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we’re ready when you are Wake Forest Baptist Health looks forward to welcoming you back. As we resume surgeries and in-person care, our promise is to keep you safe, healthy and COVID-19-protected.

Following the advice of our Infectious Disease experts, we are: • Practicing social distancing in all of our clinic locations.

• Minimizing wait times in common areas.

• Asking our patients to join all providers and clinic staff in wearing masks and providing masks upon arrival.

• Limiting visitors, with few exceptions.

• Cleaning our facilities following strict sanitation protocols.

• Conducting screenings for COVID-19 symptoms— for our providers and for you upon arrival.

• Providing COVID-19 testing for all patients undergoing surgery.

• Offering expanded access to virtual visits via phone or video.

• Staffing ten designated respiratory assessment clinics for patients with COVID-19 or flu-like symptoms, separate from regular clinic locations.

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t's my favorite time of year again, Strawberry season!

Growing up, my family owned one of the largest pick-your-own strawberry farms in Maine (70's and 80's). From the age of 13 I worked on the farm every summer - weeding, picking, weighing and working the farm stand. Thousands of pounds of strawberries every season, which in my humble opinion was way too short - just three measely weeks in late June, early July (remember it was Maine where it's still 50 degrees in July some years!

Whitaker Farms is my go to for fresh, ripe, beautiful berries, but there are several other local farms that offer wonderful options for taking the family out to the field and picking your own including Kildee Farms and Bernies Berries. There is nothing like picking them fresh off the vine (and sneaking one or two while you are at it, warm from the sun and so tasty you just can't resist).

Although I have many recipes that I use strawberries with, the best recipe I have ever come across and that I make many, many, MANY times throughout strawberry season is my Strawberry Coconut Scones recipe. I've modified it over the years a little, and tried to make it healthier but what I love most about this recipe is that they are moist - not dry like most scone recipes.

I'm sharing the recipe with you again (it was in the magazine over 7 years ago) so it can become your new favorite too! I've added a couple of notes to explain where you can make them with less sugar.

Enjoy the beautiful Spring weather, stay healthy and happy reading,

Sherry Strawberry Coconut Milk Scones

Ingredients

4 cups all purpose flour 1/2 cup granulated sugar (I substitute Stevia and adjust the amount according to the package) 4 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 2/3 cups unsalted butter, coarsely grated 1 can unsweetened coconut milk 2 cups diced strawberries zest of one lemon 6 | asheboromagazine.com

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.

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Add in coconut milk and berries, mix with a fork (I end up using my hand to really get all the flour incorporated into the batter) until batter comes together. Do not overmix!

Using a spoon, drop onto cookie sheet making mounds about 1 inch high.

Bake until golden brown, approximately 15 to 18 minutes, turning cookie sheets half way through cooking and switching top and bottom racks.

Makes 18 large scones.

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Jackson Furniture Industries

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he pandemic in 2020 had an unanticipated affect on many industries. While some segments of the economy struggled during the shutdown, others saw a rapid increase in business. People were working from and spending more time at home and they began making repairs and renovations or purchasing second homes and updating their décor. Several industries recorded record sales last year, including HVAC, roofing, home renovations and flooring companies. Another industry that saw a huge increase was furniture companies, who were hard pressed to keep up with the demand.

Jackson Furniture Industries saw a six-fold increase in orders over the past year, despite the cancellation of both Spring and Fall furniture markets across the country. When they started looking for another location for a factory, they took several factors into consideration – proximity to a skilled workforce, transportation accessibility for shipping, and if it were located near High Point and Furniture Market, it would be a huge plus. As a

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US manufacturer, they have eight factories located in four southern states: Tennessee, Mississippi, Virginia and now, North Carolina.

Wells Hosiery moved from South Fayetteville Street to the J&S building on the corner of Spero and N Fayetteville Street in mid-2020, and that opened up the ideal location for Jackson Furniture to set up shop in Asheboro. They moved in September 2020, relocating machines from their other facilities to get up and running quickly because new machines can take months to manufacture, and they wanted to get production underway as quickly as possible.

Born in 1903, W. Ray Jackson left very humble beginnings in Cleveland, TN at the age of 16. He worked for several years in an auto assembly plant in Ohio, before returning to TN to learn the art of chair upholstery. In 1933, he founded Jackson Furniture Company at the height of the Great Depression with $30, which was all he had left after the banks closed. The company grew and expanded over the next several decades, providing jobs to more and more people across several states.

By the 1970s, Jackson Furniture operated factories with over 1.3 million square feet of manufacturing space in four states. Today it is one of the largest family-owned enterprises in the United States and employs over 1,500 people.

Using his auto assembly experience, Ray Jackson created a rail system that each piece slides easily along and each rail system can manufacture, stuff, and upholster between 80 and 120 pieces per day at full capacity.

