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Voter turnout significantly Family, community anguished by child’s death higher than in 2017 Summerfield Proud candidates, two Oak Ridge incumbents and one newcomer, and three newcomers in Stokesdale elected Courtesy photo/Photo by Patti Stokes/NWO
A sign across the street from Bethel United Methodist Church on Haw River Road in Oak Ridge pays tribute to Noah Chambers, who was hit by a car while crossing the street to attend a trunk-or-treat event hosted by the church.
An 11-year-old boy dies after being removed from life support two days after suffering severe head trauma as result of an accident by PATTI STOKES
of Robert Chambers and Brooke Dupree, of Stokesdale, was crossing Haw River Road to attend a trunk-or-treat event at Bethel United Methodist Church last Friday evening when he stepped into the path of an oncoming driver. Emergency responders administered CPR at the scene of the accident and again on the way to Brenner Children’s Hospital at Wake For-
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by CHRIS BURRITT NW GUILFORD – After months of contentious campaigning, voters in Summerfield, Oak Ridge and Stokesdale filled Town Council vacancies with candidates who vowed to return civility to meetings and focus on issues such as residential and commercial development. The five candidates running collectively as Summerfield Proud won the mayor’s race and four town council seats, defeating opponents who vowed to prevent developers from destroying Summerfield’s rural character.
Former Guilford County Sheriff BJ Barnes defeated Danny Nelson for mayor. Incumbents John O’Day and Reece Walker, newcomer Lynne Williams DeVaney, and Tim Sessoms, a former mayor, swept the races for council seats. They defeated Priscilla Olinick, Rich Schlobohm, Sean Dwyer and Dana Luther, all part of a coalition called Voices for Summerfield. In Oak Ridge, voters elected newcomer Martha Pittman and incumbents Doug Nodine and George McClellan to three council seats. They defeated Mike Stone and Van Tanner, who had aligned himself with Oak Ridge Youth Association (ORYA) and sought the votes of parents with young children for whom he said the town wasn’t doing enough. Stokesdale voters elected first-time candidates Derek Foy, Jim Rigsbee
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We honor our veterans this Monday, Nov. 11, and thank them for their service to our country.
ORYA negotiates annual park usage agreement .. 2 Your Questions.................................................. 4 News in brief .................................................... 5 Pets & Critters .................................................. 9 The Fullers have a little lamb ........................... 10 Pet Adoptions ................................................. 12 Crime/Incident Report...................................... 14
Calendar Events.............................................. 15 High School Sports Highlights .......................... 20 Student Profiles .............................................. 22 Letters/Opinions | Grins and Gripes ................. 25 Classifieds...................................................... 27 Index of Advertisers ........................................ 31 NWO on the Go!.............................................. 32
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est Baptist Medical Center. Suffering from severe head trauma, Noah was connected to a ventilator and for two days his family clung to the hope that tests the doctors performed would show signs of brain activity. Sadly, they did not. The family said their goodbyes before Noah was taken off life support Sunday afternoon and died soon afterward. “He is in a better place. His spirit, his attitude, his joy, his laughter,” Noah’s father said in an interview with WFMY News 2 afterward. “He is up there looking over everybody.” Besides his parents, grandparents and a host of others who knew and loved him, Noah leaves behind a younger brother, Luke. “They were best friends and had the closest brotherly relationship I’ve ever seen,” Noah’s mother wrote on her Facebook page Wednesday. “I know so many prayers are for me and I definitely need them, but please pray for Luke. I just pray that I can be everything he needs to get through this. They did everything together. Ate the same things, wore the same clothes and always wanted to buy the same pair of shoes. Noah has always been Luke’s hero.” Through their pain, Noah’s parents are taking some comfort in knowing their decision to donate his organs is helping save the lives of others. That’s the way Noah would have wanted it, they said of their son, describing him as a giving young boy who talked of someday becoming a doctor and helping others. Hundreds of hospital workers lined a hallway at Brenner Children’s Hospital on Tuesday for an Honor Walk, a silent way for medical staff to pay tribute to organ donor patients and their
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families, to celebrate the patient’s life and to express gratitude, respect and compassion to the family, according to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. After receiving the news that three children so far have received Noah’s organs, Dupree wrote on Wednesday, “I just wanted to share with everyone about the success they had with the donation surgery. Noah was able to save 3 lives. A 9-year-old boy in VA needed a liver and a left kidney & he has Noah’s. An 11-year-old girl in PA got his intestines & a 7-year-old boy here in NC needed a right kidney. All of the surgeries were a success and they are all doing well. As giving and caring as Noah is I know he would be proud to know this. My heart hurts so bad. Words can’t even explain. I wish I had him here with me but I’m proud of who he became and I’m still proud that he saved 3 lives.” Noah was in sixth grade at Rockingham County Middle School, where students and staff observed a moment of silence on Monday and made cards and banners for his family. Two GoFundMe pages were set up Sunday to help the family with medical and funeral expenses. As of Wednesday afternoon, one with a goal of $10,000 had received more than $18,000 in donations and another with a goal of $5,000 had received over $9,000. Several local fundraisers are also planned, including an “Avengers Assemble” this Saturday, Nov. 9, starting at 4 p.m. at the Refuge, 213 South 2nd Ave. in Mayodan. “It’s time to come together as a community as one big family, to raise money and celebrate the life of one special young man,” a flyer for the event reads. The event will offer food, music, face-painting and guest-star superheroes.
