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THURSDAY, January 6, 2022

Day three of Lash/Chronicle JV basketball tournament crowns champions

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

The final day of the Lash/Chronicle Tournament was a time for teams to fight for a championship or to close out their tournament on a positive note with a win.

The opening game of the day was between two 0-2 teams in Reynolds and Andrews. This was an odd game as neither team could hit anything from the field in the first half. It was a one possession game until the fourth quarter, when the Red

squads played well for the majority of the tournament.

The defensive pressure from Parkland set the tone of the game early on.

The game was very intense as everyone could see that neither team wanted to end their day with a loss. After finally settling down, the Eagles took the lead in the second quarter and stretched it going into the half.

East Forsyth didn’t rest on their 31-19 lead. They continued to apply pressure in the second half, until Parkland finally

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After all the smoke cleared, Mt. Tabor was crowned champion of the Lash Division with a 50-44 victory against Raegan.

South Stokes claimed the Chronicle Division championship by the score of 52-31 against Lexington.

Raiders finally created a little breathing room. They closed out their tournament with a 34-27 win.

“It was a great game and Reynolds did a great job,” said Reese Hamlin, Andrews’ head coach. “Both teams played good and we are just excited for the win, because we needed it going into conference play next week.”

Parkland and East Forsyth were the second game of the day, a game with two 1-1 teams in the tournament, and both

made their run. The Mustangs closed the gap to 45-43 with less than four minutes left in the game, but that would be as close as they would get, as the Eagles closed them out 51-44 to finish the tournament 2-1.

“We just wanted to be active,” said Rodney White, East Forsyth head coach.

“We knew they were athletic and fast, but we just tried to come out and play our ball, take care of the ball, and just press as much as we can, because we are small.

That was our main goal, to play as hard as we could, get steals, and to carry over from last night into today.

“I told them to just have fun, but take care of the ball. I got to understand that they are all ninth graders, but just calm down, run our stuff, and take care of the basketball. I feel like we have three of the best guards in the county in this tournament right now.”

White says his team was 1-3 coming into the tournament, so to come away with two good victories is great for his team.

He says they are more confident and are playing better as a team.

A matchup in The Chronicle Division was on the slate next. Carver, who was 1-1 in the tournament, played Winston-Salem Prep,who was 0-2.

This game turned out to be one of the best of the day. The lead switched hands multiple times throughout the game, with neither team able to establish any consistent momentum. In the second half, Carver looked to be in control of the game until Jace Covington took over. Covington

finished with 27 points and was the major reason for the Phoenix winning 46-44.

“It’s good to have this momentum, because we finally got our first win after we lost some close games we should have won,” said Chesley Graves, Prep head coach. “I think this right here is going to be a big plus for the kids. We finally got that one win in the tournament, so I think this is going to be a good stepping stone for us to go further.”

Covington was one of the leading scorers in the tournament and his 27 points against Carver was the high for any player throughout the tournament. Graves had high praise for Covington.

“He is a smart guard and sometimes even during practice he thinks what I think,” Graves said. “It’s like a point guard/point guard mentality and I love it. He is a tough kid and he is beginning to evolve and learn the game a whole lot more. He can only get better and the future is going to be promising for him.”

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Hands Up Guns Down Movement encourages locals to put the guns down and step in the ring

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

At a place in time where violent crime is at an all time high and it seems as if there’s a shooting every day, there’s a new initiative that is giving people in the community an alternative to picking up a gun: putting on boxing gloves instead.

Started by WinstonSalem native Ralph Saunders, the Hands Up Guns Down movement gives individuals who may have issues the opportunity to settle their differences in the ring. Saunders first started the movement in 2019 with a few bouts held

in a local park. He said the event did well, but he didn’t have the support he needed to really make the movement a success.

“For me I think it all started in 2019 with the first event I had. It was really something I just put together real quick and hundreds of people came out,” Saunders said. “From that I knew this was something that could catch on, but I knew I couldn’t do it by myself.”

After discussing it for a while and working out the details, in 2021, Saunders, who is also a trainer at 21/90 Fitness, decided to

give it another try. “With everything that was going on in the community, I just felt like it was time to bring it back,” Saunders said. In November Saunders hosted a small event at the 21/90 Studio on Patterson Avenue. Although the event didn’t draw a large crowd, hundreds of people watched the video and a few days later dozens of people started reaching out to Saunders asking to participate.

Even after seeing how well the event did on social media, Saunders said he was still skeptical about investing his time and en-

ergy into the movement.

But all that changed when Delano Davis reached out to him and offered his help.

“There’s a lot that goes into putting on an event like this, a whole lot. Especially if you want to do it the right way,” Saunders said. “It’s a lot of people who say they’ll help but never show up. That’s why I’m so grateful for him (Davis ) because he’s one of the few people who have stayed true to their word and really helped me get this off the ground.”

With help from Davis, Saunders’ vision for the Hands Up Guns Down

movement is moving into place. On Jan. 15 seven different fights are scheduled to take place, including two for title belts, as part of the Hands Up Guns Down Bragging Rights event. When discussing the event and his partnership with Saunders, Davis said when he heard about the movement, he knew it was something the community needed.

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Arts icon, Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin, dies at 76.

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Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin died on Monday, Jan. 3.

She was 76.

Sprinkle-Hamlin successfully led the The North Carolina Black Repertory Company, producers of The National Black National Black Theatre Festival (NBTF), as both its board chair and executive producer of the NBTF. Sylvia Sprinkle- Hamlin was a native of Forsyth

Repertory Company (NCBRC), founded in 1979 by her husband, the late Larry Leon Hamlin. In addition, she has served as executive producer of the National Black Theatre Festival since 2007. The festival, also founded by Mr. Hamlin, celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2019. Sprinkle-Hamlin also served as volunteer coordinator for over 1,500 Festival volunteers from 1991- 2007 and is advisor to the NCBRC

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Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin County. She received a B.S. degree in education from Winston-Salem State University and an MLS degree from Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia.

In 1977, she returned home to Winston-Salem, where she worked as assistant director/public service librarian at Winston-Salem State University. She also owned and operated a small business, Fashion Two-Twenty Cosmetics.

In 1979, she started her tenure with the Forsyth County Public Library System as department head for Children’s Outreach.

She was promoted to assistant director in 1980 and to associate library director in 1984. In January of 2000, she became the first African American and the first female to be named library director in the history of the Forsyth County Public Library system (FCPL).

She retired from the FCPL in December 2019.

One of her most significant contributions to the community relates to her service as president of the board of directors of the North Carolina Black

Theatre Guild and the Marvtastic Society.

Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin has been honored many times. She was the first recipient of the Annette Lewis Phinazee Award, given for significant contributions in promoting African American literature for children. In 1991, she was recognized by The Chronicle and received the Curator of African American Arts and Culture award. SprinkleHamlin was featured as a national role model in the 1999 June/July edition of Sophisticate’s Black Hair Magazine and was named the 2000 Business Associate of the Year by the Forsyth County chapter of the American Business Women’s Association.

In 2003, she received the Demco/American Library Association Black Caucus Award for Excellence in Librarianship.

In 2005 she received the Legacy Award given for preservation of Black history and culture through the literary arts and the Women in Leadership award given by the Winston-Salem Convention

and Visitors Bureau and the City of Winston-Salem for her significant contributions to the betterment of Winston-Salem through professional achievement and community service.

In 2008 she was selected Woman of the Year by the Winston-Salem Chronicle newspaper in recognition of her tireless efforts in supporting the administration of the National Black Theatre Festival since 1989. Sprinkle-Ham-

lin received the 2012 Arts Council of Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County Volunteer of the Year award for her outstanding contributions to the Forsyth County arts community.

She received the Larry Leon Hamlin Legacy Award in 2013 given by the Black Theatre Network for her continuing the legacy of the founder of the National Black Theatre Festival. In 2016 she was an honoree in the North

Carolina Heritage Calendar and was recognized by the Governor of North Carolina for her contributions to the African American Experience in North Carolina.

In 2018, she received the Heart of Gold award presented by the Westcoast Human Development Center , Sarasota, Florida.

Ms. Sprinkle-Hamlin was a member of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church where she served on the

vestry. She was also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., The Women’s Fund of WinstonSalem, Women’s Leadership Council of United Way, Ebony Socialites, Up and Coming Investment Club, and SASSY Ladies Book Club.

At the time of publication, funeral arrangements have not been finalized.

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Impact of Carver Principal Montague-Davis will live on after retirement

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

After serving as principal at Carver High School for nearly a decade, in March, Carol MontagueDavis will retire.

Recently The Chronicle sat down with Montague-Davis to discuss her time spent at one of the district’s most historic schools to find out what Carver Nation means to her.

Montague-Davis’ retirement marks the end of her second stint as principal at Carver. She served as principal from 2004 to 2008, but left to take an assistant superintendent position with the district.

In her first stint at Carver, Montague-Davis was instrumental in leading the school’s improvement plan. She also brought new programs to the school, like the Academy of Hospitality and Tourism, which exposes students to a wide variety of opportunities and career paths.

In 2017, MontagueDavis decided to return to Carver with a goal to make sure students at Carver are proud to be Yellowjackets.

She said for generations Carver has been a pillar of the community and it’s important that the legacy continues.

“Carver to me is a family-oriented community school that’s an important pillar of the community.

It’s hard to find anybody in this community who doesn’t have a connec-

tion with Carver and we just can’t lose that,” Montague-Davis said. “When the students graduate, we want them to say ‘I graduated from Carver and I am proud to be a Yellowjacket.’”

A year after she returned, and two years after it was tagged as one of the lowest performing schools in the state, Carver showed more growth than any other high school in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County district and exceeded expectations, according to the N.C. Accountability Report. Montague Davis said the turnaround was a direct result of hardworking faculty and staff who were willing to go above and beyond the normal call of duty to help students.

Since 2017 MontagueDavis has also helped establish a boys’ soccer team at Carver. For the first time in over a decade, attendance at football games has increased, JROTC has seen an increase in enrollment, and Carver Pride is

alive and well throughout the hallways and the community.

“I think the students are beginning to be proud, not that they weren’t proud before, but it’s coming back. You can see it at the games, you can feel the intensity that you used to feel,” Montague-Davis said. “But I think the most important thing is we wanted to make a name for Carver and make sure people understand that we have some great programs and students. There’s a lot of great things going on, so we really just wanted to build on the things that were already here and make sure the kids understand that they have everything they need right here.”

In addition to the Academy of Hospitality and Tourism, Carver now offers the Academy of Information Technology. And since making her return, Montague-Davis has launched the E-Cubed Program, which focuses on making sure students are

prepared for life after high school. “E-Cubed means when our students leave, we want them to be able to enroll in a two-year or four-year college, be able to enlist in the military, or be prepared to be employed,” Montague-Davis explained.

“We believe that if we focus ourselves around the E-Cubed vision, we are meeting the needs of all our students.”

Montague-Davis’ retirement will become official on March 1. Her successor will be Thyais Maxwell, who will start at Carver on Jan. 10 and work with Montague-Davis until March. When asked about her plans for retirement, Montague-Davis said she doesn’t really have one.

“I don’t really have a plan because I’ve been planning my whole life. I just wanna chill,” she laughed.

