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07 Apr

Asheboro sets Easter events

Bob SuttonEvents, Featuresactivities, Easter, Easter Sunday, events

ASHEBORO — An Easter-based program improvised last year by the City of Asheboro’s Cultural and Recreation Services department is back again this year, along with a more traditional event. When the normal Easter youth activities for 2021 were cancelled because of concerns related to COVID-19, the City of Asheboro created a different type of Easter egg hunt. Eggs were placed in several city parks, with the people finding the eggs directed to the recreation department’s office to claim prizes to create an Easter egg scavenger hunt. The more traditional Easter egg hunt is also back on the docket. The Easter…

06 Apr

Mountaire Farms will feed thousands for Easter

Bob SuttonFeatures, StateChatham County, chicken, Easter meal, Lee County, Moore County, Mountaire Farms, randolph county, Siler City

ASHEBORO — Mountaire Farms is extending its goodwill program to include a new spring event that will provide Easter meals for people near its plant in Siler City. It’s called “Easter for Thousands” and the company will expect employees and community members will participate in the endeavor Saturday morning. “We noticed a need in the community,” said Sasha Duncan, the community relations manager for Mountaire Farms of North Carolina. “It’s something that we’ve done in the past at Thanksgiving and now has expanded to Christmas and Easter.” The participants will pack and have ready to distribute approximately 3,000 boxed meals…

30 Mar

Randolph entrants excel in hunter skills tourney

Bob SuttonFeatures

BEAR CREEK — Students from Randolph County were among the top entrants in the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission’s Youth Hunter Education Skills Tournament held for District 5 earlier this month at Chatham County Wildlife Club. In the high school division, Providence Grove was the overall team runner-up to Southern Alamance among 41 team entries. Wheatmore placed fifth and Randleman was sixth. Austin Williams of Providence Grove had the top score in archery among 203 participants. Second place and third place went to Wheatmore’s Stephen Marshall and Austin Cox. All three of those entrants had scores of 199, but their…

30 Mar

It’s time to get your pressure canner tested

Jeannie M. LeonardFeaturesJeannie M. Leonard, pressure canner

If the past two years has taught us anything it is that home food preservation is on the rise in Randolph County. With all the work it takes to preserve garden foods, make sure you are off to a successful canning season and get your pressure canner gauge tested. The main reason for testing; pressure canning is for low-acid foods. Low-acid foods include red meats, fish, poultry, and all vegetables, except for most tomatoes. Low-acid foods can support the production of the deadly botulism toxin if they are not processed properly in a pressure canner. A pressure canner needs to…

23 Mar

Farming and food prices

Blake SzilvayFeaturesfarming, fertilizer, food prices, inflation

ASHEBORO — American consumers have noticed the impact of inflation at checkout counters over the past few months. The current inflationary trend is expected to continue in the coming months. A war in Ukraine has been blamed recently for the rise in prices for many items, including groceries, which are impacted by skyrocketing fuel prices. Farmers were predicting these inflated prices well before they were seen in grocery stores. Looking back to October 2021, farmers were starting to wrap up a record crop and had already begun shopping for inputs for their 2022 crop. That year’s success was quickly met…

23 Mar

A menu for success: Restaurant neighbors feed need to help each other

Bob SuttonFeaturesAsheboro, Nannie Mae's Cafe & Bakery, the bun hut

ASHEBORO – A couple of Sunset Avenue eateries have bonded rather than competed. It’s working out well. When The Bun Hut was to open earlier this month, staffing shortages were a concern. Just down the street, Nannie Mae’s Café & Bakery owner Katherine Stroud was ready to help. On the day of the Bun Hut’s opening, Stroud closed her business to lend a hand. “We know how stressful it is when you’re just opening and we wanted them to be able to get going,” Stroud said. “Everything always goes slower than anticipated. He said things were ready, but we knew…

09 Mar

Randolph County Farmers Market Alliance

Annie Mills, for the Randolph RecordFeaturesagriculture, farmers market, local, randolph county farmers market alliance

ASHEBORO — The pandemic has strained many aspects of life in the last few years, disrupting supply chain issues in the food system and exacerbating preexisting food security challenges to name a few. According to the 2021 Piedmont Triad Regional Food Assessment between 2019 and 2020 15% of adults fell below the poverty rate in Randolph County, there was a 12% increase in food nutrition services needed and a 9% increase in child food insecurity. However, Randolph County is home to 620 food businesses that bring in $2.9 billion in annual sales with $199 million in food sales staying in…

17 Feb

Trindale teacher tabbed for Presidential Award

Bob SuttonFeaturesPresidential Award for Excellence, Sarah Remery, Trindale Elementary

ARCHDALE – Trindale Elementary School teacher Sarah Remery is the recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The fourth-grade teacher’s specialty has been math, and it was under that category that she was selected for this national distinction. “Math can be a very scary thing,” Remery said. “I try to tell my students, ‘This is the year you’re going to be a math student.’” Dr. Ana Floyd, the K-6 lead teacher for math and science in the Randolph County School System, recommended Remery for the Presidential Award. “Her lessons are well planned and highly engaging…

16 Feb

4-H groups show appreciation to community leaders with Valentine gifts

McKenna GardenerFeatures4-H, Asheboro, McKenna Gardner, Valentine's Day

ASHEBORO — Modern America has turned Valentine’s Day into a commercial holiday with expensive jewelry, heart-shaped chocolates and reservations three months in advance. One group sought to bring back the childhood magic of Valentine’s Day with service to the community. Randolph County 4-H held a Valentine’s Community Service Night on February 8. The intention was to return to the roots of the holiday, which has various legends related to its origin. The Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus. The stories surrounding these saints describe priests willing to perform marriages for soldiers who were forbidden…

09 Feb

Sheriff’s office offers citizens academy

Bob SuttonFeaturesAsheboro, Randolph County Sheriff, Sheriff's Citizen Academy

ASHEBORO – A chance for residents to take an up-close view of the Randolph County Sherriff’s Office is back in place. Classes for the Sherriff’s Citizen Academy begin on March 22. The eight sessions are described as a means to learn more about law enforcement operations and the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office internal processes. The goal is to improve law enforcement/community relations through a formalized educational process. Department spokeswoman Amanda Varner said usually a couple of dozen residents participate in each academy. Some form of the academy has been in place since 2016, she said. Division lieutenants and captains conduct…