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Town implementing plans to manage, main-tain 130-acre preserve

by JOE DEXTER

OAK RIDGE Town officials in Oak Ridge have been working hard to un-veil a hidden gem in the very western part of Guilford County.

Cascades Nature Preserve, a 130-acre parcel of undeveloped land located north of Oak Ridge, was originally purchased as two separate parcels by Guilford County in 2007 and 2008.

Now, the property that hadprimarily been used for forestrypurposes is being enjoyed by

local residents.

Within the last couple years, weve taken a more active hands-on role in maintaining and improving some (of the preserves) trails and putting some of the amenities into it, said Terry Lannon, Oak Ridges director of Parks and Recreation.

The preserve has been a collab-orative effort between several local Eagle Scouts, Guilford County, and the towns P&R staff to install various bridges, benches and trail crossings; the town will continue focusing on areas in need of crossings and brush cleanup. Since January of 2012, Oak Ridge and Guilford County have

Photo by Joe Dexter/NWO

A rope bridge is one of the amenities that have been added along the newly cut trail at Cascades Nature Preserve on Goodwill Church Road in Oak Ridge.

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House Bill 2 (HB2). It all started with the Charlotte City Council passing what was described as an anti-discrimination law. Dubbed the Bathroom Bill, this ordi-nance would have allowed people to use bathroom and changing facilities based not on their biological gender at birth, but the gender they most closely identify with.

City council members felt such an ordi-nance was needed to protect the rights of those in the gay, lesbian and transgender community. The law was scheduled to go into effect in Charlotte on April 1.

On March 23, however, the North Carolina General Assembly passed HB2, a law overriding this ordinance, and Gov. Pat McCrory signed it into law. Although the bill deals with aspects of employment dis-crimination and transfers the power from local governments to the state govern-ment to make these laws, a primary focus on HB2 has been on the bathroom issue.

HB2 reads that its an act to provide for single-sex multiple occupancy bath-room and changing facilities in schools and public agencies and to create state-wide consistency in regulation of employ-ment and public accommodations.

While some see the bathroom portion of HB2 as a common sense step to protect privacy rights, others believe the bill, in part or in whole, is blatantly discriminatory. We invited our readers to share their thoughts on any or all of HB2s components, and as always, we thank those who agreed to do so.

The governor and legislature ab-solutely made the right call for North Carolina values in enacting HB2. This bi-zarre social experiment may play well in

Whats your take on HB2?

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NORTH CAROLINA After Stokesdale Mayor Randy Braswell called last month to request that his town be taken off of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail map, Kate Dixon, executive director of Friends of the MST, got busy.

Oak Ridge had already expressed interest in a segment of the 1,150-mile trail coming through its town if for some reason Stokesdale didnt want it. Dixon and Oak Ridge representatives met to discuss route alternatives, and within a

few weeks the MST trail guide had been reworked.

As of last week, the MST guide for Segment 8, which includes the Piedmont area, now shows a segment of the trail coming through Oak Ridge rather than Stokesdale; the trails interactive Google map has also been updated to reflect the change. To view the MST trail guide, visit www.ncmst.org/TrailGuide; to view the trails interactive Google map, visit www.ncmst.org/the-trail/interactive-map/.

MST guide revised to show trail coming through Oak Ridge

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U.S. Rep Mark Walker talks with local resi-dents who gathered at Bistro 150 on April 4.

OAK RIDGE About 20 local residents gathered at Bistro 150 in Oak Ridge Commons on the morning of April 4 for a Coffee and Conversation open house with U.S. Rep. Mark Walker, who represents the 6th Congressional district of North Carolina. The informal meeting


Even as a child growing up in Ghana, Cecilia Banga knew her future would involve delivering babies.

My mother was a midwife nurse, says Banga. I used to follow her around, watching what she did. I always knew I was going to do some-thing with mothers and their babies.

To realize her dream, Banga came to the United States at the age of 19 and settled in Oklahoma to attend college.

Why Oklahoma? I was coming to the country by myself and my parents didnt want me to be in a big city alone, she explains. Plus, I had an uncle who lived there.

In 2002, Banga received her BS degree in zoology/biomedical sci-ences at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. From there she attended Oklahoma State University in Tulsa and earned her doctorate of osteopathic medicine.

