Rory the Cat Voted High Point's Best

April 2019 INSIDE HIGH POINT

National Library Workers Week April 7 - 13

RORY THE CAT VOTED HIGH POINT’S BEST PET

EDC Celebrates Crown Mark After the success of last year’s High Distribution Center Ribbon Cutting Point’s Best Dog contest on Facebook, we opened this year’s March Madness-themed tournament to all of the pets of High Point! From a Fleet Receives NCDOL 128-pet bracket, we made our way to Safety Award the final two: Hank the Bulldog vs. Rory the Cat. Rory won the popular vote, 57% to 43%. This year, Northwood Animal Hospital sponsored the prizes, so Rory and her human Linda received a gift basket from the NAH staff. We’re looking forward to next year’s contest already! Community Outreach Officers Boyd and Dockery spent time at Fairview Elementary for a presentation about stealing. Selfie King Officer Boyd took an “us-ie” with some of the first graders. The Fairview presentation was just one of the 164 total Community Outreach events for the month of March, which also included 10 neighborhood watch meetings, the First Responders Day at Phoenix Academy, two car seat installations and the Coffee with a Cop event at the McDonald’s on Greensboro Road, among others. Below, Community Outreach Officer Boyd enjoys coffee and conversation during Coffee with a Cop at the Greensboro Road McDonald’s. Thank you to owner Jackie King and her staff for hosting!

Above, Officer Brancaccio shows off a few photos to his new friend during Coffee with a Cop at the Greensboro Road McDonald’s. PASSPORT

FOR TICKETS, call 336-887-3001 or visit HighPointTheatre.com Billy “Crash” Craddock The Sauce Boss Saturday,April 27, 2019 -8:00 pm Tuesday,May 7, 2019 -7:30 pm

Greensboronative Billy “Crash” Craddock Bill “Sauce Boss” Wharton brings his Florida has experienced phenomenal world-wide slide guitar blues, his gumbo, and his own hot success with nine #1 singles, countless sauce to every multisensory performance. A top-ten charted singles including “Rub It In” show within ashow,heincludes aculinary and “Knock Three Times”, performed at demonstration throughout the musical the grand Old Opry,and toured to sold-out program of Blues, Cajun, rock and country. crowds. Concert goers areasked to bring food donations in support of the Greater High Point Food Alliance.

Acts and Dates Subject to Change. Please VisitHighPointTheatre.com for Updates and Information. ROCKERS HAVE A HORSE WITH NO NAME

Well, it’s not a hamster! The High Point Rockers unveiled their mascot – a horse with currently no name – at the Hartley Drive YMCA earlier this month. According to the Rockers, this foal with a North Carolina patch on his face migrated from Wyoming to High Point, passing through the Field of Dreams in Iowa and the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland on the way. The Rockers are holding a Name the Mascot contest, with the finalist names being Buck, Giddy Up, Hay Hay, Hobby, Thunder, Hutch, Hype, Ribbie and Splinter. Vote now on your favorite through Sunday – the winning name will be announced May 2! FLEET RECEIVES STATE SAFETY AWARD The Fleet Department received a Second Consecutive Year Gold achievement at the annual N.C. Department of Labor Annual Safety Awards Lunch. The Gold Award is based on the days away, restricted, transferred (DART) rate, which includes cases of days away from work, restricted activity or job transfer. The award was presented by Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry to Shop Supervisor Justin Hix. Keep up the good work! CROWN MARK RIBBON CUTTING Mayor Wagner, Councilmembers Britt Moore, Don Scarborough and Jason Ewing, EDC Executive Vice President Sandy Dunbeck and Business High Point celebrated the ribbon cutting ceremony of the 250,000 square foot Crown Mark Furniture Distribution Center in north High Point! POWER BASKETBALL TEAMS Both the High Point Power Boys and Girls teams recently played in their first tournament, the 2019 NC AAU Showcase in Mooresville. Our girls finished 2-0 and the boys went 2-1. The girls then took first place in the Team BOND D2/D3 Hoopfest tournament at the Gateway YMCA in Winston-Salem. Congratulations to our young athletes! MACEDONIA BASEBALL LEAGUE 20TH ANNIVERSARY We love our community partnerships! High Point Parks & Recreation honored the Macedonia Family Resource Center as it celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Macedonia Baseball League. “This program would not work without Parks & Recreation,” said Dell McCormick, Executive Director at MFRC. “Inner city youth baseball leagues have all but disappeared, but in High Point, ours has 12 teams and over 200 kids - and it’s growing every year. What we have is very unique and positive, and we are honored by this partnership.” May 4 is opening day; please call 336.883.0300. EARTH DAY AT THE PEC On Earth Day, the Piedmont Environmental Center welcomed volunteers from six Tri- ad-based Entercome radio stations, who generously gave their time to repaint the PEC’s North Carolina mapscape. Entercom’s sustainability initiative, called “1 Day 1 Thing,” involves more than 300 radio stations participating in projects on Earth Day. Brent Millar, Senior Vice President and Market Manager, said, “Across the country there are over 3,000 Entercom employees working on projects in support of the environment and Earth Day. We are happy to do what we can to help our community and make the world a better place to live.” PEC Director Dick Thomas said, “It’s wonderful to see volunteers out here on Earth Day to improve the North Carolina mapscape. When students and visitors walk it, they realize how diverse and full of natural resources the geography of our state is. It’s a great learning tool.” Thank you to Entercom stations 93.1 The Wolf, 102 JAMZ, 98.7 Simon, 97.1 QMG, 1510AM Big Weal Gospel and WPE AM 950 for your hard work and enthusiastic spirit!

