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Baptist Medical wins
Consumer Choice Award
Wake Forest University
Baptist Medical Center is the
winner of the 2008-09
Consumer Choice Award for
the Winston-Salem metropol
itan area. The award, by
National Research
Corporation (NRC), an inde
pendent research company,
recognizes hospitals having
the highest quality and image
in more than 250 markets
throughout the U.S.
This is the ninth consecu
tive year that the Medical
Center ? has received a
Consumer Choice award. The
award was presented to 225
hospitals nationwide in 250
mariiets. The winning facili
ties rank highest in their met
ropolitan statistical areas,
which are defined by the U.S.
Census Bureau.
Nationally the Consumer
Choice Awards are based on a
survey of more than 200,000
households, representing
more than 400,000 con
sumers, in 48 states and the
District of Columbia. The
Winston-Salem award is
based on results from
Forsyth, Yadkin, Davie and
Surry counties. The award
reflects the growing role of
consumer choice in the health
care field, according to NRC.
East Forsyth Homecoming
Parade is Sunday
The annual East Forsyth
High School Homecoming
Parade will be held Sunday,
Oct. 12 at 2 p.m. The route
will follow Mountain Street
through downtown and end
at Kernersville Elementary
School.
This year's parade theme
is "Building the Eagles'
Nest" and celebrates the ele
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mentary and middle feeder
schools that send students to
East. In a community- wide
effort aimed at drop-out pre
vention, the parade has
served as a catalyst to invite
feeder schools to home foot
ball games. The elementary
and middle school students
have been introduced at half
time. During the parade,
each school and their faculty
will be represented with their
float entries.
Proceeds from play will
benefit shelter
Kernersville-based Next
Step Ministries - a local shel
ter that provides a temporary
safe place to stay for women
and their children who are vic
tims of domestic violence - is
partnering with Carolina
Skyline Players and Gray
Wing Studio to help raise
funds to support the shelter
and their outreach efforts.
October is Domestic Violence
Awareness Month.
The comedic play, "The
Education of Angels" will be
presented at Gray Wing Studio
in Walkertown on Oct. 24-26
and Oct. 30 and on Nov. 1 . All
shows will be at 7 p.m., except
the Oct. 26 matinee, which is
at 3 p.m. Proceeds from the
play will be donated to the
ministry. During intermission,
guests will be served cheese
cake and coffee or tea.
In addition to the play,
aitist Patti Sheets has painted a
series of four paintings depict
ing a woman leaving a domes
tic violence situation. The
painting tided "Peace" will be
raffled off on the last night of
the play.
Tickets for the play are
$20 and may be purchased by
calling 336-595-3553, e-mail
ing: graywinginc.com or log
ging onto carolinaskyline
players.com.
Moffett to keynote
Homecoming Affirmation
Service
North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical
State University's Alumni
Association will sponsor its
Annual Affirmation Service
from 9:30 - 11 a.m. on
Sunday, Oct. 12 in Harrison
Auditorium.
The keynote speaker will
be Rev. Dr. Diane L. Givens
Moffett pf Saint Jamee
Presbyterian Church in
Greensboro. The theme is
"We Believe? Keeping the
Legacy Alive: Commitment,
Community, and Service."
Besides being a preacher
and a Das
tor, Moffett
is a pub
1 i s h e d
author. Her
books
i n c Iju d e
"Beyond
Greens and
M off tti Cornbread:
Reflections
of African American
Christian Identity," "Giving
Birth," "Mustard Seed Faith"
and "A Fruitful Partnership,"
along with the articles
"Celebrating the Birthday of
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr." and "Black History
Month."
City seeks local
Christmas tree
The city is looking for a
tree suitable for display as
the city Christmas tree in
Corpening Plaza.
Citizens with an ever
green tree that they want
removed should contact City
Link at 727-8000 by Nov. 1 .
The city will cut down the
tree for free, grind the stump
and pay the owner for the
tree.
Procuring the P city
Christmas tree locally would
spare the city the cost of
going up to the mountains
and transporting the tree
back to Winston-Salem, said
James Mitchell, the director
of vegetation management.
"In addition, we feel that
there are many high quality
trees here in Winston-Salem
that would make great
Christmas trees," Mitchell
said.
Citizens may also e-mail
photos of their tree to
citylink@cityofws .org .
Change is as easy as
1-2-3
Early Voting starts on October 16th. You can
even register at the polls during Early Voting.
Call 888-NC-EARLY or go to voteforchange.com
for Early Voting hours and a location near you.
Kennedy's Bertha Caldwell
named Principal of the Year
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The principal of
Kennedy Learning Center
has been selected as the
2008 Wachovia Principal
?of the Year for Winston
Salem/Forsyth County
Schools.
Bertha Caldwell was
chosen from among 77 prin
cipals in the school system.
The state award is co-spon
sored by the N.C.
Department "of Public
Instruction and Wachovia
Bank. The local award is
sponsored by Truliant
Federal Credit Union.
Caldwell advances to
compete with otner local
award winners from the
northwest region of the
state. One principal will be
selected as the 2008 N.C.
Wachovia Principal of the
Caldwell
Year from among eight
regional winners.
Caldwell received a
bachelor's degree from
Norfolk State University and
a master's degree from the
University of Alabama at
Birmingham.
She joined the school
system in 2001 and has
been a teacher, assistant
principal and principal in
WS/FCS. She has been prin
cipal at Kennedy since
2003. Before moving to
North Carolina, Caldwell
served special-education
students in a number of posi
tions in Iowa, West Virginia.
South Carolina, Alabama
and Germany.
Other finalists for the
award were Patricia Gainey
of East Forsyth High, Art
Paschal of Reynolds High,
Kurt Telford of West Forsyth
High and Richard Watts of
the Winston-Salem
Preparatory Academy.
Regional award recipi
ents will be selected by
February 2009, and the state
Wachovia Principal of the
Year will be announced next
spring in Raleigh.
RoElcct
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for NC Court of Appeals
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