ORYA, Town representatives negotiate annual park usage agreement Parks & Rec advisory board agrees to more storage and practice times; Finance Committee to consider request for Town to absorb about $10,000 of annual costs to light and stripe athletic fields. by CHRIS BURRITT OAK RIDGE – Oak Ridge Youth Association showed its most recent tax returns to the town’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, as part of efforts to improve communications between the town and the biggest user of Town Park. As ORYA’s president, Tom Collins serves on the advisory board. Fellow board members asked him questions about the association’s finances and operations during a special called board meeting Monday, Oct. 28. “This is good; keep them coming,” Collins told Vice Chair Phyllis Anders as she asked questions about registration fees and other topics. Anders said she wanted to understand operations of the volunteer, non-profit organization so she could evaluate its requests for next year.
The town’s annual agreement with ORYA for the use of Town Park fields expires at the end of the year, leading to negotiations between the association and the Parks and Rec Board for the 2020 agreement. The board will forward its recommendations to the Town Council, which will consider approval of the agreement during its meeting Dec. 5, according to Town Manager Bill Bruce. The board agreed to several requests by Collins, such as allowing more ORYA teams to practice on Town Park fields. Use of the fields had been limited due to concern over wear and tear of the grass. The board also approved Collins’ request for placement of a locked storage box at Town Park for the exchange of uniforms, equipment and supplies among parents and coaches.
In addition, ORYA asked the town to waive two remaining annual payments of $1,000 – in 2020 and 2021 – as part of an early renewal of a lease of space in the town’s maintenance building in Town Park. Board member John Garrett said the strength of ORYA’s finances would allow it to cover those costs without the town’s help. The association had a fund balance of $35,097 at the end of 2017, up from $19,396 in 2016, according to its tax returns reviewed by the board. Total revenue climbed to $168,849 in 2017 from $157,994 a year earlier.
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Separately, the town’s Finance Committee will consider three ORYA requests that would cost Oak Ridge more than $10,000 annually. ORYA asked the town to stop charging the association for the lighting of Town Park fields it uses. That’s an expense of more than $7,000 annually that Oak Ridge would pay for under ORYA’s request. The association also wants the town to take over the
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Recently, while driving on Linville Road (in Oak Ridge), I was behind about 20 bikers. For the entire length of the road, they rode three wide. It was very difficult and dangerous to pass them.
Can you explain the rules of the road for bikers and for cars behind them? First, according to North Carolina statute, bicycles and electric assisted bicycles are considered vehicles and therefore, bicyclists must obey the same traffic laws as other drivers. With that said, it’s important to note that while bicyclists usually ride on the right side of the lane, they are entitled to the use of a full lane.
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There is no state law addressing bicyclists riding two abreast, or even three in a lane – as long as the cyclists riding beside each other do not take more than the full lane.
Regarding passing bicyclists or any other vehicle, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-149 states, “The driver of any such vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass at least two feet to the left thereof, and shall not again drive to the right side of the highway until safely clear of such overtaken vehicle….”
more than the full lane. According to the handbook found at www.bikelaw.com, “On almost all roads, riding two abreast is perfectly legal… You may sometimes hear motorists say that bicyclists should ride single file, as a courtesy to motorists.
There is no state law addressing bicyclists riding two abreast, or even three in a lane – as long as the cyclists riding beside each other do not take
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By doing so, the bicyclists sacrifice some of their safety advantage by allowing motorists to pass in the same lane. Also, it is not necessarily true that it is easier for motorists to pass bicyclists riding single file. Six bicyclists riding two abreast are (very roughly)
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about the length of two and onehalf cars; at single file, they are twice that length and require more time to drive around. Riding two abreast also increases the group’s efficiency at intersections. As a bicyclist you have the absolute legal right to use the road as you wish, within the rules of the road. You have an obligation to others – including other bicyclists who
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Preview: Nov. 7 Oak Ridge Town Council meeting by CHRIS BURRITT
OAK RIDGE – Oak Ridge Town Council will consider spending as much as $34,980 on civil engineering and surveying services for a sidewalk on Haw River and Pepper roads that will connect two sections of the Mountainsto-Sea Trail (MST). Town Manager Bill Bruce is asking the council to approve a proposal from Davis Martin Powell, a High Pointbased engineering and surveying firm, to perform the work. Bruce explained the project in an Oct. 31 memo to council members for their consideration before the monthly meeting this Thursday, Nov. 7. Oak Ridge’s budget for the fiscal year that started July 1 appropriated $250,000 for construction of the halfmile sidewalk. It will provide safety for hikers traveling between two off-road sections of the trail. Volunteers on Oak Ridge’s MST Committee completed a 0.4-mile section of the footpath from the Cascades Preserve, a park owned by Guilford County, to Haw River Road in May. Construction of the second section is underway, running 1.5 miles along the Haw River between Pepper Road and Linville Road.
