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Impact of new roads, com-munity gathering space, affordable housing and retail options are some of the topics brought up by citizens who attended an open house hosted by the Land Use Plan Steering Committee.

by KRISTIN KUBLYOAK RIDGE – What makes Oak Ridge a great place to live? What would make Oak Ridge an even better place to live?

How do you envision Oak Ridge in 20 years? What are the major hurdles to overcome in achieving this vision?

The Oak Ridge Land Use Plan Steering Committee, made up of 12 members appointed by the town council in September, is seeking input from fel-low citizens on these and other topics as it delves into the task of reviewing and

updating the town’s land use plan. In addition to an online survey, the commit-tee held its first open house on Nov. 5 to offer citizens an opportunity to get infor-mation, ask questions and voice opinions about the Oak Ridge of the future.

Town Planning Director Bill Bruce said the committee and town staff have already received a wide variety of concerns and comments from the community survey, but felt the open house was needed to let people ask questions, view maps and voice their concerns in person.

“It’s an opportunity for the steering committee to talk to a wide variety of people in an informal setting,” said Bruce. “Oak Ridge has become a highly desirable place to live in part because of the land use plan, so we want that to continue.”

Committee member Sandra Smith, a lifetime Oak Ridge resident, says the responses from residents have been very valuable.

“They have been from people all over town and from all different areas, and we’ve received some really good, thoughtful respons-es,” Smith said.

Roads, community gathering spaces, afford-able housing and new businesses were some of the topics brought forward in the surveys so far and discussed at the open house.

Committee mem-ber Jay Cumbus said many of the questions he has received thus far have been about roads.

“People are asking what the lines on the maps are … potential connector roads and that

Committee receives valuable input at land use plan open house

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Bottom photo: Veterans attending the Veterans Appreciation event in Summerfi eld Community Park on Nov. 9 were asked to come forward, introduce themselves and tell where and when they served. Above, Summerfi eld Mayor Tim Sessoms, left, and Korean War veteran Bob White, a member of VFW Post 7999.

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Top photo: Veterans at-tending the Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11, which was organized by the Stokes-dale Veterans Monument Committee, were asked to stand and be recognized.

Middle photo: Nathan Freeman, battal-ion commander (second from right), and fellow cadets stand at attention during a Veterans Day ceremony at Oak Ridge Military Academy on Nov. 11.

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Public given new access to GCS offi cials via new websiteGUILFORD COUNTY – Guilford County Schools recently launched a new website which it says is designed to increase community engagement.

The website, www.EngageGCS, pro-vides an online tool for Guilford County parents, students, staff and community members to “engage, communicate and collaborate with educational leaders and other residents on the future of edu-cation in Guilford County.”

“EngageGCS offers another option for employees, parents and community members to participate in an ongoing dialogue with GCS leaders,” says Nora Carr, GCS chief of staff.

EngageGCS is currently offering oppor-

tunities to vote on the 2015-16 academic calendar and ways to improve student attendance, improving outreach to faith communities and the traits parents look for when selecting their child’s school.

In addition to EngageGCS, the dis-trict also has multiple advisory commit-tees and groups, hosts focus groups and town hall meetings, and meets regularly with a wide variety of employee, parent and community organizations through-out the year. The district also conducts two annual public opinion polls, one focusing on parents and one focusing on community members. Students, teachers and district employees also are invited to weigh in regularly through surveys and other forums.

N.C. Board of Transportation drafts recommendations RALEIGH – At the direction of the Gen-eral Assembly, the North Carolina Board of Transportation has studied how fees, sponsorship and privatization might be used to reduce the use of public funds for services provided by the Department of Transportation.

To carry out duties assigned under the 2014 Budget Bill (Section 34.17(a)), the board received information and discussed opportunities during a joint committee meeting in October and continued to research, review and compile additional information provided by NCDOT staff.

Recommendations include new spon-sorship opportunities for highway litter removal and rest areas, implementing or increasing some fees for current NCDOT services including traffic analysis and inspections, and some additional costs for outdoor advertising. A copy of the spon-

sorship report and a summary of the fees can be found on the NCDOT website.

The recommendations are expected to serve as a basis for policy delibera-tions by the General Assembly concern-ing the balance between public funding of infrastructure and user fee based service provision.

NCDOT reports that it currently does not always collect enough in fees to cover services, and additional funds could be used to help build and main-tain the state’s transportation network.

The Board will not be voting to ap-prove any fees this month. It is simply required to approve and submit study recommendations to the Joint Legisla-tive Transportation Oversight Committee and the Fiscal Research Division no later than Dec. 1.

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The Oak Ridge and Summer-field town parks have been the site of several free events in the

last few months – Music in the Park, Touch a Truck, etc. How have these events been funded? Why aren’t there events like this at Stokesdale Park?

During 2014, Oak Ridge Town Park was the site of several free events sponsored or

co-sponsored by the town. These included six Music in the Park concerts, Canine Capers, a fundraiser for the dog park, and RidgeFest, which is sponsored in conjunction with the Merchants Association of Oak Ridge (MAOR).

Terry Lannon, Oak Ridge’s director of parks and recreation, says that while the town has a small special events budget, most of the events are low or no cost to the town.

For instance, bands who perform at Music in the Park events do so at no charge to the town, and receive dona-tions from event attendees.

Canine Capers, an event for dog lovers, is made possible through the donations of participating sponsors and vendors. Fees are also collected from dog show participants. Money from Canine Capers is earmarked for the dog park; this year’s profits of about $1,500 will be used to install dog “playground” equipment within the park.

MAOR takes the lead in organizing, sponsoring, volunteering for and adver-tising the annual three-day RidgeFest,

and the town provides the park and the staff to prepare and clean up the grounds during and after the event. The town also matches the $2,500 that MAOR pays for the fireworks on the last evening of RidgeFest.

During the past year, the Town of Summerfield also sponsored a number of events that were free to the public, includ-ing: Founders’ Day, the Summerfield Fish-ing Derby, two Music in the Park events, Touch-A-Truck, semi-annual recycling/e-cycling events and the upcoming Christ-mas Tree Lighting event on Nov. 22.

Unlike the other two towns, Sum-merfield now has a paid part-time person who oversees the planning and organiza-tion of the numerous events the town sponsors, and the town manager and other staff members also work with a small group of citizen volunteers to help organize and staff the events. The town also has a budget of about $40,000 to cover the annual community event ex-penses (the bulk of that budget, $30,000, is set aside for Founders’ Day, by far the biggest event the town puts on).

“Events help build a sense of com-munity and allow residents to connect and fellowship,” says Cheryl Gore, Summerfield’s events coordinator and assistant to the town manager. “With a limited-services government, events are tangible (ways to) enlighten and enrich citizens’ lives as expressed within our comprehensive plan.”

Carolyn Joyner, Stokesdale’s town clerk/finance officer, notes that because the town doesn’t charge a property tax, it has no budget to offer community events on the scale that Oak Ridge and Summerfield do. Also, there has been no active group of volunteers who have ex-pressed interest in planning such events.

Joyner points out that the town does have a volunteer parade committee which plans and organizes the annual Stokes-dale Holiday Parade each December, an event attended by residents living through-out the northwest area. The town budgets a small amount each year to help defray parade expenses, and other expenses are covered by business donations and fees paid by parade participants.

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Town maintains healthy fi nancial positionOAK RIDGE – The Town of Oak Ridge ended FY 2013/2014 on a strong financial note, confirmed John Frank of Dixon Hughes Goodman when present-ing the annual audit report at the town council meeting on Nov. 6.

At the close of the 2013/2014 fiscal year, the town reported an available general fund balance of $2,665,921, an increase of $411,602 over the previous fiscal year. Much of that gain can be attributed to the town’s tax base grow-ing last year, resulting in property tax rev-enue increasing from $719,557 the previ-ous fiscal year to $751,779 in 2013/2014. The town has a 99.45 percent property tax collection rate, compared to a state

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Due to a $123,333 payment on long-term debt for construction of the town park, the town’s total debt decreased by 10 percent in 2013/2014. As of June 30, 2014, the Town of Oak Ridge had total long-term obligations of $1,110,000.

