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APRIL 21 - MAY 4, 2022
The Northwest Observer
Aaron Mendenhall, Life Scout from Troop 139 in Oak Ridge, for his Eagle Scout Project at Camp Carefree. The added pavers and landscaping look wonderful and will help prevent more water damage. Congrats on a job well done! ORES PTO for advertising Stokesdale Elementary’s Port-A-Pit fundraiser. Appreciate the support! Summerfield Town Council for listening to the citizens of this town. The vast majority of us clearly did not want this text amendment to pass. You all have a tough job. You probably don’t hear “thank you “ enough. Aim Hearing, who is not exaggerating when they say they provide “advanced hearing healthcare with soul and heart.” My 95-year-old father and I highly recommend them and are so grateful for their excellent care. Stokesdale Elementary librarian, Mrs. Wallace – we are so lucky to have you! Thank you for a fantastic family reading night to cap off our Port-A-Pit fundraiser! My guardian angel, Morgan, who came to my rescue with my car issue at Summerfield Community Park on April 10. His kindness will be forever appreciated. Summerfield Mayor Sessoms and the rest of the council for working late into the night to hear out all citizens’ concerns about the proposed text amendment. Thankfully, their final vote reflected the overwhelming majority of sentiment in the community. The Growin Green truck driver who stopped, turned around and helped my husband on March 25 after he fell at the bottom of our driveway. From the bottom •ofTotally local since 1996 my heart, I thank you for your kindness.
Summerfield Town Council, minus John Doggett, for doing what you were elected to do – representing the will of the majority of the people who put you in office. We won’t forget come re-election time! The local churches that had sunrise services on Easter. As I was attending one, I could hear other churches’ music playing. What a wonderful community! The Oak Ridge community for continuing the annual horse show. What a great way to bring folks together for a good time. Appreciate all the work and volunteers who made it happen! Summerfield Town Council for doing what was right for our community, Mayor Tim Sessoms for facilitating calm and respectful meetings, and Reece Walker for making the motion to deny the text amendment. Development should fully align with our comprehensive plan.
GRIPES to... All the people throwing trash out of your cars or dumping it on the roadside. If you bought it and ate it or used it, throw it in a trash can, not on the ground. The very ugly galvanized traffic signal poles at the N.C. 150 and Summerfield Road intersection. We have these beautiful historic buildings on three corners that are masked by the ugly, invasive traffic signal poles. Can the town at least paint them? The Northwest Observer for only posting one gripe last week. That’s my favorite part of the paper... I love the ridiculous complaints people have. Keep posting them! Please! They bring me many laughs. Editor’s note: Sorry you missed your laughs – I promise I wasn’t holding back on them last week! I suspect the reason