As a doctor of osteopathic medi-cine, Banga brings a little something extra to the table.

Doctors of osteopathic medicine are fully licensed physicians who practice in all areas of medicine, says Banga. We emphasize a whole-person approach to treatment and care. Were trained to listen and part-ner with our patients to help them get healthy and stay well.

Banga further explains that DOs receive special training in the muscu-loskeletal system, the bodys intercon-nected system of nerves, muscles and bones. By combining this knowledge with the latest advances in medical

technology, they offer patients the most comprehensive care available in medicine today.

Osteopathic physicians focus on prevention, looking at how a patients lifestyle and environment can impact their wellbeing, says Banga. I want to help my patients be healthy in mind, body and spirit rather than just being free of symptoms.

After earning her doctorate, Banga moved across the country to Stratford, New Jersey, for her obstetrics-gene-cology residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She finished her last year there as chief resident for student education.

Banga began her career with a general OB-GYN practice in Sid-ney, Ohio, a rural area with very few physicians. Five years and two babies later, she and her husband, Philip Lamptey, a hospitalist of internal medicine, decided to move to North Carolina to be closer to family.

We have two little girls, Julianna, 4, and Anthea, 20 months, says Banga. We really wanted them to be closer to family and friends.

While looking for a practice to join, Banga learned of an opening at Greensboro OB-GYN Associates. Although she says she loved the practice shes leaving behind in Ohio, shes delighted to join a group in this area thats very similar.

Greensboro OB-GYN Associates is a very close-knit group, says Banga. The partners are extremely conge-nial, which is great for the patients. The practice also offers a lot of services to insure the highest level of care and convenience.

In-house mammograms are one of those offerings.

If they prefer, women can have both their annual exam and mam-mogram done on the same day in the same place, says Banga.

At Greensboro OB-GYN Associ-ates, Banga joins a dedicated team of physicians who has been servic-ing women in the community since 1971; the practice provides for the gynecological and obstetrical needs of women of all ages. Everyone in the practice, from medical professionals to office staff, works as a team to provide positive, individualized and compas-sionate care, one patient at a time.

To Banga, there is nothing more amazing than a baby being born.

Even though Ive seen it many times, a babys birth still gives me chills, she says. I also like the fact that Im able to relieve peoples pain and

help make pregnancies easier for my patients. Basically, I love it all.

When Bangas not busy with her patients, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading and traveling. And whenever she gets the chance, she makes her way to the dance floor for a little Salsa dancing, which she discovered early in her career to be a great stress reliever.

Dr. Banga is accepting new patients. She also accepts all major insurance, including: UHC, BCBS, Cigna, Humana and Medicare. To schedule an appoint-ment, contact Greensboro OB-GYN Associates at (336) 854-8800 or visit www.gsoobgyn.com.

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to extend the deadline by 30 days, to Jan. 16. The deadline was extended a second time, to Feb. 5.

With the issue still not resolved by the Feb. 5 deadline, the Town Council voted on Feb. 9 to pursue civil action.

After reading Guilford County Schools non-discrimination employment policy, I was

curious as public, tuition-free schools, do charter schools have the same non-discrimination employment policy as Guilford County Schools?

Though charter schools do not have a non-discrimination employment policy identical to

that of Guilford County Schools, they do follow similar guidelines which are outlined by the NC Public Charter Schools Association (of which schools including Cornerstone Charter, Sum-merfield Charter and Greensboro Academy are all members).

Non-discrimination policies for GCS and the NC PCSA both include language

about avoiding discrimination against any employee, volunteer, member, or cus-tomer on the basis of race, color, cultural heritage, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, political af-filiation, source of income, veteran status or any other status protected under local, state, or federal law.

Regarding the widening of U.S. 220, will NCDOT be waiting until its fully complet-

ed before opening all four lanes to traffic, or will they open each section as it is ready?

Bobby Norris, a district engineer with NCDOT, responded that based upon the current phasing

of the project, there are still many traffic shifts to occur on the U.S. 220 widening project which will limit the opening of the four lanes to traffic.

