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Summerfi eld Founders’ Day, May 15-16

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Enjoy live music, carnival rides, a parade, food and much more at this 19th annual town celebration

by GERRI HUNT

SUMMERFIELD – Folks will be side-stepping jugglers and stilt-walkers while listening to music, enjoying food and carnival rides and getting their faces painted as the town cel-ebrates its founders and rich history on Friday and Saturday, May 15 and 16.

The Founders’ Day festival was first orga-nized in 1997 by citizens, as a way of thank-ing community leaders who had worked to incorporate the town a year earlier, as well as to honor the founders of the original Bruce’s Crossroads community, which became Sum-merfield in the early 1800s.

The 19th annual event is slated for 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The annual Founders’ Day parade will be held Saturday morning at 10 a.m. and will wind along Summerfield Road, with all other Founders’ Day activi-ties taking place at Summerfield Athletic Park, located at 5200 U.S. 220.

“We have three parking lots this year, each with its own shuttle bus running back and forth, which should speed things up,” said Cheryl Gore, the town’s

events coordinator and chair of the Founders’ Day

Committee (more info/details about parking at the

end of this article).

FRIDAY AT SAPFestivities will kick off Friday at 6 p.m.,

with what Mayor Tim Sessoms calls “North-ern Night.”

“The Northern High School bands will play, and we’ll be honoring the Northern sports teams and hanging out together,” he

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Summerfi eld Town Clerk Valarie Halvorsen poses with Skyler Light, a stilt walker and juggler who performed at last year’s Founders’ Day and will perform again this year.

Stokesdale Community DayPhoto by Gerri Hunt/NWO

From left, Stokesdale Fire Capt. Brandon Vaughn, Mallory Neal, Sydney Neal, Maddy Hudson and fi refi ghter Cameron Parris enjoy Stokesdale Community Day, which was held at Stokesdale Town Hall on Saturday, May 2.

Summerfi eld Founders’ Day, May 15-16

IN THIS ISSUENews in brief

The 19th annual event is slated for 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

parade will be held Saturday morning at 10 a.m. and will wind along Summerfield Road, with all other Founders’ Day activi-ties taking place at Summerfield Athletic

“We have three parking lots this year, each with its own shuttle bus running

things up,” said Cheryl Gore, the town’s

end of this article).

FRIDAY AT SAPFestivities will kick off Friday at 6 p.m.,

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‘Stamp Out Hunger’ May 9

Giving items to a food bank has never been easier, with mail carriers throughout Summerfield, Stokesdale and Oak Ridge participating in the an-nual “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive on Saturday, May 9.

“Put non-perishables in a bag and set it in or around your mailbox and we’ll pick them up,” said Summerfield Postmaster Matt Reece. “Ninety percent of the donations end up being boxed meals or canned goods.”

Summerfield has 10 mail carriers who will collect the donations as they run their routes that day.

“Early in their routes, they may have to come back to the post office to drop

off the donations, but as they deliver their packages, they will have more room for the food,” said Reece.

“Stamp Out Hunger” is a joint effort between the U.S. Postal Service and the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), he added.

For more than 20 years, NALC has conducted the nationwide food drive on the second Saturday in May.

Once the donations are gathered at the postal facility, union volunteers sort them and deliver them to area food banks or pantries. Anyone else who would like to volunteer to help load trucks is asked to email Theresa Franklin at [email protected].

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I have recently moved to the Summerfield area and was wondering why Mabe-Marshall

Road is not a “proper road.” Most GPS systems have taken delivery people (including our moving van) down there. Can you shed light on this please?

First of all, welcome to north-west Guilford County!

We took a drive out to Mabe-Marshall Road to determine what your question refers to as “not a proper road.” It didn’t take long to figure it out… the pavement ends quite rapidly when you turn onto it from Scalesville Road. The gravel road eventually dead-ends, but not before an intersection with Loch Lomond Drive – which leads to neighborhoods whose main entrances appear to be on Cummings Dairy Road.

As for the GPS (Global Positioning Satellite), while the U.S. Department of Defense acquired and operates it, and taxpayers fund it, the U.S. Air Force is pretty adamant about GPS not being at fault for people getting lost or having wrong directions.

“GPS did not get you lost,” Lt. Col. Matthew Brandt, director of operations for 2nd Space Operations Squadron, explained in a press release during GPS Week, Feb. 15-20. “The GPS signal coming from the satellites is pristine. It has to be.”

Brandt said a lot of people think of

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“They don’t realize the infrastructure that’s behind it,” he added. “They don’t think about the 38 satellites in orbit and

the hundreds of thousands of people who have built, designed and made it possible.”

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addresses, improper directions or other mapping errors, the problem occurs because of inaccurate map data within the devices or apps being used.

According to www.GPS.gov, map data comes from the private sector, not the government’s GPS satellites. Therefore, the individual companies that make the maps – including TomTom, Garmin, Google Maps, Bing, Yahoo! Maps and more – need to be contacted about errors in their map software. It’s recommended to report the same prob-

lem to each of the map companies.

There are five links that will lead you to companies that can fix at least a dozen GPS devices or apps, which can be found by going to www.GPS.gov and clicking on “Get Help with Wrong Directions, Missing Locations, etc., on GPS Devices,” near the top center of the home page. Once there, options include getting help with a map/route problem that affects many GPS devices and maps; affects your own GPS device; or increases residential truck traffic.

Horse and rider show their paces during a previous Oak Ridge Horse Show. The annual event was suspended in 2013.

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Another Easter weekend has now passed, and it occurred to me that I still haven’t heard

any discussion about the Oak Ridge Horse Show returning. Can you confirm whether the show is still on hiatus after three years, and if there are any plans to revive it?

The Oak Ridge Horse Show had a 68-year history before being suspended in 2013. The

show, which was sponsored by Oak Ridge Community Center, Inc., and historically held on the grounds of Oak Ridge Elementary School, relocated to Summerfield in 2004 after the school’s expansion.

Oak Ridge Community Center Chair-man Bill Newman cited the move as one

of the reasons the show fell on hard times in its last few years.

“Following the loss of the show site in Oak Ridge in 2004, and the subse-quent relocation of the show to Summerfield, we have

experienced dwindling participation, attendance and volunteer and finan-cial support as well as higher site costs, insurance and operating expenses,” Newman said in a press release dated February 2013. “As a result, the show has been unable to produce sufficient operating profits to fund its charitable contributions. Cost cutting and financial support from our longtime supporters are no longer enough to ensure the long term survival of the show. We need to re-think the entire concept.”

