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Magazine highlighting the best of Henderson and Vance County for the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Commerce

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EnvisionvancE

2012

• NORTH CAROLINA •

A Community Moving Forward

Henderson VanceHenderson Vance

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1-85 and NC 39 • Henderson

ADDRESS BUSINESS NAME ......................................................................... PHONE NUMBER946-H A-1 Travel Agency .................................................... 438-3552946-H Advanced Therapeutic Massage ............................. 430-7020941-A African Hair Braiding ............................................... 430-8700946-A-2 All State Ins. (Jeff Ayscue) ...................................... 438-2299945-B Angie’s Dance Academy ......................................... 438-5037946-R B-1 Bingo .............................................................................................943-K-2 Beltone Hearing Center ....................................800-510-6200943-O Boys & Girls Club Offi ce .......................................... 430-1871945-F Caring Hearts Health Services ................................ 436-0082946-H Center of Attention Hair Salon ................................ 738-0555946-F Children’s Developmental Service Agency ............. 430-3805943-L,M Crawford Properties Offi ce ..................................... 492-0185946-G Dabney Drive Restaurant ........................................ 438-5643943-H Daymark Recovery Services ................................... 431-0061 945-C Diana’s Tax Service ................................................. 492-9458941-F Diamond Sweepstakes ........................................... 762-0042946-B Direct General Insurance Agency ............................ 433-0029941-L Divine Styles ............................................................ 430-0547945-H Employment Security Commission ......................... 438-6129941-I Family Preservation Services ................................. 438-4740939-C Fastax ...................................................................... 433-9555941-E Geter’s Barber College ........................................... 430-1633941-K Great Cuts Hair Salon .............................................. 431-1005941-D Happy Nails & Spa .................................................. 430-7700941-G Healthy Treats .......................................................... 430-0893946-S Henderson Business Center......................................438-3717

ADDRESS BUSINESS NAME ........................................................PHONE NUMBER943-K2 Holly Hill Mobile Crisis ..............................................................946-J Home Credit Corp. Offi ce ..........................................433-8022944-A Home Credit Inc. ........................................................492-5599 945-I Home Town Hardware ...............................................492-3166943- A,B K Discount Beauty Supply .........................................492-7483943-J KARTS ........................................................................438-2573946-W Lincare Medical Supply .............................................433-8801946-A Little River LP Gas Co. ...............................................430-0900943-C Maxim Health Care Services .....................................492-6028 Mini Storage ..............................................................492-0184945-A Nails To Tails Pet Grooming .......................................430-0570941-H National Finance Co. .................................................436-2274945-E NC Dept of Correction ...............................................430-1203946-D NC License Plate Agency ..........................................438-3528946-A-1 Parham’s Western .....................................................438-4614946-Z Pete Smith Lube & Tire .............................................431-0497941-B REW (Medical Uniforms, Tanning, Jewelry) ..............438-4031939-A RHA Howell Supported Employment ........................430-0570 946-V Salon 31 ...................................................................438-3131946-C Starting Over ............................................................430-6679946-Y Steve Decillis, Attorney ........................................... 492-9982946-P Sun Medical Supply ..................................................438-4360946-X The Arc of NC ............................................................438-7627946-H The Attic ....................................................................430-7020 946-A3 United Home Care .....................................................438-1030946-U Vance County Tourism ...............................................438-2222945-G Vance Job Link Career Center ..................................438-7324

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A2 INDEX OF ADS

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INDEX OFADVERTISERS

AAA Gas & Appliance Co./Bowers & Burrows 12Ahner Security ................................... 15Beckford Medical Center ...................... 14CenturyLink ....................................... 20Charles Boyd/Ruin Creek Animal ............9City of Henderson ............................... 24Collins Collision Repair Center ...............8County of Vance ...................................6Crawford Properties/Crossroads ..............1Dabney Drive Animal Hospital ............. 22Dot’s Hallmark .....................................6Dr. Robert F. Allen ................................2Express Employment Professionals ....... 22For Your Occasion Party Rentals ........... 24Forsyth’s Barbecue .............................. 22Golden Skillet ......................................9H.G. Reynolds Co., Inc. ........................ 24

Henderson Collegiate .......................... 24Henderson Family YMCA ...................... 16Henderson Marketplace/Chase Development ..3Holiday Inn Express ..............................9Joel T. Cheatham Insurance Agency ...... 15Kerr Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation ... 20KFC ................................................... 16Maria Parham Medical Center ... Back CoverMast Drug .......................................... 18P&G Pet Care ...................................... 20Paradise Family Dentistry .................... 18Philips Optimum .......... Inside Back CoverPinnell Insurance Agency ......................3Premier Women’s Health ......................9Prim Residential/Sprinkle Properties ... 12Progress Energy ........... Inside Front Cover

