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The extreme cold weather of December was a challenge for each of us. David H. Smith Mayor, City of Asheboro
There are many people who take thaw cycles played havoc with the water/ all night on three occasions. Consider on especially harsh winter conditions sewer infrastructure, much of which is how miserable it must be digging in the to make lives easier for the rest of the over 80 years old. Water and Sewer frozen ground, outside temperatures community, and I want to take this Maintenance Department repair crews approaching single digits, wet, cold, opportunity to thank them. are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the dark, working to minimize the When you turn on the faucet or flush and 365 days a year. In December alone, inconvenience to citizens. the toilet, do you ever stop to consider repair crews logged 136 hours attending During winter storms the police the effort behind the delivery system? to 34 breaks – including 76 hours after continue to patrol, the fire department How about getting to work after a winter the regular work day ended and working is on the job, employees of the storm like the one Christmas street department, fleet weekend? We take these maintenance, grounds things for granted, as we and facilities maintenance should in a well-run city. departments and many I want to share with you others leave the comfort of some information about city their homes and families to operations during winter attend to our city. It’s all part weather. During snow/ice of the job, but I believe they storms street department still deserve our thanks. I employees (many of whom believe we have the best city volunteer to be on call) work employees anywhere. To the 12 hour shifts. They prepare street department and fleet for each predicted winter maintenance employees who weather event by spraying were called in around 5:00 brine (a saltwater mixture) p.m. on Christmas Day and to onto the streets. When ice all the public safety workers and snow begin to accumulate who spent the holiday away they begin to salt and from their family and loved plow the city streets. Fleet ones, I want to say a special maintenance staff is on hand thank you. to keep the rolling stock on the Remember, citizens – road. The hours are long; the it’s only January. We can weather miserable – but your only guess what challenges dedicated city employees the next three months will step up to get the job done. present. Pray for an early Photo submitted by Darwin Smith, Asheboro Fire & Security The December freeze and spring!
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appy New Year. I can't believe it is 2011 and another year and decade have passed us by. It seems like just yesterday when I was hanging out with my friends in the elementary school yard in Fayetteville talking about how old we'd be in the year 2000. That was 1976, our country's bicentennial. I remember because the bicentennial quarters had just come out and having one elevated your status from regular kid on the block to super cool. If you had enough of them to pass around (which I did because I had a newspaper route) you became everyone's friend real fast. Times were much simpler then. We would stay outside until 9 or 10 o'clock at night playing kick the can. We didn't worry about getting abducted because that kind of thing didn't happen or, if it did, we didn't hear about it. Not that it happens much today (it actually happens far less according to current crime statistics), we are just led to believe it does with all the media hype and the different color alerts. Don't get me wrong, when it comes to kids, I am all for expeditious public notification when one goes missing. What makes me a little sad, is that you don't see kids outside playing like you did back in 1976. And if they are out playing, it is usually under close supervision. Back when I was a kid, had you asked my
dave 2.0 beta mother where I was at any given time, she couldn't have told you. Fast forward 35 years (just typing that number makes me feel old). My kids have friends they have never met in person. My daughter has a friend in Delaware who she met through a friend of a friend and they have only ever seen each other on Skype. She has other friends all over the country that she has met and communicates with the same way. She has a few local friends too, but most of the interaction she gets with people her own age is online. If you had told the child version of me that in the not too distant future, I would be able to talk to someone face to face for free on a notebook-sized device, I wouldn't have believed it. And yet, here we are. Reflecting on the past decade, I am amazed how much the world has changed. I think the big changes began in 2001 when the World Trade Center was demolished. At the time, I was working for a regional technology publication selling advertising. Shortly after the rubble cleared, the technology bubble burst and promising young technology companies were going out of business left and right. I lost 70% of my account base in less than a month. I attributed this to the speed at which information moved. As fast as it moved then, think about how much quicker it would circulate today. Ten years ago, cell phones were not as prevalent as they are today and hardly anyone used text messaging. Not having a cell phone in 2001 was fairly common and it was only the teenagers of affluent parents that had them. Today just about everyone has a cell phone. According to the CTIA, the international association for wireless telecommunications industry, in the year 2000, 34% of the US population had cell phones. In June of 2010, that number was 93% with almost 25% of US households having wireless telephone service only. In August of 2004, Google went public and was valued at over $26 billon. It was about this time when being a millionaire became unfashionable and today, if you aren't a billionaire, you won't even show up on Fortune's Wealthiest 400 list. And of course, the person topping this list is Bill Gates of Microsoft. It took Bill gates 11 years to become a billionaire, and at the age of 31 he was the youngest ever. Facebook's founder,
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Mark Zuckerburg, became a billionaire at age 23 only four years after launching his company. He is now 26 and is the 35th wealthiest person in the United States. My point is, technology is not only moving information along at an unprecedented pace, it is also moving wealth northward at mind-blowing speeds. 2008 brought the beginning of the worst recession our country has ever experienced. Many financial professionals much smarter than me indicated that it was actually a depression and was the worst time financially for our country, ever. Although many argue we are on the other side, economic indicators paint a different picture. What is certain is the economic impact of these past three years will be felt for many more to come. It has also been suggested that the impact of the recession would not have been as great even ten years ago. Many are blaming the speed, availability and volume of information for the length and strength of the recent faltering economy. It is now 2011. In three years, technology has changed and grown at unprecedented speeds. That you may be reading this information, online or on a hand-held device before the printed edition hits the streets is more evidence of this. In 2008, most of us did not have Facebook pages. Today, most of us do and those that don't soon will or they'll get left behind. What took people weeks or months to discover in the 1950s takes minutes (if not seconds) to become known today. If there is an accident on East Dixie, you can bet the story with pictures and video will be on Facebook almost before the police arrive on scene. And, by the time this news is published in the newspaper, its not only old, it has been discussed and public opinion formed hours earlier online. If you have a bad experience at a restaurant, everyone knows about it in minutes and because many people get their information on a hand-held device, this information influences decisions faster than ever. I don't have a crystal ball and I have no idea what the next year, let alone decade, will bring. I do know that the speed at which information flows will continue to increase as will the availability of it. The magazine industry is changing at a rapid pace and more and more people will be
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reading our magazine online or their handheld device. I would not be surprised if in 2021 we are not printing any magazines at all. With the strength and popularity of Facebook and other social media sites growing daily, there simply won't be a need for a printed magazine. I would almost go as far as saying that the way we organize the information will be entirely different then, too. That is, our page-turning version of the magazine will be obsolete, also. I don't know what is going to replace it, but I know I am going to position my company so that I am at the beginning of the curve rather than chasing those that were. One thing is certain. If you are not an outside-the-box thinker and doer, and you own a business, you will have a very hard time competing in the years to come. The automotive industry learned this the hard way. The dealerships that are prospering are the ones that jumped onto the technology bandwagon early and continue to innovate. The last several years have seen hundreds of dealerships go out of business simply because they decided to do the same thing over and over again while expecting different results. The culling of the herd will continue across every industry. The good news is, now is the time to be a nimble, forward thinking, innovative small business person. Technology is only going to make it easier and easier to compete with the big guys and as we all know, turning a ski boat is way easier than turning an aircraft carrier. I am looking forward to the exciting times ahead. I look forward to writing this article ten years from now and reflecting back on the previous decade. There is so much opportunity in our world today and the future is equally bright.
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“All About Fashion Upscale Consignment is the first place I shop for my two sons’ clothing, shoes, and toys. The shop is always clean, the staff is always friendly, and I can always find what I need...and more! As a 4-year consignor of All About Fashion, I have saved lots of money & countless trips to the mall. Great place to sell and shop!” - Michelle Cole, Asheboro “All About Fashion provides a wonderful shopping atmosphere as well as a great way to transform your gently used items into cash! I love to get a great deal and that’s what you get shopping at All About Fashion!” - Sharon Beddingfield, Asheboro
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ara Newton (born Geise) always wanted to be in retail. Growing up in Burlington, her dad, Tim Geise, owned a donation-based second-hand store, Outreach Thrift Store. His brother was a missionary in Guatemala, and Geise was able to support the mission work his brother did with proceeds from the store. Kara would get up early on Saturday mornings and go to the store with her Dad. She loved spending time there organizing the shelves, and unpacking merchandise. She dreamed of the day when she would open her own store and planned all the details in her head to pass the time. When she graduated from high school, she knew she wanted to open a second-hand store with high quality items, where mothers could come in with their children in strollers and browse the aisles. “I did not want a crowded “flea
market” type store. I wanted it to be a place where people could come in and get high quality items at an affordable price. When I moved here, I realized that Asheboro did not have an upscale ladies consignment store and I decided to open one and give us ladies a place to shop and find fashionable clothing, as well as accessories.” Kara met her future husband, Jonathan Newton, at a private church school in Graham, NC. They dated for two and a half years, and the very day after graduation from high school he asked her to marry him. They were engaged for six months, before getting married in December, 2002. They settled in Staley, NC for the first three years where Kara managed a tanning salon and also worked at the Curves franchise next door in Burlington, NC. Her husband worked at his family’s company, Steel Supply & Erection in
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Asheboro. When they relocated to Asheboro in late 2006, she worked at Chili’s, while scoping out the area and surrounding communities, looking for just the right location for her store. There was a kids’ consignment store in the Village Marketplace, All About Kids and she looked into renting the space next door to open her ladies consignment store, wanting to tap into the existing foot traffic All About Kids generated. She found out through a friend of a friend that the owner was actually looking to sell the business. Kara spoke to the woman, and when she suggested that Kara spend some time working for her while she was considering the opportunity, she agreed. She began work at All About Kids on August 29, 2007, and the sale of the business was final on October 1st – her lifelong ambition to open her own store had become a reality.
