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Oak Ridge’s mayor says town needs its own water system Spencer Sullivan says a municipal system built upon the town taking control of community wells would improve reliability without raising users’ costs. by CHRIS BURRITT OAK RIDGE – Mayor Spencer Sullivan wants Oak Ridge to establish its own municipal water system, taking control of new and existing community wells to

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improve the quality and reliability of water for homeowners and businesses. The costs for buying water from a municipal system operated by Oak Ridge would be roughly the same if not lower for homeowners who are now served by community wells in their neighborhoods, Sullivan said in an interview earlier this week. During a special meeting next Tuesday, May 21, he plans to recommend that the Town Council adopt a resolution of intent for the town to proceed with its own water system.

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SUMMERFIELD – For the 23rd year, the Founders’ Day celebration will transform Summerfield into a gathering of people who want to laugh, sing, dance, bounce, climb, scream at the top of a ferris wheel and eat yummy foods.

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“I believe it is important for the town to decide on a course of action now to assure that our citizens will have access to a safe, plentiful and reliable water supply for years to come, with local control and accountability for this critical resource,” Sullivan wrote in a message to be posted on the town’s website.

The two-day festival kicks off this Friday night from 6 to 10 p.m. and resumes Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. along Summerfield Road on and beside the grounds of Summerfield Fire Department’s Station 9. “Everything is looking good for entertainment,” said Cheryl Gore, who works part-time for the Town of Summerfield as event planner and assistant to the town manager. “The weather forecast is looking good, too.”

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Bickering turns to shouting during council’s closed session Mayor, council members argue over manager‘s pay raise, severance package by CHRIS BURRITT SUMMERFIELD – During an executive (closed) session at its May 14 meeting, the Summerfield Town Council voted 3-1 to give Town Manager Scott Whitaker a 3 percent pay raise to about $102,000 a year. The decision led Mayor Gail Dunham, who does not vote on issues except in cases of a tie, to say Whitaker had “won the lottery” and sparked a shouting match between the mayor and council member Reece Walker. The council also deliberated terms of the manager’s contract in executive session before reconvening and voting in open session to amend Whitaker’s employment contract and increase his severance pay should he be fired by the council. He’d get 12 months of regular pay as severance instead of six months under his current contract. Both votes to sweeten Whitaker’s contract passed by 3-to-1 votes, with Walker, Mayor Pro Tem Dena Barnes and councilman John O’Day voting in favor and council member Teresa Pegram voting nay. Council member Dianne Laughlin was absent. Although the mayor doesn’t normally have a vote on issues, she is free to express her views along with other council members. “I want to say congratulations, Scott,” she said. “You won the lottery.” Since taking over as mayor almost a year and a half ago, Dunham has repeatedly criticized Whitaker both publicly and behind the scenes, saying he conducts town business without conferring with council members. The manager has defended his performance and

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Walker, O’Day and Barnes have told the mayor she’s trying to micromanage town affairs, leading to the discord among herself and fellow council members and town staff. Doubling Whitaker’s severance pay “is warranted due to the political climate in Summerfield and the difficulty that the manager would have in obtaining employment outside of our municipality if he was terminated for no cause,” O’Day said Tuesday. After the meeting, Walker said in an interview that he considered Whitaker to be “damaged goods” as an applicant for a job elsewhere because of the mayor’s mischaracterization of his performance. In an interview, Whitaker said the 3 percent raise, effective with the start of his new contract June 12, would increase his annual salary from about $99,000 to about $102,000. His severance package, including benefits, could be $150,000 to $200,000, Dunham said. Walker questioned the accuracy of the projected payout, saying Dunham and some others in the community are “throwing numbers out there.” The council typically turns to Finance Director Dee Hall for an explanation of financial matters. However, she wasn’t present at the meeting because she was on vacation. At one point Walker told the mayor, “Stop running for reelection. Be a leader.” Dunham has said she’ll announce in July whether she plans to seek reelection in the Nov. 5 election. Former Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes said last week he plans to run for mayor. Meanwhile, Dena Barnes, his wife, has said she’s not going to seek reelection to the council after serving on it for 22 years. During its nearly three-and-a-half-hour

meeting Tuesday, the council met in executive session to consider Whitaker’s performance and compensation. Shortly after going behind closed doors, shouting among members erupted so loudly it could be heard by people attending the meeting in the Summerfield Community Center. Dunham opened the door twice, saying she was tired of “the name calling and swearing.” Walker asked the

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mayor “are you in or out?” before she returned to the executive session and closed the door. The council also discussed in closed session how to proceed with the town’s legal services after Town Attorney Bill Hill announced last week he would resign, while also saying he would stay on until his replacement has been found. After returning to open session, the council voted to post the job opening

for a town attorney and retain Hill at his current rate of $185 an hour until his replacement has been hired. Hill departed before the end of the meeting, leaving council members in a quandary over whether to postpone deliberations about Whitaker’s severance pay until a later meeting with Hill in attendance. “Why did Bill leave?” said Pegram, suggesting that the council defer discus-

sion of the manager’s contract until the lawyer could be present. “If we can get it done, I’d love to get it done tonight,” Walker said. Whitaker suggested wording for the council’s motion to deal with his severance pay. In the end, the council voted to amend the manager’s employment contract to extend his severance pay, pending approval of the language by the lawyer at a later date.

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I’ve heard about a $100,000 security system being planned for Oak Ridge Town Park.

I’m curious – how many bids did the town get for the system, and exactly what would it be getting for the $100,000 that has been quoted? Also, how would this system be funded? “We consulted with several security and surveillance firms and requested proposals, but did not formally bid the project,” Oak Ridge Town Manager Bill Bruce told the Northwest Observer. “The proposals included high-resolution cameras covering parking lots, buildings and other areas, hardware/software to transmit and store recorded images, infrastructure such as WiFi and power, and installation/ maintenance. “These proposals gave us ballpark estimates but before the project can move forward we would need to write detailed specifications and formally bid the project,” he noted. Bruce said the security system is not included in next year’s proposed budget, rather is noted in the Capital Improvement Plan as a project to further investigate. Oak Ridge Town Councilman George McClellan is hopeful funding for the security system will come from the state and has been in touch with legislators who have proposed earmarking the funds for Oak Ridge in next fiscal year’s budget. “Should the (proposed) budget (for FY 2019-2020) pass and is signed by the governor, our town would receive $100,000 from the state for a security system for our town park,” McClellan told us. “The budget has passed the

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The Town of Oak Ridge has included a security system for Town Park, which runs along Linville Road and Lisa Drive, at a rough estimate of $100,000, in its Capital Improvement Plan “for further investigation.” The security system has not been formally bid yet, nor has the town committed to funding it.

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town may have to fund the security system out of its own budget, which would delay the project.