We recently contacted Oak Ridge Horse Show chairman Sharon Smith for an update on the status of the horse show and she promised to be in touch “soon” to talk about the community center’s plans for the future.





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said. “It will be a great night, and every-one is invited.”

As in past years, there will be plenty of Founders’ Day activities for kids and the young at heart, including carnival rides, rock climbing, inflatables, and games like corn hole; food and drinks can be purchased from a variety of food vendors.

FOUNDERS’ DAY PARADEOn Saturday, extra shuttle buses will

transport attendees from the designated parking lots to Summerfield Road for the parade, which will begin at 10 a.m. The parade route will wind its way south from Centerfield Road (which runs beside Summerfield Elementary School) to Oak Street (just beyond the Sum-merfield Feed Mill).

“The shuttles will start running around 8:30 a.m., and will drop people off along Summerfield Road where the parade will be,” said Sessoms.

As of May 5, more than 80 parade entries were registered and participants

include the Northern High School and Middle School bands, Summerfield Recreation Association teams, go karts, fire trucks from across the area, horses, classic cars, and snazzy sports cars like Maseratis and Corvettes.

“It’s going to be a great parade!” said Sessoms.

This year’s grand marshals are former councilman/mayor Mark Brown, and former councilman and longtime volunteer, Bob Williams.

“Mark and Bob were instrumental in getting Founders’ Day up and running, along with others in Summerfield, so we wanted to honor those guys,” said Sessoms.

Following the parade, the shuttles will take guests back to the parking lots, or to Summerfield Athletic Park for the day’s activities.

WANT TO PARTICIPATE? For more info about entering the parade, visit www.summerfieldgov.com and select “Founders’ Day” under Town News onthe right-hand side of the homepage, oremail [email protected].

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The Founders’ Day parade, scheduled for Saturday, May 16 at 10 a.m., will begin near Summerfi eld Elementary and wind its way south on Summerfi eld Road (all other Found-ers’ Day activities will take place on the grounds of Summerfi eld Athletic Park).

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NWMS quiz bowl team headed to the national stageThe team will compete in Dallas, Texas, on May 9

With its championship win at the Shaker Bowl, the Northwest Guilford Middle School quiz bowl team has earned the opportunity to compete nationally. On May 9, the team will represent Northwest Middle in the National Academic Quiz Tournaments’ Middle School National Championship Tournament.

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All age groups turned out for Northern Guilford’s True Colors 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 2. North-ern yearbook advisor and English teacher Traci Latta, who seemed to have as much fun as the runners, walkers and volunteers, helped orga-nize the event.

“This is the first year we did the colorful 5K because it aligned perfectly with the yearbook theme of ‘True Col-ors’,” said Latta.

“True colors means to express yourself and be who you are and show everybody that you can be the best as a senior,” said senior Nikki Baer. “The most fun part of the day was running with my friends and getting hit with color.”

Participants were given a choice of donating to the American Heart As-sociation, ASPCA, Wounded Warriors, Tristan’s Quest, Blue for Bobby, Child-help or March of Dimes.

“It’s good that they gave [par-ticipants] different charities to choose

from, that way every-body had their own choice of what foun-dation they wanted to donate to,” said Baer.

The event attract-ed over 50 runners/walkers, including proud Northern parent Tom Ford, who ran the race with his wife and two daughters.

“The kids colored me crazy,” said Ford. “It did not taste great, though!”

Ford’s daughter, sophomore Jillian Ford, said the color tasted like Goldfish crackers.

Sophomore Christian Wagemans got more than a mouthful.

“I came across the first corner and I didn’t see one thrower, and she just whacked me with a full handful of color,” said Wagemans. “My mouth was all blue.”

Latta said the yearbook staff will repeat this event next year and hopes to have over 100 participants.

Photo by L.A. Logan/NWO

A participant runs through the color gauntlet at the True Colors 5K Run/Walk on May 2. Proceeds from the event went to seven charities.

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NW GUILFORD – Northwest Middle School’s Lego Robotics team took home the gold from a county-wide “Take Flight – Robotics Tournament” on Saturday, May 2, at Kernodle Middle School.

Kendra Nanton, NWMS’s technology teacher, has worked with the team after school all semester as they prepared for the final event.

The Viking Pilots Lego Robotics team competed against 11 other middle schools in the first-ever Guilford County Schools Lego Robotics competition, which was sponsored by HondaJet and the Greensboro Science Center.

Middle school teams built their own robots and competed in four different sections, including timed-robot runs, a robot technical interview, project interview and teamwork interview.

Two days before the competition, on Thursday, April 30, the NWMS team gathered in Nanton’s classroom to work on their robots.

Student Tim Davis pointed at a large table-top mat where various Lego con-traptions were set up.

“There are different challenges all around it,” Davis told the students. The robot knocked things down, spun a wheel, and pushed Lego geese off a runway to pull a Lego plane to a hangar for repair.

Fellow student Haiden Leak sat in the next room, with Lego Mindstorms software pulled up on a computer, writing programs for the robots.

“There are moving motors, screen displays and sounds on the robots,” said Leak. “There are also sensors on the robots – some let them see, others sense colors, or how they’re positioned, or how much time to wait to do something.”

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The Viking Pilots Lego Robotics team includes, from left, (front row) parent volunteer Lori Leak, Tim Davis, Jacob Perry, Cassie Dyreng, Ethan Bailey and Evan Smith; (middle row) Noah Edwards, NWMS technology teacher Kendra Nanton; (back row) Danielle Edwards, Charlie King, Haiden Leak, Austin Manzi and Seth P.


Charlie King, Haiden Leak, Austin Manzi and Danielle Edwards work on their Lego robot after school on Thursday, April 30.

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The programs are saved to a USB drive and uploaded into each robot for testing.

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Thursday’s practice session included several wheeled robots, with different students working on different programs. But each school was only allowed to bring

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“It was an amazing team effort as our Vikings won first place in the overall com-petition,” said Nanton, who added she and fellow coach/parent volunteer Lori Leak are extremely proud of the team.

