Winston-Salem Journal articles from December 2006, page 3

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Town nears recycling mark.
December 21, 2006... Byline: Wesley Young Dec. 21--KERNERSVILLE -- The town is inching close to its goal of recycling 100 tons of waste in a given month, new figures on recycling in Kernersville show. During November, the town recovered 99.56 tons of...

Husband honors wife's life work.
December 21, 2006... Byline: Wesley Young Dec. 21--KERNERSVILLE -- Pamela Wichmann enjoyed helping others learn how to be a good nurse practitioner. A scholarship in her name will ensure that after her death, her work will go on in a different way. ...

School-board seat open in Stokes.
December 21, 2006... Byline: Lisa R. Boone Dec. 21--Stokes County school officials are accepting applications to fill a seat on the board of education. A seat opened up in November when Ernest Lankford was elected to the Stokes County Board of...

Winston-Salem Journal, N.C., Scott Sexton column.
December 21, 2006... Byline: Scott Sexton Dec. 21--Coincidence or symbolism? Either way, the "on-hold" music on the phone system recently at the city of Winston-Salem's vegetation-management department was kind of funny. "O Christmas Tree, O Christmas...

Wood gets town job.
December 21, 2006... Byline: Paul Garber Dec. 21--LEWISVILLE -- Cecil Wood, who has served as Lewisville's interim town manager since October, is the town manager. The town council voted Thursday to offer the position to Wood, the former manager of...

'Shallow Fords to Great Heights' is new motto.
December 21, 2006... Byline: Paul Garber Dec. 21--LEWISVILLE -- The town council made a slight change last Thursday to an entry in its motto contest, deciding that "Shallow Fords to Great Heights" is the phrase that best describes the town. The phrase is...

Law firm keeps woman's toy drive going.
December 21, 2006... Byline: Lisa O'Donnell Dec. 21--ADVANCE -- There was a little bit of elf in Gerry Jordan. In the weeks before Christmas, she would clean and mend hundreds of stuffed animals that she had collected throughout the year, then pass them...

Tar Heels cruise to 105-52 win.
December 20, 2006... Byline: Bill Cole Dec. 20--CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina played with razor-sharp precision last night, slicing Florida Atlantic to shreds in the Smith Center in one of the easiest wins in its long basketball history. North Carolina...

Holmes defends using money from campaign before new law.
December 20, 2006... Byline: James Romoser Dec. 20--RALEIGH -- A state legislator from Yadkin County said yesterday that he sees nothing wrong with using campaign contributions totaling almost $80,000 for personal uses unrelated to his campaign. Rep....

More aid may come to ASU.
December 20, 2006... Byline: Laura Giovanelli Dec. 20--Officials at Appalachian State University are working on a program that will offer low-income students the chance to graduate from college with little or no debt. Appalachian ACCESS would be open to...

Appalachian State topples Virginia.
December 20, 2006... Dec. 20--GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico -- Appalachian State built a big lead early and never let up yesterday on the way to stunning Virginia 80-69 in the first round of the San Juan Shootout. Senior guard Nathan Cranford hit 6 of 10 3-point...

Davis trying to woo former Heels.
December 20, 2006... Byline: Bill Cole Dec. 20--CHAPEL HILL -- Butch Davis has decided that he can't rebuild North Carolina's football program without the help of its former players and the man who preceded him as the Tar Heels' coach. Davis met with...

Deacons snap skid.
December 20, 2006... Byline: Dan Collins Dec. 20--One possession into Wake Forest's 92-60 victory over Gardner-Webb last night, the Joel Coliseum horn sounded and Ish Smith was on his way to the bench. The transgression of Smith, the Deacons' starting...

Bridging the gap.
December 20, 2006... Byline: Laura Giovanelli Dec. 20--Gus Pena badly wanted Alejandro Gonzalez to come to Appalachian State University, or to at least consider it. Trying to get Hispanics interested in a predominantly white college tucked in a mountain...