Dedicated volunteer, lover of town’s history selected as grand marshal Lifetime Summerﬁeld resident Linda Southard will lead the annual Founders’ Day parade this Saturday morning by PATTI STOKES SUMMERFIELD – Councilman Reece Walker has been involved with Summerfield Founders’ Day in some way almost every year since the first one in 1997. As a member of the town’s Founders’ Day Committee, he has in recent years followed in his grandfather’s footsteps and volunteered to organize the annual Founders’ Day parade. With all of the time and work that goes into it, Walker said there is no task more difficult than that of picking the parade’s grand marshal each year. “I remember Granddaddy (Bob Williams, former Summerfield Town Councilman and longtime Founders’ Day parade organizer) struggling with it,” Walker said. “How do you pick just one person when we have so many good people in Summerfield?” Walker said that because of age and time, a lot of very deserving people have missed the honor of serving as grand marshal and leading the parade as it winds down Summerfield Road one Saturday morning each May. “We didn’t want to miss honoring Linda Southard,” Walker said of the grand marshal selected for this year’s parade on Saturday, May 18. “Linda has given so much to the town over the years and gone largely unrecognized for it. She’s probably one of our town’s longest-serving volunteers.

Even through her hip injury last year and a long period of rehab, she still wanted to come back and do more. “Linda grew up in Summerfield and there aren’t too many people who take so much interest in the town’s history and in preserving it,” he added of the former and long-serving chairperson of the town’s Historic Committee. “Look at her house (on Summerfield Road) – she’s got a historical home and she’s kept it up beautifully.” “Linda Southard was the first person Willie and I met when we moved to Summerfield in 1988,” Summerfield Town Councilwoman Dianne Laughlin shared. “She opened her arms and home to us for coffee, tea and refreshments. Her friendship is more valuable than gold. She’s remained the same person for all these years.” As to how the news about her selection was delivered, Walker said he and his young son visited Southard at her home several weeks ago under the premise of getting her help with picking out this year’s grand marshal.

simply loves our town, which she’s demonstrated with selfless service on the Historical Committee and Founders’ Day Committee, prayers at council meetings, and fresh bread brought to staff. I think her life would resonate well with Summerfield’s founders.” See Southard lead the Founders’ Day parade this Saturday at 10 a.m. The parade will begin at the corner of Centerfield Road and Summerfield Road, in front of the elementary school, and continue to Photo by Chris Burritt/NWO Summerfield Fire Department’s Lifetime Summerﬁeld resident Linda Southard dons her “Grand Marshal” sash for a pre-Founders’ Day 2019 photo. Station 9.

“She suggested several people and I told her they were all good choices, and then said, ‘But how about you?’” Walker recounted. “She looked at me and said, ‘No, not me.’ She felt she was undeserving, but I felt she was very deserving.” “The role of grand marshal is one of honor and Linda is the epitome of a model citizen,” Summerfield Town Manager Scott Whitaker said. “She

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May 9 / MEETING HIGHLIGHTS as reported by PATTI STOKES After Mayor John Flynt called the May 9 meeting to order, which was followed by a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, town council member Tim Jones said there was an item he had requested be included on the meeting agenda but it wasn’t. The item he referred to stemmed from his request last month that meeting minutes recorded by the town clerk reflect how each council member voted (as opposed to simply recording the vote was 3-2, for example). Flynt said the April 9 meeting minutes presented for approval reflected Jones’ request, so he thought it wasn’t necessary to place the issue on the agenda for further discussion.

to a burglary in Oak Ridge which may be connected to a least one of the burglaries in Stokesdale, Hall said.

Fire Department. Chief Todd Gauldin said his department responded to 78 calls for service in April, 51 of a medical nature and 27 fire-related.

Jones responded, “You think you’ve done what I asked you to do, but how would you know?” With that, about five minutes into the meeting, the tone was set. (Jones’ requested discussion will be added to the June 13 meeting agenda).

Gauldin reminded those cooking on a charcoal grill to always carry charcoal away from the house, wet it down with a bucket of water and wait until it is cool before disposing of it. He also advised residents to purchase a weather radio in advance of the summer months and anticipated storms.

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Financial Review. Town Clerk/Finance Officer Alisa Houk presented CDARS customer statements for the town’s investments with the Bank of Oak Ridge, noting “interest rates are doing very well for us.” Houk also presented the council with a Profit & Loss report for the general fund and water enterprise account for April and balance sheet details for both accounts. Tim Jones said he had only seen the financial information 3 ½ minutes earlier and had no idea what he was looking at, then directed Houk to generate a printout of every check the Town of Stokesdale had written to him in the last year, separated by date and amount. Houk explained the checks written to Jones were for his monthly stipend, but his request stood.

 3  2 to approve the April 11 PUBLIC SAFETY

Sheriff’s Office. Capt. Brian Hall with the sheriff’s District 1 office said his office responded to 75 calls for service in Stokesdale in April. Three of those were burglary reports on Coldwater Road, Colgate Road and N.C. 68. A suspect has been arrested in relation

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Councilman Frank Bruno explained the proposed budgets being presented for the general fund and water enterprise account were working budgets.

 3  1 (Bill Jones voting no and Tim Jones abstaining) to hold a budget workshop on June 6, 6 p.m. at Town Hall, with citizens invited to attend. The working budget will be posted on the town’s website at www.stokesdale.org, and there will be a public hearing for citizen input on the proposed budget at the council’s June 13 meeting.

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“I’m not comfortable just shoving this out there and people not being able to compare to last year,” Bill Jones said, adding “They’re proposing a 300 percent increase in their salary (monthly stipends).” To that, Flynt responded, “All of that is public information and we can provide them with anything they want.”

PUBLIC HEARING

Following a public hearing regarding closing a portion of Loyola Drive that fronts Stokesdale United Methodist Church property, the council voted 5-0 to honor the church’s request and close the road portion.

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The council recessed and reconvened as the Board of Adjustment to hear Belews Creek resident Ron Collins’s request for a clarification on an SIC code interpretation. Collins hopes to locate a Polar Ice Station near the Subway on U.S. 158, but the vending machine business didn’t fall exactly into any category the town has in its ordinance for permitted uses, so an interpretation was needed by the council. Collins explained the ice station would have two icemakers using filtered water and customers could bag their own ice, fill their water cooler, etc.

 5  0 to apply SIC code 5999 to Collins’ ice vending business, which applies to retail sales. Collins will next have to appear before the town’s Planning Board for a site plan approval.

Security cameras. Bruno presented a proposal from Sentry Watch for two additional cameras in the town park, saying a couple of incidents of vandalism had occurred in the park and the existing cameras did not capture any images; the proposal is also for repositioning two existing cameras and removing two outdated cameras. “If we get those cameras up and post signs, hopefully that will take care

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When questioned by Bill and Tim Jones about how the cameras would be funded, Houk said there was money in the budget’s administrative category. Both council members said they had no way of knowing what was left in this fiscal year’s budget and didn’t want to authorize spending more money until they did. “My concern is if we have the money in the budget at all. I wouldn’t vote to spend anything right now,” Bill Jones said.

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Watch proposal for $2,710.77, pending confirmation that there is sufficient funding in this fiscal year’s budget (and if not, to include this amount in next fiscal year’s budget, which will take effect July 1), with Bill and Tim Jones opposed.

