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Board recommends approval of rezoning request Developer says Henson Village will be a village-type shopping center by PATTI STOKES SUMMERFIELD – A walkable, village-type office and retail center is the “highest and best use” for an 80-acre tract of land that borders N.C. 150 and Deboe Road – and the future I-73 corridor, says landowner/ developer Paul Milam. After receiving a positive recommendation from the town’s Planning

and Zoning Board on Sept. 23, Milam will now take his rezoning request before the Summerfield Town Council on Oct. 8. If approved by the council, a 34+-tract of land will be combined with an adjoining 45-acre tract of land already zoned for commercial use and developed as a shopping center to accommodate retail and medical offices. Summerfield resident David Couch, owner of Blue Ridge Companies, a development, construction and property management compa-

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The Summerfield Planning and Zoning Board has recommended approval of a rezoning request for a 34+- tract of land bordering N.C. 150 and Deboe Road. The rezoning request will go before the town council on Oct. 8.

‘Standing on the Promises’ Summerfield United Methodist Church celebrates 125 years on Sept. 29 SUMMERFIELD – In 1888 a small group of believers decided a church was needed in the community of Summerfield. As plans for a church building got underway, services were

held at a brush arbor near what would become the site of a small white plank church, and many years later, the site of the existing Summerfield United Methodist Church. As the small group of believers grew, the white plank building was replaced with a red brick building with an adjoining building for Sunday School and another building with a kitchen and room for dining.

In the 1970s the current Summerfield United Methodist Church building was constructed in three stages; they included an education wing for Sunday School classes and for the current Christian Playschool, a fellowship hall with kitchen, pantry and stage, and a sanctuary with beautiful stained glass windows. On Sept. 29 a 125th anniversary

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IN THIS ISSUE News in brief.......................................... 3 Your Questions...................................... 4 Stokesdale Town Council.................... 6 Business Notes.....................................10 Bits & Pieces.........................................11 Student Profiles....................................12 Northern Youth Football fundraiser.....13 Autumn moons, hunting coons..........14 Crime/Incident Report........................15 Waiting for a transplant......................18 Community Calendar........................ 20 High School Football.......................... 22 Letters/Opinions ................................ 23 Grins & Gripes..................................... 24 Classifieds............................................27 Index of Advertisers............................31 NWO On The Go!................................ 32

Council denies special use permit for minor LCID landfill

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Population continues to rise NW GUILFORD COUNTY – Despite the downward financial spiral of the last fiveplus years, two things have consistently gone in the upward direction – gas prices and the population in northwest Guilford County. In August the N.C. Office of State Budget and Management released its certified population estimates, calculated as of July 1, 2012, for counties and municipalities. As of July 1, 2012, the Town of Oak Ridge had an estimated population of 6,600. That number reflects a 6.71 percent increase, or 415 more people than in April 2010 (based on federal 2010 census figures). Stokesdale had a certified estimated population of 5,266 as of July 1, 2012. That number reflects a 4.34 percent

increase, or 219 more people than lived in Stokesdale in April 2010. Summerfield had an estimated population of 10,485 as of July 1, 2012. That number reflects a 4.15 percent increase, or 425 more people than lived in Summerfield in April 2010. Of the 553 counties and municipalities in North Carolina that the OSBM tracks, the City of Greensboro, with an estimated population of 275,029, ranked 7th in total population growth between April 1, 2010 and July 1, 2012; it followed behind Charlotte, Raleigh, Fayetteville, Durham, Cary and Jacksonville. Summerfield ranked 47th, Oak Ridge ranked 49th and Stokesdale ranked 71st out of the 553 counties and municipalities for total population growth.

Fall Litter Sweep, Sept. 21 - Oct. 5 An increasing amount of bottles, fast food wrappers and other unwanted items is trashing our roadsides and the North Carolina Department of Transportation is asking for community volunteers to assist in picking it up and

STOKESDALE – It took three months, several hours of testimony, two continuances and much deliberation, but on Sept. 17 the Stokesdale Town Council ultimately denied a special use permit for a minor LCID landfill (land clearing inert debris) with a 4-1 vote. More commonly referred to as a “stump dump,” LCID landfills accept items such as uncontaminated soil, tree stumps and branches, gravel and brick. The request for the special use permit to operate the LCID landfill was

made by owners Kenneth and Carrie Van Derveer, who purchased about 23.16 acres on the west side of Pearman Quarry Road about three years ago. The Van Derveers said they wanted to operate a landfill on their property to fill up a hole that spans about 1.74 acres and includes a steep drop-off with rocks at the bottom. Neighbors who opposed the special use permit said a third LCID landfill was not needed in their area, and the landfill would negatively affect

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online: nwobserver.com e-mail: questions@nwobserver.com Is the DOT planning to come back and fix Pleasant Ridge Road from the intersection of Carlson Dairy Road (at Shorty Wilson’s store) east to Summerfield Road? They fixed Lewiston Road and Pleasant Ridge Road going west toward N.C. 68 but up and left the other part of Pleasant Ridge, and it’s rougher than all get out! Darrell Ferguson, a DOT district engineer, says DOT has performed some patching along the section of Pleasant Ridge Road that you describe, but the section of road is not currently a part of a resurfacing contract. “However, we are currently in the process of developing the contracts for 2014 and we will place this section of road on the list for evaluating,” Ferguson says. “We will also investigate this section of road for any issues that need immediate attention.”

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through Oct. 5. Volunteers can pick up supplies such as orange trash bags, blue bags (for items to be recycled), orange safety vests and gloves from their respective local NCDOT county maintenance office. NCDOT maintenance crews devote one week of their time during Litter Sweep to pick up litter and collect orange bags from the roadsides once the groups

have completed a cleanup. Those who come across a unique piece of litter could even win a cash prize in the Keep NC Beautiful Unusual Litter Contest. For more info, call the Litter Sweep Hotline at (800-331-5864) or visit www. ncdot.gov/doh and type “Fall 2013 Litter Sweep” in the Search bar.

GCS enrollment in line with projections The district uses 20th-day numbers as a guide to yearly enrollment and to make necessary adjustments to staff allocations. State funding is based on 40th-day student enrollment.

GUILFORD COUNTY – Guilford County Schools has enrolled 72,388 students as of the 20th day of school on Sept. 23. That number reflects just 84 students below the district’s projection of 72,472 students, or one-tenth of one percent below projections. The projected number was first calculated in January, then finalized in June; it is based on a number of factors, including enrollment trends for each grade level, economic factors, home construction and private, parochial and charter schools opening in the county. Enrollment on the 20th day of school is down by 197 students over the same time last year, which peaked at 72,585 students. GCS’ overall enrollment has risen by 924 students in the past five years.

Will the Northwest Observer be hosting any local candidate forums prior to the election? Other than friends and family members of candidates, our experience has been that very few undecided citizens attend candidate forums, so we have decided not to host any forums this year. We will, however, publish a special election section with detailed candidate information in either our Oct. 18-24 or Oct. 25-Nov. 1 issue of the Northwest Observer.

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Diversity within GCS remains steady, with black students representing the largest percentage of the population at 40.68 percent. White students make up 36.96 percent of the population, followed by Hispanic students at 12.38 percent, Asian students at 5.56 percent, multiracial students at 3.70 percent, American Indian students at 0.54 percent and Pacific Islanders at 0.19 percent: GCS also serves another 1,469 students in pre-kindergarten programs, bringing the district’s total Pre-K-12 enrollment to 73,857 students.

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STOKESDALE town council as reported by PATTI STOKES After Mayor Randle Jones called the September meeting to order, Tim Skelton of Oak Level Baptist Church gave the opening prayer. A revised meeting agenda and a motion to continue approval of minutes from the April 16 executive session were unanimously approved.

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Jones. In the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most recent letter to the town, dated Aug. 1, they wrote that the neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s developer had initially planned to hook up to the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water lines to run an irrigation system but that system â&#x20AC;&#x153;has never been and will never be available.â&#x20AC;? Dry tap fees recently increased to $30.50/month and Azzolina said the neighborhood did not want to continue paying for a service it would not use; to get the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention the association stopped paying its dry tap fees in April 2012. Azzolina said the association was willing to pay the balance of $494.70 that had since accumulated, in exchange for the town removing the tap from the water system. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did respond, but we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make a decision because it required a policy decision,â&#x20AC;? Mayor Jones clarified, adding that he and Joyner had both asked the Angels Glen representatives who had contacted the town to attend a council meeting and put their request in front of the council; the group was put on a previous meeting agenda, Jones said, but no one had showed up from the neighborhood association. Azzolina said representatives had come to the Aug. 20 meeting but had left after several hours. The water system was installed because of widespread contamination in the area, Mayor Jones said. After installing test wells the town surveyed citizens in and near the contaminated areas to see if they wanted to hook up to the water system or have the option of doing so in the future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tap fees are established because we have to reserve water,â&#x20AC;? explained Mayor Jones. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I understand your situation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; I pay for a tap that I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use either. But, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s there if you need it or requested it. The problem we run into is, if we change that, we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just change

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it for you, we have to change it for everyone. And that would make a major policy change.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, we still have to continue paying for that water?â&#x20AC;? Azzolina asked, to which Mayor Jones responded â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, because we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t compel you to ask for it in the first place. We did what we were requested to do, which was to provide the water. Although yours is for irrigation, others may want to hook it up to a house. We have to be able to provide water and make sure the water is available for you to use. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bigger issue than what you may understand as to not using a water tap.â&#x20AC;? When Azzolina said he was concerned about his community having to pay $30.50 a month, Mayor Jones said he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think that amount divided between 60 households would put a hardship on anyone.

