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Volume 44, Number 3

Reynolds High inducts 13 people into inaugural Arts Hall of Fame

BY ASHLEA HOWARD JONES FOR THE CHRONICLE

The architecture of the Richard J. Reynolds Memorial Auditorium validates the history of R.J. Reynolds High School as 13 former students and teachers were inducted into the Arts Hall of Fame during the “Arts Always” celebration on Saturday, Sept. 16.

R. J. Reynolds High School, now Richard J. Reynolds Magnet School for the Visual and Performing Arts, used the ceremony to also commemorate its 95 years of existence, 60 years of integration and 10 years as an arts and magnet school.

“I know my father is weeping,” says Musician Leonard Foy, class of ’78 and 2017 Arts Hall of Fame inductee. “This was his dream, espe-

Musician Leonard Foy, R. J. Reynolds High School class of 1978 and Arts Hall Of Fame inductee, said his father dreamed of R. J. Reynolds High School as an arts school. cially during the time I came here. I went to Wiley and Brunson around the time of desegregation and to be at Photo by Ashlea Howard Jones

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Reynolds, which was society hill and not for us, and now to see that it is an arts magnet. Arts is for all. It’s the one thing that has always brought our cultures together, and I’m so proud to be able to be a part of it.”

The inaugural class Arts Hall of Fame inductees includes people who impacted R.J. Reynolds High’s Arts program. The youngest inductee honored during the ceremony was visual artist Endia Beal, a 2003 graduate, who currently serves as the director of Diggs Gallery at Winston-Salem State University.

“When I was at Reynolds, I really found my voice as an artist,” says Beal. “In high school, you don’t really know what that means, but I found my purpose. Sometimes that’s the hardest thing as an artist, but I’m grateful for the time that I had here to figure out what my purpose is, my why.”

The first class also includes novelist Wilton Barnhardt; Howell Binkley, Tony Award winning lighting designer; Ben Brantley, drama See Arts on A7

A bronze plaque in the front lobby of the school (on the first floor) shows the 95 years of R. J. Reynolds High School’s existence.

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“When I was at Reynolds, I really found my voice as an artist.”

–Endia Beal, 2003 graduate

Poverty rate decreases a bit across N.C.

BY CASH MICHAELS FOR THE CHRONICLE

Former students who attended 14th Street School celebrate as the marker is unveiled at the corner of Cameron Avenue and East 14th Street on Saturday, Sept. 16.

Legacy of 14th Street School will live on

Marker documents the history of all black elementary school

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Thanks to a marker unveiling last weekend, generations to come will know the impact 14th Street School had on the

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East Winston community and the entire city of Winston-Salem.

Formally located at the corner of Cameron Avenue and East 14th Street, 14th Street Elementary School opened in 1924 to serve African-American students in the area. By the late 1930s, the addition of 20 classrooms increased the enrollment to more than 1,000 students.

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According to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau released on Sept. 14, more than 1.5 million of 10,146,788 North Carolinians still languish in poverty with lack of access to good well-paying employment, inadequate education or skills training, affordable and decent housing, limited access to public transportation, and other important resources to lift themselves and their families out of their dire condition.

Though, according to analysts, there have been small improvements to their condition between 2015 and 2016, 15.4 percent of North Carolinians lived in poverty in 2016, making less than $24, 600 a year for a family of four.

Specific numbers of North Carolinians living in poverty by race were not available at press time Tuesday, though it is known that 23.5 percent of AfricanAmericans statewide live below the official poverty line of $24,600 for a family of four.

In Forsyth County, according to those U.S. Census Bureau statistics, 18.1 percent of its 371,511 residents were living in poverty as of July 1, 2016. Blacks are 27.4 percent of the county’s total population.

The median household income between 2011 and 2015 was $45,471. Per capita income per the last 12 months was just $26,674 by 2015 standards.

Guilford County, by comparison, had 15.7 percent of its 521,330 residents living in poverty as of July 1, 2016.

Approximately 34.6 percent of Guilford’s population is African-American, compared to 22.2 percent statewide.

Median household income (in 2015 dollars) in Guilford County between 2011-2015 was $45,651. Per capita income in the prior 12 months was $26,762.

On the coast, New Hanover County saw 17.3 percent of its 223.483 population in poverty by July, 2016.

African-Americans comprised just 14.2 percent.

Median household income (in 2015 dollars) between 2011-2015 was $50,088, and per capita income in the 12

WSSU breaks ground on $53.3 million science building

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

In about two years, Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) will have a brand new, stateof-the-art science building that will rival others on college campuses across the state and the country.

On Friday, Sept. 15, university Board of Trustees, administrators and elected officials

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broke ground on the building that will be located near the F.L Atkins Health Science Building and the W.B. Atkinson Science Building. The project, which is expected to cost $53.3 million, will “anchor” WSSU’s science district, according to a press release submitted to The Chronicle.

The five-story, 103,000-square-foot building will include an atrium, interactive learning and community gathering spaces, lab space to increase

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When discussing the addition to campus Chancellor Elwood Robinson said it was a special day on the campus of WSSU. Before thanking everyone who made the project possible, Robinson said the science building will help the

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David Sutton, Attorney Lorraine Mortis and Caryn McNeill, North Carolina Bar Photos by Todd Luck Association and Foundation president, hold their awards at the Children’s Law Children’s Law Center attracted a crowd to the Millennium Center last week.

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Children’s Law Center honors advocates

BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE

Children’s Law Center (CLC) celebrated 12 years of advocating for children by honoring some of those who helped make it possible.

The non-profit held its “Birthday Blast” at The Millennium Center last Thursday. The fundraiser featured a music performance by Broken Circle and poetry reading

by Wake Forest Provost Emeritus Ed Wilson. The event raised $76,000 for CLC. Last year, CLC served 316 children in Forsyth and Guilford Counties in cases involving domestic violence, abandonment and neglect, and high conflict custody battles. CLC Executive Director Iris Sunshine said that the work is vital to the well-being of children in very difficult situations.

“We can increase children’s potential to become emotionally healthy adults and foster… a sense of empowerment and a sense of hope,”

Sunshine told attendees.

In domestic violence cases, CLC lawyers are appointed by a judge to be Guardians ad Litem, acting as the eyes and ears of the court in regards to children when a protective order has been filed. They’ll investigate the case, including interviewing the parents and children involved and doing research into how the child is doing in school.

They then provide the court with recommendations, which may include custody arrangements and counseling.

The organization has five lawyers, including Sunshine, so it’s very reliant on volunteers and pro bono work. Attorney Lorraine Mortis received the Pro Bono Award. She’s accepted at least 20 referrals of cases that CLC lawyers couldn’t be appointed to, while often waiving or reducing her fee. She said she believes everyone should have representation in court and that lawyers should lend their time to CLC. “Everyone deserves to have a voice, and your ability to have a voice shouldn’t depend on if you have money in your pocket,” said Mortis.

Minority owned packaging store still thriving 27 years later

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

While businesses at every level come and go, not many entrepreneurs have been working for themselves as long as Eli Bradley, owner and founder of Eli Pack & Ship, formerly known as Thruway’s Packaging Store. Bradley has been in business for nearly three decades.

Before he could buy a drink at a bar, or get behind the wheel of a car, Eli Bradley knew he was going to be an entrepreneur. Even as a fourthgrader, he proved he had the knowledge to run a business by saving and investing the weekly

allowance he received from his mother and aunt.

Bradley said he turned that weekly $2 allowance into the business he owns today.

“They gave me money and I flipped it. My mom showed me how to budget,” Bradley said.

When he opened his package and shipping store in the Thruway Shopping Center, he was the first black tenant. Bradley said, while big name stores like UPS and FedEx get credit for being the first packaging and shipping stores, it was independent owners like himself who started the trend.

He said, “People always say UPS was the first ones to do this, but it

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to the Shoenburg Institute in New York.

Although he has experienced a lot of success in the business, Bradley has also seen his fair share of shady business dealings as well. He said shortly after moving inside the mall, the post office took his business model and offered Hanes Mall $35,000 for a spot.

“They were not even sure if people would go to the mall to mail things.

After sitting down with me and finding out I was making money, they went behind my back and offered the mall $35,000.”

Despite a few setbacks, Bradley is still in the business today. A lot has changed since 1990,

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After breaking down racial barriers in the Thruway Shopping Center, located on Stratford Road, a few years later Bradley did the same thing inside Hanes Mall, when he became the first black tenant there. Since getting into the shipping business in 1990, Bradley has served millions of customers and made shipments, moves, and deliveries across the country.

During Maya Angelou’s time spent between the Twin City and New York, Eli’s Pack & Ship served as her official movers.

Bradley’s company was also responsible for moving some of her archieves

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David Sutton won the volunteer advocate award. He first volunteered at CLC in the summer before he began college and interned there years later in law school. For the last three years he’s volunteered three afternoons a week and helped with the cases of nearly 100 children.

He said the work opened his eyes to the difficult childhoods that so many endure, but he’s proud to be part of fixing those wrongs.

“It’s extremely empowering and saddening at the same time,” said Sutton.

The North Carolina Bar Foundation received the Outstanding Supporter Award, for its generous grant support of CLC since 2005. Caryn McNeill, North Carolina Bar Association and Foundation president, said CLC was a worthy cause that enjoys the support of the local law community.

“They’ve helped over 1,000 children to date who are often in pretty dire circumstances,” she said.

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including the packaging and shipping business, but Bradley has been able to adjust to stand the test of time. With small, medium, and large size trucks, Bradley says he can ship anything that’s not breathing.

When discussing the current state of minority owned businesses, specifically entrepreneurship in the black community, Bradley said its time we go back to the old time when everyone looked out for each other and showed support. He mentioned often times in the black community, we don’t stand together.

He said, “If you put out good vibes, you will be successful. It’s old school

basic business principles, true service.”

When asked what’s next for Eli’s Pack & Ship, Bradley said it hasn’t been revealed to him yet, but he would love to take his company international. He named a few spots he would love to see. Bradley said he is also working on a book he hopes to release next year.

“I’m pleased with what I do now. I keep my own hours, I stay physically fit, I get to travel. That suits me,” continued Bradley. “I wish I was rich enough to go international because I really want to go see places like Egypt and Dubai.”

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Barbara V. Bennett calls for justice for her nephew Karodd Nash who was shot and killed while driving in a vehicle last year.

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

A year to the day he was murdered while sitting in his car, family and friends of Karodd Nash came together to celebrate his life during a vigil at Rupert Bell Park last Saturday afternoon.

According to reports, around 8 p.m. on Sept. 16, 2016, officers were dispatched to the 900 block

victims, other family members urged anyone with information to come forward. Nash’s aunt, Barbara V. Bennett, said she doesn’t wish anything bad on the person who committed the crime but their family deserves justice.

“I don’t wish anything bad on the person who did this but we want and need closure. If you did this or know anything about it,

“We want to let people know that this has not been solved.”

–Gwen Wright,

of North Graham Avenue.

Upon arrival, officers with the Winston-Salem Police Department found Nash, 25, in the driver’s seat of a vehicle at the intersection of Ninth Street and Graham Avenue with at least one gunshot wound and shortly after was pronounced dead at the scene.

While trying to hold back tears, Nash’s mother, Lisa Scott, said the past year has been the hardest time of her life. She described her son as an outgoing father of two beautiful girls who loved sports. As if losing a child isn’t enough, Scott also has to live every day knowing that her son’s killer is still at large. A man was seen fleeing the area on foot wearing black shorts and a red T-shirt, but police don’t have any other leads.

“It’s been rough.”

Scott said.

During the vigil, hosted by Vigils for Healing, a community ministry for loved ones of homicide

Gwen Wright, with Vigils for Healing wraps Lisa Scott in a shawl during a candlelight vigil last weekend.

Scott is the mother of Karodd Nash, a father of two who was murdered last September.

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please come forward,” Bennett said.

Before releasing colorful balloons into the sky in honor of Nash, family and friends lit candles and prayed together just few feet away from where the car was found. Several mourners wore shirts with Nash’s photo on it.

Gwen Wright, who organized the vigil, said, “It helps but it hurts.”

Wright, who lost her son to senseless gun violence in 2009, said although it helps to remember the good times, it hurts because that child is gone.

“We want to let people know that this has not been solved,” said Wright.

“Anybody that knows anything please come forward so they can get closure.”

Anyone with information on the murder of Karodd Revon Nash is asked to contact the Winston-Salem Police Department at 336-7737700 or CrimeStoppers at 336-727-2800.

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By Todd Luck The chronicLe

naming a building after the late Walter Marshall and changing the county’s noise ordinance where among the many things county commissioners discussed in their meetings on Thursday, Sept. 14. commissioners approved numerous items and were briefed on several more that will be voted on during their next formal meeting on Sept. 28. Among those items for future consideration was naming the Social Services building the Walter Marshall Building, in honor of the county commissioner and former local nAAcP president who died this year. Marshall was a longtime member of the county’s Social Services board.

This was a measure pushed by Fleming el-Amin, who was appointed to fill Marshall’s seat. “i’m looking forward to the celebraPhoto by Todd Luck tion,” said el-Amin, who’s hoping to have County Commissioners are considering naming the Social Services building the naming ceremony next month. after the late Walter Marshall. it’s not been determined how the name change would be denoted on the building. between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., the nearest residential property.

There are some exceptions to the rules county Manager dudley Watts said staff and shouldn’t be heard 100 feet from the for permits issued by the Sheriff’s office, device.

Violations are a class 3 misdeis preparing options for the commissioners county festivals, first responders and meanor that can be fined for up to $500. to choose from.

The new ordinance being considered, farms. Violations are publishable with which is modeled after the one in civil penalties between $100 and $500 New noise ordinance Another item commissioners plan to Mecklenburg county, is much more with a charge of $500 per day for those vote on is a new noise ordinance for unin- detailed. it restricts front-end loading who continue to create offending noises. commissioner Gloria Whisenhunt corporated areas of the county. currently garbage trucks, construction equipment, the noise ordinance prohibits "any unrea- garage machinery, lawn mowers or other suggested that the permit fee be reduced sonably loud and disturbing noise” that machines that makes more than 60 deci- from $500 to $25. commissioner don has the “character, intensity and duration bels of noise between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. in Martin pushed for updating the ordinance as to be detrimental to the health, safety or residential areas or within 100 feet from a and was pleased with the proposed changes. welfare of any individual.” it mentions structure used as a residence. “i think it’s pretty clear and i don’t The new ordinance restricts sound possible disturbances like animals or car think it’s excessive,” said Martin. amplification to 55 decibels between 9 horns that create noise for prolonged periduring public comments, Melissa ods of time. it says amplified sound a.m. and 9 p.m. and to 50 decibels shouldn’t disturb residents, particularly between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. as measured at Phipps of kernersville talked about her

own issues with noise from a nearby farm that plays music during numerous events it holds like corn mazes, holiday events, birthdays and weddings. She said she’s been able to hear the loud music on her property for years.