Budget Officer. Councilman Thearon Hooks motioned to hire Stokesdalebased Kim Thacker, owner of Kimberly Thacker Accounting & Tax Services, as a part-time budget officer on an independent contractor basis pending a contract review by the town attorney, at a rate of $85 per hour, an average of a few hours each week. Tim Jones asked what kind of governmental financial experience Thacker has and Flynt said she has been a

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practicing accountant in Stokesdale for over 20 years and he felt she would be well-qualified for the job. “I don’t know Ms. Thacker and am not questioning her ability as a tax preparer or bookkeeper or accountant – what I’m questioning is if she has any training or experience with a school, university or government,” Tim Jones responded. “I think it’s a fair question,” Bill Jones said. “Governmental finances are totally different.” At that, Flynt asked Bill Jones if he had had the same concerns when, a few years earlier, Jones and former Mayor Randy Braswell had voted to promote the previous town clerk to the position of town administrator. Of the two people Bill Jones had suggested for the budget officer position, Flynt said “You were asking us for a pig in a poke… we still don’t have a contract proposal.”

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Stokesdale Councilman Bill Jones listens to a citizen speaking during the Public Comments section of the May 9 council meeting. Jones, who has served on the town council for the last 7 1/2 years, has plans to vacate his seat later this month and move to Kernersville – pending closing on the sale of his home in Stokesdale.

 3  2 to contract with Kim

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Water Authority Representative. Flynt then said the council needed to appoint another representative to attend regional water authority meetings, since Bill Jones was vacating his council seat and this would be his last meeting. Jones and his wife will be closing on their home in Stokesdale later this month and moving to Kernersville. “Technically, the deal may fall through,” Jones said to Flynt. “You don’t have my resignation yet.” With that, Flynt motioned to continue the appointment to the June 13 meeting. Tim Jones said since the item had been on the meeting agenda it seems to have already been discussed among other council members. “The only way I know what’s going on at the water meetings is to read it in the Northwest Observer,” he said.

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Town attorney. Last month town attorney John Bain gave the council his resignation, and Flynt suggested the council begin searching for a new attorney ASAP, saying, “I’m not sure we can conduct meetings without a town attorney.” “Maybe get a referee,” Bain quipped, which prompted a rare and mutual laugh among the council members.

With no other volunteers from among the council members, Flynt and Hooks agreed to conduct the search for a new town attorney.

Property Committee spending authority. Bill Jones said he had asked for this to be placed on the agenda out of concerns for how money was being spent and who was authorized to spend it. Many of the town’s internal controls had been done away with last August, Jones claimed, noting work orders as an example. With that, Bill Jones brought up the issue of a $16,000 invoice and an $8,400 invoice to remove trees in the town park after Hurricane Michael last fall. “Apparently Mr. Bruno authorized that,” Bill Jones said. “But he has no more spending authority than I do.” Bill Jones said almost $25,000 had been spent on work that should have cost about $4,000 or $5,000. “Somebody on this council is going to have to explain to me … I would expect somebody to be paying the

I did check the policy (about spending limits) in the book. What was written in the book was wrong … it sat there for six months wrong and nobody knew it was wrong. The money was used for the town, I didn’t get any personal gain from it. That was a dangerous situation… I had no intent to do anything wrong, and it was an honest mistake.” “It should be fixed so nobody else makes that mistake,” Bill Jones responded. “If I was in a business group with people who trade references … at least you should be honest with the rest of the board, and say, BTW, I have a business connection. Bruno spoke to the professional level of his business networking group and the integrity of its members. He also said the group’s mission was to give back to the community.

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Stokesdale Councilman Tim Jones presented this image of a study he did after learning last month that the town paid $24,400 to have 8 large trees and 7 mid-sized trees removed after they were damaged from Hurricane Michael and fell in the town park. Jones said the trees came from two other property owners’ property, and the town had no business removing them in the ﬁrst place – nor did fellow Councilman Frank Bruno have the authority to expend that much money without consulting with the rest of the council. Bruno, who made the decision to have the tree work done, has argued repeatedly that the trees presented a safety hazard to those in the park and he wanted to take no chances that a leaning tree would fall on someone and injure – or possibly even kill them.

town back for money that was spent,” he said. “You can’t do something like this and say ‘oops, I made a mistake.’ It defies logic.” Flynt responded that there were a number of trees down, and with kids walking in the park, “that is an attractive nuisance. They are going to start playing on those trees.” If a tree fell on a child they could be seriously hurt, or even killed, he said. “I think Frank did it (authorized a company to remove the trees) in good faith,” Flynt said. “He made a mistake. The only other thing we could have tried to do is close the park down. Shutting the gate doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll keep the people out. We would have had to hire deputies …” Bill Jones said Flynt could have called an emergency meeting and had Flynt done so, Jones would have told him to contact Guilford County Schools, since many of the trees that

were downed came from schoolowned property. “That’s what the man (from GCS) told me a few days ago,” Jones said. “That’s why you call a meeting.” As the discussion went on, Bill Jones also brought up the issue of Bruno hiring people to do work for the town that are in his business network group, a topic that both Bill and Tim Jones have taken much issue within the last two months. Tim Jones said he agreed with Bill, and that spending decisions had been made “willy nilly” and spending limits had been misapplied. Bruno said he was at the town park after the hurricane came through and called three different companies to come take care of the trees. “I went with the first one that called me back,” he said (the company, Beaver Outdoor Solutions, is a member of Bruno’s business networking group).

“How do you do business in the world?” he asked. “Most people in this room work with people they know and trust. We’ve vetted people for that … are we going to eliminate a segment of the population (from doing work for the town) because we know them?” After further discussion, Flynt said it was getting too personal and tried to bring a close to it, but Tim Jones said, “I haven’t had my say,” and the discussion continued for about 10 more minutes before a 5-minute recess was called at 8:55. Coverage of this meeting will continue in next week’s issue.

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Almost 50 vendors have signed up for the festival, honoring Summerfield’s origin as a community known as Bruce’s Crossroads two and a half centuries ago. For the first time, the Summerfield Merchants Association is sponsoring Summerfield Merchants Alley for 13 of its members to showcase their businesses and services, Gore said in an interview last week. A trailer with video games (rated E for everyone) is also new to this year’s festival, as is caricaturist Kyle Edgell, who will sketch free black/white caricatures of attendees. Friday night, Northwest Guilford High School’s honors vocal ensemble and jazz band will kick off festivities on the main stage. Carnival rides such as the ferris wheel and sliding board open Friday night, along with inflatables, the video game trailer and a few other activities. The petting zoo, pony rides, balloon twisting, face and tattoo painting and

caricature drawing are among activities planned for Saturday. To kick off the day-long lineup of events on Saturday, Lost Runners, a Summerfield-based group that promotes trail running, will host a road race – a 5K (or 3.1-mile) run on Summerfield Road. It starts at 8:30 a.m. at Summerfield Family Chiropractic at 7092 Summerfield Road. The parade begins at 10 a.m., starting on Summerfield Road at Centerfield Road near Summerfield Elementary School and ending at Oak Street. About 60 entrants have signed up so far, according to Reece Walker, a town council member and parade organizer. Linda Southard, a longtime member and former chair of the town’s Historical Committee, will serve as the parade’s grand marshal. (See related article on page 5.) She will be riding in one of Summerfield Fire Department’s first fire trucks. It’s a tradition for parade participants to throw out candy to people along the road – watch out, though, because employees of Vulcan Materials in Stokesdale

