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(L-R) Northern Guilford principal Janiese McKenzie decided to lighten things up by wearing a mask with a big smile as she greeted seniors and posed for pictures in the school’s drive-through graduation ceremony June 10. Elizabeth Hyman grabs her graduation cap when the breeze tried to carry it away. After receiving their diplomas, seniors stopped to sign the large rock near the front entrance of the school, painted in their honor. See more photos from the first day of Northern Guilford’s drive-through graduation on p. 12 and more photos and videos at Facebook.com/NorthwestObserver. Northwest Guilford will hold its drive-through graduation Friday, June 12, and Saturday, June 13. | Photos by Patti Stokes/NWO

Summerfield, Oak Ridge see higher alcohol sales during virus

IN THIS ISSUE News in brief.................................................2 Your Questions .............................................4 Stokesdale draft budgets finalized............5 Oak Ridge budget, council meeting ........6 Park Master Plan ..........................................8 Crime Report / Calendar Events .............. 10

Municipalities statewide share in the profit of the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) stores.

Their sales surged in the second half of March, after bars and restaurants had closed due to coro-

navirus precautions and alcohol drinkers worried that ABC stores would be shuttered as well.

“It created somewhat of a panic by retail customers,” said Gregory Bradsher, administrator of the Triad Municipal ABC Board, which operates the store in

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MST theme sought/Saunders Inn ......... 11 Northern drive-through graduation pix ... 12 Student Profile ............................................ 17 Letters/Opinions ......................................... 18 Grins and Gripes ......................................... 19 Classifieds ...................................................20 Index of Advertisers ............................... 23 NWO On The Go! ............................... 24

IS T SU HI E S

by CHRIS BURRITT

NW GUILFORD – The COVID-19 outbreak that has created so much havoc – forcing business closings and job cuts and straining families’ finances – wound up boosting the coffers of Summerfield and Oak Ridge with proceeds of liquor sales.

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Consumers worried that liquor stores may close amid the COVID-19 outbreak increased purchases ‘for a rainy day,’ according to a local ABC board administrator

NEWS in brief

Joe and Vi Reaf celebrate their

65th wedding anniversary Joe and Vi were married on June 11, 1955. They have been blessed with four daughters and sons-in-law, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Open house held for Birkhaven property rezoning

They moved to Oak Ridge 12 years ago from Pennsylvania. Joe is a Korean War Veteran and also celebrating his 90th birthday this month.

They have been an example of "love" to family and friends through the years and we honor them on their anniversary!

Then, 1955 Photo by Chris Burritt/NWO

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SUMMERFIELD – The town of Summerfield scheduled an open house at 6 p.m. June 9 for citizens to view plans for developing almost 46 acres adjacent to the Birkhaven subdivision on N.C. 150 for new houses. Owner Rob Jessup is seeking rezoning of the tract from AG (agricultural) to RS-40 (residential), a classification that would allow about 30 lots on the property, according to Summerfield planner Chris York.

The property’s address is 3016 Rear Oak Ridge Road, and it’s located west of

Briardenn Drive in Birkhaven. The open house was held in Town Hall, with town staff taking social distancing precautions.

The first of two public hearings for the rezoning request will likely be held at the town’s Planning Board meeting June 22, after which the board is expected to vote on whether to recommend the town council approve the request. The council would then hold a second public hearing in July and make the final decision on whether to approve the request.

Volunteers keep site maintained SUMMERFIELD – Dot Freeman, a volunteer with the Guilford Battle chapter of the Daughters of American Revolution, took a break on the morning of June 8 after spreading several bags of fresh mulch around the granite monument located beside Summerfield Road, in front of Summerfield Elementary School.

The monument pays tribute to Charles Bruce, credited with being one of Summerfield’s founders, and James Gillis, a bugler boy who was killed in Summer-

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field during the Revolutionary War while trying to warn his compatriots the British Army was approaching.

In 2009 the site around the monument was restored and new cobblestone pavers installed around it, benches added as part of an Eagle Scout project, shrubs planted and a U.S. flag, a North Carolina flag, and a replica of the flag carried during the Battle of Guilford Courthouse in

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I’ve recently stopped to pick up a box turtle crossing Pleasant Ridge Road in Summerfield. I carried it to the other side of the pavement.