The council put $50,000 into this year’s budget for building the new section of the trail and a trail head parking lot and kiosk.
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According to Davis Martin Powell’s proposal, its engineering and surveying fees won’t exceed $34,980. If hired by the council, the firm would send letters to property owners along the proposed sidewalk in December. It would conduct field surveys, prepare construction drawings and easement maps, and submit permit applications in the first quarter of 2020. That would enable the town to seek bids and award a contract for construction of the sidewalk in the spring, the engineering firm said. In other business, the council will hear reports from Bruce, Finance Officer Sam Anders, the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office and the Oak Ridge Fire Department. The annual financial audit report will be also presented during the meeting and eight committees and organizations including Oak Ridge Military Academy, the Town’s Historic Preservation Commission and Oak Ridge Youth Association are scheduled to provide updates on their activities.
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ORYA SHARES TAX RETURNS “There looks like there’s a great deal of money running through the hands of the youth association,” Anders said. “There is a lot of money that comes in and a lot of money that goes out,” Collins responded. Revenue climbs when parents pay registration fees for their children to play on teams, he said, and then declines as ORYA pays for uniforms, referees and other expenses. He said the association got an extension for filing its 2018 tax returns. Negotiations between the town and ORYA overlapped the final weeks of the Town Council election this past Tuesday, Nov. 5. Van Tanner, a candidate who was not elected to the council, said during several months of campaigning that the town wasn’t spending enough on activities for children and their families. Tanner’s criticism drew backlash
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from Mayor Spencer Sullivan, Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kinneman and council member Ann Schneider who said the town has always supported ORYA. For instance, the annual agreement gives the association guaranteed and preferred usage of the park. A third of Oak Ridge’s projected capital expenditures of $1 million are going to parks and recreation in the fiscal year that started July 1. Collins personally endorsed three candidates for the council, including Tanner who served as ORYA’s director of community relations and a board member from January until his resignation in October. Tanner’s dual role as an ORYA representative and a candidate courting the votes of young parents drew criticism from Kinneman, Schneider and council member George McClellan, who won his reelection bid.
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As always, there will be two periods for Citizen Comments, one before the monthly financial and community updates and the other immediately following them.
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Preview: Nov. 12 Summerfield Town Council meeting by CHRIS BURRITT
SUMMERFIELD – The Town Council will consider hiring the Chapel Hill-based Brough Law Firm to serve as the town’s attorney, ending a five-month search to replace William “Bill” Hill, who has served for 13 years as the town’s attorney. Town Manager Scott Whitaker plans to present a proposed agreement for legal services to the council during its monthly meeting next Tuesday, Nov. 12. At that meeting the council also plans to recognize Hill for his service to Summerfield. Hill resigned in May and remains under contract until the town hires his replacement. If the council hires Brough Law Firm, Robert (Bob) Hornik Jr. will be the firm’s primary lawyer working with the town,
Whitaker said in an email earlier this week. The council interviewed candidates during two special called meetings Sept. 9 and Sept. 21. As of the July 31 deadline for expressing interest in the job, four lawyers had contacted Whitaker. In other business, the council will hear reports from Summerfield Fire Department and the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office. Representatives of the town’s Finance, Historical, and Trails and Open Space Committee are also scheduled to discuss their groups’ recent activities.
want to go? The Town Council will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Summerfield Community Center, 5404 Centerfield Road.
Two missing horses are back home at Flintrock Farm REIDSVILLE – Two horses missing for nearly a month from Flintrock Farm in southeastern Rockingham County returned home Wednesday, although the owners don’t know how they got there. A woman who boards a horse at Flintrock found the missing horses inside of a barn on the farm early on the morning of Nov. 6, according to Judy Jones, the mother of Morgan Jones, who owns Bo, one of the missing horses. The other horse, Riley, is owned by Joanne Gray. “It’s such a relief,” Jones said in an interview. “We got our horses back.”
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The whereabouts of the horses since their disappearance Oct. 10 is a mystery, Jones said. Fifteen horses escaped through an open pasture gate at the back of the farm; 13 of the horses were recovered, leading to a search and offers of $1,500 rewards for the remaining two horses. Jones said she believes the horses came back to Flintrock from U.S. 158. It’s guesswork whether they wandered back or somebody dropped them off in the driveway of the farm and they walked into the barn, she said.
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Summerfield residents Taylor and Tyler Walker made this unlikely pair family! Ginger, a 1-yearold German shorthaired pointer, loves to chase bees and butterflies and cuddle. Lacey, a Plymouth Barred Rock hen, is 8 months old and loves people. Lacey lays lots of eggs and for that she gets spoiled – a good scratch on the head and a treat are some of Lacey’s favorite rewards.
