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CONTENTS

40 | Ask the Expert - Your Body 42 | Ask the Expert - Seniors 44 | Feature - An Invitation to Worship 46 | Zoo Zeal - Zoo's Vet-Residency Program

06 | Letter from the Publisher

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08 | Friendly Faces

50 | Business Buzz - TeachPro Gives Students

10 | Cover Story - Kimbrell's Furniture &

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Appliances 14 | Community Character - Michael Moore 16 | Ask the Expert - Your Teeth 18 | Nature's Nuances-Mums Pumpkins & Goblins 20 | C ommunity News - Judie McClelland Crowned Senior Ms. Randolph County 2012 21 | C ommunity News - Randolph Arts Guild T-Shirt Contest & Trick or Treat in the Park 22 | Ask the Expert - Your Taxes

54 | Feature - Helping People Help Themselves Part 3 - RCS' Home Care Program 24 | F eature Story - Monsters on the Beach 28 | Ask the Expert - Your Eyes

56 | Library Corner - The Library Overdue Review

30 | F eature Story - Living the Dream

58 | Business Buzz- Old Towne Village

34 | Ask the Expert - Your Feet

60 | Upcoming Events

36 | Giving Back - Rosie Goldstein 38 | A t the YMCA - Programs for Seniors at the YMCA

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Letter from the Publisher Dear Readers,

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ctober is my favorite month. The weather a minute of the action. is perfect, there are lots of activities All signs point to a long, cold and snowy winter. Maybe this to attend, and most importantly, my year I can dust off my cross country skis for a day or two and birthday falls in October. I’m not one of head to one of the local golf courses. I love hearing about local those people that dread their birthday “signs” that winter is going to be a good one. The squirrels each year. I start getting excited about are busy in my yard storing up acorns and there seems to be

three weeks early. This year, my husband David hosted a a bumper crop. I also saw on Facebook the other day that surprise party at one of our good friend’s homes and invited someone cut into a persimmon seed and it was shaped like a friends to celebrate with me. It was great fun. In my 48 years, spoon – which apparently means it will be a snowy winter. The that’s the first time I’ve ever had a surprise party. I have to say, Woolly Worms predict winter based on the size of their black it was awesome! I would also like to say I’m impressed that stripes – the wider the stripe – the harsher the winter. Well, everyone kept it a secret for as long as they did – I had no idea. apparently, they are almost all black this year! What other signs Halloween is almost here and you know what that means… are there that your parents or grandparents used to tell you to Election Day. Normally I don’t talk politics because it’s like indicate a mild or harsh winter? Post them on our Facebook throwing gas on a fire, and I’m not going to start here – but I page for a chance to win great prizes. want to encourage everyone to get out and vote on November Our online only content is growing each month so make sure 6th – you can’t make a difference if you don’t exercise your you head on over to www.asheboromagazine.com to check right to have your voice heard. No matter which candidates out the extra pages that we only post online! We had so many you are supporting in local, state or national elections, they great photos this month that we created additional pages of can’t win if you don’t vote. Okay, I’m getting off my soapbox!

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Cover Story

Asheboro’s Hometown Furniture Store

Story By Sherry Johnson Photos By Donna Allen

Kimbrell’s has been a household name in Asheboro since 1968. The company was started during World War I in Columbia, South Carolina by W. Earle & Walter Kimbrell, and H. A. Taylor. They each invested $1,000 each, which today would be the equivalent of $22,727! They worked tirelessly from sun-up to sun-down, buying and selling furniture by day, and delivering it to customers via covered wagon at night.

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W. Earle Kimbrell was the President and General Manager of the company for fifty years, until he retired in 1965. Many of the policies established during his career are still in existence today. The company has no outstanding debt, and they own most of the buildings that their 50 stores are located in around the country.

The original Asheboro store was a very small rented space on Worth Street near the old Courthouse. They outgrew that space and moved to Sunset Avenue, where the Christians United Outreach Center is housed in 1983. In 1997 they moved to a building on the corner of N. Fayetteville & Presnell Street, where the Carolina Pharmacy building is now. They were able to purchase property on N. Fayetteville Street, and they built the current store, opening in February, 2005. While other companies have chosen to relocate or downsize, Kimbrell’s has remained a strong part of the community.

Kimbrell’s is ranked in the top 100 (based on the industry magazine Furniture Today in 2011) furniture retail businesses

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in the United States. They have the very latest in colorful fashions and styles, and offer them at a price that is just right for everyone's budget. They have a knowledgeable sales staff to help you create the style for your home that you are looking for. If you have a color scheme that you want to match or a hard to fit space, they can come out to your home to match it or measure to make sure that your purchase will fit. To them, the customer is number one and they go above and beyond to meet the needs of the customer.

They have a wide variety of furniture from living, bedroom and dining room sets, to barstools, lift chairs and recliners.

They have electronics from Sony, LG, Samsung, and Toshiba; and appliances from GE, Samsung, and Crosley & Frigidaire. They carry accessories to finish your décor such as lamps, rugs and wall hangings. They also carry seasonal merchandise like lawn mowers, tillers, air conditioners, electric fireplaces, heaters

and more. During the holidays, they also carry a wide selection of toys.

Looking for kids/youth furniture? They just introduced the iKidz Rooms™-a concept created...JUST FOR KIDS! They have rooms fit for a princess or for your little pirate! Choose from a great selection of girl's and boy's bedroom groups, bunk beds, captain's beds, chests, nightstands, desks, hutches, bookcases, dressers/mirrors, chairs, daybeds and more. iKidz Rooms™ specializes in really cool furniture just for kids and teens! Browse their website www.ikidzroomskimbrells.com or shop their store for a wide selection of room packages at the most affordable prices.

Kimbrell’s handles all of their financing inhouse, and have since they opened the doors 97 years ago. They have layaway or easy credit terms. If you pay your account down within 90 days, there are no finance charges applied. When you purchase your furniture, you can have it delivered and set-up for $49.95. They

will even remove your old furniture or appliances for no additional fee. They offer this service to all of Randolph, Guilford, Chatham, and Montgomery Counties. Deliveries farther away are handled on a case by case basis.

Many of their customers have been with them since they opened the doors, and their children, grandchildren and even great-grandchildren are now customers as well. Kimbrell’s believes that the customer is number one and their success shows that they stand behind that belief.

Their employees also feel like part of a family. Many of the employees at the Asheboro Store have been there for a number of years. Mendy Swaney, the store manager, applied for a position when they were located on Sunset Avenue. She started working for them just after their move to Presnell Street.

Her first job was as a Credit Clerk, and two years later she became the Credit Manager. She moved into sales after that,

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before stepping into the management role she holds today.

Her employees range from the newly hired to some who have over 11 years with the company. She is proud of the low turnover rate within her staff.

Kimbrell’s believes in promoting from within, and their employees enjoy working for a company with such strong family values. All employees are trained on several positions, so you will never hear someone say “It’s not my job.”

They all pitch in and help where they are needed, which makes the working environment pleasant and productive.

Kimbrell’s believes in rewarding their loyal customers, and they often have sales events – every two or three

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months they will have a Night Sale.

They will stay open later than usual, and have door prizes and serve food to their customers who come to the sale.

They also have Customer Appreciation Sales, offering a free gift with purchase for coming in. Three times a year they have 25% off sales – and that is good for anything in the store. May is the big event, where they offer any customer who makes more than one payment in the month a chance at a $1,000 shopping spree.

The company also has extended warranties and protection plans available for purchase for everything sold in the store, to cover your investment. “You work hard for your

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money, and we want our customers to be happy and satisfied with their total experience.” From the minute you walk into the store and are greeted by the knowledgeable sales staff, to delivery of the product, and every time you walk through the door to make a payment on your account, you are treated with the utmost courtesy and they are genuinely glad to see you.

The majority of their business is from repeat customers and runs the gamut from grandparent to great grandchildren.

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Community Character

Michael Moore: Constructing A Dream Story & Photos By Dave Johnson

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n 2008 Forbes Magazine wrote an article titled America’s Fastest-Dying Towns. Asheboro was 4th on the list.

About the same time, the housing bubble burst and the economy began to tank. We didn’t know it then, but we were in for the worst recession in this country’s history.

And yet there were a number of entrepreneurs that had foresight enough to see opportunity where most only saw financial armageddon. One of those visionaries was Asheboro resident and President of Sentry Fire Protection, Inc., Michael Moore.

Michael had spent many of the years leading up to 2008 in the fire sprinkler business as a project manager and sales executive. The company he worked for was one of the largest fire sprinkler companies in the southeast. Where most people would find security, Michael was looking for the next chapter in his career. For the previous two years he had been thinking about and planning to start his own business. As circumstances sometimes do, an opportunity presented itself and Michael decided to make the change from employee to business owner.

Even though things didn’t seem that certain for the economy, he decided it was as good a time as any to start his own fire sprinkler company. Setting up an office in the kitchen of his home, he began fulfilling his long-time dream of owning a business. As with most new businesses, the beginning of Sentry Fire Protection was modest, which was all right with Michael because his plan was meticulous and he was certain that his ideas, strong work ethic and business philosophy would take him where he wanted to go.

Working from his house not only kept the overhead down, but provided Michael with some of his fondest memories as an entrepreneur. As most small business owners do in the beginning, Michael found himself doing much of the work himself. Every now and then his daughter, Jessica would join him in their garage to help. This quality time with his daughter cemented his decision to make the leap from

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employee to entrepreneur.

After three months, Michael took another huge risk despite the economy and moved his business out of his home to their first office at 275 Rock Crusher Road and made some big capital investments to position his company for growth. Although things seemed very uncertain at the time, Michael held true to his dream and vision and continued to grow his business and his team.

Fast forward to August of 2011 when Michael moved Sentry Fire Protection out of their small office on Rock Crusher to a 8,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility with a large warehouse and separate offices for his design team. It was the biggest risk he had taken in his business career, but he realized, as many successful entrepreneurs do, the greater the risk, the greater the reward.

The risk began to pay off almost immediately. With the larger facilities and better equipment, Michael was able to bid on bigger and better jobs. One of the jobs that Sentry Fire Protection recently completed was The Landmark Group’s renovation of Asheboro Hosiery Mill and Cranford Furniture Mill into loft apartments. Unlike installing fire sprinklers in newly constructed buildings, this job was tricky because of many of the mill’s old features the builders decided to keep and build around.

Part of Michael’s business philosophy is hiring the best people, paying them well and creating an environment where they can grow personally and professionally.

