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Reedy Fork Creek runs along the left side of a portion of property belonging to Bandera Farms, off Bunch Road in Summerfield. The property is part of a 113-acre tract under contract with the Piedmont Land Conservancy, which plans to use it for trails for hikers and possibly mountain bikers and horseback riders.
PLC to purchase 113 acres in Summerfield for recreational trails by CHRIS BURRITT SUMMERFIELD – The Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC) has entered into a contract to purchase 113 acres at the northern corner of Bunch Road and I-73 in Summerfield from Bandera Farms Inc. If the nonprofit organization is able to raise donations and obtain grants to buy the property, it plans to create a recreational area consisting of trails for hikers and possibly mountain bikers and horseback riders, according to Palmer McIntyre, PLC’s conservation planner.
Executive Director Kevin Redding wouldn’t disclose how much the PLC agreed to pay for the tract, which is listed for sale for $785,000. He said he expects the transaction to close by the end of 2020, raising the possibility that hiking trails could be finished in the year or two after that. “What we envision is a low-impact recreational amenity, basically a trails’ preserve,” McIntyre said in an interview earlier this week. Bordered by Reedy Fork Creek to
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State inspection of Happytail Wash hands, stay Puppies found no violations home if you or a family member are sick The N.C. Agriculture Department said it didn’t test for contagious illnesses after complaints from owners of sick puppies by CHRIS BURRITT OAK RIDGE – A surprise inspection of Happytail Puppies’ operation on N.C. 150 last month found no violations, though an inspector didn’t check for
contagious illnesses that owners and veterinarians have said afflicted some of the dogs sold there. The inspection found “that the animals were under veterinary care,” Heather Overton, a spokeswoman for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, said in an interview earlier this week, adding Happytail “won’t receive any sort of penalty from us.” Dissatisfied Happytail customers have emerged in recent weeks after the Northwest
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Reintroducing the Property Committee will also be a discussion item. For the last several years the committee has been comprised of a single council member, who took responsibility for soliciting bids for routine property services, repairs and supplies, and maintaining the town hall and park properties. Former councilman Bill Jones served as the one-member committee for several years, followed by former councilman Frank Bruno; the committee has been inactive since Bruno lost his reelection bid last November. At the council’s Feb. 13 meeting, Mayor John Flynt proposed adding a paid part-time Events and Parks director position to handle some of the responsibilities most recently handled by Bruno. He suggested the staff person would do things like regular park walk-throughs, monitoring the concession stand building, restrooms and drainage issues after heavy rains, and coordinating events like the weekly farmers market in the park and the Christmas parade. It’s been several months since the town’s Ordinance Review Committee submitted its recommendations for changes to the town’s development ordinance, and after a recent review by the Planning and Zoning Board, the council finally plans to discuss and possibly vote on those recommendations at Thursday’s meeting. Two closed sessions are on the meeting agenda, one to discuss a contractual agreement and the other to discuss potentially adding new staff positions. The agenda includes two periods for citizen comments, one near the beginning and one near the end of the meeting.
‘I’ve been blackballed,’ says Stone after council appoints two other P&Z Board applicants Mayor Schneider said the two new board appointments give ‘fresh’ perspective to the board, while Mike Stone, a former council member and P&Z Board vice chair, said council does not want his ‘servant heart’ by CHRIS BURRITT OAK RIDGE – Oak Ridge Town Council passed over Mike Stone, a former council member and vice chair of the Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Board, when recently voting to fill openings for two alternates on the board. The council voted 4-0 at its monthly
meeting March 5 to appoint Patrick Fiorentino and Rick Schlaginhaufen as P&Z Board alternates. Councilman Doug Nodine was absent from the meeting. Mayor Ann Schneider, Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kinneman and Councilman George McClellan said they believe the appointments will bring fresh ideas to the board responsible for hearing land use and rezoning cases. Stone and P&Z Board member Patti Paslaru said the council is shunning Oak Ridge residents with views that differ from theirs. “For political reasons, I’ve been blackballed from serving the town in a volunteer capacity,” Stone said in an interview earlier this week. Aside from previously serving on the council and P&Z Board, Stone said he volunteers at Oak Ridge Military Academy, with Preservation Oak Ridge and with RidgeFest,
Oak Ridge’s largest annual community event, which the town co-sponsors along with Merchants of Oak Ridge.
“They are taking my servant heart and saying they don’t want it,” Stone said after his application was rejected. Schneider said the council welcomes differing viewpoints; however, she said public comments by Stone since last year indicated he didn’t embrace Oak Ridge’s development ordinance and land use plan, which guide decisionmaking by the P&Z Board and the council on rezoning cases. “To the extent that we can ascertain, we want people on there who support the town’s development ordinance
and land use plan,” Schneider said in an interview. During last Mike Stone week’s meeting, she said the two new alternates will “provide a fresh and informed perspective” to the P&Z Board. “I’m glad to see some new blood coming on,” McClellan said. “I do agree there are times when we want fresh perspectives and new voices, and I think this is a good opportunity to do such a thing,” Kinneman said. After serving for about six years, Stone resigned from his seat on the P&Z Board in 2013 when he was elected to the council for a four-year term. He lost bids for reelection to the council in 2017 and again last November, when
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A while back I read in the Northwest Observer that Oak Ridge Youth Association cites “over 1,000 registered athletes participating in ORYA’s fall/winter sport programs this year...” Of that number, how many live in the town limits of Oak Ridge?” ORYA President Tom Collins, who was removed from Oak Ridge’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board a few months ago after it was discovered he was not an Oak Ridge resident, said he lives in Summerfield but his children were assigned to Oak Ridge Elementary School, hence his close affiliation with the Oak Ridge community. Collins pointed out his family is just one of many ORYA families in the same situation, as Oak Ridge Elementary School is not exclusive to children living in the 27310 zip code area. “People also have to consider the fact that not every town offers the same programs, and when they do overlap there are usually reasons why a family will choose one program over another,” Collins added. “So, often we have kids from neighboring communities choose to play for ORYA instead of their local recreational programs. To help compensate for this the Town of Oak Ridge receives $8 for each player who does not live in the town limits. “However, to answer the specific question, 50% of the 753 children ORYA has registered in their spring programs live within the 27310 zip code area.”
