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Contents

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departments Community News 14 26

Ham Radio Field Day 7th Biennial Willow Walk

Ask the Expert 10 12

Real Estate Your Feet

History

21 Burlington’s Dentzel Carousel

Community Character 18 Albert Guzman

Hometown HeroNEW! 16 OfďŹ cer Winston Meadows

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features 06 Sand Rulz - It Never Rains on This Beach!

22 Man Caves 28 Travel Feet: Carolina Lily

Dear Readers,

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man can look down at the creases of his open hands and either see their limitless potential or glaring shortcomings. Think about all of what mankind has been able to accomplish in society and industry and it is folly to think there is not more of the former than the latter.

On weekends as a child, my grandfather would visit with fresh bread from the bakery and some lumber from the hardware store. We would set up in the garage and between bites of buttered bread build something. One of the first projects was a bookcase. I cherish the memory of his expert hands showing me how to cut the blonde wood into the proper shapes, bonding them together with nails and hammer, then painting the finished piece with weatherresistant stain. I remember setting the bookcase against the wall in my room and immediately filling the shelves with my Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Books and Encyclopedia Brown mysteries.

Another weekend we built stilts. It took my brother and I an entire week of practice to learn walking on them with a certain speed and dexterity, racing each other on the porch and in the street. Watching out for the other kids on the block who would ride by on their bikes and try to knock us off.

My own father worked hard. He was often gone before I woke for school in the morning, arriving back home just before dinnertime. Often he was in no mood for our silliness or games. As an older man, and now a father myself, I’m reminded of Robert Hayden’s poem, “Those Winter Sundays.” The poet talks about his own father rising early in the morning cold, with cracked hands from hard work lighting a fire to warm the home without thanks. The last stanza of the poem sometimes haunts my mind: Speaking indifferently to him, who had driven out the cold and polished my good shoes as well.

What did I know, what did I know of love’s austere and lonely offices?

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Issue 12 Publisher Alex Alfonso Editor in Chief Sherry Johnson Advertising Executive Sally Care Contributors Walter Boyd, Micki Bare Dr. Todd Hyatt, DO, Heather McAdnrew

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SandRulz is a two-court indoor sand volleyball training facility located nearby in Randleman. Coowners Steve Elliott and Melissa Truhe opened the 10,000 sq. ft. facility located at 496 Pointe South Drive in the Pointe South Industrial Center in November.

Story & Photos by Sherry Johnson

It Never Rains on This Beach!

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teve Elliott was born and raised in High Point.

At the age of 16, he started playing volleyball against the Southern Guilford High School girls’ volleyball team. Their coach at the time thought it would improve their game if they played pick-up games with the guys. He started playing in the local Greensboro Grass doubles tournaments with several local partners. He played USVBA for a couple of years, before he visited a friend in Wilmington and discovered beach volleyball. Since then, he now plays on sand as often as possible.

Steve and his wife, Alicia have two girls, Carson and Samantha. He works full-time for ColorSpot in WinstonSalem, a local graphics company, and played co-ed volleyball to keep in shape with his friends prior to opening the new facility. Carson, 11, and her partner won 1st place in their age category in the Carolina Region Beach Tour and are invited to the Tour of Championships at Emerald Isle in July. Even though Samantha is too young to play, she loves hanging out in the sand box.

Melissa Truhe grew up in Sophia, and has been playing volleyball since 1989. She started in 7th grade in Randleman and played all the way through high school. Her career at Randleman included all conference 1993, 1994, 1995 and she was named Student Athlete of the Year in

1995. Unfortunately, she was considered too short to make the team in college. She has been a hairdresser for the past 18 years at Ponderosa Beauty Salon, which is owned by her grandmother.

She met her husband, Danny during softball season at Creekside Park in Archdale, and by the time volleyball season rolled around they were dating. She has always loved the game of volleyball and her daughter, Dakota, following in her mom’s footsteps, has been playing since 5th grade. She was 8th Grade MVP this year at Randleman Middle School. Her son Gage has started playing volleyball and has improved tremendously since Sand Rulz opened.