A cookie paradise.(Recipe)
December 20, 2006... Byline: Michael Hastings Dec. 20--A lot of people bake a few dozen cookies this time of year. Sharon Johe bakes more than a thousand. Johe, who lives in Lewisville, made 57 different types of cookies for her Christmas open house last...

Winston-Salem Journal, N.C., John Delong column.
December 20, 2006... Byline: John Delong Dec. 20--It will be difficult to watch. Jim Grobe already knows that. It is difficult for Grobe to talk about, to even think about. But Grobe has already decided to see the movie We Are Marshall, sometime after it...

Firetruck, tanker collide, spill diesel fuel in Stokesdale.
December 20, 2006... Byline: Dan Galindo Dec. 20--Crews are expected to still be cleaning up diesel fuel today after a firetruck and a fuel tanker collided at a busy Stokesdale intersection yesterday, the N.C. Highway Patrol said. The wreck sent four...

Wake Forest's leading receiver hurt in practice.
December 20, 2006... Byline: Dan Collins Dec. 20--Wake Forest received another blow to its already razor-thin receiving corps, and this one hurt in more ways than one. Nate Morton, the Deacons' leading receiver, injured the ring finger on his left hand...

Gospel voice.
December 20, 2006... Byline: Lisa R. Boone Dec. 20--Debbie Bennett was a little girl who sang her heart out into a pink hairbrush. While Bennett's friends in grade school played on swings, she says, she imagined that they were her audience and sang for...

Winston-Salem Journal, N.C., Michael Hastings column.
December 20, 2006... Byline: Michael Hastings Dec. 20--Jeff Bacon got an early Christmas present this year: the realization of an eight-year dream to combine his love of cooking with a way to help others. Bacon is the director of the new Triad Community...

New Products: Hormel natural lunchmeat has adequate taste.
December 20, 2006... Byline: Michael Hastings Dec. 20--Product: Hormel Natural Choice Deli Sandwich Meats. What you get: A 9-ounce package. Cost: $3.89 suggested retail price. Review: Hormel has introduced a line of all-natural lunchmeats. These...

School gets center for the hearing-impaired.
December 20, 2006... Byline: Danielle Deaver Dec. 20--Sam Dempsey beams when he shows people around the new audiology suite at the Kennedy Learning Center. There is a small room in which parents and audiology experts can sit down to discuss a child's...

Medicare delays hurting business.
December 20, 2006... Byline: M. Paul Jackson Dec. 20--Cavalry Medical Transport Inc., a Winston-Salem ambulance service, makes its money by delivering patients to and from hospitals from throughout the area. But now it could use a little help of its own,...

Pain drug under trials.
December 20, 2006... Byline: M. Paul Jackson Dec. 20--Targacept Inc. said yesterday that it started an advanced clinical testing for a drug to treat acute post-operative pain. Targacept, a company based in Winston-Salem, will test its drug, with the...

County quiet on details for baseball park.
December 20, 2006... Byline: Phoebe Zerwick Dec. 20--Forsyth County officials are not disclosing details of the financial incentives being requested by the developers of a proposed baseball stadium near downtown Winston-Salem and its accompanying office,...

Sudanese speaker says America must do more to end genocide in his country.
December 20, 2006... Byline: Mary Giunca Dec. 20--A refugee from the Darfur region of Sudan told a Winston-Salem audience yesterday that people of faith must do more to stop the genocide in his part of the world. Mohamed Yahya, the chairman of the...

Engineers face charges.
December 20, 2006... Byline: Titan Barksdale Dec. 20--Five engineers employed with Frisby Aerospace, based in Clemmons, are facing federal indictments in Mississippi after an investigation of the company on allegations of stealing trade secrets from a bigger...

Changing gears: Deacons trying a slower tempo.
December 19, 2006... Byline: Dan Collins Dec. 19--Wake Forest will play Gardner-Webb tonight at Joel Coliseum in a game that could test the standards of truth in advertising. Gardner-Webb, known as the Runnin' Bulldogs, is averaging 65.6 points a game....

