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Noise study will predict loudest areas around PTI airport An FAA analysis will forecast noise levels in 2020 and 2025, possibly shifting noise contour maps and spurring steps to reduce noise over residential areas by CHRIS BURRITT NW GREENSBORO – Planners are getting ready to redraw the maps of aircraft noise around Piedmont Triad International (PTI) Airport. Over the next year, officials of the Federal Aviation Administration, the airport

authority and municipalities including Oak Ridge and Summerfield will prepare an analysis projecting aircraft noise in 2020 and 2025. It will identify whether the loudest noise is projected to shift to new areas in the decade since the previous study, according to Kevin Baker, executive director of the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority. The analysis will allow planners to develop new noise contour maps that show areas around PTI where aircraft noise reaches 60 decibels over 24 hours, a measurement known as the Day-Night Average Sound Level (DNL). The maps will also show areas where the DNL

IN THIS ISSUE News in brief........................................ 2 Your Questions .................................... 4 Barefoot Modern Band....................... 6 ‘Aren’t you precious?’ ........................ 8 Pets & Critters ...................................... 9 Respect the opossum .......................10 Pet Adoptions.....................................12 Calendar Events ................................13 Business Notes ...................................18 Crime/Incident Report ......................19 13 years, never missed a day ..........21 NWHS football reboot ....................... 22 Nighthawk soccer team sets goal.. 23 Grins and Gripes............................... 24 Classiﬁeds ......................................... 26 NWO on the Go! ............................... 32

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An estimated 135 people attended an open house last month sponsored by the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority to learn about plans by the Federal Aviation Administration to update its study of aircraft noise around the airport. In this photo, Cardinal resident Bob Beasley (left) talks to Oak Ridge Town Councilman George McClellan and Kevin Baker (far right), executive director of the airport authority.

Roundabout would turn NC. 68/150 into ‘parking deck’ An NCDOT analysis predicts rush-hour trafﬁc would eventually back up for a mile at the town’s major intersection by CHRIS BURRITT OAK RIDGE – Imagine waiting to exit a parking deck after attending a sold-out event. One by one, drivers in front of you pay their fees and wait for the gate arm to rise so they can leave. Finally, it’s your turn to depart. That’s what driving through the intersection of N.C. 68 and 150 would be like two decades from now if the state highway planners were to replace traffic signals there with a roundabout. An analysis by the North Carolina Department of

Transportation (NCDOT) goes on to predict that courteous driving would disappear as peak-morning traffic would back up for a mile traveling south on N.C. 68 and east on N.C. 150 approaching the traffic circle. Drivers would become “aggressive,” taking shortcuts on side streets and through parking lots of businesses, Dr. Joe Hummer, the state’s traffic management engineer, wrote in the report presented to Oak Ridge officials last month. “Oak Ridge would be like a parking deck,” NCDOT project engineer Brian Ketner said in an interview earlier this week. If planners were to proceed with a roundabout at the town’s busiest intersection, it would be overwhelmed by traffic when it opened, he said. The prospect of traffic circle gridlock helps explain why NCDOT is recommending instead the replacement of traffic

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Filing season now through July 19 NW GUILFORD COUNTY – The filing period for citizens wanting to run for town council seats in Oak Ridge, Summerfield and Stokesdale opened July 5 at noon and ends July 19 at noon. Candidates in all three municipalities will pay $5 to file for office and must have established permanent residency in the municipality in which they wish to serve. In Oak Ridge, the three council seats currently held by Spencer Sullivan, Doug Nodine and George McClellan will be open, all for four-year terms. The mayor in Oak Ridge is not elected directly by the citizens, rather by fellow council members every two years after each municipal election. The four-year terms of council members Ann Schneider and Jim Kinneman expire November 2021. As of the end of the business day on July 10, Oak Ridge residents Martha Pittman, Mike Stone and incumbents George McClellan and Doug Nodine have filed to run for Oak Ridge Town Council. In Stokesdale, the three council seats currently filled by Tim Jones, Frank Bruno and whoever is appointed to serve

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the remaining five months of Bill Jones’ term will be open, all for four-year terms. The four-year terms of Mayor John Flynt and Mayor Pro Tem Thearon Hooks expire November 2021. As of the end of the business day on July 10, no one has filed to run for Stokesdale Town Council.

In Summerfield, the mayor’s seat, which is for a two-year term and is currently filled by Gail Dunham, will be open. As of the end of the business day on July 10, BJ Barnes is the only candidate who has filed to run for Summerfield mayor. Four of the five Summerfield Town Council seats will also be open, with three being for four-year terms and one being for a two-year term (the remainder of Todd Rotruck’s term); those seats are currently filled by Dena Barnes, John O’Day, Reece Walker and Dianne Laughlin (council member Teresa Pegram’s term expires November 2021). As of the end of the business day on July 10, Lynne Williams DeVaney, John O’Day and Reece Walker have filed to run for Summerfield Town Council.

Preview: July 11 Oak Ridge Town Council meeting by CHRIS BURRITT

OAK RIDGE – Mayor Spencer Sullivan plans to announce during the Town Council’s meeting this Thursday, July 11, whether he plans to seek reelection in the Nov. 5 election. Sullivan, 75, said in an interview earlier this week that he had set a deadline for deciding whether to run for office to coincide with the council’s regular monthly meeting. Sullivan was elected to the council in 2011 and has served as mayor since 2015. In Oak Ridge,

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the five council members elect a mayor from among themselves every other December, following the municipal election the previous month. The filing period for seeking municipal office in Guilford County runs through noon Friday, July 19. In other business, the council plans to consider the applications of John Browning, Maureena Shepherd and Michael Kimel to serve on the Parks

and Recreation Advisory Board. The council will also consider adopting a resolution supporting recommendations by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) for improvements at three intersections in the town’s commercial district. (See related article on front cover.) In an effort to improve traffic flow and safety, NCDOT has proposed installing new stop lights and a pedestrian crosswalk at N.C. 68 and 150 while building roundabouts at N.C. 68 and Linville Road and at N.C. 150 and Marketplace Drive. The council will also consider modifying the wording of the town’s contract with its attorney, Michael Thomas, so that he can be retained as the town’s attorney on an individual basis. Amending the agreement is required after the Greensboro law firm of Sparrow, Dennis & Medlin PA that employed Thomas dissolved last month, according to the resolution to modify the contract.

Town Manager Bill Bruce plans to ask the council to approve spending $14,600 for consultant McGill Associates to mail and tabulate results of a survey to seek citizens’ input on a master plan for Oak Ridge’s parks and recreation facilities. The spending would be in addition to the $28,500 the council agreed to pay in May when it approved hiring McGill to prepare the master plan. Its initial scope of services included conducting an online survey of residents. During its meeting last month, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board recommended seeking additional input with a mailed survey, Bruce said in a memo to the council.

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Preview: July 11 Stokesdale Town Council meeting by PATTI STOKES

STOKESDALE – Stokesdale Town Council has scheduled Mark Robinson as a guest speaker at its council meeting Thursday, July 11. Robinson, who recently announced his candidacy for Lt. Governor of North Carolina, is a Greensboro native who came to the national forefront last year after a video of him addressing the Greensboro City Council in April 2018 went viral. In his address, the 50-year-old African-American spoke passionately as a representative of what he said was the majority of citizens, most of whom are law-abiding like himself. He advocated for the Second Amendment to be protected and rebuked the council for considering the cancellation of a gun show at the Greensboro Coliseum in response to the tragic high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14, 2018. In other business, the town council will review a proposal for upgrading

the phone system at Town Hall; discuss renewing an annual contract with One-Step Computer Solutions; discuss how to proceed with getting the berm completed in the Northwest Meadows subdivision; and review a proposal for shading the playground equipment in the town park. Also on the agenda is discussion of which staff and town council members have direct access to the town attorney, and what parameters should be in place for engaging the attorney in individual discussions. The council also plans to vote on appointing a citizen to fill the remaining five months of former council member Bill Jones’ term, which expires in November. Jones resigned from the council in May just before selling his

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I live near the golf club in the Cardinal community (northwest Greensboro) and I understand that renovation of one of the runways at Piedmont Triad International Airport has shifted flights over our neighborhood. One night last month,

I counted 11 flights passing over my house after 11 o’clock. Other nights there aren’t any flights. When is the construction going to be finished?

