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In this Issue DAIRY

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Find Your Trail

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The MODERN

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HOME & GARDEN p. 10 10 The Vintage Southern

Homemaker: Gloria Brown shares memories and advice

* OUT & ABOUT p. 17

* SIMPLY DELICIOUS p. 24

17 Explore Elkin: Find Your

Trail in Elkin This Summer 18 The Vineyards &

Wineries of Surry County: More than a dozen vineyards and wineries are located in Surry County or within shouting distance of the county line

know to appreciate, and visit, this enduring Mount Airy landmark

* AREA CALENDERS p.28 25 The Sweet Life: Rynn

Hennings treats us to a cooking adventure complete with a mouthwatering recipe

23 Adagio Vineyards: An

exciting and unique destination vineyard in our local area

26 Surry Cellars: Surry

Community College brings home an award for Best Hybrid in the NC Fine Wines Society’s wine competition

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Devotional: This month’s devotion is titled, The Farmer’s New Helper 14 The Modern Collector:

Travel the World with Globes!

15 The Garden Diva: June

is the month that the hydrangeas bloom

20 Knee-Deep in Bluegrass:

Cindy Baucom brings her radio show to Surry Living and this month she’s featuring Bluegrass Music On Television 22 The Dairy Center: Gary

York tells all you need to

27 Sensibly Sassy: A fun new 24 Get More with Milk:

June is Dairy Month Carmen Long shares health information and a special recipe you’re gonna love

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CONTRIBUTORS

Mark Cartner

Terri Maurer

Gloria Brown

Mark Cartner is the Associate Editor of Surry Living Magazine and a writer/producer for North Valley Media, a North Carolinabased production company. He previously worked as the media liaison for the Carolinas Golf Association, writing feature stories and covering CGA championships.

He began his career as a radio and TV traffic reporter in the Greensboro/High Point/WinstonSalem market of North Carolina.

Terri is the owner of Bumble Hill Blooms and Berries, a blueberry and cut-flower farm, as well as the host of The Garden Diva television show. She was raised working in her parent’s landscape nursery and discovered early on her passion for plants and nature, ultimately earning the title “Master Gardener” in the state of Missouri.

She and her husband now reside just across the border in nearby Davie County, North Carolina.

Gloria is the co-owner of The Nest & Hive Shoppe, a home décor business in Fancy Gap, VA, as well as the co-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, having grown up in the business while working many years as a dealer in the Yadkin Valley area where she currently resides.

Joanna Radford

Carmen Long

Larry VanHoose

Rynn Hennings

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.

Carmen is a NC Cooperative Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences. Making quick & easy, healthy food that tastes great, on a budget is a challenge for most. Carmen and her husband have a son and daughter, both of which 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 became the norm. Carmen will share ideas and recipes with us to make this job a little easier.

Larry is the Executive Editor of Surry Living Magazine and Creative Director at Vivid Graphics in Galax, VA. With 25+ years experience as a graphic designer, non-fiction writer, and commercial photographer, Larry is also the Co-founder and Creative Director of Sonfire Media, LLC, a Christian (book) publishing company based in Galax, VA. Larry and his wife Trina have four grown children and live in Virginia near the Grayson & Surry Counties border.

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.

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Laura Pack Laura is a homemaker, lifelong antiques collector, and co-owner of The Nest & Hive Shoppe, a home décor business in Fancy Gap, VA. She also co-hosts The Vintage Southern Homemaker, a regionally syndicated television show highlighting Southern culture. She lives in Yadkin County, NC, where she teaches high school English literature.

CONTRIBUTORS, Contd.

Gary York Gary resides in Pilot Mountain with his wife Charlotte at Vintage Rose Wedding Estate. A 1965 graduate of Guilford College, he received his MBA from Bucknell in ‘68. His early career included service at York Oil Company and Neighbors Stores.

His passion for celebrating community servants led him to begin producing People Doing Good For Others on WPAQ in 1998, which fueled his interest in local broadcasting and ultimately his purchase of 100.9 WIFM in February 2004.

Gary’s dedication to the community extends beyond the walls of WIFM to include a photo ministry, a monthly newsletter, “The Communicator,” now in its 26th year, and prior service as a Surry County Commissioner, member of the Mount Airy City Schools Board of Education and service as a UNC-TV Trustee. He is a member of the Surry County Educational Foundation and is a Board Member of the Elkin Rescue Squad.

Cindy Baucom Cindy is a resident of Elkin, NC and hosts the nationally syndicated radio show, Knee-Deep In Bluegrass. TV production is currently underway by North Valley Media. Cindy also serves as emcee of many major music festivals annually throughout the southeastern United States. For more information, contact: cindy@kneedeepinbluegrass.com

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by Gloria Brown

The Grapevine

With this issue being about vineyards, I’m immediately reminded of the grapevines that used to be in so many yards around here. Along with fig trees and various fruit trees, a grapevine seems to have been a staple. The soil and climate in this region have always been perfect for two things that immediately come to my mind, tobacco and grapevines. Tobacco farming, as I knew it as a girl, has gone its way. It’s raised very differently now. Grapevines, however, are holding their own. For many folks nowadays, growing grapes is a living. And lately, the backyard arbor seems to be making a comeback.

Grapevines are tough once established. One can still see the remnants of once thriving vines at homesteads that have long been abandoned. With a little loving and nurturing, even those vines can be brought back to abundant vitality. A perfect example is the little scrap of a vine we found at my husband’s childhood home in Flint Hill, NC. Home to Joel’s family for generations, the house stands empty now. We still dream of returning one day to reestablish our family there.

One day we were there looking around when Joel suddenly remembered the grapevine planted when he was about six years old. He remembered setting it out with his older brother Fred, and their daddy. He knew exactly where the arbor had stood. We had to do some scratching, but there among the wild rose sprouts, blackberry briars, and scrub pines we found it! Reduced to what I would call a scant twig, that little vine was nevertheless holding its own.

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Joel recalled that when his daddy neared retirement, he decided to tend the grapevine as a hobby. He even dabbled in winemaking when the vine started producing. Joel and Fred were right there for pruning and arbor building. Mr. Henry didn’t want to spray any “poison” on the vine so the boys kept the Japanese beetles picked off. The three of them enjoyed tending the growing vine – not to mention the delicious jelly and juice Joel’s momma, Miss Fern, put up.

But, forget the jelly, juice, and even the wine. Joel declares that the absolute best thing to ever come from that vine were the green grapes and leaves Miss Fern used when she canned her grape leaf pickles. We practically had a moment of silence out of respect for those pickles.

He went on and on as if I had no clue what he was talking about. Well, I had news for him. My Grandmother Brown had a grapevine too! She could put up some pickles that would make you want to start stealing canned goods.

That argument will never be settled, but on this we both agree – the one person who will win any pickling contest in the South is Jane Hennings. Lord have mercy, our sweet Jane can put up a grape leaf pickle. There have even been some cross words spoken in our church fellowship hall when it has come down to her last pickle on the platter and two people wanting it.

Which leads me to this next bit of advice. Get yourself a grapevine, learn a good recipe, and start putting up your own grape leaf pickles. Years from now, it will be your descendants fussing with friends and loved ones over who put up the best pickles in the whole wide world!

For great recipes and helpful tips, read this article online at www.surryliving.com.

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home & garden The Jonas family had an idea. Why not video the birth of a baby goat and post it for their customers to see? Their business is called Goat Milk Stuff and they sell, well, stuff made from goat milk—soaps, lotions, and more. They posted the video and got thousands of views. As a result, their business exploded. Feel free to check them out at goatmilkstuff.com.

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orth Carolina’s first USDA-Certified Organic vineyard and winery is located in the heart of the Yadkin Valley AVA. Thirteen varieties of grapes along with blueberries and apples are grown organically here, and organic practices are used to make wines in the estate winery.

That’s the power of social media marketing. It’s the new frontier, where the rules are still being written, broken, and rewritten. It’s the wild west.

