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Quieter, bigger planes, more nighttime ﬂights forecast for PTI

Preliminary ﬁndings of noise study signal possibility of less noise for neighborhoods

Candidate forums set for Oct. 14, 17 and 21 NW GUILFORD – Northwest Observer will host three candidate forums in the coming weeks to educate citizens on 22 candidates running for town council in Summerfield, Oak Ridge and Stokesdale. In Summerfield, citizens and 10 Town Council candidates are invited to a candidates’ forum this Monday, Oct. 14, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Summerfield Elementary School, 7501 Summerfield Rd.

Officials of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airport authority and municipalities including Oak Ridge and Summerfield plan to complete the analysis next spring.

Summerfield residents BJ Barnes and Danny Nelson are running for mayor, which is a two-year term; Dana Luther and Tim Sessoms are running to fill the remaining two years of Todd Rotruck’s term; and six other candidates are running for three open council seats, all of which are four-year terms: incumbents John O’Day and Reece Walker, and newcomers Sean Dwyer,

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FedEx, UPS and DHL Express, PTI’s cargo tenants, are forecasting an increasing number of ﬂights with quieter planes.

by CHRIS BURRITT NW GREENSBORO – Over the next five years, airplanes hauling cargo at Piedmont Triad International Airport are going to get quieter. However, an increasing percentage of cargo flights are going to occur at night. Those are among preliminary findings presented Wednesday, Oct. 2, by planners forecasting aircraft noise around the

northwest Greensboro airport. While no guarantee for a quieter – or noisier – night’s sleep for homeowners around PTI, the findings reflect the latest analysis projecting aircraft noise in 2020 and 2025.

IN THIS ISSUE Council accused of abusing ORYA .................. 2 PD: Dead or Alive? / Rotruck ends legal fight .. 3 Your Questions.............................................. 4 Oak Ridge Town Council meeting coverage ..... 6 Parade of Homes .......................................... 8

Crime/Incident Report.................................. 11 Calendar Events.......................................... 13 NWHS Homecoming photos ......................... 18 High School Football highlights .................... 19 Student Profiles .......................................... 20

NWHS’s new athletic director ....................... 22 Grins and Gripes ......................................... 24 Classifieds.................................................. 27 Index of Advertisers .................................... 31 NWO on the Go!.......................................... 32

Discord escalates after politics, youth sports intertwine Use of Town Park by youth sports association leads to clash in ﬁnal weeks before the Nov. 5 election by CHRIS BURRITT OAK RIDGE – The Oak Ridge Youth Association (ORYA) has regrettably found itself engaged in a new sport: political football. After being repeatedly interrupted during the period for Council Comments, Mayor Spencer Sullivan told council candidate Van Tanner to sit or leave at last week’s Town Council meeting, highlighting the discord between Tanner and some council members over youth sports in Oak Ridge. Over the past nine months, Tanner

has told the Town Council it spends too little on youth sports – speaking first in January as ORYA’s newly appointed community relations director. After announcing his candidacy for a council seat in April, Tanner continued to press the council on behalf of ORYA and its more than 750 youth playing football, soccer and other sports. Tanner said ORYA would like to use the historic Redmon house next to Town Park as a gathering place for the association’s 150 volunteers. The request drew objections from the mayor, Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kinneman and council member Ann Schneider, who said usage of the historic house, which is in need of major renovations, will be considered while developing a master plan for Town Park. Since then, Tanner has continued

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speaking at council meetings on behalf of both ORYA and his candidacy. At the meeting last Thursday, Oct. 3, he announced he was going to resign from ORYA’s board because of what he said were political attacks against him that were harming the youth association. Later, in an interview, he said some council members were pressing ORYA President Tom Collins to distance the organization from Tanner. Tanner said ORYA was suffering from “abuse” due to criticism of his involvement with the organization, drawing a rebuke from Sullivan. During the period of the meeting reserved for comments by council members, Sullivan said, “I was absolutely alarmed and shocked by the language Mr. Tanner used. There is no way that ORYA either suffers or is abused by the Town of Oak Ridge or any of its employees or any of its council members.” While Sullivan was speaking, Tanner, who was seated in the audience, repeatedly tried to interject. At one point the mayor told him to “Sit down, sir, or leave. You cannot speak.” In interviews earlier this week, Kinneman and Schneider questioned Tanner’s dual roles representing the youth association and running for a council seat. “It does appear that Van has used the youth association as a pawn,” Kinneman said. Added Schneider: “He has used issues related to ORYA as central campaign issues.” George McClellan, a councilman seeking reelection, said Tanner’s dual roles “ inevitably lead to a conflict.” Tanner said he decided to run for a council seat after getting pushback from council members on his Redmon house request. “It was my frustration after being on the youth association that drove me,” said Tanner. He and his wife, Gina, are raising three grandchildren who participate in ORYA. “When he finds a bone, he digs

