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GRADUATION DAY 2015

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Kenny Brown, WSSU student government vice president of external affairs, graduates from Winston-Salem State University on Friday, May 15 at Bowman Gray Stadium with a bachelor’s degree in political science and a concentration in public administration.

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Winston-Salem State University’s 2015 graduating class of roughly 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students listened closely as they were encouraged to find, believe in and live their paths by Grammy-award winner Common as they embark on their next adventure.

More than 12,000 people filled Bowman Gray Stadium Friday morning, May 15, despite the threat of rain, to see their children, mothers, brothers, sisters, fathers and friends cross

the finish line of their academic journey. austin Parks, 21, was in line with his brothers, although not familial, as they anxiously waited to march into the stadium. Parks, a member of alpha Phi alpha fraternity, said he was excited to be graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Sports Management. “i’m ready to go make the big dollar signs, eventually,” he said, adjusting his tie. “i’m going to go get my law degree before eventually becoming a sports agent.” a calm Jasmine May, 21, stood in

the rear of the line patiently waiting to receive her degree. “i’m very, very excited.

Sometimes the road got tough, but we made it,” she said.

The clinical lab science major is not quite done with school yet. “i’m going to graduate school at UnC-Greensboro in the fall.”

Common, the 2015 commencement speaker, told graduates that they should give themselves purpose, be great at it and make sure that it’s for them and it impacts someone or

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President Hatch says slow down to figure out next steps in life

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Thousands of people filled Wake Forest University’s Hearn Plaza, also known as The Quad, from wall to wall Monday morning, May 18, battling the heat. almost 1,900 of them were members of the graduating class of 2015,

six of them Fulbright Scholars and more than 800 graduate and professional students. relatives and friends came to watch their loved ones receive their hard-earned degrees.

President nathan o. Hatch told graduates that they should take this opportunity to breathe before the start of their new experiences and lives. “your work is finished. you can now exhale and inhale without glancing at your iPhone to check for the next meeting, lab, paper or test. This is a great occasion to breathe, stop, slow down and savor the moment, all that you’ve accomplished,” he said.

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He went on to tell graduates that this is a pivotal moment to invoke breathing spaces by learning to welcome surprises and unexpected opportunities and to stop long enough to ask ‘What is worth giving my life for? are my aspirations big enough? are they worthy enough?’

“Give yourself enough breathing room to welcome the unexpected,” he said. “… When you inhale, give thanks for what has been accomplished. When you exhale, make sure you’re not just going through the

Proposed changes to bus routes in east Winston were among several topics at the east Ward town hall meeting held Thursday, May 14, at new Jerusalem Baptist Church.

The town hall was one regularly held by City Council Member Derwin Montgomery to keep his east Ward constituents informed. attendees heard from representatives from various city departments, including the WinstonSalem Transit authority.

Tina Carson-Wilkins, WSTa marketing director, made a presentation on the 26 new proposed bus routes. She explained that many of the current routes go back decades, with various small changes to them made over time. She said the new routes, designed to be more direct and efficient, where created using information from surveys of WSTa passengers. The routes were created within the WSTa’s current budget, using similar amounts of miles and man hours.

She said east Winston, like the rest of the city, will see changes to its service.

“We’re going to add a circulator, which is going to be solely for the east Winston community,” she said. “We’re going to give you the opportunity to connect more because we’re going to add more transfer points so instead of everybody having to come downtown, you’ll be able to go to Sturmer Park to transfer, perhaps to the Department of Social Services, where so many services are needed.”

She also listed a planned transfer point at the old Union Station, which the City is planning to transform into a transportation hub. night routes will increase from seven routes to 12. Saturday routes will be reduced from 18 to 13, but now all routes will run both day and night.

She said the new route numbers will stay the same

City reports no major tax increases, less crime at east Ward town hall meeting

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Several other topics were discussed during last week’s east Ward town hall meeting.

City Manager lee Garrity talked about the city budget that would be released today (May 21). it’s a balanced budget, as city budgets are required to be by state law. it continues to compensate for $7 million in state funding that is being cut over four year, but contains no reduction in services or tax increases beyond the property tax hikes approved by voters as part of the bonds. He said it was a relatively “calm” budget.

Winston-Salem Police Department Chief Barry roundtree said that overall crime was down in the city relative to last year. He also responded to a viral youtube video posted in april showing a 2 a.m. downtown group street brawl near the intersection of Fourth and Cherry streets. “our downtown is safe, this community is safe,” he said. “our crime in downtown is down 19.4 percent from last year. That fight was an isolated incident. “ rountree responded to a question on what the WSPD is doing as far as community outreach and preventing police abuse. He said there were 340 body cameras in use

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The Winston-Salem office is in the Black Phillips Smith neighborhood Government Services Center, 2301 n. Patterson ave. Hours are Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The phone number is 336-275-9950. adams’ staff will be available to assist constituents with casework and various other services

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Former n.C. Sen. earline Parmon, who is now adams’ outreach director, will be the staff person at the new office.

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Her email address is earline.Parmon@mail.house.gov. in addition to adams’ two district offices in Charlotte and Greensboro, constituents from the 12th District can visit either one of the six satellite offices during the days and hours they are open. “i want to make sure everyone in north Carolina’s 12th Congressional district has access to my office,” adams said. “i understand that our See Office on A3

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The Wake Forest University School of Law conferred hoods on 181 graduates, including 13 African-Americans.

Four African-American women in the class of 2015 received awards.

(L-R) Jasmine Pitt, Bray Taylor, Elizabeth Bahati Mutisya and Gelila Selassie are award winners. They are members of the Wake Forest Law School, Class of 2015. ing and event co-chair; Phi dent of the Immigration and Bloomberg BNA Alpha Delta Legal Law Society, Bahati Award for the student who Fraternity: Marshall; Moot Mutisya has not only achieves the highest grade Court: Co-Chair 1L Walker served as a leader during among the courses of Competition. her time at Wake Forest Intellectual Property, Law, but in the university’s Copyright and Trademarks. *Elizabeth Bahati spirit of Pro Humanitate, Mutisya of Raleigh she has also given back to *Gelila Anbesaw received the E. McGruder the local community by Selassie of Charleston, Faris Memorial Award and volunteering with the Big South Carolina, received $200 cash, which is given Brothers, Big Sisters pro- the North Carolina State to the student exhibiting gram.

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whether that route is ridden during the day, night or weekend.

She went over several proposed routes for the East Winston community.

The new circulator, which is proposed Route 13, combines parts of the current Routes 1 and 2, providing access to places like LaDeara Crest, Cleveland Avenue Homes, Fourteenth Street Community Center, Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy, Rupert Bell Community Center and the Malloy Jordan East Winston Heritage Center. It will run day and night during weekdays and also on Saturday and Sunday.

Proposed Route 7, which combines the current routes 10 and 17, will go from the Department of Social Services down Patterson Avenue, turn on University Parkway and end on Hanes Mill Road, providing access to Northside Shopping Center, Forsyth Tech Transportation Technology Center, Cook’s Flea Market, Sam’s Club and Walmart.

Route 16, a new version of Route 1 that will run along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, New Walkertown and Carver School Road, and go by Burger King, CVS, the Boys and Girls Club International Corps, Carl Russell Sr. Community Center, Jetway Shopping Center, Carver High School and the Forsyth Tech Mazie Woodruff Campus. It will connect to Route 18, a new route that will travel the length of Liberty Street out to Lansing Drive.

Also, proposed Route 23, a combination of current Routes 3, 14 and 26, will go by Old Salem, Happy Hill Gardens, Gateway YWCA and Stoney Glen.

Attendee Sarah Davis inquired about 10th Street,

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He also said that officers recently went through additional training on racial and cultural biases administered by two Winston-Salem State University professors. He said the police have numerous trust talks with the community, local clergy and college students and will hold a Youth Police Academy in July.

Captain Chris Lowder added that

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LAS VEGAS — B.B. King believed anyone could play the blues, and that “as long as people have problems, the blues can never die.'”

But no one could play the blues like B.B. King, who died Thursday night, May 14, at age 89 in Las Vegas, where he had been in hospice care.

Although he kept performing well into his 80s, the 15-time Grammy winner suffered from diabetes and other problems. He collapsed during a concert in Chicago last October, later blaming dehydration and exhaustion.

For generations of blues musicians and rock `n rollers, King's King plaintive vocals and soaring guitar playing style set the standard for an art form born in the American South and honored and performed worldwide.

King played a Gibson guitar he affectionately called Lucille. The result could hypnotize an audience, no more so than when King used it to full effect on his signature song, ``The Thrill is Gone.''

Riley B. King was born Sept. 16, 1925, on a tenant farm near Itta Bena in the Mississippi Delta. His parents separated when he was 4, and his mother took him to the even smaller town of Kilmichael. She died when he was 9, and when his grandmother died as well, he lived alone in her primitive cabin, raising cotton to work off debts.

A preacher uncle taught him the guitar, and King didn't play and sing blues in earnest until he was in basic training with the Army during World War II. His first break came with gospel, singing lead and playing guitar with the Famous St. John's Gospel Singers in Mississippi. But he soon split for Memphis, Tenn. where his career took off after Sonny Boy Williamson let him play a song on WKEM.

Attendees listen to presentation at New Jerusalem Baptist Church during a town hall meeting.

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Tina Carson-Wilkins, WSTA marketing director, speaks during a presentation of bus route changes.

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*Jasmine Michelle Pitt of Clemmons received the Forsyth County Women Attorneys Association Award. This award is presented annually to an outstanding female graduate based upon her academic achievements, leadership, service to community, professionalism and commitment to the legal profession.

Pitt has been executive editor of the Wake Forest Law Review; Student Bar Association vice-president in 2014-15 and previously secretary, 1L Class representative; National Trial Team for Moot Court; Domestic Violence Advocacy Center fundrais-

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Keshawn Mosley asks a question during the WSTA presentation.

which is currently serviced by Route 1. She was told the new routes won’t go through that same street, requiring longer walks to bus stops by passengers.

Davis had concerns about people in her community with disabilities, such as visual impairment or those using a wheelchair, having a longer trek to get to a bus.

(When reached for comment this week, WSTA Director Art Barnes said the new routes will be catered to best serve the majority of passengers. Some will end up farther away from a bus route, while others will be closer.

He said Trans-AID, a WSTA service that lets handicap passengers arrange a direct ride from their home to a destination, is an option for some passengers with disabilities who have difficulty getting to a bus.)

Davis also had concerns about the safety of female passengers having to walk longer distances at night.

“Being a woman in this day and age it’s not safe to be walking three blocks,” she said.

Attendee Keshawn Mosley asked whether there were plans to expand Sunday hours. There currently aren’t, he was told. Mosley works at packaging company Sunoco, which will continue to have bus service in the proposed routes. He said more than half of the workers at his location rely on the WSTA for transportation, so the company plans its hours around bus ride availability.

Mosley used the bus system until he got his own vehicle recently. He said he felt once riders got used to the new routes, they’ll enjoy things like the increased transfer points and the new East Winston circulator. He felt the more numerous, shorter night routes are especially needed.

“If you go from the TC (Transportation Center) to the end of the lines, it’s almost like an hour and 15, hour and 20 minutes,” he said. “That’s going to be phenomenal for those night workers.”

the WSPD also participated in Talk and Walk last week, where city officials went door to door in a neighborhood off of Kernersville Road so residents could tell them what’s going on in their neighborhood.

Also discussed was the proposed rezoning of a property on Cleveland Avenue that would let the Salvation Army transform it into a homeless shelter for women and families.

