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B4 February 27, 2020 The Chronicle Community Calendar Ella Ruth McCord Hooper CARY NOW - Scholarship applications This is the best time to apply for the NC Op portunity Scholarship for students entering kinder garten through grade 8. The website is www.nc- seaa.edu/OSG.htm. Please call Ephesus Jr. Academy/ Robin Davis at 336-723- 3140 for assistance with the application or to enroll your child. named for Dr. Martin Lu ther King, Jr. For more in formation, please contact The Enterprise Conference and Event Center, 336- 734-6916. Free tickets are available on Eventbrite: https ://www.eventbrite. com/e/film-documentary- tickets-94706637101. ners will be announced by April 15. For submission details, visit www.wswrit- ers.org and click on the Contest link. TODAY, Feb. Speaker series 27 Faith & Justice Com mittee of St. Paul’s Epis copal Church, 520 Sum mit St., presents the In My Backyard: Faith and Current Events Speaker Series on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 12:15-1:15 p.m. Dr. Richard Groves, who is the former pastor of Wake Forest Baptist Church and professor of religion and philosophy, will be the speaker. The topic will be “Things I Never Heard a White Person Say.” The conversation is to explore what words say about our stance on race. Bring a bag lunch if you wish. Bever ages and cookies will be provided. TODAY, Feb. 27 - Community conversa tion Age-Friendly Forsyth invites Winston-Salem area seniors, caregivers, and community mem bers to join us and share your views about aging in our community on Feb. 27 from 2-4 p.m. The event will be held at the Shepherd’s Center, 1700 Ebert St. Register by call ing 336-701-1700 ext. 104 or email Kathy Manizza at agefriendlyforsyth@ gmail.com. Refreshments provided. Mar. 3 - Genealogical Society meeting The Forsyth County Genealogical Society will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, in the auditorium of the Reynolda Manor Branch of the Forsyth County Public Library, 2839 Fairlawn Dr. All meetings are free and open to the public and all are welcome to attend. More information about this or the Genealogical Society is at forsythgen.org. TODAY, Feb. 27 - Film documentary for Black History Month S.G. Atkins Communi ty Development Corpora tion in partnership with the Southeast Neighborhood Association and The North Carolina League of Con- Feb. 29 - Pop Up Mu seum community session Curated by Triad Cul tural Arts, this Pop-Up Museum exhibit will fea ture Winston-Salem’s rich African- American history. The exhibit will be on view through Feb. 29, Monday - Friday, from 1- 9 p.m. and Saturdays from 7:45 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. On Satur days, a community session will be held, highlighting a component of the exhibit. The sessions will be held at William Roscoe Ander son Jr. Community Center, Mar. 3 - April 7 - Powerful Tools for Care- givers Registration is now un derway for Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a 6-week course for anyone caring for a loved one who is frail or ill. Classes will take place on Tuesdays, March 3-April 7, 2 - 4:30 p.m. at Arbor Acres Retirement Community, 1240 Arbor Road. There is no charge, but donations are accepted. Registration is required. To register or get informa tion, call Linda Lewis at The Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem, 336-748-0217. Class fills quickly, so early registra tion is suggested servation Voters celebrate 2450 Reynolds Park Road. Black History Month with a premiere of the empow ering film documentary, “The MLK Streets Project - What does your MLK Street Look Like?” on Thursday, Feb. 27, 6 p.m. at The Enterprise Confer ence and Event Center, 1922 S. