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contents co ver sto ry 29 Chamberlain Place Apartments: Home is Where the Heart is

features 6 You Think You Know… What the Color of Your Car Says About You

8 Trustient: Care You Can Trust 10 Salem Academy Nurtures Passion to Help Others

12 Brenner’s Joins National Leaders in Pediatrics Asthma Research Studies

14 Abused Kids Can’t Afford Funding Cuts

18 Swim Programs Keep Youth Active and Teach Safety

20 “Walk the Chalk” in Downtown Winston-Salem This Summer to Benefit Arts For Life

24 Staying Cool When It’s Hot! 26 C3 Fitness: Jumping Out of the Boat

32 Summer Fun is Just a Bark Away

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Account Executives Tamara Bodford | Kelley Carnall | Adele Casanova Brooke Eagle | Jennie Hess | Heather Spivey

36 Ancestors Live on through Genealogy Research

44 Ergonomics: Locke Chiropractic 46 Families Love Hanging Rock State Park

48 Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem Unveils First Macadam Art Playscape in the United States

50 Celebrate Our Nation’s Independence at Old Salem

62 A Journey of Hope 64 All Dolled Up at the American Girl Fashion Show

76 “Rachel’s Challenge” at Clemmons Elementary School

34 Happy Anniversary to The Enrichment Center Check out our website www.forsythfamilymagazine.com

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The View From My Section

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Today’s Image: Breast Cancer Survival – One Woman’s Story

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House2Home 42 - Chris’ Lawncare

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Summer is going by way too fast! Maybe some of it is that hot summer temps took their sweet time arriving this year and now that they finally arrived, I feel like its half over. After all, summer for me begins when my girls return home from college and they’ve been home now since early May. Or maybe it’s the fact that 50 is about to knock on my door…

Ages & Stages 52 - Summer Ailments 54 - Middle School: A Running Start, Middle School Tips

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Kids’ Morning Out (Parents are welcome too!)

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Faith & Family 59 - Tami’s Devotion 60 - Musing About...Cause & Efffect

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Triad Mom’s on Main: Stop.

Collaborate and Listen

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Small Stories for a Big World Family Friendly Dining Guide: Dickey’s Barbecue Brings Authenticity to the Triad

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Out and About in Winston-Salem: With the “Spring Theatre”

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The Artists’ Corner Kids in the Kitchen Calendar of Family Events

I’ve been anticipating it for quite some time, but now, the time has finally arrived! Yes, July 16th, I will join the “50” club.

As one would expect, I have a lot of company. Many of my friends will be celebrating the same milestone birthday this year and yes, you all know who you are! Notice I said “anticipating” and not “dreading.”

Personally, I am thrilled and blessed to have made it here. With too many recent losses, I will not waste one minute complaining about getting older! I have had a wonderful life so far, and I include the “not so wonderful moments” in that! Life is not only the good and happy parts, but the sum total of it all. The good, the bad and the ugly. It is how we learn to appreciate the “sweet spots.”

Our July cover showcases a wonderful community of folks at Chamberlain Place Apartments. They sure know how to have fun, so be sure to read all about them! Our new Ages & Stages section is full of good summer health info for all ages this month, and many other wonderful events and folks in our community.

I ask for prayers this month as my family ventures to do Hurricane Sandy relief work in NJ with 31 other adults and youth from Sunrise UMC. We look forward to making a difference and being the hands and feet of Jesus! We have the best youth group and I cannot wait to see what wonderful experiences are in store for us there! I would also like to wish Jonathan Holt a happy 21st birthday this month!

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So You Think You Know…

Several sources contend that a car’s color can tell you a lot about its owner. They suggest that you can accurately attach certain personality traits or characteristics to the owner.

(Note that all of the traits tend to be “positive” traits—they attribute no “negative” traits to any car color.) Some of the colors and the characteristics attributed to them include:

What the Color of Your Car Says about You!

By Heather Spivey

it red, white, or blue? Or perhaps it’s black, silver, or gray? Whatever color car you have chosen might say something about your personality. Color is simply the vibration of light energy.

This simple scientific fact provides such an enhancement to our senses, emotions and lives.

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White – luxurious, attentive to detail, clean Black – empowered, sophisticated, authoritative, appreciates classics Silver – elegant and futuristic, calm and collected, prestigious Red – high energy, fast, bold, aggressive, takes charge Tan/Light Brown – timeless, basic, reliable Gray – practical, corporate, not flashy, stable Blue – calm, faithful, quiet, serene Navy – dependable, credible, likes to blend in

A friend of mine just bought a new car last week. The first question my husband asked was, “What color is it?”

I didn’t know, but I assumed it was the color of her previous car, black. I was just happy for her about her new purchase. She said it was her favorite color combination, black exterior and tan interior. This provoked my curiosity about why people select a particular color for their car, and how the color selection might represent personalities or an effort to make a statement.

Personally, I have always been drawn to white cars. My husband has had black cars. As it turns out, statistically, that isn’t surprising. According to PPG Industries, the world’s leading manufacturer of transportation coatings, the most popular colors for new cars in the North American region are white (21%), black (19%), silver (16%), gray (16%), red (10%), blue (8%), green (3%), with others rounding out the field.

PPG also found that 77 percent of respondents said the color of their car was a factor in their purchase. Automakers have also acknowledged that if a customer’s color preference is not available, the customer will often move to another car line or make that offers his/her desired color. So, why do I always get the same color, and what, if anything, does it mean?

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Green – trustworthy, conscientious, well-balanced Orange – fun-loving, trendy, happy and upbeat Yellow – confident, fun-loving Purple – royal, loves beauty, strong, purposeful What new car colors can we expect in the near future? PPG predicts that new colors for the 2015–16 model year will include several that contain a high-sparkle glass or aluminum flakes, such as “Al Fresco” (silver metallic with a green tint); “Victoria Grey” (grey with highlights of gold metal); “Opulence” (red pearl with an intense jewel tone); “Glacier” (icy graphite-grey with a slight violet-blue tone); “Sunshine” (a bright, high-sparkle, intense yellow) and “Elixir” (a metallic mixture of silver and magenta).

Colors often represent expressions and emotions. We spend a lot of time in and out of our cars—so, don’t we want to make them represent us in a positive light? Well, maybe that’s reading too much into a car color, but I think most of us would agree that, given a choice, we know what color car we’d want. And if car colors mean absolutely nothing, we can treat this like a horoscope, and at the end of the day see if these car color attributes hold true for you or others that you know on the road. Have fun, if you get to choose a color!

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nursing,” said Watson. “We are both a Medicaid and CAP-enrolled service provider. Our medical staffing division provides medical staff (primarily RNs, LPNs and CNAs) to facilities throughout the region. We offer clients several options to include a per diem nursing pool, contract, temp to hire, permanent placement and recruitment process outsourcing.”

Care You Can Trust

By Meghan E.W. Corbett is a very prominent topic in the news today. Everyone seems to have an opinion about what is best and what needs to change, so it can be hard to know whom to trust when it comes to the right care for a loved one. This is especially important when that care is needed more often than not, or when an organization is looking for just the right professional to fill an open position.

With Trustient, the name says it all.

Healthcare

“Trustient was founded in November 2012,” said Founder, President and CEO Brad Watson. “In January 2013, we purchased the assets of a small home-care organization based out of Greensboro, Piedmont Companion Care. We have spent the last several months transitioning that organization to the Trustient brand. I have spent the last 12 years working in this industry for three large national organizations in roles of increasing responsibility. For many years, I have dreamed of owning my own company and using the experience gained from each of the three organizations to create a service model that clearly differentiated itself from the competition. With Trustient, we are working daily to do just that.”

Trustient is a healthcare services company that focuses on home care and medical staffing. “Our home care division provides in-home aide care, companion care, sitter services and private-duty

Healthcare is perhaps the most regulated industry in the world, with new regulations around the corner. “Because of the regulation, so much time and energy is spent by organizations making sure they have the required documentation to validate what they billed for, whether it is to an insurance company or a government program such as Medicaid,” said Watson. “This is where our technology comes in. We have partnered with an organization that allows our caregivers to provide a more thoroughly documented report in roughly 15% of the time it takes to do it on paper. The really cool thing about this is that we will be using a device agnostic, HIPAAcompliant mobile application that not only allows our caregivers to document appropriately, but leaves much more time to focus on providing the great care the client requires and deserves. Our clients and their families can log in via a portal on our website to get real time access to the schedules and communicate directly with Trustient, or the caregiver in their homes.”

This plan provides benefits to Trustient as well as those that put their trust in it. “The benefit to Trustient is that we no longer have to be in the document retention business, as the data is immediately available to our clinical supervisors and stored securely on mirrored servers,” said Watson. “The benefit to the families is that they know we are where we are supposed to be when we are supposed to be there thanks to the GPS technology. No other organization offers this [or is as] transparent as Trustient. The benefit to the

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client is that they have a caregiver who is focused on the care they need, rather than creating the documentation that supports the care they should be providing. The benefit to the payor (whether that is an insurance company, a family, Medicaid or some other entity) is that we can validate what we did in near-real time, and they can access the data whenever they like. This helps us earn credibility as it ensures compliance.”

Trustient is also standing out in its medical staffing division. “I believe that Trustient will be a valuable resource to many facilities in the area,” said Watson. “It is becoming more and more commonplace to outsource staffing due to the high cost of employing someone. Trustient gives you options to ‘try before you buy.’ You can pay an hourly rate and utilize our staff as much or as little as you would like. In addition, if you want to hire someone full-time we can work an arrangement that makes that possible. Trustient is responsible for all employee-related costs, such as professional liability, general liability, workers’ compensation insurance, as well as all payroll and associated taxes. It gives clients much more flexibility and many times can be a much cheaper alternative than the traditional route.”

Trustient is licensed by the North Carolina Department of Health Service Regulation and is a member of the Home Care Association of America and the Association for Home and Hospice Care in North Carolina. Brad Watson built the company with the goal of being the most trustworthy resource for home health care and medical staffing in the area. “We believe in the principles that Trustient is founded on, and we cannot wait to share who we are and what we stand for with the community,” said Watson. “We believe we will be a catalyst in the area for advancements in technology that will lead to superior levels of patient care for the community.”

Trustient is located at 3330 Healy Drive, Suite 110, in Winston-Salem.

For more information, call 336.764.1000; email info@trustient.com; or visit the website at www.trustient.com.

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Salem Academy Nurtures the Passion to Help Others Clockwise: Gracie Holbrook receives the Salem Academy Faculty Award at graduation, May 25; with Head of School Karl Sjolund; with Susan Pauly, President of Salem Academy and College; with Academy students on spring break mission trip in Washington, D.C.

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Gracie Holbrook came to Salem Academy in Winston-Salem her sophomore year of high school, she had no idea how it would change her life. Holbrook, who graduated in June, discovered her passion for helping others, inspired by her strong faith and the nurturing environment at the Academy. “When I came to Salem, I felt so at home because my teachers just loved their students and wanted them to do well,” says Holbrook.

“And because the Academy allows people to be who they want to be, and encourages you not to be afraid to be who you want to be, it allowed me to be confident in what I believed in, because I knew people would support me.”

That confidence helped Holbrook make the important decision to defer college at UNC-Wilmington for a year to travel to Africa on a mission trip.

“It was probably one of the easiest decisions I’ve ever made because I was so confident that’s what the Lord wanted of me and that I wanted to serve in that way,” she says. “I cannot imagine not going or pursuing that option, because (mission work) has been on my heart for so long.”

a youth center and serving meals to people struggling with homelessness.

“The experience was so encouraging to me, because I had never been on a mission trip, and it was such a great way to grow closer to other girls at Salem,” she says. “A lot of the girls on the trip had never really talked to people who struggle with homelessness, and one of the most beautiful things was to see that gap bridged between their perceptions of those people, and who they really are as individuals. It was amazing for us to see them as more than homeless and to love them as they are.”

Holbrook volunteered for several years with Hot Dish and Hope, an outreach ministry of First Presbyterian Church in her hometown of Greensboro. The program serves meals to needy individuals. She cultivated that spirit of volunteerism at the Academy. In 2012, she helped spearhead a fundraiser to benefit people affected by Midwest tornadoes.

And this year, she worked along with Salem Academy counselor Jenny Orr to organize a spring break mission trip to Washington, D.C. The group spent their break sorting items at a food pantry, interacting with children at

During her trip to Africa, Holbrook will spend several months in Kenya, helping refugees displaced by war, persecution and conflicts in their native countries. She will then travel to Uganda to work in an orphanage.

Holbrook credits the Academy for instilling the passion to travel across the globe to fulfill her dream of making a difference where there is great need.

“Salem Academy is so special, because it gives girls a place to become themselves,” she says. “They can grow and be passionate about their talents, and go out into the world prepared to make their dreams a reality.”

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Brenner’s Joins National Leaders in Pediatric Asthma Research Studies

at Wake Forest Baptist Health have joined other leading national institutions to study the treatment of asthma and wheezing in children. Wake Forest Baptist is a member of AsthmaNet and the Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP), two groups organized by the National Institutes of Health to conduct research in adults and children. “Wake Forest has a strong track record of conducting high-quality asthma research in adults,” says Dr. Stephen Peters, the lead researcher on AsthmaNet, “and we are pleased now to include children as well.”

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Asthma (and reactive airways disease in younger children) is characterized by shortness of breath, tightness in the chest, coughing and/or wheezing. These

symptoms occur when the breathing tubes of the lung become inflamed and fill with mucus. This is often a result of the child being exposed to viruses or irritants in his or her environment. In the United States, asthma is the leading cause of hospitalizations among children under the age of 15 and is the primary reason for school absenteeism among school-age children.

Dr. Adam Gower, a pediatric lung specialist at Brenner Children’s Hospital, will be leading the efforts to include children in upcoming studies.

“Diagnosing and treating asthma among children presents particular difficulties,” says Dr. Gower, “and research is needed to help guide doctors in how better to care for kids and families who struggle with this common condition.

We are excited to have the opportunity to contribute to this work.”

