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winston-Salem State university (wSSu) Chancellor elwood L. robinson announced tuesday that tonia walker has resigned as director of athletics. Her resignation is effective today, may 31. walker has served as the director of athletics since april 30, 2014, and has been part of the wSSu athletics program since 2000. “while this is a bittersweet moment for me, i have to do what is best for my personal and professional lives,” walker said. “i am confident that the transition of onboarding coaches and the direction of the strategic plan will move ram athletics to its next era. Now is the perfect time for wSSu photo me to move forward. though i am departing, i will hold a special place in my heart Tonia Walker speaks at the press conference on May 21 at which she for the students and friends i have met announces the new WSSU head basketball coach. here. it is my sincere hope that wSSu Championship titles, nine Ciaa Collegiate athletics administrators 2016 continues to build upon the legacy i have Divisional titles, and eight Ciaa Coach of administrator of the year. She was also started.” the year honors. in 2015-16, she was responsible for launching the She’s Got it as athletic director, walker has guided named the Ciaa athletic Director of the Covered; Bond. Score. win.; and the the rams to six NCaa Division ii tournayear and the National association for winston-Salem Classic. Her commitment ment appearances, 15 Ciaa

to academic excellence has resulted in the highest departmental cumulative grade point average over the past two decades. additionally, student-athletes amass more than 3,000 hours of community service each year. “when i came to wSSu in 2015, i was both excited and proud to serve at an institution with a female athletic director,” robinson said. “Currently, wSSu is one of just two schools within the Ciaa with a woman at the helm of its athletics program. i wish tonia well in her future endeavors and appreciate all her hard work. while we will certainly miss her, i know she is leaving us well-positioned to continue our tradition as a powerhouse in the Ciaa. with a new head basketball coach on board, this is a time of change and opportunity – a new era for wSSu.” the university will launch a national search to find a successor as soon as possible. until then, George knox, assistant athletic director for compliance, has been appointed as interim athletic director.

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water park a dream come true for advocate

Children enjoy the amenities of Winston Waterworks water park on Friday, May 25.

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after years of attending meetings and urging city and county officials to bring a swimming pool to her neighborhood, marva reid's dream came to fruition last week when winston waterworks water park officially opened on Friday, may 25. reid, who serves as the president of the east/Northeast Neighborhood association, said her journey to bring a swimming pool to east winston started more than 15 years ago. She said when she was growing up in the neighborhood swimming was a part of her childhood and she wanted to bring that back so another generation can enjoy. "it was a long time coming over 15 years but i'm grateful to everyone for their support. thank you for seeing the vision that the people in the east ward had," continued

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reid. "... we have to remember to care about our kids and that they need to learn how to swim and save their lives.

"Having a dream is great but to see dream become reality it’s awesome," she said.

Located at the corner of waterworks and winston Lake roads, the water park is unlike any other in the city and probably the state.

Built with $5 million in bonds, approved by voters in November 2014 bond referendum, the water park includes a pool, a lazy river, a spray ground, and a water slide. the facility also has a changing room, restrooms and a concessions stand. when discussing the project, winston-Salem recreation and parks Director william royston said historically there were several pools moved from east winston neighborhood and it was time to bring something new to the community.

County commissioners heard a preview of the upcoming $433.9 million budget, and requests to be added to it from organizations such as Carter G. woodson School and Freedom tree at iDr (institute for Dismantling racism), during its meeting last week. an all-day budget session is planned for today, with additional workshops next week. a public hearing on the budget will be held on June 4 at 2 p.m. with a vote on June 7 at 2 p.m. the budget will go into effect on July 1.

County manager Dudley watts gave commissioners a brief presentation on the balanced 201819 continuation budget that keeps current services funded. this includes a 2.3 Watts cents property tax increase per $100 of property valuation to cover the debt from $115 million in limited obligation bonds for the construction of a new courthouse. this brings the total county property tax to 74.65 cents per $100 of property valuation. Debt for voter approved bonds for education, library and parks facilities account for 7.98 cents of the property tax. watts’ budget summary said there is also the option of deferring the tax increase until next year or putting a referendum on the November ballot for a quarter cent county sales tax earmarked for the courthouse. the budget included $125.9 million for winstonSalem/Forsyth County Schools, which is below the system’s request for $126.1 million. overall personnel-related costs totaled $145 million and included continuing the pay performance plan and funds for compensation and classification adjustments for various positions pending the completion of a pay study. watts said that the budget is tighter than expected,

Racist tweet ends ‘Roseanne’

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Stellar ratings and an apology weren't enough to mitigate Barr's racist comments. aBC entertainment president Channing Dungey confirmed the network has decided to cancel the "roseanne"

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School Board Member David Singletary speaks during the Forsyth County Board of Elections meeting on Tuesday.

BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE

After a recount in the Board of Education District 2 primary, the votes per candidate have changed slightly, but the results remain the same.

School Board Member David Singletary asked for a recount after he came in fifth in a primary where the top four candidates proceed to the General Election. Fourth place challenger Leah Crowley beat Singletary by less than one percent of the vote, so state statute allowed Singletary to ask for a recount.

The recount that took place 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23, and finished up early the next morning. Forsyth County Board of Elections (BOE) staff, board members and precinct officials ran each individual ballot from the 67 precincts in District 2 though machines.

This year, all voters marked paper ballots. A small percentage of voters did so incorrectly, such as putting a check mark or partially filled circle instead of fully filling in the circles. The machines rejected numerous incorrect ballots allowing BOE members to correctly fill out duplicate ballots, that then counted.

Because of this, most of the candidates

picked up a few votes. Singletary picked up 6 votes for a total of 5,265 votes, or 18.39 percent of the vote, still leaving him in fifth place.

C r o w l e y ’s CAMPAIGN t o t a l remained unchanged with 5,308 votes or 18.54 percent of the vote. The other candidates gained a few votes a piece but not enough to change how they finished, with Lori Goins Clark still getting the most votes followed by Lisa Calvert Hayes and Dana Caudill Jones.

Forsyth County BOE then held an emergency meeting on Tuesday as Singletary asked for a hand-eye recount.

Singletary originally asked for a hand recount in his first request, but state law says the first recount had to be done using machines. The law does allow for a hand recount of 3 percent of precincts if a candidate requests it within 24 hours after the first recount finished. Singletary was out of town and unaware of the deadline, so he didn’t communicate his desire for another recount to the BOE until after the deadline.

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Board of Elections Chair Susan Campbell and Vice Chair Stuart Russell feed ballots into a machine during last week’s recount.

Singletary told the BOE he believed BOE determined they had no legal way to that elections staff should have told him grant a second recount and denied the about the requirements when he made his request. After Tuesday’s meeting, first request, but the BOE responded that Singletary said he’d review the statutes the staff can’t provide information they’re about what the BOE could do, but was not asked for since they’re impartial and doubtful on further appeals to the State can’t counsel individual candidates.

BOE. “Our staff has to walk a fine line “The rule of law is the rule of law, and between providing information without I think I’ve probably extinguished my providing advice,” said BOE Vice Chair appeals process at this point,” said Stuart Russell.

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County commissioners plan to vote on consolidating the departments of Social Services and Public Health on June 21.

Commissioners will hold a public hearing on consolidation during their 2 p.m. meeting before they vote on the matter. Consolidation is mainly about who runs the departments, which currently both have their own boards that can hire and fire their directors. Consolidation will create a combined Human Services board with a Human Services director that’ll be hired by the county manager with the advice and consent of the board. If approved, consolidation would go into effect in July.

As required by law, the county has already advertised the public hearing and will be reviewing the

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resolution for consolidation during the commissioners’ next briefing on June 7 at 2 p.m.

“These two items do get us to the point of whether or not we consolidate the governance structures of Public Health and Social Services,” said Assistant Manager Ronda

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Tatum during last week’s commissioner briefing.

County Manager Dudley Watts has previously said he doesn’t anticipate any staff changes due to consolidation and that the directors of both departments should stay in place with Tatum acting as the Human Services Director. Thus far, Everette Witherspoon is the only county commissioner who’s voiced opposition to consolidation.

Also during last week’s meetings, commissioners unanimously approved contracts for ABC Garbage, Rural Garbage Service and North Davidson Garbage Service to provide subscription curbside garbage and recycling pick up service starting Jan. 1 in unincorporated areas of the county currently being served by Waste Management. These are the last incorporated areas of the county that were lacking access to curbside recycling service.

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He was shot, near death, and he’s still here

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BUSTA’S PERSON OF THE WEEK

BY BUSTA BROWN THE CHRONICLE

Antonio Stevenson has a nonprofit called My Brothers Second Chance. He started the nonprofit because he believes all youth are worth saving.

“I needed some second, third, fifth chances, and I see people giving up on young brothas of all races. I come in and give them a guiding voice, because some of them need the same second, third, fifth chances like me,” he said.

“The people that love me most, I’ve hurt the most with some of the decisions that I made. High school coaches and my family never stopped trying, because they saw something in me. They said ‘he worth saving..’Stevenson reminisced of his college days and began to tear up.

“I’ve made some terrible decisions right here in this community. I’ve done things that embarrassed my family, yet I never made up excuses, I said I did it.” He took a few seconds, took a few deep breaths, and shared a story that changed his life.

It was the night he was shot, went into a coma and nearly died. “After coming back from the coma, I said some things in front of my mom that I shouldn’t have said, and every since then I’ve been a better person. But if it wasn’t for all of the chances and my family and friends gave me, and truly believing I was worth saving, I would be that same person or dead.”

Stevenson was a superstar football player for Winston-Salem State University. After a victory over Johnson C. Smith he and some teammates went to Greensboro to party. “I bumped into some guys that

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decided we ain’t getting off the sidewalk and neither was I. It led to some words and gun play, and I didn’t have a gun. I got shot. Everybody scattered, but a good friend of mine stayed to make sure I was OK, and I’m still alive because of him.”

After coming out of a coma, the doctor told Stevenson something that shook his world like 10.0 earthquake. ‘“He said you’re going to make it. You’re outta danger, you’re in the clear, but you’ll never play football again. You’re done.’ I said well you should have let me die. When I said it, I looked at my mom’s face, and I saw her expression. I knew I had said some of the most damaging, hurting words she’d ever heard.”

Check out the rest of this powerful interview on The Chronicle’s YouTube channel at Winstonsalem Chronicle. Antonio L. Stevenson is now a husband, father, Empowerment Director for Calm Source LLC, nonprofit CEO, author, motivational speaker, coach, personal trainer, and passionate advocate for mentoring young people. His riveting and inspiring story is chronicled in his 2015 book “Lessons Learned.”

The Badin, N.C., native and his mother moved to Winston-Salem and he graduated from Carver High School. He went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in political science from Winston-Salem State University in 1994. His prowess on the football field earned him induction into the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County High School Sports Hall of Fame as well as the C. E. “Big House” Gaines Athletic Hall of Fame at WSSU. Stevenson thanks God, his strong mother, and a core of mentors for helping him turn his life around. So, in 2008, he founded My Brother’s Second Chance, a nonprofit organization devoted to help other at-risk youth and to allow him to pay forward some of the time and compassion others invested in him. He encourages youth to make good decisions, stay in school, and prepare to attend college or secure employment after graduation so they can live healthy and productive lives.

Stevenson and his wife, Kippi, are the parents of three daughters: Kali, Sydney, and Lydia. They recently established Stevenson Speaks LLC, in which they are catering to the needs of individuals, couples, and groups on a personal and professional level. For contact info, (336) 462-6823 and www.mybrotherssecondchnce.com.

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He said, "l’m glad to be a part of this process and get to this point where we could build a pool the Winston way and an aquatic facility that's truly representative of the diversity in our community."

During Memorial Day weekend Waterworks water park was open from 12 to 6 p.m. and free of charge. The park will officially open for the summer on Friday, June 2.

