Northwest Observer | August 14 - 20, 2015

Aug. 14 - 20, 2015

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IN THIS ISSUENews in brief .............................3Your Questions .........................4Celebration ..............................6Business Notes .........................6Bits & Pieces .............................6Oak Ridge Town Council ........8Piedmont Classical to start ... 11Crime/Incident Report ..........14Community Calendar ...........15Letters/Opinions ....................16Grins & Gripes ........................16Classifi eds ..............................19Index of Advertisers ..............23NWO on the go! .....................24

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Local band gainingfans across country

by GERRI HUNT

OAK RIDGE – A literal band of teens is taking over Gashouse Radio, an online

Philadelphia station whose deejays are playing their songs between those by well known greats such as Elvis Costello, Tom Petty and David Bowie.

For the months of May and June, The

Take a ‘Bliss Trip’over the airwaves

by PATTI STOKES

NW GUILFORD COUNTY – In response to Tar River Services’ request that North Carolina Department of Transporta-tion consider allowing tractors with twin trailers on N.C. 68 between I-40 and the Rockingham County line, the NCDOT has determined the two-lane stretch of highway is not safe for twin trailers.

After the Whitsett-based trucking company submitted its request to NCDOT in February, the department conducted a field study and sought public input. In

response, town representatives and citizens in northwest Guilford County and Rock-ingham County voiced vehement opposi-tion to the company’s request, maintain-ing that twin trailers (also referred to as tandem trailers) are too long, too heavy, too wide and too tall to travel on two-lane highways and they jeopardize the safety of others on the road.

“This request is not approved be-cause of operational and safety concerns on the current alignment,” NCDOT state traffic engineer J. Kevin Lacey wrote in a letter to Tar River Services dated Aug. 11.

“This route experienced a high number of truck crashes during the five-year-peri-od ending Dec. 31, 2014. The truck crash rate exceeds both the statewide average and critical truck crash rate. We have also received strong opposition from both local governments and citizens to this requested route.”

The letter notes the U.S. 220 widen-ing project and a new multi-lane freeway connecting U.S. 220 and N.C. 68 are underway, and trucks (with twin trailers) will have the option to travel these routes when completed.

NCDOT says ‘no’ to twin trailers on N.C. 68

Photo courtesy of Mackenzie Gail Photography

The Bliss Trip, whose members are classmates at Penn Griffi n School for the Arts in High Point, includes keyboardist Robert Beverly of Oak Ridge. Tegan Dean, also of Oak Ridge (not pictured) is a female backup vocalist for a few of their songs.

Summerfi eld TownC ouncil hosts Q&A

by GERRI HUNTSUMMERFIELD – To the interest of many Summerfield residents, the town council in-vited representatives of NCDOT and the Greensboro Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to its Aug. 11 council meeting for a Q&A session about I-73 and U.S. 220 roadwork with the public and local leaders.

“We’re not here to change things about the road, but we wanted to give folks an

Road projects on targetfor Nov. 2016 completion

Photo by Gerri Hunt/NWO

NCDOT district engineer Bobby Norris points out road construction on a projected map during the Summerfi eld Town Council meeting Tuesday night, Au g. 11.

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In light of news that a rabid fox bit two cyclists in Sum-merfi eld on July 25, Mayor Randy Braswell sets out warning signs at Stokesdale Town Park at Martin’s Mead-ow, where an expert from Raleigh identifi ed numerous fox dens in the woods after a mother fox protecting her cubs bit a man in 2012.


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A&Y Greenway design comes with possible $320k price tagSUMMERFIELD – For the past month, the Town of Summerfield has been negotiating with the engineering firm Stewart to provide planning and design services for the southern portion of the town’s proposed A&Y Greenway trail from the tunnel on U.S. 220 to the railbed at Summerfield Elementary.

And during the town council meeting on Tuesday night, Aug. 11, Iona Thomas was on hand representing Stewart. She provided the council with a $320,294.48 price tag for specified services relating to the project.

“It’s been a very good start to this process. They immediately, in their wis-dom, wanted to walk that trail into the deeper parts where we hadn’t all been,” said Town Manager Scott Whitaker. “We’re not quite to the point where we

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Councilwoman Elizabeth McClellan asked whether the contract would be set in stone, and not change as the project progressed.

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Thomas said Stewart is not “supple-ment driven,” meaning the firm doesn’t keep track of every meeting and send its client a bill. “We consider ourselves

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Seeing a continuous stream of grossly overweight tractor-trailer rigs passing through Oak Ridge,

northbound and southbound, has me wondering. When the new I-73/74 is completed, will there be a NCDOT and/or VADOT weigh station on the new route near the North Carolina/Virginia state line? Since the highway patrol seldom works the N.C. 68/U.S. 220 corridor with portable scales, this is a main route for illegal loads to come and go between North Carolina and Virginia.

If there is going to be a weigh station, the only tractor-trailer traffic we will see passing through Oak Ridge will be the grossly overweight equipment avoiding the scales. If there isn’t, then perhaps it will allow the illegal truck movement to continue unimpeded on I-73/74.

“I have not been made aware of any plans to have scales put in this area,” said Bobby

Norris, a district engineer in NCDOT’s District 7 office. “We will still have to rely on the highway patrol to monitor this area via portable scales.”

I’ve heard the term “taxiway bridge” associated with the I-73 construction project.

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The taxiway bridge at Piedmont Triad International Airport will enable planes to taxi over I-73. According to NCDOT, “the taxiway bridge will spur development by providing runway access to approximately 400 acres of develop-able PTIA-owned land on the north side of I-73.”

Funding for the taxiway bridge came from the N.C. Mobility Fund, which was established to expedite transportation projects that meet statewide or regional needs.

Construction on the taxiway bridge began in November 2014 and is sched-uled to be completed by August 2016.

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Construction on Phase IIA of Oak Ridge Town Park is on schedule to be completed by the Sept. 12 deadline. Trees have been cleared for the septic fi eld, several county inspec-tions have been approved and restroom walls are currently being erected, Bill Edwards, chairman of the town’s Parks and Recreation Commission, recently confi rmed. Due to recent heavy rains, work in the stage and amphitheater area has slowed, but will pick up as the weather clears. The Commission plans to have a grand opening event next spring to celebrate the new facilities. The public is encouraged to submit suggestions to the town clerk on what would be the best way to introduce the new performance stage and amphitheater [[email protected] or (336) 644-7009]. During the interim, the rest-rooms will be placed into service following fi nal inspection.