Melissa and Steve met 15 years ago at Creekside, playing indoor co-ed volleyball leagues. They would see each together twice a week to play during season, and then run into each other when they were out with their families the rest of the year.

Melissa was coaching a junior team in Randleman, and she asked Steve to assist her. His daughter Carson joined the team to learn the game. When her daughter Dakota aged off the team, Steve took over as coach. They often joked about putting a sand volleyball court in Melissa’s backyard, and one day Steve asked, “Why don’t we find a warehouse, throw down some sand, and start a business?” From that conversation, and the many contacts they had in the BurlingtonMagNC.com | 7

Randleman and Trinity area, Sand Rulz was born.

Once they secured the warehouse space, and scoured it by hand top to bottom – they hired a sand and gravel company in High Point to bring in 13 dump trucks full of beach sand from Rockingham, over 180 tons! Each court has about 10 inches of deep white beach sand to play on.

Sand Rulz opened in November, 2013. The reason they chose Randleman is it’s an easy drive from just about anywhere in the state. Being located just 45 minutes from Raleigh or 20 minutes from Greensboro/High Point/ Winston Salem, it has proven to be a great location for local volleyball teams to practice and improve their indoor game and play in tournaments.

The rules of beach volleyball are similar to indoor volleyball: a team scores points by grounding the ball on the opponents’ court, or when the opposing team commits an error or illegal action; and consecutive contacts must be

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made by different players. The major differences between the two are the court size – the indoor sand volleyball court is 52.5 feet wide and 26 feet long and you only have two or three players instead of six.

Parents and spectators are allowed to cheer players on, but are not allowed to coach from the sidelines. In doubles beach volleyball, players can’t help but get better because it improves your ball control, jumping, quickness, and speed.

Melissa and Steve go over the rules before each tournament to make sure everyone understands the differences.

“If you are an indoor player and you are struggling, get in the sand and that’s where you learn,” Elliott said. “You have to pass more consistently, jump harder, and use more of your body. It can really help your indoor game.” Approximately 92 high schools in North Carolina currently have a beach volleyball program.

On a weekly basis there are anywhere from 100 to 150 kids who play beach volleyball at Sand Rulz through private lessons, league play, classes, tournaments and open play. Families are encouraged to come out on Open Play and everyone gets into the action. Classes are geared to youth of all ages and skill levels. They teach kids from Kindergarten through high school. There are three weeks of summer camp still available, one in July and two in August.

Registration for the fall classes begins in August as well.

In addition to lessons and tournaments, you can rent the facility for private functions. Birthday parties have become a big hit and for $150 for one court, or $250 for the whole facility – it’s a great deal. You bring your own food and for two hours your kids can play volleyball and have a great

time. It’s a great idea for corporate team building as well, if you are looking for something different to do with your co-workers.

A small concession stand offers water, Gatorade, tee shirts, bumper stickers and other logo items, as well as a frozen yogurt cart provided by Nattie’s Frozen Yogurt in Archdale. There is even a lounge area for young children to play while waiting for their older siblings.

The schedule for each week varies, depending on the tournaments and private lessons booked - check their website at www.sandrulz.com or follow them on Facebook for up to the minute schedule changes.

Steve and Melissa look forward to hosting you at Sand Rulz soon. It never rains on this beach! 

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Ask the Expert-Real Estate

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here are many different types of swimming pools you can choose from. Before you buy you must consider your budget, yard space/topography, usage and local building codes. Other factors homeowners take seriously is the increase in homeowner’s insurance and their rate of return. Before you make the plunge, read this.

When thinking about a budget for a pool, you must not only consider the initial cost but the ongoing maintenance.

There are associated costs of the seasonal opening and closing; covers; chemicals; gadgets such as skimmers, nets, hoses, filters and heaters.

Safety features themselves can run into the thousands.

There are fences, gates and alarm systems. Your municipality will outline exactly what is required when you apply for your permit. Depending on the type of pool you buy, you may want to build a deck with a nonslip surface.

