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Saturday, May 18, 2013
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West grad led design of Bush library
By Jim Buice The Clemmons Courier When the George W. Bush Presidential Center is officially dedicated today in Dallas, a former Clemmons resident can say he played a key role in making the historic occasion a reality. Jim Pearson, who spent most of his younger days in Clemmons and graduated from We ...
New superintendent pick visits West, Southwest
A day after being unanimously picked as the next superintendent of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Dr. Beverly Emory toured West Forsyth High and Southwest Elementary last week as part of a whirlwind glimpse of the county. At West, Emory stopped in to English, history and science classes, ...
Purple martins right at home in Lewisville
By Dwight Sparks Clemmons Courier The first scout flew in March 5. Wade and Connie Beauchamp heard it chattering outside and knew their purple martin friends were finding their way back from Brazil yet again. From Brazil to Lewisville - direct flight. For 20 years, the Beauchamps have welcomed purp ...
Hospital tour wows visitors
By Jim Buice The Clemmons Courier For the Village of Clemmons, it was a weekend to celebrate the arrival of the Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center. The state-of-the-art facility was a community focal point both days with a VIP gathering Saturday evening and tours on Sunday afternoon. Ron Willard ...
1,000 blue flamingos ‘flock’ here
Blue flamingos flocking gracefully on the front lawn of the Broyhill Center in Clemmons? It wasn’t the cold snap that turned the long-necked waders — usually pink — blue. They started flocking last week, and if organizers have their way, there will be a thousand of the not-a-color- ...
Bluebirds’ best friend seeks more converts
By Jim Buice The Clemmons Courier Once upon a time, Bill Abbey says he didn’t know the difference between a bluebird and a crow. That was many years ago. Now Abbey, who has been the Bluebird Trail Monitor at Tanglewood Park in Clemmons for more than three decades, is considered to be an &ldqu ...
Lewisville poet finding a market for her books
By Jim Buice The Clemmons Courier Lewisville’s Terri Erickson has always liked writing poetry, but for most of her life, it was something she enjoyed privately —more like a hobby. Not anymore. Having a daughter grow up and leave home, and attending a poetry reading at Salem College in 2 ...
Foxx moves office across Clemmons
U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx has moved her office across town to the old Clemmons School complex. Opening in early January, the office includes six full-time employees who deal with constituent service issues from passports to Social Security to veteran’s benefits. The new office is at 3540 C ...
Bee lover - Mark Welker says pesticides are harming hives
By Jim Buice The Clemmons Courier When Mark Welker decided to become a beekeeper, he was looking for some help with all the fruit bushes and trees in his yard. “I was putting them in to help us,” said Welker, who lives in Clemmons near West Forsyth High School. “We’ll help t ...
New West principal: Charles McAninch
By Jim Buice The Clemmons Courier When Charles McAninch takes over as the new principal at West Forsyth High School, he admits his biggest goal is to maintain the school’s rich tradition. “My challenge is continuing what has been established there and then improving upon it,” said ...
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