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THE CHRONICLE
Volume 45, Number 6
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.
THURSDAY, October 11, 2018
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Candidates share
their visions for
local schools
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
With Election Day less
than a month away the
New South Community
Coalition and the Coalition
for Equality in Pubic
Education invited candi
dates running for At-Large
and District 2 seats on the
Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County Schools Board of
Education to discuss their
visions for the future earli
er this week at a forum.
The open forum held at
the Clemmons Library on
Monday, Oct. 8, gave polit
ical newcomers who are
candidates for the At-Large
seats - Jim Smith, Andrea
Bramer, and Timothy
Brooker - a chance to build
their cases against incum
bents Elisabeth Motsinger
and board vice-chair
Robert Barr, who weren't
CAMPAIGN
in attendance during the
forum. Voters will be
allowed to vote for three
people in this race.
Bramer, a Democrat
who works as an employee
benefits specialist at Well
Fargo Institution &
Retirement Trust, didn't
waste anytime calling for a
complete overhaul of the
board. Using the fact that
there was only one incum
bent candidate in atten
dance during the forum as
ammo, Bramer said it's
time for a change.
Candidates in atten
dance during the forum
running for District 2 were
Democrat Marilynn Baker,
Republican Leah Crowley,
Democrat Rebecca
Nussbaum and incumbent
Republican Lida Calvert
Hayes. Voters will be
allowed to vote for four
people in this race.
"Lida is here but the
other incumbents are not
because they don't care. So
I strongly suggest that you
don't vote for any incum-
Photo by Tevin Stinson
Earlier this week citizens gathered at Clemmons Library to hear candidates
running for the local school board share their visions for the future of local
schools.
bent," said Bramer. "I
would like to see the board
flip. They've had plenty of
time to actually make a dif
ference and they didn't."
Republican At-Large can
didate Timothy Brooker is an
accountant for Piedmont
Federal Savings & Loan.
Brooker said if elected to
the school board, he plans
to use his background in
finance to make sure funds
are allocated through the
school system properly. He
also put an emphasis on an
increased teacher supple
ment.
"The teacher supple
ment is a huge issue and I
would fully support raising
the supplement. Not sup
porting tax increases but
maybe finding a way to
increase teacher supple
ment so we're not 26th in
the state we should be
fourth or fifth," Brooker
said.
See Candidates on A2
Photos by Todd Luck
Balloons are released during a Domestic Violence Awareness Month event held by Eliza’s Helping Hands
at The Chronicle’s office on Friday.
Balloon release marks Domestic
Violence Awareness Month
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Eliza’s Helping Hands (EHH) held a balloon release
in front of The Chronicle’s office on Friday, Oct. 5, in
commemoration of Domestic Violence Awareness
Month. The event included remarks from County
Commissioner Fleming El-Amin. Chronicle Publisher
and City Council Member James Taylor read the names
of those who’ve lost their lives to domestic violence.
EHH, which is a nonprofit that helps domestic vio
lence victims, has two fundraisers planned for the month.
On Oct. 23, dining at participating restaurants - which
will be listed on elizashelpinghands.org - will raise
money for EHH. There’s also a Zumbathon fundraiser on
Oct 26 at 6 p.m. at 1208 E. Mountain St., Suite A in
Kernersville.
EHH is currently collecting pajamas for kids ages 2-
15 along with new, unwrapped toys and gift cards to help
families affected by domestic violence.
Donations can be dropped off at EHH’s office in the
Winston Mutual Building,1225 E. Fifth Street.
Democrats pick
Annette Scippio
for East Ward
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Annette Scippio was chosen by her fellow East Ward
Democrats on Sunday to fill the seat that will soon be left
vacant by City Council Member Derwin Montgomery.
Montgomery, who is also co-owner of The
Chronicle, will be stepping
down at the end of the City
Council meeting on Nov. 5
to fill the 72nd District
seat vacated by Ed Hanes
in the General Assembly.
The City Council wanted
to select his replacement,
but that proved controver
sial among East Ward
Democrats. The council
decided to let the Forsyth Scippio
County Democratic Party
(FCDP) recommend a candidate, which it will vote on
whether to approve.
Scippio, Tony Burton and Abrea Armstrong submit
ted their names for consideration.
CAMPAIGN
They were all part of a
heavily attended two-hour
candidate forum for the seat
last week, on Oct. 4.
The vote Sunday, Oct. 7,
at FCDP Headquarters was
proceeded by more than two
hours .of deliberation on
how the vote was to be conducted. Then the candidates
each addressed a weary crowd. Scippio, a 69 year-old
retired executive director of Leadership Winston-Salem
and a Winston Lake precinct chair, told attendees she
was only looking to fill the position until the next elec
tion, which she doesn’t intend to run in.
“I have my time to give to you,” she said. “I will do
an excellent job serving you. I am patient.
But what we saw today is what is going to happen in
See Pick on A5
Gospel Fest
closes on a
jhigh note
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
Word must have spread quickly about
the performances during Day One of
Gospel Fest, because the crowd on Day
Two was packed from the opening act.
The 136th year of the Dixie Classic
Fair came to a close Oct. 7, on Day Two of
Gospel Fest, after 10 days of strong atten
dance starting on Sept. 28. The event drew
325,856 people, an 8.58 percent increase
over 2017. Fair officials included Gospel
Fest among the attractions that made it
happen.
Day Two of the show featured some
familiar faces and some new to the event.
Groups such as Willie Mason and Friends,
Dionn Owen and Renaissance, Pastor
Todd Curry, Bishop Stephen Williams and
Raymond and Kim Larkin are all familiar
faces to the Gospel Fest crowd. They
were joined by The Kingdom Sound,
See Gospel Fest on A8
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