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Our law enforcement officers who serve us and protect our communities. With all the police bashing happening in our media outlets, let’s rise up and speak blessings over our officers. The “chimney man”! My son was the victim of a hit-and-run accident and this man came to the rescue and pulled my son’s vehicle out of the ditch. Thanks for being so helpful and kind. The Jumping Bean for standing strong despite the storm. We love you! Lorraine at Lowes Foods on Old Oak Ridge Road for being so kindhearted. She made sure the lost pup I found in their parking lot was safe and happy as he awaited his owner’s arrival. I thank you and so does Jupiter! The sheriff’s department for cracking down on loud vehicles. We’re noticing a difference on Stafford Mill Road (but there are still more who need to be reprimanded). Keep up the good work. Those in the community striving to preserve the wonderful quality of life we love in Summerfield through their active engagement in speaking up at Town Council meetings. We see you and appreciate your hard work. All blood donors who are saving lives and supporting your local blood drives, and to the volunteers. Summerfield Town Council members Tim Sessoms, Lynne DeVaney, John O’Day and Reece Walker for taking a step toward making Summerfield more inclusive with their changes to the Unified Development Ordinance, and The Northwest Observer • Totally local since 1996 then passing the UDO.
Cyclists who wear dark clothing. I am very willing to share the road with you folks, but please wear bright colors. You are invisible in the shadows if you wear black, and I don’t want to hit you! Summerfield Mayor BJ Barnes. I don’t believe a $3.5 million town hall will make you and the town council any more productive. It’s a waste of money. If you have so much reserve funds, maybe you should lower property taxes. Last issue’s griper, who was responding to the previous living wage gripe. Employers want experience without paying for it – cheap entry-level pay. Employers also indiscriminately practice illegal age discrimination, which is virtually impossible to prove but obvious. Intoxicated adults who have taken over once family-friendly swimming pools, leaving little to no room for kids, while making others feel uncomfortable. Those responsible for giving The Jumping Bean in Summerfield a hard time. TJB is an asset to this community, and is loved and needed! Summerfield Town Council members who are pushing an agenda of water and sewer. Have you asked your constituents if this is the future they want for our small town? It will definitely impact this community, and not necessarily for the better. Driver of the silver Toyota sedan who threw out your Chick-Fil-A trash along Beeson Road last Saturday night. Have some self-respect. Please stop littering.
housing. The plan recommends accommodating younger families and senior citizens with a housing mix that encourages construction of “smaller singlefamily detached homes…over twin and other multi-unit residential buildings.”
In her presentation, Babcock called the comprehensive plan “a wishy-washy document,” referring to public comments by residents printed in the document while not citing the actual goals of the plan.
On the one hand, the plan quoted some residents who said they favored a “mixed style of housing with single, townhomes, and apartments” while others said they opposed “high-density multi-family housing ‘’such as duplexes, apartments and townhouses.
Babcock’s remarks drew mixed reactions from people who attended the meeting. Bill Triplett questioned her characterization of the council’s intentions in adopting the UDO with relaxed density requirements, saying the council would consider approval or denial of proposed developments on a project- by-project basis.
Drawing the loudest applause of the evening, Carla Bluitt said, “We don’t trust the decision-making of the council.”
Walker, Sessoms and Perryman attended the meeting. Kelly O’Day, wife of Councilman John O’Day, suggested the two sides meet to try to reach a compromise.
Sessoms proposed that council members meet with Babcock and other members of her group to hear their concerns and questions.
“Can there be compromise? Maybe,” Babcock said, but then added, “I don’t think there can be compromise on water and sewer.’’
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June 21 between 6 and 7:30 p.m. June 22 | A citizen at the Exxon gas station on N.C. 150 W in northern Greensboro reported at 10:15 a.m. a known suspect got in her red 2014 Mazda CX-5 worth $10,000 and drove away; the citizen said the suspect also used her cell phone to fraudulently transfer $3,000 via Cash App. June 24 | Two residents of the 8400 block of W. Harrell Road in Oak Ridge reported an unknown suspect entered their vehicles and an outbuilding between 1 a.m. and 2:39 a.m. and stole several drills and saws with a total estimated value of $475. Some of the stolen items were later recovered. June 25 | A resident of the 6800 block of Brookbank Road in Summerfield reported an unknown suspect broke into his residence sometime between June 24 at 1 p.m. and June 25 at 6 a.m. and stole two handguns with a total value of $700. VANDALISM
June 21 | A resident of the 8100 block of Oak Arbor Road in northern Greensboro (off N.C. 150 W) reported an unknown suspect caused $100 worth of damage to his mailbox between June 20 at 6 p.m. and June 21 at 7 a.m.
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Although the tone of the gathering was somber, there were some memories that prompted laughter, such as when several of Jeff’s female friends joked that “he was everyone’s boyfriend, whether you were dating someone or not.” And when someone spoke of his love for John Denver’s song “Take me Home, Country Roads,” which the crowd later sang together. One of Zach’s high school friends spoke of his uplifting spirit and said, “No matter how bad of a day you were having, he made the whole room light up.” “I’m grateful for the time I had with Zach,” the friend said. “I saw him a few weeks ago and he said we needed to go fishing. Unfortunately, I never got to hang out with him one last time, and I kick myself in the tail for that right now.” A friend of Zach’s who described him as “free-spirited and always uplifting,” read the “Peace Prayer of St. Francis,” which reads: “Lord, make me a channel of thy peace, that where there is hatred, I may bring love; that where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness; that where there is discord, I may bring harmony; that where there is error, I may bring truth; that where there is doubt, I may bring faith; that where there is despair, I may bring hope; that where there are shadows, I may bring light; that where there is sadness, I may bring joy. Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted; to understand, than to be understood; to love, than to be loved. For it is by self-forgetting that one finds. The Northwest Observer • Totally local since 1996 It is by forgiving that one is forgiven.
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Stevens was driving south on Williard Road in a 2002 Chevrolet pickup truck when he ran off the road to the right and hit a mailbox and a trashcan. He overcorrected his vehicle, traveling off the road to the left and overturning before striking a utility pole, according to a statement by NCSHP.
Over the last few days friends of the teenagers have written messages on the pole in black permanent marker. Some of them read: “Zach, you were my first true friend.” “You will be in our hearts forever.” “Reminisce the good days. Fly high.” “Thanks for all the memories and the constant laughter.” “Forever 34 (Zach’s NWHS lacrosse jersey number).”
At the base of the pole, flowers, T-shirts, crosses with Jeff and Zach’s initials, a helmet with the number 34, and other mementos are strewn about.
A service for Jeff Jones will be held Friday, July 2, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 4145 Johnson Street, High Point. There will be a visitation at 1 p.m. followed by service at 2 p.m.
A service for Zach Williamson will be held Sunday, July 11, at Westover Church, 505 Muirs Chapel Road, Greensboro, with the time to be announced (look for his obituary online).
The North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division is investigating the accident to determine where the underage driver and passengers gained access to alcoholic beverages, Erin Bean, a spokeswoman for the agency, wrote in an email to the Northwest Observer earlier this week.
“Once the source has been determined, whether from an individual or a business, special agents take the appropriate criminal or administrative action,” Bean said.
