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EntoGenetics has an eye on Anson County
(February 3, 2010) -- The following article, first published on The Anson Biz-zine on Jan. 25, reflects corrected copy as requested by Robert Olinger of EntoGenetics:
Soon, Anson County will have genetically-altered silkworms being harvested from white mulberry trees on a tract managed by Charlotte-based EntoGenetics.
The EntoGenetics announcement was part of a report to the Anson Economic Development Corp.'s Board of Directors on Jan. 21. The report was made by Misty Harris, the county's economic development director.
EntoGenetics has successfully crossed the genes of the spider and the silkworm, and the result will be a spider-silk fiber that creates smaller sutures for heart valves, replaces fiberglass in automobiles, and be used by the military. The replicated spider-silk will be more flexible and lighter than Kevlar, a thick plastic product.
A forbes.com interview with David Brigham, EntoGenetics CEO, may be viewed by clicking here.
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SPCC Emergency Medical Services Coordinator Robby Smith,
left, and Vice President of Workforce Development and Continuing
Education Stuart Wasilowski work with one of the medium-fidelity
mannequins now being used in the college’s Basic Life Support lab. |
SPCC Basic Life Support lab gets nearly lifelike mannequins
(February 3, 2010) -- Giving CPR, or cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, is harder than it looks. Many people misjudge the amount of pressure they need to apply when compressing and underestimate the amount of energy expended when doing it.
New medium-fidelity mannequins in South Piedmont Community College’s Basic Life Support lab provide a nearly lifelike experience for students, who will see just how hard it is. Medium-fidelity refers to how lifelike the mannequin is; high-fidelity mannequins would seem even more human.
Stuart Wasilowski, vice president of Workforce Development and Continuing Education, said the first class of CPR students to use the mannequins “were blown away by the hands-on experience and to be able to get the real-time feedback.
“On the (computer) monitor, they could see if they were compressing deep enough,” he said. “They were stunned at how hard it was.”
It also showed them why it is important to work with a partner when performing CPR. “They need to know they’re only good for two good cycles of CPR,” Wasilowski said. “I can’t imagine doing another CPR class without them.”
 “The mannequins give the students a more lifelike scenario since they interact with the students,” EMS Coordinator Robby Smith said. “They breathe, talk and have other human-like movements. Usually, once the students get use to the idea of working with them it tends to allow them to get more from the education by seeing and doing at the same time.”
The college recently purchased two of the mannequins and upgraded a third one that it already owned. The mannequins emit heart and breath sounds, and they have pulses and blood pressures. They can also be intubated, i.e., have tubes stuck in them. “It’s real hard to get people to practice that because it’s hard to find volunteers,” Wasilowski said with a laugh.
A wireless remote allows instructors to run different scenarios and “change any of the physiological activities” when students are working with the mannequins,” Wasilowski said, noting that there are 10 scenarios already built in.
“It really enables us to provide some extraordinary training for the layman who walks in the door and just wants some basic CPR, or the EMT and paramedics who just want some advanced training,” he said.
These mannequins are not quite as advanced as the mannequin used in the Advanced Life Support classes, but they don’t need to be.
“The ALS lab has narcotics (in it),” Wasilowski said. “People without the proper skills don’t need to be going in there.
“We had the space and we developed the space,” he said.
SPCC’s Facility and Property Services built a wall in the classroom that now separates it from the lab. Cameras have been installed that will allow students in the classroom to watch students working on the mannequins. Instructors will be able to point out what they’re doing right and what they’re doing wrong. Eventually, microphones and speakers will be installed that will allow the instructors to talk to the students in the lab as well.
“The cameras will be able to be controlled in the classroom and be played on the screen that will be added on the side of the room,” Smith said. “The beauty of the cameras is I can lecture and have some simulating the skills at the same time for the students to see. I will also be able to access the cameras from any Internet connection to see the students or instructors working. This will allow me to do lectures off campus and still have the function of the labs for visual skills.”
The two new mannequins cost $9,000 each, while the camera and computer in the lab were $1,000 each. All were purchased with money generated from self-supporting programs (money generated on site) and no state money was used, Wasilowski said.
The mannequins were a dream of former EMS Coordinator Chris Johnson, who died of cancer in 2007. In fact, the mannequin in the advanced lab is called Heyward in honor of Johnson, whose middle name was Heyward. “He never saw (the mannequins),” Wasilowski said. “But his vision continues on.”