Approved Items Also during their meetings last Thursday, the commissioners: • Approved up to $465,717 in incentives over a five-year period for Johnson controls expanding its Walkertown facility, which makes automotive batteries. The possible expansion would add 60 full-time or full-time equivalent jobs that pay $19 dollars an hour on average. The vote was 7-1 with Whisenhunt as the sole “no” vote.

She appreciated the expansion, but felt that an incentive of more than $7,000 per job was too much.

• Appropriated $229,064 in State criminal Alien Assistance Program grant funds to improvements at the Forsyth county detention center.

• Selected Jordan consultants for landscape architecture and civil engineering services not to exceed $68,000 for five playground replacements and one new playground at county parks in a 2016 park bond project.

• Selected Allied engineering for surveying and civil engineering services not to exceed $70,000 for an addition to the multi-use trail at Tanglewood in another 2016 parks bond project.

• renewed the Forsyth county Public Library’s participation in nc cardinal, a project of the State Library that allows libraries across the state to have a single, shared catalog, which costs $19,677.20 annually.

W-S approves Embassy Suites agreement

By Todd Luck The chronicLe

The Winston-Salem city council voted to maintain its arrangement in embassy Suites with the hotel’s new owners and approved a committee to look at capital needs for a potential 2018 bond referendum during its Monday, Sept. 18, meeting. in 2004, the city purchased for $10 million 38,000 square feet of meeting and support space on the lower level of embassy Suites, along with the Grande Pavilion ballroom.

The city leases the space to the hotel’s owners for $600,000 annually to cover the it’s debt payment from the purchase of the space. That ownership is about to change as hospitality Ventures Management Group,

which owns both embassy Suites and the Marriott and manages The Benton, is in negotiations with Premiere Management, LLc to sale embassy Suites to Sh Winston cherry, LLc. The city owned space would be managed by another Premiere company, PM Meeting Venue, LLc. The resolution passed in the consent agenda on Monday preserves the city’s agreement with the new owners. Staff at the hotel is expected to remain unchanged by the sale as the operations model will be the same. operations at The Benton, which is the new name for the renovated Benton convention center, will also be unchanged.

Also during the meeting, the city council approved appointments to the citizens capital needs

committee. The committee will review the city’s capital needs and make recommendations that may become a bond referendum next year. This is the same method used for the 2014 bonds. The members of the committee are chairperson Glenn orr, Jr., Malisha Woodbury, Walter "Wrennie" Pitt, Jr., Amy Taylor north, April ruffinAdams, Billy rich, Mark dunnagan, charles Fernandez, Gayle Anderson, Jimmy Flythe and nicole Little. The committee’s first meeting will be held today at 1:30 p.m. in city hall. during the public comment period, carly Williams thanked the council for work that’s been done at easton Park.

Last month, she spoke to the city council saying the park needed upkeep. She

cling service is up in the air. universal service has been touted by many as a way to help the county’s problem with residents illegally dumping garbage.

Minor Barnette, director of Forsyth’s environmental assistance and protection office, presented commissioners with other options during their meeting last week. one was maintaining the status quo with no curbside recycling and haulers servicing different parts of the county.

For garbage pickup, ABc Garbage Service currently serves 650 households, rural Garbage Service serves 7,821 and Waste Management serves 5,605. “overall we have about a 54 percent participation rate for garbage service, which leaves us with about 12,000 households who are not choosing to use the service,” said Barnette.

Status quo would require those residents to continue to drop off recyclables at one of three recycling centers.

commissioners Gloria Whisenhunt and everett Witherspoon said they’d like to explore having more recycling centers.

Another idea for the garbage subscription service was the possibility of one service provider for all incorporated areas.

Barnette said he recommended considering two other options. one was combining garbage and recycling pick-up into one optional subscription service. The other was having nonexclusive franchises for the unincorporated areas to give households a choice of service providers while still giving the county the ability to regulate the haulers.

Witherspoon said that the only solution that’ll work is a universal service. county staff plan to work on the options and come back with plans for commissioners to choose from in november. Any changes in garbage service wouldn’t go into effect until 2019.

What’s the future of county garbage and recycling?

By Todd Luck The chronicLe

Forsyth county is considering its future options for curbside garbage and recycling pickup.

As the county’s curbside garbage contracts expire at the end of 2018, options are being considered for the future of the program and county recycling.

The county’s curbside subscription recycling service to households in unincorporated areas of Forsyth ended this year after haulers lost money on it due to low participation. county commissioners were considering universal recycling in unincorporated areas, but staff found that state statute was dubious on if the county had the power to charge those households for the service. changing that would require a local act by the n.c. General Assembly, which hasn’t happened yet.

With legislative action uncertain, the hopes of universal garbage and recy-

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said the grass had become overgrown and the trail was damaged by a storm.

Since that meeting, she’s talked with city council member James Taylor, who is also the chronicle’s publisher, and walked the trail with recreation and Parks director William royston. She said the

park’s issues have been taken care of. “i’ve seen drastic improvements,” she said.

“Thank you for not forgetting about us tucked over in that little corner.”

She also suggested to the council that the city acquire an unoccupied house for sale near the park

and turn it into a community center called the Mary Thacker Activity center and urban Farm, which would be named after the current owner’s late mother. Mayor Allen Joines said that they’ll take a “hard look at that” as they consider upcoming bonds.

Job seekers, follow Kim harris to w-s t h e C h r on i C le

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By Busta Brown the ChroniCle

if you’re looking for a job or know someone that is; Kimberly harris is bringing the companies to you. harris is the President of Career Center of the triad. the company specializes in talent management solutions, and every month she does a job and career fair. this month she’s bringing it to winston-salem at the lJVM Coliseum, sept.

28 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Parking and admission are free; just bring plenty copies of your resume and yourself. harris’ advice to job seekers: “Dress nice, eyeto-eye contact during your interview, a firm hand shake, and follow up. it’s nothing like a handwritten card.” she also added,

“Before going to an interview, research the company so you’ll have the proper questions to ask.” i asked harris to share an encouraging experience that happened at one of her job fairs, “one of the companies saw something special in a job seeker that he didn’t see in himself, and created a position for him.” “so come prepared, because you might get hired on the spot.” harris is no stranger to job development. she has over 10 years of experience in workforce development, business development, marketing, sales and recruiting. her past employment experiences include being a career center coordinator for a nonprofit, operations manager for a staffing agency and working in business development.

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she’s has been featured on local tV stations, radio shows and local magazines and has served on boards of several nonprofit organizations. she also became a serial entrepreneur, developing a small online career marketing company (Career Center of the triad Virtual events) as well as sponsoring networking events in the community to help like-minded individuals meet in a more social environment and establish meaningful connections.

Kimberly has an MBa in business administration with a concentration in marketing from strayer university. she plans to Photos by Busta Brown attend walden university Kimberly Harris is president of Career Center of the in the fall to pursue a DBa Triad. in business administration harris on the how to prepare, and which with a concentration in winstonsalem Chronicle companies will be there. to marketing. youtube channel to learn contact Ms. harris: kharCheck out more of my more about the job fair, ris@triadcareercenter.com. interview with Kimberly

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Her nonprofit works hard to keep us alive

By Busta Brown the ChroniCle

you’ve heard the saying: Do you want the good news or bad news first? i asked Dr. Melicia C. whitt-Glover why are so many of our black men getting sick and dying so young. she looked at me with a slight smile, and an expression of confidence in her eyes, and said, “there’s a scripture that says our people perish for lack of knowledge. so one of the things we know is that in the black community, black men have about a seven- to nine- year shorter life span than white men. “the good news is a lot of that is preventable. if you eat the right things, if you exercise, if you get the proper screenings, and follow the proper medical advice, then you’ll live healthier.” My response to Dr. whitt-Glover was, “it sounds simple, so why aren’t we doing it”? her response was plain and simple: “a lot of why we don’t do the right things, is we’re not aware of our health. we don’t know we have diabetes, we don’t know we have high blood pressure, enlarged prostates and other health issues.” in 2009, Dr. whitt-Glover decided to provide the black community with the tools they needed to take care of their health, so they can be around to take care of their families. she’s the founder, president and Ceo of Gramercy research Group. Gramercy research Group is based out of winston-salem. the group combines faith, science and research to develop evidence-based programs that help individuals adopt and sustain healthy lifestyles. Gramercy research Group provides services in the areas of planning, implementation and evaluation, dissemination, team management and training. the name Gramercy is a combination of grace and mercy. Gramercy research Group also has existing relationships with community- and faith-based organizations and community members in communities in 29 states.

Dr. Melicia whitt-Glover earned a doctorate degree in public health/epidemiology from the university of south Carolina, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the university of Pennsylvania. she received a Master of arts and Bachelor of arts in physical education, exercise and sports science from the unC-Chapel hill. she is a Fellow of the american College of sports Medicine.

Before founding Gramercy research Group, whittGlover served as executive director of the wake Forest university school of Medicine Collaborative to strengthen Families and neighborhoods, as director of outreach for the Maya angelou Center for research and Minority health at wake Forest university Baptist Medical Center and as an assistant professor of epidemiology and prevention at wake Forest university school of Medicine, all in winston-salem. she also worked as an instructor at the university of Pennsylvania school of Medicine.

Go to the winstonsalem Chronicle youtube channel to see my interview with Dr. whitt-Glover, and learn about the programs Gramercy has, how you can benefit from them, and how she responded to one of favorite questions to ask my guest. to contact Dr. Melicia whittGlover: mwhittglover@gramercyresearch.com or 336293-8540.

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As the three-judge federal panel reviews the newly redrawn N.C. redistricting maps it ordered from the N.C. legislature, opponents aren’t waiting to weigh-in on what the court’s next move should be.

Anita earls of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, and edwin Speas, Jr. of Poyner & Spruill LLP, attorneys for plaintiffs who originally sued the state ultimately proving that 28 of 170 legislative districts in the 2011 N.C. redistricting map were illegal racial gerrymanders, filed a legal brief in federal court last Friday, alleging that at least 12 of the redrawn state house and Senate districts resubmitted to the court are now either racial gerrymanders, or are in violation of the state’s Constitution.

At the top of the list for racial gerrymandering is Senate district 28, which state Sen. Gladys robinson (d-Guilford), an AfricanAmerican, represents. The three other districts are Senate district 21 in Cumberland and hoke counties; house district 21 in Wayne and Sampson counties and house district 57 represented by rep. Pricey harrison, again in Guilford County. “race predominated in the drawing of these districts lines, and defendants (legislature) offer no com-

pelling governmental interest to justify those districts,” the plaintiffs’ Sept.

15th brief to the court contended.

Two weeks earlier, Sen. robinson of district 28 said, “The courts specifically looked at my district 28 and commented on its composition. republicans are intent on protecting Sen. Trudy Wade [rGuilford] for whom they created a district by packing 28. i expect that the only remedy will be in the courts.” rep. harrison, a white democrat representing house district 57, was equally as resolute that the continued racial gerrymandering would not stand. “i believe the maps will be challenged and may have a hard time passing muster with the federal court. i do not know if that will affect the 2018 elections, but we will be spending more taxpayer money defending the indefensible.” if the federal judicial panel agrees with the plaintiffs, rep. harrison and Sen. robinson may now get their wish. in addition, several other legislative districts were found by plaintiffs to be unconstitutionally redrawn, in that “… the plain language of the state constitution prohibits middecade redistricting.” The Constitution also prohibited violation of its Whole County Provision, and plaintiffs contend that sev-

eral house districts are drawn crossing county boundaries.

Plaintiffs recommended to the court that the redrawn maps by GoP lawmakers be thrown out, and replaced with proposed legislative maps the plaintiffs have submitted for the 2018 mid-term elections. if the court disagrees, plaintiffs ask that a courtappointed special master be employed to “… redraw the districts in these limited county groupings.”

“We are asking the court to step up and do what the legislature has continually failed to do — give North Carolinians fair districts that do not discriminate or violate the state constitution,” attorney earls said in a statement. on that same day, the N.C. NAACP filed an amicus brief to the court supporting the plaintiffs’ position that the legislative redraws should be thrown out because they “… remain tainted with race discrimination …,” and a special master be secured to do the job properly. in its brief, the civil rights organization faults the republican decision not to use race as part of its criteria in redrawing legislative districts as a primary reason why they’re still unconstitutional, as earlier determined by the u.S. Supreme Court.

“The Legislative defendants have thus returned to the court following a ‘remedial’

process that never directly addressed the race discrimination that infected its prior maps, indicating once again that, as this Court has noted, it ‘does not appreciate the need to move promptly to cure the unconstitutional racial gerrymanders in the 2011 districting plans,’ ” the N.C. NAACP brief stated.

The General Assembly cannot sufficiently demonstrate to this Court that the enacted plans cure their egregious purposeful racial gerrymander through the bare assertion that, by prohibiting any consideration of race data, they have created color-blind remedial maps with no explanation

of how these maps actually cure the violations. The NC NAACP thus respectfully requests that the Court reject the General Assembly’s proposed maps and appoint an independent special master to draw fair remedial maps that properly consider race and fully remedy the violation in accordance with federal and state law.” republican legislative leaders have a week to respond to both the plaintiffs and N.C. NAACP briefs.

Meanwhile on Tuesday, N.C. Congressman G. k.

Butterfield and Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Cedric

Earls richmond (d-LA) sent a letter to heads of the u.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, urging them to “reject” President donald Trump’s nomination of North Carolina republican attorney Thomas Farr to a lifetime appointment as federal judge for the eastern district “… because of his dismal record in opposition to voting rights and workers’ rights.”

No word at press time as to when Farr’s hearing is to begin.

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State insurance Commissioner and Fire Marshal Mike Causey presented new certificates for improved insurance ratings to seven Forsyth County fire departments on Tuesday. insurance ratings for fire departments are done every five years, and the insurance commissioner personally presents scores to departments that have made significant improvements. Causey gave the departments new, first-of-their-kind certificates to display in their fire stations during a ceremony held in the parking lot of Gospel Light Baptist Church. These improved ratings, which go into effect on oct. 1, can significantly lower homeowner insurance rates.