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and digs for it,” said Councilman Doug Nodine, who added that he initially suggested to Tanner the Redmon house would be a possible home for ORYA. Tanner has continued to clash with Kinneman and Schneider on social media site Nextdoor. “No one group has a monopoly on the park,” Kinneman said in a recent post, reiterating his view that organizations other than ORYA want to use the Redmon house. “Their concept is that I want to turn the park into a sports mecca,” Tanner said in the interview. “It’s not true at all.” ORYA is the biggest user of Town Park. Spending in the culture and recreation category accounts for $489,060 of the town’s budget this fiscal year, or 22 percent of total expenditures of $2.2 million. A third of Oak Ridge’s projected capital expenditures of $1 million this year are going to parks and recreation. ORYA pays the town about $5,000 a year for usage of Town Park, according to Town Manager Bill Bruce. Of that, $1,000 covers usage of a maintenance building for storage and $174 for chalk to mark lines on athletic fields. User fees collected by ORYA from youth who don’t live in Oak Ridge totaled $3,784 in the spring of 2019 and fall of 2018 seasons. “From the day that Town Park opened, the town gave the youth association guaranteed and preferred usage of the entire facility,” Mayor Sullivan said in an interview. “ How much more can the town give?” Collins, ORYA’s president, said Tanner has raised more than $2,500 in donations for the group and arranged discount ride passes for kids during RidgeFest. “We’ve never had a champion before,’’ he said.

Dead or alive, planned development still debated Mayor Pro Tem Dena Barnes said the PD is `dead,’ while Mayor Gail Dunham said provisions for higher density are lurking in the town’s draft development plan by CHRIS BURRITT SUMMERFIELD – Mayor Gail Dunham and Mayor Pro Tem Dena Barnes sparred over whether planned development (PD) is dead or alive in Summerfield ahead of the Nov. 5 election where regulating commercial growth has

emerged as a key issue. “The PD is not dead,” Dunham told fellow council members during their meeting Tuesday, Oct. 8. A draft of the town’s unified development ordinance, a set of regulations for residential and commercial growth, would create zoning districts for construction of houses and shopping centers in the same developments. Barnes countered that a resolution adopted by the council three years ago to add PD as a zoning district was later tabled and never brought back for discussion. “Tabled – that means it’s dead,” Barnes said. “It is nonexistent; it’s gone.” Debate over planned development has sprung back to life during the election

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NEWS in brief

Rotruck ends legal ﬁght to regain council seat SUMMERFIELD – Former Town Councilman Todd Rotruck said he’s giving up his fight to regain the Town Council seat he lost a year and a half ago. “I have nowhere else to go,” he said in an interview after the council’s meeting Tuesday, Oct. 9. A ruling by the North Carolina Court of Appeals last month went against Rotruck, leaving him the option of appealing to the state Supreme Court. Pursuing the case would add to his legal expenses and possibly take two or three years to be addressed, he said. In September, the state Court of Appeals released its findings that the Guilford County Board of Elections (BOE) had committed no errors of law when ordering in April 2018 that Rotruck’s voter registration be changed

from his property address in Summerfield to his home address on Lewiston Road in Greensboro. Before filing that order, the BOE voted unanimously that Rotruck was not a permanent resident of Summerfield while serving as a member of Summerfield Town Council. It based the decision on what it deemed to be sufficient and affirmative evidence presented by Summerfield resident Janelle Robinson.

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...continued from p. 3 season. It was alive and kicking during the council’s meeting Tuesday when Sean Dwyer, a council candidate, cited meeting minutes from October 2016 when councilmen John O’Day and Reece Walker supported town staff’s recommendation for creation of a PD zoning district. O’Day and Walker, who are seeking reelection, said they voted for the resolution to start the process for consideration of the amendment. It was tabled before requirements of state law, such as gathering residents’ comments in a public hearing, ever took place. O’Day said he wants the town to

schedule several public meetings for residents to express their views about the unified development ordinance (UDO). Priscilla Olinick, a council candidate, said she’s concerned about two zoning districts in the draft UDO. The first would allow for roughly twice the housing density on 625 acres of the town core in the vicinity of Summerfield Road. The second district would permit 10 acres of commercial development in a 200-acre mixed-use project with houses. Olinick said she’s identified parcels of land on Pleasant Ridge Road, Carlson Dairy Farm Road, Strawberry Road and Lake Brandt Road where such development would be possible. “I don’t think people move to Sum-

merfield for commercial development,” she said. “They don’t move here for high density.” The two mayoral candidates, Danny Nelson and BJ Barnes, said they favor controlled low-density development, as did council candidates Lynne Williams DeVaney and Rich Schlobohm. “We all agree we don’t want high density,” said BJ Barnes, husband of Dena Barnes, who is not seeking reelection. “We don’t want to lose rural Summerfield any more than we absolutely have to.” BJ Barnes said critics of the draft UDO “are trying to demonize something that hasn’t even occurred.” The Zoning Board is reviewing a draft of the document, Town Manager

Scott Whitaker said. A final draft will go to Town Council for consideration. Summerfield resident Paul Poole said voters made clear their opposition to higher density development in 2017 by electing three candidates favoring controlled growth: Dunham as mayor and Teresa Pegram and Todd Rotruck as council members. (Rotruck was removed from office in 2018 after the Guilford County Board of Elections ruled he did not permanently live in Summerfield.) An increasing pace of commercial development would follow higherdensity zoning, Poole said. “If you are a commercial developer and you want to develop in Summerfield, you’ve got to have rooftops,” he said.