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The town of Oak Ridge plans to start video recording and livestreaming council meetings as early as May; in the future, other town meetings, presentations and events may be recorded and/or livestreamed.
by CHRIS BURRITT OAK RIDGE – Oak Ridge Town Council has decided to spend $16,275 to buy a system for recording and livestreaming public meetings in Town Hall after considering three other options, including one costing a third as much. The council voted 4-0 last week to
purchase a system with two cameras and a control panel that will be operated by town staff. It will be able to show council members and speakers from the audience, while displaying maps and documents they’re discussing, according to Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kinneman, who pulled together the proposals with the help of Planning Director Sean Taylor.
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Mayor Ann Schneider and other council members began discussing the recording and livestreaming of meetings earlier this year as a way to increase the visibility of how they conduct business. The council’s vote last week approved a budget amendment to allocate $16,275 to pay for the system since the spending isn’t authorized in the current year’s budget. “My gut is telling me this is going to remain a high priority and we simply have to bite the bullet and go forward with this proposal,” Schneider said.
“It gets that transparency out there even more,” Councilman George McClellan said. The recording of council meetings could start as soon as May, according to Town Manager Bill Bruce. It’s unclear whether the meetings will be
livestreamed initially, or recorded and put on the town’s website or Facebook page – or both – for people to view later, he said in an interview earlier this week. Councilman Doug Nodine, who was absent from last week’s meeting, said the town was overspending. In an interview, he said he would have voted against buying the system, due to its cost compared to his proposal to use cameras on used iPhones and iPads to record and livestream meetings.
“It seems like too much money to me,” said Nodine, who presented his iPhone option during the council’s January meeting. The system he recommended would rely on software from a company called Switcher Studio. It would charge an annual subscription of $588
to $3,360, depending upon how much data the town needed for storing recordings of meetings, according to a memo from Bruce. He estimated the used equipment would cost less than $2,000. Nodine said he and town staff tested iPhones, moving them around the council’s chambers in Town Hall to determine the best views. Recording and livestreaming would tie directly to the town’s sound system, as will the more expensive system the council decided to buy. Town staff will spend little time setting up and taking down the $16,275 system, Kinneman said. It can also be used to record and livestream other town meetings, as well as download presentations and videos taken away from Town Hall, such as the showing of a historic house, he pointed out. “I see this more as an enabling investment,” Kinneman said. Bruce noted that events such
as Music in the Park could also be recorded and, if WiFi were available, livestreamed. And, town staff and council members could record public service announcements, he said. Mayor Ann Schneider and council member Martha Pittman said they backed away from their initial reservations about the system’s cost after gaining a better understanding of how it and the other options work. The Switcher Studio system was the least expensive of the four options summarized for the council by town staff. Combined, the cost for equipment and Switcher Studio’s service could approach $5,500 in its first year of operation. “That option really isn’t as cheap as we thought it would be,” Schneider said. The second option cost about $8,000, followed by the $16,275 system the council decided to buy and a fourth costing $22,570.
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March 5 / MEETING HIGHLIGHTS as reported by CHRIS BURRITT Mayor Ann Schneider called the monthly meeting to order, with Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kinneman and council members George McClellan and Martha Pittman present; Councilman Doug Nodine was absent.
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agenda and minutes of the Jan. 23 special meeting and Feb. 6 regular meeting.
Fire Department. Ken Gibson, of the Oak Ridge Fire Department, reported the department responded to 72 calls in February; 41 of those were related to medical emergencies, excluding auto accidents. Firefighters obtained 186 hours of training. Gibson urged residents to replace batteries in their smoke alarms and invited those who need help installing and maintaining alarms to call the fire department.
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Maple Glade fundraising. Debbie Shoenfeld, chair of the town’s Historic Preservation Commission (HPC), reported the holiday open house for Maple Glade, traditionally the home of Oak Ridge Military Academy’s headmaster, raised $5,300 for preserving the exterior of historic buildings on the campus. Designers, contractors and subcontractors renovated Maple Glade’s kitchen, providing in-kind donations worth $60,000, Shoenfeld noted. Steve Wilson, the academy’s president and headmaster, thanked the
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Rev. Marcia Isley, pastor of St. James AME Church, offered the invocation. Members of Boy Scouts of America Troops 465 and 600 led the Pledge of Allegiance.
4 0 to approve the meeting
Recording meetings
4 0 to spend $16,275 to buy a
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P&Z Board appointments 4 0 to appoint Patrick Fiorentino and Rick Schlaginhaufen as
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WHAT they voted on, and HOW they voted: Mayor Ann Schneider, Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kinneman and council members George McClellan and Martha Pittman voted on the following issues during Oak Ridge Town Council’s March 5 meeting. Councilman Doug Nodine was absent.
