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Contents |

10 The Main

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Channel

What’s hip at Lake Norman

16 Porthole

The CURRENTS Commodore Cover Dog Search

18 The Captain’s

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Chair

Ann Marie Costa brings Pride & Prejudice to the stage

22 Rip Currents — Nature

Turns out that the Lazy 5 Ranch is not so lazy after all

28 Rip Currents

— Philanthropy Tom VanWingerden continues to help Haiti through his legacy

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32 Strong

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Currents The Healing Dragons paddle against cancer

34 Around

the Track

Roush Yates Engines powers all levels of drivers

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38 The Galley

Jack’s Corner Tap rocks the gastropub concept

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44 Grapevine 48 Game On 54 Home Port

Meritage — A blend to befriend

Canines keep runners on track

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– Outside

Doug and Debbie Blew’s lakefront home gets an indoor-outdoor makeover

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The Lake Norman Folk Art Festival brings art lakeside

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64 One More Thing Paws to Read creates storybook moments

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Fall is a wonderful time to enjoy Lake Norman

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y Charlotte friends are great, but sometimes I think they need a geography lesson. For example, the distance between my house in Cornelius and the SouthPark area is roughly 30 miles. To hear my friends talk about it, you’d think that a trip up here involved a transatlantic flight with two layovers.

However to be fair, I must admit that I don’t venture into the Queen City too often. It’s not that I don’t enjoy Charlotte. It’s just that I can find most everything I need between Exits 18 and 36. When I explain this to a Charlottean, they look at me as if I’m some naïve pioneer girl who doesn’t crave culture or fashion. Little do they know that I’m a culture vulture who is ashamed to disclose how many pair of shoes I own.

Perhaps this is why I enjoy fall so much at Lake Norman. Sure the lake is summer centric by nature, but autumn in these parts is pretty fun as well. Most any weekend you can find a concert, festival, play or sporting event. And the best part is that there’s always a church or fire department throwing its annual barbecue (a staple food of fall in my book).

While the music, cuisine and excitement

of these types of outings are appealing, what makes them intoxicating is the sense of community that comes with them. There’s nothing better than running into a neighbor at Denver Days, seeing someone you take Pilates with at a Davidson College football game or discovering a co-worker has a strong interest in art as you stroll together at a gallery crawl.

In an age where most of us communicate via text and Facebook, it’s nice to share an oldfashioned hug or handshake. It’s refreshing to simply have a conversation face to face with no abbreviations or typos.

So as you plan your weekends this fall, be sure to take advantage of all the Lake Norman area has to offer. Maybe you want to conquer The Rural Hill-Amazing Maize Maze. Maybe you want to indulge in a turkey leg at the Carolina Renaissance Festival. Or maybe you just want to head out to the Davidson Village Green to see what’s going on. Whatever you decide to do, I hope you run into a friend or even better, make a new one.

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Fitness classes at Gold’s Gym good for mind, body and spirit They lift, pedal, dance and stretch. From age 23 to age 73, men and women throughout the Lake Norman area are filling the group exercise classes at Gold’s Gym, and they’re finding it’s about more than just getting in shape.

“With the energetic, upbeat music, these classes are motivating and a lot of fun,” says Terri Kindley, the new Gold’s Group Exercise (GGX) coordinator for three of Gold’s fitness facilities between Terri Kindley Exits 18 and 36. “It’s all about camaraderie — 95 percent of the people who try a class fall in love with it.”

Newcomers and “regulars” are side by side, adds Kindley, noting every skill level is welcome and all routines can be adapted for an easier or more strenuous workout. “There’s a beginner in every class,” says the 45-year-old mom of two grown boys who has been teaching fitness classes for 22 years. “We become friends, and we encourage one another.”

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“Terri brings a love of people and teaching to Gold’s,” says co-owner Dr. Kevin Craft. “She makes friends wherever she goes, and our gyms are lucky to have her.”

“I was a little apprehensive about taking a class, but I loved the first one and kept going back,” says Cecilia Milks, 54, of Mooresville.

“Terri made me feel so comfortable, and everyone worked at their own speed. I don’t know why I didn’t join a class sooner!”

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Cats Only

Chris and Marge Colas understand that cats need their own space

by Sam Boykin photography by Sarah McGraw

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Cats enjoy a a tranquil setting at The Hotel 4 Cats in Mooresville.

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Cats are a finicky bunch, and if they don’t like something they’ll let you know about it.

Just ask Chris and Marge Colas. While living in New Jersey, the couple boarded their cats at a high-end kennel while they went on vacation. They returned a week later to pick them up. “They were not happy,” says Chris, who explains that the kennel also had dogs, and that the cats were freaked out over all the noise and commotion. And thus was born the idea for a cats-only kennel.

Chris quit his corporate gig, and along with his wife, opened Simply Cats Hotel in New Jersey in 2004. It was an immediate success. But a few years later the couple sold the business and relocated to Mooresville to be near family. Chris says that after they discovered there were no cats-only kennels in the Lake Norman area, they opened The Hotel 4 Cats in Mooresville in January 2009.

The 1,800-square-foot, feline-only hotel has six rooms, each equipped with spacious, tri-level cat “condos.” There’s also a five-level “Cat Palace” for a multiple-cat family. The Colases play soothing classical music to keep their guests calm, and they also take the time to pet and brush each cat during its stay. “It’s a very tranquil setting,” explains Chris.

To keep the cats entertained, there are bird feeders located outside each of the home’s windows. The couple also takes cats out individually for “exercise,” which Chris says usually involves the cats walking a few steps before plopping down for a nap.

Chris says they can accommodate up to 35 cats at one time, and since they’ve opened they’ve boarded such exotic felines as a Bengal and a Savannah.

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A Man’s Man Salon

The Kilted Buffalo is not your grandfather’s barbershop The Kilted Buffalo is a man’s man salon — a one-stop place to get a haircut, grab a beer and enjoy bar games all under the same roof.

“We’re not your grandfather’s barbershop,” says owner Shawn Shrader of his business located in Huntersville’s Birkdale Village.

The men’s-only upscale grooming center, designed and decorated to feel like a garage, offers a menu of services ranging from a haircut — complete with shampoo, condition, steamed towel for face and neck, neck shave and style — to spa services such as a hot lather face shave, eyebrow wax and trim, manicure and pedicure.

“We offer services a lot of guys want to take advantage of but don’t want to go to a co-ed salon [for],” Shrader explains.

From left, stylist Pam Sprinkles, Shawn Shrader and stylist Cindy Teford.

Shawn Shrader opened The Kilted Buffalo, a men’s-only upscale grooming center, in Birkdale Village.

Outside the walls of the three-chair grooming center, the neighborhood sports pub decorated with Celtic influences is a gathering spot for men and women. Folks waiting for a haircut, waiting on someone getting a haircut or simply hanging out can pass the time with a beer (choose from more than 35 selections) or glass of wine (choose from 16 selections). Six flat-screen TVs carry sporting events, while those interested in participating in games can take advantage of the dartboard, Shut the Box dice game, tabletop shuffleboard and other pub games.

“[Our] clientele usually comes in 20 minutes before they expect to get a haircut, and [they] stay 20 minutes after they get their haircut,” Shrader says. “We’ve turned the dreaded haircut errand into a happy hour outing no matter what time of day.”

— Cathy Swiney, photography by Craig Reynolds THE SCOOP The Kilted Buffalo Birkdale Village, Huntersville 704.892.7571 www.thekiltedbuffalo.com

Candy, Candy Daphne Wagner left the real estate business for a sweeter career

by Kelli Robinson photography by Sean Meyers

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Daphne Wagner started Mrs. W’s Old Time Candy after working in the real estate business for 15 years.

Last November Daphne Wagner, a real estate veteran of 15 years, had an epiphany after receiving an e-mail on her BlackBerry during a real estate contract class. It was a request for the chocolate almond toffee candy she had been making for family gatherings for years. And it wasn’t a family member placing the order.

