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Sharon BerrunSharing the ways of the Haliwa-Saponi TribeTWO WORLDS: CULTURAL SIDE AND EVERYDAY LIFE

SOCIALIZING IN ENFIELD Unexpected move makes new home, yoga studio

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The most dangerous cancer stays hidden, a fact too common for women in Halifax and Northampton counties.

Local breast cancer mortality rates remain higher than the state average, according to the North Carolina

Central Cancer Registry.With this knowledge, the Roanoke Valley Breast Can-cer Coalition will hold a free conference in November

called “Voices from the Valley: Patient-provider com-munication along the breast cancer continuum in

northeastern North Carolina.”

“It’s about communicating, sharing information, helping to understand,” said Patricia Peele, senior consultant for the coali-tion. Cancer of all types “has been so feared, people wouldn’t even speak the word. People didn’t know if they had a family history or not because nobody spoke about it.”

A breast cancer continuum of care, color coded by stages of health, will guide the conference activities: Green for preven-tion, risk assessment and screening; pink for detection; blue for diagnosis; purple for treatment and survivorship; and white for quality of life.

“Everybody falls on it somewhere,” said Audrey Hardy, coali-

Contributed to Roanoke Valley WomanSome of the people putting together the November conference includes Roanoke Valley Breast Cancer Coalition members, from left, Audrey Hardy, project coordinator; Dr. Pudden Gorlesky, chairperson, Pat Peele, project consultant; and Angela Carter, publicity and outreach.

STORY BY DUSTIN RENWICKVoices from the Valley color codes cancer health to inform



tion project coordinator.Women often feel they must travel to

major universities in the Raleigh area to seek consultation or treatment.

“We want people to know what services we have available right here in this com-munity,” Hardy said.

Twenty-five local and regional vendors will provide information about their servic-es as they fit along that continuum. Balloon bouquets will identify each level of care.

The conference aims to reach all wom-en, regardless of whether they have been diagnosed with a disease or not.

“A self-breast exam sounds so official,” Peele said. “We want awareness.”

She added the continuum illustrates to-tal breast care is not just a tool to be used against breast cancer.

Dr. Pudden Gorlesky, chair of the co-alition, said specific target audiences for this conference include women who aren’t getting mammograms or aren’t following through with treatments after a diagnosis. Education, she said, leads to a better qual-ity of life, and “breast health involves all health in a lot of ways.”

However, women must grasp a basic knowledge that leads to early detection and saves lives. Breakout sessions during the day will give participants opportunities to learn more about distinct areas within the continuum.

Peele said this conference also fits a trend of people becoming more involved in personal health instead of relying solely on doctors and health institutions for direc-tion. With that in mind, lunch discussions

will focus on what Hardy called “words of wisdom,” how to share information about breast health with other women.

The conference will be held Nov. 3 at Halifax Community College’s The Centre, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Visit www.gbdf.org/voices to register for the conference, or call Hardy at 252-578-8213 for more details.

Although the conference is free, partici-pants must register in advance because the day includes a continental breakfast and a full lunch with grilled chicken and greens, potato salad and breadsticks.

Keith Amos will provide the morning keynote speech. Amos works as an oncolo-gist specializing in breast diseases at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

Contributed to Roanoke Valley WomanThe Roanoke Valley Breast Cancer Coalition Planning Committee discusses the free November conference to be held at The Centre on the campus of Halifax Community College in Weldon.


When Dr. Beverly Grainger Underdue started her goal of having a library in Garys-

burg, she had no building, no money and no books.

“I have wanted to see a library in Garysburg since 1977,” said Underdue, chairman of the library’s board of direc-tors.

When she moved here at that time from Baltimore, there was a bookmo-bile in her neighborhood in Oconeeche Neck. Her home was used as the library.

“Jackson was so far away,” Underdue said. “I just felt there should be a library on this end.”

As a child and later in adulthood, books were valuable along with educa-tion.

So as she worked as an educator in various Northampton County Schools, she looked for a location.

After years of looking for a site for the library, the mother of three adult sons saw a chance when the town of Garysburg decided to lease the former Garysburg Elementary and turn it into a community center.

