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Questions surround town council appointmentA vacant seat on the council has been fi lled by Gary Albert

IN THIS ISSUENews in brief .......................3Fire station expands ..........4Your Questions ...................5Oak Ridge Town Council ...6Business Notes .................12Bits & Pieces .....................13Valentine Tales ................14Community Calendar .....18High School Sports ..........20Student Profi les ................22Crime/Incident Report ....23Letters/Opinions .............24Grins & Gripes ..................24Classifi eds ........................26Index of Advertisers ........31

They have the authority to put whoever they want to in there … They don’t have to take applications, but they did. It didn’t look like to me there was much discussion. It does look like you

would interview the applicants.”Joe Thacker

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by ANNETTE JOYCE

STOKESDALE – The recent appointment of a citizen on the Stokesdale Town Council has prompted people on both sides of the council table to question the process that was followed when making the decision.

The council seat opened up after Randy Braswell, who was serving a four-year term on the council, won his bid for mayor in the Novem-ber election; Braswell was sworn into office as mayor

last month, consequently va-cating his council seat with two years left in his term.

Gary Albert ran for town council in the November election, but lost to Vicki White-Lawrence. At the Jan. 21 council meeting, the council appointed Albert to serve the remaining two years of Braswell’s council term.

Most of the questions regarding Albert’s appoint-ment to the council last month have to do with the process the council un-

by PATTI STOKES

SUMMERFIELD – The ma-jority of citizens who came to the Feb. 11 council meet-ing were there to speak their mind about a proposed public nuisance ordinance. Though the intent of the ordinance was to update and “provide further

clarifications” to an existing nuisance ordinance that has been on the books since 1999, it fell far short of its mark according to the citizens who filled up the meeting room.

In fact, almost all of the citizens who spoke implied

Ordinance would ‘pit neighbor against neighbor,’ citizens sayA proposed nuisance ordinance draws questions, little support from citizens

derwent when selecting him. Because the council had invited citizens interested in serving to fill out an application, many people assumed a candidate would be selected from the applicants.

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Superintendent receives Distinguished Educator Award

Guilford County Schools Superinten-dent Maurice “Mo” Green was present-ed the Distinguished Educator Award by the North Carolina Association for Supervision and Curriculum Develop-ment (NCASCD) at its annual confer-ence on Feb. 7.

The award is presented to a person who has made significant contributions to education through visionary and com-mitted leadership. Green’s nomination noted his efforts to successfully integrate character education and service-learn-

ing into the dis-trict’s curriculum.

“I am honored and humbled by this award,” said Green. “This honor truly recognizes the hard work and dedication of our school district. From our teachers to administrators to our students and par-ents – this award is meaningful for all of Guilford County Schools.”

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Parents, staff hope to raise $45,000 to correct design flaw OAK RIDGE – Making the front en-tranceway of Oak Ridge Elementary more secure will buy precious time should a dangerous intruder enter the building, says Melissa Stallings, president of the school’s PTO (Parent Teacher Organization). And realistically, a few extra minutes could be the differ-ence of life and death for those inside.

When the school was expanded in 2004, the new addition was designed for visitors to enter through the main

door and go down a wide, open hallway before checking in at the office. There is no clear line of vision, however, for office staff to monitor who is entering the building throughout the day. That means that visitors have immediate ac-cess to the gym, and to the hallway be-tween the gym and the cafeteria should they want to bypass the office.

“Any visitor can walk into this building,

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SUMMERFIELD – The building needs a new roof, some of the pipes need to be replaced, and the dayroom where vol-unteers used to spend time now serves as a bedroom for the three employees who work 24-hour shifts.

These are just some of the things that will be addressed when Summer-field Fire Department’s Station 9, built about 20 years ago, gets some much needed repairs and undergoes a major expansion to meet not only current, but future needs.

Among other things the added space will be used for is to provide separate sleeping quarters for the 24-hour employees.

“We felt we needed to have more spaces and divided spaces, versus having everyone sleeping in the same room,” says Fire Chief Chris Johnson. With females now working 24-hour shifts, the separate sleeping spaces will also make the fire department more “gender-friendly,” Johnson adds.

Lockers, which are currently in the kitchen, will be in a separate room when

Summerfi eld’s Fire Station 9 is undergoing a major renovation and ex-pansion. In addition to a new roof and underground pipes, the residential and administrative sides of the building will be expanded by about 2,500 square feet each.

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Station 9 undergoes repairs, expansionConstruction should be completed by early September

the expansion is completed. There will also be bunk houses for volunteers who stay at the station overnight during inclement weather so they can respond more quickly to emergency calls.

Turnout gear which is now kept in the bay will be moved inside to extend the life of the gear and provide firemen more room to move around in when they’re gearing up.

In total, the station will have about 5,000 more feet when the project is

completed – 2,500 feet on the residen-tial side of the building and 2,500 feet on the administrative side.

“We have a building fund and were just going to do one side of the build-ing, but the architect said if we planned on doing anything else within the next four or five years, it would save money in the long run to do it all at once,” says Johnson. “When we were planning for this, we tried to project our needs for 50 years out.”





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regional horse shows and dog shows. According to the horse show’s website, ORCC continues to accept donations to help it reach its fundraising goals.

Sharon Smith, chairman of the Oak Ridge Horse Show, says there will be no horse show again this Easter weekend. However, Smith says the ORCC is work-ing on securing a site and preparing the grounds in time to have a horse show this fall. Regardless of whether that all comes together in time for the fall, Smith says, “We will have a show next Easter for sure.”

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Feb. 6 / MEETING HIGHLIGHTSas reported by PATTI STOKES

About a dozen citizens attended the Feb. 6 council meeting.

�� Town Manager Bruce Oakley said alternates are needed on the Historic Preservation Commission; the commis-sion hopes to find volunteers who live in the historic district and ideally, some-one with an architectural background. Alternates are also needed for the Board of Adjustment, which meets as needed to review cases involving the town’s development ordinance.

�� Justin Conrad introduced himself during the period for Citizen Comments, and said he was a candidate for District 3 county commissioner, which serves most of northwest Guilford County. Linda Shaw, who currently serves as the

district’s representative on the board of commissioners, recently announced she would not seek re-election this year.

Conrad lives on Hobbs Road in Greensboro, is the current president and CEO of Libby Hill, and the chairman of the Guilford County Board of Health. “I’m excited to take my leadership to another level,” Conrad said.

