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In a bittersweet moment, Ceron Francisco untied his shoes and placed them in the center of the ring, a tradition when retiring from the sport of wrestling, at the Olympic Last Chance Qualifier on Saturday, March 27 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Ceron grew up in Duffyfield and enjoyed playing sports at the Stanley White Recreation Center as well as in school until the eighth grade when his family relocated to Fayetteville. I was a good athlete and excelled in basketball and football, said Ceron.
In his eighth grade year at Grover C. Fields Middle School under Coach Brian Saunders, Ceron made the first step in beginning his wrestling career by trying out for the school’s wrestling team.
The New Bern Board of Aldermen’s recent vote to accept the site plan for a new Stanley White Recreation Center moved forward a process that has led many in the Duffyfield community to question the City’s proposal to relocate the facility.
One point of contention has been the contrast between how the City has handled the Hurricane Florence damaged recreation center and the approach the county government has taken to repair the Riverside Convention Center, which required major repair work following the storm.
In their deliberations, the New Bern Board of Aldermen has also cited FEMA guidelines as well as an executive order that addresses the use of federal money to rebuild facilities. FEMA necessitates that all construction at the current site must be confined to the existing footprint of the building, meaning a larger facility could not be built.
Stanley White Rec and Convention Center offer contrast in storm rebuilding decisions
Sun Journal (New Bern, NC)
Feb. 23 The New Bern
Board of Aldermen s recent vote to accept the site plan for a new
Stanley White Recreation Center moved forward a process that has led many in the Duffyfield community to question the City s proposal to relocate the facility.
One point of contention has been the contrast between how the City has handled the Hurricane Florence damaged recreation center and the approach the county government has taken to repair the
Riverside Convention Center, which required major repair work following the storm.
Sun Journal
New Bern’s annual Veterans Stand-down, which assists disabled, disadvantaged and homeless veterans, has become yet another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Normally held in February, organizers cited ongoing CDC crowd limit and safety requirements in their decision to cancel this year’s event, which began in 2014 and was held most recently at the West New Bern Recreation Center.
Sponsored by the NC Veterans Employment Base Camp and Organic Garden (VEBCOG) along with NCWorks Career Center and Cherry Point Baptist Church, the event serves homeless and disadvantaged veterans as well as family members of veterans and active duty personnel.