northwest observer | feb. 26 - march 3, 2016

Feb. 26 - March 3, 2016

IN THIS ISSUENews in Brief ............................... 3Your Questions ........................... 4

Early VotingThursday, March 3 thruSaturday, March 12.See story on p. 5

Stokesdale Town Council ......... 6Bistro 150 owners turn a page ... 8High School Sports .................... 9From frontlines to sidelines ..... 10Swimmers take two titles .........11Student profi les ........................ 12Student artist gallery ............... 14Summerfi eld native fl ying high ...18Community calendar ............. 21Crime/incident report ............. 22Bits & Pieces ............................. 24Grins & Gripes .......................... 25Classifi eds ................................ 27Index of advertisers ................. 31

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Special Olympic athletes and gold medalists (L-R) Kenny Curry, Timothy Berg, Brody Wheeler, Tavion Southerland and Hannah Boan had fans from both schools on their feet for a standing ovation as they are honored at halftime of the Northwest Guilford varsity boys’ fi rst round playoff matchup against Vance High School on Feb. 23.

Carolyn Joyner’s last day of employment with the Town of Stokesdale is Feb. 29

by PATTI STOKES

STOKESDALE – If Carolyn Joyner’s smile seems a little wider this week, it may be because she’s got her sights set on how she’ll spend her extra free time come March 1, and she’s looking forward to getting started.

The longtime town clerk, finance officer, water system administrator, familiar face of Town Hall, Budget Committee member

– and so much more – is retiring from the Town of Stokesdale after just over 20 years.

Before being hired by the town in De-cember 1995, Joyner, who holds a degree in business and economics, worked in the banking industry; she had also covered some Stokesdale Town Council meetings for the Madison Messenger. “I felt like people needed to know what was going on in Stokesdale, so I agreed to write several articles and did that for a period of time,” she said.

Initially hired as a part-time town clerk,

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After 20 years and two months, Stokes-dale’s town clerk/fi nance offi cer, Carolyn Joyner, is retiring. Citizens are invited to a retirement party for Joyner on Monday, Feb. 29, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Stokesdale Town Hall on Angel Pardue Road.

Longtime clerk/fi nanceoffi cer set to retire

Parents, school system at odds over cross-dressing teacher by PATTI STOKES

NORTHERN GUILFORD – This is an article with many more questions than answers. Those willing to publicly weigh in on the matter are scarce, though discus-sions about it are taking place throughout the Guilford County Schools’ community of adminis-trators, faculty, parents, students and school board representatives.

What few are willing to discuss openly concerns a male

teacher substituting in a sixth-grade classroom at Northern Middle School on Feb. 11 while dressed as a woman. Students were asked by the teacher to preface his last name with “Ms.” rather than “Mr.”

Middle school parents who we communicated with said they learned about the matter from their children at the end of the school day.

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Improvements in the area between the N.C. 68 and N.C. 150 intersection and 300 feet south of Fogleman Road in Oak Ridge

A multi-use pedestrian path from U.S. 220to Centerfield Road in Summerfield

After receiving public input, scores for each of the projects will be re-

leased on April 1.

To comment on the Recommended Project List, which can be accessed at www.guampo.org, email guampo@greensboro or mail comments to Attn: Lydia McIntyre, Greensboro DOT,P.O. Box 3136, Greensboro, NC 27402. Comments must be received by March 22.

Upcoming budget meetingsNW GUILFORD – As local munici-palities begin work on developing next fiscal year’s budget, town councils and finance committees in Summerfield, Stokesdale and Oak Ridge are meet-ing to consider budget priorities, review budget requests and receive public comments.

Stokesdale Town Council will hold a budget workshop on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. at Stokesdale Town Hall, 8325 Angel Pardue Road.

Summerfield Town Council will hold a special-called meeting on Monday,

Feb. 29, 6:30 p.m., when it will have a budget planning session and receive public comments on the budget. The meeting will be held at Summerfield Town Hall, 4117 Oak Ridge Road. For a complete budget calendar, visit www.summerfieldgov.com and select “FY16-17 Budget Calendar” on right-hand side of the homepage.

The Oak Ridge Finance/BudgetCommittee will meet on Monday, Feb. 29,6 p.m. at Oak Ridge Town Hall, 8315 Linville Road.

All meetings are open to the public.

NEWS in brief

Public comments invited on transportation project listThe list includes roadway and pedestrian projects in Oak Ridge, Summerfi eld and Stokesdale

GUILFORD COUNTY – New roadway, public transportation, bicycle and pedes-trian, rail, and aviation projects are all under consideration for state and federal funding for the years 2018 through 2027. The Greensboro Urban Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has an-nounced a public review and comment period for two documents, one outlining the evaluation process the MPO will use to identify priority projects, and a second, which lists projects under consideration for funding. The documents can be ac-

cessed online at www.guampo.org.

About $15 billion from the state’s Highway Trust Fund will be allocated for capital-related projects for all transpor-tation modes.

Among the projects to receive con-sideration for priority funding are: Widening portions of U.S. 158 from

two lanes to multiple lanes

Widening a portion of N.C. 68 from four lanes to six lanes

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some type of underground pipes are being put in and the old Bank of North Carolina building might be involved. Is someone finally moving into that building? Rumors have circulated for a couple of years that it could be Bojan-gles’. Is that true?

The building formerly occupied by Bank of North Carolina is owned by Philip Cooke and Jim

Molinaro’s company, Fighting Tarheels II. The only thing Cooke could tell us is that “water and waste water lines are being extended to that site for a future tenant.”

Cooke said he was not authorized to reveal who that tenant might be.

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Twice I have crossed the new bridge over Lake Brandt in Summerfield when we were

experiencing heavy rain. The east side is not draining well and I have hit pools of water. Recently, with three neighbor kids in my car, I hit the water and thankfully, was able to stop in heavy traffic. The bridge needs to drain better. Something is not right!

Bobby Norris, a district engineer with NCDOT, said DOT is aware of this situation.

“There are multiple issues that are affecting this situation,” Norris said. “The pavement has been left about an inch low next to the curb line; this will create an area next to the curb line that has water in it. This is normal practice so that the final layer of asphalt is placed to cover any marks from temporary striping due to the many traffic shifts involved in this project.

“Also, this area is very, very flat, so the water does not run off as quickly as normal.

“And finally, the phasing of this project has created a slight problem with drainage of a pipe between the spillway and the bridge. We are currently trying to make arrangements to get the pipe issue straightened out to assist in getting the water off.”

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Oak Ridge Town Hall and Bur-Mil Club off U.S. 220will be early voting/voter registration sitesby PATTI STOKESGUILFORD COUNTY – If you still haven’t registered to vote in the March 15 primary, you’ll have an opportunity to do so during the one-stop early voting period that be-gins Thursday, March 3 and ends Satur-day, March 12 at 1 p.m. This “same-day registration” option is currently available due to a temporary court order granted by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, but the option remains the subject of ongoing litigation in federal court.

This is the first election in which North Carolina voters must present an acceptable photo ID at the polls in order to cast a regular ballot. If you do

not have an acceptable photo ID, you can get one for free at the DMV. For information and help obtaining docu-ments, call 1-866-522-4723.

According to the North Carolina Board of Elections, voters who are unable to obtain an acceptable photo ID due to a “reasonable impediment” – which could include lack of proper documents, family obligations, transportation problems, work schedule, illness or disability – may still vote a provisional ballot at the polls. The board states “the voter’s provisional ballot will be counted unless the county board of elec-tions finds that the declared impediment is factually false, merely denigrates the photo ID requirement, or is obviously nonsensical.”

Voters in the Stokesdale Fire District will see this additional verbiage on their ballot in the upcoming election: “Should the al-lowable special tax maximum cap for fire protection within the Stokesdale Fire District

Early voting, register to votebe increased from ten cents ($.10) to fifteen cents ($.15) on the one hundred dollars ($100.00) valuation of all tax-able property within such district; such tax can only be imposed by the vote of the [COUNTY] Board of Commissioners pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat 69-25.1 et seq.”

Because ballots had already been coded and printed before the N.C. House approved the redrawing of congressional districts on Feb. 19, a day after the Senate did so in order to meet a federally mandated deadline, congres-sional candidates’ names will appear on the March 15 primary ballot; however votes for congressional candidates in the March 15 primary will not count.

