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Check signing authorization, invoice review – and apology – spice up meeting A special called council meeting takes twists and turns before ending after public comments by PATTI STOKES STOKESDALE – The agenda for a special called meeting Jan. 21 initially promised to be short if not sweet, with only one item to discuss and vote on: an application submitted by a Stokesdale citizen to develop a state grant proposal for park improvements. In the days leading up to the meeting the agenda grew exponentially, however, as council
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Stokesdale Mayor John Flynt (left) listens as council member Derek Foy shares his thoughts on an issue discussed at the Jan. 21 special called meeting. members Jimmy Landreth and Derek Foy requested four more discussion items be added, along with a period
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Plan for charter school on N.C. 150 worries Henson Farms residents by CHRIS BURRITT
SUMMERFIELD – Residents of Henson Farms are concerned that a charter school planned for N.C. 150 may threaten the neighborhood’s water supply and worsen traffic. “Oak Ridge Road will likely be widened because of the school,” Bob Jones, acting president of the Henson Farms’ homeowners association, told the Summerfield Town Council Jan. 14. He predicted that traffic “will skyrocket” with the opening of the school and construction of the Henson Village shopping center planned across N.C. 150 from the proposed school. Since announcing plans for the school late last year, organizers of Revolution Academy are preparing to sell $19 million in bonds to finance the purchase of 28 acres and construct buildings on N.C. 150. In an email earlier this week, Mary Catherine Sauer, the school’s principal, said “we
are committed to being good neighbors and look forward to being an active member of the Northwest community.” Organizers held an open house Jan. 12 at the nearby Henson Forest Clubhouse, giving residents the opportunity to ask questions, Sauer said.
“We have considered how our plans will affect the surrounding neighborhoods and have used that to help guide the process,” she noted, urging people to contact her with concerns. Developing a school at the site will not require a zoning
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...continued from p. 1 Stokesdale citizen Ron Shelton’s experience with grant writing, the council unanimously approved his application to write a grant proposal for a $100,000 matching grant the town hopes to be awarded by the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) this summer; PARTF is a state-funded grant program for land acquisition and development of parks. The application deadline for PARTF’s 2019-20 grant cycle is May 1.
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Shelton, who has several years of grant writing experience with Forsyth Technical Community College, will be paid $1,600 for his services. A second agenda item, which Foy requested be added, was in response to an email Mayor John Flynt sent to council members Jan. 10, following the previous evening’s council meeting. In his email, Flynt wrote, “Based on all the false accusations that have been made over the past two years by former council members, I think this is an appropriate time to ask that my name be
removed from the signature authorizations at all financial institutions where the Town Of Stokesdale has accounts.” The signatures of the town’s finance officer and one other council member are required on all town checks produced for payment; since last October Mayor Pro Tem Thearon Hooks has served as deputy finance officer and is almost always the second check signer. Flynt is also authorized to sign checks. Foy and Landreth assured Flynt that they had no concerns about him signing checks, but he insisted his name be
removed as an authorized check signer, saying, “I don’t want false accusations like (those directed at) Mr. Bruno (referring to former council member Frank Bruno). After further discussion, the council voted 5-0 to discuss the issue with the town’s auditor before addressing the item again at the Feb. 13 council meeting. In Flynt’s Jan. 10 email he also informed council members he no longer wanted the responsibility of reviewing any invoices to the town prior to payment, which became the next meeting discussion item.
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“In addition, I am not willing to review any invoices prior to payment. We have five council members and someone else can have that responsibility,” he wrote in his email. After review by Town Finance Officer (and town clerk) Alisa Houk, Hooks also routinely reviews all invoices before they are paid. When Foy said he was concerned the town doesn’t require work orders for “unique projects,” Houk said projects are bid and related invoices paid against written proposals approved by the council. The council also agreed to continue discussion of this item to the Feb. 13 council meeting. It was the fourth agenda item, concerning a recent vote by Foy, Landreth and council member Jim Rigsbee, that sparked the most emotion. During the Jan. 9 council meeting, the three newly elected council members had voted to appoint former council member Tim Jones as an alternate on the Planning Board, with Hooks and Flynt visibly opposed. “Leading up to that meeting, Thearon, you shared with me that if Tim was appointed to the Planning Board, you would resign your seat (on the council). What really concerned me is, you said that all the town vendors would leave,” Foy said to Hooks. “And I guess I want to know, does Tim being on the Planning Board negatively impact our town vendors and are we at
your QUESTIONS I’ve heard the 28 acres on N.C. 150 where Revolution Academy plans to build is already zoned for a school.
Will Summerfield Town Council hold a public hearing for citizen input before the charter school is a “done deal”?
risk of losing any of our town vendors?” “If you’re directly asking me… “ Hooks said, then hesitated before finishing, “I will retract that (statement),” and went on to say he ended up in the hospital “because of some of this stuff.” Part of the “irritation” he felt when he made those statements was due to his health issues, he explained, adding he is now on medication for them. “If I offended anyone, I apologize,” Hooks said. “I will work the best I can with the council … I don’t want to feel uncomfortable like I was feeling. I’ll keep taking my medicine.” When asked by Stokesdale resident Mark Jordahl if he would publicly apologize to Jones for giving that ultimatum to another council member, Hooks said, “Sure, Tim Jones, I apologize.” Following the meeting, Foy said he “absolutely” took Hooks’ ultimatum seriously and “that’s why I felt it was important to discuss this in an open meeting. “I’m pleased we had the opportunity to discuss it in the open and pleased with Councilman Hooks’ response in acknowledging this was wrong and that he did apologize to Tim Jones,” Foy said.