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Thomas said the firm proposes ac-tive public engagement.

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She noted that public hearings bring out people who are for or against a proj-ect, but that “with active public involve-ment you get the ‘middle opinion’ and

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Thomas said the council will know when these events are happening, and will be updated on the results. Traditional public meetings will then be held.

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“We thought it made sense to work with long-established businesses and bring them together under one roof so that families would have a central location for their activities,” says Jamie. “These are people who have a reputa-tion for providing high-quality education and would like to expand their reach to the northwest area and beyond.”

“Mike Carr Karate and Fitness and Nan’s Dance Studio were the first to sign on,” says Autumn. “Since then, our offerings have exploded.”

So far, the growing list of programs and instructors includes: Brandi Moon of Southern Clogging Company, Tumblebees Ultimate Gym, Daughter Safe™, Silver Dragon Tai Chi, Musikgar-ten, actor Joseph Gray, theatre major Kati Perez, yoga with Cathy Yonaitis, Zumba with Melody Bivona and Nia Cardio Dance with Jennifer Kissam.

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After Mayor Spencer Sullivan called the monthly meeting to order, Russ Williams, pastor of Moravia Moravian Church, led the opening prayer. Council member Ray Combs was absent. The meeting agenda and minutes of the June 4 and July 9 council meetings were approved.

TOWN MANAGER’S REPORT Town Manager Bruce Oakley con-

firmed the Town will pay for two depu-ties to direct traffic at and near Oak Ridge Elementary during the first two weeks of school in order to keep traffic flowing smoothly.

Construction on the intersection project at Linville Road and N.C. 150

will begin shortly after Labor Day. Most of the work will take place after school hours each day; drivers were asked to use extra caution in this area while construction is underway.

The intersection project, which is funded by NCDOT, will include instal-lation of curbing on the northeast corner of Linville Road and Oak Ridge Road as well as driveway cuts at the auto repair shop and former WD Gro-cery site.

Oakley will also seek cost estimates for extending the sidewalk from Linville Road to the shopping center and alter-nately from Lisa Drive to the shopping center, which he will present to the council for funding consideration.

PUBLIC HEARINGSRS-40 to CU-HB. Planning Director Bill Bruce presented a rezoning request for Jerry Cooke, who asked that a .348-acre lot at the rear of 2202 Oak Ridge Road (adjacent to Josie’s Boutique) be re-zoned from residential to CU-HB (Condi-tional Use – Highway Business). The lot is behind another tract zoned CU-HB which is also owned by Cooke.

The property is in the historic district and the Historic Preservation Commis-sion confirmed the rezoning would be compatible with the district.

Proponents. Philip Cooke spoke on behalf of his father and said after adding the .348-acre tract, the total CU-HB site will be 1.176 acres; the Cookes, who own Oak Ridge Commons shopping center, will extend water and sewer to the site.

4 0 to approve the rezoning.

The second rezoning request on the agenda, which was for 29.3 acres currently zoned AG (Agricultural) and located on the west side of Bridgehead Road, was continued to the Sept. 3 meeting, per the applicant’s request.

CITIZEN COMMENTS Eric Strimple of Harley Stafford Drive

asked where things stood between the Town and CrossFit.

“I read it has gone back into nego-tiations. I have a real hard time fathom-ing you all have met 27 times, have spent $80,000, and they are still oc-cupying a building without an approved CO (Certificate of Occupancy),” Strimple said. “… To me it shows arrogance (on their part) to stand there without a CO and keep their business operating. From the outside looking in, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure this out.”

Mayor Sullivan said the town has been trying diligently to work with CrossFit.

“The nature of discussions is confi-dential and cannot be shared. But we are working toward a solution,” Sullivan said. “If they (CrossFit) had done what they said they were going to do 2.5

years ago, we would not be standing here and discussing this.”

Sullivan added the council has no jurisdiction over the Historic Preservation Commission.

Councilman Jim Kinneman noted the Town and CrossFit were in litigation during much of the last 2.5 years, which contributed to the situation being so drawn out.

Strimple said he thought that after a few (formal) meetings, the parties should have met at a restaurant, shaken hands and “figured things out,” to which Sullivan responded it wasn’t that simple because HPC meetings are quasi-judicial.

Strimple then asked if the Town antici-pated more expenses related to CrossFit and Sullivan said the Town was making one final effort to resolve the situation.

“If we spend a few more thousand dollars and resolve this, we will think it is money very well spent… we are very determined to have a mutually agree-able outcome,” the mayor said.

FINANCIAL UPDATES After giving an overview of the previ-

ous month’s financial activity, Finance Officer Sam Anders requested the council approve a budget amendment of $336,434, which moves designated funding for Phase IIA of the park and installation of a commercial well from last fiscal year’s budget to the current year’s budget.

Regarding the new well, which the town has said will be used for irrigation and future water park features, $30,000 was budgeted but the expense will be sev-eral thousand dollars less, Anders noted.

4 0 to amend the 2015-16 budget by $336,434.

Parks and Recreation Commission. Chairman Bill Edwards reported con-struction on Phase IIA of the park, which will include an amphitheater, additional restrooms and connecting paths, is on schedule and should be completed next month.





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The Summit Church in Oak Ridge has sponsored two well-attended community movie nights at the park, Edwards noted.

“They (the church) need to be con-gratulated and have done a great job,” he said.

Another Music in the Park is sched-uled for Aug. 15 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Sidetrip, a popular country rock band, will be performing.

Regarding the vandalism to Eagle Scout projects in the park, Edwards said “it hurts.”

“We are really proud of the work and effort that goes into these projects and it is unfortunate that there are some in our community who don’t see the value in them,” Edwards said. “We’re going to go forward and fix what is broken. We are also working with the Guilford County Sheriff’s Department and taking other measures to combat the issue.

“We’re proud of the park and hope the community is,” Edwards continued. “Anyone using the park, please pay attention and let us know if you see any issues we should know about.”

Historic Preservation Commission. Chair Ann Schneider thanked the coun-cil, staff and HPC members for their help and support (with the CrossFit situ-ation), and the many concerned citizens who she said had called and emailed HPC members to voice their support.

