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Isaiah Fletcher, third vice president of the Forsyth County Democrats, ignites the crowd at a candlelight vigil in Merschel Plaza on Sunday, Aug. 13.

Photos by Tevin Stinson

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

The unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend has spurred much reaction across the nation and in WinstonSalem.

Mayor Allen Joines on Tuesday released the following statement about the events in Charlottesville over the weekend: “Our city stands with Charlottesville Mayor Mike Singer and his strong leadership as he and his community fight against hate and bigotry. Such actions have no place in our society and must be condemned immediately when they occur.

The citizens of Winston-Salem and I are in

solidarity with the people of the great city of Charlottesville.”

On Wednesday night, the Ministers’ Conference of Winston Salem & Vicinity and Della Brook Presbyterian Church cosponsored a memorial service for Heather Heyer of Charlottesville, who died on Saturday during unrest there.

Rev. Dr. Lamonte Williams, president of the Ministers’ Conference of Winston Salem & Vicinity, said that the faith community of Winston and Vicinity desires to stand in solidarity on the same day with the family and friends of an activist who stood for justice and was slain while stand-

Old Salem’s enslaved and free Africans come to light This is the first of a three-part series.

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Before Old Salem was restored and turned into one of the most highly acclaimed historic districts in the country, Salem was a budding town that was quickly becoming the central town of Wachovia.

Although the early Wachovia Moravians viewed the ownership of enslaved people with apprehension, by the end of the 18th century the number of free and enslaved blacks in Salem continued to grow.

While it is well noted that following the Civil War, freed Africans established the first school for black children, the neighborhood of Happy Hill was established, and the legacy of St. Phillips Moravian Church will live on forever.

But, not much else has been recorded about the lives of Africans in Salem during the 18th and 19th centuries.

That is until now.

Through continued research, Old Salem Inc. has worked to understand the complicated use of enslaved Africans and their contributions to the growth and development of Salem, all while going unnoticed

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More than 300 people gathered in downtown Winston-Salem on Sunday, Aug. 13 for a candlelight vigil.

Charlottesville can happen here, religious leaders say

BY CASH MICHAELS FOR THE CHRONICLE

The searing images of Neo-Nazis and white supremacists battling on the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, with counterprotesters on Saturday, culminating in the tragic murder of a young white woman

when a car driven by an alleged Nazi sympathizer slammed into an unsuspecting crowd, are still in the minds and hearts of most African-Americans almost a week later.

“The hate and violence we’ve witnessed in Adams Virginia is reprehensible and has no place in our society,” said U.S. Rep. Alma Adams (D-12-NC). “As a nation, we See Charlottesville on A7

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in the spaces they lived, worked and played: spaces hidden in plain sight, known as Hidden Town.

Over the next two weeks, The Chronicle will feature a series of articles that will go back in time and tell the untold narratives of Africans in Salem from the inception of the town itself, the Jim Crow Era, and into the 21st century. Since December 2016, a committee of scholars has used resources within Old Salem Museum & Gardens, the MESDA Research Center, the Anne P. and Thomas A. Gray Library and countless other sources to help unveil the secrets of Hidden Town.

Members of the Hidden Town Project Committee discuss the project during a recent meeting. The committee, co-chaired by Franklin Vagnone, Cheryl Harry, and Martha Hartley, has been discussing the project since December 2016.

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In the early stages of research, the committee found out that the Old Salem Hidden Town Project might be one of the most important archeological sites of the urban enslaved in the country.

During an interview, earlier this summer, Old

Salem Inc. President and CEO Franklin Vagnone said the project has already received attention from the International Chipstone Foundation, a foundation devoted to promoting the study of American material culture. Vagnone said the overall goal of the Hidden

Town Project is to bring lives, names, families, and legacies to life.

“This Hidden Town Project will never end because research will just continue. As far as we’re concerned, this is not dead.

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City might help turn former Church’s Chicken into Zesto

BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE

The Winston-Salem City Council may help fund the transformation of the former Church’s Chicken on New Walkertown Road into a new Zesto eatery.

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BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

When the principal position at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy became vacant earlier this summer, Reggie Hunt knew it was the job for him. Hunt, who was previously the assistant principal at Hanes Magnet Middle School, said his eyes lit up when he found out the position was open.

“After my first year at Hanes, I said I think I’m ready to be a principal. I worked for some great principals during my short time as an assistant principal. I said I’m going to shoot my shot,” laughed Hunt.

Hunt initially intended to go to law school after finishing his undergraduate studies at Morehouse College but instead he returned to his alma mater, Parkland High School, as an English teacher and junior varsity basketball coach in 2003. He said he was still trying to find himself in those early years, but you soon realized he had the uncanny ability to impact students who were considered “at risk.”

After spending some time in the Wake County School District, Hunt returned to the local school district in 2008 as a teacher at Carver High School.

Faced with numbers that showed only 23 percent of his students would pass the English II exam in 2009, Hunt helped proved his students were better than their projected scores and 72 percent of his students passed. Hunt said that’s when he became obsessed with helping at-risk youth get past the EOG (End-ofGrade).

“I had classes full of three-time repeaters, those who the data said couldn’t do it. It was at Carver that I really turned the corner and realized that I really wanted to make education my future going forward,” he said. “I realized I know how to get kids to pass this test, so I know how to affect the school’s bottom line when it comes to proficiency.”

Soon thereafter, Hunt decided he wanted to impact students on a larger scale, so he went back to school for school administration. After graduating from N.C. A&T State

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University in 2013, Hunt started working for Star3, a federal teacher incentive grant fund, as a teach observer. Hunt’s first assistant principal job was at Lexington Senior High School. He mentioned Principal Monique Curry gave him a lot of freedom to test his ideas to help change the culture of the school. Last year Hunt worked as an assistant principal at Hanes Magnet Middle School.

As the incoming principal at WSPA, Hunt said his vision is to change the perception that the surrounding community has of the school. He wants WSPA to be a place where families send their children in the sixth grade and know they’re going to be taken care of all the way until the 12th grade.

“They will have the opportunity to be a part of a family and a network and never have to leave the building for six years.

That’s rare. You probably can’t get that anywhere else in the district.”

Along with remarketing the school, Hunt says he plans to be present in the elementary schools all

Reggie Hunt, the new principal at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy, is ready to lead the charge.

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year long to speak with the students about the opportunities at WSPA. This school year Hunt will also rely on the service of Student Service Ambassadors to help spread the good word about the school as well.

“My hope is that a young fifth-grader says to their guardian when they go home, ‘I want to go to Winston-Salem Prep,’” said Hunt. “We’re going to beat the street to get the word out that this has always been a place that students can come and flourish.”

“We need to get the community excited about coming to Winston-Salem Prep.”

Hunt mentioned the school has also re-estab-

lished its relationship with Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) and he hopes to grow attendance numbers in the future. He said he has opened his doors to WSSU education to students to do their field study at the school.

Although the sign outside the brick school building on Cameron Avenue may read Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy, Hunt said, he wants the school to be staple in the community like the old Atkins High School, which was located at the site.

“My father graduated from this school in 1966, so I’ve heard stories my entire life about how great Atkins was. It was a community and the students knew the adults in the

school loved them,” said Hunt. “And I want the community to know that has not changed. We still have that same set up here.

We’re small in number but we have a lot of pride.”

He said, “Growing up in East Winston, it just feels good to be a principal in my community.”

While sitting in his new office, Hunt said although no one will ever replace longtime WSPA principal Richard Watt, he will build on what he started.

“His vision is still in place and he will be principal emeritus as long as I’m here. I don’t feel the need that I’m replacing him. I’m just leading the charge to a new day at Prep.”

Black principals named at W-S elementary schools SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Forest Park Elementary School

Trent Watkins will be the new principal at Forest Park Elementary School.

Watkins served as assistant principal at Wiley Magnet Middle School since 2015.

Prior to that, he was the assistant principal at Parkland Magnet High Watkins School from 2010. He served as an assistant principal at North Rowan High School from 2004 until 2010. Before entering administration, Watkins taught language arts and fifth grade in Rowan County.

Watkins earned a bachelor’s degree

from North Carolina A&T State University and a master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Watkins replaces Falicia Fuller, who is moving to an assistant principal role within the district.

Gibson Elementary School Glenn Starnes II will be the new principal at Gibson Elementary School.

Starnes served as assistant principal at R.J. Reynolds High School since 2016.

Prior to that, he spent a year as the assistant principal at Andrew Jackson High School. He also served as district coordinator for Extended Learning in Baltimore City Schools, starting there in 2014.

Earlier in his career he was the vice principal of Options Public Charter Schools in Washington, D.C. He also spent time as an

assistant principal, project director, and technology teacher in the Richmond City Public Schools.

Starnes earned a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Union University and a masStarnes ter’s degree from Regent University.

Starnes replaces Jeff Maglio, who is leaving to take a job in Yadkin County.

Middle Fork Elementary Tasha Hall Powell will be the new principal at Middle Fork Elementary School.

Powell has served as assistant principal at Middle Fork Elementary School

since 2015. Prior to that, she was a curriculum coordinator at Cook Elementary School for one year. Powell also served as an instructional facilitator in the district office for three years and was an assistant principal in Cabarrus County from 2001 until 2009.

Powell earned a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University. She has a master’s and Education Specialist, Powell Ed.S., degree from Appalachian State University.

Powell will replace Sara Cook, who left the district pursuing other leadership opportunities.

Newly founded nonprofit plans pep rally at Carver

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

The K.E.Y.S. (Knowledge Empowerment Youth Sponsorship) is a nonprofit organization co-founded by three individuals who were seriously concerned about the current state of the Triad community. On Sept. 1 the organization will hold a pep-rally at Carver High School to make the community aware of its presence in the area.

The organization, which became official in May, was founded by Jeremy Graham, Silas Ross Sr. and Asada Harris Sr. After attending local schools, the three co-founders collaborated to create K.E.Y.S. as a way to give back to the community.

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Their focus is to positively impact the lives of young men and spark a change that will empower, enlighten and uplift youth from underserved communities.

They plan to work with local schools and organizations to assist young men from third to 12th grade by providing one-onone mentoring, personal development workshops and free educational programs for the upcoming school year.

“We honestly decided to jumpstart the program after everything we have seen in the media, specifically in the AfricanAmerican community,” said co-founder Jeremy Graham. “We felt like this would be a great opportunity for us to reach back and help young men make the right decisions and to have positive role models.”

The organization has partnered with

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Principal Carol Montague-Davis of Carver High School for a back-to-school event that will feature a pep rally/tailgate party during the first home football game of the year. During the event, they will have motivational speakers, free food, face painting and a live DJ. “Everything we do is for the students and we have no desire for recognition. We just want to serve the community,” said Graham. “With the pep rally we wanted to just assist the school as far as preparing for the school year. Mrs. Montague thought it would be a good idea for us to come into the school for the kids to see who we are and what we want to do.”

Ross Sr. is a graduate of Carver high school and has a great relationship with Montague-Davis. He says she had a

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tremendous impact in his life during and after his high school career concluded. He says she really cares for her students so she was the perfect person to connect with to bring their nonprofit to light.

“Ever since I met Silas, he would always brag about how great of a leader she was, how passionate she was about the students and community and the impact she had not only on his life but other individuals as well,” Graham went on to say.

“One thing we have noticed is we have a lot of leaders in the educational system but it is very few that really are compassionate and care about the students and the community as a whole, and Mrs. Montague is one of those individuals that care.”

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Winston-Salem State University alum Michael Bonner inspires local educators during the Collaborative Learning Conference on Tuesday, Aug. 8, at Walkertown High School.

Speaker encourages local educators during conference

By Tevin STinSon The ChroniCle

With only a few weeks left in their summer vacation, more than 500 local educators came together last week to help each other prepare for the 20172018 school year. The event that brought teachers, counselors, administrators, and even some school board members together was the 2017 Collaborative learning Conference.

The two-day conference held at Walkertown high School featured dozens of seminars lead by educators on a variety of topics. The conference was designed to give educators an opportunity to build relationships and learn from each other. To kick off the event and build excitement for the upcoming school year, Winston-Salem State University alum Michael Bonner, an elementary

needs me or i was going to get up and make something else happen.

"And August of 2016 until now, that's exactly what i did. i shifted my stance to educational equity."

As he continued to tell his story, Bonner said now more than ever teachers need to maximize their efforts by working smarter, not harder. he also encouraged teachers and educators to continue to learn from each other throughout the school year and to be open to criticism. "everybody wants to be an outstanding educator until it's time to do what an outstanding educator does," continued Bonner. "i'm here to tell you growth is necessary and the crazy thing about it is, it hurts. To build muscle your muscles have to tear and if you want to grow you need to go to someone who is qualified to help

heart & soul of our communities

"Everybody wants to be an outstanding educator until it's time to do what an outstanding educator does."

–Michael Bonner

school teacher in Pitt County, encouraged local educators to go the extra mile to ensure all students succeed. Bonner gained national attention after a video he made with his second-graders at Granville elementary School to inspire reading landed him on “The ellen DeGeneres Show” and earned the school a $25,000 check for school supplies.

Although he has been receiving national praise for his creativity in the classroom, Bonner said just a year earlier, he thought about giving teaching up all together. he said, "in January of 2017, ellen tweeted out to her millions of followers that she wished she could go back to second grade so Mr. Bonner could be her teacher. What she didn't know was in May of 2016, i wanted to quit being a teacher, my third year of teaching."

After a rough day, Bonner said he came to a dichotomous road that every teacher will come to at some point during the school year. he said, "either i was going to give up on the population that

you grow as an educator. "often times we go to people who don't have any idea what they're talking about or the mindset to help all students grow. To create effective change in our classrooms we have to figure out what we need to change."

As evident by the standing ovation, Bonner reached several teachers with his presentation last week. Dozens even waited in line to take a photo with Bonner before heading off to their seminars. leah Settle, a secondgrade teacher at easton elementary School, said after listening to Bonner talk about his teaching journey, she felt confident about heading into her second year in the classroom.

“We have to make sure our students know we care about them. i don’t hold anything back with my students. i let them know i am learning with them that was a big thing for me my first year of teaching and it worked out great,” she said. “i’m excited to for the upcoming school year and this event today shows other teachers in the district are excited too.”

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Quarry Park opens to public

There were many inflatable attractions at Quarry Park’s grand opening.

Photos by Alphonso Abbottt Jr.

Visitors look at Quarry Park’s lake from an overview.

BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE

Winston-Salem’s hidden gem is hidden no more as Quarry Park held its grand opening on Tuesday, Aug. 15.

Quarry Park sits on about 200 acres of land with its centerpiece being a waterfilled quarry that can be viewed from overlooks. The site was formally Piedmont Quarry, which for decades had been a hidden attraction quietly enjoyed by those in the community.

“For some people, this is a neighborhood secret, we’ve been sneaking down here for years,” said Southeast Ward City Council Member James Taylor, who is also publisher of The Chronicle.

