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USGA’s decision to establish a second headquarters in Pinehurst only reaffirms our area’s place in the pantheon of American golf destinations.

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A residential and rehabilitation program for the mentally ill in Moore County, Linden Lodge is celebrating 10 years of providing support, love and hope.

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still remember walking into my high school friend Jacob’s apartment like it was yesterday. It was the summer after I had graduated college and I wanted to connect with him before I moved away permanently. We were best friends in high school, but as things often happen, we started to lose touch as our interests and lives deviated. Quiet and unassuming, Jacob was a great friend with a great sense of humor. He was tall and good looking and had that peaceful confidence that attracts all types of people.

It had probably been close to a year since I had seen him last and when he opened the door to my knock, I was shocked.

Normally clean and particular about himself, he was disheveled and unkempt, and the apartment was a mess. Before I had even walked in, he immediately started talking to me as if we were in mid-conversation, and this from someone who used to nod and smile more than he spoke. The words he was speaking were impossible to follow, disjointed and changing topic from one sentence to the next.

As we sat down with our beers, he dove into this long, conspiracy-filled theory that Jerry Garcia, of the band Grateful Dead, who had just passed away, was contacting him through the radio and wanted to collaborate on songwriting. Then it turned into the other members of the Grateful Dead trying to come between Jacob and Garcia, with suspicions they were out to kill him.

My first thought was that he was high on something and so I just let him talk, thinking he’d get it out of his system and we’d move on. But as the one-sided conversation got stranger and stranger, I tried, unsuccessfully, to rationalize with him. Finally, I just cut the visit short and told him I’d come back another time.

In the days that followed, I asked other friends if they knew what was going on. Always being a little quirky, most wrote it off as Jacob being Jacob. I was told he had been more distant lately, isolating himself and not wanting to go out. For someone who was always up for socializing, this was just one more sign things weren’t right.

Then I got a call from Jacob’s brother, Eric. The look on Eric’s face when we met for coffee— one of complete bewilderment and sadness. He said the brother he knew was no longer there. And then he told me a succession of stories that made it clear Jacob needed help.

Jacob was admitted to a mental health facility a week later where he was diagnosed with schizophrenia. A blogger named Alex, who suffers from schizophrenia, describes the illness this way: “It was so overwhelmingly weird to sit in a room surrounded by all your friends, and to be experiencing two levels of conversation. The first would be happening in the room around me, and the second seemed only to be taking place in my mind. Moreover, the paranoia would make it really hard to distinguish which was ‘real’ and which wasn’t. The psychosis had completely taken over the way I related to the world, and I was living in a world of delusion, fantasy and fear. It was as if my mind had shattered, and nothing around me held the same meaning as it had beforehand.”

What can be so strikingly devastating for someone diagnosed with schizophrenia and their family is that the typical onset of the disease doesn’t occur until the late teens to early 20s, just at a time when most of us begin to establish our lives. I spoke with Jacob a few times in the years that followed; heard about his struggles balancing medications and managing life. Eventually, though, we did lose touch. But while talking with Marianne Kernan of Linden Lodge, the memories came flooding back. I could vividly see the struggle in Jacob’s eyes as clearly as I saw the angst in his brother’s. It is a scorched-Earth illness that impacts everyone close to it.

Linden Lodge was founded 10 years ago by Kernan and a dedicated group of advocates to help those like Jacob and his family adapt to a vastly different way of life. The home’s success can be attributed largly to Kernan’s unwavering efforts and to her firsthand experiences dealing with a loved one suffering from a serious mental illness. Her strength and drive is an inspiration.

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Golf House PINEHURST Story by Ray Owen Images courtesy of USGA

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he United States Golf Association (USGA) has chosen Pinehurst as the location for its second headquarters in a landmark expansion of its presence in Moore County. Their “Golf House Pinehurst” campus will include an equipment-testing facility, innovation hub, museum/visitor center and offices by 2023, and host five U.S. Open Championships by 2047.

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This new headquarters, along with the championships, will bring jobs and millions of tourism dollars to the Pinehurst region, significantly elevating its status as a destination for golf businesses and tourists.

USGA plans call for the construction of two buildings on Pinehurst Resort property, housing 50 full-time staff members with an average annual salary of $80,000. The campus will also serve as a base for the advancement of golf through innovation, research and science.

Above: USGA testing equipment. / Opposite page: Martin Kaymer celebrating his U.S. Open win at Pinehurst in 2014.

The move is a homecoming for Janeen Driscoll, USGA director of brand communications. “I first moved here in 1996, left for 10 years, then came back as head of communications at Pinehurst Resort. When the USGA recruited me in 2014, I kept my house in Southern Pines.

It’s great to be back and have all my ‘stuff’ in one place.”

“I’m enamored by the history of Moore County,

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especially with the Tufts family,” she says. “It’s a soft spot in my heart. This area’s great diversity—the blend of people and interests and backgrounds—combine to create a singular community that’s warm and welcoming. This sold me long ago on making it my home.”

“The special relationship between Pinehurst and the USGA dates back to their inception,” she continues.

“Pinehurst Resort was founded in 1895 and the USGA was founded in late December of 1894; their histories and connections with early golf in America are very much entwined.”

“The USGA was established for two purposes: to conduct national championships and to govern the game,” says Driscoll. “In governing the game, we are responsible for maintaining and writing the rules of the sport, including regulations governing amateur status, handicapping and equipment. These rules exist to make the game fair and equitable for everybody.”

“The national championships began with five clubs in the Northeast holding competitions to identify the top amateur golfer in the United States,” she says. “Two clubs in particular were starting against each other, saying their championship was the best. The USGA was created to conduct ‘the’ national championship and provide a test of golf that would identify the best player. That very much continues to this day.”

“It was intended that our championships would be open to both professional and recreational golfers who met the basic standards to compete at the highest levels.

Moving forward to today, the USGA conducts 14 annual championships and they are by enlarge open to anyone meeting the requirements for these national competitions.

That separates us from any other organization in golf.”

“Ties between the USGA and Pinehurst really came to fruition during the Richard Tufts era, 1930–1962,” says Driscoll. “He was a heavyweight of golfing, eventually rising to be president of the USGA in 1956–57. Tufts was passionate about the game, not playing for money but for the joy the sport provides. He created the Creed of the Amateur and the USGA still uses it as a calling card.”

Over the past 30 years, Pinehurst No. 2 has been the site of more championship events than any other course in the nation. According to Driscoll, you can’t tell the story of golf unless you sustain that legacy. History is happening right now—it’s not just in the past, held in black-andwhite photos. It exists in living color, like Lucy Li making history here in 2014 at the U.S. Women’s Open.

“Preserving and sharing history is very important to the USGA,” she says. “It’s about the brand of golf and it’s so critical now with all the new people coming here. We will help put imagery and words to an aspect of this place people love and it’s going to be a lot of fun.

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“The USGA has the world’s largest collection of memorabilia on the history of golf. We’re planning on displaying some of our holdings in Pinehurst on an annual, rotating basis. We did the same thing at Ellis Island with a display on immigrants who changed the face of golf, people like golf course designer Donald Ross.

“Our collection encompasses a wide range of artifacts: fine art including a Rembrandt, golf balls, bags and clubs from presidents, and the ‘moon club’ that astronaut Alan Shepard used to play golf on his lunar mission. We just added the Schickler photography archives that chronicle golf and culture for the past 100 years.”

While the majority of USGA staff will continue to be based at their main campus in New Jersey, 15 percent of the USGA’s current workforce will move to Pinehurst, including some of golf ’s foremost scientific and golf management experts.

“The USGA has one of only two facilities in the world capable of testing golf clubs and balls for conformance,” says Driscoll. “We run thousands of these tests every single year. That is the one facility that will be permanently based in Pinehurst. That will involve some very technologically advanced equipment and PhD level engineers and scientist responsible for evaluating equipment from around the world.”

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With water becoming a more scarce resource, the USGA studies ways golf courses can preserve water and the renovation of Pinehurst’s No. 2 is a prominent example of how to do more with less. As a leader in sustainable golf course design, the USGA plans to create sustainability projects in Moore County and offer STEM education through their tech center.

“Science, technology, engineering and math education is especially important for youth and to us, as well,” says Driscoll. “We’re also planning to work with Sandhills Community College and other universities to share best practices and advance the science of golf.”

