Surry living Magazine - April 2018 Issue

COMPLIMENTARY

APRIL 2018

In this Issue

The Sweet Life

The Sounds of

Surry

Finding Extra Room with Gloria Brown

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BONUS: Your monthly calendar guide to the area’s special events for Dobson, Elkin, Galax, Mount Airy, and Pilot Mountain

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The Sounds of Surry

May National Pet Month June

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FEATURED SECTIONS

HOME, FARM, & GARDEN p.8 * OUT & ABOUT p.16 * 8 The Vintage Southern

Homemaker: Gloria Brown shares memories and helpful tips 10 The Modern Collector:

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13 This Little Light of Mine:

SINCERELY YOURS p.27 27 Sensibly Sassy: A fun

advice article in the spirit of Dear Abby - but rooted in the South!

Speak to me, Lord...

15 Sarah Southard:

Spring Grass: A Blessing and A Potential Curse

28 A Deeper Cut: A Novel

German PapierMâché Eggs 25 The Sweet Life: Rynn

17 Explore Elkin: The 2018

Yadkin Valley Wine Festival 12 Joanna Radford: Watch

for Active Critters

18 Knee-Deep in Bluegrass:

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Hennings gives sweet treat advice complete with a mouth-watering recipe 26 Carmen Long: The

Sounds in the Kitchen

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CONTRIBUTORS

Cindy Baucom

Gloria Brown

Sheri Wren Haymore

Rynn Hennings

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

Gloria is 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 who grew up in the business and worked many years as a dealer in the Yadkin Valley area, where she currently resides.

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

Kristen Owen

Laura Pack

Joanna Radford

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 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 was a necessity.

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

Kristen Owen is a Digital Content Producer for Lowe’s Home Improvement. She grew up on a small family farm in Buncombe County and graduated from NC State University with undergraduate degrees in Agriculture Extension and Communication, and a masters degree in Communication. She has a passion for agriculture and teaching. She loves the mountains, reading, meeting people and going new places. She lives in Salisbury with husband Matt, an agriculture teacher at a local high school.

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.

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.

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Sarah Southard

Larry VanHoose

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 the Creative Director at Vivid Graphics in Galax, VA. With over 25 years experience as a writer, graphic designer, and commercial photographer.

Larry and wife, Trina, have four wonderful, grown children and live just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in Fancy Gap, VA.

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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.

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home, farm, & garden

Finding Extra Room

by Gloria Brown

I don’t know about y’all, but I am ready to get outside. I want to put my umbrella and galoshes to work. I want to put on a sweater and walk around my yard and in the woods to see what is new in my little world. From now on through late fall I will be spending as much time as I can piddling with something out-of-doors.

I love to create spaces to live and relax outside. It reminds me of being at Ma and Pa Macemore’s farm with my cousins Dawn and Darrell. Dawn and I spent hours using tobacco twine around trees to make rooms in the woods. Moss, sticks, and rocks transformed into some of the most beautiful furniture ever seen. Even Darrell couldn’t resist helping out sometimes. Now, decades later, I’m still making “rooms” outside.

April is the perfect time to add space to your place, and extra living areas are right outside your door. Porches and patios can become outdoor rooms. Or, stake out a spot near a tree or shrubs and stage the perfect retreat. You choose whether you are designing entertainment space or simply an oasis of solitude.

As a vintage southern homemaker (VSH), you already know that this can be achieved easily and inexpensively. I’m here to give you a few suggestions and help you wake up your make-do, can-do imagination.

After you have picked the location, determine the purpose. As a savvy VSH, inventory your belongings to reuse, and repurpose what you already have. Check your garage, basement, and storage spaces for forgotten treasures. Remember that you will be considering items for decoration as well as function.

Pulling everything together can be as much fun as using the space. If you simply can’t achieve the look you want with what you already have, then you must shop. But, remember the joy for a VSH is doing it as inexpensively as possible – yet having things look like an interior designer took the reins. Which in fact is just what you are. No one will ever be as good as you at knowing what you want, need, and love. Trust your own tastes and sense of style to design the perfect spot.

Here are a few of my tips to consider: •

Seating is a must in any space. Check out your lawn chairs, lounges, and hammocks. Make small repairs. Seating must be safe. (I could tell you about an unfortunate mishap my great-aunt Beulah had in a rusty metal chair during one of her famous yard sales. We’ll save that for another time.)

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Tables are needed in any arrangement. Think outside of four legs and a flat surface. All kinds of things can be put together to make a very serviceable table. I once came up with a sweet little table by using two vintage wire milk crates and a short plank. I put a fern under each crate and boom, instant table. Pretty too.

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Consider nighttime lighting. I prefer candles, lanterns, or torches over electric lighting when outside. A firepit is a very nice touch. My grandson Garret and I dug out our own and lined it with pit stones from the hardware store, and it works just fine.

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Paint. Paint. Paint. Use fun colors to revive the tired and drab pieces that deserve a new life. Beware of drips or spray can mists. I have a driveway with real personality.

I think that is enough to get you well on your way. In May I will share some of my secrets and tips for prettying up your new outdoor living space.

Until then, remember that anyone can clean your house, but it takes you to make it a home.

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by Laura Pack

German Papier-Mâché Eggs

For many of us, bunnies, chicks, candy, and decorated eggs are childhood associations we make with Easter. Looking forward to treats the Easter Bunny left in your basket and to egg hunts at church were especially exciting.

The Easter holiday also reminds me of one of my favorite collections – German papier-mâché eggs that open to hold candy.

I have enjoyed collecting these papier-mâché eggs for many years, and if you have seen them, it is not hard to understand why. Their whimsical designs are fun and may remind us of the children we once were.

These German eggs are easy to spot with their often vibrant and beautifully decorated designs.

They typically feature bunnies, chicks, flowers, and children.

However, you can also find eggs decorated with other animals such as frogs, mice, and even bears engaged in various activities ranging from painting, picnicking, and singing, to boisterously frolicking and playing with one another. Sometimes you can find nesting sets of eggs that feature the same or similar motifs.

Giving papier-mâché eggs filled with delectable chocolates and other candies is still a custom in Germany today. Collecting German papier-mâché eggs has become quite popular, and if you are lucky, you may find your very own “golden egg” of considerable worth. Either way, you will receive much enjoyment from the beauty of the eggs themselves.

Happy hunting!