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Oct. 3 / MEETING HIGHLIGHTS as reported by CHRIS BURRITT Mayor Spencer Sullivan called the monthly meeting to order, with Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kinneman and council members George McClellan, Doug Nodine and Ann Schneider present. Andy Cook, pastor of The Summit Church’s Oak Ridge campus, led the invocation.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Condolences. Sullivan expressed condolences to the family of Wendell

Ott, a once-active volunteer with the town who served as chair of its Board of Adjustments; Ott passed away Sept. 24 and was buried in his family’s cemetery in Mississippi.

Candidates’ Forum. The Northwest Observer will host a forum for Oak Ridge Town Council candidates at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, Town Clerk Sandra Smith announced. The forum will be held in Town Hall.

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WHAT they voted on, and HOW they voted: (Mayor Spencer Sullivan, Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kinneman and council members George McClellan, Doug Nodine and Ann Schneider voted on the following issues during the Oct. 3 meeting.)

 5  0: Approve the meeting agenda from the for the Oct. 3 meeting.

(The council deferred a decision on approval of the Sept. 5 regular meeting minutes until its Nov. 7 meeting)

 5  0: Approve a request for a special use permit to allow two manufactured houses on property at 5476 Bunch Road

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 5  0 to approve the special use permit.

MANAGER’S REPORT Proposed water system. Town Manager Bill Bruce said town staff is preparing a report that outlines plans for a proposed municipal water system. The report covers regulations for construction standards, water conservation, customer billing and other operations of the system. The town will submit the report to the state Department of Environmental Quality for review; the DEQ must approve the plans for the town to operate the system, Bruce said. An open house for residents to ask questions about the proposed water system is going to be held in November, said Bruce, but he did not specify a date. Later in the meeting, Carol Shina asked the council “what does the town want? What do the people of the town want?” regarding a water system. “I hear it dictated to us what’s going to happen,” she said. “We don’t seem to have any input on it.” Some residents are concerned that establishing a water system would lead to the construction of apartments and townhouses and “wells being mixed up with other wells,” Shina said. During comments by council members, Sullivan said regulations for septic systems wouldn’t allow construction of apartments in Oak Ridge. Councilman Nodine asked Bruce to provide examples of municipalities that have used the same approach as Oak Ridge is proposing for its water system. The town is proposing to create a water system that would serve new subdivisions with 30 or more houses. Users of existing individual and com-

munity wells wouldn’t be required to hook up to a municipal system. “This is not a done deal,” said Councilwoman Schneider, referring to the extensive due diligence required for the proposed water system.

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Board appointments. Bruce said the town is seeking applications from residents who live in the town’s ETJ (extraterritorial jurisdiction) to serve on the Board of Adjustments, which meets on a need-only basis; the board also needs an alternate. The Planning and Zoning Board and the Historic Preservation Commission are also seeking alternates, the town manager noted.

PUBLIC HEARING Police services. Kevin Bagwell urged the council to consider establishing a police department to combat “escalating crime” that included the burglary of his Oak Ridge home last month. “I was under this false assumption, too, that this was the safest place on earth,” said Bagwell, who moved with his family to Oak Ridge from Justin, Texas, in 2018. Bagwell cited 17 incidents of burglary and theft in Oak Ridge since April, according to incident reports from the county sheriff’s office, which provides law enforcement services to the town. “This is something we’ve looked at for years,” Sullivan said, urging Bagwell to meet with Bruce to discuss crime statistics the town has compiled.

CITIZEN COMMENTS  Van Tanner, a candidate for town council in this November’s election, said he’s resigning from the Oak Ridge Youth Association (ORYA) board after “some council members have decided to use my involvement in the youth association as an opportunity to get me.” (See related article on p. 3).

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Nearly 40 homes are on the Fall Parade of Homes tour, Oct. 12-13 and Oct. 19-20. Admission is free; visitors are encouraged to bring canned food donations for the hungry. by CHRIS BURRITT Looking for ideas to create more open space in your house? How about for remodeling your kitchen or bathroom? Or maybe you’re searching for a builder for your dream home. Then take a stroll through the Greensboro Builders Association’s Fall Parade of Homes, featuring almost 40 houses in Guilford and Forsyth counties. The tour is free and open to the public from 1 to 5 p.m. the next two weekends, Oct. 12-13 and Oct. 19-20. “The Parade attracts consumers who are in different circumstances

when they’re ready to look at houses,” said Cheryl Collins, the GBA’s executive officer. “Some people are looking to buy or build. Some may be in the market to renovate so they’re looking for ideas. Others may go looking for ideas and decide they’re in the market to buy a house.” More than half the houses on this fall’s Parade tour are located in Oak Ridge, Summerfield, Stokesdale and northern Greensboro. R&K Custom Homes, Walraven Signature Homes and Friddle and Company are each showing three houses and RS Dezern Construction is showing two houses.