“Now, I have expanded on the vision to what I think is the best learning scenario for the students,” Smith said. “I have the best person in the world backing up this project with me. Stuart, who is totally immersed in all of his programs, decided to take the EMT course for his personal knowledge and now has the same visions of how important the use of simulation is in the classroom. He is a huge driving force with ideas as well as finding funds to make all of this happen.”
It is unusual for technology this high-tech to be used to train EMTs and paramedics, Wasilowski said. Usually, mannequins such as these are used to train nurses. For the college to provide these, he said, shows the college’s commitment to its Emergency Services program. And, he pointed out, it makes perfect sense. “If the patients don’t make it to the hospital,” he said, “we don’t need to worry about the nurses and their training.”
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Karen Eason, center, cuts the ribbon to officially announce the opening of The Bean Stalk Consignments in uptown Wadesboro. With her are her husband, Louis Eason, daughters Shannon, Magda, Megan and Kristan (Lauren is not pictured), and friends Sherri and Taylor Allen. Chamber Executive Director Lynn Edwards is hidden by the banner. |
'Time was right' for Bean Stalk Consignments
(February 4, 2010) -- The chilly weather did not keep people from attending the Bean Stalk Consignments' grand opening on Feb. 4.
Dignitaries and potential customers lined up to hear welcoming words before touring the newest Wadesboro retail shop.
Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lynn Edwards welcomed everyone and introduced the speakers. First on the agenda was Carly Little, chairman of the Chamber Board of Directors and manager of H.W. Little Hardware.
"Congratulations and good luck with your effort," Little said. "Thank you for bringing this retail venture to Wadesboro. I thank you for the Chamber and Uptown Wadesboro."
Wadesboro Mayor Bill Thacker said he was glad to see the improvement The Bean Stalk brings to Wadesboro. "I hope the people of Wadesboro make you very happy and come in and buy lots of stuff," he quipped.
Anna Baucom, chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, joined in welcoming the new business. "I hope you're very successful and thank you for choosing Anson County," she said.
Karen Eason, owner and operator of The Bean Stalk Consignments, thanked everyone for coming out.
"This is a very special day," she said. "We chose Anson County after a lot of prayer."
Eason, her husband Louis and their children moved from Wingate to Burnsville five years ago. "I always wanted to open a consignment store and the time was right this year," Eason said after the festivities had concluded.
Eason confided that her previous experience was in helping her church with its twice-a-year consignment sale. She planned at first to specialize in children's clothing, but decided to expand.
"Furniture and housewares are our biggest sales," Eason said. In the 10 weeks since opening, Bean Stalk Consignment has sold over 1,500 items and currently has 389 consignees.
The name comes from their farm in northeastern Anson County. "We are the vines and the children are the branches -- our little beans," she joked.
The Bean Stalk Consignments is located at 117 N. Greene St. in Wadesboro. Store hours are 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. Thursday; and 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Saturday. The store sells infants, childrens, and adult clothing, accessories, housewares and furniture.
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SPCC Career Cruiser ready to hit the road
(February 8, 2010) -- South Piedmont Community College’s Career Cruiser will soon
begin making regular appearances throughout Anson County.
Purchased with part of a $556,380 grant from The Golden LEAF
Foundation, the renovated RV will set up shop in a specific location
each weekday. The idea is to provide educational opportunities for
out-of-work people who lack transportation to SPCC’s L.L. Polk Campus in Polkton or the Lockhart-Taylor Center in Wadesboro.
“I think it’s really a wonderful opportunity for us to reach out to
these rural towns in the county where some of these folks need help,”
said Linda Kappauf, director of Human Resources Development for SPCC.
“They may not have transportation into Wadesboro, where we have
training. The Career Cruiser allows us to take the training to them.”
The Career Cruiser will begin its regular schedule on Monday, Feb. 15.
Each week, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., it will be at Church of God of
Prophecy in Morven on Mondays, the Burnsville Volunteer Fire Department
on Tuesdays, Whitt’s Convenience Store in Lilesville on Wednesdays and
the Ansonville Volunteer Fire Department on Thursdays. On Fridays, it
will be at the IGA grocery store in Wadesboro from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Anson County native Toby Carpenter has been hired as the career coach
for the cruiser. Carpenter, who earned a Bachelor of Arts in history
from Wingate University in 1998, has taught at the Anson Challenge
Academy (an alternative school), Anson Middle School and Anson High
School.