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What’s your favorite thing to do with your mom?“Play hide and seek with her.” –Bryce Chapman

“Go shopping for clothes.” –Bailey Stewart

“Me and Mom go places together, like to the Science Center.” –Bennett Boumeester

“I like to cook with her. We make me and my daddy’s cake. We both have birthdays.” Name Withheld

“We go to the park and play on the slide.” –Justin Malloy

What’s the best meal your mom makes?“Spaghetti. She puts sauce in it. I like tomatoes, and it’s made out of tomatoes.” –Emery Lewis

“Cinnamon roll buns. She buys them and puts white ic-ing on them and she cooks them. It’s good.” –Reichen Nagle

“I like when my mom makes chicken. I dip it in ketch-up.” –Aiden Nadeau

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What does your mom do during the day?“She shops at the store. She buys tomatoes. I don’t like tomatoes. I like lettuce. When my brother was little, he ate a tomato.” –Camila Vargas

“She works in a building. I don’t know where.” –Braelyn Pennix

“She works. She’s a teacher. At Northwest Middle, I think.” –Delaney Miller

“She works a lot. She works at a big building and she works at home. She works on the computer and some-times gets a phone call.” –Kennady Cagno

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Season has thus far been ‘one to remember’

by L.A. LOGAN

The Northwest Guilford women’s lacrosse team has finished out the regular season undefeated (11-2-1, 10-0) in 4A Conference 7.

“We are one team,” said midfielder Logan Coon. “We rise as a team, and we fall as a team.”

In her fourth season as head coach, Kaitlin Brown said this season has thus far been “one to remember.”

“There is something special about this group that I can’t explain,” said Brown. “They’re crazy, fun girls, and I wouldn’t trade them for the world.”

Before the season kicked off, Brown asked the team to come up with two goals.

“Their answer was to win the con-ference championship and to make it past the first round of state playoffs,” said Brown. “They are on a mission.”

Since tying with crosstown ri-val Northern Guilford and losing to R.J. Reynolds in the team’s first two games, Northwest has recorded 11 wins in their last 12 contests.

“My team has a bond that is more tight-knit than any team I’ve ever played on before,” said attacker Becky Parsons. “We have become a family.”

And just like every other family, this one has had its challenges.

Brown, a former Catawba College field hockey player, admitted that in or-der to coach a successful team, she had to make some adjustments on her end.

“In the past, I was intense vocally and carried bad moments from one

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The NWHS women’s lacrosse team includes, from left, (front row) Camden Gresham, Emma Acree, Jewelie Roberts, Savannah Parker, Emma Rust, Julia Williams, Ellie Wilson, Becky Parsons, Montana Murphy, (middle row) Maya Flake, Savannah Newton, Sierra Tolley, Sarah Colby, Hannah Wilson, Logan Coon, Anna Claire, Karsyn Parent, Fiona Skaife, (back row) Coach Kaitlin Brown, Manager Brandon Gillette, Sarabeth Thomas, Adrianna Freeman, Linda Ren, Paige Jenkins, Sydney Marbert, and Coach Elizabeth Grant.

NWHS lacrosse team undefeated in conference

affirmed. “My first priority is to get my homework done … I’ve managed to keep a high grade point average while still playing varsity lacrosse.”

“This year, I’ve learned that every-one is different, and we can all come together as one team with one pur-pose, to win,” said Coon. “Our team has learned to put our differences aside.”

“We have grown so close together as a team,” echoed Colby, “and that in itself has helped us be successful, knowing you can trust the girl next to you.”

As she looks to the remainder of the season, Colby added, “I just want to have fun with this team as much as I can in the final games of my senior year.”

“Balancing school and sports leaves you sleep deprived and exhausted 24/7, but I wouldn’t trade it for the world. I strive to do well in both and always give 100 percent in everything I do.”

NWHS lacrosse midfielder Logan Coon

game to the next,” she said. “This affected me on and off the field and emotionally.

“I had to change something. This season I’ve approached each game individually. I am focused on my team and only my team.”

Coaching team sports can be a daunting task, as coaches must blend players with varied personalities and backgrounds.

Despite the differences, most of Northwest’s lacrosse players appear to have one thing in common: they balance being a student with being an athlete.

“School always comes first,” said captain and attacker Sarah Colby. “Being a student-athlete you have to remember that student comes first.”

Parsons agreed.

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STUDENT PROFILES

Thanks to the coaches and teachers at Northern and Northwest High Schools for their student recommendations and input, which make it possible to recog-nize these talented, dedicated students for their accomplishments in academ-ics, athletics and cultural arts. Thanks, too, to the student reporters at North-ern and Northwest who helped us compile these profiles.

NORTHWEST GolfGRANT POWELL, junior

Roles on the team: No. 1 golfer, captain and leaderHometown: ColfaxToughest class: Algebra 2Extracurricular activities: Young Life, daily golf practice and football and bas-ketball for funFuture plans: Play golf at an NCAA Divi-sion I school Most admired athletes: (Pro golfers) Jordan Spieth and Tiger WoodsFavorite athletic teams: Duke Blue Dev-ils and San Francisco 49ersFavorite food: Chicken parmesan Favorite musician/band: Bon Jovi and (singer-songwriter) Jake Owen Favorite movie: “McFarland, USA” Any siblings? Morgan and Ansley PowellBest vacation ever: Bahamas Years in the northwest area: 17Dream job: Head professional at a golf course and owner of a businessSomething not everyone knows about me: “I have been playing golf since I was one year old. I played every sport at a young age.” Nickname: “GP”Pre-game ritual: Talk with Coach Ron Bare before the match.NWHS Golf Coach Ron Bare on Grant Powell: “This is Grant’s third year as a var-sity starter. He plays No. 1 on this year’s team. Grant works very hard on being the best player he can be. He competes in

Junior Golf events year-round. This year Grant has developed into a very good player and also a team leader.”

