The Barber family poses in front of Hawthorne Inn.
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Barber Family gathers in Winston-Salem
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John and Mary Barber married in Sandy Ridge, N.C.
in 1888. They moved to Winston-Salem, with their 10 sur
viving children, to work in the tobacco industry in the
early 1900s. Their descendants held the first Barber
Family Reunion in Winston-Salem on July 31 through
Aug. 2.
Nearly 100 people (representing six generations) par
ticipated in the event. Activities were planned and coordi
nated by grandchildren of John and Mary Barber: Clarene
Stewart of Winston-Salem; Sondra Barber Akins of
Teaneck, NJ.; and Mary Barber Worthy of Springfield,
Massachusetts. Other grandchildren who attended were
Barbara Pickard Cole of Syracuse, N.Y.; Freddie Barber of
Fort Lee, NJ.; Johnnie Barber of Kansas City, Missouri;
and city residents Alexander Barber Jr., Almena Lyles and
Loretta Jackson.
Mabel Barber of Winston-Salem, the 97-year-old
widow of Alexander Barber Sr. (the 10th child bom to
John and Mary Barber) attended the culminating event
and addressed the group. Other relatives traveled from
Georgia, Tennessee and Florida.
Participants gathered at the Hawthorne Inn on the
evening of July 31. On Aug. 1, they toured sites where
members of the Barber family lived and worked, years
ago. The tour was followed by a picnic at Old Town
Recreational Center.
Brenner Children's Hospital Photos
Commercial window cleaners turn into superheroes for a morning to delight the
patients at Brenner Children's Hospital.
Superheroes, who are commercial window washers, mingle with patients of
Brenner Children's Hospital one recent morning.
Superheroes swing by Brenner Children s Hospital
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Young patients being treated at Brenner Children's
Hospital, the pediatric arm of Wake Forest Baptist
Medical Center, received a surprise visit outside their hos
pital windows on one recent morning.
Some of their favorite superheroes dropped by to
encourage them while they received care at Brenner
Children's.
The superheroes are window washers by trade, but
they took time out from washing windows to entertain the
children by rappelling off the roof of the hospital down to
the children's floor.
Scottie's commercial window cleaners of Charlotte
provides outside window washing services for the
Medical Center. The crew spent the week washing all of
the outside windows. The company provides the super
hero treatment to children's hospitals in the region.
Golfers gather at at the Winston Lake Senior Golf Association tournament.
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Winston Lake Senior Golf
Association still carrying
on a tradition
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The Winston Lake Senior Golf Association held
the 27th annual Golf Association Tournament on
May 7 and 8.
Councilwoman Vivian Burke read the resolution
recognizing May 7 and 8 as Winston Lake Senior
Golf Association Days in Winston-Salem.
Also in attendance were gold sponsors the
Blaylock family, Atlanta Golf Association, other
tournament participants and guests.
The Winton Lake Senior Golf Association and
the Atlanta Golf Association have been competing
against each other for 20 years. Tournaments are held
in Winston-Salem and Atlanta, Georgia each year for
bragging rights. The tournament is also one of the
association's chief fundraisers for scholarships and
donations for other community services.
The tournament is named after James E.
Blaylock, who was one of the charter members of the
association Feb. 10,1984, at its inception.
The Winston Lake Senior Golf Association is a
501-3C nonprofit organization.
(Above) The Blaylock family gathers at the Winston Lake
Senior Golf Association tournament.
(Left) Councilwoman Vivian Burke was at the golf tournament
to read the resolution recognizing May 7 and 8 as Winston
Lake Senior Golf Association Days in Winston-Salem