Community Briefs Coogresswoman Adams announces winner of APP Challenge WASHINGTON, DC - US. Rep. Alma S. Adams (NC-12) announced that Lynette Bright, a sophomore at the Middle College at Bennett College, is the win ner of the 2015 Congressional App Challenge. Lynette" Bright created a 2D obstacle game titled, Infinity Game Play. The objective of the game is to advance to the next level by safely moving the player through a snowy terrain. Established in 2013, the Congressional App Challenge is a national competition that allows high school students from across the country to create and exhibit their software application,, or "app" for mobile, tablet or computer devices. The competition is meant to encourage student engagement in STEM (Science, Technology. Engineering and Math) educa tion. Lynette's app is displayed on the US. House of Representatives website at http://www.house.gov/content/educate/apfj_chal lenge/state/NC. Deshawna A. Bradley receives scholarship The 30th District Order of the Eastern Star, Prince Hall Affiliated, recently awarded Deshawna A. Bradley of Winston-Salem a scholarship in the amount of SI 000. She was presented the scholarship by Past District Deputy Grand Matron Gwendolyn Joyner. Deshawna is a graduate of North Forsyth High school class of 2015 and is now attending J. C. Smith University in Charlotte majoring in biology. While attend ing North Forsyth, she was a member of the Key Club, Dance Ensemble. HOSA and varsity Cheerleadmg Squad. She is the daughter of Sonya Bradley of WinctAn.^alk> Road. Speakers included Mayor Allen Joioes. Council Members Vivian H. Burke, Denise D Adams and James Thykv Jr.. and Pobce Chief Barry Rountree. The Special Operations Division comprises the K-9 unit, the Traffic Enforcement (motorcycle) unit, the Special Weapons and Tactics Unit, the DWI Task Farce, the Hazardous Devices Unit, the Gang Unit and Pack Rangers. Piedmont Trust Company has announced that Susan B. Gieason has been named Chief Family Officer and William V 'Billy- Nun. Jr. has been named Chief Operating Officer. Piedmont was estatv lished ia 1928 as the family office for the Richardson family, founders of Richardson Vicks and Vidcs products Today. Piedmont is a family office, privme trust company, and registered investment advisor serving foe legacy family and other compatible fami lies and individuals. School of Ptrnnty award tehnfHp Wake Forest University School of Divinity has courses on fdh and ecology as an iok^ral part af its i miii nlni hi iK first ever Report an Faith and Ecology Courses in North American Seminaries released by The lamfaith Cater far SasuanaMe to acafcmcs, o*er he past three yean the SchootofDrvanty has qua pad as a national leader ? addressing nunawNfay. dirruae change, and food uuiiunity thmogh in Food, Faith, and Religious Leadership httahe. a robust coufiuaiag cdaraaion p?ff?- : t Flemumg Anderson Class of 1968 meeting The Anderson Class of 1968 will be meeting monthly every second Saturday,at Forsyth Seaford CafC at 6 p.m. to continue to plan for its 50th Class Reunion to be held in 2018. For more information, please contact Laura Hayes Allen at 336-624-8516 or Reggie Moore at 336-671-7154. Accepting applications now ? Juneteenth Festival's call for artists and vendors Triad Cultural Arts is seeking performers, choirs, dance teams, spo ken word artists, craftsmen, artists, authors and vendors for the annual Juneteenth Festival to be held Saturday, June 18, 11 am.-3 pjn. at Wake Forest Innovation Quarter, which will include Biotech Place and Bailey Park in Winston-Salem. Interested persons should apply online wwwtriadculture.org or call 336-757-8556. Through April 30 - *2016 Invitational' art exhibit "On the Wall," Delta Fine Arts Inc., is an exhibit and sale of the "2016 Invitational" works of stu dents. professional and emerging artists across the region. On display: Pamela Cola, Owens Daniels. Dariene Glenn-McClinton. Jerilyn Harney-Baker. Cornell Jones. Joseph King. Bobby Roebuck. Donald Sawyer, David Wilson and 13 addi tional African-American artists. The public can vote for their favorite artist in the People's Choice Award. For more information, call 336-722 2625 or visit www.deltaartscenter.org. Through April 3 - Jesus Christ Superstar Theatre Alliance. 1047 Northwest Blvd., will present Jesus Christ Superstar from March 18 to April 3. Wednesday - Saturday per formances are at 8 pan. and Sunday afternoon perf ormances are at 2 pm. Tickets are $18 for Adults and $16 for students/seniors. There is also a $2 per ticket discount available for groups of 10 or more. Tickets may be purchased in person at the Theatre Alliance Box Office on Fridays from 12:30-3 pm.. online at www.wsthe atrealliance.org or by calling Brown Paper Tickets at (800) 838-3006. Please call Theatre Alliance at (336) 723-7777 with any questions about this or future shows. Today. March 24 - Gardening for Birds Old Salem presents "Gardening for Birds" today, March 24, from noon-1 pm. in the Wachovia Room. Old Salem Visitor Center, 900 Old Salem Road. Leam how to attract and support birds in your lawn and garden with simple ideas for