“It’s heartening to know how many individuals understand the importance

of the historic district,” Schneider said. Referencing former Oak Ridge resident Bill Schmickle, who was instrumental in helping form the historic district, Schneider said, “Our historic district is Oak Ridge’s signature achievement. Its creation kept a four-lane highway from coming through the center of it … I am grateful to Dr. Schmickle.”

Schneider added that, contrary to what she had heard last month in her phone conversation with Ramona Bartos from the State Historic Preservation Office (SHIPO), she has confirmed SHIPO has no authority over the town’s historic dis-trict or Historic Preservation Commission.

“Our district and the HPC are here to stay,” Schneider said emphatically.

A meeting with Sec. Susan Kluttz of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources has been re-scheduled for the upcoming week, Schneider added.

Fire Department. Assistant Chief Sam Anders advised citizens to drink plenty of fluids when outside in hot weather. “The last thing anyone wants is to look up and see me looking down at them,” he said.

Interested citizens may call the fire department or go online to sign up for a CPR class or schedule an appointment for a car seat installation, Anders added. The department also offers free blood pressure checks the first Saturday of each month.

Planning and Zoning. Chair Doug Nodine reported the board reviewed two rezoning cases and four subdivision cases (for eight lots) in July.

COUNCIL COMMENTS Jim Kinneman echoed council

member George McClellan’s appre-ciation for volunteers. Additionally, he encouraged everyone who could donate blood to do so, and thanked the sheriff’s department for having a deputy at the meeting and for its up-coming help with traffic at Oak Ridge Elementary School during the first two weeks of school.

Voter turnout in the upcoming elec-tion would be critical, Kinneman added.

“Abstaining (from voting) is counted as a vote ‘for.’ The same goes for not voting – it counts as a ‘yes,’ and basi-cally says you are happy with how things are,” he continued. “Our elections are decided by a few votes – register to vote and come out and vote.”

Council member Mike Stone said he recently read that volunteers get involved in their communities not because they have the time, rather

because they have a heart.

“We can’t ask for anything greater than for the citizens of this town to get involved,” Stone said.

He added that it broke his heart to hear of the Eagle Scout projects in the park being vandalized.

“If they care so little, they just don’t understand. It shows a lack of character, maturity, and that they certainly weren’t Scouts …,” he concluded.

Mayor Sullivan reminded everyone of an upcoming blood drive sponsored by Oak Ridge United Methodist Church, adding, “There is no easier way to save a life than by giving blood.”

Sullivan also urged citizens to do their part in deterring crime by being vigilant and paying attention to what goes on around them and at their neighbors’ house.

Followed a closed session that lasted about 40 minutes, the meeting ad-journed at 8:30 p.m.





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Bliss Trip’s song, “Real Men Don’t Play With Dolls,” took the No. 1 spot, based on listener feedback. And in July, “Severe Case“ and “Mental Euphoria” reached No. 1. The band is doing so well, the guys at Gashouse Radio have invited them to perform live in Philly, and have asked them to record a promo.

Astonishingly, The Bliss Trip – or TBT for short – is comprised of rising 11th-graders who met at the Penn Griffin School for the Arts.

TBT banded together in April 2014, when Caleb LeJeune (vocals and rhythm guitar), Harley Fleischer (bass) and Tornike Sizemore (drums) gathered at LeJeune’s house to jam. A month later, lead guitarist Hunter Evans joined the group.

“We were writing music and played music together, but it didn’t sound

‘full,’” said LeJeune.

That’s when Robert Beverly stepped in with his keyboard. The Oak Ridge teen, who runs cross country for North-west High School, joined TBT last fall.

His bandmates joke that “we didn’t in-vite him; he just showed up and never left.”

“I’ve played piano since kindergar-ten, but going to Penn Griffin really boosted my skills. [Otherwise] I probably wouldn’t be doing this,” said Beverly. “Now there’s no question that I want to do something in music, and I’m happy about that.”

Beverly brought in female vocalist Tegan Dean, a NWHS student athlete he has known since 6th grade, to ac-company the band on a few songs.

The group refers to themselves as “an under-age band influenced by Indie, punk, grunge, alternative, and clas-sic rock… teenage troubadours whose indefinable genre attracts fans of all types.”

All classically-trained musicians, they say they have written enough original music for two full-length albums with a few singles left over.

LeJeune writes most of the lyrics, and the rest of the guys collaborate on the music, usually video chatting via Face-Time in the early hours of the morning.

“Some words are just in my head,”

he said. “There’s usually an idea, and I find the best way to express that,” said LeJeune.

“’Real Men Don’t Play With Dolls’ is about people who get all caught up with miniscule things, and try to avoid those things,” he explained.

“I had two weeks to learn it and did a little backup singing,” said Dean of her first vocal with TBT.

TBT has already released a four-song EP, “Stuck Home,” and opened for a re-gional band, Jonas Sees in Color, at The Blind Tiger in Greensboro in late May.

A promoter and program manager from UNC-Wilmington was in the audi-ence that night, and was so impressed that she has invited TBT to perform live and be interviewed on the college’s on-line station, Hawkstream Radio, on Aug. 22. The band is also collaborating with popular Armenian lyricist, Inna MK.

TBT quickly became the No. 1 band in High Point on ReverbNation.com, and submitted their music to WDCE Radio in Richmond, Virginia, which Beverly said “likes us a lot,” so they’ve had airtime. And most recently, they were selected for a na-tional “Breakout Artists 2015” competition, and will take the stage at Tremont Music Hall in Charlotte on Aug. 19.

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GREENSBORO – After receiving 71 ap-plications for charter schools this year, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction approved just 11 – including Piedmont Classical High School.

The school will host its open house for incoming students from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, and classes will begin two days later. PCHS can accommodate up to 300 students for the 2015-16 aca-demic year, but is open only to freshmen and sophomores. In subsequent years, ju-nior and senior grade levels will be added.

While PCHS constructs a campus where Lees Chapel Road meets Yanc-eyville Street in northern Greensboro, the school will operate from a temporary loca-tion at C3 Church, 300 N.C. 68, Greens-boro – just south of Interstate 40.

Hannah Cobb, who was assistant principal at Northwest High School from 2008 to 2012, was selected as PCHS’s founding principal. She received her bachelor’s degree in classical studies from Lenoir-Rhyne College and her master’s degree in school administration from Western Carolina University. She has taught middle and high school Latin, and was most recently assistant principal at Southern Alamance High School.

