As published in the Courier-Tribune on June 6, 2014
By Hugh Martin
biscoewriter@yahoo.com
CANDOR — An ordinance governing demolition and debris within the Town of Candor is being developed.
“This is something that our town has never had. It is something that we need and it’s long overdue,” said Mayor Phillip Hearne.
A public hearing on the new ordinance will be held Monday, Aug. 4, at 7 p.m. during the regular meeting of the Candor Board of Commissioners.
Hearne said that there were some issues that had arisen that made the ordinance necessary.
“We have some solid waste issues and then there’s the shopping center,” he said.
The Candor Shopping Center property on North Main Street is abandoned and dilapidated. Efforts by the town to have the owner clean it up have so far been unsuccessful.
In other business at the regular meeting on June 2, Hearne and commissioners Layton Booker, Jerry Brewer, Frank Harris, Rob Martin and Tim Smith:
* Approved a resolution to relinquish ETJ Zoning jurisdiction to Montgomery County for a land development project.
* Heard a report from Ron Niland, town adviser, on the upcoming formation of a citizen’s group for downtown planning.
* Learned of an upcoming food truck festival/competition that will be held in Randleman. Niland, who is also the adviser for Randleman, plans to develop the event into a cooperative effort between the two towns.
* Authorized Brice Hollis, public works director, to develop a plan for repairs and improvements at the Candor Farmers Market.
* Heard a report on firefighter Earle Harrington, who was seriously injured while responding to a fire call several weeks ago. Harrington is improving and is able to leave the rehab facility for short visits home.
* Were informed that Police Chief Randy White has a plan in place for traffic control during the upcoming U.S. Open tournaments that will be played in Pinehurst.
* Heard a plea for the young adults of Candor to consider volunteering for the Candor Fire Department, which has openings that need to be filled.
* Read a proclamation on the occasion of the retirement of Larry Elliott, a local Physician’s Assistant.
* Adopted the budget for fiscal year 2014/2015.
Candor commissioners will not meet in July and town offices will be closed on July 4.
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Star will shine on Heritage Day
As published in Get This! on June 5, 2014
By Hugh Martin
biscoewriter@yahoo.com
STAR — The Town of Star will shine during the 16th Annual Star Heritage Day Festival slated for Saturday, June 7.
Star Mayor Mary O’Brien said the event was started 16 years ago by George Kivett, Jim King and Frank Kivett as a High School Class Reunion for all the classes that graduated from the Star High School.
“A group of citizens got together to make it an annual event that would include everyone and all the businesses in town,” O’Brien said. “George (Kivett) was the president of the group, and then the group decided to become the Star Heritage Association and elected Bill Hudson as chairman.”
One of the many activities on tap for the celebration of this historic railroad town include the dedication of the Little Train and a memorial monument for railroad workers at 11:30 a.m. at the Little Train Display in front of Star Town Hall on South Main Street.
The Star Bed and Breakfast Inn, originally built as a hotel for overnight stays for rail travelers and a rest stop for railroad workers, will hold an open house from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
The Inn, at 118 N. Main St., was purchased, renovated and elaborately furnished by Star native and international psychic, Gary Spivey.
In keeping with the original purpose of the day, a reunion for old classmates and former residents of Star to come back home, will be from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Star Town Hall. A special welcome ceremony will take place at noon. Hot dogs, chips and drinks will be for sale with proceeds going to the Star Heritage Association.
Visitors can choose from historic places to an as-many-miles-as-you-choose bicycle ride.
The third Annual Star Trek Charity Bike Ride, which consists of 18-, 20-, 37- and 53-mile treks, starts at 9 a.m. at STARworks, 100 Russell Drive. Registration fee is $30. which includes a T-shirt, glass medallion and a snack.
Other activities include:
• A furniture sale at the Lancer Furniture Manufacturer from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Lancer is located at 135 Lancer St., off of South Main Street.
• Johnson CNC on Main Street will welcome visitors, displaying the company’s manufacturing of machinery parts. Refreshments will be served.
• ServPRO, also on Main Street, will open their doors from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. to give information on their services.
• Star Elementary School will hold a gigantic yard sale to benefit Relay For Life, starting at 8 a.m. The school is at 302 S. Main St.
• The Star Library, 222 S. Main St., will have a Fossil Dig for kids from 9 a.m.-noon.
• The annual Cruise-In at BJ and Sons at 114 N. Main St. will be from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Owners Bob and Brian Jenkins will show off cars from the past.
