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THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2012

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Master Gardener

Partnerships are working, development director says

BY BETHANY FULLER
jfuller@statesville.com

Committee of 100 Quarterly Meeting

Local volunteer earns state award

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North Carolina Master Gardener Volunteer Association President Bob Kellam presents Martha Hazelton, Iredell County Extension Master Gardener volunteer, the 2012 Outstanding Volunteer award on June 12.

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Martha Hazelton of Statesville was one of two Extension Master Gardener volunteers awarded as Outstanding Volunteer for 2012. The awards were presented at the State Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Association Conference held in Asheville. These awards were established to recognize those exemplary volunteers who have shown extraordinary involvement in support of Extension Master Gardener Volunteers and the Cooperative Extension Service. The awards are based on nominations received by individual county programs and recommendations by the Associations Awards Committee. Hazelton has had a broad list of accomplishments and contributions to the Iredell Extension Master Gardeners program. She has held most ofcers positions since joining the Association in 2005 and has consistently been a

member of the Executive Board. She has spearheaded the Iredell MG Extension Backyard Demonstration Garden which is used to teach the public about vegetable and ower gardening, orchard pruning and care, and xeriscaping. She organized the Showplace Vegetable Garden tour and has been featured on local radio programs and in newspaper articles. She has assisted in writing grants for the local Master Garden program. During the 2009 North Carolina Master Gardener Association conference held in Mooresville, she presided as co-director of programs. Hazelton is readily present at most Association activities and is usually in a leadership position. Her nomination for the Volunteer award concluded, Marthas diligence and attention to detail has made her an integral part of our organization. She is a backbone of the Master Gardener program in Iredell County and an asset to the North Carolina Master Gardener program.

The director of economic development partnership at North Carolina State University believes the relationships between businesses, government and academia have promoted the states efforts to recruit companies. In his speech during the Statesville Regional Development Corp.s Committee of 100 quarterly meeting Wednesday, Tom White cited several economic development projects in which working partnerships between those three entities helped to develop additional resources for industries, such as aerospace and life science programs, and recruit new employers. We have the best workforce development in the country, White told the crowd at the Statesville Civic Center. North Carolina has the best infrastructure. What makes this state so great is people.

Tom White speaks to Statesville community leaders at the Statesville Regional Development quarterly meeting on Wednesday. White is the director of economic development partnership at North Carolina State University and was the guest speaker at the meeting.

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He said the state has done a lot for workforce development and that it is not unusual to see an industry representative teaching beside a university professor and a teacher from a community college. The nancial sector has been a growing area for the state in recent years, White said. While those companies have traditionally settled in the northern part of the

country, they are starting to look for locations in the South because the overall cost of doing business is lower, he said. With the growing number of long-term unemployed workers out there, White said, there is a push from N.C. State University to extend the reach of its advance manufacturing programs. We are seeing a lot of that in our region, he said.

Families needed for exchange students

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State Brief Rocky Mount pastor heads to London

ROCKY MOUNT A Rocky Mount pastor and a member of his congregation are heading to the Olympic Games in London to serve as chaplains. The Rocky Mount Telegram reports the Rev. Howard Jackson of Grace Covenant Church and N.C. Wesleyan College student and church member Preston Bremus were scheduled to y from RaleighDurham International Airport on Wednesday. Church ofcials couldnt be reached for further comment. Jackson said David Guinn, the founder of International Sports Chaplains, invited him to be one of a handful of chaplains from throughout the country who will be praying with athletes and spectators. Jackson said he expects to be ministering for 10 days. I will be staying in the Olympic Village, offering a one-on-one ministry on a personal level, said Jackson, who is attending his rst Olympic Games. Jackson said Guinn puts together a team of 25 to 30 ministers from across the country.
From wire reports

Duplicate Bridge Club

Bridge Club winners named

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Winners of the Statesville Duplicate Bridge Club for July 24 were as follows: North-South: rst, Bruce Bedient and Jean Davis; second, Dorene Drum and Norris Drum; third/fourth, Pat Inman and Ann McLain; third/fourth, Barbara Helton and Nancy Wilson; fth, Gene Jarrett and Dennis Bell. East-West: rst, Carolyn Sharp and

Marilyn Wilson; second, David Smith and Gretchen Smith; third, Ray Moose and Bobby Bumgardner; fourth/fth, John Milholland and Michael McConochie; fourth/fth, Dot Sykes and Mart Jarvis. The club plays at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at the Iredell Senior Center, Front Street, Statesville. For more information or partnerships call Michael McConochie at 704-8737164.

ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is seeking local families to host boys and girls between the ages of 15 to 18 from a variety of countries around the world. Students come with an enthusiasm to practice their English and experience American culture food, sports, shopping and more. They also will share their own culture with host families. Host families welcome these students into their family, not as a guest, but as a family member, giving both the students and families a

rich cultural experience. In addition, students have pocket money for personal expenses; and full health, accident and liability insurance. Students are academically selected for the program, and host families can choose their students from a wide variety of backgrounds, countries and personal interests. To become a host family or to nd out how to become involved with ASSE, call Darlene Eaton at 910-713-3010 or the ASSE Southern Regional Ofce at 1-800473-0696. The programs website is www. asseHosts.com.

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