(L-R) Seeley, 8, Coco, 7, and Ava, 4, don their birthday hats. These three reside in northwest Greensboro close to Nor thwest Guilford High School. Seeley, Coco and Ava love football season and can often be heard barking during games when the band plays.
Beth Brown of Summerfield snapped this photo of a coyote eating persimmons in her backyard at 10:30 a.m. Brown noted that her pet pigs were in the pasture right by the coyote. Brown warns readers to “Be alert!”
Harper (L) and Callie are bot h mini goldendoodles from Summerfi eld. Harper, age 1, likes to run around the yard, snuggle, and annoy her older sister, Callie! Callie, age 3, graduated from Therapy Dog Training and enjoys visiting residents at assisted living homes and stu dents at the school where her “mom” works. Bot h girls enjoy riding on their “grandpa’s” boat at Hillsda le Lake, going out to eat and posing for pho tos!
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After being unable to locate the owner of a young lamb who was found in their neighborhood, Brian (left) and Angel Fuller have welcomed Eweness into their personal flock.
Although Stokesdale is considered a rural community, it’s not every day that you find a farm animal roaming freely in a neighborhood situated in the middle of town. But that’s exactly what Brian Fuller discovered when he answered a neighbor’s call for help a few weeks ago.
her little tail wag when I’m brushing her and having her run after me to play. Being with her is really relaxing.”
“Our neighbor texted me and said there was a lamb following the kids around her yard,” he said.
To accommodate Eweness’ immediate needs for shelter, Angel used black plastic and straw to construct an area underneath the backyard chicken coop where Eweness is protected from the wind and rain.
Since Brian’s wife, Angel, is a veterinarian and owner of King’s Crossing Animal Hospital in Stokesdale, and both he and Angel are notorious animal lovers, the Fullers were definitely the people to call. With Angel busy at work, Brian went to the neighbor’s house, picked the young lamb up in his arms, carried it home and began trying to locate its owner. Over the next couple of weeks the couple reached out to several local farmers and to Stokesdale Veterinary Hospital to try to find the lamb’s owner. They posted information about her on Facebook and NextDoor.com. Yet, no one stepped up to claim the little ewe. Meanwhile, the animal and humans had become attached to each other and the sweet lamb the Fullers named Eweness soon became part of their family. At about 10 weeks old, Eweness weighs around 40 pounds and lives quite contentedly in the Fullers’ chicken pen along with five hens and in full view of
However, Eweness will soon enjoy more spacious accommodations. Situated on over 13 acres, the Fullers’ property includes two large fields and quite a bit of wooded area. Plans are for her to have a new shelter and a large portable electric fence which will enable her to move between the two fields nibbling away at the grass, clover and overgrowth. the Fullers’ home. Because there are no other sheep around, Eweness has bonded with one of the chickens and spends a lot of time with her just hanging out and eating. She’s also bonded with her people, especially Angel, who enjoys spending time brushing and playing with the lamb. “She’s just so sweet,” Angel said. “I love watching
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She’ll also have a couple of new friends, since the Fullers are planning to bring in two sheep for the winter. “You can’t have just one sheep,” Angel said. “They need to be with other sheep to thrive.” Before Eweness showed up, the Fullers were considering getting a few goats to take care of the ever-increasing kudzu and maintain the fields. As if to show Brian that goats aren’t needed, Eweness
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Oct. 30 | The owner of LA Nails and Tan on U.S. 220 in Summerfield reported that sometime between Oct. 29 at 7:15 p.m. and Oct. 30 at 9:15 a.m. a known offender entered the business and stole a silver MacBook Pro laptop, black iPad and $30 cash with a combined value of $1,330. The iPad has since been recovered. Nov. 2 | A resident of the 8500 block of Belews Creek Road in Stokesdale reported an unknown suspect entered his garage through an open door and stole an orange/white Stihl leaf blower, a green/black Ryobi weed eater and other items between 12:30 and 2:30 p.m.; the resident was unsure what other items had been stolen when the incident report was created. Nov. 3 | An owner of Golden Antiques & Treasures in Summerfield reported an unknown suspect entered the business through an unknown door and stole a black NightHawk camera system between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.; the value of the stolen property was undetermined when the incident report was filed.
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and Jimmy Landreth. They defeated incumbents Frank Bruno and Tim Jones as well as former mayor Randy Braswell and Mark Nadel. “One of the most prevalent themes I heard from citizens during this campaign is they want civility and unity,” Barnes said in an email Wednesday. Barnes will succeed Mayor Gail Dunham, who contributed to discord during Summerfield council meetings over the past two years. Dunham typically sided with council member Teresa Pegram in clashes against O’Day, Walker, Dianne Laughlin and Mayor Pro Tem Dena Barnes. A council meeting in April 2018 dragged on for five hours. The removal of Todd Rotruck from the council at that time led to lawsuits that pitted Rotruck, Dunham and Pegram and mayoral candidate Nelson against other members of council and town staff. The town’s legal bills related to Rotruck have topped $100,000.
