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Vol. XXXIV No. 22 THURSDAY, February 7, 2008 THE Former college star takes on coaching -See Page B1 Recycling project will benefit school - See Page All 75 cents Omega ,\cbru// covttortfr Carolina . PaF%riyth Co8nfeRi3l!c libran a WJfet Fp^ . Wi pston-Salerfr; NC 27 1 01 Photo b^ijiyU Fanner Camille Banks-Payne will be sworn-in later this month. Newest judge ready to serve BY LAYLA FARMER THE CHRONICLE Almost as long as she can remember, Camille Banks Payne has dreamed of becoming a judge - she just never imag ined it would happen so soon. "It's hard to even put it into words; it's a surreal feeling, but at the same time, I truly believe that it's a calling on my life. I truly believe that this is what God had for me," Banks-Payne, 32, said of her appointment to the 21st Judicial District Court bench in Forsyth County. Banks-Payne will be the county's tenth district court judge. Last year, the General Assembly voted to give Forsyth another a judgeship to handle the large volume of cases that are heard in District Court - everything from misdemeanor criminal cases, to divorce and child custody proceedings. Gov. Mike Easley was charged with picking the person to fill the newly-created judicial seat, and several local lawyers reportedly expressed interest in the appointment. Last week, Easley's office announced that he had selected Banks-Payne for the Forsyth bench, making her the youngest judge in the coun ty Banks-Payne, who grew up in Winston-Salem and attended local schools, was a good fit for the position, according to Easley, who also last week appointed lawyers to new judge ships in Guilford and Cumberland counties. "As an assistant public defender and Winston-Salem native, Camille Banks-Payne knows the courts in this district well," the governor said in a statement. "Her experience and community involvement will make her a fine addition to the District Court bench in Forsyth County." Banks-Payne is humbled by See Judge on All Eternal Tribute Oldham sisters start WSSU scholarship in honor of their parents BY LAYLA FARMER THE CHRONICLE Few people have been as immersed in college life as sis ters Donna Oldham and Leslie Winbush. They remember climbing trees on the campus of Winston Salem State University as chil dren and strolling along the shaded walkways with their par ents - Warren "Pete" and Gladys Oldham - both of whom spent much of their careers there. Pete Oldham Dreams were bom and culti vated on the campus, young minds nurtured, lessons learned. There were commencement cer emonies and snow days spent in the cocoon that was the campus community to the 'Oldham sis ters. Their parents first met on the grassy quad where the sisters would later play as children; Donna Oldham later became an alumna and Winbush an .employee. "I love the university; it is part of who we are," commented Winbush, an academic advisor at the university for the past 1 1 years. "We feel like we were bora on this campus." But if the institution felt important to the Oldham sisters, it' was even more deeply ingrained in the lives of their parents, who spent nearly 60 years between them a^ part of the WSSU staff. "Our parents were lifelong teachers. My father started his career as a history teacher, coach and physical educator; my mother's dream was to teach at the university level," com mented Oldham. "They always stressed education, their love for Photo by Lnii Firmer Donna Oldham, left , and her sister, Leslie Winbush, stand on the WSSV campus. the university and how impor tant it was to prepare good teachers." When Pete Oldham, who would eventually become a respected member of the General Assembly and a devot ed community servant - passed away nearly two years ago, it didn't take the sisters long to think of an appropriate way to honor his memory and the lega cy of their mother, who is still living but suffers from Alzheimer's disease. "That was probably the third decision we made after he died - that we wanted to go ahead and endow the scholarship and turn that sadness for us into som? thiifg positive for somebody else," Oldham said. "FloweFs are wonderful, but they'die. We See Oldhams on A4 The Party's Party Democrats come out in force for gala BY T.KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE The top two Democratic contenders for the state's highest office both agree that education, the economy and health care are U1C IIlVJM piOMIlg issues for most North Carolinians. But their percep tions of these issues differ. One sees the state's glass as half full, while the other believes it is dam-near empty. "This has been our dirty little secret, and we can't keep sweep ing it under the rug," State Treasurer Richard Moore said of Lt. Gov. contenders Hampton Dellingei and Dan Besse at Saturday's gala. the state's dismal high school drop-out rate. Moore spoke to a crowd of several hundred Saturday during the Forsyth County Democratic Party's "Road to a Blue See Dcma on A6 Ol' Skool Photo by Jmnn PM Dancer "Syph," of the OTD Crew Breakers, per forms last week at a Winston-Salem State University hip hop gathering. The event is among many planned for Black History Month at the school. Heart patients take to runway February is American Heart Month BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE Local survivors of heart disease strutted their stuff last to raise awareness of heart health issues. The annual Red Dress Fashion Show was sponsored by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center's Heart Health Center, BestHealth and Belk. All the models were sur vivors of a cardiac event such as a heart attack, stroke or a heart defect. The event kicks off American Heart Month, which is this month. During February, Wake Forest Baptist's BestHealth, located on the second floor of Hanes Mall, will feature free screen ings, heart healthy cooking classes and seminars devoted to cardiovascular health. Red Dress organ izer Kari Crawford, a nurse practitioner for cardiac pediatric sur gery at lake's Brenner's Children's Hospital, said events during American Heart Month serve an important pur pose. "In your lifetime you will know somebody who has suffered from a cardiac event, so none of us will be spared from that. So the more that we spread community See Heart on All Shore In Grateful Memory of Our Founders, Florrie S. Russell and CarlH. Russell, Sr. "Growing and StiU Dedicated to Serve You Better " jRuascll Jfimiral ffiome Wishes to Thank Everyone For Their Support 822 Carl Russell Ave. (at Martin Luther King Or.) 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