“The public generally doesn’t realize how important their local fire department rating is to what their homeowner insurance rates are in that area,” said Causey The scores are on a 10-point scale with “1” being the best. The departments that received new ratings are: • Belews Creek, which went from a 5.9 to a 4.

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critic for the New York Times; Songwriter Ben Folds; Singer George Hamilton IV; Lindsay Jones, award-winning composer and sound designer; sculptor Earline Heath King; Painter Joe Wallace King; film director Phil Morrison; Minnie Lou Raper, orchestra teacher; and theatre director Michael Wilson.

“The best thing about being here and being amongst these amazing artists is that you realize that the journey is never ending for all of us. It continues,” says Beal.

“It’s so hard for me to take all of this in for myself,” says Foy. I want to be here to celebrate the community, its continued success, and what these kids are going to embark on.”

This year, R.J. Reynolds was one of only 55 schools in the nation to become certified by Magnet Schools of America, the national association of magnet and theme-based schools. At the ceremony, student groups performed in celebration of the school’s accomplishments.

“When I think about all the instructors and all the individuals at R.J. Reynolds that really shaped and molded me as a student and a person, it’s just really wonderful to think about how it has transitioned into this amazing arts and magnet program,” Beal said.

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months prior $29,880.

Finally, in Durham County, 17.1 percent of its 306,212 residents were in poverty by July 1, 2016.

Blacks were 38.3 percent of the total population.

In 2015 dollars, median household income between 2011-2015 in Durham County was $52,503, and per capita per the preceding 12 months was $30,268.

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Former state Rep. Larry Womble, who was a first-grade teacher at 14th Street School, reflects on his time spent at the school during the marker unveiling on Saturday, Sept.

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More than 50 graduates of 14th Street School were on hand last weekend for the historic marker unveiling at the site where the elementary school once stood.

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teachers include those who went on to become mayors, professional athletes, city council members and even an opera singer.

14th Street Elementary closed in 1973 and was demolished in 1977.

Everyone who walked the halls of the four-story school building recall a family-like atmosphere that is absent in most schools today. Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian Burke, a Winston-Salem City Council member who taught at the school, said it was a wonderful experi-

Budget and Tax Center, a progressive arm of the nonpartisan N.C. Justice Center in Raleigh, North Carolina’s poverty rate is 1.4 percentage point higher than the national, and has the 13th highest in the nation; North Carolina’s poverty rate did decline by one point over the past year, but is 1.1 percent higher than when the Great recession hit in 2007; 6.7 percent of North Carolinians live in extreme poverty, below less than half the poverty line of

ence.

“We loved our students,” Burke said.

Barbara Hayes, who also taught at the school and went on to join the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System, said it made her proud to see so many of her students during the marker unveiling on Saturday, Sept. 16.

Hayes, who was a firstgrade teacher at the school, says she’s thankful she worked during a time when teachers had parental support.

“Parental support is the key to everything that goes on in the school. Whenever we had something at the

school, they supported it and they supported us as teachers and I appreciate that,” said Hayes. “The years at 14th Street School were the best years of my life.”

Durham Mayor Bill Bell, who graduated from the school, was on hand as well to see the marker unveiled at the corner where the building once stood. Bell said when he heard about the marker, he made sure to mark his calendar.

“All the good things I’ve learned came from 14th Street Elementary School,” said Bell. I’m proud to be a part of it.”

State of the WinstonSalem community pres-

The third annual State of the Community presentation, a community update by leaders in local government, schools, arts, business and more, will be presented at 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 26, at HanesBrands Theatre, 209 N. Spruce St. Speaking will be Mayor Allen Joines; Bob Leak, president of Winston-Salem Business Inc.; Gayle Anderson, pres-

bout $12,300 a year for a family of four.

In order to grow a stronger and more inclusive economy for all of North Carolina, lawmakers must boost public investments to connect people to good-paying jobs, health care and education from early childhood to throughout their careers, said Alexandra Sirota, director of the N.C. Budget and Tax Center.

entation scheduled for Sept. 26

14th Street Elementary committee Chairman Al Harvey announced that a time capsule would be buried next to the marker and will be opened in 50 years.

While the marker unveiling gave former students, teachers, and others in the community a chance to reflect on the past, many in attendance discussed the future of the site where the historic school once stood.

Harvey and other alumni made it known what they want on the site in the near future. The local school board has had discussions about the construction of a new Ashley

ident of the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce; Evan Raleigh, director of the Office of Business Inclusion and Advancement with the city of Winston-Salem; Jim Sparrow, president of the Arts Council Inc.; and Beverly Emory, superintendent of the WinstonSalem/Forsyth County Schools.

The State of the Community will provide a status report on each of the goals established at the initial State of the

Elementary School, which is currently located at 1647 N.E. Ashley School Circle, less than mile away from where the historic marker now stands.

“The memories of this site call for another school on the site. When they talk about building a new Ashley, let’s talk about putting a new STEM school right here for our kids,” Harvey said. “If we can ignite in our young people to achieve like we achieved, they can do better. They can do more. And we should leave a legacy behind.”

Community presentation in 2015.

This year’s event will include an in-depth presentation on the newly created Poverty Reduction Initiative.

The event is scheduled to last an hour and 15 minutes. No advance registration is required.

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UNITED WE FIGHT. Winston-Salem State University Chancellor Elwood Robinson shows a rendering of the new science building on Friday, Sept. 15.

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university chart a new course.

“It is a very special and momentous time for us.

This science building will help us chart a new course for us here at WinstonSalem State University, and that’s why we’re very proud of this facility,” Robinson said.

The science building, which is expected to be complete by late 2019, is one of the first projects funded through the NC Connect Bond. The $2 billion bond, which was approved by voters last year, will provide funding for statewide investments in education, agriculture, parks and safety.

N.C. Sen. Paul Lowe Jr., who represents the 32nd District in the Winston-Salem area, said he and his colleagues had several arguments to ensure the funds for the science building stayed on the budget. N.C. Rep. Evelyn Terry said while standing in the shadows of great scientists that once served at WSSU with little resources, future students will have the opportunity to meet new challenges in

the world of science.

“They will learn and explore world-changing breakthroughs,” she continued. “The state’s investment in education on all levels is a very wise spending.”

Mayor Allen Joines and City Council Member Derwin Montgomery, who is one of the owners of The Chronicle, also spoke during the groundbreaking ceremony last week. Joines said the new facility will help to contribute to the growth of the economy in and around the city.

“We’re betting on science and technology as a key part of the growth of our economy. We see an opportunity to create jobs,” continued Joines. “We’re trying to create an entrepreneurial ecosystem here in our community and having graduates that will come out of WinstonSalem State University will help us fuel that.”

Montgomery, who represents the East Ward, is a 2010 graduate of WSSU. He said for the past 125 years, the core mission of his alma mater has remained the same and the addition of the science building will continue that legacy.

“At a time when innovation was found in tobacco warehouses and manufacturing buildings in downtown WinstonSalem, there was WinstonSalem State University educating students preparing them for their future, and I think that has not left the heart of this institution in 125 years.”

He said, “Today we break ground on a building that will continue the legacy of educating individuals for another 125 years.”

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N.C. misses chance for innovative schools assessment

The federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) gave states a chance to cut back on their reliance on standardized testing as the main way to evaluate schools. But North Carolina will remain tied to testing as its main evaluation tool. This is an opportunity missed – to come up with innovative ways to measure school progress and thus the progress of students.

Teachers, school administrators and for that matter, parents, have complained for years that the emphasis on testing forces teachers to “teach to the test” for the sake of the kids – who need to pass to advance – and of schools, which are evaluated in terms of their effectiveness based on their test scores.

That affects teachers as well, who also are judged based on the performances of their students.

But much is not factored in when it comes to the numbers. What about that teacher in a school with a high number of low-income students from troubled homes? Some progress by those students might speak to a teacher's tremendous work, though those students’ scores might still be lagging when measured against statewide or national standards.

There is just a lot, in other words, that tests don't reveal.

But when the State Board of Education approves a plan for evaluation, it will not include much innovation. Bobbie Cavnar, the teacher adviser to the board, said, “What we're getting is more of the same, the same thing we've been doing for decades. We're doubling down on test scores. This is our chance to be innovative.”

But Bill Cobey, the Republican chairman of the state board, rightly notes the board was held back by the legislature's limits on what the state can do because Republican lawmakers want to keep their “grading system” for schools, giving each an A, B, C, D or F. This is a bad, bad system, because it's mostly based on the percentage of students in a school who pass state exams. Republicans say, see, here, it helps parents judge schools. Critics – who are right – say it guarantees high-poverty schools, where test scores tend to be lower, a stigma of a low grade they'll not be able to overcome. It also hurts those schools’ chances to get better, because some teachers will be reluctant to go to those schools knowing the challenges they'll face and the likelihood that those schools will be underfunded.

Cobey and his board are working on changing the system, to their credit. But GOP leaders on Jones Street continue to make public schools a political target and to use the example of schools with bad grades as a reason to create more charters and to invest even more public money in private school vouchers. It's a disgraceful use of the conventional public schools to which most North Carolinians send their children as political fodder to the detriment of public education.

State Superintendent Mark Johnson of WinstonSalem, who seems to take his orders from GOP chiefs in the legislature and has tensions with the state board, downplayed the issue, which is unfortunate.

Lawmakers are sticking with a grading system that doesn't work, for all the wrong reasons. But as long as their cynical view of public schools prevails in terms of governance, that doesn't seem to trouble them.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

White House must increase the U.S. refugee admission target To the Editor:

Last week came reports that the White House will set the U.S. refugee admissions goal for next year at under 50,000, the lowest in U.S. history. This is an appalling measure for a program that has served an average of 80,000 refugees each year since The Refugee Act was enacted in 1980 and reflects the very values of our nation.

This is an unconscionable treatment of some of the world’s most vulnerable groups, particularly during the worst refugee displacement crisis in recorded history. More than 65 million people have been forced from their homes due to violence and persecution in their native lands.

Whether we allow these individuals and families a chance to reach safety and rebuild their lives is a moral test for our nation, and one that we cannot fail.

No fewer than 75,000 refugees would be an acceptable number to set as the admissions goal.

We reject the White House’s antiimmigrant agenda and call on our

nation’s leaders – as well as communities across the nation – to demand that the U.S. continue its history of welcoming those in need to our shores.

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Police killings of black men must not continue To the Editor:

Police officer Jason Stockley’s acquittal today [Sept. 15] does not change the facts: Anthony Lamar Smith died unnecessarily, another casualty of excessive and deadly force by police against people of color.

We extend our sympathies to Mr. Smith’s family and loved ones. This region — and our country as a whole — have seen too many deaths caused by police, with little accountability for the officers or department involved.

Michael Brown. Philando Castile. Terence Crutcher. Alton Sterling. Tamir Rice.

We must say their names and those of the many others killed by police in recent years. In 2016, Black males between 15 and 34 years old were nine times more likely than other Americans to be killed by law enforcement officers. It is past time for Missouri and the country to say in one voice: “This cannot continue.”

While many police officers act respectfully toward those they serve, we must acknowledge how regularly communities of color experience racial profiling and abuse from local law enforcement, including here in the St. Louis region. This is a longstanding and tragic trend that began well before the killing of Michael Brown in 2014 and has continued since.

The ACLU stands with those who will continue to fight for racial justice.

We hope this verdict is a wakeup call that the community and the police must come together now to build trust and ensure justice. Each and every community member must have an equal say in the way their neighborhood is policed.

To move forward, police and the people they serve must collaborate, be transparent, and communicate around the shared goals of equality, fairness, and public safety.

Jeffrey A. Mittman, Executive Director, ACLU of Missouri

Early childhood education is critical to the education pathway Algenon Cash

Guest Columnist Downtown WinstonSalem is experiencing unprecedented expansion as the local economy attracts new restaurants, shopping areas, housing and entertainment. The growth draws in a young, talented and vibrant workforce into downtown Winston-Salem.

Many of these young adults are working parents with small children and budding families, so often they strongly consider the best options to care for their young ones as they pursue varied professional interests – health care, technology and entrepreneurship.

Nurture. Enrich. Grow.

These values are the cornerstone for the youngest members of the thriving downtown Winston-Salem community, the children of MudPies Downtown East.

Working parents can be assured that their children are thriving at MudPies Downtown East, at the cor-

ner of Seventh and Patterson streets since 2014.

MudPies’ nationally recognized Creative Curriculum® promotes social, physical, cognitive and language development. This coupled with a low teacher/student ratio and a custom-designed downtown facility ensures unparalleled service for the children and their parents.

The staff at MudPies Downtown East delivers cutting-edge child development for children age 6 weeks to 5 years, and provides before/after school care through age 12. The 5-star program offers a safe and supportive environment that promotes early childhood development at every stage.

MudPies Downtown East is one of three MudPies child development centers under the leadership of President and CEO Tony Lewis L. Burton III, PhD, and supported by a governing Board of Directors and business partnerships.

Hatch Early Learning Co. equips MudPies children with innovative learning technology. Forsyth Tech has partnered with MudPies to provide accredited classes in early

childhood education.

Countless local corporate and civic organization partnerships support MudPies and their mission to provide affordable and high-quality child development services.

Working mother Cates Allen describes her daughter’s positive experience as she works in downtown Winston- Salem: “The classrooms are full of life and love and the teachers are the key to that. They take excellent care of the kids, and my daughter has not only learned so much through all the artwork, singing, playing and going outside but she has thrived.

She is a happy, healthy toddler and so much of that is due to MudPies and her wonderful teachers.”

In recent decades, studies have shown that early childhood education is critical in preparing children to enter and succeed in the elementary classroom, diminishing their risk of social-emotional mental health problems and increasing their selfsufficiency as adults.

Decades of research provide unequivocal evidence that public investment in early childhood care and education can produce economic returns

equal to roughly 10 times its costs. The sources of these gains are (1) child care that enables mothers to work and (2) education and other supports for child development that increase subsequent school success, labor force productivity, social behavior and health. The benefits from enhanced child development are the largest part of the economic return.

Elected officials, business leaders and community activists must be proactive in encouraging sound governmental policy that promotes early childhood education. Funding provided through programs such as Smart Start and other community-based initiatives not only should be maintained, but increased. The corporate community also has a responsibility to get more involved through innovative sponsorship programs that enable low-income workers to gain access to early childhood care.

Algenon Cash is the managing director of Wharton Gladden & Company, an investment banking firm. Reach him at acash@whartongladden.com.

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Don’t let ‘45’ take credit for President Obama’s Julianne Malveaux

Guest Columnist

The income, poverty and health insurance data released by the Census Bureau on Sept. 13 confirms what many of us already knew. President Obama’s last year was one of economic improvement for many individuals.