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are known for dispensing candy by the bucket full! Guilford County Sheriff Danny Rogers plans to drive his car in the parade, along with one or two Sheriff’s Office motorcycles. Capt. Brian Hall, commander of the sheriff’s District 1 office based in Summerfield, plans to drive what’s known around the Sheriff’s Office as “the ghost concept design car.” It’s a sleek black Dodge Charger with gray striping that Rogers is evaluating as a new design for department vehicles, said Max Benbassat, spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office. Another entrant will drive a wagon pulled by mules, Walker said, adding that he hopes other people such as Summerfield’s Jimmy Beeson will be driving his tractor in the parade and Harry Osborne will drive his old pickup truck with a mechanical eagle on the back. “He’s probably been in the parade every year since we’ve had a parade,” Walker said of Osborne. “Every year, we call him and he always says he’ll try to get it running and make it happen.”

ture drawing are free. Food vendors and trucks that will be onsite include Chick-fil-A, Domino’s Pizza, G&T Concessions, Ghassan’s Fresh Mediterranean Eats, Kona Ice, PorterHouse Burger Co. and Wired Café Coffee. Volunteers with Summerfield’s Historical Committee and Trails and Open Space Committee will have tents set up to share some of the town’s past and plans for the Atlantic & Yadkin Greenway and Mountains-to-Sea Trail.

After the parade an opening ceremony will take place at 11:15. Northern Guilford High School’s jazz band and voice ensemble will perform, followed later in the day with performances by Greensboro Academy and Greensboro Performing Arts, Gore said.

General parking is available in the vicinity of the fire station on streets such as Addison and Loire drives and Rhondan, Myers Fork and Tannery roads.

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Handicapped parking is located in the paved area between Full Gospel Worship Center at the corner of Summerfield and Pleasant Ridge roads and the brick building that houses Summerfield Family Eye Care and Edward Jones Investments. Parking at Summerfield Elementary School is reserved for festival volunteers and participants.

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MAYOR SAYS TOWN NEEDS ITS OWN WATER SYSTEM Sullivan and other town leaders have explored the possibility of Oak Ridge creating its own water system since not long after the town incorporated in 1998. In 2005 the town signed an agreement with Aqua North Carolina, but that agreement fell through after the company came under new leadership and the new president said it would cost many millions of dollars more to install and operate a municipal water system in Oak Ridge than Aqua had originally estimated. Other steps have since been taken to develop a municipal water system, but with costs being prohibitive, town leaders have continued to explore their options. Under Sullivan’s current plan, developers constructing new subdivisions or neighborhoods with more than 30 houses would be required to build community wells to the town’s standards and then deed them to Oak Ridge, at no cost to the town. At present, when developers build community wells in neighborhoods, they typically deed them to utilities such as Aqua America and Envirolink which, in turn, operate them, the mayor said. “The town would own the wells and distribution systems and oversee their operation, maintenance and rates,” Sullivan said in his written

message to citizens. For nearly two years, Oak Ridge, along with Summerfield, Stokesdale and Guilford County, has been evaluating the possibility of a regional water system for northwest Guilford County. As proposed, it would cost more than $50 million and require mandatory hookup by potential users, casting doubt on the feasibility of the system. Timmons Group, the consultant hired to prepare the feasibility study for the regional system, is fine-tuning the proposal after releasing the first draft last September. Two weeks ago, Stokesdale Mayor John Flynt said his town “would be crazy” to participate in a regional water system because it already operates its own municipal water system for residents and businesses. Sullivan said he also questions the viability of a regional water system unless the state legislature provides funds to cover most of its costs. Residents who rely on community wells are at the mercy of utility companies that set rates and maintain systems, some of which are outdated and inefficient, he said. “We as a town need to be responsible for our water supply rather than leaving it in the hands of some third party,” Sullivan said in the interview. Developers of new subdivisions would

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be required to construct community wells meeting minimum design standards of the American Water Works Association, he said. Homeowners already tapping individual wells and community wells for water wouldn’t be required to participate in the town’s water system, Sullivan said. However, he said, operators of existing community wells could deed their systems to Oak Ridge. The town wouldn’t be interested in taking over antiquated systems because of costs for upgrading them, he said. The town would establish an enterprise fund to provide cash flow to operate its water system. “This would be a self-funding operation, independent from the town operating and capital improvement budgets,” Sullivan wrote in his message, stressing that it would be “a separate fund that would receive revenues from water sales and pay for expenses.” If residents of a subdivision wanted to join the town’s system, the enterprise fund could possibly provide financing for upgrading their system or building a new one, the mayor said. Homeowners or the neighborhood’s homeowners association would be required to repay the enterprise fund by paying their share of improvements

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upfront or paying more in their monthly water bills, he said. Oak Ridge would enter into a service contract with a utility company to operate and maintain the town’s system, Sullivan said. That would include reading meters, billing on behalf of the town and possibly assigning a staff member who would be available at Town Hall for at least a few hours each week to answer customers’ questions. The town would control water rates paid by customers, the mayor said. Establishing the water system would require amending or adding to town ordinances, Sullivan noted. And as with any other ordinance changes, it would require review by the town’s Planning and Zoning Board and final approval by the Town Council. Have a question about Sullivan’s proposal? Email it to editor@nwobserver. com and we’ll include the answer in next week’s Northwest Observer.

want to go? A special call meeting will be held Tuesday, May 21, 7 p.m. at Oak Ridge Town Hall for the town council to consider a Resolution of Intent to establish a municipal water system for the Town of Oak Ridge utilizing groundwater and community wells.

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Summit Church breaking ground for Oak Ridge campus A ceremony is planned for 10 a.m. this Saturday, followed by the start of grading for the church on N.C. 68 by CHRIS BURRITT OAK RIDGE – A pair of yellow and orange earthmovers are parked in a grassy field on N.C. 68, signaling that construction of The Summit Church’s new sanctuary in Oak Ridge is getting ready to start. A groundbreaking celebration is planned at the site at 10 a.m. this Saturday, May 18. A few days later, grading is slated to begin for construction of the 28,000-square-foot sanctuary on 14 acres that’s dotted by a mix of pink and blue survey flags and white daisies growing wild. Unlike typical groundbreaking ceremonies featuring dignitaries lifting shovels, families will be invited to dig in a pile of dirt, said Andy Cook, pastor of the church’s Oak Ridge campus. “It’s a family celebration,” Cook said in an interview earlier this week. “We want to provide the opportunity for everyone to shovel the dirt and break ground.” A gravel drive leads to the property, but Cook urged people who plan to attend Saturday’s ceremony to park on Fogleman Road. From there, tractors pulling hay wagons will provide transportation to the site. Nearby, in the church’s office behind the Quality Mart convenience store/gas station near the N.C. 68/150 intersection, Cook unrolls more than 60 pages of architectural plans. They show the church’s entrance and exit on N.C. 68 at the northern end of the

