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The tragic death of the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, a South Carolina legislator and pastor of Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, S.C., shed light on politician pastors, but the dual roles are not unusual. Faith takes many forms to many people, and for some pastors, it takes the form of service in elected office. One local pastor who’s an elected official is Derwin Montgomery, who was elected as East Ward

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City Council member in 2009, when he was a 21 year-old college student, making him the youngest elected official in the state at the time. Three years ago, he became pastor of First Calvary Baptist Church, which he’d been attending since he arrived in Winston-Salem in 2006. Montgomery, a preacher’s son from South Carolina, has been in ministry in some form for 10 years, having giving his first sermon when he was a teenager. He said he’d always

been civically active. A college internship at the social capital building nonprofit CHANGE (Communities Helping All Neighbors Gain Empowerment) exposed him to the needs of the community and made him want to get involved with WinstonSalem. He said he viewed his roles as pastor and city council member as complementary ones, both serving people. “I don’t think you can truly pastor people without understanding the social context in which the people

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The Rev. Derwin Montgomery delivers the morning message at First Calvary Baptist Church, 401 NE Woodland Ave. Montgomery is also a City Council member and executive director of the Bethesda Center in Winston-Salem.

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Rescue Mission thrift store workers cherish cool gift Scott Burwell, left, Dewey’s Bakery fundraising sales operator, visits with the Winston-Salem Rescue Mission Thrift Store staff, volunteers, and men from the shelter as he and Blue Ridge Ice Cream donate ice cream to all workers and customers in the thrift store to beat the summer heat on Thursday, July 2.

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On Thursday, July 2, ice cream was distributed to the workers at the Winston-Salem Rescue Mission thrift store from noon to 1:30 p.m. The workers, who endure extreme heat because of the lack of air circulation within the old factory building, push through the heat on a day-to-day basis with no complaints. The fundraising operator and sales manager at Blue Ridge of Dewey’s Bakery, Scott Burwell, distributed

the ice cream to the workers. Blue Ridge ice cream officials originally heard about the problem from Lynne Garms, executive assistant at the WinstonSalem Rescue Mission, and decided to help out. The idea of Garms contacting Blue Ridge came from Greg Cooney, the director of programs at the Winston-Salem Rescue Mission, when he bought and distributed slushies to the workers two weeks ago as a way to help cool the workers off. This eventually led Garms to think of another way to show appreciation to the workers that can also cool them off. This led her to Blue Ridge.

WASHINGTON – In less than a week, a voting rights trial is expected to begin that will challenge North Carolina’s restrictive voting law. Whatever the verdict, experts expect to ruling to have a ripple effect in states that have passed similar laws in the wake of a recent Supreme Court decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act. This fact is not being taken lightly in Winston-Salem, the site of the trial. Organizations such as the Winston-Salem Branch of the NAACP are preparing for the show of solidarity outside the courtroom as the North Carolina Barber Branch of the NAACP prepares for battle inside and outside the federal court building. On Saturday, July 11, from 6 to 8 p.m., the WinstonSalem NAACP Chapter is sponsoring a welcome reception for members, visitors and participants attending the Voting Rights Trial, March and Rally, which culminates on Monday, July 13. The Welcome Reception will be held at the NAACP Enrichment Center, 4130 Oak Ridge Drive in Winston-Salem. Shortly after the Supreme Court invalidated Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act in the Shelby v. Holder decision two years ago, a number of states rushed to pass voting laws that civil rights groups say discriminate against people of color and poor people. In its decision, the Supreme Court voted to annihilate the Voting Rights Act that required jurisdictions with a demonstrated history of racial discrimination to pre-clear any election law change with the U.S. Attorney General or a district federal judge in Washington, D.C.

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On Tuesday, July 7, the second round of testing for methane gas began in the neighborhoods surrounding Bowman Gray Stadium. Although they are glad to see testing continue in the area, community members believe that it is something that should have been done years ago. Last month, city officials announced they found methane gas levels as high as 50 percent in

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the soil around the stadium and in the parking lot. According to Keith Huff, director of stormwater and erosion control for the city, the methane is likely coming from an old landfill that was on the site some time ago. Jacob Hughes, a member of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, voiced his frustration with the city. During a recent open meeting, he said the city has known about this issue for years and has done nothing to let the residents know. “Why are we just hearing about this (methane

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“Pat on the back goes so far; ice cream in the hand goes a lot sweeter,” Burwell said. “Being able to do this is a super opportunity.” Burwell believes in giving back 100 percent, for he feels that is why God put him here. Burwell said they would donate and come out as many times as Garms needs them to. The thrift store manager, Kathy Taylor said water, fans, a break room with an air conditioner, and push pops are often used to help cool off the work-

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Ronald Watson, left, enjoys a free cup of “very berry” Blue Ridge Ice Cream, a cool and refreshing treat provided free of charge by Scott Burwell and Dewey’s Bakery at The Winston-Salem Rescue Mission’s Thrift Store. After hearing about the conditions of The Mission’s thrift store, operating in an old warehouse on Oak Street without any air conditioning, Burwell generously donated and served Blue Ridge Ice Cream on Thursday afternoon in efforts to “bless the workers and support the efforts of the entire Winston-Salem Rescue Mission organization.”

“Many of the men that work here live at the Rescue Mission for various reasons such as loss of their job, addiction, or even prison, which is why they come to the Rescue Mission and are put into the Work-Therapy program: to help them learn valuable work skills that can help them get back into the work force,” Taylor said. Taylor said the proceeds gained from the store goes back to the Rescue Mission to help fund projects such as the WorkTherapy program. Ronald Watson, who is one of the workers who just got out

of prison said, he enjoys working at the thrift store, for he used to cook in prison. This is his first time working doing manual labor, such as moving heavy items and sorting through the donated items. When asked how he copes with the heat, Watson said, “Once you start working and moving around, the heat don’t really bother you, for I’m glad to give back.” Another worker, Rashad Bitting, who came from an office background, says he realized that working at the thrift store is uncharted territory, but is enjoying it. Bitting said, “I had strayed from my path, but am

now working with the Mission program to get things together and priorities straight to get back on track.” Zollie Willaims, another worker who completed the Work-Therapy program and will be graduating from the program on Sept. 25 at the Center Grove Baptist Church, calls himself an advocate for seniors. Williams, who says he is 90 days over drinking, doesn’t have many trade skills besides the eight years in janitorial service. He said he wants to do well and have faith one day at a time. Williams, who was brought to Christ through the program on

Jan. 9, wants to continue to connect with the program and show older people to not quit. A Williams has already moved on to the next step in the program and can’t wait to see what new life has to offer. For more information on the Winston-Salem Rescue Mission thrift store contact 336-7231848, ext. 100. For questions about the Winston-Salem Rescue Mission Work-Therapy program, contact Cecil Gatling at 336-723-1848 ext. 109 or visit cecil.gatling@wsrescue.org.

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The Rev. Derwin Montgomery delivers the morning sermon on Sunday July 5, at First Calvary Baptist

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you pastor live,” he said. “There’s a statement in many pastor and ministerial circles that pastors in developing their sermons, must in one hand have a Bible and in the other hand have a newspaper, in the sense of making relevant what is being preached and taught within the church.” In September, he also became the director of the Bethesda Center for the Homeless, which provides a day and night shelter for homeless men and women. He said his job, church and appearances as a City Council member keep him busy, but they all coincide with his faith and goal of helping people. “It’s a task, to say the least, but the thing for me that has made it worthwhile and not as strenuous as it may look, is that they align, in my opinion, on my values and my passions,” he said. He said he still meets all his responsibilities as a pastor, preaching every Sunday, and says he’s supported by a great team at the church. As a pastor, Montgomery is hoping to see his church grow in its

outreach to the community. As a City Council member, Montgomery said he took pride in the passage of a requirement for all city employees to be paid at least $10.10, which he said sets an example he hopes businesses follow to pay a livable wage. He said he expects his constituents and the rest of the city will see big improvements with the bond projects that will soon be starting. He’s also hoping to pass a mandate that businesses that receive city dollars for housing projects must make some of their units affordable housing. N.C. S e n . P a u l Lowe Jr., who represents the 3 2 n d District, Lowe is also a p a s t o r, having led Shiloh Baptist Church for more than two decades and can still be found in the pulpit there every Sunday. The longtime activist and volunteer in the Democratic Party has been a senator for six months. He said his service as both preacher and politi-

cian come from the same place. “For me, it was a sense of calling and a sense of duty,” he said. “To me, politics is an extension of that.” He said AfricanAmerican pastors have a long history of public service, including Adam Clayton Powell Jr., a Baptist pastor who was a U.S. Representative for Harlem, in New York City, and Andrew Young, a pastor who served as mayor of Atlanta, a U.S. representative and United States ambassador to the United Nations. Today, pastors like Lowe and Garland Pierce, a Baptist pastor who represents the 48th district in the N.C. House and chairs the N.C. Legislative Black Caucus, can be found in the General Assembly. “You’re still serving people, just in a different capacity,” said Lowe of being a lawmaker. “I see it as an extension of ministry; the only thing I don’t do is preach a sermon.” During his short tenure as senator, Lowe has already co-sponsored a bill to study the effects of autonomous (driverless) vehicles on the state’s

roads and highways that passed the Senate and is now in the House. He’s currently focused on the prolonged battle to reconcile the House and Senate versions of the state budget in committee. Lowe described the two versions as “worlds apart” and said he is hoping to restore teacher assistant jobs and support to museums, including local ones, that were cut in the Senate version. Lowe was elected by his fellow local Democrats in late January to replace then-State Sen. Earline Parmon when she stepped down to take a job as U.S. Rep. Alma Adams’ director of outreach. Parmon, too, serves at her church. She has been an associate minister at Exodus United Baptist Church for 12 years. As a minister, she assists the pastor in worship and teaches Bible school and new member classes. She said during her time as lawmaker, she was able to make most church functions, and she also said her faith and elected duties went hand-in-hand. “In public service, you’re serving the people, and that’s what we’re called to do as Christians:

The Rev. Derwin Montgomery greets members and guest after morning service on Sunday, July 5, at First Calvary Baptist Church.

to serve people by providing for their needs, providing assistance in many different ways, and public service is just one of them,” Parmon said. The death of Pinckney made national headlines last month when a gunman attacked people at his church, leaving him and eight others dead on June 17. President Barack

Obama delivered a powerful eulogy for Pinckney during a June 26 service. Montgomery said he didn’t believe something like that could happen at his church, but said that his congregation, like many congregations across the country, is discussing safety issues after the shooting.

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They learn about aviation industry (L-R) Tony Colburn, left, director of the Jim Shaw Aviation Career Education (ACE) Academy Program, discusses the importance of the air control tower at Smith Reynolds Airport while campers Tzion Jones, 14, middle, and Wade Mussler, 12, join in on the conversation, just as a plane lands in the distance.

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who began the local program, said the camp shows young people the multitude of possibilities in aviation. “If these kids can get some experience and education in aviation, they can become directors of airports, assistant directors of airports, they can become anything they want to in aviation.” The local camp costs less than $100 for the week, while other ACE Academies can run from $150 to $350. There are also scholarships available for those who can’t pay. Shaw said this is thanks to corporate donations and said he wanted to give every family the opportunity to experience the camp regardless of income. Tony Colburn, director of the local ACE Academy, is an old hand at teaching aviation to youth, since he teaches the subject at Ibraham Elementary School. He said the demand for pilots is greater than it’s ever been. In recent years, the aviation industry, including cargo and passenger air service, has voiced growing concerns if there are enough qualified pilots for the amount of flights. “It’s a growing, growing industry,” he said. “Everyone is saying we’re not going to have enough pilots.”

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Teens began last week with a flight simulator and ended it in a cockpit, flying over the Smith Reynolds Airport, as part of the final day of the Jim Shaw Aviation Career Education (ACE)) Academy on Friday, July 3. The teens flew around the airport and landed in single-engine planes with the help of certified flight instructors from Piedmont Flight Training. It was the culmination of ACE Academy, which introduced high school students last week, and middle school students the week before, to the inner workings of aviation. This is the fifth year for the local ACE Academy, one of several aviation summer camps held around the state, sponsored by the NorthCarolina Department of Transportation Division of Aviation. Airport Commissioner Jim Shaw,

But beyond pilots, the camp also introduced the youth to others who help make flying possible, including mechanics, airport management and a former flight attendant. They got insight into aviation design as they built their own model airplanes and rockets. On Friday, when they weren’t taking to the air, they even got to get a look inside the airport’s control tower to see how it operates. But the highlight on the last day was definitely the flying. “It ’s a very cool experience; you feel almost weightless,” said DJ Musser, 14. “You’re just up there, and everything you see from here that looks big, looks so small and it’s just an awesome feeling.” This is the second year DJ, along with his brother Wade, 12, have taken the camp. The brothers said they were drawn to ACE Academy by their interest in aviation and came back

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Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) Chancellor elwood robinson joined about 600 teens from the east Coast as they packed more than 100,000 dehydrated, high protein and highly nutritious meals for local agencies and the hungry in developing countries worldwide on the morning

of Wednesday, July 1. The young people were taking part in the 61st Annual Lott Carey youth Seminar, which is designed to empower young people to make a missionary impact worldwide. The 600 mostly teens were visiting WSSU from the District of Columbia and seven states (N.C., N.y., N.J., D.C., MD., PA., VA) for a week of serving, learning, wor-

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on June 30, 2015, the U.S. Secretary of Labor, Thomas e. Perez, and representative Virginia a. Foxx visited two of Forsyth Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state-of-the-art facilities. The purpose of the visit was to observe first-hand the leadership role the college is playing in creating unique apprenticeship opportunities for students with regional industry partners and supporting regional workforce development through innovative training programs. The first stop for Perez and Foxx was the Forsyth electrical Lineman Preapprenticeship program located at the northwest Forsyth center in King. Students enrolled in this program acquire academic and hands-on experience in the utility industry. Top regional employers, including Pike electric and Duke energy, recruit program graduates to participate in a paid apprenticeship program. The Secretary and congresswoman observed multiple student demonstrations modeling general

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and emergency procedures on the electrical poles, which highlighted the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; advanced technical capabilities. in a conversation with some of the students, Perez said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You all have a really bright future ahead; the sky is truly the limit.â&#x20AC;? Perez and Foxx also visited the oak Grove center on Forsyth Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Main campus in Winston-

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Wake Forest University School of Law Professor Timothy Davis will serve as Wake Forest Lawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newestÂ executive associate Dean for academic affairs. he is the first african-american to serve in this role at the law school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Soon after Tim arrived in 1998, the whole community knew to rely on his good judgment and sound advice,â&#x20AC;?Â Dean Suzanne reynolds says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;his students love him in and outside of class.Â his strength of character and his steady demeanor will serve him well in this new role.â&#x20AC;? Davis will take over for currentÂ executive associate Dean for academic affairs ron Wright, who has served as interim dean for the past academic year and three years

prior under former Dean Blake Morant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no replacing ron Wright, but Tim Davis will be his own model of what an academic dean should be,â&#x20AC;? Dean reynolds adds. Professor Davis is one the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best known sports law scholars.Â he has co-authored a casebook Davis on sports law, and co-authored â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Business of Sports agents,â&#x20AC;? published by the University of Pennsylvania Press.Â he frequently presents papers and lectures at academ-

ic conferences and continuing legal education seminars. he serves on the review Board for the United States anti-Doping agency and is a member of the Board of advisors for the national Sports Law institute. in addition, Davis teaches contracts and Sales, and is a member of the contracts Drafting committee of the national conference of Bar examiners.Â Prior to coming to Wake Forest, he taught for nine years at Southern Methodist University and practiced commercial litigation in Denver, colorado. â&#x20AC;&#x153;iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited about serving the law school in a new capacity and assisting Dean reynolds to fulfill her vision for our community,â&#x20AC;? Davis says.