The median income rose from $57,230 in 2015 to $59,039 in 2016, an increase of 3.2 percent.

Black income rose 5.4 percent, from $37,364 in 2015 to $39,400 in 2016, while White income rose from $63, 745 to $65,041, an increase of 2 percent. The income gap narrowed very slightly, with AfricanAmericans making 58 percent of white earnings in 2015 and 60 percent of White earnings in 2016.

This income ratio typically hovers around 60 percent, and this situation has not improved, since 1967.

Despite an absolute improvement in incomes, the racial income disparity remains.

Fewer than 1 in 10 whites earned less than $15,000 per year, compared to 20 percent of African-Americans at that low earning level. While 18 percent of whites earned less than $25,000 a year, fully one-third of

economy African-Americans earned so little. At the same time, while 7.4 percent of whites earned more than $200,000 a year, only 2.8 percent of AfricanAmericans had similarly high earnings. At the top, there was significant improvement for AfricanAmericans—we didn’t cross the 1 percent line on high earning until 1997, and now our percentage has more than doubled.

Still, it would take hundreds of years, at the rate we are going, to close the gap with whites.

With incomes as low as they are, it is unsurprising to find African-Americans more heavily represented among the poor than whites are, but again, President Obama’s last year in office saw a real drop in the poverty level.

The poverty rate dropped from 13.5 percent in 2015 to 12.7 percent in 2016, and the black poverty rate dropped from 24.1 percent to 22.0 percent.

There were 800,000 fewer African-Americans in poverty in 2016 than in 2015. That’s good news.

Child poverty was also overwhelming. With 15.1 percent of white children living in poverty, there

were nearly twice as many black children living in poverty at 29.5 percent.

Among elders, 8 percent of white seniors were poor,

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compared to 18.5 percent of African-American seniors. And when black women headed households, 34.2 percent of those households lived in poverty.

While these numbers make a clear case that President Obama improved the situation for all Americans, it is also clear that his unwillingness or inability to target programs toward the AfricanAmerican poor maintained the size of the income gap, and maintained the fact

that African-Americans experience twice as much poverty as whites, earning only 60 percent of the incomes that whites do.

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This gap will not be closed unless there is some intervention, some form of reparations, or some special program that will empower AfricanAmericans. If that didn’t happen in the Obama administration, it is unlikely to happen in during the current one.

President Obama’s singular success, of course, was health care. More than 93 percent of whites, 92 percent of Asian Americans, 89.5 percent of African-Americans and 84

percent of Hispanics had health care in 2016, continuing an upward trend that began in 2011 with the introduction of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Of course, Republicans have promised to “repeal and replace” Obamacare. They have been unsuccessful, because so many Americans like the program and use it, even though it has flaws. The program should be tweaked, but not replaced, but we’ll see what happens in coming months.

Despite improvements in income data, too many Americans aren’t feeling the improvements. That’s how “45” was able to manipulate people into believing that they were worse off than they had ever been, and that he was going to improve their quality of life. To be sure, while the unemployment rate is way down, there are also people sitting on the sidelines of the labor force.

Raises seem to be coming, but quite slowly, and a 3.2 percent increase in income, after several years of declining income, seems not to be enough.

Additionally, there are millions of millennials who

came of age during the recession, having spent years marginally employed, and are shouldering the burden of high student loans.

Small increases in income don’t make these folks feel flush.

Many still feel that they are just getting by.

Knowing “45,” he will crow about these numbers, though he truly cannot take any responsibility for them. This data is 2016 data, and the improvement here can be solely attributed to President Obama.

The proof of 45’s pudding will come next year, when 2017 data are reported.

Will we be better off with the repeal of the ACA? Will incomes rise or fall under 45’s leadership?

What will happen with poverty in an administration that has already taken actions to keep wages low?

Will the Obama momentum come to a skidding halt because of 45’s policies?

We’ll have to wait and see, but it is clear that 45 has already taken too many steps in the wrong direction.

NNPA Newswire Columnist Julianne Malveaux is an economist, author and former president of Bennett College in Greensboro. Follow her on Twitter @drjlastword. Her latest book “Are We Better Off: Race, Obama and Public Policy” is available via amazon.com.

Seniors, know your rights in nursing homes "Please don't put me in a nursing home" is a sentiJennifer ment I hear often from my senior clients. Many people Stuart seem to equate nursing homes with captivity and Guest the end of all freedom.

Columnist Realistically though, as we live longer than our predecessors, often with various disabilities and debilitating health problems, nursing homes will eventually become the only option for many of us.

And indeed, becoming dependent on caretakers in a nursing home does require major adjustments and a relinquishment of some control over everyday affairs. Any such heavy dependence on others naturally lends itself to potential abuse or mistreatment when there are not safeguards and protections in place. But under both federal and state law, there are many safeguards and protections that give nursing home residents the right to maintain some autonomy.

Whether you are contemplating admission to a nursing home or just know someone who resides in one, it's a good idea to become familiar with residents' rights under both North Carolina and federal law.

The federal nursing home regulations were recently expanded to give residents more rights.

Both sets of regulations cover privacy and communication, explicitly giving residents the right to have private phone access, mail access and the materials necessary to send and receive mail, as well as the right to have visitors of one's choice at any reasonable hour.

Other important topics addressed in nursing home regulations include choices about scheduling (including waking and sleeping times), when residents must receive notices of changes (including transfers or discharges), how grievances must be handled, and freedom from restraints and abuse.

The state summary of rights lists the right "to manage his/her own financial affairs unless other legal arrangements have been implemented." It's important to understand that this does not give agents named in powers of attorney the right to go beyond the authority given in that document or to restrict a resident's access to visitors or communication with others.

I sometimes hear from clients that family members acting under a power of attorney believe they can unilaterally decide which visitors the resident may receive.

However, powers of attorney generally do not give agents that authority and nursing homes should not go against the resident's wishes about visitor access.

One thing that should be considered carefully at the very beginning of a nursing home stay is the admission agreement, typically a lengthy and comprehensive document. As with any contract, it's important to read this document closely and discuss any questions or concerns before signing it. Some facilities may not yet have updated their contracts to reflect current law. For example, nursing homes have traditionally asked for a cosigner, a third party such as a spouse or other family member, to agree to be financially responsible in these contracts.

However, facilities that accept Medicaid or Medicare are now prohibited by federal law from requesting or requiring such responsibility from a third party. They are also prohibited from requiring a waiver of the facility's liability for loss of a resident's personal belongings. Reviewing these agreements carefully before signing them and knowing one's rights ahead of time can help with transitions into nursing homes so that they don't have to feel like the beginning of the end.

Jennifer Stuart is an attorney in Raleigh with Legal Aid of North Carolina's Senior Law Project (SLP). The SLP provides free civil legal help to North Carolinians who are 60 or older. To contact the SLP, call 1-877-5797562 (toll-free), Monday through Friday, 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m.

Water is important to our health Elisha Covington Guest Columnist

Water is essential to all living things. While we can survive as long as six weeks without food, we can only survive about a week without water.

Water is essential to our immunity. Water ushers away toxins and waste from our cells and from the entire body. Water also replenishes the systems that cleanse the body, which are the blood and lymphatic systems, and they are both primarily

made of water. The lymph system is filled with fluid that contains antibodies and white blood cells. This system is our source of purification, and it helps keep our bacteria in balance.

Water also regulates our body temperature, lubricates and cushions our eyes, brain, spinal cord as well as our joints and all vital organs.

Most of us know to "drink more water," but for many, it isn't always such an easy habit to apply. Our bodies are about 70 percent water, so it is imperative that we have adequate intake to ensure that we are allowing our bodies to bring in nourishment and to carry away toxins. Our

bodies cannot do these two things properly without proper hydration.

Dehydration can lead to symptoms like dry mouth, thirst, fatigue, muscle cramps, headache, poor digestion, dry or itchy skin, poor concentration, to name a few. Although many of these symptoms are very common that they could be caused by any number of health conditions, it is still imperative to consume adequate amounts of water daily.

It is common to hear physicians recommend that we drink six to eight glasses of water a day. Some practitioners even recommend drinking half of your body weight in ounces. In certain circumstances

drinking even more water is necessary, like during pregnancy, before and after exercise, or when fighting off an infection. We each have our own needs, so it is important to determine your own level.

What is an ideal level of water intake? Factor in your body type, size, how active you are, and what climate you live in. Also consider if you require extra liquid intake due to a health condition. But also, if you take certain medications, it could be important not to drink too much liquid. Other determining factors can include how many dehydrating beverages you drink, like caffeine or alcohol.

Clean, fresh water

should be free and available to all and having access to quality water can be limited due to resources and location. However when available, try opting for filtered water. Avoid drinking tap water as your main source due to the many contaminants, like chlorine, fluoride and lead.

Water is best consumed at room temperature to support a healthy digestive tract. Iced cold beverages shock and disrupt the warm temperatures of the digestive system.

Drinking water can become a habit. Best times of the day that are particularly ideal to drink water include first thing in the morning when you wake up, midmorning, and

midafternoon. Take large sips of water every 30 minutes throughout the day and drink a full glass of water at least 30 minutes before eating your meals.

Keeping a water bottle with you throughout the day can also encourage you to drink more water. As always, consult with your doctor about what is right for you. Happy hydrating.

Elisha Covington is an avid reader and a mother of a vivacious 6 year old.

She’s passionate about how and why people have unique relationships to food and wellness and how these relationships are impacted by their environments.

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Editor’s note: During the upcoming 74th annual N.C. NAACP Convention in Raleigh, current president, Bishop Dr. William Barber, will be stepping down after 12 years, and a new president will be elected between Rev. Dr. Portia Rochelle, president of the Raleigh-Apex NAACP Chapter, and Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman, Third Vice President of the N.C. NAACP. During separate interviews, both candidates were asked the same six questions about their respective visions for the state conference if either is elected to lead. For a final question, they were asked to determine what they want rank-and-file N.C. NAACP members to further know about them that they feel is relevant.

When necessary, both candidates’ answers have been truncated for conciseness.

Last week we interviewed Rev. Dr. Portia Rochelle. Today, we continue with Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman. Next week we talk with outgoing N.C. NAACP President Bishop Dr. William Barber II.

BY CASH MICHAELS FOR THE CHRONICLE

Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman – Third Vice President of the N.C .NAACP, senior pastor of St. Phillip A.M.E. Zion Church in Greensboro and president of the N.C. Council of Churches – has been a member of the NAACP for 53 years. As a young man, his father got memberships for his sisters and him, telling them to keep them up because “you will be fighting for justice

for the remainder of your years.”

During that time, Rev. Spearman, 66, has also served as chairman of the N.C. NAACP Religious Affairs Committee, and president of the Hickory Branch of the NAACP. Now he says it’s time to vie for the presidency of the civil rights organization he’s given most of his life to, and lead it toward further establishing the values and justice he’s sworn to uphold.

Rev. Spearman is married with three adult children, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Why should you be elected as the next president to lead the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP? “I find the NAACP continues to be a very relevant organization in which I’m glad I have cast my energies toward. I have been a staunch supporter of the Forward Together/Moral Monday movement, and the second arrestee of the [first] Moral Monday.

I’ve been involved in civil disobedience on three separate occasions. And so I’m very invested in the N.C. NAACP and the work thereof, and I’ve seen a great deal of merit in the work of Dr. William J. Barber II, and want to see this movement continue that has been started over the course of the 12 years that he [has] served in leadership.”

What do you think of Bishop Dr. William Barber’s leadership of the N.C. NAACP over the past 12 years, and, if

elected, how do you intend to build on it?

“I’ve been very much a part of Bishop Barber’s leadership during that time, and it began with the HK on J Movement … I was there at the inception of that, and then as it kind of grew into the Forward Together/Moral Monday Movement, I was very much a part of that movement. Candidly, Dr. Barber and I have become very collegial, and have really held one another up in many of the things that have come before us as the 12 years have unfolded.”

“My ideology is very, very similar to the ideology of Bishop Barber, and what the NAACP lifts up as what they call ‘gamechangers,’ I lift up as a five-point justice vision.

When we talk about prolabor, anti-poverty policies that ensure economic sustainability, and educational equality that ensures that every child receives an appropriate education, and health care, and fairness in the criminal justice system, and protection of all kinds of rights – voting rights, women’s rights, LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] rights, immigrant rights … all of those are right at the cutting edge of the things I would think we need to continue in terms of having the kind of ideology that’s going to help us to make some ground so that we can continue to move forward together and not take one step back.”

As N.C. NAACP president, how will you continue the fight for voting rights? “ One of the things that has been in the forefront of

my mind is how to frame doing what I hope to achieve once I’m elected, should I be elected. I’ve been kind of obsessed with the thought of what I call a transforming and understanding of ‘R.I.P.,’ which is the acronym we general-

Spearman

ly use for ‘rest in peace.’

“I’m plagued with why do we wait until someone dies to say or think that we want them now to rest in peace. So I’ve been toying with the idea of how do we transform our understanding of R.I.P., and help to translate it from a death wish to a justice gift.”

“Three of the points that I am very, very bent on achieving or working on as we do the work come forth with the acronym R.I.P.:

“1. Respecting our vote – Everything we face as a people is predicated on the right to place ballots in the ballot box. Like watchmen on the wall, we have to continue to be vigilant and make sure that we hold back all that the [NC] General Assembly seeks to do to continue to suppress our vote. And I genuinely believe that they will continue to throw forth some monkey wrenches to do just that.

“2. Inspecting the root cause of poverty – The N.C. NAACP went around the state in 2011-2012 putting a face on poverty. For

me, that was the cutting edge of what we need to do. You’ll recall that during the 2016 elections, there was no talk, no conversation, no debate whatsoever about poverty, no talk about racism, and I believe that we as a people must be very intentional about talking about poverty, bringing it onto the radar, and then keeping it on the radar so that people are talking about it. And if no one else is talking about it, then we need to be talking about it as a people, and strategize on how we are going to be dealing with it to make sure that others understand how important it is to us as a people.

“3. Protecting our youth – We’re dealing with the militarization that Dr. King has always talked about, and always have in the forefronts of our minds the things that this socalled democracy is supposed to stand for.”

How will you work to get more young people involved in the N.C. NAACP? “I have developed two nonprofits – one I established back in 2006 when I was pastoring in Hickory, N.C. Now we’re doing business here in Greensboro as ‘The B.R.I.D.G.E. Program’ which is ‘balancing relationships, instilling dignity, growth and empathy.’ The formation of that nonprofit happened while I was the education chair of the Hickory branch of the NAACP, and a teacher contacted us about five African-American students who were failing. I built a program around these young men – Students Moving A Step Ahead –

and took them to Detroit, Michigan for a weekend, and immerse them in higher education … and came away from that experience with these young men now thinking about going to college, as opposed to prior to that, they didn’t think about it at all.”