NORTHWEST LacrosseLOGAN COON, junior

Position: MidfieldHometown: Oak RidgeToughest class: AP PhysicsExtracurricular activities: Field hockeyFuture plans: CollegeMost admired athlete: Laura Meisner (former Northwest lacrosse player)Favorite athletic team: UNC Tar HeelsFavorite food: Ice cream Favorite musician/band: All of themFavorite movie: “X-Men”Any siblings? Three younger brothersBest vacation ever: AntiguaYears in the northwest area: 14Dream job: “Professional singer/dancer – just kidding, I don’t know yet.”Something not everyone knows about me: “I love elephants and Lilly Pulitzer (fashion designer).”Nickname: “Logs”Pre-game rituals: “I lie down on the bleachers and listen to music before away games. I wear white socks.”Northwest Lacrosse Coach Kaitlin Brown on Logan Coon: “Logan is returning to the Vikings as a junior, co-captain and three-year starter. Logan is the core of the midfield. Her determination to achieve suc-cess on and off the field is admirable to her peers and anyone who watches her play.”

NORTHERN SoftballMORGAN FUQUAY, senior

Positions: Captain and center field Hometown: SummerfieldToughest class: AP PsychologyExtracurricular activities: Embracing Leadership and Diversity Through Athlet-ics, National Technology Honor Society, National Honor Society and Beta ClubFuture plans: Attend UNC-Greensboro and major in nursing Most admired athlete: (Carolina Pan-thers middle linebacker) Luke Kuechly Favorite athletic team: Carolina PanthersFavorite food: Shrimp Favorite musician: Taylor SwiftFavorite movie: “American Sniper”Best vacation ever: A cruise to the Baha-mas [planned for] this summerYears in the northern area: 18 Dream job: Pediatric nurse Something not everyone knows about me: “I’m deathly afraid of spiders, snakes or any type of bug.”Nickname: “Mo”Pre-game ritual: PrayNorthern Softball Coach Russell Dorrell on Morgan Fuquay: “Morgan is a senior leader who is dedicated to the team. She sets the example for her teammates and her peers in the classroom.”

NORTHERN BaseballKEVIN BELL, senior

Hometown: Summerfield Positions: Pitcher and shortstop Toughest class: AP Calculus Extracurricular activities: Golf, basket-ball and soccer Future plans: Go to college and play baseball Most admired athlete: Anthony Rizzo

(first baseman for the Chicago Cubs) Favorite athletic team: Chicago Cubs Favorite food: Filet mignon Favorite musician: Kanye West Favorite movie: “Inception”Any siblings? One sister, Grace Best vacation ever: “I went on a cruise to Cancun, Haiti and Jamaica.”Years in the northern area: LifelongDream job: Professional baseball player Something not everyone knows about me: “I watch ‘Ellen’ daily.”Nickname: “KB”Pre-game ritual: Eat Penn Station Northern Baseball Coach Landon Kimrey on Kevin Bell: “Kevin Bell, senior right-handed pitcher and infielder, has been a three-year starter for our varsity team and all-conference performer for us during his sophomore and junior years. He is the leader of our team and has gotten off to a great start in 2015. We expect that he will have an outstanding senior season. He performs at a high in level on the playing field and in the classroom.”

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BREAKING AND ENTERINGMay 3 | A resident of Church Street in northwest Greensboro reported an unknown person entered two unlocked ve-hicles in his driveway and took sunglasses, an iPod, cash and prescription medication, with a total value of $1,030.

BURGLARYMay 1 | A resident of N.C. 150 West in northern Greensboro reported that be-tween 11:20 and 11:30 a.m., an unknown person entered the victim’s home through an unlocked back door. Nothing was taken or damaged.

CRUELTY TO ANIMALSApril 29 | A Summerfield Elementary School teacher was told that two students killed three kittens (the alleged incident did not occur on school grounds).

DWIApril 29 | A resident of Ariel Farm Road in northern Greensboro was arrested and charged with DWI after an off-duty Greensboro police officer reported a pos-sible impaired driver in the area of Church Street and Air Harbor Road.May 3 | A Greensboro man was arrested for DWI; deputies had found him sleeping in his car in a watershed trails parking lot on Plainfield Road in northern Greens-boro at 5:40 a.m. The obviously intoxi-cated man was hostile toward deputies, who advised him that he needed to call someone to pick him up. At 6:30 a.m., the

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Back Porch Orchestra will be on stage from noon to 3 p.m. The local band describes itself as “a modern band with traditional roots,” and performs both original songs as well as a broad range of covers including artists ranging from Patsy Cline to Taylor Swift.

Greensboro Tarheel Chorus 6-Pack, a men’s a cappella barbershop chorus, will take the stage from 3 to 4 p.m.

The live music performances will be complemented by many other activities taking place throughout the park.

“We’ll have a full-day festival of car-nival rides, food trucks, craft and busi-ness vendors, hula hooping and more,” said Gore.

Sessoms added that kids will enjoy Summerfield Fire Department’s bounce house, and other inflatables with ob-stacle courses.

Pig races will continue at 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.

The Summerfield Trails & Open Space Committee will have a large tent.

“We’re focusing on the treasures of the trail,” said committee member Alice Patterson. “We’re working on the A&Y Trail, which is part of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, and will have a map of the potential trail.”

Visitors to the tent will learn how Summerfield’s history, waterways, flora and fauna, and the Guilford Courthouse Battle connect with the trail. The com-

mittee will also have information on the health and exercise benefits of hiking, biking and walking.

The Trails & Open Space tent will have presentations on the proposed trail, including Revolutionary War con-nections at noon and A&Y and Sum-merfield Road connections at 1 p.m. Steve Hassenfelt, who has hiked and biked the entire Mountains-to-Sea Trail, will speak at 2 p.m.

Next door, the Summerfield Historical Committee tent will feature local artifacts like buttons and arrowheads, and will have photo displays, brochures, maps, pedometers and more. Stop by at noon, 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. for storytelling.

Elsewhere in the park, Captain Jim, always a Founders’ Day favorite, will perform magic shows at noon, 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

The entire event will wrap up at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

“All of the staff and volunteers from Summerfield have worked really hard to provide a special weekend for the citizens of Summerfield and we hope everyone brings their family and comes out for two days of food, fun and festivi-ties,” said Sessoms.

WHERE TO PARKFestival-goers arriving at any time

Friday or Saturday are asked to park at Laughlin Professional Center (7911 Summerfield Road), Summerfield First Baptist Church (2300 Scalesville Road), or Summerfield Charter Acad-emy (5303 U.S. 220) and shuttle buses will be running throughout the day to carry them to and from the festivities. Guilford County Sheriff’s Department’s VIPS (Volunteers in Police Service) will again oversee the parking lots; handicap parking will be available at Summerfield Athletic Park.

