Win32 Virus Removal

SALISBURY — Rowan Onsite Computer Solutions, 123 North Main St., offers computer services from virus removal to networking.

“We have outstanding customer service and our prices are the best in town,” according to a release from owners Ronnie Harmon and Brandon Richards.

Harmon created Burke Onsite Computer Solutions Inc. in 2002. A veteran of the Coast Guard, he and his wife, Katrina, have two daughters and live in Valdese.

Richards became a partner of Burke Onsite Computer Solutions in 2004. He specializes in secure, reliable networks. A graduate of ECPI College Of Technology, Charlotte, he and his wife, Hailey, live in Icard.

Casey Mahoney serves as onsite commercial and residential technician. He will be operator of Rowan Onsite Computer Solutions in Salisbury. He and his wife, Angela, live in Faith with their son Eli.

Call 704-754-2237 or email at casey@rowanonsite.com. The website is www.rowanonsite.com.

New veterinarian joins Large Animal Medicine and Surgery

Dr. Michelle Gardner has recently joined Large Animal Medicine and Surgery.

A native of Rowan County, she graduated from North Carolina State University with a degree in biological life sciences in 2005. She received her doctorate of veterinary medicine from North Carolina State University in 2009. Gardner then completed a one-year internship in Equine Medicine and Surgery at Louisiana State University.

Her professional interests include equine lameness and joint therapy, general surgery, and equine and ruminant internal medicine.

She is the third veterinarian on staff at Large Animal Medicine and Surgery. For more information, call 704-637 0546.

Wright attends Ameriprise development conference

Mike Wright, Ameriprise financial advisor, recently attended a professional development conference in Washington, D.C.

The conference covered topics regarding wealth accumulation, income protection, retirement, increasing tax-saving opportunities and market expectations for the next six to 18 months.

Wright’s office is at 132 E Innes St. He can be reached at 704-754-5950 or via ameripriseadvisors.com/michael.j.wright

Labor Department honors local businesses for safety efforts

The N.C. Department of Labor honored area employers and employees at the agency’s annual safety awards banquet in Concord on Friday.

“It’s really an honor for me to travel throughout the state and recognize these employers who are making a commitment to their employees’ safety and health,” Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry said. “These employers are helping to make North Carolina workplaces some of the safest in the country.”

The awards honor outstanding on-the-job safety achievements of each company during 2010. Recipients are located in Salisbury, Concord, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Mount Pleasant and Winston-Salem.

Commissioner Berry presented the awards.

The event is co-sponsored by the N.C. Department of Labor and the Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce. Other sponsors are Ben Mynatt Family of Dealerships, Climate Solutions, and the Embassy Suites Concord Golf Resort & Spa. The banquet was held at the Cabarrus Country Club.

The local recipients have met the stringent requirements necessary to receive a safety award.

Under program rules, companies must have been free of fatal accidents at the site for which the award is given to be eligible. The gold award criteria are based on a DART rate that is at least 50 percent below the statewide rate for its industry. The rate includes cases of days away from work, restricted activity or job transfer. The silver award is based only on cases with days away from work. They are recorded when the worker misses at least one full day of work, not including the day of the injury. The applicant must attain an incidence rate for cases with days away from work that is at least 50 percent below the rate for its industry.

More information on the Labor Department’s Safety Awards Program is available by calling 919-807-2908 or e-mailing Eursula Joyner at eursula.joyner@labor.nc.gov.

Silver Awards

Rate of days away from work must be at least 50 percent below the industry average.

First Year

Cabarrus County, Commerce

Cabarrus County, Department of Aging

Cabarrus County, General Services

City of Concord, Aviation Operations

City of Concord, Finance & Taxation Department

City of Concord, Fleet Services Department

City of Concord, Purchasing Department

City of Concord, Solid Waste & Recycling Services

City of Concord, Wastewater (Sewer) Department

City of Kannapolis, Customer Service Center

City of Kannapolis, Police Department

Tuscarora Yarns Inc., Corporate Office and Mount Pleasant Plant

Universal Forest Products Inc.

Second Consecutive Year

Cabarrus County, Information Technology Services

Cabarrus County, Parks Department

City of Concord, Police & Code Enforcement Department

Southeastern Packaging Co.

Gold Awards

Rate of days away from work, job transfer or restriction must be

at least 50 percent below the industry average.

First Year

Cabarrus County, Sheriff Department

Chandler Concrete Co. Inc., Salisbury Building Supply #115

City of Concord, Buildings & Grounds Department

City of Concord, Coddle Creek Water Treatment Plant

City of Concord, Data Services Department

City of Concord, Engineering

City of Concord, Housing Department

City of Concord, Risk Management Department

City of Concord, Streets & Traffic Department

City of Concord, Traffic Signal Department

City of Kannapolis, City Manager's Office

City of Kannapolis, Finance Department

City of Kannapolis, Fire Department

City of Kannapolis, Human Resource Department

City of Kannapolis, Public Works, Administration & Engineering

City of Kannapolis, Public Works, Signs and Markings Division

City of Kannapolis, Public Works, Stormwater Operations

City of Kannapolis, Public Works, Street Operations

Concrete Supply Co., Concord Plant

Concrete Supply Co., Kannapolis Plant

Concrete Supply Co., Salisbury Plant

Conduit Constructors, LLC

Corning Incorporated, Concord Plant

Parkdale Mills, Plant #11

Perdue Farms Inc.