It’s exhilarating and terrifying and confounding — all at once. It’s where you need to be, but how? And are you already too late to join the fun?

Social media marketing specialists, like those at North Valley Media, say no. If anything, you’re a trailblazer, but you need to know the trends.

If your business is on Facebook (and a majority say it’s their most important platform), you need to update your engagement strategy.

You’ve probably noticed that even with increasing fan totals, your page’s traffic is stagnant or on the decline. Why? Algorithms.

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“It’s exhilarating and terrifying and confounding— all at once.”

Facebook has less and less room on its news feeds for ads and organic posts, so it filters content to deliver only what it thinks we will find interesting. When you post organic content (i.e., an unpaid ad), Facebook’s algorithms scan it to determine its quality. What it likes gets seen. What it doesn’t, gets lost in the ether.

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If there is such a thing as an algorithm buster, it is this: short, compelling video. Instagram, the #2 platform behind Facebook (and owned by Facebook), recently launched Instagram Stories. Use of Stories is exploding. Think Snapchat for the 20 to 30-something crowd. You might want to look into it.

It seems simple. Create short, fantastic videos to post on Facebook and Instagram and then watch the crowds roll in—but it isn’t so simple.

The pros at North Valley Media know how to make compelling video and next month, they’ll reveal some tips to help you improve your video content.

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THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE

by Larry VanHoose

The Farmer’s New Helper It was his first day at the farm. He glanced around nervously as the old Farmer walked with him to a distant field. Overgrown and pretty much as awful as farmland can get, “the new field” was really nothing more than a hodge-podge of weeds, rocks, briars, dead branches, and all sorts of trash and junk that had either blown in, or was indiscriminately dumped by the less caring.

“This is all mine now.” The Farmer smiled proudly. “I bought it from the fella that lives out yonder way. It’ll need a lot of work, that’s for sure. I need to get it cleaned up and ready for the planting, but it’s good land and I’ll make it mine.”

Good land? The Farmer’s helper thought as he shook his head in disbelief. He’d seen with his own eyes the Farmer‘s “good land” and this wasn’t it. Most of the land here was full, healthy, abundant fields bursting with crops. Surely none of those fields could have started out in the pathetic shape that this field was in now? It would take nothing short of a miracle to make this field even a marginal crop producer. They turned together and made their way back to the barn, the old fella still going on enthusiastically about his plans for the “new field” he’d just bought.

A lost cause and a waste of effort if you ask me, thought the Farmer’s new helper. A lost cause and a waste of effort.

The next morning he arrived early and parked out by the field the farmer had shown him. He worked all day and even a bit into twilight. He left tired and discouraged, but the following day he was back at it again, determined to see his just reward and make the farmer proud. He came back again the next day, and the next, and the day after that. He tried his best to turn the land into the vision the old Farmer had described to him, but gradually his discouragement grew. It just didn’t seem that he was making any progress. The most frustrating part was that he couldn’t even budge some of the biggest items, even using his 4-wheel drive truck and chains. To his eyes, the field looked for all the world as bad as or worse than when he’d started.

The day finally came when he gave up completely and decided to go ask the old Farmer for help. He climbed wearily into his beat-up pickup truck and headed to the farmhouse, dirty, defeated and dejected. He was more than a tad angry with the Farmer for giving him what he decided was an impossible job—and who had expected too much out of that pitiful excuse for farmland.

As he turned his truck into the barnyard he saw the old Farmer coming out of a shed carrying a bag of grain over one of his still powerful shoulders and a bucket of something that sloshed around in his other calloused, vise-like grip.

The Farmer stopped to watch him climb out of his truck, and then looking confused and more than a little surprised, he put down his burdens and rushed to the side of the filthy, dazed, and plumb worn-out young man.

“Where’d you come from young feller?” called out the Farmer. “I’d about give up hope of ever laying eyes on you again!”

“What? What do you mean?” cried the young man. “I’ve been in that stupid field you gave me to work in all week. Day in and day out I’ve been trying to turn that miserable, god-forsaken place into something useful. I was trying to make you proud, but I’ve decided that it’s no use and there is no hope for it or for me. I’ve worked my fingers to the bone and I give up. It can’t be done.”

When the farmer didn’t respond, the broken-down young man looked up, expecting to see disappointment, even anger in the old Farmer’s eyes. Instead he saw what he honestly wasn’t expecting: compassion, pity, and was that a tear running down the old Farmer’s cheek?

“I never meant for you to do it alone, son.” said the farmer gently. I only took you out there to show you the vision I had. I always meant for us to clean up that old rotten wasteland together. I was planning to help you haul out all the trash, weeds, rocks, and what-not. Then together we’d turn the soil, plant the seeds, bring in the water and the nourishment it needs.

I never meant..., I never meant for you to do any of it–alone.”

“Now you rest for a bit, son.” said the old farmer. Come back here each day and let me teach you, help you, and get you stronger. Soon enough we’ll be working side by side in the fields for sure. But son, whatever you do, always remember to start your day, every day, right here—with me.”

“Live in me. Make your home in me just as I do in you. In the same way that a branch can’t bear grapes by itself but only by being joined to the vine, you can’t bear fruit unless you are joined with me. “I am the Vine, you are the branches. When you’re joined with me and I with you, the relation intimate and organic, the harvest is sure to be abundant. Separated, you can’t produce a thing. Anyone who separates from me is deadwood, gathered up and thrown on the bonfire. But if you make yourselves at home with me and my words are at home in you, you can be sure that whatever you ask will be listened to and acted upon.” (John 15:4-8 The Message Bible) “...all things are possible to him that believes!” (Mark 9:23)

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THE MODERN COLLECTOR

by Laura Pack

I often think back to my childhood and remember the fascinating countries we learned about at school and the dreams I had of visiting faraway places. There was usually one important object involved – a globe. I still love to look at globes and appreciate their beauty and the history behind them. I feel a connection to some of the best parts of my childhood when I see a globe at a flea market, in an antique shop, or when I look at my childhood globe, a wonderful gift from my Uncle Nick and Aunt Kathy, which now has its place on my son’s dresser in his bedroom.

As a child, when I was alone in my room I could pretend I was about to embark on a journey. By spinning my globe, shutting my eyes, and placing my finger on the globe to make it stop spinning, I would imagine the country my finger landed on was the country I would visit. Excitement filled me if my finger landed on a country I was familiar with, such as France or Egypt. I imagined myself walking down the streets of Paris gazing at the Eiffel Tower or riding on a camel viewing the pyramids. When my finger landed on an unfamiliar country, I would sometimes get out a World Book Encyclopedia. I needed to know what I was getting into for my next adventure.

When I consider what people love to collect, I understand why globes appeal to so many. The traveler who appreciates the worldview globes offer, the aesthetic collector, interested in their design and beauty, and the history buff, intrigued by the evolution of national boundaries, all have a mutual love and appreciation for globes.

I never fully appreciated all that globe collecting entails until I started researching the topic myself. Significant production of globes began in the early 1600s. They were created by printing maps on paper gores, which were cut, folded, and glued to a round wooden frame. Initially, the various types of globes in production included the pocket globe, the “I imagined tabletop globe, and the larger floor globe that rested on a custom wooden base. However, globe styles did not stop there. Design evolution gave us lighted versions, striking black ocean designs, and metal bases. myself walking The periods and styles of globes are quite diverse.

down the streets of Paris gazing at the Eiffel Tower or riding on a camel viewing the pyramids.”

Dating and identifying globes can be a challenge, but is not impossible. Looking at the countries and boundaries on your globe is a great way to quickly identify the timeframe of its origin. Many online sites (see below) will list dates to help you identify the era of your globe. The journeys of explorers on the oceans, lands, and in space can be found on many vintage and antique world globes. Several notable globe makers around the world, dating back to the 17th century, are often listed on websites as well.