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An artist’s rendering of The Summit Church’s new sanctuary, which will use stone, brick and timbers to recall Oak Ridge’s rustic, rural past. Grading will begin next week for construction of the 28,000-square-foot sanctuary on 14 acres along N.C. 68 in Oak Ridge. property, south of Fogleman Road. The driveway will loop in front of the single-level sanctuary made of stone and brick and heavy-timber trusses. The project’s cost is estimated at about $5 million. The Summit Church, which has campuses in Kernersville and Jamestown, bought the Oak Ridge property in 2017 after expanding its nondenominational ministry to the northwest Guilford area almost four years earlier. Back then, two Sunday services held at Oak Ridge Elementary School attracted about 100 people. Regular attendance now approaches 700 a week, with about 1,100 involved in the church, Cook said. For the past three years, a sign on N.C. 68 reading, “We are for Northwest” has marked the location

for the new sanctuary, as part of the church’s effort to generate attention and draw support for its presence in Oak Ridge. On the church’s website, a statement explains, “The state-of-the-art building will be a great tool to help people discover that we are for them and God is for them.” “We try to go into areas where there’s not a church like us,” said Cook, 39, who is raising two young children, Kaylee and Karrington, with his wife Stephanie, a kindergarten teacher at Oak Ridge Elementary. “We’re trying to reach somebody who doesn’t go to church,” Cook said. “They are our neighbors, our coworkers, people in our school and people we run into in the grocery store and work out with in the gym.

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The new sanctuary ‘is part of our church, but it’s also for the community,’ said Andy Cook, pastor of The Summit Church’s Oak Ridge campus. “We’re not trying to fix them; we’re trying to create community,” he continued. “For a long time, people walked

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ous individuals who foster rescued animals, their house on N.C. 150 doesn’t serve as a central shelter for rescues, Garland said. That’s not clear to everyone interested in obtaining a rescued animal such as a cat or a dog as a pet. Sometimes potential adopters stop by their home asking to look at animals, she said.

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Stokesdale’s Pine Needle LNG marks 20th year, quietly Like a giant refrigerator, the Williams Cos. facility at the end of Haw River Road turns natural gas into liquid for storage and then converts it back to gas when customers need it by CHRIS BURRITT STOKESDALE – Haw River Road dead ends into a private drive marked with a sign for the Pine Needle LNG Plant. In springtime, the phone inside of the office starts ringing with callers wanting to buy pine needles for their flower beds.

The facility, operated by Williams Companies Inc. of Tulsa, Oklahoma, doesn’t sell landscaping supplies. Instead, it generated nearly $8.7 billion in revenue last year supplying natural gas for the heating and cooling of businesses and homes across the U.S. The company’s facility in Stokesdale is marking its 20th year in operation this month, with little fanfare. That’s the way it does business – a 24-hour operation employing 17 people who maintain two 162-foot tall storage tanks containing liquefied natural gas, or LNG. (That’s what LNG in the plant’s name stands for.) “We’re one big family,” said Joey Page, the facility’s supervisor of opera-

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Judging by the homes on the spring Parade of Homes tour, builders love to showcase specially designed features, and one of the places they were evident was in the ceilings.

Can you tell us more about some of the ceilings in your custom homes? R&K Custom Homes “From year to year, new trends come and go, trim included,” Kathy Dumas said. “But the word I heard most commonly during the recent Parade Kathy Dumas of Homes was ‘wow.’ Guests could not get enough of the stained ceiling work. They just loved it in all the builders’ homes. “We are heavier with our trim than most builders. We try to accentuate with trim in at least three rooms in the house – the master bedroom, the dining room and the family room. In some houses, we do a little more. “In our modern country home in the Woodrose neighborhood on Owls Roost Road (off U.S. 220 in northwest Greensboro), we use beams to break up the vaulted ceiling in the family room. There’s such a big breakfast area that we used beaded board with shaker trim as an ac-

cent for the ceiling above the light. “We build raised trays because any time you can raise a ceiling, it makes the room feel bigger. If you have a room above, you can’t build a raised tray. In that case, we build a drop tray. You drop the ceiling to 9 feet on the sides. The center stays at 10 feet. It gives a little bit of accent.”

Kernersville resident Debra Watkins (left) talks with Annette Mills of Don Mills Builders while visiting the Mills’ house in Kernersville’s Charles Place at Arbor Run on May 4 during the Greensboro Builders Association’s spring Parade of Homes. Included in the house’s many unique features is a half-round barrel ceiling over the island in the spacious kitchen.

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“A white ceiling is plain looking, so most buyers tend to like special trims,” Scott Naylor said. “It doesn’t add a tremendous amount to the cost of a house.

“I’ve done tray ceilings, usually in the bedroom. How you build them depends upon the framing of the house. If there’s attic space about the room, then you can raise the ceiling and build a tray in that room. “But in cases where there’s a room above, we can frame down to build a tray. We drop the ceiling by 10 inches to a foot in a room with 10-foot ceilings and eight inches if there’s a nine-foot ceiling.”

Lansink Custom Homes “In our home in North Ridge in Stokesdale,” Kevin Lansink told the Northwest Observer, “we installed a coffered ceiling in the Kevin Lansink family room and the adjacent porch (see photo on this page). It ties the two rooms together. “A coffered ceiling helps break up the room and gives detail versus a white ceiling. It gives character.”

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Kevin Lansink of Lansink Custom Homes decided to tap into his creative side while putting the ﬁnishing touches on this house in the North Ridge community in Stokesdale, which was on the GBA’s spring Parade of Homes. The result? A beautiful coffered ceiling on the porch just off the living room, which adds character while also tying the two spaces together. much more dramatic than a plain flat ceiling. It makes a room pop.”

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tions. The company looks for workers with electrical and mechanical skills and a willingness to perform various jobs. Two employees, Sam Ferguson and Dennis Pekala, started working at the Stokesdale facility before it began operations in May 1999. They’re now senior operations technicians. Ferguson was scanning the Greensboro newspaper for a new job when he saw a small ad for the Williams’ facility. When he arrived for the interview, the storage tanks were still rising from the ground. Five months later, he got a job offer. Looking back, he said he’s always enjoyed the variety of tasks such as servicing pumps, valves and electric motors. “You’re never doing the same thing,” Ferguson said. “It taps into your experience. It requires you to think.” Pekala arrived at the Pine Needle facility from Transco Station 505 in Neshanic Station, New Jersey. He recalls having a steep learning curve. “At first I wondered, ‘what have I gotten myself into?”’ he said. “But it has been a great 20 years. Although we have a small crew, it is an effective and well-coordinated group that along with strong management always seems to get the job done.” Though it’s not part of the job description, having a sense of humor comes in handy.

