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A local resident is breathing a sigh of relief after the city has decided to drop $2,659.45 off of his water bill. Randall Lindsay was facing a $3,259.45 water bill in November and was about to have his service disrupted. “It felt real good to have it taken care of. I ain’t never had no water like that,” said Lindsay, who lives on a $721 monthly disability check. T h e Chronicle reported the problem that the New Hope Manor resident was facing in November, just Lindsay days before his water service was to be terminated. Lindsay began receiving exorbitant water bills in August. His social worker, Debborah Lindsay (no relation), jumped into action, contacting city officials and Lindsay’s landlord for assistance and answers. Co-property owner Nathan Tabor said the high bills were the result of the city’s faulty meters. Anthony Baker, an assistant city attorney who handles risk management for the city, said the city believed the leak was on the property side. After the initial story, the city installed an automated meter reader, according to Baker, to record water consumption in 15-minute increments, 24 hours a day in Lindsay’s apartment. “It basically stores the data so that we can pull it and not only see how much total consumption is being used – a normal reader does that – but look at when it’s being used,” Baker said. A definitive cause of the high bills has not been provided, though Baker says some toilet fixtures were replaced after an inspection found a leaky toilet. “After that was done, the meter began to immediately read levels that we expect for an apartment that size with one bathroom,” he said. “The consumption levels dropped dramatically.” He said the department read the meter three more times over the next two weeks to confirm the readings. Those readings led the city to drop the cost of the bill. Tabor told The
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Zen Sadler (center) helps Don Williams and Patricia Sadler light the Kwanzaa kinara.
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Kwanzaa kick-off echoes calls to value black life
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The recent deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police was at the forefront on the first night of Kwanzaa (Friday, Dec. 26) at the Winston-Salem Urban League. “I know all of our hearts are heavy and we’re deeply concerned about what’s happening to our young African-American males and women, as well,” said keynote speaker Rev. Dr. John Mendez, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church and a noted community activist. “Uniting to Save Our Sons” was the night’s theme, tying Umoja or Unity, the principle of the first night of Kwanzaa, into recent events. Mendez acknowledged that blacks have made progress over the decades, but said the drugs and the laws established to punish drug offenders are crippling the community and filling prisons with young black men. “The War on Drugs, particularly in the African-American community, makes all of us victims of police brutality and misconduct,” he said. In his remarks, Interim Urban League President Don Williams said protests proclaim-
Congressional newbie Adams sets priorities
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U.S. Rep. Alma Adams, the newest member of the U.S. House of Representatives, recently made her first official tour of the 12th Congressional District, making stops in Charlotte, Greensboro, Concord and other cities in the vast district. Here, in Winston-Salem, she toured Industries for the Blind and Reynolds American on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Adams said the tour will help her learn more about the businesses in the 12th and the needs of her constituents. Adams was sworn in on Nov. 12, a week after she beat Republican Vince Coakley. She was seated so quickly because the N.C. 12th Congressional seat had been vacant since December 2013, when Mel Watt left Congress to join the Obama administration. Adams said she
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has spent her first weeks setting up offices throughout the 12th so that residents can once again feel that they have a say in the goings-on in Washington.
“It was important for us to put priority there so people understood that they do finally have representation and that we do have a number of resources
and services that we can provide,” Adams said. “It is important for people to know that there is finally somebody for them to call and an office for them to go to.” Adams said residents’ requests and inquiries are being reviewed and will all be addressed. She campaigned on issues like improving care for senior citizens, raising the minimum wage and alleviating student debt and plans to fight for all of them. The retired Bennett College professor thinks education and job creation can work hand-in-hand. “We have to create new jobs. A lot of the jobs in industries that we’ve had here, we’ve lost,” she said. “The community colleges are going to be the ones who will be retraining these people for the workforce.” Another issue Adams has See Adams on A7
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Burke recommits to La Deara
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Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian H. Burke asked La Deara Crest Estates residents to give thanks to those who have paved the way and to help guide the generation that will next walk down the path. She delivered those charges on Tuesday, Dec. 16 during a holiday reception she hosted at the apartment complex off 25th Street. “We need to work hard to uplift the children in the area,” said Burke. “Whether we give birth to them or not, we have a responsibility to help guide and lead them so Jones that they can be productive,” she said to a group of teenagers at the event. “We want to lift you, not stand on the side and say what you ought to be doing, but we want to make ourselves useful and resourceful for you to be the productive people for the future.” Burke announced that she would create a fund to help students cover the costs of class trips and other education- or workrelated expenses. Those who benefit from the fund must have at least a C grade point average and
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regularly attend school. Burke is credited with helping to turnaround La Deara, formerly Fairchild Apartments. She worked to bring together Liberty East Redevelopment, a private contractor, and the City of Winston-Salem to renovate the 249-unit complex and provide families with guidance at the Naomi W. Jones Resource Center. “The property had that stigma to it,” said Naomi Jones, president emeritus of Liberty East Redevelopment. “Sometimes when you give something a new name and change the street names, it puts a different light on things.” Jones said that Burke’s dedication to the area goes deeper than making sure there are livable homes in the area. “She wants to make sure that these young children have a
decent place to go, to make sure that they are studying and trying to do something positive in the neighborhood to make things better for the children and adults too,” she said. Ike Black knows this firsthand. The former parole and probation officer works at the center part time as the resource service coordinator and says Burke’s concern for the community is authentic. “When she speaks, she follows it up with action and any support and resources that I need,” he said. “I know that there are people out here like Mrs. Burke that care. Those are the type of people I’m trying to reach to come in here to work with the youth.” Emma Westbrook, 81, has lived in the La Deara Crest area for more than 20 years. She says Burke stops by often, without notice, to check on and chat with residents. “She always comes around unexpectedly. She’s like popcorn: she’ll pop up anytime,” Westbrook said. During the reception, Burke honored Marty Tennille, and her husband, Ben, founders of H.O.P.E. of Winston-Salem, a nonprofit dedicated to providing children and families with nutritious and healthy meals. The couple visits the area in their mobile food truck every Sunday, providing lunch for roughly 50 to 60 children and giving out bags of fresh produce.
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ing that “Black Lives Matter” remind him of those that brought Civil Rights victories to bear in the past. “Millions of Americans have now taken to the streets and to social media, not because the problems that have caused the outrage just began yesterday, but because difficult circumstances present a once in a lifetime opportunity to bring about historic change, and that time is now,” he said. Wake Forest University Religion Professor Stephen Boyd, who accepted a Kwanzaa Unity award, said he is hopeful that the fledgling new justice movement will have legs and success. “In Africa, there’s a proverb that when spiders unite, they can tie up a lion,” he said. “And that’s where we are right now; we’re in the face of a lion, and it looks fierce and it looks like it’s going to win, but it will not.” Boyd, a former Urban League Board member and a founder of Communities Helping All Neighbors Gain Empowerment (C.H.A.N.G.E.), has penned a book about the wrongful conviction of Darryl Hunt and is co-chair of the Silk Plant Forest Truth Committee, which found the conviction of Kalvin Michael Smith lacked credible evidence. A unity award also went to Anderson Alumni Association DiggsLatham Male Mentoring Program, in which alumni of the now defunct Anderson High School mentor students in
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grades 2nd through 5th at Diggs-Latham. The kick-off event was replete with festive Kwanzaa traditions. Program participants marched in to the sounds of African instruments and ended the program with their hands joined while chanting “Harambee!” The traditional Kwanzaa greeting “Habari Gani” could also be heard. Performers include members of Authoring Action, mime performer Antwian Scriven and the Otesha Creative Arts Ensemble. Among those taking it all in were Tandice and Josue Jean Baptiste of Atlanta who were in town to visit Tandice’s family. It was Josue’s first Kwanzaa, while Tandice has attended local Kwanzaa events for most of the last decade. “It’s always a nice activity to come to after Christmas, just because it focuses so much on family and rebuilding,” she said. “It removes you from the materialistic aspects of the holidays.”
The final day of Kwanzaa, focusing on Imani (Faith), is being held today (Thursday, Jan. 1) at 4 p.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1075 Shalimar Drive.
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The North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Commission and the Forsyth County District Attorney’s Office announced their new Talk It Out program for those charged with underage drinking. The announcement came on Thursday, Dec.18 at the WinstonSalem/Forsyth County Schools Career Center. The pilot program, funded by a grant from the N.C. Governor’s Crime Commission, starts soon in Forsyth, Pitt, New Hanover and Watauga counties. Those charged with underage drinking after Jan. 1, 2015, in Forsyth County will have tthe opportunity to defer prosecution by completing an education program on athe dangers of underage salcohol consumption. Forsyth District Attorney Jim O’Neill called it “a show of force” to tackle the problem. He lsaid the three-month proigram will consist of an .educational component on fthe dangers of underage drinking from the ePartnership for a Drug Free America. It will also include ncommunity service hours, nvisiting a hold-over lot to view vehicles destroyed by drunk drivers, monthly lvisits to Mothers Against eDrunk Driving (MADD) and completing an essay. Parents of participants twill be part of the process, too, and must undergo a one-hour program on the dangers of underage ”drinking. Fees like a $100 community service fee ,and court fees will also shave to be paid. “It’s not about punishment; we’re not trying to rruin young lives,” O’Neill
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said. “What we’re trying to do is educate people and give people a second chance.” ABC Commission Executive Director Luther Snyder said that will save court time and taxpayer money by reducing recidivism. He said it also will cut down on the tremendous human impact of underage drinking. He said the commission’s research shows that underage drinking causes 16,000 injures a year, more than 60 unplanned pregnancies a month and two deaths a week in North Carolina. “And we’re not just talking dollars and cents; we’re talking about the lives lost to drunk driving and crimes committed under the influence of alcohol, hundreds of teen pregnancies that result — physical, social and emotional damages that weigh down on our children and our future,” he said. Snyder said ultimately the program will develop
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couraging such behavior. “It’s hard for adults to make good decisions when they’ve been drinking, and then when you add age and maturity, or the lack there of, into that mix, it just makes things worse.” Ava Troxler, executive director of the Coalition for Drug Abuse Prevention, called the new program “terrific.” The 25 year-old locally based Coalition does awareness, education and statewide advocacy to discourage the abuse of alcohol and other drugs. In recent years, it’s fought against privatization of ABC Stores in the state and the availability of fruit-flavored alcoholic drinks, which are popular with teens. Troxler has advocated against underage drinking since 1981, when a 10year-old boy her husband coached in youth soccer was killed by a 16-yearold drunk driver. She said she was glad to see the ABC Commission taking action. “I am thrilled to see them make this a priority, to understand the seriousness of the issue, to understand that it’s not just a right of passage or kids doing things silly,” she said. Talk It Out also includes education and awareness components aimed at the general teen population, funded by the ABC Commission, that includes commercials and a website, talkitoutnc.org.
