People & Places Sunday, July 26
Published 12:00 am Sunday, July 26, 2015
Sloop reunion today
The 89th annual family reunion of Jacob Henry Hall Sloop and Margaret Catherine Deal Sloop is today at New Hope Lutheran Church, Kannapolis at 1 p.m. Bring a well-filled picnic basket and beverage. The Waldo Sloop Family will be hosting the event. For information call Amie Goodman, 704-591-2999 or amiegoodman@hotmail.com
Eagle reunion coming up
The descendants of Soloman Eagle will gather on Sunday, Aug. 2 at 1 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church. Bring your favorite covered dish and drink.
Waterworks board elects officers for 2015-2016
The board of directors of the Waterworks Visual Arts Center has elected officers for 2015-2016.
Traci Williams has been elected to serve as president. Other officers elected are: Marianna Swaim, first vice president; Jeff Wetmore, vice president finance; Emily Blanton, secretary; and Brad Williams, vice president facilities.
Elected to serve three-year terms on the board were Greg Alcorn, CEO Global Contract Services; Megan Ferden, artist and co-owner The Lettered Lily Design Studio; Taylor Sexton, graphic artist and co-owner The Lettered Lily Design Studio; and Carly Stephenson, reporter, Time Warner Cable News.
Other board members are: Pam Abernathy, assistant vice president mortgage banking, F&M Bank; Paula Dibley, director of college relations, marketing, and communications at Rowan Cabarrus Community College; Peter Euto, retired professor Catawba College School of Business; Karen Hobson, retired executive and real estate developer; Sarah Kellogg, community leader and former board member; Phyllis Steimel, artist and former board member; and Katherine Vriesema, dental hygienist, VA Hospital.
The Waterworks Visual Arts Center is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. Its mission is to provide diverse opportunities in the arts for all people through exhibitions, education, and outreach. The Waterworks is funded by individual memberships, corporations and businesses, foundations, the City of Salisbury, and Rowan County. The Institute of Museum and Library Sciences, a federal grant-making agency dedicated to creating and sustaining a nation of learners by helping libraries and museums serve their communities, supports the Waterworks Visual Arts Center. Waterworks receives general support from the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Cultural Resources and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
Dianne Greene is the new president of the Salisbury Rotary Club, succeeding Jay Dees
A member of the club for more than 15 years, Greene has served as program chair for the Salisbury Rotary’s Community Recognition Awards, honoring pubic safety groups from Salisbury and Rowan County.
Greene recently served as the first female chairperson for the Rowan County Chamber of Commerce in 78 years. She has also chaired boards of directors for Communities in Schools, Rowan Works, the Salisbury-Rowan Association of Realtors and the Rowan County Airport Board.
A member of the Community Bank of Rowan board, she has also served on the boards of the Salvation Army and Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.
Greene said her goal for the coming year is to help people understand what incredible things Rotary is doing and has done in the past. “This year’s theme is ‘Be a Gift to the World,’ and our club certainly does its part,” she said.
The Salisbury Rotary Club’s service focus is on education. Dr. Windsor Eagle reported at a recent meeting that the club had give out $370,000 in college scholarships to local high school seniors since 1998. Each year, the club now gives eight $1,000 scholarships to RCCC, one for a senior from each of the county’s public high schools, including the Early College and Henderson; and two $5,000, one for Livingstone College and one for Catawba College. The scholarships are based on academic achievement and need. The colleges choose the recipients.
Krista Woolly reported that 42 club members volunteered to help at the Missions of Mercy free dental clinic held at Catawba this spring. The clinic treated 723 patients, providing $418,087 in free care.
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