�� Financial Updates. Finance officer Sam Anders noted the town has $2.58 million in total assets and received $46,574 in ABC profit sharing for the quarter that includes the months of Oc-tober, November and December 2013; that was the highest quarterly earnings for any quarter since the ABC store opened in 2004.

The ABC store, located in the Oak Ridge Commons shopping center, reported record profi ts for the quarter including October, November and December 2013.

“We apparently had a very merry Christmas here in Oak Ridge,” Anders said jokingly.

COMMUNITY UPDATES�� Historic Preservation: Mac McAtee

reported the commission reviewed two COAs (Certificates of Approval) at its last meeting, one regarding the removal of a dead tree at the military academy and the other regarding a screen porch that was built on the back of a home in the historic district.

COAs for an addition on Holt Hall at the military academy and for a sign at the Oak Ridge Fire Department are

still in process.

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�� Parks and Rec: The PARTF (Parks and Recreation Trust Fund) grant ap-plication was submitted by the Jan. 31 deadline; the commission hopes to receive word from the state this spring as to whether the town will be awarded

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a matching grant in the amount of almost $200,000, which would be used to develop Phase 2 of the town park.

�� Finance: John Jenkins said the com-mittee met on Feb. 3 and reviewed the current fiscal year budget; they will meet again on Monday, Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. at town hall, at which time the commit-tee will start the budget process for the 2014-15 fiscal year.

Oakley and Anders recommended the town purchase a municipal account-ing software package and a printer, at a total cost of $22,540. The software package would be purchased from Black Mountain Software, which has over 500 municipal clients across the country. The software would save staff and finance officer time, be much more user friendly when preparing financial reports, and in general be better suited to the town’s needs, Anders explained.

The money to purchase the software

could be transferred from unused funds budgeted this year for park capital im-provements and for a sidewalk segment which came in several thousand dollars under budget.

5 0 In two separate votes, council unanimously approved the purchase of the software package and printer, and the transfer of money from designated line items in the current bud-get to cover the cost of the software.

�� Councilman Mike Stone invited any-one interested in helping plan RidgeFest 2014 to contact Randy Floss, chair-man of MAOR’s Ridgefest committee, at Bistro 150 in the Oak Ridge Com-mons shopping center – or, by email at [email protected].

Following a closed session lasting about 30 minutes, the meeting ad-journed shortly after 8 p.m.

The council will meet again on Thursday, March 6 at 7 p.m.

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the ordinance itself would be much more of a nuisance than the issues it sought to address.

“We don’t need ‘Big Brother’ telling us what we can and can’t do on our prop-erty” was a resounding theme as about 17 citizens spoke during a public hearing for the ordinance. Rounds of applause fol-lowed many of the speaker’s comments.

“Why can’t we just enforce what we have rather than bringing in an outside person … to tell us what to do, and how to do it?” asked Ronald Stoll.

The “outside person” Stoll referred to is the town’s enforcement officer, John Ganus, who works for N-Focus Design based out of Kannapolis, N.C. The town has contracted with N-Focus since March 2012 for ordinance enforce-ment services. Ganus, who works for

the town two days a month, investigates complaints from citizens about possible violations to the town’s development, sign and noise ordinances.

The contractual agreement between NFocus and the town was also brought into question – NFocus helped write the wording for the updated nuisance ordinance that it would be subse-quently paid to enforce.

“I think there is an inherent conflict of interest when you have a company writing the rules and getting paid to enforce the rules,” said Tim Jones of Shoreline Drive.

Glenn Person moved into his home on Stanley Huff Road seven years ago. He lives on 12 acres, about 600 feet off the road.

“I came down Lewiston Road tonight and counted at least eight houses that would be in direct violation of several things in here (the proposed nuisance ordinance),” Person said.

He referred to a clause in the proposed ordinance that states, “The

following conditions are hereby found, deemed, and de-clared to constitute a detriment, dan-ger and hazard to the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the Town … any weeds or other vegetation

having an overall height of more than twelve (12) inches above the surround-ing ground provided that the following shall not be considered to be a part of this condition: (a list of five exclusions followed, including “active farming or agricultural uses).”

“I have a broomstraw field on my property and it gets to be about 2 ½ or 3 feet high,” Person said. “I don’t mow it because I like quail, and deer and turkeys. And it is a breeding ground for those things. And you know what else it is a breeding ground for? Mice and rats and snakes. And that’s too bad – I sort of like some of those things, too.

“I know you want to build a better Summerfield … but your ordinance will not do that,” Person continued. “It will pit neighbor against neighbor. We don’t live in Irving Park or Northern Shores … we live in Summerfield. And I find this rule and this regulation to be vague, unreasonable, un-American and unlike Summerfield.”

Jane Doggett spoke neither for nor against the proposed ordinance revision, but asked several questions about the wording of it.

One of those questions was about Section 7, which has to do with “any significant, concentrated accumulation

of animal or vegetable matter, excluding compost piles, that is offensive by virtue of odors or vapors …”

“Who decides what is an offensive odor?” Doggett asked. “One man’s per-fume is another man’s stink. I happen to like the smell of horse manure …”

Section 11 stated “The placement, storage or use of upholstered sofas, couches, chairs or other indoor type fur-niture, appliances, seats removed from motor vehicles or other furniture not in-tended for outdoor use by the manufac-turer, use on any open porch, carport, stoop, deck, veranda, terrace, patio or other outdoor area that is visible from nearby streets and sidewalks” would be in violation of the ordinance.

“That one bothers me,” said Doggett. “I’m not sure why it is a hazard if some-body wants to put sofas out on their deck.”

And then there was Section 19: “ … any conditions or use of the property, which results in the emission of pollut-ants and particles into the atmosphere or causes noxious odors, vapors and stenches to be discharged into the air.”

“This goes back to who gets to decide what is a ‘stench,’” Doggett said. “My father-in-law, every spring, the week before my mother-in-law had Circle at their house, spread the manure all over the farm … she had a fit every year, but to him, that was his living. There is a darling horse farm on Strawberry Road … they are completely surrounded by people. Are we going to put them out of business? Because horses produce non-stop. And are we going to destroy the rural character of Summerfield?”

Ultimately, the town council voted to table the proposed revisions to the existing nuisance ordinance until such time that the wording could be further re-viewed and revised to align with its intent.