Globe terminology is a fascinating and fun way to become better acquainted with knowing what globes are all about. Analemma, calotte, cartouche, and gores are terms you may not be familiar with, but are important to know when discussing and identifying globes. Joining email lists and blogs are good ways to learn and connect with fellow globe collectors.

Consider this your own journey. Some aspects of collecting globes will be very familiar. Others will be a curious endeavor requiring the internet, a dictionary, and perhaps, our old friend, the World Book Encyclopedia. Learning, traveling, and sharing knowledge are what makes collecting fun, so remember to enjoy and appreciate the journey.

To learn more about globes, read this story online at surryliving.com Additional globe info can be found at: • omniterrum.com • antiqueglobes.blogspot.com • blog.ultimateglobes.com • globecollectors.wordpress.com

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home & garden The Greetings from the Garden Diva There is something about flowers and shrubs that can instantly take us back

by Terri Maurer in time, the same way a song can. At least that is the way it is for me. June is especially memory inducing because that is the month that hydrangeas bloom.

My earliest memory of a hydrangea is around age 6. We had moved from Florida back to North Carolina to the county where both of my parents were raised. Within walking distance of our home were my maternal grandparents. Mamaw and Papaw were simple folk, living on limited funds, so they weren’t the kind of grandparents who showered us with gifts. Their greatest contribution was a love of nature. Mamaw had a little iris and peony bed that was blanketed by creeping phlox. Beside their carport was a massive hydrangea that had the largest and most beautiful blooms I had ever seen. The blooms were all blue, mimicking the color of a Carolina sky in June. I can remember cutting the blooms to put them in a vase as a gift to my mother.

Throughout the years I’ve been a little obsessed with hydrangeas. Whenever the new seed and plant catalogs come out each January, the first thing I go to are the new varieties of hydrangeas. There are so many varieties and textures and colors. Mopheads, lacecaps and coneheads are just a few of the different types of hydrangeas that adorn my landscape. Long gone are the days where you either had a pink or blue bloom depending on the acidity of your soil. Most varieties enjoy afternoon shade so I have placed one in every snippet of shade that I have until there is no more room available. Eventually I began looking for sun-loving varieties. Oak leaf hydrangeas are wonderful for that reason and I have one that has grown to be 12 feet tall and is so full of blooms that it is heavy from the weight of flowers. Overall, I have close to 40 hydrangeas at my home.

“The blooms were all blue, mimicking the color of a Carolina sky in June.”

If you’ve never attempted to propagate your own cuttings, you really should try it. It’s much simpler than you might imagine and a great way to populate your landscape without paying a lot of money for new plants. I usually take a few cuttings from a few plants around the end of June. Snip directly above the leaf nodes and remove all the leaves except for the top one or two.

Wet the end of the cutting and dip into a rooting hormone powder and place the cutting into a moist rooting medium.

I like to use vermiculite.

You can root several cuttings together in a tray of some sort or in individual cups. Once they have started to grow new leaves you can transfer them to something larger and by early fall you can place them outside or keep them indoors until the following spring to plant. I’ve had success either way. If you aren’t quite sure how to propagate, go online and do a search. You’ll be amazed at how much you can learn.

After we built our home within walking distance of my grandparent’s home, the very first thing I did was dig up that old blue hydrangea and move it so it’s the first thing I see when I get home. It has never failed to disappoint me. Its blooms are now a cascade of pinks and blues and I cannot wait to see the first flower appear any day now.

Until next time, Happy Gardening!

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FIND YOUR TRAIL in ELKIN THIS SUMMER The new Explore Elkin initiative is gearing up for a Summer of big events, beginning with the Yadkin Valley Wine Festival May 20 and culminating in September, with the Pumpkin Festival and Big Elkin Brewfest, all hosted by the Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Capitalizing on the success of the Gathering of the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail at the Liberty in downtown Elkin, this friendly foothills town invites locals and tourists alike to enjoy exploring off the beaten track in the heart of Yadkin Valley wine country. Boasting over twenty wineries within twenty minutes and an impressive number of trails throughout downtown and the Municipal Park area, there is much to love about Elkin.

Music is big in Elkin, and what better way to cap off your perfect trail weekend than kicking back with a little vino or craft beer while listening to some live music. Let the legacy of MerleFest live on throughout the summer in Elkin,with Food Truck Fridays on the first Friday of every month and the Live at Five series, featuring live music at the Elkin Farmers Market every other Thursday. On June 23 the Arts Council hosts its annual Garden Gala and the Elkin Roots Festival featuring live music, food trucks, and a silent auction exhibit.

Then check out FreedomFest, the Independence Day celebration at the Elkin Municipal Park, hosted by the Elkin Jaycees on July 1. And in the first weekend of August comes Reevestock, the biggest musical event of the summer -- two days of fun (August 4-5) beginning at the Liberty in downtown before moving up the street to Elkin’s Hidden Amphitheater.

But it’s not over yet! You won’t want to miss the start of autumn in Elkin during the Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival in downtown Elkin and the Big Elkin Brewfest at Elkin Municipal Park on Saturday, September 23.

Whether music, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, antiquing, craft beer or wine tasting is your thing, you can find your trail in Elkin.

For all the details to plan your trip, visit exploreelkin.com or visittheyadkinvalley.com

On May 20, crowds converged on the Yadkin Valley for the annual wine festival, providing a perfect opportunity to get familiar with Elkin and its environs. This event has become the premier North Carolina destination for wine enthusiasts, hikers and families alike.

But that’s just the beginning of a Summer of discovery in Elkin. Food Truck Fridays are in full swing, offering live music, gastronomic delights and craft beers from local breweries Skull Camp and Angry Troll, as well as wines from local vineyards.

Food Truck Fridays take place on the first Friday of each month through the Fall.

Elkin is also home to a burgeoning art scene, and The Foothills Arts Council has gallery openings on the first Friday of each month and a downtown Art & Music Hike on second Saturdays.

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by Joanna Radford

I

The Vineyards & Wineries of Surry County

magine looking across the 563 square miles of rolling terrain in Surry County. It is hard to picture what it looked like without the beautiful grape trellises that currently span the area. It was more than a decade ago the Yadkin Valley AVA, North Carolina’s first federally recognized American Viticulture Area, was established and vineyards began appearing across a countryside once covered with acres of tobacco. For many entering this new industry, it meant a new way of life and a chance to leave the corporate world. For others it was a way to retire and live how they had long desired. The majority of those new to the viticulture industry were also new to agriculture.

However, wine production is not new to the Old North State.

Sir Walter Raleigh’s men discovered lush grapevines when they arrived on the Outer Banks in 1584. Scuppernong grapevines are what they found growing in the sandy soil. However, the local inhabitants were not much interested in wine making.

They merely ate the grapes.

By the 1800s, North Carolina was a leading wine producer and would remain so until Prohibition in the early 1900s. When the Yadkin Valley AVA was established in Surry County in 2003, it resuscitated the wine industry in North Carolina. The Yadkin Valley AVA encompasses Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin, and parts of Stokes, Forsyth, Davie, and Davidson counties. A sub-region of this AVA, Swan Creek, emerged in 2008. The Haw River, Upper Hiawassee Highlands, and Appalachian High Country AVAs were formed between 2009 and 2016, bringing the state’s total number of AVAs to five. And although Asheville’s Biltmore Estate Winery boasts the most annual visitors of any winery in the nation, and the 400-year-old Mother Vine scuppernong vine in Manteo still thrives on the Outer Banks ...

the heart of the Tar Heel state’s $1.7 billion wine production industry remains in and around Surry County.

At the start of 2017, more than 400 vineyards and 185 wineries called North Carolina home, more than a dozen of which are located in Surry County or within shouting distance of the county line. While scuppernongs and muscadines dominate vineyards in the eastern part of North Carolina, in the Piedmont and western regions, the European vinifera grape varieties grow best. A tour through the higher elevations of western North Carolina will reveal varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay, and Viognier.

