African Cultural Festival Held An African-Cultural Festival, sponsored by the Spirit Of Life Community Choir and Dudley's Incorporated will be held Feb. 22nd through Feb. 28th. Seminars addressing topics concerning African Americans will be conducted on Monday Feb. 22nd, through Wednesday Feb. 25. Each session begins at 6:30 p.m. and Will be held at the South Side Branch of the public library. Thursday's , activities will include tours of African- American art exhibits at Diggs Gallery, the Delta Fine Arts Museum, and The Greensboro Historical Musuem. Dudley Cosmetology will host an authentic African feast and fashion show on Friday. The week will end with a presentation of musical drama entitled "World." written by N.C. play writer Donald Lawrence. For tickct and further informa tion. contact David Allen, at 661 9528 or Beverly McCarthy at 768 9570. Drug/Health Fair Held Feb. 26 The Spirit of Life Community Choir, along with the Winston Salem Housing Authority and the Winston-Salem Police Department is sponsoring a drug/health fair. This activity will take place on Feb. 20, from 6-8 p.m. This festivity focuses on drug abuse prevention * and rehabilitation. Mike Helms, for mer Wake Forest University star athlete, and Earl Monroe, former basketball star at Winston-Salem State University, are guest personal ities. The fair will be held at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Topics such as teen preg nancy and AIDS awareness will also be highlighted. Various health and county agencies will distribute information to benefit the commu nity. There is no admission charge, and the public is invited to attend. For further information, contact David Allen at 661-9528. Annual Tea Celebration The Pastors Aid Society of Black History Month. Works from Zion Memorial Baptist Church, 101 Dr. Martin L. King Jr. speeches and N. Dunlcith Ave. will sponsor its Maya Angelou will he portrayed by Annual Celebration Tea Sunday, the pastors aid members. The public Feb. 14. at 4 p.m. is invited to help us celebrate this The tea will focus on famous event. Refreshments will be served; Afro-Americans in recognition of Club Celebrates A History in pictures, articles, scrapbooks. photo books of a num ber of subjects, as relates to African-Americans in this area will be on exhibit at the Carl Russell Recreation Center on Monday. Feb ruary 22nd from 7:(X) to 9:(M) p.m. The Rudolph V. Boone, Sr. Collec tion will be on exhibit. This col lee-, lion includes a vast amount of his torical material about Carver School. Anderson High School, a Wfr - ? ? ? - number of organizations, and a vari ety of people who have made their mark in the annuals of this city and county. Some other people will place items in exhibit. Viewing this material will be totally enlightening and exciting! These items have been on exhibit for the past three years at various places, including Carver "Black History" High School. Winston-Salem State University, and the Carl Russell Recreation Center. The exhibit is being sponsored by the Northwood Estates Know- , Your- Neighborhood Club. Gertrude Murchison is president of the club. Other officers are Sarah J. Boone (Secretary), Naomi Jones (Treasure) and R.V. Boone, Sr. (Public Rela tions Director). The club is planning to have a "Dedication" ceremony in the very near future of a " Reading Room" that the club will sponsor at the Carl Russell Recreation Center. The club meets every fourth Monday of each month. Residents of the neighborhood are invited to join and participate in its efforts. Grace Address Race Sunday Feb. 14, is Criminal Justice/Race Relations Sunday at Grace Presbyterian Church, 3901 Carver School Road. The theme is "People of Color and the Criminal Justice System." The Rev. Sandra Thigpen of Forsyth County Prison Chaplaincy will deliver the sermon at the 1 1 a.m. service for the Lord's Day. Rev. Thigpen earned the bachelor and master degrees from the Uni versity of Louisville. She received her theological education from the Louisville Baptist Theological Sem inary. She has given many years to the ministry of human service, and she began her tenure at the Forsyth Prison Chaplaincy in 1991 . This day of observance will conclude with a 4 p.m. forum. Par ticipants will include