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Priscilla Olinick, Lynne DeVaney and Rich Schlobohm. In Oak Ridge, citizens and five Town Council candidates are invited to a candidates’ forum on Thursday, Oct. 17, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Oak Ridge Town Hall, 8315 Linville Road. The five candidates running for three open seats, all four-year terms, are: incumbents Doug Nodine and George McClellan, and Mike Stone, Martha Pittman and Van Tanner. And in Stokesdale, a forum will be held for seven Town Council candidates on Monday, Oct. 21, 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. Location is pending and will be published in next week’s paper. The seven Stokesdale Town Council candidates running for three open seats, all four-year terms are: incumbents Tim Jones and Frank Bruno, and Mark Nadel, Jim Rigsbee, Derek Foy, Randy Braswell and Jimmy Landreth. Although his name will still appear on the ballot, earlier this week Mark Jordahl withdrew from the race, citing work demands. All candidates will be given an opportunity to introduce themselves and tell why they are running for town council before the period for candidate ques-

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tour are encouraged to bring canned foods to support A Simple Gesture Greensboro, which provides food for hungry families and children in the community. Donations can be left in any Parade home. To learn more, visit www.asimplegesturegso.org.

Want more info? Get your copy of the Parade of Homes magazine online at www. GreensboroBuilders.org or in Harris Teeter and Lowe’s Home Improvement stores. Information about the homes is also available on the association’s mobile website and smart phone application, My Home Found. tions begins. A moderator will pose questions to the candidates that have been submitted by citizens in advance and by the Northwest Observer editorial staff; in addition, each candidate has been asked to submit one question to be asked of themselves and their fellow candidates.

Want to submit a question for the candidates? Citizens wishing to submit questions for Summerfield Town Council candidates are asked to do so by the end of the day on Sunday, Oct. 13, by emailing editor@nwobserver.com or messaging us at Facebook.com/NorthwestObserver. Questions for Oak Ridge and Stokesdale candidates may be submitted to the same email and Facebook addresses by Thursday, Oct. 17. The Northwest Observer would like to thank the citizens who volunteered to help us with these forums so that all citizens in your community have an opportunity to meet your candidates for town council and learn more about their qualifications, positions on local issues and vision for the future.

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Oct. 1 | A resident of the 7500 block of Forest Creek Ridge Court in Summerfield (near the N.C. 150 and I-73 intersection) reported an unknown suspect stole a gold/silver Rolex watch with a blue dial valued at $9,500 from their home between Sept. 22 at 8 a.m. and Sept. 27 at 12:30 p.m. ASSAULT Oct. 1 | Sheriff’s officers responded to a disorder at 7:29 p.m. in the 8500 block of Hudson James Road in Sum-

Oct. 2 | During a traffic stop at 9:47 p.m. in the 7700 block of N.C. 68 N, a 33-year-old known offender was arrested for driving while impaired and cited for speeding. DRUGS Oct. 4 | An 18-year-old male was arrested at 6:39 p.m. in the 1600 block of Pleasant Ridge Road for possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance, felony possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

In 2017 Gail Dunham, Theresa Pegram and Todd Rotruck were elected after running a campaign of misconception and outright lies. Since their election, Rotruck was removed from office. Three independent tribunals decided he did not live in Summerfield; this whole fiasco has cost the town in excess of $117,000 in legal fees. As for Dunham and Pegram, they have been ill-prepared and belligerent toward staff and citizens, further creating a divisive atmosphere in Summerfield. Now they want you to elect Voices 4 Summerfield, part of their “Inner Circle.”

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Northwest Guilford Homecoming NWHS capped off a week’s worth of homecoming/Spirit Week activities last Friday with a homecoming parade along Northwest School Road prior to the football game against Reagan, and crowning of the homecoming king and queen at halftime.

Seniors Kema Leonard and Anna Blake were crowned this year’s homecoming king and queen. Timothy Huynh-Duc (son of Melanie Huynh-Duc, English teacher and journalism adviser) carried the king’s crown and Lilly Doner (daughter of English teacher Jennifer Doner) carried the queen’s sash. This year’s homecoming court included (freshmen) Trey Tuggle and Annadele Tuggle; (sophomores) Spencer Mann and Kayla Vernon; (juniors) Vincent Cagno and Love Brown; and (seniors) Brooks Atwell and Anna Blake (homecoming queen), Robbie Boulton and Alexis Sirimongkhon, Garrett Kessel and Brooke Johnson, and Kema Leonard (homecoming king) and Thalia Carter.

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Northwest (2-4) loses 62-15 to undefeated Reagan in last non-conference game of season By MEREDITH BARKLEY Northwest Guilford Vikings absorbed another loss last Friday, bowing at home to undefeated Ronald Reagan 62-15 to cap the non-conference part of its season. The Vikings (2-4) open Metro 4A Conference play at home Friday night against Page, which at 1-6 has also struggled this year. “I tell the kids right now it’s a new season,” Northwest coach Kevin Wallace said. “The first six games matter. But what matters most is the confer-

ence season – that matters most for playoffs.”

rough year going in. We keep chugging on one game at a time.”

Against Reagan’s Raiders (6-0), the Vikings turned the ball over twice in the first quarter and Reagan capitalized. Reagan also had a couple first-quarter turnovers, one of which Northwest turned into a score. At quarter’s end, Reagan was up 21-7.

Injuries continued to take their toll – a linebacker and long snapper went out with injuries in last Friday’s game, but Wallace hopes they’ll be ready for Page.

The Raiders added another 14 points in the second quarter, 20 more in the third and seven in the fourth. The Vikings added eight points in the third quarter to round out its scoring. “They’re a good team,” Wallace said. “We knew it was going to be a

As the season goes on, even more younger players are having to fill key roles on the team. Wallace hopes they’ll step up and make plays as the team turns toward conference play. Of his starters, only two are seniors. “We’ll see who will step up,” he said. “Everything is a learning experience. Hopefully it’ll pay off down the road.”

