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independenttribune • com <br />loc <br />FRl~AY, JULY 20, 2007 <br />j j Indepden~'~i~bune <br />K:annapolis teen brought up on conser< <br />By Justln Vidt Kimberly NasA,'1r, <br />Jvick®independennribune.com efendtilt) a creak <br />bee o4 her ktmlly'e <br />KANNAPOLIS-KelleyNash's~~ • landiuata4tNdeoi" <br />interest in wafer copservution spans ~ ~ MwxitP.led6'adfati- <br />genemUOns. ~; Naah <br />Hergnmdfnther,J. Hmold'Nesh ~~' <br />served as director of lho Cabarrits Soil :~~. a0at9e 1fOn1 a long <br />and Water Conservation DisMet iii ttie Atte W tlftura lavers <br />1ntc1970sandearly'SOs.HcrgreaEUrt-.~: 'andenioyeepanding'' <br />cle, Roby Nash,~was a sm[e represent ; ~tltttb on'the famtty <br />tativefromRowohCouvtywhoivorketi,t ~~ ~.'. <br />drhgenUy to prcscrve the Xadkln Rivet;., <br />Har family also titvhs~fddd=thati~ ° <br />imporlnnttoCabarrusGounty'swatdr - aworr~r,~,faiaeaaaafeFenoent'tmsul+@coM _. <br />quality. "I um'es aciall interested in soil l E'. "- <br />The Mount Pleasant Reservoh' was , p Y ~ p y noels, 'Kelley saki.. <br />bulb on'her family's property in the and water conservation as it directly Thelsttd; neaziy 216 pans, has'been <br />mid-1980x. The creek that feeds the relates to my fnmily's piyperty spit our m tho Na`slt faintly siaee tht 1930@; <br />reservoir, Black Ruti;tuns Uvougk-their cgmmitment to Cabarivs County's fu- when heY`great-grandparopts mp~4ed to <br />land, suid Kelley, who is 17. lure and'MbuoEPleasaht's water sup- Konnpptilis from Salisbury. <br />students to attend the workshops sa she cmi.. pursue emerg <br />Vd~iU@S~ FmmCl to encourageYhem to be env[- portunities wrth Ute;Nm <br />ronmetltally literate, however olina Research CmvpuS. <br />topics related ro naturalresource most of the teens selected al• She's been interninj <br />management. ~ ready have experience in 4-H or North Car9lma Researr <br />Cash awards and scholarstups FFA, the groyp formerly 1-utowh pus Vrsitgrs Canter; pits <br />were presented to students based as Future Fanners of America': when she can, whether; <br />on scores on an ezamgiven at .Kelley Wasnever involved in ungtogefhergoody.bags <br />the end of the week orlendetship tlibsestudeofgroups,buthad'a cialfuncnopsorvolutite <br />demonstrated duringthe course. strong interest in pursuing nca informdton booths. , <br />Kelley was the first Student rear in natural resource mau- Kimberly said. Keil <br />sponsotnd by the Cabahus Sail agemenr: missed the comforts-o <br />- such as attending A.L. <br />ion ualue~. <br />also <br />and WdterConservanon Drsmct Kelley said she wants. tom <br />in the workshop's 43-year his- :form people about the 6enekits football games and performing <br />to to win a rdp prize. As the ofwater conservaUOn, patticu- community sen`ice work, such <br />ry Kelle <br />top scorer on the ezartt, y tart after learning that fit-per <br />Y' <br />C the streams in Nort4Car- as the Special Olympics. <br /> <br />"Out farrdlies have been~here <br />won a $700 aash+priie add a <br />$500 sdhdlarship, to addition to cent o <br />olina are impaired. ~ <br />re <br />S <br />h <br />l <br />C a couple'hundred year;;;' Kiin- <br />said of she and.'fier huS- <br />6erl <br />the opportu0ity to teceive a <br />000 IvlcKitnmon Center <br />$L s p <br />c <br />oo <br />ity <br />Kannapotis. <br />stinted Nash..a_certtficate oC y <br />band;.Jamie. <br />, <br />Scholarship if she chooses to at- <br />o recognition a[ a recent Board;af <br />lucation meeting for her sur- <br />P "It's nice for us tha6ourchil- <br />dren have opportunities herz:'that <br />llege. <br />[end N.Ci Stale for c <br />"She's really the poster child <br />id <br />' <br />l <br />b <br />" <br />- - <br />cess at Ute Nor&shop. - <br />She just recently finished-her we haven'[ seen sinGe(loltg be- <br />fore they Were bortf: She can <br />sa <br />out; <br />l a <br />is a <br />s <br />for whatthi <br />DennisTestetman,tesourcecdn- "jhnioryearattheNorthCaroliha <br />h oomebuckhereand-fiaveher <br />row up here:' <br />hild <br />en <br />servatioo specialist for the e-: <br />SclrooLOf Science and Mnt r <br />g <br />own c <br />Cabamis County Soil and Wa- mattes in Durham. <br />She'll return to A.L. Brown <br />• Gnntacrhtsrin Virk: 704- <br />ter District. <br />He said the district sponsors High School for her senior year 7R9-9f 38 <br />C Z <br />Sec Velttee, Ce <br />