Employee recognized for outstanding service
Lenoir County Smiles is a program that recognizes “customer service beyond expectations.”
Weekly winners are chosen by recommendations from the community, receive a small gift and are pictured in the Sunday edition of The Free Press, from Memorial Day through Labor Day. This is the eighth year of the program, which began in 2006 to foster ‘good, friendly service with a Smile.’ The program is sponsored by Lenoir County Tourism and The Free Press.
This week’s Lenoir County Smiles recipientisAnn Durusky, director of Volunteer Services with Lenoir Memorial Hospital.
To nominate someone, contact Lucy Marston, Lenoir County Tourism director, at the Kinston-Lenoir County Visitor’s and Information Center, 252-522-0004 or lenoircountytourism@suddenlinkmail.com.
Medicare help session scheduled
A “Medicare 101” session sponsored by the Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Lenoir County Council on Aging’s Skinner Center, 112 E. Blount St.
This informational session will focus on people new to Medicare who have recently turned 65 or who will be turning 65 in the near future. The event is open to all.
SHIIP, a division of the North Carolina Department of Insurance, provides information about Medicare, Medicare supplements, Medicare Part D, Medicare Advantage and Health Plan Options and long-term care insurance through its toll free line, 800-443-9354. SHIIP also has volunteers in every county in North Carolina who are available for counseling sessions.
In Lenoir County, you can reach a SHIIP volunteer at 252-527-2191; in Jones County, 252-448-9621; Greene County, 252-747-5831.
Bridge club names winners
The Fairfield Duplicate Bridge Club played a regular game July 16.
The winners were: Nancy Barwick and Dot Taylor, first place; Edith Cahn and Dayle Pond, second; Lamar Finch and Joe Goldwasser, third; and Tempie Pierce and Emily Exum, fourth.
A regular game will be played at 9:50 a.m. Tuesday at Fairfield Center. The club welcomes and encourages all bridge players.
For more club information, call 252-523-6791.
