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special | HPE Spencer Wilson gets a kiss from his father, Billy, at Brenner Children’s Hospital in Winston-Salem. Nothing to fear: 14-year-old Spencer Wilson has found a measure of maturity in his fight against cancer
No need to fear. That loud, extended howling you heard from west of here this past Monday was no wild animal. It was just Spencer Wilson, a wild 14-year-old kid from High Point who had just comple...
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Special | HPE Mandisa, a 2006 “American Idol” contestant, will perform Saturday at First Wesleyan Church at Providence Place. No idle career: Former 'Idol' contestant turns to contemporary Christian music
HIGH POINT – She may not be the “American Idol,” but Mandisa – now a popular Christian vocalist – is making good use of her “Idol” time. “You want to win – I would’ve liked to make it further ...
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Don Davis Jr. | HPE Capt. Vicki Perez (left) of the Salvation Army and Punkin Parker, president of the Women’s Auxiliary, show some of the items in the Red Kettle Luncheon auctions. Filling the kettle: Auctions, fashion show to highlight Salvation Army luncheon
HIGH POINT – Leaders of the Salvation Army’s strong right arm, the Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary, hope to flex some financial muscle next week at the organization’s traditional fundraiser, ...
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Don Davis Jr. | HPE Despite the challenge of diabetes, Andrea Nance will run the half marathon Saturday at the North Carolina Marathon in High Point. To the finish: After four months of training, 'The Lucky 13' are ready to run
HIGH POINT – Less than a year after suffering a heart attack, Sandy Hand will run a half marathon. So will Andrea Nance, a diabetic who requires an insulin pump to maintain normal blood sugar ...
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Special | HPE Michael Franzese will speak Sunday at Life Community Church in Jamestown. The new boss: Former mobster leaves life of organized crime to speak out for Christianity
JAMESTOWN – They say the only way to leave the Mafia is in a coffin. So when former mafioso Michael Franzese first considered leaving the mob more than two decades ago, he knew the odds of walki...
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Special | HPE Cookbook author Lindy Clark and her husband, Don, have wheat allergies, which makes dining out difficult. Lindy lends talent: High Point woman pens cookbook, teaches classes on gluten-free cooking
HIGH POINT – Lindy Clark has a word for the majority of gluten-free food that’s out there – nasty. “I’ve never had anybody else’s gluten-free food but my own, but everybody who has had it tell...
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Special | HPE The paper collage “What’s My Next Step?” by Jacquelyn Hughes Mooney will be on exhibit beginning Saturday in Greensboro. A portion of the proceeds from exhibit sales will go to earthquake relief in Haiti. The art of helping: Haitians to benefit from exhibit's proceeds
GREENSBORO – As a native of New Orleans, a city that has rebuilt itself in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Jacquelyn Hughes Mooney understands some of the struggles currently facing earthquake-ra...
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Special | HPE Winston-Salem photographer Dave Gregory combined a landscape with images of John Skau’s wood to make this unique photograph. John Skau's wood: Exhibit pays homage to late Archdale artist
Archdale wood artist John Skau would’ve truly appreciated the tribute exhibit that opened this weekend in his memory, but not just because it’s a tribute to his work. “One of the things John felt ...
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Modeling the fashions were (seated) Ali Earley, Leanna Smith, Teresa Slate Brynda Bullard, (standing) Bailey Snodgrass, Marie Ventrone, Sue Hunter and escort Michael Howell. MARY BOGEST | HPE Vintage fashions highlight fundraiser
The fashion model was escorted by Michael Howell, who looked dashing and elegant in his tuxedo. A quiet hush permeated the cheerful luncheon crowd that anxiously awaited the chic fashion show. Wou...
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Special | HPE Sci-fi artist Doug Chaffee, who drew this scene, will attend StellarCon 34 in High Point. Sci-fi, fantasy convention returns to familiar realm
HIGH POINT – No telling who you’ll meet at StellarCon 34, the Triad’s annual science fiction and fantasy convention that opens today at the Best Western High Point Hotel. You might meet Kling...
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