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SATURDAY, MAY 9

Mattress Fundraiser | The Northwest Guilford High School band will raise funds by selling brand-name mattress sets on May 9, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at NWHS, 5240 Northwest School Road, Greensboro. Free layaway is offered, and mattresses can be delivered upon request. More info: bit.ly/Beds4NorthwestGuilford.

SUNDAY, MAY 10

Rainbow Run |Indo-American Society of NC and Allen Tate will present the Mother’s Day Rainbow Run, May 10, 7 to 11 a.m. at Oak Ridge Town Park. The 5K/1-mile/200M fun race is a fundraiser for Oak Ridge Elementary PTA and Foust Elementary. More info: [email protected].

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13

Marine Corps | The Marine Corps League Detach-ment 1314 will meet May 13, 6 p.m. at the Moose Lodge, 1250 E. Mountain St., Kernersville. More info: Com-mandant Les Leamons, (336) 329-9085, Joe Vodenichar, (336) 455-1394, [email protected] or www.nwt1314.com/DoNC.html.

THURSDAY, MAY 14

Merchants Association of Oak Ridge | MAOR, a non-profit organization of over 60 business professionals in and near Oak Ridge, will meet May 14, 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Oak Ridge Town Hall, 8315 Linville Road, Oak Ridge. More info: Matt Beam, (336) 317-0607, or [email protected].

FRIDAY, MAY 15

NGMS Fitness Carnival | The sixth annual Northern Guil-ford Middle School Fuel Up to Play 60 run/walk and health/fitness carnival will be held May 15, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on campus, 616 Simpson-Calhoun Road, Greensboro. There will be inflatables, a photo booth, games, obstacle courses, prizes, booths and food. A 1-mile fun run starts at 6 p.m., and a 5K race at 6:30 p.m. More info or to register: http://jonesracingcompany.com/fuel-up-to-play-60/.

Dash, Dine & Dance | Colfax Elementary PTA will host this fundraising 5K/1-mile run/walk and festival May 15, 5 to 8 p.m. at the school, 9112 W. Market St. Warm up to DJ tunes and sock hop dances; sample fare from food trucks and enjoy live music from Bing Bang Boom. More info or to register: https://triviumracing.webconnex.com/colfaxelem5k.

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Summerfield Recreation Associa-tion recognizes that almost every child dreams of playing sports, but those with disabilities have far fewer options to participate.

“Just because they can’t do these things doesn’t mean they stop dream-ing of playing,” SRA representatives say. “They always dream and have the desire to get out on the field.”

SRA invites youth ages 4 to 17 with

physical or mental disabilities to partici-pate in a “Heroes” baseball game on Friday, May 29, at 6 p.m. These children can stand or sit in their wheelchairs at home plate, swing the bat, then walk, run or be pushed around the bases all the way back to home plate while expe-riencing the joy of scoring a run.

The baseball game for “all the heroes” will be played at Summerfield Athletic Park, 5200 U.S. 220 North in Summer-field. Register no later than May 20 by emailing [email protected].

Spring retreat for caregiversThe Adult Center for Enrichment will

offer a spring retreat for family caregiv-ers on Friday, May 15, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Healing Ground Retreat Center, 7628 Penns Grove Road, Sum-merfield.

The morning session, “Compassion Cultivation for Caregivers,” will be led by Robin Hart, a teaching artist with the Creative Aging Network-NC. The event will also offer chair massages, Energywork

and Tai Chi. Please join us for this day to connect with one another while nurturing mind, body and spirit. A light breakfast and lunch are included.

Register at www.ACEcare.org or contact Jodi Kolada at (336) 274-3559 or [email protected]. Space is limited. This retreat is offered at no charge, with contributions accepted. Let us know if you need care for your loved one by May 8 as prior arrangements are required.

Founders’ Day: volunteers, parade participants needed

The 19th annual Summerfield Founders’ Day festival will be held Friday, May 15, 6 to 10 p.m. and Saturday,May 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sum-merfield Athletic Park at 5200 U.S. 220 North (the parade, which will take place on May 16 at 10 a.m., will run along Summerfield Road).

Founders’ Day parade participants and volunteers are welcomed. Visit www.summerfieldgov.com and select “Founders’ Day” under Town News on the right-hand side of the homepage for more information or to download parade participation forms, or email [email protected].

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$1.3 million from the state highway fund to pay for driver’s education, which the state requires the district to provide to all eligible teens, regardless of where they go to school. However, that money was cut from the state budget, leaving districts around the state with the bill. State lawmakers are considering bills that would replace the funding from other sources, but at this point nothing has been approved.

Driver’s education is expected to cost the district approximately $226 per student, or just under $1.2 million to instruct the estimated 5,300 students who are expected to register. To make up some of the difference, the board approved a plan to start charging each

student $65 to take the course, lowering GCS’ portion of the bill to approximately $847,286.

“We don’t want to charge our stu-dents,” said Leigh Hebbard, director of athletics and driver’s education. “We’ve worked hard these past few years not to charge students, but we need to make up for the state funding somehow.”

In his recommended FY 2015-16 budget, Superintendent Maurice “Mo” Green includes the additional cost in the funding request to county commission-ers. The school board is in the process of reviewing the superintendent’s recom-mended budget and will submit their official request to the board of county commissioners later this month.

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Orange-and-white barrels line U.S. 220, looking south from the driveway of primary proj-ect contractor Tetra Tech Construction. NCDOT is preparing to transition traffi c from Horse Pen Creek Road to Winfree Road, which will begin early this fall. The southern end of Strawberry Road, which intersects with U.S. 220 along the north shore of Lake Brandt, will be shut down for at least 30 days during the transition.

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Start content here if using a new section barhot dogs and meeting neighbors. Brad Dunlap for repairing the pot-

holes in our neighborhood. Thanks for stepping up and taking care of a worsen-ing situation. Anna Carter for her encouragement

and great workouts in Oak Ridge Town Park. She’s always upbeat and smiling. Makes working out lots of fun. The awesome team of walkers who

came out Saturday, May 2, for the Cystic Fibrosis walk in support of Annabelle Hanson and Belle Raisers! Valarie Halvorsen, our town clerk in

Summerfield – you are at the core of our local government, you do an amazing job, and we’d be lost without you! ROADS in Stokesdale for leading

Clean Sweep Day on May 1. The Northwest Guilford High School

Winter Guard team for being national semi-finalists. Based on the photo in the [May 1-7] Northwest Observer, it looks like they had a unique routine! The community for stepping up and

supporting the Viking Vision reverse raffle. A whopping 300 tickets were sold for $100 each – by my calculation that totals $30,000, much of which will ben-efit Northwest Guilford athletic facilities! Oak Ridge Elementary PTSO and staff

for an incredible event on May 5 in honor of the school’s 90th birthday. What a won-derful gift to the community, former staff members, parents and students!