Because of this, he has the utmost confidence in his technicians and their ability to install the fire sprinklers in the toughest of circumstances. Although the mill apartments weren’t the most difficult project Sentry Fire Protection has been involved with, it presented some unique challenges. Despite the difficulties, Michael was proud to show me how precisely the sprinklers were installed as we toured the buildings recently. He pointed out some of the more challenging areas where sprinklers were hung and told me exactly why they had installed them that way. What became abundantly clear to me was

Top: Sentry Fire Protection's new logo.

Second from Top: One of Michael's company trucks displaying Sentry Fire Protection's new logo.

Second from Bottom: Michael & Leigh Anna Johnson serving as celebrity bartenders at Lumina Beer & Wine to benefit "Leaders for Readers' which puts childrens books in the hands of the kids that need them most.

Bottom: The AFSA Quality Contractor designation that was recently awarded to Sentry Fire Protection

Michael’s commitment to excellence and quality. This commitment has recently earned Michael, Sentry Fire Protection and his team the American Fire Sprinkler Association’s (AFSA) highly coveted Quality Contractor designation. Sentry Fire Protection is the first fire sprinkler company in the state of North Carolina to receive it.

The AFSA Quality Contractor Recognition is a very strenuous designation to earn and is designed to “reflect your business operations, the safety, training and employee benefits your firm offers your employees and involvement in your community” as exemplary. According to the AFSA, “As a Quality Contractor, the company is committed to providing the highest quality construction services to its clients and strives to provide its employees and their communities a higher quality of life. The company is proud to be part of the life safety industry.

It believes and practices the principles of free enterprise in all of its business decisions. It believes that it is best to serve our communities, clients and our employees by providing an environment that promotes excellence.”

The author of the Forbes Magazine article America’s Fastest Dying Towns had obviously never visited Asheboro or met any of our town’s business leaders.

They didn’t investigate the values and beliefs of our town, nor could they have known that many of the area’s entrepreneurs were stepping up to make sure that Asheboro prospered. Had they taken the time to meet Michael Moore, or any of the entrepreneurs that are proud to call Asheboro home, they would have realized that Asheboro is not only far from dying, it is growing and prospering at an accelerated rate. It is companies like Sentry Fire Protection, and Michael’s commitment to serve our community by providing the highest quality services, that will propel Asheboro into the limelight it so richly deserves. Kudos to Michael Moore and the Sentry Fire Protection team for exemplifying just one more reason Asheboro is a great place to live and work. n

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Ask the Expert

Your Teeth

The Oral Physician: Putting the Care Back In Healthcare

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entistry has largely been left out of the national healthcare debate, and as a dentist I am grateful for this. Dentistry is one of the last health professions that has not completely fallen victim to governmentmandated treatment protocols and the restrictions of managed care.

We dentists who choose to follow a patient-centered practice model rather than a profit-centered model can spend time with our patients developing individualized treatment plans that are affordable and teaching them how to best prevent problems in the future. In our practice, we listen to our patients’ needs and desires and always keep their oral health condition and needs in proper perspective with their overall health.

It is indeed my honor and privilege to not only help my patients achieve healthy mouths and beautiful smiles, but also to partner with them in achieving a healthy lifestyle and to use the tools and technologies available to me for early detection of potentially lifethreatening health conditions. Many of my patients see me more often than their primary care physician, thus regular visits to my office are a strategic time to monitor changes in health status. Some value-added services that we offer at no charge are blood pressure checks, diabetes risk assessment, sleep apnea screening, and tobacco cessation education. We even offer treatment for mild or moderate sleep apnea! Many visits include a review of any changes in medical status as well as an updated list of medications which can then be analyzed for relevant side effects and drug interactions.

We are also able to analyze the possible sources of chronic headaches, temporomandibular joint pain, facial muscle pain, or neck pain. Of course we monitor closely for signs of periodontal disease, which has been strongly linked to health issues like cardio-vascular disease and stroke, and we are prepared to treat it aggressively yet conservatively and comfortably. Included in every dental hygiene visit is also screening for signs of oral cancer and acid reflux. As you can see, your hygiene visit is much more than “just a cleaning!” We know that our patients rely on us to always have their best interests at heart and to be their partners on the path to good health.

At the heart of any successful doctor-patient relationship is good communication. Many patients find it is often difficult to communicate with a physician outside of an in-office appointment. In our dental practice, phone calls and emails are encouraged, answered promptly, and free! In fact, most in office consultations with regular patients in our practice to inquire about a specific problem are free as well. All of our staff are trained to listen well, understand your concerns, and to address what is most important to you. We try to anticipate what information you need. After a difficult procedure, we make every effort to call and make sure that we did in fact anticipate your needs.

In our office we work hard to keep the “care” in healthcare. This requires time, knowledge, compassion, and communication. If this is what you desire, seek it out!

We would love to care for you at the Randolph Center for Dental Excellence.n

Dr. Cheryl Freeman has practiced family and cosmetic dentistry with her husband Dr. Bryan Freeman at the Randolph Center for Dental Excellence for the past 18 years. They both attended UNC School of Dentistry.

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Nature's Nuances

Pumpkins, Mums and Goblins

By Faylene Whitaker (Whitaker Farms)

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hat do pumpkins, mums and goblins have in common? Well they are all different shades of color; they bring pleasure to our lives and give us something to smile about. The goblins are probably the best because we never know where one will pop up during Halloween.

It is harvest time for pumpkins of all colors green, orange, white or tan. To help preserve your pumpkins, dip them in a 10% Clorox solution.

This will kill the bacteria and keep the pumpkin from decaying. When you clean out your pumpkin to make a jack-o-lantern take the seeds, roast in the oven for about thirty minutes to make a healthy snack or save the seeds and plant in the garden next June. Your pumpkins will make great arrangements for Thanksgiving by twining some leaves and grapevines around them. To add more use to your pumpkins after Thanksgiving spray paint them silver or gold and put in the center of magnolia leaves for a beautiful arrangement at the end of the sidewalk.

There are garden mums and there are florist mums, the ones you will find at your local garden centers this time of year are garden mums. If you want them to come back next year in the garden you will need to plant while they still have green healthy stems. Dig your hole about 1 and 1/2 times the width of the pot, remove and loosen the root ball just a little, then plant and keep watered. Once they have turned brown after a freeze you can cut back and cover with mulch.

October is also the time to prepare to bring in your house plants before there is a frost. You will want to spray with an insecticide and fungicide so you are not bringing insects into the house. If they have become root-bound you may need to repot into a larger pot. If you don’t have houseplants I would advise that you get some because they are great at keeping the air in our homes clean.

Fall is the perfect time of the year to take long walks and look at the colors on the different trees so you can see which colors you would like to have in your own yard.

One of my favorites is October Sunset Maple because of its bright colored leaves; Gingko is another great tree with its unusual gold leaves. I also like to have some evergreen trees in the landscape so the birds will have a place to hide during the cold months ahead. Electric Blue Cedar Dedeora is a beautiful backdrop especially when placed near a waterfall or as an accent tree in the yard.

You will soon need to plant your spring blooming bulbs once it gets a little colder.

To keep the critters from digging them up you can spread blood meal on top of the freshly dug earth. If you have problems with critters eating the bulbs underground, you may want to plant them in a loose mesh bag so the critters can’t get to them but the bulbs can still send their runners through.

Now about those goblins ... I have four who show up at my house quite often and those four goblins make life so much fun. Each goblin has its own personality and different laugh. Their giggles fill the air with such wonderful sounds. Each goblin carves their own pumpkins and they pick out which color of mums they like, so sometimes our arrangements can be very different from what I would choose but once those goblins go home I look at those arrangements and know that I am so lucky that they want to spend time with pumpkins, mums and maw-ma. So when a goblin shows up at your door this Halloween show them that they are special and that goblins make the world a better place. n 18

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Community News

Judie McClelland Crowned Senior Ms. Randolph County 2012

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t the Sixth Annual Senior Ms. Randolph County Pageant held on Saturday, September 22, 2012, Judie McClelland was crowned Senior Ms. Randolph County 2012. Judie is a native of Asheboro and is a retired Exceptional Children’s High School teacher. She continues to serve as substitute teacher for Randolph County Schools and volunteers at The Red Door and at Randolph Hospital. Judie is a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association and Randolph County Senior Adults Association (RCSAA).

Judie was one of twelve contestants who participated in the Senior Ms. Randolph County Pageant 2012. Contestants in the pageant were rated by three judges based on their Interview, Casual Wear, Talent, and Evening Wear. Contestants also rated each other to determine the winner of the Miss Congeniality award.

First Runner Up in the Pageant was Susan Foster, with Anne Evans as Second Runner Up. Shirley Jones-Byrd was awarded Miss Congeniality.

This annual fundraiser for RCSAA was a wonderful success, with over 200 people in attendance. The Pageant fundraiser is vital in helping meet the needs of seniors in the community.

All proceeds from the Pageant will go toward services and programs for seniors and will also be used to provide food and transportation services to the seniors currently on RCSAA’s waiting lists.

Senior Ms. Randolph County 2012, Judie McClelland, will continue the Queen’s tradition of advocating for seniors in Randolph County by speaking at community events, festivals, and senior centers. She will also compete in the Senior Ms. North Carolina Pageant in 2013. n

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Randolph Arts Guild T-Shirt Contest

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e here at the Randolph Arts Guild feel it’s time to have a theme, an image, a token for folks to share wherever they go that says “hey, we are part of the Randolph Arts Guild.” We thought about helium balloons with our logo (didn’t float). We thought about free tattoos. (that idea got under peoples’ skin).

It got to the point where we’d give the shirt off our back to have a solid, workable idea -- and then it hit us -- we need really awesomely creative Randolph Arts Guild t-shirts.

Announcing the RAG T-shirt Design Contest! There are two categories: 17 & under and 18 & up. It’s fairly wide open -- give us your most creative interpretations of what the Guild means to you. (We are a fun, creative, witty place for people of all ages to experience the arts.) The design must legibly include “Randolph Arts Guild.” This is a one side design -- front or back. You may use up to two colors. The winner of the youth category will receive $100. The winner of the adult category will receive $200. Both winning designs will be printed on shirts which will be available to the public. Winners also receive five free shirts. The special guest judge is Greg Monroy, Designer for King’s English Design & Marketing Firm in Greensboro.