After voting at Pleasant Ridge Christian Church, Summerfield resident Gary Smith told Nelson he was disappointed that he and other Voices for Summerfield candidates didn’t disassociate themselves from Rotruck. “I believe in professional and civil behavior by council members,” said Smith, who wouldn’t identify for whom he voted. Walker said he believes endorsements by Dunham, Pegram and Rotruck hurt the Voices for Summerfield candidates. “When I was out talking to people, they were upset over what they saw over the last two years,” O’Day said in an email Wednesday. “They want the nonsense to stop and our community to come together.” Dunham and Pegram have often and publicly criticized Town Manager Scott Whitaker, saying he’s overseen projects such as the construction of a picnic shelter at Summerfield Athletic Park that they said cost too much. The
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preparation of the town’s annual budget has also created tension between the mayor and town staff. DeVaney said she will follow a cooperative course. “I can’t wait to work with you and some of you again,” she wrote in a letter Wednesday, referring to Whitaker and other town staff. “I like discussion where the difference of opinions creates the best common goal/solution.” Plumbing company owner Donnie Hall said he voted for Barnes and the other Summerfield Proud candidates. “I don’t like what is happening in Summerfield right now,” Hall said in an interview after voting Tuesday. “It’s time to put a leader back in office, and BJ is a leader.” The discord among council members over commercial development and density of housing in Summerfield since 2017 replicated itself during the campaign.
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Voices for Summerfield candidates said the latest draft of the town’s unified development ordinance would allow a mix of commercial and residential development that equates with planned development (PD), a divisive issue in the 2017 election. During campaigning last month, O’Day and Walker said they’d consider the allowance of two houses per acre in defined areas of downtown Summerfield. Such higher-density development would strain water, schools and roads, according to Voices candidates, who warned in a campaign mailer last month that “over-development” would imperil “the things we love about our town.” Voters learned that “some of the things said about Planned Development were part of a scare tactic,” Walker said.
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Summerfield voter Laura Soto wrote on the Northwest Observer’s Facebook page that “the extreme and almost fatalistic approach from some candidates” prompted her to conduct research that included one-on-one conversations with candidates. “Doomsday campaigning always raises red flags for me,” she wrote. In a post on Voices for Summerfield’s Facebook page Wednesday, Dwyer congratulated the winners. “Please rest assured that I will continue to be vigilant, ever watching and will remain engaged with town politics,” he said. “I will respectfully remind you of your stated positions should you stray.” Barnes won 1,736 votes, or 60 percent of the total, compared to Nelson’s 1,139 votes. There were seven write-in votes. DeVaney was the top vote getter among Summerfield Town Council candidates. She collected 1,734 votes, or nearly 21 percent, followed by O’Day’s 1,654 votes and Walker’s 1,647 votes. Olinick trailed Walker by 480 votes, collecting 1,167 votes. Schlobohm won 1,109 votes while Dwyer got 1,107. There were three write-in votes. Sessoms won 1,698 votes, or 60 percent, in the race to fill the remaining two years of the four-year term held by Dianne Laughlin, who was appointed last October to serve in Rotruck’s seat until the election. Luther received 1,130 votes. There were three write-in votes. A higher percentage of registered voters in the three towns turned out for Tuesday’s municipal election compared to 2017, according to the Guilford County Board of Elections (BOE). Of Summerfield’s 7,953 registered voters, 2,902, or 36 percent, cast
(L-R) Newcomers Derek Foy, Jimmy Landreth and Jim Rigsbee were elected to Stokesdale Town Council on Tuesday. ballots, according to the BOE. That compared to 28 percent in 2017. In Oak Ridge, winners Nodine, McClellan and Pittman said they favored expansion of Town Park. So did Stone and Tanner, who also aligned himself with the youth association in January as a board member and director of community relations. He announced his candidacy in April. Tanner told the council the town was spending too little on youth activities, drawing pushback from Mayor Spencer Sullivan, Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kinneman and council member Ann Schneider and McClellan. While supporting the construction of new athletic fields, the council members said future spending should also reflect demand for other activities, such as walking and horseback riding trails, which preserve rural vistas. “One issue that I did hear about over and over was that the park should be for everyone and that future park develop-
(L-R) BJ Barnes (mayor), Tim Sessoms, newcomer Lynne Williams DeVaney, and incumbents John O’Day and Reece Walker were elected to Summerfield Town Council on Tuesday.
ment should have a balance of active and passive features,” Pittman said in an email after the election. “The most immediate challenge will be pulling the different interest groups back together again after the often-divisive campaigns.” Nodine won the most votes in Oak Ridge’s race with 1,054, or 26 percent of the total votes, the BOE reported. Pittman collected 792 votes and McClellan got 781, trailed by Stone with 773 votes and Tanner with 607. There were 24 write-in votes. Twenty-six percent of Oak Ridge’s registered voters participated in the election, double the percentage two years ago. In Tuesday’s election, 1,409 of the 5,359 registered voters cast ballots, according to the BOE. The three winning candidates in Stokesdale steered clear of a disagreement over spending of taxpayers’ money. Foy collected 383 votes, or 20 percent of the total, according to the BOE.