Just the beginning

While it may have taken more than 15 years to bring the water park to life, it may only be the beginning to the transformation of Winston Lake Park and surrounding communities.

If approved by voters in November, Winston Lake Park could see a $5.3 mil-

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ment, "There was only one thing to do here, and that was the right thing."

ICM Partners, the talent agency that represents Barr, also dropped her as a client. The company sent an email to all of its employees saying, "We are all greatly distressed by the disgraceful and unacceptable tweet from Roseanne Barr this morning. What she wrote is antithetical to our core values, both as individuals and as an agency. Consequently, we have notified her that we will not represent her.

Effective immediately, Roseanne Barr is no longer a client."

Reruns of the show also took an immediate hit, with Viacom announcing that it would drop the series from all its channels.

Earlier on Tuesday,

lion investment coming its way.

As part of a 2018 Bond Referendum, proposed improvements to Winston Lake Park include a lakefront strollway, lake dredging and dam repairs, a fishing pier and fishing pavilion. Improvements to the restrooms and "pedestrian improvements" are also listed on the "to do list" for Winston Lake Park.

When discussing what's on the horizon for the lake located in the heart of the East Winston community, Montgomery, who represents the East Ward and is a co-owner of The Chronicle, said, “This facility represents just the first stage of an investment in Winston Lake Park."

He continued, "When we think about what's happening here with investment, nothing like this exist in the city of WinstonSalem in our parks and

Barr apologized for the racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett.

Barr's tweet about Jarrett said, "muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj."

After initially pushing back against criticism of the comment, Barr admitted her "joke" was in "bad taste." She said she was sorry and that she was leaving Twitter.

"I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans. I am truly sorry for making a bad joke about her politics and her looks. I should have known better. Forgive me-my joke was in bad taste." But the apology was clearly not enough for ABC. Although Barr had earlier tweeted that she was leaving Twitter, she returned Tuesday night.

She retweeted some support she had received – as well wrote she thought

Located at in the heart of East Winston Waterworks water park is unlike anything else in the city.

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recreation repertoire and it exists right here in the East Ward."

Montgomery finished

Barr

Jarrett was "Saudi" – and then she issued a statement.

“Don't feel sorry for me, guys!!-I just want to apologize to the hundreds of people, and wonderful writers (all liberal) and talented actors who lost their jobs on my show due to my stupid tweet.

The Associated Press wrote on May 22 that the reboot of ``Roseanne'' ended the season Tuesday, May 22, with a flood, a feast and a prayer. It was a

by saying the improvements to Winston Lake Park will continue to make it a destination for citi-

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hopeful climax to a show that's been popular and yet also divisive, AP said.

AP reported that Barr said she was thrilled that so many people have tuned in every week and that many of the hot-button issues that were raised in the reboot will continue in the coming season. ``The show did great.

Scrutiny is always good – it's part of being successful,'' she said. ``It gives everyone something to talk

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about. And everyone gets to express their opinion, too.''

Politics made an immediate impact in the first episode, when it was clear that Roseanne Conner embraced President Donald Trump, while her sister, Jackie, was a staunch opponent. In the series finale, the show mocks Trump for his inability to spell ``Illinois'' in a tweet.

The Trump factor earned the show a wealth of media and other attention, including from the president himself. He called to congratulate Barr on the show's 18 millionplus debut audience and in a speech said the show ``was about us.'' ``Roseanne'' tackled hot-button topics such as the opioid epidemic, single parenting, undocumented workers, unions, military veterans, debt and the

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struggles facing lower middle-class families. ``We want to be brave.

We want to tackle things that other shows are worried they can't either make funny or will make people uncomfortable,'' said executive producer Bruce Helford, who also worked on the original series, which ran from 1988-97.

The reboot also has prompted some outrage, including a joke about two other TV shows featuring minority characters that was deemed dismissive, and an episode some people called Islamophobic.

The show's writers were to regroup Tuesday, May 29, the day of the racist tweet, to start working on the next season, which was to have 13 episodes. After the racist tweet, African-American comedian Wanda Sykes said she would not return to the show.

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Dozens of Carter G. Woodson students fill the Forsyth County commissioners’ meeting room last week as the school appeals for funds in the county’s upcoming budget.

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with a disconnect between construction permit activity and its impact to the tax base due to exclusions, exemptions and the timing of completion for various projects. This caused permit data to grow 9.9 percent while the tax base only grew by 1.5 percent.

“We’re in a very, very good economy, it’s just not as good as you think it might be when it comes to local government revenues,” said Watts.

The continuation budget is a starting point, with nearly $9 million in alternate service levels that various organizations and department heads have

requested be added to the budget. If added, they would typically need to be paid for with cuts or new revenue.

During the public comment period at last week’s meeting, the Ministers’ Conference of WinstonSalem and Vicinity’s Bishop Todd Fulton, along with students and others from Carter G. Woodson School, asked for the county to include $50,000 in its budget to match the funds the school is raising for a community garden to teach students how to be urban farmers. The charter school’s founder, Hazel Mack, said it’s another way to teach students, who come from low-income families, profitable skills.

“This urban garden is one of the ways we can address that problem in our community using the skills that we have ourselves, and we’ve come to ask for some of our taxpayer dollars to help us do that,” said Mack.

Also during the public comments, Rev. Willard Bass of Freedom Tree at IDR appealed for $200,000 for SHARE Cooperative of Winston-Salem, an IDR initiative that’s trying to address food deserts with a co-op member-owned grocery store at West Salem Shopping Center on Peters Creek.

There are numerous other nonprofit requests for county funds, including Phoenix Rising, which is

trying to get $35,000 for the current adult drug court to match funding already approved by the City of Winston-Salem.

The many departmental requests for funds include $211,072 for a new external communication office consisting of a director and two staff members whose duties would include video production of commissioner meetings along with new online videos of the boards of Elections, Equalization and Review, Social Services and Public Health. Currently, the county contracts with three people to produce videos of commissioner meetings.

Other requests include $30,000 for a county Veterans Services Office

and $2.4 million to increase the county’s 401(k) contribution for its employees from 2.5 percent to 5 percent.

Animal Control is asking for $53,074 for a new animal control officer and $20,000 for a surgical suite at the animal shelter so animals no longer have to go offsite for spay/neuter procedures. Public Health is asking for $1 million for an additional team to help first-time mothers in the Nurse/Family Partnership and $590,427 for eight new school nurses in addition to the 32.5 full-time school nurses it currently employees.

The Community and Economic Development

department is asking for $400,000 to help the Shalom Project’s Peters Creek Community Initiative turn the Budget Inn property on Peters Creek into a development with affordable housing and a new headquarters for Shalom. The nonprofit is also asking the city for $600,000 for the project.

In addition to alternate service levels, commissioners also plan to discuss the county’s $10 million shortfall in funding the new Kaleideum museum and the request for an additional $12.4 million for the project.

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Keep safe in rain that won’t go away

Subtropical Storm Alberto brought a lot of rain to the Southeast, and it proved to be fatal.

A North Carolina state trooper tells the Associated Press that a tree fell across U.S. Highway 176 near Tryon, N.C., crushing a vehicle from a Greenville, South Carolina, television station and killing a TV anchor and photojournalist. Tryon is just across the state line.

The area received heavy rain from the fringes of Subtropical Storm Alberto.

The tree fell in Polk County not far from where a landslide killed a woman in her home on May 19 after heavy rains.

It can happen here.

Weather reports say the Triad area will have thunderstorms all week, even though Subtropical Storm Alberto is no more.

Forecasters warn about the rain, which was expected to inundate us in April, to bring May flow-

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Public hearing set on budget for Winston-Salem To the Editor:

The city property-tax rate would remain unchanged, city services to residents would remain at current levels and the city would raise its minimum pay to $12.50 an hour under the $530 million budget for 2018-19 that City Manager Lee Garrity has recommended to Mayor Allen Joines and the City Council.

The proposed budget allocates $363 million for operations, $42 million for debt service and $125 million for capital improvements. The property tax rate would remain unchanged at 59.74 cents for every $100 of value.

The City Council’s Finance Committee will begin reviewing the budget today, May 31, and will hold a public hearing at 4 p.m. June 7 in the Council Chamber (Room 230) on the second floor of City Hall. This hearing will be televised live by WSTV. The City Council is scheduled to hold a public hearing and vote at 7 p.m. June 18 in the Council Chamber before voting on the budget. This hearing will be televised live by WSTV. By state law, the council must adopt a budget for 2018-2019 by June 30. The budget would take effect July 1.

The proposed budget is $48.8 million more than the current budget.

Capital improvements supported by user fees, such as water, sewer and

stormwater projects, account for 73 percent of this increase. Spending in the general fund, which accounts for most tax-supported services, would only increase by $2.6 million, or 1.3 percent.

Copies of the proposed budget will be available for review at public libraries within the city, city recreation centers and City Hall, 101 N. Main St. Suite 30. The proposed budget will also be posted online at www.CityofWS.org.

The City Council’s Finance Committee will hold workshops on the budget at 4:30 p.m. today, May 31; June 5; and June 11 in the Council Committee Room (Room 239) on the second floor of City Hall.

A workshop will be held at 2 p.m.

June 12, if needed. These workshops are open to the public but are for the purpose of allowing council members to study the proposed budget.

Citizens may watch these workshops live on WSTV on Spectrum cable channel 13 and AT&T U-verse channel 99 in Forsyth County. WSTV can also be viewed live online at CityofWS.org.

The Public Safety Committee will review the budgets for the Police, Fire and Emergency Management departments at 6 p.m.

June 11 in the Council Committee Room. This meeting will be televised live by WSTV. Citizens can also phone in comments about the budget on the city’s Citizen Feedback line, (336) 7341400, or submit comments through a form on the city website.

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NFL’s decision on

kneeling shows racial hatred To The Editor:

The NFL's decision to fine teams and blackball players who do not kneel during the national anthem is an obvious display of white supremacy and white privileged thinking.

A player's kneeling has never been about patriotism. The irony is that while owners attempt to make kneeling about respect, the players are kneeling in opposition to the disrespect and oppression of Black and communities of color.

This is more proof that America is stuck in a destructive and divisive cycle of bold and blatant bigotry and racial hatred aimed at people of color.

Here we have a majority, whiteowned sports league that profits off the labor of majority Black athletes.

The National Black Worker Center Project will continue to highlight the NFL's actions, and the action of all U.S. institutions, corporations and businesses that offer egregious examples of racist workplace discrimination and illustrate what #WorkingWhileBlack means.

Tanya Wallace-Gobern Executive Director National Black Worker Center Project (NBWCP) Washington, D.C.

Note: This is in response to the NFL owners vote to fine teams if players on the field refuse to stand for the national anthem. The National Black Worker Center Project (NBWCP) launched in 2011 to address the job crisis for Black workers.

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ers. We should heed the warnings: The land is so saturated that runoff from the land can cause mudslides and the rain can uproot trees, which fall on anything in their paths.

We say the nursery rhyme of “Rain, rain go away, come again another day, Little Johnny wants to play” … in the hopes that we can enjoy ourselves without getting wet. But maybe we should say it because we want to be safe.

Many people might not take the rain seriously, but as we can see, it can cause havoc. When trees get dislodged and fall and mud slides from where there is no grass to stop it, people can get hurt.

And we must not forget the wrecks that abound in Algenon the rain.

Cash Two people trying to get the information to help others lost their lives in the rain. How could they have known what would happen?

Guest We pay homage to these two men who are in the Columnist news business like we are and pray that their families and friends will find solace in the fact that they were like “first reponders,” trying to help others.

Some We also hope that as much as you can, please be years ago I launched a careful in the rain. summer internship pro-

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gram titled “Developing Excellence” and every year we invite the best and brightest to gain comprehensive skills and experience. Often college students only focus on their classwork and make the common mistake of not picking up relevant work experience in the marketplace.

