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KNOW RIGHTS The Company You Know Your Rights ree Consultation METRO WTWW pm IND THESE ADS ONLINE AT PREMIERJOURNALNOWCOM LEGAL PROESSIONAL NOW ON OUR WEBSITE Ymip NPR Nawi aim Triad flrls StBlIoiUrom Wka orwl Unlwrally 33B7S88850 wwwwldlor Lizards" by Annuities Retirement Planning Victoria Cherrie can he reached at 727 7283 or at vcherriewsjournalcom Monte Mitchell can be reached in Wilkesboro at (336) 667 5691 or at mmltchellwsjournalcom She smiles knowing her work is part of bringing it back have a real sense of satisfaction when I see a job done especially in the old build ings" she said able to take a place and make it useful and viable again it's like breathing life back into something" Land Condemnation Law Center Call Today 659 4900 8' Hundreds ot men and women from North National Guard are using their training to fight in the war in Iraq Hear their stories in Stephanie series of reports from Iraq now posted on wfddorg 3367655721 wwwmetronursingnccom 1 800 618 5546 Local 998 4732 wwwEZWayTourscom 3000 Bethesda Place Suite 702 Winston Salem 20 YEARS Nursing Care in Your Homes! server Smith said he wasn't going to money and effort at North Wilkesboro as long as he owned only 50 percent of the track Hundreds of fans turned out al the track in October 2004 clinging to fences and sit ting on metal bleachers to watch truck driv er tryouts for Roush Racing It was the first time racers had roared around the track since it closed in 1996 Weeds had grown up through the surface but weed killer took care of that Workers scooped up track debris and wound up with a three foot high pile of gravel and concrete chips But trucks ran fine on the 625 mile low banked oval uphill on one straightaway and downhill on the other the track's signature design The whole place had a deep feel of nos talgia with signs for things that go by differ ent names now such as Holly arms which was acquired by Tyson oods Inc: irst Union (now Wachovia Corp) and Winston Cup now the Nextel Cup The hulking empty track on US 421 re mains a place for the big dreams of commu nity developers In May two Wilkes County officials made a belated pitch to get the NASCAR Hall of ame at the speedway The effort went nowhere Wilkes County has included finding a use for the speedway on a list of ideas for pro moting the 25 county Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Linda Cheek the president of the Wilkes County Chamber of Commerce remembers watching the Roush Racing tryouts She has also heard about the recent petition effort and says that people are going to have to prove that there is a potential to make She's naturally curious a trait fed by her late grandfather a retired naval aviator who often toted her with him to odd jobs and er rands go to the mechanic and he'd let me ask and keep asking Wainer Russell said She became the kind of girl who'd crawl up into an air conditioning system to satisfy her need to knowhow it worked always told me the one thing that is always yours is what you she said One of two children Wainer Russell grew up in Winston Salem and graduated from Reynolds I ligh School She attended Appalachian State University briefly and later went to Salem College where she had a 40 grade point average Even so she didn't graduate I ler best work has always come from hands on learning she said She used the experience that she gained with an early job in carpet sales to get hired with Troxell Construction where she man aged the division renovating com mercial spaces Bruce Troxell the owner who has since died in a car accident taught her much of what she knows about the business always told me to look at my work with the eyes" Wainer Russell said her blue eyes tearing up all about qual ity and customer service I mean how we make our living" She worked for Troxell for several years before taking a job with Sexton Construc tion Co as the manager of its upfit division She never shied from the work because she's the only girl always been in very male dominat ed fields" Wainer Russell said taking a long drag off a Capri cigarette and then carefully DOT TAKING YOUR LAND? of that piece of wallpaper that wasn't quite right have my cell phone on Saturday if you need she says "Just call me" Wainer Russell is the engine driving the work of Salem Commercial partners a com mercial construction and renovation com pany on Brookstown Avenue She started the company with the help of a friend I lol lis Boardman who keeps the motor run ning from the office After years of working mostly for men and with men in the construction industry Wainer Russell became her own boss three years ago Her business card is her license tag which says IT" what she does She manages contractors who design renovate and reconstruct everything from industrial plants to medical offices and his toric buildings Wainer Russell has managed jobs from Greensboro to downtown Winston Salem where her heart has been since she was a little girl riding the bus to the YMCA sum mer camp on Spruce Street thing I think is really cool is that Stephanie is a woman in this work" Board man said her not a big deal But there aren't many others like The company recently finished renovat ing Sixth Vine a new wine bar in an old building on Sixth Street She's currently working to finish renovations at 411 Cherry St a new jazz club expected to open later this month a certain amount of pleasure in volved in fixing something broken she said don't think of it as what are we going to do how can we do Learned from her grandfather Wainer Russell who is 39 can't pinpoint exactly why she got into construction probably a lot of she said When she was little she used to visit half built houses in her neighborhood remember climbing up staircases that led to nowhere" she said with a giggle AMILY IRST CLEANING BOUSE CLEANING CARPET CLEANING TILE 8 GROUT CLEANING WINDOW CLEANING OICE CLEANING HUSBAND 8 WIE TEAM LICENSED INSURED REE ESTIMATES 336 774 0000 887 771 8010 uesday 1 2 1 7 West Ah Street W5 NG 27 1 0 1 7 97 fl 885 (WDD Long Term Disability Social Security Disability Small Business Owners Is Your Business Prepared? ferred to somebody who will bring racing back" he said a place that's rich in his tory and it should be used for something" Bob Bahre who owns 50 percent of North Wilkesboro Speedway said he