An employee for 19 years, Roy Blankenship recalled he was assigned the task of painting the shop floor. To clear the way, he moved equipment to another location using a forklift. He didn’t realize the bench grinder was bolted to the floor, so he wound up lifting so hard he broke the base of the machine. Not wanting to let him forget the mistake, Blankenship’s co-workers produced a placard reading, “You the man.” “Growing up on the farm, you moved stuff around,” said Blankenship, who helped raise tobacco in Rockingham County as a young man. He’s now a senior operations technician. “You didn’t bolt things down.” The Stokesdale facility works like a giant refrigerator. When natural gas is cooled to approximately minus 260 degrees Fahrenheit, it condenses into liquefied natural gas. When stored as a liquid, natural gas occupies about 1/600th the space it would occupy as a vapor. During times of peak demand, the liquefied natural gas is warmed and converted back into a vapor. It is then delivered to distributors such as Piedmont Natural Gas and North Carolina Gas through the nationwide Transco pipeline network. Each tank has a capacity of about two billion cubic feet. The operation is capable of liquefying about 20 million cubic feet of natural gas per day, with 400 million cubic feet per day of vaporization. This means that if all of the stored gas was depleted, it would take

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To address the need, Williams partnered with customers Piedmont Natural Gas, Public Service of North Carolina, North Carolina Natural Gas, Amerada Hess and Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia to construct the Pine Needle facility, named for the predominance of pine trees on the operation’s 829 acres. Eastern Interstates Director of Customer Service Hector Alatorre said Pine Needle offers Williams’ customers reliability. “Pine Needle represents something that we are very proud of, and that is reliability,” said Alatorre. “This region consumes a tremendous amount of natural gas, and during the 10 coldest days of the year, our customers depend on the peaking services provided by Pine Needle to ensure they have the supply necessary to keep up with demand.”

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MAY 9 | GLS Landscaping & Maintenance reported that on May 8 a known person used the security code to enter the business, located in the 1600 block of N.C. 68 N. in Oak Ridge. Once inside, the suspect took multiple landscaping items with a total estimated value of $1,500.

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MAY 8 | Keystone Homes reported that an unknown person(s) entered a home under construction in the 8100 block of Northern Meadows Drive in Stokesdale between 2 p.m. on May 7 and 11:35 a.m. on May 8 and stole a tankless water heater valued at $1,200.

MAY 7 | A resident in the 7200 block of Dupree Drive in Summerfield reported being a victim of credit card fraud which occurred the previous day. MAY 7 | A resident in the 5900 block of Autumn Gate Drive in Oak Ridge reported being the victim of identity theft which

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MAY 13 | A 45-year-old female was cited near the intersection of Belews Creek Road/Altavista Drive in Stokesdale for driving with a revoked license.

MAY 9 | Sprint Corporation reported a property theft which occurred on Jan. 29 in the 8500 block of Ellisboro Road in Stokesdale. MAY 13 | An employee of Don Mills Builders reported an incident of property theft which occurred sometime between May 11-13 at a new home construction site in the 6600 block of Linville Ridge Drive in Oak Ridge.

TRESPASSING MAY 11 | A resident in the 2000 block of Beeson Road in Oak Ridge reported a known suspect to be trespassing on her property. A 51-year-old male was arrested and charged with seconddegree trespassing.

TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS MAY 8 | A 22-year-old male was cited at 9:06 a.m. near the intersection of Linville Road/Scoggins Road in Oak Ridge for a tinted windows violation.

MAY 9 | A 29-year-old female was arrested at 9:12 a.m. in the 7900 block of U.S. 158 in Stokesdale for resist/delay/ obstructing a police officer. MAY 10 | A 57-year-old female in the 6800 block of Fegan Road in Summerfield was given a criminal summons. According to GS 15A-303, “a criminal summons consists of a statement of the crime or infraction of which the person to be summoned is accused, and an order directing that the person so accused appear and answer to the charges made against him. It is based upon a showing of probable cause supported by oath or affirmation.”

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Wife’s donated kidney gives gift of life While Summerﬁeld residents John and Peggy Scott recover from their kidney operation, the couple works to help friend Andrea Council ﬁnd a match for the kidney transplant she has needed for the last several years

With a donor available, he didn’t have to wait long. Early on Feb. 12, a Tuesday, both he and his wife were wheeled into operating rooms at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center for the 6-to-7-hour procedure. They were home that Friday. “We’ve been together so long,” John Scott said. “It’s like we’ve exchanged a part. It’s been a very successful operation.” “I wanted to help John,” Peggy said. “At the same time we have two

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Close friends John Scott and Andrea Council have both had kidney problems that led to transplants, but their journeys through it all have been very different.

She said she’s “thankful for the miracle” of dialysis because it has saved her life. Still, she said: “It’s a pain in the butt.”

Scott’s was about as easy as a transplant can be. His wife, Peggy, gave one of hers. No long wait for a donor. No time hooked to a dialysis machine. “We feel like we’ve been very blessed in how this worked out,” Peggy Scott said. “Other people have to go through a whole lot more.” Council, 61, has endured one failed transplant, has been five years on a waiting list for another and has spent much of the past decade on dialysis, a process that mechanically removes toxins from blood when failing kidneys

daughters (ages 20 and 23) and both parents were undergoing surgery at the same time. So that was a source of anxiety.” Also causing anxious moments: John Scott had lost his Gilbarco job in December after nearly 34 years and has had to rely on Medicare and COBRA (which allows those who have lost health insurance to continue on their group plan for a period) to cover medical costs.

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Contreras named N.C. PTA superintendent of the year Along with the superintendent, Northern Middle School principal, teacher and a student will be recognized at state awards on May 18 GUILFORD COUNTY – The North Carolina Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) will recognize Superintendent Sharon L. Contreras and five other GCS students or employees, including three from Northern Middle School, at its annual awards banquet on May 18. Dr. Contreras will be honored as the North Carolina PTA Superintendent of

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Other award recipients from Guilford County Schools include: • Logan Dingman, a 14-year-old Northern Middle eighth grader, Outstanding Student Service award for restoring and improving the school’s sensory garden • Karen Ellis of Northern Middle, Principal of the Year award • Russ McHenry of Northern Middle, Teacher of the Year award Awards will be presented during the N.C. PTA annual state conference on Saturday, May 18, at UNC Charlotte Center City.

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At right, Oak Ridge Elementary School students prepare to start their laps for the PTO-sponsored Oak Ridge Derby Run last week, which raised over $38,000 to support classroom technology upgrades. In photo at left are ORES Assistant Principal Jim Smith (left), Principal Denise Francisco, student Madison Merritt, and the school’s mascot, “Sam the Pledge Pony.” Photos courtesy of Carol Merritt

Northwest Guilford High School men’s golf team won the Metro 4-A conference championship April 28. Shown in team photo: front row (L to R), Alex Kufel, Jack Slomkowski and Will Farrell; middle row, Coach Ron Bare, Evan Mendyk, Blaine Creed and Matthew Sanchez; and back row, Spencer Mann, Michael Blair and Carson Powell. Five team members made the All-Conference team: Jack Slomkowski, Evan Mendyk, Michael Blair, Matthew Sanchez and Will Farrell.

