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Dave Moore (left) stands with Charles Hall outside of Southside Rides.

Photo by Todd Luck

SOAR aims to help former inmates

BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE

The city has made a $100,000 investment in Successful Outcomes After Release (SOAR), a program that mostly focuses on helping ex-offenders find gainful employment.

Half of the funds will be used to launch a temporary jobs program that will begin next spring.The other half has been used to give grants to programs and agencies that assist the formerly incarcerated.

Southeast Ward City Council member James Taylor has championed and spearheaded SOAR, which he said was inspired by residents’ suggestions at the “Stop the Violence Rally” he held in February. Many said Taylor the answer to ending violence is giving those with criminal records the opportunity to make a living legally. Taylor said the program is a good investment.

“I want this thing to get as big as it can get because, again, we’re reducing crime and providing opportunities for those who need it the most,” said Taylor, who also led the charge to bring YouthBuild, which helps young people earn a GED while receiving construction training, to Winston-Salem last year.

SOAR funds are already being used to effect change. The Southside Rides Foundation has been granted a $10,000 grant.

Dave Moore founded Southside Rides in 2004, after his own drug-related stint in prison, to teach ex-offenders and wayward youth the lucrative auto-body repair trade. He teaches and inspires at his Waughtown Street area shop and during the classes he leads at the Forsyth Correctional Center, a prison off Cherry Street.

Moore’s program has been praised for changing the fortunes of many young men, but adulation has not translated into funding. He said he will use the SOAR grant to pay stipends to students who work on cars at his shop, where customers who allow supervised students to perform their repairs receive discounted rates.

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At the check presentation are (from left) Kirby Thompson, Evelyn Terry, Earline Parmon, Jamaal Womble, Larry Womble and Donald Reaves.

WSSU Photo by Garrett Garms

PAYING IT FORWARD

Larry Womble makes hefty donation to start WSSU scholarship in honor of his parents and grandparents

BY CHANEL DAVIS THE CHRONICLE

Former State Rep. Larry Womble presented his alma mater with a $25,000 check last week to create a scholarship named for his grandparents and parents.

The Henry and Viola Gwyn, Dorothy Gwyn and Owen Luchion Womble Endowed Scholarship Fund will provide need-based awards to local students majoring in Elementary Education.

Womble hopes the money will provide opportunities for those who thought higher education was impossible.

“For many of our students, this is their first time going to

a higher learning institute. For many, they could be the first in their families,” he said. “Many of them don’t have the resources that others have, so it is up to us as alumnus to try to bridge the gap, because if it wasn’t for Winston-Salem State, I would not have achieved many of things that I have.”

Chancellor Donald Reaves accepted the gift in his office on Wednesday, Oct. 29.

Womble said he wanted education to be the scholarship’s focus because of WSSU’s well-known link to the field: it was the first historically black college in the nation to offer a degree in elementary education. Womble also worked in education for years, starting as a teacher and retiring as an assistant principal.

“Thank you for your gift, generosity and support that you have provided to this institution year in and year out,” Reaves told Womble, who graduate from WSSU in 1963.

With his son and friends by his side, Womble said he will contribute often to the scholarship fund; he would like to see

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Mom joining MS fitness program started by son

BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE

MSFit will soon offer free exercise classes at the Gateway YWCA to help those with multiple sclerosis improve their lives.

The new program, which begins in January, will also provide free nutrition and wellness classes to people battling MS, a disease that causes a variety of physical and psychological setbacks as it attacks the central nervous system.

Brain Murrill’s creation of the program was inspired by his mother Patsy, who has lived with MS since 1995. He led an information session about MSFit at the YWCA on Oct. 20. Those who enroll in the free program will receive memberships at the sprawling facility.

“Once a person participates in MSFit, they have access to the benefits of the YWCA, not just the actual (MSFit) classes ... a full membership,” he said. “They will have a home in MSFit for programs that cater to their specific needs.”

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Brain Murrill with his mom, Patsy.

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Big 4 alumni pack worship service Photos by Kevin Walker

T h e young ladies of Vo y a g e perform.

BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE

The crowd was standing-room-only last Thursday evening at St. John C.M.E. The church was so packed that when the gospel-singing and preaching started, the hand-clapping and amens could be heard from the parking lot.

The worship service has become a central part of the annual Big 4, a weeklong reunion and celebration of the city’s historically black high schools. The service’s attendance numbers rival See Big 4 on A2

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Homecoming HAPPeningS (Above) Comedian Ricky Smiley shares a light moment with NC A&T Chancellor Harold Martin and his wife Davida on Wednesday, Oct. 22 during a comedy show held during Homecoming in the school’s Corbett Sports Center. (Left) A day later, the Martins, students, alumni and Homecoming guests heard alumnus Joel D. Ford, a freshman state senator who represents Mecklenberg County, deliver the Fall Convocation address in Harrison Auditorium.

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A crowd of hundreds takes in the service.

Big 4

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even those of the signature Big 4 event – a Saturday night dance held at the Benton Convention Center.

“We just feel so blessed to still be here and to be able to come together that we want to give praise and thanks,” said Carolyn Hampton, who chaired this year’s Worship Service Committee.

The four schools rotate Big 4 organizing duties. It was Paisley’s turn this year. Hampton is a member of the last Paisley High graduating class in 1968. Paisley is now a magnet school primarily for middle-schoolers. Two other Big 4 schools – Atkins High and Anderson – are also defunct (though a new Atkins was built nine years ago). Only Carver High is still operational.

With the worship service, Hampton wanted to bridge the gap between today’s students and Big 4 alumni, many of whom believe, despite the privations of segregation, they had a far better educational experience than black students are afforded today. The New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Youth Mass Choir belted out tunes and Voyage – Victorious Youth Making Moves for Christ – danced up a storm.

“The theme is ‘A Walk to Remember, Generation-toGeneration’ because we really wanted to involve young people,” Hampton said. “We want them to see that 40 and 50 years after we left school, we are still close and still helping our community.”

Rev. Bernard Walker, an associate St. John minister and 1962 Paisley alumnus, also zeroed in on this generation of students in his sermon, telling his Big 4 brethren it is past time to work with and encourage the youth.

Big 4 alumni (from left) Doretha Crosby (Paisley ’67), Kay Sockwell (Paisley ’67) and Linda Rogers (Anderson ’67) serve as worship service ushers.

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Bines “It is almost over for us; we have to pass the baton to this next generation,” Walker said shortly before he took to the pulpit.

A lifelong member of St. John and a Army veteran who served in Fort Bragg’s much lauded 82nd Airborne Division, Walker and his wife Linda have five children and a host of grandkids. He is all too familiar with the gripes leveled at young people: “‘They don’t talk like us. They dress different. They don’t act like us.’”

He told his classmates that much of the criticism is too harsh and should be

familiar to all of them.

“They said the same things about us when we were their age,” Walker said with a grin.

Dr. Lester Boyd, pastor of Friendship Baptist, shared preaching duties with Walker, and the Big 4 Choir – made up of alumni from all four schools – shared the spotlight with the young performers.

The choir,, which has performed throughout the county and in various cities, is one of many ways the alumni keep the Big 4 legacy alive throughout the year.

“In my 38 years in music, I have never seen a group like this: that loves to praise the Lord in song,” said Choir Director Eddie Bines, Atkins Class of 1971.

Linda Rogers, a member of the Anderson Class of 1967, volunteered to usher at the service. She said because Big 4 festivities are so popular, they sometimes tend to overshadow the community service work the schools’ alumni associations do year-round.

Anderson alumni, for example, serve as peer mentors at D i g g s - L a t h a m Elementary School and adopt needy families during the holidays. The other associations have taken on similar projects.

“It is not just about the dance. We are giving back to the community that gave to us, “ Rogers said.

She said creating the leader in the district’s improvement in increasing role of chief academic offiits graduation rate from cer was key to how she Kenneth Simington, the 70.8 percent to 83.5 per- sees the organization. assistant superintendent of cent since 2008.

“Academic success is instructional and student “I’m excited by the at the core of our mission, services for Winston- opportunity and challenge and there are many parts to Salem/Forsyth County ahead of me,” Simington that,” she said. “We have to Schools, has been promot- said. “I’ve worked with be able to serve students’ ed to the newly created principals extensively in academic, social and emoposition of chief academic instructional and student tional needs to be successofficer. services, and I ful, and this reorganization In his new think combining reflects that.” r o l e , Simington holds a these areas will Simington will allow us to serve bachelor’s degree in psyoversee curschools better. chology and a master’s riculum and By giving degree in educational instruction, from the schools the sup- counseling student servicof North port they need, University es such as we’ll be able to Carolina at Chapel Hill. He counseling, support students earned a doctorate in counand school seling and counselor edubetter.” administration, Emory said cation from the University Simington which includes Simington is of North Carolina at oversight of ideal for the Greensboro. principals. These depart- position.

He began his career in ments will be brought “Kenneth has the intel- education as a school together in what will be the lect, organizational counselor, including eight Academic Services insights and vision for this years at Hanes-Lowrance Department. Simington role,” Emory said. “His Middle School. He was an will function as the dis- credibility with his col- assistant professor in the trict’s second-in-command leagues and his integrity Curry School of Education as the chief academic offi- make him uniquely suited at the University of cer. to lead the transition from Virginia from 1996 to 1999 “My goal is to blend separate departments to before returning to these departments so that one department serving all WS/FCS to be the director we can better support schools.” of student services. schools and teachers and achieve our goals,” Superintendent Beverly Emory said. “I’ve spent the past year studying other urban districts’ organizations, and we also learned from feedback after the Broad Foundation’s diagnostic visit last year. These departments had been separate, and I think combining them will help the central office better synthesize what we do for schools.”

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The Right to Quality Education?

Services offered to homeless veterans

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The Department of Veterans Affairs and Disabled American Veterans Chapter 75 will provide outreach services and lunch to homeless veterans today (Thursday, Nov. 6) during the Second Annual Operation Corps: A Salute to Homeless Veterans.

The event will take place at American Legion Post 55, 111 Miller St., from 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Lunch will be served from noon – 1 p.m. VA based needs tailored to the homeless veteran population will be offered, including flu shots, resume reviews, job search assistance and claims and services help.

All veterans are welcome to attend.

The VA has made helping homeless veterans a priority. Data released in August by the VA, Interagency Council on Homelessness and Department of Housing and Urban Development, claimed that there are nearly 50,000 homeless vets in the nation. That is 40 percent less than there were in 2010, according to the agencies.

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From free speech to a trial, the speedy Constitution lays out a bevy of rights for Americans. Quality education, however, is not among them.

Theodore M. Shaw said that fact is evident across the country.

“Unfortunately, there is no constitutional right to quality education under our federal constitution,” he said. “The battle for quality education for African-Americans has to continue because education remains the engine of opportunit, and we have to think about coming at it, not only through law, but political activism and any measure that we can. The struggle continues.”

Shaw, the inaugural Julius L. Chambers Distinguished Professor of Law and director of the UNC Center for Civil Rights at UNC Chapel Hill, gave the annual J. Alston Atkins Memorial Lecture in Constitutional Law at Winston-Salem State University last Thursday.

For more than 20 years he fought for equal education and other rights as a counsel in the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He said remnants of the hurdles that stood between blacks and education are still apparent in classrooms and in test scores.

“For AfricanAmericans, there was a time when education was not available,” Shaw said prior to his address. “In fact, it was illegal to learn to read or to teach a slave to read. In the post-slavery era and the Jim Crow

Leaders say the law makes no such assurances

Panelists David Dennis with Superintendent Beverly Emory (center) and moderator Denise Pearson, a senior associate dean and professor of education at Winston-Salem State University.

Photos by Chanel Davis

Ted Shaw days, education was segregated, meaning that they (blacks) were secondary in terms of quality, resources and everything else.”

Although Brown versus Board of Education, which turned 60 this year, ostensibly ended separate but equal education, Shaw said it took years to give the historical ruling real meaning and translate it into reality. Those challenges remain as schools with high minority populations, especially, fight for quality education.

The topic was also

broached by Winston- change in New Orleans precipitated by Salem/Forsyth County was Katrina.

Schools Superintendent Hurricane Beverly Emory and David Teachers had to reapply Dennis, director of the for the jobs after schools South Carolina-based were rebuilt. Many were Southern Initiative replaced by educators fulAlgebra Project, during a filling their requirement roundtable that preceded for Teach for America, which provides college Shaw’s lecture.

Dennis, who directs a funds to students who nonprofit that strives to agree to teach in under have all students algebra performing school sysAccording to proficient by the end of tems. their 8th-grade year, said Dennis, the privatization that there is a move afoot /charter school model to address education’s started soon thereafter.

Both he and deficiencies by Emory, who has completely been superinchanging the tendent for just public educaover a year, tion model. agreed that “ T h e there should be switch and a duty – since change in eduno Constitution cation in the guarantee exists country is to – to provide move towards Paige quality educathe privatization to all stution of education,” he said. “New dents.

