Norma Dennis

Greensboro

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About Town - 6.4.25

3 days ago | yesweekly.com | Norma Dennis |Carol Brooks

Time for teaTea parties can be so much fun at any age and participants at the June 17 A Moment in Time are invited to enjoy afternoon tea at this month’s meeting. In keeping with the theme, participants who wish may dress up and wear a hat or fascinator. The craft for the day will be bird feeders created from teacups and saucers.
About Town - 5.7.25

1 month ago | yesweekly.com | Norma Dennis |Carol Brooks

Florence historical marker to be unveiledOn May 10 at 10 a.m. a marker recognizing the former village of Florence will be placed at the corner of Penny and East Fork roads. Several of the settler families mentioned on the marker are families covered in the March 15 program at the High Point Museum, families that assisted with the abolitionist movement of the Underground Railroad. The City of High Point and High Point Historic Preservation Commission are sponsoring the marker.
About Town - 4.2.25

2 months ago | yesweekly.com | Norma Dennis |Carol Brooks

Shred and ShareThe Sedgefield Woman’s Club will host a Shred and Share event April 5 from 9 a.m. to noon in the parking lot of the Greensboro Shrine Club, 5010 High Point Road, Greensboro. The event includes secure shredding services for personal documents and recycling of clean, dry Styrofoam materials. Donations of shelf-stable breakfast foods or monetary donations are welcome.
Yates retires as orthopedic surgeon

2 months ago | yesweekly.com | Norma Dennis

Like many retirement celebrations, the one for Dr. Mark Yates held at Haynes-Inman Education Center March 11 was bitter sweet. After years as an orthopedic doctor, 15 of which he provided Doctor Clinics at Haynes-Inman, Yates is retiring. He has been practicing for more than 37 years and is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. Yates graduated from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1982.
History talk explores new view on cause of Civil War

2 months ago | yesweekly.com | Norma Dennis

There was a different twist on history during the March 6 First Thursday History Presentation at the Jamestown Public Library. Jamestown resident Jim Lutzweiler critiqued the book “The Demon of Unrest: A saga of Hubris, Heartbreak and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War” by Eric Larson, adding his own take on the cause of the Civil War. Although Larson is one of Lutzweiler’s favorite authors, he disagrees with Larson’s view that the war was all about slavery.
About Town - 3.5.25

Mar 5, 2025 | yesweekly.com | Norma Dennis

Remember When? Gone are the days when toys such as a Slinky Dog, Chatty Cathy and skates adjusted with a key were once popular. But at the March 18 A Moment In Time meeting participants will have an opportunity to enjoy a special program that will have them reminiscing and even playing with some toys from their childhood. Home Helpers is the sponsor for this month’s meeting.
Real ID needed to fly

Mar 5, 2025 | yesweekly.com | Norma Dennis

If you plan to travel any place in the United States after May 7 this year that requires transportation by air, be prepared to present a Real ID. This special form of identification is a star within a circle on the upper right hand corner of either a driver’s license or identification card issued by the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles in compliance with the Transportation Security Administration.
Notes from Norma: Snowy days come in stages

Feb 26, 2025 | yesweekly.com | Norma Dennis

Snowy weather has once again come and gone. As I viewed its beauty from the comfort of my couch I could not help but reflect on how differently it is seen as one ages. There appears to be seven stages of a snow day. Snow is falling and according to the weatherman more is expected. School has been closed for the day and the child cannot wait to get outside. No trip outside is complete without layer upon layer of clothing, topped with a heavy coat, mittens and knitted hat.
Connecting pancakes and dirty faces

Feb 26, 2025 | yesweekly.com | Norma Dennis

Lutheran Church of Our Father, 3304 Groometown Road, Greensboro, will celebrate Shrove Tuesday with a pancake supper on March 4 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Although not scriptural in the sense of relating to a specific Biblical passage, it is spiritual in that it connects to the frequent scriptural theme of fasting — giving up something to help focus on God.
About Town - 2.26.25

Feb 26, 2025 | yesweekly.com | Norma Dennis

First Thursday History Program The Jamestown Public Library will host another in its series of First Thursday History Programs March 6 at 6:30 p.m. The event will be held on the main floor of the library. James Lutzweiler, local historian, will discuss two seemingly unrelated topics: A Primary Cause of the American Civil War, Looking Beyond Slavery and The Yellow Rose of Texas, Who Was She — and Was She a Tar Heel?