For more on the Feb. 11 council meeting, including detailed discussion about the proposed nuisance ordinance revisions, see www.nwobserver.com and next week’s issue.

I fi nd this rule andthis regulation to be vague,unreasonable, un-Americanand unlike Summerfi eld.”

Glenn PersonStanley Huff Road resident

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bypass the office, and have direct access to our children,” Stallings says. “In light of recent school violence, it is prudent for ORES to address its design flaw with respect to access to our children.”

For the last year, the PTO has worked closely with staff, administrators with Guilford County Schools, architects, the Guilford County Board of Education and local builders to find a solution to the design flaw. Several options were eliminated because they either came with hefty price tags (up to $100,000), or seemed ineffective.

Forsyth County Schools had a shoot-ing at Carver High School in August 2013. This past December, the school board voted to invest $1.5 million in se-curity upgrades. One of those measures is a “buzzer” system, in which visitors must be buzzed in by a staff member before entering the building. Oak Ridge PTO representatives who visited one of the schools where the buzzer system has been installed found a weakness in that system, however.

“At the one school we went to, we pressed the buzzer and the lady in the office said, ‘Come on in.’ So that’s just what we did – we came on in.”

After reviewing several options, the PTO feels it has finally arrived at a solu-tion that will be both effective and eco-nomically feasible. The solution involves the installation of a glass wall in the main hallway just outside the school’s office entrance, which would be the only unlocked entryway into the school. The glass would have a protective film over it, designed to prevent shattering.

Once the new wall is installed, rather than stepping into an open hallway, visitors would step into an enclosed foyer which would lead them directly into the office.

But what if someone wants to do harm and is forced to be routed through the office – won’t the office personnel be the first target?

“That was one of the very first ques-tions we were asked,” Stallings says. “The comeback to that is, we’re not

setting this wall up to keep the crazies out. We’re setting the wall up so we know they’re in the building. This is never going to be perfect, but it gives us more time to protect the kids. The alarm would be pushed and it slows them (the “crazies”) down ever so slightly. We just want to buy some time.

“We want people to know we are being proactive in protecting our school, not only for this year’s kids, but kids who come here in the future” says Stallings.

The total cost to construct the wall, including the protective glass on the win-dows, is estimated at $40,000 - $45,000.

Raising that kind of money won’t be easy, but Stallings has had past success with raising funds to bring visions to reality. She’s also optimistic that com-munity members will work together and contribute in whatever ways they can to ensure the school is a safer place. She thinks the PTO can not only meet its fundraising goal, but hopes to do so by this May so the wall can be installed over the summer.

The first of several fundraising efforts will kick off with a spaghetti dinner on Feb. 27. A Casino Night is planned for April 5 at the Paul J. Ceiner Botanical Gardens in Kernersville. A brick patio is also planned between the bus line entrance and the back door of the gym, and two sizes of engraved bricks will be sold. And then, there are the dona-tions that the PTO hopes will come from individuals and businesses within and surrounding the community.

want to go?A spaghetti dinner will be held Thursday, Feb. 27, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Oak Ridge Elementary School. Tickets will

be $5/child, $7/adult, with discounts for families of five or more. The meal includes salad, bread, spaghetti, dessert and drink and is being prepared by ORES dads and

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Allen Tate’s Bobbie Gardner received the Winners Circle Award and the President’s Club award for exceed-ing $25 million in sales.

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The Growing Scholars program will be supported nationally in Tractor Supply stores Feb. 14-23, which includes Nation-al FFA Week. Customers can donate $1 or more at store registers during the check-out process to support local FFA chapters and their members. Ninety percent of funds raised through Tractor Supply’s Growing Scholars program will be utilized

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“Giving back to our 1,200-plus com-munities that we serve is very important, and the Growing Scholars program is one of the ways that we support our current and future customers and future team members,” said Tractor Supply President and CEO Greg Sandfort.

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Randy South-ard of Stokesdale, a 1974 Catawba alumnus, has been hired as a senior development asso-ciate with Catawba College.

Southard will assist the develop-ment office at the college in sharing the Catawba story with alumni and in helping to build the college’s endow-ment.

“I started my journey with Catawba as a scared freshman from Stokesdale,” Southard said. “Now, it’s exciting to be back as part of the Catawba team to help create a positive experience for our future generations of students.”

Southard currently serves as a vol-unteer deputy chief at the Stokesdale Fire District, Inc., where he has served as a volunteer since 1968. He and his wife attend Trinity Evangelical Church in Greensboro and are parents of two adult, married children, and grandpar-ents to Owen Southard, age 1.

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From left, Diane Jackson, Kernodle PTA vice president; Jim Ward, Well Spring; Laura Strange, PTA president; Ivan Saul Cutler, Kernodle PTA; William Latture, president, Well Spring Resi-dents’ Council; Joanne Hamber, Kernodle guidance offi ce; and Marvin Pinson, Well Spring.

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Kernodle Middle School is a little richer and wiser from the generous contributions of Well Spring Retirement Community res-idents who tutor, mentor and raised nearly $3,000 to help meet needs of the school’s active Parent-Teachers Association.

“What great next door neighbors, so active and continually eager to help our students and school in so many ways with our ongoing needs for equipment,

materials and support,” said Laura Strange, PTA president.

William Latture, president, Well Spring’s Residents’ Council, said the diversely talented residents constitute an active resource.

At a recent luncheon, Latture pre-sented a check for nearly $3,000 that the Kernodle PTA will use for education-al equipment and other materials.

Clay Shelton, Northwest Guilford High School football player, signed his National Letter of Intent with Gardner Webb University on Feb. 5.

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Start content here if using a new section bar Love is in the air, and in this issue

we kick off a series of love stories about couples

who have grown together through time, challenges,

distance, and a commitment to make each other a pri-

ority. Some, like Brandi Harris and Mike Stewart, have

reunited after several decades, transforming a middle

school crush into a lasting relationship. For others,

such as David and Donna Miller, their love has

been a constant for more than 50 years.

All have one thing in common –

their love for one another has

found no boundaries. by JO MAEDERBrandi Harris, 39, has Burger King to

thank for reuniting her with her first love.

Her son wanted to be the BK “King” for Halloween in 2009. The costume was only being sold at Target, but the one near her home in Burlington had sold out. She tried the Target on Lawndale Drive and Wendover Avenue in Greens-boro, and then, since she was from Kernersville, she tried the one there.

