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Author coming to
Library
Kendra Davis, author of
"No More Discounts!!!", will
be at Rural Hall Library, 7125
Broad St, on Saturday, Feb. 7
at 3 pm Call 336-703-2970
for more information.
College mentors/
tutors needed
Thiretyinc.org, a tutoring
and mentoring program for
high school students, is seek
ing enrolled college students to
volunteer to help students at
area schools like Jefferson
Middle School and Carter G.
Woodson. An orientation for
volunteers will be held on
Saturday, Feb. 7 at 5 p.m. on
the 24th floor of the Winston
Tower building at 301N. Main
St To learn more, go to www.
Thiretyinc.org. Volunteer
applications are also available
there.
Computer Class
Carver School Road
Branch Library, 4915
Lansing Drive, is offering
a free 50+ Advanced
Beginner Computer Class
in February. Participants
must have basic computer
knowledge and an email
account. The class ses
sions will advance skills
using an email account,
and will complete letters,
resumes and fliers using
Microsoft Word. Class
sessions will be held at 11
a.m. on: Wednesday, Feb.
11; Thursday, Feb. 12;
Wednesday, Feb. 18; and
Thursday, Feb. 19.
Participants must be able
to attend all four class ses
sions. Call 336-703-2910
or come by to register.
Seating is limited.
Soil lunch and learn
Bring your lunch and learn
about how proper soil prepara
tion can eliminate 80 percent
of your garden problems
before you even begin to plant.
The Forsyth Cooperative
Extension will hold a Soil and
Fertilizer Workshop at its
office, 1450 Fairchrld Road,
from noon-1 p.m. on Feb. 10.
Scott Welbom, extension
agent, consumer horticulture,
and Wendi Hartup, extension
agent for natural resources,
will speak. Registration is
required through the Forsyth
Cooperative Extension office
at 336-703-2850 or email
coop-ext
registration@forsyth.cc.
Register today and get the
chance to win a free soil col
lecting kit for soil testing.
Read-In
The Forsyth Chapter of
AARP will present an
African-American Read-In
led by Renee J. Andrews at its
monthly meeting on Tuesday,
Feb. 10 at noon at Senior
Services, 2895 Shorfair Drive.
Andrews has worked for the
Forsyth County Public Library
in Children's Services for more
than 35 years. She presently
works in the Children's
Outreach Department at the
Malloy/Jordan East Winston
Heritage. She is also a profes
sional storyteller/ Bring your
lunch, a friend and enjoy the
program.
East-Norfheast Plan
meeting
The City-County
Planning and Development
Services Ls inviting residents to
attend a community kick-off
meeting to update the East
Northeast Area Plan adopted
in 2008. The kick-off meeting
will be held on Tuesday, Feb.
17 at the Rupert Bell
Neighboihood Cotter, 1502
Mount Zion Place, from 6-8
p.m.
Board of Elections
meeting
The Forsyth County
Board of Elections will meet
on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at 4
pm at the Forsyth County
Government Center, 201 N.
Chestnut St. The meeting
agenda will include a discus
sion of voting equipment and
procedural changes. Other
business may also be dis
cussed. Contact the Board of
Elections office at 336-703
2800 for more information.
Hall of Fame
applications
Applications for 2015 W
S Forsyth County Sports Hall
of Fame are now available.
Applicants must complete an
application and submit a port
folio and a sport resume to The
Winston-Salem Sportsmen
Club, Inc. Hall of Fame com
mittee, P.O. Box 4353,
Winston-Salem, NC 27115
4353. The deadline for sub
missions is March 17.
Applications can be obtained
from the athletic director of the
local high schools, by visiting
the Winston Lake Family Y,
901 Waterworks Road, on
Tuesday nights between 7:30
8:30 p.m. or online at
www.wssportsmenclub.org.
For further information, con
tact Robert Wynn at 336-767
4656 or Chris Kiikpatrick at
336-287-1707.
Anderson Class of '66
The A.H. Anderson
High School Class of 1966
will meet at 4 p.m. on
' Saturday, Feb. 21 at the
Golden Corral Restaurant
at 4965 University
Parkway in Winston
Salem. All members inter
ested in working on the 50
year class reunion are
encouraged to attend. The
contact number is 336
767-8509.
Factory farms
discussed
Members from the
"Save Pilot Mountain"
organization will discuss
the environmental impact
of chicken houses and
present the film "A River
of Waste: The Hazardous
Truth About Factory
Farms" at 7 p.m.,
Thursday, Feb. 5 at Temple
Emanuel Winston-Salem,
201 Oak wood Dr.
Speakers will be Victoria
Cunningham, Dr. Douglas
Beets and Helen Beets.
N.C. Politics
Forsyth County Senior
Democrats will hear from
Hayes McNeill, who will
discuss "N.C. Politics at a
Critical Juncture" at a
meeting on Thursday, Feb.
