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Contents July 2016 vol. 9 No. 7

19 Game Changers Kenneth Larson’s former career affords him family time

23 Thoughts from the Man Cave Denise Osborne fights for freedom

36 Navigators Dan Berei combats soldier suicide

40 Game On The world of SCUBA at Lake Norman

Denise Osborne’s selfless service

Channel Markers Movers, shakers and more at the lake

Photograph of CURRENTS Canine Cover winner Sophie

by Maureen Russell

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12 HATS saves furry lives 13 Barnstock rocks 17 Plant to plate at the

Statesville Family YMCA

Dine + Wine Eating, drinking, cooking and fun

JULY 2016

68 On the Circuit CURRENTS Canine

28 On Tap

LAKE NORMAN CURRENTS

on the greens

About the Cover:

11 Meet Sophie, our cover dog

26 The Galley with

72 Lori’s Larks Lori K. Tate mingles

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Five real rescues SCUBA at Lake Norman

66 At the Lake A month of things to do Cover Competition

Currents

34 Trends + Style Red, white & beautiful

Lynn and Glenn

From Scratch by Chef Gigi Beer + Dogs

28 Wine Time

Dressler’s wine list pleases the palate

32 In the Kitchen

with Jill Dahan

No Churn Berry Blast

Pets

44 Friends + Family Rescue stories from the heart

Furry Members of the Family

44 Friends + Family

Rescue stories from the heart

Lake Spaces

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How we live at the lake

58 Dwellings

A Cornelius home designed for dogs

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Little Beacons of Joy

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PETS REMAIN WITH US LONG AFTER THEY’RE GONE

by Lori K. Tate

Editor

JULY 2016

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September 11 that shook our nation to its core. I was living alone and had just discovered my boyfriend was cheating on me. As I was lying in my bed watching the news, I felt more alone and scared than I had ever felt in my life. I knew an animal was my only saving grace.

A week later I adopted a tabby cat named Bailey. While Bailey is a cute name, I wanted to name my new friend after a flower, so I began calling her Azalea.

During that first year, we had so many adventures together. She would climb the screen door and sit on top of the interior door. She’d climb the shower curtain just so she could perch on the rod.

She even endured me trying to teach her how to walk on a leash. As you can imagine, that didn’t work out so well.

An indoor cat, she frequently tried to escape. One day she darted out the back door and crossed the parking lot to the edge of a gully blanketed in kudzu. I ran after her wearing only my bathrobe and a towel wrapped around my head.

I knew if she went into the kudzu, chances were slim that my barefoot self would be able to recover her. Lucky for us, she stopped and let me pick her up.

As the years went on, Azalea stuck with me through job changes, getting married, moving twice and having children. She didn’t always take things in stride, but somehow she came to terms with

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I HAD TO GET A CAT. IT WAS SEPTEMBER 11 — the

whatever the new situation was.

Last fall she began acting strangely. She didn’t climb anymore. She couldn’t walk up the stairs. She stopped eating, and her 8-pound body began withering away. We took her to the vet and had some preliminary tests done, but nothing was conclusive.

Though I wanted to know what was wrong with her, I was relieved that we didn’t receive any bad news before the holidays because Azalea loved looking at the lights on our tree. One evening I found her miraculously sitting on top of a bookcase gazing at the twinkling lights. I snapped a photo of her, as I knew this would most likely be her last Christmas.

At the end of January, we discovered she had a large tumor between her kidneys.

We opted to put her to sleep to relieve her misery. As I held her frail body, I told her how she had saved my life and given me hope. I thanked her for all of the

fun and mischief we had, and I made sure she knew how much I loved her. She slowly closed her eyes, and then she was gone.

On the way home from the vet, I didn’t cry. I didn’t feel anything. It wasn’t until I was alone in my home office working that I realized she was gone.

Azalea loved walking on my desk and touching the keys of my laptop. She knew it bugged me, but she also knew I secretly loved it. Without her, my office seemed so quiet, so desolate.

Grief is like that. It hides in unsuspecting places and jumps out when you least expect it. It hits me when I try to shut the front door quickly to prevent Azalea from escaping. It gets me when I see a coupon for her cat food in the paper. It shows up when I don’t hear her puttering around the house in the middle of the night.

As I worked on this issue, I thought about Azalea a lot. Then one day during production I received a phone call from my vet’s technician. She had taken a paw print of Azalea before she died, and she wanted to know if I could pick it up. It seems it had been misplaced. I smiled at the timing.

Even though Azalea is no longer with me physically, she’s still with me, and she always will be. Pets are like that. They’re little beacons of joy running through our lives, reminding us that everything is going to be okay.

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channelMarkers Movers, Shakers, Style, Shopping, Trends, Happenings and More at Lake Norman

Karen and Bill Vernon love spending time with Sophie, CURRENTS 2016 Canine Cover Contest winner.

For the longest time, Karen and Bill Vernon of Stanley only had fish as pets. However, when Karen retired, she decided that she had the time to take care of a dog, and her hunt began for a tiny toy poodle. During an internet search, she saw Sophie on a breeder’s site in Weddington — it was love at first sight.

Sophie is a year and a half old, and the Vernons got her when she was just eight weeks of age. When she was four months old, Sophie trained with Brittany Linkenheimer at Carolina Canine Training in Huntersville for three weeks.

Today she enjoys boating, swimming, traveling and playing with her best dog friends, Andi, Millie and Molly. Congratulations to Sophie on being CURRENTS 2016 Canine Cover Contest winner.

— Lori K. Tate, photography by Maureen Russell

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Sophie helps Karen and Bill Vernon enjoy retirement

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Every Life Deserves a Chance

JULY 2016

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It takes a village to care for animals in a community who are looking for homes, or are in need of assistance that their owners may not be able to afford. Located in Lincoln County, HATS (Helping Animals to Survive) is one of those villages.

The nonprofit organization works as a support team for Lincoln County Animal Services by helping fund a low-cost spay/neuter progam, assisting owners with pet retention rather than have them turn the animals over to a shelter, working with rescues and at pet

Photography by Heather McLean

Nonprofit HATS supports animals at Lincoln County Animal Services

Cooling Vests HATS (Helping Animals to Survive) is a nonprofit organization that works as a support team for Lincoln County Animal Services.

adoption events, and more.

Kate Cameron, president of the HATS Board of Directors, describes the group as a voice for the voiceless.

HATS helps fund a low-cost spay/neuter program and assists owners with pet retention. It also works with rescues and at pet adoption events.

She says the new leadership at Lincoln County Animal Services is passionate about increasing their “live release” rate, meaning they work to give the life of every animal in the shelter a chance before considering euthanization.

This is where the volunteers at HATS and other organizations come in.

HATS staff members work on a “100 percent volunteer basis,” explains Cameron. The organization is always looking for fosters for both dogs and cats (there is an overabundance of kittens currently in the Lincoln County Animal Shelter), as well as people to help with the trap/neuter/ release program, work at the pet adoption events, and provide public relations and marketing support.

— Renee Roberson, photography by Darla Adair Davis Photography To learn more regarding HATS, visit www.hatsalive.org.

Sure humans get hot during southern summers, but think about how hot high temps and humidity are for dogs. Never fear because we discovered something that will help Fido enjoy the summer — cooling vests. Heather McLean, owner of Yappy Hour Bakery, says you simply wet the vest with cool water, ring it out and zip it on your dog.

“It keeps your dog cool around the chest, closest to the heart,” she explains. “They are great for dogs that like to sit outside, go for long walks or hikes with their owners, and even for dogs that go out on the boat, kayaking or paddle boarding with their owners.”

McLean suggests storing the vest in a plastic bag and keeping it refrigerated before putting it on your dog. The vests come in blue and purple and cost between $30-$35.

Cooling Vests, $30-$35, Yappy Hour Bakery (a food truck), please check www.yappyhourbakery. com for truck locations in the Lake Norman area throughout the week.

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Barnstock is now known regionally, nationally and internationally as attendees travel from across time zones and oceans to attend. And as for the entertainment, bands make the trip from hotspots like Austin and Nashville to perform.

It’s not MerleFest or Bonaroo, it’s Barnstock.

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What should you expect this summer? If you are not familiar with HC Oakes Band, Porch 40, Fireball Coma, Megan Bell (yes, the Megan Bell from ABC’s The Bachelor), Ode to 31 (Eric and Lauren Kaniecki) or even the Cannon School All-Star Jazz Band, then by the end of Barnstock 2016 you will be. Tim McGraw-opener Dakota Bradley will perform as will long-time favorite, Brody and Choch. Ever heard of The Movement, the reggae band with the number one-selling album in the United States in April 2016?

They’re headlining.

And if at any point you need a break from the more than 50 artists, bands and DJs on four stages, rumor has it you might be able to ride a live camel.

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It first came together in the summer of 2009 as nothing more than an idea, a family-driven community service project with the goal of giving back to those who serve the greater Davidson community. The Brown family had a farm, the kids loved making live music and, as native North Carolinians with roots in Appalachia, the family knew of few better ways to spend a warm summer night than under the stars together with friends and family.

So siblings Daniel, Miles and

Julia went to work. They built a stage, pulled together a group of sponsors, assembled a heaping handful of bands and invited anyone and everyone they knew.

And as soon as the lights went down and the collection of then high schoolers added energy, Barnstock became a reality.

Through the years, Barnstock has contributed more than $75,000 to charity while developing a uniquely appealing vibe. “If you don’t celebrate diversity, you’re boring. We cater our lineups so no matter what kind of music or charity you support, there is something or someone to connect with at Barnstock,” explains founder, Miles Brown. “This approach creates a distinct vibe that is certainly unique to the area.”

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A Tasty Summer Camp

Fork! and the Statesville Family YMCA grow a love of gardening physical part of the garden itself, interacting with it all the time.”