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Traditionally, the German Easter Bunny (Osterhase) doesn’t leave goodies in an Easter basket. Instead, the papier-mâché eggs are filled with delicious candies, such as favorite chocolates. The eggs are also used as centerpieces and are given as gifts to family and friends. Some papier-mâché containers are large enough to hold candy and small toys.

Since the late 19th century, people have used the papier-mâché Easter eggs to hold treats. The eggs are believed to have originated in the Erzgebirge region of Western Germany. Some eggs were trimmed in lace, which was also made in the region.

To determine the age of a German papier-mâché egg, you simply need to look for certain stamps or markings inside the egg.

• Eggs stamped German are the oldest, made prior to 1918 in most cases.

• Eggs stamped German Republic are typically dated between 1918 and 1933.

• Eggs that are marked as East Germany, German Democratic Republic, West Germany, and Federal Republic of Germany are post WWII. 10 • SURRY LIVING April 2018 Issue

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by Joanna Radford

Watch for Active Critters Many of us are itching to work in our yards. Be for certain that we are not the only ones. As moles and voles become more active now, we will see raised tunnels or mole hills throughout some lawns. It is helpful to know which pesky critter created these tunnels if we want effective controls. Moles are omnivores and like to eat grubs. Pine voles are herbivores and like to eat the roots of plants.

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Exclusion control is easier in small areas like seed beds.

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It is best to keep the ground bare around plants voles like to feed on. Maintain bare ground by mowing closely, removing mulch, or applying an herbicide to kill off undesirable plants. Bare ground gives potential predators the opportunity to help control vole populations.

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Other options include packing the soil or reducing the soil moisture (this helps reduce the habitat’s attractiveness) and reducing their food supply by killing grubs with insecticides.

There are various effective insecticides on the market. The time of application is extremely important, with applications in April and May or August and September recommended. The grub is close enough to the ground surface at those times that the product can penetrate through the soil to the grub. Most soil applied insecticides require watering in with a garden hose or by rainfall.

Although it can be tricky to do so, moles may be trapped. Several mole traps on the market, if properly handled, will give good results when placed in active tunnels.

There is a so-called mole plant, caper spurge (Euphorbia latharis).

This plant is advertised to repel moles when placed throughout flowerbeds, but no known research supports this claim. The use of caster beans, which are poisonous to humans, and electromagnetic devices are also unproven methods of mole control. It appears there are no shortcuts or magic wands when controlling moles.

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by Larry VanHoose

Speak to me, Lord, I’m listening I read this quote from Oswald Chambers this morning: “Get into the habit of saying, ‘Speak to me, Lord,’ and your life will become a romance.”

I thought, How cool, I’m gonna do that right now.

So, I closed my eyes and said, “Speak to me, Lord, I’m listening.”

Just then my computer dinged to let me know I had a new email.

It wasn’t the Lord, by-the-way, but a client needing help with his artwork. I fixed his problem and emailed him back.

Then I said again, “Speak to me, Lord, I’m listening” but suddenly remembered that another client was coming into my office later this morning. I glanced around my office, then straightened up a bit.

The coffee maker looked sloppy, so I cleaned it and polished the stainless accents. The window had cobwebs; better get the Windex.

The floor needed work, my desk was a mess, the pictures on the wall were all crooked, and I’d forgotten to hang my new sign at the door to my office. Lots to do and so little time.

Look, another email.

Whew. Then I said, “Speak to me, Lord.” My phone vibrated. Again, not the Lord. Someone just commented on one of my Facebook posts. They “Liked” it! Someone else posted what they’d had for breakfast (hmm, I’m hungry). Oh, there’s another inspirational quote, gotta read that. Wait, I already read a great quote. I was going to act on it. What was it again? Oh yeah!

“Speak to me, Lord, I’m listening.” Wow, my skin sure gets dry this time of year. Where’s my hand lotion? This office stinks, better turn on the candle-thingy. How does my desk get so dusty? Oh yeah, Dusty! I need to shoot him a quick email to see if he’s still coming over tonight. Dang, my coffee got cold quick? Well, I needed to get up anyway.

“Speak to me, Lord, I’m listening.”

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1 Kings 19: 11-13 NLT “Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the Lord told him. And as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave.

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Spring Grass: A Blessing and A Potential Curse Spring has sprung! At least on the calendar. As warmer weather moves in to stay a while, flowers are blooming, trees are budding, and birds are migrating back. Those of us with livestock are beginning to see the light at the end of the winter hay-feeding tunnel as pastures turn green with new growth. Our animals are anxious for fresh forage. It may seem completely innocuous to allow free access to lush, fresh pasture, but spring grazing is not without its possible complications.

by Sarah Southard, DVM

Grass tetany, or hypomagnesemia, is a disease of cattle (and sometimes sheep) that results from low levels of magnesium in the blood. It is also referred to as grass staggers, due to the clinical signs that can be observed in cattle grazing lush, fast-growing grass pastures. Rapidly growing grass is lower in magnesium than is mature grass. Low blood magnesium levels develop and can lead to death if not treated early and appropriately. It takes an attentive cattleman to notice that an animal may be hyperexcitable, staggering around the pasture, and extra-sensitive to noises or other stimuli. Affected animals may appear blind and have muscle tremors. As the disease progresses (rather rapidly), animals may become recumbent and will develop seizures. Death quickly follows seizures. If treatment is to be effective, it must be administered early in the course of the disease. Contact your herd veterinarian promptly upon discovering a sick animal.

While treatment can be successful, it is far more rewarding and cost-effective to prevent the problem altogether. Grazing animals should always have access to salt and trace minerals. During times of rapid grass growth—typically early spring in this area—offer a trace mineral mix that is relatively higher in magnesium. Spring mineral mixes should contain at least 10 percent magnesium to be effective. This gives cattle access to the additional magnesium they require while grasses have lower levels than usual.

Managing certain classes of cattle on particular types of pastures can be helpful in preventing grass tetany.

Although any class of cattle can be affected, older cows nursing young calves tend to be the most at-risk group.

Cows with calves younger than four months should be placed on pastures that have a mix of legumes and grasses.

The legumes (clover, alfalfa, and vetch, among others) usually contain at least twice the amount of magnesium as grasses grown in the same soil. Dry cows, heifers, and stocker cattle can utilize the grass pastures during the early rapid-growth phase.