“There were some successes that were done, and we did that for about three years, but I came to terms with the fact that it seemed to me to be a little too late.

So I started another program, … and we were able to partner with the Hickory Housing unit, use this curriculum, and had some major successes on gathering young people together, giving them some cultural awareness, and helping them develop a love for their culture. By leaps and bounds, there were improvements in their lives.”

“I would use that same kind of practice in trying to get young people involved in the N.C. NAACP. I’ve been working on ways to be able to present them with something we can intergenerationally involve these young people. The Scriptures tell us we are to impress upon the children, spend time with the children, we’re going to make sure that we interact with the children on a 24/7 basis, thereby we will not be afraid of our children. I think the fear that we have in engaging with our children prevents us from keeping the children around us.

Next week, Bishop Dr. William J. Barber II, president of the N.C. NAACP, exclusively looks back over his 12-year tenure.

SPORTSWEEK

Paul dishes out assists on and off the court

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BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Chris Paul has held a steady presence in the city of Winston-Salem going back to his days at Wake Forest University. Since then, through his nonprofit organization, camps and many in-person visits, he is well visible around the city during the NBA off-season.

Last Wednesday he made an appearance at the Salvation Army International Boys and Girls Club for their unveiling of new gymnasium and technology center.

The Winston-Salem native held a press

conference before meeting up with the kids, where he spoke about his future in the NBA, the relief efforts for the Houston area in the wake of Hurricane Harvey and the newly renovated Boys And Girls Club.

“It's all good and well basketball-wise, but everyone there in the city is dealing with a lot more than the sport of basketball,” said Paul when asked about his transition to Houston. “That is a part of the process, but I am excited to be there.”

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Chris Paul answered questions from the children participating in the clinic last Wednesday afternoon.

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Reynolds wins victory against North Forsyth

Reynolds running back Trevon Murphy, No. 3 in black, gets brought down by North Forsyth's Marquez Hurst, No. 7 in white.

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

The Reynolds Demons came into their game against North Forsyth reeling off of the previous week’s defeat at the hands of Reidsville High. Not only did the Demons lose the game, but they also lost their starting quarterback Caden Davis to injury. They bounced back in a major way last Thursday with their 26-8 victory over the Vikings.

Reynolds set the tone early by establishing their running game. Trevon Murphy, who scored three rushing touchdowns, led a running back corps that found open running lanes most of the night. Couple that with a stifling defense that held the Vikings scoreless until late in the fourth and that is a recipe for victory most often.

“I thought we executed very well and the defense played really aggressive,” said Reynolds head coach Pat

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Crowley of his team’s performance. “We shut them down for the most part defensively and offensively we did pretty well, but we need to be a little sharper in our passing attack.”

Crowley credited the play of his running backs.

Murphy, along with Travon Bethea and Jamari Slade, all played very well against North Forsyth. Crowley said they are pretty tough to bring down when they “get after it.”

The Vikings, on the other hand, didn't seem to have

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the same energy level the Demons came to play with.

North Forsyth was stagnant on offense but played with heart on the defensive end all game.

“Man, we came out flat, probably the flattest I've seen in a while,” said Viking head coach Corey Stewart on his team’s play Thursday night. “I told them yesterday that I didn't think we had a good practice and it kind of showed early that we weren't ready to play.”

Trailing 26-0 at the half, one would have thought the game was going to get even worse. As a credit to the heart of the Viking team, they came out with a renewed vigor in the second half and did not surrender a point.

Unfortunately, offensively they were hamstrung by the Demons.

Stewart says he went into halftime and told his team that he wanted to see the team that nearly beat the Glenn

Those with special needs find place to gain skills

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W.R. Anderson Community Center director Bryant McCorkle has always welcomed the community to use the facilities the center has to offer.

He recently partnered with a couple of organizations that assist mentally disabled adults, allowing them to play volleyball at the center to enhance the socialization skills of these individuals.

Last Wednesday marked the second week that the center has

been hosted the volleyball games. Friendly People That Care and The Center for Creative Opportunities are the first two organizations involved in the soon-togrow league.

Friendly People That Care is a group home provider service that has seven group homes around the area that assist mentally disabled adults. The service focuses on enhancing the life skills of their clients along with providing them with multiple activities to bolster their socializaSee Special on B2

Currently there are only two teams in the league but center director Bryant McCorkle is hoping more organizations join.

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The children and Chris Paul participated in some warm up drills before going on the court.

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home was not damaged by the storm because his residence is north of Houston.

Over his career, Paul has played for the New Orleans Hornets (now known as Pelicans), Los Angeles Clippers and now the Rockets. Paul was actually a member of the Hornets when Hurricane Katrina hit

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Bobcats the week earlier.

They fell to Glenn 12-6 in overtime and Glenn was undefeated at the time. He says he felt they matched up evenly with the Demons but they came out with more “fight” than his team did.

“Finally in the second half, we started clicking, but by that time we couldn't do anything on offense,” Stewart said. “I thought we could build off last week where we went into overtime with Glenn, and we will take some positives from this game, but I wasn't too happy with our start.”

Even without starting quarterback Caden Davis, the Reynolds offense flowed fairly well, according to Crowley. He says he didn't change much of the offensive playbook heading into this game because of the confidence he had in quarterback Shavon Revel.

Crowley says he was happy with the win but told the players they cannot become complacent in the second half. He credits North Forsyth for not giving up in the second half.

New Orleans in 2005.

He went on to speak about the importance of giving back to the kids, especially since he himself is a father of two children.

He also stated that the NBA players’ union will match any player’s donation up to $20,000 for hurricane relief in the Houston area.

“I have always had a passion for kids first and foremost, but it means even

Crowley said he used the Reidsville game as an example to his team as to how they need to play on offense and defense. He says if they can maintain that level of consistency, it will bode well for the future of the season and program as a whole.

“The Reidsville program is one where they run the same thing from kindergarten to high school,” said Crowley. “I told them that we probably had better athletes but they executed better than us. I told our guys that we need to get to that level of executing and we did a pretty good job of doing that tonight, especially on defense.”

Stewart spoke to his guys following the game about how proud he was of the effort they gave, especially in the second half.

“I talked to them and I explained that I wasn't happy with the first half but they already knew that,” Stewart continued. “But I also told them I was proud of the effort in the second half and that's all you can really ask for from kids.

We are going to go back to the tape and fix whatever it is, and we will go from there.”

more now with kids of my own,” he said. “You start to see how kids look at people differently. These kids here just want someone to believe in them, someone to motivate them and push them.”

Following the press conference, Paul led a basketball clinic at the new gymnasium for the kids.

The event was sponsored

by NBA Care and State Farm insurance. Before

the clinic, he fielded questions from the children, who asked some hard- hitting questions.

He told the kids his first love in sports was the game of football. He explained how he grew up playing basketball at the Carl H. Russell Sr. Community Center and how it helped develop his game. A young boy asked Paul why he looked taller in person and he jokingly replied that he

looks taller in person because most of the people on the court are 6 foot-5 inches or taller.

They then hit the court and ran through some drills for the children to enjoy followed by a technology scavenger hunt. Paul says he enjoys being around the kids because they don't sugar coat their questions, they just give it to you “raw.”

“That's the priceless

thing about it and it's great to see,” Paul said when asked about the feeling he gets when he sees the smiles on the kids faces when he walks in the door.

“That's what I love about being around the kids and they will keep you honest.

You can’t prepare for their questions because they will ask you anything that comes to their mind.”

enjoy working with people and making them smile. At the end of the day, if it makes them happy then it makes me happy, and I will be blessed for helping them.”

McCorkle says he was more than happy to accommodate the organizations that wanted to start a league at the center. He thought this would be a great opportunity for the clients to get out and have some fun while also meeting new people.

McCorkle says his center would love to have as many organizations join the league as possible. He encourages any organization that assist the mentally disabled that is interested in joining to call the W.R. Anderson Community Center at 336-650-7684 for more information.

The Center for Creative Opportunities is one of the organizations involved in the volleyball league for the mentally disabled at the W.R. Anderson Community Center.

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North Forsyth cornerback Juwan Lyons, No. 6 in white, breaks up a pass intended for Antonio Yates, No. 11 in black, of Reynolds.

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tion skills.

Larry Curry, owner of Friendly People That Care, says that McCorkle has been extremely helpful to him and his organization.

He says the organization was the result of his wife Angela's passion for helping others.

“When we came up with the idea to incorporate this volleyball league for the mentally disabled, we reached out to Bryant and he was happy to help us out,” said Curry. “We are going to try and do this for the next two months. We have reached out to other organizations and they have been responding so we will be playing other teams every Wednesday.”

“We are just trying to get them involved with something fun out in the community,” he continued.

“I think being involved and

interacting is the thing they get out of this the most.

They are excited about the game, and that makes me feel good.”

Darell Anderson Jr. of The Center for Creative Opportunities says they have been working with Friendly People That Care for quite some time. He says they were thrilled to have their clients come and participate in the volleyball league.

“This is something that the Friendly People That Care have been doing and we are just getting started and it allows us to come out in the community to have a good time,” he said. “It helps to build relationships and skill building for the clients.”

“The guys are very excited and they take this seriously, so we try to take this serious as well,” Anderson continued. “We treat this as if we were playing a real game. I just

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The Winston-Salem State University marching band – The Red Sea of Sound – joined the Indians for their homecoming celebration.

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(Left) The homecoming court for the Indians are, from left to right, (Queen) KeAisja Marshall, (King) Joel Hayes, Nadia Cameron and Quentin Stone.

Youth football team celebrates annual homecoming

BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE

Homecomings are not strictly reserved for high schools and colleges. The Winston-Salem Indians football and cheerleading association celebrated their homecoming on Saturday, Sept. 9.

The Indians were joined by Winston-Salem State University's (WSSU) Red Sea of Sound marching band along with the Winston-Salem High Steppers. The event also included a variety of food options for the parents and community to enjoy. The crowd was able to enjoy watching eight games that afternoon.

The Indians program has been around for 60 years and play in the American Youth Football League. They are part of the Piedmont Youth Football and Cheerleading Association. Each year during their homecoming, they select a homecoming king and queen as well as a runner-

up for both positions.

This year’s winners were Joel Hayes and KeAisja Marshall for king and queen. The runner-ups were Quenton Stone and Nadia Cameron. The winners and runner-ups were selected by whoever raised the most money during a fundraiser the team held.

President of the Indians organization, Sandra Green, says the children were in “awe” when the WSSU band took to the field. She thought this was one of the best homecomings they have ever had.

“Everyone just cooked out and fellowshipped and we had a great time,” said Green. “Winston-Salem State actually did a community service for us and came out to play. The kids eyes just lit up to see the band, and I thank them very much for coming.”

Green has been with the Indians organization for the past 26 years. She started out having her son play with the

team and she has been involved every since.

“Just to see the happiness and joy that comes out of their faces gives me the most pleasure,” Green said.

According to Green the organization is not only concerned with teaching the children on the field; they are active with the kids in the classroom as well.

“We are involved in the little scholars program, so each child must maintian a C average or above in school to participate,” she went on to say. “They must submit report cards and progress reports in order to play. We also have a tutoring program for those young people who may slip under the mark.”

Green wanted to give a special thank you to the WSSU band, the W-S High Steppers and the community for coming out and celebrating the Indians homecoming.

AKAs hold scholarship recognition ceremony At the Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. were the following: (left to right) Ashanti Marshall, Pearl Scholarship; Nora Baker, chairwoman, of Scholarship Committee; Reyniah Taylor, Pearl Scholarship; Phi Omega President Kenyetta Richmond; and Gabryelle Fulp, Phi Omega Awardee.

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The Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. (AKA) recognized scholarship recipients during a ceremony on the campus of Winston-Salem State University.

Participating in the ceremony were Carol Mitchell, who welcomed the audience, and Angela Evans-Everette who lead the audience in prayer.

Jalea Morris, a 2015 scholarship recipient now attending UNC at Chapel Hill, returned to give encouragement and advice to the present awardees on Sunday, Aug. 6.

Nora P. Baker, chairwoman of the

Scholarship Committee, presented the Phi Omega scholarship award to Gabryelle Fulp, who will attend the University of South Carolina at Columbia. She presented Pearl Scholarship awards to Ashanti Marshall, who will attend Winston-Salem State University; and Reyniah Taylor, who will attend N.C. A & T State University.

Brelynn Wray, who will attend Hampton University, was not present for the ceremony.

President Kenyetta Richmond gave “words of wisdom” and closing remarks to the recipients. A reception followed where awardees mingled with guests and chapter members.

Other members of the Scholarship Committee are: Deidra Brown, Carol

Crocker, Stephanie Dance-Barnes, Saleena Frazier, Natalie Harding, Sabrina Hinton, Monica Johnson, Bianca Malloy, Hazel McGill, Carolyn Fair Parker, Barbara Puryear, Pamela Robinson, Anissia Scales, Mary Scott, Mertice Williams, D’Walla Simmons-Burke and Mertice Williams.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. is an international service organization that was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. in 1908. It is the oldest Greek-lettered organization established by African-American, collegeeducated women.

Alpha Kappa Alpha is comprised of more than 290,000 members in approxi-

mately 993 graduate and undergraduate chapters in the United States, Liberia, the Bahamas, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Germany, South Korea, Bermuda, Japan, Canada, South Africa and the Middle East.

Led by International President Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson, L.H.D., Alpha Kappa Alpha is often hailed as “America’s premier Greek-lettered organization for African-American women.”

For more information on Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and its programs, visit www.aka1908.com. Kenyetta Richmond is the president of the local Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.

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Participants in the Hobby Park RC Aircraft Club MiniAirshow make last minute adjustments to a plane at Hobby Park on Saturday, Sept. 16.

Aircraft club hosts mini-airshow

CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT

More than 50 radio-controlled airplanes invaded Hobby Park on West Clemmonsville Road last weekend as the Hobby Park Radio Control Aircraft Club hosted a mini-airshow.

From war planes to others manned by fictional cartoon characters, the event featured a large variety of planes.

Admission for the event was free and all proceeds from a hot dog lunch was donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank of N.C. This is the third year the club has held the mini-airshow.

For more information, visit HobbyParkRC.net.