Check him out at: www.thekingsenglish.com . Randolph Arts Guild staff and board members are ineligible to win. You may enter as many designs as you like. Entries must be camera ready and close to actual size. By actual we suggest no smaller than 10” x 10” and no larger than 14” tall x 12” wide. Send your entry including name and contact information to Randolph Arts Guild T-Shirt Design Contest!, PO Box 1033, Asheboro, NC

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27203. Hard copy or digital entries must be postmarked or hand delivered to the Guild located at 123 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro, NC 27204 by Monday, January 7th, 2013. You may also email your work to ragprogramdirector@gmail.com in a jpg format at least 300 dpi and less than 10mb. Winners will be notified by Thursday, January 31st, 2013. Questions? Call the Guild at 336-629-0399 x 22 or email the Program Director, Les Caison, at lcaison@asheboro.com . All entries become property of the Randolph Arts Guild.

King's English is a full-service marketing and design organization located in downtown Greensboro. The firm has designed logos, collateral, websites, advertisements in all media and, yes, t-shirts for local, national and international clients in a wide variety of industries. Founded in 1994, King's English has worked with a number of arts-oriented clients, including Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro Public Library and Hirsch WellnessNetwork. n

ASHEBORO - Asheboro Cultural & Recreation Services is sponsoring the 4th annual Trick or Treat in the Park on Wednesday, October 31st. The event will take place from 7:00pm – 9:00pm in Bicentennial Park and along Sunset Avenue in downtown Asheboro.

Trick or Treat in the Park is a free, family oriented event that provides the opportunity for children to dress up in their Halloween Costumes and collect candy and other treats from downtown businesses in a safe environment. In addition to the businesses on Sunset Avenue other area merchants will be setting up booths in Bicentennial Park to hand out treats.

Asheboro Cultural & Recreation Services will have games for the kids to play as well as many other offerings. This event will be held rain or shine.

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Ask the Expert

Preparing for Tax Season

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s the leaves change and begin to fall it is a great time to examine why you should make a visit to your tax preparer to prepare for the upcoming season. Let me share several reasons why: Life changing events: Did you have a life event in 2012? Many taxpayers did, it could be marriage, divorce, a change in income, a dependent starting college, opening or closing of a business (even if it was a side business), or the birth of a child. These events in your life can have drastic effects on your taxes. Let your tax professional explain to you how these life changes could affect your income taxes.

Are you withholding enough? Did you or do you need to make estimated tax payments? And are they accurate? If you have not paid enough into the IRS by the end of the year you could be subject to penalties for underpayment. You want to make sure that your withholdings from your paycheck and/or your estimated tax payments sufficiently cover the taxes owed. Your tax professional can help you to check these issues and guide you to make any necessary changes.

Are you ready for the potential 3.8% Medicare tax? One of the new provisions of Obamacare reaches a place where our current Medicare tax has never reached before – investment income. Previously the Medicare tax was only paid on earned income (income from working). Starting in 2013, unearned income (interest, dividends, selling a stock or piece of property) could potentially be taxed an extra 3.8%. Before selling or buying into an investment, you may want to call your investment advisor and tax professional for advice on the tax related implications.

What makes government move quickly? Not much unless we are facing a big deadline. Congress has kicked the can down the road again on tax deductions that expired last year (AMT exemption, sales tax deduction, etc). When the lame duck Congress re-convenes in December they will have to address these items and the Fiscal Cliff. The Fiscal Cliff is the expiration of the 2001 & 2003 tax cuts, plus when Congress did not solve the deficit issue, automatic budget cuts and tax increases kick in at the end of the year. Conventional wisdom is that regardless of who wins the election, they will extend everything one more year. But don’t hold your breath. . . .

If Congress does not address the expired tax provisions, it could delay when you can file your tax return and subsequently delay your refund. Remember two years ago when Congress made changes so late certain forms (Schedule A) could not be filed until February 15th? Don’t be surprised if it happens again. Once it is 01/01/2013, there is very little that you can do to change your tax destiny. And once the holidays roll in, it will be harder to find the time to make the moves necessary to mitigate your 2012 tax outcome. So, call your tax professional today for ideas how to lower your tax liability. Your tax preparer is there to help you, not the government. n

Ryan Dodson has a Masters in Accounting from North Carolina State University. He worked in public accounting with Deloitte and Arthur Andersen. He and his wife Tiffany own and operate Liberty Tax Service.

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Feature

Monsters on the Beach

Photos & Story By Dick Jones

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Island can be a lonesome place at night. I’d not seen or talked to a soul since it had gotten dark but I knew my fishing buddy, Billy Lagle, was just down the beach. In the

darkness, I could make out the outline of his truck and the red, glowing, lights at the tips for his two big surf rods. I’d been on a schedule of refreshing the bait on my hooks every 15 minutes since I’d begun this vigil on the beach an hour or so before dark. I would rest for 15 minutes and then reel in one line and re-bait, then repeat the process for the other line. This worked out to about three cycles an hour and it was now past midnight. High tide had passed a couple of hours back and I was thinking of bringing in the lines and climbing into the truck camper and a warm bed.

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Top: Dan and Daniel Yates, of Randolph County, like many other Red Drum Tournament anglers, live on the beach the entire tournament.

Middle Left: Sometimes a keeper puppy can bring home a major prize. My wife, Cherie, with a 24” fish. Even smaller drum are strong fighters.

Middle Right: Alexis Asbill of Kernersville: Not all the contestants are hard core, grizzled, veterans.

Bottom: No matter the time, there is always a judge available to measure a fish. Billy Lagle’s fish, measured here at 49 ½ inches, was good for second overall and biggest of the second day.

The clouds were breaking up, revealing white strips in the ocean that represented cresting waves and I saw a shadowy form moving my way. As it came closer, I could make out the red glow of a cigar tip. I knew he hadn’t caught anything worthwhile because there had been no judges coming to measure his fish.

“How many have you caught?” It was a joke we often made when the fishing was slow or the ducks weren’t flying. We did it even when we were in the same boat or blind.

“Four,” I could hear his chuckle and now the scrunch of sand under his wader boots.

“I’m about ready to call it a night,” I said, and I yawned involuntarily at the thought of the bed.

We talked a while about our prospects, about how long our bait would last, and about when I would rise again to fish the time before the sunrise. Without asking, I knew he would fish all night; he likes fishing all night. He can sleep like a baby in the daylight, I can’t. The conversation lulled along in the way tired people talk, just to be talking; I heard an obscure sound. I was tired and I knew the sound, but somehow it wasn’t registering what…” Fish!” The word came out of my mouth but Billy was already running headlong in waders towards the bouncing red light on the end of his rod.

We were fishing the Frank and Fran’s Red Drum Tournament.

Held every year late in October, the Red Drum Tournament is the only fishing tournament I ever fish. From midnight on Wednesday to 4 p.m. on Saturday, anglers can fish the whole 64 hours, over miles of beach from Salvo to just above the Hatteras Point for the state saltwater fish for North Carolina.

There are awards for bluefish, sea mullet, and striped bass but the red drum is the target fish.

Originating back into the ‘70s the drum tournament celebrates the red drum, a big bruiser salt water fish that’s iconic with the Outer Banks. It’s been run by various organizations. Currently, headquarters for the Red Drum Tournament is Frank and Fran’s, The Fisherman’s Friend, a family run tackle shop in Avon. Frank and Fran’s ran the tournament for several years but the North Carolina Beach Buggy Association, a beach preservation and surf fishing non-profit, is currently running it.

With a purse of over $10,000 every year, the event draws anglers from all over the United States and, sometimes, beyond. Since no red drum over 27” can be kept in North Carolina, the judges are stationed up and down the beach with cell phones. In the early days, anglers used CB radios on channel 10 to call judges. When an angler hooks a drum, he calls the judge and gives his location. The judge drives to the angler and is normally there with the measuring board when the fish is beached. It’s important to get the fish back in the water safe and to assure this, all fish must be released alive to be scored.

By the time I got to Billy, he was in a full on fight with his fish. I brought the other line in to avoid tangles and called the judge.

The fight waged down the beach and the judge was there long before Billy got the fish into the wash. The last minute of the

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fight is the most dangerous time for losing a fish. If the fish rolls on the line, the sharp gill plates can cut it. The back-flowing surf can create enough pull to move a truck and anglers can easily get the line tangled around their legs and break the fish off. The judge and I had lights on the fish and, as a big wave came in, Billy used the wave to bring the fish well up on the beach and the receding wave left her there. She was 49" inches, long enough for second place in the tournament and longest fish of the second day. The winning fish, at 49.1" inches, barely edged him out for the win.

Winning fish are normally around 50 inches, meaning a fish weighing about 60 pounds. Since red drum over 27 inches must be released, a possible contender for a new world record can’t normally qualify, but, during the Red Drum Tournament, the NCBBA has IGFA certified scales available so these are the only days of the year when the next record can come from North Carolina again.

The last two world record red drum were caught in the surf of Hatteras Island, the current record being a 61” 94 pound monster caught near ramp 34 in 1984 by David Duell. This year’s NCBBA Red Drum Tournament will be held October 2527. Who knows? Maybe this will be the year to beat out David Duell’s fish. Maybe you could be the next record holder? n Top: The surf at Hatteras can become a maelstrom of currents, requiring heavy tackle to keep bait in the water. A big rod is needed to cast the heavy tackle. Normally, sinkers weigh eight ounces. Middle: Registration day generates pandemonium at the bait boxes. A single angler might use 20 pounds of bait to fish hard in the tournament. Bottom: Frank Folb of Frank and Fran’s with all the youth entries. Each youth entry gets a fishing rod and reel that cost more than the entry fee. NCBBA knows that young anglers are the Future of the sport.

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What is Dry Eye?

hat is Dry Eye? Dry eye is a very common condition affecting over 5 million people in the United States over the age of 50.

Some studies have shown that dry eye affects up to 33% of the population. Common symptoms include ocular burning, irritation, redness, fluctuating vision, and foreign body sensation.

There are two main forms of dry eye. The first form occurs when the eye does not produce enough tears to moisten the eye effectively. This type only affects 15% of the population and can typically be treated with artificial tears and Restasis®.

Artificial tears provide temporary lubrication to the eye which provides relief for some patients. Restasis® is an anti-inflammatory medication that decreases this inflammation and improves tear production. Restasis® is used in certain patients who have inflammationof the gland that produces tears and causes a decrease in tear production. The second main form of dry eye is caused by inflammation of the oil glands in the eyelid which provide the oil layer of the tear film. This condition affects 50% of patients with dry eye and contributes in some form to 85% of patients with dry eye. The oil layer of the tear film prevents evaporation of the liquid layer of the film. Typically, the oil glands express oil with each blink that coat the surface of the eye. The oil becomes very thickin patients with inflammation of the oil glands, and the glands become clogged and cannot release the oils onto the eye. Without adequate oil coverage of the tear film the tears evaporate too quickly and people experience dry eye symptoms.

