November/December 2022 Pinehurst Living

A Mind Fades

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Features

12 A Mind Fades

Alzheimer’s is a debilitating disease with no known cure, but scientists increasingly believe exercise and a healthy diet can slow its progress.

18 Heritage & History

The Village Chapel has been a centerpiece of Pinehurst for more than a century, and its newly completed Heritage Hall sets a stable foundation for generations to come.

24 Sunday Supper

Yes, any good holiday meal requires the prerequisite sides: stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes. But what if you decided to break the mold this holiday season?

40 A Look Back

James Boyd’s heralded literary colony developed during one of the darkest periods of race relations in our nation’s past.

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From the Editor

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, a condition defined as progressive or persistent loss of intellectual functioning, especially with impairment of memory and abstract thinking. Nearly six million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s and it is the sixth leading cause of death among U.S. adults.

Scientists still have not identified the exact cause of the disease but have determined that age, family history and health behaviors when young have a part to play in its development. There is growing scientific evidence, as you’ll learn in our story A Mind Fades (page 12) that the same healthy behaviors (diet, exercise, low stress, low blood pressure) recommended to prevent cancer, diabetes and heart disease may also help limit or reduce cognitive declines related to dementia.

Warning signs of Alzheimer’s include memory loss related to daily life, such as getting lost in a familiar place or repeating questions or comments, uncharacteristic poor judgment, changes in mood and personality, and difficulty performing familiar tasks throughout the day.

There are all manner of poignant and heartbreaking stories about caring for someone with Alzheimer’s. It is a disease that ravages more than the afflicted. When her husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at age 59, Susan Starrs cared for him for 11 years before he moved to a memory care facility for the last three years of his life. She told the Alzheimer’s Association: “Many people have no concept of what it is to live with someone with Alzheimer’s, thinking of it only as forgetting names or places. Some may lay on guilt saying ‘I’d never put my loved one anywhere.’ That just shows they don’t understand the extensive behavioral changes Alzheimer’s can bring. You know your family best. Don’t feel bad about the difficult decisions you come to. Bill was very self-sufficient in the kitchen, but one day he wanted to make hot tea and when I walked into the kitchen he was holding a glass of boiling water and didn’t know what to do. Even when you live with someone, you can’t predict how things can quickly change and you need to do what’s best for everyone’s safety.”

While the holidays are a wonderful time to gather with family and friends, they can also be an opportunity to identify signs your older loved ones might be experiencing symptoms. It can be a difficult conversation, but diagnosing dementia early can have a profound impact on later quality of life, for the infirm and those who care for them. If you need help, contact the Alzheimer’s Association 24-hour helpline at 800.272.3900.

From all of us at Pinehurst Living , we hope you have a safe, happy and healthy holiday season!

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A Mind Fades

Finding hope for a debilitating disease

Looking after a loved one with dementia is a difficult task. The impaired ability to remember, think or make decisions interferes with doing the most basic everyday activities. Karen Frye, owner of Nature’s Own Natural Foods Market, is going through this now, as she and her siblings care for their mother who needs them more than ever.

“I am a part-time caregiver,” explains Frye. “At the start, it was just me and my brother, Scott. Because we work full time, we now have four ladies helping us with round-the-clock care. This is so mother doesn’t fall and break her hip again. One day, she wandered off looking for my father, getting off the couch and walking out the door towards a wooded area—not aimlessly wandering but actually in search of him.”

Frye’s mother is 90 years old, and while she can still recognize people, there is no rest for those caring for loved ones with memory loss. It is a daily struggle and the stress of caregiving can be compounded by thoughts of “Is this my fate too?”

“One of my grandparents had the same condition but a lot worse,” says Frye. “You see this pattern in our family. It’s a little scary, but many of my relatives have lived into their 90s perfectly cognizant. So I guess it depends on which gene pool I pulled from.”

She adds: “I’ve always had a strong interest in being healthy. For the most part, I’ve been conscientious about diet, organic food and taking supplements. I feel that good nutrition means as much as anything in terms of disease prevention. While this is critical for wellbeing, when you already have memory issues it’s very hard to go back with something natural and reverse a degenerative condition.”

While dementia is certainly difficult for the patient, there are a host of issues commonly experienced by caregivers. The demands it places on you are both emotionally and physically draining, and it can cause depression and anxiety as a loved one’s memory continues to decline. While there may be some intermittent progress, the disease doesn’t get better and you must come to terms with this.

A Mind Fades

Coming to terms with it was exactly what Frye had to do. “I kept thinking about all the other things I should be doing and that went on for a little while. Then I came to see how special this time with my mother actually was. I would spend the night sleeping in a little cot at the foot of her bed and it was precious. We still have conversations and the disease has yet to take her completely away from us. She took care of us when we were younger, tying our shoes, helping us get on our pajamas. Now it’s our turn. I’m just going to be there for her. I think the main thing is clean living and clean diet—good fresh wholesome food and mostly eat at home.”

There’s clinical evidence that healthy eating and exercise support brain function, according to Dr. Ben Bahr, a researcher on dementia and professor of molecular biology and biochemistry at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. “If I had the disease, I would get involved with clinical trials,” says Bahr. “There are even clinical trials looking at natural products because a healthy diet reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s by 40 percent. Diet and exercise are very key to lowering your chances of having serious memory loss.”

Bahr knows what he’s talking about. He is recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on neurodegenerative diseases. The work from his lab has been presented in 17 countries, featured in more than 150 scientific publications and resulted in a landmark drug patent for the treatment of Alzheimer’s and traumatic brain injury. His research has been nothing short of remarkable for a disease which affects nearly 6 million Americans. That number is expected to triple by 2050, so there’s a tremendous need to advance the science.

Bahr and his team have found that exercise triggers a unique class of compounds that could help improve memory. “Exercise is probably the only thing that’s been proven to reduce the risk of dementia in humans,” he says. “The more you exercise, the more good things in your blood gets to the brain because increased circulation turns on repair mechanisms that everybody has.

“How well these self-repair mechanisms operate is important. We’re all born with different genetic backgrounds that determine our long-term health. Sometimes you won’t know this until you get to be 60, 70, 80 years old. If you don’t have good cleanup systems inside every little nerve cell of the brain, you can get little messes and that’s what’s happening with Alzheimer’s.”

Dr. Ben Bahr, a researcher on dementia and professor of molecular biology and biochemistry.

Photo by Amanda Jakl.

Exercise is probably the only thing that’s been proven to reduce the risk of dementia in humans. The more you exercise, the more good things in your blood gets to the brain because increased circulation turns on repair mechanisms that everybody has.

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A Mind Fades

As for himself, Bahr doesn’t do regimented exercise but engages in a lot of physical activity, like yardwork and projects around his house. He speed walks wherever he goes, even when grocery shopping. “You won’t be able to keep up with me up and down aisles,” he says with a smile. “I also park far away from buildings to benefit from walking. It’s easy to incorporate exercise into your routine even if you don’t put on an outfit and lift weights in a gym.”

Alzheimer’s disease is among most complicated of afflictions. There’s a nonhereditary form and a rare hereditary form. Both types are very similar, in terms of symptoms. At least 150 or more different gene mutations can cause the condition, so it’s really over 100 diseases packed into one. Finding a treatment is tricky, the brain being the most complicated memory machine known— more complex than any human invention.

The tiniest disruption in our wiring causes our brain to act abnormally. “In fact, the word ‘normal’ shouldn’t be used often in terms of neuroscience,” says Bahr. “The ‘abnormal’ person is sometimes the most gifted musicians or greatest mathematician. There are those who want to see into space as far they can and others who want to reach into the depths of our mind. It all takes just as much equipment—powerful telescopes or microscopes—and it’s as complicated as the universe.”

Another field of study for Bahr has been the link between blast-induced brain trauma and Alzheimer’s. Shockwaves produced by military explosives cause selective reductions in brain function resulting in an increased risk of dementia, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. “Explosive blasts account for a majority of the injuries among wounded service members,” says Bahr. “Hundreds of thousands of veterans from wars of the last 20 years are estimated to have experienced brain injuries caused by military or improvised explosives.”

