February 3, 2012
HIGH POINT — Third grade art students at Union Hill Elementary School recently worked in a medium that even the most famous of artists and illustrators never discovered — artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Georgia O’ Keefe or even Theodor...
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Well, it’s Black History Month again, and I am left wondering if it will offer up anything different. Seems like every year it’s all about the same people, places and events. We are good at saying that our younger generation doesn’t know...
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January 27, 2012
HIGH POINT — Spring Hill United Methodist Church has been rolling in the dough since the small congregation got serious about making chicken pies in 2000. The church chicken pie-making crew made pie No. 100,000 on Jan. 7 — and gave the prized...
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January 20, 2012
Now that the Titanic Exhibition has ended, you may be asking, “What’s next for the Natural Science Center?” Aside from the construction of the Carolina SciQuarium building, scheduled to open in spring 2013, we’re excited to announc...
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“Uhhh, Dad, what’s that kid doing walking around in our back yard?” my oldest daughter asked. “That kid, my dear, is not just any kid,” I said. “That kid happens to be a very enterprising young man.” “What&r...
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January 13, 2012
More than two years ago, Sandy Neerman, director of Greensboro Public Libraries; Betsy Grant, the recently retired director at the Greensboro Children’s Museum; and I had coffee together to discuss a creative idea for a fundraiser — to do one...
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January 6, 2012
Let’s forget about the students for a minute. School projects are downright tricky for parents. The hardest part is to help your kid — without helping too much. With three daughters — ages 19, 16 and 11 — I’ve helped with my...
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Some of us with special interest in the Mendenhall House in Jamestown were talking recently about whether or not Richard had a gold mine. I said I had never heard of it. Others said, yes, they were sure he did. We left it at that, but I’ve since rea...
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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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A few months ago, my wife told me about this Bible app for my iPhone. I installed it, I love it, and now use it all the time. I can look up any Bible verse, in any version or in any translation, quicker than you can say Deuteronomy. The problem started wh...
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January 3, 2012
Back in May, I was honored to be one of five people chosen by the High Point Housing Authority to serve as a judge for their annual Beautification Event. We toured various sites owned by the HPHA throughout High Point, and the one that stuck with me was...
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December 13, 2011
Our community has the chance to further breast cancer research without ever opening a wallet. Greensboro resident Martha Kaley has been nominated for a national honor, Eagle Rare Single Barrel Bourbon’s Rare Life Award , for her work to find a bio...
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December 2, 2011
Not often do I get a voice mail that leads to a piece of early High Point history. The voice mail was left by Doris Liberty, who keeps up with my column and had a postcard dated 1929, which she wanted me to have. I decided out of courtesy to return Libert...
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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 18, 2011
The following students in the Guilford County Schools have achieved academic distinction for the First quarter and are included on the school system's "A Team". Students in Grades 9-12 who received a 4.0 or better grade point average during the...
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November 14, 2011
The Greensboro Children’s Museum has been providing fun, informal educational learning experiences for children, their families, educators, students and out-of-town guests since 1999. We are proud to be a popular cornerstone of the downtown Greensbo...
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November 11, 2011
A couple of months ago, I began receiving emails from Gene Lewis asking if I could help get the word out regarding a program sponsored by the Greensboro Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society. Right off, I thought this was one of those mislead...
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November 10, 2011
Dale Metz, retired Gateway Education Center principal, was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine in a ceremony Thursday at Haynes-Inman Education Center in Jamestown. The award -- the highest civilian honor bestowed by the N.C. governor -- was presented...
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November 9, 2011
GREENSBORO (AP) — Some doctors, crisis pregnancy centers and women who say they've had abortions want to help defend a new North Carolina law that would set more ultrasound requirements before an abortion.The potential defendants filed a motion Tues...
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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. The USO was established in 1941 by Preside...
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Questions? Contact Janice Carmac at people@news-record.com or 373-7098. Key GB — GreensboroHP — High PointJT — JamestownKV — Kernersville FUNDRAISERSOngoing Aluminum Can Collection, ACES office at Brooks Global Studies Elementary...
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October 21, 2011
Questions? Contact Janice Carmac at people@news-record.com or 373-7098. KeyGB — GreensboroHP — High PointJT — JamestownKV — Kernersville FUNDRAISERS Aluminum Can Collection, ACES office at Brooks Global Studies Elementary is colle...
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October 14, 2011
I regret that the rain kept me and a lot of other folks away from the Jamestown Alumni Association Barbecue on Sept. 24. As always, it was held at the Jamestown Public Library, also known as The Old School. This annual event is held on the lawn in front o...
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October 7, 2011
Ever since the NAACP announced it was holding the annual state meeting in High Point this month , a lot of questions have been circulating regarding the High Point Chapter — mainly when it was created. After hearing some of the answers, I decided to...
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American Protestants have always excelled at starting new religious organizations. All it takes is a charismatic individual with a vision and a willingness to convince others of the rightness of that vision. Such a person was a farmer named Joseph Nichols...
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