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The Choice for African American News
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2
pimit will
ms on plight
black male
;HODGES
INICLE
L;n American men from across the state
1: together in unity and fellowship in the
|> month.
I mission is to discuss issues affecting the
American community and establish a plan
1 to effectively address them.
(frican American Male Summit is the first
and it is being coordinated by the Gov-
Iffice, the Old North State Medical Soci-
|ae N.C. Black Lawyers Society,
rmmit will take place in Greensboro at
Baptist Church, 1301 Alamance Church
|e summit will begin at 8 a.m. and will last
speakers will include civil rights
lulian Bond, chairman of the National
Directors for the NAACP; Benjamin
le first African American chairman of the
lard of Governors; and N.C. A&T
Irr James Renick.
lev. George Brooks said it was a no-brain-
li to volunteer his church as the venue for
liit to be held.
]s obvious to me that (the summit) should
See Summit on A8
Photo by Kevin Walker
Members of LIFT's Class of 2000 march out of the Sawtooth Center last week.
LIFT graduates 34 seniors
BYT. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
Heads held high, 30 or so LIFT Acad
emy seniors marched proudly into a room
at the Sawtooth Center late?1ast Wedk; their
gold caps and gowns made them instant
standouts in a space packed to its limit
with their family and friends.
LIFT’s second annual commencement
See LIFT Academy on A2
Aldermen rescue
pool, bus routes;
ESR up in air
BYT. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
Children at Happy Hill Gar
dens pool swam and dived with
assurance Tuesday morning.
Less than 24 hours earlier the
Board of Aldermen voted to
give the pool another chance to
increase its revenue and appeal
to local residents.
“The kids are happy about
what happened last night,” said
Ben Piggot, director of the Sims
Recreation Center, located
across the street from the pool.
“This pool is very important to
these kids.”
Piggot said he will help the
pool plan more pool parties and
other events that may help
increase traffic at the pool this
summer. Piggot said he will also
join in the push to get communi
ty groups and nonprofits to pro
vide scholarships for youths who
cannot afford the pool’s
entrance fee.
Wellman
Under the city budget pro
posed for the 2000-2001 fiscal
year. Happy Hill pool was to be
closed beginning next summer
because it has not been as suc-
See Budget on A10
imp caters to mind, soul
DLLINS
I'lICLE
Crowder, 9 years old,
[is been coming to Resur-
^ay Camp since he was
[does he like about the
|iich is sponsored by St.
Catholic Church, St.
Episcopal Church and
[ik Presbyterian Church?
I said, “We get to play on
I director Dolores Phillips
lot just play, but you get
J agreed, and said he has
[ultiplication skills on the
lining to explain why he
Lamp, Travis said he has
Ibout the Bible - “how
le the world.”
lis also learned how to
l;e ball.
Is the second year that
llughes, 7, has attended
I-“We practice singing a
lid. “They teach us about
Is.”
|so likes “going outside,
tag and other things,
^o likes “lunch.” Some-
have hot dogs, he said.
And he said he likes Bible sto
ries.
April Dunovant, 11, said, “We
learn a lot about God in the Bible
studies. We do arts and crafts a lot.
Last year we had a program, and
we did a bunch of songs.” This is
her second year at the camp.
William Stevenson, who said
he is nearly 7 years old, came to
the camp a few times last year and
is back again this summer. He
especially enjoys singing on the
stage, he said.
This is 7-year-old Jasmine
Berry’s first year at the camp. “I
like the music,” she said, like “Row,
Row, Row Your Boat.” “I like the
teacher. I like the classmates. I like
the church. I learned
math...adding and subtracting. I
learned to be nice. I learned to
always be nice to God. I learned
never throw the Bible down. I
learned my ABCs.”
This is Dolores Phillips’ third
year at the camp. “I love the chil
dren,” she said. “I’m a retired
teacher. I always worked with
younger children.”
The camp is for boys and girls
5 to 10 years old. The camp, which
started last week, will run a total
of six weeks from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m.
Activities include singing.
physical exercises and games, char
acter development Bible stories,
field trips and a computer lab.
“They are doing educational
things like math and reading,”
Phillips said.
Phillips said she hopes to get
various speakers, such as firefight
ers or police officers to talk about
safety. She also hopes to partici
pate in a tennis class through the
city Recreation Department. Field
trips may include swimming, going
to the zoo and museums.
Timeka Couthen, a counselor
at the camp, said she enjoys play
ing with the children and helping
them with their academic skills “so
when they go back to school they
know what they are doing.”
St. Benedict Catholic Church,
St, Stephen’s Episcopal Church
and Dellabrook Presbyterian
Church joined together 28 years
ago to offer summer activities to
children of the community.
“They were doing it when
nobody else was doing it,” Phillips
said.
The camp is held at St. Bene
dict the Moor Catholic Church,
1625 E. 12th Street. For more
information call Gloria King at
336-761-1943 or Paula S. Steven
son at 336-725-1564. The fee is $50
per week.
Photo by Paul Collins
Counselor
Timeka
Couthen
works with,
from front to
back, Travis
Crowder,
Harvey
Hughes, April
Dunovant
and Jasmine
Berry.
ncan Americans throwing hats into outdoor concert ring
Photo by Kevin Walker
>rry, from right, Linda Cole and Myra Shore enjoy the music
Ground in Winston Square.
Chef Don to bring
life to downtown on
Wednesdays
BY T. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
Few good times are had in
the city without Chef Don
McMillan’s presence.
Whether it’s a wedding recep
tion, dinner party or backyard
shindig, chances are decent that
McMillan’s Simple Elegance
company had some hand in
bringing it to fruition.
“We are at the best parties in
town,” he said. “We are either
Series will have
spiritual overtones
BYT. KEVIN WALKER
THE CHRONICLE
Last year, when Norwood
King Jr. first began to consider
staging a series of outdoor con
certs, he did what any good busi
ness person would do - check out
his prospective competition.
King gives high marks to
BellSouth Jazz and Blues and
Alive After Five. He said both
events have done an excellent job
of roping in topnotch talent and
bringing new faces downtown.
But the ultimate downtown
Photo by Kevin Walker *
Norwood King Jr.
stands in front of
one of the water
fountains in Cor-
pening Plaza. The
site will be home
for "V.I.P. in the
Park," a new out
door music concert
series he will kick
off soon.
See Simple Elegance o/i AS
FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS CALL (336) 722-8624
See King on AS
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