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A Chevy Girl

Bertie Moore is enjoying being in the Old Salem Chapter of the Antique Automobile Club (OSCAACA) of America and will be one of the many members of the club that will be at the Downtown Cruise-in on Saturday afternoon from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
“My husband (Barry) and I both love cars. I have a 1956 Chevy and a 1938 Chevy. We are Chevy people. He passed away in 2014,” Moore said. For more, see the Thursday, September 7, 2023 edition.

RidgeFest

The Town of Oak Ridge and the Merchants of Oak Ridge are hosting their 14th Annual
RidgeFest event from Thursday, Sept. 7 to Saturday, Sept. 9 at Oak Ridge Town Park.
The three-day event will have a large array of carnival rides, food and games for the whole family. On Thursday, the event will begin at 6 p.m. and last until 9:30 p.m. Thursday is Oak Ridge Youth Association Appreciation Night with a performance from Destination Arts Studios from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
For more, see the Tuesday, September 5, 2023 edition.

Project Re:3 Hope Center

During the summer, food pantries all over the country face shortages and have a higher need for donations than any other season. Project: Re3 – The Hope Center food pantry is reporting that during the summer, items are consistently low and they are in constant need of donations. This is what they call, “Surviving until September.”
Project: Re3 church opened the Hope Center Food Pantry a little over two years ago and since then, the organization has noticed that summer months are some of the hardest months to get through. This issue stems from many reasons, and there is no one way to solve it.
For more, see the Tuesday, September 5, 2023 edition.

BOA meeting

The Kernersville Board of Aldermen (BOA) approved one resolution, one ordinance and a request by the Kernersville Parks & Recreation Department (KPRD) at their Aug. 31 meeting at the Kernersville Municipal Council Chambers. The BOA also discussed and considered a road widening project on Shields Road. Discussion and consideration of this road widening project, as well as some other issues, will be on the agenda for tonight’s Sept. 5 meeting at 6:30 p.m. in Kernersville Municipal Chambers.
At their Aug. 31 meeting, the BOA approved a resolution setting the date for a public hearing for a voluntary annexation petition by the property owner for property located at 9414 West Market Street containing 1.755 acres, more or less. This property is where the former Colfax Fire Rescue Department is located. On June 30 the Colfax fire department and property were turned over to jurisdiction of the Kernersville Fire Rescue Department. The Colfax Fire and Rescue Department is now called the Kernersville Fire Rescue Department Colfax Division.
For more, see the Tuesday, September 5, 2023 edition.

Downtown events

The Downtown Kernersville Classic Car Cruise-in and Sidewalk Saturday, hosted by the Old Salem Chapter of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) and the Kernersville Chamber of Commerce, will be held this Saturday, September 9. Sidewalk Saturday will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the Downtown Cruise-in, sponsored by Parks Buick GMC Kernersville, the Lawrence & Etta Lea Pope Foundation, the Kernersville Chamber of Commerce and Choice Tire and Automotive, will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. During the Downtown Cruise-in, Main Street in downtown Kernersville will be closed to traffic.
During Sidewalk Saturday, the community is encouraged to shop in downtown Kernersville and visit the Kernersville Farmers Market. Vendors will be set up at the Kernersville Farmers Market selling fresh produce until 12 p.m. Residents are encouraged to eat, shop and relax from 2 to 4 p.m. and then enjoy the Cruise-in.
For more, see the Tuesday, September 5, 2023 edition.

Demolition of property

The Kernersville Board of Aldermen (BOA)
approved one ordinance and one resolution at the
Aug. 31 meeting at the Kernersville Municipal
Council Chambers.
Pete Kunkle delivered the invocation for the
meeting. Kunkle was the long-time pastor for
First Christian Church and helped found The
Crossing Church. He is retiring this week. The
BOA thanked him for his many contributions to
the Town and its citizens.
The first order of business was consideration of
an ordinance to order the demolition of property
located at 511 Clubb Road. For more, see the Saturday-Sunday, September 2 & 3, 2023 edition.

Oak Ridge mayor

Oak Ridge Mayor Ann Schneider is not on the
Nov. 7 ballot, but she has a vested interest in the
Town Council election results.
“The government structure is different here.
I serve as a voting member, and the mayor and
mayor pro tem serve at the pleasure of the Town
Council. Once the Town Council is elected, the
next Town Council meeting will be on the Thursday
after the election,” said Schneider. “At that
point, the newly elected Town Council members
will be sworn in and they will appoint the mayor
and the mayor pro tem. People disagree about
what systems work best. Here you have to have
the support of the majority of Council. A lot of
models work that way. For example, the chairman
of the Forsyth County Commissioner is elected
by the commissioners.” For more, see the Saturday-Sunday, September 2 & 3, 2023 edition.

Kernersville Alive

The Kernersville Christian
Minister’s Fellowship is hosting
their third annual Kernersville
Alive Concert on Thursday,
Sept. 7 at Paul J. Ciener Botanical
Garden. The event will
begin at 5:30 p.m. Music will
begin at 6 p.m. and will be provided
by the Taylor Vade Band.
Kernersville Alive is based
off a simple motto that was intensified
after the COVID-19
pandemic and statewide shutdowns.
The motto states, “Because
Life is Better in Community.”
For more, see the Saturday-Sunday, September 2 & 3, 2023 edition.

Warrior Rally

On Saturday, Sept. 16, Kernersville
local and Monster Jam
driver Bryce Kenny is hosting
his first-ever Warrior Rally in
the Triad Baptist Church parking
lot to benefit families with
pediatric cancer. The event is
free to the public and 100%
of the money raised from this
event will go to families in need.
The event will begin at 9 a.m.
and will continue throughout
the day until 8 p.m. From 9 a.m.
until 12:30 p.m., there will be a
Cars and Coffee Cruise-in with
hundreds of cars to view, from
classic to modern and everything
in between. For more, see the Saturday-Sunday, September 2 & 3, 2023 edition.

Harton running for OR Town Council

Jim Harton has been very active in Oak Ridge and
is hoping to become more involved as an Oak Ridge
Town Council (ORTC) member.
Harton, Michael Greeson and Mike Stone are new
candidates on the November 7 ballot pursuing three
of the four ORTC seats. George McClellan and Martha
Pittman are the two incumbents on the ballot. Incumbent
and Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kinneman’s term ends in
2025. Incumbent Spencer Sullivan
did not file for reelection. Sullivan,
who is retired, was appointed to fill
the current term for Doug Nodine,
who unfortunately passed away.
Oak Ridge Mayor Ann Schneider is
not on the ballot. However, the election
could affect who the Oak Ridge
mayor and mayor pro tem will be.
After the election, the new Town
Council will be responsible for appointing
the Oak Ridge mayor and
mayor pro tem.
Harton has been on the
Oak Ridge Town Budget 1Committee since 2021. He is chairman of the Oak Ridge Water Advisory Committee and has been on the Oak Ridge Fire Department Board since 2020.
“My interest has been focused on the safety, security and preservation of Oak Ridge. I think those areas have provided me with a lot of insight into the town and I think I can continue with those goals as a Town Council member,” said Harton. For more, see the Thursday, August 31, 2023 edition.

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