Brandon Thomas, a senior wide receiver, scored on a long touchdown catch for the Vikings and Carson Cassetty, a junior running back, ran in another score. Page’s Pirates have struggled on offense since defeating Eastern Guilford 33-14 in mid-September. They’ve been outscored 108 to 21 over the three games since then. “We respect every opponent, but we don’t fear any,” Wallace said. “I think we are a better product each week.”

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NORTHERN GUILFORD Will Fredericks, cross country Whether running or mountain biking, Will Fredericks likes going fast. The Northern Guilford senior runs cross country during the fall, indoor track during the winter and outdoor track during the spring. During downtime, he and friends grab their

mountain bikes and head for the great outdoors. “I’ve been into mountain biking for four years or so,” Fredericks said. “I like to let go with my friends and ride some trails. We like to go fast and I enjoy doing jumps on my bike. It’s really pretty and it’s a good way to get some exercise and have fun.” As for running, he said he can thank his mom, who encouraged him to be involved in something at school. “I decided to try cross country and really enjoyed it,” said Fredericks, who was an All Mid State 3A Conference selec-

tion last year. He especially likes the part about running with friends after school. “I enjoy going on a good run, zoning out and just thinking about running,” he said. “I just feel good after I get some decent running mileage – I feel like I did something.” His role model in the sport: Ben Melville, who graduated ahead of Fredericks and is now at Georgia Tech.

“I like to solve problems and I like the challenge,” Fredericks said. “Figuring out hard problems is fulfilling.” He’s undecided where he will attend college next year, but plans to study computer science.

NORTHERN GUILFORD Malaki Obie, cheerleader Malaki Obie figured he needed to know tumbling stunts to be a cheerleader at Northern Guilford.

“He kept me running my freshman year,” Fredericks said. “He encouraged me to run harder.” Cross country teams run 5Ks (3.1 miles) during competitions. Fredericks’ fastest time so far has been a little over 18 minutes. That puts him in the middle of the pack. “I hope to improve on that this year,” he said. In the classroom, his favorite subject is math.

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Over the summer he was picked as an All American Cheerleader and will head to London in December to participate in the city’s New Year’s Day parade.

“I was just pretty proud of myself learning how to do something in two to three days,” he said.

“He’s a remarkable kid,” Coach Elizabeth Truong said. The game day excitement and fan enthusiasm has him “in his element. Every game day, every practice, he’s 100 percent participating.”

During games these days he said he sometimes does 15 to 20 backhand springs in a row, to the delight of fans. “The crowd goes wild,” Obie said.

Obie’s favorite classes are English and dance, and he said he embraces those because they encourage people to express themselves “in a different way.”

And it’s that excitement and atmosphere surrounding the games that feeds him. “Watching the crowd cheer me on is amazing,” Obie said.

English, he said, “opens up a world with many possibilities.”

He also likes the team bonding and said he’s friends with everyone on the cheer team.

His favorite author: George Orwell. “He just brings opportunities, a belief that you can do anything in life,” he said.

Obie’s interest in cheerleading began when he was much younger. “I remember watching the cheerleaders and I paid more attention to them than the football players,” he said.

Obie plans to head to Winston-Salem State University next year to study nursing and minor in dance. He also plans to try out for the university’s cheer team.

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memories of those early years. In it, she has found a new kind of enjoyment. “I started doing it for volunteer hours” through the school, she said of coaching. She took to it quickly. “I enjoy getting to teach them and seeing them grow,” Berry said of the youngsters. “I like seeing them grow to love it and watch them get better as the season goes on.” She figures she’ll continue playing volleyball on a club team in college, where she hopes to focus her studies on some aspect in the medical field. She also hopes to continue youth coaching if she can find a need nearby. “My closest group of friends are all from volleyball,” Berry said. Said coach Nancy Everett: “She’s a hard worker. Very quiet. “But she comes every day, working hard and (with) a great attitude.”

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Northwest Guilford’s athletic director settles into new role Mike Everett assumes the AD’s position after 16 years of coaching various sports at the school By MEREDITH BARKLEY Mike Everett, who has coached and taught physical education at Northwest Guilford for 16 years, was named the high school’s Mike Everett athletic director (AD) in September. He takes over from John Hughes, Northwest’s long time AD, who left

during the summer to become assistant principal at Eastern Guilford. Everett, 57, had been named girls basketball head coach after coach Darlene Joyner retired at the end of last season, but gave that up to become AD. He assumed his new duties Sept. 16 and has been rapidly learning the many responsibilities that fall under his umbrella ever since. “It’s a lot to learn and a lot to digest in that short period of time,” said Everett, whose wife, Nancy, coaches Northwest volleyball.