Historically, there are many treatment options for this condition such as artificial tears, warm compresses, lid scrubs, and anti-inflammatory medicines. Unfortunately, none of these treatment options adequately treat this condition in patients with moderate to severe forms of disease because they do not completely unclog the oil glands.

Fortunately, there has been a recent paradigm shift in the treatment of dry eye with the FDA approval of the LipiFlow®therapy. LipiFlow® therapy is an in office procedure to treat the form of dry eye that is found in 85% of patients. This device provides direct heat to the oil glands which melts the clogged oil within the glands. The device also provides a gentle massage of the glands that completely evacuates the clogged oil during the twelve minute procedure. This treatment is different because it directly treats the cause of this condition by adequately removing all of the clogged oil out of the glands. This therapy also allows the eyelids to reestablish the proper lubrication of the eye. In clinical studies patients achieved greater than a 50% reduction in symptoms for one year. If necessary, the treatment can be repeated if the glands become clogged at later point. Carolina Eye Associates is one of only a select few practices in the United States to offer this ground- breaking technology, and the only practice in Central North Carolina to offer this treatment.

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Feature I spend more than my fair share of time behind a computer screen, surfing the web and doing all sorts of thing technological to publish our magazines. Every now and then I stumble upon a story that is so awesome, even though it may not have any local relevance, I have to reach out the the author and ask for their permission to publish it. And that is exactly why I decided to publish this story by Scott Kustes and Edie Sommer. As you will discover for yourself, although they aren’t from Asheboro, their message is universal and very applicable to our town. As they point out, the people they met and the friends they made were the most valuable memories of their trip. Sherry and I understand this all too well; it is the people of Asheboro that make our town such a wonderful place to live. Enjoy their story...perhaps it will inspire you to take a trip of your own.

Living The Dream Photos and Stor y By Scott Kustes & Edie Sommer

We’ve spent the last 11 months homeless. During that time, we’ve lived in our truck with our dog, KNOX. Here’s the condensed story.

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n 2010, we took an incredible 7-day, 3200-mile road trip from Louisville, KY to San Diego, CA, during which we only spent about 50 miles on Interstates. Unfortunately, the end of that road trip started a little over a year of our across-the-country relationship.

A few months later, still reliving the things we saw, the things we talked about, and how well we got along during 80 hours stuck in a car together, we decided to save our pennies and take an even more epic road trip.

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So that’s the basics of it, but there’s an unanswered question underlying it all. What would make two people who had collectively spent 12 years in college earning 2 Bachelor’s degrees, a Master’s degree, and a Law degree “throw it all away”? How could we justify giving up incomes that put us firmly into the top 5% of household earnings in the US? There’s a simple answer to that: if you’re not happy with how you spend 40-60 hours a week, what’s the point? When you don’t like your job anyway, what are you really giving up? Sure, we were giving up nice paychecks during a time when most people are just happy to have a job, but we think that’s a faulty

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way of looking at it. The real question is what were we gaining?

We gained the freedom to go wherever and do whatever we wanted. We gained a sense of self that wasn’t tied to our jobs and our paychecks. When someone asks us, “So what do you do?,” we don’t have to tell people about our “exciting” lives of Commercial Real Estate (Edie’s old job) and Software Development (Scott’s old job). We get to tell them about the places we’ve seen and the people we’ve met.

In the end, we gained the freedom to live a dream that so many people, young and old, have told us they wish they could live, a dream that most people wait until they’re retired to live.

So how did we spend our 11 cubiclefree months? We drank wine on the coast of Key West. We helped build a passive solar room on a house in New Mexico. We went to a Mardi Gras krewe party in Galveston. We spent 3 weeks in Texas riding horses every single morning.

We milked goats. We drove to Alaska and spent July marveling at its beauty.

We explored at least 30 of our amazing National Parks. We drove the entire Pacific Coast. We hiked and drove through some of the most incredible landscapes in the world.

The part we’ve found interesting though, is that these aren’t the things we bring up when people ask us about our favorite part of the trip. The things we remember most vividly are the friends we’ve made.

There were the self-described hippies in New Mexico with more life stories than they could possibly tell in the two weeks we spent with them. There was the young homesteading couple in New Mexico who shared our love of bad horror movies.

There was the Easter party we attended in Little Rock with new friends we’d made just days before. There were the new friends in Fairbanks who cross-country ski in -50 degree temperatures.

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seen. For us, travel is also about the friends we’ve made, whether they were friends for a weekend or people we’ve stayed in touch with well beyond our first meeting.

It’s about taking the time to enjoy where we are, instead of looking for our next move. It’s about having no schedule, rather than over-planning vacation. It’s about figuring ourselves out and deciding what we really want out of life.

Not only did we take a trip, we took a journey. Even when we settle back down and live “normal” lives, our lives will never be the same. There’s no way to return to who we were. Sure, we can go back to similar jobs, but we’ll be bringing new outlooks and new ways of thinking to them.

And, of course, we enjoy the looks on people’s faces when we tell them that we’re homeless.

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Dear Readers, The picture on the “Web Only” magazine cover was taken from the porch of our friends Gary & Merri Scott’s house in the mountains of Lansing, North Carolina.

Their “farm” consists of about 225 acres where five horses and various other wild animals roam free. It is so beautiful there, a little slice of heaven on earth. Sherry and I spent the weekend there at the end of September learning to speak Spanish at a seminar they hosted. Not only were we taught an easy way to learn Spanish, but we also had one of the most relaxing

weekends I can recall. Owning a business such as ours does not afford us much time off for vacations. Our time spent there was well needed and we came back totally refreshed and optimistic about the future.

You may be wondering why we went to the mountains of North Carolina to learn Spanish. there are a couple of reasons. First, we live in a town with a large Hispanic population. Sherry and I feel like we are missing out on an opportunity to meet some fantastic people simply because we don’t speak their language. The second reason is we are planning a trip to Ecuador and would like to be able to communicate effectively when we arrive. Plus, it never hurts to know another language, especially one as popular as Spanish.

I picked the picture of the frog climbing the stem of a wine glass next to the masthead for a reason, too. To me it signifies tenacity and bravery, something you need in abundance to be an entrepreneur. Sherry and I have tried a lot of different things here at Asheboro Magazine, some of them worked like our Face-to-Facebook parties and some of them didn’t. If I had to guess at what the ratio of those that worked versus those that didn’t I would have to say 10 to 1. That is for every one thing that worked, ten things didn’t. This reminds me of a quote from Thomas Edison, “If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward”. I truly believe this and will continually strive to make all of our products and services the absolute best they can be.

The differences between an entrepreneur and a regular 9-to-5-job person are many, the least of which is the ability to rebound after an idea goes horribly awry. In the traditional-job world, people are mostly discouraged from having ideas much less implementing them, unless you happen to work for a very progressive company.

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of having idea after idea shot down in the corporate world was days of the magazine, but it didn’t seem to catch on. That, one of the reasons I became an entrepreneur.

and we didn’t have the base of readers that we have today.

I am pleased to announce that the online-only version of You will find a comment section underneath the preview of the Asheboro Magazine is one of the ideas that is working. We movie. Please share your thoughts and ideas there so that in received a tremendous amount of positive feedback on the the future we can make this experience more enjoyable. content and have decided to move forward with the idea. In Finally, if you own a business, be it home based or traditional case you were wondering, if we had decided not to move brick and mortar, advertising in the “online only” version of forward with the idea, we wouldn’t have said anything at all; Asheboro Magazine is a very effective and efficient way to get the online-only content would have just disappeared.

your marketing message in front of our readers. Each month,

Our print edition was jam packed with content and advertising the electronic version of the magazine is read by 2,000-3,000 this month, so much so we almost decided to go to 80 pages. people. Plus, we can link your ad to your Facebook page, Instead, we decided to use the online only area to place the website or anywhere else on the Internet. We can even link articles that we were not able to use in the printed version of it to a downloadable .pdf file. While printed magazines are the magazine. Since we are able to link to ads or editorial still growing, there is no doubt that the industry is moving into on the web, we are going to try something new this month. the electronic realm and going there quickly. As e-readers, Dave Bare was kind enough to provide us with a review of the iPads and tablets become more popular, people are going to movie Act of Valour. To make the experience more interactive, expect their favorite magazines to offer an interactive electronic we have included a link to the preview of the movie. Simply experience and when the day comes where the demand for click on the link and the preview will open in another page in electronic magazines exceeds the printed version, we will be your browser. In the future, we would like to offer more of there ready to deliver the content you desire. this type of interactive experience. We tried it in the very early Thanks for reading, n

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he Randolph Arts Guild is honored to host "Getting a Clearer Picture of UFOs" a lecture with MUFON State Director for NC, Lakita Adams. Most people know "UFO" stands for unidentified flying object. "MUFON" is an acronym for Mutual Unidentified Flying Object Network. Lakita Adams is a MUFON Field Investigator of 12 years and recently received the honor of being selected as the new MUFON State Director for NC. Have you seen a UFO? Have you ever had that feeling that there’s something afoot and you are not quite sure what your eyes are telling you? Sure -- the entertainment business makes loads of money mystifying us with aliens and UFO stories.

But what about those opportunities we’ve experienced that are not quite that dramatic . . . but still a little, ‘not right?’ hat about those who have a significant unexplained event happen to them? That's where the folks at MUFON, the Mutual UFO Network, come in. The North Carolina chapter is part of the international, non-profit, research organization, which was founded in 1969.

According to their website, www.mufon-nc.com, their goal is to investigate UFO sightings, collect data, promote research, and educate the public on the UFO phenomenon. The Randolph Arts Guild will host MUFON State Director for NC and Field Investigator, Lakita Adams. Lakita has 12 years in this field of study. She encourages folks to share their stories of the unexplained. Her art is a focus on educating others and raising awareness on this topic. "This lecture as with many of our lectures provides the public an opportunity to explore other ways of seeing. The ability to observe and make your own conclusion -- whether in creating a work of art, making sense of your life or engaging in other everyday activities is a powerful tool," says Les Caison, Program Director for the WEB04

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Randolph Arts Guild.Join the Guild as we host Lakita for a lecture on the UFO phenomenon on WednesdayOctober 24th at 7pm at the Morings Art Center located at 123 Sunset Avenue in downtownAsheboro. This event is free and the public is encouraged to attend. For more informationcall (336)-629-0399.

Lakita Adams has a BA in English from UNC-G. She taught English and ESL in theRandolph County Schools, and at Randolph Community College. Lakita also spent severalyears as an Environmental Educator at the NC Zoo. For the past twenty years she hasmade sculpted and hand-built pottery with nature, celestial, and UFO themes. Lakita hasbeen married for thirty-six years. She has two grown sons, and one granddaughter. Shelives with her husband, George in the Tabernacle community.