In February, the plant in Asheboro had 88 employees working full-time producing living room furniture. With salaries ranging from $13 to 25 per hour, hiring is on the rise. While experience is preferred, they are willing to train on the job.

They are currently running the plant from 7:30 am to 3 pm with no 2nd or 3rd shift, but that could change in the future if orders continue to pour in at the current rate. All hiring is done on site and you can either apply online (www.jacksonfurniture. applytojob.com/apply) or just walk in and fill out an application at the factory. They have experienced little turnover of employees in the time they have been up and running.

Wells Hosiery moved the final pieces of equipment out of the plant in February, and they increased their space from 150,000 sq. ft. to 350,000 sq. ft.

They are looking to have a total of 200 to 250 employees by the Fall, which will help them meet the high demand they are experiencing in the furniture arena. At that time, they will be producing 800 to 1,000 pieces per day at full capacity. The living room pieces manufactured here in Asheboro include sectionals, sofas, and recliners, which includes the Catnapper, which is their mechanized recliner in both leather and fabric.

The factory is climate-controlled, and employees have a beautiful breakroom with automated snack system that allows them to charge the food to a card provided by the company which they can pay off out of their paycheck or pay as they go with a debit or credit card. The company can also use the cards to reward their team members by adding $$ to it as a “thank you.” JFI offers a great benefit package including 401 (k) with employer match, medical, dental and vision insurance plans, paid holidays, life insurance options and employee referral bonuses. asheboromagazine.com | 9

“Jackson Furniture is so honored to join the Asheboro community, and appreciate the terrific hospitality. Our team has been building the most comfortable furniture in the industry since 1933. We look forward to many years of continued growth and expansion by supporting our families with a fun, productive and safe work environment.” - Keith Jackson is the grandson of W. Ray Jackson and the 3rd generation to run the company.

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Mike Cox, Director of North Carolina Operations has over 30 years of experience in the industry and has worked for several of the local furniture companies in Randolph County. He has done an incredible job of getting the factory up and running since he joined the company in January. His philosophy is simple, “Treat people how you want to be treated.

We find that 99% of the time, if you do what’s right for the employee, it turns out it’s also what’s best for the company.”

Brandunn Rush is the Senior Vice President of Sales and has been hosting successful ‘mini-markets’ in

the High Point showroom once a month, along with several other companies. He is looking forward to getting back to a semi-normal market in June.

Jackson Furniture Industries is invested in the communities they call home. They put a lot of time, energy, and dollars back into those communities.

Over the years they have worked with Habitat for Humanity to provide living room furniture for local homes. In fact, over the past 5 years, JFI has invested over $1.5 million dollars with Habitat, the

American Heart Association, the Anti-Defamation League, the United Way, and the Boy Scouts of America as well as many others.

With many companies relocating elsewhere over the past few years, it is nice to see an employer with good paying jobs move to Asheboro and invest in our community. If you are looking for a job and would like to explore your options, drop in at the plant between 9 and 4 weekdays at 1758 S. Fayetteville Street, Asheboro.

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Ask the COMMUNITY expert Taxes NEWS

CHILD TAX CREDIT 2021: WHO GETS $3,600?

WILL I GET MONTHLY PAYMENTS?

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he child tax credit is bigger and better than ever for 2021, which should make things a little easier for families taking a financial hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("American Rescue Plan"), the credit amount is significantly increased for one year, and the IRS is required to make advance payments to qualifying families in the second half of 2021.

But the changes are complicated and won't help everyone. For instance, there are now two ways in which the credit can be reduced for upper-income families.

That means some parents won't qualify for a larger credit and, as before, some won't receive any credit at all. The IRS also has some wiggle room when it comes to the advance payments, so the size and frequency of the payments aren't set in stone yet. More children will qualify for the credit in 2021, too. And, if you have more than one kid, the credit amount could differ from one

child to another.

It's all enough to make your head spin. But don't worry – we have answers to a lot of the questions parents are asking right now about the 2021 child credit.

For 2020 tax returns, the child tax credit is worth $2,000 per kid under the age of 17 claimed as a dependent on your return. The child must be related to you and generally live with you for at least six months during the year. He or she must also be a citizen, national or resident alien of the United States and have a Social Security number. You must put the child's name, date of birth and SSN on the return, too.

The credit begins to phase out if your adjusted gross income (AGI) is above $400,000 on a joint return, or over $200,000 on a single or head-of-household return.

Up to $1,400 of the child credit is refundable for some lower-income individuals with children. However, you

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must also have at least $2,500 of earned income to get a refund.

The American Rescue Plan temporarily expands the child tax credit for 2021. First, it allows 17-year-old children to qualify for the credit. Second, it increases the credit to $3,000 per child ($3,600 per child under age 6) for many families. Third, it makes the credit fully refundable and removes the $2,500 earnings floor. Fourth, it requires half of the credit to be paid in advance by having the IRS send monthly payments to families from July 2021 to December 2021.

