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THE NAPHVILLE. MC THURSDAY. JULY 15. 1909 Ok v. 4 )i 1 l(l 1 -y I V4 Continued from pZ2 1a manent position is expected to be much larger, and the board has the luxury of ample time to make its choice.

All of the guests that the board has invited to its sessions on the upcoming search have told the board that the Nash-Rocky Mount job is a plum, because of the emphasis the sys- terns places on technology in classrooms, capital improvements, and special programs such as the character educa-. tion, youth apprenticeship, and international baccalaureate programs. Finding a candidate who is more interested in Nash-Rocky Mount's educa-- tional philosophy than its compensation package is important to Boone, and, vhe thinks, the public. X. "If money is the only criteria, I think we're going to miss some other qualifications.

I think that's very important, that the next superintendent come here and not only have a supportive school board, but the public will feel good about his coming," Boone said. stood why the offer was so seemingly generous. The fact remains, when you do short term work of this nature, whether information technology, engineering, or lawyers, it commands a tremendous premium," Horner said. "It requires you to pay. Obviously you make an effort to negotiate any contract I did.

That's only decent business," he said, Homer said that information technology workers commonly billed at $200 art hour. (By comparison, HarreU'aV salary, travel, and housing compensa- tion comes to about $67 an hour.) feel sorry for Mr. Harrell," Horner said, speaking of the challenges the interim will face during his stay at Nash-; Rocky Mount "We're very satisfied and grateful to have him," he added. Both Homer and Boone said they expected for salary nego-. tiations to be more involved' with the permanent The pool of candidates for the per Robert Elmo Vaster -Robert Elmo Vester, 70, died Wednesday, July 7, 1999, He was born in Nash County, March 4, 1929, son of the tate Grover Lee and Nancy Williams Vester.

Surviving: wife; Arlene Vester of the home: sons and daughter-in-law, Richard and Melody Vester of Rocky Mount Ray of Cary; daughter, Parker of Nashville; grandchild, Shellie Vester; brother, James Vester of Knightdale; sisters, Frances Bass of Momeyer, Virginia Williams of Spring Hope. Funeral services were conducted 4 p.m. Saturday, July 10, 1999 at Johnson Funeral Home, Sunset Avenue, with the Rev. Paul Johnson and Rev. David Butts officiating.

Burial followed at Rocky Mount Memorial Park. block full of them. But Nashville's current zoning ordinances don't have a classification for commercial buildings that sit on less than two acres and share common areas. There are single lot businesses, and Public Urban Developments (minimum two-acre lot size), and! strip malls (usually' five acres or more), but no 'business townhouse' as such. Raczkowski said after the council meeting that it was unusual for a builder to build a building first, and then get the zoning taken care of but Land did not have businesses lined up to occupy the spaces when construction began, No council members expressed reservations about the amend-y ment during the discussion prior to the vote, but council member James McBride said that the vote would amount to a precedent, and Urged the other council members to consider the amendment carefully before voting.

Council member Plummer Leonard asked Raczkowski and the planning board to come up with a set of guidelines for fu- ture business townhouse situations that would set forth the town's requirements for such facilities. In addition to zoning regulations, business town-houses will usually have a set of by-laws to describe each-business's rights and responsibilities with respect to the areas, such as parking! lots and exterior building fea-; hires. 11 One of the advantages to-building small business to-j gether in such a fashion is that the number of parking drive ways that enter busy commer-; dal streets is reduced. One ofl Nashville's LDP committee' biggest concerns has been the lack of traffic planning along Washington Street as the num-j ber of businesses on that thor-i oughfare continues to grow. Thei 802 Washington Street building: is on the north side of thel street, which has only one lane) of traffic to turn in and out of.