Many of the plants were donated and include brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, egg plant, tomatoes, potatoes, herbs, peppers, peas, sunflowers and more. “The last week of camp is dedicated to a cooking theme, so Michael will be taking the older kids and working with them on some culinary skills,” says Manning. “At the end of the week they will prepare a meal and get to eat it.” Every camp participant helps water the garden throughout the summer.

“It’s truly fascinating to watch the kids. Some of the kids have never planted anything,” says Spencer.

“That really goes along with the Fork! theme. …We want to change the local community for the kids and get them to see that local food is fabulous. We want them to know where it comes from.”

— Lori K. Tate, photography courtesy of Cultivation

Chef Michael Spencer prepares a raised bed garden at the Statesville Family YMCA.

For more information regarding the YMCA Green Teen Giving Garden, visit www.ymcanwnc.org.

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Summer camp just got tastier at the Statesville Family YMCA. Through a partnership with Cornelius’ Fork! restaurant, campers ages 3 through 14 have the opportunity to nurture nine garden beds throughout summer camp and reap their delicious rewards during the process.

Fork!’s Sous Chef Michael Spencer and Melinda Manning, the financial development coordinator at the Statesville Family YMCA, partnered to make the program titled YMCA Green Teen Giving Garden a reality.

“This is a plant to plate program,” explains Manning, “so it teaches the kids to plant their own food and then learn how to prepare it.”

In June, campers planted plants, labeled them and also put their names on the plants. “We want to try to get the kids to pay attention and watch it [the garden] grow and water it every morning and every afternoon before they leave,” says Spencer, who grew up gardening in Southport, North Carolina.“There’s picnic tables set up throughout the garden right now where they can go and have lunch and snacks out there and kind of just be a

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Keeping it Clean

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When Lake Norman first opened in 1963, the area was as close to wilderness as you can get. The only “environmental concern” folks talked about was the sheen of orange that covered swimmers from the still-settling red clay bottom of the lake. As the years went by and houses and businesses shot up, however, Lake Norman‑area people began taking the environment more seriously.

It began with the birds. Lake Norman had long attracted birdwatchers from throughout the country, who came hoping for a glimpse of a barred owl, cuckoo or kingfisher. In 1998,

one birder caught sight of a great blue heron on an undeveloped island offshore. The North Carolina Wildlife Federation was successful in designating the twoacre island in the middle of Lake Davidson a protected area, and the heron population there grew.

New groups, like Save Our Lake Organization and dedicated individuals volunteered to keep the islands clean and undisturbed.

By 2011, though, many of the 82 islands had begun eroding, endangering the habitats of the ospreys, turtles, snakes and beavers living there. The Lake Norman Wildlife Conservationists began building heron nests on the northern reaches of the lake, where development had been less intense.

In the late 1990s, many people who had never

considered themselves environmentalists joined in efforts to keep the lake clean.

After the 1997 creation of the Lake Norman Covekeepers, the lake had advocates keeping an eye out for people carelessly leaving trash on the shore or letting fertilizer seep into the lake. Several private sewer companies still lined the lake and occasionally overflowed.

It wasn’t just human error that caused environmental concerns. Drought conditions in the summers of 2002 and 2007 left docks nearly dry. Boaters damaged their hulls when they hit rocks in normally deep waters.

Though Duke’s interconnected dam system normally balanced lake levels throughout the Catawba River basin, the scorching heat evaporated

much of the water. It got so bad in 2007 that some thought the McGuire Nuclear Station on Lake Norman and the Catawba Nuclear Station on Lake Wylie might close temporarily for lack of cooling water.

When some lake residents complained about constantly fluctuating lake levels, the Catawba Riverkeeper pointed out that the river and the lake was a “living, dynamic ecosystem that changes; it’s not a swimming pool in your yard.”

— Chuck McShane, Chuck McShane is director of research at the Charlotte Chamber and the author of A History of Lake Norman: Fish Camps and Ferraris. Contact him at chuckmcshane@gmail.com .

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Charting a Course KENNETH LARSON’S FORMER CAREER ALLOWS HIM TO PUT FAMILY FIRST

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by Rosie Molinary | photography by Ted Chaffman

What’s the best advice you have ever been given? Plan for the future, of course, but live every day at the fullest.

What advice do you give regularly? I try not to give too much advice. I prefer to listen versus giving advice.

What is one thing or app you cannot live without?

Flipboard. It’s a news app.

When you were 8 years old, what did you want to be when you grew up? Probably what every little boy wanted to be — a fireman or veterinarian.

KENNETH LARSON DISCOVERED LAKE NORMAN THROUGH A FRIEND WHO LIKED TO VACATION HERE. As an air

traffic controller in Detroit with more than two decades on the job, he hadn’t even been actively thinking about retirement when a good vacation made him suggest it to his wife.

“My wife and I had always known that I would retire fairly early. We were down here on vacation, and I started the conversation of ‘you know we don’t have to go back.’ We started doing the math, and it was pretty much on that trip home that I made up my mind,” recalls Larson, 56.

While it might have seemed like a spontaneous choice to some, Larson was used to listening to his intuition. As a college

student, he planned to become a doctor, but was introduced to general aviation, fell in love with it, earned his private pilot’s license and changed his major to aviation management. He found a satisfying career as an air traffic controller but, ultimately, didn’t want to live to work. He wanted to find a way for his work to help him live intentionally.

“It was a wonderful career, but it was not fulfilling in any kind of intellectual and spiritual way.

It was a job that I enjoyed, and it funded my retirement, and that was its main purpose,” he explains.

With two young children, Larson wanted to see them grow up and be active in their lives, and as they headed back up the highway after that vacation on the lake, he couldn’t help but admit that Detroit’s winters

weren’t getting any easier.

“I was 48 when my younger child was born. My parents died fairly young, and it seemed like an incredibly short period of time on earth. I knew that I wanted to be involved in my children’s lives,” he says of his decision to retire.

Larson worked for another year while they sold two houses and worked on their relocation plan. They moved to Mooresville, and his daughters enrolled at the Community School of Davidson.

Larson volunteered regularly and looked for more ways he could be of use to this school whose values he really appreciated. When the school needed a substitute bus driver, Larson stepped in.

“It is called Community School of Davidson for a reason.

They are very involved in the

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community; hence, the need for buses. Bus driving wasn’t on my list, but it was an opportunity to help the school and be with the kids,” says Larson. “Everyone is doing their little bit to help raise this group of children.”

Though he is enjoying his active involvement in his children’s lives, Larson still has a passion for aviation. In fact, he’s building a plane for his family to enjoy with help from the local chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association. That said, he’s on no timetable for completion, and he never wants this project to interfere with what he wants to do for his kids.

“Family comes first. My youngest child doesn’t know me as a working professional,” he says, “she just knows me as a bus driver.”

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Right, Kenneth Larson retired early from his air traffic controller career so he could spend more time with his family.

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What book do you love to recommend? I don’t necessarily have one, but I think it is important to read as much as possible. Find what interests you, and read about it. For me, it’s the plans about my airplane.

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Freedom Fighters

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UNDER THE RADAR, EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR, THERE ARE THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO SELFLESSLY WORK TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS. LET’S REMEMBER THEM ON INDEPENDENCE DAY

by Mike Savicki | photography by Denise Osborne FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, SHE HAS LIVED IN THE SAME CORNELIUS NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT FAR FROM THE LAKE. She

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too, and I thank them for their service,” she explains. “Even a simple gesture like that makes whatever problem they are having just a bit less traumatic.”

As extraordinary as her story appears, she is not alone in our community. You don’t have to look far to find others who live similar lives. The Cornelius Fire Department is fully staffed with similarly selfless men and women — former Army now National Guard, Coast Guard, Air National Guard, Navy, Marines and Army. The same holds true in the firehouses of Huntersville, Mooresville, Mount Mourne, Denver and beyond.

“Do you still feel a sense of patriotism as Independence Day approaches?” I ask her one afternoon. “And what should we do to thank those like you who serve?”

“Absolutely I do,” she replies.

“We have all heard that freedom isn’t free, and every day, even when we are not at war, there are those who continue the rotation of service that not only protects our country but keeps our communities safe and our nation free. We should remember them.

“I look for the older veterans, those from World War II, Korea or Vietnam, and I thank them for their service because they were never thanked when they returned,” she adds. “But being patriotic can mean different things to different people, so just do what you think is right and remember those who work so hard to let us enjoy our freedom.”

Her name is Denise Osborne, and she is a soldier, a firefighter, a patriot. And she is our neighbor.

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knows some of her neighbors but not all of them. Periodically, when those who know her see her in one of her uniforms, they wave and exchange a greeting before continuing on their way.

To the others she is a “ghost,” a neighbor who is rarely at home.

Hers is a life of selfless service and not knowing all the neighbors is the result of a choice she first made in July 1993 when she was sworn into the Air Force, and one she reinforced in December 1999 when she became a Charlotte firefighter.

Her life is different than most.

As a station captain, she follows a set pattern of alternating between 24- and 48-hour duty shifts for about a week before finally getting a full four days free. And on those free days, instead of relaxing around the house or meeting neighbors, she typically gives her time to the military. She uses most of her vacation time to pursue military opportunities, too.

Joining the military came first in her life. Post college, after volunteering to join a friend on a hurricane rescue trip, where she lived and worked alongside a team from the National Guard tasked with helping victims put their lives back together, she felt a strong pull to serve. Reviewing job openings with a recruiter the day she returned to her native Tennessee, she signed up to become a flight medic in the Air Force. She told her parents of her plans after she enlisted.