The state suggests municipalities keep at least 8 to 10 percent of a year’s expenses in their restricted fund bal-ance, Frank said, although he pointed out that most small municipalities keep much more than that amount in re-serves. Oak Ridge has a fund balance equal to about 2.5 years of average expenses.

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Mayor Tim Sessoms called the monthly meeting to order. In her open-ing prayer, Linda Southard included spe-cial thoughts for Summerfield resident Bobby Decker, who suffered serious burn injuries in a recent car accident on U.S. 220, near the athletic park. South-ard also expressed gratitude for our country’s veterans.

The council voted to excuse coun-cil member Dianne Laughlin from the meeting because she was ill.

The meeting agenda was approved after requesting one correction in last month’s council minutes.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Town Manager Scott Whitaker said

the annual Summerfield Christmas Tree Lighting event will be held Saturday, Nov. 22 at 5:30 p.m. at the athletic park on U.S. 220. The free event will offer caroling, light refreshments and a bonfire, and attendees are asked to bring canned food items to donate to Summerfield United Methodist Church’s Sonshine Room.

CITIZEN COMMENTS Dwayne Crawford, who has applied

to fill a vacant seat on the town’s Public Safety Committee, offered additional information about his qualifications. He added that he has a 4-wheel drive vehicle and even if not appointed to the commit-tee, he was willing to help in the case of a natural disaster or other emergency.

Adrian Williamson said the town spends a lot of money on maintaining the ball fields at the athletic park, and on mowing all the properties it owns; he sug-gested the town sell off some of its prop-erty, specifically the lot it owns next to the fire station and some of the Gordon property which was purchased in June.

The Trails and Open Space Com-mittee was simply filled with the same people who served on the Parks and Recreation Committee that the town disbanded a few years ago, Williamson said. “That’s not getting new people. I know we have people who were quali-fied, and that bothers me.”

Elizabeth Ingram, a member of the town’s Historical Committee, said the Veterans Appreciation event on Nov. 9was excellent and she thanked the mayor for inviting all veterans attending the event to come forward, introduce themselves, and tell when and where they served.

COMMITTEE REPORTSHistorical. Chairwoman Linda Southard said the committee continues discuss-ing the purchase of markers to place at the town’s historic sites. The first prior-ity is the site along N.C. 150 where the Bugler boy was killed during the Revo-lutionary War. There is a marker there now, but the site has been neglected and the committee hopes to enhance and bring attention to it.

Public Safety. Whitaker said several people received emergency generator training the previous week; he acknowl-edged and thanked the fire department for storing the generator and starting it once a month. Two local churches are prepared to set up shelters in the case of a natural disaster or other town emer-gency, Whitaker noted.

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TOWN MANAGER BUSINESS 5 0 to approve the addition of Rymack Drive, located in a subdivision off Pepper Road, to the secondary road system for state maintenance.

5 0 to appoint Jasmine O’Connell as an alternate member of the Parks and Recreation Commission.

AUDITOR’S REPORTJohn Frank with Dixon Hughes

Goodman presented the town’s audit re-

port for FY 2013/2014. See News Briefs for details on the audit report.

5 0 Council voted unanimously to accept the audit report as presented.

FINANCIAL UPDATEIn the absence of Finance Officer

Sam Anders, Oakley presented the financial summary prepared by Anders, which council voted unanimously to accept.

COMMUNITY UPDATESFire Department. Chief Steve Simmons reported the department responded to 69 calls in October – 29 were of a medi-cal nature and 40 were fire/service-related. Paid staff and volunteers re-

ceived 246 hours of training, installed two car seats, attended five public education events and maintained an average response time of four minutes.

The fire department and auxiliary will host the annual Golden Harvest Dinner for golden-age (senior) citizens on Satur-day, Nov. 15, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the fire department on Linville Road.

Chief Simmons reminded everyone to inspect their chimneys before lighting the first fire of the season.

Historic Preservation Commission. Ron Simpson reported the commission reviewed two applications for COAs (certificate of occupancy), one of which regarded changes to the front of Lowes Foods (the commission approved this) and the other for Oak Ridge Founda-tion, which plans to remodel the front elevation of Oak Ridge Military Acad-emy’s Linville Chapel and to make some foundation repairs. The foundation repairs were approved, but after some discussion and questions about remod-

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Parks and Recreation Commission. Chairman Bill Edwards said the com-mission has worked with Stewart Inc. on finalizing design details of the perfor-mance stage/amphitheater at the town park and the additional restroom behind Shelter 1. The site plan will be presented to the Historic Preservation Commission on Nov. 12, to the Planning and Zoning Board on Nov. 20, and hopefully back to the council on Dec. 4. Phase 2-A of the park is still on schedule to be completed next spring.

Two Scouts have approached the town about doing their Eagle projects in the park; one is a My Little Library project and the other is yet to be deter-mined. “We’re real proud to be part of that (Eagle projects) and are getting a lot of interest from local Scout troops,” Edwards said.

Regarding the facility usage agree-ment with Oak Ridge Youth Association, Edwards said it still hasn’t been finalized. “We have had some back-and-forth on some changes ORYA requested and we responded immediately, but haven’t yet heard back. We’re hoping to get that back soon so we can start the new year off with a new agreement.”

Land Use Plan. Ron Simpson said the committee of 12 members is well on its way. An organizational meeting was held in October, at which Town Planner Bill Bruce gave an excellent presenta-tion of land use plans. An open house

was held on Nov. 5; about 50 citizens attended and had an opportunity to ask questions.

“We’re expecting the process to take 9 to 12 months,” Simpson said. “We realize how important this document will be to the future of our town.”

COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilman George McClellan said

it had been great to see all the citizens taking part in community discussion the evening before at the open house. He encouraged residents to complete the Oak Ridge Future Land Use Plan Update questionnaire (online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/R2WPHVR, or pick up a copy of the questionnaire at Town Hall).

Councilman Spencer Sullivan echoed McClellan’s comments and said it was exciting to see the amount of interest the community had in the beginning of the land use update process.

“Also, I am encouraged to hear that we’ve gotten a response back from ORYA. We have always tried to maintain a cordial relationship with the youth association and we want our citizens to use our park to the fullest extent,” Sul-livan said.

Councilman Jim Kinneman said reviewing the land use plan was a very important endeavor. Also, he looked forward to seeing site plans for the new additions to the town park.

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Councilman Mike Stone said citizens were fortunate to have had the chance to participate in the election on Nov. 4, and with Veterans Day coming up he encouraged everyone to remember that we owe our freedom to veterans.

“Find a vet and thank a vet,” Stone said.

Mayor Combs thanked Sullivan, mayor pro tem, for presiding over the previous two council meetings while he was traveling across the country.

“It’s good to get away and it’s good to be home – it’s especially good to be home when you come back home to Oak Ridge,” Combs said.

With no further business, the meet-ing adjourned at 7:27 p.m.





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Jane Doggett said the committee con-tinues to meet monthly and discuss op-tions for trails, greenways and sidewalks through Summerfield. The committee will meet again on Thursday, Nov. 20 at Town Hall at 6 p.m.

Little Free Library. Harrison Church, 14, a student at Northern Guilford High School, gave a slide presentation of the steps involved in completing his Eagle Scout project. For his project, Church built a “Little Free Library” and placed it behind the community center building in the community park.

From start to finish, Harrison orga-nized five separate workdays for plan-ning his project, raising funds, purchas-ing supplies, getting book donations, staining shelves, sorting books and installing the library.

The Little Free Library at the park will be added to an online map which shows where Little Free Libraries are located worldwide.

In concluding, Harrison read the requirements for a Scout to earn his Eagle award.

TOWN MANAGER BUSINESSCouncil retreat. Darren Rhodes from N.C. Dept. of Commerce will facilitate

the council’s retreat on Jan. 24. Offering an explanation of his role as a facilitator, Rhodes said he would seek to make sure the group engages in a productive and meaningful conversation and ends the retreat with a set of goals and objectives.

