Welcome To Tarboro, April 2013

TarboroWelcome to

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aPrIL 2013

• Homes Magazine ûAnderson Realty ................................................................... 15Century 21 Realty ................................................................ 4Tarboro Realty ..................................................................... 6-7

• Advertisers •

All About Flowers ................................................................... 15Allstate – Sheila Anderson ............................... 20, Back CoverDoug Henry Tarboro ............................................................... 23Edward Jones – CB Bunting III .............................................. 22Edgecombe County Health Department .................................. 5Edgecombe Home Care & Hospice ..................................... 16Gold Buyer ............................................................................ 22Kennedy Carpet Care ........................................................... 11Lin’s Super Buffet .................................................................... 5Piggly Wiggly ...................................................................... 22John A. Pollard CPA, PLLC ................................................... 22Rick Williams Auto ............................................................. 20Service Drug ......................................................................... 16State Farm, Wendy Edwards ................................................. 11Vidant Medical Center ............................................................ 2G.T. Ward DDS ..................................................................... 15

8 Community Calendar

9 Your Garden Resource

12 Tarboro focuses on Tarboro

16 Matisse-Inspired Main Street

17 The Roundabout

19 Weekly Weeders

21 Garden of the Month

• Homes Magazine ûAnderson Realty ................................................................... 15Century 21 Realty ................................................................ 4Tarboro Realty ..................................................................... 6-7

• Advertisers •

All About Flowers ................................................................... 15Allstate – Sheila Anderson ............................... 20, Back CoverDoug Henry Tarboro ............................................................... 23Edward Jones – CB Bunting III .............................................. 22Edgecombe County Health Department .................................. 5Edgecombe Home Care & Hospice ..................................... 16Gold Buyer ............................................................................ 22Kennedy Carpet Care ........................................................... 11Lin’s Super Buffet .................................................................... 5Piggly Wiggly ...................................................................... 22John A. Pollard CPA, PLLC ................................................... 22Rick Williams Auto ............................................................. 20Service Drug ......................................................................... 16State Farm, Wendy Edwards ................................................. 11Vidant Medical Center ............................................................ 2G.T. Ward DDS ..................................................................... 15

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ContentsaPrIL 2013

Tarboro focuses on TarboroYour Garden Resource

Matisse - Inspired Main Street

9 12

16

Weekly Weeders

19 17

Garden of the Month

21

The Roundabout

2

1605 Howard Avenue,Tarboro, North Carolina 27886

Crystal Lane252-813-6883

Donna Dew252-883-3515

The Combs Company

“IT ’S THE SMALL THINGS THAT COUNT ”