Now, decades later, as a medical service corps officer assigned to an air medical evacuation squadron based in Charlotte, she has deployed eight times (so far) in her career. When an injured soldier returns from the battlefield to find care in places like Bagram, Afghanistan (where she has deployed three times), she works on the ground with the hospital’s doctors, nurses and surgeons to stabilize then coordinate transport, most often through Germany, before landing on U.S. soil at Andrews Air Force base.

“Whether I’m at the beginning and see them right as they come in from the field or at the end when they land on United States soil, clapping and happy to be back, I’m never not amazed by the process, and feel for the injured soldiers and the work they do,” she says. “My heart swells every time I see a plane come in carrying our troops.”

Becoming a firefighter came next in her life, and it didn’t come easily. In her first attempt, she missed completing the agility portion of the entrance exam by 20 seconds and had to wait a year. In her second attempt she failed the written portion. Finally, in her third year, at age 30, she passed and was assigned to a firehouse.

Reflecting on a career wearing a different service hat, she says, “I have learned that it’s typically one of the worst days of your life when a fireman comes to your house. So, to help diffuse a situation, I look for medals on the wall, or family photos on tables that include someone in uniform. I tell them that I serve,

These photos represent the bravery and dedication of Cornelius’ Denise Osborne.

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From Scratch by Chef Gigi cooks up real food, p. 26

Photography by Glenn Roberson

Beer + Dogs, p. 28 Dressler’s wine list pleases the palate, p. 28 No Churn Berry Blast, p. 32

Peanut Butter Cake at From Scratch by Chef Gigi in Cornelius.

The Galley with Lynn and Glenn grandmother’s recipe. The last time I cooked with her, she was in her 90s, and I was in my late 20s, and I was helping her with the dumplings. She told me to just go ahead and finish the dumplings because mine were better than hers.”

They had to do it

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Chef Gigi and her husband, Poppy

Recipes from the Heart From Scratch By Chef Gigi cooks up food in a down-home style

by Lynn Roberson | photography by Glenn Roberson

A cheeseburger with a side of onion rings satisfies every time.

GROWING UP IN LOUISIANA, GIGI HEMBY JOINED HER GRANNY, HER AUNT AND HER MOTHER IN THE KITCHEN, creating the dishes and

desserts that now appear on the menu of From Scratch By Chef Gigi in Cornelius.

“At 14, I was making homemade biscuits and cornbread and gravies,” Gigi remembers. “My chicken and dumplings recipe is my

Hemby and her husband, Poppy, — both given their pet names by beloved grandchildren — have turned an early-1900s house into a downhome spot. Gigi calls upon the timetested recipes, her subsequent formal culinary training and the time she spent cooking at a family member’s Texas ranch.

“It would be nothing for me to cook lunch for 150 people,” she says.

“That’s basically what culinary arts did for me. It taught me how to cook on a grand scale. And, it taught me names for things I had done all my life and didn’t know the names for.”

Almost two years ago, Gigi and Poppy moved to Destin, Florida, and opened a beignet shop, with plans for more. “We were just going to move up the East Coast and plant little beignet shops everywhere,” she says. “But we saw this spot, and we knew we had to do this.”

Once they decided to fulfill Gigi’s lifelong dream of opening a home-style restaurant, the menu development began.

“For a month and a half before we opened, I had to get busy because all my recipes were right here,” Gigi says, tapping her forehead. “I didn’t measure anything. I just didn’t. I know how much to put of what. But I can’t be here all the time, so others have to be able to make the food, too.”

Keep it simple Each day, the restaurant offers just two entrées, such as hamburger steak and chicken jambalaya on Thursdays or beef stroganoff and barbecue chicken on Wednesdays. Each entrée comes with two sides and a choice of biscuits or cornbread. Saturday

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features a brunch menu until 3 p.m., and an evening special of pork tenderloin with raspberry chipotle sauce and one rotating entrée.

“We always have the healthy options, and we always have the burgers and onion rings and fries, and we always have the kids’ meals,” Gigi says. The healthy options are grilled chicken salad, grilled chicken plate, chicken salad sandwich or grilled chicken Caesar wrap.

With 24-hours notice, guests can take home whole pies, cakes and cobblers. Take-out meals are also a popular option.

The intimate space looks almost good enough to eat, with its tangerine orange, crisp apple red and buttery lemon walls and trim. Black-and-white checkered tablecloths and plaques with homey homilies add to the homespun feel.

Clothespins adorned with brightly colored rickrack hold children’s artwork on display in a prominent spot in the main dining area — much like the art gallery in many a Granny’s house.

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BEER + DOGS

YOUR RECIPE FOR A GREAT SOCIAL CONNECTION

by Mike Savicki

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Here’s a tip for a dog and his (or her) owner looking to make a shared social connection.

Opening lines like these, paired with beer, actually work whether you are on a beach, boat, volleyball court, hiking trail, or in a dog park or bar, so go ahead and use them.

So, how long have you “ had him (or her)?”

“Is he (or she) a rescue?”

What are his (or her) “ favorite things to do?” hen there’s the closer. “We T should go on a doggie date!”

Whether we know it or not, dogs ask each other these questions whenever they meet, and it’s just fine if owners do, too.

That’s according to Kelly Waugh, co-owner, along with husband, Randy, of Lucky Dog Bark & Brew in Cornelius.

“I think the biggest thing I have seen is dogs make whatever we do socially very welcoming.

If you walk in a normal bar you don’t typically just talk to anybody, especially if you are a single girl.

But when you share a common

love of dogs, even if you don’t have a dog with you, a dog will come up to you and before you know it, you are chatting with someone new. It’s an easy friendship. Dogs make it that way.”

As for the beer, there’s nothing better than a local craft beer unless, of course, it is a craft beer named for a dog. So check out the draft list and you might just get lucky and find an offering from breweries like Flying Dog, Sea Dog, Hair of the Dog or Sleeping Dog. Flying Dog’s “Raging Bitch Belgian Style IPA” and “Doggie Style IPA” are now on local taps.

Your dog’s thirst can be satisfied by more than water — if you look hard enough. Yes, there is such a thing as beer for dogs (and four legged feedback has generally been positive).

Bowser Beer Co. has two offerings just for dogs, “Beefy Brown Ale” and “Cock-A-Doodle Brew.” They are non-alcoholic, low in salt, high in glucosamine and look a bit like broth.

“You brought the dog,” says Waugh, “you’ve all got to have a beer, right?”

are fundamental wine geeks, but what makes conversations interesting is the drive and passion they have for their callings. So, color me happy to have whiled away an hour with John Glenn, general manager and certified sommelier at Dressler’s Restaurant in Birkdale Village.

Glenn’s previous professional experience includes Morton’s and Capital Grille, two of the country’s most famous steak houses. Tongue firmly in cheek, he’s been known to say that he apparently has a serious obsession with cows. Cute, but what is crystal clear is that he has a serious obsession with wine and a wine list that results from it. Goody for us.

What is crystal clear is that he has a serious obsession with wine and a wine list that results from it.

Goody for us.

Dressler’s is mainly about steak and seafood with a few other dishes such as creative appetizers for good measure. The philosophy here encompasses just a few quality ingredients that are expertly prepared. Trendy, adventurous cuisine doesn’t find its way onto guests’ plates. That sits well with me. When we’re traveling, my wife and I shy away from culinary frou-frou and fanfare, preferring local bistro dishes combined with local wines.

And that brings me back to Dressler’s wine list.

Dressler’s wine list is large and leans toward wines that complement the types of dishes Dressler’s offers.

There’s a heavy emphasis on Chardonnays and Cabernet Sauvignons from California’s Napa Valley. It’s quite a lot more than that, though. There’s a broad selection of Pinot Noirs and Merlots along with a few others. And, what floats my vinous boat, a large selection of “Old World” wines; all robust guys that can handle Dressler’s dishes.

All that makes for something that could be a little intimidating. That’s where Glenn’s wine knowledge coupled with his service experience come into play. But, first, let me get a little nerdy; not about wine but about

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Luckily, Glenn transcends mere wizardry.

Dressler’s wine database resides on that ubiquitous device, an iPad. And it is just the

Only wines that can be delivered to your table are on the search list. Pet peeve addressed.

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of mine, Chuck Jones of Jones VonDrehle in Thurmond. Glenn told me that Dressler’s gets visitors from around the world — visitors being entertained by local businesses. As well as sampling famous wines from California, the international crowd has a keen curiosity about our local wines. A great wine list with a tasty local tinge. I like that a lot. ressler’s Restaurant D Birkdale Village Huntersville www.dresslersrestaurant.com

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thing for both wine neophyte and wine aficionado. You can search the wine list in a myriad of ways; by grape type, by region, by winemaker or simply by red wines by the glass. No frustration, no intimidation.

And after you’ve settled on a particular wine, it is displayed, accompanied by expertly written tasting notes. Nice.

The database does something else that gets to a pet peeve of mine. I just can’t stand being presented with an impressive and comprehensive wine list and gleefully choosing a wine only to be told that the restaurant is out of it. These wine lists are just teasers, showpieces that have nothing to do with delivering true wine enjoyment. At Dressler’s, the wine list database is driven by what wines are in inventory.

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Dressler’s wine list is large and leans toward wines that complement the types of dishes Dressler’s offers.

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Concerts on the Green (all concerts start at 6:oo p.m.)

August 7 – featuring Da Throwback Band (70s showband) “Where’s Waldo Wrap-up Party” August 21 – featuring Poor Boy Revival (CCR/John Fogerty Tribute) September 4 – featuring Rusty Knox Band (Americana) September 18 – featuring Davidson College Symphony & Jazz Band

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BERRY BLAST

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Summer is the perfect time to tantalize your taste buds and cool down your body with a scoop or two of homemade ice cream with a sophisticated twist. Berries are at their peak now, so you can’t go wrong with whichever berry takes your fancy, as they are all chock full of vitamin C and body-hugging antioxidants.