Thigpen. Rev. Rodney Stil well of Forsyth Prison Chaplaincy, and others. The public is invited to joint the Grace congregation for the morning worship service and the forum. A Night For Chocolate Lovers To tantalize Winston-Salem's most compulsive chocoholics and "raise money for its educational pro gramming, Planned Parenthood of the Triad is hosting its third annual "A Night For Chocolate Lovers" on Saturday, Feb. 13 from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at the Single Brothers' House Annex in Old Salem. In addition to sampling del i - cir;iv chocolate deserts donated by V : >n-Salem's finest restaurants, ?vk 'ics and confectioners, those wit attend can enjoy gourmet cof fccs dnd champagne. Hi is year's event, co-chaired by Mignon Dunn, Margaret Felts arrd^ Mary Jones, also will feature romantic carriage rides through Old Salem, musical entertainment including a local barbershop quartet and guitar duo, and a silent auction. Silent auction items include a spe cial diamond pendant. "Kisses and Diamonds are Forever," created by Ring Masters Jewelers; a heart pen dant donated by Windson Jewelers; and four tickets to a Charlotte Hor nets game and dinner contributed by Rollins Hudig Hall and Giorgio's Restaurant. Tickets for Winston-Salem's "A Night for Chocolate Lovers" are $12 per person. For more informa tion, contact the local Planned Par enthood office at 761-1058. Naomi Jones Receives Check Wachovia Bank of North Carolina vice president William C. Mann tteft), prestnts a chrclc to Naomi Jones ( 3rd from l.)t local N/XACP branch educational co-chair , as part of W achovia's contribution toward community and economic development. Also pictured are Wachovia vice president Ward Miller ( 2nd from 1.) and Winston Salem chapter NAACP president Bill Taium, BLACK HISTORY % is every month, week after Week,1 Q in. the ? Winston-Salem Chronicle "The Twin City's Award-Winning Weekly" Credit Problems? NO PROBLEM UPTCY ? 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These "natural" choices are listed below. NEW "YARD WASTE CART' COLLECTION Since we can no longer pick up bags of grass clippings, excess leaves or otner yard waste, the City is offering a new yard waste cart collection and composting service fa Winston -Salem residents who prefer not to compost yard waste at home. How Can I Receive This Service? To receive the service you must purchase a special roll out cart avail able from the City. The cart costs $46 if you pick it up at the City Warehouse, which is located at 1550 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. If you would like a cart delivered to your home, the cost is S50. Toorderacart,simpfy call 650-7640. What Goes In The Cart? ? Grass clippings loose leaf collection season (October 15th through January 15th). ? Small branches, sticks, shrubbery clippings and garden residue. ? Please ... No rocks, stumps, large branches, bags, boxes or garbage1 What Is The Cart Colletfion Schedule? The yard waste cart collection, ^service begins March 1st and runs through September 30th. ? The City will notify you which weekday the yard waste carts will be collected in your neighborhood. ? After you fill your cart, place it at the curb by 7 a.m. on your yard waste collection day. ? Remove your cart from the curb by midnight of your collection day LOOSE LEAF & BRUSH COLLECTION From October 15th throush January 1 5th, the City will continue to collect loose leaves from all neighborhoods . every 10 to 12 working days. The collected leaves are taken to a city composting facility. Once the compost is ready, it's made available to City residents at no charge! The City also will continue to provide year-round collection of brush. Collection trucks come by every 7 to 10 days. (Collection is very limited during the loose leaf collection season!) YARD WASTE DISPOSAL SITES Here's another option fa residents - businesses, too! The Overdale Road demolition landfill, located at 1000 Old Milwaukee Lane, will accept yard waste through the end of April 1993. *The City will open a new Compost Facility sometime this spring where the public may drop off their yard waste. Look fa mae details then. For mae information about the Yard Waste Collection Services, call the Sanitation DMsiory^ 727-2638.