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She closed the store for five days in November to completely remodel the inside – tearing out counters, removing walls, painting, carpeting the entire space and changing the name to All About Fashion Upscale Consignment. She re-organized the existing stock and took new consignments to increase the offerings of the store. While her main focus at that time was on children’s clothing and everything that goes with having a baby, she added an upscale ladies consignment section as well. There was nothing like it in Asheboro at that time, and she has never looked back. You will find brands like Coldwater Creek, Ralph Lauren, Gap, Ann Taylor, and Talbot’s to name just a few in the ladies section. Everything in the store is organized and it’s very easy to shop – items are categorized by type and then by size. You can easily look through the sweaters in Medium, or pants in size 6. It is pleasantly merchandised and constantly changes, due to the nature of the business - every time you visit the store, you will find something new. She expanded her second room to include furniture consignment, sofas, tables, chairs, desks, lamps, & other nicer home furnishings. In the children’s section, she consigns clothing, furniture, strollers, high chairs, exersaucers, toys, bouncy seats, pack and plays, and baby gates. Why travel to Greensboro when you can get cash for your gently used items right here in Asheboro? With the recent economic situation in this country – thrift & consignment stores have flourished, and this trend is likely to continue with consumers
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embracing a thriftier way of shopping. It’s good for the environment, too, as millions of pounds of household goods are kept out of landfills by donating or consigning at local stores like All About Fashion. If you prefer to have your money up front and not wait for the item to sell, Kara also pays cash on the spot for baby equipment, as well as top brands like Abercrombie, Hollister, LaCoste, American Eagle, Aeropostale, and Ralph Lauren. Young people especially like to always have new and exciting pieces in their wardrobe at all times, and this offers them a way to get the cash to go out and buy the latest styles and always be in fashion. She is expanding her product offerings to include Men’s clothing up to size 40” waist, and better brands of shoes – Johnston & Murphy, Cole Haan; as well as watches and accessories. All About Fashion had 740 existing consignors when Kara took over the business, and she has grown that number to over 1,760 consignors. There is new fresh merchandise coming in the door every day. If you are on Facebook, become a fan of the store at www.facebook.com/aafconsignment and you will get updates when special items come in. If Kara and her wonderful staff know you are looking for something in particular, they will let you know that something that might appeal to you has just come in. It’s like having your own personal shopper! In addition to the gently used pieces, she carries a number of new or handmade items by local people. You can buy handmade bows, crocheted volume1 issue 6 asheboromagazine.com 11
hats, and a boutique selection of pillowcases dresses made by a local seamstress, as well as car seat privacy blankets, designer nursing wraps, and burp clothes. These are hand stitched by Oh So Cute Fashionz and Princess Ree Designs. She also carries a line of polka dotted & paisley trendy luggage in several sizes; garment bags, small and large duffel bags, lunch boxes, back packs, make up cases and diaper bags. These items make great baby shower and birthday gifts. Kara learned by trial and error what works best for her business. Keep your pricing real, stick to the policies you set and always offer quality merchandise at reasonable prices. If you are interested in consigning items, bring them to the store in a large plastic tub with a lid, your name and phone number clearly marked on it. Items must be freshly laundered, neatly folded, with no stains, rips, missing buttons, etc. The items should be less than 3 years old so the style is still current, and she will only accept 50 items per month from each consignor. Each consignor receives 50% of the selling price on clothing and accessories, and 60% on furniture and home décor. In the next few months, Kara is launching a consignment VIP Discount Card. Stay tuned for more details on that program. Her tag line for the newly improved All About Fashion is Asheboro’s Largest One-Stop Upscale Consignment Shop. In July, 2008, Kara and her husband, Jonathan, purchased Wholesale Office Furniture Direct in Burlington. Her father manages that business for them. They carry beautiful office furniture 12 ASHEBORO Magazine January 2011
from designers like Kathy Ireland, DMI, Lazy Boy, HON and Miller @ Work at40 to 70% off retail prices. She is now bringing this concept to Asheboro with the newest expansion of the store this month. All About Fashion will now have 3,000 sq. ft. dedicated to clothing from infants to men’s & ladies; and 3,000 sq. ft. for home and office furnishings. In addition to the businesses, Kara has three children: Jacob, seven; Megan, five; & Morgan, who just turned two in November. All of them are active and keep Kara’s mother-in-law very busy, as she is their caregiver when Kara and Jon are working. Kara loves to shop, her favorite local store being Maurice’s. That is one of the reasons that her store is so successful, she studies the way other stores are laid out and managed, and strives to improve all the time. Jon is an avid hunter and loves to hunt deer, duck, and turkeys; as well as spend time fishing. As a family, they love spending time with their kids at the lake, tubing, skiing and swimming. In the winter months, the Newtons love to take family trips to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. It is so beautiful there and the children love it. When they are at home, Megan loves dancing and is enrolled in a local dance studio; while Jacob is into baseball. Morgan loves eating and getting into everything. They keep their mom and dad very busy! If you haven’t had a chance to stop in to All About Fashion, 1520 E. Dixie Dr. , please stop in, browse the racks and say “Hello” to Kara or call her at (336) 6252742. You will be glad you did.
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eaders Digest magazine launched its We Hear You America contest, a $5.5M campaign effort on November 8, 2010 as a way to help towns struggling with reduced municipal, recreation and tourism budgets. Every day through February 7, 2011 residents of the Continental United States can “cheer” up to ten times daily online to try to get their town a share of the prize money. The top 10 will receive monetary awards from Reader’s Digest, as well as a write-up in the magazine’s May issue. Reader’s Digest also plans a 100-city road trip to disburse the money, spokeswoman Karen Reynolds said. In addition to the municipal prizes, each time a person votes, he/she is automatically entered to win a family road trip in a brand new car worth $35,000. No purchase, subscription or payment of any kind is necessary to participate. With the top monetary prize being $40,000 — second place $25,000 and the other runners up $10,000 — getting a write-up in Reader’s Digest may be of more value to Asheboro. A total of 10 municipal prizes will be awarded. The publicity it will create will be valuable to the area. We can build on the fact that we placed in this contest, over 1,000s of other cities in North Carolina and the United States! When Asheboro Magazine went to press, Asheboro sat firmly in 6th place, with a real shot at retaking 5th place and possibly taking over 4th. When we first learned of this contest and everyone started promoting it on Facebook back in November, Asheboro sat in 44th place, and the town has pulled together and steadily risen from there. If everyone that reads this would go on the website once a day and cheer 10 times (it takes three minutes a day) until February 7th, we could easily win this. You can vote by typing in Asheboro, NC or by using the corresponding zip codes – they all funnel to Asheboro, NC. “We Hear You America is all about giving back to the people, towns and cities across the country that have meant so much to Reader’s Digest all these years,” said Dan Lagani,
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president of Reader’s Digest Media. “We can’t think of a better way to use the power of the Reader’s Digest brand than to turn it over to the people to tell their stories and to help their communities get back on their feet again.” Some of the great ideas that Asheboro residents have posted on the website highlight the needs of the area, and tie in to the efforts the City, the Chamber of Commerce, Asheboro Cultural and Recreational Services and the North Carolina Zoo are already implementing. This contest would generate a lot of interest in and publicity for those efforts and help to put Asheboro, NC out there as a great destination. Please go to www.wehearyouamerica.readersdigest.com and vote 10 times daily from now until February 7, 2011.
A Sampling of the Asheboro Resident’s Ideas for the Use of the Contest Winnings: Green Way Needed!! Roxanne Thomas, January 03, 2011 Our town desperately needs a walking/running/biking trail. I believe that I am echoing many avid bikers, walkers, and runwww.flex-pay.com
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ners in saying this. We have several parks, but none of them provide a longer distance place like a green way. We also do not have any bike lanes, making it quite the adventure should you choose to bike on many of our two-lane roads. There are so many people in town, including myself, that would love our town to improve its park system!!
Public Park Facelift Scott Lilly, December 30, 2010 Our little town has such great potential for expanding our Arts programs. A small group is trying to organize free weekly Shakespeare in the Park performances downtown; just a little something to bring the community together and innovate our standing theatre scene. Unfortunately finances are tight and they need an initial investment to get off the ground and help bring Art and culture to those who could use it most!
Community Center Richard Morgan, December 22, 2010 We need to complete renovations on the Sunset Theatre, and build a community center not unlike the community centers in Greensboro and Winston-Salem. They have numerous standing events at those centers such as line dancing, bridge games and lessons, kid's activities, safety programs, etc.
We Need a DOG PARK! Karla Rush, December 20, 2010 Asheboro needs a Dog Park. We have several areas that are not being used that could be converted to a dog park. Please Cheer to help reach this goal.
Asheboro Diane Bell, December 14, 2010 Asheboro needs a "play" ground for our community with multi-use athletic fields, an aquatic center and a performing arts center. This would certainly enhance the lives of the citizens of Asheboro and our visitors .
Soccer Complex Leila Walker, December 12, 2010 Asheboro has a need for a soccer complex. With the land already acquired we could make this a money making GOAL if we had the fields. Look at all the revenue Burlington, Greensboro and surrounding towns are making with soccer tournaments. It would be beneficial to the zoo, hotels, restaurants and many retail stores. Soccer is Asheboro's future, hand in hand with the Zoo, Seagrove potteries and other sites.
Small Town Big Heart Melody McNeill, January 08, 2011 Our little town had been reported as one of the fastest dying cities but our community is growing with small town shops and restaurants. The locals have loyalty to their roots and our city has the NC Zoo which is one of the best in our nation! We need to bring in more attractions to promote the beauty of our state and kindness of our small town. I would love more trails/outdoor activities because of the natural simplicity in our area or educational attractions like Discovery Center, an aquarium or museums, that could tie into the zoo. Recently a Frisbee golf course and zip line were added and the possibilities are endless!! It would be an honor to see our town foster growth!
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he U.S. Figure Skating Championships, held annually since 1914, is the nation’s most prestigious figure skating event and one of the most televised and most-watched annual sporting events in the country. The event will be held at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex, where all three major components of the event – competition, practice and FanFest will be featured. "This is the first time the U.S. Championships have taken place in North Carolina," U.S. Figure Skating executive director
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David Raith stated in a news release. "We're very excited about the opportunity to bring this event to the fans of figure skating in Greensboro and throughout the state." Recent U.S. Championships have been held in Spokane, Wash. (2007, 2010); Saint Paul, Minn. (2008); and Cleveland, Ohio (2009). Securing the skating championships is a coup for this area, which USFSA officials say could provide up to a $30 million infusion to the local economy. More than 4,000 skaters, coaches, trainers, media members and fans are expected to come to Greensboro for the eight-day spectacle. Five skaters with ties to North Carolina qualified at the 2011 Eastern Sectional Championships in Aston, Pennsylvania that took place November 10-13. Ana Draovitch, 1st, Novice Ladies. Draovitch spends time between home in Raleigh, North Carolina, and training with the Skating Club of Northern Virginia. Kay Bergdolt & Miles Addison, 3rd, Novice Pairs. Bergdolt and Addison live in Raleigh, North Carolina and are affiliated with the Skating Club of North Carolina. Haley Dunne, 2nd, Junior Ladies. Dunne grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina and trained many years in Greensboro, North Carolina. Dunne now lives in the Washington DC area and is affiliated with Washington FSC. Alexander Aiken, 2nd, Junior Men. Aiken trains under Paul Wylie in Charlotte, North Carolina and is affiliated with the Atlanta Figure Skating Club. FanFest will feature a variety of activities, entertainment, and interactive booths in an area adjacent to the 2011 AT&T U.S. Figure Skating Championships. In fact, you don't even need to step outside to attend! FanFest is free and open to the public. Check the website for schedules for autograph sessions, concerts, demonstrations on our mini-sheet of ice, and more! All-Event, Weekend, Matinee and Evening packages, along with individual session tickets, are now available by visiting www.northcarolina2011.com.
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WINTER ANNUALS Colorful Winter Bed Fillers Pansy (Viola) - The most recognizable cold weather annual. Available in many varieties and colors, pansies provide striking interest when planted in winter beds, window boxes, and mixed containers. Sun/Shade (at least five hours of consistent sunlight will produce more blooms), Regularly Water/ Well Drained Soil Ornamental Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)- A very popular winter annual. The plants have tight, well rounded heads and ruffled foliage. Their colors range from white to red, with tones of pink, purple, and green. Perfect for bed planting and container gardens. Full Sun, Consistently Wet/Well-Drained Soil Kale (Brassica Napus)- Similar to cabbage except leaves do not form head. Used as a decorative landscape plant in some gardens. The leaves of the plant vary in color and texture depending on species, but many are deep green, red, and purple in color. Full Sun/Part Shade, Regularly Water/ Well Drained Soil Ornamental Mustard (Brassica Juncea, Red Giant)Put it in every garden and on every table of gardeners who love bold colors and fresh flavor. Red Giant is a brilliant maroon with deep green midribs. Full Sun/Part Shade, Regularly Water/ Well Drained Soil
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In a Winter Wonderland
Maintaining a beautiful winter landscape and preparing your gardens for spring planting. By: Faylene Whitaker
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he snow has fallen and left your yard in the glorious state of glistening bliss. But what happens when all that snow melts. The view can leave much to be desired. Never fear. There are ways to make even the coldest and dreariest of landscapes spring to life in the winter. The easiest way to improve your winter landscape is to clean up and highlight the existing natural space. Blow the leaves off all the naturally beautiful rocks and trees. You can use large rocks and drift wood to create a point of interest in your yard. Shake conifers to remove excess snow and prevent bending and breaking. Mulch your planting beds. Laying mulch not only makes the beds more pleasant to look at, but also prepares the soil underneath for spring planting. Now is the perfect time to send in soil samples to the Randolph County extension office. Find out what nutrients your soil needs to grow those spring flowers and vegetables. Remember to install upward lighting to show off your masterpiece. Perhaps you have a statue or fountain in need of lighting. Winter is a great to time to invest in a hardscape for your yard. Rock patios, waterfalls and ponds provide year-round interest and beauty. Feed your native birds. Nothing makes a winter landscape more beautiful than those cardinals and sparrows coming by for visit. Provide birdhouses, full bird feeders, and shallow water baths for your feathered friends and they will return the favor by frolicking about in your winter wonderland.