Council members were asked in advance of the meeting to be prepared to answer two questions that would help Rhodes prepare for the retreat: 1) What would you consider a successful retreat? and 2) What would you like accom-plished or what do you hope to come away with afterward?

Councilman Mike Adams said he hopes one thing the council will come away from the retreat with is a clear un-derstanding of the differences between tactical and strategic decision making, as it relates to delegating authorities. He also hopes to review the roles and responsibilities of the town council versus the town manager. Additionally, Adams said he hopes to come away from the retreat with a review of the 13 basic com-ponents of the comprehensive plan which was completed in 2010 and a test of their relevance, and a unified vision for the town based on the comprehensive plan.

Councilwoman Dena Barnes said she hoped to come away with a better understanding of each council mem-ber’s goals and areas where they are and might not be united, and to come away with a list of priorities for the next few years and an idea of other goals to consider, along with an action plan.

Mayor Sessoms said he hoped the

retreat would provide the council with an opportunity to develop a strategic plan for Summerfield and begin to be more proactive rather than reactive. Also, he hoped the council would come away from the meeting with a strategic plan and list of priorities that the general public can respond to.

Councilwoman Elizabeth McClellan said since the comprehensive plan cost the town about $340,000, she would not be interested in a redo of it – “how-ever, a tweaking, I’m not against.” In addition to what others had stated, she said she hoped the council would come away from the retreat with a broad vision for five, 10 and 15 years into the future, and a direction for the next steps fiscal-wise, i.e., what should be budget-ed in the upcoming one to five years.

McClellan also said she wanted to develop a path to keep Summerfield’s unique character. “I don’t want to become another suburb like anywhere else,” she said. “How do we keep the town unique?”

And finally, Councilwoman Alicia Flowers said a successful retreat would offer an “open, straightforward shar-ing of ideas with the view that this is a limited services, limited government mu-nicipality. I think everything we do here needs to be viewed through that prism.”

Flowers said she hopes to come away from the retreat with a vision of the desired future of Summerfield. “Do we remain a mostly rural, unique town? Kind of a quirky town, but it is a unique

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Rhodes described an effective organization as one with a vision, plans, clear, reasonable expectations of what people are going to do and the ability to work together … “It sounds like we have a good recipe for a good retreat,” he said.

Rhondan Road paving. Whitaker ex-plained that N.C. Department of Trans-portation had limited available funds for secondary road paving and the town submitted Rhondan Road, which is off of Summerfield Road, for funding (part of the road is already paved). The work would involve a 50-foot right-of-way (25 feet on each side of the centerline).

DOT has to have buy-in from all of the affected property owners, of which there are five including the town, which owns the lot behind the fire department that borders Rhondan Road. Whitaker asked council for authorization to sign the right-of-way agreement, with the understanding the agreement wouldn’t be executed until all affected property owners agreed.

5 0 to authorize the manager to execute the right-of-way agreement, contingent upon approval of all property owners. If all affected property owners agree, the town will execute the right-of-way agreement, all agreements will

be recorded, and NCDOT will move forward with the paving.

Committee vacancies. Whitaker said there were several vacancies on the Public Safety Committee and Dwayne Crawford was the only applicant. Crawford has attended the last few committee meetings and the emergency generator training.

Barnes said she and Flowers inter-viewed Crawford and agreed he was “eminently qualified” for the committee. Flowers said she appreciated the answer Crawford gave her when she asked him what he felt his greatest strength was (“analytical reasoning”).

5 0 to approve Crawford’s ap-pointment to the Public Safety Committee.

Finance Committee. Four candidates ap-plied to fill one vacancy on the committee.

Flowers, who along with Barnes had interviewed each of the applicants, said her biggest problem was that the com-mittee only needed one person and all four applicants were highly qualified.

“I strongly urged all the people interviewed to please stay engaged with the town if they weren’t chosen because I think they would all be valued as volun-teers in the future,” she said. After much deliberation, Flowers and Barnes said they agreed that Vicky Bridges would be the best fit for the committee vacancy.

Bridges is a 20-year resident of Sum-

merfield, holds a master of science de-gree in accounting, is a CPA, a part-time accounting tutor at Guilford College, and an accounting software consultant.

5 0 to appoint Vicky Bridges as the new member of the finance committee.

REPORTS, UPDATESU.S. 220/I-73 updates. Whitaker reported that both transportation projects are still slated for December 2016 completion. The traffic patterns will most likely not shift from the existing two lanes to the two new lanes on U.S. 220 through Sum-merfield until next spring, Whitaker said.

Audit presentation. The annual audit report will be presented at the Dec. 9 council meeting, Whitaker said. He then shared feedback from the auditor, who told him that in his 53 years of auditing he has only had three reviews with no adjustments and two of those have been in Summerfield, one while Dana Luther was the town’s finance officer and the other since Katrina Whitt took over as the town’s finance officer. “That speaks also

to the council and staff,” Whitaker said.

COUNCIL BUSINESS After reading a Veterans Day procla-

mation, Sessoms said he enjoyed attend-ing the Veterans Appreciation event on Nov. 9. “One veteran (John Lee) was 99 years old and when asked, he not only told where he served, but who he served – the Lord,” Sessoms said.

Whitaker said he was going to show a video of how the Star Spangled Banner came into being, which he had seen at a Scouts’ den meeting the night before. However, the video was just over 11 minutes long. He encouraged everyone to check it out on YouTube (go to www.youtube.com, then type “Star Spangled Banner as You’ve Never Heard It” in the Search bar).

CLOSED SESSIONAfter recessing at 7:33 p.m. for a

closed session to discuss “price and other material terms concerning real property,” the council reconvened at 8:25 p.m. and immediately adjourned.





HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

Northwest falls short of conference championship

Northwest (8-3, 4-1) 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 || 13 E. Forsyth (10-1, 5-0) 12 | 7 | 0 | 17 || 36

Struggling throughout the entire game to find an offensive rhythm, the Northwest Vikings ultimately lost the 4-A Piedmont Triad Conference champion-ship to East Forsyth, 36-13, on Nov. 7.

On the game’s opening drive, the Vikings earned three first downs before wide receiver Mark Garner fumbled, leading to a Rams 10-yard touchdown pass five plays later.

Northwest reached the red zone once in the first half, but failed to put up any points.

“Every time we got something going, we would shoot ourselves in the foot,” said head coach Jared Rolfes on what he described as the team’s poorest per-formance of the season.

After a missed field goal by North-west, cornerback Kevin Henry intercept-ed an East Forsyth pass. The momen-tum, however, was short-lived.

Quarterback Josh Homol fumbled on

the following play, while trying to elude defensive pressure.

With less than six minutes left in the third quarter, East Forsyth’s quarterback threw his second interception to wide receiver and defensive back Thomas Hennigan. The turnover set up Northwest’s first score, a 5-yard touchdown reception by Hennigan from quarterback Josh Homol, which cut into East Forsyth’s 19-7 lead.

From that point, the Rams tacked on 17 unanswered points, seal-ing the game and an unblemished conference record.

Coming up on Nov. 14 | As No. 8 seed in the 4-AA 2014 NCHSAA football playoffs, Northwest will host No. 9 seed Providence, who has an overall record of 8-3, at R.L. Billings Stadium in a first-round matchup. The contest will be the teams’ first meeting; the winner will face No. 1 seed East Forsyth or No. 16 seed McDowell in the second round.

Nighthawks fi nish off Morehead on senior nightNorthern (10-1, 7-1) 14 | 29 | 8 | 7 || 58Morehead (5-6, 3-5) 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 || 7

Northern senior quarterback Cam Harris figured out Morehead’s defense before kickoff as touchdown passes came early and often on Nov. 7. Har-ris accounted for five touchdowns, four passing and one rushing, and complet-ed 7 out of 10 passes for 191 yards.

After an injury resulted in his early exit from last week’s game against McMichael, wide receiver Mook Reyn-olds returned in full form, scoring four touchdowns of his own – a 65-yard punt return along with three touchdown receptions. Reynolds led the team with 192 all-purpose yards.