106 Briarwood Court $330,000

305 W Cobb St$55,000 - Pinetops

811 St. Patrick St$114,000

38 Wildwood Drive$135,000

1525 Bethlehem Rd$89,000

REDUCED 424 McNair Rd$239,000

248 Marlow Branch Rd$319,900 - house with 125 acres

6120 Bones Acres$165,000

126 Quincy Dr$86,000

1901 Anaconda Rd$150,000

300 Eason St$153,000 - Macclesfield

7378 River Glenn$219,950

36 Deer Walk Lane$104,500

306 S Howard Circle$175,000

3312 Edwards Court$174,900 - Greenville

6138 US HWY 64 W ALT$250,000

708 Palmer St$225,000

604 Middle St.$70,000

20619 Hwy 125 - Scotland Neckmini farm w/ 8.23ac

2004 Elizabeth St$174,000

3126 Westchester Cambridge Commons - $144,900

7560 NC 42 E$30,640 - Conetoe

401 Hamlet St$80,000 - Pinetops

1806 Lake Dr$85,000

801 E Battle Ave$71,230

PENDINGPENDING

PENDING

415 Windermere Circle$168,000

732 Cotton Farm Rd$55,000

805 St Andrew St$105,000

605 Forest Acres Drive$89,000

1047 W St. James St$89,000

192 Nelson Street$23,400 - Bethel

315 Kensington Drive$259,000

2581 Ralph Taylor Rd$59,900 - Williamston

601 Forest Acres Dr$112,000

114 Speight Ave$92,000

248 White Oak Rd$79,500

New Listing

Hilma Country Club$225,000

New Listing

409 Wahree St$72,000

New Listing

609 Elm St$60,000

New Listing

118 Speight St$68,000

PENDINGPENDING

REDUCED

REDUCED

REDUCED

REDUCED

REDUCED

SOLD

SOLD

10857 US HWY 64 ALT$125,000

SOLD

401 W Walnut$25,000

INVESTMENT PROPERTY AND LAND FOR SALELot/Land

Clifton RidgeLand

Acorn Hill RdLand - 2.93 ac

Summer Acre Rd

Eason St Macclesfield NC Hwy 122

New Listing

412 E Baker St$58,000

Under Contract

REDUCED

REDUCED

5



Donna Dew252-883-3515

The Combs Company

















6138 US HWY 64 W ALT$250,000

708 Palmer St$225,000

604 Middle St.$70,000




7560 NC 42 E$30,640 - Conetoe


1806 Lake Dr$85,000


PENDINGPENDING

PENDING





1047 W St. James St$89,000







New Listing


New Listing


New Listing

609 Elm St$60,000

New Listing


PENDINGPENDING

REDUCED

REDUCED

REDUCED

REDUCED

REDUCED

SOLD

SOLD

10857 US HWY 64 ALT$125,000

SOLD

401 W Walnut$25,000


Clifton RidgeLand


Summer Acre Rd


New Listing

412 E Baker St$58,000

Under Contract

REDUCED

REDUCED

Including Chinese, American & Japanese Style Cuisine

1406 Western Blvd. Lin Square (Parkhill Mall) Tarboro, NC • (252) 641-9883

1406 Western Blvd. Lin Square (Parkhill Mall) Tarboro

Open 7 Days a WeekMonday - Wednesday 11:00 am - 10:00 pmThursday - Saturday 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

Sunday 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

Edgecombe County Health Department Chronic Disease Self-Management Program

Focus DiseasesDiabetes, Hypertension

(High Blood Pressure) & Heart Disease Ser vices Offered

Education, Nutrition Counseling, Exercise, Newsletters & Discussion Groups

Staff

Funded by Edgecombe County Health Department and Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Developmental Council

For more information contact Nikki Wooten at 252-641-7525

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Cheryl Fisher, RNProgram Coordinator

Nikki WootenProgram Assistant


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Donna Dew252-883-3515

The Combs Company

















6138 US HWY 64 W ALT$250,000

708 Palmer St$225,000

604 Middle St.$70,000




7560 NC 42 E$30,640 - Conetoe


1806 Lake Dr$85,000


PENDINGPENDING

PENDING





1047 W St. James St$89,000







New Listing


New Listing


New Listing

609 Elm St$60,000

New Listing


PENDINGPENDING

REDUCED

REDUCED

REDUCED

REDUCED

REDUCED

SOLD

SOLD

10857 US HWY 64 ALT$125,000

SOLD

401 W Walnut$25,000


Clifton RidgeLand


Summer Acre Rd


New Listing

412 E Baker St$58,000

Under Contract

REDUCED

REDUCED

5



Donna Dew252-883-3515

The Combs Company

















6138 US HWY 64 W ALT$250,000

708 Palmer St$225,000

604 Middle St.$70,000




7560 NC 42 E$30,640 - Conetoe


1806 Lake Dr$85,000


PENDINGPENDING

PENDING





1047 W St. James St$89,000







New Listing


New Listing


New Listing

609 Elm St$60,000

New Listing


PENDINGPENDING

REDUCED

REDUCED

REDUCED

REDUCED

REDUCED

SOLD

SOLD

10857 US HWY 64 ALT$125,000

SOLD

401 W Walnut$25,000


Clifton RidgeLand


Summer Acre Rd


New Listing

412 E Baker St$58,000

Under Contract

REDUCED

REDUCED

Including Chinese, American & Japanese Style Cuisine

1406 Western Blvd. Lin Square (Parkhill Mall) Tarboro, NC • (252) 641-9883

1406 Western Blvd. Lin Square (Parkhill Mall) Tarboro

Open 7 Days a WeekMonday - Wednesday 11:00 am - 10:00 pmThursday - Saturday 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

Sunday 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

Edgecombe County Health Department Chronic Disease Self-Management Program

Focus DiseasesDiabetes, Hypertension

(High Blood Pressure) & Heart Disease Ser vices Offered

Education, Nutrition Counseling, Exercise, Newsletters & Discussion Groups

Staff

Funded by Edgecombe County Health Department and Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Developmental Council

For more information contact Nikki Wooten at 252-641-7525


Cheryl Fisher, RNProgram Coordinator

Nikki WootenProgram Assistant


If you enjoy your issues of

TarboroWelcome to

& Homes Magazine

Please remember to support the fine local advertisers that make this publication possible

and Free.Thank you for reading!


CALL TODAY FOR




Call 252-823-7588 www.tarbororealty.com

Charles Ainsley

Broker / Owner813-0167

Mary AnnCumpata

Broker / Owner904-0387 811 W. Wilson St. in Tarboro

0 N Main Street$275,000 – MLS # 91355

Tarboro Realty, the local Real Estate

Company with WORLDWIDE

CONNECTIONS

304 N. Howard Circle$149,900 - MLS # 89031

205 W. Baker Street$145,000 - MLS # 89065

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9747 US Hwy 258 North$349,900 - MLS # 89584

