Bells Across America© to ring at Mendenhall Homeplace
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The public is invited to join the NCDAR Guilford Battle Chapter on Sept. 17 as they ring bells commemorating the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. This year, Jamestown’s Mendenhall Homeplace will host the Bells Across America© event where participants will gather to ring bells for one minute as the church bells of Philadelphia rang out when the U.S. Constitution was first signed at 4 p.m. As delegates emerged from Independence Hall, all the church bells in the city were ringing.
The event is part of Constitution Week and was started by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1955 when the DAR petitioned Congress to set aside September 17-23 annually to be dedicated for the observance of Constitution Week. The resolution was later adopted by the U.S.
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Congress and signed into public law on Aug. 2, 1956, by President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The DAR has also erected a structure that is built in tribute to the Constitution of the United States. DAR Constitution Hall, which is a performing arts center, opened in 1929.
During Constitution Week, the DAR aims to emphasize citizens’ responsibilities for protecting and defending the Constitution, inform people that the Constitution is the basis for America’s
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SportS primary theme for September a moment in time
Cool nights, bright lights and football set the theme for the Sept. 17 A Moment In Time Meeting at Jamestown United Methodist Church. Participants are welcome to wear a jersey of their favorite football team.
Designed for people with dementia and their care partners, A Moment In Time meetings are held every third Tuesday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the church fellowship hall at 403 E. Main St. Each month features a different theme.
Special guests for September will include the Rah-Rahs, an award-winning cheer group from the Roy B. Culler Jr. Senior Center in High Point. The Rah-Rahs have brought home the gold medal for three years from the Senior Games in Raleigh and are prepared to travel there again later this month seeking another win.
In addition to experiencing the fun of Friday night sports, participants can relax and enjoy games, crafts, snacks and friendly conversation.
Park and enter at the front left side of the church. Guests with wheelchairs or walkers may enter from the back under the portico.
Reservations are requested but not required. For more information or to register, contact Laura Gulledge at 336906-0430 or lauragulledge@gmail. com
Highlights of the meetings may be found at https://www.facebook.com/ jumcmemorycafe.
great heritage and the foundation for our way of life, and encourage the study of the historical events which led to the framing of the Constitution in September 1787.
According to the DAR blog, “at 4,400 words long, the U.S. Constitution is the oldest and the shortest major written governance document in the world.”
Just think, on Sept. 17, 237 years ago, “this document, with a few amendments added here and there, is still essentially the same document that established the
basis of our governing laws at the founding of our country.”
“We are honored to be hosting a celebration of the anniversary of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution … the very framework of our republican democracy,” said Shawn Rogers, director of Mendenhall Homeplace.
“It seems more than appropriate this celebration will be held near the intersection of historic Union and Federal Streets of historic Jamestown.”
“Come celebrate the signing of the Constitution at Mendenhall Homeplace,” said Jay McQuillan, president of the Historic Jamestown Society. “Bells rang in Philadelphia that day so let us continue the celebration in Jamestown in 2024 and nationwide. Join the DAR and SAR honor this special day. Bring your bells – big and small. All are welcome.”
Bring your own bell, if you have one. Some may be available on site but all attendees will
receive a free copy of the Constitution. If you ever wondered about your rights and liberties, and how they are protected, study the Constitution to become more familiar with what citizenship in this country guarantees us. Bells Across America© at Mendenhall Homeplace will take place at 4 p.m. Participants are urged to be in place by 3:45 p.m. because bells will ring all over the country at exactly 4 p.m. The celebration will occur at the same time across America, with each time zone adjusting its time so that it will happen simultaneously.
Limited parking is available at the Homeplace but participants may park across the street at City Lake Park.
July 4 is a very patriotic day. It was up to the founding fathers to fashion rules for the new government to live by. Those rules became the U.S. Constitution.
Let Sept. 17, 2024, become another patriotic day.
History series begins with tales of Oakdale community
By no R m A B. denni S freela N ce writer ndworddesign@gmail.com
It was a different time and a different place.