I caution students not to rely completely on their GPAs [grade point averages] because employers want to ensure their workers have more than a theoretical understanding of their job. The only way to win over a company is by demonstrating you actually can do the work.

Summer is just around the corner and most univer-

sities have ended their semester. This is a perfect opportunity for students to pick up a summer job and for some teens it may even be their first entry-level position.

Here are some tips to keep in mind:

1. Practice your elevator speech – Be prepared to make solid eye contact; have a firm handshake, good posture and keep smiling. Your initial introduction is the perfect opportunity to help someone learn more about you, your skills, and overall background. Not to mention this is an opportunity to help others discover the best way that you can serve their company.

2. Recruit strong mentors – Search through your closest friends, coworkers, supervisors and colleagues to find people who can help you gain new skills. I often call mentors my own personal board of advisers – they can help you navigate challenges while keeping you focused

on your highest and best interests.

3 .Discover ways to exceed others’ expectations – People always call me to assist with projects and opportunities simply because they know I think outside the box and typically go above and beyond to complete a task. Not to mention rarely do I require a lot of hand holding and I stay focused on being resourceful. If you can provide more solutions than create more problems, then you will be seen as a valuable member of any company.

4. Work hard – Having a strong work ethic is absolutely critical to having a successful career.

Don’t text your friends during work and stay off social media when you’re at work. Always make sure you’re fully invested in your work.

5. Have integrity – Do what you say you’re going to do and stick to your deadlines. If you

make a mistake, then be the first to stop and take 100 percent responsibility.

6. Keep a journal – Document everything you learn during your summer internship, including takeaways from conversations with mentors and coworkers. Don’t forget to make some notes about your ideas and things you may want to try when you actually reach your career starting point.

I deeply encourage high school and college students to invest time this upcoming summer in gaining new knowledge through a quality internship experience. If you’re interested in joining Wharton Gladden this summer, then contact me and let’s schedule a meeting.

Good luck!

Algenon Cash is a nationally recognized speaker and the managing director of Wharton Gladden & Company, an investment banking firm.

Reach him at acash@algenoncash.com

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Time for a new Poor People’s Campaign Jesse Jackson

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Martin L u t h e r King’s final mission Guest was to Columnist build and launch a P o o r People’s Campaign across lines of race, religion and region. He called for a “revolution of values” to address the “triplets of evil” — militarism, racism and economic injustice.

People should not die from poverty in the richest nation in the world, he argued.

It was time to speak out; silence was a betrayal.

What Dr. King taught 50 years ago is even more relevant today. That’s why I joined with Rev. William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and their allies as they build a new Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, calling for nonviolent, moral direction action in state capitols across the country.

The campaign is a moral imperative.

Inequality in this country has reached obscene extremes, with the richest three individuals having as much wealth as 50 percent of the country combined. Incomes have stagnated for most Americans, while they have soared for the top 1 percent who have the resources to rig the rules to help themselves.

Most Americans struggle with rising costs and stagnant incomes. According to a survey by CareerBuilder, more than three out of four Americans — 78 percent — live paycheck to paycheck. Three in four are in debt; most think they will never get out of it. More than one-third of Americans have no retirement plan beyond Social Security.

Thirty-two million Americans go without health insurance. Medical bills are the No. 1 cause of bankruptcy. More than half of minimum wage workers must work more than one job to make ends meet.

According to the official Supplemental Poverty Measure, 140 million Americans live in poor or low-income households, including 38 million children.

We see the toll in the shocking reality of declining longevity, as drugs, suicide

and despair wreak a rising toll among the struggling. We see the toll in the deaths of young people shot in their own schoolrooms, or on their streets as they go to school.

Even as inequality has grown worse, and the incomes of most Americans haven’t kept up, we’ve witnessed a harsh purposeful reaction, playing on our fears, using race and religion to divide us and blind us to the reality of our shared struggles.

We see that in the hateful language that insults immigrants, slanders Muslims, extolls neo-Nazi and neo-Confederate race groups. We see it in the systematic efforts to use voter repression, gerrymandering and big money politics to keep power in the face of majority demands for change.

We see it in the priority given to military spending and endless wars to police the world while our infrastructure grows decrepit, depriving more and more people of affordable water, public transport, safe roads, modern communications.

This reality is too often ignored in the posturing about America’s greatness, or the bragging about the low unemployment

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rate. We need a moral revival in part because we need to see and speak the truth, and act together to make America better.

If we turn from racism to embracing each other and loving one another as God has loved us, if we will share together and sacrifice together, we can create an army for justice, a coalition of conscience. We can become the heartbeat of our nation leading a true revival.

The new Poor People’s Campaign is not a closed organization. It is an open movement, calling each of us to stand up, to speak out and to act. The reality we face is not written in stone. It is the result of the power of special interests and the passivity of the true majority. If we come together, and act together, Dr. King taught us, we can create a better world.

Now is the time to act. The Poor People’s Campaign — at https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org — calls us to complete the mission Dr. King began so long ago.

Jesse Jackson is founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

African-American males, expect the police to stop you There are a few undeniable facts that are a part of our lives in America. They are that we will all pass away and we will all pay taxes. I don’t think I will get an arguGuest ment about these truisms.

Columnist If you are black and male in the United States of America, you stand a good chance of being stopped by the police. That’s even though we represent a small percentage of the overall population.

I continue to be both saddened and perplexed as to how these events involving black men and the police unfold. As I watched the NBA Playoffs recently, the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, never crossed my mind. If you didn’t know, Milwaukee is home to the Bucks, an NBA team.

On Jan. 26, one of the Bucks’ players, Sterling Brown, was involved with Milwaukee’s finest or maybe they were Milwaukee’s worst on that night. Sterling Brown, an African-American male, was parked illegally outside of a Walgreen’s at 2 a.m. Brown was confronted by one police officer and then in minutes, according to reports, several other men in blue showed up at the scene.

Now, I am trying to determine why it took several police officers to show up when no crime was reported or committed. Sterling Brown was tased, handcuffed and arrested.

Brown was compliant, almost docile. This could have been a deadly situation if not for Brown’s composure.

What could have intimidated the first officer? Was it that Brown was black or did the officer fear for his life? The latter response has been used a lot by the police in confrontations with black men.

The video of this botched police engagement was

Sterling Brown. By the way, Morales has only been the chief for four months. Reports say that Joseph Grams, the first officer on the scene, has been suspended for two days. Grams, an ex-Army Ranger, joined the police force in 2015. Subsequent officers arriving on the scene have received varying degrees of suspension of up to two weeks. At this point we do not know the names of the other officers. I believe the chief needs to release the names. It’s not if we find out, it is simply when we find out.

The Milwaukee Bucks issued a statement calling Brown’s arrest shameful and inexcusable. As always, when the police are wrong, there will be an uproar for a few days and then it will be back to business as usual. The overwhelming majority of police are good people with good hearts and intentions. However, this particular group of men masquerading as police officers gives real officers a bad rap. These imposters believe the worst about us and want to assault and embarrass us whenever possible.

Sterling Brown is planning a lawsuit against the Milwaukee Police Department, as he should. He said, “Situations like mine and worse happen every day in the black community.” Black men are considered as fair game in the larger society. It matters not if you’re a star athlete or that you work hard to support your family.

This narrative that we as black men are mean and hostile is false and should be stopped today.

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released to the public a few days ago and the predicted outrage has started. First, Chief Alfonso Morales of the Milwaukee Police Department has issued an apology to

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

He can be reached at ewers.jr56@yahoo.com.

What’s next for consumers after losing anti-discriminatory auto lending guidance?

Charlene Crowell

Guest Columnist

Despite federal laws addressing discrimination in housing, credit, and more, President Donald Trump signed on May 21, a rollback of an anti-discrimination guidance affecting auto lending. The presidential signature also marked the first time that a policy that had been in effect for several years was reversed through a special, streamlined legislative process under the Congressional Review Act. The significance of this action will have national and rippling effects.

Nationwide, auto loans represent the third highest category of consumer debt – behind mortgages and student loans. With so many communities across the country lacking acces-

sible, metropolitan public transit services, owning or having access to a reliable automobile is central to access jobs, health care, education and more.

According to the National Automobile Dealers Association, the sale of 17.14 million new cars in 2017 by franchised dealerships surpassed $1 trillion in sales.

The Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) has also noted that 80 percent of vehicle loans are financed through dealers.

Further, as the number of auto loans grow, so does the average cost of a new car.

According to Experian, one of the three major credit reporting bureaus, the average loan amount for a new car in late 2017 was $31,099 and came with an all-time high record monthly payment of $515. The comparable figure for an average used car payment of $371 came with an average loan of $19,589.

When racial discrimination is added to these

already significant numbers, consumers of color wind up paying even more – due to the color of their skin, instead of the quality of their credit ratings.

Over the last few years, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) was the legal basis for lawsuits and settlements involving Ally Financial, Fifth Third Bank, and the financing arms of major auto manufacturers Honda and Toyota. This law makes it illegal to discriminate on race or other protected classes in credit transactions. In auto lending, indirect auto lenders – those who finance loans through dealers – are creditors who must uphold the law. Thanks in part to the 2013 CFPB indirect auto lending guidance, consumers of color were awarded restitution totaling more than $140 million for alleged discrimination.

“Countless lawsuits have shown how people of color pay millions more for their car purchases, compared to similarly situated

whites,” noted Delvin Davis, a CRL Senior Researcher. “Without a regulator that enforces fair lending standards, AfricanAmericans and Latinos stand to bear the weight of discrimination without any relief.”

The presidential signing was made possible by both chambers of Congress turning to the Congressional Review Act. This law allows simple majority votes in the House and Senate to override regulation. Until now, this act had only been used to undo new regulation; this recent usage marks the first time that a long-standing policy was the focus.

Mick Mulvaney, the illegally appointed Acting CFPB [Consumer Financial Protection Bureau] director, said, “Given a recent Supreme Court decision distinguishing between anti-discrimination statutes that refer to the consequences of actions and those that refer only to the intent of the actor, and in light of the

fact that the Bureau is required by statute to enforce federal consumer financial laws consistently, the Bureau will be reexamining the requirements of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.” Strong and opposing views quickly surfaced upon the president’s signing. Karl Frisch, executive director of allied progress, is one such consumer activist.

“President Trump can try to spin it any way he wants, but the bottom line is this – black and brown folks are systematically charged more for their car loans even when they have the same credit as whites," said Frisch. For consumers everywhere, but particularly for consumers of color, Mulvaney’s harsh words signal that so many of the hard-fought battles to bring fairness and equality are at risk.

Prior to the House vote taken on May 8,

Congresswoman Maxine Waters, the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, warned her colleagues about the regressive effects that would occur if the measure was enacted.

“This resolution would set back efforts to prevent discriminatory auto lending, make it harder for responsible businesses to follow the law, and harm consumers,” said Waters.

Sadly, when it comes to financial fairness in auto finance, truer words were never spoken. The real question for consumers is, “What’s next?”

Charlene Crowell is the Deputy Communications Director with the Center for Responsible Lending.

She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.