Note that the other general rules for child-tax-credit eligibility continue to apply. For instance, the child still must be a U.S. citizen, national or resident alien and have a Social Security number. You also must claim him or her as a dependent on your 2021 tax return, and the child must be related to you and generally live with you for at least six months during the year. And you still have to put the child's name, date of birth and SSN on the return.

Not all families with children will get the higher child tax credit, but most will. The enhanced tax break begins to phase out at AGIs of $75,000 on single returns, $112,500 on head-of-household returns and $150,000 on joint returns. The amount of the credit is reduced by $50 for each $1,000 (or fraction thereof) of AGI over the applicable threshold amount. Note that this phaseout is limited to the $1,000 or $1,600 temporary increased credit for 2021 and not to the $2,000 credit.

Did you catch that? Yes, there are 2 separate phase out requirments for the child tax credit…….oh the complexity.

For example, if a married couple has one child who is four years old, files a joint return, and has an AGI of $160,000 for 2021, they won't get the full $3,600 enhanced credit. Instead, since their AGI is $10,000 above the phase-out threshold for joint filers ($150,000), their credit is reduced by $500 ($50 x 10) – resulting in a final 2021 credit of $3,100.

The American Rescue Plan makes the child credit fully refundable for people who live in the United States for more than one half of the year. Before this change, certain low-income people could only get up to $1,400 per child as a refund, instead of the full $2,000 child credit, if their child credit was more than the taxes they otherwise owed. Under the new rules for 2021, people who qualify for a child tax credit can receive the full credit as a refund, even if they have no tax liability.

Parents don't need to be employed or otherwise have earnings in order to claim the child credit for 2021.

Prior rules limited the credit to families having at least $2,500 of earned income. For 2021, families with no earned income can take the child credit if they meet all the other rules.

The plan all along was for the IRS to make six monthly credit payments to eligible families from July to December 2021. Eligible families will begin receiving monthly payments on July 15. Most payments will be

directly deposited into bank accounts on the 15th day of the month from July through December. Families for which the IRS does not have bank account information could receive paper checks or debit cards in the mail. If the 15th falls on a weekend or holiday, payments will be made on the closest business day. Most eligible families do not have to do anything to get these payments.

The advance payments will account for half of a family's 2021 child tax credit. The amount a family receives each month will vary based on the number of children in the family, the ages of the kids and the amount of the family's adjusted gross income.

For example, families who qualify for the full $3,000 ($3,600 for children under age 6) credit per child will get monthly payments of $250 per child ($300 per child under age 6) for six months. Families with higher incomes who qualify for the $2,000 credit will get monthly payments of $167 per child for six months.

Take a family of five with three children ages 12, 7 and 5. Assuming the family qualifies for the higher child credit and doesn't opt out of the advance payments, they would get $800 per month from the IRS from July through December, for a total of $4,800. They would then claim the additional $4,800 in child tax credits when they file their 2021 federal tax return next year.

If that same family with three children qualifies for the $2,000 per-child credit and doesn't opt out of the advance payments, they would get $500 per month from the IRS from July through December, for a total of $3,000. They would then claim the additional $3,000 in child tax credits when they file their 2021 Form 1040 next year.

People who want to opt out of the advance payments and instead take the full child credit on their 2021 return can do so through the online tool that the IRS will develop.

The payments that you receive are advance payments of the 2021 child tax credit, so they are not taxable. On your 2021 Form 1040 that you file next year, you will reconcile the monthly payments that you receive from the IRS in 2021 with the child tax credit that you are actually entitled to. The law requires the IRS to mail out a notice by January 31, 2022, showing the total amount of payments made to you during 2021.

The payments that you receive are advance payments of the 2021 child tax credit, so they are not taxable. On your 2021 Form 1040 that you file next year, you will reconcile the monthly payments that you receive from the IRS in 2021 with the child tax credit that you are actually entitled to. The law requires the IRS to mail out a notice by January 31, 2022, showing the total amount of payments made to you during 2021.

So if you have kids who qualify for the child tax credit, hold on. The rest of 2021 and filing your return in 2022 will be a bumpy ride. If you have any questions, please give us a call at 336-629-4700 or come by and visit us at 405 E. Dixie Drive, Ste J in Asheboro. asheboromagazine.com | 13

COMMUNITY NEWS

RANDOLPH PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN AWARDED THIRD THINK BABIES™ NC ALLIANCE MICRO GRANT

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he Think Babies™ NC Alliance announced on Tuesday Randolph Partnership for Children (RPC) is one of five communities in North Carolina that will receive a micro grant to support community advocacy efforts focused on infants, toddlers, and their families.

This is the fourth round of Community Partner MicroGrants that Think Babies™ NC has funded in order to increase public awareness and policymaker support for issues impacting our youngest children across the state.

This is RPC’s third time as a recipient of the grant.

