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BY CASH MICHAELS FOR THE CHRONICLE

Once again the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that North Carolina’s Republican-led General Assembly has illegally employed race to ensure partisan, yet unconstitutional outcomes. In the 2011 redistricting, it was nine state Senate districts and 19 N.C. House districts of the state’s 170 legislative districts that the three-judge panel ruled were racially gerrymandered in absence of any compelling state interests.

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by the U.S. District Court that the 2011 N o r t h Carolina district maps were designed t o silence voters and deprive African-Americans of their right to fair and equal protection under the law,” Sen. Paul Lowe (D-Forsyth) told The Chronicle. “It is imperative that we work together in a bipartisan approach to protect the people’s rights to fair representation.”

Legally it’s called “stacking and packing,”

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where Democratic black voters were drawn into majority-minority districts for the sole purpose of removing them from swing districts so that white Republicans could easily defeat white Democrats.

Those legislative maps have already been used in two prior elections, and will be used again for the upcoming Nov. 8 general election because there isn’t time to redraw them, the federal appellate court said. But when the N.C. General Assembly goes back into session next January, the court has ordered it to redraw those voting districts so that the maps comply consti-

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14th Street School holds all-class reunion

President of the local NAACP branch and student at 14th Street School Isaac “Ike” Howard (L) greets an old classmate and teammate during the all-class reunion on Saturday, Aug. 13. Howard, who played professional football for the Dallas Cowboys, said 14th Street School made a major impact on the lives of many African-Americans in East Winston.

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Alumni of segregated school look back during their first homecoming

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

After years of discussions and months of planning and preparing, more than 200 former students, teachers and others with ties to 14th Street School got together last weekend for their first all-class reunion.

The school that once stood on the corner of E. 14th Street and Cameron Avenue educated African-American students in Forsyth County before forced integration in the early 1970s.

Since earlier this year, alumni have held monthly and at times, weekly meetings to prepare for the reunion.

President of the East Winston Neighborhood Association and 14th Street alumnus Marva Reid said she was happy to be able to connect with people she hasn’t seen in years.

According to Reid, since May, alumni have been meeting at 14th Street Recreation Center planning the weekend of festivities.

She said every week more people showed up for the meeting, asking how they could help.

“It began as just a small group of us, but once word got out about what we were trying to do, the group began to grow,” continued Reid. “It feels good to see all the hard work come to

life.”

During the reunion held on Saturday, Aug. 13, at the site where the school once stood, Lester Davis was armed with his camera to document the special moment.

“It feels good to see people you haven’t seen in years,” continued Davis. “Just being here today brings back a lot of memories.”

While catching up with his former classmates, president of the local NAACP branch Isaac “Ike” Howard said 14th Street School was where his infatuation with the game of football first began. Howard, who played at Carver High School, went on to play at Colorado University. In 1969, Howard signed a contract to play for

Just before Winston Lake Family Day was scheduled to start at Ray Agnew Field on Sunday, Aug. 14, the sweltering sun gave way to an unexpected summer shower that drenched the entire eastern portion of the city.

While the rain soaked much of the area that was set up for games, live entertainment and other activities for children and their families, volunteers from the WinstonSalem Department of Recreation and Parks, SciTech and the Josh Howard Foundation put on their thinking caps and made arrangements for the event to go on as planned, despite the weather.

As the parking lot of the football complex began to fill with families, volunteers moved the merriment out of the rain and under several brightly colored tents. While waiting for her son to pick his prize after winning one of several games offered during the event, Whitney Simms-Moore said she was impressed by the effort of the sponsors.

Photo by Tevin Stinson “They could A young boy attempts to win a have easily can- prize by competing in one of sevcelled the event eral games offered during because of rain, Winston Lake Family Day on but seeing what Sunday, Aug. 14. they did to move everything in such a short period of time showed a lot of dedication,” she said. “For them do that, really shows how they are trying to make a difference in this community.”

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City OKs Goler hydroponics facility at Kimberley Park

BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE

During its Monday, Aug. 15, meeting, the Winston-Salem City Council approved a new facility that will deliver fresh produce to the Kimberley Park community, which is a food desert, meaning that there’s not a grocery store within one mile.

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Goler Community Development Corporation’s hydroponics and aquaponics facility at Kimberley Park was approved.

Hydroponics involves growing produce with water instead of soil and aquaponics involves farming fish, whose waste will provide nutrients for the plants to grow.

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William Griffin and Ernestine Lane look at old photos during the 14th Street School all-class reunion held on Saturday, Aug. 13. More than 200 people battled blazing heat to attend the reunion held on the corner of East 14th Street and Cameron Ave.

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Howard said the school’s contributions to the community were just as important as historic black high schools Atkins and Carver.

“Just as Carver and Atkins had a major impact on East Winston community, 14th Street had the same type of impact,” he said. “At those schools students learned how to do things the right way and not to take shortcuts.”

A number of city and state officials

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good to do something positive in the community at a point in time that most of the news reports on the East Winston community are negative.

According to representatives with recreation and parks department, more

were also on hand to mark the occasion.

Sen. Paul Lowe, Councilman Derwin Montgomery, Board of Education members Robert Barr, Deanna Taylor, and David Singletary, attended the event as well.

Just before spotting an old friend, Charles Miller said next year he thinks even more alumni will attend the reunion.

“Now that the word is out, this will continue to grow every year,” he continued. “14th Street was like a family. That’s why it gives me a special feeling to be here today.”

On Monday afternoon, president of the 14th Street Reunion Committee Al Harvey said he was thankful he was able to help.

than 100 bags filled with school supplies and other items were distributed during the event. The annual event which marks the end of summer and the start of a new school year is usually held at Winston Lake. However, this year the event was moved to the home of the Tiny Indians, a youth football organization, because of the construction of the Winston Lake Aquatic Park. Earlier this month city council mem-

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On Saturday, Aug. 13, more than 200 former students, teachers and others with ties to 14th Street School came together for an all-class reunion held where the school stood from 1926 until the late 1970s. The school educated African-American students in Forsyth County before schools were integrated.

During a phone interview with The Chronicle, Harvey mentioned he and other alumni were still talking about the reunion.

He said they are already planning for next year.

“It was truly a great day for East Winston and a tremendous day for the city of Winston-Salem,” he said. “It’s good to see so many people come together to celebrate the heritage of this community.”

Although they are planning for future reunions, Harvey said the committee is also looking at ways they can change the narrative of schools in the inner city.

Harvey, a lifelong educator who recently retired from Atkins Academic & Technology High School located on Old

bers and other officials held a groundbreaking ceremony to start construction on the pool, diving area, and spray grounds that will be located on the corner of Waterworks and Winston Lake Roads.

When asked about the coming attraction, longtime East Winston resident Samuel Downey said he could be excited to see the finished product. He mentioned the aquatic park will add value to a side of

Greensboro Road, said, “The 14th Street Reunion Committee is looking to help bring change to schools in this area when it comes to educating students of color.

“For communities like East Winston, we need more schools like 14th Street, where the teachers care about the overall wellbeing of their students,” said Harvey.

“We are working to bring these types of schools back to the area.”

“Our schools are failing and we want to play a part in changing that narrative. If we still had community schools like 14th Street School, we wouldn’t be having nearly as many issues with our schools,” he continued. “It’s time we go back to the old way of doing things.” town that is often overlooked.

“It finally seems like city officials are starting to pay attention to the needs of residents in East Winston,” continued Downey. “With events like family day and the construction of the water park, East Winston seems to be headed in the right direction.”

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BOE adds early voting sites, but not WSSU

A standing-room only crowd filled the multi-purpose room at the Forsyth County Government Center for the Forsyth County Board of Elections meeting on Aug. 11.

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BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE

The Forsyth County Board of Elections added two sites aimed at minority voters, but still didn’t include WinstonSalem State University in its new early voting plan at the meeting held on T h u r s d a y, Aug. 11.

The BOE passed an early voting plan last month, but c o u n t y boards of election across the state are having to revisit their plans after a federal appeals court overturned North Carolina’s voter ID law. The omnibus voting law, which the court ruled was discriminatory, had numerous other provisions, including shortening early voting from 17 to 10 days, which were also overturned.

While the BOE did keep the 15 sites in its plan, the board did add sites, with board members Fleming El-Amin and Stuart Russell haggling over how many to add.

El-Amin, the board’s sole Democrat, held firm on adding two sites: St. Paul United Methodist Church and Sprague Street Community Center. Stuart originally just wanted to add Sprague Street. Both sites, which are accessible to the largely minority communities near them, were added to the new compromise plan that passed unanimously.

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nose up at this Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision if we don’t put something in East Winston,” said El-Amin, referring to St. Paul, which the standingroom only crowd applauded.

The new plan adds seven days onto early voting, which will start Oct. 20.

During that time, the BOE office will be open for early voting from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekdays and 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22. On Oct. 27 all 17 sites will be open during the hours in the plan passed last month.

El-Amin briefly Susan Campbell brought up Sunday voting, when the popular Souls to the Polls event was held by black churches. Russell refused the idea and El-Amin went with the compromise they’d worked on. ElAmin said that he believed more voters will come out on Saturdays than on a Sunday and hoped churches would work to get their congregants to vote regardless.

El-Amin said he voted for the compromise plan under the condition that the board takes up moving the election day polling place for Precinct 405 from Sims Community Center to the Anderson Center at WSSU. The Anderson Center had a long history of being an early voting site. It has not been used for early voting since the Republicans became a majority on the

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board in 2013 and has become a point of contention. El-Amin voted against the original early voting plan because it lacked WSSU and planned to appeal to the State BOE. The last several meetings’ public comment sessions have been filled with people of all ages, backgrounds and ethnicities asking for early voting to return to the historically black university.

Joshua Canzona, an instructor at Wake Forest University, told the BOE last week that removing the site was a mistake.

“We should do everything in our power to increase the bonds between our universities and the city,” he said. “So to flagrantly remove one of those bonds was bad for the school and bad for the city. And I think we should do the right thing and put that polling place back where it was.”

WSSU was also one of the sites that former Democratic Party Chair Susan Campbell asked for.

“Even Guilford County has successfully used their colleges for voting locations and it’s time for us to do it,” she said, referring to Guilford BOE adding several colleges to their early voting plan last week.

While most commenters did want an early voting site at WSSU, Linda Petrou said she opposed it because of “problems” there in the past. She also disagreed with the appeals court ruling, saying voter suppression was not occurring.

“Votes were not suppressed two years ago, there was a larger turnout than there has ever been,” said Petrou.

During the comment session, current Democratic Chair Eric Ellison said that if

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the BOE didn’t make changes to make its plan more equitable, the matter would be taken to court. While WSSU did not a get a site, other things voters repeatedly asked for were included, like more sites in heavily populated, minority communities and more Saturday hours to help working people vote. Ellison said afterwards he supported the compromise. Ellison said he’d continue advocating for WSSU as a site in November.

El-Amin said that making the WSSU Anderson Center the polling site for its precinct will solve issues with the Sims Center. Construction on U.S. 52 is currently making it more difficult for many to get to Sims. After the meeting, BOE Chair Ken Raymond said he believed that ElAmin was talking about moving the precinct for a future election because he thought that it would be too confusing for voters to move it now. The BOE is scheduled to discuss the matter in its next meeting.

Along with changes in early voting, the appeals court ruling also means that voters will not need to show ID to vote. It also ensures same day registration and outof-precinct voting will continue after a previous injunction on the measures had expired in June. Pre-registration for 16 and 17 year olds is also back and the BOE is already receiving forms from teens, which will make them automatically eligible to vote when they turn 18. The voter ID case is being appealed to the Supreme Court, which could overturn the appeals court ruling.

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WSSU welcomes largest freshman class since 2008

Students hold a sign representing the class of 2020 during Ramdition, a week-long orientation for incoming students at WSSU. Last weekend 950 students, the most since 2008, kicked off their college journey during move-in day.

Incoming students first to enter university under new strategic plan

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

When Greensboro native Oshiana Simmons was making out her list of potential colleges, it began and ended with one

school: Winston-Salem State University (WSSU).

Simmons, a nursing major, is one of 950 freshman students that make up the largest incoming class since 2008.

Simmons said although it’s closer to home, she never even considered that other HBCU (Historic Black College and University) that Berg-Jones wears dark blue and maize.

“There is no place I’d rather be,” she said. “In my opinion, Winston-Salem State is the best HBCU; not just in North Carolina but the country.”

When asked how it felt to be part of one of the largest groups of incoming students in WSSU history, Simmons said, “It’s very exciting to be a part of such a large class of freshmen. I know the class of 2020 is going to do some great things.”

As if being the largest incoming class in nearly a decade isn’t enough added excitement, the class of 2020 is also the first class to enter the university under the new strategic plan that was adopted earlier this year.

The strategic plan has two main purposes.

The first is to advance the focus of liberal arts to a more comprehensive liberal education approach, one that builds knowledge and strengthens intellectual and interpersonal skills.

The second is to give students opportunities to engage important questions with-

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ing, Goler CDC President Michael Suggs said that Goler has been focused on real estate development in the past, with projects like Goler Lofts. He told council members that the CDC found other needs in the community involving jobs and health that it wanted to address. After the City Council unanimously approved the measure, Suggs said Goler was glad to have the city behind the project.

“I’m excited to see the city take a stand to address an issue that has been very prevalent in a lot of our community, which is a lot of our citizens just don’t have access to fresh food, fruits and vegetables,” said Suggs The new facility will be in the North Ward, which

in their discipline, community and society at large. Chancellor Elwood Robinson said the plan aims to make WSSU a firstchoice university among potential students in N.C. He said under the new plan, every freshman will have at least one internship experience before they graduate.

“I want this university to be the first school students and parents think about” he continued. “That process begins with carving out academic excellence, and I know we have done that.

“We have moved the needle in so many ways when it comes to academic outcomes. The word is really getting out, and our message is starting to resonate with people across the state.”

As part of the rebranding process, the university also unveiled a new logo. The logo, which includes the Winston-Salem skyline seen through the archways on campus that were built in 1930, reflects the faculty and staff’s commitment to advocating for students and providing them a safe and supportive environment to pursue their education.

Robinson said, “We’re trying to send a message that everything we do matters and is important.

