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Request for Proposals for CONTINUUM OF CARE HOMELESS ASSISTANCE GRANTS The City of Winston-Salem seeks propos als for funding to be available under the Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Grants Program. Proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. on May 22, 2015. The full Re quest for Proposals with detailed informa tion is available at http://www.cityofws.org/departments/com munity-and-business-development/plan ning/reports. A grant application work shop will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Mazie S. Woodruff Center at 4905 Lans ing Drive in Winston-Salem. This work shop will be held to provide information and assistance to those interested in apply ing for funds. Workshop attendance is strongly encouraged. For more informa tion, contact Mellin Parker at (336) 734 1310 or mellinp@cityofws.org. The Chronicle AprU 23,2015 JIMMY R. LYNCH & SONS, INC, AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OP PORTUNITY CONTRACTOR, IS SOLICITING BIDS FOR M/W/DBE PARTICIPATION FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS: WE WOULD APPRECIATE A QUO TATION FROM YOUR FIRM FOR ANY AND ALL WORK AND/OR MATERIALS ON THE FOLLOWING PROJECT: a (1) City of Greensboro (Guilford County) Battleground Avenue at Cone Blvd. Contract # 2009-03 Bids: 5-7-15 @ 2:00 PM Materials, Building, Asphalt Paving & Surface Restoration,-Crushed Aggre gate Base Course, Seeding, Mulching, Interior & Exterior Piping & Valves, Water, Sewer, Pavement Marking , Pavement Removal, Earthwork, Milling, Bituminous Pavement, Electri cal, Switchgear, Instrumentation & all Mechanical & Electrical Appurte nances, Pump Station, Hauling, Clear ing & Grubbing, Erosion Control, Traffic Control Signs, Precast Concrete Structures Work, Subgrade prep. , Roadway and Curb & Gutter & Gutter Replacement, Sitework Grading, Landscaping, Metals, Wood & Plastics, Thermal & Moisture Protection, Fin ishes, Painting, Underdrains, Roadway Base Prep, Storm-water Management Installation, Streambank restoration, Culvert Installation, Demolition & Other Incidental Items Necessary For Construction to complete the project. Please contact Daniel @ dlynch@jrlyn chandsons.com for a link to a website where you will be able to download a dig ital copy of the bid documents, including plans and specifications. ** If you need plans, specs., equip., credit lines, secure loans, joint pay ments, insurance or quick payments? call Daniel .@ J JUL. (J.R.L. will furnish bonds for all projects & will help you obtain the proper certification, (if you are not certified.) The Chronicle April 23,2015 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS THE WINSTON SALEM TRANSIT AUTHORITY IS PROPOSING CHANGES TO ALL its BUS ROUTES. PUBLIC HEARINGS TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED CHANGES WILL be held throughout Winston-Salem beginning MAY 6TH. FOR MORE INFORMATION, visit WSTA's website @ wstransit.com OR CALL 727.2000. The Chronicle April 2,9,16,23,2015 GET YOUR COMPUTER CERTIFI CATION ONLINE! Train at home to be come a Help Desk Professional or MCSA certified! NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Call CTI for details! 1-888-734-6712. 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During the course of this project, subcontracted work is re quired to provide energy efficiency meas ures including, but not limited to, air sealing, insulation installation, vapor bar rier installation, and minor repairs in cus tomers' homes per program standards. Additional proposals are being sought from properly licensed (HVAC, ELEC TRICAL and/or PLUMBING) contractors in the State of North Carolina for the serv ice and/or installation of heating equip ment in customers' homes, to perform minor electrical repairs in customers' homes, and /or to perform minor plumbing repairs in customers' homes. Proposal packages will be available online at www.ptrc.org/weatherization, Friday April 24, 2015, or available for pickup at Pied mont Triad Regional Council, 1398 Car rollton Crossing Drive, Kernersville, NC 27284, between the hours of 8:30 am - 4:00 pm. Questions may be directed to the PTRC Weatherization Department at 336 904-0347 or by e-mail at weatheriza tion@ptrc.org. MINORITY, WOMEN AND DISABLED-OWNED BUSI NESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BID PROCESS. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at Pied mont Triad Regional Council, 1398 Car rollton Crossing Drive, Kernersville, NC, in the Main Conference Room, at 10:00 am on Friday May 1,2015 .All potential bidders are required to attend the Bidders Conference. The Chronicle April 23,30,2015 iSj toliisliinSiilHii The City of Winston-Salem is looking to fill the position of a Office Assistant 2443 Please visit: www.cityofws.org for job description and application process. llil wiiisiiin-Siiii'in The City of Winston-Salem is looking to fill the position of a Senior Rehab Construction Advisor - 176 Please visit: www.cityofws.org for job description and application process. Spring/Wachovia Hill Apartments Managed by Community Management Corp. 1 Bedroom Units conveniently located in Winston Salem, 62 yrs of age or older Handicapped and/or disabled. Section 8 assistance available. Income restrictions apply. Call 336-251-1060. 