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Graffiti Patrol
vowing to
be proactive
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
A local partnership is looking to quickly wipe out graffiti
whenever and where ever it appears.
The Graffiti Patrol is a collaboration of the Downtown
Winston-Salem Partnership, the city's Police Department, the
City of Winston-Salem and Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful.
I he program is
designed to work
with the graffiti hot
line, which was
started last year, by
sending volunteers
out to reported inci
dents of graffiti to
clean them up as
quickly as possible.
Getting rid of
the graffiti soon
after it appears is
important according
to George Stilphen,
executive director of
Keep Winston
Salem Beautiful, the
local branch of
Keep America
Beautiful, a non
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Graffiti artists leave their mark on that promotes a
Marshall Street. clean and beautiful
environment. He
said that once a place is marked by graffiti, it attracts others to
keep vandalizing it.
"Statistics show 'that when you remove graffiti as quickly
as possible. withiiT"24 to 48 hours being preferable, that it
won't come back as much as if you left it there. The real key
is getting it removed as quickly as possible," said Stilphen. ?
He said besides being visually unpleasant and illegal,
some graffiti involves gang signs, which can lead to more
gang activity.
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Need for Speed
Photo by Laylft Farmer
Tiger Scout Jarvis Gamble holds the car he made as part of the his Boy Scout
Troop's (Troop 900 of New Hope United Methodist Chruch) derby car race com
petition. He and other youngsters raced their creations Tuesday night during a
spirited event.
Christian
magazine
started
by pastor
BY LAYLA FARMER
fUE CHRONICLE
"God orders our steps," it
is one of Bishop John Parks'
favorite phrases, and it would
seem there is some truth in
that, given Parks' recent suc
cess with the launching of his
Christian magazine, "Hope
Today."
Parks, who has served as
pastor at New Hope
Missionary Baptist Church for
the past 15 years, says he was
dissatisfied with the content of
many
popular
maga
zines.
H e
strived
to offer
a spiri
t u a I
alterna
tive to
readers.
I'arks
I II
Hope Today.
"A lot of Christians go and
read a lot of magazines, but
there's some content in it
that's not appropriate." Parks
said of his motivation to found
the magazine. "Some of the
intimate articles that are in
some of the magazines are not
what a Christian wants to lay
on their table."
At a glance, the magazine
looks much like any other -
its glossy pages are chock full
of bold colorful images,
inventive typesets and the
familiar faces of celebrities
Rising star chose music over corporate America
Reggie Buie making name for
himself on local music circuit
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE ?
At age 53. it has been a long time coming, but
pianist Reginald Buie is finally on his way. His jazz
group, known as the Reggie Buie Trio (RBT). just
released its debut album to favorable reviews, and
he has finally been able to achieve his dream of
becoming a full-time musician.
"I'm just blessed and fortunate to feel Healthy
enough to do what I've wanted to do." Buie com
mented. "I feel like I've got plenty of time to just sit
down and practice everyday and really devote my
energy and efforts into improving."
Although he has known for some time that he
wanted to be a professional musician someday. Buie
admits he has not always been as passionate about
the craft as he is today.
"I've played music since (I was) about eight
years old. starting with some private lessons that my
folks made me take." he said. "I didn't really care
for music too much back then."
While in high school. Buie joined the band as a
Photo by Lay la Fanner
Music has always been Reggie Buie's first love.
clarinetist. After high school. Buie received a music
scholarship to FAMU (Florida A&M University)
and became part of the institution's illustrious
Marching 100. He says the lessons he learned as a
college student have stayed with him throughout his
life. '?(
"That whole year, with the discipline of having
to be in that organization, and all things that (band
director) Dr. (William) Foster taught us about per
formance and practice and perfection and execution
...just stayed with me." he remarked. "No matter
what 1 did in life. I've always remembered the train
ing that I got from the Florida A&M Marching MX)
way back then."
Buie graduated cum laude and pursued a career
at Xerox Corporation, where he spent the subse
quent 31 years - first as an electronic technician and
later as a management tech instructor.
As time passed by. Buie's musical aspirations
took a back seat to the demands of his job and his
role as a family man and lather of three.
"When you're management in a major corpora
tion. they own you basically - \ ou have to go where
they tell you when they tell you - the hours are not
yours to pick, so it's kind of hard to book gigs." he
explained. "Besides, my children were ... very
young and I thought it was important to spend a lot
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like Oprah Winfrey. Tips on
fashion, health, even financial
concerns and relationship
woes find their way into its
pages.
"Typically. Christian mag
azines are ... second tier." said
Parks. "I just wanted to create
something that would look
like ... Ebony and ESSENCE
(and) deal with the same
issues, but deal with it from a
more biblical perspective."
Although much of the sub
ject matter found in Hope
Today is similar to that of its
secular counterparts, a closer
inspection reveals that the
magazine is decidedly differ
ent from most of the periodi
cals it will lively share shelv
ing with.
"Is there entertainment in
it - probably so - but it's not
geared for entertainment; it's
geared to help people open up
their minds, to see things they
normally wouldn't have seen
and think about things they
normally wouldn'i have
o
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Photo* hy Ijiyla Farmer
The Cat in lite Hal makes an appearance.
HAT-steria hits Petree as famous visitor comes
BY LAY1.A PARMER
llll ( HRONICLE
There was bedlam in the gymnasi
um of Petree Elementary "School last
Thursday moming. when Dr. Seuss's
famous "Cat in the Hat" character
strode through the door. Children rose
to their knees, screaming and waving
their arms, clamoring to get a little
closer to the storybook icon.
Outside, three Saturn "Cat-a-Vans"
flanked the schoojk driveway. Inside,
children listened, enraptured, as repre
sentatives of the National Education
Association (NEA) read Dr. Seuss
books to them, as part of the Cat-a-Van
Reading Tour.
The school was selected by the
FCAE (Forsyth County Association of
tuucaiorsj. a
local biOch of
the 3.2 million
member NEA.
to be a part of
this year's Read
Across America
celebration.
"A love for
reading - that's
what we pro
?(Wj mote - no! only
as representa
tives for and on behalf of Dr. Seuss and
Reading Aeross America, hut the love
for reading that we as educators would
like to try to pass on to all students that
we work with.'said FCAE President
Rodney Ellis Sr.
Although the school's high levels
of minority and low income students j)
made it a prime candidate for the tour,
which seeks to help less fortunate
schools, it was the upbeat vibe of the
entire institution that led him to select
it. Ellis says
"It's such a great atmosphere." he
commented. "We wanted to make sure
that the Cat-a-Van. Dr. Seuss and the
entire program would be very wel
comed. What I've witnessed here
today proves that (Pet reel was a very
good selection
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