As AD, he’s responsible for a wide range of behind-the-scenes details that have to fall into place for the school’s athletics programs to run smoothly. He’s still figuring out the magnitude of it all and feels fortunate that Hughes has agreed to help when needed. “I’ve got him on speed dial,” said

Everett, who played basketball and baseball in high school and college. As AD he oversees scheduling buses for away games, setting up, managing and collecting gate receipts, rescheduling rained-out games and a host of other details. He spends half of each school day as AD and the other half with the in-school suspension program. Everett doesn’t have to tend to all the details himself – coaches handle many of them. But if something falls through the cracks, it’s on him. “I can’t describe everything I do,” he said. “As things come up, I just do it. Everything that covers athletics falls under the AD’s umbrella.” Northwest Principal Ralph Kitley said before selecting Everett he weeded through 10 to 12 other applicants; several were already employed with the school, but most were from elsewhere. “He’s been our ‘utility guy’ for so long,” Kitley said of Everett. During his years at Northwest Everett has taken on a range of coaching duties. He’s been head boys

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While Everett’s new job consumes lots of his time, he breaks away for the occasional round of golf and, of course, watches lots of volleyball since his wife is head coach. “My life is centered around sports and athletics. We grew up that way,” he said of himself and his wife, both of whom played multiple sports when they were students. He gives credit to Northwest’s coach-

ing staff for doing their jobs well, which makes his new job more manageable. “We have good coaches, very conscientious coaches who take care of their own needs. That allows me to take care of other things,” Everett said. Despite the demands of his new job, he seems to be enjoying it. “You’re kind of a fireman,” he said. “Things come up and you’ve got to take care of them, and that’s what I spend my time doing.”

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Nighthawks (4-1, 1-1) will face Eastern Alamance at home this Friday

By MEREDITH BARKLEY Northern Guilford football’s fourgame winning streak came to an end last Friday when it dropped a 35-21 decision at Northeast Guilford, its first loss in the 2A/3A Mid State Athletic Conference. It won’t get any easier this Friday when the Nighthawks (4-2, 1-1) face off at home against undefeated conference foe Eastern Alamance. “I think we play fairly well at home,” Coach Erik Westberg said of the engagement with Eastern (6-0, 2-0). “We’re excited about that opportunity. But we know we’re facing a very good football team.” Unhappy with his team’s effort against Northeast’s Rams, Westberg hopes for a better showing Friday. “We came out flat to start the game,” the coach said. Nevertheless, he felt his team had some momentum headed into the half, with the score tied 7-7. That all changed as the third quarter began. Northern kicked off to start the quarter and Northeast (4-2, 1-1) got a good return. That set up the go-ahead touchdown, and the Rams were rolling. “It was a big momentum shift,” Westberg said. “It paved the way for them. We tried to claw back a little, but

just ran out of time.”

The Rams had another touchdown in the third and a couple more in the fourth for the win. Northern answered with two of its own in the fourth, but still fell short. Eastern Alamance’s Eagles bring a high scoring offense to town on Friday. They’re averaging 48 points a game while holding opponents to 19. “They have one of the best quarterbacks in the area,” Westberg said of Austin Bryant, a senior who leads the conference in passing. “He can really throw it. He’s really good in the pocket. He can put it on a dime.” Bryant has thrown for 1,333 yards and 21 touchdowns so far this season. His favorite targets: Darius Kane, who leads the conference in receiving with 572 yards, and Aj Samuto, who is second in the conference with 336 yards. Both have caught seven touchdowns. “We’ve got to come out with more fire,” Westberg said of his team. “We just have to go back to work and have four days of practice and get at it. That’s our goal this week.”

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GRINS to…  Lowes Foods for offering a 5-cent discount for each bag when customers bring their own reusable shopping bags. Reduce plastic pollution!  The two customers who lifted/assisted a handicapped person over the curb to gain access into main entrance of CVS in Oak Ridge since the store doesn’t have easy access to the entrance.  Oak Ridge citizens who successfully fought the commercial rezoning of property at the intersection of N.C. 68 and 150 for many years until the rural

Historic District was established. Its appearance requirements have produced the attractive town we enjoy today.  Martha Pittman for volunteering your time and talents to help the community of Oak Ridge, including co-chairing the Mountains-to-Sea Trail Committee and helping paint St. James AME Church.  Maureena Shepherd and Associates/Allen Tate for sponsoring lunch for the teachers and staff at Oak Ridge Elementary School on Wednesday, Oct. 9. You all are amazing and we are blessed to have you in our community!

 The lady driving a red Jeep at Greensboro National Golf course on Sunday, Sept. 29, for jump-starting my car. I did not get her name, but she is certainly an angel and I will pay it forward.  Oak Ridge council members for supporting sidewalk construction to make our town more pedestrian friendly.  To Helen Ledford for her lovely, thought-provoking article on recycling. A gentle reminder of how having less brought more to our hearts than money could buy.

GRIPES to…  Gripers about speed limit. 11 seconds. That’s about how much longer it takes to go through town at 35 mph instead of 45 mph. Can’t say for sure, but it probably takes longer than that to write a gripe about it.  Oak Ridge Town Council candidate Van Tanner for his disrespectful behavior, interrupting, yelling and refusing to sit down during the mayor’s comments

even though he had been given the opportunity to speak uninterrupted during the Citizens Comments period. Shameful!  The Town of Summerfield for not ever adopting a Minimum Housing Code Ordinance. Without it, you really don’t have any legal authority to impose clean-up orders on your citizens. This has been brought up several times and dismissed.  All the acceptors/obeyers in our society. If government cut the speed limit to 20 mph they would accept it and obey it. In the 1930s they would have been “good Germans.” Grow up and learn to think for yourself.  The middle school football staff that ran up the score on another middle school that clearly wasn’t very good. Players taunting other team and timeout called by head coach when the score was already 48-0 was disgraceful.  CVS Oak Ridge for having no access ramp for handicapped individuals in wheelchairs to easily access the main entrance.

