DURHAM -- Active duty military personnel will be able to attend all 2010 home Durham Bulls games and Durham Bulls Athletic Park USA Baseball games for free, thanks to a partnership with Sof Sole, a footwear accessory brand, and division of Implus Footcare in Research Triangle Park.
Active military will need to show identification at the Bulls ticket office to take advantage of the opportunity.
"Implus and Sof Sole is proud to help bring our country's heroes and their families together," said Implus president Todd Vore. "By assisting the Durham Bulls in extending all military free admission, we can give them a chance to kick their feet up and enjoy what they are fighting for."
The Bulls regular-season home opener is April 15 against the Norfolk Tides.
Seniors benefit at ministry event
DURHAM -- The Senior Saints Ministry of Antioch Baptist Church celebrated their third annual Red and White Luncheon recently at the Ivy Community Center here.
Coordinator Veatrice White and health educator Louise Gooche focused on concerns of senior citizens. The Rev. Henry Edmonds, Coordinator of African-American Community Outreach at the Bryan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center of Duke University and Jennifer Bynum, a clinical researcher, at N.C. A&T State University focused on Alzheimer's disease and the need for more participants in research and other clinical studies.
Entertainment was provided by the Retired and Inspired Community Chorale and humorist Sylvia Richardson.
City officials to meet public
DURHAM -- The Durham City Seminar Series sponsored by The Durham Citizens Coalition, kicks off 2010 with a meeting featuring Deputy City Manager for Operations Ted Vorhees and Transportation Division Manager Mark Ahrendsen.
The event will begin with refreshments at 6:30 and the program at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Durham Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro St., on Tuesday.
The "Seminar Series" is a joint event to bring residents and city departments into closer contact and to give members and guests an opportunity to hear from the city services managers.
The public is invited to meet, listen, share ideas and ask questions.
Mission seeks matching funds
DURHAM -- Rick and Beth Fisher have issued a $5,000 matching gift challenge to help provide energy efficient windows for the Durham Rescue Mission's Good Samaritan Inn, home for homeless women and children.
The Durham Rescue Mission needs $10,000 to complete the project and is asking the public to donate $5,000 to match the Fishers' gift.
The mission is asking 27 people to sponsor one window at the cost of $185 per window.
To donate, call (919) 688-9641, ext. 5024, or visit www.DurhamRescueMission.org/window online.
Person County election filings
ROXBORO -- Democrats Fred Foster Jr. and Robert Miles Standish, both of Durham, have filed to challenge incumbent state Rep Winkie Wilkins, D-Roxboro, for his N.C. House District 55 seat. Republican Jon Bass of Roxboro is also running for the seat.
The district includes part of Durham County and Person County.
Among other new Person County election 2010 filings, Frances P. Blalock, a Timberlake Democrat, has filed to run for the Person County Board of Commissioners. Democrat Johnny Myrl Lunsford and Republican Kyle Puryear, both of Roxboro, had filed for the commissioners race earlier.
Litter trackers wanted Thursday
DURHAM -- Keep Durham Beautiful is seeking volunteers for Thursday's 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Litter Index, its annual assessment of the level of litter in the local community.
Litter Index volunteers will be driven by designated vans donated by University Ford to inspect and record litter amounts on pre-determined Durham area streets. The streets are chosen at random and cover most of the city and county. In order to make the data comparable from one year to the next, the chosen roads remain the same for a minimum of three years.
Volunteers should meet at the civic room in The Herald-Sun, 2828 Pickett Road. Complimentary lunch will be provided by Republic Services
To register, visit www.keepdurhambeautiful.org online.
Civil rights symposium set
DURHAM -- The N.C. Central University School of Law will host its second annual civil rights symposium, "Understanding our Communities in an Effort to Save our Communities," in the Great Hall of the law school from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. today.
The event is hosted by the Civil Rights & Constitutional Law Society and is free and open to the public.
Speakers will include: Peter Baker, director of the Durham Drug Treatment Courts; Elaine M. Bushfan, Chief District Court Judge of Durham County; and Michaux Parker, assistant professor of criminal justice at NCCU.
State of County Address Monday
DURHAM -- Michael Page, chairman of the Durham County Board of Commissioners, will deliver the annual State of the County Address on Monday.
The address will begin at 7 p.m., prior to the board's regular session, in the Commissioners' Chambers, at 200 E. Main St.
It is free and open to the public. It will also be broadcast live on Time Warner's channel 8 and the County's Live and Archived Media Library.
Attorneys Siler, Cline honored
DURHAM -- County Attorney Lowell Siler on Saturday will be honored by the George H. White Bar for being a pioneer and providing years of service to Durham County.
Siler's recognition will take place at the bar's annual Scholarship and Recognition Banquet at 6 p.m. at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel, 4700 Emperor Blvd.
Also being honored is Durham District Attorney Tracey Cline.
The bar will also present scholarships to local high school students and N.C. Central University School of Law students.
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