Piedmont Quarry started in the 1920s, providing crushed rock used to build homes, schools and roads in WinstonSalem and the surrounding area. By 1960, Pioneer Quarries had sold it to a division of Vulcan Materials Company.

Vulcan eventually closed it in favor of larger quarries. It last produced crushed stone in the early 1970s, but material was sold from stockpiles there as late as 1982.

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After the late 1980s, the pit became filled with water and is now host to a variety of freshwater sea life. The low budget MGM thriller “Lesser Evil” was filmed there in 1997, and the quarry has been used by local student filmmakers as well.

Vulcan donated the property containing 165 acres to the city in 1998. The family of former City Council member Molly Leight donated land that was used for the Waughtown Connector, a greenway that runs from Marble Street, near Waughtown Street, to the park.

The park can also be accessed by the

Salem Greenway via Peachtree Street.

Drivers can take Reynolds Park Road and turn unto Quarry Road, next to the Anderson Recreation Center, to get to the park.

The park has several picnic Joines tables, large grassy areas, restrooms and several scenic overlooks. Vulcan will be working to add some displays on Earth science to the park. There is no public access to the quarry waters, so it can’t be used for swimming, fishing or boating.

Taylor said the park is just the beginning of the economic development that the Southeast Ward will see as the Salem Creek Connector will be finished soon, providing greater access to the area.

“You’re looking at the infusion of millions of dollars into the southeastern portion of the community,” said Taylor.

Members of the City Council, Vulcan

and Recreation and Parks cut the ribbon on the park, as did former state lawmaker and Alderman Larry Womble. Womble, who lives nearby, said he’d first advocated for the quarry to be developed 30 years ago.

“I hope people will use it because it’s for the citizens,” said Womble, who also remarked that he was looking forward to seeing further development in the area.

Mayor Allen Joines said Quarry Park was a “key project” in the 2014 bonds.

“You’re basically looking at $5 million dollars here to create this park and the Waughtown Connector that comes into this particular facility,” he said.

Joines said he expects most bond projects will be completed by next year.

There’s still $600 million in identified capital needs in the city that haven’t been addressed. On Monday, the City Council will vote on forming a citizen committee to examine those needs and choose which ones will be included in a tentative bond package, that may be on the ballot next year.

Local man named N.C. Firefighter of the Year

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BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

During the monthly public safety news conference last week, local firefighter John Powell was named N.C. Firefighter of the Year.

Before presenting Powell with the award on Wednesday, Aug. 9, Winston-Salem Fire Department (WSFD) Assistant Chief of Logistics Harry Brown said Powell has been an asset to the department for over a decade. Brown said what earned Powell the title of top firefighter in the

state was his heroic duties during Hurricane Matthew in October of 2016.

When the city of Princeville in Edgecombe County was covered in water and the fire station was washed away, Powell stood in as chief for his twin brother, who nearly drowned during a rescue.

After the aftermath of the hurricane, Powell continued to help collect relief supplies for the Princeville community. He also rallied the WSFD and other local organizations to raise $3,000 toward recovery efforts.

“Above and beyond is

an understatement for the firefighter of the year,” said Brown. “He exemplifies the principles of North Carolina Fire Service Association. He is definitely a man of honor.”

Powell joined the WSFD as a volunteer in 2003 and has been a career firefighter for the past seven years. After accepting the award, Powell said, “I truly don’t feel deserving of these accolades. But as firefighters, we not only have a responsibility to each other but to the community here in this city and in this great state of North Carolina.”

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Last week John Powell was named N.C. Firefighter of the Year. During Hurricane Matthew, Powell stood in for his twin brother, who nearly drowned in Edgecombe County.

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Utilities Commission rejects county recycling request

BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE

The City/County Utilities Commission turned down a request from Forsyth County to fund its curbside recycling service during a Monday, Aug. 14, meeting.

The request would’ve cost the Utilities Commission nearly $3.5 million to fund curbside recycling service in unincorporated areas of Forsyth County for four years. The county’s subscription recycling service for those areas ended this year when the current service provider didn’t renew its contract due to losing money on the service, which had a low participation rate. The county is now looking at universal, mandatory recycling in unincorporated areas, but hit a legal snag when it discovered state statute doesn’t give counties the authority to charge households for recycling. The County’s Utilities Commission request would have funded the service, giving the General Assembly time to fix the statute.

“The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County

U t i l i t i e s Commission agrees universal curbside recycling benefits Forsyth County, however staff recommends denial of the request,” said U t i l i t y Commission member James Ruffin, who read the resolution to reject the Driver request.

The rejection was passed unanimously by the commission, whose members are appointed by the city and county. Utilities staff gave numerous reasons for the recommendation against it. There’s been an inter-local agreement for years between the city and county that says recycling can only be funded out of their general funds, There were also concerns that the $3.5 million could destabilize the solid waste fund and

could hinder capital expenditures needed at solid waste facilities. It would also be giving households a free service they’d have to start paying for eventually.

“We want to partner with the county as much as possible and we think recycling is a Ruffin good thing and it’s important, we just don’t think this is the mechanism to do it, so we’ll continue working on other ways to partner,” said Utilities Director Courtney Driver.

County Commissioner Vice-Chair Don Martin said that he understood the Utilities Commission’s decision and, in retrospect, it probably wasn’t the best way to fund recycling.

“I think that’s the best decision from

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the Utilities Commission stand point, and I think we need to look at other avenues to try to approach the curbside recycling issue,” said Martin.

He said that the county will be looking at other solutions, such as getting the General Assembly to pass a legal fix soon or combining recycling with curbside garbage service when the current contract for county garbage service expires next year.

Forsyth County had better results in its request for funds for a regional wastewater lift station in conjunction with Davie County to provide wastewater service to the Idols Road Business Park that the county is developing near Tanglewood Park. The Utilities Commission approved a $1 million loan for the project, with no interest, payable within 10 years of completing the project. The county also has a Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan of nearly $4.5 million for the project.

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Local police host school supply giveaway

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Members of the Winston-Salem Police Department and the Winston-Salem Foundation hosted a school supply giveaway last week to help students prepare for the upcoming school year.

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

For the second year in a row, the Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD) and the Winston-Salem Police Foundation helped local students prepare for the upcoming school year by sponsoring a supply giveaway. This year, police officers handed 1,500

A group of local students pose for a picture after the local police department’s school supply giveaway on Friday, Aug. 11.

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backpacks at four different locations in the city.

At the giveaway at the Winston Mutual Building, more than 500 people showed up nearly an hour before the event was scheduled to begin. While they waited, children talked with local police officers about the upcoming school year.

Chief Barry Rountree was also on hand to chat with students and families.

Dems bracing for new GOP redistricting maps

BY CASH MICHAELS FOR THE CHRONICLE

According to reliable legislative sources, after the Special Session reconvenes Friday, preliminary redistricting maps may be completed then (or by Monday), with public hearings tentatively scheduled to take place either Tuesday, Aug. 22 or Wednesday, Aug. 23 in six to eight locations across the state. Depending on the location, various state lawmakers are expected to be present at those hearings.

Then on Thursday, Aug. 24th and Friday, Aug. 25th, there will be committee votes on the new maps.

lines was all Republicans and Democrats could agree on during the four-and ahalf-hour session. The other seven voting map criteria were adopted amid fierce partisan debate, including criteria allowing for use of previous election data, split precincts and protection of sitting incumbents who were ironically elected from illegal districts in the first place.

Democrats argued that ultimately, their views and concerns about the process weren’t being fairly considered at all.

What seems evident is that there may also be “double-bunking,” where

not be used at all. For many current black elected lawmakers, all Democrat, that meant the percentage of black constituents in their respective districts could be reduced. There was also concern about the 1965 Voting Rights Act being violated, thus forcing the federal court to ultimately throw out the new maps, and further delaying the redistricting remedying process.

“We live in the South,” said state Sen. Paul Lowe Jr. (D-Forsyth). “When, in the South, has race not been a factor?”

“You’re still shortchanging a group of people

their veto proof majority,” wrote political analyst Thomas Mills in his online PoliticsNC column recently. “Maybe drawing maps under criteria that might

“We live in the South. When, in the South, has race not been a factor?”

– State Sen. Paul Lowe Jr. (D-Forsyth)

Floor votes the following week (of Aug. 28) in both the state House and Senate are scheduled, with each voting to approve their respective redistricting maps, and then ratifying the other chamber’s version. That is the tentative schedule, with all relevant materials submitted to the three-judge federal court panel that ordered them submitted by Sept. 1st for judicial review.

Given the criteria adopted by the Republicanled Joint Redistricting Committee on Aug. 10, the new voting districts – to be drawn to remedy the 28 of 170 districts that were determined by the federal court to be illegal racial gerrymanders in the 2011 redistricting plan – will use the population figures from the 2010 U.S. Census, employing the data from each legislative district to make them as equal numerically as possible, within a plus or minus 5-percent deviation, as required by federal law.

The legislative districts will also comply with county boundaries as much as possible, maintaining county groupings and not crossing county lines unless permitted by previous case law.

Using 2010 Census data and respecting county

some districts are redrawn in a manner forcing two current incumbents in separate districts to suddenly be redrawn into the same district, having to compete against each other for reelection. Democrats fear Republican leaders may use this redistricting tactic to punish the minority party.

Of particular concern was the Republican requirement that race not be used as a factor in redrawing the new maps at all. This was a complete about-face from how the GOP “stacked -andpacked” black Democratic voters into as few legislative districts as possible per the 2011 maps for the expressed purpose, according to the three-judge federal panel with concurrence from the US Supreme Court, to insure that they had as little influence as possible on surrounding legislative races between white Democrats and Republicans.

The court ruled that race was the predominant, illegal reason why those 28 districts were drawn. But now, Republicans were swinging the other way, saying that race, which legally can be a contributing factor in drawing maps, not the main factor, would

when you don’t consider us,” lamented veteran lawmaker Rep. H.M. “Mickey” Michaux, Jr. “The districts were declared unconstitutional because of race. If you don't use race to correct it, how are you going to show the court that they're not still unconstitutional?"

Rep. David Lewis (RHarnett), chair of the House Select Committee on Redistricting who oversaw the 2011 redistricting maps, ignored Michaux’s reasoning, replying that he would not respond.

Legislative sources say leaders in the state’s African-American community should pay very close attention at how the new maps are drawn, given that race has now been totally divorced from the proceedings.

At the end of the long session, Democrats found little comfort in the outcome. They found even less comfort in knowing that the same Republican mapmaker responsible for drawing the 2011 voting districts found to be illegal because of racial gerrymandering, Thomas Hofeller, has been rehired at $50,000 to redraw his original work.

“So far, the GOP strategy has been to delay as long as possible to protect

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not pass muster is part of that strategy. Either they get maps that will heavily favor Republicans again or they can draw out the suit over the next election

cycle, keeping the current districts intact. Seems that’s a bad bet, but who knows?”

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ing for justice.

In a statement, he quoted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: "If a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live."

On Sunday evening, in response to the events in Charlottesville on Saturday that led to the death of 32-year-old Heather Heyer, more than 300 people gathered in downtown Winston-Salem to let white supremacists know that hate is not welcomed here.

The candlelight vigil, aptly named “Hate Has No Home Here,” was hosted by the Young Democrats of Forsyth County, the Forsyth County Teenage Republicans, and the Winston-Salem Urban League Young Professionals.

People of all ages, ethnic backgrounds, races and genders gathered at West Third Photo by Tevin Stinson Street in Merschel Plaza to show solidari- Hundreds gathered in Merschel Plaza on Sunday evening to show respect for ty with those who stood up against white those who stood against hate in Charlottesville last weekend during a candlesupremacist groups who ignited a protest light vigil. in Charlottesville.

On Saturday afternoon, a group of supremacist rally carrying signs with One, we are human. Number Two, we are counter-protesters were making their way racist symbols. mankind. And at the end of the day, we’re down a crowded street when a driver who Third vice chair of the Forsyth County American. We are a nation of immigrants. has been identified as James Alex Fields Democrats, Isaiah Fletcher, said now is So my message moving forward is when Jr., drove a car through the crowd of the time to speak out against injustice of you see injustice, speak out about it,” he peaceful protesters, injuring 19 and taking all kinds. continued. “When you see someone is not Heyer’s life. Reports say just before the “The one thing that makes us stronger being treated with the true compassion attack, Fields was seen at the white than anything is the fact that, Number that they deserve, if not as an American

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are better than this. It’s time we come together to stand up and boldly stamp out bigotry and hate.”

Rep. Adams was joined in her expression of concern about the racist violence in Charlottesville by some of her North Carolina Republican colleagues, representatives Virginia Foxx, Richard Hudson, Patrick McHenry and Sen. Thom Tillis.

“The hate, bigotry and violence on display in Charlottesville is despicable and represents the complete opposite of what America stands for,” Senator Tillis tweeted Sunday.

But some black religious and social justice leaders, like Bishop William Barber II, president of the N.C. NAACP, say statements of racist outrage from Republican leaders about Charlottesville ring hollow when the policies of these same NC GOP congresspeople against the interests of African-Americans are taken into account.

“To say you are against white supremacy without standing up against the policies that embolden white supremacists reeks of a terrible ignorance or deliberate hypocrisy,” Bishop Barber said in an interview. “[Republican leaders] and others oppose the white supremacy in

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goal is to take the information we’ve gained in Hidden Town and use it for dialogue and reconciliation,” he said. “There are very few other sites like this that could gather this much information and start to tell a story that is really meaningful.”

Along with more than 5,000 photos showing evidence of enslaved and “freedmen” dwellings, other research findings include; images of individuals, restored living quarters, and over 1 million pages of original documentation including maps, diaries and memoirs.

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Goler CDC President Michael Suggs said he felt Zesto will be successful there and will help spur development in the area.

“We think it’s a great location, it used to be a restaurant that had been there over 20 years, it did well, and it’s in the middle of a community that doesn’t have a whole lot of food options,” said Suggs.

City Council members were impressed with the proposal and had faith in the project. Denise “D.D.” Adams said that it’s a much-needed use of the location.

Charlottesville. OK, we all do. But here is the test – will they call for [White House presidential adviser Stephen] Bannon and altright policies to be removed from their agenda? Will they fully reinstate the Voting Rights Act to stop racist voter suppression and gerrymandering? Will they acknowledge the racist voter suppression in 2016 and join [the U.S. Supreme Court] to condemn racist gerrymandering? Will they stop the racist attacks on immigrants? Will they challenge and stop [U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions] from ending affirmative action? Will they increase and call for support of federal investigation of unarmed blacks killed by police? Will they repent from how silent they were when Trump used birtherism [against President Barack Obama] to rally white supremacists for his campaign?”