Construction on Golf House Pinehurst is expected to begin in Spring 2022 and while formal design plans are not complete, the new buildings will reflect the aesthetic of the village and resort. The estimated economic impact of the USGA’s long-term presence will exceed $2 billion, with more than 1 million visitors annually.

“This historic move will bring global recognition and economic activity to all of Moore County,” says Driscoll.

“Because we are relative newcomers we’ve seen through this whole process how much this area loves golf and how much they’re willing to support it. Our hope that by creating a permanent link to Pinehurst, this love of golf will continue to grow into the foreseeable future.” PL

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Linden Lodge A Moore County Haven

By Greg Girard

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en years ago, Marianne Kernan found just the place she was looking for. She readily admits “it was like the Good Lord put his hand on my shoulder and said, ‘You need to check this place out.’ It was like he drove me there.” The place: a quaint, ranch-style house sitting on three acres off Linden Road that, at the time, was the home of a gentlemen who ran a nursery. Kernan had stopped to buy some plants for her garden when she struck up a conversation with the owner. The rest, as they say ….

Kernan’s dream home, however, was not meant for her.

She had others plan in mind. For a decade now, the aptly named Linden Lodge has provided a safe living environment

for those in Moore County suffering from serious mental illness. Her inspiration for establishing Linden Lodge was her son, Keith, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia more than three decades ago.

Serious mental illness—like schizophrenia, severe bipolar disorder and severe major depression—is defined as a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder resulting in serious functional impairment, which substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities.

For those who suffer from serious mental illness, the challenges of even daily life can be daunting. Linden Lodge offers a haven of support.

So what were the reasons behind establishing the Linden Lodge Foundation and purchasing the home?

MK: It developed because we landed here— Buck, my husband, Keith and I—and it didn’t take long to realize there was no housing here for anyone with mental illness who did not want to live at home or was not in a position to live independently. So I thought, we need to do this. And at the time, I was president of the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), so we started having fundraisers for finding a home suitable for our needs. It took about four years to find the property.

“If I make you an offer and can come up with a down payment

by July, will you hold it, not put it on the market?” So we did it. NAMI gave us the $75,000 for the down payment and then we raised the rest of the money, and everything is totally paid off.

At the time, there was only one other home in Moore County for anyone that has a serious mental illness. So there was a real need for us to do something. Now we have eight bedrooms (one bedroom is for staff) and three baths. And we’ve never had an empty bed since we started, which tells you how much need there is. We take anybody 18 and older.

You were looking for something in particular ….

Yes, we didn’t want it remote, we wanted them to be able to walk places. We wanted to be a part of a community, but as you well know, not in my backyard is alive and well. So when the guy that owned it before said to me, “I’m 84 years old and I’m getting ready to sell,” I said, “Can I look inside?” It was this little two bedroom home, but after looking inside, I said,

Is Linden Lodge considered a temporary or transitional home?

No. It is not temporary. It’s their home until they can either go out on their own or they go back home or find another living situation.

It’s a home as long as they need it to be. The goal is to have them part of the community. They all volunteer out in the community (before COVID), from the high school to Habitat

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for Humanity to St. Joseph’s of the Pines.

It’s about being part of something, because their selfesteem takes a real hit when you receive that diagnosis.

And so there’s no confusion, we work with serious mental illnesses, like schizophrenia, not developmentally ill.

Oftentimes, serious mental illness doesn’t show until later in life, often in college. They’re all seriously mentally ill, but they're recovering the best they can.

guy. Emily, our princess, she loves to cook. So every night she does the cooking and then the others clean up. We have a fitness center, so they all exercise.

And like I said before, they all volunteer outside of the facility, but they have not been able to do it at all since COVID. We’ve been taking that very seriously because if just one person gets it, we’d be in trouble.

So it’s about self-esteem, self-worth, being a part of And you were inspired by to establish Linden Lodge something …. because of your son, Keith?

That is one of our things, Greg. I’ve seen a lot of homes That’s exactly right. Keith was 22 when he was diagnosed around the country with Keith and the object is not for with schizophrenia. He had dropped out of college and went them to just be medicated and sit in a corner and not into the Army Rangers cause trouble. That’s and served his tour not a life. Our goal there. He finished his has always been for enlistment in April, and them to have a life: September was the first Whether it’s at Linden time I had to have him Lodge or somewhere committed. else, we want to afford It’s very hard living them that opportunity with someone that has by getting them out a mental illness. You in the community, find yourself, you find helping them with their everyone is walking on education, if that’s what eggshells. You don’t want they want to pursue, to to upset them. They volunteer, to have some don’t want to upset you. sense of self-worth. And And Keith, like many all these things, it’s our others with mental fantastic staff that makes illness, is an intelligent this all possible. adult who doesn’t want to live at home, which And the clinical side? is understandable. We Yes, so we help thought, there has to with medication be a better, affordable management, we alternative. And being administer the part of NAMI, you medication. All of Marianne Kernan, chair of the board, Linden Lodge Foundation realize how many people them see a psychiatrist are in your boat. through FirstHealth Behavioral Services. Keith, What’s life like at the lodge? because he’s a veteran, goes to the VA. So they all have their Let’s see, the residents all have chores. We have a chore own psychiatrists, they all have their own therapists through list—no free ride there—and I wish my house was as clean FirstHealth. And then they all have medical attention as their house. We have a rescue dog, Ms. Maggie, who is through Pinehurst Medical. now almost five. So she’s part of the family.

We do make sure that at all times everything is taken So they do their chores, they volunteer, they pursue their care of, because, generally speaking, someone with a serious interests. One of our staff members is very creative. So they’ll mental illness probably lives about 20 years less than the have art day and they’ll either paint and create things. They’re general public because of the medication. all into music. We have a resident right now who is going We really do take that very seriously and we’re very back to online school to finish up his degree in web design. fortunate, we get audited, they have surprise audits from the Another resident used to own a lawn maintenance state and so forth and we always come out a winner. We’ve service. He had a crew and he did it for about 12 years, then been very, very fortunate and, again, that’s because of the the illness suddenly hit him. So he’s our ground maintenance staff.

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Over these 10 years, what has been the biggest challenge for you?

The biggest challenge—all the time—is operational monies, because we don’t take Medicaid dollars. The reason we don’t take Medicaid is because of all the restrictions.

There’s so much we wouldn’t be able to do. Quality of life things, like one time we took everyone to Disney World for a week. We raised the money for it and went. We wouldn’t have been able to do that under Medicaid. So, yes, the biggest challenge is always operational dollars, fundraising … like every other nonprofit.

An added challenge is that we’re so small and we’re not part of a greater organization, so that makes it tough. But we’ve been successful. David Feherty [golf personality] is

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a friend of ours and he’s done fundraising shows for us the past several years. We have our annual yard sale.

We try not to go out there all the time begging for money so that people, my friends look at me and run. But we’re very fortunate in that we have a pretty loyal group.

They’ve helped us do things like having a whole house generator. We did that because if, God forbid, there was a hurricane or something like that, where are you going to place six individuals and all the staff and afford it? We’ve done things like purchasing vans.

We started from scratch, that’s the bottom line. But we don’t owe anybody a penny. That’s my highlight. We pay as we go. That’s what can get a lot of nonprofits in trouble, biting off more than you can chew.

What are the finances like for the foundation?

NAMI helped us get off the ground and then through fundraising is how we operate. [The residents] do get

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special assistance for living at the home but what we get in allowances doesn’t even begin to pay for anything. So it is a constant struggle, but it’s worth it. About 40 percent of our revenue comes from donations.

The rest comes from residents’ social security disability benefits. We get $1,182 each month per resident, which doesn’t even cover staff salaries. That’s how much they get to pay for housing, laundry, medication, excursions, everything to live on. So that’s why we have to fundraise, to make up the difference.

What has Linden Lodge meant for you over these past 10 years?

A house like this is so important because it is one for a population that is so often forgotten.

Unless you read about somebody that has a serious mental illness in the media or unless it’s in your family or a friend, you just don’t think about it. Linden Lodge exists just to give people a life. Everybody deserves a life and this is what Linden Lodge offers—give those with serious mental illness an opportunity for a life and to give families a break. These are smart individuals who just need a chance. And that’s what we try to provide.