Community Briefs

Rugged Wearhouse is Gabe’s in Kernersville Gabe’s, an extreme value fashion retailer and first choice destination for savvy shoppers has transformed its Rugged Wearhouse store in Kernersville, to its Gabe’s brand. The old store closed for expansion and remodeling on June 18 and reopened as Gabe’s on Sept. 9. Kernersville customers who liked Rugged Wearhouse are sure to love Gabe’s. With its expanded and remodeled space, Gabe’s has a larger selection of famous brand apparel, accessories, footwear, cosmetics and beauty supplies. In addition, the store will feature even more departments, such as home décor, infant and toddler, pet supplies, toys, electronics and more. Everything at Gabe’s is typically up to 70 percent off department store prices. Gabe’s stores also are in Greensboro, and Winston-Salem. For more information on the new store, please visit bit.ly/GabesKernersville.

DOT offering matching program for bus passes Local nonprofit organizations that provide, or are willing to provide, free WSTA bus passes to their clients are invited to apply for additional free passes under a Bus Pass Matching Distribution Program the City Council authorized as part of the city’s Fiscal Year 2017-2018 budget. The council has allocated $90,000 for the program, which can be used for two types of passes: 10-ride bus passes on Swat’s regular routes, or 30-ride Trans-Aid passes. For every pass that an agency buys for its clients, the city will provide a matching pass. Applications for matching passes will be approved on a rolling basis, first-come, first served until the program budget is depleted. There is no limit to the number of matching passes that an organization may request, however, agencies must be able to guarantee that the passes will be distributed at no charge to low income, disabled or elderly riders. Complete details and an application are posted at DOT.CityofWS.org.

Salvation Army participates in Child and Adult Care food program The Salvation Army of Greater Winston-Salem announces our participation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture funded Child and Adult Care Food Program. Meals will be available at no separate charge to enrolled participants. Children who are TANF recipients or who are members of SNAP or FDPIR households or are Head Start participants are automatically eligible to receive free meal benefits.

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Nurse Anesthesia Program celebrates 75 years Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s internationally accredited Nurse Anesthesia program is celebrating 75 years of educating students to become certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs).

Founded in 1942, the program at Wake Forest School of Medicine is the longest continually running nurse anesthesia program in North Carolina and has graduated more than 900 students. Wake Forest Baptist's Nurse Anesthesia graduates are prepared to plan, administer and manage anesthetic care to a wide range of patients and in various settings around the globe and across the nation as CRNAs. The program is consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's “Best Graduate Schools” as among the top 10 nurse anesthesia programs in the country. Currently, 48 students are enrolled in the two-year program, with 24 students in each class.

Graduates receive a Master of Science in nurse anesthesia from Wake Forest School of Medicine.

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Minions from the hit “Despicable Me” movie franchise prepare for a landing during the Hobby Park RC Aircraft Club Mini-Airshow held at Hobby Park on Saturday, Sept. 16.

On Saturday, Sept. 16 the RC Aircraft Club hosted a mini-airshow to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina.

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Today, Sept. 21- Race Relations Forum Students from WinstonSalem/Forsyth County high schools will discuss their perspectives on race relations during the annual Student Race Relations Forum, to be held Thursday evening, Sept. 21, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the R.J. Reynolds High School auditorium, 301 N. Hawthorne Road, Winston-Salem.

The forum is free and open to the public.

Today, Sept. 21- Panel Discussion New Winston Museum presents Fall 2017 Salon Series, “Lost, Found, and Transformed: Our Storied Places in African-American History.” The event will begin on Sept. 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the Delta Arts Center, 2611 New Walkertown Road. “Roots of the I.Q.: Innovation on Depot Street” the second program in the series, will be at Goler Family Enrichment Center on Oct.19 at 5:30 p.m. The final program, “Envisioning Columbian Heights” will be on Nov. 16, location TBA. Now-Sept. 28 – Designer’s Illustration Exhibition art show W-S Fashion Week Designer Illustration is in partnership with Winston Salem Fashion Week 2017 and will kick off this year’s event showcasing the Designer’s Illustration Exhibition in the Sawtooth Corridor beginning Sept. 1 through Sept. 28. This exhibition will showcase fashion illustrations, and sketches by designers, fashion photos by local photographers and sculptures by designers and artisans in various forms of media. The show runs through Sept. 28. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Sawtooth is located upstairs in the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts at 251 N. Spruce Street in downtown, WinstonSalem. For more information visit sawtooth.org or call 336-723-7395.

Now-Sept. 28 – Dixie Classic Fair advance ticket sales Celebrating 135 years of food, fun, rides, games, animals, crafts and agriculture in the heart of North Carolina, the 2017 Dixie Classic Fair at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds in Winston-Salem, will be Friday, Sept.

29 - Sunday, Oct. 8. Advance Ticket prices are $8 for adults (regularly $10 for ages 12 and older) and $3 for children (regularly $5 for ages 6-11).

Children under age 5 and senior adults (age 65+ with an ID) are free.

Advance Tickets are on sale online through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com) and on the Fair’s website, www.dcfair.com, ending on Thursday, Sept. 28 at 11:59 p.m.

Advance Tickets can be purchased with no convenience charges at the Annex Box Office, at 414 Deacon Boulevard, Winston-Salem; hours are Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Now–Oct. 6 – Community Projects HandsOn NWNC will honor 10 years of service by organizing volunteer service projects with community partners.

Visit www.handsonnwnc.org for complete

schedule of events.

Now -Oct. 28 – 45 Years of Delta Fine Arts Reflections: Celebrating 45 Years of Delta Fine Arts will be on view at the Delta Arts Center, 2611 New Walkertown Road, Sept. 5 – Oct. 28. The event is free and open to the public. This exhibition will celebrate the history of Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts, established in 1972 as the city's first nonprofit cultural and educational organization established by African-American women.

It will feature works commemorating the artists and collectors with whom we have worked over the past 45 years including Elizabeth Catlett, John Biggers, Lois Mailou Jones, Eugene Grisby, Ernest Crichlow, Francis "Sonny" Brown, and others.

Sept. 22 & 29 – Forks on Friday Presentations N.C. Cooperative Extension, Forsyth County Center, 1450 Fairchild Road, will host “Way Down Yonder in the Pawpaw Patch,” a Forks on Friday Presentation on Sept.

22. On Friday, Sept. 29, “Grass: Lawns and Beyond” will be presented. Both events will be from 121p.m. The event is free but registration is required. Please register at: coop-ext-registration@forsyth.cc or 336-703-2850, no earlier than two weeks prior to the program. Space is limited.

Sept. 22 – Free Screening The nationally ranked School of Filmmaking at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts presents a free screening of seven student films from the 2016-17 school year. The 90-minute program begins at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 22, in Main Theatre of ACE Exhibition Complex on the campus at 1533 South Main Street. For more information, visit www.uncsa.edu.

Sept. 22 – 5k Race United Way of Forsyth County

will officially kick off its 2017 community campaign with the Moonlight Madness 5K Race and Fun Run at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 22 at Bailey Park, 490 Patterson Avenue. The one mile race starts at 7:30 p.m., 5K run/walk begins at 8 p.m. and the 5K awards ceremony is at 9 p.m. The party is from 8-10 p.m. The cost is $30 (early price) and is a fundraiser for United Way of Forsyth County. Registration closes at 1500 runners or Sept. 20.

Sept. 23– Faith & The Movement Join the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, 134 S. Elm Street, Greensboro, in remembering the attack on the 16th Street Baptist Church, Sept. 16, 1963, as we discuss the relevance of Faith-based institutions to the modern civil rights movement. Co-Sponsored with The Movement Group, Inc. Saturday, Sept. 23, 4-6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Sept. 23 – Fundraiser Dinner Sister2Sister will hold their fourth annual “A Taste of Kenya” fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 5-7 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church & School, 2415 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem. Tickets are $25 per adult/$5 per child, with all proceeds going to Sister2Sister International Outreach Ministry Inc. For information, contact Purity Ruchugo at 336655-0347 / sistersinternational@gmail.com.

Sept. 23 – Democratic Women convention Nancy MacLean will be the Keynote Speaker for the Democratic Women of North Carolina 57th annual State Convention STARS Banquet Saturday, Sept. 23, 7 p.m. at the Hawthorne Inn & Conference Center, 420 High Street, Winston-Salem.

Nancy MacLean, an award-winning scholar of the 20th-century U. S., and author of the new book, Democracy

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The Spiritfilled Heart

Lesson Scripture: Ezekiel 36:22-32

By the end of this lesson, we will *Agree that the spirit-filled heart makes a difference in the lives of believers. *Appreciate the gift of His Spirit. *Become receptive to the work of God’s Spirit in our lives.

Background: The time is 585 B.C. and the place is Babylon. Israel has been in captivity in Babylon for 70 years because of their disobedience and their practice of worshipping idol gods and not teaching their children who God is. God’s chosen people messed up a lot.

Lesson: The Holy name of God is addressed in verses 22-24, where God promises to restore Israel, but not for their sakes, “I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name’s sake…” (verse 22). He repeats it in verse 32. God’s holy name – his honor – has been profaned by Israel for all to see, therefore, He will display His holiness before nations by bringing Israel back from exile and restoring them to their lands. The main concerns here are to restore the land, the temple and the people to vindicate God’s honor, power and holiness.

God’s stature, not Israel’s is at stake and as a means of confirming His stature God will bring the people back from exile (verse 24).

Before bringing Israel back, however, they must be purified. Then they will be incapable of defiling God’s name any further (verse 25). God requires that the people’s hearts be replaced. The “heart of stone,” which is hard and stubborn will be replaced by a “heart of flesh,” which is pliable and teachable. God will also infuse His Spirit within the people and make them obey His laws (verse 27). Then Israel will again be God’s covenant people (verse 28). God will return them to a fertile land blessed by Him. After being spiritually and physically restored, Israel will be made aware of the gravity of their sins and will be made ashamed (Verse 31-32). God makes sure that Israel knows that it’s not their actions in any way that causes Him to bless them. It’s simply because God is God and He is gracious and compassionate and full of love for His people. (The Oxford Bible Commentary, The MacArthur Study Bible, UMI, UGP)

For Your Consideration: Israel was punished with a 70-year sentence of captivity for disobedience and even after that, they sinned. Are we now experiencing a captivity of sorts with our current government? Would you consider us a sinful nation? How do we change?

Rev. Dr. Lamonte Williams speaks about the Ministers’ Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity's plan to assist with the relief efforts for the Houston area following Hurricane Harvey.

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The relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Harvey have been plentiful. The Ministers’ Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity (MCWSV), Mayor Allen Joines and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center are doing their part to contribute. A

press conference was held at city hall on Sept. 15 to discuss coordination efforts for the Houston area.

Rev. Dr. Lamonte Williams, president of the MCWSV, laid out his plan to have a bus with the capacity to carry 100 volunteers to the affected areas from Sept. 24 through Sept. 28.

They will also have another vehicle filled with supplies such as food,

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Life’s Application: All of us as Christians have been given God’s Spirit and a new heart. We must feed that new heart daily with God’s word so that we operate – under the Spirit’s control. – Don Anderson, UGP

Today, Sept. 21 ‘Standing in Silence’ gathering Volunteers from Compassionate Winston-Salem and Engaged Buddhist Collective will coordinate “Standing in Silence for Peace and Justice” at Merschel Plaza near the intersection of Fourth and Trade streets in downtown WinstonSalem on Sept. 21. The public is invited to attend this comeand-go event anytime between 6-6:30 p.m. For additional information, contact Frazier at farmgirlarts@gmail.com or Compassionate Winston-Salem at interfaithws@gmail.com.

Now - Sept. 22 Women’s Convention The 29th annual Church of God in Christ (COGIC), Greater North Carolina Jurisdictional Women's Convention will attract statewide delegates to COGIC State Temple, 1609 Wendell Blvd., Wendell, N.C., Wednesday-Friday, Sept. 20-22.

Nightly keynote speakers now include: 7 p.m. Thursday night, COGIC Convention/President/Greater NC Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women, Harrizene Keyes; and 7:30 p.m. Friday, COGIC Greater N.C. Prelate, Bishop Leroy Jackson Woolard.

water and clothing to bring with them.

“Ultimately for me, I measure success by the smiles that I have already felt over the phone,” said Williams. “When I spoke to the pastor at Houston First and those coordinators there, they were saying before See Harvey on B6

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Sept. 23 – Fundraiser Dinner Sister2Sister will hold their fourth annual “A Taste of Kenya” fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 5-7 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church & School, 2415 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem. Tickets are $25 per adult/$5 per child, with all proceeds going to Sister2Sister International Outreach Ministry Inc. For information, contact Purity Ruchugo at 336655-0347 / sistersinternational@gmail.com.

Sept. 23 Women’s Conference Bishop Stephone Samuels & Transformation Ministries will be hosting the third annual Women's Conference on Saturday, Sept. 23. The service will start at 3 p.m. The guest speaker will be Pastor Rita Wilson of Cathedral of Refuge in Winston-Salem. This year's theme is “Women of God, Philippians 4:13.”

Sept. 24 Music and Arts Day Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1075 Shalimar Drive, Winston-

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The memory of Mildred T. Hash will live on forever, not only through her good works over the years but also with the award named in her honor.

On Thursday, Sept. 14, Pathways for Life Project Up celebrated its 2017 Mildred T. Hash Torch Award (MTHTA) Winner at Jason's Deli, one of Mildred Hash’s favorite restaurants.

Hash was well known for her good deeds. She was a humanitarian who was a mother to orphans, opened her home to travelers and fed anyone who needed a meal.

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Salem, will observe Music and Arts Day, Sunday, Sept. 24, during the 10 a.m. worship service. This special day celebrates God's presence and continued blessings through music, song and dance. The public is cordially invited to attend. For more information, call the church office 336- 788-7023.

Sept. 24 Meeting The Forsyth County Missionary Union will meet Sunday, Sept. 24 at Redeemed Missionary Baptist Church, 1170 Clemmonsville Road, Winston Salem. The Youth and Young Adults will meet at 1:30 p.m. The Senior Adults will meet at 3 p.m.

Sept. 24 Worship Service Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Winston-Salem, 4055 Robinhood Road, will have worship services on Sept. 24. The participatory Awake service will be at 9 a.m. and the traditional worship, with the Rev. Lisa Schwartz, will be at 11 a.m. (“Grace — Amazing!” will be at both services.) The Forum

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When Arnita P. Ingram's church, Union Baptist Church in WinstonSalem, made an announcement about sending a large shipment to the victims that were affected by Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Texas.

Mrs. Ingram went to her local Aldi's and purchased 100 book bags.

