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School bus overturns, no serious injuries STOKESDALE – It was a scene no emergency responder wants to come upon: an overturned school bus with 18 children onboard. “Any time you have an incident involving kids, it’s tough,” said Chris Johnson, chief of Summerfield Fire Department, one of more than a half dozen emergency and law enforcement agencies that responded to an accident Tuesday, Oct. 1, in which a Rockingham County school bus carrying Huntsville Elementary students overturned on N.C. 68 north of Stokesdale. The children, ages 5 to 10, the bus driver and one adult passenger were on the way to an after-school program, according

IN THIS ISSUE News in brief......................... 2 Your Questions ...................... 4 Recycling, doing without ........ 6 Pets & Critters photos............ 7 For the love of cats ................ 8 Kiwanisaurus Adventure ......... 9 Pet Adoptions ..................... 10 Crime/Incident Report ......... 11 Heritage Day ...................... 12 Calendar Events .................. 13

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When the first emergency responders arrived from Stokesdale, students had already gotten off the bus, presumably through the emergency door in the rear of the vehicle. “Fortunately there were no entrapments,” Stokesdale Fire Chief Todd Gauldin said. “Our job was to treat them.” Some of the children suffered from scrapes and bruises and one girl had a bump on her head, Gauldin said. “Thank goodness all of the injuries were minor,” he said. “They

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At left, Joe Thacker, president of Friends of Stokesdale, and Stokesdale resident Bob Simpson, who visited the train depot as a child, attended an auction Sept. 28 to see whether it would sell. “We want to get the property sold,” said auctioneer Jeff Eanes, right, who introduced a bid of $100,000 to try to generate interest for the depot.

An auction for the historic Stokesdale train depot draws about 15 people and no bidders by CHRIS BURRITT

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MADISON – Auctioneer Jeff Eanes started the bidding for the historic Stokesdale train depot at $250,000. He kept lowering the asking price until he finally introduced a bid of $100,000, hoping to entice an offer. None of the five registered bidders spoke up, ending the auction last Saturday, Sept. 28, one minute, 20 seconds after it had started. The crowd of about 15 people dispersed,

leaving Mary Hunter, the depot’s owner, and Realtor Jodi Lester to plot their next step. Lester, of Keller Williams in Stoneville, said she

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NEWS in brief

Town to celebrate opening of U.S. 220 tunnel, sidewalk Oct. 5 SUMMERFIELD – The pedestrian tunnel under U.S. 220 and sidewalk are finally open, and Summerfield is going to throw a party. The council set aside $1,500 for town staff and the Trails and Open Space Committee to organize what committee chair Jane Doggett called “a community walk through the tunnel,” scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. The committee will make arrangements for parking in Summerfield, Doggett told the council during its meeting Tuesday, Sept. 10. Golf carts will be provided for those unable to walk to the entrance of the tunnel for

the celebration. Since opening Aug. 30, the tunnel and sidewalk have attracted walkers, runners and cyclists. Mayor Gail Dunham said her neighbors rode their bikes through the tunnel and followed the Atlantic and Yadkin Greenway to eat breakfast in Greensboro. “People have been waiting for this for years,” Councilman John O’Day said. “I can’t tell you the number of people who have come up to me and are just super excited to have the tunnel open.” The North Carolina Department of Transportation began construction of the tunnel in 2012 as part of the

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at 5746 Bunch Road. The couple wants permission for their granddaughter to move a doublewide home to the property, located about 1,055 east of the intersection of Bunch Road and N.C. 150, Oak Ridge Planning Director Sean Taylor said in an interview earlier this week. Two mobile homes were located on the property before Oak Ridge’s incorporation 21 years ago. After incorporating, the town adopted new zoning regulations, replacing Guilford County’s rules that permitted manufacturing houses in agricultural areas, Taylor said. The McMichaels’ original mobile homes were grandfathered under the county’s zoning ordinance and classified as “existing non-conforming” under Oak Ridge’s regulations that don’t allow mobile homes in the agricultural district, the town planner explained. The grandfather clause lapsed after one of the houses burned and the oth-

er one was moved. As a result, the McMichaels are required to seek a special use permit to bring two manufactured houses back onto their property, Taylor said, noting the couple is “trying to regain the use of the property.” The council will consider the request via a quasi-judicial hearing, requiring that Taylor and others who speak be sworn in, Town Clerk Sandra Smith said. “Council members can only take into consideration facts laid out before them in the meeting,” Smith wrote in an email. “They are not supposed to consider hearsay or opinions. They actually function more like a court of law in this instance.” In other business, the council will hear reports from Town Manager Bill Bruce, Finance Officer Sam Anders, the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office and the Oak Ridge Fire Department. Eight committees and organizations including Oak Ridge Military Academy,

Oak Ridge’s Mountains-to-Sea Trail Committee and the Historic Preservation Commission are scheduled to provide updates of their activities.