The researchers are currently enrolling for a trial that will investigate which of three commonly-used asthma therapies works best in children 1–5 years old, with symptoms of recurrent wheezing, reactive airways disease, or asthma. The study will also determine the best pain and fever medication in children with these symptoms. The combined study will last approximately one year and consist of eight visits and six phone calls between visits. Participants will receive free studyrelated medications for the duration of the study and will be compensated for their time and travel.

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The safety of study participants is closely monitored, and parents and children will be fully informed about the potential risks and benefits of participation. “The study team will ensure that all of your questions are answered and that you and your child always feel like you are being provided with information you need to make the best decision for your child’s health and well-being,” said study coordinator Cheryl Wilmoth.

Future studies will involve older children as well. All studies will be conducted both at Brenner Children’s Hospital and Cloverdale Clinical Research Center of Wake Forest Baptist Health. The staff members have a combined 30 years of clinical research experience, and include a nurse, clinical coordinators and a dedicated nurse practitioner who focuses solely on lung-related disease and conditions.

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Abused kids can’t afford funding cuts. a forensic interviewer, Fulton McSwain has heard some pretty horrendous accounts of sexual assault. Even worse, all of his interviewees are children. McSwain works for Family Services’ Child Advocacy Center in Winston-Salem, a facility that provides a onestop, child-friendly place to conduct forensic interviews of children who are the victims of sexual abuse. While no one wants to even imagine such a scenario, the reality is that child sexual abuse has reached epidemic proportions in our country. It is estimated that 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 6 boys have experienced some form of sex abuse before the age of 18.

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Family Services, Inc., along with The Children’s Law Center and Exchange/SCAN (Stop Child Abuse Now), were recently notified that annual key state funding, which has been previously funded for years, would not be granted starting with the 2014 fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2013. Combined, the three groups will not receive nearly $250,000 of anticipated funds this year.

“What this means for us here locally is that we are facing a dramatic reduction in our ability to serve the needs of our youngest victims of sexual abuse, physical abuse and neglect,” said Bob Feikema, president and CEO, Family Services. “Abused kids can’t afford funding cuts. With our smallest victims at greater risk, we are counting on the public to make a difference in our local children’s lives.”

The organizations have teamed up for a fundraising campaign called Helping Our Kids in the hopes of raising the much-needed funds in order to avoid scaled-back operations or program closures. During the past three years, Family Services' Child Advocacy Center has served 532 children. According to state and county statistics, there is a huge need for the children’s services. In Forsyth County, 35% of all sexual assaults in 2011 were committed against children under the age of eight, a rate 50% higher than the state average.

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settings like law enforcement stations, which can be scary for anyone, [and all the more so for] a child who has been sexually abused,” said Joetta Shepherd, director, Family Services’ Safe Relationships division.

The Children’s Law Center also did not receive its anticipated state funding and will need to limit the number of referrals of children due to staff reductions that will need to be made as of July 1. Last year, the Center assisted 243 children embroiled in domestic violence cases and other adult conflicts, offering a voice for vulnerable children in court proceedings and advocating for safe placement and counseling.

“Frightened children need an advocate to make their voices heard in the courtroom,” said Iris Sunshine, executive director of the Children’s Law Center of Central North Carolina. “These are children who have witnessed their mothers being beaten, have experienced the effects of their parents’ untreated mental health issues and have suffered the consequences of their parents’ substance abuse.”

The Exchange Club Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse of North Carolina, Inc. has offered parenting classes, home visitation, sexual abuse treatment for families and children, and family support services to the community for the last 32 years.

In 2012, Exchange/SCAN provided child abuse interventions and treatments to 159 families with 205 children, services which would normally be supported by the funds lost. “Research tells us that without intervention, as many as 30 to 50 percent of children will be re-abused in homes where child abuse has occurred,” said Cynthia Napoleon-Hanger, Executive Director. “Our concern is that we will have to turn away families due to staff shortage or fiscal shortfalls, affecting our ability to serve our most vulnerable members of the community.”

The community is encouraged to find out more information or make a donation by going to www.helpingourkids.org.

Donations can be made via texting Family to 56512 or mailing a check to to Family Services, 1200 South Broad Street, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101. Donations are tax deductible and will benefit all three agencies.

Abused kids can’t afford funding cuts.

HelpingOurKids.org In the absence of state funding beginning July 1, key Winston-Salem area agencies face a dramatic reduction in their ability to serve the needs of our youngest victims of sexual abuse, physical abuse and neglect.

In order for these organizations to continue serving our community’s children, your support is urgently needed.

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Please help us ensure the safety and emotional health of our smallest victims.

For more information and to donate today, go to HelpingOurKids.org.

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The View from My Section...

By A. Keith Tilley

Those Myrtle Beach Days... finally here, the middle of summer, 2013! For me, and no doubt for many of you, our best memories of summer come from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This popular vacation destination was included in the “Top 5 Family Beaches across America” by Away.com, and ranked “#9 Best Beach of the U.S.A.” by US News & World Report. It’s nice to think this nationally acclaimed vacation spot is located just a half-day’s drive away. Since I was born, every summer I can remember I’ve made at least one trip to Myrtle (as the locals call it). In fact, I can remember as young as age four riding in the backseat of my parent’s convertible through Marion, S.C., on the way to the beach and watching the draping vines of the weeping willow trees dance over our car as we drove by. Some may think making this annual pilgrimage to the Grand Strand might get old after so many years, but for whatever reasons it’s the opposite for me. As a matter of fact, and probably because it was such a tradition for my family growing up, summertime doesn’t feel complete without a few days spent enjoying the sun and surf of Myrtle Beach, and cruising Ocean Boulevard.

“As I think back on those fond memories it seemed that the beach always held a special magic about it at every stage of my life.”

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When I was a child, my family would go for two weeks straight at July 4th every summer until I was in my late teens. The first week included my cousins, who were around my same age, and the second week was just our immediate family.

I’ll admit, by the end of the second week I was ready to come back home, but the next year, I was just as excited to go again.

In my later teens, everything seemed to center around the “Pavilion.” For many, the Pavilion represented Myrtle Beach at its best, and also served as the central point from which all other landmarks would be referenced in regard to their location. I spent more than one evening enjoying the music at the Magic Attic, a teen club that featured live entertainment and dancing. During those days, besides the Pavilion, one had to “cruise the boulevard,” and there was always the usual crowd outside Ripley’s (Believe It or Not Museum) and Peach’s Corner. Of course, once again, meeting new people was a primary objective.

As I think back on those fond memories it seemed that the beach always held a special magic about it at every stage of my life. When I was a small child, it was riding the rides at the Family Kingdom Amusement Park and playing in the ocean, of course. In my pre- and early-teen years, I had my first experience riding the Astro Needle with my cousins, a 200-foot rotating-tower ride that was the tallest structure in Myrtle Beach for many years. I can remember spending time at Magic Harbor amusement park (formerly Pirateland) on the log flume and chair lift rides, and the steam engine train. Then came the famous Water Boggan waterpark; one of the original waterslides developed by Dwight Myers of Mocksville, NC. How many can also remember the “Poster Cove” at the Gay Dolphin Gift Cove annex? My cousin and I used to love to go to the black-light poster section, especially. We’d often go home with one of our favorite rockband posters as a souvenir. That was after visiting Ripley’s Haunted House, just to enjoy the rock and roll laser light show at the end of the tour.

As I grew older during the 80s and 90s, so did the beach, and the attractions multiplied ten-fold. The draw for me at that time included elaborate dinner shows with Medieval or Rodeo themes, and comedy clubs, celebrity impersonator shows, celebrity theaters, the Hard Rock and House of Blues restaurants, and dare I forget to mention dance clubs! The latter were, of course, the biggest draw for a twenty-something on a week-long sabbatical of fun in the sun. I can remember my first club experience at the beach was at Tramp’s Discotheque and Backgammon Club in North Myrtle Beach. How many can remember that?

It was around that same time my family joined in the camping craze and stayed first at Lakewood Family Campground and next at Ocean Lakes Campground.

The latter was the first to cater to more permanent housing opportunities for campers, including mobile homes, and eventually, beach houses on stilts built up high enough to see the ocean from the balcony. This was a great way to enjoy a beach trip at that age, because we really liked riding the golf cart around the entire campground dozens of times in the course of a week. It also wasn’t a bad way to meet new people.

Today, my family has a similar annual beach trip tradition. I expect already my two sons have their own memories evolving around their experiences in the sun, sand, surf, and with the abundant activities and entertainment in this one stretch of South Carolina coastline. And like me, they are also developing that feeling that summer isn’t summer without experiencing “those Myrtle Beach days.”

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It wasn’t until my late twenties that I actually ventured into the beach music and shagging mecca that is Fat Harold’s and the Spanish Gallion in North Myrtle Beach. Although I still don’t know how to shag officially, it does remind me of another dance I remember fondly from my high school prom, that being “Saturday Night Fever” disco dancing, with a slight modification, of course.

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means pool time for many children and adults, and as they venture to their favorite spots to swim, play and create lasting memories, the YMCA reminds swimmers to practice safety when in or around the water. As part of its commitment to strengthening community through youth development and healthy living, the Y offers a variety of swim programs that teach water safety skills and give children and adults the chance to explore the many health benefits of swimming.

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“Swimming is a fun and enjoyable activity for children and adults alike, and it’s an easy way to stay physically active and improve strength, flexibility and stamina,” said Mark Bachman, Chief Operating Officer for the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina. “The Y encourages all children and adults to learn how to swim. It’s never too late. Basic swimming skills and water safety practices save lives every day.”

The Y recommends children and adults practice the following safety tips when in and around the water: •

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Parents or guardians of young children should be within an arm’s reach.

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Children and adults should not engage in breath-holding activities.

In addition to learning lifesaving water safety skills, swimmers at the Y can enjoy water sports, enhance or learn new techniques, meet new friends, and develop confidence and a positive mental attitude. In addition, swimming is a great way to help more children be physically active. Only 19 percent of U.S. children get 60 minutes “...It’s never too of physical activity a day, according to late. Basic the latest findings of the YMCA’s swimming skills Family Health Snapshot—a survey that and water safety gauges children’s activity levels during practices save the school year.

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Another great way to get involved in aquatics activities is the TYDE swim team, available at every pool within the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina Association, providing training sites always close to home. The team is divided into various practice groups based on age, ability and commitment, in order to offer an appropriate option for every level swimmer. The TYDE philosophy is to develop swimmers who are better prepared in life by being better prepared in the water.

To ensure that everyone has an opportunity to participate in YMCA swim lessons and other aquatics programs, financial assistance provided by donations to the YMCA Annual Giving Campaign is available to those in need to help cover the costs.

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“WALK THE CHALK” in Downtown Winston-Salem This Summer to Benefit Arts For Life Sunday, July 14, the sidewalks in Winston Square Park in downtown Winston-Salem will be filled with the creative chalk drawings of artists and families from across the Triad. Downtown Winston-Salem’s first sidewalk chalk drawing contest and festival, Walk The Chalk will benefit Arts For Life, a local nonprofit that brings art education to children and families battling cancer and other serious illnesses.

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Arts For Life Program Director Betsey McLawhorn was inspired to bring a sidewalk chalk festival to the Triad after seeing successful events in Bellingham, WA and Charleston, SC. “Sidewalk chalk brings out the creative, playful side in people of all ages—anybody can do it! Bringing our community together for a fun, festive afternoon of sidewalk chalk art, with local celebrity judges and amazing prizes donated by local businesses for award categories like Best Teamwork and Most Creative Square, promises a fantastic, family-friendly art event that everyone can enjoy,” she said.

Arts For Life brought dynamic and engaging visual art, music and creative writing lessons to more than 1,400 young patients and family members at Brenner Children’s Hospital in 2012. By providing educational art programs, Arts For Life enriches patients’ lives, nurtures their minds and spirits, and encourages positive healthcare experiences for children and their families.

Walk the Chalk also coincides with a special Arts For Life art exhibit at a/perture cinema: kids in Arts For Life programs have recreated posters from their favorite movie. A/perture will be showing a family-friendly film at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 14, after which families can walk down to Winston Square Park to participate in Walk the Chalk!

Walk the Chalk is sponsored by Merrill Lynch Wealth Management - Norman & Young Group and Cardinal Health. The event will be held at Winston Square Park on Sunday, July 14, from 2:30–5:30 p.m. Sidewalk squares must be purchased in advance: $30 for an Individual Square, $45 for a Team Square. Arts For Life provides the chalk. More information and the opportunity to purchase a sidewalk square can be found on our website: www.aflnc.org/walkthechalk.

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Today’s Image Breast Cancer Survival - One Woman’s Story

By Sherri Womble, Breast Cancer Survivor

erspective. Such an interesting word and concept. Every day we wake up, we have the opportunity to live life. To live life to the fullest. And each day we wake up, we have no idea what “unexpected” thing may happen. Even with our schedules and appointments and extensive technology, there really is no way of knowing what a day will hold.

I have those days often. Where you get the “unexpected.” Sometimes, it is the thing you have hoped for. Other times, it is the thing you never imagined. For me, that day was September 26, 2012.

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carcinoma as well as two spots that were abnormal. Perspective became very personal.

For me, perspective had more to do with a greater calling and purpose in my life. It had more to do with the quality of life and not living every year with the impending fear of “here we go again.” There are some life decisions that altar your perspective forever. And while we live in the day-to-day unknowns, there are some decisions that can take away some of the risks at a greater level. A month and a half after that initial mammogram, I had a bi-lateral mastectomy.

I work at Novant Health Breast Center. I started in 2009. That was also the year I had my first mammogram. I was 44. I have the privilege and opportunity everyday to serve the staff and to care for patients. I’m in medical records so my care for patients is usually when they are picking up their film or reports because they have received some “news” that needs further attention. Daily I meet women who have just been dealt the news that changes their lives forever. For four years, every year, I have taken a break from work to run upstairs and get my yearly mammogram. September 26, 2012 was that day and the beginning of a journey I will never forget.

In the last 5 months, news about mammograms has been in the media almost weekly. “You can wait until you are 50.” “You can go every two years.” “The radiation can be bad for your heart.” First of all, I am not a doctor. I have not done research or surveys or served on any medical boards. I am many things in a given day. Two of those, I am a cancer survivor and I work in a facility every day that saves lives.

