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. Baird, along with fellow Smith s...
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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. Student volunteers from Gr...
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Jefferson Elementary School celebrated 10 years with a birthday party for the school’s eagle mascot, Jeffrey, on Oct. 23.
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After hearing about a family friend’s medical mission trip to Nicaragua, a Greensboro fourth-grader has taken up a mission of her own. “They told me about how a couple kids down there didn’t have any clothes,” 9-year-old Cheyanne H...
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FUNDRAISERSOngoing The ACES office at Brooks Global Studies is collecting aluminum cans as a service project for the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Mail or bring cans to Nathalie or Brooke, 1215 Westover Terrace, Greensboro, NC 27408. 370-8347. Used Boo...
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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. This past week, though, she set those books to the side to concentrate on a new book, one that she is reading with her fellow students, as well as faculty staff and parents...
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In what started out as an uneventful Stokesdale Town Council meeting, Summerfield resident Gail Dunham addressed her neighboring town’s council about alleged illegal closed session meetings in her town. Dunham told the council the town’s attor...
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FUNDRAISERSOngoing The ACES office at Brooks Global Studies is collecting aluminum cans as a service project for the Ronald McDonald House Charities. Mail or bring cans to Nathalie or Brooke, 1215 Westover Terrace, Greensboro, NC 27408. 370-8347. Used Boo...
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Rain did not stop the dedicated fans of local Revolutionary War legends Charles Bruce and James Gillies. The large, old granite marker in their honor — in front of the Summerfield Elementary School — was rededicated Sept. 26, 86 years after it...
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October 23, 2009
Three northern Guilford County towns will select new town leaders Nov. 3, and Stokesdale will vote on liquor by the drink. Stokesdale, Summerfield and Oak Ridge will elect new town council members, and Summerfield will elect a mayor. Stokesdale’s Ma...
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In Summerfield, Don Wendelken is challenging incumbent Mayor Mark Brown, who’s been mayor twice and served on the council three times. Wendelken said one of his priorities as mayor would be to improve professionalism on the council. “I will ..
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Stokesdale will vote on a liquor-by-the-drink and ABC-store referendum Nov. 3. Their mayor, Randle L. Jones, is running unopposed and they have one fewer candidate to choose from than they did a week ago. Grimsley High School media specialist and part-ti...
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Four people are vying for two open seats on the Oak Ridge Town Council. Roger Howerton is running for re-election against challengers Tony Cooler, Danny Yanusz and Liz Tice. Cooler, who serves on the town’s Parks and Recreation Commission, said sh...
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Mark E. Brown Office you seek: Mayor of Summerfield Occupation: Retired Age: 58 Education: Graduate of the Southern Police Institute, University of Louisville Address: 6212 Horseshoe Drive, Summerfield web site/blog/email address: www.markbrownformayor.co...
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Don Wendelken Office you seek: Mayor of SummerfieldOccupation: Business OwnerAge: 51Education: College, U.S. Marine Veteran, Guilford County Detention OfficerAddress: Resident for 12 years / 3406 Windswept Dr, Summerfield, NC Web site/blog/ema...
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Jeff A. Johnson Summerfield Town Council candidate Occupation: Vice President – Centralized Call Management, American Express Company Age: 42 Education: Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering – North Carolina State University Addres...
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Dianne Laughlin Summerfield Town Council candidate Occupation: Retired Age: 67 Education: High School Graduate; Continuing Education courses during various employment on computer programs and bookkeeping Address: 2261 Scalesville Road, Summerfield, NC We...
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Becky Strickland Summerfield Town Council candidate Occupation: Retired Paralegal Specialist from the federal government Age: 59 Education: Bachelor of Administration. Science degree in Justice and Policy Studies from Guilford College; also hold an activ...
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Randle Jones, unopposed candidate for Mayor of Stokesdale Occupation: Attorney at Law, Business Law Instructor, Guilford College, former Public Defender and Prosecutor, State of N.C. former Police Attorney, City of High Point, former Lieutenant, Guilford...
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Frank Bruno Candidate for Stokesdale Town Council Occupation: Insurance and Estate Planning Age: 47 Education: BS from Syracuse University in film, radio and TV Production, Education certificate from New York University, Associate Culinary Degree from G...
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Mickie W. Halbrook Candidate for Stokesdale Town Council Education: Summerfield High School, McClung Business School in Greensboro Address: 8334 Moritz Drive Previous elective experience: Served four years on the planning board and eight years on the tow...
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Thearon G. Hooks Jr. Candidate for Stokesdale Town Council Occupation: occupational safety and health, medicine Age: 56 Education: undergraduate and graduate degrees Address: 8135 Shoeline Road., Stokesdale Previous elective experience: ran for council t...
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Tony Cooler Office you seek: Oak Ridge Town Council Occupation: Marketing Age: 37 Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing Address: 2412 Oak Ridge Road Email address: tmcooler@yahoo.com Previous elective experience: none Other relevant experience......
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Liz Tice Office you seek: Oak Ridge Town Council Occupation: Real Estate Broker for Allen Tate Realtors Education: B.A. in sociology from UNC-Chapel Hill Address: 2022 Oak Ridge Road Email address: Liz.Tice@AllenTate.com Previous elective experience......
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