Emory, who taught for Orleans is now 100 percent charter schools. years before becoming an They see that students are administrator, said her now performing at a first principalship drove lower level than students home the realities of the problems. in public schools.”

“It wasn’t until I took Dennis said the

my first principal job in Darlington County, South Carolina that I really saw first-hand the inequalities; this was in 1988,” she said.

Emory asked those in attendance to make quality education a priority by becoming advocates.

Moriah Paige, a freshman majoring in psychology, said that sounded like a good idea.

“I feel like we should take the challenge to be the leaders ... and initiate the movement,” she said.

WSSU holds J. Alston Atkins events each year to honor the legacy of one of the South’s foremost desegregation champions.

The son of WSSU founder Simon Green Atkins, J. Alston Atkins filed a series of suits to end segregation in Forsyth County that are credited with teeing up the desegregation victories that would eventually come. The Yale-educated lawyer filed a suit against the UNC system that led to increased funding for the state’s public black schools like WSSU.

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Jackson at Institute

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Tisha Jackson, coordinator for the Men Moving Mountains minority male mentoring program at Davidson County Community College, encouraged students from community colleges across the United States to build their own “dream team” to achieve success during the recently held Men of Color Student Leadership Institute in San Francisco. The President’s Round Table, a national network of AfricanAmerican community college chief executive officers, sponsors the conference.

Jackson, also an adjunct faculty member, was the first female preJackson senter invited to speak at the institute during its three-year existence. Using lyrics and videos of hip-hop music, the interactive session addressed the need for minority males to build healthy relationships with self and others and empowered them to build a team that will help them realize their dreams of personal, academic and professional success.

In addition to her presentation to minority male students, Jackson shared strategies for empowering these students with educators attending the conference.

“In bringing a human services perspective to the issue of minority male achievement, I was able to paint a holistic picture defining the academic deficit of minority male students as a social justice issue,” Jackson says.

“Minority males are under engaged and over stereotyped in the classroom. Educators must recognize the need to be culturally competent when engaging minority males.”

Billingsley at NCCU

North Carolina Central University has named Arkansas Native, Dr. Miron P. Billingsley as Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs. Billingsley began serving on Sept. 15.

He has more than 15 years of experience in higher education as a professor, dean, director and vice president. Prior to his appointment at NCCU, he served as associate vice president for student affairs at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas, a post he held since 2008.

Prior to joining Prairie View A&M, Dr. Billingsley served as Vice President for Student Affairs at Billingsley Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock, Ark. He has also worked as an adjunct professor at Texas Southern University in Houston, Director of Training and Development for PeopleSoft at the University of Houston and Director of Public Relations and Marketing at Langston University.

“Education has always been a gateway,” said Billingsley, who credits his mother Queen Esther Billingsley and grandmother Leona Lockridge with his success. “They both believed that education was the key to open all doors.”

Dr. Billingsley is married to national bestselling author ReShonda Tate Billingsley and is the father of four children.

Event renamed for Coble

The Guilford College Board of Visitors recognized the public service of alumnus U.S. Rep. Howard Coble, who is retiring in January after 30 years in Congress, at its fifth annual President’s Forum last week.

Guilford President Jane Fernandes announced that the annual event has been renamed the J. Howard Coble Leadership Forum.

“Howard, it is clear from the remarks that have been made tonight that you are truly deserving of our praise and our thanks for a lifetime of service,” Fernandes said. “… We are very fortunate that as a young man you chose Guilford as your Coble college. You earned a degree in history that set you on the way to a remarkable career.”

The other speakers at the event, held at the Greensboro Marriott Downtown, were N.C. Supreme Court Justice Robert Hunter, Greensboro attorney Marshall Hurley, Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan, former Greensboro Mayor Keith Holliday and Greensboro City Council member Nancy Hoffman.

A Greensboro native, Coble graduated from Guilford in 1953. Prior to his career as an elected official, he served on active duty and as a reserve in the U.S. Coast Guard. He visited campus July 1 to help welcome Jane on her first day as the College’s ninth president.

The Board of Visitors established the President’s Forum in 2010 to present programs featuring experts on important issues.

Previous topics included environmental sustainability, higher education and innovation.

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Muchane coming to WFU

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Wake Forest has named Mur Muchane Associate Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer (CIO). He will assume his duties in January.

Muchane, who currently serves as CIO and Executive Director of Information Technology (IT) Services at Davidson College, is known for his Bennett Photo creative leadership in exploring President Rosalind Fuse-Hall congratulates Chanelle Gainey, an elementary eduopportunities for managing campus cation honor student. needs through advances in technology.

In addition to improving transparency, service levels and responsiveness in IT Services, Muchane reshaped the IT landscape at Davidson and expanded the sense of what to expect from this field. He led the effort to upgrade the SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE To prepare for the transition, Bennett campus to a strengthened its curriculum to exceed the fiber optic netThe Bennett College Board of basic characteristics for establishing an work, providTrustees put its stamp of approval on the Honors Program, and also met the char- ing the capacitransition of the Honors Program at acteristics of honors colleges as recom- ty and performBennett College to an Honors College, a mended by the National Collegiate ance necessary move that college officials believe will Honors Council, the recognized leader in to meet increase the institution’s abilundergraduate honors educa- D a v i d s o n ’ s ity to recruit and retain hightion. rapidly growability students.

“Having an Honors College ing needs of Muchane They also believe an at Bennett College is a hall- voice, video, Honors College will highlight mark toward academic excel- data, high-end the importance the institution lence,” said Audrey Ward, research and collaboration. He also places on offering an enriched associate provost of academic helped forge Davidson’s partnership honors curriculum.

Last support services and director with edX — joining universities such month, Bennett College of the Honors College. “It as Harvard, University of Chicago, President Rosalind Fuse-Hall opens doors for the advance- MIT and Georgetown — to produce a announced the new designament of student scholars who series of online courses and high tion during the annual Honors seek courses with academic school Advanced Placement online Terry Convocation. rigor to hone their intellectual modules.

“We are proud of all of the and leadership skills and com“Mur’s impressive experience work that was done by all who saw the pete for prestigious scholarships such as includes listening to the needs of his value of making an Honors College pos- the Rhodes Scholarship, the Marshall community and fostering open diasible here,” she said. “Through this col- Scholarship, the Benjamin A. Gilman logue. His track record as a collaboralege, we are committed to providing our Scholarship and more.” tor has been essential in imagining the scholars with challenging academic The Honors College also places infrastructure and services that would experiences. We also believe that this Bennett College on the frontier for get- continue to improve the application of will be a prime source for the develop- ting more competitive grants and schol- Information Technology on a college ment of a pool of students that will enter arship programs, which, in turn, will campus,” says Wake Forest’s Senior graduate and professional schools. We Vice President for Finance and are proud to have this new college.”

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“In an increasingly interconnected world, IT organizations need to transition into the role of active collaborator with faculty, students and staff,” says Muchane. “At Wake Forest, I look forward to working in collaboration with campus colleagues to explore new opportunities to enhance and reimagine teaching, learning and administration in the 21st century.”

Muchane joined Davidson in 1999, was promoted to Director of Instructional Technology in 2003 and became CIO and Executive Director in 2005. Prior to that, he held leadership positions at the University of Tennessee and consulted for NASA. He is actively involved in EDUCAUSE, the Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges, the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education and other professional organizations.

Muchane has a Master in Science in planning (geographic information systems) from the University of Tennessee and a Bachelor of Arts in economics and business administration from Warren Wilson College.

“Meeting Mur, his deep commitment to enhancing the educational experience for students and supporting faculty and staff immediately becomes apparent. This is exactly the standard that we at Wake Forest will WSSU Photo by Garrett Garms apply as our technological landscape Linda McCullough was feted by co-workers during a small retirement party at continues to evolve,” says Provost Winston-Salem State University late last month. McCullough had worked at Rogan Kersh. “Expertise in academic WSSU since March 1998, most recently as executive assistant to the vice chan- computing is a critical part of the cellor of finance and administration. She says she will spend her work-free days University’s dedication to improving playing tennis, learning to swim, traveling and learning and teaching the Old student learning and increasing colTestament. laboration across our campus.”

Bennett transitions to Honors College

Saying Goodbye

Awards go to City of Winston-Salem planners

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Lynne Mitchell, a former member of the City-County Planning Board, received the Outstanding Planning Award for Distinguished Leadership earlier this month from the North Carolina chapter of the American Planning Association.

The award honors appointed officials on planning boards, appearance commissions, historic commissions and similar boards who have made outstanding contributions to planning programs or activities. Mitchell received the award Oct. 2 at the 2014 Marvin Collins Planning Awards Ceremony in Durham.

The Marvin Collins Planning Awards signify the highest standards of achievement in the planning profession in the state.

Mitchell, the preventive health director for the Forsyth County Public Health Department, served on the Planning Board from February 2006 to February 2014.

The awards committee found her leadership in advancing and enhancing the connections between public health and Mitchell community planning in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, as a public health professional, a planning board member, and a citizen, to be inspirational.

Also, the Inspections Division of Planning and Development Services and three Inspections personnel were honored recently by the North Carolina Building Inspectors’ Association. The division as a whole received a 2013-14 President’s Choice Award for its customer service program; its solutions-oriented approach to plan review, permitting and inspections; and its extensive continuing education program for inspectors and contractors.

Plans Examiner Bucky Frye received a Distinguished Service Award from the Building Inspectors’ Association, and Senior Mechanical Inspector Alex Ellis and Building Inspector Rick Zamani received Certificates of Appreciation.

The awards were presented on Aug. 5 at the association’s annual conference in Wilmington.

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Leapfrog praises Cone

Three Cone Health Hospitals— The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, Wesley Long Hospital and Annie Penn Hospital—were honored with an A grade in the Fall 2014 Hospital Safety Score. The scores rate how well hospitals protect patients from errors, injuries and infections. The Hospital Safety Score is administered by The Leapfrog Group (Leapfrog), an independent industry watchdog.

“Earning A’s from Leapfrog Group is a big accomplishment.

Leapfrog is one of the better-known sources where consumers can compare the quality of health care, so we pay a lot of attention to their rankings,” says Cone Binder Health Executive Director of System Quality and Patient Safety Dennis T. Campbell II. Developed under the guidance of the nation’s leading experts on patient safety, the Hospital Safety Score uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to produce a single A, B, C, D or F score representing a hospital’s overall capacity to keep patients safe from preventable harm. More than 2,500 U.S. general hospitals were assigned scores in fall 2014, with about 31 percent receiving an A grade.

“Patient safety needs to be a 24-7 priority for hospitals, as errors and infections are all too common and often deadly,” says The Leapfrog Group President and CEO Leah Binder. “We commend the A hospitals, including those at Cone Health for helping us to raise the standards of health care nationwide, and demonstrating that they’ve made the well-being of patients a top priority.”

Grant for Servant Center

Rapidly moving the homeless into permanent housing is at the core of Guilford County’s plan to end homelessness. To that end, Greensboro’s The Servant Center’s Servant House program prepares homeless, disabled veterans to live independently. However, the move from Servant House’s busy and controlled environment to complete independence can be difficult, and isolation is a dangerous risk factor. Through a new program made possible by a grant from the Lincoln Financial Foundation, a case manager will help Servant House residents successfully transition to permanent housing.

The program will have lasting benefits to the community, freeing up room to allow Servant House to reach more people and helping graduates of the program to become stable fixtures in the community.

The Servant Center’s mission is to empower the homeless and disabled, particularly veterans, to become independent, contributing members of our community. Servant House provides transitional housing for up to 21 homeless veterans with disabilities. Residents stay up to two years and are offered holistic care ranging from medication management to case management to disability services to therapy and personal development. Veterans that complete their stay have the option of moving to The Servant Center's permanent supportive housing program to move to the next phase of their recovery with the help of our case managers.

Terhune joins board

Dr. Peggy Terhune, chief executive officer at Monarch, has been selected by the membership of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) North Carolina to serve a three-year term on the organization’s Board of Directors.

NAMI North Carolina, a not-for-profit corporation, advocates for public policy changes to enhance the quality of life and promotes the possibility of recovery and improved quality of life for those living with mental illness and their families.

Albemarle-based Monarch is a nonprofit organization that supports thousands of people statewide with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental illness, and substance abuse challenges.

As a director of theboard, some of the duties and responsibilities of those serving include supporting the mission of NAMI, helping to Terhune make policy decisions in the best interest of the organization and the people it supports and monitoring and reviewing the organization’s current and future operations.

Since she was named Monarch’s executive director in 1995, Terhune has led the initiative to strengthen the organization’s footprint across North Carolina. Under her leadership, Monarch now supports thousands of people statewide with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental illness and substance use challenges.

Terhune’s passion and desire to put people first has contributed to the growth and stability of the organization.

Established in 1958, Monarch is nationally accredited by The Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) and certified by The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services as a Critical Access Behavioral Health Agency (CABHA).