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The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP will conduct a new election of officers and atlarge members of the Executive Committee for the Winston Salem/Forsyth County branch on Saturday, Jan. 10 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the NAACP office, 4130 Oak Ridge Drive. The meeting will start promptly at 10 a.m. It will begin with a brief training and overview of the election procedures as mandated in the bylaws for the NAACP. After the training, nominations for all officers and at-large members of the Executive Committee will be received by petition from the floor. Voting will begin promptly at 12 p.m. The polls will close by 2 p.m. A form of identification is required for voting. For the purpose of serving as a candidate for an elected office one must be a bona fide member of the branch on or before April 1, 2014, and must live and/or work within the jurisdiction of the WinstonSalem/Forsyth County branch. In order to facilitate the process as efficiently as possible, members should bring NAACP membership card and/or appropriate identification. For questions, contact the State Office at 866-626-2227.
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Guilford home prices up The seasonally adjusted average home price in Guilford County in November 2014 was $184,238, a 9.1 percent increase over November 2013’s average of $168,913 according to monthly figures prepared by Donald Jud of Jud & Associates for the Greensboro Regional Realtors Association. Existing home prices in this cycle bottomed in February 2012 and have since risen 21.9 percent. In November 2014, the Time on Market (TOM) was 90.2 days, 3.3 percent less than it was in November 2013. Over the past 12 months, the TOM has declined and the spread, which shows the ratio of selling to listing prices, has risen, indicating less discounting in the market. Sales of existing, single-family homes in Guilford County increased last month compared to the same month in 2013. A total of 418 units sold in Guilford County in November 2014 and 397 sold in November 2013, a 5.5 percent increase. The number sold was also higher by 0.8 percent compared to the level of sales recorded in October 2014. Last month, the inventory/sales ratio, which indicates the number of months to clear the current inventory of homes on the market, was six months, 1.6 percent less than the previous month.
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Konnoak students line up to say goodbye to Denise McCoy.
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Friday, Dec. 19 was Denise McCoy’s last official day with her school family at Konnoak Elementary School. On Monday, Dec. 22 she joined a new school family as an area supervisor for the school system’s Transportation Department. McCoy has been Konnoak’s parent involvement coordinator for 16 years. She is going to miss being at the school every day, she said. “Working here is a big family.” That family includes not only the other people on staff but also parents and all the people who work with the churches, businesses and other organizations that sup-
Denise McCoy poses with parent Crystal Murphy (left) and former coworker Myra Worrell. port Konnoak, she said. And most certainly those who work with McCoy are going to miss her. “Ms. McCoy is an outspoken defender of these kids,” said kindergarten teacher
Brian Prout. “She is really fantastic.” “Ms. McCoy was one of the first people who welcomed me to Konnoak,” said Principal Shelia Burnette. “She is well-known in the
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Anemone named a Fellow
Dr. Robert L. Anemone, head of UNCG’s Department of Anthropology, is a 2014 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Fellows are chosen by their peers for lifetime appointments. Anemone, who came to UNCG from Western Michigan University in 2013, has been an AAAS member since graduate school. He was honored for his work on human variation, his contribution to the fossil record and his groundbreaking use of satellite imagery to predict where fossils might be found. One of only two UNC System anthroAnemone pologists chosen as fellows this year, he says he is humbled by the honor. “It’s a big deal to be selected by your peers for your contribution to science.” Anemone, who specializes in human and primate evolution, authored “Race and Human Diversity: A Biocultural Approach,” a text he uses in his classroom. He wrote the book, he says, to “further our understanding of race and human diversity from both a biological and a cultural perspective.” Anemone’s field team is one of the first to harness satellite technology for use in digs, working closely with a geographer and remotesensing specialist. On summer digs in Wyoming’s Great Divide Basin, the team utilizes high-tech predictive models of likely fossil hot-spots. AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society, founded in 1848. AAAS includes 254 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million people. The AAAS Fellows tradition began in 1874. AAAS publishes the journal Science. Science has the largest paid circulation of any peer-reviewed general science journal in the world, with an estimated million readers.
community because she gets out into the community with our partners. Ms. McCoy has worked ‘in service of’ children, families and staff. Her job description encompasses so much because she is willing to work and is dedicated to Konnoak.” In April 2012, McCoy was named the school system’s Classified Employee of the Year. She was already an active supporter of classified employees, and, as Classified Employee of the Year, she expanded that role. As an area supervisor, she will be working closely with bus drivers and is looking forward to being a strong advocate for them. “Everything I have done, I have always wanted to make a difference,” McCoy said. “A
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The promotional ceremony for Assistant Chief S. G. Bricker and other Winston-Salem Police officers was Tuesday, Dec. 23 at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds' Home and Garden Building. Bricker was a captain before his promotion. He joined the Winston-Salem Police Department in March 1990 after graduating with a B.S. in Administration of Criminal Justice from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was awarded the Colleague and Honor Graduate Awards for WSPD Recruit Class 26. Bricker was promoted to senior police officer in 1994, sergeant in 1999, lieutenant in 2008 and captain in 2012. He is also a veteran of the U. S. Army and served in Desert Shield and Desert Storm as a military policeman. Bricker’s previous assignments within the department include: Patrol Division, Firearms Range master, sergeant of the Bricker Special Enforcement Team (SWAT), patrol sergeant, patrol field commander and Special Operations Division lieutenant. As a captain, he was the District 2 patrol commander and most recently served as the Professional Standards Division commander. Bricker is a Specialized Firearms and SWAT instructor through the N.C. Justice Academy and continues to teach both in-service training and recruit classes. Bricker has been married to his wife, Susan, for 20 years. They have two daughters, Sarah and Emma. Bricker will command the Support Services Bureau. Winston-Salem Police Chief Barry D. Rountree also promoted the following personnel: • Lt. D. A. Nance to Captain • Sgt. D. L. Anthony to Lieutenant • Sgt. T. A. Boyles to Lieutenant • Sgt. K. L. Paterson to Lieutenant • Sgt. A. J. Santos to Lieutenant • Cpl. R. K. Canty to Sergeant • Cpl. M. C. Knight to Sergeant • Cpl. M. R. Parrish to Sergeant • Cpl. M. O. Peterson to Sergeant • Cpl. J. J. Thompson to Sergeant • Officer T. A. Day to Corporal • Officer M. D. Griffith to Corporal • Officer G. M. Mattison to Corporal • Officer D. J. McCarthy to Corporal • Officer D. L. Wade to Corporal
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Two Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (WFBMC) employees have gained honors. Sonia Crandall, Ph.D., professor of physician assistant studies at WFBMC, has received the 2014 Servant Leadership Award from The Generalists in Medical Education. The organization’s highest honor, the award is given to a leader who is committed to enhancing the mission of medical educators. At the award ceremony, Crandall was recognized by her peers as an active mentor, educator and researcher who has made a difference in her colleagues’ personal and professional development. She is a longstanding member of the organization and served as chair of its steering committee in 2010. The Generalists in Medical Education is a national organization committed to improving Gianopulos medical education with the goal of enhancing patient care. Also, Beth Gianopulos, J.D., counsel in the legal department at WFBMC, has been selected by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly as a 2014 Women of Justice Award recipient. The award recognizes women across the state who demonstrate leadership, integrity, service, sacrifice and accomplishment in improving the quality of justice and exemplifying the highest ideals of the legal profession. Gianopulos was one of two to receive the award in the corporate counsel category. Since 1988, North Carolina Lawyers sWeekly has provided legal news, opinions and court decisions for practicing lawyers in the rstate.
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y Branches of the YMCA of Northwest North -Carolina are offering a membership-joining fspecial to jumpstart healthy New Year’s resolutions. New members can join the Y for only $1 dDec. 26 through Jan. 1. After Jan. 1, members epay the joining fee based on the calendar date. For example, the joining fee on Jan. 2 is $2 and increases each day to $31 on Jan. 31, the last day of the special offer. The YMCA “Pay the Day” membership -offer provides a cost savings as people resolve to make healthy changes or spend more time as a family. Membership at the Y provides access to a wide range of options to get active including the Wellness Center, group exercise classes, indoor swimming, racquetball courts, and specialty training centers at some branches, as well as expert advice from certified, experienced trainers and special programs like boot camps. Members also receive discounts on programs such as youth sports, summer camp and swim lessons. This year, the Y also has launched a program to support new members in making healthy changes. Offered at no cost for new members, uFit is a three-session program that provides individuals with the tools and resources they need to succeed. Trained staff members help new members set attainable goals, create an easy-to-follow plan and provide additional support. Visit www.ymcanwnc.org to find more information about the branch closest to you.
