Board of
I Education
honors 14th
Street School
and alumni
BY TEVIN STINSON
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During the monthly Winston-Salem Forsyth County
Board of Education meeting held on Tuesday, Aug. 23,
alumni from 14th Street School were presented with a
proclamation honoring the school that educated African
American- students before forced integration in the early
1970s.
After board members voted to approve the proclama
tion, Deanna Taylor presented members of the 14th Street
Alumni Association with a copy of the declaration.
Less than two weeks ago, the alumni celebrated the
history and heritage of 14th Street during the first-ever all
class reunion.
Taylor, who attended the gathering, thanked the for
mer students and teachers for informing some and
enlightening others in the community about the impor
tance of the school that once stood in East Winston.
"14th Street Elementary School is a part of history in
our community. We are lucky that we have alumni here to
pass that history along to other generations," Taylor said.
Alfred Harvey, president of the 14th Street Alumni
Association said the old school has a type of mystical
history. He noted many entrepreneurs and other well
known figures in the city and state were educated at 14th
Street.
"When you consider that the current Mayor of
Durham is a graduate of 14th Street, and all the entrepre
neurs in this city like Clark Brown, and the Russell
Family, you have to take notice to what was going on at
14th Street," Harvey said.
"Some of Winston-Salem's finest were molded in the
classrooms and hallways of that school, and I am proud to
be an alumnus."
Before leaving the podium, Harvey urged the Board
of Education to build a new school on the site where 14th
Street School once stood. He said, "When you start talk
ing about building, remember that the verdant greens that
sits on the comer of Cameron Avenue and East 14th
Street is still there empty.
"A school can still be put there that will enrich the
lives of young people, just like it did for myself and many
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Community Briefs
? The Winston-Salem Foundation announces
staff changes
The Winston-Salem Foundation has announced
two staff changes in their Philanthropic Services
and Marketing & Communication departments:
Meredith Whitaker is now the Marketing &
Communications manager, and Tamisha Keith is
now the Donor Relations manager. For more infor
mation about The Winton-Salem Foundation, visit
www.wsfoundation.org.
Wheels4Hope placed car with first Winston
Salem recipient
Wheels4Hope held a special "car blessing" pre
senting Julia Fuller the keys to a 2000 Toyota
Corolla at their Greensboro garage on Thursday,
Aug. 11. Fuller is the first Winston-Salem resident
to be placed with a Wheels4Hope program car since
the Triad Hub's inception in 2012. The placement
is'due to a recent partnership with the Housing
Authority of Winston-Salem and Wheels4Hope.
Wheels4Hope is a faith-based, non-profit car dona
tion program that turns donated cars into local
blessings, located in the Triangle, Triad, and
Asheville areas of North Carolina. Their mission is
to provide affordable, reliable transportation to fam
ilies and individuals who are referred to us by one
of their partner agencies. For information on donat
ing a car, please visit www.wheels4hope.org or call
336-355-9130.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. elects Jamye
Bridges as National Secretary
HIGH POINT - Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.,
recently elected Jamye Bridges as National
Secretary during the organization's International
Grand Boule' held in Orlando, Fla. Ms. Bridges is
a proud and active member of Delta Kappa Zeta
chapter in High Point. Ms. Bridges began her jour
ney in.Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. 27 years ago at
Winston Salem State University as a member of the
Omega Chapter. Bridges has a long history of lead
ership within the sorority. She has served on the
regional, state and local levels in various positions,
most recently being Immediate Past President of
Delta Kappa Zeta chapter in High Point. With her
recent election, Ms. Bridges will follow in the foot
steps of her mother, Joan M. Bridges, who also
served as National Secretary from 1986-1988.
Jamye Bridges is a 1992 graduate of Winston Salem
State University with a Bachelor of Science in
Accounting. She earned her Master of Business
Administration & Marketing from Xavier
University in Ohio in 19%. After working for many
years in banking and finance, project management
and academia, Jamye Bridges is now a licensed
massage, therapist, with her own practice in
Greensboro. For more information about Zeta Phi
Beta Sorority, Inc. visit wwwjphibI920.org or
www.thezetasofhighpoint.org.
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Today, Aug. 25 - Promotion
Ceremony
Chief Barry D. Rountree will rec
ognize the following promotions at a
ceremony today, Aug. 25 at 4 pjn. at
the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds'
Home and Garden Building (Gate #9
off of 27th St.): Lieutenant M. D.