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ings

1109 Vance Drive $148,900 - MLS # 91597

905 St. Andrew Street$295,000 - MLS # 92208

711 Salem Lane$169,900 - MLS # 92720

1600 Pine Street$239,900 - MLS # 92802

109 W. Church Street$159,900 - MLS # 87181

305 No. Main Street$159,900 - MLS # 93204

301 So. Howard Circle$164,900 - MLS # 93025

Janet DucatteBroker

813-1875

Sandy JenkinsBroker

823-6535

Shari Pittman -Dozier

813-0817

Gail Summerlin

Broker450-9687

Al Hull

Broker908-0738

Maggie GreggBroker

327-0680

1100 Albemarle Avenue$599,000 - MLS # 93310

5744 Temperance Hall Rd - Elm City$134,900 - MLS # 93431

1408 Pine Street$127,500 - MLS # 93443

307 Spencer Drive $169,900 - MLS # 86162

1003 No. Main Street$284,000 - MLS # 92920

1302 Chauncey Drive$164,900 - MLS # 91491

82 Old Market Road - Fountain$129,000 - MLS # 93643

608 Simpson Drive$135,000 - MLS # 89783

3160 S. Eagle Ridge Dr$299,900 - MLS # 93704

1507 Pinecrest Rd. - Rocky Mount$130,900 - MLS # 91576

1635 Unicoi Rd - Nashville$229,900 - MLS # 93727

1508 Captains Road$197,500 - MLS # 93781

1208 N. Main Street$178,500 - MLS # 93782

218 Barrington Drive$299,900 - MLS # 93838

208 Brandon Avenue$230,000 - MLS # 93566

213 Brandon Avenue$189,900 - MLS # 94015

Pendin

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605 North Howard Circle$130,000 - MLS # 93988

413 Windermere Circle$149,000 - MLS # 90699

1105 Peachtree Place NW - Wilson$174,900 - MLS # 93626

New Price

1305 N. Main Street$129,900 - MLS # 90787

New Price

Pendin

g

Motivate

d Selle

r

Sold

1517 Canterbury Road$370,000 - MLS # 94059

New Lis

ting

6848 River Run Dr - Elm City$259,900 - MLS # 94161

New Lis

ting


New Lis

ting

117 W. St. James Street$175,000 - MLS # 94087

New Lis

ting

Sold

Call 252-823-7588 www.tarbororealty.com

SPENCER’S WOODSLOTS

$28,500 EACH

BARLOW ROAD LAND $180,000

MLS #87530

RESIDENTIAL and COMMERCIAL

Lots for SaleCall for Details

Mildred Crossing Subdivision

Lots For Sale

302 Georgia Avenue$56,000 - MLS # 85220

406 W. Walnut Street$52,900 - MLS # 85219

135 Medford Road$71,900 - MLS # 88199

1012 St. David Street$54,999 - MLS # 90198


Charles Ainsley

Broker / Owner813-0167

Mary AnnCumpata

Broker / Owner904-0387 811 W. Wilson St. in Tarboro

Tarboro Realty, the local Real Estate

Company with WORLDWIDE

CONNECTIONS

1014 Panola Street $82,900 - MLS # 92213

962 Branch Farm Rd - Macclesfield $79,900 - MLS # 92632

603 Howard Avenue $34,500 MLS #92700

Janet DucatteBroker

813-1875

Sandy JenkinsBroker

823-6535

Shari Pittman -Dozier

813-0817

Gail Summerlin

Broker450-9687

Al Hull

Broker908-0738

Maggie GreggBroker

327-0680

3331 Temperance Hall Rd - Elm City $72,900 - MLS # 93181

3445 N. Bowers Road - Hobgood$57,500 - MLS # 93423

1028 Gay Road - Rocky Mt. $18,000 MLS #93818

14013 NC Hwy 43 N - Rocky Mt. $58,900 - MLS # 93496

208 W. Dunn Street - Pinetops $87,500 - MLS # 92661

1100 Ash Street $54,900 - MLS # 92960

931 Hill Street - Rocky Mt.$29,900 - MLS # 93512

506 W. St. James St.$44,900 - MLS # 93608

Pendin

g

1876 US 258 N$79,900 - MLS # 93421

2901 Ridge Road - Wilson$94,900 - MLS # 93309

111 Jones Court$69,900 - MLS # 93747


1117 Walnut Street - Rky Mt$49,900 - MLS # 93743

Pendin

g

Buyer’s

Incentiv

e

1302 Maurice Drive$98,500 - MLS # 93471

1802 Lake Drive$107,500 - MLS # 93904

1301 Maurice Drive$97,500 - MLS # 93906


203 W. Walnut Street$39,900 - MLS # 93986

Pendin

g

Pendin

g

Pendin

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Special F

inancing

Sold

Sold


843 Ray Crawford St. - Winterville$114,500 - MLS # 93589

1557 Acorn Hill Road$110,000 - MLS # 93722

New Price

Sold Sold

826 Hilma Circle$124,900 - MLS # 94107

New Lis

ting

618 N. Howard Circle$119,900 - MLS # 94112

New Lis

ting

802 E. Country Club Drive$112,000 - MLS # 94149

New Lis

ting

7501 McKendree Church Road$81,900 - MLS # 94072

New Lis

ting

Sold

Pendin

g

8

Community Calendar Submit your events to: [email protected]

ToursHistoric Walking Tours

Local historian, Monika Fleming offers walking tours Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and

Sundays at 3 p.m. through August. Meet at the Blount-Bridgers House. Tour includes

the Historic District, Calvary Church-yard and the Blount-Bridgers House. $5 per

adult; children and students are free.