Pastures that have been heavily fertilized with manure or that have had an excess of nitrogen and potassium fertilizers applied are more likely to induce grass tetany. This is due to the interactions of the nutrients within the plant, resulting in the magnesium being unavailable for absorption by livestock. Performing soil tests prior to applying manure or commercial fertilizers will allow for the application of the proper amounts of nutrients based on soil deficiencies. This leads to decreased risk of grass tetany and saves you money as you’re not over-applying expensive fertilizers.

In the words of Benjamin Franklin, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Be proactive this spring to ensure that your cattle or sheep are prepared for a healthy, productive year!

Disclaimer: Surry Living does not provide medical or behavioral advice. The contents of this magazine, including text, graphics, images and

other material, are intended for informational purposes only. Always seek the advice of your veterinarian or other qualified animal healthcare provider with any questions that you may have regarding the medical condition of your pet. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something that you have read in Surry Living Magazine.

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The Hugh Chatham BirthPlace Brings Top Notch Care to our Region Providing the highest quality childbirth experience in our region is both the mission and the culture of The BirthPlace at Hugh Chatham. The BirthPlace offers single room maternity care and continuous mother-baby care. Integral to this experience is that the mother is able to labor, deliver and recover in the same room, called LDRP (labor, delivery, recovery, postpartum). She may have her family members with her if desired. All of the compassionate and qualified providers and nursing staff have many years of experience in caring for mother and baby. The offerings of free well-baby visits as needed 48 hours after discharge as well as lactation consultation bring peace of mind for the new family.

New to The BirthPlace are childbirth and childcare education classes. Taught by our qualified staff, this instruction will bring a sense of added knowledge and wellness to the complete childbirth experience. A favorite class is the Brand New Sibling Class. Siblings learn what a big part they can play in the caring for their new brother or sister. Siblings visit The BirthPlace and learn everything from the importance of washing their hands to diapering, bathing, and simply holding the new baby. The highlight of this class--every sibling receives a stuffed animal at the completion of the course.

We are extremely proud of the reputation enjoyed by The BirthPlace throughout our region and that more women are continuing to choose the childbirth experience offered here at Hugh Chatham. We invite you to learn more about The BirthPlace and all of the women’s health services The Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Birthplace recently at Hugh Chatham by visiting www.hughchatham.org/services/women/ . initiated its new Stuffed Animals for Siblings program, giving For more information or to schedule a tour of The Birthplace call 336.527.7374. the first animal to Adilynn, (left) proud big sister of Marlee! Both girls were born at Hugh Chatham.

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Yadkin Valley Wine Festival The 2018 Yadkin Valley Wine Festival is coming up May 19th from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. The Elkin Municipal Park will be hosting the festival again this year. The trees and a creek running through the park make for a very relaxing day. You will be able to enjoy tasting wine from 26 vineyards in the Yadkin Valley, food trucks and food vendors will be offering everything from doughnuts to bar-b-q and lots of craft vendors offering many special items. Grab a bite to eat, a bottle of wine and a picnic table to enjoy the day.

The Embers, featuring Craig Woolard along with the Legacy Motown Revue will have everyone on the dance floor dancing to the music from 12-5 p.m. The traditional grape stomp for kids and adults always offers lots of fun and photo opportunities.

Date - May 19, from 11 AM – 5 PM Tickets $22 in advance and $30 on the day of VIP Tickets $102 For more information: Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce

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by Cindy Baucom

MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH RADIO I am a huge fan of radio – both as an avid listener and a longtime broadcaster.

I have heard radio referred to as “theater of the mind,” and that is a great analogy. As you listen to a song on the radio, your imagination can take you to so many places! Chances are, if a mini-movie is not playing in your head as you listen, you are picturing the band on stage delivering the performance.

Since I was a little girl, I have absolutely loved to listen to the radio. And why not? You could always hear a friendly voice, a new song, an old song, the weather forecast, the news, entertaining commercials, contests, and more! It was fun to scan the dial for various styles of music and different voices. As it got later into the night, I discovered radio stations from far away cities came in more clearly. I had one of those pocket-size transistor radios with one plug-in earbud, which came in very handy for not disturbing my family as I listened until I fell asleep. I remember always being intrigued to see an on-air personality in person, because they were never as I had pictured them!

During a career day presentation when I was in elementary school, the display I found myself drawn to most was the broadcasting booth. I didn’t know then that I would take my first job in radio in April 1983, at age 17, with a station I had listened to all my life – WKSK in West Jefferson, NC. There I learned so much about radio – from announcing and operating the control board to writing a heartfelt obituary and everything in between. From there to WKBC in North Wilkesboro to WFMX in Statesville to national syndication in 2003 with my show, “Knee-Deep In Bluegrass,” I am starting year 35 in radio.

My career has afforded me countless opportunities for which I am grateful. I have met some of the most awesome people in the world. And if you are someone who has ever tuned-in to a radio station where I was working and listened to me as I was on-the-air, you are a big part of my journey, and I thank you.

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With a leap of faith and a flip of the switch, Al Hinshaw brought 100.9 WIFM-FM to life in 1949 on Elk Spur Street in Elkin, making WIFM one of the oldest FM stations in the nation.

Unfortunately, FM technology was so new that very few people had FM radios and WIFM struggled in the early years before adding an AM signal (WJOS) to help pay the bills in 1953.

It would be several years, even decades, before the number of FM listeners surpassed AM.

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Formats for the stations were ever evolving. During the 70s both stations started the morning with news/talk radio for a few hours before WJOS transitioned to pop/rock. WIFM carried country music until noon, gospel music from noon to five, and country again until dusk when WJOS signed off and WIFM picked up the pop/rock format until midnight. WJOS broadcast Southern Gospel from the late 80s until the AM license was surrendered, while WIFM morphed into the Adult Contemporary format of today.

Music then was mainly on vinyls – first 78 rpm, then 45 and 33 1/3. DJs hustled about queuing up albums on multiple turntables and/or reel-to-reel tapes. Live remotes were a real show with DJs hauling stacks of albums and turntables to broadcast locations where big horn speakers blared music.

Local DJs were quite the celebrities back in the day. There was live music too, as groups large and small gathered at the studio to perform, and preachers delivered in-studio messages on Sunday mornings. CDs took over in the 80s and today, computer automation and digital technology have forever changed the landscape of radio. The mystery and romance of radio have been replaced by improved sound quality and clarity. You can listen to WIFM streaming online at www.wifmradio.com.