There is no shortage of wine tours in Surry County. For help planning your excursions you can go online to sites like visitnc.com or the Mount Airy Visitors Center at visitmayberry.com. You’ll find plenty of valuable information, great ideas, and well-planned itineraries that remove the heavy lifting so you can relax and enjoy your next visit to North Carolina’s premier wine region. To get a feel for what the area has to offer, or to plan a tour all your own, check out the winery and vineyard websites listed here. You’ll find everything from the first certified organic winery (Carolina Heritage) to the largest family-owned estate winery at Shelton Vineyards. Whatever your taste, a Surry County wine will satisfy it!

The Vineyards and Wineries of Surry County Adagio Vineyards 139 Benge Dr Elkin, NC 28621 336.258.2333 www.adagiovineyards.com Brushy Mountain Winery 125 W Main St Elkin, NC 28621 336.835.1313 www.brushymountainwine.com

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Carolina Heritage Vineyard & Winery 170 Heritage Vines Way Elkin, NC 28621 336.366.3301 www.carolinaheritagevineyards.com

out & about Elkin Creek Vineyard 318 Elkin Creek Mill Rd Elkin, NC 28621 336.526.5119 www.elkincreekvineyard.com

Skull Camp Winery and Brewery 1980 N Bridge St Elkin, NC 28621 336.352.5595 www.skullcampbrewing.com

Golden Road Vineyards 542 Golden Rd State Rd, NC 28676 847.508.8991 www.goldenroadvineyards.com

Shelton Vineyards 286 Cabernet Ln Dobson, NC 27017 336.366.4724 www.sheltonvineyards.com

Grassy Creek Vineyard & Winery 235 Chatham Cottage Circle State Road, NC 28676 336.835.4230 www.grassycreekvineyard.com

Slightly Askew Winery 913 N Bridge St Elkin, NC 28621 (336) 835-2700 www.slightlyaskewwines.com

Herrera Vineyards 231 Vineyard Ln Dobson, NC 27017 866.313.8008 www.grassycreekvineyard.com

Stony Knoll Vineyards 1143 Stony Knoll Rd Dobson, NC 27017 (336) 374-5752 www.stonyknollvineyards.com

Hutton Vineyards 178 Hutton Vineyard Ln Dobson, NC 27017 336.374.2321 www.huttonvineyards.com

Surry Cellars 630 S Main St, Dobson, NC 27017 336.386.8121 www.ncviticulturecenter.surry.edu/surry-cellars

JOLO Winery & Vineyards 219 JOLO Winery Ln Pilot Mountain, NC 27041 855.565.6946 www.jolovineyards.com

Please remember to drink responsibly.

Jones von Drehle Vineyards & Winery 964 Old Railroad Grade Rd Thurmond, NC 28683 336.874.2800 www.jonesvondrehle.com McRitchie Winery & Ciderworks 315 Thurmond PO Rd Thurmond, NC 28683 336.874.3003 www.mcritchiewine.com Old North State Winery 308 N Main St Mount Airy, NC 27030 336.789.9463 www.oldnorthstatewinery.com Round Peak Vineyard 765 Round Peak Church Rd Mount Airy, NC 27030 336.352.5595 www.roundpeak.com

Full, lush and healthy grapevines are in view from the porch of the USDACertified Organic Carolina Heritage Vineyard & Winery in Elkin, NC.

The large, state-of-the-art Tasting Room at Adagio Vineyards is actually just above the 3000 square foot winery which was built underground to provide optimum control of temperature and humidity..

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Bluegrass Music On Television

by Cindy Baucom

Most of us, no doubt, grew up watching the television shows our parents watched… and I’m glad I did. It introduced me to an entirely different way of enjoying bluegrass music!

Over the years, bluegrass music gained a lot of popularity because of TV. There were weekly television shows that featured bluegrass acts, two of which arguably made the biggest impact – “The Beverly Hillbillies” and “The Andy Griffith Show.”

“The Beverly Hillbillies” premiered in 1962 and ran for nine years. Producer and writer, Paul Henning, saw Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs performing in California and knew that was the sound he wanted for the show’s theme song. Flatt and Scruggs,

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who made several guest appearances on the show, were hesitant at first to participate because of the word hillbillies in the show’s title – they didn’t want to be part of anything that degraded mountain people in any way. Henning assured them that Jed and Grannie would always outsmart the city slickers.

After seeing the pilot episode, they agreed to be included.

Episodes that featured Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs included performances of songs such as “Foggy Mountain Breakdown,” “Mail Order Bride” and “Pearl Pearl Pearl,” but it was the show’s theme song, “The Ballad of Jed Clampett,” that has proven to be one of the biggest influences to bluegrass artists – banjo players in particular. During my career in broadcasting, while interviewing musicians and singers, countless artists have sited the theme song of “Over the years, “The Beverly Hillbillies” as their first real exposure to the music bluegrass music gained and the reason they wanted to a lot of popularity learn to play. because of TV. ” “The Andy Griffith Show” was another television sitcom in the 1960s that brought bluegrass music front and center, first with The Country Boys (Roland White, Clarence White, Eric White, Leroy Mack and Billy Ray Latham) who later became known as The Kentucky Colonels. And then it was the The Dillards (Doug Dillard, Rodney Dillard, Dean Webb and Mitch Jayne) as The Darling Family. When they appeared on the show, the massive television audience got huge doses of “There Is a Time,” “Dooley,” “Ebo Walker” and “Doug’s Tune.”

Fortunately, for those of us who love bluegrass music and great television, both of these TV sitcoms are still airing in syndication around the world nearly every day, influencing another generation with the authentic sounds of bluegrass music.

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THE DAIRY CENTER

by Gary York

The Dairy Center at 407 W. Lebanon Street is a cornerstone of Mount Airy’s legacy and heritage. It opened in 1947 and was purchased by Gene Fleming and the late Erastus Carpenter in 1954. Its unique delicacy, “The Ground Steak Sandwich,” which Gene learned to make as a teenager during World War II, was quickly added to its menu. The Freddy Hiatt family, current owners, purchased the famous landmark in 1993.

Freddy shared that the decision to buy the business was the opportunity and blessing of a lifetime and added that the best decision made early on was to make no major changes in the operation.

Gene stayed around to teach him the secrets of making the Ground Steak Sandwich, which is indigenous to Mount Airy, NC. Its simple ingredients: ground chuck beef, flour, salt, pepper and water, prepared just the way Gene taught, combine to create a sandwich with a soft texture and simple taste that’s not quite a burger and not quite a sloppy joe. Standard fixin’s include slaw, tomato and mayonnaise. Add chopped onions to make it “Allthe-way.” Second in popularity is an “All-the-way” Hot Dog dressed with mustard, slaw, chili and onions and a red Jesse Jones wiener, the only type of dog used at The Dairy Center since 1954. All buns, delivered fresh daily, are steamed to warm, soft perfection. Equally popular is a ten-flavor selection of homemade ice cream featuring 14½ % butterfat and a rich, creamy taste. Freezing after ingredient mixing takes 30 hours and the most popular flavors are Butter Pecan and Coconut/ Pineapple. The Dairy Center also serves 3 flavors of soft-serve ice cream.

The 1318 square foot building on a .2 acre lot features 12 parking places for curb service and seating for 29.

Superstar service provider Tedi Sue Johnson, an eightyear veteran, shared that on a nine-hour shift, serving inside and on the curb, she walks six miles! 60% of sales are inside and 40% are from curb business. The interior is quite amazing with walls adorned with hundreds of antique collectibles, all gifts from loyal customers. The teammates wear T-shirts that promote businesses owned by regular customers and WIFM Radio is always playing on the sound system.

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Sitting in the quaint dining area, one can see the precision and coordination of chief cook Freddy and his trusted helpers Tedi Sue, Abby, AJ and Sarah. The food preparer and servers, working in unison and seldom speaking, follow a system that yields magical rhythm and harmony in motion. While the staff seldom speak to one another, that doesn’t hold true for the patrons. Most are locals who know not only one another’s names, but also the names of spouses, kids, parents and even pets, and most conversations include at least one “How’s your mama, daddy, brother……etc.”