A few days later, I saw a snapping turtle, but I didn’t stop because it was so big.

Is there a safe way to pick up a snapping turtle?

We checked with the Greensboro Science Center and learned that turtles – box and snapping – are faster than you might think. So they should be handled carefully, according to Lauren Irk, a reptile expert who cares for turtles at the center.

“Snapping turtles have strong jaws, a sharp beak and a long neck that can reach around to their sides,” she told us in an email earlier this week. “Even though they look clunky on land, they can still move quicker than people realize.”

If you want to help a snapping turtle across the road, Irk suggested using a sturdy box. Push on its back so that it moves forward into the box.

“Know that the turtle could potentially bite the box and puncture even a plastic container,” she said.

If you’re going to pick up the turtle, wear gloves or wrap a towel or cloth around its rear end to protect your hands from the sharp claws of its back feet, Irk added.

Don’t pick up the snapper by its tail, she said, because the turtle’s weight can injure the tail or spine.

Irk cautioned that the common snapping turtle also has sharp claws so wrap them in a towel when you pick them up.

Support them from the bottom to minimize the risk that you may drop them.

“They are also faster than people think,” she said. “I’ve tried to pick one up to move, and it crawled off the road faster than I could get out of my car and get to it.”

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Bonecrusher, an alligator snapping turtle on exhibit in the Greensboro Science Center, has a sharp beak that goes with sharp teeth and claws. This species is not native to North Carolina.

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Stokesdale to hold special called meeting June 15 A public hearing will be held for citizen input on the proposed general fund and water enterprise budgets

by PATTI STOKES STOKESDALE – The town of Stokesdale will seek input on proposed budgets for its general fund and water enterprise accounts next week before adopting them for the fiscal year beginning July 1.

Once again, the town proposes operating without a property tax, leaving it the only incorporated town in northwest Guilford County that does so.

In the general fund account, the town’s largest projected source of revenue, $290,000, will come from its share of utilities franchise fees.

Revenue from taxes on beer and wine sold within the town is projected to total $23,800 next year.

Cable franchise fees are expected to yield around $11,000 next fiscal year, and the town anticipates receiving about $20,000 in Planning and Zoning fees.

Total revenue in the general fund next fiscal year is projected at $384,800.

On the expense side, Stokesdale projects investing $18,249.56 for town park improvements, its only capital project next year.

Park electrical, repairs, cleaning and lighting are projected to cost $14,000; the town has budgeted for a donation of $10,000 next year to Stokesdale Elementary School.

About $5,000 is budgeted for community events hosted by the town, bringing the total budget for cultural and recreational expenses to $29,000.

At $77,200, the category of administration fees includes fees, advertising, membership and dues, office equipment, cleaning, printing and supplies, postage and insurance.

Lawn maintenance for town-owned

property, including the land around the town hall and the town park, is projected to cost $62,000 next fiscal year.

Attorney fees are budgeted at $47,700 and accounting fees at $35,000; the town contracts for both services.

Stokesdale’s largest expense category in the general fund is for payroll items, totaling $136,686.40; they include salaries for one full-time and two parttime employees, health insurance for the full-time employee, and council stipends of $34,800.

The town’s total projected expenses next year in the general fund total $515,606.90, which is $130,806.96 more than projected revenue.

To bring the general fund budget into balance, the budget reflects a reimbursement of $130,806.96 from the water enterprise account for shared overhead expenses such as rent, utilities and salaries.

Whether the reimbursement is legal became a source of debate during the June 3 special called meeting in which the council finalized the draft budget.

Mayor John Flynt said he wasn’t comfortable with the transaction because he considered it a transfer, not a reimbursement.

Councilman Derek Foy argued the transaction was not a transfer from the water enterprise account to the general fund account, which has a different legal definition than a reimbursement.

“That’s fine – it’s going to be your little red wagon, not mine (if the money has to be placed back into the water enterprise account),” Flynt said.

A special called meeting for a public hearing on the budgets will be held Monday, June 15, at 7 p.m. The meeting will be conducted virtually via Zoom.