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NCDOT launches fourth annual customer survey RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation has launched the department’s fourth annual customer survey, available at www.ncsu.qualtrics.com and is encouraging citizen input. “The purpose of the survey is to gauge how the department is performing in its effort to provide great customer service. It takes about 15 minutes to complete and the link is mobile-friendly,” a spokesperson for NCDOT wrote in a press release Administered by North Carolina State University’s Institute for Transportation Research and Education, the survey is grouped into eight core transportation services: motor vehicle transportation

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after Town Attorney Bill Hill said the appearance looked worse from the road. Bill Bailey, the town’s code enforcement officer, inspected the property last month after he noticed “there didn’t appear to be much improvement, if any, in front of the fence” separating the vehicles along Summerfield Road from other vehicles and debris behind it, Whitaker said. “Much to his surprise, inside the fence was improving quite a bit. He gave a favorable report on what’s happening, although we night not be seeing it from the road yet.” Danny Hopkins, Jewel’s son, has cleaned up the property over the summer, disposing of old tires. He also sold Bacon, a whitish pink pig living behind the fence, although selling the animal wasn’t required by the consent order. “I think they’ve done what they were required to do,” Chuck Winfree, a Greensboro lawyer representing the property owners, said in an interview earlier this week. “There may be old cars still there, but they’re running. They are not up on blocks.” One afternoon earlier this week, seven vehicles and a lawn tractor were parked between Summerfield Road and the six-foot wooden fence. In May, the council approved a consent order and judgment requiring the property owners to remove junked vehicles and debris. If the owners don’t abide by the order, Hill said, the town has the authority to hire a contractor and

charge the property owners for the work. Council member Teresa Pegram questioned whether the town has the right to go behind the fence of the property. Hill countered that abandoned vehicles may pose a health risk if they’ve leaked oil into the ground, giving the town the right to act to protect the public’s health. The consent order gave the property owners some wiggle room in exactly what they had to haul away. Removal of one vehicle counts as one truck load of debris, according to the order. One load of old tires counts as one load of debris. After Sept. 1, the order allowed town

staff to inspect the property, excluding the interior of the house, to determine “whether the unsafe conditions have been significantly abated.” The property owners were required to keep a list of items they’ve removed and be prepared to show the list to town staff to prove that they’re in compliance with the order. During last month’s meeting, council members and the town attorney didn’t know exactly how much progress had been made. “It does look worse from what I saw,” Hill said. “But I don’t know if it’s in the stage where they’re fixing the inside.”

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then a sign. The bus came back onto the roadway, traveled off the roadway to the left, went down an embankment, and overturned.

...continued from p. 1 were all able to walk on their own. It could have been much, much worse.” Summerfield’s fire department responded with backup personnel who removed the injured driver of a pickup truck from the vehicle where he had been pinned in, Johnson said. According to Brandon’s press release issued the following day, Harvey Newcomb, 58, of Rockingham County, was traveling north in a 1989 Chevrolet pickup when he traveled left of center and collided with the bus. After impact, Newcomb’s vehicle came to rest in the roadway. The bus traveled off the roadway to the right, struck a ditch, and

All students, the bus driver, adult passenger, and Newcomb were transported to Moses H. Cone Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. “For the most part, they were doing pretty well,” Johnson said of the children. “They were scared and wanted their parents.” Gauldin praised cooperation among agencies from Guilford and Rockingham counties. “You could tell that everybody had trained,” he said. “When the time came to put that training to use, everybody came together as a team.”

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What we recycled, and what we did without Decades ago, much was saved for re-use and little was discarded by HELEN LEDFORD Seems I keep hearing that much of our country’s history is not deemed important enough to teach to school-age children today. Many millennials do not know the struggles of the Great Depression, nor understand the many hardships of those who were the early settlers of this United States of America. A large number of younger people today cannot fathom that there was not always a McDonald’s or Hardee’s down the street. It is foreign to a large portion of our population that there was once a backyard contraption in most every household – two or three poles with wire stretched across them. It was called a clothesline.