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CiityNOW Juneteenth Festival celebrates its 14th year in Innovation Quarter SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Enjoy the rich, cultural traditions of African Americans at the 14th Annual Juneteenth Festival on Saturday, June 16 from noon until 7 p.m. at Wake Forest Innovation Quarter, utilizing Biotech Place and Bailey Park located at 575 N. Patterson Avenue. The Juneteenth Festival, a national celebration of freedom, is set in the once thriving and bustling African American business community. The festival includes: *Music and dance performances, including Jazz, Gospel, Blues, R&B and African dance -- Featuring Big Ron Hunter, Tony Dove the Headlyners, Keith Byrd, Galvin Crisp, Diana Tuffin, The Big 4 Gospel Choir, Otesha Creative Arts Ensemble and more. *Health fair displays, the WSSU Mobile Health

Unit, and an open session African American Health Care Access sponsored by Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. *Food Lion Farm Fresh Stand with tastings of fresh fruits and vegetables. *Interactive heritage displays, exhibitors, artists and craftsmen, book signings, and community agencies with educational information about a wide range of available resources to enhance and improve our quality of life. *Food Trucks and Marketplace vendors with ethnic merchandise and jewelry. *Youth - Spoken Word workshop with LB the Poet, performance by Head Chase The Band, the BOSS Drummers and Mo’etts and Greater Vision Dance Company. *Interactive Youth area with face painting, dance workshops, crafts and music.

Food Lion, Inc. and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center are the presenting sponsors and Wake Forest Innovation Quarter is a co-sponsor. Additional sponsors are Wells Fargo, Kilpatrick Stockton, Novant Health, City of Winston-Salem and Duke Energy.

Everyone is encouraged to bring lawn chairs and umbrellas and a donation for WinstonSalem’s future African American Heritage Center.

The event is free and open to the public. Inside exhibits and performances at Biotech Place end at 4 pm. Outside exhibits and performances at Bailey Park will end at 7 pm.

Free Parking in the Church/4th Street Parking deck.

A schedule of activities is posted on the website.

For more information, visit www.triadculture.org, or call (336) 757-8556.

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$530 Million Milli Bu B ddget Proposed for 20188-2019 The city property-tax rate would remain unchanged, city services to WHERE THE MONEY residents would remain at current COMES FROM levels and the city would raise its Charges for services: $154.8 million mini i imum wage to $12.50 12 50 an hhour Property taxes: $132.8 million under the $530 million budget for Intergovernmental resources: sources: $74.1 million 2018-19 that City Manager Lee Bond proceeds: $54.6 million Garrity has recommended to Mayor Sales taxes: $44.4 million Allen Joines and the City Council.

Reserve: $43.6 million The proposed budget allocates Civil penalties, other: $15.7 million $363 million for operations, $42 Licenses & permits: $8.0 million Investment income: $2.0 million million for debt service and $125 Total: $530.0 million million for capital improvements. The property tax rate would remain WHERE THE unchanged at 59.74 59 74 cents for every MONEY GOEES $100 of value.

Environmental Health:: $249.0 million In his budget message, Garrity Public Safety: $107.2 million noted that the proposed budget fulfills Transportation: $47.9 million the City Council’s commitment to Debt Management: $45.8 million completing a multi-year process of Community & Economic mic improving employee compensation.

Development: $25.5 million “Full implementation of the market Recreation & Culture:: $19.5 million study will ensure that the city of Human Resources: $15.7 million Winston-Salem can attract, retain and Interdepartmental Services: rvices: $11.0 million General Government: $6.5 million reward skilled employees in order to Fiscal Management: $1.9 million provide reliable, high-quality services Total: $530.0 million to the community,” Garrity said.

Last year, about half of all city employees received raises to bring them up to the market rate for their positions; the proposed budget get would bring the other half up to market rate, or provide a raise of at least 2 percent. These hese pay raises would take effect April 1, 2019. In addition, any employee who makes less than the proposed new minimum wage of $12.50 per hour would be raised to that amount. The current city minimum wage is $11.25 per hour.

The ppropos p ed budget g is $47.8 million more than the current budget. g Capi p tal improve p ments supported by user fees, such as water, sewer and stormw water projects, account for 73 percent of this increase.

The City Council’s Finance Committee will begin reviewing the budget May 31 and will hold a public hearing June 7. The City Council is scheduled to holld a public hearing and vote on the budget on June 18. The budget would take effect Juuly 1.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET • No increase in the property-tax rate.

• $7.3 million for the Winston-Salem Transit Authorityy to enhance nce bus routes, park-and-ride services, and take other steps to mitigate the effects ffects when Business 40 closes. This money would be reimbursed out of the state Business iness 40 budget.

• Two percent retention pay increase for police officers effective ve Jan. 1, 2019; all employees eligible for merit raises ranging from 1.5 to 3 percent ent based on performance.

• $602,020 for downtown improvements, financed by the 9-cent ent levy recommended by the Downtown Winston-Salem Business Improvement Districtt Advisory Committee.

• Fifteen Sanitation positions eliminated; a hiring freezing on seven even other vacant positions; 10 vacant community-oriented policing positions that hat were supported by a grant would be temporarily defunded.

• The city’s commercial bulk container garbage service would be b discontinued. Existing commercial bulk container contracts c would be honored.

• No user-fee increases except pt for Utilities: Five percent increase se in sewer rates; 3.5 percent increase in water raates; $1.41 increase in the bimonthly hly water and sewer service charge; disposal rattes at the yard waste facilities andd the Old Salisbury Road landfill would increase $1 per p ton.

• $117.3 million for water, sewer, s stormwater and landfill projects.

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• City Council public hearing, 7 p.m. June 18, City Hall Council Chamber.

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Timothy Ramsey

Sports Columnist

NFL takes another step toward decline

For the last 30 years or so, the NFL and its owners have had a sense of entitlement unmatched by any other professional sports league due to their popularity. The NFL has now gone one step too far with its new national anthem policy pertaining to the players.

Recently the NFL commissioner announced a new rule that states that all team personnel, including players, must stand and show respect for the flag and the anthem if they're on the field. Players who do not wish to participate in the anthem are allowed to stay inside the locker room.

The new policy has not clearly defined what “showing respect” actually means, which makes the rule totally ambiguous.

“We didn't define exactly what they have to be doing to be out there,” said Pittsburgh Steelers owner Art Rooney II. “But I think everyone understands what it means to be respectful toward the anthem.”

“We're not forcing anyone to stand that doesn't feel that's within the way they feel about the particular subjects,” said Rooney.

“But those that are on the field are going to be asked to stand.”

Any player that does decide to “violate” the rule can't be disciplined by the league, but the team can be fined by the league. It's up to the individual team to develop its own policy for disciplining players who protest during the anthem.

This new rule really shows how lost the NFL really is. Thankfully not all owners are on board with the new policy, which means not all of the league owners are out of touch with what is going on.

The most frustrating part of this policy is how the league has totally changed the narrative of why players decided to kneel, raise fists or link arms in the first place. I have said it before and I guess I have to say it again: The protest was not in opposition to the flag or anthem but to bring attention to the systemic oppression minorities face in this country.

As a diehard fan of the NFL, I am finding it harder and harder to continue to support a league that openly denies its players the right to peacefully, protest especially since the league is getting paid to have them stand for the anthem. The league is not being “patriotic” by having the players stand for the anthem; they are simply advancing their profits.

The other part of my frustration lies with the players themselves.

African-Americans make up more than 70 percent of the league, yet they still allow the league and the owners to proceed as they wish.

The NFL player's association is the major problem, the way I see it. As compared to the NBA, the NFLPA is one of the weakest in professional sports.

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BY WAKE FOREST ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Capping a season in which the Wake Forest men’s tennis team occupied the No. 1 spot from the getgo, the Demon Deacons defeated No. 3 Ohio State, 4-2, to capture the 2018 NCAA National Championship for the first time in program history on Tuesday, May 22, at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex.

Off the coin flip, the championship match lived up to its billing in doubles and singles with the outcome hinging on the last two courts.

Senior Skander Mansouri put Wake Forest up 3-2, causing heads to swivel between the final courts – one and four. At Submitted photo the time, Ohio State’s Tim Bar Botzer of Wake Forest reaches for a ball in his match against the Ohio State Buckeys during the nationSeibert was trying to force al championship.

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(Above) Team Truth prevailed in “The League” championship game played at W.R. Anderson Community Center last Thursday.

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‘The League’ crowns spring champion (Left) Antonio Robinson led Team Truth with a game high 28 points in the championship.

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“The League” just wrapped up another successful season. Following a long spring season, Team Truth and Finesse Game capped off the year with a hard-fought championship game and Team Truth walked away with the trophy last Thursday, May 24.

Finesse Game and Team Truth were two of the best teams in the league all season. Each team only suffered one loss coming into the championship game, which almost guaranteed a great game, and it was.

“This is exactly what I expected from the

Local wrestler enshrined into national Hall of Fame

top two teams in the league,” said league commissioner Steve Nivens. “They did what they were supposed to do, playing through the year with only one loss, and they made this championship game interesting.”

Finesse Game got off to a quick start jumping out to a 10-0 lead before Team Truth even knew what happened. Antonio Robinson of Team Truth kept them within striking distance early on until his team settled in.

“I thought Team Truth might not have had the legs for this game because they went to double overtime on Tuesday so it looked like they needed more rest,” he continued. “But Team Truth is a good team that has been playing

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Melton Hardee has collected some pretty impressive hardware over the past year. In a little over a year, he has been elected into the Sportsman Club’s Winston-Salem/Forsyth County High School Hall of Fame, The Clarence E. “Big House” Gaines Hall of Fame and now the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Hardee is one of the most accomplished

together for a while so I knew that team spirit was going to kick in and they wouldn't give up.”

After the initial barrage from Finesse Game, Team Truth began to chip away at the double digit lead. By the end of the first half, Team Truth had come all the way back to take a 43-41 lead at the break.

The beginning of the second half was a continuation of the late stages of the first half.

Finesse Game attempted to mount a comeback early on, but Team Truth held on with clutch shooting throughout the second half.

“We were frustrated because we were not

wrestlers to have come from the city of WinstonSalem. He dominated on the high school and collegiate levels. His nearly four decades as a coach in the sport has kept him close to what he loves to do.

Hardee was enshrined into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame on May 20 in Chapel Hill. He says it is “unbelieveable” for him to be recognized by so many people for his contributions to the sport of wrestling.

Hardee stated he could

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have never imagined getting to this point when he first began wrestling in the ninth grade. He says ever since that day he stepped on the mat, he has never left the sport.

Hardee is currently the head coach of the Gwinnett County (Georgia) high school wrestling team. He has coached at Gwinnett for the past 10 years and has no thoughts of stepping away from the sport anytime soon, he says.

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a third set on Bar Botzer, up 5-2 on court four, while No. 7 Borna Gojo was trying to do the same on court one against No. 6 Mikael Torpegaard. As Gojo fought into a tiebreaker, Botzer staged a furious comeback, winning five straight games to clinch the Demon Deacons’ Championship.

The NCAA title represents the school’s ninth team championship, joining men’s baseball (1955), men’s golf (1974, ’75, ’86), men’s soccer (2007) and women’s field hockey (2002, ’03, ’04). Wake Forest’s run in the NCAA Tournament started to be historical after earning the program's first trip to the semifinals, leaving the two next matches to further rewrite the record books.

The Demon Deacons finished 31-2 overall, a program record for wins in a season, while Ohio State closed the season 34-3.

In doubles, neither team on court two dropped a serve in the first 10 games, building tension in the 5-all affair. On deuce point of the 11th game, No. 35-ranked Petros Chrysochos and Botzer

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broke OSU’s serve with a shot at the net, and then held to defeat No. 61 Torpegaard and John McNally, 7-5. While Wake Forest was up 6-5 in court three’s tiebreaker, it was court one that secured the 1-0 Demon Deacon lead.

The Buckeyes were on serve, down 5-6, aiming for another tiebreaker, but a tip ball off the net landed long, giving No. 21 Gojo and Mansouri the clinching 7-5 win against Martin Joyce and JJ Wolf.

The competitive play spilled into singles with an even split of first sets.

Ultimately the second sets played out exactly the same for the five finished matches. After Ohio State knotted it at 1-all with a win on court five, Chrysochos, like clock work, meticulously ran through Wolf, 6-1, 6-3, on court two. Not wavering in consistency down the stretch, the win that put Wake Forest up 2-1 marked Chrysochos’ 24th straight victory.