“It felt good to be back,” said Reyn-olds. “We ended with a bang, getting ready for the playoffs.” facebook.com/NorthwestObserver

The seniors put their stamp on this game throughout the contest. With less than two minutes in the second quar-ter, wide receiver Tre Marsh added a 58-yard touchdown reception.

“(The) senior class has bonded together since our loss to Eastern Alamance,” said head football coach Johnny Roscoe. “They have the drive to continue to get better. The seniors have expressed to the younger players to give us a good look of our opponents’ of-fense and defense (at practice).”

Since the team’s win against Eastern Guilford, Northern has only given up 7 points in the last 13 quarters of regular season play.

Notable stats | Junior Kyle Quashie returned a fumble recovery 95 yards for

a touchdown.

Shout-out to defensive lineman Jeremi-ah McCoy for returning to action after suffering a knee injury against Eastern Alamance.

Coming up on Nov. 14 | In the first round of the 3-AA 2014 NCHSAA football playoffs, No. 7 seed Northern welcomes No. 10 seed Northwood to Johnny Roscoe Stadium. The winner will face No. 2 seed Fike or No. 15 seed Hunt in the second round.

“This will really be a challenge this week, because Northwood has the most talent of anyone we have played this year,” said Roscoe. “Harris will have to protect the ball much better this week and make sure we have posi-tive plays.”

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Northern Nighthawks took the fi eld with a vengeance on Nov. 7 and never let up. The Nighthawks defeated Morehead 58-7 on senior night.




Start content here if using a new section barThanks to the coaches and teachers at Northern and Northwest High Schools for their student recommendations and input, which make it possible to recognize these talented, dedicated students for their accomplishments in academics, athletics and cultural arts. Thanks, too, to the student reporters at Northern and Northwest who helped us compile these profiles.

STUDENT PROFILES

NORTHWEST VolleyballKARSYN PARENT, senior

Hometown: Oak Ridge/GreensboroToughest class: AP ChemistryExtracurricular activities: Volleyball, la-crosse, church, helping coach volleyball with Special Olympics and Oak Ridge Fire Department Auxiliary.Athletic awards/Recognitions: All Conference 2013, AP Scholar, Junior Marshal, National Honor SocietyCollege you hope to attend: Virginia Tech or Georgia TechMost admired athlete: Russell WilsonFavorite athletic team: Carolina Pan-thersFavorite food: Sesame chicken from Golden WokFavorite band: U2Favorite movie: “She’s All That”Any siblings? Yes, one amazing brother!Best vacation ever: Disney World, of course!Years lived in Northwest area: 17Dream job: Chemical engineerSomething most people don’t know about me: “I can imitate a strong Southern or Northern accent really well.”Nickname: “Rosie”Position on the team: LiberoThis past summer I … “helped coach a volleyball team for the North Carolina Special Olympics. It was a life-changing experience and so uplifting!”

Pre-game ritual: Say a quiet prayer and listen to music.Coach Darlene Joyner’s comments on Karsyn: “Karsyn is a very athletic player and plays with a lot of emo-tion. She is quick, physically strong, and fearless. She brings a tremendous amount of energy to our program and helps to solidify our defense with good ball control and an extremely high vol-leyball IQ. She keeps the team’s spirits up and is a joy to coach at NWHS.”

NORTHERN TennisREBECCA BRENNAN, senior

Hometown: White Plains, New YorkToughest class: AP StatisticsExtracurricular activities: Swimming, National Honor Society and Beta ClubAthletic awards/Recognitions: Aca-demic All-Conference in swimming and tennisCareer highs: Won 6-0, 6-0 vs. McMi-chael, senior yearCollege: Hope to attend UNC-Chapel HillMost admired athlete: Derek JeterFavorite athletic team: New York Yan-kees and New York GiantsFavorite food: BaconFavorite band: 5 Seconds of SummerFavorite movie: “The Parent Trap”Any siblings? A brother, Jay, and a sister, AmandaBest vacation ever: Disney World

Years lived in Northern area: FiveDream job: PhotojournalistSomething many people don’t know about me: “I’m a slob.”Nickname: “B-Money”Role on the team: Co-captainThis past summer I … flew on a plane by myself for the first time

Pre-game ritual: Eat a snack with my teamCoach Barbara Fry’s comments on Becca: “Becca has been an inspira-tion to her teammates in her commit-ment to team discipline and respect. Becca’s hard work and determination on the court reflects a character that exudes in her leadership off the courts as well. No doubt these qualities are what earned Becca the honor of team captain.”

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Hometown: SummerfieldToughest class: AP BiologyExtracurricular activities: Young Life, Habitat for Humanity and chorusAthletic awards/Recognitions: All-

County, All-Conference, All-Region and state qualifier for tennisCollege: University of KentuckyMost admired athlete: Wade Crawford (Northern soccer player)Favorite athletic team: Atlanta BravesFavorite food: Green beansFavorite band: 5 Seconds of Summer Favorite movie: “The Notebook”Any siblings? One brother, JordanBest vacation ever: Gulf of Mexico with my familyYears lived in Northern area: 17Dream job: Professional singerSomething many people don’t know about me: “I’m terrified of characters.” Nickname: “C-killa”Role on the team: Co-captainThis past summer I … was a counselor at Camp Carefree

Pre-game ritual: Sing “High School Musical” songsCoach Barbara Fry’s comments on Carson: “Not only does Carson pos-sess an all-around tennis game with blistering power shots interspersed with calculating finesse, but Carson also has been an upbeat and positive influence to all her teammates – on and off the court. Her infectious personality and laugh bring camaraderie and spirt to the team.”

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Walk for Wishes | Join Stokesdale resident Joseph Hyatt’s Walk for Wishes team as friends and family members walk through the lights at Tanglewood Park, 4061 Clemmons Road, Clemmons, on Nov. 15, 4-8 p.m. Participants can register online and/or make a dona-tion to Hyatt’s team by visiting www.walkforwishestriad.kintera.org. Donations will be used to grant the wish of a child through Make-A-Wish. More info: Marti Hyatt, (336) 706-0074 or [email protected].

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“He went a little crazy,” she confesses, while admit-ting that’s just in her husband’s nature. “He’s a perfec-tionist and has a hard time letting go of things.”

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Summerfi eldresidents George and Alice Wilkins went all out tocreate their Fred and Wilma costumes.

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rock and boulders, he created a water feature that includes three waterfalls and extends 20 feet down a small hill. Then he built a fire pit – and yes, Alice got her brick pavers. Trees were planted along their home’s property line and plants added throughout the landscape.

When next door neighbor Roy Lee commented on the abundance of stone and the fact that the couple’s backyard resembled Bedrock, the hometown of cartoon character Fred Flintstone, George embraced the idea. Then, he drafted a design, cut out the letters from teakwood and carefully attached the moniker across the eaves of the backyard shelter.

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And, what would Halloween be without cos-tumes? The Bedrock theme presented the perfect personas for George and Alice – Fred and Wilma Flint-stone, of course. The couple’s nephew, Timmy Whitworth, is credited with coming up with the costume idea, and he and his wife, Mary Ellen, showed up as Barney and Betty.

Timmy painstakingly handcrafted Fred and Wilma’s robe and dress.

For Fred’s oversized feet, George painted a pair of Crocs and added the caveman’s signature three toes. He shaved his head and whacked away at a black wig until he was satisfied that he had created Fred’s hairstyle. Alice found Wilma’s red locks online, and in caveman fashion George chiseled and sanded Sty-rofoam balls to create the baubles that Wilma wears around her neck.

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Halloween is nothing new for George. Back in the early ‘80s, George and his

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Although he’s retired, George’s

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George and Alice, who works as an insurance adjuster, have been married 45 years; they have two grown sons and three grandchildren. They also have a Maltese named Emma. Too tiny to make a convincing Dino, the Flintstones’ prehistoric pet, Emma attended the Hal-loween bash as a ballerina.

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Bishop McGuiness student-athlete and Oak Ridge resident Will Gardner signed a national letter of intent to play basketball for Carson-Newman, one of the top NCAA Division-II programs in Jefferson City, Tennessee, on Nov. 13.