Just like Caroline Ingalls of “Little House on the Prairie” fame, our mother scrubbed dirty clothing on a metal washboard with homemade lye soap. It was harsh on the hands, to say the least. We had no electrically operated conveniences in our house until I was 11. With no refrigerator, the cool spring in the woods below our home was used for keeping milk and butter cold – in used tin Karo syrup buckets. At meal time somebody always had to go and fetch the milk, and that somebody was usually me! In those days, 6-pack cartons of Pepsi were 25 cents and were also kept in the spring. When we had finished, we took the empty bottles to the store and received a refund (how’s that for helping to save the planet?). We had an outhouse where all cast-

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off newspapers, magazines and other periodicals were “recycled” in a very useful way. And while taking care of “business,” there was an opportunity to catch up on some old local or national news. One could chuckle while re-reading the antics of comic book characters Tom and Jerry, Donald Duck or Superman. Cardboard boxes and other empty packaging were saved for starting fires in our wood heaters or large kitchen range. Our small farmhouse had a tin roof (and no insulation) that collected and retained the sun’s burning rays in July and August. In the winter it was so cold upstairs you could see your breath. We had neither fans nor a furnace, so we took our pallets on the cooler lower level on hot summer nights and in frigid weather we just piled on more of Mama’s handmade quilts. No need to complain – that was life back then, and we accepted it. It’s called “adjustment in the face of an existing situation.” A ‘47 Ford was our first family vehicle. Production of cars had slowed during WWll, but U.S. automakers stayed busy supplying our country and others by manufacturing Staghorn tanks and

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armored cars for the war effort. Today, adults and teenagers alike will often drive a powerful, large SUV only a few blocks to a fast-food restaurant rather than walk or ride a bike. Then, the same gas-guzzler is driven to a trendy gym for workouts to keep in shape! Lots of ideas are swirling around today on how to save our badly polluted surroundings. Granted, over the years we have damaged our world in many ways. Big conglomerations of our assorted trash and filth are floating in the ocean, one as humongous as the state of Texas. There’s much to be said about eliminating the clouds of harmful emissions spewed daily into the atmosphere, but the problem is not all about plastic straws and (referring to the Green New Deal) cow flatulence. And some of those who like to admonish us “little people” about our responsibilities in the earth’s dilemma own several beautiful mansions which use massive amounts of energy. Countless celebrities and some royals go on vocal rants about the planet’s unhealthy state while jetting from country to country in their luxurious private planes. I detect an

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Sabrina Napper turns 9 years old this Sunday, Oct. 6. She’ll be having a party and a cake to celebrate, and her friends and family will be there. But, there’s one thing that will be missing – birthday presents. This generous little cat lover decided a few weeks ago that rather than have presents for herself, she wanted donations of cat care items such as food, treats, kitty litter and toys to help local cat rescues. Sabrina’s mom, Debbie Napper, said Sabrina came up with the idea while the two were looking at some kittens in a local pet store. A third-grader at Summerfield Elementary School, Sabrina asked where the kittens got their toys and her mom told her that sometimes people donated them. That’s when she decided she wanted to help. “My friends say I’m crazy for not taking any birthday gifts,” Sabrina grinned. “My birthday is really close to Christmas and it kind of makes up for that.” Although her birthday party isn’t until Sunday, Sabrina and her parents passed out flyers asking for donations in her Elmhurst Estates neighborhood and placed a closed plastic tub at the bottom of their driveway. As a result, she’s

already received quite a collection of kitty paraphernalia, which includes a couple large bags of kitty litter, treats, cat food and some really cute toys. She’s hoping her bounty continues to grow so that she can have a powerful impact on the local cat population that’s waiting to be adopted. Sabrina’s love of cats is evident when she’s with Chickpea, a gray and white feline that started out as the family pet but quickly bonded with Sabrina. “Chickpea really connected with Sabrina and is definitely her cat,” Debbie said. “She’s the only one who can pick her up.”

Besides Chickpea, Sabrina Photo by Annette Joyce/NWO gets her cat fix by visiting adopAs her ninth birthday approaches, Sabrina Napper of Summerﬁeld is forgoing her birthday tion fairs to love on the cats and presents and asking instead for donations for local cat rescues. kittens and take them needed items. Debbie said that because Sabrina is so soft-hearted, it’s Along with her mom, Debbie, Saforward to auditioning again this year. often difficult for her to leave the felines brina lives with her dad, Will Napper, behind. and her two sisters, Hannah, 15, and Victoria, 3. Sabrina plans to accept donations Drop off donations of cat items until Friday, Oct. 11. At that point, she When she isn’t busy taking care in the gray box at the end of the and her parents will deliver them to of Chickpea or helping other felines, Nappers’ driveway, 7489 Weitzel Sheets Pet Clinic, a Greensboro veteriSabrina loves ballet and hopes to Drive in Elmhurst Estates off narian that handles cat adoptions, and become a ballerina one day. Last year, Feline Friends of Ruff Love Rescue, a U.S. 220 in Summerfield, between she performed in the “Nutcracker” with Greensboro rescue. the Greensboro Ballet and is looking now and Friday, Oct. 11.