Weaver to Captain; Sergeant K. R.
Sawyer to Lieutenant; Sergeant E. D.
Branshaw to Lieutenant; Corporal J.
Morissette to Sergeant; Corporal J. S.
Collins to Sergeant; Corporal C. S.
Pritchard to Sergeant; Corporal R. P.
Nowak to Sergeant; Officer B. A.
Daniel to Corporal; Officer M. A.
Perkins to Corporal; Officer L. T.
Whelan to Corporal; Officer B. A.
George to Corporal; Forensic
Services Technician Brooke A.
Talmadge to Firearms and Tool Mark
Examiner (FTME). Also to be recog
nized: Police Records Specialist
Scott J. Troutman to Police Records
Squad Supervisor.
Today, Aug. 25 - Free Live On
line Watch Party
The Shepherd's Center of Greater
Winston-Salem is partnering with
AARP to host "Unstuck: Lightening
the Heart of the Family Caregiver
with Humor," a free live online fami
ly caregiving watch party today,
Thursday, Aug. 25,6:30-8:30 p jn., at
Highland Presbyterian Church
Activity Building, 2380 Coverdale
Avenue. Peter Rosenbeiger, founder
of Caregivers with Hope, will help
caregivers learn to lighten their heart,
rediscover their identity and find a
safe emotional path - with a healthy
dose of outrageous humor and can
dor. To register, call 336-748-0217.
Today, Aug. 25 - Open
Auditions
Touring Theatre of North
Carolina, a Greensboro based non
profit professional theatre, will hold
auditions for its new season of pro
ductions and is seeking to cast actors,
singers and musicians for various
roles. Musicians needed - jazz pianist
and classical violinist. Musicians
who are actors are required to play
one song and perform a orie-minute
monologue. Musicians are required
to play one song; a piano is available
for pianist. Actors needed - female &
male actors - various ethnicities -
ages 18. and up. Actors are required to
perform a one-minute monologue
and if ypu are a singer, perform a
chorus and verse of a jazz song. You
may use an instrumental track or
sheet music; an accompanist will be
provided. Auditioas by appointment
only. Please contact Devon Currie to
schedule an audition by emailing
devonccurrie@gmail.com. Please
bring your headshot and resume to
the audition today, Thursday, Aug.
25,5-10 p.m., Congregational United
. Church of Christ, 400 West Radiance
Dr., Greensboro.
Today, Aug. 25 - The Musk of
Moravian Sakm
Winston-Salem's unique musical
history is even older than the United
States itself. For the remainder of
2016, New Winston Museum's
monthly Salon Series theme is
"Music." Join the New Winston
Museum, 713 S. Marshall St., and the
Moravian Music Foundation on Aug.
25 at 5:30 p.m. for Erik Salzwedel's
program on Salem's earliest musical
traditions and (fteir importance in the
everyday lives of Moravian settlers.
For more information, visit
www.newwinston.org or call 336
724-2841.
Aug. 26 - Free Over-the
counter Medicine Giveaway
Cardinal Innovations Healthcare.
. Novant Health and Wake Forest
Baptist Health with Partner with NC
MedAssist to host free over-the
counter medicine giveaway on
Friday, Aug. 26. The event is open to
any individual or family in need of
OTC medication. The event will be
held from 9 a.m. to 2 pm. at the
Forsyth County Department of Public
Health, located at 799 N. Highland
Ave. . The organizers plan to distrib
ute nearly $100,000 in medications to
the community. Each participant will
receive at least $80 worth of OTC
product including items such as: cold,
cough and- indigestion medicine,
Band-Aids, pain relief, allergy relief,
vitamins and children's medicine.
The program is run completely by
volunteers. If you are interested in
volunteering for the event, please
contact Tonia Harris at 704.350.3574,
tharris@medassist.org or visit
http://medassist.org/volunteer-in
charlotte-nc.
Friday, Aug. 26 ? Downtown
Jazz Concert
The final performance of the
19th season of Downtown Jazz pre
sented by the Winston-Salem Federal
Credit Union will be held in
Corpening Plaza at 237 W. First St.
Downtown Jazz is a production of the
Downtown Winston-Salem
Partnership in collaboration with Carl
Denerson of Post Entertainment. The
remaining performance is Aug. 26,
d.
Joey Sommerville; opening per
former, Galvin Crisp.
