Pinehurst Living July/August 2018

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10 Pet Pics

We asked you to send us your pictures. And, boy, did you respond. One things for sure, we love our pets.

Hopefully one of your pictures made it in!

16 Pawsitive Learning

For 10 years, the volunteer Pet Responsibility Committee has been visiting fourth-grade classrooms throughout Moore County.

22 Sunday Supper

Someone said, “A good spicy challenge strikes a balance between flavor and fear.” Time to spice up your summer with some chili peppers.

28 Festivals

No need for the summer doldrums this year. Just a three-hour drive in almost any direction will get you to some of this season’s hottest festivals. Road trip!

46 A Look Back

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From the Editor

26 In Vino, Veritas 34 Life Under Pines 36 Pick of the Pines 42 Healthy Choices 44 The Garden ON THE COVER

50 Book Review 52 On the Buckle 54 Puzzle 56 On the Green 60 Calendar 67 Sightings 72 Last Impression

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Chili Peppers | We Love Our Pets | Road Trip Festivals

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Life is about the adventures you take “ and the memories you make. So travel often and live life with open eyes and an open heart.

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From the Editor

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cientists seem certain that dogs were the first domesticated animal. Evidence of the first known species of dog was found in a cave in Belgium and dates back 32,000 years ago, but in terms of domestication, research from an international project searching for the origin of dogs suggests dogs may have been domesticated twice—first in Europe about 16,000 years ago and then again in Asia 14,000 years ago—from separate wolf lineages.

Domesticated, of course, doesn’t mean dogs were our companions. Archeological sites in Texas and elsewhere have found evidence of dog domestication but also of dogs being used for food, assisting with work and for their fur. Abhorrent to our Western society today, perhaps, but a different story 9,000 years ago.

The evolution from domestication to companionship is not clear, and may never be, but as humans developed societies and wealth, more and more historical evidence shows a transformation in our relationship. Scientists in Israel found bones from 8,000 years ago of a puppy cradled in the hands of a human. Ancient Egyptians were buried with cats and other animals, and numerous paintings depicted house cats as part of daily life. Wealthy Romans created garments that allowed them to carry around small dogs. Chinese Emperor Hongwu founded a company that produced tubs for goldfish. And in the late 1800s, birds were the most popular indoor pet in the U.S. According to animalsheltering.org, nearly 85 million U.S. households have a pet, with 63 percent of pet owners believing “their pets to be family members.” There are an estimated 60 million U.S. households that own dogs, 47 million that own cats and nearly two million that own horses.

No matter the type, there is something about pets that just makes us happy.

Indeed, there’s been enough research to conclude there are several health benefits to owning a pet (see our pet picture spread story for more information).

Admittedly, we may have gone a bit heavy with dogs for this year’s pet issue. This could have something to do with my family getting a puppy last year. Our little Maggie has been nothing but a joy for us, and although I vowed it would never happen to me, I can’t help but admit she is part of the family.

JULY/AUGUST 2018 PUBLISHER/EDITOR Greg Girard greg@pinehurstlivingmagazine.com PUBLISHER/CREATIVE DIRECTOR Amanda Jakl amanda@pinehurstlivingmagazine.com ADVERTISING SALES Marissa Cruz marissa@pinehurstlivingmagazine.com GRAPHIC DESIGN Steven Jordan, Tim Myers, Kira Schoenfelder COPY EDITOR Rachel Dorrell OUR GIRL FRIDAY Iris Voelker iris@pinehurstlivingmagazine.com INTERN Haley Ledford CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Ellen Cooper, Robert Gable, Kari Garbark, Haley Ledford, Sundi McLaughlin, Dolores Muller, Sassy Pellizzari, Toby Raymond, Helen Ross, Jean Barron Walker PHOTOGRAPHY Amanda Jakl, McKenzie Photography, Moore County Historical Association, Mollie Tobias, Tufts Archives For advertising or subscription inquiries call 910.420.0185 © Copyright 2018. Pinehurst Living is published six times annually by Sand & Pine LLC. Any reproduction in part or in whole of any part of this publication is prohibited without the express written consent of the publisher.

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HEALTH BENEFITS OF HAVING A PET

Unconditional love isn’t the only benefit of having a pet.

DECREASES STRESS AND IMPROVES MOOD

In a 2002 study researchers found that when conducting a stressful task, people experienced less stress when their pets were with them than when a spouse, family member or close friend was nearby. The less stress in a person’s life can lead to improved mood.

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LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE AND CHOLESTEROL

According to some studies, having a pet has the potential to lower blood pressure, especially in hypertensive or high-risk patients. People who own pets, men specifically, have significantly lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels than those who don’t have pets.

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EASES PAIN

It may be pets, not laughter, that are the best medicine. When a person is dealing with chronic pain like arthritis or a migraine, a pet can reduce anxiety. Reduced anxiety can mean less pain. One study found that people who use pet therapy while recuperating from surgery may need less pain medication than those who do not.

HELPS PEOPLE SOCIALIZE

Dogs increase opportunities for socialization for their owners. An Austrian study found that pet owners had more social contact, more socialization within neighborhoods and a perception that their neighborhood was friendly.

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Bonnie, a 7-year-old American Golden Retriever, and owner Christie Hartlove work with students at St. John Paul II Catholic School in Southern Pines.

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“Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to." ― Alfred A. Montapert

LEARNING for Moore County students

By Ellen Cooper

Photographs by Amanda Jakl

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ogs, cats, even horses—all animals that we bring home to care and love become part of the family. Pictures of sweet doggie eyes, snuggly cats and breathtaking horses fill the picture frames, cell phones and social media feeds of most pet owners.

As a community, the love for animals is demonstrated through multiple rescue organizations and charity events.

The strength, passion and love for animals in this community became especially apparent in 2006 when concerned citizens joined together to help put an end to animal overpopulation in Moore County.

The citizens’ Pet Responsibility Committee (PRC) was appointed by the Moore County Commissioners in early 2006. The purpose of the PRC was to provide, with the support of the county, solutions to the pet overpopulation crisis. Members from various organizations joined together to form the

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committee, including breeders, teachers, animal welfare proponents, animal shelter representatives, animal trainers and veterinarians.

“Our common goal was to improve the pet overpopulation situation,” says Angela Zumwalt, co-chair of the committee.

But Zumwalt says their dedication and enthusiasm immediately pushed their initial goal into overdrive.

“Initially we focused on public awareness, education, placing homeless pets and offering spay/neuter clinics,” she explains. “These responsibility campaigns were so successful that we began to see the need for a stronger presence, and we recognized the area that we could create the most impact would be in the school system.”

So in the fall of 2008, the Pet Responsibility Education Program piloted in fourth-grade classrooms across Moore County. And 10 years later, the program is an integral part of the curriculum for Moore County Schools, as well as five local private and charter schools. The program educates more than 1,200 students each year and is taught by a group of more than 80 volunteers. Most importantly, it is strongly supported by the schools and parents.

happens to the excess of the pet population at shelters when not adopted.

“Lesson plans” during the six-week program include the importance of spaying and neutering, how students can help be part of the solution and not the problem, how they should properly care for their pets, the cost of pet ownership, health and safety for pets and themselves, how to educate their families, and most importantly, what it means to be an What Can You advocate for animals.

“We have found that children are huge Do to Help? influencers of their family’s behaviors,” says Zumwalt. “We encourage these While the PRC children to positively influence the is funded by the lives of the pets in their own families, Sheriff’s Department, and to discuss with their families their monetary donations responsibility and commitment to the pets help with the cost of in their family. Additionally, we want them supplies, equipment to be advocates in the community. We and even animal food want them to know the proper way to care for the therapy dogs for animals, and what they can do to help associated with the animals, especially if they see an animal in need in their community.” program.

Hands-on education is key, and pets are The program brought into the classroom and students also relies solely on are taught the proper way to handle volunteer support, animals.

The program also incorporates and is always looking guest speakers, such as veterinarians and for animal-loving animal trainers. volunteers to join the Christie Hartlove, a PRC volunteer, is program.