I recall visiting during lunch, most days, while a student at nearby Mount Airy High School from 1959-1961 during the Gene Fleming era. Legendary Mount Airy High School and Duke University Football star and three-sport athlete, the late, great Fred Folger, in his twilight years, appreciated every opportunity to enjoy a Ground Steak Sandwich and Vanilla Milkshake. Local Denny Shelton comes several times daily and during season brings roses from his garden a few blocks away. George Speight, a regular since 1950, stops by after his daily Pro Health visits for a Hot Dog, all-the-way, and a Sierra Mist. 61year regular Judge Bud Oliver said, “I like everything about The Dairy Center and it’s the only place in town where one can eat breakfast for $2.” Charlotte York said, “Having a Ground Steak at The Dairy Center is a ritual. The experience makes us feel like family; it’s more than a meal, it’s like going home.”

Freddy says, “The blessings of coming here make me happier each and every day. Thanks to my supportive wife Carlene, our incredible teammates, loyal customers, and a rewarding community, I’m grateful to dedicate my life to serving God, family, friends, and worthy causes.” Freddy is a member of the Masonic Lodge, supports countless schools’ sports teams,

out & about and loves visiting local rest homes to lift the spirits of many former customers.

Introducing: Adagio Vineyards

The Dairy Center is Mount Airy’s quintessential oldschool dining experience, where regulars and first-timers receive the same friendly, courteous service and a request to “Come back and see us.” Whether you live close by or are visiting Mount Airy for business or pleasure, stop by 407 W. Lebanon Street and treat yourself to a taste of southern hospitality and service. Hours are 5 am – 9 pm Tuesday – Saturday, Sunday 7 am – 9 pm, and Monday 5 am – 2 pm.

Phone is 336-786-2349. And leave your credit card at home – The Dairy Center accepts cash only.

Tim (a dentist by trade) received his winemaking certification from the University of California Davis and is a member of the Guild of Sommeliers.

Established in 2004 upon purchase of the vineyard, owners Tim and Jan Wahl of Winston Salem planted their first run of grapes on seven acres in 2009. The first vintage was harvested in 2013 and the fifth is due to be harvested this September.

Wine offered by Adagio Vineyards is crafted by hand, harvest to bottle, in the on-site, underground state-of-the-art winery. The selection of eight predominantly dry, classic wines are derived from 100% Yadkin Valley grown French and hybrid varietals.

Jan (also a practicing dentist) has played the violin from childhood and it was her affection for the art that inspired the vineyard’s name and theme. She continues to play today, along with crafting her own handmade violins. She has completed three and is in the process of making a fourth. Adagio Vineyards hosts a monthly violin concert series called Tasting Notes, as well as other wine and crafting events. Visit their webpage at www.adagiovineyards.com for scheduling details.

Adagio Vineyards is an exciting destination vineyard in our area that offers award-winning wines in a nicely appointed tasting room replete with comfortable sitting areas for friends to enjoy the blending of fine wines and great music. Be sure to visit soon!

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by Carmen Long

• Substitute plain yogurt in place of sour cream in recipes like dips.

June is Dairy Month – Get More with Milk

There are so many different and delicious ways to consume dairy products. Think about how you can add more milk, cheese and yogurt to your diet to get your recommended three servings a day. Your body and your taste buds will thank you!

June is a special month for many reasons. Daylight lasts longer, school is out, vacations begin, gardens start to produce, and we get to celebrate one of my favorite food groups – dairy!

Dairy Month began in 1939 as a way to help dairy farmers distribute extra milk during the warm months of summer. The tradition has continued to help promote the health benefits of dairy as well as to celebrate our dairy farmers.

At less than 25 cents a cup (8 oz.), milk is a great source of nutrition for the price. I have always heard we should drink milk for strong bones and teeth. But milk does so much more.

Providing calcium, potassium and vitamin D, the unique combination of nutrients in milk is helpful in preventing heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes and osteoporosis.

With all of these benefits, why aren’t we consuming more dairy foods?

According to the National Dairy Council, on average, Americans are eating only half (1.5 cups) of their recommended daily dairy servings. We don’t like being told we shouldn’t eat this or we should limit our intake of that; however, low-fat dairy products are one thing we can consume more of if we aren’t at the daily recommended level of 3 cups. Take advantage of this delicious opportunity.

We can increase our dairy intakes even if we aren’t milk lovers.

• Make fruit and yogurt smoothies in the blender.

• Use low-fat or fat-free milk instead of water to prepare hot chocolate, oatmeal and hot cereals.

• Enjoy a delicious bowl of potato, broccoli or some other cream soup made with milk.

• Top your soup, salad or casserole with low-fat shredded cheese.

• Try one of the many flavors of low-fat yogurt or lowfat Greek yogurt. Individual servings are portable and convenient. To save money, purchase a larger container and measure out an individual serving in a reusable container.

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FRUIT SMOOTHIES Makes 2 servings Serving size: 1 cup Choose 1/2 cup of a fruit (can use frozen fruit): Bananas, strawberries, peaches, blueberries Choose 1 cup of a base: Low-fat plain yogurt, low-fat vanilla yogurt, low-fat vanilla frozen yogurt, Undiluted frozen juice concentrate, such as apple or orange, frozen fruit, ice cubes NOTE: IF USING FROZEN FRUIT SELECT A BASE WHICH IS NOT FROZEN Choose 1/2 cup of a liquid: Low-fat or fat-free milk, Calcium-fortified soy milk, 100% fruit juice Directions Put all the ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth.

Serve immediately. This will give you enough for two people.

If there are more than two of you, you can make twice as much.

Example 1: 1/2 cup frozen strawberries + 1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt + 1/2 cup fat-free milk Example 2: 1/2 cup banana + 1 cup frozen orange juice + 1/2 cup low-fat milk Example 3: 1/2 cup blueberries + 1 cup low-fat frozen vanilla yogurt + 1/2 cup orange juice Nutrition information per 1 cup serving based on Example 1: 110 Calories, Total Fat 1.5 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Protein 8 g, Total Carbohydrate 14 g, Dietary Fiber 1 g, Sodium 115 mg Excellent Source of Vitamin C. Excellent Source of Calcium.

Nutritional value will vary with choices made.

Source: EFNEP Families Eating Smart, Moving More

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The Sweet Life with Rynn Hennings

If you are up for a cooking adventure, then try the cookie trend that is popping up everywhere: the French macaron, pronounced mah-kuh-ron. It is made from almond flour and is sometimes confused with the macaroon, which is a coconut cookie. Macarons are sandwich cookies filled with buttercream or ganache and they come in every color and flavor imaginable. A perfect macaron is crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside. Yes they can be temperamental to make, but you don’t have to be a seasoned cook to bake them. You just have to have the desire to try something new and then you can find out what all the fuss is about.

LEMON MACARONS Ingredients For cookies: • 1 cup almond flour (found with specialty flours or gluten free products) • ¾ cup powdered sugar • 2 large egg whites, room temperature • ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar • ¼ cup sugar • 1 teaspoon lemon zest • ½ teaspoon lemon juice • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract • Yellow gel food coloring For lemon buttercream: • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened • 1 cup powdered sugar • 1 teaspoon whole milk • 1 tablespoon lemon juice • 1 teaspoon lemon zest Materials Parchment paper or silicon mats for macarons. Pastry bag with large plain round tip or quart zipper bags

Directions for Cookies: 1. In medium bowl, sift together almond flour and powdered sugar, discarding any almond pieces that will not sift.

Set sifted ingredients aside.

2. In a large mixing bowl with the mixer’s whisk attachment, beat egg whites on medium speed until foamy.

Add cream of tartar and continue to beat. Add sugar one tablespoon at a time while beating. Then increase the speed to medium high and beat until stiff peaks form. To check for stiff peaks, detach and turn the whisk upside down. The peak stand up straight up without collapsing.