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the request to remove the tap from the water system was U/A approved.

NEW BUSINESS Deputyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report. Deputy Scott Casey reported that 22 calls generated reports last month; one incident occurred at the Food Lion in the Kings Crossing Shopping Center and involved two people trying to steal meat.

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Bill Jones, Jr. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We recovered the meat but not the suspects,â&#x20AC;? Casey said, adding that images of the suspects were, however, captured on video and photos of them would soon be posted around town. Special Use Site Plan. Continued from the July 16 and Aug. 20 meeting, a request for a special use permit for a minor LCID landfill again came before the council for a decision. See News Briefs, p. 3, for discussion and councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision. Water system. Discussion of a chlorine booster station followed; Councilman Bill Jones said there were available grants the town could apply for, but the application deadline was the end of September. If council members and a representative from Yates Construction could get together, a special meeting would be called within the next week. Requested ordinance. Eric Lowe requested the council pass an ordinance to prohibit anyone from operating land clearing equipment prior to noon on Sundays. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I called the sheriff because someone was operating equipment at 7 a.m. on Sunday morning but they said there was nothing they could do. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure what happened to being considerate of your neighbors,â&#x20AC;? Lowe said.

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loud equipment before noon on Sundays. Address changes. Brian Haderlie presented a draft letter that would be from the town, stating support of the U.S. Postal Service changing mailing addresses of Stokesdale residents from a Kernersville to a Stokesdale mailing address. Haderlie said he and his neighbors have a Kernersville mailing address and it had caused confusion on many occasions, especially because of the two municipalities being in different counties. Mayor Jones said address changes had been proposed before, and the town had gotten feedback that most people didn’t want to go through the trouble of changing their address. Haderlie said the mood and circumstances may have changed; also, since the changes would only involve two mailing routes he felt the post office might be more receptive to it.

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well’s motion to authorize the mayor to sign the letter in support of changing the mailing addresses of those affected was unanimously approved. The next step will be to request the U.S. Postal Service to survey residents in the affected area to gauge their support for changing their Kernersville mailing address to a Stokesdale address. Library committee. Councilman Frank Bruno announced that library cards are ready to be picked up at Town Hall. Also, a downtown market and community yard sale will be held on Saturday, Oct. 5 and will include live music, chainsaw art, a corn hole tournament and free pinto

beans and cornbread (while it lasts). Books that have been donated to the library but can’t be used will be for sale, with proceeds going into the library fund. Parks maintenance committee. A workshop was held on Sept. 12 and six or seven contractors attended, Braswell reported. The RFP was reviewed and discussed. Another workshop was to be held on Sept. 19, at which time interested contractors would do a walk-through of the park and town hall property. The deadline for submitting bids for the park maintenance work is Oct. 21.

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REPORTS Finance. Carolyn Joyner, who serves as both the town clerk and finance officer, explained there had been an increase in the water/sewer account because of interest on CDs being added mid-stream. Braswell asked if the town would get reimbursed for any of the damaged water lines that were down on U.S. 158, which were hit twice by Cable Services Plus. Joyner confirmed that the location of the water lines had been marked and that she had sent a letter to CSP asking that the town be reimbursed for the damage. If no response, she will consult with Attorney Bill Trevorrow about the matter. Administrative. Joyner announced the town’s estimated population as of July 1, 2012 had increased to 5,266, according to the state demographer.

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 5  0 After Braswell asked whether RFPs had been mailed out, council voted to have Joyner mail the RFPs to each contractor who had expressed interest in maintaining the park and town hall property. Braswell will also call those who the town has phone numbers for. With no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.

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ny, has a contract to purchase the combined 80-acre tract of land from Henson Village LLC and Paul and Virginia Milam, contingent upon the rezoning being approved by the town council. About 40 residents attended the planning and zoning meeting on Sept. 23, most of whom were nearby property owners. Some said they came just to gather more information about the proposed project, while others came to voice their opposition to it. Of concern to many, both neutral and opposed, was the lack of a master plan. Though a master plan is not required for a rezoning hearing, which charges the governing body with determining whether a land use change and associated permitted uses would be appropriate for a particular parcel of land, they hoped to gain a better visual and detailed idea of how the shopping center would be designed and specifics about what type of tenants it would have.

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Design details would be presented in a comprehensive site plan, Couch said, explaining that “It makes no sense for us to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to design a site

plan until we have the right to do that.” If the rezoning request is approved, a comprehensive site plan will be required and must also be approved by the town; the Department of Transportation, Guilford County Health Department, EPA, Department of Environmental and Natural Resources – Division of Water Quality, and several other entities must also put their stamp of approval on the site plan before construction can begin. The town does not have a municipal water or septic system. Though Couch said this was a challenge in developing property, it could be viewed as a blessing to those who want to be assured that density of development is kept relatively low. Still, some residents expressed concerns about how septic would be handled, saying they did not want septic treatment systems such as those employed at the Oak Ridge Commons Shopping Center in Oak Ridge or the Food Lion Shopping Center in Summerfield. With the conditional use rezoning request that was submitted, the applicant provided a list of 21 uses that would normally be permitted in

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a general business zoning but would be excluded in this zoning district. The exclusions included junked motor vehicles, a homeless shelter, psychiatric hospital, cemetery, adult theatre, book store and massage parlor, Internet sweepstakes business, ice manufacturer and tax and bus terminals. Construction on I-73 is scheduled to begin in 2014 and take about three years to complete. Couch told the planning and zoning board that a combined 80-acre commercially zoned tract of land at the I-73 and N.C. 150 interchange makes sense, and with his 28-year track record in real estate and highly talented team of professionals that would be involved in the project, he would ensure that the shopping center was designed in a way that it catered to the needs and desires of the Summerfield community. Traffic in and out of the shopping center was brought up as a concern, as was the possibility of clear-cutting the trees on the property. And above all, was the issue of citizens losing control over the project once the property is rezoned – at that point a site plan goes

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Couch encouraged the planning and zoning board to trust the ordinances that many citizens and staff members in the town had worked so hard on over the town’s history. “At some point all of us have to have confidence in your (development) ordinance, because your ordinance is your Bible,” Couch said. “I have offered this board everything I have to offer – my reputation, and the fact that I live here and I plan to do so for a long time. ... By the time we invest in the site plan, I guarantee you we will have heard from the community.” The planning board voted unanimously to recommend the town council approve the conditional use rezoning, adding a stipulation that the issue of tree preservation be further addressed with the town’s staff and attorney before the rezoning hearing. The hearing will be held on Oct. 8, 6:30 p.m. at the Summerfield Community Center.

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celebration will be held at Summerfield United Methodist Church on Scalesville Road in Summerfield. The celebration will begin at 10:30 a.m. with special music performed by soloists Marc Alley and Jeff Carrick, a men’s quartet, 4 The Son, featuring Keith Bradley, Lonnie Tingen, Jack Thornton and Jeff Carrick, and other special music performers. The 11:00 a.m. worship service message will be delivered by the church’s district superintendent, Dr. Nancy Rankin. Former ministers will be in attendance as guests. A covered dish luncheon will follow

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through many layers of approval, but no further public hearings are held for citizen input, which made some residents and planning and zoning board members nervous.

the worship service in the Fellowship Hall. There will also be historic memorabilia on display which encompasses the church’s history. “God had a plan for our church in 1888 and He continues to lead us as we honor our past and continue to follow Jesus into the future,” church representatives say. Want to go? The community is invited to join in the celebration on Sunday, Sept. 29 beginning at 10:30 a.m. Bring your favorite covered dish and celebrate “Standing On The Promises” – a 125-year journey of Summerfield United Methodist Church.

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Stafford earns rank of Eagle Scout Matthew Stafford, 16, a junior at Northwest Guilford High, recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America’s Scouting program. Stafford is a member of Troop 122, sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Colfax. He resides in Oak Ridge, and is the son of James and Denise Stafford. For his Eagle project, Stafford erected a 40-foot flag pole in front of his church

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STUDENT PROFILES Thanks to the coaches and teachers at Northern and Northwest High Schools for their student recommendations and input, which make it possible to recognize these talented, dedicated students for their accomplishments in academics, athletics and cultural arts. Thanks, too, to the student reporters at Northern and Northwest who helped us compile these profiles.