The Program mom to Bonnie, a 7-year-old American Golden Retriever, a certified therapy INFORMATION: For For a decade, the PRC’s main focus dog. The two have been involved in the more on the program, has been aligned with the Moore County PRC program for several years now, Schools’ Character Education Program, and Hartlove says the involvement and including how to get which focuses on good judgment, experiences in the program are priceless. involved, visit integrity, kindness, perseverance, respect “Being able to help educate the next www.mcprc.org. and responsibility. generation of pet owners has been very “Because our mission and goals is meaningful to me,” she says. “Through the same as the school system’s Character Education the PRC, these students are learning to be kind, loving Program, it was a natural fit between the schools, our and sympathetic to animals. The demographics of the committee and animal services to bring this program to schools may be different, but the fourth graders are all fourth grade classrooms,” says Zumwalt. very similar.”

But, why fourth grade? “We found that fourth graders Hartlove and Bonnie are “seasoned” PRC volunteers, are really at the age to want to know what is happening, visiting the same schools annually. and even better, to really understand what is happening.

“When we see the teachers each year, it is like a They are just grasping the concept of chores—maybe reunion of sorts, and while they are happy to see me, even feeding their own animals at home.” they are thrilled to see Bonnie. While Bonnie ‘teaches’ With the help of a team of volunteers, the PRC the students, she provides therapy and a little sunshine conducts a six-week session at each school. The program to the staff and teachers at all the schools we visit. The stresses respect, responsibility and accountability— great thing about Bonnie is that she is not partial to concepts that are often hard to teach in a school book— visiting a specific school. She just loves to go and spread all through the lens of pet ownership. sunshine wherever we go!”

Throughout the program, children are educated on The students, she adds, love the PRC program. the overcrowding of pets at county shelters and what “These students are so thoughtful and learn so much

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from this program. Many students go on to volunteer at animal shelters, raise money or collect supplies needed for rescue groups or animal shelters, and most importantly, take a more active role in caring for their own pets.”

But more than pet responsibility, the students are also learning critical-thinking skills and lesson plans that are mapped to the state standards.

An important element of the PRC program is the “Speuter” Essay Contest. The term “speuter” combines “spayed” for female animals and “neutered” for male animals. The students are invited to write an essay explaining why their pet, or the pet of someone they know, would benefit from being spayed or neutered.

The essays that best explain the importance of spaying and neutering and its role in preventing unwanted litters win the writers a free spay or neuter for the pet in question.

And, at the end of the six-week session, each school holds an assembly to celebrate what the children have learned.

“Each school will do something different, but animals are brought to the celebration, and students are encouraged to share with their parents what they have learned.”

Hartlove says the celebration is one of her favorite parts of the program.

“I always find myself reflecting on all that the students have learned over the last six weeks at each celebration.

What I love most about this program is when kids learn something new about properly caring for their pets.

You can see the ‘ah-ha’ look on their faces. It warms my

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heart to watch as the next generation of animal advocates completes our program and then goes out to spread our message to be responsible pet owners.”

The dedication of the PRC has been noticed elsewhere, as they continuously consult with other entities statewide, nationally and internationally.

Community Support In the 10 years of the program, Zumwalt is certain this program would not be successful without all the support from the community.

“The saying ‘it takes a village to make a difference’ is certainly true in our case,” she says. “The sheriff’s department, Moore County Animal Services and Moore County Schools are all to thank for this program. We couldn’t provide the necessary resources to properly run this program without the support of local businesses and community support, and in turn their support is helping to educate these children.”

As a result of the hard work of the PRC, animal population numbers steadily continue to decline in our community.

“My hope is that we continue to educate the next generation, who in turn can educate previous generations on the importance of pet responsibility.

I truly feel we, the PRC, have made a difference, and I hope that we, as examples for children, can lead by example when it comes to animals. This is an extremely rewarding program; one that I hope only continues to grow as time progresses.” PL

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CHILI PEPPERS

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illy Carter of Carter Farms in Eagle Springs knows some people like a bit of spiciness in their produce.

His farm produces bell, cubanelle, jalapeno, cayenne and habanero peppers to heat up his customers’ palates. It can’t be all peaches and okra, right?

“We grow peppers as complement to the mix of crops we produce,” he explains. “Our buyers often like a variety and peppers are another interesting offering. We enjoy growing peppers because they’re attractive plants, good for your health, and widely enjoyed.”

If you don’t know a cayenne from a cubanelle, you’re not alone. Here’s the rundown of Billy’s peppers, and one that’s too spicy for human consumption.

ABOUT THE SCOVILLE SCALE Created by pharmacist Wilbur Scoville in 1912, the Scoville scale measures the heat and pungency of peppers based on the concentration of capsaicin, the chemical that makes your mouth burn.

Every pepper falls within a range rather than a fixed number due to different growing conditions. Following is a list of heat averages for simplicity.

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Bell Scoville: 0 Basically round (3-5 inches), typically green or red, but available in yellow and orange. Good for eating raw with dip.

FUN FACT: Not often thought of as a chili.

The bell has a recessive gene that prevents the production of capsaicin.

Cubanelle Scoville: 1,000 Light green to red, elongated, 2 - 6 inches.

The cubanelle is thin-walled pepper, sweet with mild heat and is good for frying and on subs and pizza.

FUN FACT: Also known as the Italian frying pepper.

Jalapeno Scoville: 8,000 Dark green to red, cylindrical, 2-4 inches. Good to stuff and grill.

FUN FACT: Jalapeno is the most commonly used chili because of its nice mix of spice and flavor.

Cayenne

Scoville: 30,000 Thin and elongated, medium green to red, up to 8 inches. Can be used in pickling to add heat.

FUN FACT: Most commonly found as red pepper spice.

Habanero

Scoville: 350,000 Flattened pod, 1-3 inches long, often red or orange. Used in hot sauces, powders and rubs.

FUN FACT: Considered the hottest edible

pepper.

Crazy HOT!!!

“Carolina Reaper.” The hottest pepper in the world is the cultivated in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Scoville: 1,569,300 units, peaking at 2.2 million A contributor to Bon Appetit ate three reapers in 21 seconds and described his initial reaction as “90 minutes of joy.” The peppers gave him an energy boost that bordered on elation. But then came “a few (OK, a dozen) hours of misery” when “a white-hot ball of nickel implanted just above my stomach.” Ridiculously hot peppers for energy?

Let’s stick with coffee.

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Sunday Supper Chili Rellenos La Poblanita Mexican Café Aberdeen, NC

WINE/BEER PAIRINGS

IPAs traditionally go well with spicy foods. The flavors of the hops and bitterness sync perfectly with the spices, particularly the heat from chilis. Both these beers are hop-forward (strong on the hop flavors) and will pair exceptionally well.

Foothills Jade IPA Winston Salem, NC Jade has a clear golden body with a frothy white head. It has an aroma of citrus, toasted grains, orange juice, lemon and grapefruit. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter.

It finishes lightly sweet and lightly to moderately bitter. This beer shows medium body, and a velvety texture with lively carbonation. It’s on the sweet side for an IPA.

Oskar Blue’s G’Knight Imperial Red Brevard, NC

Ingredients 4 chiles poblanos Cheese 1-2 eggs Oil for frying Red or green salsa

G’knight is a hefty, dry hopped double red ale with an aroma of marshmallow and caramel. It has a medium-heavy mouthfeel, malty with a slightly sweet middle combined with intense hop flavors. G’Knight’s taste is strong and has a tart/sweet cherry character and caramel flavor with almost a roasted or toasted quality.

G’Knight sports a surprisingly smooth finish for a beer of its size (8.7% ABV, 60 IBUs).

Bodega La Magdalena Sueno, Tempranillo Spain

Directions De-seed and remove stems from chiles poblanos. Roast peppers over open flame until blackened. Then place chiles in a ziploc bag wrapped in a paper towel allowing them to sweat for 15-20 minutes. Stuff peppers with cheese.

To make egg batter, separate whites from yolks. Beat whites until stiff then fold into beaten yolks. Salt lightly. For best results, use cold eggs.

Heat about an inch and a half of oil in pan until a drop of batter sizzles and floats.

If it sinks, the oil is not at the correct temperature. Dip peppers in batter and fry immediately. If batter doesn’t stick, lightly dust peppers with flour. Fry peppers until lightly brown. Serve with red or green salsa and enjoy.

