Tombstone Re-dedicates Patriot Samuel Gerock at Cedar Grove
Descendants and DAR and SAR reps dedicated a new stone for Samuel Gerock, a Pennsylvania born Continental Army captain who settled in New Bern in 1784 and died in 1833. Penny and James Gerock led the effort after locating cemetery records at the New Bern Public Library, restoring his memorial.
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Samuel Gerock
New Bern
St. Johns Masons
Cedar Grove
Daughters of the American Revolution
DAR
Sons of the American Revolution
SAR
Penny Gerock
Salisbury
James Gerock
Cedar Grove Cemetery
James
Parks and Recreation
Precision Molding enters the Trent River raft race
Sun Journal reports Precision Moulding, a George Street wood products maker since 1989, building a raft for the Trent River Raft Race. Bruce Cornford notes pride in trying something new as Nancy Difede will chair the boat Flotsam, with the crew rowers and drum beat.
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Bruce Cornford
RCS
George Street
Cedar Grove
Cornford
Precision Moulding
Nancy Difede
Flotsam
Eels
Teen in North Carolina Treated After Shark Attack Seeks Downey Jr
Paige Winter, hospitalized after a June 2 shark attack in North Carolina, received video messages from Robert Downey Jr and Adam Lambert. Downey offered her a role as a Footprint Coalition ambassador with plans to discuss details later.
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Paige Winter
Robert Downey Jr
Vidant Medical Center
Richard Zeri
Zeri
Paige
Iron Man
Winter
Downey
ABC
Good Morning America
Robin Roberts
Downey Jr
Adam Lambert
New Bern
Footprint Coalition
North Carolina
New playground opening in Bridgeton with BCBSNC help
Bridgeton Town Park is getting an elaborate playground funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and KaBOOM! with town support. Dozens of volunteers will assemble a $100,000 park at B Street, ground prepared Monday for a Wednesday build despite the forecast.
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Bridgeton
Blue Cross Blue Shield
North Carolina
Kaboom
Kristina Weatherly
B Street
Kaboom! and
Bill Hand
SUN Journal
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