Congressional candidates will have a new filing period of March 16-25, and the primary for congressional seats has been moved from March 15 to June 7.

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Two northwest Guilford County loca-tions will be included among the early voting sites: Oak Ridge Town Hall, 8315 Linville Road in Oak Ridge, and Bur-Mil Club, 5834 Bur-Mil Club Road, Greens-boro (off U.S. 220).

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Feb. 11 / MEETING HIGHLIGHTSas reported by PATTI STOKES

explained the requested rezoning is for two tracts adjacent to Charles Place; both tracts are owned by Gary Gene Charles.

Combs noted there is a graveyard on the property and his company is working with the state to preserve it.

5 0 to approve the rezoning request.

Numbered bands for fire hydrants. Braswell explained the fire department numbers fire hydrants within the town and puts a reflective strip around them to provide information such as the rate of water flow. The department needs to purchase more bands and historically, cost of the bands has been split be-tween the department and the town.

5 0 to purchase 40 numbered bands for fire hydrants (unless there is a price break at 50), and split the cost of about $11 each with the fire depart-ment.

Resolution. Councilman Bill Jones presented a resolution requesting the county commissioners return to the per capita method of distributing sales and use tax to municipalities (versus the ad valorem method, in effect since July 1, 2003, which is based on how much property tax municipalities levy). If the commissioners were to change the distribution method, they would have to make that decision by April in order for it to take effect when the new fiscal year begins on July 1.

Jones presented a chart which showed how various municipalities would be affected by the change in distribution method. Because Stokesdale does not levy a property tax, under the ad valorem method it receives $0 in sales and use tax disbursements; if the commissioners returned to the per capi-ta method, the town could receive up to $927,235 per year in sales and use tax disbursements from the county.

5 0 to approve the resolution, incorporating any changes recommend-ed by the town attorney.

WATER SYSTEM 5 0 to approve an applicant certification form for Phase 1 of North-west Meadows on Eversfield Road, and authorize the town clerk to forward the form to NC Water Resources Environ-mental Quality.

Typing services. Council agreed to add Triad Reporting and Typing Services to the town’s vendor list.

Water billing services. Council dis-cussed a month-to-month agreement with By the Book for services including preparing and mailing water bills. The agreement was approved, pending the attorney contacting the town’s insur-ance company (regarding professional liability) and Braswell speaking with By the Book owner Anne Garner about her company’s certificate of liability insurance. By the Book will be paid $25 per hour during the initial training period, and $40 per hour as of March; the council estimates By the Book’s services will be needed about 10 hours per week.

Community Day. Councilman Frank Bruno said he has started distribut-ing flyers to promote this semi-annual event, scheduled for May 7. Woodmen of the World will provide free hot dogs and the town will pay for a bounce house for the kids.

Visitors’ log update. Bruno asked if the information gathered on the visitors’ log at Town Hall was being used and Bill Jones said the town clerk includes the information in her weekly report to council members. Councilman Tim Jones said the information from the log had given him a better idea of when visitors to Town Hall typically have come, and for what purpose, and he felt the information was especially useful to new council members.

5 0 to maintain the visitors’ log at Town Hall for 90 more days.

Ethics training. Tim Jones said an ethics course, which is required for all

The monthly meeting was called to order by Mayor Randy Braswell at 7 p.m., followed by an opening prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.

PUBLIC HEARINGHaw River Road RezoningAG (Agriculture) to RS-40 (single-fami-ly residential, minimum lot size 40,000 square feet). The property consists of 26.25 acres, located at 8116 Haw River Road, about 1,350 feet west of its intersection with N.C. 68. Town Plan-ner Oliver Bass presented the case and said staff recommends approval of the rezoning request, as does the town’s Planning and Zoning Board.

Proponents Developer Kevan Combs, owner

of Combs, Inc., said the development would be a continuation of Charles Place, which is part of Arbor Run, and it would have the same restricted cov-enants and homeowner’s association as Arbor Run. For consistency within the development, the building group will also be the same as that of Arbor Run’s main section.

Homes constructed in the develop-ment will connect to the town’s munici-pal water system.

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Three new part-time employees were introduced at the Feb. 11 town council meeting, each of whom will accept parts of Town Clerk/Finance Offi cer Carolyn Joyner’s respon-sibilities after she retires on Feb. 29. (L-R) Philip Pulliam, fi nance offi cer; Sandra Murrell, deputy clerk; Kim Hemric, town clerk.

newly elected or re-elected officials, will be offered via a webinar in May; as of June it will be available to purchase at a minimal cost and can be used over and over again, and he said he was inclined to go that route.

New staff. Three new part-time staff members were introduced, all of whom will be dividing the responsibilities of Town Clerk/Finance Officer Carolyn Joyner when she retires on Feb. 29.

COMMITTEE REPORTSPark. Bill Jones said council member Vicki White-Lawrence has agreed to serve on the town’s property mainte-nance committee. The committee will schedule a workshop with Stokesdale-based Sunshine Scapes, which has been mowing the town park property on an “as needed” basis. The company has developed a preliminary mowing and maintenance schedule for the town park.

Library. Bruno said two people have offered to donate a large quantity of books; people have been requesting more books to purchase, and he said the donated books that aren’t used in

the library can be offered for sale.

Water. Braswell said the council will schedule more water workshops after the new staff gets settled in.

3 2 to approve Joe Thacker as an alternate on the Planning Board. Tim Jones and Braswell voted against the appointment, and Braswell said he would like to see some new people on the board.

Finance report. Finance Officer Carolyn Joyner gave the monthly report; she noted that citizens can now pay their water bills with a credit card, and that has been going well.

Committee members. As several of the town’s committees have not met in quite some time, members of listed committees (except Parade Committee) will be contacted to ask if they want to continue serving on a committee; if they do, they will be asked to fill out a volunteer application.

Records management/disposal. White-Lawrence said the municipal records disposal and disposition schedule was revised in 2012, but the town has not

adopted a revised schedule since 2002. Council members were asked to look over the revised records retention and disposition schedule, especially the section pertaining to organizing public records. If council were to discard any public records, it would have to first ap-prove a resolution.

Retirement party. Carolyn Joyner’s last day of working for the town will be Mon-day, Feb. 29, and Bruno suggested hav-ing a retirement party from 4 to 6 p.m. on that day to honor and thank her for over 20 years of service. A budget of up to $300 was approved for food and miscellaneous items for the party.

COUNCIL COMMENTS Braswell asked Joyner how many

meetings she had recorded as town clerk and she smiled, saying she was sure she had taken thousands of pages of meet-ing notes while working for the town.

Tim Jones thanked Joyner for her ser-vice and wished her a happy retirement.

Bruno said the fact that it was taking three people to replace Joyner spoke a lot about how much she does, then jok-ingly suggested she change her phone number so she won’t get all the calls from Town Hall after she leaves.

Bill Jones also wished Joyner well, then encouraged everyone to support

Stokesdale Fire Department’s 5-cent increase on the fire district tax cap when they vote in the primary election on March 15.

To Joyner, Braswell said, “Congratu-lations for making it 20-some years! It definitely wasn’t the pay, but abso-lute dedication to your town and the citizens.”

White-Lawrence said she was amazed at all the information and town history Joyner has stored in her head.

Deputy Town Clerk Diana Marcus thanked Joyner for a wonderful year and a half. “She’s been a wonderful boss and I’m very happy to have had the experience of working with Caro-lyn,” Marcus said.

With no further business, the meet-ing adjourned at 8:28 p.m.

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After eight years, Bistro 150 owners re-direct their energy

by ANNETTE JOYCE

In 2005, Randy Floss, then 50, decided it was “time to retire from the rat race.” Leaving behind the corporate world, where he had held several high-ranking marketing positions, he moved to Oak Ridge with his wife Vicky and two kids.

Known for his abundance of energy

(some say he has a “Triple A” personal-ity), Randy had no intentions of being idle. He and Vicky immediately became involved with Oak Ridge United Method-ist Church and the local American Can-cer Society, and ended up co-chairing one of the organization’s major events.