Hope is on the horizon for such disorders through the ground-breaking work of Bahr and his team. Their research is providing a foundation for treatments that would allow people to take care of themselves, offering them a better quality of life as we move closer to a cure.

“Don’t let anyone tell you that they only use 10 percent of their brain capacity,” says Bahr. “The brain is interconnected, so you’re using all of your brain, but most people never realize their intellectual or memory capacity. If you had enough time, you could memorize the encyclopedia and get five PhDs. There’s probably no limit. You have the same circuitry as Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Lady Gaga, or Steven Spielberg—it’s just how you use it.”

Dr. Bahr receiving the Oliver Max Gardner Award in 2017. The annual award recognizes a member of the University of North Carolina system faculty who, during the current scholastic year, has made “the greatest contribution to the welfare of the human race.” The award is the highest honor the UNC system confers on faculty. Photo courtesy of UNC-Pembroke.

History & Heritage

With an eye on history, the Village Chapel completes its campus with a new youth center.

Meticulously

crafted to match the community’s existing architecture, The Village Chapel’s newly opened Heritage Hall exudes a comforting familiarity that many associate with Pinehurst. While developed to serve the church’s growing youth population, this 7,300-squarefoot structure is part of a rich history that can be traced back nearly 130 years.

Turning Back Time

To get a clearer idea of this building’s significance, let’s turn back the clock just a bit. In 1895, a successful businessman from Boston named James Walker Tufts purchased the uncleared land that Pinehurst sits on today. His goal was to create a cheery village where people of moderate means could spend their winters—a place to relax and rejuvenate.

Construction began almost immediately, and just seven months after the purchase of the land, the village was filled with graded streets, stores and cottages, an electric railroad that ran into Southern Pines, and the beautiful Holly Inn, which is still open today.

Adamant on making the community charming and unique, Tufts focused on the smallest of details, even hiring a landscape architect, who adorned the area with a reported 222,600 native and imported plants.

In addition to the village’s design and amenities, Tufts (along with his friend, Edward Everett Hale) wanted to ensure it provided a sense of “Christian unity.” In other words, he wanted Pinehurst to be a place free of religious division where people could worship God in harmony.

This ideal was quickly established, and thanks to The Village Chapel—Pinehurst’s first church—it remains part of the community today.

Creating The Village Chapel

Prior to the development of The Village Chapel, religious services were held by visiting ministers, including Hale, in the Holly Inn, Pinehurst’s casino, and in Village Hall, which opened in 1897.

For years, Village Hall served as the community’s central space for religious gatherings and social events, from parties and dances to lectures and amateur theatrics. In the early 1900s, however, it became apparent that Pinehurst

Story by Lindsey Hyde Photos by Amanda Jakl

needed a space dedicated solely to worship.

Gilbert McMillan, who founded and became president of the Pinehurst Religious Association, led a committee made up of seven members who purchased Village Hall and restructured it to serve as The Village Chapel. To ensure that Christian unity remained intact, no more than two committee members could identify with the same denomination.

While not the first minister, a man named Dr. Thaddeus Cheatham was chosen to lead the new chapel in 1908, and he served the congregation for 42 years.

Just over a decade later, in the early 1920s, it became evident that the chapel either needed to be enlarged or replaced.

A $5,000 donation by Mary Bruce, the sister of one the first Pinehurst Religious Association members, started what became a sizeable fund for a new building. The fund plus land gifted by Leonard Tufts, the son of Pinehurst’s founder, led to what is today’s Village Chapel on the Village Green. Leonard had acquired Pinehurst several years earlier when his father passed away, though he made it his goal to run everything the way his father would have intended.

As for the new chapel, it required the work of many individuals who raised additional funds, chose a style of building and searched for the perfect architect. They

ultimately decided on Hobart Upjohn, an architect from New York, who later won the Diploma of Merit at the Mostra Internazionale di Edilizia in Turin, Italy, for his design.

In 1924, a ceremony was held to lay the cornerstone at the new chapel. In true Pinehurst fashion, the church placed inside the cornerstone maps of Pinehurst’s four golf courses and the minister’s best score on the No. 2 course, along with a bible, a prayer book and copies of the local newspaper.

A Growing Church

Since the first service was held in the new building in 1925, The Village Chapel has greatly evolved, yet it has stayed true to its roots.

Rather than offering one service, which leaned slightly Episcopal, the chapel now holds three on Sundays.

Attendees can choose from an 8:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist service, which tends to appeal to Episcopalians; a 9:30 a.m. family service, which is traditional, yet informal and attracts Baptists and Methodists; and an 11 a.m. traditional service, which is often attended by Presbyterians and High Church Methodists, according to Ashley Neil Smith, senior pastor of The Village Chapel.

No matter which service people choose to attend, everyone is welcome, and the sense of Christian unity

The new Heritage Hall on The Village Chapel campus.

that Tufts envisioned over a century ago remains strong.

“I think in [Tufts’] mind, unity meant this is for everybody,” Smith says. “Once that vision got into the spiritual DNA of our church, out of that came, OK, we’re interdenominational. The vision is this. We understand it, and let’s develop it and let’s have services that many denominational Christians can find familiar to them.”

In addition to services, the church increased the number of buildings on the Village Green. An administrative building, complete with offices and a conference room, was added in 1961, while Chapel Hall was added in 1991 to host church activities.

“[Chapel Hall] is where we have fellowship meals and Sunday brunches and special events, things like that,” Smith says.

The Next Chapter

As more families made their way to Pinehurst over the years, the chapel saw a need for a children and youth ministry. Four Sunday

school classes were started in December of 1994. Today, that number has grown to approximately eight classes, though Smith explains that it differs year to year, depending on the number of young people in the congregation.

To ensure classes continued to be held, a member of The Village Chapel named Ike Killian started a fund—the Killian Fund—in 1997.

“To this day, that fund is part of The Village Chapel Foundation, and is a revenue stream for our budget when it comes to children and youth ministry here at the chapel,” Smith says.

As more classes were added, the church got creative in terms of space, holding classes in both the administrative building and Chapel Hall. Needing a long-term solution, plans for a new building were created in 2010, but owing to several factors, it did not immediately come to fruition.

In 2018, however, Roy Register, a longtime member of the church, pledged $750,000 toward a new building with the stipulation that the chapel must match his gift within three years.

It was matched in less than one, and the money raised was used to build Heritage Hall. Its doors opened in September 2022.

“The timing was just miraculous, and the provision was miraculous...,” Smith says. “We want to pass our heritage on to our children, and we want to pass Christianity on to them, and so having a place to teach them about Christ and teach them about scripture and to assimilate them into the Christian community is very important to us.”

Thanks to Heritage Hall’s activity room, nursery and six classrooms, the chapel is

equipped to serve its youth well into the future, not to mention the Pinehurst community. The church also uses the new building to host children while their parents attend village events, like Live After Five.

After years of growth, however, it is likely that no other buildings will be added to the Village Green. “We’ve pretty much maximized our campus,” Smith says. “We have four really nice spaces, and so I think that going forward, we wouldn’t need any other spaces. We have what we need for the foreseeable future.” PL

Skin

For forty years, we’ve provided high-quality care for a wide range of skin conditions.Now, we’re excited to announce we will also offer Mohs skin cancer surgery.Fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon, Dr. Thomas Knackstedt, has joined our practice.At Pinehurst Dermatology & Mohs Surgery Center, our goal is to give each patientpersonalized care and an optimal patient experience.

We are now accepting new patients, Mohs referrals and general dermatology referrals.

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by ROBERT NASON

HOLIDAY SIDES

No one loves a classic green bean casserole more than we do. And while we would never suggest eliminating all the traditional side favorites this holiday season (don’t even think about not making that stuffing, Nannie), we thought we’d share a few side dishes that will certainly wow your friends and family. And who knows, maybe you’ll create your own traditional holiday fare for generations to come.

Ingredients

4 pears, such as bosc, bartlett or anjou 24 fresh cranberries

4 tablespoons chopped pecans or walnuts

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon,

Directions

plus more, if needed

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, plus more, if needed.

4 teaspoons raw honey

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Halve pears and then core. Slice a small part off of the backside of each pear half to create a flat surface so the pear sits flat when laid on the pan.

