BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE
SEPTEMBER 27,20171 A3
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Martin Community College recognizes students
BY LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR-Williamston
- Health care students
recognized.
Martin Community
College’s (MCC) Divi
sion of Continuing Ed
ucation held its semi
annual Recognition
Celebration on July
19 in the MCC Audito
rium.
The ceremony was
held for all of the stu
dents who successfully
completed the spring
2017 healthcare pro
grams.
Those recognized
came from the Nurse
Aide 1 (NAT), Nurse Aide
11 (NAll), Pharmacy
Technician, Phleboto
my, and Medical Billing
and Coding classes.
Approximately 40
friends and family
member were in the au
dience to show their
support of the students
and their achieve
ments.
Melanie Barnes, a
pharmacy technician
student, gave the invo
cation. NAl student Ty-
shia Lee welcomed the
audience and she in
troduced MCC Interim
President, Dr. Kenneth
Bolam.
“1 am a single mother
driven to succeed.
1 have completed the
NAl course, the phle
botomy course and
now the NAIl course.
It has been tough, but 1
have stayed the course
and will keep going.
1 congratulate ev
eryone in my class for
making it to this point,”
said MCC student Tiara
Grimes.
MCC Bertie Cam
pus Director Norman
Cherry and MCC HRD
Program Coordinator
Brenda G. Moore pre
sented the students
with their certificates
of course completion
and recognized the stu
dents who had earned
their Career Readiness
Credentials.
MCC Health Care
Programs Coordinator
Sue Gurley then gave
the closing remarks
and congratulated the
students for their hard
work and determina
tion.
Barnes also gave the
benediction.
Students who partici
pated in the celebra
tion had many good
things to say about the
programs.
“It has been chal
lenging, but a great
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Martin Community College recognizes health care students.
experience. 1 am fur
thering my education
to become a traveling
nurse,” said MCC stu
dent Tiara Grimes of
Robersonville.
Grimes currently is
employed by Roanoke
River Rehabilitation.
“I’m just thankful for
the opportunity that
MCC has given me to
do great things in my
life,” said MCC student
Tonya Johnson of Wil
liamston.
Johnson is currently
employed by Vidant
Medical Center.
MCC student Roy
Hamilton of Windsor
said, “This means suc
cess to me.”
Hamilton
currently
works for Bertie Coun
ty Emergency Services.
“1 have always want
ed to be in the medical
field. Completing the
Pharmacy Technician
course means hav
ing a new start toward
getting into my dream
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
career,” said Barnes a
Windsor resident.
Barnes is a telecom
municator.
MCC offers ongoing
health care classes. For
more information con
tact Sue Gurley at 252-
789-0261 or via email at
sue.gurley@martincc.
edu.
RETURNING ARTISTS
EASTERN IRADIOLOGISTS
BREAST IMAGING CENTER
Meet the Newest Member of our Breast Imaging Team
Dr. Tiana Crawford
Medical School
Meharry Medical College
Internship
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Shadyside Hospital
Residency
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Breast Imaging Fellowship
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Susan G Komen Breast Center
Dr Crawford is skilled in the latest
advances in breast imaging &
intervention including Breast MRI,
3D Mammography & 3D Biopsy.
LESLIE BEACHBOARD / Bertie Ledger-Advance
The Bertie County Arts Council held ‘Back Home Again' on September 7. The event was dis
playing artwork of artist that are former residence of Windsor or Bertie County. Pictured above
is John Tyler talking with Jon Hill.
NC DEPARTMENT OF
INSURANCE
SENIORS' HEALTH INSURANCE
INFORMATION PROGRAM
Prescription Drug Assistance
Available for Low-Income
Medicare Beneficiaries
Medicare beneficiaries who have limited incomes and assets may be eligible for
Extra Help to pay for their prescription drags. The federal Low-Income Subsidy (LIS)
program, also known as Extra Help, assists qualified Medicare beneficiaries with out-of-
pocket expenses associated with Medicare Part D prescription drags.
There are more than 80,000 Medicare beneficiaries in North Carolina who may be
ehgible for help but have yet to apply. SHIIP, the Seniors’ Health Insurance Information
Program and a division of the N.C. Department of Insurance, is joining with partners
around the state to help beneficiaries understand and apply for Extra Help.
“Many who are ehgible for this assistance are not aware that it is available to them,”
said Insurance Commissioner Milje Causey. “It is our goal to get the message of Extra
Help out to Medicare beneficiaries statewide and get them enrolled so they can begin
receiving help with their Medicare prescription drag costs.”
The Mid-East Commission Area Agency on Aging can help Medicare beneficiaries in
Beaufort, Bertie, Hertford, Martin, and Pitt Counties with the enrollment process for
Extra Help. Please call (252) 974-1854 to gain greater information about how to connect
with your local SHIIP Coordinating Site.
To qualify for Extra Help, a Medicare beneficiary must meet certain income, resource
and asset level requirements. The income and asset limits for Extra Help are $1,508 per
month with assets up to $13,820 if you are single, and $2,030 per month with assets up
to $27,600 if you are married.
SHIIP, a division of the North Carolina Department of Insurance, has volunteers in
all 100 counties in North Carolina who offer one-on-one coimseling and provide
free, unbiased infonnation about Medicare, Medicare supplements. Medicare Part D,
Medicare Advantage and health plan options and long-term care insurance.
To contact SHIIP, call 1-855^8-1212 or visit www.ncshiip.com.
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latest in imaging and intervention at our outpatient imaging
locations in Greenville, Kinston and Washington.
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Choanoke Area Development Association of NC, Inc.
Post Office Box 530, Rich Square, North Carolina 27869
Telephone: 252.539.4155* Fax: 252.539.2048
www.nc-cada.org
CADA Received Funding for the 2017 Urgent Repair Program
Choanoke Area Development Association of NC, Inc. (CADA) has been approved to receive $200,000
in Urgent Repair Funding (URP 2017) from the North Carolina Flousing Finance (NCHFA) to assist
very low-income homeowners with special needs or with a fulltime household members) who have
special needs in Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, Martin and Northampton Counties.
Funds will benefit households with incomes below 50% of the area median income. URP 2017 Funds
are from the State appropriated North Carolina Housing Trast Fund. Applications will be ranked by
need on a county-by-county basis. Applications with the highest scores in each county will be served
first.
URP funds are provided in the form of a loan for the hard and soft costs used to repair/modify the
house. Homeownerswill receive an unsecured, deferred, interest-free loan, forgiven at a rate of $ 1,000
per year until the principal balance is zero. Maximum URP assistance is $8,000. CADA reserves the
right to deny repairs to a house that are not cost effective or a wise investment of URP funds.
CADA will take applications from October 2,2017 - November 2,2017. Contact your local CADA
office to schedule an appointment to apply. Proof of ownership and income is required. Those who
have applied for URP Assistance in the past must update applications. Fora copy of the Assistance
Policy, visit the CADA Website at www.nc-cada.org or contact your local county CADA Community
Service Center to schedule an appointment to apply:
Bertie: phone: 252-794-3107,TDD: 1 (800) 735-2692, Attention: Brent Hignite
Halifax: phone: 252-537-1 111,TDD: 1 (800) 735-2962,Attention: Gail Walker
Hertford: phone: 252-332-2692, TDD: 1 (8(X)) 735-2692, Attention: Jacqueline Melton
Martin: phone: 252-792-7816, TDD: 1 (800) 735-2692, Attention: Roy Moore
Northampton: phone: 252-539-4155, TDD: 1 (800) 735-2962, Attention: Emily Jordan, Chris Moody