• The Briarpatch Flower and Gift Shop, featuring items by local craftspeople, will be open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Minute to Win It — a game of chance to win great prizes — sponsored by Bill Hudson, will be located across from the Community Kitchen from 10 a.m.-noon.
• Lemonade and homemade cookies will be served at the Star Beer and Wine Supplies Store, 202 N. Main St., from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Owner Jerry O’Brien will conduct wine-making demonstrations.
• The Star Museum, 1661 U.S. 220 Alternate, will be open from 9-11 a.m. and 1-2 p.m.
• STARworks will be open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. with glass blowing demonstrations and glass art for sale.
• The Z.T. Wright House, built in 1889 and owned by John Garrett Maynard, will be open for a walk-through tour of history. The house is located on Dover Street.
•The brand new medical clinic, Robeson Health Care Corporation, RHCC-Montgomery County Health Center, on the corner of South Main Street and Cotton Creek Road, will be open for free health screenings.
By Hugh Martin
biscoewriter@yahoo.com
STAR — The Town of Star will shine during the 16th Annual Star Heritage Day Festival slated for Saturday, June 7.
Star Mayor Mary O’Brien said the event was started 16 years ago by George Kivett, Jim King and Frank Kivett as a High School Class Reunion for all the classes that graduated from the Star High School.
“A group of citizens got together to make it an annual event that would include everyone and all the businesses in town,” O’Brien said. “George (Kivett) was the president of the group, and then the group decided to become the Star Heritage Association and elected Bill Hudson as chairman.”
One of the many activities on tap for the celebration of this historic railroad town include the dedication of the Little Train and a memorial monument for railroad workers at 11:30 a.m. at the Little Train Display in front of Star Town Hall on South Main Street.
The Star Bed and Breakfast Inn, originally built as a hotel for overnight stays for rail travelers and a rest stop for railroad workers, will hold an open house from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
The Inn, at 118 N. Main St., was purchased, renovated and elaborately furnished by Star native and international psychic, Gary Spivey.
In keeping with the original purpose of the day, a reunion for old classmates and former residents of Star to come back home, will be from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Star Town Hall. A special welcome ceremony will take place at noon. Hot dogs, chips and drinks will be for sale with proceeds going to the Star Heritage Association.
Visitors can choose from historic places to an as-many-miles-as-you-choose bicycle ride.
The third Annual Star Trek Charity Bike Ride, which consists of 18-, 20-, 37- and 53-mile treks, starts at 9 a.m. at STARworks, 100 Russell Drive. Registration fee is $30. which includes a T-shirt, glass medallion and a snack.
Other activities include:
• A furniture sale at the Lancer Furniture Manufacturer from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Lancer is located at 135 Lancer St., off of South Main Street.
• Johnson CNC on Main Street will welcome visitors, displaying the company’s manufacturing of machinery parts. Refreshments will be served.
• ServPRO, also on Main Street, will open their doors from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. to give information on their services.
• Star Elementary School will hold a gigantic yard sale to benefit Relay For Life, starting at 8 a.m. The school is at 302 S. Main St.
• The Star Library, 222 S. Main St., will have a Fossil Dig for kids from 9 a.m.-noon.
• The annual Cruise-In at BJ and Sons at 114 N. Main St. will be from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Owners Bob and Brian Jenkins will show off cars from the past.
• The Briarpatch Flower and Gift Shop, featuring items by local craftspeople, will be open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Minute to Win It — a game of chance to win great prizes — sponsored by Bill Hudson, will be located across from the Community Kitchen from 10 a.m.-noon.
• Lemonade and homemade cookies will be served at the Star Beer and Wine Supplies Store, 202 N. Main St., from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Owner Jerry O’Brien will conduct wine-making demonstrations.
• The Star Museum, 1661 U.S. 220 Alternate, will be open from 9-11 a.m. and 1-2 p.m.
• STARworks will be open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. with glass blowing demonstrations and glass art for sale.
• The Z.T. Wright House, built in 1889 and owned by John Garrett Maynard, will be open for a walk-through tour of history. The house is located on Dover Street.
•The brand new medical clinic, Robeson Health Care Corporation, RHCC-Montgomery County Health Center, on the corner of South Main Street and Cotton Creek Road, will be open for free health screenings.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
The story of the little train, and how it came to be again
As published in the Courier-Tribune on June 5, 2014
By Hugh Martin
biscoewriter@yahoo.com
STAR — For just a nickel, the late Glenn Jenkins would take you for a ride.