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Lives in: Summerfield Toughest class: AP Calculus Extracurricular activities: Beta Club, National Honor Society, varsity cheerleading Favorite food: Fettucini Alfredo Favorite band: Parachute Favorite movie: Bridesmaids Siblings: One sister and one brother Favorite vacation: Chicago

Years in Northern area: 17 Dream job: Interior designer Interesting fact about me: I can pop my hip in and out of place Nickname: Mandy Role on the team: Captain Rituals/Superstitions: I always tuck my shoe laces inside of my shoes Coach Stacy Corne’s comments: “Amanda is a very talented young lady. She has cheered on the varsity team for four years and has also cheered several years on a competition team. She is respected by her teammates and is a vital member of the squad.” Profile compiled by Laura Pullins, NWO

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Hometown: Summerfield Toughest class: AP Biology Extracurricular activities: Cheerleading, YoungLife, Miracle League Favorite food: Pasta Favorite singer: Kenny Chesney Favorite movie: Sweet Home Alabama Siblings: One sister, Grace, 13 Best vacation ever: Cruise to Jamaica, Key West and Cayman Island Years in Northwest area: 13 Interesting/fun fact about yourself: I have had the same best friend since 6th grade. Nickname: Jaylaywalk Role on the squad: Base in the stunt group Rituals/Superstitions: I go out to dinner with my friends after every game! Coach Beau Davis’ comments: “Laken inspires her younger teammates by her great attitude, smile, and confidence.” Profile compiled by Caroline Taney, NWHS

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Hometown: Morristown, NJ Toughest class: AP Latin Extracurricular activities: Beta Club, National Honor Society Favorite food: Chocolate Favorite band: The Beatles Favorite movie: Bridesmaids Siblings: One older brother Favorite vacation: family trip to Jamaica Years in Northern area: 6 years Dream job: Psychologist

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Fun fact about me: I love going to the beach Role on the team: Flyer Rituals/Superstitions: Hanging out with my team and listening to music. Coach Stacy Corne’s comments: “Sarah exemplifies a great cheerleader. She’s also cheered at Northern for 4 years. Sarah is always smiling and has a positive attitude. Her teammates look up to her and respect her as a leader.” Profile compiled by Laura Pullins, NWO

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Lives in: Greensboro Toughest class: Chemistry Extracurricular activities: Football, Athlete Leader Program Favorite food: Shrimp pasta Favorite band: Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z and Drake Favorite movie: Rush Hour 1, 2 and 3 Siblings: One little brother Best vacation ever: Florida Years in Northern area: 7 years Dream job: Head football coach at a Division 1 college Fun fact: I like to draw and sing. Nickname: Juva Tuva Position on the team: Linebacker and tight end Rituals/Superstitions: I listen to the same playlist over and over again. Coach Brian Thomas’ comments: “TJ has been a big part of our success over the last three championships. He is definitely one of our team leaders for 2013.” Profile compiled by Laura Pullins, NWO

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Youth football league hosts gridiron fundraiser by CHRIS McGAUGHEY A nonprofit group that aims to teach kids the meaning of sportsmanship and community service through football is preparing to host its major fundraiser of the year and hopes the community lends a helping hand. The Northern Guilford Youth Football League will host an all-day football jamboree on Sept. 28 beginning at 10 a.m. at Northern Guilford High School. Admission is $2 per person, and concessions and souvenirs will be available for purchase. All monies raised during the day will go back into the all-volunteer program to “help pay the bills,” said Ron Lenard, president of the league. “We’re just trying to make it a whole event,” said Lenard, who also coaches one of the teams. The league, now in its fourth year, is part of the Rockingham County Youth Football League and is comprised of elementary school students ages 7-12 from Northern Guilford High’s feeder schools. Lenard said the league, which is made up of four tackle football teams of 30 players each, was started to help the students learn the fundamentals of football and teamwork before they reach the high school level. Coaches from Northern Guilford High provide guidance to make sure the young players go through similar drills and learn the skills needed to compete as they grow older. “The goal is to have these kids playing from (age) 7 to high school,” Lenard said. The players also learn valuable life lessons along the way. “Even if they don’t play football after

they leave us, I feel the coaches and parents have taught them the meaning of ‘team,’” Lenard said. Players also learn that success isn’t something that comes easily. “We don’t give out trophies for just showing up,” Lenard said, “but it’s not a win-at-all-costs organization. … You’ve got to succeed at life, and the way you do that is to practice, work hard, set goals and accomplish those goals.” Although the players come from elementary schools, the league also extends its reach into the high school ranks. Several Northern students volunteer to help coach and provide mentoring while gaining experience working in the nonprofit ranks, showing them how to become future “viable community citizens,” Lenard said. He added, “It’s been quite an adventure over the last four years.” More information about the Northern Guilford Youth Football league can be found online at www.ngyouthfootball.com or by emailing ron@ngyouthfootball.com. •••••

want to go? The all-day football jamboree will take place on Sept. 28 beginning at 10 a.m. at Northern Guilford High School. A raffle drawing also will be held at halftime during the last game of the day, which begins at 2:30 p.m. Raffle tickets are on sale at several local retailers and will be available during the event. The first-prize ticketholder will win an iPad mini. Second prize is a $150 Visa gift card, and third prize is a $50 Visa card.

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Autumn moons, nippy weather and coon hunting by HELEN LEDFORD Alas, lawn chair days in the sun (a glass of iced, sweet tea in hand) are swiftly passing. Katydids’ hind legs are sawing out their autumn rhapsodies, and monarch butterflies hover about tall milkweed plants to deposit their eggs. It’s time to find a sweater for the cool mornings and the noticeably less warm evenings.

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September’s full, or harvest moon moved its magnificent golden orb through the nighttime sky on Sept. 18. Early Native Americans celebrating the end of summer harvest fittingly called it the “full corn moon.” Memories of shucking those golden ears by the wagonload, in moonlight bright as noonday, and picking peanuts off dried vines are stuck in my brain. A yearly ritual (and a fun one), it was a routine part of farm work. It seemed not so tedious a task, out in the field underneath a big yellow moon. Telling ghost stories and other yarns added to our pleasure, though all the way home to bed we looked behind us with a creepy feeling clutching at our shirttails. Sure was fun to stick a bread pan full of those fat peanuts in the oven and parch them – a tasty, crunchy and healthy fall treat! The late “Red” Clodfelter, an Oak Ridge native, shared stories about some of the past corn shuckings in our own once-sleepy hamlet on the Ridge. Those were events where you took your sweetheart and, according to Clodfelter, the first guy to find an ear of corn with a red cob got to kiss the prettiest girl. He, with a big grin, vaguely alluded to the fact that often there was a jar of “white lightning” hidden in the bounty to be shucked. That made the local boys work with more zeal, while

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the girls watched daintily, pretending mock horror at the very thoughts of a container of “spirits” somewhere in that pile of corn. With October also comes the beautiful hunter’s moon, which will occur on Oct. 18; it is sometimes dubbed the “blood moon” because of its reddish glow from seasonal atmospheric particles. Moonlit evenings were the favorite time for Native American braves to venture out with bow and arrow, for the nocturnal animals could be spotted more easily. On farms, with wheat and barley cut to the ground, hunted creatures had fewer places to hide. Hunting the raccoon, or “coon,” was and still is a very popular sport, and hound dogs are bred for that purpose. And whether it be Bluetick, Plott, or

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tween a boyfriend and girlfriend.

Sept. 13 | An outbuilding on Hackamore Road in northwest Greensboro was broken into and a riding lawn mower with an estimated value of $6,800 was stolen.

Sept. 19 | A female on Deer Path Court in Stokesdale reported being “bear hugged” by four males.

Sept. 16 | Power tools were stolen from an unlocked outbuilding on Springdale Meadow Court in Stokesdale.

Sept. 17 | A 17-year-old male residing in Summerfield was reported as a runaway, and later located near Northwest Middle School.

Sept. 22 | A business on Ellisboro Road in Stokesdale was broken into when someone knocked out a pane of glass in the entrance door and reached through to unlock it.

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DRUGS/ALCOHOL Sept. 18 | A suspicious vehicle investigation on Adler Road in Summerfield resulted in two males being charged with Possession of Marijuana and Paraphernalia.

Sept. 18 | A dirt bike was reported to have been stolen from a residence on Bunch Road in Summerfield sometime between mid-July and Sept. 18.

Sept. 22 | A driver on N.C. 150 and Strawberry Road was arrested for DWI after being stopped for erratic driving; the driver registered 0.11 on the Intoxilyzer (the legal blood-alcohol content (BAC) limit is 0.08).

Sept. 20 | Keys and a cell phone were stolen from a resident of MacIntosh Place in Summerfield in a domesticrelated incident.

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Sept. 20 | A juvenile female residing in Oak Ridge ran away and was located at a friend’s house a short time later.

Sept. 13 | A 3-month-old Chihuahua was stolen on Haw River Road in Oak Ridge/Kernersville after it got loose and the driver of a vehicle passing by stopped, picked up the dog and took it.

Sept. 19 | A lawn mower that had been left unsecured on Ashbey Lane in Summerfield was stolen.