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...continued from p. 6 obvious double standard… None of us in my family thought about the word “recycling” way back when. The word was simply “save.” One never knew when a piece of rope, an empty bottle, a swatch of cloth, a piece of leather or some other item might be needed for something else. Perhaps that is why some of us older folks are packrats. In our younger years, many things were hard to come by and we were not allowed to waste. If we wrote a letter, both front and back of the page were used – we wanted to get our 3-cent stamp’s worth! We accumulated scrap metal (for the war effort), foil from cigarette and chewing gum packs, and even pieces of broken glass. Larger shards were vital for smoothing handmade axe handles. Others, Mama smoked over open flame when there was an eclipse of the sun so

we might view the spectacle safely. Earlier families boasted a “rag bag” in which pieces of cloth from Mama’s sewing were stored. And those colorful swatches of material were constantly being converted into doll clothes, kite tails, patches, bandages, rag rugs or dust cloths. Heavy white sacks in which flour, pig, cow, and chicken feed were purchased were washed, bleached, cut apart and hemmed. They made wonderful towels and washcloths! I don’t know of many today who still smooth out and save Christmas gift wrap, tissue, ribbons and the long strands of tinsel (we called them icicles), but we did, and in those days we considered them to be re-usable treasures! Money often flows easily today in our “well-off” society. However, we probably throw away enough food daily to feed hordes of impoverished and hungry people. It makes me wonder – if there was another depression, could this generation handle it? Just sayin’…

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DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED Sept. 29 | A 17-year-old male was arrested at 9:30 p.m. in the 7600 block of Royster Road in Greensboro (off N.C. 150 near Jimco Trailers Interiors) for driving while impaired.

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buying the depot outside of the auction. “It sure would be nice to have it back in Stokesdale,” said John Germeroth, who attended the auction with his wife, Loren. The couple belongs to Friends of Stokesdale, a nonprofit group preserving and promoting the downtown. Moving the depot “would be an immense undertaking,” Germeroth said, probably requiring the costly, complicated task of disassembling and putting the building back together in Stokesdale.

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“It might make a nice place for you and your two or three kids,” he told the auction crowd gathered in the shade of big oaks in front of the depot. After the auction, Lester asked Germeroth whether he thought Friends of Stokesdale or others in town would be interested in buying the depot and converting it into a historical museum in its present location north of Stokesdale. That may be a possibility among “a lot of ideas flying around in my head,” said Germeroth. He added, however, that a primary goal of Friends of Stokesdale is to “have a fun, beautiful downtown area. With the way that northwest Guilford is growing, we feel

this sense of urgency to ensure that Stokesdale maintains its historic look and feel.” For more than a century, the depot was at the center of commerce in Stokesdale, hauling pulpwood and passengers. It fell into disuse as rail traffic slowed in the 1970s. Retired carpenter Sam Heffinger bought the depot for $500 in 1977 and moved it about nine miles to his property on Highway 220. The depot traveled by truck north on Ellisboro Road to its new home. State troopers accompanied the transport, along with telephone and electricity crews that lowered utility lines and in some cases cut down poles, according to Rudy Heffinger, Sam’s son. His father and mother, India, are deceased. Darkness required the depot to be parked in a field overnight, said Heffinger, who attended last Saturday’s auction. “I wish it had sold,” he said. “It’s going to take a special person to buy it.” (See related article about the train that went through Stokesdale and the historic train depot in our At Home publication inserted into this week’s issue.)

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During halftime of Northern’s homecoming game against McMichael last Friday (which Northern won, 49-0), senior Makalah Mitchell (left) was crowned this year’s homecoming queen. At right, Mitchell gets a hug from last year’s homecoming queen, LaMonica Moody. Besides Mitchell, other members of the 2019 homecoming court were: seniors Cadee Gafford, Violeta Martinez and Paige Greeson; juniors Jordayne Daye and Ava Spradley; sophomores Corielle Horton and Annie Badger; and freshmen Hannah Wachendorfer and Caroline Gram.

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Northwest Guilford’s marching band traveled to Ledford High School in Thomasville on Sept. 28 to compete in Ledford’s 35th annual Festival of Bands. In the Vikings’ ﬁrst competition of the season, their show, “Enter the Funhouse” left the crowd in awe as they placed 1st in class 4A and walked away as the overall Grand Champion of the competition in both class 4A and 5A.