That’s when she ran into Mike Stew-art … and the rest, as the saying goes, is history.

Brandi and Mike had first met at Atkins Middle School when she was in 7th grade and he was in 8th grade.

“Then he went to high school and by the time I got there the next year, he

had met someone else” Brandi says.

Mike, now 40, got married right out of high school.

“We were too young,” he says. The marriage lasted three years, and after it ended he “took a nice, long break from marriage.”

Brandi was married for 12 years and had three children. After reuniting with Mike, she and her children moved back to Kernersville.

“My family was there and I wanted to be closer to them,” she says. And closer to Mike.

Mike encouraged her to pursue her dream of becoming a hairstylist.

“I’d been a stay-at-home mom, but I’d wanted to do hair since I was 18,” Brandi says.

Middle school crush leads to forever loveBrandi Harris and Mike Stewart

She now works at N-Style Hair Designers in Kernersville. Mike works for Rexam Beverage in Winston-Salem.

Three years after their chance meet-ing in Target, Mike popped the question on a trip to Myrtle Beach, where they had taken their first trip together. The following year they still hadn’t set a wed-ding date. They made another trip to Myrtle Beach to plan the wedding.

“It was on that trip that I felt a little bump on my chest under my right arm. It itched,” says Brandi. “I thought it was an insect bite. It was a bump, not a lump.”

She was 38 at the time, had no his-tory of cancer in her family, and didn’t smoke or drink.

“My weight was normal, and I worked out – all the things you’re sup-posed to do,” she says.

When the bump didn’t go away,

Brandi went to the doctor to have it checked; soon afterward she learned she had breast cancer.

“The kind that only 10 percent of those who get it are under the age of 55,” she says.

Not wanting to worry about the cancer coming back, Brandi opted for a double mastectomy in addition to chemo treatment.

On her last day of chemo, Mike and Brandi’s three children had a party for her.

Brandi says Mike has supported her throughout her ordeal, and has been there on all of her “down, screaming, crumbling days.”

“It’s only brought us closer,” he adds, smiling.

The wedding was postponed a year, but in October 2015, Mike and Brandi will be married at the historic and charming Mount Pleasant Church in Tanglewood Park, where weddings have been held since 1809.

Brandi keeps a photo of the church on her cell phone. It’s a constant re-minder of a middle school crush that led to forever love.

Of Mike, she says, “He was my first love, and he’ll be my last.”

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Far left, Brandi Harris (back row, center) celebrates the end of chemo treatments with her three children and fi ance, Mike Stewart.





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Jenna, 25, and Tyson, 26, met in their 9th grade P.E. class at Northwest High School when they were 14 and 15. She became a cheerleader, he a sports star. She was homecoming queen, he was prom king. There’s a picture of them as “Mr. and Mrs. Viking” in their senior yearbook.

Both say they knew immediately the other person was special. While recently sitting next to each other in their first home together, Tyson admits with a win-ning smile, “I asked friends who she was.”

“We had a ritual before every class,” says a grinning Jenna. “I tied his shoe-laces.”

They started as friends playing basket-ball and saw each other at school every day. On Jan. 14, 2003, the power went out at Jenna’s home. Tyson had power at his home, so invited Jenna over to hang out with him and a friend. His parents were there. They consider it their first date.

“It was the first time I was seeing him outside school,” said Jenna. “I still

remember how excited I was.” Their first “real” date was the school

“Twirp” dance (The Woman is Required to Pay). There was never a question as to who Jenna was going to ask to be her escort.

“Tyson’s focus was always on sports,” says his mother, Vickie Stewart. “What-ever sport he was playing at the time, he gave 100 percent and more. There was no room to share that spotlight until Jenna Richards came into his life. I have always said as I watched those two grow from ninth grade that Jenna was a Tyson in a girl’s body and Tyson was a Jenna in a boy’s body.”

Tyson and Jenna agree that their love story sounds not unlike a fairytale romance.

“We both come from families where the parents are still married. We’re all very close,” they say. Since meeting Jenna, Tyson says he feels like he has two sets of parents.

Jenna believes a secret to their suc-cess as a couple is maintaining a sense of independence while making each other a priority.

“We’ve always done our own thing, but stayed supportive of the other,” she says. Throughout their years of dat-

Jenna Richards and Tyson Stewart

ing they have continued to make time for their friends. After high school they went to colleges a little over an hour from each other. She spent one summer studying in France while he was doing an internship in California. Even with a nine-hour time difference, they regularly scheduled calls.

During their entire 11 years of dating, Tyson and Jenna never broke up … and yet, there was no marriage announcement.

“I made it clear I didn’t want to get married until I finished graduate school,” Jenna, who is now a speech therapist, says. “He listened well!” Listening, they agree, is another reason why their relationship works.

Jenna finished graduate school last May. At a dinner in honor of her gradu-

Photo courtesy of Jenna Richards and

Tyson Stewart

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High school sweethearts to marry after 11 years

ation, Tyson, who works for R. J. Reyn-olds, knelt on one knee and proposed with a beautiful ring. Of course, she said “yes.” They will be married this May.

Jenna’s mother, Ann Richards, says, “They certainly beat the odds when people say you never marry your high school sweetheart.”

“I am thrilled beyond words to know these two will soon be husband and wife this May, and a new adventure will fill their book of Tyson and Jenna,” says Vickie.

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SATURDAY, FEB. 15 Youth Baseball/Softball Registration | Summerfield Recreation Association will be holding final registra-tion for spring baseball and softball leagues on Feb. 15 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Summerfield Elementary School, 7501 Summerfield Rd. Visit www.summerfieldrec.orgfor more info.

SUNDAY, FEB. 16AA Meeting | The Stokesdale Christian Church, 8607 Stokesdale Street, hosts AA meetings on Sundays at 6:30 p.m. More info: call 392-6676.

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Northwest Kiwanis Club | The Kiwanis Club of Northwest Guilford will meet at noon on Feb. 18 at Bill’s Pizza in Oak Ridge, 1431 NC 68. Lunch may be purchased, and visitors are welcome. More info: call 485-1100 or email [email protected].

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The Northwest Guilford varsity mens team started out sluggish on Feb. 7, but significantly stepped up their game in the third quarter to help them gain a conference game win against Glenn High School, 64-44.