Entertaining. Most of us love to either entertain or be entertained! This may sound insignificant, but if you plan to entertain more often now that you have a pool, you need more “stuff.” From food and beverages to towels, games, toys and floaties!

There are so many different types of pools from simple Keep windows, garages and s cooling pools to elaborate pools with waterfalls and seating.

Swimming pool types include above-ground pools, fiberglass pools, vinyl-lined, gunite and poured-concrete.

As to farturn as inon lights a Use timers ground pools go,vinyl is the least expensive option. A heavy duty liner is attached to a frame that has been built in a hole.

Maintain at least a foot of spa Fiberglass pools are pre-molded in a variety of shapes and sizes. After a hole has been dug, plumbing installed, and sand When hanging lights outdoors base laid, it is lowered into the hole and leveled.

Concrete pools offer the most design flexibility. They can be built in any shape, and are able to fiDon' t intot irregular overloadspaces. electrical circui Gunite, or shotcrete, pools give you the most opportunity to customize your pool design. Gunite pools allow for maximum t leave a spare key in a "h creativity, and typically take about 12 Don' weeks to build.

Prices range from just a few dollars to a couple of hundred Lock your power box with an dollars for cooling pools. Above ground or in ground pools can range from $10,000 to over $100,000. your home security alarm sys No matter how small or how large your budget - if you want a pool, you’re going to get a pool! Either way, I encourage you to go to a local pool retailer. They’ll have a plan and design that works for every budget.

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efore you get ready to do your at-home pedicure Don’t: or head out to your favorite nail salon, there • Don’t shave: Small cuts and freshly shaven legs can allow are some important dos and don’ts from the bacteria to enter your system.

American Podiatry Medical Association (APMA) • Use different tools for pedicures and manicures: If you should remember to keep your feet looking you’re having both services done in one visit, have your and feeling good. technician open a new sterilized utensil pack before Do: switching from your feet to your fingernails.

• Bring your own pedicure utensils: Fungus and bacteria • Avoid the foot razor: The razor can cause permanent can be spread as a result of using dirty or poorly sanitized damage and an infection if it isn’t used properly. In many pedicure utensils. states, these are now illegal.

• Go in the morning: If you prefer a salon pedicure, go in the • Don’t round the edges of your toenails: This increases the morning as the foot baths are typically cleaner earlier in the risk of ingrown toenails. day.

• Don’t share your nail files: Emery boards are porous and • Use a pumice stone: Pumice stones are great for removing can hold bacteria and germs. thick dead skin from your heels and balls of the feet.

• Dry in between your toes: Too much moisture can promote • Use straight edge nail clippers: By using a straight edge the growth of fungus or athlete’s foot. nail clipper you’ll get a cut straight across, which will help • Don’t paint thick and discolored toenails: Don’t apply nail reduce the risk of ingrown toenails. polish if your toenails are thick and discolored. This could • Use an emery board: To smooth out the edges of your be a sign of a fungal infection. toenails, emery boards are the best option.

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Community News

HAM RADIO FIELD DAY

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he airwaves around Burlington will be crackling with activity when the Alamance Amateur Radio Club (AARC) holds its annual Field Day Event at the Alamance County Emergency Operations Center on Saturday, June 28, from 2 p.m. through Sunday, 2 p.m., June 29.

Members of the club will set up radio stations and allow anyone to come in and try their hand at making contact with other ham radio operators throughout the United States and Canada.

“This is the National Field Day for Amateur Radio people. Throughout the US and Canada, ham radio operators will set up radio stations in unusual locations and making contact with others as a display of their emergency communications capabilities during the 24-hour period,” Christopher Tate, call sign KJ4UBL, said.

Ham radio operators need to take a test, be licensed, and are governed by rules set by the Federal Communications Commission to be on the air and communicate. Every amateur radio operator must state their call sign when sending out communications. But, during the Field Day weekend, the general public will be given the opportunity to talk over the radio to other people using the call signs of Alamance Amateur Radio Club members.