Even with that, Randy needed some-thing more to dive into.

At the time, he was regularly pop-ping in for coffee at a place called Ren-dezvous Café in Oak Ridge Commons shopping center. After finding out it was for sale, he made an offer – and soon

afterward, Bistro 150 was born. Over the next eight years Randy and

Vicky turned what was once a fledgling coffee shop into one of the area’s most popular gathering places. While they’ve enjoyed the venture immensely, last year they decided it was time to move on. In January, the couple sold Bistro 150 to Summerfield residents Jennifer Mun and her husband, Clancy Laizure.

For both Randy and Vicky, Bistro 150 was more than a business. It was a way to meet people, make friends, get involved in the community and give back. Along the way, Randy became the community’s most avid cheerleader and dedicated community organizer.

When he opened Bistro 150, he immediately became involved with the local merchants’ association, Merchants of Oak Ridge.

“I knew networking was important for this business,” says Randy. “But I also knew I wanted to play a major role in making this community an even bet-ter place.”

Jumping in with both feet, Randy took on leadership positions with the association that included serving on its board of directors and one term as

president. Under his leadership, a small country fair that was once held annually at the Oak Ridge Elementary School evolved into RidgeFest, a three-day event that now includes Run the Ridge, Rugged Ridge, carnival rides, games, concessions and live music, and culmi-nates in one of the area’s most spec-tacular fireworks displays.

With the assistance of another Oak Ridge resident, Mike Stone, Randy has also brought monthly cruise-ins to Oak Ridge Commons during the sum-mer. He’s also been involved with the Merchants’ Great Pumpkin Event and, for a few years, worked with a friend to incorporate a haunted house into the association’s fall event.

And although he’s never attended the school nor had a family member who attended, Randy has served on Oak Ridge Military Academy’s board of directors.

“The academy is part of Oak Ridge’s roots,” says Randy. “It’s in our best inter-ests for it to be successful and I want to do what I can to help.”

So now that he’s no longer involved with the Bistro, how will this dynamo

Former Bistro 150 owners Randy and Vicky Floss have a full slate of plans for the future. Photo by Annette Joyce/NWO

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NORTHWEST GUILFORD BOYS (21-3, 9-1)The Northwest Guilford Vikings won the

4-A Piedmont Triad Conference Basketball Championship after an 88-80 overtime win over Southwest Guilford on Feb. 19.

The gym was packed with fans who came to see two of the top high school basketball teams in the area battle it out for the second time in two weeks.

Despite trailing by 15 points in the first quarter and 13 points in the fourth quarter, Northwest chipped away at Southwest’s lead.

Reggie Davis’ three-pointer in the final stretch inched the Vikings closer, 73-70. With 28 seconds left on the clock,

Thomas Hennigan nailed two free throws to tie the game 75-75 and force it into overtime.

Davis had 14 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, while Jaylen Gore led the Vikings with 23 points.

“I felt like if I got those extra rebounds, things would go in our favor,” said Davis. “This was our time to win.”

Northwest outscored Southwest in overtime 13-5.

“It’s a game of runs,” said head coach Lee Reavis. “We didn’t quit, we didn’t point fingers and we kept our composure for the most part (except for the coaches).”

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Northwest Guilford varsity boys team celebrates after defeating Southwest Guilford 88-80 in overtime on Feb. 19 to win the boys 4-A Piedmont Triad Conference Basketball Championship. Northwest’s varsity girls team also won their conference championship on Feb. 19 after defeating Glenn 60-34.

NORTHWEST GUILFORD GIRLS (25-0, 10-0)Northwest Guilford girls collected

their focus in the second half of the game on Feb. 19 to beat Glenn 60-34 for the conference tournament champi-onship.

Head coach Darlene Joyner said winning the tournament for the senior class was one of the goals this year.

“We never talk titles,” she said, “but we wanted this one for the senior class, who won it as freshmen.”

Northwest has faced Glenn three times this season and has won every

matchup by a considerable margin.

Even though Northwest led 37-26 at halftime, it wasn’t until the fourth quar-ter that they picked up the pace with a 21-8 burst, while Glenn ran out of gas.

Hayley Barber and Cayla King each scored 14 points for the Vikings.

“We did it on bookends, our fresh-man year and senior year,” said Barber. “This game makes us want to play harder and take it one game at a time.”

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From frontlines to sidelines

Meet Andy GoreAndy Gore is the grandfather of

Jaylen Gore, a Northwest High School varsity basketball player. For the last four years, during basketball season Andy and his wife have driven almost 90 minutes each way, once or twice each week, to see their grandson play basketball – and rarely miss a game. Like Jaylen, Andy is a great shooter – with a camera, that is. Throughout the past few years he has freely provided us with high-quality action shots of North-west varsity boys basketball games, and we thought it would be fun to bring him from behind the camera to in front of the Youth Sync section.

Where do you live? I live in the same town where I was born – Conover, North Carolina (just outside of Hickory).

What is your occupation? Regional outside salesman for Metals USA based in Pleasant Garden.

What are your hobbies, interests? Fam-ily, most sports (especially golf), photog-raphy, cooking and sports cars.

What’s your connection to Northwest Guilford High School? I’m a big fan of

Jaylen Gore, my grandson, and now I hope the school considers me a friend. By coming to so many games, I have met many parents, a few grandparents, coaches and school staff, and I cherish those relationships.

When did your interest in photogra-phy begin? My interest in photography came from Jaylen’s initial foray into AAU basketball when he was 9. Fortu-nately for him, they were pretty good and usually won by a large margin – but since there was very little drama, I got bored, so I decided to start shoot-ing games as a way to pass time.

In the beginning, I was really, really bad! Then at one of the weekend tour-naments, I asked another photographer who was selling his pictures for some pointers. He answered all my ques-tions and gave some suggestions for improvement. I never got his name, but to this day, I thank him for getting me started down a path that I truly enjoy.

What was your first camera? If mem-ory serves me correctly, it was a Sony 360-something that I “purchased”

through points I ac-cumulated from other Sony purchases.What kind of camera(s) do you own now, and how many lenses? A Nikon D700; I’ve added an auxiliary battery grip, which al-lows me to shoot 8-9 shots per second. My lenses are both Nikon 24-70-f2.8 and 70-200-f2.8. The majority of shots for basketball are with a 70-200 lens.How did you develop your sports photography skills? Not sure I have, but if so, it’s been by trial and error. After each game, I review each shot and cull those that are not sharp, out of focus, show no action, etc. I have always loved basketball, and that love gives me a sense of where and when to shoot. I also do some minor Photoshop editing. In the past, I have done some automotive photography for the local chapters of the Porsche Club of Amer-ica. Recently, I have been trying my hand at shooting competitive cheering. My granddaughter excels in this sport, and believe me, it is truly a sport!Does anyone else in your family enjoy

photography like you do? I can tell you that my family all wants to see the pics, usually before I am even done with them after each game. Students and players do, too! I derive great satisfac-tion from family and athletes wanting to see what I do. My 13-year-old grand-daughter is starting to grab the camera and take some good shots.

I understand you travel from Conover to every game – home and away – that your grandson plays in. How far of a drive is it, and how long have you been doing this? It is an hour and 25-minute drive from our house to Northwest High School. Jaylen (now a senior) was fortunate to make varsity his freshman year and contribute at that relatively young age. We have

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Swimmers take two state titles

NORTHERN GUILFORD – Northern Guilford swimmers won two state individ-ual titles on Feb. 13 at the 3-A NCHSAA Swim Championships.

Senior Jordan Reed placed first in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 51.63 seconds.

The boys 200-yard medley team, consisting of Jeremy Lalumondier, Bryan Hill, Jonathan Wachendorfer and Jacques Bene, gave Northern their sec-ond championship, winning in 1 minute, 37.80 seconds.

“Our expectations are always for

continued growth and improvement as a team,” said Richard Swor, Northern head swim coach. “In the most tangi-ble terms, we achieved that by scoring higher at regionals and states than we have in the past. More importantly, we had a more mature team this year with strong leaders and a great group of swimmers. When they were winning these events, it was great to see the swimmers’ hard work, determination and passion pay off. It doesn’t always work out that way, and these kids were able to see the fruits of their labors.”

