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August 16, 2009

Bob Burchette: 9-year-old author lets mind run wild

Don’t be misled by 9-year-old Ryan Jakubsen’s quiet moments. He’s a writer who is thinking ahead. What adventures remain for the heroes of the two books that he has written? Where will his imagination take brothers Axel, Exile, Alex and... Read More

Volunteer of the week, Tracey McGill

Tracey McGill Natural Science Center What she does: Tracey McGill has been volunteering at the Natural Science Center for more than nine years. She began volunteering as a face painter for events and quickly became more and more interested in the Na... Read More

August 9, 2009

Jamestown kicks off Wyndham with party

Jamestown is getting into the swing of the Wyndham Championship Golf Tournament with a new downtown event — Jamestown Swing. The festival will be from 3 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday on Gannaway Street, which will be blocked from Main Street to Ragsdale Roa... Read More

SPCA holding open house Aug. 15-16, waiving adoption fees for certain animals

If you are looking for a companion animal, then the SPCA of the Triad is looking for you. As of last week, the organization’s shelter and foster home was overcrowded by more than 40 animals. “We’re overwhelmed with dogs and cats,&rdquo...... Read More

Calendar - Guilford County

FUNDRAISERSOngoingThe 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. Accepting... Read More

Volunteer of the week, Nathan Cassidy

Nathan Cassidy The Barnabas Network What he does: Nathan Cassidy has been volunteering for the Barnabas Network since early May. The Barnabas Network is dedicated to providing furniture and encouragement to families taking s... Read More

Greensboro-area births

June 18, 2009 Chavillia Blackwell and Demetrius Neal, Greensboro, a girl, Deana Gyvonne 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... Read More

Rising Star, the McArthur Brothers

The McArthur brothers — Owen, 6, Patrick, 8, and Aidan, 10 — are sharing this week’s spotlight. The boys are students at Our Lady of Grace School and the sons of Jerry and Deirdre McArthur of Greensboro. They each recently earned a new b... Read More

Cathy Weaver

I clearly remember watching the TV program “Lassie” as a young child and crying each week when that heroic collie met another of her challenges. She got lost. She rescued poor Timmy. She was injured and lost rescuing Timmy. And I cried. I crie... Read More

Pleasant Garden doesn’t accept anonymous gift for senior luncheon

After learning that a shortfall in the budget may affect the Pleasant Garden senior luncheon program, someone made a donation for the balance of $2,462 to the town, requesting anonymity. But the town can’t guarantee anonymity and should give the mon... Read More

Glenn Chavis: Music programs in ’30s schools a 'gift’

Part one of two. “Lift every voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring” are the first two sentences of the Negro National Anthem. Composer James Weldon Johnson knew the power of music and the emotions it could invoke. From hundreds of years o... Read More

John McGinnis:

Children at the Oakdale United Methodist Church in Jamestown learn about Bible lessons to help the poor by doing real missionary work for local people in need. The Oakdale Little Angels, the youth group at the church, gathers on Sunday mornings on a regul... Read More

Kathy Johnson: Women’s association celebrates 50 years

The Furniture Capital Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association was chartered 50 years ago. Eleven members attended the chapter’s organizational meeting July 19, 1959, at the Sheraton Hotel on Main Street in High Point. There were 1... Read More

August 2, 2009

Back to school: Open house schedule

Guilford County Schools will hold open houses for its 120 elementary, middle, high and alternative schools before the start of the school year. Parents and guardians are invited to join their students at these open houses to meet teachers, visit classr... Read More

Local events for Tuesday's National Night Out

Dozens of neighborhoods throughout the Triad will be participating Tuesday evening in National Night Out, an annual crime- and drug-prevention event. Here’s a sampling of some of the events. High Point Avalon Watch: Ingleside at Celtic Crossi... Read More

High Point teen is tall in the saddle

HIGH POINT — For 16-year-old Erin Arnold, her DNA explains a lot. There’s her great granddad, judge Julius Smith of Greensboro, who helped organize the famed Sedgefield Horse Show in the ’30s and ’40s. Then there’s her grandp... Read More

Calendar - Guilford County

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... Read More

Salvation Army group to host furniture sale

Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary will hold its seventh annual furniture sale 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 8 at the Salvation Army’s Family Life Center, 301 W. Green Drive, High Point. New this year is a preview night from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday . Cost is... Read More

Kayaking Scouts cross Ocracoke Inlet

GREENSBORO — By the time the Boy Scouts steered their sea kayaks onto the shore of Ocracoke Island on July 16, they were sunburned, covered in mosquito bites and tired. The group of Scouts from Troop 101 in Greensboro had completed a four-day advent... Read More

July 27, 2009

Glenn Chavis: Girls’ games scored, then faltered

Final of three parts. When 1942 rolled around, girls basketball at William Penn High School started to lose its luster. The talent was there, but the way the games were reported seems to indicate a lack of interest in girls sports at Penn, thus the gradua... Read More

July 26, 2009

Local volunteers mentor kids

Margaret Pinnix, 80, learned to garden from her grandfather, and now the Warnersville community gardener is sharing her love of planting and growing with a younger generation. Pinnix is one of several community volunteers sharing their hobbies and intere... Read More

Grant to fund school service project

Guilford County Schools will use a $15,000 grant from American Express for its new Project SERVICE (Students Experiencing Real Value in Community Effort ) at Northeast Middle School. The program, part of the school system’s student services div... Read More

Calendar - Guilford County

FUNDRAISERSOngoing The Sanctuary, a place for all people to explore spirituality through a variety of creative endeavors, needs monetary contributions to further scholarships for art classes, book groups and meetings addressing recovery issues. 621-1514 o... Read More

Volunteer of the Week, Mark Wooldridge

Mark WooldridgeThe Anti-Violence Committee of the Triad What he does: Mark Wooldridge is the volunteer Webmaster for the Anti-Violence Committee of the Triad. He began his search for a place to give back by turning to the Volunteer Center Website (www. vo... Read More

Rising Star, Hayley Atkins

Name: Hayley AtkinsAge: Turns 13 on Aug. 24Hometown: GreensboroSchool: Our Lady of GraceGrade: Rising eighth-graderSports: Power tumbling and trampolineTeams: Ultimate AirPositions: Level 9 and 10Family: Annette (mom), Day (dad), Ashley and Kayla (sisters... Read More