Visit www.stokesdale.org for a copy of the proposed general fund and water enterprise budgets for fiscal year 2020-21, a link to the Zoom meeting on June 15, and to sign up in advance to comment on the budgets.

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Town of Oak Ridge REVENUES

Proposed Budget FY 2020-2021

Ad valorem Taxes .................................................................811,342 Unrestricted Intergovernmental ........................................... 667,700 Planning and Zoning Fees .....................................................20,000 Donations ...............................................................................6,650 Investment Earnings ............................................................. 25,000 Other Income: Misc. Park Revenues ......................................30,260 Appropriation from Fund Balance ........................................ 907,045

Total REVENUES and Appropriation .............. 2,467,997

OPERATING Expenses General Government * .......................................................754,422 Cultural and Recreation Expense .........................................502,975

Total OPERATING Expenses .......................... 1,257,397

CAPITAL Expenses Computer, etc. ...................................................................... 11,000 Capital Outlay: Land Improvements-ROW ...........................933,200 Capital Outlay: Park Land .................................................. 266,400

Total CAPITAL Expenses ................................ 1,210,600 Total EXPENDITURES .................................... 2,467,997 * Combines Administrative and Building and Grounds expense

Oak Ridge council debates 2.5 percent employee pay raise Four of five council members support pay hike, which Doug Nodine calls “a bad idea” amid job losses due to COVID-19 outbreak

by CHRIS BURRITT OAK RIDGE – The final draft of Oak Ridge’s budget for next fiscal year sparked debate among council members over whether town employees deserve 2.5% pay raises in the midst of soaring unemployment in North Carolina due to COVID-19.

During last week’s council meeting, Mayor Ann Schneider, Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kinneman and council members George McClellan and Martha Pittman praised the performance of town staff during the partial shutdown and gradual reopening of Oak Ridge’s government over the past three months. Councilman Doug Nodine countered that giving employees a raise right now is “a bad idea.”

“I’m sure every business owner who lives in Oak Ridge is suffering a reduction of their income,” Nodine said during the council meeting last Thursday, June 4.

The council conducted the meeting virtually to avoid public gatherings in Town Hall. During an online public hearing, resident Patti Dmuchowski

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said she supported the proposed budget; Town Clerk Sandra Smith read an email from Frank Whitaker, who also voiced support for the budget.

The council will hold a second public hearing Thursday, June 18, to gather feedback about the proposed budget and afterwards will consider adopting the spending plan.

Last week’s debate over pay raises for town staff highlighted unprecedented disruptions and financial stresses for employers and individuals over the last few months due to the coronavirus. While aiming to minimize the spread of the illness, stay-at-home orders

by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper have forced the temporary closure of many businesses and the layoff of employees.

North Carolina’s unemployment rate jumped to 12.2% in April, according to a preliminary estimate by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; that number was up from 4.3% in March and 4.1% a year earlier.

Increasing Town of Oak Ridge employees’ pay “seems like a poor idea in these conditions,” Nodine said.

He referred to himself as “the stinker in the group” because he differed with other council members.

“I know how hard all of you have worked and you’ve stretched yourselves and really kept the town running when a lot of us were pretty much isolated,” Pittman said. “To deny a 2.5% cost-of-living increase when we can afford it, it seems almost like punishing you for someone else’s misfortune.”

“The leadership and creativity

they’ve lent and the guidance they’ve given us is just without match,” Schneider said, explaining that town staff had undertaken major projects before the onset of COVID-19 disrupted town operations.

revenue by deferring some discretionary capital projects and eliminating increases in some operating expenses.

As a result, revenues are projected to exceed operating expenses by $303,554 next year, Pittman said.

“You’ve earned your 2.5%,” McClellan said, adding that the proposed budget is “financially responsible” because it restrains spending to counter a projected revenue decline.

Town employees were eligible for merit pay raises of as much as 5% in the original draft of the budget, Town Manager Bill Bruce said. As revenue projections sank, he dropped the proposal for merit increases and recommended 2.5% cost-of-living increases only.

The proposed budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 forecasts an 8% drop in revenue next year compared to the current year, primarily because the coronavirus outbreak forced the closing of businesses and reduced consumer shopping, resulting in a reduction of the town’s sales tax revenue.