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Support NAACP in ‘THIS IS OUR SELMA!’ trial, rally Remember our fight of yesterday; get ready for new fight in full force Time is ticking down as the trial to challenge North Carolina’s restrictive voter laws draws near. On Monday, July 13, the federal court trial of N.C NAACP v. McCrory will be heard in the federal court building in Winston-Salem. That voting rights case against Gov. Pat McCrory and the North Carolina legislature is expected to take four weeks. The state NAACP said this law is the first and the worst since the Shelby v. Holder decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. That decision affected the preclearance rules of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Federal lawmakers thought it prudent to add a section governing preclearance to prevent voter discrimination by requirRoberts ing all state and local governments with a history of voting discrimination to get approval from the federal government before making any changes to any of their voting laws or procedures. If state and local governments have a history of discrimination, that means they have done it before. Chief Justice John Roberts said at the time of the decision that times have changed, so the preclearance should not be required. N.C NAACP v. McCrory proves that times have not changed in North Carolina. The restrictions approved in 2013 show that the top U.S. court misjudged the racism that still exists in high places. The massacre in Charleston, South Carolina shows how that mistake has festered unchecked. The North Carolina restrictive voter law is not designed to enhance American freedom; it is designed to take it away. Not only is the law affecting the poor and minority voters, it’s affecting white voters, too. Some people find it hard to obtain driver licenses as an ID, for instance, because they have been convicted of driving under the influence. Those people have a burden of having to get an acceptable ID to vote when in the past they could have simply shown a voter registration card and signed a roster to vote. And what happened to the voter registration card, anyway? We are thankful that the North Carolina NAACP is still around to fight the civil rights battles much like they were fought half a century ago. We are thankful that the heritage of African-American fortitude has not faded amid the rollbacks of civil rights governments have undertaken in the 21st century. We are thankful that African-Americans realize that freedom is not free. We urge a united force for the Moral Monday fight inside and outside the courtroom on Monday. We urge the people of all races to come out in force and support the effort to secure our freedoms again on July 13.

are going into one of William J. the We most historic weeks of Barber our lives. 49 years and 11 months ago, civil rights leaders, whose steps were covGuest Columnist ered in the blood of the martyrs, were anticipating the passage of the Voting Rights Act. They would wait 31 more days, until August 6, 1965, for the to be signed into law. Today we find ourselves fighting to hold on to the very things that they won 50 years ago. This is no small moment and we have all been chosen for this. The moment is bigger than any individual -- it is a collective, Kairos moment. Personally I am glad to be alive and glad to be on this righteous team with you. I know we were meant to be together, to fight together, and to serve this present age together. So let us do it so well that in the ages to come someone will recall how we served, how we stood, and how we would not turn around. The following is from “Give Us the Ballot,” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Address at the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom (May 17, 1957):

'Unfortunately, this noble and sublime decision has not gone without opposition. This opposition has often risen to ominous proportions. Many states have risen up in open defiance. The legislative halls of the South ring loud with such words as “interposition” and “nullification.” But even more, all types of conniving methods are still being used to prevent Negroes from becoming registered voters. The denial of this sacred right is a tragic betrayal of the highest mandates of our democratic tradition. And so our most urgent request to the president of the United States and every member of Congress is to give us the right to vote. [Audience:] (Yes) Give us the ballot, and we will no longer have to worry the federal government about our basic rights. Give us the ballot (Yes), and we will no longer plead to the federal government for passage of an anti-lynching law; we will by the power of our vote write the Martin Luther King law on the statute books of the South (All right) and bring an end to the dastardly acts of the hooded perpetrators of violence. Give us the ballot (Give us the ballot), and we will transform the salient misdeeds of bloodthirsty mobs (Yeah) into the calculated good deeds of orderly citizens. Give us the ballot (Give us the ballot), and we will fill our legislative halls with men of goodwill (All right now) and send to the sacred halls of Congress men who will not sign a “Southern Manifesto” because of their devotion to

the manifesto of justice.5(Tell ’em about it) Give us the ballot (Yeah), and we will place judges on the benches of the South who will do justly and love mercy (Yeah), and we will place at the head of the southern states governors who will, who have felt not only the tang of the human, but the glow of the Divine.Give us the ballot (Yes), and we will quietly and nonviolently, without rancor or bitterness, implement the Supreme Court’s decision of May seventeenth, 1954. (That’s right)

In this juncture of our nation’s history, there is an urgent need for dedicated and courageous leadership...'

The following is from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Address at the Conclusion of the Selma to Montgomery March (March 25, 1965):

'My dear and abiding friends, Ralph Abernathy, and to all of the distinguished Americans seated here on the rostrum, my friends and co-workers of the state of Alabama, and to all of the freedom-loving people who have assembled here this afternoon from all over our nation and from all over the world: Last Sunday, more than eight thousand of us started on a mighty walk from Selma, Alabama. We have walked through desolate valleys and across the trying hills. We have walked on meandering highways and rested our bodies on rocky byways. Some of our faces are burned from the outpourings of the sweltering sun. Some have literally slept in the mud. We have been drenched by the rains. [Audience:] (Speak) Our bodies are tired and our feet are somewhat sore.But today as I stand before you and think back over that great march, I can say, as Sister Pollard said—a seventy-year-old Negro woman who lived in this community during the bus boycott—and one day, she was asked while walking if she didn’t want to ride. And when she answered, "No," the person said, "Well, aren’t you tired?" And with her ungrammatical profundity, she said, "My feets is tired, but my soul is rested." (Yes, sir. All right) And in a real sense this afternoon, we can say that our feet are tired, (Yes, sir) but our souls are rested. They told us we wouldn’t get here. And there were those who said that we would get here only over their dead bodies, (Well. Yes, sir. Talk) but all the world today knows that we are here and we are standing before the forces of power in the state of Alabama saying, "We ain’t goin’ let nobody turn us around." (Yes, sir. Speak) [Applause]Now it is not an accident that one of the great marches of American history should terminate in Montgomery, Alabama. (Yes, sir) Just ten years ago, in this very city, a new philosophy was born of the Negro struggle. Montgomery was the first city in the South in which the entire Negro community united and squarely faced its age-old oppressors. (Yes, sir. Well) Out of this struggle, more than bus [de]segregation was won; a new idea, more powerful than guns or clubs was born. Negroes took it and carried it across the South in epic battles (Yes, sir. Speak) that electrified the nation (Well) and the world...' In the Spirit of Truth and Justice, Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II President, N.C .NAACP

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Charleston? Marian Wright Edelman

"For in a warm climate, no man will labour for himself who can make another labour for him. This is so true, that of the proprietors Guest of slaves a very small proColumnist portion indeed are ever seen to labor. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with his wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep for ever . . ." – Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia, Query XVIII “the Negro race in America, stolen, ravished and degraded, struggling up through difficulties and oppression, needs sympathy and receives criticism, needs help and is given hindrance, needs protection and is given mob-violence, needs justice and is given charity, needs leadership and is given cowardice and apology, needs bread and is given a stone. this nation will never stand justified before God until these things are changed.” – “Declaration of principles” of the Niagara movement, a forerunner of the NAACp’s founding.

i am a native South Carolinian. Charleston is my maternal ancestral home. my great- grandmother was born during slavery. my great-grandfather, i have been told, was a plantation overseer. Never have i been more proud and more ashamed of my dueling ancestral heritages than in the aftermath of the terroristic murders of nine Black Christians engaged in Bible study at Charleston’s historic mother emanuel African methodist episcopal Church by a young White man infected by what Dr. King called, after president Kennedy’s assassination, “a morally inclement climate.” the young White visitor to the weekly Bible study came with a troubled spirit and racial rage inflamed by a White supremacist website. he was enabled to become a mass killer by readily accessible and largely unregulated guns – over 310 million in citizen hands and only 4 million in America’s law enforcement and military hands. But his dastardly deeds were bathed in an amazing spirit of forgiveness among the victims’ families. i hope this latest chapter in America’s pervasive history of domestic terrors against millions of Black citizens victimized by slavery and Jim Crow terrorism, denied full citizen rights throughout our history, relegated to subhuman three-fifths status in our Constitution and treated like beasts of burden to fuel our unjust economic system can be squarely confronted. Until the United States sees and cures its profoundly evil birth defects of slavery, Native American genocide, and the exclusion of all women and non-propertied men of all colors from our electoral process, these birth defects will continue to flare up in multiple guises to threaten our Black community’s and everyone’s safety, our nation’s future, and render hollow our professed but still inadequate commitment to ensuring equality for all. Slavery was followed by thousands of lynchings and

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racially instigated terrorism through hate groups like the KKK during the Jim Crow era. And it continues to be reflected in the unjust racial profiling and killings of Black boys and men by law enforcement agents and a mass incarceration system. millions of Black and latino children and people of color are trapped in a cradle to prison pipeline lodged at the intersection of race and poverty. that Black children are the poorest, most miseducated, most incarcerated, most unemployed, and most demonized of any group of children in America is a continuing legacy of slavery and Jim Crow that must end now. let’s seize this latest tragic racial terrorist act to confront our history and how we teach our history. And we must all act together to reject our present day racism in all its structural, cultural and hidden manifestations with urgency and persistence. We must pass on to our children and grandchildren a more honest and just nation and a future free of the violence of racism, poverty and guns. i believe we are called in the aftermath of the Charleston massacre, the latest in a long and egregious history of unjust Black deaths, to confront the realities of our true history so that a new generation of White youths does not carry forth the poison of racial supremacy and White privilege. We also must act so that millions of Black, Native American and latino children, soon to be the majority of our country’s children in a majority nonwhite world, do not have to continue to struggle against overt and covert culturally ingrained racism. We must firmly reject all symbols glorifying slavery and hatred that divide us. We must reject all efforts to subvert fair and democratic election processes including the precious right to vote. We must end mass incarceration and ensure equal justice under the law for all. We must confront massive inequality of wealth and income and end poverty, beginning with child poverty now. it is time to commit America to become America and to close the gap between creed and deed. After this Fourth of July, let’s send a ray of hope throughout our nation and world that we are committed to honoring our dream of equality for all. What an amazing grace moment we have been given to help our nation move forward together.

learning what makes summer programs effective for middle school students Tiffany Gueye

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editor’s Note: Building educated leaders for life (Bell) will partner with school districts, business and philanthropic groups in four North Carolina cities this summer, including Winston-Salem, to help an estimated 4,500 elementary and middle school students boost their reading and math skills while participating in a camp-like experience. Summer learning can increase student achievement. But when it comes , to middle school students, how can we continuously improve our approach and produce the greatest return on investment for children, families and schools? in 2012, a Social innovation Fund (SiF) grant from the edna mcConnell Clark Foundation and the Corporation for National and Community Service gave my organization, Bell (Building educated leaders for life), an opportunity to conduct a randomized controlled trial , and better understand how and why summer learning

yields positive student outcomes. this study was particularly unique and important because little evidence exists about effective learning models for middle school students. mDRC, the research firm responsible for conducting the evaluation, designed the research to learn more about how summer learning programs can improve the academic achievement of middle school students and to better understand the context in which summer programs are implemented. the research found the impact of summer learning may be greater on students’ math achievement than on reading achievement. it also found that it is possible to deliver high-quality programming that middle school students will voluntarily attend at a high rate. We plugged the findings from the study into our continuous assessment process, along with data collected annually from pre- and post-program formative assessments, teacher & parent surveys, attendance records and quality metrics. Since 2012, we have focused on enhancing three core program elements that are closely tied to strong student outcomes: staff training, curriculum and assessment. When it comes to train-

ing, we have learned to better harness schools’ talent to prepare staff to hit the ground running at the start of the summer. We also have learned to better harness schools’ talent in customizing training and providing ongoing coaching and support to improve the quality of instruction. By shifting to a “train the trainer” model driven by school and district partners, we have increased the alignment between summer programs and school culture & priorities while creating leadership and professional development opportunities for teachers. We transitioned to Common Core-aligned reading and math curricula, which incorporate more non-fiction texts and algebraic reasoning. While it is tough to measure, the benefits of creating extra time

and space in the summer for teachers to plan, collaborate and experiment has yielded benefits in terms of increased comfort and familiarity with CCSS standards and assessments, leading to increased quality of instruction. Another advantage to the new curricula: it’s fully consumable. Students can bring books and other materials home at the end of the program to read and share with siblings and friends. the change to consumable curriculum has reduced costs, eliminating the need to manage, transport and store program materials and supplies. We also learned more about and improved the summer assessment process so that teachers and scholars are in position to succeed. We began utilizing computer-adaptive

Marian Wright Edelman is president of the Children's Defense Fund. For more information go to www.childrensdefense.org.

assessments aligned with Common Core State Standards to help teachers better use time strategically to teach the skills scholars need most. these assessments can be administered quickly and easily by deploying ipads and laptops, minimizing the time required for assessment and improving the quality of insight into scholars’ learning needs. this transition has necessitated strong relationships to utilize schools’ computer labs in the summer and employ mobile solutions to connect schools that lack appropriate technology. our recent experience investigating summer learning for middle school students also has sharpened our sense of what else we need to learn. the study was conducted at schools implementing Bell’s model for the first time; now we need to learn more about the impact of wellestablished programs. We need evidence from largescale studies that can yield stronger conclusions. And we have more to learn about how to best measure student outcomes because academic achievement is only one piece of the puzzle when it comes to raising smart, healthy, confident and determined students. We’ve increased our focus on socio-emotional

learning in addition to building core reading and math skills. A big part of this is fostering a “growth mindset” that helps scholars learn that despite any challenges they can improve, overcome adversity and take ownership of their success. that requires an emotional buy-in from middle school students as a precondition for academic progress, so setting a positive tone and culture from Day 1 is a must. the summer is such a great opportunity to cultivate a can-do mindset as teachers have more time, space and flexibility to support scholars’ individual needs. We encourage schools, community organizations, donors and partners to continue exploring these questions to gain a deeper understanding of how and why summer learning boosts student achievement. every question and every answer will help us better meet the learning needs of adolescents.