Rigsbee followed with 331 votes and Landreth with 285. The remaining votes were as follows: Braswell (256), Bruno (252), Jones (231), Nadel (140), Jordahl (26) and write-in (8). Six hundred seventy-eight, or 17 percent, of Stokesdale’s 4,057 registered voters cast ballots; that compares to 11 percent in 2017. During the campaign, Braswell said he believed Bruno had engaged in quid pro quo (a Latin phrase for doing a favor for a favor) by hiring a tree service in his business networking group to cut down trees in Town Park last year. The cost of the tree removal was $24,400. In hindsight, Bruno said he should have called an emergency meeting of the council to authorize spending for the tree removal. He added that he had acted out of concern for the safety of children playing near the trees after they had been knocked over by Tropical Storm Michael. Separately, Jones often clashed with
Bruno, Mayor John Flynt and Mayor Pro Tem Thearon Hooks on such issues as spending policies. As newcomers, Foy, Rigsbee and Landreth are looking for a fresh start for the council. In an email Wednesday, Foy said he plans to talk to current council members, past members and Stokesdale residents, as he did during the campaign, as part of the learning process. Lifelong Stokesdale resident Cindy Byrn said she favored candidates who would bring an end to discord on the council. “I’m looking for people who can negotiate and compromise,” Byrn said after voting at Stokesdale Town Hall Tuesday. “We have some people who always vote ‘yes’ and some who always vote ‘no.’ I’m looking for people who will vote what they think is best for the town, regardless of what other people say.” The newly elected council members will be sworn into office during the councils’ regular December meetings.
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Northern Guilford FOOTBALL Northern Guilford football clipped conference foe Morehead 36-12 on senior night, assuring itself a spot in the state playoffs.
“It was good to go out with a win for those seniors,” Northern coach Erik Westberg said. Now his Nighthawks are focused on the next game – at Western Alamance – and looking to improve their chances of a good seed and home field advantage in the state playoffs, which begin Nov. 15. Much may hinge on how well they do at Western on Friday, the final regular season game for both teams. Northern and Western are tied for third in the 2A/3A Mid-State Athletic Football Conference. Both are 7-3 overall, 4-2 in the conference. Both have lost to conference powers Eastern Alamance and Northeast Guilford. Northern, riding a three-game winning streak, lost to those schools earlier in the season. For Western’s Warriors, those losses are a lot
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fresher. They’re on a two-game losing streak. Westberg figures they’ll be anxious to close out with a win and hope for a good seed, too. “They’re always really well coached,” he said. “On defense, they give multiple looks. They play hard offensively. It’s going to be a tough game for us. They’re looking for a home playoff game as well.” Regardless whether the Nighthawks are at home for part of the playoffs, which extend into December, they want a good seed. That’d give them a better chance at advancing.
“We’ve got to win Friday night and let the chips fall where they may,” Westberg said. Against Morehead (3-7, 1-5), an early fumble halted a good drive, but the Nighthawks still finished the first half up 20-6. In the second half, senior Austin Lambert and sophomore Austin Flippen intercepted Morehead passes and carried them in for touchdowns, icing the game for Northern.
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Northwest Guilford FOOTBALL Northwest Guilford football collected its first Metro 4A Conference win of the season last week, edging winless High Point Central 12-10 in its final conference game. The Vikings (3-7, 1-3) close out the regular season this Friday evening at nonconference Asheboro (2-8), a 3A team that has also had a hard time finding wins this year.
“It’ll be their senior night,” Northwest coach Kevin Wallace said. “They’re going to be a tough team.” Even though last year’s four-win team made it to the post season, a win on Friday isn’t likely to get them there this season, Wallace noted. “Right now projections don’t have us in it,” he said. While Wallace was happy to take the High Point win, he remains unhappy with his team’s performance. They moved the ball well at times, he said, but mistakes along the way cost dearly, halting promising drives. “We did a lot of stupid things,” he
said. “We had a couple long drives. We got down in the red zone and had some mental mistakes. We shot ourselves in the foot.”
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On the positive side, several junior varsity players, who moved up to fill the varsity’s depleted ranks, played well, he said. “They played a lot better than we thought they would,” Wallace said. He hopes that bodes well for the next few years. The Vikings started the season with only 33 varsity players; four of them – all starters – are out with seasonending injuries. But even though this season didn’t go as well as he had hoped, Wallace is positive as he looks ahead. He hopes for more than 40 varsity players on next year’s squad.
“We lose five seniors and gain a whole sophomore class,” he said. “It’s been a rough year this year. But we’re looking better next year and the years ahead.”
‘Once the hurt goes away, you’ll see what you’ve done,’ coach tells her players by MEREDITH BARKLEY In a high-stakes volleyball rematch with Ardrey Kell, Northwest again lost to the Charlotte area team, this time in the state semi-finals on Tuesday evening. “They’re a very good team,” Northwest coach Nancy Everett said. “We had to be on our best to beat them and we didn’t do that. It’s just hard.”