3. Add lemon zest, vanilla extract, lemon juice and a squeeze of yellow food coloring. Beat on medium speed for one more minute until bright yellow.

4. Add the almond flour/sugar mixture to the whipped egg whites. Gently fold the mixture, running the spatula clockwise up around the sides. Do not overmix. Test to see if the batter is ready by picking up a dollop of batter on the spatula and dropping it back into the bowl. The dropped batter should take 10 seconds to flatten back into the bowl batter. If not, fold again, test, and repeat. Once your test dollop smooths out in 10 seconds, STOP folding. If over folded, the mixture will be runny and will make hard, flat cookies.

5. Transfer the batter into a pastry bag with a large round tip or a quart bag with the corner cut off.

6. Pipe 1.5-inch rounds an inch apart on two baking sheets lined with parchment paper.

7. Tap the baking sheets firmly on the counter a few times to remove any air bubbles.

8. Let the macarons dry out 60 minutes to form a skin on top. Test by touching. If no batter sticks to your finger, they are ready. If not, let them sit a little longer and test again.

9. Preheat the oven to 275°F. Bake the macarons for 15-20 minutes on the middle rack. Keep a check and do not let them brown or they will lose their bright yellow color and overcook.

They are done if they feel hard and you can detach one easily from the paper.

10. Cool completely, then carefully remove cookies from the parchment paper. They break easily so pull paper away from cookie.

Directions for the Buttercream: 1. In a mixing bowl with the whisk attachment, beat the butter until fluffy.

2. Add powdered sugar, milk, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla extract and beat until well combined.

3. Pipe or spread frosting on half of the macarons and then add the other half to make a sandwich cookie. Macarons are best the next day.

4. Freeze in an airtight container for up to 5 months.

Makes about 24 cookies

A white wine that will not overpower, such as Pinot Grigio, pairs nicely with citrus macarons.

Here’s a Sweet Tip

To ensure consistent size, draw around a glass on parchment paper and then turn the paper over so markings don’t touch your cookies. Pipe batter into circles. Or purchase a macaron silicon mat with printed circles or indentations to contain the cookie batter.

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Surry Cellars wins N.C. Fine Wines Society award Dobson, NC – March 20, 2017. Surry Cellars, the label for wine produced through Surry Community College’s Viticulture and Enology program, was awarded the title of Best Hybrid for its 2013 Specialty Lot 152 Sparkling wine in the N.C. Fine Wines Society’s first wine competition.

Forty wineries submitted 146 wines by open invitation for the competition. The wine was judged Jan. 30 and 31 at Graylyn Conference Center in Winston-Salem in a blind tasting by eight certified advanced sommeliers who do not have ties to the state’s wine industry. The competition was purposely done independently of members of the state’s wine industry. Even society board members didn’t know what wineries or wines were in the competition, aside from any wines they submitted themselves. The winners were announced Feb. 18 at the N.C. Fine Wines Society’s first annual gala at the Millennium Center in Winston-Salem.

To be eligible, a wine had to be 100 percent grown and vinified in the state of North Carolina, made from vinifera or hybrid grapes, or a combination (No native grapes, such as muscadine, were allowed), and available in quantities of 21 cases or more so people could try the winners.

Surry’s Enology Instructor David Bower described the wine.

“The Lot 152 Sparkling wine was made in 2013,” he said, “and bottle-fermented and aged on the lees for three years before disgorgement.

The result is a wine that is clear and bright with a pale-yellow color. The wine opens with aromas of rhubarb and baking spice, matched with citrus like lemon and lime. Other aromas include tart strawberry, and lavender. The flavor is matching with bread and yeast characters, lemon, lime. The wine’s body is medium to medium-full, and well-balanced but dry. The bubbles are persistent and lasting. The finish is crisp, refreshing and lingering. Overall, enjoy this wine with fresh seafood or hard cheeses.”

The N.C. Fine Wines Society was set up with the intent of promoting the fine wines North Carolina has to offer while also providing scholarship money for those seeking training in the viticulture and enology industries. As the only licensed, bonded winery run by a community college in the Southeast, those at SCC were excited to receive recognition from a society with a cause so in line with the work done at Surry.

Ashley Morrison, Sciences Division Chair at SCC, said, “This award is about more than wine excellence, it showcases that Surry Community College’s Viticulture and Enology (VEN) program produces quality graduates skilled in growing and making award-winning wines.

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Surry Cellars, the label for wine produced through Surry Community College’s Viticulture and Enology program, was recently awarded the title of Best Hybrid for its 2013 Specialty Lot 152 Sparkling wine in the N.C. Fine Wines Society’s first wine competition. From left, Surry’s Enology Instructor David Bower, Sciences Division Chair Ashley Morrison and Viticulture Instructor Joseph Geller pose with bottles of the wine and the award.

One of the purposes of this competition is scholarship; it is fitting that SCC’s students would be honored for a wine they crafted from grapes that they grew in our vineyard. Our VEN program provides the knowledge and hands-on training that our students need to achieve their dreams; therefore, seeing the success of our graduates and current students is the greatest award.”

Surry’s VEN program offers a degree, diploma and certificate options with tracks in viticulture, enology, and marketing.

Surry offers additional viticulture and enology workshops throughout the year through the Corporate and Continuing Education department. To learn more about SCC’s VEN program, visit www.surry.edu/wine.

About Surry Community College Surry Community College was founded in 1964 and is located in Dobson, North Carolina. As one of the state’s 58 community colleges, it serves Surry and Yadkin counties.

Currently, Surry offers 29 degree programs, 14 diploma programs, and 32 certificate programs along with hundreds of continuing education courses and seminars. The college, under the direction of President Dr. David R. Shockley, has a mission to promote personal growth and community development to a diverse population through excellence in teaching, learning, and service.

sincerely yours

Sensibly Sassy Dear Sensibly Sassy, One of my close friends has a daughter who is getting married this summer. She has informed me that my husband and I are invited to the wedding and commented that the price range for us to spend on a gift would be in the neighborhood of $200.

Her reasoning behind sharing a price range for gifts with invited guests is to cover the cost of food and drink at the wedding. To top things off, the wedding will be taking place out of state. I love my friend and her daughter dearly, but with our oldest child in college and our youngest beginning in the fall, we cannot justify the travel expense and gift in the expected price range.

Would it be in poor taste for me to decline the invitation and purchase a less expensive gift? I don’t want to hurt my friend or her daughter.

Dear Sensibly Sassy, My daughter, who is in the sixth grade, keeps asking me when she can wear makeup. I remember asking my mom the same question, and her answer was when I became a teenager. I remember she allowed me to wear some light lipstick or gloss and pale eyeshadow when I turned thirteen. My daughter will be turning thirteen in the late fall and will have started seventh grade. Is this still a good time or am I being too strict? I see some of her friends with makeup on, and most of them would look just fine or even better without it. What are your thoughts?

Sincerely, A Mom Who Loves Her Daughter’s Natural Beauty

Sincerely, “Paula”

Dear Mom Who Loves Her Daughter,

Dear Paula, It is perfectly acceptable to decline the invitation and purchase a gift that is in your price range. The rule of etiquette for wedding gifts is that you spend what you are comfortable with spending, and if you decline the invitation, no gift is necessary.

Based on what you have shared, I am sure that you will choose a thoughtful gift, and enclosing a heartfelt note, expressing a fond memory of the bride along with your congratulations and encouragement will be appreciated. Since you are close with your friend, a conversation with her about why you will be declining the invitation would most likely be beneficial for you both and will help you all avoid any misunderstandings or hurt feelings.

Sincerely,

Some of the best advice and answers we receive often come from our mothers. It is because they have already experienced what we are trying to navigate and figure out for ourselves. Your mother was right, just as my mother was. No self-respecting mama wants her daughter parading around looking like she is trying out for a clown act in the circus. Talk to your daughter and treat this as an important milestone in her life. Instead of an ongoing frustrating debate, turn it into a cherished moment of her youth. Give her something to look forward to for the next several months and make her birthday extra special by taking her to the makeup department and having a professional help her select a couple of basic makeup essentials, such as powder, some lipstick or gloss, and maybe a soft eyeshadow. You and the makeup professional can talk to her about the importance of choosing complimentary colors as well as allowing her natural beauty to shine.