Place the pear halves on a large baking sheet or baking pan, cored side up. Place three cranberries into the cored part of each pear half. Sprinkle each pear half with about 1/2 tablespoon of the pecans and then sprinkle each pear half with the cinnamon and nutmeg. Drizzle each pear half with 1/2 teaspoon of honey. I did this by squeezing the honey into a 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon and then drizzling over each pear half.

Bake at 375 for 25 30 minutes or until the pears are tender. Serve warm.

Baked Pears with Honey, Cranberries & Nuts thisgalcooks.com Serves 8

SundaySupper

Sautéed Garlic Mushrooms aheadofthyme.com

Serves 3–4

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter

1 lb. white or brown mushrooms, quartered (about 5 cups)

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1 teaspoon salt

Directions

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 teaspoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon garlic, minced

1 teaspoon fresh parsley, finely chopped (for garnish)

Melt butter in a large cast-iron skillet or frying pan over medium-high heat for 2 minutes until it starts to sizzle. Add quartered mushrooms and sauté for 5–7 minutes until the mushrooms start to shrink and lose moisture. Stir occasionally to cook evenly. You don’t want to stir it too often.

Add Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Stir well to mix and continue to cook the mushrooms for 2–3 minutes until they turn golden brown (but not dark brown yet). Salt will further remove water inside the mushrooms.

Add soy sauce and garlic. Sauté for another 2–3 minutes. Soy sauce will enhance the caramelization process, which makes the mushrooms develop a characteristic rich brown color by slowly breaking down its natural sugar. Serve on a plate and garnish with parsley on top.

Twice Baked Potato Casserole thepioneerwoman.com

Serves 8–10

Ingredients

4 pounds medium-sized russet potatoes, scrubbed 12 ounces bacon

1 stick butter, melted 4 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature

1 cup warm milk

1/2 cup sour cream

1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

8 ounces cheddar cheese

1/2 cup grated parmesan

1/4 cup chopped chives

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425 F. Prick each potato with a fork 3–4 times all over, then place on a sheet tray. Roast until the potatoes are tender when pressed (around an hour). Remove potatoes from oven and lower temperature to 375 F. Meanwhile, cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until golden and crispy, 6–8 minutes. Once cool, crumble or chop into small pieces.

Place melted butter, cream cheese, warm milk and sour cream in a large bowl. When potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut half lengthwise, and scrape flesh out of the skins and into the bowl. Tear or chop up three of the potato skins and add them to the bowl. Mash everything together with a potato masher. Fold in ½ of the bacon, ½ of the cheddar cheese, parmesan, and ½ of the chives.

Grease a 3-quart casserole dish with butter. Transfer potato mixture to the baking dish. Cover and bake 35 minutes until the edges are bubbly. Top with the remaining bacon and cheese. Bake for 15–20 more minutes until warmed through and lightly golden on top. Let rest 10 minutes, then top with the remaining chives and serve.

Fried Wild Rice with Mustard Greens and Mushrooms

foodandwine.com Yields 8

Ingredients

7 tablespoons canola oil, divided

8 ounces fresh oyster mushrooms (about 5 cups), torn into large pieces

8 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices (about 5 cups)

2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided

1 tablespoon grated peeled fresh ginger

1 tablespoon grated garlic

6 scallions, thinly sliced, white and green parts separated

3 cups cooked and cooled wild rice (from 1 cup uncooked wild rice)

3 tablespoons lower-sodium soy sauce

4 teaspoons rice vinegar

2 teaspoons granulated sugar

8 cups loosely packed chopped fresh mustard greens, stemmed kale, or Swiss chard

2 large celery stalks, cut diagonally into 1/8-inch-thick pieces

1/4 cup celery leaves

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

Working in 3 batches, heat 2 tablespoons canola oil in a large skillet over high. Add oyster mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms to skillet in a single layer; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a baking sheet. Sprinkle all mushrooms evenly with 1 teaspoon salt.

Add sesame oil and remaining 1 tablespoon canola oil to skillet; heat over high. Add ginger, garlic, and white parts of scallions; cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add rice, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt.

Cook, stirring often, until rice is warm, about 2 minutes. Add greens in batches, stirring until just wilted before adding next batch, 1 to 2 minutes total. Stir in celery, celery leaves, green parts of scallions, and mushrooms. Cook, stirring often, until celery leaves are just wilted, about 2 minutes.

Transfer to a serving platter; sprinkle with pepper.

Make Ahead: Wild rice can be cooked and stored in refrigerator up to 3 days.

Millionnaire Cranberry Salad spendwithpennies.com Serves 10

Ingredients

2 cups sour cream (or plain greek yogurt)

2 cups pineapple tidbits well drained

2 cups mini marshmallows

1 cup pecans chopped 2 cups flaked coconut

Directions

Cranberry Sauce

3 cups fresh cranberries

¾ cup sugar

1 cup water

1 cinnamon stick

Combine cranberries, sugar, water and cinnamon stick in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and let simmer 10 minutes. Cool completely (sauce will thicken upon cooling).

Add 1 ½ cups cooled cranberry mixture from step 1 with remaining ingredients and stir well. Let sit 4 hours or overnight.

Sweet Potato Stacks

southernliving.com Serves 6

Ingredients

2 pounds sweet potatoes (about 4 medium), peeled 5 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary leaves

¼ cup cane syrup

Directions

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 ¼ teaspoons kosher salt, divided ¼ cup toasted pecans, chopped

Preheat oven to 375 F. Cut potatoes into 48 (¼-inch-thick) rounds; set aside. (Reserve remaining potatoes for another use.) Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-high. Stir in rosemary.

Cook, stirring often, until butter is browned, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Remove rosemary using a slotted spoon; reserve for garnish. Stir cane syrup, cinnamon, and ¼ teaspoon of the salt into brown butter until smooth.

Coat a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray. Place 2 potato rounds in each cup; sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 teaspoon kosher salt. Add 2 potato rounds to each cup; top each stack with 1 teaspoon brown butter mixture (reserve remaining mixture).

Cover pan with aluminum foil. Bake in preheated oven until potatoes are tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove pan from oven; discard foil. Using a small offset spatula or a spoon, remove potato stacks from the pan. Transfer to a serving platter. Drizzle with remaining brown butter mixture. Top with pecans and reserved rosemary leaves. PL

In the Queen‛s Chalice

By Sassy Pellizzari

The passing of Queen Elizabeth is a mournful milestone that signifies the end of an epoch. Many historians had since been analyzing the impact that the past 70 years of the Queen’s reign have on different sectors, and alcoholic drinks are no exception. Numerous international journalists are delving into the details of her long life in a scrupulous manner: What was she like, what did she like, was The Crown a valid portrait of her life? Passionate for Earl Grey, gin and Champagne, her majesty certainly created trends over the years by her choices of beverage.

Darren McGrady was the queen’s personal chef for 15 years and took advantage of his behindthe-gates knowledge to write a book called Eating Royally: Recipes and Remembrances from a Palace Kitchen. He mentions her passion for certain beverages such as Earl Grey, a black tea with characteristic aromas of bergamot. She was also passionate about gin, so much so that in 2020 she created her own gin from the botanical gardens of the Buckingham Palace called Sandringham Gin.

During the days surrounding her funeral, many people around the world were raising their glasses in her honor, and in their glasses was the Queen’s cocktail, gin and Dubonnet.

Dubonnet is a French aperitif, a liquor made from a wine base with herbs and spices, including black currant and tea varietals and quinine. The queen’s most famous cocktail was made with

two parts Dubonnet and one part gin (she preferred Gordon’s London Dry Gin), on the rocks with a twist of lemon.

Thanks to the Queen, the popularity of this cocktail was awarded the Royal Warrant, an honor that the family appoints to certain preferred brands.

It is also likely that Pétrus wouldn’t be so famous if it weren’t for the Queen, who selected it for her wedding with Prince Phillip in 1947. At the time, it was a small cru like any other, but thanks to the resourcefulness of its owner, Marie-Louise Loubat, Château Pétrus was transformed into a legend.