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Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, High Point Regional Health and Cone Health are restricting visitors who are under the age of 18 to prevent the spread of the flu. “This decision is based on recommendations from the hospital's infection control committee to combat the spread of influenza among patients,” said Dr. Dale Williams, chief medical officer at High Point Regional. “Our decision is similar to other hospitals across the nation to restrict children from visiting the hospital while flu is
prevalent in our community.” Those who are under age 18 will not be permitted to visit patients at the hospitals. Baptist says exceptions will be made for special family circumstances, such as a dying family member, may be allowed, but parents/guardians are asked to get permission from the patient’s nurse to allow children to visit. “Only healthy adult visitors and family members age 18 and older are permitted to visit patients. All visitors and family members should be healthy – free from fever, cough, colds, or
stomach virus symptoms – in order to visit patients,” reads a statement from Baptist released Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned that this flu season will be more severe than recent seasons because this year's flu vaccine is not as effective because the current strain of the virus has mutated. Widespread flu outbreaks have been reported in more than 30 states, including North Carolina. The hospitals say they will continue to evaluate this new policy as the flu season progresses.
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Professor helps Army
As a special appointment through the Consortium Research Fellows Program, Chowan University (in Murfreesboro) Assistant Professor of Psychology Ashley N. Doane has been named a senior research consortium fellow, assisting the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences. According to its website, the Consortium Research Fellows Program, or CRFP, is a partnership between the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area and several Department of Defense agencies. Doane was honored with this new appointment for her valued research into cyberbullying to address the topic of cyberbullying among soldiers. Doane was specifiDoane cally requested by a senior researcher at the U.S. Army Research Institute for this contracted project. “I was asked to write a 10-15 page white paper addressing questions they had about cyberbullying,” Doane stated. “This white paper reviews traditional bullying and cyberbullying research with a focus on young adults.” The multi-faceted report first defined cyberbullying, then gave an overview of factors unique to emerging adults and workplace bullying, as well as limited research on bullying in the military. “Cyberbullying has been linked to a number of mental health and behavioral problems,” Doane related... “Based on my previous work on cyberbullying prevention programs targeting college students, they were interested in my recommendations for addressing this important topic among soldiers.”
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More than $1.1 million was raised for the Cone Health Center for Children as part of a celebration honoring Cone Health CEO Emeritus Tim Rice at his retirement. It establishes an endowment for the center in the name of Tim and Carolynn Rice and funding for several special projects. “We are truly honored and humbled by this outpouring of support for a very special place that serves such an important population—our children,” says Tim Rice. About 750 guests were at the celebration on Thursday, Dec. 4, marking Rice’s 36-year career at Cone Health. Rice worked his way to leading the 11,000 employee organization after joining Cone Health as a pharmacist. He served as CEO for 10 years.
Shepherd’s Center Board reshaped
Rice was instrumental in opening the Cone Health Center for Children in February after Guilford Child Health announced a large layoff of staff. There are nearly 40,000 children and adolescents in Guilford County who are insured by Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program or who don’t have health insurance. The center provides a wide range of services to children and adolescents in need from birth to age 21 who are chronically ill, developmentally delayed or affected by mental health issues. The endowment will provide educational materials, emergency patient services, dental supplies, medication and transportation to children who depend on the center for medical care.
New officers and board members have been elected to the board of the Shepherd’s Center of Greater WinstonSalem for 2015. Dr. Judith Bailey was elected as president of the Board of Directors. The other officers elected were Fred G . Johnson Corpening Jr., vice president; Kim Carrison, secretary; Gordon Slade, treasurer; and Bob Pursley, assistant treasurer. New members elected to the Board were Dr. Betty Alexander, Florence Corpening, Lindley Curtis, Dorothy Henley, Fred Jordan, Angela Reese, Reverend Mike Simpson and Reverend Frank Thomas. In addition to the newly elected officers and directors, the continuing members of the board are Greg Brewer, Dr. Candice Johnston, James T. Matthews, II, Brent Stephens, Ibrahim Thompson, Lynn Watkins, Reverend Beth Woodard and Ron Zambor. The Shepherd’s Center is an interfaith ministry providing programs and services for older adults throughout Greater Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. Program areas include the Faith In Action Care Program, Senior Center and Congregational Nurse and Health Ministry Program. Learn more at www.shepherdscenter.org.
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Gov. Pat McCrory has appointed Shelby Stephenson of Benson as North Carolina's poet laureate. Stephenson will be installed at a public ceremony in February at the State Capitol. The North Carolina poet laureate acts as an ambassador of N.C. literature, using the office as a platform from which to promote N.C. writers and the potentially transformative qualities of poetry and the written word. Stephenson was a professor of English and editor of Pembroke Magazine until his retirement in 2010. In 2001, North Carolina honored him with a North Carolina Award for literature, the state's highest civilian honor. Stephenson was inducted this year into the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame Stephenson and was honored in 2011 with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine. Other awards include the Oscar Arnold Young Award from the Poetry Council of N.C., the Bellday Poetry Prize and the BrockmanCampbell Award. From 2004 to 2005, he was the Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet. Stephenson hopes to pursue three projects during his tenure: writing workshops in assisted living and retirement communities, raising awareness of local archives and family histories, and promoting writings about farming and farm life in North Carolina.
TCS presenting classics Twin City Stage will present “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Tortoise and the Hare” on Saturday, Jan. 24 at the Arts Council Theatre, 610 Coliseum Drive. The show begins at 11 a.m. and runs approximately one hour. All tickets are $12 for general admission, and may be purchased at the box office window one hour prior to curtain, or online at www.childrenstheatrews.org. Recommended for kindergarten through 4th grade audiences, “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Tortoise and the Hare” will be performed by Lightwire Theater, in conjunction with Corbian Visual Arts and Dance. Using cutting edge technology, moving sculpture and dance, Lightwire Theater brings new life to a pair of classic tales: Hans Christian Andersen's "The Ugly Duckling" and Aesop's fable, "The Tortoise and The Hare." Lined with electroluminescent wire, these well-known characters continue the Corbian tradition as they illuminate the darkened stage and wind their way into audiences' hearts.
Banner year for lottery During fiscal year 2014, the games of the North Carolina Education Lottery, including drawings and scratch-off tickets, produced 45 wins of $1 million or more. “North Carolinians play the lottery for the chance to win big prizes,” said Alice Garland, executive director of the Education Lottery. “It’s great to see so many lucky winners in our state. As people try their luck, they are helping to raise money for education, contributing to sales that raised more than half a billion to that cause in our last year.” The biggest lottery prize of the year went to Dan Royal, a carpenter from Forest City, who received $5.2 million playing the $5,000 a Week for Life! game. Highlights of the 45 Garland wins of $1 million or more includes: • Thirty-two of the wins occurred with instant games; nine occurred with the Powerball game; three wins came with the Mega Millions game; and one came with a second-chance drawing in the Monopoly instant game. • Winners of $1 million or more lived in 23 different North Carolina counties with seven residing in Wake County, five each in Mecklenburg and Guilford counties; four in Cumberland County, and two each from Halifax, Nash, Cleveland, Rowan, and New Hanover counties. • Occupations of big winners included carpenters, veterans from the Army and Air Force, a firefighter, a postman, a greenhouse worker, a graphic designer, a poultry farmer, a textile worker, a tax preparer, a furniture maker and an airline worker. • Plans for spending winnings included paying bills, saving for retirement, college funds, charities, helping family, buying new homes and cars, investments and taking vacations.
Classes in Arabic, Chinese and Kiswahili being offered
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Bennett College in Greensboro is offering three critical and less commonly taught foreign language courses this spring. Along with students from Bennett and neighboring campuses, members of the community are invited to register for classes in Arabic, Chinese or Kiswahili. For spring semester 2015, classes begin on Jan. 12. Participants will gain a greater command of the languages and cultures of these regions as the courses will be taught by visiting international instructors. Teaching Arabic through the Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant program is Mohammed AlHatimi from Saudi Arabia. Mandarin
Chinese will be taught by Yun-Ju “Claire” Chen from Taiwan through the Alliance for Language Learning and Educational Exchange program. Swahili will be taught by David Mshana from Tanzania through the Fulbright Foreign Language T e a c h i n g Assistant program. According to Dr. Gwendolyn Bookman, direcBookman tor of the Center for Global Studies, the goal is to offer these opportunities as a way to assist area students gain the level of competency in the language and culture of these regions that will make them most
competitive in the 21st century and as a way to enrich the cultural education that is offered to members of the Greater Greensboro community. “As we equip Bennett students to be 21st century leaders and global thinkers, we are pleased to offer them exposure to the languages and cultures of strategic regions of the world that have been identified as important for global citizens to know,” said Dr. Bookman. All courses are taught on campus in the Global Learning Center on Gorrell Street.
If you are interested in enrolling in these courses for Spring 2015, after Jan. 5, contact Dr. Bheki Langa at blanga@bennett.edu or the Center for Global Studies at gbookman@bennett.ed or at 336-517-2106.
