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<p>Contributed</p><p>The National Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates its centennial this year. An online polls allows all Americans to participate in the Festival&#8217;s Centennial Celebration by casting their vote for one of three finalists: the Yoshino, Kwanzan, or Autumn Flowering cherry tree.</p>

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The National Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates its centennial this year. An online polls allows all Americans to participate in the Festival’s Centennial Celebration by casting their vote for one of three finalists: the Yoshino, Kwanzan, or Autumn Flowering cherry tree.

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“ America’s Favorite Cherry Tree ,” an online poll has been launched by the Arbor Day Foundation and the National Cherry Blossom Festival, allows all Americans to participate in the Festival’s Centennial Celebration by casting their vote for one of three finalists: the Yoshino, Kwanzan, or Autumn Flowering cherry tree. The poll can now be a...
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<p>Contributed</p><p>Front to Back: Emily Jaen (Wilson Mills Elementary), Fiona Kincaid (West Smithfield Elementary), Ashley Bain (West View Elementary), Manjinder Sandhu (South Smithfield Elementary), Alysha Esworthy (West Johnston High School), and Bryce Graves (West Clayton Elementary) were recognized by the Board of Education for demonstrating the January character trait of dependability.</p>
Character education students recongized for dependability
Character Education is a priority in the Johnston County Schools. Through a variety of means, schools in the district promote character education through rewards, bulletin boards, presentations, a...
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<p>Contributed</p><p>This is the original 1953 Pinewood Derby car design. The Pinewood Derby was created by a California Cub Master named Don Murphy who was looking for an activity that he and his 10-year-old son could work on together</p>
Pinewood Derby long-standing Cub Scout tradition
Cub Scouts from across the area will get their motors running on January 28 as they participate in Cub Scout Pack 64’s annual Pinewood Derby. The racing spectacular will be held at the Johnston Co...
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HBAJC raises funds for House of Hope
The Home Builders Association of Johnston County showed their spirit of giving at their annual Christmas Dinner by raising over $9,200 for the House of Hope. The dinner was held on December 13 at ...
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Cleveland’s DeLuca posts best time of season
Cleveland’s TJ DeLuca competes in the 500 meter run at a recent conference track meet with Triton and CB Aycock, finishing 4th and posting his best time of the season at 1:15. The Rams will compet...
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<p>Photo Mary Lahr Cain</p><p>West Johnston&#8217;s #30 Jarmeia Holder draws a foul in the last 40 seconds of the game, sending her to the free throw line and bringing the lead to 58-52. The Wildcats took the Smithfield-Selma Spartans into 2 overtimes and but came out on top with a 63-55 win in Friday night&#8217;s conference game.</p>
WJHS ladies win in two overtimes
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<p>Fred Bonner</p><p>Bluebills and buffleheads, a good combination of diving ducks leads to good hunting for outdoorsmen.</p>
Ducks, ducks and more ducks
Waterfowl hunters often talk about the “good old days” when large flocks of ducks nearly blocked out the sun. Those glory days of waterfowl hunting seemed to be a fond memory at one time. Some gre...
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Carly is a orange or red tabby shorthair and was rescued from a shelter. She is a very sweet talkative little girl. She does not like other cats at first but does warm up to them pretty quickly. She is ok with kids but has never been around dogs. If you would like to adopt Carly, applications are available on the JCAPL website: www.jcapl.org. Completed applications can be sent via email to adopt@jcapl.org , faxed to 919-300-5524 or delivered in person by visiting us at one of our adoption events on Saturdays at Petsmart in Garner (White Oak Shopping Center).
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