Lakita’s interest in sky phenomena was sparked by a fireball sighting she witnessed as a 9-year-old, with her parents. As a high school student, she wrote her first research paper onUFOs, titled “UFOs : Fact or Fiction?” Twelve years ago, a friend introduced her to MUFON,and Lakita’s curiosity about the UFO phenomenon was further ignited. Her journey intoUfology began, and last year Lakita became a Field Investigator for MUFON in NorthCarolina. She is also the editor and writer for our state website, mufon-nc.com.

Statistics indicate that about 90% of reported sightings have conventional, terrestrialorigins. However, up to 10% of investigated reports describe craft, and objects that exhibittechnology that defies known physics. My research and investigation is based on ascientific, “nuts and bolts” approach, in pursuit of quantifiable evidence. After investigating dozens of cases here in NC, Lakita has found the scope of this phenomenon extends into areas of high strangeness and frequently-reported close encounters. n

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ction films are a dime a dozen. There was a time when an action film did not require decent acting or even a lucid plot, as long as it was intensely action packed and had a ‘big name’ action star in the main role. However, according to new research, we are more sophisticated now than we were fifteen years ago. Couple that with the rise in popularity of first person shooter ‘military op’ video games, the demand for high realism and up-to-the-minute technology is very strong.

We no longer live in a world where good special effects, big explosions and sexy weaponry will satisfy skeptical audiences.

In the film ‘Act of Valor’, audiences will get much more than just a run-of-the-mill action thrill ride. The film stars actual U.S. Navy Special Warfare Operators, or SEALs, reenacting actual ‘downrange’ tactics and using actual state of the art technology and weapons. And while its realism is undeniable, this film is not a documentary. There is a fictional storyline and script and even moments of real pathos as we see the Team members spending time with their families before an operation.

Unlike the other SEALs movie, ‘Navy Seals’(1990) which had

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big names and big action, but little realism, ‘Act of Valor’ throws realism in your face from beginning to end. It is positively unapologetic in its portrayal of high intensity combat scenarios that will have the audience’s collective hearts pounding.

In one scene, a semi-submerged SEAL is silently wading through water behind an enemy sentinel. He raises his arms over his head out of the water and as the Team sniper eliminates the sentinel, he falls back into the outstretched arms of the other Team member and is lowered silently into the water. This all takes less than thirty seconds and most of it is filmed as a subjective viewpoint, or through the SEAL’s own eyes. It is a finely tuned action sequence that will require a rewind or two to fully appreciate.

The film has several major action sequences which are mainly filmed as ‘real time’ operations. Because of the length of some of the combat scenarios, especially one filmed at night with much POV camera work as well as night vision ‘green’ segments, the action becomes a bit nerve wracking and it is hard to maintain a good sense of who’s shooting who and exactly what is happening. Rather than undermine the quality of the filming, however, this scene simply cements the reality that a SEAL is an exquisitely trained human weapon.

While the film is a wonderful example of a good action

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movie, parts of it are a little lacking and end up undermining the structure. It takes very little for granted in the portrayal of warfare and actual operations, but spends little time really We’re here to help make those dreams come true. developing the ‘bad guys’ and as such depends on the audience’s prejudice to define the terrorists and their evil desires. The non-combat dialog between the SEALs is also a bit shallow and monosyllabic. It attempts to force a bit of humanity between colleagues whose collective experiences in highly dangerous situations seems to preclude a need for anything more than a slap on the back or a fist bump.

During the main action scenes the dialog is so choked with military jargon and tactical language that it helps to have your laptop or smartphone and pause button handy to look up the meanings.

As a propaganda film (and it most certainly is a propaganda film) ‘Act of Valor’ seeks to explore SEAL operations and also to establish their absolute necessity as a last resort against “ Thank you Brent for a terrific job a world filled with bad men with nasty bombs and very evil We love our new basement.” ~ P. Christenbury intentions. The audience will come away feeling very glad that there are U.S. Navy SEALs out there to do the things shown in the film that keep us safe.

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C O N S T R U C T I O N Though the film was originally released in February and had See “before & after” photos on generally poor reviews, its release to DVD, which came just over a month after the U.S. Navy SEALs attack on Osama Bin Laden’s home in Abbottabad, Pakistan, saw much better LindleyConstruction.May2.indd 1 5/10/11 sentiments from critics. In the fallout from media following the killing of Bin Laden, a screening of this film may help to reestablish a sense of need for tough soldiers who can do the seemingly impossible. “The only easy day was yesterday.”

‘Act of Valor’ is rated ‘R’ and is 110 minutes long.

Stop by your local branch of Randolph County Public Library, and check out ‘Act of Valor’ today. n

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How to Make Laundry Your Friend

By Bianca Tyler

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As the family grew so did the piles. I was a stay-at-home mom for a long time, and when our youngest went to Kindergarten, I went back to work. I work four days from home, and one day out of the house.

But even though I started working again, it didn't make the housework any less.

My husband is a great help around the house and the children have chores, too, but I still do laundry.

I found every day or so after dropping the little one at school I would come in and set the washer running. Then I would go to the computer and start to write. After 20 minutes, the washer would stop, I'd transfer the wet clothes to the dryer and set it running for 60 minutes. You know the drill.

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too-familiar thumping and rattling noise. Then I’d transfer the clothes and challenge myself to actually write the article within the next 60 minutes. It doesn't always work, and sometimes I'm thankful that items like towels and jeans need an extra 20 minutes, but the desire to beat that buzzer has become such a part of my day that I just find doing laundry when I work is a

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Laundry has become my timer buddy, my workmate, my friend.

No one keeps me more on time, more on track, and able to hit every deadline than my washer and dryer. I turn them on and head straight for my computer saying, “What can I accomplish within this time limit!”

If you think about it, the only drag about laundry is actually the folding part. I'm not scrubbing clothes in a lake. I'm not hanging them on a line. I don't even have to divvy up the clothes - that's already pre-done with our handy dandy three-bin sorter!

So I thought to myself how can I take the misery out of folding?

Speakerphone to the rescue! I now use that time to call family and friends; the tedium is dissipated by idle chit chat, catchup natter, and the simple joy of connecting with those close to me. Who ever knew laundry and “breaktime” would mean the

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So all three phases of washing now serve a greater purpose.

Whether I'm writing, producing, editing, show prepping, scheduling, in pre- or postproduc tion, whatever is required from me that day, I have buzzer buddies that keep me challenged, motivated and on track.

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Cigars & Spirits

Nectar of the Gods – Booker's 7 Year-Old Batch Numbered

by Samuel Brickhouse

Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is the spirit's true name.

Many world-wide drink it bastardized with colas and other mixers. Outside of the Mint Julep there is no proper use for bourbon beyond drinking it neat (or, perhaps, with one rock).

All other methods are just kid's stuff.

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Inspired by a 200-year-old tradition, Booker's is the only bourbon bottled straight- from-the-barrel, uncut and unfiltered. First created as a holiday gift for his special friends, Booker's whiskey was so well-received that he decided to make it available to bourbon lovers worldwide. This would be the first, and still the greatest of Beam's “small batch” bourbons.

Unlike many art forms there are laws on the books governing aspects of the distillation of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey like Booker’s 7. Those include regulations on the grains used in the recipe, called a “mash bill”. This mash must contain at least 51 percent “Indian Corn”. Aging must only be done in new oak barrels. This is what gives bourbon itss oaky flavor and golden color. There are even regulations on how much alcohol the finished product may contain since the content will also effect color, balance, and taste. True bourbon can only be between 80 and 160 proof.

Booker's bourbon is bottled at its natural proof that ranges between 121 and 127, and aged between six and eight years. It is the only uncut, unfiltered, straight-from-the-barrel, connoisseur's sipping bourbon on the market today.

Booker Noe, until his death, hand selected each barrel. That task now falls to Fredrick Booker Noe III. Each barrel chosen to become Booker's bourbon is aged in the very center of the Jim Beam rack-house where the temperature and humidity combines create the perfect proportion for the finest bourbon.

So how do you properly “taste” and enjoy this treat of nature? Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is meant to be sipped and savored. A small glass of bourbon is best served “neat” or with an ice cube and a separate glass of water, a sip of which will extend the flavor and finish off the bourbon in a way that truly reminds one of why they call them “spirits”. Smelling bourbon should be done by breathing in through a wideopen mouth and not the nose as is done

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sheboro Magazine will begin its journey into fine Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey with the top of the line, Booker's 7-Year Old Batch Numbered...

Except no substitutes! Frederick Booker Noe II (Jim Beam's grandson), was the Master Distiller at the Jim Beam Distillery for more than 40 years, working closely with Master Distiller Jerry Dalton until his death in 2004. In 1988, Booker Noe introduced his own signature bourbon, Booker's True Barrel Bourbon also known as Booker's 7-Year Old Batch Numbered or, simply, Bookers.

with wine. The power of the alcohol in bourbon can actually damage the sinuses or, at the very least, overwhelm your ability to assess the aromas and bouquet of the bourbon (as well as effect the taste). The aroma of Booker's should be taken in slow in order to enjoy the vanilla, oak, and charcoal flavor left over from its time in the rack-house.

When held up to sunlight Booker's has a deep, smoky, amber color that almost seems to glow on its own.

Amazing care has been taken in creating Booker's and any less care taken in enjoying it would be a sin of the highest order. The taste is rich with deep tannins that are quickly followed by a lighter, fruity taste. Specifically enjoyed by this humble writer is the faintest hint of curing tobacco which reminds one of downtown Winston-Salem in days gone by. Booker's has a finish, if enjoyed properly, that is long with an intense spirit that remains in the nose and on the pallet like the ghost of a long lost friend.

The price for Booker's begins at $60.00 and can rise from there depending on the individually numbered batch you come across or chose to purchase. Make no mistake...this is Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey for grown-ups. Search and pay for the best and your effort will be rewarded with flavor pleasures among the finest in the Western world. n

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id you know that the bones in your feet make up one quarter of all the bones in your entire body? At some point, 75% of Americans will experience some form of a foot problem in their lives and need to seek treatment, so it’s no surprise that many are asking, why should I see a podiatrist instead of an orthopedist? What’s the difference, anyway?

Orthopedists are trained to treat the entire muscular and skeletal system, though some do specialize in certain areas of the body. Podiatrists, however, treat only the foot and ankle, and are trained in biomechanics or proper foot balance, as well as the making of custom shoe orthotics. Their expertise and knowledge of the bones and muscles of the foot give them a ‘leg up’ when it comes to diagnosing and treating conditions specific to the feet! Podiatrists can also surgically repair many conditions with cutting-edge technology and surgical methods especially for ailments like bunions or hammer toes.