Sport has also been a rich part of WIFM tradition as we were among the first FM stations to carry NASCAR races and the very first FM station to carry Ned Jarrett’s “Wide World of Racing.” Barney Hall, the late NASCAR superstar, started his rise to fame at WIFM before being discovered by Bill 20 • SURRY LIVING April 2018 Issue

Leon Reece, former General Manager & Co-owner

France, Sr. and moving on to enjoy a career spanning more than 50 years with the Motor Racing Network and NASCAR. Leon Reece, general manager, co-owner, and morning host, who retired in 1995 after more than forty years, may very well be best remembered for his morning talk show, “Open Mike.”

This show was cutting edge, as the talk format had heretofore been confined mainly to AM stations. Two more ownership changes would take place in the 90s before Yadkin Valley Broadcasting purchased WIFM on February 24, 2004.

While much has changed, much remains the same. Music continues to be the heartbeat that drives WIFM, and the Adult Contemporary format allows us to play the absolute best variety of songs from the 60s up through today. Danny Hall, Boonville native and long-time radio professional, not only serves as morning DJ Danny Hall, Morning DJ but also as our music director. He takes great care and pride selecting songs with the right fit, feel, and flow. Elkin’s own Joel Hooper, who mans the controls afternoons, is sports director and has had the opportunity to cover over 300 high school football games and 30 state championships in football, basketball, softball, and baseball. Sunday morning programming of gospel music and preaching serves tribute to our roots, as some of our ministries of faith have aired every Sunday for 30 years or more.

Joel Hooper, Afternoon DJ One new initiative is “People Doing Good for Others” each Saturday morning at 9:05, which celebrates the significant contributions of people who give, care, and share. Another is “Extension Today,” facilitated by NC Cooperative Extension Agents who highlight local agricultural interests. Weekly spotlights on our region’s schools and community colleges, local news, time and temperature, weekday noontime obituary announcements, and ABC News at the top of every hour are part of our commitment to complete, fair, and impartial local coverage. Public Service Announcements for non-profits, churches, and schools are provided on-air and on our web site at no charge. We’ve also archived photographs of over 2,000 community events in the Yadkin Valley. Our support of nonprofits, including the annual Elkin Rescue Squad Charity Golf Tournament, provides wonderful opportunities for us to share our blessings, ministry, and outreach.

out & about Our Mission Statement promises to 1) Be generous to our communities, 2) Advocate worthy causes, and 3) Speak for those who need a voice. Over 100 local companies support WIFM by buying advertising that shares their products, services, and values. We encourage our listeners to buy local from the loyal merchants who believe in the ministry and mission of our WIFM traditions and without whose partnership our operations would not be possible.

We invite you to visit us at 813 N. Bridge Street in Elkin, call us at 336-835-2511, email us at wifm@wifmradio.com, or connect with us on our website www.wifmradio.com or on Facebook. We’d love to hear your stories and memories of WIFM.

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Advanced Treatment for Stroke: When Minutes Save Lives!

“Every minute counts when dealing with a potential stroke situation – so if you think you’re having a stroke, call 911 immediately so you are taken to the nearest hospital with the advanced training and resources needed to provide the most appropriate care!” says Debbie Moser, RN, BSN, Coordinator for the nationally-certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center at Northern Hospital of Surry County.

“Our certification means that we have a dedicated response, available 24/7, who work in a carefully orchestrated manner to swiftly evaluate, diagnose and treat a patient who may be having a stroke,” adds Moser, who also serves as the hospital’s Staff Development Coordinator.

“As soon as we’re notified that a stroke patient is en-route or has arrived, a “Code Stroke” is called in the hospital signaling our stroke team into action. We meet the patient at the door and quickly transport him or her to the Imaging Center for a CT head scan so we can determine the cause of the stroke – which will then dictate the treatment to be given,” explains Karen Hagen, RN, CEN, Director of Emergency Services. “Our [laboratory] staff also responds to the Code Stroke and quickly obtains blood samples. At the same time, we are arranging for a telemedicine consult with a neurologist, who is able to speak directly with the patient and/or family members about the patient’s condition and recommend course of treatment.

“All of our initial evaluation efforts are performed quickly and seamlessly so we are able to initiate treatment as soon as possible to reduce or eliminate neurological deficits that may result from the interruption of blood to the brain,” adds Hagen, who notes that Northern treats approximately 20-30 patients as a Code Stroke per month.

Speed is essential—both in recognizing the signs of a stroke and then getting medical attention. The most common symptoms of a stroke are facial drooping, arm weakness and slurred speech.

[See “Act FAST – Call 911” sidebar.]

The Golden Hour “When we say that every minute counts, we mean it,” says Jason Edsall, MD, Chief of Staff for Northern Hospital and Medical Director of the Stroke Center. “The sooner we provide appropriate treatment to a stroke patient, the less chance they will suffer significant or long-term neurological deficits.

“Our goal is to get patients to the functional status they had before the onset of symptoms,” he continues. To achieve the optimal outcome, patients should try to get to the hospital within 60 to 90 minutes (or less) of when symptoms first appear. “We’ll take it from there,” says Dr. Edsall, adding that “our procedures are so streamlined that our typical door-to-needle time is under 60 minutes.”

Achieving Recognition for Excellence

Since joining the Emergency Medicine physician staff for Northern Hospital in 2002, Dr. Edsall had been a strong advocate for establishing a stroke program that would be recognized by national peers for its commitment to excellence in patient-care.

Buoyed by his enthusiasm and determination, the hospital’s other clinicians and administrators worked collaboratively to design Depending on the severity of symptoms and cause of the stroke and implement the crucial clinical pathways and protocols – be it a blood clot (87% probability) or a bleed in the brain needed to achieve such independent certification for excellence.

(13% probability) – the patient may be given a highly-effective clot-busting drug on-the-spot and admitted to the hospital or Karen Hagen, who has directed the ED operations for the past given appropriate medications and quickly transported to one of four years, remembers well the long hours and hard work put two Comprehensive Stroke Centers in Winston-Salem, where a into creating a nationally-ranked stroke program. “One of the delicate clot-retrieval procedure is performed in a Catheterization most rewarding things for me has been to help drive the processLab. Similar to a heart catheterization, the procedure involves change needed to achieve certification of our Stroke Program,” threading a catheter through a major artery in order to grab and she said. The time and effort paid off! Since February 2016, remove the clot in the brain.