People toss around the word recovery.

Well, you do recover, but it isn’t like a cure. You recover the best you can with the illness you have. And that’s what we try to make sure: That they can recover the best they can. If they can eventually live on their own, great. If they can’t, they have a home.

Goals for the next 10 years?

In 10 years, I hope it’s still there. That’s the goal. That we can keep it operational. And it is in as good a shape and has as great a staff as we have now. Look, I’m a retired Army wife. I’m not a sit-at-home watching-soaps-andeating-bonbons girl. Every time I go by a house that has a lot of bedrooms and stuff like that, I think to myself, what if? And then I slap myself across the face and say, “OK, get real girl. There’s plenty of people around here. If I can do it, then other families can do it.”

I can’t do this forever. I want people to realize we can do this together. We can make a difference, but it takes all of us in here to do it. PL To learn more about Linden Lodge or to donate, visit lindenlodgenc.org.

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SundaySupper

by ROBERT NASON

Holiday Comfort T

he trend in food these days, amidst the pandemic and social distancing, is all about comfort—filling our bellies with something warm and satisfying. So as we move into the holiday season, we thought it would be appropriate to revisit some seasonal favorites that will have you and your guests asking for seconds.

Simple is Best Stuffing bonappetit.com / Serves 8–10

Technically, the mashed up bread and herbs we eat at Thanksgiving is called dressing. It’s unknown why the name dressing was preferred to stuffing, but it’s thought to have come from the tables of hoity-toity Northeasterners in the 19th century. The origin of stuffing goes back to ancient Rome, where they would stuff chickens and rabbits with herbs, vegetables and nuts. This eventually evolved into humans stuffing just about anything into animals while cooking. Today, stuffing for many has migrated to the casserole dish variety, allowing for more flexibility of ingredients and variations. And of course, in the South, cornbread stuffing is a staple for the holidays.

Ingredients

¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, plus more for baking dish 1 pound good-quality day-old white bread, torn into 1-inch pieces (about 10 cups) 2 ½ cups yellow onions, chopped

1 ½ cups celery, cut into ¼-inch slices ½ cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped 2 tablespoons fresh sage, chopped 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, chopped 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped

Directions

2 teaspoons kosher salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 ½ cups low-sodium chicken broth, divided 2 large eggs

Preheat oven to 250 F. Butter a 13x9x2-inch baking dish and set aside. Scatter bread in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake, stirring occasionally, until dried out, about 1 hour. Let cool; transfer to a very large bowl.

Meanwhile, melt ¾ cup butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add onions and celery. Stir often until just beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Add to bowl with bread; stir in herbs, salt and pepper. Drizzle in 1 ¼ cups broth and toss gently. Let cool.

Preheat oven to 350 F. Whisk 1 ¼ cups broth and eggs in a small bowl. Add to bread mixture: Fold gently until thoroughly combined. Transfer to prepared dish, cover with foil and bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers 160 F, about 40 minutes. Continue to bake, uncovered, until set and top is browned and crisp, 40–45 minutes longer.

Do Ahead: Stuffing can be baked (before browning) 1 day ahead. Uncover and let cool, then cover and chill. Uncover and bake until top is browned and crisp, 50–60 minutes.

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American Colonial Eggnog allrecipes.com / Serves 6

The foundations of eggnog come from a medieval English drink called posset (a concoction made of hot milk curdled with ale or wine and flavored with spices). Posset was believed to be a remedy for the common cold. American colonists in the 18th century started the tradition of drinking eggnog during the holidays and adapted the recipe by adding rum. George Washington’s eggnog recipe includes brandy, rye whiskey, rum and sherry (wow!), so if you’re up for a truly memorable holiday celebration, maybe our first president’s formula is the one for you.

For those of us looking for a more staid holiday season, here’s an eggnog recipe worthy of sharing with family and friends. (One bit of advice: Homemade eggnog is best, but if you’re thinking of buying premade eggnog, many are loaded with sugar, completely altering the flavor of true eggnog, so read store-bought eggnog ingredients thoroughly before purchasing. Best to just make your own.)

Ingredients

4 cups milk 5 whole cloves 2 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, divided 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 12 egg yolks

1 ½ cups sugar 2 ½ cups light rum 4 cups light cream ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

Combine milk, cloves, ½ teaspoon vanilla and cinnamon in a saucepan, and heat over lowest setting for 5 minutes. Slowly bring milk mixture to a boil.

In a large bowl, combine egg yolks and sugar. Whisk together until fluffy. Temper the eggs by whisking hot milk mixture slowly into the eggs.

Pour tempered egg mixture into saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly for 3 minutes, or until thick. Do not allow mixture to boil.

Strain to remove cloves, and let cool for about an hour.

Stir in rum, cream, 2 teaspoons vanilla and nutmeg. Refrigerate overnight before serving.

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Overnight Breakfast Strata thechunkychef.com / Serves 10

While it may sound Italian, strata is an American creation, with the first-known recipe found in the 1902 cookbook Handbook of Household Science (sounds scrumptious). Strata is a layered casserole that mixes bread, eggs and cheese with vegetables and meats.

The perfect holiday morning breakfast (it can be prepared in advance), strata will satisfy your guests right up until dinner, with apologies for those bringing the hors d’oeuvres.

Ingredients

1 pound sage or breakfast sausage 8–10 pieces bacon, cooked and crumbled 8 large eggs 2 ½ cups whole milk 1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt

1 ½ teaspoon ground dry mustard 1 teaspoon dried parsley ¼ teaspoon black pepper ¼ teaspoon paprika 12 ounces Italian bread, cubed into ½-inch pieces

Directions

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese ½ cup shredded Gruyere cheese Minced fresh parsley, for garnish Chopped fresh chives, for garnish Dollop sour cream, for garnish

In a large skillet, brown and crumble sausage until cooked. Drain and set aside. Use a bread knife to cube Italian bread into ½-inch pieces, then set aside. Combine shredded cheddar and Gruyere cheeses, then set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, add eggs, milk, salt, dry mustard, dried parsley, black pepper and paprika. Whisk until combined.

Add cubed bread pieces to bottom of 3-quart oven-safe pot, or 9x13-inch baking pan. Top with crumbled sausage, bacon, and ¾ cup of the combined cheeses. Pour egg custard over the top, using a wooden spoon to gently push any unsoaked bread down into the custard. Sprinkle with remaining shredded cheeses. Cover pan and refrigerate overnight.

Remove from refrigerator, uncover, and let sit at room temperature while oven preheats to 350 F. Bake, uncovered, for 40–45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Serve hot, topped with garnishes if desired.

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Holiday Tortellini Soup tasteofhome.com / Serves 8

The legend behind tortellini’s shape is based on the belly button of Venus, the Roman goddess of love. The gods Bacchus, Mars and Venus came down to earth to intervene in a 12th century war between Bologna and Modena. They spent the night at an inn and the next morning, Bacchus and Mars awoke early to visit the battleground. When Venus awoke and could not find her companions, she called for the innkeeper, who arrived to find the goddess of love naked. Inspired by her navel, the innkeeper created the new pasta’s shape. A Christmas tradition in Italy, tortellini soup is a hearty, heart-warming dish perfect for the soul.

Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 ounces pancetta or bacon, finely diced 1 medium onion, finely chopped 3 garlic cloves, minced

1 can (49 ½ ounces) chicken broth 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning 1 package (9 ounces) refrigerated cheese tortellini

1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes in puree 8 ounces fresh spinach, rinsed and chopped Salt and pepper to taste 1 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly shredded

Directions

Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add pancetta. Cook until crisp. Add onion; cook 3–4 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add broth and Italian seasoning; bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook tortellini according to package directions, less 5 minutes; drain. Add cooked tortellini to soup mixture. Stir in crushed tomatoes and simmer 5 minutes. Add spinach and cook just until wilted. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with Parmesan cheese.

Classic Chocolate Yule Log thespruceats.com / Serves 6

Originating in the Flemish region of France and Belgium, the chocolate yule log is a take on the yule log tradition of medieval times in Scandinavia. Yule is the name of winter solstice festivals in northern Europe and the tradition held that households would burn an entire tree during the 12 days of Christmas by placing the largest end of the tree's trunk into the fire first and slowly feeding the tree into the fire over the subsequent 12 days. Fire hazard? Perhaps, but we're thankful it inspired some ingenious chef to create this chocolate classic.

