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God or growing the kingdom.

“Sure, people knew me as a man of God in the way I lived my life, the way I treated my co-workers, the manner I managed my teams. It was clear that I loved the Lord, but God kept asking: ‘What have you done for me?’ I could not stop the hurt I was feeling in my heart because of how I had let God down.

“My life was a lot different in 2005, some 15 years after the letter had been written. I was the father of four children, had accumulated more debt, a bigger house.

“Hence, God called me to get into the game. I picked up the phone and called Pastor Keith to see if he would come along side of me and help me get my arms around this Father/Son relationship.

“TAWCMM is a result of my commitment to help men find their purpose, to take a God-appointed and honored position as the spiritual leader of his family, church, and workplace.

“I invite all men to join us for bi-weekly breakfasts, bi-monthly dinners, community service projects, and our upcoming co-ed event in January 2023.”

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Local women place high in Women’s Only on Nov. 6

The 30th annual 5K walk/run raised $88,037 to help women with breast cancer

Photos courtesy of Cone Health Rosa Alonso-McKenzie (left) of Oak Ridge placed fi rst in the masters’ age group in Cone Health’s Women’s Only 5K walk/run on Nov. 6 and Jennifer Ganser of Summerfi eld placed second in the masters’ age group.

GREENSBORO – Two northwest-area women took first and second place in the masters’ group (age 40 and up) in Cone Health’s Women’s Only 5K Walk & Run held in Greensboro on Nov. 6. Rosa Alonso-McKenzie of Oak Ridge took first place in the group, with a time of 23:59.54, and Jennifer Ganser of Summerfield took second place, finishing in 24:03.20.

Claire McDowell, 17, of Greensboro, was the fastest runner in the event. She completed the new course that began and ended at the Cone Health MedCenter for Women in 20:47.71.

The 30th Women’s Only 5K Walk & Run had 2,159 participants and raised $88,037.40 for the fight against breast cancer.

Cone Health Cancer Center treated 978 women with breast cancer last year. Proceeds from the Women’s Only 5K provide screening mammograms to women who are uninsured or lack the financial means to pay for the screening, and also help with the everyday needs of local breast cancer patients in treatment, such as financial assistance, educational materials, peer mentoring and support groups.

More than 200,000 breast cancer cases are treated in the U.S. annually. Most cases are in women over the age of 50. Early detection usually leads to longer lives and cures.

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Photo courtesy of Danny O’Connor Thanks to the generosity of participants in the monthly StokeRidge (Tavern) car show on Nov. 6, held in the parking lot of Kings Crossing Shopping Center on N.C. 68 in Stokesdale, the Oak Ridge Lions Club toy drive yielded a truck bed full of donated toys that will be given to children in need this Christmas. Good Samaritan Ministries’ annual Angel Tree is now up at Fidelity Bank, 8110-U.S. 158 in downtown Stokesdale, and anyone wishing to pick up a child’s Christmas wish list from the tree may stop by during the bank’s business hours (Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.). You can also obtain a child’s or sibling group’s wish list by contacting Terri Johnson, Angel Tree coordinator, at (336) 643-5887 or terrij1957@yahoo.com.

Participants in the annual Angel Tree program, which provides Christmas gifts to children who might not otherwise receive any, are asked to bring the unwrapped and labeled gifts to Johnson’s home at 7769 N.C. 68 North in Stokesdale by Dec. 14; gifts can be left on or near the table in the open carport.

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amendment request that proposed halving the number of apartments to 592. That’s the plan the Planning Board will consider, possibly during its January meeting.

To accommodate denser housing, Couch has proposed extending water and sewer services to his development, with property owners within the development – not other Summerfield taxpayers – paying for the additional public utilities.

In exchange for clustered, higher-density housing and the absence of septic fields, Couch said he would preserve pastures, woodlands and scenic views on Summerfield Farms and several other tracts stretching from Pleasant Ridge Road to Interstate 73.

Less expensive housing such as apartments, townhouses, duplexes and cottages in Summerfield would provide more affordable options for people earning moderate incomes and enable older residents to downsize and remain in the community, according to Couch.

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