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 BJ Barnes, for running to bring dignity and leadership back to Summerfield. Awesome to have a Christian man, a good man, a caring man, back! God bless you, and please make Summerfield great again!  Dan Tichy, varsity head coach of Northwest Guilford’s boys’ lacrosse team. He has led the team with respect and class, leaving such a big impact on the program. Thank you, Coach!  Oak Ridge Elementary pre-K teachers Ms. Anne and Ms. Michelle for all they do for our kids. I have had four children go through the school’s pre-K program and they are wonderful!  Vicente and your awesome crew at Greensboro National for going above and beyond to help a WWII veteran. He and his family greatly appreciate

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your generosity! God bless.  Marchel, store manager at Advance Auto Parts in Stokesdale. On May 13 he went the extra mile to help me change out a battery with corroded terminals. It was a lengthy process and it was raining. Thanks for your excellent service!  Kim Graham and staff at CVS in Summerfield for outstanding service with a smile. Kim’s a very dedicated pharmacist who’s very helpful on questions asked about prescriptions and brightens your visit every time you go there.  Oak Ridge Merchants Association member Philip Hanks, owner of Black Oak Wealth Management, for stepping up and organizing Glow Run. He went above and beyond to make a couple weeks look like he planned all year.

GRIPES to...  The girls in a van last week who waved when caught dangerously and disrespectfully speeding. Waving isn’t going to stop video being sent to the proper landowners or the authorities being notified.  The folks who, after BJ Barnes announced his run for Summerfield mayor, bring up old, inaccurate animal stories.  Stokesdale Town Councilman Frank Bruno for hiring his business

associates to do work for the Town of Stokesdale. If it smells like a rat, it probably is bad.

to indulge their profligacy. Spending other people’s hard-earned money must be fun!

 Van Tanner for criticizing the Town of Oak Ridge for its farm lease on the Whitaker tract. Farming is an interim use saving thousands in annual maintenance costs on 50 acres of open land.

 Coaches with the Oak Ridge baseball team that set such a poor example for our youth last week.

 To anyone urging BJ Barnes to run for mayor of Summerfield. He’s in the good ole boy club – do we in Summerfield really want more of the same? It is time for a fresh start in Summerfield!  The people responding to my gripe about the deputy “wanna-be highway patrolman.” For your information, I have not had a ticket in 41 years of driving. Leave traffic enforcement to NCSHP.  The two base coaches on the red baseball team from Oak Ridge. Profanity and alcohol aren’t good examples for 6- and 7-year-old kids trying to play baseball. To set good examples you have to be good examples.  Oak Ridge council members for refusing to deliver tax relief. Their bloated budget lets them spend money like water, even as they dip into savings

Outside the The following reader-submitted gripe expresses an opinion about a national topic, and has been separated as a courtesy to those who do not want to read others’ opinions on national political and other non-local topics in a local newspaper.

 To the young driver of the black Nissan who on May 13, near NWHS, was seen littering, squealing his tires and speeding. Beware, next time the police may be observing your actions.  Councilman George McClellan for his comments about mothers not needing security at the park because half of them are probably packing guns.  Stokesdale and Oak Ridge baseball coaches who were cussing, yelling, and almost fighting each other in front of young kids!  The Stokesdale councilman hiring vendors from his business networking group in exchange for referrals. “Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools that don’t have brains enough to be honest.” – Benjamin Franklin  The woman driving the Highlander who pulled in front of me from Northwest High School Road onto Bunch Road. I had to slam on brakes, then I witnessed you pull out again in front of a car onto N.C. 150.

…  The person griping about Congress “wasting” money on an investigation into Russia. Trump has wasted over $60 million playing golf. And spare me the doing-business angle – you can do business at Disney World, but that doesn’t make it fiscally responsible.

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Colors are the smiles of nature. GIFT OF LIFE ...continued from p. 29

A smile is happiness you’ll find right under your nose.

As for Council, her first transplant was at Duke University Hospital in May 2011. That kidney began failing 11 months later after a virus developed. It worked well enough, though, that she staved off dialysis for three years. She’s been on it since 2015. “I’ve got three un-functioning kidneys,” said Council, who retired in 2016 from Graybar Electric.

She was put back on the donor list five years ago, noting the average wait for a donor is five to seven years. Finding a match, she said, has been complicated by her blood type, which is B positive, and a transfusion years ago that introduced certain antibodies into her blood.

A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.

Fortunately she qualifies for peritoneal dialysis, which uses the abdomen to filter the blood and allows her to administer the procedure at home rather than having to go to a dialysis center three times a week.

Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.

“I do it on a machine at night,” she said. “It cycles for seven hours while I sleep.” Council hopes a donor will emerge soon, but she’s not letting the yearslong wait get her down.

Congrats to our community’s 2019 graduates! Here’s to a happy, healthy future

Keep your whole family’s smiles glowing with

“I try not to worry and get worked up about things I can’t control,” she said. “It could be a lot worse. So I just try to be on the positive side of things. Why go through life being negative and down in the dumps about it?”

for more info If you’re interested in donating a kidney, or part of a lung or liver, to help someone on Duke Health’s transplant list, call (919) 613-7777 and ask for the living donor coordinator. You can also learn more about the program or begin the process at www.dukehealth.org/ blog/becoming-living-donor.

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Posted recently on NWO’s Facebook page The following are just some of the responses our posts drew from our Facebook followers – to see more or to join your northwest Guilford neighbors in community discussions, visit www.Facebook.com/NorthwestObserver. Judi B. I look forward to learning about his priorities.

Posted Thursday, May 9, at 9:40 a.m. Mariela R. Follow the dates and gaps that Guilford County authorities waited to Summerfield resident BJ Barnes, investigate. It is ASTOUNDING and suspiwho served 24 years as Guilford cious to say the least, under the circumCounty sheriff, has confirmed he stances. https://www.greensboro.com/.../ will run for Summerfield mayor this November. See article with comarticle_528b5dd0-66a6-5e6e... ments from Barnes in today’s North- Barnes: Animal shelter staff ‘purged and west Observer, in print and online. destroyed’ records Martha C. Awesome about time SumMichael K. Mariela R., that’s old news. No merfield gets reputation back wrongdoing. Quit smearing people’s names Carolyn L. Wish I could vote for him. Mariela R. so old news means it never Shawn H. Do your research Summerhappened? field. https://www.facebook.com/11565.../ Ina H. Good luck BJ . Pulling for you posts/10214887871007750...

Landy R. Keep it in the family

Alex S. Glad I don’t live in Summerfield.

Steve A. Sayonara Gail-san!!

Mike C. Summerfieldboro!

Janelle R. This is fabulous news!!!

Sylvia E. If I lived in Summerfield, I would vote for him. I was in a photography class he taught in 1979 thru GTCC. I respected him then as well as his career as Guilford Co Sheriff.

Grant P. Attention Founders Day Parade committee, you better be getting a going away float for Gail Dunham because this should be her last Founders Day as Mayor. Oh wait nevermind no need to waste your time because she won’t be there to see it....

Jeff G. He would have my vote

Matt B. My address is Summerfield, but I am in Rockingham Co. I’m still confused as to why Summerfield needs it’s own entire government, or why, pray tell, was it allowed to annex part of Rockingham County. If someone can explain this, or how as I resident I am not allowed to vote, I’d be thankful.