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decline to 29 percent from 50 percent. Despite the projected growth of passenger flights, the aircraft are getting bigger, moderating the number of flights, planners said. Regional jets with more than 60 seats are projected to grab 38 percent of passenger operations in 2025, up from 31 percent in 2020, according to HMMH’s presentation. Regional jets that carry fewer than 60 passengers will shrink to 43 percent of flights in 2025 from 49 percent next year.

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It will identify whether the loudest noise is projected to shift to new areas in the decade since the previous study. Last week’s presentation forecast growth for different types of flights at the airport. Cargo flights are projected to grow by almost 35 percent between this year and 2025, outpacing all other categories. Passenger service is expected to increase by 3.5 percent over the next five years. Despite the growing number of cargo flights, the mix of aircraft hauling cargo is projected to shift to the quieter Boeing 757 from McDonnell Douglas’ DC-10, which is “one of the noisiest planes,” said Bob Mentzer, principal consultant for HMMH Inc., an environment and transportation planning company conducting the noise study at PTI. “The 757 is a much quieter aircraft.” The percentage of PTI cargo hauled by 757s is forecast to increase to 59 percent in 2025 from 39 percent in 2020, according to HMMH’s presentation last week to a technical review committee assisting with the noise study. By contrast, the percentage of cargo carried by DC-10s and other heavy planes is projected to

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“The increase in passenger operations will be counteracted by the use of larger aircraft,” Kate Larson, senior consultant for HMMH, said in an interview. The shift to larger planes may bode well for residents of the Cardinal and other neighborhoods around the airport. “While the passenger loads are going up, they’re using bigger planes now so the overall noise level is lower,” Joe Saldarini, president of the Cardinal Residents Association and chairman of the citizens’ advisory committee assisting with the study. “The bigger planes cut down on the number of flights.” Even so, nighttime flights at PTI are projected to increase to 88 percent of total cargo flights in 2025 from 85.2 Fini s h

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percent in 2020, based upon by information provided by FedEx, UPS and DHL Express. Flights between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. are classified as nighttime flights. The mix of day and nighttime flights by passenger, military and air tax and generation aviation at PTI is forecast to remain unchanged, resulting in 79.7 percent of flights occurring during the day and 20.3 percent at night in 2025, according to the presentation. The technical review committee, which is composed of municipal planners and officials of FAA and the passenger and cargo carriers at the airport, are assisting with the study that will identify areas with the loudest aircraft noise. The citizens’ advisory committee drew its membership from residents of Oak Ridge, Summerfield and other municipalities around PTI. The analysis will allow planners to develop new noise contour maps

that show areas around PTI where aircraft noise reaches 60 decibels over 24 hours, a measurement known as the Day-Night Average Sound Level (DNL). The maps will also show areas where the noise exceeds 65 decibels and 70 decibels, setting in motion steps such as sound protection for structures and acquisition of property in the loudest areas, according to the FAA. The public will get a chance to review the results and ask questions during a workshop planned for next spring. No date has been set for the meeting.

to learn more The analysis is known as “Part 150,” which is shorthand for the section of FAA regulations for airport noise studies. For the latest information about the study at PTI, click PTIPart150Update.com.

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begun work on a new section of the trail from Pepper Road to Linville Road northwest of Oak Ridge.

 Later in the meeting, Sullivan said he “was absolutely alarmed and shocked by the language Mr. Tanner used. There is no way that ORYA either suffers or is abused by the town of Oak Ridge or any of its employees or any of its council members.”

Historic Preservation Commission. Chair Debbie Shoenfeld and Vice Chair Caroline Ruch discussed the commission’s plans for a raffle giving the winner a private tour and dinner for four in the historic Maple Glade house on the campus of Oak Ridge Military Academy.

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After Tanner repeatedly tried to speak from the audience while Sullivan was talking, Sullivan told Tanner to “sit down, Sir, or leave” the meeting.

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Finance officer Sam Anders reported the town received $491,267 in property tax receipts in September, bringing total revenue for the month to $586,832.

COMMUNITY UPDATES Oak Ridge Youth Association. Tanner reported that midway through the fall season about 800 youth are playing soccer, football, softball, baseball, cheerleading and lacrosse. Parks & Recreation Advisory Board. Vice Chair Phyllis Anders said the board is working with the parks and recreation staff and the Oak Ridge Youth Association on planning of the town’s first Trail of Terror at Town Park Oct. 25-26. Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Co-Chair Martha Pittman said the MST Committee is seeking volunteers for workdays on Wednesday, Oct. 16, and Saturday, Oct. 26. The committee has

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Special Events Committee. Chair Patti Dmuchowski said “a fun time was had by all” during the Heritage Day festival Saturday, Sept. 28. Planning is continuing for the town’s first holiday parade Nov. 23, she said. Proceeds from parade sponsorships will help pay for a veterans memorial planned for Town Park.