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Jan. 9 / MEETING HIGHLIGHTS as reported by CHRIS BURRITT Mayor Ann Schneider called the monthly meeting to order, with Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kinneman and council members George McClellan, Doug Nodine and Martha Pittman present. Former Mayor Roger Howerton offered the invocation. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, the council approved the meeting agenda and the minutes of its Dec. 5 meeting.
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Nancy Stoudemire, chair of the town’s Tree City USA committee, presented certificates to owners of award-winning trees who competed in last year’s Treasure Trees contest. The committee judged about 50 trees, based on their height, crown spread, trunk diameter and overall appearance. The inventory was Oak Ridge’s annual project as part of Tree City USA, a program of the Arbor Day Foundation aimed at managing and planting trees in public spaces. The registry of trees can be viewed at Town Hall.
REPORT, PUBLIC SAFETY Fire Department. Capt. Brandon Bull reported the Oak Ridge Fire Department responded to 65 calls for service in December, including 37 that were medical-related. Firefighters obtained 187 ½ hours of training and installed six child car seats. Bull advised people operating space heaters inside to keep them a safe distance away from furniture and other flammable items and urged homeowners to install carbon monoxide detectors in their homes.
OLD BUSINESS 4 1 (Nodine opposed) to adopt
proposed rules for establishing and operating a municipal water system that would initially serve new subdivisions with 30 or more lots. The council had adopted the proposed rules during its December meeting. However, the vote didn’t constitute the two-thirds “supermajority” required to adopt the rules on the first vote of the council. As a result, the second
WHAT they voted on, and HOW they voted: Mayor Ann Schneider, Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kinneman and council members George McClellan, Doug Nodine and Martha Pittman voted on the following issues during the Jan. 9 meeting.
4 1: Approve (Nodine opposed) the adoption of proposed rules for establishing and operating a municipal water system
5 0: Approve the reappointment of members to the Board of Adjustment, the Planning and Zoning Board and the Finance Committee
5 0: Approve an amendment to the parks and recreation ordinance 5 0: Approve the adoption of a nonprofit funding policy 5 0: Approve the extension of the 2019 user agreement with ORYA until June 30
5 0: Approve a $4,000 budget transfer 5 0: Approve the monthly financial report vote was required, with only a simple majority required for adoption. The council is still evaluating whether to proceed with the water system. Users of existing private and community wells wouldn’t be required to hook up to the municipal system.
NEW BUSINESS Parks and recreation master plan. Jim Ford, a planner with McGill Associates, presented the draft of his firm’s master plan for proposed parks and
recreation projects and their estimated costs over the next decade. Expanding parks and recreational activities in Oak Ridge – with new trails, athletic fields, a new playground and three neighborhood parks – would cost nearly $7 million. The council plans to discuss parks and recreation priorities during its special called meeting Jan. 23 at 2 p.m., when it prepares its annual capital improvement plan. The plan will provide a blueprint for tentative spending on
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Business districts. The council will be asked to consider a reduction in the number of business districts allowed by Oak Ridge’s zoning regulations to support the town’s efforts to promote a “village feel” in the town core. The zoning rules currently allow 10 business districts and some, such as heavy industrial and corporate parks, don’t fit into the town’s vision for the commercial business district, Planning Director Sean Taylor told the council. As a result, he said town staff and the Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Board plan to discuss reducing the number of districts to three – town core commercial/office, shopping center and neighborhood business. Taylor said he’s going to meet with owners of commercial properties to get their feedback on the possibility of reducing the number of districts. He’s also going to recommend the P&Z board create a subcommittee to evaluate and recommend possible changes. The P&Z board would schedule an open house, possibly in March, to gather public feedback before drafting a document for the board’s review and approval, Taylor said, noting the council would possibly consider approving the document in May.
MANAGER’S REPORT Board/committee appointments.
5 0 (in separate votes) to, at Bruce’s recommendation: • reappoint Bill Barbour and Beth Walker to the Board of Adjustment; • recommend the Guilford County
Board of Commissioners reappoint Tammy Gardner to the P&Z board representing the town’s northern extraterritorial jurisdiction; • reappoint five members to the Finance Committee: John Jenkins (chairman), Jeff Kubly, Paul Benz, Bill Barbour and Rick Kellman, an alternate. Ordinance amendment.
5 0 to amend the parks and recreation ordinance to require that members of Parks and Recreation Advisory Board be residents of the town of Oak Ridge. The change resulted in the removal of Oak Ridge Youth Association President Tom Collins, a Summerfield resident, from the P&R board. (See related article on p. 3 of the Jan. 16-22 issue.)
record the council’s monthly meetings, starting as soon as Feb. 6.