Oh, and most importantly, don’t forget the skincare regimen.

With age comes responsibility and that includes loving and caring for your skin, even in your youth.

Sincerely, Sensibly Sassy

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FARMERS MARKETS DOBSON FARMERS MARKET: Every Thursday from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

(April 20 – TBA) Location: Dobson Square Park in Downtown Dobson ELKIN FARMERS MARKET: Every Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

(April 15 – TBA) Location: Elkin Town Hall MOUNT AIRY FARMERS MARKET: Every Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

(April 18 – TBA) Location: Mill Creek General Store

DOBSON: UPCOMING EVENTS All events are at Dobson Square Park, 110 S. Crutchfield St Dobson, NC.

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GALAX (VA) FARMERS MARKET: Every Friday and Saturday from 9:00-1:00 (April 15 – TBA) Location: Farmers Market Square, North Main Street

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FREE CONCERT IN THE PARK - JUNE 10 Maradeen, a Nashville based band will perform beginning at 6:00. Food, beer, and wine will be available for purchase from Putters Patio and Grill. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets!

MOVIE IN THE PARK - JUNE 16 Come out and watch a free movie on our giant inflatable screen. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets, and enjoy a showing of The Secret Lives of Pets. The movie will begin at dark, but come early to get concessions. Popcorn, candy, and drinks will be available for purchase.

MOVIE IN THE PARK - JULY 14 Come out and watch a free movie on our giant inflatable screen. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets, and enjoy a showing of The Jungle Book. The movie will begin at dark, but come early to get concessions. Popcorn, candy, and drinks will be available for purchase.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT - AUGUST 1 Free hot dogs, chips, and drinks. This is a community event to interact with local law enforcement officers and emergency personnel. See emergency personnel in action with a staged accident extrication. Other fun activities for children.

END OF SUMMER BASH AND MOVIE NIGHT IN THE PARK - AUGUST 11 Come out and watch a free movie on our giant inflatable screen, and enjoy other free activities before the movie. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets, and enjoy a showing of Moana. The movie will begin at dark, but come early to get concessions.

Popcorn, candy, and drinks will be available for purchase.

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GALAX: UPCOMING EVENTS VisitGalax.com

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT - AUGUST 1 Downtown Galax - visitgalax.com

FALL INTO ART - SEPTEMBER 23 Arts, Crafts & Music for Everyone chestnutcreekarts.com

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SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN JULY 21-22 Virginia State BBQ Championship smokeonthemountainva.com

REXFEST - SEPTEMBER 23 Music Festival - Downtown Galax galaxrexfest.com

LORD’S ACRE SALE - SEPTEMBER 30 Local Produce, Homemade Goods, Crafts galaxparks-rec.com

CRUISIN’ & GROOVIN’ - JUNE 23 Car Show & Music - Downtown Galax

CRUISIN’ & GROOVIN’ - JULY 28

OLD FIDDLER’S CONVENTION - AUG 7-12 82nd Annual Convention - Felts Park oldfiddlersconvention.com

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RYTHM, BREWS & VINE - AUGUST 5 Downtown Galax, galaxdowntown.com

CRUISIN’ & GROOVIN’ - AUGUST 25 Car Show & Music - Downtown Galax

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SEPTEMBER

HOUSTON FEST - JUNE 9-10 A celebration of music & service houstonfestgalax.com

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JUNE

BLUERIDGE BACKROADS LIVE Rex Theater, Every Friday Night at 7:00 P.M.

GALAX ANTIQUE FAIR - SEPTEMBER 9 Antique Vendors & Shops, visitgalax.com

FIREMAN’S PARADE - OCTOBER 10 Honoring Our Volunteer Firefighters AUTUMN DAYS 5K RUN - OCTOBER 21 galaxparks-rec.com HALLOWEEN BASH - OCTOBER 31 Downtown Galax, galaxdowntown.com CHRISTMAS BAZAAR - NOVEMBER 18 galaxparks-rec.com

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE - NOVEMBER 24-25 Downtown Galax, galaxdowntown.com CHRISTMAS PARADE - DECEMBER 1 Main Street Galax, visitgalax.com

Music is in the Air! from the Galax Tourism Office If you stand in center of Galax, Virginia, and listen closely, past the sounds of a busy downtown, you can hear it. The notes play on the breeze, no matter the season. It’s the sound of decades of music ingrained into the soul of the community. Why is this small Southwest Virginia city proclaimed the “World Capital of Old-Time Music”? Perhaps, it is the fact that generations have insured this important part of their Appalachian heritage is handed down from old to young.

Old Fiddler’s Convention Since 1935, Galax has been the home to the Old Fiddler’s Convention, one of the most prominent traditional music contests in the United States. Each August, hundreds come to play in Felts Park, and thousands come to listen.

Musicians as old as the convention itself or barely old enough to hold an instrument sit side-by-side and play and sing and learn.

This year’s 82nd anniversary on August 7-12, 2017 will be as rich in tradition as it was the very first year.

HoustonFest Held the second Friday and Saturday each June (June 9-10, 2017), HoustonFest honors the legacy of one young man, Houston Caldwell, who had a passion for the growth of musical heritage and a commitment to community service. This year’s schedule of performers includes Jerry Douglas and the Earls of Leicester, John Berry, Emisunshine, Carson Peters and Iron Mountain Band, Flatt Lonesome, Six String Soldiers, Jeff Little Trio, Wayne Henderson and the Virginia Luthiers, The Church Sisters, and many more. The proceeds give back by benefiting a local fire department and scholarships for young musicians.

RexFest RexFest celebrates the traditional music that is highlighted at Galax’s Historic Rex Theater. Held on the Grayson Street in front of the Rex Theater this event takes place on the fourth weekend of September (September 22-23, 2017). Many local bluegrass and old time bands are highlighted along with well-known musicians. This year Ronnie Stoneman, of Hew-Haw fame and a native of Galax, along with Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out will round out two days of great entertainment.

Parkway & Music Center The musical showplace of the famous Blue Ridge Parkway is located in Galax. The Blue Ridge Music Center was established by the United States Congress in 1997. It includes an outdoor amphitheater, an indoor interpretive center/theater, and a free interactive exhibition called the Roots of American Music. This entertaining exhibit highlights the historical significance of the region’s musical heritage back to the creation of the music hundreds of years ago in Europe and West Africa. Open seasonally, visitors can experience the traditional music of the region performed by local and regional musicians as well as special concerts held in the amphitheater from May through September.

With our variety of entertainment, lodging and dining opportunities, there’s a great relaxing mini-vacation awaiting you and your family in Galax, Virginia. For more info, call 276-238-8130 or visit www.VisitGalax.com.

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1ST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH - FOOTHILLS ARTS COUNCIL has gallery openings/ refreshments.

1ST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH (spring – fall) FIRST FRIDAY FOOD TRUCK event in downtown, 11am to 7pm. Current location: Elkin Farmers Market.

2ND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH – Foothills Arts Council offers an ART HIKE downtown to various galleries/refreshments served.

EVERY SATURDAY MORNING APRIL THRU OCTOBER – ELKIN FARMERS MARKET 9am to noon. LIVE MUSIC most weekends. www.Elkinfarmersmarket.com EVERY 4TH SATURDAY, MAY THRU OCTOBER - ELKIN CRUISE IN ON MAIN STREET 4pm to 9pm.

FRIDAY, JUNE 23 – ELKIN ROOTS FESTIVAL, at the Foothills Arts Council.

Musical line up TBA.

FIRST FRI/SAT IN AUGUST – REEVESTOCK (at Elkin’s Hidden Amphitheater) and the Downtown Get Down (at The Liberty)

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4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION – ELKIN MUNICIPAL PARK, sponsored by the Jaycees.

