Asheboro Magazine - Issue 42

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Step’n Out for Prom O’Kelley Elected to Chair State Travel & Tourism Board S alvation Army Appeal 2014

Randolph County’s Outstanding Little Miss Pagaent Winners S onny Boykin Returns to Asheboro

Ask the Expert 20 24 28 36

Y our Eyes Your Taxes Your Feet Your Hearing

Cool Kid

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features Community Character 40 Henry Ceiro

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Citizen Journalism 44

Gone Fishin’

At the YMCA 57 1 5th Annual Bank of the Carolinas JV Basketball Holiday Classic

Nature’s Nuances 58 The Time for Roses

Business Buzz 62 Carriage House Tea

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08 Dr. Henry Vruwink - Dental Sleep Therapy 30

27th North Carolina Potters Conference

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C hristopher Koenig Artist Profile

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Daily Bread Soup Our Kitchen

50 RSVP Community Theatre Presents You Can’t Take it With You 54

G od Doesn’t Have a Favorite Color

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would like to take a moment and thank all of our online readers of Asheboro Magazine – our online readership has gone up substantially in the past year – from 6,500 last February to over 20,000 each month to date!! We appreciate all of our readers and all of the great feedback we get each month.

Many people suffer from sleep apnea, and some don’t even know it. Dr. Henry Vruwink has been helping his patients manage it for years, and now has opened Dr. Vruwink’s Dental Sleep Therapy, so he can help even more people get a good night sleep. Read all about it in this month’s cover story.

The month of February is full of heart, and we are celebrating that this month with stories about passion – passion for art, passion for cinematography, passion for fishing, and so much more. This month we are celebrating passion by bringing you many great articles about people in our community who are pursuing their passions.

Love is in the air! I’ve seen lots of engagements pop up on Facebook since Christmas and I want to say “Congratulations!”

To help plan your “perfect” day, Asheboro Magazine is proud to sponsor the 3nd annual Randolph County Bridal & Prom Show on February 23rd from 2 to 5 pm at the newest event space in town, The Cetwick Event Center, on the corner of N Cherry Street and Salisbury. This event is shaping up to be the largest one to date, with more vendors – more visitors and more FUN than ever! If you are planning to get married or attend prom in 2014, come to show where you can meet local vendors for all your wedding (& prom) needs, including dresses, tuxedos, photographers, djs, catering & cakes, hair, make-up and skin care, to locations for bridal showers and wedding, rentals and more. See you there!

As I sign off, I’m looking out the window and seeing the first snowflakes of the biggest winter storm to hit since I’ve moved to the Carolinas. I’m signing off so I can dig out my dusty shovel and my dustier cross country skis. I am going to sit by the window and hope for snow, while hoping everyone stays safe and warm over the next several days.

Happy Reading,

Sherry

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Issue 42 Publisher Sherry Johnson Editor in Chief Alex Alfonso Contributors Jordan Willis, Jeffrey White, MD, Ryan Dodson, Dr. Richard Sikora, Robin Breedlove, Brooke Miller, AuD, Thomas Rush, Megan Clapp, Faylene Whitaker Cover Photo Juan Villa Asheboro Magazine is published by Asheboro and More Marketing, Inc. Any reproduction or duplication of any part thereof must be done with the written permission of the Publisher. All information included herein is correct to the best of our knowledge as of the publication date. Corrections should be forwarded to the Publisher at the address above.

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Community News

Step’n Out for Prom

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ocally owned and operated, Step’n Out Formals is your stop for “beauty from head to toe.”

Celebrating their first year anniversary, Step’n Out Formals has expanded their offerings, which originally included just prom dresses and makeovers, to now offering bridesmaid dresses, formal shoes and accessories, tux rentals and hair and makeover packages. We are excited to partner with Maria Brown at Creative Style to be able to offer hair and makeover packages to complete your look on your special day.

