Members at Ridgecrest form The Silver Pen Committee, choosing the essay topic, evaluating the submissions, and awarding three prizes. Submissions are being accepted through Feb. For full rules and to submit an essay, visit www. Last week it was East Wilkes After defeating the Cardinals on the road during the regular season, Mount Airy defeated East Wilkes in the second round of the 1A State Playoffs to move to on the season.
Mount Airy hosts Starmount on Nov. Mount Airy and Starmount are certainly familiar with each another. The Granite Bears and Rams first faced off in and played at least once every year until Mount Airy leads the all-time series against Starmount The Bears defeated the Rams in , then lost in and in DB Walker Stroup SR — four interceptions, 13 passes defensed, 1 pick-6, 1 forced fumble, 12 solo tackles, 43 total tackles.
Shoals Elementary School fifth grade students recently campaigned and prepared speeches to present to the student body hoping to get their vote in the Student Council Elections. The hallways were lined with campaign posters asking students to vote for their favorite candidate.
The candidates presented their speeches over the Google Meet morning announcements. With the goal of helping to make Christmas bright for area children and youth who might not otherwise have a good holiday, The Marine Corps League of Surry County, Detachment , Toys for Tots campaign is underway.
Throughout the county, the group has scattered the familiar white Toys for Tots boxes where folks can drop off new toys to be given to area children in need for Christmas.
For folks leery about getting out in public because of COVID, the group has ways individuals can help. This year, she said there will be three such drop-offs, the first this Saturday, Nov. Even with a little Santa magic, she said last year was challenging because of the pandemic. Still, the group was able to help area children, down from more than 1, from the year before. She said Toys for Tots opens up applications from area families once the Salvation Army closes its application sign ups, although online applications are active now.
We hope to be able to do that well again this year. Toys for Tots also gives toys to other charities in the area. In addition to individuals making donations, she said Toys For Tots gets support from area businesses. Jason Detailing is one of those businesses. They are raffling a homemade Rocking Horse, a picture of Santa with a lantern and a hometown Carousel. William E. Smith has donated to Toys for Tots for the last five years.
Insteel Manufacturing, Eagle Carports, Surry Communication and many more, never fail to donate to Toys for Tots and we appreciate each and every person that donates.
For more information, visit mount. For those who might need some help from Toys for Tots this year, online applications are being accepted until noon on Dec. In its first postseason since being promoted to the 2A division, East Surry finds itself in a similar situation to years past.
The Cardinals will host a third-round matchup of the state playoffs on Friday against Monroe. East Surry has reached the third round of the playoffs in each of the past five seasons.
East Surry and Monroe have only faced-off three times. These meetings all came in the 1AA State Playoffs and took place in back-to-back-to-back seasons. The Redhawks are against the Cardinals. The first meeting was in the first round of the playoffs, which Monroe won The two teams faced-off again in the first round in , and the Redhawks won that came Finally, Monroe and East Surry met in the Sweet 16 of the playoffs.
Monroe won that game and went on to finish as West Regional Runners-Up. FS Elliott Reed SR — 18 solo tackles, 20 total tackles, 4 interceptions, 2 interceptions returned for a TD, interception yards, 1 fumble recovery.
Stephen Brantley JR — of PATs, 3-of-6 field goals, 30 kickoffs for 1, yards and 7 touchbacks, 7 punts for yards. The battle between the Bears and the Crusaders was a rematch of the Regional Title match, and the result was the same in the end. After 77 minutes of captivating play, the Crusaders netted the first and only goal of the match.
They really left it all out on the field. High School Athletic Association. Mount Airy soccer has only lost nine total matches over the past five seasons. Hurley said he was extremely proud of his team for going all out in the match and competing for 80 minutes. The center official called things tight early on. The teams were whistled for a combined 19 fouls in the first half, with three Mount Airy players and two from Christ the King receiving yellow cards. Center defensive mid Dillon Kocher served as distributor for quick strikes on offense as well as on resets back to the defense.
Garcia had a cross a few minutes later that was headed out before Mount Airy could attempt a shot. Hurley had to get creative with some of his lineup combinations on defense after Chapman and Salmeron both picked up cards in the first half. Nonetheless, keeper Edwin Ramirez kept the goal clean through the first 40 minutes of regulation. The first half was more of a feeling out process for both teams that opened the door for immediate action in the second half.
Christ the King earned its first corner kick of the evening less than 60 seconds into the second half. The kick curved in toward the goal, but was saved by Ramirez near the end line. Two minutes later, Kocher crossed into the box to set teammate Marcos Frias up for a header.