Several voiced opposition to it based on concern that the shelter doesn’t fit into the Cleveland Avenue Initiative

Master plan to develop the area.

The City’s incentives for Herbalife moving one of its facilities from California to Winston-Salem were also discussed.

The facility would have 300 jobs at an average salary of $61,000 with an estimated 70 percent of them being local hires. City Council Member Derwin Montgomery assured constituents that if Herbalife failed to deliver the promised jobs, it would have to pay the City back, just like Dell did when it closed its local plant.

The Chronicle apologizes for some errors made in a story written by Felecia Piggott-Long and printed in The Chronicle on May 7. The article stated that Elaine Green Luke had a troubled relationship with her mother. The pronoun reference for "you" in the poem Green Luke uses as her introduction piece alludes to her mother, her boyfriend and the devil as the enemy, which raised some confusion. The person who criticizes her about her weight is her boyfriend rather than her mother. The person who gives her material things instead of love is her boyfriend rather than her mother. Green Luke blames the devil as the enemy for her sexual abuse as a child.

The Chronicle regrets any misunderstanding that may have resulted from the errors. The Editor

“If you go from the TC (Transportation Center) to the end of the lines, it’s almost like an hour and 15, hour and 20 minutes,” he said.

“That’s going to be phenomenal for those night workers.”

– Keshawn Mosley, attendee

The WSTA is holding many other comment meetings on the new proposed routes:

May 21, 4-7 p.m. – Carl Russell Community Center, Carver School Road, 27105 May 22, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. – International Boys & Girls Club @ 2850 New Walkertown Road, 27105 May 26, 4-7 p,m. – Sprague Street Community Center @ 1350 E. Sprague Street, 27107 May 27, 3-6 p.m. – MLK Community Center @ 2001 Pittsburg Avenue, 27101 May 28, 10 a.m.-noon – Hanes Hosiery Community Center @ 501 Reynolds Boulevard, 27105 May 29, 1-4 p.m. – Alders Point @ 590 Mock Street, 27127 June 1, 5-7 p.m. – WR Anderson Community Center @ 2450 Reynolds Park Road, 27107 June 2 , 5-7 p.m. – 14th Street Community Center @ 2020 E. 14th Street 27101 June 3, 10-noon and 3-5 p.m.– Forsyth Tech West Campus @1300 Bolton Street, 27103 June 4 , 11 a.m.-3 p.m. – Gateway YWCA @ 1300 South Main Street, 27127 June 5, 2-6 p.m. – Reynolda Branch Library @ 2839 Fairlawn Drive, 27106 June 8, Noon-4 p.m. – Clark Campbell Transportation Center @ 100 West Fifth Street, 27101

The proposed routes can also be viewed by going to www.wstransit.com and clicking on “Proposed Route Changes.”

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Carver High students hear about second chances in assembly

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When Sean Taylor walked onto the stage at Carver High School on Monday May 4, the first thing he did was to ask for a show of hands.

“All of you in the audience today who are 17 years of age, please raise your hands. (Several raised their hands.) I was your age when I went to prison. I spent 22 years in prison for making the wrong decision. At that time, I considered myself a gang-banger, a Blood, and I was very indifferent to the value of human life. The victim I shot was also a 17-yearold. His name was Dean Rahim. I am still haunted today by what I did that day,” Taylor said. He turned himself over to the Denver police the next morning after he committed this crime.

“I was trying to impress my friends. I shot into the house occupied by the Crips and thought I would only do damage to the house itself, but I ended up taking a life. If you find yourself having to smoke a blunt just to wake up every morning, smoking just to make it through the day, smoking just to get to sleep at night, you are making the decision to go to jail,” Taylor said. “... your parents, teachers, guidance counselors, and principals have told you to stop, but you are not listening. Where do you want to go in life? If you are doing these things, and you plan to go to college, you will regret it. I have come back from prison to let you know you don’t have to go there,” Taylor said.

Taylor is now 42. He

was originally sentenced to 40 years to life. Without gubernatorial intervention, he could have been almost 60 when he was released from prison.

ThenColorado Gov. Bill Ritter commuted Taylor’s sentence and granted him the opportunity for parole on July 1, 2011. Under his original sentence, Taylor wasn’t eligible for parole until 2029.

When Carver Social Studies teacher Jenna Watson saw the documentary “Lost in Life,” she stood in awe at the three people she met on screen: Sean Taylor, Mary Ellen Johnson and Sharletta Evans. She showed the documentary to her students at Carver, and talked to her friend Malissa Wood, who works with Mary Ellen Johnson, executive director of the Pendulum Foundation.

This is a 9-year-old organization dedicated to raising awareness about the circumstances of children in Colorado’s adult prisons. gram.

In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional to sentence minors to life without parole for offenses other than homicide. The court found that juveniles are different than adults in their brain development.

Therefore, juveniles, nationwide, serving life without parole for cases other than homicide were ordered resentenced.

However, since the law is not retroactive, there are still 48 prisoners serving life without parole for crimes they committed as juveniles.

The changes in the law have come about in large part because of the efforts of the Pendulum

Foundation.

“We have had more than 2,500 children sentenced to life without parole, and they would have died behind bars, if the laws had not changed,” Johnson said.

Another speaker, the students particularly enjoyed hearing on the stage was Starletta Evans.

Evans lost her 3-year old son in a drive-by shooting in 1995. Seventeen years later, she met in prison with the man who pulled the trigger. Evans told the story of her journey of grief and forgiveness, and the power of the Restorative Justice process to provide healing for victims, offenders and the community.

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Visitors to Carver High School spoke about second chances on May 4. (L-R) Mary Ellen Johnson, executive director of The Pendulum Foundation; Sharletta Evans, mother whose 3-year-old child was killed in a drive-by shooting and Sean Taylor, who committed murder at age 17, are part of the documentary “Lost in Life.” grams, advocates for judi- “... I wanted the students to hopes of changing the cial reform in Colorado and learn how to think before hearts and minds of the stuacross the country. acting as well as to learn dents and staff of Carver.

“Forgiveness is a spiri- how to forgive. To get them to realize how tual experience,” Evans Forgiveness is very power- fragile and precious life is. said. “I would not have ful and learning how to for- To take life seriously and been able to build a bond give can create true free- appreciate your life, your with the killer of my child dom not only for the person experiences and the lives of if I did not have the help of who did something wrong, others.” the Holy Spirit,” Evans but also for the victim.”

Taylor noticed that said.

Principal Travis L. even a week later, students “I think the program Taylor wanted the speakers were still discussing the went great,” Watson said. to come to Carver “in topics discussed on stage.

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2015 graduates are competing with technology

It is college graduation season in Winston-Salem.

As students complete their college educations, it’s time for them to head into another season of their lives. What do they have to look forward to?

A lot depends on their majors. Even more depends on their personal A choices The college experience gives students what they put into it. College is not a place that spoon-feeds students. The fact that students graduate from college at all is an accomplishment in itself because students pretty much have to educate themselves with all the distractions surrounding them. Professors are paid to provide knowledge but students can learn that knowledge or throw it away. What happens next depends on whether students can navigate through a world without a professor but instead a boss. The world will not have grades but instead personnel reviews. It will not be a professor who gets paid but instead the student. Will students be able to make the transition?

More importantly, will there be jobs for students who graduate?

Dr. Mike Walden with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service says that recent research shows more businesses are replacing workers with machines and technology. He says that “smart technology” – where the technology can gather information and make decisions – is helping employers decide to “hire” technology over human beings. (See his column in Forum.)

One example is Wells Fargo. News reports say it’s assessing its business model to determine where it can use technology best and thus eliminate human positions, which cost more money in the long run because it has to pay employees year after year and offer them benefits. (Wells Fargo declined to comment on the report.) With smart technology, the “employee” can be depreciated, thus saving the company money.

The college graduates of today could be unemployed tomorrow, replaced by a device that costs less to use and uses its “brain.” What’s a college graduate to do in that case?

Employers make decisions on what’s best for their businesses; college graduates have to remember that. Employers need to make money; college graduates need to remember that. To get that first job out of college, college graduates have to think like employers. They need to be flexible enough to discover the needs of employers and present their skills as a way to help employers.

That’s where personal constitutions come into play.

College graduates should know that they might have to sacrifice some things early in their careers to reach their goals. There will need to be a paradigm shift.

Staying out late could be one sacrifice, if they know they will need to start out earlier get to work on time. Restraining from texting and talking to friends during a meeting (unlike what might have happened during a class in college) might be another sacrifice. And taking a selfie when the boss it talking to you could be a sacrifice.

College graduates should not take finding a job lightly. And once a job is found, they should not take working on a job lightly. Jobs are hard to come by these days, unless you are a “smart technology” job candidate.

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Condolences for UNCC alumus killed in train wreck

To the Editor: The Amtrak tragedy that occurred Tuesday evening [in Philadelphia] claimed the lives of at least eight people and injured hundreds of passengers and crew members. Dr. Derrick E. Griffith, a dean at Medgar Evers College and a UNC Charlotte alum, was one of those lost during that tragic event.

During his time at UNCC, Derrick was a leader for students here at home and took that with him as he worked to touch the lives of students in New York throughout his academic career. His contributions to education are truly admirable.

My heart goes out to his family and friends and my thoughts and prayers will remain with them during this difficult time.

U.S. Rep. Alma S. Adams (NC12) Washington, D.C.

Thank God for the Salvation Army To the Editor:

Pockets of despair within a landscape buttressed with hope and prosperity — this is what I see in our beloved Winston-Salem.

Why can’t people who say they care about all of God’s children see what I see?

To the South – From U.S. 150/Peters Creek Parkway/Baseball Stadium Area all the way to the Davidson County line, there are signs of growth and new life. North University Parkway past Wake Forest University and beyond, opportunity abounds bustling with new businesses, housing, services, etc.

Ah! The West – Highest socioeconomic area within the boundaries of the entire county, theirs represents the best of what balanced growth and development looks like. Of course they pay the highest taxes. No

mystery, simply economics of segregation.

The East? – Where is this? Who wants to live here? Median family income somewhere below $30,000s, unemployment rate double that of broader community, demographic profile – on Terry life support.

You go figure why a Homeless Shelter is just another nail in this coffin.

Thank God for the Salvation Army. It does a great service here and all throughout this country.

In times such as these the model must review itself in view of the requirements necessary to be licensed to fish … not simply to teach one how to fish.

Evelyn Terry

Winston-Salem: Be there!

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the Governor, Dr. Wos, who runs the Department of Health and Human Services, and the 100 county DSS Directors, trying to get evidence about why the voter registrations of people applying for public assistance had dropped 66 percent from the day Gov. McCrory took office in January 2013. We asked Governor McCrory for an immediate public statement about this suspicious drop off in registration of welfare recipients, which is required by the 1993 National Voter Registration Act. Dr. Wos' staff has said we can get some emails, but we have to pay for them. Stay tuned.

On Thursday, May 7, the Daily Kos published a troubling report that showed a substantial drop in voter registrations submitted from public assistance agencies since the beginning of 2013. According to the State Board of Barber Elections, in 2012, 41,162 registration applications were submitted from pubic assistance agencies. In 2013, this number dropped to 18,758 and in 2014, it dropped even further to 13,340.

Ten more witnesses for justice were arrested as they tried to exercise their constitutional duty to instruct Sen. Phil Berger about raising the minimum wage to a livable wage. The General Assembly seems afraid to let the people vote on a Constitutional Amendment about a livable wage.