4 0: Approve the meeting agenda and minutes of the Jan. 23 special meeting and Feb. 6 regular meeting
4 0: Approve spending $16,275 on a system for recording and livestreaming of town council and other town meetings
4 0: Appoint Patrick Fiorentino and Rick Schlaginhaufen as alternates to the Planning and Zoning Board 4 0: Approve renewing the town’s participation in the North Carolina Wildlife Commission’s urban archery season in 2021
4 0: Accept the town’s February financial report as presented by the finance officer
alternates to the Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Board. The council passed over Mike Stone, a former council member and vice chair of the P&Z Board, despite the board’s unanimous recommendation last month that he be appointed to fill one of the alternate slots. (See related article on p. 3.)
Control to enforce its animal control ordinances. He said he planned to meet with Animal Control officials to “work through our concerns” about permitting requirements for the highvolume puppy retailer’s training facility on Alcorn Road at N.C. 68. (See related article on front cover.)
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4 0 to renew the town’s par-
ticipation in the North Carolina Wildlife Commission’s urban archery season next Jan. 9-Feb. 14. Hunters who want to shoot deer with bows and arrows in Oak Ridge must hunt on their own property or get the permission of the owners of land where they intend to hunt, Kinneman said.
Whitaker property open house. The town will host an open house at Town Hall from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, March 19, to gather comments from residents about Oak Ridge’s plans for developing recreational facilities and preserving open space on the Whitaker property. Happytail Puppies update. Planning Director Sean Taylor said the town contracts with Guilford County Animal
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P&Z Board member Patti Paslaru told the council she was “highly disappointed” by its decision not to appoint Mike Stone as an alternate to the board, despite the board unanimously recommending his appointment.
“You say you respect and value our opinions, but you continue to disregard them,” she said. Guilford County School Board member Pat Tillman provided an update on the school district’s proposal to spend about $1.6 billion for renovating and building new schools. Plans call for replacing Northwest Middle and High schools at a cost
of about $117 million, according to Tillman, who represents District 3 schools that include Oak Ridge, Pearce and Stokesdale Elementary, Northwest Middle and Northwest High.
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Oak Ridge collected $92,414 in property tax receipts and $23,809 in sales tax receipts in February; the receipts were the biggest contributors to total revenue of $122,778 in the month, according to Finance Officer Sam Anders.
COMMUNITY UPDATES Special Events Committee. Chair Patti Dmuchowski said committee members took a field trip to Carolina Field of Honor at Triad Park in Kernersville and may try to incorporate some of its components into the veterans’ memorial planned for the Whitaker property. As the committee plans Oak Ridge’s memorial, it’s considering the use of local materials, such as the type of stone found in the Old Mill of Guilford, Dmuchowski said. It also wants to create space for people to reflect about the memorial and for teachers to instruct students.
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. Vice Chair Phyllis Anders said the committee voted to recommend
the council amend town regulations to ban electronic cigarettes in Town Park. The recommendation is in response to countywide changes to tobacco rules. The council will consider changing its rules during next month’s meeting, Bruce noted; he explained the Guilford County Board of Health added a ban of e-cigarettes to existing smoking rules for government buildings, effective Jan. 1, but the county regulations don’t apply to parks, prompting Oak Ridge to toughen its no-smoking policy.
Finance Committee. Chair John Jenkins said the committee is reviewing proposed spending on capital improvement projects as part of its drafting of the town’s budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. Planning and Zoning. Chair Ron Simpson said board members received two hours of training on their responsibilities defined by state law and council policies. Another two hours of training is planned next month, he said. Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Co-chair Bill Royal said the committee received a $35,505 state Recreational Trails Program grant. The committee plans to spend $25,000 for construction of a trailhead parking lot and $2,400 for a trailhead kiosk, with the rest ear-
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Historic Preservation Commission. Chair Debbie Shoenfeld said the owner of a historic property has asked the commission for help cleaning up their overgrown yard, and the commission will seek volunteers to assist with the project this spring. Oak Ridge Elementary School. Principal Denise Francisco said the school is seeking substitute teachers as well as volunteers. The school, which serves pre-k through fifth grade, is at full capacity with 785 students, she said. Oak Ridge Military Academy. Steve Wilson, president and headmaster, said several graduating cadets have received about $400,000 in scholarships to colleges including Michigan State University, Texas A&M University, Xavier University, High Point University and Guilford College. The school’s staff is educating cadets about the dangers of vaping, Wilson noted. “What we’re trying to get across to them is that this will hurt your body,” he said.
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McClellan urged residents to support the county school board’s proposal to replace Northwest Middle and High schools. He said he plans to vote in favor of selling bonds to fund improvements if county commissioners put a bond referendum on the ballot in the Nov. 3 election. After other council members’ comments, the meeting was adjourned at 8:14 p.m.
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During the campaign, Stone differed with McClellan and Pittman on housing density in Oak Ridge’s town core. The town’s land use plan recommends allowing construction of two residential units per acre in the town core, which encompasses residential areas around the town’s main intersection at N.C. 68 and 150. In an Oak Ridge candidates’ forum in October sponsored by the Northwest Observer, McClellan and Pittman said they support higher-density housing in the town core as a means to providing options for young families and empty nesters who can’t afford or don’t want to maintain an acre of land. Stone countered, saying “we’re not in the position in Oak Ridge to create low-priced housing based on the land availability.” Interpretation of the land use plan put Stone at odds with a majority of council members early last year. By a 3-2 vote, the council approved the rezoning of nearly 30 acres on N.C. 68 for townhouses and twin homes, a decision that allowed for higher-density housing in conflict with the plan, according to Stone. He serves as president of Old Mill Homesteads, a neighborhood adjacent to the proposed development, which fell through last summer after it had been approved several months earlier.
“I think it’s important for those who serve to fully support the land use plan,” Schneider said. “If a person doesn’t support the Town Core Residential (TC-R) zoning, they don’t support the land use plan.”