However, the Department is looking into all alternatives to be able to open these lanes to traffic, provided it can be

Did CrossFit ever pay the civil penalties owed to the Town of Oak Ridge? If so, how much was

it, and what will that money be used for?

The civil penalties accrued by CrossFit Oak Ridge for non-compliance with its certificate

of appropriateness, in the amount of $29,750, had not been paid as of April 5. Town Manager Bruce Oakley confirmed the Town has filed a court action to collect on the penalties, but a court hearing has not been set. If/when collected, Oakley said the town has not determined how the money will be spent.

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The second violation involves Section 30-297 of the town ordinances for failure to cease use of a building for which a temporary certificate of occupancy has been revoked; this fine was $15,375.

CrossFit was given 30 days from the date the lawsuit was recorded to either pay the fines or respond in writing. In December, at the request of CMT Commons attorney, the Town agreed

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Drivers turning left from Alcorn Road onto Northwest School Road must yield to oncoming traf c. NCDOT will investi-gate whether a protected/permitted left turn is justi ed at this location, based on volume thresholds.

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Why isnt there a left turning arrow at the intersection of Alcorn Road and Northwest

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can legally turn right on red. Im con-vinced we could come up with the required amount of signatures if we have to petition for a left turn green arrow! It would probably make that intersection safer, too; people can do crazy things to get themselves or their kids to school on time.

Dawn McPherson, a division traffic engineer with NDCOT, explains that there are volume

thresholds for left-turning traffic which must be met before considering a protected/permitted left-turning phase.

It is my assumption that when the signal at Alcorn and Northwest School Road was installed, the volume of left turns did not meet the threshold require-ments, McPherson said. We have not had a recent request to investigate the protected/permitted phase, but we can investigate the location. It will be put into

the order it is received and will take ap-proximately six to eight weeks to complete and provide a recommendation.

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been working together to develop a schedule for implementing the objec-tives of a Stewardship and Manage-ment plan.

Some of those objectives include removing trash that has been discarded on the property, posting and marking property boundary lines and developing trails and other infrastructure.

Last August, Oak Ridge entered into a formal agreement with Guilford County to help manage the preserve by monitoring and maintaining the unde-veloped land, with a goal of preserving its natural resources and making it available to the public.

So far, the towns Parks and Rec-reation staff has carved just over a one-mile loop of trail, with future plans to create a shorter route with its own trail markers.

Its a nature preserve more or less, so it will always be kept very primitive in nature, other than some convenient foot crossings over either water or washes, said Lannon. There really isnt a whole lot planned besides go-ing out and doing some trail marking and providing good EMS access to the property.

Its a tremendous asset, because its quite a bit different than our town park, said Oak Ridge Mayor Spencer Sullivan. It offers a totally different topography and it is intended as a pre-serve in other words, its going to re-main as it is. The park is obviously quite developed, and this (preserve) will never be that way. It offers an alternative for our citizens in terms of a place where they can walk and enjoy the peace and quiet. Its a beautiful place to walk and its very convenient for our citizens to have a place like this to enjoy nature.

Sullivan also noted that Oak Ridge residents shouldnt be alarmed if they

hear gunfire while enjoying their hike. The preserve is bordered to the west by the Kernersville Police Departments shooting range.

Lannon and his staff have been in charge of improving and bench-cutting the trails that are now in place within the preserve, which includes trimming roots, removing fallen branches and making the walking trail as accessible as possible. His crew also plans to work through the rest of the year to cut out the remaining parts to the smaller loop trail.

I think theyve done a terrific job with the trail, said Sullivan. There are some sections where the topography gets rather steep and they routed the trail to where it makes it a comfortable walk. If youre used to walking on the paved trail in the park and head up there, youll realize its quite a bit differ-ent, and quite a bit more challenging.

Town officials are in contact with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to discuss what type of roadside directional signs they can provide to the preserve, and also plan to provide signs along the hiking trails as they are finished.

Lannon says one of the major goals in creating the trails was to provide a good perspective on what the property offers.

Its pretty fulfilling for me and the rest of the staff, he said. The Parks and Recreation Commission and the Town Council have been very active supporters of this idea. Its a great place to get away from the regular routine and out to an area that is really beautiful and user-friendly for our com-munity.

