Surry Living Magazine - September 2020

SEPTEMBER 2020

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18 Gin Denton: Tommy

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CONTRIBUTORS

Gloria Brown

Gin Denton

Sheri Wren Haymore

Rynn Hennings

Gloria is co-owner of The Nest & Hive Shoppe, a home décor business in Fancy Gap, VA, as well as the former host of The Vintage Southern Homemaker television show. Her musings on life growing up and living in the South have appeared in publications and on TV throughout the region. She is an expert antiques collector who grew up in the business and worked many years as a dealer in the Yadkin Valley area, where she currently resides.

Gin is the owner of Ginger Horse Studio. Her focus is lifestyle photography, covering horse shows, weddings, concerts, and doing on location portraits. Gin graduated from the University of Findlay with an Equine Business Management degree, where she also studied music and photography. She is a member of the Mount Airy Ukulele Invasion (MAUI) and the Granite City Rock Orchestra (GRO).

Gin resides in Lowgap, NC with her family on their small horse farm.

Sheri grew up in Mt. Airy, NC, and lives thereabouts with her husband. Together they run a couple of small businesses and plan their next vacation. A graduate of High Point University, her first job was as a writer at a marketing firm—and she’s been scribbling ever since. Sheri has several suspense novels in publication and Surry Living is proud to include sequential excerpts from one of her books in each issue.

Rynn is a writer and designer based in the Yadkin Valley region of North Carolina. She loves to share her ideas for adding simple beauty into hectic lifestyles. More than mere recipes, her mission is to offer practical shortcuts for food preparation along with visual tips for presentation. Rynn began her career in Aiken, SC, as a newspaper reporter writing feature articles about food, living, and the arts.

Carmen Long

Joanna Radford

Sarah Southard

Larry VanHoose

Carmen is an NC Cooperative Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences. Making quick, easy, healthy food that tastes great on a budget is a challenge.

Carmen and her husband have two grown children, both of whom were involved in sports from grade school thru college. With busy careers and lots of time at sporting events, coming up with quick, healthy meals was a necessity.

Carmen shares ideas and recipes to make this tough job a bit easier.

Joanna Radford is the Commercial and Consumer Horticulture Agent for the NC Cooperative Extension in Surry County with expertise in entomology, gardening, and pesticide education. She began her career with NC Cooperative Extension in Stokes County in 1995 as a 4-H Agent, later switching to Field Crops and Pesticide Education in Surry County. In 2012, she assumed the role of Horticulture Agent for Surry County. She lives on a farm with her husband and two teenage daughters.

Sarah grew up at Crooked Oak in the Pine Ridge community of Surry County. Raised in the agriculture world, she went on to earn degrees in animal science and veterinary medicine from North Carolina State University. She and her husband, Adam, currently live in Statesville with Oliver the house rabbit, a few cats, Blossom the donkey, and a flock of Katahdin hair sheep.

Larry is the Executive Editor of Surry Living Magazine and Creative Director at Vivid Graphics in Galax, VA. He has 30+ years experience as a writer, graphic designer, and commercial photographer.

Larry and wife, Trina, have four wonderful, grown children, one awesome grandson, and they reside on a small farm just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in Grayson County, VA.

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Autumn Recollections

Let this time of year roll around and sure enough my mind wanders over the same thoughts and recollections as all the autumns before. Memories repeat the rhythm as always and forever.

If life is a journey, then each new season is like turning onto a different road. Early fall is a rambling, twisting byway that detours off the main highway of summer. It’s time to enjoy the scenery instead of just rushing from one place to another.

As I slowly meander down my memory lane, there is so much to see: • The shelves in the basement of the tobacco pack house are filling up fast with the jewel tones of the bounty of the garden that is taking a final bow.

• The stores on main street Elkin are showing off the latest in school clothes and classroom essentials. Which just adds to the anxiousness of wondering who my teacher and classmates will be.

• Sometime during the month will be the revival at church. This means guest speakers and maybe even a whole night of singing along with an area quartet.

• A Sunday afternoon trip up to the Blue Ridge Parkway for a picnic at Doughton Park will be followed by a ride on over to Mabry Mill.

• ’Baccer priming days are filled with “swapping primings” as close relations help each other with the tobacco. For me and my cousin Dawn, this means we are rotating either working at the barn, helping Ma get dinner ready for the help, or sitting with our great-grandma Macemore. The smell of curing tobacco is always hanging in the air.

• This time of year there are some free afternoons to fix a playhouse in the woods. We make carpets of moss and partition off the rooms with twigs or a borrowed ball of tobacco twine.

• If there is some kind of lap work to be done, we can sit and listen to our Ma recount the stories of her youth growing up on a cotton farm. We feel like we know her grandmothers as well as she did. This is where we learn a lot about who we are and the people we come from.

• After supper we take little "jaints" with our Pa. You won’t find this word in the dictionary. This was a word used in Pa’s family for as far back as anyone can remember. I suppose it comes from the word jaunt which in part means to proceed with a quick step in a lively and cheerful manner. The definition fits because that is exactly how I remember our "jaints." We would prowl all over the place and Pa would tell us what it was like for him growing up or he would tell us one of his many tall tales. They always started out with “They say one time there was this old man traveling through the country…”

• At any given time, we eat watermelon and throw the rinds in a bucket for the pigs. Early in the morning, we place melons in the branch in the shade. By the time we are ready for a couple, they are nice and cool. A ready treat for anytime. Let somebody say, “Let’s cut a watermelon,” and all of the sudden out comes the butcher knife, salt, and an old galvanized bucket. And smiles as big as the slices.