The Vikings were led by Colson Everett’s 16 points. Nick Powell scored 11 points and Reggie Davis contributed 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals for Northwest. Jalen Spicer contributed 7 points and 8 assists while Kevin Henry had 7 rebounds for the Vikings.

The Viking men defeated Glenn again on Feb. 8, 74-59. In that game Nick Powell had 31 points and 4 steals.

Colson Everett scored 10 points and Jalen Spicer contributed 9 points and 6 assists. Hampton Billips contributed 6 points and 7 rebounds for Northwest while Jaylen Gore had 5 assists to go along with 5 rebounds for the Vikings.

After losing to Southwest on Feb. 11, the Viking men are 19-4 for the season and 6-3 in conference games.

The Northwest Viking women’s team also scored back-to-back wins against Glenn on Feb. 7, 64-23, and Feb. 8, 48-24; they lost a close game to Southwest on Feb. 11, 47-45, and are now 14-9 for the season and 7-2 in conference games.

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The Northern Guilford High School men’s swim team took

home 1st place in the men’s 200-yard medley relay at the

3A NCHSAA Championship in Cary on Feb 8. Team members,

left to right, are Jordan Reed, Cole Quinn, Luke Humphrey, Jacques Bene. The boys team

placed 5th overall. Photo courtesy of Celeste Quinn

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Photos by Laura Pullins/NWO

Left, Northwest Guilford High’s Catherine Moore, #12, drives the ball down the court in the game against Glenn on Feb. 7; the Viking girls team won that game, 64-23. Right, Reggie Davis, #33, extends his reach to assist a shot by Nick Yocum, #23, in the game against Glenn on Feb. 7, which the Viking men won, 64-44.

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REGISTER NOWSoftball, Baseball

& Blastball LeaguesBaseball/blastball: ages 2-14

Softball: ages 7-18

Anyone not registered & paid by March 7 will not

be placed on a team.

Spring Soccer Leagues

Ages 3-adults

Anyone not registered & paid by March 8 will not

be placed on a team.

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on March 15)

StokesdaleParks & Recreation

Thanks to the coaches and teachers at Northern and Northwest High Schools for their student recommendations and input, which make it possible to recognize these talented, dedicated students for their accomplishments in academics, athletics and cultural arts. Thanks, too, to the student reporters at Northern and Northwest who helped us compile these profiles.

STUDENT PROFILES

NORTHWEST OrchestraTAYLOR POOL, sophomore

Hometown: Colfax Toughest class: AP World HistoryExtracurricular activities: Violin (10 years), running, Boy ScoutsFavorite food: Homemade lasagnaFavorite band: Imagine Dragons (De-mons)Favorite movie: InceptionAny siblings? Two brothers (one older, one younger) and three younger sistersBest vacation ever: Idaho, Utah, Yel-lowstoneYears in the Northwest area: Moved here in 2009Dream job: OceanographerInteresting/fun fact about yourself: I lived in Japan for four years.Role in the orchestra: 1st violin section memberPre-performance rituals: When I go to auditions, my hands get extremely cold, so I wear gloves while waiting to play. Before the actual audition, I play just a little bit so I don’t wear myself out. Orchestra teacher Sandra Rathbone’s comments: “Taylor Pool is a dedicated, talented and hard-working young musi-

cian. Taylor works at his absolute best. He is a gifted violinist, and a fine musi-cian. Having him in my Honors Orches-tra is such a treat.”

NORTHWEST Winter GuardASHLEY SCHATZ, senior

Hometown: Oak Ridge Toughest class: AP StatisticsExtracurricular activities: ArtFavorite food: BagelsFavorite band: BastilleFavorite movie: FrozenAny siblings? Twin brother, ScottBest vacation ever: A resort in CancunYears in the Northwest area: Since I was 8Dream job: Interior designInteresting/fun fact about yourself: I have a bunny named HollyRole on winter guard: Section leaderRituals/Superstitions: In warm-ups be-fore a competition, I have to be focused or I won’t do as well.Brian McMath’s comments: “Ashley is a wonderful young lady and quite a leader. She is always willing to do what-ever needs to be done, most of the time without being asked.”

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THEFT/FRAUDFEB. 7 | A resident of Ellison Road in Stokesdale reported fraudulent charges on her credit card; the charges were made to international companies.

BREAKING & ENTERINGFEB. 6 | A resident of Haw River Road in Oak Ridge reported someone forcibly entered his vehicle and stole several tools valued at $830.

FEB. 7 | A resident of US 158 in Sum-merfield reported two people forcibly entered a house belonging to him and stole two refrigerators, a washer and dryer, and an electric range, with an estimated value of $1,525. Justin Michael Cox of Spotswood Road was later arrested and charged with break-ing and entering, possession of drug paraphernalia and intent to commit felony larceny. A warrant was issued for the second suspect, but no arrest had been made at the time of this report.

THEFTFEB. 3 | Huffman Welding reported a known person stole several pieces of scrap metal from behind the building. The scrap metal was left unsecured at the time of theft, and the loss is esti-mated at $500.

FEB. 5 | A woman reported her 2003 Wildwood Travel Camper was stolen from Belews Creek Road in Stokesdale, where it was being repaired.

FEB. 6 | Guilford County Animal Shelter on Wendover Avenue reported an unknown suspect stole a white Shih Tzu, valued at $1,000.

FEB. 6 | Northwest Guilford High School reported a student’s World’s Finest chocolate candy bar was stolen. The loss is estimated at $2.

FEB. 7 | A resident of W. Market Street in Colfax reported Colfax Baptist Church’s storage shed had been broken into. The lock was cut, and three lawn mowers were taken as well as several other items. The loss is estimated at $4,200.

ASSAULTFEB. 4 | Police responded to a report of an assault at the Double K Bar in Stokesdale after a female employee reported being struck in the forehead by the bar’s owner, Keith Knight. A warrant for Knight’s arrest was served on Feb. 10, and Knight posted bail that evening.

DRUGSFEB. 4 | A routine traffic stop on Wind-spray Drive in Summerfield resulted in charges for misdemeanor possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

FEB. 7 | Officers located and charged an individual on Spotswood Drive in Summerfield with possession of drug paraphernalia.

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The District 1 Sheriff’s Officehas recently responded to the following incidents in northwest Guilford County.

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GRINS to...�� Joe, the customer

who bought our Girl Scout cookies on a very cold Saturday in front of Summerfield’s Food Lion – and then gave the cookies to the girls for themselves! This isn’t the first year he has done this.

