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Just days before his death, 7-year-old boy spoke his ﬁrst sentence Logan Spruill, a specialneeds student at Colfax Elementary School, drowned in a pond near his home Jan. 16

was five days old – playing outside their house on Happy Hill Road.

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Spruill said Logan – who was autistic and had turned 7 years old Jan. 6 – would sometimes wander down the hill toward woods behind the house. But he had never been to the top of the hill beyond the woods several hundred yards away where there’s a pond. Most of the time Logan was in plain sight from the house, Spruill said.

STOKESDALE – Logan Jayce Spruill “loved to explore,” his grandfather said. “He’d pick up rocks, get sticks, he was a normal little boy,” said Jaycee Spruill, flipping through photos in his cell phone showing Logan – who had lived with Spruill and his wife since he

IN THIS ISSUE News in brief.....................................2 ‘Active adult’ housing demand .....3 Your Questions .................................4 Calendar Events ..............................6 NWO Business & Real Estate ...........7 ORMA puts property up for sale ....8 Neighbors oppose connectivity .. 10 Slower housing sales projected ... 12 Real Estate Transactions ...............20 Crime/Incident Report ..................22 Student profile................................23 Grins & Gripes ................................24 Classifieds ......................................27 Index of Advertisers ...................... 31 NWO on the Go! ............................32

“He’d pick up snakes. One time he had two snakes in a wash tub that couldn’t get out. He thought they were big worms.”

But Logan was found unresponsive in the pond Wednesday, Jan. 16, after law enforcement and emergency personnel and family members searched about two hours for him. He was taken to Moses H. Cone Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The body was sent to the N.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Raleigh, where it was determined that cause of death was drowning. “It’s a tough time right now,” said Spruill, whose mother died Jan. 4 in New York and was flown to Greensboro

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Photo courtesy of Jaycee Spruill

Logan Spruill, 7-year-old grandson of Stokesdale residents Jaycee and Dorothy Spruill, died Jan. 16. Illustration courtesy of WithersRavenel

WithersRavenel, the engineering firm hired by the Town of Summerfield to develop a master plan for intersection improvements at N.C. 150 and Summerfield Road, was also asked to present suggestions for how to best use a 13+-acre tract the town owns northeast of the intersection, bordering U.S. 220; the firm was told the plan must be congruent with the town’s comprehensive plan. At left is one of two illustrative concepts the firm presented Jan. 15 for the property, which shows a parklike setting that includes a walking trail, picnic shelter and a water tower complex. See more on p. 26.

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Other discussion topics may include paving and improving the lake parking lot at Summerfield Community Park on Centerfield Road, at an estimated cost of $200,000; contracting for engineering services to help with subdivision and site plan reviews, amending development ordinances and traffic and other engineering; and finishing the Unified Development Ordinance rewrite. The annual retreat will get underway Friday, 4:30 p.m. at Piedmont Triad Regional Council office, 1398 Carrollton Crossing in Kernersville, and continue until 7 p.m., after which the group will recess for dinner at Giadas Trattoria, 210 N. Main St. in Kernersville. During this first part of the retreat, much of which will be guided by a facilitator, the council will review

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Demand for ‘active adult’ housing is driving force behind rezoning request, developer says by CHRIS BURRITT Paul Milam, who developed the Henson Farms and Henson Forest subdivisions in Summerfield, is seeking rezoning approval to build 44 townhouses and twin houses in Oak Ridge’s town core residential district. The town’s Planning and Zoning Board will consider Milam’s rezoning request Thursday, Jan. 24. Below is a conversation we had with Milam about the dynamics driving this segment of the housing market and how it relates to this particular project. Q: Describe the project you’ve proposed on N.C. 68 across from Fogleman Road. A: “The site is roughly 30 acres. We’re looking at 44 units – 30 twin homes (or two patio homes side by side) and 14 single-family townhomes. On average, each one will have about 1,850 square feet on the main living area and an additional 400 to 500 square feet upstairs that can be finished as a bedroom or bonus room for guests, typically the grandkids.” Q: Who are you marketing these homes to? A: “They’re designed for the active adult or empty nester. Our homebuyers are going to range from 55 to 75 years old. They want the master bedroom on the main level and as few steps as possible. “They want to focus on the years they have left in their lives and how they spend that time. The last thing they want to do is take care of a house and the one acre that goes with it. They want a low-maintenance alternative where they can turn the key and go play golf, travel or spend time with their grandchildren. It’s not to mow the grass and paint the house.” Q: Are you confident there’s demand? A: “Yes. An interested person invited

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me to her house to make a presentation about the community. There were about 12 couples there, all of whom go to Oak Ridge United Methodist Church. They said they want to stay within a very close radius of their church, places where they shop, and to their neighbors and the friends they’ve developed over the years. “If they retire and want to stay close, there’s nothing in Oak Ridge right now that would allow them to do that. They’d have to move into Greensboro or elsewhere to find that low-maintenance housing opportunity that would service their needs. Without having such communities in place, you’re going to lose those residents to other communities.”