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by MEREDITH BARKLEY Northwest Guilford football is coming off a bye week as it prepares to close out the non-conference part of its season Friday at home against undefeated Ronald Reagan, then gear up for its all-important conference schedule. Since their 2-0 start, the Vikings have lost three straight games. They used the week off to work on fixes and heal injuries. “We need to focus,” Coach Kevin Wallace said. “If you finish No. 1 or 2

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Wallace attributes part of his team’s challenges to youth and inexperience – he has only five seniors and just two of them see much action, he said. So, lots of young players have been tapped to fill vacant slots. While that’s a concern this season, it may well pay dividends in years to come, Wallace noted. “As we go forward we’ll have a lot of players who’ve played a lot,” he said. Fini s h

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Opponents have been taking advantage of his players’ inexperience and fatigue that takes its toll later in the game, he added. The Vikings were up at the half against both Southwest Guilford and Southeast Guilford and were down by only three points going into the final quarter against Southeast. Both opponents pulled away for double-digit wins. “It is close games we’ve got to learn to finish,” Wallace said. “We’ve got to learn to fight through.” He reckons that when his guys begin putting together four good quarters each week the wins will come. “It’s one game at a time,” he said. And that game this week is against Reagan, which stands at 5-0 this season.

They’re well-coached, Wallace said, with a solid line, talented quarterback and a running back with blazing speed. “They’re a solid team without a doubt. We need to make sure we do everything right to give us the best chance in this game,” he said. “We can’t let Northwest beat Northwest.” Conference play starts Oct. 11 against Page (1-5).

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NORTHERN GUILFORD Katharyne Mascia, tennis As a freshman, Katharyne Mascia started playing tennis and joined Northern Guilford women’s tennis team. She was dead last in the lineup. “I was 22nd out of 22 on the team,” she recalled of those early times on the court.

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NORTHERN GUILFORD Sophia Davis, tennis

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NORTHERN GUILFORD Melania Bacon, cross country Melania Bacon, a cross country runner at Northern Guilford High School since her freshman year, appreciates the lift she gets from her team, especially at the end of a tough day. “My team always puts me in a better mood and I just love seeing them every day,” said Bacon, a senior. She also likes the feeling of wellbeing after workouts and competitions. “Sometimes running can clear your head,” said Bacon, a three-time

Academic Mid State 3A All-Conference selection. “Sometimes you get stressed at school. I just find it really calming.” And she just likes running. “During a race you hit a wall,” she said. “Once you get past it you feel energized and you can just keep going.” Coach Thanh Ngo praised Bacon as “a great runner with a great attitude,” and credits her “positivity and team spirit” with helping motivate teammates, especially the newer ones. “She works just as hard as the top runners and continues to improve each year,” Ngo said. Bacon is active away from the track, too. She’s been a reading buddy for Summerfield Elementary students the past four years and is a member of Northern’s Beta Club and National Honor Society.

As a reading buddy, she helps her charges with words that have them struggling and with reading comprehension. “I really like getting to work with the kids,” she said. “I remember when I was little I looked up to older people.” Bacon has also gone on mission trips through her church to Appalachia and Costa Rica. “I find it really eye opening to take a break from everything we have and see the other side of life,” she said. “It feels really heartwarming to help others. They are some of the nicest people I’ve met, even though they don’t have everything.” Bacon’s favorite class: biology. “I thought it was really fascinating,” she said of studying how life forms and the organisms that share the planet with us. She plans to delve more deeply into it in college next year.

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Powder Puff, Spirit Week a fun prelude to Homecoming Lots of activities have taken place this past week leading up to Northwest Guilford’s homecoming game this Friday, Oct. 4. Thanks to those who contributed photos and comments that captured the fun students have had in participating!

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(L-R) Julia Morris, Ashlyn Plott and Erynne Lee are all smiles after playing on the all-girl football team in Monday’s PowderPuff football game.

Over 700 people attended Northwest Guilford’s Powder Puff game on Sept. 30. “That is fantastic, because it’s our main fundraiser for providing the senior picnic in May!” said Stephanie Brady, NWHS PTSO president.

Photo by NWHS senior Val Orozco

Senior David Nguyen gives it his all when cheering on the football players in Monday night’s PowderPuff game. Over 700 people attended the game, in which junior and senior boys cheerlead and girls play football. Proceeds from the event fund the senior picnic in May.

“The juniors may have won the football game, but the seniors definitely won halftime! Their routine was so creative and entertaining!” Brady said, adding, “Sue Abele and Sandy Volinski are two of the most amazing people I know. They worked so hard to put this event together over the last few weeks! “We are so grateful for everyone who volunteered for practices and the game – parents, coaches, staff, and the Mantle Realty team – they were all amazing!”