In its announcement, Think Babies™ NC Alliance stated, “COVID-19 has made it abundantly clear that young children and families face many challenges in every corner of our state. We know that these committed local partners will help to make babies the top priority in North Carolina’s recovery and beyond, as we work together to help advance solutions for babies and their families.”

RPC, in collaboration with 15 community partners that make up Randolph ChAMPS (Children’s Advocates for Maximizing Potential & Success), will use the funding to create a video for policymakers, business owners, and the general public that showcases the importance of high quality early care and education, especially in the first 3 years of life, as the foundation for strong communities and a healthy economy. The video will include key points related to parent support, brain growth, equity, and quality care. Local parents and child care centers will be featured.

RhinoLeap Productions will be producing the video.

“RPC and Randolph ChAMPS are pleased that we will have this new communications tool to help all of Randolph County better understand the many direct connections between the earliest years of life and healthy, thriving communities,” Executive Director Lisa Hayworth said. “We are thrilled that the Think Babies™ NC Alliance has funded the production of our video.”

The four other grantees for this round of micro grants are the Black Child Development Institute—Charlotte

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Affiliate, Children & Youth Partnership for Dare County, Partnership for Children of Wayne County, and Rockingham County Partnership for Children. Funding for the micro grants is provided with support from the national ZERO TO THREE Think Babies™ campaign.

About the Randolph Partnership for Children: Since 1999, Randolph Partnership for Children (RPC), a non-profit organization, has been the community’s lead organization for young children and their families. RPC brings together diverse agencies, individuals, organizations, and communities to ensure all children enter kindergarten healthy and ready to succeed in school and life. RPC is a United Way agency. For more information, visit www. randolphkids.org.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

LATHAM AWARDED RCC FOUNDATION RETIREE SCHOLARSHIP

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race Latham has been awarded the Randolph Community College Foundation Retiree Scholarship for the 2021-2022 school year. The scholarship was established to honor retired RCC faculty and staff members.

Latham, who was chosen among the 2020-2021 Presidential Scholar applicants for the $1,000 scholarship, will be seeking an Associate in Early Childhood Education or Business degree at RCC. The Southwestern Randolph High School student is a member of the Beta Club and Interact Club, and is an officer for the school’s Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Club along with taking and teaching dance at Candy Brooks Dance Studio and playing soccer. She also works at Sir Pizza and P&J’s Diner.

The RCC Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides a margin of excellence for Randolph Community College by building a strong relationship with the local community, acquiring and managing contributions, and funding activities that support the College.

For information on contributing to the RCC Foundation, contact Lorie McCroskey, Director of Development, at 336633-1118 or email llmccroskey@randolph.edu.

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APPRENTICESHIP RANDOLPH WELCOMES 18 NEW PRE-APPRENTICES

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ighteen area high school juniors and seniors recently signed up with Apprenticeship Randolph (AR). These 18 new pre-apprentices, 16 in the Manufacturing Technology pathway and two in the Information Technology pathway at Randolph Community College, join 53 current apprentices at RCC who are distributed among 18 company partners. The new pre-apprentices will take summer classes May 24-July 26, and work with their AR partner employer June 14-July 30. At the end of the pre-apprenticeship, employers and pre-apprentices will decide if it is a good fit. Those that agree will be given a full apprenticeship with the fifth Signing Ceremony slated for Aug. 10.

Apprenticeship Randolph began in June 2016 as a collaboration among Randolph Community College, the Randolph County School System, Asheboro City Schools, the Asheboro/Randolph Chamber of Commerce, and local manufacturers. The goal was to bridge both the interest and skill gaps in modern manufacturing and provide a vehicle for expanding the workforce pool for advance manufacturing in the county. With tuition funded through Career and College Promise and the N.C. Youth Apprenticeship Tuition Waiver Program and books paid for by the school systems and the participating companies, Apprenticeship Randolph produces an educated, skilled, debt-free workforce.

The program, which is for high school juniors and seniors, begins with a six-week, pre-apprenticeship summer program that consists of RCC classes and 40 hours per week of on-the-job training. Once a business selects its apprentice after this trial period, the program is spread over four years with students receiving paid, on-the-job training while earning an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Manufacturing Technology or Information Technology through RCC and a Journeyworker Certificate from the N.C. Community College System and U.S. Department of Labor.

Sixteen students signed up in 2017 — the first year of the program, and 17 signed in 2018. Twenty-two signed in 2019 with 21 apprentices signing in 2020.

