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Yadkin ville poorhouse
project wins $5,000 grant
The Yadkin County Historical Society in
Yadkinville has been awarded $5,000 by the North
Carolina Humanities Council for the third phase of a
documentary film, "Gone to the Poorhouse," which
investigates the history of "poorhouses" in the state.
The project will explore the experiences of poorhouse
residents, who included the mentally ill, disabled, eld
erly. and orphaned. It will illuminate how poverty has
been defined in our state, exanyne if and how that
definition has changed over time, and consider its
implications for responding to citizens in need.
The film was conceived almost four years ago,
when the project director discovered that her great
grandfather was confined to a Yadkin County poor
house and died there. Subsequent research of poor
houses in North Carolina revealed that "even though
the institution was a widespread and long-lived part of
our state's history, it had not been thoroughly investi
gated."
In June the North Carolina Humanities Council
invested more than $79,000 in 1 1 cultural and educa
tional organizations to conduct public humanities pro
grams across the state.
The Yadkinville project director is Kim Quintal
(wolfiequ@bellsouth.net). The Yadkin County
Historical Society can be contacted at 336-679-2702.
A&T professor discusses
his war book in Maryland
Dr. Olen Cole, Jr., professor and chairperson of the
department of history at North
Carolina Agricultural and
Technical State University,
recently presented at the
.Greenbelt Museum in
|Greenbelt, Md. Cole dis
cussed his book, "The African
American Experience in the
Civilian Conservation Corps."
The Greenbelt Museum spon
sors a bimonthly lecture series.
Topics focused on the period
of the Great Denression to
World War II and dealt with
racism, history, material culture, social studies and art
history.
Dr. Cole
The Yoga of Love to perform
The Yoga of Love will be in Winston-Salem tomor
row (June 27) at 7 p jti. at the Unity Church of Winston
Salem, 108 Hewes St.
Performing music, dance and drama in festivals,
parks, theaters, schools, universities and yoga centers in
the throughout the world. The Yoga of Love is interna
tional group of 50 young spiritual practitioners who
bring the culture of India through expression in the arts.
The members of the of the group are not actors and
singers performing for an audience; They are yogis
sharing with the audience their love and connection to
the Divine through the medium of dance, music and
drama.
Admission to the event is free, but donations are
graciously accepted. For more information, contact
Kindred Spirits, 537A N Trade St, at 336-777-0727 or
via the Web at www.KindredSpirits.ws.
Idol coming to Winston
"American Idol" winner Came Underwood is bring
ing her Carnival Ride Tour to the Joel Coliseum Theatre
in Winston-Salem on Friday, October 24 at 7:30 p.m.
The show will also feature special guest Little Big
Town.
Underwood was recently inducted as the newest
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and named Top FemaJe Vocalist
at the 2008 Academy of Country
Music Awards for the second
consecutive year. Her current
album Carnival Ride, which
contains the hits "So Small,"
"All-American Girl" and "Last
Name," was certified double
platinum within two months of
its release. Her debut album,
"Some Hearts," was certified
seven-time platinum, making
her the best-selling solo female country debut in the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) his
tory and surpasses all other releases as the all-time U.S.
top-selling album by any American Idol contestant.
Tickets are available at the Joel Coliseum Box
Office , Ticketmaster Centers , by phone at 336-722 .6400
or 336-852.1100 and online at ticketmaster.com or
AEGLTVE.com. Ticket prices are $35, $45 and $55.
Underwood
'Jacob the Jeweler' gets time
DETROIT (AP) - The New York businessman
known in the hip-hop world as "Jacob the Jeweler" was
sentenced Tliesday to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for
lying to investigators looking into a multistate drug
ring.
Jacob Arabov, 43, pleaded guilty in October to fal
sifying records and giving false statements as part of a
deal with federal prosecutors, who asked U.S. District
Judge Avern Cohn to impose a minimum sentence of
three years and one menth.
But Cohn decided to shave off seven months from
that recommendation, citing Arabov's extensive charity
work.
"I feel ashamed that I broke the laws of this coun
try, a country that has been so good for me," Arabov
said "I will carry this shame for the rest of my life."
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City channel has new programs
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The city's first Spanish-language program for Hispanic
residents is one of two new programs now airing on WSTV
13, the Government Channel on
Time Warner Cable.