Aug. 27 - The Literacy Project
Andrew Snorton will coordinate a
program called 'The Literacy
Project" on Aug. 27 from 11 a.m. to
1:30 p.m. at the Malloy-Joidan East
Winston Heritage Center, 1110 E.
Seventh St. The purpose is to provide
a push and encouragement for stu
dents in grades K-12 and adults to
embrace and improve their consisten
cy with reading. Every half-hour on
the hour (11:30 am., 12:30 p.m., and
1:30 p.m.), group readings will be
conducted to demonstrate and model
the overall importance. Those who
attend the program are asked to bring
a book that is grade-level appropriate.
Those who want to make a monetary
donation should donate a gift card to
a local bookstore in the amount rang
ing from $8 to $31 in honor of
SnOrton's birthday which is Aug. 31.
Any books that are not picked up dur
ing the book exchange will be donat
ed to a local school, library or other
community-based organization. For
details on participation, readers are
encouraged to contact Snorton at
email: asnortonccs@gmail.com or
asnorton06@gmail.com; or phone:
770-364-9426. Interested people also
can contact Solomon Quick at quick
solomon@gmail.com for further
information.
Aug. 27 - Closing Art
Reception
The Delta Arts Center will close
its current Haitian exhibit with a bang
on Aug. 27 with a free family-friend
ly festival, Community Kanaval on
Saturday, Aug. 27 at Delta Arts
Center, 2611 New Walkertown
Road., from 4 to 7 pm. Kanaval will
be an outdoor celebration of
Carribean culture at the Delta Arts
Center. Local Haitian and Caribbean
food truck vendors will be available.
The entertainment will include
Haitian music, stilt walkers, games,
& drummers. The Triad Haitian
Community Association will provide
entertainment as well as educational
opportunities on Haitian art, music,
and literature. The Delta Arts Center
' is also collecting eyeglasses (readers)
to donate to the Haitian relief which
will be sent to Haiti. The Community
Kanaval is free and open to the pub
lic. For more information, visit
www.deltaartscenter.org or call 336
722-2625.
Aug. 27 - Poetry in Plain Sight
Live!
Winston-Salem Writers presents
the quarterly Poetry in Plain Sight
Live! event on Aug. 27, 2-4 p.m? at
the Lewisville Public Library, 6490
Shallowford Road. Several poets will
be reading their work at the event.
The reading is free and open to the
public. For more information, visit
www.wswriters .org.
Aug. 27 - Ice Cream Festival
The Village of Clemmons will
hold its second annual Clemmons Ice
Cream Festival on Aug. 27, from 9
a.m. - noon. The festival is sponsored
by Golding Farms and will be held at
Clemmons Elementary
School. Festival-goers of all ages will
enjoy live entertainment including a
bluegrass jam and competitive clog
ging teams from ProDance Academy.
Farmers will be selling items. Kids'
crafts and activities also will be avail
able. There is an "Ice Cream Freeze
Qff" competition among individual
competitors. Enter the ice cream
freeze-off competition to win a brand
new ice cream maker. Enter by visit
ing http://tinyurl.com/freezeoff.
Aug. 27 - Beauty and Hair
Expo
Konnections Beauty and Hair
Expo: A Beautiful Day will be held at
The Village Inn Event Center in
Clemmons on Aug. 27 at 5 p.m. The
purpose of Konnections Beauty &
Hair Expo is to educate the commu
nity about beauty and hair technique
and tips, while allowing attendees to
connect with business professionals
who contribute to the inner or outer
beauty of the individual, to provide
an eventful atmosphere of network
ing and learning. Free admission,
door prizes, and giveaways while
supplies last. For additional informa
' tion, email info@kingdomkonnec
tions.com, call 336-794-2937, or visit
http://www.kingdomkonnections
gm.com/beauty-and-hair-expo.
Aug. 27 - Presentation on
Mental Slavery
Dr. Telika McCoy will facilitate a
presentation on mental slavery at
the Rupert Bell Community Center
on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 2-4 p.m.
This free event is co-sponsored by the
Ministers' Conference of Winston
Salem & Vicinity and is open to the
public. The purpose is to guide minds
toward liberation that will help
improve communities. For more
information, contact Dr. McCoy at
336-577-9316.