I sometimes find myself yelling at the news when I hear those stories. I sometimes weep.

For all the hassles of taking time out of your day to go to appointments, maybe waiting longer than you want in a waiting room and going through the yearly “smash” as many women call it or taking measures to not just survive but live, living far outweighs it all. And not just living, but living life to the fullest.

Within a week, I had a mammogram, additional views, ultrasound, biopsy, MRI, 2 more biopsies and had met with a surgeon, a radiation doctor and an oncologist. I had invasive ductal

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Staying COOL When it’s HOT!

By Cecilia Marshall, Ph.D.

Beyond these two criteria, there are infinite possibilities that may work.

There are what we call “externalizing” strategies that help to burn off some of the energy that anger creates. These include vigorous exercise, pounding pillows, working with clay or theraputty, using a punching bag, or going outside and running laps around the house!

is the time of year when people devote a lot of time and energy to getting relief from the hot summer weather.

What’s your favorite way of getting cool: splashing in a pool, rowing across the lake, sipping lemonade with lots of ice, finding a shady tree, or running through the lawn sprinkler? Despite the oppressive heat of mid-summer, there are many fun ways to cool off!

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What about that other kind of “cooling off?” That’s the kind we need when the novelty has worn off summer vacation, family members are stepping on each other’s last nerve, and then the car breaks down!

That’s the kind of “heat” that can bring emotions to the boiling point.

Intense emotions can be useful: they can warn us of danger, prompt us to action, or give us energy to face a problem. Intense emotions can also be extremely destructive. Failure to take care of intense emotions, such as anger, can lead to hurtful words, family conflicts, damaged relationships, or even aggressive or violent behavior.

Surprisingly, it’s not really the anger that’s the problem—everyone gets angry at one time or another. It’s what we do with it or how we take care of the anger that makes all the difference.

We spend a lot of time in my office talking with children and families about “safe” ways to manage anger. “Safe” has two important criteria: It doesn’t hurt a person (including self) or animal or destroy property.

Creative outlets are often helpful and can include any creative activity that the individual finds pleasurable (skill or talent is NOT required!). Some possibilities include journaling or creative writing, playing or composing music, making crafts, drawing or painting, or making something from nothing!

Learning to “dial down” the intensity of anger is also very helpful. In fact, research has shown some health benefits to these types of strategies, as well. Dialing down can include any type of intentional activity that reduces the intensity of a negative emotion. This can be as simple as deep breathing or learning to relax tense muscles. Yoga, meditation, guided imagery and mindfulness practice can all help to “dial down” intense emotions. Young children, as well as adults, can easily learn and benefit from these strategies. The key is PRACTICE! Like any skill, deep breathing or mindfulness becomes better with practice. Think about it—athletes spend thousands of hours becoming proficient at their sports. We can spend a few minutes a day learning how to care for our emotions!

Need a summer family project? Summer is a great time to work on practicing safe ways to deal with negative emotions. Without the pressure of daily school schedules, there are often more options from which to choose and more time to practice. Remember: this is not just for kids; parents have negative emotions, too. It works best when everyone in the family is participating.

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"Jumping out of the boat..."

By Kelly Lewis, CPT

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Someone they want to be or something they want to do. That dream for me was to be a Certified Personal Trainer and to one day open my own fitness studio.

It is unbelievable for me to realize that my dream is coming true. On August 3rd, I will open the doors to C3 Fitness, located in the heart of Clemmons.

Let’s rewind to just four years ago. It all started with a few close girlfriends who were willing to get sweaty in my basement. Whether I knew it or not, a passion was growing inside of me.

The passion to train, motivate and coach people to reach goals they might not feel capable of accomplishing. You could say that this journey began with a hope, a dream, and a few brave souls in my basement.

My husband Bowman and I are the proud parents of two children, ages 12 and 10. It was after the birth of our youngest child that I realized I had quite the job to do when it came to “putting my body back together.” For me, the two most important elements of this goal were diet and exercise. There would be no such thing as a “quick-fix”; I needed to implement a permanent change to my lifestyle. This would only be possible with my commitment to learn, research and practice. I can’t say it was always easy, but it was certainly worth it.

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Family and friends were kind to encourage me in my dream to be a personal trainer. The problem was that something was holding me back. I finally identified that “thing” as FEAR. Fear of failure, fear of not being good enough, fear of disappointing others. I bet someone reading this can relate to that feeling. Fear robs us of so much. Mainly, it robs us of the life God intended for us to lead. I am incredibly blessed with a wonderful and supportive husband who finally saw fit to “push me out of the boat.” My excuses were running thin, and it was time to make a move. He lovingly insisted that I register for my personal trainer certification by a set date, or he would register for me. That was it! All I needed was a little “push out of the boat”— out of my comfort zone, out of my safety net, out of my fear. If you find yourself held back by fear, jump! What do you have to lose?

After finally completing my personal trainer certification in 2010, I had the privilege of working as a trainer at the Jerry Long YMCA. While at the Y, I was asked to lead a team in a nationwide weight loss contest called Transformation Nation. It was not only an opportunity for growth as a trainer, but even more as a person. This amazing and dedicated group of men and women earned 1st place in this competition for the NW Territory and inspired many people along the way.

In 2012, a fantastic opportunity was presented to me to provide personal training at Pro Dance Academy. This space gave me the perfect platform to officially launch C3 Fitness! Just six months after opening, I was humbled to be awarded 2nd place for Best Personal Trainer by the Winston-Salem Journal Readers Choice Awards. Over the past year C3 Fitness has grown beyond my wildest dreams. It is once again time to grow as we move to our new location. Please join me for our Grand Opening on August 3rd as I once again breathe deep and "jump out of the boat!"

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Chamberlain Place Apartments Home is Where the Heart is.

By Carolyn S. Peterson

you are looking for a place to call home, whether on a temporary or permanent basis, you want somewhere you feel has your best interests at heart; where you want to be at the end of the day.

“Home” is not just a place you go to, where the things that make up your life are, it’s a feeling of acceptance and of belonging. Chamberlain Place Apartments in Winston-Salem, NC, is where individuals and families have found their “home” within a community that cares and reaches out to meet their needs.

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Much More Than Apartments Chamberlain Place Apartments, (CPA), owned and operated by Barry Siegel of BSC Holdings, Inc., officially opened its doors in 2008. “From our beginning, the owner and staff of Chamberlain Place Apartments wanted residents to feel like this isn’t just a typical apartment complex, but a community and their home. I love the interaction with our residents; knowing that I am helping them with any issues or concerns they may have makes each day rewarding. Our residents chose to live at Chamberlain Place Apartments when they could have chosen to live at any other complex, so whatever we can do to make their time with us more enjoyable is our responsibility,” said Jennifer Merafuentes, CPA Property Manager. The reasons that individuals and families choose Chamberlain Place Apartments are as various as the amenities of CPA. Photos by One Shot Photography

A Community with YOU in Mind From the moment you arrive at Chamberlain Place Apartments, you notice something different. “We are a gated community, which offers our residents extra security, and between our maintenance and office staff there is always someone on hand to address any of their concerns. We have strict screening criteria that we use before any residents move in the community, not just for lease holders, but for occupants as well,” commented Jennifer. There are other amenities that draw new residents, like Andrea Marsico, to Chamberlain Place Apartments.

“I have lived at CPA for the past two years. Initially, I was impressed by the beautifully maintained landscape and the layout of the buildings. The property has rolling hills and is more spread out than other complexes, which gives you a feeling of openness. The community is basically one of quiet living with attentive staff, who are always friendly and accommodating in any question I may have. Every aspect of CPA gives it a homey feel,” Andrea stated. When you get past the landscaped beauty and into one of the apartments, attention to detail just continues.

Giving You the Best of the Best in Apartment Living When Chamberlain Place Apartments resident Sally Mericle was looking for a place to call “home,” she had high standards and was surprised that there was an apartment community that met and exceeded what she wanted. “From my first visit, I was very impressed with everything that makes up CPA. Having the extra security of a gated entrance was important to me. The individual apartments are well built and beautifully furnished, with state-of-the-art appliances,” said Sally. No one wants to spend all their time in their apartment, no matter how nice it is, and the management of CPA realizes the importance of bringing its residents together, continuing to build on the community feel.

“Our amenities run the gamut from having a beautiful pool, fitness room, full tennis court, to even a small putting green! We also have a playground area on site, a sand volleyball court, horseshoe area, pet park and leisure trail in the wooded area of our property. While we may have similar amenities to other local properties, it is a fact that we strive to make this a fun place to live and make it a priority to give back to the residents,” Jill Burrus, Chamberlain Place Apartments Assistant Manager, said. Max Etchason, CPA resident for the past three years, enjoys the activities that are regularly planned by the staff of CPA. “Along with the central location of being so close to Winston-Salem, NC, and having the 30 • forsythfamilymagazine.com

community of Clemmons, NC, close by, I am impressed by the functions that the management plans for the residents. From movie nights to pool parties, to community yard sales…a lot of thought goes into making CPA a great place to live,” Max commented.

Recognizing the Importance of People All the added extras and attention to detail of Chamberlain Place Apartments are the ways that property owner BSC Holdings, Inc. shows its appreciation for what makes CPA the special community that it is… people! “We know our residents on a first-name basis. We aren’t here to simply collect checks; we aim to create personal relationships with the people who live here. People can live anywhere they want to, and our residents chose Chamberlain Place Apartments; and because of that fact, we feel it is our obligation to do right by them. Whether this is maintaining their standard of living, maintenance being available to them when they need us to be; this is all a part of the service that we are here to provide,” stated Jill. It takes a dedicated team to address and meet the needs of the residents of CPA. Jennifer said, “Along with me, our staff makes our residents our priority. As Property Manager, I handle the ‘behind the scenes’ duties, Jill is our resident ‘welcome wagon,’ having never met a stranger. Our Leasing Consultant, Amy Stanley, is known for her Southern hospitality and easy way with folks. Bobby Hutchens, Maintenance Supervisor and John Jackson, Maintenance Technician, are probably two of the best in the industry…professional, fast and efficient, and, above all, honest.”

So, if you are looking for a place to call home, don’t settle for just any place. Take inventory of what you really want and need from a community, and visit Chamberlain Place Apartments. “We really have a truly diverse community here. From those who are just out of college, to people who may be long retired, we have a great group of people living here.”

Chamberlain Place Apartments is a peaceful, quiet community, and our activities bring everyone together in one common goal…which is making this place home!” Jill commented.

Chamberlain Place Apartments is located at 6220 Chamberlain Place, Winston-Salem, NC, within the Clemmons, NC, community. For more information call 336-766-0117 or visit www.bscholdings.us.

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Summer Fun is Just a Bark Away!

By Carolyn S. Peterson

most of us, the phrase “dog days of summer” means the hottest and most sultry time of the year, with temperatures soaring, but at Ruff Housing, dog daycare and lodging facility, summer days are filled with dogs of all shapes and sizes having fun in the sun and chilling with their four-legged buddies.

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A Fetching Good Time is Always on Hand Ruff Housing kicked the year of good times off this past April with “Frolic with Fido” as part of the River Run Film Festival. “The event was held on 4th Street in downtown Winston-Salem, NC, to celebrate the great tradition of the River Run Film Festival. Ruff Housing sponsored a photo booth and a public viewing of the movie Babe for people to come with their dogs and watch. Our employees rallied the crowds, and with our giant prize wheel spinning, we gave things away, as well as held contests like ‘the dog who can sit the longest time’ and ‘the best dog trick.’ It was a great time for everyone involved,” recalled Kim Vaughn, co-owner of Ruff Housing. But the fun for Fido doesn’t stop in April; the summer time at Ruff Housing brings even more fun for 4- and 2-legged friends.

July 4th…The All American Doggie Holiday Because of vacations, Ruff Housing usually has a full house during the summer time, but especially over the July 4th holiday, so what better time to have a party? “Both of our locations are full for July 4th, in lodgers, the dogs, and in staff. So we take the opportunity to have a great time with it and throw a 4th of July Bash. We get all the pools, hoses and sprinklers out for those dogs who want to join in and, of course, we have to throw on some silly hats and glasses and play some fun tunes. Each ‘party goer’ gets a special treat when they go home,” Kim commented. After the Bash, events just begin to heat up at Ruff Housing...

Ruff Housing is All about Community Once the party hats and glasses are put away, Ruff Housing jumps into summer and the community with an educational program for local scouting troops and Pups in the Park at BB&T Ballpark. “We offer a 2-hour program for Girl and Boy Scouting troops that is fun and interactive, and that teaches the Scouts about safety around dogs and the responsibilities of pet ownership. The program is offered at no cost, and the Scouts receive a special pet program badge. On August 25, beginning at 2:00 p.m., Ruff Housing will be sponsoring Pups in the Park at the Winston-Salem Dash game. We will be partnering with the Forsyth Humane Society to help find homes for dogs and cats looking for a forever home,” stated Kim. As the days of summer become the “dog days of summer,” check out Ruff Housing for not only expert care and lodging when you travel, but also for their great events. There’s no doubt that good times are ahead at Ruff Housing.

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Happy Anniversary to The Enrichment Center

By Heather Spivey city and community are filled with rich culture and organizations that truly make a difference. The Enrichment Center is a shining example of what people who care can accomplish.

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In 1983, several parents collaborated to form an arts-based day program for their adult children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). It was not uncommon for I/DD adults to be institutionalized 30 years ago. However, for these parents this was not an acceptable option, so they founded The Enrichment Center.

It’s amazing the impact that The Enrichment Center has had the past 30 years, since their first location on Bethania-Station Road. The services have touched the lives of thousands of families. The Center has grown from serving three individuals with a volunteer staff in 1983 to serving nearly 100 students annually in its modern facility, located at 1006 South Marshall Street, with a staff of 80, in addition to six client employees. The Center also serves several hundred individuals in community-oriented programs.

The crafts program has grown to include dance & drama, music, fine art & photography, cooking and health, as well as academic

courses. The Enrichment Center Percussion Ensemble, which is comprised of musicians with I/DD, was established in 1997. They are an extremely professional group that has performed locally, at the American Folk Art Museum in Manhattan and other New York venues. If you haven’t had the pleasure or opportunity to hear this group, I personally encourage it—they are remarkably talented.