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“They’re not going to find anyone who is a bigger supporter of the land use plan than I am,” Stone countered. “It was the town council that chose not to follow the land use plan.” The discord runs wider than the point-counterpoint between Stone and the mayor. The appointment of Fiorentino and Schlaginhaufen as alternates sparked disagreement over the handling of applications for the two P&Z Board seats. Stone applied to serve on the board Nov. 15, according to his application filed at Town Hall. However, his application was not placed on the P&Z Board’s meeting agenda until its Feb. 27 meeting, and at that time it accompanied the applications of Schlaginhaufen and Fiorentino, which were received Jan. 27. Both newcomers said in their applications they learned about the P&Z Board openings from the mayor. Schneider said she routinely reaches out to residents when she’s seeking volunteers to serve on various town boards. “They’ve been holding onto it (Stone’s application) trying to find someone to run against him,” Paslaru, the P&Z Board member, said in an interview. That’s untrue, according to the mayor. She said town staff received Stone’s application too late to place it on the P&Z Board’s Nov. 21 meeting agenda. The board didn’t meet in December. As its next meeting on Jan. 23 was approaching, Schneider said she and other council members were hearing from residents who might be interested in serving as alternates. As a result, consideration of Stone’s application was delayed until the board’s Feb. 27 meeting, she said. Paslaru told council members last week she was “highly disappointed” they hadn’t followed the board’s recommendations for handling the appointments. By unanimous vote, the board recommended the council appoint Stone as an alternate. The board voted to table the applications of the other two candidates until its March 26 meeting, she said.
Delaying review of the two applicants followed the board’s practice of considering applications as they’re received by the town, giving Stone’s application priority over the two later ones, according to P&Z Board Chairman Ron Simpson. “We followed our custom,” Simpson said in an interview last week, adding that the three candidates were “well-qualified” to serve as alternates. The council isn’t legally obligated to follow the P&Z Board’s recommendations, according to Town Attorney Michael Thomas. Simpson and Paslaru said they were concerned because Schlaginhaufen, a builder contractor who specializes in residential remodeling and additions, is licensed to sell real estate. He joins two Realtors on the board – Tammy Gardner, a regular voting member, and Maureena Shep-
herd, who serves as an alternate.
“We are very concerned about the appearance of prejudice on our Planning & Zoning Board,” Paslaru said. Fiorentino retired last year as an executive in the aerospace industry, according to his application.
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Schneider said the board’s decision to delay consideration of the two applications was “unprecedented,” forcing the council to review all three candidates even though the board hadn’t considered two of them.
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“We were hoping they would take a look at all three,” the mayor said. “They abdicated their responsibility so we had to take that responsibility.”
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ally regulated, even though Happytail had applied for a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) license, Overton said. Earlier this week, Overton said Happytail “has started the process to go under USDA,” which will license the N.C. 150 facility as a “dog broker.” “Because they will be licensed by USDA, the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services jurisdiction ends,” she said. USDA’s media office didn’t reply to a telephone message or email earlier this week seeking an explanation of the agency’s responsibilities under the Animal Welfare Act. The law provides for “the humane care and treatment of animals bred for commercial sale, transported in commerce, used in biomedical research and exhibited to the public,” according to the website of the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Federal inspectors conduct unannounced inspections regularly, the website said. If an inspection uncovers deficiencies, the inspector documents the problems and instructs the operator to correct them within a certain timeframe. The agency will consider legal action if deficiencies remain unfixed upon subsequent inspections. Inspectors check for pest control, feeding and watering of animals, outdoor shelter, the separation of females in heat from male animals except for breeding purposes, and recordkeeping, USDA said. In Guilford County, Animal Services Director Jorge Ortega said in an interview last week that he is sorting out his agency’s responsibilities in inspecting Happytail’s facilities. They include a puppy-training facility on Alcorn Road at N.C. 68 as well as the N.C. 150 operation which can house as many as 300 dogs, according to its state license. Since he took over the county’s Animal Control agency in January 2018, Ortega said he has focused on improving operations of the county’s animal shelter in Greensboro following an animal abuse scandal. He said he
wasn’t aware that Happytail was training dogs in the Alcorn Road facility until last month when a complaint prompted the welfare check by an animal control officer. Ortega attended Oak Ridge’s Town Council meeting last week where Planning Director Sean Taylor briefed council members about the town’s contract with Animal Control to enforce the town’s animal regulations. Ortega and members of his staff met last week with Taylor, Mayor Ann Schneider and council member Martha Pittman. “We built a relationship there,” Schneider said. Ortega “was very responsive to the issue. We got from them a real commitment to do everything
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Wake Forest Baptist Health The school system is stocking up on large quantities of soap, disinfectant spray and wipes and other supplies while providing training to custodians and bus drivers, according to the plan. It’s distributing fact sheets and posters to schools as part of efforts to explain the coronavirus and its risks.
Jenna Daniels, assistant chief of Summerfield Fire District, explained symptoms of the coronavirus and steps to avoid contracting it during a presentation to Summerfield Town Council members at Tuesday’s council meeting.
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At Oak Ridge Town Council’s meeting last Thursday, Denise Francisco, principal of Oak Ridge Elementary School, briefed council members about precautions being taken by her school and others in Guilford County. She shared a letter from county schools Superintendent Sharon Contreras that school principals are sending home with students to share with their parents.