Well, it was indeed a different time and the memories Elizabeth Greeson shares about growing up in the Oakdale community during the '60s and '70s makes it feel like a different place.
Greeson spoke Sept. 5 to a standingroom only crowd in the computer room at the Jamestown Public Library for the first in a series of local history lectures. Many who attended the event also grew up in that area and had parents who worked in the Oakdale Cotton Mills or worked there themselves. Others said they too grew up in a community much like Oakdale and could readily relate to the stories Greeson told.
“My dad died with I was 7 years old and my mother raised me as a single parent,” said Greeson. “The people in the Oakdale community and at Oakdale United Methodist Church helped raise me.”
Although Greeson did not live in the mill village, but farther down River Road, that small community greatly influenced her growing up years. Greeson noted it was perfectly acceptable for a child in the 60s to walk freely around the neighborhood or stop to eat with a neighbor. Adults thought nothing of watching the children of others who worked different shifts at the mill.
“There were people in Jamestown who made sure you were doing the right thing,” Greeson said. “It did not matter if you were their child.
“Visiting neighbors, I learned to cook
town Council to meet Sept. 17
By CAR ol BR ook S freela N ce writer cab1hp@gmail.com
The Jamestown Town Council appears to have another short meeting scheduled for Sept. 17.
Under old business, the Council will consider approval of a revised Joint Governmental Agreement with the Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority (PTRWA).
from them and learned hospitality from them. A lot of people who lived in the mill village were related. But even those not related were there for one another."
Once when Greeson had an accident on her bicycle, a man stopped, loaded her and the bike in his car and took her to Dr. Fortney’s in town. The doctor’s office called Greeson’s mother, said she was fine and they would keep her there until her mom got off work.
“I learned to sing all the songs along with the choir,” she said.
Oakdale United Methodist Church played a large part of shaping the person Greeson would become. Her grandfather Jim Scott helped start the church when it was just a brush arbor. Later, her mother was the choir director at the church and Greeson sat in a small chair in front of the choir, but behind the panel where she was not easily seen.
“Oakdale was a close-knit community. The people had strong work ethics and were very resourceful. ‘We’ll figure it out. There is always a solution,’ was their philosophy. They could come up with different ways to make things work."
An example of finding ways to make things work was the new Oakdale United Methodist Church parsonage. In the 1950s
Company has a way to clean PFAS from water
By CAR ol BR ook S freela N ce writer cab1hp@gmail.com
The Town Council will meet at 6 p.m. in the Civic Center at Town Hall. The meeting will be available live and after the meeting at www.youtube.com/c/ TownofJamestownNC. Click on “live.”
New business consists of approval of a meter reading contract with Ferguson Enterprises, LLC, and awarding of a contract for universal playground equipment at Jamestown Park. Information on a new agenda item, Council’s Community Corner, was not available prior to publication of this newspaper.
There has been much discussion — some of it heated — about the state of the water that Jamestown residents drink from their taps. In April, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandated that water treatment plants remove PFAS, known as “forever chemicals” from the water. This will be a costly endeavor that municipalities — and their residents — will have to pay for.
But now, a Burlington company, Invicta Water Inc., aims to eliminate PFAS and other high health risk chemicals from water worldwide.
“We believe access to clean water is a fundamental human right and are committed to utilizing our expertise and resources to address the global water crisis to ensure everyone has access to safe water,” reads their website, www.invictawater.com.
Steve Wilcenski, CEO, says the company’s technology not only removes PFAS but also destroys them.
“If we can solve this, if we can help eradicate these chemicals, then we can prevent this from happening to other people,” Wilcenski said in an interview with WRAL. Wilcenski referred to his sister who died from a rare form of breast cancer possibly linked to PFAS and 1,4-diozine in the drinking water on
military bases in the Southeast.
The technology uses material made of boron and nitrogen to create crystals that cling to PFAS in the water. Adding ultraviolet light creates a chemical reaction that destroys the chemicals. Invicta’s product is cost-effective.
The company plans to work with water treatment plants and polluting industries. Also under development are home and well systems.
“We want to make clean water available for everyone,” Wilcenski said.