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the community's need for one he library was always a special place for me. The richest person in the world - in that they put the necessary steps in motion to not only Growing up, we did fact all the riches in the world ensure Asheboro had a public not have a lot of extra couldn't provide you with anything library but also that Randolph money so our entertainment County had a Library System needed to be inexpensive. The like the endless, incredible loot that would endure long into library afforded us countless available at your local library. the future, if not forever. hours of priceless enjoyment for free and thus we spent a -Malcolm Forbes Today, the Randolph Public Library System has libraries in great deal of time there. So much time in fact, that we were on first name basis with the Asheboro, Archdale, Franklinville, Liberty, Randleman, Ramseur and Seagrove. librarians and many of the volunteers that worked there. To move the discussion of a library for Asheboro forward, the As an adult, I still enjoy the library quite a bit although I don't have the time to spend there that I would like. It is so important nine-member bridge club formed the Randolph Library Club. to me that one of the first things I did when moving to Asheboro, With little red wagons in tow, they went door-to-door and collected after having the power and water turned on, was get a library books and funds from the community to help make their vision a card. Additionally, I attribute my children's love of reading to the reality. To raise the necessary funds for library cards and labels for the books, the club sponsored a Halloween Carnival. The only value we've placed on the Library. On February 10, 2011, the Asheboro Public Library will thing they were missing was a space to house the books. One of the members, Mrs. W.A. Underwood, Sr. secured a rentcelebrate its 75th year of serving the community. On that day 75 years ago, Asheboro acquired one of its most precious assets free space above the drug store which gave the club everything it in two rooms above Standard Drug Store in downtown Asheboro. needed to open the library. After cleaning the two rooms, making The Asheboro Public Library started as the vision of nine curtains and having shelves built and installed, the Asheboro members of a bridge club. Although, they had no books, money Library opened on February 10, 1936 despite the eight inches or a location to establish the Library, they felt so strongly about of snow on the ground!
Meet the Library’s New Director-Ross Holt
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oss and I have been friends on Facebook for several months and we've had short conversations at various local events over the same time, but I've never had a lengthy discussion with him. That is, until we sat down to discuss the library's 75th anniversary. The first time I met Ross, I noticed he is very likeable and has the gift of making people feel at
ease. He listens attentively and doesn't answer questions offhandedly, but gives each one the thought it deserves. In short, he is the type of guy you would like to have a substantive conversation with. Ross Holt, an Asheboro native, began working at the library in 1986. Prior to that he had spent nine months working as a reporter. While he liked many of the duties related to being a journalist, he realized the research end of the business was more interesting to him, making a job at the library a perfect fit. He was appointed head of Reference in 1994, and Assistant Director in 2006. In addition to public service and Reference duties, he shepherded the library’s transition from paper records to automation, and managed implementation of public Internet service. The first thing I noticed about Ross during the interview was his passion for his work. He shared the history of the Library's beginnings with me with the type of enthusiasm you would expect from someone telling the story for the first
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by Dave Johnson time. He had all the facts and figures committed to memory and never used notes to answer any of my questions. It was obvious that Ross knows as much about the Asheboro Library as any person can know. Here are some of the questions I asked and his answers in no particular order. Q: What is your favorite book of all time? A: Just one? If I have to limit it to just one, it would have to be The Eagle Has Landed. It is a fascinating book set in World War II and Hitler’s idea to kidnap Winston Churchill as a show of Nazi strength. I first read it in 8th grade and it was so good it made me want to keep reading. I read the book six times before the end of high school. Q: What is one of the biggest differences between the library today and when you started in 1986? A: There are many differences, but the biggest has to be the availability of
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It was so well received that almost all of the original 384 books were checked out. Over the next few years, under the direction of Blanche Walker, an assistant hired by the club to help manage the library,as the first official librarian, members of the club volunteered their time in order to keep the library humming along. In 1937, the City of Asheboro, seeing the value of this new community asset, allocated $25 a month to support the library. In 1940, the Randolph County Commissioners appointed a Board of Trustees and allocated $50 a month to the library, so it qualified to receive state funds. The Library has been relocated several times over the years, before finding its current home on Worth Street in 1964. It was housed at the Asheboro Armory, the Municipal Building and in the basement of the Randolph Courthouse. In 1993, a City bond referendum provided the funds to completely renovate the information. In 1986 we were only able to answer 45-50% of the reference questions. Today, we can answer 99%. I would have said 100%, but there is always the impossible question. With most people having access to most information on the Internet, nowadays, libraries are about the personal touch. Q: What is the best part of your job here at the library? A: The People. I love seeing and talking to the people as they come through the door every day. And, the kids that grow up in the library. I enjoy hearing back from them over the years. Q: What do you see as the library’s biggest challenge moving forward? A: The shift in format from print to digital and being able to keep up with it. For example, in the 70s and 80s we had the strongest record collection in the State up until 1986. Then in 1987 it was like someone flicked a switch and everyone
existing Library. The Library has meeting rooms that local groups can use free of charge. The facilities are open to public, private and business groups; although reservations must be made in advance. The Library and the Friends sponsor programs throughout the year for those of all ages. From discussion groups, storytellers, musicians, and the Holiday Cabaret with Lane Ragsdale and friends, they offer something for everyone. The Library has come a long way since nine women meeting for a game of bridge decided Asheboro needed one. It is now a staple in the community and one of the many services that makes Asheboro a fantastic place to live. It now contains over 200,000 books, audio books, tapes and DVDs; there is something for everyone.
from 0 to 99. We have Movie Mondays twice a month where we show a movie for free and of course we have free Wi-Fi. Additionally, we are going to be the city’s after-hours help desk for the school’s 1-to-1 laptops and virtual classroom Q: What are some of the things the library system, moodle (an open source course management system). is doing to meet that demand? A: In a consortium with other North My head was spinning after my Carolina libraries, through our site randquest.org, we offer downloadable meeting with Ross. It is obvious to me audio books. We also have a complete that the library is in great hands and that online auto repair database, online foreign there is no better person suited to be the language tutorials, and online career new Director. I also gained a new found resources including a virtual guidance respect for the library and the challenges center. Plus, we’ve partnered with it faces in the future to stay current wowbrary.com so folks can get free alerts as a resource of information services. and reserve newly released books, movies It’s come a long way since its humble and music. Randquest.com has a stunning beginnings in 1936, and I have no doubt that Ross will build upon the momentum variety of research resources. it has gained over the years to continue Q: Is there anything else you’d like people to provide the community with one of the to know about the library? best libraries available. A: There is a lot for people to discover and there is something here for all ages wanted music on CDs. This year, the Kindle was Amazon.com’s top selling item. As a library, we have to keep up with the demand for digital information. Obviously, this can be very expensive.
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Earn it, Value it, Love it By Bianca Tyler
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t’s another New Year and along with the promise of a new Even the Scout handbook points out that a good Scout helps body, a new car or even a new relationship, has the thought out around the home as a productive member of the family unit. of a new focus on your finances come to mind? One evening we had a couple and their son over for a visit. For some, no. But for many, the hopes of getting it together Later that night we went upstairs to say hi to the boys who were financially has not only been a dream, but even a life-long struggle. engrossed in a video game and the father pointed at the chart. Why is it that our grandparents, and “What’s that!” he laughed sarcastically. even parents, had a knack for saving, When we explained that our son had maintaining the household and family and earned and saved over $1,000 of his even building a nest egg? And why does it allowance and birthday/holiday money seem that there’s a whole new generation over the last couple of years, he burst out where many feel entitled to anything and laughing and said, “That’s nothing! Our kid everything? Again, I believe, it comes has over 5 grand in the bank and we just down to parenting. give it to him!” I remember a specific incident many Our son’s beaming smile vanished years ago when our son was around 10 instantly as his buddy sniggered at him years old. He had a dry-erase chart in his with a mocking grin equal to his dad’s. room and actually earned his allowance. Earning does more than add to one’s GASP! Yes, we didn’t just hand him cash bank account. It builds self-esteem, at the end of the week, he had a list of ageyoung or old, teaches independence and “He had a dry-erase chart in his appropriate chores, like feeding the pets dependability and, I can almost guarantee, room and actually earned his and giving them fresh water daily. if a devastating financial crisis hit these allowance. “
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two boys in the future, one would handle it much differently than the other and be able to save and survive economically because he was given the tools at a young age. Fast cash in the bank has neither sweat nor personal investment in it; it is valued differently by the person who actually earned it. Which brings me to the next point. How young is too young for “The Chart?” Our 5-year-old does not have a chore’s chart and she does not earn allowance yet. However, a year ago I just could not see giving in to another small stuffed animal – and $12.00 at that. I gently explained “it was many, many monies…” which, of course, meant absolutely nothing to our preschooler, so we agreed to make a chart and “earn” it. She had to do 5 things each day like say her “pleases” and “thank you’s,” listen to her teachers, sleep through the entire night without waking us up, etc. By day’s end, we would give her one dollar. The outcome was simply fantastic. She took ownership of the chart, decorated it as she wished, taped each dollar on herself, and understood it took a long 12 days to earn that small, black kitty
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cat. (Note: To alleviate a potential “learning moment catastrophe,” I had covertly purchased one of two kitties and had the store owner hold it just to make sure it was there on the big day! So when our daughter went to the store to “visit kitty,” one was on the shelf and one was tucked safely away behind the counter.) On the final day, we took the entire chart to the store and she picked up her sweet little kitty and then gave the clerk “her monies.” People at the nearby village stores had routed her on day by day as everyone heard her proud story of how she was saving up for her kitty. The Bright Spot - the ability to earn is a real gift you can give your child that will last a lifetime.
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community news briefs
Sara Smith Self Gallery Presents “the razure of oblivion: new work by Ross A. Holt”
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he Randolph Arts Guild is set to feature an exhibition of new work by artist Ross A. Holt in its Sara Smith Self Gallery during the month of January. An Opening Reception will be held on Tuesday, January 4th from 5:30pm - 7:30pm Ross A. Holt is a poet with the camera. In his work there is a subtle beauty that far transcends the photographic medium. He finds and collects images, never staging, never lighting, and aside from some occasional cropping, the final image is presented essentially the way that he and the camera saw it. This speaks to the true skill of Holt’s eye as an artist. Ross states, “I seek to make images that, as T.S. Eliot said about good poetry, communicate before they are understood...”, and therein lies the strength and subtle beauty of Holt’s work. One need not know the objects from which the photos are taken or even that they’re photos in the first place to enjoy the bounty of their harvest. In addition to the exhibition, Holt will join the Guild for a “Lunch and Learn” on Tuesday, January 25th, from noon to 1pm. This monthly event features an informal opportunity for the public to interact with the artists featured in the Sara Smith Self Gallery. The event is free and the public is encouraged to bring a bag lunch. Ross A. Holt’s work has been featured in numerous solo and exhibitions from around the state and region. For more information please call the Randolph Arts Guild at 336-6290399 or email arts@asheboro.com for more information. The Guild is located at 123 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro, NC 27203. Hours: M-F 10am -- 5pm, Saturday 10am-2pm.
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id you know handmade valentines are good for the heart? Jacquie Reininger is here on Saturday February, 5th from noon -- 3pm to show you how to make one-of-a-kind simple paper craft stationery. Jacquie's Valentine Class is spirited and lively as she guides everyone through a variety of card designs. Many cards have a unique feature that really make them pop. You'll have an opportunity to embellish the cards with included materials. Then it's up to you to compose a sonnet or letter, or include a token of your affection to make each card a perfect valentine. All supplies and tools are provided. The class is $25. Pre-register by Friday, January 28th. Bring a bag lunch. For more information and to register for the class, contact the Randolph Arts Guild at 336-629-0399.