Ingredients 6 large eggs (separated) ½ cup superfine/caster sugar 8 ounces dark chocolate (60% cacao or greater) 4 tablespoons water

For the Filling: 1 ½ cups double cream (or heavy cream) ½ teaspoon vanilla extract Garnish with confectioners' sugar, chocolate sprinkles, or other edible decorations

Directions

Heat oven to 425 F. Lightly grease and line a 9x13-inch Swiss roll/jelly roll tin with parchment paper. Apply a light layer of vegetable oil. Separate egg yolks and whites. Whisk sugar and egg yolks together in a large baking bowl until a light-yet-thick mixture is formed. Break the chocolate into pieces then melt with 4 tablespoons water over a pan of slightly simmering, boiling water. Add chocolate to egg and sugar mixture and stir gently.

In a separate bowl, whisk egg whites to form stiff, fairly firm peaks. Fold 1 tablespoon of egg white into the chocolate sponge mixture to lighten it. Add remaining whisked egg whites and gently fold through. Spread the sponge mix into the prepared tin, gently smoothing the surface with a spatula. Bake for 20 minutes, or until firm to the touch and a little crisp on the top. Do not overcook or sponge will become dry. Place on a cooling rack. Lay a large sheet of parchment paper onto your work surface, quickly flip the pan over onto the paper and gently ease the sponge out. Peel away parchment paper on the sponge and trim any ragged edges.

Filling: Whip cream lightly with the vanilla extract until cream loosely holds its shape. Spread cream evenly over surface of cake, leaving a 3/4-inch margin on the two short sides. Cut a small incision 3/4 inches in from one of the short edges taking care not to cut right through the cake. Carefully fold this in towards the cream, then use the parchment paper to roll the cake. Do not worry if cracks appear on the surface—these add character. Top with garnish. PL

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In Vino, Veritas

Glass Rules: A Stemless Passo Falso

By Sassy Pellizzari

I

talians are known to be “rule interpreters” in many ways, for things like driving the speed limit or waiting their turn in line. At the same time, they have very strict culinary credos to which they all absolutely adhere.

These include mandates such as: Never drink a cappuccino after 11 a.m.

Never overcook pasta.

Never use canned tomato sauce.

Never put cheese on seafood.

Never avoid eye contact with others while toasting.

Never drink wine out of a stemless glass.

It’s not surprising to see a rule about wine included, since the wine industry is overflowing with both legitimate and slanted directives to follow. So what is wrong with a stemless glass? It is easy to pop in the dishwasher and

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a fashionable look at the moment, but true oenophiles always prefer tradition to trends.

Holding a wine glass by the bowl warms up the wine with your body heat. While this may not be so bad for red wine, it is not ideal for chilled white wine. Also, fingerprints marking up the glass are terribly unsightly, similar to our 3-year-old’s sippy cup after a bowl of spaghetti. Furthermore, holding the glass by the stem or even the base keeps your hand farther away from your nose. This avoids possible relaying of odors distracting from the aroma of the wine, such as a strong soap or freshly chopped garlic on the fingertips. Traditionalists prefer a stemmed glass so the temperature and aroma of the wine is unaffected, the glass stays clean and, additionally, they are easier to swirl.

This is not the only ordinance to follow pertaining to wine glasses. A wine glass, according to wine geeks

internationally, is not just a vehicle for sipping wine. A wine glass is described by a sommelier as a “vehicle of precision.” To a sommelier, a wine glass has the ability to communicate the soul of the wine.

One of the fundamental elements to take into consideration is the material. Crystal is considered the best material for a wine glass, as it has a great clarity allowing one to clearly see the color in the juice. Crystal is able to be produced with such a minimal thickness, a factor that conserves the temperature of the wine and is crucial in the moment of contact between the wine and the lips. The thinner the border of the glass that lays on the lips, the less interruption of the flow of the wine. This is not a joke: Wine geeks (like my husband) have studied this!

There is also a huge importance in the proportion of the wine glass, or the size of the bowl of the glass compared to the mouth of the chalice. A large bowl allows for better movement of the wine to develop particular aromas, which is an action highly recommended for complex wines. With younger wines, more content allows the glass to produce more intense aromas that might not be noted in a smaller glass.

True oenophiles also use large bowl wine glasses, not champagne flutes, for sparkling.

Skinny flutes, frequently produced in glass, do not allow the delicate aromas of champagne and bubbly wines to be transferred to the senses.

We have tested this at home many times and definitely found that sparkling wines tasted more flavorful in large bowl glasses compared to champagne flutes. Go ahead and try it yourself.

I have just given you an excuse to open up that bottle of champagne!

Now that you have your glass regulations understood, did you know that there are specific rules on how to wash and store your glasses?

Don’t worry, I will save those uber interesting rules for another article. Just please promise me, if you adhere strictly to one wine rule, that you follow my personal, absolute, most important, No. 1 wine rule: do whatever you like. Drink what you like, where you like and when you like. Cheers! PL Sassy Pellizzari lived in Italy for more than 13 years, where she developed a passion and knowledge of Italian wines. She and her husband, Paolo, are the owners of Bacco Selections, a Pinehurst-based company specializing in fine wine importing and distributing.

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Life Under Pines

Gratitude & Silver Linings

By Sundi McLaughlin

A

s we head into the holidays, I wanted to talk about being mindful of shopping local during this Christmas season. After the year we’ve had, your spending habits have never been more important than now …. But as I started to write, I remembered how you all showed up during the shutdown in the height of COVID, and I realized you already know what’s at stake. You already know what you want your downtowns to look like, because when you had a choice of who to support, you chose your local mom and pop. In this season of giving and expressing gratitude, I wanted to share my heartfelt thanks to this beautiful community who helped so many of us stay afloat during this dumpster fire of a year.

As we edge closer and closer to the finish line of 2020, I find myself

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looking back on this past year and finding the silver lining of what was an extremely stressful time. When I and a lot of fellow businessowners were compelled to shut our doors this past spring, we all thought the worst. We all hyperventilated into a paper bag and braced for the unknown … but then something amazing happened.

Our wonderful community reached out in a big way. The restaurants got busy making takeout, the landscapers got busy making yards gorgeous, handymen’s phones began ringing for deck projects and other household improvements. For us in retail, our shops remained empty, but our website sales kept us going and a lot of us took to our cars and delivered your puzzles, earrings, pajamas, etc. The love we all felt during those highly stressful times was just what we needed to

get us through. The memory of that communal support will truly be one of my most cherished memories.

I asked just a few of your favorite businessowners to share their thanks and experiences during the insanity which is 2020. From our hearts to yours: Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Tony of Reverie Cocktails: “The support of the community pulled us through and then some. Thank you for supporting our business.”

Claudia of Morgan Miller: “You know everything has changed: my business model, how we conduct business, even the products we sell, but the kindnesses, the outreach, the thoughts and good wishes, the ‘you’re doing so great!’ that have been a consistent message throughout these six months. Our community cares so deeply, and that keeps us going.”

Virginia of Hot Asana: “Our community supported us 100 percent. They showed their flexibility by moving from in-person classes to online classes overnight and, because of that, our business survived. Without their support we would not be here today. Huge thank you.”

Amanda of Purple Thistle Kitchen & Co.: “We were really lucky to stay afloat. For the months we were forced to close, our customers—new and old—rallied around us and shopped on our website.

We made enough deliveries every week to pay our bills.

This community really showed us that they appreciate our cute little shop and knew we needed just a little extra support during this COVID craziness. We’re so grateful to them!”

Angela of Southern Whey: “During the shutdown, we were so grateful to have the continued support of our local community.

Not only did our regular customers do their very best to support us, but so many new customers found us because they were trying to support local small businesses.

We absolutely could not have done it without them.”

Anthony of Ice Cream Parlor: “It was unreal how supportive everyone was, people got takeout, folks bought gift cards to show support, and one customer bought gift cards from multiple local shops and then

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be in this

community where folks

show up for each other .... When

our small

businesses needed your

support, you responded in a big way.

gave those gift cards back to other small businesses, which I thought was really cool.”