“It’s a great feeling to have a school want you as the face of the organiza-tion,” said Gardner, a center/forward. “I’m a man of challenge … I could tell (Carson-Newman) was going to chal-lenge me.”

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“He’s a big body that loves contact and loves playing with his back to the basket,” said Thompson. “Most guys want to be out on the perimeter.”

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“It was when I was sitting in Carson-Newman’s office and saying ‘Yes, coach, I will accept your offer,’” said Gardner. “I was the No. 1 prospect on their list.”

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Woman claims emergency, asks for gas moneySTOKESDALE – Incidents of a woman knocking on the doors of residents’ homes in the Anthony Road area during evening hours, sometimes as late as 10:30 p.m., and approaching people at Stokesdale-area gas stations have left some residents feeling unsettled and others angry.

The woman, who is described as a Caucasian in her early 30s, between 5 feet 2 inches and 5 feet 5 inches tall and with brown hair, repeats the same story – her sister (or friend) was in a car accident and she needs money for gas so she can get to the hospital in Mar-tinsville, Virginia.

After receiving a call from an Antho-ny Road resident who said the woman

knocked on her door one evening last week, the Northwest Observer posted information about the incident on our Facebook page and received several responses from people in the Stokesdale area, who said they had either been approached by someone of the same description as the woman, or their par-ents or someone they knew had been approached by her. Some added they had noticed a man in an older model white truck with striping waiting for the woman as she approached people.

“She came to my house about a month and a half ago,” says a Stokes-dale resident who we spoke with by phone. “My husband wasn’t going to let her in, but I recognized her as someone I went to (Northwest) high school with.

She said her friend was in an accident and she had to get to Martinsville. She was talking real fast and fidgety … I gave her the benefit of the doubt and gave her money. It was maybe a Sun-day or Monday night and she said she would pay me back on Thursday. That Thursday is long gone.”

Another person responded that a woman recently approached her for money at the Citgo in Stokesdale. “I told her no, locked my doors and drove off,” the wom-an posted on the NWO Facebook page.

“I’m pretty sure this is the same lady that asked my boyfriend and me for money a few weeks ago at the gas station in Stokesdale,” posted another person. “Same story, and she was with a guy in a white truck … and she was very fidgety.”

Another Facebook poster wrote, “This must be the same woman who approached my teenage children at the Countryside Market (corner of 158/68) last Thursday night with the same story! She was in a diesel truck with a man.”

And one other Facebook poster of-fered these thoughts: “Sad if it is some-one really in need ... scary that we have to be so cautious and untrusting of our fellow man. Strange if they really need gas money, how they are seen driving around in a truck, and not conserving fuel. I would not believe their story and would be careful if I was approached.”

Citizens are always advised to be cautious about opening their doors to strangers, and about giving money to those who claim an emergency need.

BURGLARYNov. 4 | A resident of Timber Pegg Drive in Summerfield came home to find that her back door had been forced open and numerous items, including jewelry, a television and laptop were stolen.

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his pride and joy. It truly made him sad. Please return books and favorite statue.

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VFW Post 7999 and the Summerfield Historical Committee for hosting a very touching Veterans Appreciation event on Nov. 9. Thank you, veterans, for your service, and it was an honor to be there with you.

Tim Kessel and Jeriann Severson on completing the NYC marathon!

The neighbor who replaced the chil-dren’s books in our son’s neighborhood library after they were all taken. To give of their own collection made his day! I only wish you could have seen his face – faith restored!

Harrison Church for making a great presentation of his Eagle Scout project at the Summerfield Town Council meeting on Nov. 10, and for the new Free Little Library in the Summerfield Community Park.

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the nation is increasingly voting for human equality. Even if majority opinion mattered, North Carolina is in the minority as far as opinion on gay rights.

Those who do not understand Ameri-can civics. A majority vote does not make a law constitutional. In fact, our nation’s founders felt tyranny of the majority consti-tuted a grave danger to our republic. Read James Madison’s Federalist No. 10.

The woman in the dark-colored Honda who hit the mailboxes at the Loving Savior Lutheran Church on U.S. 220 and fled. You should have done the right thing. I got your tag and did the right thing. Justice is coming.

All the drivers on Oak Ridge Road who blare their horn at us residents pulling into our driveways. If you can’t see our turn signals and brake lights, then get your eyes checked!

Those who still support Amendment One, including the person who mentioned “crime against nature” laws; “sodomy” laws were invalidated by the Supreme Court in Lawrence vs. Texas (2003). Being gay is not a crime.

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Operation Northwest Prideby MICHELLE BECK, Operation NW Pride

The conviction and compulsion of a father, the service and outreach of local churches, the support of PTSOs, the local businesses’ willingness to help and the physical labor of over 100 people recently led to fantastic outreach in our community.

Operation Northwest Pride was initi-ated by a dad, Doug Sullivan, who after attending a local, inner-city Greensboro mission trip with his son’s church youth group, asked himself “Why don’t we do this at our own schools?”

When Sullivan and his family moved to the northwest area four years ago, he said people told them Northwest was the best school in the area, but you had to get past it being old and not looking very nice.

“I finally said it was unacceptable to sit by while our kids got a great education in schools they weren’t proud to show grand-parents and neighbors,” he said.

In addition to help from Lawndale Baptist, Sullivan reached out to The Sum-mit Church, which meets at Oak Ridge Elementary, and Catalyst Church, which meets at Northwest High School, to see if they would include Northwest Middle and High School as one of their “Big Serve” community service projects.

Both churches were elated to help. Ad-

ditionally, the schools’ PTOs were contact-ed and PTSO beautification volunteers Michelle Beck and Kim Scheponik set up websites for fundraising and made an-nouncements via the PTSO and through the schools to get parents and students involved.

Local businesses made huge contribu-tions to the project. Sherwin-Williams and Preferred Lawn and Garden Landscaping donated between $500-$1000 in paint, mulch and other materials. Edgefield Plant and Stone, Spivey’s Nursery and Growing Green Lawn Care donated plants, supplies and services worth be-tween $100-$500, and Tractor Supply of Oak Ridge, Home Depot and Lowe’s Home Improvement donated supplies and discounts up to $100.

Total donations and contributions toward the project were nearly $5,000.

On Oct. 11, over 100 people showed up to use these donated resources to sow grass seed, spread mulch, trim bushes, plant shrubs, power-wash sidewalks, re-move old paint and paint doors, dumpsters and faded panels on both schools. The ef-fort was a great first step toward improving the appearance of both campuses.

The goal was and is to beautify North-west Middle and High School campuses, to help improve the environment for students to learn and teachers to instruct,

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Operation Northwest Pride is an on-going project and we have many small and large projects for individuals and large groups. If you or your group would like to donate time, resources or finances to the Operation Northwest Pride proj-ect, please go to this website for a list of projects and contact information: http://bit.ly/1wwFGWu. For donations go to

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Oak Ridge residents Jim and Sam Bur-nette were among the attendees interested in learning more about which connector roads may be coming by their home.

Longtime residents Bertha Carlyle and Rebecca Bettini came because they have witnessed the growth and change of Oak Ridge over the past 30 or more years and are interested in how it is developed in the future, particularly with the new roads coming through.

Carlyle expressed mixed feelings about the way Oak Ridge has developed in the last few decades.

“Some things I’m happy with, and some things I’m not,” she said. “I like having a drug store and a grocery store nearby, but all the traffic on (N.C.) 150 is awful.”

Carlyle and Bettini also discussed with committee member Phyllis Anders the desire for a community center and a

library with a public space for events.

“We need something affordable for people, like for family reunions,” said Bettini. “Then they wouldn’t have to go to Kernersville.”

Bruce agreed that something like a community center/library complex would be good for the area.

“Those would be valid things we could include in the plan, and the town council could use them to inform their decisions too.”

Smith said many citizen comments have been about more housing options.

“A lot of people have said they would like to see more varied housing, especially for retirees,” said Smith. “Several people have said, ‘I’m getting older and it’s about time for me to downsize,’ or ‘I’d like for my parents to move here, and there’s nowhere in Oak Ridge that has smaller houses.’ So that’s been a recurring theme.”