Northern Hospital’s program has been certified as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission, the nation’s The Silent Killer leading accreditation organization for hospitals. “Today, there’s According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention not a single person on staff who doesn’t understand and know (CDC), stroke is the fifth leading cause of death for Americans – how their role fits into ensuring high-quality care for stroke killing about 140,000 individuals each year. More than 795,000 patients.” people in the U.S. have a stroke every year; with about 610,000 of those cases being first or new strokes. Stroke is also the leading For more information about Northern Hospital’s certified cause of serious long-term disability, with strokes reducing Advanced Primary Stroke Program, visit our website at www. northernhospital.com/stroke. mobility in more than half of stroke survivors age 65 and over.

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The Sweet Life

pring seems to unfold its melodious song one note at a time. Starting with the early daffodils, the bold yellow colors stand out against the brown, barren landscape, followed closely by vibrant pinks, purples, and reds. This juxtaposition of color and winter ground reminds me of a cake with chocolate layers and a contrasting spring-hued frosting.

Adorned with pink, raspberry buttercream frosting between the layers only, this cake imitates the barren landscape with the early blooming of spring. It can be decorated with spring colors by using colorful fruit, cookies, or edible flowers. While this is a simple cake to make, the decorations can sing spring, thus bringing it to life for a special celebration.

CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH RASPBERRY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Ingredients for Raspberry Frosting • 1 cup butter, softened (2 sticks) • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 4 ½ cups powdered sugar, sifted • ⅓ cup raspberries, pureed • 1 tablespoon milk (optional) Directions for Frosting 1. Cream butter until smooth.

2. Add vanilla extract and mix.

3. Place ⅓ cup fresh raspberries in a food chopper and blend until pureed.

4. Alternate powdered sugar and pureed raspberries and beat until smooth. If frosting is too stiff, add 1 tablespoon of milk and blend.

5. Place a layer of cake on a cake plate. Frost the top of layer with ⅓ of the frosting. Stack the next layer and repeat process until all the frosting is divided between layers.

Finish the cake with fresh raspberries and other fruit, candy, macaron cookies or edible flowers.

Servings: 12-14 Ingredients for Cake • 2 boxes chocolate cake mix* • 2 boxes instant chocolate pudding • 4 tablespoons sugar • 2 tablespoons cooking oil • 6 large eggs, lightly beaten and at room temperature • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract • 2 ½ cups water • Parchment paper (optional) • Vegetable shortening and all-purpose flour for preparing the pans Directions for Cake 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour three 8-ounce cake pans. Cut three circles out of parchment paper and place one in the bottom of each prepared pan. Grease and flour each parchment paper.

2. In a large mixing bowl, add all the ingredients and stir to combine. Then beat batter for 2 minutes until well mixed.

3. Place wet, bake-even strips** around the outside of the cake pan and secure. (optional) 4. Divide the batter evenly among the three prepared cake pans.

5. Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs clinging to it but with no wet batter.

Let cool for a few minutes. Then run a thin knife around the inside edge to release the cake. Turn the cake out on a cooling rack and discard the paper liner. Cool completely.

Sweet Tips *This recipe can be cut in half to make a two-layer cake, or to make it easier to mix together. **To bake a flat cake without a middle dome, use wet, baking strips around the cake pan prior to baking. You can buy these at craft stores in the cake-baking section, or you can make your own. To make your own strips, cut a towel long enough to fit around your cake pan and tall enough to fold over and make a double thickness. Wet the strip until very damp, but not dripping.

Overlap the ends and pin the strip with safety pins until it fits securely around pan. Then fill pan with batter and bake until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. This method keeps the cake sides from baking faster than the middle of the cake. You may have to add additional baking time until the toothpick test shows cake is done.

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by Carmen Long

The Sounds in the Kitchen

The kitchen is my favorite room of the house when I think of sounds. I remember my grandmother up early, rattling around in her kitchen amid the clatter of dishes being washed in her big enamel sink, the creaking and slamming of cabinet doors and drawers, and the tea kettle whistling on the stove. We could never figure out how she made so much noise making breakfast and getting a start on the food we would enjoy that day.

Some of the best conversations happen in the kitchen as we prepare food with family and friends. My mom and I enjoyed lots of fun as we cooked together when I was growing up. My husband and I enjoy preparing food together, and I am so thankful both of our children like to be in the kitchen.

For many years the large kitchen in our home was the gathering place. As little children, Kelsey and Carson would make the kitchen-dining room-living room loop on their ride-on toys. After they discovered the joys of basketball, the Little Tikes basketball goal had a permanent spot in the kitchen. They spent hours there learning to dribble and shoot. Maybe that was the key to their successful high school and college basketball careers. Once they started school, the island became the homework center; I could keep track of their progress while learning about their day. We made crafts in the kitchen, had parties and celebrations, and enjoyed playing games. That kitchen was the heart of our home and what I missed the most after we moved.

Our current home has a much smaller kitchen, but it is still full of joy. The children are grown and away most of the time, and the sounds in our kitchen are different. Now I hear the quiet sounds.

I am so thankful for the hum of the refrigerator, water that flows so effortlessly from my faucet, the microwave timer chiming, and food simmering on the stove. Knowing those sounds contribute to some delicious meals brings happiness.

The conversation that comes from gathering around the table at meal time is another pleasurable sound. Make the most of your time together and talk. Need some help to make your mealtime more enjoyable? Visit the Family Dinner Project (https:// thefamilydinnerproject.org/), a growing movement of food, fun, and conversation about things that matter from Project Zero at Harvard University. Research shows many benefits to families eating together. Try these conversation starters to make your table time more interesting...

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• Name three things that are fun for you.

• What’s the funniest or strangest thing that happened to you today?

• As spring is associated with hope, what is something you hope for – for yourself, or someone you love, or the world?

Alone at your table? Invite someone to eat with you or call a friend or family member and put the phone on speaker so you can enjoy conversation, even if it is at a distance. Face-time is almost as good as being together.

Easy Fruit Salad is a yummy recipe to make as a family. For young chefs, use a plastic knife to slice the bananas.

EASY FRUIT SALAD Ingredients • 1 (20-oz) can pineapple chunks in juice, drained • 1 (15-oz) can fruit cocktail in juice, drained • 2 small bananas, sliced • 1 (8-oz) low-fat yogurt (try vanilla or lemon)

Directions 1. Drain pineapple chunks and fruit cocktail.