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A weekly section in the Northwest Observer focused on our local youth and the adults who positively impact them.

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Computer programming workshopplanned for JulyThe annual two -week computer workshop will be offered to middle school girls July 11-23

In a purple classroom in Guilford

Colleges Frank Family Science Center, young pioneers and revolutionaries stare intently at their computer screens while figuring, predicting and computing. They build their programs as busy beavers build a dam, testing, clicking away on their key-boards, more testing, and on and on until their masterpieces are complete.

The most extraordinary thing about this

group? Their ages. The entire classroom is filled with rising sixth - through ninth-grad-ers who are all incredible young women.

The Alice Programming Workshop for Girls, created by former Summerfield residents and high school students Aleis, Dana and Melissa Murphy, has been educating young girls about the wonders of computer science since 2011. The workshops founders have since moved on to prestigious universities University of Virginia, Stanford and Duke. As they finish their studies, they have handed the responsibilities of running and teaching the workshop down to Northern Guilford High School junior and Alice Workshop graduate, Claire Laffan.

Every summer, Guilford College hosts this two-week camp, which provides a place not only for the instructors of the camp to set up shop, but also for young minds to expand.

During the workshop, young girls are taught the basics of computer program-ming with a graphical coding utility called Alice, developed at Carnegie Mellon. The girls have a blast creating movies, games and animations, all the while acquiring the building blocks they need to advance into more complicated coding languages, such as C++ or Java.

A unique application, Alice utilizes 3D objects that the students use to create entire worlds. With the resources available to them, the only limit to the things they can create is their imagination. Underwa-ter playgrounds, outer space adventures you name it can be crated with Alice.

want to attend?This years two-week camp will be

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Color Run to raise funds for Northwest Guilford Middle, High Schools

Northwest Guilford Middle and High Schools are teaming up to host the Vi-king Nation Color Run/Walk Fundraiser on Saturday, April 23, at 9 a.m.

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A special insert in the Northwest Observer featuring home-grown articles about facing health-related challenges, tness trends, the bene ts of healthy lifestyles, and more.

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With a passion for helping people stay healthy, Marsha White entered the health care industry as a registered nurse in 1992. Enjoying her job but wanting to do even more to help her patients, she returned to school and became licensed and certified by the American Academy of Nurse Prac-titioners as an Adult Gerontological Primary Care nurse practitioner.

I felt that I could improve patient health outcomes if I intervened earli-er in the disease process rather than waiting to see my patients in the hospital, says White. As a nurse practitioner, Im able to work with people and advise them on ways to avoid those hospital stays.

Originally from a small town near Pinehurst, North Carolina, White is a graduate of UNC-Greensboro, where she received her bachelors degree in nursing, her masters in nursing administration and most recently, her post-masters adult-gerontology nurse practitioner certificate.

White began her nursing career in the cardiac unit at Greensboros Cone Hospital. After her husband was transferred to Greenville, South Carolina, she spent three years working at the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children.

When the couple relocated to Oak Ridge, White put her nursing skills to use at the Surgical Center of Greens-boro and High Point Regional Hospital.

Last month, White joined Novant Health Northwest Family Medicine and is now accomplishing another one of her goals being able to practice in the same community in which she lives.

Ive always had a dream of working in my own neighborhood, she says. What better way to give back to my community than to provide exceptional healthcare to its residents and improve their health outcomes, one patient at a time!

White likes the idea of being able to form patient relationships with neighbors, watching families grow and having a greater understanding of her patients lives. I want to treat the whole patient and get to know that person on a more personal level, she explains.

That attitude, combined with her warm personality, has already contrib-uted to Whites success in her new role. I love getting to know people and I care about what happens to them, she says. I want to motivate them to be the best they can be.

For White, that means focusing on what can be done preventatively and striving to educate her patients.

Theres so much people can do to prevent major illnesses, she says. With monitoring and screen-ings, heart disease and most cancers can be caught early, while theres a greater chance for a cure.

Shes also quick to point out the simple things people can do to keep their health in check things like ap-plying sunscreen to reduce skin cancer, and for the elderly, developing safety strategies to prevent falls. Avoiding ill-nesses like the flu is as easy as getting an annual flu vaccine.