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by Alex Alfonso “Like most communities, Alamance County does not expect a major emergency, but emergencies do happen, and losing communications quickly can turn an emergency into a real disaster. AARC members performed damage assessment for Alamance County in the aftermath of this year’s ice storm at the request and direction of the Alamance County Emergency Management office,” Tate said.

“In the event of a disaster we would be, at the core, amateurs talking to amateurs, but that information is instantly relayed to the first responders, FEMA, and to other national organizations that deal with disasters. But, of course, when there is not a disaster we just talk amongst ourselves.”

Through his hobby, Tate has been able to make contact and speak over the radio to people around the world. Tate said he has made contact with people on six of the seven continents, Antarctica being the only exception.

“I like getting to meet new people and hear about what they say about their country. A lot of times whatever is in the history books or the geography books, sometimes that is inaccurate, so it’s good getting to meet people and learn about their culture,” Tate said.

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Hometown Hero

by Alex Alfonso

Officer Winston Meadows

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ids playing on the lush lawn or tumbling on the playground equipment at Eva Barker Park on the east side of the tracks of North Main Street in Burlington didn’t always have the privilege.

The park was essentially an abandoned lot before Burlington Police officer Winston Meadows and his partner in the Community Oriented Police (COP)Team began working in the Beverly Hills Community.

“We had a couple complaints in the neighborhood about kids don’t have anywhere to go play, they were playing football and stuff in the street, playing basketball in the garbage can, so we kind of took it upon ourselves. We started talking to parks and rec trying to find a place where we could maybe put a playground over there. They came up with Eva Barker,” Meadows said.

The COPs began an investigation into the lot at 1757 N. Main Street. Turns out Eva Barker left the property to the

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city for a park. If the city ever decided not to use the land for a park it would revert to Barker’s heirs, according to Meadows, who joined the Burlington Police Department six years ago. The COPs, in cooperation with the Parks and Recreation Department of the city, brought the plan for a playground before city council.

The plan garnered enthusiastic support, not only from the council, Southland Electrical Supply Company donated money for a shelter and the the New Leaf Society planted trees. Other COPs along with a class from Alamance Community College worked on building up the park.

Building a park for neighborhood kids may not sound like typical police work, but Meadows said projects like Eva Barker Park build trust between the community and the officers policing the area. Changing the model of routine police work is the aim of the federally funded COP grant which expired in June.

“We had a lot more time to deal with issues. Say, now I’m on patrol and somebody’s house gets broke into, I have a lead, I’ll take that lead and do whatever I can with it, but if that doesn’t get me anywhere I’m done. I type the report, send it over to CID (criminal investigation department) and our detectives will follow up on it. Well, when I was in COP we could spend more time on calls.”

The grant allowed Meadows and other officers freedom from being tethered to the radio and constantly responding to calls of service, which in turn let them spend more time solving issues in the community.

“In COP you could stay checked out, they wouldn’t call you on the radio, and you could work on what that problem was. If you could close that case that’s a good way of building report with the community. And, the more they see you out actually fixing the problem, the more they are going to try and help you.”

The success of COP patrols prompted new Burlington Police Chief Jeffrey Smythe to expand this type of policing throughout all patrols in the community. A few weeks ago on a Saturday morning, as part of this COP philosophy, several Burlington police officers gathered at Company Shops Market in downtown, provided free coffee and scones, and invited locals to sit down and converse with them. Although Meadows lives in Greensboro, he was on hand that Saturday morning supporting the initiative with his wife and two children at his side.

Burlington Magazine will be featuring a police officer, fireman or retired or active armed services member each month as part of our Hometown Heroes series. If you know a local Burlington hero contact Burlington Magazine editor at alex@burlingtonmagnc.com or call 336-343-5964. 

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Community Character

by Alex Alfonso

Albert Guzman sat in his car parked on Main Street in downtown Burlington 10 years ago working up the gumption to walk across the street into the Paramount Theater and audition for a play. Today, audiences with a keen eye can catch a glimpses of Guzman, in Hollywood blockbusters like “Iron Man 3” and “We’re the Millers.”

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show they were having auditions for, which was Fiddler on the Roof. I called and they said all you need to prepare is a song.”