“We have the strategic plan and this grand vision about the type of education experience you want your students to have, then you have to market that plan,” he continued. “The new logo is about branding the university to reflect the kind of experience you want to have.”

Last Saturday, Aug. 13, WSSU officially welcomed the newest additions to the Ram family during move-in day. To help students transition into the college life, the class of 2020 has been participating in a week-long orientation. Better known as Ramdition, the week of welcome is an annual tradition.

Ramdition will end with a “Through the Archway” rite of passage ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 20. The first official day of class for WSSU is set for Monday, Aug. 22.

While scavenger hunts, classroom sessions and campus workshops are still on the list of scheduled events, the 2016 edition has an added twist. To reflect

City Council Member Denise “D.D.” Adams represents. Adams said that the city hasn’t been able to get grocery chains to go into certain parts of the city where food deserts exist.

She said the project provides an innovative solution to that problem.

“We can duplicate, replicate and move this into other areas of the city if it’s successful,” said Adams.

Also during the meeting, the city approved changing its incentive deal with Caterpillar. It changed the minimum number of jobs from 196 to 100 that the local facility has to have in order to not pay back the millions its received so far in incentives. Caterpillar subsidiary Progress Rail, which makes train parts, was also added to the deal.

Caterpillar, whose local

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facility makes axels for mining trucks, is facing a worldwide downturn in the mining industry and has reduced its workforce. It plans to bring Progress Rail to the facility to bolster the jobs there, and wanted the change in the deal so it wouldn’t go below the minimum job level during the facility’s transition.

Jo Ann Allen, who is running as a write-in mayoral candidate, said during the public hearing that if the council changes an

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A group of incoming freshmen work together to complete a scavenger hunt on Tuesday, Aug. 16 on the campus of Winston-Salem State University. The scavenger hunt was part of Ramdition, a weeklong freshman orientation for incoming students. This year WSSU welcomed 950 freshmen.

thechanges at the university, students are also getting involved in the community.

According to a press release, each student has been assigned to one of 15 community service projects.

During a phone interview with The Chronicle earlier this week, Robinson said, it is important that students understand the importance of serving the community as soon as they step foot on campus. He said, “At WSSU we are looking to shape people that will someday change the world.

“We are looking to educate the whole student and extend the classroom to the campus, the community and the world,” Robinson said.

Although the start of the college journey can be frightening, a number of students said they are ready for the voyage

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agreement with Caterpillar, then other companies will want similar accommodations.

The City Council defended the deal, saying that it allows the facility to stay open and continue employing workers. City Council member James Taylor described altering the deal as turning lemons into lemonade.

The city also allocated the additional $50,000 added to this year’s budget for Successful Outcomes After Release (SOAR), which gives grants to pro-

and ready to change the world. A native of Goldsboro, N.C., Jeriq Bryant said although it was hard to say good-bye to his parents, he is ready to see what the future holds.

“I’ve been waiting for this all summer.

I’m ready to get started,” he said.

After piecing a giant puzzle together with her fellow classmates inside C.G. O’Kelly Library, Khadijah Smith from Lilllington, N.C., said she is confident that WSSU will make her a better person.

“When I’m a senior and I look back on my four years spent here at WSSU, I know I will be a better person than I am today,” She continued. “That should be everyone’s goal, to become a better person, and I know the faculty and students here at WSSU will help me do that.”

grams that assist at-risk populations like ex-offenders and at-risk youth.

Grants were awarded to Silver Lining Youth Services, My Brother’s Second Chance, Southside Rides, the YWCA’s Hawley House/Project New Start, The Josh Howard Foundation, Hoops4LY.F.E and How Is Your Heart Project for a Beating Up Bad Habits summer boxing camp.

During the public comment period, residents from Rolling Hills Apartments spoke about the substandard conditions there that violate city housing codes. Carlice RobertsBraddy decried the “patch work” way management has dealt with the problems and praised those who have helped the residents by providing food and water.

“We have tears that won’t dry, hearts that won’t heal, frowns that never go away and questions that can never be answered,” she said.

Community and Business Development Director Ritchie Brooks said that repair orders have been issued at the complex, some of which have been complied with and some are still open with some civil penalty fines that are being assessed.

Though residents voiced concerns about the cleanliness of the water in their apartments, Brooks said that the water was tested in one apartment in each building of the complex and those tests concluded the water was not contaminated.

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One of the major concerns about the 2013 voter suppression law was that the requirement for voters to brandish their government-issued photo identification would ultimately cause long lines at the polls during the early voting period and on Nov. 8 Election Day. So when the July 29th federal appellate decision doing away with voter ID was handed down, many cheered, until they realized there was still one key part of the voter suppression law still intact: the part that did away with straight-ticket balloting.

In North Carolina, Michigan and other states without straight-ticket vot-

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ing, Republicans say forcing voters to choose candidates race-by-race allows them to do their research on who has the best positions. But critics say given the partisan atmosphere, voters pretty much know what parties they support, so not being able to mark one party of candidates only creates longer lines and greater confusion.

According to the U.S. Fourth Circuit ruling, one of the reasons why early voting was targeted by Republican lawmakers was because it was so popular with African-American voters. Thus, virtually all of the voter suppression requirements were applied accordingly.

But not so with mail-in absentee balloting, a voting feature dominated by Republicans who, for whatever reason, aren’t able to cast an in-person ballot on any of the early voting days or on Election Day.

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tutionally for the 2018 elections.

Black Democrats across the state, and here in Winston-Salem, still reeling from the U.S. Fourth Circuit’s earlier finding that the 2013 voter suppression laws deliberately targeted AfricanAmericans, are outraged.

“This Republican legislature has broken a record enacting the highest number of unconstitutional laws ever, and all of them are raced-based,” Eric Ellison, chairman of the Forsyth County Democratic Party said in blunt terms. “They’re a bunch of racists, and our courts agree with us. These guys are underhanded, they don’t believe in the Constitution, they don’t believe in fairness, they don’t believe in democracy. They’re a bunch of crooks, and it’s time to get them out of office, and get new leadership in there, and the time to do it is now!”

Thirty-one North Carolina voters sued the N.C. legislature in May 2015 in federal court, claiming that the 2011 district maps unnecessarily increased the number of black voters in 28 districts under the guise of complying with the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Blacks and whites were already in coalition electing black candidates of their choice in those districts.

State Sen. Floyd McKissick Jr. was one of those black lawmakers

Unlike in-person voting, absentee balloting has virtually few restrictions.

According to the Forsyth County Board of Elections, “Any registered

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North Carolina voter can request a mail-in absentee ballot. This type of absentee voting allows a voter or a near relative or legal guardian to request that an absentee ballot be sent to the voter by mail. The voter may vote the ballot and return it to the county board of elections by the ballot return deadline.”

Eric Ellison, chairman of the Forsyth County Democratic Party, believes working with those in the community who need the added time at home to study the candidates and the issues more thoroughly on the general ballot will bare fruit in the end because they won’t be rushed to make snap judgments on Election Day. Not just the presidential and gubernatorial races will be listed, but the legislative, county city and judicial

County NAACP, says they are working with churches to help prospective voters deal with what everyone expects will be an extra long local ballot for the general election. Generally Sutton believes if churches can help people understand their absentee ballots, and assist them with properly returning them to the elections board by mail, that will ultimately help make for a smoother election.

“We’re doing our faithful voter pledge cards where we’re going to be sending people their sample ballot, and also sending them their early voting times. So we’re doing what we can to get the word out to as many people as we can.”

Sutton also said that a “Black Votes Matter” cam-

paign is also needed to impress upon the community the importance of every vote, especially in the aftermath of the two recent U.S. Fourth Circuit rulings striking down the voter suppression law and the 2011 N.C. legislative redistricting map.

They are “trying to do something to raise the awareness of these two rulings,” Sutton said.

Meanwhile published reports quote Gov. Pat McCrory as saying that his attorneys are asking U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to stay the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ July 29 ruling overturning the voter ID laws before the Nov. 8 general elections.

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races will also be listed, among others.

“They’ve overloaded it, so every single race that could be on this ballot, will be on this ballot,” Ellison told The Chronicle.

Fortunately, the Forsyth Democratic Party has been distributing a thorough voting card since June with names, pictures and websites of Democratic candidates for voters to become familiar with.

Linda Sutton, interim secretary for the Forsyth

who previously enjoyed strong support from a racial coalition of support which included 42 percent of black voters from Durham and Granville counties. But his district lines were suddenly changed in 2011 to where he had over 50 percent black voters in his district.

Indeed, prior to 2011, not one state Senate district represented by an AfricanAmerican had a majority of black voters, because it wasn’t necessary.

The 2015 federal lawsuit charged that the 2011 Republican redistricting was just a ruse to feign compliance with the 1965 Voting Rights Acts in order to gain political advantage.

“They were just packing African-Americans into those districts, and making it more likely that Republicans would win the other ones,” McKissick said.

When state lawmakers return in January, their first order of business will be to redraw the 28 legislative districts so that they are in constitutional compliance.

“My Democratic colleagues and I concur that the citizens of North Carolina should not endure another cycle of unconstitutional elections,” Lowe said. “We must work together, along with the majority party on redistricting efforts that everyone can appreciate.

Although we will not see that come to fruition in November, I stand with my colleagues in the Senate Democratic Caucus to call for the establishment of an independent redistricting commission in 2017.”

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This is a way village works on literacy

While students and parents get ready to go back to school, members of the community are helping out. Back-to-school giveaways abound. But one member of the community is thinking as a member of the village, trying to help raise the children.

Andrew Snorton, a Wake Forest University alumnus, will celebrate his birthday this month, and he is planning a party of sorts. He is inviting the community.

He will coordinate a program called “The Literacy Project” to take place on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Malloy-Jordan East Winston Heritage Center, 1110 E. Seventh St. in Winston-Salem.

Snorton says he wants to push and encourage students in grades K-12 and adults to embrace and improve their consistency with reading.

“It’s something I want to do as it ties in with my birthday,” which is Aug. 31, Snorton said.

“I’ve always done a community service and outreach piece when celebrating my birthday; this year, my focus is on the encouragement of reading, as it truly is a powerful means of learning.”

As part of the program, group readings will be conducted to help demonstrate and model the overall importance of reading.

He asks that those who attend the program bring a book. He has a list of the kinds he would like to see. Or, people can donate a gift card from a local bookstore in an amount ranging from $8 to $31.

The emphasis on books doesn’t stop there. Any books that are not picked up during the book exchange will be donated to a local school or schools, library or other community-based organization. (See story on page B8.)

This is a novel idea to help spread readership.

Snorton realizes how important it is.

Who in the village will work with Snorton to help people read? What other ideas are out there to help break the chains holding back people who can’t read?

Reading is so fundamental that a TV drama featured a young criminal who killed the wrong person because he couldn’t read the name of a street on a map and got the wrong address of the alleged victim.

Reading can lead to self-esteem. Reading can open doors. Reading can lead to good jobs.

Let’s rebuild the village to lead children to the right address: the one that leads to success.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Train track projects improve rail transportation To The Editor:

I recently enjoyed a unique train ride from Raleigh to Charlotte and back on the American View, an Amtrak car with a special all-glass front. The trip offered me and my fellow passengers a new perspective on the state’s rail network and the improvement projects taking place in Lexington and Thomasville.

Improving our freight rail service and enhancing rail safety are two important aspects of Governor McCrory’s 25-Year Vision for transportation in North Carolina, and North Carolina’s rail system is hard at work on projects that accomplish both. Two of the closed crossings are in Davidson County. Another project, the Thomasville to Davidson Double Track Project, is adding four miles of second track which will let passenger trains to safely pass slower freight trains. The additional track will help reduce congestion, increase reliability and decrease travel time between

Raleigh and Charlotte. The project will also improve a railroad bridge over Rich Fork Creek and construct new railroad bridges over Hamby Creek tributary and Abbotts Creek.

These bridges will also prevent collisions between trains and cars.

I encourage you to visit NCByTrain.org to learn more about PIP and our state’s railroad system.

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Court overrules GOP majority again over maps.

Where does it stop?

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Rep. Larry D. Hall Democratic Leader N.C. House of Representatives

Hot Hillbilly book: White skins, black masks Bill Turner

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Those who want to read an extremely rare book that speaks to the similarities between poor whites and poor blacks – especially in this white hot summer of presidential politics, where race and class fertilize the ground on which Donald Trump runs – must read “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and a Culture in Crisis,” by J. D. Vance.

Vance, 34, an exMarine who holds a Yale law degree – through a walk down memory lane paved with the dysfunctions of his extended white working-class family, whom he calls with a comical and witty familiarity

The people of North Carolina have a right to vote in constitutional districts.

and warped sense of loyalty everything from “mountaineers,” to “trailer trash,” to “rednecks” - opens the view to the demoralized whites to and for whom Donald Trump speaks. Mr. Vance’s chronicle jumps between the homeland of his “Mawmaw” and “Pawpaw” in the coalfields of Eastern Kentucky to Middletown, Ohio to where they migrated after WW II – north to find manufacturing jobs. In the Appalachian heartland of Kentucky and West Virginia – indeed among millions of whites throughout America – there is a feeling of powerlessness as their way of life, the advantages and privileges whiteness gave them, is being devastated.

With their world of work shattered and their conservative world views called into question, the traditional values, norms,

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The federal court ruled today [Aug. 11] that 28 districts in our state are in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution because race was the predominant factor in the drawing of those districts.

O u r Republican majority continues to ignore the courts and pass unconstitutional laws. So much so that the court cited that this legislature failed to heed the guidance that could have prevented this litigation.

Our citizens have again been denied their constitutional rights to vote by Republicans –this time under racially gerrymandered state legislative districts. Republican leadership has cost the people of the citizens of the state more than $9 million in legal fees. Where does it stop?

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and behaviors of the white working class have devolved into a new code, a new set of self-destructive conduct. Elegy reads like Vance is writing about pigeon-holed poor black people in Central Harlem, not stereotyped poor white people in Harlan County, Kentucky or Central Appalachia. It reads like pages torn from Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s 1965dated report, “The Negro Family: The Case for National Action.”

Moynihan argued more than a half century ago that “the deterioration of the Negro family is the fundamental source of the weakness of the Negro community.” Substitute the key words with deindustrialization and globalization and you have the tangle of pathology that affects the white working class: family dysfunction, drug and alcohol addiction, crime, and intergenerational welfare.