A runway at the Piedmont Triad International Airport that has been closed for repairs since May is scheduled to re-open in September.

We spoke to Kevin Baker, executive director of the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority, and he said the runway under repair “will be back open in September.”

Baker explained the airport’s original runway – called Runway 5R/23L – closed in May for improvements including repaving, upgrading of the airfield lighting system and drainage. During construction, flights have

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signals and installation of pedestrian crosswalks to improve traffic flow and safety at 68 and 150. At its Thursday, July 11, meeting, Oak Ridge Town Council will consider a resolution to support NCDOT’s plan. “As much as I like the idea of roundabouts, the data just doesn’t support it,” Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kinneman said in an interview earlier this week. He, Mayor Spencer Sullivan and Town Manager Bill Bruce met with officials of NCDOT and engineering consulting firm Stewart last month to review alternates for improvements at three of the town’s intersections. One option would construct roundabouts at the three intersections – at 68 and 150, at 68 and Linville Road at the Bojangles’ fast food restaurant, and at 150 and Marketplace Drive at the Sherwin-Williams paint store. A second option called for installation of new traffic signals at the three intersections. Based upon an analysis of projected traffic and other variables, NCDOT is recommending a hybrid plan – the installation of new stop lights and other improvements at 68 and 150 and the construction of roundabouts at the other two intersections. To improve pedestrian and cyclist safety at 68 and 150, NCDOT plans to build crosswalks. It has also proposed eliminating three of the intersection’s four slip lanes, which allow cars to turn right before reaching the intersection. The northern corner of the intersection at Oak Ridge Military Academy will keep a slip lane, Ketner said. If NCDOT were to remove the slip lane there, it would be forced to widen N.C. 150, encroaching on the school’s property, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In interviews last month, Sullivan, Kinneman and council members Ann Schneider and George McClellan said they favored the hybrid plan, while councilman Doug Nodine said he needed more time to review the recommendations. Oak Ridge and NCDOT hosted an open house at Town Hall in March for residents to view maps and quiz engineers about the alternatives. Residents

were encouraged to complete a written questionnaire from NCDOT, and of the 89 people who did so, 40 percent favored roundabouts at the three intersections while 24 percent wanted traffic signals, Ketner said. The remaining 24 percent supported hybrid options. Without an understanding of traffic engineering, NCDOT’s analysis of the options can be hard to grasp. In the interview, Ketner pointed out two variables upon which planners rely when evaluating which improvements to pursue. First, they consider the ratio of traffic volume to the capacity of the intersection to handle the flow. A volume-demand-tocapacity ratio of 1.0 indicates the intersection is operating at capacity. A higher ratio means traffic is overrunning capacity. That would be the case with a roundabout at 68 and 150 where the ratio at a roundabout would have been 1.08 in 2018 when planners began designing possible improvements, according to the analysis. “You would start feeling some big negative effects” as soon as the roundabout opened, Ketner said. The ratio would climb to 2.67 in 2040, a benchmarking year that follows the agency’s practice of forecasting 20 years into the future before proceeding with improvements. By contrast, the hybrid plan would produce a ratio of 0.95 percent in 2028, the analysis said. However, some intersection failures would occur during peak hours at that time, the report said. The ratio would rise to 1.17 in 2040. A second measure to evaluate roadway congestion is known as level of service. It works like a report card – starting with “A” when traffic is free flowing and deteriorating to “F” when roads are so congested that vehicles are crawling. By that measure, the roundabout would “fail miserably” in 2040 with an “F” level of service during peak hours from 6 to 10 a.m. and 3 to 6 p.m., the NCDOT report said. For another seven hours – from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. – the level of service would be “D” or “E.” “With this roundabout design in place, the center of Oak Ridge would be an unhappy place to drive a car most of the day,” the report said.

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Barefoot Modern – from listening to tunes to international award Two of the band’s four members – Tegan Dean and Robert Beverly – met as kids in Oak Ridge where they’re performing in the Town Park amphitheater this Saturday, July 13 by CHRIS BURRITT OAK RIDGE – Growing up in the Twelve Oaks neighborhood, Tegan Dean combined two passions – listening to music as she dribbled a soccer ball in the driveway. As a sixth grader, she befriended Robert Beverly, who had moved to Oak Ridge from Virginia. A few years later, they formed a garage band that rehearsed at Beverly’s house. The Boone, North Carolina-based group, called Barefoot Modern, returns to Oak Ridge this Saturday, July 13, to play during Music in the Park in Oak Ridge

Town Park’s amphitheater. The 6:30-8 p.m. show is free, though donations to pay the band are appreciated. Barefoot Modern has gained acclaim locally during appearances in Oak Ridge. Last month, during the band’s performance at the RidgeFest festival, Mayor Spencer Sullivan recognized the group for an earlier achievement – the 2019 award for the best alternative/Indie band in the Richmond International Film & Music Festival. Since the band wasn’t able to attend the Richmond awards ceremony, the festival’s director, Heather Waters, relayed her congratulations to Oak Ridge, calling Barefoot Modern “a talented young group who has the makings to go to the top.” The Richmond festival invited Barefoot Modern to compete from among several thousand bands worldwide who sought to perform. “This was a big deal,” Sullivan told the RidgeFest crowd.

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they’re also very professional for such a young group.” The band members wound up in Boone where the three men enrolled at Appalachian State University. Beverly met Joe Karmazyn, who became the band’s lead guitarist. Dean attends nearby Lees-McRae College where she plays soccer.

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home in Stokesdale and moving to Kernersville. Besides As freshmen, they signed a recording contract with Jones’ four-year-term, Frank Boone’s Split Rail Record which released the band’s first Bruno and Tim Jones’ four year-terms will also expire full album, Younger Years, in 2018. this November. As of the end Winning the award at the Richmond festival was of the day Wednesday, July “a great resume builder” that the band hopes to 10, no one has filed to run parlay into a recording contract with a bigger record for Stokesdale Town Council, label, Beverly said. Signing with a larger label would although the filing period is help fulfill the group’s goal of touring after graduating open until noon July 19. from college. “It’s exciting to think about, especially with my soccer career coming to an end,” Dean said in an interview earlier this week. “It’s pretty crazy sometimes, trying to balance it all. But I wouldn’t trade it for anything. ‘’

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Owners request 52 acres on N.C. 150 be rezoned for subdivision by CHRIS BURRITT

OAK RIDGE – Oak Ridge Mayor Spencer Sullivan said he and his wife, Linda, and three of her family members plan to sell 52.6 acres to custom home builder Kevan Combs for a subdivision, pending approval of their request to rezone the property. The property, located on the south side of N.C. 150 west of East Harrell Road, is zoned agricultural. The owners are requesting the tract be rezoned to residential RS-40, according to a notice by Oak Ridge Planning Director Sean Taylor. “We’ve lived here for 45 years now,” Sullivan, 75, said in an interview earlier this week. “It has come time for me to downsize like many of my friends. I’m getting too old to look after 50 acres.” The property is under contract to Combs, who plans to develop a subdivi-

sion with “estate lots” larger than the 1-acre lots typical of RS-40 zoning, Sullivan said. He estimated the property will be developed for around 25 lots. Town staff mailed a notice of public hearing to property owners within 500 feet of the property proposed for rezoning.