Not letting up, the Buckeyes took court six to tie the match at 2-2.

Mansouri, a senior from Tunis, Tunisia, recaptured the pivotal lead for the Demon Deacons on court three. After taking the first set, Mansouri, ranked No. 38, broke McNalley’s

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able to execute but they were shooting really well and I was glad we were able to weather that storm,” said Wesley Hsu of Team Truth.

Every time Finesse Game went on a run to get back into the game, Team Truth hit a crucial basket to stop the momentum. Robinson and Joe Thompson of Team Truth carried the scoring load in the second half to put the game away.

“Antonio Robinson is a great player and he made some really clutch baskets for us when we weren't playing very

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the league to trample over them whenever they feel like it.

I can't imagine why the players don't realize they have all the power when it comes to the league. Without the players, there is no league. Why don't they get that?

As of now I am proud to say that I can no longer sup-

The Wake Forest Men's Tennis team won the first national championship in program history. opening second-set serve to hold leverage. Mansouri picked up an additional break to take a commanding 5-2 lead, and held for the 6-2, 6-2 win against 92nd-ranked McNalley.

The win led into the final sequence between the mar-

que matchup playing out on court one and the comeback by Botzer on court four.

The Demon Deacons concluded the dual season taking its 26th doubles point out of 33 matches, and a perfect 6-0 in the

well,” said Hsu. Hsu went on to thank Nivens and the Josh Howard Foundation for their commitment to the community of Winston-Salem.

“Steve Nivens and Josh Howard do so much for the community and they have been like big brothers to me and a bunch of us since we were little kids,” he said. “They are incredible guys and it was an honor to play in their tournament. It was a lot of fun and we plan on coming back to defend our title during the summer league.”

Nivens stated he was glad to see how the league progressed from what he saw last year. He says the level of competition has continued to grow and is really looking

port a league that does not have their employees’ best interest at heart. Until the league begins to understand the bigger picture, they have lost a lifelong fan. I'm sure more people will follow suit and professional football will no longer be the most popular pro sport in the country.

This new policy should show the players that the league does not care about their fight against racism but instead only sees them as commodities and labor. The fact that President Donald Trump has jumped on board with

NCAA Championship.

Fittingly, the Demon Deacons concluded the 2018 season on a programbest 16-match win streak.

I n d i v i d u a l l y Chrysochos was named to the singles All-Tournament Team while the duos of

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Gojo/Mansouri and Botzer/Chrysochos were named to the doubles AllTournament Team.

Additionally, Gojo was named the Most Outstanding Player of the championship.

forward to the summer league, which begins Monday, June 4.

“I know the teams that played in our spring league are beefing up for the summer time because they know what to expect,” Nivens said. “This is exciting, and I am ready for the summer, and I can't wait to see how the new teams finish against these veteran teams.”

Robinson led Team Truth with 28 points followed by Thompson with 22. Finesse Game was led by Chris Young with 27 points and Rob Colon chipped in with 17. this new policy is all the players need to see to take action.

Let's remember that what the players were doing is free speech, so that tells me the owners care nothing about the players’ rights but only about their bottom line. Until the players get it through their heads that they hold all the cards, the NFL owners will continue to impose their will.

NFL players please WAKE UP AND TAKE ACTION!!!

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Community Briefs

Famous Toastery donates nearly $5,000 The Winston-Salem Famous Toastery, which just opened earlier this month, is donating all sales made in the first two days of business to the local Forsyth Backpack Program – a nonprofit that helps feed hungry children in the area. The check, totaling in $4,853.35, was presented to Forsyth Backpack President Carol Templeton on Wednesday, May 23, at the Famous Toastery located at 1330 Creekshire Way.

Forsyth Humane Society raises over $30,000 at third annual Mutt Strut 5K On April 28, 390 people and 200 dogs – and 1 cat! – ran, walked, or strolled Mutt Strut 5K, a sanctioned USATF dog-friendly race in Lewisville in support of Forsyth Humane Society (FHS). Special thanks go to Top Sponsors Bob King Automotive, Hanes Brands, Winston Cup Museum Special Events, Allegra, Oakes Animal Hospital, Catch a Spark Photography, Fleet Feet Sports, and Adrienne Livengood. For more information visit www.forsythhumane.org.

Tanglewood Park Championship Golf Course starts renovations Tanglewood announces that renovation work on the historic Championship Course began on May 14. This collaborative effort between golf course architects, Robert Trent Jones II and Richard Mandell, includes completely reconstructing, repositioning and reducing bunkers; converting the greens to Champion bermudagrass; irrigation upgrades and tree removal. These changes will significantly enhance the golfing experience on this Robert Trent Jones Sr. layout, which has hosted some of golf's grandest events including the 1974 PGA Championship. The Championship Course is tentatively scheduled to re-open on Oct. 1, 2018. Tanglewood’s Reynolds Course will remain open during the renovation.

For more information, please contact Mike Wilcox, Director of Golf, at (336) 703-6423 or wilcoxma@forsyth.cc.

Utility Commission Approves Rate Increases The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utility Commission has approved increases in water and sewer rates, as well as disposal rates at the solid waste and construction and demolition landfills, for fiscal year 2018-2019. The new rates will take effect July 1. The rate changes for water and sewer service will support the commission’s $45.5 million operations budget, $51.5 million debt service budget, and $114.7 capital improvements budget for the fiscal year that also begins July 1. The commission approved a 3.5 percent increase in water rates and a 5 percent increase in sewer rates.

The service availability charge for water and sewer service for residential water meters will increase by $1.41 per month. All meters have a monthly fee that is charged regardless of usage.

The charge varies by size of meter. The service availability charges recover a portion of overhead expenses such as meter reading, billing, customer service, and debt-service payments for capital improvements. Water and sewer rates are based on volume and cover the majority of the cost of water and sewer treatment, water distribution and sewer collection. The 2018 rate adjustments are based on a detailed cost-of-service analysis to ensure that each utility customer pays a proportionate share of the cost to provide services. With these changes, the monthly charge for the average household in Winston-Salem using 4,500 gallons of water will increase by $2.95 to $49.69, or 10 cents more per day than the average household currently pays.

Go to http://www.cityofws.org/News/ID/20678/UtilityCommission-Approves-Rate-Increases for more information.

U.S. Sen. Richard Burr Donates Congressional Papers to Wake Forest University U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (‘78) said he will donate his Congressional papers to Wake Forest University, his alma mater. The papers will be curated by the Special Collections & Archives department at the Z. Smith Reynolds Library. The collection includes photographs, sound and video recordings, manuscripts, letters, speeches, handwritten notes and other documents from more than two decades of Burr’s service in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. In addition to his papers, the University is in the preliminary stages of working with the Senator to plan for the Richard Burr Center, in partnership with the library. Early plans include attracting global leaders to Wake Forest for speaking engagements and interaction with students, enabling scholars to utilize the vital Burr papers collection for research and exploring ways for students and alumni to take advantage of the Wake Washington Center in Washington D.C., including internships and mentoring opportunities that will help launch their careers in the nation’s capital. During a brief ceremony, Burr, Hatch and Wake Forest Board of Trustees Chair Donna Boswell signed the official agreement regarding the transfer of papers and related materials to Wake Forest. First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994, Sen. Burr served five terms in the House and is currently serving North Carolina in his third term in the U.S. Senate. In the Senate, Burr serves as Chair of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

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FEATURED – June 21 – Police Academy application deadline The Winston-Salem Police Department is now accepting applications for the Youth Citizens’ Police Academy. This program is being offered to young men and women, ages 16 or older, who are interested in learning about the Winston-Salem Police Department or a career in law enforcement. There is no cost to participate. .

The application deadline is June 21. For more information call Officer Claudia Morgan at (336) 408-8126 or send an email to cmorgan@wspd.org.

FEATURED – June 22 – Nomination deadline Calling for nominations for the 2018 Small Business of the Year. To be eligible, businesses must have fewer than 100 employees, be North Carolina-based, independently owned, in business at least five years, and have at least one owner active in the business. For more information, email Ben Kinney or call (704) 9276273 if you have any questions or visit http://businessnc.com/smallbusiness/.

Today, May 31 – Public Arts Workshop A workshop for artists on the best ways to find public art opportunities and how to apply for public art projects will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 31, at the Center for Design Innovation, 450 Design Avenue, Winston-Salem.

The workshop is free, but attendees are asked to register in advance so York can send them a brief questionnaire about their art.

York will use this information to tailor the presentation to the attendees’ needs.

To register, call Kelly Bennett at 336-747-7062 or send an email to kellyb@cityofws.org.

Today, May 31 – Scholarship application deadline Professional Women of Winston Salem is making a scholarship available for single, employed mothers who are working to complete a college degree.

Applicants must live or attend school in Forsyth County. The $2,000 scholarship will be awarded in the fall of 2018. Go to https://www.pwws.org/pw ws-scholarship-application/ to complete an application online. All applications must be received by today, Thursday, May 31.

Today, May 31 – Charity Auction Winston-Salem Girl’s Chorus will host a charity auction on May 31 at 6 p.m. The auction items include NASCAR memorabilia, autographed ACC merchandise, artwork, collectibles, gift cards, theme baskets, tickets, passes, jewelry, holiday décor, lamps, pottery and more. It will take place at Vienna Elementary School Gym, 1975 Chickasha Road, Pfafftown, N.C. Call (336) 671-4068 for more information.

Today, May 31 – Monthly Meeting The East-Northeast Winston Neighborhood Association will have it monthly meeting Thursday, May 31, at 6 p.m. at 14th St. Recreation Center. Please come and learn about our water supply in Winston Salem. For more info, contact Marva Reid at (336) 997-2519.

Today, May 31 – Writer’s Competition deadline Winston-Salem Writers will be accepting entries for the 2018 Flying South competition through May 31. There will be $2,000 in prizes awarded. Best in category winners will be

published in Flying South magazine and will receive $500 each. The WinstonSalem Writers President’s Favorite will also receive $500. Entry fee is $15 ($10 for members of Winston-Salem Writers).

For details on submitting entries, go to www.wswriters.org and click on the contests tab. Entries will be accepted after March 1 through submittable.com.

Today, May 31 – Conversation about Affordable Care Act Join staff from Health Advocacy project for an upcoming "Health Care and Your Community" conversation in WinstonSalem on the Affordable Care Act, North Carolina's Medicaid program, and how you can become a health care advocate. The event will take place on today, May31 form 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Southside Branch Library, 3185 Buchanan St. Lunch will be provided. Reserve your seat by emailing Nicole Dozier at nicole@ncjustice.org or leave a message at (919) 856-2146. Please include the names in your party, so we may be prepared with the proper amount of food and meeting materials.

June 1 – Piedmont Wind Symphony The Piedmont Wind Symphony (PWS) will present “Happy Birthday, Bernstein!” on Friday, June 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Reynolds Auditorium located at 301 N Hawthorne Road.

Conducted by Music Director Matthew Troy, this season finale celebrates the life and legacy of composer, conductor, educator, and musician Leonard Bernstein (1918– 1990). Tickets are $15-$35 and can be purchased at www.piedmontwindsymphony.com/tickets or by calling (336) 721-1945.

June 1 – Barrier Awareness Day The Winston-Salem Mayor’s Council for Persons with Disabilities will host its Barrier Awareness Day is to be held on Friday, June 1 at Senior Services, 2895 Shorefair Drive. The event will be from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. A donation of $12 is requested to offset the cost of the day’s events, including a continental breakfast and lunch. Please RSVP by e m a i l wsmcpd@gmail.com or call (336) 245-5678.

