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May is Trails Outdoors
Month and North Carolina
citizens have a variety of
opportunities to see the state
while hiking, biking, horse
back riding and canoeing
the more than 2,000 miles of
trails in the state.
For all the two-wheelers,
May is also National Bike
Month and May 1-7 has been
proclaimed North Carolina
Bike Week. Many local
organizations are con
ducting rodeos, mass take
rides, safety programs for
bicycling, commute-to-work
programs, bike-a-thons and
road races.
The Cape Fear Cyclists in
the Wilmington-New
Hanover County area have
planned a 10-day bikefest to
coincide with N.C. Bike
Week. On May 1 they are
having the 2nd annual River
to the Sea Bike-a-thon and a
Spring Bicycle Rodeo. AIOO
- 50-mile ride through the
surrounding countryside
will be held on May 2 and a
moonlight meander for
romantics is planned for
May 3-7. The Cape Fear
Bikefest will be wrapped up
with a Bike Expo,
highlighted with awards,
movies, workshops, and
demonstrations. For more
information contact Bob
Jamieson (919-256-4161) in
the Wilmington Regional
Office of the State Depart
' ment of Natural Resources
‘ and Community Develop
ment.
Riders, hikers and pad
dlers can join the first ever
Mountains-to-Sea Trek. The
North Carolina Trails
Association is promising
nine fun-filled weeks of
hiking, bicycling, horseback
riding and canoeing from
the Blue Ridge Mountains to
the Outer Banks.
Pack your gear and join
- M>> thc Trek;' which ' began
during April, at any of the
following locations:
May 1 at Stone Mountain
State Park in Wilkes
County;
May 8 and 9 for the second
annual Stokes-Surry
counties Trails Ex
travaganza with games and
events at Pilot Mountain
State Park;
May 15 is the date when
Guilford Couty Trekkers
will have breakfast and tour
the Natural Science Center
before hiking to downtown
Greensboro for the
dedication of the first urban
historical trail in North
Carolina. The historical
trail will lead trekkers to the
campus of Greensboro
College for a noon lunch,
and on to High Point for an
overnight stay at Oak
Hollow Campground. For
more information contact
Willie Taylor at 919-855-
9399;
May 22 the trek will be in
Sanford at Buckhom Trail
to the campsight at the Deep
River. A wagon train will be
the feature of this section of
the trek.
May 27 the trek moves
from the N.C. State
Fairgrounds via
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Capitol for a noon meeting
with Governor Jim Hunt.
The trekkers will spend the
night at Clemmons State
Forest near Clayton.
Additional information on
the entire Mountains-to-Sea
Trek may be obtained from
Kay Scott in Raleigh,
Division of Parks and
Recreation at 919-733-7795.
If the idea of hitting the
trails does not meet your
fancy, there are plenty of
other events in Outdoors
North Carolina during May.
The City of Wilson will
have “Sunday in the Park”
activities on May 2, in
cluding live music, an active
artist show, displays of
children’s art work and
supervised art activities for
children. There is no ad
mission charge for the
event, set from 2 to 6 P.M.
Horselovers should mark
May 8 on the calendar for
Tanglewood Steeplechase in
Clemmons. More than 15,000
people are expected at the
15th annual sanctioned
steeplechase that offers a
$25,000 purse.
The races begin at 2 P.M.
but the gates open at 10 A.M.
for picnickers. Admission is
$45.00 for a reserved space
for six people to a vehicle or
$5.00 per person at the gate.
For more information
contact Roger Lemmons,
Tanglewood Park Director,
at 919-766-6421.
Many more Outdoors
North Carolina events will
occur in May. To find out
what is happening, or to get
additional information,
contact Melba Strickland,
Department of Natural
Resources and Community
Development, P.O. Box
27687, Raleigh, or call 919-
733-6376.
Gospel Sing
To Be Held
The Singing Laymen will
hold their first annual
gospel sing May 7 and 8 at
the Windsor Assembly of
God Campground. The
singing starts at 7:30 P.M.
each evening. On Friday,
the guest singers will be
Hopper Brothers & Connie
and Danny & The Singing
Ambassadors; on Saturday
they will be The Easter
Brothers and The Caviliers.
The singing will be held
rain or shine. Camping
facilities are available on
location and a motel is
located Vz mile from
campground. Tickets are $6
for both days or $4 per day.
For further information,
contact Mark Hoggard at
919-794-2682,919-356-2397,
or 919 - 794 - 4469.
When dieting, don’t skip
meals or eat only a token
breakfast or lunch. Skipping
meals may lead to unwise
snacking.
First Case Os Rabies In 40 Years Found In North Carolina
RALEIGH- The first case
of rabies in a skunk in North
Carolina in 40 years' 7
been reported in Watig'ua' l9
County, according to
John Freeman, head of the'
veterinary public health
branch of the N.C. Depart
ment of Human Resources’
Division of Health Services;
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rabies in an animal other r
than bats is an indication
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tlftt the rabies epidemic to
the west and south of the
is beginning to move
9S l«o North Carolina,
1 said.
Citizens are advised to
have their dogs and cats
immunized against rabies
Aftd to avoid strange
ahimals and strange acting
animals.
i“ The first symptom of
rabies is a change in the
attitude and individual
behavior of the animal,
Freeman said.
“They do things that are
abnormal for that animal.
Rabies is a disease of the
central nervous system and
the brain. As the damage
progresses it affects the
personality of the animal,”
he said.
The skunk was discovered
by a Watagua County far-
mer when he went into his <
yard and found the animal ,i
chasing his dog. He shot the
skunk and turned die car- <
cass over to the county ;
animal control officer who i
discovered rabies. The
farmer suspected rabies ,
because skunks are nor- ,
mally shy and retiring (
creatures. ,
“Anyone suspecting ,
rabies in an animal should j
call the county animal
control officer immediately.
He should not attempt to
capture the animal himself
unless it is an emergency
situation,” Freeman said.
With the exception of bats,
no rabies have been
reported in animals in North
Carolina until this siting for
amnnberofyears. In 1975, a
rabid cat was found in
Bladen Counts the first case
Thursday, May 6,1982
of rabies in a cat in 21 years.
No rabid dogs have been
seen in 13 years. This is the
first postive finding of
rabies in a skunk in Nortlr
Carolina in 40 years.
Driving on ice and snow?
Carry a bag of “kitty litter”
in the trunk in case you get
stuck. It provides great
traction.