September 2021

Town of Rural Hall

Garden Spot News

COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE RESOURCES & WAYS TO HELP

FOOD BANK St. James United Methodist Church holds a weekly food bank every Thursday from 11 AM until 4 PM at St. James United Methodist Church (165 Bethania-Rural Hall Road). There is a small intake process that involves some brief ques-tions before pick-up. It is recommended that community members be able to pro-vide their own transportation, as well as their own bags for the pick-up. Donations of non-perishable food items are needed. Volunteers are always appreciated. BLESSINGS BOX The Blessings Box, presented by individuals from the Rural Hall Moravian Church, is located next to the Rural Hall Town Hall building to the right of the ATM. The Blessings Box is promoted as a community project and the community is asked that those that can, give, and those that need assistance to take what they need from the Blessings Box. Everyone in the community is invited to donate any non-perishable food items. These individuals would like to thank the community of Ru-ral Hall for their continued support of the Blessings Box and their generosity. BACK TO SCHOOL GIVE-A-WAY UPDATE The Rural Hall Lifespan Center held their annual Back-To-School Drive-By on Au-gust 13th at Covington Park. This event led to the distribution of FREE backpacks loaded with school supplies and snacks to 100 students! This event was also spon-sored by the Rural Hall National Women of Achievement and the Lilly Group from St. James United Methodist Church. The Rural Hall Lifespan Center would like to thank all their sponsors for this annual event, as well as the Town of Rural Hall, for their continued support. These organizations have been making a difference in the Rural Hall community for many years, and this year they helped make a challeng-ing and uncertain time much easier for many local families and children. CRISIS CONTROL MINISTRY Crisis Control Ministry has now fully reopened their building to the public and has begun offering in-person interviews and pharmacy services to their neighbors again, as well as continued to offer phone interviews. Crisis Control Ministry has also limited their food pantry services to curbside delivery only for the foreseeable future. Crisis Control Ministry does ask for their neighbors to please wear their face mask inside of their building to protect themselves and their volunteers. Addition-ally, only one person per household will be allowed to attend an in-person inter-view and Crisis Control Ministry will not be allowing minors to enter their build-ing. Wednesday, October 9, is Crisis Control Food Day at the Carolina Classic Fair! By donating 5 non-perishable food items, you will receive one free ticket to the fair for that day only. Volunteers and trucks will be located at each gate to col-lect the food and distribute the tickets. All food collected will stock Crisis Control Ministry, Inc. Winston-Salem, and Kernersville Client-Choice food pantries. Sug-gested shelf-stable items include: canned fruit, rice (1 pound bag), dry beans (1 pound bag), pasta, cooking oil. (Please do not bring items in glass jars.) Visit www.crisiscontrol.org for more information about how you can volunteer and do-nate at Crisis Control Ministry. September 2021 Gift of the Month: Pasta

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Solid Waste Report………….2 Out of Town Security Check……………………………..2 Fire Dept. Open House…….2 Remembering 9/11.………….3 Train Depot Open House….3 RHABA 5K/10K………………3

Town of Rural Hall 423 Bethania-Rural Hall Road

Post Office Box 549 Rural Hall. NC 27045

Phone: 336-969-6856 Fax: 336-969-9081

E-mail: townhall@ruralhall.com

INFORMATION & RESOURCES The Town’s website, www.ruralhall.com, provides a wealth of information includ-ing ordinances, policies, current budget and fee schedules, Covington Park picnic shel-ter and ballfield reservation information, Rural Hall Memorial Park cemetery infor-mation, and more. The Town also utilizes social media to share information and events. If you don’t already, we encourage you to follow us on Facebook and Insta-gram. ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS In an effort to reduce our carbon footprint, the Town of Rural Hall is encouraging our readers to switch to our Electronic Newsletter. If you are interested in subscribing to our E-Newsletter, please reach out to townhall@ruralhall.com or call (336) 969-6856 and we will gladly update our monthly email distribution list to include your information. SOLID WASTE REPORT FOR 2020-2021 Solid Waste Collection $118,015.00 Recycling $36,922.00 Composting / Muching $10,000.00 TOTAL COST $164,937.00 Cost per household to provide these services was $160.44 These services were not offered to businesses. Waste Man-agement provides solid waste and recycling services via contract. The Town provides yard waste pickup, which is carried to Jackson Street for mulching and composting.