But before she talked to town offi-cials about getting some of the space, Underdue compiled a list of 100 people who wanted to volunteer if there was a library.

“We had no money or books, but the community rallied together to support the venture,” she said.

There have been donations from around the Roanoke Valley. Justin Wynn, of Roanoke Rapids, earned his Eagle Scout rank by collecting books for the Garysburg Volunteer Library.

One donation came from St. Augus-tine College in Raleigh, resulting in fur-niture, desks, shelving and books.

Underdue, along with other volun-teers, hope to be only months from seeing the Garysburg Volunteer Library open its doors.

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Dr. Beverly Underdue has owned ‘It Makes Natural Scents’ in Roanoke Rapids for 15 years. She sells natural and organic soaps, lotions, candles and incense. As an incentive for the classmates of her grandchildren, she makes baskets for good behavior and grades

ware (for checking out the books),” she said.

The group has created a website — www.garysburglibrary.org — showing their mis-sion statement along with being able to do-nate through Paypal.

It has been a family affair with her sons — Gregory, Sean and Aaron — and hus-band Percy helping.

Giving back to the community and help-ing others has always been a part of her life.

She was one of the founders of the Na-tional Society of Pershing Angels. It was founded at Morgan State University in Bal-timore in 1965 as the sister unit to the Na-tional Society of Pershing Rifles.

“We are written in the history books,” she said.

It is that drive to help others achieve and succeed that drives her in the goal of mak-ing sure youth learn and read.

“They can travel the world through a book,” she said as she looked around the library filled with books.

She feels once the library opens, it will be full of activity by youth after school from research to story time.

And when Underdue isn’t at the library, she is at her business — as owner of It Makes Natural Scents in Roanoke Rapids for 15 years. It is open from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday and via appointment by calling 252-533-5949.

At her store, she sells natural and organic soaps, lotions, candles and incense.

As an incentive for the classmates of her five grandchildren (Phillip, Ashley, Tif-fany, Rosa and Gabriel), she makes baskets for good behavior and good grades. Each basket has school supplies, a book and a stuffed animal. During the last school year, she made 44 baskets.

Underdue at the Garysburg Volunteer Library, which organizers hope to open soon.

Every year a female’s body loses 1.5 percent muscle. That means as we age, we look less toned. Less toned means you are losing

muscle.In past years, myths have stated muscle weighs

more than fat, weight training will make you big-ger, eat no carbs, eat this diet, do this shake — I know everyone could add to the list of myths. The truth is weight training and eating healthy is the key to a more toned-sexy appearance.

When a female loses muscle through aging, di-eting and/or by not consuming enough proteins, carbs and fat, she will be disappointed in the way she looks in a swimsuit, shorts, sleeveless shirt or a dress. Many females get discouraged and give up, but that is not the answer. The an-swer is weight training, and I mean weights!

Many females don’t want to learn how to lift weights and are intimidated, but weight training is quite simple. If you have never weight trained, I would suggest hiring a certified personal train-er, who can show you the correct ways to train and the intensity you need for each exercise.

The women who have weight trained over the last decade can tell you, it works.

Weight training works by maintaining muscle, causing your body to look toned. Maintaining and building lean muscle mass will also speed up your metabolic rate. When your metabol-ic rate is up, you burn more calories. Muscle

burns fat. Instead of looking at the scales when you

train, look in the mirror and see how toned your body is. When you do hire a personal trainer, get the trainer to check your body fat, look at the fat mass and that is the number you want to decrease.

Learn your body with a Polar tracking watch. The Polar will track all of your workouts, check your VO2 max (or oxygen intake), do a fitness test on you and send you an email of your work-out results each week. The Polar will tell you how many calories you’ve burned and document your data. It will tell you the zone you are train-ing in, fat burn, fitness or cardio.

Weight training, knowing your body fat, tracking your workouts and eat-ing healthy is a winning program. The nice advantage of the Polar watch added to your weight train-

ing is it tracks your workouts inside a fitness cen-ter and outside.

Eating healthy is the key to fueling your body as you weight train. Learn how many calories you need for your body weight. For instance, a female who weighs 220 pounds will need more calories than a female who weighs 150 pounds. A certified personal trainer can tell you this in-formation or your family doctor.

