Bertie Ledger-Advance
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Academia
Great American Smokeout comes to Bertie Co.
Collaborative between Bertie County Schools, Three Rivers Healthy Carolinians
Last year marked
the 39th Annual Great
American Smokeout
(GASO).
Recognized annually
on the third Thursday
of every November,
smokers across the na
tion are encourage to
quit smoking for the
day with the hopes of
quitting for longer.
On Nov. 18, 1976,
the American Cancer
Society campaign was
responsible for nearly
one million smokers
quitting for the day,
marking the first Great
American Smokeout
event.
Bertie County Schools
encouraged students to
sign a banner that stat
ed, “I Pledge to be To
bacco Free.” Hundreds
of students throughout
the county signed the
banner and heard an
important educational
message about the
benefits of living tobac-
/ Pfdd3d fO 1^0 "tObCICCO
RICH ^
CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
Left: The Great American Smokeout at Bertie High School. Above:
The pledge from Aulander Elementary School.
CO free and the effects
smoking had on their
health.
“Even though the
students may not yet
use tobacco, their par
ticipation in tobacco
education activities is
very important,” stated
Wanda Stallings, Health
Educator with Albe
marle Regional Health
Services.
Tobacco use is re
sponsible for nearly
one in five deaths in the
United States, while
smoking is the most
preventable cause of
death in our society.
Research says almost
all smokers start while
they’re young.
The good news is that
the number of younger
Americans who smoke
cigarettes has been go
ing down since the late
1990s. Results from
the 2013 National Sur
vey on Drug Use and
Health states that each
day, nearly 3,000 kids
under the age of 18 try
their first cigarette and
another 700 become
regular, daily smok
ers. About one-third
of these smokers will
die prematurely from
a smoking-related dis
ease.
According to the
American Cancer So
ciety, the health and
behavior problems
linked to tobacco use
are associated with ab
senteeism, suspension,
and expulsion - all of
which are linked with
lower academic perfor
mance.
Studies have shown
that smokers are more
likely to miss school
than non-smokers,
and absenteeism is
linked with lower stu
dent grades. Keeping
students healthy, in
school, and ready to
learn is the responsibil
ity of parents, educa
tors, and the medical
community. Most im
portantly, it is the re
sponsibility of the stu
dents themselves.
“Bertie County
Schools and Three Riv
ers Healthy Carolinians
have helped to play
a vital role by offer
ing tobacco education
as part of the GASO”,
stated Erin Brabble,
Coordinator for Three
Rivers HeMthy Caro
linians. “We are ap
preciative of frmding
from the Partnerships
to Improve Community
Health (PICH) grant to
support this education
al activity.”
As of 2013, nearly
23% of all high school
students (grades 9-12)
had used some kind
of tobacco product in
the past month. Today,
there are more forms
of tobacco to choose
from, and many teens
are choosing flavored
cigars, smokeless to
bacco, hookahs, pipes,
and electronic ciga
rettes (e-cigarettes).
AgCarolina Farm Credit offering 27 scholarships
RALEIGH - AgCarolina
Farm Credit announces
27 college scholarships
are available and will
be awarded in the com
ing months.
The Raleigh-based
fcirm lender has long
been a supporter of
yoimg and beginning
farmers and others
who live in rural North
Carolina. College
scholarships are just
one component of the
Young and Beginning
Farmer Program at Ag
Carolina Farm Credit.
Ag loans, special loan
programs, educational
seminars, and financial
sponsorships to help
young and beginning
farmers succeed are
also provided by the
agricultural lender.
Five FFA scholar
ships are available to
FFA members who are
high school seniors,
along with two schol
arships to students at
tending North Carolina
A&T State University.
Recipients must be
residents of eastern
North Carolina. The
scholarship program
is part of the coopera
tive’s corporate giving
program, the Fund for
Rural North Carolina.
Applications are due
by April 30.
Students who are en
rolled in an agricultural
related degree at North
Carolina State Univer
sity may apply for one
of five $2,000 scholar
ships. Recipients must
be children or grand
children of customers
of AgCarolina Farm
Credit. Students must
apply directly to NCSU.
Applications are due by
Feb. 17.
