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Study: Richmond One of Unhealthiest Counties Laura Edington Healthy Foods and Access to Rec- “The Health of Richmond at 32 Percent WWW.YOURDAILYJOURNAL.COM Friday, March 22, 2013 Rockingham, NC 50 cents Study: Richmond one of unhealthiest counties Laura Edington healthy foods and access to rec- “The health of Richmond at 32 percent. said the Health Summit, held Richmond County Daily Journal reational facilities. According The percentage of uninsured on Feb. 5, showed some of the A new study has ranked to Tommy Jarrell, director of County has a lot of room in Richmond County is 22 same data as this health study. Richmond County as one of the the Richmond County Health for improvements.” percent and, according to the The Richmond County Health unhealthiest counties in North Department, this is an annual study, there were 108 prevent- Summit was a collaborative Carolina. report that studies all of the — Roxanne Elliott, able hospital stays. The per- effort of Community Care of the The University of Wisconsin, counties across the nation. FirstHealth Community Health centage of children living in Sandhills, Richmond County in collaboration with the Richmond County ranked poverty in Richmond County Services policy director Health Department, UNC Robert Wood Johnson 89 out of the 100 counties in is 38 percent, that is one point School of Public Health and Foundation, released the rank- North Carolina. more than Columbus County FirstHealth of the Carolinas. ings based on 25 health fac- “I think the bottom line is any of them. We have to work where child poverty is at 37 “The health of Richmond tors. These factors measured that it does reinforce, to all of to continually address these percent. Both of these numbers County has a lot of room for adult obesity, adult smoking, us, that our health is affected problems,” he said. are higher than the statewide improvements,” Elliott said. drinking, motor vehicle crash by all of these factors,” Jarrell The study found there are percentage which is 25 percent. She pointed out that Richmond death rate, high school gradu- said. more than 10,000 premature Roxanne Elliott, policy direc- County offers a lot of programs ation, unemployment, children “These 25 factors have a deaths in Richmond County, tor with FirstHealth Community in poverty, children in single- direct impact on the health in 28 percent of the population Health Services, said the geared towards healthy living parent households, access to our community, we can’t ignore smokes, and adult obesity sits results don’t surprise her. She See UNHEALTHY | 3A Cordova Baptist Church welcomes Pastor A.B. Brown A wild buffet Staff Report The congregation of Cordova Baptist Church has welcomed their new pas- Ellerbe cook-off tor, A. B. Brown. Brown is a native of Richmond County and a graduate of Hamlet High School. His wife, Barbara is also a native of Richmond County. yields winners They have two married children, Greg and Susan, and five grandchildren. Dawn M. Kurry His educational background is varied Richmond County Daily Journal in that he did his undergraduate work Fried snapping turtle, bear stew, stir- at Welch College (Free Will Baptist) fried bunny and squirrel pizza were some in Nashville, Tenn., his post gradu- of the wild foods prepared for the annual ate at Covenant Theological Seminary Wild Game Cook-off that takes place (Presbyterian) in St. each year in Ellerbe, sponsored by the Louis, Missouri. and Richmond County Cooperative Extension his doctoral studies and the Sandhills Rod & Gun Club. at Liberty University Judges had a hard time choosing their (Southern Baptist) favorites among the strange and unique in Lynchburg, dishes, some of which were sweet like Virginia. He taught pecan pie or cake. in a Christian col- According to Terry Sharpe, there was a lege for 20 years and record number of entries, topping out at served as academic 40 dishes. This year the youth group saw Brown dean for 11 years. five entries, more than in the past. Sharpe He has pastored in has been to 12 of the 13 events. North Carolina, Missouri., Virginia, “I thought the event was good, for two and Oklahoma. While serving with the reasons,” said Sharpe. “We had a lot of college he and Barbara traveled and kids enter and that’s always neat. And ministered in Russia, India, Moldova, because we had 14 entries into the fruits, Romania, Canada, and many states of nuts and vegetables category. This start- the U.S. ed out as just a wild game