“I figured I’d take one of the songs from Fiddler on the Roof, because I knew that show so well. And that is what gave me the confidence.”

Obviously, Guzman summoned the courage to get out of his parked car, enter the Paramount Theater as a hopeful amateur actor and land a role in Fiddler on the Roof. Since then, Guzman spread his thespian ambitions to include theater work in Winston-Salem and Greensboro.

“From that it’s history, I’ve been part of the Gallery Players. And now I’ve branched off. I’ve gotten into other community theaters not only in Alamance County, but in Guilford County... I’m in it. I love it. This is my life,” Guzman said.

These days, if Guzman stands in the background so others can do their “thing” it’s in a major motion picture.

Advantageous tax incentives have brought a tornado of Hollywood directors to the state to film movies and television shows. Guzman answered a Facebook post calling for extras on the Iron Man 3 movie. Auditions were held in Raleigh where Guzman was picked from the crowd.

“I went to Wilmington to Screen Gems Studio and I was “I’ve always liked theater, but I never had the nerve to really one of five guys they chose for this particular scene. I don’t go ahead and audition for something,” he said. “I’ve always have a big part, background, just background you don’t talk or anything. I was there for 14 hours and five seconds is been the type of person who stands in the background and lets everyone else do their own thing. But, I’ve always liked what you see on film. But, I made it, I got my five seconds on Iron Man 3, and that was really cool.” entertainment. I’ve always liked movies and theater.”

Encouraged by his success transitioning into bit parts in Guzman, born in Cuba, moved to the United States at moving pictures, Guzman made time to make appearances at age five to New York City where he never really considmore casting calls. Because of his persistence and reliability ered acting even as a hobby. When he and his wife moved from Florida to Burlington more than a decade ago for a career change, they started attending plays at the Paramount Theater on Front Street in downtown. The Gallery Players, Burlington’s community theater group, announced plans to stage Guzman’s favorite musical, Fiddler on the Roof. After expressing an interest to be on stage, his wife pushed him into auditioning for a part.

“I used to sit in the audience and say ‘I wish I was up there,’” Guzman said. “And she (his wife) says to me ‘well why don’t you?’ Because I don’t act. I’ve never acted. ‘But this is community theater, so why not?’”

So I said, OK I’m going to try it one day. Well, years went because I didn’t have the nerve to just say OK I’m going to go ahead try out, because I saw all these people on stage and they looked so professional. Finally one day I saw an article in the paper and my favorite musical theater BurlingtonMagNC.com | 19

Guzman said local casting agents began to see him as a reliable actor to fill roles. He’s acted as background in at least six major motion pictures, some yet to be released.

Guzman’s dream, or at least a coveted box to check on his bucket list, is to one day act in New York City in a Broadway play. Burlington will have played a large part in getting him on Broadway, he wouldn’t have found the courage to even audition except for the nurturing nature of the acting community here in the city.

“It was very welcoming. I mean; I was used to - in New York City - a different kind of society. It really blew me away, my wife and I came here and people, as we were driving, they were waving “hi, hello” to us, and people in the streets and in the stores were saying hello. In New York you don’t say hello to anybody, you don’t even want to make eye contact, so you just go past them and nothing.

“I attribute it, totally, to a city as small as this (Burlington) that gave me the courage to actually be going on stage and continuing with it.”

Asked if he would have the courage to audition for a Broadway play if the chance arrived he said, “I wouldn’t hesitate.” 

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History

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Burlington’s Dentzel Carousel

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rom June 26 to 29, the famous Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel (which Time Magazine voted “Best Musical of the 20th Century”) will be performed at the Paramount Theater downtown. It is an appropriate show for the Paramount Acting Company to present since the centerpiece of Burlington’s City Park is one of only about two dozen antique Dentzel carousels left in the world.

At some point during the first decade of the twentieth century there was a carousel (then called a “hobby horse machine”) located downtown at the corner of South Worth and West Front streets, where Burlington’s City Hall sat for many years. No one remembered how long it was there, but it was definitely gone by 1910, when a livery stable occupied the site. It was possibly the same carousel that was located temporarily in Graham in the summer of 1907.