GRIPES to... Last week’s griper who

complained about only having two teachers in the car rider line at Stokesdale Elementary. One way to avoid the problem – let your kids ride the bus (and free up the teachers to be in the classroom)! The person who chided emergency

vehicle drivers for getting “ticked off” when cars won’t pull over. Seriously? Wait until you have a medical emergency and see how you like it if they have topatiently wait to bypass cars.

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Oops! If you submitted a grin or gripe between late afternoon on April 22 and early morning on May 4 (whether via our website or directly by email), please know that we did not receive it due to a mistake which occurred when we temporarily re-directed the Grins & Gripes email ac-count. We’ve since corrected the problem, so if you’d like to re-submit your grin or gripe from that time period, feel free to do so online at www.nwobserver.com or by emailing [email protected] (remember to always limit your grins and gripes to 40 words).

GRINS to... Rio Grande and Elizabeth’s

in Oak Ridge for catering our event at Camp Carefree last weekend. They went above and beyond in providing us with delicious food and incredible ser-vice. Their commitment to the community is admirable and much appreciated. My exceptional team at the Northwest

Observer, who held down the fort last week so I could take a “real” vacation (didn’t even check my work e-mails!). The paper got completely done without me – I’m already planning my next vacation! The Town of Stokesdale for hosting

Community Day on May 2. I was leaving the town park between soccer games with my kids, when they saw the bounce house, so we stopped – and enjoyed free

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RISING COLLEGE SOPHOMORE in the engineering program at Virginia Tech seek-ing summer employment in the Triad. Avail-able beginning May 18. Please contact: [email protected].

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FLORAL DESIGNER NEEDED, part-time, Saturdays (9am-1pm) and possibly more, experience preferred. Call GiGi’s Florist, Stokesdale. (336) 298-7081.

HAIRSTYLIST & NAIL TECH NEEDED at Melda’s Hair Design, Summerfi eld. 643-7799.

CHURCH PIANIST NEEDED. For information, call (318) 372-5050.

NEXT STEP MINISTRIES, a non-profi t organization that supports a local Safe House for victims of domestic violence, is looking to fi ll two full-time positions. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Responsible for day-to-day operations, oversees Thrift Store and Safe House, knowledge of fundraising, community outreach, and social media. Must have grant writing and grant imple-mentation experience. Reports to the Board of Directors. Salary range $35,000-39,000. THRIFT STORE MANAGER: requires pre-vious retail management and merchandis-ing experience. Flexible work schedule, including Saturdays, is required. Familiar-ity with social media is desired. Oversees day-to-day operations of store, including staff and volunteers, management, volun-teer recruitment, scheduling of work hours, merchandising and pricing. Background checks and drug screens required for both positions. Send resume along with three references to Next Step Ministries, PO Box 793, Kernersville, NC 27285.

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F/T LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE position, Valid NC drivers license REQUIRED. Experi-ence preferred but not necessary. Spanish helpful. Pay based on exp. Contact 588-9456.

SUBWAY in Stokesdale and Kernersville now hiring part-time daytime, nighttime and w/e help. Apply at mysubwaycareer.com. Must be 17 or older, EOE.

SEEKING HVAC TAB TECHNICIAN. Mini-mum 5 years TAB experience; knowledge-able in DDC TAB programs. HVAC Tech-nician certifi cate desirable. Send resume: LTS, Box 627, Oak Ridge, NC 27310.

HOMECARE AVAILABLE

CAREGIVER AVAILABLEExperienced with numerous home care ser-vices. References avail. (336) 707-5245.

SAVE THE DATE

QUIRKY FINDS & DESIGNS, jewelry re-pair on site, May 9, 10am-2pm. Antiques, repurposed items & more! 2101 Scalesville Rd., Summerfi eld. Thurs.-Sat., 10am-2pm.

OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES, Thursday, May 14, 6pm, featuring Atlantic Coast High-way, Spring Arbor of Greensboro. See dis-play ad on page 8 for more info.

SUMMERFIELD FOUNDERS’ DAY, Friday, May 15, and Sat., May 16. Parade, live mu-sic, rides & attractions, exhibits, food, ven-dors, and more! See display ad on page 7 for all the details.

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SHRED EVENT FUNDRAISER for Gideon Grove UMC Building Fund, Sat., May 16, 9am-12n (rain or shine). Mobile shredding provided by COR365 Information Solutions in the Gideon Grove UMC parking lot, 2865 Gideon Grove Church Rd., Stokesdale. All donations are tax deductible. Business OR personal documents accepted (not nec-essary to remove staples or paper clips). CDs, hard drives, fl ash drives, etc., may be dropped off in separate container. For ad-ditional information, call Laura Harrell (336)749-6126.

FLURRY’S HOPE 5K Blind Horse Rescue Run & Farm Festival, May 16, 9am, Second Chance Ranch, 570 Lowe Rd., Madison. Horse rides, games, more!

SUMMER CAMPS

NWHS Baseball Boosters SKILLS CAMP, July 6-10, 8:30am-12:30pm. Rising 3rd-9th graders. Visit www.diamondnwvikings.com for more info, or call (336) 298-3302.

STAGELIGHTS THEATER COMPANYIt’s time for Summer Camp! Come join us for our dynamic summer season of drama for kids! Ages: rising 1st-rising 8th graders. Weekly camps/mini camps throughout the summer. Oz, Charlotte’s Web, Broadway, Adventures in Neverland! Be creative with us at Ridgewood Swim and Tennis club! Swimming time and grill lunches extra. Check us out at www.stagelightstheater.com/call (443) 553-3412. Register today!

YARD SALES

YARD / MOVING SALE, Friday and Sat., May 8 & 9, 7am-1pm, 5940 Tarleton Drive, Oak Ridge. Lots of good stuff!

YARD SALE, Saturday, May 9, 7am, 1300 Scalesville Road, Summerfi eld.