Staying toned is a combination of weight train-ing, eating healthy and cardio training in a fat burning zone.

Females who weight train will potentially love the results and are likely to burn many calories to get a “sexy-toned look.”


Tammy Crowley-Deloatch is a certified personal trainer and owner of New Day Fitness. She holds a degree in Sports Management, and is a certified instructor for various programs including

Zumba and Silver Sneakers, as well as weight training. Also, Tammy authored “Your Best

Shape Ever Cookbook!” and the Spirtual Stretch program to help women with eating disorders.

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American Indian

Sharon Berrun deals with cultural differences every day. Sharon, who prefers the term American Indi-an, is part of the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe in Hollister.

She feels like she walks in two different worlds at once — the cultural side and everyday life.

“Being an American Indian is not just a race, it’s a way of life,” she said.

Sharon said the culture holds a rich mix of traditions and beliefs, arts and crafts, dance, music and stories that can be traced to times well before white people entered the United States.

The people of the tribe have their own language and are fiercely proud of being part of the tribe and being Americans.

She said a lot of people, including American Indians, don’t know or understand what it means to be an Amer-ican Indian.

Through her job as director of youth services for the tribe, she teaches tribal youth and non-Indians about the Haliwa-Saponi culture.

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She and youth participants travel across the country to educate the public.

She’s had non-Indian children ask questions like, “Where are your horses and feathers?”

“They don’t understand,” she said. “That’s why I purposefully wear street clothes when we give a demonstration.”

She wants people to know American Indians don’t just wear regalia — a traditional clothing often worn during powwow and demonstrations — they often dressing just like everyone else, but they are always American Indians.

Sharon doesn’t claim to know everything about the tribe and culture, “but I tell the kids ‘What I do know, I want you to know and I want to share it with you.’ ”

Sharon said she first participated in a cultural event for the tribe when she was 2. It was the first time she danced with her mother in the “Circle” — the sacred arena.

Her mother, Rita Harris, taught her the “dos” and “don’ts” about her culture and, eight years later, taught Sharon’s brother Dwayne the same way.

The siblings grew up to spread the knowledge of tribal ways. Dwayne is a member of Stoney Creek — one of the tribe’s drum groups.

“He started singing when he was 12,” she said. “He’s really very good at it, too. He’s traveled across the country performing and educating.”

Sharon said when she was little she wanted to be Haliwa-Saponi Princess, but thought she didn’t have much chance.

When she was young, she was shy, but her mother encouraged her to come out of her shell.

“She told me I was going to have to be more outspoken if I was going to be a good princess,” Sharon said. Being a “good” princess was important to Sharon. She and her family believe it is most important to do a good job at every task.

When she was chosen princess in 1990, Sharon said it was one of the best things that could have happened to her.

“Up until that time, in youth class, an adult spoke for the group when they gave a demonstration,” she said. “But when I became princess, they stopped. They told me to speak for the group — and I haven’t stopped yet.”

Sharon laughed good naturedly and explained she enjoys sharing her culture. She hopes she will be able to help people understand who the Haliwa-Saponi are and new levels of mutual respect will develop from that.

As a mom, Sharon was concerned about how her daughter, Amil-ia, would respond to participating in cultural activities. Sharon doesn’t believe in forcing children to participate — they should be given opportunities but never made to take part.

When Amilia was 2, Sharon took her into the Circle to dance, and she liked it fine to start with, but then lost interest.

“She’d say, ‘I want to play right now, Mama,’ ” Sharon said.But as Amilia grew, she began to take more of an interest, and

now, at age 4, Sharon said, to her relief, Amilia can’t wait to go to culture class and participate.

Sharon said one of the most difficult things about being Ameri-can Indian is when people don’t believe you are. In high school people said unkind things.

“I was teased a lot because I was Indian, and a lot of people didn’t believe I was an Indian,” Sharon said.

She said even now many American Indian children don’t share their race with people because they are afraid peers will make fun of them.

It would please Sharon and many other American Indians if gov-ernment forms that people have to fill out would always have a place for American Indians to check.

“I’m not an other,” she said. “We know who we are.”