Meghan of Cooper and Bailey’s: “I felt super touched. I was so worried about the lockdown, but people showed up for the sake of being supportive, and that support has definitely continued.”

Brandi of Forte Fitness: “We are so very thankful for our local community! You came to our aid in a time of great need with your support, positive energy and encouragement. In the darkness we found light and new ways to inspire people all over the world!”

Ashley of Ashten’s: “We could have not made it through without the community’s support. Through takeout and delivery, our customers showed up for us.

“We are definitely grateful for the support we were shown during the lockdown, which has continued up to now. We have to look for the silver lining and the silver lining is we have been there for each other and supported each other during a difficult time.”

I am so proud to be in this community where folks show up for each other. You are casting a vote every time you spend your hard-earned money, and when our small businesses needed your support, you responded in a big way. I have no doubt this will be the case this holiday season.

Nevertheless, as we head into the holidays, remember how much you matter to our small-business community.

After 11 years of being in business, I am still thrilled every time my shop makes a sale or when a customer lets me know they found the perfect thing for their loved one or even when someone chuckles to themselves over some silliness in the shop—it really does make my day.

Remember: small-business owners are the ones who contribute to your kiddo’s school fundraiser. We put together gift baskets for your charity events, give gift cards to your favorite nonprofits, hire local citizens to serve you in our community. These are the things you will never get from Amazon. When you spend money with them, it goes into the void never to return; conversely, your local small businesses pay taxes, which puts money back into your community, and give—in too many ways to measure. So this holiday, support your local businesses because they support and love you right back. Happy Thanksgiving and a very Merry Christmas from yours truly, right here Under the Pines …. PL Sundi McLaughlin is a proud military wife and small-business owner of Mockingbird on Broad in Southern Pines.

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The Garden

The Full Moon Our Cosmic Consultant

BY DOLORES MULLER

“With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon who could not be happy?”

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ankind has always been intrigued and influenced by our celestial companion, the moon. It is an astronomical body that orbits the Earth, it is our planet’s only natural satellite and, for us, it is the second brightest object in the sky after the sun. For centuries, farmers have used the moon phases to plant their crops for optimal results.

Many Native American tribes used the moon to track the seasons and gave distinct names to each full moon. The most well-known names came from the Algonquin tribes who lived in the New England area. The full moon in July, for example, is called the Buck Moon because a buck’s antlers are in full growth mode at this

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– Oscar Wilde time. December is known as the Cold Moon or the Long Night Moon for obvious reasons; the winter nights lengthen and temperatures turn cold. April’s moon is called the Pink Moon because pink ground phlox is blooming and May flowers resulted in the May name of Flower Moon. June is the Strawberry Moon because, you guessed it, strawberry-picking season reaches its peak this month.

Farmers have learned flowers and vegetables that bear crops aboveground should be planted during the light or waxing of the moon—from the day the moon is new to the day it is full.

Plants that bear crops below ground should be planted during the dark or waning of the

moon—from the day after it is full to the day before it is new again.

The Harvest Moon of September is a time of long daylight hours, enabling farmers to work late into the night harvesting their crops.

Traditionally, that name goes to the full moon closest to the autumn equinox, which can occur in September or October. This year it occurred in October. September’s full moon was early in the month, therefore taking on the Corn Moon moniker because it was a time of harvesting corn in the northeastern United States.

What is a blue moon? For more than half a century, whenever two full moons appeared in a single month, which happens on average every

2 ½ to 3 years, the second is called a “Blue Moon.” In our lexicon, we describe an unusual event as happening “once in a blue moon.”

In 2020, we’ll have had 13 full moons, including two supermoons, as well as two full moons in October. The second full moon actually occurred on Halloween, making it an even rarer occurrence! Next year, we’ll see three supermoons (April 27, May 26 and June 24) and North America will have two lunar eclipses. The lunar eclipse on May 26 will be seen in western North America and the one on Nov. 19 will be for all of North America to enjoy. PL

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A Look Back

The Big Bamboozle

By Ray

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outhern Pines endured many challenges in its founding: monster storms and raging fires, marauding livestock and wild dogs. Among the greatest tests was a financial crisis in the early years, when the former mayor embezzled significant funds from the town’s first and only bank.

“Citizens’ Bank Wrecked” blazed the headline of the Aug. 6, 1909, edition of the Southern Pines Tourist. Cashier George A. Kimball had misappropriated $15,000, which he lost in speculation, covering the shortage with worthless paper, potentially bankrupting many of the townsfolk.

It’s difficult to imagine the profound shock that gripped them. At the busiest hour on Friday morning, the bank was shuttered, and rumors quickly spread that the State Bank Examiner had been called to investigate serious irregularities. All fingers pointed to the cashier who had just left town, headed for York Beach, Maine.

Groups of anxious depositors began gathering, earnestly discussing their unhappy plight, eagerly awaiting more definite news, which was promised as soon as the directors had it to give.

This couldn’t have come at a more unfortunate time. In midsummer, commerce slowed and cash wasn’t readily available. With everyone’s funds locked up in the bank, people couldn’t pay their bills and merchants were unable to meet their obligations. Agriculture was the major industry and there

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Citizens’ Bank and Trust Company, founded in 1905, erected the first bank building in Southern Pines in 1908 on the corner of New Hampshire and Broad Street. It opened its doors in 1905 with $10,000 capital stock.

was no money to pay the workers. The owner of one large farm found that his available assets were just 25 cents.

Under the circumstances, the smallest sum seemed like a fortune. A newspaper reporter rejoiced when he discovered his wife had $1.25 and one of the bank directors phoned his wife, who was in nearby town, begging her to transfer money to Southern Pines at once. And so it went as they came to terms with the catastrophe.

The best thieves are the nicest people. George Kimball had been a highly respected individual, a member of the Odd Fellows and Lend a Hand Society, serving on the school board and town council, advancing to the position of mayor in 1908. Because of him and the other directors, it was thought that

Citizens’ Bank was perfectly safe.

The community was indeed surprised and shocked, yet others had been predicting calamity, a few reducing their balances and moving funds to other banks. There had been an undercurrent of concern over Kimball’s extravagant habits—he was entertaining lavishly and spending money freely.

It was evident his lifestyle was beyond the reach of a cashier’s salary, which was only $900. But he was known to have property and income from other sources. In any case, those nearest to him held this view. Amid such speculation, he resigned as mayor on April 1, 1909.

The first tangible indication of something wrong was a cryptic circular written on stationary of the bank that was widely distributed:

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Is there no help?

Dear Brother Cashier: Owing to ill health, am obliged to give up my position, perhaps forever. Am without means to support my wife and five children. Will you help me by sending check for three dollars (3) for “Ladies Home Journal” and “Saturday Evening Post” for one year? It cannot inconvenience you greatly, and it may mean life to me. If there are others in bank who will subscribe it will help me very much.

Yours truly, G.A. Kimball, Cashier When the circular came to light, the bank’s president went to Kimball, telling him if there was trouble, they would stand by him and help him. Asked point blank if bank funds were in jeopardy, the cashier assured him that everything was in order. Shortly after this encounter, Kimball left town.

At the end of July, three banks—in Wilmington, Raleigh and another in Richmond, Virginia—received

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suspicious $3,000 deposits from Spokane, Washington, to be credited to Citizens’ Bank of Southern Pines.

The five deposits appeared as $15,000 on the books of Citizens’ Bank, but an audit by bank examiners revealed the deposits were worthless.

Kimball returned to Southern Pines on Aug. 2, and the next day he confessed and collapsed after telling directors of the bank he had indeed embezzled more than $15,000. He simply threw up his hands and said, “I did it and that is all there is to it.” To offset the deficit, Kimball turned over all his possessions, totaling around $5,000.

On Thursday, Aug. 5, 1909, Citizens’ Bank posted the following notice on the front of the building, and soon after the doors opened to receive depositors who brought their pass books for settlement: “There appears to be a shortage of about $15,000 in the accounts of George A. Kimball, cashier, and the bank examiners are here. We cannot give accurate information or details until a complete auditing of the books is made.”

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Several banks offered assistance to the Citizens’ Bank and some made overtures to take the institution over and continue operating in Southern Pines. A great concern for the stockholders was that every penny of loss would fall on them.