FINANCIAL REPORT
At the request of Finance Officer Sam Anders, the council voted to transfer $4,000 from the town’s fund balance to the budgetary line item covering rising dues and membership fees to organizations such as the Piedmont Triad Regional Council and the North Carolina League of Municipalities.
COMMUNITY UPDATES Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Chair Bill Royal reported that volunteers have cleared more than a mile of trail between Pepper and Linville roads.
“The hard work now starts,” he said, explaining that upcoming work will focus on connecting the trail to both roads, removing a fallen tree and building a bridge.
Historic Preservation Commission. Chair Debbie Shoenfeld said she expects that after all expenses are tallied, net proceeds from the Christmas at Maple Glade fundraiser for Oak Ridge Military Academy will be “substantial.” Special Events Committee. Committee member Caroline Ruch reported the town’s first Thanksgiving parade last month attracted more than 30 partici-
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Nonprofit funding policy.
5 0 to adopt a policy setting guidelines for nonprofit agencies and organizations, including ORYA, seeking money from the town. (See related article on p. 3 of the Jan. 16-22 issue.)
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ORYA user agreement.
5 0 to extend the town’s 2019 agreement with ORYA for use of Town Park until June 30, the end of the town’s fiscal year. The extension will allow town staff, the finance committee and the council more time to consider the association’s funding request for next fiscal year. (See related article on p. 3 of the Jan. 16-22 issue.) Garbage pickup fees. Bruce shared a letter from GFL Environmental, the town’s trash and recycling service, stating its plan to increase rates by 1.6 percent effective March 1. The increase is allowed by the town’s contract with the company, the town manager said. The new monthly rates are $16.77 for trash, $1.02 for recycled goods, $10.61 for bulk items, $15.94 apiece for white goods and $1.56 per bag of yard waste. Recording of meetings. Bruce said town staff is exploring options to video
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Council will hold a special called meeting Jan. 23, 2 p.m. at Oak Ridge Town Hall. The purpose of this meeting is for the council to create its annual Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), which will tentatively determine which projects and initiatives are funded in the next five fiscal years. Sheriff’s Town Hall | Asst. U.S. Attorney Rob
Lang will discuss the federal role in working with Guilford County Sheriff Danny H. Rogers’ inmate reentry program on Jan. 23, 6:45 p.m., at Summerfield Elementary School, 7501 Summerfield Road. The purpose of the one-hour town hall-style program, which will include public input, is to inform community leaders and citizens about plans for former inmates of the County Detention Center
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who have served their time and are returning to local communities. “We are providing a practical pathway for persons who have served their jail time, helping them reenter with resources and services to keep them from returning to jail,” Sheriff Rogers said in a press release.
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Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. Vice chair Phyllis Anders reported the board recommended changes to the draft of the town’s parks and recreation master plan for the Whitaker property; one recommendation is to re-orient proposed playing fields to minimize sun shining directly into the eyes of ball players.
Oak Ridge Youth Association. President Tom Collins said ORYA and CrossFit Oak Ridge teamed up to pay off the lunch debts of children at Oak Ridge, Stokesdale and Colfax elementary schools; the debt totaled $2,500. Rita Lewandowksi, an organizer of Horses of Oak Ridge, said her group of horse enthusiasts wants the town to establish a horse trail on the Whitaker property and bring back the Oak Ridge Horse Show.
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York said he will present the site plan and his recommendation to the Zoning Board. Members of the board will then ask questions, offer comments and ultimately vote in one of three ways: full approval, conditional approval or denial of the plan. The board gives the public the opportunity to speak during the meeting. “However, this is not a public hear-
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She said 42 people attended the group’s organizational meeting earlier in the evening. About half of the people were from Oak Ridge and the rest came from Summerfield, Stokesdale and Kernersville, she said.
A site plan shows the detailed layout of the project, York said, and includes the lay of the land, such as streams, ponds and natural drainage. Revolution Academy’s site plan will show the school’s plans for erosion control, storm water management, grading, landscaping, lighting and signs; it will also include a traffic impact analysis.
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P&Z Board. Shoenfeld said a committee of the board is exploring the use of voluntary easements to preserve historic property and open space. An easement is a legal agreement between a property owner and a preservation organization, she said. It allows the owner to continue using the
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After comments by council members, the meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m.
The board is required by state law to approve the plan if it complies with the town’s development rules, York said. “The town staff and the board may ask the developer to include additional elements in the development so the project may fit better with Summerfield’s comprehensive plan goals and the feel of the community,” he said. “Those requests must be reasonable and related to the development.”
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Jan. 19 | A 26-year-old female was arrested in the 8500 block of Hudson James Road in Summerfield for three felony charges of aiding and abetting.
husband and she were in an altercation when he shoved her to the ground in a struggle for possession of her cell phone; no injuries were visible on either party.
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Jan. 14 | A 40-year-old female in the 6900 block of Summerfield Road reported a known suspect punched her in the face; no medical treatment was required.
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Jan. 13 | A 32-year-old female and a 62-year-old male in the 300 block of Air Harbor Road in northern Greensboro reported a 40-year-old male known suspect hit the female with a beer bottle and slashed the male with a box cutter; the suspect was later arrested in the 1800 block of Scalesville Road in Summerfield for assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.