Salisbury Machinery Co.

Tuscarora Yarns Inc., China Grove Plant

W.A. Brown & Son Inc.

Second Consecutive Year

Cabarrus County, Board of Elections

Cabarrus County, Tax Administration

City of Concord, Human Resources Department

Vulcan Construction Materials LP, Mideast Division, Cabarrus Quarry

Water & Sewer Authority of Cabarrus Co, Administrative Office

Water & Sewer Authority of Cabarrus Co, Lake Don T Howell

Water & Sewer Authority of Cabarrus Co, Muddy Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant

Third Consecutive Year

Cabarrus County, Landfill

Cabarrus County, Legal Department

City of Concord, Stormwater Department

MSC Waterworks

MSC Waterworks, Asheville

MSC Waterworks, Charlotte

MSC Waterworks, Concord

MSC Waterworks, Fayetteville

MSC Waterworks, Greensboro

MSC Waterworks, Raleigh

Piedmont Block

Vulcan Construction Materials LP, Mideast Division, Gold Hill Quarry

Fourth Consecutive Year

Cabarrus County Fair

City of Concord, Administration Services (Public Service)

City of Concord, Customer Service & Collections Department

City of Concord, Hillgrove Water Treatment Plant

City of Concord, Traffic Services Department

Water & Sewer Authority of Cabarrus Co, Mount Pleasant Water Treatment Facility

Fifth Consecutive Year

Cabarrus County, Emergency Management

Cabarrus County, Human Resources

City of Concord, Cemetery Department

Duke Energy, Kannapolis Operations Center

Employment Security Commission, Concord Local Office

Sixth Consecutive Year

City of Concord, Billing Department

City of Concord, Business & Neighborhood Services Department

City of Concord, Customer Care Center (Call Center)

City of Concord, Development Services Department

City of Concord, Utilities and Collections Department

Seventh Consecutive Year

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Ninth Consecutive Year

Trelleborg Prodyn Inc.

10th Consecutive Year

Cabarrus County, County Manager's Office

Cabarrus County, Soil And Water Conservation

Cabarrus County, Solid Waste/Recycling

Cabarrus County, Veterans Service

11th Consecutive Year

Cabarrus County, Register of Deeds

City of Concord, Legal Department

Superior Industrial Maintenance Co.

14th Consecutive Year

Cabarrus County, Finance Department

City of Concord, City Manager's Office

City of Concord, Communications/Radio Shop

Million-Hour Awards

At least 1 million hours, or multiples thereof, with no lost time accidents

Parkdale Mills Inc., Plant 11

3 Million Hours

Feb. 10, 1999, to Dec. 31, 2010

Superior Industrial Maintenance Co.

1 Million Hours

Aug. 30, 1999, to May 7, 2010

Perdue Farms Inc.

1 Million Hours

Jan. 20, 2009, to Jan. 28, 2010

Agri-tourism business wins award with marketing agency’s help

A Miller Davis agri-tourism client in South Carolina has been named South Carolina Farm of the Year, a project coordinated by the Clemson University Extension Service.

Thompson Farm and Nursery (www.thompsonfarmandnursery.com), a fifth-generation family farm located in Horry County near Myrtle Beach, received the award as Small Farm of the Year during the South Carolina Farmers Festival in Lake City, S.C.

Miller Davis, a 10-year-old Salisbury based marketing agency, produced a new logo, website, electronic and print advertising program, video and brochures for Thompson Farm in 2011.

Home Savings Bank celebrating 100 years of being in Albemarle

ALBEMARLE — In honor of Home Savings Bank’s 100th anniversary, the bank is hosting a birthday bash on Saturday from 5-10 p.m.

“We’re throwing the party of the century, literally,” says marketing director Kelley Lowder. The street party is complimentary, open to the public, and features a performance by The Craig Woolard band at 8 p.m. “The entire community is invited to come out and enjoy free food, inflatables and music. We have activities planned for people from 2 to 92.”

Beginning at noon, portions of Second Street and Main Street will be closed. To learn more, visit www.homesavingsbank.org or call 704-982-9185.

Carolina Farm Credit raises money for food bank

STATESVILLE — The employees and board members of Carolina Farm Credit recently collected and donated more than $1,250 and 800 pounds of food to the Second Harvest Food Bank of northwestern North Carolina.

The food drive is in association with the N.C. Co-Op Council’s Early Harvest food drive.

The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest N.C. serves more than 134,000 individuals in need each year through its 380 nonprofit partner agencies throughout 18 counties.

Carolina Farm Credit serves more than 8,900 members with loans outstanding totaling more than $1.28 billion. The association’s territory covers the western half of North Carolina, and includes service centers in Salisbury, Albemarle, Concord, Lexington, Mocksville and Statesville. L. Kim Starnes, Salisbury, is among directors of Carolina Farm Credit.

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