retreat of the State Advisory Council for North Carolina Cooperative Extension, North Carolina State University and the Strategic Planning Council, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, North Carolina A&T State University, held June 3 – 5th in Winston-Salem.The 33-member North Carolina State University Advisory Council includes volunteer leaders from across North Carolina who help provide policy direction for Cooperative Extension as does the membership of
Rain Barrels available from Master Gardeners
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The Roanoke Valley Master Gardeners have begun building and selling rain barrels to assist gardeners with water conservation measures. Placing a rain barrel under your downspout can help catch and store rain water, which you can later use in the garden as needed. Even though the recent rains have helped lessen some of the pressure put on gardeners by the