Aug. 27 - 9th annual Pawpaw
Festival
The ninth annual N.C. Pawpaw
Festival will be held on Saturday,
Aug. 27 from 10 a.m. - 1 pjn.at thd
Forsyth County Agriculture Building,
1450 Fairchild Road. A few of the
events planned are pawpaw orchard
tours, cooking with pawpaws featur
ing a local chef, and lectures given by
pawpaw experts covering everything
pawpaw from folklore, growing a
couple backyard trees to setting up a
commercial orchard and marketing
fruit. Chef and cookbook author Sara
Bir from Ohio is expected to give
demonstrations on processing.
Children can learn about local butter
flies and get their faces painted.
Vendors are expected with pawpaw
fruit and trees for sale as well as other
ornamental and edible plants. Free
food will be available, all made with
pawpaw, as long as it lasts. Pawpaw
ice cream is a perennial favorite. For
more information, please contact
Derek Morris or Mary Jac Brennan
at 336-703-2850 and check out our
Facebook page - NC pawpaw festi
val.
Aug. 27 - "Shmedfest"
MusicFestival
" Shmedfest," a family-friendly
music event benefitting Crisis
Control Ministry, will be held
Saturday, Aug. 27 from 4 to 11 p.m.
at Triad Park in Kernersville. Live
music will be provided by five differ
ent local bands over the course of the
event: Junction Trio, Downtown
Band, Brother Brother, The
Winmars! and Sons of Thunder.
Dinner will be provided by K&W
Cafeteria and beer will be courtesy of
Foothills Brewing. There is no cost to
attend Shmedfest, but donations to
Crisis Cojitrol Ministry at the event
are encouraged. Chairs and blankets
are welcomed, tents and umbrellas
are not allowed. Those wishing to
attend are asked to RSVP at www.cri
siscontrol.org/shmedfest so that
attendance numbers may be collected
in regards to catering.
Aug. 27 - Motown Renue
Tre' Town, the East Coast's
hottest Motown Revue, will be
appearing Aug. 27 at Legends in
Quality Inn, 2008 S. Hawthorne
Road. Doors open 8 pjn. and the
show starts 9 p.m. Admission is $5.
Aug. 29 - SAT Test Strategies
SAT Test Strategies will be held
on Monday, Aug. 29,6:30 pjn. at the
Southside Branch Library, 3185
Buchanan St. This session will
demystify the test, introducing you to
the structure of the SAT and provid
ing some Aeful tips*-and tricks that
can help geNtQjj ql/?er to your target
score. Bring your questions. This pro
gram is part of the Preparing for
College Series at the Library. All pro
grams are free and open to the public.
For more information, call the
Southside Branch Library at 336
703-2980 or email
lohmanj2@forsyth.cc.
Aug. 31 - Oct. 12 - Small
Business "Pathway to Success"
Series
The Forsyth County Public
Library Southside Branch will hold
the "Pathway to Success" series in
the library auditorium, 3185
Buchanan St., for those thinking
about starting their own business.
Join us for one session, or all, as your
schedule allows. Sessions run Aug.
31 - Oct. 12 from 6-8 pjn. These
programs are part of the Small
Business Series at Forsyth County
Public Library, in partnership with
Forsyth Tech Small Business Center
Call 336-703-2980 for directions to
Southside. For more information, call
336-703-3023 or email
lohmanj2@forsyth.cc. You may also
register for each session at Forsyth
Tech Small Business Center by call
ing 336-757-3810. All programs are
free and open to the public.
Sept. 1-3 - 5th Annual Triad
Musk Festival
The 5th annual Triad Music
Festival will be held Sept. 1-3 in var
ious venues in downtown Winston
Salem. The Festival will start on
Thursday, Sept. 1 with a Kick-Off
Party at Delurk Gallery on 6th Street
from 7 to 10 p.m. which will include
a Songwriter Stand-Off. It is $5 to
participate or attend. Day two of the
festival will include mainstage per
formances featuring Caleb Caudle
and Wurlitzer Prize on Friday, Sept. 2
from 8 to 11 p.m. at Hanesbrands
Theatre. On Saturday, Sept. 3 from 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. inside and Outside
Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts,
the final event of the festival will be
the N.C. Regional Gear & Music
Expo. It will include Music & Gear
Exhibitors, Food Trucks, Demo &
Pitch Sessions, Gear Swap,
Marketplace, Music Industry, and
more. Tickets for the Main Stage
show, as well as VIP Passes, are
available through Hanesbrands
Theatre at http://wwwjhodesartscen
ter.org/triad-music-festival/.