A mentor's pride and joy.
December 19, 2006... Byline: Bill Cole Dec. 19--Roy Williams knows firsthand of Rex Walters' drive as a basketball player, and today he will learn of Walters' ability as a coach. The moment will come when North Carolina plays Florida Atlantic in Chapel...

Changes: Duke has tweaked its offense.
December 19, 2006... Byline: Bill Cole Dec. 19--Duke will come out of a 10-day game layoff today, one of its longest breaks of the season, when Kent State visits Durham for a 7 p.m. game at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Exams are over and the first game back...

Keeping the joy.
December 19, 2006... Byline: Janice Gaston Dec. 19--Holidays bring out a touch of melancholy in many people. But they can become even more difficult when someone in the family has a serious illness. The thought that this could be the last Christmas or...

Life lessons.
December 19, 2006... Byline: Jim Sparks Dec. 19--Few adults, and even fewer kids, would be likely to spend their Christmas gift money to feed an elderly stranger instead of buying themselves a pricey treat. But Gray Hurdle, 9, and his sister Hampton, 5,...

A real helper.
December 19, 2006... Byline: Laura Giovanelli Dec. 19--GREENSBORO -- Fair warning: If your children have learned how to read but still believe in Santa Claus, you may want to hide this section of the newspaper. Especially if they've sent him a wish list....

'If Only' program set up for seniors.
December 19, 2006... Byline: Jim Sparks Dec. 19--Thanks to a former industrial mechanic, older Forsyth County residents who are sick will now have a chance to get something nice that they want or need. Last night, the Forsyth County Board of...

Marcus Giles close to joining his older brother on Padres.
December 19, 2006... Dec. 19--Free-agent second baseman Marcus Giles and the San Diego Padres were closing in on a deal that would allow him to play with his older brother, Brian, on their hometown team. "We're putting in a lot of time and effort to get a...

Area GOP in top posts.
December 19, 2006... Byline: James Romoser Dec. 19--RALEIGH -- Two state legislators from Forsyth County will help lead the Republican caucus in the N.C. House of Representatives for the next two years. When the legislature reconvenes next month, Rep....

Santa gets special helpers for visit to Carter school.
December 19, 2006... Byline: Danielle Deaver Dec. 19--The students came through the door of the school library and headed for the gift tables. Teachers guided them around and helped as they picked out new pens, notebooks, radios, watches, T-shirts and...

Meeting explores shared intake at Scott reservoir.
December 19, 2006... Byline: Monte Mitchell Dec. 19--WILKESBORO -- Town officials in Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro have been talking for years about building a water-treatment-plant intake at the W. Kerr Scott Reservoir. They took a major step yesterday by...

City to study loan for repairs.
December 18, 2006... Byline: Dan Galindo Dec. 18--The Winston-Salem City Council is expected to consider tonight whether to provide a loan of $500,000 to help developers renovate Forest Ridge Apartments, a complex with past problems with crime and upkeep....

Firm has made lasting impression on history and development of city.
December 18, 2006... Byline: Mary Giunca Dec. 18--Back in 1906, Willard C. Northup opened up shop as an architect in Winston-Salem. In its infancy, the firm was in the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. offices. During those days, it wasn't unusual for firms of all...

Celebration: Tradition brought alive at Christmas.
December 18, 2006... Byline: Paul Garber Dec. 18--Milagros Perez wasn't the biggest of the nearly 30 girls who took a swipe at the pinata hoisted above the floor of Dos Amigos restaurant last night. But the swing from the tiny 6-year-old was strong...

Deacons are beaten by Hokies in ACC opener.
December 18, 2006... Byline: Dan Collins Dec. 18--BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Wake Forest played really good defense until it really, really mattered in last night ACC opener against Virginia Tech. And then the Deacons didn't. The result was one that stung,...

Painful: Wahle says sideline duty is tough.
December 18, 2006... Byline: John Delong Dec. 18--CHARLOTTE -- Mike Wahle had to watch the Carolina Panthers' 37-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday from the sideline. Poor fellow. It was even more painful for him than it was for his...

