FIRST PERSON
This is a Carolina Country scene in Touchstone Energy territory. If you know where it is, send your answer by Feb. 8 with your name, address, phone number and the name of your electric cooperative. By e-mail:
where@carolinacountry.com
Or by mail:
Where in Carolina Country? P.O. Box 27306 Raleigh, NC 27611
The winner, chosen at random and announced in our March issue, will receive $25.
January
January winner The January picture showed a roadside ornament at the entrance to the Hattadare Indian Village Park on Hwy. 401 south of Lillington between the Bunnlevel amd Flatwoods communities. The Indian Village was set up in about 1968 by James Lowery, aka Chief Little Beaver, and was considered a home for the Lumbee Indian nation. Remnants of other ornaments remain in the area. Of more than 120 correct answers, the $25 winner chosen at random was Brenda Perez-Piris of Sanford, a member of Central EMC.
Send old Beanie Babies overseas
Solar-heated water is hot
Regarding the story told by Louise Freeman about collecting Beanie Babies [“Down the Drain,” January 2009], we would like her and many others to know that Beanie Babies can have a new life helping our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan through the AnySoldier.com Web site. The soldiers distribute them to the local kids. Here is a selection from the Web site: “No kidding! A really good excuse to get rid of those things (don’t buy new ones, collect them from your house and ask your friends)!! Send some in every package to ALL units as they are really easy for the soldiers to carry with them and give to the local kids who love them. These are better than small plastic toys which will break easily and are not as easy to carry in a pack. There is no more effective ambassador for our country than a soldier helping the local folks. http://anysoldier.com/ WhatToSend.cfm#BeanieBabies
Thank you for publishing the article entitled “Solar Water Heating for Your House, A Consumer’s Guide” [January 2009]. My family has enjoyed both the comfort of more, hotter water, and the substantial energy savings of a solar water heating system for nearly eight years now. We have had zero maintenance, and our system never leaves us without a steamy bath or shower. I would recommend a solar water heating system for everyone building a new home, as well as anybody who plans to own their home for more than five years. With the substantial tax incentives offered in our area, this has proved to be great investment for our family, improving both our quality of life and our property value, and has already paid for itself in energy savings.
Marie and Jay Novello, Granville County, Wake Electric
Seth and Abigail Willey, Brasstown
Dressed for work This is my son Caden Webster, age 2, and his cousin Liam Smith, 9 months. They are on the porch of their grandparents’ cabin, which used to be an old tobacco barn. Their grandfather, Jimmie Webster, liked the twin Carrhart overalls. Jennifer Webster
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