Some suspected all the bank’s directors of wrongdoing, questioning how the cashier’s dishonesty went undetected. Countering such concerns, the bank examiners stated that the Kimball’s manipulation of the books was “one of the slickest bits of dishonesty they had ever run across and that no blame should fall on the directors, everything indicating that they were men of honor, capacity and faithfulness.”

With the bank on the verge of collapse, James Boyd, grandfather of writer James Boyd, quietly bought up controlling interest, saving shareholders from ruin, giving counsel through intermediaries to help guide them through. Several of the bank directors were development agents for Mr. Boyd and also served on the town council.

On Tuesday, Aug. 17, 1909, Kimball was sentenced at Carthage to serve three years in the state prison.

He pleaded guilty to embezzlement and falsifying the books and records of the bank. The light sentence was imposed out of regard to his enfeebled condition. He appeared in court under the constant care of his wife and two physicians, apparently in the last stages of tuberculosis. PL

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Books

All True, Nothing Real

By Robert Gable

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im Carrey has been a top Hollywood film star and an international box office draw. He’s seen all that the movie industry has to offer. He’s also seen some difficult times in his personal life. These days he’s been doing a lot of painting and thinking, and using his vivid imagination and comedic instincts to create his latest artistic venture, a novel (loosely based on events from his life) called Memoirs and Misinformation.

Carrey writes on the back cover that “All of this is true and none of it is real.” He’s alluding to the notion that our lives are filled with events and tribulations which may be true, but they aren’t “real” when it comes to our “true self” or soul or inner light. He asks, what really matters is the part of us the remains untouched by everyday occurrences?

Carrey found that as he became more successful—with an overabundance of money and too much time on his hands—he started to believe the Hollywood hype. He realized the industry is an insular world of movie stars trying to impress each other, desperate to stay relevant in an ever-changing landscape.

Starting his career, he thought fame and fortune were going to be the “answer.” But when he finally achieved both, he found they weren’t the “answer” at all. Now, he’s 58 and hasn’t had a hit film for a few years. He did a lot of Netflix binge-watching, usually documentaries featuring lots of pseudoscience, during the wildfires in California and the pandemic, which only added to his feeling of isolation. All forming a recipe for some strange dreams, wild stories and some entwined writings. He comes up with some off-the-wall images with twists and turns throughout his narrative—some make a little sense, but others make hardly any sense at all.

The 16 quick chapters move the book along, yet, in truth, they get more bizarre with each passing chapter. He’s convinced he sees his soulmate on late night cable TV, arranges to meet her and they decide to marry. Almost immediately disillusionment sets in and they have problems. Then an old writer friend of his comes to him with a movie idea about Mao Zedong. Anthony Hopkins will co-star. Carrey is certain this is the role that will win him an Oscar. Along the way he meets in his home with Kelsey Grammer, Sean Penn, Nicolas Cage and a new-age guru.

(There are some funny moments describing his friends, and they must have a sense of humor or he would’ve been sued by now.)

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By Jim Carrey and Dana Vachon 255 pages, Alfred A. Knopf / $27.95

They all “Dare Forward” and relate dreams of their many past lives. He goes to Hollywood star parties with movie executives and agents. He has some open-eyed and brutally honest assessments of what they talk about, think about and long to be. Almost every page has a send-up of the latest Hollywood fad. (Is that a wrinkle on your face? Get Vividerm, it’s better than Botox.) He astutely observes, “The star feeds the system, the system feeds the star.” He also knows, having been in the business 30 years, that there’s always someone else, right behind you, eager to replace you.

He also predicts where the movie industry is headed— posthumous renderings of your favorite movie star woven into a new movie will be standard (or into a television advertisement: he imagines Marlon Brando hawking Mucinex). Movie studios, using computer-generated images, will have enough digital material to produce sequel after sequel using a movie star’s likeness.

Carrey comes up with some gonzo scenarios in this parody of all things Hollywood. He depicts some raunchy moments and some cringe-worthy scenes. From one chapter to the next the story can—and does—go anywhere. It becomes a fever dream that devolves into nightmarish hallucinations, which then morph into B-grade science fiction. (Think animals on the Malibu beach looking at alien spaceships, while Kanye West talks to reporters about the aliens’ intentions, as Tom Hanks, Gwyneth Paltrow and John Travolta strategize a counterattack.)

He purposely blurs the lines between fiction and reality to create a disjointed, off-kilter feel to the story. Whether you want to spend your time on this depends on whether you’re a fan of his work. In a roundabout way he reveals insight into his background and his worldview. If you’re casually interested in him, though, the wild ride wouldn’t catch your fancy. 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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Healthy Choices

Mental Reset

By Robert Nason

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rofessional athletes often talk about the mental aspect of competition. Confidence, focus and determination are in abundance, which can help them overcome challenging situations. Combined with physical exceptionalism, this mental focus is what makes elite athletes elite.

But professional athletes will readily admit the mental side of sports is not a constant: Doubt and confusion are always lurking in the background, ready to pounce at the slightest show of weakness. This threat of self-doubt is why you’ll see many athletes perform mental resets during competition—a quick mental pep talk to refocus and refine.

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The most obvious form of this is when a team takes a timeout during a game, but it can also be evident in a various times during a game or match for individual athletes—tennis players will sometimes look like they’re meditating between sets; basketball players perform a consistent ritual before taking a foul shot; cyclists drive themselves up a mountain during the Tour de France after fading from the lead pack. This brief mental reset helps them refocus, gain perspective and then drive forward.

It’s easy to put all your hopes for a less stressful life on the standard forms of stress release that are drummed into our consciousness every day: eat better, sleep more, drink less and exercise. While all of these are essential to a healthier lifestyle, oftentimes, whenever we start a new regimen, we fully believe it is the end-all, be-all answer.

That yoga class will wash away all the stress of the week in one hour: the perfect cure. What often happens, though, is the stresses of the days, weeks, months ahead take over and suddenly we don’t have time to go to that yoga class because dinner needs to be made, kids need to be picked up, work needs to be done. It’s a cycle we

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constantly fall for and, like salt in a wound, the very act of missing that yoga class adds more stress and guilt to your life.

Perhaps then, instead of putting all our eggs in one basket, we think about stress relief as an all-day project.

An easier and more productive method would be to give yourself a number of mental resets throughout the day.

It can be while you’re driving, eating lunch, going to the bathroom: Consciously stop the mental carousel going on in your mind, identify the roots of your stress and take a deep breath to wash it away. Just a moment or two to take a step back, gain perspective and refocus.

The Swiss philanthropist and billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli said, “You can’t change who you are, but you can change what you have in your head; you can refresh what you’re thinking about, you can put some fresh air in your brain.”

So instead of the predictable resolutions that start percolating in our brains come this time of year, it may be worth trying a mental reset resolution. A few times a day, take a step back, access and then move forward with a more focused and relaxed mind. PL

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On the Buckle

Winter Is Coming

By Whitney Weston

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he holidays represent a unique set of challenges, not just for us humans, but also for the horses that trust us for their care. When fall begins and winter starts to set in, our horses naturally go through many changes. They shed out their summer coats and grow in thicker ones. Summer grasses that horses depend on stop growing. Horses might not drink enough water as temperatures drop. So while we are planning trips out of town or preparing for family visiting, we can’t forget our four-legged friends.

The phrase “healthy as a horse” is a bit of a misnomer. Our modern horses have been bred for sport and having their every need attended to. This may have resulted in a more fragile animal, as far as survival skills go. Anytime temperatures dramatically change, for example, horses are prone to colic, which is a serious illness impacting the digestive system, requiring vet care, surgery or even euthanasia. To avoid such tragic results, make sure you and any farm help know the main signs of colic and call a vet immediately. These include biting and kicking at the belly, rolling repeatedly, or not eating or drinking normally. They may also show signs of distress by pacing and exhibiting an elevated temperature. If caught early with veterinary attention, your horse has a better chance of survival, so early intervention and vigilance are important!

Ideally, we are able to care for our horses in ways that reduce chances of colic. Here are some horse management techniques that can save your horse a vet visit—and his life.

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Water: Monitor amounts of water consumption. Horses need 10–20 gallons of water daily. Make sure there is plenty of clean water available, which will tempt a horse to drink; horses often try to drink less than they need as the weather cools. Keep track of how much your horse drinks by filling two 10-gallon buckets twice daily. It can be more challenging to track if the water is in a large tub.