In addition, five $750
scholarships will be
awarded to students
enrolled in the Ag Insti
tute at North Carolina
State University. Recip
ients must be children
or grandchildren of an
AgCarolina customer.
Students must apply
directly to NCSU. Ap
plications are due by
Feb. 17.
Ten $1,000 “At-Large”
college scholarships
will be awarded to re
cipients who are at
tending or plan to at
tend a four-year college
or university within the
State of North Carolina.
The “At-Large” scholar
ships are non-degree
specific and recipients
must be the children or
grandchildren of cus
tomers of AgCarolina
Farm Credit. The appli
cation deadline is April
30.
“AgCarolina believes
in investing in the
young people of east
ern North Carolina
as they pursue higher
education,” says Dave
Corum, AgCarolina’s
President and CEO.
RICH SQUARE MARKET
AHOSKIE MARKET
The Places to “Meat Up”
508 South Main St.
Rich Square, NC
252-539-4300
710 North Academy
Street Ahoskie, NC
252-332-3368
Truckload Pricing Proud
We Proudly Accept MasterCard,
VISA, Discover, Debit, WIC & EBT
Meat Up
STORE HOURS
7:30 AM to 8:00 PM - Mon. thru Sat.
8:30 AM to 7:00 PM - Sundays
We reserve the right to limit quantities and correct typographical errors. Typed items take preference over photos.
Sale Days Tuesday 02/16/16 thru Monday 02/22/16
Your Grocery Store! Where You the Customer are in Charge!
Chuck Roast
$3.99
^Center Cut
^ Pork Loin
I Chops
s $1.99 lb.
Family Pack
Rib-Eye
Steaks
$7.99 ,
Like us on
FACEBOOK
for Great Winnings!
Whole jjj.
Boneless
Pork Loins
$1.69 ib.
Bone In
Split
Chicken Breast
$1.19 !b
Rich Square and Ahoskie Markets Working Hard for you our Customer Falling
Prices on Grocery Items and Meats Items to Save You the Customer even More!
Our Company is Here lowing Prices for you with no sacrifice in Quality!
Bottom
Round
Steaks
$4.49 Ib
Boneless
Beef
Ribs
$4.19 Ib.
Boston Butts
Pork Steaks
$1.69 lb.
Fresh Cut
Beef Stew
$4.79 lb.
Fresh Morn
Meat Wieners
$1.49 ea.
Jamestown
Sausage
4/$5.99 ea
Small Beef
Ribs
$2.99 lb.
Sirloin
Pork
Chops
$1.39 Ib.
Our Family
Sliced Bacon
^“"$2.99 ea
Bass Farm
Sausage
,»2/$6.00
Boneless
Pork
Roast ,
$1.99 Ib.
Pork
Spareribs
$1.99 lb.
Jamestown
Smoked
Ham Portions
$1.09 lb
Fresh Cut
Pork Neckbones
.9901b I
All Ad Items are while S
i Last No Rain Checks
Prices above subject to change without notice.
We pride ourselves on being able
to offer you a locally operated
grocery store that cares about you,
our community and our future.
■Isl
IPOtllOHED KY (OOIIE (OHHUHiaTIONl
Down fflST
TflLfnT
SfflRCtt
mm noKitt (i0Li'$ bk m
Friday, March 4, 2016
Wright Auditorium • 7:00PM
$20 advance • $25 at the door
$1,000 first prize sponsored by the little bank
$500 second prize sponsored by
Atlantic Gastroenterology, PA
$250 third prize sponsored by
’ Youngs Physical Therapy
and Sports Rehab
$ 100 Reader's Choice Award
Vote for the reader's choice award at Reflector.com. 25c/vote. Voting
will close March 4 at 8:30 pm. Results will be tallied live at the event.
mi DETAib at™tuom oi^ m
ik\
Cooke
COMMUNICATIONS
NORTH CAROLINA LLC
/M
^uacellul 0
CHOWAN HERALD
The Daily Advance Perquimans Alexander
DailyAdvance.com Weekly performing arts series
This event is a fundraiser sponsored by FRIENDS of the S. Rudolph Alexander Performing Arts Series. All dates and times are
subject to change. See the website for complete details. Individuals requesting accommodation under the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) should contact the Department for Disability Support Services at least 48 hours prior to the event at
252.737.1016 (voice.TTY). 4