Sharon Berrun in her American Indian regalia. This clothing is reserved for special occasions like powwow and education opportunities. Opposite page, Berrun demonstrates American Indian basket making.


Many people are surprised to find the Roanoke Valley has its own yoga studio — Yoga Magnolia, 123 N. Railroad St. in Enfield.

Owner Brenda Greene said she had no intentions of moving to Enfield — much less opening a yoga studio.

“I was visiting my cousin at the bed and breakfast and, before I knew it, I had a house in Enfield,” Greene said.

Greene fell in love with one of the old homes and began restoring it immediately, but she missed having a yoga group. Where she comes from in New Jersey, there’s a yoga studio in almost every town, so she was con-cerned when she couldn’t find a class here.

Greene decided she could beef up her own skills in yoga by becoming certified.

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Soon after, she bought the local ABC store when it went up for auction, then went to work remodeling and redecorating, including a cork floor — soft.

The studio happened organically, and she is enjoying a great deal of success after being open a year and a half.

“When it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be,” she said.Greene offered free classes for about four months at Jennie’s Beans and Buns, while the

studio was being remodeled.She was pleased when her students moved with her to the studio, when it opened on

summer solstice, June 21, 2011.“Those who gravitated toward it are still with me,” she said.The studio offers all levels of yoga from beginners, who need gentler forms, all the way

to yoga for athletes.Greene said some of the health benefits from practicing yoga include decreased blood

pressure, better respiratory health, higher metabolism, increased energy levels, weight loss, better sleep and increased strength. Yoga can also improve overall mood, reduce stress and anxiety and help alleviate depression.

She said yoga poses a low risk of injury while improving mus-cle tone and helping with endurance.

“The challenge is convincing people this is something that’s a good investment, and it allows them to get healthier and feel better,” she said, adding many people are concerned practicing yoga will interfere with their religious beliefs. “Yoga is not a religion. There’s no conflict. It’s just a practice of being more at ease and more in touch with whatever your higher power is.”

Yoga incorporates breathing, posture, meditation and focus.“It makes you very present on the mat and aware of the

now,” Greene said. “The intent of this practice is a quiet mind. Anything that can reinforce good healthy choices is a positive thing.”

Greene said it doesn’t matter what kind of shape you’re in, you can benefit from yoga.

“It doesn’t exclude anyone,” she said. “Come with an open mind.”

Julia Andrus has been with Greene since her first classes at Jennie’s Beans and Buns. She does rigorous yoga — power and athlete yoga — and is also an avid Zumba dancer.

She said a mutual friend told her about the classes and she was surprised at what she experienced.

“My body had never felt that good,” she said. “I didn’t know I needed it until I took that first class. It felt right.”

Andrus said Greene is good with beginners and can challenge the more athletic par-ticipants.

Magnolia Yoga also offers various levels of Zumba classes with certified instructor Vic-toria Sowers. She is licensed in Zumba, Zumba Gold (for beginners, seniors, etc.), Zumba Toning and Aqua Zumba.

Suzann Anderson and her husband Wayne are enjoying yoga classes. Suzann said it gives them important “me” time to relax and rejuvenate.

“Once you do it, that’s your time for just you,” she said.Suzann said along with strengthening and toning, she finds yoga makes her more aware

of her movements. Her husband’s benefits include increased mobility, flexibility and weight loss. It’s also

helping him rehabilitate from foot surgery.

Yoga MagnoliaFor more information:• Visit www.yogamagnolia.com• Call 252-445-1031 • Email [email protected]

At left, the 6:45 p.m. Wednesday Zumba class gets a workout from Victoria Sowers.Middle, in Thursday’s beginner class. Shirley Sledge, left, and Linda Jobe practice alternate nostril breathing.Bottom, renovation of the front of the studio was completed in November, 2011.

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On the wall near the desk of Roanoke Rapids Graded School Dis-trict teacher Jennifer Redwine there are various artwork and notes from her students.

The wall is full because Redwine wants her students to know how special they are to her.

“Here,” she said pointing to the wall. “My students are the center, but at home my daughter is the center.”

Each decision she makes for her classroom is based on what is best for students, and she encourages them to be all they can be.