Mary Catherine Sauer served as in-terim principal at PCHS until Cobb’s July 1 arrival. She spearheaded the organization of the charter school, after successfully starting K-8 Cornerstone Charter Acad-emy. Incidentally, Cornerstone was ap-proved to expand with high school grades, and offers ninth grade this year.

“My kids went to Greensboro Acad-emy, and I got to see what a great education they got, and how [they and

their classmates] spread out across high schools throughout the district,” said Sauer, whose children had no charter school to attend for ninth to 12th grades, as the charter schools with upper grades usually fed their high school from their own lower grade-level students.

“As I spent more time with the high school students, I thought, ‘there’s noth-ing that special about my kids, and a good education shouldn’t depend on a lottery,’” she said. “If you have money or top-ranking kids in Guilford County, you have lots of options. GCS has great magnet schools.”

So Sauer set out to institute the first charter high school in Guilford.

“Something unique is that Tuesdays and Thursdays are ‘block days’ and give teachers more time with their classes – so there can be more tests, lab work, or longer debates,” she said.

PCHS also has more stringent gradu-ation requirements, including one year of Latin as well as logic and rhetoric courses. There are optional study halls during and after school.

“We gave the kids some wiggle room. We want kids to work hard and be chal-lenged, and to be set up to succeed,” said Sauer.

She noted that charter schools don’t have to abide by the state salary scale, and have more flexibility in using state funds.

Because charter schools do not have attendance zones, any student who resides in North Carolina and is eligible to attend public school is eligible to attend Piedmont Classical, which will not charge tuition or have academic achievements required for admission.

For more information on the school, visit www.PiedmontClassical.c om or call (336) 701-2271.

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Although it hasn’t opened for classes yet, students enrolled at Guilford County’s new charter school, Piedmont Classical High, have already begun activities – like gathering for Minion Night at Barnes and Noble on July 17.

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ALCOHOL/DRUGSAug. 6 | A Mayodan resident was charged with speeding, driving while impaired, and an open container viola-tion after being stopped while driving on U.S. 220.

Aug. 9 | A Kernersville resident’s ve-hicle was stopped on Pleasant Ridge Road for several moving violations. The driver was charged with driving while impaired and consumption of alcohol by a person under 21. His four passengers were cited for consump-tion of alcohol by persons under 21 and released into the custody of their parents.

ASSAULTAug. 3 | A resident of Whitestone Drive in northern Greensboro reported that her friend, a resident of North Church Street in northern Greensboro, came over and said she had been hit and choked by her boyfriend. No medical treatment was required, and

the victim’s boyfriend was arrested and charged with assault by strangu-lation.

BREAKING AND ENTERINGAug. 6 | A resident of U.S. 158 in Stokesdale reported that sometime between 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 4 and 10 a.m. on Aug. 6, an unknown person stole two 15-inch Planet Audio speak-ers, a black Dual XPR520 amplifier and a brown and gray wooden box, all valued at $960, from his SUV.

Aug. 9 | A Jamestown resident re-ported that an unknown person stole a $300 cooler from his unlocked vehicle in a parking lot on East Mountain Street in Kernersville.

Aug. 10 | A resident of Henson Farm Way in Summerfield reported that an unknown person stole a purse and a backpack, valued at $385, from two unlocked vehicles in the victim’s drive-way.

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FRAUDAug. 6 | A resident of Fresia Way in Summerfield reported that an un-known suspect used the victim’s credit card information to make unauthor-ized purchases totaling $6,667. The purchases were made at various online merchants, with some items being shipped to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

PROPERTY DAMAGEAug. 4 | A resident of Summerfield Road in Summerfield reported that sometime between 9 and 9:30 p.m., a known person used the end of a phone charger to scratch paint off the victim’s vehicle as it sat in his driveway, causing $100 in estimated damages.

Aug. 5 | A resident of N.C. 150 in Summerfield reported that around 7:30 p.m., a known person kicked the driver’s door of his vehicle as the victim was driving out of the Walgreens park-ing lot in Summerfield.

THEFTAug. 3 | A resident of Summerfield Road in Summerfield reported that sometime between midnight on July 29 and 2 p.m. on Aug. 3, an unknown person stole a $100 green and black Poulan chainsaw and a $100 orange and black Husqvarna leaf blower from

his front porch and the bed of his pickup truck.

Aug. 3 | A resident of Sawtooth Court in Kernersville reported that sometime between 11 a.m. on July 30 and 6 p.m. on July 31, a known person stole prop-erty from the victim, who was in the process of moving to Virginia.

Aug. 3 | A resident of Pine Burr Road in Greensboro reported that she was at a business on East Mountain Street in Kernersville, and left her cell phone on a patio while using the restroom. When she returned, the $650 phone was missing.

Aug. 3 | A resident of Northwest School Road in northwest Greensboro was cited for two counts of shoplifting. CVS/pharmacy in Oak Ridge reported two separate incidents in which the woman took $73 worth of wine, socks and pantyhose from the store without paying.

Aug. 4 | CVS/pharmacy in Oak Ridge reported that around 6:30 p.m., an unknown person stole $100 worth of Maybelline cosmetics.

Aug. 10 | A resident of Shedan Road in Stokesdale reported that an un-known person took a ring from her residence. The ring, which belonged to her late husband, is valued at $800.





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Oak Ridge Youth Association | ORYA fall baseball registration is open until Aug. 20. Register your player at www.ORYA.org.

Summerfield Recreation Association | SRA is taking online registrations for fall baseball, softball and Heroes League through Aug. 21. Player evaluations will be on Aug. 22. More info: www.SummerieldRec.org.

FRIDAY, AUG. 14, TO THURSDAY, AUG. 20 School Supplies | Unique Kutz 150 is collecting

school supplies for the Salvation Army from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Aug. 14 to 20, at its new location beside Luigi’s Pizza, 1011A N.C. 150, Summerfield. More info: (336) 441-8414 or [email protected].

TUESDAY, AUG. 18 Cruise-In | A Classic Car Cruise-In will be held from

5 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 18 at Oak Ridge Commons Shopping Center. Proceeds support local non-profit organizations. Come enjoy hot rod, classic and custom cars, live music, and merchant specials and discounts. Sponsored by the Oak Ridge Commons Merchants and JPC Monroe.

