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41046
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A librarian who started the first children’s TV show in North Carolina also reflects history on her bookshelves. A college professor inspired Elinor Hawkins to start collecting A Christmas Carol. Seven decades later, a Braille and 1906 version are among her 1,000 plus copies.
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28775
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Miriam Valle faced many struggles in her childhood growing up in Durham, but she was able to overcome them with the help of the local nonprofit community. Now working in the nonprofit sector, Valle is the winner of the 2016 Schewel Award.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 33 Issue 52, Jan 2017, p13, por Periodical Website
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35436
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Included in this issue’s collection of profiles were mice, chipmunks and the Thad Eure Jr. Memorial and Wake County Public School System School-to-Career Clouncil Outstanding Volunteer award winners. Also noteworthy were a toe bone discovery, family tree chronicle, and survival stories of the mice, chipmunks, and prehistoric birds that told evolutionary tales extending far beyond their animal owners.
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North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 23 Issue 4, Fall 2015, p9-10
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5732
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The North Carolina Award is the state's highest civilian honor. O'Mara discusses this year's seven award winners. The awards were first presented in 1964, and since that time, over 150 people have been honored in fields including science, fine arts, public service, and literature.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 70 Issue 9, Feb 2003, p43-44, 46, 48-50, por Periodical Website
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26701
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Julie Cathleen Wilson, a student at Wiley Junior High School in Winston-Salem, won the state-wide National Wildlife Week Essay Contest and Pioneer Conservation Award. Her essay was entitled, Water – We Can’t Live Without It.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 31 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 1984, p2
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31982
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Governor Bob Scott honored Belhaven by presenting the Beaufort County town the Governor’s Award for exceptional achievement in community and industrial development. It was the 63rd presentation of the award since the program began. The Governor’s Award is the result of Scott’s desire to see greater assistance provided for North Carolina’s smaller cities and towns.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 4 Issue 12, Dec 1972, p9, por
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31986
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One of Governor Bob Scott’s goals is to encourage smaller communities to participate in the economic development of North Carolina. So far, the North Carolina Governor’s Award Program has awarded twenty-seven communities which have successfully achieved steps in attracting industrial and economic growth. This article highlights those communities and discusses five categories in the award program.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 3 Issue 2, Feb 1971, p8-9, por
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32213
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For the past twenty-eight years, Ruth Dunn Cherry has given her time and talent in helping rural people lead more satisfying and fruitful lives. Because of her many contributions, Cherry was given the 1969 Woman of the Year Award in service to rural families in North Carolina. This article describes Cherry’s work in the Farm Bureau, and contributions to women leadership, youth education, 4-H programs, and rural development.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 2 Issue 4, Apr 1970, p12, por