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Volunteers will provide array of free dental services

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Free dental services will be offered by North Carolina Missions of Mercy (NCMOM), an outreach service of the NC Dental Society, on Friday, Nov. 14 and Saturday, Nov. 15 beginning at 6 a.m. at the Education Building at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds, 421 West 27th St. Volunteer dentists and other oral health professionals will perform teeth cleanings, extractions and fillings for those in need on a first come, first served basis. Denture construction for front teeth only will also be available, but patients must come on both Friday and Saturday. Volunteers will determine what time the free clinic ends.

Organizers are expecting up to 1,000 local residents to take advantage of the free services. Lines typically begin forming at midnight on the day of the clinics, a sign, organizers say, of the desperate need many have for dental services. Organizers are urging those who plan to take part to anticipate waiting for a long period of time. Bring medicines, water and any other items they may need, they say.

NC MOM has taken its portable free dental clinic program across the state since it was launched in 2003. The program relies solely on volunteers manpower and grants from charitable organizations, civic organizations, private corporations and individuals.

‘Evening In Pink’ at Healy Towers

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Healy Towers Residents Council held an "Evening In Pink" on Saturday, Oct. 25 to honor the cancer survivors who live in the complex and survivors throughout the community.

Council President Doris Kimbrough served as mistress of ceremonies and led attendees in singing “The Lord is Blessing Me" to open the program. The crowd also sang to gospel standard “It is Well,” heard scripture read by Syue Huffstedler, and were led in prayer by Carol Thummel.

Complex manager Shirley Goodson introduced the speaker, Patricia Jetevu, a licensed nurse and breast cancer survivor.

After Christine Singletary delivered a stirring rendition of "Blessed Assurance,” Edith Chisholm and Cassie Taylor lit candles in honor of survivors. A highlight of the program was the unveiling of a survivors’ tree decorated with pink accessories.

Council Vice President Debra Griffin designed the tree but was unable to attend the program because she was hospitalized.

Each cancer survivor in attendance was presented with a long-stem rose from the dozen red roses Rufus Helms provided. Survivors were also invited to share their stories. The daughter of resident Maria Johnson gave a powerful testimony, as did Sherdian Harper, who talked about how each piece of the colorful jewelry she wore represents a different form of cancer. Attendees were provided with informational material provided by the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Forsyth Medical Center Imaging Breast Clinic. Attendees enjoyed a meal after the program.

Healy Towers is a public housing complex on Healy Drive that caters to senior citizens.

WSSU Professor: ‘Dissing’ cause of many violent crimes SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

in news headlines.

“Violent crimes are perpetrated every Many of the violent acts in today’s day in America. Darren Wilson shot headlines can be related to a common unarmed Michael Brown six times in thread: the aggressor has experienced Ferguson, Mo. Terrorists boarded planes rejection in a disrespectful to crash them into the way or, in other words, World Trade Center and the at some point in their life, White House.

Two they have been seriously teenagers shot their teach“dissed,” according to a ers and classmates at Winston-Salem State Columbine High School,” University author and DeBono said. “It is strikresearcher. ing that all of these perpeDr. Amber DeBono, trators were rejected by WSSU associate professor others. Darren Wilson was of psychology, has conrecently divorced. The 9/11 ducted four recent studies attacks were committed by that conclude feeling dismen who were rejected by respected through rejectheir peace-loving commution leads to greater nities. Kyle and Eric, the DeBono aggression than feeling Columbine shooters, were disliked, for an examrejected by their classmates. In fact, Kyle ple. The findings clarify a previous and Eric hoped to get from everyone, as belief that indicates rejection leads to they put it, the respect they deserved.” aggression.

DeBono has co-authored the article DeBono suggests that a critical com- “Rejection Perceptions: Feeling ponent of the rejection must be a percep- Disrespected Leads to Greater tion of disrespect in order to result in an Aggression than Feeling Disliked,” feaaggressive response. She believes that tured in the November issue in evidence of those conclusions are the Journal of Experimental Social appearing daily in American society and Psychology.

Healthy churches conference coming to greensboro Pernessa C. Seele

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Healthy Churches 2020 will be held in Greensboro from Nov. 13-15 at the Sheraton at Four Seasons/Koury Convention Center.

The national conference, presented by The Balm In Gilead, Inc., will offer education sessions and workshops on disease prevention, care and treatment in order to strengthen the knowledge and skills of people involved in faithbased health activities, such as a health ministry, annual c h u r c h health fair, community kitchen, faith-based clinic or other health programs.

The conference will Mitchell equip attendees with tools to address pressing health concerns – like diabetes, obesity, mental illness, smoking cessation and Alzheimer's – in their congregations and communities. Those invited to attend include pastors, church members, medical professionals, health ministry coordinators, nurses, community health workers, missionaries, auxiliary chairs, social workers and health department representatives.

"Healthy Churches 2020 will provide basic knowledge as well as advanced clinical information and hands-on experience to help churches make health education and compassionate care a vibrant part of their institutions," said Pernessa C. Seele, founder and CEO of The Balm In Gilead, which works with black congregations so that they can become community centers for health education and disease prevention.

According to Pew Research, 87 percent of African Americans are church-affiliated and 53 percent attend church weekly; therefore, churches have a unique opportunity to become community centers for health education, screening and compassionate care, Seele said.

A highlight of Healthy Churches 2020 will be a performance by VaShawn Mitchell, an award-winning gospel singer, songwriter and producer.

Mitchell is best known for his number one hit, “Nobody Greater.”

For a full schedule and registration information, visit www.Healthychurches2020.org.

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Council adds Bookmarks

Bookmarks was named the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County’s newest funded partner on Oct. 16, when it was awarded a grant of $10,000.

Arts Council President and CEO Jim Sparrow and Dara Silver, director of member services and grants, announced Bookmarks’ award and others recently at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts. Bookmarks was the only new group added this year and the first to be added since 2012.

Bookmarks also received a $3,000 grant to support its Authors in Schools program through a Wells Fargo Arts-InEducation grant and a Innovative $5,000 Hendricks Project grant to support a new summer reading program that will be held in conjunction with authors who will come to WinstonSalem for the Sept. 12, 2015 Festival of Books and Authors.

“We are proud to join the roster of impressive organizations who are funded partners of the Arts Council,” said Ginger Hendricks, Bookmarks executive director.

“The funds from the Arts Council will help us grow as an organization and reach more people through our programming. We also are excited about the potential for future collaborations between the literary arts and the visual and performing arts.”

Bookmarks is a literary arts nonprofit organization that engages, inspires, and connects readers with authors. This is achieved through the largest annual free book festival in North Carolina; Triad-based author talks; and the Authors in Schools program, which reaches 5,000 students annually. Visit bookmarksnc.org for more information.

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‘WHAT WOULD YOU DO?’ REPORTER TO SPEAK AT DCCC

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Emmy award-winner and ABC News journalist John Quiñones will discuss the power of education when he visits Davidson County Community College on Nov. 11 as part of the college’s Distinguished Speaker Series. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to noon in the Rittling Conference Center on the Davidson Campus, 297 DCC Rd. in Thomasville. It is free and open to the public.

Quiñones anchors “What Would You Do,” a highly rated newsmagazine that captures the way people react when confronted with dilemmas. During his nearly 30-year tenure at ABC News, he has reported across programs and platforms, primarily serving as a correspondent for “Primetime” and “20/20.” Having grown up in a poor family of migrant workers, Quiñones eventually became ABC’s first Latino correspondent and a seven-time Emmy Award winner.

During his presentation at DCCC, he will talk to students about pursuing their dreams regardless of socioeconomic barriers, particularly emphasizing the role education played in his success. Lynne

John Quiñones Watts, director of student life and leadership, says his message will resonate well with students at DCCC. “Many of our students are the first in their families to attend college, and more than half receive some sort of financial aid,” she says. “Mr. Quiñones will talk to

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students about pursuing their dreams regardless of the obstacles they may face and encourage them to continue their education. After hearing his story, I hope students will embrace the philosophy of working hard to achieve their goals no matter what circumstances they encounter.”

Quiñones received a bachelor’s in speech communications from St. Mary’s University and a master’s from Columbia School of Journalism. He has won numerous awards for reporting on such topics as the Chilean mining disaster in 2010, the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989, the millennium, environmental concerns in the U.S., childhood homelessness and modern slavery in Latin America, and immigration from Mexico.

Following his presentation, Quiñones will offer time for photos and autographs.

The Distinguished Speaker Series is part of an exciting lineup of events open to the community. Events include music, cultural performances and well-known speakers. A full calendar of campus events and activities is available on the college’s website at www.davidsonccc.edu.

Student academic honors Six high school seniors at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) have been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program, High School Academic Program Dean and Headmaster Jill Lane has announced. Three are semifinalists, eligible for college scholarships, and three are commended students.

The semifinalists are Emerald Bender, a visual artist from Winston-Salem, who is in her third year at UNCSA; Ardyn Flynt, a contemporary dance student from Durham, who is in her first year at UNCSA; and Grace Gelpi, a saxophone student from Chapel Hill, who is in her third year at UNCSA. Commended students are Meredith Bain, a horn student from Charlotte, who is in her third year at UNCSA; Sean Krusch, a horn student from Asheville, in his second year at UNCSA; and Gavin Maddock, a guitar student from Pittsboro, in his second year at UNCSA. “This is a great accomplishment for these six students, and a tremendous showing for our senior class,” Lane said. “The faculty and I are extremely proud.”

The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

“Pickin' Greens” by William Tolliver

The Friends of the Lewisville Library have been busy making holiday gift baskets for their Third Annual Holiday Shopping Event slated for Saturday, Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the library, 6490 Shallowford Rd. Vendors and items for sale will include Miche handbags, Thirtyone hand bags, Avon, painted wood pieces, Moravian crafts, antique dishes, Christmas ornaments, embroidered items, knitted blankets, muscadine products, baked goods and much more. Here, Friends VP Marie Sessoms poses with some of this year’s offerings.

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Symphony seeks toys

The Winston-Salem Symphony has again partnered with the Salvation Army to garner support for the Angel Tree Toy Drive.

The Salvation Army provides toys to local underprivileged children through the Angel Tree program. To make the program a success, volunteers are asked to donate toys.

T h e WinstonS a l e m Symphony will accept toy donations at all its concerts this month.

N e w , unwrapped toys for children up to age 12 are sought.

Last year, the Symphony collected 371 toys, which were distributed to 90 families. This year, they hope to collect more toys to help out even more children and families.

Winston-Salem Symphony concerts taking place in November include “Powerful Opera: Dialogues of the Carmelites” on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Stevens Center; “Winston-Salem Symphony Youth Orchestras” on Monday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Stevens Center; and “Carolina Christmas Spectacular!” on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 30 at 2 p.m.

The Salvation Army Advanced Band, which is part of the Salvation Army Academy of Music and Arts, will perform before the 2 p.m. performances of “Carolina Christmas Spectacular!”

Actors Bueka Uwemedimo and Ayanna Reed perform in a previous version of the play.

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Gospel musical coming to WSSU CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT

“The Right Hand of Fellowship,” a two act play by Avis P. Gray, will be staged at Winston-Salem State University’s Anderson Center on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. Advance $20 tickets are on sale now at w w w. r o l l o n p r o d u c t i o n s . c o m .

Advance tickets purchased at the Anderson center Box Office are $25.

Tickets will be available at the door on the day of the performances for $35.

“The Right Hand of Fellowship” tells the story of Harlan Davis, a young handsome handyman from Chicago hired to make a few changes at an aging North Carolina church. But Harlan learns that renovating the church and the mindset of

its elders are rather difficult tasks.

As he wins the trust of the church’s pastor and the affections of the church’s youth – including the pastor’s daughter – Harlan incurs the wrath of some of the elders.

The production incorporates a powerful musical score arranged and directed by Opie Dr. Daniel Spruill; lively choreography by Vicki Wooten Tchanque; and inspiring dramatic performances directed by Marshall See Play on A9

Tolliver exhibit opens at Delta Arts Center CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT

Delta Arts Center will hold an opening reception this evening (Thursday, Nov. 6) at 6 p.m. for “Experiencing Tolliver: Selections from the Dr. James and Juanita Pilgrim Collection,” an exhibition of paintings by William Tolliver. The opening is free and open to the public.

The exhibit will be on view at the Center, 2611 New Walkertown Rd., through Saturday, Jan. 31.

Tolliver was a self-taught artist born in Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1951 whose unique painting style has been termed "representational abstract Tolliver expressionism.”

The exhibition features 22 original works that are reminiscent of his childhood. His works depict scenes of everyday life including cotton picking, mothers and children, musicians, and church ladies. Tolliver died in 2000.

They are part of Dr. James and Juanita Pilgrim’s vast collection. Juanita was attracted to Tolliver’s art by his use of paint and color. “He did not skip on paint,” she said, “and it’s obvious he painted from the heart.”

The Pilgrims, who were friends with Tolliver, live in Fayetteville and have spent their lives collecting artwork and befriending many of the artists whose work they collect.

Mr. Pilgrim is a graduate of the College of Dentistry at Howard University and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Mrs. Pilgrim is a graduate of NC Central University, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the Fayetteville Chapter of the Links.