VFW | Northwest Guilford VFW Post 7999 will meet on Aug. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Summerfield Community Center, 5404 Centerfield Road. More info: Roy Lee, (336) 707-2451, Bob White, (336) 643-3943, or [email protected].

Kiwanis Club | The Kiwanis Club of Northwest Guilford will meet at noon on Aug. 18 at Bill’s Pizza, 1431 N.C. 68, Oak Ridge. More info: Todd Harmon, (336) 707-1615.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19 Preservation Oak Ridge | This non-profit group, commit-

ted to preserving historic structures in the town, will meet at 5:15 p.m. on Aug. 19 at Oak Ridge Town Hall, 8315 Linville Road. More info: Doug Nodine, (336) 209-1999.

THURSDAY, AUG. 20 Oak Ridge Lions Club | This club, which helps people

who are sight- or hearing-impaired, will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 20 at Bill’s Pizza, 1431 N.C. 68, Oak Ridge. More info: Carolyn Brown, (336) 643-3447, or Danny Yanusz, (336) 643-6424.

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GRINS to... Danielle Gram and

Angela Flinchum from Make-A-Wish, Eliza-beth’s Italian Restaurant in Oak Ridge, Mr. Mike the balloonatic juggler, and our friends at Food Lion for your generosity and giving our daughter a day of fun!

Stokesdale’s mayor, Randy Braswell,

for getting off your tractor to help a lady in need. Your help with the road signs and balloons was truly appreci-ated. There was no way I was getting those signs in that hard ground myself!

Eagle Physicians in Oak Ridge for helping a high school athlete in panic mode get her physical paperwork filled out at the last minute before tryouts.

Pumpkin Ridge Crafts in Stokesdale for doing a beautiful job decorating our porch for our family reunion. If you have not discovered Kimberly’s shop, you’re missing a treasure. She does great work with mesh wreaths, party decor, center-pieces, etc.

Doctors Ben and Jen Westin from Summerfield Dentistry. They met me at their office on Sunday after driving straight from their vacation to help me when I was in extreme pain. They are my new dentists!

Bi-Rite in Stokesdale for doing such a great job with our big party! To David, Charles and the two young men who

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Business goes above and beyondI would like to say a huge thank you

to Tractor Supply in Oak Ridge for going above and beyond to make an unfortu-nate situation right.

After purchasing a wire dog crate in June, my dog completely destroyed it in less than one month.

When I returned home from an outing on July 5, he met me at my front door; he had ripped the front panel entirely off, and the crate was completely useless (my dog has separation anxiety, which has gotten much worse since we lost his best buddy in May). He had been working on getting out of the crate various times since its pur-chase, but succeeded that day.

I didn’t expect Tractor Supply to take the crate as a return or refund my mon-

ey. I contacted the webpage customer service link only to find out how to reach the crate’s manufacturer so I could for-ward pictures in hopes that maybe they could improve their product for future purchasers. I was promptly told to return the crate to the store for full credit!

Don, the new store manager, encouraged me to always come to them with any problem and they will make it right.

I returned the useless and mangled crate this past Saturday, almost two months after purchase, and got every dime of the purchase price back. They didn’t bat an eye either.

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delivered 900 pounds of ice, along with lots of chilled soft drinks and water, a big thank you! Both Mark Brown and Alicia Flow-

ers for stepping up to run for mayor of Summerfield when they found out our wonderful current mayor, Tim Sessoms, would not seek reelection.

CrossFit Oak Ridge for flying the Navy Jack to show support for our friends and comrades still in combat overseas. Please join us sometime in a workout to show we support them and think of them daily.

GRIPES to... Those who ignore the

traffic light at the inter-section of N.C. 68 and Leabourne Road. I have almost been hit multiple times by drivers who just aren’t paying attention. Businesses around Destination Arts

(in Oak Ridge Commons shopping cen-ter) who complain about parents taking

up all the parking spaces. Lighten up – there is nowhere to park at pickup time; let’s keep our kids safe – it’s for less than five minutes.

The person suggesting that the Town of Oak Ridge doesn’t want people fit and healthy over a building aesthetic. This is about following the law, nothing more. BTW, do you own your smoke and mirrors or rent them? ‘Murica indeed!

Police and sheriff’s deputies who drive with excessive speed for no reason. If you aren’t responding to an emergency, drive the speed limit like the rest of us have to. You aren’t above the law. Be the example!

Editor’s note: We asked Lt. Chad Sibert of the sheriff’s District 1 office if there were any legitimate circumstances in which a deputy might exceed the speed limit while not having their lights on and here was his response: “Our officers are expected to obey all traffic laws normally applicable to non-emergency vehicles unless they are responding to

a situation where there is a threat to life or a high potential for serious injury, they are attempting to stop a suspected violator, or there is reason to believe that suspects are still at or in the vicinity of a crime scene.

“Officers must also not engage in emergency operation of their vehicle unless the risk to the public in doing so is less than the risk of the situation to which the officer is responding,” Sibert said.

“There are some situations in which an officer might be required to violate traffic laws without activating his lights and/or siren,” Sibert confirmed. “Citi-zens who have a concern or complaint about the operation of a law enforce-ment vehicle should contact the ap-propriate agency and ask to speak with a supervisor. Details such as location, time of day, and a general description of the driver will make it much easier to look into. Also, most marked law en-forcement vehicles have a unit number displayed on the outside of the vehicle.

This number, or the license tag num-ber, will make it much easier to follow up on an inquiry or complaint.”

The person who complained about cyclists taking up “the entire right side of the road.” It is likely they pay more in taxes for the road than you do. There are laws concerning bikes – follow them!

Those Oak Ridge Town Council candidates with a single-issue agenda. Don’t they understand “conflict of inter-est?”

The Henson Farms homeowner who came to the door with an auto-matic weapon (rifle) and chased away a Northern High School football player dressed in his jersey who was trying to raise funds for his team by selling discount cards.

The person who dropped their mat-tress/box springs off the side of the road on Haw River near the former Dawn Acres golf course. The neighborhood appreciates it...not!

Greensboro Urban Area Transportation Plans

OPEN HOUSEAre you interested in Future Transportation Projects?