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ark Joyce is a well known character around Asheboro. As the General Managing Partner of Rockola Café for the past eleven years, he spent a lot of time getting to know the citizens of Asheboro, and getting involved in community events and fundraisers through that role. Mark was born in Winchester, VA, but grew up in Charleston, SC. During the summers, he worked at a summer church camp on Seabrook Island. He spent some time backpacking through Europe, and when he returned, worked as a General Manager in the hotel industry for several years. His ex-wife grew up in Liberty, so when they relocated they chose to live close. In 1994, Ann worked for Enterprise Rent-A-Car. The Human Resources Manager for Battleground Restaurant Group (BRG) rented a car from her. After a conversation, Mark submitted a resume to him and when one thing led to another, on July 5, 1994 Mark started working for them. Mark opened the Asheboro Rockola Café in 1999. Over the course of several years, he made the restaurant one of the crown jewels of BRG. Mark loved the interactions with his customers at Rockola. He watched the local kids grow up from 5 and 7 years old to working for him in the restaurant. He is a tough taskmaster, but more than fair. In fact, he became somewhat of a father figure to the staff and they looked up to him. While it was great to have fun, at the end of the day it was all about the customer. “Our job is making the customer feel they have been taken care of. If I’m cranky, there is a guest that is less than satisfied, and that’s just not acceptable.” Many years ago, Patrick O’Hara from the YMCA and Mark sat down and putting their heads together came up with the annual Father/Daughter prom in April. They put together a great night for fathers to take their daughters out for a special evening. Mark also supported many of the school and church organizations through the use of the parking lot for car washes, gift cards for raffles and fundraisers. They also fed all the volunteers at the JV Holiday Classic Basketball Tournaments, which raised money for the YMCA Scholarship
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people. Fund. “I don’t think people knew how much we gave back to the community.” Mark was surprised and humbled by the outpouring from the Facebook community this week in support of his new venture. Some of my favorites are listed here:
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Mark, I just heard … Randy and I are devastated! Please tell me that you are going to stay in Asheboro you always have made me feel so welcomed there and you will certainly be missed! I am so blessed to have had the opportunity to get to know you over the years! Keep us posted on what you will be doing! Melissa B. I will miss you Mark. I am so glad I had a chance to get to know you and work with you. You made coming to work every day more enjoyable. I hope you come see us again one day, you were the best manager ever!!! :Katy C. Good luck, Mark. It was always a pleasure seeing you when I visited the Rock. Hope to be able to help you with any new opportunity that comes your way. Tony W. I have enjoyed getting to know you over the last twelve years. I still remember sitting down with you before the doors even opened to the public. You have been a wonderful community supporter and made Rock Ola a great place to eat in Asheboro and always went above and beyond for the customer. Thanks for the memories friend! Stephanie B. Mark just wanted to let u know that u helped me through a lot when i needed it the most and that will always mean the world to me and u are the best...no doubt about it!!! Amber C. Mark looks forward to what’s coming in the future, and is even now looking into opportunities in Asheboro to open his own place. He’s anxious to get started and get back to the business of making customers feel like they are welcome and part of the family. volume1 issue 6 asheboromagazine.com 23
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A special Thank You to the folks who generously contributed pictures of the snow throughout the magazine: Angie Kahn, Ginger Jordan, Darwin Smith & Edward Arroyo.
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recently received a press release about a local bluegrass band, Nu-Blu, playing at the Sunset Theatre on January 29, 2011. Because it is one of our goals to promote local artists and musicians, instead of publishing the press release, I contacted the band members to set up a lunch and interview them for the January edition of Asheboro Magazine. When I was a kid living in Fayetteville, my mom dated a man from Benson named Leroy. Leroy was a nice enough man who drove a burgundy Cutlass Supreme. His CB handle was Cutlass Kid. Try as he might, he couldn’t convince my mother to marry him which was OK for me because I was the beneficiary of his efforts. I guess he figured if he showed my mother what a great father he could be to me, she might give in and become Mrs. Cutlass Kid. Leroy lived by the philosophy, “Go Big or Go Home” even though this popular saying was not part of the vernacular back in seventies. When he failed to impress my mom with an idea, he came back with something bigger and better. This kept life interesting because I never knew where we might end up on any given day. And this is how I got introduced to Bluegrass Music - a Leroy trip (as they became affectionately
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known) to the Grand Ole Opry. I guess if you are going to get introduced to Bluegrass Music, there are worse ways to go about it. I can’ t tell you who was playing on that particular day, what songs were sung or much else about the experience except that it was on this day I became a bluegrass music fan. Whether you realize it or not, you’ve most likely been exposed to bluegrass music at one time or another. Although it is known as a sub-genre of country music, its heritage can be traced back to the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish emigrants. But the way the father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe, describes the genre says it best; “Scottish bagpipes and ole-time fiddlin’. It’s Methodist and Holiness and Baptist. It’s blues and jazz, and it has a high lonesome sound. It’s plain music that tells a good story. It’s played from my heart to your heart, and it will touch you. Bluegrass is music that matters.” Nu-Blu was formed in September, 2003 by Carolyn and Daniel Routh, a husband and wife team from Siler City. They met through their music, and when Daniel ran into Carolyn at Wal*Mart one day and found out that she was looking for a bass player – he agreed to learn the instrument to fill the role. They worked together and became best friends. During Thanksgiving
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weekend in 2003, Carolyn suffered two strokes and nearly lost her life. Daniel never left her side through the months of rehab that followed. They got married on June 16, 2006. Carolyn, on bass, provides lead vocals with an impressive clarity and range. Daniel, on guitar, brings his songwriting and vocal talents to the group. They added Kendall Gales on mandolin and Levi Austin on banjo and vocals to round out the group. As a team, they work tremendously hard at their craft. They work out of Daniel’s state of the art home studio. Carolyn and Daniel attribute the success of the band to the hard work and dedication of the amazing team they have put together over the past year. It’s amazing the people you need if you are going to be successful, and to the Rouths, this is a business. They have their manager, Steve Johnson with Mountain Music Entertainment; their media liaison, Penni McDaniel with Hope River Entertainment; Karen Kouns, their booking agent with Main Street Entertainment; and tour support, to name a few. They launched the Nights CD this year, and the airplay from that has been phenomenal. It was on Roots Music Report for six months, and was as high as #7 at one point. It was on the Americana charts for over five weeks, which is unheard of for a local band. The album also debuted on the EuroAmericana charts at #10. Nu-Blu enjoys playing small venues, and one of the most memorable shows was in Asheville, at Jack of the Woods, where the crowd was really into the music and the energy was high. They play in 300 to 1,500
capacity venues, and get up close to the people they are performing for. Bluegrass fans are dedicated, and you always know where you stand. They also play several festivals through the year both in North Carolina and throughout the states. They have been booked for a Canadian Tour in July, and have had some interest in an Ireland tour. They launched a Christmas single the last week of November, and it shot straight to #1 on the AirPlay Direct Local Music Chart. This service also plays music submitted by Taylor Swift and Tim McGraw. They are currently working on a new CD, and are hoping for a mid-summer release. They are kicking off their 2011 touring season with a local concert. -Dan Fogelberg On January 29, 2011 they are playing at the Sunset Theatre with Darrin & Brooke Aldridge. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased in advance at the Asheboro Cultural and Recreation Services office across the street at 241 Sunset Avenue, or by calling 336-626-1240, ext. 1. After the Cutlass Kid and my mom went their separate ways, I drifted away from listening to Bluegrass on a regular basis. I’ve spent most of my adult life living in Maine where they have a few Bluegrass festivals each year but they’re easy to miss because the folk music scene is so vibrant. One of the commitments I made to myself, along with eating as much bar-b-que as humanly possible, was to pick up where the Cultass Kid left me as far as Bluegrass is concerned. After meeting Nu-Blu and listening to their album online, I can tell you the transition is going to be easier than anticipated. Nu-Blu is just one more hidden gem in the area and another reason I am happy to call Asheboro home.
“It seems like bluegrass people have more great stories to tell than other musicians.”
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SOJOURNEY By David Lowa
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January. The former guidelines concerning solitude apply in this scenario as well. Take one of those folding lawn chairs with the webbing and a cooler with two of those little chemical hand warmers wrapped around a pair of country ham biscuits. Set up the chair facing east, put your feet up on the rail and peel the wrapper off your first biscuit. As the sun just starts to crack the horizon punch the play button on your iPod and ingest the original cut of the Beatles singing Hear Comes the Sun. Make sure your mouth is empty as the sun continues to climb, its impolite to eat biscuits with your mouth open while looking into the source of life. It easy to come to the conclusion that there is very little redemptive to be said about our human companions on this globe, and in truth that conclusion is often well proved by our everyday contact with each other. However, no matter what your theological/spiritual conviction it cannot be denied that there is a more than beautiful order to things unlikely to be of our making. Here’s another example: Get in the car and run out to the coast, someplace on the Pamlico Sound. Rent a big enough boat that you can stretch out on the deck, take a sleeping bag and plenty of bug repellant. You will want to do this example in the warmer months, but it’s easy to remember as a resource in the colder months. Don’t be tempted to point the bow at the open sea rather do just the opposite. Run up or down the coast until you are completely out of sight of any habitation and find a small creek to run up. You will shortly find yourself surrounded by weedy marsh and black smelly mud flats. Throw out the anchor and lower a crab trap with a good sized fish head in it. Dip a galvanized bucket into the water and draw about half a bucket full. Put the bucket on the camping stove with the handful of clean seaweed that you have found out in the open water. Open your first brew and sit in the sun and listen. At first you will notice only the wind in the rushes and the
f you’re the kind of person that can’t let a New Year pass without making a really interesting resolution, and you have determined that this is the year that you will fully understand man and his place here on earth, do yourself a favor and get a fresh copy of Handel’s Messiah. Try to find one with which you can follow the music, one with the complete choral accompaniment. Wait till everyone is out of the house and you are alone, I don’t mean simply without people or pets, I mean that alone place where it’s just you and your questions. Believe me; we all have a place like that. It’s that place just about where your belly button is that tells you that something’s not right. You know, where the warning animal lives. Good, now that you are sure that you have arrived in the new alone, slide the diskette into the player and crank the volume to supersonic. Please resist the urge to dance; to some people this is sacred music. The origin of man will become clear before this piece of music ends and when your family returns you will seem remarkably changed to them. Here’s another method: You know that fire tower over on Dave’s mountain? The one with all the antenna sticking out of it. Find out who controls it, I would start with the fire department, and get permission to climb it. Make your ascent at 4:30 AM on any week day just as long it is the month of 28 ASHEBORO Magazine January 2011
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boat is still afloat. If you have tried this experiment on a moon tide you may find yourself sitting on the bottom. It makes no real difference, you will be here a while anyway and the water always comes back. The first thing you might notice is how cold it is. It’s not really cold; it was just real hot the day before. All of the noises that you listened to as you fell asleep are gone now. The wind is beginning to stand up and the tops of the reeds are moving without the unison they will acquire after sunrise. Off in the east, the Banks are just now beginning to be silhouetted like finely clipped faces in black construction paper in a Victorian frame. As your gyro begins to spin up you have the natural tendency to try to locate yourself by defining what it is you are looking at on the horizon. “Ah, yes,” you say, “there’s the Hatteras Inlet light”, and at that instant your navigational system aligns, your gyro hits operational speed and hunger explodes in your stomach. Some fresh water goes on the stove for face washing and coffee and a tuna fish sandwich, packed just for the coming of the sun, comes out of the cooler. Now there is a rosy glow in the east. All of the sea birds on the sound seem to be flying directly into it, modern day Icarus’ all ready to die for the warmth and promise the glow represents. It won’t be long before they disappear into the furnace. slap of water against the side of the boat as it swings with the tide and the breeze. As the sun goes down and it begins to get dark you will lose your frame of reference and the boat will swing without you noticing it. Try not to forget that it is swinging; try to imagine where it is in relation to the anchor that is holding it. This exercise will help keep your gyro fairly stable and give you courage. Bring up the Crab trap and put the six blue claws that have committed suicide in the name of your awakening into the now boiling bucket of water and seaweed. When they have turned from sea greenish blue to red, dinner is ready. Open your second brew. When the stove is turned off and the munching has stopped and the crab bodies have been returned to the sea, a new silence will invade your senses. The world that you never see will begin to come to life all around you. The things that live in the mud will become apparent because you will be able to hear them breath. Animals that live on crustaceans will be heard crunching their way through the night and the wind will stop entirely. You would think that everything would grow silent, but in fact the world becomes quite noisy as nocturnal life scurries along visiting with or eating one another. Open your third brew and unroll you sleeping bag. As you hunker down and your center of gravity settles your gyro will send a message to your circadian center to shut down. That’s the last thing you will remember of that day. If you are lucky the sea birds will find you in the morning before the sun makes its appearance. Sea birds are creatures of routine. They dislike anything that appears out of order and a small boat shoved up in the marshes at day break is certainly not what they will be expecting. If by chance you did not clear the fragments of last night’s repast completely out of the boat, they will come and investigate the crime scene and steal away with the evidence, squawking their report to any others that are willing to listen. It is this reporting that will slowly bring you to your senses. If you have been lucky the
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Suddenly, actually suddenly, a small crescent of fire breaches the horizon. For an instant everything stops and bows towards this phenomenon. It is the source of warmth and sustenance for the world. It brings with it a new promise filled with opportunity and renewal. As it rises it stretches out its hand and reaches across the sound, its path streaked with fire and color. Nothing will stop it from finding you and as it does you feel it enter your chest and teach you all about the Alpha and Omega. This is today’s Alpha. The boat returned, you get in the car and drive wide eyed the 150 miles or so to home, your mind ablaze with the experience of the last 24 hours. You’re there before noon and you figure you will stop at the local diner for a belated pile of bacon and eggs. The waitress, who has known you all of your life, brings you your coffee and gives you a once over and asks, “Where have you been”? “To Church,” you reply. “Looking like that?” she says. “No Church I know would let you in”. And there’s the point. Emanuel Swedenborg, an 18th century scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic and theologian in his written works alludes to the fact that we are living the heaven that we will inherit when we meet our own personal Omega. The life we are living and the heaven we inherit are one in the same, so it just simply makes sense to live a good full life. Now, it’s easy to slide off into the definitional arguments that have to do with full and good. Let’s not do that. So here’s the fulfillment of your resolution: simply look for all that is your good and your full in all living and miraculous things, and be comforted by the fact that we are all looking for the same thing. AVS Catering, Inc has been a member of the Chamber for 30+ years. There are numerous advantages to being a member of our local chamber. Networking opportunities, community development & involvement, and our chamber’s sincere desire to grow local business are just a few of the reasons AVS Catering supports the Chamber. Some things you do just because it’s the right thing to do for your community… This is one of them! Michael W. Lee – President, AVS Catering, Inc.