Immediately after the war, Madame Loubat sent a case of Pétrus to then Princess Elizabeth, who not only appreciated the quality of the product, but also the gesture, so much so that she invited Loubat to the royal wedding. From then on, Pétrus became a phenomenon.

Pétrus wasn’t the only preferred wine by the Queen. Elizabeth loved many wines, especially Champagne. Champagne Lanson is the official supplier of Champagne to the royal family and has been since 1900. The queen not only drinks sparkling wines, she sells them as well. You can actually buy sparkling wine that is made from grapes that grow in the royal vineyards.

Another preferred wine of the Queen was port. Johnny Symington, chairman of Symington Family Estates, in his condolences recalled the queen’s fondness for his family’s port. “My family have had the great privilege and honor to bottle some special commemorative ports for her Diamond Jubilee, her 90th birthday, and for her Platinum Jubilee that she celebrated earlier this year. The granting of our Royal Warrant in 2017 for the supply of Graham’s Port to Her Majesty and the renewal in April 2022 of the Royal Warrant for a further five years was a demonstration of the trust and confidence The Palace has in us as one of her preferred suppliers, and this is something we will be forever grateful for.”

Queen Elizabeth has undoubtedly touched your life in some way, whether it was her dedication to her country, her love of horses, her fashion hats, her understated elegance, her devotedness to her family, her refined modesty and her classy, dignified and graceful attitude. She will be remembered for the great impact she has had on this world.

I encourage you to raise a glass of Dubonnet and gin, and remember what she means to you. Long live the queen’s memory. And, as she might say, Pip Pip and Cheerio! PL

Sassy Pellizzari lived in Italy for more than 13 years, where she developed a passion for 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

Stories from the Outside

By Sundi McLaughlin

It was a bright breezy day here in Moore County. My traveling man was home for an unexpected weekend and I celebrated by taking a Saturday off work to enjoy it with him before our familiar trek back to the airport. We started off our leisurely day with a lovely little trip to a hamlet called … Pinehurst. I have heard of it but alas I live primarily in the confines of my shop on Broad Street in Southern Pines (all the way across town) and rarely (read— never) leave my one-mile bubble.

Sure, I hear from my customers at checkout who regale me with stories of the outside: breakfast at a bakery; Aberdeen for lunch; Carthage for a festival; a parade in some far-flung corner of town. These are just words. They hold no real meaning for me as I have not witnessed that sort of freedom and frivolity … ever.

There are no Saturdays off in retail, so imagine my unease when I woke up to no alarm clock, no worries over what to wear, what shoes, and whether I need to wash my hair.

I didn’t need to beat myself up over going into work after having one cocktail too many the night before, only to be faced with a full day of work and a headache. I had not one responsibility to my name. With the whole day ahead of us and not a care in the world, my man decided he wanted to buy a belt from The Gentlemen’s Corner. We crossed over through the treacherous traffic circle and arrived to find Pinehurst alive with shoppers, outdoor eateries, and something called a Farmers Market!

While my man shopped I wandered into the grassy center of town to find dozens of local farmers under tents, flower farms, jelly makers, even a lady doing a hula hoop to music. I felt like I stepped into a scene from the Gilmore Girls !

I bought one of everything: honey, a pint of berries, a bouquet of flowers and, if my man hadn’t shown up when he did, I was this close to buying a “quarter of a cow.” I am not sure what that means entirely, but I was buzzing from the whole experience. We then crossed the street to

Agora Bakery and from there I discovered my people! It turns out other people also have retail shops! I visited my friends at Cooper & Bailey’s and once I determined they were safely ensconced behind the counter where they belonged we continued to mosey around town seeing and being seen.

We even found folks who live in Southern Pines, quickly ascertaining that they were not, in fact, lost and did not need our assistance. So we decided to go for a drive. Windows down, hair flowing in the breeze and The Eagles crooning, Peaceful Easy Feeling from the console I determined this was living. Just to be clear: This is what you free birds can do every weekend? You lucky few who are unencumbered by making your living from the weekend masses.

In that moment, I imagined what it must be like to work a 9-5 weekday job. Holidays and weekends off and as much Farmers Market as your little heart could take … I felt something akin to outright jealousy.

Drunk on freedom, we came home, fed the koi fish, lounged outside, watched a movie and had… brace yourself … a nap. Shocking I know. I woke up rested,

confused and ill at ease. I missed my shop. I missed my co-workers. I missed the hubbub. Maybe I am like one of the those characters from Shawshank Redemption who can’t make it on the outside? Still, I soldiered on and managed to enjoy a lovely meal with my man and a few friends later that evening.

The next day I deposited my man at the airport steps, stress-ate tacos at my usual spot and reminisced about the day before, buying flowers and almost buying a large percentage of a cow—it all seemed but a dream.

It was so fun to see how you other half live, but just for a day I wish you could see my world. Waking up the shop, turning on the lights, starting the music, saying hello to strangers and acquaintances on the street as we set up our shop sign and mannequin outside for the day and then wait to welcome our first customers. I catch up with my fellow workers on what they did the night before, light our shop candle and pray no one burns themselves with it and box up our online orders from the night before if we are very lucky. It’s not a big life, but it is the one I choose over and over again, and one I am so very grateful for, right here, Under the Pines. PL

Sundi McLaughlin is a proud military wife and small-business owner of Mockingbird on Broad in Southern Pines.

I bought one of everything: honey, a pint of berries, a bouquet of flowers and, if my man hadn’t shown up when he did, I was this close to buying a “quarter of a cow.” I am not sure what that means entirely, but I was buzzing from the whole experience.

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Holiday Cactus

BY DOLORES MULLER

Despiteits name, the Christmas cactus, genus Schlumbergera, is not a desert plant, but rather has its origins in the tropical rain forests of South America. Schlumbergera bridgesii is the Christmas cactus and Schlumbergera truncata is the Thanksgiving cactus.

There are a couple of ways to tell the difference. The Christmas cactus flowers hang downward and the stem segments have smooth, scalloped edges. The flowers of the Thanksgiving cactus face outward and the leaf segments are square-shaped with pointed hooks on one end and along the sides like pincers. Most of the year both are fairly unassuming in their appearance but around the holidays something magical happens.

With care, this plant will bloom repeatedly, giving you years of enjoyment. In fall, the cooler night temperatures, around 50–55 degrees, and the shorter days, will trigger flower buds to form. The key to triggering blooms is proper light exposure, correct temperatures and limited watering. If you manipulate these things yourself, you can time the flowering of your plant. Be sure to let the plants dry out between waterings. Overwatering is the number one reason for their demise. Neglect is better than overwatering. The plants flower best when slightly pot-bound, so only repot them if they are overcrowded.

Flower manuals suggest placing the plant in a completely dark place where the temperature is 60-ish degrees such as a closet or garage for 12 hours each night around six to eight weeks before the holidays. Bring the plant out to a sunny or bright spot indoors for the other 12 hours each day. Reduce the water and fertilizer in preparation for bud development. Water only when the top inch or so of the soil feels dry. (This is the conventional wisdom for producing blooms. My experience has been that placing the plant outdoors in the summer and bringing it indoors in October or November before freezing temperatures will produce the same results. Keeping the cactus outdoors during the cooler nights and shorter days can trigger the buds automatically.)

When flowering is finished, an active growth period begins. Keep the plant in a sheltered place until the danger of freezing is over. Water carefully. Move the plant outside, out of direct sunlight, during warmer months and fertilize with a water-soluble 20-20-20 fertilizer with trace elements. In the fall begin the cycle again for another year of blooms.

Both these plants are the ultimate pass-along plants since they are so easy to root. Just pinch off a Y-shaped piece from one of the branches and stick it in a pot of sterile soil or vermiculite. It will root in no time.

Happy holidays! PL

Southern Pines writer James Boyd

Writing Wrongs

Story by Ray Owen Images courtesy of Moore County Historical Association

Muchhas been written about Southern Pines author James Boyd (1888-1944), a leading figure in the Southern Literary Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s. Best known for historical fiction—novels such as Drums (1925) and Marching On (1927) put him in the national spotlight—and his home, known at the time as Weymouth Woods, was a gathering place for prominent authors such as William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Paul Green, and Thomas Wolfe.