Although she won’t physically be in the building, it's safe to say Montague-Davis’ legacy will live on in the hallways of Carver and in the hearts of

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the students. Attorney Nicole Little, who is a 2009 graduate of Carver, said Montague-Davis is the reason she wanted to attend Carver.

Little said she had just moved into Carver’s district and attended a pep rally held during the summer. At that pep rally Montague-Davis gave a speech. “To energize the students about the upcoming school year, Young Joc’s hit single, ‘It’s Going Down’ started playing and she commenced to do the infamous motorcycle dance and the gym went insane,” Little explained.

“Although it may have been just a moment for current students who already had the pleasure of knowing her personally, that moment spoke volumes to me. Mrs. Montague-Davis’ willingness to meet her students where they are, relating to them on a personal level to motivate them academically, that’s what that moment told me,” Little said. “After enrolling and attending Carver, my initial impressions were confirmed.

Mrs. Montague-Davis will be remembered as an administrator that cared for her students, both personally and academically.

“She will be remembered for modeling excellence and installing a sense of pride, camaraderie, and family at Carver High School.”

working together ever since,” Davis said.

While helping promote and make sure everything goes according to plan on Jan. 15, Davis is also preparing to get in the ring. He is scheduled to fight in the main event.

Each of the bouts listed on the card will be two, twominute rounds.

To make sure he’s ready, Davis said he’s been running a few miles every day and drinking a ton of water. “I know there’s no way I can be in boxing shape by next week, so I’ve really just been being mentally prepared,” he said.

Saunders said a lot of people don’t understand that there’s a difference in being in shape and being in boxing shape.

“It’s a lot of people who could go out and play basketball or football and not be tired, but I can show them a simple six punch combination and they won’t be able to throw another punch afterwards,” Saunders continued. “I try to tell people all the time you can be in shape and not be in boxing shape. They think it’s easy to get in there and just throw punches, but it’s a lot more than that.”

Saunders and Davis said the Bragging Rights event is just the beginning for the Hands Up Guns Down movement. They are already scheduling upcoming events. Saunders said they are also working on a deal with a similar movement in Charlotte.

The Hands Up Guns Down: Bragging Rights event is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. at The Sequel Entertainment Complex located at 71 Waughtown St. For more information visit https:// w w w. e v e n t b r i t e . c o m / e224851887047 or visit “Hands Up Guns Down: Bragging Rights” on Facebook.

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Commentary

Your ancestors didn’t have a problem with it!

‘My Truth’

BY CHERYL SMITH

Now some people are not going to like what they are about to read! Dallas, Texas’ historic Friendship-West Baptist Church, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III, called for 100 Days of Buying Black as members focus on the 100th Commemoration of the Tulsa Race Massacre, beginning Sept. 23 through Dec. 31, 2021. In the call, Friendship-West is “committed to economic justice in supporting Black-owned businesses, advocating for just lending practices, and working towards comprehensive sustainable community development.”

On the FWBC Facebook page, it reads: “Our goal is to continue the legacy of Black Wall Street by circulating our dollars within the Black community to strengthen our economic base.” Join the movement! https:// www. facebook.com/groups/ 100daysofbuyingblack Now what does this mean for America and Black companies internationally? Well, that depends on YOU, US, EVERYONE, including ME! When you consider that there are more than two million Black-owned businesses in America alone, according to the most recent Census data, and you consider the dollars spent to boost the economy, everyone benefits from the support.

New York and Washington, D.C. have the greatest number of Black-owned businesses in the country and the highest percentage of Black-owned businesses, respectively. I know men and women who are working tirelessly to build their businesses and support their communities. They are following a tradition that is steeped in Ujamaa or Cooperative Economics. According to former U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, small businesses drive the U.S. economy. Many of these entrepreneurs are providing quality services and goods, making them deserving of support.

Which brings me to my truth.

If we just focus on America, there was a time when most of the business that was transacted, all the educating that was taking place, all the birthing of babies, and all the saving of souls, was Black on Black. Folks didn’t have a problem. Everyone knew their places and they stayed in them! Black people didn’t have a problem supporting their own. Not only were they able to get quality services and goods. No one had to be told to spend their money with Black people and for many Black businesses then and now, their only patrons look like them.

What I’d like to see is everyone shopping where they want to with a realization that ice is the same temperature EVERYWHERE! We also know that good and bad employees are EVERYWHERE. So, I’m inviting EVERYONE to join Friendship-West Baptist Church and Buy Black for the next 100 days. I’m not telling you to compromise your values or standards. Come on people, you can find quality services and goods with Black businesses. This can be proven by looking back in history because when services and goods from Blacks were FREE, utilizing our goods and services wasn’t a problem or an issue.

Cheryl Smith is the publisher of I Messenger Media and Texas Metro News.

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COMMENTARY: In 2021, organized labor is again strong and benefiting us all Sebastian Santos Guest Columnist Jobs. Racial justice.

Workplace safety. Equity.

These issues, front and center in the minds of millions of Americans for years, were deeply intensified by the pandemic of 2020 and 2021. As the pandemic took full effect, devastating job losses hit minority workers and their families especially hard and the critical role of health and safety protections were never more clearly at the forefront of our conversations than during this terrible pandemic.

But as 2021 took hold and a new administration began its work, the long overdue fight to improve working conditions and labor rights was set into motion by President Joe Biden in his first days in office. Always a friend to working men and women, President Biden has made it clear that he is committed to labor and to those Americans who are struggling. And we are seeing that more and more Americans view unions and the labor movement more favorably.

Labor at the forefront A survey last fall by Gallup found that 68% of respondents have a positive view of unions - up from only 48% in 2009.

Tomorrow’s workforce is an even bigger supporter of unions, with 77% of individuals 34 and younger supporting unions.

These statistics present great opportunities for the labor movement.

At the UAW, we have long known that our strength is found in our solidarity, and we’ve seen in so many recent examples that this is a moment of great opportunity to build on this momen-

tum. From the addition of thousands of new members, including the 17,000 student researchers at the University of California, to the voices heard loud and strong during the John Deere strike, 2021 has been a year to hear from the American worker.

Only a year ago, we ended 2020 with less than 11% of workers represented by unions, roughly half the number of organized workers on the job in 1983 (when the Labor Department started tracking the figure.) But with Biden, we inaugurated a President self-described as the “most pro-union President in the history of the country.” And we’re seeing the results.

Let’s take a look at just a few key developments.

The people in charge We have seen dramatic change in the makeup of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) under President Biden. Two former counsels to the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) David Prouty and Gwynne Wilcox - were named to the NLRB, while Peter Ohy was named NLRB general counsel and Jennifer Abruzzo became permanent general counsel.

Abruzzo immediately began encouraging the board to reinstitute the Joy Silk Mills doctrine, which allows organizing elections to be decided by cardcheck instead of needing to go to a full vote, providing a real boost for organizing efforts.

Also, under Biden, long-time labor advocates entered the President’s Cabinet with Marty Walsh appointed as Labor Secretary and Julie Su as deputy. Former Boston Mayor Walsh’s history includes being a union leader and head of the Metropolitan Building Trades, while Su headed the California Department of Labor and is an ongoing advocate for workers’ rights.

Likewise, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) also has new faces - longtime civil rights and immigrant activists Charlotte Burrows, and Jocelyn Samuels, who worked for years on policies to attain equality for sexual and gender minorities, have joined its ranks.

Wages and safety As more and more states enact minimum wage legislation, raising the legal minimum to $15, federal workers also saw an executive order creating a $15 minimum wage by March 2022. In addition, Minnesota Building and Construction trades council alum, Jessica Looman, was chosen to lead the federal division ensuring employers pay proper wages, including meeting minimum wage and overtime requirements.

Workplace safety also saw a boost with a former steelworker now leading the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). James Fredrick now leads the agency, which was immediately tasked with creating a COVID Safety Standard.

Keeping workers safe on the job is his top priority.

Additionally, among the many pro-labor details in President Biden’s Build Back Better legislation, the bill will create strong penalties for employers who violate labor law, including safety, discrimination, wages and workers’ rights.

Equity The historic American Rescue Plan (ARP) was signed into law by executive order. The ARP directs agencies to increase its procurement from small, disadvantaged businesses, including Black-owned businesses, by 50%. The bill also provides cash relief directly to low- and middle-income Americans. It is projected to cut the child poverty rate by more than 50% by the end of this year. The ARP also

fights the recent surge in laws that made it harder for Black Americans to vote, and promotes much needed access to voter registration and voting.

Keeping jobs in the U.S. We are also seeing numerous actions directed at keeping manufacturing and therefore jobs - in the U.S. These include Buy American rules requiring at least 60% (eventually increasing to 75%) of purchased products being made in the United States.

As new industries develop, strong efforts to create new unionized jobs are also being planned. In the renewable energy industry, legislative plans will create a possible 44,000 jobs in development and construction, and 33,000 more jobs in supporting sectors within the next 10 years as part of the American Jobs Plan.

The current Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, passed in early November, invests more than $1 trillion into infrastructure.

The areas covered range from upgrading the U.S. electrical grid, developing and implementing a national automobile charging network, and repaving roads and fixing bridges.

This bill will create tens of thousands of equitable union jobs over the next decade.

These actions, appointments and legislation are a huge step in the right direction, and you can be sure that unions and workers will continue to make their voices heard loud and clear to keep this momentum going strong in 2022 and build back union strong.

Ray Curry was elected President of the UAW on June 28, 2021. A North Carolina native and military veteran, Curry served three years on active duty in the U.S. Army and five years in the U.S. Army Reserve.

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The impossibility of leaving COVID-19 behind in the New Year Dr. James B. Ewers Jr.

Guest Columnist

Happy New Year to you and your family!

This ageless expression has been with us for many years. According to research, the New Year was originally celebrated on March 25. The Julian Calendar was replaced by the Gregorian Calendar, changing the formula for calculating leap years. As a result, the beginning of the legal New Year was moved from March 25 to January 1.

So here we are in the year 2022 ready to be-

gin new plans and new dreams.

Like many of you, some years back I made some resolutions. Things that I would and wouldn’t do. Maybe unlike you, my resolutions only lasted for one week. In my defense, I had good intentions.

I am now squarely in the 4th quarter of my life, trying to get to overtime.

Watching people pass away in my generation is a bit sobering. Life at any age should not be taken for granted. As a young citizen, I probably took my everyday existence for granted.

As a Christian, I have always known that we have what I call an “earthly lease.” However, as a young adult, I just thought my lease would be renewed.

Now in a funny way, I may be on a month-tomonth lease.

Thankfully, I have celebrated a lot of birthdays.

The keys for me haven’t been the gifts, ice cream and cake. Don’t get me wrong, I am appreciative of them. The blessings for me have been that I have pretty good health and I still have my wits about me. Aging brings on health challenges, both physical and mental.

My advice is whatever quarter of life you are in, guard it carefully. To be more specific, watch what you put in your body and the company you keep.

Bad stuff and questionable people might mean an early exit. This is just my opinion.

Our 2021 and 2022 have started the same way.

We still have the coronavirus. Spikes have occurred recently with the delta and omicron variants. No matter how we spin this news story, it is not good. Twenty-four-hour flash sales, parades and celebrations cannot negate the fact that we are in the biggest health crisis of our life. The numbers are numbing and the statistics are frightening.