Many a person took him up on that offer.
The ride was on Jenkins’ “park engine” railroad that he operated in front of the old Star High School.
A granite marker honoring railroad workers over the years was installed this week beside the train display and both will be dedicated during Saturday’s Heritage Day Festival at 11:30 a.m. at the Little Train Display in front of Star Town Hall on South Main Street.
According to information provided by Star Mayor Mary O’Brien, the little train operated from 1934 until 1947. That was the year that U.S. 220, which was the only north-south route in the area, had to be widened, and the track was on the land that was needed for the work.
“It was said that he intended to move it,” said Jim Callicutt, who is a member of the Star Heritage Committee. It was never reconstructed in Star.
The ride was so popular, travelers through the small town would pull over and pony up their nickels.
“It was rumored that during the time it was running, he took in over $5,000, a nickel at a time,” said Callicutt. “Mr. Jenkins even took the train to Raleigh for their Christmas parade.”
Memories of the little train sparked an effort to try to find the old machine and bring it back to Star.
Jim King, a native of Star who now lives in Asheboro, set out to find it. He first traced it to Midland in Stanly County. It later showed up at the Springs Mill recreation complex in Lancaster, S.C., where members of the textile company’s “25-Year Club” would take their families for an annual celebration.
After that, the train was traced to a location in South America. That’s where the trail grew cold.
In 2006, unable to find the original train, King heard of a park engine that belonged to a man in Greensboro. According to O’Brien’s information, the little train, owned by John Allen Watkins Jr. and his wife, was slated to go to either Christi’s of New York or the N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer.
After meeting with King, Watkins decided that the train was going to Star.
There were a few conditions attached to the decision: It had to be removed from the property by a certain time, be restored to pristine condition in a reasonable time and it was to bear a plaque with his father’s name, Allen H. Watkins Sr.
Later that same year, Bill Bartosh, general manager of the Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway Co., made arrangements to have the little train moved to Star.
Greg Johnson of Star stored the little train while arrangements were being made to have it restored.
The community came together and raised the funds for the restoration. Work was done by many local businesses, including Ricky McBride, who sandblasted and powder coated the train. Auto Body classes at Montgomery Community College worked on the restoration while Raymond Taylor of Hamlet, who was the bodywork expert, reassembled the engine and tender.
The late Leslie Kellam, along with his son Bobby, donated their time to manufacture the tracks for the display where the engine now sits on the lawn of the municipal building.
Donald Lamonds did the fine lettering.
Callicutt had a vision for the memorial and drew the plan, which was constructed by Myrick Construction Co. Engraved bricks were sold to pave the area around the train.
John Maynard of Star has produced a video that will be available for those visiting the little train display who want to learn more about the history.
biscoewriter@yahoo.com
STAR — For just a nickel, the late Glenn Jenkins would take you for a ride.
Many a person took him up on that offer.
The ride was on Jenkins’ “park engine” railroad that he operated in front of the old Star High School.
A granite marker honoring railroad workers over the years was installed this week beside the train display and both will be dedicated during Saturday’s Heritage Day Festival at 11:30 a.m. at the Little Train Display in front of Star Town Hall on South Main Street.
According to information provided by Star Mayor Mary O’Brien, the little train operated from 1934 until 1947. That was the year that U.S. 220, which was the only north-south route in the area, had to be widened, and the track was on the land that was needed for the work.
“It was said that he intended to move it,” said Jim Callicutt, who is a member of the Star Heritage Committee. It was never reconstructed in Star.
The ride was so popular, travelers through the small town would pull over and pony up their nickels.
“It was rumored that during the time it was running, he took in over $5,000, a nickel at a time,” said Callicutt. “Mr. Jenkins even took the train to Raleigh for their Christmas parade.”
Memories of the little train sparked an effort to try to find the old machine and bring it back to Star.
Jim King, a native of Star who now lives in Asheboro, set out to find it. He first traced it to Midland in Stanly County. It later showed up at the Springs Mill recreation complex in Lancaster, S.C., where members of the textile company’s “25-Year Club” would take their families for an annual celebration.
After that, the train was traced to a location in South America. That’s where the trail grew cold.
In 2006, unable to find the original train, King heard of a park engine that belonged to a man in Greensboro. According to O’Brien’s information, the little train, owned by John Allen Watkins Jr. and his wife, was slated to go to either Christi’s of New York or the N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer.
After meeting with King, Watkins decided that the train was going to Star.
