June 28, 2009
FUNDRAISERSOngoingThe Sanctuary, a place for all people to explore spirituality through a variety of creative endeavors, needs monetary contributions to further scholarships for art classes, book groups and meetings addressing recovery issues. 621-1514 or...
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June 21, 2009
High Point Midnight Basketball, in its seventh year, will start July 13 at Morehead Recreation Center, 101 Price St., High Point, and Aug. 3 at Southside Recreation Center, 401 Taylor Ave., High Point. Capt. Al Williams of the High Point Police Depa...
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FUNDRAISERSOngoingThe Sanctuary, a place for all people to explore spirituality through a variety of creative endeavors, needs monetary contributions to further scholarships for art classes, book groups and meetings addressing recovery issues. 621-1514 or...
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June 17, 2009
Some town employees left the Jamestown Town Council meeting Tuesday night with a bang of the front door after the council approved removing merit pay raises from the 2009-10 budget. “My job is not to be the popular person or a go-with-the-flow perso...
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June 14, 2009
Molly Dickinson Jordan and her mother, Kay Dickinson, spent many Saturdays at Perkinson’s Jewelers in downtown High Point. Not only was Perkinson’s the place for gift buying, it also was where so many High Pointers registered for their wedding...
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It’s time to pull on your sneakers and hit the pavement, High Point. The Fitness Center at High Point Regional Health System kicked off its second “Get Healthy High Point” event Wednesday. Beginning June 21, area residents and people who...
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The Hispanic Center in High Point, is offering at-risk elementary and middle school students GREAT alternatives to gang activities. The center will offer Gang Resistance Education and Training, a 12-week gang prevention program for parents and children.
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At least five local restaurants are ready to put their chicken wings to the test at the second annual Wingfest Saturday at the Piedmont Triad Farmers Market in Colfax. A fundraiser for Arc of High Point, Wingfest crowns restaurants winners of best hot win...
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FundRAISERSOngoing The Sanctuary, a place for all people to explore spirituality through a variety of creative endeavors, needs monetary contributions to further scholarships for art classes, book groups and meetings addressing recovery issues. 621-1514 o...
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June 7, 2009
FundRAISERSOngoing The Sanctuary, a place for all people to explore spirituality through a variety of creative endeavors, needs monetary contributions to further scholarships for art classes, book groups and meetings addressing recovery issues. 621-1514 o...
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June 5, 2009
High Point city officials will dedicate the newly-constructed Oak Hollow Marina at 11 a.m. Saturday at 3431 N. Centennial St. The day will also include a youth fishing derby. The new, 4,100-square-foot facility was built on the former marina’s fo...
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June 2, 2009
High Point University will build a sidewalk along the eastern portion of West College Drive after the High Point City Council approved an encroachment request Monday night. The university plans to construct a 6-foot-wide sidewalk and a wrought iron fence...
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May 31, 2009
FundRAISERS Ongoing The Sanctuary, a place for all people to explore spirituality through a variety of creative endeavors, needs monetary contributions to further scholarships for art classes, book groups and meetings addressing recovery issues. 621-1514...
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May 30, 2009
The curtain is about to drop on my three-part series on May Day, which seems to have become as extinct as the dinosaurs.To have experienced this and been able to discuss it with my friends makes it a memory that I will cherish forever. Here are a few more...
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May 28, 2009
High Point Museum and Historical Park will host a Community Heritage Day 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The museum also opened its new furniture exhibit Tuesday. The interactive exhibit features oral histories, furniture and a driving tour educating the publ...
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May 27, 2009
Tricia Cliff of High Point has captured her family’s experience during the aftermath of a bad car accident last December in a book titled “Love, Blessings and Seatbelts.” She plans to donate 12 percent of the proceeds from book sales to...
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May 24, 2009
FundRAISERS Ongoing The Sanctuary, a place for all people to explore spirituality through a variety of creative endeavors, needs monetary contributions to further scholarships for art classes, book groups and meetings addressing recovery issues. 621-1514...
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May 23, 2009
Second in a three-part series on May Day happenings of yesteryear. Back in the day, May Day was one big arts festival that kids of all ages could enjoy. It was carefully planned so all students could participate regardless of economics — no designer...
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May 22, 2009
High Point has been celebrating its 150th birthday all year, but the big party is Saturday. The city’s International Festival will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday with arts, crafts, music and other entertainment. “High Point’s Sesquic...
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May 19, 2009
High Point doesn’t plan any property tax increases for the 2009-10 fiscal year, but staff warns that increases may be needed later on. To help cut costs, the city will freeze salary increases through June 30, 2010, eliminate 19 full-time and 4 part......
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May 17, 2009
The Goodwill Retail Store, 5301 Samet Drive in High Point, is serving up more than deals on clothing and household goods. On Friday, the Goodwill store opened Edgar’s Coffee. The shop serves café-style coffee, smoothies and other beverages. P...
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Knitting can provide stress relief, and knitting with others can provide support and companionship. That’s a big part of what the Close Knit group at High Point Regional Health System’s Cancer Center, 302 Westwood Ave., attempts to do. The gro...
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FundRAISERS Ongoing The Sanctuary, a place for all people to explore spirituality through a variety of creative endeavors, needs monetary contributions to further scholarships for art classes, book groups and meetings addressing recovery issues. 621-1514...
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First in a three-part series on May Day happenings of yesteryear.May is here again. We old-timers reach back into our psyches and pull out memories of long-ago May Day festivals. Because May Day isn’t celebrated in the schools as it was in the good...
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May 14, 2009
HIGH POINT — A new monument honoring fallen police officers was unveiled at the High Point Police Department’s annual memorial Thursday morning. More than 100 family, guests and uniformed police officers attended the ceremony. Police Chief Jim...
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