Fik Photo Locals read a litany of peace during the 2006 event. Peace Day events slated to start Friday SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Winston-Salem will again take part in the observance of the International Day of Peace. Events sponsored by Triad Interfaith Peace Witness will be Sept. 19-21, starting with a civic observance on the steps of Winston-Salem's City Hall starting at 11:45 a.m. After a Moment of Silence, Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian Burke is expected to read a Peace Proclamation from the City Council. Eocal youth choirs will also sing songs of peace. Later on Friday, a Peace Booth will be set up at Rock the Block on 4th Street from 6 to 11 p.m. Booth volunteers will offer desktop peace pole kits to donors who contribute to a fund for a permanent peace installation in the city. The booth will also feature a full-size eight-foot peace pole with the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth" in several languages. People can attach notes to the pole with their own messages of peace. On Saturday, September 20, the public is invited to hear storytelling and create fabric flowers at the Downtown Arts . District Association (DADA) Community Center, 526 North Liberty St., from 2- 4:30 p.m. On Sunday, Sept. 21, a Community Celebration of Hope and Peace; An Interfaith Service at Winston-Salem Friends' Meeting, 3151 Reynolda Road, will close out the events. People from dif ferent faith traditions will offer prayers and meditations for peace. Those assembled will join in song and hear readings by men. women, and children from various congre gations and have the opportu nity to spontaneously voice their own thoughts. The United Nations' International Day of Peace and Global Ceasefire was WH PHC7V1DF. JOB TRAINING AND PUCBM8NT SOTHKY can Btrv groceries. Kmerjcni7 Shelter liducattonai Sctvlccs Job Training anil Placement Many homeless uxtay hiivt the clamlrt* :intl ability fo takt- care <>f thcmoff i and their Jtemtffte*. They Jiint nml aome help. Fine! oul Iwm nni can ?Upport the projgRtftta fhat Are worabif in (Hirittmmtinlry. Contact Volunteer* rtf America, Vbluntccrs of America" fberv nrv r$r> limits let c siriri# * l-WX>-899-OOHV www Vttluntr?riK>fAm?rk-a org established in 1981. In 2001, the date was permanently fixed to Sept. 21 . Observances have been held in Winston Salem since 2003. Members of the Class of '58. Carver class celebrates its 50th reunion during roundup SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE The Carver High School Alumni Association sponsored its annual roundup, Aug. 18-23, with a variety of activities, including a picnic, community day cook out and a banquet at the Hawthorne Inn. The honorary class this year celebrat ing their 50th Anniversary was the Class of 1958. Helen Horton was the class pres ident. Others members of the class in atten dance were: Roger Bailey, Mattie Fowler, Rainey Chandler, Nathaniel Norwood, Phyllis McNeil, Gwendolyn Bell, Carl Jarrett, Thomas Smith, Edward Lash, Hubert Lash, James Johnson, Eugene Weeks, Barbara West, Marie Baskips, Rose Preston, Donna Golden, Mary Williams, Gail Jones, Barbara Miles, Barbara Miller, Juanita Richardson, Annie Clinton, Henry Watson, James Bowman, Garland Wallace, Felecia Lash, Warren Dobson, Floyd Jackson, Howard Alexander, Shirley White, James Hart, Carolyn Robinson, Jacqueline January, Betty Gregg and John Damon. How do you become a nationally ranked hospital for Respiratory Disorders? MeCa*v Oban**, and Warkwrte *_ worn n Kt rot: i | ti % n w w s ? c o rn AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS KXCU'SIVK RANKINGS _ Urotogy Plus; A Diy In Ufti of i* CT Nun> Knowledge makes all the difference. Out of 5,400 hospitals nationwide, only 50 achieved the level of excellence to be ranked by U.S.News & World Report as America's Best Hospitals for treatment of respiratory disorders. And one of thpm is right here in western North Carolina: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. A number of factors have earned us the Top Hos pitals distinction, including outstanding juicomcs, national reputation aniunj^ physicians, Nurse Magnet Award sta us for nursing excellence, advanced ? technology and patient services. Plus, we are on the leading edge of research to improve diagnosis and treatment of respiratory disorders, including the areas of pulmonary, critical care, allergy and immunologic diseases. That means more ? and better ? treatment options for you. When it comes to respiratory disorders, knowledge makes all the difference? yours and ours. Understand the aui^iciiLc umi niui uwmg ?? at one of America's best hospitals. I 800 t U> V ' ? > ^ tubuu rclu

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