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Saturday, July 17, 2010

Dale Earnhardt Jr. To Make Appearance In Martinsville Speedway Fan Zone
By Chad Hall Saturday, July 17, 2010 12:00 AM :: 1 Views :: News Events

MARTINSVILLE, VA (July 16, 2010) – AMP Energy driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. will take time to visit with fans and answer some of their questions before the TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 24.

Earnhardt will make an appearance in the Martinsville Speedway Fan Zone sponsored by AMP Energy just a couple of hours before the start of the TUMS Fast Relief 500, the sixth race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

“We always feel fortunate when we get Dale Jr. for our Fan Zone. Obviously the fans love him and he does such a great job in the question-and-answer session,” said Martinsville Speedway President W. Clay Campbell. “He makes them feel very at ease, he’s got a great sense of humor talking with them and he provides a lot of information.”

Earnhardt’s appearance will be an emceed question and answer session. There will not be any autograph sessions.

Admission to the Martinsville Speedway Fan Zone sponsored by AMP Energy is $99 and includes pastries, juice and coffee for breakfast, lunch buffet, four beverage coupons for Pepsi products, AMP Energy drinks and beer (Patrons 21 and older). It also includes a Pre-Race Track Pass.

The Pre-Race Track Pass allows fans to stroll on the track along the frontstretch from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

The $99 price does not include a ticket to the TUMS Fast Relief 500.

The Martinsville Speedway Fan Zone will open at 8 a.m. on October 24.

The pastries will be served at 8 a.m. with the lunch buffet beginning at 10:30 am.

Tickets for the Martinsville Speedway Fan Zone may be purchased by calling 1.877.RACE.TIX or by visiting www.martinsvillespeedway.com online.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Class of 94
By Rodney Thursday, July 15, 2010 11:20 AM :: 1 Views :: News Events

Monday, July 12, 2010

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
By Rodney Monday, July 12, 2010 1:37 PM :: 1 Views :: News Events

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Barbour's 45 Points Send PHCC to Title Game
By @ 2:24 AM :: 4 Views :: Sports

Photo By: Kenny Webster Andrea Barbour scored 45 points to lead the PHCC Lady Patriots to the NJCAA Division II National Championship game with a 91-72 over Kankakee C.C. on Friday night in semi-final action. The Patriots will battle Kirkwood C.C. on Saturday night with a chance to earn the school's first NJCAA National Title.

Barbour added 11 rebounds to her tournament high 45 points and Kendra Allen added 16 points for the 24-0 Lady Patriots. PHCC held a 51-40 lead at halftime. The Patriots shot over 55% from the field throughout the game and shot over 70% from the free throw line while holding Kankakee C.C. to just 40% shooting from the field.

PHCC's opponent Kirkwood knocked off Schoolcraft C.C. 58-44 in the other national semi-final game to advance to the championship. Kirkwood is now 35-1 on the season heading into the title game.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Ask This Old Geek
By BTW 21 @ 12:46 PM :: 17 Views :: News Events

On December 10, BTW21 launched another new program called Ask This Old Geek.

This new Community Service Program was developed to provide useful information about various forms of technology, practical for today's use in the home, school, or business, and hopefully address some of the frustration when starting out with new technology products. The show hopes to provide information in an way that is understandable to all. Live on Tuesdays, 6:00pm Their website is www.AskThisOldGeek.com

Health Coalition Receives Donation to Provide Screening Mammograms

Martinsville, November 4^th, 2009 Staff from the Julius Hermes Breast Care Center of Memorial Hospital (JHBCC) donated $2125 today to the Martinsville Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness (the Coalition). The money was raised and donated in an effort to provide more uninsured women with screening mammograms through the Coalition’s mammogram assistance program. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the combined staff of the JHBCC, Hospital Auxiliary of M-HC, the Coalition and the Virginia Foothills Quilt Guild joined together in a community project to raffle a quilt with the proceeds going to support the mammogram assistance program.

The Coalition began the program in 2006 with grant funding from the Hermes Family Fund of the Martinsville Area Community Foundation. Funding from the Martinsville Area Community Foundation has continued to support the program each year and Memorial Hospital and the local Radiology group assist by providing exams at a discounted rate. With this support, the Coalition is able to provide mammograms to uninsured women in this community who would otherwise be unable to obtain one. In 2008, 49 women were able to receive these exams through this program and 84 mammograms have already been provided this year.

Each year, the need for this program in our community becomes more important as women continue to lose access to health insurance through job loss or continued unemployment. “Over half of the people that participate in the Coalition’s programs do not have access to affordable health insurance,” stated Barbara Jackman, Executive Director of the Coalition. “The fact that so many working-age women are experiencing difficulty affording these screening exams is all the more serious when you realize that when breast cancer is found in its earliest stages, the chance for successful treatment is the greatest.”

This year’s fundraiser set out with the simple goal to raise more money than last year. With the overwhelming response to the quilt stitched by members of the Virginia Foothills Quilt Guild, the group more than doubled the funds raised last year. The Coalition anticipates that 28 local women will be able to receive screening mammography exams that otherwise would be unaffordable as a result of this effort.

Martinsville-Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness is a 501c3 organization, funded by the Harvest Foundation. More information on the Coalition can be found online at www.healthycommunitymhc.org.

Monday, October 12, 2009

SCAM ALERT
By Rodney @ 9:05 PM :: 12 Views :: News Events

MDCU SCAM ALERT

SCAM ALERT: On Saturday, October 3rd, fraudsters attempted to send text messages to cell phones, claiming they were from Martinsville DuPont Credit Union (MDCU). MDCU will never contact you via text messaging. If you provided any information by responding to the text message, please contact us at (276) 632-1679 (276) 632-1679 , (540) 483-0018 (540) 483-0018 , or (800) 475-6328 (800) 475-6328 extension 0 so we may take steps to protect your accounts. MDCU will never ask you to contact us at any other number. Authorities have been contacted to stop the criminal activities.