RURAL HALL FIRE DEPT. OPEN HOUSE The Rural Hall Fire Department will be hosting their annual Open House event on Saturday, Oc-tober 9, from 2 PM until 5 PM. (More details to come)

OUT-OF-TOWN SECURITY CHECKS If you plan to be away from your home for a few days, you can request a security check while you are out of town or away from your home. To receive this service, you can call the Town office at (336) 969-6856, or send an email to the Town office at townhall@ruralhall.com to request a security check. The Town will need the following information: the dates you will be out of town, name, address, contact number(s), a list of anyone visiting the home and reason, any vehicles that will be at the residence, and if any lights will be left on. RURAL HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Rural Hall Elementary School is happy to be up and running for the new school year. The students and staff are excited to be back. A Fundraiser will kick off on September 16th. Please consider participating. Any and all contributions are appreciated. The 5K/10K race will be on October 23rd. Sign up and get in on the fun! Volunteers are welcomed back into school. Go to the WSFCS website and sign up! RURAL HALL GARDENING CLUB

The Rural Hall Gardening Club has resumed holding monthly meetings at various outdoor locations. Meetings are held the fourth Monday of each month. Anyone inter-ested in gardening is encouraged to contact Ed Deal (336) 985-5354 or Carol DeVries (336) 642-4240 for more in-formation. Thank you to the Gardening Club for once again providing the beautiful hanging baskets at the NC 65/NC 66 intersection and flowers at other locations throughout Town. August Yard of the Month: Kasey & Lee Angell - 8325 Broad St 2

TOWN COUNCIL & STAFF

Timothy M. Flinchum

Mayor

John N. McDermon

Mayor Pro Tem

Susan H. Gordon

Councilwoman

Ricky S. Plunkett

Councilman

Jesse A. Stigall

Councilman

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Megan Garner

Town Manager

Dora Moore

Town Clerk

Wade Gilley, Jr.

Finance Director

Robbie L. Wagoner II

Administrative Assistant

Dawn Tysor

LPA Supervisor

Jonathan Collins

Title Clerk

Shykerria Moore

Title Clerk

Dawn Sutton

Title Clerk

Joe Johnson

Town Deputy

Trent Thornton

Town Deputy

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Jason Hill

Public Works Director

Donnie White

Maintenance Tech II

Jarrett Golding

Maintenance Tech II

Dalton Pendry

Maintenance Tech I

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Andy Marshall

Fire Chief

Mike Simone

Fire Marshal

Ryan Hooker

Fire Captain

Eric Stewart

Fire Captain

Josh Joyce

Career Firefighter

Ryan Key

Career Firefighter

Thomas Mabe

Career Firefighter

Chris Nowlin

Career Firefighter

TRIAD COMMUNITY BAND The Triad Community Band has begun rehearsals! If you are interested in being a part of the band, rehearsals are each Thursday from 7 PM until 8:30 PM at Rural Hall Moravian Church fellowship hall. Concerts will be held at Rural Hall Moravian Church picnic shelter September 9 at 7 PM. For more information, visit www.triadcommunityband.org and like their Facebook page.

REMEMBERING 9/11 In an unprovoked and senseless act of terror-ism, four civilian aircrafts were hijacked on September 11, 2001, and crashed in New York City, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon, result-ing in a momentous loss of innocent U.S. lives. Among the heroism of our nation’s pub-lic service personnel, military service mem-bers, and countless volunteers, our nation found unity and strength. With the 20th anni-versary of the 9/11 attacks, the Town remem-bers and recognizes the heroism of firefight-ers, rescue and law enforcement personnel, military service members, and the many vol-unteers who responded to these tragic events with courage, selfless compassion, determina-tion, and skill as well as the victims and inno-cent lives lost as a result of the events of Sep-tember 11, 2001. RURAL HALL HISTORIC TRAIN DEPOT AND RAILROAD MUSEUM The Open House events have been so much fun this summer. It has been great to see so many new -- and familiar -- faces. The support is greatly appreciated. For those of you who haven't visited this year -- or, for those of you who would like to come again – the next Open House will be on Saturday, September 18, from 11 AM until 2 PM. If you do come for a visit, state guidance regarding COVID-19 is being adhered and everyone will be asked to wear a mask while indoors. See you are the Depot!