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She literally left the class — and the real estate business — to open Mrs. W’s Old Time Candy in Terrell. Entrepreneurship has been a learning experience for Wagner, who started the company because of a desire to spend more time with her family. “My new schedule doesn’t include weekends,” Wagner says.

Wagner makes chocolate almond toffee candy and cookies from a recipe that spans

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Daphne Wagner makes chocolate almond toffee candy and cookies from a recipe that spans four generations.

four generations. “People think I’m Mrs. W, but the company name actually pays tribute to my husband’s great-great grandmother who invented the recipe,” she explains.

Family and friends repeatedly suggested she sell the candy, and she heeded their advice last year. Current customers include various businesses throughout the Lake Norman area, as well as Asheville, Boone, Hickory and parts of South Carolina.

“The candy sells itself,” Wagner says. “It’s homemade, preservative-free and delicious.”

She cooks in a commercial kitchen housed in a renovated home that shares her husband’s custom home building company. The biggest challenge? Learning the regulations of selling food products. “From compliances with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture to proper packaging, I’ve learned a lot this past year,” she says.

But the learning curve has been worth it.

“I get more excited about receiving a $20 candy order than a $5,000 check from a real estate commission,” Wagner says.

“Candy just makes people happy.”

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The Pug breed of dogs had always fascinated Huntersville resident Jean Harmony and her daughter, Kimberly. When Kimberly’s pet Miniature Doberman Pinscher passed away ten years ago, the two women decided to adopt their first pug to help them cope with the loss.

Thus begins the story of Peanut, one of the stars of the Harmonys’ self-published book, Meet the Pugtona Puggies. This collection of stories for children is illustrated with actual members of Jean and Kimberly’s family of five pets — Peanut, Cowboy/Twinkle, Cherry, Jelly Bean and Sugarplum.

The two women, who moved to the area in 2002, named the book after the “Pugtona,” which is the name they gave to the little dance Pugs do whenever they are happy or excited. Jean, who says she has many other stories about her Pugs saved on her computer, hopes to help children learn simple life lessons through her canine cast of characters.

“Children need to learn about themselves and love from animals,” says Jean.

The two women attracted attention when they held a book signing at Christmas in Davidson last year, where the dogs were decked out in Santa, Mrs. Claus and elf costumes. The twosome often take the Pugs to visit local nursing homes and schools, and Jean hopes to visit area bookstores with some of the stars of the book during the holidays to get the word out. For now, she and Kimberly, who also breeds Pugs, have their hands full caring for nine tiny and rambunctious Pug puppies.

Says Jean, “We have made our lives with the Pugs very fun-filled with a lot of laughter.”

— Renee Roberson, photography by Sean Meyers THE SCOOP For more information about Meet the Pugtona Puggies, call 704.947.6514 or visit www.pugtonapuggies.com. You can purchase the book at Main Street Books in Davidson for $18.95. www.LNCurrents.com

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A Community

by Lori K. Tate photography by Bill Giduz

classic

Ann Marie Costa brings Pride & Prejudice to the stage

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here are certain novels that unite us as soon as their titles are uttered. Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice is one of those.

If you’re a fan of this timeless romantic classic, you’ll want to be sure to see this month’s production of it at Davidson College.

We talked with Ann Marie Costa, chair of the department of theatre at Davidson College and the director of Pride & Prejudice, to find out more about the upcoming production.

Why did the department choose to do Pride & Prejudice this year?

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We have a play selection committee that consists of students and our faculty and staff. We’ve been trying more and more to do productions that align with the strategic plan of the college but more importantly align with the mission of the college. We’ve always done this, but Pride & Prejudice, it’s such a big piece that most students one, either know it from their high school experiences or are actually looking at it in their courses, particularly in the English department.

In addition to that, we have a new production manager, Carrie Van Hallgreen, who also teaches acting classes. She saw this new adaptation at the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre and was in touch with the artistic director, Joseph Hanreddy. So she had seen this production right before she came here.

It’s a new adaptation. I had looked at Pride & Prejudice adaptations before, and most of them were really narrative heavy. This doesn’t have any of that. So we looked at it and said, ‘Wow, this is really exciting.’ I believe it’s a premiere for North Carolina.

Ann Marie Costa, chair of the department of theatre at Davidson College, directs Pride & Prejudice this month.

How many are in the cast?

It has a cast of 23.

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Why did you ask members of the community to audition for this show?

Because we had 23 people in this cast and then later in the fall Galileo has a cast of 15, we realized we had a lot of roles. Pride & Prejudice seemed to be the perfect play to feature a couple of people from the community in older roles.

I did this a number of years ago with a play called Picasso at the Lapin Agile. We brought in an equity actor [Graham Smith, a Davidson College alumnus]. He came in to teach the students more about comedy. We want to keep that tradition, bringing in people from the community who have had acting experience and are also dedicated to Davidson. They can serve as teachers, actors/teachers to the students so that the students have that rapport.

Who was cast from the community?

We have Meg Kimmel playing Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Meg works as the editor of

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the Davidson Journal and has done quite a bit with the Davidson Community Players.

Alan Martin is playing Mr. Bennet. Alan’s wife, Karen, works in college relations, and he’s actually also acted quite a bit with Davidson Community Players.

What’s really been fun is that in the play there’s a lot about class and status. By bringing in the community members, we’ve been able to have these conversations about the similarities between Pride & Prejudice and the town of Davidson.

What do you want audience members to take away from this production?

I want people to take away that love endures. This book is as current as ever, even though it was published in the early 1800s.

I think that it’s a love story, and it’s a story about people that sometimes almost miss each other because they are so caught up in, as this play says, their vanity, their pride, their prejudice that they can’t see what’s in

front of them or they don’t allow themselves to see it.

What do you enjoy about directing?

There are two prongs that I love about directing. One, I enjoy working with the text and finding a theatrical metaphor to transfer to the stage. I love working with designers and collaborating and unlocking a text. And then the other is that I’m an actor’s director, so I appreciate working with actors and having them find things that make the play richer than I expected it to be. So I see my role is to create. I like to create a very productive world where creativity can thrive and flourish, and so discoveries are made right there in front of us. LNC THE SCOOP Pride & Prejudice, October 27-31, Wed-Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri 8:15 p.m., Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $15, seniors over 60 $11, faculty/staff $9, students $6. Duke Family Performance Hall, Knobloch Campus Center, Davidson College, www.davidson.edu/tickets, 704.894.2135.

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nimal lovers know that caring for a pet, even if it’s just a dog or cat, calls for patience, tender loving care and a willingness to get dirty. Now imagine taking care of more than 800 animals, some of which weigh over two tons and eat hundreds of pounds a food each day. Welcome to the wild world of Henry Hampton, owner of Lazy 5 Ranch in Mooresville.

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Spread out over nearly 200 acres, Lazy 5 Ranch is home to a wide variety of exotic animals from six different continents, including zebras, giraffes, buffalo, deer, ostriches and even a rhinoceros. Visitors can explore the ranch from their car or a horse-drawn buggy. A three-and-a-half mile trail winds through the park and allows guests to get close to the animals and even feed them. And if you’ve never seen a giraffe’s tongue, be prepared.

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unkempt the animals looked. Impressed by the kid’s moxy and know how, the owner offered Hampton a job to help groom and care for the animals.

“It was stuff we did on the farm every day,” Hampton recalls.

Back home, the enterprising Hampton

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Henry Hampton was born and raised just east of Mooresville near Salisbury. He grew up on a dairy farm and has cared for animals all his life. When he was just a young teenager he traveled with his brothers to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to visit a petting zoo that boasted the world’s largest horse and steer. The owner of the petting zoo overheard Hampton complaining to his brothers about how shabby and

recruited several kids — including one old enough to drive — and they all headed back up to Pennsylvania for a few days to work at the petting zoo. “I had to talk my daddy into letting me miss milking the cows for a couple of days,” Hampton says.

And so began Hampton’s new career. Soon he was traveling to Asheville and Virginia helping ranchers and other property owners capture and care for wild and exotic animals. Some jobs involved divorces or government seizures of land, in which officials called on Hampton to catch animals that were running wild on the property. Hampton started buying and trading the animals, keeping many on the family farm, and traveling across the Southeast displaying them at fairs and petting zoos.

