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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.
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Candidates for Summerfield Town Council speak up SUMMERFIELD – Four of the 10 Summerfield Town Council candidates in the Nov. 5 election spoke during the council’s meeting Sept. 10. Here’s a
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summary of their remarks in the order in which they spoke: Priscilla Olinick said she became involved politically in Summerfield in
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cial development in Summerfield. “I am running for Town Council to ensure all of the things that we love about your town are maintained for future generations and the lifestyle we have chosen will remain,” Olinick said. The Summerfield native listed quality of schools, the safe environment, low taxes and limited commercial develop-
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Part 2: Council endorses proposed water system as ‘prudent’ This article is a continuation of one that appeared in our Sept. 12-18 issue regarding Oak Ridge Town Council’s recent 4-1 vote to amend an ordinance as a step toward the possible establishment of a municipal water system The council adopted changes indicating the town’s goal of expanding the system beyond its initial service to new subdivisions with 30 or more houses. It encouraged developers to install community wells in subdivisions with fewer than 30 lots on the possibility they could tie into the Town’s system. New houses built on lots within 300 feet of community wells served by the municipal system would be required to connect to the system, according to a change in the Town’s ordinance. As has been previously stated, it was emphasized that homeowners served by existing community or private wells would not be required to connect to the municipal system. However, they could seek to be connected to the system, Town Manager Bill Bruce said. Adding users would increase demand for water and generate more revenue, spreading operating expenses and fixed costs such as chemicals and maintenance across the system, noted Sam Anders, the town’s finance officer. “The more volume you can do on a system, the lower your overall cost,” Anders said. “Fixed costs become proportionally less expensive.” To evaluate the feasibility of a system, the council hired Envirolink, which provided a financial analysis of potential revenues and costs. Projections reviewed by the council two weeks ago showed that annual revenues would exceed costs for operating a water system for new subdivisions with 30, 40, 55 and 75 houses. The analysis was based upon a
household paying a base charge of $15 a month and a usage charge of $5 for 1,000 gallons, according to Envirolink’s report.
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A portion of revenue exceeding costs would be set aside to pay for capital improvements and repairs, according to Envirolink’s report. Those funds would be held in an enterprise fund that would be kept separate from the town’s general fund of tax receipts.
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“It will be financially self-sustaining,” Councilman George McClellan said. “It will not raise your taxes.” In response, Councilman Doug Nodine said unanticipated costs for replacing equipment or problems with community wells may result in the expenditure of tax dollars beyond the means of the enterprise fund to repay. “When the first well goes dry and we don’t have the money to replace it, those folks are going to come to town council and they’re going to ask” for financial help from the town, he said. “It will cost taxpayers money.” Despite the chance that the system would incur costs beyond revenue in its early years, lifetime Oak Ridge resident Frank Whitaker encouraged council members to “take a long-term view of
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nor do the statutes specify the timing of the posting,” according to David Owens, a professor of public law and government with UNC School of Government. Owens cites the case of Rakestraw v. Town of Knightdale, as an example.
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At Summerfield Town Council’s August meeting, Councilwoman Teresa Pegram voted against rezoning a parcel at the corner of N.C. 150 and the onramp to I-73 for commercial use, largely because she said the sign posted on the site notifying citizens of the public hearing for the rezoning was illegal. Prior to this,
I had not heard Pegram or anyone else voice concerns about the signs, which Summerfield has used for several years. Are the town’s public hearing signs illegal? No, Summerfield’s public notice signs are not illegal. According to N.C. G.S.
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The Town of Summerfield increased the width of its public notice signs in January 2015, from 2 feet by 2 feet to 3 feet by 2 feet. A tube with sheets of detailed information about the upcoming public hearing is attached to the bottom of the sign.
153A-343 and G.S. 160-384, municipalities must post a notice of an upcoming public hearing on the site to be rezoned or on the adjacent street right-of-way. “The state statute does not specify the content or size of the posted notice,
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“The town posted a 2-by-3-foot sign on the site of a proposed rezoning reading, ‘Town of Knightdale PUBLIC HEARING PROPERTY NOTICE – For more information: (phone number),’” Owens wrote on the SOG’s website. “The court held this was adequate to identify and locate the property and that the sign need not contain the level of detail contained in published and mailed notices.” Summerfield Town Planner Chris York confirmed “Summerfield’s Public Hearing signs meet the statutory requirements for Notice of a Public Hearing, including hearings for zoning cases. The signs are conspicuously placed where the public may see them. The words ‘Public Hearing’ are prominently displayed on the sign. Details regarding the type of hearing, the matter to be heard, the location and time of the hearing, and contact information for 8004 Linville Road, Suite Town Hall and where to find information online, are made available at the sign.
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SUMMERFIELD town council Tuesday, Sept. 10 / MEETING HIGHLIGHTS as reported by CHRIS BURRITT Mayor Gail Dunham called Summerfield Town Council’s monthly meeting at the Summerfield Community Center to order. Mayor Pro Tem Dena Barnes and council members John O’Day, Dianne Laughlin, Teresa Pegram and Reece Walker were present along with staff members and several citizens. Rev. Cecil Donahue, pastor of Center United Methodist Church, offered the invocation, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
EMERGENCY SERVICES Fire District. Chief Chris Johnson reported Summerfield Fire District responded to 29 fire-related calls,
63 EMS-related calls and 37 other calls in August. Firefighters installed 15 car seats.
Sheriff’s Office. First Lt. Jeremy Fuller said the sheriff’s District 1 office responded to 153 calls in Summerfield in August. Of those, 52 calls involved false alarms, one involved a larceny at the Food Lion store on U.S. 220, two involved vehicle break-ins and one involved a residential burglary. Fuller introduced Capt. George Moore, who recently took over as divisional commander of the District 1 office. Moore replaces Capt. Brian Hall, who was transferred to the sheriff department’s school resource officers’ division.
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WHAT they voted on, and HOW they voted: Mayor Pro Tem Dena Barnes and council members John O’Day, Dianne Laughlin, Teresa Pegram and Reece Walker voted on the following issues during the Sept. 10 meeting. Mayor Gail Dunham was present, but votes only in the case of a tie.
5 0: Approve appointing Whitney Fleming to the Founders’ Day Committee
5 0: Approve appointing Neala Jones to the Trails and Open Space Committee.
5 0: Approve unsealing minutes from some closed sessions over the past year, based upon Town Attorney Bill Hill’s recommendation.