Swimmers take two titles

UP NEXT | Northwest Guilford was scheduled to host two first-round NCHSAA playoff games on Tuesday, Feb. 23, with

the No. 1 girls facing No. 32 Mt. Tabor at 6 p.m. and the No. 5 boys taking on No. 28 Charlotte Vance at 7:30 p.m.

NORTHERN GUILFORD GIRLS (20-7, 12-4)After avenging two regular season

losses, Northern Guilford, who started three sophomores and two juniors, surprised Rockingham County 56-50 and won the 3-A Mid-State Conference Basketball Championship on Feb. 19.

“Our girls work hard in the season and offseason to make our program what it is,” said Northern’s head girls coach, Kimberly Furlough. “We felt good about going into the champion-ship game versus Rockingham. The last two times we played them, we were not full strength.”

With the victory, Northern has won

seven consecutive games and won 20 games or more each season since 2009.

“Our conference schedule is tough and our non-conference schedule is tough, which hopefully will pay off for us in the state playoffs,” said Furlough. “Winning 20 games a season is a huge accomplishment … that makes me very proud.”

Elissa Cunane, who was named tournament MVP, recorded 14 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks. Mercedes Wampler, Kassie Robakiewicz and Cunane earned all-tournament team honors.

NORTHERN GUILFORD BOYS (17-9, 12-4)Northern came out firing on all

cylinders in the first round of the confer-ence tournament on Feb. 16, defeating Northeast Guilford 59-41.

The Nighthawks were ahead 41-23 by the third quarter. Jack Emerick, Andy Pack and Jarrett Boyd combined to score 52 of the team’s 59 points.

Boyd, who looked much more com-fortable running the offense than earlier in the season, said he just wanted to make a difference in the game.

“This game helped me build con-

fidence heading into the state tourna-ment,” he said.

On the following night, Feb. 17, Northern fell to Eastern Guilford 61-55 in the second round of the conference tournament.

UP NEXT | On Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. the No. 12 Northern girls were set to face No. 21 Wilson Fike at home in the first round of the 3-A NCHSAA Basketball Champion-ships. The No. 18 Northern Guilford boys were set to travel away to face No. 15 Southern Guilford for first-round action.

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been supporting him and the team for those four years. I have missed, I think, two games in that time for out-of-town business. My wife has missed none. Our record is about the same for AAU for eight years traveling all across the country.

How many children, grandchildren do you have? I have one son, Jon, my wife, Ketra, granddaughter Aliyah, and, of course, grandson, Jaylen.

Favorite sport to watch: Collegiate basketball, and in the deep winter, golf (though playing is much better than watching).

Most admired athlete, and why? N.C. State’s 1983 basketball team, the

“Cardiac Pack” (the team that was known for frequent games that came down to the wire — in fact, in 1983, the year the team won the national champi-onship, they won seven out of their last nine games after trailing with a minute left in the game).

Favorite quote: “Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.” – the late Jim Valvano, N.C. State coach

Favorite athletic team (high school, college and professional): This is easy. Northwest Guilford!! North Carolina State (I’m an alum), the Golden State Warriors (don’t kill me), and the Wash-ington Redskins (the only games on TV when I was growing up)!

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Student Profi les

NORTHERN SwimmingETHAN STRUBINGER, junior

Role on the swim team: 200-meter free-style and 500-meter freestyle

Hometown: Baton Rouge, LouisianaToughest class: AP U.S. History Plans after high school: Computer or aerospace engineering Extracurricular activities: Science Olym-piad, triathlon and building dronesMost admired person: “My mom, Dr. Strubinger”Favorite sports team: LSU TigersFavorite food: Spaghetti and meatballsFavorite band/musician: DrakeFavorite movie: “Straight Outta Compton” Any siblings? One brother, Andrew, and one sister, RachelBest vacation ever: “Atlanta, this past Christmas – I got on-the-field passes to the Carolina Panthers vs. the Atlanta Falcons game.” Years lived in Northern area: 10Dream job: Designing drones and creat-ing new technologyInteresting fact about yourself: “I used to be nationally ranked in the triathlon. I cracked my head open sophomore year on the dive team.”One thing you would change about school: No barriers between different groups of peopleNickname: “Stru”Pre-performance ritual: “I stay quiet and think.”

Coach Richard Swor’s comments on Ethan: “Ethan is a great teammate, an extremely hardworking athlete and a dedicated student.”

NORTHERN SwimmingJUSTIN KESTREPO, senior

Role on the team: Captain, 100-meter breast stroke and 200-meter individual medley

Hometown: GreensboroToughest class: AP U.S. HistoryPlans after high school: N.C. State to study chemical engineeringMost admired person: “My mom, Cris-tine Kestrepo”Favorite sports team: Carolina PanthersFavorite food: Mac and cheeseFavorite band/musician: Coldplay Favorite movie: “Star Wars”Any siblings? Two brothersBest vacation ever: Disney WorldYears lived in Northern area: 10Dream job: Stay-at-home dadInteresting fact about yourself: “Noth-ing, I’m an open book.” One thing you would change about school: Five-hour school daysNickname: “Captain”Pre-performance ritual: “Take my clothes off.”Coach Richard Swor’s comments on Justin: “Justin is the heart of our team. As one of our captains, we look to him to get the team excited and ready to race. I fully expect to see Justin in multiple events at states this year.”

NORTHERN WrestlingWILSON REECE, senior

Role on the team: Wrestle at 132 pounds and team captain

Hometown: GreensboroToughest class: ChemistryPlans after high school: College or MarinesExtracurricular activities: Studying for schoolMost admired person: Coach Jonathan ShawFavorite sports team: Oakland RaidersFavorite food: CheeseburgersFavorite band/musician: Taylor SwiftFavorite movie: “Braveheart”Any siblings? One sisterBest vacation ever: Emerald IsleYears lived in Northern area: 18Dream job: Professional WWE wrestlerInteresting fact about yourself: “I like to eat at McDonalds.”One thing you would change about school: Not enough testsNickname: “Toad”Pre-performance ritual: “Psych myself up.”Coach Jonathan Shaw’s comments on

Wilson: “Wilson is arguably the hardest working athlete in the school. He looks at every aspect of wrestling as a com-petition and seeks to win in the practice room as well as in competition. His mental toughness and work ethic will pay off in every aspect of his future.”

NORTHERN DivingLOUISE FARRELL, senior

Position/role on the team: 1-meter diving

Hometown: GreensboroToughest class: AP ChemistryPlans after high school: Go to college Extracurricular activities: Student Coun-cil and Ukulele ClubMost admired person: “My mom”Favorite sports team: USC GamecocksFavorite food: PizzaFavorite band/musician: Avett BrothersFavorite movie: “The Life Aquatic”Any siblings? “An older brother, a sister and my twin.”Best vacation ever: FloridaYears lived in the Northern area: 17Dream job: Work in the White HouseInteresting fact about yourself: “I started diving in the eighth grade.”

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One thing you would change about school: The work loadNickname: “Lou”Pre-performance rituals or supersti-tions: Practice divingCoach Richard Swor’s comments on Louise: Louise is a pioneer on Northern’s swim and dive team. She was our first member of the diving team, and the school record holder. While she continues to compete in some of the more difficult events for swimming, she splits her prac-tice time between both swimming and diving. Her dedication and hard work is a great example to the younger swimmers and divers coming up.”

NORTHWEST BasketballCATHERINE MOORE, senior

Position on the team: Shooting guard

Hometown: Greensboro

Toughest class: AP Biology

Plans after high school: Attend UNC-Chapel Hill

Extracurricular activities: National Honor Society, volunteer at an animal shelter and Latin Club

Most admired person: “My grandfather, Poppy”

Favorite sports team: Carolina Tar Heels and the Golden State Warriors

Favorite food: Sushi

Favorite musician: Taylor Swift

Favorite movie: “Silver Linings Playbook”

Any siblings? One sister, Anna

Best vacation ever: Mexico

Years lived in Northwest area: 17

Dream job: Corporate executive for an international company

Interesting fact about yourself: “I was a gymnast when I was younger.”