By the time Hampton opened Lazy 5 Ranch in 1993, he had several hundred animals in his collection. The farm has steadily grown since, attracting more than 250,000 people a year.

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Behind the scenes Hampton’s son, Travis, came up with the name for the ranch, as he liked to joke that his family consisted of five “lazy” people. Even today, when you ask Hampton how his day is going, his typical response is “slow.”

But don’t let him fool you. It’s no easy task to keep such a big operation up and running. Hampton has 14 full-time and 10 part-time employees.

Each day usually starts around 7 a.m., when the first workers arrive. The early morning hours are

filled with cleaning and grooming the horses, and getting them harnessed and hooked up to the wagons that visitors ride around the ranch.

Feeding all the animals is one of the biggest and most time-consuming jobs. Hampton says they go through more than four tons of hay and 1,800 pounds of grain per day.

It’s a carefully orchestrated system, Hampton says, as workers keep track of the volume of little grain pellets they hand out to visitors to Workers keep track of the volume of little feed the animals. grain pellets they hand out to visitors to feed the animals at the Lazy 5.

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At the end of the day, around 7 p.m., about four workers head out in tractors with wagons loaded down with hay and grain to replenish the animals’ food supply.

They spread out the hay in about 100 different places, and some of the bigger animals have three-ton self-feeders that are refilled.

The whole process takes about an hour. How much food the workers provide depends on the animals’ general condition and how much went out with the ranch’s guests that day. “It takes a certain expertise to make those judgements,” Hampton says.

In between the feeding and cleaning and taking care of the visitors, Hampton says there are 1,000 other details that have to be taken care of, including animals giving birth, selling and buying animals, as well as keeping up with government regulations, which require him to capture and vaccinate every animal once a year, a process than can take weeks. And to maintain a good sense of how the ranch is operating, Hampton says he tries his best to participate in everyday tasks, such as driving the wagons and cleaning up the barn.

It’s a lot of work, and makes one think that perhaps Hampton should rename his unique attraction. But then again, the Busy 5 Ranch doesn’t quite have the same ring to it. LNC Sam Boykin is an awardwinning journalist and free-lance writer in Mooresville.

He also has written for Scientific American, Entrepreneur, US Airways, Consumer’s Digest, Our State, Business North Carolina and Charlotte Business Journal. When he’s not writing, Boykin is often embarrassing himself on the tennis courts or working on his 107-year-old house. www.LNCurrents.com

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Tom VanWingerden, founder of Metrolina Greenhouses in Huntersville, was dedicated to helping the people of Haiti through Double Harvest, a non-profit organization his father, Aart, founded.

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t first glance, Metrolina Greenhouses looks like a typical family business.

Founded by Tom VanWingerden in 1972, the Huntersville business is now the country’s largest single site heated greenhouse. Children and spouses of the VanWingerden family, in addition to more than 600 year-round employees, take active roles in the daily order of work. While the focus here is family and flowers, there has been a missing link for the past year as Tom died in a tragic accident in December 2009.

Although the family’s loss was tremendous, sadness does not seem to encumber the VanWingerdens, as they are a large, close-knit bunch

Growing a better future Tom VanWingerden continues to help Haiti through his legacy who live a stone’s throw away from each other on the company property. Their strong sense of faith, and their determination to continue with Tom’s legacy has kept his namesake alive.

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Tom was a visionary founder, a constant inventor and an extremely generous businessman.

“Typically he was years ahead of the norm. In the 63 short years dad was with us on earth, he packed about 125 years into it,” says his son, Abe. While Tom’s passing has been sad for all, the flip side has been uplifting, as he impacted so many lives and continues to do so daily.

One of his favorite projects was Double Harvest in Croix des Bouquets, Haiti. Double Harvest was started in 1981 by Tom’s dad, the late Aart VanWingerden, a gentle soul with a passion for the meek and poor. In 1978, Aart visited Haiti with his son, Len, and Tom Bolton, a farmer and neighbor whose father had been an ambassador to Haiti. After seeing the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Aart was determined to make a difference. Enter Double Harvest, an organization that’s purpose and vision is to instill a work ethic, to “sew seeds of life” into a destitute 28

Tom’s wife, Vickie, takes comfort in the fact that Double Harvest is critical in helping Haiti during the aftermath of the earthquake.

situation. Double Harvest prides itself in teaching the Haitian people skills rather than simply providing a hand out.

On the lush 200-acre property in the small village near Port-au-Prince, Tom supervised a greenhouse filled with crops to incorporate into the Haitians’ diets. These crops provide income to the Haitian people. Tom’s expertise and knowledge in farming directly impacted the low-cost efficiency of Double Harvest. Along with a tilapia fish farm and housing project, there is also a school where uniformed

Surviving devastation After the catastrophic earthquake of January 2010 struck Haiti, the VanWingerdens decided its original goal for fundraising would be $150,000. Donations began exceeding their expectations, and their goal was ultimately raised to $500,000. All fundraising is conducted through Double Harvest’s Web site and Facebook. To date, the VanWingerdens have a commitment of $1.3 million dollars in donations and pledges for Double Harvest.

Six years ago, Tom made a commitment together with his brother-in-law, Willem, to travel to Haiti once a month to assist Double Harvest in carrying out its mission. He was adamant about his service. If he missed a month, he made two trips the next month with his wife, Vickie, often by his side.

At the time of his death, he was converting an area of the farm into an outdoor kitchen. Chloe’s Kitchen was its official title, named after his infant granddaughter who passed away. Chloe’s Kitchen was important to Tom because it meant that all of the school children would be able to eat under cover from the scorching sun during their noontime meal.

When the earthquake hit shortly after Tom’s death, it was devastating for everyone. Fortunately, Double Harvest is located 10 miles from the epicenter, so it became a crucial medical center. Doctors were able to travel there and contact the VanWingerden Family about specific needs of the Haitians. As they camped out at Double Harvest, Chloe’s Kitchen quickly became a triage unit.

Although Vickie misses Tom terribly, she takes comfort in the fact that Double Harvest is critical in helping Haiti during the aftermath of this crisis. According to her, one of Tom’s favorite quotes was, “to whom much is given, much is required.” Through Double Harvest and the VanWingerden family, Tom’s legacy is able to keep on giving. LNC THE SCOOP For more information regarding Double Harvest, visit www.doubleharvest.org. www.LNCurrents.com www.LNCurrents.com

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Paddling The Healing Dragons race to win

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our years ago, when I learned I had breast cancer, a million wild thoughts went through my head. I remember wondering if I would live past the date stamped on a can of beans. But not once did I think of climbing into a boat with 19 other paddlers. Yet, it is because of this diagnosis that I ended up on the dragon boat team, Healing Dragons.

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en renovation and any hint of spare time in order to make their dream of a survivor team a reality. Though neither has had cancer, they were inspired to start a team after seeing the positive energy of other survivor teams at competitions. Their 40-foot boat holds 20 paddlers, a drummer and a steerer. On race days a colorful dragonhead leads the way.

The fun-looking dragon fooled me. I joined Healing Dragons thinking it would be easy, with no pressure. I pictured us row-

ing around a shimmering Lake Norman and making appearances at races.

It was during our second practice that I began to realize how wrong I was. We paddled out of Ramsey Creek under gray skies as the wind whipped our faces. With goodsized waves coming at us, I wondered why coach Randy didn’t head us back to shore.

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I sliced my paddle into the angry water, which deflected in a big swoosh off the wood and onto my lap. Soaked to the skin, I was expecting the sympathy of those around me.

To my surprise, my pathetic condition didn’t render a comment or even a second glance.

That was my big “Aha!” moment.

These aren’t frail women paddling just for fun. These women are made of steel. They paddle through rough seas with threatening waves like they charged through cancer with its vicious treatments. With sheer determination, they keep going strong. And they certainly don’t enter races just to make an appearance. They show up to win.