Jan. 15 | A 34-year-old male in the 6900 block of Summerfield Road reported a known suspect pushed him during an altercation; no medical treatment was required. Jan. 20 | At 8:36 a.m., a 42-year-old female in the 7300 block of Strawberry Road in Summerfield reported her
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Two Summerfield stay-at-home moms forged a friendship a few years ago which led to the creation of JK Made, a business which focuses on natural health remedies. Through their business, they hope to show their children “the importance of community, humility, hard work and compassion for others.”
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The tracts are on opposite sides of Bunch Road and abut Reedy Fork Creek, limiting the development potential of the acreage located in the flood plain. Both are vacant and zoned agricultural, according to property reports posted on Guilford County’s website. The asking price for the larger tract at 5366 #A Bunch Road in Summerfield is $785,000, according to the listing by Allen Tate agent Diane Thompson. The southeastern side of the property is adjacent to Interstate 73. It has been owned by Bandera Farms Inc., of Liberty, North Carolina, since 1974, according to the deed. The second listing, located in unincorporated Guilford County, consists of two parcels at 5447 and 5455 Bunch Road. The asking price is $175,000, according to the listing by Stacey Ofsanko, an agent for Tyler Redhead & McAlister. The property is owned by Canaan United Methodist Church in WinstonSalem. It received the property as a
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portunity to speak at the meeting, which will be held at 7 p.m. at Stokesdale Town Hall, 8325 Angel Pardue Road. For more information, contact Oliver Bass, Planner II, Guilford County Planning and Development, (336) 641-3578. After the public hearing for the request, the Planning Board may forward a recommendation to the Stokesdale Town Council for a final decision.
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gift from the estate of Martin Maners Sr. in 2009, according to the deed. The tract is “in a great location,” Ofansko said in an interview earlier this week. The presence of the flood plain would require “due diligence” by a buyer to determine the cost of building a driveway to acreage high enough for construction of a house, she said. Thompson didn’t reply to a voicemail earlier this week seeking further information about her listing of 113.5 acres. It would be suitable for an estate home or hunting land, according to the online listing. Separately, a 10-acre tract at the corner of Bunch and Pleasant Ridge roads in Summerfield changed hands earlier this month. Louis and Debra Hoffman purchased the grassy tract from James and Patsy Long, according to the deed. Contacted earlier this week, both parties declined to comment on the transaction.
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Summerfield friends find fulfillment, success with elderberry syrup by ANNETTE JOYCE It all started two years ago when Kristen Berlin showed up at Jessica Draper’s door to welcome her and her family to the neighborhood. From the beginning, the Summerfield moms had a special chemistry and quickly became best friends. Within months, they had formed a partnership and created JK Made, which focuses on making elderberry syrup and other natural products.
We want to change people’s minds on all-natural remedies. We want to show our children that if you want to do something, just do it! Don’t worry about what others think or feel about it. We also want to show them the importance of community, humility, hard work and compassion for others.” Jessica Draper and Kristen Berlin, founders of JK Made
Before moving to Summerfield from Greensboro, Draper, 35, had begun a quest to find a more natural approach to staying healthy.
and ginger until she had a potion the entire family was willing to take.
“All the women in my family have died from various cancers by the time they’re 60,” Draper said. “I wanted to break that trend. You have to take control of your own health and be your own advocate.”
“My son was on three different medications, taking breathing treatments and out of school constantly,” Berlin, 39, said. “Jessica said ‘you need to try this syrup,’ and I finally gave in.”
While researching different eating plans and natural remedies, Draper said she stumbled on the benefits of elderberry, which include boosting the immune system. Using elderberry as the base, she added other natural ingredients such as local honey
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Meanwhile, Berlin’s then 5-year-old son had started kindergarten and was constantly sick.
Within days, her son’s symptoms were gone, he stopped taking prescribed medications and didn’t need any sort of breathing treatments. Berlin was ecstatic with the results and felt the need to share this product with other people. In February of last year – at the height of flu season – the two women pitched in $30 each, Nor t h w
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...continued from p. 14 One of their goals was to make the syrup taste good enough so children would drink it. To do this, they used their own kids as guinea pigs. “We’d line them up in the kitchen and have them taste it,” Berlin said. “They’d give us a ‘thumbs up’ or ‘thumbs down.’ We tried several different recipes before we had ‘thumbs up’ from all of them.” After that, they filled up a few Mason jars, printed out some labels and decorated the lids of the jars with some twine. “We had all our friends and neighbors drinking it,” Berlin said. After deciding to venture out to a more public arena, they approached Summerfield Farms about the possibility of selling their product. When they walked away, their elderberry syrup was on the shelves at The Market, located at the front entrance to the farm. The product was so well received that the friends began a search for commercial cooking space and ended up renting a commercial kitchen in Charlotte. Now the two spend a couple days a month in Charlotte cooking and bottling. Each trip nets them about 3,000 ounces of the syrup. They’ve transitioned from the cutesy Mason jars to more professional looking bottles in sizes of 8, 16 and 32 ounces. The syrup is now available in three more locations – Common Grounds in Greensboro, Rhino Market in Charlotte and Redline Fitness in Mocksville. They’ve also added skin care to their product line, with plans for additional products in the future. Still shy of their company’s first-year anniversary, Draper and Berlin have been on a whirlwind journey. Because of the popularity of the syrup, the two spent the first few months just trying
to keep up with demand. Once things started slowing, they sat down and took the time to develop a plan that would carry them through the next five years.
