MudPies celebrates 45 years,
honors Dr. Manderline Scales
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Northwest Child
Development Centers and
MudPies celebrated 45
years in early childhood
education by honoring
longtime educator and
board member Dr.
Manderline Scales at a
Dec. 3 event.
The annual Board of
Directors meeting held at
the Millennium Center was
a festive event as NWCDC
celebrated its anniversary.
WXII 12 News reporter
Margaret Johnson acted as
MC and Winston-Salem
State University
Chancellor Elwood
Robinson was the keynote
speaker.
The non-profit
NWCDC currently oper
ates four MudPies centers
serving Forsyth, Davie and
Stokes Counties, including
two locations in downtown
Winston-Salem. The four
and five-star child develop
ment facilities provide a
creative curriculum for
infants through age five,
and have state-of-the-art
technology and teachers
with four-year degrees.
MudPies also offers an
after school program and
summer camp.
"Visionaries who estab
lished the foundation of
NWCDC and MudPies
Centers over forty-five
years ago created a time
less endeavor - help chil
dren build their road to suc
cess, starting with the fun
damentals of an excellent
early childhood educa
tion," NWCDC CEO Tony
Burton wrote in a letter for
the event's program.
Established in 1970 as
the Northwest Child
Development Council,
NWCDC opened its first
center in 1971. It would
grow to serve six counties
in Northwest North
Carolina. Over the years
it's had a variety of pro
grams, including one
where teachers would visit
children in their homes.
NWCDC has sponsored
many childcare facilities in
a variety of locations. In its
formative years its centers
were located in places like
churches, public facilities,
recreation centers and even
a few public schools.
Dr. Scales said it was
her work in early childhood
education that led to her
being recruited to the
NWCDC board, where
she's served for more than
15 years. During the 1980s,
she started and ran the
Shiloh and St. Peter's
Childcare Center in the for
mer Brown Elementary
School, which had kinder
garten, after school and
summer enrichment pro
grams. She said it served
nearly 500 children at one
time.
Scales, who is now
retired, spent 55 years in
the education field. She
started as a teacher at the
original Atkins High
School. She was one of the
teachers that integrated
Parkland High School. She
began the first Spanish pro
gram for local high schools
and then did the same at
Winston-Salem State
University. She worked at
WSSU for nearly three
decades, becoming
Assistant Vice Chancellor
of Student Affairs. She cur
rently chairs the
Scholarship Committee for
the Emancipation
Association, which will be
giving away four $1000
scholarships to college
bound high school seniors
during its annual New
Year's service.
Scales said she was sur
prised and delighted to be
honored with the first
Vision Award given out by
NWCDC to honor those
who've worked in early
childhood education. She
said she still takes pride in
those she's taught over the
years.
"I have been in
Winston-Salem all of my
life and I have some of the
most beautiful former stu
dents that I still praise and
most of my students are
outstanding in any area
they wanted to work," said
Scales.
The Vision Award has
also been renamed in her
honor and is now known as
the Dr. Manderline Scales
Vision Award.
NWCDC Photo
NWCDC CEO Tony Burton with Dr. Manderline
Scales at the NWCDC Board of Directors Annual
Meeting held at the Millennium Center on Dec. 3.
?LJ? ?' I ?!?I ?d?1^
Annette Nickols of I ami Sweet 4 Diabetes greets attendee at her table on
Tuesday, Dec. 29. To celebrate the fourth principle of Kwanzaa, Vjamaa or
cooperative economics, attendees learned about locally black-owned businesses
by visiting vendors that were set up at the Carl Russell Recreation Center.
Kwanzaa event spotlights
local black-owned businesses
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
Black business owners from across the
Triad assembled at the Carl Russell
Recreation Center Tuesday evening to cel
ebrate the fourth principle of Kwanzaa,
Ujamaa.
The Swahili term means cooperative
economics, which emphasizeseconomic
strength and encourages the African
American community to meet common
needs through mutual support.
During the event, while enjoying a
number of Kwanzaa traditions, residents
were allowed to shop and learn about the
black-owned businesses in the area.
Event coordinator Ben Piggot said he
decided to sponsor the event to draw atten
tion to the many businesses in Winston
Salem that are owned and operated by
African-Americans.
"A lot of the black-owned businesses
don't get the attention they deserve
because the community doesn't know
about them," he said. "We want the com
munity to get to know the black business
owners in the area and support them."
Local artist and community activist Jay
Carlton was honored with a community
service award during the event as well.
Carlton, who teaches art classes at local
recreation centers, said he was honored to
receive the award during such a joyous and
meaningful occasion such as Kwanzaa.
^I
^^^?Kf/PSKKKSfe
Emrs/Tiriri
CHARLOTTE, NC
February 22 - 27,2016
Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
Support the Rams' Campus of Champions by
purchasing your prepaid tickets directly from the
WSSU Ticket Office.
HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS
? by calling the Ticket Office at 336.750.3220 with a credit card;
or . v?*
? ? at the Ticket Office Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. until
4:30 p.m with credit card, cash or cashier's check..
WSSU will receive the tickets prior to the tournament. Your tickets
will be sent to you via Express Mail.
Disclaimer: There are a limited number of tickets available in each section. Therefore,
tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. If your request cannot be
met, you will be contacted by the WSSU Ticket Office.
WSSU TICKET INFORMATION
Center $275.00
Quads $225.00 '
Endzone $175.00
Upper $50.00
Join the Winston-Salem State University Rams
for all of the fun and excitement of the
2016 CIAA Basketball
Tournament
206 207 208 209 210 211
205 212
204 213
IIOYAI. WW F '?0, .
203 214
202 ... 103 104 105 106 107 **
102 1M ... to
L01
201 101 L ? J 109 ^ jo
233 117 ^ ? 110 ^
L03
232 116 115 B113 I" Mk-f"
J?T ^ w> t
HM^ 230 / / 221
mmm 229 / / 3 ?
2^0 227 2jS 225
2016 BASKETBALL ALUMNI WEEKENI^^
JANUARY 15-16, 2016
\ ? V