And win, they have. Team members, who traded their hospital gowns in for bright purple shirts sporting a dragon and the motto “Live, Love, Paddle,” won gold in Charleston against other survivor teams. In addition, they placed second in Richmond and third in Chattanooga, less than a second behind the winning team.

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tions sponsor these races for the Eastern Regional Dragon Boat Association with divisions for men, women, mixed teams and survivors. Though the competition is fierce on the water, the support and encouragement is abundant on land. Cries of “Good luck Ladies!” are heard as we load the boats.

After a fast and furious race, a long line of outstretched hands greets us for “high-fives” when we return.

At each race, everyone pauses for a ceremony to honor those whose lives have been touched by cancer. Teams who were paddling madly against each other moments before, slowly paddle out and float side by side. As poetry is read, we hold up long-stem carnations, forming a waving pink sea above us. Then, on cue, the flowers are tossed to the water.

There is sniffling and silent tears as we remember our own battles and those who are no longer with us. They fought just as hard and were just as strong as those of us called “survivors.” Their wave of cancer was just too powerful for them to paddle through. When

we return to shore, we carry their memory with us as we walk under a long canopy of paddles held high.

Some members of our team are breast cancer survivors. Some are not. There is no dividing line. For when we are out on the water paddling, we paddle as one. When we are in sync and each paddler is reaching, digging and giving it their all, there is a special connection, like a divine dance... with 19 partners.

This dragon boat has changed the lives of every team member. We have built friendships and spirit, as well as muscles. It is life affirming. We know we are doing the best we can to keep cancer in our wake. After all, the women of Healing Dragons plan on being here long after the can of beans has expired. LNC The Scoop For more information on Healing Dragons, visit www.healingdragons.org.

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Formed in 2004, Roush Yates Engines is comprised of four interconnected divisions responsible for more than 1,500 racing engines and hundreds of thousands of parts each year.

The engines and parts that leave Roush Yates are used in nearly a dozen different auto and marine race series across the country including NASCAR Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, Camping World Truck Series, ARCA, Dirt Late Model, Dirt Modified and NHRA Pro Stock. More than 180 employees keep the Mooresville operation humming.

Roush Yates is the exclusive engine provider for all Fords competing in the Sprint Cup series, meaning you’ll see drivers like Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth and David Ragan powered by Roush Yates every week.

Bucky Gregory, vice president of sales and marketing, Roush Yates Performance Products, says engine work at Roush Yates is exacting and exceeds what groups have traditionally

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Above: Doug Yates, CEO of Roush Yates Engines.

Below: Formed in 2004, Roush Yates Engines is comprised of four interconnected divisions responsible for more than 1,500 racing engines and hundreds of thousands of parts each year.

done in the past. “A lot of people have typically built just a few engines or machined small parts batches with exacting tolerances,” he explains.

“The difference with us, since we are building engines and providing parts on a larger scale, is that we need to carry the tolerances in batches of sometimes over a hundred parts right down to the micron.”

Their technical team hits the road, too.

“We have people who travel to well over three hundred events each year,” says Kenna Primm, marketing and communications coordinator for Roush Yates Engines. “For every engine that goes out to a race every single weekend, no matter where it is in the country, we have Roush Yates people there for support.”

While performance engine building and providing manufacturing solutions are the group’s primary tasks, their two-year-old performance products resale shop is changing the way grassroots racers power their machines. When Sprint, Nationwide and Truck Series engine parts rotate out of competitive use, the performance parts division resells them to lower-level race teams at substantial discounts.

“In the past, if a team didn’t shred its parts, they were sold on palates for pennies to the dollar at auction,” Primm explains. “If you were a Saturday night racer looking for an engine part, you never really knew what you were getting.

We now take parts that still have good life left in them and sell them back.”

“We call these parts ‘race proven,’ ” adds Gregory. “Not only have these parts been proven on the track at racing’s highest level, in many cases, they have also won races.”

“What that means for the sport of racing in general,” says Primm, “is that the same technology that runs in the Sprint Cup cars rolls right down to the Saturday night guys. We have a commitment to every racer at every level.” LNC Freelance writer Mike Savicki has lived and worked in the Lake Norman area for 15 years, frequently covering the racing scene.

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Unique Casual Clothing for Play, Work & Travel Trendy NYC and LA couture just right for southern living. Look for our fall 2010 collections on Facebook. Designer jeans, t-shirts, dresses, blouses, unique handbags, jewelry, accessories and so much more! Join us for ladies night—first Thurs. of the month, 5-8pm. Free finger food and beverage. Call us about private party shopping.

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Wild Birds Unlimited in Huntersville isn’t just for the birds. You will also find a variety of gift and decorative items for home and garden, including beautiful artisan oil-filled candles, clay and stone birdbaths, hand-crafted intarsia boxes, firepots, vegan wallets, rain gauges and Peruvian gourd boxes.

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Uncommon Scents - Unique Gifts for Every Occasion!

Shop at Uncommon Scents for all of your gifting needs for the holidays! Come in and discover the Jim Shore collection of figurines, a perfect choice for Thanksgiving. Browse through our shop to see what’s new for Halloween…and Christmas too! Our staff will assist you with gift ideas and help you select items for a beautiful gift basket. We are located just off of I-77 @ Exit 25 in the Northcross Shopping Center.

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House of Olives Opening October in Birkdale Village!

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At Bamboo Spa, we believe skin needs to be fed properly to be at its best. Eminence Organic Skin Care will do just that. 100% organic blends of healing herbs, luscious fruits and vegetables will treat your skin and senses to the most intoxicating facial you have ever received. Our esthetician, with extensive knowledge of Eminence, will customize a facial for you, leaving your skin radiating health and vitality. Call today to experience the most unique and effective line of natural skin care products on the market.

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We offer an extensive selection of the freshest Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegars imported from artisans around the world. Our EVOO’s exhibit a unique yet distinctive character. Bottled fresh - over 36 flavors to choose from. Taste before you purchase!

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Halloween is just around the corner, and we have the perfect goodie bags for your little goblins! Instead of candy this year, call us to order your orange and black candied gourmet popcorn. It’s Spooky-Licious! Great for parties or Trick-or-Treating!

We sell brands such as Olian, Japanese Weekend & Ripe. Now accepting Fall/Winter high-end maternity clothes by appointment.

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Fine quality pre-owned furniture, home décor, new market samples and model home closeouts. Find exactly what you’re looking for! Great selection of living room, bedroom, dining groups, artwork, lamps, rugs & more.

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The Tomato Salad looks like a piece of art.

The Passion Fruit Cake definitely gives a hip spin to the term fruit cake.

The Ahi Tuna Appetizer sets the stage for Jack’s Corner Tap’s creative entrees.

The Corner Tap Burger pairs perfectly with a game of football.

Jack’s Corner Tap rocks the gastropub concept

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atawba Avenue in Cornelius and its side roads offer a diverse offering of restaurants from lakeside dining to pizzerias to casual upscale fare. But until recently, it lacked a place with the feeling of a cozy neighborhood pub that offered a step above the usual pub grub.

It needed a place called Jack’s Corner Tap, which opened in late July as Cornelius’ first gastropub. A British term for an establishment that is a step above a pub, gastropubs focus on serving high-quality food.

No simple cheeseburgers “A lot of gastropubs take [the food] up a notch,” explains owner Rad Bennett, who is 38

joined in the venture by partners Britton McCorkle and Tom Wicker.

He gives this example: At Jack’s, it isn’t just a simple cheeseburger. It’s a beef patty topped with caramelized onions, crispy bacon and Gorgonzola cheese.

Further evidence from the menu is that the Philly steak sandwich is made with a grilled rib Top Five Ingredients • Beer drinkers rejoice at the alphabet selection.

• Tacos in a pub? Don’t knock it ‘til you’ve tried it!

• Gather with friends — or other diners — for a game of corn hole outside.

• Good bang for the buck.

• Kid friendly.

eye thinly sliced in house and topped with grilled onions and a homemade cheese sauce served on bread baked to order. The Tomato Salad features red and yellow tomatoes, blanched green beans, marinated red onions and bleu cheese crumbles in a balsamic vinaigrette.

