Service group celebrates
25th anniversary
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
On Saturday, April 29, more than 100
people helped Friends of Winston-Salem
celebrate 25 years of service. The celebra
tion held at the Village Inn Event Center in
Clemmons featured a disc jockey, food
and a live auction. Proceeds raised during
the all-white extravaganza were donated
to the SECU Family House, an organiza
tion that provides lodging for hospital
patients and their families.
Friends of Winston-Salem is an organ
ization of 17 women serving the local
community. The nonprofit provides serv
ice year-round at several places including
the Ronald McDonald House, Hospice,
SECU Family House and the Salvation
Army.
While taking a break from the dance
floor, Kim McKenzie-Banks said she was
proud to be a part of an organization that
works diligently to make the city of
Winston-Salem a better place for every
one.
“After 25 years, it feels good to know
that we are still making a difference in the
lives of people who need it most,” said
McKenzie-Banks. “I’m truly honored to
be a Friend of Winston-Salem.”
Photo by Tevin Stinson
More than 100 people dawned their best white outfits and put on their dancing
shoes last weekend to help Friends of Winston-Salem celebrate 25 years of serv
ice.
Community Briefs
Left turns no longer allowed on Fourth Street
at Cherry and Marshall streets
Because of increasing traffic volume, left turns
from Fourth Street on to Cherry Street and Marshall
Street are no longer allowed at any time. Previously,
left turns were only prohibited during peak traffic
hours. Connie James, the deputy director of trans
portation, said that the short block between Cherry
and Marshall Streets necessitated the change.
“Because of the short length of that block, we
were seeing gridlock when a car was waiting to turn
left onto either Cherry or Marshall streets,” James
said. “This change should alleviate this problem.”
Wake Forest wins third-straight ACC Debate
Championship
The Wake Forest debate team claimed its third
straight ACC Debate Championship. The event was
held at the University of Miami in early April. Wake
Forest debaters, sophomore Adam Tomasi and junior
Brent Mitchell, were undefeated, winning over the
University of Miami in the final round of the cham
pionship. Mitchell finished as the ACC's top overall
speaker, while Tomasi, a back-to-back ACC
Champion, finished second. The topic for the debate
was “Resolved: The United States Electoral College
should be abolished.”
“This incredible accomplishment reflects the
hard work of our debaters and coaches,” said Jarrod
Atchison, associate professor of communication and
director of the debate program. “It would not have
been possible without the support of the University
and our guest coaches.” This year’s tournament fea
tured teams from 11 ACC schools, including Boston
College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia
Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, Notre
Dame and Pittsburgh.
Graduating medical student headed for duty
with UJS. Navy
While most fourth-year medical students just
recently learned where they will be completing their
residencies, Tommy Kelsey has already spent five
weeks training for his post-graduation destination -
the U.S. Navy.
Kelsey, a member of the Wake Forest School of
Medicine Class of 2017, will serve as a lieutenant in
the Navy after his graduation in May and will begin
his residency in orthopedic surgery at Naval Medical
Center San Diego.
Kelsey, 27, a native of Massachusetts who earned
his bachelor’s degree at Wake Forest University and
a master’s degree at Boston University, applied for
the Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP)
the same day he received his acceptance letter to
Wake Forest School of Medicine.
The HPSP, which is offered by the Army, Navy
and Air Force, offers prospective physicians a paid
medical education and a monthly stipend in
exchange for service as a commissioned officer in
the medical corps.
WFU names former EPA official to Lead
Graduate Programs in Sustainability
Wake Forest University has appointed alumnus
and former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
official Stan Meiburg (’75) as director of graduate
programs in sustainability. Meiburg served as Acting
Deputy Administrator for the EPA from 2014 to
2017, capping a 39-year career with the agency.
He is known fo/leading efforts to protect the
nation’s air and water, clean up hazardous and toxic
waste sites, build collaborative relationships with
state and tribal environmental programs, and pro
mote sound management in EPA. At Wake Forest, he ,
will lead the master of arts in sustainability program
and associated dual degree and certificate programs.
He will work with the Graduate School of Arts and
Sciences and the Center for Energy, Environment,
and Sustainability (CEES). Meiburg will join Wake
Forest on July 1.
Winston-Salem Police Department announces
Nextdoor Live
The Winston-Salem Police Department has
announced a partnership with Nextdoor
(www.nextdoor.com), the private social network for
neighborhoods, to build stronger, safer communities
with the help of residents.
This partnership with Nextdoor will enable the
Winston-Salem Police Department to communicate
online with Winston-Salem neighborhoods. With
Nextdoor, Winston-Salem residents can join private
neighborhood websites to share information, includ
ing neighborhood public safety issues, community
events and activities, local services, and even lost
pets. Nextdoor is free for residents and the Police
Department. Those interested in joining their neigh
borhood’s Nextdoor website can visit
www.nextdoor.com and enter their address. If resi
dents have questions about their Nextdoor website,
please visit helpaiextdoor.com.