�� The administrators and staff at Summerfield Elementary School. Your willingness to work with parents in order to help our children and your students succeed is a shining example for other schools.

�� CVS Caremark for deciding to re-move tobacco products from its shelves: a product that will cause more than 480,000 deaths this year.

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LETTERS/OPINIONS

Albert deserved the appointment This letter is in response to a request

from the Northwest Observer that I answer several questions, most pertaining to the appointment of Gary Albert to the Stokesdale Town Council.

I understand that those with opposing views will never be happy with whatever decisions we make. However, I do feel that it is important for most people to have faith in the system. Perhaps a more detailed description of the appointment process could have been made, but I do not feel like it would have been proper to go through the list of candidates in public and explain why each was not appointed.

I did not agree with accepting appli-cations for a political appointment in the first place, but I voted to do so because another member made the request. I made it a point of stating that the appointment would not necessarily be made from the applications we received.

I did review each application and feel that Mr. Albert was as qualified as any of the other applicants and saw no reason to question the validity of the general election in which Mr. Albert received a large number of votes.

I stand by the statement that Mr. Albert put his application in first. It takes a lot more time and effort to put one’s name on the ballot and face public scrutiny than it does to sit down and fill out an application. In hindsight, there should have been more contact with those who applied, both before and after the appointment. My only excuse would be, as Mr. Albert will soon learn, this job consumes much more time and energy than anyone can imagine.

(William) Bill Jones, STOKESDALEThe writer has been a member of

the Stokesdale Town Council since being elected in November 2011.

Communication lacking on councilAt last month’s Stokesdale Town

Council meeting, Bill Jones said he had “reviewed all applications and wanted to nominate Gary Albert.” It was later established that Gary Albert had not put an application in to be considered.

So, how did Bill know that Gary was a candidate? I may be wrong, but the chances are he either heard it from May-or Braswell or from Councilman Bruno or even from Gary Albert himself. Then, Frank Bruno said that it “was nice to see everyone step up and put their applica-tion in” and seconded Bill Jones’ motion. Once again, Gary Albert did not put an application in, so where did Frank find it

out? Randy, Bill, or Gary?And there is nothing wrong with that,

except that no one gave that same in-formation to the other council member, Vicki White-Lawrence. Was it a secret? Why wasn’t she included? Maybe her opinion doesn’t count?

Do you think I’m making too much of this? Maybe it was just an oversight?

Consider this: after the Council re-turned from an extended adjournment, they considered the question of whether or not to refund the $15 application fee to the Christmas Parade participants who had agreed to march in Stokesdale’s Holiday parade. Vicki was the chair-

woman of the Parade committee and the council, to their credit, asked her opinion on the matter. Anticipating this, Vicki had previously solicited all of the parade com-mittee members’ opinions, since those people had dealt directly with the partici-pants and had a working knowledge of their mindsets.

The committee members separately, but, I believe, unanimously endorsed refunding the application fees, which was the recommendation that Vicki then gave to the council. Council, in their

wisdom, promptly disagreed and voted 4-1 to keep the entry fees, ignoring both Vicki and her committee’s opinions. Is there a pattern forming here?

Ironically, Council next agreed that “it was a goal to get more citizen partici-pation on town committees.” Huh? They might want to rethink their strategy.

Tom McCoy, STOKESDALEThe writer was one of eight people

who submitted a written application to be considered for the vacant seat on the Stokesdale Town Council.

‘Servants’ should serve, not cheatHave you heard about all the cheating

scandals involving public “servants?” In the Navy, one-fifth of trainers at a school for nuclear power reactor operators were caught cheating. This comes after a probe that found 100 Air Force officers cheating. Then there were over 100 po-lice officers and firefighters charged with disability fraud in New York.

Many public servants who lie, cheat,

steal, and sometimes kill aren’t pun-ished. They may be put on administra-tive leave or suspended with pay, but that is the same as receiving a paid vacation. Some of these ‘’servants’’ get promotions after they are investigated.

I believe that all government employ-ees who do things that are illegal, unethi-cal, or just plain stupid should be fired.

Chuck Mann, GREENSBORO





GRIPES to...�� The Bistro. I went there the other day

and ordered a coffee. To my surprise, the coffee was extremely sour and made my stomach turn in an instant. We brought your complaint to the atten-tion of Randy Floss, owner of Bistro 150 in the Oak Ridge Commons shopping center. Floss said he had not received any customer feedback about prob-lems with the coffee, and offered this response, “We take pride in the quality of our products. Premium ingredients combined with our dedicated employees (baristas) are key to delivering quality coffee products to our customers. On average, we create about 1,500 coffee drinks every month. It appears in this instance, something wasn’t right. We will always make it right if you bring it to our attention, and apologize for any incon-venience.”

�� The Jamestown Middle School girls basketball players at a recent game. The coach should control their ac-tions and these ladies should learn sportsmanship. It has been said that “Coaching is nothing more than teaching.”

�� Duke Power for leaking an estimated 82,000 tons of coal ash into Dan River. Coal ash with its heavy metals accumu-lating at the bottom of the river affects shellfish, insects and other animals and eventually the fish that eat them.

�� The lady in the white coat (hood up) walking her Corgi on Polo Farms Drive last Thursday. You allowed your dog to do his business in my flower bed and covered it over with your foot. Very neighborly of you.

�� The people who have adamantly voiced their disapproval of the Stokes-dale town council’s decision to place Gary Albert. In getting 32 percent of the vote in the election, I would say that qualifies him better than anyone who didn’t run.

�� The receptionist at Northwest Animal Hospital in Oak Ridge for going above and beyond to help ensure the health of a little, lost puppy I found crying on my porch. I was very impressed by her kindness.

�� The nice lady shopping at CVS in Oak Ridge who found my wallet on the floor and figured out it was mine because it (kind of) matched my purse. I’m just now recovering from my shock.

�� The group that organized Northern United Night at Northern Guilford Middle School.

�� NWO for doing a spotlight on one of your advertisers, “Old School Small Job Home Repair.” I called them to install a second handrail to my basement. Jerry was prompt, courteous, a good worker, neat and a good find.

�� The people who submit “Gripes” about such inconsequential and minus-cule issues. You always make me grin on Saturday morning! Bless your hearts!