August 18, 2015from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Melvin Municipal Office Building300 W. Washington St Greensboro, NC 27401

You are invited to learn and provide input on:

2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan2016-2025 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program

BiPed Plan (Bicycle, Pedestrian, & Greenway)Triad Air Quality Analysis

Can’t make the meeting?Document and Survey available online August 14 @ www.guampo.org

Public Comment Period August 14 until September 14 at:Offices of Greensboro City Clerk, Guilford County Commissioners,

GDOT, NCDOT Division 7, NCA&T and UNCG Libraries,and all Greensboro Public Libraries

also available in Town Halls of Oak Ridge, Pleasant Garden, Sedalia, Stokesdale and Summerfield

or write to:Greensboro Urban Area MPO

P.O. Box 3136Attn: MTP / BiPed Plans

Greensboro, NC 27402-3136

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Start content here if using a new section bar opportunity to ask questions and have conversations,” explained Mayor Tim Sessoms, before introducing NCDOT district engineer Bobby Norris and MPO transportation planner Craig McKinney.

“All of I-73, from the U.S. 220/N.C. 68 interchange, to where [it] goes cross country and ties back into N.C. 68 [is scheduled for completion] in November 2016,” announced Norris.

The widening U.S. 220 is also scheduled for completion next Novem-ber, although there have been delays involving change orders, the contractor and the design.

“We are working with [the contrac-tors] to get a plan, and set small mile-stones so they can hit them… we’re trying to keep them on schedule that way, and that seems to be working out a whole lot,” said Norris.

“With the U.S. 220 connector to I-73, they’re working day and night,

seven days a week. I know a lot of people are going to be upset about the noise, but that’s the reason that project was let as a design-build, because you can get it done quickly,” said Norris.

He described the design-build meth-od, explaining that contractors team up with the design firm to simultaneously come up with project design, obtain rights-of-way, relocate utilities, and start construction.

Norris said that using the old method of not starting construction on the $200 million project until the entire site is ready “probably would have taken seven or eight years, but we’re going to get done in about three.”

According to Norris, a lot of paving is being done on U.S. 220, and a major traffic shift at Strawberry Road will occur in October or November, with Straw-berry Road closing at the intersection for no more than 45 days. The grading along Lake Brandt will dictate when Strawberry Road will close, and when it’s reopened, drivers will use the new stretch of U.S. 220 in that area.

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He said the contractor will let him know three weeks in advance when the traffic shift will occur, so the public can be notified through the Northwest Observer and signage.

Another traffic shift will occur to the south, at the Owls Roost Road intersection.

“A lot of work has been going on in a 12-mile section,” said Norris. “But the big emphasis on that project is that the contractor is really putting his efforts into making sure he stays on schedule for the connection [of U.S. 220] with I-73. That co-ordinates with the huge design-build project on U.S. 220 all the way to N.C. 68.”

“Once it’s all done, what kind of net impact do you expect on traffic flow and volume in the Summerfield area?” asked an audience member.

“A lot of truck traffic… and backups on 220 will be taken away, because this will be an interstate, with straight access to Interstate 40,” replied Norris. It will ease up traffic around Hamburg Mill, Pleasant Ridge, Lewiston and Carlson Dairy roads.

A citizen asked if traffic will increase on N.C 150 from U.S. 220 to I-73, which she said currently has a lot of truck traffic.

“Based upon the plans that I remem-ber seeing in forecasting the traffic, it did increase a little bit over 30 years … we’re talking 2,000 vehicles,” said Nor-ris. “A lot of people are coming down 220 and taking a right on 150, to either go to that side of the county or to access Pleasant Ridge Road, or just to go to the airport. Hopefully they’ll come down, hit I-73 and bypass this area.”

One citizen said it didn’t look like I-73 would take a driver to the airport.

“It will take you directly to the airport when it’s all complete, [but will first] just connect to N.C. 68,” said Norris. “Bryan Boulevard will still be open. When all is said and done, it will tie back into the airport interchange, which is about a year out from next November.”

Councilwoman Elizabeth McClellan said she was under the impression that I-73 would be dropped 12 to 14 feet below grade south of N.C. 150 since there’s no

sound barrier to three neighborhoods (Hen-son Forest, Henson Farms and Armfield).

“There is a hinge point where the road is going from one grade to another, and [I-73 is] going underneath 150,” said McKinney. “There’s no noise wall, because when we were doing the environ-mental documents, those houses weren’t there. NCDOT does not have a policy to abate an existing project, or a project that’s currently under construction.”

Town Manager Scott Whitaker noted that N.C. 150 will be straightened east of Henson Forest to Brookbank Road.

N.C. 150 will also be paved and widened by four feet, from west of Sum-merfield Town Hall to N.C. 68.

Another audience member asked about the medians that will divide U.S. 220.

“It’s all divided with strategic openings, where we are controlling major left turns,” said Norris. “Everybody thinks U-turns are more dangerous, but where these open-ings are, there is sight distance.”

He said “huge bubbles” built into the side of U.S. 220 near the median open-ings “are turn-outs so that a truck can even make a U-turn, and swing out to get it back [into traffic] without tearing up the median, and it allows them ac-celeration on the side. It allows them to get across and out of traffic.”

Norris described the U.S. 220/N.C. 68 interchange as “free-flowing, with no stop-ping.” Motorists traveling U.S. 220 south from Rockingham County will exit onto an overpass to stay on U.S. 220 toward Sum-merfield. Northbound N.C. 68 will remain as one lane, and will merge into two lanes of northbound U.S. 220 traffic.

Whitaker said citizens can stop by town hall to look at maps on the town’s comput-er server, viewable on a large screen. He said he can use the county’s GIS website to determine how far someone’s house is from I-73, within 5 or 10 feet.

McKinney pointed out that project maps can found at www.greensboro-nc.gov. Click on “GIS Maps & Apps” on the left side of the page, and then click on “Road Project Mapping Tool” at the bottom of the page.

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AUTOS FOR SALE

1972 HARLEY POLICE BIKE, $6,500. 1997 Yamaha Royal Star, $3,800. 1999 Harley Road King, $8,500. All excellent condition. (336) 643-9197 or 314-2885.

1968 FORD TORINO GT, $8,500. 1998 CAMARO Z-28, $6,800. Both excellent cond. (336) 643-9197 or 314-2885.

2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD LT, extended cab, less than 25,000 miles, $20,000. (336) 613-2067.

2005 WHITE HONDA ACCORD V-6 COUPE Loaded, meticulously maintained. 186K, timing belt and Michelins with many miles to go. NADA price $7,700. Please email [email protected].