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This earthy tempranillo is the perfect companion for chile rellenos, quesadillas and dishes with chile verde sauces.

Cono Sur, Viognier Chile Fresh and lively, this wine has hints of apricots and peaches, low acidity and balances nicely with the subtle heat often found in many Mexican dishes. PL

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He is here to enhance your ability to do your job, and pave the road to a profitable final product because of his role.

Esteemed winemakers from the winemaking regions in the Old World, which historically thrive on traditional winemaking practices, such as France, Spain and Italy, admit that technologies, specifically drones, are improving the quality of their wines, while New World wineries find drones increase efficiency.

And how do they do that? To sum it up in one phrase: Drones are being used for monitoring the vines in terms of maintenance, which is improving the final product.

One of the first winemakers to have experimented with this was Château Pape Clément, one of the oldest and most prestigious winemakers, founded in 1252 in the Bordeaux region in France.

They utilized a drone with a photographic device that analyzed the status of the crops over 173 acres. By using the drone, vineyard workers were able to notice and note the specific diseases and locations of struggling vines within the vineyards, which allowed swift intervention.

This helped to limit the use of chemicals so that the vines could be more eco-friendly.

During the drone’s flight, the apparatus transmits information to a web platform where it communicates any potential diseases. It’s even able to recognize the shape, color and symptoms or characteristics of vineyard diseases. The extreme quality of the images also enables the winemakers to localize the areas where they need to intervene.

This innovative drone is now also used in areas of the Champagne region, costing between $1,500-$4,000 for each flight.

Over in Spain, vineyards are using drones as a standard agricultural measure to assist with precision. These drones use thermal photographs to analyze the quality

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of the leaves, permitting the winemakers to decide the precise moment to harvest. The aerial vision also allows viticulturists to verify the status of the grapes, to notice even the smallest issues, again helping prevent chemical intervention.

Spain has the largest vineyards in the world (approximately 2.9 million acres) and, compared to France and Italy, sells its wine at a much lower price.

The technological innovation of the drones, specifically the aerial photos, have enabled Spanish winemakers to improve the harvesting quality, and therefore, the wines.

The objective of this is to heighten the awareness and quality of Spanish wines, and ultimately increase the price point.

Many viticulturists in California are also big fans of the drones, for some of the reasons above, but mostly, in true American style, because it enhances efficiency. Whereas the Old World might use them to avoid using chemical components, some California winemakers use drones to spray fungicide to prevent mildew and diseases, enabling them to cut back on hand-spraying labor.

As the buzz (as in popularity) of the drone continues to soar, winemakers around the globe will be bringing them onto their wine harvest teams. Technology can only help so much, however, because Mother Nature always has the final say. She is the dealer after all, and the dealer always wins. PL

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Festivals

BY HALEY LEDFORD

WHENTHE SUMMER HEAT GETSTO BETOO MUCH,

take a drive, go on a new adventure and douse yourself in something new. Festivals are one of the best summer activities that fuse together a road trip, an adventure, and new experiences to cure your cabin fever. Here are a few destinations worth a look this summer:

VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS FESTIVAL

(July 27 – Aug. 5) – About a 3.5 hour drive from Pinehurst The Virginia Highlands Festival in Abingdon, Virginia, is 10 days of arts, music, food and fun. For the 69th anniversary of the festival, the Highlands Festival is touting a spacious new location for their antiques market that is almost 45,000 square feet. The antiques section of the festival is accompanied by the “Antique Identification Day” at the William King Museum of Art, where appraisers give informal estimates of the value of antiques much like Antique Road Show on PBS. There is also a juried arts and crafts show that allows anyone to submit their artwork for award consideration, as well as the opportunity to open a booth to sell art. And don’t forget the spectacular photography exhibits—another large crowd draw for the festival.

In addition to the traditional arts, the Highlands Festival has an array of opportunities in the performing arts. There are several events for children and adults to perform and dance, and, at night, you can watch shows under the stars that range from a traditional Appalachian clog dance to aerial silks. And this year children also have the opportunity to work with theater groups to turn their own stories into illustrated books.

The music committee puts together a wide variety of musical performances ranging from Celtic to Charleston to please your ear. For the grand finale, the band Phantom will perform, as they have for several years.

There’s also a Writers’ Day that will feature four established authors—Mark Powell, Jim Minick, Thorpe Moeckel and John Hardy—to guide participates through the creative process and culminates with “An Evening of Words & Music” featuring musicians Wyatt Rice and Claiborne Woodall. Participants for the writers workshops can pre-register online and select the workshops of their choice.

Events like these always have a small fee or none at all, so there’s no reason not to miss out on this great cultural exploration! The host town of Abingdon is the oldest town west of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is a designated Virginia Historic Landmark. So in addition to the festival, the rich history of Abingdon means the opportunity to see a Civil War reenactment (with a chance to participate) or go on a ghost or cemetery tour while taking a break from the festival. vahighlandsfestival.org 28 ASOUTHERNSOPHISTICATION

LIBRARYOFCONGRESSNATIONALBOOKFESTIVAL

(Sept. 1) – About a 5.5 hour drive from Pinehurst

If you love to read, there is no greater festival for you than the 18th Annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Though it’s certainly a road trip, the largest book festival in the country is adventure-worthy, not only because of its size but because of the great authors that will be present. This year, authors attending include Amy Tan, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Dave Eggers and Ron Chernow, along with some Washington VIPs like former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

The event is free and open to the public. The upper level of the convention center will host the Author Stage, where attendees can interact with their favorite authors, illustrators and poets, as well as see presentations on children, fiction, history, poetry and contemporary life.

The lower level of the convention center will host the exhibition floor, focusing on fun and engaging activities for children, like a literacy corner reading space, special story times and a fun hunt for Waldo from Where’s Waldo? Children are entertained by festival sponsors and volunteers while parents and grandparents engage in the best literature gathering on the eastern seaboard.

And, of course, it is in Washington, D.C., so innumerable other activities and events are available throughout the nation’s capital. loc.gov/bookfest

CHARLESTON’S 35TH ANNUAL MOJA ARTS FESTIVAL: ACELEBRATIONOFAFRICAN-AMERICANANDCARIBBEANARTS

(Sept. 27 – Oct. 7) – About a 3.5 hour drive from Pinehurst

The MOJA festival is a celebration very aptly named. MOJA is a Swahili word meaning “one,” which couldn’t be more relevant for the festival’s celebration of harmony among all people in the Charleston community. Heavily influenced by African-American and Caribbean Arts, MOJA began in 1981 out of the Biennial Black Arts Festival. The objective of the celebrations is to appreciate the contributions of African and Caribbean culture to Western culture. And the infusions of culture come in all forms, including visual arts, classical music, dance, gospel, jazz, poetry, R&B music, storytelling, theater, children’s activities, traditional crafts and ethnic food.

MOJA also has a great outreach component, as the festival provides workshops in the public schools and senior outreach in senior citizen homes. Lasting more than a week, the festival leaves plenty of time for absorbing all the events while also enjoying Charleston’s vibrant community.

At the end of the day, you can take a break from the bustle of the festival for dinner at Fleet Landing for classic Southern seafood on a patio overlooking the water. The various performances and exhibits are located all over Charleston throughout the 11-day event, and tickets are available online beginning in mid-August. MOJAfestival.com

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RICHMOND JAZZ FESTIVAL

(Aug. 9-12) – About a 3.5 hour drive from Pinehurst When you think about jazz, Richmond, Virginia, may not be the first place to come to mind, but the Richmond Jazz Festival is the place to be in August for great music. The seventh annual festival will host artists such as The O’Jays, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, and George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic will be performing, along with headliner Gladys Knight.

So what is so great about the Richmond Jazz Festival, aside from great music? It’s the charitable element to the event. A portion of ticket sales is donated to the Maymont Foundation and Blue Stone Education Foundation, which focus on reaffirming the joy of music and education.

