Community Briefs
BNC Named as Best Employer
HIGH POINT - Bank of North Carolina was
recently named as one of the 2016 Best Employers in
North Carolina. This program is designed to identify,
recognize, and honor the best places of employment
in North Carolina. Companies were evaluated regard
ing policies, practices, philosophy, systems and
demographics, as well as an employee survey to
measure the employee experience. "We are proud of
this recognition", stated Annette Rollins, Chief
Human Resources Officer at Bank of North Carolina.
"Our employees enjoy a work environment where
teamwork, integrity, and professional development
are key components of our shared success." To see
the entire list of the Best Employers in North ,'please
visit Business North Carolina's website,
businessnc.com.
WSSU professor earns Service Award from
regional association
Dr. Jesse Pittsley, an associate professor of
txercise science in tne
Department of Human
Performance and Sports Science
at Winston-Salem State University
(WSSU), was recently awarded
the Service Award by the
Southeast American College of
Sports Medicine (SEACSM), for
his dedicated and prolonged serv
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S.C. Pittsley has been the program
coordinator for the Department of Exercise Science at
WSSU since 2004. He earned a bachelor's degree in
physical education from the University of Wisconsin
Superior, a master's degree in exercise physiology
from the College of St. Scholastica, and his doctorate
in exercise physiology from the University of
Kentucky. His research interests include the cardio
vascular and hormonal responses to exercise.
Local Entrepreneur to Open AtWork Group
in Winston-Salem
At Work Group, an award-winning national
staffing franchise, is increasing its national footprint
by signing an all-new franchise to Winston-Salem
professional Nathan DiBagno. The staffing agency
will assist staffing needs in die area's diverse business
market, and add to the nearly 100 offices already
open in the United States.
Wake Forest Law launches online Master of
Studies in Law (MSL) degree
Wake Forest University School of Law has
launched a fully online, part-time Master of Studies
in Law (MSL) degree program for working profes
sionals who want a better understanding of the law.
Applications for Fall 2016 are now being accepted.
The program, which can be completed in less than
two years, combines the flexibility and accessibility
of online learning with the rigor and academic excel
lence of Wake Forest Law. Students take a set of
required core courses specially designed to introduce
the relevant fundamentals of the law and then select
electives based on their chosen professional track in
either Health Law and Policy or Human Resources,
Admission to the MSL degree program is based on
the applicant's work experience, professional back
ground, and academic record. Standardized test
scores are not required. Tuition for the MSL degree is
$900 per credit hour, or $27,000, at the current tuition
rate. Students can expect to enroll in 3-6 credit hours
per semester. For more information or to apply, visit
http://mslJaw.wfu.edu/.
Four UNCSA high school seniors are National
Merit Scholarship finalists
Four high school seniors at the University of
North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) are
finalists in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship
Competition, Interim Headmaster and High School
Dean Elaine Pruitt has announced. They are among
15,000 students nationwide who will compete for
scholarships based on their skills, accomplishments,
and potential for success in rigorous college studies.
The finalists from UNCSA are: Will Cannon from
Apex, who studies in the School of Drama; Peter
Smith from Chapel Hill, a piano student in the School
of Music who has attended UNCSA since ninth
grade; Bevan Therien from Raleigh, a student in the
School of Drama; and Sarah Yang from Oak Ridge,
who has studied in the School of Dance since the
ninth grade.
EIFS Consulting makes Angle's List
EIFS Consulting of Winston-Salem has earned
the service industry's coveted Angie's List Super
Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of serv
ice provided to members of the local services market
place and consumer review site in 2015.
Phillip Minigh, owner, says: "We have served the
Triad 25 years." We specialize in EIFS (Exterior
Insulation Facing Systems or 'synthetic stucco') stuc
co inspections, pressure cleaning, coating and repairs,
moisture intrusion solutions, water damage and rot
remediation. We work really hard to get the best pos
sible results for our customers!
"Only about 5 percent of the companies in US.
have performed so consistently well enough to earn
our Super Service Award," said Angie's List Founder
Angie Hicks. "It's a really high standard."
Airfare flight team wins National Paramedic
Competition
For the first time ever, four flight paramedics with
Airfare Critical Care Transport Services at Wake
Forest Baptist Medical Center have won a national
competition of professional emergency medical serv
ices teams.