Range of Motion ................................. 24Rick Edwards Electric .......................... 12Satterwhite Point Marina ..................... 16Servpro .............................................. 15Staffmark .......................................... 20Ted’s Catering Service ......................... 12Tony Hirst Builder ............................... 18Toyota of Henderson ........................... 22Triangle North Corporate Park .............. 16Vance Construction ...............................2Vance County Farm Bureau ....................2Vance-Granville Community College ..... 18Vanco Outdoor Equipment ................... 24Wake Electric Membership Corp. ............8West Hills Veterinary Centre ................ 14William L. Stark and Company ............. 14

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A3 TABLE OF CONTENTS

BECKFORD DR. HENDERSON

• Postal Plus

• Pino’s Italian Restaurant

• Big Cheese Pizza

• Springleaf Financial Services

• Top Nails

food stores

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at a glance

On the coverHenderson & Vance County have much to o� er as the cover photographs for this year’s edition of Envision Vance demonstrate. Here you’ll � nd a vibrant, diverse community of people who know the value of making Henderson & Vance County their place to live, work and play.

Membership directoryWho’s who in Henderson & Vance County? All of the Chamber’s members are here in the directory in the center of this edition. To � nd new members, go to www.hendersonvance.org.

4Run of the MillBill and Marie Craig had been toying with the idea of opening a bed and breakfast.

7Major step forwardMaria Parham Medical Center makes moves to meet growing healthcare needs.

10Game-changer!Semprius brings game-changing solar power technology to Triangle North Vance hub site.

13The Y — for life!Over 8,000 individuals have discovered the secret to a healthy life at Henderson Family YMCA.

17Lifelong educationDr. Stelfanie Williams leads community college; Ronald Gregory leads public schools.

23Beauty on grand scaleKerr Lake has it all: boating , skiing , � shing , camping , swimming and � reworks!

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Run of the Mill

Bill and Marie Craig had toyed with the idea of opening a bed and break-fast near their Bees’ Knees Country Store on Wel-

don’s Mill Road since the first day they moved south from Michigan to Vance County in December 2005.

“The first time I came down from Michigan to look at the property, I went by the planning department and asked them if there would be any zoning issues with us opening a bed and breakfast if we decided to buy the land,” Bill said.

It would take six years for that dream to become reality, but in December 2010, the Craigs officially opened the front doors and welcomed their first guests to the Run of the Mill Bed and Breakfast, located at 2250 Weldon’s Mill Road.

Both retired school teachers, the Craigs originally came to the area to be nearer to their daughter, who had moved to Raleigh to pursue her career. “We knew if we were going to see her more than a few times a year, we’d have to move closer,” Marie said.

They fell in love with the old Wel-don’s Mill and the surrounding prop-erty. Bill was already an avid beekeeper, which provided him with plenty to do, but Marie knew she’d need more to fill her time in retirement than just vol-unteering and pursuing her interest in crafts.

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Not your average

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Run of the Mill

Not your average

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1255 Dabney Drive(Henderson Mall)

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County Commissioners ........................... 738-2120County Administration ............................ 738-2001Register of Deeds ................................... 738-2110Tourism Promotion.................................. 438-2222Animal Control ........................................ 492-3136Economic Development .......................... 492-2094Board of Elections ................................... 492-3730Cooperative Extension ............................ 438-8188Solid Waste ............................................. 492-3036Planning and Development ..................... 738-2080Senior Center .......................................... 430-0257

Social Services ....................................... 492-5001Mental Health ......................................... 430-1330Public Health .......................................... 492-7915Tax Department ...................................... 738-2040Soil/Water Conservation ......................... 438-5727Veterans Service ..................................... 438-4619Sheriff’s Offi ce ........................................ 738-2200Fire/EMS ................................................. 438-6656Emergency Operations (911) .................. 438-8264Human Resources .................................. 738-2014Information Technology .......................... 738-2025

Progressing Toward New OpportunitiesCounty of Vance

So, the couple set their sights on renovating the old country store on the property, both as living space and as a place to sell Bill’s honey, along with local crafts and other items.

The Bees’ Knees Country Store opened in November 2006, offering used paperback books, jars of honey, cards, snacks, handcrafted soaps, can-dles, handmade jewelry, and a variety of other locally produced items. More than 30 vendors now offer their wares at the store.

But the Craigs still had that dream of a bed and breakfast lingering in the back of their minds. In 2008, they began talking with contractors and decided the time was right to begin construction.

“We loved the original part of the old farmhouse on the property and considered renovating it for the bed and breakfast, but all the builders we talked with advised against it, saying we’d spend more fixing it up than we would

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Winter or summer, the Run of the Mill is a beautiful venue for vacationers looking for a quiet place.

starting from scratch,” said Marie. So they chose a beautiful spot atop the hill next to the mill instead and began construction.