Tours of the exhibition can be arranged by calling the Center at 336-722-2625.

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Public workshop labels gun violence as a health disparity

Dr. Alain Bertoni speaks as Dr. Kathryn Weaver sits close by.

Photos by Chanel Davis

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In a national conversation dominated by cancer, diabetes and hypertension, one grave health disparity gets lost. In fact, few even consider gun violence a disparity at all.

Dr. David Yamane, a Wake Forest University sociology professor, says it definitely is and that in the South, where the homicide rate is high, violence can have a health disparity domino effect, causing more cases of post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety.

“Violence is a health disparity,” he said Oct. 27 at a workshop sponsored by Wake Forest School of Medicine.

“We need to look at spebehavioral cific risk factors that certain groups exhibit more than others when trying to understand these Cotton health disparities.”

The medical school invited health care nonproviders, profit leaders, public safety officers and others to G o o d w i l l on Industries U n iv e r s i t y Parkway to a free Roberts lunch and the workshop. “What is a Healthy Disparity? And What Does that have to do with Gun Violence? was the theme.

Yamane and Wake Forest’s Dr. Alain Bertoni, Dr. Ronny Bell and Dr. Kathryn Weaver spent more than an hour answering those questions before an audience of more than 40. Dr. Sylvia Flack, executive director and founder of the Winston-Salem State University Center of Excellence for the Elimination of Health Disparities, moderated. She called the nation’s failure to close the health care gap a serious threat.

“I call it our nation’s tragedy because they’re so many significant and preventable threats to our nation’s health and economy,” she said.

Bell, director of the Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity at Baptist, talked about how diabetes presents what he called one of the major public health challenges in the world. The disease is the seventh leading cause of death, and Bell said the hospitalization rates are higher for African Americans and other minorities.

Weaver, an assistant professor of

Dr. Sylvia Flack addresses attendees.

Social Sciences & Health Policy, addressed cancer. Research shows, she said, areas that are predominantly African-American or Hispanic have more incidents of cancer.

Bertoni, chair of Epidemiology and Prevention at Wake Forest Baptist Health, was charged with talking about stroke and heart disease, but he said for young black men, guns are a more tangible threat.

“Homicide is the number one cause of death for black men between the ages of 15-34,” he said. “It is 18 times more likely for a black male to die of a homicide than a white male.”

Social and financial circumstances may be root causes, he adduced.

“With respect to gun violence and other health problems, races, ethnic groups and genders, face different social, economic and political circumstances that may lead directly to some of the disparities in gun related violence,” he said.

Patricia Roberts, a representative of the Ministers Conference of WinstonSalem and Vicinity, was among those who listened to the presenters from the audience. She said disparities are not new and will be around as long as the gap between the haves and have-nots remains wide.

“This is not a small problem but a kaleidoscope of disparities,” Roberts said. “This just didn’t happen. When you are starting out with half a shoestring and you expect it to perform as though you have a pair of shoes and shoestrings ... yes, you are going to have disparities.”

Attendee George R. Cotton Sr., assistant vice president of major gifts at Wake Forest Baptist, said a serious conversation about what is at the root of disparities, especially those related to gun violence, needs to take place.

“When we start talking about gun violence, we don’t say ‘how did this community get this violent and what do we need to do to make sure this community is not this violent?’” Cotton said.

“We have to ask ourselves what is it that is making our communities unhealthy.”

A Classic Always in Style

Frankie Beverly featuring Maze brings down the house at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Oct. 18. The venerated music legend headlined this year’s Winston-Salem State “Throwback” Homecoming concert.

Comedian Joe Torry and songbird Ledisi were also on the bill.

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Larry Womble shakes hands with Chancellor Donald ity for the community and for people in general,” he from page A1 said. “They valued education although they were it grow to $500,000.

“I am going to con- not highly educated themtribute as much as I can selves.”

His mother, Dorothy, a whenever I can,” he said.

He is challenging other cosmetologist, and father, alumni to give back to Owen, an airline laborer, did finish high school.

WSSU as well.

“When you give into Womble lost his mother in the scholarship, you are 2010 and his father two not necessarily helping the years before that.

“They instilled in us school but the students,” he said. “That is what counts that you can accomplish just about anything that in this day and time.”

He recounted his days you wanted to accomplish as a freshmen at WSSU. but you had to apply yourHe rode the city bus to self and you had to work and received hard and respect everyschool encouragement from body,” Womble said.

State Rep. Evelyn everyone in his neighborhood, especially the elder- Terry, who is in her first representing ly. His family was also term Womble’s former district, supportive.

Womble said his the 71st, and State Sen. grandparents, who raised Earline Parmon joined him, had the biggest influ- Womble for the announceence on him. Henry Gwyn ment. Womble challenged was a railroad worker, them to work in the legiswhile his wife, Viola, was lature for funding equality a domestic. They both had for historically black only an elementary school schools. In the last several Winston-Salem level education, but years, impressed on their grand- State has lost $35 million son the benefits of learn- in state funding.

“When you cut a cering. Womble's grandparents died more than 30 tain amount of millions from the other schools, years ago.

“They were very inde- they can better handle it pendent people. They than HBCUs. When they instilled in us a sense of cut from us, it is major suraccomplishment, paying gery,” Womble said.

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“Winston-Salem State University will always be the foremost institution in my mind when it comes to appropriaeducational tions,” she said.

Womble, 73, was a community leader long before his election to the City Winston-Salem Council at age 40. In his teens, as a student at Atkins High School, he was a civil rights activist, taking part in sit-ins and other movements throughout the city.

He represented the Southeast Ward on the City Council for more than 15 years before his election to the N.C. House in 1995.

He was in his ninth term in December 2011 when he was badly injured when a vehicle collided with his near his home on Reynolds Park Road. His injuries and subsequent recovery led him to forgo reelection in 2012.

Womble’s longtime friend Kirby Thompson was also on hand. He said the donation is just a small part of Womble’s indelible legacy. legacy here “His should not just be $25,000, but it should be the root of what started in the ’60s and has continued until this day,” Thompson said.

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Few election night surprises

BY CHANEL DAVIS THE CHRONICLE

A b o v e : Y v o n n e Diggs leads Dorothy Rice and Patricia Welty in an exercise demo.

Photos by Todd Luck

R i g h t : WSSU's Dr. Emma White speaks

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Murrill said the benefits of exercise for MS sufferers cannot be overstated. Studies have shown that exercising can slow the effects of the disease and improve mobility and mental health.

MSFit participants will take part in the YWCA’s Silver Sneakers, a popular exercise program for senior citizens.

Instructor Yvonne Diggs led Dorothy Rice and Patricia Welty in an exercise demonstration during the information session; the women showed how dumbbells and weighted balls can be used while sitting or standing.

MSFit participants must first be cleared by their doctor. Graduate students from the WinstonSalem State University Physical Therapy program will also evaluate them.

“Initially, all new participants will undergo a screening because we know everyone starts at a different level,” said Dr. Emma White, an assistant Physical Therapy professor at WSSU. Mark Scheerer, chapter program manger for the Greater Carolina Chapter of the National MS Society, lauded MSFit and said it perfectly coincides with the MS Society’s 2014 theme of wellness.

“As you know, MS is just one aspect of your life,” he said. “There are other things you can be (afflicted) with: heart disease, diabetes, being overweight, hypertension.

So we want to see everyone develop a wellness lifestyle,” he said.

Patsy Murrill is one of the first to sign up for her son’s program. The disease has affected her ability to walk, but says it has not slowed her down.

With her motorized scooter, she is able to teach at North Hills Elementary School and take part in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and church activities.

“People know me as the girl that rides around town on a scooter,” she said. “Everyone that sees me tells me to, ‘Slow down, slow down!’”

Her active lifestyle does not include exercise, however. She said she owns sittersize videos but hasn’t used them. MSFit, she said, will be the great motivator she needs.

Di Jones is also signing up, adding to her long

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MS, which she was diagnosed with in 2006, has comprised her vision in one eye. She stays active by running, biking and doing other forms of exercise regularly. She rode 100 miles in two days during the Bike MS: Tour de Tanglewood in September. She believes exercise has probably helped stave off some of the worst MS symptoms.

“Physical activity is so important not only to your physical wellbeing, but I think for your mental health too,” she said.

Deborah Sims is literally walking proof that exercise can help battle MS. She was diagnosed in 1980, and her worst flare up left her paralyzed on her left side and unable to walk in 1988. It took a year and a half of therapy to regain her ability to walk.

“I was just determined,” she said. “I had three kids and I was just determined to do this.”

Now she exercises 4-5 times a week at the YWCA to help keep her mobile. She plans to add MSFit to her active lifestyle.

mSFit is also currently raising funds. Search for “mSFit Foundation” on indiegogo.com to donate online. For more information on the program, call 336-464-6604 and email msfoundation@gmail.com.

A win was not in the cards for Valene Franco Tuesday. The highlyrespected attorney lost her bid for the county’s newly-created District Court judgeship to Ted Kazakos.

Franco had mounted a sweeping countywide campaign that was powered by many volunteers.

She joined her supporters Tuesday night at the Delta Arts Center to watch election returns.

“I am so appreciative for all of my supporters,” Franco said. “I had some of the hardest working volunteers and supporters that any candidate could ever have.”

So will she run again?

“I’m looking forward to having a moment to rest. It’s a very challenging process and very time consuming. When I have a moment to rest, then I will re-evaluate whether I would run again. Right now, I’m basking in running the best race I possibly could.”

The unofficial results available Tuesday night pointed to a surprise win for Republican Robert Barr in the At-Large School Board race. He finished second behind incumbent Democrat Elisabeth Motsinger and well ahead of Republican incumbent John Davenport.

Barr is a teacher, who are prohibited from both serving on the School Board and working in public schools within the county.

“I know being in the classroom and being on the board is a little different, but I have good feel of schools ... what works versus what doesn’t work,” he said. “I want to be sensitive to the teachers that may sometimes get directions from the top that don’t translate to the classroom.”

There was one big

State Rep. Ed Hanes Jr., School Board member Elisabeth Motsinger and Tripp Jeffers (right) check election results at Foothills Brewery.

Photos by Chanel Davis

Barr Valene Franco is gracious in defeat Tuesday night at Delta Arts. upset. Democrat Ted Kaplan beat Republican Bill Whiteheart in the AtLarge County Commissioner race.

Democrat Susan Frye easily won a second term as clerk of court.

Motsinger joined State Rep. Evelyn Terry and other Democrats at Foothills Brewery Tuesday night.

Terry – unlike her colleagues Sen. Earline Parmon and State Rep.

Hanes – faced a Republican challenger.

She won easily, though.

“It feels good when you work hard to win,” Terry said. “I was a little bit worried. You never take an election for granted. I don’t take the people’s trust lightly.”

The huge push to register voters and get-outthe-vote seems to have paid off. Voter turnout set Midterm election a record in North Carolina.

According to the state Board of Elections, overall participation in early voting increased by 20 percent, with AfricanAmericans’ participation

increasing almost 45 percent compared to 2010.

The large number of voters came with some headaches. Parmon said he was disturbed by the scene at the Forsyth County Board of Elections on Saturday, the last day of early voting. On this rainy, chilly day, the line was so long, it stretched outside.

“At one point it was raining pretty heavy and there was nowhere for people to go to get out of the rain,” Parmon said.

“While people braved the cold wind and rain, there should have been some provision made for that.”

Another issue that concerned Parmon was the lack of space available for curbside voting.

Parmon said she voiced her concerns to Forsyth County Elections Director Steve Hines, whom she said apologized and advised her to take her issues to the three-member Forsyth County Board of Elections. Hines could not be reached for comment before press time.

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To The editor: What is it going to take? Every minute of every day in the United States someone has had enough. Their life seems useless, painful, meaningless, hopeless. They are someone’s mother, father, sister, brother, grandparent, friend.

On Saturday, Oct. 4, 400 people came together at Triad Park in Kernersville to share stories, offer support, and raise money to help support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. AFSP supports research to improve the understanding and prevention of suicide.

According to AFSP, a life is lost every 13.3 minutes to suicide. That is almost 40,000 preventable deaths a year in the United States. But none of this was covered by local media.

Why? Because no one is willing to talk about it.

The stigma that is attached to suicide and mental health illness has kept a muzzle on the kind of discussions and education that could help us save the lives of our loved ones. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death for Americans, and costs society approximately $34.6 billion a year in combined medical and work loss costs according to CDC statistics. But let’s not talk about it. And while we

are not talking about it, we can expect the number of losses to climb. More loved ones will experience a loss that will leave them struggling with grief reactions including guilt, anger, abandonment, denial, helplessness, and shock. But let’s keep that to ourselves too. melissa Thompson, Salem college student

Gay marriage not justice

To The editor: It is with much sadness that I see the dismantling of morality in our American culture. Not only are our President, Judges and Senators captive to the deception of gay marriage as justice, so are many of our churches.

