Volume 5, Number 12AB June 5–18, 2015 “I’m FREE—Take Me With You!” ™ Eastern NC Edition – 919.637.6973The Grey Area Distributed in Edgecombe, Franklin, Johnston, Nash, Wake, Wilson & beyond Local and National Unusual News Online: www.greyareanews.com Franklin County Issues a purchase at the FCAC headquarters, in Little Jamaica in Queens, running a Association, is one of the few times Leslie Martin Pottery Studio in day camp for neighborhood children. consumers can enjoy fresh NC Call to Writers and Artists downtown Franklinton, and online Youth serve in the Zebulon Community crawfish at the market. By Donna Campbell Smith, Franklin from Amazon.com. too, and in the mountains of NC. The County Arts Council NY trip is their first opportunity to Stop by the State Farm Market on June To obtain a copy of the writers and serve in an inner-city ministry. 6, 2015, starting at 10am and running The Franklin County Arts Council artists guidelines, email your request until the crawfish run out. Writers Guild is issuing a call to to: CountyLinesLiteraryJournal Says organizer Lara Morgan, “We are writers of poetry, fiction and creative @gmail.com. The deadline for so excited about our Outdoor Crawfish will be sold for $6 per pound non-fiction for submissions to be submission is September 15, 2015. Marketplace! We look forward to a live or $7 per pound cooked with Cajun considered in the 2016 issue of County great event for a great cause!” seasoning. Vendors will be accepting Lines: A Literary Journal. cash only. Shop Outdoors and The Outdoor Marketplace will be set FCAC is also calling for black-and- up at Zebulon United Methodist There is a 5-pound minimum purchase white art and photography for the book Raise Funds for Youth Church, located at 121 W Gannon for live crawfish and a 1-pound interior, and color art for the cover. A By Cindy Privette, with Kay Whatley Street in Zebulon. minimum for cooked crawfish. There cash prize of $25 will be awarded to Zebulon United Methodist Youth will A few vendor spaces are still available, also is a 25-pound limit per person. No the artist whose work is chosen for the host a first-annual Outdoor pre-orders will be accepted, so visitors book cover. All other accepted and may be reserved for $50. Some Marketplace on June 20, 2015, from vendors are choosing to donate part of are encouraged to arrive early. contributors will receive a copy of 8am to 1pm. County Lines. their proceeds to the mission team. The State Farmers Market is located at The event offers crafts, baked goods, 1201 Agriculture Street in Raleigh. This is the third annual journal. Last For details, contact Lara Morgan at gifts, and more. Food trucks will be on [email protected] or call the year, FCAC received over 100 site for purchase and enjoyment. While found naturally across North submissions from across NC and SC. church at 919.239.0009. Carolina, crawfish also are raised in We accepted work from 23 authors This event is a fundraiser for the Youth earthen ponds found on farms from the plus artists. Mission Team. There are five teenagers State Farmers Market Piedmont to the coast. The NC season and four adults who are going to New runs from the end of May to mid-July. The current issue of County Lines: A York City June 26-July 3, 2015. They to host Crawfish Day Literary Journal is available for will be serving in the community of Last year, state crawfish growers raised Released by John Aydlett, NCDA&CS about 5,000 pounds of crawfish. Established An abundance of fresh, locally raised More information on Crawfish Day crawfish will be available during and other events at the market may be Business Crawfish Day at the State Farmers found at www.statefarmersmarket.org. For Sale Market. The annual event, sponsored by the NC Crawfish Growers Outer Banks Seafood Revitalizing Wellness for You! 1419 N. 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Haines, NC managing and promoting the state's Google’s Street View debuted a new Ness is on Google’s blog post about Forest Service forest resources,” said Agriculture type of view that offers a chance to this new feature. Start with Commissioner Steve Troxler. “Our virtually swim beneath the surface of googleblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/ The public is invited to celebrate the state forests are important for teaching Loch Ness and search for “Nessie” — myth-or-monster-explore-loch-ness- NC Forest Service's 100th anniversary the public about the advantages of or just enjoy breathtaking views under with.html, and click the “Street View Saturday, June 6, 2015, at Jordan Lake good forest management, as well as the and above the water. in Google Maps” link near the end of Educational State Forest. economic and ecological benefits of that article. This takes you to Loch The open house will take place from 11 our forests.” The Google underwater view of Loch Ness maps, for which the top item to Ness was made available on April 21, a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be fire- The General Assembly created the NC choose is “A view of Urquhart Castle fighting equipment on display, exhibits 2015, which was the anniversary of the from the water.” Forest Service in 1915, and John 1934 publication of the infamous and activities for kids, such as tree- Simcox Holmes was appointed the first photograph of Nessie which started the Once you are viewing the water, try cookie necklaces and ornaments. The state forester. He was given specific search for her, 81 years ago. turning your view “downward” until Jordan Lake Educational State Forest wildfire-control responsibilities in you see an “X” and click on it. log cabin will be open for people to addition to his work cataloging and Continue finding and clicking “X” to walk through, and visitors can try their assessing the state's forests. dive underwater around the loch. hand at using a crosscut saw to cut a tree cookie off a log. “The NC Forest Service has gone Google didn’t make this happen alone. through many changes throughout its They joined forces with Catlin Seaview Big Smokey, the Forest Service's 21- 100 years, but it still continues its core Survey (catlinseaviewsurvey.com) foot-tall talking Smokey Bear, will also missions of wildfire control and the folks and the Morar Project be there to greet visitors and deliver his protection of the abundant and (www.lochnessproject.org) to prepare wildfire prevention message. important forest resources of the state,” the underwater, 360-degree imagery. “Celebrating our 100th anniversary at Troxler said. 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