A case study available on the company’s website details how a former industrial site was found to be well
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Photos by Norma B. Dennis (At left) Julia Rayborn looks at pictures of oakdale though tiny openings in a window display crafted by Jamie Viar, the last maintenance man employed by oakdale Cotton mills. (Below) elizabeth Greeson shared history of the oakdale community during the first of a history series at Jamestown public library.
Under the PIG Top comes to Jamestown
By no R m A B. denni S freela N ce writer ndworddesign@gmail.com
The iconic Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which had conducted performances for more than 146 years, held its final act in 2017. But Jamestown can expect its own rendition of circus fun at the 15th anniversary of Family Service of the Piedmont’s annual Pig Pickin’. The theme for this year’s fundraiser is “Under the PIG Top” and is sure to please with food, fun and fellowship.
“The large tent we had last year just seemed to lean itself to a circus theme this year,” said committee member Chris Whitesell.
The presenting sponsor is The James R. Bullock Charitable Fund.
Under the PIG Top will be held Sept. 21 from 6-10 p.m. at Furnitureland South, 5635 Riverdale Drive in Jamestown. As in the past it will include barbecue pork and chicken served by BBQ Joe’s Country Cooking & Catering, southern sides
and desserts, beer and wine, a silent auction and a DJ with a variety of music to set toes a-tapping and the dance floor hopping. Tickets are $100 and are on sale now.
Top sponsors ($1,000 and above) are invited to attend the Swine Soirée, a pre-event cocktail party beginning at 5 p.m. Shop for a great deal while supporting a great cause by participating in the annual silent auction. It will open one week before the
event and end at 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 21. Items may be picked up that night or at the Family Service of the Piedmont office, 902 Bonner Drive in Jamestown, during business hours Monday through Friday.
Among the many items in the silent auction are 11 carefully curated trip packages by the American Fundraising Foundation. A portion of the proceeds from every trip purchased is donated back to Family Service of the Piedmont.
How to bid
Use the QR code below to see auction items and the raffle prize and to make bids. Or enter the URL one.bidpal.net/ jpp24/ to bid in the auction or purchase raffle tickets, or text “JPP24” to 243-725 to receive a text with a link to the site.
Simon Jewelers has donated a pair of oval hoop diamond earrings (1.06 carat total diamond weight) for this year’s raffle. Tickets may be purchased online or at the event. You do not need to be present to win.
The mission of Family Service of the Piedmont is to build safe and healthy families in the Piedmont Triad by addressing issues of domestic violence, child abuse, mental health and financial stability. Each year the agency serves more than
JD Vance and me
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Writing in the Sept. 5 Chicago Tribune, columnist Steve Chapman explained how “JD Vance keeps proving he’s a terrible choice for VP.” Chapman wrote, with tongue in cheek, “Whatever his many failings and outrages, you have to give Donald Trump credit for picking a sound running mate — someone with experience in government, a mild temperament, a belief in democracy and the backbone to stand up to Trump himself. Unfortunately, that was eight years ago, when Mike Pence joined the Republican ticket.
“This year, Trump chose JD Vance, who is notable in all sorts of ways that don’t put him in a flattering light. His history of misogynistic remarks and his abrupt conversion from fierce Trump critic to fawning Trump toady only underline why he is one of the worst vice-presidential choices of the past century.
“The first requirement of a running mate should be the capacity to step into the most powerful office in the world on a moment’s notice, as
several vice presidents have done. For Vance to be in that position would be like the office intern taking over as CEO. At 40, he has held only one political office, U.S. senator, and for less than two years. Preparation for the presidency doesn’t get much more minimal.
“Pence had spent 12 years in Congress and four years as governor of Indiana. Vance is even less qualified than Sarah Palin, who had been a small-town mayor and governor of Alaska before John McCain elevated her to national prominence in 2008.
“Vance’s Kleenex-thin resume matters even more than usual because at 78, Trump is the oldest presidential nominee ever. He has a far higher chance of dying in the next four years than Kamala Harris, who is 59.