COVID-19 has taken over the world.

We can’t pretend it doesn’t exist. Not wearing a mask when in public is putting your own life at risk. If you are going to be a part of a gathering, you better have some health and safety guidelines. In fact, if you are in charge of the event, you owe it to your guests to have some safety checks. If they do not like them, then send

them the YouTube video of the event.

According to Politico, there are some telling assertions out here. First, one out of every one hundred Americans 65 and older have died from COVID-19. Second, the U.S. will hit one million deaths in the spring. At this time only 33% of Americans have received a booster shot.

President Biden has ordered a half billion COVID-19 tests to send to people across the country.

ABC News’ anchor, David Muir, asked President Biden last week about testing. The President said, “Nothing’s been good enough.”

The refrain has been the same regarding this illness. America needs to mask up, social distance,

and wash our hands. More people need to receive this message and act upon it.

We are in a dark period right now. Yet let us hope that the New Year shines the bright light of hope and healing on it.

As Believers, let us go into our quiet places and say a prayer. He will answer our effectual fervent prayers.

James B. Ewers Jr., Ed.D., is a former tennis champion at Atkins High School in Winston-Salem and played college tennis at Johnson C. Smith University, where he was all-conference for four years. He is a retired college administrator. He can be reached at overtimefergie.2020@yahoo.com.

Why the path to citizenship remains blocked – and why it matters Andrew Moss Guest Columnist

One of the signal stories of 2021 was a narrative of unfulfilled promise: the promise by a new president to open a path to citizenship to 10.2 million immigrants – and the thwarting of that promise by the politics of a particular historical moment. As the story goes, Congress members supporting immigration reform included a path to citizenship in the president’s “Build Back Better” bill. But the Senate parliamentarian nixed the immigration provision, and Senator Joe Manchin subsequently refused to vote for the bill itself, ending all hopes for immigration reform in 2021.

That is the story as generally reported.

But there’s another

narrative running right below its surface, a narrative about an ideology that falsely casts immigrants as threats to Americans’ physical and economic security. Among other things, this ideology serves an important purpose: to veil the genuine threat posed by an economic inequality that undermines our collective well-being.

One can see this false ideology expressed in many different images and themes. There’s the image of the “illegal alien” who brings drugs and crime over our southern borders, or the theme of immigrants taking Americans’ jobs and driving wages down.

Then there’s the narrative of immigrants being allowed to vote illegitimately – even being used

by Democrats, as Fox news host Tucker Carlson recently claimed, “to change the population of the United States in a way that guarantees they win every election going forward.” This scheme, Carlson asserted, is “an assault

on democracy.”

It’s certainly important to debunk a false ideology: to cite evidence that shows immigrants having lower crime rates than nativeborn citizens, to point to economic benefits of putting millions on a path to full citizenship, and to end the human toll endured by so many who have lived in limbo for years – despite the service they’ve rendered as essential workers in fields such as health care, agriculture, and construction.

By the same token, it’s important to recognize that the demonization of immigrants has long historical roots, roots deeply tinged in racism. Witness the campaigning that led to the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, a piece of legislation that effectively barred Chinese laborers from entering the United States.

But debunking isn’t enough. It’s also necessary to identify a false ideology as a veil that helps cover up deeper threats. To un-

derstand this phenomenon, imagine a split-screen picture of America at the beginning of 2022.

On one side of the screen, take in a picture of four American families who benefited this year from the child tax credit, provided by the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan passed by Congress and signed by the president last March. Receiving monthly checks rather than an endof-financial-year lump sum payment, these families (as reported by the New York Times) were given vital financial breathing room: money to repair a car, to pay for a child’s preschool, to ensure that the children were getting adequate nutrition, and to pay for utilities. Such assistance, coming at a time when 580,000 people are homeless and 38.3 million live in food insecure households, has been essential.

But the child tax credit payments ended December 15, and Mr. Manchin and his Republican colleagues in the Senate refused to

support their extension in the Build Back Better Act, characterizing the extension as inflationary.

On the other side of the imaginary split-screen, take in another family picture, this time of a father and son and the rift dividing them. The father is Ron Wyden, the Democratic Senate Finance Committee chairman, and his son is Adam Wyden, manager of a hedge fund with $330 million in assets. The younger Wyden has come out publicly against the efforts of his father and other Senate Democrats to close tax loopholes and to increase taxes on the ultrarich, measures that would go a long way to take millions of children out of poverty and alleviate the burdens on countless families.

This family rift has taken on an extra edge in the context of disclosures earlier this year that the 25 wealthiest Americans paid little to nothing in federal income taxes between 2014 and 2018.

Surveying the two sides of this split-screen picture, you might want to remember that most of the elected officials who oppose measures shrinking inequality and alleviating economic hardship are the same ones promulgating the myth of the immigrant as a threat. There is no coincidence in this.

Neither is there anything fixed about what can appear on the split-screen picture. The degree of future inequality – as well as the treatment of millions of immigrants – will have a lot to do with political choices and political will.

But a first choice must always be one of perception: to face reality squarely and to reject the illusions that harm.

Andrew Moss, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is an emeritus professor (English, nonviolence studies) at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

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There is a force in the world that was never considered as a force in our human story until Mohandas Gandhi discovered it 116 years ago, the power of nonviolent resistance.

We humans have studied war for perhaps 11,000 years or more. We have colleges and massive industries devoted to that destructive ability of our species.

What about the opposite, the creative ability, the constructive conflict?

We have been thinking about nonviolence as a way to wage struggle for barely a century or so. Yes, it’s been a part of all great religions as a nice way to be, as a preferential path, but none thought about how to make it work, about ways to make it work better than violence, until Gandhi. His basic pivot in thinking has been adopted and adapted by many now, from some of the liberation struggles in Africa, to the U.S. civil rights movement, to

the Philippines, to Eastern and Central Europe, to South America, and more.

While there are many ways to respond to danger flight, fight, surrender, bluster (posing or bluffing) - the way of nonviolence is assertive resistance. Assertive resistance is not running away, nor is it an attempt to crush another, nor is it abject surrender, nor is it trying to appear dangerous and threatening.

The core elements of assertive resistance are discipline and creativity. Together they comprise the basis of strategic nonviolent struggle.

It works. Recent studies document the relatively high success rate of nonviolent insurgency. Discipline is obviously crucial.

So is creativity. Arguably, without creativity, social movements are likely to fail.

The arts across all mediums bring life and attention to civil society campaigns. Music, film, literature, artwork, and even video games are platforms to address or disrupt conflict. They can generate sympathy and create allies. These creative arts help support nonviolent campaigns that have been able to successfully resist an array of problems, such as injustice, environmental harms, and levels of violence even up to war.

If one were to dive into the recorded instances of creativity in nonviolent resistance as well as its cultural sig-

nificance, the richness of our human spirit synthesizing the courage to resist with the heart to create are illimitable. Here are a few examples: *Reconnecting to cultural roots, bringing up cultural significance in movements. *Being blunt, yet courteous through sending messages, letters, or even continuous casual conversation. *Create signs or art pieces, no matter how simple, to signify a movement and be easily spread. *Media productions (theatre, music, film, etc.) to broaden scope of movements.

Sometimes the desire for change may organically start at a basic level then snowball into more creative and abundant endeavors. One small effort may be the spark needed to inspire a great deal more.

There is no limit to our capacity to create, to resist, and to discover how to connect - or perhaps our limits are only our willingness to use our enormous imaginations in service of our collective future, peace, and prosperity.

Sebastian Santos, syndicated by PeaceVoice, is a graduate of Portland State University and is currently pursuing a master’s degree at Lewis and Clark College.

Dr. Tom H. Hastings is PeaceVoice Director and on occasion an expert witness for the defense in court.

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Are new voting maps illegal?

Courts will decide.

BY HOWARD PEARRE

If you’ve been checking your mailbox daily for your new voter registration card from the Forsyth County Board of Elections, chances are you may have to wait a while longer.

In November the legislature approved new voting maps for N.C. House, N.C. Senate, and U.S. Congressional districts including a district for an additional fourteenth U.S. Congress representative. In determining where district boundaries would be, the legislators of the majority party had the most say, and naturally, used that say to give themselves an advantage for future elections.

Some were happy with the new maps and some were not so happy, depending on which political party they affiliated with.

County boards of election throughout the state began the detailed work to prepare individualized cards for every voter with information about their new voting districts and polling places.

On Monday, Dec. 6, dozens of incumbents and challengers paid filing fees, tossed their metaphorical hats into the ring, and geared up to promote themselves to voters according to the new maps handed down in November.

But then, things came to a screeching halt. Kind of.

Almost immediately, the courts put everything on hold when the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters and other individuals filed a lawsuit charging that the mapmakers had factored in partisan or racial considerations, and that the new district

maps, therefore, were illegal. Some used the word “gerrymandering.”

(The term “gerrymandering” derives from a scheme developed by the Democratic-Republican Party in Massachusetts in the early 1800s in which a map was drawn with a contorted salamander-shaped voting district that benefitted that party over its opposition Federalists Party.

It was signed into law by Governor Elbridge Gerry, and the Boston Globe ran a cartoon dubbing it “The Gerry-mander.” It doesn’t take a close examination of the maps the N.C. legislature produced in November to imagine a number of salamanders. The courts must decide whether or not they are legal.)

Because the lawsuit resulted in uncertainty about the new voting district lines and the voters in those districts, the state Supreme Court moved the N.C. primary date from March 8 to May 17, 2022.

The court also issued a temporary order delaying when candidates could file for office, even after some already had done so. The new primary date applies to all candidates, including those who would not be affected by possible changes, such as candidates for the U.S. Senate and local offices. The state Supreme Court ordered the panel of three Superior Court judges that was hearing the case to rule on the matter

by Jan. 11. This, then, will allow only several days for that ruling to be appealed to the Supreme Court, if necessary, for a final decision.

When voting district maps are finally decided, the election boards will be able to send out cards

that tell voters the specific elections they will vote in and where they will go to cast ballots. The cards will include each voter’s individualized information: precinct, Congressional district, N.C. Senate district, N.C. House district, judicial districts, county commissioner district, municipality, ward, school board district, and polling place. The Forsyth County Board also plans to send out letters several weeks later to make doubly sure voters are advised about the new information.

Besides the voter cards, another way to learn this information is to look yourself up on the N.C. Board of Elections voter search webpage. Go to GOOGLE; search for NC VOTER LOOKUP; and select VOTER SEARCH. Entering only your first and last name usually will get you to the page with your information. On the next page, select your name and ENTER. The next page will give you the same information as the card. However, the information on the web page may not be accurate until the courts finalize the district lines.

Redistricting is only one type of event that generates new cards from the board of elections. The board also sends cards to voters about two weeks after they register to vote for the first time. Also, reporting a new address, change of party affiliation, or name change will generate a new card. Voters can use a Voter Registration Application form, the online Department of Motor Vehicles voter registration process, or the voter card See Voting on A7

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“Big is not always unhealthy and small is not always healthy. But society has conditioned us to believe so. When I work with plus-size women, I don’t ask if they want to get smaller. I ask if you want to be your best. And their best is not necessarily small. It’s about managing your diet. The plus-size women in our pageant are confident and happy with who they see in the mirror.

