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School incorporates ‘fun’ into annual fundraising Pearce Elementary staff, students, parents rally to raise $12,600 for United Way of Greensboro by GERRI HUNT NW GUILFORD – He’s been dunked in a water tank and had pies thrown in his face. He’s camped out on the roof and served lunch dressed as Olaf from the movie “Frozen.” And
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Photo courtesy of Pearce Elementary
On hand as Pearce Elementary presented a check to United Way of Greensboro were, from left, (front row) Logan Sims, student council secretary, Sean Sims, vice-president, and Jack Hughes, president; (back row) Darlene Garrett, Guilford County Schools Board of Education member, Michelle Gethers-Clarke, United Way of Greensboro CEO and president, Erik Naglee, Pearce Elementary principal, and Jim Scott, pastor of Awaken Church, which was a partner in the school’s Family Fun Night fundraiser.
Council considers improvements Ordinance puts town in ready position to establish, to town park Swings, mulch, benches operate water IN THIS ISSUE in the playground area, goalposts and a basketball supply system court are being discussed by PATTI STOKES
by GERRI HUNT
OAK RIDGE – Establishing and funding a municipal water system is a daunting task, which the Town of Oak Ridge knows far too well.
STOKESDALE – Mayor Pro Tem Frank Bruno spent the first weekend in February walking around the Stokesdale Town Park at Martin’s Meadow, looking at what’s been done – and what needs to be done. “My 12-year-old daughter says she wants to go to the park. We get there and she walks the dog around the track and after 15 minutes, she wants to go to another park,” he said. “There’s
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Soon after incorporating in 1998, Oak Ridge commissioned two engineering firms to supply cost estimates for installing its own water system. Photo by Gerri Hunt/NWO
The Town of Stokesdale plans to add mulch, swings and more benches to the playground area in its town park.
In 2001, Marziano & Minier offered an estimate of $7.9 million (plus
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