5, beginning at 9 a.m. at
Golden Corral, 4965
University Parkway, 336
767-3505. Members and
guests wanting the break
fast buffet and/or bever
ages will be able to enter
the restaurant beginning at
8:30 am. For more infor
mation contact the group
% Jim Shaw, 3471
Cumberland Road,
Winston-Salem, NC
27105, 336-767-086
(home); email:
jshaw@ agapesdx .com.
Honoring veterans
The Winston-Salem
Chapter of the National
Association for Black
Veterans (NABVETS) will
hold a Veterans Honors
Program on Saturday, Feb.
7, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at
the Ramada Plaza Hotel
(formerly Sundance
Hotel), 3050 University
Parkway. Veterans of for
eign wars will be honored.
The event will begin with a
meet and greet, followed
by dinner and music. It is
open to all veterans and the
' general public. Contact
Commander Corinthian
Fields at 336-602-1812 or
336-734-3514 for more
information or to make
your ticket donation.
Anderson Class of '66
The A.H. Anderson
High School Class of 1966
will meet at 4 p.m. on
Saturday, Feb. 21 at the
Golden Corral Restaurant
at 4965 University
Parkway in Winston
Salem. All members inter
ested in working on the 50
year class reunion are
encouraged to attend. The
contact number is 336
767-8509.
Paisley Alumni Cruise
The Paisley High
Alumni group is sponsor
ing a biennial cruise
abroad on the Carnival
Glory on Saturday, Sept.
19, and a deposit is due
now. For more informa
tion, contact Robert Noble
at 336-971-7816, Cheryl
Philson at 336-724-6864
or Juliet Odom at 336-722
7710.
Sweetheart Ball
The Magnificent
Seniors Social Club will
host its annual Sweetheart
Ball on Saturday, March 7,
from 7 p.m. until midnight
at The Hawthorne Inn, 420
High St. All are welcome
to the dinner and the
dance. The event benefits
Hospice and Palliative
Care of Winston-Salem.
Semi-formal attire. For
tickets, which are a tax
deductible donation of $40
per person, call 336-986
0364 or 336-893-5069.
Hall of Fame
The 2015 Atkins High
School Hall of Fame
Inductee applications are
available. They can be
picked up at Russell
Funeral Home, 822 Carl
Russell Ave. Interested
persons also can write to:
Atkins High School Hall
of Fame, P. O. Box 1072,
Winston-Salem, NC 27102
or contact Edward Russell
at 336-749-3180 or any
member of the Hall of
Fame Committee.
Deadline for the applica
tion is April 18.
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lead Pearls United
SPECIAL TO THE
CHRONICLE
Angela Baker has been
named the new executive
director of Pearls United
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inc., ooara cnair
man Dr. Marcus
Barr announced
this week.
Pearls
United's mission
is "Giving Music
Back to the
World thru arts,
education and
outreach!"
Baker suc
ceeds founding president
and CEO Donald R. Baker,
who died on May 2, 2014.
Baker was nominated
and voted in January. She is
a professional entrepreneur
and consultant in nonprofit
management. She earned
her degree a business
administration degree with
a minor in finance from
Winston-Salem State
University. While at
WSSU, Baker was a mem
ber of the student chapter
of SHRM (Society for
Human Resource
Management); served on
the Professional
Development Center
Advisory Board; and was
an active member of
ABWA (American
Business Women's
Association).
Baker's management
background includes seven
years with
Winston
Salem/Forsyth
County Schools.
Baker is very
passionate
about the growth
and development
of children, as
well as helping
educate and
empower others in
the community. She
took her passion and
founded a nonprofit organi
zation called Pearl
Resources Unlimited in
2005. PRU has addressed
several needs in the Forsyth
County area such as
hunger, literacy and
women's empowerment.
Pearl Resources provides
tutors and mentors
throughout Forsyth County
and has distributed thou
sands of books to children
in various neighborhoods,
community events and
recreation centers encour
aging and promoting litera
cy among youth.
Baker
Rep. Hanes
gains vice
chairmanships
SPECIAL TO THE
CHRONICLE
On Wednesday, Jan. 28,
N.C. Rep. Edward Hanes
Jr. of Forsyth County was
appointed vice chairman of
three standing committees
for the 2015 long legisla
tive ses
sion.
Those
commit
tees are
Public
Utilities,
Education
K - 1 2 ,
and
North
Carolina Board of
Governors' In doing so
Hanes leads all second
term Democrats in vice
chairmanship appoint
ments.
"It's certainly an
honor," Hanes said. "As we
all realize, a vice chairman
ship only means as much as
the effort the person who
holds the designation puts
into the position. I'm com
mitted to utilizing these
appointments in a manner
that drives positive
change."
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\IN MEMjORIAM I
LONG
Ben Long, affection
ately known as "Bennie
Man," "Mr. Kool"Mr.
Chocolate," and "Pops,"
was the
Patriarch
of the
Long
Family.
He was
born in
Lynch,
Kentucky
to Eddie
Long and
Annie
Mae
Robinson
Long on
April 27,
1940. He
passed away January 25,
2015.