5 0: Approve instructing Hill to review closed-session minutes dating
back to 1996 to determine whether any information withheld from the public can be released
PUBLIC COMMENTS Priscilla Olinick, Danny Nelson, Sean Dwyer and Lynne Williams DeVaney, all candidates for town council in the Nov. 5 election, spoke during this period for citizens’ comments. (See News Briefs on p. 2 for highlights of their comments.) “Our running club is loving running through the tunnel,” Beth Kaplan said. She praised town leaders for building the approximately 700-foot-long sidewalk and working with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) on construction of the pedestrian tunnel under U.S. 220 back in 2012. Dwayne Crawford reiterated his request for Town Attorney Bill Hill to identify the state statute that authorizes the Town to spend taxpayers’ dollars to defend council member Dianne Laughlin against Todd Rotruck’s lawsuit. Hill didn’t respond to Crawford but has repeatedly maintained the town can defend a council member facing litigation. Don Wendelken asked whether the town would be liable if people using the new sidewalk from the pedestrian tunnel to Summerfield Road were injured or involved in accidents, such
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There’s a pretty simple fix – if you’d ask your friends to stop suing the town, we’d be done.” Councilman Reece Walker, in response to Mayor Gail Dunham stating she is concerned about all the legal fees the Town is paying as cyclists hitting a jogger or joggers running into each other due to the 5-foot width of the sidewalk. In response to Wendelken’s question, Whitaker said municipalities can be held legally liable if they ignore public dangers, such as a hole in a sidewalk, that lead to injury. Design flaws are also possible grounds for liability, Hill noted. NCDOT wouldn’t allow the town to build the sidewalk wider than 5 feet in the state’s right of way, Whitaker explained. Even if cyclists ignore the signs asking them to dismount their bikes when traveling on the sidewalk, Whitaker said he expects them to demonstrate “good sense.” “If people ignore the sign, it’s really on them,” Hill said.
COMMITTEE REPORTS Historical. The historic Saunders Inn on N.C. 150 is “in such poor repair” that it probably can’t be salvaged, committee member Bruce Petersen said, reiterating comments by committee Chair Gary Brown earlier this year. The historic McMichael log house on Scalesville Road is probably also beyond repair, Petersen said.
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Saunders Inn, 3689 Oak Ridge Road (N.C. 150), opened in 1822 and was reportedly a stopping point for travelers on the wagon road from Georgia to Pennsylvania. The inn was named after the innkeeper, Hezekiah Saunders. According to the Town of Summerfield’s website, “one important past traveler was a teacher named Sidney Porter. The innkeeper talked Porter into staying to educate Saunders’ children and others in the farming community. This teacher’s grandson was born in 1862 and raised in Greensboro. That grandson was William Sidney Porter, the famous short-story writer who took the pen name of ‘O. Henry.’ More about his interesting life is detailed on the Greensboro History Museum’s website.” Summerfield’s Historic Committee has partnered with professionals in historic building restoration, who have indicated the historic inn, which has been in a state of disrepair and neglect for the last several decades, is likely beyond repair at this point. To take a virtual tour of the Saunders Inn, or view exterior close-up photos, visit www.summerfieldnc.gov and select “Committees and Boards,” then “Historical Committee,” then “Saunders Inn (Historic Documentation Project).”
Trails and Open Space. “We are celebrating the sidewalk,” chair Jane Doggett said, referring to last month’s opening of the pedestrian tunnel underneath U.S. 220 and the sidewalk that leads from the tunnel to Summerfield Road.
BUSINESS FROM MANAGER Committee appointments. At Whitaker’s recommendation, the council appointed Whitney Fleming to the Founders’ Day Committee and Neala Jones to the Trails and Open Space Committee.
Tree lighting. At Whitaker’s recommendation that the town schedule its annual Christmas tree lighting for Saturday, Nov. 23, the council approved the date. Free hay. “We’re looking for someone to mow hay, not for pay but just for hay,” Whitaker said, explaining the resident who has mowed the town’s field at the end of Medearis Street is going to stop mowing it. Athletic park. The Town is spending about $10,000 to fix drainage problems at Summerfield Athletic Park, with part of the cost being paid by the contractor responsible for landscaping the steep slope behind a new parking area, Whitaker said. He added the Town continues to address problems with the irrigation system for the athletic fields.
MAYOR / COUNCIL BUSINESS Unsealing closed session minutes. The council instructed Hill to review
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This historic log house on Scalesville Road, referred to as the McMichael house, was reportedly built sometime in the 1850s. Resting on the 132-acre property now being developed in phases as The Farms at Lake Brandt, the log house has also been in a state of disrepair for the last few decades and will likely be torn down.
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closed-session minutes dating back to 1996 to determine whether any information withheld from the public could now be released. State law allows town councils to discuss information such as personnel matters in closed sessions and keep the information sealed. Separately, the council voted to release minutes from some closed sessions over the past year, based upon Hill’s recommendation.
Attorney’s update. Hill told the council a pending lawsuit by former councilman Todd Rotruck seeking to
regain his seat held by Dianne Laughlin is stayed until Rotruck exhausts his appeals. On Sept. 3 a three-judge panel with the N.C. Court of Appeals upheld a Guilford County Superior Court judge’s ruling last October that the Guilford County Board of Elections had not committed any errors when determining Rotruck did not permanently reside in Summerfield and subsequently directed that his voter registration be changed to Greensboro; that decision led to Rotruck’s removal from the Summerfield Town
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Council. The former councilman has indicated he is considering whether to request the N.C. Supreme Court hear his case and has until Oct. 3 to make that request. Hill also said the town is seeking a dismissal of a suit by Crawford, Wendelken and mayoral candidate Danny Nelson against the Town and four council members. The suit claims the group unlawfully appropriated taxpayer funds to pay for Laughlin’s legal defense against Rotruck’s lawsuit.
Reports and updates. Dunham said the council hadn’t been kept adequately informed about negotiations between the Town and other parties to address homeowners’ complaints that construction of a dental practice for Dr. Cassandre Joseph has worsened flooding and drainage problems. No agreement to resolve the
problems has been reached, Hill said. Homeowners have complained for many years about flooding and drainage problems caused by construction on the property, which is located on Summerfield Road across from the elementary school, Whitaker said. Separately, Dunham said she was concerned about legal charges by Nelson Mullins, the law firm hired to represent the Town in lawsuits related to Rotruck. “We’re getting lots of bills here,” the mayor said. “We’ve got a lot of people charging the town.” Councilman Walker told Dunham that “there’s a pretty simple fix – if you’d ask your friends to stop suing the town, we’d be done.” Following comments by council members, the meeting was adjourned at 9:07 p.m.
Welcome to Summerfield SUMMERFIELD – Summerfield Town Council instructed Town Manager Scott Whitaker to investigate the cost for erecting “Welcome to Summerfield” signs, possibly one along U.S. 220 and a second one along I-73.
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During the council’s meeting last week, Whitaker presented an initial renArtist rendering courtesy of Town of Summerfield dering of the lighted sign This artist’s rendering of a “Welcome to Summerfield” made of stone, railroad sign was presented by Summerfield Town Manager timbers and tracks. The Scott Whitaker at the town council’s Sept. 10 meeting. railroad motif acknowledg- Whitaker was asked to investigate the cost of the sign, which will determine how many might be erected at es the Atlantic and Yadkey locations in the Town. kin railroad once passed through Summerfield, while be seen by motorists traveling north also signaling the town’s connectivity near Strawberry Road. The intersection to other communities and its desire for of N.C. 150 and I-73 is another possible controlled growth, the manager said. site. If the council decides to proceed While making no decisions, the with the signs, costs would dictate how council discussed the possibility of many signs would be erected, Councilerecting a sign on U.S. 220 that could man Reece Walker said.
