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^oity ^*70; 35 110806 * * * * * "CAR-RT-LOT* "C022 NORTH CAROLINA ROOM FORSYTH CTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 660 W 5TH ST WINSTON SALEM NC 27101-2755 HON ICLE Vol. XXXII No. 31 THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2006 Local man played for streaking Patriots ?See Page B1 Agency gets grant to fight speeding -See Page A3 experience. r, heart 3 failure ?See Page A13 Rams to the Rescue Fix mo prut iticd by WSSU Monica Skipwith and Laloya Perry work in Sew Orleans earli er this month. Students say they will never forget spring break in New Orleans BY TODD LUCK THE CHRON1C1.K Fur many college students, spring break is a time to go on vacation and have fun. Four students from Winston-Salem State University ended up spending their spring break a little dilTerciitly. Instead of putting on their bathing suits for fun in the sun. they put on body suits with masks to go inside of hous es with blackened walls covered in molcj so they could sift through storm wreckage This was what WSSU students Thomas Jenkins, William Miller" Monica Skipw ith, and Latoya Perry spent there spring break doing, as they stripped houses in New Orleans that w ere decimated by Hurricane Katrina They rode to New Orleans with over 20 students from N.C. A&T State University in (jreensboro The group of students gutted houses as part of the Katrina on the (iround initiative, which brought students on See New Orleans on A5 , Photo by Sandra hlej Shirese Adams has been a firefighter since 1999. 'Burning' Desire Adams becomes city's first black female Fire Department captain BY SANDRA ISLEY THE CHRONICLE Shircse Adams extin guished her secretarial duties after 10 years in order to carry a heavy hose and ride in a red fire engine. one uccailic a city firefighter in " 1999. Seven years later, she has made local history by becoming the first African American woman to obtain the rank of captain. In a male-domi nated profession, Adams has excelled. She was promoted to captain Monday at Fire Station #3, off of N. Liberty Street Fire chief John Gist said that Adams' work ethic was tht only criteria considered for the promotion "We did not do it because she was black. She's a very good employee and she works very hard," said Gist * Adams' dream of becoming Gist a firefighter materialized while she was w orking as a medical secretary at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She longed for a change and a challenge. "I was in a job that I got tired of working 8-5 as a med ical secretary and l wanted something different, something spontaneous and exciting, but also a challenge," said Adams "And fire fighting gives you every bit of that and more." The require ments to become a fire.fi ohter was her first challenge. As part of the training, a recruit must pass an agility test that involves running a hall mile, climbing up a flight of stairs with a 50 pound hose and doing a simulated a.\ chopping e\ercise . Trainees even have to drag a 175 pound dummy for TOO feet. The fact that Adams was Sec Adams on A 12 Two of a Kind Photo by Jneson Pin Judge Denise Hartsfield and Jim Shaw congratulate each other after Saturday night's Chronicle 23rd Annual Community Service Awards Banquet at the M.C. Benton Convention Center. Shaw and Hartsfield picked up the Man and Woman of the Year Awards, respectively. She is the county's only African American District Court judge and one of this town's most well-known and beloved public servants. Shaw is a tireless volunteer who devotes countless hours to helping to improve the blighted Liberty Street Corridor and raising funds for the local S'AACP branch. To see photos of all of this year's winners, see page B!4 of this week's issue. 9 Officials tackle teen drinking Most local high schoolers have used alcohol BY SANDRA ISLEY THE CHRONICLE Alcohol is the drug of choice among youth. According to 2004 statistics from the National Research Council Institute of Medicine, more young people drink alco hol than smoke tobacco or use marijuana.' Each day, more than 5,400 people under the age of 16, consume their first alcoholic bever age. Current data for Forsyth County show that 64 percenj of high school Jorda? seniors have indulged in drinking alcohol. The problem of underage drinking was discussed Tuesday night during a town hall meeting at the Forsyth County Health Department.- A three-member panel spoke to a small crowd about , efforts being put into place to combat this trend. The Coalition for Drug Abtfse Prevention spon sored the meeting. Through a slide presenta tion, Kathy Jordan, a member of Safe and Drug Free Schools in Winston-Salem Forsyth County, explained why alco hol was the drug of choice for young people. She said research suggests that the use of alcohol makes young peo ple feel more such sociable and outgoing. Research shows that the affccts of alcohol on older people is much different, causing hangovers and seda lion. Jordan said the effects of drinking arc real and often deadly. Half of all teen car crashes involve alcohol. There are other negative factors that relate to alcohol use as well. "The problems of unwant ed pregnancies and violent sit uation is often related to the use of alcohol," said Jordan. "But if we're concerned about the implications from chemi cal dependency down the road, w hat the research tells us is that youths who use alcohol before the age of 14 are more likely to develop a problem with alcohol and other drugs." Last year, the Winston Salcm Forsyth County school system received an alcohol reduction grant from the U.S. Department of Education in excess of $1.7 million. The grant is aimed at implement ing programs to. reduce under age drinking among middle and high school students. One such program. Projcct Sec Alcohol on AS i ? 1 ?ful Memory of Our Founders, He S. Russell and I H. Russell, Sr. "Growing and Still Dedicated to Serve You Better" BRusggi! Jf antral Wishes to Thank Everyone For Their Support
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