He hopes that being a familiar face will make some people less hesitant
to visit the Career Cruiser. His goal with potential students will be
“to develop a relationship,” he said. “That kind of makes
things smoother.”
He expects, initially anyway, that some will stop by just to see what
is going on. “I think people will probably come just to check it
out,” he said. “What’s this big bus doing in our community?”
The 38-foot Career Cruiser is outfitted with 13 computer work stations,
a Smartboard and a satellite that provides Internet access, television
reception and telephone service. There is a wheelchair lift for those
who need it.
Carpenter has what amounts to a checklist that he will follow for Anson
residents who make use of the Career Cruiser’s services. The first
step is assessment to see what basic skills (reading, math, writing)
that the person has.
Carpenter will be able to help with the development of a career plan
and provide Adult Basic Education and GED classes, computer skills
training and training in job-search skills such as resume writing,
interviewing, presentation and workplace ethics.
He will also eventually test students for Career Readiness
Certification. This verifies to an employer that an individual has
essential core employability skills in reading, math and locating
information. Carpenter expects that will entice people to make use of
the Career Cruiser. “I would assume they’ll want to go through the
program and get that,” he said. “That will be one more tool they can
use to help get a job.”
SPCC’s Career Readiness Certification program assures employers that
SPCC will retrain workers who come through the program if the employer
says a worker does not have the skills necessary for the job. SPCC
President John McKay has said his goal is to enroll 300 students and to
have at least 100 of them certified within two years.
Anson County’s unemployment rate was 14.8 in December, far ahead of
the statewide rate of 10.9.
“As we get folks who have good employability skills (through the
program), then that’s hopefully going to attract more business to the
county,” Kappauf said.
For more information about the Career Cruiser, contact Kappauf at
704-290-5215 or lkappauf@spcc.edu>/a>.
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Cayce Buchanon and J.B. Watson Jr.
Buchanan awarded first Watson Scholarship
(February 12, 2010) -- Cayce Buchanan of Wadesboro is the first recipient of South Piedmont
Community College’s Margie and J.B. Watson Jr. Endowed Scholarship.
Buchanan, a second-year Medical Office Administration student, received
$500. The need-based scholarship is designed to benefit deserving
students from Anson County. Recipients must hold a minimum 2.5 grade
point average if already enrolled. The scholarship will be awarded
annually, with the amount to be determined each year. An initial gift of
$5,000 from J.B. Watson Jr. created the scholarship fund. Anyone who
would like to donate to the scholarship fund can contact Hayne White,
SPCC Foundation director, at 704-272-5343 or hwhite@spcc.edu.
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SPCC Enrollment Grows By More Than 20%
(February 12, 2010) -- Spring semester enrollment numbers at South Piedmont Community College
are 20 percent higher than this time last year, and registration
continues for classes beginning later this term. The record-setting
trend is consistent across the college with at least 20 percent
enrollment growth in college curriculum, corporate and continuing
education and basic skills.
The 2,814 college credit students are the most ever enrolled in a
single semester at SPCC. The previous record was set in the fall
semester with 2,736 students enrolled. Summer enrollment of 726 was
nearly double that of previous summers. Recent enrollment numbers seem
especially high to college administrators because more of the college’s
students are electing to take full-time course loads than in the past.
SPCC President John McKay attributes a portion of the enrollment growth
to the high unemployment rates that have plagued the region over the
past year. He noted that 10 out of 11 of the college-credit technical
programs have seen growth this semester. Entrepreneurship training has
led the growth as students prepare themselves to start their own
businesses as a solution to the shortage of employment opportunities.
Other popular programs include business administration, computer
information, criminal justice and advertising and graphic design.
As prices at four-year colleges and universities escalate rapidly, SPCC
has seen a corresponding demand for college transfer classes. The
associate in arts or associate in science programs allow students to
complete the first two years of a four-year degree while still living at
home. More students are going directly from high school to SPCC to begin
their college careers.