The three-story house serves as both living space for the Craigs and as the bed

and breakfast. Four rooms with private baths are available for guests, ranging in price from $95-140, depending on the room selected and whether guests arrive

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Maria Parham Medi-cal Center has taken a major step forward in being able to meet

growing healthcare needs.The local medical facility, after

celebrating its 85th year of operation, officially joined Duke LifePoint Health-care, an innovative joint venture of Duke University Health System, Inc., and Life-Point Hospitals in October 2011 with an agreement between the MPMC Board of Directors and Duke LifePoint to jointly own and operate the center.

“This is an exciting day for Maria Parham and our community,” said Bev Tucker, M.D., chairman of the MPMC Board of Directors, in making the an-nouncement. “Our partnership with Duke LifePoint provides our hospital with new clinical and operational resources that will help us enhance our healthcare services to meet the growing needs in our region. We look forward to our future as part of the Duke LifePoint network.”

Under the terms of the agreement, Duke LifePoint and MPMC have formed a joint venture to own and operate the hospital. Duke LifePoint owns 80 percent of the joint ven-ture and has committed to investing $45 million in capital improvements at the hospital over the next decade.

The proceeds from the transaction — approximately $30 million — are being used to create a locally governed charitable foundation that will fund programs and services to meet community needs.

“Maria Parham Medical Center is an ideal partner for Duke LifePoint, and we are eager to expand our existing rela-tionship and work together with the hospital’s board, leader-ship, employees and medical staff to advance our shared vision of improving healthcare in this region,” said Duke University Health System Executive Vice President William J. Fulkerson Jr., M.D. “As part of Duke LifePoint, MPMC

New fouNdatioN carries oN legacy

The Triangle North Healthcare Foundation is car-rying forward the legacy of the Maria Parham Health-care Foundation.

The new charitable foundation and a $30 million cash endowment are part of the Maria Parham Medi-cal Center purchase agreement with Duke Life Point.

TNHF Executive Director Val Short said the new foundation’s goal is to help the community.

“There are major health issues impacting our com-munity,” Short said. “It would be our hope and mis-sion to impact those diseases. Though it (the founda-tion) will not be as a medical provider, we would be a healthcare promoter.”

Last year, the Maria Parham foundation raised

A new day in healthcare at Maria Parham

Maria ParHaMMedical ceNter

JoiNs duKe lifePoiNt

MPMC has a team of more than 150 physicians and 700 clinical and support staff.

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“Our partnership with Duke LifePoint provides our hospital with new clinical and operational resources that will help us enhance our healthcare services to meet the growing news in our region.”

Bev Tucker, M.D., chairman,MPMC Board of Directors

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At Wake Electric, we’re not satisfi ed until every one of our members is satisfi ed. That’s why our employees have a passion for their jobs. We constantly train and provide them with all of the latest resources to get their job done, and to get it done quickly and correctly the fi rst time—every time. Our mission is to provide reliable electricity and peace of mind to all of our members. That’s one way we’re always looking out for you.

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central North Carolina and southside Virginia. The hospital is fully accredited by both the Joint Commission, the College of American Pathologists and CMS.

Duke LifePoint Healthcare, a joint venture of Duke University Health Sys-tem, Inc., and LifePoint Hospitals, was established to build a dynamic network of hospitals in North Carolina and the sur-rounding areas. The joint venture, which brings together LifePoint’s experience in community-based hospital management and Duke’s world-renowned leadership in clinical service, is strengthening and improving healthcare delivery by providing community hospitals the clinical, quality and operational resources they need to grow and prosper.

Since the formation of the joint venture in January, Duke LifePoint Healthcare has acquired MPMC, Person Memo-rial Hospital in Roxboro and the North Carolina cardiac catheterization operations of MedCath Partners, LLC, now known as DLP Cardiac Partners. Additionally, in October, Duke LifePoint signed a memorandum of understanding with its first Virginia hospital.

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will have access to additional resources to better serve its patients today and into the future.”

As part of the agreement, Duke Life-Point and MPMC created a 10-member board with equal representation from both organizations. A separate hospital advi-sory board consisting of physicians, local community leaders, MPMC CEO Robert Singletary and a representative from Duke LifePoint was also established.

“We are very pleased to welcome Maria Parham to the Duke LifePoint network of hospitals,” said LifePoint Chairman and CEO William F. Carpenter III. “This joint venture will not only provide the hospital with new clinical and operational support, it also will help MPMC expand its recruit-ing efforts and enhance the healthcare services it offers to people in the region.”

With a team of more than 150 physi-cians and 700 clinical and support staff, Maria Parham offers a wide range of ser-vices and the latest technology to meet the healthcare needs of the citizens of north

more than $100,000 from various fundraising activities, and one result was assisting with the acquisition of a linear accelerator radiation treatment system for the hospital’s cancer center.

The foundation in the past also pro-vided more than $50,000 in scholarships and funded three cancer center projects: genetic counseling for high-risk cancer patients plus breast cancer and lung cancer financial assistance for un- and under-insured patients.

“This is the work of the Maria Parham foundation last year that set a stage for moving forward,” Short said. “A positive change is that this work will gain funding that we have never had in the past.”