Mrs. Ingram's initial purchase was 50 book bags, until she asked the store manager if any more

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book bags were in the back and told him the reason she was buying so many. The store manager was pleased about her cause and gave her a discount.

Mrs. Ingram was so excited and asked for 100 total.

The police officer on duty gave her a helping hand, by helping her load the book bags and taking her picture.

Mrs. Ingram stated, "It was a blessing to be able to bless others."

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we ask anything we wanted to say thank you. We are coming with the message of just keep the faith during hard times and that they are not in this alone.”

He spoke about how he received phone calls from pastors in the Houston area who spoke about the rebuilding efforts, particularly schools and churches.

“Many of these pastors didn't have flood insurance, so the need for volunteers is paramount,” Williams said.

“This is why the minsters’ conference along with our other partners are here today gathering so that we could offer a clarion call to our community citizens to join together and have a united effort to bring relief.”

Angela Brown of Wake Forest Baptist Health spoke about the commitment Baptist medical center has to those in need no matter where they are located. Brown says the offer has been extended to all hospital employees to vol-

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devoted themselves to a lifelong service to humanity.

Although she has transitioned from this life, the late Hash’s work continues to fulfill her lifelong call to genuinely share the love of God with others through the MTHTA. The MTHTA was started by the nonprofit to assist homeless women and their children elevate from their current status.

This year’s winner is Patricia McGregor of the Hawley House.

Dr. Francene Hash, daughter of Mildred, says her mother strongly

Arnita P. Ingram shows some of the book bags she bought to send to Hurricane Harvey victims. unteer for the trip.

“On a daily basis, we are constantly finding ways to seek resources out in the communities where we have those in need,” said Brown. “We are always looking for ways to get out into the community so the people can see us.”

Along with the volunteers they are also gathering supplies to take to the victims. John Pollock of Offering to a Hungry Nation (OTAHN) has been reaching out to everyone he knows and beyond to collect supplies. He is urging people to drop off supplies at Prime Tyme Cafe at 2730 University Pkwy.

Williams says he wanted to get involved with the relief efforts because he believes in helping people in need. He said you have to help others especially if you would like the same in return if a natural disaster ever hit this area.

“The reality is it's them affected today but it could be us tomorrow,” he said. “I am a firm believer that in this

believed in education as a means of getting out of poverty. She says there are many organizations that supply women in need with shelter and clothing but not education.

McGregor received a $1,000 check for being this year’s award recipient. The funds will be used for her to complete nursing school. She says she is extremely grateful for the Hawley House and Pathways for Life for helping her “get her life back.”

“The Hawley House has been very beneficial to me and it allowed me to go to school to become a CNA (certified nursing assistant),” McGregor said. “I was nervous to go back to school but they pushed

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life you reap what you sow. It may not come back through the Houstonians but the good Lord will see fit that if our time comes that some other city will see our commitment to humanitarian works and will come to our aid.”

Williams said he was “extremely” grateful for the commitment from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center's Faith Health department, Mayor Allen Joines for his dedication to the faith community and the city of WinstonSalem for the donations they have given and the ones to come.

According to Williams the fact he is able to help in any way is a blessing. He knows they cannot fix everyone's problems but says every little bit helps.

For anyone looking to donate or volunteer for the trip, please visit the minister's conference website at www.ministersconferencewsv.org.

me and told me that I could do it. Through the Hawley House, I have gained respect and I was also able to get a car. I just want to thank Pathways for Life for this honor.”

Denita Mitchell, employee of the Hawley House, said she was thankful for the partnership with Pathways for Life over the past five years.

“This connection has been great, and I have even learned more about myself since we first connected with them,” Mitchell said. “Two of our clients have received scholarship money and it has helped them with school and getting a place to live.”

Dr. Hash says her family has always thought of education as the key to success.

She says her parents have always been advocates of reading and education.

“It makes me feel good to know that our efforts are to help other people,” Dr. Hash said. “We all have a purpose for being here, no two people are the same or have the same mission. It also makes me feel good when we are teaching classes at the shelter to see those ‘aha’ moments come into those women's faces.

“We try to help them understand that life happens and sometimes the bad things are part of the learning process,” Hash continued. “We like to take lemons and turn it into lemonade, and that's what we do at Pathways for Life.”

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and Explorations groups will meet together at 9:15 a.m. to hear a talk on the legacy of segregation and inequity in our local schools by Dr. Scott Baker of WFU’s education department. More information, visit UUFWS.org Sept. 24 Women’s Day St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1501 N. Patterson Ave., will celebrate Women’s Day Sept.

24 during the 10 a.m. service.

T h e speaker for the d a y Dr. Harvey will be Dr. Felicia Ward Harvey, Commissioned Ruling Elder, St. Paul Presbyterian Church, Louisburg, N.C. The host pastor is the Rev. Dr. Steven L. Lyons. The public is invited to attend.

Oct. 7 Prayer for Peace Emmanuel Baptist Church’s Intercessory Prayer Ministry and Winston Salem/Forsyth Communities of FAITH for prayer for all world citizens on Oct. 7 from 8-9 a.m. at Quarry Park, off Reynolds Park Road in Winston Salem. For more information, please contact the Rev. Beatrice Morrison at 336-784-4229 or Beamurray2@juno.com.

Oct. 6 Concert Grammy-Nominated and Dove Award-Winning Recording Artist and Worship Leader Kari Jobe is bringing

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in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America, will be the keynote speaker for the Democratic Women of North Carolina’s 57th Annual State Convention STARS Banquet in Winston-Salem.

Nancy MacLean is currently the William H. Chafe Professor of History and Public Policy at Duke University.

Sept. 23 – Symphony Orchestra Kickoff The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 2017-18 season with what Music Director Christopher James Lees describes as “a uniquely enticing journey combining colorful and decidedly current elements.” This concert of American-influenced works will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Stevens Center, 405 West Fourth Street in downtown Winston-Salem. Tickets are $18 regular and $15 students with valid ID, and are available online or by calling the box office at 336-721-1945.

Sept. 23 – Civil Rights Discussions The International Civil Rights Center and Museum, 134 S. Elm Street, Greensboro, will remember the attack on the 16th Street Baptist Church, Sept. 16, 1963, by discussing the relevance of Faith-based institutions to the modern civil rights movement. The event will take place Sept. 23 from 46 p.m. and is open to the public.

Sept. 23 – Domestic violence 5k/Rally Alabaster Place Inc. presents 5K Rally “FOR DVA” (Domestic Violence Awareness) on Sept. 23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event is purposed to benefit the mission of Alabaster Place Inc. which is to educate, empower and serve individuals who have been affected by domestic violence. The event will be held at the Downtown Health Plaza, 1200 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Fun, food and fellowship for the entire family. Activities include: Rally Run/Walk,

The Garden Tour, which features songs from her highlyanticipated n e w album T h e Garden, in concert to Kari Jobe

Winston-Salem First, 3730 University Parkway, WinstonSalem, NC on Oct. 6 at 7 p.m.

Admission: $39.95 Deluxe, $24.95 General Admission, $19.95 Group 10+, $74.95 Worship Experience. For more information, contact 855.484.1991 or https://www.premierproductions.com/tour/kari-jobe-garden-tour.

Oct. 14 Yard Sale The Sarah Allen Women’s Missionary Society of St. James A.M.E. Church will sponsor a Yard Sale Fundraiser Saturday, Oct. 14.

Spaces may be rented for $25 each (bring your own table).

St. James is located at 1501 N. Patterson Avenue at the corner of 15th Street. Tell your friends, co-workers and neighbors.

Oct. 24 Women’s group monthly meeting Newcomers and Neighbors of Greater Winston Salem will host a monthly meeting, coffee and social on Oct. 24 beginning at 9:45 a.m.

The event will be held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton Street.

Membership is open to women who are new or established residents of the greater Winston-Salem area.

For membership information, please contact WSnewcomers@gmail.com

100 Yard Dash, Tire Maze, Sack Race, Medical Aid, Zumba - Line Dance, Bingo - Youth Corner, Mime and Dance, Door Prizes, Food, Fun and more. Vendors are welcome. For more information, go to eventbrite.com type in 5K “Rally for DVA,” call 336-764-5133 or email us at alabasterplace@gmail.com.

Sept. 24 – Free Concert Salem Band will host an afternoon of movie music on Sept. 24 at 3 p.m.

The concert is free and will be held in Hanes Auditorium in the Elberson Fine Arts Center on the campus of Salem College.

For more information, visit www.salemband.org.

Sept. 24 & 30 – Class Reunion Activities The Anderson High Class of 1970 will worship at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 10 a.m.

Members should arrive by 9:45 so that a donation can be collected to give to the host church. Checks should be made payable to Galilee Missionary Baptist Church. Contact Linda Flynt for further information at 336-671-4308. The A.H. Anderson High School classes of 1970 and 1971 will also host a cookout at the William Roscoe Anderson Community Center on Saturday, Sept.

30 at Pavilion 4 on Reynolds Park Road from 2 to 5 p.m. The cost for each classmate is $20,which includes up to four additional guests.

There will be a charge of $5 for each additional family member or guest exceeding the five member limit.

Sept. 25 – Monthly Meeting The Forsyth County Board of Social Services will have its monthly meeting on Sept. 25 at 11:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at Forsyth County Department of Social Services, 5th Floor Board Room, 741 North Highland Ave, Winston Salem.

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Oct. 28 Benefit Fashion Show PR Originals Designs by “Puccinni” announces a Benefit Fashion Show supporting Cancer Services of Winston Salem on Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. The benefit will be held at St. John CME Church, 350 NW Crawford Place WinstonSalem. It is a Black Tie event.

Ticket donation is $25. For more information, please contact Puccinni Roseboro at 336-995-2713 or Pr1sugarbear@hotmail.com.

Now-Oct. 30 Divorce and grief sessions The Stephen Ministry of United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church, 450 Metropolitan Drive, Winston-Salem, will host 13week sessions of DivorceCare from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and GriefShare from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. beginning Monday, Aug.7. The sessions feature biblical principles for healing.

For additional information, call 336-761-1358.

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Food program First Baptist Church Children’s Center, 501 West Fifth Street, is participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture funded Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Meals will be available at no separate charge to enrolled participants. Children who are TANF recipients or who are members of SNAP or FDPIR households or are Head Start participants are automatically eligible to receive free meal benefits.

Planning Board is changing the meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 27 to Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 due to scheduling conflicts.

Sept. 25 – Annual Meeting The Arts Council's will have an annual meeting on Sept. 25, 5:30 p.m., at Hanesbrands Theatre, 251 N. Spruce Street. The 2017 Award Winners will be announced. Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited.

Sept. 26-30 – Dance Concert Contemporary dance students at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) will bring to life three new works and a reconstruction at this year’s Fall Dance Concert, opening Sept. 26.

Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.

26, through Saturday, Sept.

30, with an additional performance at 2 p.m. on Saturday, in Agnes de Mille Theatre on the UNCSA campus, 1533 South Main Street in Winston-Salem. Tickets are $18 regular and $15 student with valid ID, and can be purchased online at uncsa.edu/performances, or by calling the box office at 336-721-1945.

Sept. 27 – Day of Service Winston-Salem Experiment in SelfReliance (ESR) will host a Day of Service on Sept. 27 in celebration of 53 years in existence. The Day of Service will begin at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast at ESR. Participants will then break into their groups to volunteer. For more information on the Day of Service, or to sign up to volunteer, visit ESR’s website at http://www.eisr.org/events or call Victoria von Dohlen at 336-722-9400 ext. 124.

Sept. 27 – Forsyth in Motion Forsyth County Aging Services Planning Committee will host Forsyth in Motion on Sept.

27 at 3 p.m. The event will be held at Senior Services, 2895 Shorefair Drive, Winston-Salem. For more information about the Forsyth County Aging Services Planning Committee, visit our website at: http://forsythaging.forsyth.

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EMPLOYMENT

The City of Winston-Salem is looking to fill the position for a

Equipment Operator/Light - 1343 Please visit: www.cityofws.org for job description and application process.

The City of Winston-Salem is looking to fill the position for a Assistant Recreation Center Supervisor - 1730

Please visit: www.cityofws.org for job description and application process.

The City of Winston-Salem is looking to fill the position for a Maintenance Worker - 1365

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The City of Winston-Salem is looking to fill the position for a

Recreation Center Supervisor - 1728 Please visit: www.cityofws.org for job description and application process.

The City of Winston-Salem is looking to fill the position for a Senior Civil Engineer - 2515

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LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Alfred Wright (17 E 1639), also known as Alfred R. Wright, Alfred Ray Wright, deceased July 17, 2017, Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before December 23, 2017 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 21 day of September, 2017.

Angela Wright Wellman Executor for Alfred Wright, deceased 420 Parkwood Ave. Winston-Salem, NC, 27105

The Chronicle September 21, 28, Oct. 5 and 12, 2017

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 15 JT 167 5 JT 168

IN THE MATTER OF: ARI’YANNA WILLIAMS DOB: 06-29-15 NA’KIRAH WILLIAMS DOB: 07-18-08

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

TO: John Hayes, legal father of the juveniles

TAKE NOTICE that Juvenile Petitions seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an adjudication of Termination of your Parental Rights with respect to the above-referenced juveniles pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111.

You are required to make a written answer to the Petitions alleging to Terminate Parental Rights within forty (40) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Petition within the 40 day period specified herein or to attend the hearing on the said Petitions, the Petitioner will apply to the Court for terminating your parental rights to the above-referenced juveniles.

Any counsel appointed previously to represent you and not released by the Court shall continue to represent you.

If you are indigent and not already represented by appointed counsel, you are entitled to appointed counsel and provisional counsel has been appointed upon your request subject to the Courts review at the first hearing after this service.

The hearing on the Petition alleging to Terminate Parental Rights is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., on Friday, November 17, 2017 in Courtroom 4-J of the Hall of Justice in Winston-Salem, North Carolina or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear the said case.

This the 6th day of September, 2017 Theresa A. Boucher Attorney for the Forsyth County Department of Social Services 741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101 (336) 703-3900

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

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the requirements of Article 19 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes of North Carolina, that the City Council of the City of Winston-Salem will hold a public hearing in the Council Chamber at City Hall, Room 230, 101 N. Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 2, 2017, on the following proposed amendment to the Official Zoning Map of the City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina:

1. Zoning petition of John and Zoe Vlahos from RS9 and HB to HB: property is located on the north side of Old Walkertown Road, east of Davis Road; property consists of ±1.13 acres and is a portion of PIN# 6847-48-7727 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps (Zoning Docket W-3335).