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ayla Lewallen is not your typical nine year old. Yes, she likes Justin Beiber and watches the Wizards of Waverly Place on Disney, but aside from that – she is far from typical. Kayla is the 2009 & 2010 Limited Wrangler National High Points Champion, and the 2010 Wrangler World Reserve Champion. She competes in cowboy mounted shooting events. Kayla has been riding horses since she was 4 years old, and can ride any size horse. Her parents own 14 horses, and the whole family competes in the shooting events. They have participated in several hundred competitions over the years, racing in more than 12 states, including Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Indiana, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama. Cowboy Mounted Shooting is one of the fastest growing equestrian sports in the Nation. Mounted contestants compete in this fast action timed event using two .45 caliber single action revolvers each loaded with five rounds of specially prepared black powder ammunition. The Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association "C.M.S.A." has a variety of levels of competition for everyone, ranging from novice levels to the
seasoned professional. At Kayla’s level, she rides the course as fast as she can and then dismounts to shoot her targets. For each balloon she misses, five seconds gets added to her “run time.” Her brother Trevor was the 2007 Limited Wrangler National High Points Champion. At age 10, he became North Carolina’s 1st Limited Wrangler National High Points Champion. In 2006 at the age of six, Kayla auditioned for a part in a very special movie, filmed in Randolph County. It was the story of her great grandfather, Jimmy Lewallen, and the early days of NASCAR. Even though she was related to the main character of the movie, she went through round after round of auditions, just like any actor and made it through all three cuts against some very experienced competition. She was selected for the part of Rita in the movie, and spent several months on and off the set in Archdale during filming. The movie released on January 11th, and can be rented or purchased at Blockbuster, Netflix, RedBox, Wal*Mart, Amazon and iTunes or go to www.reddirtrising.com. With all these other activities keeping her busy, Kayla still manages to maintain her straight A average in her 4th grade
kayla lewallen class at Hopewell Elementary. She loves school, adores her teachers, and she is the first one to the barn every morning to start the chores in the summer! Kayla is interested in becoming a veterinarian when she grows up. She loves animals and wants to own her own Animal Hospital. She loves to dance and act, and has plans to audition for Randolph Youth Theatre Company productions as time permits. She has also been approached about auditioning for other upcoming movies, so who knows where we will see Kayla popping up next!
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life is like a box of chocolates
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by Dave Johnson
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think I am starting to get the hang of writing these wine reviews. I have even started using some of the snooty terminology like tannins. It isn't as tedious as I thought it would be. In fact, it is quite fun and I would recommend that everyone that enjoys wine do a little research about the bottle that you are about to drink. After a while, you will be able to speak wine with the best of them if that is your desire. If not, at least you'll know a little more about the wine you are drinking than you did before you popped the cork or unscrewed the cap. This month's wine comes to us from the Barossa Valley in Southern Australia which is a major wine-producing region and tourist destination about 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Adelaide. The vineyard, Rocland Estate, is family owned and one of the more progressive from the region. The bottle, 2007 Chocolate Box Shiraz, is as good as the hype and marketing behind it. So much so it was given a score of 90 by Wine Enthusiast Magazine. All for under $15 per bottle. I could stop here, but this wine has a great story that needs to be told. Let's start with the label. I tend to try new wines by how the label speaks to me. That is, if it is artistically appealing or
especially creative from a marketing standpoint and it is in my price range, I will try it at least once. The pin-up girl that grace the Chocolate Box label is reminiscent of a simpler time when a box of chocolates would have been an appreciated gift by most women. And, I have always said there is beauty in simplicity; I am not sure why we feel the need to complicate things. Chocolate Box is a simple wine that drinks like something much more complicated. It is made from 100% Shiraz (Australian for Syrah) grapes, basket-pressed and fermented to 14.9% apv, then aged for 18 months in new and seconduse American and French oak hogsheads. The wine is a clear, deep garnet with a magenta edge, with decent aromas of dark plums, blackberries, and cracked peppercorn on the nose, nuanced by mocha espresso and eucalyptus. It is medium to full-bodied in the mouth, very fruit forward, but with some acidity and mild, ripe tannins keeping things in line. There are certainly chocolate flavors here, but not as dominant as the label might suggest. In other words, in an era where blending grapes is not only trendy but becoming the norm, Chocolate Box is what it is and that is what makes it simple. Another trait of simple wines is that they drink well with just about everything. Certainly chocolate would be one of the things you drink the bottle with. For me, it made the Lindt Chocolates in my Christmas stocking taste somehow more gratifying, as if chocolate could be anything but. It also made the lettuce in a grilled chicken salad taste more, like lettuce and less like the bag in which it was packaged. And finally, it made for a great glass of drink-it-by-itself-after-a-long-hard-day-atwork wine. This is, by far, one of the most versatile wines I have had the pleasure of drinking. If you like Shiraz, get away from the Yellow Tales and the other ubiquitous vintages sold in grocery stores all across the planet and give your taste buds the treat they deserve. You won't be sorry. Locally, you can purchase 2007 Rocland Estate Chocolate Box at Lumina Wine and Beer for $13.99 a bottle (we suggest a case) until February 14th. While you're there, tell them the wine snob from Asheboro Magazine sent you.
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Beef and Mushroom Ragu Ragu or Ragout in recipes is a meat based sauce, canned or fresh tomatoes usually not added By Devin Allen
Ingredients - ¼ pound mushrooms, cleaned and coarsely chopped (wild, porcini, button, any) - 1 medium yellow onion, diced - 8 tablespoons vegetable oil - ¼ pound pancetta, diced - 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped - 2 tbsp parsley, chopped - 1 teaspoon dried thyme - 1 ½ pounds ground beef, 80/20 or 85/15 - 1 ½ cups red wine (Frank’s Retaggio if you can spare it. If not, something more on the dry side) - 2 small cans tomato paste (3/4 pound give or take) - 2 ½ cups water - 1 ½ teaspoons salt - 1 pound penne, fettuccini, ziti, or lasagna if you are so inclined
Preparation 1. Heat olive oil to medium heat. Add the pancetta and sauté until golden (2 minutes). Add garlic, onions, mushrooms, parsley, and thyme. Saute until soft, about 5 minutes. 2. Reduce heat to medium low, add beef and sauté, breaking apart as it cooks, until lightly browned (2-3 minutes) 3. Stir in the red wine and let reduce slightly (3 minutes), then add the water, tomato paste and salt. Mix well. Bring to a light boil then lower heat to a simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes. 4. Toss with your pasta of choice (thick cuts work best) or let sauce cool and layer it in lasagna. 5. Enjoy with a glass of Retaggio.
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”I Believe I Have a Vacuum leak...” By Rosie Goldstein
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&G Automotive is an auto repair shop and state inspection station on Old Liberty Road in Asheboro, opened by Gil and Rosie Goldstein in August, 2009. Customers come in everyday with all types of issues, from a tire going low to major engine problems. In November 2009, a customer came in with a car that was just not running right. Mike Moore met Gil Goldstein for the first time when he said, “I believe my 1995 Mustang GT has a vacuum leak. Can you fix that?” This is where the story begins…………. Mike, who owns Sentry Fire Protection Co. here in Asheboro, bought the bright 'screaming yellow' car in March of 2009 with the idea of having a nice, sporty car that he could tinker with and squeeze some extra horsepower out of. Mike had originally set out to find his dream car, a 1989 Mustang GT when he came across the ‘95 beauty. Although it wasn't the car he was looking for, it had the potential, Mike thought, to be a strong street car. He had made a few minor upgrades in the short time he had owned the car, but knew there was much more potential lurking under that bright yellow hood. Having never really taken on a project car, the search began for someone who could guide him and help him out with some of the issues he was encountering. Mike talked to and met with a few other professionals in and around town before he ran into Gil.