Happy National Library Workers Day and National Library Week to our wonderful High Point Public Library Staff! TRANSIT SYSTEM OPERATORS OF THE YEAR 2018 Transit Operator of the Year Melissa “Missy” Laubach has earned the privilege of being selected as the 2018 Transit Operator of the Year! Missy has been with the Transit System for seven years.

2018 Paratransit Operator of the Year Brenda Bolton has earned this award for the third time. She has been employed with HPTS Access since 2010.

In order to be eligible for these awards, operators must be employed for one full year. The decision is more than a popularity contest – the number of votes received from passengers, supervisors and other coach operators each equals 25% of the nominees’ final scores. The nominees’ performance evaluations account for the remaining 25%.

The following criteria are used by passengers, operators and supervisors for selecting the award recipients: • Deals courteously and patiently with the public • Provides expert, safe and reliable service • Avoids arguments with passengers • Has a positive attitude in providing essential public service • Is capable in bus handling procedures • Is neat in appearance

Congratulations, Missy and Brenda! GET ON BOARD FOR NEW NAME, NEW LOOK, NEW SERVICE The High Point Transit System joined with PART, GTA and WSTA to provide free rides on all routes for Get On Board Day on April 25. Get On Board Day is a national advocacy day for generating awareness and support for public transportation. Effective April 1, fares on HPTS are $1.25, and senior/disabled/Medicare fares are 60 cents. HPTS also introduced POINT Cards and POINT Passes, which are cards made of durable plastic and store monetary value. This is not only more environmentally friendly, but also easier for passengers to board, reload value and be issued a new card with the balance if lost or stolen. UPCOMING EVENTS MAY 2019

1 2 3 4 Baseball Memorabilia 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

5 6 City Council 7 The Sauce Boss 8 9 10 Beach 11 Washington Meeting 7:30 p.m. Music Festival Street Walking Tour 5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 8 a.m. Animal Traces: Scats, Reception for Older Skulls & Tracks Americans Month 2 p.m. 10 a.m.

Youth Jiu-Jitsu 6:15 p.m. 12 13 14 Dog 15 16 Senior Center 17 Evening 18 Food Truck Rally Obedience Class Book Club Owl Paddle 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. 7 – 8 p.m. 10 a.m. 8 p.m.

19 20 City Council 21 Big Truck Day 22 23 24 25 Yard Sale Meeting 9 a.m. Oakview 5:30 p.m. 7 a.m.

26 27 Memorial Day 28 29 30 Sip and Chip 31 Parents’ Nite Out Holiday Oak Hollow Deep River City Facilities Golf Course 6 p.m. Closed 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Parks & Recreation City Council Museum Library Theatre

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