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 Are you looking for fun, educational activities to do with your family from home while the Museum is closed? The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville invites you to the Museum Facebook page for “Shapes in the Sky,” this week’s Storytime Online program. On Wednesday, April 8 at 10:00 a.m. an exciting story and hands-on exploratory activity led by a museum education specialist will premiere on the Museum Facebook page.

“Shapes in the Sky” is coauthored by Patricia Laird and Museum Head, Dr. Shelby Gull Laird, with illustrations by Patricia Laird. The authors and Education Specialist Meredith Morgan will be online to answer your questions in the comments section at 10:00 a.m., but you can access Storytime Online any time after that by visiting the Museum Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NCMNSWhiteville/ .

Storytime Online will return weekly on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.  Storytime is designed especially for children pre-school to kindergarten age, but all ages are welcome to participate and the activities can be enjoyed by the whole family.

Online participation is free. For more information, please contact the Museum at whiteville@naturalsciences.org.

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In accordance with Governor Roy Cooper’s Executive Order 117, and to help limit the spread of COVID-19, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville closed to public the beginning Mar. 17. All events and programs are cancelled during this time.

Until we reopen, we invite you to visit us online at http://www.naturalsciences.org/visit/whiteville or through social media. We will include educational information through our social media sites in the coming weeks, and hope you will follow along.

In the interest of the safety of our staff, children, parents, caregivers and other community members, the offices of the Columbus County Partnership for Children and the Smart Start Early Learning Facility will be closed to the public beginning March 16, 2020.  All scheduled activities, to include Family Fun Day and all workshops for child care providers, will be postponed to later dates.  We will provide updates and other information via Facebook and Twitter.  Please refer to these pages for ongoing information and resources for our local community.
Other helpful information can be accessed via the following links.
www.ncdhhs.gov/coronavirus
www.cdc.gov

In the interest of the safety of our staff, children, parents, caregivers and other community members, the offices of the Columbus County Partnership for Children and the Smart Start Early Learning Facility will be closed to the public beginning March 16, 2020.  All scheduled activities, to include Family Fun Day and all workshops for child care providers, will be postponed to later dates.  We will provide updates and other information via Facebook and Twitter.  Please refer to these pages for ongoing information and resources for our local community.
Other helpful information can be accessed via the following links.
www.ncdhhs.gov/coronavirus
www.cdc.gov

Kelly Spring Fest 2020 that was scheduled for Saturday, April 25th has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus and its restrictions.

Message from organizers….

We feel that the health and welfare of our community and visitors should come first. We appreciate all the people that have been working to help make this event possible, but feel it is in the best interest of everyone that we have made this decision.

The Kelly Volunteer Fire Department will continue with ticket sales for the ATI Omni Hybrid Maxx P3 Flat Top Semi- Automatic .300 AAC Blackout and the drawing will be held on Saturday, April 25th the winner will be contacted by Kelly Volunteer Fire Department.  Please see a member of the Kelly Volunteer Fire Department for tickets. 

Any Craft or Food Vendors that have paid their vendor fees will receive their money back.

This year we are only doing pre-orders for the Spring Fest T-shirts. Sales will continue until APRIL 2, 2020.  If you would like to order a Spring Fest t-shirt you may do so by responding to the Kelly Spring Fest 2020 Facebook page (T-shirt post)(https://www.facebook.com/groups/1464614447123893/) or you may contact us via email at Kellyvolunteerfiredepartment@gmail.com to request an order form.  

As always THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!