Another unique aspect about this festival is you are allowed to bring your own food, but remember to bring your own seating as well. Since the festival is held at the gardens at Maymont, attendees also have the opportunity to tour the Maymont Estate. The estate is a Victorian home on 100 acres that was turned into a public park, and the grounds include the Maymont Mansion—now a historic museum—an arboretum, formal gardens and a carriage collection. The soothing sounds of jazz in the summer coupled with the plethora of opportunities in Richmond make for a great summer getaway. jazzatmaymont.com

FOLKMOOT FESTIVAL

(July 19-29) – About a 3.5 hour drive from Pinehurst One of the joys of cultural exploration is understanding how cultures formed and then how cultures change through interaction with other parts of the world. The Folkmoot Festival in the mountains of Western North Carolina has become an iconic center of cultural exchange, as little pieces of the world come each year to share their life, art and music.

In years past, the festival has had performers from England, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Turkey, Mexico, Puerto Rico and India. The Folkmoot Festival is particularly unique because it also advocates tolerance and understanding, and celebrates diversity.

The festival serves as a breeding ground of conversation between groups of people through their “friendship dinners,” where people from different cultures share a meal rich in flavor and history as they discuss their similarities and differences.

Along with celebrating various cultures from around the world, Folkmoot also celebrates the local Cherokee and Appalachian cultures with dances and activities, like the Cherokee stickball game demonstration. The festival begins with the Parade of Nations, where the countries represented are able to introduce themselves before their major folk dance performances. This year the festival will be primarily in Waynesville, but with some events in the surrounding areas of Lake Junaluska, Hickory, Canton, Hendersonville, Maggie Valley and Asheville. Since the inaugural festival in 1984, more than 8,000 international performers from 200 countries have traveled to Western North Carolina to share their cultures. folkmoot.org PL 32 ASOUTHERNSOPHISTICATION

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Life Under Pines

This is 'Merica

By Sundi McLaughlin

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h July, you cruel mistress. Equal parts: “school’s out freedom,” poolside cocktails, fireworks and patriotism. And part heat-strokeinducing, singed-hands-touching-thesteering-wheel-after-a-long-day-of-work, sweaty marathon of misery. I find it such a shame that our Independence Day must be celebrated during the hottest month of the year! I guess in Minnesota or Montana this month is probably perfect, but here in the South I feel like I’m celebrating our founding fathers with Satan himself in the fiery pits of Hades.

For the past six or so years, a select few of us head over to Fort Bragg for a day and night of red, white and blue American revelry at its finest. It is an entire day of entertainment. There is a free concert in the parade field with fair food and corn dogs as far as the blood shot eye can see. Did I mention the beer?

Yeah, they’ve got that covered; thanks to Budweiser, “The King of Beer” …

America.

Past performers included Chris Stapleton, Natalie Stovall and, hand to my heart, … Cheap Trick. Listen, if you don’t want to celebrate the birth of our nation with a ’80s metal/hair band, please kindly take yourself to Russia where you and your comrades can read Lenin pamphlets all day and drink the world’s finest vodka by night. OK, well that last

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part sounds nice, but you get my drift. I digress ….

This July Fourth event takes place on a vast parade field which reminds me of those desert plains in an old western where the heat rises off the ground in waves. Umbrellas and the like are strictly prohibited so as not to obscure the view.

This makes total sense as the last thing a weary spectator needs is to park, walk a country mile, find the perfect spot, haul your chair and enough water to fill a large pool, and have some jerk erect a tent or umbrella obliterating your view of Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen spinning his custom guitar whilst rocking out to, “I Want You to Want Me” or Stapleton crooning “Tennessee Whiskey.”

One activity that motivates me to return to this scorcher of a day year after year is the people watching. An estimated 10,000 people show up to this fun-filled marathon, and it honestly is one of my favorite aspects of the day. There are the young buffed out soldiers who look like they are walking with watermelons under their arms as they proudly display their physique in tiny tank tops and, oddly enough, cut off jean shorts and cowboy boots. There are the exhausted parents, who clearly didn’t realize what they had signed up for as the kids cry with fatigue and boredom (there is a “Kiddie Zone,” but I’ve never been).

There are folks dragging oxygen tanks while simultaneously smoking their cigs and eating funnel cake (I am convinced I could win a funnel cake eating competition). And, of course, my favorite people. Lindsay, Jose, my man and I have it down to a science, sort of. Every year a few extra people join us but none have the commitment and intestinal fortitude to show up year after year.

Sunscreen, check. Water, check.

Assortment of fine cheeses and chorizo, check. Hand sanitizer and tissues, check.

Chairs and a blanket, double check.

Patriotic Spirit coursing through our red-blooded veins while celebrating our love for country and fellow man … you bet your ass!

Jokes aside, here is why I can’t imagine spending Independence Day anywhere else. Yes, the crowds are crazy. Yes, it’s so hot that two years ago I dropped with a heat stroke the following day and was rushed by ambulance to the hospital.

And yes, parking is off-putting, to say the least, but none of that matters once the show begins.

As dusk falls, the Golden Knights Parachute Team descend from the sky, popping smoke in red, white, and blue with the last jumper flying in with the American Flag. Next, over a loud speaker, a strong voice proclaims every state in ascending order of when they joined the

Union followed by their individual cannon salute. The 82nd Brass Band plays some classic Sousa, state flags are presented, live music continues and then the fireworks.

I cannot adequately explain to you how extraordinary the Fort Bragg fireworks are—the entire sky vibrates with color. If this 18-minute-long firework show choreographed to music doesn’t bring a slow tear to roll down your God-fearing cheek and swell your heart with pride … well then, I don’t know what will.

After the fireworks, it’s a mass exodus, which we navigate with ease (and by ease I mean a general sense of impotent rage and exhausted judgement). A few of our compatriots nod off on the car ride home while others review the photos and videos of the day’s events and share in a quiet laugh or two. At the end of the day, as we lay our free heads on our pillow, one can’t help but marvel at all of the sacrifices our military men and women have made to keep us safe by honoring the original and historic document Thomas Jefferson wrote and which our Continental Congress voted in on July 2nd, 1776.

The daylong celebration drives home the point of how very lucky we are to live in this country, where those before us dared for a different way of life and held the resolve to pursue it no matter the odds. Regardless of the heat and crowds, this day is set aside for us all to remember where we came from and allow us to celebrate the land of the free and the home of the brave … right here Under the Pines. PL

Sundi McLaughlin is a proud military wife and small business owner. She happily divides her time between her shop, Mockingbird on Broad, and her volunteer work on Fort Bragg and the Sunrise Theater.

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Healthy Choices

Summertime = Water Fitness Time

by K ari Garbark, MS / Progr am Manager, FirstHealth Fitness

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s the temperatures increase, it’s a perfect time to take advantage of pools and add water exercise to your workout routine. In a shallow water pool, exercising in water that is chest deep negates about 70 percent of your body weight, making water exercise easy on the joints. Because the buoyancy of the water can “assist” in some of the exercises, you’re able to do more than you could on land.

Imagine kicking like the Rockettes—you might not be able to pull that off on land, but in the water you’re ready for the stage!

You can also do water jogging and other exercises in deep water where you cannot touch the bottom. Generally, people use a flotation belt so your arms and legs are free to move in a jogging pattern or skiing motion.

A key factor with water exercise is to make sure you don’t just float around.

Push and pull against the water to create more resistance and a higher intensity level. As you push your arms forward in the water, you work your chest and front of the shoulder. As you pull back with the

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other arm, it works the upper back and rear shoulder. The same idea works on the lower body when doing straight leg kicks. As you kick up, you work the front part of the hip and leg, and as you pull your leg down you work the back of the leg and glutes. Pay a little more attention to the pulling phase that works the back side of the body, as these are typically the muscles we don’t work as often during daily activities.

Helpful tips to get the most from water exercise: 1. Try to stay chest deep in the water for optimum balance, resistance and buoyancy.

2. Keep your arms in the water. It’s difficult to have your upper body going at “air speed” and your lower body working at “water speed.”

3. When walking or jogging, don’t forget about the arms. Push with one hand while you pull with the other, reaching as far forward and as far back as you can.

4. When jogging in shallow water, be sure to land toe to heel and don’t stay on your tip toes. This may cause your calves to get very sore.

5. Change directions in the water—jog forward then quickly change to jogging backward. This causes you work against the current you just created, adding some intensity.

6. If you are new to a class, be sure to let the instructor know.

7. You may be exercising harder than you think.

Be sure to hydrate.

8. Stretch when you’re finished. You may cool down quickly due to the water temperature, so this can be done in or out of the water.