Greek yogurt packs in 20 grams of protein per cup, which is over double the amount in ice cream. If using strawberries, it is important to go organic, as they have topped the list recently for their high usage of nasty chemicals. Fancy another flavor or short on berries?

Try blending a banana with vanilla and freezing. Both flavors are low in sugar and downright decadent when topped with coconut sugar caramel, so there is no reason not to eat ice cream every day and put on your sundae best.

No Churn Berry Blast 1 cup (8 ounces) plain Greek yogurt 2 cups (8 ounces) organic fresh frozen unsweetened berries 3-4 tablespoons organic all fruit berry jam 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste

Jill Dahan

Coconut Caramel Sauce 4 tablespoons coconut sugar 1 tablespoon filtered water 2 tablespoons heavy cream or coconut cream 1 tablespoon plain Greek yogurt

Photography by Jill Dahan

No Churn

Photography by Glenn Roberson

In the Kitchen with Jill Dahan

Blend all the ingredients in a high-speed blender. Push through a sieve for a smooth seedless texture. Freeze for one hour, then beat with electric beaters until smooth and return to the freezer and freeze solid. To serve, remove 10 to 15 minutes prior to soften before scooping.

For a sophisticated garnish decorate with coconut caramel and crushed pistachios.

Two Ingredient/One Step Banana Cream 4 ripe bananas 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste Beat bananas and vanilla bean paste with electric beaters until creamy. Freeze until solid. Scoop and enjoy. This is yummy drizzled with melted 70 percent or above dark chocolate or caramel.

Heat the water and sugar, and boil 2 to 3 minutes until thickening. Remove from the heat and add in the cream, and then whisk in the yogurt. Cool or serve warm.

Jill Dahan lives in Cornelius and is the author of Starting Fresh!

Recipes for Life. You can learn more about her at www.jilldahan.com.

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2. Sail Geo Navy Skort by Jude Connally, $138, Salice Boutique, 146 Mooresville Commons Way, Suite G, Mooresville; 101 West Broad Street, Statesville, www. salice.boutiquewindow.com.

3. Vera Bradley Cooler Tote in Turtles, $60, Salice Boutique, 146 Mooresville Commons Way, Suite G, Mooresville; 101 West Broad Street, Statesville, www. salice.boutiquewindow.com.

4. Red Wedges by Eric Michael, $89, Charlotte Shoe Co., 202 N. Main Street, Davidson, www. charlotteshoecompany.com.

5. Corkcicle Canteen — 25 ounces, $35 each, Sweet Grass, 146 Mooresville Commons Way, Mooresville, look for Sweet Grass on Facebook.

7. Pearl Tassel Bracelet by Bourbon & Boweties, $36, Darci & Company Boutique, 115 Plantation Ridge Drive, #103, Mooresville, www. darcicoboutique.com.

6. Navy Wedges by Bella-Vita, $75, Charlotte Shoe Co., 202 N. Main Street, Davidson, www. charlotteshoecompany.com.

8. Nosara Hat in Navy by Toad & Co., $39, Brushy Mountain Outdoors, 107 Plantation Ridge Drive, Mooresville, www. brushymountainoutdoors.com.

9. Stretch Poplin Shorts in Hibiscus by Mountain Khakis, $64.95, Brushy Mountain Outdoors, 107 Plantation Ridge Drive, Mooresville, www. brushymountainoutdoors.com.

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Dan Berei

Dan Berei’s flags bring hope to veterans

by Holly Becker photography by Ken Noblezada

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an Berei knows veterans face battles on places other than foreign soil. Many veterans return home and endure mental health battles, ranging from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to traumatic brain injuries.

Berei served six years in the Army, including two deployments with Special Operations in the

Combat Flags are $10 each or three for $22. Berei says 22 is not a random number. He chose the number to draw attention to the alarming statistic that 22 veterans commit suicide in the United States each day. In addition, one active duty solider is lost to suicide daily.

“It’s an unacceptable number that has to change. The veteran community is going to have to band together to have a positive impact,” says Berei.

For every flag sold, Berei donates $6 to www. stopsolidersuicide.org. A civilian nonprofit based in Raleigh, Stop Solider Suicide aims to prevent active duty and veteran suicide by providing resources for help.

Berei donated $672 in his first month of sales.

Uniforms now arrive at Berei’s Mooresville home from every branch of the Armed Services and from all over the United States, as well as Japan.

Donations from both veterans and active duty military have quickly poured in as word has spread across social media about Combat Flags. In addition, Berei had to rearrange his attic to make room for uniform storage bins because he could no longer fit them in his guest room closet.

“I didn’t expect it to take off like it has all from making Facebook and Instagram posts,” says Berei, who comes from a military family. He hopes Combat Flags will help personalize the American solider, as the flag tells the story of where this uniform has been.

“Using donated uniforms gives the average person something tangible to understand the sacrifice and service of those serving in the military,” he says.

Recently, Berei made 50 Combat Flags in memory of a Marine Corps veteran who took his own life. The flags were distributed at his memorial service to family, friends and fellow Marines in his honor and memory.

The military motto is to “Leave No Man Behind.” Berei sees a vital need for better access to mental health services and more suicide prevention to help veterans and active duty military move forward at home.

“If I can change one person’s mind or help them get back on their feet,” he says, “then I feel like I will have done something to help.”

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southern Philippines as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

He wanted to give back to the veteran community, but he wasn’t sure how. Then one day on a conference call at his job at Ingersoll Rand in Davidson, he looked at an American flag hanging near his desk and found his inspiration.

“The idea hit me like a lightening bolt, and I went home and immediately started cutting up my old uniforms and making flags,” he says.

In March, Berei launched Combat Flags after several weeks of experimenting with a prototype and watching YouTube videos to learn how to sew. Once he cuts and sews the fabric, he stamps each 4-by-6 inch flag with a flag imprint. Berei hand-carved the stamp himself. Using a desktop computer and Photoshop, he prints a bio on the back of the flag about the serviceperson whose uniform was donated to make the flag.

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Andrew Katsamas, the longtime owner of Lake Norman SCUBA in Mooresville, first discovered the sport when he was 15 years old.

SWIMMING IN A

LAND DOWN UNDER The world of SCUBA awaits just below the surface

by Mike Savicki photography by Ben Sherrill

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he experience first begins with sensory loss. Shortly after submerging, water surrounds your ears and muffles all sound. Then, with a breathing module in your mouth, you realize you can neither speak nor taste even the water. And with a facemask encompassing your nose, you realize your sense of smell is gone, too.

All you are left with is sight and touch, and, slowly, as you adjust to being completely under water, those senses become heightened. Peering through your facemask, your eyes adjust to the cloudy medium and the world opens up in three dimensions. In an almost weightless state, you begin to feel like you are floating in space.

You have entered the world of SCUBA.

Lake Norman’s Man Below the Surface

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Since Lake Norman was first filled in the 1960s, divers have explored what lies beneath the surface from the dam to the lake’s northernmost points both recreationally and commercially, and hardly a day passes when a diver isn’t in the lake.

But Katsamas warns that Lake Norman diving comes with challenges.

“Diving in the lake, despite what you might think from looking down into the water from the surface in some areas on a clear, sunny day isn’t what some might hope. The silty bottom, especially after busy boating weekends, makes it difficult to see,” he says. “If you go below four or five feet and can hold out your hand and see it, that’s a good visibility day.”

One spot area divers call home is the PDRA’s (Piedmont Divers & Rescue Association) Lake Norman Quarry, a 22-acre privately owned and member maintained granite quarry located adjacent to Hwy 150 in Mooresville. With clear water and good conditions at depths ranging from 20 feet to 98 feet, it is one of the region’s most popular dive locations and only one of three regional dive-only quarries. The other two, all formerly

owned by Martin Marietta, are located near Salisbury and Danville, Virginia.

“The quarry is a wonderful resource to have right in our back yard,” Katsamas says.

“Most people outside of divers don’t even know it exists, but it’s one of those secrets we want more people to experience. Seeing the paddlefish and exploring sunken objects in fantastic conditions attracts divers from across the region. And for us at the lake, it has been where literally thousands of divers have learned the sport.”

For those who might want to venture out of the area to experience open-water diving with shipwrecks, sea life and sharks, Katsamas recommends a trip to Morehead City. As a link in the “Graveyard of the Atlantic” chain, it is one of the most popular U.S. dive locations.

“When I tell people that Morehead City consistently ranks in the top five for shark diving locations in the United States, they typically won’t believe me,” he says. “But sand tiger sharks are indigenous to the area, and they enjoy spending as much time around reefs and shipwrecks as we do. In a single dive, if you get lucky, you can be joined by dozens at once.”

A shark tale? Hardly.

“But getting back to the lake, there is one diving rumor I’d like to dispel,” Katsamas adds with a grin. “People always ask me if there exists an underwater graveyard and completely intact town below Lake Norman.

I’m in the lake a couple times each week, and have been for years, and haven’t come across it. But that’s not to say I won’t keep looking.”

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Andrew Katsamas first discovered the sport when he was 15. Learning from an instructor who could have passed for a Navy SEAL drill instructor, Katsamas, the longtime owner of Lake Norman SCUBA in Mooresville, quickly gained the confidence, and love, for a sport that nearly 99 percent of the world’s population will never experience.

“Learning how to dive back then and learning now are two entirely different things,” Katsamas explains. “In my class, we’d swim around an instructor who would systematically reach out and remove our masks, fins and regulators just to see how we’d react. That’s not even close to how we train our students today, but it taught me the skills I needed to fall in love with being underwater.”

Being underwater, whether in favorite spots like Grand Cayman or Dominica, or even Lake Norman, offers Katsamas the chance to escape the world, as most people know it.