“Vance has gotten little scrutiny for his inexperience because he has gotten so much for his strange comments about women — sneering at ‘childless cat women,’ claiming that professional women without kids are on a ‘path to misery’ and apparently agreeing with an interviewer who said that helping to raise grandchildren is ‘the whole purpose of the
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the church sold its parsonage in order to build a new one beside the church. The pastor lived in the basement of the church for about a year while the new parsonage was being built. He got married while living in the basement and brought his wife and mother-in-law to live in the basement as well.
“The Ragsdales, who owned the mill at that time, were there for us,” Greeson said. “They made sure we knew who to go to for help and who we could trust. They built the church, the school (for children in first and second grade) and a community store.”
Greeson’s aunt, Myrtle Scott began working at the mill when she was 10, pushing carts from one department to another. But she could not have a knife to use at work until she was 14.
“That was sort of a rite of passage,” Greeson said.
Greeson showed a beautiful off-white afghan her aunt had made out of Oakdale Cotton Mills twine.
Greeson recalled as a child at Christmas receiving large treat bags filled with fruit, candy and twine from the mill and later when she worked there having the privilege of helping to give out the treat bags.
“I got to enjoy it from both sides, getting and giving,” she said.
Greeson’s husband Russell moved to
postmenopausal female.’”
I have mixed feelings about these condescending comments about Vance because he and I share some important common experiences.
JD became famous in 2016 as the author of “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis.”
Some of my friends thought I would be interested in Vance because he, like me, is a graduate of Yale Law School. Neither JD nor I are typical Yale Law grads. Although many Yale law students are graduates of Ivy League undergraduate colleges, JD and I graduated from non-Ivy League colleges: JD from Ohio State and I from Davidson.
Both of us had served in the military before entering law school.
Like JD, I wrote a book shortly after law school. His was a best seller. Mine, about the federal regulation of resort real estate sales, sold very few copies, but it helped established my legal credentials.
There are other similarities. Both of us use initials rather than complete first names: he as JD, and I as D.G. The D in both our names stands for David.
the area when he was about 10. As a teenager, he would leave school at 2 p.m. and work at the mill until 10 p.m. Before they married, Elizabeth would often hang out at the Greeson home. Russell’s mother would pack his supper and Elizabeth took it to the mill and slid it under the fence. Since the gate was locked, that is how workers often got lunch or supper from their families.
Greeson and her husband married at Oakdale United Methodist Church and raised their children in that church as well.
The community also had its influence on their children.
“Our older son, Scott, learned animal husbandry there,” Greeson said smiling.
“He got eggs from Donnie Fowler and hatched them in an incubator in his bedroom. He learned what it took to turn them regularly and after they hatched he took the chicks back to Donnie to sell.”
Although the stories listed in the paper are just part of what Greeson shared, they are not ancient accounts. They are, however, a part of Jamestown’s rich history.
“Just sharing our stories is so important,” she said.
The second in the history series at the library will be held Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m.
Shanna Moore will tell about the area’s hunting lodges. Look in the newspaper for upcoming information about this event.
19,000 local children and adults, and touches the lives of thousands more through its community education and outreach programs.
Since the Pig Pickin’ fundraisers began in Jamestown in 2009, more than $1.4 million has been raised to support vital programs and services in the community. Last year’s Pig Pickin’ raised $150,000 and was supported by more than 400 individuals from the Jamestown area. The Jamestown Pig Pickin’ also helps increase awareness of Family Service of the Piedmont.
“There are any number of charities to which people can donate, but I think people especially like to support this fundraiser because it serves local families in the greater Jamestown area,” Whitesell said. “It hits home.”
Fun and fundraising make a good combination and planners of this year’s fundraising event feel sure it will be the greatest show in Jamestown.
See you Under the PIG Top!
Both of us spent significant amount of time growing up in or near Appalachia, he in Kentucky and I in Bristol, Tenn.-Va. We both worked for short times in law firms in Ohio.
I ran for the U.S. Senate and lost. JD won his U.S. Senate race on his first try.
We may be the same in some ways, but very different in others.
For instance, in growing up, I had the full support of a great family and community, while JD had to contend with an unstable family in a struggling community.