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ASSAULT Sept. 14 | A boyfriend and girlfriend, both residents of Summerfield Road in Summerfield, were arrested for assaulting each other and jailed on a 48-hour domestic hold. Sept. 14 | The sheriff’s department investigated a complaint at an AngelPardue Road residence in Stokesdale regarding harassing phone calls be-

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Summerfield resident awaits kidney transplant with positive attitude by ANNETTE JOYCE Megan Calloway felt great when she went for her annual exam late last year. However, the results from a routine urine test showed cause for concern. After numerous additional tests, the 31-year-old Summerfield resident learned in January that she has IgA nephropathy, an autoimmune disease that had gone undetected for years and has severely damaged her kidneys. With a kidney function of only 19 percent, Calloway is now awaiting a kidney transplant. Rather than spend time worrying, Calloway has chosen to fill her days with positive attitudes and activities. Her first step involved learning as much as she could about her disease and the transplant process. Through

her research, she discovered she could have a live donor. “You hear a lot about signing up to be an organ donor, but the fact that live donors are a possibility isn’t really publicized,” says Calloway. Dr. Matthew Ellis, medical director of kidney and pancreas transplants at Duke University Medical Center, where Calloway is a patient, says organs from living donors are a far better option than those from a deceased donor – for one, because the waiting period is much shorter. With deceased donors, a patient with Calloway’s “O” blood type can expect to stay on the transplant list from five to seven years. The quality of the organ from a living donor is also better for the recipient. “Even the best deceased kidney is not as good (as the one from the living donor),” says Ellis.

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Members of Calloway’s close-knit family have stepped up to provide a kidney but each has been ruled out for various medical reasons. While there are still a couple of family members being tested, a pool of strangers may provide the closest match. According to Ellis, any healthy person can consider being a donor. “Live organ donation is the gift of a lifetime but many people don’t realize they can give this gift of life without endangering their own,” says Ellis. Possible donors are completely evaluated to rule out any potential risks to their own health. Tests usually take about two days. Surgery involves a few small incisions and a two- or three-day hospital stay. Most donors are back to their normal activities in about three weeks. Hospital expenses are paid for by the recipient’s medical insurance. Along with finding a match, Calloway must also consider the costs. At an average of $250,000, kidney transplants aren’t cheap. While she is thankful that she has “really good” insurance, she’s still looking at around $25,000 in out-of-pocket expenses just for the surgery. And then there are the anti-rejection drugs that she’ll need to take for the rest of her life, which will cost between $3,000 and $5,000 per month. Calloway recently discovered her insurance has a $10,000 annual cap on prescriptions. Once that’s gone, she and her husband Erick will be responsible for the costs.

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While waiting for a kidney donor, Megan Calloway stays busy spreading awareness of the live organ donor program and raising funds to cover her medical expenses.

page with National Foundation for Transplants (NFT), a non-profit online service that helps transplant patients raise money and allows people to make tax-deductible donations. On almost any given night, you’ll find her kitchen filled with family members and friends either coming up with new ideas or working on existing fundraising projects. There are the green support bands embossed with sayings such as ‘Ur-Ine Support’ and ‘All Kidney-ing Aside’ and 2 Timothy 1:7, which has become a life verse for the family. These are being sold for $2 to help raise both awareness of the disease and financial support.

With help from family and friends, the Calloways are being proactive and working hard to put away as much money as possible to cover the costs. So much so that Calloway says her fundraising efforts have become a second job to her full-time position with Lincoln Financial.

They’ve been making and selling “cake balls” and recently held a successful bake sale at Summerfield Antiques. Right now, they’re taking orders for a Brunswick stew which is planned for Saturday, Oct. 5. Other plans include a 5K, T-shirt sales and a Letters to Santa project.

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upbeat. “Thankfully I have an option, something that a lot of other people don’t have,” she says. “We’re pressing on and putting everything in God’s hands.” •••••

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Bill Gardner, born on the Ridge, relates how neighborhood men of former days liked to “run” their dogs at night. Buster Linville (now deceased) owned a very spirited riding horse, borrowed by one hunter who attached a rope of approximately 20 feet in length to a raccoon skin. Man and horse bounded through the woods, up roads (there was little or no traffic back then) and over hills, dragging the raccoon pelt; the bevy of dogs followed in a frenzy, howling and “baying.”

Parsons, Tenn., boasts the largest coon hunt in the world each April, with proceeds going to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. In North Carolina, raccoon season officially starts on Oct. 14 and ends in February, with a limit of three per day. Those little masked bandits that enjoy turning over our trash cans are still enjoyed as “good eating” by some who consider it a traditional Southern dish, served on a platter with sweet potatoes. Most likely, “coon” was a free food staple on the tables of countless families during the country’s Depression years.

With their four-footed friends chasing hard after the scent of the animal hide, their masters followed raucously in an old pickup truck. At a particular “yelp” somebody would yell, “That’s my dog! Just listen to him!” Congenial, rowdy bragging ensued, each gentleman farmer declaring their “coon sniffer” to be the most worthy in the pack. This was definitely an important social event for the rural crowd! Coonhounds yelping, and cries of the hunters at night was exciting to me as a child. Moonlight glinted on the frosty fields as I watched through the window, the light from kerosene

The harvest moon and hunter’s moon are traditionally honored by balls, festivals and other events. On the Wabash River near Lafayette, Ind., a yearly hunter’s moon gathering still celebrates French and Indian harvest festivals in the 1700s. And country comedian Jerry Clower, who is no longer with us, immortalized the raccoon hunt in a hilarious video, accessible on YouTube. It is worth a watch, whether you are “country-fied” or not, while sipping a cup of hot cider as those colorful leaves flutter past your window …

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SCHOOL SPORTS NORTHERN GUILFORD NIGHTHAWKS (3A, 4-0) vs. Western Alamance Warriors, (3A, 5-0) Friday, Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m. AWAY Series history | Northern leads against Western Alamance 4-1, winning 28-14 last year and outscoring the Warriors 202-78 in the five meetings. Meaningful stats | The Nighthawks come off a 34-33 double overtime win against Reidsville on Sept. 20. Sophomore C.J. Freeman, who is averaging 100 yards per game, carried the ball 21 times for 106 yards and one touchdown. Senior quarterback Austin Coltrane completed 11 of 19 passes for 100 yards and one touchdown. Coltrane also scored two touchdowns on the ground. Overall, the Nighthawks average per game 135.3 yards in the air and 168.3 on the ground. Nighthawks head coach Brian Thomas said his team will be facing an “athletic defense” that uses a four-man front and switches between zone coverage and man coverage. “You just have to take what they give you,” Thomas said.

Looking back | The Nighthawks are 28-1 in conference play since 2007 and maintain a 26-3 record on the road. The last time the team lost was to the Warriors, in November 2010; in that game Western Alamance scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to take the game into overtime, where they won, 35-28. “We’ve had some good games,” Thomas said. “They always play us tough.” Looking ahead | The Nighthawks’ Freeman tops the Warriors’ top rusher, Donovan Apple, by almost 30 yards, with Freeman gaining an average of 100 yards per game versus Apple’s 71.5. According to Thomas, the Warriors like to play a spread offense and have “good athletes on the edge.” It’s in the air that Thomas says the Warriors excel. Western Alamance quarterback Trevion McCollum has averaged 136 passing yards per game and a game

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average of 186 yards versus Coltrane’s averages of 120 yards in the air and 143.5 total yards per game this season. Our prediction | The game most likely will come down to defense and turnovers. The Nighthawks have scored 137 points this year and allowed only 61 points, while the Warriors have scored 202 points and allowed 68. With only a touchdown separating the two defenses, if the Nighthawks can keep up with the Warriors on offense, a turnover or sack could be the deciding factor in the outcome of the regional matchup. Northern averages 1.8 sacks a game, while Western Alamance averages 0.8

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How big is this game for the Nighthawks? Both teams are undefeated in the season heading into Friday’s game, but Northern is especially intent on keeping their 33-game winning streak alive. Right now, Northern is at the top of the standings in 3A, but Western Alamance is nipping at their heels. “We’re going to give it our best effort,” Thomas said.

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Friday, Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m. *HOMECOMING Series history | Northwest Guilford has a 5-4 record against Grimsley dating back to 2004, winning every game since 2008. The Vikings have outscored Grimsley 33-18 in that time period but won last year by a slim 19-14 score. The matchup marks the last non-conference game for the Vikings. The Whirlies have limped through their season, losing the last three straight games. Meaningful stats | The Vikings have relied on the running game for most of the season, with Keenan Scott carrying the bulk load, averaging 106.4 yards per game. The Whirlies face an uphill climb with injuries at the quarterback position, according to Northwest head coach Joe Woodruff. To compensate, Grimsley has resorted to running a direct snap offense, Woodruff said. “They’re coming out with some unorthodox lineups,” he said, adding that he expects a “dogfight.” Looking back | The Vikings have dominated three of their five non-conference games, and pulled out a two-point win against Reagan last week; they have thus far lost only to Northern Guilford. They have tallied 166 points this season, with a 2-0 record at home. Grimsley, on the

sacks per game. The Nighthawks also lead on yards per interception, notching 50 positive yards versus the Warriors’ 0 yards per interception. A defensive stand or positive field position could mean the difference in the game.