“One of the nicest things about SCUBA is you forget about day-to-day life, it’s an escape,” he says. “You get underwater, and you don’t remember an email you have to send or you don’t think about something that’s due at work. Once you get below the surface, you are taken by the weightlessness of the surroundings, and you are just in awe.

To this day, even after 27 years, the feeling just sticks with me.”

Learning to dive is an activity Katsamas believes swimmers and lake lovers should all experience at some point. His wildly popular DSD (Discover SCUBA Diving)

class consists of an introductory session with full gear in a four-foot pool to help those who might have questions or apprehensions find out firsthand if diving is for them. He and his staff also lead full certification classes throughout the year for students as young as 10, beginning in one of two area pools and concluding with open water dives just three miles from Lake Norman SCUBA’s Mooresville shop. Basic certification allows divers to descend to 60 feet, while advanced classes further certify divers to reach 100 feet.

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uring CURRENTS Canine Cover Contest this year, our staff was struck by the amount of rescue stories among our contestants. These weren’t just stories about someone going to the pound and picking out a dog; these were stories about people taking in abused and wounded animals, nursing them back to health and giving them a new life.

As we talked about the compassion of these owners, we decided to put a call out on our Facebook page for your rescue stories. Many of you wrote about how rescuing a furry friend changed your life — for the better. While we couldn’t run all of the stories, we wanted to share a sampling of what you shared with us.

Friends + Family AMAI Owners’ names Jacqueline and Nelson Bassett Town Cornelius Age of Dog 20 months

How long have you had your dog? 10 Months Is this your first rescue dog?

No, Inca, a Shiba Inu was our first rescue. Inca is 6 and a half years old.

What is your dog’s favorite thing to do? She loves to play with Inca first thing in the morning, and it’s fun for us to watch. She loves to play with her toys and bring them to you when you come home. She loves being outside and trying to chase the squirrels.

She loves to position herself on the back of the couch so she can feel like she is part of the action when we are in the kitchen.

Would you recommend rescuing a dog? Absolutely — rescue dogs are a product of love and selfless commitment from volunteers and fosters. Rescue groups take in mistreated, neglected and imperfect dogs. Amai had been surrendered to the rescue because of a small overbite. The dogs are rehabilitated, applicants are carefully processed, and the dogs are placed in homes that are right for both the dogs and the humans.

To see a dog go from fearful to being more confident is beautiful. It is startling to read some of the background stories that many of these dogs have endured prior to being rescued.

Watching their transformation while in rescue is simply amazing.

Anything else you would like to add? I hope that people reading know that they can get involved in some capacity. You can help by volunteering your time, fostering, making a donation and including it as part of your estate planning. …A rescue dog means hope, and hope can change everything.

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Challenges you’ve both overcome? We’ve had to overcome some resource guarding with food and continue to work through those issues.

We’ve also had to deal with some jealousy, as they all want your attention. Amai is also cautious with people if she doesn’t know them, so we continue to socialize her as much as possible.

What do you like best about having a rescue dog? Rescue dogs are good for the mind, body and soul. Initially we thought that Amai would be good at helping Inca with socialization skills.

As it turned out, Amai was also very therapeutic for our late son, Ryan, who was in the last stages of heart failure. She had a very special bond with him, always giving him love and comfort and making him smile and laugh.

We had no idea when we got her that she would not only make an impact on Inca’s life, but on Ryan’s as well. He had 22q Deletion Syndrome. He loved her, and she loved him unconditionally.

She sensed that he was different and was accepting, loving and kind. That’s something that we can all learn from. Those memories will be with us forever.

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How did you find your dog?

After the passing of our first Shiba Inu, our younger dog Bodhi seemed depressed. Bodhi came from Colorado, and we discovered there was a Shiba Inu Rescue there. We started to read through the stories of the dogs, and we fell in love with Inca’s story. We applied, and our application was accepted.

We drove out to Colorado with Bodhi and brought Inca home.

She had been in a puppy mill for 3 and a half years, fostered for a year and was very fearful. Inca was making nice progress, and we stayed in touch with COSIR (Colorado Shiba Inu Rescue). We saw a picture of a new dog named Amai and made a comment about her. They suggested that Amai would be a great fit for everyone, and we made the drive again, but this time took Inca with us.

She’s curious and doesn’t want to miss a thing. When an animal appears on TV, she gets excited and starts talking. She does the same thing when cartoons are on.

BARLEY Owner’s name Emily Casey Town Cornelius Age of dog 2 years

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How long have you had your dog?

I adopted him about a week after I graduated from college in May 2015.

Is this your first rescue dog? We always had rescue dogs growing up, but Barley is the first dog that I have adopted by myself.

How did you find your dog?

I originally went to the shelter called Brother Wolf Animal Rescue to look at another dog that I had found online. When I was walking toward her kennel, I saw Barley (then Walter), and he looked so sad. He was hiding in the back of his kennel shaking, so I decided to take him for a walk. An hour later, I brought him home.

Challenges you’ve both overcome?

When I first adopted Barley, he was extremely underweight. He’s a lab/ Greyhound/Great Dane so he should weigh 50 to 60 pounds, but he only weighed 38 pounds. His back legs had no muscles on them from being kept in a small crate all the time at his previous owner's home. He couldn’t walk over a half of a mile before limping and lying down. Now, he weighs 55 pounds and runs 5 to 8 miles with me every day.

What is your dog’s favorite thing to do? Barley loves going to the dog bar in NoDa.

How long have you had your dog?

Nearly 9 months.

Is this your first rescue dog?

Chewie is actually our fifth rescue, but our third senior/hospice dog.

How did you find your dog? We volunteer for Carolina Poodle Rescue in Pacolet, South Carolina, where Chewie was sent after he was picked up as a stray in Greenville, South Carolina. Because of his estimated age, and the condition in which he was found, they immediately realized it would be a challenge to find him a forever home. That’s where the senior/hospice caregivers come in.

Challenges you’ve both overcome?

At an estimated 16 years old, Chewie has diminished sight, partial hearing loss and he moves a little slower than our other rescues. In the beginning, it was a little challenging for him to navigate his way around our house and yard until he drew a mental map. Now he knows exactly where everything is.

For us the challenge is realizing that he may only be with us for a period of months. However, that doesn’t keep us from hoping he has many happy months left with us. (Our first senior/hospice was with us 13 months, and our second was with us four short months.)

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What is your dog’s favorite thing to do? He loves to keep his friends, family and virtual moms apprised of his adventures via his Facebook page, where he is an ambassador for Carolina Poodle Rescue’s “Save our Seniors” program. (His virtual moms are generous people who help the seniors by sending monthly sponsorship dollars to help offset the cost of any medical expenses.)

Other than that, he loves being around people — he wants to be where we are, whether it be outside on the deck, in the yard, in the living room or in our bed. He also loves to sleep — a lot. At his age, who can blame him? And he loves to gobble down any food our other dogs leave behind in their bowls

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What do you like best about having a rescue dog? The unconditional love and daily smiles they bring to our household. Rescue dogs have so much love to give... and they just want someone to love them back. Knowing that you are helping, even just one dog at a time, is rewarding.

CHEWIE Owners’ names Michael and Angela Rudd Town Mooresville Age of dog Estimated to be 16 years old

Would you recommend rescuing a dog? Every time — adopt, don’t shop. Rescuing a dog takes research and can require a lot of patience — no two rescues are the same. Do your homework, talk to someone who has rescued before, ask lots of questions and be prepared to fall in love. Carolina Poodle Rescue’s motto is, “One by one until there are none.”

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Is this your first rescue dog? No, my first rescue dog was a 3-year-old dachshund named Clifford. He was at risk for being euthanized if he wasn’t adopted because his elderly owner had passed away. Clifford lived to be 12 years old.

formed. My personality was so cemented in a “buttoned up” lifestyle, having to have everything just so. She helped me relax and not freak out about the imperfections that are so prevalent in life.

Learning to live with your rescue is like getting married; you either compromise or fix the bad habits.

How did you find your dog?

A friend encouraged me to find another dog to love after Clifford passed away. She reminded me that Clifford would have wanted me to share the love I gave him to a dog that didn’t have it. Kade was at the Charlotte Animal Shelter; they said she was found on the side of a busy road.

What is your dog’s favorite thing to do? When Kade isn’t doing donuts in the back yard, she likes to steal our spot on the couch when we get up.

She is pretty savvy when it comes to spot stealing — it’s a good thing she doesn’t drive. I’m pretty convinced she is a “Shondaland” fan just like her parents.

Challenges you’ve both overcome? Having a young puppy taught me to let some things go. She was learning about us as we were learning and correcting habits she had

What do you like best about having a rescue dog? I love that she loves us both unconditionally. Although she can’t say it (she tries).

Every snuggle, every kiss

How long have you had your dog? Since November 2012.

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and every trick she does just drives home how much she loves us and how much we love her. Knowing that we gave her a loving home when she may have not had that option brings us so much joy.

Would you recommend rescuing a dog? You would be crazy not to rescue a dog.

After walking through the runs of the shelter, my heart ached that I couldn’t take more home. Dogs are such loving creatures, but with rescues, age is often a deterrent. My 3-year-old dachshund was so happy to have his forever home. Sure, it took some adjusting, but he was literally my best friend for 9 years.

Don’t let age scare you.

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How long have you had your dog? 1 year Is this your first rescue dog? No, our fourth — all cocker spaniels.

How did you find your dog? We like to think Vinny found us or waited for us. A shelter volunteer that I met in Jetton Park told me about a cocker spaniel at the Cornelius Animal Shelter. He had seen me in the park walking our other three cockers over the last 14 years.

Unfortunately, we had just tragically lost our last rescue, Sammy, so we were not looking for another dog.