When Gil made a few comments on small, specific details about the car that he would change, Mike knew he had found his guy. Something that most people do not know about Gil Goldstein, the owner of G&G, is that although he has run many auto repair shops throughout the years, his automotive career started in the early 1970’s when he worked building and tuning muscle cars and drag racing cars. You know - Mustangs, Cudas, GTOs, Roadrunners, Chevelles, Camaros, Firebirds - all the great cars. He worked for Super Cars LTD, a performance/speed shop in NY, then purchased the business where he continued to build high quality vehicles, making lots of guys and gals happy with their special cars. On that day in November when Mike and his yellow Mustang stopped by and said “ its just not running right”, they began a wild ride! Gil listened to the car and the customer, as he always does. Gil realized this customer wanted a little more than just making the car run right. Mike was right in his first assessment, the car did have some major vacuum and oil leaks. A careful inspection revealed the intake manifold was leaking badly in more than one place, the transmission and the rear axle were both leaking oil. Mike gave the go ahead to remove the engine and transmission, do a thorough tear down and inspection of all components. Over the next few months, they developed plans to rebuild the complete engine. The plan was to tear the motor down, and put it back together with all carefully selected high performance
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specialty parts, and custom machine work. At the time, Gil was just finishing up a 1933 Ford Hot Rod project for his brother, who lives in Florida. Also there are the regular daily auto repairs that are the main business at G&G. As Gil began taking the car apart, he found more things that needed fixing, or that could be changed to improve the end result. As the engine project was in progress, he turned his attention to the car. In collaboration with Mike, they developed a plan of enhancements that created a complete package designed around the new engine. Upgrades of the brake system, fuel system, ignition system, suspension, and more. This would create a matched package that would compliment and work in unison with the designed engine upgrades. One day, Mike walks into the shop to see not only the engine out of his car, but every single thing out from under the hood (which of course was off!), every wire, bolt, seat, console, transmission, brakes, and rear end, out of the car! One by one, all the new systems were designed, and custom parts were ordered or fabricated. Over the course of the next 8 months, Gil worked
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to get these new systems installed. Many so called “bolt on” parts did not fit or work as manufactured, and this required many hours of reengineering, or designing and manufacturing from scratch. Mike had decided to keep the car fuel injected, as it had been from the factory, and of course, this was a computerized car, adding to the complexity of the project. The complete fuel system was removed from the car and an all new, aircraft quality, high volume system was installed. This included a complete custom design and fabricated fuel injection system on the engine. All the brake lines in the rear of the car were removed and replaced with all new lines and hoses. The complete brake system was gone through, replacing any parts considered worn or not up to the coming task of slowing this beast down! The high performance Gel Battery was relocated to the trunk, with all new race quality cables installed to carry the current. This allowed room up front for the competition ignition system. The rear suspension was replaced to handle the new power. The front suspension was upgraded with all new parts where necessary. The front chassis crossmember was removed and modified to accommodate the new race car style oil pan installed on the engine. When all that was done, the engine compartment and complete front chassis was painted by Tim Freeman at Kustom Body and Paint, and all the wiring and underhood parts were reinstalled, paying close attention to fit and finish. Then, attention turned to the rear axle. It was completely disassembled and rebuilt with all new parts, including the gears which had to be changed to a new ratio to work with the new engine package. Finally, the transmission was taken apart, inspected, and new parts were installed to complete the rebuild of the entire drivetrain! The engine was more of the same, with many special parts selected and custom machined to create a 347 cubic inch high
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performance V-8 that, as Mike said, would be able to be driven daily on the street, and still go to the races on the weekend and provide outstanding performance, and durability. The internal parts were carefully selected to provide that driveability and performance, and are unique to this engine. This was no “off the shelf’ package. It was designed and assembled completely by Gil. All custom machine work was done by Victory Racing Engines of Trinity. Final assembly of the car again required adding and matching of parts and some additional creativity to make everything work together. This included a complete custom exhaust system fabricated and installed by G&G, designed to Mike’s requirements. And, after 2 sets of mufflers were tried, Mike could actually hear himself think in the car, and hear his sound system! Since this was a project that took special attention and care, Gil worked on it after hours and mostly weekends when he had the quiet time to get into what he really loves to do, without interruption. Of course that means there were days that the car was not touched at all. Mike, as an expectant father, was anxiously awaiting the day he could drive his car. Spring came and went, and there was still much to do. Summer came to an end, we passed the 9 month point, and we were getting closer. Now that it was starting to look more like a car again, Mike was at the shop almost every day. Mike kept asking “Can we start the car now, can we start the car now?” Gil was still about 2 weeks away from starting the car for the first time. The final Asheboro Cruise In was getting close, and the goal was to be there! Ironically, when the moment finally arrived to start the car, Mike was out of town on business! Gil turned the key, and nothing! The engine would not crank over! As it turned out, there was an electrical connection that had never been touched, that failed. So once that was found, a quick snip of the pliers - connect two wires, turn the key, the car
jumped to life, and the world sighed! Mike was called, and finally heard his baby run! So, the car was running, but there were still some things to do, before Mike could take his Mustang, which was now named “Christine” ( for those of you who may remember the Stephen King movie about the car “Christine”). Two weeks later, Mike was able to take the Mustang home and prepare it for its debut at Asheboro’s final cruise in for the summer. It was parked there on display with the other G&G vehicles at our location in Bicentenial park. Many people stopped by to admire it, not having any idea what it had taken to get the car to that point. Mike and his family finally enjoyed cruising the town in the Mustang. Mike is a stickler for details, and appreciates that same attention to detail that Gil provides. "It's Gil's focus and attention to the little things that made the decision to go with him such an easy one. He and I share a lot of the same approach to our work and how our customers are taken care of," says Mike who understands the value of good communication and customer service. From the factory, these cars came with about 185 horsepower to the wheels, and about 270 foot pounds of torque (torque is what plants you in your seat). Gil and Mike are well on their way to doubling the horsepower output which currently sits around 380, and increasing the torque output to the 400 foot pound range. Mike says "I am certain there are other things we could've done to increase the output and power, but Gil came up with the perfect combination to make this car super strong, and still have the street manners to offer a comfortable ride. This is a modern muscle car that you could drive to the strip, run competitively, and then drive back home." Mike and Gil have lots of future plans for the yellow Mustang, but there is no more vacuum leak!
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spirit. DAILY DEVOTION
by Rev. Peter Panagore
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t was 4:55 AM when Sean arrived at the end of a long line of passengers waiting to show their airline tickets and IDs, and then to pass through security. His flight was at 6:11. A security guard announced, “Display liquids in a quart-sized see-through bag. All liquids must be no more than 4 ounces and in their original containers. For each person who does not follow the rules, the line slows down by 5 minutes.” At 6:05, Sean reached the first level of security and showed his ID and ticket to the woman attendant, and then put his coat, luggage, shoes, pen, glasses, and laptop into the gray plastic bins. He walked through the metal detector. “Stop!” ordered the metal detector guard, adding “Ticket and ID!” “I just showed them to that woman five feet away. They’re inside my coat in the x-ray machine.” “Step back out, and out of the way!” ordered the guard. Sean respectfully stepped back. “Ticket in a coat pocket!” announced the guard. Meanwhile, several travelers passed through the metal detector. After retrieving his ticket, Sean proceeded. “STOP!” shouted the guard. “STEP BACK!! YOU WALK TOO QUICKLY. DO YOU HAVE ON YOUR PERSON A CELL PHONE, MONEY, OR A BELT?” Sean humbly removed his belt and stepped hesitantly through the detector. “STOP!!!” shouted the guard. “BACK UP!! WALK THROUGH LIKE A NORMAL PERSON!!!” Thoroughly humiliated, Sean dashed and caught his flight. To live humbly is different than being humiliated by power. Let’s Pray: Dear God, forgive those who abuse their positions of power. Teach them humility. Amen. Today’s Thought Is: Do nothing from self-satisfaction, but in humility regard others as better than you.
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By Amanda Varner, President, Operation Red Sleigh, Inc.
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s you read my “thank-you” each year, you know the Lord always gives us a challenge, and this year was no different. The economy has been a challenge for the last three years. This year we saw 746 applications initially. Again, we did shopping dollar amount tiers in 2010 by age but still were able to assist only 447 children (177 families at the time of this printing). [2009: 399 children from 159 families, 2008: 346 children]. THANK YOU to Toys for Tots for taking the ones we couldn’t. For about six years, the local Gideons have passed out little testaments at the ORS Christmas lunch and gift distribution day. This year, their headquarters in Nashville, TN turned down their request and would not ship them the requested Bibles. All of a sudden, we felt like we were in a foreign country and unable to share God’s word. The local group we use is very upset as this was a big opportunity to get the word into hands of as many as they could; especially, since they are not allowed to pass them out at school any longer. If you read my letters each year, you will remember that the devil tries to throw something in our path and our faith gets tested each year. Again, 2010 is no different and this became our additional challenge. I shared the Gideon story with a co-worker. His words… “Don’t lose faith. God will work it out.” I said, “You are right. He always has.” I just needed a reminder because that was what I had written about for the last two years. On Thursday, Dec. 9th, I went to Faith Book Nook and told Ms. Doris the story. She offered a specific donation toward our purchase of Bibles and at a good deal. As I went out the door, I told her, I’m not going to let the devil win this one either and told her I needed to make some calls and I’d call her back. I thought and prayed about it for a little while and talked about it some more with the ORS Board of Directors, and we decided to step out on faith again and we ordered 438 bibles that were Spanish and English paperback New Testaments. Before six o’clock Friday evening, we had enough money and commitments to pay for the Bibles we ordered and a donation of an additional 80 Bibles from Sawyersville Wesleyan Women’s group, who had some on hand. We had close to 800 people at the luncheon (children with parents). We feel this is also an important part of our ORS ministry. It was such a blessing and heart wrenching at the same time, to have people still asking for a Bible long after we ran out. Additional donations have come in for this purpose, and we have established a fund specifically for the purchase of Bibles each year. In 2009, many of the local organizations that provide Christmas for children partnered in order to find a way to serve more during these tough economic times. We shared a web-based program that allowed us to do just that. Between all of these local agencies, we’ve been able serve over 2,300 children at the time of this printing. Thank you to Toys for
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Tots, Christmas Cheer, Salvation Army, DSS Foster Care, the individual schools and area churches for being a partner in this process. It had been great to see each of us crossing lines to help each other with the ultimate goal. On behalf of Operation Red Sleigh, Inc. we want to thank everyone for helping us pray about the needs (and wants) of the children in Randolph County as well as ORS. A big thankyou goes to the people that are part of Christians United of Southern Randolph County for providing a wonderful lunch for close to 800 people and for cooking the lunch for the cyclists at our July event. We also would like to thank the Gospel and Bluegrass groups who gave of their time and talents in 2010 for fundraiser concerts, area cyclists for their participation in the annual Sleigh Ride, the sponsors of all of our events, Cox’s Harley Davidson and the Asheboro Harley Owners Group for the assistance with our very successful first motorcycle ride, and many who helped make the gift distribution on Saturday, December 11, a success. There are so many to thank. Whether you donated an item or made a monetary donation, participated in a fundraiser or volunteered your time or services to help with any event or project during the year, or even attended an event, gave us discounts on purchases, or just said a prayer, you are an important part of why our “cause” came to fruition and we couldn’t do it without you each year. So many volunteered whose names we never knew. It is such a blessing to see it all come together and to have everything work out. You can keep up with our progress and events or even make donations on our website, www.operationredsleigh.com. You can make a donation in memory or in honor of someone to the regular Christmas fund or now, the additional Bible fund. Can’t give financially to support ORS? Give the gift of a prayer or your time and volunteer somewhere in your community. It may be only a small thing you do, but it could make a difference in someone’s life. No matter the project, we always get stories to share and a huge blessing. Thank you for your continued support of ORS.
Success! 742 were fed today and 447 children received Christmas gifts. Thanks to all the volunteers, that made this day happen.
