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y~'\ ?< Pictured (left to right) Yvonne Jefferson, Shirley Allen , Tammy Wilson, Virgie Hubbard , Melissa Springs . Tracy Young, C rystal Saunders, Javon Oakes , Debbie Roebuck, and instructor J eanette Millner. Recognition Ceremony Held At Happy Hills Resource Center On Monday. F;cb. 21st, the Forsyth Tech Adult Basic Skills at Happ\ Hills Gardens Resource Cen ter held a recognition ceremony tor the adult students, who are working on earning GHDs or improving their basic reading and math skills.. [ Paula McCoy, the Adult Basic Skills Coordinator, presented cer tilicates to nine ol the eighteen stu dents honoring them lor progress. attendance and graduation. The class was started by the "Better You. Better Me" program, a resident nonaged program designed to assist Happy Hills Gardens resi dents improve their neighborhood and lives. Resident. Yvonne Jefferson. manages the program whkdtL. arranges for childeare for the stu dents. Students. Virgie Hubbard. Melissa Springs. Crystal Sanders, and Tammy Wilson read selections from their class work. -Jeanette Millner. the FTCC instructor, was the mistress of cere monies. ?. Dr. Karl Menefee. the housing manager for Happy Hills Gardens Communif>. was the guest speaker The Rev. Preston Mack gave the, prayer. Consumer Involvement Office Kicks Off Series Of Self-Help Workshops Ueloris R Huntle\.of IMANI Communications was recently the keynote speaker at ihv Rlttf off for the Consumer Involvement Office series of workshops. S he encour aged more than thirty teen parents and their families to "create their own future.' I luntles . w .tlkmf them through the process ot setting goals (short, medium and lone term). I he t importance of practicing positive affirmations w.is also stressed. Huntles. expressed the sigmfi cance of using visualization to sec the out come of their goals and told them to '"never led anyone turn them around." She said "it was time for them to look within themselves and decide they are in charge of their des 1 1 ny . n ot the government, mother, father or anyone else, they are in charge." She told them they "have the power w ithin, to live up to their fullest expectations and create their won future." Consumer Involvement Office. has made a commitment to cncour-. age the dreams of their consumers. Personnel of C.I.O. believes that every consumer hs endowed with and has a right to expect their dreams-to come true. With this in mind they are offering a series of workshops called "The Courage To Move." every fourth Tuesday, at the Consumer Involvement Office. 1 225 E. 5th Street. For more infor mation call Lee Fave Mack at 723 6W0, Brown and Hatton Take First Place At last . . . her it is !!! Official results of the recent Grade "A" Bridge Tournamer&of the week end of Feb. 11*13. sponsored by the Triad Bridge Unit reached me this past Monday. Local winners included the following: supported this effort. In spite of the snow and ice, players came from Chester. S.C., Brooklyn, Vjr Monday games. Refresh ments were served , chaired by Elizabeth Lewis and Geneva Hill. Fiida>, Feb. 11 ? 6:30 p. ? Stratified Open Pairs/Flight \4B" First Place ? Sandra Brown and Lessie Hatton Friday, Feb. 11 ? 10 p.m. ? Annual Memorial Open Pairs (Stratified) Flight ~B** ? First Place ? ginia Beach, Orange Park, Fla., Wilmington, Del., Chesapeake, Va., Norfolk, Atlanta, Charlotte, Henderson, Durham, Mebane, Burlington, Greensboro and Win ston-Salem. Whomp ! ! There it is! . ' ' . ; Winners Last Week Monday, Feb. 21?2 p.tn. at Carl H. Russell Recreation Center Grade 4tC" Tournament (8 tables) ? - CharlesW. Gadson ? Director in charge. ~ The Monday games are co-. spon sored by the Kings and Queens Duplicated Bridge Club and the Winston-Salem Duplicated Bridge Club, Thanks to those who have supported these games. It is our hope thallhe involvement in these games will continue to grow, numerically and competitively . . . and otherwise. ***** Other games scheduled nor mally tor the week were canceled. Pauline Caldwell and Eunice D. Moore of Norfolk. Va. Third Place ? Olivia B. Thompkins and R eni ta T. Segers Saturday, Feb. 12 , ? 9 a.m, ? Early Bird Open Pairs Flight "A" ? First Place ? Reginald McCauley and Inez Ger alds Flight "B" ? First Place ? Olivia Thompkins and Renita Segers Fourth Place ? Pauline Cald uell and Sandra Brown Sunday, Feb. 13 ? Swiss Teams 1/2 Place Tie ? Sandra Brown, Lessie Hatton. Pauline Caldwell and Elizabeth Lewis Explanatory note: Flight "A" designated to group of players holding master points in the ? :gher brackrt. Flight "B" desig nated the group of players holding master points in the next lower bracket. Flights are determined by the number of participants and the range of master point holdings. Congratulations to the win ners! Thanks to all players who Overall Winners: First Place ? Inez Geralds and Renita T. Segers C til r? J-| jrt D t \X,* , second nacc ? Ktitn wasn ington and Billie Matthews Third Place ? Harriet Smith and Imogene Matthews Fourth Place ? Andrew in support of the CIAA Basketball Tournament, hosted by Winston - Salfem. Was the sandwich good? The sandwich, if you did not com prehend, was the "Super Bowl XXV1T and the "CIAA Basket ball Tournament" surrounding the Grade "A" Bridge Tournament. Bridge News By RUDOLPH V. BOONE SR. Wilkes and Frances Coble ***** Flight "B" Winners: First Place ? Harriet Smith and Imogene Joyner Second Place ? Rudolph Boone and Sarah Boone Third Place ? Waldo Lester and Marjorie Lester The Grade ?