Residents will have the opportunity to express their views about the request during two public hearings at Town Hall. The first will occur during the July 25 meeting of the town’s Planning and Zoning Board. After reviewing the rezoning request and giving an opportunity for public input, the board will vote on whether to recommend the council approve the request. The council will then hold a second public hearing at its Aug. 1 meeting, after which it is expected to make the final decision on the request.

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‘Aren’t you precious?’ Starting with that line, ﬁlmmakers spent a recent weekend producing short movies as part of the Greensboro 48 Hour Film Project. The screening of the best ﬁlms is slated for Saturday, July 13 by CHRIS BURRITT GREENSBORO – Nearly three dozen teams played by the same rules during the Greensboro 48 Hour Film Project, a competition for mostly home grown producers, writers, photographers and costume designers to grab the spotlight – if only for a few minutes. Each filmmaking team was given 48 hours, starting at 7 p.m. Friday, June 21, to produce a movie lasting at least

four minutes and no longer than seven. Each film was required to feature the same character – either Nathan Thomas or Nancy Thomas – who was a writer by profession. A wallet was a required prop, as was the line, “Aren’t you precious?” At the outset, filmmakers randomly selected the genre of the movies they’d produce, such as a comedy or horror involving people in awkward situations

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Steve Joyce and his family raise horses in northern Guilford County. Upon entering his haybarn on a recent Sunday evening, Steve was surprised to see this sweet fawn!

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David and Karen Hampton of Oak Ridge shared this photo of their beautiful German shorthair pointers, Gilda (left) and Lucy. Here the two are resting after a hard game of agility and frisbee. The tongues tell it all!

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Stokesdale residents Sammy (left) and Cobra give one another a loving look and sweet reminder of how great it is to be rescued.

Frequent visitors at the Oak Ridge town dog park, Lola, a 2-year-old pit bull, and her owner, Melanie Compton, were very excited to attend the annual Canine Capers event on April 27. In addition to playing with friends at the park, Lola enjoys practicing the “place” command and was particularly thrilled when the Oak Ridge Fire Department agreed to let her practice on their rig.

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Megan Winn of Stokesdale shared this photo of her pet dragon, Spike. Megan has had Spike since April of this year, and told us Spike loves to chase down crickets and hang out in his tree inside his enclosure. Spike and Megan also enjoy sitting out on their front porch watching the sunset.

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Opossum Facts • As with kangaroos, female opossums rear their young in fur-lined pouches. Baby opossums, like baby kangaroos, are called joeys; adult male and female opossums are jacks and jills. • Despite the phrase, “playing possum,” possums are not the actors they’re credited with being and they have no control over when, or for how long, they play dead. When intensely afraid, such as when it meets a predator, an opossum involuntarily seizes up and falls on the ground, where it can remain for hours, staring blankly ahead and sticking out its tongue. • According to the National Wildlife Federation, when lying in a comatose-like state such as described above, possums emit a “noxious oily green slime” from their anal glands that often sends predators in search of other dinner choices. • Opossums eat 90 percent of the ticks that attach to them – equating to as many as 5,000 in one season. • In the United States, opossums are also called “possums,” with Southerners most often tending to drop the “o.” However, “possum” is also the name of a separate marsupial family made up of several species in Australia and New Guinea, physically distinct by a round body shape and thick fur which is often golden in color. These animals look more like cuddly cousins of the koala bear than distant relatives of the opossum.

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One of the most unique things about the opossum is that it’s North America’s only marsupial mammal – meaning, the female carries and nurses her young in a pouch. The opossum’s pregnancy is very short – only about 12 or 13 days.

bodies upside down by their tail. They’re too heavy,” she said. Although most people think opossums are nasty, smelly creatures, Hoffman said that’s another misconception.

On average, an opossum has between six and nine babies per litter, but that number can go as high as 20. While Hoffman hasn’t seen litters this large, she said she did see a female opossum that had birthed 13 babies.

“They don’t stink, and they have a nice, very soft coat,” she said. “They’re constantly grooming. I equate them to a cat for how much they groom themselves.”

Besides having large numbers of babies, opossums also have more frequent litters – usually three a year.

Just leave it alone. And it’s illegal to keep an opossum unless you have the proper permits, so don’t even consider trying to bring one home as a pet. When you’re driving at night, keep an eye out for these little scavengers and give them some

Okay, so they kill ticks. But, aren’t they notorious for spreading rabies?

But, don’t those babies ride on the mother’s long, hairless tail? Nope, Hoffman said – that’s a myth. Opossums can’t hang from a tree by their tails either. “The North American opossum can’t hold their

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So what should you do if you encounter an opossum?

According to the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, one of the world’s leading independent environmental research organizations, in one season an opossum can kill about 5,000 ticks.

Extremely tiny at birth, the babies go directly into the mother’s pouch, where they’ll continue to grow for two to three months. When they finally emerge, the mother will carry them on her back for another couple of months.

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Hoffman added that their preferred means of defense is “to play dead and look gross,” hoping that any predator will go away.

Interestingly, this nice coat of hair and fastidious grooming makes a perfect environment for ticks and getting rid of them. Those black-legged ticks that spread Lyme disease just love catching a ride, and opossums like nothing more than to lick them off their nice shiny coats and eat them.

“They produce a lot of offspring because they have such a short life span,” Hoffman explained. (Most will live about two years. Some might make it to four.)

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While that’s possible, Hoffman said it’s extremely rare for an opossum to have rabies.

Although it might look ﬁerce and aggressive, the opossum has a gentle personality and will go out of its way to avoid confrontation.

She believes the vision of rabid opossums comes from the fact that these gentle and placid creatures are such great actors. When threatened, they’ll appear to be fierce and aggressive. However, they

room. While they may not be the prettiest of God’s creatures, they have their place and purpose in the ecological system and deserve some respect.

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School, 7101 Spencer Dixon Road in Greensboro, will host two weeklong robotics camps, July 22-25 and July 29-Aug. 1, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, for rising sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders. The camp will offer an introduction to engineering and robotics that any student can participate in regardless of prior experience. Students will learn to design using CAD, assemble and program a real robot. The camp, which is $175, is limited to 24 students per week – to register and pay, visit www.gcsnc.com/northern_guilford_high, select “Department,” then “Career and Technical Education,” then “Michelle Wallace,” then “Robotics Camp.” More info: (336) 643-8449 or wallacm3@ gcsnc.com.

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exceeds 65 decibels and 70 decibels, setting in motion steps such as sound protection for structures and acquisition of property in the loudest areas, according to the FAA. If the analysis finds that noise has shifted, municipalities will accordingly shift zoning restrictions to limit residential construction in the loudest areas, said Janet Mazzurco, vice chair of Greensboro’s Zoning Commission. Mazzurco, who lives near the airport, was one of about 135 people who

attended an open house last month sponsored by the airport authority for Baker and consultants to answer questions about the noise study. Two committees – one consisting of residents and the other of municipal planners – have begun meeting to help with the study, slated for completion in mid2020, Baker said. The FAA will prepare noise maps based upon a computer analysis of variables such as the number of predicted flights at PTI, types of aircraft and the time of day they’re expected to fly, said Joe Saldarini, president of the Cardinal Residents Association and chairman of the citizens’ advisory

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along the highway corridor. “We will look for ways to create better compatibility between the airport and residential areas,” Baker said.