Foundation board members will look to provide scholarships for students and assistance to patients. Fundrais-ers, including an annual gala event, the foundation’s invitational golf tourna-ment, a 5k run and several church-based events, are expected to continue.

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Every Thursday at 6:30 p.m., the fellowship hall at First United Method-ist Church in downtown Henderson becomes the domain of knights, bishops, queens, kings and pawns.

They come to life on the chess boards of the Henderson-Vance Chess Club, a group of local enthusiasts who like noth-ing better than spreading their love for one of the most mentally challenging of board games.

Since its founding in 2006, member-ship in the club has grown to more than 30, including both adults and youth.

Ninety percent of the members are certified through the U.S. Chess Federa-tion, and most members participate in tournament play both regionally and nationally. The local club also spon-sored eight tournaments in 2011. Three youth members of the club are also now listed in the top 100 student players in the state.

“Chess is such an intriguing game,”

Chess — for all the ages

said Rudy Abate, president of the club.“Winning is not based on the luck

of a roll of dice or the spin of a wheel. Playing is almost like going to battle.

You have to think strategically to defend yourself and to attack your opponent.”

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If it’s Th ursday, it must be “chess night” in downtown Henderson.

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Photovoltaic technology developed by Semprius, Inc., may be a “game-changer” for the solar energy in-dustry, experts say, and Henderson and Vance County economic officials are banking on Semprius similarly being a “game-changer” for the local economy.

With a commitment to create more than 250 jobs over the next five years, the Durham-based solar company is locating a manufacturing plant in Vance County.

“This is a big day for Vance County, and this is a big day for North Carolina,” said North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue on a visit to Henderson in July 2011.

“This company is on the cutting edge in the solar energy field, and we welcome them to North Carolina,

the smart grid capital of the world.”State and local incentives for Semprius totaled $18.3

million.“Governor Perdue entrusted us to bring quality jobs

to North Carolina, and we are going to do that,” Sem-prius President/CEO Joseph Carr said.

Durham-based Semprius has located in Vance Coun-ty next to Xerox, formerly ACS, in the Triangle North business park on the Vance-Granville counties line along Interstate 85. Construction work at the facility was part of an $89.7 million capital investment in the pilot plant.

Carr said most of the hires, more than 200, will be for high-skilled manufacturing positions on the floor,

GAME-CHANGER!Semprius bringing green technology

to Triangle North

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North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue welcomes Joseph Carr, Semprius president/CEO, right, to Vance County as retired Henderson-Vance Chamber President Bill Edwards looks on.

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What does Semprius

do?Semprius can build highly

concentrated photovoltaic mod-ules that combine tiny solar cells with low-cost, efficient optics to concentrate sunlight and multi-ply it more than 1,000 times.

The solar cells are about the diameter of a dot made by a ballpoint pen.

The company recently set a new world record for photovol-taic module efficiency, reaching 33.9 percent (active area), ac-cording to industry experts.

“This is a significant mile-stone for Semprius and the entire PV industry,” said Scott Burroughs, vice president of Technology at Semprius. “For the first time, we have been able to convert more than one-third of the sun’s energy into usable electricity. This demonstrates how concentrated PV can lever-age rapidly increasing efficien-cies to continue driving down the cost of solar generated electricity.”

“This is the culmination of our emphasis on bringing smart design to solar,” said Joe Carr, president/CEO of Semprius. “We looked carefully at each compo-nent of our module – cell, optics, enclosure and the manufacturing process – to develop a com-petitive solution that em-bodies high efficiency, performance and reliability.”

and those jobs will be filled primarily from the local job market.

Shortly before the announcement of the move to Vance, Semprius got a huge boost when industry giant Siemens acquired a stake in the company in June 2011.

For Siemens, it was an early access to a highly promising technology for CO2-free

power generation from solar energy.“Siemens will act as a strategic investor

to help Semprius scale up its innovative technology to market maturity,” said Martin Schulz, vice president of photovol-taics in the Renewable Energy Division of Siemens.

“The demand for Semprius products has tripled since the partnership with Siemens,” observed Bill Edwards, who

Semprius joins Xerox, formerly known as ACS, at Triangle North Vance off Interstate 85.

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See SeMPrIuS on Page 12

Semprius looksto drive down

the cost of solargenerated power.

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recently retired as the president of the Henderson-Vance Chamber of Com-merce.

The Siemens Energy Sector is the world’s leading supplier of a complete spectrum of products, services and solu-tions for the generation, transmission and distribution of power and for the extraction, conversion and transport of oil and gas.

Semprius is a major step forward for economic development in Vance County, economic development officials noted.

Edwards, who Carr called a “utility player” in helping to locate Semprius in Triangle North, had this to say about why the company chose Vance: “I think we developed a close, working relation-ship with the company executives them-selves, and we were able to get answers to their questions.

