November 16, 2009
Thanksgiving will arrive a bit sooner than usual for area foster families. Friendly Hills Church in Jamestown will hold its ninth annual Early Thanksgiving Dinner from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Foster parents and their families from Guilford and surroundin...
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November 15, 2009
An Americorp ACCESS member through the Center for New North Carolinians, Katrina Siladi is assigned to work at the Greensboro Children’s Museum. “Part of my job is to make the museum more accessible for immigrants and refugee families,&rdquo......
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The recession has hit the Friends of Gateway Foundation, like many nonprofits, hard. “Attendance was way off at our spring event,” said co-founder Keith Bunch. “It’s definitely more challenging this year.” Bunch is hoping the...
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The recession has hit the Friends of Gateway Foundation, like many nonprofits, hard. “Attendance was way off at our spring event,” said co-founder Keith Bunch . “It’s definitely more challenging this year.”
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November 8, 2009
Guilford Park Presbyterian Church is holding a rummage and bake sale from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday to benefit the church’s organ-restoration fund.
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November 1, 2009
Lawrence Baird, a freshman at GTCC, loves music and rapping. He used to mainly rap about clubs, cars, money and girls, but an experience as a senior last year at Smith High School changed his focus for the better, he says.
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Mark Griffin’s ninth-grade civics students are learning about politics in class, but come Election Day, they will have the opportunity to experience what it’s like to actually be a part of the election process.
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Lawrence Baird , a freshman at GTCC , loves music and rapping. He used to mainly rap about clubs, cars, money and girls, but an experience as a senior last year at Smith High School changed his focus for the better, he says.
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October 25, 2009
Last year, Grimsley High School’s theater students made the trek to Washington, N.C., to participate in the N.C. Theater Conference High School Play Festival. This year, they won’t need to travel so far. Grimsley was chosen to host one of the...
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Megan Tran, 15, enjoys reading, especially the “Twilight” book series.
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October 18, 2009
Northwest High School’s PTSA is trying to raise money for a new school sign by holding a community-wide Viking Bargain Sale from 8:30 a.m. to noon Oct. 31 in the student parking lot.
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October 11, 2009
The contemporary gospel group Spirit-Led is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a live recording of its newest CD, “Faith” and is inviting the community to attend. “We’ve had so much support from this area,” said the group......
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The contemporary gospel group Spirit-Led is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a live recording of its newest CD, “Faith,” and is inviting the community to attend. “We’ve had so much support from this area,” said the group...
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October 4, 2009
Ken Tutterow first became involved with the Children’s Home Society of North Carolina as a foster parent more than 20 years ago. He was so passionate about the work and goals of the society that he joined the board, and then, after 23 years working...
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Ken Tutterow first became involved with the Children’s Home Society of North Carolina as a foster parent more than 20 years ago. He was so passionate about the work and goals of the society that he joined the board. Then, after 23 years working...
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September 27, 2009
For Australian student Jono Sklavos-Creevey, visiting the United States for the first time was a learning experience and an eye-opener, not to mention an adjustment to his taste buds. “The sweet tea here is really intense, and I really enjoyed tryin...
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September 23, 2009
Before taking swim lessons from instructor Carrie Burt, 3-year-old Jasmine Jackson was afraid to let her face get wet. After one private lesson with Burt, Jasmine was putting her head under.
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The Greensboro nonprofit Win-Win Resolutions recognized six local students with the seventh annual Youth Peacemaker Award during a banquet Monday. The recipients were nominated by their principals, teachers, counselors and other community leaders for carr...
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September 20, 2009
The Greensboro nonprofit Win-Win Resolutions recognized six local students with the seventh annual Youth Peacemaker Award during a banquet Monday. The recipients were nominated by their principals, teachers, counselors and other community leaders for ca...
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September 13, 2009
The Greensboro Public Library will host its fifth annual Senior Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Central Library. The fair is designed help seniors connect with community resources and learn about organizations that can help them achieve...
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September 10, 2009
About three years ago, Janelle Robinson saw a video that pulled at her heartstrings and set her mind in motion to help local disabled children participate in road races. The video was about Team Hoyt, a father (Dick Hoyt) and son (Rick Hoyt) from Massachu...
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August 30, 2009
Carolyn Ivey’s motives for getting involved in 4-H 69 years ago initially had nothing to do with learning to sew, can or speak in front of others. “I’m embarrassed to say I joined because back then, 4-H was in the schools, and I got to s...
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August 16, 2009
Marilyn Tastet has always loved to dance, especially with her husband before his death. At 78 , she has had to slow down a bit and uses a cane to get around, but that hasn’t kept her from tapping her toes and swaying to the beat. Tastet is a member...
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August 9, 2009
Grant Dawson , president of Greensboro Scuba School, has been diving since age 13. It all started while he was living in California and created a little business cleaning boats to make some spending money. One day a guy came around the marina with a scub...
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July 26, 2009
Margaret Pinnix, 80, learned to garden from her grandfather, and now the Warnersville community gardener is sharing her love of planting and growing with a younger generation. Pinnix is one of several community volunteers sharing their hobbies and intere...
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