I know my words are publicly unpopular and will be scoffed at, but individuals and societies who do not stand on the truth of God's word in Christ through Holy Scripture will crumble.

Standards for equality are eroding fast. Every once forbidden practice will now want and be demanding equal rights and recognition.

The devil is clever and the USA is succumbing.

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Voters – 1, Prognosticators – 0.

Early figures show that Midterm voter turnout was better than expected. In fact, a record was set Tuesday as 2,717,920 North Carolinians spoke at the polls. That is nearly 17,000 more than those who cast ballots in the last Midterm in 2010.

Early voting numbers portended that. More than 1.1 million voted during the shortened 10-day early voting period. African-Americans led the way – increasing their early voting numbers by 45 percent.

But what did it get us?

The contest at the very top of the ballot did not end the way many blacks had hoped. Granted, few African-Americans were head-over-heels for Sen. Kay Hagan.

Many saw her attempts to distance herself from President Obama as a sign of disrespect. We were willing to stand with her, largely out of fealty to Obama and disdain for Thom Tillis and his subversive policies.

After she packs up her Senate office, Hagan will have plenty of time to reflect on her s t r a t e g y .

Distancing herself from the president could Hagan Campaign Photo have cost her the Sen. Kay Hagan casts her ballot on Oct. 24 during the early 50,000 or so voting period in Guilford County. votes she lacked.

As of press time, it looked like North Carolina’s only black Supreme Court justice, Cheri Beasley, might eke out a victory, though a recount might be imminent.

Unfortunately, the same can’t be said of Valene Franco, the Legal Aid of North Carolina attorney who vied for the new District Court judgeship. Her deep-pocket competitor Ted Kazakos won easily. He is the second assistant DA to have won a seat on the local District Court bench in the last two years. We don’t like that trend.

DA Jim O’Neill has shown that he has a very myopic view of justice. And, as they say, the apples don’t fall far from the tree.

On a much brighter note, County Commissioner Bill Whiteheart is gone – again. Ted Kaplan dispensed of him; Whiteheart and his antebellum views can now return to the backwoods hovel from whence they came.

The School Board is getting new members – none of them Democrats, unfortunately. Teacher Katherine Fansler came in a close fourth in the At-Large race, just missing one of the three seats. The board will have three African-Americans, but not the three we had anticipated. Robert Barr, who is also a veteran educator, bested incumbent John Davenport and others to finish second in the At-Large contest.

While we applaud the seeming passion that was displayed during this Midterm, let’s not forget that voter apathy is still an abhorrent international disgrace. When Scottish voters went to the polls in September to decide if they wanted their nation to remain a part of the United Kingdom, turnout was a whopping 85 percent. Other nations, even those that are so-called “developing,” regularly put us to shame when it comes to turnout.

Even with the barriers that have been put in place to deter voting, casting ballots in the United States is a cinch compared to nations where voters must endure miles-long walks and heavily-armed intimidators. We can still do much better.

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grateful for the steadfast values of Lloyd P r e s b y t e r i a n Church. Though many won't, thanks be to God that we all still have time to turn and be saved.

Rev. Laura Spangler, pastor, Lloyd Presbyterian church

President deserves support

To The editor: I want to thank The Chronicle for all that you have done to educate the citizens of our area about the candidates and the importance of voting.

I am most appreciative for your introduction to "Our Picks" in (the Oct. 23) edition. It is an example for us. Every word you wrote rang true.

I am ashamed of the National Democratic Party, the NC State Democratic Party, the Democratic candidates running for office, the media in general, and for all of us who celebrated over President Obama's two unbelievable victories in 2008 and 2012.

We have not supported our president when he needed us most. We retreated like cowards instead of openly celebrating his unprecedented accomplishments against tremendous odds. Thank you. charles F. Wilson

(From left) Charles Hall, Dave Moore, Chris Edwards, Eric Stewart, Michael Page, Dominic Moore and Eric Murden Jr., with his son, Eric Murden III, pose outside of Southside Rides earlier this week.

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sound choice with its grant to the program.

Charles Hall first took Moore’s classes while serving a 13-year prison sentence for fraud. He already had some experience in the field, but credits Moore’s tutelage – and his own desire to change – with his change in fortune: Hall now transports and details cars at an area dealership.

“I feel very fortunate to have been able to increase my skill set in prison. It has allowed me to be more marketable and allowed me to be an asset to my employer,” he said.

Hall is enjoying freedom again and being a productive member of society.

“I was able to vote; I was able to get a paycheck; I was able to take care of my daughters,” he said. “Now, I feel like a man with a purpose. It feels great to be able to be an asset to the community rather than a liability.”

Hall is glad that the city is supporting programs for ex-offenders.

He said rehabilitating exoffenders should be as much of a priority as rehabbing shabby neighborhoods and properties.

“The impact that the city can make on exoffenders is so great. I’m just a drop in the bucket, a percentage of what the city can do (by) investing in these types of programs,” he said.

A SOAR grant for $5,000 was awarded to

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Eric Stewart works on a car at Southside Rides. the Piedmont Triad Regional Council of Government's Project Reentry, which plans to use the money for scholarships and to purchase bus passes for ex-offenders.

The Salvation Army will use its $5,000 grant to offer extended training to ex-offenders who leave its Residential Re-entry Center.

Eureka House, a transitional facility for exoffenders, will use its $10,000 grant to help its clients secure permanent housing. Beating Bad Habits, a boxing program for at-risk youth, received $10,000 to help cover operating costs, which include transporting young boxers to and from competitions around the country.

Self Empowerment Lasts Forever (SELF), which is administering the Southside Rides and Beating Bad Habits grants, received a $10,000 grant of its own to use as seed money to launch services for ex-offenders, veterans and the underemployed. The services

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Opie, the artistic director and founder of ROLL ON! Productions, LLC. Playwright Gray, a veteran English and drama teacher, is a beloved WSSU alumna and former Fulbright faculty member at the school.

The play was originally read at the 2012 Hollins Festival of New Works in Roanoke, Va., where Opie convinced Gray to allow him to produce, direct and infuse

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have a positive implication on student retention and graduate and professional school pursuits, officials say.

The College developed 20 core courses and 25 honors leadership courses for the new Honors College. The Honors College encompasses the Global Scholars Program, the Honda All Star Competition and serves as an overarching administrative structure to house and support all aspects of the honors curriculum.

The program also provides for enhancing undergraduate research in all disciplines and as a clearinghouse for prestigious fellowships and scholarships.

According to Ward, Bennett’s recent past presidents have each placed emphasis on strengthening the program. It was,

Meachum music into her play.

The collaboration between ROLL ON! and Gray was showcased at the Atlas Performing Arts Center's Sprenger Theatre in Washington, however, under the leadership of former President Dr. Esther Terry that Academic Affairs was asked to focus on using the National Collegiate Honors Council standards

are expected to launch in mid-December and will include job advocacy and classes to help participants find jobs and excel in their careers.

SOAR’s temporary jobs program will be administered through a Workforce new Development wing.

Participants will be required to have a certificate from a certified job skills training program like those offered by the Salvation Army and Piedmont Triad Regional Council of Governments.

Jobs for ex-offenders in the program will include graffiti removal, maintenance and tasks in the city’s Community and Business Development Department. They will work 30 hours a week for 16 weeks at a rate of $10.10 an hour. Those who perform well, will have opportunities for permanent city jobs, Taylor said.

To learn more about the program, call James Taylor at 336-757-2110.

D.C. in October 2013.

Singer Shirley Murdock played a starring role. A newly-revised version was presented at the Atlas in April. It starred Roz White, a recent Helen Hayes Award nominee, and played to a sold out audience.

The local staging will star actor/preacher/vocalist A. De’Wight Snowden of Washington, D.C.; singer and “Crowns” star LaShon Hill of Greensboro; and theatre professor/actor/blues man Lorenzo “Logie” Meachum.

for establishing the College.

Dr. Joyce Blackwell, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, laid the foundation for this Honors College.

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Community Calendar

Veterans Day Luncheon Veterans HARRY Community Outreach, along with Goler Memorial AME Zion Church, will host its 6th Annual Veterans Day Luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 11 from 12:30 – 4 p.m.

Veterans, with proper military identification, will be served a spaghetti meal, free of charge at the Goler Family Enrichment Center, 620 N. Patterson Ave.

Anderson worship The A.H. Anderson Class of ’69 is asking classmates to come together for the morning worship services on Sunday, Nov. 16 at Hanes Christian Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, 819 Highland Ave. (with hostess Cynthia D. Acker) and on Sunday, Dec. 21 at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, 4129 Northhampton Drive (with host Slyvester “Pete” Rainey).

Poetry party Winston-Salem Writers, Barnhills and Press 53 will present “4 Poems and a Party” on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. at Barnhills, 811 Burke St. The program will include readings from poets Scott Owens, Terri Kirby Erickson, Keith Flynn and Donna Wallace. Their work has been placed throughout the Arts District this month as part of Poetry in Plain Sight.

Mammograms A mobile mammography screening vehicle will be at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 950 File St., on Saturday, Nov. 15 from 9 a.m. - noon.

Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance will be accepted and some scholarships will be available for those with no health coverage.

Appointments are required.

Call the church office at 336722-2325 to make an appointment or for more information.

In the years to come, the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter will develop the area that was the Belews Street community, making it fertile for bio-tech firms and high-tech startups.

But innovation is nothing new to the area.

Decades ago, the African-American denizens of Belews (pronounced Blues) bucked expectations and the iniquity of segregation to start sucessful businesses and institutions of their own.

“Black people had small businesses, and they supported the community,” State Sen. Earline Parmon said Oct. 26 as the city unveiled a marker proclaiming Belews’ historical significance near the corner of East Third Street and Research Parkway.

Parmon is among the many leaders who were in reared B e l e w s .

Though even the smallest remnants of the community disappeared more than 50 years ago, Parmon can still picture the old neighborhood.

“Camel City Cab Company and Safe Bus were over there,” she said, using a hand to point. “D.W. Andrews ... our first black plumber ... was there.”

City of W-S Photo by Jeffrey Toomer AfricanLinda Dark speaks.

American families began settling the Belews Street area at the beginning of the 20th century. Its proximity to R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.’s once thriving downtown operation made the location ideal; many in Belews worked in tobacco factories. Schools, churches and businesses of all stripes emerged as the community thrived.

But a happy ending for the community wasn’t to be. Years before integration sounded the death knell for successful black communities across the South, Belews was sacrificed for the construction of Highway 52. (Today, that highway and Business 40 intersect near what used to be the heart of Belews.)

Bella Bailey is a longtime member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, which used to be in Belews. She recalled the effort it took to relocate the church, which now stands off Martin Luther King Jr. Drive near what is left of Belews Street.

“We sold a lot of dinners and had a lot of revivals,” she said.

When eminent domain came a-knocking, Jimmy Jordan packed up his family and relocated to New York City. He lived in the Big Apple for 20 years before returning to his hometown in 1978.

“There was nothing anyone could do about it, absolutely nothing that could have been done,” Jordan, See Marker on B9

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Dr. Eric Tomlinson shakes hands with a former Belews resident.

City of W-S Photo by Jeffrey Toomer

Artists sought Storefronts WinstonSalem is looking for artists interested in creating unique art installations for downtown. The theme for this series of installations is “Finding Art in Science.”

Artists are invited to come to an information session on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. or Saturday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. in the Hanes Conference Room at the Milton Rhodes Center on Spruce Street.

Information is also available on the website at www.storefrontsws.org.

Caregivers’ event A free Lunch & Learn for Caregivers is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 20 from 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Senior Services, 2895 Shorefair Drive. Marquita Massenburg See Community on B3

The marker stands in the shadow of downtown.

Photo by Kevin Walker

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Robinson crowned Homecoming Queen

Leah Robinson is congratulated by other finalists.

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Leah Robinson was crowned the 2014 Homecoming queen at Southeast Guilford High School on Friday, Oct. 17. She was selected from a Homecoming Court made up of three other seniors.

Leah is planning to attend the University of Georgia at Athens to major in communications and journalism. She is the daughter of Sheila Robinson of Burlington and Lee Robinson of Greensboro, the granddaughter of Mildred Thomas of Winston-Salem and the niece of Sharon Cunningham of Winston-Salem.

Leah, like her mother, aunt and grandmother, attends St. Paul United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem.

The queen is escorted onto the field.

Race Progress awards to be presented

Elasya B’s Candy Tree owner Elasya Jessup.

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The Effort Club of New Bethel Baptist Church, 1016 N. Trade St., will hold its 18th annual Race Progress Promoters awards on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 4 p.m.

The program coincides with the 90th anniversary of the Effort Club.

Race Progress Promoters honor African American individuals and groups who have made significant contributions in promoting the visibility of the local community.

Susie Drayton, the church’s former first lady, started the Effort Club, which she still belongs to.

The presentation of the Race Progress Promoters awards is one of the Club’s most signature events.