“We really took a lot of time with the food,” Bennett says. “Everything is fresh. Sweet potato fries are the only frozen item on the menu.”

Here, simplicity, a laid-back casual atmosphere and value come together. Nothing on the menu is over $18, with the majority of dishes falling in the $8 to $10 price range.

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people come in more than once a week,” Bennett explains.

From A to Y Customers enter into Jack’s through dark, heavy doors and find themselves in a dimly lighted room where diners and drinkers in a wide range of ages from young families to grayhaired prime timers share space. Booths hug the

wall and glass-front windows, while tables are nicely spaced on the wooden floor. Neon beer signs and beer-related photographs enhance the pub feel. No pub should be without TVs, and this one has 15 flat screens tuned in to sports action.

Outside, a spacious covered patio is inviting on Indian summer nights with greenery, lights and a corn hole court.

Representing the pub side, the 50-plus beer list outpaces the food menu and runs from A (Abita Purple Maze) to Y (Yuengling). Ten beers

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are available on tap while craft beers, with 12 selections, are heavily featured. Not to be overlooked are six beers from local breweries including Highland Gaelic, Cottonwood Endo IPA and Duck Rabbit Milk Stout.

A nice touch to the wine list, with 17 selections drawn from around the world, is the inclusion of descriptions about each wine. Try a new selection or an old favorite on Tuesdays, when half-price glasses or bottles are offered.

On the gastro side, the menu is concise, with slightly more than a handful each of appetizers, soups and salads, specialty sandwiches, burgers, and entrees. Traditional pub grub favorites such as fried cheese, wings, nachos and burgers can be found here, but Chef Joel Cordero has added some new kids on the block.

For starters, California Crab Cocktail, fresh lump crab mixed with avocados and cilantro cream sauce, and house-made hummus with roasted red peppers served with crostini and raw vegetables are standouts.

Bennett says the tacos are a big hit on the menu. Two grilled soft flour tortillas can be ordered with fish, shrimp, chicken or steak and are filled with made-in-house pico de gallo and creamy cilantro slaw. Black beans and rice are served on the side. On Mondays, enjoy $2 tacos and $2 Coronas.

Entrees cover the steak-chicken-pork-seafood bases, each simply prepared and served with a side. Salmon, served blackened or grilled, has been a consistent favorite, Bennett says. Various dinner specials are offered throughout the week, with prime rib being a staple on Fridays.

“We’re not trying to reinvent food with the menu,” Bennett says. “People like simple, good food.” LNC Dig In California Crab Cocktail appetizer for $9 to rib eye entree for $18.

Jack’s Corner Tap 8301-1 Magnolia Estates Drive, Cornelius 704.892.4433 Hours: Sun-Thu 11 a.m.-midnight, Fri-Sat 11 a.m.-2 a.m.

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a prize in a children’s spelling contest is just as important, in its way, as giving financial advice and aid to our largest depositor. Not because it gives us a “good image,” but because such things as spelling contests are important to a community and good citizens encourage them. It’s just good business for us to be good citizens, and we’re glad to be a part of the communities we serve.

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Wines can work together to complement each other and to magnify each other’s strengths. This is what the fabulous and famous wines of Bordeaux are all about.

eritage wines are an easy way to begin exploring the world of blended wines.

A tasty trip that’s well worth taking, blended wines are in a class by themselves. They are the embodiment of the phrase, “a whole that’s more than the sum of its parts.” Think of a well-played violin and then think of a symphony orchestra.

Wines from a single grape variety can reach great heights. Cultivated with tenderness and care, handled gently in the winemaking process and aged in just the right wood for just the right amount of time, simple juice can become a thing of grape beauty. But there’s only so much one can do with a single grape. The unique characteristics of the grape become their own constraint.

However, combine wines from different grape varieties and a whole new world opens up. One wine can mellow out and soften some of the harsher aspects of another. Wines can work together to complement each other and to magnify each other’s strengths. This is what the fabulous and famous wines of Bordeaux are all about.

Legal Hurdles It should have been easy to make an American wine along the same lines.

Actually, no. A couple of legal issues got in the way of vinous sanity. First, the French are rather touchy about their wine names. They get really grumpy if any sparkling wine made outside of the Champagne region of France car-

ries the name Champagne on its label.

Likewise with the Bordeaux name.

The second legal hurdle was on our side of the Atlantic. We set up wine laws to protect consumers. For a wine to be called Cabernet Sauvignon, for example, it must have at least 75 percent of that grape in the wine. Any less and the wine has to have some kind of generic name like red wine. Not terrifically appealing and certainly not an indication of what a great wine a blend can produce.

So, American winemakers were in a bind. They wanted to make Bordeaux style blends but couldn’t describe them that way. What to do? Well, in 1988 a group of winemakers got together and came up with a unique name that they all agreed on to describe an American Bordeaux style wine. And they wanted to describe it in a way that yelled out that this would be a great, truly American wine. They chose the name Meritage — a mix of the words merit and heritage.

An American Blend At Last These winemakers set up the Meritage Alliance with the goal of distinguishing high-quality, handcrafted blended wines from ordinary, generic ones. They also set rules that limit blends of any wine carrying the description, Meritage, to two or more of the traditional Bordeaux grape varieties — Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Continued on page 46

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Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. There are actually a couple of other grapes allowed, but they’re really quite minor.

Meritage wines are truly great news. They have all the characteristics of fine Bordeaux wines. They have a nice hefty feel to them and deep complexity — tannins and structure with lots of flavors and tastes that come along one after another. Aimed at American tastes, they are generally a little more fruity than their Gallic cousins — lots of cassis, black currant and bright red cherry. But they don’t lack in Bordeaux’s signature, woody and earthy flavors, and they have a wonderful dried floral component. Tastes like cigar box and pencil shavings may sound weird on their own, but in the context of these wines they are just terrific. Meritage wines are up there at the top of my list.

Meritage wines are truly great news, as they have all the characteristics of fine Bordeaux wines.

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Something else that makes them just right is their price. Bordeaux wines have always commanded a premium price, but these days they are out of this world. You could pay $1,000 or more for a single bottle. Demand for them is driven mostly from the emerging economies in Asia, where they have become something of a prestige item.

Mention the word, prestige, along with wine and I’m out of there. Wine is something to drink and enjoy, not to strut your stuff and demonstrate the size of your status. That’s why Meritage wines are so appealing. While you can pay a lot for the best of Meritage wines, you can easily find a good wine in the $20 range. Not quite in the Tuesday evening pizza wine category, but not too terribly expensive.

A Rose by Any Other Name A funny thing happened on the way to market. While the founding winemakers of the Meritage Alliance wanted a wine that was unmistakably American and chose a name that perfectly rhymed with heritage, people didn’t

quite make the connection. Once the wines hit the market, folks regarded them as equal to the great Bordeaux blends. The logic was, if they taste like French wines, their name should be pronounced like a French wine. Thus was born Merit-aah-ge. Worry not. Either pronunciation will get you a good bottle of wine at a restaurant or at your wine merchant.

At this time of year, days are getting shorter and a little chillier. What better excuse could anyone have for opening a bottle of Meritage?

These wines are the perfect accompaniment to a nice juicy steak or a hamburger. With food or on its own, try a glass. You’ll find there’s considerable merit in Meritage. Enjoy. LNC Trevor Burton of Mooresville, a retired technology marketing consultant, now occupies himself in the field of wine and its enjoyment. Certified by the International Sommelier Guild, he is founder of SST Wine Experiences and, along with his wife, Mary Ellen, conducts wine education and tasting tours to wine regions throughout the world.

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Twenty-five miles northwest of Uptown Charlotte, escape to maintenance-free living at the Westport Club. Become part of an established, charming community while enjoying our 18-Hole Championship Golf Course, playing a tennis match at the Racquet Club, swimming laps in the pool, keeping fit with a personal trainer or just having a leisurely stroll through the neighborhood.

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Running

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Dakota, Bear Robinson’s 7-year-old Weimaraner, helped him train for a marathon.