want to go? Rezoning Case #RZ-18-01: HB and AG to CU-TC-R is for 29.45 acres located on the west side of N.C. 68 N, about 800 feet south of the intersection with Fogleman Road in Oak Ridge. The property is owned by Israel Family Limited Partnership and Larry J. and Kathy R. Mills. The public hearing before Oak Ridge’s Planning & Zoning Board was continued from the board’s Dec. 20 meeting and is rescheduled for Thursday, Jan. 24, 7 p.m. at Oak Ridge Town Hall, 8315 Linville Road. Following the hearing, the P&Z Board will vote on whether to recommend the rezoning request be approved. Regardless of the board’s vote, the Oak Ridge Town Council will hold a second public hearing – likely at its Feb. 7, 2019 meeting, after which it will make the final decision to approve or deny the request. If approved, the developer must present a subdivision plan to the town’s planning director and to the P&Z Board for technical review; the plan must be approved before construction gets underway.

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Stokesdale Town Council bought and donated to Stokesdale Elementary School last year. Is there any way to change the lettering or background to make it easier to read? Also, I thought the sign was to advertise

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will hold a special called meeting Jan. 24, 6:30 p.m. at Summerfield Town Hall, 4117 Oak Ridge Road, Summerfield, to potentially discuss the following items: contracts related to 1) engineering services; 2) U.S. 220 sidewalk; 3) SCP parking lot, and 4) finishing the UDO rewrite. More info: summerfieldnc.gov.

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STOKESDALE – Following an almost 35-minute closed session during its Jan. 10 meeting, the Stokesdale Town Council voted 5-0 to terminate the position of budget officer.

town administrator and finance officer in August 2016. Pulliam had been on a leave of absence since Dec. 7, according to Town Clerk/Finance Officer Alisa Houk.

The council had gone into closed session under N.C. General Statute 143-318.11 to consult with Town Attorney John Bain to discuss personnel matters. It had also gone into closed session to discuss personnel matters during the Dec. 13 regular council meeting and a Dec. 20 special meeting.

After a 15-minute closed session during the Dec. 20 special meeting, the council voted 5-0 to hire a temporary contract employee for an estimated 45-50 hours through Jan. 31 at a cost of $4,500 to clear out a backlog of financial records.

Philip M. Pulliam had been hired in 2016 as a part-time finance officer and budget officer before former Town Clerk Kim Hemric was appointed

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ORMA puts N.C. 150 property up for sale

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Oak Ridge Military Academy puts N.C. 150 property up for sale Seeking to generate revenue, the school’s board of trustees is asking nearly $1.2 million for almost 2.5 acres and six historic buildings including the old barber shop and former post ofﬁce.

based commercial real estate firm listing the property. “The goal is to preserve the historic integrity of the property while reenergizing buildings that have been vacant.” CBRE posted a “For Sale” sign on the property in late December and recently began marketing the tract with 310 feet of frontage on N.C. 150 for commercial and/or retail use.

by CHRIS BURRITT OAK RIDGE – Oak Ridge Military Academy trustees have put up for sale almost 2.5 acres and six historic buildings on N.C. 150 in an effort to generate revenue for school operations. The asking price is $1.17 million for the tract located on the south side of Highway 150, across from the school’s main campus. Founded in 1852, ORMA is listed with the National Register of Historic Places and is also in Oak Ridge’s historic district, which requires that changes to the exterior of buildings such as the old barber shop and former post office be approved by the town’s Historic Preservation Commission and the town council. “All of the stakeholders need to have a seat at the table,” said David Hagan, senior vice president for CBRE Triad, the Greensboro-

“We listed it to generate some income for the school,” Steve Wilson, chairman of the school’s board of trustees, said in an interview earlier this month. Wilson also serves on the town’s Planning and Zoning Board, which hears requests to rezone property before the town council makes final rezoning decisions. “It’s land that we’re not using,” said Wilson, a 1964 ORMA graduate. “We’re not housing any students there. It didn’t make sense not to try to sell it.” Potential tenants include retail shops, a restaurant, offices, single and multi-family residences and a public library or community center in collaboration with the Town of Oak Ridge, Hagan said in an interview. Another possibility is a museum for the town or the military school. A developer would probably refurbish the buildings and possibly construct new ones “in a

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Cadets once got their hair cut in the barber shop, now closed; the old shop is located in one of six historic buildings on a 2.5-acre tract that Oak Ridge Military Academy has put up for sale.

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complimentary architectural style” of existing structures, creating “a charming historic village concept much like the Village of Pinehurst,” Hagan said.

hance the town’s history and efforts to improve what town leaders call its “village feel” could be “the best outcome for Oak Ridge,” Schneider said.

Demolishing buildings would be a possibility, though not the preferred option, he acknowledged.

