Seven schools to compete in quiz bowl
Teams from seven area high schools will challenge each other in a lively competition of knowledge and wits to decide the champion of the 2013 Public Library Quiz Bowl at the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library, 510 N. Queen St.
Sponsored by the Kinston-Lenoir County Friends of the Library, the annual competition is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday in the library’s Schechter Auditorium and will feature high school teams from Arendell Parrott Academy, Bethel Christian Academy, Greene Central High School, Kinston High School, Lenoir Community College Early College High School, North Lenoir High School and South Lenoir High School. The public is invited to attend.
The contest pits the teams against each other in double elimination format, with games consisting of 10-, 20-, and 30-point rounds.
Each member of the winning team will receive a $50 Visa gift card, and each member of the runner-up team will receive a $25 Visa gift card.
For more information, call the library at 252-527-7066.
Avian club to hold first meeting
If you are interested in being outdoors, identifying bird species, butterflies and wildlife, going on nature walks, field trips, bird/nature photography and being with others who share your passion, then a new club in town is for you.
The Neuseway Bird Club will have its first meeting at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Neuseway Nature Center Planetarium. The club is sponsored by the Kinston-Lenoir County Parks and Recreation Department.
For more information, call 252-939-3302.
Meeting to address foster parenting
The Community-Based Services office of Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina will host an informational meeting on foster care and adoption at 6 p.m. Feb. 7. The meeting will be held at Tanglewood Church, 2103 Rouse Road.
More than 14,000 children in North Carolina are in need of supportive, committed foster parents, and B&GH is dedicated to finding and providing training for individuals that wish to participate in this experience. At the very least, two lives will change because of foster parenting — the foster parent and the child.
Foster parents can be single individuals or married couples older than 21, and be with or without children of their own. Anyone interested in learning more about how to become a foster or adoptive parent is encouraged to attend.
For more information on foster parenting, adoption or informational meetings, call 877-211-5322.