YARD SALE, Sat., May 9, 7-11am, 2135 Beeson Road, Oak Ridge. Clothes, bed-ding, pottery, kitchen, decor, ornaments, sewing machine, much more.

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H&H LAWN CARE. Quality mowing service, free estimates. Stokesdale (336) 644-0459.

STEVE’S LAWN CARE. Serving NW Guil-ford for 4 years. Already tired of mowing? Call Steve, (336) 264-9082! Quality work at competitive prices. Dependable!

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

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

TOO MUCH YARD WORK TO HANDLE? Spring clean up, tree trimming, yard work, seeding and aerating. Honest, reliable & reasonable. (336) 464-5215.

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

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

TLC LAWN CAREAffordable mowing, seeding, aeration, fertil-ization and weed control. (336) 681-0097.

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

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

STUMP GRINDING – FREE ESTIMATESBig or small. George Joyce, (336) 382-3860.

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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.

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

COLFAX LAWNCAREComplete lawn care maintenance. Mow-ing, trimming, fertilizing, weed control, pine needles. Res/Comm. Fully insured. Serv-ing the Triad for 26 years. (336) 362-5860.

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WILSON LANDSCAPING, INC. Complete lawn care & landscaping. NC lic. irrigation contractor. 20 years exp. Hardscaping, fer-tilization & weed control. (336) 399-7764.

BRAD’S BOBCAT. Mulching, landscaping, driveways, gravel, concrete work. 362-3647.

LANDSCAPE SOLUTIONS17-year anniversary special. We will beat your current written price by 15% – guaran-teed! Call (336) 601-3796.

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

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.

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NEIGHBORHOOD YARD SALE, multiple homes participating, Sat., May 16, 7am. Oak Creek neighborhood, Stokesdale (take Hwy. 158 to Ellison Rd. or Hwy. 150 to Evers-field Rd. to Ellison Rd.)

HUGE MULTI-FAMILY SALE, Sat., May 9, 8am-1pm, Robinson Rd., Summerfield. Something for everyone! Furniture, kids/college, ladies’ & mens’, collectors.

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SPRING REFRESH – T’s house cleaning. References, free est. (859) 240-8212.

SANDRA’S CLEANING SERVICE, Afford-able, experienced, guaranteed svc. 423-3196.

CastleWorks WINDOW CLEANINGIncludes gutters, pressure washing, chande-liers and other high ladder work. Fully insured and bonded, free estimates. (336) 609-0677. www.castleworkswindowcleaning.com.

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

Tell our readers about your business! Call Laura for more information.

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CHRISTIAN MOM needs work cleaning houses, running errands. Will clean to fit 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.

DRYER VENT CLEANING, 15% discount for new customers, member of the BBB, fully in-sured. (336) 643-4593.

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CRYSTAL CLEAR WINDOW CLEANING, gutter cleaning, pressure washing. Fully ins. www.windowcleaningnc.com. 595-2873.

FREE PICK-UP of unwanted riding & push mowers, tillers & gas equipment, most appli-ances, grills, bikes, etc. (336) 689-4167.

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

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

BRAD’S BOBCAT. Debris removal, grading/hauling, gravel/dirt, driveways. 362-3647.

PEARMAN QUARRY HAULINGFill dirt, gravel, sand rock, mulch & more. Joel Richardson, (336) 803-2195.

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WILHELM POOL SERVICE Full service & supply since 1988. Pool start-ups, liner replacements, salt systems, 24/7 service. (336) 687-1977.

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

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

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GRILLS, FIRE PITS, tankless water heat-ers. General home repairs. Call Don Hill, (336) 643-7183.

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

PREMIER CONSTRUCTION ROOFINGInterior sheetrock repair, rotten wood, all paint-ing & carpentry needs. 545-3277 any time.

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

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

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SOUTHERN STYLE concrete & landscapes. Spring is the perfect time for a new patio! We can help with all of your outdoor living and entertainment spaces! Fire pits, drive-ways, sidewalks, patios. 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.

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BUNCE BUILDINGS – Putting Customers First! Memorial Day hero’s discount on buildings, carports, gazebos and more. Rent-to-own. Best quality & great prices. 2370 Hwy 220 in Stokesdale. Call Kenny, (336) 441-5388. www.buncebuildings.com.

GUTTER CLEANING, aluminum and cop-per seamless gutters, replacement windows. Call Gary the Gutter Guy, (336) 345-6518.

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(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.

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.

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POWER WASHING

SUPERIOR WASH. Exterior cleaning: houses, decks, driveways. Mobile unit w/hot water & 425 gallon storage tank. Lic. & ins. Free est. Call Mike Dixon, 601-7444.

ALL-PRO POWER WASHINGWindows, vinyl, concrete, pool decks, drain jetting. 15% off any cleaning. Fully insured. (336) 402-7726.

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

MISC. SERVICES

TV cabinets, entertainment systems, kitchens & furniture

(336) 324-9318

For photos, visit facebook.com/metzartfinewoodwork

Metzart Fine Woodwork

MISC. FOR SALE

PORTABLE AC UNIT, Amcor PLM 12000EH. Low usage, like new. $200. (336) 510-7918.

Browning A-5 light-weight 12-guage SHOT-GUN, made in Belgium, very good condi-tion, $800. (336) 312-5002.

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.

KNIGHTS PRODUCE & PLANTSFlowers, vegetable plants, hanging baskets. 14809 Hwy. 158, Summerfi eld. 708-0485.

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at www.nwobserver.com.

MISC. WANTED

CASH for riding & push mowers needing re-pair or free removal if unwanted. Also free pickup of grills, tillers, etc. (336) 689-4167.

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

Your NWO on the Go photos! Where do you take your

Northwest Observer? Email your vacation photos to

[email protected].

HOME SERVICES

REMODELING / CONSTRUCTION

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.

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

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

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

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

Construction Services, INC

BUILDING | RENOVATIONS | ADDITIONS

644-8615 office508-5242 cell

Licensed & insured NC Gen. Contractor #72797

TMSidewalks | Driveways | Stamped concrete

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

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

ROOFINGCLINARD & 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.

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.

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

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

MISC. SERVICES

FREE PICK-UP of unwanted riding & push mowers, tillers, gas equip., bikes, grills, metal and electrical items. (336) 689-4167.