“The point is to find someone to care for those buildings,” she stressed. “They are important and part of a National Register district that is the centerpiece of our town’s historic district.”

The property is currently zoned Public and Institutional, and before it could be used for commercial purposes it would have to be rezoned, Planning Director Sean Taylor said. “Any person who wants to develop the property would need to work with us,” Oak Ridge Town Council member Ann Schneider said in an interview two weeks ago. “There’s a high value to preserving the six historic buildings on the site.” The council could impose conditions, such as prohibiting certain buildings from ever being torn down, in exchange for rezoning the property, she said. Developing the property to en-

An appraisal by McNairy & Associates, of Greensboro, listed 11 buildings on 17.1 acres owned by ORMA on the south side of Highway 150, also known as Oak Ridge Road.

plan to sell no other academy property. ORMA is North Carolina’s official military school, as designated by the state legislature. It also ranks as the nation’s oldest military academy as sagging enrollment has forced others to close nationally amid competition from traditional private schools, charter schools and homeschooling, according to Lt. Col. David Reardon, named president of ORMA last year.

The land and six buildings up for sale include three single-family houses, one dating back as far as the mid-1880s. The appraisal lists their condition as “fair” and “fair to average.”

As part of long-range planning, Reardon is urging ORMA leaders to evaluate how much space the school is going to need as it considers the growth of internet instruction may require additional spending on technology, but fewer classrooms and buildings. Shrinking the campus’ footprint is part of the evaluation, Reardon said in an interview last September.

“It is our hope that whoever purchases the property uses the buildings there instead of trying to take them down,” said Wilson, adding that trustees

“In the final analysis, the board of trustees knows that the buildings they put up for sale will not be part of their long-term plan,” Hagan said.

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The historic buildings that Oak Ridge Military Academy is trying to sell are deteriorating. Here a wooden awning has collapsed over the door of a building that once housed the Eugenia Harris Holt Inﬁrmary, built in 1938.

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Neighbors present petition opposing connectivity Despite objections over connecting a proposed 27-lot subdivision to the existing subdivision behind it, council OKs rezoning request by STEVE MANN STOKESDALE – A proposed subdivision on Ellisboro Road was narrowly approved by the Stokesdale Town Council and will connect to the one behind it, despite vocal opposition and a petition opposing connectivity. A conditional rezoning request for about 26.13 acres at 9003 Ellisboro Road owned by Dorothy Angel was approved 3-2 by the council Jan. 10 following an almost 85-minute public hearing, with council members Bill Jones and Tim Jones voting nay. The public hearing had been continued from the Dec. 13 council meeting. Connectivity of neighborhoods, a goal listed in the vision statement of the Stokesdale Future Land Use Plan, was a sticking point at each step along the way. At the Nov. 29 Planning Board meeting, Will Berry – the owner of WJB Investment Group – submitted a request to rezone the parcel from RS-30 (residential single-family, minimum lot size 30,000 square feet) and AG (agriculture) to CZ-RS-30 (residential single-family, minimum 30,000 square feet, with conditions). The two conditions were: a buffer of vegetation along the entrance on Ellisboro Road; and a connection to South Point Drive in the Boone Landing subdivision at the rear of the proposed 27-lot project. After several Boone Landing residents stated concerns about additional traffic and public safety because of the connectivity, the Planning Board voted 5-0 to recommend the rezon-

ing request if the connection to Boone Landing was eliminated. Berry volunteered to change the condition. During his Dec. 13 presentation to the council, Berry presented a plan showing a cul-de-sac instead of the connection to South Point Drive. He said his intention had been connectivity in accordance with the Future Land Use Plan, but he took the advice of the Planning Board. However, Mayor John Flynt said connectivity is a big issue for him since it would provide for better services and public safety, especially since Berry would be required to connect the proposed subdivision to the Town’s water system. Tim Jones and Bill Jones said they objected to what they saw as the council overriding the wishes of the neighbors since residents of Boone Landing were under the impression after the Planning Board meeting that Berry was going to eliminate the connectivity condition. The public hearing was continued to January on the advice of Town Attorney John Bain, saying it would allow Berry to submit a rezoning request with the conditions presented to the Planning Board and give those wishing to speak against connectivity the opportunity. At the Jan. 10 meeting, Berry presented a plan showing the connection of the proposed subdivision to South Point Drive. Thirteen Boone Landing residents spoke against the connectivity, with many statements accompanied by applause. In addition, a petition with signatures from 40 residents in opposition was presented to the council. The petition said in part, “This connection will create a convenient shortcut between Ellisboro Road and N.C. 65, creating increased traffic flow between the developments and much higher probability of a vehicle-pedestrian accident.” Many said they are concerned

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It’s one of the most attractive qualities of the neighborhood. Don’t destroy that for us.” Chris Sands of Deer Court Path in Boones Landing, speaking against a connecting road between his neighborhood and a proposed neighborhood adjacent to it. about speeding through the neighborhoods since residents use the roads for walking and jogging. “It’s one of the most attractive qualities of the neighborhood,” said Chris Sands of Deer Court Path, who presented the petition to the council. “Don’t destroy that for us.” Todd Collins of Deer Path Court said that’s one reason he moved his family from Winston-Salem to Stokesdale.

