Page 12-B - The Chowan Herald - Wednesday, Pocosin plans Sept, fundraiser COLUMBIA, NC —Tickets are available for Pocosin Arts' annual "Steamed Blue to Red-Hot, Lively!" hard crab dinner and art auction to be held Saturday. Sept. 15. The action, which takes place on the tented lawn at the comer of Main and Water Streets in beautiful downtown Columbia, begins at 4:30 p.m. with guest registration, hors d'oeuvres and cash bar. Over 100 items do nated by the region's finest painters, potters, weavers and fine art craftspeople and galler ies willbe displayed before a dinner of steamed hard crabs and delicious side dishes is served at 6:30 p.m. The auction benefits Pocosin Arts educa tion program, which includes a generous scholarship fund for qualifying students and plans for an intensive three-day craft retreat in January 2002. Tickets,pricedat$25 each, cover costs asso ciated with the event. Overnight lodging is available at two of Columbia's delightful bed and breakfast inns, or at the new Eastern 4-H Environmental Education and Conference Center located on the waterfront at nearby Bulls Bay. For more information, or to make reserva tions, contact Pocosin Arts. Tuesday through Saturday, at (252) 796-2787 or via e-mail, pocosinmts@beach-link.com. Basket Continued From Page 8 B donated and filled with locally donated goodies. The picnic basket is being raffled in order to begin funding for the needed textbooks. The basket is presently available for ^viewing/raffle ticket purchse at the Creekside Restaurant and should be avail able for viewing and ticket purchase in the lobby at the Chowan County Center, College of the Albemarle during the sec ond week of August. Tickets also may be purchased by calling Lorraine Brucia at 482-0292 or Marge Soper at 482-1759. Funeral Continued From Page 8-B ness and Business Law. "Graduates of the program will receive a diploma from Fayetteville Technical Community College and be eligible to sit for the North Carolina Board of Mortuary Science Funeral Director state exam," Dr. Morris said. "And for those wanting to pursue further studies, Fayetteville also includes an associate degree level of the Funeral Service Education program which includes courses in human anatomy, embalming theory and practice, embalming chemistry, and restorative arts. "For area residents interested in funeral service operations, our cooperative agree ment with Fayetteville offers an excellent and convenient start," Dr. Morris said. "We already have received several appli cations and a number of inquiries, and we strongly encourage individuals to begin the application process as soon as pos sible. There are a number of admission steps that must be completed before fall registration, which begins Aug. 15." Dr. Morris said that specific admission requirements can be obtained by calling the Student Development Services Depart ment at RCCC, 862-1200, or the Evening Director's Office at 862 1235. CONSTRUCTION MANAGER We re the Nation's Largest On Your-Lot Homebuitder and we are tooking for a Construction Manager to join our growing company, tndi viduat must have a residents con struction back-ground. Duties inctude scheduiing, coordinating and managing at) phases of home buitding. We offer a competitive satary and an exceiient benefit package that inciudes: ^Company Pick-Up Truck * incentive Bonus Program * Profit Sharing/Retirement Pian *401 (k) * Emptoyee Stock Purchase Pian * Life & Disabiiity insurance * Medicai & Dentai insurance * Paid Hoiidays & Vacations Successfui candidate wiii be responsibie for handiing our vaiued customers housing needs and must possess exceiient communication skiiis. Piease contact: Branch Manager Mike Wiiiard 1111 North Rd. St. E. City : JiM WALTERS HOMES, iNC. 252-336-5691 We are a Drug-Free Workpiace and an Equai Opportunity _Emptier_ August 15, 2001 'ZpersoMaMy CMiAwynayoM tf