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House sizes have also increased substantially over the past 50 years and Summerfield now has many homes over 4,500 square feet. The majority of these homes have open floor plans that provide oxygen and don’t provide barriers.
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A pedestrian tunnel constructed under U.S. 220 in Summerfield about seven years ago was painted with graffiti during the time it remained unused. The tunnel, which opened last month, has been power washed since then, and a councilman is suggesting local students be invited to paint the tunnel’s inside walls and “make it Summerfield’s own.”
From graffiti to kids’ art SUMMERFIELD – Before it opened last month, the U.S. 220 pedestrian tunnel attracted graffiti artists who left their mark on the gray walls. Before they strike again, Summerfield councilman John O’Day suggested that local students paint the inside of the tunnel. “I would love to bring that community of folks together to figure out a way to decorate the tunnel and make it
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Summerfield’s own,” O’Day told fellow council members during their meeting last week. “It is a community tunnel.” The Town removed the graffiti last month, creating a new opportunity for artists. The identity of the graffiti painters isn’t known, Town Manager Scott Whitaker said, adding it’s less likely they’ll return if the walls are already decorated.
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As the long neglected Summerfield Square shopping center on U.S. 220 comes back to life, enthusiastic tenants envision it developing into a “community center.”
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The original train depot in Stokesdale burned in 1908 and was replaced by a new depot (shown in photo at right). Although trains continued to use the tracks until 1980, they eventually no longer stopped in Stokesdale and the depot was deemed unnecessary. The historic Stokesdale train depot has served as a private residence since its relocation from downtown Stokesdale to Madison in 1977.
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An auction for the Stokesdale train depot and nearly two acres at 3766 U.S. 220 in Madison is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. A minimum price has been set that the winning bidder must exceed, according to auctioneer Jeff Eanes of Madison. The house is suitable for another residence as well as a restaurant, a brewery or bed and breakfast inn, he said. For information, contact Eanes at (336) 613-6669 or Keller Williams Realty North agent Jodi Lester at (336) 432-3135.
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Since then a half dozen businesses have opened in the shopping center, most recently Golden Antiques and Treasures. Owners John and Gina Childress returned last month to the same space formerly occupied by previous owners Kevin and Wendy Golden until they moved the store to Stokesdale four years ago. Many of Golden Antiques’ vendors selling furniture, home décor and clothing followed the store back to Summerfield, creating excitement among long-time customers. The store’s return has also raised hopes among other tenants seeking to reposition Summerfield Square from a
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“It should be a ‘community center,’ not just stores,” said John Berg, owner of Blissful Studios & Gallery. After relocating his business selling original art, prints, jewelry and custom framing from Winston-Salem in June, he’s already planning activities to drum up customers, as well as increase visibility for the Summerfield center. Berg hosted an exhibit for Greensboro water colorist Alexis Lavine in Blissful Studios last Saturday, Sept. 14, drawing customers of the artist and newcomers to Summerfield Square such as Jeanne Archer of Stokesdale. “I’m hoping the center is going to improve,” said Archer, describing Blissful Studios as “a mecca” she hadn’t expected to find in Summerfield. “I’m going to tell the ladies in my neighborhood what a wonderful little shop this is.” Berg and other tenants are planning a Halloween celebration in the center’s parking lot and grassy area Saturday,
Oct. 19. Berg said he plans to oversee construction of a temporary haunted house while setting up other activities such as a bouncy house, corn-hole board games and music by a disc jockey.
“This shopping center has such potential,” said Ellen Ashley, a Summerfield resident who attended the showing of Lavine’s paintings at Blissful Studios. She said she’d welcome the opening of more shops and restaurants in the center and elsewhere in Summerfield. “It would be nice not to always need to go to downtown Greensboro,” she said. Summerfield Square is often referred to as “the old Food Lion shopping center” or “Dollar General shopping center” on U.S. 220 south of N.C. 150. Dating back to 1983, the roughly 45,100-square-foot center with two facing strips of storefronts lost Food Lion as its anchor in 2000 when the supermarket moved across U.S. 220. The center struggled for nearly a decade until Golden Antiques took over the space, and its
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The Jumping Bean drive-through coffee shop recently posted its biggest sales week in its 7 ½ years of operation, helped by the opening of Golden Antiques, owner Kevin Murray said. In addition, Trina Apple, the coffee shop’s manager, has added customers for the Jumping Bean by sharing Facebook and Instagram tags with Summerfield businesses Love Ava Boutique and Soul Space and pet supplies retailer Best 4K9 with stores in Oak Ridge and northern Greensboro, Murray said.
Popi Makris, owner of After School Brilliance, said she’s referring parents with children in her classes to Blissful Studios, which is offering paint classes for adults. Makris said she’s spoken to Adam French, owner of the bike shops, about her students “juic-
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“We’re trying to encourage each other and find ways to make our businesses better,” Gina Childress said. “None of us wants to compete with each other.” John Childress said he’s encouraged that Kotis Properties, the Greensborobased developer that owns Summerfield Square, plans to resurface the center’s parking lot later this year. The company made improvements, such as installing a new roof, on the space occupied by Golden Antiques, Childress said. Some new tenants said Kotis didn’t refurbish their space as quickly as they had expected, slowing down their plans for moving in. Berg and John and Gina Childress said they spent their own money to paint the faded facades over their storefronts because Kotis didn’t do it. Bill Kotis, the company’s founder, attended the art exhibit at Blissful Studios and visited Golden Antiques last weekend, their owners said. Kotis didn’t return a telephone message to his office earlier this week seeking comment about any additional plans for Summerfield Square improvements. Berg said he is counting on Kotis to deliver on promises to improve the center, starting with resurfacing the parking lot, which is marred by crumbling pavement and sinking asphalt around a rainwater drain. “If I thought the center was going to stay the way it was, I wouldn’t have come here,” Berg said.
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Walraven Signature Homes is showing three homes during the Parade. Matt Walraven, who owns the company with his wife, Danielle, said that’s the smallest number of homes the company has had on the Parade tour in Matt Walraven four years, due to strong demand by buyers.
One of the houses is under contract and still under construction, while the other two are completed and ready for sale.
Like some other builders, Walraven has sold most of its houses and isn’t far enough along with other homes to show them during this fall’s Parade.
“After entering homes in the Parade for many years, we have a check list to make sure we are ready, i.e., signage, flyers, advertising, etc.,” Paige wrote in an email. “Often it is a mad dash to the finish to get the home complete, but it is worth it since the Parade showcases our work and generates business,” she said. As a testimony to the value of participating in the Parade, Friddle and Company completed a house last spring for a family who had seen the company’s first Parade home all the way back in 2008.
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This house at 7813 Neugent Drive in the Charles Place at Arbor Run subdivision is one of Friddle and Company’s three entries in the Fall Parade of Homes which will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 12-13 and Oct. 19-20. “So the Parade is a great opportunity to meet prospective customers face-to-face,” Paige said. “Outside of seeing our high quality of work, it
starts the process of developing a relationship to build trust and determine personality fit – both are so important when selecting a builder,” Paige said.