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. The event is free and open to the community. Immediately following the film, there will be conversations with the audience on their con cerns about the condition of streets and homes in neighborhoods that are on or surround the street that’s *Saturday, Feb. 29, 10- 11 a.m. Subject: Education - Big4 Alumni Associa tion Mar. 1 - Submission deadline Winston-Salem Writ ers is sponsoring its 9th annual 10-Minute Play competition for residents of North Carolina and stu dents attending colleges and universities in North Carolina. Submissions are being accepted through March 1. The competition is free to members of Win ston-Salem Writers and $10 for nonmembers. Win- Mar. 5 - farmer Have you dered what Meet ever local your won- food products our local farmers are growing and produc ing? Meet Your Farmer CSA Sign Up Day is be ing held at F orsyth County Government Center, 201 N. Chestnut Street, on March 5 from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Come meet some of our local farmers, learn about on-farm agri tourism events, and sign up for a Community Sup ported Agriculture (CSA) box filled with fresh, local ly grown produce. Parking is available in the Govern ment Center parking deck. This is a free event. Ruth Hooper passed away on December 17, 2019 at the age of 96. She was born July 11, 1923, the second of five children to Lloyd and Naomi McCord in Asheville, N.C. Many knew Ruth Hooper by her beaming smile, the soft touch of her hand, and her w elcoming embrace, which we will truly miss. The Student Ruth enrolled at Winston-Salem Teachers College, now Winston-Salem State Universi ty, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. Later she graduated from New York University, earning a Master of Ed ucation degree, and Appalachian State Uni versity achieving an Advanced Certificate in Special Education. As Ruth was a life-long student, tliis became the first of several ad- vanced education certifications. The Teacher Ruth’s teaching career began at Winston-Sa lem's 14th Street Elementary School, con ducting its first Marching Band. She later taught in Special Education at Greensboro’s Kaiser Junior High. After retiring from N.C. she continued her passion for special educa tion at Thurgood Marshall Middle School in Temple Hills. MD. w here she worked tireless ly promoting student and faculty recognition county -w ide, while earning "Teacher of the Year” mid many other accolades, including the renaming of the school’s Science Garden as "The Ruth Hooper Science Garden” fol lowing her extensive efforts to acquire fund ing for the project. Donna M Jones Ins Agcy Inc Donna M. Jones, Agent 690 Jonestown Rd, Suite 300-D Winston Salem. NC 27103 Bus: 336-602-2980 Cell: 336-817-8199 and Rodgers Hammersteins ’t Landon Based on presented by Piedmont Opera & Arbor Acres Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein 11 lets Family Life In 1950 Ruth married Percy Hooper of Winston-Salem, NC, who was a caring husband and father until his passing after 44 years of marriage. Among Ruth's most cherished roles were those of mother and grand mother. which she enjoyed with abandon, savoring every precious moment of the experience. She will be warmly remembered as an ex emplar of love, grace, kindness and sendee to others. Ruth’s interest in spiritual matters was lifelong. In her later years she enjoyed partici pating with her son’s family in the door-to-door ministry as one of Je hovah’s Witnesses. Remaining to cherish Ruth’s legacy of a life richly lived are her son. Percy R. Hooper. Jr; daughter. Pamela Joy Hooper-Carter; daugh ter-in-law. Yolanda Hooper; grand children. Jazmin Alexandra Hooper, Cy Anderson Carter and Roxana Rae Hooper; siblings. Lloyd H. McCord of Decatur, GA. Jean King of Jefferson City, MO, Thomas J. McCord of Stone Moun tain, GA and Ellen McCord of Cary, along with 12 beloved Nieces and Nephews, and many more Grandnieces and Nephews. Also, special extended family: Thomas H. Hooper, III (Diane) of Mont clair, NJ. Mary Elizabeth Peek and Elaine McCone of Greensboro, NC. Landis 0. Lee of Chesapeake, VA and Ruth Cox of Washington, DC. Cards of Remembrance may be sent to The Hooper Family at 119 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Cary, NC 27513. Good news. Rates just got lower. I’m excited to announce auto insurance rates just went down. I can help you find coverage that works for you. LET’S TALK TODAY. Featuring UNCSA graduate and Miss America 2019 Nia Franklin as Tuptim! March 20, 2020 at 8:00 PM March 22, 2020 at 2:00 PM March 24, 2020 at 7:30 PM The Stevens Center of the UNCSA Winston-Salem, NC Tickets from $20 Tickets at 336.725.7101 or visit PiedmontOpera.org -^7 Funding provided by The Arts Council of Winston-Salem/ Forsyth County and the North Carolina Arts Council
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