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Area Wedding MCNEILL-HILL Dolores Renee McNeill of Winston-Salem and Spc.4 Willie James Hill Jr. of Ansbach, Germany were married Saturday at New Bethel Baptist Church. The Rev. Jerry Drayton officiated. The bride is the daughter of Maxine Williams McNeill of Win ston-Salem. She is the granddaughter of Betty C. Williams. She attends Hampton University. The groom is the son bf Constance Lindsay Hill of Winston Salem. He is a graduate of Mt. Tabor High School and is an avionic mechanic in the United States Army. Tht bride was given in marriage by Raymond A. Williams, the bride s uncle, of Fremont, Calif. The maid of honor was Allison Barber of Winston-Salem. Bridesmaids were April Brown, Lisa Irby and Trenna Williams, all of Winston-Salem; Shelley Roney of Dinwiddie, Va.; Patrice McClain of Charlotte; and Debra Williams of Fremont. The flower girl was Tangela Douthit. The best man was Jabre Taylor of Durham. Ushers were Patrick Glenn, Thaddeus Lewis, Kevin Caesar, Tyrone Caeser and Christopher Peters, all of Winston-Salem; and Lawrence Williams of Fremont. The ring-bearer was Antonio Douthit. The couple will live in Winston-Salem. Dolores Rente McNeill Urban League Hosts ABC Information Day Congratulations to the Newlyweds The North Carolina regional office of a Better Chance Inc. i< holding an information day for prospective students grades 6-10 who are interested in attending col lege preparatory schools. The event will be held at the Winston-Salem Urban League, 201 W. Fifth St., on April 17 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Alberta McMillan, education director of the Urban League, and Aufttjia McFadden-Reynolds, regional associate of A Better Chance Inc.. will conduct the infor mation session. General informa tion about the organization and spe cific guidelines for the free application process will be given. A Better Chance Inc., estab lished in 1963, is the oldest acade mic talent search organization in the nation. A Better Chance identifies academieally talented and highly motivated African-American, Asian-American, Latino/Hispanic American and Native American stu dents from all economic back grounds for placement in college preparatory schools across the coun try. Qualified students in need are assisted financially by the schools in which they are placed. "College preparatory schools offer voun? students a better chance ? because they concentrate more on individual instruction and personal attention," McMillan said. "The schools are very selective and have high expectations of their students. Their curriculums are specifically designed to prepare students for col lege. We want our parents and stu dents to know that that they do have other choices in their educational opportunities. "A Better Chance gives stu dents chances they might not ordi narily get considering their eco-. nomic or ethnic condition," said Reynolds. "We want to give them the chance to compete with the rest of the community." If you are looking for "a better chance" to access exceptional edu cational opportunities, A Better Chance InCr-is looking for you! Mark your calendars and plan to attend the ABC. information day at the Winston-Salem Urban League. Students will be assisted in complet ing the application forms. For additional information, call Aurelia McFadden-Reynolds at (919)722-2900 or Alberta McMillan at (919)725-5614. Local Student Serves as House Page Tryla Green of Winston-Salem served as a page in the North Car olina House of Representatives recently. Pages play an important role in the General Assembly by assisting members of the House dur ing important committee debates and floor sessions. Pages get a chance to see their government operate first hand and relate the experience to their friends and families in their hometowns across North Carolina. Green was sponsored by Repre sentative Pete Oldham. "The Page program plays a vital role. House Speaker Dan Blue said. "It gives lawmakers a chance to interact with their government. And it gives lawmakers a chance to meet and listen to some of their *most important constituents, their school children." For further information about the page program, please contact Linnetta Threatt in the Speaker's office at (919) 733-3451. WSSU Holds 5th Annual Book Sale The 5th Annual WSSU Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held from 12-4 p.m. on April 22 on the campus of Winston-Salem Stat<T^ University. The Book Sale, held in con junction with the university's yearly International Day celebration, will be located in the mall area outside the student union. The sale raises funds for new acquisitions while clearing