One thing you would change about school: No homework

Nickname: “Cat”

Pre-performance rituals: Say a prayer with the teamCoach Darlene Joyner’s comments on Catherine: “Cat is a student of the game. She is a strong shooter, a solid de-fender and has a strong basketball IQ.”

NORTHWEST BasketballSAVANNAH NEAS, senior

Position on the team: Shooting guard

Hometown: Tennessee

Toughest class: English

Plans after high school: Attend Lees-McRae College and play basketball

Extracurricular activities: Coaching third- and fourth-graders and working out

Most admired person: “Brian Neas (my dad)”

Favorite sports team: Denver Broncos

Favorite food: Spaghetti

Favorite musician: Kevin Gates

Favorite movie: “The Blind Side”

Any siblings? Yes, three – Brianna, Jae-lyn and Tripp

Best vacation ever: Road trip to Mas-sachusetts

Years lived in Northwest area: Seven

Dream job: Veterinarian

Interesting fact about yourself: “I make my bed every morning. If I don’t make it, it’s going to be a bad day. I’m a neat freak.”

One thing you would change about school: Monday, no school for seniors and Friday, half a day for seniors

Nickname: “Sav”

Pre-performance rituals: Eat an energy bar, get ankles taped, put braces and shoes on, then shoot around.Coach Darlene Joyner’s comments on Savannah: “Sav has tremendous scoring ability and is one of my leading seniors. She is a huge impact on our team on both sides of the floor.”

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Jay Patel is a Northwest High School senior, National Art Honors Society offi cer and an aspiring anima-tor; he will continue studying art at The Savannah College of Art and Design next fall. “Tree of Beauty” was constructed using different kinds of paper. “This piece holds true for my generation, whose lives reside inside a cell phone screen; it is only when we experience the beauty of our natural environment that we truly feel peace and happiness,” Patel said.

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Grace Gibson is a senior at Northern Guilford High School, president of Northern’s National Art Honor Society and an AP Art student. She will attend UNC-Chapel Hill next fall, where she will major in psychology and continue taking art classes. “This year, my pieces are all collages made from cut strips of magazine paper focusing on landscapes that have personal meaning to me,” Gibson said.

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Joyner assumed the responsibilities of the town’s finance officer a few years later.

She has fond memories of the one large room the town leased for a town hall in downtown Stokesdale, across the street from the fire department.

“You could see people walking up and down the sidewalk, and some would pop in to say hello on their way to some-where else,” she said. She laughs as she recalls putting phone conversations on hold when the fire trucks rolled out with their sirens blasting, and the conversa-tions that got blipped out from the roar of tractor trailers passing within feet of the town hall’s front entrance as they traveled on U.S. 158 through downtown.

Back then the office was equipped with two typewriters, three file cabinets, a desk, telephone and a calculator.

She soon convinced the town council to purchase a computer and printer, along with Quickbooks software for keeping up with the finances.

“If it hadn’t been for that, I couldn’t have done it all,” she said.

As the town’s only employee she stayed busy, but she still had time to index meeting minutes, file, and “keep things in pretty good order.”

As the town, which incorporated in 1989, grew, so did Joyner’s responsibilities.

Not long after the town adopted a development ordinance, a Planning and

Zoning Board was established.

“That added a whole other layer of things – P&Z meetings, preparing packages, working with the county to get everything ready, recording minutes, etc.,” Joyner said.

She tries to remember all the major residential subdivisions that have been developed during her tenure with the town, and loses count after about 13 – then rattles off several commercial developments that have come on board.

Around 2001, after water contami-nation was detected in a development off Athens Road, the town applied for a grant to help defray the cost of a mu-nicipal water system.

“That (contamination) was the decid-ing factor. The state health director had to say the contamination was an issue and then we were able to get the grant,” Joyner said. Countless construction meetings – and lots and lots of commu-nication – followed.

“The mayor and council – they made the decisions and I was the worker bee taking their direction to make things happen,” Joyner said.

“Once the water was turned on (in July 2003), it was easier – the council contracted out the billing, reading the meters, flushing the system, testing the water, etc. The system was much smaller then.”

A few years later the Town began dis-cussing purchasing land for a town park and eventually, its own town hall building.

Joyner expended great effort in those

days to get public input by sending out newsletters, surveys, and scheduling public meetings.

After receiving a matching grant from the state, the town began develop-ing the park on property it eventually purchased on Angle Pardue Road. Once completed, maintenance of the park was contracted out, but Joyner admits “little things always came up.”

She answered questions about the park, developed a form for groups to fill out when they wanted to use the park, kept up with payments, scheduling pic-nic shelter rentals, etc. And if someone left trash on the grounds, she was usu-ally the first one to field the complaint.

With the park up and going, the council was ready to discuss building its own town hall.

“Every year they (the town council) would reserve a portion of money for a town hall, and even after the commis-sioners took away the sales and use tax in 2003, the council didn’t spend more money than they took in,” Joyner said.

A few years later, Joyner packed up her office in downtown Stokesdale and in December 2011, moved into a new building in front of the park.

“When I moved into the new town hall, it was awesome – so much thought went into planning for someone to be up front, and everything was so well-laid out. To this day, it is awesome to hear visitors and new residents or business owners who make their first trip to Town Hall say, ‘What a beautiful building you have here!’ I hope citizens realize what a positive face that puts on the Town. I loved the little town hall downtown – that suited just fine. But even when you have meetings and people outside of the community come here, it really puts a very positive spin on things. And all of this was done without taxing the citizens of this town. We heard it couldn’t be done without a tax – but so far we are doing it!”

Some of Joyner’s favorite memories over the last 20 years are of the time she spent helping with the annual holiday parade, which she says wouldn’t have

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It was finals week, and Summerfield native Spencer Davenport needed a stress reliever. So he took a deep breath … and jumped out of a plane.

“It’s very calming, as odd as that sounds. It’s a huge adrenaline rush,” says Davenport. “When you get out there, you can hear the air, but there’s a peace and quiet. It’s very soothing; it’s kind of like going on a six-mile run.”

Falling in love with the sport, Dav-enport has now completed nearly 500 skydives at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

“When you jump in Colorado Springs, from about 11,000 feet, you can see Den-ver, Pike’s Peak – which is right next to the drop zone, and the entire Rocky Moun-tain front and back range… it’s absolutely beautiful,” says Davenport.

A member of the Academy’s com-petition team, he jumps with three or seven of his closest friends.

“I literally trust them with my life,” says Davenport. “That sense of camaraderie is great. Down at the airfield, we’re compet-ing together, and we spend every single break together. I’ve formed friendships that I’ll have for the rest of my life.”

Last October, Davenport won a gold medal at the 2015 U.S. Parachute Association National Skydiving Cham-pionships. The competition took place at Skydive Arizona, outside of Phoenix. His team, Air Force Rendezvous, took the gold in the intermediate eight-way formation skydiving event.

Davenport’s competitive nature prompted him to join the team, rather than being a solo demonstration skydiver.

“I’ve known from other activi-ties, when you compete, you force a common bond. It’s kind of like going through Basic Training with people; you have that commonality and you under-stand each other,” he says.

Davenport competes in four-way and eight-way formations – and jumping out of a plane while connected to seven other skydivers is tremendously difficult. The na-tional eight-way team made 80 attempts before finally launching a successful exit together from the plane.

“Our team did it in about 30 jumps,” he says proudly. “We all get into that little door together some-how, and jump out. In 50 seconds for eight-way (35 seconds for four-way) you create different formations from a play-book. In competition, you get a draw of 10 different combinations, and each formation is worth a point or two.”

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Davenport has never had an issue with a parachute. “It’s an extremely safe sport. Before I made the jumps, my mom and dad (Robin and Tony Davenport of Witty Road in Summerfield) did some research about it. After reading articles, Dad says he’s more worried about me on the interstate with other drivers than me jumping out of a plane.”

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While nothing was confirmed from those sources, we confirmed that Bo-jangles’ has very recently submitted a site plan for the property at the corner of Linville Road and N.C. 68. According to Bill Bruce, planning director for the Town of Oak Ridge, the company has sent in a plan for both the site and the building design. Those plans call for the existing building to be torn down and the entire property to be restructured to accommo-date a fast-food establishment.