8:30 ajn.-I2 p.m. on Mon and Fri, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | on Wed. Equal Housing Opportunity J SAWMILLS from only $4397.00- MAKE I& SAVE MONEY with your own hand mill- Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info/DVD: wwwNorwoodSawmills.com. 1-800-578 1363 Ext .300N Sell your structured settleiHent or annuity payments for CASH NOW. You don'l have to wait for your future payments any longer! Call 1-800-316-0271. V*" Bethabara Garden Apartments Located on Bethabara Road at the corner of Silas Creek extension near Wake Forest. One bedroom apartments with washer-dryer connections, pool, and water furnished. Only $410.00 per month Please call 922-3141 for information Towergate Apartments Quiet, peaceful and affordable one and two bedroom apartments starting at $410.00 per month. Pool and play ground in a country setting near Bethabara Park Blvd. on Befhabara Road. Please call 922-4041 for information ASSEMBLY TERRACE APARTMENTS A Community for 62 and older is now taking applications. Con veniently located in Winston Salem with Handicap Accessible units and Rental Assistance available. Call for an appointment at 336-759-9798. Office hours are from 8am - 4:30pm Monday thru Friday. TDD Relay 1-800-735 2962 Equal Housing Opportunity Professionally Managed By Community I Management I Corporation &S a co e <N V? . 00 I <N *** "3 O V 73 ? P* i i a u V I ^ I H "Spinning for Prevention" A Celebration For Children will be at Bolton Park on today, Thursday, April 23 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Bolton Park, 1590 Bolton St. The Mistress of Ceremonies is Leanne Petty from 93.1 The WOLF. Activities include resource tables, entertainment from various com munity groups, WSFD - Smoke House & Fire Truck, Local Mascots, Forsyth County Library Bookmobile, bring a pic nic dinner, blankets, and chairs. For more information, go to http://www.exchanges can.org/apriliitml. Playground Safety Week The Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (Winston Salem) was instrumental in obtaining a proclamation from North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory declaring April 20 through April 24 as Playground Safety Week for the State of North Carolina. Phi Omega's Environmental Ownership Committee drafted a letter to the Governor requesting that he issue the proclamation in order to help raise awareness on how to keep chil dren safer on playgrounds. To encourage citizens to observe Playground Safety Week, Phi Omega will send playground safety tips compiled by the NPPS to school systems and daycare centers, as well as to health departments/medical professionals for distribution to students, parents, teachers, patients, and staff mem bers. All of these individuals can help make and keep playgrounds safe by adhering to S.A.F.E. guidelines. NC Black Summit The Alliance of North Carolina Black Elected Officials (ANCBEO) will hold its 10th annual NC Black Summit on Thursday and Friday, April 23-24, at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley, 4500 Marriott Drive. This year's theme, "Investing In the Next Generation", pro vides a platform for attendees to engage in thoughtful conversations regarding lead ership, infrastructure and economic devel opment opportunities to enhance local communities. "America's First Medicinal Garden" On Thursday, April 23 at 5:30 p.m.. New Winston Museum will host "America's First Medicinal Garden," as part of the Museum's second quarter Salon Series fbcusing on the role of med icine in our community. Kicking off the subject will be a discussion on the medic inal garden at Bethabara Park, which was the first of its kind in the country. The Bethabara garden is based on the oldest known plan for a medical garden in the country and includes many unusual plants and several that are difficult ? or even illegal ? to grow, such as opium poppies. Harriet McCarthy will share some of this history behind the garden and its signifi cance in Wachovia. This event is part of New Winston Museum's 2015 Salon Series calendar. This event is free and open to the public. For more information contact the Museum at 336-724-2842 or info@newwinston.org. Financial Fortitude Event On Saturday, April 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Winston-Salem Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. will. host its annual Financial Fortitude Event. This year's event will focus on the 5 Money Questions women should ask concerning life insurance, estate planning, investing, credit