“We can’t move the noise from your house to your neighbor’s house,” he acknowledged. “If we can move the noise over an interstate where nobody cares about the noise, then you’ve got a good solution.”

to learn more Visit the Piedmont Triad International Airport website at flyfrompti.com. Click on “Menu” in the top right-hand corner and then select the “Noise Information” box. Open the “Part 150 Noise Study” website for information about the noise study. Also, you can select “View the Noise Contours” for a map showing areas with different levels of aircraft noise.

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Summerfield Fire District is proud of its longstanding Fire Prevention Education program for preschoolers through second grade. A few years ago we saw the need to also reach older children; Greensboro Fire Department, which had run a fire camp in the past, was generous enough to share some resources and ideas with us and in 2017 our fire district offered its first summer fire camp for rising third- to fifth-graders, with 18 kids enrolled. We recently finished up our third annual fire camp, with 24 students participating and some of our former campers volunteering throughout the week. After incorporating what we’ve learned from each previous year to help us improve, we felt this year’s camp was our best one yet. Topics covered during fire camp include disaster preparedness, bike safety, poison control, animal safety, stranger danger, calling 911, CPR, first aid, fire safety and more. View photos from our fire camps at Facebook. com/SummerfieldFireDistrict – and check out our Facebook page next March for an announcement about the application process opening for our 2020 summer fire camp – we hope to see some new faces!

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behavior systems. Our second- through fifth-grade elementary school focuses on language arts by developing our students’ comprehension as well as their oral and written communication skills using a variety of texts and genres. In third, fourth and fifth grades we assess on demand using Istation (an e-learning program) and on a quarterly basis using state check-ins. Our teaching is individualized based upon student needs. Each student is required to participate in the annual Science Fair. Our students are well-prepared for and take EOGs as required for all public schools. We offer an International Baccalaureate program for grades six, seven and eight. In addition to our core academic courses, we also offer courses in humanities, physical education, orchestra, band, chorus, Spanish, design and the arts. We have athletic teams in baseball, soccer, volleyball, basketball, cheerleading, flag football, swimming, cross country, track and field, and coed golf. Phoenix Academy is a school of innovation, where students learn to think “out of the box” to allow their imaginations to flourish. We promote a love of learning and prepare our students for the present and the future.

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CRIME / INCIDENT report

District 1 Sheriff’s Ofﬁce has recently responded to the following incidents in northwest Guilford County ...

(ATTEMPTED) BURGLARY June 29 | A resident of the 8100 block of Dapple Grey Road in Oak Ridge reported an attempted burglary that occurred sometime between 9 a.m. and about 7 p.m. on June 28 when an unknown suspect smashed the back glass sliding door of the home with an unknown object. No entry was made into the home, but about $500 worth of damage was done to the door.

VANDALISM July 3 | A resident of the 8600 block of Winding Hill Drive in Stokesdale reported someone broke the storm door to his home. Although the suspect caused several hundred dollars’ worth

of damage, no entry was made into the home. The incident occurred sometime between 10:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. July 5 | A Summerfield resident reported an unknown suspect broke the glass to the driver’s window of his father’s car in a road rage incident that occurred on Coldwater Road in Stokesdale at around 11:25 p.m.

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Suspects ‘smash & grab’ at Oak Ridge Swim Club On Saturday, June 29, at around 7 p.m., the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about a vehicle break-in at Oak Ridge Swim Club on Oak Ridge Road. The incident occurred sometime between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., when an unknown suspect – or suspects – shattered a window in the victim’s 2017 Chevrolet sport utility vehicle, which was locked, and stole her purse; the purse’s contents included a wallet with several credit cards and other personal items including RayBan sunglasses and a pair of prescription eyeglasses. The estimated value of the purse, wallet, glasses and other stolen property is $1,005, but one source told us credit cards from the victim’s stolen wallet were later used in Kernersville

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13 years, and never missed a day Northern High School graduate honored for perfect school attendance by MEREDITH BARKLEY Georgana Rideout graduated from Northern Guilford High School last month with an achievement few can claim. During the 13 years she attended elementary, middle and high school, she never missed a day. What’s more, she never even missed a class. “It was definitely different,” said Georgana, 17, who plans to attend Cape Fear Community College in the fall. “There were days I didn’t want to go to school or I was sick.” Still, she stuck it out, encouraged by parents Hava and Ronald Rideout, who were proud of their youngest child’s determination. Ronald recalls one evening, when Georgana was in fourth grade, she wasn’t feeling well and got upset – not because she was sick, but because she didn’t want to miss school the next day. “We stayed up with her through much of the night,” he said. “We finally dozed off, and early that next morning I heard her getting ready. She didn’t have a temperature, fever, or anything … She didn’t take any medicine, we just used an old-fashioned remedy.”

By the time Georgana was in fifth grade, she was one of only three students in Guilford County Schools who had perfect attendance, Ronald said. And when she set her sights on graduating from high school without ever having missed a day of school, her father said he told her, “Baby girl, if that’s your goal, I’ll do all I can to make sure you’re at school every day and on time so you can achieve that … I went in to work late a time or two to make sure she got to school.” “There were a lot of folks at the school who really wanted to see her finish this out,” said Hava, who teaches second grade at Monroeton Elementary in Rockingham County where her daughter once attended. Northern’s principal, Janiese McKenzie, called Georgana’s perfect attendance “an outstanding accomplishment” and said that in her three years of being principal at the school she knew of no other student who had done it. As you might imagine, perfect attendance wasn’t always easy or convenient for Georgana. It meant missing events like “senior skip day” and brother Jarrod’s college graduation. And there were lots of times, especially in the past year, when she’d like to have taken a day off. But, Georgana said, “I had gone so far already and there was no point in giving it up. I really didn’t know any different. I didn’t know what it was like not going to school.”

Hava said one of the hardest things about Georgana’s commitment to not missing school was setting up appointments (with doctors and dentists). “You had to be inventive with those kinds of things,” she said. At Cape Fear, where sister Clare is a student, Georgana plans to study community Spanish interpreting and hopes to use that training to help kids in a Spanish-speaking country. She said she got interested in studying Spanish during her sophomore year, when she taught English to a Spanishspeaking kindergartner at her mom’s school. Last summer she became more proficient in Spanish and sought to learn more about the culture during a study-abroad program in the Dominican Republic. How far will she stretch her perfect attendance record? To Cape Fear? Not likely, she said.

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Northern High School alum Georgana Rideout graduated last month without ever having missed a day of school. “I’ll probably miss as many days as I want in college,” she said. “I don’t like to miss stuff and I hate to be late. But I probably won’t keep this up.”

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Northwest Guilford’s football team rebuilds With only ﬁve rising seniors on its varsity football team, Northwest Guilford will rely on a solid group of underclassmen to do big things this season by MEREDITH BARKLEY It’s been a couple of lean years for Northwest Guilford football. The Vikings have won one Metro 4A Conference game since Kevin Wallace took over as head coach two years ago. What’s more, the team lost lots of experienced players to graduation – 32 by Wallace’s count.

Nevertheless, the Vikings are optimistic as they set sights on the season opener Aug. 23 at Smith, a 3A team that’s had challenges of its own in recent years. “We’re a whole new team this year,” said Ethan Smith, a Northwest junior free safety. “We’ve got a bunch of new guys coming in who are talented. I feel like we can win some games with them.”

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Senior wide receiver Brandon Thomas agrees there is reason to be optimistic about this year’s team.

Micah Salmon, a senior quarterback on Northwest Guilford High School’s football team, leads a group of players in sprints during summer football workouts in late June.