2. Zoning petition of Hector Hernandez and Dania Alvarez from RS9 to GB-L (Residential Building, Duplex; Residential Building, Townhouse; Residential Building, Twin Home; Residential Building, Multifamily; Boarding or Rooming House; Combined Use; Family Group Home B; Family Group Home C; Fraternity or Sorority; Life Care Community; Urban Agriculture; Arts and Crafts Studio; Building Materials Supply; Convenience Store; Food or Drug Store; Fuel Dealer; Furniture and Home Furnishings Store; Micro-Brewery or Micro-Distillery; Motorcycle Dealer; Nursery, Lawn and Garden Supply Store, Retail; Outdoor Display Retail; Restaurant (with drive-through service); Restaurant (without drive-through service); Retail Store; Shopping Center ; Shopping Center, Small ; Wholesale Trade A; Banking and Financial Services; Bed and Breakfast; Building Contractors, General; Car Wash; Entertainment Facility, Large; Funeral Home; Hotel or Motel; Kennel, Indoor; Motor Vehicle, Rental and Leasing; Motor Vehicle, Repair and Maintenance; Motor Vehicle, Body or Paint Shop; Motor Vehicle, Storage Yard; Offices; Services A; Services B; Storage Services, Retail; Testing and Research Lab; Veterinary Services; Warehousing; Recreation Services, Indoor; Recreation Services, Outdoor; Recreation Facility, Public; Swimming Pool, Private; Theater, Indoor; Academic Biomedical Research Facility; Academic Medical Center; Adult Day Care Center; Animal Shelter, Public; Cemetery; Child Care, Drop-In; Child Care Institution; Child Care, Sick Children; Child Day Care Center; Church or Religious Institution, Community; Church or Religious Institution, Neighborhood; Club or Lodge; College or University; Correctional Institution; Dirt Storage; Government Offices, Neighborhood Organization, or Post Office; Group Care Facility A; Group Care Facility B; Habilitation Facility A; Habilitation Facility B; Habilitation Facility C; Hospital or Health Center; Institutional Vocational Training Facility; Landfill, Construction and Demolition; Landfill, Land Clearing/Inert Debris; Library, Public; Police or Fire Station; Museum or Art Gallery; Nursing Care Institution; School, Private; School, Public; School, Vocational or Professional; Shelter for Homeless; Special Events Center; Stadium, Coliseum, or Exhibition Building; Manufacturing A; Borrow Site; Access Easement, Private Off-Site; Helistop; Park and Shuttle Lot; Parking, Commercial; Terminal, Bus or Taxi; Transmission Tower; and Utilities): property is located on the west side of Commerce Court, south of Oak Summit Road; property consists of ±2.19 acres and is PIN# 6828-54-9260 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps (Zoning Docket W-3341).

3. Zoning petition of Family Services, Inc. from RS9 and IP to IP-S (Residential Building, Single Family; Family Group Home A; Planned Residential Development; Urban Agriculture; Funeral Home; Recreation Services, Indoor; Recreation Services, Outdoor; Recreation Facility, Public; Swimming Pool, Private; Academic Biomedical Research Facility; Adult Day Care Center; Animal Shelter, Public; Cemetery; Child Care, DropIn; Child Care Institution; Child Care, Sick Children; Child Day Care Center; Child Day Care, Large Home; Child Day Care, Small Home; Church or Religious Institution, Community; Church or Religious Institution, Neighborhood; Club or Lodge; Government Offices, Neighborhood Organization, or Post Office; Hospice and Palliative Care; Library, Public; Museum or Art Gallery; Nursing Care Institution; Police or Fire Station; School, Private; School, Public; School, Vocational or Professional; Access Easement, Private Off-Site; and Utilities): property is located on the east side of Buchanan Street, across from Warren Avenue; property consists of ±1.76 acres and is PIN# 683404-2402 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps and on a site plan on file in the office of the City-County Planning Board (Zoning Docket W-3342).

4. Site Plan Amendment of Jemsite Development, LLC for a Banking and Financial Services use in a GB-S zoning district: property is located on the west side of Silas Creek Parkway, north of Fairlawn Drive; property consists of ±0.87 acres and is PIN# 6817-83-6864 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps and on a site plan on file in the office of the City-County Planning Board (Zoning Docket W-3343).

5. Zoning petition of Burger King Corporation #1283 from HB MLKO to HB: property is located on the northwest corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Fifth Street; property consists of ±0.8 acres and is PIN# 6835-67-9815 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps (Zoning Docket W-3344).

6. Zoning petition of Powerscreen Mid-Atlantic, Inc. for property owned by the City of Winston-Salem from LI-S to GI-S (Manufacturing C): property is located on the northeast corner of Graytuck Drive and High Point Road; property consists of ±5.21 acres and is PIN# 6864-50-4769 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps and on a site plan on file in the office of the City-County Planning Board (Zoning Docket W3345).

7. An ordinance amendment proposed by Planning and Development Services staff revising Chapter B of the Unified Development Ordinances to add alternative compliance provisions for the Martin Luther King Overlay (MLKO) District (UDO-282).

8. An ordinance amending Chapters A and B of the Unified Development Ordinances to Amend and Update the Airport Overlay (AO) District (UDO-274).

All parties in interest and citizens are invited to attend said hearing at which time they shall have an opportunity to be heard in favor of or in opposition to the foregoing proposed changes.

During the public hearing the City Council may hear other proposals to amend the zoning of the above-described property or any portion thereof. At the end of the public hearing, the City Council may continue the matter, deny the proposed rezoning, in whole or in part, grant the proposed rezoning, in whole or in part, or rezone the abovedescribed property or any portion thereof to some other zoning classification.

Prior to the hearing, all persons interested may obtain any additional information on these proposals which is in the possession of the City-County Planning Board by inquiring in the office of the City-County Planning Board in the Bryce A. Stuart Municipal Building on weekdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

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

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL Melanie Johnson, Secretary to the City Council of the City of Winston-Salem

The Chronicle September 21 and 28, 2017

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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO: 17 JA 100

IN THE MATTER OF: MILAGROS SHEILA CASHER DOB: 04-20-05

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

TO: Unknown/unnamed – father of the juvenile

TAKE NOTICE that a Juvenile Petition seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an adjudication of the Juvenile Petition filed by the Forsyth County Department of Social Services on May 17, 2017 with respect to the above-referenced juvenile pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-101(15) and 7B-101(9).

You are required to make a written answer to the Juvenile Petition within forty (40) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Juvenile Petition within the 40 day period specified herein or to attend the hearing on the said Juvenile Petition.

Any counsel appointed previously to represent you and not released by the Court shall continue to represent you.

If you are indigent and not already represented by counsel, you are entitled to appointed counsel and said counsel will be appointed upon your request subject to the Court’s review at the first hearing after this service.

The adjudication hearing on the Juvenile Petition is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., on Monday, September 18, 2017 in Courtroom 4-J of the Hall of Justice in WinstonSalem, North Carolina or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear the said case.

This the 5th day of September, 2017 By: Erica Glass, Assistant County Attorney, Forsyth County Attorney’s Office 741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, NC 27101

The Chronicle September 7, 14 and 21, 2017

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO: 17 JA 101 IN THE MATTER OF: ANDRES MAXIMO FLORES DOB: 09-25-03

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

TO: Andres Emilio – father of the child Andres Maximo Flores

TAKE NOTICE that a Juvenile Petition seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an adjudication of the Juvenile Petition filed by the Forsyth County Department of Social Services on May 17, 2017 with respect to the above-referenced juvenile pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-101(15) and 7B-101(9).

You are required to make a written answer to the Juvenile Petition within forty (40) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Juvenile Petition within the 40 day period specified herein or to attend the hearing on the said Juvenile Petition.

Any counsel appointed previously to represent you and not released by the Court shall continue to represent you.

If you are indigent and not already represented by counsel, you are entitled to appointed counsel and said counsel will be appointed upon your request subject to the Court’s review at the first hearing after this service.

The adjudication hearing on the Juvenile Petition is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., on Monday, September 18, 2017 in Courtroom 4-J of the Hall of Justice in WinstonSalem, North Carolina or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear the said case.

This the 5th day of September, 2017 By:Erica Glass, Assistant County Attorney, Forsyth County Attorney’s Office 741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, NC 27101

The Chronicle September 7, 14 and 21, 2017

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO: 17 JA 158 IN THE MATTER OF: DAMIAN GUYNN DOB: 07-19-13

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

TO: Tony Guynn – father of the juvenile

TAKE NOTICE that a Juvenile Petition seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an adjudication of the Juvenile Petition filed by the Forsyth County Department of Social Services on May 3, 2017 with respect to the above-referenced juvenile pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-101(15) and 7B-101(9).

You are required to make a written answer to the Juvenile Petition within forty (40) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Juvenile Petition within the 40 day period specified herein or to attend the hearing on the said Juvenile Petition.

Any counsel appointed previously to represent you and not released by the Court shall continue to represent you.

If you are indigent and not already represented by counsel, you are entitled to appointed counsel and said counsel will be appointed upon your request subject to the Court’s review at the first hearing after this service.

The adjudication hearing on the Juvenile Petition is scheduled for 11:30 a.m., on Monday, September 18, 2017 in Courtroom 4-J of the Hall of Justice in WinstonSalem, North Carolina or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear the said case.

This the 5th day of September, 2017 By: Erica Glass, Assistant County Attorney, Forsyth County Attorney’s Office 741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, NC 27101

The Chronicle September 7, 14 and 21, 2017

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE WINSTON-SALEM CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER LOCAL HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Article 19 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes of North Carolina, that the City Council of the City of Winston-Salem will hold a public hearing in the Council Chamber, Room 230 at City Hall, Winston-Salem, North Carolina at 7:00 p.m., on October 2, 2017, to consider the following: Local Historic Landmark Designation of the Hoots Milling Company Roller Mill, 1151 Canal Drive, specifically: the complete exterior and interior of the Mill Buildings and the entire property upon which it sits at 1151 Canal Drive in Winston-Salem (Tax Block 1120 308/PIN #6825-88-1927.) This property is owned

by West End Mill Works LLC.

All parties in interest and citizens are invited to attend said hearings at which time they shall have an opportunity to be heard concerning the foregoing proposed designations.

At the end of each public hearing, the City Council may continue the matter, deny the proposed designation, or grant the proposed designation in whole or in part.

Prior to the hearing, all persons interested may obtain any additional information on these proposals which is in the possession of the City-County Planning Board by inquiring in the office of the City-County Planning Board at the Bryce A. Stuart Municipal Building on weekdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

BY ORDER OF THE WINSTON-SALEM CITY COUNCIL MELANIE JOHNSON, CITY SECRETARY

All requests for appropriate and necessary auxiliary aids and services must be made within a reasonable time prior to the hearing to Angela I. Carmon, the City’s ADA Coordinator at 747-7404 or TDD 7278319.

The Chronicle September 21 and 28, 2017

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James R. Vannoy & Sons Construction Co., Inc. is currently soliciting quotes from interested M/WBE subcontractors and suppliers for the following projects: Project: Contract ID: C203979 Winston Salem Northern Beltway (Eastern Section) From US-311 to US-158 (Future I-74) Widen, Grading, Paving, Drainage, Signing, Signals, & Strs.

Bid Date: October 17, 2017— Sub Quotes due by 12:00 Noon

Contact: Doug Moxley Doug.moxley@jrvannoy.com 1608 Hwy 221 North— PO Box 635 Jefferson, NC 28640 Phone: 336-846-7191 Fax: 336-846-7112

We have adopted several policies and procedures to encourage the participation of M/WBE firms on our projects, so if you are interested in this project but discouraged by any of its requirements, please contact us. We have special joint pay agreements and even an expedited payment policy for M/WBE firms, and we encourage to you to contact us to discuss how these procedures can help you on this project. If the bonding, letter of credit or insurance requirements set forth in the bid documents would otherwise prevent you from soliciting a quote please contact us and we will discuss ways that we may be able to help you meet these requirements.

Likewise, if you are discouraged from submitting a quote on this project because you think you may have trouble obtaining the necessary equipment, supplies, materials, or any other related assistance or services that may be necessary to complete the work, please contact us and we will discuss ways that we may be able to help you overcome these obstacles. We adopted these policies to encourage the participation of M/W BE firms like yours, and we encourage your company to explore and take advantage of them; so please feel free to give us a call in these regards A meeting has been scheduled for Oct..

10th at 10:00 a.m. at 1608 Hwy 221 N. Jefferson, NC for anyone who is interested to ask questions, obtain plans, etc.

Work Includes and we will be accepting quotes for, but not limited to: Const.

Survey, Clear & Grub, Supplementary Clear & Grub, Hauling, Asph. Paving, Stone, Unclassified Excavation, Pipe, Pipe Culverts, Milling, Masonry Drain. Struct., Conc. Curb & Gutter, Shldr Berm Gutter, Conc. Express. Gutter, Monolit. Conc. Islands, Conc. Barrier, GR, Fence, Rip Rap, Misc Conc., Traffic Control, Signs, Signals, Culverts, Bridges, Pavement Markings, Utilities, Temp Silt Fence, Erosion Control Items, Removal of Exist. Struct, Culvert Excav., Class A Conc, Reinfor.

Steel (culvert & bridge), MSE Retain.

Walls, Drilled Piers, Conc. Deck Slab, Groove Bridge Floors, Class A Conc., Approach Slabs, Prestressed Conc. Girders, Steel Piles, Conc. Barrier Rail, Elast.

Bearings, Expansion Joints, Misc. Bridge & Culvert Items, Temp. Shoring, Etc. Please see proposal for complete listing of bid items. Bid items can be subdivided into economically feasible units to facilitate M/WBE Participation. We ask that all Non-M/WBE Subs & Suppliers also utilize M/WBE Subs & Suppliers to increase our overall M/WBE Participation on this project.

Be sure to check our website periodically for addenda.

Plans may be obtained/viewed: https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Pages/de fault.aspx www.jrvannoy.com Subcontractor Plan Room http://www.panteratools.com/download/4 95604FFF3, Vannoy Construction-1608 Hwy 221 North-Jefferson, NC, WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The Chronicle September 21, 2017

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Please join us for this inspirational performance featuring music from the Burke Singers and interpretive dances choreographed by local artists.

The performance will conclude with a personal and uplifting message from WSSU Chancellor Elwood L. Robinson.

A birthday party featuring cake, music and other festivities will follow at 12:30 p.m. outside of K.R. Williams.

Our student-centered faculty do more than teach. They prepare you to be a game-changer.

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