Community Briefs
Huffington Post columnist premieres local radio
program
Syndicated columnist and author Byron Williams will
bring his political and social commentary to Winston
Salem State University's WSNC 90.5 FM radio weekly
every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in a new hour
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Williams, who recently moved to
Winston-Salem from San Francisco,
writes for the Huffington Post, is the
author of "1963: The Year of Hope and
Hostility," and is a contributing colum
nist to a local newspaper.
"We will talk about issues that mat
ter on this show,'* said Williams. "One
of the first topick will be North
Carolina's history of eugenics and how
the state is making amends for the men and women steril
ized against their will in the mid-20th century."
Williams
Triad McDonald's launches All Day Breakfast
Menu
All 91 locally owned and operated Triad McDonald's
restaurant locations will begin inviting customers to expe
rience McDonald's breakfast all day. All Day Breakfast is
the number one request from customers. In fact, more than
120,000 people tweeted McDonald's asking for breakfast
throughout the day in the past year alone.
"We are proud to answer an ongoing request from our
fans," said Triad McDonald's Owner/Operator, Johnny
Tart. "We appreciate and value customer feedback, and
we're looking forward to offering them the ability to enjoy
items like our famous scratch made biscuits no matter the
time of day."
While breakfast would normally end at 10:30 a.m., the
following menu items can be enjoyed along with
McDonald's World Famous Fries and other iconic
favorites, such as the Big Mac and Filet-O-Fish despite the
time of day: Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit; Sausage Biscuit
with Egg; Sausage Biscuit; Hotcakes with Sausage;
Hotcakes; Sausage Burrito; Fruit 'N Yogurt Parfait; Fruit &
Maple Oatmeal; and Hash Browns (available breakfast
items vary by location).
Cookie for a Cure Campaign benefits Susan G.
Komen Northwest NC
Susan G. Komen Northwest NC announced that
Subway restaurants across the Triad area would participate
in the Cookie for a Cure program. All October long, local
Subway restaurants will serve a special raspberry cheese
cake cookie and donate a percentage of those cookie sales,
up to $6,000, to Komen Northwest NC.
During the month-long program, local breast cancer
survivors are being featured on a calendar - on display in
participating Subway restaurants - sharing their personal
stories of courage and hope.
"Our Faces of Breast Cancer survivors are thrilled for
the opportunity to help promote Cookie for a Cure. Many
from this group of survivors serve as our Ambassadors for
an entire year. They are inspirational, committed and pas
sionate fighters," said Diana Parrish, executive director of
Komen Northwest NC, which serves 11 counties and will
be expanding to include an even greater area in 2016.
It has invested more than $5.7 million in local breast
health and breast cancer awareness projects. Seventy-five
percent of funds raised by Komen Northwest NC stay in the
local community and the other 25 percent supports breast
cancer research.
For more information on Susan G. Komen Northwest
NC visit http://komennorthwestnc.org/
WSSU Wellness Center received $900,000 grant
Winston-Salem State University's Wellness Center has
been awarded a three-year $900,000 federal Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMSHA) grant to fund programs that use research
proven interventions to reduce substance abuse, occur
rences of AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
in the Winston-Salem community.
The WSSU Wellness Center will reach the community
through an effort called Programs Addressing Substance
Abuse, STIs, and AIDS through Guidance and Education
while providing Solutions (PASSAGES).
The specific goals of the grant are to reduce the inci
dence of substance abuse, the transmission of HIV, Viral
Hepatitis (VH) and related disparities among at-risk minor
ity/ethnic youth and young adults by integrating mental
health services, primary care and complementary health
therapies. PASSAGES seek to identify participants
through testing and assessment; directing them to a contin
uum of community care services; intervention services; and
reduction of high-risk activities in the target population.
WSSU along with its community partners will deliver
researched-based nationally approved interventions target
ing minority /ethnic youth and young adults (ages 18-24).
The program employs education, assessment, testing, inter
ventions and prevention strategies focusing on recovery
from substance abuse, behavioral health counseling, HIV
and VH.
Hypertension control consortium receives award
The Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension
Control, headquartered at Wake Forest Baptist Medical
Center, is one of 39 health care collaborative networks
selected to participate in the Transforming Clinical Practice
Initiative, announced by Health and Human Services
Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell.
The Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control
will receive up to $15.8 million to provide technical assis
tance support to help equip clinicians in the Southeastern
network region with tools, information, and network sup
port needed to improve quality of care, increase patients'
access to information, and spend health care dollars more
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For more information on the Transforming Clinical
Practice Initiative, please visit:
http://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/Transforming
Clinical-Practices/
Bank of North Carolina adds Southcoast Bank
BNC Bancorp ("BNC," NASDAQ: BNCN), the hold
ing company for Bank of North Carolina, has acquired all
of the common stock of Southcoast in a stock transaction
valued at approximately $95.5 million, based on the closing
price of BNC common stock. Southcoast Bank, headquar
tered in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, operates 10 branches
in Mt. Pleasant, Charleston, Moncks Corner, Johns Island,
Summerville, Goose Creek and North Charleston, South
Carolina.
Rick Callicutt, President and Chief Executive Officer
of BNC, said, "We are pleased to announce the combina
tion of BNC and Southcoast. This partnership will allow us
to expand our presence in one of the fastest growing and
most dynamic regions in the Southeast, the Charleston and
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina markets."
Scholarship night
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County schools will hold a scholar
ship night, a workshop on scholar
ships and paying for college today
(Oct. 29) at 6 p.m. in the auditorium
of the Education Building, located at
4801 Bethania Station Road. High
school juniors and seniors and their
parents are invited to attend this dis
trict-wide event. The featured speak
er will be Tom Benza, the associate'
director of merit scholarships and
financial aid at Wake Forest
University. For more' information,
contact Marjy Lambeth, mlam
beth @ wsfcs Jc 12 .nc .us.
Trick or Treat Gym Jam
Carl H. Russell, Sr. Community
Center and William C. Sims, Sr.
Recreation Center is having its Trick
or Treat Gym Jam today (Oct. 29)
from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Carl H.
Russell, Sr. Community Center,
located at 3521 Carver School Road.
The activities will be cakewalk,
games, food and entertainment.
Winston-Salem Recreation and
Parks, Swing Phi Swing Social
Fellowship, Inc sponsored this event,
and Renee Vaughn of 97.1 WQMG.
For more information, please
contact Ben Piggott at 336-727-2580
or Kenell Caesar at 336-727-2837.
Backyard chicken meeting
The Forsyth County Cooperative
Extension is hosting a Backyard
Chicken meeting on today (Oct. 29)
at 6:30 p.m. at the County
Agricultural Building at 1450
Fairchild Road. Topics covered
include Biosecurity, keeping your
flock safe. Avian influenza, and
small flock preparedness. The pre
senter will be Dan Campeau, North
Central District Area Specialized
Poultry Agent. There will be light
refreshments. For more information,
call 336-703-2850.
Clothing drive
The Big 4 Alumni Association
will have their clothing drive on
Friday, Oct. 30, from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. at the Urban League, located at
201 W. Fifth St. This project was
selected as the association's response
to the critical need of proper clothing
for people who have been out of
work and lack the financial resources
to purchase appropriate clothing for
job interviews. For further informa
tion, call 336-725-5614 or visit
big4fc.org.
Autumn Leaf IVain excursion
The annual Autumn Leaf Train
Excursions by the North Carolina
Transportation Museum will run on
Saturday, Oct. 31 and Sunday, Nov.
1. The trips will be from Spencer, to
Asheville, and Spencer to
Charlottesville, Virginia, to return the
same day. For more information, go
to http://www.nctrans.org.
Human Beans festival
Carly Williams of
imagiNATION21 Communications
and neighbors in the Easton commu
nity are hosting a Human Beans
Cultural Arts Festival on Saturday,
Oct. 31 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Easton
Park, 3599 Tyler Drive. There will be
food, live music, voter registration
and activities for children. There will
also be door prizes of gifts and cash
in exchange for food donations to the
First Baptist Church food pantry. For
more information, email
cwilliams.ic21 @gmail.com.
Cooperative Extension work
shop
There will be a workshop on
dealing with uphill neighbor's runoff
on Friday, Oct. 31 from 3 to 5 p.m.
Experts from NC Cooperative
Extension will discuss small-scale
solutions to water issues like divert
ing water from driveways or away
from the foundation, common gutter
issues, rain gardens, slope stabiliza
tions and more. Then participants
will walk the property and install
matting and plants to fix an erosion
problem on-site. Be prepared for
uneven terrain and walking on a
slope. For more information and tc
register, contact the Forsyth Count)
Cooperative Extension office at 336
703-2850.
