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Vol. XXXVII No. 38 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, May 19, 2011
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BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
Fourteenth Street Recreation Center was the place to he
for the 50 and up crowd last Friday night as the Golden
Crowns Seniors Club hosted the ninth installment of its pop
ular senior prom. Nearly 300 came out for the black tie
affair, which included dancing, door prizes and food.
Harold and Pearline Faulknei
recently celebrated their 50th
anniversary.
"It's something for the
seniors to do and with the
recession, it's a good price
- it's only $8 a ticket,"
said Golden Crowns mem
ber Marva Reid. who
helped to organize the
event this year. "Some of
us have missed our proms
so we can reenact them
here."
Mary Samuels, presi
dent of the Hanes Hosiery
Seniors' Club, said she
looks forward to the cama
raderie the prom offers by
bringing together seniors
from across the area.
"There are so many
people that you haven't
seen for such a long time,"
related Samuels, who
added that one of her
teachers from Atkins High
School was in attendance.
I hough high school proms arc typically centered around
romance, the Golden Crowns had a decidedly friendlier flare.
Many of the attendees gathered with groups of friends or
arrived on the arms of their children or siblings. Still, the
evening was far from being devoid of romance; in fact, some
of those present could have written the book on it.
Harold and Pearline Faulkner celebrated their 50th wed
ding anniversary on April 8, and are still going strong.
Harold, a former soldier, said he met the love of his life
while stationed at Fort Benning. Ga. The base was not far
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Al and Queen Withee tied the knot four years ago.
Annie Moore and Bobhy Crawford have enjoyed nine years
of marriage.
Life-Saver on Wheels
Forsyth Medical program provides free mammograms
BY LAYLA FARMKR
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Despite being out of
work on and off since 2001,
48 year-old Donna Rollins of
Winston-Salem says she has
n't missed her annual mam
mogram since she turned 32.
Rollins, a Fort
Lauderdale. Fla. -native, lost
her mother to breast cancer
17 years ago.
"She was one of those
that didn't like doctors,"
Rollins said of her mother,
who succumbed to the dis
ease at age 62. "When she
was in the hospital, I was so
upset with her. 1 was like,
'Mama, they can save people
now.'"
Since that time, Rollins
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The Breast Clinic served over 6,000 women last year.
says getting a mammogram
annually has been a priority
to her. regardless of whether
she had health insurance.
"I feel blessed because a
lot of people out there don't
understand how important it
is to get a mammogram."
said the former Fed-Ex
employee and grandmother
of one.
Rollins, a Winston-Salem
State University alumna,
said keeping up with her
breast health wouldn't have
been possible without the
help of Susan G. Komen for
the Cure, which provides
grants to cover the cost of
mammograms for underin
sured and uninsured women.
Last Thursday. Rollins and
more than 30 other women
received free mammograms
at Forsyth Medical Center
Imaging - The Breast Clinic,
a mobile unit, through a
Komen grant. The mobile
unit travels to churches.
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An emotional Jeanette Valentine poses with her son and fel
low graduate, William.
Class of '11
ready to tackle
the real world
BY TODD LUC K
THE CHRONICLE ' . . .
Stephen A. Smith, a nationally-recognized sports journal
ist. told graduates of his alma mater on Saturday that after
they are done celebrating the grand accomplishment of earn
ing a college degree, they will be faced with the real world
and all the challenges that entails.
"As of Monday morning it's every man. woman and child
for themselves. Smith
said as he delivered
Winston-Salem State
University's Fall
Commencement address
to nearly WO graduates
and 1 1 .(KM) attendees at
the Lawrence Joel
Veterans Memorial
Coliseum.
Smith was preaching
to the choir when his
words hit the ears of
Kristen Dunlap. a 21
year-old graduate from
Charlotte. The informa
tion technology major
had no less than three
internships in her col
lege career, including
one at a NASA facility
in Langley, Va.
Her diligence has
Stephen A. Smith addresses grad
uates.
been rewarded with job
offers from two Fortune 500 companies. She accepted a posi
tion with Altria (perviously Philip Morris), where she also
interned, and will begin work in July.
Dunlap said she wasn't surprised that she was recruited
by employers even before she graduated. She'd done the
"front end work" academically and with the internships and
assumed that all of it would pay off.
"I feel like if you do what you're supposed to do. good
things will come to you." said Dunlap.
For Jeanette Valentine, 50. graduation was an emotional
day and the fulfillment of a promise she'd made long ago.
Neither of her parents graduated from high school. Valentine
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Photo by Lay la Farmer
Kelsea Yarbrough shows off her skills on Monday.
BY t.AYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE . ?
When Kersea Yarbrough started bowling the summer
before her eighth grade year, she saw it simply as a way
of passing the time. She never imagined it would some
day pay her way through college.
"I really didn't like it when I first started because I
wasn't any good." admitted the 17 year-old Winston
Salem native.
But the East Forsyth senior, who accepted an athletic
scholarship to Norfolk State University earlier this week,
said she kept picking up the ball week after week and
before she knew it, she was having fun.
Kelsea's parents were surprised when their daughter
began to show more than a passing interest in the sport.
"I thought it was going to be like just a summer hobby
but she never stopped," said her mother, Rochelle Smith.
"She really took to it."
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Departing Deacs
WFUHwki
Graduates and faculty prepare to take their places on Monday for
Wake Forest University's commencement ceremony. Read about one
talented WFU graduate on page A2.
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