“It’s kind of like you’re trying to destroy the reason I moved out here,” he said. Carol Pellettier, who lives at the corner of Deer Path Court and South Point Drive where there’s a school bus stop, said connecting the neighborhoods would put children in jeopardy. “I see a lot of children playing, riding bicycles, a lot of cars going by very fast and not stopping,” she said. “People don’t stop at stop signs.” Shirley Hillard of South Point Drive said her grandchildren love to ride their bikes in her neighborhood because theirs is too dangerous. “I know when it’s safe for them because I know when my neighbors come home from work,” she said. “We know who lives in that neighborhood and I know who drives in that neighborhood.” Berry said thinking the connector

I don’t know why council is going to sit up here and make the decision we’re going to ignore what the Planning Board recommended or what the neighbors are saying, and pretend we know what’s better for the neighborhood than they do.” Stokesdale Town Council member Bill Jones, who voted against a rezoning because the proposed subdivision would connect to an existing one, against neighbors’ wishes. would be used as a shortcut is an “assumption” and “there’s no statistics to show that will happen.” He also said “controls” such as speed-limit signs, speed bumps, stop signs and turns can be put in place to make it hard for drivers to speed through the neighborhoods. He noted there’s a 90-degree curve in the proposed subdivision and a stop sign about 100 yards into Boone Landing at the intersection of Deer Path Court and South Point Drive. But Hillard said she has neighbors speeding by her house. “You know if neighbors do that, people who don’t live in that neighborhood really don’t care,” she said. Anthony DeSiena of South Point Drive said neighborhoods were not created to be road connectors. “They were created for people look-

ing for a safe place to live and to enjoy the safe place with their families,” he said. Sands said people would use the shortcut once the U.S. 158 project is completed to avoid crossing over a four-lane highway with a proposed “synchronized street” like that at the junction of Ellisboro Road and U.S. 220, where drivers must first turn right and then make a U-turn to return to their desired route. Several residents suggested connecting the neighborhoods with a sidewalk or walking trail. Deer Path Court resident Cheryl Steele, a former council member, said a walking trail could double as an easement for the shortest path to the water system and allow emergency vehicles through. Nicole Schill of South Point Drive said a guard rail with a chain

would give emergency vehicles access. Flynt said he showed Berry’s plans with a cul-de-sac and his plans with a street connection to fire chiefs Todd Gauldin of Stokesdale and Steve Simmons of Oak Ridge and asked what design would be best for public safety; from an emergency vehicle access standpoint, he said both preferred the street connection. Flynt and council members Thearon Hooks and Frank Bruno said the connection to Ellisboro Road would make it safer for both subdivisions. Tim Venable of South Point Drive said Boone Landing has more than one entrance/exit and suggested Berry eliminate one lot in the proposed subdivision and put in a second entrance/ exit. Venable said there is the opportunity to redraw the proposed subdivision at RS-40 (residential single-family, minimum 40,000 square feet), which is recommended in the Future Land Use Plan. Berry stated several times during the public hearings that RS-40 zoning would drive up costs for builders and jeopardize the opportunity for starter homes to preserve the small-town nature of the community. Josh Marshall, a resident in Angels Glen subdivision, said zoning is a separate issue from connectivity.

“If it were RS-40, the same people would be here with the same complaints,” he said. Tim Jones said the U.S. 158 bypass is a wild card but the Department of Transportation – not the town – has the final say. He says water can be run up Ellisboro Road instead of through an easement. He said he sometimes has to vote for something he otherwise wouldn’t because of what an ordinance requires. “I see where we have the latitude to require connectivity or not,” he said, adding he couldn’t support connectivity. Bill Jones said he was adamant about not requiring connectivity in December and was even more sure it was the wrong thing to do. “I don’t know why council is going to sit up here and make the decision we’re going to ignore what the Planning Board recommended or what the neighbors are saying, and pretend we know what’s better for the neighborhood than they do,” he said. “I’m disappointed you’ve put me in a position of having to vote ‘no’ against a subdivision I would otherwise vote ‘yes’ for just because of the traffic hazard created by the connection. “I don’t have a problem with the subdivision. I have a problem with the street.”

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Nationally, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., or Freddie Mac, estimates that total home sales declined 1.6 percent in 2018; home sales are projected to rebound by one percent in 2019 and two percent in 2020.

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2016. The department reported that in the South, where the bulk of transactions took place, new home sales in October declined 7.7 percent to their lowest level since July 2017. The Federal Reserve has raised the benchmark lending rate for determining the rate on 30-year fixed mortgages several times over the past year and a half. About four weeks ago, the rate was 4.75 percent. According to Bankrate.com’s latest survey of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders, rates have since been declining – the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell last week to 4.59 percent (a new nine-month low) from 4.63 percent in early January. Still, that rate was up from 4.2 percent a year ago.

