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14 UCW SEPTEMBER 2-8, 2015 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM 484-6200 www.upandcomingweekly.com Turn to our calendar every Wednesday and see what's happening! CUMBERLAND co.cumberland.nc.us September Emergency Preparedness Month Gov. Pat McCrory has proclaimed September as Emergency Preparedness Month in North Carolina, which coincides with National Preparedness Month, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Disasters can be natural, such as hurricanes or tornadoes; or man-made, such as chemical spills. Cumberland County Emergency Services Director Randy Beeman encourages citizens, schools and business owners to make a plan and routinely test it with other household members and staff. An emergency plan is a list of details about where to meet, how to get in touch with one another, evacuation plans, what to do with pets and how to notify employees after an emergency. Beeman said the next step is to put together an emergency supplies kit. For more information on how to ensure your family is disaster ready, go to ReadyNC.org or download the free ReadyNC app. The app is available for both iPhone and Android devices. The Town of Linden and the Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation Department held a groundbreaking for the Linden Little River Park Aug. 14. The park is at the corner of Loop and Collier's Chapel Church Roads and is expected to be open by Christmas. The groundbreaking is the first step in the construction of the 38-acre park. The first phase of the park is 12 acres and will include a walking trail, children's playground unit, hard-surface court, multi-purpose field, picnic shelter, benches, lighting, water fountains and a parking lot. The total cost of the park is estimated at $424,000. A grant from the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund provided $212,000. Cumberland County is funding the matching the amount of $212,000 through its 5-cent recreation tax. Work Begins On Linden Little River Park Cumberland County Commissioners Charles Evans, Glenn Adams, Larry Lancaster and Kenneth Edge (Chairman); Linden Town Council members Ronnie Maness, Mayor Marie Butler, Betsy Small, Barbara Denning, Frances Collier and Jeremy Sturtz; Fayetteville City Councilman Chalmers McDouglad; and Sheriff Earl "Moose" Butler stand at the banner announcing the new Linden Little River Park at the groundbreaking ceremony held Aug. 14. The Cumberland County Public Library will hold Family History Day at Headquarters Library, 300 Maiden Lane, on Sept. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free networking event for genealogy enthusiasts will offer seminars delivered by trained professionals on a variety of research topics and feature a lunchtime author book talk. Admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call Kelly Vadney at 910-483-7727 ext. 1359, or go to cumberland.lib.nc.us. The schedule will be as follows: • 10 a.m. Genealogy Get Up and Go • 11 a.m. African-American Genealogy Research • 12:20 p.m. Literature Lunch (bring brown bag lunch) • 1:30 p.m. Researching Military Ancestors • 2:45 p.m. DNA Testing & Family History Research Library Family History Day Sept. 19