June 1-3 – “Celebration of Black Arts” Blissful Studios & Gallery is proud to present the music of Jacob Towner to celebrate the Talents and Significance of AfricanAmerican Art & Artists.

A“Celebration of Black Arts” will be held from June 1-3. A special, public “Meet and Greet the Artist & WSSU Students” reception is scheduled for Saturday, June 2 from 5-8 p.m. All are welcome. Wine and hors-d’oeuvres will be served, followed by a raffle. For more details and times, visit blissfulgallery.com.

June 2 – Chess Club meetings The Winston-Salem Chess Club will meet at The Sawtooth Building, 713 Marshall Street, Chess Boards. The event is on June 2. The time is 4-7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come out to learn and play. Cancel if there is inclement weather.

June 2 – Land Trust Day On June 2, for the 15th year, the Mast Store is celebrating Land Trust Day by hosting the Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC) at the store in Winston-

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Salem. At the end of the day, a donation of 20 percent of the day’s sales will be given to PLC. Stop by any Mast Store on Saturday, June 2 to learn more about land trusts and to support conservation efforts in the local area. For more information, call the Mast Store in WinstonSalem at (336) 727-2015.

June 2 – Spring Festival A Spring Festival, hosted by the City of WinstonSalem Recreation and Parks Department and Historic Bethabara Park, will be held on June 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information on the Spring Festival or the park, visit www.historicbethabara.org , call (336) 924-8191, or visit Historic Bethabara Park on Facebook or Instagram @bethabarapark.

June 2 – Survivors Day Forsyth County and surrounding communities will gather to celebrate cancer survivorship during the 27th Annual Triad Survivors Day “Celebration of Life,” from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Saturday, June 2, at the Novant Health Conference Center, 3333 Silas Creek Parkway. The event is open to all cancer survivors, caregivers, family and friends. Pick up your free tickets at Cancer Services, Wake Forest Baptist Health Comprehensive Cancer Center and Novant Health Derrick L. Davis Cancer Center. There is no admission charge for the event and reservations are not required. For more information, contact Willonda Thomas at (336) 760-9983 or willonda@cancerservicesonline.org.

June 2 – Annual “Works in Progress” The Winston-Salem Writers Scriptwriters group will present its annual Works in Progress on Saturday, June 2, 7:30 – 9 p.m., at Delurk Gallery, 207 W. Sixth St., in the Arts District in WinstonSalem.

The program will feature lightly rehearsed readings of short plays, scenes, and monologues by Karen Williams, Ed Robson, Arnetta Freeman, Grace Ellis, and David Radcliffe.

Material includes some adult themes and language.

Refreshments and door prizes will be available.

Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

June 2 – Annual Bowling Tournament Triad First in Families will have the annual bowling tournament on June 2 from 1-3 p.m. at the Countryside Lanes at 1005 Masten Drive in Kernersville. All proceeds will go toward providing support to families that are served by Triad First in Families. For more information, go to https://triadbowling.brownpapertickets.com or contact Tiera Booker at (336) 757-8721, tiera@fifnc.org, or Tikiha Alston at (336) 748-3964 or talston@wstransit.com.

June 2 – Beer, Wine, Food and Music Festival Spirits of Summer presented by Texas Pete takes place in the streets of Downtown Winston-Salem and features the best wines, beers, music, and local restaurants in the region on June 2 from 12-6 p.m.

After the festival wraps up, please join the after party from 6-9 p.m. featuring Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band. The stage will be in front of Foothills Brewing and beer & wine will be available for purchase onsite. Advance Ticket: $25 and Day of Ticket: $30.

June 2 – Community Day Reynolda House Museum of American Art

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will be present, “Reynolda Revealed Community Day” on June 2 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will be filled with art activities, food vendors, and games. The event is open to the public.

June 2 – Yard Sale FlackHunt Jewelry Collection will have a huge yard sale on June 2 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 3380 Country Club Road.

Jewelry hats, purses, accessories, some glassware, household items, and few antiques will be up for sale with up to 30 percent discounts.

June 2 – Lalah Hathaway benefit concert Union Baptist Church, 1200 N. Trade St., will host an “Evening with Lalah Hathaway” on June 2 at 7 p.m. Proceeds from the benefit concert will go to Union Baptist Church College Internship Program. Ticket cost range from $50- to $100. Tickets may be purchased at www.unionbaptistwsnc.or g.

June 2 – Sensory Friendly Night The Kaledieum, 400 W Hanes Mill Road, will have a sensory friendly night on June 2 from 6-8:30 p.m.

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and sensory processing differences are invited to have a fun, interactive learning experience in a comfortable and accepting environment. Admission is $3 (plus tax) per person for members and non-members. A designated quiet room will be available.

Learn more at downtown.kaleideum.org/ visit/accessibility.

June 2-3 – Farm Fun Day Armstrong Artisan Farm, 1499 Brook Cove Rd Walnut Cove, NC, will host a Farm Fun Day on June 2 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on June 3 from 15 p.m. The event will feature live music, hay rides and sheep shearing. Entry fee is $5 (9 and under are free). For more information, call (336) 529-4084 (336) 480-5288.

Now-June 7– Powerful Tools for Caregivers Registration is now underway for Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a 6week course for anyone caring for a loved one who is frail or ill. Classes will take place on Thursdays, May 3-June 7, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., at the SECU Family House, 1970 Baldwin Lane, Winston-Salem.

There is no charge, but donations are accepted.

Registration is required. To register or get information, call Linda Lewis at (336) 748-0217.

Classes fill quickly, so early registration is suggested.

June 3 – “Summer Bark Party” The 2nd annual Summer Bark Party will be held on Sunday, June 3rd, from 12-5 p.m. It will be a fun pup day where there will be Pet-Related vendors, Organizations, and Rescue Groups. Also the event will have some Doggy Splash Pools and other fun activities! Food will be available from Grapevine Grill and The Invaders will be performing! Don’t forget to bring your pups along to make some new friends! For more information visit www.facebook.com/corksandcraftsatwestbend June 3 – Gospel in the Park The City of WinstonSalem presents “Gospel in the Park” on June 3 from 35 p.m. The event will take place at The Gathering Place at Fairview Park 925 Bethlehem Lane. Bring See Com. Cal. on B7

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Sunday School Lesson

Justice and Sabbath Laws Lesson Scripture: Matthew 12:1-14

By the end of this lesson, we will *Know why mercy trumps sacrifice. *Affirm the importance of responding to human needs. *Verify ways believers can prioritize compassionate service over external religious obligations.

Background: The time is A.D. 28 and the place is Galilee. Jesus has just presented Himself as having authority belonging only to God in chapters 5-9 of Matthew. He also claims to be the fulfillment of promises God had made concerning the concept of rest and the Sabbath Day. The Pharisees are closely watching and have great concern for the law being observed and not neglected; their intentions are questionable.

Lesson: Hunger, a basic human need caused the disciples to pluck corn as they passed through a cornfield. And of course the ever-present Pharisees saw and questioned Jesus (verses 1-2). Jesus points out that the Sabbath laws do not restrict deeds of necessity, using David and the showbread as an example (verses 3-4).

He continues citing how the priests work in the temple in service to God on the Sabbath (verse 5). Now being real “matter of fact,” Jesus states “For the Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath day.” And He has the prerogative to rule not only over their man-made rules for the Sabbath, but also over the Sabbath itself (verses 6-8).

The scene moves from cornfield to synagogue, where Jesus is asked about healing on the Sabbath (verses 910). Here Jesus appeals to the human sentiments of the crowd of hearers. Jesus assumes that it is common practice to help animals on the Sabbath and so infers … if it’s lawful to do good to an animal on the Sabbath, surely its lawful to do good to a human on the Sabbath. … “Stretch forth thine hand… and it was restored whole, like as the other.” It’s always lawful to do good (verses 11-13). The Pharisees feared Jesus as much as they hated Him. They were concerned with His popularity drawing too much attention from Rome, and so they plotted to destroy Him (verse 14). (The MacArthur Study Bible, the Modern Life Bible, UMI, UGP, and the Oxford Bible Commentary.)

For Your Consideration: What are the hotly debated issues in church today? Has the meaning of rest on the Sabbath now been redefined to suit our purposes rather than God’s intent?

Life’s Application: Jesus opens our eyes to see that true rest can only be found in Him who redeemed us.

The concern for human life is more important than religious traditions. While various aspects of worship are important, they are negated if we do not love one another. God desires relentless love and abounding compassion more than religious sacrifice. “And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:” (Mark 2:27)

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Now-June 3 2nd Quarter Meeting The North Carolina Area of the Northwestern District of the Holiness Church of God Inc., 2nd Quarter meeting will convene at Bethlehem Holiness Church in 701 Barbara Jane Ave., through June 3. The host pastor is Senior Overseer Eugene Kirby Jr.

June 2 Reunion Festival North Carolina Church of God and Prophecy announces its lineup for the 2018 Reunion Festival at Camp. The festival will be on Saturday, June 2 at Camp Maranatha, 900 Old Mill Road, High Point.

There will also be a special Kids Park that will include: Inflatables, Petting Zoo, Bungee Trampoline,

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Former HBCU coach writes book about life and sports

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Cyrus Alexander is one of the best and most accomplished coaches to ever roam the sidelines of an HBCU (historically black college and university). Alexander recently wrote a book about his ups and downs in basketball and his personal life that will soon be released. He will speak at Grace Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem on June 17 for the Father's Day program.

Alexander, a native of Winston-Salem, is a graduate of Catawba College in the early 1970s. Following his playing career, he was accepted into law school at Howard University. He wrote the coach at Howard and became an assistant coach with the team, which

Former coach Cyrus Alexander will release his book, Backboard” in late July or early August. was the start of his coach- older than me,” he said. ing career.

“Because I was so young, I “I got into college worked and prepared coaching without any myself as thoroughly as experience, and my first possible because I wanted year coaching I was 22 to garner the respect of my years old and some of the players because when I guys on the team were spoke I wanted them to

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know I knew what I was talking about.”

Alexander spent 11 years at Howard University as an assistant.

He obtained his first head

St. James A.M.E welcomes new pastor

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Rev. Shelton Miles poses with his wife, Rosazyn. Miles is the new pastor of St. James A.M.E. Church.

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BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

St. James A.M.E. church just welcomed their new pastor less than a month ago. The Rev. Shelton Miles, a Raleigh native, will now lead the congregation of the church.

Miles, a Shaw University School of Divinity graduate, was reassigned to St. James from Mount Zion A.M.E. in Hillsborough. He has led congregations in Rougemont, Yanceyville, Laurinburg, Aberdeen, Mebane and Durham, N.C. For Miles, his first interest was studying law in college. Along the way while playing piano in the church, he received the call from the Lord, which led him into the ministry.

“My time here so far has been wonderful, and I am excited about this opportunity,” he said.

“This is one of the places that when I first entered into the ministry, the board of examiners used to meet,

so to have the chance to come to this historical church, I'm excited about working with the people.”

Miles delivered his first sermon two weeks ago.

spirit I desire to bring here, and it appears that it is already here, so I just want to bring more of it and branch out into the community.”

St. James A.M.E. Church, 1501 Patterson Ave., just welcomed Rev. Shelton Miles as its new pastor.

His sermon was about “T.E.A.M.” (together everyone achieves more), which he derived from the Pentecost, in which the people were on one accord and prayed together.

“The main focus was when people are together, they work as a team,” said Miles. “That's the same

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Water Slide, Face Painting and much more, ages 3-14, $15 and ages 15 and up $10 all day. For more information or to register please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2018-reunion-festivaltickets-46145373053.

June 2 Lalah Hathaway benefit concert Union Baptist Church, 1200 N. Trade St., will host an “Evening with Lalah Hathaway” on Saturday, June 2 at 7 p.m. Proceeds from the benefit concert will go to Union Baptist Church College Internship Program.