Show your SPIRIT Northwest Guilford’s students showed their school spirit during Spirit Week by dressing up for “Guess who? Character Day” on Tuesday. P.S. Can you guess their character?

sen, Meghan (L-R) NWHS students Kirsten Christen ting in icipa part yed Virost and Makenna Tew enjo Character Day on Tuesday.

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Reagan Kargo left no doubt about who her character was!

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Gearing up for games Northern Guilford football has been on a roll since starting the season with a loss to perhaps the area’s best team Since bowing to undefeated Grimsley, the Nighthawks (4-1, 1-0) have won four straight games, a couple of those by wide margins. Last Friday they spanked 2A/3A Mid State conference foe McMichael 49-0 in a game that was never in doubt.

his team and not messing with its chemistry. “We’re playing some good football the past few weeks,” he said. “I’m proud of our guys.”

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A charity flag football game to raise money for Hodgkin’s lymphoma research and the families it affects

Against McMichael (0-5, 0-1), the Nighthawks started in high gear and never looked back. They finished the first quarter up 29-0 and were up 42-0 at the half. “We did what we needed to do. Kept them off the scoreboard,” Westberg said. “It was a good team win.”

Still, Coach Erik Westberg figures his team needs a good performance to get past Friday’s foe: Northeast Guilford (3-2, 0-1).

Nighthawk starters sat out virtually the entire second half, turning the game mover to less experienced players on the team.

“They’re a very good football team,” he said. “They’ve got a bunch of athletes that can beat you. They’re a scrappy football team. It’s going to be a tough game for us.”

“We got a lot of people in the football game, which was really big for our program,” Westberg said. They got good game experience, he said.

Since a season opening loss to Eastern Guilford (3-3), Northeast has defeated Smith (1-5), Southern Guilford (3-2) and Ragsdale (2-4) in overtime. Last Friday they dropped a 42-28 decision at undefeated Eastern Alamance, also a conference rival.

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Quarterback Will Lenard, a junior, completed 11 of 13 passes for 199 yards and four touchdowns. Linebacker Tyler Anderson, a senior, led the team with 10 tackles.

In preparing to go on the road against the Rams, Westberg has worked on strengthening what’s working for

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Players from the 2018 Pigskin for Hodgkin’s smile big after the game. “Last summer my little sister, Karly, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. As many of you may remember, this experience led to the creation of the ‘Pigskin for Hodgkin’s’ charity flag football game. “While Karly’s battle was challenging and overwhelming, it was truly an eye-opening experience of how blessed we are to be surrounded by a community of people willing to lend a helping hand. Our goal remains the same: Don’t miss a chance to leave an impact. Thankfully, Karly’s treatments came to an end, but we know that many other families are going through the same storm that we did. “We are excited to be able to give back to organizations such as Emily’s Kids, Art for Life, and Make-A-Wish because we know how valuable each of them are to families going through treatments. We hope that our commitment to not only finding a cure but also providing assistance to families inspires our friends, family, and community to continue to do the same. “The event will feature two teams that will be filled with former high school athletes, college athletes, and other familiar faces from the area.” – Hampton Billips, NWHS Class of 2014

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Students at Stokesdale Elementary School and their younger siblings played at Town Park during the Start with Hello event.

Start with Hello brings people together Photo by Chris Burritt/NWO

Owen Vogel enjoys a frozen treat at the Start with Hello event. His older brother, Richard, is a ﬁrst-grader at Stokesdale Elementary.

Stokesdale Elementary School hosted an event at Town Park last Thursday, Sept. 26, to bring together students and their families and teachers and staff. The evening of fun was part of the school’s participation in Start with Hello Week, sponsored

by Sandy Hook Promise, a nonprofit group started by families who lost loved ones in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012. The program combats social isolation and a lack of empathy in schools that can lead to

violence by students who are disconnected from classmates and teachers. “It’s an amazing idea for people in the community to get together and to know one another,” said Dana Angel, president of Stokesdale Elementary’s PTA.

Port-A-Pit lunch/dinner is a huge success “Port-A-Pit did an amazing job having all of the food ready for us to plate and send out,” said Stokesdale Elementary PTA President Dana Angel of the PTA’s first Port-A-Pit fundraiser. “Our final number of plates sold was just over 860, which was almost double our goal! And we raised $3,000, which is going to be used to purchase playground equipment and add smart board technology packages to our kindergarten classrooms! “As it was our first Port-A-Pit fundraiser, we learned a lot! We will definitely order more chicken next time!” Angel said. “We had to turn quite a few people away hungry after we ran out of our walk-in plates. This was very frustrating for us to not have enough to feed everyone. “Our local businesses and the businesses where our parents work were super supportive! We delivered over 200 plates!” she continued. “I am so proud of our school, and the PTA we have is amazing.”

