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Saturday, December 18, 2010

Friday Update

Board of Commissioners Friday Update

Friday, December 17, 2010

ITEM 1. HOLIDAY LIGHTS GLOWING IN WENDELL

The Town of Wendell has concluded the entry period for the first annual Holiday Decoration Contest. The Town received 13 entries, eight commercial and five residential entries. Volunteers will be evaluating the entries on creativity, artistic factors, and originality.

Residents and visitors to town are encouraged visit each of the participants to view the wonderful decorations. The commercial entries are:

Baynes and Company – 3910 Wendell Boulevard

Universal Chevrolet – 105 North Main Street

The Little Bakery – 4 North Main Street

Ty Grey Consignment – 16 East Third

Perry’s Retirement & Insurance – 124 North Main Street

The Flower Shop – 30 North Main Street

Carolina Mini Storage – 1401 Wendell Boulevard

Mortex Factory Outlet – 42 North Main Street

Decorations at houses are also on display this holiday season. Visitors are encouraged to see the lights at:

240 Forest Lane

265 S. Lakewood Drive

36 South Buffalo Road

221 Meadow Lane

3961 Wendell Boulevard

The lights will be judged Monday night the 20th. All contestants are asked to have their lights on through the weekend! The historic society will also advertise during the homes tour on Saturday December 18, 2010

For more information on events this holiday season in the Town of Wendell, contact Maggie O’Neill, Economic Development Coordinator, at 919.366.2266 ext. 216 or moneill@townofwendell.com.

ITEM 2. WENDELL BUSINESS HOURS

On Monday, January 4^th Maggie O’Neill will be hold a meeting at Perry’s Insurance and Retirement at 6 pm to discuss extending business hours for local businesses. A light meal will be served. Please RSVP to Maggie at moneill@townofwendell.com.

Also, on January 20^th, there will be a meeting in the courtroom at 6 pm to discuss developing a downtown economic development program.

ITEM 3. 2010 WENDELL TOWN EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR

Melia Edwards has been recognized as the 2010 Town of Wendell Employee of the Year. Mrs. Edwards has been employed with the Town of Wendell for 8 years and is an Accounting Technician within the Town’s Finance Department.

There were a large number of employees nominated this year by their fellow co-workers. Those nominated include: Billy Denton, Jonnie Driver, Larry Franklin, Henry Gibbs, Stacy Griffin, Robert Helms, Tim Kay, Bobby Langston, Ricky Mustian, Jermaine Thomas, and Jody Wall.

Congratulations to all the nominees for their service and dedication to the Town and the Wendell Community.

ITEM 4. CONSIDER DECORATING OPTIONS

You’ll be all the merrier this holiday season if you take an energy-efficient approach to preparing your home or business for family, friends and festivities.

· Lead the way with LEDs. Light-emitting diode (LED) holiday lights use only a fraction of the energy of traditional bulbs. Illuminate your home for less by opting for energy-efficient lighting. By making the switch, you could reduce the amount of electricity used to keep your holiday lights glowing by more than 95 percent.

· Time it right. Don’t leave your holiday lights on overnight. Instead, set a timer to turn them on and off in the early evening hours. This will help save energy and money while ensuring you’re not lighting up the neighborhood while everyone’s asleep.

· Think beyond the bulb. Lights aren’t the only way to bring some color to your Christmas tree. Use tinsel and shiny ornaments to make your tree sparkle without using additional energy.

Consider that, according to the Electric Power Research Institute, the average electricity cost to light a holiday tree with LEDs is 13 to 17 cents per holiday season, compared to $6 to $10 dollars for incandescent lights. Anyone planning a large outdoor display could save even more.

If all of the seasonal mini-lights in the United States were replaced with energy-efficient LEDs, the Institute estimates that Americans would save more than $250 million in energy costs.

For energy-saving tips you can use during the holiday season and all year long or to sign up for a free Progress Energy Customized Home Energy Check, visit www.progresscher.com.