The historic trial of our lawsuit [N.C. NAACP v. McCrory] against the McCrory-Tillis-Berger law designed to disenfranchise AfricanAmerican and other anti-racism voters has been postponed a week. The federal judge notified us that he wants the trial to begin on July 13 in his court in Winston-Salem.

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II It gives us a week more to spread President the word. Tell everyone. Monday, North Carolina NAACP July 13, Winston-Salem! We march Durham across our Edmund Pettus Bridge in Winston-Salem to expose and reverse the Tea Party's unconstitutional attack on the voting rights our parents and grandparents won with their lives and blood. North Carolina is our Selma!

Also, the N.C. NAACP and Forward Together Moral Movement handed a request for emails between Winston-Salem Federal Courthouse.

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View Malcolm X as The Vitruvian Man at what would be his 90th birthday Bill Turner

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“El-Hajj Malik ElShabazz was a Vitruvian Man,” replied Alex Haley, the author of the riveting “Autobiography of Malcolm X,” when I asked him 25 years ago to draw a circle around the life of this grand public figure whose beleaguered parents named him Malcolm Little.

When students are introduced to mathematics, often they start with a lesson on Leonardo da Vinci’s world-renowned drawing that illustrates the properties and relationships of points, lines, angles, curves, surfaces and solids.

The life and times of Malcolm X – who would be 90 this week had he not been killed 50 years ago – should be required study for the understanding of what is America’s ongoing dilemma: the discrepancy between our valuing of equality on the one hand and the persistence of racial bigotry and inequality on the other.

The Vitruvian Man has been called the Canon of Proportions.

“By any means necessary” was Mr. Malcolm’s standard and all-encompassing response whenever he was asked for the formula for blacks to achieve freedom and equality. Taken on its surface, that answer pointed to an oblique reign of terror in the minds of most Americans, because it was always blown out of proportion, taken out of context, and framed inside the image of Malcolm as a monster, as compared to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm kept an open mind in terms of any and all strategies that could be employed to achieve the desired ends. “Necessary” says that if violence is not necessary in pursuit of freedom, justice, and equality then, it would not

“Malcolm kept an open mind in terms of strategies to meet the desired ends. ‘Necessary’” be used. That pretty straightforward line got curved and convoluted.

Just as da Vinci’s figure depicts a nude male figure as two overlaid positions with arms and legs apart and at the same time inscribed in a circle and square, Malcolm X’s points of view stripped bare the two-faced image of America. With the precision of his peerless oratori-

cal protractor and his levelheaded logic, Malcolm X drew lines and circles around a binary set of laws: one for whites and another for blacks when it came to freedom of speech, of religious expression, of a free press, the right to peacefully assemble, to petition the government for redress of grievances, and especially the right of people to keep and bear arms.

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The Constitutional circle – the Bill of Rights – did not square where people of color in America are concerned?

The life and times of Malcolm X, as told in the “Autobiography,” published in 1965, was described by Time magazine as “one of the most important books of the century.” Malcolm X, between his teen years and mid-20s,

was – between Boston and Harlem – a self-described live-by-the-wits street hustler, a drug peddler an addict, a con artist, a thug, and a gun-toting burglar who was caught and convicted and served eight years in prison. That was Malcolm’s nature, his cosmos, and he was but a small-scale representation of millions of poor and uneducated young black

men, much similar to those who fail in the classrooms and have regular run-ins with the law, still seeking the American Promise, like Freddie Grey, in modernday Baltimore.

But, what is lesser known about Malcolm, the complex part, is how he worked his way through various changes and conversions: from a turbulent street life to a disciplined, self-taught reader who became entranced with ideas, to the human rights leader the world would come to know; who, just before his murder, renounced the racist hostility he voiced while he was the leading spokesman for the Nation of Islam. At the apex of his life, the arc of Malcolm’s embrace orbited all humans, stretching worldwide like a geometric ellipse; and, by changing so fundamentally, he circled his own square.

The Vitruvian Man and Malcolm X exist in the same space: both are expressions of the search for connections, with da Vinci exclaiming, “Man is the model of the world.”

Malcolm X was an exemplary model of reinvention and it is good that he is now embraced and hopefully understood by a generation that has many of the same and some even greater and more complex challenges than existed during his lifetime.

Malcolm X symbolized the very heart and soul of the black experience; what went around in his day has come around again and the circle is unbroken.

Like Alex Haley said, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Malcolm X, was a Vitruvian Man, a symbol of the ages.

Dr. Bill Turner is a noted educator, writer and thinker who called Winston-Salem home for many years. Reach him at bill-turner@comcast.net.

You Decide: How will the job market change?

Although the job market in North Carolina has been improving for the last five years, there still is a long way to go.

The number of people Guest employed today is 4 percent Columnist higher than before the recession and 12 percent higher than in 2000. But since the turn of the century, the state’s working age population (20 to 64) is up 24 percent.

Yet what if I told you that over the next 40 years, the number of jobs in the state could actually fall by 1.2 million? This would send the state unemployment rate to well above 25 percent. Am I just being an alarmist trying to grab headlines?

Actually, these calculations are based on the work of two economists – Frey and Osborne – analyzing the concept of “technological unemployment.” Technological unemployment simply means the replacement of jobs by technology. Historical examples are vehicles replacing wagon masters, word processing programs replacing typists and answering programs and electronic calendars replacing secretaries.

Recent research shows one of the reasons for the relatively slow recovery of jobs after the recession is the decision by more businesses to replace workers with machines and technology. This is particularly the case for routinetype jobs – jobs where the same task is being done over and over. These kinds of tasks are obviously very susceptible to being performed by technology.

However, the expectation is that as technology advances, technological unemployment will become broader and deeper. Especially as “smart technology” is developed – where the technology can gather information and make decisions – jobs beyond those that are routineoriented will become candidates for technological unemployment.

What Frey and Osborne did was tediously analyze all jobs classified into more than 700 occupations and assigned each a likelihood – or probability – that each would be replaced by technology in coming decades. I then took their results and applied them to the current occupations in North Carolina.

The results were startling. Scores of occupations in our state have more than a 70 percent likelihood of disappear-

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ing. Included are occupations such as retail salespersons, cashiers, fast-food workers and office clerks. Customer service representatives, janitors and cleaners, and auto service technicians have a moderate (30 percent to 70 percent) chance of being eliminated by technology. Those with the lowest likelihood of downsizing are jobs requiring a high level of complex decision-making, like physicians, nurses, teachers and computer software developers.

I also discovered an income element to these findings.

The occupations with the lowest probability of technological unemployment had the highest median salaries, while the occupations with the highest probability of technological unemployment had the lowest median salaries.

I then used Frey and Osborne’s probability of technological unemployment for each occupation together with projected growth rates in the occupation’s industry and job-to-output ratios to project the total number of jobs in North Carolina’s current occupations remaining in 2050.

This is where I found there would actually be 1.2 million fewer jobs in 2050 than today.

But there’s reason for hope. Notice the 1.2 million fewer jobs is for current occupations in North Carolina. It is likely there will be new occupations created in our state over the next 40 years, just as there have been in the last 100 years. For example, when technological unemployment came to farming, factory occupations were created.

When technological unemployment came to the factory, service occupations appeared.

So, along with the current wave of technological unemployment we’ll likely see many new occupations

develop. What will they be? I certainly don’t have a perfect crystal ball, but I think strong arguments can be made for new occupations in several areas, including repair and maintenance of new technology; data management, analysis and logistics; efficient resource usage; global interaction; and assistance to active and independent elderly households. Each of these developing occupations follow socio-economic trends that are expected to dominate our economy in decades ahead.

This means we will have to be agile with our future educational and training systems. The downsizing of some occupations and the creation of others will occur at an erratic and often imperceptible pace. Formal and informal training programs will have to be attuned to emerging trends and be willing to rapidly shift resources away from declining occupations to growing ones. Future workers will not only have many different jobs during their careers, but also many different occupations.

We’ve always had technological unemployment, but the information-technology revolution is sparking a new wave that has not yet run its course. You decide if we’ll be ready!

Dr. Mike Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and North Carolina Cooperative Extension economist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics of North Carolina State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He teaches and writes on personal finance, economic outlook and public policy.

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Residents in the Fairview Park community have a new space for fun, food and fellowship. They were given a chance to practice all of that, and more, on May 16 at Saturday’s Gathering Place at Fairview Park Summer Festival, at the park on Bethlehem lane.

Carolyn Telcer said she came out to participate with her grandchildren and enjoy the festival. “i think it’s great. it’s good for the community to be able to get together and have something positive for the field,” she said. “We need more activities like this for the children to see something positive and learn about all these different cultures and activities.” attendees were able to grab free hot dogs and hamburgers to eat while enjoying performances from local choirs, comedians and step teams, along with an inflatable house for children.

There were also community and informational tables for residents interested in surrounding businesses and nonprofits including Goodwill, Medicap, the Winston-Salem Urban league, True Elite and the Weatherization assistance Program by the Piedmont Triad Regional Council and vendors selling everything from toiletries to bags.

Mary French brought her two children out to to support the event. “i wanted to support the community doing positive things,” she said. “i look forward to the changes, with less crime and violence in the area.”

The park is a brainchild of Mayor Pro Tempore vivian h. Burke in an effort to revitalize and reenergize the park and its surrounding areas. “i wanted to see if we could improve the park. i wanted people to be aware that this is their park, that we are going to do things to keep it safe and to make it easy for residents to get into from liberty Street, so that they can have family reunions, neighborhood gatherings and organization gatherings there on a regular basis,” Burke said.

“We’re saying this is yours and we want you to use it.”

Residents have often said that they were concerned with the neglected neighborhoods that brought with them crime and hopeful about bringing in businesses which could in turn bring jobs to stimulate the area economically. Burke is hoping that the Cleveland avenue Master Plan will add to the revitalization, making the park more of an amenity.

“There are a lot of possibilities that could be created in the park that would motivate and have a posi-

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tive feeling on residents,” she said. “i hope that it will put a lot more energy behind individuals to also go use the market and stimulate the local economy.”

The park has a large area full of playground equipment, a basketball court and a walking trail.

The area is expected to get a $200,000 facelift from the bond referendum approved by voters in november. They hope to begin work in the summer of 2016.

Evan Raleigh, assistant to the city manager, said that Fairview Park is an anchor along the liberty Street corridor and that the city is in the planning process of revitalizing the park.

“We’ve hired a local consultant who is in the process of putting together a plan for us to execute here, very shortly, as it pertains to the new investment of Fairview Park and making it over,” Raleigh said. “i think it will go a long way to sprucing up that area.”

Raleigh said that he is excited about the possibilities that the area will have after it’s done. “it’ll sparkle when we’re finished,” he said.

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(Above) Reggie McCaskill, center, master of ceremony, welcomes the children on stage as they dance to a hit song during the second annual Summer Festival at the Gathering Place in Fairview Park on Saturday, May 16. An initiative of Councilwoman Burke to revitalize the park and its surrounding areas, those in attendance enjoyed an afternoon full of free food, dance performances, a bouncy house for the children, and entertainment for all. (left) Jakih Baker, 1, front, dances with Bamaria Harris, 8, at the second annual Summer Festival at the Gathering Place in Fairview Park on Saturday, May 16.

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“Our light was created not to be put under the bed but to be put on a lamp stand so that everybody that walks in that room can see that light and recognize that light,”

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something. “”What are you willing to die for? Live for that.’ These are the words that were spoken to us on the first day of rehearsal of ‘Selma’ by Ambassador Andrew Young.