The African American Historic Sites Trail recognizes outstanding African American citizens in our community by highlighting their lives, the houses in which they lived,

and some of the buildings and structures as-sociated with their lives in East Tarboro, the all African American 20th century neighbor-hood. The trail provides glimpses of local

African Americans who have contributed to the cultural, social, economic, political, and

religious development of our community over the years. Twenty six sites, some of

which are over 100 years old, are featured, including residences, church buildings, graveyards, a hospital, a pharmacy, and

an ante-bellum plantation house. Booking for tours will begin June 1, 2011, with the Historic Princeville Tours and Capital City Tours. For additional information, visit the

Perry-Weston Institute website:www.Perry-Weston.org

MuseumsThe Blount-Bridgers House

and the Hobson Pittman GalleryOpen 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Satur-day and 2-4 p.m. Sundays. Call 823-4159

for information or go online atwww.edgecombearts.org.

Princeville Museum and Tourism Center: 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thursdays and Fri-

days and by appointment Saturdays, other times by appointment; 310 Mutual Blvd.,

Princeville; 823-8500.

The Edgecombe County Veterans Museum at 106 W. Church St. in downtown Tarboro is open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Thurs-

day, Friday, and Saturday. Admission is free. Check out the museum website at www.

edgecombevet.com

APRIL 22ECC

New Student OrientationStarting two START@ECC new student orientation sessions at 9am on the Rocky

Mt. campus in the Auditorium; 2nd session at 5pm on the Tarboro campus in the Keihin Auditorium. Call 823-5166, x-255 or 319.

Bowling TripThe Braswell Center is planning a Bowl-

ing Trip to Greenville to the AMC Bowling Alley. From 5-7pm for ages 10-18. Leaving

the center at 4:25pm and return by 8pm. The cost to bowl is $14 for 2 hours and that included your shoes. To reserve your spot

call 641-4210.

APRIL 23Butterbean Auction

Join us at 10:30am at the E. L. Roberson Center. Leanne Moody from Tarboro Nurs-ing will be there for a butterbean auction,

instead of using real money to bid on gifts. For more information call 641-4263.

ECCNotary

A 2-day Notary class meets the 23rd and the 25th on the Rocky Mt. campus from 6-9:30pm. Cost is $65. Contact 823-5166,

x-357 or [email protected].

Basket Weavers GuildThe Tar River Basket Weavers Guild meet every 4th Tuesday at the Battleboro Com-

munity Center, 280 Battleboro Ave. at 7pm. New and experienced weavers are welcome. Call susan Legaj at 252-442-5659 for more

information.

Relay For LifeSurvivor’s Banquet

Survivors and one guest are invited to at-tend the banquet at ECC Atrium at 6:30pm. Please RSVP to Greenville when you get

your invitation.

APRIL 24Ping Pong Tournament

At the Braswell Center at 5pm for ages 13-18. Deadline to sign up is the 22nd. For

more information call 641-4210.

APRIL 25First Birthday Celebration

You’re invited to fellowship with us as we celebrate our first birthday! We would love

to extend our appreciation to you by hosting a floating birthday celebration. From 2-4pm at the Vidant Behavioral Health Center, 201

W. Edgecombe St., Macclesfield.

APRIL 25 - 28“The Odd Couple”

Neil Simon’s comedy, presented by the Tar River Players. Thursday, Friday and Satur-day night at 8pm., Sunday at 2pm. Directed by Dawn Whitehurst in the McIntyre Audi-torium at ECC Tarboro campus. ticket are 410 for adults; $5 for seniors, students and

groups of ten or more. Tickets also available at the door. For more information call 823-

5166, ext. 218.

APRIL 26Jr. & Sr. Basketball Games

At the Braswell Center at 6pm. There will be 2 games starring our all-stars of the league. Cost $1 for both games. For more informa-

tion call 641-4210.

BBQ Chicken Plate Sale“Talks Mentoring Program For Youth”

At Panola Heights Club, 2205 Martin Luther King Drive, Tarboro. From 10am-6pm. Half Chicken, Boiled Potatoes, Sring Beans, Roll,

Cake, Drink for $8.00.

Uniform and Shoe FairAt the Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Class-

room in Tarboro, from 7am-4pm. The Public is welcome. Brands that will be offered

include Cherokee, Grey’s Anatomy, Landau, Koi, Dansko, Sanita, Alegria, New Balance,

and Kogs USA.

APRIL 29Relay For Life

Bank Night/T-ShirtsFirst Bank night and T-shirt pick-up at St.

Michael’s Episcopal Church, 3204 Western Blvd., Tarboro from 6-8pm

Alice In WonderlandAuditions

Held at 7pm in keihin Auditorium, ECC. For more information call 823-5166, ext. 218.

Performances are scheduled for June 21-23 and June 28-30.

MAY 1Relay For Life

Bank Night/T-ShirtsSecond Bank night and T-shirt pick-up at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 3204 Western

Blvd., from 6-8pm.

MAY 3 - 4Rely For Life

Tarboro High School Athletic Field Open-ing Cereminies at 6pm with Survivors Lap at 6:30pm. Come one and all to Celebrate Survivors, Remember Ones Lost and Fight

Back for a Cure.

