September 20, 2009
Sept. 3, 2009 Kathy and Zachary Henson, Greensboro, a girl, Eliza Marie To announce your baby’s birth, fill out the form at news-record.com/community/births or request one by mail by calling Robyn Taylor, 373-7062. Each week, we will randomly choose...
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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 ca...
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It’s been about nine months since baby Matheson Barber of Greensboro was diagnosed with leukemia. Although he’s finished with chemotherapy, 14-month-old Matheson’s parents are still praying for a full recovery. The first six months are...
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The founding of First Baptist Church in Kernersville was fueled by revival, like the beginning of many churches, but the 10 charter members couldn’t envision the hard work that the church would face during the next 125 years. Founder’s day was...
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September 16, 2009
This weekend is the final chance for local residents to view and shop the Triad’s first consignment-and-salvage-designed show house. Chic Chateau is located just off New Garden Road in a brand new home. “Almost everything in here is consignmen...
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September 15, 2009
Gibson Park, 5217 W. Wendover Ave., Greensboro, will now open again on Mondays, thanks to Guilford County reinstating the funds it told Jamestown to cut this year. Jamestown manages the park for the county. While planning the budget for 2009-10, Jamestown...
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September 14, 2009
Neal Stockton had a zeal for work even before he set his teenaged sights on owning a new car. “My father said if I got a car, that I’d have to make the money to buy it,” he said. He was doing chores with town work crews long before he f...
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If you didn’t know Big Ed’s Chicken Pit was at 105 W. Peachtree Drive in High Point, you might miss it. It is obscured by several buildings on North Main Street, right behind Company’s Coming and across from Arby’s. The building it...
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Somewhere in Montana or Wyoming today a tall, square-shouldered man who might have well fit in with the legendary lawmen of the West will be spending another day taking in spectacular sights. Kernersville’s Neal Stockton has retired his pistol and...
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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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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. Acceptin...
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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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September 8, 2009
The High Point City Council paved the way for a new small business loan program on Tuesday night. The council held a public hearing on the program that will create a loan pool of $9.7 million — $3.9 million from the city and funds from local banks.
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September 6, 2009
First Presbyterian Church, 918 N. Main St., High Point, will celebrate its 150th anniversary and dedicate its new Family Life Center on Sept. 13. The church organized Sept. 3, 1859, with 11 members and a church on English Street. More than eight years ago...
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The Warnersville Recreation Center will celebrate its 50th anniversary Sept. 13. The public is invited to the event, which begins at 3 p.m. A ceremony will recognize volunteer coaches, former directors and others involved in the center over the years. Alv...
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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. Acceptin...
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Next weekend, the Triad will host the Carolina region tetrathlon rally for the U.S. Pony Club. “We’ve not hosted any regional rally here that I remember,” event organizer Cynthia Parks said. The tetrathlon is a take on the Olympic event...
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The Pleasant Garden senior luncheon received more money Tuesday night after the Town Council approved adding $1,877 to the budget. The proposal, one of two offered by council members, will keep the program running at its current level. Councilman Bob Wyr...
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This love story didn’t develop overnight. It wasn’t love at first sight. One party not only was suspicious of a new relationship, but also was seriously shy. “I wondered if I would be wasting my time in trying to become his friend,&rdquo...
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For the first time in 19 years (counting preschool and college and all those grades in between), I didn’t send a child off to school. Consequently, for the last two weeks my thoughts have been preoccupied with thoughts of school days — specifi...
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September 2, 2009
Surprising an experienced pastor can be tough, but members of the St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in High Point pulled it off this summer in their community garden project. The Rev. Ken Kroohs helped plan the garden, but he didn’t know the...
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David Best responded to the July 26 article, “Merchant Marines deserve honors.” He served 20 years with the Merchant Navy, the United Kingdom’s counterpart to our Merchant Marines. This is his story: David Best will never forget his firs...
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Cathy Harless doesn’t claim to be a dog whisperer like Cesar Millan of TV fame, but she does talk to animals, even parrots. She has had pets since she was 12, when she got her first Siamese cat. Her late mother, at age 66, started a pet-sitting bus...
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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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Judge W. Allen Schmitt is a commanding figure who doesn’t need a gavel to summon attention. His gentlemanly demeanor, precise speech and enthusiasm for the law make him a model for his profession. Even at age 100. Schmitt, who was an attorney and a...
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