He was elected as the
Patriarch of the family at
the annual family
reunion held in St. Louis
in 2009. He received a
plaque in his honor
because of his constant
efforts to keep the family
together through phone
calls, visits, cards,
events, etc. He and his
sister Carrie Douglas led
the Mardi Gras March in
2013 at the reunion held
in Jeanerette, LA.
In addition to his par
ents, he was preceded in
death by his brothers,
Henry, Ed, George, Coy
and Roy, and Arnold and
Donald Long; and his
brother-in-law, Kermit
Piggott.
He is survived by his
wife, Felecia Piggott
Long, PhD. of Winston
Salem, North Carolina;
eight children, Linda
(Robert) Aiken of
Richmond, VA, Ben
(Eleanor) Long, Jr. of
Bronx, NY, Mary Kelly
of Philadelphia, PA,
Benetta Williams.
Micheal (Deborah)
Long, and Shelia Long of
Cleveland, OH, Marlin
Long and Reynita
McMillan of the city; he
was formerly married to
Shirley Garner, the moth
er of his first six chil
dren; his sister, Carrie
(Eugene) Douglas; fifty
grandchildren and great
grandchildren; mother
in-law, Mae Clarida
Piggott; brothers-in-law,
Benjamin Piggott and
Ronald Pickens; sister
in-law, Marcia Piggott;
and niece, Asha Piggott
all of the city; his life
has been enriched by the
love of extended family
members such as Daniel
Hughley, Linda Perry,
Ron (Gloria) Wallace,
Thomie (Thelma)
Walker, Brent Kirven,
Adolph (Diane) Johns,
the late David Sanders
and his wife Marion
Sanders. Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Q& in, Humes
Perry, J^mes "Boobie"
(Claudia Mae) Perry,
Armon "B-Walt,
Buddy "(Gerri)
A n derson
Edgar Moss,
Deacon
Webb and
Robin Mims
who volun
teered with
him as a
church cook
at Emmanuel
for many
years.
Reared in
the coal min
ing camp of
Lynch
Kentucky,
Ben graduated from the
Lynch Colored School.
Ben and his classmates
purchased this school
and turned it into a cul
tural center, where they
have events at various
times. He recalls that
several African American
celebrities came through
Kentucky and performed
at the colored school,
including James Brown,
Cab Calloway, and The
Temptations.
Mr. Long earned his
African name, Sedjro
Kwaku Abahoumba
(Will of Destiny, Bom on
Wednesday, Search,
Search and Get) in
September of 2010 when
he and his wife Felecia,
his daughter Reynita, and
niece Asha Piggott stud
ied African Rites of
Passage with Okomfo
and Nanahene, Kwabena
F. Ashanti, PH. D., pro
fessor at North Carolina
State University in
Raleigh, NC. Following
their year of study, they
were honored at the
Maafa celebration held at
the International Civil
Rights Museum in
February of 2011 in
Greensboro, NC. The
African Naming
Ceremony was held at
Rising Ebenezer Baptist
Church in Happy Hill
Gardens, the oldest, lib
erated African American
community in North
Carolina.
He was a member of
Emmanuel Baptist
Church in Winston
Salem, NC, and he was
proud of his pastor. The
Rev. Dr. John (Sarah)
Mendez. At EBC Long
served as an usher and a
church cook^ until his
health declined. He also
served for many years as
a deacon at Morning Star
Baptist Church in
Cleveland, OH before
relocating to Winston
Salem.
He and his former
wife, Billie Taylor Long,
loved bowling and won
many trophies in various
leagues before her
untimely death in 2001.
He donated many of
these trophies to be
revamped for youth
awards in academics. He
was the owner of Ben
Long's Kentucky
Barbecue and Soul Food,
a catering service he and
his wife operated togeth
er. He was famous for
his ribs, chicken and fish
at Kwanzaa and other
community events. He
was honored by the City
Wide Kwanzaa
Committee and the Triad
Cultural Arts, Inc. for
establishing a successful
business venture and pro
moting entrepreneurship
in the African American
community in 2007. He
received this award at the
William C. Sims
Recreation Center from
the Center Supervisor
Ben Piggott. He and his
wife Felecia have catered
for various affairs in the
community. He retired
from ServiceMaster in
Cleveland, OH, and from
Baptist Hospital where
he served as a manager
for many years.
He loved gospel -
music, the blues, jazz,
and R and B' and he
loved to glide across the
floor like James Brown.
He was a strong support
er of the North Carolina
Black Repertory
Company. He was a
member of the
Marvtastic Society and
the Theatre Guild Board.
He was a regular volun
teer at the National Black
Theatre Festival where
he enjoyed attending
plays and meeting the
stars of stage and screen.
His best friend was Dan
Hughley, a local busi
nessman.
They encouraged
each other to develop
their talents in construc
tion, renovation of hous
es, and other skills. They
are family men who are
honored elders of the
local community.
Funeral services were
held on Monday,
February 2 at Emmanuel
Baptist Church with Rev.
Dr. John Mendez offici
ating. Entombment fol
lowed in Parklawn
Memorial Gardens. The
family visitation was
held Monday at the
Church.
Online condolences
can be made at www.rus
sellfuneralservice.com
(RUSSELL)