This years honorees are Miricale McKoy (The Inspiration), Chelsea Jones and Casey Jones (Community Outreach), Wynter Guess (Youth Outreach), Elasya Jessup (Youth Entrepreneur), Rev. Deborah Odom (Religion), Twana We l l m a n - R o e b u c k (Public Service), Fleming El-Amin (Politics), Linda Feemster (Music), Billie Matthews (Education), Wanda Davis (Theatrical Arts), Alfred Poe (Sports), Juan Eckard (Band/Entertainment) and Richard Daniels (Leadership).

Performers will include Stephen

Board of Elections member Fleming El-Amin.

Honoree Wynter Guess (center) poses with others.

Billie Matthews

Thornton, Jerry Allen, The Napper Singers and the New Bethel Young Adults Litgurical Dancers will perform a dance.

A Meet and Greet will be held following the program. Lisa Myers is the president of the Effort Club. Dr. Kendall D. Jones Sr. is senior pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church.

Timothy J. Behnke has been awarded a fouryear Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps scholarship. Scholarships are awarded on a merit system based on test scores, academic achievement, extracurricular activities, physical fitness, leadership abilities, and personal interviews. Scholarship recipients are enrolled as members of the ROTC Corps of Cadets. Behnke plans to attend The Citadel, S.C. The scholarship pays for full tuition and academic fees, includes an annual book allowance, and pays a monthly stipend for up to 10 months of each school year it is in effect.

Upon graduation from the college and completion of the ROTC program, the student cadet receives a bachelor's degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army. All scholarship students incur a military service obligation of eight years, which may be fulfilled by either serving on active duty or in the Reserve Components of the Army.

The ROTC curriculum prepares students with the tools, training and experiences to help cadets succeed as effective leaders in any competitive environment. Army officers serve as leaders, counselors, strategists and motivators, who lead other soldiers in all situations occurring in ever-changing environments. As trained problemsolvers, key influencers and planners, they are driven to achieve success with their team on every mission.

Behnke is the son of Bernardita and David E. Behnke of Kernersville and a 2014 graduate of East Forsyth High.

Army Pvt. Reginald Shore has graduated from Basic Combat Training at

Fort Benning, Ga. During the nine-week training period, the trainee received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons, rifle marksmanship and bayonet training, chemical warfare, field training and tactical exercises, armed and unarmed combat, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, traditions, and core values.

Shore is the son of Monica R. Myers of Winston Salem. He will graduate in 2015 from R.J. Reynolds High School.

U.S. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Payton A. Harkins graduated from

basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Harkins earned both a diploma and a bachelor's degree at the University of North Carolina School of The Arts.

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An upcoming job and resource fair in Winston-Salem will benefit local military veterans, providing services and leads on employment opportunities.

More than three dozen employers and agencies are scheduled to participate in the Northwest North Carolina Veteran Job and Resource Fair on Monday, Nov. 10. from 9 a.m.

– 3 p.m. at Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina, 2701 University Parkway.

The Division of Workforce Solutions, the Piedmont Triad Regional Council and Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina are partnering to present the fair, to which all local military veterans are invited.

Participants should bring a resume and dress to impress.

Employers scheduled to attend the job fair include Wells Fargo, LabCorp, Lowe’s Home Improvement, Pepsico, HAECO (formerly Timco), the N.C. Department of Public Safety and several staffing agencies. Participants also include government and non-profit resources such as Financial Pathways of the Piedmont, the Center for Smart Financial Choices, Business Health Services and Veterans Helping Veterans Heal.

Dani Johnson, who gained national notoriety after appearing on the ABC show “Secret Millionaire,” will be featured at a leadership and success training summit at Winston Salem First, 3730 University Parkway, on Friday, Nov. 7.

Johnson is a former teacher who overcame childhood abuse and substance abuse to co-own five companies with her husband Hans and pen several best-selling business success books. She is popular speaker, having, according to her website, “instructed hundreds of thousands of people throughout the world on how to make millions of dollars.”

Project “UP!” is sponsoring Johnson Johnson’s appearance, her first ever in Winston-Salem. Dr. Francene Hash founded Project “UP!” four years ago to further her mission of helping the city’s least fortunate.

Hash has taught self-help and life skills classes in a local homeless shelter for the past four years. Proceeds from the program will further those and other efforts.

Registration and a showcase featuring local businesses will begin at 10 a.m. A “Power Training” session featuring Johnson starts at 2 p.m.

Tickets are $150 each or $125 each when purchased in groups of eight. For tickets and/or more information, go to www.teamprojectup.org or call 336-310-9149.

For more information, contact Goodwill at 724-3621 or visit www.goodwillnwnc.org.

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will lead an interactive session on “Sensitive C a r e g i v i n g : Understanding Their World.” Cindy Miles will lead caregivers in “Laughter for the Health of It.” Lunch will be provided by Brookdale Senior Living Solutions.

Registration is required by calling 336-721-6918.

Senior Services needs volunteers Senior Services currently needs volunteers for its Telephone Reassurance program. Volunteers call homebound, isolated older adults on a regular basis to verify their well-being and to provide socialization and support. Call 7216965 for additional information or to sign up.

C2C Union Baptist Church will hold its annual Corner 2 Corner Drug Dealers and Street Life Conference (C2C) from Nov. 20–23. The C2C conference is open to persons involved in all forms of street life. Registration is free and open to organizations and individuals involved with drugs and substance abuse and rehabilitation programs. For more information, call the church office at 336-7249305.

B-ball and cheerleading league The Carl H. Russell Sr. Community Center, 3521 Carver School Rd., will hold sign-ups for its basketball and cheerleading league for boys and girls between the ages of four and 14. Parents can sign their kids up through Dec. 28. The fee is $30. The league will start the third Saturday in Jan. at 9 a.m.

For more information, call Ben Piggott at 336-7272580.

WSSU game trips A. H. Anderson High School Alumni will sponsor turn-around trips to the following WSSU away games: Nov. 8 at Fayetteville State University. For more information about these fundraisers, contact Theodis Foster at 336767-8628 or James McCants at 336-7719946.

Medicare meeting The Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem is offering a workshop for individuals turning 65 (as well as those who already have Medicare) to learn about the different insurance options available, including original Medicare. The session will be on Tuesday, Nov. 4 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Lewisville Branch Library, 6490 Shallowford

Rd. in Lewisville. To reserve a space, call 336748-0217.

Malloy/Jordan anniversary The Friends of the Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center are seeking community members willing to share their memories of the East Winston Library for the upcoming 60th anniversary of the library on Friday, Nov. 14. Contact Ms. Harris at 336-4055380 for more information.

Trip Gateway Flower Club will sponsor a trip on Friday, Dec. 12 to the Christmas lights in McAdenville. For cost and/or more information, call 336-995-9965 or 336784-7688.

Deck the Halls submissions The Sawtooth School for Visual Art is now accepting submissions to be included in Deck the Halls at Sawtooth, the school’s annual fundraiser sale of art and fine crafts. The deadline for early registration was Oct. 24 and regular registration continues until Nov. 7. The event kicks off with a preview party on Dec. 4 and is open to the general public from Dec. 5–22.

Learn more at www.sawtooth.org.

Fish fry Morris L. Slaughter American Legion Post 128, 4817 Old Rural Hall Rd., will hold a fish-fry fundraiser every third Thursday of each month until further notice. The Auxiliary Unit of 128 will sponsor the fish fry. Plates are $6 and sandwiches are $3.

Host families needed Visiting students, ages 15-18, from around the world including Germany, Spain, Switzerland, and Thailand are seeking host families in and around Winston-Salem for the upcoming 2014-2015 academic school year. Host families are needed for the fall semester and full school year. To learn more, contact North Carolina representative Emily Rolin at e.rolin@internationalexperience.net or 269625-4662.

Volunteers needed The Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem has openings for volunteers who can assist older adults with transportation, home repairs, friendly visits or caregiver respite.

Male visitation volunteers are especially needed. Call 336-748-0217 or visit www.shepherdscenter.org for more information.

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Happening Now

Vessels Of Honor revival Vessels Of Honor Church, 3608 Ogburn Ave., will have r ev iva l tonight 6) (Nov. with guest Apostle M a u d e Scroggins f o Household Of Faith Ministries White o f Greensboro and on Friday, Nov. 7 with guest Pastor Scottie White and Abba Fathers Ministry. Both services start at 7 p.m. For more information, go to 336-624-9351.

United Bibleway revival United Bibleway Worship Center, 4053 North Hampton Drive, will have revival at 7 p.m. on the following nights: Thursday, Nov. 6, with guest Pastor Green Moore of St. John Missionary Baptist Church of Axton, Va.; Friday, Nov. 7, with Rev. Dr. W. E. Martin of First Samuel Grove Progressive Primitive Baptist Church of Ararat, Va. All are welcome. Call 336-761-0089, 336-416-4510 or 336-416-9536 for more information.

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Rev. Eyvette Brown Abbott, pastor and founder of Miracles Outreach International Ministries, celebrated her first pastoral anniversary on Oct. 5 with several special guests, including District Court Judge Denise Hartsfield, Forsyth County Clerk of Court Susan Frye and Russell’s Funeral Home Manager Cedric Russell.

Her friends, family and members of her flock were also in attendance at the service, which was led by Rev. James Alphonsz Ingram. He encouraged Miracles Outreach members to give their time and donate money and food to make the day special for their pastor and guests.

The Decoration Committee decked the banquet hall in black and white decor.

Miracles Outreach’s Mother Barbara Brown prepared the food. The Music and Dance Department provided uplifting praise and worship, and a professional photographer captured the event.

Other guests included Attorney Valene Franco, who was then running for District Court judge; Pastor Nathan Baskett and

Rev. Eyvette Brown Abbott (second from right) with (from left) Rev. James Alphonsz Ingram, Judge Denise Hartsfield, Cedric Russell and Clerk of Court Susan Frye.

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Min. Sheila Worrell-Baskett of Victory Faith; and Bishop Albert Saunders and his wife, Elder Kendra Davis of Greater Cleveland Avenue Christian Center.

Miracles Outreach International Ministries is located on 1001 S. Marshall St. in the former Hewitt Business Center.

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Beginning Nov. 7

World Community Day Church Women United will hold a World Community Day service on Friday, Nov. 7 at Grace Presbyterian Church, 3901 Carver School Rd. The theme is "Through God Our Hands Can Heal.” Registration begins at 11:15 a.m. Bible study starts at 11:30 a.m. and will be led by Rev. Touré Marshall, Grace’s pastor.

The worship service begins at noon. Rev. Jeannette Shegog. will speak.

Nov. 7

Mount Calvary women’s conference Mount Calvary Holy Church, 930 E. 14th St., will hold its “One Night Only” women’s conference on Friday, Nov. 7 beginning at 5:30 p.m. Awards will be presented to Apostle Brenda McCloud of Tabernacle of Faith, Mayor Pro Te m p o r e V i v i a n Burke and WinstonSalem State Professor Dr. Esther Powell. CoPowell P a s t o r Susie C. Owens of International Evangelist of Washington, D.C., will be the guest speaker. The host pastors are Bishop Tejado Hanchell and Co-Pastor Victoria Hanchell. There is no fee for registration and guests are welcome to attend this event. For more information, go to www.MCHCWS.org or call 336722-3734.

An array of items were given away.

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Fellowship of Faith Unity Missionary Church held its 12th outreach event on Saturday, Oct. 25 at the Masonic Lodge Prince Hall at 1025 East 14th St. More than 200 children and adults, many from nearby Cleveland Avenue homes, took part in the event, which included fellowshipping and a giveaway. An array of donated items – including furniture, shoes, toys and school supplies – were given out.

For the past few years, the church has held two outreach fellowships a year.

Faith Unity congregation collects items throughout the year for the programs. This year, 10 bags of groceries were given away as well.

The outreach fellowship began in 2006 with a focus on supplying the essential needs of others while sharing the spiritual Word with the residents in the nearby communities.

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The Laymen’s League of Mount Zion Baptist Church, 950 File St., will hold its 10th annual NFL (Network Fellowship and Learn) Father and Son Breakfast on Saturday, Nov. 8 from 9 – 11 a.m. in the File-Goodwin Center.

Mt. Zion Pastor Dr. Serenus T. Churn Sr. will deliver the keynote.

Fathers and sons and other men and boys will enjoy fellowship and hearty breakfast in an atmosphere conducive to positive exchange and mentoring.

Ernest Squire, a Mt. Zion layman, started NFL. Beginning Nov. 8 “I grew up without having that male presence in my home Providence Baptist events daily,” Squire said. “This breakProvidence Baptist Church, fast is a way to bring together 319 Nelson St. in Kernersville, will host the initial sermon of Minister India M. Tapp on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. The church will mark its 129th anniversary on Sunday, Nov. 16 during the 11:15 a.m. worship service.

Pastor Derwin Montgomery of First Calvary Baptist Church will speak.

fathers and sons (mentors and protégés) to explore and discuss ways to improve the quality of life within (the) African American family through love and strong male leadership.”