Don’t have a pool? Go to firsthealth.org/ fitness to find aqua aerobics class schedules to help you get started. PL

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The Garden

Water Lilies

BY DOLORES MULLER

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n July, water lilies flourish. The water lily is the month’s birth flower and symbolizes purity of heart. And water gardening is yet another fun way to garden. Putting in a pond expands your plant choices to those that love being wet. A water feature can also attract birds, as water is the single most important thing you can provide to our feathered friends.

One of the mainstays of a pond is the water lily. There are tropical, night bloomers, and hardy water lilies, and they come in a variety of colors. They are easy to grow, as once potted and put in the pond, a twice-a-month feeding will keep them blooming throughout the summer and well into the fall. Except for the tropical varieties, water lilies can be left in the pond through winter and once spring comes they’ll put out their first leaves, signaling it is time to start feeding once again to encourage blooms. Tropical varieties, on the other hand, are not hardy and need to be taken in as cold weather approaches and stored indoors until the following spring when they can be re-potted and put back in the pond.

We have a wonderful water garden nursery in Carthage named Star Ridge Aquatics. They carry all the water gardening supplies you will need, including fish, should you want to add additional interest to your water garden. PL

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A Look Back

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Opposite: The Village Chapel in 1940. Above: parishioners leaving the first Village Chapel, formerly the Village Hall.

The Village Chapel in the Heart of Pinehurst

by Jean Barron Walker Images Courtesy of Tufts Archives

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or 93 years, The Village Chapel has stood in the heart of Pinehurst, on the Village Green, a gift from those who built a place where all could gather for worship and fellowship.

The chapel’s history began in 1897-98, when members of a volunteer movement called the Pinehurst Christian Union, consulted with James Walker Tufts, founder of Pinehurst, about having a Christian worship service in the village. Tufts agreed and suggested that the Rev. Rufous B. Tobey of Boston be asked to lead Sunday services during his stay in Pinehurst. By Jan. 28, 1898, the villagers were offered services led by Baptist, Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian and Unitarian clergy.

The Reverend Henry Trowbridge Gregory, Rector of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Southern Pines, from 1898 to 1909, was among the ministers who conducted services there.

Reverend Gregory would ride over to Pinehurst with a pony hitched to a two-wheeled cart; it took him about an hour each way to make the trip.

Until 1897, villagers had gathered at both The Holly Inn and The Pinehurst Casino for social activities and religious services. But, after the Village Hall was built at the junction of Main Street and East Village Green near The Holly Inn, winter

guests met there for card parties, dances, lectures, magic lantern shows, amateur talent nights and Sunday services. Its large activity room seated 300, with a stage and dressing rooms at one end. Above the stage was printed in large letters, Pro Deo et Patria (For God and Country).

“The Village Hall is a charming spot in which to hold social gatherings that help make Pinehurst life continuously pleasurable,” stated an early Pinehurst brochure.

Sunday services continued with various visiting ministers, such as Dr. Edward Everett Hale, minister of the South Congregational (Unitarian) Church of Boston from 1856 to 1899, before he was Chaplain of the United States Senate from 1903 to 1909. As a close friend and associate of James Walker Tufts, Dr. Hale was deeply interested in the proposed village even prior to Tufts’ actual purchase of the land, and he preached in Pinehurst frequently when he visited there with his family.

The Hale Cottage on Cherokee Road, which is adjacent to the present Given Book Shop in Pinehurst, was built by Tufts in 1895 as a rental cottage, and was named for Dr. Hale, his good friend and associate. It is unlikely that Hale ever stayed in the cottage, since he was frequently listed in the Pinehurst Outlook newspaper as a regular guest at The Holly Inn.

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Left: Interior of the Village Chapel, 1948 Right: Reverend Thaddeus A. Cheatham

Villagers soon began to suggest that religious services in Pinehurst should have a place more specifically for worship than the multi-purpose Village Hall. Under the leadership of Gilbert N. McMillan, the first president of the newly formed Pinehurst Religious Association, the group decided to purchase the Village Hall and to renovate it into a chapel.

In its papers filed for incorporation and charter in the State of North Carolina, the Association stated that “the directors must consist of seven laymen, as distinguished from clergymen, who are interested in Pinehurst. Not over two members shall be identified with any one form of religion or religious organization.”

In 1908, Leonard Tufts, son of Pinehurst’s founder, deeded the Village Hall for the sum of $1,750 to The Pinehurst Religious Association. That same year, Reverend Thaddeus A. Cheatham arrived with his wife and baby Elizabeth and began a tenure of 42 years serving the Village Chapel as its resident Protestant minister.

The Village Hall was remodeled to serve members of both the Protestant and the Roman Catholic faiths, with a chancel placed at one end for Protestant services and a small chapel for Roman Catholics at the other end. The Pinehurst Outlook of Feb. 20, 1909, listed Sunday services: Roman Catholic Service, 6 a.m.

Roman Catholic Service (when a visiting

priest is in Pinehurst), 8:30 a.m.

Protestant Chapel Service, 11 a.m.

Protestant Sunday School, 3:30 p.m.

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A Sunday evening hymn sing included the Pinehurst tradition of singing “God Be with You Till We Meet Again,” a hymn loved by James Walker Tufts. Until an organ was donated, music for the Sunday services was provided by musicians from one of the hotel’s orchestras.

The Reverend William J. Dillon, the first resident Catholic priest came to the Sandhills area in 1911.

Father Dillon served an area of 1,550 square miles, including Pinehurst, Fayetteville, Southern Pines, Sanford and Laurinburg. The first Sacred Heart Church in Pinehurst began as a mission church of St. Anthony of Padua parish in Southern Pines, serving villagers and the Irish Catholic employees of the Pinehurst hotels.

After holding mass in the Village Chapel for some years, Father Dillon raised funds to build a new Catholic Church in Pinehurst, with the cornerstone laid in 1919.

In recalling his early years in Pinehurst, Reverend Cheatham wrote the following: The old Village Hall had been purchased, and one of my first duties was to make it as churchly as possible. On the north entrance, a tower, financed by Leonard Tufts, was built, with a cross at the top of the spire, designating the building as a place of worship. Then we built a chancel and a small stained glass window above the altar. At first we had a simple altar made by a local carpenter with two moveable pieces to serve as the altar rail for Holy Communion. Soon a permanent altar, pulpit, prayer desk and lectern was placed. It had been

Reverend Cheatham and parishioners laying cornerstone for the Village Chapel, April 13, 1924

decided by the Directors to use a modified service from the Book of Common Prayer. Two hundred prayer books and 200 hymnals were ordered. The order of worship was pasted in the front of every prayer book. A few months later pews replaced noisy folding chairs.

As time went on, Father Dillon and I each became the proud possessor of a Model T Ford. Whenever a threatening cloud appeared we would speed these little cars down to the public garage so they would not get wet. One day we decided to build a garage for these church cars.

We secured the services of a black carpenter to do the work. He turned out to be a Baptist minister, so we named the building The Trinity Garage.

Needing a larger Village Chapel, the congregation soon raised $40,000 toward a subscription fund. The Directors of the Pinehurst Religious Association met with Leonard Tufts, told him of the funds already subscribed and asked if the new chapel could be built on the village green. Tufts readily agreed and offered a gift of land at the head of the village green, one of the choicest sites in Pinehurst. Architect Hobart Upjohn of New York designed the new church, making the lower half Southern Colonial and the upper half New England Colonial, with a spire of 126 feet. The design won a

Diploma of Merit at an international exhibition in 1926 in Turin, Italy.

The cornerstone for the new Village Chapel was laid on Sunday, April 13, 1924, with the congregation walking over from the original chapel after the morning service. Placed in the cornerstone were a Bible, a prayer book, current copies of local newspapers, maps of the four Pinehurst golf courses and a certified copy of Reverend Cheatham’s best golf score, a 74 on the No. 2 Pinehurst golf course, adding a bit of Pinehurst flavor!

That same year, Leonard Tufts gave the Pinehurst Religious Association the deed to a rented parsonage as a permanent home for the presiding minister. Here, Reverend Cheatham and his family lived during his pastorate and retirement.