For Redwine, of Roanoke Rapids, being a mom is her main priority.“It’s the most important thing I do,” she said. “It’s my No. 1 job.”As a mom and teacher, she realizes she has a lot of influence. She uses it

to instill to her daughter Taylor and her students the importance in giving back to the community.

“It’s all Taylor has known since she was small,” Redwine said. “She was a milk and juice girl when I delivered Meals on Wheels.”

Each year for Taylor’s birthday, they choose a charity to celebrate. In-stead of presents, they ask for donations to a specific charity. In the past, they have helped Hannah’s House, Union Mission and the Humane So-ciety. “We use it as a token of appreciation because we have been very blessed,” she said.

As Taylor turned 13 in August, the plans were to have a toy party with guests bringing new toys. The items collected would be given to Angel’s Closet for Christmas.

“It makes me feel good a family in need will get something,” said Taylor, who will be in the seventh grade this school year.

Redwine said the donation idea came from talking with officials from the organization.

“They said they had 58 families they had to turn away(previously),” she said.

Redwine feels God has given her a heart for service. She uses her love of cooking to prepare meals for the sick, senior citizens, the needy and her students and their families.

Her dedication to community service spills into her classroom, which has participated in many service activities.

“My classroom spends time cleaning up all school year,” she said. “We have made gifts for our local firemen and policemen.”

It is this dedication that led to Redwine being named the 2012-13 Teach-

er Ambassador for the school district.“It was very humbling,” she said. “It’s not really about me but about my

students and community in how I can give back the best service.”When she entered the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program in

1991, she had one goal — to improve the state by inspiring and encourag-ing students to make the absolute most of the life they have been given.

She returned to school for her master’s degree in reading when she saw how many students were struggling in that area.

In the district, she has been an English as Second Language instructor along with being a Spanish, first, reading and third grade teacher.

For the 2011-12 school year, she volunteered to move from a reading position to a third grade-teaching position. For the upcoming school year, Redwine will be a reading specialist at Belmont Elementary.


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Above, Jennifer Redwine, right, watches as Braquel High, Dustin Jenkins and Christopher Stewart in her third grade class prepare to play Plinko.

At left, Jennifer Redwine, left, instills the importance of giving to her 12-year-old daughter Taylor.

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In her Belmont Elementary School classroom, Jennifer Redwine has a wall full of drawings and notes from her students.


August 17Fridays in the Park will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at

Centennial Park in Roanoke Rapids with Natty Boh. The concert is free.

For more information, call 252-535-1687.

August 18The annual Art Plunge will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

at Morningstar Marina on Lake Gaston. There will be fine artists and crafters selling their work, including acrylic, watercolor and oil paintings, photography, jewelry, glass-works, metal sculpture and wood working.

For more information, call Pat DeJesu at 252-586-6497.

August 24Friday Night Trail Rides will be from 7 to 10:30 p.m.

at the Halifax County Horse Complex, 13763 Highway 903 in Halifax. Ride in a lit ring on the second and fourth Friday nights of August.


August 26It’s “All about Our Trees” found throughout Medoc

Mountain State Park, 1541 Medoc State Park Road in Hollister at 2 p.m. The tour will leave from the Picnic Shelter with a ranger and cover about three-quarters of a mile in about an hour.

To register for this free program or for more informa-tion, call 252-586-6588.

August 31 to September 1The 28th Annual Littleton/Lake Gaston Festival starts

Aug. 31 with a street dance from 7 to 10 p.m. featuring The Castaways. Food vendors open at 5 p.m. On Satur-day, the festival continues from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. with entertainment, arts and crafts, carnival rides, Stray Cats Rod and Custom Show, etc., and food. The festival is at the intersection of highways 903 and 158.

For more details, call 252-586-5959 or log onto www.LittletonLakeGastonFestival.org.

September 1Rosemont of Virginia Vineyards and Winery, 1050

Blackridge Road in LaCrosse, Va., continues its Sum-mer Concert Series with The Key West Band from 6 to 10 p.m. playing Caribbean-style rock and roll, reggae, Creole and Latin. Youth under 5 years old are free, kids 5 years old and older and designated drivers are $10 at the gate/$7 online; adults are $15 at the gate/$12 on-line and club members are $10. For more details, visit rosemontofvirginia.com/2012/07/concerts.