To this end, White considers her-self a partner in helping her patients create healthy lifestyles regardless of their current state of health. Each

person is different, she says. I want to meet them where they are in regards to their health, and help them improve and realize their personal health and wellness goals.

Excited about the opportunity to practice with Novant Health, White says her philosophy on treating pa-tients is a great match for this high-caliber organization. Novant Health is well-structured and organized and gives the support we need to provide our patients with the best possible care, she says. Weve got a great team of medical professionals here at Northwest Family Medicine and Im proud to be part of this group.

With the addition of White to the staff, Northwest Family Medicine can now expand its hours to provide bet-ter access for patients. Starting this

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White and her husband, Mitch, who is employed by FedEx, have three amazing kids. Trevor, 20, graduated from Northwest High School in 2014 and is majoring in computer science at UNC-Greensboro; Evan, 17, is a junior at Northwest High School and Emma, 12, is a sixth-grader at Northwest Middle School.

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A regular feature of Youth Sync that introduces our readers to some of the teachers, coaches, volunteers, administrators and other staff members who are positively impacting our youth in northwest Guilford County.

Meet Coach Kim FurloughHometown: GreensboroCollege alma mater: Appalachian State UniversityHow long have you coached at North-ern? Northern has been in existence for nine years, and I have been the schools only girls basketball coach.Sports played in high school and col-lege: Basketball, volleyball and track.As a spectator, whats your favorite sport to watch? College mens and wo-

mens basketball. Also, I love to watch my daughter play soccer for Northern.

Most admired athlete/coach and why? The most admired athlete would be one that I had the privilege to coach: Sa-mantha Coffer. Going into her freshman year she diagnosed herself with Type 1 diabetes, and just watching her struggle through that while playing basketball was admirable. She went on to play Division 1 college basketball at Elon and will now

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From the frontlines to the sidelinesenter medical school at UNC-Chapel Hill.

The coach that I most admire is Brenda Frese, who coaches at University of Maryland. I like her style and intensity on and off the court, and she overcame a huge adversity when one of her sons was diagnosed with cancer. Favorite athletic team: Go Tarheels! Hobbies, interests: Scrapbooking, train-ing for 5Ks and traveling.Whats something most people dont know about you? I love to find old furni-ture and refinish it. If your teams had one motto, what would it be? Dont quit!Before the season, I understand you were diagnosed with breast cancer. In

your honor, your players and supporters wore pink throughout the season. Did that inspire you? I was so privileged to have the entire Northern High School and community support me in so many ways. Ms. Jones, PE teacher at Northern, ar-

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The athletic boosters had a ban-ner put up in the gym for me that read Furlough Strong. All of my team parents were just phenomenal, continuing to check on me and help me. Some attend-ed doctor visits with me, took me out to eat, took me to treatments and sent fam-ily meals. My principal (Will Laine) and athletic director (Brian Thomas) knew this was difficult and arranged bus drivers for me. My team wanted to wear pink shoes the entire season for me. All of these were continuous reminders for me to just keep going and dont quit.

But one of the biggest surprises I got was when I finished my radiation treat-ments. The whole team, some parents and my family all came to see me ring the bell (which is done when radiation is completed). I had no idea they were hiding in the hospital while I was finishing up. There were a lot of happy tears that day! The girls made posters and gave me

flowers. It was truly special.

Also, I was so proud of my three as-sistant coaches, Nicole Beaulieu, Haley Hackett and Whittney Clendenin. They really stepped up to the plate this year and took charge when I wasnt feeling great. I dont know what I would have done with-out them this season. They are the best girls basketball coaching staff ever!

But all of this season wouldnt have been possible without my husband, John. He kept everything going at home so that I could focus on coaching. Hes a true angel.

Can you describe the mom/coach relationship that you have with Sami, and what it is that you enjoy most about coaching her? The mom/coach role was tough in the beginning of Samis playing career. I think it is now better than ever. She understands that I have to be the coach on the court and I have a job to do. And she has a job to do and I expect her to play her best, just like all the oth-ers. Sami is the one in practice who will

lighten things up! She makes the team laugh at some of the remarks she makes to me. Good thing I know shes kidding!