Veteran civil rights leader Rev. Dr. John Mendez, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, agrees with Bishop Barber that denouncing extremist racists is easy for Republican lawmakers, but taking stock of the cultural and institutional racism that laces their public policy when it comes to voter suppression, redistricting, LGBTQ rights or helping poor communities of color achieve equal opportunity, is something they’re not willing to

Vagnone said although a lot of the photos have always been there, now they’re looking at the same photos from a different perspective. In a number of the old photos, slave dwellings and in some cases slaves can be seen in the background and know they are the focal point of the photos.

Director of research and outreach of Old Salem Inc.’s restoration division Martha Hartley said history is only important if it can be used to make the present and future better. She said the Hidden Town Project is a way to bring people into the story who may not know they’re a part of the story.

Hartley said, “Oftentimes people don’t

“It’s going to be great for people in the community to see this structure come back to life,” she said.

GCDC, LLC, another Goler connected limited liability company, will serve as operator for the restaurant and has applied for a $100,000 small business loan, which will be used for working capital, furniture, fixtures and equipment. The request is being considered by the Small Business Loan Committee and, if approved, will then go to the City Council for a final vote.

Suggs said the Zesto could open by the end of the year.

acknowledge.

“A lot of people will jump on [what happened Saturday] because they think that’s what racism is … extremism, the Ku Klux Klan, white nationalists, Neo-Nazis, etc. But they reject or deny everyday racism that goes on in subtle ways in public policy.”

Dr. Mendez agrees that it is not a stretch to conceive of the same events in Charlottesville happening here. The election of President Donald Trump to office has exacerbated growing racial and political divisions that can only fuel even more confrontations if strong, moral leadership does not rise to the occasion.

“It’s a national atmosphere now,’ he said. “What happened Saturday was a strategic run, a test … to see if [white racist violence] could fly.”

Rev. Mendez added that unlike Ferguson, Missouri, where local police “attacked” protesters after the police shooting of Michael Brown, police in Charlottesville were noticeably restrained against the neo-Nazis and other white supremacists.

Rev. Nelson Johnson of the Beloved Community Center of Greensboro has indeed seen Neo-Nazi and KKK violence before, right here in North Carolina.

On Nov. 3, 1979, five protesters in an anti-Klu Klux Klan march and rally were fatally shot by KKK and neo-Nazis. Rev.

realize that black and white people have done it together. This is a community outreach project as well and we want to bring everybody into the story.”

Cheryl Harry, Old Salem Inc. director of African-American programs, echoed Hartley’s sentiments when discussing the future of blacks here in today’s WinstonSalem. She said at a place in time where AfricanAmericans in Forsyth County make only 62 cents for every dollar white residents make, and AfricanAmerican students are falling drastically behind in our local schools, having a conversation on the history of African-Americans can go a long way.

Johnson was the leader of that rally, and was arrested by police, who curiously were nowhere to be found once the shooting occurred. It was later determined that the white supremacists went to rally with the soul intention to kill, and yet, after two trials, none of them were ever convicted.

Now, 38 years later, Rev. Johnson looked back, knowing full well, that the “atmosphere” is ripe, for more racist violence like was seen in Charlottesville and Greensboro.

“Everything that happened in Charlottesville is relevant, and North Carolina should be paying attention to all of it,” he said in a phone interview Sunday. Johnson went on to say that there are “political and economic forces that have been out of kilter” for many years, resulting in both whites and blacks to suffer accordingly. But while there are many whites who have struggled and are struggling economically – the very group that powered Donald Trump’s 2016 electoral victory – there is little question that AfricanAmericans have suffered more, and continue to do so.

Rev. Johnson believes that both groups are being manipulated to turn against each other by politicians and the wealthy, with poor whites being made to believe that AfricanAmericans are to blame for their economic struggles.

“Having a conversation based on historical context can have a major impact on our community moving forward,” said Harry.

“How many people know in 1831 it was illegal to teach black people to read and write and how does this play into what is happening today?”

“Those are the kinds of conversations we want to come from the Hidden Town Project, conversations that will help us grow.”

The Chronicle’s Hidden Town series will continue next with the purchase of the first slave in Salem in 1769 and cover more than 100 years until Forsyth County was formed in 1875. If anyone

but just as a human being, you have to stand up for it.”

Connor Groce, leader of the Forsyth County Teenage Republicans, said he believed both parties coming together despite their differences could have a unifying effect across the country. Groce, who is a student at West Forsyth High School, said “Yesterday we saw a tragedy.

We saw people walking around wanting to be patriots.

“My great-grandfather was a patriot.

He went overseas and wore the uniform and fought for this country against the Nazi’s in World War II. That is what patriotism looks like. And I’ll tell what patriotism doesn’t look like: eight decades later, people coming here at home waving Nazi flags. That is not what patriotism looks like.”

State Sen. Paul Lowe, Rev. Kenneth Pettigrew and three participants in the Charlottesville anti-white-supremacy protest spoke during the vigil as well.

While listening to Senator Lowe share his thoughts on the tragic event, Raymond Miller said he decided to come to the vigil to show his support for those who stood up against white supremacists in Virginia.

He said he heard about the event from social media.

“I think it’s wonderful they decided to do something locally to show support. It’s good to see everybody coming together for a change.”

“The fact that we are manipulated against each other is rooted in white supremacy itself,” Johnson maintains, adding that the solution lies in “raising people’s moral and ethical understanding” about how they are being exploited by the institutional “undergirding economic forces.”

Rev. Johnson noted that beyond the documented fact that white supremacists went to both Charlottesville and Greensboro with violent intentions, another similarity was how public officials in Greensboro, and President Trump after Charlottesville, all tried to equivocate that everyone involved was responsible for the fatal outcomes.

Bishop Todd Fulton of Mt. Moriah Outreach Center in Winston-Salem says despite the dire predictions of many, we are not at a point of no return, but rather he sees the current corrosive political and racial discourse as a rallying cry for a diverse coalition of ecumenical and social justice activists to come together to bring about needed healing and understanding.

Indeed, Bishop Fulton assured that such a group is working in Forsyth County now. Religious and social justice leaders say in light of Charlottesville, and what they say is President Trump’s lack of moral leadership, there must be a coming together of people from all corners to help save this nation.

“That drama that unfolded in Charlottesville is a manifestation of the extremism and racism that is overtaking America,” said Rev. Alvin Carlisle, president of the Forsyth County NAACP. “Those who harbor these supremacist views have become emboldened by the rhetoric and policies advanced by the Trump administration. There has to be a resurgence of love in America; that is the only thing that can drive out this kind of hate. Trump’s failure to strongly respond to these events only reinforce the reality of his altright views. Republicans, who through party loyalty, continue to support this administration, are complicit in its advancement of racist ideologies.”

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks white supremacist activity across the nation, there are numerous Klan and neoNazi groups headquartered in North Carolina, particularly in the western part of the state.

On Monday evening in Durham, anti-racist demonstrators pulled down a confederate statue that previously stood in front of the old Durham County Courthouse, and took turns stomping it. Gov. Roy Cooper tweeted in response, saying, “The racism and deadly violence in Charlottesville is unacceptable but there is a better way to remove these monuments."

Hidden Town Project co-chairs Old Salem Inc. President Franklin Vagnone, director of AfricanAmerican projects Cheryl Harry and director of research and outreach, restoration division Martha Hartley. has any information, pic- Project, contact the comtures, stories, or ideas to mittee by email at hiddenadd to the Hidden Town town@oldsalem.org.

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The City Council might approve funds to help transform this former Church’s Chicken on New Walkertown Road into a Zesto fast food restaurant.

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Legislators protect statues over people

A little over two years ago, The Chronicle did a story about the Confederate statue at the corner of Liberty and West Fourth streets. It sits beside the former Forsyth County Courthouse, where it’s been since it was erected in 1905.

It’s in the news again.

A news report said that on Sunday evening after a nearby vigil, passers-by saw a sign at the statue, apparently asking that lawmakers remove the monument in solidarity with anti-hate protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia. The protest unrest in that city between white supremacists and those who oppose them on Saturday ended with one woman – an anti-hate protester – and two state troopers in a helicopter dead.

What the sign-maker didn’t know was that the statue does not belong to any government.

The local United Daughters of the Confederacy James B. Gordon Chapter, who erected the statue more than a century ago, still owned it in July 2015.

Neither the county nor the new owners of the nearby property have control over the statue, Deputy County Manager Damon Sanders-Pratt said in 2015.

But, thanks to our forward-thinking legislators, a state law that would bar local governments from removing any Confederate monuments and symbols was made law in 2015. So, even if our local government thought it could and wanted to remove it, it could not unless the General Assembly passes a bill allowing it to be moved.

So, there you have it.

N.C. GOP lawmakers will protect historical monuments but not people who need help with their health. Where is the expansion law for Medicaid, the state health insurance program for the poor and disabled? Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper would sign the bill; he has been pushing for one since campaigning for governor.

Where is the concern about living human beings over inanimate monuments that are symbols of an anti-government movement, not to mention slavery?

GOP legislators protect statues over people.

Activists in Durham took matters into their own hands on Monday evening by using a rope to pull down a bronze Confederate soldier outside a Durham courthouse, The Associated Press reports.

The Durham protest was in response to the white nationalist rally held in Charlottesville over the weekend.

Well, if you can’t move the statues, you can move the legislators. Vote the non-progressives out of office.

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Groups unite to condemn Charlottesville Alt-Right violence To the Editor:

We condemn the Alt-Right’s violent expressions of racism, antiSemitism and Islamaphobia. The AltRight’s rhetoric and actions have been of consistent concern. But this past weekend, a short three-and-ahalf hours from Winston-Salem, the Alt-Right positioned themselves as the deadly central voice of the modern neo-Nazi movement.

The Winston-Salem Branch of the NAACP and the Winston-Salem Urban League are united in support of civil rights organizers opposing the Alt-Right on the ground in Charlottesville. We are prepared to oppose the movement here in Winston-Salem.

Leaders let their voices be heard: Winston-Salem branch NAACP President, Rev. Alvin Carlisle, said, “Bigotry and hate have no place in our communities. We stand arm in arm with all who reject racism, antiSemitism and Islamaphobia.”

Winston-Salem Urban League CEO James Perry said, “The rise of the Alt-Right is not unique to Charlottesville. This is a local,

regional and national issue of concern. We must all make our voices heard as a reliable opposition to hatred.”

National NAACP Interim President Derrick Johnson remarked, “I say, we must stand strong, arm-inarm with our neighbors, to speak out in one unified voice. We must use our time, our talents and our resources to assist, and to caution against the repeated rhetoric that helps to fuel this climate of division and derision.”

National Urban League President Marc Morial remarked, “Horrifying expressions of white supremacy and Nazi sympathies sadly are nothing novel in the United States, even in the 21st century. What is shocking is that these demonstrations – with apparent deliberate fatal assaults against counter-protesters – should take place without a clear condemnation from the highest levels of government.”

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Democratic chairman promotes hope

To the Editor:

To all those Americans who feel disgusted, disturbed, or frightened by President Trump’s latest disgraceful display of bigotry: Do not lose hope.

Do not give in to fear.

And do not be intimidated by this sad excuse for a president. We stand with you and we will never back down.

Tom Perez, Chairman Democratic National Committee Washington, D.C.

Note: Perez spoke in response to President Donald Trump’s Aug. 15 press conference where he praised members of the Alt-Right movement aligned with white supremacists and neo-Nazis, perpetuated their talking points, and appeared to endorse the cause of their protests.

Small business provides economic engine to local communities Algenon Cash

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Recently a family owned real estate management company in Greensboro reminded me of how much compassion small business owners have for their staff. A key employee became ill and needed an extended leave of absence. The owner ignored the inconvenience this would bring to daily operations and decided to compensate the employee as if they were working full time.

I was talking with a husband and wife team that owns a construction company in Winston-Salem and they shared a special story with me. They hired a friend who was having problems locating a job because of a criminal background. Their kindness will change the life of their friend through inspired confidence.

These stories draw stark contrast to recent headlines about the possibility of major retailers

shutting down stores as part of an ongoing effort to cut expenses, or manufacturers who routinely move jobs offshore once the business environment shifts.

I recall when desktop computer sales dropped and Dell cut 8,500 jobs in response to the softening demand, which included 900 jobs from closing a local plant. Dell received several millions of dollars in upfront local and state incentives.

I live in Forsyth County and I own a small business, but I supported the use of incentives to attract Dell, because I felt the company would play a major role in helping the Triad community transition from the declining furniture, tobacco, and textile industries. I applaud our local and state officials for using the creative power of tax incentives to grow the local economic base through job creation.

However, with the closing of major companies such as Dell locally or the relocation of once hometown favorites such as R.J. Reynolds (now known as British American Tobacco), our local and state elected officials must

not forget small business owners.

Elected leaders need to be open-minded about lending a helping hand to all businesses, large and small. We must be proactive in helping our smaller companies to combat the challenge of rising health insurance costs, unfavorable tax policy and the need for skilled employees.

Small business generates 70 percent of the net employment that is created in the United States. The top providers of employment in this country are firms with less than 10 employees. These business owners rarely “lay off” employees or shut down operations.

Routinely, small business owners will make the decision to cut their own salary before firing employees, because their passion for purpose and community trump the desire to grow shareholder profits.

The cost of health insurance is rising at a double-digit rate, but instead of cutting benefits, our small businesses absorb the additional cost to assure that employees and their families have the necessary protection. Small

business owners acknowledge the best way to create a successful company is to promote the well-being of employees.

In spite of a national economy that is unstable and uncertain, our small business owners continue to grow their companies, create jobs, and contribute to their local economies.

North Carolina is once again in the running for a large automobile manufacturing plant and many believe the facility could be located in the Piedmont Triad. Undoubtedly community leaders will rally support for a significant incentive package to attract the company, but we also must consider the priority of ensuring our small business owners preferential opportunities.

Algenon Cash is the managing director of Wharton Gladden & Company, an investment banking firm, he is also a national spokesperson for the oil and natural gas industry. Reach him at acash@whartongladden.c om.

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Volunteer fire departments struggle with recruitment Mike Causey

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Over the past few weeks, I’ve been touring volunteer fire departments and talking to firefighters and emergency workers in all regions of our great state.

These firefighters, who selflessly give their time and effort to help all of us in almost any kind of emergency, confirmed something I already knew: Many volunteer fire departments are struggling with membership recruitment and retention.

The problem isn’t new, nor is it unique to North Carolina. Volunteer fire departments are having difficulty recruiting and retaining members nationwide.

It wasn’t always that way. Cherryville Fire Chief Jeff Cash told our office that decades ago, things were a lot different.

“When I first broke into the service back in the late 1970s, volunteer fire

departments had a waiting list,” Chief Cash said. He serves on the Executive Committee of the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC). He said that “someone almost had to die” to create a volunteer firefighting vacancy when he first got into fire service.

The NVFC has studied the issue and notes that there is no one reason for the shortage. Among the top factors, the report says, are “more demands on people’s time in a hectic modern society; more stringent training requirements; population shifts from smaller towns to urban centers; changes in the nature of small town industry and farming; internal leadership problems; and a decline in the sense of civic responsibility.”