"this summer has been extremely busy, but i have learned and am still learning how valuable grassroots organizing is. people don't understand what it takes to be at the very root of it all, doing all the dirty work because you believe in a better tomorrow." – Vashti Hinton

community." – Keith Chappelle

Dr. Tiffany Gueye is the chief executive officer of BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life). She holds a Ph.D. in educational research, evaluation and measurement from Boston College and sits on the board of the Center for Effective Philanthropy.

A Democracy North Carolina summer brings grassroots experience

By VAShti hiNtoN, Keith ChAppelle AND AmANDA BillipS

this summer, linda Sutton, a proud native of WinstonSalem, N.C. and known freedom fighter, is working with three brilliant college students in the piedmont triad Sutton area. her goal is to expose us to the world of full-time organizing and all that it entails, and how to work together with various people in the triad. From phone banking to canvass-

ing downtown, we have been able to do it all. As interns for Democracy North Carolina, a nonprofit and non-partisan organization, we have focused on civic engagement, research and advocacy. While this summer may be the busiest summer of them all because of the federal court hearing on North Carolina's voter supSubmitted photo pression laws [scheduled for July 13], we are In the photo (L-R) are Vashti Hinton, Keith truly enjoying ourselves. Chappelle and Amanda Billips. We have met with elected officials, community lead- presents something new, munity organizing after the ers, and many members of and the foundation is being internship comes to an their community. each day laid for us to continue com- end.

"it is at the heart of the community where change emerges. this is something i learned from studying history and political science, but i have been able to experience this firsthand through my internship. if you want to bring about change for the better, it is imperative that you have the active support of your

"We really do not realize what things entail until you are actually doing the hands-on, grassroots work yourself. you cannot complain about how things are if you are not engaged yourself. i urge you to get involved immediately, for if you don’t, as my supervisor often reminds us, ‘for evil flourishes when good people do nothing’. our democracy depends on your participation." – Amanda Billips For more information, contact Linda Sutton at 336-870-2168.

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The Rev. William Barber II, the head of the North Carolina Branch of the NAACP and cofounder of the Moral Mondays Movement, said that the deliberate, racebased voter suppression law passed by the North Carolina state legislature

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election in North Carolina. As the nation mourns the mass murder of the nine members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston S.C., Barber said that Americans are in â&#x20AC;&#x153;the middle of a serious season about raceâ&#x20AC;? and that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just about symbols like the Confederate flag, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also about the sub-

that dozens of states have passed similar legislation after Shelby v. Holder decision. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The solvency of the Voting Rights Act to stop these discriminatory voting practices hangs in the balance and that battle will be waged in Winston-Salem starting July 13.â&#x20AC;? In June, less than a month before the trial, North Carolina legislators

stance of public policy and the racially disparate impact of the public policy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fact that the extreme agenda around voter suppression has been so racialized and framed by the suppressors as somehow saving the country and saving the democracy is the reason that, not only must flags come down, but the opposition to voting rights and these suppressive laws must come down,â&#x20AC;? said Barber. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Racialized rhetoric and policy rooted in untruth creates a climate in which we can say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;the perpetrator of race-based terror has been arrested, but the killer, racism and racedriven policies and rhetoric, is still at large.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Donita Judge, a senior attorney for Advancement Project, said that group will also show that the North Carolina general assembly knew that the law would discriminate against African-American voters, making it harder for them to participate in the electoral process, but passed it anyway. Judge said that the lawyers representing the North Carolina Branch of NAACP in the lawsuit against Gov. McCrory plan to use Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act that prohibits voting laws that result in the denial or abridgement of voting on the basis of race to challenge H.B. 589. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The outcome of this trial will have national implications for voting rights,â&#x20AC;? said Judge, adding

eased restrictions on the photo ID requirements in the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contentious voting law. The changes, if approved by Gov. McCrory, would allow voters to sign an affidavit acknowledging hardships that they encountered in obtaining a photo ID. Voters could then present other forms of identification. Barber noted that the last ditch effort by state lawmakers to soften the blow of the photo ID statute, only addressed one part of the 2013 law, leaving the cuts to early voting days, same day registration and pre-registration for some teenagers intact. The same day that the trial is set to begin, the Moral Mondays movement will also host a march and rally for voting rights in Wi n s t o n - S a l e m , N . C . , Barber said, to show the world that North Carolina residents plan to fight for their right to vote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is our Selma, and we implore all who care about voting rights to join us,â&#x20AC;? said Barber. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Selma is not just something that happened 50 years ago. Selma is not just a movie that you can go see to be nostalgic about the fight that was. Our Selma is the fight that is. The fight against voter suppression right now, right here, today.â&#x20AC;? Chronicle Managing Editor Donna Rogers contributed to this report.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The outcome of this trial will have national implications for voting rights.â&#x20AC;?

and signed by North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gov. Pat McCrory is a sin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[House Bill 589] violates our deepest constitutional values and our deepest moral and religious values, which demand equal protection under the law and the establishment of justice,â&#x20AC;? Barber said. The Advancement Project, a multiracial civil rights group, called H.B. 589 a â&#x20AC;&#x153;monsterâ&#x20AC;? bill that shortens the early voting period by a full week, eliminates same-day registration, requires strict forms of voter ID, resources that disproportionately affect minority and low-income voters. The bill also blocks out out-of-precinct voting and expands the ability to challenge voters at the polls, and ends a pre-registration program for 16- and 17year olds, according to the advocacy group. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The number of voters silenced because of the new law likely exceeds 30,000 and could reach 50,000 or more,â&#x20AC;? according to analysis by Democracy North Carolina, a watchdog group that monitors elections. The report said that the repeal of same-day registration, out-of-precinct voting, and straight party voting â&#x20AC;&#x153;which created backlogs inside the voting enclosure and longer lines outside as voters took longer to mark each contest on their ballot,â&#x20AC;? created the most problems for voters during the 2014 general

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Thomas Wiggins, of Columbia, waves an American Flag while showing support to take the Confederate flag off the South Carolina Statehouse grounds in Columbia, S.C., Tuesday, July 7, 2015. The push to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse cleared another hurdle as the view of a long-held symbol shifts across the South in the wake of last month's shooting.

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UNC's 'Silent Sam' Confederate statue vandalized THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Someone has spray painted ``murderer'' and ``black lives matter'' on the statue honoring Confederate veterans nicknamed ``Silent Sam'' at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Authorities say they are investigating the vandal-

ism, which was discovered Sunday morning, July 5. No suspects have been identified or arrests made. University spokesman Rick White says the school will continue to discuss whether statues and the names of buildings on campus respect people of all races, but damaging statues is not the way to have that discussion.

``Silent Sam'' was placed on campus in 1913 to honor 321 UNC students who died fighting for the South in the Civil War. He is called ``silent'' because he carries a gun but no bullets. The statue has been the focal point for several campus demonstrations over race relations.

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*Winston-Salem NAACP Welcoming Reception Saturday, July 11, 6 p.m. NAACP Enrichment Center, 4130 Oak Ridge Dr.

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*Forward Together Ecumenical Service Sunday, July 12, 6 p.m. Union Baptist Church, 1200 Trade St.

*Teach-ins Monday, July 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Goler Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, 630 N. Patterson Ave. *March and rally Monday, July 13 at 5 p.m. beginning at Corpening Plaza, 231 W. 1st St.

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information prior to that he is unaware of. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The landfill we have records of was a permitted facility,â&#x20AC;? said Smith. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What was considered waste back then [1950s] has changed. Back then, we would just take waste and household waste and just dump it. I think that is what happened in the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;50s and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;60s.â&#x20AC;? The testing last month was part of an exchange between the city and Winston-Salem State University, owner of the Bowman Gray property. WSSU spent $100,000 in matching funds to pay for initial testing of the site. Jillian Allen, of

Winston-Salem and president of Action Now, believes if it werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for WSSU, the people in the neighborhoods surrounding the stadium wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never known about the gas that could be seeping through their homes every day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If it werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for the selling of the stadium, the people of this community wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never known of the dangers they could be facing,â&#x20AC;? Allen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would like the city to fully explain what is going on. Things change all the time, so I think the individuals need to really understand what is going on and how they will fix this issue in the future, because it could be getting worse.â&#x20AC;? In the 14 homes tested

during the initial testing, no methane gas was found. Assistant City Manager Greg Turner said testing will continue until the city has a full understanding of the area and how to manage it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The last thing we want is methane in someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home,â&#x20AC;? Turner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will continue to test the soil in the neighborhoods, but we need permission to test inside your homes.â&#x20AC;? Results from the second round of testing will be back in late August. Keith Huff, director of stormwater and erosion control for Winston-Salem, can be reached at keithh1@cityofws.org. The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website is www.cityofws.org.

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South Carolina Sen. Gerald Malloy talks about his friend and fellow senator, Clementa Pinckney, whose desk still remains draped in black, before the South Carolina senate passed the second reading of a bill to remove the Confederate flag from the State House grounds, Monday, July 6, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. The South Carolina Senate voted Monday to remove the Confederate flag from a pole on the Statehouse grounds, though the proposal still needs approval from the State House and the Governor.

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COLUMBIA, S.C. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The South Carolina Senate gave final approval Tuesday to a bill removing the Confederate flag from a pole in front of the Statehouse, sending the proposal to the House, where it faces a less certain future. The banner at the Capitol came under greater scrutiny over the last few weeks after authorities said a gunman, motivated by racial hatred, opened fire inside a black church June 17, killing nine people. The suspect was photographed several times holding a Confederate flag and burning an American flag, and one of the slain was state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, who was the head pastor at the church. Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 37-3 vote came after a day of debate in which several white senators said they had come to understand why their black colleagues felt the flag no longer represented the valor of Southern soldiers but the racism that led the South to separate from the United States more than 150 years ago. Senators then stood as Pinckneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s widow came in the chamber. Each member came up to talk to her and offer condolences. Two of the three senators voting against the bill were the only people to speak Tuesday. Republican Sen. Lee Bright called the vote an attempt to revise history. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the end of the day, it will not change anything. What we will have done is take people that respect their Southern heritage, and we will have kicked them in the teeth,â&#x20AC;? Bright said. Debate in the House was likely to have begun Wednesday, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s far from clear when a vote may be taken. Republicans met behind closed doors Monday and struggled to reach a consensus on what to do next. One idea being floated is to keep the pole and put a different flag on it: the U.S. flag, the South Carolina flag or a flag that may have been flown by Confederate troops but is not as divisive as the red banner with the blue cross and white stars. A survey of lawmakers by The Associated Press, The Post and Courier of Charleston and the South Carolina Press Association showed two-thirds of House members want to bring the flag down, but the survey didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t include specifics. Democrats, meanwhile, say both the flag and flagpole must go, House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will become the new symbol,â&#x20AC;? Rutherford, D-Columbia, said of any flag that goes up beside the monument to Confederate soldiers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will be the new vestige of racism.â&#x20AC;? Business leaders and Republican Gov. Nikki Haley agree. If the bill passes and Haley signs it, the flag would be lowered and shipped off to the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Confederate Relic Room, not far from where the last Confederate flag to fly over the Statehouse dome is stored. On Tuesday, Pinckneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s desk was draped in black cloth, as it has been since he and eight others were fatally shot during Bible study at Emmanuel African Methodist Church in Charleston. Lawmakers interrupted their brief debate Tuesday to welcome Pinckneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s widow, Jennifer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This state loved Sen. Pinckney,â&#x20AC;? state Sen. Gerald Malloy, a Democrat, said moments before the chamber took a break so members could walk to the back rail and greet his widow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This state loves you and your girls, and they love the entire Pinckney family. We keep our arms wrapped around you and this family forever. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the least that we can do for our brother, Clementa.â&#x20AC;? On Monday, the Senate rejected three of its own amendments. One would have put a different Confederate flag on the pole. A second would only fly the flag on Confederate Memorial Day, and the third would leave the flagâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fate up to a popular vote. Sen. Danny Verdin, a Republican who was a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans before his election in 2000, voted against the bill. He said he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want people living today to suffer the same fate of being forgotten as Confederate ancestors are now facing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It concerns me, if we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t continue to show that reverse and respect for those and their emblems and their monuments who have gone before us â&#x20AC;&#x201D; those who come after us might treat us the same way,â&#x20AC;? Verdin said.

