News for Around Town
Wednesday, May 15 2013
At the bus stop near his home, Charlie Riesebeck waited impatiently in the driver’s seat of the family’s modified golf cart to pick up his sister after school. The 14-year-old complained that the bus was late. “It’s two minutes late,” his father said. Oh. “I’m not a very patient person,” said the Centennial Magnet Middle School eighth-grader. . ...read more
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Wednesday, May 15 2013
PINEHURST — Garner resident Stephen Cook was one of only 118 car collectors nationwide chosen to enter a car in the inaugural Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance earlier this month. Concours, which feature higher-quality cars than most weekend shows, date back to the 17th century (and were for horse carriages in those days. Trained judges grade each vehicle on its originality and, or ...read more
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Wednesday, May 15 2013
Town moving forward with greenway Published: May 13, 2013 By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserver.com At what might prove to be its shortest meeting of the year, the Garner Town Council on May 6 approved a handful of items, including the first formal action on projects funded by this spring’s bond referendum. The consent agenda on May 6 included permission for staff to sign a design ...read more
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Monday, May 13 2013
She built a veterans memorial, with help of entire community By Marti Maguire — Correspondent News & Observer, 5/12/2013 The way Faye Gardner sees it, all of Garner helped erect the 12-foot-tall slabs of granite at Lake Benson Park, each bearing the names of local veterans killed in combat from the Revolutionary War to more recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Gardner says it’s ...read more
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Thursday, May 09 2013
By Kyle Jahner — kjahner@newsobserer.com Logistics have forced the Town of Garner to shift priorities as it begins a variety of sidewalk projects funded by the March bond measure. Nearly a mile’s worth of sidewalk on Buffaloe Road – a top priority and a big-ticket item – will slide back to at least next spring because of a City of Raleigh sewer project along the road. ...read more
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Tuesday, May 07 2013
A ‘memorial for the ages’ in Garner By Kyle Jahner Garner-Cleveland Record, May 7, 2013 Like many at the Garner Veterans Memorial on Saturday, Ellie Woodlief searched for the brick dedicated to her brother, Robert Clark Dawson, who died in Vietnam. “I found his name on the wall, and it made me feel better,” Woodlief said to friend Tommy Holloman. Holloman, a friend of ...read more
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Monday, May 06 2013
Saturday, May. 04, 2013 Towne Players seeking teens By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com For Beth Honeycutt, artistic director of the Garner Towne Players, the theater group’s teen troupe is much more than a key piece of programming. It’s the reason she helped found the Towne Players. “To tell the truth, the only reason I wanted to create the Towne Players was to give kids ...read more
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Friday, May 03 2013
Spring is Here! Need A New Lawn Mower? $5 get you the chance to win a brand new lawn mower valued at $300! ALL proceeds go to support the ELEOS Community Outreach Center Get Your Raffle Ticket Today! - Drawing will be on May 16, 2013- Call Joshua at 919.772.7020 or 919.381.8301 to get your ticket(s) or come by and see us! ELEOS Community Outreach Center 1701 Aversboro Rd. Garner, NC 27529 (Next ...read more
Categories: Around Town, Member News
Wednesday, May 01 2013
You are invited to join Fidelity Bank for Garner Chamber's May Business After Hours. The president of Fidelity Bank, Mary Willis, will be here and you won't want to miss it! We will also have door prizes, beer and wine, and who doesn't like Chick-fil-A!?