Another great achievement within the Center is the Gateway Gallery, which opened in 2003.

This is a commercial sales and exhibition space that showcases the work of student and community artists.

Sue Kneppelt, Director of Gateway Gallery and Marketing, says, “Our artists, collectively known as the Artists of Gateway Studios, exhibit their work along with community artists, typically without disabilities. In 2009, the artists completed their first of several public art projects.”

One other facet of the Enrichment Center that distinguishes this organization is the Employment Gateway. This is part of a nationwide vocational rehabilitation network of services that helps adults with disabilities find and maintain employment. There is a

Representative Payee Program that supports individuals with disabilities who are receiving benefits through the Social Security Administration, by helping them manage their benefits and to ensure their basic needs are met.

On June 13th, an anniversary dinner was held at the BB&T Bridger Field House at Wake Forest University. The Enrichment Center’s very own Percussion Ensemble and Dance Company provided the entertainment. The keynote speaker was Kelly Swanson, an award-winning storyteller, comedian, motivational speaker and author of Who Hijacked My Fairy Tale?

If you haven’t had the pleasure of experiencing the many gifts that The Enrichment Center offers, not only for their clients who attend, but also for the entire community, I urge you to visit them. They welcome visitors and guests, and you are guaranteed to be entertained and impressed with the facility, staff, gallery, artwork and more.

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Ancestors Live on through Genealogy Research

By Lisa S.T. Doss

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still continues to link families together; yet, over generations, important stories tend to become fragmented or forgotten. The family genealogist gives life to our ancestral lines by keeping a record of facts, stories, pictures and documents. It’s a title I never dreamed of having; yet, the task of maintaining and researching the genealogy of 16 families has brought our family together, reuniting many distant relatives and, surprisingly, even connecting with unknown members.

Before investing in unlimited information from a website, it would be wise to have a preliminary family tree already created with the known facts. Take time to research free family tree websites. www.Myheritage.com and www.tribalpages.com are just two free websites available. Begin with your own name. Fortunately, the database you create will make the ease of installing potentially 1000 names quite simple. Most include full names and maiden names; dates and places for births, marriages and deaths; the names of parents and children; and a word limit for notes. Keep all information in a notebook and decide in advance on a simple “paper” system.

Gathering family memories goes beyond a phone call to the immediate members of the family. It means contacting a cousin in South Dakota or New York to receive stories, pictures and dates from various branches in your family.

Reconnecting with distant relatives can be intimidating; however, always remember, people enjoy telling stories and recalling fond memories, especially of those who have passed. The family will want the information to be correct; therefore, do not be afraid to ask someone twice or three times to repeat or retell the date or story. Quiet planned conversations in person, on the phone, or through email, will offer time to expand on stories, or receive correct spellings and dates. Trying to catch Great Aunt Helen during a family reunion is going to be impossible, especially if she is a social butterfly. Often times, once the word has spread, prepare to receive letters, emails and phone calls from very distant relatives.

Pictures are a wonderful way to document a life. Offer to copy those hundredyear-old photos. Often, your relative will be happy the family pictures will be used for such an important cause. Regardless, make copies and even put pictures on a CD for the ultimate preservation. While it is important to locate pictures spanning a person’s life, always remember to take current photos.

Family members will be happy to provide you with a current picture, or you can ask to be put on the annual Christmas card list. If the family member writes a form letter, it will help you stay up-to-date on important events. In researching the past, remain current on the living members, too.

“A world of possibilities is at our fingertips at the mere touch of a keyboard.

It’s never been easier to research and collect information about family history. Free websites, such as FindAGrave.com, make connecting the dots of our past so easy. And the benefit of knowing our personal family history is unbelievably rewarding. It’s like discovering a book about our lives we never knew had been written,” shares Denise Heidel. Other free websites to try are: http://worldgenwebproject.com/, http://usnationalarchives.com/, and http://genealogytoday.com/. When your resources end, you can try www.ancestry.com, a wonderful website that has the option of expanding beyond the United States. For $12 more, you can subscribe to World Explorer, which offers lists of data dating back to the 16th century and spans 15 countries. The ease of locating an individual will increase if the person lived prior to the 1950s.

Through www.ancestry.com, you can email distant relatives who may share a common relative. If you are lucky, you may discover a new relative and develop a friendship. “Researching my heritage means finding new family and old stories.

It has brought me closer to who I am. Finding out where my relatives came from and went through in their lives is fascinating. My mom has recently joined me in my obsession in family research,” says Dana Meyers.

While you may think finding a name connected to a spouse and/or birth date may be easy, it is not. Some families have an extreme fondness for a particular name.

Imagine finding seven generations of “John Thomas.” Often times, classic names like James, John, Joseph, Ann and Margaret represent patterns throughout families, especially since many cultures believe in honoring their elders; therefore, start with the facts. If stuck, reach out to a Great Aunt or a distant female cousin and start asking specific questions. Hunches are good; however, research means finding the right path. Undoubtedly, finding your ancestors will require time and patience.

While there are men who enjoy the role of family record keepers, more women have assumed the responsibility. The stories tend to be remembered by the girls who are now women; the ones who spent countless hours in the kitchen with great-grandma or grandma and enjoyed listening to the stories of long ago.

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Chris’ Lawncare , you’ve got a small welcome mat in front of your door, but your home’s true “welcome mat” is its lawn. If your lawn is well-behaved and well-groomed, it says, “Welcome!” If, on the other hand, it’s a tangled, overgrown mess, it sends the message, “Go away!

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Eagle has been the owner and sole employee of Chris’ Lawncare for seven years.

“I’m a one-man show,” he says. “I cover Mocksville, Advance, Clemmons and the western side of Winston-Salem.”

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before they fall down on your home or car—or, possibly worse—on your neighbors’ homes or cars. Along those same lines, Chris’ Lawncare removes leaves from your yard before they have a chance to kill your grass and leave your lawn littered with ugly bald patches.

Chris’ Lawncare also maintains your lawn’s year-round health. Some type of fertilization is useful at nearly any time of the year. In addition, Eagle will seed and aerate your lawn, something many homeowners neglect to do. Seeding is self-explanatory. Aerating consists of pulling two-inch plugs from the lawn, so the soil won’t get compacted and resistant to growing things like healthy grass. “If you pick one thing to do to your lawn each year,” Eagle says, “it should be plugging and seeding.”

Landscaping is another important component of Chris’ Lawncare business, and, of course, it contributes to how welcoming your home appears. Eagle will help you design an appropriate landscape for your home, provide plants for it, come up with drainage solutions, and make good use of mulch or pine needles. “No job is too small or too big,”

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Eagle says. “I’ve created a full landscape with raised beds and over seventy plants.”

Homes have “welcome mats,” but so do commercial enterprises. For businesses, an attractive, well-landscaped lawn is crucial. That “stay away, I’m lazy” message suggested by an ugly lawn in front of someone’s home can spell economic disaster if it’s imparted by a business.

Eagle and his clients understand this, and that’s why Chris’ Lawncare has a thriving commercial business as well. Apartment and condominium complexes, office buildings, restaurants, clinics and individual businesses all can benefit from the fine work Chris’ Lawncare provides. Not only can he make sure your business looks great in the warmer months, but he will remove snow from your parking lots and driveways. Chris’ Lawncare will work with you to formulate a customized plan that will benefit your business year-round.

Lawn services in areas like Florida have to deal with insect infestations, which not only threaten lawns, but houses as well. Eagle says infestations aren’t much of an issue in the Triad, but, on occasion, moles can wreak havoc. Bugs aren’t a problem—and moles can be controlled easily—but Eagle admits the hardest part of his job is heat and humidity. So far this year, both have been at a minimum, but Mother Nature can turn on a dime.

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Ergonomics most people think of ergonomics, they think of the shape of their seat or chair, and maybe the controls in their car. While that may be true, ergonomics is so much more.

Ergonomics is essentially the science of fitting workplace conditions and job demands to the capabilities of the working population.

Better put as, “fitting work to people.” The science of ergonomics goes beyond just keyboards and chairs to assessing work-related factors that may pose a risk of musculoskeletal disorders, and recommendations to alleviate them, with the main goal being to increase productivity, lower injury and illness. In the words of Phil Robertson, proper ergonomics is meant to keep you “happy, happy, happy!”

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In this article, we are going to focus on office ergonomics. We have all heard about “carpal tunnel syndrome.” This is just one condition we can develop when we have improper sitting posture and desk setup.

The list could include low back pain, neck pain, headaches, eye strain, Sciatica, numbness in hands or legs, strained muscles and weight gain. You might be surprised to learn that professional drivers and office workers have a higher rate of low back problems than construction workers! The reason is lack of physical conditioning from sitting, and improper ergonomics.

This is what you look like at your desk!

Now that we understand that we must have proper ergonomics to stay productive and happy at work, let’s talk about how you can assess your desk to ensure proper setup. Think “3-90s.”

That means 90° hips, 90° knees, and 90° elbows. This is the proper posture when sitting at your desk. If your hips, knees and elbows are not at 90 degrees each, then begin by moving your chair up, down, or back and forth to achieve those proper angles. Make sure you are sitting upright, with a natural low back curve, and not slouching. You may need to use a foot rest if your legs are not long enough, as your feet should rest comfortably flat on the floor. Keep your mouse within easy reach to reduce arm and shoulder fatigue. Only use your wrist rest when not typing. It is called a “rest” for a reason! Also, use a head-set when talking on the phone. If your employer will not pay for a headset, it would serve you well to go buy one for yourself. Lastly, set your monitor directly in front of you at arm’s length. (18-28 inches) The top

of the screen should be slightly below eye level. You don’t want to be looking up or down at your monitor. If you use a laptop for long hours, then invest in a “riser” and keyboard combination.

A great website to check out is: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/office-ergonomics/MY01460. This website has all the info listed above, but with an interactive picture to insure you don’t miss key elements.

If you follow all the information above and still have pain or discomfort, then you may have already developed a spinal problem. When you sit at a desk for hours on end, you reduce the blood flow to the lumbar discs and lumbar muscles. This can lead to weakness and degeneration. A chiropractor is trained to assess your posture and spine to identify where your pain may be coming from. You may be surprised to learn that your neck pain could be coming from your low back, or vice versa. Additionally, you nervous system controls everything. Your spinal cord and nerve roots live inside your spine.

Spinal misalignments can put pressure on the spinal cord and nerves, interrupting the normal communication of the nervous system. You may not even feel these misalignments until they have been there for months or years, interfering with your ability to heal, repair, and have normal healthy metabolism. Think of spinal health like dental health.

If you don’t get your teeth checked regularly, then you may never know you have a cavity until it is so bad you need a root canal! Honestly, if your spine were on your face, you would take a lot better care of it! We can replace your teeth and many of the joints of your body, but you only have one spine. Please, take care of it.

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Families Love Hanging Rock State Park

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initially sounded like an easy question to ask the kids, “What do you want to do this summer?” The answer equaled many long hours traveling on the road, not to mention the cost of tickets, food and gas. While many out-of-town attractions, like amusement parks and beaches, easily capture our attention, we tend to overlook the opportunities right in our own backyard. Hanging Rock State Park speaks on the basis of reputation. In 2012, it was voted the numberone park in the state. This summer, take the family and enjoy the numerous diversified activities the park has to offer. One day will not be enough! “As a family, we like that the park offers a place where we can all spend time together—unplugged from the overwhelming amount of technology in our everyday lives. We can bring lunch, hike the trails with our dog, and reconnect with each other. It offers a variety of trail levels and activities that are suitable for all family members. There are casual and strenuous nature walks, picnic facilities, swimming and fishing. It is a beautiful setting, and all at a bargain price,” says Jennifer Kerr.

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Many parents who have children in their toddler years need a safe place where a water lover can openly roam and discover new things. Having water wings, a few buckets and well-made shovels, a toddler will meander along the shoreline in perfect bliss. “The kids love playing in the swimming area. Their favorite part is catching salamanders! Allison says, ‘They are slippery little buggers, but they are so much fun to catch.’ I just enjoy relaxing and reading a good book while they play!” shares Sharon Nosal. For older children, rafts are permissible. A platform beyond the ropes will encourage the able swimmer to dive off the low-spring diving boards.

Lifeguards, in goodly number, are watching over all who swim in the lake. Parents love the access to a refreshment stand, restroom, and bathhouse; however, one tip to remember: coolers can not be carried onto the beach.

Picnic tables are available outside the lake area for the family to enjoy lunch. Adults, 13 and older, cost $5 per person, while ages 3 to 12 cost $4.

Near the swimming area, families can rent paddleboats, rowboats, or canoes from June 1st until Labor Day. Visitors can paddle around the 12-acre lake and enjoy the view of the woodlands.

Most families find the proximity to the snack bars and bathrooms accommodating. Reservations are not required; however, boats are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Costs are $5 for the first hour and $3 for an additional hour.

A different family experience is spending the night being lulled by frogs, birds and crickets. Ten cabins are available for a family get-away. Accommodations include a small kitchen, living room, bathroom and two bedrooms with twin beds. Parents can claim the sleeper sofa out in the living room. Consider asking for a cabin with a screened porch. Enjoy the early morning with a cup of coffee while sitting in a rocking chair. Hickory, oaks, maples and mountain laurel could be your view. Cabin life is not about technology, but focusing on activities without the need for internet, cell phones and television. Uninterrupted time strengthens families, as the focus becomes the enjoyment of nature and conversation. Young children would enjoy fishing off the embankment, hiking to several waterfalls, and especially roasting hotdogs and s’mores on a campfire.

To all families, please be aware that Hanging Rock State Park has grocery stores only at a distance; therefore, come well prepared with food and water bottles.

The single disadvantage is that the family dog will not be permitted in the cabin.

While cabins cost $88 a day in the spring and fall, there are special prices for weekly stays that can also include a swimming pass during the summer months. For reservations, call Hanging Rock at (336) 593-8480.

