Wednesday, February 3, 2016 Bertie Ledger-Advance Out & About LOCAL EiAENTS Out and About lists current events spon sored by nonprofit groups in Bertie County. Please send listings to the Bertie Ledger-Ad vance at P.O. Box 69, Windsor, NC, 27983, bring them by the office at 109 South King St., fax them to (252) 794-2835 or e-mail them to lbeachboard@ncweeklies.com. All event listings must be submitted by 10 a.m. each Monday. Feb. 2-April 12 AARP tax aide volunteers will be available at the Bertie County Senior Center, 103 West School St. in Windsor, to provide free income tax assistance to the elderly, individuals with disabilities, and those with limited incomes. The service will begin Tuesday, Feb. 2 from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm and continue each Tues day through Tuesday, April 12. Trained volun teers will be assisting the taxpayers with their returns. Taxpayers will need to bring a copy of last year’s tax return, if possible, photo ID, and social security card for each person on the return. The American Association of Re tired People, better known as AARP, sponsors this program. Please call the senior center at 252-794-5316 to make an appointment or if you have any questions. Feb 7 The Colerain Volunteer Fire Department will sponsor a spaghetti lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 7 at the Colerain Fire Department Training Center (located on Main Street across from the Duck Thru). Pro ceeds from the fund raising event will go to wards safety equipment and clothing as well as equipment needed in day to day operations of the fire department. Feb. 8 Colerain Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. Monday Feb. 8 at the Colerain Town Hall. Feb. 9 Sallie Harrell Jenkins Memorial Library in Aulander will hold its February story time on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 4 p.m. at the library located at 302 Broad Street. Participants will epjoy Valentine’s themed stories, crafts and refresh ments. For more information, please call 252- 345-4461. f Feb. 11 Windsor Board of Commissioners will meet at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11 at the Wind sor Town, Hall on King Street. Feb. 20 Historic Hope Foundation will host the fes tival of soups from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat urday, Feb. 20 at the Roanoke-Chowan Visitor Center at Historic Hope. Tickets are $16 for adults and $8 for children 12 and under. The price includes 2 bowls of soup, bread, des sert, and iced tea or water. This event is eat in or carry out. There are limited tickets for the event. Call 262-794-3140 for more information or tickets. The 23rd annual African American History Celebration will be held a Historic Hope Foun dation on Saturday, February 20th from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm. The title of this year’s event is “Bertie County African Americans in the 36th Infantry Colored Troops in the Civil War”. The featured speaker is Dr. James Bryant, who will talk about the transition of members of the troops from slavery to freedom with the Union army as an agent for social change. Other speakers will talk about their relatives that participated in the Civil War. Registra tion and continental breakfast will begin at 9:30 am followed by the program at 10:00 am. There is no charge for the event. Following the program everyone is invited to a festival of soups buffet, which will be held in an ac^acent room. There will be 12 soups, breads and des serts available. There is a charge of $15.00 for adults and $8.00 for children xmder age 12. March 11-13 The Bertie 4-H NED Teen Retreat, for ages 13 to 18, will take place on March 11-13. The Cost is $80 and is due by Feb. 1. The retreat will take place in Corolla and participants will stay at Hampton Iim & Suites. If interested, call Bertie 4-H at 794-5318. Send in your nonprofit events for a free listing on the Community Happenings Page. Deadline to get your information in is 3 p.m. Friday before the week you want the article to run. The information will run until the event; however, listings are published as space al lows and therefore, the most current events will run, in the event space does not allow for the entire listing of events. The Bertie Ledger- Advance reserves the Hght to reject and edit all information. Email lbeachboard@ncweek- lies.com or fax to 794-2835. ■ Bertie County ‘Seen’ Cl RUSS RUSSELL / Bertie Ledger-Advance Canadian Geese visit the Cashie River during the winter. OBITUARIES Ellen Clark Barnes CONWAY - Mrs. EUen Clark Barnes, age 86, of Conway, died peacefully surrounded by her family and pets on Monday, January 25, 2016 at her resi dence in Conway, NC. She was bom in Bertie County on October 8, 1929 to