One of Walraven’s Parade houses in The Farm at Lake Brandt in Summerfield illustrates changes that homeowners are posting on social media, he said. As an example, the company is putting shiplap, not tile, behind a free-standing bathtub. “For so long, it’s been that cool gray,” Walraven said. “We’re adding some warmth with natural wood tones.”
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Johnson & Lee isn’t participating in the fall Parade – the company has sold all of its spec houses, leaving none to show. And the spec houses under construction aren’t far Casey enough along to put in Johnson the Parade, said Casey Johnson, who owns the company with his father, Commie, and another father-andson team, Rick and Mike Lee. This fall will be the first time in about five years that Johnson & Lee hasn’t participated in the Parade, which Johnson described as “the best advertising a builder can do. It drives a lot of business to us. It’s where we get a lot of our pre-sales. “It’s the only way you can get hundreds, if not thousands, of people in front of you,” he said. “We seem to do the best when I can talk to someone in person. I can usually convince them I’m the builder they need to use.”
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Footings and piers for The Summit Church Oak Ridge’s new 28,000-square-foot sanctuary near the corner of Fogleman Road and N.C. 68 should be poured sometime next week.
What’s going on at the large construction site near the corner of Fogleman Road and N.C. 68 in Oak Ridge? I think I remember reading there is going to be a church there, but I haven’t seen any activity at the site recently and there is no sign indicating what’s coming. You’re correct that a church is planned for this location. Work got underway a few months ago and the general contractor for the Oak Ridge campus of The Summit Church is preparing to start pouring footings and piers for the church’s new 28,000-square-foot sanctuary. “Weather permitting, the foundation will begin next week,” said Andy Cook, pastor of The Summit Church’s
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EVERY TUESDAY, THURSDAY Farmers Markets | From the Earth Farmers Market continues every Thursday through September, 4 p.m. to dusk, beside the Quality Mart/Shell station on N.C. 68 in Oak Ridge. A farmers market is also held in Stokesdale every Tuesday, 4 to 7 p.m., at Stokesdale Town Park, 8325 Angel Pardue Road.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 19 Outdoor Concert | Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden invites the community to a “Concert on the Lawn”
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 20 Movie in the Park | The Town of Summerfield
invites the community to a free movie night featuring “A Bug’s Life” on Sept. 20, 7 to 9:45 p.m. at Summerfield Community Park, 5404 Centerfield Road. Music and dancing by Bella Ballerina will begin at 7 p.m. and movie will begin at 7:45 p.m. (dusk). Kona Ice will be on site, and there will be free popcorn and glow necklaces. Bring blankets and friends! More info: Cheryl Gore, (336) 643-8655 or cgore@summerfieldnc.gov.
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starts at 10 a.m. Participation cost is $25 per rider, $30 for a two-up. There will also be a 50/50 raffle and silent auction. All proceeds go to the Disabled American Veterans. More info: (336) 312-6499, visit ridetoremembertriad.com, or see display ad on p. 10. Open House | Red Dog Farm Animal Rescue
Network invites the community to tour its new office and farm facility Sept. 21, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 8653 N.C. 65 in Stokesdale. More info: reddogfarm@triad.rr.com, (336) 288-7006, or see article on p. 27. 30th Anniversary Celebration | The Town of Stokesdale invites the community to a 30th anniversary celebration Sept. 21. There will be a dedication ceremony downtown at 11 a.m. for the mural depicting Stokesdale’s history and the town clock located on Stokesdale Fire Department’s front lawn. Festivities at Stokesdale Town Park, 8325 Angel Pardue Road, will begin at 1 p.m. For more details, see article on front cover. Fish Fry | St. James AME Church, 6709 Sandylea
Ride to Remember | Community members with
motorcycles are invited to participate in the seventh annual Ride to Remember Our Veterans on Sept. 21 at Summerfield First Baptist Church, 2300 Scalesville Road. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the ride
Road in Oak Ridge, invites the community to a fall fish fry Sept. 21, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Take-out plates available, or dine in; $8/plate includes hot fish with all the trimmings, desserts and drink. More info: Monique Coble at the church office, (336) 643-9086.
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Red Dog Farm to hold open house this Saturday for new Stokesdale location Red Dog Farm will continue to rely on its network of 80 to 100 volunteers across the Triad, resulting in an expansion of its ability to foster animals, Riehle said. For information about fostering and adopting animals from Red Dog Farm, visit the organization’s Facebook page or its website at www.reddogfarm.com. Owners
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want to go? The public is invited to an open house this Saturday, Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to show off the new farm at 8653 N.C. 65 in Stokesdale.
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Lauren Riehle, executive director of Red Dog Farm, spends time on a recent morning with one of the organization’s foster horses, Delicious, at Red Dog Farm’s new location on N.C. 65 in Stokesdale
by CHRIS BURRITT STOKESDALE – After 13 years, Red Dog Farm is finally moving to the farm. Summerfield residents Garland and Gary Graham started the nonprofit animal rescue network in 2006, relying upon a network of people who foster homeless cats, dogs, horses, snakes, emus and other animals abandoned or surrendered by their owners. Almost 2,700 animals have been placed in new homes over the years. The organization purchased a 21-acre farm on N.C. 65 in Stokesdale in April. Since then, executive director Lauren Riehle has overseen the
relocation of administrative offices to the farm from Bur-Mill Park in Greensboro and supervised preparation of barns and pastures for the arrival of animals starting later this month. “It has always been our dream to have a farm where folks could come out and touch a horse and see a cow,” Riehle said in an interview earlier this week, talking over the pounding of equipment sinking posts in the fields for new fencing to contain the animals. The farm will house livestock such as horses, goats, pigs, llamas and pigs, Riehle said. Dogs and cats won’t be kept at the farm.
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Northern vs. Northwest
Northern Guilford Nighthawks hosted its rival, the Northwest Vikings, last Friday and came out on top, 42-10.
come spend a day at the park. Besides planning music, Bruno decided to invite vendors participating in the town’s weekly farmers market to set up tables. Food vendors were also invited – “so it organically grew,” he said.
“We got too tight, too worried.” Northwest head coach
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Bounce houses will be set up for the kids and a DJ will play family-friendly music throughout the afternoon. Food trucks will be onsite selling hot dogs, hamburgers, fries and ice cream.
“I think we wore them down. They are a younger team. We played a very physical second half.”
Families with kids playing late afternoon soccer games in the park will be encouraged to come early, hang out and eat dinner.
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Golf carts will transport those needing help getting from the Town Hall parking lot to the park. “This is a way to let the community have a family fun day in the park and let vendors sell their products. It’s a way for us to give back to the community,” Bruno said, noting orders will be also be taken for T-shirts and hats designed to represent Stokesdale and its history.