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It took many PTA volunteers on the serving line and behind the scenes Sept. 26 to pack up 860 Port-A-Pit meals (including some that were delivered to local businesses), but these folks were efﬁcient and offered service with a smile as they raised money for the school’s playground equipment and technology.

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 Michael and Roger, owners of CP Automotive in Stokesdale, for insisting they carry out my 10 Port-A-Pit lunches at Stokesdale Elementary’s fundraiser last Thursday when stopping by to get their own lunches. Chivalry may get buried sometimes, but it’s still alive!

 The Summerfield Proud candidates (BJ Barnes, John O’Day, Reece Walker, Lynne Williams DeVaney and Tim Sessoms) for your commitment to take Summerfield in a positive direction.

enrich the lives of our children during the school day and broaden their perspectives. We appreciate you so much!  Stokesdale Town Council member Frank Bruno for spearheading the effort behind our town’s 30th anniversary celebration. It was great to see so many families out enjoying the festivities at our wonderful town park.  The nice couple on Trotter Ridge Road who helped me jump-start my car, which had completely died, so I could return home.

 The specialty teachers (music, art, P.E., media, technology) at Stokesdale Elementary for all you do every day to

 Turner Landscaping, which recently installed a flagstone patio, drainage system and a rock fire pit for us. The politeness,

 Our neighbors, Cindy and Lee, for sharing their delicious vegetables. Thank you so much for putting a big smile on

 Oak Ridge firemen who came to my rescue in retrieving keys from my locked car at Oak Ridge Park. I was in a state of panic, and they couldn’t have been nicer. They provide such a comfort to our community.

our faces. It is not only the delicious vegetables we appreciated but your work, time and dedication behind it.

 Doug Parkes, who wrote that lovely editorial last week about the Northwest marching band. As a former member, it warms my heart to know that people in the community see the incredible organization (band director) Brian McMath runs.

 Town of Oak Ridge for another successful Heritage Day. Special thanks to Sandra Smith, Phyllis Anders and other volunteers for all they did behind the scenes.  The person who cut down the tree that was blocking the “Reindeer Crossing” sign on U.S. 220 in Summerfield. We can see “Rudolph” again. It brings laughter to us every morning on the way to school and work.

GRIPES to...  All of the “Slow Down” signs on N.C. 68 coming into Oak Ridge. They are absolutely hilarious. Those silly signs aren’t going to get folks to slow down on a North Carolina highway.

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 The Experiential School of Greensboro for turning 9-year-olds into SJWs for climate change. “Save the trees or I’ll break your knees,” one sign read. Never too early to indoctrinate, I suppose.  Those who are trying to force a water system on the Town of Oak Ridge that isn’t needed or wanted.  Drivers on Strawberry Road between N.C. 150 and Battleground – it is not the I-73 expressway! I am shocked at the speeds people are going nearing Polo Farms and the greenway. Please slow

down, especially nearing the greenway.  The “grinner” in last week’s issue who thinks Dwyer, Nelson, Olinick and the rest are for “spending taxpayer money wisely.” What about supporting those who are suing our town – or being one of them who is suing, as Nelson is?  The person (or persons) in Elmhurst Estates who continuously burns yard debris. Please be more considerate. In this humid weather, the smoke lingers and makes it hard to breathe, especially for people with asthma issues!  Those who do not obey the speed limit in Oak Ridge. Congratulations! You are the reason we have a lower speed limit and are getting roundabouts.

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Why I voiced concerns about public notice signs Thank you to the citizen who asked about my concerns regarding the town’s “notice of public hearing” sign. Please allow me to explain. A citizen called and voiced concerns about the legality of the sign. I noticed it had the town’s old website listed on the sign. Further, I had safety concerns about citizens walking to the sign to get information out of a tube. I asked the town’s attorney if the sign the town was using was legal, he answered “yes.” I moved on to my next question. My main concern was the council had not received the “Plan Consistency Statement” from the zoning board. According to 160A-387, 160D-6-4(a) the governing board shall not hold the required public hearing or take action, until the board has received that statement. I had asked about that ZB statement, that’s when it was passed out during the meeting, at that point of agenda item #11. (No time to read in advance.) There was a motion to take recess so council could study the statement. It is unfortunate that we are expected to vote on an issue without the town manager providing adequate information in a timely manner prior to the meeting. TERESA PEGRAM Summerfield Town Council Editors’ note: Just as we do with Grins & Gripes, because the above letter includes several statements presented as fact, as well as accusations of town staff members’ lack of oversight and preparation, we felt a responsibility to give town staff an opportunity to respond. Town Planner Chris York was out of town, so Town Manager Scott Whitaker agreed to respond. Below is what he wrote in an email… Regarding the “Notice of Public