Frias was in position to score, but Ramirez jumped up just enough to snatch the cross out of the air. CTK was held without a shot until the 64th minute. In the meantime, Mount Airy piled on five shots: Lopez had three shots of his own, two that were off target and one that was saved, Edwin Agabo added one shot that was saved, and Angel Hernandez placed a free kick from 30 yards out just over the cross bar. Ramirez continued to battle in the net with key saves down the stretch.
The keeper deflected a shot out for a corner in the 64th minute, then came away with the ball before a strike could develop. A handling call against Mount Airy was made in the 74th minute. Kocher lined up from 35 yards out and placed a shot on goal that was knocked down by Ramirez. Nik Seguin won possession along the left sideline and kicked a high-arching cross to the middle of the field and just outside the yard box.
Alex Neal trapped the pass with his back to the goal, dribbled toward his own sideline to set up with his right foot and sent a low shot to the opposite post. The shot was just out of reach for a diving Ramirez. Mount Airy quickly moved into Crusader territory in an attempt to force overtime. Lopez took the free kick and sent a hard shot at the goal that stayed less than a yard off the ground the whole time.
The shot made it past the wall, but was stopped by the CTK keeper. The loss stings, especially for the seniors, but Hurley hopes his players will be able to look back on the season as a success. Mount Airy finishes the year sixth in the nation in goals scored. The No. Elkin Lopez ties the Mount Airy school record for single-season goals scored with Lopez ties Jeremy Chappell, who scored 45 goals as a senior in Americans love their cars, and buy lots of them per 1, people.
That heavy taxation pays for a generous European Welfare State. Eventually, everybody will pay more tax, probably payroll and VAT value added tax. So if you support Mr. A sure sign that the yuletide season will soon be here is the Mount Airy Christmas Parade, which is set to roll through downtown Mount Airy on Nov.
James Easter has been chosen as grand marshal for the event that officially kicks off the Christmas season locally. Easter is a longtime local businessman who operates a music store on North Main Street and also is known as a member of The Easter Brothers, a popular bluegrass gospel group.
In , COVID resulted in a limited drive-through parade in Mount Airy with no floats or other units involved, but this year organizers are set to return to a traditional format. However, one key difference between the event scheduled for Nov. And the late-day idea stuck after being tried in One reason evening parades are popular is that floats can be adorned with lights which show up better in the dark and create a more visual experience that unlit decorations.
Applications can be mailed to the Downtown Business Association, P. Box , Mount Airy, NC, Main St. The parade typically features floats sponsored by businesses, clubs, churches and other organizations, including one manned by Santa Claus; local high school bands; costumed characters; public safety vehicles; local dignitaries; unusual vehicles; and other entries.
A rain date of Nov. An unusually large crowd assembled Monday evening for the regularly scheduled meeting of the Surry County Board of Commissioners. You know they are on their way. Ron Lewis began by explaining that a monument is something to memorialize what is no longer with us, and what Foundations Forward wants to do is display the still living documents of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights in free public forums in central locations that are that are easily accessible to all.
Lewis asked the board members who among them had been to the National Archives to see these documents and was pleased to see the board had. In his experience he has found most Americans have not had the chance to see the founding documents. Having access to these documents will, Lewis said, add to the natural curiosity citizens have about them. Of special note to the board was that the foundation has funds to pay for the project with all private money.
In exchange for in-kind services to get the project landed, the foundation would pay for the installation. What he could tell the board now was that there was an agreement in place with a national chain for the new hotel. Daysheets are detailed timesheets describing how employees spend their time during the workday and help to correctly draw down funds from the federal or state government based on the work that the employee did.
The new software will streamline processes and improve efficiency for the department in scheduling and maintenance of daysheets. She reports several new employees are moving through their state mandated training and then shadowing before being assigned caseloads. Only 1, voters were impacted, at around unique addresses, by the change to the district lines. Those residents have already been notified of the change by mail.
This redistricting will correct the boundary line issues seen with the state but is not related to the district population imbalance that the board was made aware of recently.
Allison had been banned from all city housing authority property in May This is resulting from a recent bid-solicitation process during which three companies submitted proposals for the infrastructure work involved, with Mayor Ron Niland saying Tuesday that city officials are pleased with the results.
Cauley and Son Inc. City officials initially questioned the huge price difference between the highest and lowest proposals. However, Greenfield Utility Construction provided assurances that this would be the case, Niland said. Along with the city staff, The Lane Group, a Galax, Virginia, engineering firm that assists the municipality on various projects, recommends that Greenfield be awarded the job.
During their next meeting Thursday at 6 p. Sunhouse Hospitality, a private group headquartered in Cary, is seeking to develop a boutique hotel in the towering Sparger Building with the help of historic tax credits available to preserve the architecture of old mill facilities. The hotel is to contain 70 to 80 rooms and operate under a national brand, states a redevelopment agreement between Sunhouse and the municipality which was approved in August.