In the Rust Belt swaths of America described by Vance, life for many working class whites is crumbling and disintegrating.

“Where’s my white privilege?” “My white life matters, too!” “They’re taking our jobs!”

Mr. Vance does not ask what America is doing for the white working class, but rather he points out what they are doing to themselves.

“Hillbilly Elegy” blames and buries a lot of the victims of a changed America. Vance does not spend much time on the effect of the disappearance of blue-collar

jobs and what it means to be isolated from the educated, elite, and effete, white American mainstream. That’s something poor black people have also known a lot about for a very long time.

The last book about working class and impoverished white people to charge up the air to such a sizzling level was Harry Caudill’s 1963-published “Night Comes to the Cumberlands.” Will the government’s reaction to “Hillbilly Elegy” be the same – a new War on Poverty? I certainly hope not because the War on Poverty that started in Appalachia in 1965 came up with some mirror image skirmishes for urban blacks’ way out of their despair and want – Model Cities and Urban Renewal.

Those agendas, plans, policies, and courses of action only masked the troubles of disadvantaged whites and blacks. We shouldn’t put any more skin – of any color – in those same old poverty programs. In the end, Mr. Vance’s funeral song about the white working class reads like the autobiography of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas: in order make his point he badmouthed his own people – blamed the victims.

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

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D e a r Daniel A. C a r v e r Alumni, I Piggott write to you wearing a lot Guest of different Columnist hats.

I’m a math teacher at Carver High School, an alumnus of Carver and a concerned citizen of Winston-Salem.

It’s with all three of these perspectives that I write to you. As a math teacher here at Carver, I’ve seen the challenges of teaching increase dramatically while the involvement of the community/alumni declines. We need your assistance now more than ever because it just seems that the system or powers that be haven’t adequately come to our aid.

In the past 13 years, there have been three high schools started that have decreased our student enrollment severely.

We were a 3A high school (enrollment around 1,200 students), but since the start of these new schools, we are now a 2A high school with 1A enrollment numbers of 650 students.

These new schools aren’t the only factors that have weakened Carver. Policies such as “schools of choice” have systemat-

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ically torn at the fabric of Carver for years.

There’s an expression: “Men lie, women lie, but numbers don’t.” Our numbers over the past few years have been hard to overcome. We, as a school, aren’t where we would like to be academically and nobody carries this acknowledgement more than the staff at Carver. We are working tirelessly to turn things around. All high schools are judged by the state according to their test scores. The tests are scored with a range of 1 to 5 with 3 and above being proficient and a 4 and above being college-ready. The school is measured by the amount of college-ready students you have in certain courses. This has become increasingly more difficult to do over the years with the “hand that we’ve been dealt.”

Over the past three years, 90 percent of our incoming freshmen have scored level 1’s or 2’s on their eighth-grade state Reading and Math tests. As an instructor, I see the need for more community/alumni involvement to help us as a staff produce as many college-ready students as possible.

Now, I know my fellow alumni “love” Carver as much as I do and most of the time wonder how they can help. Well, we can use your help in various areas.

Depending upon your availability, we could use you as “hall monitors,” “tutors

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or “mentors.” Notice how I haven’t asked for any money, even though that’s a great need! We need your time and presence even more!

There have always been rumors about the system trying to close Carver and I know that if we continue on the path that we are on, the state will take over! Carver is a school full of traditions and pride. I’d hate to see it lost after the state takes over.

We’ve prided ourselves on being Carver graduates and it’s been our “us against the world” mentality that allowed us to persevere over the years. I feel now, that all we have is “ourselves” and your presence is more vital to the success of Carver than ever! Carver has been designated a “Priority School” by the state of North Carolina and it is my hope that the community/alumni can make us a “priority” also!

Even though I teach at Carver and I’m an alum, I’m more concerned about Carver as an African-American citizen of Winston-Salem. We are at a precipice as a nation on race relations, but we have our own issues locally that need to be addressed.

The “Achievement Gap” – the academic disparity between whites and minorities, is a national problem right along racial and economic lines. We are not immune to this epidemic here in

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Winston-Salem.

I don’t want to derail my call to action with the “race card,” so let me focus on the economic disparity that exists at Carver.

We are a school that is “100 percent free and reduced lunch.” This unfortunate situation puts us at a disadvantage among fellow high schools and virtually stifles our ability to raise money for any endeavor. In my reading the comment of the former “National Superintendent of the Year” from Wake County, who said, “I don’t have any schools on the ‘endangered list,’” I have to say in Forsyth County, we cannot enjoy that claim.

Our schools have become a system of “haves and have nots (HAHN).” I personally don’t think that your ZIP code should factor into the quality of education your child receives, but in Forsyth County, if you don’t have the economic means to send your child elsewhere, that may be true.

However, I believe that the task at hand is doable! It’s going to take the entire village! So again, whether you’re alumni or not, please heed my “call to action!” I want to thank all that come to help in advance!

Caring hearts work in the school system

BY CAREN JENKINS SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

The Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools system has 81 schools; five of these schools are specifically designed around an Exceptional Children’s (EC) Program.

Each EC school has a health team consisting of a full-time nurse employed by the Forsyth County Department of Public Health and contracted to work in Winston

Salem/Forsyth County Schools through their EC Department.

Nurses working in only one school have the advantage of getting to know their students and the students’ specific behaviors.

Not all students communicate the same way that most of the population is accustomed. When dealing with EC students, no matter the child’s needs, knowing his or her typical behaviors is beneficial when something is not right.

The daily schedule of a school nurse at an EC school is routinely not the same as at a traditional school.

Many of our school days must accommodate seeing children that need our direct attention. This could be due to an illness or injury. Nonetheless, it is not always an easy task letting a parent know that their child is ill or has sustained an injury. Some days there are children who need to be transported by EMS or those who may

need extra attention because they are not acting their “normal” self.

Our daily agenda may start with helping to handle a communicable disease outbreak and end with training teachers on new orders or procedures. Our days may also consist of checking immunizations, along with giving daily medications and taking care of procedures such as a tube feeding. The list is endless for what may occur during the day for a school nurse.

Daniel A. Piggott Jr. is a math teacher at Carver High School and is a 1990 graduate of the school.

The EC school health team handles these cases daily with a smile, we love what we do, and the children involved. The joy of seeing our students shine and succeed at school fills our hearts.

It is important to us to keep our students healthy and at school every day. It can be vital to their health when we notice a small difference. It could be the one small key item to saving their life by acting on it.

Many of the EC students’ parents develop a bond

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with their children's school nurse and depend on us to care for their child because they cannot be with them during the school day.

We all work as a team with the school staff and the student’s family to make each student’s school year is successful and the best it can be.

Caren Jenkins, BSN, RN, NCSN, is school health supervisor with the Forsyth County Department of Public Health.

Mentoring program makes debut in W-S T H E C H R ON I C LE

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Nonprofit program LEAD Girls NC looks to expand services to young girls in Forsyth County

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Last weekend LEAD Girls NC (Leading Everyday, Accomplishing Dreams), a non-profit mentoring program for young girls, officially launched in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County.

Already serving girls in Guilford County, LEAD Girls NC is dedicated to providing the tools and resources that low-income or at-risk preteen girls must have to become productive adults and active leaders in their communities. According to founder Joy NelsonThomas, the program uses an evidencebased curriculum that encourages girls to achieve greatness academically, emotionally and creatively. The curriculum focuses on four core values: awareness, perspective, leadership and communication.

Although LEAD Girls is fairly new to the mentoring scene here in WinstonSalem, Nelson-Thomas has years of expe-

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

More than a dozen young people spent Friday afternoon performing their own hip-hop infused rendition of “Electra,” a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles.

Set a few years after the Trojan War, the tale of Electra is one of vengeance.

After the death of their father, Agamemnon, at the hands of her mother, Electra and her brother Orestes seek revenge on their mother, Clytemnestra, and stepfather, Aegisthus, for the murder.

The spinoff of the Greek tragedy performed by young performers last week was set in Haiti to match the paintings inspired by the small country in Central Anatolia, hanging inside the Delta Fine Arts Center. The performance wrapped up a unique three-week summer enrichment program that encourages students to express themselves by learning and performing classical plays.

While most students elect for summer camps that are centered around outdoor activities like sports or nights around a

rience as a mentor and knows the responsibility that comes with it as well. While studying to obtain her bachelor’s degree at Salem College, Nelson-Thomas took the daughter of a family friend into her own home, without any assistance from the government, and raised her as her own.

Although she admits at times it was hard, Nelson-Thomas said after encouraging the teen to go to college, she knew she had found her calling.

“I’ve always had a passion for helping people,” she said. “After raising a family friend for about seven years and seeing the hope I gave her, I realized that this was what I wanted to do.”

“I’m a strong believer that you can do anything if you have that support system and I wanted to create that support system.”

Nelson-Thomas said, after starting out slow, doors began to open up for LEAD Girls and she was able to form a partnership with Guilford County Schools.

Since making the connection last November, LEAD Girls has partnered with local organizations like Big Brothers Big Sisters and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to take girls off their waiting lists. The organization has also partnered with Community One Bank to open free bank accounts, and The Center for Smart Financial Choices, who will do a program with the girls.

During a sit down with The Chronicle last week, Nelson-Thomas noted although

As any teacher knows, students aren’t the only ones in need of school supplies. Teachers do, too, and that’s something that The Educator Warehouse is trying to help with.

The Educator Warehouse is filled with free supplies WinstonSalem/Forsyth County Schools teachers can get four times a year. Supplies include both school necessities for children who forgot their supplies or simply couldn’t afford them, and supplies the teachers themselves will use.

Teachers schedule appointments online to come by the Warehouse, which is located in a 16room pod at Diggs-Latham Elementary School, to “spend” the 25 points they get each quarter on items.

Teachers get an average of $100 to $150 of supplies a quarter. Nationally, teachers spend $500 to $800 on school supplies a year, so the Warehouse can be a huge help.

“The school system doesn’t supply teacher’s school supplies; parents and PTAs do,” said Karel

the program focuses on girls who are considered at risk, the lessons provided through the mentoring program are tools young people from all backgrounds need to be successful.

“This program is all about creating leaders and making sure young kids have hope. Every kid is really at risk, even the ones who have access to money,” she said. “I feel like every girl can benefit from this program.”

Submitted photo While responsiThomas ble for most of the legwork needed to turn the dream of LEAD Girls into reality, Nelson-Thomas said the organization’s board of directors plays a major role in the success of the program as well. NelsonThomas said the board of directors is filled with community activists who share the same passion for improving the community and the lives of young people.

“We are here to help girls through life and all the curves, turns and bumps they may encounter. We are here to mold them through it all.” she said.

Members of the board of directors include assistant professor and coordinator of criminal studies at Salem College, Dr.

Kimya Dennis; Salem College professor Jane Gillan Marrow; Salem College Chair of the art history and design department, Dr. Rosa Otero; High Point University director of Corporate Foundation and Community Support, Renee Taylor; Salem College executive assistant for the vice president of institutional advancement, Melissa L. Wilson; and award-winning author Jennifer Acosta.

“This group of women is passionate about making an impact in this community,” continued Nelson-Thomas. “It’s so important to surround yourself with people who are honest and are willing to work.”

“As a grass roots organization, we need prominent women that believe in the mission, an that’s what we have at LEAD Girls NC.” In the future, Nelson-Thomas will be looking to expand the program into other counties including Rockingham, Surry and other surrounding areas. During the meetand-greet event held on Saturday, Aug. 13, inside the Emberson Fine Arts Center on the campus of Salem College, more than a dozen young girls registered for the upcoming fall semester.

As of Monday, Aug. 15, four spots were still available. For more information on LEAD Girls NC or to register for an upcoming session, visit www.leadgirls.org.

Summer with Shakespeare camp fire, middle schoolers Lanni Jayne, Allen Wolcott and Dulce Sole Hernandez spent the last three weeks reading various works by Shakespeare and other authors, interpreting various pieces of art and readings. Not to mention, getting acting tips to use on stage from professional actors.

Sixth grader at Paisley Magnet School Lanni Jayne said preparing for the lead role of Electra called for a lot of extra work. She said preparing for opening night helped her learn how to manage her time and to be confident.

“Although I was nervous at first, after I got to know my lines I started to become more confident in myself,” said Jayne.

“Being confident on stage is like being confident in life.”

Allen Wolcott, an eighth grader at Paisley said although it was challenging, the camp was fun at the same time. Wolcott, who also attended the camp last year, said the main thing he took away from this year’s experience was the importance of teamwork.

“I came back because I enjoyed it so much last year,” he continued. “It

really is something fun to do,” Wolcott said.

“Anyone who is looking for something to do in the summer that’s fun and a challenge at the same time, this camp is for you,” he said. “I promise you won’t regret it.”

Eighth grader at Flat Rock Middle School Dulce Hernandez said although it was her first time performing, after working with camp co-founders and professional actors Laiona Michelle and Shuwanda Nzikou-Ilagole, she is thinking about joining the drama club when she goes to high school next year.

Shakers Performing Arts Camp teaches Shakespeare and classical theatre through music, dance, and textural interpretation. The camp, which is supported by the Reynolds American Foundation, also promotes reading and presentation skills, creativity, self-confidence, and teamwork.

Following the performance that brought the audience to their feet, Michelle said the foundation of the enrichment was built over 15 years ago in New York where she lives, with a goal to introduce children in the inner city to classical art and to create productive

Chandler, one of the founding members of the Warehouse, which is a partnership between the school system, Forsyth Education Partnership and WinstonSalem/Forsyth County PTA. “We have to take care of our kids: They’re our future. We want every child to have the proper school supplies for learning at the start of the day and to have an even playing field.”

The Warehouse is run by volunteers and depends on donations to fill its supplies. There are corporate donors like Allen Tate Realty, Reynolds American and Publix.

There are many individual donors, too. On Monday afternoon, Pat Hellinger, a retired math teacher, stopped by the Warehouse. He was cleaning out his home and donated a box of math workbooks he had leftover from his time as an educator. He also donated a bag of tennis balls. The Warehouse has tennis balls that teachers will carve a hole in and place on the bottom of chair legs, so the chairs won’t make as much noise when students slide them across the floor.

Chandler said retired teach-

ers are a frequent source of donations.