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The National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., a professional organization of women in the field of education, will hold its biennial 92nd Anniversary Conclave on July 12- July 16 located at the Twin City Quarter at the downtown Marriott, Embassy Suites Hotels. The local, Beta Lambda Chapter under the leadership of chapter president Patsy Squire will host this august event. Members from five regions in the United States will join president Charlotte M. Williams and her N a t i o n a l Executive Council at the conference, replete with sororal and professional development workshops, public meetings, enterWilliams tainment, and of course sorority business. Sorority business focuses on the National Y. E. S. Program (Youth, Education, and Service). The theme for this year is “Embracing the Standards, Raising the Bar: Equity-Quality Education for All.” The following events are open to the public: Because We Care Community Forum, the Public Meeting, Educational Workshops, Vital Issues Breakfast, and Gala Night. The major pre-conclave event, “Because We Care Community Forum” is sponsored by The Black Women’s Agenda, AARP, and Colgate Palmolive, will take place on Saturday, July 11 from 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the M.C. Benton Convention Center in the North Main Hall. The event is free and open to the public but has limited seating. To register for the free forum event call (888) 9023011 ext. 9560 or visit www.sendrsvp.com/bwa. The forum will focus on caregiving and the various impacts it has. There will also be a Health Fair with information and

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screenings provided by local health care service providers. few days, on Wednesday, July 15 the Gala Night will be On Sunday, July 12, local men will be recognized for held from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Embassy Suites. The outstanding service: former N.C. Rep. Larry Womble, the featured entertainer is Terisa Griffin, a Season 3 contestant Rev. Serenus Churn, Richard Watts, Spencer Hardy and on the popular T. V. show, “The Voice”. Those familiar Mike Robinson. Two scholarships will be awarded to local with her can attest to the fact that she indeed has “a voice”. recipients. For more information, please contact: Princess Towe On Monday, July 13 the educational workshops will by calling (973) 819-8788 or email at pbtowe@aol.com or be open to educators in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County. contact Valeria Edwards by calling (336) 418-0366 or There will be a registration desk to stop by in the M. C. email at vedwards@embarqmail.com. Benton Convention Center after the General Session. NCDOT TO HOLD CITIZENS PROJECT The public meeting UPDATE MEETING JULY 23 event will be held on Monday, July 13 at 6:00 FOR THE PROPOSED EXTENSION p.m. Books from across the OF IDOLS ROAD (S.R. 3000) United States will be donatFROM HAMPTON ROAD (S.R. 2999) TO U.S. 158 ed to a local library and schools during this event. The Messenger for this The N. C. Department of Transportation will hold a Citizens Project event will be Rev. Dennis Update meeting in July regarding the proposed project to extend Idols Bishop, pastor of First Rd (S.R. 3000) from Hampton Road (S.R. 2999) to U.S. 158. The project Waughtown Baptist Church. On Wednesday, July 15, proposes to extend Idols Road on new location a distance of approxithe Vital Issues Breakfast mately 2.0 miles. Right of way acquisition on the project began in Febhas as its guest speaker Rev. ruary of 2005 and construction is scheduled to begin in the summer of Dr. Sheila Evans-Tranumn. 2016. She brings a wealth of experience and knowledge as a former New York State The meeting will take place on Thursday, July 23, 2015 at the Village Education Department of Clemmons Village Hall at 3715 Clemmons Rd, from 4 p.m. to Associate Commissioner of 7 p.m. Interested citizens may attend at any time during the meeting Education, English teacher, assistant principal, and hours. NCDOT representatives will be available to discuss the project, Director of Auxiliary answer questions and provide an updated schedule for the project. No Services for NY high formal presentation will be made. Citizens will also have the opportunity schools. Rounding out the last to submit comments and questions in writing.

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an, books and comDr. Lenwood G. Davis, award winning munity became his author and Chronicle Lifetime reservoir for underAchievement Award winner, penned a standing the world. chapter on Malcolm X, in “Malcolm X’s Davis published Davis Michigan Worldview: An Exemplar for the first full-length Contemporary Black Studies,” edited by book bibliography on Rita Kiki Edozie and Curtis Stokes and Malcolm X in 1984 and in 2011 he spoke Published by Michigan State University at a symposium about Malcolm X at Press. Michigan State University. His topic was, Much has been written about Malcolm “Malcolm X: Educator, Scholar and X as an African-American nationalist, civil Historian.” The chapter in the latest book rights leader, spell binding orator, intellect, on Malcolm X is an expansion of the earliPan-Africanist, world traveler, minister of er paper. the Nation of Islam, founder of a newspaThe historian is currently working on per, Muslim Mosque and the Organization several projects including, “Four Early of Afro-American Unity. Grand Masters of Prince Hall Masons in Nothing has been written about him as North Carolina,” which is being written an educator, scholar, or historian until now. with Benjamin H. Piggott. Davis in his groundbreaking chapter, “Re-educating the Afro-American: Malcom X’s Scholarly and Historical Pedagogy,” discuss Malcolm X as an educator, scholar and historian. An educator is a person whose work is to teach, train, enlighten, and empower others. According to the definition, Davis, a former educator, states that Malcolm X is well qualified to be an educator. In most of his speeches and writings, Malcolm X taught African-Americans about Carter G. Woodson’s concept of miseducation – the need to rediscover African-Americans racial pride, respect for themselves and others. He taught AfricanAmericans also such things as to defend themselves against others, to protect their women, to know their history, to get an education, establish schools, and to become entrepreneurs, etc. According to Davis, Malcolm X believed that the education, or re-education of Blacks is necessary for the building of a new mass movement capable of fighting effectively for human rights. In Malcolm X’s own words, “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people for it today.” A scholar is a learned person or a specialist in a particular branch of learning. Once again, Davis argues, Malcolm X would qualify as a scholar if one accepts the definition that a scholar is a learned person. Malcolm X developed his skills and profile as a scholar while in prison at the Norfolk Prison Colony. A retired history profesGOLD SPONSOR sor from Winston-Salem State University states that if one accepts the definition that a historian is one that writes history, an author, and a specialist in history, will agree that Malcolm X could be called a historian. He was not a trained historian in the traditional sense of having gone to college and earned a degree in history. He pointed out that as Malcolm X grew from teacher to scholar to histori-

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‘FUNdamentals’ camp offers three days of football and life lessons

Campers at the S.T.A.R. Football camp apply the fundamentals learned earlier during football drills on Monday, July 6, 2015 at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy in Winston-Salem, N.C.

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Student athletes from across the city gathered at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy for the opening day of the “FUNdamentals” Football Clinic on Monday, July 6. The free, three-day clinic, designed to introduce children to football by teaching basic skills in a fun and energetic environment, is supported through a grant from the NFL Foundation. “FUNdamentals” incorporates a series of drills to teach passing, catching and running skills in a non-contact setting. All the drills selected for the camp are based on

USA Football’s Player Progression Development Model. The model was developed to ensure children are learning in an age appropriate manner, based on cognitive and physical maturity. The age range covered is 5 to 18. Campers were split into different groups by age and Scales grade level. Although football is the center of all the activities of the clinic, counselors make sure campers also

learn lessons that can help them off the field. Lamont Scales, head coach at Winston-Salem Prep, was a coordinator and counselor of the event. He said that to learn the game of football, you must be disciplined and responsible. “I think what we’re really trying to do is make sure the kids are more responsible and respectable, and try to get them to make the right decisions off the field,” Scales said. Each day of camp, campers learned a character trait that could help them be more productive students and allaround people. The theme of the first day of camp was responsibility, followed by leadership and determination on the remaining days of camp. See Camp on B2

Breakthrough: Parkland Atkins High’s Hamlin primed sprinter McNeill ranks among to meet every challenge as the best in U.S. at 400 meters new head-Camel-in-charge TRACK

Colleges heavily recruiting the rising senior BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE FOR THE CHRONICLE

The first day of July produced mixed emotions for quarter-miler McKinley McNeill. The day didn’t turn out as she expected. The Parkland sprinter was deeply disappointed after running a sub-par race (54.94 seconds) and finishing sixth in the girls’ 400meter dash at the USATF World Junior Trials. Had she placed among McNeill the top two, she would’ve made the U.S. team for the IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships, which begin next week in Colombia On the flip side, McNeill had much to celebrate after being contacted by 10 colleges See McNeill on B3

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Being the head football coach at Atkins High School is arguably the least coveted gig in Forsyth County. The school started playing football in 2005 and has never experienced a winning season. In years past, the seeminglydwindling number of available athletes has made it difficult to build and sustain continuity. David Hamlin, the newly installed head coach, has heard all the negatives. “A lot of people saw this job Hamlin opening, but they didn’t apply for it, they didn’t want it,” said Hamlin, who is the school’s fourth football coach in 10 years. “I’ve heard it said that they can’t win at Atkins, they don’t have the right kids, etc. I didn’t run from this position, I ran See Hamlin on B3

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Coach Lamonte Scales and his staff prepare for the end-of-day scrimmages on Monday, July 6, 2015, at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy in Winston-Salem, N.C. Each year the camp is held in conjunction with USA Football’s FUNdamentals curriculum and the NFL Foundation; now its 13th year, S.T.A.R. (Strive To Accept Responsibility) Football Camp hosted nearly 100 campers on Monday evening.

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“We’re trying to get the campers to focus on how they carry themselves off the field, because that can determine how the carry themselves on the field.” Scales said. Following the drills and the life lessons, campers got the chance to show off their skills in games of twohand tag against other campers of the same age group.

While the younger camp-goers were just happy to be able to run around and be free, the older campers showed how intense the sport of football really is. “At the end of the day, we want them to have fun,” Scales said. “We want them to learn something about life, and about football but as it’s on the front of the shirt, we’re all about fun out here.” Beullah Williams of Winston-Salem said she came out to support the clinic because she thinks it

is important that young men have positive male role models in their lives to teach them important life lessons. “Everything they talk about during this camp will come into play later in their lives,” said Williams. “Responsibility, respect, and determination are all important life lessons that I am glad these men are teaching the younger males of this community. It’s very important that the younger kids have someone to look up to.”

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interested in signing her to run track for their respective programs. July 1 was the first day in which the NCAA allows college coaches to have direct contact with recruits. The schools which contacted McNeill include: UNC-Chapel Hill, N.C. State, Hampton, Howard, Tulane, South Carolina, Florida, Florida State, Miami (Fla.) and Louisville. “I wasn’t pleased with my performance at the Trials,” said McNeill, who is the Class 4-A state outdoor champ in the 400. “But then I was reminded that so many other athletes never get the opportunity of compete at that level. So, I’m thankful to have made it as far as I did. When I heard from all the colleges that day, it really lifted me up.” McNeill, a rising senior with a 4.4 weighted gradepoint average, figures to be a highly sought-after recruit for the upcoming school year. In the most recent national rankings on the milesplit.com website (the week of July 6), she’s No. 14. Six runners who are ranked ahead of McNeill are graduating seniors. Unless there are drastic changes in the rankings, McNeill is most likely to enter the 2016 outdoor season as eighth in the country. McNeill can still move up in the rankings for this season. To do so, she must surpass her personal best of 53.40 seconds at the USATF Junior Olympic track nationals at Jacksonville, Fla. later this month (July 27-Aug. 2). It will be her final competition of the summer track season. “McKinley has come such a long way,” said Jarrell Elliott, an assistant who coaches and trains Parkland’s quarter-milers. “I’m happy that she’s put it all together. There’s no doubt that she’s reaping the rewards from all the work that she’s put in.” By any standard of measurement, this has been a quantum leap kind of season for McNeill. In the span of one year, she improved her personal best time by nearly three seconds (2.68 to be exact), which is huge for the one-lap distance. Even more remarkable is how McNeill continued to take giant strides late in the outdoor season. At the state outdoor championships in May, she ran a career best of 54.61. A month later, she lowered her previous best by nearly a full second to post a fifth-place finish at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals. Even though her 53.40 is her fastest time to date, there was a feeling that she might have run faster. At the New Balance meet, she won decisively in a relatively slow heat and was never seriously challenged. “One of the biggest changes with McKinley is her confidence level,” said Elliott. “During the season she realized that she could run with the best in the state. But now she has a whole new mindset. She believes she’s

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among the best in the nation. A lot of that has to do with her learning to trust in her training.” Entering the outdoor season of 2015, McNeill had a tendency to hold back during the first half of the 400. She was reluctant to go out fast, fearing that she wouldn’t have enough reserves to finish strong. As the season progressed, McNeill discovered that because of her training, she could get off to a fast start and not have to worry about fading badly coming down the stretch. “For the longest time, I had it in my head that I couldn’t finish,” said McNeill. “This all started when I ran an 800-meter race when I was 11 years old. I started out fast for the Photo by Craig T. Greenlee first 300. But the rest of the McKinley McNeill of Parkland hopes to improve her national ranking when she way I had nothing left, so I competes in the USATF Junior Olympic nationals later this month in believed that it was best for Jacksonville, Fla. me to always start off slow it.” and finish with a kick. It took a while for me to see that I Aside from this year’s state outdoor championships, can run fast from the start and still have something left at McNeill’s most memorable moment came at the New the end.” Balance outdoor nationals in the Swedish Relay. Running Start fast-finish fast was the race strategy McNeill the 400 anchor leg, McNeill blazed the final lap with a used to eventually defeat her nemesis, Layla White of personal best split of 53.1. When McNeill got the baton, Cary. In several face-offs over the past two seasons, Parkland was fifth. McNeill ran down four runners as the McNeill had never beaten White. Mustangs ended up second in their heat and third overall. In February, everything seemed to be in place for vicThe bronze medal finish was considered a sometory when McNeill and White lined up for the 500-meter what of a surprise. That’s because Parkland had two new run at the Class 4-A state indoor championships. At the runners who had never run on the “A” team prior to the time, McNeill had the No. 2 time in the nation (1 minute, outdoor nationals. 14.04 seconds). In a tight race that went from wire-to“This past season was bittersweet for me,” said wire, White survived to win her third straight 500 indoor McNeill. “Six seniors have graduated and we were all like title. McNeill ran well, but had to settle for being the state sisters to each other. But I’m excited about next year and runner-up. I like the group that we have coming back. Yes, there’s Three months later, these two engage in another some work for us to do, but I have no doubts that we’re fiercely contested battle at the state outdoor champi- going to be fine.” onships in the 400. This time, McNeill shifted into overLooking ahead to McNeill’s senior season, Elliott drive over the final 80 meters and won comfortably over believes she has a reasonable shot at breaking the state White, who entered the race as the defending outdoor record of 52.8 seconds. But he’s also quick to acknowlchamp. This was a signature moment for McNeill. edge that so much depends on her mental outlook. “All I remember is how hard I worked in those “The big key is whether or not she stays hungry,” he weeks leading up to the state meet,” McNeill recalled. said. “I’m happy to say that I see no evidence of “The rivalry with Layla is a friendly one, but she was McKinley becoming complacent. She should be the best always the one who won. I reached a point where I got at the 400 and 500 in North Carolina. As long as she keeps tired of losing to her. I wanted it so badly that I could taste doing what she’s doing, the sky’s the limit.”