Second, if a case is confirmed in Guilford County, the district will take steps “to limit community spread to schools without disrupting learning,” according to the plan. Part of those steps are to limit public gatherings in schools and district facilities.
school-related activities, such as field trips, driver’s education and community meetings, will be canceled. The school will reopen based upon guidance from public health officials, the plan said. Fourth, if multiple cases are confirmed in the district, the plan said “multiple disruptions to learning” are possible. “All affected schools and district facilities will close immediately,” the plan said. It’s possible all schools and facilities in the district will close. The school system’s office is investigating options for staff to work from home, which is not allowed by current policy. Meanwhile, as usual during cold and flu season, custodians are taking additional precautions. They’ve been instructed to spend more time cleaning and disinfecting walls, furniture, computer labs, restrooms, cubbies, doors and other surfaces in schools, according to the letter distributed to parents last week. School and cafeteria workers are using an EPA-approved disinfectant daily to clean tables, chairs and service lines. Precautions recommended by the school system echo advice from a wide range of organizations, agencies and healthcare providers from the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control to medical professionals locally. Some are common-sense suggestions: wash your hands frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use an alcohol-based sanitizer. At home, use disinfectants to clean kitchen counters, tabletops, toilets and phones. “Wash hands after getting home or touching door knobs, railings, grocery store carts, gas pumps, bathroom fixtures and other public surfaces,” according to precautions listed on Wake Forest Baptist Health’s website. “Don’t touch your face, including your mouth, eyes or nose.” Cone Health, which operates LeBauer HealthCare, recommends staying home when you are sick.
“Avoid close contact with people who are sick,” the healthcare system advised on its website. The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, cough and shortness of breath, Novant Health confirmed on its website, noting symptoms may appear in as few as two days or as long as 14 days after exposure. “The virus that causes COVID-19
seems to be spreading easily and sustainably in a community where it is thought that for every one person who is infected, that potentially two other people can get the infection if they do not protect themselves with simple preventive measures, such as hand hygiene,” Cone Health said. “This virus is thought to be more contagious than the seasonal flu but much less than other highly contagious viruses, such as measles or chicken pox.” Rising concern along with the growing number of cases “is not a reason
to panic but rather to be aware and to take commonsense precautions,” Novant said.
to learn more: Visit the homepages of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control at www.cdc.gov and the state Department of Health and Human Services at www.ncdhhs.gov. People who want to ask nonemergency questions about the coronavirus can call the state agency at 1-(866)-462-3821.
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the north, the tract rises from a sandy flood plain to a marshy thicket of briars and kudzu to a wooded tract that abuts I-73. One of the trails would be the proposed Piedmont Greenway, a 19-mile trail running from Greensboro to Winston-Salem through Summer-
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NORTHERN GUILFORD Ellie Grove, soccer by MEREDITH BARKLEY Ellie Grove, a Northern Guilford junior, has been playing soccer since as far back as she can remember, and enjoys playing on teams year-round. In the spring she suits up with the
Nighthawks and the rest of the year she plays for Fusion, a local travel team. After she graduates from high school next year she’ll be headed to UNC-Wilmington to continue playing. “I’ve been playing soccer since I was 3 years old,” Grove said, noting she enjoys the sport a lot and she is “a very competitive person.” She’s particularly excited about playing for UNC-W because soccer friend and Nighthawk teammate Hayley Magnussen, a senior, has also committed to the university. Building relationships with her team-
mates is one of the things Grove enjoys about playing soccer. What’s more, she said, “I’ve always been a runner” and soccer involves lots of running. When she’s not playing soccer, she and her father, John, work out together. She’s hoping to major in exercise science in college, which will be preparation for a career as a physician assistant or physical therapist. Her favorite classes at Northern: math and AP Psychology. Of math, she said, “I like that there are different ways to solve a problem, and I really enjoy my teacher (Donna Christy).” As a volunteer with the high school’s Reading Buddies program, Grove heads to Northern Elementary one morning a week to help students with reading and math. “I enjoy helping the kids with what-
ever they need,” she said. “That’s why I want to be a PA, so I can help people out. And also, it’s really fun to see the kids happy.” She spends some of her off hours working at Papa Murphy’s Pizza on Battleground Avenue. The job brings in spending money, but she said it also covers one of her bills – her car insurance. “My dad really tries to get me prepared for the future as much as he can. My mom (Amy), too,” Grove said. She also enjoys participating in Jazzercise with her stepmom, Christy, who is an instructor. “It’s an exercise I can do outside of soccer,” Grove said. Among her dislikes: “People who are negative and can’t find the positive. My dad, my mom and my stepmom are very positive people and I try to be as positive as I can,” she said.
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NORTHWEST GUILFORD Kaylen Ayers, student newspaper by MEREDITH BARKLEY As sports editor for Northwest Guilford’s student-run newspaper, junior Kaylen Ayers says she does a little of everything, from writing stories to taking pictures to laying out pages. “I like being able to create and do something I enjoy more than all the textbook-heavy classes,” said Ayers of the newspaper class which meets first thing in the morning. “It’s such a team-oriented thing. You get to build relationships with your classmates.” Melanie Huynh-Duc, the high
school’s journalism teacher who advises the newspaper staff, called Ayers “a rising star” in the class. “She has taken every front-page photo we have used this year,” HuynhDuc noted. The newspaper, Northwest Horizons, comes out four times a year and has a website that’s updated daily. Ayers said she decided to give the newspaper a try last year because she liked Huynh-Duc as a teacher and because she had family in journalism. Her mother, Annette Ayers, works for the News & Record of Greensboro and her older sister Madison, who graduated last year, was on the high school’s newspaper staff. Being on the newspaper’s staff with her sister “was really cool,” Ayers said. Her sports photography has won recognition – she picked up an honorable mention nod from the National Scholastic Press Association for best
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“I’m definitely leaning toward field hockey,” she said, noting moving up to the varsity level helped her quickly develop as a player. “I think that (growth) gave me a lot of confidence. It was a big learning year.”