“Vance County was able to build a level of trust and integrity with this com-pany, and that’s how we were able to recruit them to stay in North Carolina,” the former chamber president said.

It’s a major step forward for the county, noted Stuart Litvin, director of the Henderson-Vance Economic Devel-opment Commission.

“Vance County is moving beyond the past economies of the mills and the tobacco industry into this new era of advanced manufacturing and green technology,” Litvin said.

“This sends a very clear message to the (N.C.) Department of Communi-ties that Vance County and Henderson are very serious and have become more aggressive in working with companies to locate not only in Vance County but specifically within the Triangle North area.

“We now have the opportunity to promote the area to similar types of companies in the green tech field that Vance County — along with Vance-Granville Community College — can accommodate companies of this nature and will work with them in providing the workforce they need,” Litvin said.

Edwards agreed. “I do believe that our best times are ahead of us,” he said.

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Woody Caudle, executive director/chief executive officer of the Henderson Family YMCA, has exercise equipment to keep you healthy.

The Y: For Life!HeNdersoN Boasts full-serVice yMca serViNg Nearly 8,000 iNdiViduals

For more than 20 years, the Henderson Family YMCA has been one of the crown jewels of Vance County,

providing area residents with a first-class exercise and fitness center while offering programs and services for all ages.

“We are the smallest community in North Carolina to have a full service YMCA that includes a pool and gym-nasium,” said Woody Caudle, who has served as executive director/chief execu-tive officer for the YMCA for the past 13 years. He heads up a staff of 14 full-time and 75 part-time personnel who oversee the facility’s programs and services.

On Ruin Creek Road in Henderson,

the Y serves Vance, Granville, Warren, Franklin and Person counties.

“YMCAs do not compete with each other,” said Caudle. “The national YMCA organization designates a terri-tory for each facility to serve, but each individual YMCA is governed by a local board of directors and determines the facilities and programs it will offer.” Dr. Marion Lark is the current chief volun-teer officer for the local board, which includes 23 other local residents.

The Henderson YMCA currently has 1,561 memberships, representing both family and individual memberships. “We estimate that we serve approxi-mately 6,000 individuals as part of those

memberships,” said Caudle, pointing out that family memberships represent more than one person.

When programs and services that are offered to non-YMCA members are included, Caudle projects the Y touches the lives of between 7,000 and 8,000 people in the community each year.

The most popular programs of-fered by the Y are the after-school and summer camp programs for youth, the aquatics program, and the fitness and recreational programs for seniors.

More than 100 students — from kin-dergarten to middle school — board Y

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buses at seven schools each afternoon to participate in the after-school program.

While time is set aside for home-work activities, the primary focus of the program is to get kids active and playing, not sitting in front of a television or computer, said Caudle. “With the ris-ing concerns about obesity in children and the cutbacks in physical education classes, we want to make sure the youth in our after-school and summer camp programs are in the gym, in the pool, playing outside – active and on the move,” said Caudle.

The Y’s aquatics program has also been an important focus for the orga-nization from the beginning. “Because of our proximity to Kerr Lake, it was considered important from the begin-ning that we focus on teaching kids and adults how to be safe in the water,” said Caudle. Caudle himself teaches a special swim class for adults who are terrified of the water and never learned to swim.

“Teaching a child or an adult how to save themselves from drowning is always our first priority,” said Caudle. For Caudle, if they also learn to enjoy swimming as a recreational and fitness activity, that’s just the icing on the cake.

In addition to swim lessons, the Y staff members also lead water aerobics classes and provide the only lifeguard training course in the area.

The growing number of seniors in the general population is having a significant impact on the Y as well. “Seniors are our fastest growing segment of members,” Caudle said. Through the Silver Sneak-ers program, offered by many supple-

mental insurance providers through Medicare, many seniors can receive a Y membership as part of their benefits. In addition to fitness programs targeted for seniors, the Y also offers field trips and recreational programs to meet the social needs of seniors.

Caudle is proud of the Christian val-ues and heritage that define the Y’s mis-

sion, but is equally proud that the Y is an inclusive organization that welcomes anyone who wants to become a member. “The YMCA is the largest non-profit organization in the United States and the fastest growing,” he added.

“It’s our goal to not only promote fit-ness and healthy living, but to be a role model for good values.”

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What do training for a 5K event, resisting peer pressure, making healthy decisions and being part of the community have in common?

They’re all goals for participants in Girls on the Run, an after-school pro-gram sponsored through the Henderson Family YMCA that uses the power of running to prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living.

The curriculum creatively incorporates training for a 5K with lessons that encourage third through eighth grade girls to develop essential life skills.

“Through activities like running, playing games and discussing important issues, the girls experience the joy of simply being themselves,” said Julia Langston, who coordinates the program for the Y.

During the 12-week program, the girls participate in lessons and activities that inspire them to be strong, contented and self-confident young women who choose a confident and healthy lifestyle. In addition, they gain physical strength and stamina by training to run/walk in the 5K event that gives the program its name.