These words resonated with me and I went home from that rehearsal and thought about that. I found out that I’m willing to die for what I believe in and my creator. So I thought, that’s what I should live for,” he said. “When you reach the highest potential, or greatness, within yourself, you inspire others to do the same. To reach that greatness, you have to find your path, believe in your path and live your path.”

He went on to give graduates examples from his path, including Little League basketball, when he first began rapping, his break-up from Erykah Badu, the death of his cousin and losing out at the Grammy’s despite five nominations.

“As you step into your greatness, remember the greatest of you is those who serve. As you find your path, believe in your path and live your path, you know that you entered to learn and now must depart to serve,” he said. “You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love, and you can be that servant.”

The artist told graduates not to dim their lights, or downplay their talents, for others.

“Our light was created not to be put under the bed but to be put on a lamp stand so that everybody that walks in that room can see that light and recognize that light,” he said.

The hip-hop artist, actor, author and philanthropist was presented with an honorary degree of a Doctorate of Humane Letters.

Nontraditional student Sharon Stewart could relate to what Common was telling the students and in some ways had already begun the process.

The 62-year-old student can now live her path with a bachelor’s degree in Rehabilitation Studies. Stewart calls Friday’s accomplishment “a blessing from God” as she works on her second career.

“After I got laid off from my previous job working in human services, I decided I wanted to go to school,” she said. “At times it was a struggle but I did it.”

Stewart hopes to own her own business and plans to come back to WSSU to work on her master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling.

Graduating Senior and Student Government Association President Olivia N. Sedwick encouraged graduates to depart and serve in the communities that they will enter.

“The motto of our university, the very core of her existence, is that of action.

Seeing the need and then making the necessary steps to meet that need,” she said.

“We now have the responsibility to invest in ourselves, the communities from whence we came and know the university that has prepared us for the world that awaits. The place that we have called home for the last several years is releasing us to do as our founder Simon G. Atkins intended us to do: Depart, Serve and Change the world. So 2015 graduates, class is now dismissed.”

Common delivers the commencement address at the Winston-Salem State University graduation in Bowman Gray Stadium, Friday, May 15.

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Graduates celebrate as the ceremonies end at Winston-Salem State University’s graduation in Bowman Gray Stadium on Friday, May 15.

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The future Late Show host, Stephen Colbert, delivers a witty yet insightful commencement address at Wake Forest University on Monday, May 18, 2015, saying that it’s “time to say goodbye to the person we’ve become.”

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motions and plodding along on someone else’s treadmill. Breathing deeply might just put you in touch with your own deepest calling.”

That sentiment rings true for graduate Hannah Akpaete. The 23-yearold graduated Monday with a degree in Health and Exercise Science but she teaches at least 30 first graders every day at Rashkis Elementary in Chapel Hill.

“I figured out last year that I wanted to teach and that I wanted to work in a low-income area to help children,” she said. “If I wasn’t in the classroom, I’d teach health education.”

Akpaete said that eventually she wants to work with middle schoolers.

“You can mold them and pique their curiosities while getting them ready for the rest of their lives,” she said.

Late-night television host, satirical comedian and author Stephen T. Colbert addressed the class of 2015, telling them to set their own standards

and give themselves grades. After joking about Wake Forest and the graduates’ time there, he reminded them that those days are in their past after today. He told them that while he does not know what their future looks like, he feels it is appropriate that he would be addressing them “because I just spent many years learning to do one thing really well.

“I got so comfortable in that place, that role and those responsibilities that it became how I saw myself.

But now that part of my life is over, it’s time to say goodbye to the person we’ve become, we’ve worked so hard to perfect and to make some crucial decisions on who we will be,” he said. “For me, I’ll have to figure out how to do an hour-long show every night and you at some point will have to figure out how to sleep. I’m told the Adderall wears off eventually, good luck.”

Colbert said that the graduates should not be new to uncertainty and that they may miss being graded on all their work. He told them to have the courage to accept what’s right and what’s wrong while making the world

right around them.

“When you’re out of school, there is no objective criteria for the work you do. People my age will say that thing you did, that thing you said, that cause you championed, it’s not good,” he said. “Having your own standards will help you weather moments like that. Having your own standards allows you to perceive success where others may see failure.

Any standard worth having will be hard to meet and most of the time you will fall short. What is nice about having your own set of standards is that from now on you fill out your report card. So do yourself a favor, be an easy grader, score yourself on a curve and give yourself extra credit.”

Closing with a quote from the new “Mad Max:Fury Road” movie, Colbert told graduates: “All you young folks really need to succeed in the future is a reliable source of fuel and a fanatical cadre of psychopathic motorcycle killers. May you ride eternal, shiny and chrome.”

The university also presented Colbert with an honorary Doctorate of Human Letters degree.

Forsyth Medical Center’s Women’s Council announces 2015 grants SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

The Women’s Council of Forsyth Medical Center Foundation has announced a 2015 commitment of $49,400 in grants to six programs that focus on raising the standard for women’s health care by helping underserved women and recognizing specialized medical needs of women.

With these new grants, the Women’s Council has provided nearly $425,000

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to women’s health programs since 2009.

The grants were announced at the seventh annual Garden Party fundraiser “April Showers” that was held at Forsyth Country Club on April 17.

The foundation helps Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center programs.

Programs receiving grants are $7,500 for Breast MRI; $5,400 for Health Coaching for Underserved Women; $25,000 for a Peer Support Specialist; $2,500

for Heart Disease Risk Assessments for Hispanic Women; $3,000 for HighRisk Maternity Unit; and $6,000 for The Weigh for You. The Women’s Council of Forsyth Medical Center Foundation is an organization of nearly 200 women who want to improve the health of women in the Winston-Salem community, primarily underserved women. It was created by women for women in 2008.

The Council’s mission

is to involve women in raising the standard for women’s health care and expanding health-care opportunities for all women regardless of their economic circumstances.

The Women’s Council will focus on ensuring that life is a healthy journey for as many women as possible by making sure that resources for good health are available.

Funding is derived from membership dues.

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Dr. Rahn Bailey of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center responds to a question from the audience concerning behavioral health issues during the public mental health forum at WSSU on Tuesday, May 12.

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Residents, sorority and fraternity members took part in the 2015 Communitywide Mental Health Forum on Tuesday, May 12, so they could learn more about issues related to mental illness, especially when it relates to the African-American community.

Some on the panel talked about the stigma of mental illness in the AfricanAmerican community, and panelists discussed ways to overcome the stigma.

The forum was held at Winston-Salem State University’s R.J. Reynolds Auditorium and was sponsored by the Winston-Salem Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and the Psi Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. Kimya Dennis, an assistant professor and coordinator of criminal justice at Salem College, moderated the event.

The panel was comprised of psychiatrist Rahn Bailey, director of Behavioral Health from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center; WSSU Nursing Instructor and Family Nurse Practitioner Daphne Sharpe; and Forsyth County District Court Judge Camille Banks-Payne, who sits on the

Duke professor defends views of blacks, Asians

BY JONATHAN DREW ASSOCIATED PRESS

RALEIGH — A Duke University professor criticized for an online post comparing blacks and Asians said Monday, May 18, that it’s not racist to discuss what he sees as differences in how the groups have performed in the U.S. over the past few decades.

Political science professor Jerry Hough has been sharply criticized for a response he posted in the online comments section of the New York Times editorial “How Racism Doomed Baltimore,” dated May 9.

The 80-year-old professor, who is white, has been on an unrelated academic leave for the past school year.

In his online comments, Hough wrote that Asians have been described as “yellow races” and faced discrimination in 1965 at least as bad as blacks experienced.

Of AsianAmericans, he wrote: “They didn’t feel sorry for themselves, but worked doubly hard.”

The posting goes on to say: “I am a professor at Duke University. Every Asian student has a very simple old American first name that symbolizes their desire for integration.

Virtually every black has a strange new name that symbolizes their lack of desire for integration.”

In an email Monday to The Associated Press, Hough defended his comments but said it’s difficult to be subtle in a post on a newspaper’s comments section with a limited word count.

Hough described himself as a disciple of Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1950s who supported integration. In his lifetime, he said, he’s observed prejudice ranging from the World War II-era internment camps for JapaneseAmericans to segregation in the South, and he’s dismayed that more progress hasn’t been made.

bench in the county’s Mental Health Treatment Court. Others on the panel were Louise Whealton, president of Northwest Piedmont chapter of the National Alliance of Mental Illness, and Kathy Cunningham, an advocate and peer support specialist who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Asked how they would define mental illness, panelists said that it includes all forms of brain impairment and social disorders that create conflicts personally, in the family or at the job. Cunningham said that for her, dealing with mental illness can be challenging.

“Because it attacks your mind, your physical body takes a hit because you are not taking care of yourself at all. You don’t want to and you don’t want to be bothered,” she said.

Banks-Payne said that when your body is healthy, there are no limitations versus when it’s not.

“You need your mind to be in a healthy state so you can function and be able to do the things that so many of us take for granted that if you’re not mentally healthy, you would be impaired and not able to do that,” Banks-Payne said.

Dennis broached the subject of how

Dr. Kimya Dennis leads the discussion as moderator of the community-wide mental health forum on Tuesday, May 12, in the RJR Auditorium at WinstonSalem State University.

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African-Americans deal with mental illness and how everyone will say that they have that “crazy uncle.” She said that she believes that it’s part of the stigma of mental health and why many of those in the culture can’t admit it so that they can get help.

All of the panelists agreed that there is a need to talk openly about mental health and use education to help everyone understand the illness or what that person is going through. They did have different ideas on how the thought process could be changed by bringing the issue to light and having others understand that it’s serious.

Banks-Payne said the religious community should be used as a platform.

“I think that sometimes there may be this view that there’s a lack of faith if you get mental health treatment, or if you have a diagnosis you may have a demon. Those type of ideas are just out there,” BanksPayne said. “The church is one of the main avenues we need to bring the subject up and bring some awareness because there are a lot of stigmas in the community about it.”

Whealton, a former teacher whose husband of 26 years was diagnosed with bipo-

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“I think if all people sat in a classroom and heard information, it would begin a generation of something else, like learning the symptoms of a stroke of how to know when your grandaddy’s having a heart attack,” Whealton said.

Sharpe said that it needs to become more common for both women and men to have routine mental health and depression screening when they go to their primary doctors.

Bailey said, that having been the director of a behavioral hospital before, he knows firsthand that the government and legislators rarely fund those institutions to the point that it can create a positive impact and reverse the thought of it not being as important as other illnesses.

“I think were there adequate financing behind mental illness, the stigma would change,” Bailey said.

For more information on mental illness and programs in the area, visit the Mental Health Association of Forsyth County website at www.triadmentalhealth.org or call them at 336 768-3880.

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CLASS 1A STATE TRACK

BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE FOR THE CHRONICLE

They’re baaaaack!

After a six-year absence, Winston-Salem Prep’s girls are back in the saddle as Class 1-A state outdoor track and field champs. The Phoenix totaled 64 points to secure the team title at the state meet last Friday in Greensboro. Prep outlasted the Community School of Davidson County (56) and Swain County (48) in the chase for the championship trophy.

The Phoenix generated all of its points from the efforts of two individuals and two sprint relay teams – five people in all.

Deonica Reid, who has signed with Campbell University, ruled the 100 and 200-meter dashes and added a second-place finish in the long jump. Ashya Smith delivered as the state runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles and 300-meter hur-

sonal best performances and our kids took it on h o m e .

Everybody did exactly what we asked of them.”

Aside from Reid and Smith, the Phoenix got valuable input from Reid’s younger sister De’ja, along with Loriane Forman and Malaysia Albright. Even though De’ja suffered a torn ACL less than a year ago, she healed quickly and established herself as a prime figure in both relays.