The first service at the interdenominational Village Chapel was held on Sunday, March 1, 1925, with this message printed on the morning greeting: “Erected by the gifts of its loyal friends, The Village Chapel opens its doors today and bids you welcome. Its services are for all people who care to come, and it stands for unity, fellowship and inspiration.” PL

Jean Barron Walker is a member of the Moore County Historical Association.

For more information on the association, visit moorehistory.com.

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Book Review

Twisted History

By Robert Gable

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braham Lincoln is considered one of our country’s greatest presidents. During his extraordinary lifetime, he had to weather some rough times, both political and personal. One of the worst personal times came when his son Willie died at age 11, after contracting typhoid fever.

The shock was so much that after the funeral, Lincoln purportedly went back to Oak Hill Cemetery, late at night, to see his beloved son one last time in the crypt. Saunders uses his active imagination to weave a fantastical story about what might have happened that night. Lincoln in the Bardo is the unique result.

Not your standard historical novel, this is an experimental blend of historical events and eerie images.

The f low of the story is never in one place for very long. The action goes back and forth between spirits in a cemetery and current historical accounts from the Civil War era. There are 108 short chapters that could be viewed as the scenes of a hallucinatory play, with the characters talking to the reader.

The “bardo” is taken from the Tibetan tradition, and it is the transition state between life and death. And there certainly was a lot of death during the Civil War. Saunders shows how, at the time, Lincoln was hated by a good portion of the population. Some letters written to Lincoln during that era are presented here, and they are not f lattering.

Reviled by Southerners, he didn’t fare well with some Northerners, either. (There is one particularly scathing letter that attacks his character, his intelligence, his style of governing, how he raised his kids in the White House—it rivals what political enemies are saying in our present day.)

Saunders does a superb job of presenting the personal side to Lincoln. Blamed for the horrific bloodshed, he was haunted by the sheer number of people dying in the barbaric war. Great leaders of the past come off in the history books as super human. Saunders gets you inside the head of Lincoln—was the war avoidable or justified? Could he get the same result another way? Should he try to stop it before more people die?

Saunders has come up with a thought-provoking, unsettling, ingenious piece of fiction here. Perceptive and uncanny, the style of writing is almost as if you’re being told the story “sideways.” He gives you side conversations between the spirits in the cemetery in each scene. They

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Lincoln in the Bardo

George Saunders 343 pages, Random House / $28.00

talk in their own vernacular and you get to listen in. There is no single narrating voice—it’s a campfire story told by a group of eerie people. Saunders also quotes newspaper accounts, letters, and memoirs from people of that time. He weaves it all together like a fevered dream, so close attention is needed to follow what’s going on.

There is a whole host of spirits in the graveyard, all with a backstory—some sad, some endearing, some crude, some repugnant. They’re caught between this world and the hereafter. They think they need to hang on as spirits in this world, for mistaken or f lawed reasons. Periodically, people they knew come to tell them enough of the stubborn waiting, it’s time to move on to a better place. If they finally relent there is the “firesound/matterlightblooming occurrence.” It’s all an interesting way to describe the selfreckoning we might come to at the end of our lives. And the key thread behind everything: What will happen to Willie Lincoln? Will he decide to move on? Will he realize it in time? Will other spirits figure out what to do?

This book resists pigeonholing. It’s not a standard novel, not a horror story like Stephen King and not exactly a play.

You just have to “suspend your disbelief ” and go along for the strange ride. Lincoln in the Bardo recently won the Man Booker prize, and Saunders has won numerous prizes before. He’s creative and innovative, without a doubt. As writer Junot Diaz noted, “Few people cut as hard or deep as Saunders does.” It may not be upbeat or lightest reading of the summer, but he certainly does give you plenty to think about. PL

Robert Gable worked in book publishing for 18 years before going into the golf industry. He lived and worked in Pinehurst for five years and still misses it. He currently lives in Queens and works as an assistant golf pro at Metropolis Country Club in White Plains, New York.

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Down the Rabbit Hole

By Toby Raymond

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y horse and I have come to an understanding: I am his leader, a position he accepts most of the time. By “most of the time” I mean, he’s like the cutest boy in class who knows it and thinks he can get away with stuff because of it, so he’ll test the waters to see just how far he can go. In my horse’s case, it usually starts with his lips, a precursor to a nip, which of course is unacceptable. More often than not a verbal correction will suffice, but if he’s really naughty he might get a pinch, whereupon he will lower his head with the softest, “I’m sorry” eyes. Naturally, all is forgiven instantaneously.

Not so much in his horse world, however, as I’d witnessed when he tried the same tricks on his former

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pasture-mate. The results? A swift, no-nonsense counterattack. Never one to give up apparently, he’d keep at it until he was properly nailed.

But as I say, his testing days with me are pretty much a thing of the past. In fact, I’m happy to report it is one of the many corners we’ve turned since we’ve teamed up. For instance, he ground ties as well as a Clinton Anderson graduate, he’ll turn on his haunches when I point my finger, and will come when I call, even if he’s grazing at the top of the field.

Unfortunately, when under saddle it’s been a little trickier, especially on trail. On the bright side, we seem to have mastered our routine walk around the perimeter of the farm, one way before we go into the ring to do our exercises, and the other

way afterward. What began as an on high alert experience when we first ventured out is now an easy amble on the buckle despite the monsters that surely still live in the woods.

But my boy is prone to anxiety, and some days are better than others.

In fact I can almost predict what kind of ride it’s going to be from the moment I put on the saddle pad.

That said, I think I’m being slow and careful to make the world a safe place for him, which is why we go out with Lolly, a Belgian draft and the perfect babysitter. I park my boy behind her substantial rump and we go with a determined step into dark places and plop through water like it’s no big deal. We’ve even crossed a bridge, and there are times we also take the lead. And the icing on the

cake: We can move forward in a lovely relaxed trot!

We try to take familiar routes and not to go for too long so his quarter won’t run out, which when it does, can get pretty interesting. Even though he becomes a bunched up ball of tension, I must say he tries very hard and will stay with me for the most part. And that’s on our good days.

On our bad days, I’m riding a rocket in a bottle that’s ready to launch from step one.

We get through it by me sitting chilly with a loose rein (OMG!), lots of shoulder rubbing and a steady stream of “good boy,” however, it’s stressful all around and, in the big picture, I’m not sure whether it’s working.

One thing I believe is that horses don’t misbehave just for the fun of it. Their reactions are serious business, and I’m in good company there. Ray Hunt, the original “horse whisperer” is known to have said, “The horse does one of two things. He does what he thinks he’s supposed to do, or he does what he thinks he needs to do to survive.”

Clearly my horse is in survival mode, but what are the triggers that set him off? I’ve been tracking back in my mind for clues. Why was he great one day and off the rails the next day? Is it a training issue? Is it physical? Is it an equipment problem? Diet? Dental? I could go mad (or madder) with the endless possibilities or even worse, the endless combination of possibilities.

Not to mention when coupled with the check list of corresponding treatments it’s up there with finding a silver bullet.

But I’m a believer in magic and miracles nevertheless. So, off I go down the rabbit hole where I’m certain to see signs that others have been there before me, because at the end of the day we’ll do just about anything for these guys. PL

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On the Green

A Legend in Our Midst

by Helen Ross

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ine Needles Lodge and Golf Club was wellrepresented—both on the dais and in the audience— at the May induction ceremony for the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in Raleigh.

Donna Andrews, the former UNC and LPGA Tour standout who now teaches at Pine Needles, was one of 15 athletes inducted that night. And in that crowd of 1,150— the largest ever for the event—were two tables of her fellow instructors, who came to cheer her on.

Andrews is now the second Hall of Famer at Pine Needles, joining the late Peggy Kirk Bell, who was the LPGA’s Teacher of the Year in 1961 and its Professional of the Year 20 years later. Bell, who founded the popular resort with her husband, Warren “Bullet” Bell, was inducted in the class of 1976—when Andrews was just 9 years old.

Like so many of the other inductees that night, Andrews talked about the family and friends who have helped guide her career. People like her parents, Barclay and Helen Andrews, and her two brothers, whom she said pushed her athletically.

“I played football with them. I played baseball with them and luckily I could beat them at golf, thank goodness,” Andrews said, eliciting laughter from the crowd.