what happens.” As a former Camels assistant coach (2005-2011), Hamlin is acutely aware of all the challenges. But he also has a fierce determination to do all he can to help Atkins football ascend to heights that it’s never reached before. Hamlin assumed command of the program in February. Since then, he’s been asked the same question on multiple occasions. Why Atkins? “The most honest answer is that they gave me an opportunity,” said Hamlin, who spent the last four seasons as an assistant varsity coach and head junior varsity coach at Reynolds. “One of the reasons that I even applied for the position is because of the growth I’ve seen. At one time, Atkins had about 400 students, now that number is up to around 600. “Academically, the school is outstanding, which means that I don’t have a lot of problems with eligibility. Since I’ve been here before, I know what the potential is. It’s going to be a challenge to see if I’m that guy who can provide that spark to get Atkins on the right track.” Hamlin believes that one of the biggest challenges he faces is getting Atkins supporters to understand that highquality academic schools are more than capable of producing top-flight football programs. Atkins is the only high school in the county’s STEM program (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). STEM schools offer curriculum to help students prepare for careers in those highly specialized fields. Hamlin feels there’s a misguided perception among supporters in the Atkins community that a STEM school cannot field a good football team. “It’s like there’s a stigma that smart kids can’t be good athletes,” he said. “I spoke with the head coach at the Duke [David Cutcliffe] at a clinic about this. People believe Duke can’t win at football because of its academic standards. That’s one of the biggest challenges we face at Atkins. “Our young men are working very hard and they want to be coached, they want to be taught. Being good in the classroom helps with their understanding on the football field. For our players, it’s a matter of them getting past that stigma in their own minds.” During spring practice, Hamlin refused to make any assumptions about any of his players. The coaching staff placed heavy emphasis on mastering the basics and developing strong work habits. In essence, Hamlin implemented a “Football 101” kind of approach, which ran the gamut from getting into the proper stance to executing the right techniques for blocking, tackling and catching the football. According to Hamlin, 34 players came out for spring ball, which is considered to be a reasonable turnout for a Class 1-A school such as Atkins. “For where we are right now as a program, I was pleased with our spring numbers,” he said. “We started at the bottom, just like we would if we were at the Pop Warner level. We sent the message early-on that hard work is what produces good results. “The team motto for this year is: ‘Earn it.’ It won’t matter what they did last year. It won’t matter how good they think they are. Whatever they get, they’re going to have to earn it each week. I believe we can win four games this season. But the main thing I want to accomplish is for them to learn how to compete in every game.”

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Happening Now Vacation Bible School Nehemiah Worship Center will continue Vacation Bible School today (July 9) and tomorrow (July 10) on 4873 Phelps Dr. The public is invited to come, transportation will be provided. For more information, call 336-712-7408.

Beginning July 10 Pastoral Anniversary True Temple Outreach Ministry will continue the 39th Pastoral Anniversary of Apostle Wallace Gaither and Co-Pastor Shirley Gaither on 1415 S. Main St. The guest speakers will be as follows: Pastor Essie McCullough of New Direction Movement Cathedral at 7 p.m. (July 10); Elder Gregory Robertson of St. Matthew Apostolic Temple at 4 p.m. (July 12); Pastor Dairl Scott of Union Chapel A.M.E. Zion of Lexington at 4 p.m. (July 19); Elder Eugene Kirby of Bethlehem Holiness Church at 4 p.m. (July 26). For more information contact Renee Hauser at 336-972-0447.

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Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, 4129 Northampton Drive in WinstonSalem, is announces that Taniesha Calida Sanders will deliver her initial sermon on Sunday, July 12, at the 8 a.m. worship service. Sanders is a native of Greenville, South Carolina, and the daughter of Larry D Harris Sr. of Garysburg and the

late Rev. Nadine R. Blake of Greenville, South Carolina. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina in Columbia, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a Master of Divinity degree from Wake Forest University School of Divinity. Sanders is married to Robert L. Sanders. The public is invited to witness and celebrate this initial sermon.

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Women's Conference The Women of New Birth Worship Center is having a women's conference on Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on 1033 New Birth Dr. in East Bend. The guest speakers will be Sister Michelle Houser, Founder and Director of W.O.W., and Evangelist Clara Goode. Lunch will be provided. For more information, contact the church at 336-922-2692. July 11

Griefshare support group Griefshare support group will be having a meeting on Saturday, July 11 at St. Paul United Methodist Church on 2400 Dellabrook Rd. The topic is "Grief and Relationships". Griefshare is free and nondenominational. Sessions are designed to give encouragement and support, biblical teachings on grief and recovery topics. For further information call 336-723-4531 or 336-722-5517.

Prayer Workshop The Greater Tabernacle Worship Center will be hosting a prayer workshop on Saturday, July 11 on 1410 Attucks St. Speakers will be Apostle Marie Lindsay of HEaling Heart Ministry and Apostle BJ McCloud. For more information, call 336-777-1113.

Youth Conference Greater St. Matthews Baptist Church will have their Youth Conference on Saturday, July 11 at 9 a.m. on 4168 Morningside Dr. Featuring guests will be King David Thompson and the Spirituals Foundation. The theme is “Youth Making A Difference to be Continual”. The conference will convene on Sunday, July 12 for worship service with guest speaker Rev. Willie Davidson, Associate Pastor of New Light Baptist Church. The public is cordially invited to attend. The host pastor is Rev. William J. Purvis, Sr. For more information contact the church at 336-724-3106. July 12

Fellowship program The Pastor Aide of New Direction Movement Cathedral will host a fellowship program with Genesis Victory Outreach on Sunday, July 12 at 4 p.m. on 3300 Overdale Dr. Minister Sharon Pinkey will be the speaker. All are welcome. For more information call 336771-2111.

Unity Vigil brings various faiths to prayer

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The Rev. Steve Angle prays for the future of the nation during a “Unity Vigil” on June 30, sponsored by Reverend Willard Bass and the IDR community.

The Institute for Dismantling Racism (IDR) sponsored a “Unity Vigil” for Winston-Salem on Tuesday night, June 30 at Goler Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church on Patterson Avenue in light of the massacre of nine churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina on June 17. “We must unite and move our community forward today!” said the Rev. Willard Bass, who leads IDR. Photos by Erin Mizelle for the Winston-Salem Chronicle

Dance program The River of Worship Dance Ministry of Mount Sinai Full Gospel Deliverance Center will sponsor the annual "Come Dance Before the Lord" program on Sunday, July 12 at 6 p.m. on 2721 Manchester Dr. Various dance ministries from local churches and surrounding areas will present interpretations of gospel musical selections Rev. Yvonne H. Hines is senior pastor. For additional information, contact the church office at 336.722.2624 or msfgdc@bellsouth.net.

Darrell Hamilton, Institute for Dismantling Racism (IDR) intern, prays for the unity of the Winston-Salem community.

Guest speaker Rev. James Gilliam of Antioch Christian Church will be guest speaker at Bethlehem Baptist Church on Sunday, July 12 at 3 p.m. on 2253 Settle Bridge Rd. in Stoneville. Rev. Charles Leake is host pastor. For more information call 336-725-3439. Pastor Anniversary New Light Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate the 31st anniversary of Rev. Sam P. L. Hickerson on Sunday, July 12 at 11 a.m. on 1535 E. 15th St. The message will be delivered by Rev. Charles E. McCray of St. Peter's Church and World Outreach Center. There will be an afternoon program at 3:30 p.m. with Bishop Kelvin Shouse of Calvary Covenant Fellowship Church of High Point. For Hickerson more information call 336724-6431.

Pastoral Anniversary United Progressive Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate their pastor Rev. Lewis E. Devlin's 13th Pastoral Anniversary on Sunday, July 12 at 3 p.m. on 1122 Quincy Caldwell Cir. Rev. David Dockery of Shiloh Baptist Church will be the guest speaker. A repast will follow after the service. The public is invited to attend. For more information contact the church office at 336-724-1266. Choir's Anniversary Mount Olive Baptist Church Young and Adult Choir will celebrate their choir's anniversary on Sunday, July 12 at 4 p.m. on 1301 C.E. Gray Dr. The public is cordially invited to attend. Dr. Charles E. Gray is the host pastor. For more information call 336-

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Minister Barry Spaulding lifts his hands in praise as those gathered to pray for the future of our nation and worship by singing “Just As I Am.”

Richard Cassidy prays at the Tuesday night vigil at Goler Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church.

Zero Tolerance for Corruption

Lesson Scripture: Micah 3:5-12 By the end of this lesson, we should • Recognize that God warns us of wrong doing no matter our station in life • Be vigilant in watching for corruption in society and in our personal lives • Commit to stand for justice even when it is not popular

Background: The Assyrian Empire was a threat to Judah. To minimize that threat, Judah prepared for war by shoring up her resources. Their actions continued to be motivated by greed, exploitation, and a questionable series of taxes all designed to oppress the poor. He spoke directly to political leaders, false prophets, and priests. They

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claimed their actions were justified due to impending danger. Chapters three through five were Micah’s second cycle of judgment and hope.

Lesson: The prophet indicts those who he says lead the people astray. When corruption appears to be successful, soon everyone is doing it without any thought of sin. The prophets say what the leadership wants to hear and are rewarded. For a while, this works for them but Micah warns them that this comfortable life will bring shame and humiliation. Covering the face is symbolic of grief and embarrassment as if they had leprosy. Micah declares that his message is from God. It isn’t to make them feel good

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a $200,000 grant to the United Way of Forsyth county will help low- and moderate-income residents receive financial coaching and enhance their financial skills. the grant is part of the Financial capability network (Fcn), a partnership between United Way and Wells Fargo. established in 2012 with a five-year, $5 million Wells Fargo grant, the network aims to strengthen the financial stability of individuals and families in Forsyth county and seven other communities across the country. piloting strategies like coaching, financial wellness classes and budget workshops, the Financial capability network’s goal is to better equip individuals and families to make financial decisions that will improve short-term cash flow and long-term financial stability. in Forsyth county, the Fcn program is called the point, a mobile financial stability unit that brings services directly to res-

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Church Ministry Anniversary Vessels of honor church Ministries is having its sixth church and pastor's anniversary on Sunday, July 12 at 11 a.m. on 3608 ogburn ave. pastor Fredrick Smalley of Sanctuary of Faith Ministry will speak. at 4 p.m., pastor Johnny Scoot of pleasant Grove Baptist church of Yadkinville will speak. Bishop Marvin and pastor clara t. cremedy lead the church. For more information contact the church at 336-624-9351.

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Beginning July 13 Youth Week the Greater tabernacle Worship center will have their youth week from July 13 to July 19. on July 13 at 7 p.m. guest psalmist Shawn Bigby and pastor William cooper iii, will deliver the Bread of life. July 14 at noon is the noon Day empowerment Session. July 15 will be a trip to the nature Science center at 10 a.m. July 16 will be a trip to the andy Griffith Museum at 10 a.m. on the same day that evening, service will start at 7 p.m. at GtWc featuring Sunday’s Best contestants Dangelo Gardner, Mime 3, Youth choir, Dancers and praise team. Following the service truth nation presents Wildin out church addition. Fun Day will be on July 17, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. there will be field events followed by a cookout. on July 18 at noon elder aaron Mcnair, Jr. will deliver the Bread of life and afterwards there will be a pool party. Youth prayer is held daily from 6 p.m. 6:30 p.m. during the off the Wall Youth Week. Vip registration $35 for ages 17 and up, 16 and under $25 this will cover all the events for the week and a t-shirt. host pastor is apostle BJ Mccloud. For more information call 336-777-1113. Vacation Bible School St. Stephen's episcopal church will have their Vacation Bible School from July 13-17 from 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. on 810 n. highland ave. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. the theme is "Jesus, the true Superhero". there will be sessions for all ages as well as arts and crafts. all are welcome. For more information, call 336-7242614. July 16 Food Box Giveaway the Greater tabernacle Worship center will have a food box giveaway on thursday, July 16 from noon - 2 p.m. at 2058 Dellabrook rd. For more information contact the church at 336-777-1113.

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or to justify their actions but to open their eyes to their sins. the reference of Jacob and israel here means Judah. the political leaders and the priests who paid for the “good words” from the prophets are cited for their deeds. Both sets of leaders are responsible for caring for the people politically and spiritually have their sights on worldly things (greed and power) and care nothing for the people in the kingdom! Verse eleven is where the rubber meets the road, the leaders take bribes, the priests teach for pay, and the prophets get money to say what the leadership wants to hear! they are condemned for their arrogance and the nonexistence of justice. Micah tells them that judgment is coming; Judah (Zion) will be destroyed like a harvested field; Jerusalem will be a pile of dirt and rubble; and the temple hill (where the

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idents, schools, neighborhoods, community events and places of worship. the point is operated by Financial pathways of the piedmont and managed in conjunction with Goodwill industries of northwest n.c. and experiment in Self reliance, all long-time partners of the United Way. the vehicle is outfitted with computers, internet access and the software needed to provide clients with an array of services, including: credit and debit counseling, financial education, free tax preparation, job training and preparation, information about banking services, assistance with financial aid applications for students applying to college, and asset building services that focus on homeownership. Upcoming local events where the point will be present include: *July 18 – Stomp out poverty event, 8 a.m.-noon at experiment in Self reliance *July 25 – community Day event, noon-4 p.m. at the city of WS / W.c. Sims

July 19 First sermon Minister teresa reynolds of calvary hill church of Greater Deliverance will be giving her first sermon on Sunday, July 19 at 3 p.m. on 4951 Reynolds Manning St. everyone is invited to attend. For more information contact the church at 336-744-3012. July 25

Golf Tournament Southern city tabernacle a.M.e. Zion church will have their 2nd annual city classic Golf tournament on Saturday, July 25 from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. the tournament will be held at the Mccanless Golf course located at 3515 Stokes Ferry road in Salisbury. the cost is $200 per team (four players per team). the format is captain's choice. For more information, please contact pastor patrick tate at 704-657-1476 or e-mail at tatep29@yahoo.com.