When you’re happy, you make sure everyone else around you is happy as well. That’s the magic and beauty of this pageant,” shared Stephanie Hurt.

Hurt is the director of The National Miss Plus America Pageant 2022.

You must be 18 and older to participate in the pageant. “Married, single, and no matter your ethnic background, you’re eligible. The women that are representing these crowns have an awesome spirit!

When I became the director and they received me, it was an amazing feeling.

Our contestants aren’t in it for themselves and they don’t forsake each other.

It’s a real sisterhood, Busta,” said Pastor Stephanie.

Each woman has to be promoting a cause as well.

“You don’t have to be a certain size to have a cause,” shared one delegate. During the recent crowning of the pageant’s first four delegates, one of the ladies demonstrated true sisterhood. “It was so beautiful!

One of the Queens noticed another Queen did not have a necklace. She said, my sister needs a necklace.

Then she went to her car, got a necklace and then put it on the other Queen. And Busta, they’re competing!

But if they’re at their best, they make sure the other Queens are at their best,” shared a very excited and proud Director Hurt.

The National Miss Plus America Pageant was founded by Melissa Stamper 20 years ago and has gained national recognition on CBS Network’s OMG Insider and Entertainment Tonight. Stamper told the network, “Just because I’m plus size doesn’t mean I’m lazy or a couch potato. But it also doesn’t

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mean I’m gonna stay in my closet. All of these women at some point or another wanted to be Miss America. I thought how wonderful it would be to create a pageant exclusively for plus-size women.”

As I watched videos of previous National Miss Plus America Pageants, these intelligent, beautiful and talented ladies proved that plus is a plus in more than just size. The journey for a lot of plus-size women hasn’t been an easy one.

Director Hurt shared how bullying and body shaming can affect plus-size girls at a very young age.

“When I was in the 3rd grade, my best friend was bullied and body shamed because of her weight and no one would ask her to come to play. When I asked her why she didn’t come play kick ball with us, she said because I don’t want anyone picking on me and I can’t really run that fast.

All I can think about is, she hasn’t tried. But her stepfather had made comments about her size as well, so her self-esteem was already challenged.

“So many other plussize women’s and children’s self-esteem are challenged daily. Words have power and the effects can carry into your adulthood and it becomes who you are. A pageant such as this can help plus-size young ladies and girls realize that their purpose is bigger than

who they are and what they look like. When we identify with our purpose, tap into it and then nourish it, then that becomes who we are. Beauty is from the inside out,” said an emotional Hurt.

The pageant has been held throughout the country, but your chance to become Miss Plus America 2022 is coming March 11 at the Hawthorne Inn in Winston-Salem at 7 p.m.

You have until Feb. 28 to register at www.missplusamerica.com.

“It is going to be an elegant thing! It is going to be so awesome! Getting to know these women and their heart for the community was the best part of becoming the director.

They are some community-driven women! They truly want to help make our communities better.

To bring women into this is amazing. I want plussize women to know that there is a forum and platform that has been set up right here in their state and city where you can start speaking out loud about how they love who they are. And let other plus-size women know that they are loved, appreciated and can be heard as well in a positive way,” said Hurt.

You can purchase tickets beginning Feb. 15 on the pageant’s website www.missplusamerica. com.

Local Emancipation Association continues New Year’s tradition

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Emancipation Association brought in the New Year by awarding $4,000 in scholarships to deserving students.

Every year on New Year’s Day, the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Emancipation Association holds a ceremony to remember the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, which was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863. The service is held at a different church every year and this year the virtual event was sponsored by First Baptist Church on Highland Avenue.

The keynote address was delivered by Rev. Dr. Dwight Hash Sr., pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, and the Emancipation Proclamation was read by Attorney Reba Warren. Several local elected officials spoke during the ceremony as well, including Mayor Allen Joines, City Coun-

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The board also sends a card to any voter who has not voted in four years before it begins the process to remove the voter from the voter rolls.

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cilmember Annette Scippio, Sen. Paul Lowe, Rep. Amber Baker, Forsyth County Commissioner Fleming El-Amin, and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Board Chair Malishai Woodbury.

After the keynote address and the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation, Daniel Piggott, longtime member of the Emancipation Association, announced the names of this year’s scholarship recipients. According to Piggott, the organization that was founded by Simon Green Atkins has been giving scholarships to students for the past 65 years.

This year’s recipients are Kedrick Green, Kennedy Carpenter, Denizhan Kilic, and Jada Cowen. Each student received a plaque and $1,000 to go toward furthering their education.

The virtual ceremony can be viewed by visiting the “Triad Cultural Arts” Facebook page.

So, if you’ve been holding your breath waiting for your card from the board of elections that will give you the essential information you need to plan your next voting experience, you may want to take up normal breathing for a while.

Howard Pearre retired after a career as a counselor and manager with N.C. Vocational Rehabilitation and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. He has led training workshops on voter registration and is a board member with Winston-Salem Writers.

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ask for a better group and I hope it continues in conference play when we start back next week.”

Saura guard Korrin N’Diaye was named MVP of the Chronicle Division of the tournament. He played well in both games and was a major reason for South Stokes championship run.

“It feels good, we worked hard,” said N’Diaye about winning MVP. “We didn’t have one of our starters, he had to have emergency surgery, and we just had to come and win.

“I knew I had to play point guard, because our point guard is out. I just wanted to get my teammates involved and play good defense. We watched them play yesterday, so we knew what they were coming into tonight, so we just wanted to keep our cool.”

The championship game in the Lash Division was between Mt. Tabor and Reagan. Many times, when people use the cliché ‘they saved the best for last,’ they are using hyperbole, but in this case it would be accurate.

No. 1 Reagan and No. 2 Mt. Tabor were undoubtedly the two best teams in the Lash Division, so it was only right they met for the championship. Both teams looked very well en route to their championship appearances, so the game had the makings of a good one.

Surprisingly, the Raiders looked like the team in control to start the game.

Reagan even was able to take a 22-11 lead midway through the second quarter by hitting timely threepoint shots, while Mt. Tabor was in their 2-3 zone.

For a short while, it looked like the Raiders may run away with the game.

Mt. Tabor did not stay down for long. By the middle of the third quarter they had taken the lead themselves at 33-31 in the third quarter. The game was tied at 34 after three. Behind the clutch play of Jadon Blair, Mt. Tabor built a comfortable lead down the stretch and would eventually go on to win 50-44.

“Reagan is a good team, we knew that coming in and we knew it was going to be a tough game,” said Taylor Rhodes, Mt. Tabor head coach. “It was a game of runs, they hit us in the mouth early in the first, a little different than last night. They got up 2211 and I knew we needed a timeout to settle down and we did.

“I was excited, and it

was really more exciting when we were making the run to take the lead than it was when it hit triple zeros for me. When the action is going and something big time happens, that’s what really gets me going. In the end, I feel for them … they played a good game, we just happened to have a little more in the end than they did.”

Jadon Blair was named tournament MVP for his stellar play in the tournament. Blair was the key cog on offense and defense for the Spartans in their championship quest.

“Throughout the tournament, I was more focused on getting my teammates involved, but they opened me up to get plays and open layups,” said Blair. “I was mostly looking for my team, but with them giving me open shots, I had to knock them down.

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Atkins was looking to bounce back from their defeat against South Stokes, while North Forsyth was riding high from their win against Prep the day before. On paper, this seemed like a good matchup with two even teams.

Unfortunately for North Forsyth, the Camels came into the game very focused and that was reflected in their play. Atkins clamped down on defense and did not allow the Vikings’ offense to get on track.

Atkins was never in jeopardy of losing the game and had built a nearly 20-point lead after three quarters. The Camels did not put on the breaks in the fourth quarter and won by the decisive score of 5820.

“The game plan was to speed up the game with a press and to force bad shots,” said Desmon Baldwin, Atkins’ head coach.

“I think that we have proven that we are a second half team and we need to change that to being a first half team. But like I said before, it’s a stepping stone in the right direction.”

The next game scheduled was the third-place game of the Lash Division between Glenn and Walkertown. This game was a good one from the jump ball.

It was a game of two strategies. Glenn wanted to use their physicality and athleticism, while Walkertown wanted to use their depth and run things through their guards. Both teams were able to implement their game plan and put points on the board.

The momentum of the game swung like a pendulum as neither team could take a lead that was more than a few points. Walkertown took a 31-23 lead at the half, but that didn’t last long, as Glenn came to within a point at 40-39 with 2:45 seconds left in the third.

“I just told them we’re OK; we’ve been there before, we’ve played a lot of tough teams in the previous games, so we have been there before, so just getting them to just settle in and take care of the ball and do what we do,” Walkertown head coach Kenny Anderson said about what he told his team at halftime.

The game continued to be close throughout the fourth. It was a wellcoached and well-played

quarter with great plays made by both teams. The Wolfpack just made more plays down the stretch to claim third place with a 66-62 victory.

“It was a hard-fought game and those Glenn guys are what we call goliaths; those were some big dudes, man,” said Anderson. “Our guys fought hard, they played together, our bench was able to give us a lot of energy and points in the first half and more importantly, our guards were able to handle that pressure and pull that game out.”

The final two games of the evening were the championship games of each division. First up was The Chronicle Division championship with No. 1 South Stokes vs. No. 2 Lexington. Both teams had a bye for day one and had decisive victories on day 2, so it seemed like the teams were evenly matched.

In the first quarter, there was a feeling out process for the teams as they were very calculated and reserved on offense. It wasn’t until late in the second quarter that the Sauras came out of their shell and began to exert their will.

“I just told the boys we just need to continue from what we had done yesterday, rely on our defense, get our hands on a lot of balls, limit them to one shot, get the rebound, and push it on them and try to execute down the stretch and I think they did that,” said Derek Ward, South Stokes’ head coach.

The Sauras did not hold back in the second half.

Led by Korrin N’Diaye and Jaryd Galloway, the Sauras stopped any attempt of a comeback by Lexington. South Stokes would claim the Chronicle Division championship by the score of 52-31.

“I think our size made a big difference today,” said Ward. “I think with our length, it made them throw different passes than they normally throw. We just got our hands on a lot of balls, got the turnovers, got all the 50/50 balls again and we just executed.”

The Sauras took the Lash/Chronicle invitation on short notice, so for them to play so well was very impressive.

“It’s a great feeling and I’m really glad for them kids more than anything,” Ward said about his team winning the tournament.

“They deserve it all, they work hard every day, they come in, they want to learn, they listen. I can’t

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I like to lead my team throughout the game and make sure they don’t lose their focus and keep it going through the whole game.”

Blair had played well in the first two rounds of the tournament. He says his goal was to continue playing well and not let the moment get too big for him.

“My mentality coming in was ‘don’t lose.’ They are cocky, thinking they are going to blow us out, so I could not let them get in my head and keep my focus,” he continued.

Being named tournament MVP was an honor, Blair said.

“I was excited; I’m pretty sure I deserved it though, because overall I am a great team player,” he said. “I am not just going to say that, being cocky; you can ask my team and they will say I am a great team player.”