cook-off and Brown and Barbara said they are we’ve been trying to get more interest.” delighted to be back home and grate- Sharpe said he was busy helping out ful to the people of Cordova Baptist during the event and wasn’t able to Church for extending them the oppor- sample every dish like he wanted to, but tunity to minister to the good people saw a dish that caught his eye. of the church. “I thought the most unique thing I saw Pastor Brown said, “I know that I was squirrel pizza,” said Sharpe. “It’s have some big shoes to fill in following my friend, Pastor Bill Monroe. I trust such a neat idea.” that God will use me to build on the Judged as most authentic among all 40 Dawn M. Kurry | Daily Journal entries was Blackberry Bread by Keith strong foundation he laid during his Richmond County Cooperative Extension Nutrition Agent Sarah Mammarella holds a dish years at Cordova.” of venison in rice with sage at the annual Wild Game Cook-off in Ellerbe. See COOK-OFF | 3A Military tuition assistance passes U.S. Senate Laura Edington 2013. Service members who are nation. The tuition assistance which the Services’ Operations Richmond County Daily Journal currently enrolled were eligible program allows service mem- and Maintenance accounts are On Wednesday the U.S. Senate to complete their coursework, bers to attend school part-time cut because of sequestration. passed a bipartisan amendment but no new students were per- while serving the nation. The bill was included in the to restore tuition assistance for mitted to receive assistance. The bill, introduced by North final version of the six-month military service members. The military branches report- Carolina Senator Kay Hagan continuing resolution to fund In early March, the Marines, ed the cuts were a result of bud- and Oklahoma Senator James the federal government for the Army and Air Force abruptly geting issues related to seques- Inhofe, would limit the pro- remainder of the 2013 fiscal suspended tuition assistance tration and they expect to save gram’s funds from being reduced for the remainder of fiscal year $250-300 million from its termi- beyond the overall percentage by See TUITION | 3A Kay Hagan James Inhofe Daily Journal earns awards from press association Staff Report the state belonging to the nity and suitable handling and we must treat our The North Carolina NCPA. of the topic. planet with respect. Press Association hand- Daily Journal Staff The column “The Top The column “Contain ed out awards Thursday Writer Dawn M. Kurry Priority” demonstrated Yourself, America” dis- to winners of the NCPA placed first in the the need for peo- cussed several ways 2012 News, Editorial & Serious Columns ple to focus on in which humans have Photojournalism Contest, category for maintaining fertil- developed shelter over and the Richmond County her columns ity among plants the years, touching on Daily Journal took home entitled “The through depic- the recession and recent two awards. Top Priority,” tions of growing burst of the housing bub- The awards were given “Contain up on farms, in ble, and suggested that Pages at the press association’s Yourself, the country and shipping containers could from the annual Winter Institute, America,” and being concerned be repurposed to create held at the George Watts “A Masai mask with the overall winning new housing. sections Hill Alumni Center in in America.” This Dawn Kurry fertility among The column “A Masai in the Chapel Hill. category was life. The column mask in America” Appearance The awards are given judged on origi- drew on Kurry’s experi- described Kurry’s expe- and Design in a yearly competition nality, writing quality, ences in different parts of rience purchasing a category. among daily and weekly significance of material the world, and concluded newspapers throughout presented to the commu- that we are what we eat, See AWARDS | 3A Obituaries 5A INSIDE NEWS, 5A Vol. 82, No. 59 Index Opinion 4A Deaths ON THE WEB: www.yourdailyjournal.com Calendar 2A Puzzles 3B Dorothy Kennedy, 79, Rockingham Masonic Lodge E-MAIL: [email protected] Classified 4B Sports 1B Cleo Patterson, 81, Aberdeen dumpling sale Anna Byrd, 82, Lilesville Comics 3B TV Listings 3A The Daily Journal is published with pride five Obituaries can be found on Page 5A. days a week for the people of Richmond County, Material inside this edition is N.C. The Daily Journal is committed to editorial © Richmond County Daily Journal. integrity and excellence. 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