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Welcome to the October issue.

The seasons are shifting, and fall is finally starting to settle in across the Carolinas. Mother Nature rarely disappoints, and the beautiful array of colors splashed across the leaves in our area, and the mountains, will be spectacular! Peak viewing season in the Blue Ridge is usually about the third weekend in October.

Carolina Balloonfest in Statesville, Oktoberfest in Hickory, and Carolina Renaissance Festival in Huntersville are three family-friendly, major events happening all around our area this month. Check the dates and times for these events on their Facebook pages.

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For those who dress up and indulge their sweet tooth, we wish you a fun and safe Halloween. Remember to be extra vigilant and look out for smaller kids who may be so excited they forget about their own safety.

Until next month, enjoy October, and thank you for reading the October issue of Hickory Living Magazine!

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I am so excited! October is one of my favorite months and fall my favorite season. The weather is cooling off and leaves transform our area into scenic views with beautiful colors of red, yellow, and orange. Kids dress up for Halloween and visit neighbors whose pumpkins, mums, jack-o’-lanterns, and scarecrows decorate their front porches. Fall festivals are in full swing, and farmers are celebrating the end of harvest. October is full of family events and celebration.

Fun Things To Do This Month Oktoberfest is the main annual event in Hickory, with entertainment and activities for all ages. Friday, October 12th through Sunday the 14th, downtown Hickory will be filled with music, food, commercial vendors, amusement rides, and a juried craft show. The festival will feature three stages with live entertainment and two beer gardens.

Friday, the festival will be open from 5:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m., 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, and noon until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. Visit www. hickoryoktoberfest.com for the festival lineup and plan a fun weekend!

In October, head to the Appalachian Mountains for gorgeous fall views. Pack a picnic and have lunch at a lookout on the Blue Ridge Parkway, or spread your 8

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blanket at Julian Price Memorial Park at the foot of Grandfather Mountain.

There is nothing more breathtaking than the fall colors in all their glory spread across the valley below or driving on the Parkway under a blanket of colorful trees.

European marketplace. Relish in the atmosphere with over 500 costumed characters, 14 stages of entertainment, daily knights jousting, and artisan demonstrations. For ticket and festival information, visit www.carolina. renfestinfo.com

Carolina BalloonFest is held at the Statesville Airport Friday, October 19th from 3:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., Saturday the 20th from 7:00 a.m. until 8:30 p.m., and Sunday the 21st from 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. Each day between 4:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., weather permitting, you can experience the mass ascension as hot air balloons take flight. Saturday and Sunday will feature a morning launch from 8:00 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. Enjoy a weekend filled with music, food vendors, North Carolina wine and craft beer, shop the Artisan Village and Marketplace, and book a balloon ride! Visit www.carolinaballoonfest.com for more information on tickets, parking, camping, and festival schedules.

Visit the Amazing Maize Maze at Rural Hill located at 4431 Neck Road in Huntersville. Daytime mazes are Friday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., and flashlight mazes are Fridays and Saturdays from 6:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Ticket information can be found on www.ruralhill.com.

The Carolina Renaissance Festival and Artisan Market, located at 16445 Poplar Tent Road in Huntersville, is open every Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. in October and November. The festival features a 25-acre re-creation of a 16th century

We end the month with Halloween. If you have a sweet tooth like I do, you may want to purchase your treats at the last minute. For me, I wait until the night before, otherwise, I eat all the candy and have to buy more for the trick-or-treaters! Let’s keep our children safe this year. Use LED candles instead of real candles in your jack-o’-lanterns, and put reflective tape on costumes.

Avoid masks that inhibit vision. Watch for children when driving. They are excited and may not be paying attention to traffic. Keep a well-lit path to your door, free of obstacles they could trip over. And have plenty of treats, so you don’t get the TRICKS! Enjoy October!

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Protecting What You Value

By Kristie Darling | Photos by Shane Greene Photography

Safety is something people may think is always on their mind, but it’s often just an afterthought until an event actually occurs. New, innovative methods of securing what we value, either property or people, that really work in an emergency situation and truly provide security, can be lifesavers in every sense of the word.

