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<p>Contributed</p><p>Cinderella&#8217;s Wardrobe is a nonprofit organization created for the benefit of girls in the Johnston County area that do not have the means to purchase formal items in order to attend their Senior Prom. Alison Kidder, Horace Mann Insurance Agent and Nancy Speier, Wilson&#8217;s Mills Elementary employee, both volunteered their time last year to work in the boutique.</p>
A wardrobe for Cinderella
With Prom right around the corner, it is once again time to ask for donations for Cinderella’s Wardrobe. Cinderella’s Wardrobe is a nonprofit organization created for the benefit of girls in the J...
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<p>Photo Mary Lahr Cain</p><p>Donna White presented Scott Joseph with the award for Director of the Year at Greater Cleveland Chamber of Commerce&#8217;s annual banquet on Jan. 9.</p>
Scott Joseph, GCCC Director of the Year
As a young man, Scott Joseph enveloped himself in areas of service. Whether it was serving as an Eagle Scout or working in the service industry, helping others has been a part of his life. This ...
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<p>Fitness for Women in Cleveland was the category sponsor. Joanne is also shown with Crystal Fogart from Fitness For Women, who presented her with a $45 gift card.</p>
Family Memory Photo Contest winner named
Joanne Hidalgo-Boyd of Fuquay-Varina is the winner of the Family Memory category of the Photo Contest sponsored by the Fuquay-Varina Independent. She and her husband have a 2-year-old son Colby,...
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<p>Kelly Griffith | Garner News</p><p>&#8220;This is not about trusting your teen,&#8221; Tracy Stephenson said. She is the founder of the How&#8217;s my teen driving NC program that started about a month ago. She has decals for sale on her website that parents of teenage drivers can purchase for their vehicles.</p>
Local mother hopes to keep teen drivers accountable
“How’s my driving?” The bumper stickers are easy to spot on the backs of semi trucks to help drivers report reckless behavior on the road. So, why not extend the same kind of accountability to t...
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<p>Kelly Griffith | Garner News</p><p>Anylah Ottey, 9, of Garner places a Valentine&#8217;s Day card that she made in the mailbox at the Southeast Regional Library on Jan. 28.</p>
Libraries send love to veterans
In elementary school, children share Valentines with everyone in their class. However, as we get older, Valentines that we give and receive grow fewer. The Wake County Public Libraries wanted to...
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<p>Photos Mary Lahr Cain</p><p>These boys were all smiles at the Pinewood Derby on Saturday, Jan. 28. Pack 64 awards metals and trophies to the top finishers in each Cub Scout rank, as well as overall winners and recognitions.</p>
Clevenger takes the lead at Pinewood Derby
Pack 64 held their annual Pinewood Derby on Saturday, January 28 at the Johnston County Livestock Arena. Sixty-eight Scouts were registered to race and they were all winners the eyes of their fami...
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2 Broadway Voices shows for $50
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Two of Broadway’s biggest stars are coming to the Garner Performing Arts Center. Each will perform a one-night-only full-length concert as part of the Broadway Voices series. The price of the tw...
N.C. Museum of History kicks off Black History Month early
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February is Black History Month, and several programs at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh will highlight the experiences of African Americans in North Carolina and beyond. From a children’s p...
GMHS team goes bald for cancer research
by Stephanie Eaton Harvie
Staff Writer
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When Garner Magnet High School Volleyball Coach Jason Boyette was 12, he lost a childhood friend to Leukemia. So when he learned four years ago about the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunteer cha...
Dixon Road geography bee winner
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Students from the 4th and 5th grade at Dixon Road Elementary were chosen to participate in the National Geographic Geography Bee on January 12. Students competed by answering various questions abo...
Syrah: the perfect wine for winter
by David White
Contributing Writer
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All wines are appropriate for all seasons. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying a simple white or crisp rosé in the winter, and big reds work all year long. But our diets change as the weather co...
Grammy-winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo at Clayton Center Feb. 18
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For more than 40 years, the voices of Ladysmith Black Mambazo have married the intricate rhythms and harmonies of their native South African musical traditions to the sounds and sentiments of Chri...
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