This year’s pre-apprentices (with high school) and industry partners are as follows: • Dart Container — K. Maddox Bowman (Uwharrie Charter Academy) • Elastic Therapy Inc. — Aidan Whitmire (Providence Grove High School) • Energizer — Joseph Modery (Southwestern Randolph High School) • Hubbell Industrial Controls — Pearce Harper (Wheatmore High School) • Jowat Adhesives — Jamison Beebe (Randleman High School), Lindsay Pearce (Southwestern Randolph High School) • Mohawk Industries — Wesley Hodgin (Wheatmore High School) • Oliver Rubber Co. — Ayden Burgess (Asheboro High School), Chase Thomas (Providence Grove High School) • PEMMCO Manufacturing Inc. — Zane Emerson (Trinity High School), Casey Kimble (Trinity High School), Gage Smith (Uwharrie Ridge K-12 School) • Post Consumer Brands—Antonio Salinas (Southwestern Randolph High School) • Sapona Plastics LLC — J.D. Bennett (Trinity High School) • Randolph Community College — Damion Meadows (Uwharrie Ridge K-12 School), Christopher Rudd (Uwharrie Charter Academy) • Technimark — Nathan Johnson (Southwestern Randolph High School) • United Brass Works Inc. — Reece Beeson (Randleman High School).

For more information, companies, students, and parents should visit apprenticeshiprandolph.com; contact RCC Pathways Activities Coordinator Stacey Miller at 336-3184958, or email apprenticeshiprandolph@gmail.com. asheboromagazine.com | 17

MEET MACK AT THE RANDLEMAN SENIOR CENTER Story & Photos by Kim Allgood

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andolph Senior Adults Association is pleased to introduce our new Randleman Senior Center Director, Mack Hester. Mack is a dedicated, hardworking, outgoing individual who brings a great deal of management experience with him. He is always willing to lend a hand in any project and as RSSA prepares to reopen our centers after closing for over a year due to Covid-19, we are so grateful to have Mack to help us get ready to welcome our Randleman seniors back!

Here is a little information about Mack in his own words: Hello, my name is Mack Hester. I am the new director at the Randleman Senior Center. For the last two years I’ve had the opportunity to work with and learn from some great people at RCATS. I enjoy my time with seniors and I’m excited about this new adventure and meeting all of you at the Randleman Senior Center!

I’ll give you a little information about myself and family. After working 48 years in textiles, I decided to retire. My last 27 years of working in textiles, were spent in High Point as a department head manager. During my time in textiles, I experienced working all three shirts and swing shifts. I worked my way up the ladder from maintenance to department head manager. Retirement for me started in February 2018, but in October of 2018 I decided to return to work in the office at RCATS. I live in Asheboro with my wife, Pam. We have four grown children, seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. My hobbies are mowing the lawn, line dancing and Carolina Shag. As a Kansas City Barbeque Society Master Judge, I also enjoy attending and judging at KCBS contests on the east coast. I have also been a Mason/Shriner for 30 years.

If I can be of assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact me at the center at 336-498-4332. Also, let me know if you have any suggestions for activities or speakers at the senior center. Again, I’m looking

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forward to meeting and learning more about each of you when the center opens and we can fellowship at the Randleman Senior Center!

Our senior centers serve as a place for older adults to gather for nutritional, educational, recreational and information services. RSAA operates five senior centers located in Archdale (108 Park Dr.), Liberty (128 S. Fayetteville St.), Randleman (144 W. Academy St.),

Asheboro (347 W. Salisbury St.), as well as Our Place Adult Day Care (714 Farr St., Asheboro).

These centers provide more than 70,000 congregate, home-delivered and frozen meals for nearly 500 seniors in Randolph County (ages 60+). The centers combined average more than 6,000 activities each year (ages 50+).

This includes parties, line dancing, bingo, quilting, senior games, crafts, and exercise classes. Social activities can be energetic and active or they can be quiet and calming. Whether it’s learning how to use the computer, painting, playing billiards or bridge, picking up Tai Chi, singing, taking exercise classes, or volunteering, there

are so many possibilities.

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Whether you're still working, semi-retired, a caregiver, or just ready to have some fun and make new friends, we encourage you to visit your local center. Please visit our website at www.senioradults.org for information on your local centers and to stay up to date on reopening plans. We look forward to seeing you back soon!

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Sprinkle meat, cheese, and veggies onto the prepared pie crust evenly. Pour the egg mixture to cover.

Bake for 40-50 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool 10 minutes before slicing and enjoying.

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Randolph Senior Adults Association is hosting interactive technology classes (Android and Apple) for seniors ages 60+.

No more waiting on someone to help you send a message, share a picture or celebrate a special day. Learn to use your smart phone and/or tablet to connect more easily with grandkids, family, friends and healthcare professionals!

Asheboro Senior Center 347 W. Salisbury Street Asheboro, NC 27203 336-625-3389 ashcenter@senioradults.org Liberty Senior Center 728 S. Fayetteville Street Liberty, NC 27298 336-622-5844 libcenter@senioradults.org Randleman Senior Center 144 W. Academy Street Randleman, NC 27317 336-498-4332 randcenter@senioradults.org

• In-person classes will be held monthly (May through September); • Two classes a week for four weeks (a total of 8 classes); • Classes are approximately one hour; • Class sizes will be small to allow for one-on-one instruction and social distancing; • Through a new grant we have purchased devices for you to use in the class. However, if you already own a smart phone or tablet, you can bring it with you and learn how to use your device.