Topics discussed during previous breakfasts have included “How to Dress for Success,” “Preparing Yourself for Fatherhood,” “Self Respect,” “The Importance of Discipline” and “How to Manage Your Financial Resources.”

Dr. Churn’s topic will be “Hands Up or Hands Out.” Organizers say it promises to be a stimulating, thought-provoking and challenging message for men and boys.

Ernest Squire started the breakfast.

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For ticket information, call 336-722-2325.

Greek favorites will be sold at church sale

Nov. 8

Grief Share St. Paul United Methodist Church, 2400 Dellabrook Rd., will sponsor the Grief Share session "Surviving The Holidays” on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. For those who have lost a loved one, grief can make the holidays a painful time. The seminar will help attendees survive the holidays and discover new reasons to

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On Saturday, Nov. 15 from 8:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m., the Ladies Philoptochos Society will host its 57th annual Fall Bake Sale at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 435 Keating Drive.

Traditional Greek pastries will be sold throughout the day. Lunch and dinner will be served beginning at 11 a.m. There is no charge for admission.

The lunch and dinner menu includes a Mousaka plate, Greek-style chicken or Pork Souvlaki with rice. All meals are served with spanakopeta, green beans,

Greek salad, a roll and beverage. Pastries for sale will include Baklava, Koulourakia, Kourambiedes, Finikia and Loukoumades.

The pastries will be lovingly made by the ladies of the church. Gift boxes will be available for sale. Organizers say the pastries freeze nicely; so they can be eaten during the holidays.

Take out orders are available by calling ahead to 336765-FOOD. All proceeds will benefit local and national charities.

The Ladies Philoptochos Society works diligently to give to those in need.

Philoptochos literally means “friend of the poor.”

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enjoy them again. The session is free and refreshments and materials will be provided. For reservations or further information, call 336723-4531 or 336-7225517.

Giveaway First Baptist Church, 700 Highland Avenue, will hold its Fall Operation Inasmuch on Saturday, Nov. 8 from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Gently used children and adult coats, sweaters, gloves, hats and more will be available. All are welcome.

Beginning Nov. 9

Greater St. Luke anniversary Greater St. Luke Church of the Apostolic Faith, 3796 South Main St., will celebrate the 12th anniversary of Elder S. E. Beal and the founding of the church on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 4 p.m and from Monday, Nov. 10 – Saturday, Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. The closing service will be on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 11 a.m. For additional information, call 336-7884381.

St. James events St. James AME Church, 1501 N. Patterson Ave., will hold homecoming on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 10 a.m. Pastor hSteven L. Lyons will h speak, and the Sons of t Allen Male Chorus will lperform. Revival services will be held Monday, Nov. 10 with guest Rev. Larry D. McDonald Sr.; Tuesday, Nov. 11 with guest Rev. Robert L. Good; and Wednesday, fNov. 12 with guest Rev. Alphonso E. McGlen. All dservices are at 7 p.m.

The public is cordially invited to attend all services. For more information, call 336-724-3965. . nNov. 9

Bethlehem A.M.E. anniversary Bethlehem A.M.E. Church, 6475 Zion Yadkinville Rd. in l Pfafftown, will celebrate its 133rd anniversary on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 3 p.m.

Rev. William H. Puryear of Bynum Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church of Charlotte will speak. Dinner will be served before the service. Rev. Beverly W. McMillian is the host pastor.

Pastor's Aide anniversary Pastor's Aide of Antioch Christian Church, 1432 Underwood Ave., will celebrate its anniversary with “Hats, Heels, and Hymns” on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 3 p.m.

Choir anniversary The New Birth Worship Center Ensemble will celebrate its 17th anniversary on Sun. Nov. 9 at 3:30 p.m. with special guests Dionn Owen & Renaissance and the Angels of Mercy dancers. Dr. James L.E. Hunt is the host pastor.

For more info, call 336699-3583 or visit www.newbirthworshipcenter.org.

UUF services The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Winston-Salem, 4055 Robinhood Rd., will hear the Rev. Lisa Schwartz present “Stop the World, Let Me Off!” at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 9. At the forum at 9:15 a.m., Earl Scott will present a talk titled “The History of the Middle East Dilemma in the Light of the Dangers to Israel and Palestine.” For more information, go to www.uufws.org.

Hart anniversary Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, 1905 N. Jackson Ave., will celebrate the 9th pastoral anniversary and 15th ministerial anniversary of Rev. Paul W. Hart on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 11 a.m. Rev. Issac Carter will be the speaker.

Honoring veterans St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 810 N. Highland Ave., will hold a service to honor and remember military veterans Sunday, Nov. 9 during the 11 a.m. service.

Army vet and former assistant principal Leroy Barkley will speak. A fellowship will follow the service. All all are welcome.

Nov. 11

Benbow speaking Candice Benbow, a Duke Divinity School student, will present “When and Where I Enter: The Power of Feminism in Religious at Salem Space” College’s Huber Theater (in the Student Center) on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 5 p.m. The program is free and open to the public.

Beginning Nov. 13

Women’s conference Great Commission Church, Community 3733 Ogburn Ave., and Pastor Gloria M. Samuels will hold the “Shaken but Not Destroyed” women’s conference on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. with Pastor Carrie Simmons of The Father’s House Outreach Ministries in Florence; Friday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. with Chief Apostle Olive C. Brown of New Jerusalem International Christian in North Ministries Chesterfield, Va.; and Saturday, Nov. 15 beginning at 10 am. with workshops, a luncheon and a fashion show. To register, call 336-577-3420.

Beginning Nov. 14

Whole Man conference Pastor Camilla Washington of Whole Man Ministries, 3916 Old Lexington Rd., will present the 8th Annual Unveil Yourself Women’s Conference on Nov. 14 from 7– 9 p.m. (Night of Praise, Worship & Prophesying) and Nov. 15 from 1 – 5 p.m. (Day of Discovery & Spoken Word of God). There is a $20 registration fee. For additional information or to register, go to wholemanministries.com or call 336-785-2080.

Nov. 15

Bake sale St. James AME Church, 1501 N. Patterson Ave., will have

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Rev. Steven L. Lyons is the host pastor.

Nov. 16

Parks anniversary New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 1201 New Hope Ln., will celebrate Bishop John C. Parks’ 22nd anniversary on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 10:45 am. The theme – chosen by the program leaders Arlene Tate and Lakesha Weston – is: “The Man, The Mission, The Ministry.”

Nov. 27

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Thanksgiving service Holy Trinity Full Gospel Fellowship Center, 5307 Peters Creek Parkway, and Pastor Richard C. Miller will hold its Thanksgiving Worship Service on Thursday, Nov. 27 at 10 a.m. The service will include testimonials, great fellowship, anointed singing, spiritual dance and sermonettes.

Ongoing

Sunday service schedule Trinity Chapel 4670 N. Church, Patterson Ave. in Hidden Valley Business Park, invites the public to attend its services every Sunday. Sunday School is from 9:45–10:45 a.m. and morning worship service is at 11 a.m. Call 336-723-4626 or 336978-0801 for more information. The host pastors are Rev. James E. Gaskins and First Lady Donese Gaskins.

Clothing closet St. James A.M.E. Church, 1501 N. Patterson Ave., has reopened the doors of its SJ's Boutique, a community clothing closet with apparel for men, women and children. The hours are 9 a.m. – noon every second and fourth Friday.

For more information, call Myrna D. Wiiliams at 336-448-5669 or Ursla Y. McKenzie at 336-9238749. The church’s pastor is Steven L. Lyons.

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Homes for Our Heroes (H4OH), a project of Whole Man Ministries to rehab several East Winston houses for dwellings for veterans, received a letter from the White House last month applauding the project.

The letter – dated October 14, 2014 and signed by President Obama – is addressed to Barry Washington, Whole Man’s pastor. It thanks Washington for sending a coin commemorating the H4OH project and for his efforts to better his community. The coin was designed and donated by employees of Wells Fargo, one of several companies that have committed manpower and resources to the project.

Five duplexes are currently being renovated on Cameron Avenue to help alleviate homelessness among veterans.

“As a nation, we must stand by our veterans and their families and care for them as well as they cared for us,” the letter states.

On Nov. 11, Veterans Day, Homes for Our Heroes plans to hold an open house and ribbon cutting for one of the units. The ceremony will take place at noon at 1433 Cameron Ave. Sen. Kay Hagan is slated to attend, as is Mike Fenley, a representative of Sen. Richard Burr.

For more information, go to www.wholemanministries.com or call 336918-1087.

The letter came after the president was sent a coin like the one seen here.

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Gala will honor prominent HBCU alumni CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT

HBCU Promotionals will present its inaugural HBCU Living Legends Scholarship Gala on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. at the Embassy Suites in downtown Winston-Salem.

Graduates of the state’s 11 historically black colleges and universities will be honored, and city native Dr. H. James Williams, president of Fisk University, will give the keynote address.

The following will be honored: • U.S. Rep-elect Alma Adams, NC A&T • Business and community leader Nigel Alston, Livingstone College • N C NA AC P P r e s i d e n t William Barber, NC Central • State Rep. Jean FarmerButterfield, NC Central • State Rep. Marcus Brandon, NC A&T • Winston-Salem Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian Burke, Elizabeth City State • Gospel star Shirley Caesar, Shaw University • State Sen. Robert Clark III, NC A&T • State Rep. Beverly Earle, NC A&T • Superior Court Judge Toby Fitch, NC A&T • State Rep. Rosa Gill, Shaw University • State Sen. Malcolm Graham, Johnson C. Smith • State Rep. Larry Hall, Johnson C. Smith • Coach William “Bill” Hayes, NC Central • Dr. Charlie Kennedy, Johnson C. Smith • State Rep. Marvin Lucas, Fayetteville State and NC Central • State Rep. Henry “Mickey” Michaux Jr., NC Central • State Rep. Annie Mobley, Elizabeth City State • State Sen. Earline Parmon, Winston-Salem State • State Sen. Gladys

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NC NAACP President William Barber (above) and WinstonSalem Police Chief Barry Rountree (left) will be among the honorees.

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Shirley Caesar

Robinson, Bennett College • Winston-Salem Police Chief Barry Rountree, Winston-Salem State • Judge Leon Stanback, NC Central

• State Rep. Evelyn Terry, Johnson C. Smith • Former State Rep. Larry Womble, Winston-Salem State University

creator of a line of branded HBCU promotional apparel and items. A calendar featuring the honorees will be unveiled at the gala. Proceeds from sales of the calendar and gala tickets will support scholarship programs at HBCUs, according to Hairston.

Dr. H. James Williams Dr. Williams, a graduate of NC Central University, will also be honored. William Hairston, Jr., founder and CEO of HBCU Promotionals, is the

Tickets can be purchased at the HBCU Promotionals Store at 3323 Old Greensboro Rd. in Winston-Salem or by calling 336-830-1820.

Mt. Airy community servant honored SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Martha Joyce poses with some of the women who honored her.

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Fall Festival at Rec Center The Carl H. Russell Sr. Community Center held its Fall Festival on Friday, Oct. 31, enthralling a large crowd with carnival games, candy and prizes. The free event was made possible by sponsors like Swing Phi Swing Social Fellowship Inc., the King and Queen Bridge Club, the Carl H. Russell Senior Citizens Club, the Joe Daniels’ family, Sethos Temple #170 and the Winston-Salem Recreation and Parks Department. Ben Piggott organized the annual event with the help of Beverly Ligons, Brian Leak and Karen Sterling.

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Saturday, Oct. 11, an afternoon luncheon was held to honor Martha Joyce, a well-known community servant in Mount Airy.

Joyce was presented with a plaque embossed with the words, “For all you Have Given to the Community and the City too.”

In years past, she presented Black Junior Miss pageants at area schools to encourage and inspire young women. She sold magazines that focused on women in the military (U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx was the speaker at one of the events she

organized for military women.). She led a program where a mostly female crowd gathered to sing, pray and eat.

She also sponsored a black history essay contest at schools and chartered a bus to take kids to Washington, D.C. to see the White House. Joyce formed the Mt. Airy chapter of NCNW (National Council of Negro Women) and is active in her church and the Reynolds’ Foundation.

On Sept. 26, friends and neighbors in the Timberlake Community also thanked Joyce with an appreciation luncheon.

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Kids enjoy Project Pumpkin last week.

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Wake Forest students hosted more than 1,000 area children from local agencies on Wednesday, Oct. 29 for Project Pumpkin, an annual Halloween tradition.

This year’s theme was “Space Jam,” based on the popular Looney Tunes film featuring Michael Jordan. Wake Forest students, dressed in Halloween costumes, escorted the children around campus to collect candy, make crafts and watch musical performances by student groups.

In 1989, Wake Forest students started a Halloween festival on campus for local children. Twenty-six years later, Project Pumpkin has become tradition that participating local schools and agencies

A girl enjoys pushing a cream pie into the face of a Wake Forest University student.

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look forward to each year.

This year, more than 450 Wake Forest students volunteered to welcome children from 25 local

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agencies. More than 80 different student organizations and academic departments set up carnival booths.

