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“Mr. Anonymous” for the generous donation he made to the Oak Ridge Lions Club in honor of Carolyn Brown. Stephanie Doby at Novant Health – Northwest Family Medicine in Stokesdale for always going above and beyond for her patients to ensure they are happy and healthy.
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Frank Giaimo, his wife Grace, and the rest of the staff of Luigi’s in Summerfield for getting me out of a jam when I had car trouble. They are an asset to our community! Rio Grande for their very generous contribution of $5,000 towards the future Oak Ridge Veterans site. Owner Pepe Silva is always so supportive of our Oak Ridge community.
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Oak Ridge mayor/council for their leadership and vision – i.e., steps toward a municipal water system, increased water access for ORFD, a wonderful park and another in the works, a veterans’ honor site and efforts to enhance our town’s village feel.
Owner of the home on N.C. 68 in Stokesdale, with the 13 U.S. flags displayed in memory of the fallen Marines, Army soldiers, and Navy Corpsman who lost their lives in Kabul last week. Immense gratitude for your heartwarming gesture. Patti Stokes, not only for the best newspaper, but for being the caring, generous person that she is.
Editor’s note: Thank you for the compliment on our newspaper and the kind words for me personally. The impact of a Grin often extends far The Northwest Observer •beyond Totallyitslocal since 1996 words.
Correction: After our Aug. 19-Sept. 1 issue was published, a reader questioned a statistic cited in a Gripe about COVID. The Gripe stated: “Mask Mandate 2.0 – just in time for school. This is not about a virus with a 99.8% survival rate, this is about control.” According to the Centers for Disease Control, there have been 39,279,057 COVID cases reported in the United States as of Aug. 31, and 638,689 deaths attributed to COVID. Using those statistics, the survival rate is 98.3%.
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Oak Ridge ABC store’s continuous inventory problems. Most of us shop locally because it’s not only convenient but our town benefits financially. I’ve not found the same issues at the Battleground location (Guilford ABC) or the Madison location (Rockingham ABC). The parents at Revolution Academy who lied on mask exemption forms and school leaders who allowed it. We are not all anti-maskers at the school. #lovefirst Guilford County Schools for deciding our daughter should be a pack mule at Northwest Middle School (denied a locker), then told students will share a locker at PE with a complete stranger. Where is the logic? Anyone who complains about “constant political debate.” Yeah, let’s stick with important things like the cost of donuts. People who don’t want to wear a mask. If it is your child or parent hospitalized and fighting for their life, maybe then you would wear one. Also, get the shot. It is hard to see people suffer. The majority of parents and