During the planning stages for Burlington’s City Park shortly after the end of World War II, it was decided that a “merry-go-round” (as carousels were popularly called at the time) would make a good attraction for the new park.

Somehow, City Manager Bell Carper got wind of an old one sitting in a warehouse in Genoa, Ohio. It was purchased for $3,500 and moved to Burlington by Monford Gerringer during the summer of 1948. Dwight and Joe Pope, the sons of City Treasurer Rainey Pope, were the first two to ride it once it was reassembled, and it opened to the public in October 1948. (Since segregation was in force at the time, shortly thereafter a second carousel was purchased for the use of the city’s non-white citizens and installed at North Park, but it fell into disrepair due to neglect and vandalism, and was scrapped in the 1970s.)

For the next 30 years, the City Park carousel remained a popular attraction even though, at various times, it had to compete for the public’s attention with such things as the “Kiwanis Special” train, a small roller coaster, boat and airplane rides, a Navy F9F-Cougar jet, and Burlington’s first fire truck (purchased in 1919). By the late 1970s most of the rides and exhibits at City Park were in sad shape, including the carousel. The jet and fire truck were removed, and the carousel seemed doomed, too, until it was revealed that it was actually a very rare menagerie carousel built by the Dentzel Carousel Company of Philadelphia.

A full-scale restoration effort was begun in 1981 and over the next four years involved the efforts of numerous people, professionals and volunteers, both local and out-ofstate. For example, many area artists worked long hours to restore the original paintings (which had for many years been covered with paintings of popular cartoon characters) and painstakingly hand-painted the 46 wooden animals (26 horses, four cats, four ostriches, four rabbits, four pigs, one deer, one giraffe, one lion, and one tiger) and two chariots.

The project resulted in a completely reconditioned and refurbished carousel, and also included a new brick gazebo in which to house it.

No one is quite sure when Burlington’s Dentzel Carousel was constructed, but during the restoration project the date “May 1914” was discovered penciled under the wooden platform, so it was probably built at or about that time.

Thus, it would appear that the musical Carousel is being presented at or about the time of the City Park carousel’s 100th birthday.  BurlingtonMagNC.com | 21

Feature - Man Caves

by Alex Alfonso

M

an Cave. The appellation conjures the image of a dark hole in a rock formation illuminated by fire, a man with hairy forearms and a protruding forehead glowing in the firelight as a small animal on a spit roasts over the flames in silhouette. The atavistic need for secure shelter where a man can be himself still feeds the masculine soul, but evolving industry has changed the definition of a man’s cave.

In the modern era, a man cave can take on all matter of themes, whether it’s video games, sports, table games and gambling, drink or music, a man’s household often features a room dedicated to his passions. Here are a few local men who have taken the man cave to its highest expression and let Burlington Magazine into their manly sanctums Chuck Barham warns those who may possess a weak disposition of what they are about to see as he leads them

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down the stairs into his refurbished garage. Life-size figures of Leatherface, the chainsaw wielding maniac from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Jason Voorhees, the machete chopping killer from the Friday the 13th horror movies stand behind a leather couch in the corner of the room.

Decapitated heads on chains hang in the opposite corner above a large flat screen T.V. The horror motifs stand in contrast to the room’s other adornments, Jolly Roger flags, band posters ranging from AC/DC to the Beatles, a lighted cabinet of various beer steins, a pool table, vinyl records and a U-shaped cherry wood bar. Incongruous it would all seem if the room wasn’t a reflection of what is floating around in Barham’s head.

“It’s really kind of like my collections of stuff,” he said.

“I’ve got DVDs, I’ve got horror movies, I’ve got CDs, I’ve got concerts, I’ve got album collections out here. I’ve got all

my glasses. I’ve got pictures of concerts that we’ve gone to, and just some specialty pictures I’ve wanted to keep over the years.

“And then I have my favorite scotches and stuff like that, so it’s really more like, when I come out here, just kind of like a room that I’ve put all my fun stuff that I’ve enjoyed.”