Then there was her coach at the University of North Carolina, Dot Gunnells, and long-time instructor Jack Lumpkin, who’s now 82 but is still helping her, a lesson earlier this year adding 10 yards to her game. Andrews counts her caddies as surrogate brothers and the women she competed against on the LPGA Tour as extended family, along with her hosts at tournaments along the way.

“And now I’m part of an even better family,” Andrews said. “Now that I’m no longer on Tour I am a part of the Bell family. I am following in the footsteps of the late, great Peggy Kirk Bell, who is a member of this Hall of Fame.

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“The Bell family is here along with many of the staff whom I teach with there at Pine Needles, and they inspire me every day to be a better person.”

Andrews said she was particularly pleased that her children, Connor and Sarah, were in the audience at the Raleigh Civic Center along with her husband, James Tepatti.

“It’s so great that they get to share in this moment with their mom,” Andrews said. “They weren’t around during my playing days. But through things like this, they are getting to know what Mom used to do.”

And make no mistake, Connor’s and Sarah’s mom had a very impressive playing career.

A native of Lynchburg, Virginia, Andrews entered her first tournament at the age of 10. She played on the boys’ team in high school and earned a scholarship to North Carolina, where she finished third at the 1989 NCAA Championship, and was named a second-team All-American as a senior. She also won the 1988 North & South Amateur and was selected to the Atlantic Coast Conference’s 50th anniversary women’s golf team in 2003.

In 15 seasons on the LPGA Tour, Andrews won six times and finished in the top 10 on the money list three times.

One of those victories came at the 1994 Nabisco Dinah Shore Championship, where her birdie on the 72nd hole, coupled with Laura Davies’ bogey there, gave Andrews the coveted major championship title.

“Now that I’m no longer on Tour I am a part of the Bell family.

I am following in the footsteps of the late, great Peggy Kirk Bell, who is a member of this Hall of Fame.”

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Andrews celebrated her victory, and honored the memory of Shore, who had died the previous month, with a leap into Poppie’s Pond— jumpstarting a tradition that continues to this day.

Prior to Andrews’ win, only Amy Alcott had made that now-signature jump into the water beside the 18th green.

Andrews, who posted top-three finishes at the 1992 and ’93 U.S. Women’s Open, also played on two Solheim Cup teams, compiling a 4-3 record in the U.S. victories. She was elected president of the LPGA in 2003-04 and retired from competitive golf the following year.

Teaching at Pine Needles has brought Andrews, who is also an avid horsewoman, additional fulfillment. And she’s grateful to all the people who have supported her throughout her journey.

“God has brought everybody into my life and I always say they are there for a reason, a season or a lifetime,” Andrews said. “But these people have all shaped who I am today and I thank God for everybody that he’s brought into my life.” PL

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Celebrating the Ryder Cup with Curtis Strange

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Join us on Thursday, September 6 at the Carolina Hotel for the Fall Colloquium. This year’s program features Curtis Strange who played on 5 Ryder Cup teams and was the Captain of the 2002 team.

The Ryder Cup is played every two years, alternating between the U.S. and Europe. This year’s cup will be held in Paris for the first time ever.

Tickets include the program and dinner at the Carolina Hotel.

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18th Hole

The River Course, CC of Whispering Pines

Par 6, 521 yards Designer: Ellis Maples The legendary Ellis Maples, a Donald Ross prodigy, designed a true gem in The River Course at Country Club of Whispering Pines. The River, formerly West Course, will remind you of the courses in the foothills of North Carolina. Although a bit short compared to some courses, the River Course demands accuracy. “Shot making� skills are necessary to navigate The River Course terrain.

Elevation changes, towering oak-tree-lined fairways, and small Bent Grass greens accentuate the character of The River Course. Tranquil lakes and streams appear through most of the back nine, awaiting the stray golf shot.

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July/August 2018

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Dates and times subject to change. Check directly with event organizers before making plans.

July 7.1.2018 Looking for Lizards Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.gov 7.1.2018 Shana Tucker and Women’s Work Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $15/members, $5/membership fee | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 7.2.2018 Fantastic Fireflies Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 8:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.gov 7.3.2018 Village of Pinehurst FourthFest - Fireworks and Concert Pinehurst Harness Track | 200 Beulah Hill Road South | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 6 - 10 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.1900, vopnc.org 7.4.2018 Moore County Concert Band - A New Nation Grand Ballroom - Carolina Hotel 80 Carolina Vista Drive | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 2 p.m.

Contact: 910.235.5229, moorecountyband.org 7.4.2018 Village of Pinehurst FourthFest - Parade Tufts Memorial Park | 1 Village Green Road W. Cost: FREE | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.1900, vopnc.org 7.4.2018 Aberdeen July 4th Celebration Aberdeen Lake Park | 301 Lake Park Crossing | Aberdeen Cost: FREE | 5 - 9:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7275, townofaberdeen.net 7.5.2018 Classics at the Sunrise - Diamonds are Forever Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $6 | 7:30 p.m.

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7.5.2018 Story Time at Given Given Memorial Library | 150 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 10:30 a.m.

Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org 7.6.2018 First Friday at the Sunrise - The Becca Rae Band First Bank Stage | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 5 - 8:15 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.8501 7.6.2018 Salt and Light Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $15/members, $5/membership fee | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 7.7.2018 Saturday Kids Program Given Memorial Library | 150 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org 7.8.2018 Pitcher Plant Hike Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.gov 7.8.2018 SCC Jazz Band Outdoor Concert Sandhills Community College |3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 6:30 - 8 p.m.

Contact: sandhills.edu 7.8.2018 The Sunday Exchange - Ruby Velle and the Soulphonics The Exchange Place Lawn | 129 Exchange St. | Aberdeen Cost: FREE | 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Contact: downtownaberdeen.net 7..2018 Classics at the Sunrise - Bullitt Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $6 | 7:30 p.m.

Contact: sunrisetheater.com 7.12.2018 Story Time at Given Given Memorial Library | 150 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 10:30 a.m.

Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org

7.12.2018 Gathering at Given - Bringing world-renowned musicians to the Sandhills Given Memorial Library | 150 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 3:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org 7.13.2018 Fun with Fish (for Wee Ones) Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 10 a.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.gov 7.13-15.2018 Christmas in July Historic Downtown Seagrove Cost: FREE | 10 - a.m. - 5 p.m.

Contact: melpotter@embarqmail.com, facebook.com/ SeagroveDowntownShops 7.13.2018 Nicole Atkins Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $15/members, $5/membership fee | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 7.14.2018 Wildlings: Bug Hunting Season Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 10 a.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.gov 7.14.2018 Food Truck Rodeo Homewood Suites | 250 Central Park Avenue | Pinehurst Cost: $4 - $8 | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Contact: 910.255.3083 7.15.2018 Mother Nature’s Tricksters Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.gov 7.15.2018 Marc Revenson Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $10/members, $5/membership fee | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 7.16-20.2018 Given’s Summer Camp Given Memorial Library | 150 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org

7.19.2018 Open Mic Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: TBD | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 7.19.2018 Classics at the Sunrise - To Catch A Thief Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $6 | 7:30 p.m.

Contact: sunrisetheater.com 7.20.2018 Movies by the Lake: Paddington 2 Aberdeen Lake Park | 301 Lake Park Crossing | Aberdeen Cost: FREE | 8:30 - 10 p.m.

Contact: 910.944-4574, townofaberdeen.net 7.21.2018 An Evening of Bluegrass - Po’ Ramblin’ Boys Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $22 - $30 | 7:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.3611, sunrisetheater.com 7.22.2018 Ticks, Chiggers, Spiders!

Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.gov 7.22.2018 Movie at the Outpost - Bull Durham Given Outpost | 95 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: donation | 7- 9 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org 7.22.2018 Ed Stephenson and Paco Band Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $15/members, $5/membership fee | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 7.26.2018 Classics at the Sunrise - M.A.S.H. Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $6 | 7:30 p.m.

Contact: sunrisetheater.com 7.26.2018 Story Time at Given Given Memorial Library | 150 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 10:30 a.m.

Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org

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July/August 2018

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

7.26.2018 Open Mic - Artists Meetup at the Outpost Given Outpost | 95 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 6 - 8 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org 7.28.2018 A Tribute to the Rolling Stones R.E. Lee Auditorium | 50 Voit Gilmore Lane | So. Pines Cost: $18 - $35 | 6:30 - 9 p.m.