The All-Tournament team for the Chronicle Division was Jace Covington (WS Prep), Laitian Atkins (Atkins), Markese Tarrant (Carver), Jaylen Henderson (Lexington), Jaryd Galloway (South Stokes) and Korrin N’Diaye, who was MVP of The Chronicle Bracket.

The All-Tournament team for the Lash Division was Isaiah Rogers (Reagan), Carter Powell (Glenn), Brandon Rorie (Parkland), Matthias Banks (Mt. Tabor), Landan Callahan (Reagan), and Jadon Blair, who was MVP of the Lash Bracket.

The Chronicle would like to thank everyone who had a hand in bringing everything together for the tournament, as well as a special thank you to all of the young players and coaches for their tremendous effort throughout.

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Timothy Ramsey Sports Columnist

NFL legend John Madden dies NFL icon John Madden died last week on Dec. 28 at the age of 85, just three days after Christmas.

The name Madden was more synonymous with the sport of football than just about any player. His presence in the game will truly be missed.

Football is my favorite sport to watch and play and John Madden has been a part of that ever since I can remember. He almost single handedly brought more casual fans to the sport of football than any other person, due to his hugely popular video game and his colorful commentary when he commentated games.

Madden was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders for 10 seasons (1969-78). He won a Super Bowl with the Raiders in 1977. After coaching, he went into broadcasting and was a color commentator for the NFL until 2009.

People of a younger age don’t remember how great of a coach Madden was. His career win/ loss record was 103-32-7, which is a 76% winning percentage. He was also 9-7 overall in the playoffs as well. He never had a losing season and his winning percentage is second in NFL history.

At the time I received my first Madden video game - I think it was in 1992 - all I knew of him was what I saw on television. After doing a little digging and finding out how great of a coach he was, I gained a newfound respect for Madden beyond the game. That game not only had the current teams, but it also had some of the best teams in NFL history like Chicago ‘85, New York ‘86, Pittsburgh ‘78, Oakland ‘76, and others.

It was through this game that my knowledge of NFL history began to grow. Because the game did not include the players’ names, just their numbers, I had to research and ask my dad about the players from the older teams.

I would play with all of the old teams and my dad would tell me stories about the players on those teams.

That also led me to start watching old NFL films of games to gain more knowledge as well. All of this was because of my parents buying me a John Madden football game.

I continued to get every Madden video game that came out for at least the next 10 years. Every August I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the newest version. There were competitors throughout the 90s and 2000s, but year in and year out, Madden stood above them all almost every time.

As a commentator, any game that Madden and his partner Pat Summerall (play-by-play commentator) were doing, I was watching. It didn’t matter if it was the Cleveland Browns vs. the Arizona Cardinals, I was glued to the television. Madden had a way of explaining the game of football that made even the most casual fan understand what was taking place on the screen.

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The 2021 Lash/Chronicle Tournament was back after a one year hiatus

due to the pandemic. Fourteen junior varsity teams from around the Triad area came together at Winston-Salem Prep for three days of intense basketball. There were plenty of highs and lows throughout the tournament, but it was a good time had by all.

Lash/Chronicle Tournament day one recap

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

The best of the young basketball talent from around the county gathered at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy last week for the David Lash/ Chronicle JV Tournament.

Fourteen teams in two brackets battled it out for three days to determine the champion of each bracket.

The Chronicle Division consisted of South Stokes, Lexington, Carver, Atkins, Winston-Salem Prep, and North Forsyth Photos by Alphonso Abbott Jr. High Schools. The Lash Division was made up of Day 1 games tipped off on Tuesday, Dec. 28.

Reagan, Mt. Tabor, Reyn- Jackson. Carver continued still have some kinks to olds, Walkertown, T.W. to pour it on in the fourth work out, but that was the Andrews, Glenn, East For- quarter and won by the game plan coming in,” he syth, and Parkland High score of 57-18. Carver said about his defensive head coach Miquel Raynor strategy.

Schools.

The second game of The games tipped off was happy to open up the the day was between No. on Tuesday, Dec. 28, and tournament with a win.

“We got out, we played 5 seeded Winston-Salem the first game of the tournament was Carver vs. hard, and we played good Prep Phoenix and the No. North Forsyth. As the No. team basketball,” said 4 seeded Atkins Camels.

3 seed in The Chronicle Raynor. “I think one of The Camels came out Division, the Yellowjack- the highlights was in the in a full court press that ets came out with a point fourth quarter where we bothered the ball handlers to prove against the Vi- had guys that don’t nor- from Prep. The press from mally play get in the game the Camels caused several kings.

Carver jumped on and produce and see that turnovers that helped them North Forsyth early, taking the hard work they have gain a 29-12 advantage at an 11-4 lead at the end of been putting in, in practice intermission.

In the second half, the first quarter. Their 2-3 thus far, is finally starting Prep began to play better zone, physicality, and hus- to pay off.

“We were just together defense and started chiptle plays made the difference in the game. By the today, on the bench, off the ping away at the Atkins third quarter, the Yellow- court; before we got here lead. The Phoenix got back jackets had built a 20-point everybody was just locked within striking distance at 32-25 midway through lead and didn’t let up from in and ready to play.”

Raynor says they have the third quarter, but any there.

There were a few been working on their hopes of a comeback were bright spots for the Vi- matchup zone defense for quickly squashed as the Camels immediately ankings, such as the fearless weeks in practice.

“We have been work- swered with an 8-0 run to play of point guard Antwan Steele and the hustle ing on it, trying to execute push the lead back to 15 at and energy from J’Quez it to make it better and we 40-25.

In the fourth quarter, the Phoenix ran out of gas attempting their late comeback. That fatigue led to turnovers and the Camels walked away with a 47-28 victory.

“We finally picked up our pressure, because we have been trying to get our press right for the last few games,” said Desmon Baldwin, Atkins head coach. “We had some people out and some trying to understand the position, so I feel like we are finally playing the way we want to play with Atkins’ basketball.”

The Camels showed a lot of heart to not let the big lead slip away, even when the Phoenix were making their run.

“I think one of our biggest strengths is we have a lot of three-point shooters, and it can help us or hurt us, and today it really helped us,” Baldwin said.

“I am looking forward to the rest of the tournament and I think the next game can be a good victory and hopefully, we can go back to the championship like we did two years ago.”

Game three featured Reagan vs. Parkland, which was the first game of the Lash Division. The Raiders were the No. 1 seed in the bracket and Parkland was the No. 8 seed. However, the Mustangs did not play like an 8 seed as this game was competitive throughout.

“We just came out a little sluggish and I think coming off of the Christmas break, guys were not

in as good a shape as we have been in the past. But we gutted it out, made plays when we needed to, knocked down some free throws at the end, and that’s all I can ask for,” said JD Oglesby, Reagan head coach.

The Mustangs played with a lot of intensity and gave their all against the top seeded Raiders. It was a close game throughout.

The Raiders implemented a full court press in the second half that enabled them to take a slim lead into the fourth quarter.

Even though the Raiders won by the score of 58-48, the score was much closer than the 10 points may indicate.

“My guys are resilient, man,” said Oglesby.

“We’ve had a couple of close games this year and we have always found a way to pull it out in the end. We’ve got guys that can do it from multiple spots, it’s not always the same guy. Sometimes it’s one kid knocking down threes, sometimes it’s just rebounding, sometimes it’s finishing, sometimes it’s making free throws.

We’ve got a little bit of everything and the guys just gut it out and found a way to win.”

When the Mustangs made a run in the third quarter, Oglesby said his goal was to settle his team down to make sure they didn’t make any mistakes by pressing.

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BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

On the second day of the Lash/Chronicle Tournament, there were teams that were fighting to get to the championship, while others were looking to bounce back from day one losses.

The first game of the day was between two teams in the Chronicle Division that lost their opening round games. WinstonSalem Prep faced off against North Forsyth. Both teams were coming off of double figure losses and were looking to get on the winning side.

The Phoenix and the Vikings came out of the gates playing as if they both wanted to prove something to their opponent.

The focus during this game was defense as both squads forced turnovers and bad shots.

The Vikings took a slim lead in the third quarter, but it was the fourth quarter where things became interesting. The momentum swung multiple times in the fourth until Viking shooting guard Kerry Smith hit several clutch three-point shots to give North Forsyth the lead for good.

The Vikings evened their tournament record at 1-1 with the 4943 victory, which was their first of the year.

“It feels great to finally get our first win before the new year,” said Cory Baker, North Forsyth head coach. “I just wanted my kids to experience what it felt like to win and kind of learn what it takes to win and just pretty much putting a complete game together.”

The Vikings played with more composure and resilience in their game against Prep down the stretch. They seemed to shake off the previous day’s defeat and come into the day with a different mindset.

“Honestly, yesterday we had a rough after-game meeting,” Baker said. “I told them they just have to start listening and doing the things that we practice, because a lot of times these kids, you know, they got a lot of people in their ear, so they hear a bunch of different things. They just kind of got to learn that they can’t do it by themselves, that’s the main thing.

“We have a couple of guys that if we put it all together and we play together, then we can be that team you saw today.”

Game two of the day was also a matchup in the Chronicle Division. It was the first ap-

Photos by Alphonso Abbott Jr.

The second day of the tournament brought hard-fought matches. pearance of No. 1 seeded South Stokes, due to them having a bye on day one. The Sauras’ first game was against No. 4 seed Atkins. The Camels were riding high after their day one win against Winston-Salem Prep and were hoping for a similar result against the Sauras.

South Stokes took control of the game right from the tip off.

Atkins was off the mark from the field due to the defensive pressure by South Stokes. That led to a commanding 34-18 lead at halftime for the Sauras.

South Stokes continued to pile it on in the second half and the lead continued to rise. The Sauras never let off the gas and ended up with a 62-37 victory, showing everyone why they were the No. 1 seed.

“I thought our defense caused a lot of problems, we’ve been working on that for the past week,” said South Stokes head coach Derek Ward. “When you make teams play defense further out than around the rim, it’s gonna cause problems. They are gonna take different shots than what they normally take.

“I thought we got our hands on a lot of balls and I thought we rebounded the ball very well and we pushed it on them, and we executed. I preach doing the small things all the time, boxing out, winning the 50/50 balls, and doing what you are supposed to; it’s all effort.”

The Sauras put the game out of reach early. Ward said their goal was to come out and play well from the start of the game.

“I just want us to execute and the boys in a comfortable situation out there, and they played hard and I preach that all the time,” he continued.

As the No.2 seed in the Chronicle Division, Lexington

also received a first-round bye in the tournament. Their first game came against Carver, who was coming off of a decisive win on day one.

Lexington asserted their will early on in the game. Carver seemed somewhat shell-shocked by the pressure of the Lexington defensive intensity in the first half. Lexington led 28-10 at one point in the second quarter, but things changed after halftime.

Carver settled down after intermission and finally went on a run to close the gap. Carver continued to chip away at Lexington’s lead through solid defense and timely shooting by CJ Ferguson and Markese Tarrant.

Carver fell just short of their comeback attempt, losing 42-38.

“Overall, we came out with the energy that I like, I just want to make sure we are ready to play,” said Curtis Jones, Lexington head coach. “I have such a young team, sometimes they are not ready to play until they get punched in the mouth.

“I didn’t want us to react, I wanted us to be the aggressor.