Previously, when more businesses were locally owned, business-owners were more vested in their communities. They’d let their employees take off to fight fires. Now, many businesses not locally owned don’t look as favorably toward such practices.

In addition, many employees now have longer commutes to work.

That makes it more diffi-

cult for would-be firefighters to balance time spent with their families and time necessary for fire department training and firefighting.

Speaking of training, volunteer firefighters in North Carolina are required to complete 36 hours of training every year to qualify for certain benefits. Local departments are also allowed to set other training standards and are required to offer at least four hours of training a month for their members.

The NVFC report also notes other reasons that fire departments may have difficulty retaining volunteers. Cultural reasons and department leadership come into play. Some volunteers may not feel like they fit in, or may feel that the organization is too cliquish.

Just as there is no one reason for the membership recruitment and retention problem, there is no one solution.

However, part of the solution is to encourage younger men and women to get involved in firefighting and emergency services.

As the State Fire Marshal, I recently visited

the High School Firefighter Challenge held in Buncombe County. I could see some of the classwork and hands-on training that these teenagers were getting.

Last fall, 27 of our high schools had firefighter academy programs, where teenagers can learn firefighting skills and fight virtual fires. More high school programs could be added this fall. These classes are taught by firefighters, people who know what they’re doing. Of course, we don’t let students younger than 18 fight actual fires.

Other fire departments have a junior firefighter program, allowing teenagers to learn the skills and develop a rapport with volunteer and professional mentors.

Both programs produce gung-ho firefighters. Many go on to professional or volunteer firefighting.

Some do both.

I applaud the youth who are training to make a difference in their communities, along with all the fire chiefs and firefighters – both volunteer and professional – who literally risk their lives to save ours and make our communities

safer.

These youth programs will help with our fire department recruitment needs. But they won’t solve all the problems. I encourage leaders in volunteer fire departments to make an extra effort to make sure that their members have a sense of belonging. The NVFC report offers suggestions on how to do that.

The need for firefighters and first responders will have to be met. If we’re unable to get enough volunteers, counties and their taxpayers will feel the pressure to fill the void.

Having ample volunteer firefighters can result in lives saved, injuries prevented, property protected,

savings on insurance premiums, and potentially savings on local property taxes.

In closing, I’d be remiss if I didn’t thank all the firefighters and emergency personnel for the work that they do in making North Carolina’s communities a great place to live. I also want to thank their families for the sacrifices they make when these men and women answer the call of public service.

Mike Causey is North Carolina’s Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal.

It’s time to show ‘middle neighborhoods’ love What do countries, states and neighborhoods have in Dwight common? People. They all compete for people.

Evans Through people, you get innovators, investors, Guest builders, developers, Columnist thinkers. Through people, you have the building blocks of your workforce.

Our neighborhoods rely on anchors like great schools, bustling shops and small businesses, and a competitive housing stock in order to attract homebuyers and increase long-term homeownership.

In my District, the Second District of Pennsylvania, I am fortunate to represent top of the line research institutions such as the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel, Temple, Saint Joseph’s, LaSalle and many more, that continue to lead the way in innovation and development, and drive new residents to our neighborhoods across the city of Philadelphia and into the surrounding suburbs like Lower Merion and Narberth, that call the 2nd District home.

Throughout the course of my over three-and-a-half decades of public service, I have always looked for thoughtful ways to “Make Ideas Matter,” always strategically searching for that moment when an idea becomes a

part of our public policy.

In Congress, I am trying to put a spotlight and raise the dialogue on “Middle Neighborhoods” nationwide.

“Middle Neighborhoods” are caught between growing and declining neighborhoods. They are neighborhoods that are doing “good enough” right now, but are threatened by decline, as the demand to live in these neighborhoods is weakening.

Middle Neighborhoods walk a tightrope. They are solid neighborhoods that are being squeezed, because they aren’t poor enough or wealthy enough. We need to show these neighborhoods a little love before it’s too late and they tip toward decline.

Right now, our Middle Neighborhoods have no clear lane in our federal policy. To add to this, President Donald Trump and his administration have done little to reinvest in cities nationwide.

Last summer when speaking to the African-American community at a rally in Philadelphia, President Trump said, “What the hell do you have to lose?”

This March, members of the executive committee of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) met with President Trump at the White House to discuss the key issues plaguing the African- American community.

During the meeting, the CBC Executive Committee delivered a CBC-authored, 130-page policy document titled “We Have A Lot To Lose: Solutions to Advance

Black Families in the 21st Century” (https://cbc.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?Docu mentID=578), which includes detailed African-American history, CBC history, 21st century policy solutions for African-American families, and highlights, three of my key priorities in Congress: “Middle Neighborhoods,” “School Rehabilitation” and “Food Insecurity” as key action items for the policy agenda of the CBC. It’s long overdue for the federal government to come together and stand united to make modernization, development and investment in our neighborhoods a top priority for cities, suburbs and towns nationwide.

We take pride in our neighborhoods. We are proud of the block we live on. We have come to call our neighbors our friends. It’s on us to give our neighborhoods the tools they need in their toolbox.

Healthy, strong neighborhoods lead to bustling, vibrant economies.

U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, represents parts of Philadelphia and suburbs. He serves on the House Agriculture Committee and House Small Business Committee. To learn more about Congressman Evans’ work, go to facebook.com/RepDwightEvans/, twitter.com @RepDwightEvans and congressional websites.

Antioxidants and phytochemicals pack a healthy punch

At a minimum, people should eat 5-9 servings of fruits and vegetaGuest bles every Columnist day. In fact, fruits and veggies should take up one-half of our plate when we eat our main meal.

Why so much? Because fruits and vegetables are naturally low in calories and good sources of fiber, vitamins and minerals. They are also packed with antioxidants and phytochemicals. What are antioxidants and phytochemicals?

Let’s take a closer look.

Phytochemicals are naturally occurring chemicals found only in plant foods.

Phytochemicals are found in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lentils, beans, nuts and seeds. Antioxidants differ from phytochemicals as antioxidants are found in both plant and animal foods and are produced by the body. There are thousands of antioxidants and phytochemicals and scientists have only begun to understand their role in health outcomes.

Lynne Mitchell

Antioxidants work in the body to fight oxidation. Oxidation is a process that takes place at the cellular level that creates “free radicals.” Free radicals can cause damage to healthy cells in the body. It is believed when healthy cells are damaged and weakened, it makes us more susceptible to diseases – including heart disease, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and cancer. In short, antioxidants are “good” and help keep our cells healthy by “neutralizing” free radicals. Antioxidants are like super heroes – they knock out the evil free radicals.

Phytochemicals, also known as phytonutrients, are not essential for life but provide many protective health benefits.

Phytochemicals give foods their color, smell and flavor. Phytochemicals have many functions in the body and can even act as antioxidants! Research shows phytochemicals to be protective against heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease and type 2 diabetes. Just like antioxidants, phytochemicals are “good” and they work to keep us healthy.

What is the best way to get phytochemicals and antioxidants in your diet?

By eating wholesome foods! When you eat a diet rich in fruits, vegetables and

whole grains you reap the benefits of the many nutrients found naturally in food.

What about supplements? To date, there is no research that supports supplements as a means to prevent or treat chronic diseases.

In fact, it is thought that nutrients found naturally in foods have a special relationship or synergy and work together to provide optimal health benefits.

To ensure you are eating a diet rich in phytochemicals and antioxidants you may want to eat more of a Mediterranean-type meal plan. A Mediterranean-type meal plan is high in plant-based proteins, whole grains, vegetables, fruits and healthy oils, and limits processed foods, fast foods and Forsyth County Department of Public Health photo desserts. You are also encouraged to “eat from the rainbow” when consuming veg- Urban farmers show some of the items etables and fruits. As phytochemicals they have grown. From left are Sherry gives foods their unique color, eating a Leach-Speas and Denise Terry. variety of color of foods will provide you with a variety of phytochemicals and antioxidants for optimal health. The more Lynne M. Mitchell MS, RD, LDN is variety, the better!

To support the local food economy, try Community Nutritionist with the Forsyth buying locally grown or produced foods. County Department of Public Health Fresh North Carolina grown produce is (www.forsyth.cc/publichealth). You can picked at peak ripeness and has maximum reach her at 336-703-3216 (direct line) or flavor and nutrition. It doesn’t get any mitchelm@forsyth.cc. better than what we grow here!

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League crowns Nothing Easy champion

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AUGUST 17, 2017

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Even with a torrential downpour accompanied by thunder and lightning, the crowd came out in full force to watch the 14th Street Community Center's Late Night basketball league championship game played at Hanes Hosiery Community Center last Monday night.

The game featuring the two best teams in the league, Nothing Easy and Winston Truth, was a high-scoring affair that was closely contested all throughout the first half. The second half was a different story as the sharpshooting of game MVP Kenard Moore propelled Nothing Easy to a 124-101 victory.

League director Louis Lowery Jr. thought the championship game brought out the best in both teams. He says the crowd really encouraged all the players to give it their all. He thinks this year's league lived up to expectations.

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The player from Nothing Easy elevates over his opponents for an easy score.

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Coaches get chance to view players during football jamboree

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Summer is coming to a close, which marks the beginning of football season. Teams all across the county have been practicing for weeks in preparation for the upcoming year.

Last Thursday, Aug. 10, several Forsyth County teams got their first chance to hit someone else in a different color jersey at the Mount Tabor High School Football Jamboree.

Mt. Tabor, East Forsyth, Carver, North Forsyth and Parkland were among the teams participating in the jamboree. The point of the jamboree is to get a look at their potential starters along with seeing how their teams execute on offense and defense.

Curtis Clark, new junior varsity head coach at Parkland, said he was really just looking to see how well his team did the “little things” as far as how they line up, knowing where to go, and knowing their proper assignments. Clark says he wants to continue using the run game heavily as they did last year but plans to also air it out from time to time as they get closer to conference play to keep defenses on their heels.

“As a whole I am looking forward to seeing my team grow together as one and have a brotherhood no one can break,” he said. “I want them to be better than they were last year by just taking it one step at a time. The goal is to just go 1-0 every week.”

North Forsyth is coming off of a season where they finished 4-6 and are looking to improve on that mark this year. JV head coach Corey Stewart says they lost many of their players from last year including many of their big guys up front. With such a young team he wants to see how they respond against a new opponent.

“I know there was going to be some good competition here so it was good that we could get the first real hitting out of the way,” Stewart said. “We are really young with a bunch of new freshman, which is a good and bad thing.

My expectations are for us to get better every day, every game and every practice. Then the kids will understand what it takes to be Vikings and we will go from there.”

Stewart went on to say that they are smaller upfront on both sides of the ball but had a nice influx of young ath-

The Carver High School defender, blue, tackles the North Forsyth ball carrier at the Mount Tabor Football Jamboree last Thursday.

Photos by Alphonso Abbott Jr.

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Teen picks up tennis and turns it into scholarship

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

The Oak Grove running back, white, searches for daylight against a swarming Mt. Tabor defense.

Growing up, Brandon Caldwell thought if he were to obtain a scholarship to college it would be for basketball. Once he picked up a tennis racket, though, his mode of thinking switched and set him on a course to be one of the best tennis players in Forsyth County as well as to obtain a scholarship to college.

Caldwell didn't get into the game of tennis until he reached high school. He was introduced to tennis by playing a game with some friends and their father.

Coincidentally, he was injured and was unable to play basketball during his

sophomore year and decided to transition from basketball to tennis.

Before his Viking career concluded, he racked up quite a few honors on the court, such as a conference championship and appearances in the regional and state championship tournaments.

“Before tennis, I was a basketball athlete and that is all I played because that was my sport,” he said. “When I went to the tennis tryouts, I just had natural talent because I am really athletic. Tennis came rather easy for me and after my sophomore year, my tennis coach said if I keep training I could get a college scholar-

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Members of the Late Night Basketball League champion, Nothing Easy, pose with 14th Street Assistant Director Louis Lowery after the game.

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“I think we had a great year, the competition was great and a lot of relationships were built,” he said.

“The fellowship was great and I think all the guys had fun this year. This was an outstanding game with a lot of good shooting and heart. This game was very impressive. These were the best two teams and they played like it.”

To start the game, both teams got out of the gates well offensively. Fluid movement and great outside shooting was consistent throughout the first

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letes come out for the team this year. He says he plans to use his new crop of athletes to exploit weaknesses in opposing defenses this year.

The Eagles of East Forsyth had somewhat of an up and down year in 2016. They finished the year at 6-4 but were talented enough to have had a better record. Eagle JV head coach Ronald Horton says they definitely want to improve upon last years mark by getting off to a better start than 1-4 as they did in 2016.

“To be honest with you I thought we looked pretty good for the first time going against someone in a different color jersey,” Horton said when asked about his team’s performance at the jamboree. “I think they were a little anxious to get out there because we have been hitting each other for a couple of weeks now. I love the energy my guys showed and I hope that continues.

“I am impressed so far, we are playing a lot of young guys that don't have

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ship.”

Caldwell credits his hard work and athleticism as to why he was able to pick up the game of tennis so quickly. He says he practiced a lot with his high school coach but eventually saw the coach could only take him so far.

Brandon then began to practice for hours after practice with a North Forsyth assistant coach who would not let Caldwell leave until he beat his coach. Once his coach left, Caldwell decided to start training with Harold Moore of Forsyth Country Day. “I went to a summer camp with coach Moore and once he saw me hit, he told me he could get me places,” said Caldwell. “It got to the point where I was there every day that summer and I would skip my practices at my high school to practice with him. My high school coach understood and encouraged me to keep going. Coach

half. Toward the end of the half, fatigue seemed to set in a little for Winston Truth as they only dressed six players.

Nothing Easy took full advantage and went on a 10-0 run to stretch the lead to 47-38 with a little over two minutes left in the half. Winston Truth hit a few buckets right before the buzzer to trim the lead to 56-51 going into intermission.

“I think we came out and played well in the first half,” said Winston Truth player Joe Thompson.

“With only six guys fatigue started to set in but we played well together and shared the ball.”

much experience so I was really pleased with how they came out and played,” he continued. “Winning is an East Forsyth standard and it starts with coach [Todd] Willert and we try to get the guys to understand how important that is. It doesn't matter that we have 11 freshman out there, we have a standard we have to uphold so we have to come to work everyday to get there.”

Mt. Tabor, who went undefeated and won the JV Central Piedmont Conference title last year, looks to repeat its fortunes this season. The players looked sharp during their play at the jamboree.

Carver, who had trouble fielding a JV team last year, has a full compliment of players. The impact of new head coach Greg Scales looks to already have made a difference.

This year could be a change of fortunes for the better for some Forsyth County schools who did not perform well last year.

Only time will tell.

Moore was the one who really progressed my game, and I appreciate him for that.”

Caldwell says his athleticism was able to carry him during his early years playing the sport but as the competition became elevated he knew he could not just rely on that.