MAY 4Rabies Vaccination Clinic

At the Tarboro Animal Clinic from 9am-noon. Call 823-2295. Sponsored by Edge-combe County Animal & Rabies Control

Program.

Your Garden Resource

The Master Gardener volunteer program offers assistance with the garden at the Blount-Bridgers House and “boos and bluegrass” at the house PHOTO/MIRANDA BAINES

8

Community Calendar Submit your events to: [email protected]

ToursHistoric Walking Tours

Local historian, Monika Fleming offers walking tours Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and

Sundays at 3 p.m. through August. Meet at the Blount-Bridgers House. Tour includes

the Historic District, Calvary Church-yard and the Blount-Bridgers House. $5 per

adult; children and students are free.

The African American Historic Sites Trail recognizes outstanding African American citizens in our community by highlighting their lives, the houses in which they lived,

and some of the buildings and structures as-sociated with their lives in East Tarboro, the all African American 20th century neighbor-hood. The trail provides glimpses of local

African Americans who have contributed to the cultural, social, economic, political, and

religious development of our community over the years. Twenty six sites, some of

which are over 100 years old, are featured, including residences, church buildings, graveyards, a hospital, a pharmacy, and

an ante-bellum plantation house. Booking for tours will begin June 1, 2011, with the Historic Princeville Tours and Capital City Tours. For additional information, visit the

Perry-Weston Institute website:www.Perry-Weston.org

MuseumsThe Blount-Bridgers House

and the Hobson Pittman GalleryOpen 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Satur-day and 2-4 p.m. Sundays. Call 823-4159

for information or go online atwww.edgecombearts.org.

Princeville Museum and Tourism Center: 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thursdays and Fri-

days and by appointment Saturdays, other times by appointment; 310 Mutual Blvd.,

Princeville; 823-8500.

The Edgecombe County Veterans Museum at 106 W. Church St. in downtown Tarboro is open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Thurs-

day, Friday, and Saturday. Admission is free. Check out the museum website at www.

edgecombevet.com

APRIL 22ECC

New Student OrientationStarting two START@ECC new student orientation sessions at 9am on the Rocky

Mt. campus in the Auditorium; 2nd session at 5pm on the Tarboro campus in the Keihin Auditorium. Call 823-5166, x-255 or 319.

Bowling TripThe Braswell Center is planning a Bowl-

ing Trip to Greenville to the AMC Bowling Alley. From 5-7pm for ages 10-18. Leaving

the center at 4:25pm and return by 8pm. The cost to bowl is $14 for 2 hours and that included your shoes. To reserve your spot

call 641-4210.

APRIL 23Butterbean Auction

Join us at 10:30am at the E. L. Roberson Center. Leanne Moody from Tarboro Nurs-ing will be there for a butterbean auction,

instead of using real money to bid on gifts. For more information call 641-4263.

ECCNotary

A 2-day Notary class meets the 23rd and the 25th on the Rocky Mt. campus from 6-9:30pm. Cost is $65. Contact 823-5166,

x-357 or [email protected].

Basket Weavers GuildThe Tar River Basket Weavers Guild meet every 4th Tuesday at the Battleboro Com-

munity Center, 280 Battleboro Ave. at 7pm. New and experienced weavers are welcome. Call susan Legaj at 252-442-5659 for more

information.

Relay For LifeSurvivor’s Banquet

Survivors and one guest are invited to at-tend the banquet at ECC Atrium at 6:30pm. Please RSVP to Greenville when you get

your invitation.

APRIL 24Ping Pong Tournament

At the Braswell Center at 5pm for ages 13-18. Deadline to sign up is the 22nd. For

more information call 641-4210.

APRIL 25First Birthday Celebration

You’re invited to fellowship with us as we celebrate our first birthday! We would love

to extend our appreciation to you by hosting a floating birthday celebration. From 2-4pm at the Vidant Behavioral Health Center, 201

W. Edgecombe St., Macclesfield.

APRIL 25 - 28“The Odd Couple”

Neil Simon’s comedy, presented by the Tar River Players. Thursday, Friday and Satur-day night at 8pm., Sunday at 2pm. Directed by Dawn Whitehurst in the McIntyre Audi-torium at ECC Tarboro campus. ticket are 410 for adults; $5 for seniors, students and

groups of ten or more. Tickets also available at the door. For more information call 823-

5166, ext. 218.

APRIL 26Jr. & Sr. Basketball Games

At the Braswell Center at 6pm. There will be 2 games starring our all-stars of the league. Cost $1 for both games. For more informa-

tion call 641-4210.

BBQ Chicken Plate Sale“Talks Mentoring Program For Youth”

At Panola Heights Club, 2205 Martin Luther King Drive, Tarboro. From 10am-6pm. Half Chicken, Boiled Potatoes, Sring Beans, Roll,

Cake, Drink for $8.00.

Uniform and Shoe FairAt the Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Class-

room in Tarboro, from 7am-4pm. The Public is welcome. Brands that will be offered

include Cherokee, Grey’s Anatomy, Landau, Koi, Dansko, Sanita, Alegria, New Balance,

and Kogs USA.