repair, and getting back on track financially after a divorce. The event will be at the Dr. Elva Jones Computer Science Building on the campus of Winston-Salem State University, Room 2200. Lunch will be provided. This event is free, however space is limited. Reserve your space by emailing, RecordingSecretary@wsalum naedst.org Honoring volunteers Forsyth County Cooperative Extension is sponsoring a luncheon hon oring its volunteers on Friday, April 24, at noon in the Forsyth County Agriculture Building, 1450 Fairchild Road, to Kitrinka Gordon at 336-703-2850 or by email at coop-ext registration@forsyth.cc. Geneva Brown home-going service The home-going service for Geneva b. brown will be held on Saturday, April 25, at the Simon G. Atkins Academic & Technology High School, 3605 Old Greensboro Road. The serv ice will begin at 4:30 p.m. Reception to fol low. The event is Brown I open to the pub lie for this celebration of her life. For more information call 724-322-6329. Auditions The Kookie Jar Kid Show open audi tions will be held Saturday, April 25. at Club Secrets, 875 W Northwest Blvd.' from noon to 3 p jn. The event encourages children ages 8-18 to come out an audi tion for five different categories which include singing, dancing, visual arts, spo ken word and instrumentation. The Kookie Jar Kid Show was created by Aquilla Reid back in 2012. For more information on the Kookie Jar Kid Show you can reach Ms. Reid at 336-582.6039 or email her at theeclektiksunshine@gmail.com. All par ticipants for the open auditions this Saturday must have a 1-2 minute per formance ready to go and for children under age eighteen you must be accompa nied by an adult. There is no entry fee, however donations are being accepted. Meeting on Zoning Case Council Member Derwin L. Montgomery will meet with residents Tuesday, April 28, to discuss a proposal to rezone a former day care center at 939 N. Cleveland Ave. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at Rupert Bell Recreation Center, 1501 Mount Zion Place. The Salvation Army wants to rezone the cen ter to use it as a shelter for homeless fam ilies. For more information, contact Twanda Montgomery at 336-462-2341 or twandam@cityofws .org. Book sale The Shepherd's Center of Greater Winston-Salem will hold its 28th Annual Used Book Sale on Thursday, April 30 and Friday, May 1 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m, and on Saturday, May 2 from 8 am. to 1 p.m. Parking and Admission are free. The sale will be held in the Education Building at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds. Entrance for parking is through Gate 5 from Deacon Blvd. There is no admission or parking fee. There will be thousands of used books and other items on hand at exceptional prices. For more information contact the Shepherd's Center at 336-748-0217 or visit www .shepherdscenter.org. Senior Democrats convene The North Carolina Senior Democrats will convene in Clemmons at the Village Inn on May 1 and 2 for their 37th annual convention. The Friday evening dinner features Gene Nichol, former Director of the UNC Poverty Center with entertain ment by Mary Tate Graham Moon, presi dent of Insight Out and nationally known speaker. President Matilda Phillips, a Winston Salem resident, invites interested individ uals to make reservations for the Friday event. Checks should be made to Forsyth County Senior Democrats in the amount of $30 per person. Reservations are required. The business side of the convention on Saturday will feature Luke Hyde, Democratic Congressional District 11 Chair of Bryson City and Hayes McNeill of Winston Salem as speakers. The body will elect officers. Congressional District Representatives and will vote on suggest ed amendments to their constitution. Members only are encouraged to make their reservations by Friday, April 24. Checks for $45 ($55 at the door) made payable to NC Senior Democrats, 2300 W. Meadow view Rd. Suite 110, Greensboro, NC 27407. Contact Matilda Phillips at matphil25@yahoo.com for more information. # Black Chamber meeting The Winston Salem Black Chamber of Commerce will have its monthly meet ing, Thursday, May 7,6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Forsyth Technical Community College/Mazie Woodruff Campus, 4905 Lansing Drive (on the comer of Carver School Road and Lansing Drive). The meeting is open to members and prospec tive-members. Refreshments will be served at 6 p.m. For additional informa tion, contact Randon Pender, 336-575 2006. We appreciate your community news. Please give us complete information about the event, such as the sponsor and address, date, time and place of the event and contact information so that the public can contact someone for more informa tion if needed. We ask that photos be sent as attachments to emails and that they are jpegs at least 4 inches wide by 6 inches deep. 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