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Greensboro College participants in The Healing Blues Project have given a $9,000 check to the Interactive Resource Center, a day center in downtown Greensboro that serves people who are homeless. The check is the first of many payments the project hopes to make as it raises money to benefit the IRC and raise awareness and understanding of homelessness and related issues. "We are grateful for this and for how far out The Healing Blues Project has stepped" in raising awareness, said Michelle Kennedy, executive director of the IRC. "Thank you so much!" The project was co-founded almost a year ago by Ted Efremoff, assistant professor of art at Greensboro College, and Dave Fox, professor of music at the college. The project teamed local homeless people, called "storytellers," with local musicians to turn the storytellers' lives into blues songs. The songs were recorded, with proceeds from the sales of CDs and from several live performances going to the IRC. More live performances are being
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planned, and more than 350 copies of the CD have been sold to date. Copies of the CD can be ordered online at www.cdbaby.com. In addition to faculty, staff and students of Greensboro College, project cosponsors and major contributors have included ArtsGreensboro, the Open Art
Society, the Piedmont Blues Preservation Society and Elsewhere Living Museum.
Individuals or organizations wishing to co-sponsor the project may contact Efremoff at 336-272-7102, ext. 5312, or email him at ted.efremoff@greensboro.edu.
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Reynolda House Museum of American Art has launched a new annual pass that gives free admission to all of the museum’s after-hours events in 2015. Reynolda After Hours (RAH) is a series of programs held in the evening after the museum’s regular hours of operation end at 4:30 p.m. Events range from the popular summer events Summertime Social and Cinema Under the Stars, to monthly extended gallery hours for major exhibitions. The RAH pass, available for $55, offers a savings of more than $15 over individual admission to the same events. “We’ve seen a growing number of people who want to experience Reynolda House outside of a day visit or tour,” said Natalie Broyhill, the museum’s membership manager and one of the staff members helping launch the new program. “The RAH pass is a direct result of conversations with people in our community about how they want to experience the educational and social aspects of the museum.” Broyhill says the pass is also available to individuals to purchase as a gift and to local businesses and corpora-
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tions to purchase in bulk for employees and clients. Benefits include free admission to all RAH events, special surprises throughout the year, access to pop-up discount days in the Museum Store and
$20 off the first year of an annual museum membership. RAH annual passes are available for purchase at reynoldahouse.org/rah or at the museum’s front desk.
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lose its Democratic majority. Adams said she doesn’t fear or dread working in a Republican-dominated Congress. She says she got plenty of practice doing just that as a member of the General Assembly the last several years. She says some issues are nonpartisan. “There are many other things that we can work on together. Education should be important to our whole delegation,” she said. “We have to ask ‘what are the things that we know we can do for North Carolina, that we should do for North Carolina and that we should do together?’” In making a pitch for voting, Adams referenced the Ferguson, Mo. protest. She said decision makers are either elected by the people or appointed by people who are elected. She said that when good people don’t go to the polls, bad people get elected and they, in turn, do bad things to good people. “There’s a silver lining dynamic demographics of the United States, including women, entrepreneurs older than 50, veterans and millennial entrepreneurs. SBA resource partners have helped the small business community raise start up and growth capital, start new companies and sell billions of dollars in products and services globally. If you’re thinking of starting, growing or managing a small business, connect with one of the SBA offices in North Carolina. Call 704-344-6563 or visit www.sba.gov/nc for more information.
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in every dark cloud. I think the silver lining here with all of this is that people will begin to realize that their fate is dependent on what goes into this ballot box,” she said. “If we can get people to say, ‘You know what, I’m going to be a part of making the decisions that impact the lives of my family and me.’ The way you do that is to make sure thatz29 you are engaged in this political process.”
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ing to Democracy NC’s analysis. Even though Democratic women increased their rate of participation from 44.6 percent in 2010 to 47.5 percent in 2014, they still lagged behind the 51.5 percent. “Senator Kay Hagan benefitted from the increased turnout of Democratic women and African-Americans, but Thom Tillis gained the edge from independent voters, conservative Democrats and the higher turnout of Republican voters,” said Bob Hall, director of Democracy NC.
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“Hands Up,” “Black Lives Matter” and “I Can’t Breathe” have become ubiquitous, a rallying cry for legions disheartened and dismayed by excessive police violence and society’s willingness to turn a blind eye to it. Black shirts with stark white letters proclaiming, “I Can’t Breathe” – said to be the last words of NYPD victim Eric Garner – are regularly sported by professional athletes during pre-game warm-ups and film and music stars on red carpets. “Hands Up,” the stance Michael Brown is said to have had when Ferguson, Mo. cop Darren Wilson fired bullet-after-bullet into him, commandeered social media a few weeks ago, with everyone from college students to Congressional aides posing for photos with their hands raised. Such forms of silent protest, coupled with the more traditional marching and chanting rallies, have been largely hailed. Old school Civil Rights leaders – folks who stood beside Dr. King and endured the sting of water hoses – have praised millennials for finally rising from their long slumber to take a stand for something that is not superficial. This new movement, this call for respect and repudiation of norms that have long placed AfricanAmericans in a lower tier of citizenship, has drawn comparisons to other civil revolutions and harkened back to prophetic words spoken decades ago by Dr. King, Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey and others. As we begin a new year, we shall see if the “Black Lives Matter” movement has steam – if it is a one-hit wonder or a superstar, Greg Oden or Jordan. Movements aren’t for sprinters. It took marathoners to see the Montgomery Bus Boycott, voting rights and sit-ins through. Racism is odious to the core; it’s malignant and infects every nook of our system. Waging war against it requires equal vigilance, a sustained fight with dedicated generals and soldiers. Racism doesn’t take a day off, so neither can its foes. It’s too early to know if those involved in this current movement know how much effort is required to push through real change. Are they willing to go to the polls and vote en masse? Could they boycott their favorite stores and brands? Can they speak truth to power? If they can’t or are disinterested in doing so, this juggernaut of a movement will simply become a meme – a social media hashtag that will quickly wither and rest in that over-populated cyber-grave. The “I Can’t Breathe” shirt will be but a mere fashion accessory, something catchy to wear with jeans and $200 sneakers.
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With the year quickly drawing to a close, we are all looking forward to what comes next — holiday plans with friends and family and the promise of a New Year. But as we celebrate the season and look with hope and excitement toward the future, I want to take a moment to look back and to thank you for what has been the greatest privilege of my life: the opportunity to serve you, the people of North Carolina, in the U.S. Senate. You sent me to Washington six years ago to represent our shared values — to fight for the priorities that make our state great. And I have been so proud to wake up every day ready to stand up for our teachers and students, to help create jobs and build an economy that works for everyone, and to make sure that we are keeping our promises to our service members and veterans. I put North Carolina first in everything I did — in every vote I took and in every bill I introduced. And I am extremely proud of what we have been able to accomplish in the last six years. I’m proud that, working together, Sen. Richard Burr and I were finally able to get service members and their families affected by water contamination at Camp Lejeune the answers, health care and justice they deserve. North Carolina is the most military-friendly state in the nation, and I worked every day to keep it that way. I
championed legislation to connect our returning heroes with jobs, and when the tuition assistance benefits for service members were shut off because of sequestration, I worked across the aisle to get the program reinstated in just two weeks. When the promises made to our military, veterans and their families were on the line, I never backed down. I also never backed down when it came to supporting education, a sacred value in our state. Over the past six years, I have been honored to meet so many of our teachers, including North Carolina’s past Teacher of the Year, Karyn Dickerson, who was my guest at this year’s State of the Union. I’m constantly inspired by the drive, commitment and creativity of our teachers, and I worked hard to ensure that our educators and students had the tools needed to be successful. From pushing for programs to keep North Carolina on the cutting edge of education technology to stopping student loan rates from doubling, it was important to me that all children in our state had the opportunity to reach their full potential. Throughout my entire term in the Senate, however, my number one priority has been creating jobs and growing North Carolina’s economy. The first bill I co-sponsored was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which gave women the tools to fight for equal pay for a day’s work. Ever since, I have been working to advance common-sense policies that benefit our families and support our businesses — from passing my AMERICA Works Act to close the skills gap and train workers for the jobs that are available today, to fighting for North Carolina’s farmers in the Farm Bill, to resolving more than 36,000 constituent services cases for the people of North
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Carolina, including helping small business owners cut through red tape and hire more people. For example, when a North Carolina furniture manufacturer ran into difficulties receiving a tax refund from the IRS that it needed to stay in business, my office was able to cut through the red tape and get that money in its account within three weeks. I’m extremely proud of my staff, and I believe the work we’ve done has helped set our state on a path to a brighter future. But if we are going to continue to make progress on the issues that matter — strengthening our education system, growing our economy and supporting our service members and veterans — all our representatives, Democrats and Republicans, must work together. One of my guiding philosophies is “To whom much is given, much is expected.” Six years ago, North Carolinians gave me the opportunity to be their voice in Washington, and I’ve put North Carolina first every single day. I urge my colleagues to do the same — to break through the political gridlock, to see past the “D” or the “R” behind someone’s name, and to work together in a bipartisan manner, as I have, to move our state and our country forward. Indeed, working together is the only way we can ensure that North Carolina remains the place “where the weak grow strong and the strong grow great.” I thank you for the opportunity to serve, and I wish you and your family a joyous holiday season and a happy New Year. May God bless North Carolina. U.S. Senator Kay Hagan, a resident of Greensboro, lost her reelection bid to Republican Thom Tillis in November.