Call your local senior Center for more information and to register for classes.

Randolph Senior Adults Association The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Adult REC 347 W. Salisbury Street, Asheboro, NC 27203 • Phone: 336-625-3389 • www.senioradults.org

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Herb 'n Garden

TO POT OR NOT TO POT

by Sue Baltes

Spring found me dragging out my fifty year old Phildendron bipinnatifidum (commonly know as Selloum), Sally, out to the porch. You can’t have a plant for fifty years and not give it a name, right? And since all of our names start with “S (Steve, Sue, Stephanie, and Sammie Joe) Sally seemed to fit. I didn’t grow up in a household with plants but I do remember a sweet potato vine rooting in the kitchen window of our cotton mill village three-room house.

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When Steve and I married I saw this little six-inch potted plant on the markdown table at a K-Mart and it seemed to speak to me saying “I want you to take me home and help me grow”. So Sally move in with us and has been part of our home and life for over half a century. She’s never disappointed us and has grown into a magnificent house plant. She started out in Stone Mountain Georgia and has moved to Gadsden Alabama, Jackson Michigan, back to Gadsden and finally to Asheboro about thirty-two years ago. Even here in Asheboro she has had nine different residences thanks to Vickie Gallimore, our real estate agent.

Sally now resides with us on Sunset Avenue where she spends her winters in a nice warm sun room and her summers being happy on her large wrap-around front porch where she will stay until October. Sally is watered almost daily and fertilized most weeks. So why do I water her so often? Because she is all “root bound” and needs the water. Now comes the reason for the article’s title, to pot or not to pot.

Sally happens to be happy growing in the same pot she has called home for many years and thrives. Remember she started out in a six-inch pot, and was later stepped up to an eight-inch, and then she moved to the sixteen-incher she is in now. I’m sure she has outgrown that pot, but to keep her manageable for her time inside and still enjoy the outside I do something called root-pruning. To do this I pop her out of her growing pot and remove some of the bottom and side root shoots, and she is ready for another year of growth and filling our home with her happy green plant-y-ness.

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bought in a plastic grow pot can be killed by replanting too soon or re-potting into a pot too large for the roots.

I spend fifteen years working as an interior plant technician, and when I went into offices to take care of their interior plantings and gardens. The idea of maintaining the plants to the proportion of the interior space by using this method and not actually repotting the plants. When you see a Ficus tree or a corn plant sitting in a corner of an office they can survive for years in those same pots.

My niece Tammy, who lives in Atlanta, mentioned to me she would take her favorite rubber plant and repot into larger pots thinking it would make it grow larger, but instead it died because she gave it so much soil it never adjusted to that larger pot.

I’ve been growing a birds-nest fern in a six-inch pot for several years now and recently noticed its first brown leaf. So when I lifted

it out of that pot and realized it needed a larger one so it will be moved into an eight-inch pot. That should keep it happy for several years – when you do re-pot just go up one size. Don’t take a plant from a four inch pot into an eight or ten inch pot thinking it would save time later. Actually it doesn’t need to be done very often at all so don’t let that worry you. Just keep in mind that most house plants can grow in the same container for years.

So, before you go and repot one of your indoor houseplants make sure that it needs to be repotted, and then only step it up to the next size container.

Your house plants will reward you with many years of joy!

Sue Baltes is the owner of Herb 'n Garden shop on the corner of Academy Street and Bicentennial Park. The shop is open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 5 pm.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

NEW COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY CERTIFICATE PROGRAM STARTS THIS SUMMER AT RCC

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re you an X-ray Technician who would like to add another skill to your resumé? Randolph Community College is starting a Computed Tomography (CT) certificate program this summer, starting May 24. CT uses x-rays, which are then processed by a computer to create cross sectional images of a patient’s body. The process is used in both emergency and outpatient procedures.

RCC will have two, eight-week classes online with a combination of prerecorded lessons and live, virtual faceto-face sessions. Clinicals will occur after completion of the two classes. The clinical is approximately 30 hours per week for eight weeks to help meet the AART requirement of 125 competencies. Students who are able to earn their competencies with their employer may be eligible for a different schedule.

Interested students must: • Have graduated or be preparing to graduate from a JRCERT-accredited program; • Hold American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), and/or Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB), and/or the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS); • Submit two letters of recommendation to Director of Student Success Counseling Rebekah Kingston at rbkingston@randolph.edu — one from a direct supervisor and the other from any professional reference; • Attend an information session (contact Radiography Department Head Anna Phillips at anphillips@randolph.edu for dates and times); • Plan to submit a medical form, immunizations, and complete a background check and drug screen at their own expense; • Plan to attend an orientation session for the program.

Students are admitted based on critical availability, and admission is first come, first served.