Being an authorized tuxedo dealer for Jim’s Formal Wear, we offer one of the broadest color selections of vests and ties to match or compliment your dress. Whether you are planning your prom or your wedding, let us assist you with your prom or bridesmaid’s dress purchases and we can match your colors with your tuxedo rentals. If you are planning your wedding and some of the groomsmen are out of town or if you are planning a destination wedding, we can easily assist you with all of your tux rentals and sales.

In January of this year, Step’n Out Formals held a Blush Trunk Show.

This is a great opportunity for the girls to see many additional dresses that are available for try on and order, that they will be having more in store events in the future. In fact, they will be partnering with local high schools and hosting “Step’n Out For Prom at Step’n Out Formals” in the store. If students from the school purchase their gowns or tuxedos at the store during the event, a percentage of the sales and rentals go back to the high school. . Southwest Randolph High School, Maria and Eddie Dombrowski’s alma mater was the first school they contacted. Within five 6 | Asheboro Magazine - Issue 42

or ten minutes of sending a follow up e-mail, on a snow day, Maria received a call from Mr. James Popp, SWR Prom Coordinator.

Mr. Popp was very pleased because at SWR this year, they are attempting to keep everything about their prom local, from tickets to the venue, and how important it was for the local community to invest in our youth. This new program was a perfect fit. The SWR Prom Event will be held on Thursday, February 20th through Saturday, February 22nd Step’n Out Formals during ExpEriEncEd Staff: regular business hours.

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Dental Slee D

r. Henry L. Vruwink wanted to be a dentist his whole life. He attended Dental School at the University of Tennessee and served an internship in the United States Navy for 2 years after graduation.

As a seasoned Dentist of forty two years (Experience matters), Henry has seen all kinds of oral related conditions.

For nearly eight years he has been making devices that reduce or eliminate 8 | Asheboro Magazine - Issue 42

snoring for many patients. In 2007, a Physician reached out to him, asking if there were any local Dentists who treated patients suffering with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) with oral devices. This planted a seed in Henry’s mind that this issue needed to be addressed on a much broader scale.

He began by taking courses about Sleep Apnea and related diseases at the University of North Carolina in Chapel

Hill. After sitting through several lectures and presentations, he realized in order to get the best information and technology available on the subject; he needed to find the top sleep related doctors in the country and attend their Courses. The more he learned through these courses, the more he realized how little he knew about the complexities and mechanisms of sleep. He kept studying and researching, attending more advanced

by Sherry Johnson Photos by Juan Villa

“Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) when left untreated can lead to high blood pressure, memory loss, chronic heart failure, atria fibrillation, stroke, and other cardiovascular problems.�

ep Therapy Sleep Apnea Seminars.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) when left untreated can lead to high blood pressure, memory loss, chronic heart failure, atria fibrillation, stroke, and other cardiovascular problems. It is associated with type 2 diabetes and depression and is a factor in many traffic accidents and accidents with heavy machinery, owing to the persistent drowsiness suffered by many OSA patients before the disease is

recognized and treated.

According to the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) 75% of adults had at least one symptom of a Sleep Problem. Approximated 50% of the adult population snore and approximately 1 in 15 adults suffer from Sleep Apnea.

Lack of sleep, including Sleep Apnea is a growing problem in the United States; contributing to this rapid increase is our aging population (baby boomers), their

rising prevalence of being overweight and obese, and the increasingly hectic pace of our modern life style.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that one hundred thousand police reported crashes are caused by drowsy drives resulting in 76,000 injuries and 15,000+ deaths.

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Henry launched Vruwink’s Dental Sleep Therapy to complement his existing dental practice. After learning he had sleep apnea, Henry became more determined to offer his patients an alternative to the restricting CPAP machines that have typically been used to allow people to get a good night sleep.

For severe apnea cases the CPAP is still the gold standard of treatment, but if you have a mild to moderate case you can reverse the effects of the apnea by wearing an oral appliance to bed each night.