There were a few conditions attached to the decision: It had to be removed from the property by a certain time, be restored to pristine condition in a reasonable time and it was to bear a plaque with his father’s name, Allen H. Watkins Sr.
Later that same year, Bill Bartosh, general manager of the Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway Co., made arrangements to have the little train moved to Star.
Greg Johnson of Star stored the little train while arrangements were being made to have it restored.
The community came together and raised the funds for the restoration. Work was done by many local businesses, including Ricky McBride, who sandblasted and powder coated the train. Auto Body classes at Montgomery Community College worked on the restoration while Raymond Taylor of Hamlet, who was the bodywork expert, reassembled the engine and tender.
The late Leslie Kellam, along with his son Bobby, donated their time to manufacture the tracks for the display where the engine now sits on the lawn of the municipal building.
Donald Lamonds did the fine lettering.
Callicutt had a vision for the memorial and drew the plan, which was constructed by Myrick Construction Co. Engraved bricks were sold to pave the area around the train.
John Maynard of Star has produced a video that will be available for those visiting the little train display who want to learn more about the history.
Saturday, May 31, 2014
No property tax hike in Montgomery
As published in the Courier-Tribune on May 30, 2014
By Hugh Martin
biscoewriter@yahoo.com
TROY — Montgomery County commissioners are proposing no tax increase in the budget for fiscal year 2014-2015.
The rate would remain at 57 cents per $100 of property valuation, which is $570 on a property valued at $100,000.
County Manager Matthew Woodard presented the preliminary budget at the regular meeting on May 20.
In his budget message, Woodard said the General Fund Revenue projections — including the two-cent fire tax and the quarter-cent sales tax currently allocated for the public schools and community college capital funds — is $28,984,953.
Commissioners also heard a budget request of $60,775 from Victoria Whitt, chief executive officer for Sandhills Center, a provider for mental health services for Montgomery County;
Other budget proposals will be discussed at the June 17 public hearing. These include a proposal to give salaried employees of Montgomery County Schools and Montgomery Community College a pay increase, the purchase of two vehicles and several capital improvement projects.
That 6 p.m. hearing will be held in the commissioners meeting room on the third floor of the county administration building, 1102 E. Spring St., Troy.
The proposed budget is online at www.montgomerycountync.com. A copy is also available for the public to review at the county office during regular business hours.
During the May meeting, commissioners approved three budget amendments for the public library, county schools and health department, all of which were year-end changes within their respective budgets and did not require any additional funding from the county.
In other business, commissioners Jim Matheny, Tripp Myrick, Dolan Corbett, Anthony Copeland and Chairman Jackie Morris:
* Approved the appointment of C.D. Crepps as the county finance director. He comes to the job from a similar post in Cleveland County.
* Approved a contract with Martin Starnes and Associates, CPA of Hickory, to audit accounts.
* Approved the holiday schedule for 2015, which will include 12 holidays for employees.
* Gave East Coast Pyrotechnics of Catawba, S.C., approvals for fireworks displays at Troyfest on June 28 and at Woodrun on July 5.
* Heard the annual economic development report from EDC Director Ashley Sherrill Cagle.
By Hugh Martin
biscoewriter@yahoo.com
TROY — Montgomery County commissioners are proposing no tax increase in the budget for fiscal year 2014-2015.
The rate would remain at 57 cents per $100 of property valuation, which is $570 on a property valued at $100,000.
County Manager Matthew Woodard presented the preliminary budget at the regular meeting on May 20.
In his budget message, Woodard said the General Fund Revenue projections — including the two-cent fire tax and the quarter-cent sales tax currently allocated for the public schools and community college capital funds — is $28,984,953.
Commissioners also heard a budget request of $60,775 from Victoria Whitt, chief executive officer for Sandhills Center, a provider for mental health services for Montgomery County;
Other budget proposals will be discussed at the June 17 public hearing. These include a proposal to give salaried employees of Montgomery County Schools and Montgomery Community College a pay increase, the purchase of two vehicles and several capital improvement projects.
That 6 p.m. hearing will be held in the commissioners meeting room on the third floor of the county administration building, 1102 E. Spring St., Troy.
The proposed budget is online at www.montgomerycountync.com. A copy is also available for the public to review at the county office during regular business hours.
During the May meeting, commissioners approved three budget amendments for the public library, county schools and health department, all of which were year-end changes within their respective budgets and did not require any additional funding from the county.