“Making elderberry syrup is more than just a business and making money to us. We have many more dreams and wishes for this business. We want to help people get well, not just when they are sick, but every day,” they posted on the JK Made website. “We want to change people’s minds on all-natural remedies. We want to show our children that if you want to do something, just do it! Don’t worry about what others think or feel about it. We also want to show them the importance of community, humility, hard work and compassion for others.” These are qualities both women exhibit in abundance. They’re quick to point out the special bond, not only that they share, but that their families share as well. Draper and Berlin are both married and each have two children. “We’re very family-oriented and we all like hanging out together,” Draper said. That extends not only to the two families but their entire Summerfield neighborhood on Whispering Pines Drive.
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Rising prices, falling supply signal ‘steady’ housing market by CHRIS BURRITT NW GUILFORD – The selling prices of houses in Oak Ridge, Summerfield and Stokesdale climbed in the fourth quarter of 2019, helped by lower inventories, according to the Greensboro Regional Realtors Association (GRRA). The average selling price for houses in Oak Ridge and Summerfield rose 3.5 percent to $397,836 in the quarter, compared to $384,244 a year earlier, GRRA reported Jan. 17. In Stokesdale, the average sales price was $295,386, up 9.2 percent from the same time period in 2018. “We continue to see a steady real estate market with low inventory,” GRRA President Ray Alexander said in the statement last week. Demand tightened in the fourth quarter, with the number of houses for sale in Oak Ridge and Summerfield dropping 5.7 percent, from 141 to 133, and in Stokesdale, dropping 4 percent, from 50 to 48. Although closed sales for the fourth quarter 2019 were down 11.6 percent in Oak Ridge and Summerfield compared to the fourth quarter 2018, they were up 57.6 percent in Stokesdale for the same time period. The months’ supply of homes for sale on the market dropped 7.3 percent in Oak Ridge and Summerfield, from 4.1 months of inventory in 2018 to 3.8 months in 2019. In Stokesdale, the 13.9 percent drop in inventory was even more dramatic, going from 3.6 months to 3.1 months.
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STOKESDALE – Culp, Inc.’s mattress fabrics division, Culp Home Fashions, recently earned the 2019 Sustainability Award from ICE Recycling for efforts to recycle materials at its facility on U.S. 158 in Stokesdale. “This award highlights Culp’s ongoing initiatives to reduce its environmental footprint and promote sustainability,” the company wrote in a press release Jan. 21. “As part of this effort, Culp Home Fashions has been working with ICE Recycling since 2017 to achieve landfill-free status at the company’s Stokesdale production facility.
“Based in Lake City, South Carolina, ICE Recycling custom designs plans for local businesses to divert their waste products away from landfills. ICE Recycling specializes in carbon footprint reduction by the bailing, grinding and packaging of recycling materials for alternate end uses. Substantially all fabric and yarn waste, as well as plastic, cardboard and other operational waste, generated from the Stokesdale location is now sent to the recycling facility at ICE Recycling so none of this material enters a landfill. Culp conducted extensive employee training and followed strict guidelines and procedures to reach this goal for Stokesdale.”
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he’d been around forever.” Bare, it was state title No. 2 – one of his golf teams also Bare, who has spent his earned a state championship. entire career coaching at Northwest, is scheduled to His wrestling teams be inducted into the National have been dominant in the Wrestling Hall of Fame – conference, winning 17 titles. North Carolina Chapter in According to school records, May. The ceremony takes he coached the Midwest Replace in Chapel Hill. gion Individual Tournament Coach Ron Bare Champions in 2015 and 2019, “It means a lot,” said the NC State Individual State Bare, 56. “People have been 4A Tournament Runner Up in 2015, congratulating me. Lots of pats on the eight individual state champions, 36 indiback.” vidual regional tournament champions, His pending induction was an42 individual state place winners (the top nounced Jan. 8 before his Vikings took six in the state) and was named the 2019 on Metro 4A Conference rival Page. NCHSAA Toby Webb Coach of the Year. “It doesn’t happen every day,” During 25 years as head coach, as Northwest Principal Ralph Kitley, said of Jan. 16 Bare’s wrestling team had of the recognition. “Definitely, definitely amassed a 489-109 overall win-loss well-deserved.” record. Bare wrestled at Ashe Central High “He has done a tremendous job (now Ashe County High) and for two with Northwest High School,” said Mike years at Elon College (now Elon UniEverett, who took over as Northwest’s versity) before the college discontinued athletics director this year. “It’s a wellthe sport. He finished his Elon studies in December 1988 and started coaching at deserved honor.” Northwest two months later. “I didn’t know anything about Northwest when I got here,” Bare said, recalling that period of time when he was just a kid out of college who needed a job. “It didn’t take long to realize I was in a good place.” He taught physical education at Northwest Middle for 11 years before moving to the high school in 2000. But he coached at the high school from day one. “He’s still actively involved in coaching three sports, which is unheard of these days,” said long-time Northwest athletics director John Hughes, who is now an assistant principal at Eastern Guilford. In addition to coaching wrestling, Bare is an assistant football coach and head junior varsity coach, and head boys golf coach. He’s been head wrestling coach at Northwest since 1995. His teams have brought home lots of hardware over the years, and last year’s wrestling team won its first state title. For