the late VWUie and Deanie Mae Clark. Aside from being a homemaker Mrs. Barnes worked as a seamstress for a number of years for Roxobel Gar ment Company and Ahoskie Manufacturing Com pany. She was a member of the Sandy Run Baptist Church in Roxobel, NC. Mrs. Barnes was an excel lent cook, she loved sewing, crocheting, quilt mak ing, gardening, reading and watching her stories. Mrs. Barnes looked forward to and eryoyed fami ly vacations with her brood of children, where she was affectionally known as the “Hen.” She was preceded in death by her mother, Dean ie Mae Simmons Clark, her father, WMe HiU Clark, her husband, Earl CUngman Barnes, her daughter, Deanie Marie Chanoine and her grandson, Sgt. Will McLawhom. Ellen is survived by her four daughters, Bar bara Chanoine Byrd and her husband Kenneth of Aulander, NC, Sheiry Chanoine Harrison and her husband Aubrey of Greenville, NC, Diane Barnes McLawhom and her husband Willie of Conway, NC, Debbie Barnes White and her husband Walter of Bay City, TX, three sons, Kelly Chanoine and his wife Elizabeth of Euless, TX, Johnny Barnes and his wife Sonya of Concord, NC, David Barnes of Conway, NC, sister, Doris C. Keel of Ahoskie, NC and brother, Ifred Clark of EUa Gala, FL. Also sur viving are eighteen grandchildren ,and twenty-two great grandchildren. The family will receive friends on Thursday eve ning from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at Garrett-Sykes Funeral Service in Rich Square. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, Janu ary 29,2016 at 3 pm at the Conway Baptist Church in Conway with the Rev. tWUie McLawhom and Rev. Randy Starkey officiating. The interment will follow at the Roxobel-Kelford Cemetery in Roxobel, NC. Flowers are welcome, however memorial dona tions may be made to the charity of your choice. Garrett-Sykes Funeral Service of Rich Square is handling the arrangements for the Barnes family and online condolences can be directed to the fam ily by visiting www.garrettsykesfs.com. Please send obituaries to Michelle Leicester at mleicester@ncweeklies. com. Deadline for obituaries is Monday at Noon for the next publication. $93,232 AVAILABLE TO SERVE AT RISK YOUTH The Bertie County Juvenile Crime Prevention Couneil has studied the risk factors and the needs of the youth in the County and hereby publishes the request for proposal. The Juvenile Crime Prevention Council receives funds from The Department of Publie Safety to serve delinquent and at-risk youth for the state fiscal year 2016-2017. The Department of Publie Safety/ Division of Adult Correetion and Juvenile Justice works with youth 6 to 17 years of age. The Juvenile Crime Prevention Council will accept proposals for Mentoring, Social Skill Building, Restitution/Community Service, Structured Day, Vocational Skill Building, Substance Abnse Treatment, and/ or Parent and Family Skill Building Programs, Teen Court Counseling and Home Based Family Counseling who will work with youth of that age. The proposed program serviees should target the following risk factors for delinquency: youth under the age of 12 when first complaint was filed against them, youth wipi use aleohol and drugs, serious behavior problems at school, and negative peer relationships The proposed program services should also address the eoneerns reported in the Needs Assessment which are negative peer relationships and gang involvement, serious behavior problems in school, limited parenting skills, and family members who have eriminal histories, and youth who abuse substances and mental health issues. Local public agencies, SOI (e) (3) non-profit eorporations, and local housing authorities are invited to submit program agreements for programs addressing the above elements. In order to apply for FY 2016-2017 JCPC funding, you must complete and submit your Program Agreement online by accessing the NC ALLIES application on the Department of Public Safety Website. That address is httD5://www.ncdPS.QOv/index2.cfm?a=00003.002476.0024e3,002482.002514 . There is also a 10% local match that is required when applying for funding. Five paper copies with the Program Manager's signature need to be turned in to Chris Langston, JCPC Chair, by 12:00 noon Friday March 18,2016 Contact information: Larree Cherry, Jnvenile Crime Prevention Council Chair 751 Charles Taylor Road Aulander, NC 27805 (252) 794-2927 For further information or technieal assistanee contact Pam Stokes, Department of Public Safety/ Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice’s Area Consultant at 252-355-9013. WINDSOR - Roy Rog ers Gilliam, 73, died on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. Fu neral Monday, Feb 1, 2016 at 11 am, at Sandy Point Missionary Baptist