And with that smile I will leave thee. I am almost sad at the thoughts of those special few years of my life. This year more than ever I indulge myself in the luxury to sit and reflect. I need the comfort that these sweet reflections bring. As I reminisce I always thank God for my storehouse of memories. My only complaint is that I can’t recall even more of my times and days gone by.

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BEFORE ETERNITY BLINKS

by Larry VanHoose

Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone (James 4:13-14 NLT).

I used to live in Fancy Gap, VA. Morning Fog was often more like all-day fog. Sometimes in the morning I’d stand on my back deck, sipping my coffee, and watch the fog come up the valley from Mount Airy and envelope me and my house. Days later, if the sun could stay out long enough, it would finally burn away, and the sky would open up again. I digress.

Perhaps more so now than in any other time in our era, we who live on this little spinning blue planet called Earth realize how fragile our existence is. And our current enlightenment comes not from some pending war or global disaster that could wipe us all away in an instant, but rather from a previously unknown, deadly, microscopic germ commonly known as COVID-19.

Now I am not here to talk more about the coronavirus and the global pandemic. I’ve heard enough opinions about masks, social distancing, contact-tracing, back-to-school or not, etc., expert and otherwise, to turn my stomach and make me want to unsubscribe from electronic media altogether. Instead, I want to talk to you for just a second about funerals. Well, one funeral actually. Yours.

Here in the south it is common practice to attend the funeral, or at least the visitation or memorial, of someone you knew, or even of someone who was related to someone you knew. Basically, in the south, we do funerals. We cook and we cry and we gather around and do our best to help each other get through that inevitably unexpected moment of the loss of a loved one. Because the truth is, we have all been there or will be there. We will lose someone we love, and we will be lost. It is just a matter of time.

Why, because time keeps ticking and – every – single – person – on this planet – will die.

We will all pass on to another place, from here to eternity so to speak. And whether you are ready or not, your time will come. I am not trying to be morbid, honestly, I’m not.

My point is, before that day comes, spend some time here. In the here and now. “Be wide awake,” as Paul said in his letter to the Thessalonians. “So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded.”

King David understood that one day he would leave this world and “dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” But until then, let us, like David take a minute to breathe in God’s wonder and majesty, be grateful for all he’s given us, trust in his guidance, provision and protection. And enjoy his goodness and unfailing love that pursues us.

Here and now, before eternity blinks ...

We cook and we cry and we gather around and do our best to help each other get through that inevitably unexpected moment of the loss of a loved one.

PSALM 23 (NLT) A psalm of David.

The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need.

He lets me rest in green meadows; he leads me beside peaceful streams.

He renews my strength.

He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to his name.

Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me.

Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.

You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies.

You honor me by anointing my head with oil.

My cup overflows with blessings.

Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.

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by Joanna Radford

Timing is Everything with Grubs Autumn is almost here. I love strolling around my backyard, enjoying the vibrant orange, yellow, and brown colors and the cooler temperatures. The crispness makes me alert and aware of things I may have missed before. For example, I recently noticed the soil in my yard moved under my feet and there were little raised tunnels racing in various directions. The culprit had to be moles rummaging my yard in search of food. From the looks of it, I think they found a smorgasbord of grubs.

laid and should only be applied in areas that have a history of grub infestations. The curative approach is used when an existing infestation is detected. Apply curative insecticides when grubs are actively feeding near the soil surface. Applying chemical control at other times in the grub’s life cycle is ineffective. Grub larvae feed from August until late October and again in April through early May. Grubs are smaller in the fall, therefore curative treatments applied now are more effective than a spring application. Specific timing depends on the species of grub and the location. Real estate is not the only thing that considers location important! Applications in the mountains will typically be later that applications in the eastern part of the state.

North Carolina has its share of grubs, including the Japanese beetle, the green June beetle, the southern masked chafer, the northern masked chafer, and the Asiatic garden beetle. All these grubs are similar in appearance and sport thick, cream colored bodies with yellow to brownish heads, brownish hind parts, and six legs. They can measure up to 1 ½ inches, and assume a curled position.

With grubs in my yard, there will be moles creating tunnels and wrecking my grass. The best solution for improving my lawn is grub control. I have options. Milky spore is a biological treatment available for controlling Japanese beetle grubs. This bacterium is applied to the soil and is digested by the grubs. The spores then germinate inside the grubs, creating a disease that causes them to die. Control can be tricky, and timing is as important as the method or product. The best time for milky spore application is late September or early October. The results are not as quick as other control tactics but the effects last many years. Once the milky spore disease becomes established, it will spread naturally to nearby areas. This product is available at many garden shops under such trade names as Doom, Japidemic, or Milky Spore.

Other control options include insecticides. Timing here is also important. There are two approaches, preventative and curative.

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Grubs prefer moist soil. They tend to stay deep in the soil when the soil is dry. I can use this to my advantage by irrigating (as simple as adding water with my water hose) a day or two before a chemical application to help encourage the grubs closer to the surface. Insecticides kill grubs more effectively if watered in after application. There are exceptions. Carbaryl (the active ingredient in Sevin), is used to treat green June beetles and should not be watered in. After the treatment, green June beetle grubs will be found on the soil surface. Other grub species will die and remain in the soil.

The moles and grubs will not discourage me from enjoying my favorite season of the year. Hopefully, they will not deter you either. Enjoy your fall!

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by Sarah Southard, DVM

Being Prepared Includes Pets and Livestock Somehow we have made our way to September. The year 2020 has been anything and everything other than normal, but it does seem to have moved on just as swiftly as the last few years.

Perhaps even more so. While the days may feel as though they drag by, the years quickly fade away.

It is prudent that we are prepared to take on the next threat we face. Each September is National Preparedness Month.