The donations are sorted by volunteers and eventually end up in one of several rooms. The supply room is often called “Christmas morning” by teachers with a variety of supplies like markers, pencils, glue sticks, stickers, notebooks, paper and even facial tissue. There’s a library room with books to help teachers build their classroom libraries. There is a math and science room along with a language arts and social studies room filled with books and supplies to teach both subjects.

Jo Ann Fabrics and Craft Store sponsors a room filled with art supplies.

Chandler said the demand has increased since the Warehouse began in 2011, with 1,500 teachers served last year. She said she was appreciative of the continued community support that allows the warehouse to continue to serve teachers.

To donate supplies, contact Chandler at 336817-1673 or kchandler3@msn.com. To make a fiscal donation, go to forsythedpartnership.org/e d/give.

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people who can contribute to their communities.

“In theatre you have three major things: You have your goal, you have your tactic, and your obstacle and we feel like that is life. These are skills they will use every day,” continued Michelle. “We’re not trying to create the next celebrity, but what we are trying to create is responsible citizens and I think we can do that through the arts.”

Nzikou-Ilagole, who serves as the camp’s artistic director, said, “We teach

them that success is when opportunity meets preparation.

“When they walk away from this piece of art, they are in fact creators. These young people will be able to return to their English class and be able to engage in conversations,” she said.

Drama instructor and city native Brandon Johnson, a graduate of Pace University Actors Studio School of Drama in New York, helped with the camp as well. Johnson said he was impressed after seeing the students perform.

“They came around and really got it together in no time,” he said. “They are at that age where their creativity flows and it’s actually amazing to watch them at that age because it’s total honesty.”

Shakers Performance Arts Camp is offered to children ages 6-17. The three-week camp costs $60. For more information or to register in the future, contact Delta Fine Arts Executive Director Nadiyah Quander at the center.

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The Rams open first week of fall practice Also More Stories, Religion and Classifieds

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

The Rams of WinstonSalem State University (WSSU) are gearing up for another year on the gridiron. They are seeking to capture their second consecutive CIAA champi-

onship, and their fourth since 2011.

The Rams will hold their “Meet the Rams Day” on Saturday, Aug. 20. Fans and alumni can come out to meet their favorite players or get to know the newcomers.

The Rams go into the year as the preseason favorites to walk away with the crown but will face tough opposition en route

to a championship birth.

The team reported to campus for fall practice Tuesday, Aug. 9, with the first practice taking place last Thursday, Aug. 11.

The Rams will return seven starters on offense and six on defense. They have three players selected to the preseason All-CIAA First Team. The honorees are offensive lineman Tim Samuels, kicker Will Johnson and offensive lineman Jac'que Polite.

WSSU will open up against UNC-Pembroke once again. They lost last year’s season opener against the Braves 17-7.

This year the game will be at Bowman Gray Stadium and the Rams seek to reverse their fortunes from a year ago.

Xavier Quick and William Belcher look to pace the Rams on offense as the leading rusher and

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Glenn High School's JV team takes a knee after its first scrimmage.

Sophomore quarterback, Rod Tinsley Jr. (14), throws a deep ball to his speedy wide receiver.

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BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

The Newbridge Bank Invitational Jamboree at Mt. Tabor High School featured a number of Forsyth County High School Varsity and Junior Varsity teams along with other teams from surrounding counties. Glenn, Reagan and of course Mt. Tabor were among the Junior Varsity teams from Forsyth County. They were joined by

Northwest Guilford, Central Davidson, West Stokes and East Davidson High Schools.

The Jamboree was a way for the players to scrimmage playing against athletes from a different school in a controlled environment. Each team was given 10 plays to run against the other teams defense and then they were to switch. Each team during the scrimmage were given two sets of 10 plays on offense and defense.

Each team was set to play two scrimmages to give

their coaches things they could look for to improve upon as well as positives they can reinforce during practice.

Every coach was into the game as if it were the playoffs and showed a lot of intensity.

Tiesuan Brown, JV head coach for Mt. Tabor, said, “At Mt. Tabor, we always expect to be good on both teams.

The last two years we have won 17 games with three losses and I want to keep that good tradition going. We have

Josh Howard opens up about PIU job

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Josh Howard

NBA All-Star Josh Howard recently accepted the head coaching position at Piedmont International University. He looks forward to bringing his brand of basketball to the Bruins, which will focus on defense and rebounding.

Howard played his collegiate basketball at Wake Forest University and graduated in 2003. He went on to have a stellar career in the NBA with several teams.

He said when he was offered the position by University President Dr. Charles Petitt, he heard his grandmother’s voice telling him to “come

on back.” Howard's grandmother passed away in May. He said she was a very big influence in his life so when the coaching opportunity presented itself it seemed like perfect choice.

Howard said he further knew this was the right choice for him as he was offered the head coaching position on July 26 and that was the same day his former head coach at Wake Forest, Skip Prosser, died nine years earlier.

“Coaching was something I was building up toward doing, but I didn't think it would happen this fast,” said Howard. “The blessing presented itself, so I had to take it. With me hearing my grandmother’s voice and me being offered the job on the day

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coach Prosser passed, those were two signs for me to take this position.”

With his extensive knowledge of basketball he has absorbed from coaches over the years, Howard envisions himself being a teacher of the game. He wants his players to understand that there is more to life than just basketball and to be leaders in the community.

He said he has learned a lot from coaches like Skip Prosser, Don Nelson and Avery Johnson. He will implement bits and pieces he has learned from them all and incorporate that into his teaching of the game to his players.

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receiver, respectively. On defense, last year’s top returning tackler Jaitavus Jackson and defensive back Kailan Chavis seek to add senior leadership.

Head Coach Kienus Boulware, who took over in 2014, is known for his ability to coach on the defensive side of the ball and has produced the last three Defensive Players of the Year in the CIAA. Before becoming head coach, he was the defensive coordinator from 20102013. During that span he

transformed WSSU's defensive unit into one of, if not the best in the conference.

According to the WSSU media guide, Boulware said, “This is a dream job, and I'm at a dream school.

I'm extremely happy that this day has come,” upon taking over as head coach.

During last week’s first week of practice, the players were given a conditioning test and issued their equipment. The team had to get acclimated to the blistering heat and the grind of practice after being off all summer. The players ran plays, compet-

ed in one-on- ones and ran seven-on-seven drills to sharpen their skills. The coaches were focused on having the young men pay attention to detail, as one mental mistake can mean the difference between a win and a loss.

WSSU will have a great shot to repeat as champions but will have a tough schedule. If they can survive a final three game stretch that includes Livingstone, Shaw University and Fayetteville State the Rams should be right in the thick of the CIAA championship race.

The defenders from West Stokes gang tackles the ball carrier from Reagan.

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several good freshmen that came in this year with a lot of talent and we are looking forward to having a great season.

“I am very pleased with what we have and what we did. We have a lot of skilled players and we have a hard hitting defense,” Brown went on to say.

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scrimmaged West Stokes High. Reagan seemed to have trouble moving the football on their first set of plays but seemed to get into rhythm once the defense made its presence known. On their second set of offensive plays, they were able to run and pass the ball with some regularity.

Glenn faced off against Central Davidson. Their defense really stepped up

(Below)Head Coach Kienus Boulware takes the opportunity to correct his players while they practice special teams.

and stifled the Central Davidson offense.

JV Head Coach Stephen Herring Jr. was very pleased with the performance of his team, but knows he has some wrinkles to work out.

“I think we got better and we took a step forward.

There is always things we can improve on,” said Herring. “We missed a few alignment and assignment type stuff, but we definitely

Daryl and DiNina Napper came to cheer on their son Daniel, a middle linebacker for Glenn High School’s JV team, during the Jamboree Friday, Aug. 12.

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got a little better this first session and I want to get a little bit better the next session.”

Herring stated he wanted to work on the snap count and where his players were lined up during the second scrimmage. He stated that he knows that they are a young football team but the mistakes they made are correctable. He said they are looking to just have the guys play with

heart and fire off the ball.

The stands were packed with family, friends and classmates of the players.

Daryl and DiNina Napper, parents of Daniel Napper, who plays middle linebacker for the Glenn High JV team have already watched two sons go through high school and on to the collegiate level.

They were happy with their son's, and the team’s, performance overall.

“I saw a lot of team building activity out there and guys working together,” Mr. Napper said.

“They are just young and I think they performed well offensively and defensively with the scheme that they have. If they perfect the scheme, they will be all right.”

Mrs. Napper added she was very proud of her son and looks forward to the team playing well this year.

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platform to understand they can take anything they have learned from basketball and apply it to their everyday life. That's my biggest life lesson I want them to carry on after they leave my program,” Howard continued.

Last week, PIU held an open gym for area players to come out and showcase their talent in front of Howard.

More than 25 players came out to play during the sessions. Howard was not able to coach or be involved with the open gym, as coaches are not allowed to interact with players this early on in the year. He was able to sit and observe the talented young men looking to be a part of his team going forward.

“Just seeing these kids get out there and give it their all is awesome,” said Howard. “I wanted them to know they don't have to impress me. I don't want them to impress Josh Howard; I want them to impress coach.”

With Howard being a household name here in the Triad, he should have the upper hand in recruiting players who have been overlooked by the Division I programs. Being from the area, he can relate to many players who come from different walks of life.

Howard says he eagerly awaits the day he can officially step out on the court as the PIU head coach. He says it may be an emotional moment for him.

“It’s going to be overwhelming, and I hope I don't get overly emotional. I already have moments where I think to myself ‘Is this really happening?’”

PIU plays its first exhibition game of the year on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum against Wake Forest Howard says that the game was already scheduled before he became coach, and he looks forward to the challenge of playing his former team. He says this will give him a great chance to evaluate his team and what they need to improve upon.

Two players fight for possession of the basketball during the open gym Tuesday, Aug. 9.

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Andrew and Aaron Muse, 2016 Summer League champion MVPs for the Bulls, pose with Hanes Hosiery director and coach Art Blevins.

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In one of the best championship games at Hanes Hosiery Recreation Center, the Bulls defeated the Lakers 82-79 in a nail biter, before a packed gym.

The Lakers led all through the game until the three-minute mark behind the outstanding play of Nas Moore, who scored 22 points; Isaiah Conrad with 21 points; and Akiem Spaugh with 20 points. He was a beast on the glass.

But the Muse Brothers,

Aaron and Andrew, were on fire for the Bulls as they combined for 66 points – Aaron with 38 and Andrew with 28. The duo led the Bulls to a come-frombehind win in this intense battle for the championship.

Sierra Samuels added 10 big points for the Bulls and Imanuel Moore added six points.

Andrew and Aaron Muse were named Most Valuable Players (MVPs) for the Bulls and Nas Moore and Isiah Conrad were MVPs for the Lakers.

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on the All-Tournament team were Sierra Samuels and Akiem Spaugh. Coach and director Art Blevins awarded all of them with special awards.

The Bulls were coached by Wayne Patterson and the Lakers were coached by Richard Singletary.

Blevins said, “It was one of the best games ever at the Hosiery, and all of the kids played their hearts out. All of the kids are winners, and I am proud of the kids and the volunteer coaches. It was a great summer league.�

Henry joins Rams’ women's basketball staff SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

The Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) women’s basketball coaching staff has been completed with the hiring of James Henry.

Along with new WSSU women’s basketball head coach L’Tona Lamonte and returning assistant coach Annitra Cole, the Rams’ women’s basketball coach will lead the program into the next chapter in the storied history of Rams’ women’s basketball. “I am thrilled to welcome James Henry to WSSU,� Lamonte said. “He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience.

Coach Henry has a great eye for talent and is pas-

sionate about seeing our young women develop as leaders on and off the basketball court. We look forward to the impact he will make here at WSSU and in the community.�

Henry comes to Winston-Salem State after spending the past five seasons at New Smyrna Beach High School, where he served as the girls’ basketball head coach.

From 2011-16, he helped to guide the Cudas program into becoming a prestigious program with a 48-8 overall record over the past two seasons and claiming back-to-back district championships and reaching the Sweet 16 in the Florida High School State Series. The program also enjoyed success in the

classroom with the girls’ basketball team boasting a 3.0 combined team GPA. The team also regularly did volunteer projects in the community. In addition to coaching girls’ basketball, Henry also served as the head track & field coach at New Smyrna Beach High. “I am very appreciative to Coach Lamonte for giving me the opportunity to advance my coaching career at WSSU,� Henry said. “I’m excited to be a part of such a great university and special women’s basketball program. I’m ready to be a part of building this program and looking forward to working with the staff that is committed to Winston-Salem State University.�

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at BB&T Field during football games, as well as in a corporate-sponsored area at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum for basketball.

The school said Thursday, Aug. 11, it will add additional security personnel and require a wrist band for alcohol purchases.

Wake Forest is also consid-

ering alcohol sales for baseball and soccer games.

In a statement, athletic director Ron Wellman cited favorable reviews from fans since the 2014 opening of Top Hat Tavern as a factor in the decision. He said the school has consulted with other universities regarding best practices for alcohol sales.

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Wake Forest will have stadium-wide beer and wine sales for home football and basketball games this season.

The school previously sold alcoholic beverages in select areas of Deacon Tower, Bridger Field House and Top Hat Tavern

Judge drops NCAA from lawsuit filed by ex-UNC athletes

BY AARON BEARD AP SPORTS WRITER

RALEIGH — A federal judge has granted the NCAA's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two former North Carolina athletes seeking to hold college sports' governing body at least partly responsible for the school's long-running academic fraud scandal.

In a ruling signed Friday, Aug. 12, U.S. District Court Judge Loretta C. Biggs stated attorneys for former women's basket-

“ We have to sit down and evaluate the chances of success and review the judge's order to see what we disagree with other than the conclusions.� –Robert F. Orr, former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice

ball player Rashanda McCants and exfootball player Devon Ramsay hadn't proven that the NCAA had a legal obligation to ensure the soundness of classes offered at UNC and elsewhere.

McCants and Ramsay filed their lawsuit in January 2015, for months naming the NCAA and UNC as defendants. That came two months after an independent probe conducted by former U.S. Justice Department official Kenneth Wainstein

outlined nearly two decades of irregular courses featuring GPA-boosting grades in a department popular with athletes.

NCAA spokeswoman Emily James didn't immediately return an email for comment Friday afternoon.