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other hand, has scored 109 points this season while allowing 175 points. With a bye week coming up on Oct. 4, Woodruff is hoping to go into the conference schedule with a 5-1 record. “We have a tremendous respect for the Grimsley program,” he said. “We’re not looking forward to playing them.” Looking ahead | The matchup against Grimsley marks the last non-conference game for Northwest. After a bye week, the Vikings close out their season with five straight conference games, beginning with Ragsdale (1-4, 0-0 in 4A Conference 8) and then the always tough High Point Central. “I don’t think you can shake a stick at Ragsdale. They are traditionally a strong team,” Woodruff said. “High Point Central and East Forsyth are two of the toughest teams coming up.” Our prediction | The Vikings should be able to easily defeat the Whirlies to close out the non-conference schedule with a 5-1 record going into the bye week. Northwest may face a small hurdle trying to figure out the Whirlies’ game plan. Once that’s decoded, the Vikings should be able to compensate. “We expect them to come out and play hard,” Woodruff said.

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Shoot first, ask questions later Gripes to: The Northwest Observer for not putting in the Crime/Incident Report for the previous issue (Sept. 20-26).

ceived “facts” loosely veiled as opinions than I have in years past.

As a society are we really increasFor some time now I’ve ingly rude and uncivil, as the been meaning to write on the recently released Civility in topic of our Gripes, and how America: A Nationwide Survey increasingly so many readers indicates? Or is it just so easy to are quick to “shoot first, and ask verbally slap someone when you questions later.” I appreciate can hide behind the cloak of the reader who submitted the anonymity, and therefore aren’t Patti Stokes publisher/editor held publicly accountable? I’m above gripe this week giving me just such an example – if only he not sure, but the Gripes are coming in had been as quick to email or call our fast and furiously these days and are office to ask if there was a valid reason increasingly pointed, accusatory – and for the crime report not appearing last sometimes downright irresponsible. And week as he was to write up a Gripe and for those of you who wonder – NO, we hit the “Send” button. don’t publish all the Gripes we receive, and YES, you would be amazed, It’s because of this “shoot first, ask amused and astonished to read the questions later” mentality that I spend noticeably more time getting and giving ones that never make it to print. explanations to Gripes and verifying per-

As to why the crime report didn’t

appear last week, I could go into a long, detailed explanation – but in short, the Guilford County Sheriff’s Department was – and still is – having technical difficulties with their website. And it’s a problem they weren’t initially aware of until we brought it to their attention after a couple of attempts to access online information about incident reports that is normally easily accessible to us and the public in general.

However, after a few phone calls over a period of two days I learned otherwise. Unfortunately, at that point we had a printer deadline to meet and no time to find an alternate way to access the incident reports for our area, so at the last minute I filled the page that had been reserved for the crime/ incidents report with other content. Now, maybe an explanation doesn’t always void a Gripe – but for me, it sure helps to know why something has happened … and sometimes when armed with a little more information, I even cut somebody a little slack. P.S. Though the technical problem has still not been corrected, thanks to Capt. Phil Byrd and Lt. Cameron Piner of the District 1 sheriff’s office in Summerfield, we got the incident reports this week the old-fashioned way – by Lt. Piner going through them one by one, typing them up and emailing them to me.

When I couldn’t access any crime reports last week for our area, I was initially optimistic, hoping that perhaps there had been a sudden downturn in crime and people in our area had stopped stealing, beating up on each other, using illegal drugs and driving when they were drunk – in other words, maybe we were defying the Civility in America survey results and becoming more civil and well behaved in our little corner of the world.

WMDs are a necessary deterrent In response to Chuck Mann’s editorial (Sept. 20-26 issue), why in this world do you think Israel should give up its WMDs? If you lived in a neighborhood where your neighbors (Syria, Pakistan, Iran, Egypt, the Palestinians, etc.) had all their guns, rockets and other weapons trained in your direction, wouldn’t you do everything you could to protect your people?

To suggest that the United States committed a war crime when it ended World War II by dropping nuclear bombs on Japan is puzzling, to say the least. Maybe you should tell that to the families whose loved ones lay entombed in the USS Arizona and the others who

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also died at Pearl Harbor when this country was ambushed by Japan. My dad was in the Pacific during World War II and I remember hearing the horror stories of how the Japanese treated those they captured. Dropping

the bombs on Japan hastened the end of the war in Europe. Having WMDs is a deterrent – you hope you never have to use them, but your enemies know you will if you have to. Ben Sloan, OAK RIDGE

Health care affordable for all I read in your Gripe section of (Sept. 20-26 issue) where an anonymous reader was railing against taking the word of Fox News and then repeating it as fact. It made me think back four years. I remember President Obama’s first administration when Fox News warned against the possible adverse repercussions of the proposed “Affordable Health Care Act,” and what is now known as Obama Care with the President’s blessing. I have always

listened to National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” daily. I have always watched CBS News’ “Good Morning” frequently and MSNBC’s Morning Joe occasionally. None of these news outlets were issuing warnings about AHCA but just the opposite: They were emphasizing its proposed benefits. Benefits that would make health care affordable for all while allowing you to keep your current medical payment system and care if you want. Robert Oglesby, STOKESDALE

Why I drive my child to school Continued ORES car rider line talk brought to mind what my friend deems “first world problems.” It also made me wonder about driving versus buses... so I Googled it. Depending on how you phrase it, you get nearly 3 million hits. First-world debates are rampant!

Amid links, an article published in the Journal of the American Planning Association’s summer 2009 issue caught my eye. It stated that in 1969, 41 percent of school trips in the United States happened via walking or biking; by 2001, 13 percent. In the same time period, the

number of children being driven/driving to school increased from 20 to 55 percent. The article cited safety and convenience as main reasons parents snubbed buses, with a third “other” category barely rating a blip. Specifically, safety (avoiding “stranger danger”) was the top concern; school being too far away and dropping off children on the way to work were the two top convenience factors, with “sleeping later” appearing mid-list. My child started going to Oak Ridge Elementary School last year. Previously, we lived two blocks from his school, so he and his dad walked most days (my work schedule didn’t mesh). Fewer students attended, and those who utilized the car line weren’t enough to create roadblocks.

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Here, I’m roughly two miles from school, and my work gives me flexibility to take him. I don’t do it for safety or convenience or to coddle him; I do it for the “other” category in the article: to spend focused time to connect and to start (and end) my child’s school day in a positive way. I don’t relish the car line. I do respect what school administration is doing and especially appreciate those who staff the line. I don’t think my child is an angel too precious to ride the bus. I do love having more touch-points with my son, who in a blink will be grown. My prayer is that he grows up to become a person who recognizes how blessed he is, knowing how to differentiate between true gripes and countless grins in such a privileged place as this. Emily-Sarah Lineback, OAK RIDGE

The Northwest Observer for running a small ad (for free) for the needs of residents of Spring Arbor, to the folks who donated typewriters, to the gentleman helping with the wheelchair seat cushions, and to all who offered to help.

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The person who anonymously covered our bill at JP Looneys for our family of seven, including our two special needs boys. Now our kids will be able to have two special outings this month. The Stokesdale Town Council for voting against the proposed LCID landfill on Pearman Quarry Road. Tom Collins (Opinions, Sept. 6-12 issue) for speaking out and saying exactly what I wanted to say. And I think the math part did help shorten the waiting time recently. Dr. Fuller at Kings Crossing Animal Hospital for treating our dog for an injury during her open house. She took excellent care of Duncan. Dr. Fuller and the staff were very kind and caring. Thank you for seeing us through. Speaker Boehner and the U.S. House for voting to defund Obamacare. Now, it’s time for the Senate to follow suit and defund this atrocious piece of legislation. Those who put down Fox news when MSNBC is well known for its editing. Gotta love a liberal! Fire station 9 in Summerfield for host-

ing our Girl Scout group as part of their first aid badge. Great program and the girls learned a ton. We are proud you serve our community! Jennifer at Times Turnaround in Stokesdale. You know your regulars and what we buy. Also, you’re always busy when no one is checking out. Your hard work shows to your customers. Thanks for your great customer service. The Stokesdale resident (Opinions, Sept. 20-26 issue) who reminded folks that we pay taxes for the big yellow buses. Use them and save gas while averting traffic tie-ups! Neighbors who walk their dogs to common areas to do their daily business and have respect for other people’s lawns. Thank you for being aware and considerate! The crew that paved Ellisboro Road. Smooth riding!

GRIPES to... Flying luminary candles/sky lanterns. We ended up with three in our 50- to 100-foot pine trees in Stokesdale last weekend. Very dangerous! People who believe everything they see and hear on CBS News, NBC News, ABC News, PBS News, NPR News and then repeat it as fact. The person complaining about Oak Ridge Elementary 1st graders not having

homework in September. If you want your child to have homework, be creative. There are many educational math websites to use and books to read.

parents for driving their kids to school. No child should have to catch the bus at 6:20 a.m. or ride it for over an hour. The school is less than 2 1/2 miles from home!