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Learning component that has participants split into teams to help local nonprofits solve real problems. The Action Learning, which sets LWS apart from other leadership programs, won a 2014 Excellence in Innovation Award from the Association of Leadership Programs. There's been about 1,800 graduates in 30 years. A few well-known graduates are City Manager Lee Garrity, Police Chief Barry Rountree and Rev. James C. Hash Jr. of St. Peter's Church & World Outreach Center. Ricky Touchstone, Senior Project Manager at Frank L. Blum Construction, is one of many mangers there who has been through LWS. He said his 2012-2013 class opened his eyes to the struggles of nonprofits and the needs of communities around him. He's since deepened his volunteerism at Samaritan Ministries. His Action Learning project focused on iCan House, which aids those with autism. “I had been in Winston-Salem, at the time close to 15 years, when I went through the program, and I thought I knew pretty much everything there Stackhouse was to know about Winston, and I couldn't have been more wrong,” he said. "I discovered that there were things happening five minutes down the road that I had no clue about the needs of that specific community.” LWS Executive Director Jo Ellen Carson said one of the program's benefits is bringing together a diverse array of leaders from different communities and different fields. “A very special thing about this program is that while we may bring 50 some people together, what we create is a minicommunity in the larger community," she said. “So they walk away at the end of this nine months with an incredible mix of relationships across all forms of diversity: employment sectors, people they would've never run into otherwise, race, gender, age, all of that.” LWS Chair Kathy Stitts said she's made strong friendships with members of her 2006-2007 LWS class. At the time, Stitts was Winston-Salem State University's associate dean in the School of Business and Economics, having just moved to Winston-Salem in 2005. She has since become associate provost and dean of the University College and Lifelong Learning. She acts as LWS class connector, holding monthly get-togethers for her class. She said that she'll turn to classmates for speakers for campus events or often just for helpful advice or a friendly get-together. She said the diversity of in each LWS class is its greatest strength, and that WSSU regularly has administrators go through the program. “It was a good experience,” she said. “You're working with a group of profes-
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sionals who all in some aspects believe they are leaders, but the way we're grouped we all have different personalities, different leadership styles, different management styles.” Yvette Stackhouse, managing attorney of Legal Aid Winston-Salem, was also in the 2006-2007 class. At the time, she was supervising attorney for the Legal Aid unit that works with those struggling to get government benefits and took the class to learn how to better serve her clients. “One of the things that's extremely important, I think, being an attorney that represents persons who have low income or low wealth, is being able to know what other resources are in the area with which to put them in touch with or for us to be aware of,” she said. She said her Action Learning project, helping the N.C. Black Repertory attract a more diverse audience, made such a big impact, that she has since returned to act as an Action Learning coach to help other LWS students through their projects. She said what she learned in LWS helped her greatly in serving on the Experiment in Self-Reliance board and her current work on the Winston-Salem Urban League and LWS boards. She said she has supervising attorneys at Legal Aid take LWS. “It gave a skill set as far looking at things holistically,” she said. “Many times I think that we can be in our own silos and think that our particular discipline is all encompassing.” Russell D'Souza, vice president for Global Transaction Services at HanesBrands Inc., was one of two executives the company sent through in 20132014. The company sends two through LWS annually. D'Souza has been through several leadership programs but he said LWS is the most meaningful. He said his 2013-2014 class prepared him to chair the 2014 HanesBrands campaign for United Way, including finding nonprofit agencies for employees to volunteer with for the Day of Caring that closes out the campaign. He called his experience in LWS “phenomenal.” “It'll change your life, and it'll change the lives of others,” he said. The requirements for the program are that you should live in Winston-Salem or Forsyth County, be able to show evidence of leadership/achievement or the desire to increase community involvement, and have the time and money to be in the program. Tuition for the 2014 class was $2,400. The forms for signing up for the 20152016 class should go up early this year on the organization’s website. Go to www.leadershipws.org for more information.
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Brandon Palmer (11) leads the press for Winston-Salem Prep’s stifling defense.
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Secret of Their Success
Prep earns bragging rights again
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The final minutes of tightly-contested basketball games bring out the best in Winston-Salem Prep’s junior varsity. It’s during those crunch-time stretches when the Phoenix delivers and opponents fall by the wayside. Prep bagged its third Lash-Chronicle championship in four years by staging late-game comebacks against pesky Reagan (60-53 in semifinals) and resilient West Forsyth (69-64 in finals) last week. The common denominator in both contests was the Phoenix’s uncanny ability to grab rebounds and chase down loose balls on every critical possession. “We place heavy emphasis on making those plays at the end of games which determines the final outcome,” said
Coach Tibbs Coach Bill Tibbs. “We feel like we should get every 50-50 ball. What it comes down to is playing hard. Good things happen when you play hard consistently. We tell our kids all the time that
offense is exciting, but defense wins titles. Sometimes when you’ve won in the past, players listen. This group has bought into what we teach. They listen.” Pressure defense sets the standard. Prep plays at a frenzied, but not desperate pace. It’s a calculating approach. Over the course of a game, the cumulative effect of Prep’s pressure causes rushed shots and ill-timed passes, which frequently leads to deflections, steals and points in transition for the Phoenix. Prep wears opponents down because it can attack in defensive waves by pressing and trapping. The Phoenix has several rangy players, who make it difficult for opposing ball-handlers to operate efficiently. Brandon Palmer, Jonathan McLaurin and Justin Carter use their size and quickness to clog the passing lanes and neutralize fast breaking teams. Palmer and Carter are both swing players who play multiple positions. McLaurin is a post player who’s agile enough to serve as the lead defender on Prep’s presses
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Salem College’s Nataly Mojica joined just eight other NCAA DIII soccer players on the NSCAA Academic All-South team. The senior from Dallas, Texas is majoring in Economics, International Business, and Spanish and has a 3.72 cumulative grade point average. Mojica was a four-year starting center midfielder for Salem, and was a four year Great South All-Conference player. She started all 23 games for the Spirits this season and captained the team to an 185 overall record. She finished with 8 goals
and 7 assists for 23 points to help the team win its thirdstraight GSAC Regular Season Title and their secondstraight GSAC To u r n a m e n t Championship. Mojica was the GSAC Player of the Mojica Week once and was on the GSAC All-Academic Team every year she was eligible. She has earned several honors at Salem
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as well. She is a member of Mortar Board (Senior Honor & Leadership Society), Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, and Omicron Delta Epsilon (International Economics Honor Society). She won the Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar in 2011, 2012 and 2014. She was in the Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honor Society and a LeaderShape Institute participant. She has been on the Dean's List every semester and won the Mary Ardrey Stough Kimbrough Leadership Award. She also was nominated by the dean of Salem College for the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Scholarship.
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Carver ballers showing promise
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Jachia Powell provides interior defense and rebounding for the Yellowjackets.
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Carver’s varsity basketball team just might be on track to experience its first winning season since President Barack Obama’s first year in the White House. The Yellowjackets, who won seven of their first 10 games, have the look of a legitimate contender in the chase for the Western Piedmont 2-A Conference title. Positive signs abound for a Carver program that went 1-19 in the not-too-distant past (2012-13 season). The overall talent level is higher than it’s been in recent years. Coach Wil Perry took command last
year as head coach and while the overall record was below .500 (1215), the Yellowjackets more than held their own against conference competition. Carver (7-3 in conference a year ago) was the WPC runner-up for the regular season and the conference tournament. The Yellowjackets exited the Class 2-A state playoffs early, but gave a strong indication of better things to come in a 58-53 first-round loss to Central Academy. “I’m pleased with the progress we’re making,” said Perry. “They’re growing, working hard and trusting each other more and more. Our comSee Carver on B2
The North Carolina A&T men’s basketball team doesn’t care that it was against a Division III opponent. The Aggies also don’t care that they needed two late steals to do it. After 12 straight losses, the only thing that mattered to the Aggies in their Sunday, Dec. 28 58-54 win over North Carolina Wesleyan at Corbett Sports Center was the victory. The team last won on Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, when it took down Greensboro College in the season opener. “We were not able to get out of first gear effort-wise,” said A&T head coach Cy Alexander. “I wasn’t particularly happy with our effort, but I’m happy we were able to win the g a m e because we needed it. Now we have something to build on.” Junior B r u c e Beckford Alexander led A&T with 18 points and seven rebounds. Redshirt freshman James Whitaker had 12 points, while junior Arturs Bremers finished with 11. Sophomore Steven Burrough added seven points and a career-high seven blocks. The Aggies (2-12) spent one month away from Corbett. In the process, the Aggies had close calls against St. Louis, Mississippi Valley State and Radford. But they were not able to win any of those games. After a 71-57 setback at Kent State on Dec. 19, the Aggies took five days off and did not return to Greensboro until Dec. 26. They had one light day of practice before preparing for the Bishops. “We were definitely sluggish and played as if we were stuck in mud,” said Alexander. “We were a day late and a dollar short to every rebound and every loose ball.” The Bishops (6-4) did have an impressive effort. They never trailed by more than nine points and an Adrian Moore 3-pointer tied the game at 50 with 1:48 to play. Seconds later, A&T’s freshman point guard slapped the ball away from Adrian Moore and raced to the other end where he was fouled. He made one of two free throws to give A&T the lead again. On the Bishops’ next possession, Beckford stepped in front of Moore’s pass for another steal that led to two more Aggies free throws. A&T’s lead went to four, 55-51, on two Whitaker free throws with 17 seconds remaining. The win ends A&T’s longest losing streak since the 2005-06 season when they lost 13 straight.
