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Volume40,Number8 ? WINS[tON-SALEM, N.C^-| THURSDAY, October 17,2013
Round
Two
Voters to make
selections in
General Election contests
BY LAYLA GARMS
THE CHRONICLE
Four candidates are preparing to
square off in the Nov. 5 General
Election, vying for the chance to
represent the city's North and
Northwest Wards.
In the North Ward, incumbent
Denise "DD" Adams is hoping to
fend off her Republican challenger,
Patricia Kleinmaier.
The Northwest Ward will
receive new leadership this time
arouna as its
current repre
s e n t a t i v e ,
Democrat
Wanda
Merschel, is not
running for re
election. Lida
Hayes-Calvert,
a Republican
and Jeff
Macintosh, a
Democrat -
both newcomers
to politics - are
campaigning
for the open
seat.
While they
differ in some
areas, all four
candidates said
they'd like to
see the econom
ic development
efforts taking
place downtown
to extended to
other areas of
the city, and
expressed sup
port for pay
increases for
public safety
workers, who
currently make
less than their
peers in other
North Carolina
cities.
Adams, the
lone incumbent
in the two races,
said she has
worked to
recruit and
retain jobs in
the North Ward.
The Morgan State University alum
na is hopeful her record will speak
for itself.
"1 think I did a good job during
my first time in office, and I want to
continue to work on my job," she
said. "I laid structure, groundwork
of economic development, trying to
get small businesses more to the
front and working on things that are
important to the citizens, such as
public safety, and this time around,
those are the things I'm going to
focus on."
Among her proudest accom
plishments as a Council member
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Adams
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Macintosh
Photos by Ijiyla Garni*
Black Girls RUN! members gather at the Gateway YWCA on Tuesday.
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Fitness movement catching fire
BY LAYLA GARMS
THE CHRONICLE
A women's health movement has taken Winston-Salem by
storm.
Two years after its inception in the local community. Black
Girls RUN!, a free running group for women with chapters all over
the nation, has amassed hundreds of members, helping city resi
dents to shed pounds, improve their cardiovascular health and even
make a few friends along the way.
BGR's latest "Walk Before You Run" group attracted more than
150 novice runners to its launch in September, the largest group to
date for the local outfit, said Kannapolis native Kelly Barr, one of
Winston-Salem's three BGR ambassadors.
"The program is awesome t<WCl ladies ?ut and get them started
in a healthy lifestyle," Ban noted. "...To me, it's a way of life for
black women, but we have all types of women. It's very diversified
See BGR! on AS
BGR member Margaret Epps
BGR member Gail Hosch
Police trainees prepare for the 'expectant'
BY LAYLA GARMS
THE CHWONKXE '
Greensboro native William Armstrong
has always known he wanted to be a cop.
"1 always wanted to help people and
try to uphold the law as best as I can,"
commented the 23-year-old.
What the Winston-Salem Police
L?epanmcm trainee
didn't consider
when plotting out
his career in law
enforcement was
that delivering a
baby might some
day be a job
requirement.
Armstrong and his
29 fellow recruits
visited Novant
Forsyth Medical
Center last week, to bone up on their labor
and delivery skills, in case such a situation
ever does arise on the job. For Armstrong,
visiting the simulation lab and aiding a
lifelike mannequin in delivering her new*
bom was one of the most daunting chal
lenges he has faced during his 18 weeks of
training.
"I've been dreading this moment," the
North Carolina Central University alum
nus confessed. "That was well known."
Despite his reservations, Armstong
was able to successfully deliver the baby,
under the watchful eye of Clinical Nurse
Educator Dana Morris. Although he didn't
exactly relish the experience. Armstrong
said he did walk away feeling more confi
dent to address an emergency delivery if
the need ever arises.
The lesson for the day?
"Be prepared for anything," he said.
"...Preparing for anything is what gets
you ready for the field."
Armstong's class is the second group
of recruits Sgt. John Morris has brought to
his wife's simulation lab to hone their
See Trainees on A10
John Morris
Photos by Lay la Garms
Dana Morris instructs William Armstrong as he delivers the "baby."
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Class of '63 balanced classes with civil disobedience
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Larry
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poses
with
classmate
D e c i e
Gunn.
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE '
The Winston-Salem State University Class of 1963 helped
to shape the Civil Rights Movement and make inroads for
those who followed them.
The past struggles and successes were a major topic of <
discussion last week during the class' four-day 50th reunion, J
which coincided with WSSU's Homecoming.
At an Oct. 10 banquet at WSSU's Enterprise Center, I
Chancellor Donald Reaves praised the class for its bravery I
See Reunion on A10
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