The ill-advised poster about the closing of West Harrell Road over East Harrell Road. I was rear-ended by a tractor trailer, state dump truck, and box van turning onto West Harrell Road. Community safety first before convenience!

Guilford County School’s Food Services for offering our students sparkling fruit water that contains more than 26g of sugar for $1. Some of our elementary kids drink two at lunch. Nutritious? I think not.

Ron Koman (Opinions, Sept. 20-26 issue). The bus comes by our house at 6:37 a.m. and gets to school at 7:20 a.m. Forty-three minutes on a bus for what takes me 10 minutes? My “little angels” will be driven to school. To the Northwest High marching band for traveling to an away game in full uniform to sit in the stands but performing during halftime at a home game in blue jeans and T-shirts. Why? Editor’s Note: We asked NWHS Band Director Brian McMath about this and here was his response: “The reason the marching band did not perform in full uniform at this past Friday’s home game was due to the fact that the guard uniforms have not arrived. Every part of this organization is equally important and I did not feel that it was fair for one group to be in uniform and another not. Since we did not perform at the Northern game (on Sept. 6), we were asked to wear full uniform.”

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their quality of life because of the noise and traffic from dump trucks traveling on their neighborhood roads as they went to and from the landfill.

Albert interjected that the Van Derveers had received an approved driveway permit since the Aug. 20 public hearing, which Bruno had not been made aware of.

Councilman Frank Bruno made the initial motion to deny the special use permit; when pressed by the town attorney to give more specific evidence to support his motion, Bruno said he didn’t feel there was sufficient evidence to show that the landfill would not endanger public health and safety, the landfill could devalue neighboring properties, it was not a public necessity (“I think it’s obvious that the use is not a public necessity – already two other landfills nearby and they’re not operating at capacity,” he said), and the landfill would not be in harmony with the neighboring properties.

Bruno then said he felt photos which the applicant’s attorney had presented on Aug. 20, which showed views of the street from the proposed entrance to the landfill, did not accurately depict the views from equal distances of the driveway.

The issue of a driveway permit was also brought up by Bruno as a reason to deny the permit, but Town Planner Michael

Councilman Mickie Halbrook said in reaching her decision (to deny the permit), she had kept going back to the town’s vision statement. “I just feel it’s our town, and we need to protect our own,” she said. Regarding the driveway permit, Councilman Randy Braswell said he had understood last month that the driveway permit had not been submitted and no new evidence could be admitted after the Aug. 20 hearing. Braswell

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Like Bruno, Braswell said he had spent many hours anguishing over the evidence presented at the Aug. 20 hearing, and public safety and health from more dump truck traffic on Pearman Quarry Road were his biggest hang-ups. Councilman Bill Jones echoed the concerns voiced by Bruno and Braswell, adding he had questions that weren’t answered on Aug. 20 because the appropriate people to answer those questions had not attended the meeting. He also said he did not feel the testimony of Realtor Tammy Gardner, who had testified that the LCID landfill would not lower neighboring property values, was relevant because she owns property adjoining the Van Derveers, which presented a conflict of interest. Halbrook reiterated her earlier comments about the town’s vision statement, saying “I’ve lived here a lot of years and worked with the town. I still go back to

the future land use plan and the vision statement ... ‘An effort should be made to create and enhance a community that is vibrant and safe to all citizens.’” Mayor Randy Jones said he was sympathetic to the neighboring homeowners, but because of testimony presented during July 26 and Aug. 20 hearings, he felt compelled to vote to approve the permit “based on the evidence received and the oath we’re required to follow.” Among the specifics Jones cited to support his decision were that the LCID landfill would be on a property zoned AG, access would be from a state-maintained road, Tammy Gardner spoke as a professional Realtor of 23 years, and the town had heard testimony from a certified land appraiser saying there had actually been increases in nearby residential property values in the last several years, even with two other landfills nearby. Council voted 4-1 to deny the special use permit, with Mayor Jones casting the dissenting vote.

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 SAVE THE DATE

 YARD SALES

2004 SAAB CONVERTIBLE, 106K, excellent cond., $6,800. (336) 617-5251.

FREE COMMUNITY STEW, Saturday,

BIG YARD SALE, Sat., Sept. 28, 7:30am, 3102 Pleasant Ridge Road., Summerﬁeld. Housewares, accessories, furniture, fabrics, antiques, clothing, lamps, cookware, elderly care items.

Sept. 28, 6pm, Moravia Moravian Church 2920 Oak Ridge Rd. 100% FREE meal for

 EMPLOYMENT BAPTIZED CHRISTIAN NEEDED to play piano for contemporary Christian church in Greensboro. 15-20 hrs./week. Must read/sight read. Call 456-1883 to inquire. Local company needs EXPERIENCED GUTTER INSTALLER. Call 643-0531.

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INDEX Auto for Sale .............................. 27 Employment ................................ 27 Save the Date ............................. 27 Yard Sales .................................. 27 Home Services ....................... 27-30 Misc. Services.............................. 30 Misc for Sale ............................... 30 Misc Wanted .............................. 30 Pets/Animals & Services ............... 30 Real Estate .................................. 30

Part-time CUSTOMER SERVICE REP needed for in-bound call center, 5 hours per day, 5 days per week. Great work environment. Send resume to PO Box 8135, Greensboro, NC 27419.

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anyone needing to be fed. No catch, just blessings! FALL & HALLOWEEN PORTRAITS, pets welcome! Saturday, October 5, 1pm-until, Tractor Supply in Oak Ridge. Packages start at $30. Call or text 669-8569 or visit facebook.com/portraitsbyHeatherKellam for more info. ROADS SPECIAL SATURDAY MARKET & community yard sale, Sat., October 5, 9am, downtown Stokesdale. Market, 9am-12n, free pintos & corn bread, 11am (while they last!), acoustic music all day, live chainsaw art by Jeff Lee at 12n, corn hole tourney for kids of all ages, 2-4pm. For more info, call Sue Lukens (vice-president) 298-4323 or Pam Lemmons (president) 643-6400, email roads.stokesdalenc@gmail.com, or

 SAVE THE DATE

visit www.roads-stokesdalenc.org.

FALL CHILDRENS CONSIGNMENT SALE, Mt. Zion UMC, 3708 Ellisboro Rd, Stokesdale, Thursday, Sept. 26, 5-7pm; Friday, Sept. 27, 9am-7pm; Saturday, Sept. 28,, 8am-12n.

Radie Mae Cook MEMORIAL FALL BBQ,

Wesleyan Preschool Academy’s fall/winter CHILDRENS CONSIGNMENT SALE, Thursday, Sept. 26, 7pm-9pm; Friday, Sept. 27, 9am-6pm; Saturday, Sept. 28, 8am-12n (many items ½ price on Sat.),, 930 N. Main St., Kernersville NC 27284. KIDS CONSIGNMENT SALE, Friday,, Sept. 27, 9am-7pm, and Sat., Sept. 28,, 8am-1pm, First Baptist Church Preschool, 1000 West Friendly Avenue, Greensboro. www.fbcgso.org/consignment_sale. WESLEYAN WOMEN’S BAZAAR, Sat., Sept. 28, 7am-2pm, Liberty Wesleyan, 15303 US Hwy. 158, Summerﬁeld. Yard & bake sale, silent auction, homemade chicken pies, pecans. Antique cars.

CHURCH-WIDE YARD / BAKE SALE, Sat., Sept. 28, 7-11am, Eden United Methodist Church, 884 Eden Church Road in Madison. Toys, children’s clothes, housewares, furniture and more.

Saturday, Oct. 12, 3pm, Pleasant Ridge Community Church, 1826 Pleasant Ridge Rd, G’boro 27410. Horseback rides 2pm, takeouts 12n-2pm at $8/lb. Call 708-4000 for additional info.

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MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE, Saturday, Sept. 28, 113 Cottondale Court, Collybrooke, Stokesdale. Furniture, ﬁshing boat, household items. Little bit of this and that. A HUGE MOVING SALE, Sat., Sept. 28, 7am-4pm, 313 NC Hwy. 150W, corner of N.C.150 & Spencer-Dixon Road, across from NHS. Framed pics, luggage, TVs, small appliances, housewares/glassware, KEF stereo speakers, CD changer, lg. storage box, Princess House items, yard tools, garden cart, lawn sweeper, tins, 4’ x 8’ utility trailer, wheelbarrow, mower, toys, patio furn., linens, tables, Sleep Number queen bed, decor items & more! COMMUNITY YARD SALE, Sat., Oct. 26, 8am-1pm, Oak Ridge Town Park. Vendors wanted: $10/space. Call 644-7009 for info, or email ssmith@oakridgenc.com.