While the team will be young – only five seniors this year – Wallace is expecting big things from his rising junior

class and a solid corps of freshmen, several of whom he expects to start. “Our goal is to be physically and

mentally tough,” Wallace said. He expects to shake things up some on both sides of the ball, which he

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hopes will give his team an edge it can exploit. Offensively, he said, he’ll try to find ways to better use the talents his players bring to the game. Defensively, he’s brought on long-time coach Aldine Payne as defensive coordinator. He expects Payne to fine-tune the Vikings’ 3-4 defense and to mentor younger coaches. “We don’t want to give offenses the same look every time,” Wallace said. “We want to keep them on their toes a little bit.” This summer the Vikings have been doing conditioning drills, lifting weights and working on skill development. Wallace has been happy with the way his team has handled 7-on-7 scrimmages with other teams. Those scrimmages emphasize the passing game. Practices will begin in earnest Aug. 1 as high school teams throughout the state gear up for the fall football season to kick off.

Northern Guilford men’s soccer team sets ‘boring’ but important goal for upcoming season Third-year head coach Aaron King says winning is all about setting goals and doing the hard work to meet them by MEREDITH BARKLEY There’s been a certain predictability about Mid State 3A Conference boys soccer in recent years. With Northern Guilford’s Nighthawks dominating, the real race has been for second place. The soccer folks at Northern expect no change for the fall campaign. “We feel good about every season,” said senior center back Jesse Auger. “If you don’t go in feeling confident you’re not doing something right.” The Nighthawks, who have been working out this summer, last lost a conference game during the 2015 season when they finished in a 7-1 tie for first with Eastern Alamance. Since then their regular season conference record is 36-0. “We shouldn’t drop down in the level of play at all,” senior goalie Tyler Yates

said of the coming season. For third-year coach Aaron King (39-9-2 overall, 28-0 in the Mid State 3A), it’s all a simple matter of setting goals and doing the hard work to meet them. In this case the goal is winning the conference, thereby guaranteeing a high seed in the state playoffs and a better chance at advancing. “It’s a boring goal, but an important goal,” King said. Last year his Nighthawks made it to the fourth round in the playoffs for only the second time in school history, he said. That put them two wins from a shot at the state title. “Our boys are really proud of that, as they should be because it’s not easy,” he said. King expects to have 10 seniors on the roster this fall. In addition to their leadership and experience, he’s excited to have them for a more personal reason. He and those seniors started out together three years ago when they were freshmen and he was their firstyear junior varsity coach. “It’s good to see them grow up and mature,” he said. King has added matchups with local

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Liam McCann, a junior, passes the ball during Northern Guilford soccer’s summer workout drills in late June while senior Josh Auger watches.

4A schools Grimsley, Northwest Guilford and Ragsdale to the schedule to test his guys and give them exposure. His team expects to be up to the challenge. Said Josh Auger, senior center mid: “We’re going to keep the same dominance mindset we’ve always had and expect to win the conference.”

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GRINS and GRIPES

Delighted or dismayed by something in your community? Share your thoughts in

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GRINS to...  The Shell Station in Oak Ridge for routinely charging 5 to 10 cents less per gallon of gas than those just up the road on N.C. 68 in Stokesdale.  Debbie Shoenfeld, Caroline Ruch and everyone on the Historic Preservation Commission for your hard work on the St. James AME Church. It’s dedicated and forward-looking volunteers like you who keep Oak Ridge a great place to live.

 This awesome newspaper for allowing us to express our opinions without sugarcoating the good/bad! If you can’t handle the Gripes section, control yourself from reading it. Reactions of others towards you are never about you. Instead, it’s a self-reflection.  Our awesome neighbors on Windswept Drive in Summerfield who, out of the kindness of their hearts, cleared a large tree limb that was blocking my driveway.  The new Ledo Pizza restaurant in

Kernersville. It was our favorite pizza place back home in Maryland. Best pizza we’ve ever had. So thankful to have the only one in North Carolina open in Kernersville!  Travis Moser, owner of Triad Landworks in Oak Ridge, for cleaning the property at Alcorn/Stafford Mill. Responding to inconsiderate “gripes,” he gave a quote. After finding out the man recently had a heart attack, he offered his services for free.

 Greg Westmoreland for all of his help these past few weeks. Not only is he reliable and honest, he’s the best plumber in North Carolina!

 Town of Summerfield for, with a small customer base, negotiating a $37.43/quarter trash pickup program with Republic Services. Sweet deal for 27358 Summerfield customers (Guilford County, with much larger customer base, negotiated $61.50/quarter for 27358 county customers… makes you wonder??).

 Jonathan and the Tire Max crew in Stokesdale for always giving aboveand-beyond customer service. We appreciate you taking such good care of our personal and company vehicles

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 Stokesdale Veterinary Hospital and their wonderful staff, who went above and beyond for my baby, Bonnie. Dr. Gillenwater and the rest of the staff are truly incredible!  Happy Tails Emergency Veterinary Clinic staff and Dr. Weigel for being so compassionate on June 30 when I had to have my cat put to sleep.

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 The family on County Line Road with the tractor displaying the U. S. flag in the front yard. We love it and it makes a statement. Hope to see more tractors like this one.

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GRIPES to...

 Those who disregard the 35 mph speed limit along Brookbank Road, which is in a residential area. Did you know there is a pedestrian crossing at the corner of Bascom Drive? Please slow down and obey the posted speed limit signs.  The person who complained about the house at the corner of Alcorn Road and Stafford Mill Road. May I have the address to your glass house? Sounds like you may need a load of new stones delivered.  Continued proposal of roundabouts in Oak Ridge. Every city has traffic during certain hours! Oak Ridge’s traffic has diminished tremendously since the I-73 opening. The only area needing adjustment is crossing N.C. 68 from the Shell station to McDonald’s.  Gripers who gripe about minor inconveniences – although these gripes can be entertaining, like reading random posts on that Nextdoor app. And don’t get me started on hypocrites who gripe about gripers and griping itself. They are the worst.  Town of Oak Ridge for purchasing more land last year to stop develop-

ers and already slapped a concrete walkway down. Bad taste, folks. Leave it alone!  Republic Services for the retroactive $6 charge for a service that was already paid for in full for the quarter. How petty not to just wait for the next bill. $6 x customer base = $$$$$$.  To the person asking how to report fireworks. Let’s celebrate America the right way.  Those proposing roundabouts. So I am supposed to believe that a traffic circle at N.C. 68/150 would slow traffic and cause congestion but a traffic circle at N.C. 68/Linville Road won’t? Give me a break!  Drivers who fly down Highland Grove Drive to get to the new neighborhood in the back. Speed limit is 25 mph. Drive safely like your kids live here!  Republic Service for continuous poor service. They skipped Armfield West again on Wednesday (before July 4 holiday) and said they would reschedule a special run on Saturday, which they skipped. Summerfield needs a service-oriented provider that is honest!

