February 8, 2017
Two Sections – 16 Pages
WEDNESDAY
vINDEX Calendar Classifieds Features Here & There
©2017WOMACK NEWSPAPERS, INC.
A2 B3 A3 A5
v HOW TO REACH US
EDITOR – CAROL BROOKS, 841-4933 FEATURES – NORMA B. DENNIS, 841-4933 DISPLAY ADVERTISING – 316-1231
Vol. 39 No. 8
Jamestown, North Carolina
School/Lifestyles A6-7 B1-2 Sports Legals B3-7 Recipes B8 Story Ideas? Call Us
LEGALS– JANE, 841-4933 CLASSIFIEDS – SHANNON, 841-4933 JAMESTOWN NEWS FAX: 841-4953
50 Cents
www.jamestownnews.com
The joy of reading combined with the joy of giving By NORMA B. DENNIS Staff Writer
(Graphic/Courtesy Guilford County GIS)
The area in red is the subject of the Feb. 13 Planning Board public hearing.
Planning board considers rezoning, land use updates By CAROL BROOKS Editor The Jamestown Planning Board will take up another issue regarding property near the new apartments being constructed by Koury Corporation. In September, the Town Council approved closing an undeveloped portion of Camelot Drive to allow for development
by Koury Corporation. The original easement line was moved from solely on property owned by William Pearson to an equal division between Pearson and Koury. At its Feb. 13 meeting, the Board will hold a public hearing to consider rezoning the now-closed portion of Camelot Drive. The Koury property (now part of 4301 Millis Road, the site of the new Millis and Main Apartment Homes at Grandover) See LAND, page A5
When Rebecca Mann Rayborn learned that Jamestown Elementary School was completing a month-long book drive to benefit those in Eastern North Carolina affected by recent flooding, she decided to participate. “I recently inherited my mother’s vast collection of Golden Books and decided to give 150 of them to JES,” Rayborn said. “That should be enough books for each kindergartener to choose one to keep and one to donate. “Since children often don’t have the resources to make their own donations, I thought the children choosing books to give away would be a good idea.” Although Rayborn has no children attending Jamestown Elementary, she and her brother had attended the school as children and one of her friends has a daughter in Gwen Bader’s kindergarten class. So, she contacted Bader to coordinate the effort. The books were a hit with all three JES kindergarten classes. “One of my students stood with a book in each hand trying to decide which to keep and which to give away,” Bader said. “The child liked them both equally and put a lot of
Little Golden Books, first published in 1942 are still popular with children today. thought into what to keep and give.” During the school-wide collection, which included new and gently used books, a total of four boxes of books were received. Representatives from the Guilford County Schools Library and Media Services Department picked up the books from JES media specialist Amanda Austin on Feb. 1. These, along with books collected from schools throughout the county, will be taken to East Lumberton Elementary and
Princeville Elementary schools, which lost all their books due to flooding from Hurricane Matthew. “The gift of a book always makes a little face light up,” Bader said. “Our children were excited to get the books and hopefully the books we send will also bring smiles to the faces of the kids who get them in Eastern, N.C. Norma B. Dennis can be reached at 336-841-4933 or jamestownnews@north state.net.
Networking, informative meetings and publicity JBA goals for coming year By NORMA B. DENNIS Staff Writer At the Jamestown Business Association’s December Christmas luncheon, members decided to sponsor more after-hours activities in 2017. As the new year got under way, they wasted no time implementing that plan. On Feb. 1, 12 participants – including members and guests – gathered at Wine and Design on Main Street to network, socialize and create a painting representing our state. “As someone who can barely draw a stick figure, I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to create art,” said Matthew Johnson, Jamestown’s planning
director. “The instructors are very patient and give excellent guidance. The JBA event was a great opportunity for fellowship with other business owners and I can sense a great synergy among the group.” Other possible after-hour events to be considered are a wine-tasting, kayak trip and summer family field day/cookout. These are tentative depending on membership interest. The evening at Wine and Design followed the group’s regular monthly business meeting on Jan. 27, at which time additional plans for the JBA were discussed. Topping the list was confirmation of new officers for the coming year. Included are Eva Ogden, president; Kathleen Kelly, vice president; Kristen Steiner and Caitlin Antwine, co-secretaries; and Cliff Paddock, treasurer. Membership dues have been set at $120 a year, which will be prorated depending on the month in which a business joins. JBA members hope to have a presence in the community by participating in the Memorial Day
(Photo/Submitted)
Jamestown Business Association members and guests enjoyed their first after-hours meeting of the year at Wine and Design, where they painted symbols of North Carolina. Parade, hosting a food drive to collect items for Feeding Lisa’s Kids – a non-profit founded by Lisa Hawley of Southern Roots, Jamestown Day and continuing its support of Santa
for Seniors. A unique feature to the JBA meetings for 2017 will be the opportunity for individual businesses to sponsor a meeting. That business may host the meeting
or select a place to meet. Its representative also will arrange a guest speaker or use the time to highlight his or her own business. The next meeting will be Feb. 17 at 12 p.m. and
Kevin Bottomley will host the meeting at the Ragsdale YMCA. The topic for the program will be “Leveraging social media to help grow your See JBA, page A5