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n January 4, the North Carolina Zoo lost one of its oldest and most popular animals when Alice, the zoo’s 41-year-old southern white rhinoceros, was euthanized after a lengthy illness. For the past three years she had been under treatment for chronic foot infections that had progressed in the last few months to a point at which she was in constant pain. Vet staff members had simply run out of options. No further medical or surgical therapies were available. Born in the wild in South Africa in 1970, Alice had come to the N.C. Zoo in 1976 as one of two southern white rhinos exhibited initially at the park’s Interim Zoo across the street from the zoo’s present location. She was pregnant when she arrived and gave birth, after a normal 15-month gestation period, to the zoo’s first--and still only--baby rhino. “What can I say; everybody loved Alice,” observed veteran keeper Jim Small, who recalled when Alice and a male rhino named Ted beat him to his first day on the job by just 12 hours. “She arrived here at 8 p.m. on September 30, 1976, and I started October 1 at 8 a.m.” Rhinos typically live into their mid-30s in captivity, but in the wild, that period is often drastically shortened by illegal poaching. Alice’s death illustrates a growing concern for zoos in America and throughout the world: captive animals are living longer and their extended care into old age has become a growing concern for most zoos and other institutions housing animals. Just as with humans, animals are living longer because of such things as improved nutrition, better veterinary care and medical breakthroughs. Also, as they age, animals in the wild usually die off naturally or are killed by other animals. But in zoos, they have no predators, so they live longer, creating the need for zookeepers to learn how to accommodate these aging populations. 38 ASHEBORO Magazine January 2011
Zoo Loses One of Popular Animals
Loss Brings to Light Growing Proble Story & photos by Tom Gillespie, NC Zoo Staff
Although zoos have always faced the problems of aging animals, today it has become an evolving part of their animal husbandry--learning how to care for older animals and to meet their needs. Similar to human populations, it’s not that zoos have never dealt with aging animals; it’s that aging animals are now in greater numbers proportionally. Animal welfare groups would say that it’s good that animals are living longer in zoos and facilities--it illustrates how zoos are doing their job well. But it also means zoos must now deal with increasingly difficult aging problems. Although zoos could simply move the aging animals off exhibit, it is often necessary to maintain diversity in the ages of animal collections. Younger animals are typically more active and are of more interest to visitors, but older animals are nec-
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ems With Aging Animals in Zoos essary, too, particularly in species that develop social groups. The older animals are, in a sense, role models for younger animals, teaching them proper behavior within their social groups. Often zoo animals, just like household pets, grow weak with age but are not old or sick enough to be euthanized. Suffering from typical aging maladies such as hearing and sight loss, cancer and dementia, zoo animals often have to be treated with expensive painkillers and other medications. Often, zoos simply have not budgeted for these higher, long-term healthcare costs. It would be easier for zoos to euthanize aging animals once they become too old to be exhibited, but as long as their quality of life is good, zoos have a moral obligation to care for their
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y the turn of the 20th century, the uncontrolled killing of southern white rhinos for sport and for their horns had reduced the population nearly to extinction. But luckily, through sound conservation management and the elimination of much of the poaching, the Southern whites today number about 7,500 and are increasing. About 95 percent of those are found in South Africa. Rhino horn is still highly prized in many parts of the world, particularly in the Orient, where it is thought to hold medicinal powers, and in the Middle East, where rhino-horn dagger handles can sell for as much as $1,200. Unlike the horns of cattle, sheep and antelopes, the horns of the rhino are not made of bone but are actually a mass of fibers similar to human hair and fingernails. A rhino’s horn grows about three or four inches per year for the first seven years, then growth slows substantially. aging animals. Adding to the aging dilemma is the emotional complexities brought on when both visitors and keepers grow to love the institution’s animals over the years and decades. And, as with companion pets, the choice to finally euthanize a zoo animal can be difficult and emotional. Simply put, zoos and other animal institutions are responsible for the well-being of their animals for as long as those animals live—no matter how long that might be. But the new problems facing zoo staffs are taking them—and the animals— into an area of limited experience and many unknowns. Six other rhinos in the N.C. Zoo’s collection, including two over age 40, remain in good health and on exhibit daily in the park’s Watani Grassland Reserve exhibit. volume1 issue 6 asheboromagazine.com 39
food. RESTAURANT REVIEW
Story by Sherry Johnson Photos by Lauren Johnson
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agnolia 23 opened in August, 2010 to very little fanfare. Don and Doris Simmons own Magnolia on Worth, a large beautiful space on Worth Street that holds weddings and events of all kinds. They offer full service catering, but had to prepare the food north of town and drive it down to the hall. When the space for Magnolia 23 became available around the corner, they felt it was the perfect opportunity. They are now conveniently located and can literally wheel the food in covered trays across the street and it will arrive piping hot and ready to serve. The restaurant is much larger in size than it looks from the outside. When they took over the restaurant, there was memorabilia from the days when it was The County Seat, with old pictures of Asheboro adorning the walls. Doris has decorated with wall sconces and carried the magnolia theme throughout. Ceiling fans suspended from a beautiful tin ceiling lazily stir the air fragrant with the smells reminiscent of grandma’s kitchen. Michael, the head chef, has been there since the day the restaurant opened. He takes pride in serving great food and lots of it. He had been about to relocate to High Point, but Don convinced him to come work for him and he isn’t sorry that he did. The menu is very simple, and offers a choice each night of one or two meats, and fried chicken (touted on their new Facebook page as the best around)! We were there on a Wednesday evening, so the offerings were
Fried Chicken, Meatloaf, or Stew Beef and two vegetables. We ordered drinks while we looked at the menu and when they arrived, they were served in short Mason jars. The lemonade was a table favorite. They add frozen strawberry and orange soda shaved ice to it for color, and to add an interesting flavor! We definitely ordered extra glasses of that! My kids both chose to order the Fried Chicken (although one likes dark meat and one white, they were pleasantly surprised to find you could order your meal that way). They each ordered two sides of macaroni and cheese as their vegetable. Dave loves Meatloaf, and since I refuse to make it (if you ever tasted the meatloaf my step-mom made, you’d understand!), he ordered that with candied yams, rice and gravy. I wanted to be different so I chose the Stew Beef, which came with rice and gravy, so my two sides were macaroni and cheese and “field” peas. Now, we’ve established that I’m not from the South – so I thought field peas were green peas grown in a field. Okay, now that you’ve stopped laughing – I had no idea they are like black eyed peas, which I have never had before. After taking our order, Don delivered a basket of fresh raised rolls straight from the oven. They were gone almost before he got back to the kitchen, they were that good! Our meals arrived quickly thereafter and we dug in, sharing and passing each dish and side so that everyone could taste all the different choices. The macaroni and cheese was perfectly cheesy and browned on the
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top, which is not the way my homemade ever comes out, no matter how hard I try. The candied yams were just that, like eating candy they were so delicious. The stew beef with gravy over rice was tender and easily came apart with a fork. The field peas were just what you would expect if you knew what you were ordering, I am not a huge fan, but they weren’t bad. While we were eating, I overheard a lady checking out mention how delicious the Blackberry Cobbler with Lemon crust was for dessert. I mentioned to our waitress that we would be interested in trying that for dessert and she was disappointed to tell us that they were all out! All desserts are handmade daily from scratch and once they are gone, they are gone. If you happen to eye a delicious looking creation in their dessert case, you might want to order it with dinner so that you aren’t disappointed. Once we had cleared our plates, we did order a slice of Red Velvet Cake and Lemon Pound Cake with strawberries and drizzled with strawberry sauce. Delicious!! If you are looking for honest value, a great meal and nice atmosphere – this is the place. All dinners were $6.50 for the meat and two vegetables, $7.25 if it was a night they were serving their Pork Chop dinners. Magnolia 23 is open for lunch too and offers a variety of sandwiches, soup, salads, hotdogs and hamburgers. All very reasonably priced and well within the budget. If you haven’t had a chance, you should definitely make it a plan to stop in and see Don and Doris one night soon!
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I have "smoker's lines" around my lips but I have never smoked! What causes these and what can you do to get rid of them?
"Smoker's lines" or the vertical lines that form around the lips, are caused by several factors. Years of muscle contractions (talking, drinking from a straw, whistling, etc.), loss of collagen which is a part of the natural aging process and genetics are the main causes of these fine to deep lines around the mouth. There are two very effective treatments for this type of wrinkle. If the lines are not too deep, I would use a dermal filler such as Juvederm Ultra Plus. This filler is soft enough to be used around the border of the lips. This treatment will restore the natural shape of the lips and decrease the appearance of the fine lines. If the lines are a little deeper, I will inject the filler directly into the line which fills the wrinkle from below. The side effects are temporary redness, swelling and bruising. There is little to no downtime and the results last at least six months. The other option to consider is the Fractional CO2 laser. This is used on fine to deep wrinkles not only around the mouth but over the entire face. This is perfect for my patients who have concerns beyond just wrinkles. The fractional CO2 treats dark spots, acne scars, sun damage and smooths the skin's texture. Expect at least one week of downtime with this procedure.
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I am not quite 30 years old and I am beginning to notice wrinkles between my eyebrows. Am I too young for BOTOX? Prevention is the BEST treatment! Most people do not realize that if you begin treatment early you can keep those fine lines from becoming deep wrinkles. Treating fine lines early also takes less product which means a lower cost for the patient. I inject BOTOX and it’s newly, FDA approved competitor Dysport, in such a way that you still look like you. BOTOX can look very natural.
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Community Events January & February
January 19, 2011 – Emergency Preparedness Seminar, Randolph County SALT Council and Randolph County Emergency Services, Randolph County Senior Adults, 133 W Wainman Avenue, Asheboro, 2p. What is Emergency Services? What happens when someone calls 911? What information do you need to have available when calling 911? What can you do to help emergency workers? When should you call 911? What is a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate)? What is a living will? Do you need one? What is a 72-hour disaster kit; do you need one? All of these questions, and more will be answered. For more information, contact Margie DiDona at 336-625-3389 or Myra Gaddy at 336-318-6835. For more information, contact Margie DiDona at 336-625-3389 or Myra Gaddy at 336-318-6835.
The Mill, 130 Church Street, Asheboro, 1-3:30p. We promise you will feel this event the next day! Find your inner Diva, yes guys – you have one too! $30 for two and a half hours of shaking and shimmying! Register now – space is limited – 336-302-8494. January 29, 2011 – Wintergrass, Sunset Theatre, Asheboro, 7-8:30p – Concert feature local bluegrass artists, Nu-Blu from Siler City and Darin & Brooke Aldridge from Cherryville will be performing. Tickets are $15. For more information, please call 336-626-1240.