“To me, Hanging Rock just feels family-oriented, with so many picnic areas, and people hiking with their dogs. We love when the park hosts local bands where people can come and enjoy the music by the lake,” says Amy Barnes. It is easy to see why Hanging Rock State Park is so popular with so many couples and families. The activities are not limited to an age group; everyone is welcome to enjoy the natural beauty that is found in the Sauratown Mountains.

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Children’s Museum of Winston Salem Unveils First Macadam Art Playscape In The United States Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem announces the Grand Opening of the KALEIDOSCAPE, a crocheted, climbing art installation, created by renowned Japanese textile artist, Toshiko Horiuchi-MacAdam. This innovative art playscape, installed in the Children’s Museum’s outdoor patio, opened to the public on Thursday, June 13th.

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Similar crocheted Toshiko Horiuchi-MacAdam art playscapes have been installed in Japan, China and Spain, and the Children’s Museum is honored to receive the first crocheted art installation in the United States from this award-winning artist.

Ms. Horiuchi-MacAdam noted “I have spent decades creating these tremendous playscapes and the joy that the children experience while playing on them gives me purpose.”

“This Kaleidoscape is a true collaboration of art and play” said Elizabeth Dampier, Executive Director of the Children’s Museum. “In light of current research highlighting the benefits of art, education and play, the Museum continues to serve the children of the community through projects that directly address issues of local and national importance.”

Educators, parents, and education professionals are attentive to the growing body of research linking the time children spend playing with improved health, wellness and behavior.

Research also suggests that play and down time may be as important to a child’s academic experience as reading, science and math. Reduced playtime has certainly reduced child activity rates, which has short-term and longer-term health

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implications. In the past 4 decades, U.S. children have lost an average of 12 hours per week in free time, specifically, a 25 percent decrease in play, a trend that disproportionately impacts minority and disadvantaged children. The Kaleidoscape provides the ongoing opportunity for families and school children to engage with ever-changing, self-directed, compelling play and this large, outdoor playscape encourages physical activity, group play and social interactions among young children.

About the Kaleidoscape The Kaleidoscape interactive playscape was created by artist Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam with Interplay Design & Manufacturing, Inc. and was made possible by a major grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services. Additional funding and support was provided by the Sam N. Carter and Pauline H. Carter Fund, The Cannon Foundation, BB&T, the Richard J. Reynolds, III and Marie M. Reynolds Foundation, The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County in our City of Arts & Innovation and Frank L. Blum Construction Company.

About the Children’s Museum The Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem is a nonprofit 501(c) (3), located at 390 South Liberty Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101. The Museum enjoys more than 80,000 visits annually, through individual and family visits, programs, events and school field trips. The Children’s Museum opened in 2004, and since that time, has welcomed more than 600,000 visitors.

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Photo Courtesy of Old Salem Museums & Gardens

Photo by Christine Rucker

Celebrate Our Nation’s Independence at Old Salem Old Salem Museums & Gardens is the perfect place to celebrate Independence Day. Established in 1766, Old Salem is steeped in American history. In fact, many people don’t realize that it is the site of the nation’s first official Fourth of July celebration, which took place in 1783. In addition, Old Salem is one of the places that can say with certainty: George Washington really did sleep here!

This year, Old Salem is offering even more action around July 4. As always, the annual Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony will be a full day of fun activities for the whole family. The festivities begin on July 4 at 9:30 a.m. and last until 4:30 p.m. in Old Salem’s Historic District, and include hearth cooking, music, hands-on crafts, and a reading of the Declaration of Independence. At 4:15, an interactive reenactment of the 1783 celebration of peace and July 4th in Salem will take place.

You will want to be sure to experience the toe-tapping Jazz Concert at 2:30 p.m. at St. Philips Heritage Center, which will feature music written and performed by African-American musicians. Joe Daniels and The SonDown Jazz Ensemble will perform.

For the third year, a Naturalization Ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. on Salem Square. The Ceremony will be conducted by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services staff. There will be special music, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a keynote address by Luis Lobo, the Executive Vice President and Manager of Multicultural Markets for BB&T (Branch Bank & Trust). Perhaps the most moving and inspiring part of the event will be the administration of the Oath of Allegiance and the presentation of certificates to the new citizens.

The fun doesn’t stop on the 4th. Independence Day activities continue on Friday, July 5, and Saturday, July 6, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Activities include puppet shows (July 5 only), rifle demonstrations, hands-on activities, demonstrations, music, games and more!

Admission to activities for each day is included with the purchase of an All-In-One ticket, which is $21 for adults and $10 for children ages 6–16. Admission to the Naturalization Ceremony is free. http://www.oldsalem.org/old-salem-ticket.html. Tickets can be purchased online at oldsalem.org, or at the Visitors Center at 900 Old Salem Road. For more information, please contact (336) 721-7350, or info@oldsalem.org.

There are many additional activities, music events and classes going on at Old Salem throughout the summer. Every Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to noon, stop by the Old Salem Cobblestone Farmers’ Market, a producers-only market, featuring local vendors. Get great fresh products and create some delicious meals this summer! And, you can get a jump on your holiday shopping at “Christmas in July” in the Shops at Old Salem. From July 15 through 20, visit Old Salem for a week-long shopping event, celebrating all things Christmas. Preview new holiday merchandise, get inspired with gift ideas for the family, and enjoy daily discount specials.

Make your summer historic this year and visit Old Salem Museums & Gardens! To view a complete list of all the exciting options, including Salem Band Summer Concerts, Garden Workshops, Organ Recitals, Celebrating Our State Week, Commemoration of the War of 1812 and more, visit the calendar of events section of their website at oldsalem.org.

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INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS Hands-on activities, music, games, rifle demonstrations, puppet shows and more.

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Ages & Stages At the Beach Sunburn:

Summer Ailments ummer fun has just begun! Because Dr. Lischke and I have 7 children between us (Dr. Hilton 3, Dr. Lischke 4), we thought we would share with you some tips to survive the perils of summer.

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If you wear sunscreen every time, chances are your kids will, too. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends sunscreen for children of all ages. Infants younger than 6 months should have only small amounts applied to faces and other limited exposed areas. We recommend PABA-free sunscreen for individuals allergic to sulfa. We recommend wide-brimmed hats to protect faces, necks and ears, and lightweight clothing to cover as much skin as possible. Since UV rays are strongest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., it is best to avoid sun exposure during these hours. Sit in the shade and use beach umbrellas. Aloe Vera gel (especially cooled) is advisable if you do get burned. Anti-inflammatory medicine, such as Ibuprofen, helps decrease irritation, swelling and heat under the skin. We recommend medical attention for severe sunburn resulting in blister or severe pain.

Swimmer’s Ear: Water gets trapped in the ears, causing bacterial and fungal infections. Swim Ear OTC (over-the-counter) helps dry the water; simply apply 4 to 5 drops in the ears after swimming. Home remedies, such as using equal amounts of

rubbing alcohol and white vinegar in a dropper bottle, work equally well. We also advise ear plugs for little ones with tubes in their ears. (Ask your doctor about the preferred brand or shape of plugs.) Tenderness on any part of the ear may indicate an infection, and you should seek medical advice if symptoms persist.

Run-ins with Water Creatures: We recommend immediate medical attention if stung by a jellyfish, sting ray, or horseshoe crab. Some of these species can cause serious skin infections if not immediately attended to.

Outside Living: Ticks are pests during summertime. They transmit illnesses such as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Ehrlichiosis, and Lyme Disease (especially in the New England States). We recommend checking all family members, including pets, after every hike, bike trip and other outside activities. Because ticks that transmit infection are very small (often pin-head sized), we recommend total body checks, including groin, underarms and ears. We advise tick removal as soon as possible after it is discovered. The risk of Lyme Disease transmission increases significantly after 24 hours of attachment and is even higher after 48 hours. In addition to timely removal, it is

important to remove the tick completely. Ticks should never be handled with bare hands and should be disposed of immediately, or preserved in alcohol, if identification is needed. The most commonly recommended and successful tick removal method is manual extraction, using a blunt, medium-tipped angled forceps. It is important to remove the tick completely, including the mouth part. Twisting off the head should be avoided, because this may cause the tick’s body fluids to escape. We do not recommend using sharp forceps to squeeze the tick’s body, or petroleum jelly, gasoline, or lidocaine. Also refrain from using heat, nail polish, or alcohol. After the tick has been removed, we advise applying an antiseptic solution to the attachment site. If signs of infection develop, seek medical advice.

Mosquitoes are another annoying insect. They can transmit West Nile Virus, which causes severe flu-like illness and meningitis/encephalitis (an inflammation of the brain). Avoid exposure to mosquitoes by covering exposed skin and using insect repellent with DEET. The AAP recommends DEET-containing products with concentrations of up to 30% for all ages, except for infants under the age of 2 months, who should not have DEET exposure at all. We do not recommend combination sunscreen and DEET products, because the repetitive application required for sunscreen leads to over-exposure to DEET. Once you are bitten, we recommend the treatment of cool compresses and antihistamines, as well as anti-itching and anti-inflammatory medicines. Calamine lotion works well and topical steroid creams can be useful. Occasionally, reaction to mosquito bites can be severe enough to warrant medical attention and systematic steroids.

Leaves of 3, Let Them Be: Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac can cause a skin rash called allergic contact dermatitis. The red, uncomfortable, itchy rash often shows up in lines or streaks and may have blisters or hives. The rash is caused by oil. It is present in all parts of the plants, including the leaves, stems, flowers, berries and roots. Indirect contact with the oil by touching clothing, pet fur, sporting gear, or other objects that have come in contact with one of these plants also can cause the rash.

The rash appears 8–48 hours after contact with the oil, but can occur from 5 hours to 15 days after touching the plant. The rash may continue to develop in new areas over several days, but only on the parts of skin that were exposed to the oil. The rash is not contagious and you cannot spread it to others. We recommend washing the exposed area immediately with soap and water, wet compresses and cool baths. We also recommend washing all articles of clothing and other items that may have come in contact with the oil. Antihistamines and calamine lotion may help relieve

the symptoms, along with topical steroid creams. Severe rashes may require treatment by a doctor.

The best way to prevent the rash is to avoid the plants.

It’s Not Cool to be Hot: Keeping cool in record high temperature isn’t just about comfort; extremely high temperatures can result in heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

If you exercise outdoors, we recommend doing so during cooler times of the day, such as in early morning or late evening. If that’s not possible, reduce the intensity of your workouts during the heat of the day: work out for shorter periods, walk instead of run, or decrease the level of exertion.

We recommend loose-fitting clothing, preferably cotton, as it keeps you cooler than most synthetics. Spray bottles with water kept in the refrigerator to spray the face after being outdoors helps keep you cool, and taking baths or showers with cool water is also advised. Combat dehydration by drinking plenty of water along with sports drinks, and avoiding caffeine and alcohol. If the heat index is high, we recommend you stay indoors when you can and avoid activities in direct sunlight or on hot asphalt. Infants, elderly persons, and people with chronic illness dehydrate easily, and may be more susceptible to heat-related illnesses.

We recommend monitoring urine output to monitor hydration status (drink enough water to keep the urine clear).

We hope you and your family have a happy and healthy summer!

From our families to yours,

Dr. Suzanne Hilton

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A Running Start, Middle School Tips

By Lisa S.T. Doss

often, parents feel their children are growing up too quickly. The statement is, in fact, true. Once a student reaches the educational “middle years,” maturity plays an important part in an academic curriculum.

While the transition from year-to-year is more of a leap than a step forward, consider the goal. Students must be prepared for high school. Summer is not a time to get behind on key skills; instead, utilize the “relaxed” moment to help your middle school student get a running start. Boosting confidence levels will make the difference from day one of another important year.

Perhaps a few tips implemented this summer will define this year as one of the best.

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Organization and time management are two of the most important skills for students. It is a challenge to transition from months of fun to the responsibility of remembering, recording and having to follow through; therefore, implement a daily planner into the remaining summer weeks. It can be utilized to record chores, camp, vacations, reading expectations and other reminders. It will certainly help one aspect of school feel natural among all the new rules and higher expectations. Allow your child to choose the daily planner that will benefit him or her. Since your child is hoping to assert his or her independence, this may be an answer for parents who do not want to spend another year asking the same two questions, “Where is your school planner and why are assignments not written down?”

Reading is a life-long skill and is applicable to all subject matter. Studies have shown that students who read four books over the summer can prevent a “summer slide,” or a loss of three months of educational ground. In our current world of technology, there are no longer excuses about why students are not reading. Whether a Kindle or audio book, students can easily improve their reading and listening skills by utilizing both resources. While genre is a deciding factor, why not encourage a series of adventure stories: The Inkheart trilogy by Cornelia Funke (level 6.0); Percy Jackson and the Olympians by

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Rick Riordan (five-book series, level 6.0); the Harry Potter series by J.K.Rowling (seven-book series, progressing from level 6.0 to 7.0); and The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins (level 8.0). Reading levels are defined by sentence complexity and vocabulary. While The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is a complex story full of interesting and numerous characters, it is listed as a 7.5 (seventh grade, fifth month) reading level; therefore, choose books based on interest. Perhaps new author Veronica Roth’s Divergent trilogy would be of interest to a rising eighth-grade student. Listening via audio, perhaps in the car, may give your middle school student a new boost of confidence in literature. To increase expectations, students can set goals in their daily planner to be achieved by week’s end.

While the Wii and Xbox have trumped the old-fashioned board game, families during the summer can still have a family game night. Make choices that challenge the mind, expand verbal skills and offer team interaction. Cranium Wow Game, Balderdash, Zobmondo!!, Would You Rather?, The Game of Scattergories, and Buzzword are all wonderful, age-appropriate games that would be enjoyed by the whole family. Perhaps your soon-to-be-teenaged children wouldn’t mind playing an actual board game!

Research is another key skill. Interviewing, note-taking, and organizing the information into a chronological format can be accomplished in a few days.

The theme would depend on your child’s interests: sports, famous people, or the history of a grandparent. Current events will be included in all middle and high school history curriculums. Summer might be an opportune time to assist your child in learning how to research a topic, take notes and verbalize an opinion. In time, a debate book could be created. It certainly would make dinnertime conversations more entertaining.