Security Central, a division of Lake Norman Security Patrol Inc., has developed Reliant ERS, a consumer brand dedicated to educating and providing safety solutions for many situations. The company’s monitoring center, Security Central, has been successfully working behind the scenes in life safety events for over 55 years. With the changing environment that people face every day, the family operated business saw the need to engage directly with those in need of more.

Family Values Today, LNSP is owned and operated by three generations of the Ralph Brown family. Caroline Brown, thirdgeneration, is executive vice president of LNSP. She is focused on transitioning the business for the future. “My grandfather started installing alarm systems in the early 1960s around Lake Norman,” Caroline shared. “At the time, alarm systems were revolutionary technology that provided homeowners peace of mind, and he no longer had to check around each property on foot.” Even then, Mr. Brown’s primary mission was to provide families and businesses with security services to protect what they valued most.

R. Courtney Brown, Jr., has managed daily operations for 20 plus years and

has transitioned as president to allow for succession planning and a time of new business. “While this industry changes rapidly, our commitment and promise to protect what you value hasn’t changed a bit. No matter how innovative technology becomes, our service continues to reflect my father’s business values and high standards—everyone is treated like part of our family.”

“When people think about Security Central, or any division of LNSP, they think about strong family values,” Tyler Buchanan shared. Tyler is director of marketing and one of the team’s newest members. He is excited to be part of a growing business who supports helping him achieve success.

“For the Browns, employee appreciation isn’t just a concept. I know I felt it when I needed to be with my wife’s family after emergency surgery. This was right after I was hired, but they said, go…be with your family; work will be here.” Throughout the year, management focuses on employees in different ways. The company is in the midst of an employee weight loss challenge—Tyler’s

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On the cover–Caroline Brown, executive vice president of Lake Norman Security Patrol Inc., the parent company of Security Central and Reliant Emergency Response Solutions Opposite page–Tyler Clodfelter and Lynne Sprinkle, Reliant ERS sales team, discuss feedback from customers with an operator.

Pictured, above–Tyler Buchanan, director of marketing (Photo provided) Left–Tyler, Caroline, and Lynne in Security Central’s Statesville central station.

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team is doing pretty good. Courtney’s wife, Kathy, is a personal trainer, and she’s taken on the role of the company’s health and wellness coach.

Lynne Sprinkle, who’s been with the company over 20 years and is a sales associate and the face of Reliant ERS, shared, “Security Central is an awesome place to work. We have very little turnover in our employees and it’s because people feel valued and well taken care of.”

Second generation sibling and Security Central board member, Ellen Meihaus, sums up the family business in short form: “Our mission remains the same, yet our vision is changing.

There’s always a new challenge needing a new solution. We think about the future all the time, and we are grateful to all our employees who will take this company further by taking care of what’s important.”

Tell Me What You Need – We Have a Solution What if you or someone you love needs help after a fall, an accident, or illness? That used to mean a phone call, if someone was nearby to make that call. Today, people are on the go.

Reliant ERS provides several products that fit seniors with active lifestyles as well as those who are home bound. Your personal emergency response device can provide assistance at the touch of a button. The devices have advanced capabilities to tell if you have fallen or aren’t active with inactivity alerts. The Security Central dispatch operator can relay crucial medical information, contact family members, and quickly dispatch the appropriate emergency services to your location.

Whatever Reliant can do to help ease a stressful situation, they will do. “What sets Reliant ERS apart from the rest is our level of support,” Tyler said. “Security Central’s operators have received extensive training and hold the highest-level industry certifications. The central station has the most up-to-date infrastructure.”

Photos–Left, top to bottom: • Tyler Clodfelter and Lynne Sprinkle, Reliant ERS sales team • Tyler and Lynne presenting some of Reliant’s products to a potential customer • Reliant’s technical support team in their equipment room, where team members can study the devices and help troubleshoot.

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One of Reliant’s goals is to make their solutions affordable to clients in Catawaba and Iredell counties and throughout surrounding regions. Because there are no contracts to sign or installation fees, “If we don’t do the job you want,” Tyler said, “you can quit anytime.”

