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Thf rHPONin F 38 031005 *FIRM*CAR-RT-LOT* *C022 ^ ^ -JL- -M- Jft. -X. ^ JL \|, / B \J MmmtS ADMINSTRATION FORSYTH COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY BRATING 30 YEARS OF COMMUNITY JOURNALISM Vol. XXX No. 48 7 660 W 5TH ST ?WINSTON SALEH NC 27101-1300 THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2 Five-year old breaks into world of racing - See Page Bl Book club gives back with drive for school - See Page A4 Business summit set for Aug. 3 - See Page All Teens do anti smoking project -See Page AS 99 Reasons to have a Party Family celebrates -matriarch's birthday a few months early BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONIC! I Lillie Bell Moseley won't turn 99 until December, but on Saturday Moseley's family - some of whom traveled from as far away as New York - celebrated that momentous occasion five months early. The fact that Moseley's actual birthday it not until the fall did not stop six generations of Moseley's kin from pulling out all the stops. Thqre were presents, cake and a never-ending stream of hugs and kisses for the family's matriarch. Moseley has been her family's rock, but even Moseley's strong spirit and unbreakable deter mination have been unable to withstand the effects of time. Diagnosed with Alzheimer's more than 10 years ago, Moseley has been at the brink of death several times. Recently, she has begun to eat less and less, and although the family is keeping the faith, it wanted to make sure that Moseley celebrated a birthday this year, ? even if it is one in fantasy only. "We were just afraid to wait until December," said Lillie Gwyn, Moseley's granddaughter and namesake. Gwyn w as raised by Moseley, whom she affectionately calls Mama, and cared for Moseley up until a few years ago when Moseley's illness required special attention. Moseley lives at Oak Summit Nursing Center, where Sec Moseley jm A9 Pholo by Kevin Walker . New recruit A.J. Douglas talks to department vet eran Capt. Otis Belton. City s new cops applauded for taking on job BYT. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE ' The man charged with homeland security efforts in the Tar Heel state told the city's newest crop of police officers Friday that choosing law enforce ment1 as simply a career may not be good enough. Bryan Beatty. secretary of the N.C. Department of Crime Prevention and Public Safety, said the best law enforcement officers - the ones that are able to endure through the tough shifts and great demands of the job - have been called to the profession, much like a pastor is called to preach the word of God. ? "There is an important difference between a vocation jmd a career," Beatty told the 12 graduates who made up Basic Law Enforcement Training Glass 51. They weren't just words from Beatty. He has walked the walk during a law enforcement career that has included stints as the head of the State Bureau of Investigation and deputy attorney general under then-Attorney General Mike Easley. Beatty. who worked as a lawyer at the beginning of his career, was appointed to his current position by Easley when Easiey became governor in 2001. Members of Class 51- who have dubbed them selves the Dirty Dozen - all took different routes to the police force. Some worked in other professions before venturing into law enforcement: others pur O See Cops on A4 Photo by Kevin Walker Lillie Bell Moseley is flanked by her granddaughter, Lillie Gwyn (center), and one of her care-givers from Oak Summit Nursing Center during Moseley's birthday party Saturday. i i Photo by Fclecia McMillan Nita Mixaykham (from left), Maggy Sivansay, and Christina Chan thaleukay of the Sao Lao Dancers of North Carolina performed the flower dance, bird dance and other tradi tional folklore dances from their native Laos during the annual Lanterns of Hope cele bration, which was held Saturday at Cor pening Plaza. The event brings together people of various racial and cultural backgrounds for activi ties, entertainment and socializing. To read more about the event, see page CI. Center to use grant for crime fighting The Center for Community Safety is operated by WSSU BY COURTNEY GAILLARD THK CHRONICLE The Winston-Salem State University Center for Commu nity Safety will continue to makeHhe city safer one neigh borhood at a time with a $500,000 gram j from the Winston- j Salem 1 Founda- I tion. The I grant will I be used I ' ? C expand f the cen- 1 t e r ' s Oberla commu nity development work over the next five years. "Strategies are important and should be focused in other / places in the community, and this grant enables us do that," said Sylvia Oberle, executive director of the Center for Com munity Safety. "This allows us to strengthen our operation here to keep going and to be even stronger." Every year for the next five years, the center will work with two new neighborhoods to address their needs and con cerns. Oberle says they have yet to select those communities but Forest Ridge Apartments, locat ed on Freedom Street, is an example of the type of neigh borhood the center will branch out into. Oberle says the center, with the help of Neighbors for Neighborhoods, has already begun communicating with res idents about problems the com munity has been facing such as crime, violence, drug dealing ^ and run-down apartments. I "This summer there's been a lot of fights and at one point the police had blocked the entrance Sec Grant on A1 1 Blind man sees cup as half-full BY T KEVIN WALKER Mil CHRONICLE Michael Nelson bucks many of the generally-held beliefs thai most of us have about the blind. He looks people directly in the eyes when he talks to them. He doesn't wear dark sunglasses; and he walks upright, without the assistance of a cane. pven Nelson's guide dog - a playful yellow lab named Molly - doesn't clue most people to the fact that Nelson is blind. Most just think Nelson, a 44-year-old with a runner's physique ? is just taking his dog out for a workout when they see the pair walking along downtown streets or in Hanes Park. Nelson lives his life as a person with sight, despite the fact he has been completely blind for more than five years. "I look into store windows when I am downtown. I look peo ple in their face. I live my live like a person who can see," Nel son said. He does this because Nelson, a strong believer in God and God's ability to do all things, believes that he will see again. "I don't wear sunglasses because 1 don't know when the moment is going to come when I will see again, and I don't want anything (obstructing) my sight." Nelson's doctors, unfortunately, don't share his optimism. A ?*-, Photo hv Kevin Wilker *?* See Nelson on A5 Michael Nelson plays with his guide dog, Molly. In Grateful Memory of Our Founders, Florrie S. Russell and Carl H. Russell, Sr. " Growing and Still Dedicated to Serve You Better " ffiugggll fflunmtl 3&mne Wishes to Thank Everyone For Their Support H22 ( 'url Russell Ave. (Ht Martin Kuther King Or.) Winston-Salem, NC 27101 722-3459 Fax <33A) 631-8268 rusfhome @ bvllsouth.net The Only Choice far African-American and
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