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Donors issue challenge pledge
Two anonymous donors have made challenge pledges to kick off the last month of Triangle Land Conservancy's Our Water, Our Land fundraising campaign. The donors pledged up to $110,000 to double all new donations in the final month.
With money from the campaign, the TLC hopes to purchase eight acres to nearly double the size of its Flower Hill nature preserve in Johnston County. Also, the group hopes to improve visitor amenities, such as adding a parking area and expanding and upgrading the trail system at Flower Hill.
More information about Our Water, Our Land is available online at www.TriangleLand.org/OWOL.
Leadership training
Nicole Atkinson-Jones of Johnston-Lee-Harnett Community Action has been accepted into the 2010 Rural Economic Development Institute.
The program is designed to provide rural leaders with knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable economic and community development while managing the challenges of economic transitions in rural communities. The program is part of the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center. Atkinson-Jones is a senior counselor in the Family Services Self-Sufficiency Program at Community Action. She holds a bachelor's degree in social work from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Lottery games
The N.C. Education Lottery has introduced three new instant scratch-off games -- Black Pearls, Lucky Shamrock and Solid Gold.
Black Pearls is a $5 game with more than $16.8 million in total prizes, including eight top prizes of $100,000. The game also features more than 515,000 prizes between $10 and $50. Players who scratch and reveal a "moneybag" symbol win double the prize shown, and those who reveal a "cash" symbol win $25 instantly.
Lucky Shamrock is a $2 game with more than $4.9 million in total prizes. It has eight top prizes of $25,000, plus more than 231,000 prizes between $5 and $1,000. Players who scratch and reveal a "moneybag" symbol on this game win all 10 prizes shown on the ticket. The latest $1 game, Solid Gold, includes 20,000 prizes of $25. It also features 30 top prizes of $2,000. The game has a "Bonus Spot" that gives players a chance to win $25 instantly.
Republican Party to hold convention
The Johnston County Republican Party will hold its annual precinct meetings and annual convention at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 9, at the county courthouse, 207 E. Johnston St., Smithfield.
Town Council moves meeting
The Wilson's Mills Town Council has moved its regularly scheduled meeting to the third Monday of every month. The meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 100 Railroad St., Wilson's Mills. For more information, call 938-3885, Ext. 21. Town Hall hours are 8:30 a.m. till 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:30 a.m. till 3 p.m. Fridays.
Meeting notices
The Clayton Fire Department Advisory Board will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 4, at Fire Station No. 1, 325 W. Horne St., Clayton.
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