Ministry of Helps Weekend the Greater tabernacle of Worship center will be having their Ministry of helps weekend on July 25 and July 26, as well as the Feed our Guest from 11 a.m. 1 p.m. at 1410 attucks St. For more information contact the church at 336-7771113.

August 3 Lunch and learn the trinity Glen church will be having a lunch and learn on Monday, aug. 3 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 849 Waterworks road. the subject will about “conversation in Death and Dying.” Key speakers of this event will be Gary cook, M.Div., lScW, pastoral counselor and psychotherapist; and christopher ehrlich, hospice chaplain from hospice of the piedmont. please rSVp with number of people attending to bwoodard@trinityglen.net. September 14 Bible Class the Sovereign Grace Bible institute will begin its fall classes on Sept. 14. this will be a one-and-a-half year certificate program. on Monday nights we will be studying ephesians and practical lessons on the christian life. then on tuesday nights there will be classes on the book of romans and studies in Systematic theology. an old testament Survey class will be added in the third semester. classes will be held on Monday and tuesday nights from 7 to 9 at 2712 Bon air ave. if you are interested in this type of indepth Bible study, please call elder Warren Burrell at 336-924-6001 or 336-682-6782. the final registration day will be on Sept. 11. For more information visit the website at www.sgchapel.org. Ongoing Emergency food give-away christ Kingdom Building Worship center, 3894 north hampton Dr., in partnership with second harvest Food Bank of nWnc, provides to the community at large an emergency Food assistance program on tuesdays (2 p.m.); Wednesdays (4:30 p.m.); first and third Saturdays, 10 a.m. to noon); and second temple was) will be overgrown with weeds and briars.

Life’s Application: God doesn’t like corruption no matter who the guilty party is. Micah condemns the leadership of Judah but the commoners who are mimicking them are guilty as well! in God’s own time, he cleans house. political leaders today, a lot of them continue to play games with the masses of people governed. they pass laws to justify their actions and blame the poor for their plight. they become the “fat cats” at the expense of the poor who they are to protect. the priests and the prophets are so concerned about their wealth that they would do and say anything so long as their pockets are filled. Micah and the other prophets tell us over and over that God doesn’t tolerate corruption. he sends his messengers to warn us but in his time, judgment will come.

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“the beauty of this program is that the point brings these much needed financial coaching services directly to the people who need them most. the schedule of appearances is developed based on requests from residents and organizations in the community,” said cindy Gordineer, president and ceo of United Way of Forsyth county. More than 19,300 people across the United States have received financial coaching during the first three years of the United Way/Wells Fargo partnership. of those, more than 12,000 people have set long-term financial goals, 4,775 have increased their income and more than 2,740 have increased their savings. the next two years of the grant will focus primarily on financial coaching. and fourth Saturdays, 8 to 10 a.m.

Boutique SJ Boutique Free clothes closet is open every second, fourth and fifth Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each month at St. James a.M.e. church, 1501 n. patterson ave. open to the public. Volunteers needed. contact 336-995-1464. Noon-Day Express new liberty Baptist Ministries, 5009 Voss St., will host noon-Day express services on Wednesdays from noon to 12:45 p.m. Guest speakers from around the city and area will encourage your hearts at midweek preaching the Gospel of power and commitment. a lunch will be offered. the public is cordially invited to attend. rev. Dr. linda Beal is the host pastor. Food and Pantry Clothes Closet every second Saturday of each month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., calvary hill church of Greater Deliverance inc. invites anyone who is in need of food and clothes. the Food pantry and clothes closet is at 4951 Manning St. Direct all question to Missionary tammy orr at 336-7443012. Tuesday Service Join calvary hill church of Greater Deliverance inc. from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the fourth tuesday of each month at the Bethesda center, 930 north patterson ave., providing hope through teaching and preaching presented by calvary hill’s ministerial staff. For more information contact the church at 336-744-3012.

Men Helping Men all men young and old are invited to fellowship with calvary hill church of Greater Deliverance inc., 4951 Manning St., during Men helping Men Be Men every tuesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more information, contact 336-744-3012.

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“We believe that financial coaching is one of the most effective strategies in helping to change the financial situation of individuals and families,” said peggy reingold, community relations, Wells Fargo. “this kind of ongoing support will empower families as they begin to get on more solid financial ground and stay there. as the number of individuals involved grows, so does the overall impact on our communities and our economy.” in addition to Winston-Salem, the Financial capability network is underway in Jacksonville, Fl; Miami; atlanta; Des Moines, ia; houston; phoenix; and San Francisco.

For more information on The Point or to schedule an onsite visit, please contact Ron Wilkins at 336-788-4965, ext. 201 or rwilkins@goodwillnc.org. To follow broader FCN activity, engage at #changeaddsup.

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make sure that when you put the pieces in place they all fit together well.” elementary School academy (eSa) and cook Wilson asked the students to look at many elementary School finished up their school year on career choices and open themselves up to new a positive note when Fox 8’s 4 o’clock anchor experiences to find out their likes and dislikes. natalie Wilson delivered the fifth grade graduation “a lot of what you will find out about yourspeech. Wilson, a native of athens, Ga., was invited selves will happen in the next three years in middle by her cousin Sam Davis, school,” she said. “there who works at eSa and is the will be all kinds of new expefounder of the Gentleman’s riences. Make sure the choicQuorum, inc to address the es you make are good choicschool’s graduating class that es. consider the consewill move on to middle quences before you do anyschool next year. thing that is different or new. Wilson told the students You have to make sure that that they are at a key point in you don’t compromise the their lives. She compared things that your parents have their lives right now to a puztaught you. i’m sure when zle. “i’m sure that most of you finally get all the pieces you are still trying to figure in place you’re going to find things out,” she said. “i that life is full of adventures remember when i was your and new challenges. age and it wasn’t easy to fit challenge yourself to be Submitted Photo the pieces together. they all exceptional and don’t settle In this photo Natalie Wilson speaks to for less than your best. Do seem to go somewhere, but fitting them in at the right 5th Grade graduates at Elementary your best in all that you Academy and Cook choose to do in life.” place might take some time. School You need to take time to Elementary.

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In this photo Natalie Wilson is pictured with Gentleman's Quorum, Inc. Founder Sam Davis and GQ member Stefano Buffert.

Homeless Count seeks volunteers and donations

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the homeless Point-in-time (Pit) count are seeking volunteers and donations for the July 2015 homeless count in Winston-Salem. the homeless Pit count is a one-day, unduplicated count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless individuals and families in Forsyth county. the count, coordinated by United Way of Forsyth county and the Winston-Salem Forsyth county homeless council, helps determine the extent of homelessness in our community. the data collected is used to plan services for the homeless throughout the year. through efforts in the community to reduce homelessness, chronic homelessness is down over 50 percent and veteran homelessness is down over 72 percent in the last seven years. as part of Zero 2016, a national campaign to end veteran and chronic homelessness the council plans to meet their goal of ending veteran homelessness by December 2015 and chronic homelessness by December 2016. Volunteers are needed to help with the identification and counting of people who are sleeping outside on Wednesday, July 29 in Winston Salem and the surrounding areas. Volunteers will count in groups of 4-5 throughout the county for two shifts, 9 p.m.– 12 a.m. and 1 a.m. – 4 a.m. organizers will be assembling bags of necessities to hand out to homeless men and women and are seeking donations of pre-packaged food. Volunteers may register by visiting www.forsythunitedway.org. Donations can be delivered to the new Samaritan Ministries building at 414 e. northwest Blvd. or to the United Way of Forsyth county at 301 n. Main Street. This picture is of Point in Time Count volunteers from the summer of 2013. officials say that if you take items to the Samaritan Ministries, let them know your items are for the Pit count so they can keep them separated from other donations they receive.

Winston-Salem Foundation provides $25,000 grant to New Winston Museum

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the new Winston Museum is pleased to announce it has received a $25,000 grant from the Frances and Jesse temple Fund of the Winston-Salem Foundation. these funds will support the creation of an interpretive plan and fund the development plans for the museum. the new Winston Museum will work with nationally renowned museum professionals, r&l consulting of asheville, nc to develop these critical planning documents. an interpretive plan is an important step in the planning and design process for informal learning-based institutions like museums, where interpretation is used to communicate messages, stories, information and experiences. a fund development plan will identify opportunities to help ensure the museum’s long-term sustainability. “as we enter the third year of new Winston Museum’s life as Winston-Salem and Forsyth county’s community history museum, we are taking careful steps to ensure smart growth and long term sustainability,” said Katherine Foster, executive director of new Winston Museum. “this generous grant from the Frances and Jesse temple Fund of the Winston-Salem Foundation is an invaluable vote of confidence for the future of new Winston Museum." new Winston Museum's mission is to preserve, promote, and present the dynamic history and diverse stories of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth county community through education and collaboration. new Winston Museum’s focus is on the history since the creation of Forsyth county and our programs emphasize the role of history in shaping our diverse stories. new Winston Museum is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.

Museum hours are Monday-Friday from 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. -2 p.m. Admission is free and donations are gladly accepted. Please visit the web site for more information at www.newwinston.org.

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Downtown Street Study/Business 40 Project Transportation planners will hold a drop-in session today (July 9), to present findings and proposed concepts for changes in downtown streets that would take effect when Business I-40 is rebuilt. The session will include information about bicycle and pedestrian accommodations. It will be held from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. at the Old Salem Visitor’s Center on 900 Old Salem Rd. It is a follow-up to meetings held May 28 and June 16 to gather public input. There will be no formal presentation. Residents may drop in any time. In addition to the Downtown Street Study, planners will also present Business 40 renderings and a flyover of the corridor showing the bridges, retaining walls, noise wall concepts and a parallel multi-use path. For more information call CityLink 311. Midsummer Concert The Salvation Army Academy of Music and Arts in partnership with Winston-Salem Symphony will have their Summer conservatory Midsummer Concert on Friday, July 10 at 6 p.m. on 1411 S. Broad St. Featured performance by brass, violin, piano, guitar and percussion student ensembles. For more information call 336-725-9923. Jazz at the Bistro The Winston-Salem Hotel and Spa will have the "Jazz at the Bistro" on Friday, July 10 at 7 p.m. on 3050 University Pkwy. Admission is $10. Featured artist will be Keyboardist and National Smooth Jazz Recording Artist George Freeman Jr. There will be spoken word and door prizes. There will also be food and a cash bar available. For more information call 855-888-0350 or go to www.patriciahallstudios.net.

Growing Amazing Tomatoes The Walkertown Library will be having a seminar on growing tomatoes on Saturday, July 11 at 10:30 a.m. on 2969 Main St. in Walkertown. Extension Master Gardner Volunteer, Wallace Williamson will discuss everything you need to know to grow amazing tomatoes including soil preparation, variety selection, heirloom vs. hybrids, and more. Admission if free. For more information or to register, call 336-703-2990.

Welcome Reception The Local NAACP Chapter is sponsoring a welcome reception on Saturday, July 11 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at 4130 Oak Ridge Dr. This reception is for members, visitors and participants attending the Voting Rights Trial, March and Rally on July 13. For more information contact Ike Howard at 336-287-4861.

Corn-Shucking Contest The Dixie Classic Fair Farmers Market is looking for participants of all ages to compete for a share of $200 in prize money during its second annual "Aw Shucks" corn-shucking contest on Saturday, July 11 at 9 a.m. There is no charge to enter and all the corn shucked during the contest will be donated to the Samaritan Inn Soup Kitchen. The contest is open to all ages. Contestants will compete in two age groups: 12 and under, and anyone over 12. Winners in each group will receive ribbons and cash prizes of $50, $30 and $20 for first, second and third place respectively. The deadline for entries is Thursday, July 9. To enter or for more information call 336- 655-9785 or send an email to amy@asgarland.com "Because We Care" Forum The Black Women's Agenda, Inc., and AARP will be having a forum on Saturday, July 11 from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the M.C. Benton Convention Center, North Main Hall A on 201 W. Fifth St. Registration is at 1:30 p.m. This event will also include a health fair with information and screenings provided by local health care providers. For more information, call 336418-0366 or e-mail vedwards@embarqmail.com. Plant Propagation program The Arboretum at Tanglewood Park will host a plant propagation program on Wednesday, July 15 at 11 a.m. on 4201, Manor House Cir. in Clemmons. Scott Welborn, Forsyth County Horticulture Agent and Director of the Arboretum and Gardens at Tanglewood Park, will discuss and demonstrate plant propagation in the forms of cuttings, layering and grafting. He will also discuss the tools and materials necessary to be successful. Admission is free but space is limited. To register, call 336-7032850.

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Countermand Amendment Seminars Charles Kacprowicz, Founder and National Director of Citizen Initiatives, will be the featured speaker at several Countermand Amendment Seminars on Friday, July 17. The two locations he will be speaking is at the Cities Grill and Bar on 2438 S. Strafford Rd., from noon - 2 p.m., and at the Carriage House Restaurant on 1409 S. Strafford Rd., from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. There will be a Q&A Session. Seating is limited. For more information go to director@countermands.us or call 828-374-0009.

The Big Chill The Shalom Project, in partnership with The Dash and BB&T Ballpark is hosting The Big Chill: an afternoon of ice-cream and baseball on Sunday, July 19 from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. at the BB&T Ballpark. Ticket prices are $6 per person from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Founder’s Club Entrance at the gate of the Ballpark. The price of each ticket includes entrance to The Big Chill and a lawn seat for that day’s ballgame! At 4:00 p.m. all gates at the ballpark will open; however, entrance to the Founder’s Club/Big Chill will be $2 on top of the ticket price to the game. For more information or interested in participating, please contact Scott Chappell by phone at 336.721.0606 or by email at theshalomproject@gmail.com.