Traditionally we think of being prepared for natural or manmade disasters, but this year has us considering a much broader scope of preparedness. No matter the situation or emergency we prepare for, we always need to remember to include our pets and livestock in those preparations.

broke a leg, or a diabetic pet experienced an accidental insulin overdose resulting in life-threateningly low blood glucose? Or what if a stray dog attacked your pet or livestock?

While we hope we never need to use it, it is prudent to create a plan and gather needed supplies in the event of an emergency or natural disaster. These and other steps are recommended at ready.gov, the federally sponsored website regarding disaster and emergency planning. When considering our animals in these plans and kits, we must remember to provide for food, water, safe shelter, and required daily medications. Consider how you will transport animals if evacuation is required.

Have collars, leashes, halters, and lead ropes readily available.

Animals should be accustomed to loading on trailers or riding in vehicles, or inside a crate or carrier if necessary. Proper identification is essential. Microchips, tattoos, brands, ear tags, or collars with tags must be placed properly ahead of time in order to be effective. If appropriate, socialize animals with the folks who may arrive to help care for them if you yourself are the subject of the emergency.

These actions seem simple and obvious on the surface, but they can be complicated in the face of impending disaster unless you have planned. Disasters do not wait. We should make our plans, build our kits, and educate our loved ones today, and be thankful later if we do not need to use the knowledge or supplies we have gathered.

MULLINS PAWN SHOP & JEWELERS The first step to preparedness is to understand what situations or issues are possible. Our area tends to be in the path of Atlantic coast hurricanes. Winter storms threaten travel abilities and power supplies each year, and as we were recently reminded, a significant geological fault line sits under the beautiful mountains and foothills we call home. These types of local and regional concerns can create disaster situations on a broad scale and are often the first to come to mind in a discussion of preparedness. However, we should also consider what might create a personal emergency. Do you live beyond a bridge that could wash out if flash-flooding occurred, leaving you stranded? What immediate considerations and actions would you need to take in the event of a house or barn fire affecting your family or farming operation? If a sudden illness or hospitalization occurred for you, would someone else be able to care for your pets and livestock? How would you handle an emergency with your pets? What if your pet was hit by a car,

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FIRST RESPONDERS We are blessed with dedicated and courageous first responders who step up in times of peril to provide assistance. Established in the ’70s within volunteer fire agencies, the first responder program has since grown to be a most-effective system in reducing county-wide response times and saving lives.

The first responder system supports the five county rescue agencies located in Mount Airy, Elkin, Pilot Mountain, Dobson, and Mountain Park. Utilizing our fire and rescue agencies allows a maximum response time of four to six minutes county-wide. Surry County EMS Director John Shelton said, “Surry County has one of the strongest teams of qualified responders in the state. In times of crisis, and serious emergency situations, all agencies come together as one to protect our citizens. We are extremely proud of our responders and their organizations.”

The foundation of the first responder program is extensive training. Members are required to attend a monthly continuing education class, MEDCONED. They are recertified annually, and most are seeking advanced credentials. Surry and Wilkes Community Colleges are mandated by our state legislators to provide any needed classroom and clinical training leading to state and national certifications.

Mount Airy Fire Chief Zane Poindexter shared that in 2019 members of the Mount Airy Fire Department attended 8,400 hours of training, or 257 hours per staff member, and as they move up the ranks, they are required to be EMT Firefighter Certified. MR (Medical Responders) require 60 hours, EMT (Emergency Medical Technicians) 204 hours, and Firefighters require 309 hours. Instructors also maintain certification.

A significant service benefit for first responders and for firefighters is the Worker's Pension Fund. Certified members, by paying $10.00 monthly for twenty years or until age 55, will receive a monthly pension of $170.00.

The Elkin Rescue Squad, founded in 1941, and our state’s second oldest unit, has 31 members, 425 years of collective service, and most members have certification in many classifications. The Elkin Rescue Squad receives most of its calls for vehicle accidents (extractions) and wilderness and water rescue. Several squad leaders and their years of service are: Chuck Holcomb (47), Charlie Harris (45), Jeff Whitaker (35), Janet Holcomb, late (26), Lois Suddreth (25), and Mike Bovender (10).

Tommy Wheeler was working at Chatham Manufacturing when he noticed several friends leaving work to fight a fire at a local furniture factory.

The next day he became a volunteer member of the Elkin Fire Department. He later became a full-time career fireman, was an EMT, rose to the rank of chief, retired, moved to volunteer, joined TommyWheeler the Elkin Rescue Squad, and became an Elkin City Commissioner. Tommy shared, “Since joining the fire service, I loved every day of my career. My service matters in our community and to me. To say I’m happy is a gross understatement.”

Kevin Wilson served Elkin Public Works before becoming Elkins Fire Chief. He stated, “All of our full-timers and volunteers are first responders. They live to serve.”

Captain Teresa Knops fights fire, answers countless calls, and devotes time to training and recruitment of volunteers.

ElkinRescueSquadMembers above: Janet Holcomb(late) and ChuckHolcomb aboveright: L-RLoisSuddreth, CharlieHarris, MikeBovender andJeffWhitaker

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Tommy Jackson

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Tommy Jackson is the musical director for the Reeves Theater in Elkin, NC. In addition to his responsibilities booking groups for the venue, he heads the Reeves House Band, which performs once a month at the theater.

The Reeves House Band first performed on New Year’s Eve, 2017. Tommy told me that, “As far as the Reeves House Band goes, we play a different show every month. We've played a show of all Beatles music, then the next month, we will play a show of the Allman Tommy Jackson Brothers, or Pink Floyd. (photo by Jennifer Dodd Kleinheksel) We don't play any original music in the Reeves House Band, but I wouldn't necessarily call it a tribute band though, because most tribute bands play the same artist and songs at every show. We've played a different show every month for the past two years, which I have to thank the amazing musicians in the band for their talents with this.”