Smith noted she also has seen sev-eral comments about shopping.

“Some people said they want more services and shops,” she said. “Quite

a few were responses about wanting small, locally owned businesses and not chains or big box stores.”

When it meets again later this month, the Land Use Plan Steer-ing Committee will discuss the survey responses and questions and comments received at the open house.

“We’re not going to be looking at who they’re from or where they live, but just the responses,” said Smith. “We’ll be pulling some common themes from them about what people would like to see or would not like to see.”

Smith encourages Oak Ridge resi-dents to complete the survey soon so

the committee can incorporate their feedback as they move forward. The committee anticipates it will take 9 to 12 months to complete a thorough review of the land use plan and provide recom-mendations for updating it.

want to weigh in?Surveys can be downloaded and

printed from the town’s website atwww.oakridgenc.com or completed online by following the link on the same page.

Residents can also pick up a survey from Town Hall, 8315 Linville Road in Oak Ridge, or call (336) 644-7009 or email [email protected].

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CHILDREN’S CHRISTIAN PLAYSCHOOLat Summerfi eld United Methodist Church, 2334 Scalesville Road, Summerfi eld (right off Hwy. 220). (336) 643-8120. Monday-Friday, 9am-1pm. Caring, learning, Chris-tian environment for toddler-age 4. Indoor & outdoor safe play areas, fun activities! In Summerfi eld for over 20 years!

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BREWS & BARRELS FOR BELLE, a Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser, Friday, Nov. 14, 6-10pm, Deep River Event Center, Greens-boro. Come enjoy a unique beer and wine tasting event with samples from local res-taurants and bakeries! Music, dancing and silent auctions. All proceeds benefi t the Cyctic Fibrosis Foundation. See display ad on page 3 for more information.

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Homecare Available ....................27

Preschools ...................................27

Save the Date .............................27

Yard Sales ................................... 27

Home Services .......................27-30

Misc. Services ..............................30

Misc. for Sale ..............................30

Misc. Wanted .............................31

Pets/Animals & Services ...............31

Real Estate .................................. 31

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SAVE THE DATE

BBQ DINNER FUNDRAISER for Hope in Action, Friday, November 14, 6-8:30pm, Cornerstone Baptist Church, 5736 Inman Rd., Greensboro. Dinner includes Carter’s BBQ, salad, bread & peanuts, dessert & drink. Prizes include gift certifi cates to local restaurants, memberships, spa services, handyman services, fun things for kids and more! Tickets are $10. Visit hopeinaction.blogspot.com, Hope in Action on Facebook, or call (336) 644-6403 for more info.

COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR and Farmer’s Market, Sat., Nov. 15, 9am-1pm, Oak Ridge United Methodist Church. Health screen-ings, fl u shots, bike safety, organic farmer’s market, and much more! See display ad on page 21 for more details.

COFFEE CLUB, Sat., Nov. 15, 9-9:30am, Golden Antiques, 4537 Hwy. 220, Sum-merfi eld. De-mystifying Investing by Jeff Bercaw of Edward Jones. Coffee & refresh-ments by The Jumping Bean.

FALL OPEN HOUSE at It’s Trendee, Sat., November 15, 10am-8pm. Refreshments, live music, raffl es, canned food drive and more! See display ad on page 14 for all the details!

Gideon Grove UMC will hold their annual FALL BAZAAR on Sat., Nov. 15, 8am-1pm, Palestine UMC on Ellisboro Rd. Break-fast and lunch will be served. There will be baked goods, crafts, a handmade quilt raffl e and many other exciting things to see. Contact Laura Harrell at (336) 643-6042 for more information.

CRAFT FAIR & HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE, Sat. and Sunday, Nov. 22 & 23, Golden Antiques, 4537 Hwy. 220, Summerfi eld. Great homemade holiday gifts!

SANTA IN THE GARDENS at the Gardens at Gray Gables, Saturday, Dec. 6, 12n-9pm. Toys for Tots drive, Christmas light trail, snacks, meet Mrs. Claus, crafts, slides, and much more! See display ad on page 10 for more information.

SAVE THE DATE

The 2014 Annual ORYA BOARD MEETINGwill take place on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014 at Bill’s Pizza, 1431 NC Hwy. 68, Oak Ridge, NC 27310. The meeting will begin promptly at 7pm. Elections for the ORYA Board of Directors will take place at this meeting. If you are interested in running for a position on the ORYA Board of Directors or if you would like to nominate someone, please plan to attend this meeting. For further information, contact [email protected]. All ORYA members are encouraged to attend the annual meeting.

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Place your Save the Date online atYARD SALES

COMMUNITY YARD SALE, Sat., Nov. 15, 7am-12:30pm, 3213 Cottingham Court, Greensboro (in the Cardinal neighborhood). All proceeds go to Hannah’s Haven, a recov-ery home for women.

NEIGHBORHOOD YARD SALE, Saturday, November 15, 8am-12pm, Lennox Woods, William Wallace Drive, Summerfi eld.

HENSON FARMS YARD SALE, Saturday, Nov. 15, 8am-2pm, 5806 Harriet Ct., Sum-merfi eld. Furniture, clothes, household items, skis, Stanley twin bed, pictures, jew-elry, much more!

HOME SERVICES

CLEANING

CastleWorks WINDOW CLEANINGIncludes gutters, pressure washing, chande-liers and other high ladder work. Fully insured and bonded, free estimates. 609-0677. www.castleworkswindowcleaning.com.



HOME SERVICES

GUTTER CLEANING & LEAF GUARDS. 5 and 6” seamless gutters. Free estimates. Call Gary the Gutter Guy. (336) 345-6518. www.a1copperroofi ng.com.

LAWN CARE / LANDSCAPING

MULCH, single-ground, $10 per 3-yard scoop. Tandem load delivered, $100 (about 10 yards). Oak Ridge area, 803-2195.

LET’S TALK! Leaf removal, mulch & pine needles, fall planting. James, (336) 543-4066.

AREA STUMP DUMP. Yard waste, con-crete, etc. Fill dirt available. 602-5820.

TRACTOR FOR HIREBush hogging, tilling, fencing, brush/tree re-moval, hauling & more! (336) 207-6632.

STUMP GRINDING – FREE ESTIMATESBig or small, we grind them all. 382-3860.

STEVE NEWMAN TREE SERVICE. Free est. Lic/Ins. 30 yrs. exp. Bucket truck & chip-per, total cleanup. Selective thinning & lot clearing. 24-hr. ER svc. OR, NC. 643-1119.

BUZZ CUTS LAWN & LANDSCAPE INC. Annual service agreements. Buzz, 509-6464.

ALL-SEASON STUMP GRINDING. Owner Alan Winfree. Free est. Call 382-9875.

WILSON LANDSCAPING, INC. Complete lawn care & landscaping. NC lic. irrigation contractor. 20 years exp. Hardscaping, fer-tilization & weed control. 399-7764.

CAROLINA STUMP & TREE SERVICEComplete tree service, $1 million liability, workman’s comp. Rick & Judy, 643-9332. CarolinaStumpAndTreeService.com.

D & D LANDSCAPING & IRRIGATIONComplete landscaping services. Retaining walls & patios. Member BBB. NC licensed irrigation contractor. 480-4101.

LANDSCAPE SOLUTIONS15-year anniversary special. We will beat your current written price by 15% – guaran-teed! Call (336) 601-3796.

HOME SERVICES

COLFAX LAWNCAREComplete lawn care maintenance. Mow-ing, trimming, fertilizing, weed control, pine needles. Res/Comm. Fully insured. (336) 362-5860. Serving the Triad for 25 years.

MY GROUNDSKEEPERLandscaping and lawn care, shrubs, mulch, cut low limbs and more. Timothy, 643-5154.

TOO MUCH YARD WORK TO HANDLE? I do fall leaf clean up, pruning & tree trim-ming, bed & yard work, odd jobs. Honest, reliable & reasonable. (336) 464-5215.