Fun's Over: ASU coaches are late on recruiting trail.
December 18, 2006... Byline: Tommy Bowman Dec. 18--Appalachian State's run to a second straight NCAA Division I-AA title kept it from getting much done in the way of recruiting for future seasons. The Mountaineers' coaching staff didn't have time to take...

Steelers win as Panthers' fall worsens.
December 18, 2006... Byline: John Delong Dec. 18--CHARLOTTE -- There is still a way that the Carolina Panthers can pull out one of the NFC's two wild-card playoff spots. But there's no way that the Panthers can make the playoffs if they continue to play...

Packages of Care.
December 18, 2006... Byline: Monte Mitchell Dec. 18--BOONE -- Sometime soon, it is hoped this week, soldiers in Iraq with the N.C. National Guard 1451st Transportation Co. based in Boone will get a DVD with Christmas messages from their families. The...

Just plain good.
December 17, 2006... Byline: Tommy Bowman Dec. 17--CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Omarr Byrom, a four-year starter at defensive tackle for Appalachian State, had his 2005 national-championship ring stolen when his apartment was burglarized last summer. Now Byrom...

Second reading.
December 17, 2006... Byline: James Romoser Dec. 17--RALEIGH -- Gov. Mike Easley must like to gamble. First, he pushed for the creation of the N.C. Lottery, which brought scratch-off tickets and Powerball to convenience stores across the state. He...

Tech the Halls: Holiday gift ideas from the cutting edge.
December 17, 2006... Dec. 17--From a $130 robot vacuum that sucks up nails to a noise-canceling Bose headset costing $349, there's no shortage of gadgets to stuff into stockings or place under trees this holiday season. Here is a sampling of tech gifts THAT MAKE...

Closing the Gap: Triad researchers take aim at Alzheimer's.
December 17, 2006... Byline: M. Paul Jackson Dec. 17--In laboratories locally and across the country, pharmaceutical companies are attempting to build a better mousetrap. That mousetrap is a new treatment for Alzheimer's disease, a debilitating illness that...

Galleries get the holiday spirit.
December 17, 2006... Byline: Tom Patterson Dec. 17--The late Elsie Dinsmore Popkin was such an influential force on the local arts scene that it's still tough getting used to her absence, even though it's been nearly two years since her death in January...

Group wants change in bail-forfeit law.
December 17, 2006... Byline: Titan Barksdale Dec. 17--When Drew Davis was hired as an attorney for the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system in 2004, he got tough about enforcing a law that raises money for schools through criminal-bond forfeitures. ...

Stadium could avoid difficult permits since it has no creek.
December 17, 2006... Byline: Jim Sparks Dec. 17--The lack of a creek in the site of a proposed baseball stadium near downtown Winston-Salem could help developers bypass the need for certain hard-to-secure state and federal environmental permits and meet an...

Tar Heels romp past UNC Asheville.
December 17, 2006... Byline: Bill Cole Dec. 17--CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina knocked off the rust yesterday created by another week off for final exams, but not enough to satisfy Coach Roy Williams. North Carolina rolled past UNC Asheville 93-62 at the...

Distractions will follow the Deacs.
December 17, 2006... Byline: Dan Collins Dec. 17--Distractions are inevitable for Wake Forest in its preparation for the Orange Bowl. "When we get down to South Beach there will be some distractions," Coach Jim Grobe said. But Grobe said that he was...

WSSU women rally over Norfolk State.
December 17, 2006... Dec. 17--Lavontay Johnson scored 13 points to lead four Winston-Salem State players in double figures, and the Rams rallied from a 13-point halftime deficit to beat Norfolk State 56-47 yesterday at the Gaines Center. The Rams (3-9)...

Winston-Salem Journal, N.C., John Delong column.
December 17, 2006... Byline: John Delong Dec. 17--CHARLOTTE -- Keyshawn Johnson was supposed to be one of the missing pieces of the Carolina Panthers' Super Bowl puzzle when he was signed as a free agent last March. He was supposed to complement (and...