under stands that people want racing there but it boils down to economics think it would be a tough place today to make he said Saturday wasn't making much money even when we bought it" Bahre and Bruton Smith the owner of Speedway Motorsports each bought half of the North Wilkesboro track in 1996 to move its two NASCAR dates to their other tracks Smith wanted to buy the whole track He later said he had a plan to continue rac ing there but it wouldn't work as long as he only has half interest Bahre bought his half from a seller who asked him to never sell to Smith for reasons Bahre still know Bahre says he always keeps his word and sell his half to Smith That doesn't mean they can't work together or each sell their parts to another owner He also said that the tension caused by the initial ownership fight is now gone gotten to be friends and we talk once in a while" Bahre said can heal most anything If (Smith) came along and wanted to run a race there I'd be all for it got no grudge against Bruton He's done a lot for racing kind of liked him over the A spokesman for Smith did not return a phone call In a 2002 interview in The Charlotte Ob 285 Executive Park Boulevard wwwlandcondemnationcom 552879 G8 40072211 kb1 285 Executive Park Boulevard wwwlewisdaggettcom 3367657777 INsTox SAlKM loPHXAI Tuesday June 21 2005 PAGE B5 A 0 Serving ORSYTH and the TRIAD We Thank You! always been in very male dominated fields Pm comfortable with it You be a girl in this business and take any Stephanie Wainer Russell Law Office A Gregory Schell Attorney Ask for Benjamin Larombois jii'iTirri'iiiiin'inTffl'ra Atkinlic City Trip JULY 4 5th Please call for your Information kit Member of Association for Home Hospice Care ofNC 1531 Westbrook Plaza Drive Winston Salem NC 27103 in LEWIS DAGGETT ATTORNEYS AT RA Cosmetic Dr Andrew Kelly a licensed California and NC dentist is able to bring you the state of the art technology that you have been looking for With over 15 years experience practicing cosmetic dentistry in California and a member of the Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Dr Kelly can help you achieve the smile you deserve in a high tech relaxed professional atmosphere right here in the Triad III V1MIVIIQ CR HIImMIV money at the track Theres a huge inter est she said I think il they were to have (for crooked or stained teeth) some kind of activity there people would Whiten teeth in about on hour come If Charlotte gets the NASCAR Hall ol (as seen on Extreme Makeover) ame she sees potential for a satellite mu Natural looking porcelain crowns seuin or a heritage trail Maybe concerts and fillings would make a go there she said Implant placement (to allow ew expect NASCAR to return but they replacement of missing teeth) talk about hopes for Busch races or trucks Complimentary Bahre says that North Wilkesboro would Cosmetic Consultation never get a Nextel Cup date now and doesn't know whether Busch races or truck racing Cosmetic Dental Center could make it at the 40000 seat stadium He General Cosmetic Implant Dentistry doesnt think concerts would 1 The petition is the latest try at an effort 100 Stadium Oaks Dr that has pretty much been spinning its Clemmons NC wheels In 2003 organizers presented a dif 7 I II wwwdoctr2tncom LClCIll JJL lllluIl VVIULuOUU IldlllLb LU CULlIlly commissioners They asked the county to condemn the speedway and take it over Commissioners said they would love to see the speedway open but it financially feasible for the county to buy it Marsden started up the new petition after a mutual friend introduced him to Bruce Christian a North Wilkesboro man involved in the first petition drive Marsden Christian and other speedway supporters meet online in the Web site's chat room at 8:30 pm Wednesdays as they kick around ideas to get the track open Bahre says that it is up to Smith a decent man: I get along with him but his said Bahre any thing happens it would have to hapjien on his end I don't know what the devil would come He listened but gave her $100000 to get things rolling anyway "1 was very comfortable with her who she knew and how successful been" said Boardman who sold television adver tising his whole life and was looking for a change Together they do just fine despite their dilTering personalities doesn't like to be Board man said be a girl in this business and take any crap" she said Wainer Russell exudes confidence as she maneuvers between job sites one of two cell phones dangling from her shorts Her stops often include a quick visit home to check on the She and her husband Chris have seven Mugs a rescued beagle and their labs Chestnut Hogan Porter Piper Houdini and Jaeger plus a recent batch of puppies Once they are fed and walked Wainer Russell gets back on the road to downtown where she's broken through a competitive circle of established male contractors who often beat out the underdog While working on the jazz club site she finds herself remembering the way things were She recalls trekking to the with her late grandma Clare Griffin who worked at a department store across the street And with backpack in tow she used to sxip uowii io ouueii oi vvuinei uie jeweiiy rnnci ilfntinn tn rlmeimq ctnrn tl i Iwir 1 otn rrrnt iH Pnihnr MncncAAfriin I I I LUI I 1 1 1 1 I I IU I bUUoO DtUlt IHUl 1IU KllU 1UUDLO 1111 er ran with lus uncle on Mam Street lor many years never lose what that was" she said her index finger tapping her temple tossing its ashes comfortable with it" ititsjust tn yoni mind stored up here So comlorlable she started her own company A hefty vote of confidence love what you do enough you need to be doing it for she recalled Boardman saying over vodkas at Lucky 32 he told me he had more faith in me than 1 had in myself" Wainer Russell told him she needed a few more years to her reputation SPEEDWAY Continued rom Page Bl UHMBN 8 Cuncho Brown Agent New York Life Insurance Company or more information cull (loll free) (866) 754 3509 PREMIER BUSINESS DIRECTORY CHEROKEE RI NITE JUNE 24 MON DAY JUNE 27 Tri a te Casino SAT DAY JULY 2N" WAY TRAVEL I JL mu 4 I I I 11 7 i i I jt I 00 A na a in I I I IND THESE ADS ONLINE AT PREMIERJOURNALNOWCOM Schell Law Office A Gregory Schell Attorney Ask for Benjamin Larombois 285 Executive Park Boulevard wwwlewisdaggettcom 3367657777 285 Executive Park Boulevard wwwlandcondemnationcom LEGAL PROESSIONAL.