I have truly enjoyed seeing her have success on the court, especially this year. I probably dont get to enjoy it as much because I have to focus on the game, but I go back and watch film. Im very proud of what she has accomplished.

Your team made a remarkable postsea-son run, going all the way to the state championship game as the underdog. During that run, what was your most memorable moment off the court? It had to be the way my team celebrated after each win. I adopted a saying, #Cel-ebrateLife, and decided that we would celebrate after each win. Why not? Too many times, teams are just complacent when they win. We earned each of those wins and were excited about every one of them. It was a true team effort and I wanted this team to enjoy the experience. Its OK to be happy!

Another memorable moment was

the way Northern supported us. All the teachers made goodie bags for all the girls, managers and coaches on the team. Teachers wore basketball jerseys on Friday before our state championship game. When we left for Chapel Hill, we loaded the charter bus and were es-corted out by a fire truck. Fans lined the school driveway and cheered us on while we exited. I am so happy that these girls were able to experience this.

The team loses two seniors this year, but all of your starters will return next year. What was the most important thing you learned during the playoffs that can help this team get back to the championship next season? In order to get to the state championship game, a lot of things have to fall into place. We have to all be healthy, peak at the right time, have a little luck, stay focused and play with a huge heart. Some nights the shots will fall and some nights they wont. Youve just got to hope you are playing on the night they are falling.





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Position/role on the team: Varsity runnerHometown: BostonToughest class: AP ChemistryPlans after high school: Attend college for physical therapyExtracurricular activities: Cross coun-try, indoor track, Beta Club and Student CouncilMost admired people: My teammatesFavorite sports team: New England PatriotsFavorite food: GrapefruitFavorite band: The WeekndFavorite movie: Monsters, Inc.Any siblings? Two younger brothers, Zachery and RyanBest vacation ever: Cruise to the BahamasYears lived in the Northern area: SixDream job: Physical therapistInteresting fact about yourself: I was born on Friday the 13th.One thing you would change about school: Less homeworkNickname: AmbearPre-performance ritual: Listen to music and do warm-up drillsHead Coach Thanh Ngos comments on Amber: Amber was plagued by injury through her freshman and sophomore years. She became good quickly and her body wasnt ready for it. This year, she has been injury-free (except for a concussion to start off the cross country season, which didnt keep her out for too long), and she has her sights set on big goals. Amber has

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Position/role on the team: Scrumhalf 9/CaptainHometown: Greensboro Toughest class: Math Plans after high school: Firefighting or becoming a professional rugby player Extracurricular activities: Rugby, basket-ball and football Most admired athlete: Troy Polamalu (retired Pittsburgh Steelers strong safety)Favorite sports team: Carolina Panthers Favorite food: PizzaFavorite musician: AdeleFavorite movie: Big Hero 6Any siblings? An older brother, Kees Rogers Best vacation ever: Miami, Florida Years lived in the Northern area: EightDream job: Professional rugby playerInteresting fact about yourself: I like to play my piano and sing.One thing you would change about school: Make the lunches better and af-fordable for all

Nickname: K-DoggPre-performance ritual: I clear my head of everything and think of rugby.Coach Scott Ilkenhons comments on Kullen: Even in bad times, Kullen car-ries a smile on his face. He supports his teammates by helping them to be better players, but never berates or belittles them He plays a clean game, never bend-ing the laws for an unfair advantage. He also plays a safe game, knowing that it is a dangerous sport, but we can all walk away from the match if we respect each other as players. I truly believe that if he desired and worked for it, Kullen could one day represent the U.S. on the interna-tional rugby stage, maybe even the 2020 Summer Olympics I dream of one day seeing Kullen Mason on the television playing with the USA Eagles and I know that he will never forget his roots.

