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PICTURETHAT Andre’ Alfred says regardless of issues, America is stili great. FOURTH&LONG David Friedman writes about baseball, hot dogs and ethics. MEDITATING Sylvia Hughes says think, read and pray. SCAN ME Volume 124; No. 27 Bertie Ledger-Advance O Thursday • July 7,2022 MISSING AN EDITION OF EASTERN LIVING? PICK UP A COPY AT 109 S. KING STREET WINDSOR, NC 27983 EASTERN LIVING MAGAZINE 109 S. KING ST‘PC BOX 69 WINDSOR, NC 27983 252-794-3185‘MX 252-794-2835 m CO ts •N X Is. o 00 Ox CO IS. CJ S 5 S S ° 2 * SB - 3C M Z S 2 M 2 5 S c S ac S 00 C ^ 3e ^ E3 »Hi ^ ^ Zs r>4 4^ SE iH S ASKEWVILLE ^ AULANDER COLERAIN > KELFORD > LEWISTON WOODVILLE 4- MERRY HILL ^ POWELLSVILLE ROXOBEL ♦ WINDSOR Two set to seek District 4 school board seat Norman Cherry won’t seek re-election after one term THADD WHITE Group Editor While a longtime public servant has decided not to seek re-election, the seat he currently holds on the Ber tie County Board of Educa tion wiU be contested. Norman M. Cherry Sr., a longtime county commis sioner and school board member, did not file for a second full term on the school board by the end of filing July 1. The seat he holds - Dis trict 4 covering Lewiston Woodville, Kelford and Roxobel - will be contested, however, as his opponent four years ago and a first time candidate will see elec tion. Vivian Saunders is seek ing the seat again after filing for the school board on June 30. On the final day of filing, however, Saunders received an opponent when Vemette M. (Vemetta) Henderson filed. Both candidates are from Lewiston Woodville. The other two seats on the school board had only incumbents file. Rickey 'Freeman wiU seek re-elec tion to the District 2 seat representing the Merry HUl area He is unopposed. See FILING, A2 ARHS director Betts to retire, take Suffolk job Betts named new CEO of Obici Healthcare Foundation CHRIS DAY The Daily Advance Battle Betts, who led the region’s public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is retiring. Betts, director of Albe marle Regional Health Ser vices since 2016, is retiring to take over as new CEO and president of the Obici Healthcare Foundation in Suffolk, Virginia, he said last week. His last day with ARHS is July 29. Bertie is one of eight counties that make up the regional health department. Betts, 50, began working at ARHS in 1994 at age 22. His first job was in health education. “I started out doing worksite wellness,” Betts said Jxme 28, after attend ing his final meeting of the ARHS Board of Health. Betts was a veteran of ARHS when he took over for former director Jerry Parks in December 2016. WhUe ARHS has not yet an nounced his replacement, another ARHS veteran is ex pressing her interest in the position. “I would be honored to speak with our board about See BEnS, A3 Bertie Co. School Nutrition receives good news JOHN FOLEY For the Bertie Ledger-Advance Bertie County Director of School Nutrition Tlwana Smallwood may sleep a bit easier now knowing sum mer school plates will be fuU of nutrition. Smallwood oversees the nutritional program for Ber tie County Schools and is responsible, along with her team, for the nutrition of the coimty’s students even during the summer. While inflation, along with the rising cost of wag es, have presented never before experienced pres sure for school nutrition programs across the state. In this edition there is good news for those in Bertie Cormty concerned about school food pro grams. Last month. Congress passed, and President Joe Biden signed, the ‘Keep Kids Fed Plan’ bill to extend ad ditional funding and flexibil ities communities can use to provide children healthy meals this summer. The bill provides support to schools and Day Care providers to deal with sky rocketing wages and food costs and supply chain chal lenges. “The current problem of inflation has challenged See NUTRITION, A3 i\' a// i/r.M V' BRANDICE HOGGARD / BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE Fireworks lit up the sky over the Cashie River Sunday night during the Freedom Fireworks. Weather can’t dampen freedom celebration BRANDICE HOGGARD Staff Writer The Wmdsor-Bertie Chamber of Commerce and the town of Wmdsor were pleased with this year’s an nual Freedom I^eworks event turn out on July 3. This year the event was back and better than ever with an exciting lineup of musicians and vendors with fireworks at night. Although the weather tried to put a damper on the pre-Independence Day events this year, it still did not do so. People near and far still came out to ei\joy the fireworks show along with the live entertainment Wmdsor Mayor Lewis BRANDICE HOGGARD / BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE The R.T. Johnson Band performed during the Freedom Fireworks. Hoggard said the events went well and thanked those who gave a helping hand. “The event went real ly weU despite the rain showers,” Hoggard said. “I would like to thank ven dors, Windsor Police De partment, town employees and, most importantly, the attendees who make the event worth doing.” This year’s entertainment began at 5 p.m., when peo ple near and far converged at the Roanoke/Cashie Riv er Center and are were to walk through the exhibits to learn about the ecolog ical and cultural history of Bertie County and the area around the Roanoke and Cashie rivers. There was a diverse selection of vendors that were also available for pa trons starting at 5 p.m. The vendors ranged from Tall Eat Yet, Holiday Conces sions, Speller’s Enterprises, See FIREWORKS, A3 SECU Foundation awards scholarships On Monday, June 20, seven students currently in Martin Community Col lege’s (MCC) Nurse Aide I (NA I) program were pre sented with Bridge to Ca reer Cohort scholarships awarded by the N.C. State Employee Credit Union (SECLO Foundation. The students will com plete the course Aug. 31. The NA I program pre pares students to provide personal care and basic nursing skills for the elder ly. Emphasis is on the role of the nurse aide; commu nication; documentation; infection control, safety; resident’s rights; common disorders/diseases of body systems, aging changes; personal care and groom ing; accurate measurement of vital signs; elimination; nutrition; death and dying. Many NA I students use CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The SECU Foundation awards seven more Bridge to Career Cohort Scholarships to MCC Students. Left to right back row: MCC’s President Wesley Beddard, Sidaijiah Sheppard Ferguson, Jakia Rascoe, Lance Joyner, and MCC Vice President Dr. Brian Busch. Front row left to right: Aliyza Mcleoud, Latrica Hines, Ashiya Outlaw and Kanisha Duggins. tins credential as a step- ing a Registered Nurse. ping-stone toward becom- Starting this year, MCC has a Memorandum of Under standing (MOU) with Roa noke- Chowan Community College (R-CCC) to provide ten openings for MCC stu dents in their Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) pro gram. This will allow MCC students to transfer their credits and credentials to R-CCC and complete the ADN program there. NAI certification is one of the requirements for entry into R-CCC’s ADN program. A total of 24 health care students received one of the 30 SECU Bridge to Career Cohort Scholar ships awarded to MCC for the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year. 'These scholarships may be used for registration fees, books, certification fees, course supplies, and other educational expenditures See AWARDS, A3 GOOV MORNING, Blanche Oaskins ofColerain Thank rat TOR subscriwnu! Find US on Facebook vvww.b|i1:ieledgeradvance.com Church & Faith ....• B4 Classified B2 Obituaries A2 Opinion A3 Sports Bi A 0 11711 35906 ,6
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