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Community Calendar
May 4-6 - Annual Book Sale
The Shepherd’s Center of Greater
Winston-Salem’s annual book sale
helps to provide life-enhancing pro
grams and services to over 5,000
older adults throughout the Winston
Salem community. We need volun
teers to help with keeping the thou
sands of books in an orderly fashion
(floaters), checking out buyers
(cashiers) and breaking down the
book sale. Help needed for the fol
lowing time slots:
May 4-5: 9 a.m.-9 p.m (4 hour
blocks)—need floater or cashier
May 6: 8 a.m.-2 p.m (4 hour
blocks)—need floater or cashier
May 6: 2 p.m-6 p.m. (3 hour
blocks)—close down, box break
down tables, redistribute books to
boxes
May 5 - Arts Council Seeking
Wells Fargo Arts-In-Education
Grant Applications Deadline
The Arts Council of Winston
Salem and Forsyth County is seeking
applications for its Wells Fargo Arts
In-Education grant for its 2017-2018
grant cycle. The deadline is Friday,
May 5 by 5 p.m. for projects taking
place between October 2017 - May
31, 2018. For more information
about Wells Fargo Arts-In-Education
Grant or to discuss potential projects
contact Dara Silver, Senior
Administrative Assistant, Special
Projects, and Grant Program
Manager at 336-747-1426 or dsil
ver@intothearts.org. Applications
can be downloaded at www.intot
hearts.org.
May 5-7, 12-14, & 19-21 -
“Spider’s Web” at the Stained
Glass Playhouse
Performances of "Spider's Web"
will take place on Fridays and
Saturdays, May 5 & 6, 12 & 13, and
19 & 20 at 8 p.m., and on Sundays,
May 7, 14, and 21 at 3 p.m. All per
formances will be done at The
Stained Glass Playhouse, located at
4401 Indiana Avenue in Winston
Salem, N.C., in the former sanctuary
of Marvin United Methodist Church.
Tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for
seniors (60+) and teachers, and $11
for students. For tickets, call (336)
499-1010 or visit stainedglassplay
house.org/spiders-web/. Tickets may
also now be obtained through our
Facebook page at
facebook.com/stainedglassplay
house.
May 5 - Ribbon cutting sched
uled for new sprayground
City residents are invited to join
city officials this week at 3 p.m.
Friday, May 5, to cut the ribbon for a
new sprayground at Little Creek
Park, 600 Foxcroft Drive.
Spraygrounds are water playgrounds
with fixtures and fountains that spray
water. Unlike the water play areas at
Kimberley Park and Bolton pools,.
there is no standing water in a spray
ground, making it inherently safer for
children and a popular alternative to
swimming pools. The sprayground
will be open during park hours and
can be operated by the public. This is
the first of nine spraygrounds the city
is building with recreation bonds that
voters approved in the November
2014 bond referendum.
May 6 - Community Shredding
Day
Girl Scout Troops 40232 and
40875 will sponsor a community
shredding event on Saturday, May 6,
from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Shredding
will take place in the Lewisville
Elementary School side parking lot;
cars should enter from Lewisville
Clemmons Road. Shamrock
Shredding will provide secure onsite
document destruction for a suggested
donation of $5 per box or bag (the
donations are appreciated, but no one
will be turned away if they can't
donate, since the important result is
preventing identity theft). Proceeds
will be used by the Girl Scouts to
fund service projects in their commu
nity. The Scouts will also be distribut
ing tips on how to avoid identity
theft. For more information, contact
the troop leader at 336-972-6226.
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May 6 - Community Health
Awareness Fair
North Forsyth High School will
host its annual free Community
Health Awareness Fair on Saturday,
May 6, from 10 a.m to noon. We will
be promoting full body Health
Awareness. This is a collaborative
effort with six other feeder schools:
Northwest Middle School, Rural Hall
Elementary School, North Hills
Elementary School, Old Town
Elementary School, Speas
Elementary School, and Gibson
Elementary School. Contact Cynthia
Scales 336-661-4880 with questions.
May 6 - MESDA Design
Seminar
On Saturday, May 6, the Museum
of Early Southern Decorative Arts
(MESDA) will hold its annual Design
Seminar from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The
2017 Design Seminar, “An Affair
with the South,” will once again fea
ture what’s chic in southern design
and will take place in the James A.
Gray, Jr. Auditorium in the Old Salem
Visitor Center at 900 Old Salem Road
in Winston-Salem. Program includes
a catered luncheon. Space is limited
and pre-registration is required to
ensure a place. The cost is $135 per
person or $125 for Frank L. Horton
Society members or $1,000 for tables
of eight people. Interested individuals
can register online at mesda.org, by
calling 336-721-7369, or emailing
MESDAPrograms@oldsalem.org.
May 6 - Yoga by the Barn at
Old Salem
Old Salem Museums & Gardens,
in partnership with TowniesWS, is
presenting Yoga by the Bam on
Saturday, May 6 from 9 a.m. to 10
a.m. in the Salem Tavern Meadow
adjacent to the Salem Tavern Bam at
812 South Main St. Participants can
support the education and restoration
efforts of Old Salem Museums &
Gardens while enjoying a relaxing
yoga session in a historic setting. The
event is free, however a donation to
Old Salem Museums & Gardens is
requested to participate (minimum $5
donation suggested). No registration
is required. All participants have a
chance to win a year-long family
membership to Old Salem. For infor
mation, contact Tabatha Renegar at
trenegar@oldsalem.org or at 336
721-7352.