Boyd was an aristocrat of vast wealth. His family came to Southern Pines around 1904 and on the eastern edge of their property they built the Highland Pines Inn, its guest book reading like the society pages of The New York Times. On the 500 acres surrounding the inn they created Weymouth Heights—a residential subdivision with world-class amenities.

Against this backdrop, a “writing colony” formed, attracted by the allure of Weymouth. Some of these writers broke with traditional Southern themes to express opposition to racism with an eye toward healing. Ironically, prominent Black authors were excluded and the output of some the writers represented white supremacy.

The literary colony developed during one of the darkest periods of race relations in our nation’s past. Southern Pines was a white-dominated enclave with institutionalized racism—the use of ethnic slurs a common practice. For the most part, Black people resided in West Southern Pines, a separate municipality established in 1923. At the nearby Pinehurst Resort, Black people and Jews were completely barred from living in the village.

Two local writers in Weymouth’s literary orbit stand out for displaying incredible ignorance: journalist Bion H. Butler (1857-1935), a friend of Boyd whose estate bordered his property; and author Katharine Ball Ripley (1898-1955), a socialite who came to the region during the back-to-the-land movement in the 1920s.

Bion Butler was editor of The Pilot from 1920-1935, and was a leader in the newspaper industry for nearly 40 years who had served as vice president of the N.C. Press Association. In his paper, he sometimes referred to formerly enslaved people as “old darkies.” He said Black people were “one of the most striking novelties of ethnology,” describing their traits as loyalty where loyalty is essential, apparent shiftlessness at times, quick wit and musical ability. He concluded that Northerners were wrong about

Southerners not being considerate of their “negro” who held a property value “much greater than a dog or horse.”

Katharine Ripley was the author of Sand In My Shoes, a book published in 1931 that chronicles her experience in the Sandhills. In her book, she characterizes Black people as ignorant and dishonest. She also tells about the accidental death of her sharecropper’s son from a self-inflicted gunshot—an incident that she turns into a “funny story” shared at dinner parties in front of Black servants, while admitting to feeling “heartily ashamed” of herself. In his review, Bion Butler called the book “the most clever and entertaining thing” from the writing colony.

Boyd himself struggled with inclusiveness. In 1931, he helped secure the involuntarily annexation of West Southern Pines by the town of Southern Pines, their charter revoked by the state at the request of white citizens. Black leaders were not consulted and residents were split in their opinions, some feeling they would have endured any hardship to remain free. Boyd’s stated concern was public welfare with the onset of the Great Depression and he was actively

Boyd himself struggled with inclusiveness. In 1931, he helped secure the involuntarily annexation of West Southern Pines by the town of Southern Pines, their charter revoked by the state at the request of white citizens. Black leaders were not consulted and residents were split in their opinions, some feeling they would have endured any hardship to remain free.

using his own resources to provide for the needy.

New York City’s Dunbar News reported the annexation as an attempt to control Black people, with Southern Pines town records confirming the move was instigated in part to benefit those “dependent upon the negroes as servants,” such as the Boyd family. As a follow-up, Boyd wrote to the New York Citizens Union, saying that West Southern Pines had been rampant with crime and had inadequate public facilities. While he reported improvements after the takeover, he acknowledged that this did little to address social problems in his still-segregated town.

At Weymouth, the reaction of Black employees is hard to trace. Among the workers, four

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were full-time residents: Thomas Wade, the butler; his wife Lucy, a maid; Elizabeth W. Bell, also a maid; and Hilton Walker, the gardener. In 1982, Thomas Wade’s niece, Willa Mae Harrington, was interviewed for an oral history project. She said her family supported annexation but acknowledged uncertainty about the exclusion of Black leaders, saying “It just wasn’t a safe place. It wasn’t the people of Southern Pines. It was people coming here that was doing the killing and shooting.”

More than any other, playwright Paul Green pushed back against the ignorance of his cohorts. The best friend of Boyd, Green was the first to depict Black people in an authentic and sympathetic way. Some of his plays featured all-Black casts, giving many of the actors their first starring roles. Much of his work was based on childhood experiences in neighboring Harnett County depicting rural conflict—hatred, passion, fear of ruin, greed. In 1927, his first full-length Broadway play, In Abraham’s Bosom, received the Pulitzer Prize, its hero a mixed-race man.

Over the course of the 1930s, Green’s friendship with Boyd strengthened. The pair would read aloud from each other’s work and Green started giving Boyd copies of his scripts, helping to shape and fortify the Southern Pines writer’s feelings about social justice.

In 1931, Scribner’s Magazine published Bloodhound, a story by Boyd about an armed posse of white men “running down” a suspected thief with a bloodhound. The dog leads them to a Black man they falsely accuse of stealing after ransacking a house without a warrant and threatening him with physical violence. The Pilot made a brief mention of the piece, reporting that it was based on actual incident in West Southern Pines.

The American Mercury magazine published Civic Crisis in 1937, a satire written by Boyd about a small-town policeman who could empathize with the troubles of a dog but not those of Black residents, as crime after crime is reported: a break in, an attempted robbery, a knife fight. The story was possibly triggered by attitudes toward Black people found in Boyd’s community.

Boyd organized a group of authors into the Free Company of Players in 1941, producing a series of radio dramas. The broadcasts reached nearly five million people each week, provoking controversy over its depiction of discrimination against African Americans and immigrants. Boyd bought The Pilot that same year, transforming it into a progressive regional paper that favored civil rights for Black people, equal rights for women and advocated for free speech. PL

More than any other, playwright Paul Green pushed back against the ignorance of his cohorts. The best friend of Boyd, Green was the first to depict Black people in an authentic and sympathetic way. Some of his plays featured all-black casts, giving many of the actors their first starring roles.

James Boyd's best friend, writer Paul Green.

A Balanced Diet

A Master’s Last Words

By Robert Gable

The legacy of the Cold War is still with us, creating a constantly shifting new world order. The spying used by countries during the Cold War—good or bad—is ongoing as well. Espionage takes many forms: agents in the field, surveillance on the internet, covert operations, overt operations—the forms are as varied as human ingenuity allows. John Le Carré was a writer who dealt extensively with the ingenuity of espionage. Silverview is the last example of his mastery of the spy/thriller genre.

After a stint in British Intelligence as a young man, Le Carré’s celebrated writing career started in the 1960s. The Spy Who Came in From the Cold was an international bestseller that established his reputation. When it comes to spying, who can you trust? What is your country asking you to do? And where do you draw the line when it comes to your own actions? Le Carré explored all these compelling questions before he died in 2020. Silverview was unfinished at the time of his death, and his son pledged to finish the novel.

In 13 chapters the story is revealed, piece by piece. Each chapter adds a little bit more, and by the end, all the pieces fall into place. Le Carré also has different threads of the story taking place at the same time. You have to evaluate each thread, then pick up the next thread—all while he is weaving the entire tapestry together. Close attention is essential; what at first seems trivial is instead a critical strand of thread. Everything is revealed sideways, like a glancing shot seen out of the corner of your eye. He excels when cleverly alluding to events taking place behind the narrative.

The characters are genuine and believable, with plausible motives for what they do. Set in the present, Julian is a man trying to make a new start, opening his own bookstore in East Anglia, England. He meets a mysterious—though charming and friendly—local who somehow has information about him. Meanwhile, Lily and her infant son are in London getting help from her mother’s friend, Stewart Proctor. Proctor is a spy chief who may soon be tasked with bringing in a rogue spy.

Edward “Teddy” Avon is the mysterious but friendly local living in a nearby mansion named “Silverview.” He drops hints about helping Julian with the bookstore and events start to cascade from there. Lily is the daughter of Edward and

Silverview

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Deborah Avon—and Deborah has a mystery behind her, too. Edward and Deborah have a long history with “the Company,” also known as MI6, the British CIA. After Deborah dies, Proctor, about to retire from MI6, is destined to have one final encounter with Edward.