September 1The Adventurers of Lake Gaston are planning a trip to

Myrtle Beach, S.C., Dec. 3-5. The balance is due Sept. 1. Money is non-refundable. For more information, call or email Michele Updike at 252-535-4519, [email protected]. Make checks to LG Adventurers and mail to Michele Updike, 103 Savannah Circle, Roanoke Rap-

ids NC 27870. Adventurers trips are open to the public.

September 7“Footloose” opens at Lakeland Theatre Company. The

production celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people, guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind. Show dates include Sept. 8, 14, 15, 21, 22 and 23.


September 8The 10th Annual Classic Car Show and Competition

will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Scotland Neck Town Commons, 1310 Main Street in Scotland Neck.

For more details, visit www.townofscotlandneck.com.

September 15Key Fitness and RABA present The Amazing Race

on the Avenue in Roanoke Rapids starting at 9 a.m. It is a 5K based on the popular TV show that will require wit and physical ability. The event is sponsored by The 1020 Restaurant, The Daily Herald and Dixon Realty. The event will begin in the Rosemary United Methodist Church parking lot in the 800 block of Jackson Street.

To register a team of two or for more details, call Key Fitness at 252-537-5639.

September 21Fridays in the Park will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at

Centennial Park, corner of 5th St. & Roanoke Ave. in Roanoke Rapids, with The Redublic. The concert is free.


September 22The annual Roanoke Valley Chamber of Commerce

fundraiser Ducky Derby will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at River Falls Park, 100 Rockfish Drive in Weldon. There will be food, free rides and games for the kids, live en-tertainment, crafts and the annual duck race down the Roanoke River.

For more information, call 252-537-3513 or log onto www.rvchamber.com.

September 22The 2nd annual South Hill Wine Festival will be from

noon to 5 p.m. in Centennial Park in South Hill, Va. The South Hill Chamber of Commerce and the South Hill Ro-tary Club team up for the event featuring Virginia winer-ies, local artists, food, music all day and tour the Model Railroad Train Museum, Virginia S. Evans Doll Museum, Tobacco Farm Life Museum of Virginia and the recently renovated Colonial Center. This is a fundraiser for local scholarship programs, South Hill Elementary School’s Dictionary project and more local interests, along with Rotary Internationals End Polio Now campaign. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the gate and include one wine glass, tasting and a free tote bag to carry your pur-chases.

For more information, call 434-447-4547 or visit www.southhillrotaryclub.org or www.southhillchamber.com.

October 5

Anne of Green Gables opens at Lakeland Theatre Company in Littleton. Green Gables is the home of lov-able Matthew Cuthbert and his stern sister Marilla. They agree to adopt a boy to help with the farm work. Imagine their consternation when Anne Shirley, a girl in her teens, is sent by the orphanage by mistake. Anne touches Mat-thew’s heart with her vivid imagination and her charitable viewpoint, but it takes time to reach the tender heart be-neath Marilla’s hard exterior.

Then there is young Josie Pye, a lad named Moody Spurgeon and Matthew, Anne’s kindred spirit. This lovely classic, full of warmth and wit, will tickle your funny bone and warm your heart as well. Show dates include Oct. 6, 11, 12, 13 and 14.


October 6Clean out your closets and participate in the Scotland

Neck Fall Community-Wide Yard/Sidewalk Sale, Scot-land Neck Town Commons, 1310 Main St. If you are not interested in selling items, browse the tables.

For more details, visit www.townofscotlandneck.com.

October 13Hobgood Cotton Festival celebrates one of Halifax

County’s premier crops, including games, food, cotton wagon rides, live entertainment and family fun.

For more details, call 252-469-9385.

October 26-27The 5th annual Fall for the Arts is a tour of Lake Gas-

ton homes with multiple artists offering their works at each home. Meet local and state-wide artists in a relaxed setting while enjoying complimentary refreshments, mu-sic and hors d’oeuvres. Artwork includes paintings, ce-ramics, photography, fused glass, sculptures, jewelry, mixed media and more.

For more information, visit www.osail.org.