When temperatures get to freezing, the surface of the water must be broken (I like to use a hammer), and the ice chunks removed. Horses don’t know how to break the water themselves, so even if you have full buckets with an ice layer on top, it is the same as if they had no water at all! If your horse is not drinking the daily recommended amount, call your vet right away for advice.

Feed: As the natural summer grasses stop growing in the fall, many in the area opt to spread winter rye grass. This grass is great for winter grazing, then disappears as the summer grasses grow back in. If this is not an option, know that you will need to feed extra hay to make up for the lack of grazing. The rule of thumb for horse feeding is “little and often” to mimic the natural grazing habits of horses. Feedings spread throughout the day keep the horse’s gut moving at a comfortable pace and lessen the chances of colic. At our farm we feed in the morning, at noon, in the afternoon and at late night check.

Coat Care: Depending on your horse’s level of work, he might require clipping in the winter. If you are on a training schedule that causes your horse to sweat, a damp winter coat will not be able to dry, and the horse is prone to chills and sickness. This is a case for clipping the coat. There are several different cuts and styles used. Basic rule of thumb: the more work, the more hair comes off! That being said, the horse will now require blankets to keep him warm when not in work. If your horse is on light work or vacation, his thick winter coat is enough to keep him warm here in the Sandhills.

There are always exceptions: If your horse is older, naturally runs a lower temp or doesn’t grow a thick enough winter coat. To check if your horse is too hot, put your whole arm under the blanket he is wearing; your arm should feel warm with no sweat. If your horse is shivering and the points of his ears are cold, that is a sign he could use more blankets.

Heading out of town: Make sure you schedule reliable and experienced help for your horses if you leave town. Leave a list of numbers with your veterinarian and farrier, with backups and others to contact locally in case of emergency. Detail your horse’s feed schedule and amounts. Leave a checklist that includes care items as mentioned above in addition to routine chores. If your horses have any quirky behaviors or old injuries/illnesses to watch out for, leave notes as well!

I wish you and your horses a happy and safe holiday season! PL Whitney Weston is a professional horse trainer who has been riding for more than 30 years and competing at the international level of eventing for 14 years. She trains out of her Southern Pines farm through Valkyrie Sporthorses, and runs Southern Pines Riding Academy.

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To a Tee

by Helen Ross

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olf House Pinehurst. It has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? The announcement that the USGA was going to establish a campus in Pinehurst—as well as bring four more U.S. Opens to the legendary No. 2 course by 2047 to go with the one already scheduled for 2024—was a bellwether moment for our tiny village in the Sandhills.

The famed Donald Ross creation will now be considered an “anchor U.S. Open site,” the first ever such designation. And by 2047, it will have hosted the prestigious major championship eight times in a 48-year span since the USGA first took a chance on No. 2 in 1999.

But there’s more. Other USGA championships like the U.S. Women’s Open, already scheduled to return to Pine Needles in 2022, the U.S. Senior Open and the U.S. Amateur will be contested in the state of North Carolina at an accelerated rate.

And the USGA will open an office building, state-of-theart testing facility, museum and visitor center on the Pinehurst Resort property by 2023. The organization’s headquarters will remain in New Jersey.

“There is no better place for the USGA to plant new roots than the Home of American Golf,” said Mike Davis, who is leaving his post as CEO in 2021 to go into golf course design.

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the feeling that everyone you run into off the golf course will be on those same fairways the next day taking it all in. You go out to dinner at night and find yourself talking to people at the next table about the players you followed and all the great shots you saw hit earlier that day.

There’s a bond that isn’t there when major events are played in big cities. There’s a charm in that shared experience that makes it unforgettable.

One of my favorite memories came after Simon Hobday won the 1994 U.S. Senior Open at No. 2—and it wasn’t seeing the jovial South African give the universal choke signal as he walked down the 18th fairway tied for the lead, thanks to a bogey at the previous hole.

Or, the way he knelt down and kissed the green in joy—and more than a little relief—after 2-putting from 40 feet for par and the 1-stroke win over Graham Marsh, who had just left his par putt on the lip.

After we finished writing our stories, some friends and I had walked over to the pub at the Magnolia Inn to have an adult beverage. Marsh was sitting on a stool at the bar. A replay of the final round was playing on the TV over the door as Hobday walked in and started talking with his long-time friend.

Soon, a woman came in to collect Hobday, who definitely was enjoying his victory. At the exact moment he walked out of the bar, as if on cue, the TV showed the moment him kissing

the ground. Hobday looked up and saw it, then turned around and bowed dramatically like a prince saluting the queen.

He smiled, and then he was gone. You’re not going to see that happen at a high-rise hotel in New York or Los Angeles.

The three U.S. Opens already held at No. 2 all had memorable moments, too. Of course, it’s hard to top 1999—the late Payne Stewart punching at the sky in celebration of his second U.S. Open title and last victory, a move that is memorialized in bronze by the 18th green.

But what touched most hearts was seeing him console runner-up Phil Mickelson, who was still looking for his first major at the time and, as it turned out, 24 hours from becoming a father.

We all knew Mickelson was prepared to withdraw and head home to Arizona should he get “the” call. A charter plane was gassed up and his caddy caddied a beeper, just in case. But we didn’t know his wife, Amy, was on bed rest, experiencing preterm labor and seeing the obstetrician on a daily basis.

But none of us—not even Mickelson—knew that his wife spent several hours in the emergency room Saturday night with contractions that were “scary close.” It was probably as “close to having a baby as you could get without having a baby,” she told me for a story in advance of the U.S. Open’s 2014 return to No. 2.

As Stewart, who would be killed in a plane crash a month later, celebrated, Mickelson flew back to Arizona that Sunday night. The next day, the couple checked into the hospital under assumed names and Amanda was born.

“I smile about it now,” Amy said. “It really did end up kind of being the perfect ending for us—to be able to duck into the hospital took away all the heartache from the day before.”

The 2005 U.S. Open brought us a surprise winner in Michael Campbell, upsetting the great Tiger Woods. But not before we learned how Jason Gore, the qualifier who played in Sunday’s final group, had his car broken into in Asheville on the way to Pinehurst, losing his car stereo, computer and all his clothes.

And 2014 made history as the men’s and women’s USGA national championships were held in consecutive weeks for the first time ever, again at No. 2. Martin Kaymer won the first in a runaway, beating Rickie Fowler and Erik Compton, a double-heart transplant recipient, by 8 strokes.

Maybe the coolest thing that week, though, was seeing Michelle Wei West stand outside the flash area as Kaymer was being interviewed that Sunday. We didn’t know it then, but she would go on to win the U.S. Women’s Open the following week, beating Stacy Lewis by 2.

Karma, anyone? I can’t wait to see what happens next. PL Helen Ross is a freelance golf writer who spent 20 years working for the PGA Tour and 18 more at the Greensboro News & Record. A UNC-Chapel Hill graduate, she has won multiple awards from the Golf Writers Association of America.

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The Cradle Pinehurst Resort 789 yards Designer: Gil Hanse One hundred twenty years after golf arrived in Pinehurst, there is The Cradle, a ninehole short course that even the newest to the game can enjoy. Designed by famed golf architect Gil Hanse, the Golf Channel calls The Cradle “the most fun 10 acres in all of golf.” Steps from the Resort Clubhouse, it is the same area where, in 1898, Dr. Leroy Culver carved Pinehurst’s very first nine holes out of the sand. Over the next century, Pinehurst came to be referred to as the Cradle of American Golf.