�� The Northwest High School student section that was so sweet to our ORYA cheerleaders during their halftime perfor-mance of the boys basketball game Feb. 7. My 6-year-old was giddy that y’all cheered them on, and so was her mom. Thanks!

�� Summerfield Charter School for offer-ing an alternative for our middle school children.

�� The volunteers and staff at HORSE-POWER for all the hard work and dedica-tion for making it another great year at the silent auction and throughout the year making the world a better place for all of our children.

�� David Chase from D.C. Tree Service who came to the rescue late Thursday night and retrieved a very important item which was accidently thrown more than 30 feet up a tree. My teenage son sincerely thanks you!

�� Frank and Margie who are the sweet-est, most generous next door neighbors. Thanks for treating our kids like grandkids and for the wonderful afternoon of foot-ball and delicious food!

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FAIRY GARDEN WORKSHOPThe Garden Outlet will be having a work-shop on building fun little fairy worlds to take home. Available workshop dates are February 15 and 22. Please call to sched-ule your workshop, (336) 643-0898.

ROCK THE RUNWAY, one big night of fashion, Friday, February 21, Goodwill on Elm Street, Downtown Greensboro. See display ad on page 19 for more info, or visit goodwillrocktherunway.org to purchase tickets.

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WINTER DANCE, presented by the UNC School of the Arts, February 20-23 at the Stevens Center. Visit UNCSAevents.com or see display ad on page 5 for more infor-mation.

Stagelights Studio at Ridgewood Tennis and Swim will start THEATRE CLASSES the week of February 24. Theater professionals will guide your child through acting, singing, and dance to culminate in full-length pro-ductions. Theater students will be in either Junior Division (elementary), Wednesdays, 4:30-6pm OR Senior Division (middle/high school) Tuesdays, 4:30-6pm. 12-week ses-sion, $199. Call Pamela Kinter, (443) 553-3412 or [email protected].

KIDS CONSIGNMENT SALE, Friday, March 14, 9am-8pm & Saturday, March 15, 8am-1pm (some items 50% off on Sat-urday), St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 2715 Horse Pen Creek Road, Greensboro NC 27410, www.saintpaulskidssale.com.

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Youth Sports ................................ 26

Home Services .......................26-28

Misc. Services .........................28-29

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Misc. Wanted .............................29

Pets/Animals & Services ...............29

Real Estate .................................. 29

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COMMUNITY SPAGHETTI DINNER, sponsored by Oak Ridge Elementary School PTO, Thursday, Feb. 27, 5:30-7:30pm, Oak Ridge Elementary School cafeteria. Tick-ets may be purchased at the door or online, www.orespto.com/The-Colts-Store-2.html. Cost is $7 per adult, $5 per child or a fam-ily of fi ve or more for $25; includes salad, bread, spaghetti, dessert and drink. The meal is being prepared by ORES dads and served by ORES staff and volunteers. All proceeds go toward the safety and security project by ORES PTO.

ENCORE KIDS CONSIGNMENTNow accepting spring & summer consign-ments for our Sat., March 1, premiere at 305 W. Mountain Street, Kernersville, 993-3444.

YARD SALE

HUGE GARAGE SALE, multi-family, in-side warm house, Friday, Feb., 14, 11am-6pm; Sat., Feb. 15, 9am-6pm; Sunday, Feb. 16, 1pm-5pm, 3203 Pleasant Ridge Road, Summerfi eld. Furniture, kitchen items, clothing, bedroom items, and other treasures.

YOUTH SPORTS

REGISTER NOW! Spring soccer and softball, baseball and blastball leagues now registering, Stokesdale Parks & Rec. See display ad on page 22 or visit www.stokesdaleparksandrec.com for more in-formation and registration forms.

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ANA’S HOUSECLEANING. Good refer-ences, free est., 25 years exp. 309-0747.

PS Communications, publisher of the North-west Observer, is seeking three part-time community journalists to cover each of the towns of Stokesdale, Oak Ridge and Summer-field. The very versatile job of a community journalist entails, but is not limited to, attending town council and other governmental meet-ings, communicating with fire department, sheriff’s department and school personnel and volunteers, civic leaders and “everyday” people living and working within the town; attending and photographing community events; and using social media, email, phone and in-face avenues to personally connect with our readers in northwest Guilford County.

Effective verbal, written communication and digital photography skills are essential, as is an appreciation of small town life and capturing the “large” and the “small” moments of the people who live in it.

Must be willing and able to write about everything from human interest to develop-ment ordinances and literally everything in between.

Part-time hours will be flexible to some extent, but partially driven by meeting and event dates and times; each of our three community journalists will work an average of 10 to 15 hours per week, including occasional evenings and Saturdays.

Send cover letter, resume and writing samples to Patti Stokes at [email protected].

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ROSA’S CLEANING SERVICE. 11 yrs. exp. Excellent references. (336) 508-5714.

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BRAD’S BOBCAT SVC. Grading, hauling, gravel/dirt, debris removal. 362-3647.

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GUTTER CLEANING & LEAF GUARDS. 5 and 6” seamless gutters. Free estimates. Call Gary the Gutter Guy. (336) 345-6518. www.a1copperroofing.com.

MAYS SIDINGStorm damage, facia and siding repairs. 215-8776, www.mayssiding.com.

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ALL-SEASON STUMP GRINDING. Owner Alan Winfree. Free est. Call 382-9875.

GUZMAN LANDSCAPE & MAINTENANCEPine needles, mulch, leaf removal, tree prun-ing, complete lawn maintenance. 655-6490.

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ARBOR MASTERS TREE SERVICETotal tree removal, storm damage cleanup, shrub and tree pruning. Bobcat work and more. Free estimates. Licensed & insured. Call Joe at 643-9157.

TLC LAWN CARELawn mowing, fertilization and weed con-trol. General cleanup. Affordable all-season lawn maintenance. (336) 681-0097.

MULCH, single-ground, $10 per 3-yard scoop. Tandem load delivered, $100 (about 10 yards). Oak Ridge area, 803-2195.

BRAD’S BOBCAT. Landscaping, driveways, patios, sidewalks, concrete work. 362-3647.

STEVE NEWMAN TREE SERVICE. Free est. Locally owned and operated. Lic/ins. 30 yrs. exp. Bucket truck & chipper, total cleanup. 24-hr. emergency svc. OR, NC. 643-1119.