Bruce says the plans will probably be reviewed during the Planning and Zon-ing Board’s next meeting, scheduled for March 24.

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Creek Road) is 35mph, and the posted speed limit on Lester Road, which is at least half residential, is 45mph.

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about 20 years.

“From what I can put together, the Department had a request from the Town of Stokesdale to reduce the speed limit on N.C. 65,” said McPherson. “The speed limit on N.C. 65 from N.C. 68 to some point be-tween Lester and Ellisboro Road was 45mph, and then from that point it dropped down to 35mph, then went back up to 55mph. Due to the heavy tractor trailers that use N.C. 65, the request from the Town, and to provide more uniformity for the speed limit into the core area of Stokesdale, it was determined at that time that a statutory speed limit on N.C. 65 was appropriate.”

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Spencer Davenport of Summerfield (center, standing) and his Air Force Rendezvous team won a gold medal at a national skydiving championship in October.

brother had gone to Northwest High School and applied to the Naval Acad-emy. He is now a captain in the Marine Corps and flies Ospreys. He was my biggest inspiration to come to the Air Force Academy.”

Intent on going into intelligence, Davenport says the Air Force Academy gave him a better chance to do so than did the Naval Academy. He has since changed his mind, and now has his sights set on becoming a pilot.

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“It’s the only place in the world that your first jump is solo, and you pull your chute yourself,” says Davenport. “We call it airmanship in its purest form. It’s just you, the air and the parachute to save your life. You have to make the act of letting go of the plane and trusting your training, which is a huge lesson in learning about yourself, and actually deploying a parachute.”

Davenport says that juniors and seniors teach the airmanship program, and when he realized how close they were and how much leadership they showed, he joined them. He’s now one of seven group commanders, and com-mands 1,000 cadets – that’s a fourth of the Academy.

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Don’t look for this former New Yorker to slow down any time soon. He has lots of plans and ideas, and is already put-ting some of them into motion.

“I’m definitely not going to discon-nect myself from the community,” says Randy. “I love to see something start out as an idea and come to fruition.”

Currently, he’s spending a lot of time with Bistro 150’s new owners to help them learn all aspects of the business and get to know its customers.

He also plans to remain a major force with RidgeFest and hopes to help bring more big events to Oak Ridge Town Park.

He’ll stay involved with the Mer-chants’ association as a representative of his former landlord, JPC Monroe LLC, who owns Oak Ridge Commons. He says his goal “is to connect the mer-chants’ association and the shopping centers and find more ways to bring different events and resources to the community.”

The idea of a combination farmer/flea market is one that he’s been tossing around lately; the market would include live music and be located in a well-traveled area that would attract new customers to existing businesses.

And he wants to travel with Vicky and to spend more time with family and friends who are scattered across the country.

“Vicky works out religiously and I want to do more of that,” he adds. “I bought her a bicycle for Christmas and I’m hoping we can spend time doing that together as well.”

Then there’s golf … and becoming involved in church mission trips.

With all those plans, boredom doesn’t have a place on the horizon any time soon.

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The same male teacher substituted at Northern Guilford High School on Feb. 22, again dressed in feminine attire.

When contacted about the matter, Nora Carr, GCS’ chief of staff, responded (via email), “We believe in the dignity of all individuals. We teach our students to treat everyone with respect and kindness, and strive to lead by example.”

Carr also provided a link to the school system’s “discrimination-free environ-ment policy,” which states “It is the policy of the Guilford County Board of Educa-tion to maintain a learning environment that is free from harassment, bullying, and discrimination. This includes, but is not limited to, harassment, bullying, and discrimination based on an individual’s real or perceived race, color, sex, reli-gion, creed, political belief, age, national origin, linguistic and language differ-ences, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, socioeconomic status, height, weight, physical characteristics, marital status, parental status, or disability.”

Dr. Randall Shaver, regional school superintendent for the area that includes Northern Middle and Northern High School, said he received three calls from parents who relayed concerns about the cross-dressing teacher; two of them left voicemails with no return phone number. The other parent and he had a “good discussion,” he said.

Shaver declined to answer specific questions about the matter.

“But I will say, any time adults are discussing in a respectful manner any issue that is scary or represents a lack of understanding, it is healthy,” Shaver said. “The only way we all gain is to talk about it. Most of the folks I’ve talked to have been respectful for the most part.”

Guilford County School Board’s District 3 representative, Darlene Garrett, whose district encompasses northwest Guilford County and parts of northern Guilford County, also received calls from parents about the cross-dressing teacher;

on Feb. 24 she met privately with about a dozen parents to hear their concerns.

Two parents who attended that meet-ing said one of their takeaways from it was that the school system and school board “has the teacher’s back.” While they understand the school system’s non-discrimination employment policy, they said they also think the system has a responsibility to look out for their rights and the wellbeing of their children.

“Darlene Garrett basically handed out federal law to us and said this person was within their rights,” said Parent 1, who asked that her name not be disclosed. “What about our rights as parents?”

No one with the school system will confirm how long the teacher has sub-stituted with Guilford County Schools, if he has also substituted at elementary schools, or whether he consistently comes to school dressed as a woman.

The parents we spoke with have sev-eral concerns, and say they feel a teacher who cross dresses is distracting, and there-fore detracts from their children’s learning.

They also aren’t comfortable with the topic of cross dressing being introduced to their children in the classroom.

“How does this teacher know what students have learned in sex education? And did he discuss his gender identity with them? If so, and if that’s okay with the school system, what’s to keep some-one else from discussing their sexual ori-entation with the students? Are any topics taboo, and if so, which ones, and how are they decided?” Parent 1 asked.

Parents also said that as the school sys-tem’s non-discrimination policy is written, a cross-dressing teacher is as welcome in an elementary school as a high school.

“At what age are kids protected from these topics being introduced in public school, and why don’t parents have the right to discuss them at home when they think the time is right?” another parent asked. “I don’t want to broach this com-plex topic with my elementary student.”

“This isn’t about me being against a transgender teacher. But, I think the administration and the kids need to know in advance what to expect – it should be

predictable,” Parent 1 said. “Parents (at Northern Middle School) should have been notified so they knew to talk with their kids about it, to see if they were con-fused, had any questions, etc.”

As a former teacher in a middle school, Parent 1 said she had reasons to go into the student bathrooms on differ-ent occasions, such as when she needed to check on students, investigate an incident – or, if she only had two minutes between classes and was too far from the faculty bathroom.

“If there is a need, for whatever reason, to go in the boys’ bathroom or the girls bathroom, which one does that teacher go into?” she asked.

Parents also ask if substitute teachers are held to the same standards and poli-cies (including social media) as full-time employees are.

According to Guilford County Schools’ social media policy, “Free speech protects individuals who want to participate in social media, but the laws and courts have ruled that school districts can discipline employees if their speech, including personal online post-ings, disrupts school operations … It is important to create an atmosphere of trust and individual accountability. Keep in mind that information produced by GCS employees is a reflection on the en-tire District and is subject to the District’s Acceptable Use Policy. Personal post-ings, even if marked private, may also be subject to relevant GCS policies and procedures, as well as to relevant local, state and federal laws.”

Based on that policy, parents who met with Garrett on Feb. 24 asked that the school system review the substitute teacher’s Twitter account for what they deemed explicit and inappropriate posts for a teacher in the GCS system.

One of the people who we had most hoped to speak with for this article, the substitute teacher, has not yet accepted the invitation for an interview.

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The sheriff’s department reports it is close to filing charges on the Faith Baptist Church break-in on Lester Road in Stokesdale.

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Feb. 21 | A 17-year-old resident of S. Ariel Farm Court in Greensboro reported being the victim of a Simple Assault after attending a party at an un-known location where he only remem-bers passing out. He received a cut over his eye, which he said stemmed from an altercation with friends. He did not wish to pursue charges.

BURGLARY / B&EFeb. 16 | A resident of Summerfield Road in Summerfield reported that sometime between 6:30 and 8 p.m. on Feb. 16 an unknown person broke the padlock and lock hasp off his crawl space door.