“Tennis is such a unique sport because you have to put in the time to become good at it,” he went on to say. “Honestly, people think players like Serena [Williams] are so good because of power, but it's not, its about her consistency, patience and knowing what you opponent is going to do before the ball comes over the net.”

“It's like a chess game in your head, not really about power and athleticism,” he continued. “I thought it was at first because I was faster but once I was humbled by opponents in tournaments I finally realized I have to pay attention to the game.”

For Caldwell he says his biggest weakness on the court was letting his

Moore started the second half just as he had finished the first, on fire. He hit his first three bombs from downtown going on a personal 9-0 run. Winston Truth would not go away as they would scrap together mini-runs to keep the game within striking distance early on in the second half.

Nothing Easy would not relent and they continued to apply pressure to the already tired legs of Winston Truth. The up and down pace really took its toll on Winston Truth in the latter portion of the second half.

Once Nothing Easy opened up a double figure

lead at 94-83 with 7:21 left in the game, there was no looking back. Four minutes later, Moore and company stretched the lead to 20 at the three-minute mark which essentially put the game out of reach.

The high scorers for Winston Truth were M. Nash with 25 points, R. Davis with 20 points and Thompson with 18.

Nothing Easy was led by Moore with 35 points, C. Woods 27 points and S. Carter with 24.

“The second half we slacked off on defense some and we got a little tired,” Thompson added.

“Our legs definitely got tired but hats off to the

other team for their win.

All in all I think we had a great season and I am looking forward to next season.”

Moore, game MVP, said he thought he played fairly well during the championship game but felt it was more of a team effort that gave them the win.

“My teammate knew where to find me and I just kept seeking out those open spots to shoot,” he said. “I used to not like to take those shots but my dad forced it in me to never be scared to take the shot. It feels great to be named MVP but this is

more of a team MVP because we all contributed to the win.”

Lowery said he gets speechless when he sees the positive reception from the crowd and the players following the conclusion of the league.

“The fans looked like they enjoyed this more than the players and that's what’s so great about this league,” he went on to say.

“They followed us here to the Hosiery and they have been very supportive by cheering the guys on. I think it inspires the guys to play harder and it makes the game more fun for everyone.”

The North Forsyth ball carrier, blue, eludes the Northwest Guilford defenders during the jamboree.

Photo by Alphonso Abbott Jr.

anger get the best of him when things weren't going his way. He says his desire to win was the reason for the frustration on the court.

He says even though he goes into every match thinking he can win, he does not let his anger deter him from playing his best.

Once he arrived on the campus of Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, N.C., he expected to immediately be successful even though he was the only African-American playing tennis at Lees-McRae. “My expectations were to get there, train hard every day and outshine and be better than everybody,” he said. “Then I got there and realized that everyone was good. Once I played throughout the season, I see that you have to focus all game because everyone is good.”

For Caldwell, he says he took his lumps this year playing tennis on a higher level. He does not look at those defeats as a bad thing because he says he takes lessons from every loss and by the end of the year he

Brandon Caldwell Brandon Caldwell picked up the sport of tennis less than five years ago and has gone from novice to obtaining a tennis scholarship in that span.

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matured.

He says going into his sophomore year he is just going to go out and give it his all. He thinks that it's not all about winning but just going out there and playing his game.

Caldwell thinks that more African-American

kids should try to play the game of tennis. He says many kids are so fixated on football, basketball or track that they never think about tennis as a viable option.

Going forward, Caldwell says even though he enjoys playing tennis, after he completes his edu-

cation he wants to enter the business world. His major is business management and once his college career is over, he would love to coach tennis and teach other young AfricanAmericans the game.

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From left to right are Alvin Robinson, Brian Robinson and Daniel Motsinger.

Golf tournament to raise funds for community

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

The Winston-Salem Stealers Golf Tournament has been around for more than a decade. The tournament, which started out helping the Stealers AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) program, has grown to support other organizations in need. The Stealers will hold their annual tournament this Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Winston Lake Golf Course.

This year the proceeds from the tournament will

go toward not only helping out the Stealers but also the Triad Tackers, a wheelchair basketball program; Twin City Jazz program; and Beautiful Countenance Inc. which is a nonprofit that helps individuals dealing with domestic violence.

“All of the proceeds we raise for the Stealers program go toward uniform costs, a scholarship program for kids that can’t afford to play, and we are trying to develop a youth program for our wheel-

chair basketball organization,” said Brian Robinson, founder and president of the Stealers AAU program.

Brian Robinson says he was interested in being involved with the golf tournament as a way to connect with the community. He says throughout the years they have had many individuals from different companies around the Triad participate, which gives them the opportunity to learn about the Stealers program.

“It has been a lot of fun

The Swarm will hold open tryouts on Saturday, Sept. 16, at the UNC-Greensboro Kaplan Center for Wellness from 10:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

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Swarm basketball team to hold open tryouts for local talent

SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

The Greensboro Swarm, the NBA G League affiliate of the Charlotte Hornets, has announced that the team will host its open tryout on Saturday, Sept. 16 in Greensboro.

The tryout will be held at the UNC-Greensboro Kaplan Center for Wellness and run from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

In preparation for the Swarm’s second season in the NBA G League, the tryout offers players the opportunity to showcase their talents in front of the Swarm coaching staff and Hornets basketball operations personnel. Prospects will compete to earn an NBA G League contract and potential invitation to the Swarm’s training camp in late October.

All registration materials and tryout details are available now online at gsoswarm.com. Players interested in trying out are required to submit the necessary registration, release and health authorization forms, along with a $200 non-refundable fee (money order or cashier’s check only), by Friday, Sept. 8.

Forms and payment can be

throughout the years, and I see that the golfers have a lot of fun during the preand post-tournament dinners we have,” he continued. “It is a way to do something non-basketball related to help us out with our expenses.”

Alvin Robinson does most of the recruiting of getting the golfers into the tournament.

Over the years they have had many big named individuals from the city of WinstonSalem participate in the tournament. Two years

mailed to the Greensboro Swarm at 2411-B West Gate City Blvd., Greensboro, NC 27403.

Walk-up registration the day of the tryout will be subject to availability and require a $250 non-refundable cash-only deposit at the door. Tryout spots are limited, so interested participants are strongly encouraged to preregister.

For further information regarding open tryouts, please visit gsoswarm.com to review the Frequently Asked Questions document or direct any other questions via email to tryouts@gsoswarm.com.

The Greensboro Swarm is owned and operated by Hornets Sports & Entertainment. A member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference during the 2016-17 season, the Swarm tipped of their inaugural campaign last November, playing 24 home games at the newly renovated Fieldhouse at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. For more information or to purchase season tickets, visit gsoswarm.com or call 336907-3600. Follow the Swarm on Twitter

(@greensboroswarm), Facebook (/greensboroswarm) or Instagram (@greensboroswarm).

The NBA G League, which is the NBA’s official minor league, prepares players, coaches, officials, trainers and front-office staff for the NBA while acting as the league’s research and development laboratory. Featuring 26 teams with direct affiliations with NBA franchises for the 2017-18 season, the league offers elite professional basketball at an affordable price in a fun, family-friendly atmosphere. An all-time-high 44 percent of all NBA players at the end of the 2016-17 season boasted NBA G League experience.

In fostering the league’s connection to the community, its teams, players and staff promote health and wellness, support local needs and interests, and assist in educational development through NBA Cares programs. NBA G League games are available on ESPN’s family of networks and NBA TV.

ago, NBA All-Star Chris Paul came out to play in the tournament while also donating items to be auctioned off for more proceeds.

For Alvin Robinson, he wanted to be a part of the tournament because he wanted to give something back to the community.

His father introduced him to the game of golf and he wanted to pay homage to him by being a part of the tournament.

Brian Robinson says he really appreciates the

participation of Alvin Robinson for his tireless work in raising money for the tournament.

Daniel Motsinger, owner/CEO of Cahill & Swain, has been a long time contributor to the tournament throughout the years. He says he enjoys giving back to the community because that's how he was taught as a child.

For more information on the tournament, contact Alvin Robinson at 336416-3513.

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Community Briefs AU G US T

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Vacancy on Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Community Appearance Commission Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian H. Burke is accepting applications from citizens interested in filling a vacancy on the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Community Appearance Commission.

The Community Appearance Commission seeks to enhance and improve the visual quality and aesthetic character of Forsyth County and the city of Winston-Salem for the education, pleasure and enrichment of city and county residents; and to improve the community’s visual quality of life for generations to come. Interested candidates should contact the City Secretary’s office at 336-727-2224 or send an email to melaniej@cityofws.org. The application deadline is Sept. 8.

First recipient of NC Fine Wines Society scholarship announced North Carolina Fine Wines Society congratulates Willie Fitzgerald Leak Jr., from Kernersville as the first recipient of the N.C. Fine Wines Scholarship. The award was announced at the Winston-Salem Foundation’s 2017 Scholarship Celebration breakfast at Bridger Field House at Wake Forest University’s BB&T Field. Mr. Leak will be attending N.C. Central University this year, pursuing a degree in Hospitality and Tourism. The N.C. Fine Wines Society was formed in 2016 as a nonprofit organization with the goals to promote the quality of North Carolina Fine Wines and to create a scholarship fund for N.C. students pursuing wine related careers at N.C. colleges and universities. The NC Fine Wines Scholarship Fund is a 501(c)(3) fund that accepts both taxdeductible contributions and matching grants by many corporations. To contribute to the N.C. Fine Wines Society’s Scholarship Fund, visit NCFineWines.com and there is a link to the WinstonSalem Foundation. For more information on event tickets and scholarships, please visit www.NCFineWines.com or email Info@NCFineWines.com.

Forsyth Technical Community College students receive scholarships Britney Rominger is one of three Forsyth Tech students who received the NSF CyberCorps Scholarship for Service, valued at $61,000. The scholarship program aims to build an innovative and efficient cyber security education system that results in an unrivaled cyber security workforce and citizenry capable of advancing America's economic prosperity and national security in the 21st century. Students awarded the scholarship receive: Full tuition at Forsyth Tech, all books paid for, a technology stipend and full tuition for two years at either North Carolina A&T State University or UNC-Charlotte after they successfully graduate with a transfer degree from Forsyth Tech.

All scholarship recipients must work after graduation for a federal, state, local, or tribal government organization in a position related to cyber security for a period equal to the length of the scholarship. The NSF will award an additional Forsyth Tech student the scholarship this fall. Four are set to receive it in 2018, and another four in 2019.

2017 National Women of Achievement National Conference held The 2017 National Women of Achievement National Conference (CON-WOA) was held in Winston-Salem on July 19-23. The Southeastern Region of National Women of Achievement Inc. hosted the conference. During the Status of Women Yellow Rose luncheon, held on July 21, Sonjia Samuels of Winston-Salem was presented with an award in recognition of her outstanding accomplishments and service to the community. Sonjia was nominated by the Kernersville Chapter of the National Women of Achievement. National President Achiever Jodie Jenkins Oliphant, and immediate past National President, Achiever Beatrice Mayes presented the award. Achiever Evelyn Sanders was inducted in the National Women of Achievement 2017 Hall of Fame on July 22. Achiever Sanders is the president of the Kernersville Chapter of NWOA. National Women of Achievement, Inc. was founded by the late Achiever Maudest Walls Stewart on Feb. 7, 1975. The motto is “Excellence and Promotion of Achievement, the Key to Success.” The programmatic trusts are youth and young adults, senior citizens, status of women, political awareness, and assault on illiteracy.

Local health department offering walk-in Wednesday clinic hours On Aug. 2, the Forsyth County Department of Public Health began offering Walk-In Wednesday clinic hours. Patients are able to walk in to either the Family Planning Clinic or the Sexual Health Clinic without an appointment for services. Services offered through these clinics include: women's annual exams, birth control and reproductive life planning for women and men, pregnancy tests, and screening for some cancers and sexually transmitted infections.

Clinic 1 and 2 walk-in clinic hours are 8 a.m.-11 a.m.

Last walk-in taken at 11 a.m. Closed for lunch, noon1 p.m.; 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Last walk-in taken at 3:30 p.m. Appointments available all other days during the week. For more information about Walk-In Wednesdays and clinic services offered through the local health department, call 336-703-3324 or visit us at www.forsyth.cc.

Two at University of North Carolina School of the Arts receive top prizes Two undergraduates attending the School of Music at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) recently took top prizes in the 2017 Rosen-Schaffel Competition for Young and Emerging Artists. Violinist Eva Wetzel was awarded First Prize and the Audience Award, while pianist Owen Dodds earned Third Prize. The Rosen-Schaffel Competition took place at the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts at Appalachian State University in Boone on July 30. Dodds also won the Grand Prize at the Baltimore International Piano Competition and as a result will be making his debut at Weill Recital Hall in Carnegie Hall in March 2018. For the Rosen-Schaffel competition, Wetzel performed the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, while Dodds performed the Ravel Piano Concerto. Also participating in the competition was UNCSA student Caleb Carpenter, who performed the Tomasi Saxophone Concerto.

Community Calendar

Today, Aug. 17 – Youth Choir Auditions The Winston-Salem Youth Chorus invites children third-12th grade to audition for the 2017-2018 season, which begins on Aug. 28.

Auditions will be held on Thursday, Aug. 17. For more information and to schedule your audition time, go to www.wsyouthchorus.org or contact our office at 336-703-0001.

Today, Aug. 17 – Customer Appreciation K&W Cafeterias, Inc., based in Winston-Salem, is celebrating its 80th year of operation in 2017.

K&W will show appreciation for its customers with prizes daily and a specially discounted price on K&W’s scratch-made food on Customer Appreciation Day, today, Thursday, Aug. 17. Throughout the week, customers can enter to win the Grand Prize - a full service catering for up to 80 people. Today, K&W’s annual Customer Appreciation Day featuring a meal (entrée, 2 vegetables, bread, and beverage) for $6.49.

Today, Aug. 17 – Tea Time Social The Winston-Salem Police Department and the Pine Grove United Methodist Church will host a Tea Time Social for women on Thursday, Aug. 17 from 7-8:30 p.m.

The event will take place at Pine Grove United Methodist Church, located at 1131 Jonestown Road.

This event will allow women from throughout Winston-Salem to discuss personal safety, as well as crime issues that are important to them.

For more information, contact Officer Claudia Morgan at cmorgan@wspd.org or via telephone at 336-408-8126.

Today, Aug. 17 -18 – Stuff the Bus Forsyth Educator Partnership (FEP) is holding its first “Stuff-theBus” back-to-school event to celebrate the re-opening of the Educator Warehouse, which provides free school supplies to WS/FCS teachers for use in their classrooms throughout the year. School bus will on site at Diggs-Latham Elementary School, 986 Hutton Street, on Aug. 17 & 18 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Everyone in the community, including individuals, businesses and organizations, is invited to donate enough school supplies to stuff a school bus full of essential classroom materials, such as wooden and mechanical pencils, notebook paper, and glue sticks. For more information, contact Katisha Blackwell: 336.582.2714 or Martha Murphy: 336.408.5015 Today, Aug. 17 -19 – Mega Warehouse Sale HanesBrands, the world’s biggest basic apparel company, will hold its annual community clearance sale in the Education Building at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Aug. 16 – Aug. 19, accessible only by entering the parking lot through gate 5 on Deacon Boulevard. Payment options will include cash, debit cards, and Visa or MasterCard credit cards only.