HOME SERVICES CLEANING MARIA’S CLEANING SERVICE. Free estimates, guaranteed service. 432-4483. ANA’S HOUSECLEANING. Good references, free est., 25 years exp. 309-0747.

 YARD SALES GARAGE SALE, Sat., Sept. 28, 7:30am1:30pm, 8485 Haw River Road, Oak Ridge. Household, antiques, furniture.

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CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOW CLEANING, gutter cleaning, pressure washing. Fully ins. www.windowcleaningnc.com. 399-3995.

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 HOME SERVICES Professional custom cleaning for home & office

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Weekly / Biweekly / Monthly Move-Out/Move-In • Detail/Deep Seasonal • Licensed/Bonded/Insured Customized Services GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE

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DECORATING

BRAD’S BOBCAT SVC. Grading, hauling, gravel/dirt, debris removal. 362-3647.

COLFAX LAWNCARE Complete lawn care maintenance. Mowing, trimming, plugging, seeding, fertilizing. Weed control, pine needles. Res/Comm. Fully insured. $25 gift card to Lowes Home Improvement for each referral. 362-5860. Serving the Triad for 24 years.

EXPERIENCED INTERIOR DECORATOR & personal furniture shopper will help you with style, color, shopping & furniture placement. E-mail appeninc@gmail.com or call Ann Appenzeller, (336) 314-1411.

ELECTRICAL Cmoorelight.com, Electrical Contractor. Specializing in electric repairs, com/res.,

ROSA’S CLEANING SERVICE. 11 yrs. exp.

no job too small, licensed, professional.

Excellent references. (336) 508-5714.

(336) 601-8304.

CHRISTIAN MOM needs work cleaning

FLOORING

your budget. Pet taxi/pet sitting also avail. References. Call Laura Bennett, 231-1838.

The Northwest Observer 16 years and counting! Want to reach our readers? Call 644-7035 for advertising info. CastleWorks WINDOW CLEANING Includes gutters, pressure washing, chandeliers and other high ladder work. Fully insured and bonded, free estimates.

609-0677.

www.castleworkswindowcleaning.com. FREE PICK-UP of mowers, batteries, AC’s,

CARPET REPAIRS & RESTRETCHING Licensed & insured. 643-6500.

GENERAL REPAIR & SERVICES ALL ABOUT THE HOUSE. General home repair. Will take the lead on, or assist you with your home projects. 644-8710 / 708-0522.

OLD SCHOOL

HOME REPAIR, LLC

Home Improvement & Repairs Privilege Licensed & Insured

Lisa & Jerry Potkay, Stokesdale

(336) 669-7252

oldschoolsjhr@triad.rr.com oldschoolsjhr.homestead.com

appliances, grills, etc. 689-4167. MAID-2-SHINE. Serving NW area for 10 years. Homes/ofﬁces/move out-in. Detail oriented/prof/bonded/exc. ref. 338-0223.

FLOORS

STRIPPED & WAXED summerfield

CARPET / UPHOLSTERY / FLOORS 298-7374

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Gutter Glove distributor/installer

Professional, Honest, Reliable

houses, running errands. Will clean to ﬁt

HOUSE & YARD HOME MAINTENANCE “Anything to improve your home and property.” Jeff Ziglar, 456-9992 or 643-9609.

GRADING / HAULING GAULDIN TRUCKING, grading & hauling, bobcat work, lot clearing, driveways, ﬁll dirt, gravel, etc. 362-1150. ANTHONY’S GRADING & HAULING Excavating, land clearing, demolition, dirt available. Zane Anthony, 362-4035.

GUTTERS / WINDOWS / SIDING A-1 COPPER ROOFING Copper & aluminum gutters, gutter cleaning & repair, affordable leaf protection, replacement windows, vinyl siding, railing & trim. Free est. Call Gary the Gutter Guy. (336) 345-6518. www.a1copperrooﬁng.com. MAYS SIDING Storm damage, facia and siding repairs. 215-8776, www.mayssiding.com. VINYL SIDING REPAIRS, vinyl railings & siding, replacement windows, gutter cleaning and repair. Please call 215-8776 for your free estimate.

LAWN CARE / LANDSCAPING

GreenScapes Leaf Removal • Mulch / Pine Needles Landscaping • Lot / Land Clearing Mowing • Aerating / Overseeding Stump Grinding / Removal Bobcat & Dump Truck Services Parking Lot Cleanup

Call Tony - office (336) 215-4531 PLANT PRO CUSTOM LANDSCAPE designs and installation. Patios and hardscapes, ponds, pruning, mulch, maintenance and more. Call for a free estimate. (336) 298-3809, ncplantpro.com. TLC LAWN CARE Lawn mowing, fertilization and weed control. General cleanup. Affordable all-season lawn maintenance. (336) 681-0097. AFFORDABLE LANDSCAPING, fall aeration, leaf removal, irrigation installation & repair, and other landscaping services. J. Gibson Landscaping, (336) 419-7236. American owned & operated.

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AERATION, SEEDING, FERTILIZATION. Call (336) 543-4066. GREENERTIMES LAWN MAINTENANCE Free quotes and affordable prices. Discounts on 1-year contracts. (336) 3123844 mobile or (336) 548-9286 office. BRAD’S BOBCAT. Landscaping, driveways, patios, sidewalks, concrete work. 362-3647. CAROLINA STUMP & TREE SERVICE Complete tree service, $1 million liability, workman’s comp. Rick & Judy, 643-9332. CarolinaStumpAndTreeServiceNC.com. A-LIST LAWN CARE. Affordable prices! Res/Com. Lic/Insured. Call us for your FREE quote at (336) 6097013 or email alistlawncare@gmail.com. STUMP GRINDING - FREE ESTIMATES Big or small, we grind them all. 382-3860. LITTLE DAVE’S Landscape Management Inc. We will create a solution to fix your problem or maintain your existing landscape! Call for a free lawn evaluation! Sign up with our Lawn Solution program and mention this ad and you will save 10% off your first month’s service. Good people, competitive pricing. Insured and licensed. Call today! (336) 362-6181. ARBOR MASTERS TREE SERVICE Total tree removal, storm damage cleanup, shrub and tree pruning. Bobcat work and more. Free estimates. Licensed & insured. Call Joe at 643-9157. WILSON LANDSCAPING, INC. Complete lawn care & landscaping. NC lic. irrigation contractor. 20 years exp. Hardscaping, fertilization & weed control. 399-7764.

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AQUA SYSTEMS. Quality irrigation systems. NC Licensed Contractor. We service all systems. Free est. 644-1174.

MASONRY

PAINTING & DRYWALL

REMODELING / CONSTRUCTION

STEVE NEWMAN TREE SERVICE. Free est. Locally owned and operated. Lic/ins. 30 yrs. exp. Bucket truck & chipper, total cleanup. 24-hr. emergency svc. OR, NC. 643-1119. ONE GUY & A MACHINE LAWN CARE and hardscaping. Maintenance, design, paver patios, block walls, hedges trimmed, beds re-edged, pine needles, mulch, pressure washing, chemical applications, aerating. Licensed & insured. Free est. Call 382-4767. www.oneguyandamachine.com.

MASONRY CONCEPTS, brick, block, stone, concrete & repairs. Free estimates. (336) 988-1022, www.masonryconceptsgso.com.

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MISC. SERVICES & PRODUCTS ER APPLIANCE REPAIR. We repair most major brands. 20 years experience. We do house calls! Please call Richard, 908-4898.

KEITH SMITH CONSTRUCTION 26 years experience. Specializing in room additions, garages, vinyl siding and windows, painting, ceramic tile, laminate, hardwood and linoleum ﬂoors, and remodeling of all kinds. No job too small. Free est. Call 644-1943 or cell 362-7469.

RIDDLE PAINTING

Specializing in interior painting, we take pride in our quality work and personalized service Free estimates References available

Residential Interiors Pressure Washing

(336) 402-4603 Serving the Triad since 1998

ON EAGLE’S WINGS residential home design/drafting. Call Patti, (336) 605-0519.

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DESIGNS BY COCOMAR Custom window treatments, home decor, embroidery, monograms, applique & personalization. Call (336) 601-5358, email designsbycocomar@gmail.com, or www. facebook.com/designsbycocomar.

for your free estimate. (Local #) 314-3186.

D & D LANDSCAPING & IRRIGATION Complete landscaping services. Retaining walls & patios. Member BBB. NC licensed irrigation contractor. 312-2706.

JUNK REMOVAL – appliances, batteries, mowers, cars, electronics, trash removal, etc. Call about free junk removal, 423-3006.

sure washing, handyman services.

ALL-SEASON STUMP GRINDING. Owner Alan Winfree. Free est. Call 382-9875.

LOW-COST GARAGE DOORS. Repair & sales. 35 years exp. (336) 215-2800.

DELIMA LAWNCARE. Residential & commercial, free estimates. (336) 669-5210. GUZMAN LANDSCAPE & MAINTENANCE Pine needles, mulch, leaf removal, tree pruning, complete lawn maintenance. 655-6490.

