Out & About
Wednesday, May 11,2016
Bertie Ledger-Advance
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BERTIE COUNTY'SEEN'
LOCAL
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 ofiice 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.
May 12
The town of Windsor Commissioners
meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. Thursday,
May 12 at the Windsor Town Hall.
May 14
Merry Hill 5K Neighborhood Walk will be
from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, May 14. The
walk will start at the Meny Hill Conununity
Building, continue to J.P. Law School and re-
tmm to the Merry Hill Community Building.
This event is a fundraiser for St. Jude Chil
dren’s Research Hospital. CaU Clara Daniels
at 252-482-1175 for more information.
The Lewiston Woodville Volunteer Fire
Department will be hosting a bar-b-que
chicken plate sale from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Saturday, May 14 at the Lewiston Woodville
Fire Building. The plates are $8.00 each. Call
Telly L. Faison at 252-287-8692;
The Bertie High School class of 1966 will
hold its 50th year class reunion on Saturday,
May 14 at the Carolina Cycles building next
to Bill Clough Ford. If you are a classmate
who has not been contacted personally,
please call Alice Pittman at 252-809-9219 or
email her at wgpasp@embarqmail.com for
more information.
May 17
The May meeting of the Board of Directors
of Choanoke Area Development Association
of NC, Inc. has been rescheduled for 6 p.m.
Tuesday, May 17 at the CADA Administra
tive office in Rich Square. For additional in
formation, contact Sallie SurfEice via email
at ssurface@nc-cada.org or Melvin Powers
via email at mpowers@nc-cada.com.
May 18
COMPUTER CLASS: Computer techni
cian
Greg Ramsey will teach a free class about
email attachments at 111 a.m. on May 18
in the meeting room at Martin Memorial
Library. Participants may bring their own
computers or use a library laptop computer.
Call 252-792-7476 for additional information
or to register.
May 21
The town of Robersonville, Martin County
Tourism Development Authority, and the
Robersonville Improvement Conrunittee will
present the third annual “Music on the Cor
ner” from noon until 5 p.m. Saturday, May 21
on the comer of Main and Railroad Streets
in Robersonville.
May 23
The Bertie County Conunissioners meet
ing will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, May 23 at
the Blue Jay Fire Department.
May 25
Life Line Screenings will host a health-
screening event on Wednesday, May 25 at
the Bertie County Senior Center. Screening
can check for the level of plaque built up
in the arteries, cholesterol levels, diabetes
risk, bone density and kidney and thyroid
function. Packages start at $149. For more
information, call 1-877-237-1287 or visit the
website at www.lifelinescreening.com. Pre
registration is required.
June 4
The Windsor Lions Club will host its twen
ty-third Annual Bream Tournament on Satur
day, June 4 at the Sans Souci Ferry Landing.
Breakfast l^iscuits, coffee, and soft drinks
will be available. B.B.Q. chicken plates will
be for sale for limch and dinner. For regis
tration forms contact Ed Thompson at 252-
809-3251 or by email at ethompson917@
msn.com.
Out and About
Narconon reminds families that abuse of
addictive pharmaceutical dmgs is on the
rise. Learn to recognize the signs of dmg
abuse and get your loved ones help if they
are at risk. Call Narconon for a free bro
chure on the signs of addiction for all types
of drags. Narconon also offers free screen
ings and referrals. 800-431-1754 or Prescrip-
tion-abuse.org. Narconon can help you take
steps to overcome addiction in your family.
Call today for free screenings or referrals.
Call 1-800-431-1754.
RUSS RUSSELL / Bertie Ledger-Advance
Local pilot Phil “Butch” Bragg soar his biplane over the trees near Todd’s Cross. Bragg, son of Ramona and the late state trooper Phil
Bragg Sr., also writes books on his cross country adventures.
OBITUARIES
GATES - Robert Wil
liam Bagley, Jr, died on
TYiesday, May 3, 2016. Fu
neral Saturday, May 7, 2016
at 1 p.m., at Lebanon Grove
Missionary Baptist Church.
Viewing Friday, May 6,2016,
1 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.. Hunter’s
Funeral Home, Gates. Ar
rangements by Hunter’s Fu
neral Home Gates.
NEW YORK NY - Mi
chael Levon Whitehurst,
62, died on Sunday, May 1,
2016. Funeral Friday, May
6, 2016 at 11 am., at Biggs-
Brown. Funeral Chapel Mer
cedes’ Funeral Mansion, 310
Washington, St, VTIliam-
ston. Arrangements by Mer
cedes’ Funeral Mansion and
Cremation, Williamston.
WINDSOR - Tasman
%ail, 33, died on Wed., May
4, 2016. Funeral Fri., May
13, 2016 at 1 p.m., at Indi
an Woods Missionary B^
fist Church. Visitation 6^
p.m. 'Thurs., May 12, 2016
at Cherry’s Funeral Home
Chapel, Windsor. Arrange
ments by Cherry’s Funeral
Home, V^dsor.
FRISCO - Charlie W.
Phelps, died on Apr. 25,
2016. Local memorial ser
vice May 15, 2016 at 2 p.m.,
at Merry Hill Baptist Church,
Merry HiU. Cremation ser
vices and Dare County me
morial service was handled
by Gallop Funeral Horne of
Nags Head.