Categories: Around Town, Chamber News, Member News
Wednesday, May 01 2013
Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2013 Park earns wildlife habitat title By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com The National Wildlife Foundation has named Garner’s White Deer Park a Certified Wildlife Habitat. Not that the squirrels, toads and hawks at the 4-year-old park had requested proper documentation. Launched in 1973, the habitat program has certified nearly 150,000 wildlife habitats across the ...read more
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Wednesday, May 01 2013
Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2013 Fire budget gets help By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com Garner Volunteer Fire and Rescue and the Town of Garner inched closer to a budget agreement last Wednesday, with the town’s Law and Finance Committee agreeing to fill some gaps left by the county’s offering for 2013-14. Garner Fire’s contract with the town and county stipulates a 55-45 ...read more
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Monday, April 29 2013
Saturday, Apr. 27, 2013 High school fires up pilot program By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com Just a few months ago, Garner High School faculty member John Pinder wasn’t a teacher, at least not in a school. But Pinder has taught firefighting techniques to adults, and this spring, he’s doing the same for teenagers at Garner High, one of four North Carolina high schools piloting ...read more
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Monday, April 29 2013
Saturday, Apr. 27, 2013 Garner to show Friday Family Flicks By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com As newly-grown leaves and mostly warmer temperatures announce the arrival of spring, the Town of Garner invites residents to celebrate by watching a hulk of a video-game villain struggle with his existence and a lion and zebra tear through Europe. You know, family fun. Garner has announced two ...read more
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Friday, April 26 2013
The Garner Revitalization Association (GRA) is pleased to announce the lineup and schedule for the sixth season of the Music off Main Downtown Concert Series. This season will feature a diverse mix of artists who all have roots in Garner and the Triangle area. Performances will include country and rock from Amanda Daughtry, rockabilly and reggae from MikeMickXer, Motown and r&b from The Band ...read more
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Friday, April 26 2013
For the 2nd consecutive year, Garner Magnet High School has received a Bronze Medal recognition in US News and World Report's annual rankings of the nation's best high schools. . Rankings are based on student performance in English and Math, as well as college readiness (as measured by AP/IB Diploma participation). GMHS is one of nine WCPSS high schools (out of 23) to be recognized this ...read more
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Thursday, April 18 2013
Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2013 Putting the Towne in 'Our Town' By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com The story of Grover’s Corners is fictional and decades old. But its themes of life, love and death still resonate in Garner and every other small town in America, The Garner Towne Players will stage the classic 1938 play “Our Town” this weekend and next at the Garner ...read more
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Thursday, April 18 2013
Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2013 Teacher to attend STEM program By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com Brian Cole keeps himself busy teaching science and coaching. This summer, he’ll try a new role, immersing himself in cutting-edge research at the U.S. Department of Energy. The East Garner Middle School teacher landed one of 40 fellowships nationwide in the Siemens Teachers as Researchers ...read more
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Tuesday, April 16 2013
Kyle Jahner N&O April 15, 2013 As they agreed to apply for a national civic award, Garner leaders wanted staff to aim high. The town landed a mile high. A Garner delegation will visit Denver June 14-16 as a finalist for the National Civic League’s All-America City Award. “It’s exciting. It’s something we think we’re worthy of, and we’re hoping for the ...read more
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Tuesday, April 09 2013
Saturday, Apr. 06, 2013 Garner moves to acquire rec center land By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com With the March 12 bond vote, Garner acquired the money needed to build a three-gym recreation center. Now it needs the land. On Tuesday, after a closed-door meeting, the Town Council told town attorney Bill Anderson and Garner revitalization chief John Hodges to pursue tracts of land ...read more
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Tuesday, April 09 2013
Saturday, Apr. 06, 2013 Famous name, different path By Tim Stevens - tstevens@newsobserver.com Roman Gabriel III shares one of the most famous names in North Carolina sports history. His father is Roman Gabriel, the former N.C. State quarterback who was an All-Pro selection while playing with the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles. Roman, the dad, is in the National College Football ...read more
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Thursday, April 04 2013
All-America City Award Finalists Announced: Spotlight on Veterans The National Civic League has invited 20 communities to the annual All-America City Awards (AAC) competition June 14-16 in Denver, Colorado. Listed alphabetically by state, they are: Birmingham, Alabama Owensboro, Kentucky Downey, California Natchitoches, Louisiana Brush, Colorado Canton, New York Colorado Springs, Colorado Dunn, ...read more
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Wednesday, March 27 2013
Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2013 Numbers paint frustrating financial picture By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com In their latest annual report on growth and development, Garner planners expressed concern as the town continued to limp out of the recession. But the lackluster growth numbers reflect some lag, and projects already under way or set in motion paint a brighter picture to town staff. The ...read more
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Wednesday, March 27 2013
Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2013 Council prioritizes sidewalk projects By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com Southern Garner could land a chunk of recently approved bond dollars for sidewalks. Days after voters OK’d $35.7 million in borrowing for a host of capital projects, Garner leaders talked about the town’s sidewalk needs. Sidewalks linking Lake Benson and White Deer parks with South ...read more