APRIL 29Relay For Life

Bank Night/T-ShirtsFirst Bank night and T-shirt pick-up at St.

Michael’s Episcopal Church, 3204 Western Blvd., Tarboro from 6-8pm

Alice In WonderlandAuditions

Held at 7pm in keihin Auditorium, ECC. For more information call 823-5166, ext. 218.

Performances are scheduled for June 21-23 and June 28-30.

MAY 1Relay For Life

Bank Night/T-ShirtsSecond Bank night and T-shirt pick-up at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 3204 Western

Blvd., from 6-8pm.

MAY 3 - 4Rely For Life

Tarboro High School Athletic Field Open-ing Cereminies at 6pm with Survivors Lap at 6:30pm. Come one and all to Celebrate Survivors, Remember Ones Lost and Fight

Back for a Cure.

MAY 4Rabies Vaccination Clinic

At the Tarboro Animal Clinic from 9am-noon. Call 823-2295. Sponsored by Edge-combe County Animal & Rabies Control

Program.

Your Garden Resource

“Our role is education for the community, while doing our best to provide confident, reliable, and credible information.”

Kim Page President of the Master Gardeners

By MIRANDA BAINES WELCOME TO TARBORO


The Master Gardener volunteer program is one of the newest programs offering resources for those in Edgecombe County with a green thumb. Established in 2010, the program is “a professional association whose membership comes from the volun-teer staff of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service.”“Our role is education for the community, while doing

our best to provide confident, reliable, and credible infor-mation,” said Kim Page, president of the Master Garden-ers. “We try to help residents make an informed decision regarding their yards and gardens.”The Master Gardeners is comprised of 43 volunteers, 10

of whom are interns. Becoming a Master Gardener certi-fied volunteer requires 40 hours of classroom training and 40 hours of internship, to be completed within one year. The Master Gardeners are educated at different co-operative extension offices across the state and take field trips to sites such as Greenleaf Nursery and the arbore-tum at NC State University to receive hands-on garden-ing experience. The group additionally views plants, pest and disease webinars.Offering informed advice to county residents about

gardening-related matters is a primary role of the Master Gardener volunteers. “If you have a problem with your yard, call 641-

7815, leave your name and number and we’ll research it and get back with you,” said Page. “It’s a good service that’s free.”The volunteers also provide soil sample assistance.“We provide the boxes and sample is sent to Raleigh

for testing. You will then get a copy of the results with suggestions for amendments if needed,” said Page.The Master Gardener volunteers’ objective is to edu-

cate the whole community about gardening, including children. Currently, the group is working on a project with two pre-kindergarten classes at Stocks and is on the verge of planting a butterfly/ pollinator garden at Coker-Wimberly Elementary School. The garden will include flowers and herbs designed to attract a variety of butterflies and beneficial insects.“Working with the schools, that’s just very reward-

ing,” said Page. “We’re hoping in the fall to kick off something else with a school.”An upcoming educational event in which the Master

Gardener volunteers plan to participate is “art in the garden,” The volunteers will be outside of the Imperial Center in downtown Rocky Mount from 2 until 5 p.m. April 27 doing demonstrations of hypertufa planters and self-watering containers.The group also will sell plants and have an exhibit

at Tarboro’s upcoming Happening on the Common in May.The volunteers’ most recent project is “yard of the month,” a recognition open to all

Edgecombe County residents. Recipient of “yard of the month” will be recognized with a sign in their yard and an article in the Tarboro Welcome magazine. Those inter-


The Master Gardener volunteer program helps to maintain the herb garden on the Town Common near the cotton gin. PHOTO/MIRANDA BAINES

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ested in submitting their own yard or someone else’s yard for the award should call the extension office at 641-7815.Other Master Gardener volunteer projects include:Planting and maintaining the roundabout on Main StreetHelping to maintain the herb garden on the Town Common near

the cotton ginAssistance with the garden at the Blount-Bridgers House and

“boos and bluegrass” at the houseAssistance with a planting project across from Pinetops Town

Hall.Planning a planting project at the Edgecombe County courthouse

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Girl ScoutsConducting bulb planting demonstrations at the spring bulb saleWriting the “Ask a Master Gardener” column published weekly in

The Daily SouthernerThe Master Gardeners are also on hand to do presentations for

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The Master Gardener volunteer program organized the Planting and maintains the roundabout on Main Street. PHOTO/CALVIN ADKINS

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should call the extension office at 641-7815.Other Master Gardener volunteer projects include:Planting and maintaining the roundabout on Main StreetHelping to maintain the herb garden on the Town Common near the

cotton ginAssistance with the garden at the Blount-Bridgers House and “boos

and bluegrass” at the houseAssistance with a planting project across from Pinetops Town Hall.Planning a planting project at the Edgecombe County courthouse

square for America in BloomJudging of 4-H competitionsConducting workshops at the E.L. Roberson Center and for the Girl

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Tarboro is definitely in bloom. And a group of local volunteers wants to make it official, nationally, competing for designation as an America In Bloom (AIB) community.The competition is designed to help communities identify their

assets and develop projects to enhance them. It includes de-velopment of a community profile and a scheduled visit by AIB judge/consultants who typically have back-grounds in urban planning, historic preservation and landscaping.“America In Bloom provides a format for commu-

nities to focus on themselves, identifying the things that make them special, and then develop programs and proj-ects to maintain and enhance them,” explained 2012 com-mittee co-chair Shari Redhage. Community involvement is one of the criteria groups rated by the judges. Other criteria include environmental efforts, heritage preservation, urban forestry, landscaped areas and floral displays. In 2012 the link between economic development

and community appearance was also strongly emphasized by the AIB representative who made the initial presentation to the committee.“It’s just good common sense that attractive communities are more

likely to attract new businesses than unattractive communities,” said 2012 committee member Richard Andrews.