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Based on early-season returns, Reagan’s junior varsity looks like a bona fide contender in the Central Piedmont 4-A Conference basketball. The Raiders, 7-2 prior to playing in the Bank of America’s Holiday Classic earlier this week, have the versatility, firepower and defense to finish at the top of the CPC stack. In the backcourt, Malik Miles and Maverick LaRue (Lash-Chronicle All-Tournament pick) pose problems with their ability to penetrate and score from the perimeter. Nihjel Payne, Reynolds Craver and Dylond Lindell are solid and dependable on the front line. Another plus is offensive diversity. In nine games, the Raiders have had five different leading scorers. Will Sprinkle, Trey McDaniel and Jesiah Carlton provide depth and tenacity at both ends of the court. Reagan served notice with an eye-opening performance in the semifinals of the LashChronicle Holiday Classic last week. The Raiders lost 60-53 to eventual tournament champ Winston-Salem Prep in a game that was much closer than the final score indicated. “We had the lead late in the game, but didn’t take care of the ball,� said Coach Jeff Noe. “Once they took the lead, that was it. Moving forward, the main focus for us is to execute, and we need to handle adversity better. Our goal is to be conference champs and playing Coach Jeff Noe in holiday tournaments really helps to get us ready.� Coming off the disappointing semifinals loss, Reagan wasn’t fully recovered when it faced East Forsyth in the consolation game for third place. The Raiders lost 72-64 to finish in fourth place. “When we played Prep, we felt like that was the championship game,� said Noe. “Looking back on how we lost and how close we came to beating them, it was so hard to get everybody up for the consolation round.� With the conference portion of the schedule coming up, Noe realizes that his team will continue to go through a transition of sorts. The Raiders have their fair share of sophomores who played on last year’s 9th grade team that finished up at 18-2. “They’re starting to see for themselves that there is a big difference at every level,� he said. “They’re learning that junior varsity is a step up from the 9th grade game. When it’s time for them to move up to the varsity, they will encounter more challenges than what they faced on the junior varsity. As they continue to grow, they come to better understand that each level requires more from them.� Noe has gone through great lengths to help foster a tangible sense of oneness for the Raiders JV team. During time-outs, all the players and coaches form a circle while locking arms and listening to Noe’s instructions. “One of our purposes is to play with team unity,� he said. “Instead of relying on ourselves as individuals, the message is that we rely on each other. For us to improve, it’s important that we learn to fix old mistakes. If you don’t do that, you’ll keep spinning your wheels and not making much progress. If you’re going to make mistakes, and we all do, then make new mistakes and then go to work to fix them.�
Nihjel Payne soars to the basket.
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Team helps build Habitat home
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The W-S P r e p Cheerleaders support their team at the recent LashChronicle JV Basketball Tournament.
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The Winston-Salem State University Baseball team took time from its busy schedule to give back to its community recently. On Saturday, Dec. 6, the entire Rams baseball team paired up with Habitat for Humanity to construct a home in South Winston-Salem. “Giving back to our community while enjoying the time I spend with my teammates is a win-win situation," said junior outfielder Alex Grubb. Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1976 and is a true world leader in addressing the issue of poverty housing. Through Habitat for Humanity, thousands of low-income families have found new hope by getting affordable housing. Habitat has helped build or repair more than 800,000 housKevin Ritsche es and served more than 4 million people around the world. Volunteering in the community reminds us of how privileged we are to be a part of a program like WinstonSalem State baseball, commented senior catcher Connor Andrus. “For me its extra special because I grew up in Winston-Salem and am getting a chance to represent and help the community I've been a part of for many years.� Head Coach Kevin Ritsche added, "It's something that helps us unite with our community but also spend time bonding with each other. It’s something that I hope to make a tradition out of with WSSU baseball.�
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and traps. “Jonathan is long and active when we apply pressure,� said Tibbs. “He has deceptive quickness, which makes him very effective. Brandon hasn’t learned everything he needs to know about being a point guard, but he defends and rebounds, and I can use him so many different ways. He does everything.� Prep’s backcourt depth was tested during the Lash-Chronicle. Starting point guard Davier Dixon injured his wrist early in the quarterfinals vs. Lexington and did not
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munication on the court is so much better than it had been. What helps even more is that we have a group of guys who enjoy being around each other.� In Perry’s system, playing tenacious, man-toman defense is the prime focus. His squad has enough quickness at multiple positions, which allows Carver to apply defensive pressure in a variety of ways. At times, the Yellowjackets will set up in a zone, but not very
Coach Wil Perry talks to players.
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play at all in the semifinals. His absence didn’t appear to have a negative impact. Dixon returned to the lineup for the championship game. While he didn’t score, Dixon provided a steady hand as a defender and ball-handler with the speed and quickness to beat traps and presses. “It didn’t hurt us any,� said Tibbs. “Actually, we didn’t miss a beat. But now that he’s back, it’s only going to help us the rest of the way.� Tibbs has said that this year’s squad is the most complete that he’s ever had at Prep. Does that mean that this season’s JV crew is Prep’s best ever? “This group hasn’t been together for very long,� said Tibbs. “All
often. “We’re in a good place defensively,� he said. “We’re at the point where we can switch things up and be very effective. In the losses we’ve had, it’s come down to us having costly lapses on defense. When we play strong defense, we’re at our absolute best.� Carver has one of the most explosive guards in the county in Tamir Glenn, who averages 17 points a game. Glenn has the ability to take defenders off the dribble and create his own shot. He’s also adept with
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the pull-up jumper and he’s equally lethal from 3point distance. Glenn, however, has ample support, which keeps opponents from keying strictly on stopping him. William Dean, Maurice Gaddy, Kyndel Dean, Charles Mack and Marlow Rousseau are capable scorers who provide offensive balance. “With this team,� Perry said, “we have several people who can score 15 to 20 points on any given night.� Carver is slated to open conference play on the road vs. Surry Central on
next Tuesday (Jan. 6). Perry is eager to see how his team will respond. During the first six weeks of the season, Carver, which is in Class 2-A, has purposely competed against schools in higher competitive levels. “Playing up is the means for this team to get battle-tested,� said Perry. “We’re fortunate to be in an area with so many schools that play in a higher-level classification. It’s an advantage for us to face tough competition during the early part of the season.�
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the right pieces are there for this team to do something special. It’s all a matter of them getting more game experience in playing with one another. As a coach, you’re always looking for different ways to keep players motivated so they don’t get complacent. Now the goal is to win the rest of the games on our schedule.� So, is Winston-Salem Prep’s junior varsity unbeatable? The answer is no. Can the Phoenix handle the Tibbs challenge and do what no other JV team at Prep has ever done? Maybe so, maybe not. The coming weeks will tell.
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Emancipation celebration Dr. Paul Lowe Jr., pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, will bring the morning message for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Emancipation Association’s Program as it celebrates the 152nd anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. The program will convene at St. John’s CME Church, 350 N.W. Crawford Place, on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, at ll a.m. Rev. Omar L. Dykes is host pastor. Mrs. Sandra Armstrong will serve as mistress of ceremony. Josephine Jones is president of the Association. Chorus auditions The Winston-Salem Youth Chorus invites children ages 8 to 18 to audition for the 2015 Winter/Spring Season. Auditions will be held on Monday, Jan. 5 between 6-8 p.m. at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church and Tuesday, Jan. 6 between 3:30-5 p.m. at Augsburg Community Center, 502 North Broad Street. For more information and to schedule your audition time, go to www.wsyouthchorus.org or contact the office at 336-7030001. Genealogical Society meeting Forsyth County Genealogical Society will meet Tuesday, Jan. 6 at Forsyth County Public Library-Reynolda Manor Branch, 2839 Fairlawn Drive. A social will be at 6:30 p.m., and the program at 7 p.m. Scott Wesson will discuss techniques for land platting ancestral properties and strategies for overcoming the challenges posed by early land descriptions using metes and bounds for measurement. The event is free and open to the public.
Special School Board meeting The WinstonSalem/Forsyth County Board of Education will hold a special meeting at e4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at Konnoak Elementary School, 3200 eRenon Road, to sdiscuss immediate facility needs. Board members will have a chance to tour Konnoak. School administrators e also will offer board members a tour of Lowrance Middle School, 2900 Indiana Ave., at 2:30 p.m., immediately preceding the meeting at Konnoak. The public is welcome to attend. Senior Dems’ meeting Former WinstonSalem Mayor Martha S. Wood will speak at a meeting sponsored by the Forsyth County Senior Democrats at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8 at Golden Corral, 4965 University Parkway (336767-3505). Members and guests wanting the breakfast buffet and/or beverages will be able to enter the restaurant beginning at 8:30 am. For more
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Winter Concert The Salem Band, directed by Eileen M. Young, will perform its Winter Concert on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. in Hanes Auditorium in the Elberson Fine Arts Center on the campus of Salem College. The program features classic band literature and popular favorites, including music by Shostakovich, Vaughan Williams, Chabrier, Dello Joio, a Broadway medley and more. Chip Seiler will perform the trumpet solo on Hovhaness’s “Prayer of Saint Gregory.” The concert is free and open to the public. Established in 1771, Salem Band is the oldest, continuous mixed wind ensemble in the nation. For more information, visit www.salemband.org, or contact Eileen Young at: eileenyoung@triad.rr. com 336-413-2180. Exhibit Paintings by William Tolliver are on display at the Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts, 2611 New Walkertown Road, through Jan. 31, 2015. Tolliver’s paintings reflect experiences from his Mississippi childhood. The art works are on loan from Dr. James and Juanita Pilgrim of Fayetteville, N.C. Call 336-722-2625 or visit www.deltaartscenter.org.
Senior Services needs volunteers Senior Services currently needs volunteers for its Telephone Reassurance program. Volunteers call homebound, isolated older adults on a regular basis to verify their well-being and to provide socialization and support. Call 336-721-6965 for additional information or to sign up. Volunteers needed The Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem has openings for volunteers who can assist older adults with transportation, home repairs, friendly visits or caregiver respite. Male visitation volunteers are especially needed. Call 336-748-0217 or visit www.shepherdscenter.org for more information.
Host families needed Visiting students, ages 15-18, from around the world including Germany, Spain, Switzerland and Thailand are seeking host families in and around WinstonSalem for the upcoming 2014-2015 academic school year. Host families are needed for the fall semester and full school year. To learn more, contact Emily Rolin at e.rolin@international-experience.net or 269-625-4662.
