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Ride to Remember
Second annual motorcycle charity ride on Sept. 20 to raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s Photo courtesy of Charlotte Stoll
About 75 motorcyclists participated in last year’s first Ride to Remember, a 70-mile charity ride for Alzheimer’s Association.
by KRISTIN KUBLY SUMMERFIELD – On Saturday, Sept. 20, the Western Carolina Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will hold their second annual Ride to Remember. Starting at First Baptist Church in Summerfield, the 70-mile and police-escorted motorcycle charity ride supports the Alzheimer’s Association.
area’s first Ride to Remember, which raised about $5,000.
The ride originated with motorcyclists accompanying walkers during the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Greensboro. Because the walk is about a mile long, last year the foundation decided to offer a separate experience for bikers.
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Event coordinator Charlotte Stoll, whose mother had Alzheimer’s, expects over 100 bikers this year and hopes to double the amount raised last year. All of the donated proceeds will go to Alzheimer’s Association to help families dealing with the disease.
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In 2013, about 75 bikers participated in the
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Harvick, Daughtry leaving Oak Ridge by ANNETTE JOYCE
Photo by Laura Pullins/NWO
A 9/11 remembrance ceremony was held Sept. 6 at Linear Park in downtown Stokesdale. From L to R: First responders and Stokesdale firemen Will Sorrell, Matt Holliday and Michael Sellers were presented with a Flag of Honor, which includes the names of those who perished in the terrorist attacks of 9/11. A total of 2,975 lives were lost in the four hijacked jets that crashed into the North and South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. More photos from this 9/11 ceremony at www.Facebook.com/NorthwestObserver.
OAK RIDGE – Two of Oak Ridge’s most famous residents are leaving the area. While NASCAR race car driver Kevin Harvick’s home has been on the market since July, rocker Chris Daughtry’s home went up for sale last week and was under contract the following day. Located at 8419 Haw River Road, the Harvick estate features a European-style home with nearly 12,000 square feet of living space, a second building, pool, cabana and almost 21 acres of land. The house, listed at $3.5 million, is being marketed by Tyler, Redhead and McAlister Real Estate in Greensboro.
Harvick and his wife, DeLana, purchased the vacant property in 2004 and completed construction on the home in 2006. During this time, they acquired additional acreage around the property. About 133 acres of land surrounding the home have since been rezoned to allow two housing developments to be built.
In an article in The News and Record, Harvick said he and his family will move to Charlotte to be closer to family. He races for Stewart-Hass Racing, which is located just outside of the Queen City. Chris and Deanna Daughtry’s home, which is being marketed by Realtors Angie Wilkie and Doug Pollet of Allen Tate Realty in Greensboro, is located just down the road at 8488 Haw River
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