“With interest rates going up, it’s potentially going to slow down the high-level price point,” said Matt Walraven, owner of Walraven Signature Homes. “Interest rates make a big difference on what you can and can’t afford.” There are fewer potential buyers of houses costing $600,000 or more, Walraven noted. “You don’t have a lot of people looking in that price range unless they were transferred in,” he said. In 2019, Walraven plans to concentrate on building houses priced from $350,000 to $500,000. And his plans for spec houses involve building fewer costing $600,000-plus and more at lower prices. An increasing number of lots in northwest Guilford will go on the market next year, heightening competition for home builders courting buyers of new houses. “Is the demand going to be there

for the supply? Probably so,” said Cunningham of Keller Williams. “But builders need to be cautious. They don’t want to get caught with too many specs hanging out there. We wound up with too many lots on the ground before ’08.”

The market for higherpriced spec homes “is a little bit flooded right now,” said Casey Johnson of Johnson & Lee. “Anything $425,000 and up has really slowed down. Anything under $400,000 is doing pretty well.” Meanwhile, demand for custombuilt homes is “on fire,” said Johnson, noting some people want to build their new homes based on designs and innovations they’ve seen on outlets such as Pinterest and HGTV. “It seems everybody wants to build their own house instead of buying a spec house.” Cunningham said the slowing market indicates that sellers may be losing some of the bargaining power they’ve enjoyed in the tight market for houses. That’s been especially true of houses for sale in preferred school districts such as Oak Ridge Elementary, she said.

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Kevin and Brittany Lansink have added a new designer to their staff. Their 2-year-old daughter Audrey comes by it naturally. As the child dances around in the living room of the Lansinks’ most recently completed home, Brittany points out some of the things that make it so parent- and kidfriendly. “From a parent’s perspective, your child could be in the living room playing while you’re in the kitchen cooking,” Brittany said. “We’re often building for young couples just like us.” Kevin and Brittany started Lansink Custom Homes in 2015, the same year they married. It’s been a partnership, with Brittany handling the company’s finances and designing their spec homes. She also has a full-time job as retail operations manager for Bank of Oak Ridge. Kevin discovered he loved to build houses while working for Francis Disney, founder of Disney Custom Homes. When the recession hit a decade ago and beat down many builders, Kevin searched for building jobs anywhere he could. “I did a lot of woodworking, but really, I took any job available,” he said. Since going out on his own four years ago, Kevin has been on the job site every day. He relies on subcontractors for electrical, plumbing, HVAC and roofing work, but using a table saw and router on site, he cuts moldings and trims, cabinet shelving and the materials for built-ins such as “drop zones” where children can put their backpacks after school. He also installs cabinet hardware. “I put on the tool belt and get the tools out every day,” Kevin said. “What I think sets me apart is the hours and time I put into each job. I dedicate every day to being at the job sites and my clients are free to pick up the phone and

call me any time of day or night.” A young couple who recently visited the Lansinks’ spec house in Stokesdale’s North Ridge subdivision complimented Kevin for the quality of detail in the home. Lansink Custom Homes built four houses last year, including the couple’s new home in Summerfield, and Kevin expects to build three or four houses in 2019. “I only build one home at a time so I can pay attention to quality,” Kevin said. Brittany keeps informed about home design trends by reading home-related articles and following Pinterest and Facebook, and sometimes adds a personal twist to trends she sees on social media. In their listing in North Ridge, for instance, the ceiling of the family room features a traditional coffered ceiling and consists of six panels of equal size. Outside, the coffered ceiling on the porch varies, with two panels larger than the others. The four-bedroom, three-and-a-halfbath house on Honkers Hollow Court features subway tile in the upstairs bathrooms and oversized white tiles on the kitchen backsplash. The larger tiles reduce the number of grout lines while “creating a different look,” Kevin said. The design is modern farm style, with gray walls and soft white trim and doors resembling plank barn doors. The home is made for entertaining. A spacious kitchen flows into an even larger family room with a fireplace. The room opens to the 18- by 14-foot covered porch in the wooded back yard. The home is listed for $534,900, which is at the upper end of Lansink Custom Homes’ typical price range starting around $450,000. Kevin builds primarily in northwest Guilford; however, he’s open to building elsewhere in the vicinity. When not working, Kevin enjoys

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“When I came out of high school in West Virginia, I started working in the coal mines in 1976 making $128 a day,” said Don Mills. “As an 18-year-old Don Mills kid, I couldn’t throw away all the money I was making. It was so good that I would have never left.