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Bivouac Lodge No. 503, Free and Accepted Masons, Prince Hall Affiliate held a week of activities to celebrate its 100th anniversary last month. In celebration of its history, a week of scheduled events started with members worshiping together at Hanes Memorial CME Church on Sunday, Dec. 7. A lodge meeting was held on Monday, Dec. 8, and a members-only dinner was held on Wednesday, Dec. 10. On Friday, Dec. 12, lodge members performed community service by picking up trash along 14th Street where the lodge is located. The highlight of weeklong celebration was the well-attended anniversary banquet on Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Enterprise Center. Corey Walker, dean of the College of Arts, Sciences, Business and Education at Winston-Salem State University, was the keynote speaker. Seven Prince Hall Masons banded together on Nov. 5, 1914 and organized a lodge in Winston-Salem. On Dec. 10, 1914, Worshipful Master W.H. Powell, Senior Warden James Ellis and Junior Warden Julius Harper received a charter from the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of North Carolina. The charter gave them the authority to open and hold a lodge by the name of Bivouac,
Dean Corey Walker speaks. and designated its number as 503. It is the masonic lodge of the late Mayor Pro Tem Carl Russell and many other influential residents of the city. The lodge continues to uphold tradition by providing comfort and support to the widows and children of deceased masonic brothers, provide support to the Masonic Home for
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Greater Tabernacle Watch Night Greater Tabernacle Worship Center, 1410 Attucks St., will hold a Watch Night Service on Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 10 p.m. Apostle BJ McCloud is pastor. For more information, call 336777-1113.
Pilgrim Rest Watch Night Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, 1905 N. Jackson Ave., will hold an annual Watch Night Service Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 11 p.m. The public is invited to hear singing, testimonies and the preached word by Pastor Paul W Hart.
Emmanuel Watch Night Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1075 Shalimar Drive, will host its annual Watch Night Service on Wednesday, Dec. 31, beginning at 10 p.m. The celebration will include testimonies, prayer and praise, culminating in a message WSSU Photo by Garrett Garms from the pastor, Rev. Dr. John Tonia Walker poses with some of the trophies and accolades that have been won or awarded to WSSU on her watch. Mendez. The public is invited to the service. For more information, call the church office 336-7887023. New Year’s Eve at Mt. Olive Mount Olive Baptist Church, 1301 C.E. Gray Drive, will hold its annual New Year’s Eve service Wednesday, Dec. 31, starting at 10 p.m. The public is welcome to come out and ring in Gray the New Year with Christ. The Rev. Dr. Charles E. Gray is the pastor.
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Tonia Walker, Winston-Salem State University director of athletics, has been appointed to the Western Triad Division of the FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) Leadership Board. FCA is the largest interdenominational, school-based, Christian sports organization in America. FCA focuses on serving local communities by equipping, empowering and encouraging people to make a difference for Jesus Christ. “I am honored to serve the FCA organization as a member of its board. The mission and values of FCA all align New Direction Watch Night with my own personal philosophies, and I New Direction Movement look forward to our works together to Cathedral, 3300 Overdale Drive, move the vision forward,” Walker says. will hold Watch Night Service on Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 10 p.m. For more information, call 336771-2111.
Jeff Barnes, area director of Western Triad FCA, along with WSSU football Offensive Coordinator Steed Lobotzke, worked together to bring a WSSU chapter of FCA to the campus this fall. “Tonia Walker is a welcomed addition to the Leadership Board of Western Triad Fellowship of Christian Athletes. We seek people who love God, love kids Lobotzke and love sports and who have affluence, influence or both,” Barnes says. On Jan. 7, 2015, WSSU will be host-
ing the FCA Coaches Appreciation Dinner at the Bowman Gray Field House at 6:30 pm. “Certainly Mrs. Walker has a passion that suits our needs. The role of a board member is to pray, serve and give in partnership with FCA. As the area director, it is my job to develop and nurture FCA in Forsyth, Yadkin and Davie counties. We very much look forward to Tonia’s service in our effort to ‘impact coaches and athletes for Christ (FCA vision),’” Barnes says. Since 1954, the FCA has been challenging coaches and athletes on the professional, college, high school, junior high and youth levels to use the powerful medium of athletics to impact the world for Jesus Christ.
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Joint Watch Night Lesson Scripture: Luke 11:1-13 Vessels Of Honor Church Ministries, St. James Baptist and By the end of this lesson, we should, Nehemiah Worship Center will • Have a better understanding of hold a Watch Night service on “how” to pray. Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 10 p.m. at • Recognize that our prayers are to Vessels Of Honor, 3608 Ogburn be intentional and focused. Ave. To learn more, call 336-624• Deepen our prayer life to become 2465 or 336-624-9351. more like Jesus.
St. Andrews Watch Night St. Andrews United Methodist Church, 1840 Butler St., will have Watch Night services at the church on Wednesday, Dec. 31 starting at 9:30 p.m. The public is invited. Rev. Ronnie Roseboro is the pastor.
Background: Prayer is a universal activity found in every religion, past and present. For those who believe in God, it is more than a ritual; it is an act of worship. Its sacredness lies in the unique relationship between God and His creation (us)! Our prayers are not an outside show of holiness, nor are they to convince God of Holy Trinity Watch Night our intentions. He already knows. The Holy Trinity Full Gospel disciples, some former followers of John Fellowship Center, 5307 Peters the Baptist, and those who weren’t witCreek Parkway, will have a New Year's Eve Celebration Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 10 p.m. Pastor Richard C. Miller, CoPastor Ernestine Miller and the entire church family invite the SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE public to a night of fellowship, Chaplain Emeritus Edgar D. testimonials, dance, songs and Christman, who served as chapmuch more. For more informa- lain at Wake Forest University tion, contact the church at 336- for more than 30 years, died on 784-9347. Dec. 24. He was 85. A service was held Dec. 30 in Wait Chapel. Antioch Watch Night For years, Christman welAntioch Christian Church, comed freshmen to Wake Forest 1432 Underwood Ave., will hold with his “What’s in a Name” its Watch Night Service on speech, in which he wove many Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 11 p.m. of their names into his remarks Rev. Adrian J. Gilliam will be the to make them feel part of their new community. No chaplain speaker. has ever been more aptly named, or lived up to his own name more New Hope Watch Night New Hope Missionary Baptist than Christman, who is rememChurch, 1201 New Hope Lane, bered for his compassion in helpwill hold a Watch Night service ing generations of students feel on Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 10 p.m. at home at Wake Forest. “Julie and I are deeply sadThe service will feature tag team dened to learn of the passing of preaching with the host pastor Ed Christman,” said Wake Forest Bishop John C. Parks and Bishop University President Nathan Joseph Cobbs. Hatch. “Ed’s life really embod-
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nessed firsthand Jesus’ prayer life. They saw His renewed strength; His ability to remain focused; and His power. To be like Him, we, too, need to know “how” to pray. Lesson: Should our prayers sound like the priests/preachers? Is length and rhyme important? Do we pray to impress? “Lord teach us to pray.” This model clarifies a
lot of concerns about prayer. Verses 2-4 are often called the Lord’s Prayer but really it’s the Disciples Prayer. A similar form of this prayer can be found in Matthew 6:5-14. The first part of a prayer recognizes that God is due honor and respect for who He is. Next it is important for believers’ hearts to acknowledge that God’s will/kingdom takes precedence over our desires. In other words, we are to submit to His way. Yes, we do ask for our needs to be met. By doing so, we exemplify our dependence on God. This keeps our egos in check. Jesus said “we all have sinned” ; therefore, every day we must repent and ask God for forgiveness. He is just to forgive us; how then can we not forgive others?
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ied what is best about Wake Forest and our spiritual heritage. What I will always remember when I think of Ed Christman is his winsome spirituality, his commitment to justice, his desire for Wake Forest to be a more
Chaplain Dr. Ed Christman at Wake Forest University’s 2003 commencement. WFU Photo
diverse and inclusive place, and his commitment to the wellbeing of generations of students. His wife, Jean, was every bit a partner to Ed and his ministry at Wake Forest and to this campus community, and to her and the Christman family, I extend my prayers and offer my deepest condolences.” Christman was named chaplain in 1969, but his association with the University dates back to the 1940s when he was an undergraduate and law student. As chaplain, he was the most visible face of the University’s Baptist heritage, but he also expanded the campus ministry program to include other faiths. “He has been a chaplain to everybody – to those of another faith, to those of no faith, to those on the road somewhere,” Provost Emeritus Edwin Wilson wrote in his book “The History of Wake Forest University, volume 5.” “(They have) found in Ed Christman a friend whom they could respect and honor and trust.” Christman became synonySee Christman on B5
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The actions we take and/or the words we utter can oftentimes put us in tempting situations. We ask God to direct our paths around the clutches of evil. Again we are helpless without Him! UMI Direction puts the model prayer into five key points – adoration, submission, supplication, repentance and protection. The lesson continues as Jesus teaches with a parable on persistence. Praying persistently is
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not to get God’s attention or a sign of little faith but it allows us to examine the request in light of God’s will. Persistent prayer also helps us to clarify what we’re asking for. In verses 9-13, three action verbs jump out at them and us – ask, seek and knock. Asking God means that we know who can answer and direct. We know the source from which all blessings come. Seeking indicates honest intentional pursuit of His will. When we follow God’s direction for our Starting Jan. 3
Church anniversary Greater Tabernacle Worship Center, 1410 Attucks St., will hold services to celebrate its 32nd anniversary. On Saturday, Jan. 3 at 10:30 a.m., the “First Fruits Brunch” will be held. Monique Ellison of Wake Forest School of Divinity and April Young of Greater Tabernacle Worship Center, will New Year’s Eve service speak. On Sunday, Jan. 4 Dr. James L.E. Hunt at 4 p.m., and the New Pastor Essie Birth Worship C . Center Church McCullough family will bring of New in the New Year Direction with a worship Movement service at 7 p.m. Cathedral on Wednesday, will speak. Dec. 31. There Apostle BJ will be special McCloud is music rendered pastor. For Hunt by the NBWC more inforchoir. The theme mation, contact Greater is "A New Beginning, Tabernacle Worship And A New Start.” Center at 336-777-1113. Everyone is cordially invited to Jan. 3 attend. The church is located at 1033 Newbirth Missionary Planning Drive in East Bend. For Meeting additional information, The Forsyth County call 336-699-3583 or Missionary President and visit newbirthworshipOfficers Planning center.org. Meeting is scheduled for Dec. 31 at 10 p.m. Rev. Dr. Joseph Jones, pastor of Zion Memorial, invites the general public to attend, participate in and be blessed during this service. For additional information, please call the church at 336-7257390 or consult the website at www.zion-memorial.org.