Photogr aph Courtesy of Pinehurst Resort

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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020

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

NOVEMBER 11.1.2020 Brunch on the Grounds Weymouth Center | 555 E. Connecticut Ave. | Southern Pines Cost: $20 - $30 | box pick up 12 – 1 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.6261 | weymouthcenter.org 11.5.2020 Fall Faerie House ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $39 | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com | artworksvass.com 11.6.2020–12.19.20 Arts Council of Moore County: Moore Artful Women Campbell House | 482 E. Conn. Ave. | Southern Pines Cost: FREE | Operating Hours Contact: 910.692.2463 | mooreart.org 11.6.2020 Paint Your Pet ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $39 | 6 – 8 p.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com | artworksvass.com 11.7.2020 Paint Pouring Kid’s Class ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $19 | 9 – 11 a.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com | artworksvass.com 11.7.2020 Paint Pouring Adults Class ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $29 - $39 | 4 – 6 p.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com | artworksvass.com

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11.9.2020 Take Your Oil Painting to the Next Level ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $79 | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com | artworksvass.com 11.13.2020 Liquid Abstract Resin Wood Tray Class ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $49 - $69 | 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com | artworksvass.com 11.14.2020 The Art of Tin Collage ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $79 | 12 – 4 p.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com | artworksvass.com 11.17.2020 Christmas Faerie House ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $39 | 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com | artworksvass.com 11.18.2020 Let’s Paint Cow ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $29 | 2 – 4 p.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com | artworksvass.com 11.18–22.2020 Sandhills Children’s Center Festival of Trees Pinehurst Hotel | 80 Carolina Vista Drive | Pinehurst Cost: entry by donation | see website for times Contact: 910.692.3323 | festivaloftrees.org 11.20-22.2020 Celebration of Seagrove Potters Seagrove Pottery Galleries | Seagrove Cost: FREE | 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Contact: 336.517.7272 | discoverseagrove.com

11.21.2020 Hazardous Waste, Medication Drop-off & Paper Shredding Pinecrest High School | 250 Voit Gilmore Lane | Southern Pines Cost: FREE | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

12.5.2020 O Blessed Season - A Colonial Christmas House in the Horseshoe | 288 Alston House Road | Sanford Cost: $2 | 4:30 - 7 p.m.

Contact: 910.947.2051 | amanda.brantley@ncdcr.gov

11.23.2020 Pottery Christmas Ornament ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $39 - $54 | 9:30 a.m – 12:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com | artworksvass.com 11.24.2020 Pottery Christmas Ornament ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $39 - $54 | 5:30 a.m – 8:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com | artworksvass.com

12.5.2020 Bryant House 200th Birthday & Heritage Day Bryant House | 3361 Mt. Carmel Road | Carthage Cost: FREE | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.2051 | info@moorehistory.com | moorehistory.com

11.27.2020 7th Annual “Green” Friday Pinehurst No.2 | 1 Carolina Vista Drive | Pinehurst Cost: $275 | tee times TBD Contact: 910.673.1000 | carolinasgolf.org

12.11.2020 A Village Christmas Village of Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Contact: pinehurstbusinesspartners.com

11.29.2020 Red Truck Christmas Minis with Santa & Mrs. Claus Seagrove Stoneware Inn | 136 West Main St. | Seagrove Cost: $150 | 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

Contact: eventbrite.com

12.11-13.2020 Christmas at Weymouth Weymouth Center | 555 E. Connecticut Ave. | Pinehurst Cost: see website | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.6261 | weymouthcenter.org

DECEMBER

12.12.2020 Paint Pouring Kid’s Class ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $19 | 9 – 11 a.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@ artworksvass.com | artworksvass.com

12.4.2020 Let’s Paint Christmas Pig ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $29 | 6 – 8 p.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com | artworksvass.com 12.5.2020 Metalsmithing - ARTworks for kids Artworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $19 | 9 – 10:30 a.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com | artworksvass.com

12.12.2020 Paint Pouring Adults Class ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $29 - $39 | 4 – 6 p.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com | artworksvass.com

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12.12.2020 Shaw House Holiday Open House Shaw House | 110 Morganton Road | Southern Pines Cost: FREE | 1 – 4 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.2051 | info@moorehistory.com | moorehistory.com 12.14.2020 Take Your Oil Painting to the Next Level ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $79 | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com | artworksvass.com 12.16.2020 Paint Your Pet ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $39 | 2 – 4 p.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com | artworksvass.com

VIRTUAL 12.1-14.2020 Virtual Reindeer Fun Run Moore County Cost: $15 – $100 Contact: 910.302.6459 | reindeerfunrun.com Sunrise Theater | virtual theater 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $4.99 – $12 sunrisetheater.com North Carolina Museum of Art | NCMA from Home 2110 Blue Ridge Road | Raleigh Cost: FREE NCmuseum.org | main page, Museum from Home NC State Historic Sites | Tour NC History @ Home North Carolina Cost: FREE Historicsites.nc.gov | main page, Tour NC History @ Home

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Sandhills Sightings

NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2020

with DOLORES MULLER

Sandhills Children’s Center 13th Annual Bocce Ball Tournament National Athletic Field Southern Pines August 22

Top, from left: Eric & Jennifer Ritchie and Kathryn & Eric Galloway of Everything Pines Realty; Team Yankee Doodle Bocces / Middle, from left: Teresa Copper, Sandhills Children’s Center director of events & community relations; The Arc of Moore County team; Nice form / Bottom, from left: Bocce balls; Julian Valdez, Birche Meese, Elizabeth Pigg and Lorisa Moore of team Forgetabocce; and Hillary Kline, Taylor Peck with Alison & Dave Jolley of team Bocce Chicka Bow Wow team.

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Sandhills Sightings Travels Near and Far A joint exhibit by the Artists League and the Sandhills Photography Club Aberdeen

September 4

Top, from left: Kathy Petz with Artist League president Janet Garber; Jim Davis and Diane McCall / Bottom, from left: Pat Anderson with her photograph, Moonlight Over Casis; Neva & Tom Scheve; Jude & Rich Winkley; and gallery visitors.

Sandhills Woman’s Exchange Reopens Pinehurst

September 9

Top, from left: Mary Lou & Don Saunders come for lunch; Hand sewed pin cushions / Bottom, from left: Lunches prepared by Chef Katrina Talyor; Faith Clay serves Mary Lou Saunders; Hand painted serving pieces; and Niccole, Harper, Pressley & Josephine Swofford.

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Sandhills Sightings Last Taste of Summer: Supper on the Grounds Weymouth Center Southern Pines September 16

Top, from left: Larry Westerly, Mike Malone and Kurt Kreuger; Eliza & Jack Geshel, Mary Johnson and Marie & Jim O’ Brien / Middle, from left: Karen Samaras, Carol Westerly and Barbara Keating; Charlie Coulter, Wendy Bowen, Ry Southard and Ashley Van Camp of Ashten’s restaurant / Bottom, from left: Bill & Donna May with Ron Schuch & Connie Atwell; picking up the to-go supper; and Estelle Menke and Pat Welsh.

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Sandhills Sightings Boys & Girls Club Golf Tournament on The Cradle Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst

September 25

Top, from left: Leskisha Sandidg and Erin Metcalf with children from the Boys and Girls Club; Jeff & Julie Gilbert / Bottom, from left: Holly Davis, Caitlin Terry, Deon Allbrooks, Chris Grimm, Brianna Brewington, Amy Tamez and Elizabeth James; Brian & Laura Stevens; and Craig & Vincent Gordon, Mitch Capel & James Leak.

Linden Lodge Yard Sale Aberdeen

September 26

Top, from left: Maria & Roque Carrillo with Melinda Molina; Lindsey & Marie Scarlette / Bottom, from left: The sale; Bob & Jan Heldman; and Linden Lodge Executive Director Deb Holmes with Jane Waldemar.

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Sandhills Sightings Sandhills Woman’s Exchange Lunch ’N Learn Pinehurst

October 8

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sightings@ pinehurstlivingmagazine.com Top, from left: Guest speaker Faye Dasen with Nancy Smith; Woman’s Exchange President Barbara Summers, Marie Carbrey and 2nd vice president Dolores Muller / Middle, from left: Patti Sullivan and Maureen Manuix; Rosemary Zuhone and Kathy Cambreleng; Jean & Terry Davis / Bottom, from left: Pat & Carol Duffy; and Judy Auch and Diane Sanford.

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Last Impression

In Honor Of photograph and caption courtesy of Moore County Historical Association

Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1921. A military bands leads a march northward along Northwest Broad Street in Southern Pines. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice was declared between the Allied nations and Germany. In the aftermath of the Korean War, Armistice Day became Veterans Day, a holiday dedicated to American veterans of all wars.

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The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or legislatures, nor in its ambassadors or authors or colleges, or churches, or parlors, nor even in its newspapers or inventors, but always most in the common people.

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