The case led to questions from UNC's accreditation agency, which placed the school on a year of probation that expired in June. UNC also is currently facing five potentially top-level charges from the NCAA connected to the case.

Biggs issued a stay on UNC's motion to dismiss, noting that another lawsuit filed by two former ex-UNC athletes is pending while the court determines whether the school is an arm of the state with sovereign immunity. That case was filed by former football player Michael McAdoo and former women's basketball player Kenya McBee. Biggs heard arguments from attorneys in both cases during an all-day court session in Winston-Salem, in April.

One of the attorneys handling the McCants-Ramsay case is Michael Hausfeld, who represented former UCLA men's basketball standout Ed O'Bannon in an antitrust case against the NCAA. Another is Robert F. Orr, a former North Carolina Supreme Court Justice who has become an advocate of NCAA reform.

In a phone interview with The Associated Press, Orr said that attorneys would take some time ``digesting'' Biggs' order to figure out whether to appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, located in Richmond, Virginia. ``We have to sit down and evaluate the chances of success and review the judge's order to see what we disagree with other than the conclusions,'' Orr said.

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coaching duties at New Smyrna Beach, Henry also worked with the Central Florida Elite Basketball Organization, where he helped to develop many NCAA Division I players as the assistant director of basketball operations for the Central Florida Elite travel team, one of only 32 teams sponsored by Nike, and competed in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League.

Henry is a 2002 graduate of Central Florida University. He is also a veteran of the United States Air Force. He is married to Charlene Henry.

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Truliant opens grant application period for Financial Education Fund Truliant Federal Credit Union is accepting applications until Friday, Aug. 26, for the first grant cycle of the Truliant Financial Education Fund. Funds can be used to improve an existing program or create a new program and can support classroom activities, professional development opportunities or new and innovative ways to teach personal finance topics. The grants are for public school teachers grades 6 to 12.

Teachers may apply individually or collaborate and apply as a department. A preliminary budget is required to demonstrate how the funds will be spent.

Truliant encourages teachers to be innovative in their approach and encourages projects where teachers collaborate. Teachers can access the grants application by visiting truliant.org/schoolgrants. Grants will be awarded up to $5,000. The fund, launched in August, provides financial education grants to school systems in communities where the credit union has Member Financial Center locations. Truliant has a total of 31 locations in the central Carolinas and Virginia. To see locations, visit truliant.org/locations.

Arts Council seeks applications for minigrants The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County is seeking applicants for its fall round of Community Enrichment Mini-Grants. The deadline is Thursday, Sept. 1, for projects taking place Oct. 1 through Nov. 30. These grants are sponsored by Wells Fargo and provide community groups and individuals access to small-project grant funds up to $500 that promote creativity and use art as a means to bring people together. Community Enrichment MiniGrants are open to individual residents, student and community groups, as well as local businesses in Forsyth County. Criteria for funding includes community benefit and engagement; artistic and/or cultural merit; collaborations or partnerships; community diversity; and having additional sources of financial or in-kind support. Priority is given to new applicants. For more information, contact Dara Silver, Senior Administrative Assistant, Special Projects, and Grant Program Manager at 336-747-1426 or dsilver@intothearts.org. Applications can be downloaded at www.intothearts.org.

Arts Council seeking applications for Duke Energy Regional Artist Project grants The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County is seeking applications for Duke Energy Regional Artist Project Grants which offer support to artists in a six-county region – Forsyth, Davie, Davidson, Stokes, Surry and Yadkin - to help them further their professional development. Committed, gifted individual artists and collaborative groups are eligible to apply. Deadline for applications is Friday, Sept. 23, at 5 p.m. Guidelines, applications, and information sessions are available online at www.intothearts.org. In addition, Arts Council staff will hold an online information session on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at noon and an in-person information session at 6 p.m. on the same day in the Borden Hanes Conference Room, Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, 251 N. Spruce Street. Details for the online information session will be posted on The Arts Council website. The grants are sponsored by Duke Energy with support by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. For more information, contact Dara Silver, Senior Administrative Assistant, Special Projects, and Grant Program Manager at 336-747-1426 or dsilver@intothearts.org.

Arts Council seeking submission for annual awards The Arts Council is currently accepting nominations for the following awards to be given during its Annual Meeting on Sept. 26. Nomination forms are due on Sept. 9. For more information, visit www.intothearts.org.

Nominations are being accepted for the following awards: *2016 Arts Council Award, honoring an individual who has exhibited a strong commitment of service and has made a significant impact and contribution to the arts in our community. *2016 Arts Educator Excellence Award, honoring an educator or teaching artist who has enriched the education of our community's youth and inspired the next generation of artists, patrons and creative individuals. *2016 Arts-Integrated Workplace Award. This new award honors a local company for their exemplary efforts to integrate the arts into all facets of their corporate culture and employees' lives. *2016 R. Philip Hanes Young Leader Award.

Honors an individual who is 40 years of age or younger that has exemplified volunteer dedication, contributions and leadership. The time, talent and energy demonstrated by this young leader has furthered the missions of arts and cultural entities of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County and has left a legacy of service for future young leaders as well as for the future development of the cultural resources of our community.

Rep. Alma Adams seeks interns U.S. Rep. Alma S. Adams announces that the application process for fall unpaid internships for her offices in Washington, D.C., and District 12 in North Carolina, which she represents, is open. Her offices are currently accepting applications for interns in Greensboro, Charlotte, and Washington, D.C. Apply at https://adamsforms.house.gov/forms/internships/.

In the D.C. office, the hours are flexible to accommodate students' hectic course schedules, but generally run 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. when Congress is in session, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. when not in session. The responsibilities will vary. Intern will be asked to answer phones, run errands, research legislation for Rep. Adams and legislative staff, to attend hearings and briefings, and answer constituent letters on various issues before the House. As a result, interns learn about the legislative process and the many other functions of a congressional office. In the District offices, interns may be asked to do a variety of things, including day-to-day office work such as answering phones, writing letters and assisting with media clips. In addition, interns may be assigned to assist with various constituent’s casework or work on District-based projects of importance.

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Now through Oct. 1 Winston Lake Road Closed for Construction The portion of Winston Lake Road off Waterworks Road that leads to Winston Lake has been closed to facilitate construction of the new Winston Lake Aquatic Park. The closure will remain in place for up to 60 days. Access to picnic shelters 2, 3, and 4 at Winston Lake Park is available via the park entrance on Old Greensboro Road.

Today, Aug. 18 – Back to School Cookout Back to School Cookout for Cook Literacy Model School will be held today, Thursday, Aug.18, from 5:30 7:30 p.m. at 920 11th St. NW. First day of school is Monday, Aug. 22, at 8:15 a.m.

Aug. 18 - Black & Blue Town Hall #2 The first town hall was a resounding success with nearly 160 attendees discussing the relationship between the community and the WinstonSalem Police Department. The second town hall moves the dialogue closer to solutions as experts analyze and discuss the community's recommended solutions and offer some solutions of their own. The Town Hall will be held today, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m. at The Enterprise Center, 1922 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Go to https://www.eventbrite.com/ and search for black-blue-town-hall to register.

Aug. 19 - Book release On Friday, Aug. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at The Enterprise Center, 1922 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Latisha R. Stuckey will officially release her book titled “Cast Down But Not Destroyed, Destiny's Child.” The book is a collection of letters, Scriptures, poems and memories written to her birth and adoptive parents. In the book she recalls her encounters with Child Protective Services from the age of 4. The event is open to the public. There will be spoken word, liturgical dance, along with a soloist.

Aug. 19-20 – “The Meeting” “The Meeting” by Jeff Stetson, an eloquent play that depicts the fictitious meeting of two of the most important men of modern times, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, allows us to revisit the ideologies and sentiments of two men who gave their lives for a time such as this. The play is set in a hotel room in Harlem during the early 1960s. The show will take place at the Starr Theatre which is located at 520 South Elm Street in Greensboro. Dates are: Aug. 19, 8 p.m. - Opening Night and VIP Reception ($15 General Admission, $25 Limited VIP) , $10 children/student tickets. Aug. 20, 3 p.m. – Show and Discussion ($15 General Admission), $10 children/student tickets. Aug. 20, 7 p.m. - Final Performance ($15 General Admission, $25 Limited VIP), $10 children/student tickets. For tickets and more information, contact Woodrow Bumbry at 336-501-8473; Tiera Mahone at tieramahone@yahoo.com, 919-8067435; Robin T. Rich-McGhie, elisejonell@gmail.com, 336-707-8793.

Aug. 20 – Triad Minority Business Expo The Triad Minority Business Expo will be held on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Biotech Place at the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter, located at 575 Patterson Ave., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Expo, in its third year, is free and open to the public and is expected to attract hundreds of people to visit the more than 60 minority and female-owned businesses and vendors. The Expo on Saturday will feature workshops and sessions designed with the entrepreneur in mind. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet and greet the Expo’s special guests who include actor and entrepreneur Lamman Rucker and his Greenleaf co-star Julian Brittano, along with Petri Hawkins Byrd, also known as ‘Officer Byrd’ from the TV court show, Judge Judy. More information can be found at: www.maximumenterprisesinc.com or call 336448-4177.

Aug. 20 – Community Day The Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. will host an AKA Community Day at the Winston-Salem Fairground Annex on Saturday, Aug. 20, from noon- 4 p.m.

One thousand backpacks and school supplies will be given to school age children. Mayor Allen Joines, along with Vivian Burke, Mayor Pro Tempore, Senator Paul Lowe and other community officials, will be present for the opening ceremony and the proclamation presentation.

Community Day is a family event and will include interactive displays by numerous community organizations, vision, dental and health

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screenings, educational displays, cultural exhibits, community gardening, crafts, games, face painting, entertainment by bands, choirs and dance group. A baby shower clothing giveaway will be held, as well as clothing for youth and adults.

Aug. 23 – Discussion on Social Security and Medicare An open discussion of the importance of protecting Social Security and Medicare will be facilitated by Deborah Ross, U.S. Senate nominee, on Tuesday, Aug. 23 from 2-2:45 p.m. at Southside Library Auditorium, 3185 Buchanan St.

Aug. 23 – Welcome to Medicare Workshop The Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem is offering a workshop for individuals turning 65 (as well as those who already have Medicare) to learn about the different insurance options available, including “Original Medicare,” Medicare prescription drug programs, Medicare supplements and Medicare Advantage plans. The session will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 23, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Rural Hall Branch Library, 7125 Broad Street, Rural Hall. The session is designed to explain and clarify the Medicare sign-up process and educate attendees on how to make smart choices.

Trained Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) counselors will be on hand to answer general questions. The session is provided at no cost. Because space is limited, reservations are required. Contact the Shepherd’s Center at 748-0217 for more information or to reserve a seat.

Aug. 23-27 - Carver High School Alumni Round-Up Celebration The Carver High School Alumni Association will have our annual Round-Up Celebration August 23– 27. Founder's Day will be held at the Carver High School Auditorium, which will be renamed E.E. Hill Auditorium, on Aug. 23 at 2 p.m.

During this event, we will present awards and special recognition in honor of Mr. E. E. Hill. The Alumni is sponsoring fundraisers and asking for pledges in an effort to make this event a fantastic event to honor the legacy of Mr. Hill. Donations can be sent to Carver High School Alumni Association, P.O. Box 16265, Winston-Salem, NC 27115.

Aug. 25 – Promotion Ceremony Chief Barry D. Rountree will recognize the following promotions at a ceremony on Aug. 25 at 4 p.m. at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds’ Home and Garden Building (Gate #9 off of 27th St.): Lieutenant M. D. Weaver to Captain; Sergeant K. R. Sawyer to Lieutenant; Sergeant E. D. Branshaw to Lieutenant; Corporal J. Morissette to Sergeant; Corporal J. S. Collins to Sergeant; Corporal C. S. Pritchard to Sergeant; Corporal R. P. Nowak to Sergeant; Officer B. A. Daniel to Corporal; Officer M. A. Perkins to Corporal; Officer L. T. Whelan to Corporal; Officer B. A. George to Corporal; Forensic Services Technician Brooke A. Talmadge to Firearms and Tool Mark Examiner (FTME). Also to be recognized: Police Records Specialist Scott J. Troutman to Police Records Squad Supervisor. Please plan on attending to help Chief Rountree congratulate these worthy officers and employees.

Aug. 25 – Free Live On-line Watch Party The Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem is partnering with AARP to host “Unstuck: Lightening the Heart of the Family Caregiver with Humor,” a free live online family caregiving watch party on Thursday, Aug. 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Highland Presbyterian Church Activity Building, 2380 Cloverdale Avenue. Peter Rosenberger, founder of Caregivers with Hope, will help caregivers learn to lighten their heart, rediscover their identity and find a safe emotional path – with a healthy dose of outrageous humor and candor. To register, call 336-748-0217.

Aug. 25 – Open Auditions Touring Theatre of North Carolina, a Greensboro based nonprofit professional theatre, will hold auditions for its new season of productions and is seeking to cast actors, singers and musicians for various roles. Musicians needed – jazz pianist and classical violinist. Musicians who are actors are required to play one song and perform a one-minute monologue. Musicians are required to play one song; a piano is available for pianist. Actors needed - female & male actors - various ethnicities ages 18 and up. Actors are required to perform a one-minute monologue and if you are a singer, perform a chorus and verse of a jazz song. You may use an instrumental track or sheet music; an accompanist will be

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Aug. 26 – Free Over-theCounter Medicine Giveaway Cardinal Innovations Healthcare, Novant Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health to Partner with NC MedAssist to host free over-thecounter medicine giveaway on Friday, Aug. 26. The event is open to any individual or family in need of OTC medication. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Forsyth County Department of Public Health, located at 799 N. Highland Ave. . The organizers plan to distribute nearly $100,000 in medications to the community. Each participant will receive at least $80 worth of OTC product including items such as: cold, cough and indigestion medicine, Band-Aids, pain relief, allergy relief, vitamins and children’s medicine.

The program is run completely by volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering for the event, please contact Tonia Harris at 704.350.3574, tharris@medassist.org or visit http://medassist.org/volunteer-incharlotte-nc.