This involves plans for a convention-type market center including meeting space in an old dye house portion of that structure. A Phase I infrastructure effort was completed last year to aid a new apartment complex next door to the Sparger Building. The initiative to clean local waterways was one of the service projects selected by Carolinas Region PTK for the year. Nine chapter members and five family members enjoyed the weather as they collected approximately eight bags of trash.
They collected the trash from the parking lots, trails and riverbanks. Kathleen D. We are glad we did. The park is beautiful and allows great access to the Fisher River for fishing or canoeing.
We had a great turn out, and everyone had a wonderful time fellowshipping and helping to keep our waterways clean. Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society recognizing the academic achievement of students at associate degree granting colleges and helping them to grow as scholars and leaders.
The society is made up of more than 3. Follow the local chapter on Facebook surryPhiThetaKappa. Congratulations and way to go Mountaineers. The planting was part of a theme for the week Drug Free Looks Like Me, as the students worked to understand and explore the possibilities in life living drug-free. In this month when we customarily express our thankfulness for the blessings of life, there is much in the world of high school sports and performing arts for which we are thankful as the series of state championships commence.
First, the almost eight million participants in high school sports — and a similar number of students in performing arts programs — will be able to start and finish state championships in a normal timeframe for the first time since the fall tournaments concluded almost two years ago. The pandemic brought winter championships to a halt, caused the cancellation of spring championships and created chaos throughout the school year.
Although some mitigations such as mask mandates remain in some areas, it appears a full cycle of state championships are on schedule for the first time since Second, several girls state championships will have an even higher level of significance as they are conducted for the 50th time, having started shortly after the passage of Title IX in June After the landmark Title IX legislation was signed into law by President Richard Nixon on June 23, , girls participation in high school sports skyrocketed, and state high school associations began to offer new championships for girls at a furious rate.
In , there were more states hosting girls championships in tennis 27 than any other sport, followed by swimming 17 , basketball 16 , gymnastics 15 , volleyball 14 and golf 14 , with only three states offering track and field.
A mere two years later, track and field was No. By , all states plus the District of Columbia were offering girls basketball and track and field championships, followed by tennis 49 , cross country 49 and volleyball 46 ; softball 38 and soccer 21 had started to make an impact across the country as well. Soccer, in fact, has had the most remarkable growth. In , only girls were playing high school soccer. Twenty-five years later, that number had climbed to almost ,; and as the 50th anniversary of Title IX approaches, there are now almost , girls playing high school soccer, and the sport ranks fourth in popularity among girls high school sports — all because of that opportunity in While there was not an immediate impact, the passage of Title IX also opened the doors for girls to participate in a couple of traditional boys sports — football and wrestling.
Girls first began playing on boys football teams in the mids and passed 2, participants in ; however, numbers have leveled off the past 20 years, with the latest totals at 2, participants nationally. During this period of time, however, there has been a surge in development of girls flag football programs. The latest survey indicated 11, participants in girls flag football, and interest is expected to expand to other states thanks to a partnership between Nike and the National Football League which will provide state associations money to start pilot programs.
The sport with the biggest growth rate the past five years — both in terms of participants and addition of state championships — is girls wrestling. After girls only had the option of wrestling on boys teams for many years, 20 states have added separate championships for girls just in the past four years. California , Washington , Massachusetts and Tennessee added state championships to push the total to six states before the explosion the past four years.
Even amid the pandemic, six states added girls wrestling championships this past year Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Wisconsin , and now 26 states are offering state wrestling championships for girls. Participation has jumped from 4, in to 7, in and 21, in In response to this growth, the NFHS Wrestling Rules Committee has established the first separate weight classes for girls, set to take effect in We salute all schools and state associations that are continuing to create new opportunities for girls to be involved in high school sports and performing arts.
The two-time N. Price has already become one of the top wrestlers in Surry Central and Surry County history through his first two years. By winning the 2A pound State Championship as a freshman and sophomore, Jeremiah becomes just the third wrestler in county history to win multiple wrestling state titles. Jeremiah finished his freshman season with a record to set the county record for single-season wins. Wilson went on to finish on the season and win the 3A championship. Price won his next 29 matches following the loss and no other wrestler came within a point of him.
This included the 2A championship, which he won via decision. His last four matches in the tournament all ended in overtime or sudden-victory periods.
He always finds things that he could have done better. Even after the state championship, he was doing that. He competed in the High School Elite Division and defeated a state runner-up from Florida, a two-time state champion from Virginia and state placer in Minnesota in the tournament.