October 31 Twick or Tweet at Sylvan Heights Bird Park, 220 Lees

Meadow Road in Scotland Neck, will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Costumed characters will be around the park giving out candy. Dress in your best costume.


November 2Lakeland Theatre Company presents Little Shop of

Horrors. A down-and-out skid row floral assistant be-comes an overnight sensation when he discovers an ex-otic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Soon “Audrey II” grows into an ill-tempered, foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivore who offers him fame and fortune in exchange for feeding its growing appetite, finally re-vealing itself to be an alien creature poised for global domination.

Show dates include Nov. 3, 9, 10, 16, 17 and 18. For more information, call 252-586-3124.

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Women of Excellence

by Jacqueline Hough The Women of Excellence, a female mentoring group at Halifax Community College, held its third Women to Women Conference on March 20. The event featured writer, commentator and certified personal and executive coach Valorie Burton, right, as the keynote speaker. There were also vendors and breakout sessions for participants.

Rozelia Pittman, left, of Garysburg, looks at jewelry by Renate Ingram, of Roanoke Rapids, who designs and makes jewelry.

Former HCC Vice President of Institutional Development Dr. Linnie Carter and Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Erica Holmes.

Avon vendors Veronica Y. Holcomb, left, and Charnella Leary, of Murfreesboro.

Nancy Turner Garner, of Roanoke Rapids, shows jewelry for Morgan’s Boutique for a fundraiser.

Roanoke Valley Early College students attended the conference, from left, are Amanda Bailey, Briana Jones, Destinee Moody, Jade Gary and Dae’ Jah Vincent.

Pictured, from left, are HCC cosmetology students Tenesha Whitaker, Latrese S. Bynum and Dominicke Williams getting advice from vendor Beverly Underdue, right, on how to use raw black soap.

At left, Annette Hendricks, right, cuts pieces of cake for a group of Roanoke Valley Early College students.

Mary Bell, of Jackson, Phyllis Perry, Hattie Davis and Fernanda Perry, all of Garysburg.

Ultimate Girls’ Day OutJune 16 marked the second day of the inaugural Roanoke Valley Woman Expo at the Kirkwood Adams Community Center in Roanoke Rapids. Starting at 10 a.m., women could take in Zumba demonstrations, numerous exhibitor products and services, as well as food, a fashion show, health screenings and more. The event was presented by The Daily Herald in partnership with Halifax Regional Medical Center.

Ruth Daniel, left, gets her blood pressure checked by Teresa Cousins, of Halifax Regional Medical Center.

Fourteen women showed off two outfits from The Quality Shop fashion show during the Roanoke Valley Woman Expo.

Melinda Fortier displays some jewelry at the Sylvan Learning booth during the expo.

India Moore, of Jamberry Nails, applies the product to Sandra Deloatch’s fingernails.Summer Britt, 6, smiles as she models

her new barrette and necklace her mom bought her at the expo.

Melissa Buhls and Graham Jarman, not pictured, lend their musical talents.

Above, girls from Progressions Dance Center perform during the expo. At right, Tammy Crowley-Deloatch leads a piloxing class.

Ladies from Halifax Regional get on their feet for Zumba.

by Dustin Renwick

Out&About


Women in White Unite

by Jacqueline Hough

The Gateway of Victory Life Changing Ministries International Church (GOV) held a 100 Women and 100 Dancers in White ceremony July 14. Guest speaker Pastor Cherille Campbell, of Highway Restoration Ministries in Roanoke Rapids, gave a message of unity.

Lois Thomason, left, and GOV Pastor Bessie Leach.

From left: Destiny Perry, 5, Semya

Batchelor, 8, and Trinity Perry, 9.

Meshelle Scovil sings during the ceremony as her

daughter Melina watches.

Pictured, from left, are Praise Dancer Sonya Johnson, Evangelist Cherille Campbell, of Highway Restoration Ministries in Roanoke Rapids, and GOV Pastor Bessie Leach.

Below, GOV Praise Team members, from left, are Felecia Owens, Tameka Bottoms, Leyetta Cole and Leyonda Perry receive some help from Elijah Person, 1.

Amber Bacon, left, and

Leyetta Cole Jasmine Person waits for the event to begin.

Mary King, left, and mother Sally Terry.

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