Dedication ceremony Before the afternoon’s events get underway, Friends of Stokesdale will host a dedication ceremony downtown, on the front lawn of the fire department, at 11 a.m. for the town clock, and a dedication of the handpainted mural on the brick building at the corner of U.S. 158 and Newberry Street; Bi-Rite is donating refreshments for the dedications.
want to go? The 30-year anniversary celebration will be held this Saturday, 1 to 6 p.m. at Stokesdale Town Park, 8325 Angel Pardue Road.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Northern Guilford pulls away from Northwest in 42-10 victory by CHRIS BURRITT
Northern Guilford wore down Northwest Guilford for a 42-10 victory last Friday, grabbing bragging rights in the annual rivalry between the two schools. The Northern Nighthawks scored six touchdowns on running plays, finishing its non-conference schedule 3-1 against larger 4A opponents. After last Friday’s victory, Nighthawks coach Erik Westberg said he told the team he was proud of their performance against bigger schools. “I urged them to step it up, and they did,” he said. “We’ve gotten better every week.” After losing to Northern, Northwest slipped to 2-2. The Vikings turned over the football four times, on two interceptions by quarterback Micah Salmon and two fumbles. “We got too tight, too worried,” Northwest coach Kevin Wallace said. “I told them to relax and play some football.” Northwest scored first on a field goal, then struggled offensively for the rest of the first half. The Nighthawks scored two touchdowns for a 14-3 lead at halftime. On the first play from scrimmage in the second half, Northwest’s Xavier
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Northern Guilford students were on their feet throughout much of last Friday’s game while cheering their Nighthawks on to a 42-10 victory over Northwest. Simmons scooted 72 yards for a touchdown. Northern answered with a touchdown on seven plays traveling 87 yards. It pulled away with three more touchdowns in the second half while holding the Vikings scoreless in the fourth quarter.
“I think we wore them down,” Northern coach Westberg said. “They are a younger team. We played a very physical second half.”
Northwest travels to Southwest Guilford for a non-conference game this Friday, Sept. 20. Northern will take a break this week before starting its 3A conference schedule Friday, Sept. 27, when the Nighthawks will host McMichael High School in Mayodan for their homecoming game.
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NORTHWEST GUILFORD Brooks Atwell, soccer While students all around are scrambling for college scholarships, Brooks Atwell, a Northwest Guilford senior, has created one. Atwell, a center mid and center attack mid on the Vikings varsity soccer
team, raised enough money to fund a $500 soccer team scholarship for two years. The school’s soccer boosters plan to pick it up after that, he said. “I wanted to give back to the Northwest community by leaving the scholarship,” he said. It will be awarded starting next year. Atwell came up with the idea after noticing several other teams at the school awarded similar scholarships. He figured future soccer players should also be rewarded for their time and effort and pointed out that on game
“If we play three games a week, we put in a lot of time,” said Atwell. “Then we have homework.” He said he raised money by collecting donated clothes and toys and selling them to companies that in turn offer them at a low cost to the needy. To qualify for the soccer team scholarship, soccer players must maintain a 3.0 grade point average. The scholarship will be named for Atwell’s grandmother, Eloise Atwell, who died of cancer. “I thought it was a good way to honor her memory,” Atwell said. Atwell hopes to head to Princeton next year to study math. Said Coach Jason Allred: “Brooks is a great example of a student athlete at
Northwest. He’s a four-year starter and has a high GPA and is academically ranked high in his class.”
NORTHWEST GUILFORD Joey Doyle, cross country/track Influenced by his grandfather, uncle and the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Northwest Guilford’s Joey Doyle has his sights set on a military career and hopes for a U.S. Naval Academy appointment. “I always wanted to be in the military,” said Doyle, a senior who is running cross country this fall as well
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as indoor and outdoor track and field later in the year. To get a taste, he joined the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps and is now in his fifth year in the Navy League of the United States-sponsored program. “It gives me exposure to the military,” he said of the Sea Cadets, which meet one weekend a month and have at least one two-week period of training during the year. His grandfather served in the Korean War and had a military funeral, and his uncle was career U.S. Air Force. “Growing up in the post-9/11 world, it was in the news. It was always in my mind,” Doyle said. He started running on his own in middle school and found it calming. He’s stuck with cross country almost as long as with the Sea Cadets, running with the team all four years of high school. “There’s not a lot of skill involved,” Doyle said. “It’s what your body is capable of doing versus what someone else’s body is capable of doing.” Said Coach Paul Egleston: “Every team’s got that kid who wears Stars and Stripes. He’s that kid. He wants to serve his country.”
NORTHERN GUILFORD Mateo DeLisa, cross country As Mateo DeLisa tells it, he picked cross country his freshman year at Northern Guilford because he wasn’t interested in the other choices. Turned out he landed where he needed to be. “It was a fall sport and I needed something to do,” said DeLisa, a junior. “I didn’t want football or soccer. I tried cross country and loved it. I’ve always been a better runner.”
That love of the sport hasn’t waned. He still finds it enticing and fulfilling. “It’s the adrenaline rush,” he said. “It’s just a happy place. Everyone cheering for you. The beginning of the race, that gun goes off, it’s the best feeling in the world. You’re flying down the straightaway.”
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He’ll run indoor track this winter for the first time. He’d played basketball since the third grade, but decided it was time to make a change. “It was a tough decision,” DeLisa said. “But I enjoy running more.” Besides that, he said, running keeps him in better physical condition than basketball. He said he’ll also continue running outdoor track in the spring, and hopes to attract a college track offer. “I’d enjoy a college with a good team,” he said. “I’ll be grateful for whatever I get.” DeLisa moved here from Wayne, New Jersey, with his family last year and has taken to his new home. “It’s a great change of pace from up north,” he said. “It’s just so enjoyable.” He’s now on student council at Northern and is a student ambassador, helping new students ease into high school life. “It’s all about helping them adjust and feel welcome at the school,” he said. During down time he and his cross country friends play Frisbee. “It’s such a fun sport,” DeLisa said. “We all enjoy it. It’s good for team bonding as well. It brings us together. It’s like a little escape.”
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His favorite class: world history. That’s because his teacher – Andrew McDowell – keeps things interesting. “It’s never a dull moment in that class,” DeLisa said. “Great learning. Great time.”
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a Grin, per the writer’s intention… The sober, sensible motorists who “are ignoring the speed limit of 35 mph” on Highway 68 in Oak Ridge (referencing article in Northwest Observer’s Sept. 5 issue). Somehow 45mph was perfectly safe, but has magically become dangerous and frightening!
The two ladies who stopped what they were doing on Battleground Avenue (in Greensboro) to help me with my incident – thank you so much! Y’all were truly a blessing from God! Oops! The following Grin was mistakenly placed in the Gripes section last week – we’re re-running it this week as
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One’s trucks! Thank You! You have to put the nose of your car into oncoming traffic just to see if anyone is coming the opposite way. Terrible place for big trucks to be parked like that. The kind delivery man who made my parents’ day at Lowes Foods at Gunter’s Crossing on Sept. 9. First he gave my 81-year-old mother flowers, and then he paid for my parents’ groceries. Just shows there are good people left! John at Oak Ridge’s CVS for awesome customer service and for helping my family and me with medical and health questions.
