Town Talk a Monthly Newsletter Provided by the Fairmont Board of Commissioners with Assistance and Support of the Town Staff
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Town of Fairmont Town Talk A monthly newsletter provided by the Fairmont Board of Commissioners With assistance and support of the town staff Volume X, Issue I www.fairmontnc.com January/February 2009 Special points of interest: AN E-MAIL WORTH GETTING! BY MAYOR CHARLES KEMP About a year and a half ago, I finally broke down and decided to go fully technological. I can Mayor’s Column just hear some of the readers of this column who may actually know me. You are probably Calendar of Events laughing hysterically and rolling on the floor. Without real help, I am lost when it comes to computers but slowly, very slowly, I have emerged from my cave and come into the bright Sweetheart Sale sunshine of the “techie” world. I must admit I kinda like the sunshine too. In today’s column RCC Class Schedule you’ll learn why. From the moment I was sworn in as Mayor one desire was paramount in my thoughts and still Baseball Signups is 37 months later. How to let the citizens of our community stay in the know about events, N.C. Arts Grant activities, and issues. We started with a revamped newsletter and this monthly column in which I try to combine a little humor along with some vital information. Followed that up with a very attractive and illuminated announcement sign on the front lawn of the library to let folks know A “SWEETHEART” about meetings and such. Next the manager of the local radio station gave me a 15 minute OF A SALE weekly show which airs on Saturday at 12:00 noon. Next month I’ll be starting my 4 th year on the air with “Focus on Fairmont.” Do some shows solo but been having more guests on lately. Got plans for Valentine’s Love my radio show. yet? How about spending In March of 2006 UNC-P TV let me do a couple of monthly shows from their studios on part of your day strolling campus but things changed a little in the fall so I had to find another means of video along our downtown communication. Thanks to Joann Lewis I started videotaping a 30 minute show monthly and sidewalks, checking out allowing various guests a chance to tell their story. The shows aired on the public access channel some of the great bargains of UNC-P and then their channel died. As luck would have it I had to find a way to let the public you’ll find at the see the show and a cop helped me find my way. Police Detective Anthony Day, who is a genius, “Sweetheart” of all put my video on the town’s and my web pages and the rest is history. Folks can hear my radio sidewalk sales. If you’re a shows and watch my video shows on both web pages any time they wish. Now for the really good stuff, e-mailing. Back in the day, before I emerged from my cave, I “lover” of great bargains thought e-mail was just for a small group of select folks who didn’t have a life except sitting in come check out what’s for front of a computer screen. I was wrong and have sent e-mails to all of them apologizing. sale at this first ever event. Actually I’m kidding but if I could reach out to them I would cause e-mailing is definitely the Stores will be open and way to go and meets the Kemp 3 way test. It’s fast, free, and you don’t have to lick an envelope vendors will be making and cut your tongue. About a year and a half ago, the same time I wandered out of my cave, I some great bargains started collecting e-mail addresses. Now I have a little over 300, actually more because a few are available for you. As church and school officials whose actions once they receive my e-mails cause a domino effect. I usual Dr. Electrode will be send a weekly update to all my contacts and at the end of each month an upcoming preview of serenading shoppers with events and activities in town. It is a great way to reach out and communicate with citizens and let some tunes along with a them know what’s going on in their community. I love my e-mail! My problem is that I don’t have enough. Need some more. A lot more and unfortunately I little “love” music thrown don’t know how to get them except to use my e-mails to ask my receivers to get me some of in. The sales start at 7:00 their friends or family to ask for a hook up. The purpose of my column today is to solicit you or a.m. and