ARBOR MASTERS TREE SERVICETotal tree removal, storm damage cleanup, shrub and tree pruning. Bobcat work and more. Free estimates. Licensed & insured. Call Joe at 643-9157.

Call Tony - office (336) 215-4531

Mulch & Pine Needles • Tree Cutting Concrete Sidewalks / Driveways

Landscaping • Lot / Land ClearingStump Grinding / Removal

Bobcat & Dump Truck ServicesLeaf Removal • Parking Lot Cleanup

GreenScapes

BRAD’S BOBCAT. Landscaping, driveways, patios, sidewalks, concrete work. 362-3647.

AQUA SYSTEMS IRRIGATION. Quality ir-rigation systems. NC Licensed Contractor. We service all systems. Free est. 644-1174.

ONE GUY & A MACHINE LAWN CARE and hardscaping. Maintenance, design, paver patios, block walls, hedges trimmed, beds re-edged, pine needles, mulch, pressure washing, chemical applications, aerating. Li-censed & insured. Free est. Call 382-4767.www.oneguyandamachine.com.

TLC LAWN CARELawn mowing, fertilization and weed con-trol. General cleanup. Affordable all-season lawn maintenance. (336) 681-0097.

HOME SERVICES

MORE CLEANING SERVICES

MARIA’S CLEANING SERVICE. Free esti-mates, guaranteed service. 937-5231.

CARPET CLEANING Residential & com-mercial. Call now for holiday specials! Lic./insured. 643-5344 or 337-4253.

MAID-2-SHINE. Serving NW area for 10 years. Homes, offi ces, move in/out. Detail oriented, prof, bonded, exc. ref. 338-0223.

FREE PICK-UP of unwanted mowers, com-puters, AC’s, appliances, grills, gas, electri-cal, metal items, bikes, etc. 689-4167.

CHRISTIAN MOM needs work cleaning houses, running errands. Will clean to fi t your budget. Pet taxi/pet sitting also avail. References. Call Laura Bennett, 231-1838.

ANA’S HOUSECLEANING. Good refer-ences, free est., 25 years exp. 309-0747.

The Northwest Observer 18 years and counting!

Want to reach our readers? Call (336) 644-7035 or email

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DECORATING

EXPERIENCED INTERIOR DECORATOR & personal furniture shopper will help you with style, color, shopping & furniture place-ment. E-mail [email protected] or call Ann Appenzeller, (336) 314-1411.

FLOORING

MONTERO’S HARDWOOD FLOORING Installation of hardwood, laminate & tile; hardwood sanding & fi nishing. Commercial & residential. Insured, 17 yr. exp. Free es-timates. Monteros-hardwood-fl ooring.com. Call (336) 215-8842 or 445-2002.

CARPET REPAIRS & RESTRETCHING Licensed/insured. 643-6500.

HOME SERVICES

GENERAL REPAIR & SERVICES

HOUSE & YARD HOME MAINTENANCE“Anything to improve your home and prop-erty.” Jeff Ziglar, 456-9992 / 643-9609.

GENERAL HOME REPAIR, bathroom re-pair, small/odd jobs. 644-8710, 708-0522.

GREENERTIMES SMALL ENGINE Sales & service center. 9428 NC 65, Stokesdale. (336) 312-3844 mobile or (336) 548-9286 offi ce.

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Bathroom Remodeler | Additions | Decks

HOME REPAIR, LLCOLD SCHOOL

GRADING / HAULING

GAULDIN TRUCKING, grading & hauling, bobcat work, lot clearing, driveways, fi ll dirt, gravel, etc. 362-1150.

BRAD’S BOBCAT SVC. Grading, hauling, gravel/dirt, debris removal. 362-3647.

ANTHONY’S GRADING & HAULINGExcavating, land clearing, demolition, dirt available. Zane Anthony, 362-4035.

Your business should be here! Call Laura, (336) 644-7035 for more info.

GUTTERS / WINDOWS / SIDING

MAYS SIDING and window contractors, vinyl railings & siding, replacement win-dows, gutter cleaning and repair. Please call 215-8775 for a free estimate.

VINYL SIDING REPAIRSFacia, siding & gutter repairs. Mays Siding, 215-8775, www.mayssiding.com.


HOME SERVICES

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RESTORATION SPECIALISTS DELIVERING AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE

Cabinet Refacing & Enhancement

Your kitchen and bathroom cabinetry can be refaced or re-colored to create a new look for

your home at a fraction of the cost of replacement.

CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE

PAINTING & DRYWALL

PREMIER CONSTRUCTION ROOFINGInterior sheetrock repair, rotten wood, all painting & carpentry needs. 545-3277.

ONE GUY AND A PAINT BRUSHLocal, U.S. workforce, experienced. Free estimates. (336) 382-4767.

PAINTING INTERIOR & EXTERIOR, 32 years exp. Sheetrock repair. No job too small. Insured. Call Brad Rogers, 314-3186.

STILL PERFECTION PAINTINGReliable, skilled, affordable. Painting, pres-sure washing, handyman services. Scott Still, 462-3683 or stillperfectionpainting.com.

David & Judy Long, owners

(336) 931-0600BEKPaintCompany.com• References Available • Licensed & Insured • All Work Guaranteed

BEK Paint Co.Residential & Commercial

PLUMBING

WEBSTER & SONS PLUMBING, Inc.(336) 992-2503. Licensed, insured, bonded. 24/7 service. Plumbing, drain cleaning, well pumps. Give us a call, we do it all! Go to www.webstersplumbing.com for more info.

HOME SERVICES

BRANSON PLUMBING & SOLARNo job too small! Experienced, guaranteed. Lic/Ins. Call Mark for savings. 337-7924.

JDB PLUMBING. Repair, remodel, well pump. Lic/Ins. Accepts all major credit cards. Offi ce 656-0019, cell 382-6905.

POWER WASHING

PRESSURE WASHING, gutter & window cleaning. Call Crystal Clear. Fully insured. www.windowcleaningnc.com. 595-2873.

POWER WASHING BY MAYSSpecializing in vinyl homes. 215-8775.

REMODELING / CONSTRUCTION

FREE in-home consultation!

(336) 880-3845deepriverclosets.com

Organized solutionsfor closet, pantry, garage, office & more

DESIGN & INSTALLATION

JLB REMODELING, INC.NC GC license #69997. Free estimates. Insured. Custom remodeling & additions. Call 681-2902 or www.jlbremodeling.com.

HOME PROHome repairs, deck restoration, trim instal-lation, custom built-ins, painting / drywall. Call (336) 430-7845 for free estimate.

TRIPP SMITH CONSTRUCTION, LLC.Licensed General Contractor with college degree in construction management and over 18 years of experience. We special-ize in additions, remodels, garages, decks, sunrooms, new construction, residential & commercial. No job too large or too small. Free Estimates. Call or email, 399-4894, [email protected].

HOME SERVICES

GUZMAN LANDSCAPE & MAINTENANCEPine needles, mulch, leaf removal, tree prun-ing, complete lawn maintenance. 655-6490.

MASONRY

SOUTHERN STYLE concrete & landscapes. Fall is here! Let us help with your outdoor living and entertainment spaces! No bet-ter time for a new fi re pit or patio. We do driveways & sidewalks too! Give us a call at (336) 399-6619 for all your concrete and landscape needs.

MASONRY CONCEPTS, brick, block, stone, concrete & repairs. Free estimates. (336) 988-1022, www.masonryconceptsgso.com.

marshallstone.com | (336) 996-4918NEW LOCATION: 8605 Triad Dr, Colfax

Outdoor kitchens and firepits

MISC. SERVICES & PRODUCTS

ON EAGLE’S WINGS residential home de-sign/drafting. Call Patti, (336) 605-0519.

GAS LOGS, WOOD STOVES & INSERTS, fi replaces, sold, serviced and repaired. Call Don Hill, (336) 643-7183.

Furniture Kare Co.