GRIPES to... Parents who are unsure of how to properly navigate the car rider line/ parking lot at the middle/high schools. Do a test run prior, read signs. That way those of us who do know how to navigate it are not inconvenienced. Drivers who run the traffic light on U.S. 158 at the ramp of U.S. 220/I-73N! Sheriff’s office: if you watch this light for a week I bet you’ll write at least five tickets. Our kids are on these roads! (Dwayne) Crawford, (Don) Wendelken and (Danny) Nelson. If you cared about Summerfield at all you would have never filed a stupid lawsuit
against the town in the first place. Shows us that you don’t care at all! People who leave their grass clippings in the road after mowing. Dry or wet, it’s dangerously slippery to bicycle and motorcycle riders. Also, they suck up into open car windows and convertibles – and I think it may be against the law. Editor’s note: Leaving grass clippings in the road can definitely be a safety hazard and there have been deaths resulting from it. Although many states have laws prohibiting the action, North Carolina does not as of yet – however, that will change if House Bill 104, introduced into the General Assembly last February, passes. The bill seeks to amend the state’s littering law to include grass clippings and other yard waste; violators would be subject to a fine and possibly community service, depending on how much clippings, shrubbery trimmings, etc., are left in the road. Many towns and cities throughout the state already have ordinances in place to prohibit leaving grass clippings and other yard waste in the road due to its danger to bicycle and motorcycle riders as well as vehicle drivers (especially when the debris gets wet) and its potential to clog storm drains. We’ll follow up with our local towns to see if they have an ordinance
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has recently responded to the following incidents in northwest Guilford County ... The District 1 office, one of three district offices in Guilford County, encompasses Oak Ridge, Summerfield, Stokesdale, Colfax and northwest and northern Greensboro. It is bounded by Rockingham County on the north, runs east along U.S. 29 South, west along Forsyth County and south along the Greensboro city limits.
DOMESTIC INCIDENT Sept. 8 | Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about a domestic incident at 8:28 p.m. in the 5600 block of Snow Hill Drive in Summerfield (Henson Farms neighborhood off Brookbank Road) stemming from a report of a 40-year-old male and 34-year-old female having a loud argument inside their home.
DRUGS Sept. 12 | A 32-year-old male was cited at 3:53 a.m. in the 2200 block of Oak Ridge Road for possession of marijuana up to a half ounce and possession of drug paraphernalia.
WEAPONS Sept. 12 | A 33-year-old female was cited at 3:58 a.m. in the 2200 block of Oak Ridge Road for carrying a concealed weapon without a permit.
FRAUD Sept. 13 | The manager of Dollar General on U.S. 220 in Summerfield reported an unknown suspect was recorded on surveillance footage earlier in the day returning a Dollar General product with an old receipt. The amount fraudulently stolen was about $8. Sept. 13 | A resident of the 6000 block of Carlson Ridge Court in Summerfield (off Carlson Dairy Road) reported an unknown suspect used her
Wal-Mart account to make a fraudulent purchase of $544.43 sometime between Sept. 12 at 10 p.m. and Sept. 13 at 6:34 p.m. Sept. 16 | A resident of the 7200 block of Northmoor Trace in Greensboro (near Lake Brandt Road) reported an unknown suspect used her Social Security number, date of birth and address to fraudulently open an account with Bank of America at an unknown branch location.
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Sept. 14 | A 58-year-old male was arrested in the 8600 block of Lathans Trail in Oak Ridge (near Haw River Road) for possessing stolen goods. Sept. 15 | A resident of the 4500 block of Peeples Road (between Alcorn Road and N.C. 68) in Oak Ridge reported an unknown suspect entered her unlocked barn and stole a black and brown Silver Mesa saddle from the tack room between Sept. 14 at 9 p.m. and Sept. 15 at 10 a.m.
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this issue.” He said the council should vote to establish the system “unless someone can make a very good case that in the long term this is going to be a loss situation or a disadvantage to the people who hook onto these systems.” Three candidates for Town Council seats in the Nov. 5 election expressed their views.
“We’re talking about making expenditures, putting together a capital plan and hope that we break even,” said Van Tanner, saying the council needs to study the proposal more thoroughly. “You are asking all of us to enter this business venture with you.”
Mike Stone urged the council to hold a town meeting beyond public hearings required by state law for residents to learn more about the proposed water system and share their opinions. Opponents and critics are sharing their views on Nextdoor.com and other social media sites, signaling to council members that they need to listen to town residents and not just future users of a water system. After evaluating the pros and cons, Martha Pittman said she supports the establishment of a system as long as current residents don’t incur costs and aren’t required to connect. The council needs to conduct “due diligence every step of the way” and assure the system is self-funding, she said. We’d like to hear your thoughts about a municipal water system in Oak Ridge. Email them to editor@ nwobserver.com.
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...continued from p. 32 against littering that includes yard waste. Summerfield’s “Your Voice” team. First, pay us back for the legal costs of defending the town against those you support, then apologize to all of us for supporting an outsider (Rotruck). Then maybe we might vote for you – not! Workers who cut the top of the trees across from Oak Ridge Elementary School and left one ugly branch hanging out. Really? Chop the last branch! High schools that still participate in
powder puff football games. Why is it funny for girls to play football? Why is it funny for boys to make fun of cheerleaders? The whole situation makes me uncomfortable. Arbitrary, artificial and absurdly low speed limits imposed by local apparatchiks in response to political pressure. Traffic regulation is the bailiwick of traffic engineers, who set speed limits at the 85th percentile, not local little Napoleons. Todd Rotruck. Your sins will find you out, and your dishonesty and deceit caught up with you. Stop the stupidity and get on with your life – you’re just making yourself look like a fool!
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ment among the reasons her family and others live in the town. Sean Dwyer said he’s encouraged that the town’s Zoning Board has embraced “low density requirements” for residential and mixed use developments designed with open spaces. The recommendations, which emerged from the board’s recent review of the draft UDO, will go to the Town Council for final consideration. In a vote last week, the board recommended that construction of two houses per acre be prohibited along a 1.7-mile stretch of Summerfield Road. If the council were to ignore the recommendation and allow higher density in the Summerfield Road corridor, Dwyer said traffic and enrollment in schools would probably increase. “The toll that this development density will take on infrastructure is concerning,” he said. Dwyer also said he’s opposed to the establishment of “an expensive community water system” along the lines of a proposal in 2016 to improve the availability of water for fighting fires. If a system were built, it would encourage higher-density development paid for by residents, not developers, he said. Danny Nelson, a mayoral candidate, said he wanted to thank U.S. military personnel and emergency
responders for their service on the eve of the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2011, terrorist attacks. Nelson said he’s a retired Greensboro firefighter and a veteran of the Vietnam War. By age 10, Lynne Williams DeVaney said she was driving a tractor in the hay fields that are now part of Henson Farms. Over the past 14 years as her two children attended local schools, she said she was “an advocate for children and grandchildren” and that she would continue in that role if elected to the council. DeVaney, a volunteer in schools, church and the YMCA, encouraged residents to participate in town affairs. She said she would seek to create “a civil town council that represents who we are as a community” if she were elected.