Gloria C. A honorable man. Would be an awesome Mayor.

Gene H. If I lived in Summerfield, I’d vote for you.

David I. Summerfield residents get out and vote this November and dump Dunham

Posted Tuesday, May 7, at 7:10 a.m. What do YOU think? Van Tanner, running for an Oak Ridge Town Council seat in the Nov. 6 election, told the council last week hikers camping overnight in Oak Ridge Town Park may pose a security risk to families in the park. Summerfield and Oak Ridge are both in the process of extending the Mountains-toSea Trail through their towns and we’d like to hear your thoughts: do you feel hikers passing through town on the MST will pose a security threat?

Brad M. I would like to see the crime statistics which led to his conclusion. I believe if he did some research he would find that greenways, hiking trails, and parks are one of the safest areas in America. Also, who does he think will be using these trails? Again, data shows that the average user of the long distance hiking trails are college educated, upper to end of career professionals who can afford the time to spend. I believe he is using the same scare tactics used in Stokesdale, and I’m sure the Sheriff’s Office and Greensboro PD can provide any relevant crime data for those recreational areas. Celeste B. And I also remember when Goodwill came to Oak Ridge. The residents didn’t want “those people” either. Ridiculous! Rita L. No they will not. Most through hikers are grateful for little towns like ours to get some rest and feel welcomed. They deeply appreciate “Trail Angels” and a safe and secure place to rest after putting in many miles.

Maybe some of us hikers should have been asked before jumping to conclusions. Matthew J. Absolutely NOT. What an opportunity to showcase Oak Ridge to thru-hikers on the MST. Chris A. Ask any of the towns along the Appalachian Trail, the Continental Divide Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail or any other about the business hikers bring vs the risks they pose. I’m sure you would get a long pause followed by “what risk?”. Shelli A. If anything, the campers are at risk from some psycho. Scott H. Most long-distance hikers are the least scary people you will meet. If they are camping in the park they need a designated area, require a permit, and charge a small fee. Ann S. No. Also, hikers have to register and provide their personal info in order to reserve the campsite, which is an important safeguard. In addition, the almost constant presence of the town’s parks and rec director Terry Lannon (who lives on site) and and his staff provides another important safeguard. Ginnell A. Say what? Has something occurred that I haven’t heard about to draw this conclusion? JoAndra P. NO. Hikers are on a pilgrimage, they are not homeless, violent vandals. Same “threat” as any other free person who can target someone in a public place. The ignorance of that statement is offensive to long distance hikers such as myself.

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The Town Council of the Town of Oak Ridge will hold a public hearing to consider the fiscal year 2019-20 budget ordinance on June 6, 2019, at 7:00 p.m. at Oak Ridge Town Hall, 8315 Linville Road.

MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE/FUNDRAISER Saturday, May 18, 8am-1pm, at 7411 Strader Road in Summerfield. This yard sale will be a fundraiser for Josh Covington, a Northern Guilford High School alumnus and now a rising senior at UNC-Charlotte, as he plans to join fellow Pi Kappa Phi members this Jour summer in The Ability Experience’s Journey of Hope, an annual cross-country cycling event to raise awareness and money for people with disabilities. To donate items for the yard sale (needed by this Friday), call (336) 279-6196.

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Employment ............................... 35 Public Notice............................... 35 Event Registration........................ 35 Save the Date ............................. 35 Yard Sales ..............................35-36

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Home Services .......................36-37

SEASONAL WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATES

Misc. Services.............................. 37 Misc. Wanted .............................. 37 Pets & Animal Services ................ 37 Real Estate............................. 37-38

EVENT REGISTRATION RUN THE RIDGE–GLOW at RIDGEFEST Friday , May 31, 8:30pm in Oak Ridge Town Park, 6231 Lisa Drive. Register in advance to get your FREE T-shirt. More info and to register: merchantsofoakridge.com. SUMMERFIELD FISHING DERBY Saturday, June 15, 8:30am-11:30am at Summerfield Community Park Lake, 5404 Centerfield Road. Space is limited to 50 kids ages 6-12. For registration form visit www.summerfieldnc.gov. More info: Summerfield Town Hall (336) 643-8655. Register for VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL, "Incredible Race" at Summerfield First Baptist Church taking place Monday-Friday, June 17-21, 6:30-8:45pm at 2300 Scalesville Road in Summerfield. Register at summerfieldfbc.com. Online registration closes June 14 at 12n.

SAVE THE DATE

Auto Sales & Service ................... 35

Misc. for Sale .............................. 37

Copies of the budget are available at Town Hall and on the Town website at www.oakridgenc.com.

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FOUNDERS' DAY DAY.. The Town of SummerSummerfield Founders’ Day activities will take place May 17, 6pm, and May 18, 10am, around Summerfield Road near fire station #9. The parade on Saturday will start at 10am on Summerfield Road, and a Founders’ Day 5K will take place before the parade. Extra parking and Saturday shuttles from Summerfield Square Shopping Center (4539 U.S. 220 N.). For more info, visit www.summerfieldnc.gov. RIDGEFEST 2019 Thursday–Saturday, May 30, 31 & June 1, at Oak Ridge Town Park, 6231 Lisa Drive. For all of the details, visit merchantsofoakridge.com.

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NEIGHBORHOOD YARD SALE Saturday, May 18, 7am-noon. at Providence North Drive, Stokesdale. Near Parker's restaurant. MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE Saturday, May 18, 7am-12noon. 7411 Strader Road, Summerfield. Furniture, tools, electronics, household items, clothing. STABLE RIDGE YARD SALE Saturday, May 18, 8am-Noon. 220N, turn right on Strawberry, Left on Annry. Multiple sales with high-end items! Sponsored by Jessica Haverland with Tyler Redhead & McAlister Real Estate. YARD SALE Saturday, 18, 6605, 8am-12n, Ashton Park Dr. Leftover lighting, clothes, mower, and unique things. LOCHMERE MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE THIS Saturday, May 18, 7am to ? Off of Strawberry Road. TAG SALE Saturday, May 18, 7am to ? 7407 Haw Ridge Road, Summerfield, NC. Lots of household items and tools. YARD SALE Saturday, May 18, 8am to ? End of Horse Trail Rd. Tools, equip. & more! YARD SALE Saturday, May 18, 8am-1pm at 5917 Highland Grove, Summerfield. Tools, yard & garden, office, décor, household, puzzles & toys, misc. YARD SALE Sat., May 18, 8am, 1826 Oak Ridge Road, Oak Ridge. Household, toys, tools, clothing, antiques, collectibles.

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HOMES FOR RENT ONE-BEDROOM BASEMENT APARTMENT IN OAK RIDGE. Lots of natural light, large space. $750/month, all utilities and WiFi. Family home. (336) 501-3222. HOME FOR RENT. 3BR/2BA. Large yard. Well water. Electric heat and A/C. $850/ month. Background/tenant screening required. (336) 707-6652. NEWLY REMODELED MH FOR RENT in clean, quiet MHP. 2BR/1BA with all appliances. Near 158/220. $500/mo. (336) 908-6553.

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