January 4, 2012
When Lisa Kidd was born, everything pointed inward. Her legs turned in. When she was 6 weeks old, her legs were put in casts, and she wore special corrective shoes for a while. Her rib cage was pressing on her heart and lungs. When she was 3, she had surg...
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December 2, 2011
Cliff Snider has always loved Santa Claus. The first time he was Santa, Snider was 15. He decided right then, he would not play Santa, he would be him. Years later, Snider met Max Meeks — a WMFR radio personality who was always Santa in the High Poi...
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November 4, 2011
Several months ago, I invited people who volunteered with the United Service Organization to contact me. With Veterans Day approaching, these are their stories — two from High Point and one from Greensboro.
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September 30, 2011
Fifty years is a long time. Many things change in 50 years. Some things grow weaker with time, but the marriage of Kurt and Joy Valade just grows stronger.
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September 23, 2011
When a giant lawn mower flipped over, trapping his boss in Oak Hollow Lake last year , High Point grounds keeper Aaron Ollis jumped into action. He and Dennis Macomber, his supervisor, had been mowing at the Oak Hollow campground. Macomber was mowing on a...
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September 9, 2011
Kelly Swanson of High Point is a storyteller. She travels all over the United States to share her tales and is recognized as a motivational speaker, comedian and writer.
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Kelly Swanson of High Point is a storyteller. She travels all over the United States to share her tales and is recognized as a motivational speaker, comedian and writer.
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April 29, 2011
Bobbi Watkins, director of volunteer services at High Point Regional Health System, recently shared a secret with a dining room full of people at High Point County Club at Emerywood.
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March 24, 2011
The mirrors at Parkview Village Elementary Expressive Arts Magnet School in High Point are reflecting more than just dancers. They reflect gratitude. The mirrors were a Valentine’s Day gift from Robert Phipps, a senior at High Point Central High Sch...
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March 18, 2011
Seventeen-year-old Cody Meadows says clogging is in his blood. “My grandparents both clogged, and my mother clogged as a teenager,” he said. His twin sister also clogs but right now is focusing on playing the guitar. Meadows has been clogging...
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March 14, 2011
A friend recently told me I should meet the members of THE Bridge Club. I know nothing about bridge, so I thought this would be a chance to learn about the game and meet the players.
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February 4, 2011
When Ann Stroud starting going to the Fitness Center at High Point Regional Hospital, her goal was to get in better physical shape. “I had primarily sat and eaten for two years, and I knew I had to do something,” she said.
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January 28, 2011
Visiting Angels Senior Homecare grew out of a situation in High Point residents Jim and Amanda Gane’s own lives with Jim’s mother, Allene Gane. In her 80s, Allene lived in Lumberton with Jim’s sister . When Allene developed cancer and su...
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October 31, 2010
It’s in the luck of the draw that Ruby Allred drew the number for her grandmother Louisa Motsinger Payne’s Sunday bonnet. When her grandmother died, there were five grandchildren and five bonnets.
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October 17, 2010
Ruth Travelletti of High Point never dreamed when she saw Bill Bohn at the Nautilus Fitness Club and asked him if he was a dancer that they would become dance partners. That was nine years ago, and they are still dancing.
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October 10, 2010
Come on in, the water’s fine. Teresa Smith has believed this since she was a young child splashing around in pools in Thomasville. Now, more than 20 years later, she is still splashing. But this time, she is also teaching water exercise classes at t...
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September 26, 2010
Everything old is new again if you are Ronald Welborn. Welborn has magic in his fingers. He restores antique pedal toys, mostly cars and airplanes. Recently, he started restoring old gas pumps, vending machines and even barber chairs. Ronald Welborn grew...
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August 15, 2010
On North Main Street in High Point, you might notice some giant sunflowers that seem to produce tomatoes on the same plant. They are growing in the window at Just Priceless, a creative floral design studio owned by Sami Price. Just Priceless moved to this...
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August 8, 2010
The High Point Fire Department cares enough to wear pink. The department is part of the Pink Heals Tour, started in 2007 by Dave Graybill, a firefighter in Phoenix. The purpose of the Pink Heals Tour and the nonprofit Guardians of the Ribbon is to focus a...
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August 1, 2010
You expect to see Roy Rogers or Dale Evans riding down this High Point Street on Trigger or Buttermilk. Everyone at Brett and Christi Barbour’s house has on a yellow bandana. There are no horses, but there is definitely an appetizing smell of barbec...
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July 4, 2010
CADD — Arts and Crafts Attention Deficit Disorder. Since she was a young child, Tippett has been interested in every variation of crafting.
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June 20, 2010
As a young family, Bill and Betty Wilson never dreamed their love of camping would lead them to a retirement ministry years down the road. “We always enjoyed camping with friends and family, but as our children got older, we got away from it,&rdquo......
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May 23, 2010
Some people dread milestone birthdays. Not Debbie Frisbee, who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as a 1-year-old.
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May 16, 2010
Stacey Brown, who grew up in the Sophia, Archdale and High Point areas, remembers coloring with her mother when she was 3.
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May 9, 2010
To make sure more students have breakfast, Montlieu Math and Science Academy in High Point recently launched “grab and go” breakfasts. “The breakfast eaters have increased from 250 to 350 each day,” said Guilford County Schools die...
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