Curiosity finally got the best of me so I headed to the shelter

just to meet Vinny (formally named Russell, we named him after my Grandfather Vincenzo) and was told that he was in the process of being adopted — with another five families on the waitlist. I was silently thrilled that he was about to find a good home. About three weeks later that same volunteer told me that Vinny was still at the shelter. Apparently the family that was to adopt him never showed up and the others on the wait list didn’t either. So my husband and I rushed over to finally meet Vinny. It was love at first sight.

Within no time Vinny was in the car and on his way home with us.

Challenges you’ve both overcome?

As with all of our recues, it took some time for Vinny to feel comfortable and safe with his new surroundings and family. Rescues come to you with a personality and with a past. With patience and love they become a wonderful addition.

What is your dog’s favorite thing to do? Vinny loves small stuffed animal toys that squeak and a good game of hide and seek. He also loves to lie in the grass in the sun and work on his tan.

What do you like best about having a rescue dog? You can sense how much they appreciate

being loved and cared for — as if they are saying "thank you."

Would you recommend rescuing a dog? Without a doubt. It might seem a difficult decision to take on a rescue because of age, health or an unknown past. However, even though our pets have short lives, they give us such joy. Our goal was and is to give our rescues as many happy, healthy years as possible.

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For animal lovers, there is nothing more important than finding the perfect veterinarian who understands your needs and the needs of your four-legged best friend(s). At TotalBond Veterinary Hospital in Davidson, the emphasis is on the human-animal bond.

Small animal veterinarian Dr. Herrick R. Hay says the love of an animal is healing. “I cannot tell you how many times I have seen the healing power of pets work in people’s lives,” he says. “There is some fabulous information coming out now about how dogs and people interact and increase oxytocin levels in each other. Oxytocin release works in the deepest parts of the brain to increase bonding and decrease stress levels of both dogs and their owners. How cool is that? They help each other live longer and

ets. How do you describe the love and comfort animal lovers receive from their precious pets? The feel of soft fur on your fingers … a happy bark when you cross the threshold of your home … a cuddle when you need it most. The bond between animals and humans is a comfort that makes every day better, one snuggle at a time.

The many animal specialists that call the Lake Norman area and beyond home couldn’t agree more.

Among the following specialists and business owners who thrive on pampering your pets, there is a collective belief that animals were put on this earth to make humans happy. Each business has a different specialty; all have a unified belief in the idea that animals are good for the soul.

happier lives! I’d say that definitely qualifies as good for the soul.”

Fifteen years ago, Dr. Hay embarked upon a special training process to become a Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, specializing in canine and feline practice. “It was a pretty grueling two-to-three year process, but it led to making me a much better veterinarian,” Dr. Hay says.

Today, the team at TotalBond specializes in warm and friendly service that is especially gentle with patients. “We have recently started the process of becoming certified as a ‘low stress handling’ practice,” Dr. Hay says. “We pride ourselves in providing the most up-to-date advice on a whole range of topics, including nutrition, pain management, arthritis control, behavioral counseling and allergy treatments, among others.”

Dr. Hay doesn’t consider his

work as a veterinarian to be a job, but a calling. “Ever since I was a young child, I have loved animals and wanted to be involved with medicine,” he says. “Being a veterinarian has been a great blend of those two themes. I have been blessed to help my clients have better relationships with their pets over the last 30 years.”

It’s A DogEat-Cake World Heather McLean, with Yappy Hour Bakery in Huntersville, believes the way to your dog’s heart is through his stomach. McLean specializes in fresh, baked treats that dogs can enjoy — and that owners can feel good about serving knowing they are made with human-grade ingredients.

“I make crunchy biscuits, soft muffins, cakes, jerky and ice cream,” McLean says. “I put my

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“And here we are several years later, no longer selling out of a tent but out of a food truck — and having so much more than just the six flavors I started out with back in 2012,” she says.

“I am not like a big box store,” she says. “I give each customer my undivided attention. If they have to wait a few minutes to order, they get to spend time with my dog, Wrigley, who has his own fan club and loves to enjoy a good scratch from his visitors.”

McLean offers curbside pick up.

Customers can call or text, and she prepares orders in advance. “They pull up behind me, pay and go,” McLean says.

In McLean’s universe, animals make the world go ’round.

“I couldn’t imagine a day without having a pet in my life,” she says. “Wrigley is a therapy dog, and just to see how much joy he brings to people when we go out and visit Novant Health or how excited the

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Sweet Paradise For Pets Dustan Sweely, the resort manager of Pet Paradise Lake Norman, has worked with dogs since 2009, and started his career at Pet Paradise in 2011. He didn’t always plan on working with animals for a living, however.

“I started school for early childhood education, but dogs won my heart,” Sweely recalls. “I couldn’t imagine myself anywhere else now.”

At Pet Paradise Lake Norman, your pet is the pampered guest.

The resort offers over 22,000 square feet of play areas, both indoor and out. The company offers luxury pet boarding, day camp and grooming, as well as group playtimes, oneon-one play, a Furever Connected Package with daily communication and updates, free public webcams,

a GoPro Experience from your pet’s point of view and doggie ice cream.

Pet Paradise is open 24 hours a day at their airport locations (by appointment only). An exclusive VIP check-in is available for daycamp guests, to provide a seamless arrival at Pet Paradise.

Get In The Club When Denver residents Pat McCaffery and Bob Seitz dreamed of finding quality daycare and boarding for their rescue dog, Sweetpea, they soon decided to build their own super facility for dogs. The result is the Denver Canine Club.

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heart and soul into what I do, so each item is made with love.”

McLean became aware of her passion for working with animals when she first adopted her Bichon, Ivan.

“After working as a receptionist at an animal hospital for a period of time, I found that I enjoyed working with the clients and the animals so much … but I didn’t necessarily enjoy working directly on the animals,” she says. “So I continued working as a receptionist and built my way up to practice manager within a couple of years. After 11 years in the industry, I decided I wanted to do something different but still work with animals. I started making dog treats and selling them to retail stores on consignment.”

McLean began networking and setting up booths at events to spread the word about her business venture. Before long she was setting up on weekends at Birkdale Village.

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“Our goal at Denver Canine Club is to provide a happy, healthy, stress-free experience for your pet,” McCaffery says. “Dogs are social animals, and we believe it is important to provide the comfort and feel of home, as well as the social need to be with the pack. Humans, too, can enjoy their time away knowing their pet is being cared for in a nurturing and loving environment.”

Denver Canine Club’s unique facility includes outdoor yards with Pup grass, indoor areas with rubber floors, a large in-ground pool, agility equipment, doghouses, dog toys, cots and happy human staff members.

“All of our staff members are formally trained through the Dog Gurus program on a variety of pet-care subjects, including safe off-leash play, dog body language, communicating with dogs, group

play, and more,” McCaffery says.

“Each staff member is also trained in dog first aid and CPR.” The Denver Canine Club’s motto is “Total TLC.” McCaffery adds, “And we take that very seriously. We look forward to seeing you here and caring for your four-legged loved one.”

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Nicole Cecil, of Sophisticuts Dog Salon in Cornelius, is an award-winning groomer and an animal lover since childhood.

Cecil travels up and down the East Coast furthering her education and competing in grooming competitions, and has won many awards and trophies for her talents.

“I always knew I would grow up to work with animals,” she says.

Cecil enjoys grooming all breeds, but specializes in poodles.

She admits that might be because she owns a Standard Poodle. “I’m a little partial to the breed,” she says,

with a laugh. “We have clients that drive long distances to get the best for their fur-baby.”

Easing The Pain Of Goodbye Mooresville’s Pet Pilgrimage Crematory & Memorials is a fullservice pet funeral home that offers support for the most difficult part of every pet parent’s journey — saying goodbye.

“It’s a topic no one wants to think about, but every pet parent must endure,” says Leslie Reid, director of Pet Pilgrimage. “At Pet Pilgrimage, we understand the heartache of losing a beloved pet and the importance of genuine support during this most difficult time.”

A division of Cavin-Cook Funeral Home, the company provides cremation, memorial and grief support services, and helps guide families through the days prior to and after the

passing of a beloved companion.

And, since the time of passing is unpredictable, the Pet Pilgrimage staff is on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

“We also offer personal transportation of your pet in a dedicated vehicle from your home or veterinary clinic to our crematory if you are physically or emotionally unable to transport your pet at the time of need,” Reid says. “Families can spend all the time they need together in private comforting each other, telling stories, and saying goodbye in a private and peaceful way.”

A grief support group is held every second Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., and A Pet Life Celebration is held annually as a day of remembrance on the second Sunday of September.

Reid says, “We love our fur babies. They are precious members of our families, bringing what we all long for — unconditional love.”

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FOR EVERYONE A Cornelius couple designed a dream home for themselves — and their dogs

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hen Starr Miller begins working with a client, she and her team do a lot of interviewing, a lot of talking. They bring fabric samples to meetings, looking for approvals and disapprovals, as both are very telling.

However, when Miller was hired to design a lakeside home for a Cornelius couple, their task was a bit more difficult.

The challenge was in the fact that the couple wanted the design to also work well with their three dogs — Ripley, Tito and Tobey.

Since the dogs can’t share their opinions on paint colors and finishes, Miller studied how the couple lived with their furry friends to create a house that works for everyone. The result is a casually elegant home that flows from room to room — whether you have two legs or four.

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The outdoor room features a wood-fired pizza oven. The husband of the home is of Portuguese descent, and his grandmother had one when he was growing up.