“My father, Tom Lee, built and remodeled homes in what is now the Oak Ridge township,” said Rick Lee. “As a teenager, I worked with my dad and uncle Rick Lee during the summer and on weekends. When asked to describe the first experience I can recall relating to my building career, it is always the same. My father was contracted to ‘stone veneer’ a building, and I was the laborer. Mixing mortar with a hoe and carrying the rock in a wheel barrow was my job. I recall thinking ‘this is hard work,’ but after the job was finished it was rewarding to see what had been accomplished.

“But when the coal mines shut down in 1983, it was the best thing that ever happened to me. I started working with my cousins who were framing houses and I loved it. We were building little ranch-style homes, nothing like we are doing today. But for me, the satisfaction was stepping back and looking at something that I had actually done and could be proud of. “I hated the coal mines. You have to understand how they work. Most everybody could do everybody else’s job. You went farther into the ground, but when you got done at the end of the day, it looked just like it did when you got there. We accomplished mining coal, but in my mind that wasn’t accomplishing anything.”

“I am now 78 years old. I started working for AT&T in 1958 and continued to build and remodel houses part-time. I retired after 34 years of service and then formed a partnership with my son, Mike Lee. In 2005, we teamed up with another father and son, Commie and Casey Johnson, to create Johnson and Lee LLC in which we are all equal partners.

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ARRESTS/CITATIONS JAN. 14 | A 19-year-old male known offender from Northfork, West Virginia, was cited at 9:19 p.m. during a traffic stop near the intersection of Brisbane Drive/Oak Ridge Road in Summerfield for possession of marijuana. JAN. 16 | A 35-year-old male known offender was arrested at 4:09 p.m. in the 3700 block of Oak Ridge Road in

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Summerfield for driving while impaired and driving with a revoked/suspended license. The suspect was transported to jail, where he refused to submit to a chemical breath test. JAN. 16 | A 19-year-old female was cited at 1:12 a.m. near the intersection of N.C. 68/Haw River Road in Stokesdale for speeding. JAN. 18 | A 42-year-old male was arrested at 9:56 a.m. in the 3300 block of Oak Ridge Road in Summerfield for an OFA (out of county order for arrest). JAN. 18 | A 39-year-old known offender was cited at 8:16 p.m. during a traffic stop near the intersection of Pleasant Ridge Road/Carlson Dairy Road in Summerfield for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with a revoked license not reclaimed and having an expired inspection certificate. JAN. 18 | Related to the above incident, a 21-year-old known offender was cited at 8:16 p.m. during a traffic stop near the intersection of Pleasant Ridge Road/Carlson Dairy Road in Summerfield for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. JAN. 18 | A 17-year-old male was cited at 7:34 p.m. near the intersection of Pleasant Ridge Road/Bunch Road in Summerfield for driving more than 15 mph over the speed limit. JAN. 20 | A 39-year-old male known offender from the 3400 block of Old Vineyard Road in Winston-Salem was arrested during a traffic stop at 2:37 a.m. in the 3600 block of Oak Ridge Road in Summerfield for possession of marijuana and resist/delay/ obstruction of a police officer.

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NORTHERN GUILFORD Miracle Scott, indoor and outdoor track by STEWART MCCLINTOCK Miracle Scott enrolled at Middle College at Greensboro College during her junior year of high school so she could take classes that would earn her college credits. Now a senior, Scott also runs indoor and outdoor track for the Northern Guilford Nighthawks. A leader on and off the track for head coach Thanh Ngo and sprint coach Yvonna Hines, Scott has been on the varsity track team all four years of high school. Scott, who is the younger sister of Coach Hines, shared what it’s like sprinting under her sister’s guidance. “She’s hard on us, because she knows our potential and what we are capable of,” Scott said. “We’ve all been able to drop our personal best times under her coaching. She’s very good at

switching up our workouts, to push us but also to keep us progressing.” In indoor track, Scott competes in the 300-meter, 4x200-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay and the triple jump. In outdoor track she focuses on the 400-meter, 4x200-meter relay, 4x400meter relay and the triple jump. In her sophomore year Scott and three of her teammates won the 4x200-meter relay state championship title. Last year Scott and three of her teammates finished fifth in the country at the National Championships in the 4x200-meter relay. This year Scott and her sprint teammates have once again qualified for the National Championships and in March will travel to New York to compete in the 4x200-meter relay and the 4x400-meter relay. Off the track Scott is a member of National Honor Society, the Yearbook Club, and the GMOC Club, where she has helped collect clothes, food and money for the homeless and participated in school fundraising drives. After graduating this spring, Scott plans to continue running at the college level. She is interested in attending UNC-Charlotte, UNC-Asheville and Western Carolina, among others, and wants to major in criminal justice and