ITEM 5. PARKS & REC WEEKLY UPDATE

This week the Wendell Parks and Recreation Department held the Expressions of Worship dance and acro classes, cheer classes with Kristi Snuggs and the Carolina Twirl Girls baton classes in the activity rooms at the Wendell Community Center as we do each week. Our local basketball teams had an exciting week of games as several came down to the final minute of the game. Some games could not be decided in regulation and it took overtime to determine the winner and there was even one that took double overtime. Youth basketball is a fast-paced exciting program with players who are competitive, who have fun and the parents, grandparents and siblings come out to cheer them on.

This week we welcomed winter a few weeks early and experienced inclement weather. Due to the inclement weather the Wendell Community Center was on a delayed opening schedule on Thursday and Friday and was closed early on Thursday night. In these situations we always will think of safety first, especially when teams will have to travel to participate in the program. We inform the public of these schedule changes by putting the information on our gameline, which is 365-GAME(4263), posting notices on the doors of the Community Center as early as possible and then by calling WRAL Channel 5 and WTVD Channel 11 to place the schedule change on the listing of delays and closings.

On the Doug Proctor Field, Carver Field 1 and Carver Field 2, coaches will once again attempt to get in the Select Baseball Team tryouts this weekend. Tryouts are scheduled for the following times; on Saturday, December 18, ages 7-8 on Carver 2 at 2 p.m.; ages 11-12 on Carver 1 at 2 p.m.; and ages 9-10 on the Doug Proctor Field at 10 a.m. On Sunday, December 19, ages 7-8 will be held on Carver 2 at 2 p.m. and ages 9-10 on the Doug Proctor Field at 2 p.m.

We will be continuing with our youth basketball program this weekend with games in the Wendell Community Center on Friday from 6:15-8:15 p.m., Saturday from 8:30 a.m. -7:30 p.m. and on Sunday from 1:30-4:30 p.m. We will also host two rentals in the Wendell Community Center activity rooms this weekend.

ITEM 6. SCORES FROM PARKS & REC

December 10, 2010

6:15pm Age 9-10 Boys Tigers 14 Gators 11

Leading Scorers: Tigers-Omari Hooker- (6) Gators- Devin Worley (5)

7:15pm Age 9-10 Boys Bulldogs 19 Rebels 11

Leading Scorers: Bulldogs- Jake Wilder (6) Rebels- Christian Marcom (5)

December 11, 2010

***Ages 5-6- No scores are kept for this age group, but the players listed below had a great game and should be recognized for their efforts!

8:30am Age 5-6 Lucky Charms vs Cookie Crisp

Leading Scorers: Lucky Charms-Cameron Long Cookie Crisp- Aiden McKenna, Dylan Yancey & Aiden Earp

9:30am Age 5-6 Apple Jacks vs Frosted Flakes

Leading Scorers: Apple Jacks- Edward Apple & Evan Chambers Frosted Flakes- Tanner Pate

10:30am Age 5-6 Cheerios vs Sugar Smacks

Leading Scorers: Cheerios- Mike Norton Sugar Smacks- Dean Wall

11:30am Age 7-8 Blue Devils 25 Pirates 14

Leading Scorers: Blue Devils- Judson Brooks & Jaden Goodson (9) Pirates- Zachary Marcom, Jackson Pate, Matthew Poole & Earl Richardson (3)

12:30pm Age 7-8 Cavaliers 22 Yellow Jackets 13
Leading Scorers: Cavaliers- Douglas Barefoot (8) Yellow Jackets- Austin Buffaloe (7)

1:30pm Age 7-8 Deacons 31 Wolfpack 11
Leading Scorers: Deacons- Chaiheme Hinton (9) Wolfpack- Dylan Privette (6)

2:30pm Age 7-8 Tarheels 41 Hokies 37
Leading Scorers: Tarheels- Teon Borders (14) Hokies- Baker Lee (24)

3:30pm Age 7-8 Seminoles 22 Hurricanes 9
Leading Scorers: Seminoles- Josh Stroud (11) Chasity Smith (5)