SATURDAY, JULY 8 – KIDSFEST at the Foothills Arts Council

DECEMBER

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ELKIN: UPCOMING EVENTS

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FRIDAY, JULY 28 - JULY 30 – TAKE A BREAK FROM THE INTERSTATE 3-day Road Market Fri- Sun.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 – ALL ON SAME DAY •

Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival (downtown)

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Quilt Show (downtown)

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Library Book Sale (downtown)

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Big Elkin Brewfest (at Elkin Municipal Park),

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Duck and Turtle Regatta (downtown)

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and this year the Insane Terrain (Elkin Municipal Park) will also occur same day.

OCTOBER 31 – TRICK OR TREAT ON MAIN STREET

1ST WEEKEND IN DECEMBER: OPEN AIR ART MARKET (Foothills Arts Council); Light Up Night (downtown).

2ND SUNDAY IN DECEMBER – ELKIN/JONESVILLE HOLIDAY PARADE COMMUNITY CHORUS – 2ND SUNDAY IN ADVENT (this has been going on 55+ years) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16TH - ELKIN CREEK VINEYARD Holiday Wine Dinner

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Yadkin Valley Event Venue Features Rustic Ambiance The Liberty, a spacious wedding and events hall in downtown Elkin, provides a much-needed meeting facility in the Yadkin Valley wine region.

The Liberty is a historic two-story building on Main Street. The main floor offers 10,000 square feet of meeting space with catering kitchen, plus a restaurant and wine/gift shop. An additional 15,000 square feet is available downstairs for future ventures.

“With all the wineries and vineyards around, there is quite a large wedding market,” says Leslie Schlender, Elkin’s economic development director.

The Liberty is the second business venture in Elkin for owner Cicely McCulloch, named the town’s Main Street Champion in 2013. McCulloch has a downtown bookstore and decided the time was right to refurbish this historic brick building that sat vacant for a few years.

©Photo by Jennifer Kleinheksel, CPP

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The renovation retained most of the building’s character and ambiance. The event space occupies a grand hall encompassed by brick walls and an arched ceiling supported by vintage hand-hewn timber beams. All the original windows were removed, retrofitted, and put back into place.

With a catering kitchen and state-of-the-art audio/visual system, The Liberty offers full-service meeting space for up to 550 people, making it the largest such venue in Surry County.

Although built for weddings and receptions, it also hosts concerts, family reunions, proms, corporate retreats and business training sessions.

When the event space is not in use, people can still frequent The Liberty’s two storefronts. One is a 2,000-square-foot restaurant, 222 Public House. The other is a smaller space that houses The Ivy gift shop and Yadkin Valley Wine Micro-Shop.

“Cicely renovated this facility to be exactly what we needed – an event hall for the local wedding industry,” said Schlender. “But more than that, we now have a conference and events center that provides many other opportunities.”

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MOUNT AIRY

MOUNT AIRY: UPCOMING EVENTS THE MAIN EVENT BAND - Friday, June 2, 7:30 pm Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or season pass) MOUNT AIRY FIDDLERS CONVENTION - Friday-Sat, June 2-3, Veterans Park, Admission Free Workshops, - Friday, June 2, Sponsored by Grassroots Grant from NCAC MARSHA MORGAN BAND - Saturday, June 3, 7:30 pm Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) THE LEGACY MOTOWN REVUE - Thursday, June 8, 7:30 pm Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) THE MAGNIFICENTS BAND - Friday, June 9, 7:30pm Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) ART & NATURE FESTIVAL - Arts & crafts, storytelling, music - Saturday, June 10, 10 am, Andy Griffith Playhouse

JUNE

PROFESSOR BROWER LECTURE, “WEDDING BELLS FOR AUNT BEE” - Sunday, June 10, 2:00 pm, Andy Griffith Museum Theatre, Free THE ATTRACTIONS BAND - Saturday, June 10, 7:30 pm Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) BETTY LYNN AT ANDY GRIFFITH MUSEUM - Friday, June 16, 12:30-3:30 pm Andy Griffith Museum, $6 TRAVIS FRYE & BLUE MOUNTAIN with guest band Rich in Tradition - Saturday, June 17, 7:30 pm, Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) THE SELDOM SCENE - Friday, June 23, 2017 7:30pm Historic Earle Theater, $40 preferred / $35 orchestra / $25 balcony SUMMERDAZE PARTY BAND - Saturday, June 24, 7:30 pm Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) BAND OF OZ - Wednesday, June 28, 7:30 pm Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) ARTS ALIVE PARADE & FESTIVAL - Thursday, June 29, 7:30 pm, Andy Griffith Playhouse THE EMBERS FEATURING CRAIG WOOLARD Thursday, June 29, 7:30 pm, Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) THE TIME CLARK BAND - Friday, June 30, 7:30 pm Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass)

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THE LEGACY MOTOWN REVUE - Thursday, July 13, 7:30 pm Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) ENVISION - Friday, July 14, 7:30 pm, Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) MISSOULA CHILDREN’S THEATRE - Saturday, July 15, 2:00 pm Andy Griffith Playhouse, $6 (or pass) TRAVIS FRYE & BLUE MOUNTAIN with guest band - Saturday, July 14, 7:30 pm Historic Earle Theatre, $7 (or pass)

JULY

LIQUID PLEASURE - Thursday, July 20, 7:30 pm, Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) BETTY LYNN AND ANDY GRIFFITH MUSEUM - Friday, July 21, 12:30-3:30 pm Andy Griffith Museum, $6 THE FANTASTIC SHAKERS - Friday, July 21, 7:30 pm Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) THE CATALINAS - Saturday, July 22, 7:30 pm Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) RYAN PINO: SIAMESE TWINS PRESENTATION - Friday, July 28, 7:30 pm Andy Griffith Museum Theatre, Free NORTH TOWER BAND - Friday, July 28, 7:30 pm Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) OKLAHOMA! (Live Theatre) - Saturday, July 29, 7:30 pm, Sunday, July 30, 3:00 pm, Monday, July 31, 7:30 pm, Andy Griffith Playhouse, $16 GARY LOWDER & SMOKIN’ HOT -Friday, August 4, 7:30 pm Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) GUMP FICTION The Ultimate 90s Music Experience - Saturday, August 5, 7:30 pm Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) FANTASY BAND - Friday, August 11, 7:30 pm Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass)

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PROFESSOR BROWER’S LECTURE, “PRISONER OF LOVE” - Saturday, August 12, 2:00 pm Andy Griffith Museum, Free

AUGUST

PHATT CITY -Saturday, August 12, 7:30 pm Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) BETTY LYNN AT ANDY GRIFFITH MUSEUM - Friday, August 18, 12:30-3:30 pm Andy Griffith Museum, $6 THE ENTERTAINERS - Friday, August 18, 7:30 pm Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) WILL JONES BAND (Country & More) Fri, August 18, 7:30 pm, Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) THE MAGNIFICENTS BAND - Fri., August 25, 7:30 pm, Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) MIDNIGHT ALLIE -Saturday, August 26, 7:30 pm Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 (or pass) LIQUID PLEASURE -Thursday, August 31, 7:30 pm Blackmon Amphitheater, $11 or Season Pass

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PILOT MOUNTAIN: UPCOMING EVENTS Pilot Mountain Tourism Development Authority, 124 West Main Street, Pilot Mountain, NC 27041 PILOT MOUNTAIN FARMERS MARKET every Saturday from 2pm – 5pm 213 E. Main St HOT NIGHTS, HOT CARS CRUISE IN - JUNE 3 Downtown – hotnightshotcars.com LADIES NIGHT OUT - JUNE 15 www.ladiesinpilot.com HOT NIGHTS, HOT CARS CRUISE IN - JULY 1 Downtown – hotnightshotcars.com HOT NIGHTS, HOT CARS CRUISE IN - AUGUST 5 Downtown – hotnightshotcars.com

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