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Q: Do you have a favorite food? A: “Yes, pizza.” Q: Favorite movie? A: “Titanic.” Q: Favorite book? A: “‘The Divergent’ series.” Q: Favorite musical artist? A: “Juice Wrld.” Q: Favorite professional athlete? A: “Sydney McLaughlin, an American sprinter. She ran the fastest 400-meter ever for a high school girl. I saw her run last year at Nationals and she was amazing!” Q: Do you have a role model? A: “My sister, Yvonna Hines – she’s our sprint coach at Northern and she’s always been athletically and academically strong. She ran at a Division 1 university (UNC-Charlotte), and she maintained very good grades.” Q: Do you have a favorite celebrity? A: “Justin Bieber.” Q: Have you, or do you participate in any other sports besides track? A: “Yes, I played soccer from age 4 until I was 16. I played on a travel team in high school.” Q: If you could interview one person, living or dead, who would it be? A: “Michael Jackson. He was his own person, he didn’t care what other people thought, and he was the ‘King

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A: “Australia. I’ve always been interested in going there, even though they have a ton of animals that are deadly – that’s what makes it an interesting adventure, though.” Q: If you were to leave behind a time capsule for people to find 100 years from now, what would be in it? A: “Books from today, and pictures and videos of what it’s like to live right now.” Q: What’s one thing we all could do to make the world a better place? A: “Stop littering.” Q: What’s one invention the world needs? A: “A machine that helps make people nonjudgmental, and more accepting.” Q: What’s something about you not everyone knows? A: “I’m the youngest of six kids.” Q: How do you enjoy spending your free time? A: “I really like to go run in my free time, listen to music, and draw – I like to draw whatever comes to my mind, or draw how I feel.” Q: What’s your favorite sports memory from this year? A: “The day in December when we practiced in the snow. It really helped the team bond together more. Even though it was freezing cold, it was really fun!”

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planned for the Pets & Critters section of our Feb. 7-13 issue about Katie and her owners’ extraordinary efforts to locate her and bring her back home (besides the paid advertisements, flyers, sizable reward offering, postcards and direct mailers, they also brought in trackers to follow her scent). See below Grin from Katie’s owners…  Northwest Guilford communities for helping us bring our dog, Katie, home. Over those 22 days so many people reached out to us offering to help find her. Forever grateful to the family who found her. This community is amazing!  Daniel Atkins for stopping to replace my blown-out tire during the freezing temperatures. Good Samaritans still exist!  Daly Floral Designs (in Summerfield) for creating a beautiful arrange-

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DAYS BEFORE DEATH, BOY SPOKE FIRST SENTENCE a few days later for burial Jan. 11. Spruill said Logan would normally go to a neighbor’s house after he got off the school bus. The neighbor would either walk Logan home later or call to say he was headed home, and Spruill would go meet him.

ing to Capt. Brian Hall of the sheriff’s District 1 office. That included a K-9 unit, drones and a Highway Patrol helicopter with a heat sensor. Logan’s body was discovered by helicopter about 7:15 p.m., Spruill said.

Spruill – who, along with his wife, Dorothy, had adopted Logan and Logan’s 16-year-old brother, Aaron – said he met Logan when he got off the bus that day around 3 p.m. to get his book bag before Logan went to the neighbor’s house.

Logan was a first-grader at Colfax Elementary School in a seven-student special-needs class, according to Principal Julie M. Kimsey. He also had attended pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classes there the previous two school years, she said.

Around 4:45 p.m., Spruill said he completed a long phone call and didn’t see Logan, so he called the neighbor. The neighbor said Logan had headed home some time before. According to the incident report, Spruill called 911 about 10 minutes later and reported him missing.

He had nonverbal autism, but Kimsey said that just days before the incident Logan had spoken his first sentence – “I want snack, please.”

“Something enticed him to go that way – a dog, rabbit – something made him go that way,” said Spruill, who has served on Stokesdale’s Planning Board and run for Stokesdale Town Council. “If I knew he was out there, I would have been looking for him.” Multiple officers from different divisions with the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office, Stokesdale Fire Department, N.C. State Highway Patrol and Guilford County EMS responded, accord-

Kimsey said Logan had a limited vocabulary but had made great progress. She said he liked music, working with iPads and computers, and being out with people. “He loved his bus driver,” Kimsey said. “They just clicked.” Kimsey said it’s been tough on teachers and students. Following school district protocol, the day after the incident a statement was read to the entire school, and Logan’s teacher told the students in her class “the best way she knew how,” Kimsey said. That included sign language. “It was challenging,” Kimsey said.

Visitation/service details The family will receive friends from 9:30-10:45 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26, followed by a service to celebrate Logan’s life at 11 a.m. at HayworthMiller Kernersville Chapel, 141 Smith Edwards Road, Kernersville. Rev. David Crabtree will officiate. Burial will follow at Oak Springs Baptist Church on U.S. 158 in Stokesdale. •••••

want to help? If you would like to contribute to a fund to help the family with funeral and burial expenses, make checks out to Jaycee Spruill, with “Donation” written in the memo line, and send to or drop off at Colfax Elementary School, 9112 W. Market St., Colfax, N.C. 27235. Cash also will be accepted at the school for deposit into the account.