I Another advantage of busir-t ness townhouses is that, like! their residential counterpartsp there is considerable savings irq the per-unit cost. perintendent," said Boone. "I don't think we can expect our interim to be a visionary, so to speak, because he's not going to be here but six months. We could have hired a full-time superintendent in three months. I'm sure you're going to get some p.

different opinions on whether that could be done or not? Almand disagreed with Boone's assertion that the interim would not be contributing his vision to Nash-Rocky Mount Schools, and said that some of the systems that have hired Harrell as an interim over the past decade still use programs and ideas designed by the retired superintendent. "He has a degree of commitment beyond just staying the course," Almand said, "He did implement new ideas during his tenure elsewhere. If he sees something that needs changing, he will not hesitate. We will lean on him for advice, and we will certainly want his input on the decisions." Board member Joe Gurganus declined to talk about his no vote. Td probably prefer to refer your questions to Mrs.

Almand, who nas all the answers," Gurganus said when questioned by a reporter. The school board nominated Almand as its spokesperson for matters concerning the search for a permanent superintendent on Tuesday during the special session concerning the superintendent search, and Gurganus said he did not want comment for this reason. Boone' feels differently, however. "I frankly feel it's necessary for us to dissent and critique our own actions, and let the public have their input. If we had a survey, I think we would have our public say that they're not comfortable with the way the money's being spent," Boone said.

"I want to be constructive, and I realize we do need to work together," he added. Horner, known for his teia-cious scrutiny of all the board's financial dealings, said that despite his own reservations about the contract, he under Task Force Cooper elected to Bar Association's board checks brinq ittom.iiMHWiAHTmifevlhT. Roy A. Cooper III of Rocky with a special interest in both Mount has been named to the juvenile and environmental several arrests These Medicare Approved Items I jSfap tret! qhd jSEZBin Breast Forms Bras Diabetic Shoes Scooters Wheelchairs Hospital Beds law. Cooper has also held leadership positions the Rocky Mount Area United Way, the Rocky Mount Cham-, ber of Commerce, the March of Dimes Chefs Auction and UNC-Chapel Hill's Board of Visjtors.

He has been an elder, deacon, and Sunday School teacher at First Presbyterian Church of Rocky Mount. Cooper is married to Kristin B. Cooper and has three children. In his spare time he enjoys reading and sports. Board of Governors of the North Carolina Bar Association, the largest voluntary legal organization in the state.

He was elected to the position during the association's. Centennial annual meeting here on Saturday, June 19. His term will expire in June 2002. A native of Nashville, Cooper attended UNC-Chapel Hill as a Morehead Scholar and earned his B.A. and law degrees there.

Cooper currently serves as State Senate Majority Leader and Chair of the State Senate judiciary Committee, and as a partner with Fields 6t Cooper of Rocky Mount. He is a former House Judiciary Chair and belongs to the NC Academy of Trial Lawyers as well as the NCBA. His chosen practice is civil litigation? Impotence Management (Private 937-7233) Tarrytown Mall 2320 Sunset Avenue Rocky Mount, IVC 27804 It, The new Nash County Drug and Burglary task force conducted traffic checkpoints over the weekend and netted several drug possession arrests. The force brings together investigators and patrol officers from the two divisions of the sheriffs department to look at" theft and drugs as often interrelated problems. At a checkpoint at the intersection of Westmount Drive and Redman Road, sheriff's deputies, working alongside Highway Patrol officers, were able to arrest four drunken drivers, four who were driving with a revoked license, two who were driving with no license, and one underage drinker.

The checkpoint also turned up three separate cases of simple possession of marijuana. Lt. Uennis Lyons said that all three of the motorists consented to searches at the checkpoint. Charged with simple possession of marijuana (a misdemeanor) were Thomas Jeffreys, 21, of Spring Hope, Blair Carpenter, 17, of Rocky Mount, and Kay Ion Nichols, 17, of Rocky Mount Also arrested that night was Michael Boone, 19, of Rocky Mount, for possession with intent to sell and deliver powder cocaine. Boone was placed under a $1,000 bond.

