November 23, 2009
Part one of two parts.Back in 2007, my cousin Frederick “Buster” Johnson and his wife, Lynn, called me from Orlando, Fla., excited about a gospel singing group they had just heard of called the Tommietts.
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November 22, 2009
Marty Halyburton of Greensboro has become well-known because of her humanitarian work in Southeast Asia after the Vietnam War.Her husband, Porter, was held for almost eight years as a prisoner of war by the North Vietnamese during the Vietnamese War. He w...
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Calendar of events in Guilford County and the surrounding area.
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Please forgive me, but I was just settling in when my 14-year-old daughter informed me that the water in her shower is knee deep and not draining.So after an hour of rigorous drain-snaking, here I am. But I’m not complaining.I’m not allowed to...
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Second of two parts. My first article about Deep River Lodge told how Clarence H. Mackay, multimillionaire head of Postal Telegraph Co., bought his first piece of land in Guilford County in 1903 and by 1905 had built Deep River Lodge, using plans drawn fo...
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November 19, 2009
Those shoebox people seem to be everywhere I go these days. Because we are a shoebox family, too, when I overhear people discussing shoeboxes for Christmas, I know what they mean.Operation Christmas Child was started in 1993 by Samaritan’s Purs...
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November 18, 2009
The rezoning off of Lee Street would have allowed 40 town home units on 7-plus acres.
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November 16, 2009
Friendly Hills Church in Jamestown is holding a Thanksgiving dinner for local foster care families.
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November 17, 2009
High Point City Council continued a public hearing on a proposed Market Overlay District after receiving several comments from public members.
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November 15, 2009
FaithAction International House's Language Exchange pairs speakers of different languages
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Proceeds from the auction will benefit special needs children in Guilford County
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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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Pat Magnuson is a runner, literally and metaphorically. Now 78, she still zips through each day, chasing after new travel, recreational and learning opportunities.
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Calendar of event for Guilford County and the surrounding area.
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Tears streamed down the two young women’s faces as they described their journey through addictions and how Freedom House transformed their lives.The occasion was the fourth annual banquet and celebration of two Freedom House graduates.
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Please answer the following questions honestly.When you think of your Christmas shopping list, do you feel anxious?Is your gift-giving budget tighter this year than last?Does your child’s teacher really need another coffee mug labeled “World&r...
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You can almost smell the turkeys cooking and the candied yams steaming with cinnamon and butter. The celery and onions for the dressing soon will be chopped. The green beans and rolls cooked. Delicious pie after delicious pie will be sliced and eaten.
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November 13, 2009
Third-grader Amaya Waddy got a surprise Wednesday morning during Wesleyan Christian Academy’s elementary school Veterans’ Day celebration.Principal Perry Nicklow called 8-year-old Amaya, her mom and some extended family members to the stage...
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November 8, 2009
Johnson Street Global Studies students will participate in Go Far's 5K Nov. 14.
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Kimberly-Clark employees spend a morning with Millis Road Elementary students discussing experiments.
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Vienna sausage, tuna, dried fruit, nuts, cookies, crackers, candy (no chocolate), magazines, newspapers and microwavable popcorn are some of the items on the Christmas list for 43 men serving in a National Guard Reserve Unit from the Statesville area.The...
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Despite the agony, inconvenience, frustration and unmitigated pain of having her pelvis broken in three places, Peggy Haymes started out writing a book of pseudo humor about being run over by an automobile while riding her bicycle.
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As we plan for Thanksgiving, let’s remember that every day people go hungry in our area.It is estimated that 12,767 people in Guilford County may fall under poverty levels or near those levels in 2010.This has a great effect on our senior population...
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Can someone tell me why it’s called a slumber party?My wife doesn’t slumber. I don’t slumber. The dog doesn’t slumber. And, most importantly, the numerous teenage girls who are lying in sleeping bags on nearly every flat surface of...
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