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Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. at Golden Corral Family Restaurant, 4965 University Parkway. The Forsyth County Missionary president is Lenner P. Jeffries. For more information call R. J. Gore at 336- 817-8424. Starting Jan. 4
New Year’s Revival Wells Memorial Church of God in Christ, 1001 E. Washington St. in Greensboro, will hold a New Year's Revival from Jan. 4-6. International evangelist Dr. Patricia Lewis of Memphis, Tenn., Supervisor of Brazil for the Church of God in Christ, will lead the revival at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 4; at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 5; and at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 6. The public is invited. Dr. Herman Platt is pastor. For more info, call Wells Memorial at 336-2726564. Jan. 18
Family and Friends Day St. James AME Church, 1501 N. Patterson Ave., will celebrate Family and Friends
understand God influences our relationship with Him” (Dr. John Mendez). Let’s become more disciplined and intentional in our prayer life. If you don’t have a church home, pray about it and follow God. When He leads you to the door, knock on it. The believers on the other side are waiting just for you and your family. Don’t ever forget that there is power in prayer. May God bless each of you with good health, sound finances and genuine relationships! Day at 10 am. Sunday, Jan. 18. The public is invited to attend. Contact Michelle Johns at 336995-1464 for more information.
GospelFest The 10th annual GospelFest sponsored by the Wake Forest University Office of Multicultural Affairs will be Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, at 3 p.m. The event will feature Jonathan Nelson, Alexis Spight, Big Redd and the WFU Gospel Choir. Tickets are on sale at Brendle Recital Hall, in the Scales Fine Arts Center at Wake Forest University. Tickets are free for Wake Forest students with a valid ID and $12 for general admission.
‘Men Helping Men’ Calvary Hill Church of Greater Deliverance Inc., 4951 Manning St., will sponsor the biblically based "Men Helping Men be Men Gathering" from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday. Bishop Claude C. Turner is the pastor. For more information contact Elder Kevin Gary at 336-767-4326. All men are invited.
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mous with the Moravian Christmas Love Feast, held annually in Wait Chapel for the past 50 years and helped found the University’s Volunteer Service Corps in the late 1980s. He was among the first administrators to champion integration of the student body in the early 1960s. He received the University’s Faces of Courage Award in 2012 for advocating integration and supporting the first black student Ed Reynolds, who enrolled in 1962. “When you look at the entire institution, there are few people who have had an impact on Wake Forest in a way that transcends their individual assignment. Ed Christman is one of those few,” said Wilson, who had known Christman since their days on the old campus in the town of Wake Forest. Christman received the University’s highest award, the Medallion of Merit, in 2007, and the divinity school’s first Distinguished Service Award in 2005. He was named administrator of the year by the Old Gold and Black in 1971 and Alumnus of the Year by the Residence Hall Council in 1982. When he retired in 2003, Christman said, “The more I think about my life, I am beset by the word grace. Grace is gifts that you don’t deserve. My life has been a series of these kinds of events. I’m not a saint. I’m a person. But I have been given more than I deserve.” A remembrance website, “Remembering Ed Christman,” can be found online at edchristman.wfu.edu. Macedonia Holiness Church Of God Of The Apostolic Faith, Inc.
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The 22nd annual City Wide Peace Toys for War Toys Exchange was a success at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex, says Ben Piggott, one of the organizers of the event and supervisor of the the Carl H. Russell Sr. Community Center. On Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m., hundreds of boys and girls were given toys and received a message of peace and not war at the event. “I give all praise to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for producing another outstanding program in the community,” Piggott said. Santa “Piggott” Claus also thanks the following sponsors for contributing toys for this event: 30th District Class of 2014 Prince Hall Masons, Red Rock Lodge in Walkertown (DHA); Carolina Cruisers Motorcycle Club; Cooks Flea Market; Kevin Thompson and family; Neil Batchelor; Wayne Belcher; Union Chapel Baptist Church; Venable Tax Service; Sadie and Debbie Daniels; Bill Jackson Sr. and Bill Jackson Jr.; Union Baptist Church Men’s Ministry; First Baptist Church; Genesis Sunday School Class of Clemmons; Winston-Salem Federal Credit Union; Paul Harrell’s Cycling and Fitness; James Williams; Bow Tie Boyz-N-Girlz Auto Club; 97.1 WQMG; Mae Piggott (Santa’s mother); Jamie Wilkes Trophies and Awards; HBCU Promotionals and William
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The Psi Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. recently visited the widows of deceased chapter brothers on Saturday, Dec. 20. Social Action Chairman Brother Kenny H. Faulkner and committee members coordinated the purchase and delivery of seasonal fruit baskets to every widow living in the area. Brothers also
traditionally sing a few Christmas songs to help brighten the spirits of the widows. The chapter assembled for the act of kindness with a heavy heart. Brother Kenneth Rocker, a past chairman of the Social Action Committee, passed away on Dec. 17, and his funeral service was held in Mobile, Ala., the same day the baskets were being delivered to the widows. Brother Rocker
looked forward to the planning and participation in this service every year. The brothers carried out their reasonable service to those that mean so much to Psi Phi Chapter in a manner that would have made brother Rocker proud to be an Omega Man. The Chapter Basileus, Brother Cassius Smith, continues to lead the brothers in the acts of selfless service to the community.
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Gentleman's Quorum, a mentoring and enrichment program at the Elementary School Academy, inducted two new members during its recent second annual Bow Tie Ceremony at Cook Elementary, where the Elementary Academy is based. Stefano Buffert and Jahaun King
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were inducted into the organization during the Elementary School Academy’s holiday performance. Deven Royster, who was inducted into the GQ Club last year, served as the master of ceremonies. Members of the club also produced a play, “Upstander,” to encourage students to work against bullying in school.
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2014-2015
WSSU Men’s Basketball Schedule DECEMBER 20 JANUARY 3 JANUARY 5 JANUARY 8 JANUARY 10
AT BARRY AT LINCOLN (PA) AT BOWIE ST. VIRGINIA ST. CHOWAN
5:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 4:00 PM
Miami, FL Lincoln University, PA Bowie, MD Winston-Salem, NC Winston-Salem, NC
JANUARY 12 JANUARY 17 JANUARY 21
ELIZABETH CITY ST. ST. AUGUSTINE’S SHAW
7:30 PM 4:00 PM 7:30 PM
Winston-Salem, NC Winston-Salem, NC Winston-Salem, NC
WSSU Women’s Basketball Schedule DECEMBER 20 JANUARY 3 JANUARY 5 JANUARY 8 JANUARY 10
AT GLENVILLE ST. AT LINCOLN (PA) AT BOWIE ST. VIRGINIA ST. CHOWAN
2:00 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM 2:00 PM
Glenville, WV Lincoln University, PA Bowie, MD Winston-Salem, NC Winston-Salem, NC
JANUARY 12 JANUARY 17 JANUARY 21
ELIZABETH CITY ST. ST. AUGUSTINE’S SHAW
5:30 PM 2:00 PM 5:30 PM
Winston-Salem, NC Winston-Salem, NC Winston-Salem, NC
Join the WSSU Rams for all of the fun and excitement of the Winston-Salem State University Softball & North Davidson High School Softball Presents
January 9, 2015
WS SU
Feb February ruary 23 – 28, 2015 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
COACHES CLINIC 6:00-9:00 p.m. $25 Registration Fee (per coach)
2015 CIA CIAA A Basketball Tournament
R•A•M•S
LOCATION: Winston-Salem State University Field House Hospitality Suite
January 10, 2015
Get Your Tickets! WSSU TICKET INFORMATION INFORMATION TTicket icket Category Price
PLAYER’S SKILL CLINIC PLAYER’S
Center
$275.00
10:00a.m.-12:00p.m. $25 Fee (per participant) Slapping - Coach Lambros Pitching - Chief Gerald Defense and Hitting - Coach Gray & WSSU Softball Staff
Quads
$225.00
Endzone
$175.00
Upper
$50.00
LOCATION: Twin City Little League; Winston Salem, N.C.
Register Online: camperregsecure.com/wssu
Disclaimer: There are a limited number of tickets available in each section. Therefore, tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. If your request cannot be met, you will be concon tacted by the WSSU Ticket Office.
Support the Rams’ Campus of Champions by purchasing your prepaid tickets directly from the WSSU Ticket Office. HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS • online with a credit card at www.wssu.edu/ tickets; • by calling the Ticket Office at 336.750.3220 with a credit card; or • at the Ticket Office Monday – Friday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m with credit card, check or cash. WSSU will receive the tickets prior to the tournament. Your tickets will be sent to you via Express Mail.