NORTHWEST Track & FieldJUSTIN STONE, senior

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Hometown: GreensboroToughest class: AP ChemistryPlans after high school: I plan to continue my education in college and go to medical school, where I will study dentistry. Extracurricular activities: Chorus, playing the piano, volunteering, leading several clubs and working part timeFavorite sports team: Carolina PanthersFavorite food: Japanese foodFavorite band/musicians: Adele, Sia (singers) and the indie rock band Flor-ence and the Machine.Favorite movie: James Camerons Ava-tarAny siblings? Im the only child, but I have some cousins who are as close to me as siblings. Best vacation ever: My family traveled to Hawaii several years ago, and there are no words to describe its beauty.Years lived in the Northwest area: SevenDream job: I would love to pursue something in the medical field, but I would also love the opportunity to ad-vance in a music career. Interesting fact about yourself: I have played the piano for nine years and have

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Dunk your favorite teacher or admin-istrator at the carnivals dunking booth. One non-perishable food item or $1 buys one throw. All food and money will be do-nated to the Backpack Buddies program.

Food vendors will include Kona Ice and a taco truck; there will also be free milk, fruit and other healthy snacks available.

For more info, visit ngms.gcsnc.com/pages/Northern_Guilford_Middle.

Caldwell Compassion, a schoolwide day of service

Caldwell Academy students, staff, and parents will participate in Caldwell Compassion, a schoolwide fundraiser and day of service on April 13. Caldwell

Compassion will raise funds for the schools annual fund while donating over 3,200 volunteer hours to 11 differ-ent local non-profit agencies.

Members of the Caldwell community will serve at the following organizations, which provide valuable services for thou-sands of people in the Greensboro area: The Salvation Army, Piedmont Land Conservancy, BackPack Beginnings,

Crayons Matter, Out of the Garden Project, New Arrivals Institute, Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, YMCA Camp Weaver, Humane Society of the Piedmont, Red Dog Farm and the Society of St. Andrew.

Kindergartner collects art supplies, money for Camp Carefree

YOUTH news ...continued from p. 8

Photo courtesy of CarolineProulx Mccormick

Sharon Mccormick, a home-schooled kindergartener, with the art supplies she has collected so far for Camp Carefree participants.

After 6-year-old Sharon Mccormick and her mother helped serve dinner at Camp Carefree last summer, Sharon decided she wanted to do even more to support the Stokesdale-based program that offers one week of summer fun for children with chronic illnesses and disabilities.

Sharon has recently been busy col-lecting art supplies for Camp Carefree campers, as well as money to cover the cost of one childs week of camp.

Art supplies is something the camp can always use and is a big part of the camp experience, Sharons mom, Caro-

line Proulx Mccormick, wrote on Face-book. We will be collecting supplies for a couple of months and plan to set out boxes around town.

want to help?Donations of markers, crayons, con-

struction paper and glue will help Sharon reach her goal. Additionally, she is hoping to collect enough money to sponsor one childs week of camp about $800. Sharon is off to a great start, with nearly $360 re-ceived in donations already! If youre inter-ested in donating, visit Sharons GoFundMe page at www.gofundme.com/smcamp





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Northern Guilford lacrosse team routs Eastern Guilfordby L.A. LOGAN

Adam Gilmore scored four goals and had four assists for Northern Guilford(9-2, 5-0) to help his team cruise to an 18-1 victory over Eastern Guilford on April 5.

In addition to dominating the faceoffs, Joe Piscitelli contributed two goals to the Nighthawks attack.

Northern head mens lacrosse coach Anthony Meley said he was proud of the fact that he was able to play 12 junior varsity players during the game.

Its not all about winning and losing, he said. Its about the ability to be able

to let the kids have fun.

Lacrosse continues to gain in popularity, which is why Meley joined business partner Dave Maxson two years ago in co-owning and operating two 6M lacrosse sporting goods

stores in the area.

Two of Maxsons sons play lacrosse at Northwest Guilford High School, while Meleys son, Michael, and his stepdaugh-ter play lacrosse at Northern Guilford.

Meley admits that because of the crosstown rivalry, he and Maxson used to do a lot of good-natured trash talking. Now that the kids have gotten older, how-ever, he says the talk has mellowed.

Our kids all love the game of lacrosse, no matter who they play for, said Meley. Northwest is 4-A and Northern is 3-A, so when it comes to the playoffs, we pretty much go our own way and go deep into the playoffs.

want to go?The Northern Guilford Nighthawks

varsity mens lacrosse team is 9-2, 5-0 for the season. Watch the team play a home conference game against Southern Ala-mance on Friday, April 8 at 6 p.m.