Friday, Aug. 26 - Downtown Jazz Concerts The final performance of the 19th season of Downtown Jazz presented by the Winston-Salem Federal Credit Union will be held in Corpening Plaza at 237 W. First Street. Downtown Jazz is a production of the Downtown WinstonSalem Partnership in collaboration with Carl Denerson of Post Entertainment. The remaining performance is Aug. 26, Joey Sommerville; opening performer, Galvin Crisp.

Aug. 27 – Poetry in Plain Sight Live!

Winston-Salem Writers presents the quarterly Poetry in Plain Sight Live! event on Aug. 27, 2 – 4 p.m., at the Lewisville Public Library, 6490 Shallowford Rd. Poetry in Plain Sight is a program bringing poetry to downtown Winston-Salem. Each month four poems are selected to be printed as posters and put in windows of downtown businesses. The goal is to bring poetry to a wider audience and to support North Carolina poets.

Several poets will be reading their work at the event. The reading is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.wswriters.org.

Aug. 27 – Ice Cream Festival The Village of Clemmons is excited to announce that the second annual Clemmons Ice Cream Festival will be held on Aug. 27, from 9 a.m.

- noon. The festival is sponsored by Golding Farms and will be held at Clemmons Elementary School. Festival-goers of all ages will enjoy live entertainment including a bluegrass jam and competitive clogging teams from ProDance Academy.

Farmers will be selling items. Kids’ crafts and activities also will be available. There is an “Ice Cream FreezeOff” competition among individual competitors. Do you make delicious homemade ice cream? Enter the ice cream freeze-off competition, and you could win a brand new ice cream maker!

Enter by visiting http://tinyurl.com/freezeoff.

Aug. 27 – Beauty and Hair Expo Konnections Beauty and Hair Expo: A Beautiful Day will be held at The Village Inn Event Center in Clemmons on Aug. 27 at 5 p.m. The purpose of Konnections Beauty & Hair Expo is to educate the community about beauty and hair technique and tips, while allowing attendees to connect with business professionals who contribute to the inner or outer beauty of the individual, to provide an eventful atmosphere of networking and learning. Free admission, door prizes, and giveaways while supplies last. For additional information, email info@kingdomkonnections.com, call 336-794-2937, or visit http://www.kingdomkonnectionsgm.com/beauty-and-hair-expo.

Aug. 27 – Presentation on Mental Slavery Dr. Telika McCoy will facilitate a presentation on mental slavery at the Rupert Bell Community Center on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 2-4 p.m.

This free event is co-sponsored by the Ministers’ Conference of WinstonSalem & Vicinity and is open to the public. The purpose is to guide minds toward liberation that will help improve communities. For more information, contact Dr. McCoy at See Com. Cal. on B8

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A Display of Kindness Lesson Scripture: Romans 11:11-24

By the end of this lesson, we will *See how God has handled the people of promise *Understand that God blesses people of faith and disciplines those who should believe but do not *Understand that we must become people of consistent and living faith to be in the place of blessing

Background: We are still in Corinth, A.D. 57 and Paul refers to the fact that the religious elite chose to remain disobedient, while Gentiles are repenting in significant numbers and becoming a part of God’s kingdom, Romans(9:30 – 10:21). There is still, however, the covenant with Israel that God will not break: God’s salvation. Promises are kept, in large part because of the remnant of Israel and the inclusion of the rest of the world.

Lesson: Dealing now it seems with Gentiles who may be a little arrogant, Paul has to point out to them that they are a part of God’s salvation plan largely because of the trespasses of Israel. And that their (the Gentiles – church of Rome) faith in the Messiah has made some Jews jealous, which to Paul is a good thing (Rom.11:11). Yes, the world has been spiritually enriched by the Gentile’s inclusion by their faith in Jesus. But consider the blessings of a chosen Israel’s return and trust in the Saviour (Rom 11:12).

In verses 13-16 Paul speaks to the non-Jewish audience pointing out the fact that he was called to the Gentiles and he takes great satisfaction in boasting of this very appointment to his Jewish friends to make them jealous and perhaps turn to Jesus (Rom 11:14). Paul reminds them again in (vs.15) that the gentiles are privy to God’s reconciling mercy in great part by ethnic Israel’s refusal to accept the Messiah. Continuing, Paul states that even in this, God will remain true to His covenant promises, which include spiritual future for His chosen people. Paul uses branch and root analogies and Old Testament references to make his point (see. 9:5; 11: 28).

Paul continues his root and branches analogy to advise the predominantly Gentile Christian church to be more reverent, not arrogant (vs.17-21). He dispels the notion of the Gentiles that God no longer cares about ethnic Israel.

Note that Paul refers to the “broken branches” as a temporal condition and the root is maintained and feeds the “wild olive shoot” (vs. 17). Simply put, the Gentiles were indebted to the Jews, not the other way around (vs. 18; see John 4:22). Humility is the word of the day. Again Paul uses the old testament to make his points referencing Abraham (see 4:11-12 and Gen 12:1-3). Paul warns the Gentiles that bragging is the same sin that resulted in Israel’s being set aside. If God does that to His chosen, what will He do to the grafted branch (vs.21)?

God’s kindness should be appreciated and Paul urges such in vss. 22-24. The Gentiles are admonished to regard both God’s kingdom and His sternness. His kindness at the moment is toward repentant Gentiles and His sternness is toward ethnic Israel.

God can not only graft new branches, but can restore previously cut branches. Pause and consider your station.

Grafting is what is done to a tree to improve its quality or enhance its value. If the grafted branch fails in either area, it risks being cut off again. God desires all mankind to become a part of His family and has planned how He will achieve the goal which includes “all Israel”: (vs. 26). Yes, read beyond this lesson to get the whole picture, not just a selfie.

For Your Consideration: Why should believers appreciate how God has spiritually blessed them? How have you been spiritually nourished from the root of God’s people? Why the olive tree?

Life’s Application: God offers His grace freely, regardless of who we are in terms of our ethnicity, culture or social status. Isn’t it good to know that God’s redemptive plan to bring ethnic Israel back together has the addition of that number that couldn’t be numbered? Now we can sing as did our forefathers … “glad to be in the number, one more time.”

Founder's Day Luncheon honors Apostle Johnson

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The True Vine Churches of Deliverance International (TVCOD) held its Founder's Day Luncheon to celebrate establishmentarian Apostle Dr. Sylvester Davis Johnson, senior pastor of The Macedonia Worship Center.

The TVCOD is a systemic network of jurisdictional churches in covenant fellowship.

Johnson is the presiding prelate/chief of the TVCOD and served until August 2015 as the jurisdictional presiding prelate of the Greater Memorial Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction of TVCOD. Johnson is also an international-

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Church sends college students off with special service

The Rev. Dr. John Mendez, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church, blesses the college students with a feather that was blessed by 500 Native American nations.

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Stepping onto a college campus for the first time or returning to your dorm after a summer off is an exciting time for many college students.

To send the students in their congregation back to school, Emmanuel Baptist Church held its College Sendoff service Sunday, Aug. 14.

Those in attendance were encouraged to wear their college parapher-

nalia to honor their institutions of higher learning. The young people were incorporated into the service by leading Scripture readings and morning prayer. A dance routine by sisters Erica and Maya Alexander was also included in the service.

Following the service, the Rev. Dr. John Mendez blessed all of the college students with a feather that had been blessed by Native Americans.

Sylvia Squire, coordinator of the send-off service, was very pleased

Guest pastor the Rev. Jonathan Tennial preaches to the youth, with the turnout and excited for the youth going off to school.

“I am just happy with the participation of the youth and the support of our church family for events like this and the support we give our college students,” Squire said.

The Rev. Jonathan Tennial, a graduate of the Divinity School at Wake Forest University, delivered the sermon during the send-off service.

Tennial started his training for the ministry as an intern minister at

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Today, Aug. 18-19 Tent Revival Triad Ministries Church of God in Christs Tent Revival is continuing today, Thursday, Aug. 18 – Friday, Aug. 19 at 7 p.m. nightly. Services will take place at 4894 McCracken Road, Kernersville (across from Skate World). For more information, contact Pastor Eric Greaux at 919-599-8202.

Today, Aug. 18-19 116th Church Anniversary/Biennial Homecoming First Waughtown Baptist Church, 838 Moravia St. will continue the celebration of its 116th Church Anniversary/Biennial Homecoming Service and Annual Revival, which began last Friday.

The final revival services will be held at 7 p.m. nightly today, Aug. 18, through Aug. 19, with the following guest ministers and their congregations: Thursday, Overseer Michael Ellerbe, New Beginnings Full Gospel Ministries, High Point; Friday (Youth Night), Elder Justin Spencer Marshall, Christ Cathedral Church of Deliverance, WinstonSalem. Pastor Dennis W. Bishop is senior pastor. The community is invited to attend.

Today, Aug. 18-19 Church Revival New Hope A.M.E. Zion Church, 7000 Shallowford Rd., Lewisville, will continue its Annual Revival today, Aug. 18, through Aug. 19.

Guest ministers are: today, Thursday, Aug. 18, the Rev. Jimmy C. Griffin, Union Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, Lexington; Friday, Aug. 19, the Rev. J. Ruth Davis, Shiloh A.M.E. Zion Church, Statesville. Nightly service will begin at 7 p.m. For more information, call New Hope A.M.E. Zion Church at 336-945-9083 or 336945-5618.

Today, Aug. 18-21 28th Annual Convention Join Calvary Hill Church of Greater Deliverance, Inc., 4951 Manning St., Aug. 18-21 for evening services at 7 p.m. for our 28th Annual Convention, “Reaping the Harvest.” Thursday, Aug. 18, minister will be Elder Jerome Furr of Roanoke, Va.; Aug. 20,

Saturday, 12 noon – 5 p.m., Annual Cookout and Back-to-School Givea-way; Aug. 21, Sunday 11a.m.

Worship Service. For more information, visit www.calvarywsnc.org.

Today, Aug. 18-21 Annual General Assembly Conference Born Again Free Church, 741 Moravia St., where the pastor & overseer is Bishop Barbara G. Adams, will continue its annual General Assembly Conference today, Thursday, Aug. 18, through Sunday, Aug. 21. Morning services are held at 11 a.m. and consist of Bible classes taught

by Pastor Bishop Barbara Adams and Adams guest speakers/presenters. Evening service begins at 7:15 p.m. with prayer followed by Praise & Worship service. The word of God will be preached each night, featuring the Born Again Free Church Ministers Board. For more information visit bornagainfreechurch.org.

Aug. 21 74th Church Anniversary United Progressive Baptist Church, 1122 Quincy Caldwell Circle, will be celebrating the 74th Church Anniversary on Aug. 21 at 3 p.m. The Rev. Jimmy Montgomery will be the guest preacher. The community is invited. For more information contact Rev. Pamela Goodine at 336-986-0251.

Aug. 21 Deaconess Board Anniversary On Aug. 21 at 4 p.m. the Deaconess Board of St. Mark, 1100 Manly St., will be celebrating its anniversary. The special guest will be Pastor John Cornelius and members of Zion Baptist Church of Mount Airy. The public is invited.

The pastor and teacher is the Rev. Dr. James Fulwood.

Aug. 21-28 Ninth Pastoral Anniversary Fresh Fire Worship Center Inc., 1538 Waughtown St., will be celebrating Senior Pastor Phillip G.

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McCloud’s ninth Pastoral Anniversary during the month of August. The community is invited.

Guest speakers will be: Sunday, Aug. 21, 4 p.m., Pastor Essie McCullough, New Direction Movement Cathedral; Wednesday, Aug. 24, 7 p.m., Pastor John Bailey II, One Word Fellowship Worship Center; Sunday, Aug. 28, 4 p.m., Pastor Dennis Bishop, First Waughtown Baptist Church. For more information, visit www.freshfireworship.org or call 336-8334208.

Aug. 27 Back to School Fair Miracle Temple Deliverance Church, 2930 Prescott Drive, will have a Back to School Fair on Aug. 27 from 3-7 p.m. Free school supplies, food, games, bounce houses, haircuts and more will be provided. Funnel cakes, etc., and baked goods will also be available for a small fee. For more information, contact: miracletempledeliverancech1@gmail.com.

Aug. 27-28 137th Homecoming First Baptist Church, the oldest African-American Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, will be observing its 137th annual Homecoming on Aug. 27 and 28. This year’s homecoming theme is “Celebrating Successes … Moving Toward the Future.” The church picnic will be held Aug. 27 from 12 noon until 3 p.m. on the church lawn. Morning worship service is Aug. 28 at 10 a.m. Our guest speaker will be Dr. William Leonard.

Aug.27-28 Founder’s Day Weekend Celebration Great Commission Community Church presents our Founder’s Day Weekend Celebration “Beyond Expectations” Aug. 27-28. The original gospel musical drama “Follow Me: The Gospel of Jesus Christ” will have its world premier at KR Williams Auditorium on the campus of Winston Salem State University on Saturday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. The musical is a tribute to the late Pastor P. A Samuels. The program also features special guests Tamika Peterson, Few Chosen and Stereo

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Emmanuel Baptist under Mendez and considers Emmanuel home.

As a young minister Tennial's message to the youth was to let them know that there is something inside of them that God put there and in no one else.

He wanted to inspire them to realize everyone has a calling and we all need people around us who will “nurture the fire inside.”

Being a graduate of Xavier University in Louisiana, he spoke about the advantages of attending a historically black college or university versus a traditional university.

He closed by telling the youth not to let their dreams slip away and to not listen to naysayers.

“I just wanted to get across the idea that the fire and gift they have is already in them,” said Tennial. “All education is doing is refining that and making sure they are prepared for the journey that's at hand. All the strength they need can be found in God.” Mendez said the reason why the church has this service every year is to send the young people back to school with a positive mind frame and a feeling of empowerment.

Mendez spoke to the congregation about the importance of the youth

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and the oppression that all people of color face. He wanted to convey the importance of the right to vote. Emmanuel Baptist will be registering people to vote every Sunday at the church.

Squire added, “I want them to trust in God, and I

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know they have a strong foundation coming out of this church. They have been prepared to go out into the world and they just need to stay focused and know their church family loves them.”

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Apostle Dr. Sylvester Davis Johnson and wife Billie pose for a photo after the Founder’s Day Luncheon Friday, Aug. 12.

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ly known and much sought after preacher, teacher, singer, musician and author.