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Frank Stowe II (center) of Mayor Allen Joines’ office presents Forsyth County 4-H Agents Shanika Gray (left) and April Bowman with a proclamation on Oct. 8 at City Hall in celebration of National 4-H Week. The nation’s largest youth development and empowerment organization, 4-H is cultivating competent, contributing and confident kids who tackle the issues that matter most in their communities right now.

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Anniversary concert at New Birth

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The popular gospel group Dionn Owen & Renaissance will perform Sunday at an anniversary concert.

The New Birth Worship Center Ensemble is marking its 17th birthday at 3:30 p.m. with a musical showcase themed "Let's Praise The Lord."

Maestro Dionn Owen started Renaissance in October 2001 for an anniversary service at Macedonia Worship Center. The group was so popular that by the following January, it had launched its own debut standalone concert event.

Renaissance is comprised of members from different churches throughout the Triad.

Dionn Owen & Renaissance

The group released its debut CD in September 2003 and has since received a slew of state and regional gospel honors.

Last year, Renaissance received five Rhythm of Gospel Awards nominations, including in the best Community Choir of the Year and best Traditional Choir of the Year categories.

The New Birth Worship Center Ensemble Angels of Mercy Dance Ministry will also perform during the event. New Birth is located at 1033 Newbirth Drive in East Bend. The host pastor is Dr. James L.E. Hunt.

Everyone is cordially invited to come and receive spiritual worship through song and dance, organizers say.

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Crisis Control presents Hope du Jour honors SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Crisis Control Ministry’s 2014 Hope du Jour fundraiser was the most successful ever.

Local restaurants that agreed to donate a portion of their profits on Tuesday, May 6 raised more than $34,800 for Crisis Control, Forsyth County’s largest emergency assistance provider.

Five restaurants were honored by Crisis Control Ministry for their support.

The Village Tavern on Hanes Mall Boulevard received the “Most Money Raised” honor for generating $1,549.06. It was the eighth consecutive year the eatery had collected the award.

Pane e Vino received the award for the Largest Percentage Increase over 2013. Its contribution this year was 189 percent higher than it was last year.

Ryan's Restaurant received the award for “Largest Donation Increase” for raising $400 more than it did last year.

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president of the Belews Street Reunion Committee, said of being forced out of the beloved community.

The area that was Belews saw its fair share of vicissitudes after the highway was constructed. It is now prime real estate in the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter, a large science, medical, research and technology park that many believe will define the future of WinstonSalem.

The former Belews Street neighborhood sits in Quarter’s central section, sandwiched between northern and southern sections already booming with sci-tech exploration and new construction.

Plans to develop the central section were kicked off two years ago when pavement was laid for Research Parkway, a street that connects the entire Innovation Quarter and makes it more accessible to Highway 52 and Business 40. Earnest development in the central section is still 10 to 15 years away.

City Council member Derwin Montgomery floated the idea of doing something to preserve the history of Belews as he and other city leaders were in talks with Quarter officials about developing Research Parkway.

“I think this (the Innovation Quarter) is great, but we also have to remember from whence we come,” Montgomery said at the marker dedication ceremony, which also included remarks by Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian Burke, Innovation Quarter President Eric Tomlinson and a number of former residents.

Historic Resources Commissioner Linda Dark said the 35 markers that have been erected across the city and county over the last 10 years are tacit reminders that WinstonSalem is what it is today – and will be tomorrow – because of what communities achieved yesterday.

“All the physical structures are gone now, but we have (Belews Street) here – in our minds and our hearts,” she said.

The 25th annual Hope du Jour will be held on May 5, 2015. A list of current participating restaurants can be found at www.hopedujour.org.

Learn more about Crisis Control at www.crisiscontrol.org.

Chef Dion Sprenkle hold his award.

Clemmons received the “Most Money Raised by a First-time Participant” award for the $317.42 it collected. Chef Dion

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Sprenkle of Lexington received the award for the “Best Additional Promotion of Hope du Jour.”

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Former resident J i m m y J o r d o n speaks.

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Grayhounds advance after big win

BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE FOR THE CHRONICLE

The Grayhounds Junior Midgets have a flair for the dramatic.

With four seconds left to play, quarterback Mysta Goodloe delivered the game-winning score to give his team a thrilling 15-13 win over the Panthers in a PYFCL playoff championship game last Sunday.

Down 13-8 with 2:24 to go, the Grayhounds faced a must-score situation. At stake was their No. 9 national ranking, a spot in the state/regional playoffs, plus the chance to finish the PYFCL portion of their season undefeated.

Starting from their own 42-yard line, the Grayhounds methodically moved the ball down field, but stalled on three straight plays inside the Panthers' 10. On fourth-andgoal from the five, Goodloe rolled out and looked for an open receiver. Everyone was covered, so he sprinted past all defenders to the left corner of the end zone to put the icing on a stunning comeback. For good measure, he also ran for the conversion. The game-winning play was set up

by Goodloe's 17-yard pass to Christen Wilson.

“It's hard to beat an opponent twice in the same season,” said Coach Stephan McMillian of the Grayhounds, whose team is now 9-0. “The first time we played them, it was the first game of the year for both teams. This time, they came out and were more aggressive. They're a great team.”

The Panthers (8-3) gave the Grayhounds all they could handle. After trailing for most the day, the defense came up with a crucial stop on fourth down and the Panthers took full advantage. Trevor Willard bulled-rushed his way through several tacklers on a two-yard touchdown run to give his team a five-point cushion. As things turned out,

Three Rams praised for their play

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Even before the Winston-Salem State Rams routed the Bears of Shaw University on Saturday, three players received attention for their stellar contributions to the team’s near-perfect season. For the seventh time this season, Rams were honored with CIAA Player of the Week honors.

Three honors were given.

Defensive lineman Conor O'Neal, a 6’4”, O’Neal 320-pound senior from Tampa, Fla., was honored for his performance during WinstonSalem State's 3417 win over Livingstone. He had five tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss, one pass breakup and a quarterback hurry.

Felder Wide receiver Brenden Felder, a 5’10”, 190-pound senior from Lynn, Mass., made three catches - two resulting in touchdowns - for 83 yards during the Livingstone game.

Felder finished with three touchSims downs and accumulated 245 all-purpose yards and a 105 yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

Quarterback Phil Sims, a 6’4”, 210pound senior from Chesapeake, Va., finished the day 12 of 20 for 181 yards and two touchdown passes.

The Rams beat Shaw 61-10 Saturday at Durham County Stadium. With the win, WSSU improves to 8-1 overall, 6-0 in the CIAA and 4-0 in the Southern Division. This Saturday, WSSU will travel to Fayetteville to take on the Broncos of Fayetteville State for the CIAA Southern Division title. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

T h e Grayhounds J u n i o r Midgets celebrate after their big win.

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the lead was short-lived.

“We've got a great group of players who have come a long way,” said McMillian. “I give a lot of the credit to my coordinators Torrette Goodloe (offense) and Ernest Williams (defense) for the job they've done.”

The Grayhounds' defense opened the scoring early in the second quarter with a safety. Three minutes later, Goodloe connected with Wilson for a 27-yard touchdown pass to push the lead to 8-0.

The Panthers finally got on the board late in the third quarter. Jonathan Hudgins ran for 11 yards to put the ball inside the Grayhounds' 10. On the next play, Traquan Cheeseboro slithered past defenders on a seven-yard touchdown run. The conversion pass failed, but the Panthers were now in striking distance, down by two

points at 8-6.

On three different occasions in the first half, the Panthers offense came up empty when they got in scoring position. The Grayhounds kept their shut-out in tact with an impressive defensive stop in the waning seconds of the second quarter. On fourth-and-goal from the three, the Panthers fumbled and Corian Robinson recovered the loose ball near the goal line to end that threat.

“There were several chances we had in the red zone, but we didn't punch it in,” said assistant coach Vernon Brown of the Panthers. “All season long, our defense played solid and provided the offense with opportunities to score. Today was no exception. When we look back on this season, we can honestly say that we were successful.”

East JV falls to Ragsdale

BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE FOR THE CHRONICLE

East Forsyth's junior varsity tasted defeat in its final home game of the season last Thursday. The Eagles stayed in contention in the first half, but fell apart in the second half, and the end result was a disappointing 17-0 loss to Ragsdale.

“We're going to go back and look at the film, but then we're going to have to move on,” said Coach Ron Horton, whose team is now 6-3 with one game left to play. “The bottom line for us is that we've got to execute. Offensively and defensively, there wasn't a lot that we did that was good. We shot ourselves in the foot with missed assignments and mental mistakes.”

Neither team could get fully in sync in the first half.

Midway through the second quarter, however, Ragsdale got on the board when Camden Burnette scored on a 40-yard run and Logan Belcastro kicked the extra point to put the Tigers up 7-0.

The Eagles responded with

East’s Alec Neugent (19) and Samuel Cook (30).

Photo by Charles Leftwich Jr.

their most promising scoring drive of the game, but they came up empty. On fourthand-four from Ragsdale's 26yard line, Jordan Barrett's pass intended for D.J. Morgan fell incomplete and the Tigers led 7-0 at intermission. As things turned out, that second-quarter drive would be the last time that East Forsyth would advance the ball deep in Ragsdale's territory.

In the third quarter, the Eagles defense had problems coming up with stops on third down. On two occasions, quar-

terback Nathan Harmening connected with Burnett on short throws to the flat to keep the drive going. Malachi Maness broke three tackles on an eight-yard touchdown run to give Ragsdale a 14-0 lead with 7:01 remaining in the quarter.

“In too many instances, we didn't get what we needed from everybody on every play,” said Horton. “We'd have nine or 10 guys doing their job. But then there was that one guy who didn't and it caught up with us.

It's important that the 11 guys

on the field all have the same goal and that they're on the same page. If not, you're in for some struggles.”

It was clearly a night of frustration for the home team.

A series of plays midway through the third quarter painted an accurate picture of how badly things went down hill for the Eagles.

D.J. Holland broke loose for a 20-yard gain to put the ball at the 50. On the next play, a bad snap from center resulted in a 20-yard loss. The Eagles were then penalized for delay of game.

Barrett had a 15-yard pass completion to Aaron Pegg, but it wasn't enough to make up for the 35 yards needed for a first down. East Forsyth was forced to punt, but the snap was fumbled and Ragsdale took over at the Eagles' 33-yard line. Five plays later, Belcastro kicked a 25-yard field goal.

Coming off a game in which it played so poorly, East Forsyth looks to redeem itself in its season finale tonight (Nov. 6) in a 7 p.m. road game at Northwest Guilford.

Mount Tabor eyes 10-0 season

BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE FOR THE CHRONICLE

Nine down, one to go.

It's hardly surprising that there's a lot of buzz about Mount Tabor's junior varsity football team. The 9-0 Spartans are only one game away from achieving perfection.

Only Davie County stands in the way.

It won't take long to find out if Coach Tieshaun Brown's squad can complete its mission to run the table on the 2014 season.

Mount Tabor hits the road to play the War Eagles today at 6 p.m.

Even though the Spartans won't have the comfort of playing at home for their season finale, this team has reached a level of confidence that bodes well for itself. They're convinced that they have the tools to beat any opponent, and so far, they have no reason to believe otherwise. But when you consider the average margin for victory – 31.2 points per game – it seems quite plausible that Mount Tabor is ready and ripe for an upset.

Brown doesn't think so. At this juncture the Spartans aren't making any assumptions about how the season will end. Having the chance to go 10-0, he explained, provides all Teddy Christakos the motivation necessary for his players to maintain the proper focus on the task at hand.

“We read The Chronicle article about the team possibly getting the big-head,” he said. “That's not going to be a problem. All the players are very excited about going undefeated. But they also realize that to make it happen, we have to keep doing what

we've been doing. There's no need to change anything. So, that means staying humble and making every effort to get better every day in practice.”

Based on the season's numbers, there's no doubt that Mount Tabor has been at the head of the junior varsity football class. The defense, spearheaded by Christopher Goldston, Austin Canty and Jack U'ren, leads the way. In nine games, opponents have been held to a meager 6.0 points per game. Along the way, the defense posted three shutouts. Only two teams (North Davidson and West Forsyth) have managed to score in double-digits against the Spartans defense.

Brown got a full dose of the good things to come back in August. Mount Tabor registered a convincing 38-8 win over Indian Trail Porter Ridge, which has a well-established reputations as one of the state's top football programs. In that season opener, Porter Ridge's offense failed to get a first down in the first half.

“That game proved to be a positive sign,” said Brown. “The group we have this year is very special and it's showing. It's about talent and in that regard, we're very blessed, espePhoto by Charles Leftwich Jr. cially with our freshman class.”

Offensively, Mount Tabor hasn't been as is Tabor’s QB. dominant as the defense, but that doesn't mean there's a shortage of play-makers. Teddy Christakos has developed nicely at quarterback. In the meantime, JaQuan King and De'Vante LeGrande have emerged as big-play threats who are capable of scoring anytime they touch the football.