As a result, I think we, including the government, should encourage and support strengthening our families and communities.
JD, on the other hand, gives himself credit for his success and resists supporting government efforts at community building.
Notwithstanding our similarities we are going to differ on many important political and social questions for the rest of our lives.
D.G. Martin, a retired lawyer, served as UNCSystem’s vice president for public affairs and hosted PBS-NC’s North Carolina Bookwatch.
above recommended and proposed safe levels. After using Invicta’s system, eight of the 10 PFAS previously found were undetectable.
The City of High Point has estimated it would cost $16.1 million to clean up PFAS.
Jamestown purchases some of its water from High Point. Water samples from the Arnold Koonce City Lake, which borders several Jamestown neighborhoods, and the city’s drinking water have indicated PFAS levels above federal limits, which is four parts per trillion.
Jamestown’s government has not said what it will cost the town, but it is certain to be much lower as Jamestown owns only 2.5 percent of Piedmont Triad Regional Water Authority while High Point owns 19 percent. High Point water customers would see a 2 percent increase in water and sewer rates to satisfy the cleanup costs. Nothing has been announced how the cleanup will affect the
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Town’s budget, which just went into effect July 1.
PTRWA is planning an $85 million upgrade to its John F. Kime Water Treatment Plant to treat PFAS compounds from the Randleman Regional Reservoir so that the finished water is compliant with new federal limits. The reservoir has the potential to provide up to 54 million gallons of raw water a day, treated at the treatment plant, whose capacity is 14 million gallons a day, with build-out capacity to 48 million.
PTRWA operates the Randleman Lake and Reservoir and provides water to members High Point, Jamestown, Greensboro, Randleman, Archdale and Randolph County. Asheboro is considering joining. The Randleman Reservoir was created in 2004. It was designed to satisfy the drinking water needs of the greater Greensboro area for the next 50 years and provide recreational opportunity.
24-SP-689 AMENDED NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by H3 Cube LLC dated December 15, 2023 and recorded on December 21, 2023, in Book 8789 Page 118, in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Guilford County, North Carolina; and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and, pursuant to demand of the holder of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Goddard & Peterson, PLLC (Substitute Trustee) will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, on September 19, 2024 at 2:00 PM and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Guilford, North Carolina and being more particularly described in the above referenced Deed of Trust, together with all improvements located thereon:
Address of Property: 807 Northern Shores Point, Greensboro, NC 27455
Tax Parcel ID: 72028
Present Record Owner: H3 Cube LLC
Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23. Said property is sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.
A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.
The real property described above is being offered for sale ‘‘AS IS, WHERE IS’’ and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special assessments and any liens or encumbrances that would not be extinguished by non-judicial foreclosure.
Neither the Substitute Trustee nor the holder of the Note secured by the Deed of Trust being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representatives of either the Substitute Trustee or the holder of the Note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed.
The sale will be held open for ten (10) days for upset bids as required by law. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, and any Land Transfer Tax as required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).
Third party, must pay the full bid amount, less any deposit that has been paid to the Substitute Trustee, immediately upon demand after the conclusion of the final upset bid period. Failure of the bidder to comply with the bid shall result in the resale of the property, with the defaulting bidder remaining liable upon their bid under the provisions of N.C.G.S. §45-21-30.
If the Trustee or Substitute Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey title include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without knowledge of the Substitute Trustee(s).
If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Substitute Trustee(s), in its/their sole discretion, if it/they believe(s) the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.
The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Additional Notice where the Real Property is Residential with less than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of
the County in which the property is sold.
Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or/after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the Notice that is at least ten (10) days, but no more than ninety (90) days, after the sale date contained in the Notice of Sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the Notice of Termination.
Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of such termination. This is a communication from a debt collector.
The purpose of this Communication is to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. If you are under the protection of the bankruptcy court or have been discharged as a result of a bankruptcy proceeding, this notice is given to you pursuant to statutory requirement and for informational purposes and is not intended as an attempt to collect a debt or as an act to collect, assess, or recover all or any portion of the debt from you personally.
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