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...continued from p. 8 this weekend,” he said in an interview earlier this week. Oak Ridge resident Shane Grissom was assistant director of a film featuring a father and son who provided marriage counseling with the help of a dog (named Max in real life). At the outset, two couples taking part in counseling were required to give up their cell phones and wallets, fulfilling the prop requirement of the competition. The dog eventually became so frustrated with the disarray of the counseling that he walked out of the session, leaving the two couples to sort out their problems with the help of the father and son, who were frauds. Grissom, part of the Triad Film Collaborative team, attended the screening of his film last month. It was pleasant and painful, he said. “It was a good feeling, but it’s also tough,” he said in a recent interview. “We are artists so we’re critics of our own work. ‘Oh, the light was too bright in that scene’ or ‘he slipped up on one of his lines.’ “We see our flaws, although no one else in the audience may see them,” said Grissom, a cowboy reenactor with appearances in the PBS series “Mercy Street” and “Turn: Washington Spies,”

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a series by AMC Networks. He also appeared in “The Longest Ride,” based on a novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. Now that the entries are in, judges are deciding the winners. A screening of the best 14 films is slated for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 13, at the Carolina Theater on 310 S. Greene St. in downtown Greensboro. Cost of admission is $10. The entry judged as best film will represent Greensboro and compete against movies from another 120 cities around the world in Filmapalooza 2020, a fourday festival in Rotterdam, Netherlands, next year. The thrill and creative challenge keeps teams coming back year after year, even if they don’t wind up with winning entries, said Iris Carter, a Stokesdale resident and the film project’s Greensboro producer for the past 10 years. “They deserve an audience,” Carter said in an interview during a film screening at the Carolina Theater last month. “They make a short film over a weekend, get to see it on the screen and hear and see the reaction from the audience,” she said. “They get a chance to showcase their creative energy and talents. All of that is a validation of a dream.”

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2013 Toyota Sienna HANDICAP VAN, LOVELY! All options: economical, family will love, low miles, well kept, very nice! (336) 644-1195. 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.

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JOB POSITIONS open in child care center. Call (336) 643-5930 for information. ADMINISTRATIVE OR MINISTRY ASSISTANT needed for a large Greensboro church. F/T with benefits. Duties include maintaining church membership records and reports, providing administrative support to one or more associate pastors in their ministry area, and other shared general office duties. Proficient level computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite. Database experience preferred. Must have a pleasant personality working with others and demonstrate a Christian servant attitude. Please send resumes to employment@ lawndalebaptist.org.

ARBOR MASTERS TREE SERVICE. Help wanted. Call (336) 643-9157. Mt. Pisgah Weekday School is seeking to hire engaging and friendly ASSISTANT TEACHERS to work with Toddlers and Twos Carson Dellosa Education is now hiring SEASONAL WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATES for July-Labor Day. Must be at least 17 years of age and able to lift 50 lbs. Great pay and flexible hours. Conveniently located off Pleasant Ridge Road at 657-A Brigham Road, Greensboro. Please contact human resources at (336) 808-3225 for a tour.

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CWTC Moving & Storage is seeking a CREW LEADER to join their team. Responsibilities include working with the client in an efficient and professional manner, managing cost and time constraints, hir hiring and training new movers, scheduling, equipment management, tracking employee time, effective communication with owners. Many of our projects are physically demanding and occur under tight deadlines. Requirements include a valid DL, moving industry experience, physically able to lift & carry 30 pounds. Preemployment background check and drug test required. Salary range: $30-39,000, DOE. Please submit resume and three references to CWTC at officemanager@carefulwiththechina.com.

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able. Hours are 8:30am - 1:30pm. Please send inquiries and/or resumes to mpws@ mtpisgahgso.org. VENDORS WANTED. Stokesdale Marketplace is accepting new vendors. Booths are available now. Come pick yours! 341 Ram Loop, Stokesdale. (336) 949-9269.

TIRE MAX TOTAL CAR CARE in Stokesdale and Summerfield is seeking top talent. If you or someone you know has experience in the industry, we’d love to talk with you. Call (336) 441-8066 in Stokesdale; (336) 793-5391 in Summerfield, or just stop by.

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PART-TIME WRITER/EDITORIAL ASSISTANT needed for youth/community news and photography PS Communications, publisher of the Northwest Observer, seeks a parttime writer/photographer to cover a wide range of youth-related and community news, including youth sports, student profiles, school events and feature articles, and assist editor with various editorial-related tasks. Ideal candidate will have experience in writing for a community newspaper, be an above-average photographer and be knowledgeable in how to use social media to connect with people of all ages. Attention to detail, accuracy in writing/reporting and respect for deadlines are equally critical, as is comfort level with meeting new people and asking well-thought out interview questions. Photography skills (sports/action, close-up, posed and candid, and photographing in all kinds of lighting) are a plus.

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10 to 15 hours average per week. Times of day will vary, but will include some mornings and occasional late afternoons and evenings as well as Saturdays, so ability to work on a flexible schedule is a must. Also must have reliable transportation for driving to schools and athletic and other community venues in northwest Guilford County and northern Greensboro. Hourly salary dependent upon experience and level of “clean” writing (requiring very little editing and correcting), photography skills and effective use of social media. Email cover letter, resume, examples of your writing (preferably published articles), samples of your photography, references and hourly salary you think matches your skills/experience to Patti Stokes at editor@nwobserver.com.

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TOWN OF OAK RIDGE PUBLIC HEARING The Oak Ridge Town Council and the Oak Ridge Planning & Zoning Board will hold separate public hearings to consider requests to amend the Town of Oak Ridge Code of Ordinances. The Planning and Zoning Board and Town Council may also consider requests for subdivisions and other matters. Any decision of the Oak Ridge Planning and Zoning Board is forwarded as a recommendation to the Oak Ridge Town Council. Planning & Zoning Board: July 25, 2019, at 7pm, Oak Ridge Town Hall, 8315 Linville Road. Town Council: Aug. 1, 2019, at 7pm, Oak Ridge Town Hall, 8315 Linville Road.

MUSIC IN THE PARK (every second Saturday), Saturday, July 13, 6:30-8pm, at the Oak Ridge Town Park amphitheater, 6231 Lisa Drive (located just past the playground), featuring Barefoot Modern. Free admission, but donations will be taken to pay the band. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on. Hot dogs and hamburgers available, or bring a picnic.

Oak Ridge Youth Association GIRLS LACROSSE CAMP is open to girls grades K thru rising 9th, of all experience levels. Camp will be held July 29 thru Aug. 1, from 5:30-8:30pm, at Oak Ridge Town Park. Cost is $125 and includes a camp T-shirt. Summer camp will be coached by High Point University Assistant Coach and graduate Darla Poulin. This is a great opportunity for beginners or experienced players looking for the next step. All are welcome! Register now before spots fill up. Go to www.orya.org to sign up, or email any questions to girlslacrosse@orya.org.

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PUBLIC HEARINGS: REZONING CASE # RZ-19-02: AG (Agricultural) to RS-40 (Residential–Minimum 40,000 sq. ft. lots). The property is located on the south side of Oak Ridge Rd., approximately 400 feet west of the intersection with East Harrell Rd., in Oak Ridge Township. Being Guilford County Tax Parcels #0163029 and 0163041, consisting of approximately 52.596 acres. Located in the Greensboro (GW-III) Watershed, Scenic Corridor Overlay Zone. Owned by Spencer Sullivan, Linda Sullivan, Ruth Edwards, Ruby Dance and Susan Thomas. REZONING CASE # RZ-19-03: AG (Agricultural) to RS-40 (Residential–Minimum 40,000 sq. ft. lots). The properties are located on the south side of Oak Ridge Rd., approximately 830 feet west of the intersection with Pepper Rd. and between Bridgehead Road and Union Grove Rd., in Oak Ridge Township. Being Guilford County Tax Parcels #0165763, 0165745, 0165755, and 0165761 consisting of approximately 25.36 acres. Located in the Greensboro (GW-III) Watershed, Scenic Corridor Overlay Zone. Owned by Jeffrey Swisher and Paula Richards. All citizens will be given an opportunity to be heard at these meetings. Ron Simpson, Planning & Zoning Board Chair Spencer Sullivan, Mayor

Consider yourself invited to Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in Stokesdale for a series on “BACK TO THE BASICS!” On Sunday, July 14, Pastor Phil will preach on “The Church,” a refresher on fundamental beliefs. There’s a place for you here: your story, your perspective, your doubts, your gifts, your baggage, your voice. God’s table is big enough for everyone. See you Sunday! For more info, email Pastor Phil Kuntz, pkuntz@wnccumc.net. Come "SHOP SUMMER VENDORS WITH US!," Saturday, July 20, 10:30am-2:30pm, The Oak Ridge Room, beside Bistro 150, Oak Ridge Commons Shopping Center. Vendors: Lularoe, Paparazzi, Maskcara Beauty, Piphany, Usborne Books & so many more! STOKESDALE FIRE DISTRICT INC. will hold its Annual Meeting on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at 7:30pm at the fire station, 8401 US Hwy. 158. The Annual Report (financial and operational) will be given and the election of six board members will be held. Current vehicle registration may be required for proof of voter eligibility if vehicle tax is the only tax paid into the Stokesdale Fire District.

