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Safety urged for Halloween weekend
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BY DAVID NIVENS ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
TRIAD – The little ghosts, goblins and witches trick-or-treating for Halloween deserve some special attention this year. Halloween falls on Sunday this year, and High Point, Thomasville, Archdale and Trinity officials have said they will not ask residents to observe Halloween on Saturday, though they certainly have that option. The last time Halloween fell on a Sunday night, in 2004, the High Point
‘The major dangers are not from witches or spirits, but rather from falls and pedestrian/car crashes.’ David Grice Davidson County sheriff City Council adopted a resolution to observe Halloween on Saturday, reasoning that Oct. 31 was a school night and a time of church observances for many. “As far as we know, Sunday is the night,” said Capt. Steve Myers of the High Point Police Department. Police and sheriffs urge parents and especially motorists to be watchful and safe. “Children should wear reflective clothing and carry flashlights,” Myers said. “And motorists should drive slowly.” Police urge motorists to watch for children darting out from between
parked cars and for children walking on roadways, medians and curbs. “Halloween is a fun time,” said Davidson County Sheriff David Grice, “The major dangers are not from witches or spirits, but rather from falls and pedestrian/car crashes.” An adult or an older responsible youth should supervise the Halloween outing for children under age 12, police say. Older kids should walk in groups. Children should travel only in familiar areas and along an established route to stop at houses or apartment buildings that are well-lit. They should stay away from strangers’ homes. All children need to know their home telephone number and how to call 911 in case of an emergency. For small children, pin a slip of paper with the child’s name, address and phone number inside a pocket. Tell your youngsters not to eat any treats until they return home. Meanwhile, for the older “trick-ortreaters,” the statewide Halloween Booze It & Lose It campaign begins Friday and ends Sunday. Local and state authorities will conduct stepped-up patrols and checkpoints statewide cracking down on impaired drivers. “There isn’t a Halloween costume clever enough to hide an impaired driver who has made the poor decision to get behind the wheel,” said David Weinstein, Governors Highway Safety Program director. “Even if you think you are OK to drive, if you’ve been drinking hand over your keys. It’s just not worth the risk.” Drivers who see a drunk driver should contact police, Weinstein said. dnivens@hpe.com | 888-3626
Charley Ward, theater arts teacher at PennGriffin School for the Arts, recently was presented the Paul Green Multimedia Award for the historical play “Legacy.” The award was presented by the N.C. Society of Historians.
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LURING BUSINESS: City holds first meeting of incentives committee. 1B OBITUARIES
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Ever wonder where vampires go for dental work? To the HKGM Dentistry on N. Elm Street apparently. Dr. Paul Kwon prepares to work on dental hygienist’s Sheila Dorsett’s fangs during costume day on Thursday.
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Sheetz store going up in Wallburg BY DARRICK IGNASIAK ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
WALLBURG – A Sheetz convenience store is under construction at the intersection of Gumtree Road and N.C. 109, bringing the issue of the Wallburg’s ban of alcohol sales to the surface. Stedman-based Spell Construction started on the 16-week project last month, with plans to have the store ready for Sheetz to open in February, said Don Martin, the construction company’s superintendent for the project. Officials with Sheetz could not be reached for comment. Wallburg Mayor Allen Todd said Sheetz officials had not contacted him on their plans to open the store in Wallburg. Todd said he was contacted by a Realtor about a year ago
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Land is cleared for the new Sheetz store at the corner of N.C. 109 and Gumtree Road in Wallburg. who was trying to entice Sheetz to locate to Wallburg. The mayor said the real estate agent asked Todd if there was any possibility for the store to sell alcohol, but the Realtor never approached the Wallburg Town Council about the issue. Wallburg – just like Davidson County – is dry,
prohibiting the sale of alcohol. Todd said he told the Realtor the only way alcohol could be sold would be by referendum supported by Wallburg residents. Todd said he told the real estate agent that he would be surprised if that would happen in the near future in Wallburg. “When the agent con-
tacted me, I said, ‘We would welcome Sheetz here, and certainly welcome lower gas prices, and they would have to rely on gas and food sales to make it there,’” Todd said. “I felt like they probably would be able to make it there without having the other (alcohol) involved.” Todd said the Town Council would have to hear from a large group of its residents before they considered the alcohol issue. The town does have the ability to put a referendum on a ballot for the sale of beer and alcohol, said Wallburg Town Attorney Jay Wagner. “It can happen two ways,” Wagner said. “The Town Council can vote to put it on the ballot, or if the citizens got enough signatures on the petition, (residents) could pe-
tition to have it placed on the ballot.” While the issue of the Sheetz opening in the town ignites the alcohol issue, Todd said the new convenience store will be a plus for Wallburg. Construction of the store comes on the heels of Timco’s announcement that it will bring 500 jobs to Wallburg, moving into the former Tyco Electronics building on Gumtree Road. The new Sheetz convenience store will be located directly across the street from Timco, which plans to begin operations during the first quarter of 2011. “It’s revenue,” Todd said. “Sheetz pays a lot of sales tax right there, and it’ll come right back to the community as a positive form.” dignasiak@hpe.com | 888-3657
Magnet theme approved for Allen Jay ADVANTAGE MODEL
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New Ideas: Some of the curriculum is based on the integration of music, dance and rhyme. School days would begin at 7:30 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. on weekdays and run from 8 a.m. to noon at least on Saturdays each month.
BY DAVID NIVENS ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
GUILFORD COUNTY – School district leaders approved Thursday the Advantage magnet theme for Allen Jay Middle School in High Point when it reopens in 2012. The Board of Education voted 8-3 to proceed with planning the program for the school. The building would reopen with 100 fifth
graders and 100 sixth-graders. One hundred seventh-graders and 100 eight- graders would report to the school in 2013 and 2014 respectively. The school would combine the programs and methods of the Knowledge Is Power Program charter schools, the Ron Clark Academy private school in Atlanta and the Mastery
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