Keeping Workers Safe on the Job, Anywhere Close your eyes for just a moment. Now, think about the people you work with—people you care about—who are out in the world working on their own. Does your wife sell real estate? Do you know any teachers? Any linemen, utility or

construction workers in your life? Nurses or caregivers? Do you employ or supervise workers like these folks? Maybe you, yourself, work alone in an environment that’s not safe all the time? Security Central’s Reliant ERS division can address these critical safety situations without escalating what’s happening.

Reliant is expanding its attention into lone worker safety to provide specialized security solutions for people who face threatening situations on the job. The lone worker portfolio will launch with a unique device that provides discreet protection in the form of an ID badge holder. Most employers require ID badges for staff members, whether to ensure that they work at the facility or so employees can gain access, making this device the perfect fit. “People aren’t going to wear something additional if they don’t have to. We already carry our phones, badges, tablets—the list goes on—so having a safety solution incorporated into something employees are already wearing is ideal,” Caroline explained.

I was impressed with the ID badge’s ability to discreetly contact Security Central without an audible alert to signal the device is in use. Instead, the badge sent a low-pulse vibration to the wearer to ensure it was communicating and began capturing real-time audio for operators to assess, along with the device’s location coordinates. Other features include a rip-cord alarm.

If it is grabbed from the user’s neck or belt clip, it automatically generates an alarm. It can also be used as a management tool by pre-programming to give the office regular reports on field workers through concise 30-second audio clips. The ID badge’s features are tailored to each client’s specific needs.

Lynne believes this ID badge safety solution will save lives. “We will come to your office, plant, or home anytime to determine your needs and build a protection plan for you,” she told me.

“When people see how this easy-to-use device works and understand the fully customizable level of protection it offers, they are sold. They immediately begin thinking of ways the ID can work for them.”

Overall, Reliant ERS is focused on becoming a household name in the Carolinas and surrounding territories. The division is making steps toward being visible in the local communities first because of the founding family’s roots in the area. “It is essential to support those who have supported our success over several generations. This area has so much to offer, and my goal is to see it thrive,” Caroline said. “We will continue to add young talent to our team, expand Reliant’s offerings, and stay focused on our contributions to the safety of our community.”

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Expanding Emergency Care for Our Region

By Meredith Collins | Photos by Shane Greene Photography

Dr. Josh Cochrane has been taking care of patients experiencing a medical emergency in Hickory for more than 18 years.

Today, he’s caring for patients in what is basically a brand new Emergency Department as Frye completes an 18-month, $15 million renovation and expansion of its Emergency Department.

“Having additional space to take care of patients allows us to get patients back for treatment more quickly and gives them a more comfortable and modern space to rest while we care for them,” said Dr. Cochrane, medical director of Emergency Services for Frye Regional Medical Center. “Because Frye is an accredited chest pain and stroke center, we’re able to care for patients facing life-threatening medi18

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cal emergencies or who are very sick.

Having more space allows us to treat more patients who need a higher level of care, and care for them more efficiently.”

The Medical Center’s most significant construction project in several years finishes this month, doubling the number of patient rooms in the Emergency Department and increasing the number of nurses’ stations to three. It includes a private area designed to treat behavioral health patients.

In addition to the Emergency Department’s expansion and new construction, Frye recently announced a new service for the region—the Frye Regional Brain Center—for treating patients who experi-

ence brain trauma and emergencies, as well as non-emergent brain tumors and diseases of the brain. Neurosurgeon Dr. Akram Mahmoud is one of the specialists in the Brain Center and he works closely with the Frye Emergency Department. “Adding a brain center allows us to diagnose and treat emergent brain injuries and hemorrhagic stroke patients in our Emergency Department,” said Sherry Shepard, RN, director of Emergency Services. “Before establishing the Brain Center, these patients would have had to seek care outside our region. It’s comforting that we are now able to provide care right here in our community.”

With its newly renovated and expanded Emergency Department, the Medical Center now has space to care for more patients. Before the expansion, emergency providers were treating about 40,000 patients per year in a much smaller space. “Patients who have come in have reacted very positively to our new Emergency Department,” said Dr.