EMPLOYMENT

SUBWAY in Stokesdale, Kernersville, Mad-ison and Mayodan now hiring P/T, daytime, nighttime and w/e help. Must be 17 or older, EOE. Apply at mysubwaycareer.com.

THE GARDEN OUTLET. Help wanted for landscaping crew, part-time to full-time. Please call the store at (336) 643-0898.

PARKS & REC. ATTENDANT, Town of Summerfi eld, P/T seasonal, evening & mostly weekend position, Mar. 1-Nov. 15 requiring 15-20 hrs./wk., reporting to P&R Mgr. Duties include, but aren’t limited to, general supervision of parks, opening & closing gates, fi eld prep., & custodial du-ties. Requires HS diploma or GED, valid NCDL, clean bkgd. check, ability to effec-tively interact w/ public, understanding of safety policies, & physical ability to perform required duties. Salary is $11/hr. Town is an EOE. Submit letter of interest & completed town app. to POB 970, Summerfi eld, NC 27358. Open until fi lled.

MORTGAGE PROCESSORS NEEDED! Temp to hire. $12-14/hr., DOE, 1st shift. Must have claims or mortgage processing experience. Real-estate owner exp. a plus. Apply at: www.kellycareernetwork.com.

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EMPLOYMENT

BILL’S PIZZA PUB in Oak Ridge has em-ployment openings in all positions: man-ager, cook, host, cashier, and wait staff. Please apply in person from 2-5pm.

DRIVERS: SE dedicated run in NC, SC, FL, GA, TN, MS, AL areas. Home weekly/full benefi t pkg. 100% no-touch / 75% drop & hook. CDL-A with 1 yr. experience req. (888) 406-9046.

HOMECARE AVAILABLE

EXPERIENCED CAREGIVER AVAILABLE for homebound adults & seniors. Excellent references. (336) 552-3917.

SAVE THE DATE

MUSIC IN THE PARK. Come hear the country/rock sounds of Sidetrip, Saturday, Aug. 15, 6:30-9pm, Oak Ridge Town Park Shelter 2 (park in Redmon Field on Linville Road, across from Scoggins Road). Food and drinks available. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on. No cost, but donations col-lected to pay the band. Rain date Sunday,Aug. 16, 5pm. For info, call 644-7009.

Greensboro Urban Area Transportation Plans OPEN HOUSE, August 18, 4-8pm, Melvin Municipal Offi ce Building. See dis-play ad on page 17 for all the details.

KIDS CONSIGNMENT SALE, Fri., Sept. 11, 9am-8pm; Sat., Sept. 12, 8am-1pm (some items 50% off Sat.). St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 2715 Horse Pen Creek Rd., Greens-boro, www.stpaulskidssale.com.

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YARD SALES

YARD SALE, Sat., August 15, 1440 NC Hwy. 150W, Summerfi eld. Plus-size clothes, house decorations, pocketbooks, jewelry, many more items.

12-member MISSION TEAM YARD SALE, Friday & Sat., August 14 & 15, 8am-6pm, 6927 Wooden Rail Lane, Summerfi eld. Fur-niture, clothes, tools, misc. donated items.

MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE, Sat., Aug. 15, 8am-12n, River Oaks subdivision, Ridge Oaks Ct., Oak Ridge.

YARD SALE, Sat., August 15, 8am-2pm, 8516 Shedan Road, Stokesdale. Kerosene heater, HP printer, household items, men’s shirts (large), men’s jeans (32/30), women’s clothes (10-14), many misc. items.

YARD SALE, Saturday, Aug. 15, 9am-1pm, 642 Haynes Rd., Summerfi eld. Oak TV cab-inet, recliner, tools and more.

HOME SERVICES

CLEANING

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

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

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

ENVIRODUCT CLEANING, 15% discount, member BBB, fully insured. Visit us online at www.enviroductclean.com, (336) 643-4593.

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.

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



HOME SERVICES

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.

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

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

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

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

FAY’S LAWNCARE & LANDSCAPINGBig or small jobs, reasonable and honest. Call Taylor at (336) 464-5215.

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

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HOME SERVICES

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.

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

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

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MASONRY

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

SOUTHERN STYLE concrete & landscapes. Summer 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.

Interior/exterior stone veneer100’s on display

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MISC. SERVICES & PRODUCTS

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

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

HOME SERVICES

MORE CLEANING

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

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

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FLOORING

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

GENERAL REPAIR & SERVICES

JLB REMODELING, INC.Home repair, maintenance & handyman ser-vice. Licensed & insured. Competitive rates. Call 681-2902 or www.jlbremodeling.com.

LAWN EQUIPMENT SERVICELocated in Oak Ridge. Free pick up and de-livery. Tune up, preventive or rebuild on all lawn service/yard equipment. Commercial or residential. Call or text Rick, (336) 501-8681.

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

GARY’S HANDYMAN HOME SERVICES“Providing value for the home-ownership ex-perience.” Gary Gellert, serving NC’s Pied-mont Triad area. [email protected], (336) 423-8223.

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HOME SERVICES

GRADING / HAULING

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

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

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

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

LAWN CARE / LANDSCAPING

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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


HOME SERVICES

JLB REMODELING, INC.Remodeling and additions. Fully insured. NC GC license #69997. Free estimates. Call 681-2902 or www.jlbremodeling.com.

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].

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

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

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.

HOME SERVICES

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.

MISC. SERVICES

New business in the area: SIGNATURE HOME STYLES - fresh, beautiful acces-sories to colorize and organize your home. Transform your home with our fabulous products on any budget. Booking home shows, local events and fundraisers NOW. Call or email to schedule a home show, receive a catalog or obtain more informa-tion about a direct sales business of your own. Rhenda Davis (336) 643-3204, (610) 316-6792 or [email protected].

COMPUTER REPAIRS – ITBASICS.COM Inside Mailboxes & More, Oak Ridge Com-mons. (336) 643-0068.

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

MELDA’S HAIR DESIGNS welcomes Brooke Winfree, esthetician/skin care thera-pist – now offering 20% off fi rst visit for fi rst 20 clients. Call 775-6040. Also welcome to Pita Combs, stylist/instructor in all hair ser-vices – free brow wax with any color service thru August. Call 912-2552.