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Hearing” signs, the older domain name still forwards to the new one, so it’s a non-issue. To my knowledge, nobody has requested an update of the website on the signs, but it’s in the works. To avoid the expense of new signs, we’ll replace only the web address instead. Our signs were and are legal. Teresa Pegraam mentions 160A-387 and the relevant part reads: “The planning board may hold public hearings in the course of preparing the ordinance. Upon completion, the planning board shall make a written recommendation regarding adoption of the ordinance to the city council. The city council shall not hold its required public hearing or take action until it has received a recommendation regarding ordinance from the planning board.” The week prior to the Council-level public hearing, Council members received an agenda packet with the Zoning Board’s June 24, 2019 minutes that detailed the public hearing and resulting recommendation, including how it was consistent with the Summerfield Comprehensive Plan and was in the public interest. This information is also part of the staff reports in that packet. I believe the written minutes and recommendation meet both the intent and letter of 160A-387. Chris (York, the town planner) also spoke with David Owens at UNC’s School of Government to confirm the appropriateness. As to the separate letter provided at the meeting that evening, it didn’t provide new information for study, but was merely the ZB-signed affirmation of that which had already been provided to Council and met the requirements.

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ROOFING PREMIER ROOFING, LOCALLY OWNED. Catering to all your roofing needs. Call (336) 430-9507 for free assessments. BEST PRICES IN TOWN! Shingle and metal roofing. Top-notch quality. Res./comm., licensed & insured. Financing available. Belews Creek Construction, (336) 362-6343.

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

MISC. SERVICES CLOCK DOCTOR. Free house calls for sick clocks. (336) 643-9931 or (336) 392-4124. Fat Rabbit Furniture and More, LLC. FURNITURE REPAIRS, refurbishing, restoration & custom orders. Free pickup/ delivery. Call for your free estimate. (336) 816-3641 for questions or email pictures of your furniture to fatrabbit1369@gmail.com for a free estimate. ERRANDS AND MORE, LLC. Corporate and busy families - we are here to run your errands and lighten your stress! House sitting, along with appointment scheduling, waiting for deliveries, repairmen or installation! Senior care services including companionship and transportation. Insured & bonded. Call (336) 202-2420 or email us at errandsandmore64@gmail.com. SEEKING TO KNOW GOD? Visit us at nw.worldbibleschool.org. Prepare for a brighter future.

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hardwoods and some open land. Summer Summerfield address, Rockingham Cty. taxes. Very private & serene. (336) 430-9507 anytime.

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Please support our advertisers, and tell them where you saw their ad! ACCOUNTING Carlotta Lytton, CPA .......................... 13 Kimberly Thacker Accounting ............ 13 Samuel K. Anders, CPA, MSA, PC...... 23

AUTOMOTIVE SALES / SERVICE EuroHaus .......................................... 27 Piedmont Truck Tire .......................... 15 Prestige Car Wash ............................. 16

CANDIDATES BJ Barnes, Summerfield Mayor .......... 25

CHILDRENS SERVICES Guardian Ad Litem Program ............. 21 Parents as Teachers Guilford County ... 2

HOME PRODUCTS & SERVICES Old School Home Repair ................... 28 ProStone Inc. ..................................... 14 Stokesdale Heating & Air ................... 11 Triad Electronic & Electronic Security . 11

INSURANCE Gladwell Insurance Agency .................. 9 Justin Fulp, Farm Bureau Insurance .... 13

LEGAL SERVICES Barbour & Williams Law ....................... 6 The Law Office of Susan Greeson ..... 19

MEDICAL CARE

Destination Arts ................................. 17

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

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Summerfield Family Dentistry ............ 21

Olmsted Orthodontics ....................... 17 Reynolds Orthodontics ...................... 20

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A New Dawn Realty ..........................30 Amanda Bailess, BHHS Yost & Little .30 Gil Vaughan, Keller Williams ..............30 Jake Letterman, BHHS Yost & Little ..30 Maureena Shepherd, Allen Tate ........ 16 Nancy Hess, BHHS Yost & Little .........30 Nicole Gillespie, RE/MAX ................... 19 Phillip Stone, A New Dawn Realty .....30 Ramilya Siegel, Keller Williams ..........30

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