*CW Tournament was a celebration of the 4th Anniversary of the Any part that you tasted, we hope that it will be a lasting good taste. ***** i*e ye reminded of the next big event! March 10-13 will be the weekend of the Cherry Blossom Grade "AM Tournament in Wash ington, D.C., sponsored by the Washington Bridge Unit. Make your plans to attend in advance! WFU To Host Anthropology Exhibit "A Common Thread: the Gift" is the title of a new textile exhibit opening Feb. 22 at Wake Forest t niversit) _s MuseuHLoi. Anthropolv ogv. The exhibit explores the univer sality of producing., giving, and exchanging cloth. Textiles from world cultures such as the Mae Enga of Papua. Cuna Indians of Panama. Hmong of Southeast Asia. Navajo of the American Southeast. Kuba or Zaire and others address the symbolic significance of giving and receiving. In addition to this special exhibit, several of the Museum's permanent exhibits have expanded to examine the theme. The image of Ix-chel. Maya goddess of childbirth and weaving, "ill guide visitors to the permanent exhibits. Pre columbian spinning and weavings implements, on loan from the Duke University Museum of Art. w ill also be on display . The. exhibit was planned in connection with the "500 Mile Fiber Arts Exhibit"! organized by the Knitting Guild of America and the Sewing and Fine Needlework Guild ? in conjunction w ith their 19<M annual meeting. The purpose of the "500 Mile Exhibit" is to provide opportunities for people traveling to the convention site in Gatinburg. Tenn.. to view textiles from diverse cultural traditions and historical periods in a four-state area. The Museum of Anthropology is one of 18 museum to participate in this effort. "A Common Thread" will be at the Museum until Aug. 12. A lec ture series exploring various aspects of weaving will take place in April. On April 8. Dr. Elizabeth Brumfiel of ALbion College will speak on women's participation in textile production in the Aztec Empire. The lecture is co-sponsored with Wake Forest University;s Women Studies Program. A recep tion will follow, On April 19. Dr. Nancy Kelker, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art. Wake Forest University, will pre 'sent a talk entitled, "The Cuna Mola: Origins and Adaptation." This lecture examines the sources of mola designs. The Cuna Indians of Panama and Columbia are know for their blouses or "molas," On April 27, Dr. Sarah Schmidt will present a lecture entitle, "The Tallit and Kippah: Jewish Gifts of Thread." Schmidt, who curated, "A Common Thread" will discuss the origin, significance, and customs surrounding the making and wear ing of the Jewish prayer shawl (tal lit) and skullcap (kippah). The issue of Jewish identification and symbol ism will be explored. All lectures are in the Museum, classroom and start at 7:30 p.m. "Daughter of Ixchel: Maya Thread of Change" is the title of the April 14 Brown Bag Lunchtime pre sentation. There will be a short dis cussion following the showing of the video, which starts at 12;30p.m. The Museum of Anthropology, located behind the track stadium on^~ the Wake Forest University campus, is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. ? 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 759-5282. For ''NoStitch" Cataract Surgery Trust Your Eyes To Experience I always tell people how fast and easy my 'No-stitch' cataract surgery was by Dr. Epes at Southeastern Eye Center. Why the next day I could see everything very very good. Don't be afraid to have it done, just go to Southeastern." Hennie Carson 93 Years Young Greensboro. NC Trust Your Eyes To Experience. ' | O Southeastern Fye Center. ( antral ( '.amlina Surgical l-yc Associates, P A. / 33 1 2 Battleground Ave., Greensboro, NC 27410 Medicare Assign inent Atccpti'd / 42 Regional Offices / For the office nearest you call 1-800-632-0428 ; 1 <:.'fWHTarrtT|H s Nlir JOftfi I )? Mat (hews, MP DonaUfjT.' Bergln. MO Mafrc A ItaMon, MD Kart G. Sioncctphcr, MD * |i>luiA Mt ( rnrv. 111. Ml) l.rnnanl A Rappapnrl MH John T Harriott MH | * The Urban League is accepting nominations ? until MARCH 10 for their annual ? Achievement , Corporate Leadership and Community Service^Awards ACHIEVEMENT AWARD CRITERIA: Must have come through obstacles, achieved one's field of endeavor and shown .tangible evidence of helping the Urban League constituency bei/ottd the realm of immediate responsibility . CORPORATE LEADERSHIP AWARD: Must have initiated programs to enhance equal opportunities for the Urban League constituency in the areas of education, housing and! or employment. COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD: Must bejecognized by the community-at-large as a insible, positive influence manifested by unselfish commitment to the Urban League con stituency. PLEA'S E COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS TORM FOR EACH NOMINATION BY MARCH 70 to: "T~ ? ~ ? ? : ? Winston-Salem Urtyan League ~ 201 W. Fifth St. ? Winston-Salem, NC 27101 ^ J. AWARD CATEGORY: NAME: ADDRESS: PHONE: , PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: MARITAL STATUS: FAMILY: SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT: AFFILIATIONS: NOMINATED BY: PHONE: / PLEASE DESCRIBE BELOW HOW THE ABOVE NOMINEE MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR THE SPECIFIC AWARD:
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