Personal checks will not be accepted.

No sales prior to starting hours. All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. Sale hours are: Aug. 17, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Aug. 18, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Aug. 19 -10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Aug. 18 – Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern The exhibition opens at Reynolda House Museum of American Art, its only Southern venue, Aug. 18. Admission will be based on timed entry tickets purchased in advance, and several entry times are available for each day. The museum will extend its hours until 8 p.m. each Thursday of the exhibition to accommodate visitors. Admission tickets also include Reynolda House’s collection on view throughout the historic house, and access to Reynolda’s gardens, trails and greenspace. Tickets are available online at reynoldahouse.org/livingmodern.

Tickets are $18 for adults, plus North Carolina Sales Tax. Admission is free for children, students with identification and members of the military, but advance reservation of these tickets online is also strongly encouraged.

Aug. 18 – Back-to-school Bash Novant Health Robinhood Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine will host its second annual back-toschool bash on Friday, Aug. 18. The bash runs from 5 to 7 p.m. and will be at the clinic’s location at 1350 Whitaker Ridge Drive in WinstonSalem. For more information, call 336-718-8000. Rain contingency plans will be posted on the clinic’s Facebook page, facebook.com/Robinhoodpeds.

Aug. 18 – Community Meeting The SHARE Cooperative of Winston-Salem will hold a community day event to solicit the wideranging community partnerships needed to open and sustain a full-service food market in the WinstonSalem community, utilizing a COOPERATIVE business model. The event will be held on Aug. 18 from 57 p.m. at Diggs-Latham Elementary School, 986 Hutton St. To RSVP, contact Details@Share-WS.coop or call Richie Williams, 336-283-3299, extension 103.

Aug. 18 – Registration Deadline The Village of Clemmons will be offering free classes on how your government works. Registration closes on Aug. 18. The classes will be held on Tuesday nights, Sept. 5, 12 and 26, from 6 to 9 p.m. Classes are designed to give you an inside look at how your government goes about the day to day business of making sure this Village runs smoothly, efficiently and with fairness toward all its citizens. For more information, contact Mary Cameron at 336-766-6882 or mcameron@clemmons.org or call the Village Hall at 766-7511 to reserve your place in these free classes.

Aug. 18-20 & 24-27 – Theatre Alliance Musical The Theatre Alliance will perform “Heathers: The Musical.”

Tickets to “Heathers” are priced at $18 for Adults and $16 for students/seniors. There is also a $2 per ticket discount available for groups of 10 or more. Tickets to “Heathers” may be purchased in person at the Theatre Alliance Box Office (Fridays from 12:30-3 p.m.), online at www.wstheatrealliance.org or by calling Brown Paper Tickets at (800) 838-3006. The performance dates and times are: Friday, Aug. 18 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 19 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 20 at 2 p.m.; Thursday, Aug. 24 at 8 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 25 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 26 at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 27 at 2 p.m.

Aug. 19 – Family Film Fest: Outdoor Movie Series Experiment in Self-Reliance (ESR), in partnership with Forsyth County Public Library, and Great Commission Community Church will host Movie One of its three-part Family Film Fest: Outdoor Movie Series. This free admission, community-centered series will be held Aug. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at Experiment in Self-Reliance, 3480 Dominion Street NE. Hot dogs, chips, and drinks will be available for sale. Popcorn will be free. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. For more information about the Family Film Fest at Experiment in SelfReliance, call 336-722-9400 or visit www.eisr.org/events.

Aug. 19 – Kids Saftey Event Operation Kidsafe will host a Kid Safety and Fun Day event on Aug. 19 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The event will take place at Captial Subaru Greensboro, 801 Bessemer Ave. Don’t miss this opportunity to get a free Child Safety King, including digital fingerprints and photograph. For more information, contact Pam Hough at 727-771-6441 or operationkidsafe22@gmail.com.

Aug. 19 – Furniture Sale The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary invites community members to purchase new and sample furniture pieces generously donated by Furnitureland South at the 21st annual Women’s Auxiliary furniture sale.

On Saturday, Aug. 19 (Sale Preview – Friday, Aug. 18 at 5-8 p.m.) The sale will take place at 301 West Green Drive, High Point, from 8 a.m.

– 2 p.m. For more information or questions, call 336-881-5400 or visit www.tsahighpoint.org.

Aug. 19 – Community Day The Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. will host the fourth annual AKA Community Day at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex on Saturday, Aug. 19, from 12 -3 p.m. Over 1,500 backpacks will be given away. For more information, please contact Nora Baker at 336-529-2745 or greedypat45@yahoo.com.

Aug. 19 – Community Day and Health Fair United Health Centers will have a Community Day and Health Fair on Saturday, Aug. 19. There will be free health screenings, food and more. The event will take place from 10 a.m- 2 p.m. at 2101 Peter’s Creek Parkway, Winston Salem. It is free and open to the public.

Aug. 19 – Children’s Workshop The International Civil Rights Museum will host an academic workshop for children on Aug. 19 from 1-4 p.m. (refreshments included). This seminar/workshop is designed to answer questions about K-12 education, children’s education, and how parents can help. For more information or to register, please visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boostyour-childs-academic-performancetickets-36594062827

Aug. 19 – Free Reading Party Read.Write.Spell (READWS) will hold a reading party on Aug. 19 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the Southside Branch Library located at 3185 Buchanan St., Winston-Salem.

The party is FREE but you must preregister to attend by Friday, Aug. 18.

Attendance is limited.

Aug. 19 – Dog Wash Fundraiser A dog wash that benefits North Star LGBTQ Community Center will be held on Sunday, Aug. 20, from 3-6 p.m. at Lighthouse Grill, 905 Burke St. A $5 donation per dog is requested. There will also be giveaways for some lucky canines.

Aug. 21 – Solar Eclipse Party Kaleideum North (the museum formerly known as SciWorks) will host a special all-day event to celebrate the upcoming solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Solar Eclipse Party will allow visitors to experience handson activities, demonstrations, crafts, storytimes, and planetarium shows – all dedicated to this once-in-a-lifetime event.

Aug. 21 – Cooking Event Forsyth Community Gardening is teaming up with the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program and Second Harvest Food Bank to offer a series of free garden tours and healthy cooking demonstrations featuring seasonal produce.

The next ‘Cooking in the Garden’ program will be held on Monday, Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church garden at 1416 Bolton St. Spanish interpretation will be provided. No registration is required; just come with an appetite to try new veggies and new recipes.

Aug. 21 – Medicare Workshop The Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem in conjunction with the Forsyth County Library is offering a free workshop for individuals turning 65 (as well as those who already have Medicare). The session will be held on Monday, Aug. 21 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Southside Branch Library, 3185 Buchanan St. Because space is limited, reservations are required.

Contact the Shepherd’s Center at 336-748-0217 for more information or to reserve a seat.

Aug. 22-23 – Summer Kids Flicks series Southern Theatres will offer a Summer Kids Flicks series – a community outreach program designed to help families with out of school kids find fun, affordable entertainment during the summer months.

The Winston-Salem Grand 18, 5601 University Parkway, will carry the movies. The remaining summer schedule is 8/22-23, Lego Batman

Aug. 22-24 – Open House Monica and Jerome Institute of Dance, 918 Bridge Street NW, Winston Salem, NC, will have an open house on Aug. 22 and 24.

RSVP for more information.

Enrolling dancers 2017-2018 Season. Dance Classes for all ages!

For more information, contact mjid.info@gmail.com or (301) 2756244 or at https://www.facebook.com/MonicaJerome-Institute-of-Dance157338014316654/.

Aug. 24 – Alzheimer Event The Alzheimer’s Association Western Carolina Chapter is inviting Forsyth County residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in Paint the Town Purple on Aug. 24. *Go purple on social media and use #ENDALZ on photos and posts *Encourage co-workers, neighbors and friends to wear purple *Display purple ribbons or decorations in your workplace *Decorate your storefront or light up your building purple *Help distribute Walk to End Alzheimer’s® promotional materials The public can learn more ways they can get involved in Paint the Town Purple by contacting Development Manager, Caitlin Fox at cfox@alz.org or by calling 336814-3722.

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Called to Proclaim Christ Lesson Scripture: Acts 9:10-20

By the end of this lesson, we will *Grasp that God calls preachers and others to share His Word. *Feel the love that God has for the world. *See that sometimes God’s call is to a general work, and sometimes it is specific and detailed.

Background: The time is A.D. 32 and takes place between Jerusalem and Damascus. Saul is by birth a Roman citizen. His Jewish name was Saul, while his Roman name was Paul. As we continue to read Acts, we see that after Saul was rejected and forced to leave Damascus in a “basket,” he realizes his message as he was told … is to the gentiles and so employs his Roman name, Paul. The original apostles spent three years with Jesus before he sent them out on their own; Paul spent three days … a crash course you might say. Damascus was the home of thousands of Jews and many synagogues during Roman times.

Lesson: This lesson is as much about Ananias as it is about Saul. In verses 10-12, Ananias receives a call from the Lord and responds “Behold, I am here, Lord.” The Lord instructs him in a vision to go to find Saul at Judas’ house, where he is praying. Saul was not only praying, but blind from his meeting with Jesus and fasting as he waited for direction from God. The Lord further informs Ananias that He has shown Saul in a vision that a man by his name would lay hands on him and his sight would be restored. Ananias was not just any man; he was a leader in “the way” and that made him a target for Saul. So with what I would call a bit of apprehension, Ananias answers the Lord, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to Your saints at Jerusalem; and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on Your name” (verses 13-14). The Lord heard the concerns of Ananias, but did not alter His instructions to him. Even though the Lord had 12 apostles, He had chosen Saul as a special apostle to the gentiles and to “kings and the sons of Israel” (verse 15). The Lord also indicated that Saul would suffer … “I will show him how much he must suffer for my name’s sake” (verse 16). We reap what we sow … Saul had sown much suffering to the saints as an emissary of the Sanhedrin.

Being assured that God has a plan. Ananias departs, enters the house, lays hands on Saul and addresses him as brother … “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus … has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit” (verse 17). The Spirit had already been active in Saul’s life: convicting him of sin (John 16:9), convincing him of the Lordship of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:3), transforming him (Titus 3:5), and indwelling in him permanently (1Corinthians 12:13). He was then filled with the Spirit and empowered for service. Note: Saul received the Holy Spirit without any apostle present because he was an apostle in his own right since Christ personally chose him and commissioned him for service just as he did the original 12. Verses 18-19 have Saul’s sight restored: there fell from his eyes something like scales, and he regained his sight, and he got up and was baptized. And his fast was ended. Saul spent a few days in Damascus with the saints. The Saul who had persecuted the church for claiming Christ to be the messiah, now has as the main content of his message, “He is the Son of God.” He has indeed been called to proclaim Christ. (The See Lesson on B6

Now - Aug. 18 Annual church revival New Hope A.M.E. Zion Church of 7000 Shallowford Road, Lewisville, will celebrate its annual Revival/Reunion on Aug. 13-18. The services for the week will begin at 7 p.m. The speakers for the rest of the week are: Aug. 17- Rev. Maurice Maxwell of Buncombe Baptist Church of Lexington, N.C.; and Aug. 18- Rev. Dairl L. Scott, Jr. of Center Grove A.M.E. Zion Church of Tobaccoville. For more information, contact 336-9459083 or 336-945-5618. New Hope’s pastor is Rev. Dairl L. Scott Sr.

Now-Aug. 20 Annual convention Bishop Claude C. Turner and Mrs. Virginia Turner of Calvary Hill Church of Greater Deliverance (CHCOGD) invites all for the 29th annual convention on Aug. 11-20.

The focus is “God’s Plan for the Family.” On Saturday, Aug. 19 at 5 p.m., will be the Drama Ministry production “HELL is REAL.” On Sunday, Aug. 20 at 11 a.m.,

During the Back to School Jam, the Kyndall Project was able to give away more than 560 backpacks to the children in the community.

Religion-based nonprofit gives over 560 backpacks for back to school

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11-year-old Kyndall Williams has always had a heart for giving back. From early on in her grade school years she and her mother April Reich have coordinated school

Member, 101, helps celebrate 125 years of Shiloh Baptist

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supplies giveaways for classmates, started a non-profit organization and has written two books to help pre-teens deal with everyday situations. Though her non-profit organization, The Kyndall Project, she held the second annual “Back to School Jam” at Rupert Bell Park on Saturday, Aug. 12.

The event included a full day of activities for the community to enjoy. They provided food and drinks, musical performances from local artists, raffles and culminated with the backpack giveaway. Each backpack was also See Backpacks on B6

Lois Scales Hilliard, who is 101 years old, has been a member of Shiloh Baptist Church for 65 years.

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Thomas L. Page, Ph.D. will be the speaker and at the evening service at 3 p.m., Bishop Claude C. Turner is the speaker.

Now-Aug. 20 General Assembly conference Born Again Free Church, 741 Moravia St., where the pastor & overseer is Apostle Barbara G. Adams, will host its annual "General Assembly Conference" through Sunday, Aug. 20. Morning services are held at 11 a.m.

Evening services begin at 7:15 p.m. For additional information visit bornagainfreechurch.org.

Aug. 19 Singles’ fellowship Holy Trinity Full Gospel Fellowship Center and the RICH CDC program will host a fellowship for all Singles on Saturday, Aug. 19 from 5-7 p.m. This program is designed to encourage all singles. For more details please contact the church administrative office at 336-784-9347.

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Shiloh Baptist Church celebrated its 125th church anniversary on Aug. 12 by having an appreciation luncheon at the Enterprise Conference and Banquet Center.

The appreciation luncheon was organized to recognize the works and footprints of those who have been vital to the ministry’s longevity.

With the event space decorated in purple and white and many of the church members donned in purple attire, the program began with a welcome and prayer, which were followed by the congregational song, “We Come This Far By Faith.”

“I have seen the highs and lows of this church. It is wonderful to be here and celebrate the 125 years,” said

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Aug. 19 Women’s Day The Women's Ministries of Ephesus Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 1225 N. Cleveland Ave., will celebrate Women's Day on Saturday, Aug. 19 at 11 a.m. Dr. Debra Harris from Fayetteville will speak. The Theme: Women, "Don't Get Weary! In Such A Time As This." An earlier service will be at 9:30 a.m. All are invited. "The Big Four" choir will be there on Saturday at 4 p.m. in concert. The Big Four Alumni Association of WinstonSalem continues to serve the community by maintaining its vision of giving back and enriching the lives of citizens consistent with the values modeled by former administrators and teachers.