YARD SALE GARAGE SALE, Sat., July 13, 7am-1pm, 8417 Linville Road, Oak Ridge. Furniture, cast iron, clothes, canning items, old things, lots more.

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HOME SERVICES AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING A-ACTION AIR. Repair and service. Checkup special $39.95. Call (336) 382-3750. Tell our readers about your business! Your ad will reach every mailbox with an Oak Ridge, Summerfield & Stokesdale mailing address. Call Laura for more information - (336) 644-7035, ext. 10.

CLEANING MAIDS OF HONOR HOME CLEANING $25 off! Locally owned, bonded staff. 40 years in service. BBB A+ rating. (336) 708-2407. CHRISTIAN MOM needs work cleaning houses, running errands. Will fit to your budget. Pet taxi/pet sitting also avail. References. Call Laura Bennett, (336) 231-1838. CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOW CLEANING Gutter cleaning, pressure washing. Fully ins. windowcleaningnc.com (336) 595-2873. MAIDRIGHT CLEANING SERVICE. ECO cleaning at its best. One time, weekly/biweekly, move-in/out. To schedule a cleaning or free estimate, call (336) 897-0928. MAID-2-SHINE. Excellent service, 15 years experience. Free estimates, excellent references. (336) 338-0223. AMERICAN MAID. All your housecleaning needs. Weekly/biweekly/as needed. Call for your free estimate. (336) 409-4554.

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EXPERIENCED INTERIOR DECORATOR & personal furniture shopper will help you with style, color, shopping & furniture placement. E-mail appeninc@gmail.com or call Ann Appenzeller, (336) 314-1411.

ELECTRICAL 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. BALEX ELECTRICAL COMPANY, LLC. Got Power? Residential, commercial and solar electrical services. (336) 298-4192.

FLOORING 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.

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OLD SCHOOL

HOME REPAIR /IMPROVEMENTS “No Job Too Small”

Wood Rot Repairs • Bathroom Remodeling Painting • Decks and much more! • Insured

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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. FIX YOUR MOWER. Free pickup & delivery. Call Rick, (336) 501-8681.

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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.

LAWNCARE / LANDSCAPING

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.

ON EAGLE'S WINGS residential home design/drafting. Call Patti, (336) 605-0519.

WILSON LANDSCAPING, INC. Lawn maint, landscaping. Irrigation/ landscape contractor. Hardscaping & landscape lighting. 26 years exp. (336) 399-7764.

22 years and still counting!! Thanks for your continued support.

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. MOWER DECKS WELDED & REPAIRED. Pickup and delivery available. Call or text Morris at (336) 880-7498. AFFORDABLE HOME REPAIRS. One call fixes all! A+ with BBB. For a free estimate, call (336) 643-1184 or (336) 987-0350. APPLIANCE REPAIR – Call Mr. Appliance A step above the rest! (336) 609-5707.

GRADING / HAULING

ORTIZ LANDSCAPING, complete lawn care. Trimming, cleaning, planting & mulch, gutter cleaning, patios & pavers, waterfalls, retaining walls, sidewalks, stonework. Residential and commercial. (336) 280-8981. WILTON YARD CARE. Mowing, trimming, pruning, landscaping, mulch, pineneedles. Free estimates, licensed & insured. Commercial & Residential. (336) 404-0489. SOUTHERN CUTS LAWN CARE, complete lawn maintenance services. 13 years experience. Nathan Adkins, (336) 430-6086. 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. STEVE NEWMAN TREE SERVICE. Free

BRAD'S BOBCAT & HAULING SVCS. LLC Debris removal, grading, gravel/dirt, driveways, concrete work. (336) 362-3647.

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E&W HAULING & GRADING INC. Driveways, fill dirt, demolition, lot clearing, excavating, bobcat work, etc. (336) 451-1282. H&L GRADING, LLC. No job to tough or to 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, drive ways, french drains and much more. (336) 543-7867.

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.

SOUTHERN STYLE concrete & landscapes.

DELIMA LAWNCARE. 24 hours/7 days a week. Free estimates, licensed/insured. Commercial & Residential. (336) 669-5210.

at (336) 399-6619 for all your concrete and

AQUA SYSTEMS IRRIGATION Quality irrigation systems. NC licensed contractor. We service all systems. Free est. (336) 644-1174

GAULDIN TRUCKING, grading & hauling, bobcat work, lot clearing, driveways, fill dirt, gravel, etc. (336) 362-1150.

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

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MASONRY CONCEPTS, brick, block, stone MASONR www.masonryconceptsgso.com.

PEARMAN QUARRY HAULING Fill dirt, gravel, sand rock, mulch & more. Joel Richardson, (336) 803-2195.

ANTHONY’S GRADING & HAULING Excavating, land clearing, demolition, dirt. available. Zane Anthony, (336) 362-4035.

MASONRY

jobs, chipping. Oak Ridge, (336) 643-1119.

Your business should be here!

ATCHISON LAWN CARE. Dependable. Honest. Local. Call (336) 486-9837.

PAINTING & DRYWALL

ALL-SEASON STUMP GRINDING. Owner Alan Winfree. Free est. Call (336) 382-9875.

concrete & repairs. Free est. (336) 988-1022,

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

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FAY'S LAWNCARE & LANDSCAPING Complete tree removal & trimming. Storm damage clean-up. Landscaping & hardscaping. Insured. Taylor, (336) 458-6491.

thinning and cleanup. Large shrubbery

STOKESDALE LAWN. Mowing & weedeating. $45 minimum. (336) 423-2692.

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

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 landscape needs. COLONIAL MASONRY, MADISON NC 40 years experience. Call (828) 312-0090 or visit us online at www.colonialmasonry.com.

MISC. SERVICES & PRODUCTS

Attic Solutions Attic insulation removal & installation Crawl space insulation & moisture control Making Triad homes healthier one attic at a time Memo Larach • memolarach@yahoo.com

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LAWSON'S PAINTING. Custom decks, pressure washing, boat docks, block fill, wood repair, stain work, textured ceilings, 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 estimates, licensed/insured. (336) 669-5210. STILL PERFECTION PAINTING. Reliable, skilled, affordable. Painting, pressure washing, handyman services. Scott Still, (336) 462-3683, stillperfectionpainting.com.

BEK Paint Co. Residential & Commercial David & Judy Long, owners

(336) 931-0600

BEKPaintCompany.com • References Available • Licensed & Insured • All Work Guaranteed

HOME SERVICES PLUMBING 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.

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PRESSURE WASHING PRESSURE WASHING, gutter & window cleaning. Fully insured. Crystal Clear, www. windowcleaningnc.com (336) 595-2873. HOUSE SOFT WASHING. Fully insured. Rated 5 stars on Google. (919) 931-0856, MartinsPressureWashing.com.

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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.

MISC. SERVICES

Licensed & insured

$$$ – WILL PAY CASH for your junk or wrecked vehicle. For quote, call (336) 552-0328.

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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.