Educational standards in mathematics have greatly changed in the last decade. A third of eighth grade students are placed in pre-algebra.

Developmentally, those students are missing out on a year of basic math skills. While an end-of-grade test is not a standardized assessment, many tutoring-based businesses can determine if skill gaps exist. Many coupons and/or discounts could make the evaluation affordable. The assessment is beneficial. It will eliminate future problems in your child’s mathematical understanding.

Middle school is a pathway to high school. Resolving current problems during the summer will ensure that a student is running toward success.

The entire Lower School curriculum is accelerated by a grade level.

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Enjoy a noontime game at the ballpark. Purchase your tickets in advance or day of the game. Lawn tickets available for $7.

2 and under are admitted free. Bring the below coupon for up to two FREE admissions into the Kids Zone Play area 12 and Under ($7 value). As always, each adult attendee will receive 4 tickets to our fabulous prize board.

Drawings for lots of door prizes!

KMO Prize listing from June event at Pine Brook Country Club Pool Four tickets to Cesar Millan! – Melissa Hunt

Sofa Cleaning $110 value – Sharon Washington

$10 Cookies & Cream Gift Card – Keith Tucker

$25 Gift Card to New Town Bistro – Melanie Howie

Sand/Water toy – Dennis Jackbon

$25 Casanova’s Confections Gift Card – James Stewart

$25 Grassroots Gift Card – Lindsey Terry

Two riding lesson at Cash Lovell – Abby Fobes

4 tickets to WS Dash – Katrina Martinez

$25 Which Wich Gift Card – Christi Trevino

Buckhead Betties Tote – Marcy Gallman

Four rounds of golf at PBCC – Lynn Ridenour

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July Issue 2013 • 57

Faith &Family Love Talk for Families One of the signs of a healthy family is open and meaningful communication. Good questions are the beginning.

Question #34 About trading places Children: I think the best part about being a grown-up would be…

Parents: I think the best part about being a kid again would be…

Talk with your family about the above question and statement during dinner at home, quiet moments in the evening, just before bedtime, in the car or on vacation and jumpstart your family communication!

Love Talk for Families can be purchased at www.garychapman.org Used by Permission from Northfield Publishing

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By Tami Rumfelt

Faith &Family

CRACKER JACKED

CALENDAR – JULY 2013

I don’t know why I grabbed that bag-o-empty-calories and threw it into my cart. I was only at Walmart to pick up a few things, but the brightly colored display in the middle of the aisle caught my eye and I caved.

Perhaps it was an attempt to reclaim a little of my childhood.

Cracker Jacks were one of my favorite snacks as a kid. I remember ripping open the tops of those little red-and-white-striped boxes, eating the often stale but still delicious caramel-coated popcorn first and saving sweet and salty peanuts for last. Finally, I would carefully open the prize inside. It was always something pretty cheesy, a tattoo, sticker or some other little soon-to-be-forgotten trinket. It didn’t matter. The fact was, it was a prize! Not only did I get to enjoy a sticky sweet snack, but I also got a prize. Just for eating junk food!

So, when I dove into the bag of Cracker Jacks that I’d recently purchased, I did it in the exact same way.

Popcorn first. Nuts second. Prize last.

Except this time, instead of a sticker or a tattoo, I got this: I am 40 years old, so I’m a little embarrassed to admit I found this terribly disappointing.

There are some things an app cannot replace…Cracker Jack prizes are one of them.

They took away the fun! They muddle up what was so simple! It used to be: open a box, eat a snack, get a prize.

Now, it’s: open box, eat snack, open prize, go to website, follow link to apps, try to download, discover that your phone doesn’t even work with those dumb apps anyway.

It’s kinda like the way we have complicated the message of the Gospel.

Why do we take...

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” …and turn it into: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him, attends church on a regular basis, tithes, votes the right way, is a teetotaler, associates with other good Christians, never swears, and avoids messing up at all costs shall not perish but have eternal life.

I wonder how many people enter church or start a conversation with a Christian because they are looking for the “prize inside,” but walk away feeling tricked, disappointed and unfulfilled.

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Walk the Chalk (see article pg20) JULY 14, 2:30-5:30PM Sidewalk art contest to benefit Arts for Life Location: Winston Square Park

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Let’s keep it simple and give them Jesus. Just Jesus. We can trust Him to do the rest.

June Issue 2013 • 59

Musing About…

Cause & Effect he new, unopened bottle was taunting me. I knew that I would be home later that evening where I could open the bottle without any qualms. But that was still hours away, and the urge to experience something new kicked in. “One little whiff; that's all,” I thought, “What will that hurt?” I never imagined that Pandora also had a bottle.

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By Tim Roberts - Pastor of Sunrise United Methodist Church in Lewisville

incredibly inhumane, or I have to take and release the mice somewhere far off. So, if the solution does not include killing or trapping, then what does that leave? There is one thing that may work, a deterrent.

take one more whiff before I closed the vial. So, I returned the bottle to my nose once more, but this time, I was not quite as conscious of its proximity, and the edge touched my upper lip.

I began to scour the Internet for ways to keep mice from coming into the home in the first place. I found that some use a sonic device, which emits a sound that mice can’t stand. The problem is that I believe it is safe to say that my daughter’s guinea pig probably would be most upset with that choice. So, I looked some more. There also appears to be some type of granules you can put down around the perimeter of the house. But that needs to be reapplied pretty often and could get expensive. Then, I found an old folk remedy—peppermint oil. Proponents claim that what we consider to be a pleasant aroma assaults a mouse’s delicate sense of smell and it will vacate the area rather expeditiously. Hey, it's worth a shot.

It was just a small dab of oil on the rim of the bottle, one miniscule drop. I thought I could quickly wipe it off and that would be that. But, oh no, it would not be so easy. The wipe must have been more of a rubbing into my skin. First came the heat from the concentrate and then the smell. Within a matter of seconds, my car was flooded with the smell of peppermint and I knew it was coming from me, and there was no abating it.

Before I go any further with this story, let me take you back and fill you in on what brought me to this point of exasperation. We live in an older home.

While we love the house with all the style and character of a dwelling that’s in its eighties, we also have discovered that there are some certain provisions that are quite common to homes of that age. First, large closet space may be a relative standard for today’s home design, but people of the 1930s must not have considered that as a priority.

Next, interior doors do not always stay in the same place you placed them. An open door may slowly close over time, and a closed door may suddenly swing open. That in itself is not much of a problem; that is, until you get coldcocked by one in an unexpected position as you groggily trek your way to the bathroom in the dark of night. The last thing is something that can also happen regarding any house, but it just seems to be more prominent in older homes—mice.

Finding peppermint oil can be a formidable task in itself, though. After inquiring at many local proprietors, I finally came across my vial of relief from a merchant in Marketplace Mall. I was also quite pleased to find that the dollar amount was still in the single-digit range. So, I made my purchase with much satisfaction, knowing that our furry guests would soon be looking for another place to reside.

While we have not actually seen one of the varmints scampering around the baseboards, we have heard the gnawing in the night, which is irritatingly loud, and have found some of their “calling cards.” So, it is time to evict our uninvited tenants. So, now the question is, “How?” Poison? No, I don’t like having that kind of stuff lying around and, plus, they may die in a wall and just stink up the house. A trap? Not a big fan of those either. I find them to be either

Now, back to where I started the story. I examined the bottle and read the warning to use it with caution.

“Geez, it’s peppermint oil! How bad could it be?”

With that, I carefully opened the bottle and raised it to a nostril and inhaled. I was half-heartedly expecting to be aghast by a super-potent smell, akin to when your nose encounters ammonia. But to my surprise, there was no aversion, just the sweet odorous aroma of peppermint. So, I thought I would

In general, I find most people will distance themselves from others who exude a foul odor. I have done so myself. If I am in line with someone who emits a pungent odor, I will normally put some space between us. It seems to be the polite thing to do. But today, as I walked into a convenience store, I came to the conclusion that people will also refrain from being close to someone who smells minty and refreshing. I even had one fellow to ask if I was the York Peppermint Patty® sales rep as he stepped away from me. Oh, the shame!

So, what can I take away from this experience? I believe it would be this—nothing is too small to have a dramatic impact. One little drop can lead to “falling off the wagon” for some. One little dab can wreak havoc in a marriage. But also on a positive note, one little act of kindness can alter the course of a life. Nothing in life is inconsequential. For every cause, there is an effect. The question is, what effect will you cause today?

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July Issue 2013 • 61

A Journey of Hope

By Karen Holbrook

Philbin was always a woman of faith.

Even before her diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma at the age of 19, Mary knew there was more to life than merely existing.

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Growing up in a small, country town in Ireland, Mary had always hoped to see the world, particularly Nashville, Tenn., Montana and North Carolina.

In 2005, just before her college final exams, Mary was making plans to leave college and see the world. Life, however, had other plans. Mary received the diagnosis that she had a tumor growing in her sinuses that extended from the base of her tongue to the bottom of her brain, and up to her left eye. While highly treatable, the chemotherapy and radiation left Mary with severe side effects.

After three grueling months of treatment, the last of which she refused because she was simply too weak to withstand it, Mary found herself cancer-free. While this was good news, she had also lost the function of her salivary glands, leaving her to only eat liquid food that gives her barely enough nutrition to sustain life. Doctors also found that she is severely aspirating into her lungs each time she swallows, a condition that she is only able to withstand because youth and mobility are on her side.

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possibilities. “For some reason, I knew it was no coincidence that I discovered this doctor,” Philbin said. “I’m a great believer in faith.”

So, Mary and her mother began the long trek to North Carolina.

Not being able to fly due to her condition, they took the trip by ship, stopping frequently so Mary could rest. This turned the 12-hour-and-45-minute trip by air into a 13-day excursion.

While Mary is getting to live out a dream of visiting the South, perhaps not exactly as she had hoped to see it, because of doctors’ visits and a physically weakened state, she is making the most of it. “I love North Carolina,” Philbin said. “I miss home, absolutely, but I have fallen in love with the South. It’s true what they say about Southern hospitality.”

When asked about how this battle with cancer, therapy and the 8-year road to recovery has affected her Christian faith, Mary says it has only made it stronger. “I don't know what I’d do without my faith,” Mary said. “Without your faith you have nothing. When everything else is stripped away, faith is all you have left.”

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All Dolled Up at the American Girl Fashion Show

By Kristi Johnson Marion nine-year-old daughter joined the giggling throngs of little girls clutching their American Girl dolls (dressed like her doll, of course) as we attended the American Girl Fashion Show presented by The Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem at the Grand Ballroom of the Embassy Suites Hotel.

More than 1,350 girls, families and friends attended the shows on Saturday, May 18th and Sunday, May 19th, to witness and be a part of the show.

Elizabeth Dampier, Executive Director of the Children’s Museum said, “It was a truly magical weekend. Young girls were thrilled to be part of the American Girl Fashion Show as they learned about history, storytelling and fashion.”

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Families beamed as more than 120 local girls also walked the runway in American Girl fashions, while lively commentary created a truly memorable experience. Girls and their families enjoyed a light lunch and a runway show featuring a live pony and historical clothing that resembled what the popular American Girl® characters Kaya, Caroline, Josephina, Marie-Grace and Cécile, Addy, Rebecca, Kit, Molly and Julie might have worn.

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The historical vignettes were particularly educational for young spectators, as they learned the story of each doll character, aspects of their lifestyle, and how these affected fashion; for example, as the model for the historical doll Rebecca Rubin of New York City, born in 1905, came down the catwalk, narrators explained that wartime needs for steel and fabric affected clothing trends—hemlines grew shorter, fewer pleats were used and fewer corsets were worn, because of the need for steel on the battlefield.

American Girl and the Children’s Museum share the common goal of building literacy through reading, storytelling and the arts. Rob Fowler, Vice President of Modern Automotive, said, “We are happy to be the Presenting Sponsor of the American Girl Fashion Shows, hosted by The Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem. These are great organizations and both provide a variety of worthwhile learning opportunities and programs for children.”

Proceeds from these fundraising events help the Children’s Museum expand educational programs for families with children across the Piedmont Triad.

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STOP. Collaborate and Listen.

By Rachel Hoeing, Co-Founder of Triad Moms on Main

you read the title and then said, “Ice is back with my brandnew invention,” you have made my day! But, this article is not about Vanilla Ice. It is about listening to your kids and giving them your undivided attention! Let me give you an example from my home.

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It is about 4 p.m. in the afternoon on any given school day. We have finished up homework and I am busy doing some work on the computer. One of my children walks up next to me and talks for a good minute or two. I am so focused on whatever it is that I am doing that I just decide to answer with a simple “Uh huh.”

Child walks away and a minute later I hear the front door slam.

I snap back into mommy-mode and start thinking, “What the heck did they just ask me? And which child was that who asked me the question, anyway?” I am then out the door yelling for one of my kids and asking where they are going and what they are doing.

“You said it was OK if I went up to Ben’s house, Mom.” “Oh, that's right!” (attempted laugh) “OK, have fun!”

I then saunter back into the house thinking about what a crappy mom I am, and how I need to pay more attention to my kids.

I decide to take a break from work and give some extra attention to the daughter who is left in the house. I stroll into her room ask if she’d like to cozy up on the couch to read a book with me.

“Nah, I just started playing with my Barbies, so I will probably just keep playing that right now.”

Sound familiar? Why is it that when we have things to do the kids are all over us, demanding attention? Then, when we are all finished up for the day and we just want to cuddle with that quickly growing child, they want nothing to do with us?

What I have learned in my short almost ten years of being a mom is that the times when the kids DO want us are going to get less and less frequent. They will probably want nothing to do with us in the teenage years, but then when weddings and babies come along, they will be right back in our arms, asking for help.

But what I urge all of us to do now is Stop. Stop what you are doing, whenever your child needs your attention. Whether that child is one year old or eighteen, just stop and listen.

Listen to what they are telling you and look them in the eye. Let them know you care. Let them know that whatever it is you are working on at that moment does not matter at all in comparison with whatever your child may need.

Then I challenge you to do this same thing when you are spending time together. For example, when you go to the zoo, or go out to dinner, or decide to play a board game.