Aug. 19 2017 Human Rights Celebration Church Women United presents 2017 Human Rights Celebration on Saturday, Aug. 19 at Trinity Moravian Church, 220 East Sprauge St. Registration and breakfast See Rel. Cal on B6

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loaded with school supplies and healthy snacks.

Last year the organization was able to give away around 160 backpacks and supplies. This year they more than tripled that total with over 560 backpacks.

They gave away every single backpack helping countless families not have to worry about backpacks and supplies for the upcoming year.

“I think today went very well and I was happy with how many people we were able to help,” said Williams.

Reich added, “I think today was amazing and there was a great turnout that I didn't even anticipate this year. I knew it was going to be bigger but I

didn't know how grand it was going to be. With the performances that we had and the support from the community, it was a blessing for me and I hope it was a blessing for the community.”

According to Reich, she and her daughter keep God in mind with every venture they take on with the Kyndall Project. They feel through blessing others they are blessing themselves.

The artists that performed during the event were Young Reid, Miss Sania, Tszaini P and Akilah. Reich says she wanted to include the performances because she knows they are eliminating the arts programs in many school districts so they want to highlight that through the Kyndall Project.

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“One thing with the Kyndall Project is that we want to uplift our youth especially, if they are doing something positive in the community,” said Reich. “As far as music or dance or whatever they have going on, we are always for it. I want to bring the arts back into the community because they are so important.”

The community was very appreciative for the generous gesture provided by the Kyndall Project.

Latasha Simmons says she brought her family out because last year’s event benefited her and her two children so much.

“I don't think they really know how much of a benefit this is,” Simmons said. “Many of us parents in this area do not have a lot of extra money, so what this allows me to save is

April Reich, left, and Kyndall Williams say their goal for next year will be to give away 1,000 backpacks. great. Every dollar counts but she feels there is more in my house and this saved to be done. me a lot, so I thank them for this.”

“It makes us feel so Reich and Williams good,” Reich and Williams say they were happy to said. “It touches my heart have helped so many indi- and I felt like I was going viduals in the community to start crying because of

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the impact of the event.

We know we are doing something good for the community but to see the smiles on the kids’ and parents’ faces was great.”

Going forward they want to continue to expand their reach in the community with the Kyndall Project. They have a few ideas already in place to make next year’s event even better Reich says that everyone told her that since they were able to do over 560 backpacks this year, their goal should be 1,000.

Reich says the Kyndall Project is a year-round organization because she knows kids will need more supplies as the year goes on as well as healthy snacks, so they will continue to work to better the community.

The Rev. Dr. Paul A. Lowe Jr. has been the pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church for the last 25 years.

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Lois Scales Hilliard, who is the oldest member of the church at 101 years old.

She says she has been a member of the church for 65 years and laments that many of the people she worshiped with in the past are no longer alive to help celebrate the occasion.

The luncheon was complete with a video montage of past and present members and photo booth for attendees to capture the celebration.

City officials offered words of gratitude during the luncheon. The Rev. Alvin Carlisle, the Winston Salem NAACP president and pastor of Exodus United Baptist Church, thanked Shiloh Baptist Church for 125 years of service to the Winston-

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Salem community. Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian Burke echoed his sentiment by saying that the church hasbeen a mainstay in Winston-Salem for such a long time.

“When I walked in, I walked in on love and appreciation. I would like to thank the church for all it has done in the community for 125 years,” said Burke.

Shiloh Baptist Church was founded in 1892 and was sold some years later because of financial difficulties.

The members reconvened in a two-room house in Bloomtown on Highland Avenue. It was under the Rev. Thornton Hairston’s administration that a new church was built. He would subsequently oversee the building of another church on Highland Avenue and 12½

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Mac Arthur Study Bible, UMI Annual Commentary 2016-2017 and “Christian Life Series,” UGP).

For Your Consideration: Will you obey God’s calling, even in the face of known or perceived danger? It’s not always about us; can you see how God is using you to aide in the ministry of others?

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start at 8:30 a.m. The worship service begins at 9:15 a.m. Tickets for the breakfast are $10 and there will be an offering during the service. For more information, contact Mallie Graham at 336-924-9409 or Dinah Pettigrew at 336-293-6413.

Aug. 20 Deaconess Anniversary The Deaconesses of St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 1100 Manly Street, will hold their anniversary on Sunday, Aug. 20 at 4 p.m.

The special guest will be Pastor John Cornelius and members of Zion Baptist Church of Mount Airy. The public is invited to attend. The host pastor and teacher is Rev. Dr. James F. Fulwood. For more information, call 336-287-8552.

Aug. 20 Worship Services Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Winston-Salem, 4055 Robinhood Road, will have worship service at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Liam Hooper will speak on “Building Multicultural Capacity: A View From the Margins.” At 9:15 a.m., the Forum and Explorations will meet jointly to hear Helen Parsonage, an immigration-law expert, give an overview of the local immigrant population.

More information, UUFWS.org.

Aug. 20 Church program United Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church will present "Color

Street – where the current church stands. It is known as the “church on the hill, where everybody is somebody.”

“Our church was founded the same year Winston-Salem State University was started,” said Dr. Paul A. Lowe Jr., who is the current pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church and has been there for 25 years.

“When the church started, there was a lot going on for African-Americans during that time. It was their faith that kept them moving forward and Shiloh Baptist Church was a part of that faith in the community as a beacon of hope.”

After lunch was served, the committee presented tokens of appreciation to many of the church leaders and lay workers for their service to the church.

Special recognition went to

the Dr. Manderline Scales for her dedicated work as the 125th anniversary chairperson.

The event was very special for Scales in more ways than one. She was released from the hospital on Friday and still managed to attend the luncheon on Saturday.

“It [the luncheon] was very important because we are going through trying times and we are using and looking to people who have contributed the ideas God has planted for the church,” said Scales. “I knew I had to trust in God to be here for this event.”

As for the next 125 years, Lowe says he hopes to keep moving forward.

“We hope we can continue to have a history of giving back to this community,” he said.

Life’s Application: The things that are important to God should also be important to us. We should be ready to serve even in adverse circumstances, to the end that others can have eternal life. As God articulates His calling to us, we must go beyond our comfort zone to accomplish His will in our lives as we reach others. Meeting people is not always easy … giving them the message of Christ may prove to be a challenge. Sometimes people appear mean and nasty, but it’s up to us to see what God sees in them. (UMI and UGP)

Me Faithful" program on Sunday, Aug. 20 at 4 p.m. The church is located at 2745 Patria Street.

Aug. 20 & 27 10th Anniversary Pastor Phillip G McCloud Sr. and First Lady Michelle McCloud will celebrate 10 years in the ministry. All services will be held at Fresh Fire Worship Center Inc., 1538 Waughtown St., W-S. The anniversary schedule is as follows: Sunday, Aug. 20 at 10 a.m. – Pastor Bishop Myron Henderson Sr. of New Life Church, Henderson; Sunday, Aug. 20 at 4 p.m. – Apostle Brenda McCloud of Greater Tabernacle Worship Center; Sunday, Aug. 27 at 4 p.m. – Pastor Dennis Bishop of 1st Waughtown Baptist. For more information call 336-833-4208 or visit www.FreshFireWorship.or Aug. 26 Interactive Bible Study The Women’s Ministry of Goler Memorial AME Zion Church (630 N. Patterson Avenue, WS, NC) will conduct their 5th Annual Chit Chat and All That Sistahs Breakfast and Table Talk, Saturday, August 26 at 9 a.m. at the Goler Family Enrichment Center.

There is no cost to attend, however RSVPs are encouraged to assist with planning. For RSVPs and inquiries, call 336-764-8629 or 336-817-2569.

Aug. 26 Back-to-School Block Party Miracle Temple Deliverance, 2930 Prescott Drive, will have a back-to-school block party on Aug. 26 from noon to 4 p.m. There will be free food, clothes and school supplies. The pastor is Bishop Charlie

Jenkins.

Aug. 26-27 Church homecoming First Baptist Church-Highland Avenue will be celebrating its annual church homecoming the weekend of Aug. 26-27. The theme for the weekend will be: "Celebrating God's Goodness."

Aug. 26-27 Youth Conference Holy Trinity Full Gospel Fellowship Center RYM, 5307 Peters Creek Parkway, youth ministry will sponsor a Back-to-School 2-Day Youth Conference on August 26-27. All grades Pre-K to High school are welcome to attend this FREE event. The conference theme is entitled "We LIT" (Living in Truth), scripture theme: John 8:31-32 MSG. On Saturday, August 26th events will be held from 4-8 p.m., then on Sunday, August 27th the conference will begin at 11 a.m. For more information please contact the church administrative office at 336784-9347.

Aug. 26-27 Male Chorus Anniversary Dr. James L.E. Hunt and the New Birth Worship Center (NBWC) Church family, 1033 Newbirth Dr. East Bend, will celebrate The Male Chorus 20th Anniversary Concert, which will be held on Sunday, August 27th at 3:30 p.m. The theme is “A New Beginning and A New Start”. For additional information, please call the church, 336-699-3583 or visit www.newbirthworshipcenter.org.

There was a full house at Shiloh Baptist Church’s 125th Appreciation Luncheon on Aug. 12.

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TATE David Kirk Tate, a lawyer, a soldier, an athlete and a gentle and gracious man, died on Friday, August 11, 2017, He was 78 years old.

Dave arrived in WinstonSalem in 1977 to become RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company’s first AfricanAmerican attorney. His long tenure at Reynolds included what he considered the crown jewel of his career, handling most of the legal work on the contracts required for the construction of the gigantic plant at Tobaccoville.

He quickly became active in his new community, was an early participant in Leadership Winston-Salem, volunteered with Legal Aid and served on the board of the Housing Authority of Winston-Salem and the Experiment in SelfReliance. He was also a volunteer assistant to the track coach at Parkland High School. Part of Dave’s lifestyle was making lasting friends wherever he went. He enjoyed pinochle nights with friends at his home, dominoes with another group, riding his motorcycle to work and on longer trips with a buddy.

He ran with another friend for years at the par course on Silas Creek Parkway. He loved all music — from the jazz he learned listening to his father’s records to the glorious sounds of the Winston-Salem Symphony and Chorale.

Dave was born on April 20, 1939, in Detroit to Izona Kirk Tate and Andrew Golden Tate.

They raised their firstborn son in the Conant Gardens neighborhood, where he played with cousins and was encouraged by neighbors as he delivered papers, shined shoes, scrounged enough parts to build himself a bicycle, made good grades and learned to play the violin. He discovered at age 15 that he

could excel as an athlete by running, which he did for the remainder of his life, earning citywide honors on the cross-country team at Pershing High School. At Michigan State University, where he again cemented lifelong friendships, he majored in math and ROTC, which led to his six years in the United States Army. During that period he learned Spanish at the Presidio of Monterey in California and guerrilla warfare in the jungles of Colombia.

His final year of service was as a captain with the 101st Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam. On returning home in 1968, he earned his law degree at the University of Detroit. He then joined the firm of Patmon, Young & Kirk. Dave was a longtime member, and former president, of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of WinstonSalem and a senior member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

He is survived by one son, DeMarcus David Holland, who lives in Detroit, along with three grandchildren: DeMarcus Holland, Jr. (Shinkia), Corey Holland (Mondrea) and Kyrah Holland, and four great grandchildren: DeMarcus III, Paityn, Paige and Caiden Holland, and one daughter Lisa Arlayne Tate Jenkins, who lives in Clemmons with her husband, Anthony Jenkins, and their daughters Larissa and Gabrielle Jenkins. Dave is also survived by one brother Ricky Tate (Georgia) of Detroit, and a special friend, Joan Dawson, along with a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Michael Tate.

A memorial service will be held Thursday, August 17, at 6:00 pm, at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel, 3315 Silas Creek Parkway, WinstonSalem, NC 27103. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Veterans helping Veterans, 3614 Glenn Ave., NE, WinstonSalem, NC 27105. Online condolences may be sent at www.hayworthmiller.com.

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Church celebrates first Men's and Women's Day Senior Pastor Mack H.L. McConnel, right, anointed all of the male ministers of the church following the service. Here he is with Minister William Robinson, who delivered the sermon during the men's service.

The men and women of the congregation showed support for both services this past Sunday.

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Many churches have separate days to celebrate the men and women of the congregation each year. For St. James Missionary Baptist Church, it was the congregation’s first time celebrating Men's and Women's Day, which was held in separate services on the same day, Sunday, Aug. 13, highlighting each gender.

For the women's service, the ladies of the church served as ushers and sat in the pulpit along with singing in the choir. First Lady Mazarene R. McConnel delivered a thought-provoking parable about tithing using apples as an example. First Lady McConnel was very pleased with the way the service turned out.

Minister Cynthia Van Eaton delivered the sermon “I think the day turned out great because ever since during the Women's Day Service. we announced we were going to have a Men's and Deaconess Gwendolyn Stout was the chairperson for Women's Day, the ladies have been praying and coming the women's day service. She felt the service was “martogether in unity,� she said.

Cynthia Van Eaton of St. James gave the message for velous� in so many ways. She said it was good to see the the women's service. Her message of being a woman women of the church get together to show “God is real.� “We are honoring Him and are just passing on the after God's own heart touched on the importance of being saved. She also spoke about letting God lead your life knowledge. We have to get more people to understand and not try to take control because you are not God. She that God is there for you and Jesus Christ is our Lord and spoke to both men and women when she said everyone is Savior,� Stout said. “It makes me feel good and lets me know that you have to come out of you comfort zone to to seek God out each day. “The women's theme was ‘women after God's own show the love that God has for us as his children.�

The men took center stage in the afternoon. Mirroring heart’ and I sat down and talked to God about it and he immediately started giving me words to speak,� said Van the women's service, the men took on the roles performed Eaton. “This was one of the quickest sermons I have ever by the ladies in their service. The service was led by written because He was ready to give this particular mes- Minister Levi Bryant. The message was delivered by sage to His people. He inspired it; it all came from God.� Minister William Robinson.

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Robinson's message centered on men being men. He used Jeremiah as an example of someone being a man of God. He says many men have forgotten what it means to be a man of God. He wanted the men of the congregation to understand what it takes to be a man and to be looked upon as being a man by others. “You don't understand what it takes to be a man if you don't see it,� said Robinson. “If you don't see it then where are you going to get it from? The only place you can get it from now is the Word of God. I look at men and how we cower from responsibility and let women lead us because we have left the master plan. We have to be courageous and stand up in the face of adversity because that is what being a man is.�

Minister Stuart D. Eaton was the coordinator for the men's day service. He says the day was “awesome� because they allowed the Lord to lead and guide. He says he was happy with the unity shown by the women and men during their respective services. He thought Robinson's message fit right along with the mantra of the men of the church, which is “Act like men, be watchful standing strong in your faith.�

Senior pastor of St. James, Mack H.L. McConnel, says he really enjoyed the service. He says for their first time out, both the men and the women did a phenomenal job in coordinating and executing the event. “I enjoyed it because God did some things that we really needed to be done to draw us closer together,� said Pastor McConnel. “I am thankful for God for putting me in this position so I can be the leader of this congregation.�

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The Winston-Salem chapter received the Outstanding SBC Chapter of the Year Award for the Southeastern Region. In the front row are Cydni Walker (Miss Phi Beta Sigma); Nasir and Nigel McDaniel-Moore; Arthur R. Thomas, Esq. (NSBC Foundation President); and Alim Turner. In the back row are Willie Conner (Chapter Coordinator) and Dr. Mario Brown (International Coordinator of SBC).