Ticket cost range from $50- to $100. Tickets may be purchased at www.unionbaptistwsnc.org.

The A.M.E. church routinely moves pastors around to different churches. According to Miles, that is one of the aspects he loves most about the A.M.E. system.

“I think that moving brings growth in a way that you meet new people because when you meet

new people and go into a new environment, it brings a new growth,” he went on to say. His main interest at St. James will be evangelism, he stated. Miles wants to bring more young people into the church to give them the platform to develop the church further. He says he sees St. James already has a strong base that can invest in young people.

Miles says his strategy of getting more young people in the church is to simply meet them where they are. He and his wife, Rosazyn, have two children, who he turns to for advice to attract the younger generation.

Mrs. Miles says she is ready to hit the streets in her new community to spread the word of her organization that assists women and children that are in need.

“I want to get out there and talk to the young ladies and give them the encouragement they need,” she said.

June 3 Worship Services Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of WinstonSalem, 4055 Robinhood Road, will have worship services on Sunday, June 3. Friends and families will join the traditional worship service, 10:30 a.m., to feature and honor high-school graduates. Lunch will be served afterward. At Explorations, at 9:15 a.m., Steve Weston will discuss the impact of adverse childhood experiences as described in “The Deepest Well” by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris. At the Forum, 9:15 a.m., UU Mia Yang, a geriatrician and dementia specialist, will discuss some clinical trials regarding memory loss: what is normal aging and what is abnormal. For more information, see UUFWS.org.

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Willie Mason and Friends to mark 9 years T H E C H R ON I C LE

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On Sunday, June 3, at 5 p.m., Willie Mason and Friends will celebrate their ninth anniversary with a gospel concert at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, 4129 Northampton Drive in Winston-Salem. The Rev. Dr. Nathan E. Scovens is the host pastor.

Willie Mason, founder and director of Friends, says this year's celebration will feature some of WinstonSalem's gospel artists to share with Friends. Special guests will include, Sharon Allen, Leo Jason Barnwell, Elder Bethany Heath, Elder Cynthia Nash, Bishop Grosjean Stephens, Bishop John C. Williams and Bishop Stephen Williams.

Mason says, “I am really excited as we begin Chapter Nine of making a difference in music ministry. The Lord

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has been faithful to us since the inception of this aggregation and we will honor Him with our worship and praise.� “Raising the sounds of joy,� is vital to the worship experience when Willie Mason and Friends are sharing in music ministry. Their purpose is to effectively share the gospel of Jesus Christ through song, encourage believers in their walk with Christ, lead the congregation in worship and provide an avenue through which individuals may share their gift and be an integral part of the worship.

The community-based group represents some of the Triad's most talented vocalists and musicians who are enthusiastic and dedicated ministers of music.

The group has been blessed to share in concerts across the state of North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Tennessee, Louisiana,

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Mississippi and Connecticut. The group has shared the concert stage with several top gospel artists, including, Byron Cage, Beverly Crawford, John P. Kee, Dorothy Norwood, Lisa Page Brooks, Luther Barnes, Hezekiah Walker, Lyle Lovett and his Big Band; and has performed for the North Carolina Black Repertory Company, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Arts Council of WinstonSalem and Forsyth County annual Campaign Kickoff, CareNet Counseling Inc., Moravian Festival, Old Salem Heritage Festival, Old Salem Our State Conference, Winston-Salem Chronicle’s Martin Luther King Jr. prayer breakfast and GospelFest at the Dixie Classic Fair, and Forsyth Technical Community College commencement events.

Winners of the Forsyth County Sunday School Union Bible Bowl are shown. On the left is the Mt. Olive Baptist Church Youth Team, in the middle is Bible Bowl Director Marcus Neal and on the right is the Piney Grove Baptist Church Teen Team.

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Piney Grove, Mt. Olive teams win in Bible Bowl SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

The Forsyth County Sunday School Union held its annual Youth Bible Bowl Competition on Sunday, May 20, at the Shiloh Baptist church.

This annual event is designed to promote Bible study, teamwork principles and character development.

Each team had to answer questions from the Bible in a round robin competition.

The competition is divided into

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coaching position at South Carolina State.

While there, his teams finished either first or second in the conference 13 out of 16 seasons winning five MEAC titles along the way. “Part of my book is about the battle HBCU coaches have in getting full respect in the larger sphere of big time college basketball,� said Alexander. “I finished second for high major jobs like Ohio State, Southern Illinois, Old Dominion and University of Maryland but I never got the job and you wonder if it's because I come from an HBCU.� “That's what the book is about, it's a David versus Goliath type story. You have to constantly do more with less and that is the reality of our world, so to speak.�

Alexander has also coached at Tennessee State, Texas A&M at Corpus Christi and North Carolina A&T State University. In his first year

two divisions, teen (13-18) and youth (12 and under). The winning team in the teen division was Piney Grove Baptist Church, Dr. James Linville, pastor. The winning team for the youth division was Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Dr. Charles E. Gray, pastor.

Each team won $100 and received certificates and medallions for their accomplishment. The Bible Bowl director is Marcus Neal and the president of the Forsyth County Sunday School Union is Catherine

meet the “who's who� among basketball players and coaches and wanted to share that with up and coming coaches. “Writing the book was great therapy for me because I was still dealing with a lot of personal issues with my mom and my wife,� Alexander says. “It gave me an opportunity to relive 40 years of my life.�

His book is slated to be released in late July or early August. He will have a book signing at Grace Presbyterian Church once released. “The book is about two things. One it's about David versus Goliath and never quitting and understanding that the grind and the uphill battle you have to face and trying to do more with less while being creative in your thinking and never let the obstacles in front of you bring you down,� he said. “And two, it's about developing leadership skills for young people and I think it's a great read for anybody from the locker room to the board room.�

2016 to help deserving students attend Forsyth Tech and further their job qualifications.

Actual scholarship amounts vary for each recipient depending on the course of study and what other grants and scholarships a recipient receives.

To be eligible, applicants must be a resident of public housing, a resident of subsidized housing, or have a household income at or below the poverty level; and be a senior in a Winston-Salem/Forsyth County high school or be able to complete a GED before starting classes at Forsyth Tech.

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must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in an approved course of study, participate in internships while at Forsyth Tech, and agree to meet with a mentor who will monitor and guide them.

Recipients must agree to make a concentrated and good faith effort, with the help of their mentors, to obtain employment or continue their education after they complete their studies at Forsyth Tech.

Applications for the scholarships are available in high school guidance offices.

First Burke/Joines Scholarship Recipient Graduates

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Melanie Lara is the first Burke/Joines Scholarship recipient to graduate from Forsyth Technical Community College. Lara, who was awarded the scholarship in 2016 while a senior at R.J. Reynolds High School, received her associate’s degree and will be attending Salem College.

The scholarship pays the cost of tuition and books for up to six semesters at Forsyth Tech.

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This is one of several initiatives that this organization presents throughout the year to target youth participation and involvement. The Forsyth County Sunday School Union is a nonprofit organization whose objective is to offer support, direction and guidance to Sunday school and Christian Education programs.

at A&T, he led the Aggies to the MEAC championship, giving them a birth to the NCAA tournament.

Alexander is the only coach to lead two different MEAC schools to the NCAA tournament.

During his first year at A&T, he was battling prostate cancer. In his second season as head coach, his mother became ill and passed away in June 2014.

At the same time, his wife was diagnosed with colon cancer and passed away in September of the same year. “In a span of four months, my mother dies and my wife dies and it took its toll on me mentally and physically,� he said. “I tried to continue doing my job from a coaching standpoint, but I just couldn't get it done, so the university offered me a position in athletic administration.�

The idea of writing his book, titled “Beyond the Backboard,� came to Alexander the first year he stepped away from coaching. He says his “unique experience� in the world of coaching allowed him to

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BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST 2ND CLASS THEODORE QUINTANA NAVY OFFICE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

SASEBO, Japan – A Winston-Salem, North Carolina, native and 2009 West Stokes High School graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy forwarddeployed in Japan aboard USS Germantown.

Seaman Rodriguez Jackson is a culinary specialist aboard the ship operating out of Sasebo, Japan.

A Navy culinary specialist is responsible for

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June 3 9th Anniversary On Sunday, June 3, 5 p.m., Willie Mason and Friends will celebrate their ninth anniversary with a gospel concert. The event will be held at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, 4129 Northampton Drive in Winston-Salem. The Rev. Dr. Nathan E. Scovens is the host pastor.

June 3 Gospel in the Park The City of WinstonSalem presents “Gospel in the Park” on Sunday, June 3 from 3-5 p.m. The event will take place at The Gathering Place at Fairview Park, 925 Bethlehem Lane. Bring your lawn chairs.

June 5-7 Revival on the Lawn

operating and managing Navy messes and living quarters established to subsist and accommodate Navy personnel.

Jackson said he is proud to serve in the Pacific and fondly recalls memories of growing up.

“Growing up, I learned the importance of having a positive attitude about things in a negative situation you would always have a positive outcome,” said Jackson.

Moments like that makes it worth serving around the world ready at all times to defend America’s interests. With Nehemiah Worship Center, 4871 Phelps Drive, will host Revival on the Lawn June 5-7 nightly.

Pastor Konnie Robinson will be the guest speaker.

Pastor Paul Thombs is the host pastor. The public is invited.

June 10 Festival of Hymns Ministers’ Conference of Winston Salem & Vicinity presents the Festival of Hymns on Sunday, June 10 at 4 p.m.

There will be a unified worship service, in which the entire community comes together to sing nothing but hymns of the church. No practice necessary and we all just show up and sing the old hymns.

The festival will take place at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1075 Shalimar Drive, Winston-Salem.

June 10 Installation Services Believers Missionary

more than 50 percent of the world's shipping tonnage and a third of the world's crude oil passing through the region, the United States has historic and enduring interests in this part of the world. The Navy's presence in Sasebo is part of that long-standing commitment, explained Navy officials.

Commissioned in 1986, Germantown is the second Navy ship named after the Revolutionary War Battle of Germantown. With a crew of more than 900 sailors and Marines, Germantown is 609 feet long and weighs approxi-

Baptist Church, 235 Ward Road, Greensboro, will hold an installation service for its new pastor Rev. Melvin Nelums on Sunday, June 10 at 4 p.m. in the church sanctuary. Rev. Nelums previously served as an associate minister at Emmanuel Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Dr. John Mendez. He has been faithfully preaching the gospel at Believers Missionary Baptist Church since spring 2011. On March 25, 2018, he was asked and accepted to be the interim pastor.

June 15 “Strength of Shared Dreams” “MLK and the Strength of Shared Dreams” will be presented Friday, June 15, 7 p.m. at Parkway United Church of Christ, 2151 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem.

Following the 90-minute program there will be a time of discussion. There

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mately 16,000 tons.

Designed specifically to operate landing craft air cushion small craft vessels, Whidbey Island-class dock landing ships have the largest capacity for these landing craft out of any

will also be a free will offering taken. For more information, call (336) 723-1395.

June 15-17 New Ministry Launch Total Worship Center 3.0 official launch weekend will incorporate on Saturday, June 16, a major evangelism campaign ("TWC Worship in the Park") located in downtown Greensboro at LeBauer Park, 208 N. Davie St. This event will include inviting partnering churches throughout the country. Also, the official opening of Total Worship Center and Pastor's instillation service will be on Sunday, June 17 at the Sheraton Hotel/Koury Convention Center in Greensboro.

Ongoing

Every Wednesday Noon-Day Express Greater New Liberty

U.S. Navy amphibious ship.

“I joined the Navy to be in the fight, protect, and serve my country,” said Jackson. “The Navy has taught to not be afraid and step out and be a leader.”

As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied-upon assets, Jackson and other sailors know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes providing the Navy the nation needs.