High-school-aged students are enrolling at SPCC in ever-growing
numbers. This semester 494 SPCC students are taking advantage of free
classes offered through the early college high schools, Learn and Earn,
Huskins Bill and dual enrollment programs.
SPCC’s Corporate and Continuing Education Division saw heavy enrollment
growth last year. During 2009, the division provided 425,872 hours of
training to more than 16,000 individuals. Much of this enrollment growth
was fueled by unemployment.
Workers who have found themselves laid off have increasingly looked to
the college for short-term training options, such as the Jobs NOW
programs that give students new job skills in six months or less. SPCC
offers advanced manufacturing, industrial maintenance and nurse aide
training as part of the N.C. Governor Bev Perdue’s short-term training
initiative.
Basic Skills enrollment at SPCC grew 22 percent in 2009 with 2,773
adults taking classes. The Basic Skills Department provides free classes
for adults who need to learn basic reading, writing, math and
communication skills. It’s also the place for adults who need to earn a
GED or high school diploma. Basic Skills provides classes in English for
speakers of other languages and compensatory education classes for
adults with developmental disabilities or traumatic brain injury.
As SPCC enrollment grows, college facilities and instructor schedules
are being strained. Prior to the first day of spring classes, 168
courses were closed to additional enrollment. Course enrollment caps are
often determined by the number of available computer or lab work
stations in a classroom, but all high-demand classes without these
constraints are larger than in past semesters.
“We pride ourselves on our small classes and the individual attention
we provide students, but we’ve also seen needs that will go unmet
without increasing class size,” said McKay. “We are bursting at the
seams, and it may be difficult to continue to serve all the students who
need additional training.”
With a space shortage on campus, the college is being forced to offer
many co
urses online. This semester, the college schedule includes 130
classes offered completely online. Many on-campus classes meet for
shorter periods than they once did, and classroom instruction is
supplemented with online exercises. The shorter class periods allow
classroom space to turn more often.
A multi-purpose building is being planned for the Old Charlotte Highway
Campus in Monroe, where crowding is most severe. Bidding for
construction could begin in two to three months, pending approval by the
Union County commissioners.
College trustees and personnel will begin work this summer on a
long-term plan for facilities on the L.L. Polk Campus in Polkton and the
Lockhart-Taylor Center in Wadesboro.
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SPCC Plans Third Battle of the Bands
(February 16, 2010) -- The South Piedmont Community College Student Government Association is seeking bands and individual performers to compete in the Battle of the Bands Saturday, May 1, in the Helen Goodman Amphitheater on the L.L. Polk Campus in Polkton. The all-ages event will be held in conjunction with the annual Spring Fling, and admission will be free.
Bands will begin playing at noon with each group having up to 20 minutes on stage. Once each band has performed in the preliminary competition, a final round for the top scoring bands will begin.
Prizes for bands will be $500 for first place, $300 for second place and $200 for third place. The top individual performer will win $100. First place winners in past Battles are not eligible to compete, but are invited to sign up to perform during the event. In addition to prizes, bands competing in the 2008 and 2009 Battles earned invitations to play for community events at other venues in the SPCC service area.
All performances during the Battle of the Bands must be live, and no recorded accompaniment will be allowed. Competing bands will be required to use the college’s drum set and sound system. A recording of the band must be made available to the college as part of the application process. The deadline to apply to be a contender in the battle is April 9.
To apply to perform during the SPCC Battle of the Bands, contact John Ratliff at 704-272-5375 or email jratliff@spcc.edu.
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Muscadine Pruning Class and Demonstration
(February 17, 2010) -- Now is your chance to finally learn how to tame that wild beast in the backyard, that’s right, your muscadine vine. Muscadines (Vitis rotundifolia) are native to the Southeastern United States. They produce a dark purple or black grape that ripens early September in our area. Green or bronze muscadines are commonly called scuppernongs.
“Most of the time, you will see a vine at one of three stages,” said instructor and horticulture agent, Aimee Marshall. “It will either be a small trailing vine, a well manicured and trellised vine, or be large, tangled and overgrown. As a result the pruning requirements will be different. This class will address each situation.”