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Left to cherish Logan’s memory are his legal guardians/grandparents with whom he lived, Jaycee and Dorothy Spruill; his biological father, Duane Spruill of Summerfield; his biological mother, Ashley Weldy of Kernersville; a sister, Selina of Greensboro; a brother, Aaron of the home; and a host of uncles, aunts, cousins, other relatives and friends.

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EXPERIENCED CNA available for in-home care. Excellent references, (336) 552-3917.

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HOME SERVICES CLEANING CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOW CLEANING Gutter cleaning, pressure washing. Fully ins. windowcleaningnc.com (336) 595-2873. THE CLEANING TECHNICIAN INC. For a one-time clean or bi-weekly, I can fit your schedule. Licensed, bonded and insured. Call Lisa, (336) 207-0770. CHRISTIAN MOM needs work cleaning houses, running errands. Will fit to your budget. Pet taxi/pet sitting also avail. Refer References. Call Laura Bennett, (336) 231-1838. CastleWorks WINDOW CLEANING Includes gutters, pressure washing, chandeliers and other high ladder work. Fully insured and bonded, free estimates. (336) 609-0677. www.castleworkswindowcleaning.com. ANA'S HOUSECLEANING. Good references, free est., 25 years exp. (336) 309-0747.

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MAIDS OF HONOR HOME CLEANING $25 off! Locally owned, bonded staff. 40 years in service. BBB A+ rating. (336) 708-2407.

ELECTRICAL BALEX ELECTRICAL COMPANY, LLC. Got Power? Residential, commercial and solar electrical services. (336) 298-4192. Need an electrician? Call BLACKMON ELECTRICAL, INC. Free estimates. Commercial & residential. Licensed & insured. Call (336) 430-5018. Do you have ELECTRICAL NEEDS? Call Coble Electric LLC at (336) 209-1486. It's generator season, call us to get yours installed!

FLOORING MONTERO'S HARDWOOD FLOORING Installation of hardwood, laminate & tile; hardwood sanding & finishing. Commer Commercial & residential. Insured, 17 yrs. exp. Free est., exc. references. Call (336) 215-8842 or visit Monteros-hardwood-flooring.com.

GENERAL REPAIR & SERVICES WELDING, FABRICATING, MACHINING. Will pick up and deliver. (336) 362-8408. GREENERTIMES SMALL ENGINE Sales & Service Center. All types sold and repaired; comm./res. 9428 NC Hwy. 65, Stokesdale. (336) 548-9286 or (336) 312-3844. GARY’S HANDYMAN HOME SERVICES “Providing value for the home-ownership experience.” Gary Gellert, serving NC’s Piedmont Triad area. Garygellert@gmail. com, (336) 423-8223. FIX YOUR MOWER. Free pickup & delivery. Call Rick, (336) 501-8681.

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CAROLINA STUMP & TREE SERVICE Complete tree service, $1 million liability, workwork man’s comp. Rick & Judy, (336) 643-9332. www.carolinaStumpAndTreeServices.com.

NC FORESTRY MULCHING Land clearing, vegetation management, pasture reclaiming, ATV trails, site clear clearing, etc. Environmentally friendly without disrupting the soil! Call (336) 362-6181 or visit ncforestrymulching.com. www.facebook.com/northwestobserver

GAULDIN TRUCKING, grading & hauling, bobcat work, lot clearing, driveways, fill dirt, gravel, etc. (336) 362-1150. FORESTRY MULCHING. Reclaiming overgrown pastures, property lines and trails. (336) 362-8408. ANTHONY’S GRADING & HAULING Excavating, land clearing, demolition, dirt. available. Zane Anthony, (336) 362-4035. E&W HAULING & GRADING INC. Driveways, fill dirt, demolition, lot clearing, excavating, bobcat work, etc. (336) 451-1282.

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SOUTHERN CUTS LAWN CARE, complete lawn maintenance services. 13 years experience. Nathan Adkins, (336) 500-1898.

STEVE NEWMAN TREE SERVICE. Free est. Lic./Ins. 30 yrs. exp. Bucket truck & chipper, total cleanup. Selective thinning & lot clearing. 24-hr. ER. (336) 643-1119.

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GRILLS, FIRE PITS, tankless water heaters. General home repairs. Call Don Hill, (336) 643-7183.

PAINTING & DRYWALL wall-paper removal. References & free estimates available. (336) 708-9155. PAINTING – INTERIOR & EXTERIOR 32 yrs. exp. Sheetrock repair. No job too small. Insured. Brad Rogers, (336) 314-3186. CARLOS & SON PAINTING, interior and exterior. 24 hours/7 days a week. Free estimates, licensed/insured. (336) 669-5210.

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GUZMAN LANDSCAPE & MAINTENANCE Pine needles, mulch, leaf removal, tree pruning, complete lawn maint. (336) 655-6490.

FAY'S LAWNCARE & LANDSCAPING Complete landscape maintenance & hardscaping. Tree work. Reasonable & honest. Call Taylor, (336) 458-6491.

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