Podiatrists look at a variety of factors when diagnosing any foot or ankle condition, and are experienced in seeing specific abnormalities that may not be as recognizable by orthopedists or primary physicians. Podiatrists can also provide services at their offices that orthopedists can’t, such as nail trimming, ingrown toenail removal, gait analysis, custom orthotic fitting, and crucial treatment of foot problems related to diabetes and other systemic conditions.

Just as you would see a dentist for the care of your teeth, your feet should be in the hands of specialists!

If you have problems related to or originating in your feet, a podiatrist should be your first call. Even lower back pain, knee pain and ankle pain could be originating from your gait, and should be analyzed by a podiatrist.

Give us a call at 336.625.1950 to schedule an appointment, and we’ll help get you back on your feet in no time! n

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Giving Back

A Giving Heart

By Sherry B. Johnson Photos Courtesy Rosie Goldstein

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r. Martin Luther King once said, “Everyone can be great because anyone can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't even have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve... You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”

One person’s soul who meets these criteria is Asheboro resident Rosie Goldstein, co-owner of G & G Automotive. Rosie is working on a project in conjunction with her employer, Home Depot, for Victory Junction which without her involvement and tenacity might not ever have come to fruition. But like most with a giving heart, Rosie downplayed her involvement in the project. In fact, it took a little arm twisting to get her to share the story with us at all.

In 2010 at the Greensboro Home Show, a house was built on-site at the Greensboro Coliseum and at the conclusion of the show; it was generously donated to Victory Junction. The house showcased the products and services of a group of local contractors. What they didn’t realize was that after the show, all the contractors removed their products from the house, it was divided into 4 pieces for transport and only the shell was delivered to Victory Junction Camp. Once there, Victory Junction was able to get the house reassembled, and electric and plumbing were installed but unfortunately, they had neither the time nor the resources to finish it, so it sat unused for two years on their property.

Home Depot encourages its employees to get involved with the community and allows time off to perform local volunteer projects. One of Rosie’s co-workers at the South Elm-Eugine Street Store approached her for help with planning such a project. Specifically, she wanted to do something for Victory Junction Camp so they

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approached them to see what, if anything, they could do. The project that came to the forefront was completing the house that had been donated to Victory Junction. It seemed doable, considering Home Depot is in the business, and has many employees with the skills necessary.

The next step in the process was coming up with the money, approximately $12,000, to complete the project. After speaking with her store manager, Jason Carlino, about the project, he suggested that she contact Dan Jeb, store manager at the Wendover location in Greensboro, who is also the Team Depot captain for the area, which includes five local stores in the Triad. He felt the project was too large and out of their reach as a group, but he did mention that she could apply for a grant through the Home Depot Foundation, that would go a long way to funding the project.

Rosie had never written a grant before, but she now had a direction to focus on. She contacted the Foundation, and after tracking down Joe Wimberly, the person in charge of Foundation requests from over 2,000 stores, she explained the project to him. He felt it was a long shot because the Foundation is mainly focused on helping Veterans these days, but he coached her on how to write the grant, and also what the purpose of the home would be once it was built at Victory Junction, because function can also play a part in the decision making process.

After speaking with Joe, and then talking to Tracy Hedrick, the Vice President of facilities at Victory Junction, it was decided that the house would be used for older children, for them to stay in to do laundry, cook, clean, and do all of these things to get them ready to live on their own. Rosie wrote the grant asking for $12,000, explaining what a wonderful organization Victory Junction was and how this home could help them. Although

everyone told her not to get her hopes up, she was awarded $7,000 grant from the Foundation to finish the project.

Between the volunteers at her own Home Depot store, and through the efforts of Eric Nivolo from the Burlington Store and Joe Mauck, who works with Rosie and is from Randleman.

They were instrumental in helping her get things done. Rosie contacted Len Malave of Granite and Marble by Malave, who was involved with the original house built at the home show.

He helped get the sheetrock finished and provided kitchen cabinets.

The CFO at Victory Junction, Lisa Weber, had gift cards that they could use that had been donated to the camp totaling $3,000. Rosie got the paint reps for Home Depot to give her the paint for the inside and outside of the home.

Once the materials were taken care of and the project could get started, it became difficult to find volunteers. It was not that people were not willing to help, but she could only take people off the floor at the store if there was someone available to cover their section, and scheduling became a challenge. Rosie was not discouraged, and through perseverance and sheer determination she has worked to get the project done, one piece at a time.

Since April, she has slowly pulled this project together bit by bit. To date, they still have to finish the floors, get the kitchen cabinets put up, finish building the deck, add landscaping, and complete a punch list on the inside. Rosie’s goal was to have the house ready for viewing at Nascar Days on October 27th, but it looks like it’s going to take a bit longer than she had hoped. Camp is over for this year, but the home will be ready for the children next spring.

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eniors can find many enriching programs at the Randolph-Asheboro YMCA. With over 1800 senior members, including SilverSneaker members, the Y is a great place for seniors to come and learn together, play together, and laugh together in a wide variety of free activities, suitable for all seniors.

The Randolph-Asheboro YMCA participates in the SilverSneaker Fitness Program which is offered by leading Medicare health plans and Medicare Supplement carriers throughout the country. If eligible, the SilverSneaker Fitness Program offers seniors a free membership to the RandolphAsheboro YMCA. Through this program, seniors can come and enjoy all the benefits a YMCA membership has to offer!

Included in the benefits of a Y membership are SilverSneakers group exercise classes are designed especially for those wishing to improve their strength, balance, flexibility, agility, coordination, and range of motion with gentle exercises.

These exercises are conducted sitting in or standing behind a chair and are very popular with our seniors.

Another group exercise class that is quite popular around the Y is Water Aerobics class, held in the indoor swimming pool.

Classes are held at various times throughout the week and are for all fitness levels. Those offered include Water Aerobics, Arthritis Aerobics, Seniors in Motion, and High Energy Aqua.

Seniors have so much fun in these classes, sometimes they even sing together!

Beyond exercise we offer a faith based Seniors’ group, called Hidden Treasures. This group meets every Tuesday and explores Biblical principles on the “Topic of the Week.”

Fellowship and learn together by revisiting the past and sharing your special stories. Seniors are able to enjoy meaningful social and personal interaction in this program.

BINGO! Offered every Thursday, Senior Bingo is a new program offered at the Y. Seniors have so much fun playing and trying to win prizes! Prizes can include gift certificates, coupons, hats, t-shirts, water bottles, bags, key chains, and much more! We are looking to local businesses to help donate prizes.

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Because of this new area, we are able to begin new programs such as Senior Computer Classes. These basic skills classes are taught by Randolph Community College.

Senior luncheons are held throughout the year for various occasions. The YMCA provides the meat and bread, and each senior brings a covered dish. It’s a great time to get to know each other better and make new friends.

The Randolph-Asheboro YMCA hosts the Randolph County Senior Games and practices. Choose from many events including walking, softball throwing, basketball shooting, arts and crafts, and many more events. The YMCA, in collaboration with Randolph County Senior Center, offers free coaching and practice each spring and fall.

No previous experience required; we’ll train you! If you are 55 years of age or older, you qualify!

In addition to all of these great, free activities, the RandolphAsheboro YMCA is looking to begin more new programs this fall such as teaching seniors how to play Rook, Dominos, and Mahjong and offer educational seminars in our new Community Room to help inform seniors on a variety of different topics.

The mission of the YMCA is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind, and body for all. n

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ith so many sources of conflicting information available to us every day, it’s easy to get confused about one way vs. another. One day eggs are good for you and the next day its worse than smoking cigarettes.

Butter vs. margarine, sugar vs. corn syrup, it goes on and on.

Every day I hear excellent questions from my patients as they try to make sense of so many exercise and health choices.

So this month I will compare and contrast some of the most common questions.

• Heat vs. ice • Walking vs. treadmill • Walking vs. running • Ibuprofen vs. Tylenol • High weight, low repetition workouts vs. low weight, high repetition workouts • Water vs. Gatorade Heat vs. Ice. It is one of the most common questions and the easiest to answer. Interestingly both heat and ice do the exact same thing to the body initially in that they both deviate from the bodies normal 98.6 degrees. As such the body must respond by increasing blood flow to that area, because the body cannot allow itself to burn or freeze. The increased blood flow will dissipate the excess heat or cold and the injured tissue benefits because blood has fresh oxygen, and it will take away the waste products of healing. Where heat and ice differ is in the fact that heat will encourage inflammation and ice takes inflammation away. Since the body cannot heal in the presence of inflammation, ice wins hands down.

Walking vs. Treadmill. Sometimes a treadmill can be good like when the weather is bad or when a person has lost so much balance and mobility that the handles on the treadmill is all that allows that person to walk. Otherwise walking on a regular surface is a superior method of exercise because with regular walking the foot meets the road and with treadmill

walking the road meets the foot. Huh? Let me explain. When your foot strikes a stationary surface like when walking on a trail, there is a natural physiologic response of the ankle, knee and hip to accommodate the mechanics of walking.

However, when that is reversed and the foot strikes a surface that is coming toward your foot like a treadmill belt, there is more of an impact at the instant your heel hits the belt. Not a tremendous increase but enough to be cumulative and damaging. Think about it, if you walked 20 minutes and you averaged 70 steps per minute, that’s 1400 steps. Over time that adds up to a lot of extra stress on your joints and back that cancels out the other- wise positive effects of walking Walking vs. Running. Running puts even more force and negative pressure on the ankle, knee and hip than walking on a treadmill. This extra “bouncing” and compressive forces not only affects the joints but also the organs. Women especially should be aware of this fact. Gravity and age is already conspiring to prolapse the bladder and uterus, it doesn’t need help. Research has shown over and over that walking is far superior to running.

Ibuprofen vs. Tylenol. Both are great over the counter drugs and both are great at relieving pain. Pharmacology is a very complicated discipline, but it can be simply stated that Tylenol is a pain reliever and fever reducer. Ibuprofen is a pain reliever and inflammation reducer. So, when you have muscle pain you can be sure that a large majority of the pain is due to inflammation. Inflammation is actually a natural response to injury and is important to the initial healing process. Unfortunately, the body tends to over respond with excessive inflammation. Remember, the body cannot heal in the presence of inflammation. So ibuprofen is superior because of its anti-inflammatory properties.