Each session is led by trained coaches who teach specific life skills to help the girls deal with peer pressure and build self-esteem and confidence.

In its second year, Girls on the Run has grown to 75 participants and Langston is exploring expanding the program to Granville, Warren and Franklin. In Vance, sessions are held at three elementary schools in addition to a local athletics club and at the Y’s main facility on Ruin Creek Road.

In addition to Girls on the Run, which targets girls in third to fifth grades, Girls on Track provides a similar program for sixth to eighth grade girls.

The cost is $120 per participant, but scholarships are available. For details, contact Julia Langston at (252) 438-2144 or go to www.gotrvance.org.

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Cycle North Carolina spins through Henderson

When nearly 1,000 cyclists hit the road to spend a week riding from the North Carolina mountains to the coast, where do they eat, sleep, take a shower, or shop for extra energy drinks and Band-Aids?

Cycle North Carolina, sponsored by N.C. Amateur Sports, took bicyclists on a 500-mile trek across the state in October 2011, starting at Elkin Municipal Park and ending at Heritage Park in Corolla. Henderson was one of eight communities across the state to host the bikers at the end of each day after they had completed an average of 60-80 miles.

The Henderson Family YMCA headed up the effort to bring the cyclists to the area, and coordinated efforts to provide them with space to pitch tents, park shower trucks and RVs, enjoy a hot meal and soak up a little of the local culture.

“This event was a really good complement to the Y’s mission,” said Woody Caudle, executive director and chief executive officer for the Hender-son Family YMCA. “Hosting the riders provided great exposure to our area and promoted health and fitness.”

The athletic fields surrounding the YMCA building on Ruin Creek Road were opened up for riders who wanted to pitch tents. “Some of the riders had

family members following in RVs so we also provided a place for them to park and camp,” said Caudle. Other riders stayed in local hotels nearby.

The Y facility itself was also open to accommodate the guests.

“For that one evening, we had 1,000 visitors in our area representing 46 states,” said Caudle. He hopes that by

involving the Y in hosting such events, more people will become aware of the Henderson/Vance County area and possibly even considering moving to the area.

“We heard lots of comments about how beautiful the area is and what a nice stop it had been for the riders,” Caudle added.

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Visitors came to Henderson from 46 states as the Henderson Family YMCA played host to Cycle North Carolina.

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In addition to enjoying the challenges of the game themselves, the club has also reached out into the community to promote chess and entice new players. Three members of the club are certified as coaches by the U.S. Chess Federation, which provides them with the training to teach the game to others.

Club member Ray Hight coaches stu-

dents in the chess club at Vance Charter School, and Abate has coached students at Pinkston Street Elementary School. “The school actually offered chess as one of the electives the students could choose to take.”

While no scientific studies have been done to prove the point statisti-cally, Abate said that educators believe that students who play chess do better in math and science classes because their thinking and reasoning skills are

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the second floor. The Nautical Room and The Serenity Room are both cozy, romantic refuges overlooking the falls and the mill, featuring a king-size bed, a large flat-screen television, a fireplace, a large air powered whirlpool bath, and a shower.

The Tobacco Room is a handicap accessible room located on the first floor. Its decor features items that reflect the

tobacco-farming heritage of the area. The room has a trundle bed that can be made into a king-size bed, a large flat-screen television, and a handicap ac-cessible bathroom with a shower.

The Creekside Room on the ter-race level offers a private entrance and adjoins the exercise/game room and the kitchenette. The room has a queen-size bed, a large flat-screen television, an air powered whirlpool bath, and a shower.

The Craigs were pleased with the number of visitors who booked rooms during their first full year of operation in 2011. “We expected to be the busiest

during the spring and fall, but we had just as many visitors during the sum-mer,” Marie said. The inn has been popular with guests from Raleigh and the Triangle area, as well as from the Washington, D.C., area, Bill added. “We’re about half way between Wash-ington and Atlanta, so we provide a good stop-off point for visitors traveling along I-85 from the D.C. area,” Bill said.

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schools, club members have also taught chess lessons and conducted amateur tournaments for beginners at the H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library.

Both experienced and novice chess players are encouraged to join the club. For details, visit the club’s website at vhchessclub.com or contact Rudy Abate at (252) 438-4459 (days) or (252) 738-7253 (evenings).

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Vance-Granville Community College has welcomed a new leader committed to building upon the col-lege’s excellent track record of meeting the needs of students and community.

Dr. Stelfanie Williams became VGCC’s sixth president on Feb. 1. She brought with her experience as an instructor and leader in the N.C. Community College System, and a passion for education and economic development.

“I’m thrilled to work with an exceptionally talented team of faculty and staff at VGCC, and it’s been a pleasure getting to know business and political leaders, educational partners and community members throughout Vance, Granville, Franklin and Warren counties,” Williams said. “Our college will continue to be successful as we emphasize three fundamental values: student success, economic development and community engagement.”