RHABA—RURAL HALL AREA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Saturday, October 23, will be the 14th running of the Flat & Fast Rural Hall 10K and the 5th running of the Flat & Fast Rural Hall 5K. Both races are USATF certified race courses. For more details, visit: http://flatandfastruralhall5k10k.itsyourrace.com/

RURAL HALL LIBRARY The Rural Hall Library is open for browsing:

• Monday - Wednesday: (10 AM - 7 PM)

• Thursday & Friday: (10 AM - 5 PM)

• Saturday: (10 AM - 5 PM) The Rural Hall Library will be closed Monday, September 6, in observance of Labor Day. Computers are available for up to 2 hours per day with your library card. Upcoming Programs:

• September 20: Backyard Bulbs, 4 PM, Join The NC Cooperative Extension and learn what bulbs to plant this fall for beautiful flowers come springtime. Space is limited. Register with Brittney Barbour at 336-703-2970.

• September 27 - October 2: Grab & Go Pumpkin STEAM bags, Stop by the library and pick up a grab & go goody bag filled with all the supplies you need to have a spooky science filled good time. Supplies are limited. First come first serve. (Ages 4-12)

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Community Calendar September 3: Food Truck Friday, Pinkor’s Delight, 5 PM, Town Hall September 6: Labor Day, Town Offices Closed September 8: Agenda Briefing, 10 AM, Town Hall September 13: Council Meeting, 7 PM, Town Hall September 14: Food Truck Tuesday, BJ’s Fry Shack, 11:30 AM, Town Hall

Looking Forward:

October 9: Rural Hall Fire Department Open House October 12: Food Truck Tuesday October 31: Halloween

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Waste Management Recycling

Waste Management Contact Info:

Phone: (336) 723-2784 (Residents Choose Option 1) Email: WinstnOp@wm.com

Recycling Dates Highlighted Below

Recycling every other Tuesday

Garbage every Tuesday

*Labor Day (9/6) Will Delay Garbage Pick-Up To Wednesday (9/8)

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Town Flag Program

Over Memorial Day weekend and Flag Day, you may have noticed flags flown along NC 66, NC 65, and at the NC 66/NC65 intersec-tion. These flags are flown throughout the year for special holidays. They will fly once again for Independence Day. Throughout the years, many indi-viduals, groups, families, etc. have purchased flags in memory or in honor of someone dear to them. Although the flags are not individually marked, plaques hang in Town Hall reflecting these tributes. If you would like to purchase a flag in memory or honor of some-one, you can do so by visiting Town Hall or call 336-969-6856. Flags are $20 each.

August Memorial Flag Purchase:

Larry & Ernestine Bryant By

Sommerdale Court Friends

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FIRST FRIDAY FOOD TRUCK - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3: Join us on the first Friday of the month for First Friday Food Truck in the Town Hall park-ing lot! The featured truck will begin serving at 5 PM. This month’s featured truck is Pinkor’s Delight. Come out and try their Asian Thai Cuisine! Make sure to visit them on Facebook!

FOOD TRUCK TUESDAY - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14: Join us on the second Tuesday of the month for Food Truck Tuesday in the Town Hall parking lot! The featured truck will begin serving at 11:30 AM. This month’s featured truck is BJ’s Fry Shack. Come out and grab some lunch! Make sure to visit them on Facebook!

TOWN OF RURAL HALL

423 Bethania-Rural Hall Road

Post Office Box 549

Rural Hall, NC 27045

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