He went on to explain, “We also take big artistic liberties with some of the material we play, so we can put our creativity into the music. All of the musicians are top notch in the band, and they have their own unique voice as well, so we try to bring that out at every show. I would argue that this is just as important as the material we play. The energy and uniqueness of each musician is so important, and I'm lucky to have such fantastic musicians playing with me in the group.”

acoustic guitar and piano and love the Allman Brothers and the Grateful Dead.”

During his formative years, Tommy lived in Virginia. He then moved to New Orleans to study music at the University of New Orleans. He studied under greats like Ellis Marsalis.

Recently, Tommy has continued his music education by taking classes taught by renowned songwriter Darrell Scott, who has also performed at the Reeves Theater.

A full-time musician, Tommy has traveled the entire continental U.S. performing. He’s returned to his Appalachian roots and landed in Elkin, NC, to stay a while. His hobbies outside of music include acting for local movies and hiking, and he is developing a passion for renovating old houses.

I’ve caught a couple of Tommy’s shows. His voice is calming, and he sure can tickle the ivories on the grand piano. Also, he is the leader of the B-23 club, shredding on the Reeves B-23 organ with local musicians. Check out https://tommyjackson1.bandcamp.com to find Tommy’s original music.

Due to the Covid-19 restrictions, the Reeves House Band is presenting online shows, which help support the venue while their doors remain closed. You can catch the band’s next show on Facebook live on September 11, 2020. You can find more ways to support the Reeves House band at http://www.patreon.com/TheReevesHouseBand Happy Trails to you!

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While Tommy’s primary instruments are piano and organ, he occasionally plays the guitar, and he has even played the accordion during a few shows. Two musicians who are almost always on stage with him are Josh Casstevens on guitar and Carlos Tolbert on saxophone and flute. Guest artists complete the Reeves House Band on drums, bass, and electric guitar.

Other guest musicians have contributed fiddle, trumpet, and trombone.

Tommy is also a singer and songwriter with a diverse music background from Appalachian tunes to jazz. He started playing the piano at age eight and a few years later picked up guitar. He says, “I grew up writing Americana style songs on 18 • SURRY LIVING Sept. 2020 Issue

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h, how autumn brings a sense of anticipation to our lives for cooler weather, changing leaves, and perhaps the most quintessential autumn ritual of all: festivals.

Filled with crafts and food, festivals and fall celebrations let us celebrate the end of the harvest season with a bounty of food from the summer crops.

With many festivals and celebrations canceled this year due to the pandemic, we will miss the social excitement of these celebrations, but we can still enjoy festival food by making it at home. Here are two food truck recipes to bring some traditional harvest festivity to your table.

NASHVILLE STYLE CHICKEN BREASTS Servings: 8 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 15-20 minutes Passive Time: 3-4 hours

Ingredients for Marinade • 1 cup buttermilk • ¼ cup juice from mild pickled jalapenos • 2 tablespoons hot sauce such as Texas Pete • 1 large egg, beaten well Ingredients for Chicken • 2.5 pounds thin-sliced chicken breasts (approximately 7-8 thin boneless chicken breasts) • 2 cups all-purpose flour • 1 teaspoon salt •

½ teaspoon white pepper

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Ingredients for Sauce • ¼ cup butter • ¼ cup cooking oil • 1 ½ tablespoons light brown sugar, packed • 2 tablespoons cayenne pepper • ½ teaspoon garlic powder • ½ teaspoon salt • ½ teaspoon black pepper • ½ teaspoon Chili powder •

½ teaspoon paprika

Directions for Marinade 1. Place chicken in a plastic zipper bag. Add the buttermilk, jalapeno juice, hot sauce, and egg. Seal bag and shake to mix ingredients and coat chicken. Marinate in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours.

Directions for Chicken 1. Remove chicken from the marinade bag and shake off excess liquid. Pour the leftover marinade into a wide shallow bowl for dipping.

2. In another wide shallow bowl for dredging, mix flour, salt, and pepper.

3. Dredge the chicken through the flour. Then dip chicken into the marinade bowl to coat it again. Then dredge again in the flour mixture so that it is double-coated with the flour.

4. Pour approximately 1/2 inch of cooking oil in a skillet. Heat oil to 325 degrees F. Add a few chicken breasts to the hot oil, taking care not to crowd the pan. Brown the chicken on both sides and cook until the chicken has an internal temperature of 160 degrees F. Remove chicken to a platter. Do not stack the chicken so that the crusts do not stick together.

Directions for Sauce 1. In a small saucepan melt the butter and add the cooking oil. Add the spices and bring the mixture to a boil. Remove from the heat. Brush as little or as much of the hot sauce over the chicken breasts as desired just before serving so that the chicken stays crispy.

2. Serve on a biscuit or bun with pickles and/or pickled jalapeno slices

outdelicious & about simply PIMENTO CHEESE & PEPPER JELLY PITAS Servings: 6 servings Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients for Sandwiches • 6 small pitas • 1 tablespoon butter, melted • 12-ounce container of pimento cheese • 1 small jar pepper jelly •

6 strips bacon, cooked

Directions for Sandwiches 1. Brush melted butter on one side of each of the pitas.

In a large skillet, place a pita in the pan with the buttered side down and cook on just one side until it is toasted. Repeat the process for all the pitas.

2. Place and spread down the middle 2 tablespoons or more of the pimento cheese on the untoasted side of the pita.

3. Then add a tablespoon or more of the pepper jelly on top of the pimento cheese and distribute evenly.

4. Place a cooked strip of bacon over the pimento cheese and pepper jelly. Fold the pita sides up so that the bacon is in the middle of the sandwich. Serve.