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Photo: Right–Neurosurgeon Dr. Akram Mahmoud joined the medical staff of Frye Regional this year when the hospital established the Frye Regional Brain Center. (Photo by Dana Andreasson)

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By Lauren Davidson

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omething you may not know about me is that I work to maintain a reputation. It’s not that of a contributing writer to this publication, or of a stellar copywriter, or that of a community volunteer. Mine is that of a hit-or-miss baker, and it’s a reputation that is well-earned and one that I uphold proudly.

When I’m feeling stressed, I find baking to be very relaxing. It’s a soothing exercise to measure out ingredients, set timers, and best of all, conduct taste tests.

My mother had trouble boiling water, but thanks to a few helpful relatives, I learned how to bake at a young age.

When I was in college, I really hit my stride. During exams, my friends could look forward to all kinds of sweets.

Things changed Thanksgiving of 2013.

Thanksgiving 2012 wasn’t a total disaster, but I burnt the turkey. It was the first Thanksgiving my boyfriend (now fiancé) and I spent together. We were snowed in at my apartment in Boone, and despite the turkey, my baked 20

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macaroni and cheese dish was perfect.

Thanksgiving 2013 was spent with his family, and I was determined to make a good impression with what I brought to the table. That year, I made a pecan pie to end all pecan pies. The pie had been the cover feature in Southern Living. I made my own crust, and four practice pies. I was a pie queen, and everyone raved over this pie. This, dear reader, was not good for my ego.

I immediately started looking for the perfect recipe for Thanksgiving 2014. Lo and behold, I finally found what I was looking for—a pumpkin pie smothered in homemade cinnamon whipped cream and topped with toasted almond toffee.

It wasn’t as beautiful as the previous year’s offering, but man, was it delicious! 2015 saw a standard pecan pie.

Still good. 2016 began the downhill descension. It was the year I started to get cocky. That’s right, folks…I made a Bundt cake. Emboldened by my previous successes and excited to use a pan my future mother-in-law had given me, I was ready for a new challenge. No need to make any practice cakes. That

was for the novice. I think you know where this is heading…Straight to my loss of juju. The chocolate Bundt cake turned out as dry as a desert day in August, and the frosting was runny. It didn’t even fit in my cake carrier. It was nothing short of a disaster. But it still didn’t come close to last year’s debacle.

Maybe, I reasoned, I could venture out of the realm of desserts and bring a side.

So what did I decide to make? Cheese straws! If you’ve ever made cheese straws, you’ll recognize this was an awful idea.

I allotted time for practice runs, but each time, they were cakey and fat and more or less inedible. With no time left, I finally settled for store-bought cheese straws. That was also the year that we somehow got lost on the way to the same destination we go to every single year.

This year, I’m reverting back to pies. Inspired by a recent binge-watching of The Great British Baking Show, I’ve decided to make a honey-apple-brie savory-andsweet creation. Let’s hope I get my juju back. If not, I may hang up my oven mitts for good!

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By Emily Buckley

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I used to think that love was held sacred because I supposed it never changed.

Once your heart opened and decided to treasure something, I assumed it was safe forever, like being placed in highlevel security lock down. It was strange to consider love as something alive, with its own cycle of growth and dormancy.

You see, it must be alive, because we are ever-changing and because our lives are multi-volume sets. Through one chapter, the sparks may lay dormant, underground and resting during a season of harsh frost. Then, through another, it bursts alive like the buds on a fruit tree, ready to bear and flourish, giving us what we need.

Over the course of dating the wrong person for a few years, my heart experienced a whirlwind of beginnings and endings. After parting ways, I felt an overwhelming anxiety that I would never be able to move on or love again.

There was a force feeding the root of my pain; the refusal to push beyond the moment. I was stuck in a state of despair, because it made my heart ache to imagine moving on from what I’d grown so comfortable and accustomed to. I didn’t want to close the door and face forward, because it frightened me.

Blinded in the thick of things, I didn’t realize love was alive and would return if I trusted the process.