That led her to field hockey, since a lot of her fellow lacrosse players played that as well. She played on the field hockey’s junior varsity team her freshman and sophomore years before
As for journalism and her work on the school newspaper, Ayers said, “I’m extremely thankful for the opportunity journalism has given me and I’m very proud to be a part of this team.”
Basketball players selected for All Conference, honorable mention by MEREDITH BARKLEY NORTHERN/NW GUILFORD – All four Northwest Guilford and Northern Guilford basketball teams finished the season atop their conferences and players from each have been named among conference elites.
Hampton was also tapped for coplayer of the year with Grimsley’s Ahmil Flowers, and Reiber for defensive player of the year. Northwest boys made it to the fourth round of the 4A NCHSAA state basketball playoffs before bowing out last week; they finished the season 24-5.
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She played soccer for several years when she was younger, and then grew tired of it – so, she took up lacrosse as an eighth-grader. She enjoyed the newness of it, and also found it to be a good way to meet people.
Northwest Guilford boys, who finished 7-1 in the Metro 4A Conference and tied for first in the conference with Grimsley, had five players named to the All Conference team: Robbie Boulton, Brandon Thomas, Josh Humphrey, Chris Hampton and Dean Reiber.
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Seven Northwest girls were named to the All Conference team: senior Reagan Kargo; senior Thalia Carter; senior Megan Harkey; junior Shaena Riddles; junior Aniston Greene; junior Jadyn Murray; and senior Hannah Baker. The girls finished in a tie with Rags-
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dale for first in the conference, both at 7-1. The Vikings’ season came to an end last week in the fourth round of the state playoffs; they finished 25-4. Three Northern boys were picked for the Mid State Athletic 2A/3A All Conference team and three others received honorable mention recognition. All Conference picks were senior Carson Loman; junior Adonijah Whitley; and sophomore Nolan Hodge. Honorable mentions were senior Rashawn Pleasant; junior Josiah Sims; and sophomore Jackson Helms. The Nighthawks finished alone atop the conference at 12-2 and lost their first-round state playoff game, finishing the season at 16-10. Three Northern girls made All Conference and another was tapped for honorable mention recognition. All Conference selectees were freshman Jadyn Newsome; junior Taylor Haynes; and senior Jayla Harris. Junior Milan Gordon received an honorable mention. The girls finished the season in a tie with Eastern Alamance for the conference title, both at 12-2. The Nighthawks made it to the second round of the state playoffs and finished the season 21-7.
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Season off to rocky start, but hopes still high Head coach Russell Dorrell says last season was probably the roughest the Nighthawks have had in his nine years at Northern, partially due to injuryplagued pitchers; he’s hoping freshmen pitchers, infielders will help experienced team members gain more wins this season by MEREDITH BARKLEY Northern Guilford softball hopes to rebound from last year’s disappointing six-win season, which put them near the bottom of the Mid State 3A Conference. “It was not a good year,” said Russell Dorrell, in his ninth season as head coach. “Probably our roughest year.”
That team’s biggest problem, he said: pitching. With no other pitchers on the roster, Lauren Nelson, who was more at home as a catcher, stepped in to handle pitching duties last season. But when Nelson, who now catches for Averett University, was injured, the coach had to draft two others to fill in. They suffered injuries as well, he said. This year Dorrell has placed the team’s hopes in the hands of a pair of freshmen – Anslee Hooks and Maddie Thompson – whom he hopes will learn quickly. The two pitchers have a fan in junior left fielder Chloe Templeman. “They have a lot of movement on the ball, which is exactly what we need,” she said. Freshmen, in fact, make up nearly half the team. “I’ve got some freshmen who are already pushing some starters,” Dor-
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Northern Guilford softball team members include (front row, L-R): Rigdon Lambeth, Anslee Hooks, Madison Thompson, Danielle Angiulli; middle row: Mea Clark, Ella Patterson, Abigail Lawson, Sydney Pugh, Nicky Dodson; back row: Heather Conaway, Morgan Haines, Chloe Templeman, Alyssa Peele, Makalah Mitchell, Abby Maceldowney. Russell Dorrell, in his ninth season as head coach, is hoping this year’s softball team will rebound from last year’s six-win season.
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ASSAULT March 2 | A resident of the 8200 block of Spotswood Road in Summerfield (off U.S. 158) reported at 9:46 p.m. his neighbors were having a physical altercation; upon arrival, law enforcement officers discovered a 29-year-old male and known suspect had punched another 29-year-old male in the face and hit him in the head with a baseball bat; the offender was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. March 10 | A 38-year-old female in the 7500 block of Fintry Drive in northwest Greensboro (off Northwest School Road) reported at 5:13 a.m. her boyfriend, a 30-year-old male, had pushed and struck her; he was arrested for assault on a female by a male over age 18.
BREAKING & ENTERING March 2 | A resident of the 8000 block of Cabernet Cove in Stokesdale (off N.C. 68) reported a 56-year-old female and known suspect had just smashed in six windows of his residence and the front windshields of two vehicles, causing $2,000 worth of damage; she was arrested for breaking and entering to terrorize/injure and injury to personal property.