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SONKERS A Surry County Fall Favorite A what? That was my response when someone first mentioned a sonker. We moved to Surry from nearby Alleghany County, but sonker was not a word I had previously heard. It didn’t take me long to realize that sonkers were a delicious part of Surry County history.

One of the many benefits of working with North Carolina Cooperative Extension is having access to a wealth of information. One of those files happened to be the “sonker” file. Sonker is another name for a cobbler that can be made in many different flavor variations and with different toppings.

According to the photocopied Sonker Cookbook put together many years ago by Extension Homemakers, now known as Extension and Community Association members, the word sonker is identified as Scottish dialect. A sonker originally referred to a small grassy knoll suitable for use as a seat, then to a seat made from bundles of hay or straw and eventually to a saddle made of straw. The story goes that the irregular shaped piece of dough on top of the fruit must have reminded some imaginative cook of a grass saddle. We may never know how sonkers got their name, but we can all agree that they are a tasty tradition.

Sonkers can easily be made at home. Common flavors include apple, blackberry, huckleberry, peach, and raspberry.

Sweet potatoes can also be used. Try this apple sonker recipe with a cake-type topping to welcome fall Surry County style.

APPLE SONKER

Ingredients •

¼ cup soft butter or margarine

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1 cup granulated sugar – divided

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1 cup all-purpose flour

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2 teaspoons baking powder

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¼ teaspoon salt

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½ cup milk

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2 cups apples – peeled and chopped

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1 cup juice or water

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Ground cinnamon

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Directions 1. Cream butter and ½ cup sugar together until fluffy.

2. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and salt.

3. Add to creamed mixture, alternating with milk.

Beat until smooth.

4. Put batter in a greased 9x9 inch pan. Spread chopped apples on top of batter. Cover apples with 1/3–1/2 cup of sugar depending on how sweet you want it to be.

Pour juice or water on top of the apples. Sprinkle with cinnamon to taste.

5. Bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes.

6. Enjoy responsibly.

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all the rest Find out how a harmless prank entangles two college kids with a serial killer in the next installment of A DEEPER CUT, a novel of suspense and forgiveness by Mt. Airy author Sheri Wren Haymore.

Aunt Winnie, aren’t you homesick for Uncle Paul?” Hunter asked as he peeled potatoes. “I mean, don’t you need to be back in New Bern?”

I know you don’t quite know what to make of me, but I like you.”

Fortunately, the back door opened just then, for Hunter had no reply to her statement. “Hey, Hunter,” called Amy’s friendly voice. “Want to try a little fishing tonight?”

“Shoot, yeah. This curfew has about dragged me down.”

“You kids don’t need to break curfew now,” warned Winnie.

“Oh, we’ll head out in the opposite direction from the harbor.

Grayson will never know,” said Hunter.

“It’s dangerous anyway.”

“Everybody’s after my tail, not my throat,” Hunter replied grimly. “I need a break. We’ll be in early. Promise.” * * *

Winnie chuckled. “Trying to get rid of me, are you?”

“Aunt Winnie.” Hunter said in a reproving voice. “That’s not what I meant.”

“Of course I miss my husband. But I’ve decided to stay until you go back to school.”

“Okay.” Really, it wasn’t okay. Winnie’s particular ways could be annoying to Hunter. But Granny Jen was still weak, and she needed somebody around to help her. He ventured, “Then what will happen? She still needs help, doesn’t she?”

“Mother and I have talked about it,” Winnie said in her precise voice, “and she’s going to try it with Eloise here in the mornings.

And I’ll come down every weekend.”

Hunter suppressed a grin. Granny Jen was in good hands with Eloise, but poor Winnie would work herself to death every weekend, battling imagined dust. Finally, he commented, “Getting old sucks.”

“I suppose that’s one way to put it. But you know, Hunter, I think you’re Mother’s main reason to keep going these days.” After a pause, Winnie added, “She’s going to stay in this house as long as she can, you know.”

Hunter was quiet as he put the pan on the stove and checked on his chicken in the oven. Finally, he spoke, not looking at her. “Uh, I’ve wanted to know something.”

They met before eight, the sky mellow, the water voluptuously slick.

“Do your parents know you’re doing this?” asked Hunter as he swung off the dock into the boat.

“I told them I was going fishing with you. I didn’t spell it out, but it seemed pretty obvious we would be out past curfew.”

“Just so your dad doesn’t come after me for kidnapping.”

“I’m twenty-one. Good grief.” They headed out, passing lovely old homes, comfortably large, their shaded lawns continuing across the street to the water’s edge and ending in private docks. They glided past a stretch of practical cottages crowded along the strip of land between the road and the creek. A couple of sturdy ponies, scruffy from a lifetime of existing on the windswept shoal opposite the houses, stared at them as they passed. Several boats were coming in; theirs was the only one going out.

“Do you ever see Miki?” asked Amy. “Every day. All she gives me is the back of her head, but I know he hasn’t left with her. And she knows I’m here. That’s all I can do.”

“Why would he leave with her? Wouldn’t he have to stay until this thing is solved?”

He shrugged. “What can I say? That’s my fear, and I’m hangin’ on to it.” He made it sound like a joke, but his fear was genuine.

“What?”

“What else scares you?” she asked lightly.

“Did it make you mad when she gave me the apartment?”

“Not being.”

“No. Why would you think that?”

For once, Amy didn’t ask another question. Hunter throttled up when they reached open water and motored on for several minutes to a familiar deep hole known to be a good spot for panfish. No other boats surrounded it tonight. Amy gave him an okay sign and went forward to drop anchor as Hunter cut the motor. Neither spoke as they clattered rods and jigs, rigging up.