the shelves of books that are no longer appropriate for an academic collec tion. The event also gives biblio philes an opportunity to acquire "additional jewi eTsToT their co llec tions. All types of books ? children, musical scores, church music, cook books, romance novels, paperbacks and old textbooks ? are sold at a nominal cost. The public is invited to con tribute to the sale by donating books they no longer use. Arrangements for pick-up can be made by calling Boon T. Lee, acquisition librarian, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 750-2452. The WSSU Friends of the Library was organized in 1986 to help enhance the services pro vided at O'Kelly Library. Since their first meeting, members have created a small endowment and raised nearly 55,000 in contribu- - tions for new collections, including books on medical technology and the African American experience. Heart Association Run/Walk Rescheduled The American Heart Associa tion's 16th Annual Run and Walk for Your Life, originally scheduled for March 13 and snowed out, will be held April 17 at the Central YMCA on Glade Street. The Run and Walk will include a 5-mile and 10-mile run a 5-mile fitness walk. The run will take place at 9 a.m. with the walk beginning at 9:15 a.m. All proceeds from the run will be used to fund research and educa tion activities of the American Heart Association. According to Jackie Whitley, chairperson of this year's event, anyone registered before the March 13th date will automatically be reg istered for the rescheduled event. Anyone who was not registered before March 13th can obtain a reg istration form by calling the Heart Association at 659-9590 or by stop ping by the YMCA, the YWCA or Omega Sports signing up at the YMCA the evening before the event or the morning of the run. Apply Now for Leadership Education Leadership Winston-Salem is accepting recommendations and applications of persons for the 1993-94 class program. Leadership Winston-Salem is a non-profit leadership education pro gram for the residents of Winston Salem and Forsyth County. It has two goals; to expose our diverse community leaders to the important issues in our community and to expose these leaders to each other. t Leadership Winston-Salem does not provide training and devel opment but education. Leadership Winston-Salem seeks demonstrated leaders from all walks of commu nity life ? business, education, reli gion, professions, government, health care, human services, labor, not for profit organizations, civic and neighborhood groups. Class participants are expected to make a serious time commitment % for nine months, the Overnight Retreat September 10-17 and the Race & Gender Relations Seminar October 13-14. There are seven full-day programs, given the second Wednesday, from Novem ber to May. Applications may be obtained by contacting the Leadership Win ton-Salem office, P.O. Box 1408 Winston-Salem, NC 27102, phone number 725-4451. WEST@N TRAVEL . RAM OF THE WEEK Weston Travel Is pleased to recognize Neai Venable as our Ram of the Week. Neal, a senior, has been associated with the tennis program his entire tour years at WSSU. For the past two years, he has been the captain and foundation of the team. So far this year, he has won 12 out of 18 matches in both sin gles and doubles competition. When asked why he came to WSSU, Neal replied, "I came to run track, but they needed six players to make up a tennis team, so I worked my way up to the number 2 seed." When Neal is not on the tennis court, you can find him working in the Biochemistry Lab or presenting papers on Biochemical Research at such colleges as: Minnesota, Utah, or Puerto Rico. Neal Venable will graduate in May with a degree in biology and pre-med. He plans to further his education by attending medical school. He is the son of Ethel Y. Venable and Richard E. Venable of Newport News, Virginia. Weston Travel salutes Neal Venable for his diligence and commitment to excellence both on and off the court at Winston-Saiem State University. WEST0N TRAVEL (919) 721-9000 FOR ALL YOUR TRAVEL NEEDS ? FINLANDIA V 0 0 K A 0 F FINLAND * 0 f I III HANNAH & DUNN, INC., GREENVILLE, N.C. Take a Good Loo k MERCURY COUGAR XR-7 STANDARD FEATURES OPTIONAL PACKAGE 260A Cloth end leether seating ? Fingertip speed control 3 J Liter V-? engine ? Power lock group Sequential muttl-port tlectrontc fuel Infection ? Electric rear window defroeter Automatic overdrive tranarnlsslon ? Tilt steering window Air conditioning ? 8-way power driver's seet Power brake* ? Cast aluminum wheel* Dual power outsldt mirrors and much morel ? Cast aluminum wheel* . P21V70P15 BSW tire* ? 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