“I can’t say enough about De’ja’s comeback and how she’s competed at such a high level in spite of coming off a serious injury,” said Lindsay.

“Loriane, who is our lead runner for both relays, does an excellent job of pushing the stick through the zone and getting out fast.

Malaysia has only been

Off day costs Carver High track and field championship

BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE FOR THE CHRONICLE

Track and field can be unpredictable at times.

In most cases, athletes get one chance to excel in a winner-take-all scenario.

That’s a prime reason why the sport is prone to produce unexpected results – especially in a championship setting.

Carver has firsthand knowledge about this.

Entering the Class 2-A State Outdoor Track & Field Championships held last weekend in Greensboro, the Yellowjackets had high hopes. Based on those expectations and t it’s fair to say that at this year’s

Winston-Salem Prep, Class 1-A girls state track champs

dles. The Phoenix put its personal stamp on the meet

state meet, Carver had an off day at the office.

The Jackets liked their chances to duplicate what they pulled off a year ago at the state outdoor championships.

Brian Sessoms emerged as the N.C. 2-A champ at the 100 and 200-meter sprints. But that was just the beginning.

He also set the tone in leading Carver to gold-medal winning victories in the 4x100 and 4x200 relay.

This spring, Sessoms had the fastest 2-A times in the state in the short sprints. So, it was a nobrainer to view him as a solid favorite to deliver another 100/200 double.

Aside from that, the Jackets were considered prime

Up-and-coming Rams fall short before College World Series

BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE FOR THE CHRONICLE

Winston-Salem State University’s baseball season didn’t have a happy ending. Even so, there’s no denying that the Rams have arrived as an up-and-coming factor at the national level.

Although the team fell short in its quest to earn its first trip to the Division II College World Series, there are plenty of positives to consider. WSSU’s 42-15 record is the best-ever in school history.

After winning its first two playoff games handily, the Rams eventually bit the dust. However, they pushed the top seeds to the absolute limit at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals

with dominant victories in the 4x100 and 4x200 relay.

“This was an ideal day for us,” said first-year

Brian Sessoms breezed to victory in the 200-meter dash.

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contenders to win the 4x200. As things turned

out, the day proved to be a mixture of ups and downs.

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coach David Lindsay .

“There were a lot of per-

For starters, Sessoms surrendered his state crown in the 100, losing to Trey’l Beasley of Edenton Holmes (10.88 seconds) and Ashton Avery of Bunn (10.96). Sessoms (10.97) ended up in third place. On the flip side, the soon-to-be wide receiver at N.C. State got a big measure of redemption by winning the 200 as expected.

“It was one of those days,” said Coach Wesley Chapman of Carver. “You win some and you lose some. Overall, we had a pretty good performance, but it could’ve been better.

I was expecting us to run a little faster in the 4x200.

We didn’t get it done like we wanted, but we’ll take a

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third.”

In the prelims of the 100, there was no clear indication that anyone in the field had the capability to dethrone the defending state champ. In the finals, Sessoms discovered why it’s so difficult to win backto-back championships.

Although he was satisfied with his start, Beasley and Avery had better starts and they bolted ahead by less than a meter.

Sessoms closed fast over the final 30 meters, but it wasn’t enough to close the gap entirely.

“I really don’t know what happened out there today,” said Sessoms. “I got out of the blocks great See Off day on B2

in Erie, Pennsylvania. It was WSSU’s fifth straight appearance in the regionals.

Gavin Culler (1) hit a team-high .470 in the NCAA playoffs.

“I like the position we’ve put ourselves in,” said Coach Kevin Ritsche of Winston-Salem State. “We’ve become strong contenders in our region year after year. I’m confident that we’re on track to seriously compete for a national championship.”

In tightly-contested regional losses to No. 1 Mercyhurst (2-1) and No. 2 Millersville (6-5), the final outcome wasn’t determined until the final out of the ninth inning in each game.

The Rams dreams of advancing to the CWS were squashed in the bottom of ninth in the elimination game against Millersville last Sunday.

With the score tied 5-5, the Marauders had two runners on base with one out. Tyler Orris hit a liner up the middle off WSSU reliever Jordan Cummings to bring home the winning run and end the Rams season.

“As I looked around the dug-out after the game was over, there was so much emotion,” said Ritsche, whose team was seeded fourth in the region-

als. “You could see the disappointment in their eyes.

Deep down, they know that they deserved to be here.

We didn’t have any blowout losses. They know they’re good enough to win. It just didn’t happen this time.”

The Rams, ranked 21st in the national polls, had no problems swinging the bats (5 runs on 10 hits).

The issue was keeping

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Millersville off the board.

Nathan Steger hit a two-run single to give WSSU a 5-3 lead in the top of the seventh inning. The Marauders rallied to tie the score again.

Day three of the regionals turned out to be the longest for the Rams, who were originally scheduled to play Mercyhurst at 7 Saturday night. Two See World Series on B2

ACC honors WFU President

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the atlantic coast conference (acc) has bestowed the president’s award for exemplary Service to Wake Forest University president nathan o. hatch. the award was announced at the acc’s spring meeting tuesday evening, May 12. each year, the outgoing conference president honors someone for commendable service to the acc during the year of the president’s term or over an extended period of time.

Martha putallaz, the 2014-2015 acc president and faculty representative for Duke University, chose to honor hatch for demonstrating exceptional leader-

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ship during what she called “a most pivotal, challenging and transformative time in the history of intercollegiate athletics.” in april 2010, hatch agreed to represent the acc on the ncaa Division i Board of Directors and was then elected chairman two years later. he served as Division i board chairman from august 2012 until January 2015.

Under his leadership, the ncaa developed a new, more streamlined and efficient governance structure, raised academic standards, restructured enforcement, increased autonomy for power conferences and brought student-athletes into the governance process, among other

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earlier that day and both lasted 13 innings. as a result, the WSSU-Mercyhurst contest didn’t begin until 9:45 p.m. this game went past midnight and ended around 12:45 Sunday morning. in losing to Mercyhurst, the rams had to be back in action for a 12 noon start on Sunday. Given the time that the game ended, there wasn’t much time to rest. By 9:30 on Sunday morning, WSSU reported back to the tournament site for batting practice prior to facing Millersville.

accomplishments. he also played an instrumental role in the acc expansion effort that welcomed the University of notre Dame, where hatch served as provost before coming to Wake Forest, to the conference. “president hatch was able to achieve all that he did because he was a truly effective and patient leader, one who listened and could make all parties feel valued and heard, a man of great integrity trusted by all, and who truly represented the best interests of academics and athletics as a paired endeavor,” said putallaz. “it has been a privilege to represent Wake Forest, and all of the member institutions of the acc, as the ncaa took historic steps

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with us for about four weeks, but she’s really helped out in the 4x100.” looking back on the state championships, Deonica reid was most pleased with her performance in the 200. Before the start, she felt ill, but willed her way through the race.

Deonica won in 25.36 seconds to beat Walkertown rival aaliyah craft. “the 200 was the most satisfying win,” she said. “right before the race, i felt sick, so i was glad to run a personal best and make it to the finish line.” in the 100 finals,

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and i thought i was having a good race. But the other two runners were able to pull out and get in front of me. “it’s very tough to win two years in a row. the competition really comes after you. they work so hard to beat you, so you have to maintain and be consistent every time you step on the track for a race.” the 200 had far less

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Deonica seized control from the start and was never pressed. She crossed the line in 12.43 seconds, a few strides ahead of runner-up Jessica norman of littleton northwest halifax (12.64). “i felt like i was kind of floating,” she said. “But since i won, i can’t be mad about that.”

Deonica had hopes of winning four gold medals. But those hopes vanished in the long jump, which was decided by a mere three inches. Vanisha Wilshire of louisburg won the event with a leap of 18feet, and Deonica was next with a jump of 17-feet, 10 inches. “i don’t believe i did anything wrong (that caused me to finish sec-

drama. Sessoms owned the race from his initial burst out of the starting blocks. he won comfortably in 21.73 seconds over secondplace avery (21.93). “the 200 went oK,” he said. “i was hoping to run a personal best, but it didn’t happen. all i focused on was pushing hard from the start and that’s what helped me to get the victory.” in the relays, carver entered the state meet as defending champs in both events. Based on fastest times, the Jackets best shot

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Atkins: triple jumper llyric Mack delivered as expected in her specialty. entering the state meet, she had the second-best jump in the state and was seeded second.

Mack challenged for the top spot, but wasn’t able to alter the expected order of finish. Wilshire won with a leap of 39-feet, 4 inches and Mack was next at 36-feet, 7 inches. “i’m happy with my performance,” Mack said.

“But since i’m a junior, i still have another year left, so i’m going for 40-feet so i can set a new state record. i was hoping to jump 37 (feet) today, but my ankle started bothering me and i just gave it all i had on my last jump. i scratched, but that’s oK, i’m satisfied for now. When next year comes, it’ll be my turn.”

Wake Forest University President Nathan O. Hatch has received the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) President’s Award for Exemplary Service to the ACC.

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to advance and modernize intercollegiate athletics,” hatch said. “i accept this award with honor and grat-

“it was a quick turnaround, but our guys handled it well,” said ritsche. “they battled all the way through. this group has no reason to hang its head. i’m proud of everything they accomplished.” against Mercyhurst, the rams trailed 2-0 going into their half of the ninth inning. Dylan Dombrowskas smashed a double off the leftfield wall and scored on Steger’s two-base hit down the first-base line. With no outs, Jacob Barber laid down a sacrifice bunt to move Steger to third base. the inning – and the game – ended with back-to-back strikeouts for WSSU. “things went all the way down to the wire,” said ritsche. “We played extremely well, but just couldn’t come through when we needed it the most. We were only

4x1 Exchange Prep's De'ja Reid gets ready to hand the baton to Malaysia Albright in the 4x100 relay.

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ond),” she said. “What happened is that she (Whilshire) just had a very good day.” the performance of Smith, a sophomore, is a clear signal that despite Deonica reid’s graduation, the track and field outlook for prep is bright. She’s much-improved in the hurdles and has stepped up as a key member on both relay teams. Smith’s showing from last Friday represents quite a turnaround from a year ago, when she failed to place among the state’s top eight.

Smith set some lofty goals for this year’s state competition, which included giving Kylie polsgrove of avery county all she

for victory was in the 4x200 (Sessoms, Devon pleasants, antonio Berry and Kendyl Dean). the Jackets stayed in contention early, but claremont Bunker hill pulled away on the third leg and clocked 1:28.05 to put the issue to rest. Bunn was second (1:29.30) and carver was third at 1:29.38. the 4x100 was a case of the competition being that much better. carver was the no. 5 seed, and not very likely to challenge the frontrunners.

itude for the people and institutions that have allowed me to pursue my professional and personal

passions as an academic, an administrator and an athletics supporter.”

one hit ball away from forcing a tie and then possibly scoring the winning run.”

Winston-Salem State put on a noteworthy offensive display in convincing wins over Seton hill and West chester. in the opener, Gavin culler and colby Keene drove in two runs apiece in a 5-2 victory over Seton hill.

Sam Burton pitched six strong innings and allowed one run on four hits. the next night, the rams beat West chester 9-4. connor andrus hit a three-run home run, while culler, Barber and alex Grubb had two rBis each. left-hander tyler Scearce threw 6.2 innings and gave up two runs on four hits with five strikeouts.