Feb. 17 | A resident of Linville Road in Oak Ridge discovered someone had forced open the back door to her home sometime between Jan. 27 and Feb. 17. Once inside, the suspect pushed the bedroom mattress off the bed, knock-ing a lamp off the nightstand. No items appeared to be stolen.

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Feb. 17 | A resident of Oak Ridge Road in Summerfield reported his garage was burglarized sometime between 6 p.m. on Feb. 16 and 8 a.m. on Feb. 17. The suspect entered the resident’s detached garage by an unlocked window and stole a Stihl leaf blower; pry markings to the garage door were also discovered. The leaf blower was valued at $380.

Feb. 19 | A resident of Penns Grove Road in Summerfield reported someone pried open the lock to his outbuilding sometime between Feb. 13 and Feb. 19 and stole a TaylorMade golf bag (with Nike shoes and various golf apparel) and golf clubs. Estimated value of the stolen property is $1,350.

Feb. 22 | A resident of Summerfield Road in Summerfield reported being the victim of a Breaking and Entering. Detectives investigating recent break-ins in the Circle M Mobile Home Park recovered property identified as stolen from the victim. Charges are pending.

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The certification form requires stu-dents (or their parents on their behalf) to establish an account with Say Yes Guil-

ford and include guardian, contact and demographic information. The account will remain active until the student gradu-ates from a postsecondary institution.

Graduating seniors must also complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and be accepted by a North Carolina public two-year or four-year col-lege or university, a qualifying postsecond-ary program at one of those institutions or be accepted by a member of the national Say Yes to Education private university compact. For a complete list of Say Yes private school compact members, go to www.sayyesguilford.org.

GCS will help translate any informa-tion for families who request help, and online FAFSA and Say Yes certification forms are available at public libraries in Greensboro and High Point.

BITS & PIECES

Photo courtesy of ORMA

A private ceremony was held on Feb. 18 at Oak Ridge Military Academy to honor the fi nal wishes of Everette West Beckom Jr. of Hickory, North Carolina. Beckom graduated from Oak Ridge Military Institute in 1953 and later worked for the Secret Service during the Korean War. He died on Feb. 13 at the age of 84, and came to his fi nal resting place fi ve days later on the 50-yard line of ORMA’s football fi eld, where his family spread his ashes following a 21-gun salute by the VFW.

Principal named one of Triad’s 40 leaders under 40Erik Naglee, PearceElementary principal, made the Triad Business Journal’s list for 2016NW GUILFORD – Pearce Elementary Principal Erik Naglee has been named by Triad Business Journal as one of the Triad’s 40 Leaders Under 40.

TBJ recognized the 40 honorees at a recent reception with a “Super Hero” theme, saying that all of their honorees share a “superpower” to stretch them-selves in their professional and civic leader-ship roles. The 40 Leaders Under 40 is designed to recognize young professionals who are driving success for their employers and leaving an impact on the region.

“Erik Naglee is an exceptional educa-tional leader who has the vision, leadership skills and attributes to build and inspire excellence that drives successful teaching and learning and promotes strong commu-nity partnerships,” says Dr. Sandra Culmer, executive director for GCS’ western region.

The journal noted Naglee’s work as principal of the district’s highest

achieving elemen-tary school, as a board volunteer at several organiza-tions from Out of the Garden Project to the Greensboro Children’s Museum, volunteer work as a youth coach and Pearce Elementary’s support of the United Way as reasons for earning the honor.

The school, as well as Guilford Coun-ty Schools, has received the Spirit of North Carolina Award from the United Way for the past four years. Pearce El-ementary has raised more than $10,000 each year for the organization. In 2015, the school raised about $15,000.

“I am incredibly honored and hum-bled to receive this award,” says Naglee. “However, this award is a true reflection of how hard our staff, students, parents and community have worked together to grow well-rounded children socially, academically and emotionally. The true superhero is my entire team for their daily dedication to our students.”

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Feb. 17 | A resident of Moutline Drive in Greensboro reported an unknown suspect used the victim’s Kohl’s charge card account to make unauthorized purchases totaling $226.83.

Feb. 17 | A resident of Oak Ridge Road in Oak Ridge reported an unknown sus-pect used the victim’s debit card infor-mation to make unauthorized charges totaling $432.67 at a Winston-Salem business. The case has been transferred to the Winston-Salem Police Depart-ment for investigation.

Feb. 18 | A resident of Greenbush, Michigan, reported an unknown suspect used the victim’s personal information to obtain an account with Duke Power for a residence on Angel Pardue Road in Stokesdale. The victim learned of the fraud after receiving a call from a collec-tion agency attempting to collect on an outstanding $510 utility bill (power was

disconnected at the address in Novem-ber 2013).

Feb. 18 | A resident of Bugle Run Drive in Oak Ridge reported an unknown sus-pect deposited (via a smartphone app) two fraudulent checks, totaling $2,000, in the victim’s bank account and then made a withdrawal of $2,000 cash.

Feb. 22 | A resident of Dover Church Road in Colfax reported an unknown person used the victim’s information to open an unauthorized charge account with Montgomery Ward and made un-authorized charges in Maryland totaling $299.90.

CRIME/INCIDENT REPORT ...continued from p. 22

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GRINS to... Summerfield Charter

Academy teachers and staff for keeping their stu-dents academically on track during all the snow days. Your hard work and caring about students’ well-being does not go unnoticed!

Dr. Sarah Barts at Summerfield Fam-ily Eye Care for going above and beyond in caring for my daughter, who has been seeing her for some vision issues.

Ms. McCune for being named ORE Teacher of the Year. Your love of children coupled with your ability to get them to learn is unparalleled! We are so thankful for having had the opportunity for our student to have you.

All of our generous Food Lion cus-tomers who bought Girl Scout cookies and donated to our troop while we stood outside recently in freezing tempera-tures. Special thanks to our yearly cus-tomer who buys a box for each girl.

The folks at Stokesdale Heating & Air,

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from the ladies who answer the phone, to the owners and all the guys who do repairs. There are no better folks to call for heating and air service.

Mr. Andrews at Northern Elementary for not only teaching his fifth-graders academics, but also values and skills that will benefit them for years to come inside and outside the classroom. We feel blessed to have him.

GRIPES to... The local fire depart-

ments, post offices, businesses and others for not flying their flags at half-staff last week. If you are going to fly a flag, take the responsibility to do it right!Editor’s note: As a mark of respect for the late Antonin Scalia, a U.S. Supreme Court justice, on Feb. 13 the president ordered American flags be flown at half-staff at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds, military posts and naval stations in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its territories, until sunset on Feb. 20, the day Scalia was buried.

Kanye West for lying about Taylor Swift. I have been a fan of hers ever since I was little, and she has earned every bit of fame and awards!

Derek Hagen, faculty at Oak Ridge Military Academy, and the ORMA em-ployee who turned away many SAT stu-dents on Feb. 20 for not having a perfect picture on their admission ticket. Discre-tion should have been used instead.

Food Lion in Summerfield for not allowing Girl Scouts to sell their cookies inside by the carts when it was freezing outside. Other stores protect the children inside!

People who haven’t taken Christmas decorations down off their houses. Come on folks, Easter is just around the corner!

The ORMA employee for his un-called-for officious behavior at the SAT testing on Feb. 20. Precious time and money have been lost because of you.

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“That feeling after everyone (in the parade) is lined up, when you walk out from being in the background and you see all those people lined up along the streets – that’s a great feeling!” she said.

She’s also enjoyed working with such a wide variety of people, including town coun-cil members, attorneys, committee mem-bers, county staff – and of course, citizens.

“You never knew what the day would bring and who would come to Town Hall,” she said.

As she looks ahead, Joyner plans to spend more time with her twin 2-year-

old granddaughters. She also plans to hone her photography skills and get her pictures in order, fish, garden, volunteer more and “just do things I want to do.”

Her two adult, married sons, Brian and Jonathan (who are both firemen), may get a little more home cooking when they come to visit, and maybe her hus-band, who is already retired, will get her to tackle a few things off of that “to do” list he’s been trying to formulate for her.

Will it feel weird when she wakes up March 1 and doesn’t go to work at Town Hall? Maybe just a little. But she says matter-of-factly – and with a little chuckle – “I have plenty of things I need to do.”

want to go?Citizens are invited to a retirement party

in Joyner’s honor on Monday, Feb. 29, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Stokesdale Town Hall,8325 Angel Pardue Road.