Matter of Balance The Peace Haven in partnership with The Shepard's Center and the Piedmont Triad Regional Council on Aging will have a Matter of Balance: Fall Prevention classes starting on Monday, July 20 and will continue weekly on Mondays for eight weeks from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. The classes will be held at the Peace Haven Baptist Church on 3384 York Rd. Information session will be Monday, July 13 at 1 p.m. To register for the classes contact The Shepard's Center at 336-748-0217. for additional information contact Allison Gollon at 336-703-3147.

Community Fish Fry The Freedom Tree at IDR is hosting a fundraiser and community fish fry on Saturday, July 25 from noon to 4 p.m. at Lienbach Shelter on 3511 Sally Kirk Road. Meal tickets are $10 per person with discount options available. All proceeds will go to the IDR. For tickets contact the Rev. Willard Bass at 240-751-5000 or 336-671-8226, or come to the IDR office at Green Street United Methodist Church on 639 S. Green St.

ADA 25th Anniversary Several local groups are hosting the 25th anniversary of the passage of The American with Disabilities Act on Friday, July 24 from 2 p.m. - 7 p.m. at the Triad Park in Kernersville at Shelters 6 and 7. There will be live entertainment, food vendors, information booths, guest speakers and more. Admission is free. For information or to volunteer, contact Mark Steele, ADA25 Steering Committee Chair at 336-767-7060 or msteele@theadaptables.com.

Blue and White Summer Ball The Garden of Iris is hosting a Blue and White Summer Ball on Saturday, July 25 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Post 128 on 4817 Old Rural Hall Rd. A donation of $10 will include food and door prizes. For more information, contact Dianne Porter at 336-740-6111. Youth Character Football League Registration for the Youth Character Football League 2015 is underway. The cost is $125. There's flag football, contact football, cheerleading, flag dancers and a drumline team. Deadline is Aug. 1. For more information, contact the YCFL Director, Tom Brown at 336-486-7566 or email him at djtom51@gmail.com.

Citizen Fire Academy The Winston-Salem Fire Department is accepting applications for the Citizen Fire Academy, to be held Mondays from 6 to 8 p.m., Aug. 10 – Sept. 28. Participants will learn about fire department operations and receive hands-on experience in fire and life safety, including an opportunity to ride along on emergency calls. Topics will include department operations, first aid, fire prevention, fire extinguisher training, personal protective equipment and 911 communications. The Citizen Fire Academy is free and is open to residents 18 and older. Participants will be selected through an application process and must commit to attending all eight class meetings. Class size is limited. Applications must be received by Aug. 5. Apply online at CityofWSFire.org. For more information or to apply, call 336-773-7965 or send an e-mail to sabrinas@cityofwsfire.org.

Salvation Army hires new PR Director

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The Winston Salem Area Command of The Salvation Army is pleased to announce our new Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Bob Campbell. Bob comes to the position from a long career in broadcasting, including 9 years in the Triad as an on air radio host at WTHZ/Majic 941 and 600WSJS. He’s also been on air and in radio management in Boston, Detroit, Charleston, WV, Oklahoma City, Richmond and Norfolk, VA. Campbell attended the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill where he majored in Radio/Television and Motion Pictures. Area Commander Major James Allison says, “The Salvation Army, ultimately the people we serve, will benefit from Bob’s leadership in the critical area of communicating The Salvation Army’s good news of the Army’s twenty two programs and services provided throughout Forsyth, Davie, Stokes and Yadkin Counties.” Bob says, “The opportunity to work for an organization that does as much good as The Salvation Army in the city I love was too good to pass up. I hope I can play my part to increase awareness of the incredibly important services The Salvation Army provides to the Winston Salem area.”

PROPOSED REPLACEMENT OF BRIDGE NO. 229 OVER NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY ON AKRON DRIVE (S.R. 2264) IN WINSTON-SALEM, FORSYTH COUNTY TIP Project No. B-4746

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will hold an informal public meeting regarding the proposed replacement of the Bridge No. 229 over Norfolk Southern Railway on Akron Drive (S.R. 2264) in WinstonSalem, Forsyth County.

Happy Hill Reunion set for Friday

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The Happy Hill Reunion draws large crowds every year to Happy Hill Park.

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The 22nd annual Happy Hill Community Reunion will be celebrated 7-10 p.m. Friday, July 10, at the William C. Sims Sr. Neighborhood Center, 1201 Alder St. It’s the oldest reunion among all the African-American reunions in Winston-Salem. The theme for this year is “The Importance of A Father in the Community.” The speakers for this year reunion are: Phillip Carter, Bishop Todd Fulton and Thomas Orr, all from the Happy Hill Community. The New Dynamic Voices of Praises from Mount Airy, N.C., with the Happy Hill community’s own Brian Manns, will be among the performers for Friday night. Other participants will be Alice Bitting doing sign-up for the Colored Elementary School Project; Maurice Johnson, sign-ups for volunteers for the Happy Hill Gravesite; Tim Howell, Happy Hill History Display; and Cheryl Harry, sale of the AfricanAmerican Communities in Winston-Salem book. T-shirts will be on sale for $10 on Thursday, July 9 and Friday, July 10 at the Sims community center. All monies will be applied to the budget for 2016 and 2017. The Happy Hill Reunion is going through a reconstruction period under the 5 R’s which are as follows: Reunion (bring former residents together for the common good): Reconnect (come together for the purpose for a great history of the oldest community in Winston-Salem for African-Americans); Replenish (to donate money and volunteer hours to help the Happy Hill Reunion for Friday and Saturday); and Respect (to respect senior citizens, young children, babies and the laws of the City of Winston-Salem in Happy Hill Park or any other parks). Cedric “The Voice” Moser will be in charge of sounds for the Friday program.

This meeting will take place on July 28 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Smith Reynolds Airport Main Terminal Building (Departure Lounge), 3801 North Liberty Street, Winston-Salem.

The purpose of this meeting is for NCDOT representatives to provide design information, and answer questions regarding this project. The opportunity to submit written comments will also be provided at the meeting or by mail until August 11. Interested citizens may attend at any time during the above mentioned hours. Note: There will not be a formal presentation.

NCDOT proposes to replace the bridge over the Norfolk Southern Railway on Akron Drive (S.R. 2264) in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County. The current bridge needs replacement to better handle the traffic flow which includes a variety of vehicles including heavy trucks. A portion of Akron Drive will also be resurfaced. The purpose of this project is to make the bridge safer for the traffic. Project maps are available online at http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/publicmeetings/.

For additional information, contact Theresa Ellerby, NCDOT Project Engineer at 1548 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1548 or by phone: (919) 7076020 or by e-mail at tellerby@ncdot.gov

NCDOT will provide auxiliary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who want to participate in this meeting. Anyone requiring special services should contact Anamika Laad at alaad@ncdot.gov or 919-707-6072 as early as possible so that arrangements can be made.

NCDOT will provide interpretive services upon request for persons who do not speak English, or have a limited ability to read, speak or understand English. Kindly request it prior to the meeting by calling 1-800-481-6494. The Chronicle July 9, 16 and 23, 2015

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CARL ROSE & SONS, INC. IS SOLICITING, MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES TO FURNISH QUOTATION FOR WORK ON THE FOLLOWING N C D O T PROJECTS: Bid Date: July 16, 2015

Project: Alleghany County Contract number: DK00160 Project: Yadkin County Contract Number: DK00161

TYPE WORK: grading, drainage, curb and gutter, sidewalk, pavement markings

Plans and proposals are available at 217 Asphalt Trail, Elkin, NC 28621 and online at NCDOT website. Interested firms can contact Dale Rose, Dean Rose or Joel Greene for information and assistance. We may be available to assist interested M/W/DBEs in obtaining any required insurance, bonding, letter of credit, equipment, supplies, materials, and any other related assistance that may be required by these contracts. Contact by phone: 336835-7506, fax: 336-835-2501, mailing address: PO Box 786 Elkin, NC 28621 or email: carlrosepaving@yahoo.com. Please have quote into our office July 15 by 4:00 PM. The Chronicle July 2 and 9, 2015 NOTICE HOUSING INSPECTOR

The Lexington Housing Authority is requesting proposal packets for experienced HQS Inspector Contractors for Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program & affiliate locations/environment and all duties therein. Contractor will perform inspection work for the operations of the housing authority and/or affiliates. Work involves inspecting units; sending paperwork (inspection summary) to resident/landlord; rechecking units; transmitting electronic summaries; scheduling inspections; filing inspections; posting inspections in the computer; sending abatement letters; checking abatement repairs; performing special inspections; driving to inspections; and talking to landlords. Must maintain a positive work image and attitude at all times. This contracted position reports to assigned LHA management.

Training & experience: college degree is preferred with one to three years of responsible experience in public housing construction, inspection, or related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Must possess a valid NC driver’s license.

Physical requirements: duties involve the ability to exert moderate, physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, walking, crouching and crawling. Involves lifting, carrying, pushing and/ or pulling (up to 50 pounds). Tasks may involve entering confined spaces, climbing various heights on ladders, and traversing uneven terrain during field inspections. Written fitness for duty certification from medical provider required prior to contract award. Proposal packets: must contain proposed contract rate, copies of all professional & educational certifications and degrees, current professional/business profile, state(s) occupied background check, driving record report, documented work product and three letters of reference on or before July 17, 2015 12:00 pm to: Lexington Housing Authority, Housing Inspector Proposal Atten: AG Jones, Confidential 1 Jamaica Drive, Lexington, NC 27292. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER - MWBE/DBE The July 2 and 9, 2015

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Rentenbach – Nesmith, a joint venture, (Construction Manager at Risk) is seeking to prequalify subcontractors to submit bids for the furnishing of labor, material and equipment for the Media Center Addition and Cafeteria Expansion & Renovations at High Point Central High School in High Point, NC.

The project value is approximately $8,000,000. Work of the Project includes construction and renovation of the following: 1. Construction of a one story Cafeteria addition to the southwest wing of the existing High Point Central High building. 2. Additions and interior renovations to convert the former Cafeteria into a Media Center. 3. Interior renovations to convert the former Media Center into Classrooms. 4. Interior renovations to convert the former Electronic Lab into the Culinary Lab and Classroom. 5. Replacement of the roof above the existing Auditorium and all interior Auditorium renovations. 6. Interior renovations of the existing Men’s and Women’s toilets. 7. New parking lot and miscellaneous site improvements. Rentenbach-Nesmith, along with Guilford County Schools, encourage and support the use of Minority & Woman-Owned Businesses as both first and second tier bidders. Tentative Bid Date is September 10, 2015

Trade subcontractors are required to be prequalified for the Bid Packages below. Payment and Performance Bonds will be required for Trade Packages over $250,000 (see Prequal document for package values). Please note that Bid Packages over $100,000 will require a Bid Bond. Bid Bond Package Required 01 Yes 02 05

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Scope of Work Interior & Exterior Demolition Site Grading & Site Utilities Site Concrete, Curbs & Paving Asphalt Paving Fencing & Barricades Landscaping Structural Concrete Masonry, Stone & Precast Structural Steel Waterproofing / Dampproofing Roofing Specialty Roofing (Slate Only) Glass/Glazing & Aluminum Entrances Hollow Metal, Doors, Hardware (Furnish & Install) Millwork/Casework Drywall / Plaster Acoustical Ceilings Ceramic, Quarry, Terrazzo Carpet & Resilient Painting General Trades (Toilet Accessories, Wall Protection, Lockers, Marker/Tack Boards, Fire Protection Specialties) (Furnish & Install) Fire Protection HVAC Plumbing Test, Adjust & Balance Contractor Electrical Low Voltage Systems Food Service Equipment Equipment / Special Construction (W/D, Appliances) General Works – General Labor for Daily Clean, Traffic Control, Misc Carpentry, Safety, Etc. General Works – Final Clean General Works – Office Trailer Rental & Set Up, Furnish, Set-Up & Maintain Temp Toilets, Office Trailer Monthly Cleaning General Works – Surveying, Layout Scaffolding & Exterior Signage (Furnish & Install) General Works – Interior & Exterior Signage (Furnish & Install) Hazardous Materials Removal Spray Fireproofing

Prequalification Workshop and Contractor Outreach Meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM at High Point Central High School Auditorium, 801 Ferndale Blvd, High Point, NC.

Submittal of completed prequalification forms is due to Rentenbach-Nesmith no later than July 28, 2015. Prequalification documents can be accessed through the following link: http://www.christmanco.com/docs/HPCHS_ Prequal_Documents.PDF

If you have any questions, please contact Kim Neese at kim.neese@rentenbach.com or Patsy Matthews at patsy.matthews@rentenbach.com. The Chronicle July 9, 2015

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Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utility Commission Allison Ave, N. Lakeshore Dr., and Paddington Lane Area Sewer Rehabilitation Monarcas Creek Manhole Relocation Project

Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS) 143-128 and 143-129, sealed Bids for the construction of the Allison Ave, N. Lakeshore Dr., and Paddington Lane Area Sewer Rehabilitation Monarcas Creek Manhole Relocation Project will be received by the City/County Purchasing Department, Room 16, City Hall Building, 101 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101 until 2:00 PM local time on August 5, 2015, at which time, all Bids that have been duly received will be publically opened and read aloud. Bidders are hereby notified that they must be properly licensed as required by Chapter 87 of the North Carolina General Statutes. Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.

A Mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 AM local time on July 22, 2015 at the City Hall Building Room 16, 101 North Main St, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101. Representatives of Owner and Engineer will be present to discuss project. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is mandatory. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a unit price and a lump sum basis as indicated in the Bidding Documents. The proposed work is generally described as follows:

Allison Avenue, North Lakeshore Drive, and Paddington Lane Areas Sewer Rehabilitation:  Relining sewer mains with CIPP, sewer main point repairs, rehabilitating and relining sewer manholes, repairing or replacing sewer services, and clearing sewer easements - The project sites are located in three separate geographic areas. Monarcas Creek Manhole Relocation:

 Installing two new manholes - Installing new 8-inch and 12-inch sewer mains - Bypass pumping - Connection to existing manholes - Removing manhole from creek and abandoning existing sewer mains

Contractors may obtain bidding documents and plans on or after July 8, 2015. All Bidders must purchase a complete set of bidding documents for the non-refundable payment of $150.00 (Individual sheets of plans and specifications will not be sold) from the issuing office of: Highfill Infrastructure Engineering, P.C at 2703 Jones Franklin Road, Suite 201 Cary, NC 27518, (919) 481-4342. Contact: Allison Andrews, aandrews@hiepc.com Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Bidding Documents may also be examined at the following locations: 1. Office of the City/County Purchasing Department, Room 324, City Hall Building, 101 North Main Street, WinstonSalem, North Carolina 27101, (336) 727-2983; 2. ISqFt Plan Room, 4500 W. Lake Forest Drive, Suite 502, Cincinnati, OH 45242, (800) 364-2059

Neither Owner nor Engineer has any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or sufficiency of any Bidding Documents obtained from any source other than the Issuing Office. Obtaining these documents from any source other than the Issuing Office may result in obtaining incomplete and inaccurate information. Obtaining these documents from any source other than the Issuing Office may also result in failure to receive any addenda, corrections, or other revisions to the Bidding Documents that may be issued. Compliance with the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) Special Conditions is required on this Contract. SRF requirements are included in the Bidding Documents. Compliance with the City/County Utility Commissions Minority and Women Business Enterprises (MBE/WBE) program is required on this Contract. MBE/WBE program requirements are included in the Bidding Documents. Instructions for submitting bids may be obtained by contacting Jerry Bates, City/County Purchasing Department, Room 324, City Hall Building, 101 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, (336) 747-6939 or email (preferred): jerryjb@cityofws.org Jerry Bates, Purchasing Director

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JIMMY R. LYNCH & SONS, INC, AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY CONTRACTOR, IS SOLICITING BIDS FOR M/W/DBE PARTICIPATION FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS:

We would appreciate a quotation from your firm for any and all work and/or materials on the following project: (1) Greensboro (Guilford County) Cone & Nealtown Roadway Improvements, Contract # 2010-035 Bids: July 30, 2015 @ 3:00 pm Work May include, but not Limited to: The construction of bridges, culverts, sidewalks and roadway placement. Some specific scope of work items include: Clearing & Grubbing, Borrow & Undercut Excavation, Placement of Various Size RC Pie Culverts, Roadway Pavement Markings, Removal and Replacement of Fire Hydrants. Other Work Items Include Furnishing and Installing 30” and 6” Ductile Iron Piping, Valve Markers, Manhole Rings & Covers, Earthwork, Erosion Control, Drainage Infrastructure (RC Pipe & Structures), Concrete (Curbs, Sidewalks & Driveways) Asphalt Base, Intermediate and Surface Placement, Hazardous Material Remediation, Hauling, and Materials.

Please contact Daniel @ dlynch@jrlynchandsons.com for a link to a website where you will be able to download a digital copy of the bid documents. Or bidding documents in electronic form from Duncan Parnell web page http://www.dpibidroom.com and City of Greensboro ftp website (ftp://ftp.ci.greensboro.nc.us/Engineering)

If you need equip., credit lines, secure loans, joint payments, insurance or quick payments—call Daniel @ J.R.L. (J.R.L. will furnish bonds for all projects & will help you obtain the proper certification, (if you are not certified.) JRL encourages 2nd tier DBE/MBE/WBE Subcontracting opportunities. We encourage our subcontractors to utilize 2nd and 3rd tier DBE/MBE/WBE Subcontractors. Please Submit Quote the Day Prior to Bid Opening Phone: 336-368-4047 Fax: 336-368-4613 The Chronicle July 9, 2015

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Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Gerald Scott (15 E 1226), deceased March 13, 2015, Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before September 23, 2015 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 25th day of June, 2015.

Kimberly N. Scott, Executor for Gerald Scott, deceased 5600 Amity Springs Drive Charolette, NC 28212 June 25 and July 2, 9, 16, 2015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Florence Laverne Gilliam Livingston (15 E 1218), also known as Florence Gilliam Livingston, Florence G. Livingston, Florence Stover, deceased April 24, 2015, Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before September 23, 2015 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 25th day of June, 2015.

Candice J’Sara Livingston, Co- Administrator for Florence Laverne Gilliam Livingston, deceased 942 Manly Street, Apt 50 Winston-Salem, NC 27105 June 25 and July 2, 9, 16, 2015

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

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the requirements of Article 19 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes of North Carolina, that the City Council of the City of Winston-Salem will hold a public hearing in the Council Chamber at City Hall, Room 230, 101 N. Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC at 7:00 p.m. on July 20, 2015 on the following proposed amendment to the Official Zoning Map of the City of WinstonSalem, North Carolina:

1. Petition of Linwood Davis to amend and change from GO-S (Banking and Financial Services; Day Care Center; Offices; Residential Building, Multifamily; Funeral Home; Hospital or Health Center; and Planned Residential Development - TWO PHASE) to GB-S (Residential Building, Townhouse; Residential Building, Multifamily; Combined Use; Life Care Community; Arts and Crafts Studio; Convenience Store; Food or Drug Store; Furniture and Home Furnishings Store; Nursery, Lawn and Garden Supply Store, Retail; Restaurant (without drive-through service); Restaurant (with drive-through service); Retail Store; Shopping Center; Shopping Center, Small; Bank and Financial Services; Bed and Breakfast; Car Wash; Funeral Home; Hotel or Motel; Motor Vehicle, Rental and Leasing; Motor Vehicle, Repair and Maintenance; Offices; Services, A; Testing and Research Lab; Veterinary Services; Recreation Services, Indoor; Recreation Facility, Public; Swimming Pool, Private; Theater, Indoor; Academic Biomedical Research Facility; Academic Medical Center; Adult Day Care Center; Child Care, Drop-In; Child Care Institution; Child Care, Sick Children; Child Day Care Center; Church or Religious Institution, Community; Church or Religious Institution, Neighborhood; College or University; Government Offices, Neighborhood Organization, or Post Office; Hospital or Health Center; Institutional Vocational Training Facility; Library, Public; Museum or Art Gallery; Nursing Care Institution; Police or Fire Station; School, Private; School, Public; School, Vocational or Professional; Park and Shuttle Lot; Parking, Commercial; and Utilities), and from GB-S (Recreation Services, Indoor; Recreation Services, Outdoor; Theater, Indoor; Day Care Center; Banking and Financial Services; Offices; Restaurant (without drive-through service); Restaurant (with drive-through service); Stadium, College, or Exhibition Building; Funeral Home; Hospital or Health Center; Testing and Research Lab; Services, B; Library, Public; Hotel or Motel; Boarding or Rooming House; Government Offices, Neighborhood Organization, or Post Office; Postal Processing Facility; Schools, Vocational or Professional; Services, A; Building Contractor, Heavy; Building Contractor, General; Signs, Off-Premise; Storage Services, Retail; Building Materials, Supply; Convenience Store; Food or Drug Store; Furniture and Home Furnishings Store; Retail Store; and Nursery, Lawn and Garden Supply Store, Retail - TWO PHASE) and RM12-S (Recreation Services, Indoor; Recreation Services, Outdoor; Theater, Indoor; Day Care Center; Banking and Financial Services; Offices; Restaurant (without drivethrough service); Restaurant (with drive-through service); Stadium, College, or Exhibition Building; Funeral Home; Hospital or Health Center; Testing and Research Lab; Services, B; Library, Public; Hotel or Motel; Boarding or Rooming House; Government Offices, Neighborhood Organization, or Post Office; Postal Processing Facility; Schools, Vocational or Professional; Services, A; Building Contractor, Heavy; Building Contractor, General; Signs, Off-Premise; Storage Services, Retail; Building Materials, Supply; Convenience Store; Food or Drug Store; Furniture and Home Furnishings Store; Retail Store; and Nursery, Lawn and Garden Supply Store, Retail - TWO PHASE) to GB-L (Residential Building, Townhouse; Residential Building, Multifamily; Combined Use; Life Care Community; Arts and Crafts Studio; Food or Drug Store; Furniture and Home Furnishings Store; Restaurant (without drive-through service); Restaurant (with drive-through service); Retail Store; Shopping Center; Shopping Center, Small; Banking and Financial Services; Funeral Home; Hotel or Motel; Offices; Services, A; Veterinary Services; Recreation Services, Indoor; Recreation Facility, Public; Swimming Pool, Private; Theater, Indoor; Academic Biomedical Research Facility; Academic Medical Center; Adult Day Care Center; Child Care, Drop-In; Child Care Institution; Child Care, Sick Children; Child Day Care Center; Church or Religious Institution, Community; Church or Religious Institution, Neighborhood; College or University; Government Offices, Neighborhood Organization, or Post Office; Hospital or Health Center; Institutional Vocational Training Facility; Library, Public; Museum or Art Gallery; Nursing Care Institution; Police or Fire Station; School, Private; School, Public; School, Vocational or Professional; and Utilities), and LO-L (Residential Building, Single Family; Residential Building, Duplex; Residential Building, Townhouse; Residential Building, Twin Home; Residential Building, Multifamily; Combined Use; Banking and Financial Services; Bed and Breakfast; Funeral Home; Offices; Recreation Facility, Public; Swimming Pool, Private; Adult Day Care Center; Child Care, Sick Children; Child Day Care Center; Church or Religious Institution, Neighborhood; Government Offices, Neighborhood Organization, or Post Office; Hospice or Palliative Care; Library, Public; Limited Campus Uses; Museum or Art Gallery; Police or Fire Station; Access Easement, Private Off-Site; Park and Shuttle Lot; and Utilities), the zoning classification and Official Zoning Map of the property located on the east and west sides of Silas Creek Parkway at Fairlawn Drive; property consists of ±27.23 acres and is PIN#(‘s) 6817-83-1008, 6817-83-4621, and 6817-93-1154 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps and on a site plan on file in the office of the City-County Planning Board - Zoning Docket W-3266. 2. Petition of Sandra Shugart for a Special Use Permit for access through RS-9 zoning to a use not permitted in RS-9, property located on the south side of Old Greensboro Road, east of Reidsville Road; property consists of ±1 acre and is a portion of PIN #s 6856-02-0260, 1758, and 0779 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps and on a site plan on file in the office of the City-County Planning Board - Zoning Docket W-3267.

3. Proposal of City-County Planning and Development Services to amend Chapter B of the Unified Development Ordinances to amend view corridor regulations which govern the placement of off-premises signs on designated highway corridors – UDO258.

4. Proposal of City-County Planning and Development Services to amend Chapter B of the Unified Development Ordinances to make clarifications to the Historic/Historic Overlay District requirements and to eliminate HRC and CAC review of combined uses in the CI zoning district – UDO-259. All parties in interest and citizens are invited to attend said hearing at which time they shall have an opportunity to be heard in favor of or in opposition to the foregoing proposed changes. During the public hearing the City Council may hear other proposals to amend the zoning of the above-described property or any portion thereof. At the end of the public hearing, the City Council may continue the matter, deny the proposed rezoning, in whole or in part, grant the proposed rezoning, in whole or in part, or rezone the abovedescribed property or any portion thereof to some other zoning classification. Prior to the hearing, all persons interested may obtain any additional information on these proposals which is in the possession of the City-County Planning Board by inquiring in the office of the City-County Planning Board in the Bryce A. Stuart Municipal Building on weekdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Vernice Peeple (15 E 940), also known as Vernice “Skip” Peeple, deceased April 21, 2015, Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before September 23, 2015 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 25th day of June, 2015.

Alice Scott Administrator CTA for Vernice Peeple, deceased 353 Tall Oak Trail Fort Mill, SC 29715

June 25 and July 2, 9, 16, 2015

EMPLOYMENT

COMPUTER TECHNICIAN TOWN OF KERNERSVILLE

The Town of Kernersville offers a unique opportunity in its Information Systems Department for a talented individual. This position performs routine to complex technical work in the maintenance and troubleshooting of desktop/laptop software, hardware, printers, other end-user computer peripherals and network-attached devices. Provides technical assistance for PC software and hardware used by the Town personnel by providing identification, resolution, escalation, referral, and follow up on desktop/laptop application issues; performing the installation and maintenance of computers, application software, client systems and all other enduser items in support of the Town’s networks and systems; providing the implementation of system and software upgrades; performing the maintenance of user’s network connectivity; providing other user based administrative duties; tracking and documenting support activities; assisting other department personnel in carrying out strategic initiatives. Work requires technical proficiency and problem-solving ability. Min. Qualifications: Graduation from a two year technical or community college in information systems and networking related field of study and experience of a progressively responsible nature, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. CompTIA’s A+ Certification and Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) preferred. The Town offers a progressive pay plan with a competitive benefits package. App Deadline: Open Until Filled. HIRING RANGE: $19.49 - $24.17/hr. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. All applicants must complete Town of Kernersville Application. Additional information and applications may be obtained from www.toknc.com or Town Hall (336)9920306, 134 E. Mountain St., Kernersville, NC, from 8:30 AM -5:00 PM Mon. – Fri. EEO Employer. TECHNICIAN TOWN OF KERNERSVILLE

The Central Maintenance Division. is searching for an applicant to perform mechanical repairs on equipment ranging from light automobiles and trucks to heavy construction and public safety equipment. HS diploma and formal specialized training in automotive or diesel mechanics or equivalent combination of education and exp. ASE Certification preferred. Valid NC-Class(B) CDL, NC Inspector’s Certification and air conditioning/recycling certification preferred. The Town offers a progressive pay plan with a competitive benefits package. App Deadline: Open Until Filled. HIRING RANGE: $16.77 - $19.49 per hr. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. All applicants must complete Town of Kernersville Application which may be obtained from www.toknc.com or Town Hall (336)992-0306, 134 E. Mountain St., Kernersville, NC, from 8:30 AM -5:00 PM Mon. – Friday. EEO Employer.

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

Renée L. Phillips, Secretary to the City Council of the City of Winston-Salem

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