Celebration for Cheek?
Monday's story of the day, alas, was not RF Micro asking Greensboro for incentives, but instead a hometown boy succeeding on the world stage of the Winter Olympics.
As you may have heard by now, Greensboro native Joey Cheek won gold in the 500-meter speedskating race (and NBC did mention during its broadcast that Cheek is from the Gate City).
Over on her blog, City Council member Sandy Carmany mentioned that council members have received an e-mail requesting the city plan a big celebration for Cheek.
What do you think of the idea? How should Greensboro celebrate Cheek's success?
Any celebration will have to wait a while. Cheek races again Saturday in the 1,000-meter race, which was supposed to be his strongest event.
Update: City spokeswoman Nancy Lindemeyer said Tuesday afternoon the city hasn't started working on any celebration plans to honor Cheek, though it's likely they'll do something.
Along with the 1,000-meter race, Cheek is also entered in the 1,500 meters, which is scheduled for Feb. 21. So it'll be a while before Cheek could make his way to his hometown.
For more on Cheek, you can also check out this link from NBC's Olympics Web site.
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Just make sure it's a party to remember for a long, long time! It takes a community to raise a gold medalist and Greensboro, which too often apologizes for itself, should be very proud of this wonderful young man's accomplishment!
Posted on February 14, 2006 3:03 PM