Be in the moment! Don’t answer your phone. Don’t text your friends. Don’t ignore your children when they keep asking you annoying questions.

Right now, the endless chatter will drive you nuts, but 10 years from now you will be yearning for it!

Good luck!

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Dog Behaviorist and Television Star Comes to Winston-Salem!

Millan, star of the new television series Leader of the Pack on Nat Geo WILD, and original host of the long-running hit series National Geographic’s Dog Whisperer, is coming to the LJVM Coliseum on Saturday, July 20th, at 8 p.m. Tickets on-sale now. Available at the Coliseum Box Office, Ticketmaster Locations, by phone at 800-745-3000 & ticketmaster.com. A limited number of VIP tickets will be available, which include a post-show meet and greet. Cesar is the pet care industry’s most recognized and sought-after authority working in the field of dog care and rehabilitation.

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Joined by his famous four-legged companion, “Junior,” Cesar will share his philosophies and methods, then present examples via live demonstrations with multiple dogs. Through these various live demonstrations, Cesar aims to reveal the secrets of happier, healthier relationships between humans and their canine companions. Fans will get to see Cesar teach his methods live and show how humans often contribute to their dogs’ issues by the way they relate to them. The audience will also have the chance to ask their questions to Cesar during the Q&A session. Cesar’s live event has toured across the US, UK, Canada and Europe.

Cesar’s brand-new competition series, Leader of the Pack, premiered on Nat Geo WILD in January 2013.

(10 p.m. ET/11 p.m. PT). Also in January, Cesar released his brand new book, A Short Guide to a Happy Dog, which goes beyond just obedience school basics and teaches owners how to take charge, in order to have a healthy, balanced dog. Plus, the book provides an intimate look into his life.

Cesar is the co-author of the New York Times #1 Bestseller Cesar’s Way, the New York Times Bestsellers Be the Pack Leader; Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan: The Ultimate Episode Guide; A Member of the Family; How to Raise the Perfect Dog, and Cesar’s Rules. He has also generated numerous instructional DVDs and CDs. His website, Cesarsway.com, is the largest dog-dedicated website in the U.S., with over 1.2 million unique views per month. The site gives insights into dog behavior issues, rescue and adoption, and health issues.

In the summer of 2008, Millan designed and created his own proprietary, exclusive line of dog products, which include health aids, toys, natural treats, leashes, ergonomic collars and specially designed, breed-specific beds, among other items.

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Small Stories for a Big World

By Kim Underwood

I came home from work the other day, Garnet told me that Doobins had said to her, “I’m going to teach my kids everything I know. Does that worry you?”

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I laughed and added it to my “That Doobins is a Funny Guy” file.

As it happens, what I want to teach Sparkle Girl and Doobins was already on my mind. What started me down that path was thinking about Sparkle Girl going to high school this year.

Before we know it, she’s going to be out on her own, and, if I have anything I want to make a point of saying, I need to make sure I do say it before she is off to college or whatever.

I know that Sparkle Girl will learn much of what she needs to know from going to church and watching everyone in her life live their lives, and from talking about things as they come up day-to-day. Lately, though, I have found myself supplementing all that with little lectures on such topics as the importance of doing what you say you’re going to do. I try to keep them short.

After I went off to college, one thing I wished someone had told me was how painful life can be. My girlfriend had dumped me, and I guess I thought it would have helped if an adult in my life had taken me aside beforehand and warned me how much life can hurt. I told myself that, if I ever had kids, I would certainly warn them.

I’m no longer sure about that. For one, I realized that, in jokes and stories about life that people told, the warnings were there,

and that the pain is just something that people have to experience on their own. I also learned that many people had experienced it much earlier in life, and that I was a lucky guy not to have had anything truly painful happen until I was in college.

For the moment, my plan now is just to do everything I can do to ensure that they feel comfortable enough to talk with me whenever anything comes up.

One thing that I do wish I could pass along is the understanding that some of life’s greatest pleasures and satisfactions are to be found in little moments that are there and gone, so you want to pay attention and savor them at the time. It took me a while to learn that. Here again, though, you learn in your own time. If it were just a matter of hearing it, I could have learned it from a Hallmark card when I was 7.

Only later did it occur to me to ask Garnet what she had said in response to Doobins.

“That doesn’t worry me, because I know you know a lot of good things,” she said.

I asked Doobins what he plans to teach his kids. He said that he plans to teach them how to splash water from the bathroom sink onto the mirror. “But don’t ever do it in a restaurant,” he said. “It wouldn’t be polite.”

It sounds as if his kids will be in good hands.

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The first Dickey’s Barbecue opened in 1941 in Dallas, and the Triad is now home to two Triad locations; one in Winston-Salem and one in High Point. The wait for Dickey’s to come to the Triad was worth it. Dickey’s prides itself on authenticity, innovation and barbecue sauce, one store at a time—you can’t rush great barbecue.

When Travis Dickey opened the first Dickey’s Barbecue Pit (and it’s still open today), space on the restaurant’s sign was rented out to help pay the start-up costs for the restaurant and the menu was limited to beef brisket, pit hams, barbecue beans, potato chips, beer, bottled milk and sodas.

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“The word that we hear over and over again is that Dickey’s is truly ‘authentic’ barbecue,” said Tom Moore, who owns Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Winston-Salem and High Point. “At both Triad locations, we slow-smoke our brisket and pork shoulders with hickory wood for over 12 hours every night. Mr. Dickey didn't take any shortcuts when he started his restaurant and neither do we.”

“In addition to offering authentic Texas smoked barbecue, we’re also committed to providing exceptional food at an exceptional value,” Moore added. “As a bonus, we give free soft-serve ice cream to those who dine with us, and kids always eat free at Dickey’s on Sundays.”

Fans of the Winston-Salem Dash can enjoy Dickey’s within the walls of WinstonSalem’s BB&T Ballpark. Dickey’s serves their popular chopped beef and pulled pork sandwiches at every home game, all season long. Group events that take place at BB&T Ballpark also have access to the wide range of catering options offered by Dickey’s, both

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“Rachel’s Challenge” at Clemmons The Elementary School

Rachel’s Challenge Winners- Grades 3-5

recent devastating tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, left many of us in North Carolina counting all the blessings we normally take for granted. We want to help these victims any way we can, but donating to a large fund is easily forgotten once the news stations stop daily coverage, and we all return to our everyday lives. To keep the awareness of the need of the people of Moore in the forefront, some wonderful people at Clemmons Elementary School decided to do something special to close out the school year.

In 1999, Rachel Scott was murdered in the notorious Columbine High School shooting. Rather than shut themselves away, Rachel’s father and stepmother created “Rachel’s Challenge” to inspire others to make the world a better place. Fourteen years later, Rachel’s Challenge has touched the lives of more than 19 million people and has certainly touched the lives of students and teachers from Clemmons Elementary with similar goals to brighten the lives of others. When Guidance Counselor Sarah Vavreck asked Pamela Mueller and Sherri Mitchell to head up a Kindness Club for grades 3-5, the lives of others were instantly brighter!

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“We got involved with Rachel’s Challenge because we feel strongly that children (and adults) should be kind to each other,” said Pamela Mueller, third grade teacher at Clemmons Elementary. “We wanted to help our students see the benefit of being kind one another and to help carry on the ‘chain reaction’ that Rachel Scott started.

“We got involved with Rachel’s Challenge because we feel strongly that children (and adults) should be kind to each other...”

Mueller and fifth grade teacher Sherri Mitchell decided to do something for a group of individuals with which they share a special bond. Helping those affected by the EF5 tornado in Moore was a great way to continue the trend of being kind to one another. “The fact that two schools were destroyed and there were children who lost their lives in the tornado moved us all to want to help out,” said Mueller. “The students wanted to do something for the victims of the Oklahoma tornado and help rebuild the schools that were destroyed. The students in the ‘kindness clubs’ went to each classroom to explain why we were collecting money for Oklahoma. They encouraged everyone at the school to bring in ‘just one dollar’ to help with the rebuilding, and they raised $804.10!”

Though the teachers and students at Clemmons Elementary are now enjoying their summer vacations, the difference they have made for those in Moore will be felt for a long time to come. These thoughtful individuals encourage everyone to give what they can to help those people suffering through tragedy, by donating to the American Red Cross.

Rachel’s Challenge Winners - Grades K-2

“Out and About” in Winston-Salem

The Spring Theatre board of directors with Mayor Allen Joines. (Mark Pirolo, Sheila Spaar, Pat Dearth, Mayor Allen Joines, Nelson Diaz, Erinn Diaz, Mathew Schantz, Shannon Dubuisson)

The ribbon cutting of the new non-profit organization, Spring Theatre

Spring Theatre Executive Director Erinn Diaz having fun with Mayor Allen Joines

Letters From Home performers Serah Haley, Erinn Diaz and Chelsea De la Cuadra perform at the Spring Theatre gala.

With The “Spring Theatre”

By Heather Spivey Tuesday, June 4th, the Spring Theatre held its first annual gala at the Old Salem Visitors’ Center. Several hundred guests attended and enjoyed cocktails, delicious appetizers and entertainment. Mayor Allen Joines performed a ribbon cutting in honor of this new local, non-profit company.

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Spring Theatre is an organization that has developed out of the First in Flight Entertainment Company, adding more excitement and opportunities for local theatre enthusiasts. Executive Director Erinn Diaz knew when she was 3 years old that her heart was in the theatre. Her grandparents took her to see a production of The 12 Dancing Princesses at a theater in Pennsylvania. At the end of the show, one of the actresses blew her a kiss from the stage, and the rest is history.

Their name, Spring Theatre, isn’t a reference to the season but to the organization’s hope to be a springboard in assisting actors and directors reach their fullest potential.

Erinn explains, “In 2011, through First in Flight Entertainment, I produced Mulan Junior, and quickly following were more youth productions, which led to opening the Spring Theatre. Anyone and everyone is invited to experience this high-quality theater, where you are challenged to be the best, on and off stage.” Erinn adds, “Spring Theatre is a place where artists of all levels join together who are passionate about making a better future and giving opportunities to change lives through amazing performances.”

For more information on the Spring Theatre, or volunteer opportunities, visit their website at www.springtheatre.org.

Spring Theatre exists to empower and challenge our community to experience energy, emotion and adventure that springs from extraordinary theatre.

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The Artist’s Corner

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1 4 2 Our f e a t u r e d a r t i s t s for this issue

1 Tumi Mabaso, Atkins High School Teacher: Janet Blakely quote for this issue

“A painting is never finished – it simply stops in interesting places.” ~ Paul Gardner

2 Ivana Bogdan, Career Center Teacher: Shawn Beard

3 Larry Rogers, Reynolds High School Teacher: Ashley Hurst

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Pool-side Snacks

By Emily Eileen Carter & Kristi Marion

sings summertime more than family days spent at the pool. For most kids, swimming and splashing is a favorite summer pastime.

Nothing works up an appetite quite like hours spent doggy-paddling and playing Marco Polo under the summer sun. This July, let your kids help create these pool snacks with you. They will be sure to have fun in the sun and not go hungry with these hearty snacks.

Nothing

Quick Kid-kebabs

Homemade Berry Popsicles

This is the perfect quick snack that is both light and refreshing after all that splashing around.

On a hot summer’s day, what is more refreshing than a cold popsicle? Perfect as a pool-side treat, the dripping and juice makes no difference when you are in a bathing suit.

Ingredients:

Peanut Butter & Celery Sticks to Go This easy protein-packed snack is “packaged” and ready to go anywhere. Tumbling around in the pool/beach bag? No problem. And if you happen to drop it in the pool, this container keeps the munchies dry!

4 oz. cubed, roasted deli turkey

Ingredients:

4 oz. cubed, cheddar cheese

1 cup orange or apple juice

1 cup green purple grapes

1 cup strawberries or raspberries

6 dried apricots

1 Tablespoon honey

Yields: 4

Directions:

Directions: Ingredients: peanut butter, sunflower seed butter or other nut butter

Let the kids help thread turkey, cheese, grapes and apricots onto wooden skewer.

Keep in the cooler by the pool, serve.

celery sticks raisins (optional)

Pizza Roll-ups

jar or container with lid

Who needs to order a pizza by the pool? Make your own ahead of time and quench the kiddos’ appetites.

Directions:

Ingredients:

Using a plastic or child-safe knife, let the kids trim the leafy tops and bottoms off of the celery stalks, so that they fit the container.

4 flour tortillas

The easiest container would be a jar of peanut butter, ¼ full. If your current jar is fuller than that, select another jar or lidded container and spoon the desired amount of peanut butter into the bottom.

1 cup part-skim mozzarella

Item:

Sprinkle on the raisins (optional).

Insert the trimmed celery sticks into the jar/container, seal and go!

Let the kids pick their favorite juice and fruit.

Then combine and pulse in a blender for twenty to thirty seconds until pureed.

Pour into small paper Dixie cups, insert popsicle stick, and freeze overnight.

Pack in tight with ice all around in the bottom of the cooler to take to the pool.

½ cup prepared pizza sauce 4 oz. baby spinach leaves

Directions: Place tortillas on a cutting board or large plate.

Let kids spread pizza sauce onto the tortilla with a spatula or spoon.

Top with an even layer of spinach and sprinkle with cheese.

Microwave on high about 45 seconds, until cheese is just melted.

Carefully roll the tortilla up.

Let cool for ten minutes before slicing into pieces to pack for the pool.

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July Calendar of Family Events JUNE 4-AUGUST 30 Descendants Of The Maya: Photography By Dr. Morton W. Huber 10am-4:30pm, Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University. This exhibit features 27 black-and-white photographs of Maya people, traditional craft activities, archaeological sites and colonial constructions taken in Guatemala during the 1960s. Weavings and other items collected by Dr. Huber at the time are also on display. 758-5282

buttons and threads uniquely. The trunk show will share mini collage/art quilts.

724.9509

JULY 9 Ladies Night Out At The Lil’ Briar Patch

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS

for Independence Day events!)

5:30-8:30pm, 2055 Van Buren Street in W-S. Grab your girlfriends, and come on over after work for our ladies night out!

