Odyssey of the Mind
Gregory Amos, senior at Mt.
Tabor High School gels his
teams project ready for the
"Delayed Reaction" competi
tion at the North Carolina OM
Association "1992 Odyssey of
> the Mind" northern regional
tournament. Students from
Asheville, Greenville, Boone,
Raleigh, Charlotte, and Win
ston-Salem participated in the
competition.
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Bridge Club
First Place: Bessie Allen and
Delores Dee* Smith
Second Place: Mavis Lloyd
and Billie Matthews
. > " the Thursday, March 12 game
scheduled for the Rupert Bell
Recreation Center was canceled. A
number 6t players left town to
participate ja the Cherry Blossom
Festival Grade "A" Tournament
This annual event is sponsored by
the Washington D.C. Bridge Unit.
More information will be published
as it becomes available to the writ
er of this column.
As of this date; we are one
month away from the 1992 Spring
Nationals! Certainly, a number of
people are excited about this big
event coming to Winston-Salem for
the first time in the history of the
American Bridge Association. The
host group, the Triad Bridge Unit,
in its latest meeting of the planning
| committee was very pleased with
? the progress made in many ; ar$a&
There is a feeling of exuberance
and elation emanating from the
| positive tepprU jN*n various ttxiK
mittees. Efforts to get others
involved will continue right up to
the tournament and through thai
entire week. April 19-25 is the
week!
Help us to welcome bridge and
bridge players to Winston-Salem in
a spirited manner, \blunteers may
contact players to Winston-Salem
in a spirited manner, Volunteers
may contact any of the local offi
cers and find out how you might
contribute your particular tajent>
i skill or interest "Carolina Is Catt
ing You!*
President to honor local teen
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viding recreational therapy by help
ing the children practice their physi
cal assignments, raising their self
esteem through art, using the viola or
keyboard to calm or teach the kids,
teaching them computer games, and
changing diapers. He also helps to
feed the children and prepare them
for their daily activities, in addition
to helping to adapt the computer
equipment and programs for the chil
dren's use.
Chisholm said he enjoys work
ing with the children at the Center. "I
like the atmosphere and I like playing
with the kids and the idea of helping
people," he said.
He added that although he feels
honored to be the recipient of the
award, he is a little surprised that his
work at the Center merits such presti
gious recognition.
"I never thought I would be rec
ognized so greatly for just spending
and sacrificing a little time to help out
those who need help," said the North
Forsyth sophomore. "I really didn't
think it would go this far, but I'm kind
of glad that it did"
Even though he is somewhat
modest about his contributions to the
Center, Chisholm's work there
speaks for itself.
Soon after starting his volunteer
work there, Chisholm expanded his
responsibilities by starting the Chil
dren's Center Weekly Newsletter
which allowed the children to act as
reporters and write their own stories.
This not only helped them to improve
their motor skills, but it also motivat
ed those children who were hesitant
or unable to work with computers to
generate an interest in computers.
Both of Chisholm's parents,
Pamela and Dennis Sr., are very
proud of their son and his accom
plishments. "We are very proud that
DJ has always been his own person,"
said Mrs. Chisholm. "He has
marched to his own beat. He makes
assessments of the world as he sees
it, and he is self-directed and moti
vated"
Mrs. Chisholm also credited her
husband in Dennis' success for being
a strong role model for him. She also
gave credit to another person whom
some might consider an unlikely
source. "I think Dcnms4s extremely
blessed and very lucky because he
had a white female in this communi
ty who looked at him and said Here's
a black child that I believe in,'" said
Mrs. Chisholm.
She referred to Ms. Gay Weath
erman who was instrumental in Den
nis becoming a volunteer at the Cen
ter. "It was she who came to DJ and
said , 'I find you to be a very respon
sible and a very mature young man
and I would like for you to consider
volunteering here next year,' which
he did," said Mrs. Chisholm
"And the first week after volun
teering, he came home and he said,
'Mom, Ms. Weatherman has given
me real responsibilities, and I'm in
charge, and I've got real things to do.'
And now here he was 12 years old,
and she made him feel like he was
somebody; that he was worthy."
The plans for the ceremony in
which Chisholm will be presented his
medal by President Bush are still
being finalized, and a date has not yet
been determined.
Bounced checks
Continued from page A1
It is not THEM who are mis
managing the federal government.
WE are. We are the true hypocrites.
We are the ones who are responsible
for the sad and sorry state of affairs
we find our country and its govern
ment in.
WE ASK TOO MUCH!
We are acting as if the check
bouncers are scoundrels and now
they deserve to be thrown out This
is the straw that broke the camel's
back. Now that they've bounced
checks, they no longer deserve our
support and should be summarily
booted out of Congress. "If you can't
manage your own affairs, how can
you manage mine?" we love to say.
But my question is, what if this
check mess had never happened?
Would they still deserve to be there?
Do they deserve your support?
These are questions worth asking.
Underneath this whole check
scandal is the reality that we as citi
zens are asking our representatives
to do too much for us. We don't want
them to just be our congressmen, we
want them to literally manage our
daily affairs ? to be our preachers,
deacons, and psychologists. We want
them to solve every problem that we
lack the courage and will to solve for
ourselves.
Our elected officials are a
reflection of us and our tendency to
want the federal government to do
everything.
How in the world can you
expect a man or woman to solve
every problem in the world for us
and not let some of their own per
sonal details get by?
Sure it looks bad, but have you
taken a look at what we are asking
Congress to do?
We want them to do something
about AIDS. We are concerned that
there is not enough research being
done and we want a cure now. We
want something to be done about
racial discrimination in employment
and in housing. We want new laws,
and we want new powers to enforce
them. We are dreadfully afraid of the
violence that is happening in our
schools, which everyday seems to be
getting worse.
We are frustrated with the enor
mous impact drug abuse is having
on our families and our institutions.
Crime is out of control and we want
something done about that too.
We are also upset about the fact
that millions in America do not have
health care and we want something
done about that too. And while you
are at it, fix the economy because
there are too many people out of
work and there isn't enough growth
in the GNP. The list just goes on, and
on, and on.
And what makes it worse is that
each congressman/woman is respon
sible to each of us individually. We
all feel as though when we call, they
ought to be in the office and if not,
why not, and when are they going to
get back so that I can get my special
interest heard.
Yes sir, if I were working for
you, I would bounce as many checks
as I could. You guys are nuts. *
Give , _ ?
Another Chance.
Give blood. +
American Red Cross ?
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