This loss only came after an Ultimate Tie Breaker. The passengers and their crew lived onboard the ship for more days, weathering a severe winter as their food supplies dwindled and disease and starvation ravaged them. The group originally set out in July with another ship, the Speedwell, but both ships were old and taking on water. After several false starts and a series of major repairs, the Mayflower set out on her own Sept.
By the end of that winter only 53 people remained. When the weather permitted, they gathered supplies on land and began building huts on the hills overlooking the bay. They finally left the ship at the end of March The Wampanoag tribe watched and debated what to do about these newcomers.
The Native experience with Europeans was a mixed bag at best filled with betrayals, broken treaties, and outright treachery over the years before. The tribal leader, Massasoit, weighed the risks — help the struggling band that had already stolen food from them or attack to drive them away.
For a four-hour open house, we recreate the essentials of a unique experience at the property. We usually have a yacht outside of a waterfront listing. Michael Soon , Senior Sales Associate. I also invite neighbors to come by, as they usually provide their feedback on living in the area, which, in turn, helps sell the home. One of the best ways to get nosy neighbors to your open house is by using door hangers.
They offer tons of great templates that are super-easy to customize, and shipping is free. Ricardo A. Olea Keller Williams, Chula Vista. The open house is not meant to sell the home; it is meant as a lead source method of what you can actually deliver to a seller. Off-hour open hours get me more bang for my buck … and time! Douglas Elliman Real Estate. From housewarming parties to launch parties for luxury buildings, real estate agents have been leveraging the power of booze and gossip to sell real estate since the beginning.
When you think about it for a few seconds, it makes perfect sense. The only problem, of course, is that unless you have an historic or extravagant listing, getting those influencers through the door can be like pulling teeth. Enter experiential marketing. Experiential marketing is just a fancy way of saying that building an experience for local influencers to write about is a great way to get them through the door.
You need brands. If you want to learn more about experiential marketing, check out our in-depth guide to experiential marketing with examples from Douglas Elliman and Macallan Scotch whiskey to Compass and Steinway Pianos to help get your imagination flowing. Although many agents feel like they need to do literally everything on their own, the best agents know when to get help.
Checking in is one of those things where a junior agent or TaskRabbit can offer a great return on investment ROI. Even though you might not realize it, as a real estate agent, becoming a community leader is in your job description. If you want to succeed, you need to become a leader. Being a community leader will not only help you close more deals, it will help you feel good about doing it.
Giving something back to the community you work in is good for everybody. Charity Navigator is a great site to help you find worthwhile nonprofits that are actually making a difference for issues you care about.
Visit Charity Navigator. Jared Barnett Compass, Manhattan. There are various email marketing platforms today that make it very easy to send flyers directly to brokers. It only costs them a few bucks, but the payoff in customer loyalty is huge. Since you worked hard to get your listing, going the extra mile with little touches like a bootie machine for your seller is part of your job as a listing agent.
Want an even better reason? When a buyer is touring a home, they will ask tough questions that could make some sellers uncomfortable, which will in turn make it harder for those buyers to get serious about their interest.
Buyers want to know about home repair history, schools, and the neighborhood, but not through the rose-colored glasses of your seller. Get all the information you need from them, send them to the movies, and then meet them for lunch afterward to tell them how it went.
Pet smell and hair can be problem for some buyers who have sensitive pet allergies. You want your perspective buyers leaving your open house with dreams of how this could be their dream home, not with itchy eyes and trouble breathing.
After the initial rush of excitement from an open house, new agents often stare down at a list of names and email addresses with a furrowed brow. If you ever find yourself asking this question or just want to sharpen your lead generation skills, we put together this list of the best open house follow up email templates.
Have a great real estate open house idea that is working for you in ? Let us know in the comments. A licensed New York City Real Estate Agent and veteran of the marketing department at Tishman Speyer, Emile has been involved in every aspect of residential real estate from branding new developments to pre-war rentals and resales.
Emile also regularly provides market insights and commentary for publications like The New York Times, Realtor.
I would be best to hang back from any that may have any political connotations — no matter how worthy they may be. Larry, I tend to agree with this sentiment. I feel like too many agents and corporations these days are jumping into politics without realizing how many people they are inevitably turning off. Excellent info for seasoned Brokers and newly licensed alike! Open houses can be a great way to differentiate yourself and start building a brand. They can be fun too!
This was a great read. Do you have anything geared toward new construction sales. I have been trying to get more agents in and coming up with different ways to target buyers.
I have found it hard to get agents to come in. Ben Caballero, the number one real trends agent for and only does new construction. If Buyer timely. Unless Buyer exercises the right to cancel. Approval does not constitute an opinion that any of the terms and conditions in this Contract should be accepted by the parties in a.
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