An Afterword is added by Nick Cornwell, John Le Carré’s youngest son and a writer himself. He tells how they both agreed, years ago, if anything happened, Nick would take any unfinished manuscript and polish it up for publication. This is the final version of a long-unfinished manuscript tucked away in a drawer. Nick barely changed a thing. He surmises his father was uncertain about finishing this book because it was cutting too close to the bone. A few of the characters here are burned out and bitter about “the Company.” This is an unflinching portrayal of the spy business, warts and all.

Most likely, Le Carré was of two minds about besmirching his “Service.” He mostly admired the Service, enjoyed working there and still had good friends working there.

Le Carré kept the book short, employing a minimalist approach to the narrative. There’s no flashy violence or tumultuous action, no tension where the hero needs to defuse a nuclear bomb with seconds to spare. There is a leisurely air to the mystery as the unfocused, blurry story behind Julian starts gradually to crystallize. He drops little hints here, some descriptions there, to form the whole. He challenges you to piece the puzzle together. John Le Carré knew how to craft an intriguing story, and he was so familiar with all that goes on in the spy business, he was able to make this story feel intensly real, and very believable.

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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Holiday Zen

By amelia kirkland

the most wonderful time of the year! Or so we’ve been told. Despite what we see on Hallmark movies and hear in Christmas songs, the official start of the Holiday Season can mean more to-do lists and traffic jams than relaxing evenings by the fire and festive party attendance.

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Many of us brace for, instead of embracing, this time of year. We anticipate fun, happiness and joy, and we end up frustrated, tired and irritable. However, there is a better way. Here are some tips to help you successfully navigate the busiest time of the year.

The first is time cushion. Don’t schedule appointments, meetings or time-sensitive errands back-to-back. Give yourself a grace period between commitments. This way, if you encounter busy roadways, or your kid suddenly needs something, you won’t feel like a crazy person, dashing hither and yonder, risking life and limb to get everything done.

The second tip is solid advice at any time of year, but even more important when temperatures and humidity drop, leaving our thirst drive lagging. Of course, I’m talking about staying hydrated. My daughter

affectionately calls this “emotional support” because her water bottle goes with her everywhere. Eco-conscious vessels abound, and you can easily fill one up and take it with you. I like to keep a water bottle in the car and on my desk, and I try to sip water while I cook. Holiday parties frequently serve alcohol, which we know to be dehydrating, so it becomes even more important to stay hydrated. Staying hydrated helps you avoid headaches, keeps your kidneys functioning well and helps you digest all the yummy food you’ll be having during this exciting time!

My third tip might not be so intuitive. It’s meditation and self-care. Basically, this involves unplugging, taking a few minutes for yourself, being quiet and doing absolutely nothing. No phones, no screens, not even reading. You can also do some deep-breathing exercises to settle your sympathetic nervous system and calm your heart rate. Stress may seem unavoidable at this time of year, but we can take steps to mitigate it. We are human beings, not human doers, but during a busy season this simplicity often gets overlooked. Being constantly in motion can quickly

lead to stress, burnout and even illness. Take a few minutes each day to recharge and rejuvenate.

Everyone likes to say “yes” to all the invitations. I get it; if you decline this year, will you even get invited next year? But really think about what makes you feel amazing and what leaves you feeling drained. Overcommitment is a chronic problem in our culture and during the holidays it can be especially difficult. Our already over-crowded schedules get pinched even more, and often our health, both physical and mental, suffers. Learn how to say “no” and set proper boundaries. Your time and energy are sacred so don’t waste them on the average, and don’t waste them on things you don’t enjoy!

The holiday season brings many yummy eats, which can satisfy us for a while but leave us grabbing for more only a short time later. Protein, found in meats, nuts, beans and some vegetables, carries vital nutrients that nourishes our muscles and gives us stamina, while carbohydrates such as stuffing, cakes, pies and starchy vegetables, are metabolized quickly, raising our blood sugar and leaving us feeling full and sleepy, then bloated and hungry again. Prioritizing protein during the holidays can be tough, but if you do a little planning, you’ll be glad you did. Keep protein-rich snacks handy, like cheeses, yogurt, nuts and nut butters.

Smear some peanut butter on an apple or a rib of celery, and by all means, keep that leftover turkey.

And lastly, prioritize sleep! Research has shown that just like a healthy diet and exercise, sleep is a foundational pillar of health. Without enough of it and inflammation creeps in. Lack of sleep can also lead to crankiness and failure to perform at our best. Maintain consistent sleep habits whenever possible. Keep bedtimes and wake times as normally as you can. Don’t eat within two hours of bedtime, and keep late-night drinking to a minimum. All of this will keep you energized and on top of your holiday game. If you still have trouble sleeping, try a magnesium supplement. This is hugely beneficial in many ways, but especially during stressful times.

We are all looking forward to the holidays. I hope you enjoy your family and friends as much as I intend to do. By using these simple principles, you can magnify the fun and happiness and get to the new year feeling energized and fulfilled instead of tired and overwhelmed.

PL

Amelia Kirkland has been an advocate for good health for more than 30 years. She is the founder of The Helpful Plate (thehelpfulplate.com), a company committed to empowering people to lead fulfilling, healthy lives. She is an avid cyclist, runner and student of Pilates.

On the Buckle

Cold Weather Prep

by Whitney Weston

Forus humans, getting ready for fall can be as easy as bringing your vests and sweaters out of storage and grabbing a pumpkin spice latte. For horse and barn owners, it can feel like preparing for battle! In the Sandhills, we are so fortunate that our winters are mild, and snow or ice is typically a couple weeks here and there. That being said, there are many things to keep in mind when thinking ahead for our horses’ health, happiness and safety. Here are a couple tips I have learned along the way, and some avenues to consider.

Vaccines: Typically required twice yearly for horses, once in the spring and once in the fall. Some horses have reactions to vaccines, which can compound colic or other health problems if the weather is rapidly changing. At our barn we try to arrange fall vaccines when the weather has been mostly stable, and before it gets too cold. If they are not bundled up in blankets, it is easier to observe any swellings or temperature rises from the shots and we can intervene quickly to help the horses get comfortable.

Parasites: Fall is also a good time to do a quarterly fecal egg count. In order to see what types of and how many pesky parasites are in your horse’s system, we gather a small baggie of

poo from each horse and label before dropping at the vet. Some horses naturally have a larger amount of parasites, which then receive a wormer paste orally, while others seem to be immune! It never ceases to amaze me that we have both types at our barn, even though the feed and living conditions are identical among them.

Dentist: Horses need to see the dentist too! Yearly, and sometimes more often, horses need to have their teeth checked and “floated.” Equine teeth naturally wear unevenly and create sharp points called “hooks” that can cause gum and cheek ulcers. This can make riding with a bit painful, and cause a horse to “quid,” which means dropping feed from their mouths or not eating at all due to mouth pain. The equine dentist may use hand or power tools to smooth out hooks to prevent ulcers and create bit seats for a more comfortable riding experience. It is essential that older horses and those who have a hard time keeping a good weight have no complications with calorie intake during the colder months.

Grain and Grass: If you have an older horse or hard keeper, start pumping them with calories now! This will help give them a bit

of padding for those colder months, and make it less likely for them to get underweight, which can leave their immune system compromised. That being said, watch what they eat as well. In the Sandhills, our summer grasses (typically Bermuda and fescue) lie dormant in the winter. Many opt to plant winter rye, which is a fast-growing grass that is happy to prosper in the colder months. For your older horses or ponies that may be metabolically compromised, be cautious of winter rye intake as it is high in sugar, which can cause serious health hazards if too much is ingested. It is also recommended that your vet run a blood panel in order to monitor health and sugar levels.

Blankets and Hair Care: Now is the time to dig out your horse blankets. Check if they need to be re-waterproofed or mended, and that all the straps are serviceable. There are several companies in town that will mend and waterproof your blankets. It is important to have a variety of blanket weights, just as we humans have a vest, a sweater and a heavy ski jacket, depending on how cold it is. I recommend having a rain sheet (like a windbreaker that keeps out the elements but does not get a horse overheated), a medium blanket (like a sweater or vest, to layer when it is chilly but not arctic outside), and a heavy (for those miserable days where the horse wants to curl up in front of a fireplace—the next best thing besides bringing him in the house).