BEST PRICES IN TOWN! Shingle and metal roofing. Top-notch quality. Res./comm., licensed & insured. Financing available. Belews Creek Construction, (336) 362-6343. 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.

PREMIER CONSTRUCTION for all your remodeling/renovation needs. (336) 430-9507.

KEITH SMITH CONSTRUCTION 30 years experience. Residential shingle & metal roofing. Free est. (336) 362-7469.

BELEWS CREEK CONSTRUCTION Kitchens/baths, custom decks, garages, dock work, siding, windows, roofing, rotted wood. Sr. disc., 39 years exp. (336) 362-6343.

FREE PICK-UP of unwanted riding & push mowers, tillers, golf carts, ATVs, generators, power washers, chain saws, mini-bikes, gocarts, and most grills. (336) 689-4167.

PETS & ANIMAL SVCS.

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.

JLB REMODELING, INC. Remodeling and additions. Fully insured. NC GC license #69997. Free est. Call (336) 681-2902 or visit www.jlbremodeling.com.

BLUEBERRIES! You pick or pre-picked. Heritage Blueberry Farm, Darla Drive in Summerfield. (336) 908-3644.

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FREEMAN PLUMBING - new construction, remodel and repair. For ALL your plumbing needs! (336) 580-4525. BRANSON PLUMBING & SOLAR No job too small! Experienced, guaranteed. Lic. & insured. Call Mark, (336) 337-7924.

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PREMIER ROOFING, LOCALLY OWNED. Catering to all your roofing needs. Call (336) 430-9507 for free assessments.

MISC. FOR SALE Four-piece, light oak BEDROOM SUITE, $400. (336) 949-4420.

Gated access with 24/7 available here camera surveillance

Use KENNEL DIP to treat fleas, ticks, manage stable flies & mosquitoes where they breed. Find it at Tractor Supply, or online at www.kennelvax.com.

(336) 643-9963 • 8207 B & G Court, Stokesdale

PET SITTING

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ERRANDS AND MORE, LLC. With summer here, we are able to pick up kids from camps, sporting events, or other appointments. House sitting, along with appointment scheduling, waiting for deliveries, repairmen or installation! Senior care services including companionship and transportation. Corporate errands also available. Insured & bonded. Call (336) 202-2420 or email at errandsandmore64@ gmail.com.

WENDY COLLINS PET SITTING. Registered & Insured. Follow me on Facebook! Call or text, (336) 339-6845. WALKS & WAGS Loving, reliable pet sitting in your home. Excellent references available. Call Susan Thompson, (336) 613-0450.

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HEY ATHLETES! Want to do some extra conditioning before the fall sports season starts? Join me, Chris Jessup, at Proehlific Park, two or three mornings a week (based on your needs) at 6am (the best rise early and get after it!), 7am, 8am or 9am on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays or Fridays. You do your part, I'll do mine, and together we'll work to get you ahead of the competition. For inquiries and pricing for one-on-one and small group strength and conditioning training sessions, email cjessup.fit@gmail.com.

1.36-ACRE HOME SITE in Gwynedd, off Bunch Road. $85,000. (336) 643-7071.

FIVE-ACRE STORAGE LOT. Convenient and clean. RVs, campers, boats, trailers. (336) 486-9837.

SUMMERFIELD, AWESOME LOCATION. Fantastic piece of property with open & wooded acreage, creek on back of proper property. Magnificent estate/horse farm site. Call (336) 430-9507 anytime!

SUMMER SAT & ACT PREP CLASS, July 15-19 at Northwest HS. Experienced AP Teachers. www.NWHSPTSO.org. SAM'S AUTO BODY SHOP. Any type of body work. 45 years exp. (336) 347-7470.

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NORTHERN SCHOOLS, wooded 1.5+/- acre lot. No HOA, no dues. Approved for 4BR septic. Priced to sell. Call (336) 430-9507. ACREAGE, Summerfield address in Southern Rockingham County. 15 mins. to Greensboro airport area. 5 to 25 acre tracts. Gorgeous trees, creeks, pond and gentle terrain. No HOA or dues. Paved road frontage. Call (336) 430-9507 anytime.

1.36-ACRE HOME SITE in Gwynedd, off Bunch Road. $85,000. (336) 643-7071.

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45 +/- ACRES AVAILABLE in southern Rockingham County. Gorgeous property, call (336) 430-9507.

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Beautiful home minutes from the Greenway, bike trails & Bur-Mil Park. Looking for tons of space? Look no further! 5 BR w/a spacious bedroom on main level, perfect for guests. Kitchen has a huge pantry, double oven & overlooks great room & breakfast area. Oversized laundry room. Newly refinished hardwoods, new carpet & flooring. Entire exterior & interior repainted in 2019. Offered at $375,000.

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European-designed estate in Henson Forest on a private cul-de-sac. Exquisite attention to detail. Oversized rooms, chef’s kitchen, screened porch overlooks preserved open space. Walk to pool, clubhouse and tennis. Offered at $1,000,000

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3807 Eagle Downs Way Former Parade of Homes gold ribbon winner in Northern school district. Flexible floor plan. Huge master suite. Multipurpose room on the main level, three bedrooms, a bonus room and a theatre upstairs. Wonderful fenced yard with fire pit. Optional community pool! Offered at $594,500

Nancy J. Hess

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Artfully designed home with popular open plan. Current yet classic architectural elements. Spacious dining room, bedrooms with en suites. Incredible gathering area in the designer kitchen / keeping room/ great room combination. Designer colors for selected countertops and tiles. A must-see master bath and closet. Enjoy the beautiful private view from back porch. $669,000

Jake Letterman (336) 338-0136

7800 Green Pond Drive, Stokesdale Designer-inspired interior plus outdoor cooking and entertaining areas! 4BR/3BA with cook’s kitchen and upscale finishes. Soughtafter Northridge community – $479,900

DeDe Cunningham REALTOR®/Broker NC Licensed Contractor

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Carlotta Lytton, CPA........................... 13 Samuel K. Anders, CPA, MSA, PC........ 6

Stokesdale Heating & Air.................... 21 Stokesdale Storage ............................. 29

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Piedmont Truck Tires, Inc. .................... 5 Prestige Car Wash .............................. 17 Tire Max ............................................. 19

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TM Construction Services ................... 29

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS

Guardian Ad Litem Program .............. 21

Gladwell Insurance Company ............... 4 Justin Fulp, Farm Bureau Insurance .... 13

LEGAL SERVICES Barbour & Williams Law ....................... 6 The Law Office of Susan Greeson ...... 18

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Oak Ridge Chiropractic ........................ 3

LeBauer Healthcare ........................... 14 Novant-Forsyth Pediatrics Oak Ridge ..16 Oak Ridge Physical Therapy ............... 17

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Oak Ridge United Methodist Church .... 3 Summerfield First Baptist Church.......... 2

Olmsted Orthodontics ........................ 17

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Bel-Aire Veterinary Hospital ................ 11 King’s Crossing Animal Hospital ......... 13 Northwest Animal Hospital ................. 10 Westergaard Kennels.......................... 10

GTCC ................................................. 22

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Summerfield Fire Department ............ 15

DENTISTRY

Summerfield Family Dentistry ............... 8

EVENTS

Stonefield Cellars Summer Concerts ..... 7 Summerfield Music in the Park ........... 25

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Attic Solutions .................................... 28 BEK Paint Company ........................... 28 Budget Blinds ..................................... 13 Carpets by Direct ................................ 12 Calderon Painting & Remodeling........ 28 Eanes Heating & Air ........................... 24 Dr. Johns H2O .............................. Insert Old School Home Repair .................... 27 ProStone Inc. ........................................ 8

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