“By serving in the Navy, I know that my friends and family are safe,” said Jackson.

Seventh Fleet, which is

Baptist Ministries will host a Noon-Day Express on every Wednesday from noon-12:45 p.m. Guest speakers from around the city and surrounding area will encourage hearts at midweek. The public is invited to come out and share in this time of wor-

celebrating its 75th year in 2018, spans more than 124 million square kilometers, stretching from the International Date Line to the India/Pakistan border; and from the Kuril Islands in the North to the Antarctic in the South.

Seventh Fleet's area of operation encompasses 36 maritime countries and 50 percent of the world’s population with between 50-70 U.S. ships and submarines, 140 aircraft, and approximately 20,000 sailors in the 7th Fleet.

ship and praise. A lunch will be offered. The Rev. Dr. Linda M. Beal is the host pastor. For more information, Tracee Spear at (336) 429-0512 or Deacon Beal at (336) 528-3256.

Request for Proposals for CONTINUUM OF CARE HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS

The City of Winston-Salem seeks proposals for funding to be available under the Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Grants Program.

Proposals are due by 12:00 p.m. (noon) on June 28, 2018. The full Request for Proposals with detailed information is available athttp://www.cityofws.org/Departments/CommunityDevelopment/Planning/Homelessness. A grant application workshop will be held on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Public Meeting Room, 5th Floor, Bryce A. Stuart Building, 100 East First Street, Winston-Salem, NC. This workshop will be held to provide information and assistance to those interested in applying for funds. Workshop attendance is strongly encouraged. For more information, please contact Mellin Parker at (336) 734-1310 or mellinp@cityofws.org.

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June 3, July 1 & August 26 – Summer Park Series The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County has announced the lineup for its 2018 Summer Park Series that will include two events at Triad Park near Kernersville and three at Tanglewood Park. The schedule is: *6/3 –North Carolina Brass Band @ Tanglewood Park -“An evening of brass on Broadway.” Gates open at 4 p.m.; concert begins at 5 p.m. *7/1 –Piedmont Wind Symphony @ Triad Park – “An evening of patriotic and film music.” Gates open at 4 p.m. and event begins at 5 p.m. *8/26 – Charlie @ Tanglewood Park -“An evening of Motown and beach music.” Gates open at 4 p.m. and the concert begins at 5 p.m.

June 4 – “The Saltbox” grand opening The grand opening of "The Saltbox" home of Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods, Love Out Loud, Winston-Salem HUSTLE and Regenerate Forsyth will be on June 4 at 11 a.m.

June 4 – Aug. 24 – Learn to Swim program Hand in Hand Water Safety Awareness Foundation in partnership with Safe Swim NC, will host a learn-to-swim outreach program to take place throughout the months of June, July, and August.

Pre-registration is required, and the fee is $100 per two week session. All proceeds from the program will go toward the efforts of Hand in Hand Water Safety Awareness Foundation.

Scholarships are available to those who qualify.

Available dates for each session are as follows, with time slots available from 2 - 6 p.m. daily: June 4-15, June 18-29, July 2-13, July 16-27, July 30 - August 10, and August 13-24. For more information and to enroll, visit www.handinhandwatersafety.org.

June 5 – Healthy Tomato Workshop A ‘Trellising & Tips for Healthy Tomatoes’ workshop to be held June 5 from 6-8 p.m. at Carver High School Garden (3545 Carver School Rd, Winston-Salem). IMPORTANT DIRECTIONS: Please park in the lot between the tennis courts and the Carl Russell Recreation Center (south of the school). Follow the sidewalk downhill to the garden. The workshop is free, register at http://tinyurl.com/Spring20 18VegWorkshops, or call (336) 703-2850.

June 5 – Meeting The Forsyth County Genealogical Society will meet on Tuesday, June 5 in the auditorium of the Reynolda Manor Branch of the Forsyth County Public Library, 2839 Fairlawn Drive, Winston-Salem.

The social period will begin at 6 p.m., announcements at 6:15 p.m., and the program will begin at 6:30 p.m. All meetings are free and open to the public and all are welcome to attend.

June 5-6 – Symposium The Offices of United States Senator Richard Burr and United States Senator Thom Tillis, the North Carolina Military Business Center at Fayetteville Technical Community College, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center and the University of North Carolina will host the Medical, Biomedical & Biodefense: Support to the Warfighter Symposium on June 5-6 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. For more information, visit Event W e b s i t e : http://www.ncmbc.us/2018

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June 6 – Day of Giving The Crosby Scholars Community Partnership announces its first giving day on Tuesday, June 6 in celebration of National Higher Education Day. During the Crosby Scholars Program Giving Day, donors can make gifts at crosbyscholars.org on June 6 from midnight through 11:59 p.m. Gifts received during this time will celebrate the Crosby Scholars Program’s spirit of giving back and help fund future programs.

June 6 & 15 – Blood Drive Community Blood Center of the Carolinas will be hosting blood drive in Forsyth County on June 6 & 15 at the following locations: June 6, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Clearing House, 115 Business Park Drive, Winston Salem, NC June 6, 12 -3 p.m., Cone Health MedCenter, 1635 NC 66 South, Kernersville, NC June 15, 1-4 p.m., Homestead Hills Assisted Living, 3250 Homestead Club Drive, Winston Salem, NC

June 7 – Nov. 4 – Exhibition The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) will present Cubans: Post Truth, Pleasure, and Pain, an exhibition featuring more than 60 works of art by 19 wellknown and emerging Cuban artists. Guest curated by Elvia Rosa Castro and Gretel Acosta, Cubans: Post Truth, Pleasure, and Pain will be on display at SECCA, which is located at 750 Marguerite Drive in Winston-Salem, from June 7 through November 4. An opening reception will be held on June 7 from 6 – 9 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

June 7-10 – Twin City Ribfest The 14th annual Salem Smiles Twin City RibFest will be held at the WinstonSalem Fairgrounds June 710. For more information, contact Allen McDavid at (336) 707-9188, ajmcdavid@aka-entertainment.com.

June 8-17 – 40+ Stage Company presentation 40+Stage Company will present “Hot Flashes” on June 8-17.

Performances will be held in the Mountcastle Black Box Theatre at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, 251 N. Spruce Street, Winston-Salem, on Friday, June 8, at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, June 9 at 2 p.m.; Sunday, June 10 at 2 p.m.; Wednesday, June 13 at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, June 15 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, June 16, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, June 17, at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $12 for students, with special $5 ticket night on Wednesday, June 13, and BOGO ticket night on Thursday, June 14.

Group rates are also available. Tickets are available at the Arts Council box office by calling (336)7471414 or online at www.rhodesartcenter.org.

June 9 – Summer reading program The 2018 Bookmarks Summer Reading Program Kickoff event will be held on Saturday, June 9 from 24 p.m. at Bookmarks, 634 W. Fourth Street #110 in downtown Winston-Salem.

Games and inflatables will be provided by the YMCA along with giveaways and overviews of the Summer Reading Program and the featured authors.

June 9 – Book Discussion Andrew Lawler will be at Bookmarks Books on June 9 to discuss his book on one of North Carolina (and America's) most enduring mysteries.

Andrew Lawler unpacks centuries of speculation,

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June 10 – Chef, author visits WinstonSalem Cynthia Graubart, award-wining cookbook author, will be guest chef at a “Sunday Supper” at Willow’s Bistro on Sunday evening, June 10. Supper begins at 6 p.m. and reservations can be made by calling (336) 293-4601.

Admission is $40 and seating is limited. Copies of Graubart’s Sunday Suppers will be available for purchase and signing.

June 13 – One Year anniversary party The Champagne One Year Anniversary Party of Jasper & Fern will take place on Wednesday, June 13 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 469 West End Blvd. in Winston-Salem. Locals are invited to come for a celebration of community, support, true beauty and success and to enjoy the unique experiences that the Jasper & Fern collective has to offer.

Now- Aug. 1 – Call for Artists For the fourth year, the “Take a Seat for Chairity” fundraiser is looking for artists to make or up-cycle old chairs and create “Art Chairs” to be auctioned to benefit Next Step Ministries. The chairs will be auctioned off on Thursday, Sept. 27. Chair Artists will receive 1 complimentary ticket to the event. To get involved, artists can pick up an application at Eclection, Next Step Ministries Thrift Store or by going to the “Chairity” Facebook page.

Now- Oct. 27 – Farmers Market There will be a farmers market held from through Oct. 27 at Village Hall, 3715 Clemmons Road, Clemmons.

For more information, please contact Megan Ledbetter at (336) 766-7511.

June 15 – “Strength of Shared Dreams” “MLK and the Strength of Shared Dreams” will be presented Friday, June 15, 7 p.m. at Parkway United Church of Christ, 2151 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem. Following the 90-minute program there will be a time of discussion. There will also be a free will offering taken.

For more information, call (336) 723-1395.

June 16 – Ronnie Milsap Concert The Winston-Salem Fairgrounds will host Ronnie Milsap with Craig Vaughn on Saturday June 16 at 7 p.m., doors for the event will open at 6 p.m.

The concert will be held in the Annex Theatre. Tickets start at just $20 and are on sale now.

June 16 – Summer Kickoff Celebration Kick off your summer with a progressive celebration at Kaleideum on June 16. Enjoy special activities, crafts, door prizes, and much more. Included with Museum admission and free for Kaleideum members. * K a l e i d e u m Downtown (390 S Liberty Street): 10 a.m.-2 p.m. *Kaleideum North (400 W Hanes Mill Road): 1-5 p.m.

For more information, visit www.kaleideum.org June 16 – Juneteenth Festival The 14th Annual Juneteenth Festival on Saturday, June 16 from 12 to 7 p.m. at Wake Forest Innovation Quarter, utilizing Biotech Place and Bailey Park located at 575 N. Patterson Avenue. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.triadculture.org, or call (336) 7578556.

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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO: 17 JA 158 & 17 JT 158 IN THE MATTER OF: DAMIAN TRYSTEN ALEXANDER GUYNN DOB: 7-19-2013

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

TO: (1) Brittany Guynn, Mother of the minor child Damian Trysten Alexander Guynn (2) Tony Alfred Guynn, Father of the minor child Damian Trysten Alexander Guynn

TAKE NOTICE that a Juvenile Petition and Motion to Terminate Parental Rights seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The abovementioned minor child was adjudicated to be a neglected child on January 12, 2018.

The nature of the relief being sought is a termination of parental rights of the Motion to terminate parental rights filed by the Forsyth County Department of Social Services on May 1, 2018 with respect to the above-referenced the minor child pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1102.

The Mother Brittany Guynn and the Father Tony Alfred Guynn are required to file an answer to the motion to terminate of parental rights within forty (40) days after the date of this notice. If the Mother Brittany Guynn and the Father Tony Alfred Guynn fail to make a defense to the Motion to Terminate Parental Rights within the 40 day period specified herein or to attend the hearing on the said Motion, the Movant (Forsyth County Department of Social Services) will be requesting the Court to terminate the parental rights of the Mother Brittany Guynn and the Father Tony Alfred Guynn to Damian Trysten Alexander Guynn.

If the Mother Brittany Guynn and the Father Tony Alfred Guynn are indigent and not already represented by an attorney, then the the Mother Brittany Guynn and the Father Tony Alfred Guynn may be entitled to a court attorney and said attorney could be appointed upon a request subject to the Court’s review at the termination of parental rights hearing after this publication notice has run for one day a week for three consecutive weeks in the WinstonSalem Chronicle.

The termination of parental rights hearing regarding the parental rights of the Mother and Father is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 16, 2018 in Courtroom 1-D of the Hall of Justice in Winston-Salem, North Carolina or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear the said case.

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Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Carolyn Avant Morton (18 E 1132), deceased February 8, 2018, 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 August 26th 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 24th day of May, 2018.

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