A longtime Sanford resident, Williams is a graduate of Duke University, where she received bachelor’s degrees in public policy and Spanish; Western Carolina University, a master’s degree in project management; and N.C. State Uni-versity, a doctorate in adult and higher education. Williams began her career in education as an adult education instructor at Central Carolina Community College in Sanford. She later also taught Spanish and served as basic skills distance educa-tion coordinator at CCCC.

Williams served in several administrative capacities there

and at Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, eventually becoming the vice president for economic and community development at Central Carolina. That was the position she held at the time of her selection as VGCC’s chief executive officer, which followed a nationwide search.

The president noted that the college takes the word “com-munity” in its name seriously, making education accessible to all corners of the region by offering classes at four campuses,

community locations and online.VGCC also collaborates closely

with local public school systems to operate four innovative “early college” high schools, includ-ing Vance County Early College High School on the college’s main campus. Early College programs

allow students to simultaneously complete both a high school diploma and a two-year college degree (or up to two years of college-transferable credit) over a five-year period, tuition-free.

Other important college/community partnerships support economic development by developing an educated workforce and providing customized training to new and existing indus-tries. Recent additions to VGCC’s offerings, such as a degree in Entrepreneurship and certificates related to Sustainability, respond to changing economic needs.

“Vance-Granville has earned an outstanding reputation in higher education because we help students to reach their personal, academic and career goals, so they are prepared to compete in today’s global economy,” Williams said. “We are proud to see our alumni at work throughout the area.”

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out from the deck and overlooks the falls, or explore the walking trails on the property.

Horseback riding is offered at nearby Saddlerock Farm, and canoeing enthu-siasts can explore Sandy Creek, which runs nearby.

Many guests also stay at the bed and breakfast when they are in town for busi-ness or are in the area to attend events like the fall Show, Shine, Shag and Dine car show in Henderson, Bill said.

“We really enjoy meeting people so opening the bed and breakfast has been a great experience for us,” Bill said.

Run of the Mill Bed and Breakfast is open year round and is located at 2250 Weldon’s Mill Road, Henderson.

For more information or for reserva-tions, visit www.runofthemillbandb.com.

The Bees’ Knees Country Store, ad-jacent to the bed and breakfast, is open Wednesday-Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Vance County Schools is ex-cited about the future for our public school system.

Superintendent Ronald E. Gregory was chosen as the school sys-tem’s new leader by the Vance County Board of Education in late June 2011.

Gregory has been working closely with the administrators at our 16 public schools to develop programs and services that will assist our students in achieving greater academic success.

“I am honored and humbled at the opportunity to serve the Vance County School System as superin-tendent,” Gregory said. “I am looking forward to moving our school system to the next level.”

He has in-structed school leaders to let their faculty members know that all students in grades 3-8 are expected to be performing at or above their grade level in read-ing and mathematics. In grades 9-12, emphasis is being placed on improved reading skills and having students take more rigor-ous course work.

In kindergarten through second grade, teachers will continue to work with students to help them establish a solid base to be good readers.

Approximately 70 percent of high school graduates go on to a college setting at either a community college, technical school or two-year or four-year college and university.

Graduates from local high schools

in June of 2011 received approximately $2.5 million in total scholarship funding to further their education in college.

The increase in the four-year cohort graduation rate at local high schools is among the highest in North Carolina

over the last five years. The cohort graduation rate is the percentage of students in cohort who graduate within a particular time frame.

For the 2010-2011 school year, 72.4 percent of students at Northern Vance and Southern Vance high schools gradu-

ated in a four-year period.At Western Vance High School, a

setting for students in grades 9-12 who are at least one year behind academically, over 88 percent graduated in a four-year period.

Aycock Elemen-tary School and the Vance County Early College High School were both recognized as North Carolina Schools of Distinction under the state’s ABC Ac-countability Model for the 2010-2011 school year.

The schools had over 80 percent of their students tested on state end-of-grade and end-of-course tests to show proficiency in read-ing, mathematics and other selected courses.

These achieve-ments are especially significant since the state and federal standards to measure student performance were dramatically increased for the last school year.

There are eight local public schools which were recognized as North Carolina Schools of Progress based on their students’ achievements in 2010- 2011.

These schools include Carver, Dabney, L.B. Yancey, E.O. Young Jr., and Zeb Vance Elementary; Eaton-Johnson Middle; and Northern Vance and South-

ern Vance High.Western Vance High School was

recognized by the state as having high growth student achievement for an alter-native school setting.

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Vance Schools Superintendent Ronald Gregory, left, chats with Angela Chappell of International Business Machines (IBM) and her husband after a ceremony honoring school volunteers and business partners. IBM was winner of the Vance County Schools’ Shining Moment Award for 2011-2012.

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The school system is in the second year of its 1:1 Initiative project which provides laptop computers to all high school students.

