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20 UCW JUNE 29 - JULY 5, 2016 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Advertising to Grow Your Business www.upandcomingweekly.com For effective advertising call 910.484.6200 today! CUMBERLAND co.cumberland.nc.us Youth Can Apply For County Government Tour Cumberland County Workforce Development held its Second Annual Recognition Luncheon June 8. Award categories and recipients are: Outstanding Younger Youth – Jonica Banks Outstanding Young Adult – Tyesha Hickmon, Tiffany Murphy and Calvin Womack Outstanding Dislocated Worker – Christopher Smith Outstanding Adult – Eunice Franklin, Patrick Smith and Michael Weatherly Outstanding Employer – Veterans Flooring Group Inc. Outstanding Partnership – Transition Tech Program (Fayetteville Technical Community College, Fort Bragg Training and Education Center and Cumberland County NCWorks Career Center) The Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District will be taking pre-paid orders for its annual tree seedling sale beginning July 1 through Aug. 31. Three evergreen species native to North Carolina are available: Longleaf Pine, Loblolly Pine and Eastern Red Cedar. Seedling prices are: • Longleaf Pine: $5 per bundle of 15 seedlings • Loblolly Pine: $5 per bundle of 20 seedlings • Eastern Red Cedar: $5 per bundle of 5 seedlings. Order forms are available on the Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District website at co.cumberland.nc.us/ soil_water/. Click on the link under the "Events" tab. Anyone interested in ordering seedlings must complete the order form and return it with payment by Aug. 31. The seedlings will be delivered the second week of December. Soil Conservation Holding Tree Seedling Sale From left, Cumberland County Workforce Development participants and partners Jesse Brayboy, Workforce Board Member; Lesly Marmolejos-Perez, NCWorks Career Center; Charlene Callahan, Transition Tech Coordinator, Fayetteville Technical Community College; Cumberland County Commissioner Glenn Adams; Robert Lock, youth case manager; Monica Greene, youth case manager; Calvin Womack, Outstanding Young Adult award recipient; Sonya Thompson, youth case manager; Tiffany Murphy, Outstanding Young Adult award recipient; Allen Bates and Travis Eckhart, Veterans Flooring Group, Outstanding Employer award recipient; and Jonica Banks, Outstanding Younger Youth award recipient. Workforce Development Honors Clients, Partners Cumberland County Cooperative Extension invites youth ages 13-17 to participate in the Youth Government Tour July 25-29 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The academy is sponsored by Cumberland County 4-H Youth Development. The Youth Government Tour is an opportunity to visit county departments and receive an overview of county government, including meeting with county commissioners at the Courthouse, visits to the Sheriff 's Training Center, the Animal Control Shelter, Cumberland County Public Library, Health Department and Department of Social Services. There is no cost to participate in the Youth Government Tour. The application is available at cumberland.ces.ncsu.edu/ categories/4-h-youth-development. To register, send a completed application to Jeanie Edwards at the Agriculture Center, 301 E. Mountain Dr., Fayetteville, N.C. 28306. Call 910-321-6864 for more information. The deadline to apply is July 20.