Jan. 4, 2022 Sarah Stevenson Tuesday Forum. Facilitators this morning announced their November decision to re-brand the community group that's been known over the years as a club and a forum but chiefly as the place where one strong woman insisted that people could get along and, by golly, they ... Continue Reading →
Forum delays return to in-person meetings
Dec. 21, 2021 At a virtual meeting this afternoon, the Forum's facilitators decided to delay until further notice any return to in-person Forum meetings. Facilitators had earlier expressed optimism that in-person meetings would resume Jan. 4. Then along came Omicron. The possibly less lethal ... Continue Reading →
Another perspective on Beatties Ford mural
Dec. 3, 2021 Elloree Erwin sent in photos she took of Abel Jackson’s 2021 mural at West End Fresh Seafood Market (shown inset photo, Google) at 2206 Beatties Ford Rd. Six prominent African-Americans portrayed in the mural are, from left, Dr. Bertha Maxwell-Roddey, James Ferguson II, Julius ... Continue Reading →
Sarah Stevenson has a new phone number
Nov, 13, 2021 Much to the chagrin of Sarah Stevenson and her friends, Ms. Stevenson has been unable to manipulate all the complexities of a cell phone. But a REAL phone, well, that's a different matter. Elloree Erwin, Sarah's sister, writes, "Please share Sarah's direct phone number. It is ... Continue Reading →
Family says thanks for well-wishers
Oct. 31, 2021 Elloree Erwin wrote today: "Many thanks to all who participated in her birthday celebration. She had a great time and was very happy to see her friends and family. We will have appropriate thanks in the mail soon. Again, thanks much. Her family." ... Continue Reading →
Family plans drop-in for Sarah Stevenson’s 96th
Oct. 18, 2021 Elloree Erwin shared this with Sarah Stevenson's friends on Sunday: "To all her family and friends. "Instead of a driveby, we will celebrate with a "DROP IN." This visit will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 26, between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. at 1445 Samuel St. This is the complex ... Continue Reading →
A September outing to church
Oct. 13, 2021 Elloree Erwin today shared this picture of her sister Sarah Stevenson, seated, among friends. The picture was taken Sunday, Sept. 19 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church during the congregation’s Harvest Home Celebration. The family is negotiating with the care facility where Sarah ... Continue Reading →
Back to in-person Forums? Time will tell
June 13, 2021 To say that Tuesday Forum facilitators have been protective of everyone's health in the age of Covid-19 might be an understatement. And while the City of Charlotte's policies on use of its facilities may ultimately control the timing of the Forum's return to the Belmont Center ... Continue Reading →
Isaac Applewhite dies
May 5, 2021 Services for Isaac Lee Applewhite of Charlotte will be Friday, May 7, with visitation at 11 a.m. and funeral at noon, at Oak Grove Baptist Church, 200 Sims Parkway, Harrisburg, NC. Applewhite died April 30 following a stroke. Applewhite, a longtime participant in the ... Continue Reading →
A visit with Sarah Stevenson
April 22, 2021 Natheley McElrath writes: "Elloree and I visited Sarah outside today and were allowed to touch her as long as we were masked. She was so happy when we hugged her! "She said her whole body hurts when they take her out of the bed and sit her up, so it was a short visit but so ... Continue Reading →
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