The first two quarters we did, third quarter I think we looked up at the scoreboard and saw the big lead and relaxed a little bit. It’s something we have to correct, but that’s the ups and downs of having a young team.”

The first game of the Lash Division on day 2 was with Parkland and Andrews. Both teams suffered tough losses on the first day of the tournament and were hoping to bounce back.

This game turned out to be one of the closest contested games of the tournament.

Parkland made the first move by getting out to an early 16-8 lead, but things quickly swung in favor of Andrews in the second quarter and by halftime Park-

land only held a slim 21-20 lead.

It continued to be a close game well into the second half.

The Mustangs held a small lead that they never relented until the final seconds. Andrews hit a shot to go up by one with only 9.4 seconds left in the game and would add another free throw seconds later. With their last possession, Parkland guard Samauri Moses hit a runner from the baseline to tie the game and would hit a free throw to go up one, which would end up being the game winner, giving them a 38-37 win.

“I knew we were going to come and play a tough Andrews team,” said Parkland head coach Antonio Robinson. “Size was definitely on their side.

“I just told them to keep their heads in the game and rebound and we will be fine. This is our third time coming back. These boys right here can get down and they can fight back. They already knew not to get frustrated, they just chipped away, and we knew we were going to win the game.”

According to Robinson, Moses told him to “give me the ball” in the huddle during that final timeout. Moses came out and hit the big shot and Robinson said he could not be more proud of him.

Next up in the Lash Division was another matchup of teams that suffered defeats on day one of the tournament. The Eagles had a close loss against Mt. Tabor and the Demons lost a physical game against Glenn.

East Forsyth was led, as always, by their guard play. If their guards play well, then the game normally swings in their favor.

The Eagles played well early, but the momentum swung in favor of the Demons in the second quarter due to the stellar play of Anthony Jordan and Jaylin Murry.

Reynolds briefly took the lead at the end of the third quarter at 37-36. The Eagles maintained their composure and came storming back with a 14-4 run throughout the quarter. The Eagles held on in the end to win 51-44.

“I am just proud of them, especially with us down four guys due to COVID and out of town, so the other guys are getting some minutes; I’m just proud of them,” said Rodney White, East Forsyth head coach. “We have been struggling all season. We got 10 freshmen, so we are just trying to figure it out.

“I think they are starting to believe. Basically, I told them I was proud of them even though we lost the game, I told them I was still proud of the effort they gave. They came in today like ‘coach, we are not losing’ and this is a conference game, so I am just happy. We were 1-4, now we are 2-4, so this tournament can turn things around for us in the new year.”

One of the more anticipated games of the day was No. 1 seeded Reagan against No. 4 Walkertown in the Lash Division. The Raiders and the Wolfpack were impressive in their opening round games.

With both teams being so well coached, it was expected to be a close game. The teams were tied at 10 after one. It was the second quarter where the Raiders began separating themselves with their superior athleticism on the wings.

“Our guys are resilient, they do their best to play the right way and play with each other and I think when it counted, they leaned on their teammates, found open guys, made good passes, and strong finishes,” said Reagan head coach JD Oglesby.

It turned into a fast-paced game where the teams were getting up and down the court.

Unfortunately for the Wolfpack, they were unable to convert their scoring opportunities as much as Reagan was able to do. Reagan’s efficiency led to their 42-34 lead in the third quarter.

The Raiders continued to apply pressure on offense and defense that overwhelmed Walkertown down the stretch. Reagan was able to pull out the 55-43 victory to head to the championship game of the Lash Division.

“That’s a scrappy bunch coming over there,” Oglesby said about Walkertown. “Kenny (Anderson) is doing a great job with that team. I told them they weren’t going to quit; they were undefeated coming in today too, so they expected to win, and we had to show them who we were.

“I think a lot of times when you play an unfamiliar opponent, it takes a little time to feel them out and I think that’s what we were doing in the first half.

At halftime in the locker room, the guys talked more than I did.

They knew what they needed to do, they got on each other, and they made the plays they needed to make.”

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Hagar and Ishmael Not Forgotten Scriptures: Genesis 21:8-20 By the end of this lesson, we will: *Discover how God was with Hagar and Ishmael; *Believe that God is at work, even in the midst of hopeless situations; *Trust in God’s presence and provision, even when experiencing injustice.

Background: God makes a covenant with Abraham and his offspring in Genesis 17:9-14, which covers Ishmael before Isaac. Genesis 21 starts with the birth of Isaac, his circumcision and his weaning, (birth to two or three years old and Ishmael sixteen or seventeen years in age). Hagar, while pregnant with Ishmael, was disrespectful to Sarah, who in return “… treated her harshly, and she fled from her presence” (Genesis 16:6) – resulting in a visit from an angel in the wilderness (Genesis 16:11) where God heard her. Years later in the wilderness, again God hears Ishmael and her.

Lesson: The Cause of the Conflict (Genesis 21:810). Sarah, Abraham’s wife, is offended by Hagar’s son, Ishmael’s behavior at Isaac’s celebration of passage from infancy to childhood – “the son of Hagar the Egyptian … mocking” (verse 9), mocking here indicates laughter and ridicule. Sarah’s response is to demand the expulsion of Ishmael and his mother, justifying her demands “… for the son of this maid shall not be an heir with my son Isaac” (verse 10). Ishmael was not the child of promise; he was the result of impatience and self-indulgence on the part of Sarah and Abraham in an effort to receive the promises of God. The Comfort in the Conflict (verses 11-13). Sarah’s demand was harsh and offended social law, Abraham’s sensibilities and his love for his son, Ishmael. God, however, reminded Abraham of His promise. “Do not be distressed because of the lad and your maid …” God told him to do as Sarah said and know that His blessing toward Ishmael would mirror the blessings He had in store for Isaac. “And of the son of the maid I will make a nation also, because he is your descendant.” (verse 13).

Ishmael is at this time seventeen, an age approaching independence from his father.

The Cost of the Conflict (verses 14-16). With provisions of bread and water given by Abraham, they went East as had been told to Hagar by the angel before Ishmael was born – “And he will live to the east of all his brothers.” (Genesis 16:12). Headed east in the wilderness of Beersheba, the water eventually ran out and they were at the point of death when Hagar distanced herself from Ishmael so that she didn’t have to witness her only son’s death. “Do not let me see the boy die.” She wept, but it was Ishmael’s distressful voice that God responded to.

The Provision in the Conflict (verses 17-20). “God heard the lad crying; and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her ‘fear not, for God has heard the voice of the lad where he is’” (verse 17). Years ago, before Ishmael was born, Hagar was comforted by the angel and is now comforted again as God responds to the cries of helplessness and hopelessness. “Arisen, lift up the lad, and hold him by the hand, for I will make a great nation of him.” – because he is the descendant of Abraham, though not the one of promise – He was still included in the covenant. God’s reaction to Hagar in her distress illustrates His compassion. God didn’t just give encouraging words He gave provision. “Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water; … “ And was also with Ishmael providing protection as he grew up in the wilderness near Egypt and became the ancestor of the Ishmaelite, Arabian nomads (verses 18-20).

(The UMI Annual Commentary 2021-2022, The Jewish Study Bible, The MacArthur Study Bible, and The Oxford Bible Commentary).

For Your Consideration: Did you think the provisions Abraham made for Hagar and Ishmael were enough? Why? Application: We must develop a spirit of obedience.

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Wake Forest University has received a grant of $1 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help the Wake Forest University School of Divinity establish new certificate and degree programs in theological education.

The project is funded through Lilly Endowment’s Pathways for Tomorrow initiative. It is a three-phase initiative designed to help theological schools across the United States and Canada as they prioritize and respond to the most pressing challenges they face as they prepare pastoral leaders for Christian congregations, both now and into the future.

Wake Forest University School of Divinity’s project proposal, “Plans for a Future and a Hope”: Shaping Agents of Justice, Reconciliation, and Compassion, and Architects of Equity, Hope, and Healing, aims to create future educational pathways for religious professionals and others in a variety of fields that could benefit from a fuller awareness of how religious commitments and communities impact public concerns such as health equity. One targeted area of interest is health care.

“This award will help us explore and implement certificate and degree programs at the intersections

of ‘Faith, Health Equity, and Inclusive Leadership,’” says Jonathan Lee Walton, dean. “It’s one thing to train religious professionals who know how to pray with families, but we also understand the importance of training religious leaders who have an awareness of social determinants of good health.”

The school plans to expand its current Food, Health, and Ecological Well-Being program and explore additional areas for training both religious and health care professionals in responding to the needs of society that intersect with faith and health.

Supporters of the project include Faith Health NC, the School of Professional Studies in Charlotte, and Atrium Health.

“The landscape of higher education is changing,” says Jill Crainshaw.

“Students are seeking flexible and affordable options that allow them to progress towards their goals in a

timeframe that works best for their lives. Stackable credentials that lead to advanced degrees offer one way to respond to this need while providing a quality educational experience.”

Wake Forest University School of Divinity is one of 84 theological schools that are benefiting from a total of more than $82 million in grants through the second phase of the Pathways initiative.

“Theological schools have long played a pivotal role in preparing pastoral leaders for churches,” said Christopher L. Coble, Lilly Endowment’s vice president for religion. “Today, these schools find themselves in a period of rapid and profound change.

Through the Pathways initiative, theological schools will take deliberate steps to address the challenges they have identified in ways that make the most sense to them. We believe that their efforts are critical to ensuring that Christian

congregations continue to have a steady stream of pastoral leaders who are well-prepared to lead the churches of tomorrow.”

Lilly Endowment launched the Pathways initiative in January 2021 because of its longstanding interest in supporting efforts to enhance and sustain the vitality of Christian congregations by strengthening the leadership capacities of pastors and congregational lay leaders.

“Today more than ever, our world needs thoughtful, sober, and well-informed religious professionals to respond to the injustices and trauma of our society,” says Dean Walton. “We are overjoyed to be part of this extraordinary initiative to reimagine theological education.

Lilly Endowment Inc.’s commitment to shaping subsequent generations of women and men to serve the church is unrivaled.”

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Community Calendar Jan. 12, 19, & 26 Marketing workshops HUSTLE WinstonSalem is hosting Marketing Outside the Box: Marketing & Money. As a small business owner, do you often wonder if you’re underspending and/ or overspending when it comes to option marketing? What’s an average marketing budget and how much should you budget for when it comes to marketing? Are there creative ways for you to fund your small business marketing goals? Can you afford marketing assistance? Find out all of this and more Wednesday, Jan. 12, 19, & 26 from 12:301:30 p.m. Register by going to www.hustlews.org/ events-programs. Contact hustlewsinfo@gmail.com.

Jan. 15, 22 & 27 Writer’s workshop Winston-Salem Writers will hold three workshops for writers on three successive Saturday mornings in January. On Jan. 15, “Turning Fact into Fiction” by Whitney Scharer will examine historical novel writing. Jan. 22, Winston-Salem Writers will present “Mining Your Life Story for Memoir and Fiction” by Kris Spisak that will enable participants to explore their memories and learn how to transform their experiences into fictionalized narratives.

Concluding on Jan. 27 will be “Word Painting: The Fine Art of Writing Descriptively.”

Rebecca McClanahan will help writers of all genres to learn how to create “word pictures” that fully engage the reader and help shape effective literary works.