“Chuck’s Pub,” as he calls the re-purposed space, started as a plain garage complete with floor stains. The garage is where his wife would exile Barham and his friends when they would smoke cigars. Barham grew bored of the negative space, so when he found the cherry wood bar at a discount furniture store the man cave grew out from its stained veneer.

On Friday nights in the summertime, Thomas Teapole can be found strumming his guitar or mixing drinks behind the

board at Tom’s Tavern, the garage in the backyard apart from his home. Teapole built the bar himself. Over the years he’s added accessories that would rival any hole-in-the-wall dive where live music is featured on the patio next to the fire pit and good conversation flows alongside good booze.

“I used to just sit out here and play my guitar a lot,” he said.

“And then I said, lets do it up, one thing led to another. I did the bar. Then, I put in the lights, fan, air conditioning, T.V., cable and all that stuff and it just grew.”

Every summer Teapole hosts a “stock the bar” party. Friends and family are invited over, they bring bottles of libations to stock the bar. Throughout the summer those who bring a bottle are free to drink and enjoy the tavern’s many amenities. Teapole will usually put out snack foods, the bar features a spinning hotdog carriage and a kegerator for draft

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beer.

Although a radio often supplies the music, Thomas and his son, Thomas, an accomplished musician who studied with Lucius Wilson at the Burlington School, will often join his father for impromptu jam sessions.

On the wall of Tom’s Tavern chairman of the board Frank Sinatra looks out from a picture frame holding a beer to toast those sitting along the bar. Beer and liquor signs, all the usual bar accoutrements, are present as well.

To call the oasis that Myron “Homey” Prevatte created in his backyard a man cave would be a disservice and an understatement. Prevatte calls it a “man destination”, but really any gender with coastal island sensibilities and a sense of fun would feel at home at the “Palms on Front” Walking in, signs with a beach motif will point you to the fully stocked tiki bar and grill area beside the pool. With a drink in hand, Prevatte’s guests are free to take a dip in the pool, enter a recreation room equipped with table games, a

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bar and pool table, or sit in the shade of Dar’s Chandelier Lounge that Prevatte dedicated to his wife, Darlene.

“We enjoy being social and having friends,” he said.

“Having all this is great, but if you don’t have friends to share it with, it doesn’t mean anything.”

Sunday afternoon parties are the norm at Prevatte’s “Palms on Front.” He came up with the name after noticing many of the beach houses on the Carolina coast had nicknames.

Prevatte even had a sign built advertising his micro-paradise in the front yard facing Front Street, but the city made him take it down, as it violated a zoning ordinance.

The sounds of local bands, such as Back Porch Orchestra and the Haw River Social and Pleasure Club, are often heard during his shindigs. Even those who haven’t attended one of his parties comment about the house on Front Street.

Prevatte is the consummate host. And, he seems to take as much pleasure watching his guests enjoy themselves as they do enjoying Prevatte’s place. 

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Travel Feet

Carolina Lily

F

o you believe in fairies? Well, I was unsure until my Travel Feet found themselves about 70 miles southwest of Burlington. Upon arrival at Carolina Lily, fairies seemed not only plausible, but also probable.

Most North Carolinians are familiar with the quaintly historic city of Salisbury. It certainly has its share of worthy attractions. But have you ventured toward Spencer? You might already be aware that Spencer is home of the NC Transportation Museum, or as my boys called it when their poppy took them over a decade ago, the really neat train place. What my dad never noticed and I did not realize existed just all those cool trains, until recently, was the beautiful estate known as Carolina Lily.

Five miles away, situated on the outskirts of Spencerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; although with a Salisbury addressâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;stands a circa 1890 farmstead known as Carolina Lily. The renovated house and shops are embraced by acres of majestic boxwoods and magnolias. The grounds also boast beautifully cultivated gardens that provide some of the fresh flavors included in the unique cuisine served onsite. But be sure to call ahead, as the perfectly adorable luncheon items are available by reservation only.