2. Wash, peel, and slice bananas.

3. Mix fruit and yogurt together.

4. Cover and chill until ready to serve.

Variations – substitute fresh instead of canned fruit: •

1 cup grapes, seedless, halved

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2 cups cantaloupe, cut into pieces

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1 cup strawberries, quartered

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1 cup apple, cut into bite-size pieces

sincerely yours

Sensibly Sassy

Dear Sensibly Sassy, I am dollared to death at work. It’s a never-ending chain of envelopes being passed around for some unfortunate coworker, church and school fundraisers, direct sales parties, or some employee/crafter peddling their wares. I’ve never worked in such an aggressive, money-seeking environment. I’m made to feel I must buy or donate to everything going. This is an office with a hundred plus women. I can’t keep this up. I’m going broke.

Sincerely,

Dear Sensibly Sassy, I have a problem. It is my neighbor. He burned my split rail fence. Obviously, he was doing some spring yard work and decided to set a brush fire. In doing so, my fence caught fire, burning a post and the ends of the three rails in that post. I’m not exactly sure when it happened. I just noticed it when I started my own yard work. There it was, laying on the ground and charred. He hasn’t mentioned it. Not a word. I think he should make things right and replace it. We’ve been neighbors for several years. I never took him for the kind of guy to not own up to what he did and pay for it.

Burning Mad

Cancel My Order Dear Canceled, Are you familiar with the word no? Or, how about the softer response of no, thank you? Come on now. You are not a victim of the at-work sales force. You are letting this situation create itself. You are allowed to decline. Furthermore, you are allowed to decline without explanation. If you’re harshly confronted about not buying or contributing, politely reply that you didn’t realize that failure to participate would be a problem. Wish them well with their efforts and move on. The fewer the words and explanations the better. I’ve been where you are. You will be surprised how much better you will feel and how much more money you will have when you answer to your budget instead of a bully.

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sincerely yours Find out how a harmless prank entangles two college kids with a serial killer as we open the first chapter of A DEEPER CUT, a novel of suspense and forgiveness by Mt. Airy author Sheri Wren Haymore.

H

e sat on a bench on a balmy spring day and sharpened his knife. Nobody paid any attention. People walked right by him on Beaufort’s wooden boardwalk, inspecting the yachts in their moorings, taking in the calm morning blue of the inland water.

Overhead, a gull shrilled a question, and another one answered.

Close by, somebody hosed down a yacht, the sound of water spraying the only ambitious noise on the waterfront.

He could make out snatches of conversation as people strolled by.

A kid, excited: “Hey, look. That boat’s from Jamaica. How did it get to North Carolina?” A woman, with anticipation: “Ooh, this place has grouper sandwich! Let’s eat here for lunch.” A man, quite seriously: “The tide’s going out.”

Actually, the tide had just turned and was coming back in. He knew this because he knew the water. Smiling to himself, he returned the knife to its sheath. People may not have noticed his knife today, but very soon, all of Beaufort would fear it.

A couple strolled by, and he watched them closely. The young woman was quite beautiful, and he could tell by the lift of her chin and the sway of her hips that she enjoyed the stares she was drawing. The white gauzy skirt she was wearing flowed seductively in the breeze, and she dangled a wide-brimmed blue hat in one hand.

The young man sauntered along, one hand in his pocket, the other lightly brushing his companion’s back. To the casual observer, the young man might appear nonchalant, unaffected by the glances from other folks on the waterfront. But the man with the knife was far from casual. He could read a cocky swagger in the square of the young man’s shoulders. He knew to the minute what time the couple had arrived in Beaufort the previous evening, and he even knew the young man’s name: Hunter Kittrell.

Just then, a kitten, perhaps lured by the odor of frying burgers that drifted from the closest restaurant, danced around his legs, bumping him, begging attention. When he picked it up, it purred. Perfect timing. A Kittrell and a kitten in the same breath. He decided to call himself “The Cat.” *** Unaware of the man’s stare, the young couple continued on their way, and soon they were seated on the dining porch of a waterfront restaurant. While Hunter Kittrell tucked into his burger and fries, the young woman returned the stares of passersby, her gaze enticing, her smile bemused. When she noticed a heavyset woman hovering just off the porch, she set the blue hat on her head at a deliberately precarious angle, the brim nearly hiding her face.

“Miss Singer? May I have your autograph?” asked the heavyset woman as she tried to peer around the hat brim to see the young woman’s face.

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“Of course. And what is your name?”

“Carol.”

“So nice to meet you, Carol. It isn’t often that I get the chance to meet my public.” And “Miss Singer” scribbled a bold, illegible script on a paper napkin and extended it by delicate fingertips to Carol.

“You don’t know what this means, Miss Singer.

I’ll treasure this always.”

Carol continued to hover expectantly, clutching the napkin with one hand and twisting the hem of her Beaufort souvenir T-shirt with the other.

“Do,” the young woman said, and she pulled the brim of the hat lower, shutting out the woman. She reached a manicured hand to grasp the arm of her companion. “Hunter, please forgive the interruption.” Her voice was practiced, lacking accent. “You were saying you were caught in a storm?”

“Mmm.” The young man’s voice was bored, but his gray eyes were not.

“How awful that must have been for you,” she said in exaggerated horror.

“Not nearly as awful as you are, Babe,” Hunter answered, his voice low, his eyes amused. “Miki, you keep me in awe.”

“Shh. I’m Vanessa Singer today, and my fans think I am the goddess of Hollywood.” She gave him a sly, wicked smile. Sensing other patrons staring, she said loudly, “This place is boring.

Let’s motor on down the waterway,” and abruptly she stood, leaving half-eaten sandwiches for the gulls or the startled waiter, whichever arrived first.

Hunter flourished a twenty and drowned it carelessly in his glass of water. “I’m right behind you, Vanessa. Just where you want me.” A few steps and they were off the dining porch and on the boardwalk, gliding toward the yacht slips, the spring breeze billowing Vanessa’s skirt around her legs.

A subtle tip of the hat and a wink brought a middle-aged fellow scrambling off the porch. “Vanessa! Wait! Miss Singer!” He cut them off on the walk, more out-of-breath than the distance warranted. “I thought that was you, and I told my wife . . .” He stopped, anxious. The blue eyes he sought were staring at the water; all she was offering him was her profile.

