There are not many chances to send your opinion to the president. This is a chance for the community to have a voice that the president will hear, Sheila Jones, the director of development at MVHPC, said last week. Golaszewski said the objective is to gather input from the public about important health-care issues to help the new administration shape its health-care policy. Glenn Golaszewski, Mountain Valley Hospices medical director, said that the American Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine received an electronic notice from the Obama-Biden team encouraging various groups and their constituents to assemble informal health-care forums in their communities. on Tuesday at Mountain Valley Hospice & Palliative Care on 401 Technology Lane in Mount Airy.Īccording to a statement released last week, Dr. Hospice holding public meeting to gather opinions on Obama-Biden Health Care Initiativeįor the everyday citizen, its a rare opportunity to voice an opinion to the president about important issues like health.īut local citizens can do that Tuesday, when the Mountain Valley Hospice & Palliative Care hosts a community-wide meeting to gather public comments on health-care issues for use by the Obama-Biden transition team. “Thank you all for being so kind for the old man from beyond the foothills.” I bragged about how our industry had grown until he said, ‘Howard, I’m glad to hear about your 50 wineries. “I have only been here a few times so far, but I know about you Surry County.”Ĭoble then told the group how he had unknowingly bragged about North Carolina’s wine industry growing to include 50 wineries to a representative of California, who gave him some perspective. My answer to him is the response in my district was superb,” said Coble. “He told me the response in his district was awful. Coble then talked about how a fellow legislator had asked him how the public was receiving community colleges in his district. He joked about his publicized back surgery and said another congressman had once told him most Americans have back trouble so when in doubt, ask a constituent how’s his back. “I’m so appreciative of Surry County for so warmly receiving me,” Coble said. The veteran legislator is serving his first term representing Surry County after recent redistricting of Congressional districts. He said training in the facility could provide retraining for students who have lost their jobs and for those who had been injured and needed a new direction in their careers.Ĭongressman Coble was the featured speaker at the open house. “It is a testament of our can do attitude.” We are the college that could, like the little engine that could,” Shockley said. You see what is possible when we work together. You see the produce of community, state and federal efforts. The project cost around $1 million to build and equip. Demcio estimated $100,000 had been saved building in this way. Shockley said Demcio, who was also a contractor, worked with King and Moore so the project could be built in house using college talent. “It can be changed at a moment’s notice if a business or industry needs us to respond to their needs for skilled technicians.”Īccording to Demcio, the facility also can be expanded in two directions to an area of 30,000 square feet. It has been designed to accommodate electrical needs of the future as well as flexible classroom and office space,” said Shockley. “This facility is designed for flexibility and economy. He also recognized the efforts of Wade White of Brite Engineering Consultants, Inc., Contractor Warren King of WK Construction Co., Inc., SCC Project Manager Bob Demcio, Don Moore of Varco Pruden Buildings, and Duke Energy for making an energies grant possible.
Richard Burr, state Representative Sarah Stevens and Congressman Howard Coble. Shockley recognized state Senators Don East and Shirley Randleman, U.S. “On a serious note, this building’s funding came from several sources, the Surry County commissioners and citizens, matching funds from our college and state legislators who provided the flexibility in budgeting to make this possible.” David Shockley as he opened the ceremony. “I have felt like this project was similar to Johnny Cash’s song ‘One Piece At A Time,’” joked Surry Community College President Dr. DOBSON - The benefits for many through cooperation was a centerpiece of Surry Community College’s 6,000-square-foot Industrial Training Center unveiled at an open house Monday afternoon on the college’s Dobson campus.
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