Winston-Salem Journal, N.C., Ken Keuffel column.
December 17, 2006... Byline: Ken Keuffel Dec. 17--It has become something of a tradition for music critics to suggest CDs that might be placed under the Christmas tree. This year, though, I want to laugh a little more than I usually do during the holidays,...

OPINION: A little mischief, mayhem make students dollar-wise.
December 17, 2006... Byline: Paul O'Connor Dec. 17--RALEIGH -- In the parlance of political journalists, Mike Walden is one of the "usual suspects." If there's a story about the state's economy to be written, Walden is one of three or four economists we...

OPINION: Kept the faith: Ruffin was insider who stayed radical.
December 17, 2006... Byline: John Railey Dec. 17--Former Gov. Jim Hunt got one thing wrong Tuesday in otherwise eloquent words spoken at Ben Ruffin's packed funeral in Winston-Salem. He said he sometimes thought Ruffin, who came to work in his...

Outdoors Notebook.
December 17, 2006... Dec. 17----THE N.C. WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION will conduct its annual series of public hearings across the state in January, asking for public comments on 73 proposed changes to hunting, fishing and trapping regulations. After...

Pet Project: Groups join in effort to get pets new homes for the holidays.
December 17, 2006... Byline: Ed Bumgardner Dec. 17--Trey Jackson, 10, pressed his face against a glass compartment at The Forsyth County Animal Shelter, beaming and giggling. On the other side of the glass, a panting puppy with its tail furiously wagging,...

Prep Basketball Roundup.
December 17, 2006... Dec. 17--BOYS: Cherryville 91, South Iredell 76: Cameron Lovelace scored 33 points and Justin Johnson finished with 26 as Cherryville defeated visiting South Iredell in a Southern Piedmont 2-A/1-A game Friday night. South led 20-16 after...

Schools move to improve oversight of booster clubs.
December 17, 2006... Byline: Danielle Deaver Dec. 17--Members of booster clubs in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools can expect regular audits, more rigorous training for officers and more regulation in the future, according to new rules that have been...

Winston-Salem Journal, N.C., Scott Sexton column.
December 17, 2006... Byline: Scott Sexton Dec. 17--A sense of patriotism drove Jennifer Jackson to enlist in the U.S. Navy Reserves. She felt that same sense of duty and obligation when she was called to active duty in November 2005 and ordered to deploy to...

Guilford soldier killed in Iraq is buried with honors.
December 17, 2006... Byline: Phoebe Zerwick Dec. 17--Sgt. Nicholas Gibbs died in a U.S. Army outpost in Ramadi, Iraq, of a bullet wound 11 days ago. Yesterday, his family buried him close to his home in Guilford County. Gibbs was 25. His staff...

Winston-Salem Journal, N.C., Kim Underwood column.
December 17, 2006... Byline: Kim Underwood Dec. 17--Judith Smith, Woman of Adventure. Being the director of public relations for an art museum in a historic home might not sound like a life of adventure to everyone. But for someone who loves art, history,...

It was a night to remember for ASU.
December 17, 2006... Byline: John Dell Dec. 17--CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- It was hard for the Appalachian State seniors to walk off Finley Field late Friday night. It was even harder for them to peel off their uniforms after a second straight national title. ...

Young Deacs on road again.
December 17, 2006... Byline: Dan Collins Dec. 17--Coach Skip Prosser of Wake Forest described inconsistency as a luxury his team can't afford. "It's a cliche to say that they're freshmen so they're going to be inconsistent," Prosser said. "But it's my...

Local US Airways center is bustling.
December 16, 2006... Byline: Richard Craver Dec. 16--The local reservations center at US Airways Group Inc. is buzzing these days, and not just because consumers are trying to buy air fares to visit family for the holidays. There has also been a 62...