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...continued from p. 24  Workers who butchered the trees along Williard Road, cutting the growing tops off some, and all branches off one side of others. Don’t tree companies train their employees in responsible, sustainable practices? Some of these trees will likely die.  The little house on Stafford Mill which has now become some sort of logging business with piles of logs and debris everywhere; these are ongoing issues that are never dealt with. Editor’s note: Regarding the ongoing issues the reader refers to, we’ve communicated with Oak Ridge Town Planner Sean Taylor about this property in the past and he confirmed he had sent letters to the owners and followed through to ensure they cleared the trash from the property. We reached out to Taylor again on Sept. 24 and he responded promptly that he had driven by this property the previous week and observed the trash had been cleaned up. “However, piles of

limbs are on the property,” Taylor wrote in an email to the Northwest Observer. “I further also observed firewood being cut and piled next to the driveway. I have sent letters to the property owners (who do not occupy the property, but do live in Oak Ridge).”  Van Tanner, town council candidate in Oak Ridge, who has not voted in a town election since 2003. He has not been involved in Oak Ridge enough to vote or serve on any town committees, so he doesn’t get my vote.  NWHS students complaining about football team’s record. Plenty of uniforms available for you if you can do better! Competing in 4A with very small young team isn’t easy. Kudos to coaches and players working hard in a challenging situation.  Van Tanner for repeatedly interrupting the mayor while he was trying to speak at the last Oak Ridge Town Council meeting and refusing to sit down, ignoring lawful authority. Tanner’s behavior was disrespectful to the mayor, council and those present.

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COUNCIL COMMENTS  Councilman McClellan said a legislative appropriation of $100,000 for installing security measures in Town Park remains in the state budget for fiscal 2019-2020. Approval of the budget is snagged in a standoff between Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, and the Republican-led General Assembly. After other comments by council members, the meeting was adjourned at 8:17 p.m.

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MASONRY COLONIAL MASONRY. 40 yrs. exp. Specializing in outdoor living spaces; dry-stack natural stone and flagstone. Let us help you plan your patio, fire pit, fireplace, kitchen – or anything else you would like! Call (828) 312-0090. www.colonialmasonry.com.

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ROOFING KEITH SMITH CONSTRUCTION 30 years experience. Residential shingle & metal roofing. Free est. (336) 362-7469. PREMIER ROOFING, LOCALLY OWNED. Catering to all your roofing needs. Call (336) 430-9507 for free assessments. BEST PRICES IN TOWN! Shingle and metal roofing. Top-notch quality. Res./comm., licensed & insured. Financing available. Belews Creek Construction, (336) 362-6343. CLINARD & SON ROOFING, LLC. Residential roofing, rubber flat roofs, roof coating, metal roofs. 30 years experience. Call (336) 643-8191 or (336) 268-1908. RED RHINO ROOFING, based in Oak Ridge, NC. Storm damage specialist experienced with all types of roofing. BBB accredited A and listed with Angie’s List. Call (336) 944-6118, or visit redrhinoroofing.com.

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 MISC. FOR SALE DOWNSIZING. Selling futon, hardwood, exc. cond., $40 OBO; double-size platform bed, heavy pine, storage base, bookshelf headboard, no mattress, $35 OBO; twin bed complete, $35 OBO. (336) 949-4070. KNIGHT'S PRODUCE & PLANTS. We have our pumpkins & mums available. Also fresh produce and handmade candles and soaps. 14809 Hwy 158, Summerﬁeld. (336) 708-0585. PERSIMMON PULP, pudding, and more. (336) 816-3441 or (336) 996-3892. SEASONED FIREWOOD. $80/pickup truck load, delivered & stacked. (336) 253-7615.

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Carlotta Lytton, CPA ..................................13 Kimberly Thacker Accounting .................13 Samuel K. Anders, CPA, MSA, PC ...........13

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AUTOMOTIVE SALES / SERVICE EuroHaus .......................................................27 Piedmont Truck Tire .................................. 10 Tire Max ........................................................24

BUILDERS / ASSOCIATIONS Builders MD ................................................... 9 Greensboro Builders Association .............. 3 TM Construction ........................................29

CANDIDATES BJ Barnes for mayor, Summerfield .......... 11

CHILDRENS SERVICES Guardian Ad Litem Program ...................20

Budget Blinds ................................................13 Eanes Heating & Air ..................................... 8 MaidRight Cleaning ...................................28 New Garden Landscaping .........................19 Old School Home Repair ...........................28 ProStone, Inc. ................................................. 5 Stokesdale Heating & Air .......................... 31 Stokesdale Storage .......................................29

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MEDICAL CARE LeBauer Healthcare........................................ 5

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Oak Ridge Chiropractic ............................... 6

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Olmsted Orthodontics ...............................20

Borden Dentistry .........................................26 High Point Pediatric Dentistry ................... 4 Summerfield Family Dentistry .................13

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Westergaard Kennels .................................. 21

Blissful Studios / Summerfield Square ...25 Northwest Church of Christ ....................... 4 Oak Ridge Historic Preservation ............... 7 Oak Ridge Farmers Market ......................... 6 Stokesdale Farmers Market ....................... 31 Summerfield Touch A Truck ....................22 Summerfield Tunnel Opening .................... 2

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