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24 UCW MARCH 23-29, 2016 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM t ra d e keyst ro ke s for p u tt i n g st ro ke s . Log on. Search some courses. Get the fun rolling. NC Tourism_Ad Layouts_4C_NEWS_9.88x5_FINAL.indd 4 6/4/14 4:48 PM (910) 437-5959 815 Stamper Road Fayetteville, NC 28303 (910) 437-5959 • 815 Stamper Rd. • Fayetteville, NC 28303 www.fayettevillenc.expresspros.com Register Now at refreshleadership.com/live 04•13•16 CUMBERLAND Residents can dispose unwanted electronic waste and shred documents at the E-Waste Drive and Shred Event April 2 from 8 a.m. until noon in the Cumberland County Courthouse parking lot on Gillespie Street. Re-Store Warehouse, a non-profit that promotes environmental sustainability, is sponsoring the document shredding. Re-Store sells new and used home improvement products and is offering event participants $10-off coupons for purchases of $50 or more at the Re-Store facility on Forsythe Street. Electronics that can be recycled include TVs less than 32 inches in size, stereos, lamps, vacuums, DVD players, radio and computers. The event's other partners include Cumberland County Solid Waste, City of Fayetteville, Fayetteville Beautiful and Sustainable Sandhills. E-Waste, Shred Event April 2 co.cumberland.nc.us Cumberland County Cooperative Extension Director Lisa Childers has received the Carol Birckhead Outstanding County Extension Director Award in recognition of her leadership, citizenship and contributions to the county. The statewide award was presented to Childers recently at the N.C. Cooperative Extension Annual Conference. Childers was nominated by her staff, peers, volunteers and county administration. She has been Cumberland County's extension director since 2010. Childers previously served as Harnett County Extension director. Cooperative Extension Livestock Agent Liz Lahti was one of nine agents in the Cooperative Extension Services South Central District to receive The Grange Search for Excellence Award for their efforts to support the N.C. Farm School and Military Farm School. The schools help farmers or prospective farmers learn about farming, marketing and business and military veterans who are about to enter agriculture. Extension Director, Agent Receive Awards Childers Lahti Rabies vaccination clinics will be held March 29 through April 21, every Tuesday and Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m., at different sites throughout the county. The cost is $10 per animal. Upcoming clinics will be at the following locations: Tuesday, March 29 • Stedman Elementary School – 7370 Clinton Rd., Highway 24 • Martin Edwards Auction Services – 10335 Ramsey St., Linden Thursday, March 31 • Loyd E. Auman Elementary School – 6882 Raeford Rd. • Rockfish Elementary School – 5763 Rockfish Rd., Hope Mills Tuesday, April 5 • Massey Hill Classical School – 1062 Southern Ave. • Melvin Honeycutt School – 4665 Lakewood Dr. Rabies Vaccination Clinics March 29 - April 21 The Cumberland County Public Library and Information Center will host the North Carolina Science Festival, presented by the Biogen Foundation, for kids and teens at all branches from April 8-28. The event showcases science and technology and raises awareness of the educational, cultural and financial impacts of science in the state. There will be fun hands-on learning activities and experiments at every branch. For a complete list of events, call 910-483-7727 or go online to cumberland.lib.nc.us. Library Hosts Science Festival April 8-28