4:30pm Age 11-12 Huskies 30 Mountaineers 21
Leading Scorers: Huskies- Tyrell Jones (14) Brett Hocutt- (9)

5:30pm Age 11-12 Cardinals 36 Orangemen 24
Leading Scorers: Cardinals- James Horton (11) Orangemen- Andrew Carroll (15)

6:30pm Age U10 Girls Bruins 25 Cubs 15
Leading Scorers: Bruins- Alexis Oneal (8) Cubs- Alanah Mack- (10)

December 12, 2010
1:30pm Age 13-14 Buckeyes 41 Lions 20
Leading Scorers: Buckeyes- Tommy Carroll (15) Lions- DeAndre Holmes (11)

2:30pm Age 13-14 Wolverines 37 Hawkeyes 21

Leading Scorers: Wolverines- Travon Pitt (16) Hawkeyes- Landon Cantin (9)
3:30pm Age 13-14 Spartans 51 Hoosiers 47
Leading Scorers: Spartans- Jason Dean (15) Hoosiers- Drew Allen (22)

December 13, 2010
6:15pm Age 9-10 Wildcats 25 Commodores 24
Leading Scorers: Wildcats- Jackson Sykes (9) Commodores- Zachary Sloan (10)
7:15pm Age 11-12 Bulls 29 Panthers 17
Leading Scorers: Bulls- Jason Baker (15) Panthers- Davis Cockrell (6)

8:15pm Age 15-16 Jayhawks 37 Sooners 34
Leading Scorers: Jayhawks- David Watkins- (22) Sooners- Donal Gooch (9)

December 14, 2010
6:15pm Age 11-12 Bulls 26 Orangemen 17
Leading Scorers: Bulls- Jason Baker (8) Orangemen- Joe Huff (12)
7:15pm Age U10 Girls Knightdale 17 Cubs 8
Leading Scorers: Knightdale- Heather Tew, Kiya Simpson & Shanice Wright (4)

Cubs- Alanah Mack (6)

8:15pm Age 13-14 Spartans 48 Lions 22
Leading Scorers: Spartans- Stephen Harris (23) Lions- DeAndre Holmes (8)

December 15, 2010
7:15pm Age 9-10 Volunteers 19 Crimson Tide 18
Leading Scorers: Volunteers- M. Jeter McIntyre (8) Crimson Tide- Connor Jordan (11)
8:15pm Age 11-12 Bearcats 26 Panthers 8
Leading Scorers: Bearcats- Tanner Denton (11) Panthers- Davis Cockrell (4)

December 16, 2010
Games scheduled for this day were canceled due to inclement weather.

ITEM 7. SPRING SPORTS REGISTRATIONS OPEN

Wendell Parks & Recreation is now taking registrations for spring sports of T-ball, age 4; coach pitch t-ball, ages 5-6; baseball, ages 7-14; softball, ages 7-15; and girls’ volleyball, ages 7-14. Forms are available at www.townofwendell.com or at the Wendell Community Center.

ITEM 8. FREE WEDDING CEREMONY OFFERED

White Dove Chapel will offer military service members and veterans a private wedding ceremony free of charge on February 25 and 26, 2011. To register please call Rev. Dr. Brigitte Gros at 365-9510.

ITEM 9. USDA/RBEG GRANT

With the installation of the crosswalks and benches, phase I of the downtown improvement project is coming to an end. A walkthrough will be conducted by the contractors and representatives of the town on Monday, December 20, 2010. Any deficiencies found will be corrected prior to the closing of the project by USDA.

Phases II and III will come before the Wendell Board of Commissioners for consideration during the first quarter of 2011. If authorized, staff will prepare a grant request to USDA for those phases. If approved, construction would be completed within approximately 12 months.

ITEM 10. UPCOMING EVENTS

DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION

12/20 7:00 p.m. Planning Board Meeting Town Hall

12/24 – 12/27 Town Hall Closed for Christmas

12/27 Town Board Meeting Cancelled

1/10/2011 Town Board Meeting Town Hall

posted by Administrator # 7:41 AM

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