Oak Ridge’s property tax rate would remain unchanged at 8 cents per $100 of assessed property value in the proposed fiscal 2020-21 spending plan.

The town plans to offset lower

Increasing pay for employees would cost $10,500, or less than half of 1% of the $2.47 million proposed budget, according to Schneider.

“Without a cost-of-living increase, we’re basically reducing staff salaries,” she said.

June 30, the end of the fiscal year. He estimated transfers will total $10,000 to $15,000.

Nodine countered that “cost of living over the last year is actually down, not up. So I wouldn’t call it a cost of living; just call it a raise.”

While U.S. inflation has declined due to COVID-19, the annual rate had not turned negative as of April, according to the U.S. Labor Department.

The agency reported the rate stood at 0.3 percent for the 12 months ended in April.

In other discussions, Pittman said the Town Park usage agreement the town is negotiating with the Oak Ridge Youth Association reflects an increase in the town’s support for the group.

The council voted 5-0 to reappoint Caroline Ruch to the town’s Historic Preservation Commission and to accept May’s financial report presented by Finance Officer Sam Anders.

Smith, the town clerk, read reports updating the activities of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, Planning and Zoning Board, Special Events Committee and the Mountains-to-Sea Trail Committee.

During the period set aside for general public comments, Smith read an email from Joanne Saunders, who owns a house on Bromfield Road with her husband, Robert. Their daughter and grandson live in the house and in recent months have run short of water.

Drilling the well deeper and digging a new well didn’t yield new water, according to the email. Saunders added that other Bromfield Road residents are experiencing a lack of water.

The council gave Anders authority to shift money between line items in the town’s budget between now and

After comments by council members, the meeting was adjourned at 8:06 p.m.

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ABC PROFITS SOAR ...continued from p. 1

Oak Ridge. “The fear of the unknown had our consumers purchasing more alcohol. People probably doubled up, so to speak, so they’d have some for a rainy day.”

As a result, the distribution of ABC payments to Summerfield and Oak Ridge through the first three quarters of the fiscal year already exceeds the amount of money the towns budgeted for the full year that ends June 30.

Distribution is especially strong in Summerfield, where the town has collected $122,718 in ABC profits, compared to its full-year projection of $75,000, according to monthly financial statements. Finance Officer Dee Hall predicted that the town’s distribution may reach $175,000 through June 30 after receipt of the fourth quarter distribution.

Oak Ridge’s collections of $171,089

quarterly sales to bars, restaurants and clubs, Armstrong said in an email earlier this week.

exceed its expectation of $158,760 for the year. Town Manager Bill Bruce cited the town’s “historically conservative budget projections” for the difference.

Summerfield; you can Google this and see that people are depressed and are stuck in their homes, and they’re drinking,” she said.

“As far as why ABC revenue is up, that is all speculation,” Bruce said in an email earlier this week, declining to elaborate.

Hall added that, based upon higher ABC distribution to the town in December, people were already buying more liquor before the onset of COVID-19.

The town of Stokesdale doesn’t operate an ABC store, but does get a share of ABC profits from restaurants in the town that sell mixed drinks; unlike Oak Ridge and Summerfield, which receive quarterly distribution checks, Stokesdale receives two checks each fiscal year, one in mid-June and the other in September, according to Alisa Houk, Stokesdale’s clerk and finance officer.

“Before the pandemic hit, people in Summerfield were drinking,” Hall told the Town Council during a special budget meeting May 28.

“Erroneous rumors” that ABC stores may be forced to close fueled heavierthan-normal purchases resulting in “artificially high retail sales,” she said.

Increased activity in the stores amid social distancing precautions led to higher costs for personal protection equipment, sanitation technology and other expenses that eroded profits, she said.

Since neither payment has arrived, Stokesdale doesn’t know how its distribution of ABC profits will be affected by virus-related buying, Houk said.

Summerfield’s ABC store is operated by the Greensboro ABC Board, which also runs stores in the city. As alcohol sales were increasing during the first three months of the year, they ended the quarter through March up nearly 14.5 percent, or triple the gain in the same quarter in 2019, according to Vickee Armstrong, the Greensboro board’s chief executive officer.