In the first year, the project was funded by the Golden Leaf Foundation and provided laptop computers to all students in grades 9 and 10. This year, the program was expanded to include all students in grades 9-12 at the four local high schools.

The project is now being funded by the school system. The initiative pro-vides the laptop computers as another educational tool to enhance classroom instruction and assist students in com-pleting assignments at home.

It also gives students access to the Internet for additional educational resources and e-mail to communicate with teachers.

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“I saw an opportunity to have an effect on the health of a larger number of people,” Dr. Roddy Drake said of his move to public health.

Looking back, Dr. Roddy Drake still isn’t sure why he agreed to take on the job of health director more than

20 years ago when the Granville-Vance District Health Department came asking back in 1991.

“I think I had the feeling then that I could make a difference in a way that I couldn’t as a private practice physician,” Drake said. “I saw an opportunity to have an effect on the health of a larger number of people, and to help provide access to health care for a population that didn’t have that access as easily available.”

As he steps away from the full-time responsibilities of his role as county health director this year, Drake is glad he made the choice he did — and is pleased to see the progress that’s been made in the public health arena, thanks to the efforts of a team of committed individuals who have partnered with him.

Drake grew up in the Warren County community of Macon, where his father was in the insurance business and served for many years as mayor, and his mother was a teacher. Named W. Rodwell Drake, Jr., after his father, Drake received the nickname “Roddy” from his 13-year old cousin, the acclaimed writer and Duke University professor Reynolds Price, who would go on to become Macon’s most famous son.

Drake graduated from John Graham High School in Warrenton then went on to study as an undergraduate at Duke University. He completed medical school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After a residency in family practice medicine at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, Drake returned to Hen-derson to join the Wester-Tucker Clinic, which changed its name to Henderson Family Medicine soon after his arrival in 1975.

Drake remained a part of the prac-tice for more than 15 years, enjoying his partnership with Dr. M.W. Wester, Dr. Reginald Tucker, Dr. Beverly Tucker, Dr. Randolph Mills and Dr. Franklin Mills.

But when the opportunity arrived to head up the health department, Drake decided not to turn it down. “I knew I would miss the direct patient care, but I knew the opportunity probably wouldn’t come around again anytime soon,” he said. His former medical partners would ask him periodically if he was ready to come back to private practice, but his answer was always no. “After about ten years, they quit asking,” he said with a laugh.

Over the two decades that Drake has been at the helm of the department, significant changes have been made in the quality of health care received by residents in the two-county district.

Drake is particularly pleased with the lead the department took in organizing and developing the local Community Care Partners program, which works with Com-munity Care of North Carolina, a man-aged care organization, to oversee health care for Medicaid patients in addition to

the aged, blind and disabled population.To address the need of residents who

don’t qualify for Medicaid assistance but still don’t earn enough to afford health insurance, Drake worked with the Rural Health Group, a non-profit, federally qualified community health center, to relocate one of their clinics to Henderson. The clinic’s staff is dedicated to provid-ing primary medical care, dental care, and other health-related services to the region’s under-served population on a sliding-fee scale based on income.

“Access to health care was really an is-sue when I took this position,” Drake said. “But many of our access-to-care issues have been addressed as a result of the partner-ships that have been developed.”

Drake was also focused on addressing the behavioral changes needed to reduce the three most prevalent chronic, lifestyle-

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related diseases in the local population — heart attack, stroke and cancer.

“We saw a 21 percent decrease in acute heart attacks in the emergency room in the first year after the no-smoking ban went into effect,” said Drake. The Board of Health led an initiative in 2009 to ban smoking in county and municipal buildings and on public transportation. The health department expanded the regulations to de-clare its entire campus smoke-free, and the governor also signed legislation that same year banning smoking in restaurants.

Other efforts have focused on health promotion activities, including a successful weight-loss challenge offered in conjunction with local hospitals, the YMCA and the county extension offices. He is also pleased the county’s teen pregnancy rate has seen a significant decrease.

During his tenure, Drake has been ac-tive on the state level as well as recognized at that level for his contributions. He was named Health Director of the Year in 2008 by the N.C. Public Health Association and received the Outstanding Individual Achievement Award from the Eastern Dis-trict of the N.C. Public Health Association in 1999.

In addition to his duties as medical di-rector, Drake has served as medical director for the local hospice organization, Commu-nity Home Care and Hospice.

He collaborated with Maria Parham Medical Center and Granville Health System to obtain grants from the Komen Foundation to provide mammograms for women who could not afford them, and has also been named to serve on the board of the newly created Triangle North Health-care Foundation Board.

Drake credits the strong support he has received over the years from the local Board of Health and from the county commissioners in both Vance and Granville counties for helping to make his efforts a success. He’s also grateful to have worked with a strong administrative staff in his own department.

“The cooperation I received on both the county level and from my staff has allowed me over the years to focus on the broader health issues where I could make a differ-ence,” he said.

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