Interested students can complete a residency determination and the free RCC application at https:// www.randolph.edu/apply-now.html.

Indicate the “Computed Tomography” program as your major. A complete financial aid application can be found at https://www.randolph.edu/financial-aid.html. Students are encouraged to complete the financial aid application even if they do not think they will qualify as the College will use this application when considering scholarship applicants.

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FEATURE

TRAINING DAY – A group of dogs meet at Bicentennial Park, in Asheboro, for an afternoon of training. There are more than two dozen dogs and their owners who get together regularly to work on commands and responses. (contributed)

TWO ASHEBORO GROUPS PROVIDE TRAINING FOR SERVICE AND THERAPY DOGS Story by Greta Lint

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an someone really start a $50,000 job with a high school diploma or GED and a two-year degree from a community college? Yes, they can - and they

do.

Dogs can find missing people, illegal drugs and provide protection. They can also be trained to comfort patients, warn someone when their sugar is too high or help a person who cannot hear.

In Asheboro, there are two organizations that train dogs and owners, or handlers. Dogs on Duty works with service dogs and military veterans, while Fur the Hearts works with civilians and people needing comfort and assistance with therapy dogs.

Emily Dawn Hicks works with Fur the Hearts and Beth Angel manages Dogs on Duty. A former US Air Force military working dog handler, Angel has been a professional dog trainer for more than 35 years.

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breaking the law. North Carolina General Statute 1684.2-4.3 and other state laws clearly outline that dogs must either be in training or be trained in order to be called or used as service animals. And, according to the American Disabilities Act, therapy and service dogs are not the same.

Hicks and Angel need service dogs to help them manage and cope with life. For example, Roxy, a beautiful golden retriever, helps Hicks with her Stickler Syndrome and Dysautonomia. Stickler Syndrome is a connective tissue disorder and Dysautonomia is a dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system. At times, she also has difficulty seeing. Angel’s dog is Mongo Sidekick and helps her with military-related issues.

“Roxy alerts me when my heart rate is too high or low so I can prevent myself from passing out,” Hicks explained.

Dogs like Roxy can be trained to pick up the smell of a person’s breath, which may indicate that a person’s sugar is too high or too low. They can detect if a person’s heart is giving issues or if the handler is suffering from a panic attack.

Roxy also comforts patients at Randolph Health and the Randolph Cancer Center. She visits patients periodically to make them smile, eliminate their angst and give them something soft to touch.

But then there are times when you should not touch a dog. When service dogs are working, they are focused upon their handler. If they become distracted, they can become dangerous and turn on their owner, the one who needs them the most.

The website, www.furtheheartsd.org, is a good place to find out how to act around a service dog. Some key no-no’s are to stare at a dog or take photos without permission.

These actions can make the handler a bit nervous and can trigger someone with a psychiatric disability, causing them to go into an episode. So you have to think how your actions will affect the dog – and the handler. The dog can turn on the handler – the very person who needs the dog.

The best thing to do with a service dog is give it space.

Talk with the handler, not the dog. Don’t stare. Don’t pet.

Don’t bark. Don’t try to distract the dog.

In Randolph County, many disabled people need help.

Dogs can help people walk up and down stairs, cross a street or walk through a crowd. Hicks says she is seeking volunteers to help her train the dogs and handlers.

The need is so great here that a support group has been formed for therapy and service dogs and their handlers.

SIT! – Mongo Sidekick isn’t just a beautiful dog, but is also a big help to Beth Angel, a former dog trainer for the US Air Force. (contributed)

WEAVING – This is a particular training exercise where flags, waving in the wind, are used to help desensitize dogs to sudden movements. The poles are called “weave polls” because the dogs weave in and out of them. Dogs, and owners, learn how to maneuver through a tight area, like a grocery store, where aisles and shelves are too close together for persons with disabilities. (contributed)

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ON GUARD! – Trained dogs provide a safety net for their owners. Here, this dog is offering protection while the handler, or owner, gets some exercise. (contributed)

They typically meet in a park where dogs had space to work. If you have a dog and would like to participate, you can. But, rules mandate that your dog is groomed, in good health and that the shots are all current.

To learn more about joining the group, volunteering or getting a service or therapy dog, contact Hicks at (336) 736-5601 or email furtheheartsd@gmail.com. Angel can be reached at (863) 241-4740 or email alloverrovernc@ gmail.com SMILING DOG, SMILING PATIENT – This yellow Labrador retriever, Roxy, helps patients at the Randolph Cancer Center. She is guaranteed to put a smile on patients’ faces and enjoys being petted. She helps patients who are receiving a variety of treatment. She also helps her owner, Emily Dawn Hicks, who copes with a number of disabling issues daily. One cancer patient called her a “ rock star.” (Greta Lint) 28 | asheboromagazine.com

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FEATURE

Busta Brown, DJ on WZOO Radio

Wayne Rowe and Busta Brown team up for 13th Annual Gala for the Children

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andolph Partnership for Children (RPC) will be hosting its 13th Gala for the Children fundraiser and benefit auction on Saturday, August 21. The IF YOU GIVE 2021 Gala for the Children blends the best parts of its historical formal dinner and silent auction with the broad reach of last year’s virtual event created in response to the pandemic.