PIANO LESSONS, all ages and levels, Summerfi eld area. Patti, (336) 298-4181.

NORTHWEST ART FRAMINGFine, affordable framing. “NWAF is my choice for framing” – Adele in Brown Summit. Steve Maloy, owner. Call for appt., (336) 644-1911.

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


PET / ANIMAL SERVICES

LOST & FOUND

MISSING DOG as of Friday, May 1, from Dawn Acres golf course/Haw River Road area of Stokesdale. Rat Terrier, brown and white, 7 pounds, small nip at top of right ear. $300 reward for her return. Please call Lindsay Harrell, (336) 339-6771.

The Northwest Observer offers free FOUND PET ads for readers who have found a lost pet and are trying to locate the owner. Call Laura to place your FOUND PET ad. (336) 644-7035, ext. 10.

BOARDING / LESSONS

dREAMCATCHER STABLES of

oAk RidgE, LLC.Boarding | Training

Lessons336.688.4718

www.dreamcatcherstable.biz

BOARDING / PET SITTING

HORSE BOARDING, Green Acres Horse Farm, Stokesdale area. Full board & pas-ture board, riding trails, lots of green pas-tures. (336) 707-7118.

OAK RIDGE PET SIT SERVICES“Keeping you & your pets on schedule.” Oak Ridge & nearby areas. 7 yrs. exp., insured. Dana Sauber, pet/farm sitter, 482-5785.

REAL ESTATE

GOLF COURSE HOME

GIL VAUGHANRealtor®/Broker • (336) 337-4780

170 Niblick Drive, SummerfieldLive where you play in this one-level, all-brick, 4BR/3.5BA custom home behind the 12th green at Greensboro National. Entertain inside or outside by the pool. $375,000

Betty Callahan, Broker, GRI, CRS(336) 992-8920 office(336) 403-5545 mobile

7673 Crossing Ridge DriveImmaculate lakefront home, perfectly situated on .93 acres. Designed for maximum water views and outdoor enjoyment. Gazebo and ‘ChoiceDeck’ at waters’ edge. 5 BR, 4.1 BA. Main level master. Superb lower level with rec room, BR, BA, game room and workshop. 3-car garage. Private, gated marina. $799,000

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REAL ESTATE

HOMES FOR RENT

SUMMERFIELD, small 2BR, 1BA mobile home off Scalesville Road. One acre, fridge and stove included. $500/mo., $500 security dep. (336) 643-6188.

STOKESDALE, 2BR, 1BA duplex for rent. Appliances included. $650/month, $650 de-posit. (336) 643-9402.

ROOMMATE WANTED, house on 8 acres in Oak Ridge. Call for details, (336) 580-3665.

ROOM FOR RENT, male or female, private home in Summerfi eld. Personal bath, full house access. Pets OK. $450-500/mo. in-cludes Dish and Wi-Fi. Share electric/gas (about $75/mo.). Available immediately. Contact me at (336) 643-1550.

HOMES FOR SALE

SUMMERFIELD, 3.23 acres w/ 1,425 sq. ft. house built in 1984 in the heart of Summer-fi eld. $225,000. (336) 643-6735.

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

CAROLINA MARINA, ‘96 Dutchman, EC, sleeps 8, huge double deck, lake view, $65,000 negotiable. (336) 209-6326.

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

VANGUARD REAL ESTATE OPTIONS, LLC. No-fee and low-fee listings. Mike Blackwelder, (336) 644-1476.






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A/C & HEATINGStokesdale Heating & Air .....................11

ACCOUNTING Samuel Anders, CPA, MSA, PC ...........15

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICESPiedmont Truck Tires, Inc. ....................9

BANKBank of Oak Ridge ..............................21

EVENTSNWHS Mattress Fundraiser ...................8Run the Ridge .....................................13Summerfield Founders’ Day ..................7Summer Concert Series, Spring Arbor ...6

HAIR CARE / NAILS / TANNINGPOSH Hair Studio................................23

HOME BUILDERS Windsor Homes ...................................25

HOME PRODUCTS & SERVICESGarage Door Pro ...................................6New Garden Landscape & Nursery .......4ProStone, Inc. .......................................3

LEGAL SERVICESAttorney Bill Barbour ...........................12

MEDICAL Eagle Physicians at Oak Ridge ...............5LeBauer Health Care ...........................22

PET SERVICESKing’s Crossing Animal Hospital ..........23KPS – Kelly’s Pet Services ....................23Northwest Animal Hospital ..................23Veterinary Hospital at Oak Ridge .........23Westergaard Kennels ...........................19

PRESCHOOLOak Ridge Presbyterian Preschool .......15

REAL ESTATEA New Dawn Realty ............................23

Angie Wilkie, Allen Tate .......................22

Ann Powell, Allen Tate ...........................8

Betty Callahan, Berkshire Hathaway ....30

Berkshire Hathaway Home Services ....10

Bobbie Gardner, Keller Williams ...........23

Gil Vaughan, Keller Williams ................30

Ramilya Siegel, Allen Tate .....................5

RETAIL Atlantic Outdoors ..................................3

BiRite Food Center ................................2

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The eighth grade class at Northwest

Middle School recently visited Charleston,

South Carolina, where they visited Fort

Sumter, the Charleston Museum, the

Charleston Tea Plantation, the Angel Oak

Tree and the National Acquarium among

other sites. They stopped to catch up on

the news in The Northwest Observer. Photo

submitted by Kathy Eichlin.

Averi and Alivia Dickinson

took a little piece of home with

them to Little French Key, Roatan,

Honduras over spring break. Photo

submitted by Pam Dickinson.

While recently traveling in Ireland, NWO Editor Patti Stokes and friends

Arlene Holoman and Marilyn Pelehach were fortunate enough to meet up with

third-generation jaunting car driver Tom Hickey. While escorting the ladies

through Killarney National Park, Hickey thoroughly entertained them with his

wonderful sense of humor and delightful Irish accent! The group treated Hickey

to the latest copy of their hometown newspaper (his horse, Paddy,

was equally fascinated by it!).

Lou and Jerry Midkiff (front row, far right), along with Lou’s siblings,

celebrate their mom, Catherine McLeod’s (front row, center) birthday at

Ocean Isle Beach. In addition to the sun and family time, the groupenjoyed reading the Northwest Observer together.

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