Lyons said that powder cocaine was more unusual in Nash County than crack cocaine, but he did not know if drug dealers were manufacturing crack in the county from powder cocaine or bringing crack in from elsewhere. The sheriffs department has not uncovered any drug labs to indicate that crack is being manufactured in Nash County. WEEK OF SPECIALS! Starting Thursday, July 15th through Wednesday, July 21st Community calendar events should be submitted by 5 p.m. each Monday for the upcoming publication. Items accepted for publication are events sponsored by not for profit organizations or free events open to the public.

Items may be mailed to: The Community Calendar co The Nashville Graphic, P.O. Box 1008, Nashville, N.C. 27856 or you may fax them to (252) THURSDAY 9 oz. -Thick Cut SIRLOIN Topped with FREE QQ Onion Rings 79 tt NCC CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER is now accepting applications for enrollment in its early childhood education program for children ages 0 to 4 years old. The center will open August 2, and will operate Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m.

to 5:30 p.m. For more information, contact Jody Koon at 451-1388 at Nash Community College. FRIDAY 5 -SUPER TOP SIRLOIN 10 oz. Reg. fl fl Add mushrooms, t)tt sauteed in butter and seasoned to perfection 99t SUNDAY 1 MEDIUM TOP SIRLOIN 7Q 8 oz.

reg. $4.99 Includes a FREE garden fresh house MONDAY 1 MEDIUM TOP SIRLOIX $5 99 Reg. $4.99, Include a garden fresh house TUESDAY 3 -SIRLOIN TIPS Reg. $4.19, QQ includean tyiViJ Order of Onion WEDNESDAY 20 Boneless, Skinless CHICKEN BREAST DINNER, Cajun with peppers, Hawaiian-' with pineapple, smoUiered barbequed or lemon pepper DIVORCE CARE A thirteen week biblical study consisting ot seminars and support groups runs continually at Englewood Baptist Chruch on Monday nights from 7:30 until 9. Located at 505 Englewood Drive, Rocky Mount.

Call 443-4124. ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT GROUP meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m on the last Monday of every month at the Fountains of the Albemarle, 200 Trade Tarboro. Light refreshments served. Call 823-2799. COMMUNITY BAND The Rocky Mount Community Band is conducting a membership drive for all sections of the band.

The band performs at various events during the year. Practices are held each Monday in the Community Building on the comer of Falls Road and Grace St. Call 443-9856, 442-7178, or 443-5526. JULY 16 JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAM-COAT Lakeland Cultural Arts Center in Littleton will present the Andrew Lloyd Webber Tim Rice musical beginning July 16. The show, an updating of the story of Jacob and his son Joseph from the book of Genesis, is a light romp suitable for all ages.

Call 919-586-5577 for informatioa JULY 12-16 NASH COMMUNITY COLLEGE will have fall pre-registration for new students (July 12,13) and returning students (July SATURDAY HIS HER For Him 9 Large Super TOP SIRLOIN $6t49 12 oz. Reg. $6.99 7 nEALTHY CHOICE STEAK, soz. tftj) Include a combo order of onion rings and sauteed mnshrooms.99: Financial assistance is available. For more information, call 443- 4011 ext 296 or w- JULY 26-28 VOLLEYBALL CAMP Northern Nash is hosting its second -annual volleyball camp for girls grades four -12, from 8:30 a.m.

to 1230 a.m. A $20 deposit must be made by July 11 Call Patricia Haggerty at 459-1816 for details. Crime victims can find data on state prisons Information about state prisoners is now available in a new application on the North Carolina Department of Correction website. -By visiting htfp: www.doc state.ric.iis pr i5pnerJitm veb visitors can search for information about prisoners including their name, crime, location, date 'of entry into the prison system and projected release date, 1 "There's a broad range of users who we believe will be interested in this application," i said Bob Brinson, Correction Information Resources Director. "First and foremost will be crime victims.

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