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Huber, Lomax, Pleasant selected for All Star, All-American games A Northwest Guilford soccer player and two Northern Guilford basketball players have received special recognition. Northwest’s Max Huber Max Huber, a senior center mid, has been tapped for the NC Coaches Association’s East-West All Star soccer game in July. Northern seniors Carson Lomax and Rashawn Pleasant have been nominated to play in the McDonald’s AllAmerican Games April 1 in Houston. Huber, who is considering multiple college offers, is “one of the best twoway players I’ve ever coached,” said Northwest’s head varsity soccer coach Jason Allred, referring to Huber’s ability to seamlessly transition from defense to attack. “If he weren’t on the field there’s no way we’d make it to
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THEFT
Jan. 14 | An employee of Ward’s Lawn Specialists on U.S. 220 N in Summerfield reported an unknown suspect forced open the side door to the business between Jan. 13 at 2:25 p.m. and Jan. 14 at 6:30 a.m. and stole $5,000 worth of items including four orange Echo backpack blowers, an orange Echo hedge trimmer, two orange Husqvarna chainsaws, an orange Echo pole saw, an orange Stihl concrete saw, an orange/white Stihl chainsaw and two welder carts. Jan. 17 | A resident of the 4900 block of Golden Acres Road in Oak Ridge (off Alcorn Road) reported an unknown suspect stole an Amazon package, which contained Ernie Ball guitar strings worth $15, from her mailbox between 11:20 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. that day. Jan. 19 | A Stokesdale resident re-
ported an unknown suspect entered an unlocked back door of a house under construction in the 7900 block of U.S. 158 in Stokesdale between Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. and Jan. 18 at 7 a.m. and stole $2,500 worth of items including a Husqvarna blower, a Honda generator, an orange DeWalt power drill, a string of lights and a Bosch stereo.
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Jan. 16 | A resident of the 8500 block of Croft Drive in Stokesdale (off U.S. 158) reported an unknown suspect threw a cinder block through the front windshield of her vehicle, which was parked in her driveway, and caused $500 worth of damage between 5 and 7:52 p.m. that day.
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Melody, the shift manager at Bojangles’, for your help with a large order and your kindness and outstanding customer service. You made my day!
People who use businesses’ dumpsters as their own. Example: Subway in Stokesdale. I regularly see vehicles and trailers being emptied. Shame on you! I wish someone from Subway would catch them in the act.
The wonderful staff of Morris and Morris Family Dentistry for providing a baked potato bar for the teachers and staff of Stokesdale Elementary. Your thoughtfulness and generosity are greatly appreciated. Food Lion for having the most amazing customer service. They always have really friendly, kind staff available to answer questions, help you find what you need, and more than enough actual people to check you out when you are ready. CrossFit Oak Ridge and Oak Ridge Youth Association for paying off the lunch debt at Colfax Elementary, Oak Ridge Elementary and Stokesdale Elementary right before Christmas. The mayor of Oak Ridge for all she does. Those who are quick to criticize have no idea what’s happening behind the scenes and how hard she works day in and day out. Oak Ridge is lucky to have her. Our teachers, who are some of the hardest-working, lowest-paid people I know – yet they are moulding our children and thus shaping our future. Those who take time to grin and appreciate life!
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Summerfield council member Teresa Pegram, who has basically said the only people she represents are the 1,169 people who voted for her. Seems she couldn’t care less about the other town folks. What a sad attitude for a council member! The NWO for not publishing legitimate gripes that could have prompted positive actions, but instead publishing ridiculous ones, i.e., McDonald’s getting robbed. Did you think that gripe was funny? The “surprising intelligence” of a drug dealer. Their travel to-and-from destinations are abrupt for fear of law enforcement arriving, but departure in under 15 minutes right by cameras demonstrates drug activity. Those who gripe and complain far more than grin. McDonald’s griper (last week’s issue). If you were making minimum wage and someone pointed a gun at you, I sincerely doubt your comment would be ‘sorry robber, no weapons allowed.’” You should be ashamed of yourself. Every life is more valuable than cash!