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The 4:30 a.m. alarm just never seems to ring soon enough for Dakota’s morning run.

Marathon madness When Bear Robinson relocated to Huntersville three years ago, he was not a runner. A friendly challenge to attempt a marathon changed his course. Robinson found a training partner on the way to the starting line of his first race. He discovered that Dakota, his 7-year-old, “even keeled but spirited” Weimaraner was more than happy to become his trusty training partner.

“With this breed, they say you need to give it activity daily,” Robinson explains.

“We started by walking and when I started my marathon training, she was with me for six months straight, even through the winter.”

Marathon training requires dedication and commitment, and Dakota bolstered both for Robinson. “She is very

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akota, Maddie and Roxxi are three dogs who love to run.

The 4:30 a.m. alarm just never seems to ring soon enough for Dakota.

Maddie gets squirrely and chases the cat when she doesn’t get her fix. And if Roxxi so much as catches a glimpse of her owner heading out the door without her, she tears her house to bits.

Running with a dog can be a rewarding endeavor. Sarah Hart, president of UpGrade Lifestyle, Inc. in Huntersville, says there are four main benefits. In addition to helping make the time pass more quickly, she believes it allows the runner to be “in charge” and feel a degree of empowerment. And running together helps keep both the runner and the dog “in shape” while also providing safety and security for the runner.

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structured and when she learned the schedule of when we were going for a run, she was there for me, ready and waiting, even if I didn’t want to go,” he says.

Robinson, an exercise physiologist and personal trainer, knows injury prevention is important for athletes and believes owners should extend the philosophy to their dogs. “I’m a pretty quick runner, and she always stays ahead of me no matter how fast I go,” he says. “Dakota runs anything up to 10 miles, and that’s where

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Squirrels beware Mike and Amy McLaughlin of Huntersville take turns running with their 6-year-old German shepherd, Maddie. “Whoever gets up first usually gets Maddie duty,” says Amy. “She’s a funny dog because of all the dogs we have seen, she’s not one who really wants to go out of the house. We sometimes have to actually trick her just to get her out the door.”

Once Maddie gets going, the McLaughlins say that squirrels anywhere in the near vicinity should beware. “Our runs with Maddie are Continued on page 52 www.LNCurrents.com

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more of the casual and enjoyable type, but if she spots a squirrel then watch out,” says Mike. “She will jerk your arm out of its socket unless you are prepared.”

Both Mike and Amy compete in running and multi-sport events, and Maddie helps motivate and pace them through their training.

“There are definitely some days we don’t want to go exercise, and running with Maddie helps

us enjoy the run more,” explains Amy. “We are more patient with her and because we have to stay focused on her the entire time, we are less aware of things like speed and time.”

New beginnings “I guess the whole thing with me and running with the dog started about two and a half years ago,” recalls Jerry Kurtz of Cornelius.

“That was a period when I was traveling a lot for work, and I was also overweight. I made a com-

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mitment to myself that I was going to workout for the rest of my life. I did the whole training plan thing and even learned to eat right.”

As part of the process, Kurtz began running with his 5-year-old black lab, Roxxi. “She has a type ‘A’ personality with energy beyond belief,” he says. “She will run like crazy and will let you know when she wants to go. If I put on my running shoes for anything and she sees me, she thinks it is time to run. She literally has the leash in her mouth.”

Kurtz tethers Roxxi with an eight-foot fixed line when they are running in busy areas. “We had her trained, but she didn’t stay that way,” he explains. “If another dog goes by, I have to make sure she doesn’t go crazy licking it. She can be a bit unruly at times, but we are out there having a ball.”

While Kurtz has now transitioned to triathlon and incorporates swimming and bicycling into his fitness regime, running with Roxxi remains a habit. “Off the top of my head, I can’t remember the last time I ran without Roxxi,” he says. “If she knew I was going running without her, she would flip out.” LNC Freelance writer Mike Savicki has lived and worked in the Lake Norman area for 15 years, frequently covering the racing scene.

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utumn along the shores of Lake Norman brings peacefulness, as hues of red, orange and gold reflect on the water.

Doug and Debbie Blew are now enjoying those views of the lake from their Mooresville home in Pinnacle Shores. In 2008, when they decided to finish their walkout basement, they looked beyond the four walls.

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From Basement to Beautiful Under the direction of home designer Jenny Pippin, the Blew’s empty shell of a basement became both a hangout and a haven. Enright transformed the boring concrete slab outside their backdoor into a beautiful bluestone patio, which now leads down a well-landscaped backyard to the Blew’s 200 feet of waterfront.

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She says the fireplace was an “Aha!” moment in the initial design phase. “It was a must on the Blew’s wish list, but it couldn’t obscure the view,” explains Enright, noting that by placing it perpendicular to the house, the family can enjoy outdoor fires from two sitting areas.

“The best part of my job is working with homeowners and watching a project come together,” says Enright. “I enjoy honoring clients’ desires and bringing joy to their lives.” LNC Lee McCracken is a Charlottearea freelance editor and writer who lives in Stanley and grew up spending summers on Cayuga Lake in upstate New York. Since moving to the Charlotte area in 1994, she has written about business, education, health care and real estate for various publications. www.LNCurrents.com

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he Hickory Museum of Art has a substantial collection of contemporary southern folk art. However, the folks at the museum weren’t sure that the folks in Sherrills Ford knew about it. With that in mind, the museum created the Lake Norman Folk Art Festival, scheduled for Saturday, October 2.

“The purpose of the festival is kind of two fold,” explains Margaret Allen, chair of the marketing committee for the festival. “One is to introduce people to this type of art if they’re not familiar with it and to also introduce them to the Hickory Museum of Art and let them know that it has a folk art collection.”

In its second year, the festival features the work of 30 artists, mostly from North Carolina, who are chosen by a selection committee. “I think we have a really good variety. It’s all folk art, and it includes everything from paintings, sculptures, stenciling and also some southern pottery from the area,” says Allen, adding that more than 1,000 people attended last year’s festival.

Held on the lakeside property of Myra and Darwin Smith in Sherrills Ford, the festival features several interactive art activities for children as well as adults. “One of the added attractions that we’re having this year is one of the artists, Theresa Gloster, is going to do some art activities with the children,” says Allen.

Roger Sharpe of Bearfoot Chainsaw Carving will also be demonstrating his carving techniques at the festival, while Danny Gabriel and Friends strum bluegrass throughout the day.

“I think it’s just kind of something for everybody,” says Allen, “for all tastes.” LNC

The Lake Norman Folk Art Festival brings art lakeside

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Ta mmy Leigh Brooks goes for a ride with one of her Big Head ceramic roosters. She will be selling her ceramic chickens, which have been featured in international poultry magazines, at the Lake Norman Folk Art Festival on October 2.

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The Scoop The Lake Norman Folk Art Festival, October 2, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission and parking free. 4689 Giles Avenue, Sherrills Ford, www. hickorymuseumofart.org.

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Iredell Concert Association — Greg Giannascoli (October 30) Marimbist and percussionist Greg Giannascoli performs works

by Gershwin, Paganini and Liszt, along with a riotous rendition of Flight of the Bumblebee. 7:30 p.m.

Season tickets: Adult $40, student $20, family $90 and single parent $50. Mooresville High School, Mooresville, 704.876.1004, www.iredellconcerts.com.

5th Year of Organ @ Davidson (October 31) Henry Lebedinsky (director of music at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church) performs a concert called Silent Film. 7:30 p.m.

Free. Davidson College Presbyterian Church, 100 North Main Street, Davidson, www.dcpc.org.

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Boating Education Class (October 9) Become a safer boater by learning the ins and outs of boating. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Price TBA. Morningstar Marinas (Kings Point), 18020 Kings Point Drive, Cornelius, 704.361.2991, www.lmservice.org.

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Davidson United Methodist Women Book Sale (October 1-3, 8-10) The United Methodist Women of Davidson United Methodist Church are having a book sale to raise money to benefit local missions for women and children.