Halloween concert
The Winston-Salem Symphony i<
presenting its first "Discover)
Concerts for Kids" performance ol
the 2015-2016 season on Saturday
Oct. 31 at 3 pjn., at the Reynold:
Auditorium at 301 N. Hawthorne
Road. Tickets are $7 for childrer
ages 3-12 and $18 for adults. Kid:
aged two and under are free. Foi
more information and to purchase
tickets call the Symphony Bo>
Offree at 336-464-0145, or go te
WSsyphony.org.
Yadkin Heritage Book deadlint
The final deadline to submit arti
cles and photographs for the thin
K
volume of "The Heritage of Yadkin
County, North Carolina" is on
Saturday, Oct. 31, as well as the
deadline for pre-publication orders of
the book itself. All submissions and
book orders can be made at the
Tulbert House, located at 216 N. Van
Buren St. in Yadkinville, on
Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
For more information, call 336-679
2702 or email yadkincountyhistori
calsociety@yahoo.com
Carmina Bur ana concert
The University of North Carolina
School of the Arts (UNCSA)
Symphony Orchestra and Cantata
Singers, the Winston-Salem
Symphony Chorale and the Winston
Salem Youth Chorus for will perform
Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" on
Friday, Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m., and
Saturday, Nov. 1 and 3 p.m., at The
Stevens Center located at 405 W.
Fourth Street. Based on a set of
medieval poems, Carmina Burana
begins and ends with O Fortuna,
widely used in trailers for feature
films. Lees said there are other rec
ognizable tunes in the collection.
Tickets are $22 and $18 student with
valid ID. For more.information and
to purchase tickets, go to
www.UNCSAevents.com, or by call
ing the box office at 336-721-1945.
"Remembering John Biggers"
Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts,
presents, " Remembering John
Biggers " an exhibition of prints and
drawings by Dr. John T. Biggers, an
African-American muralist, painter
and educator, Nov. 3 through Jan. 30
at the Delta Arts Center, located at
2611 New Walkertown Road. The
exhibit will feature works from
Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts' per
manent collection and the works
from private and public collections
across the state. There will be an
opening reception on Thursday, Nov.
5, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more
information, call 336-722-2625 or
visit www.DeltaArtsCenter.org.
Senior Democrats meeting
The Forsyth County Senior
Democrats will meet on Thursday,
Nov. 5 at 9 a.m. at the Golden Corral,
located at 4965 University Parkway.
NC Attorney General, a candidate for
Governor of NC, will address the
Forsyth County Senior Democrats.
His topic will be "Getting out the
vote". Members and guests wanting
the breakfast buffet and/or beverages
will be able to enter the restaurant
beginning at 8:30 am. For more
information, contact Jim Shaw at
336-767-0860, 336-287-5053 or
email JamesWShawSrl@gmail.com
Voter rights forum
There will be a voter rights forum
on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. to
1 p.m. at the Westover Recreation
Center, located at 267 Bonanza Drive
in Fayetteville. The forum is free and
open to the public. Publishers will
engage in messaging and outreach in
order to ensure that all who wish to
get involved with the task of protect
ing and expanding voting rights will
know how to get involved. For more
information, go to
greaterdiversity.com/voter-rights
forum-to-take-place-in-fayetteville
protecting-and-expanding-voter
rights/.
College admissioas
The Johnson C. Smith University
Winston Salem Area Alumni will
hold a college admissions session on
Saturday Nov. 7 at 10:15 a.m. at
Southside Library, located at 3185
Buchanan St. The topics of discus
sion will include JCSU admissions
process, scholarship award criteria
university overview and more. The
guest speaker will be Mr. James
Burrell Director of Admissions al
Johnson C. Smith University. The
session is open to all interested stu
dents, parents, friends and others
wishing to learn more about JCSU
For more information, go tc
i www.facebook.com/JCSUWinstonS
i alemAlumni.
i Veterans' Day parade
? There will be a Veterans' Da)
' parade on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 10 a.m
in Winston-Salem. The parade wil
start at Fourth and Broad streets, tc
Liberty St. and then to Business 40
Any veterans, businesses or non
i political organizations are to contac
t Walter Emery, parade coordinator a
F 336-766-8087 or emai
, onebentskid@gmail.com.