“Miss Singer will be delighted to give you an autograph,” Hunter said easily. “She’s quite worn out by the cruise. You understand.”

“Oh, of course,” he said, not questioning why a cruise would tire a body, and after fumbling, produced a wadded dollar bill from

sincerely yours the depths of his pockets. “Make it to Bob and Vena. That’s my wife, over there.”

Miki gave a delicate fingertip wave in the direction of the porch, scribbled across George’s face and left the bill and pen in Bob’s hand without a word. A few more steps and she was off the boardwalk, down the ramp, past the “Boat Owners Only” sign, followed by the obliging Hunter.

“Thanks! We loved your last film!” shouted Bob. “My fans always have the last word,” Miki said smoothly and passed through a gate and down a narrow dock. Now they were hidden by a Hatteras cruiser from the stares of the tourists. The yacht’s owner raised an eyebrow and a highball glass in their direction and went back to his charts.

“The lovely Vanessa was last seen lunching in Beaufort on her way to West Palm and points beyond,” Miki announced, giving the hat to the wind and the skirt to the bowsprit of the yacht before slipping into the salty water.

“Damn, Miki,” was all Hunter said as he followed her.

Hunter and Miki hooted with laughter as they purchased a shirred gauze skirt to go over Miki’s soaked bodysuit, attracting stares of another kind. With her blonde hair down and streaming water, she looked like the college kid she was, her vivid blue eyes drawing attention away from the classic bone structure so like Vanessa Singer’s.

“I always knew I could pull that off, ever since seeing her in Final Darkness. How do you like me as a thirty-year-old movie star?”

“Thirty,” he repeated. “That’s, like, a decade away. What I’ve gotta do in this decade is graduate and find a job.”

He squeaked down the sidewalk beside her in soggy sneakers, hands in his pockets to hold his damp shorts away from his legs.

She stopped and stared up at him. He was good-looking in an easy sort of way—watchful eyes beneath sandy brown hair, strong jaw, full lips. He had a man’s high, square forehead and a confident lift to his chin, and yet he appeared boyish, as if his youthful features still waited to be chiseled handsome by life.

When she saw his familiar careless smile, she moved on, saying, “For a minute there, I thought you were serious.”

“Maybe I am. You are an expensive hobby, Miki.”

“I thought your rich uncle died and left you a bazillion dollars or something.”

“My rich uncle left me something. I have to get my broke self through college before I can find out what it is, and it may not turn out to be money. I’ve told you that a hundred times. Don’t you listen?”

“Yeah, I listen. But get real, Hunter. Rich dead uncles don’t make a big deal about leaving somebody a couch. You’re getting big money in two years, no doubt about it.”

“A couch?” Hunter sputtered in laughter. “Does this mean you’ll leave me for a guy with a fat billfold if it turns out to be a couch?”

She cut her eyes sideways at him and swayed closer as she walked, her long skirt brushing his bare leg. “Maybe the couch will be

stuffed with money.”

When he smiled his slow smile, she hooked her arm through his and walked with her head against his shoulder. “You know, I could use a couch,” he said.

Actually, he did need a sofa. Hunter climbed the steps to his garage apartment later that night and surveyed the room’s sparse furnishings. He could also use a table and some chairs and maybe a lamp. He did have a bed and a lovely stained-glass window and some smaller windows overlooking Beaufort’s Taylor’s Creek.

Although Hunter didn’t often think about it, he was sitting on high-dollar real estate with nowhere to sit.

All that mattered to Hunter was that it was summer break and he was at his Granny Jen’s. He crossed the room to stand beside the open windows and look out. Taylor’s Creek formed a deep channel between the Beaufort waterfront and a grassy sand bank populated by wild ponies and assorted shore birds. The shoal protected Beaufort from the winds of the open sound; still, on a May night like this, Hunter could catch a nice breeze through his windows and smell the salt air from the Atlantic Ocean beyond.

His Granny Jen would have been mortified had she known the sorry state of the apartment over her garage. No longer able to climb the narrow staircase easily, it had probably been five years since she had seen the room. At that time, the apartment had still been furnished amply with family heirlooms. It was still cluttered about the corners with assorted circa 1960s fishing gear, croquet and badminton sets, and the like, but the heirlooms had slyly vanished, their disappearance coinciding with the visits of certain cousins.

All that remained was a hideous Victorian headboard, a reasonably comfortable mattress, and an overlooked dining chest housing a few bits of china. Hunter could have tea in heirloom cups, if he took the notion, so long as he didn’t wish to sit at a table.

Hunter wasn’t complaining. Having a place to sit was optional.

Having Miki along was a bonus. From the time he was four years old, he had left his home in Raleigh to spend the summer with his granny, and he had continued this practice through three years as an architectural student at UNC-Charlotte. Hunter had carefully explained to Miki that Granny Jen had only one strictly enforced rule: Miki must stay in her designated bed. Miki had laughed in his face, but when she came face-to-face with Granny Jen and the scrutiny of those wise old eyes, she had hauled her bags to the room beside Granny Jen’s bedroom without another word.

Hunter slipped into the bed and bounced a bit to hear its familiar squeak. He was at Granny Jen’s. Maybe Miki wasn’t in his arms, but she was with him. This should be the best summer yet.

At two a.m., Hunter awoke to darkness, a rush of air, a thump on the hardwood floor. The sheet was tangled around his legs, and he kicked it to the floor just as the overhead light jarred him to a sitting position.

“Where is all my furniture?” he heard his grandmother’s voice say.

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sincerely yours straining against his, and he scrambled to cover himself, sweating and confused, squinting in the light.

His grandmother crossed the room heavily and sat on the edge of the bed, breathing hard.

“Granny Jen, what are you doing?” he asked, his voice thick with sleep.

“I must apologize to you, Hunter.” Holding her cane, Granny Jen leaned her head on her hands and drew more breaths. Her white hair, usually held in a dignified twist at the back of her neck, hung in loose strands to her shoulders. “I heard your young friend go out the back door, and I intended to stop that foolishness.” She looked around. “I see now she didn’t come up here, which seems even more foolish. Where is my furniture?”

“I don’t know. People keep helping themselves, you know?”

“Shoot. People are determined to get my stuff whether I die or not.” She tapped the floor with her cane and breathed easier. “So, where did she go?”

“Don’t know,” Hunter said, falling back on the bed.

“Why didn’t she come up here?”