Clipping: As the days get shorter, horses grow a thicker coat to prepare for cold. Since we have a mild winter, horses in the Sandhills don’t need a traditional winter off season, as we can ride year-round. That means your horse will be heading to the gym in a full body fur suit unless we do something about it! Horses and humans alike get sweaty during exercise, but a full coat of horse hair will keep in moisture and cause a chill that creates health problems for our friends. That is why many who work in the winter opt for a body clip. There are many types of body clips we can give our horses such as shaving hair off in the most sweat-prone spots to allow them to cool faster before blanketing. Clipping and blanketing is an art and a science, which deserves its very own article!

Whitney Weston is a professional horse trainer with more than 30 years of riding experience and competing at the international level of eventing for 15 years. She trains out of her Southern Pines farm through Valkyrie Sporthorses, and runs Southern Pines Riding Academy.

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ALL ABOARD THE KIM TRAIN

by Helen Ross

Ask anyone. The TV announcers who went on ad nauseum. The vociferous fans who turned out some 40,000-strong. His 11 teammates. Even his opponents.

Tom Kim was the breakout star when the Presidents Cup was played at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte in September. But some of us actually had discovered the 20-year-old Korean six weeks earlier when he won the Wyndham Championship about 90 miles away in Greensboro.

Kim started the final event of the PGA Tour’s regular season by making a quadruple bogey that at the time left him 14 shots behind the leader. But he gutted out a 67 that day, played solidly over the next two rounds and fired a sizzling 61 on Sunday that lifted him to a five-shot win.

His joy at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro was infectious. Just as it was at Quail Hollow when he danced around the 18th green on Saturday after making a birdie putt to beat the American juggernaut of Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele.

The way he ripped off his cap and jabbed his fist into the air was reminiscent of Tiger Woods in his heyday. And the way he ran around the green reminded me a bit of Jim Valvano searching for someone to hug after his N.C. State Wolfpack beat Houston for the 1983 NCAA title.

Maybe it’s only fitting that Kim’s had such success in North Carolina. Former UNC standout and current Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan is one of Kim’s favorite athletes and he talked about the man so many believe is the GOAT during the trophy ceremony at the Wyndham.

“I’ve just been a big fan of people who have accomplished so much in their career, and I learn a lot,” Kim said. “I don’t know any of them personally, but I’m a huge fan, just that Mamba mentality. I watched The Last Dance probably 10 times just because there’s so many great quotes by him and there’s a reason why he was the best basketball player.”

Claude Harmon, the highly regarded golf instructor, first put Kim on the radar of International Team Captain Trevor Immelman last summer. And Immelman made a point of walking with Kim and Si Woo Kim (no relation) during a practice round at the Open Championship in July.

At the time, Kim had only played in 11 Tour events—and just five this year. His goal was to play well enough this year to earn a berth in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, one that

Photo courtesy of John Gillooly/Wyndham Championship

was well in reach after a third-place finish at the Genesis Scottish Open the previous week.

When he tied for 47th at St. Andrews, Kim became a Special Temporary Member of the Tour, which would allow him to accept unlimited sponsor exemptions. He tied for 26th the following week at the 3M Championship and finished solo seventh a week later at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Then Kim won in Greensboro—and life changed dramatically for the poised young man who speaks Tagalog, Korean and English fluently.

Suddenly Kim was in the FedExCup Playoffs and soon on the International Presidents Cup team. He actually finished just five spots shy of making the Tour Championship’s elite field of 30 where Rory McIlroy won the $18 million bonus—and said he thought of Kim’s resiliency when he triple-bogeyed his first hole at East Lake that week.

Not a bad month’s work. Kim now has job security through the end of the 2023 2024 season. That also happens to be a Presidents Cup year, with the matches in Canada at Royal Montreal. Immelman, who calls Kim the “real deal,” says he should look to Adam Scott, the Aussie who played in the biennial matches for the 10th time at the age of 42 this year, for inspiration.

“He can use Adam Scott as a role model and say to himself, man, I could be playing in the Presidents Cup for the next two decades,” Immelman said. “He, by the end of it, in the next 10 years, has an opportunity to even be one of the leaders of the team and, in all likelihood, he will be.”

For now, though, Kim will be getting used to playing the Tour on a full-time basis. The United States will be the sixth country in which the affable son of a golf pro has lived (the others are Korea, China, Thailand, Australia and the Philippines).

His given first name is Joo-hyung but he chose Tom when he was about 4 because he was a fan of the Thomas the Tank Engine character in the “Railway Series” books. Of course, he also liked Buzz Lightyear, but that doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.

After the Presidents Cup, people around the world—not just here in North Carolina—know about Kim. And don’t look for him to step out of the spotlight anytime soon.

“This is just a start for me, and I still have so much I want to accomplish,” Kim said. “I bought the car. We bought the car, we just need to drive it, so hopefully I keep pushing that pedal.” 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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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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

NOVEMBER

11.4–5.2022

28th Annual Fall Exhibit & Sale

Artists League of the Sandhills | 129 Exchange St. | Aberdeen Cost: Free | Fri.: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.; Sat.: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Contact: artistleague.org

11.4–5.2022

Cameron Antique Street Fair Downtown Cameron Cost: FREE | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Contact: See event FB page

11.4.2022

First Friday at the Sunrise - Town Mountain Sunrise Theater | 250 NW. Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 5 - 8 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.8501, sunrisetheater.com

11.5.2022

Golf Capital Chorus 41st Anniversary Show Lee Auditorium | 250 Voit Gilmore Lane | So. Pines Cost: $20 | 7 - 9 p.m. Contact: ticketmesandhills.com 11.5.2022

2022 Southern Pines Veterans Parade Downtown Southern Pines

Cost: Free | 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Contact: southernpines.net 11.6.2022

Classical Music Sundays - Ciompi Quartet

Weymouth Center | 555 E. Connecticut Avenue | So. Pines Cost: $25-35 | 2 p.m. Contact: 910.692.6261 | weymouthcenter.org

11.6.2022

5th Semi Annual Pop Up in the Pines - Fall Edition

Southern Pines Brewing Co. | 565 Air Tool Drive | So. Pines

Cost: Free | 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Contact: See Facebook event page

11.9.2022

Ruth Pauley Lectures: John Hood “History is Always About the Future”

Bradshaw Performing Arts Center | 3395 Airport Rd. | So. Pines

Cost: Free | 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Contact: ruthpauley.org

11.10.2022

Perfect Pairings: Cinema’s Best Couple Moments Sandhills Woman’s Exchange | 15 Azalea Road | Pinehurst

Cost: TBD | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Contact: sandhillswe.org

11.12.2022

1st Annual Carthage Chili Challenge

Nancy Kiser Park | Rockingham Street | Carthage Cost: $10 | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Contact: townofcarthage.org

11.12.2022

1st Annual Merry Thanksgiving Festival & Holiday Market

Nancy Kiser Park | Rockingham Street | Carthage

Cost: Free | 10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Contact: townofcarthage.org

11.12.2022

Holiday Artisan Market Sanford Farmers’ Market for a Holiday Artisan Fair

Parking lot across from Yarboroughs | 132 McIver St | Sanford

Cost: Free | 8:30 a.m. - noon Contact: 919.718.4659

11.13.2022

SoPines Chili Cook Off 2022

O’Donnell’s Pub | 133 E. New Hampshire Ave. | So. Pines

Cost: $10 | 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. Contact: See Facebook event page

11.15.2022

James Boyd Book Club

Weymouth Center | 555 E. Connecticut Avenue | So. Pines

Cost: Free | 2 p.m. Contact: 910.692.6261 | weymouthcenter.org

11.16–20.2022

Sandhills Children’s Center Festival of Trees

Carolina Hotel | 80 Carolina Vista Drive | Pinehurst Cost: entry by donation | see website for times Contact: 910.692.3323 | festivaloftrees.org

11.20.2022

Mini Market Hosted by Pop Up in the Pines

Hatchet Brewing Co. | 490 SW Broad Street | So. Pines

Cost: Free | 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Contact: See FB event page

11.21–26.2022

Shop Small This Season - Small Business Saturday Village of Pinehurst Cost: Free | 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Contact: vopnc.org