In this competition, Tarboro will be judged among towns of similar size on criteria opening up the entire community — good and bad — for the judges to find a sense of the level of community pride in the town’s appearance.

“So many of our assets are easily recognized,” said Redhage, “and sometimes, we take our town’s beauty for granted, forget-

ting the real value of a visitor’s first impression. There are neighborhoods that we hope will spring to this challenge to show the judges that we are not just the historic district

with its beautiful Town Common and early 19th century colonial structures. We have many lovely small clusters of lovely streets all across town.” Redhage emphasized the importance for all citizens to take

ownership in working toward the AIB distinction. She feels this is the season for residents to spring into ac-

tion, following through with what’s already in place, such as the potential of riverfront park, the trees and planters in the downtown, the court-house square, sports complexes and the many other public spaces that are so beautifully cared for by the Town of Tarboro grounds maintenance

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AIB Community Profile

The AIB Community Profile is a description of Tarboro and its achievements, especially during the last 12 months. It focuses on the six criteria that the judges will consider as they visit Tarboro on June 17 – 18: Floral Displays, Landscaped Areas, Urban Forestry, Envi-ronmental Effort, Heritage Preservation and Overall Impression. The following summary highlights some of the new topics in the profile this year.Floral Displays:-The benches in the Blount-Bridgers Garden have been restored by

the Preservation Trades School at Edgecombe Community College.-A new addition to the Blount-Bridgers Garden is an arbor con-

structed of hand-crafted iron. It will be planted with roses and pears, providing an welcoming canopy for visitors entering the garden. -The planters on Main Street are being outfitted with a self-watering

system, installed by volunteers. This will reduce the frequency of watering by downtown merchants and Garden Club members.Landscaped Areas:-The major project for 2012 was landscaping the traffic circle and

was conducted by the Edgecombe County Master Gardeners in co-operation with the Town of Tarboro. To complement the traffic cir-cle, improvements are planned for the area behind Thorne Realty for 2013. A screen will be built to camouflage the trash receptacles and plants will be added by Master Gardeners and local youth. The chain link fence by the edge of the Tar River will be planted with a vine to make the fence more aesthetically pleasing.-A primary focus for this year is to update the Courthouse Square

landscape. The Edgecombe County Master Gardeners agreed to ac-cept the challenge of working on this area with assistance from the Town of Tarboro. This is a big project and will take more than one year to implement.-The Community Herb Garden near the McBryde Trail is being up-

dated by the Master Gardeners and the Edgecombe Garden Club. It will contain culinary herbs, medicinal herbs and flowers.-Indian Lake recently benefitted from new signage and will also

have new plants installed in the area by Boy Scouts.Environmental Effort:-Keep America Beautiful is partnering with Edgecombe County

and AIB to sponsor a community paper shredding, E-waste and flu-orescent lighting recycling event on Saturday. Accepted electronic equipment includes televisions, computers and monitors, printers and scanners, VCRs and DVD players, rechargeable batteries, cell phones and more. Unbroken fluorescent tubes and bulbs can be re-cycled. -The Town of Tarboro mobile recycling unit can be displayed at

public events, promoting Tarboro’s recycling efforts and educating citizens about the benefits of recycling.-A rain barrel education program will be presented in May at Ace

Hardware by an Extension Master Gardener. The program will en-courage homeowners to collect and store rain water for garden irriga-tion and other household uses in order to reduce water usage.-The Wetlands Trail at Edgecombe Community College is also de-

scribed in the AIB Community Profile. It is an educational and recre-ational site for area students and local residents. Heritage Preservation:-The Tourism Ambassador Program was offered by the Continuing

Education Department of Edgecombe Community College. The par-ticipants learned about county history, historic properties, hospitality, event planning, genealogy and African-American history. The Am-

bassadors will assist with family reunion tours, Historic District and Downtown Walking Tours, Calvary Episcopal Tours and offer access to genealogy records at the local library.Overall Impression:-The Main Street Art Project is a partnership between the Edge-

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Buddy Hooks and Connie Sherrill will co-chair Tarboro’s 2013 America in Bloom effort. The local steering committee meets from 12:30-1:30 p.m. each Tuesday at the Blount-Bridgers House. (Courtesy photo)

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When the plan to tear down the old Tar River Bridge and build a new one with a roundabout road that leads to and from Tarboro was introduced, many of the local residents weren’t sure what it was and how it would look. Three years later, three local organizations have partnered to make a pleasant appearance to one of the town’s newest attraction. The roundabout project was adopted by Edgecombe’s Extension

Master Gardeners in partnership with the Town of Tarboro, N.C. Dept. of Transportation and Edgecombe County’s Cooperative Extension Service. The partners are responsible for planting flowers and trees to beautify the circle which is designed to look like a compass rose with eight points, eight wedges, and a center circle.