planting things that provide food and shelter. Presented by Dermis Burnette Gardener, amateur nature photogra pher. educator, founder of the Carolina Butterfly Society and coor dinator of the Triad Chapter, and member of the NC Audubon Society. Attendees may bring lunch: bever ages provided. To pre-register for any workshop, please email vhan nah @ oklsalem orgor call 336-721 73S7 (please leave a message if no one answers) to register. To join Friends of die Gardens, call 336-721 7333. Today, March 24 Groundbreaking Scheduled for Union Station Restoration City residents are invited to join Mayor Allen Joines and members of the City Council Thursday, March 24, as they bold a groundbreaking ceremony for the restoration of Union Station. The groundbreaking will be held at 1 pm. in front of the station at 300 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Tours of the station will be provided after the ceremony. Union Station, which is on the National Register of Historic Places and has been designated as a local landmark by Forsyth County, will be restored to serve as a regional md local bus terminal. It will also have offices for city DOT. The renovations will include lease space fur retail and other uses. The restoration will be designed to accommodate a future expansion for regional and long dis tance passenger rail service. The restoration is being financed by $183 million in hmitrd obligation bonds. Todav, Marc* 24 ? ACTION NOW tamrn ha* Meeting ACTION NOW wffl host a Town Hall Meeting. Part H. "The Economic Betrayal and Corrupt** of Winston-Salem: A Plan by Design." today. Thursday. Man* 24. bora 6 to 7:30 pan. JoAnne Allen. President of ACTION NOW. will be the speaker with questions to follow The meeting wiD be held a Mazie Wuodraff Forsvtb Technologs Boiidmg. 4509 Lanting Dnve Call f 336-745-6235 for additional infor mation. March 25 - UNCSA Spring Open House Students considering careers in the arts are invited to attend Spring Open House at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) from 9 arn. to 5 pjn. on Friday, March 25. The campus is located at 1533 South Main St. in Winston-Salem. The Open House is for students seeking to enter UNCSA's high school or college pro grams. Visit the UNCSA website for the online registration form or addi tional information, or call the Admissions Office at 336-770-3290. March 25 - Center for Design Innovation to host public per formance The"' Center for Design lnneovation (CDI) will host its first public performance, Sol Path, on Friday, March 25. Bridging science, technology and art, Sol Path is an immersive music and media work by award-winning composer, cognitive scientist and CDI faculty researcher Bruno Louchouam. Two Sol Path performances are scheduled at CDI on Friday. March 25, the first at 7:30 pjn. and the second at 8:30 p.m. Both will occur in The CUBE, CDI's experimental performance space, at 450 Design Ave. There will be a post-show question and answer ses sion with the artists following the second show. The performance will utilize floor seating on cushions. Audience members are encouraged to bring their own cushions. Admission is free, but space is limit ed. Tickets are required and can be reserved at https://uncsa.secure .force .com/tick et/. March 25 ? Friday garbage col lection changed for Easter holiday City offices will be closed Friday. March 25, for the Easter holiday. CityLink, the city's citizen service call center, will be staffed from 7 am. to 7 p.m. to assist citizens and will be available outside of those hours for water, sewer and other non 911 emergencies. Garbage collec tions scheduled for Friday. March 25, will take place on Monday, March 28. Recycling and yard waste collections will not be affected. For more information call CityLink 311. Running March 25 - Free leaf compost available The city is offering free leaf com post March 25, 26. April 2 and 9 for as long as supplies last. Compost will be loaded on all days between 8 am. and 3 pm. at the Forum 52 Yard Waste Facility. 180 Northstar Drive. Rural Hall (in the Forum 52 Business Park off Forum Parkway). New pro cedures will be implemented for this distribution. No leaf compost will be available prior to the scheduled dis tribution dates. On Friday and Saturday. March 25-26, compost will be loaded only into small vehicles, including cats and pickup trucks, with or without trailers, and single axle flat bed and dump trucks. All other vehicles will be turned away and asked to come back during die April dates. On Saturday. April 2 and Saturday. April 9. all types of vehi cles will be loaded. AO vehicles must have a taip or cover and all loads must be fully covered before leaving the site. Vehicles without a tarp or cover will not be loaded. Far more information call CityLink 311 or go to Utilities.CityofWSjOig. March 26 - "Easter Takes Flight" at Historic Bethabara Park "Easter Takes Flight." a new event that combines the Family Easter Fling with the Spring Takes Flight kite festival, will be beld Saturday. March 26. from 10 am. to 3 pm. at Historic Bethabara Park. Easter Takes Flight will be held rain or shine. From 10 am. to