The Anson Cooperative Extension Service is hosting its annual “Muscadine Pruning Field Day” on Saturday, February 27, 2010, at it’s office at 501 McLaurin St., Wadesboro, N.C., 28170. This year we are adding a 45-minute informational class, starting at 9:30 a.m., to point out important parts of the vine and answer frequently asked questions about pruning, training, and propagation techniques. We will leave the office at 10:15 a.m. for the demonstration site at the homeplace of Jack and Margaret Black, 3212 Mt. Vernon Rd., Ansonville, N.C., 28007. Join us at the demonstration site between 10:30 a.m.-noon to prune vines and restore a support trellis. Don’t forget your gloves and hand pruners. Register for the class by calling the Anson Cooperative Extension office at 704-694-2415.
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Roerden a featured speaker at the Carolinas Writers Conference in April
 (February 18, 2010) -- Chris Roerden, best-known for "Don't Sabotage Your Submission: Insider Information from a Career Editor to Save Your Manuscript from Turning Up D.O.A.," will be a featured speaker at the second annual Carolinas Writers Conference on Saturday, April 17.
The 2010 conference has been designed for both novel writers and book readers. The conference will be held at South Piedmont Community College's Lockhart-Taylor Center, 514 N. Washington St., Wadesboro. Registration begins at 8 a.m. The first session will begin at 9 a.m.
Tickets are $30 ($20 if pre-registered by Friday, Feb. 26) for adults and $6 for students (with an I.D.). A boxed lunch is available for an additional $8.
For more information, visit www.ansoncountywritersclub.org; or go to www.carolinaswritersconference.org.
Roerden joins authors Ellyn Bache and Michael Malone as featured speakers for the conference. She has edited thousands of fiction and nonfiction manuscripts. She is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Maine and a former university instructor of writing.
Bache's newest novel is "Daughters of the Sea." A previous novel, "Safe Passage," was adapted into a movie that starred Susan Sarandan and Sam Sheppard.
Among her other titles are: "Holiday Miracles: A Christmas/Hanukkah Story," "Festival in Fire Season," "The Activist's Daughter" and "Riggs Park."
Malone has authored nine novels, a collection of short stories and two non-fiction books. His book titles include "Handling Sin" (1983), "Uncivil Seasons" (1983), "Time's Witness" (1989), "Foolscap or the Stages of Love" (1991), "First Lady" (2001), "The Last Noel" (2003) and his latest novel, "The Four Corners of the Sky" (2009).
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Carly Little named a 2009 Main Street Champion
 (February 18, 2010) -- Carly Little was named a 2009 North Carolina Main Street Champion at the 29th annual North Carolina Main Street awards dinner that was held in New Bern on Jan. 28.
Little was presented a certificate of recognition for her work with Uptown Wadesboro Inc. (UWI), an all-volunteer organization that oversees the Town of Wadesboro's Main Street program.
Little, who manages the family-owned H.W. Little & Co. Hardware in the historic uptown Wadesboro business district, became a UWI board member in 2006 and has served as board chair. Little implemented a Summer Jam Series and a Bluegrass Christmas Concert, both in 2008; organized an uptown Wadesboro merchants group, which has sponsored annual Fall Festivals and Easter Egg Hunts to draw more customers to the uptown retail establishments; and, last summer, Little worked with the Town of Wadesboro to start up a Thursday Farmers Market on The Square.
She is a 2000 graduate of Anson High School and a 2004 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She currently serves as chair of the Anson County Chamber of Commerce's board of directors.
Previous Main Street Champions from Wadesboro have included Beverly Livingston, Don Scarborough, Elbert Marshall, Don Altieri, Barbara Altieri, Harvey Leavitt, Merrie Datin, Steve Leary, Anne Covington Leary, Kathryn Emory and Janet Cox.
North Carolina Main Street is an uptown/downtown revitalization program with guidelines for economic development within a historic preservation district. The revitalization of Wade and Greene streets (repaving both streets, new sidewalks, buried utility cables, new stoplight posts, landscaping, brick sidewalk islands, benches, etal) completed Phase I of the UWI and the Town's revitalization plan in 2000.
For more information about Uptown Wadesboro Inc., call 704.695.1644, visit www.uptownwadesboro.com or e-mail uptownwadesboro@windstream.net.
