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1 J&jd of the Month project instills pride in Boston-Thurmond neighborhood BY JUDIE HOLCOMB-PACK THECHRONICLE “Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?” Members of the Safety and Beau tification committee of the Boston-Thurmond Community Engagement Roundtable are on a mis sion to find out. They recently started a new project called the Yard of the Month to bring attention to some of the well-kept yards in their neighborhood. Like a pebble thrown into a puddle that creates ripples, the impact of highlighting these yards is that other neighbors have started to improve their yards, also. Going down a few of the streets, Lauretta Strong and David West, two of the Safety and Beautifica tion committee members, pointed out changes they were already noticing throughout their neigh borhood. A strong sense of community is develop ing, as well as more pride in their homes, yards and gardens. West said the commit tee has developed the mis sion of improving the qual ity of living and enhancing the overall appearance of the Boston/Thurmond community, encouraging neighbors to take pride in their homes and neigh borhood, and celebrating those who have committed to maintaining yards in a way that complements the community. The Yard of the Month project runs from May through September. Rec ognized in July were: *“Pop” at 2029 Thur mond Street, a beautifully simple yard. “Pop” also helps his neighbors main tain their yards by mowing several yards on his street. *B.J. Simmons, 436 W. 25th St., for the creativity in his yard design. *Charles Bennett, 1430 Garfield St., a neat cottage home with decora tions throughout the yard and .a vegetable garden in the back. *Phyllis and Nate Fleming, 1343 Underwood St., which the committee nicknamed “Christmas in July” for the decorative red wrought-iron security guards over the windows that match a welcoming red front door, red porch, and colorful planters under each window. The Flem ings have lived in their home for 41 years. The Boston-Thurmond neighborhood is divided into four quadrants and a winning yard is selected monthly from each quad rant. The yard is marked by a distinctive Yard of the Month sign and the home- owner receives a $50 gift card as a reward. The committee, which falls under the umbrella of the Boston-Thurmond Community Engagement Roundtable, has a limited budget and West said a do nor who prefers to remain anonymous rhas gener-, ously donated the money to cover the gift cards for the winners for this sea son. Committee members are: Lauretta Strong, Da vid West, Ola Brown, and Mary Ford. Strong said the committee “... needed to figure out a way to en gage the neighborhood.” She added, “We seek out and find the people who are genuinely interested in making the neighborhood better.” West and Strong noted that one of the prior win- IHUW^ .£2aa. Photos by Judie Holcomb-Pack Yard of the Month recognizes Boston-Thurmond residents who beautify their yards and neighborhood. ners was in a known prob lem area for the residents at one time, but he has in fluenced neighbors to im prove their yards and clean up their neighborhood by showing he cares and has pride in his home. That small pebble has created ripples that are spreading throughout the commu nity. The Boston-Thurmond Neighborhood Association meets the second Mon day of each month at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center and the . Boston-Thurmond Community Engagement Roundtable meets month ly at various community stakeholders’ locations (schools, churches, recre ation centers). Committees include: Communications, Revitalization, Education and Health and Wellness. The Safety and Beautifi cation committee would welcome new members. Neighbors who would like more information can contact Diane Fitzhugh at fitzemail3 99@gmail.com. Community celebrates the life of Julius “Juice” Sampson Jr. BY TEVIN STINSON THECHRONICLE More than a thousand people filed into Union Baptist Church on Tues day, Aug. 13 to celebrate the life of Julius “Juice” Sampson Jr., a local barber who was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Win ston-Salem restaurant. Sampson, 32, who was a barber at Supreme Lega cy Barbershop, was known throughout the community as a family man who cared about his community and would go the extra mile to lend a helping hand to those in need. A newly- wed and Sampson father of three, was a graduate 1 Photos by Tevin Stinson A horse-drawn carriage carrying Julius “Juice” Sampson Jr. makes its way down Trade Street earlier this week. Sampson’s funeral was held at Union Baptist Church. of North Forsyth and after high school he attended N.C. Central University. He was also a 2017 gradu ate of Winston-Salem Bar ber School. In the days since his untimely passing, hun dreds of people, including local and state elected of ficials, have reached out publicly and personally to send condolences to the Sampson family. “Tough day for our city for our bro family, for our community, need the strongest prayers to celebrate the great life of Julius “Juice” Sampson,” wrote Terrence Petree on Facebook. “We will have to hold each other up, we’re all hurting. We love you bro.” Sampson fell victim to senseless gun violence on Tuesday, Aug. 6. Ac cording to police, around 4 p.m. officers with the Win ston-Salem Police Depart ment (WSPD) responded to a report of a disturbance at BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, 192 Hanes Mall Circle. Before offi cers could arrive, the call was upgraded to a report of gunshots being fired and upon arrival, officers found Sampson unrespon sive and suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Emergency medical per sonnel pronounced Samp son dead at the scene. Robert Granato, a 22-year-old white male, was arrested at the scene and is being held at the Forsyth County Detention Center with no bond. It is believed that the altercation between Samp son and Granato began when Sampson defended a waitress or bartender who was being verbally abused by Granato inside the res taurant. After the verbal argument spilled outside, Granato pulled .22 caliber- handgun and fatally shot Sampson. Sampson’s death near Hanes Mall marked the 15th murder in Winston- Salem this year. Within hours of the altercation, word began to spread that Granato is racist and that fueled the dispute with Sampson. Although racial epithets were used by both men during the altercation, and a photo has surfaced of Granato wearing a shirt the reads “Murica,” a term often used to imply ex treme patriotism, during a press conference last week Chief Catrina Thompson said at this time there is no evidence to believe Samp son’s murder was motivat ed by race. 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