WILLIAMSTON - George
Jeffreys, Jr., 77, died on
Wednesday, May 4,2016. Fu
neral Saturday, May 7, 2016
, at Harsell Funeral Home’s
Lefler Memorial Chapel. Vis
itation Friday, May 6, 2016,
6-8 p.m. Arrangements by
HartseU Funeral Home.
COLERAIN - Michael
Jackson Leary, 59, died on
May 4, 2016. Fimeral Sim-
day. May 8,2016 at 1 p.m., at
Ashland Missionary Baptist
Church, Colerain. Arrange
ments by Wilder’s Chapel,
Wmdsor.l
WINDSOR-John Ward,
died on Apr. 27, 2016. Ar
rangements by Gilliam Me
morial Mortuary, Inc..
AULANDER - Charlotte
Walker Francis, 80, died
on Saturday, May 7, 2016.
Fimeral Monday, May 9,
2016 at 11 am., at Aulander
City Cemetery. Arrange
ments by Walker Funeral
Home, Windsor.
JAMESVILLE - Jayla
Alexis Ward, 9, died on
Sunday, May 8, 2016. Funer
al Thursday, May 12,2016 at
2 p.m., at Community Chris
tian Church. Visitation 7 -
8:30 p.m., Wednesday, May
11, 2016. Arrangements by
Walker Funeral Home, Wil
liamston.
Deadline for obituaries is
Monday at Noon for the next
publication.
Your Community Calendar
>Band Boosters meet
at 6 p.m. on the second
Tuesday of each month in
the band room of Bertie
High School.
> Bertie County Dia
betes Support Groups
are held at 6:15 p.m. on
second Mondays and
at 10 a.m. on the fourth
Tuesdays at Bertie County
Health Department. Call
794-5322 for more infor
mation about the Diabetes
Support Groups.
>Celebrate Recovery
is a Christ-centered, bibli
cally based recovery min
istry for all of our hurts,
habits and hang-ups. The
program covers all types
of addictive," compulsive
and dysfunctional behav
ior. These can include
chemical dependency,
anger, eating disorders,
divorce, depression,
hurtful relationships, co
dependency, abuse, gam
bling, sexual addictions,
financial problems and
grief. Celebrate Recovery
meets at 6 p.m. every Fri
day at All God’s Children
United Methodist Church,
located at 302 S. Com
merce St., Aulander. For
more information, call
252-345-1144.
VThe Trillium Health
Resources Board holds
regular meetings on the
fourth Tuesday of every
other month and held at 7
p.m. in the EMS Building,
205 East Main St., Wil
liamston. Special meet
ings may be called and
notices will be sent to all
members and the news
media.
>The Bertie County
Branch of the National As
sociation for the Advance
ment of Colored People
'(NAACP) holds its regular
monthly meetings ev
ery third Thursday of the
month at6?).m. at the PPI
Building, located on U.S.
Hwy. 13/17 in Windsor.
>-The Bertie County
Council on Aging spon
sors a Caregiver Support
Group the third Monday
of each month at 5:30
p.m. We will cover a va
riety of topics that affect
caregivers, including:
home safety, stress man
agement, chronic disease,
domestic violence and fi
nances (wills, power of at
torney, etc.). We will meet
at Vidant Bertie Hospital,
Windsor. For more infor
mation, contact Laura Jett
at 252-794-1837.
>The Good Shepherd
Food Pantry of Bertie
County will be distributing
food every month from its
site at 1008 N. King Street
in Windsor. The distribu
tion will take place from 3
to 5 p.m. on the second
Saturday of the month
tor families whose last
name begins with A-K
and the third Saturday for
families whose .iast name
begins with L-Z. Proof of
address must be given at
the time of registration. A
picture ID is also required.
For further information
please call Virgil Siefker
794-3411.
>American Legion
Post #126 sponsors Bin-
go every Thursday night
at 6:45 p.m. with nightly
jackpots of $200. We are
located at 111 Academy
St., Hertford. For more in
formation call, 252-426-
1679.
>-The Bertie County
Arts Council is open on
Monday and Friday, 10
a.m.-2 p.m. and Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday
from 10 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
The Arts Council is lo
cated at 124 S. King St.,
Windsor.
>Cashie Beekeepers
Association meets the
fourth Thursday of each
month at 7 p.m. at the
Roanoke River Center. All
interested people are wel
come. ^
>-The Pregnancy Care
Center of Ahoskie hours
are Monday through
Thursday from 1-5 p.m.
Ultrasounds are now
available as a service to
clients who have posi
tive pregnancy test read
ings and confirmed by a
physician. The Senior
Community Service
Employment Program
(SCSEP) is currently
recruiting seniors ages
55 and above for job
search/placement, job
training and work ex
perience. For more in
formation, please call
Gloria Hill or Barbara
Outlaw-Corey at 252-
794-5616
Gilliam Memorial Mortuary,Inc.
706 Ghent St
Windsor, NC 27983
PH: (252) 794- 3332
Fax: (252) 794- 9583
giIliammemorial@gmail.com
Janice R. Owens
FSL, Manager
George Puckett JR
FSL
HE shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust:
HIS truth shall be thy shield and buckler
- Psalm 91:4