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Wednesday, March 27 2013
Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2013 Cap would send new students to Southeast Raleigh High By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com Wake County school leaders have recommended an enrollment cap at Garner High School until they can open a ninth-grade center on campus. That could mean new students in the Garner High attendance area will have to attend Southeast Raleigh High instead. The Board of Education will ...read more
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Monday, March 25 2013
Saturday, Mar. 23, 2013 Town council deserves voters’ thanks We had intended to mention this in the editorial endorsing the bond issues on the March 12 ballot in Garner. (Our memory isn’t what it used to be.) As voters would have it, the four bond issues passed easily; they didn’t need one more “pro” argument. Still, it’s worth noting that Garner leaders ...read more
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Monday, March 25 2013
Saturday, Mar. 23, 2013 Council retreats to plan future By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com The money won’t spend itself. The projects won’t build themselves. Now that Garner’s $35.7 million in bond referendums have passed, the town has to figure out how to spend the newly-authorized borrowing. To that end, council members and town staff met for two days earlier this ...read more
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Monday, March 25 2013
Saturday, Mar. 23, 2013 Garner still on radar By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com Longleaf School of the Arts might have run out of time to launch in Garner, but it continues to work toward landing there. The new charter school focusing on the fine arts chose a downtown Raleigh site for 2013-14. But that site is too small to allow the school to grow, and Garner leaders remain hopeful the ...read more
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Monday, March 25 2013
Saturday, Mar. 23, 2013 Garner scouts step up charity to fill food pantries By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com A Garner-area Cub Scout pack was typically collecting about 120 pounds of food a month for the needy. But with area food pantries struggling with dwindling stocks, pack leaders pushed the scouts to do more and to bring neighbors and friends into the effort. The result? A ...read more
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Friday, March 22 2013
Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2013 Police station is top bond priority By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com Early in Thursday’s planning retreat for Garner elected leaders and key town staff, one project emerged as the top priority among the many projects funded by the successful $35.7 million bond referendum. The transformation of the former medical office building at 912 Seventh Ave. into a ...read more
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Monday, March 04 2013
By Nancy Pardue Photos by Jonathan Fredin From Cary Magazine , February 2013 Lorraine Jordan is down-home, in a kick-off-her-shoes kind of way. You’d never guess she’s a star in the music world, along with her bluegrass band, Carolina Road. Jordan and the band have had well over a decade of success together. Their latest album, Back to My Roots, garnered critical acclaim, and its ...read more
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Thursday, December 06 2012
Local anonymous donors have pledged to match dollar for dollar, up to $30,000 in memorial brick sales for the Garner Veteran’s Memorial. The matching challenge was effective November 16, 2012, the date of the ground breaking at Lake Benson Park and will include all memorial brick orders received beginning Nov. 16 and would remain in effect until the matching $30,000 challenge is met. ...read more
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Wednesday, November 14 2012
by Kyle Jahner News & Observer, November 14, 2012 Teacher Tiffany Lachenmayr arrived at Timber Drive Elementary in Garner on Wednesday morning thinking about preparations for the day’s field trip for her fourth-grade students. Like her colleagues, she thought the morning’s assembly was simply to honor her school. Instead she was handed a giant check for $25,000. Lachenmayr ...read more
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Tuesday, November 13 2012
Christina Reid will never forget the months she and her children spent missing her husband, Army Sgt. 1st Class David Reid Sr., before he returned from Afghanistan this year. She hopes a brick engraved with his name in the walkway of the planned Garner Veterans Memorial will help others remember, too. In a world where so much is temporal, a virtual tribute on an obscure website or an annual ...read more
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Sunday, October 28 2012
By Kyle Jahner - kjahner@newsobserver.com Garner -Cleveland Record Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 Education 4 The World Garner resident expands education charity onto N.C. State campus About nine years ago, Robert Froom took a trip to Belize to help rebuild after the destruction wrought by Hurricane Keith. The one-week trip changed his life. For the last eight years, Froom has operated a nonprofit ...read more
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Friday, October 12 2012
Diversity key for PR/automotive warranty business by David Ranii News & Observer, October 11, 2012 The management team at S&A Cherokee didn’t push the panic button when the company’s new product for the automotive industry – a warranty program for used car dealers launched two years ago – got off to a rocky start. “We never understand the words, ‘no, ...read more
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Thursday, August 23 2012
by David Bracken News & Observer, August 23, 2012 Three of the 10 developers in the running to build a new state Department of Health and Human Services campus submitted proposals for the former ConAgra site in Garner. A fourth developer, Raleigh-based Lundy Management Group, is proposing to build the campus off South Saunders Street in Raleigh, just inside the Beltline. Either site could be ...read more
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Monday, August 20 2012
Long before American Idol singing champion Scotty McCreery put Garner, N.C. on the map, the little railroad town was the dear home to the Wake County residents who grew up keeping time by the train whistle, skipping along the rail corridor to go to church and school, and passing time counting box cars. Today, Garner is all grown up. Its population is up to 26,000, and the town is home to many ...read more
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