"Tu Comunidad," (Your
Community) is designed to give the
city's Hispanic residents practical
information about city services. The
inaugural program includes infor
mation about how to use the city
landfill, how and what to recycle,
and how to obtain a roll-out cart and
participate in the city's voluntary
curbside garbage collection.
ine program was requesieu Dy
the city's Human Relations and Neighborhood Services
departments. Wanda Allen-Abraha, the director of human
relations, says the show will fill a gap in the city's commu
nication with the Hispanic community.
"Often, we have Hispanic residents who state that they
do not know what services the city provides because of the
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See Programs on A12 "Backstage Pass" will highlight events at the coliseum.
Joey Maynard , left, holds Abigail Rose, while his wife, Erin, holds Sean William.
Forsyth Medical Center Photo
Oh, Baby, Baby
. Big twins may have set state record
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Twins delivered at Forsyth Medical
Center's Sara Lee Center for Women's
Health on Tuesday, June 23 may claim the
distinction as the heaviest set of twins ever
born in North Carolina, and possibly the sec
ond heaviest set born in the United States
during the last century.
Sean William Maynard came in at 10
pounds, 14 ounces, while his sister, Abigail
Rose Maynard, was 12 pounds, 3 ounces.
The twins, born to Joey and Erin Maynard of
Winston-Salem, were delivered via Cesarean
section two minutes apart and are in excel
lent condition. Both mom and the twins were
released from the hospital on Saturday.
"The babies measured about nine pounds
each when we did an ultrasound three weeks
ago, so we knew they were going to be big
babies at delivery," says Dr. Jacquelyn Mims
of Lyndhurst OB-GYN, the attending obste
trician. "Because over the course of her
pregnancy the mother took excellent care of
herself, staying on a healthy diet and closely
following our instruction we were fairly con
fident she could deliver without complica
tions." .
Based on an Internet search, the heaviest
combined twin weights were born to an
Arkansas woman, on Feb. 20, 1924, totaling
27 pounds, 12 ounces. A set born in 1997 to
a Wilson, N.C., couple weighed a combined
total of 18 pounds, 10 ounces.
The Maynards also have a two-and-a
half-year-old at home who was 10 pounds, 7
ounces at birth.
The Maynard twins are the most recent
births at Forsyth Medical Center to establish
a state record. The Brewer quintuplets were
-delivered at the hospital in 2004.
Forsyth Library will use
NEA grant to tout project
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
The Forsyth County Public Library will use a federal grant to host a mammoth community reading
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The library is one of 208 libraries, municipalities, and arts,
culture, higher education, and science organizations to receive
a National Endowment for the Arts grant to host "The Big
Read" from September 2008 - June 2009. The Big Read gives
communities the opportunity to come together to read, dis
cuss, and celebrate one of 23 selections from American and
world literature.
The Big Read in Forsyth County will focus on Ray
Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451 The Forsyth project will kickoff
on Sept.13 at the annual BOOKMARKS Festival at Historic
Bethabara Park.
"Fahrenheit 451" is this year's selection for On the Same
Page, a community- wide reading program that the Forsyth
County Public Library has sponsored for the past several
years.
The library will us its $10,000 Big Read grant to support
On the Same Page projects. The library will work in partner
ship with Wake Forest University's Z. Smith Reynolds
Library to host several events featuring "Fahrenheit 451" and
the themes of censorship, banned books, the influence of visu
al media and technology on literacy and the role of reading
and libraries in informing citizens of a democratic society.
Already planned is a BOOKMARKS appearance by
young author Chris Crutcher, whose books have been at the center of censorship conflicts across the
nation. A panel discussion on censorship featuring Wake Forest University faculty members and several
film screenings are also set for the fall. '
Through its Big Read grants, NEA is striving to restore reading to the center of American culture. The
NEA presents The Big Read in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in coop
eration with Arts Midwest. Support is also provided by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
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Gathering this evening
will feature plans for
Downtown Arts Center
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Winston-Salem young professionals
are invited to hear first hand plans for the
proposed Downtown Arts Center at an
-frfter^hours social to be held this evening
(June 26) at the
Sawtooth Building
at 6 p.m.
This event is
sponsored jointly by
Winston-Salem
Urban League
Young
Professionals ,
Reynolda After
Hours, The Dash,
and The Arts
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Salem and Forsyth County. These groups
have spearheaded several independent
events designed to engage young profes
sionals in the community. Wachovia
Wealth Management is sponsoring the
gathering as part of an effort to introduce
members of the various groups to each
other. ' " .
"It is valuable for these groups to meet
one another and develop connections. The
arts are a great avenue for building social
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