Prep's Ashya Smith (clearing hurdle) finished second in both hurdles events at the state meet. could handle in both hurdles races. that was a tall order, since polsgrove is a three-time state outdoor champ in both events. in the 100 hurdles, Smith stayed in contention, but polsgrove ran 14.94 seconds, while Smith clocked 15.54. the end result was the same in the 300 hurdles. polsgrove won in 45.49 and Smith earned the silver medal with a time of 48.23. “it feels good (being state runner-up),” said Smith, who was a back-up forward on Winston-Salem prep’s state-championship basketball team. “My goal was to beat Kylie, but i’m glad that she’s a senior and i’m a sophomore. i still

eventual winner Bunn 42.07 along with Wilson Beddingfield, Franklinton and Marshville Forest hills dominated this event. carver (Sessoms, Dean, Detain Bin yard and pleasants) ended up in sixth place at 43.11. the Yellow Jackets had only one athlete competing in the girls’ division, and she served notice that she’ll be a major factor in 2016.

By the end of the day, SyKonza evans showed why she had been ranked among the state’s top five

Mack also placed eighth in the long jump (15-feet, 7 inches). in the shot put, ronald Brown nailed down fourth place with a toss of 46-feet 5½ inches. … the boys’ 4x400 relay team made some inroads at the state meet. the camels foursome (Jeremy Kankula, tony Davis, Maiz lawson and haywood peebles) benefited from Kankula’s strong lead-off leg, which set the tone for a fourth-place finish (3 minutes, 32.62 seconds).

Walkertown: craft had visions of pulling off a double in the 100 and 200 sprints in her final high school track meet. it was last spring when she raised quite a few eyebrows with a stunning victory over Deonica reid in the 200 at the state championships. this time it was a different outcome. craft finished

have some time to catch up to her (times) and do what she’s been able to do. “this year, every thing worked so much better for me … better technique, better form. it made a huge difference.” prep’s ownership of the relay races was never more evident than in the 4x100. it was the fourth year in a row that the phoenix won the title.

Forman, Smith, De’ja reid and albright ran a seasonbest of 50.45 seconds and pamlico county was distant second at 51.16.

De’ja reid turned the relay into a one-sided affair when she jetted to take a 7-meter lead on the third leg. albright got the

in the sprints by nc runners (http://ncmilesplit.com). evans, a junior, lived up to her no. 2 state ranking in the 100 and ran 12.50 seconds to finish as the runner-up behind state champ tia Glover of St. paul’s (12.37). top-seeded Jaleesa Smoot of Salisbury, posted a third-place finish with a time of 12.58. the end result in the 200 was somewhat surprising. coming in, evans was seeded fifth and at best, was considered a long-shot pick to place among top

baton on her anchor leg and added to that lead. “We did our best and ran our fastest time of the year,” said De’ja reid. “i left everything out on the track and was able to push my teammates so they could give it their best.” the win in the 4x200 was especially satisfying in light of what transpired in the 2014 state meet. the heavily-favored phoenix was disqualified for a lane violation. this year, it was a vastly different result.

Forman, Smith and the reid sisters clocked 1:45.03 to win easily over pamlico county again (1:48.19).

three. thanks to nice curve running and maintaining her form coming down the stretch, evans finished third in 25.68 seconds.

“For me, this was a good experience to run against some of the top athletes in the state,” said evans. “i need to get better with my block starts in the 100. For the 200, i wish i could’ve finished stronger.

But that’s something for me to work on. next year, i’m coming back harder and stronger.”

second in the 200 (25.66) and third in the 100 (12.72). “i felt i did well today,” said craft, who has a track scholarship at Winston-Salem State. “But at the same time, i know i could’ve done better. With the training i had at Walkertown, it made me a stronger runner in the 200 and 400. those are the races that i’m most likely to focus on in college.” craft also scored points with a seventh-place finish in the high jump (4-feet-10 inches). … in the boys?

4x800 relay, the Wolfpack quartet of Matthew rogers, logan carter, Donwill Mason and ryan carter finished fourth (8:38.88).

Jacob cobb of Winston-Salem prep ran 23.24 seconds in the 200-meter dash, which was good for seventh place.

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“We have over 140 kids waiting to be matched, and most of them are boys. to have iMG host this activity specifically for our boys’ shows the importance of mentoring in the community,” states Shawan Gabriel, president and Ceo of Big Brothers Big Sisters Services inc.

During the activity May 4 through May 6, the boys engaged in activities such as kickball, football, basketball, etc. at the end of the activity, iMG also supplied the boys with a bag of goodies. “i am hopeful this activity will encourage someone to want to become a ‘Big’, stated Gabriel.

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Donations for the charity will be collected at the event, with 100 percent of the money collected going directly to the foundation.

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every year, Crossfit Downtown 480 West end Blvd. (across from hanes park), honors fallen members of the armed services by doing one of Crossfit’s classic memorial workouts - “Murph.” this year, the company will be running it as a fundraiser to benefit the lt.

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Murphy, recently portrayed in the movie “lone Survivor,” was posthumously awarded the Medal of honor for his actions in afghanistan.

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Starting May 21 Women Seeking Wisdom The Women Seeking Wisdom Conference will be held Thursday, Friday and Sunday, May 21, 22 and 24 at Miracle Temple Deliverance Church, at 2930 Prescott Drive. The Conference theme will be “Stand Firm,” taken from Ephesians 6:10-17.

Speakers will be: Thursday, May 21 at 7 p.m., CoPastor Earline White (Abba Father Ministries); Friday, May 22 at 7 p.m., Pastor Alice Mitchell (Miracles Outreach International Church); Sunday, May 24 at 11 a.m., Worship Speaker Prophetess Camille Calhoun. There will be singing, teaching, preaching, fellowship, freedom from bondage and dynamic worship. Bishop Charlie Jenkins and the Miracle Temple Congregation and Apostle Barry Spates and the Calvary Ministries Congregation are sponsoring the conference.

For conference information please contact Joan Gray at 336-201-2155 or e-mail gray322004@yahoo.com.

May 23

Health and Wellness Fair The Health and Wellness Ministry of the Reid Memorial C.M.E. Church is hosting a Health and Wellness Fair on Saturday, May 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on 1010 Bennett St. in Greensboro. There will be displays and information on Blood Pressure, Heart Health, Chiropractic Health, Female Reproductive Health, i.e. Breast and Cervical Health, Sickle Cell, and HIV/STD’s.

Representatives from GTCC and Shaw University will be available with information on adult education GED and degree programs. For more information call 336-929-7171.

May 24

Patriotic Sunday Service The Goler Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church will have Patriotic Sunday on May 24 at the 10 a.m. service. The theme is “Honoring those who Answered the Call to Serve.” Service members and veterans will be recognized. Congregation will wear red, white or blue attire in their honor. The church is located at 1435 E. Fourth Street in Winston-Salem. Reverend Johnny L. Ruff is the pastor. For more information, call 336-723-2325.

Seven Up Program Steward’s Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church at 198 Anderson Road, Rural Hall, N.C., will have its Seven Up Program on Sunday, May 24 at 3 p.m.

The Seven Ups are wake up, dress up, hush up, stand up, look up, reach up and lift up. The public is invited to attend. Rev. Eddie L. Fortson is the host pastor.

Missionary Meeting The Forsyth County Missionary Union meeting be on Sunday, May 24 at 3 p.m. at Providence Baptist Church on 319 Nelson St. in Kernersville.

Youth and Young Adults will meet at 1:30 p.m.

Seniors will meet at 3 p.m. For more information call R. J. Gore at 336-817-8424.

Family and Friends Day The Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church is having a Friends and Family Day on Sunday, May 24 at 11 a.m. on 1400 Fitch St. in Winston-Salem.

For more information, call the church at 336-7480265.

Memorial Day Service The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Winston-Salem will have a Memorial Day Service entitled "They Stand Among the Stones" on Sunday, May 24 at 10:30 a.m. on 4055 Robinhood Road in Winston-Salem. Judy Biedrycki will be speaker.

There will be a forum at 9 a.m. discussing current events.

For more information, go to www.uufws.org.

Youth Choir Anniversary New Birth Worship Center (NBWC) Youth Choir will celebrate their 18th Anniversary on Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 3:30 PM. The guest choirs will be youth choirs from Tabernacle United Church of Christ of Yadkinville, NC, and Mt. Olive Baptist Church of Winston Salem. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. The pastor at NBWC is Dr. James L.E. Hunt. The address is 1033 New Birth Dr. East Bend, NC. For additional information, please call 336-699-3583 or visit our website at www.newbirthworshipcenter.org.

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Mime Ministry Program Jarett Terry of "Greater is He" Mime Ministry will host a program Sunday, May 24 at 4 p.m. at New Direction Movement Cathedral on 3300 Overdale Drive in Winston-Salem. For more information call 336-771-2111.

Beginning May 29 Women's Convocation Mount Sinai Full Gospel Deliverance Center will host the Annual Women's Convocation from May 29-31 at 2721 Manchester Street in WinstonSalem. Host will be Pastor Yvonne H. Hines.

Keynote speakers will be Pastor Sarah Barbour on May 29 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m.

Evangelist Sharon Sellers will speak on May 31 at 11 a.m. and at 7 p.m. For more information call

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St. Paul United Methodist Church celebrates its 144th anniversary

Methodist Episcopal Church in 1871 and held its first gatherings under a St. Paul United Methodist secluded brush arbor near Liberty and Church, 2400 Dellabrook Main streets. In Road, will celebrate its 1967, the church 144th anniversary on merged with Mt. Sunday, May 24 at 11 a.m.

Pleasant Methodist The Rev. Donald Jenkins, Church, which was pastor, will deliver the founded in 1897. anniversary message on Today, the the theme ‘Remember, church serves as a Celebrate, Give Thanks’. beacon of faith and His sermon will be hope in the commugrounded in the words nity. Located in East from Psalm 124:1 — “If it Winston, on the corhad not been the Lord who ner of Dellabrook was on our side.” A recepand New tion will immediately folWalkertown Roads, low in the church’s fellowRev. Donald Jenkins the congregation is ship hall. deeply focused on St. Paul is the first its mission to be a passionate church. church founded for African- This passion is exemplified in St. Americans in the town of Winston Paul’s commitment to demonstrating and is the second oldest African- God’s love to serving those in need American church in Winston-Salem. and helping people mature in their Initially known as “the church by faith through b1iblical teaching. the railroad” because of its location, The church supports many outSt. Paul was established as St. Paul reach programs, including a weekly SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

food pantry, Meals on Wheels, Forsyth Jail and Prison Ministry, as well as North Hill and Ashley Elementary Schools.

St. Paul members plant seeds for the future by donating funds to provide scholarships for its graduating high school members. This year’s chairwoman, Shelia Robinson, acknowledges, “After all, it is all about God, anyway.”

Rev. Jenkins has severed as pastor since 1993. He leads the congregation in its passion, which is guided by five core values:

1. God is the center of all we do.

2. Dynamic worship is mandatory.

3. Prayer is our power.

4. Accountability is required.

5. Communication is essential.

Ministers’ Conference partners with FaithHealth to care for caregivers

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The Ministers’ Conference of WinstonSalem and Vicinity, led by Bishop Todd Fulton, is partnering with FaithHealth in the Unit Adoption Program at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, a Level 1 Trauma and Academic Medical Center.