Prices range from .25 to $2. Fri, 3-7 p.m., Sat 8 a.m.-Noon, Sun 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Davidson United Methodist Church, 233 S. Main Street, Davidson, www.davidsonumc.org.

The Lake Norman Folk Art Festival (October 2) Enjoy bluegrass as you browse the work of folk artists. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission and parking free. 4689 Giles Avenue, Sherrills Ford, www. hickorymuseumofart.org.

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6th Annual Ride for Hope and Housing for Davidson Housing Coalition (October 2) The Davidson Housing Coalition hosts three cycling routes (25K, 50K and 100K) throughout Mecklenburg, Iredell, Rowan and Cabarrus Counties. The event also includes a 5K Family Fun Ride and Stride. All athletic events end at the Davidson Village Green, where food and fun will be offered.

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Lake Norman Riversweep (October 2) Help clean up Lake Norman by bagging trash from the lake. 704.679.9494, regina@ catawbariverkeeper.org.

Charlotte Homearama 2010 at Robbins Park (Through October 10) Check out the newest trends in luxury living during this home tour of The Preserve at Robbins Park in Cornelius. Tue-Sun 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (gate closes at 7 p.m.) $15, seniors 62 and over $13, youth 13 and over $15, children 12 and under free. The Preserve at Robbins Park, 17924 West Catawba Avenue, Cornelius, www.homearamacharlotte.com.

Denver Days (September 29-October 2) Enjoy carnival rides, food and live music (think General Johnson and the Chairmen of the Board). This local festival attracts more than 20,000 people over four days. Wed-Thu 4-10 p.m., Fri 4-11 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-11 p.m. $5 per vehicle on Wed and Thu, $10 per vehicle on Fri and Sat (cash only).

Wed and Thu ride all carnival rides for $20 per person, tickets are required Fri and Sat — $1 per ticket or 24 tickets for $20. Hwy. 16 and South Triangle Circle, www.denvernc.com/ denverdays.htm.

12th Annual Golf Tournament Benefiting Special Olympics of NC (October 5) Hit the links to benefit Special Olympics of NC. 8 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. shotgun start.

Birkdale Golf Club, 16500 Birkdale Commons Parkway, Huntersville, www.birkdale.com. Contact Tom Seifert for more details, 704.453.3422, tseifert@huntersville.org.

4th Annual “Taste of Art” (October 5) Enjoy excellent wine and food in addition to an art auction as you help support The Community Arts Project. 7:30 p.m. $30. The Fresh Market, 20623 Torrence Chapel Road, Cornelius, 704.896.8823.

17th Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival & Artisan Marketplace (October 9-November 21) Twentytwo acres filled with 10 stages, a tournament arena for jousts, and an open-air market with 100 artisan shops and all kinds of food takes you back to the time of the Renaissance.

Sat-Sun 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $18, $7 kids ages 5-12, available at Harris Teeter stores throughout the region, tickets at gate are $1 more. 16445 Poplar Tent Road, Huntersville, 704.896.5544, 877.896.5544, www.royalfaires.com.

Folklife Festival and Craft Show (October 9-10) Enjoy fall at Latta Plantation as you tour the site and see 19th century living history demonstrations. You can also shop the wares of local artists and craftsmen. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free with regular admission. Historic Latta Plantation, 5225 Sample Road, Huntersville, www.lattaplantation.org.

Lake Norman Touch-A-Truck (October 10) Benefit Addi’s Cure as you touch all sorts of interesting vehicles, including a Bobcat, a bulldozer and a SWAT vehicle from the Huntersville Police Department.

11 a.m.-2 p.m. $3 minimum donation per person, children under 1 are free.

Kenton Place, 17220 W. Catawba Avenue, Cornelius, www.lkntouchatruck.com.

The Iredell County Fairgrounds, 630 N. Main Street, Troutman, www. hauntedhouseLKN.com.

2010 Lake Norman Chamber – Annual Golf Classic (October 18) Network with the business community of Lake Norman as you enjoy a day on the golf course. Time TBD. Cowan’s Ford Country Club, 761 Club Drive, Stanley, 704.892.1922.

Carolina Balloonfest (October 22-24) This festival features hot-air balloons, entertainment, North Carolina wine tasting, a kid’s area and a marketplace. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Friday 3-9 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Statesville Regional Airport, Aviation Drive, Statesville, www.carolinaballoonfest.com.

Haunted Statesville Tours A Landmark Party (October 14) Join (October 22-23, 29-30) This a community celebration recognizing walking ghost tour is filled with old stories and legends from Statesville’s The Children’s Schoolhouse in past. 6-8 p.m., tours depart every Huntersville for its designation as half hour from City Hall. $8 per a Mecklenburg County Historic person, 4 for $30, reservations Landmark. 5:30-7 p.m. Free. The required. Downtown Statesville Children’s Schoolhouse, 17616 Development Corporation, Caldwell Station Road, Huntersville.

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2nd Annual Lakeside Artist Studio Downtown Trick or Treating — Tour (October 15-16) Visit the Statesville (October 29) Hosted studios of local artists in Mooresville, by the Downtown Statesville as you discover original pieces of art.

Development Corporation and the Fri 5-9 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. businesses of downtown Statesville, www.lknstudios.com. this annual event attracts thousands Ghost Tales in the Dark (October of children and parents. 4-6 p.m.

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Think Pink (October 30) Twelveyear-olds Christiana Brueggeman and Ally Miller are producing this dog show for the second year in a row to benefit breast cancer awareness. The two girls were inspired by a friend’s mother who is now in remission from breast cancer.

Times 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $10 entrance fee. Davidson Village Green, Main Street and Concord Road, Davidson.

Halloween Fun at Birkdale Village (October 31) Birkdale Village and the Town of Huntersville host an afternoon of games, arts and crafts, balloons, and more, including spooky sounds from Radio Disney and a petting zoo from Zootastic.

4-6 p.m. Free. Birkdale Village, Huntersville, www.birkdale.com.

The Rural Hill-Amazing Maize Maze! (Through October) Get lost as you try to find your way through seven acres of corn. Enjoy music and food as well. Fri-Sun 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Adults 13 and up $10, youth 5-12 $7, 4 years and under free. Rural Hill, 4431 Neck Road, Huntersville, www.ruralhill.net.

GALLERIES

Artworks on Main Monthly exhibitions. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 165 North Main Street, Mooresville, 704.664.2414, www.artworksonmain.com.

Christa Faut Gallery Dream Point features work by Herb Jackson.

Through November 13. Reception with the artist on October 2, 4-6 p.m. Tue-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 19818 North Cove Road, Suite E3, Jetton Village, Cornelius, 704.892.5312, www.christafautgallery.com.

Cornelius Arts Center The Roy and Barbara Strassberg Exhibit features ceramic works created by the couple. Through October 29. MonThu 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri 9 a.m.-Noon.

19725 Oak Street, Cornelius, www.corneliusartscenter.com.

Landmark Galleries The work of watercolorist ‘Cotton’ Ketchie. MonSat 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

212 North Main Street, Mooresville, 704.664.4122, www.landmark-galleries.com.

Merrill-Jennings Galleries Monthly exhibits. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 463 S. Main Street, Davidson, 704.895.1213, www.merrilljennings.com.

Mooresville Artist Guild The Mooresville Artist Guild holds the 28th Annual Artoberfest. October 1-29. Opening artist reception is Friday, October 8 from 6-8 p.m. 103 West Center Avenue, Mooresville, www.magart.org.

Tropical Connections Monthly exhibits. Tue- Fri 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. or by appointment. 230 N. Main Street, Mooresville. 704.664.0236.

Van Every/Smith Galleries, Katherine and Tom Belk Visual Arts Center The Smith Gallery hosts Ewan Gibbs: America. Through October 6. The Van Every Gallery features a Faculty Art Exhibition including the works of Nathaniel Rogers, sculptor Cort Savage and printmaker Rebekah Tolley. Through October 6. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat-Sun noon-4 p.m. Davidson College, 315 N. Main Street, Davidson, 704.894.2519, www. davidson.edu/art/galleries.

