Community Briefs Burke-Joines Scholarships awarded Melanie Lara, a senior at R J. Reynolds High School, and T'Gzyia Morgan, a senior at North Forsyth High School, have been selected to receive. Burke-Joines Scholarships to Forsyth Technical Community College. Mayor Allen Joines and Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian H. Burke went to their schools to present them with their award letters. Lara plans to major in education. Morgan plans to study mass communications. Burke and Joines initiated the scholarship program last fall to help deserving stu dents attend Forsyth Tech and get the qualifications to find a good-paying job. The scholarships pay cost of tuition and books for up to six semesters at Forsyth Tech. To be eligible, a recipient must be a resident of public housing, a resident of subsidized housing, or have a household income at or below the poverty level; and be a senior in a Winston Salem/Forsyth County high school or be able to complete a GED before starting classes at Forsyth Tech. Burke and Joines are funding the initial schol arships and hope to raise money from the business community to support additional scholarships in the future. Wholeman's Rev. Kenneth Holly wins Governor's Volunteer Service Award Rev. Kenneth Holly, Wholeman Ministries direc tor of operations and community relations, received the People's Choice Award at the 2016 Forsyth County Governor's Volunteer Service Awards held earlier this month at Salem College. Holly won a public vote after being nominated for his work on Homes 4 Our Heroes, a Wholeman project that used vol unteer labor to turn five dilapidat ed houses on Cameron Avenue into homes tor homeless veterans. The other winners were Todd Barr for Outstanding Mentor Volunteer, Ann Berlin for Perseverance in Volunteerism, Juanita Carter for Faith-Based Volunteer, Thomas "Hill" Douglas for Youth Volunteer, The Egg Divas of Holy Family Catholic Church for Group/Team Volunteers, Labor Finders of Winston-Salem for Corporate/Business Volunteers, The Lamy" Family for Family Volunteers, Martin Levin for Lifetime Achievement Volunteer, Edna "Lee" Smith for Senior Volunteer and Bobbi Wolfe for Individual Volunteer. Winston-Salem Symphony Announces Resignation of Assistant Conductor The Winston-Salem Symphony recently announced the resignation of Assistant Conductor/Youth Symphony Conductor/Youth Orchestras Program General Manager Stephen Mulligan to focus on the increasing amount of work he is being offered outside of Winston-Salem. The Winston-Salem Symphony will announce search plans for a new assistant conductor shortly. Anna Rebecca Naples receives North Greenville University award Tigerville, SC - Anna Rebecca Naples was pre sented the Excellence in Intercultural Studies Award at a recent annual awards day ceremony held at North Greenville University. The annual award is given to the student who is an intercultural studies major for at least half their academic career at NGU, must be in good standing with the university, must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0, and a 35 GPA in intercultural studies major core of courses. Naples is the daughter of Frank and Helen Naples from Winston-Salem. Starbuck promoted to vice president position Alisa L. Starbuck, DJN.P., has been promoted to the new position of vice president, women's and children's health services and executive director, Brenner Children's Hospital at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Starbuck, formerly chief nursing officer, will be responsible for strategies, facilities, operations and quality of care few all women's-and children's-related patient care services of the Medical Center, its affiliations and its outreach sites. Since joining Wake Forest Baptist in 1986, Starbuck has served in numerous leadership roles in the organization. Wake Forest Baptist names new chair of emergency medicine Chadwick D. Milter, MX)., has been named chair of emergency medicine and executive director of emergency services at Wake Forest Baptist . Medical Center. Milter has served as interim chair of emergency medicine since June 2015. As chair, Miller will be responsible for 13 emergency depart ments in this region encompassing more than 500,000 annual patient visits. Milter will direct the department's clinical