LANDSCAPE SOLUTIONS 13-year anniversary special. We will beat your current written price by 15% – guaranteed! Call (336) 601-3796. AREA STUMP DUMP. Yard waste, concrete, etc. Fill dirt available. 602-5820.

GAS LOGS, WOOD STOVES & INSERTS, ﬁreplaces, sold, serviced and repaired. Call Don Hill, (336) 643-7183. SWIMMING POOL SERVICE & REPAIR. End-of-year specials on pool closings, liner replacements and equipment. 20 yrs. exp. Randy Harrell, 362-9721.

BUZZ CUTS LAWN & LANDSCAPE INC. Core aeration & fertilization, plus my custom blend of certiﬁed fescue seed. Fall packages start at $150. Also fall leaf clean-up, planting & pine needles. Annual service agreements available & affordable. Call Buzz, a NC Turfgrass Professional! 509-6464.

$100. Sheetrock repair. Call Brad Rogers

CARLOS PAINTING. Res/comm., licensed & insured, free estimates. (336) 669-5210. STILL PERFECTION PAINTING Reliable, skilled, affordable. Painting, presScott

Still, 462-3683 or stillperfectionpainting.com.

PLUMBING BRANSON PLUMBING & SOLAR No job too small! Experienced, guaranteed. Lic/Ins. Call Mark for savings. 337-7924. JDB PLUMBING. Repair, remodel, well pump. Lic/Ins. Accepts all major credit cards. Ofﬁce 656-0019, cell 382-6905.

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Cabinet Refacing & Enhancement

Your kitchen and bathroom cabinetry can be refaced or re-colored to create a new look for your home at a fraction of the cost of replacement.

CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE

336/404-1471 www.fmbyjh.com

SUPERIOR WASH.

Exterior cleaning:

houses, decks, driveways. Mobile unit w/ hot water & 425-gallon storage tank. Lic. & ins. Free est. Call Mike Dixon, 601-7444.

TRIPP SMITH CONSTRUCTION Licensed general contractor with college degree in construction management with 18 years of experience. Specializing in decks, garages, additions, remodels, new construction, residential & commercial. No job too large or too small. Free estimates. Call (336) 399-4894, or visit trippsmithconstruction@yahoo.com.

13,000 copies - every week! BELEWS CREEK CONSTRUCTION Kitchens & baths, rotted wood, decks, siding, windows, fall rooﬁng specialist. Sr. discounts, 35 years exp. 362-6343. JLB REMODELING INC. Licensed and insured. Free estimates. Remodeling, additions and home repairs. 681-2902, www.jlbremodeling.com.

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CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC. Roof Replacements / Repairs Siding & Windows Custom Decks / Porches General Home Repairs Remodeling / Painting

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ASPHALT MILLINGS, perfect for farm roads and wash-out areas. Half the cost of gravel. Fill dirt also available. 602-5820.

years experience. Avg. size bedroom walls,

RENOVATION WORKS INC. New construction, remodeling, kitchen and bath, additions, decks & patios. Call (336) 427-7391 or www.myrenovationworks.com.

30 yrs exp • Workmanship guarantee • Insurance specialists

(336) 644-1580

FREE Estimates Insured & Dependable

PRESSURE WASHING, gutter & window cleaning. Call Crystal Clear. Fully insured. www.windowcleaningnc.com. 595-2873.

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 MISC. SERVICES

 PET / ANIMAL SERVICES

 REAL ESTATE

ROOFING

COMPUTER REPAIRS $99.

GROOMING

HOMES FOR SALE

CLINARD & SON ROOFING, LLC. Residential rooﬁng, rubber ﬂat roofs, roof coating, metal roofs. 30 years experience. Now accepting all major credit cards. Call 643-8191 or 580-3245.

Used computers, website design. Info at ITBASICS.COM - (336) 643-0068. Inside Mailboxes & More, Oak Ridge Commons.

 MISC. FOR SALE

A.L. CORMAN ROOFING INC. Res. rooﬁng specialist serving Guilford Cty. area since 1983. Member BBB 25+ years w/ A+ rating. cormanrooﬁnginc.com, 621-6962.

KIRBY G6 VACUUM with 9 attachments, a carpet shampoo system, plus set of 10 vacuum bags. Excellent condition. $300. Call 209-2465.

 MISC. SERVICES

HOT POINT FRIDGE, black, one year old, 16 cubic ft., only $275! Call (336) 601-7375.

small group fitness  personal training  RealRyder® indoor cycle  TRX training 

Cathy Gold ( 336 ) 549-6460 4446 US Hwy 220 N, Summerfield

PUMPKINS & GOURDS of all shapes, sizes and colors, seasonal produce. Knight’s Pumpkin Patch, 14809 Hwy. 158, Summerﬁeld. Open 12n-7pm Sunday-Friday; 9am-7pm Saturdays. (336) 708-0485. FIREWOOD, seasoned hard wood, no pine. Pick up or delivery. 253-7615, 643-5744.

www.goldstandard4fitness.com PRIVATE TUTORING, certified teacher will tutor in your home, K-2. Emily, 617-5251. Kids back at school means now it’s time to TAKE CARE OF YOU! I can help you with your fitness goals and work with your schedule. Inside-Out Personal Fitness, (Certified Personal Trainer) Laura Watson, 408-8994. FREE PICKUP of appliances, batteries, junk mowers, air conditioners, grills, electrical items, metal items, etc. 689-4167.

VACATION MB, Nascar Speedway or Myrtle Waves Water Park, 2 tickets, valued at $68/pair, asking $50/pair. Expires 12/31/2013. (336) 605-0556. SEGWAY PTX2 MODEL, $4,000 ﬁrm, used very little, exc. cond. (336) 665-1803.

Regular & climate controlled units

We carry moving & shipping supplies

(336) 643-9963 • 8207 B & G Court, Stokesdale

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GROOMZ 2 GO MOBILE PET GROOMING, www.groomz2go.com, (336) 362-9822.

PET SITTING & BOARDING SPOIL-ME-ROTTEN ANIMAL CARE Motto: love, compassion, respect for your pets. Professional pet sitter for 18 years. Bonded/Insured. Member, Pet Sitters Intl. Provide food, exercise, play, meds/shots, much TLC. 1-3 trips/day. $15/trip (30 min). Call 643-5242. Oak Ridge/Summerﬁeld.

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ALL NEW MATTRESS SETS. Still in plastic, w/ warranty. Twin, $99; Full, $109; Queen, $129; King, $191. Can deliver, layaway available. Mattress Outlet. 992-0025.

$$$ – WILL PAY CASH up to $200 for your junk or wrecked vehicle. 552-0328. WILL PAY CASH for riding lawn mower needing repair or free removal if unwanted. Also free pick-up of appliances, batteries, air conditioners, grills, metal items, computers, gas & electrical items. 689-4167.

Lush & Level in Auburnwood! Brick transitional w/ 4BR, 3BA and 2 bonus rooms. Open great room/kitchen plan w/ mainlvl master. Huge screened porch, patio & deck. CVAC, tankless H2O, irrigation, even putting green. Summerfield Elem/Northern Middle and High. Coming soon in the mid $300,000’s!

Nancy Hess (336) 215-1820

www.nancyhess.pruyostandlittle.com

HOMES FOR RENT OAK RIDGE, 2BR, 2BA, very private, fenced-in yard and includes professional landscaping each month. Oak Ridge School district. $750/mo., plus deposit. Call (336) 314-7010. SUMMERFIELD, great 3BR, 2BA brick house on over an acre. Sunroom, hardwoods, walk-up attic and new HVAC. $950/ month. Call (336) 423-8169.

OPEN HOUSE: Sun, Sept 29 • 2-4pm

8520 Springbirch Terrace Need storage for toys, RV’s, cars or even a man cave? This home has it! 4BR/2.5BA, 4-car gar, hardwoods, granite tops, huge closets & drop zone for kids school stuff. Lg, level yard on culde-sac. Sellers paying $3,500 in closing costs. Text T124342 to 85377 for more info. $285,000

GARDEN TILLER, counter-rotating rear tines, does a great job! $525. 382-4549.

 MISC. WANTED LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED

STUDIO CANINE GROOMING. Serving northwest Greensboro. (336) 298-4712.

DeDe Cunningham 123 Dream Lane Real estate showcase ads in the NWO get seen! Include a photo and description for your listing, Realtor photo, logo and contact info all for only $75!

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LAND FOR SALE NW GUILFORD, 1.34-acre lot on Mt. Carmel Rd., close to lake, ready to build, deed restrictions require minimum 1,500 sq. ft. house. $41,498. 643-6078 evenings.

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BiRite Food Center ............................... 5 Goodwill Industries ............................... 7

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ROADS invites all in our community to set up a yard sale in your neighborhood on Oct. 5 For more info about these events, call Sue Lukens at 298-4323 or Pam Lemmons at 643-6400, or e-mail roads.stokesdalenc@gmail.com

Knight’s Pumpkin Patch ....................... 3 The UPS Store at Gunter’s Crossing ... 6

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