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All the plants selected for the circle were the result of weeks of research and advice from botanists at the J.C. Raulston Arbori-tum adjacent to the campus of NC State University. The traffic circle offers a challenge for drought tolerance and long periods of sun exposure. The Edgecombe Master Gardener volunteers recently planted

the points of the design of the traffic circle with a very hardy, slow-growing shrub called Serissa (Serissa foetida). There is a mix of variegated as well as the solid deep green leaf variety of this plant. Of the several choices, serissa was advised as the best choice for the high traffic, full sun exposure. The shrub will have tiny white blooms early spring and in the summer.The center circle of the roundabout has an eleven foot Chi-

nese Fringe Tree (Chionanthus retusus), an evergreen that has a wispy white bloom in late spring and bears a small fruit in fall. Around the base of the tree are twelve spring-to-fall-blooming white Shrub Roses, ‘Rosa White Out’ variety, planted with twelve decorative Muhly Grasses (Muhlenbergia capillaris) that will take on a pinkish tint as the fall season approaches. The circumference of the traffic circle is outlined with a

popular perennial called Dianthus, ‘Bath’s pink’ variety, a very drought tolerant perennial that thrives in full sun and will bring color to the roundabout next spring and summer. The blue-green foliage will remain through the fall and winter. The eight wedge shapes between the points will remain

mulched over and unplanted until spring annuals and perennials are installed for color.The old bridge was built in 1931. After several years on the list

to be rebuilt, a new one was built in 2010. The traffic pattern for the old bridge included a straight road with a stop light entering the town.

RIGHT: Buddy Hooks examines the diagram of the landscaping project in the center of the traffic circle at the south end of Main Street. The Edgecombe Master Gardeners have taken on the design and maintenance of the project in cooperation with Ag Extension Office, the town and the state Department of Transporta-tion. The centerpiece of the project is a more mature burgundy cotton crepe myrtle, which does not obstruct the vision of drivers. photo/John H. Walker

The Blount-Bridgers House, built in 1808, is one of the historical landmarks of the Tarboro com-munity. Adding to its charm are the gardens on its grounds. The “Weekly Weeders,” a local group of volunteers, tend to the gardens, while the Town of Tarboro maintains the lawn. The primary garden on the back lawn of the historic house is the perennial garden. Perennials

are plants that come back each year; examples are ferns and peonies.“All the plants that are in that garden are dating back to the date of the house. We’re trying to keep it a

historical garden,” said Jeni Filbrun, member of the “Weekly Weeders.” Another garden on the grounds of Blount-Bridgers is the kitchen garden, containing herbs and ornamen-

tal vegetables such as cauliflower. At one time, the kitchen garden would have supplied the vegetables for the main house on the grounds, said Filbrun. A third garden on the grounds of Blount-Bridgers is a small shade garden funded by the Garden Club. The “Weekly Weeders” meet every at 9 a.m. every Wednesday to do the work necessary to keep the

gardens in pristine condition. An average of five to seven volunteers come to the working meeting every week. Filbrun said the group is in need of more volunteers as summer approaches and the workload in-creases. Volunteers do not need to be experts in gardening; inexperienced volunteers can work alongside more experienced gardeners in the group.“It’s just a good way to get to know your neighbors. It’s a really fun time,” said Filbrun.The “Weekly Weeders” recently built an arbor, located on the back right side of the Blount-Bridgers back

lawn. “Eventually, it’s going to be a nice little reading place,” said Filbrun. She envisions roses accenting the

arbor in the future.The Blount-Bridgers House is located at 130 Bridgers St. in Tarboro.

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The Blount-Bridgers House “Weekly Weeders,” from left, Yan Jing Royal, Dana Alexander, Candis Owens and Jacksie Aycock. Organizer Owens greets her volunteers at 9 a.m. Wednesdays to keep the gardens spruced up for the visitors to the historic house and grounds. “We invite anyone who enjoys being outside to join the Weekly Weeders,” Owens said. ” We’re so proud of our gardens and want all to help keep them this way.” PHOTO/SuBMITTED

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panse of lawn that went from fence to fence. “There were no curves, no interesting beds, just one big shady yard with some mighty sick-looking centipede turf,” Hooks said. “The presence of clay in the un-der-soil is typical in this neighborhood so the yard was really soggy in places. It’s difficult to get centipede to grow well especially in the shade,” he added. After removing the volunteer oaks in the perimeter of the yard and limbing-up the maples, he had a sunnier area to work with. The next step was to ‘Roundup’ the entire yard and skim off the unwanted grass surface, leaving the outer edge to shape by drawing it out with a shovel. A natural area approximately 15 feet deep framed the new yard where more ornamentals were added. Fall is the best time to get a fescue lawn started and is also a good

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