High weight, low repetition vs. low weight, high repetition workouts. Human nature is an emotionally driven animal. When we decide to get in shape and start lifting weights its usually so we can “look” better. Bulky

Michael Harmon is the owner of The Healthy Back & Body Clinic, and the physical therapist responsible for patient care. Michael has a Masters Degree in physical therapy earned at Western Carolina University.

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muscles say “I’m fit”. In reality however bulky muscles mean huge muscle imbalances. I have written extensively about the natural muscle imbalance that occurs in us all between the two kinds of muscle in our bodies and the myriad of problems that it causes. So high weight and low repetition workouts leads to even bigger muscle imbalances, pain and injury. Low weight and high repetition workouts focus on the inherently weak core muscles of our bodies and provides balance, prevents injury and pain. An even better workout is using no weight like with yoga, tai chi, or my thera-ball exercises.

Water vs. Gatorade. Gatorade contains the electrolytes sodium and potassium that are vital for nerve conduction.

But so does a lot of the foods we eat. Only professional athletes run the risk of depleting electrolyte stores. Even the most enthusiastic weekend warrior will restore their depleted electrolytes from their diet. Excessive sodium is already a problem in society because of blood pressure and weight gain. Hyperkalemia is a condition of having too much potassium in our bodies. So water will always rehydrate completely and naturally with no compromises to your health.

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Ask the Expert

Seniors

Look-and-See Signs A Senior Needs Help

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hat today’s seniors want most is to age in place. What they fear most is to lose their independence. But what they’re least likely to ask for is the kind of help that will keep them comfortable and safe at home. That’s why it’s often up to the adult children of aging parents to look for the signs that their elderly loved one needs help at home. Neglecting those signs will likely lead seniors to the kind of dependence that most would like to avoid.

Seniors often don’t recognize when they require help. That’s why adult children should identify where their loved ones need assistance. Here are some of the look-and-see signs that adult children can use to identify the types of services their loved ones might need.

Providing seniors assistance with a few basic tasks – such as meal preparation, light housework, companionship and medication reminders – personal care -often means the difference between whether they stay at home. And that kind of independence is very important to seniors’ overall happiness.

Seniors’ number one fear is loss of independence. The vast majority of people 50 and older do not require long-term assistance at any given time. However, most people will require assistance at some point in their lives, and most families will face these issues with their older family members.

Seniors’ expectations for remaining at home are high. 83 percent of seniors say they are very or somewhat likely to remain in their homes.

Who wants to lose their independence? The best approach to staying self-sufficient is to plan ahead and accept help when necessary. Seniors are reluctant to seek outside help because they want to keep doing things the way they always have.

By helping adult children identify the types of resources that a senior might need to remain independent at home, we hope that families can avoid some of the stress that goes with caring for an aging loved one.

Look-and-See Signs of Aging 1. Look in refrigerator, freezer and drawers. Has food spoiled because mom can’t get to the grocery store? Does she have difficulty cleaning tight, cluttered places?

2. Look over the grocery list. Has your loved one’s declining health prompted her to purchase more convenience and junk foods, and neglect proper nutrition? Is she losing weight?

3. Look on top of furniture and countertops. Are dust and dirt signs that household tasks are becoming more difficult for your parents?

4. Look up at fans and ceilings. Has the inability to lift her arms and climb stepstools prevented your loved one from cleaning soot and grime from high places? Caution your senior not to climb.

5. Look down at floors and stairways. Have shaky hands spilled drinks and food, soiling vinyl, wood, carpets and walkways?

Are frayed carpets, throw rugs, objects and furniture creating tripping hazards? Does dad’s bad knee put him at greater risk on cracked sidewalks and with broken stair rails?

6. Look under beds and sofas. Is your senior having difficulty organizing old newspapers, books and magazines, which are creating a fire hazard?

7. Look through the mail. Is mom’s dementia causing her to forget to pay bills and answer correspondence?

8. Look below bathroom and kitchen sinks. Is poor eyesight making it difficult for your elderly relative to read medication labels and to properly store cleaning materials? Is he forgetting to refill medications and to take them on schedule? Check the refill date against the number of pills in the bottle to help determine if your loved one is taking medication regularly. Or call the pharmacy.

9. Look at your senior’s appearance. Is clothing dirty and unkept, and is your loved one neglecting personal hygiene?

10. Look to your parents’ neighbors and other close friends to find out about their daily routine. Are your seniors at home more, watching television and avoiding stimulating conversation and companionship? n

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An Invitation to Worship

By Sharon Wiley

is the church of many of our founding fathers, and many of our ancestors. In fact, the Anglican Church where George Washington worshipped and was inaugurated is still standing near “Ground Zero,” and served as the headquarters for the rescue missions after 9/11. C.S. Lewis, author of “The Chronicals of Narnia,” was a devoted Anglican. The services at St. Andrew’s are reverent and God-centered. The church has been blessed, from the beginning, with musicians who are committed to theologically sound choral and instrumental music, as well as the use of traditional hymns of Christian faith for worship.

Saint Andrew’s has moved around a bit, as they are not yet large enough to own a permanent site for worship. Since they currently depend on the kindness of other churches for space in which to meet, they do not have a morning service at this time, but meet on Sunday evenings instead. In the beginning, they met in homes. After that, they met at Central United Methodist

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ou might wonder why a church would Presbyterian Church, all who generously provided space for be featured in Asheboro Magazine. Most worship services. For the past year and a half, they found a churches in our community are well known, most gracious home at St. John’s Lutheran Church, where with prominent signs and regular hours of they meet Sunday evenings at 5:00 p.m. St. John’s is centrally worship - usually Sunday mornings at 11:00.

We want to introduce a new and small

mission church, tell you more about them and invite you to come for a visit to check them out for yourself!

St. Andrew’s Anglican Church is a small mission church started in Asheboro four years ago. It is affiliated with both the Reformed Episcopal Church (REC) and the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). Anglicanism is not as common in the Southeastern United States as some Christian denominations.

It is described as “Ancient Worship, Modern Relevance”.

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located at the corner of Park and Holly Streets across from Frazier Park, in Asheboro. St. Andrew’s is extremely grateful for the help offered to them by other local churches in the community.

The first Rector of St. Andrew’s was Fr. Jason Patterson, who provided excellent and strong leadership for the church. He moved back to his home in Philadelphia and the church has continued under the leadership of Stuart Fitzpatrick, who is currently persuing ordination as a Deacon in the Reformed Episcopal Church. Stuart, an Asheboro native, is the son of the late Rachel Fitzpatrick and Dr. Hugh Fitzpatrick, who began practicing medicine in Asheboro in the 1950’s. Stuart and his siblings are all graduates of Asheboro High School, and he and his wife, Kay, are owners of The Music Loft in Greensboro. St. Andrew’s has a service of Evening Prayer three Sundays per month. Fr. Ian MacGregor of Raleigh comes to Asheboro the last Sunday of each month to celebrate Holy Communion at St. Andrew’s. For special services, such as Ash Wednesday, Easter and Christmas Eve, St. John’s Lutheran and St. Andrew’s Anglican churches join in worship together, and this is always a joyful experience.n

THE CD – ALLELUIA Recently, the choir of St. Andrew’s church had the opportunity to go to Appalachian State University in Boone to record a CD, “Alleluia”. In addition to three well-known choral anthems (We Adore You, O Christ/Dubois, If Ye Love Me/Tallis and O Come Ye Servants of the Lord/Tye), the CD also includes three original choral pieces written by Stuart Fitzpatrick (Alleluia, In My Father’s House and Lord I Offer Thee My Heart). These are “first time recordings” for Stuart’s pieces, and they are in the process of becoming published and available. For more information about this, contact Stuart at sfitz1953@gmail.com.

The recording was done in Rosen Concert Hall at ASU, and was recorded and mixed by Cameron Fitzpatrick. The CD was mastered by Jamie King at The Basement Recording in Winston-Salem. The choir director is Sharon Applewhite Wiley of Asheboro, and the accompanist is Amanda Mason Matthews of Greensboro. Choir members on the CD are: Soprano – Marlo Peddycord Francis, Marria Somero and Pauline Urban Alto – Kay Fitzpatrick and Kate Steele Tenor – Stuart Fitzpatrick and Stephen Wiley Bass – Neal Matthews, Dan Wiley and Nick Wiley The CD, Alleluia, is included with the home delivery of Asheboro Magazine in October as a free gift. If you picked up a copy locally and the CD is not included, you are welcome to pick up a copy at any Sunday evening service. You can also listen or find the free download at www. st andrewsanglican.squarespace. com or www.standrewsasheboro.com.

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Zoo Zeal

Zoo’s Vet-Residency Program Offers Unique Training Story & photos by Tom Gillespie

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s one of about 20 zoological-medicine residency programs offered worldwide, the North Carolina Zoo has made a name for itself as a training ground for some of the country’s top zoo animal doctors.

The residency program was begun in the early 1990s by the zoo’s present chief veterinarian Mike Loomis and colleagues at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. One person is chosen each year (out of 20 to 50 applicants) for the three-year program offered jointly by the two institutions. Although there are many veterinary residency programs offered throughout the country, in a variety of specialties, the N.C. Zoo’s is one of the few that gives the residents an opportunity to learn about, and work directly with, exotic and non-domestic animals.

The program has produced nearly 10 percent of the veterinarians who have attained board certification in the field of zoological medicine.

“One of the special things about the program is that it trains versatile veterinarians in the sense that they are well-equipped not just to go into clinical practice in a zoo,” said Dr. Ryan DeVoe, senior veterinarian at the zoo and a 2004 graduate of the program himself. “They could go into academia, research, wildlife management—just about any area that has anything to do with zoological medicine.”

So when other resident veterinarians are working on horses, dogs and cats, residents at the N.C. Zoo are drawing blood from elephants, checking rhinos’ temperatures and examining lions’ teeth.

Zoo veterinary care is a specialized field with only about 300 vets in the United States working full time in zoo medicine.

In the N.C. Zoo’s program, there are two areas of emphasis: general zoo medicine and aquatic-animal medicine, which includes working at the Marine Mammal Center in California and a research lab on the North Carolina coast.

According to DeVoe, residents not only benefit personally from the advanced training they receive from the program, but also complete publication requirements necessary to be eligible for board certifications through the American College of Zoological Medicine—giving back to their peers and profession, as DeVoe puts it. Program representatives look for candidates who want to make a difference in zoological medicine and be leaders in the field. Funding for the program is provided by the N.C. Zoological Society and the N.C. State College of Veterinary Medicine.

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exotic animals. Imagine giving a giraffe an eye exam, checking a laceration on a polar bear or performing a procedure on a hummingbird that weighs only ounces.