“Well, it didn’t seem fair. I mean, she has two other grandchildren.”

“Don’t you worry about my girls. They’ve never loved it here like you do. And I know for a fact they’ve got their eyes on a few pieces of Mother’s jewelry.” She paused. “It’s sad to say, but this house will probably wind up as a bed-and-breakfast someday. Don’t look so shocked. That’s just reality, Hunter. That’s the direction this town is headed. It’s good for a piece of the property to stay in the Kittrell name. Mother knew what she was doing, as usual. Just don’t ever sell it without giving someone in the family a chance to buy it, okay?”

Finally, Hunter continued the conversation. “Do people, like, expect you to be?”

“Like my dad wants me to work for him?”

“Sell it?” Hunter’s voice implied she had lost her mind.

“Not do. Be.” When she just looked at him curiously, he sighed.

“Maybe you can’t understand. You probably already are what everybody thinks you should be.”

She chuckled, sounding exactly like Granny Jen. “I like you, Hunter.

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all the rest the rod as she reeled. “Are you saying you’re not at peace with who you are?”

“There’s no one else on the water. Nobody will run into us.”

He made an annoyed sound. “I’m saying people expect me to be something that I’m not, and that I don’t know how to be, that I don’t even know if I want to be.”

Determined, Hunter fired his motor and followed at a distance. The cruiser led them straight toward Taylor’s Creek and Beaufort, staying in the channel. Once the cruiser entered the creek, Hunter backed off, widening the distance. He had nowhere to hide now. The night had grown very dark, and Amy sat perfectly still, as if not moving would conceal them. They passed a public boat ramp, then private docks, some lighted. Hunter kept toward the far bank, away from the lights.

“I think if it scares you, then it’s a sign that you want to be.” She cast again. “I, for one, like you better this summer than I have in, well, about three summers.”

“Maybe you’re the one who’s changed.”

She gave him a get real look, then yelled, “Aargh!” and gave her rod a jerk. “Missed. You broke my concentration, Hunter.”

“You still fish like a girl is your problem. Let me show you how it’s done.” He dodged the ice cube she chunked at him and settled down to fish.

They had three spots and one flounder in the box before Hunter spoke again. “I should have called you last summer before I left for school. I should have told you good-bye.”

“It’s okay,” said Amy, her eyes on her line. “You were mad at me.”

“I was mad at myself,” Hunter said quietly. “I thought I had lost my best friend in the world, and it was my fault.”

She glanced quickly at his face and looked away. “I’m glad we’re still friends,” she said simply, and he nodded.

Night came earlier these days, the sky draining from yellow to gray.

They fished in companionable silence until a cruiser approaching drew their attention. As the boat came closer, running lights glistening on the water, its bulk took form in the remaining light as a sleek thirty-six-foot Bayliner cabin cruiser.

“You know, I’ve seen that boat before when we were out,” Amy commented.

Hunter shrugged.

“At least twice. I know I saw it the day you found the dead guy.”

That got his attention.

“It passed me in a hurry going in as I was headed back to you.”

The cruiser passed them, moving quickly in the channel, one hundred feet from their position in open water. Hunter was not yet burning his signal lights, and he sat still and eyed the boat carefully as it went by. “I saw a cruiser that day,” he said. “Didn’t think much about it at the time. This is creepy.” He put his rod aside. “Pull up anchor.”

“Huh?” He started the motor. “I’m going to follow it.”

“Are you nuts? What if it’s the killer?”

“I don’t think he saw us.” He grabbed her rod and reeled in.

“Navigate for me.”

“He could run this boat down, Hunter.”

“I’ll keep my running lights off. Maybe he won’t see us behind him.”

“Bad idea.”

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“There’s no one to see him if he decides to murder us.”

Suddenly, the cruiser disappeared. For one panicked second, Hunter was disoriented; then he realized the cruiser, too, was running with no lights in an unlit stretch of the creek. With a whispered curse, he killed the motor. Ahead, there was a distinct change in tone in the cruiser’s engine from a running whine to a growling idle. Was it reversing direction? Hunter hesitated, hand on the switch. Any indication that they were about to be run down and he would plow straight for the Beaufort shore, where they could chance a sprint to the nearest house.

The engine noise quit suddenly, and they sat in silence, listening for the next sound. Amy shook her head slightly and pointed discreetly to the Beaufort shore. Hunter heard the muffled bump of a boat docking. Dimly, he could make out the dark form of the boat at an unlit private dock.

They drifted on the incoming tide until they were in the center of the channel, sitting ducks should the owner of the cruiser look their way. If he was the killer, this was not a safe place, and neither was the opposite bank. Carefully, afraid to make a sound, Hunter picked up the paddle and pushed them toward the closest dock, quiet splashes alerting Amy. Straining, she reached toward the approaching dock and grabbed a firm hold, stopping their progress. Hunter’s long arm kept the skiff from bumping. And there they sat, staring into the darkness, trying to recognize the dim figure they could see mooring the cruiser, expecting him to leave the dock and head for a nearby house, hoping he wouldn’t come toward them.

They waited. A long minute passed. Then they heard the unmistakable sound of a speedboat cranking up. Even in the darkness, Hunter could see terror in Amy’s eyes. He cursed himself for putting her in danger against her better judgment.

There was a horrifying moment when the growl and gurgle of the speedboat seemed to come toward them, and then the noise distinctly moved away, on toward town and the city docks. They never even saw the boat. It was running without lights, and it must have been black.