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CAROLINA STUMP & TREE SERVICEComplete tree service, $1 million liability, workman’s comp. Rick & Judy, 643-9332. CarolinaStumpAndTreeServiceNC.com.

D & D LANDSCAPING & IRRIGATIONComplete landscaping services. Retaining walls & patios. Member BBB. NC licensed irrigation contractor. 312-2706.

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SOUTHERN STYLE CONCRETE and Landscape. It’s a perfect time to install a new stamped concrete patio with fire pit for those cold winter nights, or to install a new driveway before the winter weather arrives. Call Tim for all your concrete needs. (336) 399-6619.

MASONRY CONCEPTS, brick, block, stone, concrete & repairs. Free estimates. (336) 988-1022, www.masonryconceptsgso.com.

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GAS LOGS, WOOD STOVES & INSERTS, fireplaces, sold, serviced and repaired. Call Don Hill, (336) 643-7183.

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LOW-COST GARAGE DOORS. Repair & sales. 35 years exp. (336) 215-2800.

JUNK REMOVAL – appliances, batteries, mowers, cars, electronics, trash removal, etc. Call about free junk removal, 423-3006.


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KEITH SMITH CONSTRUCTION26 years experience. Specializing in room additions, garages, vinyl siding and win-dows, painting, ceramic tile, laminate, hard-wood and linoleum fl oors, and remodeling of all kinds. No job too small. Free est. Call 644-1943 or cell 362-7469.

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BELEWS CREEK CONSTRUCTIONKitchens & baths, rotted wood, decks, siding, windows, fall roofi ng specialist. Sr. discounts, 35 years exp. 362-6343.

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MELDA’S HAIR DESIGNS welcomes Laura Martinez (bilingual). Specializes in all beauty services: hair, facials, sugar wax-ing, manis & pedis. Call for appointment, 643-7799 or 552-0796. Come to our Open House, Sat., March 8, 10am-1pm.

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AFFORDABLE HOME REPAIR and remod-eling. Providing electrical, plumbing, carpen-try, painting and handyman services. No job too big or too small. (336) 899-0772.

ON EAGLE’S WINGS residential home de-sign/drafting. Call Patti, (336) 605-0519.

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Albert had not submitted an application.

When questioned as to why Al-bert had not filled out an application, Braswell said during the Jan. 21 council meeting, “I told him there was no need because he had been through the $5 application fee already (when he filed to run for town council).”

According to the N.C. General Stat-ute 160a-63, “A vacancy that occurs in an elective office of a city shall be filled by appointment of the city council.”

There is no mandate as to how the council should or can seek candidates to fill a vacant seat. There is precedence in Stokesdale, however – after Nor-man Cook abruptly resigned his seat on the town council on Aug. 20, 2009, the council, led by Mayor Randy Jones, held a special meeting the following week that lasted for two minutes, then announced it had appointed Bobby Richardson to serve the remaining two years of Cook’s term. Richardson had previously run for town council, but was not elected; he had also been appointed to the council to fill a vacancy once before, in 2007.

“It’s entirely up to the council as to how any person is selected,” confirms

White-Lawrence. “We can take applica-tions, we can appoint or we can go with whoever got the second highest votes.”

“We discussed this in the council meeting and decided that as part of the process, we would take applications for anyone who might be interested in the vacant council seat, but would not limit the process to just these applications,” adds Mayor Pro-Tem Frank Bruno. “This was one way to gauge who might be interested. Anyone interested in serving could apply any way they wanted to.

“I am disappointed in the individu-als who have accused the council of doing something illegal or not following procedure,” Bruno continues. “I wish they would have attended the council meetings and checked the facts before making these accusations.”

Eight written applications were submitted prior to the Jan. 10, 2014 deadline that the council established in December. The applicants were Joe Thacker, Frank Schmid, Stewart Hom-mel, John Flynt, Bobbi Dalton, Mitchael Lawson, Sr., Thomas McCoy and Mat-

thew Howard; Howard, a high school freshman, was deemed ineligible for consideration because he is not old enough to vote.

Most of the applicants are currently or have actively volunteered with the town at some level in the past.

With the ex-ception of Schmid, who we were not able to reach by phone, none of the applicants were contacted by council members after submitting their application in writing.

“There was no interview. I didn’t even get a telephone call or e-mail,” says Hommel. “I think it was basically who you knew as far as who got in.”

“It was handled badly. I expected someone to contact me and ask, ‘What would you do for Stokesdale?’ or ‘What committee would you like to be on?’” says McCoy. “The council had every right to appoint whoever they wanted for whatever particular reason, but this was basically a dog and pony show. I got the impression (taking applications) was a waste of everybody’s time.”

“I know full well there’s no set policy. They have the authority to put whoever they want to in there,” says Thacker. “They don’t have to take ap-plications, but they did. It didn’t look

like to me there was much discussion. It does look like you would interview the applicants.”

Lawson feels like a standard proce-dure should be put in place to fill vacant council seats in the future. “I’m not wild about the political monkey business that goes on every time there’s a vacancy to be filled,” he says.

When asked why applicants were not contacted, council member Bill Jones said he preferred to offer his response in writing via a letter to the editor (see Your Opinions in this issue). Mayor Braswell did not respond to several email mes-sages.

“I reviewed each application that was received in great detail and spoke with several other individuals who expressed interest in filling the vacant seat,” says Bruno. “As I stated in the January council meeting, all of the candidates, both those who put in ap-plications and those who did not, had qualities that would have been an as-set to the town. With Stokesdale being such a small community, I was familiar with all of the candidates and have had contact with or spoken with most of them in the past.”

“It was a surprise when he (Albert) was their pick,” says Dalton. “I was confused when they said he had not submitted an application.”

Even White-Lawrence, who now serves on the council and voted on the appointment, says she was confused.

“I didn’t realize Mr. Albert was being considered, or that he was even inter-ested in the position, since I’d been given copies of applications for the posi-tion and there wasn’t one for him,” says White-Lawrence. “I think that if he was the one who was going to get the posi-tion, it was misleading to the community as well as to those who applied for the position to say applications were being accepted.”

The council’s vote to appoint Albert to fill the vacant seat was unanimous.

I reviewed eachapplication that was received in

great detail and spoke with several other individuals who expressed

interest in fi lling the vacant seat ... As I stated in the January council

meeting, all of the candidates, both those who put in applications and those who did not, had qualities that would have been an asset

to the town.”Frank Bruno

mayor pro tem






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