MONTHLY EVENTS

Downtown Mooresville CruiseIn (First Saturday) The cruise-in is a chance to show off your car in downtown Mooresville. To enter the show parking area, cars must be from the years 1979 or earlier. 3 p.m.

Free. North Academy Street and West Moore Avenue, Mooresville, www.mooresvillenccruisein.com.

Lake Country Gallery Various exhibitions. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Exit 36 – Mooresville, between Belk and Kohl’s, 704.664.5022, www. lakecountrygallery.net.

Blue Planet Water Environmental Center Tour (First Tuesday, Third Thursday) Learn about water and wastewater through a hands-on tour. Fun for all ages. Tours are available the first Tuesday and the third Thursday of the month on a first-come, first-served basis. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Admission TBA. Call 704.621.0854 or e-mail Bplanet@ ci.charlotte.nc.us to schedule a tour.

Lake Norman Art League Gallery The Lake Norman Art League Fall Exhibit features 2D and 3D works

At the Corner of Art & Main ArtWalk (Second Friday Night) Downtown Mooresville shows its

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artistic side with its monthly Art Walk. 6-9 p.m. Free. Downtown Mooresville, 704.664.2414, www.artworksonmain.com.

Davidson Farmer’s Market (Saturday) Farmers sell a bounty of vegetables; pasteurized meats and cheeses; and freshly baked breads, cakes and pies. 8 a.m.-noon.

Free. Next to Town Hall between Main and Jackson streets in downtown Davidson, www.davidsonfarmesmarket.org.

The Evening Farmer’s Market in Pecan Park (Thursday) Fresh local produce, flowers, herbs, plants, homemade baked goods and a variety of crafts from local artisans are sold. 4 p.m. until. Pecan Park, 123 N. Center Street, Statesville.

Farmer’s Market at Bruster’s (Tuesday) Local farmers sell their best produce. 5 p.m.-dusk. Free.

Bruster’s Ice Cream, 252 Williamson Road, Mooresville.

2010 Huntersville Main and Maxwell Farmers’ Market (Tuesday and Saturday) The downtown market features fresh produce, baked goods, jewelry and crafts. 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. 103 Maxwell Street, 704.766.2253, http:// huntersville.org.

New Farmer’s Market @Jetton Village (Friday) Produce, flowers, jams jellies, and jewelry awaits. 5-8 p.m. The Gazebo at Jetton Village, Old Jetton Road, Cornelius.

Gallery Crawl at Oak Street Mills (Fourth Friday) Visit artist exhibits in each shop, along with the Carolina Art Garden. 6-10 p.m. Free.

Oak Street Mill, 19725 Oak Street, Cornelius.

Live Bird Presentations (Saturdays and Sundays) Come visit your favorite raptors up close. Sat 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.; Sun 1 p.m., 3 p.m.

Price TBA. Carolina Raptor Center, 6000 Sample Road, Huntersville, 704.875.6521, www.carolinaraptorcenter.org.

Davidson College Men’s Soccer If you caught the soccer buzz while watching the World Cup this past summer, come out and support the Wildcats. UNC-Greensboro (Oct. 16, 7 p.m.), Georgia Southern (Oct. 26, 7 p.m.), Presbyterian (Oct. 30, 7 p.m.). Davidson College campus, www.davidsonwildcats.com.

Davidson College Women’s Soccer The Lady Wildcats are poised for another great season.

College of Charleston (Oct. 14, 7 p.m.), Samford (Oct. 22, 7 p.m.), Chattanooga (Oct. 24, 2 p.m.).

Davidson College campus, www. davidsonwildcats.com.

Lake Norman Yacht Club Old Salty Regatta, Oct. 2-3. Lake Norman Yacht Club, 828.268.0874, www. lakenormanyachtclub.com.

TEENS

Rock Band Wednesdays and Fridays @ Ben & Jerry’s (throughout September) Whether or not you play an instrument, you can try your hand at being in a rock band by playing guitar, drums or even singing. Wed 6:30-9 p.m., Fri 3-6 p.m. Free. Ben & Jerry’s, 202 S. Main Street, Davidson, 704.892.0604.

THEATRE

Shakespeare Unplugged: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (October 22-24) The Connie Company of Davidson Community Players presents a modernized version of this Shakespeare classic.

Times TBD. Donations accepted.

Armour Street Theatre, 307 Armour Street, Davidson, 704.892.7918, www.davidsoncommunityplayers. org.

Pride & Prejudice (October 27-31) The students of Davidson College along with members of the community perform Jane Austen’s classic. Directed by Ann Marie Costa. Wed-Thu 7:30 p.m., Fri 8:15 p.m., Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $15, seniors over 60 $11, faculty/ Meet the Keeper (Second staff $9, students $6. Duke Family weekend of every month) Meet the Performance Hall, Knobloch volunteers and staff who care for the Campus Center, Davidson College, birds Carolina Raptor Center and ask www.davidson.edu/tickets, questions about each bird’s behavior, 704.894.2135. history and personality. 2 p.m.

Carolina Raptor Center, 6000 Sample Murder at the Movies (October 30) Enjoy murder Road, Huntersville, 704.875.6521, mystery theatre as you support www.carolinaraptorcenter.org.

Serenity House in Mooresville. 5:30 p.m. silent auction; 6:30 p.m. dinner theatre. $65 per person, $75 after Davidson College Football Come October 1. Charles Mack Citizen watch the Davidson Wildcats throw Center, 215 North Main Street, the pigskin. Butler (Oct. 9, Noon), Mooresville, 704.664.2004, Dayton (Oct. 30, 1 p.m.). Davidson www.carolinacomfortcoalition.org.

College campus, www.davidsonwildcats.com.

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Four Corners Framing and Gallery Monthly exhibits. Tue-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 112 S. Main Street, Mooresville, 704.662.7154, wwwfcfgframing.com.

from a number of artists. October 22-January 2. Opening reception Friday, October 22 6-9:30 p.m.

Tue-Sat Noon-6 p.m. Carolina Art Garden, 19725 Oak Street, Suite 3, Cornelius. www.lknart.org.

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by Karen Martin photography by Glenn Roberson

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Ellie Boye reads to Charlotte, a Weimaraner (top) and Dudley, an English Setter (bottom).

Both dogs participate in the Paws to Read program at the Davidson branch of the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County.

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our-year-old Dudley is one of the most frequent patrons of the Davidson branch of the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County. Sweet and sensitive, he brings smiles to other library visitors, asking for only a pat on the back — or a scratch behind the ears—in return. Dudley, you see, is a one of the stars of the Paws to Read program, held twice weekly at the Davidson library.

Now in its third year in Davidson, Paws to Read encourages children to read to good-natured dogs Dudley, Sadie and Charlotte. It’s not uncommon to find a dozen boys and girls, pre-school through pre-teens, gathered around one of these furry friends with a book or two.

From the very beginning, Paws to Read has been a popular program, says librarian Beverly Swanson. Geared toward children who are reluctant readers, “it supports the library’s mission of literacy,” she explains. “The Davidson library is a great place anyway, and the dogs make it that much more welcoming for children.”

An English Setter, Dudley is certified by Therapy Dogs International, a volunteer organization dedicated to the testing, regulation and registration of therapy dogs and their volunteer handlers.

He, Sadie and Charlotte take turns visiting the Davidson library.

You can meet them on Tuesdays from 4-5 p.m., and Saturdays from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Dudley’s handler, Tauron Ferguson, recalls some of the children who have befriended Dudley over the years. One, a three-year-old girl, frequently insists on sharing picture books with Dudley. “She provides an imaginative interpretation of what she’s seeing,” says Ferguson. Another friend, a small boy who was terrified of dogs, would not touch Dudley at first, but each week he moved closer until he gave Dudley a loving pat.

“The kids become more comfortable with books, learn to enjoy reading, and gain a love of the library,” Ferguson says. Add some wagging tails and giggling faces, and you have many storybook moments. “It’s priceless, it really is.” LNC THE SCOOP For more information about Paws to Read, call 704.416.4000 or visit www.plcmc.lib.nc.us/. www.LNCurrents.com

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