“Granny Jen!” “Hunter.”

“Why do you just assume that we, you know, she and I . . .”

“Hunter.”

“Aargh!” He wrestled his pillow and sat up again. “Okay. You win.

It’s because it’s your house. I told her we couldn’t sleep together all summer because it’s your house.”

She chuckled. “You must have wanted to come here pretty badly.”

“Yeah. I did.” Crossing his arms over his chest, he cocked his head and said, “You could change the rules a little, Granny Jen. Make it easier on all of us.”

“Not really,” he mumbled.

“Among other things, he has promised that you will do something worthwhile.”

While she was speaking, Hunter had been rummaging among the clothes within arm’s reach on the floor, and he now produced a pair of drawstring pants. “Do you need help down the stairs?” he asked, pulling the pants on over his boxers.

“Just go down ahead of me in case I fall.” She observed him as he stood up, sandy hair tousled, under-drawers sticking out above the pants. “Want to know a joke?” she asked. “That dining chest there is worth more than all the junk they’ve hauled out of here.”

“No kidding.” He scratched his chest and yawned.

“Somebody way back in my grandfather’s family built it. Probably had no plans to go by; I’ve never seen another one like it. You can tell it’s hand-planed. Imagine a man taking the time from the everyday grind of feeding his family to design and build a piece like that.”

“Mmm. Maybe his wife built it. Sanded it during the two o’clock feedings.”

“I like how you think, Hunter.” She tapped her cane on the floor, indicating she was ready to go. “Somebody back then took the time to build something lasting. Worthwhile. Think about it.”

They descended the steps slowly, with difficulty. He let her walk across the yard alone but did not take his eyes from her until she was safely on the back stoop. She turned and said quietly, “I’m too old for this nonsense, Hunter.”

“I know, Granny Jen. You have my word as a Southern gentleman I’ll live a totally clean life for the next three months.”

“Good enough.” She turned toward the door, hesitated, then said without looking at him, “And check into that insulting odor coming from Miki’s room for me, would you?”

He shrugged. “It’s not like we’re engaged or anything. She can go out.”

He watched her go into the house and started off across the lawn.

When he reached the street, he looked in the direction of the town docks for a moment, sighed, and headed straight across toward the water, cursing softly when he stepped on a sharp rock.

The hangouts along the historic waterfront had been closed since midnight. Miki had probably found a private party. Or maybe she would be heading home in a few minutes. Hunter sat on the family pier. Across the water, ponies could be heard munching on the tough grass. Water slapped the dock in rhythmic splashes, soothing, mesmerizing. Dawn found him lying face-down on the pier, a life jacket from his uncle’s skiff his only pillow.

“Go out? At two in the morning?” She regarded him a long minute with unfailing gray eyes until he bounced the bed to break the gaze. “Hunter, you have become careless about many things.”

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“That charming smile won’t always work on your old Granny.

Where did she go?”

“Don’t know.”

“A young girl like that can’t roam the streets at night. It’s plain dangerous.”

“Oh, Miki can look after herself.”

“You act as if you don’t care.”

A grunt escaped him. “Do you want me to go look for her or something?”

Granny Jen continued to stare at him as she pushed herself up by the cane and reflexively smoothed her satin robe. “Hunter, would you like to know what the Lord has told me about you?”

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To read the next chapter in the series, pick up your May edition 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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APRIL 7: THE EPIPHANY PROJECT 8:00 PM, Reeves Theater, 129 W Main St. The Epiphany Project song list has developed into a syncretic emergence of traditional jazz, funk jazz, fusion and avant-garde and is comprised of both covers and original compositions.

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APRIL 12: BIZFEST - CELEBRATING BUSINESS & INNOVATION IN SURRY COUNTY 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM, The Liberty, 222 East Main St., Elkin APRIL 13: BIG DADDY LOVE 8:00 PM, Reeves Theater, 129 W Main St. Their music has been described as “a blend of rock, bluegrass, southern soul, and psychedelic jams.”

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APRIL 20: BRANDON KNOX 8:00 PM, Reeves Theater, 129 W Main St. After the successful Beatles-inspired show, the Reeves House Band is thrilled to welcome back special guest vocalist Brandon Knox for a night of music and fun! Winner of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest, Brandon Knox will return with more Beatles songs and some original tunes. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. To purchase tickets, visit www.reevestheater.com APRIL 21: WILLIE WATSON W/ KATIE PRUITT 8:00 PM, Reeves Theater, 129 W Main St. For nearly two decades, Watson has made modern folk music rooted in older traditions. A folksinger in the classic sense: a singer, storyteller, and traveler, with a catalog of songs that bridge the gap between the past and present. Katie Pruitt opens. Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door. To purchase tickets, visit www.reevestheater.com

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APRIL 28: THE BLACK LILLIES 8:00 PM, Reeves Theater, 129 W Main St. The Black Lillies are an internationally-renowned band of roots-rockers, armed with songs that blur the boundaries between folk, soul, red dirt country, blues and rock. They’ve performed at festivals including Bonnaroo, New Orleans Jazz Fest, MerleFest. To purchase tickets, visit www.reevestheater.com

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APRIL 28: FOOTHILLS DINNER ON MAIN: PILOT MOUNTAIN GREENWAY 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM at East Main Street, Pilot Mountain. Gather for a lovely evening on Main Street in Pilot Mountain including fine dining, fine music and fine company. The event benefits efforts to create a greenway connecting Pilot Mountain, the town, with Pilot Mountain, the landmark.

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DOBSON: UPCOMING EVENTS APRIL 6-7: SURRY OLD TIME FIDDLERS CONVENTION 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM on Friday, 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM on Saturday. Surry Community College, Dobson – An annual event that celebrates Surry County’s place as the center of the old time music genre. Open to the public and includes a Friday night dance party featuring award-winning old time bands, followed on Saturday by a full day of fiddle competitions (youth and adult), jam sessions and workshops from noted instructors. For more info, visit www.surryoldtime.com APRIL 20–21: SPRING FOLLY This two-day festival is from Noon – 10 PM on Friday and 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM on Saturday. This family-friendly event features rides, music, and an assortment of food and craft vendors.

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APRIL 26: GIRLS NIGHT OUT 4:00 PM — 8:00 PM, Downtown Mount Airy – Ladies shop and celebrate in style in downtown businesses who will be staying open late with special deals, giveaways, free tastings, and more!

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