care, medical education and basic and clinical research. Milter serves as the lead investigator cm a clini cal trial supported by the National Institutes of Health (Nffl) studying the use of cardiac MR1 to ' evaluate, patients who enter the emergency depart ment with chest pain. He also co-directs the Critical Illness, Injury and Recovery Research Center at Wake Forest Baptist and is co-principal investigator of the Wake Forest Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury Network, funded by the NIH Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Pathologist named to endowed chair at Wake Forest Baptist Barry R. DeYoung, MD., professor of patholo gy, has been named the Robert W. Prichard Chair at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The chair was established in recognition of the contributions that Robert W. Prichard, MX)., made to the department of pathology and the Medical Center. Prichard served as chair of the department of pathology for more than 20 years. Holly Accepting applications now ? Juneteenth Festival's call for artists and vendors Triad Cultural Arts is seeking per formers, choirs, dance teams, spoken word -artists, craftsmen, artists, authors and vendors for the annual Juneteenth Festival to be held Saturday, June 18, 11 am-3 pm. at Wake Forest Innovation Quarter, which will include Biotech Place and Bailey Park in Winston-Salem. Interested persons should apply online www.triadculture.org or call 336-757-8556. Now through May 31 - Winston-Salem Writers will be accepting entries Winston-Salem Writers will be accepting entries for the 2016 Flying South competition from March 1 through May 31. There will be $2 BOO in prizes awarded. Best in category winners will be published in Flying South and will receive $500 each. The Winston-Salem Writers President's Favorite will also receive $500. Entries are accepted for fiction, nonfiction and poetry and all entries will be considered for publication. For details on submitting, go to www. wswriters .org. Now through May 31 - Scholarship applications accepted Professional Women of Winston Salem (PWWS) is making a scholar ship available for single, employed mothers who are working to complete a college degree. AppEcants must live or attend school in Forsyth County, NC. The $1500 scholarship will be awarded in the fall of 2016. Go to https://www.pwws.org/scholar ship-fund-donation/ to complete an apphcation online. All applications must be received by 5/31/16. Today, May 26 ? Salon Series panel discussion On Thursday, May 26, at 5:30 pjn., New Winston Museum, 713 S. Marshall St., will present the Salon Series panel discussion, "Civil Rights Activism in Winston-Salem: School Integration." Special guests will be Daisy Chambers, the first black teacher on the faculty at Clemmons Elementary in 1964; Ms. Norma Corley, one of three black students assigned to integrate the formerly all white Easton Elementary School in 1958; and Dr. Kenneth Simington, a stu dent at Carver Elementary School in 1970 and current ly the assistant superintend ent for instructional and stu dent services with WSFC Schools. The panel will be moderated by Alex Harris, a Salem College student and North Carolina native. This event is the second of a three-part salon series on twentieth century civil rights activism in Winston Salem. The final program on June 23rd will focus on the Black Panthers movement in Winston-Salem. This event is free and open to the public. Today, May 26, through June 12 - 'The Tempest' performances In collaboration with University of North Carolina School of the Arts students, New-York based Rhinoleap Productions unveils a modern, experi mental interpretation of 'The Tempest,' directed by Patrick Phillip Osteen (UNCSA '11) on-stage in multiple venues in North Carolina, through June 12. The production will be-in Winston-Salem on the fol lowing schedule: Today, May 26, May 28 & 29: Mountcastle Forum, a part of the Milton Rhodes Center for Arts, 251 Spruce St N, Winston-Salem. Preview performance begins at 6 p.m. Tickets are $15. Performances (5/26-5/28) will be at 8 pjn. Tickets are $27.50. Sunday Matinee (5/29) will be at 3 p.m. Tickets are $27.50. Please visit wwwjhinoleap.com to reserve tickets online. Performances will also be in Greensboro and Asheville. Today, May 26 - June 30 -CPR Classes Winston-Salem fire fighters will offer "hands only" CPR training to the public through city recre ation centers during May and June. "Hands only" CPR uses only chest com pressions. The classes last about an hour. Interested citizens should sign up at a participating recreation cen ter. Space is limited. For more information, call CityLink 311. Classes are scheduled at: ?May 26, 10 a m., Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center ?June 2, 10 am., Little Creek Community Center ?June 7, 10 am., Sedge Garden Community Center ?June 7, 11 am., Georgia Taylor Community Center ?June 23, noon, Sedge Garden Community Center ?June 25, 10 a.m., 14th Street Community Center ?June 25, 10 a.m., Polo Park Community Center ?June 28, 10 am., Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center ?June 30, 11 am., Little Creek Community Center Today, May 26 - Lewisville Utilities Commission meeting There will be a special meeting of the Lewisville Utilities Commission to review the sewer master plan on Thursday, May 26,6:30 pm. at Town Hall, 2nd floor conference room, 6510 Shallowford Rd. May 27 - Party with a Purpose Join us for a party with a purpose: All White Party Memorial Day Weekend, on Friday, May 27, Big Winston Lounge, 740 N. Trade St. Live jazz at 8 pjn., DJ playing hip hop, R&B & old school from 10 p.m. to 2 ajn. Featuring jazz by the Joe Robinson Trio and DJ Raclem. All admittance is presale only through Eventbrite. No tickets will be sold at the door. There will be a 40 percent discount for members of the Winston Salem Urban League and Winston Salem Urban-League Young Professionals. All proceeds to support the Urban league's Social Investment Fund. Members in good standing should email yjones@wsur ban.org for the discount code. May 27 - 29 - "Back Together Again" class of 1966 reunion The A. H. Anderson High School class of 1966 will be celebrating our 50th year graduation over the week end of May 27-29. There will be a Meet and Greet at the Delta Arts Center, 2611 New Walkertown Road, on Friday evening from 6-8 p.m. There will be a Reunion Brunch at The Anderson Center from 10 a.m. noon on Saturday, and a tour of our high school at 12:30 p.m. Reunion Dance and Dinner will be held at the Anderson Center 7 p.m. -12 Midnight. We will worship as a class at St. James AME Church, 1501 Patterson Ave., on Sunday, May 29, starting at 10 a.m.. All graduating classes of Anderson High School are invited to worship with us. For those who would like to celebrate with the 1966 clasS, call: Clyde A. Moore, chair, at 336-971-6196. We also want to congratulate all of the 1966 gradu ating classes in the African-American community on their 50th year as well: Atkins High School, Carver High School, Paisley High School, and Dudley High School class. Dudley will be celebrating their 50th class reunion on July 15-17. May 28 (rescheduled from May 21) - Golf tournament fundraiser The Rural Hall Lifespan Center is sponsoring a golf tournament fundraiser on May 28 (rescheduled from May 21) at Winston- Lake Golf Course, 3535 Winston Lake Road. Registration is at 8:30 ajn. and tee time is 9 am. Golfers, sponsors and donors will be appreciated! The cost for each golfer is $50 (team of 4 - $200). Please make checks payable to: The Rural Hall Lifespan Center Inc. For more information, contact JoAnne J. Falls, at 336-996 5776 or JanFalls2@aol.com. May 30 ? Memorial Day at the Carolina Field of Honor Forsyth County and the War Memorial Foundation are proud to announce this year's Memorial Day ceremony at the Carolina Field of Honor at Triad Park. The event will begin at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 30, and one of North Carolina's newest cabinet members, Major General Cornell Wilson, Secretary of Military and Veterans Affairs for North Carolina, will lead the festivities. The ceremony will include color guards, special music, the laying of the wreath, taps and other patriotic activ ities. Both the ceremony and parking are free and open to the public. Lawn chairs are encouraged. For more information, visit www.ncwmf.otg or contact Scott Matthews, Chairman of the War Memorial Board, at scott@filtrationtechnology.com. See Com. Cal. on B9 Ttraml, rrnli rP*?S ;JP' * Aldva WUUuu ILS. 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