(336) [email protected]

20 years experience in repair & restoration

• Refinishing and repair• Antique restoration• In-home services

All types of furniture problems

www.furniturekare.com

LOCAL PICKUP & DELIVERY • FREE ESTIMATES

HOME SERVICES

Garage Door Pro SALES, SERVICE & INSTALLATIONS

(336) 501-6025www.garagedoorpronc.com

LiftMaster, Amarr, and all other brandsFree estimates • Insured • 11 years experience

LOW-COST GARAGE DOORS. Repair & sales. 35 years exp. (336) 215-2800.

JUNK REMOVALAppliances, batteries, mowers, electronics, trash removal, etc. Call 549-5726.

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MORE CONSTRUCTION

MOBILE WELDING SERVICEResidential, wrought-iron fence & gates, custom fabrication, stainless aluminium. Chuck, 362-8679, triadmobilewelding.com.

BELEWS CREEK CONSTRUCTIONKitchens & baths, rotted wood, custom decks, garages, siding, windows, roofi ng specials. Sr. discounts, 35 years exp. 362-6343.

ROOFING, REPLACEMENT WINDOWS, siding, decks & more. No job too small/big. Repairs welcome. 30 years exp. Free est.. Campbell Construction, (336) 338-0342.

Construction Services, INC

BUILDING | RENOVATIONS | ADDITIONS

644-8615 office508-5242 cell

Licensed & insured NC Gen. Contractor #72797

TMOutdoor living | Fire pits | Screened porches

RENOVATION WORKS INC.New construction, remodeling, kitchen and bath, additions, decks & patios. Call (336) 427-7391 or www.myrenovationworks.com.

KEITH SMITH CONSTRUCTION30 years experience. Specializing in room additions, garages, vinyl siding and win-dows, painting, ceramic tile, laminate, hard-wood and linoleum fl oors, and remodeling of all kinds. No job too small. Free est. Call 644-1943 or cell 362-7469.

ON-TARGET

Construction Services, Inc.

Roof Replacements / RepairsSiding & WindowsCustom Decks / PorchesGeneral Home RepairsRemodeling / Painting

ON-TARGETCONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.

30 yrs exp • Workmanship guarantee Insurance specialists

FREE EstimatesInsured & Dependable(336) 644-1580

HOME SERVICES

ROOFING

CLINARD & SON ROOFING, LLCResidential roofi ng, rubber fl at roofs, roof coating, metal roofs. 30 years experience. Now accepting all major credit cards. Call 643-8191 or 580-3245.

RED RHINO ROOFING, based in Oak Ridge, NC. Storm damage specialist expe-rienced with all types of roofi ng. BBB ac-credited A and listed with Angie’s List. Call 662-7980, or visit redrhinoroofi ng.com.

A.L. CORMAN ROOFING INC.Res. roofi ng specialist serving Guilford Cty. area since 1983. Member BBB 25+ years w/ A+ rating. cormanroofi nginc.com, 621-6962.

PREMIER ROOFING CONSTRUCTION Insurance specialist, free inspections, resi-dential & commercial. 545-3277 anytime.

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MISC. SERVICES

AIRPLANE HANGARS FOR RENT, call for price. Oak Ridge Airport, off Harrell Road. DS Butler, (336) 362-0055.

COMPUTER REPAIRS $99.Used computers, website design. Info at ITBASICS.COM – (336) 643-0068. Inside Mailboxes & More, Oak Ridge Commons.

TREE DECORATING SERVICELove the holiday décor, but hate the chore of making it happen? Let Santa’s helpers do it for you! $50/hour with $200 minimum. Book-ing dates now! [email protected].

Keeping Fitness Personal personal training

small group classes TRX, Cycle, Insanity & more

Cathy Gold (336) 549-64604446 Hwy 220 N, Summerfield

www.goldstandard4fitness.com

MISC. SERVICES

NORTHWEST ART FRAMINGFine, affordable framing. “Northwest Art Fram-ing is a fi nd!” – Kate in W/S. Steve Maloy, owner. (336) 644-1911, 392-9047.

FREE PICK-UP of unwanted mowers, grills, appliances, bikes, AC’s, grills, electrical items, batteries, metal items, etc. 689-4167.

MISC. FOR SALE

Adorable SMALL DOG SWEATERS, locally made. View daisyhandknitdesigns.com.

BOOK SALE, Nov. 13-16, Golden Antiques, 4537 Hwy. 220, Summerfi eld. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10am-6pm; Sunday, 12n-6pm. Over 3,000 titles, all genres. Great bargains!

FIREWOOD FOR SALE, $75/pickup load, delivered & stacked. (336) 253-7615.

ALL NEW MATTRESS SETS. Still in plastic, w/ warranty. Twin, $99; Full, $109; Queen, $129; King, $191. Can deliver, layaway available. Mattress Outlet. 992-0025.

Emerson table-top STEREO SYSTEM, in-cludes CD, record player, receiver. Antique looking, about 3 years old. Like new!! $85. (336) 643-4875.

FREE WURLITZER SPINET PIANO, good condition, great for church. 643-9237.

TRAIN SALE, Nov. 15-16, Golden Antiques, 4537 Hwy. 220, Summerfi eld. Lionel, Box-car Series, & more. Great prices. Just in time for Christmas!

SEASONED FIREWOOD, $80/half cord, delivered and stacked. Call 686-6373.

PERSIMMON PULP, jam, pudding, and more! 816-3441 or 996-3892.

WAREHOUSE MALL, INC. NOW OPEN! Antiques, collectibles and so much more! 305 E. Bodenhamer Drive, Kernersville. Consignors needed, $100/mo. for 10’ x 10’ space. Larger spaces available. Please call (336) 992-2469. Hours: Monday-Sat., 10am-7pm, Sunday, 1-6pm.

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$$$ – WILL PAY CASH up to $200 for your junk or wrecked vehicle. 552-0328.

CASH for riding lawn mower needing repair or free removal if unwanted. Also free pick-up of appliances, AC’s, grills, metal items, com-puters, gas & electrical items. 689-4167.

PET / ANIMAL SERVICES

BOARDING / PET SITTING

OAK RIDGE PET SIT SERVICES“Keeping you and your pets on schedule.” Dana Sauber, pet & farm sitter (feeding, stall cleaning). 7 years exp., insured. 482-5785.

SPOIL-ME-ROTTEN ANIMAL CAREProviding whatever YOU specify for your pets. Oak Ridge & Summerfi eld since 1995. Professional, bonded, insured, and can give insulin shots and meds. Member of Pet Sitters International. We provide feed-ing, walking, and play, and we’ll also take care of the paper, mail, lights & alarms. Compassion! 1-3 trips per day, $15/trip (30 minutes). Call 643-5242.

KPS – KELLY’S PET SERVICESProfessional in-home pet sitting. Bonded & insured. Member Pet Sitters International. Pet sitting while you are away, daily walks or runs, play, pet taxi, and more! KPS gives a portion of profi ts to animal charities. Call, email, or Facebook message for a free con-sultation: (336) 706-6706, [email protected], www.facebook.com/kpspets, www.petsit.com/kps.

We treat your dog like familygg yy

Stokesdale • (336) 298-4712

Family-owned and operated; owners live on premises.

All-inclusive, small facility with private suites, late let-outs and grooming.

REAL ESTATE

HOMES FOR SALE

CAROLINA MARINA, 214 Pelican Dr. Jet ski lift, boat slip, 40’ covered deck, park model, water front. $95,000. Ken, (336) 337-9268.

Bobbie GardnerCRS/GRI/ EcoBrokerRelocation Specialist

(336) 382-5939

1504 North Grove CourtLooking for an Oak Ridge address? Hard-to-find 3BR/2.1BA traditional home with huge bonus room. Situated on 2.17-acre level lot on private cul-de-sac in beautiful North Grove neighborhood. New roof & new carpet! Ready to move in. Seller offering $10K decorating allowance. $299,900

$10K DECORATING ALLOWANCE

Village Woods at Oak RidgeCome home to maintenance-free, luxury living in the heart of Oak Ridge! Over 3,600 square feet with superior design details, gourmet kitchen and oversized private elevator. Easy drive to Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point and Kernersville. Situated on 25+ acres just 10 minutes from PTI Airport.

Betty Moser-Callahan(336) 403-5545

Tammy Gardner(336) 509-3303

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