CAROLYN JOYNER...continued from p. 15

Although Carolyn has been a dedicated and valuable part of run-ning the town of Stokesdale for the past 20 years, she will be missed more for the intangibles she brought to the job, includ-ing the friendships she has made and her dedication and caring for the citizens of Stokesdale. She took a job with little or no direction and turned it into one that we now need three people to replace her. She served as town clerk/finance officer/water system administrator and whatever else the town needed at the same time and kept things running so the town could prosper. Thank you, Carolyn, for your service to our community and for your friendship!”

– Frank Bruno, council member

Many complimentary com-ments have already been made about Carolyn Joyner’s time working with and for the town of Stokesdale. All such com-ments are earned and well-deserved. I personally will miss the opportunity, avail-

ability and Carolyn’s readiness to help me to recall or clarify actions of Town Coun-cil. Likewise, her recollection of the history of events and circumstances, all of which helped me focus my thoughts in arriving at a conclusion that was both reasonable and legally supportable.

“I have grown in respect for her wealth of knowledge of Stokesdale’s town history and its daily operations. I also appreciated that working with Caro-lyn Joyner has helped me to be a more effective and efficient town attorney and, thereby, a better lawyer.”

– William Trevorrow,Stokesdale town attorney

I would like to thank Carolyn Joyner for over 20 years of continu-ous service to the town of Stokesdale. During that time she wore many hats and worked with various state and local agencies. I wish her a joyful and well-deserved retirement.”

– Bill Jones, council member

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CLINARD & SON ROOFING, LLCResidential roofi ng, rubber fl at roofs, roof coating, metal roofs. 30 years experience. Now accepting all major credit cards. Call 643-8191 or 580-3245.

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MISC. SERVICES

AutoCAD Services Call Russell, (336) 643-7504.

THE GARDEN OUTLET Propane tank refi ll station. 20 lbs., $10.99; 30 lbs., $16.50; 40 lbs., $22.99; 100 lbs., $55.99. Give us a call at (336) 643-0898.

COMPUTER REPAIRS – ITBASICS.COM Inside Mailboxes & More, Oak Ridge Com-mons. (336) 643-0068.

TURNING 65 IN THE NEXT 90 DAYS? Call Rich at BCBS, (336) 202-9100. We gladly make house calls to discuss your in-surance options. Happy Birthday!

WILL PICK UP MOST APPLIANCES, grills, bikes, electronics, metal and electri-cal items, gas items, etc. (336) 689-4167.

SAM’S AUTO BODY SHOP. Any type of body work. 45 years exp. (336) 347-7470.

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REAL ESTATE

Nancy J. [email protected] (336) 215-1820(336) 215-1820

TURNKEY EQUESTRIAN FACILITY

Everything a professional equestrian facility should be! Indoor & outdoor arenas, 11 pas-tures, 3 barns, 16 rubber matted 12x12 stalls, miles of fencing, community center, trainer or guest quarters, and turn of the century updated farmhouse. All on 19.50 rolling acres. Offered at $799,900.

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BOARDING / PET SITTING

KPS – KELLY’S PET SERVICESProfessional in-home pet sitting. Bonded & insured. Member Pet Sitters International. Pet sitting while you are away, daily walks or runs, play, pet taxi, and more! KPS gives a portion of profi ts to animal charities. Call, email, or Facebook message for a free con-sultation: (336) 706-6706, [email protected], www.facebook.com/kpspets, www.petsit.com/kps.

FREE REIN STABLES LLC Full board available. Located in Summerfi eld off Highway 158. Please call Eliot Thomas at (336) 508-0694 with any questions.

AVAILABLE ANIMALS

CHIRP is a fi ve-year-old male brown tabby, medium-sized, who would love to fi nd a family to call his own. If you’d like to learn more about Chirp, you can call the Guilford County Animal Shelter, (336) 641-3400, or visit them online at myguilford.com/animal-services/animal-shelter.

GROOMING

10+ years grooming

experience

Basic baths to designer clips

7251 US Hwy 158 Ste. B, Stokesdale

Leslie Livengood • (336) 441-2266

REAL ESTATE

LAND FOR SALE

57 ACRES, MAYODAN, NC, convenient to Hwy. 220, great development poten-tial, mostly wooded, brokerage protected, $171,500. (336) 707-3822.

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HOMES FOR SALE

LAKE FRONT HOME FOR SALE, 18 min-utes from Summerfi eld. 4+BR, 4BA, ap-prox. 4,200 sq. feet. Great family home and neighborhood with lots of room inside and outside! $475,000. (336) 616-4733.

DeDe CunninghamREALTOR®/BrokerNC Licensed Contractor(336) [email protected]

OPEN HOUSES Sun, Feb 28 • 2-4pm

5693 Wolf Ridge Court, Oak RidgeFoxbury • $392,900

5409 Effieham Street, Oak RidgeStafford Farm Estates • $484,500

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE in Oak Ridge. Mini suites to full suites; 100 to 1,000 sq. ft. available. For info, call (336) 643-7577.

STOKESDALE BUILDING LOT, zoned commercial, 2.60 acres, 312 feet of road frontage on Hwy. 158, west of Parker’s Restaurant. Great location, good invest-ment. $159,000. (336) 682-3654.

700 sq. ft. OFFICE/RETAIL SPACE, 8606 Ellisboro Road, Stokesdale. $650/month. Available immediately. Former barber shop/fl ower shop. John Flynt, (336) 687-6019.

VACATION PROPERTY

OCEANFRONT WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH town house rental, 3BR, 3BA, just remod-eled! See online at www.vrbo.com/821762. Walk to restaurants, pier, park, tennis, vol-leyball. NW Greensboro owner/operator.

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HOMES FOR RENT

BELEWS CREEK 2BR DUPLEX, includes water & electric, $850/mo. (336) 754-4339.

HOME FOR RENT – OAK RIDGE, 3BR, 2BA, 1,611 sq. ft., renovated home in Weatherstone. FP, tankless water heater, 2-car garage, storage building & fenced yard, yard maint. incl. No pets. $1,500/mo. (336) 215-7958.

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Support our advertisers, and tell them where you saw their ad – without them, the Northwest Observer could not be free to our readers!A/C & HEATINGStokesdale Heating & Air .......................6

ACCOUNTING By the Book Accounting .....................21

Carlotta Lytton, CPA, PA ....................21Kimberly Thacker Accounting .............21Samuel Anders, CPA, MSA, PC ...........11

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICESPiedmont Truck Tires, Inc. ....................3

BUILDING & REMODELINGDream Kitchen Builders, LLC ................4On-Target Construction Service ..........29TM Construction Service ....................29

CANDIDATESBrian Pearce – School Board ..............13Judge David Sherrill ............................19Pat Tillman – School Board ................10

EVENTSGreensboro DOT ..................................8SFFD Stop, Drop & Roll 5K ..................23

HAIR CARE / NAILS / TANNINGPOSH Hair Studio ...............................21

HOME PRODUCTS & SERVICESBEK Paint Company ...........................28Furniture Medic ..................................28New Garden Select ............................13Old School Home Repair ....................27ProStone, Inc. .....................................18

LEGAL SERVICESAttorney Bill Barbour ..........................22

MEDICAL Bethany Medical Center .....................25LeBauer Healthcare ...........................15Northwest Family Medicine ................12

ORTHODONTIC CAREMitchell & Bartlett Orthodontics .........15

PET SERVICESBark-N-Barber ....................................30Northwest Animal Hospital ..................19Veterinary Hospital at Oak Ridge .........21Westergaard Kennels ...........................25

REAL ESTATE / MORTGAGEA New Dawn Realty ...........................30David Nishan, McLean Mortgage .......25Dede Cunningham, Keller Williams ....30Nancy Hess, Berkshire Hathaway .......30Ramilya Siegel, Allen Tate ....................9

RETAILBi-Rite Food Center ..............................2Carpets By Direct, Inc. ..........................5Carpet Super Mart .........................16-17

RETAILOak Ridge Youth Association ...............9Stokesdale Parks & Recreation .............7

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