THE OTHER CANDIDATES • Former Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes is also running for mayor. • Council members John O’Day and Reece Walker are seeking reelection. Tim Sessoms, a former Summerfield mayor, Dana Luther, a former town finance officer and interim town manager, and Rich Schlobohm, a former Parks & Recreation employee, are also running for the four open council seats.
Town Council to hold special called meeting Sept. 25 STOKESDALE – Stokesdale Town Council has scheduled a special called meeting Sept. 25, 7 p.m. at Stokesdale Town Hall, 8325 Angel Pardue Road. The council has stated three reasons for the meeting: to vote on whether to contract with Versa Technologies or Spectrum Enterprise for a new phone system; to vote on
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whether to buy or lease a new copier, and which company to buy or lease it from; and to hold an emergency discussion and vote on changes to the status of the Ordinance Review Committee. The special called meeting is open to the public, although there is not a designated period for citizen comments.
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EUROPEAN AUTO SERVICE & REPAIR We specialize in factory-scheduled maintenance and repairs. Mercedes, BMW, Volkswagen, Audi, Volvo, Mini and Porsche. 32 years experience. Knight Import Specialty Service, 4559 US Highway 220, Summerfield (across from Food Lion). (336) 337-0669. SAM'S AUTO BODY SHOP SHOP. Any type of body work. 45 years exp. (336) 347-7470.
EMPLOYMENT Summerfield Veterinary Hospital is curcur rently seeking a FULL-TIME KENNEL ASSISTANT, weekends & holidays. Drug test required. Apply in person at Summerfield Veterinary Hospital, 4318 US Hwy. 220N, Summerfield, NC 27358. (336) 643-6326. EXPERIENCED BOARDING KENNEL TECH, 15-20 hours/week. HS diploma, driver's license, and reliable transportation required. Please send resumes to office@ almosthome-kennels.com. HIRING? We can help you reach all of Northwest Guilford County. Full-time LEAD TODDLER TEACHER needed. Associate degree preferred. Laugh & Learn Child Care Center, (336) 643-6140. ARBOR MASTERS TREE SERVICE. Help wanted. Call (336) 643-9157.
DINE OUT FOR A GOOD CAUSE, Monday, Sept. 23, 10am-8pm at Center Grove Grill, 998 N.C. Hwy. 150 West in Summer Summerfield. 10% of all sales will be donated to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) for research and aid in honor of Aaron Plaster of Oak Ridge. Aaron was diagnosed with ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) Feb. 9, 2017, at age 30. With a 3-monthold daughter, his life was turned upside down. Thanks to a non-related donor from the state of Washington, Aaron received a lifesaving stem cell transplant, which was followed by chemotherapy and radiation. After 1 1/2 years, Aaron continues to get better and stronger. Because of LLS, new treatments were found that put him into remission before his stem cell transplant. This year, Aaron and “Team AllInForAaron” will be walking at Triad Light the Night on Oct. 5 in Greensboro to help raise money for others battling cancer to get the treatments they need. Come on out and give Aaron and his team your support or go to www.Lightthenight.org and donate or register to walk with us.
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The Stokesdale Elementary School Vikings invite you to join us for our PORT-APIT CHICKEN FUNDRAISER, Thursday, September 26th! All money raised will support the amazing students and teachers at Stokesdale Elementary School. To reserve your plates, please contact us today at stokesdaleptafundraising@gmail.com. We or will deliver to local businesses with an order of 5+ plates. We hope you will join us for an easy lunch or dinner. 9th Annual FALL BAZAAR, Sat., Oct. 5, 9am-2pm, at First Christian Church, 1130 N. Main St., Kernersville, NC 27284. 70+ vendors, breakfast/lunch, chili cook-off. For more info, email tgbsews@gmail.com.
YARD SALES Brandt Meadows NEIGHBORHOOD YARD SALE, Saturday, Sept. 21, 8am, 7995 Witty Rd., Summerfield. MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE, Saturday, Sept. 21, 7am-12n, 758 & 816 Stanley Rd., Stokesdale. EVERYTHING MUST GO! HUGE COMMUNITY YARD SALE, Sat., Sept. 28, 7am-12n, at Belews Landing (Crows Nest Dr. in Stokesdale). Large variety of finds! NEIGHBORHOOD YARD SALE in Oak Ridge, Sat., Sept. 28, from 8am-12n, River Oaks subdivision (enter off of 68 at Case Ridge Dr. & Creeks Edge Ct.).
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MONTERO'S HARDWOOD FLOORING Installation of hardwood, laminate & tile; hardwood sanding & finishing. Commercial & residential. Insured, 17 yrs. exp. Free est., exc. references. Call (336) 215-8842 or visit Monteros-hardwood-flooring.com.
E&W HAULING & GRADING INC. Driveways, fill dirt, demolition, lot clearing, excavating, bobcat work, etc. (336) 451-1282.
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GENERAL REPAIR & SERVICES UTILITY TRAILERS WELDED & REPAIRED. Pickup and delivery available. Call or text Morris at (336) 880-7498. Need CERAMIC OR PORCELAIN TILE installed? Tile repaired and re-grouted. No job too small. 50 years experience. Call Don Moody at (336) 708-4000. AFFORDABLE HOME REPAIRS. One call fixes all! A+ with BBB. For a free estimate, call (336) 643-1184 or (336) 987-0350. 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. APPLIANCE REPAIR – Call Mr. Appliance A step above the rest! (336) 609-5707.
AFFORDABLE LANDSCAPING for all your landscaping needs, including irrigation, installation and repair. Call Joe at J. Gibson Landscaping, an Americanowned and operated small business. Built on capitalism, not socialism. In God we trust. (336) 419-7236.
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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.
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ANTHONY’S GRADING & HAULING Excavating, land clearing, demolition, dirt. available. Zane Anthony, (336) 362-4035.
BRAD'S BOBCAT & HAULING SVCS. LLC Debris removal, grading, gravel/dirt, driveways, concrete work. (336) 362-3647.
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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.
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WILSON LANDSCAPING, INC. Lawn maint, landscaping. Irrigation/ landscape contractor. Hardscaping & landscape lighting. 26 years exp. (336) 399-7764. HILL LAWNCARE & OUTDOOR SERVICES. Free est. Call, (336) 669-5448.
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ARBOR MASTERS TREE SERVICE Total tree removal, storm damage cleanup, shrub and tree pruning. Bobcat work and more. Free estimates. Licensed & insured. Call Joe at 643-9157.
STOKESDALE LAWN. Mowing & weedeating. $45 minimum. (336) 423-2692.
MISC. HOME SERVICES/PRODUCTS
GUZMAN LANDSCAPE & MAINTENANCE Pine needles, mulch, leaf removal, tree pruning, complete lawn maint. (336) 655-6490.
BRANSON PLUMBING & SOLAR No job too small! Experienced, guaranteed. Lic. & insured. Call Mark, (336) 337-7924.
inserts, tankless water heaters. General
AQUA SYSTEMS IRRIGATION Quality irrigation systems. NC licensed contractor. We service all systems. Free est. (336) 644-1174.
sign/drafting. Call Patti, (336) 605-0519.
