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 9, 2009
WHITSETT - The state has encouraged the town to move forward on a grant application for a small public water system. Town officials hope the system will be a building block to bringing municipal water to all of Whitsett. The project would allow 17 homes...
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September 8, 2009
GIBSONVILLE — Eastern Guilford High School began the school year fresh. Not only do the students and staff have a new building, but leadership has changed hands, too. Greggory Slate, the new principal, said his No. 1 focus is improving academic per...
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MCLEANSVILLE — Sometimes people wonder about all the degrees listed behind Susan Apple Fuller’s name. Fuller got her bachelor’s degree in nursing in 1986 and while working has earned four more health degrees. Recently, the Gibsonville na...
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MCLEANSVILLE — Three Northeast Guilford High School students gave up some of their vacation to learn leadership skills this summer. The teens were chosen to participate in Navy Junior ROTC seminars and academies, where they did activities including...
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This year seems unprecedented in the number of deaths, and no one is unaffected. In 2009, the world has lost celebrities and heroes Kay Yow, Michael Jackson, Ted Kennedy and so many others. People have buried parents, siblings, other relatives and close f...
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Scoring just three points less than the gold-medal winner, Joan Humphrey of Burlington won a silver medal in singles bowling 80-84 age group as she represented North Carolina in the National Senior Games. Humphrey traveled to San Jose, Calif., in August w...
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September 6, 2009
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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September 3, 2009
Fran Bonkowski of Gibsonville will join thousands of women and men in the upcoming Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Charlotte, raising funds and awareness that will help defeat breast cancer and support those facing the disease. Bonkowski will participate...
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September 2, 2009
Northeast High School could soon have a new name for its gym — the John Primm Gymnasium, in honor of the school’s longtime athletic director. “I think it’s a wonderful idea,” Principal Anitra Walker said. “He’s ve...
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Welcome to my first column showcasing Northeast Park. Each month, I will share happenings and upcoming events at the park. I am the marketing and event coordinator, which is just a fancy title for someone who oversees all facility rentals (shelter, event...
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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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August 26, 2009
An area group wants to search for buried treasure in your yard. The Old North State Detectorists want to volunteer their services to people who have lost things or homeowners with old homes. “We’ll be glad to search it at no charge ,and whate...
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August 25, 2009
The town has a pharmacy once again. Gibsonville Pharmacy opened Aug. 17. Owner and pharmacist Todd Smith said his business will give customers one-on-one attention and service that can be hard to find in other pharmacies. “I think this is what Gibso...
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Rodney and Jennifer Sutherland had just begun to consider opening an ice cream shop when they got a sudden push toward entrepreneurialism. Rodney Sutherland lost his job driving tractor- trailers for the U.S. Postal Service. God “closed that door a...
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When my kids and I were discussing potential activities for a trip to Boone and Blowing Rock, half serious, half teasing, I threw out the idea that we revisit Tweetsie Railroad. They surprised me by wanting to add it to our list. The kids reasoned that th...
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August 23, 2009
The Senior Resources of Guilford are looking for seniors 55 and older who can S-P-E-L-L. The nonprofit organization will host the fourth annual Senior Spelling Bee at 1 p.m. Sept. 24 at Jamestown Town Hall and Civic Center. “It’s a good...
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August 21, 2009
As the debate on three capital projects continues, the Gibsonville Board of Aldermen listened to ideas for cutting costs on construction of a public works building Aug. 17. Ken Stafford, an architect with Alley, Williams, Carmen & King, estimated that...
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August 18, 2009
GREENSBORO -- Small, yippy dogs everywhere rejoice: Unto you a hero has been chosen. ChiChi, an elderly Greensboro Chihuahua mix, will appear today on national television to claim his 15 minutes of fame for winning the Reader’s Digest “Hero Pe...
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August 12, 2009
WHITSETT -- Town officials are hopeful that the state will give Whitsett grant money for a water system for residents with contaminated wells. Last winter Whitsett was not chosen for a Community Development Block Grant to pay to connect the affected house...
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August 11, 2009
ELON — Shoppers at the Elon Community Church Farmers Market saw some unusual products for sale Thursday, including origami and used golf balls. Children were invited to become vendors alongside the regular sellers of produce, baked goods and crafts...
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The Gibsonville Board of Aldermen continued the debate about three capital projects already in the works and the tax increases that may be required to fund them. At the Aug. 3 meeting, Alderwoman Veronica Revels repeated her request to survey citizens bef...
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BURLINGTON — Families looking for a bargain on clothing can find deals on new and gently used summer apparel this month while helping the Hospice Home. Volunteers from the Hospice League of Alamance-Caswell will run the “Hospice Clearance Stor...
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Double-checking buckles and tightening loops, I walked over to the open airplane door and jumped out. I floated down along with hundreds of others making connections by grabbing hands as we posed for impromptu photo shoots in the air. Continuing our desce...
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The Sedalia Town Council voted unanimously Aug. 3 to reappoint Marie Martin as an alternate planning board member. Martin’s term expired in February, and there was some confusion as to whether she wished to remain on the board in an alternate cap...
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