The Ministers’ Conference has adopted the trauma unit. The goal of this collaboration is to provide prayer, support, care and comfort to the nurses, physicians, house staff and employees within the trauma units. The employees will, Ministers’ Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity in turn, be able to offer more Working with the Ministers’ Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity are (L to fully, compassionate care along with nursing and med- R) the Rev. Kendall Jones, Elder Lamonte Williams, Elder Tembila Covington, the ical skill to patients and fam- Rev. Graylin Carlton, the Rev. Dee McCullough, the Rev. Maria Jones, Bishop Todd Fulton, Ms. Jimmie Hairston, Elder Debra Jeter, the Rev. Dianne Horton ilies.

The Ministers’ and the Rev. Anthony Jones.

Conference strives to be active in community engageMaria Teresa Jones, chaplain for staff ministries, shared ment and considers this collaborative to be a wonderful tender stories about the amazing work of the hospital staff opportunity to work together for wellness, wholeness, and and the needs they experience. connection within the full community.

The Ministers’ Conference aims to share loving kindMembers of the conference attended a special program ness in the community. The partnership with FaithHealth in Davis Chapel at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center on provides an opportunity to make a difference in the lives Friday, May 15, where clergy came together to learn more of professional caregivers and thus participate in an ever about the FaithHealth Unit Adoption Program. Rev. evolving healthy community for all.

Saints Home to hold Women’s Day

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Saints Home United Methodist Church, 1390 Thurmond St., will hold its annual Women’s Day celebration service on Sunday, May 24 at 11:30 a.m. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Sherise Lindsay, assistant pastor to two United Methodist churches: Brooks Temple and St. Stephen in Lexington.

She is a graduate of Winston-Salem State University and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, where she received her undergraduate degree in political science and master’s degree in adult education, respectively. She responded to her call to the ministry in 2009 and was subsequently licensed as a local pastor

under the United Methodist Church.

The theme of this year’s Women’s Day service is “Healing Hands of Love,” indicative of the role of women in reaching out to others in need with love and compassion. In light of the theme, Saints Home Church will host the Beta Lambda Chapter of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Inc., an organization of women dedicated to fostering and promoting high ideals and standards in the teaching field. The sorority will share in the morning worship service as a part of its 92nd Founders Day celebration.

The community is invited to this event. For information concerning the event, contact the church at 336-7242514. The Rev. Ronnie Roseboro is the presiding pastor.

The Gift of Tongues

Lesson Scripture: Acts 2:1-7 and I Corinthians 14:13-19

By the end of this lesson, we should: • Understand the importance of all spiritual gifts • Recognize that God uses miracles to accomplish His aims • Use our gift(s) to benefit the body

Background: There is something woven in the nature of humans that makes us want to be better than others. That desire, if not controlled will wreck families, communities, churches and social organizations. The need to be on top is also evident in governments.

Humans aren’t robots, therefore it becomes their responsibility to “recognize” who they are.

Self control kicks in to tame “the beast within.” Good intentions alone are not enough! It is only through the power of the

Holy Spirit and knowledge that keeps “the beast” at bay.

That thread in human nature rears its head in the church as well.

The Tower of Babel, recorded in Genesis 11, illustrates humans’ egotistical efforts to dominate God’s creation. Having the same language made it easy to unite for a common goal. God comes to visit and confuses their language to end their plans. He also scattered them! Different tongues like that aren’t mentioned again until the New Testament. People who display ecstatic behavior and utterances are commonplace in the early cultures that symbolize divine presence. Society actually held them in high honor for they believed that these people had some mysterious power. Speaking in tongues is also considered a divine utterance by many. Paul addresses this gift that is dividing the church at Corinth.

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Lesson: Pentecost is the Jewish festival coming 50 days after Passover. The “feast of weeks” thanks God for the firstfruits of the harvest. Those gifts are always taken to the Temple. It also commemorates Moses receiving the Law at Sinai. Can you see Jesus’ sacrifice in this celebration?

On the Day of Pentecost, Jews coming from 15 places in the Roman Empire, including Judea, are in the city. Recent scholars suggest that “the disciples are in a

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training and office facilities located just five minutes from downtown Before a crowd of supporters in Winston-Salem. Highlights of the Winston-Salem on Tuesday, May 12, campus, which currently uses four of SECU Foundation Board Chairman the 16 acres, include: 15 condominiMcKinley Wooten Jr. and the ums, a 20-bed multipurpose building with a commercial kitchen, 2 stand,Director of Operations of The SECU Commons Brian Hahne unveiled the alone houses, a 4,800 -quare-foot connew signage for The SECU ference center with training rooms, a Commons, celebrating the efforts of medical office and a 10-office adminisState Employees’ Credit Union trative facility.

(SECU) members to help address “The campus will give residents the the issue of homelessness. opportunity to build a supportive comRepresentatives from the North munity with eating, training and addiCarolina Housing Foundation tional services available without the (NCHF) and the City of Winstontime, expense and coordination of travSalem were on hand for the special eling. And with just a fraction of our event, along with numerous SECU property developed, we have room to Foundation officials, Credit Union grow,” said Hahne. staff and Advisory Board volunteers.

The SECU Commons will comSECU Foundation presented The plete development of the campus and SECU Commons with a $1 million expects to begin receiving referrals challenge grant in November 2014 Submitted Photo from their agency partners and housing to help NCHF complete the develop- (L to R) Michael Clements, SECU Foundation Board member; McKinley Wooten, SECU participants in the program before the ment of campus facilities for the Foundation Board chairman; two SECU Commons residents; Vivian Burke, Winston-Salem end of the year. program aimed at assisting three mayor pro tempore; Allen Joines, Winston-Salem mayor; and Chris Henson, The SECU The SECU Commons is owned and populations at risk of chronic home- Commons Capital Campaign Chair. managed by the North Carolina lessness – homeless families, youth Housing Foundation, Inc. (NCHF). aging out of foster care and autism “Our organization has been incredibly fortunate to spectrum young adults. gain the support of State Employees’ Credit Union and its “As we learned about the challenges these populations members. I believe we’ve gained that support because face and the potential of The SECU Commons program to organizations like the SECU Foundation know addressing help them, we felt this initiative was an ideal fit and one the issues of our residents will take commitment, a founthat would symbolize SECU and the Foundation’s guiding dation of housing, services and support, and training to philosophy of ‘People Helping People,’” said Cindy rebuild their futures,” explained Brian Hahne.

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room in the Temple, not the “Upper Room” when the Holy Ghost comes. (See The New Jerome Biblical Commentary.)

None the less, when It comes, an uproar of languages can be heard and understood by the visiting Jews. These languages aren’t utterances but actual languages that the Galileans don’t speak.

“What does this mean?” they asked. Peter addresses the crowd, which leads to 3,000 being saved.

Some 25 years later, the gifted church at Corinth is divided over the issue of tongues. It seems that

members in the body are trying to “out speak” each other, causing a great deal of confusion. Paul states that all gifts come from one source, God, and they are all equal. He also says an interpreter is needed; How else will people comprehend? When believers use the gift of tongues, it should be to lift up the body, not the individual.

Speaking in tongues is not about the individual who gives the utterance or the interpreter. Paul speaks in tongues but not in public because it confuses. It is more important to speak for understanding because that benefits the body.

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pline is a powerful indication of one’s beliefs and power source.

Many times we get caught up in the world and our egos. Those egos can destroy unity and possibly turn people away from the body. It is important to remember that what we do for Christ praises Him (alone) and builds up the body. If those aren’t our aims, then we are misguided and our gifts mean nothing. As believers, we must keep in mind that we are because He is! If we’re not building up; we’re tearing down. What does the Lord require of us? To do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God. Is God pleased with us?

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May 31

Anniversary service Bishop & Lady Stephone Samuels invite the public to their 10th pastoral anniversary on May 31. The guest speakers will be Pastor Anthony Wilson from Cathedral of Refuge at 11 a.m. and Pastor Kedrick Lowery of Grace Church of Durham at 4 p.m. Please join with us are we celebrate! The Church is at 4880 Burnette Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27105.

June community health seminars, screenings and events Bishop & Lady Stephone Samuels

Pre-anniversary service Holy Trinity Full Gospel Fellowship Center, 5307 Peters Creek Parkway, will celebrate the pre-anniversary service of Pastor Richard C. Miller Sr. on Sunday, May 31, at 4 p.m. All are invited. The guest minister will be Pastor Larry Cutler and Old Town Baptist Church of Galax. Come join the celebration of 31 pastoral years of service. For more information, call the church administrative office at 336-784-9347.

Ongoing

Boutique SJ Boutique Free clothes closet is open every second, fourth and fifth Saturday at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each month at St. James A.M.E. Church, 1501 N. Patterson Ave. Open to the public. Volunteers needed. Contact 336-995-1464.

Men Helping Men All men young and old are invited to fellowship with Calvary Hill Church of Greater Deliverance Inc., 4951 Manning St., during Men Helping Men Be Men every Tuesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more information, contact 336-744-3012.

Noon-Day Express New Liberty Baptist Ministries, 5009 Voss St., will host Noon-Day Express services on Wednesdays from noon to 12:45 p.m. Guest speakers from around the city and area will encourage your hearts at midweek preaching the Gospel of Power and Commitment. A lunch will be offered. The public is cordially invited to attend.

Rev. Dr. Linda Beal is the host pastor.

Food Pantry and Clothes Closet Every second Saturday of each month from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Calvary Hill Church of Greater Deliverance Inc. invites anyone who is in need of food and clothes. The Food Pantry and Clothes Closet is at 4951 Manning St. Direct all question to Missionary Tammy Orr at 336-744-3012.

Bethesda Center outreach Join Calvary Hill Church of Greater Deliverance, Inc. from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Bethesda Center providing hope through teaching and preaching presented by Calvary Hill’s ministerial staff. The Bethesda Center is located at 930 North Patterson Ave. For more information contact the church at 336-744-3012.

Emergency food give-away Christ Kingdom Building Worship Center, 3894 North Hampton Drive, in partnership with second Harvest Food Bank of NWNC provides to the community at large an Emergency Food Assistance Program on Tuesdays (2 p.m.); Wednesdays (4:30 p.m.); Saturdays (1st and 3rd 10 a.m. - noon); and Saturdays (2nd and 4th 8 a.m. – 10 a.m.)

Visit WakeHealth.edu/BestHealth for class descriptions and other events. Events are FREE of charge unless otherwise noted.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 11

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3

SATURDAY, JUNE 13

Estate Planning for Families 2 to 3 pm Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical Plaza – Country Club, 4610 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem

Boot Camp: Fitness \ 9 to 10 am Jerry Long Family YMCA, 1150 S. Peace Haven Road, Clemmons

Smart Snacking from the Grocery Store \ 4 to 5 pm

Greek-style Line Dancing 4:30 to 5:30 pm Wake Forest Baptist Health – Piedmont Plaza 1, Kitty Hawk Room, 1920 W. First St., Winston-Salem

Lowes Foods, 2501 LewisvilleClemmons Road, Clemmons

THURSDAY, JUNE 4 Smart Snacking from the Grocery Store \ 11 am to Noon Lowes Foods, 3372 Robinhood Road, Winston-Salem

FRIDAY, JUNE 5 Mind over Matter: The Impact of Our Thoughts \ Noon to 1 pm Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical Plaza – Country Club, 4610 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem

MONDAY, JUNE 8 Healthy Main Dish Salads 5:30 to 7 pm Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical Plaza – Country Club, 4610 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10 Bunions and Hammertoes 11 am to Noon Wake Forest Baptist Health Davie Medical Center, Plaza 1, 4th floor, conference rooms 1 & 2, Hwy 801 N, I-40 (Exit 180), Bermuda Run

Lunch & Learn: Stroke Awareness and Prevention \ Noon to 1:30 pm Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical Plaza – Country Club, 4610 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem

MONDAY, JUNE 15

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17 Osteoarthritis of the Knee 2 to 3 pm Wake Forest Baptist Health Davie Medical Center, Plaza 1, Cardiac Classroom, Highway 801 N, I-40 (Exit 180), Bermuda Run

MONDAY, JUNE 22 Atrial Fibrillation: Causes and Effects \ 4 to 5 pm Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical Plaza – Country Club, 4610 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24 Advance Directives \ 2 to 4 pm Wake Forest Baptist Health Medical Plaza – Country Club, 4610 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem

SATURDAY, JUNE 27 Boot Camp: Fitness \ 9 to 10 am Jerry Long Family YMCA, 1150 S. Peace Haven Road, Clemmons

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Board of Elections meeting The Forsyth County Board of Elections will have its meeting today (May 21) at 4 p.m. at the Forsyth County Government Center on 201 N. Chestnut St. in WinstonSalem. Various topics will be discussed. For more information call the Board of Elections at 336-703-2800.