CAROLINA STUMP & TREE SERVICE workComplete tree service, $1 million liability, work man’s comp. Rick & Judy, (336) 643-9332. www.carolinaStumpAndTreeServices.com.
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ATCHISON LAWN CARE. Dependable. Honest. Local. Call (336) 486-9837.
PAINTING & DRYWALL
COLFAX LAWNCARE. Core aeration & seeding. Fertilizing, mowing, trimming, pine needles. Complete lawn care maintenance. Res./comm. Fully insured. Serving the Triad for 28 years. (336) 362-5860. ORTIZ LANDSCAPING, complete lawn care. Trimming, cleaning, planting & mulch, gutter cleaning, patios & pavers, waterfalls, retaining walls, sidewalks, stonework. Residential and commercial. (336) 280-8981.
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STEVE NEWMAN TREE SERVICE. Free est. Lic/Ins. 40 yrs. exp. Lots & natural area thinning and cleanup. Large shrubbery jobs, chipping. Oak Ridge, (336) 643-1119.
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GRILLS, FIRE PITS, gas logs, heaters, gas home repairs. Call Don Hill, (336) 643-7183. ON EAGLE'S WINGS residential home de-
HAVING TROUBLE CLIMBING STAIRS? Want to stay in your home? A Stairlift may mate! Romar Elevators, Inc. (434) 836-5321 or (800) 876-6271 or find us on the web at www.romarelevators.com.
BEK Paint Co. Residential & Commercial David & Judy Long, owners
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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 (828) 312-0090. www.colonialmasonry.com.
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LAWSON'S PAINTING. Custom decks, pressure washing, boat docks, block fill, wood repair, stain work, textured ceilings,
ALL-SEASON STUMP GRINDING. Owner Alan Winfree. Free est. Call (336) 382-9875.
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SOUTHERN CUTZ LAWN CARE, offering complete lawn maintenance services & bush hogging. Nathan Adkins, (336) 430-6086.
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FAY'S LAWNCARE & LANDSCAPING Complete tree removal & trimming. Storm damage clean-up. Landscaping & hardscaping. Insured. Taylor, (336) 458-6491. DELIMA LAWNCARE. 24 hours/7 days a week. Free estimates, licensed/insured. Commercial & Residential. (336) 669-5210.
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sheetrock repair. Call (336) 253-9089. 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 es-
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REMODELING / CONSTRUCTION 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. PREMIER CONSTRUCTION for all your remodeling/renovation needs. (336) 430-9507. BELEWS CREEK CONSTRUCTION Kitchens/baths, custom decks, garages, dock work, siding, windows, roofing, rotted wood. Sr. disc., 39 years exp. (336) 362-6343. JLB REMODELING, INC. Remodeling and additions. Fully insured. NC GC license #69997. Free est. Call (336) 681-2902 or visit www.jlbremodeling.com. ORTIZ REMODELING – Total restoration & home improvement. Drywall, painting, kitchen cabinets, interior trim & more. Free estimates. (336) 280-8981. 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.
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U-PICK MUSCADINES, $1/pound; Asian Pears, $2/lb. Weekends 8am-12noon thru October 13. 200 Will Tom Road off Hwy. 65, Bethany/Reidsville. (336) 339-3954.
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ROOFING CLINARD & SON ROOFING, LLC. Residential roofing, rubber flat roofs, roof coating, metal roofs. 30 years experience. Call (336) 643-8191 or (336) 268-1908. RED RHINO ROOFING, based in Oak Ridge, NC. Storm damage specialist experienced with all types of roofing. BBB accredited A and listed with Angie’s List. Call (336) 944-6118, or visit redrhinoroofing.com. KEITH SMITH CONSTRUCTION 30 years experience. Residential shingle & metal roofing. Free est. (336) 362-7469. PREMIER ROOFING, LOCALLY OWNED. Catering to all your roofing needs. Call (336) 430-9507 for free assessments. BEST PRICES IN TOWN! Shingle and metal roofing. Top-notch quality. Res./comm., licensed & insured. Financing available. Belews Creek Construction, (336) 362-6343.
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MISC. FOR SALE POOL TABLE, 8' with ping pong table. Wilderness 14' kayak. Both excellent condition. Call (336) 643-0715. Help fund the new OAK RIDGE PARK VETERANS' MEMORIAL by purchasing a commemorative brick to honor a loved one, close friend or relative. Contact Town Hall for details. (336) 644-7009.
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MISC. WANTED FREE PICK-UP of unwanted riding & push mowers, tillers, ATVs, generators, power washers, chain saws, mini-bikes, grills, electrical, metal items, etc. (336) 689-4167. $$$ – WILL PAY CASH for your junk or wrecked vehicle. For quote, call (336) 552-0328.
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REAL ESTATE LAND FOR SALE LARGE TRACTS. 4 to 23-acre tracts; open & wooded; creeks & pond. Only 6 parcels remain, so hurry, these will not last and never be duplicated! (336) 430-9507 anytime. 1.36-ACRE HOME SITE in Gwynedd, off Bunch Road. $85,000. (336) 643-7071. 23 ACRES bound by 2 creeks, beautiful hardwoods and some open land. Summer Summerfield address, Rockingham Cty. taxes. Very private & serene. (336) 430-9507 anytime.
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AUTOMOTIVE SALES / SERVICE EuroHaus ........................................... 35 Vestal Buick / GMC .............................34
BUILDING / REMODELING Builders MD........................................ 15 Disney Custom Homes ....................... 17 Don Mill Builders ................................ 19 Friddle & Company............................. 23 Johnson & Lee.................................... 21 Lansink Custom Homes...................... 17 Naylor Custom Homes ....................... 20 R&K Custom Homes .......................... 25 Ray Bullins Construction ..................... 22
HEALTH & FITNESS Chris Jessup, Personal Trainer .............30
HOME PRODUCTS & SERVICES BEK Paint Company ........................... 37 Budget Blinds ..................................... 18 Dr. Johns H2O................................Insert MaidRight Cleaning............................ 36 Nature’s Select ................................... 33 New Garden Landscaping .................... 6 Old School Home Repair .................... 36 ProStone Inc. ...................................... 14 Stokesdale Heating & Air.................... 16 Triad Electric & Electronic Security ...... 24
INSURANCE Justin Fulp, Farm Bureau Insurance .... 26
RS Dezern Construction ..................... 17
LEGAL SERVICES
Walraven Signature Homes ................ 22
Barbour & Williams Law ....................... 4 Scott Tippett, Hagan Barrett Law ....... 18
CANDIDATES BJ Barnes, Summerfield Mayor ............. 8
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MEDICAL CARE / EQUIPMENT LeBauer Healthcare ........................... 32 Novant Health ...................................... 5
Guardian Ad Litem Program .............. 31
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Olmsted Orthodontics ........................30
Central Baptist Church........................ 29
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COMMUNITY SERVICES Senior Resources of Guilford............... 27 Summerfield Fire Department .............. 9
DENTISTRY Borden Dentistry................................... 7 Summerfield Family Dentistry ............. 26
EVENTS Ride to Remember ............................. 10 Town of Oak Ridge............................... 3
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