ends at 2:00 p.m. those you know who may want to trust me with their e-mail address so I can keep them with cash prize drawings. informed. If I can’t reach them this way then I have to be sneaky, looking carefully at every February is for lovers and group listing of every e-mail I get to see if there’s a name I can add. I’ve also placed a form in downtown Fairmont is for the town water department for those who want to be added. So if you would like to be on the those who “love” a cutting edge of what’s going to be happening in town throughout 2009, then call me at 628-9766 bargain. Come join us on ext. 15, 740-0277, or 628-7362 and tell me your e-mail. My e-mail is [email protected] . Just Valentines Day! send me a little note saying you want to be added. I promise not to abuse the privilege but will only send you cutting edge announcements of the great stuff which will be happening in our community throughout this year. If you do get on my list don’t be surprised when you go to your message page one day and see me hanging out. Trust me, it ain’t SPAM, do not DELETE me. TOWN OF FAIRMONT Calendar of Events 421 South Main St. Phone: 910-628-9766 P.O. Box 248 Fax: 910-628-6025 Monday, January 26 and Tuesday, January 27 - Schools closed Fairmont, NC 28340 E-mail: [email protected] for Teacher workdays. Tuesday, February 3 - North Zone Neighborhood Discussion Group, 5:00 -6:00 p.m., Rosenwald Cafeteria. Tuesday, February 3 - NC Small Town Main Street meeting, 6:00 p.m., Heritage Center. Monday, February 9 – Chamber of Commerce, 6:00 p.m., Council Chambers, Town Hall. Tuesday, February 10 - Central Zone Neighborhood Discussion Group, 5:30 p.m., FMS Cafeteria. NC Arts Council Grant Awarded Friday, February 13 – 3rd Annual Pride in Fairmont Ceremony, 7:00 p.m., Heritage Center. The Fairmont Farmers Saturday, February 14 - the “Sweetheart” of all Sidewalk Sales, Festival has been awarded 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Downtown. Saturday, February 14 - Senior Citizens Sweetheart Ball, 3:00 to a $5,000 grant from the 5:00 p.m., Heritage Center. North Carolina Arts Tuesday, February 17 - Regular Town Board Meeting, 6:00 p.m., Council Grassroots Arts Council Chambers. Program. The North Thursday, February 19 - Community Watch, 7:00 p.m., Carolina Arts Council is Courtroom. an agency of the Department of Cultural Tuesday, February 24 - Robeson County Municipal Association Resources, and the National Endowment for Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Heritage Center. the Arts, which believes that a great nation Wednesday, February 25 - South Zone Neighborhood Discussion deserves great art. Group, 5:30 p.m., Courtroom. Fairmont Recreation Robeson Community College Fairmont Civitans Basic Skills Education Department Offers Free Adult High School and Adult Basic Education Classes at No Cost To You! BASEBALL SIGN UPS Fairmont, NC Adult Basic Education DAYS TIME DATES LOCATION BUILDING INSTRUCTOR M-F 8:00-1:30p 1/6-5/15 FAIRMONT Heritage Center Libby Kisseih T-Ball Ages 4-5 M,T&TH 5:30-9:30p 1/6-5/14 FAIRMONT Heritage Center Townsend/ McCormick Coach Pitch Ages 6-8 T-F 9:30-11:30a 1/6/-5/15 FAIRMONT Greenbriar Ret. Center McCrimmon Dixie Youth 12:30-3:30p M&TH 5:00-8:00p 1/8-5/14 FAIRMONT Accept Christ Church Towanda Little Leagues Gaddy Minor League 9-10 Major League 11-12 (13)* Adult High School *Age you are on May 1st M-F 8:00-1:30p 1/6-5/15 FAIRMONT Heritage Center Jackie Collins Fairmont Department of Public Safety M,T&TH 5:30-9:30p 1/6-5/14 FAIRMONT Heritage Center Townsend/ Employee Fitness Center McCormick M&TH 5:00-8:00p 1/8-5/14 FAIRMONT Accept Christ Church Towanda (next to Ideal Florist) Gaddy Saturdays, February 7, 14, 21, 28 TRANSPORTATION CAN BE PROVIDED TO DAY CLASSES. 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: or contact Mickey Williamson at 628-9883 GLENDA J. JACKSON AT 910-272-3602 Town of Fairmont Town Talk A monthly newsletter provided by the Fairmont Board of Commissioners With assistance and support of the town staff Volume X, Issue II www.fairmontnc.com February/March 2009 Special points of interest: STEPPIN’ OUTSIDE THE BOX BY MAYOR CHARLES KEMP Mayor’s Column I have a very good friend who is involved with a civic organization here in town and accuses me of going “off script” when I have a guest on my radio show.