Sales in April “settled into an average rhythm” with an increase of 4.5 percent by the stores operated by the Greensboro board, Armstrong said.

Similarly, the market served by the Triad Municipal ABC board, which operates stores in Winston-Salem, Kernersville and other towns aside from Oak Ridge, is seeing “an increase but leveling off” of sales, Bradsher said.

Higher ABC distribution to Summerfield reflects “hoarding” by consumers in the final weeks of March, Hall said in an interview last month. “This isn’t just

Sales surged after North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s stay at home order March 17 forced bars and restaurants to close temporarily, pushing down

“It’s going to be a fairly flat second quarter,” he said. “But sales and distribution of profits to municipalities should be higher this year.”

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Cross blood drive will be held June 13, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Lowes Foods in Oak Ridge, 2205 Oak Ridge Road, and June 16, 2:30 to 7 p.m. at Central Baptist Church, 1715 NC 68 N in Oak Ridge.

Appointments are required so COVID-19 precautions can be taken.

To make an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org, enter ZIP code “27310” in the “Find a Blood Drive” box in the upper right corner, and select from list to see available times. An appointment can also be made by calling 1-800-REDCROSS.

MONDAY, JUNE 15  Public Hearing | Stokesdale

Town Council will hold a public hearing June 15 at 7 p.m. to obtain citizen feedback on its proposed FY 2020-21 budgets for the general fund and water enterprise accounts.

The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom – visit www.stokesdale.org to view the budgets, for a link to join the meeting, or to submit comments on the budgets in advance or sign up to comment during the public hearing.

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COMMUNICATING THREATS June 2 | A resident of the 4400 block of U.S. 220 N in Summerfield reported someone who had been communicating threats.

DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED June 4 | A 46-year-old female was arrested at 6:37 a.m. in the 1800 block of Scalesville Road in Summerfield for driving while impaired.

FRAUD June 2 | A resident of the 5400 block of Summer Oaks Court in Summerfield (near Centerfield Road) reported an unknown suspect obtained $5,737 by false pretenses.

June 3 | A resident of the 7100 block of Pleasant Oaks Road in northwest Greensboro (off Pleasant Ridge Road) reported a wire fraud incident involving $26,000.

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June 8 | EME Inc. on Pleasant Ridge Road in northwest Greensboro reported an incident of identity theft involving $9,834.69.

VANDALISM June 3 | A resident of the 3000 block of Pleasant Ridge Road in Summerfield reported $1,000 worth of damage was done to a section of drywall and the underpinning of the home.

June 3 | A resident of the 7500 block of Bartonshire Court in Oak Ridge (off N.C. 68 N) reported his vehicle had been vandalized, resulting in $500 worth of damage; he also reported an assault.

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Search for relics preceding demolition of historic Saunders Inn

by CHRIS BURRITT

scheduled for this Thursday, June 11.

Some of the artifacts may wind up in buildings to be constructed in Henson Village, the shopping center planned by Couch’s development company, Blue Ridge Cos., Brown said in an interview earlier this week.

“Anything that they can salvage they’re going to try to reuse to memorialize the building and tell its story,” Brown Photo by Chris Burritt/NWO said. Couch “is interested Unearthed during a hunt for relics at Saunders Inn last month, these items (from left) resemble a flattened pulley or the wheel of a child’s in perpetuatwagon, the lid of a heavy cast-iron pot and a saw blade or machinery ing the history gear, according to Gary Brown, chair of the Summerfield Historical of Saunders Committee.

Inn.” SUMMERFIELD – The Town of Summerfield’s Historical Committee is searching for relics around the historic Saunders Inn before the badly deteriorating building is torn down.

Owner David Couch also plans to catalog and salvage beams, bricks, mantles and other historic valuables from the structure at N.C. 150 and Deboe Road, according to Gary Brown, the committee’s chair and organizer of the relic hunt

In a search for relics last month, Brown and others found rusty metal items, including one that resembled a flattened pulley or the wheel of a children’s wagon.

