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22 110807 1 NORTH CAROLINA ROOM FORSYTH CTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 660 W 5TH ST WINSTON SALEU NC 27101-2755 I I 5-DIGIT 27101 "*ni ty Vol. XXXIII No. 30 THURSDAY, April 5, 2007 Boxing Ls Winfield's latest challenge See Page B1 Afro Latina shares her P.O.V - See Page A3 Rams kid-sit fofcor, day of Fors mtfntorin?^ -See Pate B14 Beloved seafood spot closes doors Photos by Lay I a Tanner Charles and Virginia Hardesty at their MLK location. BY LAYLA FARMER THE CHRONICLE Forsyth Seafood Cafe on Broad Street served its last cus tomers on March 31, closing its doors after 10 years of service Owners Charles and Virginia Hardesty, who also own a take out and fish market Forsyth Seafood on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, sold the Broad Street site to developers of the Brookstown Project, a multimil lion dollar effort that w ill include a new minor league baseball sta dium, a movie theater complex, office and retail space and a wealth of other amenities. The project is headed up by Winston Salem Warthogs co-owner Billy Prim The decision to sell the suc cessful eatery, which unlike the MLK site offered a dine-in area, was not an easy one for the Forsyth Seafood on Broad Street has served its last customer. Hardestys, who hail from fishing families and bought Forsyth Seafood Company in the mid 1980s In the end, however, they relented for the greater good of the city they have called home for nearly 30 years "I think you always have mixed feelings when you've got something you've put a lot of energy into and trying to make sure you do the right thing by it," Virginia Hardesty commented. "But overall, 1 think it fits into the strategy of Winston-Salem grow - ing We can try to choose anoth er location from which to serve our customers." As members of 'Goler Memorial AME Zion Church, where Virginia Hardesty serves on the Goler CDC Board of Directors, the Hardestys say they have an understanding of the importance of downtown devel opment and its far-reaching effects The Goler CDC is also currently in the middle of its own multimillion dollar downtown revitali/ation project See Forsyth Seafood on A9 100-year-old Douglas gets b-day bash BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE Longevity alone means very little. At a 100th birthday cele bration, talk like that may seem to be a bit out of place, but it became a constant theme Sunday at a bash to mark Clara Ellis Douglas's membership into the cente narian club Dozens arrived at the -Luwimili Joel Coliseum's Deacon Room to honor Douglas and not just because she has been blessed to live for so long. Douglas's lifetime of service to her city, community and church were the primary cause for celebration. "It is more about all that she has done, not how old she is," said Keisha Cooper, 30, one of Douglas's three grandchildren "She has accomplished so much She is a true trailbla/.er" Douglas was born in Advance on March 29, 1907. Theodore Roosevelt was in his second term as president and before Douglas's first birthday, Oklahoma would officially be admitted as the 46th state. The Ellis family had relocated to Winston Salem by the time Clara Douglas was a high school student She graduated from Columbia Heights before See Douglas on A 5 Photo by Kevin Walker Clara Ellis Douglas, center, sealed, poses with her grand and great-grandchildren. Keisha Cooper, from left, (holding her son, Christopher 11), Briana Warren, Jerrold Douglas and Stefanie Barradas. i Results seem to follow Pankey Parkland assistant principal has devoted life to students BY LAY LA FARMER THE CHRONICLE "Caring, tough, controver sial." Henry Pankey has been called many things over the span of n 1 s careers as an educa t o r , admin istrator, motiva ti onal speaker and author. rankty But, perhaps, most importantly he has been described as "effec tive." A native of Laurinburg, he is an assistant principal at Parkland High School, where he is works each day to help students become the best that they can be. "I (always) envisioned myself doing something to help young people," he com mented. "You do your degrees and you think about stuff and then you go to your heart, and my heart says I want to w ork w ith young peo ple, turn their lives around " He has been at Parkland for only two years, but Pankey 's style it already win ning rave reviews from stu dents, faculty and staff mem bers. "Mr. Pankey is a very strong leader He lets the kids know w hat w e expect of them, and he follow s through," said Vanessa Edwards, an English teacher at Parkland Charrie Mc.Vlahon, a Parkland senior, says students respect Pankey because he gives them his full attention "He actually takes the time to listen, and he gets stuff done," she said. Sen Pankey on A 13 Math Challenge Photo by Todd Luck Winston-Salem Stale University education major Katrina Patrick leads a class at Hill Middle School in a game of Math Jeopardy. Read more on A!3. Donating organs helped ease pain , says family April is Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Month in North Carolina BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE When 5-year-old Jukiya t i i ?ii_j naye> ruucu 111 an automobile crash in 2005, her family made the very difficult deci sion to donate her organs to help oth ers live. According to Jukiya's grand mother, Barbara Green, it was the right choice. tou can t describe the feeling just to know' (that) part of them is still out there That made a difference," said (ireen. Jukiya's organs went to several people across the country Her heart saved the life of a five-month-old baby. Green One of her kidneys went to a five-year-old child and the other ^vent to a w oman here in North Carolina. Green said that it was the best thing her family has ever done. Carolina Donor Services wants others to make similar decisions about their organs and those of their loved ones. April has been designat ed as Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Month by Gov. Easley. There are (ens of thousands of people across the country, many are African-American, who arc waiting for organs Many will die on donation waiting lists Carolina Donor Services believes that that docs not Jukiya Hayes, standing, with her younger sister. have to be the case "Unfortunately the importance comcs with the people who are waiting and, right now across the United States, there's over 95,000 people waiting for lifesaving organ transplants but, you know, often times it's told to me 'Well that's out there in the United States but what & abot?t right here in North Carolina, does it really hit home'' and unfortunately there's nearly 3,000 people waiting for life saving organ transplants in North Carolina," said Carolina Donor Servicci' Beth Hincsley. CDS is a federally-desig nated organ procurement agency that serves 79 counties in North Carolina and the Danville, Va. area There arc lOt hospitals in CDS's cover age area that perform heart, lung, liver, kidney and pan creas transplants. When Hincsley speaks at seminars, churches and com munity events, she always Set- Organs on All In Grateful Memory of Our Founders, Florrie S. Russell and Carl H. Russell , Sr. "Growing and Still Dedicated to Serve You Better " ffiugggll fflvLMX&l ffigmg Wishes to Thank Everyone For Their Support 822 Carl Russell Ave. (at Martin Luther King Dr.) Winston-Salem, NC 27101 036) 722-3459 Fax (336) 631-8268 m.srti(ime<g>belb?Hithjiet
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