Church, Windsor. Visitation Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, 5-7 pm. Cher ry’s Funeral Home Chap el, Windsor. Arrangements by Cherry’s Funeral Home, Wmdsor. MARGARETTSVILLE - Mary Shoulders Garris, 67, died on Jan. 27, 2016. Funeral Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 at 1 pm, at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Margarettsville, NC. Ar rangements by Wilder’s Fu neral Home, Rich Square. AHOSKIE - CharUe Le roy Taylor, 73, died on Jan. 30, 2016. Funeral Fri day, Feb. 5, 2016 at 2 pm, at Piney Wood Chapel Baptist Church, Ahoskie. Arrange ments by Wilder’s Funeral Home, Inc. AHOSKIE - James Wil lie Mebine, 86, died on Jan. 31, 2016. Funeral Thursday, Feb. 4,2016 at 1 pm, at Wild er’s Rmeral Home Chap el, Rich Square. Arrange ments by Wilder’s Funeral Home Inc. AULANDER - Richard Inman, 70, died on Jan. 25, 2016. Fimeral Tuesday, Feb. 2,2016 at 1 PM, at Metropol itan Interdenominational Church of God. Arrange ments by Himter’s Funeral Home, Ahoskie. CHARLOTTE NC - Le- NeU Ricardo Johnson, 42, died on Jan. 17,2016. Funer al Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016 at 2 PM, at Restoration Wor ship Center. Arrangements by Hunter’s Fimeral Home, Gates. AHOSKIE - Leroy Shou- lars, Sr., 71, died on Jan. 30, 2016. Funeral Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 at Noon. Anange- ments by Wilder’s Funeral Home, Inc. LEWISTON - Mamie Louise Basnight, 82, died on Jan. 29, 2016. Funer al Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 at 2 pm, at Wilder’s Funeral Home Chapel, Rich Square. Arrangements by WQder’s Funeral Home. MURFREESBORO - Al- donia H. Newsome, died on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Funeral Monday, Feb. 1, 2016 at 11 Am, at Parker’s Grove Baptist Church. Ar rangements by Hunter’s Fu neral Home, Murfreesboro. NEWARK NJ - Rosa Lee Cofield Valentine, died on Sunday, Jan 24,2016. Funer al Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 at 11 am, at Calvary Mission ary Baptist Church. Ar rangements by Hunter’s Fu neral Home, Ahoskie. PORTSMOUTH - Fred Douglas Crocker, 72, died on Jan. 22, 2016. Funeral Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 at 1 PM, at First Baptist Severn. Arrangements by Hunter’s Funeral Home, Murfrees boro. TARBORO - Bertha Mitchell, Funeral Satur day, Jan. 30,2016 at 2 pm, at Ehn Grove Baptist Church, Aulander. Arrangements by Reynolds Funeral Home, Ahoskie. NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR UPSET BIDS N.C.G.S. 160A-266, authorizes the sale of surplus property by private sale, following an advertisement for upset bids with 10 days is required. Below is the description of a piece of property owned by Bertie County which has been declared as surplus: “the old Dr. Jordan Office lot” 505 Sterlingworth Street Parcel/Rn #: 6802-45-9396 That certain lot or parcel of land with all improvements thereon which is situated in the Town of Windsor, Bertie County, North Carolina, on the East side of Sterlingworth Street, also known as N. C. Hwy. No. 308, and which is shown as Lot No. 1, Block 1, on a map of the “E. L. Gatling’s F. D. Winston Property”, prepared by J. B. Parker, Surveyor, dated October 21-24, 1944, recorded in Book 362, Page 9, in the office of the Register of Deeds of Bertie County, North Carolina, which map reference is made for a more complete description of the subject property. This lot was formerly the location of the office of Dr. W. P. Jordan and was conveyed to the Town of Windsor by deed from W. P. Jordan, et ux, by deed of record in Book- 690, Page 978 and was conveyed from the Town of Windsor to Leonard E. Reaves, 111 by deed of record in Book 699, Page 445, Bertie Co. Registry. This is the same property conveyed to Bertie Memorial Clinic, Inc. d/b/a/ Cashie Medical Center by deed from Leonard E. Reaves, III and wife, Louisa M. Reaves, dated June 25,1996, recorded on June 27,1996, in Deed Book 730, Page 219 of the Bertie County Public Registry. The authorization of a sale in the amount of $32100 has been approved by the County subject to upset bids as provided herein. Property inspections will be conducted by the Tax Office, and can be scheduled by contacting Jodie Rhea, Tax Administrator, at (252) 794-5310. Any person may raise the bid by not less than ten percent of the first one thousand dollars and five percent of the remainder. When a bid is raised the bidder shall deposit five percent of the increased bid with the Clerk to the Board. The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Upset bids and payments must be received in writing by the'Clerk to the Board, Sarah S. Tinkham, at PO Box 530, Windsor, NC, 27983, or via email at sarah.tinkham@bertie.nc.gov. All bids must be received bv 5:00PM on February 13.2016.