'Beyond a hobby'.
December 16, 2006... Byline: Patrick Wilson Dec. 16--Jamal "Jimy" Al-Najjar's restaurant was beginning to fill with smoke from hookah pipes by the time the entertainment began. Al-Najjar was looking for ways to add a touch of the Middle East to the...

Hearings show strong public support for bike lanes.
December 16, 2006... Byline: Jim Sparks Dec. 16--People who turned out for two public hearings strongly support the idea of putting bicycle lanes on Hawthorne Road and Liberty Street in Winston-Salem. Comments were collected at public hearings last month...

Time to Split: Longtime promoter of bowling retires.
December 16, 2006... Byline: Fran Daniel Dec. 16--Claude Ingram may have operated bowling centers for nearly 50 years in Winston-Salem, but he hardly ever bowled. "I learned a long time ago, if you're going to run a bowling center, you had to run it and...

Officials encouraged by Saturday bus trial.
December 16, 2006... Byline: Jim Sparks Dec. 16--Regional bus officials said this week that they were encouraged by both the number of passengers during a trial Saturday run earlier this fall and the reasons that people were riding. About 500 people rode...

Playwright gives her 'homespun' holiday productions an edgy twist.
December 16, 2006... Byline: Mary Giunca Dec. 16--Fifteen years ago, Sharon Thompson went looking for a suitable holiday play for her church, Calvary Church of the Living God, to perform. When she didn't find anything she liked, she came up with what she...

Tough customer: Richardson got the difficult yards.
December 16, 2006... Byline: John Dell Dec. 16--CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- It shouldn't come as a surprise who hauled the Division I-AA championship trophy into the news conference after Appalachian State's 28-17 wins over Massachusetts last night. Running...

North Carolina to shake off rust vs. UNC Asheville.
December 16, 2006... Byline: Bill Cole Dec. 16--North Carolina will end a second consecutive week off because of exams today by playing UNC Asheville in Chapel Hill in only its second game in the past 14 days. Tipoff is 2 p.m. at the Smith Center. North...

Traffic in fake papers sifted.
December 16, 2006... Byline: Dan Galindo Dec. 16--Investigators searched computers yesterday that were seized from four people who they believe were involved in selling illegal immigrants fake Social Security cards, N.C. driver's licenses and resident-alien...

Virginia community at odds with state.
December 16, 2006... Byline: Sherry Youngquist Dec. 16--A consultant hired to conduct a feasibility study on a medium-security prison in Grayson County, Va., near the New River, submitted detailed plans to the state yesterday, the same day that Gov. Timothy...

Winston-Salem Journal, N.C., Lenox Rawlings column.
December 16, 2006... Byline: Lenox Rawlings Dec. 16--CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- As fireworks exploded behind the scoreboard late last night, Appalachian State's quiet freshman quarterback celebrated a loud national championship. Armanti Edwards got lost in...

Congress could become rolled into smoking ban.
December 16, 2006... Byline: Mary M. Shaffrey Dec. 16--WASHINGTON -- Next month, the nation's capital will join several other states and metropolitan areas -- including New York -in barring smoking in restaurants, bars and lounges. And if a powerful...

Ledford edges North Rowan; Smith propels North Stokes.
December 16, 2006... Dec. 16--Ledford 48, North Rowan 43: Taylor Walser hit a 3-pointer with a minute left to pull Ledford ahead and the Panthers went 6 of 6 from the free-throw line on its way to a Central Carolina 2-A conference win last night in Spencer. ...

Allgood's late 3-pointer sparks Forbush past Starmount 47-44.
December 16, 2006... Dec. 16--Forbush 47, Starmount 44: Hannah Allgood hit a 3-pointer with 50 seconds left, helping Forbush pull out a Mountain-Valley 2-A win over visiting Starmount. The score was tied at 42 when Allgood hit the 3, and the Falcons made the...

RJR to thin upper ranks.
December 16, 2006... Byline: Richard Craver Dec. 16--R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. said yesterday that it will eliminate 80 salaried management positions over the next 12 to 15 months as part of an overall restructuring that will begin next month. The job...