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Northern Guilford High School June 10-11 • Drive-through graduation

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Northern Guilford seniors whose last name began with A-J participated in a drive-through graduation ceremony June 10; those whose last name begins with K-Z will receive their diploma June 11. The mood on the first day of graduation was festive, with seniors riding in decorated vehicles and family and friends cheering and holding signs as their graduate walked onto a stage to receive their diploma and have their pictures made. Afterward, the graduates stopped to sign the large painted rock that stands near the school’s front entrance.

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SAUNDERS INN RELICS

(From left) Sgt. S.F. Lynch of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol talks to Stokesdale Town Councilman Jim Rigsbee and Stokesdale Fire Department deputy chief Randy Southard Wednesday afternoon as law enforcement officers and emergency workers picked up complementary lunches provided by Stokesdale resident Frank Bruno, a consultant with Prudential Advisors, in appreciation for their service. About 60 meals were provided to personnel working at Summerfield, Oak Ridge, Colfax and Stokesdale fire departments, Guilford County EMS Medic 1 & 6 paramedics, Guilford County Sheriff’s Department District 1 deputies, and NCSHP troopers who work in the area.

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Volunteer Elizabeth Privette greets Sgt. S.F. Lynch of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol Wednesday afternoon as law enforcement officers and emergency workers picked up lunches offered in appreciation for their service during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Other pieces look like the lid of a heavy cast iron pot and a saw blade or gear from a piece of machinery, Brown said.

Falling down and overgrown with poison ivy and weeds, the two-story wooden structure is located at the southeastern corner of the Henson Village property.

The inn opened in 1822, reportedly as a stopping point for travelers on the wagon road from Georgia to Pennsylvania. One of the guests was Sidney Porter, who stayed on to educate the children of innkeeper Hezekiah Saunders, according to the town of Summerfield’s website.

The teacher’s grandson, William Sidney Porter, was born in 1862 and raised in Greensboro and became the famous short-story writer using the pen name “O. Henry.”

In recent years, the Historical Committee, aided by professionals in historic building restoration, concluded that Saunders Inn was beyond repair after decades of neglect. To preserve its history, the committee took photographs of the building and conducted a virtual tour.

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Sierra Walker, first grade teacher at Summerfield Elementary School, packs up her classroom earlier this month on her assigned day.

Teachers throughout Guilford County were given an assigned day to clean their room out completely before schools closed for the summer. Over the next few months all the schools will receive a deep cleaning and disinfecting.

“We bagged all my students’ things up,” Walker said, “and turned in our teaching materials. Every class was given a drive-through time on a specific day for parents to drive by and pick up their child’s things. They weren’t allowed to get out of their car, so we handed them their bag through the window or put it in the back of their trunk.”

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NORTHERN GUILFORD Ethan Ryan, lacrosse

by MEREDITH BARKLEY Ethan Ryan and his Northern Guilford lacrosse teammates had been looking forward to a deep run in the post season this year.

And after opening their schedule in early March by pummeling a couple of

4A teams, they had title hopes.

“When we saw what we had, we were really thinking we could take it all the way to the (state) championship,” said Ryan, a senior defenseman for the 3A Nighthawks.

“We were all really excited for the season.”

But the coronavirus intervened, bringing sports seasons to an abrupt halt in mid-March and disrupting every phase of life.

“It just stopped out of nowhere,” Ryan said of the season and the team’s hopes.

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“I’m going in with an open mind and kind of work my way through and see what I like,” he said.

Perhaps, he said, he could join forces with his father, Matt, at The Bonitz Company of Carolina, a commercial contracting firm.

“That’s the goal right now,” Ryan said. “But that’s not set in stone.”

These days he said he occupies his time helping his father, working out each day, fishing and doing “little stuff like that where I’m not around a whole lot of people.”

As a youngster, he said, he’d played just about every sport. As he got older, he began helping coach basketball at Summerfield Charter Academy, where he’d attended. He loved it.

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“I spent almost every day through the summer with them,” said Ryan, who was named to the all-state lacrosse team his junior year. “I got very close with some of those guys.”

But, he said, “unfortunately my lacrosse days are over.”