In other business, commissioners Jim Matheny, Tripp Myrick, Dolan Corbett, Anthony Copeland and Chairman Jackie Morris:
* Approved the appointment of C.D. Crepps as the county finance director. He comes to the job from a similar post in Cleveland County.
* Approved a contract with Martin Starnes and Associates, CPA of Hickory, to audit accounts.
* Approved the holiday schedule for 2015, which will include 12 holidays for employees.
* Gave East Coast Pyrotechnics of Catawba, S.C., approvals for fireworks displays at Troyfest on June 28 and at Woodrun on July 5.
* Heard the annual economic development report from EDC Director Ashley Sherrill Cagle.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Chesson named interim MCC president
As published in the Courier-Tribune on May 25, 2014
By Hugh Martin
biscoewriter@yahoo.com
TROY — Mary Chesson has been selected to serve as interim president of Montgomery Community College, effective July 1.
Her selection was announced during a special called meeting of the Personnel Committee of the MCC Board of Trustees. Pending approval by the state board, Chesson will fill the position until a new president is hired.
Dr. Mary Kirk, who has presided over MCC for the past 15 years, announced her June 30 retirement last month. On July 1, Kirk will begin working in Atlanta as vice president of the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
“I am so pleased with this approval as Mary knows the campus, deals fairly with high ethical and honest standards, and I think I can now leave knowing that the staff and faculty are in good hands,” Kirk said.
A native of Star, Chesson is a former vice president of Instruction at MCC. She earned her bachelor and master’s degrees in English from East Carolina University and has held administrative roles at both MCC and Randolph Community College.
By Hugh Martin
biscoewriter@yahoo.com
TROY — Mary Chesson has been selected to serve as interim president of Montgomery Community College, effective July 1.
Her selection was announced during a special called meeting of the Personnel Committee of the MCC Board of Trustees. Pending approval by the state board, Chesson will fill the position until a new president is hired.
Dr. Mary Kirk, who has presided over MCC for the past 15 years, announced her June 30 retirement last month. On July 1, Kirk will begin working in Atlanta as vice president of the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
“I am so pleased with this approval as Mary knows the campus, deals fairly with high ethical and honest standards, and I think I can now leave knowing that the staff and faculty are in good hands,” Kirk said.
A native of Star, Chesson is a former vice president of Instruction at MCC. She earned her bachelor and master’s degrees in English from East Carolina University and has held administrative roles at both MCC and Randolph Community College.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
♥ Peach Festival needs sponsors
As published in the Courier-Tribune on May 15, 2014
By Hugh Martin
biscoewriter@yahoo.com
CANDOR — Planning for the 2014 N.C. Peach Festival on July 19 is in full swing in Candor and the town needs sponsors.
At the planning committee meeting on May 8, Planning Director Tammy Kellis, who is also town clerk, updated the committee on the plans for this year and sent out a call for sponsors.
“Last year it cost $24,000 to hold the festival,” Kellis said. With just two months to go only $7,800 has so far been pledged by sponsors.
Sponsorships begin at $100.
Sponsors will be included on the N.C. Peach Festival web page, on festival T-shirts as well as on a banner that is displayed at the information booth.
Festivities will begin Friday evening, July 18, with the Peachy Feet 5K race and continuing the next day with the annual parade, followed by the festival, which is centered at Fitzgerald Park and overflows into several blocks surrounding the area.
Since its humble beginnings in 1997, the festival has become well-known across the state and beyond. Each year the town opens its doors to thousands of guests who descend on the little town to enjoy the festival that celebrates the juicy, fuzzy fruit.
The Saturday festival kicks off at 10 a.m. with a parade down Main Street.
There are over 100 vendor spaces with everything imaginable from food and desserts, ice cream (peach, of course), crafts, jewelry and peaches galore.
Helicopter rides, trampolines, camel rides, a petting zoo and a whole lot more have been scheduled. Perennial music favorite, the Sand Band, will perform and for the first time, The McKenzie Brothers Band will appear.
During band breaks, The Quicksilver Cloggers and the Shadows of Darkness Belly Dancers from Fayetteville will perform.
“They are classy dancers,” said committee member Sue Myers.
To make all this happen the festival needs the help of sponsors.
For information on becoming a sponsor, contact Tammy Kellis at (910) 974-4221 or email her at townofcandor@embarqmail.com.
By Hugh Martin
biscoewriter@yahoo.com
CANDOR — Planning for the 2014 N.C. Peach Festival on July 19 is in full swing in Candor and the town needs sponsors.