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Jan 17 & 22, Feb. 6 & 20 “Navigating Jim Crow” Exhibit There will be a “Navigating Jim Crow: Green Book and Oasis Spaces in North Carolina” exhibit presented by Mount Tabor United Methodist Church, 3543 Robinhood Road, in partnership with the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission and is open to the public.

The exhibit will open on the following dates: *Monday, Jan. 17, 2 6:30 p.m. (in conjunction with the community Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Service) *Saturday, Jan. 22, 1-4 p.m. *Sunday, Feb. 6, 1-4 p.m. *Sunday, Feb. 20, 1-4 p.m.

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Jan 20 & 28-30, 2022 Sundance Film Festival a/perture cinema and the Sundance FIlm Festival have partnered to bring selections from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival to Winston-Salem as part of the Festival’s Satellite Screen program running January 28-30. Local audiences will also be able to participate in the full festival experience via its online platform beginning January 20.

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“Honestly, I just told them to play the way we’re supposed to play,” Oglesby said he told his team.

“I think we got out of ourselves a little bit. I think we got a little bit comfortable when we saw the lead that we had, and Parkland threw another haymaker at us. We settled down and we played solid.”

The next game in the Lash Division was a high intensity game between T.W. Andrews and Walkertown. Both teams came out of the gates with a lot of energy that led to some sloppy play and quite a few turnovers.

The Wolfpack settled down first and took control of the game in the second quarter. As teams do, Andrews made a run of their own and closed the gap to 26-22 at the half. Andrews actually took the lead early in the third, but the run was quickly answered by Walkertown with a run of their own.

“Really it was just having them play for each other and calming down, getting those nerves out,” said Kenny Anderson, Walkertown head coach, about what he told his team to settle them down. “It’s our first time playing in front of a crowd like this, so just getting those nerves out, playing for each other, and handling the ball is what we needed to do.”

Walkertown was locked in on offense and defense during the fourth quarter. They eliminated the mistakes, took good shots and played good defense and that led to their 53-43 victory. Andrews never gave up and played hard throughout.

“That team was scrappy and they played hard,” said Anderson. “They are just like us and they play

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every day with his team about remaining humble even though they have won a lot of games so far this year. He said they just like to focus on the next opponent and not look into the future.

The last game of the day was No.1 Mt. Tabor vs. No. 6 Glenn. The Spartans were coming off a close win against East Forsyth and the Bobcats came in off a physical win against the Demons.

Maybe their day one game took a toll on them, or Mt. Tabor was just that good on day two, but whatever the reason, Glenn did not play their best. The Spartans looked like the

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his games more attractive and they also made you watch a game that you normally wouldn’t have. I was sad when he retired from broadcasting and I am saddened that he is no longer with us. His death was felt by many.

“Nobody loved football more than Coach. He was football,” said NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in a statement. “He was an incredible sounding board to me and so many others.

There will never be another John Madden, and we will forever be indebted to him for all he did to make football and the NFL what it is today.”

Pro Football Hall of Fame President Jim Porter said, “The entire Pro Football Hall of Fame family mourns the passing of Coach Madden. Few, if any, have had as great an impact on the sport of professional football on so many different levels as Coach Madden. He was first and foremost a coach.

He was a coach on the field, a coach in the broadcast booth, and a coach in life.

“He was dearly loved by millions of football fans

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together, but our guys were able to come up with some big stops towards the end and make some big layups, so I am proud of my boys.

Mitrend Curry and Twan Mitchell, they played some pretty big minutes for us.”

Anderson is the type of coach that prefers to focus on defense over offense and says his squad works on it routinely in practice.

“We work on defense maybe more than we work on offense,” he said. “My guys are good defensively and they have been showing it.”

Walkertown picked up their first win in the process and Anderson feels this type of victory could give his team some positive momentum going into conference play.

The fifth game of the day was arguably the best.

Second seeded Mt. Tabor took on No. 7 seed East Forsyth. This was a wellplayed game between two well-coached teams. It was a tight game through the first and second periods, with Tabor holding a 21-17 lead at the half.

It was a strong defensive effort from both sides and the young men had to work extremely hard to muster any offensive push. In the fourth quarter, Mt. Tabor, led by Jadon Blair and Matthias Banks, made the plays they needed to win. The Spartans squeaked out a 50-45 victory in the end.

“We did not take care of the ball, I know that, but we did play hard on the defensive end,” said Spartan head coach Taylor Rhodes.

“We had about two or three times and the end where I think we played better in man than we have in a long time. They got hot in the end and I thought we were going to be able to close it out a little easier than we did.

“We have to play bet-

ter without fouling, but overall my guys played with pretty good effort. We were missing two guards tonight that really impacted our ball handling.”

During timeouts, Rhodes told his guys to not let the negative plays snowball into more negative plays by dwelling on their mistakes. He told his team to slow down and cut down the turnovers and that was enough to get them the victory.

No. 6 Glenn vs. No. 3 Reynolds was the finale of the first night of the tournament. This was definitely the most physical game of the day. The Bobcats’ roster is filled with strong players that like to play a more physical brand of basketball.

There were plenty of mistakes that made the first quarter a turnover fest.

It seemed both sides made it a point to lock in defensively and that made for a close game. The game was tied at 23 at intermission.

The Bobcats stretched out the lead to double digits in the third quarter by forcing the Demons to play their game instead of them sticking to what they do best, which is running plays. There were a lot of fouls involved in the second half of the game, but Glenn was able to outlast Reynolds for a 60-49 victory.

“It was rough, we have to stop fouling so much,” said Glenn head coach Rodney Minor. “We fouled way too much and put ourselves in situations where we are in dogfights every night. I thought they did some good things, but ultimately I thought we left a lot out there.”

According to Minor, he is working on the focus and discipline of his team.

He says he was proud of his team for their defensive efforts in the second half,

quicker, more energetic team, and that showed on the scoreboard.

Before anyone could blink, the Spartans built a double-figure lead and did not stop pushing all night long. When the dust settled, the Spartans walked away with a 54-34 victory.

“I watched the first half last night of the Glenn and Reynolds game and it looked like Glenn was real physical and I knew just looking at them, they lift more weights than we do as a team,” said Mt. Tabor head coach Taylor Rhodes.

“So, our motto all day today was don’t get punked and I preached that when we talked about our game plan before the game.

“We came out and we hit them in the mouth

first, which was big, because last night that didn’t happen, we got hit in the mouth first and had to respond. It was good to build a lead early and our guys stuck to what we planned on doing and I am real proud of them tonight.”

For the championship of the Chronicle Division, Lexington will face off against South Stokes and for the championship of the Lash Division, Mt. Tabor will play Reagan.

Day three will also feature the remaining consolation games and the third-place game for each division as well.

worldwide.

“While it’s a very sad day, it’s also a day we should celebrate the life of a man who brought joy through the game of football to millions.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with Coach Madden’s wife, Virginia; their sons, Joe and Mike; and the entire Madden family during this difficult time. The Hall of Fame will forever guard Coach Madden’s legacy. The Hall of Fame flag will be flown at half-staff in his memory.”

Bill Belichick, the greatest coach of this era, also released a statement about the death of Madden. “Our condolences to the Madden family. It’s a huge loss for the NFL, professional football. John is just a tremendous person to be around. I think we all probably set out to try and have a good professional career, and John had about five of them. He set the standard for coaching in his era, he had the best record, the best teams, championships and all that, the Raiders had a great style of play. It was very captivating and certainly did a lot for the league and the competitiveness of the league.

He was a great champion for minorities and minority

scouting. Some of the great players they have at the Raiders from the smaller Black colleges that he and coach Davis brought into the organization. Then he moved to broadcasting and increased the popularity of the game, single handedly, quite a bit. I don’t know how you’d ever measure that. I think everybody that played football enjoyed John’s commentary. A lot of people who probably didn’t even care about football found John entertaining and watched football because of him.

He brought a lot of people to the game. He brought a perspective to the game that was very unique but loved by all.”

Those were just a few of the sentiments shared by people about Madden. Not only did people from the football community, even athletes from other sports, but entertainers sent out their condolences and thoughts as well.

I’m sure football fans all over the world broke out whatever game system they had and played a game of Madden to pay tribute to the great John Madden.

Rest easy, John Madden. There will never be another like you.

God is omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient.

Challenge yourself to allow God’s will to reign in every situation – regardless of the immediate discomfort that may exist.

“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.“ (James 1:2).

but knows they have to begin to play well from the start of the game to enjoy a successful season.

Day one of the Lash/ Chronicle Tournament brought some highs and lows for many teams. It set up a great day two, where some teams were looking to bounce back from losses, while others were hoping to continue into the championship round.

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Senior Services is helping older adults to get creative in 2022 SUBMITTED ARTICLE

Senior Services will be providing arts classes for seniors at its 2895 Shorefair Drive location in Winston-Salem beginning in January. The nonprofit’s administrative office now includes a Creative Connections Studio to provide space for acting lessons, visual arts classes, and hand drumming lessons.

These artistic courses will

outcomes for all seniors, including those living with dementia. “Senior Services has successfully used arts programming to combat social isolation and improve the quality of life of its program participants in a focused and deliberate manner since 2015,” said Melissa Smith, director of Senior Services’ Creative Connections program. The organization is partnering with the Sawtooth School

*Acting lessons will take place from 1-2 p.m. on Tuesdays from Jan. 11Feb. 15. *A gelatin printmaking class will be held on Thursday, Jan. 20 from 10 a.m.-noon. *Chalk pastels will be taught on Thursday, Feb. 17, from 10 a.m.-noon. *Hand drumming lessons take place Mondays and Wednesdays, Feb. 28-April 6, from 10:3011:30 a.m. *A silk scarf dying class will take place Thursday, March 17, from 10 a.m.-noon.

Please visit www.seniorservicesinc.org for more information. Sign up to participate by calling Melissa Smith, Creative Connections director, at 336-721-6954.

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A Meals-on-Wheels participant engages in art lessons sponsored by Senior Services. be offered free of charge to local seniors who are age 60 and above. Additional classes will be added throughout the year.

Senior Services is launching this program in response to research which indicates that the arts and creative expression strongly promote healthy aging.

For instance, participation in the arts has been shown to lower the risk of the onset of dementia, decrease perceptions of pain, help to relieve stress, and improve mood. Additionally, participating in the arts decreases social isolation and provides meaning and purpose as individuals have an inherent need to engage in self-expression.

There’s also an important correlation between the sense of mastery and control which is gained from participation in the arts, and positive health

of Visual Arts, 40+ Stage Company, and Aaron Bachelder, a local drumming instructor, in this endeavor to bring artistic expression to older adults in our community.

Many senior residents experienced a great deal of social isolation and depression due to the social distancing requirements of the pandemic. The inperson classes will allow seniors to re-engage in the community by interacting with others while learning something new and having fun. The classes are designed for people of all artistic backgrounds, including people with no experience in the arts at all.

Classes will be conducted in accordance with state and local guidelines related to COVID-19, including proof of vaccination and wearing a mask.

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Jerry Enos receives Samaritan Ministries’ Good Samaritan Award Samaritan Ministries has named Jerry Enos as the recipient of the 2021 Good Samaritan Philanthropy Award.