Ryan, who also played football for Northern, is headed to UNC Pembroke in the fall on a football scholarship. The 6-foot-3, 240-pounder is listed as an offensive lineman.

“I’m very excited for that,” he said.

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Thanks to you, we’re making a difference We would like to thank our community for rallying together to support the Northwest Guilford Area Backpack Ministry. The recent school building closures, coupled with sudden food purchasing limitations, required creative solutions and swift action. In response, our generous community has donated over 10,000 pounds of non-perishable food and supplemented with nearly

800 cooked family meals just in the last two months.

The collaboration and giving spirit during the COVID-19 crisis have been boundless. School leaders, counselors, and social workers have gone out of their way to contact our students and guide families facing new economic obstacles.

The staff and trustees at Oak Ridge United Methodist Church have contin-

Shoppers at Lowes Foods in Oak Ridge donated hundreds of breakfasts and snacks, as Lowes’ staff worked diligently to complete Backpack Ministry grocery and meal orders.

Luigi’s Restaurant in Summerfield joined forces with Summerfield Town Council member Lynne DeVaney, Jan Wyrick, Summerfield Merchants’ Association, and Summerfield Fire Department to provide hot meals to Backpack Ministry families.

Philanthropic organizations including Bank of Oak Ridge, Each Child Counts Foundation, First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge, Mustang Fitness, Northern High School Student Council, Oak Ridge Swim Club, and PS Communications offered critical resources to overcome this challenge.

Families teamed up to gather food in in Henson Forest, Henson Farms, Oak Ridge Lake, River Oaks, and The Farms

at Summerfield neighborhoods.

Generous donors flocked to food drives hosted by Center United Methodist Church, the Colfax Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, HorseFriends Riding Center, Northwest High PTSO, Oak Ridge United Methodist, and the Summit Church Oak Ridge.

We are honored to be part of this alliance.

We also want to thank our regular volunteers for their tireless efforts collecting, sorting, packing, and distributing food to our participating families.

The Backpack Ministry will continue to support over 200 children in the coming school year. If you would like to get involved, e-mail us at nwgabpministry@ gmail.com.

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 Country road homeowners who mow along the roads’ edges. It’s really helpful to neighborhood walkers. Ticks and young snakes hide in the high grass and my dog and I thank you!

 Lowes Foods Oak Ridge, for continuing to overcharge sales tax on discounted groceries. Bread, cheese and meat are all subject to the 2% food tax, not the 6.75% general rate.

 High school faculty, administrators, volunteers and family members who did everything possible to make graduating seniors feel special. So sorry the graduates couldn’t have a traditional ceremony this year, but hope they felt the love and support from you all!

 Last week’s editor’s note in the NWO, which legitimizes the selfish actions of non-mask-wearers. The consensus within the scientific community is that masks help to prevent you from transmitting COVID-19. Numerous studies show this. Be a more responsible newspaper.

 Those who are peacefully supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and striding towards equality and reform. Grins also to the law enforcement officers who are standing by them in solidarity and true support.

Justice must prevail! John 13:34.  The Oak Ridge Fire Department for rescuing six baby ducklings from a storm drain and reuniting them with their mother!  Northern Guilford principal Janiese McKenzie for riding a ¾-mile lap around the school property for each of the school’s 340 seniors who graduated this year. You rode – rain or shine – for weeks. Love your commitment and show of support!  Oak Ridge Swim Club’s board of directors for working hard to make the pool a safe and fun place for members. They have done an amazing job keeping the facility clean and the signup running smoothly!

 Mayor Ann Schneider’s comment on the Whitaker property, saying it will benefit Oak Ridge and northwest Guilford for decades to come. “Northwest Guilford” is not paying for it, Oak Ridge taxpayers are. Others are reaping the benefits at our expense.  The elderly lady at the Verizon store in Oak Ridge on Friday morning who coughed directly onto a customer – no mask and no social distancing. If sick, stay home – or at least cover your mouth!  The greed and dishonesty of government in all its forms – including the Oak Ridge Town Council who soak property owners with swinging taxes, but award their staff a 2.5% “cost of living” raise when inflation is just 0.3%.  The man tailgating and flashing his lights as I drove the speed limit on N.C. 150 E. I hope young drivers and

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BRAD'S BOBCAT & HAULING SVCS. LLC. Debris removal, grading, gravel/dirt, driveways, concrete work. (336) 362-3647.