DRUGS March 3 | A 33-year-old female was arrested at 3 a.m. in the 7200 block of U.S. 158 in Stokesdale for possession of a Schedule I controlled substance (heroin) and an outstanding arrest warrant in Rockingham County; she was also cited for possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance (marijuana) and possession of drug paraphernalia. March 5 | A 19-year-old male and known offender was arrested at
10:17 p.m. in the 4900 block of Rhondan Road/Addison Drive in Summerfield (off Summerfield Road) for planning to manufacture or distribute a Schedule VI controlled substance (marijuana) and also cited for possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance (marijuana) and possession of drug paraphernalia; an 18-year-old female, also a known offender, received the same two citations. March 9 | A 25-year-old female was cited at 11:33 p.m. in the 3300 block of Sandy Ridge Road/Cider Road in Colfax for possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance (marijuana), possession of drug paraphernalia, displaying an expired registration plate and a rear lamps violation.
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George McClellan asked to respond to this gripe published in last week’s Northwest Observer: “Oak Ridge councilmen Nodine and McClellan for not supporting basketball courts in the park. Courts are cheap, would be enjoyed by all, and not a ‘nuisance’ in any way!” “It’s absolutely not true that I don’t support basketball courts,” McClellan said. “As I have often said, basketball is the ‘national sport of North Carolina.’ Early on I did have some reservations, but mainly I just wanted to make sure it was located in a place visible from the road or parking lot and would be well lit. We want to make sure the kids have a safe place when they’re out there playing basketball. But I think it’s great to have basketball courts, and I supported including them in the Capital Improvement Plan. I also double checked to make sure basketball courts were included in the master park survey.”
GRIPES to... The person who griped about GCS “enticing students with field trips to vote stations.” Yes, how dare children be exposed to democracy and educated on their right to vote. Hardly a waste of tax dollars! The reader who thinks Oak Ridge needs basketball courts. There are many great gyms in the area. Join one. Developers who give their properties pretentious names: Wolf Ridge? No wolves around here. Bellagio? Go to Vegas if you want to live there. Pheasant Ridge? Haven’t seen any pheasants. Nor Druids in Stonehenge.
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rell said. Freshmen Abbey Lawson is now at shortstop and Ella Patterson at second base.
He figures if his team can handle the ball better it should do OK this season.
Six starters from last year are back. Among them: captains Mea Clark at catcher and Makalah Mitchell at center field. Clark and Mitchell have already committed to Division 1 college programs for next year – Clark at Austin Peay in Tennessee and Mitchell at the University of Alabama in Birmingham.
“We don’t have trouble getting runs,” Dorrell said. His team had 39 runs through the first four games of the season, but were 1-3, 0-1 as of Tuesday evening, when they fell 13-2 at Eastern Alamance (1-0, 4-1).
Aside from pitching, Dorrell said his team needs to field the ball better. He was still shaking his head earlier this week over his team’s play March 6 against Southwest Guilford, when his Nighthawks lost 20-18.
“We’re just not playing our best,” Dorrell said. Junior third baseman Abby Maceldowney hopes experience fixes the trend. “I think the more games we play the better we’ll be,” she said. “We just need to trust ourselves more.”
“I think we had seven errors,” the coach said. “Of their 20 runs, eight were earned.”
COMING UP: Northern will play a non-conference away game at Northwest Guilford on March 12 at 7 p.m.
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Need an electrician? Call BLACKMON ELECTRICAL, INC. Free est. Comm. & res. Licensed & insured. Call (336) 430-5018. Do you have ELECTRICAL NEEDS? Call Coble Electric LLC at (336) 209-1486.
GENERAL REPAIR & SERVICES 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. 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. CLOCK DOCTOR. Free house calls for sick clocks. (336) 643-9931 or (336) 392-4124.
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L & T SMALL ENGINE SERVICE "We get you mowing!" Comm./res., all models. 2103 Oak Ridge Rd., Oak Ridge. Call (336) 298-4314, LandTsmallengineservice.com. APPLIANCE REPAIR – Call Mr. Appliance A step above the rest! (336) 609-5707.
GRADING / HAULING DTW GRADING & HAULING, INC. Offering complete bobcat services and hauling. Fill dirt, gravel, asphalt millings and stone. Daniel Wilson, (336) 339-0212. BRAD'S BOBCAT & HAULING SVCS. LLC. Debris removal, grading, gravel/dirt, driveways, concrete work. (336) 362-3647. GAULDIN TRUCKING, grading & hauling, bobcat work, lot clearing, driveways, fill dirt, gravel, etc. (336) 362-1150. H&L GRADING, LLC. No job too tough or too small. Call us first! We are a full-service grading company that specializes in residential projects. Owner/ operator Timmy Hart has more than 30 years of grading and equipment experience. Fully licensed and insured. Land clearing, debris removal, driveways, French drains and much more. (336) 543-7867. E&W HAULING & GRADING INC. Driveways, fill dirt, demolition, lot clearing, excavating, bobcat work, etc. (336) 451-1282. ANTHONY’S GRADING & HAULING Excavating, land clearing, demolition, dirt, available. Zane Anthony, (336) 362-4035.
GUTTERS / SIDING / WINDOWS WILSON SEAMLESS GUTTERS, new construction, repairs, replacement, leaf guards. Free estimates. (336) 420-0200.
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CAROLINA STUMP & TREE SERVICE Complete tree service, $1 million liability, workman’s comp. Rick & Judy, (336) 643-9332. www.carolinaStumpAndTreeServices.com. GUZMAN LANDSCAPE & MAINTENANCE Pine needles, mulch, leaf removal, tree pruning, complete lawn maint. (336) 655-6490. EXTERIOR GREENSCAPES. Lawn maintenance service. Please call for a free estimate. (336) 682-1456. HILL LAWNCARE & OUTDOOR SERVICES. Free est. Call (336) 669-5448. WILSON LANDSCAPING, INC. Lawn maint., landscaping. Irrigation/ landscape contractor. Hardscaping & landscape lighting. 26 years exp. (336) 399-7764. ARBOR MASTERS TREE SERVICE Total tree removal, storm damage cleanup, shrub and tree pruning. Free estimates. Licensed & insured. (336) 643-9157. STEVE NEWMAN TREE SERVICE. Free est. Lic/Ins. 40+ yrs experience. All phases of tree work. Lots & natural area thinning and cleanup. Large shrubbery jobs, chipping. OAK RIDGE. Please call (336) 643-1119. HIRE A LOCAL. WITH REFERENCES.
