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MARCH 10 - 16, 2010 UCW 19 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM P hillip Gilfus, 29, was sworn in as a Cumberland County Commissioner March 1 at the beginning of the board's regular meeting. 'LVWULFW&RXUW-XGJH7DOPDJH%DJJHWWSHUIRUPHGWKHRDWKRI RIÀFH Gilfus was appointed to the vacant at-large seat formerly held by Breeden Blackwell, who resigned in January to become the Director of Government Relations for Cape Fear Valley Health System. A Cumberland County native and Terry Sanford High School graduate, Gilfus earned a communications degree at East Carolina University. He worked as a staff member in the state Senate and joined the U.S. Army after the 9/11 attacks. He was commissioned WKURXJK2IÀFHU&DQGLGDWH6FKRRODQGVHUYHGDVDQRIÀFHULQWKH Ordnance Corps. Gilfus served in Mosul, Iraq, with the 1/25 Stryker Brigade Combat Team in 2005. After returning from the deployment, he was promoted to captain and soon left the military to attend law school. Gilfus earned his law degree from Campbell University's Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law. He is a FULPLQDODQGWUDIÀFDWWRUQH\ZLWK7KH0LWFKHOO/DZ*URXS GILFUS Commissioner Gilfus Takes 2DWKRI2IÀFH Cumberland County Department of Social Services is committed to strengthening services to families and believes that one of the most effective ways to do this is by collaborating with churches, neighborhoods and communities. Sylvia Cook, the Faith Community Coordinator, would like to meet with pastors or representatives from their congregations or other community organizations to discuss the "Faith In Action" program. For more information, call 677-2033 or e-mail Sylviacook@ccdssnc.com. Visit the DSS Web site at www.ccdssnc.com to learn more about the department's YLVLRQDQGPLVVLRQWRVXSSRUWIDPLOLHVVWULYLQJIRUVHOIVXIÀFLHQF\ '66)DLWKLQ$FWLRQ3URJUDP 7KH%LJ5HDG5HWXUQV C umberland County Public Library & Information Center presents its fourth Big Read program beginning March 26 through April 30. This year the community is reading Carson McCullers' novel, "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter." Events include programs with themes relating to the Depression Era and the author's life, including her stay here in Fayetteville. Book discussions, movies, an art quilt contest, a recycled art competition, music programs and more are planned for all ages. View the full events calendar for The Big Read at the library's Web site, www. cumberland.lib.nc.us. "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter" is set in a small Georgia mill town in the late 1930s. At the center is John Singer, who rents a room in the Kelly house after his fellow deaf companion, Spiros, LVVHQWDZD\WRDQDV\OXP7KHDPLDEOH6LQJHULVDFRQÀGDQWIRU IRXURIWKHWRZQ·VPLVÀWV³0LFNDWHHQDJHJLUOZKRGUHDPVRI becoming a trained musician; Benedict, the town's black doctor; Jake, an alcoholic socialist; and Biff, the owner of the local café. Over the course of a year, WKHFKDUDFWHUVHQFRXQWHUGLIÀFXOWFKDOOHQJHVDQGÀQG solace in Singer, but it's not until the novel's climax do any of these lonely souls fully appreciate Singer's importance in their lives. Whether quiet or roaring, GHOLEHUDWHRUUHFNOHVVWKHÀYHYRLFHVRI´7KH+HDUW,V a Lonely Hunter" unite in a common cry of isolation and hope. The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The NEA presents The Big Read in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest. Cumberland County is one of 268 communities nationwide participating in The Big Read 2010. V E A Darden, Miranda & Associates Insurance www.dardenmiranda.com 910.483.3611 Ron Darden Bryan Miranda A VANSTORY - EXUM COMPANY Auto/Motorcycle Homeowners Boat/Watercraft Umbrella Business Property Business Auto General Liability Workers Comp Medical Malpractice Life Longterm Care Annuities Disability Flood EXPANDING OUR OFFERINGS TO BETTER SERVE OUR CLIENTS Families and businesses have long trusted Darden, Miranda & Associates for their auto, home, property and liability insurance. You may count on Darden, Miranda And Associates, for the following products and services

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