February 10, 2010 – Shop for Your Sweetheart, Picket Fence Interior & Gifts, West Pointe Shopping Center, Hwy 49, Asheboro – Guy’s night out – shop for your valentine on – open January 21, 2011 – 100 and growing…, Circa Gallery, Ashe- extended hours until 9:00 pm – Gift baskets & specials. Joan boro - Circa Gallery will host an exhibition displaying artwork will help you pick out just the right gift for your special somefrom represented Circa Gallery Artists on January 21, 2011. one!! This show entitled “100 and growing” will display a variety artwork from North Carolina that the gallery currently rep- February 11,12 & 14, 2011 – Valentine’s Dinner, Brewresents. Sculpture, painting, photography, jewelry and other Bakes, West Pointe Shopping Center, Hwy 49, Asheboro – handmade pieces of artwork will be available for the public Homemade Lasagna Dinners for 2, no reservation required to view. The show will run from January 21 to February 8, – Tracey is making up her “to die for” lasagna for dinner. Treat 2011. The opening reception for the Artists and Patron Pre- your sweetheart to a yummy dinner at an affordable price!! view will be held on Friday, January 21, 2011 from 5-8 p.m. All $10 purchases all three days are entered into a drawing This event is free and the public is invited to attend. Refresh- for a fabulous Valentine’s Day Cake – drawing held on Monments will be served. For more information about the exhibi- day, February 14th at 5:00 pm. tion please email circagallery@gmail.com or call the gallery 336-736-8015. February 11-12, 2011 – 26th Annual Heart and Soul Jazz Event, Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, NC - February will again January 21, 2011 – Asheboro/Randolph Chamber of Com- bring some of the worlds’ most renowned Jazz artists to Pinemerce Annual Meeting, Pinewood Country Club, January 21, hurst for the 26th Annual Heart ‘n Soul of Jazz. Sponsored by 2011 – Friday Night Bluegrass, Sunset Theatre, Asheboro – Pinehurst Resort and the Arts Council of Moore County, the Tickets $5 in advance, $7 night of show. 7-8:30p. event will feature the Original Dixieland Jazz Band performing January 29, 2011 – Belly Dance with Ayla at Santosha Yoga, on February 11, and Simone, daughter of noted artist Nina
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Simone, on February 12. The event will take place in the Cardinal Ballroom of The Carolina Hotel and will feature a Meet The Artists Dessert Reception following each performance. Doors open at 7pm and performance starts at 8pm. Cabaret seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Tables of 10 can be reserved in advance. Cocktail attire/black tie optional is expected dress. Individual concert tickets are on sale for $65 per event or $110 for both performances. Individual tickets also include admission to the post-event reception. Individual ticket holders can also purchase tickets to the pre-event dinner for $40 inclusive of tax and service charge. Individual tickets can be purchased online at http://shoppinehurst.com/.
es of signed and numbered prints Silent Auction will be held for dog and Valentine related items . (Examples: Wine Basket, Chocolates, Flowers, Massage Certificate, etc). Come out and celebrate a great cause! Purchase your raffle tickets soon via our website! Four Seasons Boxer Rescue, PO BOX 86, Climax, NC 27233 or www.FourSeasonsBoxerRescue.com February 19, 2011 – Memorial Benefit for Owen Roberts, “His Place” (across from Wachovia), Randleman, NC, 127p. Randolph County people’s choice award winner Charlie Fowler will be cooking his famous chili for $5 a bowl, bread & beverage included (take home also available). Owen was born last February with a rare heart condition called Ebstines Anomoly. Unfortunately his condition was far worse than expected and he passed away the day after his birth. This benefit is to raise money to help other children with serious illnesses in his name. February 19-20, 2011 – Winterfest, Seagrove, NC - Winterfest is a good time to break the grip of cabin fever with a visit to Seagrove, the largest potter’s community in the Southeast. Participating potters’ shelves will be newly stocked following the busy holiday season with many shops debuting exciting new shapes and colors for the coming year. Participating potters may also serve refreshments and give demonstrations of pottery production. For more information, visit www.seagrovepotteryheritage.com.
February 12, 2011 – Art for the Heart, Southern Tails Dog School, N Fayetteville Street, Asheboro, 1-6p - Art for the Heart, Four Seasons Boxer Rescue , Past, Present & Future Adoption Fare & Reunion. If you have adopted from FSBR, support FSBR, or just want to join us for a good time, please bring your friendly dog and enjoy the afternoon while raising money for Four Seasons Boxer Rescue. Only 1000 Raffle Tickets will be sold for $5 each. 4 Grand Prizes to be drawn for each of the 4 original pieces of art. 100 Second place priz-
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CITIZEN JOURNALISM by Scott R. Davis
The wind howls outside bringing with it multiple gusts leaves flying to the left and the right crisscrossing their paths footsteps of misfortune and confusion leading somehow to the yellow brick road and a wait for the approval of ones wish from the King ..to be granted!
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he above ode of mine somehow seems to describe what life has been like for me and what it probably is like for many of the readers here. Life does take its turns and does make it rather difficult to make sense of ones place within society. It has sometimes been like this for me when I have walked through a blinding blizzard on the way to work and have had the sharp snowflakes jostling around my face. Their tendrils stinging on my face from their fearsome cold-biting at my very being. At this time, one has to peer from within these flakes and see life within a haze. When relief comes through the arrival of the bus or friend, I can hop in and nestle in the warmth and find the relief of a warm shelter. The whole key to life is to live it in community with others. Being surrounded by friends and knowing that a fun and productive evening can be spent has many rewards. Just as the Mastercard commercial states on the value of some things, they are priceless. Without measure and without price. When I think of the new year having just arrived amongst us, there are many hopes and dreams that will fill up the boxes of our calendars. Sometimes midway through the first week, some of the boxes will be abandoned. Those dreams that we have for them may seem unrealistic and not even possible to obtain. But at times, the boxes will be screaming out for someone to claim those resolutions that we made and to take them for a stroll through life. Maybe they will be awkward and will tug at our heartstrings or run far away, trying to break free from their leash. But maybe a resolution can become your friend and be a welcome companion through life’s journey to become attached to our very lives. When we wait for the resolution or habit to become that real close friend, I can compare this waiting to what happened in the Wizard of Oz. The people whom we meet are often like the scarecrow, the tin man and the cowardly lion. These three characters often faced fears as they had key components of 46 ASHEBORO Magazine January 2011
their lives ripped out. I think of how the scarecrow needed some stability to hold himself up. The scarecrow needed brains so that he could think better. However the tin man really wanted a heart. Somehow to feel his way through life. The cowardly lion wanted to have courage to face the world. As these three meandered through the forest of life, they accompanied Dorothy. These four strangers became strong companions in this journey of life. The film of the Wizard of Oz is played frequently and this journey reflects how I have lived mine as well. As a personal testimony, I started out on my volunteer journey of hope through my local pastor’s comment at the end of his sermon when he said, “handicapped people need the presence of God and to be reached out to.” That was one application that I could not refuse to listen to this challenge. It tugged at my heart persistently for several months and after a lunch with a friend, I knew where to target my energies. I knew that from my having challenges in understanding how to fit into the world and the world understanding how to relate to me that The Kennedy Center in Connecticut would be just the place for me to invest my time and my treasures. The first part of the time there I built community within the group home I was assigned to. Spending afternoons with the clients and the counselors gave me a chance to learn how they lived their lives and some of the challenges that they faced during their weeks. I got to read the progress that they were making as I read the staff’s journals of their days. Sometimes crying or praying or rejoicing over how they faced the patterns of their lives. Forming great bonds and commitment to their well being. One great friend emerged from that experience and still after 22 years, we remain close. The beauty of forming connections with my friend Gary was that he was able to join our church as he moved into a more independent setting. I always welcome the gentle embrace of this gentle giant of heart as he understands the aching ebb and joyous strains of my heart. And I have always said that God does have a sense of humor as he has become an integral part of my life. Almost like a brother or a son. Something that I never would have dreamed from the initial investment of the first 7 years of our friendship at the group home where he lived. Sometimes I have found in life that we never know how the time that we spend our lives will turn out. But the key lesson in the journey of our lives is that we must find the time to stay with the resolutions and commitments that we make. They can change our lives! And I hope for the reader there will be a way for him or her to experience much joy for the New Year of 2011 as he travels along the yellow brick road of life. Keeping one’s eyes open for the unusual sojourners that will join him or her along the way. Blessings to your day ahead. For more inspiration, go to www.scottrdavis.blogspot.com
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A Less-Travelled Road to Health
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here is a widely accepted myth that the only ways to cure disease, alleviate pain, or stop abnormal cellular growths are with pharmaceuticals, surgery, cauterizing, or radiation treatments. These all have their place in medicine’s toolbox, BUT there are not only other highly effective tools that can do the job, but there are completely different toolboxes to choose from. Whoa! Completely different toolboxes? Are you telling me that if someone is told “there’s nothing more that can be done,” or “you’ll just have to learn to live with it,” that they don’t have to resign themselves to settling for half a loaf?” Yes, exactly. In other words, you don’t have to deny the diagnosis, but you can defy the outcome.
So, what are these other toolboxes? Chiropractic, Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic Medicine, Hands-on Healing, Emotional Healing, Energy Healing, and Informational Healing, to name just a few. One of the newer ones, informational healing is available here in Asheboro at Natural Highs. This information healing protocol is called NES (as in Loch Nes) or Nutri Energetic Systems. So what is NES, what can it do, and how can it help? There is a field of energy around and within us. Some of the energy comes from within and some comes from outside. Energy is absolutely necessary to “power” the body, but it is also used to transfer information between the cell of our bodies, the brain, the heart and the body’s organs. It’s not unlike a computer which needs electricity both for power and for its processing. Remember when we used dial-
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up modems? Remember the sounds that you heard after the modem dialed the number? That was the sound of information flowing between your computer and the phone company. Your health depends on energy. Your body contains energy fields that make up your entire “body-field,” which is the master control system for your physical body. When this body-field is disrupted by pollution (electronic, sound, chemical, light, radiation, negative emotions, etc), viruses, or pathogens, we can feel it, and it usually doesn’t feel very good. Symptoms are signs of deeper problems. NES views emotional or physical problems as the distortion or breakdown of the information and energy that your cells, tissues, and organs need to work correctly. NES provides a roadmap to health. In only seconds, a noninvasive NES scan reveals distortions in your body-field that can contribute to physical problems, and it identifies the NES infoceuticals that provide the energetic instructions to restore well-being. Good news! If you’ve been told, “there’s nothing more we can do for you,” or “you’ll just have to learn to live with it,” know that all may not be lost. NES supports the body’s healer within. It does it by correcting the body’s information flow, the flow that all the body’s systems use to function, protect and heal, and it does it without introducing anything foreign into your body or physically affecting it in any way. It’s also an inexpensive alternative to surgery or drugs. NES can help you defy the outcome.
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By Crystal Light Faulkner, MrsHappyHomemaker.com
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t seems with the price of everything from gas to milk going up, we are all trying to pinch pennies in as many ways as we can. Personally, I have taken up couponing and I am happy to report that I am saving a bundle. A lot of people don’t realize how much you can actually cut down on your grocery bill just from using those little gems in the Sunday circulars. Just this past month, I have saved over $600 using coupons alone. I get asked all the time about how I save so much money. Well, I’m here to help! I buy at least 4 Sunday papers, and always check to be sure all the coupon inserts are there before checking out with them. I also check all my magazines for them because they are becoming more and more prevalent. In fact, AllYou magazine has multitudes of coupons in each issue, and is by far my favorite magazine resource for saving money. There are also a ton of websites on the internet for printable coupons such as SmartSource.com and CoolSavings.com. Before printing, be sure to factor in the cost of the ink. I only print out higher value coupons that I know I am going to use for this reason. Also, don’t throw away the coupons that print out with your receipt! Those are referred to as ‘Catalinas’, and you can stack them with manufacturer coupons and end up with free, or really cheap, products.. To organize everything, I use a zip up style binder and fill it with baseball card plastic inserts. The size of the pockets are the perfect size for holding coupons, and the transparency makes it very easy to find what you are looking for with just a flip of a page. I have tabs set up in my binder so I can organize by categories, such as frozen foods, pantry items, and dairy products. Stacking coupons is one of my favorite ways to save. All this means is combining a store coupon (Catalina) with a manufacturer’s coupon to buy one particular item. That is the only time you may use two coupons for one item, and you will be surprised how many free or nearly free items you can get this way! Another of my favorite ways is when a store has buy 1 get 1 free sales, and I have coupons for those items. You can use a
coupon for each of the two items, which means an outstanding deal for you! Don’t ignore the drug stores either. They often have great sales on a variety of items. Personally, I have not paid for dish detergent, body wash, or shampoo in over 2 years because of the deals I have found there. Planning is the biggest tip I can give for effective couponing. If you go to the store without having a game plan, don’t expect to save as much money as you would like. Before my shopping trips, I do some research online. I personally recommend SouthernSavers. com, WeUseCoupons.com, and MyCouponTeacher.com. They really help take the guesswork out of everything for you by listing the deals each week. They tell you what coupon to pair with which sale item to get it for the lowest price possible. When items are super cheap or free is when the multiple papers really come in handy because you can buy a larger quantity, and save even more. I hope that I have helped and inspired you to clip those coupons, and start saving more money on your grocery trips! If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact me through the email links on my website at MrsHappyHomemaker.com .
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