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Story & Photos by Micki Bare When my Travel Feet arrived, I had the pleasure of relaxing in a shady sitting area just outside the main house.

It was there I enjoyed a delicious lunch, served beautifully in a garden hat. You can also order box lunches or a picnic in a pot, which comes in a terra cotta planter. All are accessorized with big, brightly colored faux flowers. And all include delicious foods and confections.

While all the lunches are wonderfully delicious and include take-home keepsakes, I rather enjoyed the hat. My mom always said I had a great head for hats. And it was fun to walk around in my straw garden hat accented with its big orange flower.

After emptying my hat of its delectable contents, which I washed down with thirst quenching, slightly sweetened peach tea, my Travel Feet began to fidget. It was time to wander around. They made their way to the shops, first. I asked Julie, one of our hostesses, if I could leave my things on the table while I explored. She said I most certainly could. Then she urged me to try the free samples she had just set out in one of the two boutiques.

The renovated building was filled with lots of great kitchen tools and novelty food items. The almond dip I sampled was just as decadent as Julie described. Local

honey, cookbooks, and souvenirs surrounded additional indoor seating.

Apparently, there are days when the weather is not absolutely perfect and lunch might best be enjoyed inside.

However, while surrounded by the gorgeous flora and herbscapes of the grounds, it was difficult for me to imagine a cloudy day in such a magical place.

On the way to the second boutique my Travel Feet discovered gorgeous flowerbeds lined with broken plates.

The eclectic collection of dinnerware accessorized the beds perfectly. The sight inspired me to break a few dishes of my own to dress up my own gardens.

Won’t my family be surprised the next time they break a dish or bowl and, instead of becoming audibly frustrated and disappointed, I cheer, hug the offender, grab the pieces, and head outside?

It took some coaxing, but I finally convinced my Travel Feet to turn toward the second shop. This was the building in which visitors can not only do more browsing and shopping, but also where one pays for their lunch and bounty of items discovered in the shops. It is where I found my newest muse.

In addition to purchasing my garden hat lunch, I bought a tiny sculpture of a baby fairy sleeping under a leaf. It now resides on my desk. Fairy themed items abound amongst the clothing, gardening and cooking items. They even stock fairy trellises and furniture. I understand placing such items in one’s gardens help make local fairies feel at home and

could convince them to set up housekeeping among one’s flowers and herbs. The selections were as unique as the venue, so I’m planning another trip in an effort to chip away at our annual holiday shopping.

Fairy themed events occur at Carolina Lily often, according to our doting hostesses, Julie and Deb. Carolina Lily is the backdrop for birthday parties, wedding and baby showers, office gatherings, and anniversary celebrations.

Sometimes, folks with wandering Travel Feet, like mine, simply come by for lunch. If you’re passing through and do not have lunch reservations, these kinds ladies welcome you to stop in, shop, wander through the gardens, and simply enjoy the day.

Julie and Deb can be easily enticed into answering questions about the history of the farm, local attractions— including that really cool train place my children highly recommend—and herb and flower gardening. They might even provide tips for attracting fairies to your garden.

While giving me a tour of one of the herb gardens, Julie pulled out a pair of garden shears. I thought she decided to get a little work done and might be gathering herbs for future lunch creations. Rather, she was collecting cuttings of herbs she knew would easily root. Before I departed, she handed me a bouquet of stems. I was instructed to take them home, root them, and then add them to my own garden.

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Feet adventure. After seeing all it has to offer I understand why some might conclude Carolina Lily is not the most masculine of destinations. However, I have a feeling Hubby might agree to have lunch with me there one day soon. I’ll entice him with an afternoon at the NC Transportation Museum following our stop at Carolina Lily.

Of course, once he arrives, I’m sure he will be as enchanted as I was on my first visit. Not only will the amazing food win him over, the relaxing atmosphere and gorgeous scenery just might have him believing in fairies, too.

Carolina Lily is located at 1375 Kern Carlton Road in Salisbury. Reservations can be made by calling Julie or Deb at 704-639-0033. Visit them online at CarolinaLily.com. 

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