NORTHWEST ART FRAMINGFine, affordable framing. “Completely satis-fi ed every time” – Joe in Summerfi eld. Steve Maloy, owner. Call for appt., (336) 644-1911.

GUITAR AND VIOLIN LESSONS. Experi-enced teacher. Call (336) 312-1730.

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HOME SERVICES

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

PAINTING & DRYWALL

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

CARLOS & SON PAINTING, interior & ex-terior, pressure washing. Free est., lic/ins. Call Carlos, (336) 669-5210.

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

CINDY’S PAINTING – Interior painting, wallpaper removal. References & free es-timates available. (336) 708-9155.

PAINTING & WALLPAPERING BY JANE Wallpaper removal & install, interior paint-ing, small jobs welcome! Also decorative fi nishes and Venetian plaster. Very afford-able pricing. (336) 988-4119.

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

ALL-PRO POWER WASHING Windows, vinyl, concrete, pool decks, drain jetting. 15% off any cleaning. Fully insured. www.all-prowash.com, (336) 402-7726.

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.

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

REMODELING / CONSTRUCTION

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Licensed & insured NC Gen. Contractor #72797

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

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. ...continued on p. 22


MISC. FOR SALE

TWO BRISTOL NIGHT RACE TICKETS at start/fi nish line. (336) 908-5772.

PORTABLE CEMENT MIXER w/110v motor drive. Good condition. $50. (336) 510-7918.

KNIGHTS PRODUCE & PLANTSFresh produce, hanging baskets. 14809 Hwy. 158, Summerfi eld. 708-0485.

Solid oak DINING ROOM SUITE, table with 6 chairs. $400. Call (336) 949-4420.

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.

WAREHOUSE MALL, INC. NOW OPEN! Antiques, collectibles, vintage toys. New vendors welcome. 305 E. Bodenhamer Drive, Kernersville. Monday-Saturday, 10am-6pm, Sunday, 1-6pm.

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MISC. WANTED

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

CASH for riding mowers & golf carts needing repair or free removal if unwanted. Also free pick up of grills, tillers, etc. (336) 689-4167.

PET / ANIMAL SERVICES

BOARDING / PET SITTING

PET SITTING AVAILABLE in your home. Caring & responsible. $12/visit. 601-2087.

REAL ESTATE

HOMES FOR SALE

SUMMERFIELD, 3BR, 1BA, 1,400 sq. feet, $169,900, excellent location. 643-0783.

BELEWS LAKE waterfront 3BR, 2.5BA 1-car garage townhome for rent, rent-to-own or sale. Two boat slips, sun deck, dry storage. Private, quiet community. $1,400/month. Se-rious inquiries only. (336) 280-5065.

SUMMERFIELD FOR SALE BY OWNER: 4BR, 2BA, 2,357 sq. ft., 2 car attached garage, shed, dog kennel on 1.5 acres. $249,900. 1215 Scalesville Rd. (336) 643-3394.

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6746 Lake Brandt Road, SummerfieldVersatile complex easily adaptable for any horse discipline – just under 7 lush acres. Lighted outdoor arena, 4-stall gambrel-style barn and board fencing. Great 4 BR/3.5 BA house with over 4,000 SF is in move-in condi-tion. Northern schools. Offered at $649,500.

Nancy J. [email protected] (336) 215-1820(336) 215-1820

GRAZING PARADISE FOR EQUINE FRIENDS

REAL ESTATE

Ramilya SiegelCRS, GRI, SRES,Chairman’s Circle Award(336) 215.9856 [email protected] www.allentate.com/RamilyaSiegel

5300 Red Fox Drive, Oak RidgeAmazing home masterfully crafted by Disney Construction in immaculate condition.Incredible kitchen features custom cabinets and oversized island. Gorgeous millwork throughout. $434,900

BUILDER’S HOME ON 11+ ACRES

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

1924 Scalesville Road, SummerfieldLooking for a quality home with acreage? Master & second bedroom on main level. Deck with fireplace & kitchen area. Two additional building lots included. $550,000

PET / ANIMAL SERVICES

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.

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LOOKING FOR A HOME

HONEY is a 4-year, 3-month-old medium female calico who is as sweet as her name suggests. She loves to explore and check out unfamiliar items. Honey is spayed, up to date on vaccines, and waiting to meet her new family. For more information on Honey, or any of the other adorable ani-mals waiting for their furever family, visit adoptshelterpets.org, or call the Guilford County Animal Shelter, (336) 297-5020.

REAL ESTATE

HOME FOR RENT

3BR, 2BA, 3207 Copthorne Dr. Schools: Pearce, Kernodle, NW. 1,600 sq. feet, all electric, heat pump, central air, dishwash-er, fi replace. Available 9/1/15. $1,050 per month, deposit required. (336) 558-5188.

STOKESDALE, Lester Road, 2BR, 1BA. $500/mo. + sec. dep. (336) 382-1505.

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A/C & HEATINGStokesdale Heating & Air .....................10

ACCOUNTING Samuel Anders, CPA, MSA, PC .............9

CHIROPRACTICSalama Chiropractic ............................18

CHURCHESPiedmont Cowboy Church ...................14

DANCE / ART / KARATEMike Carr Karate ...................................6

Northern Arts ........................................7

EVENTSGreensboro DOT .................................17

HAIR CARE / NAILS / TANNINGPOSH Hair Studio................................15

HOME BUILDERWindsor Homes .....................................5

HOME PRODUCTS & SERVICESBEK Paint Company ..............................3Budget Blinds ........................................3Pest Management Systems Inc. ..........14ProStone, Inc. .....................................10

LEGAL SERVICESAttorney Bill Barbour .............................8

MEDICAL LeBauer Healthcare, Oak Ridge ............9

PET SERVICESKing’s Crossing Animal Hospital ..........15

KPS – Kelly’s Pet Services ....................15

Northwest Animal Hospital ..................15

Veterinary Hospital at Oak Ridge .........15

Westergaard Kennels ...........................10

REAL ESTATEA New Dawn Realty ............................15Bobbie Gardner, Keller Williams ...........15Gil Vaughan, Keller Williams ................22Nancy Hess, Berkshire Hathaway ........22Ramilya Siegel, Allen Tate ...................11

RETAIL Bi-Rite Food Center ...............................2Carpet Super Mart ..........................12-13

YOUTH PROGRAMSSummerfield Rec Association ................4

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