At the planning committee meeting on May 8, Planning Director Tammy Kellis, who is also town clerk, updated the committee on the plans for this year and sent out a call for sponsors.
“Last year it cost $24,000 to hold the festival,” Kellis said. With just two months to go only $7,800 has so far been pledged by sponsors.
Sponsorships begin at $100.
Sponsors will be included on the N.C. Peach Festival web page, on festival T-shirts as well as on a banner that is displayed at the information booth.
Festivities will begin Friday evening, July 18, with the Peachy Feet 5K race and continuing the next day with the annual parade, followed by the festival, which is centered at Fitzgerald Park and overflows into several blocks surrounding the area.
Since its humble beginnings in 1997, the festival has become well-known across the state and beyond. Each year the town opens its doors to thousands of guests who descend on the little town to enjoy the festival that celebrates the juicy, fuzzy fruit.
The Saturday festival kicks off at 10 a.m. with a parade down Main Street.
There are over 100 vendor spaces with everything imaginable from food and desserts, ice cream (peach, of course), crafts, jewelry and peaches galore.
Helicopter rides, trampolines, camel rides, a petting zoo and a whole lot more have been scheduled. Perennial music favorite, the Sand Band, will perform and for the first time, The McKenzie Brothers Band will appear.
During band breaks, The Quicksilver Cloggers and the Shadows of Darkness Belly Dancers from Fayetteville will perform.
“They are classy dancers,” said committee member Sue Myers.
To make all this happen the festival needs the help of sponsors.
For information on becoming a sponsor, contact Tammy Kellis at (910) 974-4221 or email her at townofcandor@embarqmail.com.
♥ Star makes plans for Heritage Day
As published in the Courier-Tribune on May 15, 2014
by Hugh Martin
biscoewriter@yahoo.com
STAR — Star Mayor Mary O’Brien made a plea for help for the annual Heritage Day celebration during the monthly town commissioner meeting on May 12.
“We have some new events this year and we are going to need some help that day,” she told the board.
Star Heritage Day started several years ago as a class reunion and has since expanded to include the entire community. The event is held on the first Saturday in June which, this year, falls on June 7.
Some of the new events are the grand opening of the new building for the Montgomery County Community Health Center, at the corner of South Main Street and Cotton Creek Road. The center will also be offering free blood pressure screenings that day.
Other events will include an open house at the Community Kitchen, a two-hour game of Minute to Win It, the dedication of the Little Train and food and fellowship at the town hall. A complete agenda for the celebration is not final, but O’Brien promises a full slate of events.
In other business, O’Brien and commissioners Eddie Bernard, Alice Clemens, Jennifer Fountain and Mark Maynard:
* Scheduled a budget workshop for May 27 at 5 p.m.
* Will have town attorney Max Garner renegotiate a lease for the town-owned medical clinic building on Okeewemee-Star Road.
* Tabled discussion on the relocation of the town’s branch of the public library to the Star Heritage Center building, also known as “The Pink House.” The building is adjacent to the Town Hall and is owned by the town.
* Received the monthly police report from Chief Tracy Phillips. Police responded to 391 events that occurred during April.
by Hugh Martin
biscoewriter@yahoo.com
STAR — Star Mayor Mary O’Brien made a plea for help for the annual Heritage Day celebration during the monthly town commissioner meeting on May 12.
“We have some new events this year and we are going to need some help that day,” she told the board.
Star Heritage Day started several years ago as a class reunion and has since expanded to include the entire community. The event is held on the first Saturday in June which, this year, falls on June 7.
Some of the new events are the grand opening of the new building for the Montgomery County Community Health Center, at the corner of South Main Street and Cotton Creek Road. The center will also be offering free blood pressure screenings that day.
Other events will include an open house at the Community Kitchen, a two-hour game of Minute to Win It, the dedication of the Little Train and food and fellowship at the town hall. A complete agenda for the celebration is not final, but O’Brien promises a full slate of events.
In other business, O’Brien and commissioners Eddie Bernard, Alice Clemens, Jennifer Fountain and Mark Maynard:
* Scheduled a budget workshop for May 27 at 5 p.m.
* Will have town attorney Max Garner renegotiate a lease for the town-owned medical clinic building on Okeewemee-Star Road.
* Tabled discussion on the relocation of the town’s branch of the public library to the Star Heritage Center building, also known as “The Pink House.” The building is adjacent to the Town Hall and is owned by the town.
* Received the monthly police report from Chief Tracy Phillips. Police responded to 391 events that occurred during April.
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