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about the end result for the residents, particularly your neighborhood.” The campus is planned for a sloping wooded tract on the southern side of N.C. 150 across from the historic Saunders Inn and near the future site of the Henson Village shopping center. The site for the campus backs up to Snow Hill Drive, a street in Henson Farms. Residents are opposed to the possibility that the street may become a thoroughfare to the school, Jones said. The most productive community well in Henson Farms borders the proposed campus, raising concerns that drilling of a well to serve several hundred students and staff may diminish the supply of water to Henson Farms, Jones said. Residents are also concerned that runoff from parking lots and streets on the campus may flow into Henson Lake in the neighborhood. Selling of revenue bonds for Revolution Academy won the approval of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners last Thursday, Jan. 16, following a public hearing to gather feedback on the proposed transaction. The sale wouldn’t financially obligate the county, the state
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change because its agricultural classification allows for construction of elementary and secondary schools, according to Chris York, Summerfield’s planner. Construction of water and septic systems and erosion control measures require approval of Guilford County inspectors and road changes to accommodate school traffic must be approved by the North Carolina Department of Transportation. “It is easy to say that these matters are out of your control,” Jones told the town council. “But ignoring this and how it impacts the residents of Summerfield would be an abdication of your responsibility to those citizens.” The Town’s Zoning Board plans to review the site plan for the school at its Jan. 27 meeting, giving residents the chance to express their views and board members the opportunity to recommend changes to the plan, Town Manager Scott Whitaker said. Town staff has “been very much a part of the process,” he said. “We are very much concerned
or Summerfield, according to the notice of the hearing posted on the commissioners’ website. Sauer, the school’s principal, said the bond sale may occur in February, allowing organizers to purchase the property at 3718 N.C. 150 (Oak Ridge Road) and start building the school. If plans work out, construction would be finished in September or October, she said. The 2020-21 academic year will begin Aug. 20, requiring that Revolution Academy students attend classes temporarily at The Church on 68, at 300 N.C. 68 in Greensboro, Sauer said. In its first year, the school will offer kindergarten through the sixth grade. It is taking applications for 400 student openings through Jan. 31, after which an attendance lottery will be held in grades where the number of applications exceeds openings. As of Tuesday, Jan. 21, the school had gotten 332 applications, according to Sauer. Based on the interest so far, a lottery will be required for kindergarten and fourth and fifth grades, she said. It may be necessary for the other grades depending upon the number of applica-
tions through the end of January. Revolution Academy is also taking applications for 20 teaching slots, Sauer said. As a publicly funded nonprofit charter school, students will pay no tuition and can attend from across North Carolina. Parents have applied for their children for a variety of reasons. Some like that the school plans less emphasis on endof-grade testing found in some other schools, Sauer said. Others like that students will rely less on technology in the classroom. “They’re not going to be on the computer all day,” she said. “We’re going to teach them to write using pencil and paper.”
to learn more For information about the school, visit revolutionacademyk8.com. Summerfield’s Planning and Zoning Board will review a site plan for the school at its monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 27; the meeting will begin 7 p.m. and be held at Summerfield Community Center, 5404 Centerfield Road.
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d Town SUMMERFIELD – Summerfiel acwhether to Council is evaluating the town nearly cept an offer to deed Summerfield Com17 acres containing d Community Center and Summerfiel munity Park. d CommuThe board of Summerfiel of the property nity Center Inc., owner offered in Septemon Centerfield Road,
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that on Centerfield Road Summerfield 17 acres to deed the town of Center Inc. is offering Park. Summerfield Community and Summerfield Community Community Center include Summerfield the conversa“We just want to start time publicly during ...continued on p. 8 proposal for the first to the town. Town Tuesday, Jan. 14. ber to deed the land the council’s meeting discussed the Manager Scott Whitaker
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ing to show Horse enthusiasts rallys on park property support for horse trail for The draft master plan include an Town Park doesn’t horse equestrian trail, forcing support for enthusiasts to garner as possible the idea as quickly by CHRIS BURRITT
Oak third time since October, OAK RIDGE – For the ki plans to urge the Ridge resident Rita Lewandows Advisory Board to incorpotown’s Parks and Recreation Town Park. long-range plans for rate a horse trail into year, presentations late last In her previous two in her the “Lone Ranger” Lewandowski was essentially board this Thursday P&R the to returns quest. As she of a rounded up the support evening, Jan. 16, she’s
favor the horse enthusiasts who growing number of of 58 acres trail along the perimeter creation of a riding for the park’s expansion. on Linville Road slated
catchup and get “We’re trying to play Lewandowski the community involved,” this week. said in an interview earlier that trail on the grassy tract Her proposal for a horse 2018 isn’t Frank Whitaker Jr. in Oak Ridge bought from t of a master plan for part of the town’s developmen Town Park. evaluits end as the council The process is nearing McGill plan prepared by consultant ates the draft of the
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GENERAL REPAIR & SERVICES GREENERTIMES SMALL ENGINE Sales & Service Center. All types sold and repaired; comm./res. 9428 NC Hwy. 65, Stokesdale. (336) 548-9286 or (336) 312-3844. CLOCK DOCTOR. Free house calls for sick clocks. (336) 643-9931 or (336) 392-4124. AFFORDABLE HOME REPAIRS. One call fixes all! A+ with BBB. For a free estimate, call (336) 643-1184 or (336) 987-0350. L & T SMALL ENGINE SERVICE "We get you mowing!" Comm./res., all models. 2103 Oak Ridge Rd., Oak Ridge. Call (336) 298-4314, LandTsmallengineservice.com. APPLIANCE REPAIR – Call Mr. Appliance A step above the rest! (336) 609-5707. FIX YOUR MOWER. Free pickup & delivery. Call Rick, (336) 501-8681. OLD SCHOOL HOME REPAIR. Please see display ad on page 8. GARY’S HANDYMAN HOME SERVICES “Providing value for the home-ownership experience.” Gary Gellert, serving NC’s Piedmont Triad area. Garygellert@gmail.com, (336) 423-8223.