RPC’s Gala for the Children chairpersons, Nicki and Brian Hill, are pleased to announce Wayne Rowe, RPC Board Treasurer, will be serving as emcee for the 2021 event.

For the past six years, Wayne has served in the position of Senior Vice President, Office Leader for Pinnacle Financial Partners. He’s been with the company for 14 years.

Wayne has been involved with RPC since 2014. He credits RPC’s reputation in the community as the reason he began volunteering with the agency. “I admire their mission to support the children, child care facilities, schools, and families in our community to ensure children and families have access to quality resources,” Wayne

said.

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Wayne Rowe, Randolph Partnership for Children Board Treasurer

event. When asked what he’s looking forward to most, he said it was the opportunity “to represent the Partnership and highlight all of the amazing work they’re doing in our community.”

Nicki and Brian are also pleased to announce RPC’s partnership with WZOO and WKXR. The local radio station family is serving as this year’s radio sponsor. Along with the sponsorship, Busta Brown of WZOO will be front and center with Wayne as the event’s celebrity auctioneer. In addition to the online auction held the week leading up to the IF YOU GIVE 2021 Gala for the Children, there will be a fund-a-need auction, dubbed the If You Give auction, as well as a live auction.

Busta brings previous experience as a fundraising auctioneer to the RPC event. He likes having fun and keeping things exciting as he engages guests in the festivities. For Busta, being part of this event is important because he will be, “helping raise money for this very worthy and much needed cause, and getting to know Randolph County movers and shakers while building great relationships.”

Busta has been on the radio for nearly 30 years in North Carolina. For the past seven months, he’s been the host of The Afternoon Thang on WZOO. “I'm as big of a fan as The Zoo listeners. I love it there!” Busta said. “I’ve finally found a station that truly fits my every day lifestyle.”

Making an appearance during the live stream event will be Busta’s son, Nate. According to Busta, Nate is a natural born comedian. He loves doing segments on Busta’s radio show. Nate also stays busy making YouTube videos, playing basketball and football, reading, writing, creating comic book characters, and learning how to create video games.

“Nate will help me keep the audience entertained with some fun and cute bantering,” Busta said. “Nate is my mini me. If my back hurts, his back hurts. He loves and admires his daddy, I love love that little dude so much.”

In preparation for the August event, if you’re going to really get to know Wayne and Busta, they’re going to have to answer some questions.

The theme IF YOU GIVE is from Laura Numeroff’s picture books, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, If You Give a Dog a Donut, and so on. Of these four desserts: Cookie, Donut, Cupcake, or Muffin; which is your favorite?

Wayne: Cookie!

Busta: Banana pudding LOL, but I'll take a donut.

What is your favorite children’s book?

Wayne: Oh, The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss. It’s a book about possibilities. It represents life as the book explains that it may not always be fun and games as you originally planned or imaged, but by pressing through and keeping your eyes focused, you can continue your journey and succeed. The possibilities are endless and it’s ok to take a

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different path than you originally intended.

Busta: Pete the Cat, because it was the first book my son Nate really connected with and really enjoyed. I loved hearing his cute little voice sing, "I'm rocking in my new shoes.”

What do you like most about Asheboro and Randolph County?

Wayne: The communities in Randolph County are like family! We are also geographically positioned to take a day trip to just about any type of activity you can think of!

Busta: The people I've met so far are friendly and family oriented—and I love being a dad.

And finally, why do you want others to engage with the IF YOU GIVE 2021 Gala for the Children fundraiser and benefit auction?

Wayne: When others see the value added to our

communities from the initiatives of the Partnership for Children, financially supporting those initiatives through activities such as the fundraiser and benefit auction becomes a no-brainer. If you can’t spare the time to volunteer, giving through the fundraiser and benefit auction is a great way to support our community. Stay engaged with us!

Busta: I'd love to see The Gala for the Children event continue and get all the support it deserves. As for me, I love serving the community and working with children. So, anything that helps our children, you can always count on me to be there and give 100%.

For more information on the IF YOU GIVE 2021 Gala for the Children fundraiser and benefit auction, visit RandolphKids.org or contact Micki Bare at mbare@ randolphkids.org.

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Each day at the YMCA, we find hope in meeting new challenges head-on by standing in the gaps to address the community's most pressing needs. Now more than ever, due to the pandemic, our community needs the Y. But, we cannot do this work alone. Your support has allowed us to: • Collaborate with schools and families to provide safe spaces for students to learn remotely while parents work through the Y Academy • Provide, safe affordable child care for essential workers • Work with The American Red Cross to host blood

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