Since its inception, the program has attracted and trained some of the best and brightest young minds dedicated to the health and the well-being of wild animals. After completing the three-year residency, many have moved on to top veterinary jobs in universities, zoos and aquaria.

Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, from Uganda, was the 10th doctor to go through the residency program and was also the first non-US resident to enter the program. Before coming to the N.C. Zoo for the program, Kalema –Zikusoka was the veterinarian for the Uganda Wildlife Authority. There, she made significant contributions to Uganda’s efforts to maintain healthy populations of endangered species, including the rare mountain gorilla. Following the completion of her residency program, Kalema-Zikusoka became Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Conservation Through Public Health, an international grassroots NGO that promotes conservation with public health by improving primary health services for people and animals around protected areas throughout Uganda.

The veterinary residency program is made possible, in part, through the support of the North Carolina Zoological Society and the special help of other donors. That support has helped the zoo to develop and maintain a program which is producing some of the country’s finest and best-trained exotic-animal veterinarians. n

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She enrolled in the teacher licensure program at UNC Wilmington, completing it with honors. She made the Chancellor’s List and was inducted into Kappa Delta Pi, an International honor society in the field of education. She began teaching sixth grade Language Arts, Social Studies and Science at Dixon Middle School. There she was introduced to Gifted Education, which

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Susan grew up in Asheboro. She attended Asheboro High she returned School, and went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Political to Asheboro, Science from Appalachian State University, with a minor in to be closer Small Business Administration.

to her aging She worked in corporate America for six years, met her parents. After husband Bob in Greensboro, and they settled down to searching for a start a family. Bob’s job transferred them to the coast, near job locally, she Wilmington. Her children started school and Susan quickly accepted a realized that to be the best advocate for their education, she position 50

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Susan Young Braxton with TeachPro founder, Jim Damiani

in Chapel Hill. After being injured on the job and taking a medical leave, she realized she was unable to continue that long commute every day and began looking at opportunities to apply her knowledge and business skills in the Asheboro area.

Through her experiences in the classroom and through her own children, she realized there was a growing need for additional outside the classroom help with education. Kids are being left behind at both ends of the spectrum. Susan’s new company, TeachPro, will offer State Certified teachers as tutors who will come to your home and work one on one with your child.

Susan’s first step is to test your child to determine what skill gaps he or she might have. This test will point to the curricula

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With the new Common Care State Standards Initiative being adopted nationwide – teachers and parents who are already overextended will be hard pressed to keep up with the demands of this new program.

“The standards establish clear and consistent goals for learning that will prepare America’s children for success in college and work.” Theoretically, this means a child from North Carolina

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Daily Devotion

Money, Money, Money Today’s Thought: What is the treasure of my heart?

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n the coast of Turkey is the ancient to eat meals, to pay bills and debts, for clothes to cover us, city of Lydia, where, as reported and for places to live where we put our thousand things.

by Herodotus, the first precious Money is the tool that gets us what we want or need, and metal coins are said to have been sometimes most desire. created of gold and silver (700 B.C.). Money is not the root of all evil. The love of money is the root Paper money appeared in the west of all kinds of evil. Many worship money, though they deny it,

centuries later. Credit cards appeared in the 1950’s.

and truly may not know it. Money buys power, prestige and

In 1999 most retail purchases were in cash or checks. In influence, and gets us what we want. Is not that what we 2001, three-quarters of households paid bills by check. want from any god we worship? To get us what we want?

By 2003, forty percent of households paid bills by check, What do you want, oh heart of mine? fifty percent paid with plastic, and ten percent paid through online banking. Will paper cash one day disappear?

Let’s Pray: Dear God, what do you want, oh heart of

Lack it or stack it, money is essential to human history. Most mine? Lord, tell me what I want, what I lack, what I humans spend our days working for money. We use money need underneath it all. Isn't it only Love? Amen. n Reverend Peter Baldwin Panagore of DailyDevotions.org, is a native of Massachusetts, graduated with a Masters of Divinity degree in Divinity from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut and with a B.A. in English from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. St. John’s High School of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, an Xaverian Brothers sponsored school, provided him with his preparatory school education.

In 2003, he was recruited to apply for the position of Pastor of the First Radio Parish Church of America (DailyDevotions. org). FRPCA is America’s oldest continuous religious broadcast, founded 1926, and now reaching 1.5 million listeners, viewers and readers a week on TV, radio and internet, including American Forces Radio Network.

From 1999-2006 Reverend Panagore was a staff writer at Homiletics, the leading and cutting-edge nationwide worship preparation journal for mainline clergy. Homiletics has published more than a hundred of his sermons. He has also published short stories in anthologies, most notably, Chicken Soup for the Veteran’s Soul, by New York Times Best Selling editor Jack Canfield. Two Minutes for God was released by Touchstone/Fireside an imprint of Simon & Schuster, in early December of 2007 and landed immediately on the Maine Best Seller list.

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“She is such a help to me! She’s so dependable and has been a blessing!” “I wouldn’t be able to stay in my home if it wasn’t for her help.” “She helps me with anything I need or need to do. She is a good worker and I enjoy talking with her.”

What elicits comments like these? They’re just a few statements made by the clients of Regional Consolidated Services’ Home Care Program.

In 1984, RCS became aware of an initiative taken by the Tabernacle Volunteer Fire Department, in that Randolph County community, that undertook the task of providing smoke alarms in homes of the disadvantaged. RCS gravitated to the support of the project and a full-fledged effort of expansion took place.

The Home Care Program was established in order to minister to the elderly of Randolph County. It provides in-home assistance to those who are over 60 years of age, have at least one functional disability, and may be socially or economically disadvantaged. In many cases, it also allows them to remain independently in their home rather than face confinement in a nursing facility.

Supervision for the program is provided under the direction of Social Worker Teri Mabry, who is the Home Care Director, and employs Certified Nursing Assistants and homemakers.

Assistance for the clients can include meal planning and food preparation, basic personal care and assistance with the activities of daily living. It can also provide help with light housekeeping and laundry as well as help with the household budget. Important also, is that the program can offer respite for the clients’ caretakers.

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regional consolidated services' home care program

In 1988, a component of the Home Care program was added.

It makes minor home improvements and repairs available to eligible clients in Randolph County. The program is designed to improve the efficiency and safety of an older adult’s residence while maintaining their independence.

These routine services can cover minor plumbing and electrical repairs, installation oflocks to improve security features as well as home modifications such as wheelchairramps, hand rails and grab bars. Included also may be repairs or replacements ofchairs, mattress and box springs, kitchen appliances, washing machines and repair ofheating and cooling units.

The Home Care Program receives funding from United Way of Randolph County as well as other organizations in the community. The local lodge of Woodmen of the World contributes annually to the program, and has done so for more than 20 years. The gift is presented each year remembering Mr. Carl Stout, Jr., who was a cherished friend of RCS. Teri Mabry, Home Care Program Director, comments, “He recognized the efforts of our staff as vital to the community’s elderly and handicapped citizens confined to their homes. He was an outstanding champion of our cause and we will always be grateful to him and the organization that has memorialized him.”

The Home Care Program is in the business of making a positive contribution to our community by improving the quality of life of the elderly disabled of Randolph County.

Whether it’s JobLink, the Head Start Program or Home Care, for Regional Consolidated Services, it’s all about restoring lives, restoring jobs, building communities - “Helping People Help Themselves”.

Regional Consolidated Services, a non-profit human services agency, serves six counties in the Piedmont area and is the administrative/fiscal entity for the Home Care Program. The founder and Executive Director is Janice Scarborough.n

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Library Overdue Review!

By Dave Bare

Library Corner

Most book reviews deal with new books. The cutting edge critics always have some advanced reading copies that they have to race through to get their article to the copy desk at the opportune time.

Sometimes it pays to think back to previous books that may have been forgotten to rekindle appreciation and stimulate new interest. The (select your favorite title from above) will do just that!

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In June of this year, ‘American Gods’ turned ten years old, but it is ageless and tirelessly appropriate for our modern world. What could be more poignant today than a story that holds itself up as a light to our innermost thoughts and fears about religion and faith, our gods and our idols?

Gaiman’s novel does just that.

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on him with his best friend, but that both have been killed in a car accident. Lost in an existential crisis and alone in a world that has left him behind, Shadow grudgingly accepts a job as a bodyguard for “Mr. Wednesday”, a glass-eyed conman who may be more than he seems.

Accompanying Mr. Wednesday (who is really the Norse god Odin Allfather) across the United States, Shadow learns that the Old Gods are real, and not really gone but clearly forgotten. Mr. Wednesday, who is gathering the Old Gods together, is getting ready to wage a war against the New Gods, represented by internet, mass media and modern technology.

Woven into the book are a series of vignettes which figure heavily with mythological creatures and early American beliefs, giving a well researched look at the history of our most sacred superstitions and myths. American Gods tells the story of human obsession with mythology; our idols and heroes, our martyrs and saints.

Gaiman’s deities are well constructed and each in their own way is unsympathetically god-like. Cold and remote, interested in their own affairs more than the plight of humanity, the gods seek only to establish or, in the case of the Old Gods, reestablish their rule over the worlds. They will stop at nothing, even using humans as pawns.

Shadow is a modern lost soul, like John Bunyan’s ‘Pilgrim’ from ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress’. While surprised to find that the gods are both real and powerful, his cynicism often carries him when his faculty for faith fails. His experience also eloquently illustrates our own dilemmas with a lack of evidence for belief, questions about faith versus religion and our personal cynicism toward the beliefs and superstitions of our forebears.

In the novel, America is a character unto itself, as well. Strewn with the remnants of old faiths carried here by early settlers and later discarded in the light of the New Gods, the country is dark and gritty, steel hard and forbidding. As Wednesday and Shadow move across the desolate landscape, one is reminded of Virgil and Dante as they quest through the underworld of Hades in ‘The Inferno’.

American Gods is richly humorous; weird, fantastic in some sections and down-to-earth much like our own myths. The story is unfaltering in its look at our mythologies; amazingly sympathetic of all faiths, the novel is both diverting and challenging. American Gods is a modern faerie tale; it is also a fable with a very strong moral. What we believe shapes not only our own lives, but also the face of our nation. Spanning the country and its history, it is illuminating, well researched and terrifically entertaining.

A war between the gods is coming. On which side will you stand? Even ten years later, it’s one for the ‘must read’ pile.

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Fall Round-up Horse Parade, Sunset Avenue, Asheboro, 3 to 4 pm. The 12th Annual Asheboro Fall Round-Up Horse Parade. Prizes will be awarded in different categories. For more details, contact Sheila Scott at (336) 498-3398.

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