Hunter didn’t attempt to follow. The speedboat was traveling too fast for the blackness of the night. If the driver had seen them, he could have outrun them, passing by Beaufort toward the harbor and out to sea, or he could have turned and broken their little boat in two.

Although it seemed important to see where it went, Hunter was afraid for Amy’s sake.

“What was that all about?” Amy asked when the sound had died away.

“Somebody else breaking curfew?”

all the rest “Somebody going to a lot of trouble not to be seen. I’d sure like to know why.”

“I feel like a fool saying this, but I guess we’d better tell Grayson,” Hunter said. “Could be nothing, but it sure seemed like something.”

“Yeah,” Amy said. Then, she surprised him by saying, “Ease us in closer so we can get a look at that cruiser.”

Hunter did not dare start his motor yet, and so they eased along by paddle and Amy’s sure arm, pulling themselves from one dock to the next, pushing away from boats when necessary. Finally, they were beside the cruiser, and Hunter stood carefully and looked over the side.

The deck was trim—not a cooler, not a fishing rod in sight. No seashells, no sand, no beer cans—nothing to indicate the boat’s purpose on the water.

Without telling Amy what he was doing, Hunter hoisted himself up and bellied over the side. Amy stood up.

“What? Are you crazy?” she demanded. “Get back here.”

“He’s not coming back,” Hunter whispered.

“You are insane.”

Hunter frowned as he bumped the boat against his own dock. He wasn’t sure finding the harbor killer would mean it was all over for him unless the guy confessed to killing Doug Sanders. Reaching up to steady the boat, his hand came in contact with a man’s shoe. Hunter looked up to see Amy’s father frowning down at him. “Uh, hello, Mr. Goodwin,” he said.

“You know, kids,” said Mr. Goodwin as he caught the mooring line, “when you say you’re going fishing in a town under siege, old folks like me picture you dropping a hook off the dock here. Thank God you’re back all right. Don’t you know you could have put my daughter in danger?”

Hunter looked at the mooring cleat as he secured the line, then he climbed out of the boat, faced Amy’s father squarely, and said quietly, “Actually, I did.”

“What happened?” Mr. Goodwin asked sternly.

“Something weird, a little scary. This stuff seems determined to follow me this summer.” And Hunter launched into the story even as he strode toward the house. Amy and her dad had no choice but to keep pace with him. He finished the tale on Granny Jen’s stoop, in a hurry to call Grayson.

“I know,” he answered. To his surprise, the cabin was not locked, and he ducked inside. A quick tour of the salon and galley yielded no food supplies of any kind. Very odd. A glance inside the tiny head revealed a bottle of men’s cologne, no razor, no toothbrush. Inside the stateroom, he opened a locker. Identical sets of men’s shirts and slacks hung neatly, apparently new. And inside a drawer were new boxers and socks, packaged.

“It looks like you’re the one determined to follow,” Mr. Goodwin said without malice. “And, darn it, if you’re going to get involved, I wish you would have sense enough to leave Amy out of it.”

Not sure what to make of it, Hunter decided to look for shoes.

Dropping to his knees, he pulled out a drawer beneath the berth.

“Oh, crap!” Flailing awkwardly, he scrambled backward, slamming the drawer with his foot and kicking the cabin door shut. He dropped over the side into his boat with a thud, cursing in a whisper.

* * *

“What?” asked Amy, startled.

“We’re getting out of here now. Push off. Push off.” He couldn’t crank the boat fast enough, and Amy heaved mightily, shoving them away from the cruiser.

Once they were pointed toward home, she slid back to his seat. “What is it? Tell me.”

“It’s him. It’s gotta be.” He leaned close to speak privately above the noise of the motor. “Scuba gear in a drawer. Changes of clothes, all alike. Too weird, Amy.” “Maybe he’s a diver.”

“With no food, nothing to drink in the galley? I don’t know what it means, but it freaked me out, and I’m calling Grayson.”

They cut quickly through the water toward Hunter’s dock. Neither spoke. Hunter was watching the water. Just as he backed off the throttle, reducing the noise, he said, “I’m really sorry I got you into this, Amy.” “I’m glad,” she responded. “Maybe you’ve actually found the killer.

Maybe this will all be over tomorrow.”

“I do too, probably more than you,” Hunter said candidly and opened the door.

“Hunter?” Amy squeezed past her father and gave him a quick hug.

“I’m glad we both made it home okay.”

Grayson Tucker sat on his porch well past midnight, thinking. He believed every word Hunter had told him. The two stealthy boats, the identical clothes, the scuba gear—it all fit in with the scenario he’d been piecing together for weeks. He’d observed the speedboat from his bench tonight when it had docked at the city docks, and he knew who had stepped off that boat.

He could make an arrest now, this dark night, and his gut told him he would be arresting the harbor killer. “The Kitty Killer,” Jack Franklin had called him. But what good would an arrest be? Unless a search turned up a knife that could undeniably be proven to be the murder weapon, or unless the man’s fingerprints were on the gun Grayson felt certain Hunter was hiding, he didn’t have much to give the D.A. He had a lot of questions and a gut feeling, but it took some answers to go to trial. It took hard evidence to get a conviction. So far, Grayson had neither.

But he did have patience and a gambler’s instinct. He believed with a little luck and a few more days, he’d have something more to go on. If his gut were right, he also knew the name of the next potential victim.

Sheri Wren Haymore lives near Mt. Airy with her husband, Clyde, and has been scribbling her entire life. A DEEPER CUT is her second novel. To read the next installment in the book, pick up the latest issue of Surry Living Magazine. You can find A DEEPER CUT at Pages in Mt. Airy, Chapters in Galax or at your favorite online bookseller.