HENLEY LAWN & HOME SERVICE LLC. A premier provider of lawn care and landscaping. Call today to schedule a free estimate. (336) 601-6420.
DELIMA LAWNCARE. 24 hours/7 days a week. Free estimates, licensed/insured. Mowing, pruning, mulch/pine straw and much more. Commercial and residential. delimalawncare@live.com. (336) 669-5210.
AQUA SYSTEMS IRRIGATION. Quality irrigation systems. NC licensed contractor. We service all systems. Free estimates. (336) 644-1174.
FAY'S LAWNCARE & LANDSCAPING Complete tree removal & trimming. Storm damage clean-up. Landscaping & hardscaping. Insured. Taylor, (336) 458-6491.
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SOUTHERN CUTZ LAWN CARE, offering complete lawn maintenance services & bush hogging. Nathan Adkins, (336) 430-6086. ALL-SEASON STUMP GRINDING. Owner Alan Winfree. Free est. Call (336) 382-9875.
MASONRY COLONIAL MASONRY. 40 yrs. exp. Specializing in outdoor living spaces; dry-stack natural stone and flagstone. Let us help you plan your patio, fire pit, fireplace, kitchen – or anything else you would like! Call (336) 949-9019. www.colonialmasonry.com. SOUTHERN STYLE concrete & landscapes. How about a new patio or fire pit? We can help with all of your outdoor living and entertainment spaces! Fire pits, driveways & sidewalks, patios and more! Give us a call at (336) 399-6619 for all your concrete and landscape needs. MASONRY CONCEPTS, brick, block, stone concrete & repairs. Free est. (336) 988-1022, www.masonryconceptsgso.com.
MISC. HOME SERVICES/PRODUCTS WARREN'S DRYER VENT / DUCT CLEANING. Prevent dryer fires. Clothes dry faster. Save on energy. Bonded, insured, and licensed. Call (336) 207-2338. JUNK & DEBRIS REMOVAL, construction, remodeling, and general cleanup, out buildings, garages, basements, yard waste, etc. Call (336) 706-8470. WILSON SEPTIC PUMPING & REPAIR. Family owned since 1972. Mention you saw this ad in the NWObserver for a discount. (336) 643-6427.
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ORTIZ REMODELING – Total restoration & home improvement. Drywall, painting, kitchen cabinets, interior trim & more. Free estimates. (336) 280-8981.
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PAINTING INTERIOR & EXTERIOR, 40 yrs. exp. Sheetrock repair. Average BDRM walls $100. Insured. Call Brad Rogers, (336) 314-3186. STILL PERFECTION PAINTING. Reliable, skilled, affordable. Painting, pressure washing, handyman services. Scott Still, (336) 462-3683, stillperfectionpainting.com.
PLUMBING BRANSON PLUMBING & SOLAR No job too small! Experienced, guaranteed. Lic. & insured. Call Mark, (336) 337-7924. WEBSTER & SONS PLUMBING, Inc. (336) 992-2503. Licensed, insured, bonded. 24/7 service. Plumbing, drain cleaning, well pumps. Give us a call, we do it all! Go to www.webstersplumbing.com for more info. FREEMAN PLUMBING – new construction, remodel and repair. For ALL your plumbing needs! (336) 580-4525.
PRESSURE WASHING PRESSURE WASHING, gutter & window cleaning. Fully insured. Crystal Clear, www. windowcleaningnc.com or (336) 595-2873. HOUSE WASHING, roof cleaning, driveway cleaning. Let us do the dirty work for you. MartinsPressureWashing.com
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BELEWS CREEK CONSTRUCTION. Kitchens/baths, custom decks, garages, dock work, siding, windows, roofing, rotted wood. Sr. disc., 41 yrs. exp. (336) 362-6343. RENOVATION WORKS, INC. New construction, remodeling, additions, kitchen, bath and decks. We are a locally owned, full-service design and build company, A+ accredited with the BBB. Visit www.myrenovationworks.com or call (336) 427-7391 to start your next project. KEITH SMITH CONSTRUCTION 30 years experience. Specializing in room additions, kitchens & baths, garages, vinyl siding and windows, painting, ceramic tile, laminate, hardwood and linoleum floors, and remodeling of all kinds. No job too small. Free est. Call (336) 362-7469.
AFFORDABLE HOME REPAIRS. One call fixes all! A+ with BBB. For a free estimate call (336) 643-1184 or (336) 987-0350. DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION & REMODELING, LLC. Custom Builder, sunrooms, garages, additions, kitchens baths. Licensed & Insured, BBB A+ accredited. Free est. Visit www.douglascr.com or call (336) 413-5050.
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PETS & ANIMAL SVCS. WENDY COLLINS PET SITTING LLC. Bonded & Insured. Follow us on Facebook. Call or text (336) 339-6845.
PREMIER ROOFING, LOCALLY OWNED. Catering to all your roofing needs. Call (336) 430-9507 for free assessments.
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JLB REMODELING, INC. Remodeling and additions. Fully insured. NC GC license #69997. Free est. Call (336) 681-2902 or visit www.jlbremodeling.com.
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