Join us for a short wreath-making class! You will have the opportunity to purchase the wreaths that are made after the class! Followed by dancing in the Wine Garden with DJ John including half price glasses of wine, complimentary appetizers and door prizes.

4th Of July Celebration JULY 4, 9:00AM - 9:45PM

JULY 5 VS. Cancer Foundation

JULY 10 Kids’ Morning Out

Location: Downtown (Kernersville) Parade at 9:00am, following by swimming, live music at 6:30pm, activities for the kids, concessions & fireworks!

336.93.4521

Independence Day Re-Enactment & Festivities JULY 4, 9:30AM-4:30PM Location: Old Salem (Winston-Salem) Witness the re-creation of North Carolina's first Independence Day celebration; observed in 1783.

Other activities include firing drills, tours, demonstrations & more!

336.721.7350

Fun Fourth Festival JULY 4, 9:30AM-10:00PM Location: Downtown Greensboro & Coliseum Area (Greensboro) Parade @ 9:30am, plus Rides, Games, Live Music, Concessions, Crafts & Fireworks!

336.274.4595

Independence Day Parade JULY 4, 10:00AM Location: Downtown Jamestown 336.454.2331

Patriotic Celebration!

JULY 4, 6:00PM

JULY 4 Happy Fourth of July! (see sidebar

6-10pm, BB&T Ballpark Dash Stadium.

Vs. Cancer will be raising money and awareness at the Dash game. Fans and players will be shaving their heads in support. Money raised will support national initiatives and local hospitals such as Brenner's. Cost varies $7-$15.

Call 714.2287.

JULY 5-6 Independence Day Celebrations @ Old Salem (see pg51) 9:30am-4:30pm

JULY 7-11 Vacation Bible School 5:30-8pm, Pine Grove United Methodist Church, 1130 Jonestown Road in W-S. Join us for a fun-filled week of "Everywhere Fun Fair...Where God's World Comes Together." Each day we will encounter ways to love and serve God and be a neighbor to the world.

Supper provided. For additional information or pre-registration contact Kim Craig at 391-4688.

Kingdom Rocks – Vacation Bible School 6:30-8:30. Call 712-8000 or www.sunrise-umc.org Location: Sunrise UMC; 1111 Lewisville-Clemmons Road, Lewisville

Location: Shallowford Square (Lewisville) Live Music, Concessions & Fireworks!

336.945.5558

JULY 8 Forsyth Piecers & Quilters Guild Meeting

WS Dash & Fireworks!!

JULY 4, 7:00PM

6:30-8:30pm, Parkway Presbyterian Church, 1000 Yorkshire Road in W-S. Award winning quilter and instructor, Susan Edmonson will present "Creativity Lecture & Trunk Show." She has a vintage, crazy quilt style that uses lots of

Location: BB&T Ballpark (Winston-Salem) Come cheer on the Winston-Salem Dash as they do battle on the diamond against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, followed by fireworks!!

Tickets: 336.714.2287 / www.wsdash.com

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12pm, The Winston-Salem Dash, 951 Ballpark Way in W-S. Take me out to the ballgame! Grab a friend and the kids for a noontime game at the ballpark!

Purchase your tickets in advance or the day of the game. Lawn tickets available for $7. Children 2 and under admitted free. Two free admissions into the Kids Zone Play area with coupon from KMO advertisement (page 56 of the July issue). As always, each adult receives four tickets for our fabulous prize board drawings! Call 714.2287 for more information.

JULY 11 Drew Questell at the Lil’ Briar Patch 2055 Van Buren Street in W-S. April through October, enjoy live music and a glass of wine under the giant cedar tree in the wine garden. 768.6990

JULY 13 Apologetix Live!

7-9pm, Cornerstone Christian Church, 1585 NC Hwy 801 N in Mocksville.

ApologetiX specializes in Biblical parodies of rock hits from yesterday and today, including everything from Elvis to Eminem. Cost: $10 in advance, $15 at the door and children 5 and under free.

577.5240

July 14 Walk the Chalk (see article pg20) 2:30-5:30pm Sidewalk art contest to benefit Arts for Life. Location: Winston Square Park

JULY 16 GIRLS' NIGHT OUT 5 pm…until! Mac & Nelli’s, 5232 Robinhood Village Drive. Grab a friend, neighbor, co-worker, mother, sister,

SOMEBODY and have a much need Girls’ Night Out. Enjoy $5 appetizers, $5 select wine by the glass and a $5 specialty drink as well as live DJ Todd White and karaoke. Also, register for TONS of prizes and giveaways! Sponsored by Mac & Nelli’s, Forsyth Woman and Forsyth Woman Engaged! See you there!

My Kids Are Driving Me Crazy!

6 to 7:15 pm Topic: Mistakes are important Discover how to replace punishment with respectful and effective tools to help bring more joy into parenting. Each month, a different parenting topic is discussed. Classes are Positive Disciplinebased and taught by certified Positive Discipline parent educators from Brenner Children’s Hospital’s Brenner FIT program.

To register, call 336-713-2348.

JULY 18 Grocery Store Tour 5:30 to 7 pm Held at Food Lion, Somerset Center Drive, Winston-Salem Do you wander around the supermarket wondering what is best for your family?

Join Brenner Children’s Hospital dietitians for a personalized grocery store tour. Learn how to compare nutrition labels, watch for advertising tricks and discover cost-saving measures. Day care not available.

To register, call 336-713-2348.

Tommy Jones at the Lil’ Briar Patch 2055 Van Buren Street in W-S. April through October, enjoy live music and a glass of wine under the giant cedar tree in the wine garden. 768.6990

JULY 19 Hidden K Stables Fundraiser (see pg71) Parents Night on the Town, Kids Night at the Barn! Kids ages 5–10 can be dropped off at the barn from 6–9pm, have a hot dog & chips dinner, do a guided barn “tour” and watch the movie RACING STRIPES on a large screen in the indoor arena. $15 for 1 kid, $25 for 2 kids, $30 for 3 kids. All proceeds will benefit Hidden K Stables R&R. Register at WWW.HiddenKHorseRescue.ORG to reserve a spot!

JULY 20 Cesar Millan LIVE! (see pg69) 8pm LJVM Coliseum

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Friends of the Lewisville Library Yard Sale 10am-3pm, Lewisville Library Auditorium. Major fundraiser for friends of the Lewisville Library. Indoor, air conditioned yard sale. Everything but clothing and large furniture.

Items/donations accepted on July 19th from 10am-5pm.

946.0520

Great Gatsby Party 7-10pm, Piedmont Club. Charity event to benefit Communities in Schools. A $20 admission includes hors d'oeuvres, dancing and a roaring twenties themed costume contest. Raffle tickets will be available for purchase and all proceeds from raffle ticket sales will go to Communities in Schools. Call 724.7077 for reservations or email robin.fowler@ourclub.com.

JULY 21 The Big Chill 3-6pm, Grace Court Park in W-S. The Shalom Project is having its annual ice cream fundraiser in celebration of National Ice Cream Day. There will be live music, homemade ice cream, family friendly games and local celebrities sitting on ice to raise money. Cost: Adults/$5, Children/$3 and families of 4/$10. 721.0606

JUNE 25-AUGUST 8 SciCamp: SciWorks’ Summer Camp 9am-5pm, SciWorks. Our summer camps are fun and educational! Topics include animals, architecture, astronomy, chemistry, forensics, paleontology, photography, weather and more! Cost varies. 714.7105

JULY 26 Band & Bobby Webb at the Lil’ Briar Patch 2055 Van Buren Street in W-S. April through October, enjoy live music and a glass of wine under the giant cedar tree in the wine garden. On Friday the 26th, we will have two acts! "Band" from 6:30-7:45pm followed by Bobby Webb from 8-10pm. 768.6990

NOW THROUGH OCTOBER 26 Exhibit: Celebrating 50 Years of The Museum of Anthropology 10am-4:30pm, Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University. As the MOA commemorates its 50th year, this student-curated retrospective exhibit showcases the museum’s history through a detailed timeline featuring photographs from the institutional archives and artifacts from around the world. 758.5282.

NOW THROUGH DECEMBER 13 Exhibit: Chinese Ceramics from The Changsha Kilns 10am-4:30pm. MOA’s new permanent exhibit provides an overview of the ceramics produced by families at the Changsha Kilns during the Tang Dynasty more than one thousand years ago. The exhibit features more than 100 spectacular ceramic objects from the MOA’s Lam Collection. 758.5282.

SUNDAYS Fitpraise 2:30pm, Women's Wellness & Fitness Center in W-S. Workout to contemporary Christian music with devotion and prayer! Designed for women of all ages and fitness levels. Participation is FREE and open to members and non-members. Call 760.0030 for more information.

FOURTH TUESDAYS Newcomers & Neighbors of Greater Winston-Salem 10am. Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1416 Bolton Street.

Monthly interest groups include Book Group, Lunch Bunch, Bridge, Day/Evening Card Groups, Crafts, Dinner and Wine Groups. 245-8406.

WEDNESDAYS Hula Hoop Cardio Class 6:30-7:30pm, Women's Wellness Fitness Center, 690 Jonestown Road. Hula hoop cardio class for women and girls ages nine and up. Enjoy hooping with weighted hoops, high and low impact cardio, yoga/pilates type stretching and more. Burn hundreds of calories in an hour.

Hoops provided and available for purchase. Beginners welcome! Cost: $10/class; $35/month. 414.5316.

THURSDAYS Parent To Parent 6-7pm, Full Life Counseling, 1066 West Fourth Street, 2nd floor in W-S. Parent-to Parent is a free, anonymous support group for parents of young people affected by drugs and alcohol. Parent-to-Parent hopes to serve as a fellowship for the parents of teens and young adults struggling with drug and alcohol abuse. 923.7426

njoy delicious food from our large menu selection as our friendly staff offers you a pleasurable dining experience.

Quality and unsurpassed service await you at Mac & Nelli’s Weekly Dining & Drink Specials:

THIRD THURSDAYS Lego Club 5:30-6:30pm, Miller Park Recreation Center. Miller Park's LEGO Club is designed to encourage imagination and creativity among builders of all ages. Blocks are provided!

727-2831.

FRIDAYS Reynolda Village Farmers Market 8-11:30am, Reynolda Village. Vendor-produced farmers market includes crafts, produce, flowers, meat, eggs, honey, goat cheese, wine tasting, peanuts, breads and much more. 414.1026

SATURDAYS K’ville Indie Flea 10am-4pm, 230 North Cherry Street in Kernersville.

Join us every Saturday to shop the coolest vintage finds, antique treasures, beautifully handcrafted clothing, jewelry, handbags, accessories, furniture and furnishings, coffee and food; all by vendors from the Piedmont. Visit KvilleIndieFlea.com for more information.

Monday Create your own pasta station $9.95 Adults, $4.95 Children

Tuesday $5 Select Wine Night

Wednesday Ladies’ Night, $5 Martini's

Thursday 25 cent WINGS! $2 Bud Light Drafts $3 Blue Moon & Red Oak Drafts

Friday & Saturday Prime Rib

Wine Event on Tuesday June 18th Wine & Cheese Party ~ $5 Select Wines.

Music “Live” on Fridays Starts at 9pm ALL Local Artists July 12 - The Mulligans July 19 - Mezza Voce July 26 - Jamie Carroll Saturdays "LATE NIGHT" Karaoke with DJ Todd White ~ EVERY Saturday!

Drink Specials & Dancing!!

9pm-1am

336.922.6227 5232 Robinhood Village Dr. Winston-Salem, NC

macandnellis.com Mon-Thurs 11am-9pm Fri-Sat 11am-until…

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Ian’s Bodyworks.........................................49 Imprints.....................................................65 Irvin Roberts Salon & Day Spa ...................25

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Ballet & Performing Arts Centre..................65 Braincore Therapy ......................................35 Brookstone Technology ..............................68 Busy as a Bee Concierge............................63

Kathy Marino Dance Studio ........................13

Salem Academy.........................................11 Salem Gymnastics .....................................47 Salem Smiles Orthodontics........................13 SciWorks ...................................................47 St. John’s Lutheran Church and School ......63 Stitches .....................................................38 Sunrise United Methodist Church...............60 Susan Maier Colon - Prudential Carolinas ..38

C CareNet Counseling ...................................24 Carrabba’s Italian Grill................................75 Casanova’s Confections .............................73 Chamberlain Place Apartments ..................31 Children’s Museum of Winston-Salem .......48 Chermak & Hanson Orthodontics ...............23 Chris’ Lawncare .........................................42 Christina’s Dessertery ................................75 Cornerstone Health Care ............................25 Couture Eyewear ........................................19

D Dawson Tree Service ..................................40 Dickey’s Barbeque Pit ................................75

L Launch Media ............................................70 Lewisville Laser & Aesthetics .....................37 LJVM Coliseum .........................................69 Locke Chiropractic .....................................45 Lyndhurst Gynecologic Associates .............37

M Mac & Nelli’s ............................................81 meg brown home furnishings .....................39 Minglewood...............................................63 Moonlight Designs.....................................68 Moore Self Storage ....................................41

V’s Barbershop ..........................................13

New Pyramid Builders................................39 New Town Bistro ........................................75 Novant Health - Forsyth Medical Imaging.........................................back cover

Wake Forest Baptist Health.........................12 Wake Forest Baptist Health - Brenner Children’s Hospital ....................................21 Walk the Chalk...........................................20 WBFJ 89.3.................................................61 Weed Man .................................................40 Which Wich? .............................................75 Williams Eye Associates ............................35 Winston-Salem Cleaning Service ...............41 WS Dash ......................................inside front

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PB Glass Shower Door & Mirror .................43 Piedmont Diaper Bank................................71 Pine Brook Country Club...............inside back Premier Fertility Center ..............................17 ProDance Academy....................................47

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Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home ..................15 Hidden K Stables .......................................71 Hip Chics Boutique....................................11 Home Instead ..............................................3

The Mental Health Association of Forsyth County ..........................................65 Thruway Center..........................................33 Tina S. Merhoff & Associates ...............27, 71 TJ’s Body Shop .........................................73 Trustient.......................................................9 Twin City Soccer ........................................35

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R Roger Marion Automotive...........................73 Ruff Housing..............................................33

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