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Eighth-seeded Ardrey Kell’s Knights (25-5) go on to play third-seeded Green Hope for the state title on Saturday.
She paid tribute to the leadership and dedication of seniors Brennan Berry, Lily Hughes, Sarah Riedell and Sarah Barham. She feels a special link with them because they were freshmen when she took over four years ago from longtime coach Darlene Joyner. “They’re going to be sorely missed,” Everett said. The Vikings seem to reload each year, though. They’ve won or shared the conference title since at least the early 2000s. Still, Everett said: “We lose three great hitters.” Those on next year’s team, she said, “will just have to work real hard in the off season.”
Playing at home, Northwest’s Vikings (26-3, 8-0) dropped the first two games 23-25 and 18-25. They rallied to win the third game 25-19, but dropped the decisive fourth game 2025, losing the match 3-1. They’d lost at Ardrey Kell Sept. 7 by the same score.
Despite the loss, this year’s team joined an elite group. They are, Everett said, only the third volleyball team in school history to make it to the state semi-finals. The only one to advance to the title game was the 2015 team – Joyner’s last. That team lost in the title match to Raleigh’s Cardinal Gibbons.
“We didn’t play our best, but that was a tribute to them,” Everett said of the Knights.
After Tuesday evening’s loss, Everett said she told her team: “Once the hurt goes away, you’ll see what you’ve done.”
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trigued by a sociology class and thinks he may study the subject in college. It delves, he said, into “how society influences the way we live.”
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NORTHWEST GUILFORD Robbie Boulton, basketball Senior Robbie Boulton has spent many hours playing basketball since his eighth grade year at Northwest Guilford Middle School, when he started every game. “From there, I just fell in love with it,” he said. But before basketball, there was lacrosse. “My dad was my (lacrosse) coach in first through sixth grades,” Boulton said. “He basically raised me on it. My friends, we’d go out on the weekends
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At Northwest High, he’s played lacrosse since freshman year. Last year he led the team with 38 points – 19 goals and 19 assists.
“He’s around the ball a lot. He doesn’t always get the steal, but he’s the one who creates it,” the coach said.
“It’s just always something that’s come naturally to me,” Boulton said. He figures lacrosse has helped his basketball game – the “court vision” he picked up playing the sport is transferable, he said, referring to the ability to quickly assess the court and find the open man. “He handles the ball, gets it to where it’s needed,” Coach Lee Reavis said of the 6-foot-3 guard. “He understands the game. He knocks down the shot when he’s open.” What’s more, his quick hands on defense deflect lots of ball, creating
Playing sports is a major occupation for Boulton, but he also finds time for other interests. Over the summer he went with a group to a poor area of Guatemala City; there, they worked with children and handed out water filters.
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“I know it’s a cliché, but it really was eye-opening,” Boulton said. Of the children, he said, “They were the happiest kids in the world. They enjoyed being around us and we really did enjoy being around them.” At school, his favorite class is math. “I like to be challenged,” he said. “I like the satisfaction of finding the one correct answer.”
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When are dollars spent on the park enough? As a 20+-year resident who raised both of our children in Oak Ridge (grades 1-12), I’m rather perplexed by all the complaining about our park. Apparently, people don’t remember the days when we had to take our kids to Kernersville or Greensboro to participate in sports.
when it will be enough. Continuous nitpicking about the park’s inadequacies (i.e., not enough fields, no lights in the dog park) is starting to wear on those us without park-aged kids or dogs. We contribute tax dollars to this effort and are starting to wonder when people will be satisfied.
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SOUTHERN CUTZ LAWN CARE, offering complete lawn maintenance services & bush hogging. Nathan Adkins, (336) 430-6086. COLFAX LAWNCARE. Core aeration & seeding. Fertilizing, mowing, trimming, pine needles. Complete lawn care maintenance. Res./comm. Fully insured. Serving the Triad for 28 years. (336) 362-5860. ORTIZ LANDSCAPING, complete lawn care. Trimming, cleaning, planting & mulch, gutter cleaning, patios & pavers, waterfalls, retaining walls, sidewalks, stonework. Residential and commercial. (336) 280-8981. www.EAGLEHARDSCAPES.com. Founded in 1981. Patios, outdoor kitchens, landscape design, all your rock needs, pool decks, fountains, room additions, rock walls, retaining walls and more! Please visit our website. ALL-SEASON STUMP GRINDING. Owner Alan Winfree. Free est. Call (336) 382-9875. DELIMA LAWNCARE. 24 hours/7 days a week. Free estimates, licensed/insured. Commercial & Residential. (336) 669-5210. AQUA SYSTEMS IRRIGATION Quality irrigation systems. NC licensed contractor. We service all systems. Free est. (336) 644-1174. CAROLINA STUMP & TREE SERVICE Complete tree service, $1 million liability, workman’s comp. Rick & Judy, (336) 643-9332. www.carolinaStumpAndTreeServices.com.