Roger Horton, NREMT-P,, Barry McMillian,
nremt-p, Robert Coleson, NREMT-P, and Justin
Bowers, NREMT-P - all of whom are based in Elkin
- placed first in the Journal of Emergency Medical
Services (JEMS) 2016 Games Advanced Clinical
Competition, held in Baltimore at the end of
February.
The Wake Forest Baptist Airfare team is the first
flight team to win this prestigious national competi
tion; in the past, this honor was won strictly by
ground crews. They are also the first flight team to
ever advance to the final round. In the final scenario,
the team was dispatched to a crowded rock concert to
provide patient care ranging from intoxication to a set
collapse:
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Registration open ? Powerful
Tools for Caregivers classes
Registration is now underway for
two Powerful Tools for Caregivers
classes. These are 6-week classes for
anyone caring for a loved one who is
frail or ill. One class will take place
on Tuesdays, April 5-May 10, 6:00
8:00 pm, at Creekside Terrace, 3895
Old Vineyard Road. A second class
will be held on Wednesdays, May
18-June 22, 4:00-6:00 pm, at SECU
Family House, 1970 Baldwin Lane.
There is no charge, but donations are
accepted. Registration is required. To
register or get information, call
Linda Lewis at 748-0217. Classes
are sponsored by the Shepherd's
Center of Greater Winston-Salem,
Family Caregiver Support Program,
Senior Services, Hospice &
Palliative CareCenter, SECU Family
House, and Daybreak Respite
Program. Classes fill quickly, so
early registration is suggested.
Now through March 25 -
Applications accepted for
Citizens' Police Academy
The Police Department is accept
ing applications for the next
Citizens' Police Academy, which
will start April 14. The Citizens'
Police Academy is a 13-week pro
gram that meets once a week to bet
ter acquaint citizens with the law
enforcement profession and the role
of the Police Department within the
community. The Academy curricu
lum is similar to training for new
police officers, with a mix of class
room and scenario/hands -on train
ing. Participants will have an oppor
tunity to ride with a patrol officer.
Classes will be held from 6:30 to
9:30 p.m. Thursday evenings at the
Public Safety Center or the
Alexander R. Beaty Public Safety
Training and Support Center.
Enrollment is open to any citizen 18
years of age or older who resides,
works or attends school in Winston
Salem. Anyone interested in attend
ing the Citizens' Police Academy
may call the Winston-Salem Police
Department for an application at
(336) 408-8126, or complete an
application online at
www.WSPD.org. The class is limited
to 30 students. Applications must be
submitted by March 25.
Through April 30 - "2016
Invitational" art exhibit
"On the Wall," Delta Fine Arts
Inc., exhibit and sale of the "2016
Invitational" works of students, pro
fessional and emerging artists across
the region. On display: Pamela Cdla,
Owens Daniels, Darlene Glenn
McClinton, Jerilyn Harney-Baker,
Cornell Jones, Joseph King, Bobby
Roebuck, Donald Sawyer, David
Wilson and 13 additional African
American artists. The public can
vote for their favorite artist in the
People's Choice Award. For more
information, call 336-722-2625 or
visit www.deltpartscenter.org.
Today, March 17 - Community
Meeting on Groundwater
Council Member Vivian H.
Burke is holding a community meet
ing at 6 pjn. today, Thursday, March
17, to update residents on how the
city is responding to groundwater
contamination south and east of
Hanes and Lowrance middle
schools. The meeting will be held at
Hanes Hosiery Recreation Center,
501 Reynolds Blvd., Winston-Salem.
For more information call Chris
Mack at 734-1255.
Today, March 17 - Lunch &
Learn for Caregivers
A free Lunch & Learn for
Caregivers is scheduled for today,
Thursday, March 17, 11 am. to 1
p.m., at Senior Services, 2895
Shorefair Drive. Kristen Perry, direc
tor of Community Engagement at
Senior Services, will speak on
"Aging Matters: A New and
Innovative Approach to Caregiving."
Eric Marks will lead in an "Intro to
Tai Chi: Exercise for Mind, Body,
and Sprit." Lunch is provided by
Right at Home In Home Care &
Assistance. Registration is required.
Call 721-6918. Call early to assure a
space. Sponsored by Senior Services,
Shepherd's Center of Greater
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County
DSS, Hospice & Palliative
CareCenter, and PTRC Area Agency
on Aging.
