Sept. 19 - 25, 2019
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Stokesdale to celebrate 30-year anniversary this Saturday Prior to the afternoon’s events, Friends of Stokesdale will host a dedication ceremony downtown at 11 a.m. by PATTI STOKES STOKESDALE – To celebrate the growth and prosperity the Town of Stokesdale has real-
IN THIS ISSUE News in brief ..............................2 Oak Ridge water system, part 2 ...3 Your Questions............................4 Summerfield Town Council...........6 ‘Welcome to Summerfield’ ...........8 Bits & Pieces ............................10 NWO Business & Real Estate .....11 Former train depot for sale .........12 Square ‘community center’ ........14 Ready for takeoff in Oak Ridge ...18 Real Estate Q&A .......................24 Calendar Events........................26 Red Dog Farm open house ........27 High School Football..................28 Student Profiles ........................30 Grins and Gripes .......................32 Crime/Incident Report................33 Classifieds................................35 Index of Advertisers ..................39 NWO on the Go!........................40
ized since incorporating for the second time in 1989, a 30-year anniversary celebration will be held this Saturday, 1 to 6 p.m. at Stokesdale Town Park, 8325 Angel Pardue Road. Councilman Frank Bruno said he spearheaded the celebration because he wanted an event to encourage the community to
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Moonshine, baptisms and shaky steps by CHRIS BURRITT
OAK RIDGE – More than 40 people gathered at the Old Mill of Guilford off N.C. 68 in Oak Ridge on the afternoon of Sept. 15 to share memories about the Oak Ridge landmark. Amy Klug, the mill’s owner, and members of Daughters of the American Revolution in Greensboro plan to compile the recollections into a book. Annie Laura Perdue, the miller, explained that during Prohibition moonshiners made illegal liquor up a creek near the mill. Phyllis Anders said churches held baptism services in the pond across N.C. 68 from the mill. Ruby Cole recalled a scary memory when her family owned the mill. Steps to the mill’s second floor were so shaky that she said she crawled up them instead of walking. “It was just such a treat” to visit the
Standing at the center of a group that gathered at the Old Mill off N.C. 68 in Oak Ridge on Sept. 15, Amy Klug, the mill’s owner, encouraged people to share their memories of the mill. She and members of Daughters of the American Revolution plan to compile the recollections into a book. | Photo by Chris Burritt/NWO mill, said Marie Lowrey Armstrong, 99. As a child, she said she traveled to the mill with her family and their two mules pulling a wagon with their corn and wheat to be ground by the miller. “The old mill has always been an icon
for us,” Armstrong said. “It has always been an integral part of Oak Ridge.” Look for an expanded article about the memories those who gathered at the mill shared in our fall At Home publication, coming Oct. 3.