St. Philips Heritage Event The St. Philips Moravian Church will host an event titled "Ever Forward to Freedom" today (May 21) at 6:30 p.m. at the St. Philips Heritage Center on 911 S. Church St. in historic Old Salem of Winston-Salem.

There will be guest speakers, including leaders from the N.C. NAACP delivering a message of freedom-progressive efforts in the state through the Moral Monday movement.

Black Chamber of Commerce Meeting The Winston-Salem Black Chamber of Commerce will have a meeting today (May 21) at 6:30 p.m. at the Carolina Vineyards & Hops on 1111 S. Marshall St. in WinstonSalem. Melicia C. WhittGlover, Ph.D is the president and CEO of Gramercy Research Group and is wellknown in the community for her outreach/ research to improve the health of minorities. The Gramercy Research Group will give an overview of one of their current projects focusing on health issues of black males between the ages of 30-64.

Poetry Slam The Piedmont Slam is back with an open mic/poetry slam at the Milton Rhodes Art Center tonight (May 21) from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on 215 N. Spruce St. in Winston-Salem.

There's a $5 cover charge, kids under 16 are free. There's a prize of $50. Open mic will be hosted by Eurydice White. For

more information, contact Bob Moyer at rpmoyer100@aol.com.

Tools for Caregivers Class Registration is now underway for Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a 6-week class for anyone caring for a loved one who is frail or ill. The class will take place on Wednesdays, May 20-June 24, 4 p.m.- 6 p.m., at the SECU Family House on 1970 Baldwin Lane, Winston-Salem. There is no charge, but donations are accepted. Registration is required. To register or get information, call Linda Lewis at 336-748-0217. Classes are sponsored by the Shepherd’s Center of Greater WinstonSalem, Family Caregiver Support Program, Senior Services, Hospice & Palliative CareCenter, SECU Family House and Daybreak Respite Program. Classes fill quickly, so early registration is suggested.

Zumba Kernersville Family YMCA, 1113 W. Mountain St., will host a fundraiser for Brelynn Wray on Friday, May 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. Brelynn Wray has been invited to participate in a unique educational opportunity to tour Spain and Morocco with Simon G. Atkins Academic and Technical High School in June 2016. The YMCA asks for a $5 donation.

There will be free healthy snacks and water. For information contact, Rhea Witherspoon at spoon1219@msn.com.

Spring Fling Prom Members of the 14th St. Senior Citizens Golden Crown Club will be hosting its "Annual Spring Fling Prom" on Friday, May 22, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the 14th Street Community Center on 2020 E. 14th Street in Winston-Salem.

Music will be provided by 97.1's DJ Busta Brown. Tickets

are $8 and can be purchased at the door or any Golden Crown club member.

Women's Symposium The Forsyth Chapter of American Business Women's Association is hosting its symposium for this year's theme, "I am a Conqueror" on May 23 in the Sherwood West Clubhouse from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 3890 Huntingreen Lane in WinstonSalem. Tickets are $20 per person and can be purchased by contacting Michelle Hollowell at 336-577-9225. Gerri Johns, Robert Leak III and SandraKay Lawson Crump will be speakers for this event.

Sunday Dinner The Garden of Isis Temple #220 in conjunction with the Camel City Elks Lodge #1021 will host Sunday Dinner, on Sunday, May 24 from noon to 6 p.m. at 1405 N. Patterson Ave. for a donation of $8 each person.

Americans United meeting Dr. Andrew Ettin, rabbi at Wake Forest University and at Temple Israel in Salisbury, will discuss the role of the clergy in politics at the Tuesday, May 26, meeting of the Triad Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State. The Tuesday evening meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Polo Recreation Center, 1850 Polo Road. Ordained by Aleph (The Alliance for Jewish Renewal), Rabbi Ettin has been the spiritual leader of Temple Israel since 1990.

Senior Democrats Meeting The Forsyth County Senior Democrats will be meeting on Thursday, June 4 at 9 a.m. at the Golden Corral on 4965 University Parkway in Winston-Salem. Steve Hines, Director of the Forsyth County Board of Elections will be speaking. Members and guests wanting the breakfast buffet arrive at 8:30 a.m.

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QEA’s CEO Simon Johnson receives Distinguished Service Award

Quality Education Academy's chief executive officer, Simon Johnson, received a Distinguished Service Award from the YMCA Black Achievers Program (Winston Lake Family YMCA). Originally known as the Young Black Achievers of Houston (1967), the YMCA’s Black Achievers Program was designed to motivate African-American teens to academic and career success.

The Winston Lake Family YMCA of Greater Winston-Salem initiated its Black Achievers program in 1987.

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The New Bridge Club makes generous donation

The La Nouveaute’ Bridge Club (the New Bridge Club) donated $1,000 on April 18 to the Second Harvest Food Bank. The contribution will provide food for hungry children. The 13 members of the club felt the urgency to assist with this program and they made contribution for the past four years. The La Nouveaute’ Bridge Club was organized in March 1935 during an era wherein the ladies where seeking more challenges. Their purpose was to improve their bridge skills as well as to promote community outreach programs. The current members are still maintaining the club goals and seeking to make a difference in the Winston-Salem community. Presently Dr. Virginia K. Newell serves as president. The members are Mary Andrews, Toy Beaty, Marie Burney, Kay Clark, Brenda Hodge, Billie Jones, Billie Matthews, Rose Marie Norman, Ruth Oliver, Shirley Sadler, Arlayne Tate and Norma Vincent.

The La Nouveaute’ Bridge Club donated $1,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank.

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Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Sonya Lavette Jones (15 E 675), deceased November 25, 2014, Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before July 30, 2015 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 30th day of April, 2015.

Robert Burkes, Administrator for Sonya Lavette Jones, deceased.

P.O. Box 244 Summerfield, NC 27358 April 30, May 7, 14, 21, 2015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Edie Mae Caldwell Hall (15 E928), also known as Edie M. Hall, deceased June 14, 2012, Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before August 14, 2015 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 14th day of May, 2015.

Carolyn Gordon, Administrator for Edie Mae Caldwell Hall, deceased.

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In the General Court of Justice Superior Court Division File No. 15-CVS-95 Notice of Service of Process by Publication Crystal L. Palmer, Plaintiff vs.

Lakeisha S. Blunt, Defendant

To: Lakeisha S. Blunt

Take Notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is complaint for money owned for lease/rental agreement at 1629 Foxhall Drive, Nash County, North Carolina.

You are required to make defense to such pleadings no later than the 23rd June 2015, said date being at forty days from the first publication of this notice; and upon your failure to do so the party seeking relief against you will apply to the Court for relief sought.

This the 14th day of May 2015.

Perry & Associates

By: Cedric R. Perry Attorney for Plaintiff 301 South Church Street Station Square, Ste. 168 Rocky Mount, NC 27804 252.937.2076

The Chronicle May 14, 21, 28, 2015

Notice of 2016 Budgets for Public Review

The Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART) hereby announces that the Fiscal Year 2016 General, TDM, and Grants Budgets are available for public review at the PART Administrative office located at 107 Arrow Road, Greensboro, NC 27409 as well as on the PART Webpage www.partnc.org. These Budgets will be available for review until the PART Board Meeting on June 10, 2015.

The Chronicle May 21, 2015

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NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION: STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA / DISTRICT COURT DIVISION / COUNTY OF FORSYTH / FILE NO. 15 SP 202, IN RE: H.O.T, A Minor Child.

TO: Jose Santos Ramirez Melendez and any unknown father of H.O.T. - Take notice that an action has been commenced against you in the above referenced court file. The Petitioners are seeking to adopt a female child born on January 17, 2015 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina to Janette Apreza Sanchez. This child was conceived on or about May 2014 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Ms. Sanchez is a 28 year old MexicanHispanic female, 5’5” tall, 270 lbs. when not pregnant, brown eyes, black hair, medium complexion, and large-boned build. Jose is described as Hispanic male born 12-27-82 in El Salvador, brown eyes, brown complexion and black hair. In order to participate in and receive further notice, including notice of the time and place of any hearing in this matter, you must file a written response with the Clerk of Superior Court within forty (40) days of service or on or before June 23, 2015. In the event you fail to respond the Petitioners will ask the court for the relief sought without further notice to you. The order for adoption will terminate your parental rights to this child and divest you of all rights with respect to the child. This the 14th day of May 2015. You should provide a copy of any response to the attorney for Petitioners at: Bobby D. Mills, PO Box 1677, Raleigh, NC 27602; (919) 821-1860.

The Chronicle May 14, 21, 28, 2015

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE WINSTON-SALEM CITY COUNCIL ON PETITIONS FOR ZONING CHANGES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the requirements of Article 19 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes of North Carolina, that the City Council of the City of Winston-Salem will hold a public hearing in the Council Chamber at City Hall, Room 230, 101 N. Main Street, WinstonSalem, NC at 7:00 p.m. on June 1, 2015 on the following proposed amendment to the Official Zoning Map of the City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina:

1. Petition of Jeff Clark for property owned by Floyd Tilley, Jr. to amend and change from HB-S (Motor Vehicle Repair and Maintenance; and Outdoor Display Retail) to HB-L (Arts and Crafts Studio; Offices; Convenience Store; Food or Drug Store; Retail Store; Outdoor Display Retail; Restaurant (without drive-through service); Services A; Motor Vehicle Repair and Maintenance; Motor Vehicle Rental and Leasing; and Storage Services, Retail), the zoning classification and Official Zoning Map of the property located on the east side of Indiana Avenue, south of Perimeter Point Boulevard; property consists of ±2.0 acres and is PIN #683711-3744 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps - Zoning Docket W-3263.

All parties in interest and citizens are invited to attend said hearing at which time they shall have an opportunity to be heard in favor of or in opposition to the foregoing proposed changes.

During the public hearing the City Council may hear other proposals to amend the zoning of the above-described property or any portion thereof. At the end of the public hearing, the City Council may continue the matter, deny the proposed rezoning, in whole or in part, grant the proposed rezoning, in whole or in part, or rezone the above-described property or any portion thereof to some other zoning classification.

Prior to the hearing, all persons interested may obtain any additional information on these proposals which is in the possession of the City-County Planning Board by inquiring in the office of the City-County Planning Board in the Bryce A. Stuart Municipal Building on weekdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

All requests for appropriate and necessary auxiliary aids and services must be made, within a reasonable time prior to the hearing, to Angela Carmon at 747-7404 or to T.D.D. 727-8319.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL

Renée L. Phillips, Secretary to the City Council of the City of Winston-Salem The Chronicle May 21 and 28, 2015

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