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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.
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PRESSURE WASHING GUTTER CLEANING & HOUSE WASHING. Premier power washing, 100 % satisfaction guaranteed. (336) 420-0666. PRESSURE WASHING, gutter & window cleaning. Fully insured. Crystal Clear, www. windowcleaningnc.com (336) 595-2873.
REMODELING / CONSTRUCTION JLB REMODELING, INC. Remodeling and additions. Fully insured. NC GC license #69997. Free est. Call (336) 681-2902 or visit www.jlbremodeling.com. ORTIZ REMODELING – Total restoration & home improvement. Drywall, painting, kitchen cabinets, interior trim & more. Free estimates. (336) 280-8981. PREMIER CONSTRUCTION for all your remodeling/renovation needs. (336) 430-9507.
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BELEWS CREEK CONSTRUCTION Kitchens/baths, custom decks, garages, dock work, siding, windows, roofing, rotted wood. Sr. disc., 39 years exp. (336) 362-6343.
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FABRIC NEEDED for Sew to Sow Ministry to make dresses for girls in Kenya. Cotton fabrics work best, any amount. Also need buttons, ribbon, lace trimming, elastic and thread. Call Beth, (336) 644-8155. SEWING MACHINES NEEDED for Sew to Sow Ministry to make dresses for girls in Kenya. If you have a gently used, working sewing machine you would like to donate, please call Beth, (336) 644-8155.
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LOTS, LAND, ACREAGE Gorgeous property! Nothing else like it! Wooded, open and water. Creeks and pond. 4 acres up to 23 acres. You choose. Call (336) 430-9507 anytime.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Thinking of buying your FIRST HOME this year? Are you fed up with renting but have no idea where to start? Worried about no down payment, fees or who to trust for advice? You have a local Realtor here in the heart of the NW who is ready to listen & guide your every step! Call or text me for a refreshing perspective with experience, compassion & honesty. Emma Nutt, Fathom Realty. (336) 772-2231.
HOMES FOR RENT LIKE NEW, 2BR, 2BA, mobile home in clean, quiet mobile home park. All appliances incl. $600/mo. Near intersection of Highways 158 & 220. (336) 908-6553. TOWNHOUSE, 2BR/2BA with loft; fantastic location near Saint Paul on Horse Pen Creek Road, $1,100. Please call (336) 392-1454.
HOMES FOR SALE
KRISTIN'S PET SITTING/DOG WALKING Professional, insured and experienced. Call (336) 337-8172. WENDY COLLINS PET SITTING LLC. Bonded & Insured. Follow us on Facebook. Call or text (336) 339-6845.
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By the Book Accounting ....................... 2 Carlotta Lytton, CPA............................. 8 Kimberly Thacker Accounting............... 8 Samuel K. Anders, CPA, MSA, PC...... 10
AUTOMOTIVE SALES / SERVICE EuroHaus ........................................... 14 Vestal Buick GMC, Inc. ......................... 7
BUILDING / REMODELING
BEK Paint Company ........................... 29 Budget Blinds ....................................... 8 Carlos & Son Painting......................... 29 Carpets by Direct .................................. 3 Eanes Heating & Air ........................... 12 Maidright Cleaning ............................. 28 Old School Home Repair ...................... 8 ProStone, Inc. ....................................... 6 Stokesdale Heating & Air.................... 19
Disney Custom Homes ....................... 15 Don Mills Builders ............................... 21 Friddle & Company, Inc. ..................... 18 Johnson & Lee LLC............................. 17 Lansink Custom Homes................ 15, 16 Naylor Custom Homes ....................... 16 R&K Custom Homes .......................... 22 Ray Bullins Construction ..................... 20 RS Dezern Construction ..................... 15 Walraven Signature Homes ................ 20
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Guardian Ad Litem ............................. 25
DENTISTRY High Point Pediatric Dentistry ............. 24 Summerfield Family Dentistry ............... 8
Gladwell Insurance ............................. 10
LEGAL SERVICES
Barbour & Williams Law ....................... 4
MEDICAL CARE
LeBauer Healthcare ............................. 9 Wake Forest Baptist Health ............5, 26
ORTHODONTIC CARE
Olmsted Orthodontics ........................ 23 Bel-Aire Veterinary Hospital .................. 8 Northwest Animal Hospital ................. 25
REAL ESTATE
Forbis & Dick Stokesdale ...................... 2
A New Dawn Realty ............................. 2 Berkshire Hathaway Yost & Little ........ 13 Carolyn Cudd, Allen Tate .................... 25 Nicole Gillespie, RE/MAX ................... 14 Ramilya Siegel, Keller Williams ............. 9 Smith Marketing – Allen Tate ............. 15
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EVENTS NW Guilford High PTSA ..................... 24
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Oak Ridge Youth Association ............... 6
Domino’s Pizza ................................... 23
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