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Local Sigma Beta Club members, left to right, Alim Turner, Nasir and Nigel McDaniel-Moore, stand at the Charles Wright Statue in Detroit, Michigan.

Local Sigma Beta Club, member win awards

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Three local Sigma Beta Club members – Nigel McDaniel-Moore (10), Nasir McDaniel-Moore (15) and Alim Turner (15) – attended the 2017 National Sigma Beta Club Leadership Conference of the National Sigma Beta Club Foundation Inc. recently in Detroit, Michigan.

More than 100 young men from across the country attended the National Sigma Beta Club Leadership Conference (NSBCLC), which was held on the campus of Wayne State University on July 19-23. One significant conference session with a partnership of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service focused on the theme “What Lives Around the Detroit River?”

While visiting the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge at Historic Fort Wayne, Sigma Betas learned about animal adaptation, bird conservation and migration, nature journaling, sturgeon monitoring, watershed simulation, wildlife crime scene investigation and wildlife tracking.

The NSBCLC held a Scholarship & Awards Breakfast at the Wayne State University Student Center Ballroom. During the breakfast, the WinstonSalem chapter received the Outstanding SBC Chapter of the Year Award for the Southeastern Region. Club member Adrian EllisWilkerson was awarded the Outstanding SBC Member Award for the Southeastern Region (ages 8-13) and he was awarded runner-up in the National SBC Member of the Year Award (ages 813).

After the Awards Breakfast, the young men went on a tour of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American

History. Founded in 1965, The Wright Museum opens minds and changes lives through the exploration and celebration of AfricanAmerican history and culture.

The Delta Sigma chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. is the sponsoring chapter for the local

Sigma Beta Club, a youth auxiliary of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity for males ages 8 to 18. The Sigma Beta Clubs offer unique opportunities to exemplify wholesome values, leadership skills, educational enhancement, business training and development, and social and cultural

awareness to male youths at a most critical stage in their personal development.

The club’s motto is “Next Generation of Leaders Accepting the Responsibility and Loving the Challenge.”

NCDOT TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING ON AUGUST 24 FOR THE PROPOSED WIDENING OF HOPKINS ROAD AND WIDENING AND EXTENDING BIG MILL FARM BUSINESS WITH NEW INTERCHANGE AT BUSINESS 40 / U.S. 421 IN FORSYTH COUNTY

TIP Project No. U-5760

The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting regarding the proposed widening of Hopkins Road and widening and extending Big Mill Farm with new interchange at Business 40 / U.S. 421 in Forsyth County.

The meeting will take place on Thursday, August 24, at Faith Church located at 241 Hopkins Road in Kernersville from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Interested citizens may attend at any time during the above hours as there will be no formal presentation.

NCDOT representatives will be available to answer questions and receive comments regarding the proposed project. Citizens will also have the opportunity to submit comments and questions in writing. All written comments and questions need to be submitted no later than Monday, September 18.

The purpose of this project is to improve Hopkins Road from West Mountain Street (N.C. 66) to Big Mill Farm Road, and improve and extend Big Mill Farm Road from Business 40/U.S. 421 to Harmon Creek Road with a new interchange at Business 40/U.S. 421.

For additional information, contact Al Blanton, PE, Division Project Engineer at 375 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27127 or by e-mail: wablanton@ncdot.gov, or by calling (336) 747-7800.

Project information and materials can be viewed as they become available online at http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/publicmeetings. NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who want to participate in these meetings. Anyone requiring special services should contact Tony Gallagher, NCDOT Human Environment Section at 1598 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1598, by phone (919) 707-6069 or by e-mail at magallagher@ncdot.gov as early as possible so that arrangements can be made.

Persons who speak Spanish and do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English, may receive interpretive services upon request prior to the meeting by calling 1-800-481-6494.

Aquellas personas que hablan español y no hablan inglés, o tienen limitaciones para leer, hablar o entender inglés, podrían recibir servicios de interpretación si los solicitan de la reunión llamando al 1-800-481-6494.

The Chronicle August 17 and 24, 2017

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M/WBE BID NOTICES Advertisement for: Assistant Director of Design

The Facilities Design and Construction department at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro is seeking an Assistant Director of Design to supervise professional design project managers. The position is responsible for programming, budgeting, prioritizing, and design process for new and renovation Capital Improvement projects ranging from $300,000 to $100 million and minor renovation projects ranging from $30,000 to $300,000.

This position will provide leadership and the development of the design project managers to exemplify UNCG’s instructional goals of Expertise, Accountability, Customer-Oriented, Team-Oriented, and Compliance & Integrity in their work. A minimum of 5 years’ experience in supervision is required with supervision over design professionals highly preferred.

Must be a licensed professional in North Carolina. Candidates with a current NCARB certification and the ability to obtain a license to practice architecture by the North Carolina Board of Architecture may be considered. License will need to be obtained before employment can start.

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The Chronicle August 17 and 31, 2017 Notice to All

Historically underutilized businesses, i.e. minorities, disabled persons and women owned and operated businesses BID Invitation For:

“Konnoak Elementary School Replacement” Winston-Salem, NC

Seeking subcontractors for all divisions of work for the construction of “Konnoak Elementary School Replacement on August 22, 2017 prior to 3:00 PM.

The project architect is Ersoy Brake Appleyard Architects, 8 West 3rd St., Suite 700 Winston Salem, NC. The work consist of a new 84,032 SF, two-story replacement school facility (and partial renovation of an existing 16,754 SF one-story classroom wing) including extensive site construction and improvements. Drawings and specifications will be made available to all bidders at the following locations: Hickory Construction Company, 1728 9th Ave. NW, Hickory, NC; The Architects Office; Triad and Charlotte Associated General Contractors plan rooms; F.W. Dodge Corporation in the Charlotte Office; Reed Construction Data in the Charlotte Offices and on iSqFt. Contact for Hickory Construction company is John Bassett, email address: jbassett@hickoryconstruction.com; Phone: 828-322-9234.

Hickory Construction Company PO Box 1769 1728 9th Ave. NW (28601 Hickory, NC 28603 Phone: (828) 322-9234

The Chronicle August 17, 2017

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Henry V. Spainhour, Henry V. Spainhour, late of 3380 Kirklees Rd, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of the Decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at Doughton Blancato PLLC, 500 West Fourth Street, Suite 203A, WinstonSalem, North Carolina 27101, on or before November 6, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 3rd day of August, 2017.

Lori Deal Shepherd Executor of the Estate of Henry V. Spainhour

Thomas J. Doughton, Attorney DOUGHTON BLANCATO PLLC 500 West Fourth Street, Suite 203A Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101

The Chronicle August 3, 10, 17, 24, 2017

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NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

TO:

IN THE MATTER OF: JEREMIAH BATES DOB: 06-19-17

Samantha Bates – mother of the juvenile

TAKE NOTICE that a Juvenile Petition seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an adjudication of the Juvenile Petition filed by the Forsyth County Department of Social Services alleging Jeremiah Bates to be a neglected and dependent juvenile as pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-101(15) and 7B101(9).

You are required to make a written answer to the Petition alleging to adjudicate neglect and dependent within forty (40) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Petition within the 40 day period specified herein or to attend the hearing on the said Petition, the Petitioner will apply to the Court for terminating your parental rights to the above-referenced juvenile.

Any counsel appointed previously to represent you and not released by the Court shall continue to represent you.

If you are indigent and not already represented by appointed counsel, you are entitled to appointed counsel and provisional counsel has been appointed upon your request subject to the Courts review at the first hearing after this service.

The hearing on the Petition alleging to adjudicate Neglect and Dependency is scheduled for 10:30 a.m., on Friday, September 29, 2017 in Courtroom 4-J of the Hall of Justice in Winston-Salem, North Carolina or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear the said case.

This the 2nd day of August, 2017 Theresa A. Boucher Attorney for the Forsyth County Department of Social Services 741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101 (336) 703-3900

The Chronicle August 10, 17, 24, 2017 NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY

BEFORE THE COMMUNITY & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM HOUSING FILE NO.2009081105 DEMO LETTER SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

In the Matter of Property located at: 206 E. 27th Street Winston-Salem, North Carolina Known as Tax Block 1666 Lot(s) 010

You are hereby advised that on June 19, 2017, the Winston-Salem City Council of the City of Winston-Salem adopted an Ordinance ordering the demolition of the above referenced structure within ninety (90) days from said date.

You are further advised that if the subject dwelling is not demolished within the above time frame, a public office of the City of Winston Salem will cause said dwelling to be demolished and a lien for said cost, less the proceeds from the sale of salvageable materials, will be assessed against your property. Before the subject property is demolished you will have an opportunity to remove any and all articles of personal property, fixtures or appurtenances found in or attached to the dwelling; however, this removal must be completed within fifteen (15) days of the expiration of the aforementioned 90 day demolition period. This is the only notice you will receive regarding your right to remove any and all personal property, fixtures or appurtenance found in or attached to the dwelling prior to demolition by the City or contractors retained by the City. If you fail to refuse to remove said items, they shall be deemed abandoned and shall be subject to sale by the City in accordance with Section 10-203(g) of the City Code. The dwelling will then be demolished and the cost of demolition, less the proceeds from the sale, will be placed as a lien against the property.

Sharon Richmond, Housing Conservation Administrator

The Chronicle August 17, 2017

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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION OTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION IN THE MATTER OF: MIKAYLA APPLEBEE DOB: 10-18-14

TO: John Doe – putative father of the juvenile Mark Batton – putative father of the juvenile

TAKE NOTICE that a Juvenile Petition seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an adjudication of Termination of your Parental Rights with respect to the above-referenced juvenile pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111.

You are required to make a written answer to the Petition alleging to Terminate Parental Rights within forty (40) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Petition within the 40 day period specified herein or to attend the hearing on the said Petition, the Petitioner will apply to the Court for terminating your parental rights to the above-referenced juvenile.

Any counsel appointed previously to represent you and not released by the Court shall continue to represent you.

If you are indigent and not already represented by appointed counsel, you are entitled to appointed counsel and provisional counsel has been appointed upon your request subject to the Courts review at the first hearing after this service.

The hearing on the Petition alleging to Terminate Parental Rights is scheduled for 11:45 a.m., on Friday, September 29, 2017 in Courtroom 4-J of the Hall of Justice in Winston-Salem, North Carolina or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear the said case.

This the 10th day of August, 2017 Theresa A. Boucher Attorney for the Forsyth County Department of Social Services 741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101 (336) 703-3900

The Chronicle August 17 24 and 31, 2017 NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY

BEFORE THE COMMUNITY & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM HOUSING FILE NO. 2016020138 DEMO LETTER SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

In the Matter of Property located at: 745 Barney Avenue

Winston-Salem, North Carolina Known as Tax Block 1365 Lot(s) 005

You are hereby advised that on NOVEMBER 21, 2016 , the Winston-Salem City Council of the City of Winston-Salem adopted an Ordinance ordering the demolition of the above referenced structure within fifteen (15) days from said date.

Because you have failed to demolish or repair such dwelling within the prescribed time period, the City will proceed to demolish said dwelling pursuant to the ordinance adopted by the Council. You are hereby advised to remove any and all articles of personal property, fixtures or appurtenances found in or attached to the aforementioned dwelling within fifteen (15) days of receipt of this notice. If you fail to refuse to remove said items, they shall be deemed abandoned and shall be subject to sale by the City in accordance with Section (10-203(g) of the City Code.

The dwelling will then be demolished and the cost of demolition, less the proceeds from the sale, will be placed as a lien against the property.

Sharon Richmond, Housing Conservation Administrator

The Chronicle August 17, 2017

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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF: 16 JT 186 RAYLYNN WILHITE DOB: 08-09-16

TO: Brittany Harris mother of the juvenile

TAKE NOTICE that a Juvenile Petition seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an adjudication of Termination of your Parental Rights with respect to the above-referenced juvenile pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111.

You are required to make a written answer to the Petition alleging to Terminate Parental Rights within forty (40) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Petition within the 40 day period specified herein or to attend the hearing on the said Petition, the Petitioner will apply to the Court for terminating your parental rights to the above-referenced juvenile.

Any counsel appointed previously to represent you and not released by the Court shall continue to represent you.

If you are indigent and not already represented by appointed counsel, you are entitled to appointed counsel and provisional counsel has been appointed upon your request subject to the Courts review at the first hearing after this service.

The hearing on the Petition alleging to Terminate Parental Rights is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., on Friday, September 15, 2017 in Courtroom 4-J of the Hall of Justice in Winston-Salem, North Carolina or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear the said case.

This the 10th day of August, 2017 Theresa A. Boucher Attorney for the Forsyth County Department of Social Services 741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101 (336) 703-3900

The Chronicle August 17, 24, 31, 2017

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as the Co-Administrators of the Estate of Danny Wayne Hicks, also known as Danny W. Hicks, late of Forsyth County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before November 2, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All parties indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned, This the 10th day of August, 2017.

Mary Hicks Carpenter, 3384 Mountain View Road, Germanton, NC 27019 R. Daryl Hicks, 138 Glenn Avenue, King NC 27021

The Chronicle August 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2017

EMPLOYMENT

The City of Winston-Salem is looking to fill the position for an

Sr Recreation Center Supervisor 1741, 1742, 1743, 2727 Please visit: www.cityofws.org for job description and application process.

The City of Winston-Salem is looking to fill the position for an Meter Reader - 3229

Please visit: www.cityofws.org for job description and application process.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Co-Executors of the Estate of Bertha W. Clinkscales (17E 1635), also known as Bertha Lee Williams Clinkscales and Bertha Williams Clinkscales, deceased June 16, 2017, Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before November 19, 2017 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

The City of Winston-Salem is looking to fill the position for an

Equipment Operator/Medium - 1965 Please visit: www.cityofws.org for job description and application process.

This the 17th day of August, 2017.

Marilyn M. Jackson Co-Executor for Bertha W. Clinkscales, deceased 4493 Tise Avenue Winston-Salem, NC 27105

Roslyn M. Foote Co-Executor for Bertha W. Clinkscales, deceased 663 Motor Road Winston-Salem, NC: 27105

The City of Winston-Salem is looking to fill the position for an

Maintenance Worker - 1387, 3423 Please visit: www.cityofws.org for job description and application process.

The Chronicle August 17, 24, 31 and September 7, 2017

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