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SURRY COUNTY UPCOMING EVENTS SEPT 2 (MT. AIRY): BREWS & BRUSHES: HOOTIFUL 6:30 pm, White Elephant Beer Co. Brews and Brushes with Instructor Madi. Come create your own masterpiece! Complete with step-by-step instructions with light tracings. For more information and to register, visit www.surryarts.org SEPT. 10 (MT. AIRY): PAINT PARTY AT THE SAC: FINE AND SANDY 6:30 pm, Surry Arts Council. Join us for a Paint Night! Join us for a class at the New SAC Art Studio! There will be limited space, so please sign-up to claim your spot. For more information and to register, visit www.surryarts.org SEPT. 11 (MT. AIRY): RAINBOW CRAFT 3:30 pm, Surry Arts Council. Join us in making a craft and enjoying a sweet treat! Suitable for kids of all ages. All materials provided. Email madi@surryarts.org with questions.

SEPT. 11 (ELKIN): EXPLORE ELKIN FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY 11:00 am - 8:00 pm, Downtown Elkin – Food Trucks will be lined up down Main Street with live music!!! Parking available at Elkin Farmers Market, along Main Street, and throughout downtown area! Live Music, Wine & Beer - 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm.

SEPT. 19 (ELKIN): OKTOBERFEST AT SKULL CAMP 11:00 am - 10:00 pm, Skull Camp Smokehouse – Join us for a fun day of German Beer, German food specials and more!

SEPT. 19 (MT. AIRY): 2ND ANNUAL OKTOBERFEST ON MISS ANGEL’S FARM 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm, Miss Angels Farm. Second Annual Oktoberfest. For more info and to sign up, visit www.missangelsheavenlypies.com SEPT. 21-27 (MT. AIRY): MAYBERRY DAYS Andy Griffith Playhouse & Downtown Mount Airy. A festival for the whole family with activities and events for those who long for the days when life was simple and the sheriff didn't carry a gun. All Mayberry Days events take place at Andy Griffith Playhouse, Historic Earle Theatre, Andy Griffith Museum Theatre or Blackmon Amphitheatre except "The Emmett" with the Dinner & Entertainment on Thursday at Cross Creek Country Club. For info and a schedule of events, visit mayberrydays.org SEPT. 21 (MT. AIRY): MAYBERRY PAINTS: PIES AND PICKLES 11:00 am, Andy Griffith Museum. Artist of all ages are welcome to attend. All Materials Provided. For more info and to register, visit www.mayberrydays.org SEPT. 22 (MT. AIRY): MAYBERRY PAINTS: MAYBERRY PATROL 11:00 am, Andy Griffith Museum. Artist of all ages are welcome to attend. All Materials Provided. For more info and to register, visit www.mayberrydays.org SEPT. 23 (MT. AIRY): MAYBERRY PAINTS: IT’S A BIG MOULAGE 11:00 am, Andy Griffith Museum. Artist of all ages are welcome to attend. All Materials Provided. For more info and to register, visit www.mayberrydays.org SEPT. 24 (MT. AIRY): MAYBERRY PAINTS: GONE FISHIN’ (GREAT FOR KIDS!) 11:00 am, Andy Griffith Museum. All ages are welcome to attend. All Materials Provided. For more info and to register, visit www.mayberrydays.org SEPT. 24 (MT. AIRY): MAYBERRY PAINTS: SHE’S THE CATS! 2:00 pm, Andy Griffith Museum. Artist of all ages are welcome to attend. All Materials Provided. For more info and to register, visit www.mayberrydays.org SEPT. 25 (ELKIN): EXPLORE ELKIN FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY 11:00 am - 8:00 pm, Downtown Elkin – Food Trucks will be lined up down Main Street with live music!!! Parking is available at Elkin Farmers Market, along Main Street, and throughout the downtown area! Live Music, Wine & Beer - 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm.

SEPT. 25 (MT. AIRY): MAYBERRY PAINTS: PIES AND PICKLES 11:00 am, Andy Griffith Museum. Artist of all ages are welcome to attend. All Materials Provided. For more info and to register, visit www.mayberrydays.org SEPT. 25 (MT. AIRY): MAYBERRY PAINTS: SHE’S THE CATS 2:00 pm, Andy Griffith Museum. Artist of all ages are welcome to attend. All Materials Provided. For more info and to register, visit www.mayberrydays.org SEPT. 26 (MT. AIRY): MAYBERRY PAINTS: MAYBERRY PATROL 11:00 am, Andy Griffith Museum. Artist of all ages are welcome to attend. All Materials Provided. For more info and to register, visit www.mayberrydays.org SEPT. 26 (MT. AIRY): MAYBERRY PAINTS: SHE’S THE CATS! 2:00 pm, Andy Griffith Museum. Artist of all ages are welcome to attend. All Materials Provided. For more info and to register, visit www.mayberrydays.org SEPT. 30 (MT. AIRY): BREWS & BRUSHES: HERBIE’S GAL 6:30 pm, Thirsty Souls Community Brewing. Brews and Brushes with Instructor Madi. For more information and to register, visit www.surryarts.org 28 • SURRY LIVING Sept. 2020 Issue

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FARMERS MARKETS DOBSON FARMERS MARKET: Thursdays from 3:30 PM — 6:30 PM (May 21 – TBA) Location: 903 Atkins St., Dobson ELKIN FARMERS MARKET: Saturdays from 9:00 AM — 12:00 PM (May 9 – Oct); Saturdays from 10:00 AM — 11:00 PM (thru Nov 21) Location: Elkin Town Hall, 226 N. Bridge St., Elkin MOUNT AIRY FARMERS MARKET: Fridays from 9:00 AM — 1:00 PM (May 8 – Oct 30) Location: 111 South Main St., Mount Airy

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