noon, chil dren up to age 8 can participate by age groups m traditional Easter egg hunts. A separate scavenger bunt will be held for kids 9 to 12. Kite flying begins at noon. Participants are encouraged to bring their own kites: however, a limited number of kites will be available. There win also be food vendors, biark smithing and bar rel-making demonstrations, live cntfflamment and a display of rap tors. For more information call Historic Bethabara P*k at 924-8191. March 26 - Exquisite Ladies Easier celebration far all ages to enjoy as Eaquisiie ladies SC and friends bo? their 5th annual Community Easter Egg Hunt on March 26.12 until 4 pra at Drayton Pines P*k. The event wifl begin with a huge Easier egg hunt far all kxfc to enjoy, rewarding the first 100 kids won iitit taster raaos. voiJoweu oy a parade far the came community to i enjoy. Everyone is welcome to also enjoy inflatables, face painting, dance contest, pictures with the Easter Bunny and many more activi ties. Over the years the event has welcomed hundreds of kids to enjoy the celebration. The Park is located at 1029 West 14th Street intersecting with N. Cherry Street. For directions and more information, please contact Tangela Carson at 336-655-4578. March 29 - Collaborative Care of the Home Health Patient The Northwest Area Health Education Center (AHEC) of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and part of the North Carolina AHEC System will host a workshop on "Collaborative Care of the Home Health Patient" on March 29, 8:30 am. - 3 pjn., at Deacon Tower in Winston-Salem. The workshop is designed for health care profession als who work in the home health set ting, including nurses, allied, mental and public health professionals, administrators and managers. Information about the program, course fees and registration can be found at http://nwahec.org/48300. March 31 - Celebrating Maya Angelo A celebration of the life and lega cy of Dr. Maya Angelou will be held on Thursday, March 31, from 6-7 pm., at SECCA, 750 Marguerite Dr. Wake Forest University faculty, stu dents and community members will read and perform selections of Dr. Angelou's poetry. The event is free and open to the public. A light recep tion will follow. April 1 - Senior SNAP Enrollment Fair The Winston-Salem Urban League in partnership with the City of Winston-Salem is sponsoring a second senior enrollment fair on Friday, April 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 pjn. at the Hanes Hosiery Recreation Center located at 500 Reynolds Blvd. Seniors aged 60 and older who do not currently receive Food Stamps through the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) are strongly encouraged to apply through this enrollment fair from any county within North Carolina. Applicants should bring photo identification. Social Security documents that verify income and proof of residency. Additional organ izations with services for telephone, weatherization and energy assistance are scheduled to attend. If you have further questions please contact Tangela Reed at the Urban League at 336-725-5614. Registration open - Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes Registration is now underway for two Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes. These are 6-week classes for anyone caring for a loved one who is frail or ill. One class will take place on Tuesdays, April 5-May 10. 6-8 pm, at Creekside Terrace, 3895 Old Vineyard Road. A second class will be held on Wednesdays. May 18 June 22. 4-6 pm, at SECU Family House, 1970 Baldwin Lane. There is no charge, but donations are accept ed. Registration is required. To regis- ? ter or get information, call Linda Lewis at 748-0217. Classes are spon sored by the Shepherd's Center of Greater Winston-Salem, Family Caregiver Support Program, Senior Services. Hospice & Palliative CareCenter, SECU Family House, and Daybreak Respite Program. Classes fill quickly, so early registra tion is suggested. Early registration through March 31 - Inaugural Glow Crazy 5K and Fun Run Big Brothers Big Sisters will have their first Glow Crazy SK and Fun Run event with an after party on April 22nd at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds. The Fun Run will start at 7 JO p jn. and the 5K race will start at 8 pjn. Following the races, there will be an after party with food trucks, vendors, live bands, inflata bles for the kids, and much more. Registration is S2S from March 1 to March 31; $30 from April 1 to April 20. Online registration closes on April 20. $35 per entry at packet pickup Sign up by April 4 to ensure a t-shirt. Glow sticks will be provid ed as pat of die race packet. There will be no race day registration. The legiatiatian far the Fun Run is $10 per person. Everyone is invited to attend the after party .This will be a fun event not just for runners, but for the whole family. To register, go to wwwbbbsncxng dick on events and Glow Crazy 5K A Fun Run. April 1 - Shade Gardening with Native Plants Biologists and other scientists nmwArr invasion by exotic plants to be one of the most serious problems facing native plant and wildlife pop * KyCalonl? ?