In addition many people are also intolerant of the CPAP machines due to claustrophobia, or just the discomfort of wearing a large mask over their face all night while sleeping. Oral appliances look like the mouth guards worn by collapse and obstruct breathing during device measured the oxygen level in football players. The oral appliances sleep. The oxygen level decreases in your the blood, level of sleep, sleep positions for treating sleep apnea and snoring blood when you have an apneic event, and apneic events and respiratory are specially designed for that purpose. and the carbon dioxide level increases. disturbances while they were asleep.

This appliance is worn in the mouth Your body tries harder and harder to After wearing the device overnight, during sleep to prevent the collapse of breathe to compensate for the inadequate Henry was amazed when they checked the tongue and soft tissues in the back of supply of air and all the extra effort his results the next morning to find out the throat so that the airway stays open. to breath wakes you up, immediately he was considered an “upper moderate” The appliance promotes adequate air causing the muscles to regain tension and sleep apnea case. This device is FDA intake and helps provide normal sleep for the airways to open back up. This might approved and Henry uses it to help screen people who snore and have sleep apnea. not cause you to become fully awake, and his patients that are not sure if they have They are so comfortable and unobtrusive most people do not even register that they a sleep disorder. that many users adjust to them within are awake. After one or two deep breaths If you answer any of the above days. There is no noise, no mess and no the body slowly goes back to sleep and questions yes, you should contact your bulky equipment to sleep with at night. the cycle repeats itself. When you wake family physician immediately for a And their small size even makes them up in the morning, you have no idea how referral to “Vruwink’s Dental Sleep easy to pack for traveling. many times you went through this cycle Therapy.” Dr. Vruwink knows that “A After a thorough examination and during the night. When you are awakened good day starts with a good night screening Henry takes impressions of a repeatedly throughout the night you get sleep.” patient’s teeth and customized appliances what is called “fragmented sleep,” you are never able to fall into the deeper sleep stages that are necessary to feel rested and fresh in the morning. As a result the patient’s sleep is extremely fragmented and of poor quality. Meanwhile the disorder continuously reduces the oxygenation of the blood, further stressing the sleeper’s physical system.

Sleep Apnea causes you to feel unrefreshed when you wake up and tired the entire day. It is a chronic condition that requires long term management.

Treatment for OSA could be as simple as sleeping with an oral appliance.

During one of the courses Henry attended, they handed out a small device called a Watchpat, and participants were instructed to wear them on their wrists that night to monitor their sleep. The 10 | Asheboro Magazine - Issue 42

“Having worn this appliance myself, and not suffering from apneic events any more, I am passionate about what this device can do.”

IF YOU AREN’T SURE IF YOU HAVE SLEEP APNEA, ANSWER THESE EIGHT QUESTIONS YES OR NO:

Snoring - Have you been told you snore?

Tired – Do you often feel tired, fatigued or sleepy during the day?

Observed – Do you know if you stop breathing or has someone witnessed you stop breathing while you are asleep?

Pressure – Do you have high blood pressure or on medication to control high blood pressure?

BMI – Is your body mass index greater than 28?

Age – Are you over 50 years old?

Neck – Are you a male with a neck circumference greater than 17 inches, or a JOB DESCRIPTIO female with a neck circumference greater than 16 inches?

Gender – Are you a male?

are made to each individual patient’s specifications at a lab here in the US. The small size of the appliance makes it very comfortable to wear, and the best part is the two-part construction allows patients to talk, drink, open and close their lips, making this the most comfortable appliance available. Patients no longer have the discomfort of dry mouth in the mornings. After a short time, patients wear it and they feel better because their symptoms are reduced or completely eliminated.

You can simulate the effect of an oral appliance with a simple experiment. If you make a snoring sound right now and, in the middle of it, thrust your jaw forward, you will see that the snoring sound stops.

“Having worn this appliance myself, and not suffering from apneic events any more, I am passionate about what this device can do.” Henry Vruwink.

Current estimate are 30 to 40% of the population suffers from a form of sleep related breathing disorders. If you snore at night, it may be a precursor to developing sleep apnea later in life.

Snoring isn’t Sexy.com helps patient locate dentists in their area who are trained in Dental Sleep Medicine. Henry is one of only three dentists in North Carolina currently recommended by them.

