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B6 January 10, 2019 The Chronicle Winston-Salem Police Foundation expands Board of Directors SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE To better fulfill its mis sion of strengthening com munity partnerships through mentoring and community outreach pro grams, the Winston-Salem Police Foundation is expanding its Board of Directors in 2019. Community partnerships are essential to enhance relationships between resi dents and the police. “Ftp very proud of the significant achievements our small board has made in just three short years,” said Scott Sewell, President of the Winston- Salem Police Foundation. “We’re excited to be adding to our board some very talented individuals who will enhance our effectiveness and contribu tions to the foundation. It WS/FCS helping families with kinder ¬ garten registration SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE On Saturday, January 12, 2019, representatives from the Winston- Salem/Forsyth County Schools will be available to help families of rising kindergarten students navigate the process of registering children for kindergarten in the fall of 2019. Countdown to Kindergarten, part of the district’s Ready, Set, K! program, will take place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Kaleideum North, located at 400 W. Hanes Mill Road in Winston-Salem. Children and families will be able to meet staff from all elementary schools within the district. They will also have opportunities to: • ■ Discover fun activities and community resources offered by partner organizations. • Board a school bus and visit the Forsyth County Library Book Mobile. • Go through a practice lunch line featuring healthy snacks donated by Food Lion. • Enjoy a yoga program (offered at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.). • Explore the Museum exhibits and watch a planetarium show. • Meet Ready Freddy, the Countdown to Kindergarten mascot. "The Office of Early Learning, our WS/FCS representatives, and our community partners are looking forward to meeting our newest kindergarteners and their families at our Ready, Set, K! kickoff event, Countdown to Kindergarten," said Vanessa Osborne, Transitions Coordinator for WS/FCS. "This event marks the beginning of the enrollment process for children who will be five on or before August 31,2019. It is a way for families and their children to experience a bit of what school will be like, from the bus ride to the lunch line and on to the classroom. It's a great way to meet and chat with teachers and administrators from our schools, as well as district and community repre sentatives!" Parents or guardians in .need of assistance with transportation or any one with questions about the event should contact Vanessa Osborne at (336) 748-4000, ext. 34245 or Kelley Bendheim at (336) 341-0539. Kaleideum North is located on WSTA Bus Route 97. Because every fam ily is encouraged to attend, the Saturday Countdown to Kindergarten event is a “pay what you can” program. The inclement weather date for Countdown to Kindergarten is Thursday, January 17 from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Cory Booker reportedly close to announcing White House bid remains an honor to work with the dedicated mem bers of the Winston-Salem Police Department under the leadership of Chief Catrina Thompson.” The Foundation Board of Directors has increased from eight members in 2018 to 18 members for 2019. This expansion will allow the Foundation to bring more diversity, expe rience and differing insights to the board, enabling it to better serve its core mission. For 2019, the Winston- Salem Police Foundation officers are: Scott Sewell, President of the Foundation, Cook Medical Inc.; Evelyn Acree, Secretary, M&F Bank; and Jordan Gwyn, Treasurer, BB&T Bank. Other Board members are: Barry Rountree, Winston-Salem Police Department (retired); Perry G. Hudspeth, Hege Financial Group; Rod Back, Delhaize America (retired); Justin Gomez, Wake Forest Baptist Health; Alex Thornton, J. E. Thornton; Brenda Diggs, Community Leader (retired); John Devlin, Cook Medical Inc.; Dr. Tadhg O’Gara, Wake Forest Baptist Health; Rob Simon, Windsor Jewelers; Scott Somerville, Hanes Activewear; Simon ' Burgess, Mayfair Street Partners; Karen Huey, Wake Forest Baptist Health; Nancy Young, Winston-Salem State University (retired); James DuBose, Winston-Salem State University; Haley Gingles, APR, The FMRT Group; and Catrina Thompson, Police Chief of the Winston-Salem Police Department (ex-officio member)/ The Winston-Salem Police Foundation’s mis sion is to provide funds for tools, training, technology and equipment that might go unfunded otherwise. The Foundation is a chari table non-profit, independ ent organization, designed to provide funding that can be allocated to help strengthen community and police partnerships such as mentoring programs, com munity outreach events and Police Athletic Leagues (PAL). In addition, it helps promote public and officer safety, along with the abili ty to recognize and honor the police workforce. The when his Senate colleague, Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), announced that she was running for President on January 1st. That followed news that the presidential aspirant and former congressional colleague of Booker’s, former con gressman Julian Castro of Texas, would be announcing a 2020 run on January 12. "During the holidays I'm gonna sit down and take a lot of stock about what I want to do next — whether I want to run for president or stay in the Senate and help this continued movement in our coun try to reinvigorate our democracy," Booker said in an interview. The 2020 field of Democrats running for President is expected to be large. Another of Booker’s colleagues, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) is also expected to run for the White House. The field is all but certain to be one of the most diverse in history. Lauren Victoria Burke is an independent journalist and writer for NNPA as well as a political analyst and strategist as Principal of Win Digital Media LLC. She may be contacted at LBurke007@gmail.com and on twitter at @LVBurke Excerpt: In early December, it was Foundation follows a pub lic-private partnership model that has proven to be highly effective in preven tion and reduction of crime and fostering stronger com munity relations in other cities. The Foundation allows for tax-exempt gifts from individuals, businesses and philanthropic organiza tions, and is the only organ ization authorized to raise funds on behalf of the Winston-Salem Police Department. For more information about how to support the Winston-Salem Police Foundation, please contact Scott Sewell. ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS WINSTON-SALEM/FORSYTH COUNTY UTILITY COMMISSION IDOLS ROAD REGIONAL LIFT STATION Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS) 143-128 and 143-129, sealed Bids for the construction of the Idols Road Regional Lift Station will be received by the City/County Utility Commission (Owner) at the office of the City/County Purchasing Department, Room 16, City Hall Building, 101 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, North Car- olina 27101 until 2;0Q PM local time on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at which time, all Bids that have been duly re ceived will be publically opened and read aloud. The City reserves the right to waive any informality in the bidding and to reject any or all proposals. Bidders are hereby notified that they must be prop erly licensed as required by Chapter 87 of the North Carolina General Statutes. Bid security shall be furnished in accor dance with the Instructions to Bidders. The Project consists of construction of a tri-plex regional wastewater pump sta tion, approximately 1,000 LF of 30-inch gravity sewer, approximately 1,200 LF of 20-inch force main along with related site work, access drive, electrical and con trols, and ancillary items. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis, with additive alter nate bid items as indicated in the Bidding Documents. A pre-bid conference will be held at 11:00 AM local time on Tuesday, Jan uary 22,2019, in Room 16, City Hall, 101 N. Main Street, Winston-Salem 27101. This pre-bid conference is not mandatory but you are encouraged to at tend. The Issuing Office for the Bidding Doc uments is: HIGHFILL, 380 Knollwood Street, Suite 734, Winston-Salem, NC 27103, contact: Nikki Jackson, phone: 336-443-2286, email: njackson@hiepc.com Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 9 am and 4 pm, and may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office by registering with the Engineer. Charges for all documents ob tained will be $250 for each set of plans and specifications. Partial sets of Draw ings or Specifications will not be avail able from the Issuing Office. Bidding Documents also may be exam ined at the following locations: 1. Office of the City/County Purchasing Department, Room 324, City Hall Build ing, 101 North Main Street, Winston- Salem, North Carolina 27101, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm. 2. ConstructConnect, 2825 Edwards Road, Suite 800, Cincinnati, Ohio 45209, 800-364-2059x8221 Neither Owner nor Engineer has any re sponsibility for the accuracy, complete ness, or sufficiency of any Bidding Documents obtained from any source other than the Issuing Office. Obtaining these documents from any source other than the Issuing Office may result in ob taining incomplete and inaccurate infor mation. Obtaining these documents from any source other than the Issuing Office may also result in failure to receive any addenda, corrections, or other revisions to the Bidding Documents that may be issued. Compliance with the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) Special Condi tions is required on this Contract. SRF re quirements are included in the Bidding Documents. Compliance with the City/County Utility Commission's Minority and Women Business Enterprise program is required on this project. Please refer to the Special instructions to Bidders contained in the Bidding Documents. The City reserves the right to reject all bids or any portion of any bid they deem necessary for the best interest of the City, to accept any item or group of items unless qualified by the bidder, and to acquire additional quanti ties at prices quoted on the Bid Form. Instructions for submitting bids may be obtained by contacting Jerry Bates, City/County Purchasing Department, Room 324, City Hall Building, 101 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, 336-747-6939 or email (preferred): jer- ryjb@cityofws.org. The Chronicle January 10,2019 Lecturer position in Accounting at Appalachian State University The Department of Accounting at Ap palachian State University invites appli cations for one non-tenure-track nine month faculty position at the rank of Lec turer for the Fall 2019/Spring 2020 aca demic year, subject to funding. Details can be found at https ://hr.appsfate .edu/employment/fac- ulty-vacancies/1090. Appalachian State University is an Affir mative Action/Equal Opportunity Em ployer. The Chronicle January 10,2019 BY LAUREN VICTORIA BURKE. NNPA NEWSWIRE CONTRIBUTOR Will Senator Cory Booker (D- NJ) follow in the footsteps of another charismatic U.S. Senator who shocked the world in 2008 in a victorious march to the White House? Soon we will know. The New Jersey Senator has been keynoting, event hopping and visiting New Hampshire in a way that looks quite presidential. He also has not denied he is consider ing a White House run. Booker is widely expected to enter the ring. "The definition of hope isn't that you see some light at the end of the tunnel, or something on the horizon that gives you hope, hope is generated from within," Booker told a crowd in Manchester, New Hampshire in December as report ed by ABC. The theme of “hope” was familiar from the 2008 presi dential campaign of former President Barack Obama. In early December, it was reported that Booker would decide to run over the holidays. The pres sure after the holidays increased Photo by Wikimedia Commons / Mobius in Mobile Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) speaks during the “Linking Together: March to Save Our Care” Rally at the U.S. Capitol on June 28,2017. iSi WinstiinSalem The City of Winston-Salem is looking to fill the positions for Equipment Operator/Light- 1147 Temporary Laborer- SOAR- 0 Please visit: www.cityofws.org for job description and application process. See Bid on B8 Have a Story Idea? Let us Know news@wschronick.com