Photo by L.A. Logan

Northerns Guilfords Matthew Manning (right) makes a shifty move to get away from an Eastern Guilford defender dur-ing the Nighthawks 18-1 win on April 5.

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In response to a question about Walkers opinion on Speaker of the House Paul Ryan winning the Repub-lican partys nomination in the event of a contested brokered GOP conven-tion, Walker said, Ive gotten to know Paul Ryan over the last few months since he became Speaker of the House

and I think hes a very honest man; he has done things much differently than Speaker John Boehner... he al-lows discussions to go forward, and he listens. Hes an everyday guy. But, I hope it doesnt get to a contested brokered convention...

Mandatory spending (the majority of which is entitlements and paying inter-est on the national debt) was about 26 percent of our national budget 50 years ago and is now approaching 80 percent of our national budget. That becomes a national security threat at some point, Walker said. We have got to get in there and reduce the entitlements and man-datory side of spending and increase the discretionary side (which includes educa-tion and military spending).

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April 4 | Deputies were dispatched to a suspicious vehicle parked at the dead end of Wescott Drive in Summerfield. Two occupants of the vehicle were found to be in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Both were charged for the offenses.

FRAUDMarch 30 | A resident of Fox Terrier Drive in Oak Ridge reported $5,639 of charges on his Lowes Home Improve-ment card were made at various loca-tions outside of Guilford County.

PROPERTY DAMAGEMarch 28 | The assistant principal of Northern Middle School discovered that sometime between 12 p.m. on March 25 (Good Friday) and 9:40 a.m. on March 28, someone shot a single bullet into the front glass doors of the school.

THEFTMarch 30 | A resident of Southard Road in Stokesdale filed a report with the sheriffs department after saying numerous items had been stolen from his carport since mid-November. Items stolen include a leaf blower, power tools and a 5-gallon container, with a com-bined value of about $596.

March 30 | A construction worker reported that sometime between 5:30 p.m. on March 29 and 7:30 a.m. on March 30, someone stole roof-ing shingles and a ridge vent from a home site on Savory Court in northern Greensboro. The total loss of the stolen items is estimated at $1,844.

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Photo by Dave Reneer/NWOCongratulations to the Dingman family of Summer eld for taking home ve 1st place trophies (trophies werent given out to Sparky Dash runners, or were pretty sure the littlest Dingman, far left, might have also scored a trophy). (Mom) Frances, 37, was the top overall female runner; Jack, 12 (fourth from left), and Logan, 10, (third from left) were the two top male runners; Kasey, 8, was the top female runner in the 1-10 age group; and (Dad) Lee Dingman was the top male runner in the 30-39 age group

Saturday, April 2Summer eld Fire Department Station 9See a list of the 5k top three males, top three females and winners of each age group on p. 21. For more photos, visit us at facebook.com/northwestobserver.

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alumna Melanie Conklin (formerly Mela-nie Andres, Class of 1996), is now a pub-lished author living in South Orange, New Jersey. Conklin will return to Greensboro next week for the launching of her debut middle-grade novel, Counting Thyme, published by G.P. Putnams Sons.

Counting Thyme tells the story of 11-year-old Thyme Owens, who struggles when her family moves to New York, thousands of miles away from everything she knows and loves, so that her younger brother can participate in a new cancer drug trial.

Conklin said that though she was a bookworm growing up and could always be found tucked away in a corner with

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One day I woke up with the idea for a story, she said. It occurred to me that I could write that down, if I wanted, while my baby was sleeping and my older child was at school.

It wasnt long before Conklin told her

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A launching party for Counting Thyme, a debut middle-grade novel by NWHS alumna Melanie Conklin, will be held at Scuppernong Books in downtown Greens-boro on April 13 from 7 to 9 p.m.

NWHS alumna celebrates launching of debut novel, Counting Thyme

husband she was going to write a book and she did. Actually, she wrote a couple of them while in the learning process. Count-ing Thyme is her third book, and the culmination of a 3 -year process from the writing and editing stages to its marketing and publishers launch next week.

It feels very much like being 9 months pregnant at this point, Conklin said. The process of all of this work you have put in for so long, and then getting to the point where youre hearing read-ers comments and getting fan letters. Its so rewarding, and also just a brand new experience to be in this position To me, to have

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