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Wadesboro Chiropractic relocated and observed the occasion with a ribbon cutting on Feb. 17. From left are Lynn Edwards, executive director of the Anson County Chamber of Commerce; Bill Thacker, Wadesboro Mayor; Amanda Dial and Dr. Brian Dial, owners of Wadesboro Chiropractic; Carly Little, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce; and Anna Baucom, chairman of the Anson County Board of Commissioners. |
Wadesboro Chiropractic celebrates move with a grand opening
(February 18, 2010) -- Wadesboro Chiropractic PA celebrated its move to a new location with a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 17.
 Dr. Brian Dial, a Maxton native, opened his first Wadesboro office on Stanback Ferry Road three and one-half years ago. Now, he's located his chiropractic services in the uptown Wadesboro business district at 207 Morven Rd.
Approximately 30 people were on hand for the ribbon-cutting, conducted by the Anson County Chamber of Commerce.
"I am thankful that Dr. Dial didn't move his chiropractic business out of Anson County," commented Lynn Edwards, the chamber's executive director. "He just changed sites."
"On behalf of the chamber, I congratulate you on your new location," said Carly Little, chamber board chair. "And, I welcome you to uptown Wadesboro." Little wished Dial and his wife, Amanda, "the best of luck."
Wadesboro Mayor Bill Thacker congratulated Wadesboro Chiropractic on behalf of the town council and expressed the town's appreciation for moving to the uptown area. "I wish you great success," Thacker said, adding, "Wadesboro is an exciting place to be."
Anna Baucom, Anson County Commissionrs chair, told the Dials, "I am delighted on your new location and wish you success on behalf of the county commissioners." Baucom recalled the Morven Road site as being a dentist's office and home for The Anson Record for a brief stay. Other tenants, as recalled by those present, included a four-month office for, Anson Regional Medical Services, Lanesboro Correctional Institute and the Anson County Partnership for Children.
Dial told the grand opening audience that in the three and one-half years he has been in Wadesboro, "I have enjoyed the people in Wadesboro ... and have built a good relationship with the doctors here." He invited attendees to step inside and tour the facility -- and that he was ready to make appointments.
Dial attended the University of North Carolina-Pembroke and received his doctor of chiropractic degree from Life University, Marietta, Ga., in 2001. He has been providing chiropractic services for eight years. He and Amanda have two children -- Gabby, age 11; and Zachary, age 7.
Wadesboro Chiropractic's office hours are: 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. and 2:30-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Friday visits are by appointment only. For more information, call 704.694.PAIN (7246) or visit www.wadesborochiro.com.
Checking out the airplanes at the 2009 Fly-In.
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A 'Wings & Wheels Day' planned for March 27
(February 18, 2010) -- "Wings & Wheels Day" will be held at the Anson County Airport on Saturday, March 27.
Fly-in and drive-in festivities begin at 10 a.m.
Event organizers request the following arrival procedures for visiting aircraft: 1) Contact/monitor Anson County Unicom on 122.8 for runway and traffic advisories; and, 2) After landing and exiting the runway, watch for "Follow Me" carts and flagmen to the parking area.
Airplane rides, a flight simulator, a car show, music and blood pressure, blood sugar and/or cholesterol screenings will be available.
There is no admission charge for the event. The rain date for the "Wings & Wheels Day" is Sunday, March 28.
For more information, contact Tim Hamilton at 704.292.2920, fax 704.289.6275 or e-mail thamilton@pfgnc.com.
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SPCC receives grant for CRC assessment scholarships
(February 23, 2010) -- South Piedmont Community College has received a $5,700 grant from the
State Board of Community Colleges to provide Career Readiness
Certification assessment scholarships to dislocated workers in its
service area. The grant will fund $30 scholarships for as many as 190
people.
Each $30 scholarship will cover the cost of the three WorkKeys
assessments used for certification.
The assessments will determine if the worker has the foundational
skills (reading, math, locating information) necessary to facilitate the
learning process. Once a worker is trained and receives Career Readiness
Certification, SPCC will retrain free of charge any worker who an
employer says does not have the skills necessary for the job.
The grant period extends until March 31, 2011.
Funding for the grant came from a $394,500 initiative that is being
distributed to the 56 community colleges in North Carolina that are CRC
sites. The money is part of the Federal Performance Incentive Grant,
administered by the N.C. Department of Commerce’s Division of
Workforce Development.
For information about applying for one of the scholarships, contact
Linda Kappauf, SPCC’s director of Human Resources Development, at
704-290-5215 or lkappauf@spcc.edu.
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