Talk to Henry about your symptoms and what treatment options are available.

Sleep apnea is a very serious medical problem. Custom dental appliances for sleep apnea are covered by most medicalDESIGNS Insurances or Medicare with a referral from your physician and a sleep study test. J

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Cool Kid

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by Jordan Willis

Sydney Marigold Bartholow is a multitalented girl; an ardent lover of art, photography, and fashion; and overall a really cool girl to be around. She keeps a sketchbook and a Polaroid camera in her purse at all times, and can be easily spotted in a group of people by her keen sense of style.

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he is fifteen-years-old and the fourth-oldest among her ten siblings, whose ages range from fourteen months to twenty-five years. She is also a part of Central Carolina Homeschoolers, an Asheboro-based group of local high school-age teens who compete in mock trial together. There are eight students in all on the team: Sarah Boyette and Rachel Cline are the team captains, with Aaron Presnell, Adam Gaskins, Hannah Presnell, Kimrey Dillon, Matthew Gentry, and Sydney.

When I confessed that I had no idea what mock trial was, Sydney was happy to explain. “Mock trial is essentially where students take fictional cases and defend and argue against them in the style of real lawyers. In each case, different members of our team will play different roles. Some of us play defense attorneys, some of us prosecutors, and some of us witnesses.”

The judge is played by an adult, usually a practicing attorney, who determines the winner via a point system. The team that argues their case most effectively, features the best acting, and is the most respectful is the winner. Points can be detracted for irrelevance or rudeness.

In 2013, thirty-six teams competed in the Empire City Invitational, an international mock trial competition held in

New York each year. Among these thirty-six was Central Carolina Homeschoolers, who placed 11th in the world in this competition. “There were teams there from Canada, the United Kingdom, South Korea, and Australia,” Sydney told me as we sat drinking Cheerwine together. “It was a lot of fun competing with so many different types of people. It was an unforgettable experience.”

Not just anybody can compete in the international competition. Teams have to first compete at regional, state, and national levels. Only the top teams in the U.S. and other countries are accepted to compete at the Empire City Invitational. Central Carolina Homeschoolers ranked eighth in the country, which secured their place in the international championship.

Sydney first learned about mock trial through Classical Conversations, a home-centered education movement which teaches students a wide array of academic and classical subjects. In the Asheboro branch, local kids and teens can learn history, geography, math, science, Latin, English grammar, and more. One of the challenges students must complete during this curriculum is participating in a mock trial. It was after Sydney accomplished her first academic AsheboroMagazine.com | 13

mock trial that she and a few of her Classical Conversations

out. “As of right now, I really want to own a café when I’m

peers decided to create their own mock trial group and

older. It’s been my dream since I was seven, and I even used to

compete. This was nearly three years ago, and they are still

draw out what I wanted it to look like. I would come up with

going strong and competing regularly to this day. (For more

names and what would be on the menu and everything. All

information on this supplementary homeschool curriculum,

these years later, it still just feels right.” She plans to attend

you can visit classicalconversations.com and search

Randolph Community College during her junior and senior

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years of high school to attain a degree in accounting, and

page.)

then transfer to a university to gain a business administration

From Sydney’s own experience, there is much a student

can gain from participating in mock trials. “Mock trial taught me how to speak with confidence. You learn to be comfortable

degree. “I’m going to do whatever I need to prepare myself to

open a café.”

In the meantime, she plans to continue with mock

with public speaking, because you have to be able to express

trial and grow the small business she runs as a portrait

yourself and stand up for what you believe is right to win.

photographer. If you or anyone you know would like to have

Your writing skills also improve, because you have to word

portraits taken, you can check out some of her work on her

things professionally and keep everything logical.” Another

business’ Facebook page, Marigold Jayne Photography. You

perk, she says, is that “you truly do gain a family.”

can either contact her there or through her email address,

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Community News

O'Kelley Elected to Chair State Travel & Tourism Board

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andolph County Tourism Development Director Tammy O'Kelley was elected to chair the NC Travel & Tourism Board at the regularly scheduled meeting of the board on February 4.