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The couple, who requested their names not be used, built their 3,329-square-foot home in 2013, although they had lived in the circa-1970s home on the same lot prior. They loved their lake view and their Cornelius location, so they tore down their old home to start anew. “We started just by drawing on a napkin. The idea was to have it flow to how we live,” explains the wife of the home. “We knew we would always have dogs, so we said, ‘What will make it easy to live here? Especially as we get old.’ ” With that in mind, the master suite is on the first floor of the twostory home, where it embraces a view of the lake. In the master bath, a distinct curve in a tile wall hugs the stand‑alone tub. “We did chocolates with the hints of copper [in the tile]. It picks up the colors from the bedroom,” explains Miller, president and principal designer at Starr Miller Interior Design, Inc. in Cornelius. “You’ll also see it in the corners of the walk‑in shower.”

The master bath has distinct areas where they each have their owns sinks and space. The wife even has a vanity with a Right, Custom tile work hugs the shape of the stand-alone tub in the master bath. Below, An open floorplan allows the couple to entertain easily.

Above left, Portraits of the dogs

by Gerry McElroy hang in the dogs' room. Above, The master suite is on the first floor of the home. Left, Ripley investigates the custom gate and then relaxes.

lower counter, so she can put on her make up easily. Custom shaker cabinetry gives the space a rich feeling, while the distressed edges of the mirrors add warmth.

One of Miller’s favorite quotes is by legendary designer John Fowler who writes about a “pleasing edge of decay.” “I hate when things are so brand new that they feel staged,” adds Miller, “so everything has just a little bit of rub on it.”

In the living room, slipcovers were made for the custom couches so the dogs can lounge where they please. Miller also had custom ottomans made of reclaimed wood, complete with casters on the bottom. Not only do they serve as a place for storage, but they also work well as dog transports, as the couple’s dogs jump on them and scoot from couch to couch.

The bottom portion of the living room’s custom window treatments is made of Sunbrella fabric and simply Velcros off for washing if the dogs mess it up.

The blue print fabric echoes the blues in the space, which can also be found on the baseboards, as they are painted in Sherwin Williams’ Gale Force.

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The open kitchen features more custom shaker cabinetry, a light blue penny round backsplash, as well as River White granite countertops. It also has two dog gates to keep their furry trio in or out. One gate was custom made out of wood, while the other was made from a mirror frame the couple had in their garage.

“The mirror had broken, but we didn’t get rid of it for some reason,” explains the wife. “My husband walked in with it one day, and it worked perfectly.

Starr found someone to make the middle part, and she had the metal frame powder finished.”

Designed for living The mirror gate leads to a barrel hallway where you’ll find the pantry. “This whole area is about how we come and go,” says the wife. “We can drop our groceries in the pantry, and there are three cubbies for the dogs with their dog bowls.” A seat drops down over the cubbies, so it can be a bench, and there’s also a mail station in this area.

Keep walking and you’ll find the dogs’ room, where a small

Above, The dining area embraces views of the lake. Left,Eating cubbies and a washing sink were specifically designed for the dogs.

Below, Diane Beard of Custom Impressions by Diane painted the stairs with patterns from the home's fabrics.

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Custom slipcovers make the living room's sofas dog friendly.

pocket door leads to the outside area floored with Astroturf and appointed with a doghouse.

There are three little beds in the dog room, a washing sink, and a place for their bath supplies, medicines and shampoos. The floor is heated, and commissioned portraits of all three dogs by artist Gerry McElroy hang on the wall.

The set-up works well for the dogs in case the couple has to work late, which often happens.

“We don’t have to worry about the dogs in case we can’t get home,” says the wife.

A staircase custom painted

by Diane Beard of Custom Impressions by Diane, leads to the second floor, where you’ll find a media room with a canvas dog gate. “The guys can’t get the run of the house,” says the wife. “We like for them to be with us, but we like to limit their space.”

The house is perfectly in sync with their lifestyle, as well as that of their dogs. Whether the couple is traveling, entertaining, or simply doing their daily comings and goings, the layout of their home is an ideal fit, and Miller only made it work more beautifully for them.

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a month of things to do at the Lake Date Night KIDS

Jungle Jive Dance Party (July 9) Dance with the cast of The Jungle Book Kids. Open for all ages, and dress up is encouraged. 5-8 p.m. $10, Charles Mack Citizen Center, Mooresville, www. mooresvillechildenstheatre.org.

The Jungle Book Kids (July 22-24, 28-31) Come enjoy this Disney classic performed by Mooresville Community Children’s Theatre.

Fri-Sat 7 p.m., Sun 3 p.m. $15, $10 students, $12 seniors. Charles Mack Citizen Center, Mooresville, www. mooresvillechildrenstheatre.org.

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Langtree Lake Norman LIVE (Every Thursday night) LangTree Lake Norman offers free live concerts every Thursday night. 5-10 p.m. Free. LangTree Lake Norman, 401 Langtree Road, Mooresville, www.langtreelkn.com.

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Mingling on the Greens (Every Friday and Saturday night, Sunday afternoons) Enjoy free music concerts in the center of Huntersville’s Birkdale Village throughout the summer.

Soundbarrier (July 1), Matt Stratford Band (July 2), The Randy Clay Band (July 3), Amy Broome Band (July 8), Borderlyne (July 9), Next Level Band (July 10), Neighbor Unknown (July 15), HC Oakes Band (July 16), Throwback Thursday Band (July 17), Hipshack (July 22), Leslie & Friends Duo (July 23), Acoustic Measures by Bob Trice (July 24), Michael B. Wold & D.B.A. (July 29), The Bryan Anderson Project (July 30), Angela Easterling (July 31). Fri-Sat 7-9 p.m., Sun 4-6 p.m. Free. Birkdale Village, Huntersville, www.birkdalevillage.net.

Mooresville Bluegrass (July 2) Enjoy foot-stompin’ bluegrass music the first Saturday of each month. 7 p.m.

Free. Shearer Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 684 Presbyterian Road, Mooresville.

Davidson’s Concerts on the Green (July 3) Ted Vigil performs his special tribute to John Denver. 6-8 p.m.

Free. Davidson Village Green, www. concertsonthegreen.com.

Music on Main (July 3) Music on Main joins the Lowe’s celebration of music, activities and fireworks.

6:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Town Hall lawn, 413 N. Main Street, Downtown Mooresville, 704.663.7026, www. downtownmooresville.com.

Girls’ Night Out

Old Town Cornelius Jazz Festival (July 16) some of the area’s most earthy, soulful, unpredictable improvisers perform — think The Message, Shades of Brown-Charlotte, The Brian Burton Trio, Holly Hopkins and Calvin Edwards Trio.

4-9 p.m. Free. Smithville Park, Cornelius, look for Old Town Cornelius Jazz Festival on Facebook.

Lake Norman Big Band (July 18) The Lake Norman Big Band plays every third Monday night at The Finish Line Restaurant in Mooresville.

The show features favorite hits from the big band era and more. 7-9 p.m. $20 cover (includes buffet dinner).

Call 704.664.2695 for reservations.

The Finish Line Restaurant at George Pappas Victory Lanes, 125 Morlake Drive, Mooresville, www. thelakenormanbigband.org.

EVENTS

Davidson Fourth of July Parade (July 3) All citizens are encouraged to march in the parade dressed in Independence Day attire and to decorate their wagons, bicycles, tricycles, and pets in red, white, and blue. A color guard comprised of members of the police and fire departments will lead the parade up South Street onto Main Street and onto the town green. Parade marchers are asked to line up at McEver Field on South Street at 5:15 p.m., and the festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. www.townofdavidson.org.

Independence Day Celebration at the Lowe’s YMCA (July 3) Celebrate Independence Day with the biggest celebration around. Enjoy food, fireworks and live music by Glass Hammers (4 p.m.), Dane Page (5:30 p.m.) and Rockie Lynne (7 p.m.). Bring picnic blankets, chairs and friends.

4-10 p.m. Free. Lowe’s YMCA, 170 Joe V. Knox Avenue, Mooresville, www. ymcacharlotte.org.

12th Annual 4th of July Celebration at Birkdale Village (July 4) Join Birkdale Village as it celebrates our nation’s 240th birthday with a gigantic family festival.

Stage performances, face painting, balloon art, bounce houses, craft tables, bike decorating & patriotic bike ride, music, roaming entertainment and more. Plus, the annual Huntersville Fire Department water fight at 12:15 p.m. 9 a.m. Free. Birkdale Village, Huntersville, www.birkdalevillage.net.

Family Fun

Summer Food Truck Rally at Rural Hill (July 15) Enjoy music, food, North Carolina beer and wine. 4-8 p.m. Rural Hill, 4431 Neck Road, Huntersville, www.ruralhill.net.

Festival of Food Trucks (July 16) Check out awesome food trucks from around the area, taste some gourmet fare, listen to music, stroll the streets and shop. Be sure to bring a chair. 5-8:30 p.m. Downtown Mooresville, Main Street from Moore Avenue to Iredell Avenue, www. downtownmooresville.com.

FILM

Cornelius Outdoor Cinema Series (July 9, 27) Watch Jurassic World on July 9 under the stars with family and friends. The unique “Boat-In” style movie at Ramsey Creek Park, co-hosted by the Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department, will give spectators the opportunity to view the movie from land or from the lake.

Boaters will be able to watch the movie from their boats and receive audio via boat radio or handheld radio. Ramsey Creek Park, Cornelius. On July 27, enjoy Captain America: The Winter Soldier at Cornelius Town Hall. Weather permitting, movies will begin at dusk (approximately 8:30 p.m.). Free. Cornelius Town Hall, Cornelius, www.cornelius.org.

Studio-C Cinema (July 9-10) The documentary drama Francofonia explains how the Louvre survived during the Nazi occupation of Paris. Saturday, 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday 2:30 p.m. $9.25, $5 students plus tax; call for reservations. Warehouse Performing Arts Center, 9216-A Westmoreland Road, Cornelius, 704.996.7724, www. studioccinema.com.