But, I pushed myself over the edge. And I flew.

Eventually I found myself standing on the brink of a cliff, eager to fly. But I held on. My friends and family noticed my self-destruction. They told me, “Fly!” But I kept holding on. Slowly, I was losing pieces of myself. I searched frantically for another way off the edge.

Instead, I learned self-love can be a form of freedom, requiring great drive and courage. Letting go would crush my entire being. My body would physically ache. I mourned the ending like a death.

Fairy tales end after “happily ever after,” love does not. To love means to embrace, and at the same time, weather many endings and many beginnings— all in the same lifetime. When you find the right person, they will withstand the endings with you, and leap forward into a fresh chapter with you. Treasure the moments given in the present, and seek the prospects of the future with the assurance that love has a heartbeat as steady as the ocean waves, ready to write your next volume.

Even though one chapter ends in ruins, there is always another awaiting us—and then another. There are continuously more opportunities to get it right, to transform our lives in the ways we deserve to have them. Don’t waste your time regretting a failure.

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Hickory Resources Women’s Resource Center 828.322.6333 www.wrchickory.org Catawba County Historical Association www.catawbahistory.org 828.465.0383 Catawba Science Center 828.322.8169 www.catawbascience.org Hickory Museum of Art 828.327.8576 www.HickoryArt.org Hickory Community Theatre 828.328.2283 hickorytheatre.org The Green Room Community Theatre 828-464-6583 www.thegreenroomtheatre.org Hickory Choral Society 828.322.2210 www.hickorychoralsociety.com Hickory Landmarks Society 828.322.4731 www.hickorylandmarks.org Western Piedmont Symphony 828.324.8603 www.wpsymphony.org Pregnancy Care Center of Catawba Valley 828.322.4272 www.pcchickory.com 28

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Talent Jam: Hickory Metro, presented by My Work Choice, is a regional mash-up of a job fair, speed professional match making, and a connection event. On Thursday, October 11th from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Lenoir Rhyne University in the Belk Centrum Auditorium in Hickory, your Catawba County Chamber and Economic Development Corporation will take a classic job fair and turn it on its head in order for top talent and local employers of choice to meet.

Here’s the gist—Companies, local job seekers, and students from our four-county region that includes Catawba, Caldwell, Burke, and Alexander counties, are invited to take the mic and present a one-minute pitch of their professional needs or talents followed by casual networking, all while a crowd of job seekers and area professionals enjoys great local food and drink. Have microphonophobia? (That’s the fear of microphones—it’s real! Google it!) Not to worry! Come and connect directly with your next employee or employer face-to-face in a casual, high-energy atmosphere. Sounds like a great time, right? It is!

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Over 200 people attended last year’s Talent Jam: Hickory Metro, including representatives and hiring managers from over 50 local employers who were actively seeking top talent to fill roles within their organizations. Highly-skilled positions, such as engineers, sales managers, account executives, team leaders, logistics professionals, district and regional managers, customer service representatives, administrative assistants, dietary aides, CNAs, and more were highly sought after. Job seekers made valuable face-to-face connections, many landed interviews and some, their next career.

Do you know someone who’s exhausted with the digital job search? Are you a local employer seeking top talent? Maybe you’re a start-up who aims to hire your first employee. Or, would you just like to enjoy a good brew while connecting with interesting people? Make plans to attend Talent Jam: Hickory Metro on October 11th!

Lindsay Keisler President and CEO Catawba County Chamber of Commerce

How you can play a leading role: 1. Sign up and pitch your talent or your company’s talent needs (limited to first 20 spots) 2. Even if you don’t pitch, register and show up. This will still be a great opportunity to represent yourself or your company and connect the dots with lots of interesting folks.

3. Please forward this info to your friends, soon-to-graduate high school or college students seeking their first career or internship experience, sons/daughters, moms/dads, military veterans, your cousin who really does need to get a job and step away from the Playstation…and anyone and everyone!

For more information about attending or to register for a pitch slot, contact me at the Catawba County Chamber at lkeisler@ catawbachamber.org or 828-431-7223.

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