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Veterans' claims clinic
i The U.S. Department of Veteran:
i Affairs (VA), Winston-Salen
r Regional Office, and Goodwil
; Industries are hosting a walk-in clin
i ic, resource center, and Town hall fo
) Veterans, family members and the
public to provide assistance with V/
claims. Loan Guaranty, Vocations
e Rehabilitation and Education bene
Fits. This all will take place oi
1 Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9 a.m. to
t
pjn., at Goodwill Industries on
2701 University Parkway. This
includes a town hall meeting with the
regional office director, veterans'
choice program training and appeals
training. Unlimited parking is avail
able at the LJVM Coliseum, and
public transportation is also avail
able. Be sure to bring copies or med
ical documents to submit for claim
support. Food and drinks will be
available or purchase. For more
information, contact Kori Mabe at
336-251-6493.
Play workshop
Award-winning script writer,
filmmaker, creative writing and spo
ken word educator Nathan Ross
Freeman will conduct a Ten-Minute
Play workshop: Structure, Approach
and Adaptation, on Saturday, Nov. 7,
from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at
Authoring Action, 624 W. Sixth St.,
Winston-Salem, where Freeman
serves as artistic director. The work
shop, sponsored by Winston-Salem
Writers, will kick off the Ten-Minute
Play competition which opens Nov.
15. The contest closes in January and
the winning plays will be performed
in a staged reading in April. The
workshop is free and open to the
public. To register or for more infor
mation, contact Susan Williamson at
swilliamson@ wswriters .org
or visit www.wswriters.org.
Book festival
The High Point Public Library
will host a book festival for local
authors on Saturday, Nov. 7 from
noon to 4 p.m. at 901 N. Main St. in
High Point. Traditionally published
and self-published authors from High
Point will be invited to showcase
their work at the festival. The library
will also accept published authors
from other parts of Guilford County
as space allows. Authors will have
space to sell and showcase their
work. Also Jim and Joyce Lavene,
bestselling mystery authors, will host
. a workshop entitled "Tall Tales:
Myths and Lies About Self
Publishing vs. Traditional
Publishing" from 12:30 p.m. to 2
p.m. For more information or authors
interested in participating, contact
Nancy Metzner at 336-883-3650 or
email
nancy.metzner@highpointnc .gov.
Annual Scout Day
Old Salem Museum and Gardens
will host Boys and Girls Scouts from
North Carolina for its annual Scout
Day on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 600 S.
Main St. Each year scouts explore
Old Salem and learn about its rich
history. Activities will include play
ing a Native American game, color
ing a German Fraktur, Germanic
style cooking and more. Discounted
Scout ticket prices of $9 per child
and $14 per adult are available with
advance reservations and prepay
ment through Oct. 30. For further
information, go to
w ww.oldsalem .org.
'Evening of Whimsv'
Book marks is hosting "An
Evening of Whimsy", to celebrate to
150th anniversary of the publication
of "Alice in Wonderland", by Lewis
Carroll on Friday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. at
the Millennium Center at 101 W.
Fifth St. As part of the event,
Bookmarks will feature England
based international bestselling
author, Gregory Maguire, on one of
his few stops during the 11 days he is
in the United States. Maguire is the
author of Wicked (the basis for the
Tony Award-winning Broadway
musical of the same name) and his
! newly released book, After Alice, a
! retelling of Carroll's classic. Book
sales will be on site by Bookmarks.
. Tickets are $55 per person and $100
for two people. For more information
> and to purchase the tickets, go to
http://www.brownpapertickets .com/e
vent/1628535 or call 1-800-838
3006.
'The Boxcar Children'
1 Twin City Stage presents, "The
> Boxcar Children," opening on
Friday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. at the
HanesBrands Theatre, located at 209
t N. Spruce St. Additional performanc
j es will be on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 7
p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m.
Based on the book classic series by
Gertrude Chandler Warner, orphaned
* and in danger of being sent to difTer
1 ent foster homes, the four Alden sib
lings run away and make their home
r in an abandoned railroad boxcar.
e Pursued by the authorities and a mys
^ terious stranger, the children discov
er the rewards and perils of life on
n the run, as well as the joy of keeping
2 their family together. Tickets are $ 15.