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Vol. XXXVII No. 6 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, October 7, 2010
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BY TODD LUCK
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In less than a month, Forsyth County voters
will approve or reject a S4() million bond ref
erendum that could bring vast improvemehfs
to the library system
The bond would fund renovations, total
renovations in some cases, at the Central
Library, the Clemmons and Kernersville
branches It would also fund a number of
repairs at other branches, including a new ele
vator. ceiling and windows at the Malloy
Jordan East
Winston
Heritage Center
and a new heat
ing system at
the Carver
School Road
branch.
But the
improvements
will come at a
cost to taxpay
ers. If
approved, it is
estimated that
property taxes
Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin and would increase
Mary McAfee $11.85 a year
for homes
worth $150 .(KM).
Library Director Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin
and Assistant Director Mary McAfee couldn't
comment on the bond itself because county
employees cannot endorse bonds, but they said
that county libraries are facing record demand
at a time when space is becoming insufficient
and buildings are aging.
The library still provides many traditional
services, said McAfee. Teenagers still come to
branches after school to do homework and
adults often visit to conduct genealogy
research. The library 's meeting rooms are also
constantly used by local groups.
But local libraries are also providing an
array of new services - such as free access to
computers and portable high tech devices.
McAfee said the free computer classes at
local libraries are in high demand.
"One of the things that has been very sig
nificant is the number of people who needed to
retool their lives as our traditional economy
has moved from manufacturing to more tech
nological. people have to find someplace to
train themselves and discover what they want
to do next," said McAfee.
Sprinkle-Hamlin said that despite greater
demand, the Central Library can't expand its
offerings.
"We have more and more requests for com
puter use, and one of the things about this
building is we just can't add any more comput
ers because of the wiring issues," she said.
The Central Library was built in 1952 and
expanded in 1980. Sprinkle Hamlin said that
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Fighting the
'Big C' and
Living to
Tell About It
Local women unite to spread awareness
about gynecological cancers
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
At the beginning of the year. Linda McRae was feeling
good about her life.
Having earned her second master's
degree, the Statesboro, Ga. native had
just landed a job as a clinical care coor
dinator at TASC (Treatment
Accountability for Safer Communities).
But the challenge of a new job would
greatly pale in comparison to the chal
lenge which abruptly faced VlcRae.
After discovering a lump in her
lower abdomen. McRae visited her
I i. 1 gynecologist and was greeted with the
Dr. Skinner news no woman wants to hear she had
ovarian cancer.
The next few months were a hlur for McRae. her husband.
rhtHo r?> L?\ ia t-arrnet
See McRae on Alt Linda McRae is an ovarian cancer survivor.
Photo* hy luiyla Farmer
Tia Nor fleet poses with her father, Bobby Sorfleet, at the Winston Cup Musuem.
FAST ClRL
Tia Norfleet looking to make name for herself in NASCAR
BY l.AYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
Al first glance. Tia Norfleet is petite
and unassuming, but the shy 24-year-old
is moving mountains in the world of
NASCAR
Norfleet s promoters say
she made history earlier in
her career, when she became
the first African American
female ever to obtain a
license to compete in
NASCAR races Norfleet is
the daughter of NASCAR
Bobby Norfleet. one of the
few African American drivers
to break into the sport over
the course of it its 61 -year
history.
"We're having a lot of fun." said
Bobby Norfleet, who has put his own
career on hold to help launch his daugh
ter's. "I've been at it a long time; I've
been through the trials and tribulations,
but it's been worth it."
The father-daughter duo visited
Winston-Salem Saturday to drum up sup
Ellison
port for the Tia Norfleet Motorsports team
in anticipation ol the 2011 race season.
The season begins with the famous
Daytona 5(H) in February, where Norfleet
w ill compete against the biggest names in
stock car racing.
Garland Burton Jr.. director of
, Business and Diversity
Programs at Wake Forest
University and a member of the
Goler Community Development
Corporation Board of Directors,
organized the event, hilled as a
meet and greet and networking
opportunity for local business
people and a chance for the local
community to get to know the up
and coming driver.
"This i s just an opportunity
to make the community aware of
a new and exciting moment in history,"
commented fcvon Smith, executive direc
tor of the C'IX\ "1 hope that there will
begin to he a momentum of support build
ing up for this young lady. I'm praying
that she will be a positive role ithhJcI for
?youth." '
Soe NorHwt .>n
Panel attacks
proposed
Wake County
Schools plan
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHKONtCU V . ?
State NAACP President Rex. Dr William
Barber II sa\s that life as Black America
knows it is under attack
Contrary to the violence and the burning
crosses of the I960's. today 's enemies of civ il
rights shroud themselves in the name of con
servatism. Barber said.
Barber, who has led the nonpartisan state
organization Of more than 2Q.000 chapter
members
since 2004.
was among
the panelists
on hand at
Green Street
Church
Monday
evening, tor a
communit y
discussion
surrounding
the Wake
C o u n t y
Public School
S \ stem.
FV*o b\ l.*vt? Aimer
say is facing The Rev. I)r. William Harber II
massive speaks.
rescgregation
under a new school board.
Or Timothy Tyson. an activist, scholar and
author ot the famed book "Blood Done Sign
My Name," and Dr. Chuck Dulaney. a retired
assistant superintendent for Growth and
Planning in the Wake County system, joined
Barber in the impassioned discussion hosted
b\ the Institute tor Dismantling Racism and
the -local NAACP.
Barber says that since their election earlier
this year, the conservative majority on the
school board has worked to vacate the system's
existing assignment plan which was designed
to create economic and racial diversity
throughout the system - in favor of creating
smaller. "neighborho?>d" school districts In a
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