The all white affair on Friday, Aug. 12, in the banquet room of the Winston-Salem Hotel & Spa was filled with wonderful words and well wishes honoring Johnson. The TVCOD Mass Choir and a liturgical dance by Alyssa Bennett and Jenea Jetter had everyone clapping their hands.

Johnson said he was truly honored by the day’s events and kept a smile on his face throughout.

“The day went tremendously well because of the leadership of Bishop Dr. Debra Moorman Bradshaw,” Johnson said. “Today went beyond my expectations, and the speaker was great.”

Bishop James Randolfph Woodson II, pastor of St. James Home of Fresh Start in Greensboro, delivered the sermon that brought everyone to their feet.

Woodson added, “The Bible says look to the quarry from whence you were dug and the rock from whence you were hewn. Sometimes you have to go back to where you started in order to know where you are going, and that's why I'm here.”

Bradshaw was the chairman of the Founder's Day committee. She said she was pleased with the fruits of her labor.

“I think we had a beautiful time and everyone came out and just had a Holy Ghost good time,” said Bradshaw.

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On Sunday morning at 10 a.m., Bishop Greg Hargrave of Gospel Tabernacle United Holy Church of Burlington will be the guest preacher. On Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m., Bishop Stephen Williams of Goodwill Baptist Church from Arcadia will preach. The legacy of the church founders, the late Pastor P. A. Samuels and Apostle Gloria Samuels and eight amazing years as a ministry, will be celebrated.

For more information, contact the church office at 336-577-3420. The church address is 3733 Ogburn Ave.Website: www.greatcommissioncommunitychurch.com.

Aug. 28 Church Celebration Rising Ebenezer Baptist Church, 900 Free St. in the Happy Hills Garden community, invites past members, family members, the community and friends to join in fellowship on Sunday, Aug. 28, beginning with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m., 11 morning worship, and from 2-8 p.m. park activities at Triad Park, 9652 W. Market St., Kernersville.

Everyone is invited. For more information, call 336-918-4151.

Sept. 7-9 Faith Unity’s Revival Faith Unity Missionary Church, in the chapel of the Masonic Lodge Prince Hall at 1025 E. 14th St.,

will hold its revival Wednesday through Friday, Sept. 7-9, beginning at 7 p.m. nightly. For more information, please contact the church at 336771-0023 or email at faithunitymc@yahoo.com.

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overwhelmed by the outpouring of love shown towards us during the passing of our dear sweet Mom. Words cannot express how appreciative we are for your prayers, cards, plants, flowers, phone calls, visits, food, monitory donations and your presence both near and far during the service. Continue to lift our family up in prayer. We love each and every one of you!!!

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NOTICE OF BOND REFERENDUM in the COUNTY OF FORSYTH, NORTH CAROLINA

A bond referendum will be held in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 regarding the approval of the following:

Not to exceed $350,000,000 1.

SCHOOL BONDS of said County. The proceeds of said school bonds would be used to acquire, construct, improve, expand, renovate and equip public school facilities in said County, including the acquisition of any related land, rights of way and equipment, all as set forth in the bond order adopted by the Board of Commissioners for said County on August 8, 2016. If said school bonds are issued, taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest thereof may be levied upon all taxable property in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina.

2. Not to exceed $65,000,000 COMMUNITY COLLEGE BONDS of said County. The proceeds of said community college bonds would be used to acquire, construct, improve, expand, renovate and equip community college facilities in said County, including the acquisition of any related land, rights of way and equipment, all as set forth in the bond order adopted by the Board of Commissioners for said County on August 8, 2016. If said community college bonds are issued, taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest thereof may be levied upon all taxable property in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina.

3. Not to exceed $15,000,000 PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES BONDS of said County. The proceeds of said parks and recreational facilities bonds would be used to acquire, construct, improve, expand, renovate and equip parks and recreational facilities inside and outside the corporate limits of said County, including, without limitation, the acquisition of any related land, rights of way and equipment, all as set forth in the bond order adopted by the Board of Commissioners for said County on August 8, 2016. If said parks and recreational facilities bonds are issued, taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the principal and interest thereof may be levied upon all taxable property in the County of Forsyth, North Carolina.

The referendum will be conducted by the Forsyth County Board of Elections. The last day for new registration of those not now registered to vote is Friday, October 14, 2016. For further information and questions regarding said referendum, voter registration, procedures for those residents who have changed residences from the date of the last election, voting by absentee ballot, one stop voting and polling places, please contact the Forsyth County Board of Elections, 201 North Chestnut Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101, (336) 703-2800. The Forsyth County Board of Elections’ website is http://www.co.forsyth.nc.us/Elections/.

Ken Raymond Chairman Forsyth County Board of Elections Carla D. Holt Clerk to the Board of Commissioners County of Forsyth, North Carolina The Chronicle August 18 and 25, 2016

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ORDER AUTHORIZING $350,000,000 SCHOOL BONDS

BE IT ORDERED by the Board of Commissioners for the County of Forsyth, North Carolina:

1. That, pursuant to The Local Government Bond Act, as amended, the County of Forsyth, North Carolina is hereby authorized to contract a debt, in addition to any and all other debt which said County may now or hereafter have power or authority to contract, and in evidence thereof to issue School Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $350,000,000 for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, for acquiring, constructing, improving, expanding, renovating and equipping public school facilities in said County, including the acquisition of any related land, rights of way and equipment.

2. That taxes shall be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on said bonds.

3. That a sworn statement of the debt of said County has been filed with the Clerk to the Board and is open to public inspection.

4. That this order shall take effect when approved by the voters of said County at a referendum as provided in said Act. ORDER AUTHORIZING $65,000,000 COMMUNITY COLLEGE BONDS

BE IT ORDERED by the Board of Commissioners for the County of Forsyth, North Carolina:

1. That, pursuant to The Local Government Bond Act, as amended, the County of Forsyth, North Carolina is hereby authorized to contract a debt, in addition to any and all other debt which said County may now or hereafter have power or authority to contract, and in evidence thereof to issue Community College Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $65,000,000 for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, for acquiring, constructing, improving, expanding, renovating and equipping community college facilities in said County, including the acquisition of any related land, rights of way and equipment.

2. That taxes shall be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on said bonds.

3. That a sworn statement of the debt of said County has been filed with the Clerk to the Board and is open to public inspection.

4. That this order shall take effect when approved by the voters of said County at a referendum as provided in said Act. ORDER AUTHORIZING $15,000,000 PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES BONDS

BE IT ORDERED by the Board of Commissioners for the County of Forsyth, North Carolina:

1. That, pursuant to The Local Government Bond Act, as amended, the County of Forsyth, North Carolina is hereby authorized to contract a debt, in addition to any and all other debt which said County may now or hereafter have power or authority to contract, and in evidence thereof to issue Parks and Recreational Facilities Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $15,000,000 for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, for acquiring, constructing, improving, expanding, renovating and equipping parks and recreational facilities inside and outside the corporate limits of said County, including, without limitation, the acquisition of any related land, rights of way and equipment.

2. That taxes shall be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on said bonds.

3. That a sworn statement of the debt of said County has been filed with the Clerk to the Board and is open to public inspection.

4. That this order shall take effect when approved by the voters of said County at a referendum as provided in said Act. The foregoing orders were adopted on the 8th day of August, 2016, and are hereby published this 18th day of August, 2016. Any action or proceeding questioning the validity of the orders must be begun within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. The Chief Financial Officer of the County has filed a statement estimating that the total amount of interest that will be paid on the proposed bonds over the expected term of the bonds, if issued, is $217,215,075.

The estimate is preliminary, is for general informational purposes only, and may differ from the actual interest paid on such bonds. Such statement of estimated interest includes certain assumptions upon which such estimate is based, and there is no assurance that the circumstances included in such assumptions will occur. The validity of the proposed bonds is not subject to challenge on the grounds that the actual interest cost on the bonds when issued is different than the estimated interest amount set forth above.

By: Carla D. Holt Clerk to the Board of Commissioners County of Forsyth, North Carolina The Chronicle August 18, 2016

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Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Karen Sheri Guess (16 E 1388), also known as Karen S. Guess, deceased June 15, 2016, 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 4, 2016 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 4th day of August 2016.

Hal Edward Guess, Administrator for Karen Sheri Guess, deceased 5697 Bromley Drive Kernersville, NC 27284

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION RALEIGH

DOCKET NO. G-9, SUB 690 BEFORE THE NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION PUBLIC NOTICE

In the Matter of Application of Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc., for Annual Review of Gas Costs Pursuant to G.S. 62-133.4(c) and Commission

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the North Carolina Utilities Commission has scheduled a public hearing to conduct an annual review of the cost of natural gas supply, storage and transportation for Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. (Piedmont). The public hearing has been scheduled for Monday, October 3, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., in Commission Hearing Room 2115, Dobbs Building, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. The hearing is being held pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 62-133.4(c) and Commission Rule R1-17(k)(6) for the purpose of comparing Piedmont's prudently-incurred gas costs with costs recovered from all of the utility's customers served during the test period. Public witness testimony will be received in accordance with Commission Rule R1-21(g).

Piedmont filed testimony relating to the subject matter of this hearing on August 1, 2016. Further information may be obtained from the Office of the Chief Clerk, North Carolina Utilities Commission, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, where a copy of Piedmont's testimony is available for review by the public. Also, documents can be viewed on the Commission’s website at www.ncuc.net.

The Public Staff is authorized by statute to represent consumers in proceedings before the Commission. Correspondence regarding the annual review proceeding and the hearing thereon should be directed to the Public Staff and should include any information which the writer wishes to be considered by the Public Staff in its investigation of the matter.

Such statements should be addressed to Mr. Christopher J. Ayers, Executive Director, Public Staff, 4326 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 276994300.

The Attorney General is also authorized by statute to represent consumers in proceedings before the Commission. Statements to the Attorney General should be addressed to The Honorable Roy A. Cooper, Attorney General, 9001 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-9001.

Written statements are not evidence unless the writers appear at a public hearing and testify concerning the information contained in their written statements.

Persons desiring to intervene in this proceeding as formal parties should file a petition to intervene pursuant to Commission Rules R1-5 and R1-19 on or before Friday, September 16, 2016. Such petitions should be filed with the Chief Clerk of the North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300.

The direct testimony and exhibits of expert witnesses to be presented by intervenors should also be filed with the Commission on or before Friday, September 16, 2016.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Yvonne Johnson Rush (16 E 683), also known as Yvonne Rush, Yvonne J. Rush and Rashidah Allah, deceased September 24, 2015, 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 20, 2016 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 18th day of August, 2016.

Frances McFadden Administrator for Yvonne Johnson Rush, deceased 1397 Holly Court Winston Salem, NC 27105 The Chronicle August 18, 25, and September 1, 8, 2016

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NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY

DEMOLISH ORDER SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY

DEMOLISH ORDER SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

In the Matter of:

In the Matter of:

This matter being heard before the undersigned employee of the City of WinstonSalem Community and Business Development Department whose assigned duties include the enforcement of the Housing Code, at 1:30 clock on the3rd day of June, 2016, pursuant to Complaint and Notice of Hearing duly issued by the undersigned and served upon the owner of record and parties in interest as required by law, and appearances having been made by or on behalf of the owners and other parties in interest as follows:

This matter being heard before the undersigned employee of the City of WinstonSalem Community and Business Development Department whose assigned duties include the enforcement of the Housing Code, at 1:30 clock on the3rd day of June, 2016, pursuant to Complaint and Notice of Hearing duly issued by the undersigned and served upon the owner of record and parties in interest as required by law, and appearances having been made by or on behalf of the owners and other parties in interest as follows:

Property Located at: 1017 Charles Street Accy 2 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, known as Tax Block2001(s) Lot(s)037 on City County Tax Map

THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the housing located at 1017 Charles St Accy 2, said housing being situated on Block2001, Lot 037, be and the same is hereby condemned as a dwelling unfit for human habitation, and the owner thereof if hereby ORDERED AND DIRECTED to make the necessary repairs to bring said housing into compliance with the Code of the City of Winston-Salem, a copy of said repairs necessary for compliance being Exhibit “A”, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, within a period of 20 days from service; and, if owner fails to bring said housing into compliance with the Code of the City of Winston-Salem 20 days from the service of the Order, he is hereby ORDERED AND DIRECTED to demolish said housing, and is hereby advised that the undersigned will apply to the City Council of the City of Winston Salem for adoption of a Resolution concurring with this Order of Demolition.

This notice applies to all next of kin of the property owner(s) of the address at 1017 Charles St Accy 2 including known or unknown heirs, devisees, successors, transferees, legal representatives, (deceased) or any other assigns whether in being or not in being, or en ventre sa mere, including those under mental disability, in the military service, minors, the spouse of each, if any, the beneficiaries or trustees of each, if any, all other persons, firms, or corporations, active or dissolved, foreign or domestic, who now have, or might in any contingency have, or claim, or may hereafter claim, any right, title or interest or estate this property.

Stephanie Stimpson, Code Enforcement Senior Project Supervisor

Date Issued: June 28, 2016

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Property Located at: 3313 Urban St Winston-Salem, North Carolina, known as Tax Block1363(s) Lot(s)038 on City County Tax Map

THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the housing located at 3313 Urban St, said housing being situated on Block1363, Lot 038, be and the same is hereby condemned as a dwelling unfit for human habitation, and the owner thereof if hereby ORDERED AND DIRECTED to make the necessary repairs to bring said housing into compliance with the Code of the City of Winston-Salem, a copy of said repairs necessary for compliance being Exhibit “A”, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, within a period of 20 days from service; and, if owner fails to bring said housing into compliance with the Code of the City of Winston-Salem 20 days from the service of the Order, he is hereby ORDERED AND DIRECTED to demolish said housing, and is hereby advised that the undersigned will apply to the City Council of the City of Winston Salem for adoption of a Resolution concurring with this Order of Demolition.

This notice applies to all next of kin of the property owner(s) of the address at 3313 Urban St including known or unknown heirs, devisees, successors, transferees, legal representatives, (deceased) or any other assigns whether in being or not in being, or en ventre sa mere, including those under mental disability, in the military service, minors, the spouse of each, if any, the beneficiaries or trustees of each, if any, all other persons, firms, or corporations, active or dissolved, foreign or domestic, who now have, or might in any contingency have, or claim, or may hereafter claim, any right, title or interest or estate this property.