GALLERIES

Brick Row Art Gallery Various exhibitions. Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m. or by appointment. 21325 Catawba Avenue, Cornelius, look for Brick Row Art Gallery on Facebook.

Cornelius Arts Center Various exhibitions. Mon-Thu 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri-Sat 9 a.m.-noon. 19725 Oak Street, Cornelius, www.cornelius.org.

“Cotton” Ketchie’s Landmark Galleries Various exhibitions. 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.

Me Time Depot Art Gallery Various exhibitions.

103 W. Center Avenue, Mooresville, www.magart.org.

Foster’s Frame and Art Gallery Various exhibitions. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10a.m.-4p.m. 403 N. Old Statesville Road, Huntersville, 704.948.1750.

Four Corners Framing and Gallery Various exhibitions. Tue-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 112 S. Main Street, Mooresville, 704.662.7154, www.fcfgframing.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.

Sanctuary of Davidson Various exhibitions. 108 S. Main Street, Davidson, www.sanctuaryofdavidson. com.

Special Collections Room of the Mooresville Public Library This year’s A Journey in Images exhibit, Heaven Above the Lake, focuses on photos Bart Mauceri Jr. has taken of both along Lake Norman, and from his new collection called Heavenscapes. Through July 8.

Mon-Thu 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 304 South Main Street, Mooresville.

Tropical Connections Various exhibitions. Tue- Fri 10 a.m.5:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. or by appointment. 230 N. Main Street, Mooresville, www. tropicalconnectionslakenorman.com.

The Van Every/Smith Galleries Various exhibitions. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat-Sun noon-4 p.m. Davidson College, The Van Every/Smith Galleries, 315 N. Main Street, Davidson, www. davidsoncollegeartgalleries.org.

MONTHLY EVENTS

Carolina Raptor Center Live bird presentations, flight shows, behind-thescenes tours and more take place at Carolina Raptor Center throughout the month. Visit carolinaraptorcenter.org for more details.

The Artisan Market Craft Crawl (First Saturday) Formerly known as the Mooresville Craft Crawl, this market features baked goods, clothing, embroidery, jewelry, paintings, pottery, quilts and woodcarvings with an edge.

5-9 p.m. Free. Mooresville Town Square across from Lowe’s Foods. https://www.

facebook.com/artisanmarketnc.

Lunch in the Lot (every Wednesday and Friday) Feast from a food truck in Old Town Cornelius at Oak Street Mill.

Tables and chairs are set up at Kadi Fit so you can enjoy your lunch with friends.

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Look for Old Town Cornelius on Facebook.

Peninsula Farmer’s Market (Every Thursday) This farmer’s market provides locally grown farm fresh food, interesting food related products, services, and limited craft items. The market is open to the general public and our goal is to strengthen a sense of community by providing a social venue for visitors to the market and to the community to interact. Bring cash or checks. 4-7 p.m. 18501 Harbor Light Boulevard, Cornelius, www. peninsulafarmersmarket.org.

Huntersville Growers Market (Every Saturday) Come for fresh produce, meats, seafood, artisan breads, delicious cakes and homemade cupcakes, jams and jellies, fresh cut flowers, potted plants, and more. 8 a.m.noon. Huntersville Elementary School, 200 Gilead Road, Huntersville, www. huntersville.org.

Town of Mooresville Farmers Market (Every Saturday) This market features local produce, meats, eggs and more.

8 a.m.-noon. Liberty Park, Mooresville, www.downtownmooresville.com.

Mooresville Museum (First and Third Saturday)View exhibits and artifacts from Mooresville’s past and present. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. 132 E. Center Avenue, Mooresville, www. downtownmooresville.com.

Richard’s Coffee Shop & Veterans Museum (Every Saturday) Enjoy a community music jam every Saturday.

9 a.m.- noon. Free. Richards Coffee Shop & Veterans Museum, 165 N. Main Street, Mooresville, www. downtownmooresville.com.

SPORTS Mooresville Spinners (Through the summer) Come out and watch the Mooresville Spinners play baseball. The Spinners are a summer collegiate baseball team in the Carolina Virginia League. On July 9, the Spinners host a Food Trucks and Craft Beer event.

July 1, Piedmont AllStars, 7 p.m.; July 2, High Point Locos, 7 p.m.; July 3, Roanoke Rails, 1:30 p.m.; July 7, Rise Up Baseball, 7 p.m.; July 8, Kernersville Bulldogs, 7 p.m.; July 9, Catawba Valley Stars, 7 p.m.; July 11, Virginia Marlins, 7 p.m.; July 14, Lenoir Oilers, 7 p.m.; July 15, Rise Up Baseball, 3 p.m.; July 16, Deep River Muddogs, 7 p.m.; July 19, Dry Pond Blue Sox, 7 p.m.; July 21, Lenoir Oilers, 7 p.m.; July 24, Fuqua Varina Twins, 1:30 p.m.; July 28, North Wake, 7 p.m.; July 29, Charlotte Crushers, 7 p.m.; July 30, Carolina Pirates, 4:30 p.m. $5 per person per game; $100 season pass. Moor Park, 691 S. Broad Street, Mooresville, www. mooresvillespinners.com.

THEATRE

Well Red Comedy Tour (July 8) There’s a new South, and they’re coming to claim it. Enjoy stand up comedy by Trae Crowder, Drew Morgan and Corey Ryan Forrester. 8 p.m., 10 p.m. Doors open 30 minutes prior to curtain. $22.

Warehouse Performing Arts Center, 9216-A Westmoreland Road, Cornelius, www.warehousepac.com.

The Fox on the Fairway (July 14-24) A tribute from Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor, Leading Ladies) to the great English farces of the 1930s and 1940s, The Fox on the Fairway takes audiences on a hilarious romp, which pulls the rug out from underneath the stuffy denizens of a private country club. Filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors and over-the-top romantic shenanigans, it’s a furiously paced comedy that recalls the Marx Brothers’ classics. A charmingly madcap adventure about love, life and man’s eternal love affair with... golf.

Thu-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. Advanced tickets $25-$29 adults, $25-$27 seniors and $15-$18 students. Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College, www.davidsoncommunityplayers.org.

Now Are the Foxes (July 16) Now Are The Foxes is an improvisation and sketch comedy company based along the I-85 corridor.

They are an ever-evolving, innovative, troupe led by Cale Evans that is dedicated to growing their own performance skills and entertaining others. They do this through workshopstyle rehearsals and local performances.

8 p.m., doors open at 7:30 p.m. $8.

Warehouse Performing Arts Center, 9216-A Westmoreland Road, Cornelius, www.warehousepac.com.

JULY 2016

2nd Friday All Arts Market (Every second Friday) This event features many of the area’s most talented and innovative artists and craftsmen while showcasing a fabulous lineup of entertainment including local bands, performance groups, live art demonstrations and much more. Area businesses will be out to impress, offering special sales and incentives to event guests, who can also enjoy a variety of food and drinks from local breweries and food. 6-10 p.m. Free.

19725 Oak Street, Cornelius.

Davidson Farmer’s Market (Every Saturday) 8 a.m.-noon. Free. Next to Town Hall between Main and Jackson streets in downtown Davidson, www. davidsonfarmersmarket.org.

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Judges for the competition included Woody Washam, mayor pro-tem of Cornelius; Kim Fleming, economic development manager for the Town of Davidson; Bill Russell, Lake Norman Chamber Executive Director; and John Woods, mayor of Davidson.

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especially during the evening. That’s why I enjoy going to outdoor concerts so much during the summer. I can get my cultural and nature fix in one swoop. While there are many outdoor concert series to choose from in the Lake Norman area, one of my favorites is Mingling on the Greens at Birkdale Village in Huntersville.

Every Friday and Saturday evening plus Sunday afternoons from June through August, you’ll find live music at the center of Birkdale Village, directly south of the splash pad. The mixed-use shopping center has been offering the series for the past 12 years, and it continues to grow in popularity.

I recently went during a Friday evening in June when The Invaders were playing classic rock under the shopping center’s signature bright blue awning.

Regulars showed up early with their lawn chairs to claim a patch of grass for the show, while others were pleasantly surprised to discover live music while they shopped. The part of the roundabout directly in front of the stage is closed to traffic, so you can sit on the curb safely and even dance if you want to. Those who were lucky enough to score an outdoor table at one of the restaurant patios nearby (think Bad Daddy’s, Brixx, Dressler’s, Fox & Hound, Red Rocks and Starbucks), also got to enjoy the concert. In addition, the music serves as a romantic preamble for those going to a movie at the shopping center on date night.

People of all ages attended from retirees to young families to middle-agers like me.

The size of the crowd varies depending on the night, the band and, of course, the

The Mingling on the Greens concert series at Birkdale Village features bands like The Invaders (top). As a bonus, the splash pad remains open during the concerts so adults and children alike can have a good time.

weather. Some nights you’ll find a couple hundred people there, and other nights the crowd can be substantially smaller.

One big bonus is that the splash pad is open throughout the concert, so if you have little ones, they won’t get bored while you enjoy the music. If you don’t have little ones, no worries, as the splash pad did not distract from the music one bit.

All types of music are represented throughout the series, so whether you prefer line dancing to country or shagging to rhythm and blues, you’ll find a fit. Some of the bands on the schedule for July and August include the Amy Broome Band, Borderlyne, Hipshack, The Bryan Anderson

Project, Groove Masters, TTW Band, Dukes & Smith, Bonfire Country and more. The concerts are free, and no reservations are necessary. My family will definitely come back to get its groove on some more. ingling on the Greens M Birkdale Village, Huntersville Friday-Saturday 7-9 p.m., Sunday 4-6 p.m. www.birkdalevillage.net