GUZMAN LANDSCAPE & MAINTENANCE Pine needles, mulch, leaf removal, tree pruning, complete lawn maint. (336) 655-6490. STEVE NEWMAN TREE SERVICE. Free est. Lic/Ins. 40 yrs. exp. Lots & natural area thinning and cleanup. Large shrubbery jobs, chipping. Oak Ridge, (336) 643-1119
AFFORDABLE LANDSCAPING for all your landscaping needs, including irrigation, installation and repair. Call Joe at J. Gibson Landscaping, an Americanowned and operated small business. Built on capitalism, not socialism. In God we trust. (336) 419-7236.
MASONRY SOUTHERN STYLE concrete & landscapes. How about a new patio or fire pit? We can help with all of your outdoor living and entertainment spaces! Fire pits, driveways & sidewalks, patios and more! Give us a call at (336) 399-6619 for all your concrete and landscape needs. 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 (336) 949-9019. www.colonialmasonry.com. MASONRY CONCEPTS, brick, block, stone concrete & repairs. Free est. (336) 988-1022, www.masonryconceptsgso.com.
ARBOR MASTERS TREE SERVICE Total tree removal, storm damage cleanup, shrub and tree pruning. Bobcat work and more. Free estimates. Licensed & insured. Call Joe at 643-9157.
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WILSON LANDSCAPING, INC. Lawn maint, landscaping. Irrigation/ landscape contractor. Hardscaping & landscape lighting. 26 years exp. (336) 399-7764.
JUNK & DEBRIS REMOVAL, construction, remodeling, and general cleanup, out buildings, garages, basements, yard waste, etc. Call (336) 706-8470.
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KEITH SMITH CONSTRUCTION 30 years experience. Residential shingle & metal roofing. Free est. (336) 362-7469.
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RENOVATION WORKS, INC. New construction, remodeling, additions, kitchen, bath and decks. We are a locally owned, full-service design and build company, A+ accredited with the BBB. Visit www.myrenovationworks.com or call (336) 427-7391 to start your next project.
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sheetrock repair. Call (336) 253-9089. CARLOS & SON PAINTING, interior and exterior. 24 hours/7 days a week. Free estimates, licensed/insured. (336) 669-5210. PAINTING – INTERIOR & EXTERIOR 32 yrs. exp. Sheetrock repair. No job too small. Insured. Brad Rogers, (336) 314-3186.
PLUMBING WEBSTER & SONS PLUMBING, Inc. (336) 992-2503. Licensed, insured, bonded. 24/7 service. Plumbing, drain cleaning, well pumps. Give us a call, we do it all! Go to www.webstersplumbing.com for more info. FREEMAN PLUMBING - new construction, remodel and repair.
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CLINARD & SON ROOFING, LLC. Residential roofing, rubber flat roofs, roof coating, metal roofs. 30 years experience. Call (336) 643-8191 or (336) 268-1908. 13,500 copies every week! Shouldn't your business be here? Call (336) 644-7035 for info.
MISC. SERVICES ERRANDS AND MORE, LLC. As we approach Christmas, call us to help out with shopping, wrapping, and much more! We offer a variety of services including senior care services and corporate errands. Insured & bonded. Look for us on Facebook & Google. Call us at (336) 202-2420 or email errandsandmore64 @gmail.com. FREE PICK-UP of unwanted lawn mowers and any gas items, metal, electrical, air conditioners, tools, etc. (336) 689-4167. BOAT and RV STORAGE. $40/month; with 3 month minimum. 701 Brigham Rd. Located near Pleasant Ridge Road and Hwy. 68. (336) 663-3051. REAL HAIR FOR REAL PEOPLE. Cuts, color, highlights, balayage, perms, keratin, waxing, and upstyles. Halo Hair Studio, 515 College Road, Suite 20, Greensboro. (336) 482-1333. Located near Guilford College. Find us at: Halohairnc.com or FB: Halo Hair Studio Greensboro.
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FULL CARE HORSE BOARDING facility in Summerfield/Greensboro area. Grass riding ring round pen, tack room with lockers, and large pasture with run-ins. $450 per mo. plus grain. (336) 298-7621.
MISC. FOR SALE PERSIMMON PULP & more. At The Old Mill on Saturdays, or call (336) 816-3441. CHRISTMAS TREE 9-ft. Albany Spruce in nice condition, $30. (336) 949-4070. SEASONED FIREWOOD. $80/pickup truck load, delivered & stacked. (336) 253-7615. OLD LOG TOBACCO BARN. Includes stone foundation. $1,500. (336) 573-9409. SEASONED FIREWOOD, delivered and stacked, 1/2 cord, $80. Call (336) 686-6373.
MISC. WANTED FREE PICK-UP of unwanted riding & push mowers, tillers, ATVs, generators, power washers, chain saws, mini-bikes, go-carts, most gas & metal items, etc. (336) 689-4167. $$$ – WILL PAY CASH for your junk / wrecked vehicle. For quote, call (336) 552-0328. Couple in search of 4-5+ ACRES in the NW area and close to PTI Airport for residential and small horse farm use. Email information to kalong721@gmail.com.
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