Today, March 17 - Adventures
in 18th-century cooking
Old Salem presents "In the Ashes
and Over the Coals: Adventures in
18 th-century Cooking" today,
March 17, noon - 1 p.m., in die
Wachovia Room, Old Salem Visitor
Center, 900 Old Salem Road.
Earthenware in the early Moravian
kitchen will be explored through pot
forms: schalles, pipkin, gumbiss pot,
and more. This cookware, plus gar
den lists and inventories, help define
"what's cooking." Presented by
Mike Fox, Moravian and Old Salem
Tradesman; manager of the Single
Brothers House Trade Shops; potter,
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shoemaker, dyer, and cook.
Attendees may bring lunch; bever
ages provided. To pre-register for
any workshop, please email vhan
nah@oldsalem.orgor call 336-721
7357 (please leave a message if no
one answers) to register. To join
Friends of the Gardens, call 336-721
7333.
Today, March 17 - Poverty
Thought Force community
meeting
The Winston-Salem Poverty
Thought Force will hold community
meetings today, March 17, to solicit
input on two aspects of poverty:
health and wellness, and jobs and
workforce development. Organizers
want the meetings to include those
recently or currently living in pover
ty, those who work with the poor,
policy experts who have studied
these issues, and other interested
members of the public. These meet
ings will be held simultaneously
from 6 to 7:30 pjn. at St. Peter's
Church and World Outreach Center,
3683 Old Lexington Road. Those
interested can register to attend and
learn more about poverty in
Winston-Salem at
PovertyThoughtForce.com. Citizens
without access to the Internet can
register by calling 758-4021.
Today, March 17 - Ducks
Unlimited gala
The Winston-Salem chapter of
Ducks Unlimited (DU) is hosting
their annual fundraising Gala today,
Thursday, March 17 at 6 pjn. at The
Millennium Center, 101 West Fifth
St. All proceeds go to Ducks
Unlimited to be used for North
American wetland conservation and
restoration. Ducks Unlimited has
conserved over 99,000 acres with
over $19 million spent in the state of
North Carolina. Advance tickets are
$65 per person and $100 per couple.
Each dinner ticket includes one
membership to Ducks Unlimited,
food and unlimited beverages. For
more information, contact Area
Chairman Adam Hawkins at 336
624-9550 or "Scott Brown at 214
385-6026. To purchase tickets or
make a tax deductible donation to
this event on line, go
to: bttp://ww w.ducks .org/north-car
olina/events. Advance ticket pur
chases must be made prior to 5 p.m.
on March 16; otherwise, if not sold
out tickets may be purchased at the
door.
Today, March 17 - Carolina
Stars 7th Grade Boys try outs
Tryouts for the 7th grade boys
basketball spring tryouts (National
Team) will be held today, Thursday,
March 17, and March 24 from 6:00
7:30 pm. at Westchester Country
Day School, 2045 N. Old
Greensboro Road, High
PointContact: Jewayne Black (336)
301-0482 Email: blackjew
ayne74@ gmail .com.
March 18 - Wake Forest Law
Spring symposium
The Wake Forest Journal of Law
& Policy will host its Spring 2016
symposium, "Held Hostage:
Government Regulation in an Age of
Political Gridlock," from 9:30 ajn.
to 3:15 pm. on Friday, March 18, in
the Worrell Professional Center,
Room 1101. The event is free and
open to the public. Up to 33 hours of
free Continuing Legal Education
(CLE) credit is available from the
North Carolina Bar Association. For
those who can't make it in person,
the symposium will be live webcast
at http://go.wfu.edu/pfj. This sympo
sium will take a look at the future of
government regulations in times of
political gridlock. Wake Forest
University School of Law consistent
ly ranks among the nation's top 50
law schools. Mote information is
available at http://law.wfu edu/
March 18 - Forsyth Tech
Computer Tune-Up Clink
Forsyth Tech Computer
Technology faculty and students are
sponsoring a Computer Diagnostic
Clinic on Friday, March 18 from 9
a.m. - 1 pm. in the Technology
Building, Room 415, on Main
Campus, 2100 Silas Creek Parkway.