As Director of the TDA, O'Kelley leads the efforts of the Heart of North Carolina Visitors Bureau, which serves as the official destination marketing organization representing Archdale, Asheboro, Franklinville, Liberty, Ramseur, Randleman, Seagrove, Staley and Trinity; and oversees the staffing and operations of the Randolph County Visitor Centers in Seagrove. She has been employed with the authority since June 2001 and was promoted to director in August 2006.

O'Kelley also serves on the boards of the NC Travel & Tourism Coalition, Piedmont Triad Film Commission, Archdale-Trinity Chamber of Commerce, and Piedmont Triad Host Group. She holds professional memberships in Destination Marketing Association International, US 16 | Asheboro Magazine - Issue 42

Travel Association, Southeast Tourism Society and the NC Restaurant & Lodging Association.

A life-long resident of Randolph County, O'Kelley lives in Asheboro with her husband, Mike. House Speaker Thom Tillis appointed O'Kelley to the board last May. “With the privatization effort that is underway and the impending sunset of the film tax incentive, this is certain to be a challenging year for the industry,” said O’Kelley, “but I strongly believe there is a great wiliness to work together; and, in turn, hand-in-hand with Secretary Decker and the legislature to ensure that North Carolina’s travel and tourism industry is not only preserved, but assured a successful future.”

The NC Travel & Tourism Board advocates the sound development of the state's travel and tourism industry.

Created in 1991, the board advises the Secretary of Commerce on policy matters related to tourism promotion in North Carolina. Among other duties, the board recommends programs that will promote the state as a travel and tourism destination; advises the Secretary on the effectiveness of agencies contracting with the Division; and promotes the exchange of ideas and information on travel and tourism between state and local government agencies, private organizations and individuals.

“Ultimately, the decisions made by the Travel & Tourism Board have great bearing on the staff working in the Division of Tourism, Film, and Sports Development; in all of North Carolina’s destinations; the next generation of industry professionals who will depend on this industry to make a living; and, most importantly, visitors to North Carolina for generations to come,” said O’Kelley.

The Randolph County Tourism Development Authority is a public authority created by the NC Legislature; and operates solely on occupancy taxes generated by overnight guests in Randolph County. For additional information, call (336) 626-0364 or go to HeartofNorthCarolina.com. J

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Ask the Expert-Your Eyes

Eyelid Rejuvenation for 2014

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ne of the most common eye procedures performed today is blepharoplasty, or eyelid lift of the upper and lower eyelids.

As we age, the skin of the eyelids loses its elasticity and can start to rest on or overhang the eyelashes. This redundant tissue is often accompanied by protruding fat pockets in the upper and lower lids that can give a tired or excessively aged appearance.

To rejuvenate the upper eyelids, a blepharoplasty procedure can remove this excess skin and give a more alert, youthful appearance, leaving only a minimally noticeable scar. The lower lids may often be corrected through an internal approach leaving no scarring.

Patients are unique and need a surgical plan tailored to their desires and their particular anatomy.

Prior to deciding on surgery, patients should have a complete eye examination to identify any other conditions. It’s important to discuss your goals and expectations with your

physician. After surgery, patients are able to use their eyes with only minimal discomfort. Typically, patients need to avoid strenuous activity for one to two weeks, but may return to work in this timeframe. The final results are usually apparent in two to three months.

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Community News

2014 Randolph County’s Outstanding Little Miss Pageant Winners

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andolph County's Outstanding Little Miss Pageant is the little sister pageant to the Miss Randolph County Scholarship Pageant. The Outstanding Little Miss pageant is a preliminary to North Carolina's Outstanding Little Miss Pageant, which is the first little miss pageant associated with the Miss North Carolina Organization, and is an open pageant. We foster the same ideas and philosophies as the Miss America Organization. We are here to help girls achieve their dreams and potential while being a community servant and leader.