Contact: 910.365.9890, vision4moore.com 7.28.2018 Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $15 | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 7.28.2018 Santa’s Summer in the Pines Tufts Memorial Park |1 Village Green Rd. W. | Pinehurst Cost: Free | 4- 8 p.m.

Contact: pinehurstbusinesspartners.com 7.29.2018 Predators of the Pines Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.gov 7.29.2018 Sand Band Birthday Bash Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $15 | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 7.31-8.5.2018 2018 U.S. Kids Golf World Championship Pinehurst Resort | 80 Carolina Vista Drive | Pinehurst Cost: contact organization | 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Contact: 888.387.5437, uskidsgolf.com

8.3.2018 Small Gems of Art - Opening Reception Artists League of the Sandhills | 129 Exchange St. | Aberdeen Cost: FREE | 4 - 6 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.3979, artistleague@windstream.net 8.3.2018 First Friday at the Sunrise -Ben Miller Band First Bank Stage | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 5 - 8:15 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.8501 8.4-5.2018 237th Anniversary of the Battle at the House in the Horseshoe 288 Alston House Road | Sanford Cost: $5/parking | 8.4/9:30 a.m., 8.5/9 a.m.

Contact: 910.947.2051 8.9.2018 Classics at the Sunrise - Rebel Without A Cause Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $6 | 7:30 p.m.

Contact: sunrisetheater.com 8.10.2018 Live After 5 with the Royal Suits Tufts Memorial Park | 1 Village Green Road W. | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 5:30 . - 9 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.1900, vopnc.org 8.12.2018 The Sunday Exchange - Gina Chavez The Exchange Lawn | 129 Exchange St. | Aberdeen Cost: FREE | 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.4506

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8.12.2018 SCC Jazz Band Outdoor Concert Sandhills Community College | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 6:30 - 8 p.m.

Contact: sandhills.edu

8.2.2018 Classics at the Sunrise - Hocus Pocus Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $6 | 7:30 p.m.

Contact: sunrisetheater.com

8.12.2018 Dugan’s Pub Golf Tournament Legacy Golf Links | 12615 U.S. Hwy 15/501, Aberdeen Cost: $80/player, $300/team | 10 a.m.

Contact: duganspub.net

8.2-4.2018 63rd Annual Robbins Farmers Day Downtown Robbins |101 N. Middleton St. | Robbins Cost: FREE | 8.2/6:30 p.m., 8.3/6 p.m., 8.4/9 a.m.

Contact: 910.295.7808, robbinsfarmersday.com

8.16.2018 Classics at the Sunrise - Three Amigos Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $6 | 7:30 p.m.

Contact: sunrisetheater.com

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

8.17.2018 Movies by the Lake - Jumanji Aberdeen Lake Park | 301 Lake Park Crossing | Aberdeen Cost: FREE | 8:15 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.4574, townofaberdeen.net 8.23.2018 Classics at the Sunrise - Rocky Horror Picture Show Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 7:30 p.m.

Contact: sunrisetheater.com 8.24.2018 Drafts and a Laugh Aberdeen Lake Park | 301 Lake Park Crossing | Aberdeen Cost: FREE | 7 - 9 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7275, townofaberdeen.net

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Sandhills Sightings

JULY AUGUST 2018

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Prancing Horse Barn Dance The Fair Barn Pinehurst April 12

From top, clockwise: Jason Sullivan and Prancing Horse Program Director Claire Pollard; Kathy Johnson with Rick & Patty Meter; Lorna Anderson and Donald Eaton; John & Judy Forester, Emma Dabik, Hero of the Year Adam Caliri, Jim & Amy Caliri; and Fran & Carolyn Grandinetti with Clem Jowett.

Pinehurst Garden Club Annual Plant Sale

Benefiting a Sandhills Community College scholarship & community beautification projects Pinehurst April 21

From top, clockwise: Plant sale chairs Lynn Delgarn and Monica Converse; Devyn Botnick and Marcia Kuzniar; David & Sam Lamblin, Joey Murden and Scott Brewton from Boy Scout Troop 7; Plants ready for pick up; and Colleen Delgan, Deb Fitzgerald and Jan Longenecker.

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Sandhills Sightings Carolina Philharmonic presents Encore! Kids Concert Pinecrest High School Southern Pines May 1

From top right, clockwise: Maestro David Michael Wolff greets kids after the concert; Learning to play an instrument; Two thousand K-2 children in the meet-the-orchestra curriculum; and Ron & Christie Wolff with Laura Doughty.

Faded Rose - Sherry Mortenson Retirement Party Magnolia Inn Pinehurst May 1

From top right, clockwise: Sherry & Tom Mortenson; Carla St. Germaine, Rita Menzies, Carole Frye, Monie Conwicke and Bita Sweeney; Charlene McKay, owner of the Magnolia Inn and Deborah Myatt, owner of Le Feme Chateau; Lexy & Lisa Whipple with Sherry Mortenson; and Tom & Sharyn Cruce.

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Sandhills Sightings Ladies Wine Out Weymouth Center Southern Pines May 3

From top right, clockwise: Carmen Powers, Sarah Garcia, Michelle Jordon, Christy Raynor, Dawn Phillies and Melanie Lovin; Tiffany Volk, Jean Sundstrom and Camilla Rothwell; Event organizers Barbara Keating and Bev Reynolds; Carol Haney, Kathy Wright and Mary Beth Thomas; and Scarlett Allison, Debbie Darby, Janet Farrell, Cynthia Davis, Kathryn Talton and Aimee Squires.

St. John Paul II Catholic School Derby Gala Pinehurst Country Club Pinehurst May 5

From top right, clockwise: Nancy Ahlfeld, Event Organizer Tiffany Bailey, Terry DeFoor and Event Organizer Leslie Habets; Stacey Brown and Cody Johnson; Kendra Tranel, Ellen Burke, Maryfaith Cartwright with Mary Ann & Ted Habets; Joan & Christine Barrett; and Jackie Lepter, Jennifer & Paul Jawanda and Marian Johnson.

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Sandhills Sightings ADK - Beta Zeta Chapter 50th Anniversary Benefiting Local Scholarships Brownson Memorial Church Southern Pines May 6

From top right, clockwise: Patty Steingraber, Frances Wilson and Dora Lancaster; Marilyn Neely and Dee Johnson; Beta Zeta Chapter’s scholarship recipients Kaitlin McNeill and Holly English with Austin Kennedy, Gwen McNeill, Kris Bebout and Angie English; Peggy Hughes and Sue Williamson; and President Michelle Gray, Frances Wilson, Ann Absher and Ann & Ashley White.

Annual Strawberry Festival

Hosted by the Women of Weymouth Weymouth Center Southern Pines May 21

From top right, clockwise: Bonita Maria and Karen Samaras; Junior orchestra members Nylah Johnson and Archer Collins; Kathy Cambreleng and Rosemary Zuhone; Festival committee: Joanne Mackana, Janet Dozois, Carol McFarland, Jan Jeffress, Barbara Keating and Cathy Jones; and Cora & Isla Pilewski.

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Sandhills Sightings Shakespeare in the Park

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Tufts Memorial Park Pinehurst June 1

From top right, clockwise: Carolanne Marano and Jonathan Drahos; Carmine & Julie Lemma with Nancy & Stu Heilman; Cina & Carolyn Haas; Enjoying the show; Dance of the fairies; and Kathy Newcomb, Susan Kushay and June & Barry Buchele.

Landscape Gardening Program 50th Anniversary Sandhills Horticultural Gardens Pinehurst June 9

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Sightings@ PinehurstLivingMagazine.com From top right, clockwise: Instructors Johanna & Jim Westmen with event organizers JJ Faulk and Chris Burrows; The Landscape Gardening program’s new coordinator Hilarie Blevins with Kirk Adkins, Rebecca Roush and Becky Smith; Fred Garrett and Dee Johnson, the two program coordinators in the program’s 50 years; and MaryAnn & Gary Smith.

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Last Impression

Hang On! photograph and caption courtesy of The Moore County Historical Association

Faye Caddell participating in a gymkhana at the Carolina Hotel in 1945.

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