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SPCA to hold Saturday event

The Lenoir County SPCA Adoption Team will hold a pet adoption event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Kinston’s new Tractor Supply store on Highway 70 at Skinner’s Bypass.

Persons interested in adopting can meet several of the shelter’s available dogs and also check out the new store.

“We really appreciate Tractor Supply inviting us,” said Kim Williams, Adoption Team chairman. “We’re not doing these events solely for adoptions, and we understand that many people are not in a position to adopt a pet at this time. We’ll be available with information about SPCA membership, donating, volunteering, how to report animal abuse or neglect, and spay/neuter.”

Anyone interested in volunteering can email the SPCA at lenoircountyspca@live.com. The shelter is on Rouse Road Extension (near the airport) and is open to the public from noon to 4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays.

For more SPCA information, visit lenoircountyspca.org.

Student makes Hampden-Sydney dean’s list

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. — Matthew Robert Hinson, a student at Hampden-Sydney College, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester of the 2012-2013 academic year.

To earn this distinction, he achieved at least a 3.3 semester grade-point average out of a possible 4.0.

Hinson is a graduate of Arendell Parrott Academy and is the son of Dr. Katrina Power and Mr. William R. Hinson of Kinston.

A private college for men, Hampden-Sydney is ranked in the top tier of liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report. The college is known for its liberal arts curriculum, the Honor Code which stresses individual and collective responsibility, and a focus on the education of young men.

Get 10 free trees this month

Residents of North Carolina can ring in 2013 with 10 free flowering trees by joining the Arbor Day Foundation during January.

The trees are part of the foundation’s Trees for America campaign. New members will receive two white flowering dogwoods, two flowering crabapples, two Washington hawthorns, two American redbuds and two goldenraintrees. New members also will receive a subscription to the “Arbor Day” bimonthly publication and “The Tree Book,” which includes information about tree planting and care.

The trees will be shipped at the right time for planting, between Feb. 1 and May 31, with instructions. The 6- to 12-inch tall trees are guaranteed to grow or will be replaced free of charge.

Send $10 to Ten Free Flowering Trees, Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave., Nebraska City, NE 68410 by Jan. 31 or order online at arborday.org/January. 

The Lenoir County SPCA Adoption Team will hold a pet adoption event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Kinston’s new Tractor Supply store on Highway 70 at Skinner’s Bypass.

Persons interested in adopting can meet several of the shelter’s available dogs and also check out the new store.

“We really appreciate Tractor Supply inviting us,” said Kim Williams, Adoption Team chairman. “We’re not doing these events solely for adoptions, and we understand that many people are not in a position to adopt a pet at this time. We’ll be available with information about SPCA membership, donating, volunteering, how to report animal abuse or neglect, and spay/neuter.”

Anyone interested in volunteering can email the SPCA at lenoircountyspca@live.com. The shelter is on Rouse Road Extension (near the airport) and is open to the public from noon to 4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays.

For more SPCA information, visit lenoircountyspca.org.

Student makes Hampden-Sydney dean’s list

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. — Matthew Robert Hinson, a student at Hampden-Sydney College, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester of the 2012-2013 academic year.

To earn this distinction, he achieved at least a 3.3 semester grade-point average out of a possible 4.0.

Hinson is a graduate of Arendell Parrott Academy and is the son of Dr. Katrina Power and Mr. William R. Hinson of Kinston.

A private college for men, Hampden-Sydney is ranked in the top tier of liberal arts colleges by U.S. News & World Report. The college is known for its liberal arts curriculum, the Honor Code which stresses individual and collective responsibility, and a focus on the education of young men.

Get 10 free trees this month

Residents of North Carolina can ring in 2013 with 10 free flowering trees by joining the Arbor Day Foundation during January.

The trees are part of the foundation’s Trees for America campaign. New members will receive two white flowering dogwoods, two flowering crabapples, two Washington hawthorns, two American redbuds and two goldenraintrees. New members also will receive a subscription to the “Arbor Day” bimonthly publication and “The Tree Book,” which includes information about tree planting and care.

The trees will be shipped at the right time for planting, between Feb. 1 and May 31, with instructions. The 6- to 12-inch tall trees are guaranteed to grow or will be replaced free of charge.

Send $10 to Ten Free Flowering Trees, Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Ave., Nebraska City, NE 68410 by Jan. 31 or order online at arborday.org/January.