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6 p.m. I had a difficult time getting out of my parking space to leave. Next time, find a parking space. „ Guilford County Schools. The dropoff line behind Oak Ridge Elementary is nothing but potholes. Please add some gravel if you expect us to drive that way. We pay taxes and donate plenty to the school! „ People who use the Gripes section as a political battleground – is having arguments over the internet not enough for you? „ Whoever failed to unlock the public toilets at Oak Ridge Park on the morning of Saturday, March 5. A pot of tea makes you want to pee! „ Jeep Cherokee driver, March 6, 7 p.m., on N.C. 150 at ORMA for speeding, no lights, and tailgating me to CVS – then passed me on right shoulder, circled back and gave me the finger, with a young child in your backseat. „ The driver of the Volkswagen who has been fronting the K/1 line at Oak Ridge Elementary since the beginning of the school year. I hope your kids follow instructions better than you do. „ The young person who ransacked my vehicles the other night. Shameful you would do your neighbor this way. I should have reported you to police, but would rather have you apologize and see you repent of your evil ways.

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stations at Victory Junction’s therapeutic riding facility, including a pool noodle car wash autistic participants can ride through with the horses.

“In addition to her dedicated work on her Eagle project, Michaela mentors the other ladies closely following her on their path to Eagle Scout. As our first Eagle Scout in Troop 465, she has set the standard of success for any young woman who follows,” said Giles Kirksey, assistant Scoutmaster and Michaela’s Eagle counselor.

As a student at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, Michaela has „ Guilford County Schools. Making parents and community rehab trailer classrooms at Northwest High – never should this have happened! New training center? School buildings are available workdays and summers – are they not equipped or cushiony enough? „ Northwest Observer for chastising a reader who griped about its report, without qualifications, of a demonstrably false and unscientific right-wing rant of misleading disinformation at a town council meeting. When opinions are based on falsehoods they must be called out. Editor’s note: I fear that cutting off this reader’s gripe because it exceeded our 40word maximum by 16 words will also be a reason for criticism, but I will take that risk and be consistent – just as I have for the last 25 years, when reporting what people say during the Public Comments section of a public meeting. I have said this before and I will say this again – I do not think it is my place to censor people’s public comments. I will, however, provide space in this newspaper for readers to publicly identify themselves, just as the person who made the comments did, and explain why they disagree with the comments. „ People who drive three to eight miles below the speed limits. Please drive the speed limit. I’m not a tailgater, but it sure is tempting. „ Whoever decided to keep the fields at Oak Ridge Town Park closed 24 hours after it rained. We pay a lot of money to play soccer with ORYA and would like to use the fields.

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Billy Queen for Sheriff ..........................30 Edward Melvin for Sheriff ....................... 7 Phil Byrd for Sheriff ................................ 4 CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES Oak Ridge Chiropractic .......................33 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS Merchants of Oak Ridge .....................29 Summerfield Merchants Association...... 6 DENTAL SERVICES Summerfield Family Dentistry ..............28 EVENTS Pigskins for Hodgkins ............................ 2 Stokesdale FD Annual BBQ Sale ........... 3 EVENT VENUE The Gardens at Gray Gables ................. 9 The Northwest Observer • Totally local since 1996 MARCH 17 - 30, 2022 39

Aim Hearing & Audiology ...................... 5 Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist ..... 27 Atrium Health WFB – Summerfield ........ 8 Health Team Advantage ..................... 13 participated in cross country, baseball, LeBauer HealthCare ............................ 31 basketball, Aviation Club and Broadway Northwest Pediatrics .............................. 4 Review. She is also a member of the Order ORTHODONTIC CARE of the Arrow Ceremony Team and works Olmsted Orthodontics .........................28 as a lifeguard at Spears YMCA. Looking forward, Michaela said she is considering becoming a pilot in the Air Force, “but no PET SERVICES & PRODUCTS Northwest Animal Hospital .................. 24 matter where I go or what I do, the skills REAL ESTATE and life lessons I’ve learned in scouting will A New Dawn Realty ............................ 11 help me succeed.” DeDe Cunningham, Keller Williams ..... 24

Michaela is the daughter of Artie Nicole Gillespie, RE/MAX .................... 26 and Francesca Staudinger of Oak Ridge. Smith Marketing, Allen Tate Realtors ... 19 She will continue her scouting career YOUTH SPORTS / PROGRAMS as a junior assistant scoutmaster, which Oak Ridge Youth Association ..............29 will allow her to be a role model for her troop and other girls and help them earn their Eagle ranks.