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Fully licensed and insured. Land clearing, debris removal, driveways, French drains and much more. (336) 543-7867.

E&W HAULING & GRADING INC. Driveways, fill dirt, demolition, lot clearing, excavating, bobcat work, etc. (336) 451-1282.

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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.

TRACTOR SERVICE. Experienced and local. Bush hogging and garden tilling.

Mike, owner/operator. (336) 486-9837.

HILL LAWNCARE & OUTDOOR SERVICES. Free est. Call (336) 669-5448.

WILSON LANDSCAPING, INC. Lawn maint., landscaping. Irrigation/ landscape contractor. Hardscaping & landscape lighting. 26 years exp. (336) 399-7764.

ARBOR MASTERS TREE SERVICE Total tree removal, storm damage cleanup, shrub and tree pruning. Free estimates.

Licensed & insured. (336) 643-9157.

STEVE NEWMAN TREE SERVICE. Free est. Lic./Ins. 40+ years experience.

All phases of tree work. Lots & natural area thinning and cleanup. Large shrubbery jobs, chipping. Oak Ridge. Call (336) 643-1119. Hire a local with references.

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Mowing, pruning, mulch/pine straw and much more. Commercial and residential. delimalawncare@live.com. (336) 669-5210.

AQUA SYSTEMS IRRIGATION. Quality irrigation systems. NC licensed contractor.

We service all systems. Free estimates.

(336) 644-1174.

FAY'S LAWNCARE & LANDSCAPING Complete tree removal & trimming. Storm damage clean-up. Landscaping & hardscaping. Insured. Taylor, (336) 458-6491.

WILSON SEAMLESS GUTTERS, new construction, repairs, replacement, leaf guards. Free estimates. (336) 420-0200.

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 32 years. (336) 362-5860.

ALL-SEASON STUMP GRINDING. Owner Alan Winfree. Free est. Call (336) 382-9875.

MASONRY MASONRY CONCEPTS, brick, block, stone concrete & repairs. Free est. (336) 988-1022, www.masonryconceptsgso.com.

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.

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COX POOL SERVICE. Openings, closings, routine maintenance, weekly service. No contracts, free estimates! (336) 327-5122.

WILSON SEPTIC PUMPING & REPAIR. Family owned since 1972. Mention you saw this ad in the NWObserver for a discount.

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BEK Paint Co. Residential & Commercial David & Judy Long, owners

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LAWSON'S PAINTING. Custom decks, pressure washing, boat docks, block fill, wood repair, stain work, textured ceilings, 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, 40 yrs. exp. Sheetrock repair. Average BDRM walls $100. Insured. Call Brad Rogers, (336) 314-3186.

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PLUMBING FREEMAN PLUMBING – new construction, remodel and repair. For ALL your plumbing needs! (336) 580-4525.

BRANSON PLUMBING & SOLAR. No job too small! Experienced, guaranteed. Lic./ Ins. Cleanliness in your home is our #1 priority. Call Mark, (336) 337-7924.

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.

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KEITH SMITH CONSTRUCTION 30 years experience. Specializing in room additions, kitchens & baths, garages, vinyl siding and windows, painting, ceramic tile, laminate, hardwood and linoleum floors, and remodeling of all kinds. No job too small. Free est. Call (336) 362-7469.

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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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CLINARD & SON ROOFING, LLC. Residential roofing, rubber flat roofs, roof coating, metal roofs. 30 years experience.

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HOME PRODUCTS & SERVICES BEK Paint Company ..........................21 Eanes Heating & Air .........................18 Mosquito Squad ................................ 14 New Garden Landscaping & Nursery 15 Old School Home Repair ..................10 ProStone, Inc. ................................... 16 Stokesdale Heating & Air ....................8 Stokesdale Storage ...........................22

LeBauer HealthCare .......................... 16 Wake Forest Baptist Health ................5

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Bel-Aire Veterinary Hospital ..............10 Northwest Animal Hospital ............... 17

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Oak Ridge Diner .................................3

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