Stephanie Stimpson, Code Enforcement Senior Project Supervisor

Date Issued: June 28, 2016

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BEFORE THE COMMUNITY & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM HOUSING FILE NO.2010090069 DEMO LETTER

In the Matter of Property located at: 4210 SHAMEL STREET

Winston-Salem, North Carolina Known as Tax Block 3441 Lot(s) 007

You are hereby advised that on SEPTEMBE 14, 2014, 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.

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 (4-97(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.

Stephanie Stimpson, Housing Conservation Administrator

The Chronicle August 18, 2016

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 15 JT 042 15 JT 043

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

IN THE MATTER OF:

TARAJI RAIMA WILSON DOB: 12-06-14 TALAIJAH RENEA WILSON DOB: 11-25-06

TO: Terri Wilson – mother of the juveniles Markes Vashawn Valentine – legal father Talaijah Renea Wilson “D.L.”(full name unknown) – father of Talaijah Renea Wilson Paris Moore – father of Talaijah Renea Wilson Marcus McDonald – father of Taraji Raima Wilson

TAKE NOTICE that Juvenile Petitions 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 juveniles pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B1111.

You are required to make a written answer to the Petitions alleging to Terminate Parental Rights within thirty (30) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Petitions within the 30 day period specified herein or to attend the hearing on the said Petitions, the Petitioner will apply to the Court for terminating your parental rights to the above-referenced juveniles.

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 Petitions alleging to Terminate Parental Rights are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., on Monday, October 17, 2016 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 12th day of August, 2016 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 18, 25 and September 1, 2016 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Florence Laverne Gilliam Livingston (15 E 1218), also known as Florence Gilliam Livingston, Florence G. Livingston, Florence Stover, deceased April 24, 2015, 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 20, 2016 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 18th day of August, 2016.

Erika Stefphon Livingston-Archie Co-Administrator for Florence Laverne Gilliam Livingston, deceased 2901 NW Greenway Avenue Winston-Salem, NC 27105 Candice J’Sara Livingston, Co-Administrator for Florence Laverne Gilliam Livingston, deceased 942 Manly Street, Apt 50 Winston-Salem, NC 27105 The Chronicle August 18, 25 and September 1, 8, 2016

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A Wake Forest University alumnus will celebrate his birthday with the community.

The alumnus, Andrew Snorton, will coordinate a program called “The Literacy Project.” It will take place on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Malloy-Jordan East Winston Heritage Center, 1110 E. Seventh St. in Winston-Salem.

Snorton says the purpose is to provide a push and encouragement for students in grades K-12 and adults to embrace and improve their consistency with reading.

“It’s something I want to do as it ties in with my birth-

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day,” Snorton said. He adds, “I’ve always done a community service and outreach piece when celebrating my birthday; this year, my focus is on the encouragement of reading, as it truly is a powerful means of learning.”

Every half-hour on the hour (11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 1:30 p.m.), group readings will be conducted to help demonstrate and model the overall importance. Those who attend the program are asked to bring a book that is grade-level appropriate. Topics and content of books desired for students include economics and finance, science and technology, and history (including AfricanAmerican and other cultures).

For adults, similar topics are requested, along with self-help books, how-to topics including cooking and

home improvement, and health and wellness.

Those who want to make a monetary donation should donate a gift card to a local bookstore in the amount ranging from $8 to $31. Snorton’s birthday is on Aug. 31.

Any books that are not picked up during the book exchange will be donated to a local school (or schools), library or other community-based organization. The beneficiaries of the books will be announced the day of the event.

For details on participation, readers are encouraged to contact Snorton at email: asnortonccs@gmail.com or asnorton06@gmail.com; or phone: 770-364-9426.

Interested people also can contact Solomon Quick at quicksolomon@gmail.com for further information.

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Experiment in Self Reliance held its second Family Fun Fest: Outdoor Movie Series on Saturday, Aug. 13.

Before a screening of “Big Hero 7,” kids where treated to bubbles and story time by the Forsyth County Public Library, safety advice from firefighters with the WinstonSalem Fire Department and anti-bullying advice from Greg “Catman” Good. Each gave back-to-school advice before the movie started and popcorn was served.

Great Commission Community Church provided volunteers and Frank’s Top Secret Cafe food truck was there to serve patrons.

The event came about after ESR surveyed the community around its headquarters on Dominion Street and found that parents wanted to come and take their kids to a safe place. ESR had Spanish subtitles on the movie for the multicultural audience.

The first two movie nights drew about 100 attendees.

The final one will be held Sept. 17 when ESR will show “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

Children make bubbles before the movie starts at ESR.

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Black Schools of Choice support charter school merger SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

ASHEVILLE – Black Led Schools of Choice (BLSC) has announced its support of the merger of the North Carolina Public Charter Schools Association and the North Carolina Alliance for Public Charter Schools.

The merger was announced at the closing session of the North Carolina Public Charter Schools Association’s annual conference held recently in Asheville.

Three members of Black Led Schools of Choice – Simon Johnson, Dr. Cynthia McQueen and Eugene Slocum – also serve on the board of the

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North Carolina Public Charter Schools Association. They also participated in a panel discussion of the merger during the closing session of the conference.

Black Led Schools of Choice seeks to have a close working relationship with both the newly merged Public Charter Schools Association and other aligned groups to build a successful pathway for both charter schools and private schools in North Carolina.

“The merger is needed to give public charter schools a greater voice before regulations are made and laws are passed,” said Johnson of Quality

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Aug. 27 – 9th annual Pawpaw Festival The ninth annual N.C. Pawpaw Festival will be held on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m .at the Forsyth County Agriculture Building, 1450 Fairchild Road. A few of the events planned are pawpaw orchard tours, cooking with pawpaws featuring a local chef, and lectures given by pawpaw experts covering everything pawpaw from folklore, growing a couple backyard trees to setting up a commercial orchard and marketing fruit. Chef and cookbook author Sara Bir from Ohio is expected to give demonstrations on processing. Children can learn about local butterflies and get their faces painted. Vendors are expected with pawpaw fruit and trees for sale as well as other ornamental and edible plants. Free food will be available, all made with pawpaw, as long as it lasts. Pawpaw ice cream is a perennial favorite. For more information, please contact Derek Morris or Mary Jac Brennan at 336-703-2850 and check out our Facebook page - NC pawpaw festival.

Aug. 27 – “Shmedfest” Music Festival “ Shmedfest,” a family-friendly music event benefitting Crisis Control Ministry, will be held Saturday, Aug. 27 from 4 to 11 p.m. at Triad Park in Kernersville. Live music will be provided by five different local bands over the course of the event: Junction Trio, Downtown Band, Brother Brother, The Winmars! and Sons of Thunder. Dinner will be provided by K&W Cafeteria and beer will be courtesy of Foothills Brewing. There is no cost to attend Shmedfest, but donations to Crisis Control Ministry at the event are encouraged. Chairs and blankets are welcomed, tents and umbrellas are not allowed. Those wishing to attend are asked to RSVP at www.crisiscontrol.org/shmedfest so that attendance numbers may be collected in regards to catering.

Aug. 29 - SAT Test Strategies SAT Test Strategies will be held on Monday, Aug. 29, 6:30 p.m. at the

Education Academy, a K12 public charter school in Winston-Salem. “We must tell lawmakers and regulators what we need to be successful with our children and provide them with accurate facts regarding charter schools while at the same time dispel the many misconceptions and falsehoods.”

BLSC also fully supports the new director of The Office of Charter Schools and is excited about the pledge he made at the Charter School Conference in Asheville to ensure that the OCS be more service oriented.

The merger and the formal creation last year of Black Led Schools of

Southside Branch Library, 3185 Buchanan St. How great would it be if you could spend an hour learning tips and tricks about the SAT that would actually help improve your score? Now you can! This session will demystify the test, introducing you to the structure of the SAT and providing some useful tips and tricks that can help get you closer to your target score.

Bring your questions! Presented by Princeton Review. This program is part of the Preparing for College Series at the Library. All programs are free and open to the public. For more information, call the Southside Branch Library at 336-703-2980 or email lohmanj2@forsyth.cc.

Aug. 31 – Oct. 12 – Small Business “Pathway to Success” Series The Forsyth County Public Library Southside Branch will hold the “pathway to Success” series in the library auditorium, 3185 Buchanan St., for those thinking about starting their own business. Join us for one session, or all, as your schedule allows. Sessions run Aug. 31 – Oct. 12 from 6 – 8 p.m. These programs are part of the Small Business Series at Forsyth County Public Library, in partnership with Forsyth Tech Small Business Center.. Call 336-703-2980 for directions to Southside.

For more information, call 336-703-3023 or email lohmanj2@forsyth.cc. You may also register for each session at Forsyth Tech Small Business Center by calling 336-757-3810. All programs are free and open to the public.

Sept. 1 – 15 – How Your Government Works Classes The Village of Clemmons will be offering free classes on “How Your Government Works.” The classes will be held on Thursday nights, Sept. 1, 8 and 15, from 6 to 9 p.m. Each night we will explore a different aspect of Village government. You will come away with a better understanding of how complicated and difficult decisions are made and the impact you can have on those decisions. Join us to learn the basics, to participate in interactive sessions, to have your questions answered, and to find out what new projects are in the works. For more information, contact Mary Cameron at 336-7666882 or mcameron@clemmons.org or call the Village Hall at 766-7511 to reserve

Choice come at a critical moment in North Carolina’s education reform movement.

In 1996, North Carolina leaders authorized the creation of public charter schools and in 2011, they lifted the cap on the number of charter schools allowed in the state.

However, since 1996, more than 20 public charter schools were closed by the state and the vast majority of those schools were led by a black principal and or a black board of directors.

“We saw this as an enormous issue that BLSC can help rectify,’” said Don McQueen, executive director of Torchlight Academy, a K-7 public charter school

in Raleigh.

“Black Led Schools of Choice leverages the more than 100 years of charter and private school experience among its members, offers technical assistance, advocacy and best practice recommendations to new, existing and prospective charter and private schools,” said BLSC member Dr. Michelle Johnson, principal of the Point College Preparatory and Leadership Academy in High Point.

“This experience is needed now more than ever as successful schools struggle against encroaching government regulations that arose in response to failing schools. Such regu-

your place in these free Registration closes on Aug.11.

classes.

Sept. 2-4 – Atkins Class of 1971 45th Reunion Members of the Atkins High School Class of 1971 will celebrate their 45 Year Reunion, on Sept. 2-4. The highlight of their celebration will be a Gala Dinner Dance on Saturday, Sept. 3 at the Carlyle Clubhouse at the BB&T Ballpark. The celebration will pay tribute to the legacy of Atkins High School Alumni in addition to celebrating with the members of the Class of 1971, which is the last graduating class of the historically black Atkins High School. Tickets for the Gala Celebration are $35 for the general public. A reunion package is offered for graduates of the class that includes the Gala and events throughout the weekend, including a meetand-greet social on Friday, a cookout Sunday, and souvenir items. For information about the Reunion Celebration or to purchase tickets for the Gala, please contact Rozena Purvis Lyles at 336-692-6426.

Sept. 10 - 20th Anniversary Celebration of Black Family Day Black Family Day will be observed Saturday, Sept.10, in downtown Reidsville. Open to the public and sponsored by the Rebuilding the Block Initiative, Muhammad Mosque No. 34, local businesses and citizens. Black Family Day is held annually. The outdoor program will begin at 2:30 p.m. at Market Square, 303 S. Scales St,, Reidsville.

Black Family Day has been bringing all people together in Reidsville since 1996.

The Black Family Day tradition has become a part of the fabric of Rockingham County. People of every race, creed, color and class distinction have enjoyed participation the last 20 years and this year’s program is touted to be the best ever. The day includes gospel, praise dance, African dance troupes, R&B, hip-hop, spoken word artists, spiritual and civic leaders.

Vendors and entrepreneurs from all over the region bring arts, crafts, and products of interest to the Black community. Ethnic and traditional menus are on hand in the food village. The Family Fun Village will feature a mobile arcade, bounce houses, face painting, and more. Families are encouraged to register online at

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lations burden quality charter schools and discourage prospective charter schools capable of tackling unmet needs in our communities,” said McQueen.

“Public charter schools were created to allow us to be innovative and creative in serving our students,” said Slocum of Alpha Academy, a K-9 school in Fayetteville. “However, these regulations are constricting and often come without the financial resources to implement them.”

For more information about Black Led Schools of Choice, contact executive director Kerra Bolton at 919-744-4601 or kerrabolton@gmail.com.

http://www.facebook.com/blackfamilyday or http://www.blackfamilyday.org.

Sept. 14-17 – Big 4 Alumni Celebration The Big 4 Alumni Association of Forsyth County, Inc. will hold its annual Big 4 Celebration Sept. 14 – Sept. 17. In addition to the traditional worship service, Teachers’ Appreciation Luncheon, Friday Family Event and Saturday Gala, the Big 4 added a new project last year which is “Day of Service.” For tickets to the Big 4 events,visit www.Big4fc.org for more information and a schedule of events.

Tickets to the Big 4 events can be purchased at the American Legion Post 128 at 4817 Old Rural Hall Road.

Sept. 17 – Free Outdoor Movie Experiment in Self-Reliance, in partnership with Forsyth County Public Library, Forsyth County 4-H, and Great Commission Community Church, will host the final movie of its three-part Family Film Fest: Outdoor Movie Series, on Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. This free community-centered movie will be held at Experiment in Self-Reliance, at 3480 Dominion Street NE. Before the movie screening, children will have the opportunity to enjoy educational entertainment including a puppet show, book mobile, anti-bullying seminar, and crafts. The movie is equipped with Spanish subtitles.

Chips and drinks will be available for sale.

Popcorn will be free. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. For more information, call 336-722-9400 or visit www.eisr.org/events.

Sept. 30 - Oct. 2 - Winston-Salem Fashion Week Event The second annual Winston-Salem Fashion Week event features local artisans, fashion designers, boutique owners, makeup artists, models and photographers.

"Ready for the Runway Fashion and Art!” will kick off the red carpet event on Friday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m. at the Marriott Downtown in the Hearn Ballroom. A reception and live music by M&R Soul Expression featuring Ron Hunter and the Brown Bag Exhibition by Owens Daniels will follow.

Tickets are available at www.ticketriver.com/WinstonSalemFashionWeek.