The clinic is free and open to the
public. The public can bring their
PCs or Macs to the college to receive
the following services: Computer
diagnostics, minor computer repairs,
virus removal, spam removal, driver
& system updates and file system
clean-up or tune-up. In addition, stu
dents will check computers for virus
protection. Students participating in
the clinic include those studying
Computer Information Technology
and Cyber Crime Technology as well
as those who are members of the
local chapter of the Association of
Information Technology (AITP). The
clink is being used as an opportunity
to give students hands-on experi
ence, applying the skills they have
learned to practical training.
March 18 - Hanes Middle
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School students compete for third
national title
Hanes Middle School will com
pete in the final match of the
National Academic League National
Tournament on Friday, March 18 at
2:30 pjn. in the Education Building,
4801 Bethania Station Rd. They will
compete against a team in Utah using
web-based viewing software. Hanes.
has won the national championship
for the last two years. The coaches of
the team are Courtney Haas and
Gareth Clement-Noyes. The official i
for the match will be John Connett.
The judges will be Michelle Arias
and Dr. Deborah Daniels. Spectators
are invited to view the competition
from the Education Building
Auditorium.
March 19 ? Birds of Wachovia
from the 1750s to today
Old Salem presents "Birds of
Wachovia from the 1750s to Today"
at the Single Brothers' Workshop, 10.
W. Academy Street, on March 19
from 10-11 am. The Moravians are
excellent record keepers and their
documents even inform us about
birds in their Wachovia Tract through
time. Learn how this historic infor
mation, coupled to breeding-bird
research by the Audubon Society of
Forsyth County, provides an under
standing of bird populations today.
Presented by {Catherine K.
Thorington, PhD, biologist and col
lege instructor, and post-doctoral
research associate at Winston-Salem
State University. To pre-register for
any workshop, please email vhan
nah@oldsalem.orgor caH 336-721
7357 (please leave a message if no
one answers) to register. To join
Friends of the Gardens, call 336-721
7333.
March 19-Tri-City
Throwdown
Carver High School, Aycock
Middle School Drumline and Dance
Parental Boosters proudly present
the Tri-City Throwdown at Carver
High School on March 19 from 2-6
p.m. The featured performance will
be by the Winston-Salem State
University "Red Sea of Sound" Band
and Educated Dancers. The Tri-City
Throwdown will consist of the best
drumlines and dance lines from
Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High
Point, Durham, and surrounding
areas. There will be cash prizes
awarded to the top performing
groups. Food will be available and
the community is invited to attend.
March 19 - Health Equity
Bowl
The 4th Annual Maya Angelou
Center for Health Equity Bowl will
be held on March 19 from 10 am.-2
p.m. The MACHE Bowl is an inter
disciplinary student competition that
seeks to help students understand the
importance of interdisciplinary prob
lem solving to improve health out
comes. Experienced graduate, stu
dents compete to solve a health care
case in front of a live audience. The
MACHE Bowl is an interactive audi
ence experience. Lunch will be pro
vided. The keynote speaker will be
Cornell P. Wright, MPA, executive
director, N. C. Office of Minority
Health and Health Disparities. The
event is free, but seating is limited.
For more information, go to
https://www.wakehealth .edu/MACH
E/Fourth-Annual-MACHE
Bowlhtm to register.
March 19 - AJ1. Anderson
Class of 1966 class reunion meet
ing
The Anderson High School Class
of 1966 will meet "on Saturday,
March 19 at 4 pjn. at the home of
Clyde Moore. For further informa
tion, you can call 336-761-0668 or
336-971-61%.
Today through March 20 -
"The Gospel According to
Broadway"
The North Carolina Black
Repertory Company announces the
American premiere of the celebrated
Gospel opera "The Gospel
According to Broadway," today,
March 17, through March 20 at the
Arts Council Theatre, 610 Coliseum
Drive. This production will be under
the co-direction of two Broadway
veterans, Director/Choreographer
Mabel Robinson and Choral
Arranger/Director Chapman
Roberts. "The Gospel According to
Broadway" depicts The Passion of
Christ in song and dance.
Performance dates are Thursday,
March 17 at 8 pm.; Friday, March 18
at 8 pm.; Saturday, March 19 at 3
p.m. & 8 p.m.; and Sunday, March
20 at 3 pm. Tickets are available at
ncblackrep.org or 336-723-2266.
For additional information, call 336
723-2266.
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