Enos has served Samaritan Ministries in a wide range of capacities, including being an overnight volunteer. He joined Samaritan’s board of directors in 2015 and later became treasurer, chaired the board’s major gifts committee, and served as president of the board.

“Jerry agreed to chair the board during Samaritan’s search for a new executive director and at a time when we had no idea that COVID was on the horizon,” related Jan Kelly, Samaritan’s executive director. ”He was the first person to reach out to me with a warning call in March 2020 and urged me to create a plan to deal with the fallout from the then-looming virus.

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Executive Director Jan Kelly presents the Good Samaritan Award to Jerry Enos. er.”

Kelly said Enos’ guidance during the early part of the pandemic illustrated his leadership skills. “He was on speed dial during his term as president and provided incredible leadership, support, and stability throughout the pandemic as we created and imple-

mented plans to continue serving our guests.”

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January Senior Events Calendar: Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem, 1700 Ebert Street: Some of the ongoing Shepherd’s Center activities are listed below. Call the Shepherd’s Center at 336-748-0217 for information. Contact Kristin Larson at klarson@shepherdscenter.org to register and for Zoom meeting information. More of their programs, including those on off-campus sites, can be found on their website at www.shepherdscenter.org. *Mondays 9:30-10:30 a.m., line dancing for fun and fitness with Brenda Holcomb. $7 per class. Meets on the upper level. Please arrive by 9:15 a.m. as class begins promptly at 9:30 a.m. *Tuesdays, 2-4 p.m., The Shepherd Center Singers. Donations accepted. Please contact Carmina Jenks at pegjen2@gmail.com to join. *Wednesdays, Fellowship and Games, 1:30-4 p.m., meets on the lower level. *Way Back Wednesdays at 2:30 p.m. with Paul McCraw, a local historian and retired history teacher, who will discuss local and world history and relate it to today’s events. Via Zoom. *Thursdays at 1 p.m., Game Day with Fay and Kristin. We play different games every week, such as Boggle, Scattergories, Trivia, Pictionary and more. Come join the fun! We ask that you please arrive by 1 p.m.; once the game begins you will not be able to join. Via Zoom. *Thursdays at 3 p.m., Thinking Outside the Box Discussion Group. Meets in person on lower level.

Shepherd’s Center classes held at Mary Alice Warren Community Center, 7632 Warren Park Drive, Lewisville: *Writing Stories from your Life: Every second Monday, 10 a.m.-12 noon, beginning Jan. 10 *Arthritis Workshop: Every third and fourth Thursday, 4:30-6 p.m., beginning Jan. 20 *Open Doors Art: Mondays in February, 9 a.m.-12 noon, beginning Feb. 7 Brown & Douglas Active Adult Center, 4725 Indiana Avenue: Various activities for seniors. Contact Serena Mumford at 336-661-4998 or email serenam@cityofws.org for more information. *Mondays and Wednesdays, 9-10 a.m., yoga. *Mondays, 1 p.m. Pinochle. *Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m., chair exercises. *Wednesdays, 11 a.m., chair volleyball, the most popular game among seniors!

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*Wednesdays, 2 p.m., Spades *Thursdays, 1 p.m., vision board classes. *Fridays, game days or date night activities Salvation Army Senior Center, 2850 New Walkertown Road: *Tuesdays, 10 a.m., line dancing *Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m., chair yoga *Tuesdays, 11 a.m., chair volleyball *Wednesdays, 11 a.m., drumming exercise *Wednesdays, 12 p.m., spiritual development *Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m., REACHE Program *Thursdays, 10 a.m., hand bells music *Thursdays, 11 a.m., educational program *Thursdays, 12 p.m., Lunch (please sign up by calling Captain Raquel Lorenzo at 336-499-1196) Carver School Road Public Library, 4915 Lansing Drive: *Adult games the last Thursday of each month beginning Jan. 27, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Come play cards, board games and dominos and make new friends! *First Tuesdays Together senior group, starting Feb. 1, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m..

Crafts, seasonal cards, and fine arts. Join other seniors for craftastic fun!

Below are virtual or Zoom events or meetings: *AARP chapter meeting will be held virtually on Jan. 11. For information about the local AARP chapter, email Alberta Powell at powellalberta0@gmail.com. Open to all seniors age 50 and above with an AARP membership. *Aging Well series presented by Wake Forest Baptist Sticht Center for Healthy Aging & Alzheimer’s Prevention, (the second Tuesday of each month) will be held on Jan. 11 at 5:30 p.m. virtually online. To register and receive the link to access the program, email bhealth@wakehealth.edu . *Adult Children of Aging Parents meeting, (third Tuesday), will be held Jan. 18 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. via Zoom. All are welcome, but the focus will be on the needs of adult children who are caring for their aging parents. For more information and to get the Zoom link, visit www.ACAPcommunity.org and look for Winston-Salem under the “Find your chapter” tab.

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40+ Stage to offer acting classes SUBMITTED ARTICLE

40+ Stage Company has scheduled acting classes for seniors, age 55 and up, at the Mary Alice Warren Community Center, 440 Lewisville-Clemmons Rd, Lewisville.

The six-week course consists of two-hour classes beginning at 3 p.m. on successive Tuesdays. The first class will be free to attend. It will provide an overview of the course and introduce some of the basic skills to be taught.

There will be a $20 tuition fee for the course, which participants will pay when enrolling for the remaining five classes. Memorizations will not be required.

The course is designed to give participants greater confidence when speaking in public, insight into

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is at work in this place and in the lives of our guests, our volunteers, our donors, and our staff.”

Enos commented on how humbled he was to receive this award. “I am very humbled by this award. As you [Jan Kelly] came to me, I prayed about it and thought about it and thought the only way I can accept this recognition is on behalf of all, of everybody who I have worked with at Samaritan … whether it is a staff member, a volunteer, and also the guests. The guests are such examples of moving forward, persevering, getting through tough times and seeing Jesus in their hearts and it touching the Jesus in my heart, is just the greatest gift of all time.”

Enos commented on the rewards of volunteering and said, “… the blessings you receive are

the creative process, group collaboration, exercise in practicing empathy, and enhanced critical skills in evaluating video and stage performances.

Research has shown that seniors who participate in the performing arts enjoy better mental and emotional health, engage more frequently with others, avoid depression and loneliness, and experience better mental acuity in the later years, thus postponing the onset of dementialike symptoms.

Convenient parking is located at the center.

For more information on 40+ Stage Company, visit www.40plusstage.com. To register for classes, email 40plusstagecompany@ gmail.com.

greater than you will ever expend at Samaritan.”

Samaritan Ministries established the annual Good Samaritan Award in 2011 to honor individuals and groups that have made significant contributions to the organization’s ministry. Samaritan’s hope is that the award will inspire others to give their time, talents, and resources to help hungry and homeless people in the Winston-Salem community.

Founded in 1981, Samaritan Ministries is an interdenominational, volunteer-based Christian ministry that serves Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. The Samaritan Ministries Soup Kitchen and Samaritan Inn Shelter are open 365 days and nights a year to serve people in need. Samaritan Ministries is located at 414 East Northwest Boulevard near downtown WinstonSalem. For more information about Samaritan Ministries, please visit samaritanforsyth.org.

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Senior Games/SilverArts to hold kick off event SUBMITTED ARTICLE

The City of Winston-Salem’s Recreation Department is gearing up for the 2022 Piedmont Plus Senior Games and SilverArts competitions.

Forsyth and Stokes County Games have a new local coordinator, Kevin Westrich. Anna Marino, who joined the Senior Games last year, will continue as co-coordinator. Heather Candelora will serve as the SilverArts coordinator. This team has been busy planning for the 2022 Senior Games for the past few months and is excited to welcome back past participants as well as introduce new folks to the Games.

For several years the Piedmont Plus Senior Games has kicked off in January, with the Opening Ceremony held on the Friday before events start in April. Because of COVID, the kickoff and opening ceremony have

been cancelled for two years in a row.

The Recreation Department is planning to host the annual kickoff this year with a “Welcome Back” theme for 2022. The kickoff will take place on Jan. 21 at Hanes Hosiery Recreation Center from 10 a.m.noon. At the kickoff, attendees can learn more about the various sports and arts competitions available this year and can pick up registration

forms for the 2022 Piedmont Plus Senior Games and SilverArts.

There will also be local vendors, snacks and coffee, so all are welcome to come out and visit with vendors, staff and other participants. There will also be games and door prizes!

Senior Games is a great way to make new friends!

We will continue to follow all CDC and City guidelines to keep our participants safe, and masks will be required at the kickoff. We are so excited to continue the tradition of Senior Games/SilverArts and look forward to getting back to a normal game schedule in 2022.

Help us kick off the New Year by joining us at our annual Piedmont Plus Senior games kickoff party!

For more information about Senior Games, visit www.weplay.ws and click on the Seniors tab.

PTRC joins national campaign to raise awareness of healthy aging

BY BOB CLEVELAND

Piedmont Triad Regional Council Area Agency on Aging (PTRC AAA) is excited to participate in Home for the Holidays, a national campaign led by USAging and the Eldercare Locator. Launched every year during the holiday season, Home for the Holidays is intended to help families and friends discuss difficult topics with their loved ones.

A new consumer brochure is the centerpiece of this year’s campaign, Healthy Aging in a Pandemic World: What Older Adults and Caregivers Need to Know Now. The brochure focuses on supporting older adults and caregivers as they navigate healthy living during a pandemic and assess the impacts of the pandemic on their health and wellbeing.

“After nearly two years of living with COVID-19, the older adults we serve

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could benefit from checking-up on healthy aging habits. The programs and services we offer meet this critical need,” said Adrienne Calhoun, AAA director. “By providing connections to services that help older adults age well at home, PTRC AAA is a starting point for those who are looking to emerge from the pandemic but are unsure of where to start, safely.”

PTRC AAA can help you connect with services such as meals, transporta-

tion, in-home help, adult day services, Age Well classes, in-home vaccinations for homebound individuals, and other information on available services and support.

In addition, if you have questions or concerns about care for loved ones living in nursing homes, assisted living, or family care homes, PTRC AAA has specialized staff to assist you. Services are also available to help family caregivers with their caregiving role. These include: respite care to help caregivers obtain a break in their caregiving, support groups, Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes that equip caregivers, and other assistance.

Piedmont Triad Regional Council Area Agency on Aging (PTRC AAA) serves adults age 60+ and their caregivers in the counties of Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, Rock-

ingham, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin. PTRC AAA works with a network of agencies to help people remain in their communities and be allowed to live their lives with dignity and independence in the setting of their choosing. For more information, visit www.ptrc. org.

Bob Cleveland has over 30 years of experience in the field of aging. Currently, he serves as an Aging Program Planner with the Piedmont Triad Regional Council Area Agency on Aging (PTRC AAA), whose mission is to improve the lives of older adults in our community through creative regional solutions.

He works with county aging planning committees that allocate funding for services for older adults and their caregivers.

Beauty Flourishes Here

I United Methodist Retirement Community

N OUR FULLY EQUIPPED STUDIO, artist Steven loves to share

his experience and guidance with fellow residents as they tap into

their creative spirits. At Arbor Acres, our residents celebrate the endless

variations and possibilities of beauty. What is beautiful to you?

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