UPCOMING EVENTS

May 1 Monthly Neighborhood Gathering Christ Moravian Fellowship Hall

All are Welcome! | 7p

May 8

West Salem Civic Club Meeting | 7p

May 15

West Salem Garden Club TBA

May 20

Music in the Park The Noted Artists

6-8p

June 9 The 2012 West Salem Garden

Tour 10a-4p

CITY CONTACTS

Police Non-Emergency | 773-7700

CityLink | 727-8000 or 311

Building Permits | 727-2625

Scott Frye

Zoning Inspections | 727-2830

Monty Sprinkle

Sanitation/Trash | 727-8000

Housing Issues | 734-1270

Amy Lanier

Forsyth Co. Animal Control | 703-2490

Hispanic Human Resources | 727-8000

Adolfo Briceno

Landlord/Tenant Issues | 727-8000

John Floyd

WEST SALEM NEIGHBORHOOD

ASSOCIATION

President | Brandon Vickers

345-2376 brandonvickers.nc@gmail.com

Vice President | Patricia Olmstead 391-3146 polmstead48@gmail.com

Secretary | Rick Henterly 412-855-3727

rwhenterly@gmail.com Treasurer | Greg Levoniuk

971-0699 glevoniuk@gmail.com

BOARD OF ADVISORS

Joann Reed Apryl Roland

Mary Margaret Smith Jack Smith

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The West Salem Neighborhood Association will once

again host its summer concert series, Mus ic in t he Park . Each concert will be held one Sunday a month in Granville Park from May through September. These shows, free and open to the public, are a great way for local bands to perform for their community and treat us all with good, family-friendly entertainment. Past band performances have included sing-along beach tunes, bluegrass, jazz, and country, and we expect just as much variety and quality for the 2012 series.

Our first performance of the summer will be Sunday, May 20, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

The May show will feature The Noted Artists, a band whose music features jazz and beach songs, along with favorites by Jimmy Buffet and Louis Armstrong. Please join us Sunday May 20 for an evening of music, community, and fun. If you or someone you know is interested in sponsoring or performing during this series, please email Rick: rwhenterly@gmail.com

The Noted Artists

Sunday | May 20

6-8p

A R O U N D T O W N

Birdfe s t 2012 | Hab i tat for Human i tyDowntown Arts District

May 4-6

!Komen Race for the Cure®Old Salem |Salem Academy

May 5 ~ 8:30a

Swing Dance The Vintage Theater

May 12 ~ 7:30-11:30p

Ride for Sha lom | Annual Bike Fundra i s er Brookstown UMC

May 19 ~ 8a

!GreenTree Spr ing Fest iva l GreenTree Community Center

May 27 ~ 3-6p

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We’d like to thank the Senior Class of Salem Baptist Christian School for picking up litter around West Salem including Broad Street, Washington Avenue and beyond. Your efforts to keep West Salem clean and beautiful are most appreciated. May we all be inspired to continue this important task of keeping our neighborhood litter free!

A S p e c i a l T h a n k s . . . .

The Tree Project Blooms!

A Japanese snowbell along Academy Street was one of several varieties of trees planted throughout West Salem last October for the

West Salem Tree Project.

To Join the Garden Club, contact Joann Reed ~ joannreed1967@gmail.com 995.6265.

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The West Salem Garden Club is

hard at work for its biennial West Salem Garden Tour on June 9th. We are excited to announce that

this year’s tour will feature Old Salem’s Miksch

Garden and House, which was the first home garden in Old Salem.

Since a large portion of West Salem was originally farmland for the Single Brothers in Old Salem, we

will be exploring our history together and

showcasing the evolution of home gardens as well as several community gardens in what is now an urban

environment.

Save the date-June 9th! We have a lot planned; you

won’t want to miss this one. If you’d like sponsorship

and tour information, check out our website: www.mywestsalem.com/Garden_Tour.html

And like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestSalemGardenTour

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Meet Myshale' Spigner. During the school year, Myshale' lives with her grandmother Irma Jackson who is a longtime West Salemite. Myshale is a sophomore at Parkland High School and has run track for the last six years. She began as a third grader running summer track with AAU, and her events have included the 60m, 100m, 200m, 300m and 400m dashes as well as relays for 4X100m, 4X200m and the 4X400m. Every year for the last 6 years Myshale' has made it to the AAU Jr. Olympics, a National summer event. During the summer of 2011, the event was held in New Orleans where she ran the 4X400m relay. The team had a qualifying time that allowed them to run in the finals. They finished 4th in the nation for intermediate girls aged 15 -16, with a relay time of 3:55:11. Myshale' currently runs on the winter indoor track and spring outdoor track team for Parkland High School. Her most recent accomplishment (as recognized in a previous newsletter as an Outstanding Achiever) was to qualify to run in the New Balance National Indoor Meet for High Schools in New York City. Though she did not win any medals at that meet, the team did very well for their first time in this arena, breaking school records. The girls' track team just celebrated a first place win at the Bill Hayes Invitational at WSSU on April 7th which included 13 other track teams from the state. Not only is Myshale' an athlete, she is also a good student. Her grade point average is 2.75.

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The girls Team with their 1st

Place Trophy at the Bill

Hayes Invitational. Myshale is

in the WSSu Hoodie.

The Hunt Was Eggcel lent!

We had another successful Easter Egg Hunt in Granville Park

this year! A record number of kids came to see the Easter

Bunny, have their face painted and hunt for eggs on a beautiful

Saturday afternoon in the park.

We’d like to send a special thanks to Joann Reed for organizing

the event for the 8th

consecutive time!

Classifieds are offered free to West Salem neighbors (up to 3 consecutive months) wishing to sell personal items. Business advertisements are paid advertisements billed at the standard

rates.

Wanted A garden shed for the West Salem Community Garden - Call Jeff 336-785-2152

FOR SALE

Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Vacation Week Sat-Sat. Call Jeff for info: 336-785-2152

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Trampoline mat for sale. Permatron, 6' X 12', 33 springs on each side, 17 springs on each end, 100

springs total. Wrong size, never used. Paid $169. Asking $120 | Call Janice 336-413-1189

For Rent Civic Club- space available for events, parties, meetings, etc. 1,800 sqft. of meeting space, commercial-style kitchen, two bathrooms & adequate parking on 2! acres. Ideal for many activities. Discount rates for Club members. E-mail westsalemcivicclub@gmail.com for info.

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