May 6-Oct. 21 - Village
Farmers Market
Village Farmers Market market is
at Village Hall, 3715 Clemmons
Road, Clemmons. We are a locally
grown, in-season, diverse producer
market with select value added prod
ucts that embrace the slow food
movement and values the direct
farmer/customer relationship. For
more information, please contact
Megan Ledbetter at 336-766.7511.
May 7 - Forsyth County
Summer Parks Series
Tanglewood Park experienced
heavy flooding due to the recent rains
and the bandstand was badly dam
aged. Repairs are being made to both
the bandstand and the grounds but
will not be completed in time for the
Forsyth County Summer Parks
Series’ free concert on Sunday, May
7, by the Jim Lauderdale Bluegrass
Trio. The concert location has been
moved to Winston Square Park on
Marshall Street in downtown
Winston-Salem adjacent to the
Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts.
Gates open at 4 p.m., with a 5 p.m.
opening act, Kelley and the
Cowboys.
May 8 & 10 — Medicare
Workshops
Compass Financial Services will
offer its informational “Lunch and
Learn: Medicare” workshop on
Monday, May 8, and Wednesday,
May 10, at Bleu Restaurant &
Bar,3425 Frontis St. in Winston
Salem. Topics will include Medicare
Part A & B benefits and enrollment
rules, Medicare Advantage Plans vs.
Medicare Supplement Plans, how
Part D and the “donut hole” work,
and more. The workshop is for edu
cational purposes only and no solici
tations will be made. The workshop
begins at 11:15 am; please arrive 15
minutes early. There is no cost for the
workshop and lunch, but registration
is recommended. For more informa
tion or to register, call (336) 768
5111.
May 11 - Classic Country
Concert
The Winston-Salem Fairgrounds,
Annex Theatre 421 27th St NW, will
host Travis Tritt and his full band on
Thursday, May 11 at 7 p.m. with
doors opening at 6 p.m. Tritt and his
band will be the first of multiple
artists to perform at the Fairgrounds
for the Classic Country Concert
Series. Tickets will go on-sale in time
for the Holidays with an early bird
special. Prior to Feb. 1 tickets are $20
with the exception of the VIP tickets.
VIP tickets will be $100 and include
parking, drink ticket, Travis’ latest
album, a bucket of popcorn and seats
closest to the stage in the first five
rows. To purchase tickets, visit
www.ticketmaster.com or
www.wsfairgrounds.com. For more
information, visit www.wsfair
grounds.com for a list of events and
details.
May 11 - Science Caf6 at River
Birch Lodge
Learn about the latest ground
breaking research in these free infor
mal programs co-sponsored by
Kaleideum and Reynolda Gardens.
CEU credits available. This month:
“Quality of Life after a Stroke” by Dr.
Cheryl Bushnell, Director of the
Comprehensive Stroke Center at
Wake Forest Baptist Health. The
event will take place on May 11 at 7
p.m. Visit www.kaleideum.org for
more details. River Birch Lodge,
3324 Robinhood Road, Winston
Salem.
Winston-Salem
May 11 -
Flower School
Old Salem Museums & Gardens
is presenting a fundraiser in partner
ship with Winston-Salem Flower
School. All proceeds benefit Old
Salem. Participants will enjoy
refreshments and take a floral design
ing class lead by Floral Stylist, Amy
Lynne. They will take home their cre
ation in a unique vessel. The event
will take place on Thursday, May 11
from 6:30 to 9 p.m. outdoors in the
Single Brothers Gardens. The cost is
$125 per person. Space is limited. To
reserve a spot, visit oldsalem.org. For
more information, contact Tabatha
Renegar at trenegar@oldsalem.org or
336-721-7352. For more information
about the Winston-Salem Flower
School, visit wsflowerschool.com.
May 12 - Annual Barrier
Awareness Day
The- Winston-Salem Mayor’s
Council for Persons with Disabilities,
we invite you to participate in our
Annual Barrier Awareness Day,'to be
held on Friday, May 12. We will meet
at Senior Services located at 2895
Shorefair Drive at 8 a.m. with a con
tinental breakfast. We invite you to
participate in the Sensitivity Training
session from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the
day of the event. Following the
Sensitivity Training, participants will
continue to experience the world of
people with disabilities during lunch.
A donation of $10 is requested to off
set the cost of the day’s events,
including the lunch. Please RSVP
with the enclosed response by
Monday, May 1, 2017. Should you
have any questions, you may email
wsmcpd@gmail.com or call 336
245-5678.
May 13 - Safe Kids Day 2017
Safe Kids Day 2017 is a nation
wide initiative to bring awareness
about preventable injuries, the #1
killer of kids in the US. This event is
in conjunction with the 10th Annual
Bike Safety Day, a family-friendly
event geared toward educating chil
dren about the importance of bicycle
safety and wearing a properly fitted
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