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Ready for Daffodil Festival
27 March 2008 — Fremont's Daffodil Festival will be held this Saturday.
Official Schedule of Events:
10:00 AM Official Opening Ceremonies - Reigning Miss Daffodil and Little Miss Daffodil (Stage 1)
Fremont Memorial Park Recognition
Commemorative Daffodil Postage Stamp (at Post Office 8:30-12:00)
10:00 AM Arts and Crafts Show and Sale
11:00-3:00 Jingles the Clown
11:00-1:00 MONITORS (Stage 1)
1:00-3:00 JIM QUICK & COASTLINE BAND
3:00-3:45 Fremont STARS & Center Stage Encore
4:15-5:00 Second Chance
5:00 PM All Ticket Drawings
ALL DAY
• Daffodil Exhibit and School Art Show in Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
• Fremont Heritage Museum at 112 E. Main Street
• Book Sale at Friends of the Fremont Library
• Eastern Carolina Vintage Farm Equipment Club
CHILDREN’S ALLEY - Games, Rides, Remote Controlled Racing, the Rock Climbing Wall, and Fun for All
For more information, see this week's News Leader Daffodil Festival insert.
$11,000 reward for information
A citizen, wishing to remain anonymous, has contributed an additional $5,000.00 to the reward fund in the Silvia Benetez Morales homicide case. This increases the reward being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible to $11,000.00 above what Crime Stoppers will pay. The citizen contacted the Wayne County Sheriff’s and made this offer, expressing his concern for the victim’s family and the community.
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance from the public in the investigation of a homicide that occurred on March 3, 2008 at 1273 Black Creek Road, Fremont, North Carolina. Silvia Benitez Morales, a 28 year old Hispanic female, was found dead in her home at approximately 3:45p.m by family members. Her 3 year old son is believed to have been in the house when the murder occurred.
The Sheriff’s Office believes the crime occurred between 1:15p.m. and 3:30p.m. on this same date. Anyone that might have been in this area and seen anything that they believe might be pertinent to this case are requested to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 919-731-1481 or Wayne County Crime Stoppers at 919-735-2255.
Detectives are actively pursuing any and all leads in the case, and the Sheriff’s Office has requested that the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation assist in the Investigation.
Wayne County Crime Stoppers will pay cash rewards for information that leads to the arrest of persons responsible for this crime. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is offering an additional $6,000.00 reward, above what Crimestoppers pays, for information leading to the arrest of responsible parties.
Det/ Sgt. Tammy Odom is the lead investigator in the case.Cookbook fundraiser sale
The 3rd Congressional District GOP is selling a cookbook, a collection of 450 recipes from the 17 counties of the 3rd District. THE RIGHT RECIPES can be purchased for $20. It includes a hardbound spiral book and cookbook stand, and the sections are tabbed. Recipes are listed in the back by name and by the person who submitted it. To purchase a book, call Ann Sullivan 919-734-1218 or ncdbann@aol.com or go to http://3rdncgop.org. Add $5 for shipping and handling by mail.
pikeville police report
The Pikeville Police Department reported the following incident:
Ransome James Howell, 52, of Tina Ave. reported that a checkbook and debit cards had been stolen. The suspect, Walter Barrett Phibbs, had allegedly contacted the home and said he had possession of the checkbook. The suspect had used the cards and checks for an estimated $400 of expenses. Warrants were issued for Mr. Phibbs on the charges of misdemeanor larceny, forging and uttering, and obtaining money by false pretenses.Join Curves for free
Curves of Fremont will participate in an annual food drive donating all contributions to our local food banks. For the entire month of March anyone wishing to join Curves can bring in a bag of non-perishable food items and Curves will waive the service sign up fee.
Statewide burning ban
Due to hazardous forest fire conditions and the continuing drought, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources have enacted a statewide burning ban.
For further information, visit www.dfr.state.nc.us.Memorial monument
The Fremont Daffodil Festival Foundation is now accepting names to be added to the memorial monument in the Fremont Daffodil Memorial Park. The stone monument is 2 ft. 8 in. wide, 10 in. thick and 3 ft. 6 inches tall and lettered on both sides. Names can be placed on this monument in honor or in memory of a Fremont resident. A minimum donation of $350.00 is requested to cover the fees for the engraving and to help maintain the memorial park.
A special ceremony will be held on Saturday, March 29th after the opening ceremonies of the 22nd Annual Fremont Daffodil Festival recognizing new names honored on the monument.
Storytime for preschoolers
Preschool story time for children ages 2-5 is held at the Fremont Library on Monday mornings at 10 a.m. Children are invited to come and participate in songs, craft projects, and the reading of fun books.
Fremont Free Clinic
The Fremont People's Free Clinic is held every third Saturday of the month, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at 107 Ward Street. Please come fasting if you would like your labs checked. The clinic is sponsored by Duke Med Students, Goshen Medical Center, and your local Fremont Area Health Coalition. Call 242-3126 or 242-8009 with questions.
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