11.21.2022

Women of Weymouth Monthly Meeting Weymouth Center | 555 E. Connecticut Avenue | So. Pines Cost: Free | 9:30 a.m. Contact: 910.692.6261 | weymouthcenter.org

11.24.2022

The Last Waltz Sunrise Theater | 250 NW. Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 7:30 p.m. Contact: 910.692.8501, sunrisetheater.com

11.26.2022

Southern Pines Christmas Tree Lighting Downtown Southern Pines Train Station Cost: Free | 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Contact: southernpines.net

11.29.2022

Musicians’ Circle Jam Session Weymouth Center | 555 E. Connecticut Avenue | So. Pines Cost: Free | 6 - 9 p.m. Contact: 910.692.6261 | weymouthcenter.org

DECEMBER

12.1–3.2022

Christmas Lights Pop-Up Festival 9348 NC-705 | Eagle Springs Cost: Free | 5 - 9 p.m. Contact: See FB event page 12.1.2022

Aberdeen Christmas Tree Lighting Train Depot | 100 E. Main St. | Aberdeen Cost: Free | 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Contact: townofaberdeen.net

12.2.2022

Pinehurst Christmas Tree Lighting

Tufts Memorial Park | Pinehurst

Cost: Free | 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Contact: vopnc.org

12.2.2022

Candlelight, Carols, and Cocktails

Weymouth Center | 555 E. Connecticut Avenue | So. Pines

Cost: $50-60 | 5 p.m. Contact: 910.692.6261 | weymouthcenter.org

12.3.2022

Southern Pines Christmas Parade Downtown Southern Pines

Cost: Free | 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Contact: southernpines.net

12.3.2022

Moore Philharmonic Orchestra Holiday Concert

Owens Auditorium | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst

Cost: Free with donation | 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Contact: mporchestra.com

12.3.2022

Outdoor Wonderfest & Market

Weymouth Center | 555 E. Connecticut Avenue | So. Pines

Cost: Any donation to enter | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Contact: 910.692.6261 | weymouthcenter.org

12.4.2022

Teddy Bear Tea

Weymouth Center | 555 E. Connecticut Avenue | So. Pines

Cost: $25-30 | Two seatings 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Contact: 910.692.6261 | weymouthcenter.org

12.7.2022

The Carolina Philharmonic - Holidays Pops

Owens Auditorium | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst

Cost: $10+ | 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Contact: carolinaphil.yapsody.com

12.7.2022

Claus-mopolitan Crawl Downtown Southern Pines Cost: Free | 4 - 7:30 p.m. Contact: southernpines.biz

12.8.2022

The Carolina Philharmonic - Holidays Pops

Owens Auditorium | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst

Cost: $10+ | 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Contact: carolinaphil.yapsody.com

12.9.2022

A Village Christmas Village of Pinehurst

Cost: Free | 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Contact: pinehurstbusinesspartners.com

12.10.2022

Old Fashioned Christmas Malcolm Blue Farm | 1177 Bethesda Road | Aberdeen Cost: Free | 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Contact: townofaberdeen.net

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12.10.2022

Aberdeen Christmas Parade Downtown Aberdeen Cost: Free | 11 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Contact: townofaberdeen.net

12.10.2022

Carthage Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting Downtown Carthage Cost: Free | 6:00 p.m. Contact: 910.947.2331 | townofcarthage.org

12.11.2022

2022 Holiday Concert Moore County Choral Society

Owens Auditorium | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst Cost: TBD | 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Contact: moorecountychoralsociety.org

12.18.2022

Mini Market Hosted by Pop Up in the Pines

Hatchet Brewing Co. | 490 SW Broad Street | So. Pines Cost: Free | 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Contact: See FB event page 12.27.2022

Musicians’ Circle Jam Session

Weymouth Center | 555 E. Connecticut Avenue | So. Pines Cost: Free | 6 - 9 p.m. Contact: 910.692.6261 | weymouthcenter.org

12.31.2022

First Eve Celebration! Southern Pines Train Station | Downtown So. Pines Cost: Free | 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Contact: 910.692.7376

Email upcoming events to events@pinehurstlivingmagazine.com

Sandhills Sightings

with DOLORES MULLER

Top, from left: Duane & Erin Boone; Erik, Ryan, Latasha & Melissa Rodriguez / Bottom, from left: Joy Craven and John Lipcomb; Nathan Winter, Shyanne Kroehler and Leanna Thalman; Harry & Ida Gerolamo; and Zach & Sarah Hyatt.

Top, from left: Cynthia & Louis Simpson; Barbara Ainsley, Rosemary Weber and Marilyn Lamon / Bottom, from left: Enjoying the beautiful evening; Event sponsor Lin Hutaff with Mike Sullivan; Natalie Sayag and Eric Bornholdt; and Steve & Karin Kent.

Bourbon & Bites Manor Inn Pinehurst September 2 BBQ Festival Pinehurst September 4

Sandhills Sightings

Gathering for the Pines Friends of Pinehurst Surgical Clinic Fundraiser Fair Barn Pinehurst September 11

Eats, Beats & Brews Arboretum Pinehurst September 17

Top, from left: Tom & Joyce Johnson; Carole Base, Vinh Luu, Rob & Amy Eubanks, Larraine Minicucci and Kathleen Erickson / Bottom, from left: Pricilla & Allison Creason, Joanna Oakley, Amy Clark and Darcie Swicegood; festival crowd; and Caroline & Cameron Carlson.

Top, from left: Josie & Montana Anaya; Kathy Newcomb, Ms. North Carolina Lara Beth Jones and Glenda Kirby / Bottom, from left: Marilyn Davis with Mike & Debbie Riggins; Tasting Form V chocolates; and artist Thomas Arvid.

Sandhills Sightings

English Speaking Union Welcome Back Social Country Club of North Carolina Pinehurst September 20

Sandhills Quilters GuildQuilting in the Pines IX Fair Barn Pinehurst September 23–24

Top, from left: Event co-chairs Mary Abbott Williams and Amy Makson; show layout chairperson Sara Conti; Cindy Boals, Meg Finnin and Sharon Lowery / Bottom, from left: Kathy Sailor, Valerie Brown and Barbara Owens; Bob & Bea St. Amand; and Yvonne Gale and Susan Swain.

Top, from left: Kacky Johnson, Vicky Windell and Sue Doughman; Board Members Brian and Andrea Burns and Jim Koenig / Bottom, from left: Sharon & George Trail with Jim Wiltjer; Jim & Karen Fisher; and Barbara Rothbeind, Susan Perry, Nick Christopher and Bonnie Gillman.

Sandhills Sightings

Flutterby Festival

Pinehurst

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Eastern Zone Polocrosse Championship Harness Track Pinehurst September 24 25

Top, from left: Kaylee Camp with Poca; Joe Douglas, Sandie Camps and Allison Wix with Blue, Ghost and Cowboy / Bottom, from left: El Wilson with Hudson & Garrett Wix; Todd Camp; and Polocrosse competition.

Top, from left: Jack Bean examines a caterpillar; the Yoxtheimer family / Bottom, from left: Mya, Arya & Dalia Urbina; Julia & Martie Butler; and a Monarch butterfly.

Sandhills Sightings

Centennial

Top, from left: Martha & Susan Messier, Gigi Burke and Lynn Drinkwater; John Brady selling his wood craft items / Bottom, from left: The New Horizon Band; and artwork crafted from glass.

Top, from left: Jocelyn Servick and Pat Rudovsky; Bruce & Cynthia Birdsall with Weymouth president Ashley Van Camp / Bottom, from left: Dede & Michael Frye with Scott & Marion Grote; Alan & Carla Butler; and Colette Bachand, Caroline Eddy and Adrienne Wood.

Sandhills Airmail

Knollwood Field is an airfield located at the present location of the Moore County Airport, which was previously known as Knollwood Airport. During World War II, this facility was called Knollwood Field and used by the Army Air Force Technical Training Command until the latter portion of 1943. A post office here was a branch station of the Southern Pines office and operated in 1942 and 1943.

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As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them.

– John F. Kennedy

photograph courtesy of Moore County Historical Association