The Randolph County Outstanding Little Miss Pageant is a fundraiser pageant benefiting the Miss Randolph County Scholarship Pageant. Proceeds are donated to the Miss Randolph County Scholarship Pageant. It is also a preliminary to North Carolina's Outstanding Little Miss Pageant held in the summer of 2014. J

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Ask the Expert-Your Taxes

Liberty Tax Service Reminds Families of Available Deductions

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s we move into the 2014 tax season, I thought that I would remind everyone of frequently used credits and deductions.

EARNED INCOME CREDIT Low and moderate income wage earners may qualify for the Earned Income Credit. Because the EIC is a refundable credit, it can reduce or eliminate tax liabilities for eligible wage earners with and without children.

Here is the detailed breakdown: Earned Income and adjusted gross income (AGI) must each be less than: • $46,227 ($51,567 married filing jointly) with three or more qualifying children • $43,038 ($48,378 married filing jointly) with two qualifying children • $37,870 ($43,210 married filing jointly) with one qualifying child • $14,340 ($19,680 married filing jointly) with no qualifying children Maximum credit for 2013: • $6,044 with three or more

qualifying children • $5,372 with two qualifying children • $3,250 with one qualifying child • $487 with no qualifying children THE CHILD TAX CREDIT Parents with children under the age of 17 may get a child tax credit up to $1,000 per child. A qualifying child must be under 17, a son, daughter, stepchild, eligible foster child who is a dependent, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, or descendent of one of them (including grandchild, niece and nephew). This credit is nonrefundable, and can only reduce the taxpayer's income tax. Some folks may take advantage of the additional child tax credit. This refundable credit is calculated to the extent of 15% of the taxpayer’s earned income in excess of $3,000. A refundable additional child tax credit may be available to those who qualify and have not used up the available amount.

CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT A credit for up to 35% of qualified child and dependent care expenses paid

is available for taxpayers who pay a caregiver in order to go to work or to look for a job. Qualified expenses may be allowed for up to $3,000 for one eligible child or dependent, and $6,000 for two or more. Persons employed or looking for work must pay someone to care for dependents under age 13, or for a qualified disabled person may also be able to take this credit.

EDUCATION CREDITS FOR CHILDREN AND DEPENDENTS IN COLLEGE The American Taxpayer Relief Act makes some tax incentives under the Bush tax cuts permanent and extends others designed to promote education.

There are several credits available for taxpayers with children or family members in college. Qualifying higher education expenses such as tuition and fees paid for you, a spouse, or a dependent may be deductible.

Taxpayers may deduct qualified education expenses up to $2,500 per eligible student. Taxpayers may receive the credit of up to 100 percent of the first $2,000 in expenses, fees and tuition, and 25 percent of the next $2,000 education expenses. J

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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Community News

Sonny Boykin Returns to Asheboro!

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n March 16th hometown boy Sonny Boykin returns to Asheboro for a jam session at the Sunset Theatre. Sonny now lives in Holden Beach, NC and is the proud owner of Sonny’s at the Beach, a local lounge on the boardwalk. He has been wanting to return to Asheboro to perform for years, and the newly renovated Sunset Theatre presents the perfect venue for his homecoming.

CALLING ALL MUSICIANS! Sonny would love to have any and all musicians that he has played with in the past from this area join him on stage to jam that afternoon.

Many performers have already said they will be there, but any that haven’t been contacted are urged to attend.

Musicians are invited to arrive anytime after 1:00 pm to set up.

The doors will open to the general public at 2:00 pm and the concert is scheduled to start at 2:30 pm. They will jam for as long as there is an audience. The concert is being put on as a benefit for the CUOC and concert goers are asked to bring a donation of non-perishable food items as the price of admission. This is going to be a homecoming to remember!

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Ask the Expert-Your Feet

Take a Look at Your Heart Health Through Your Feet!

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our feet don’t just take you to your heart’s desires, they can tell you a lot about your health too.

“Your feet can give you an inside look to your heart health,” says Asheboro podiatrist Dr. Richard Sikora at Triad Foot Center. “Your feet can reveal if you’re suffering from a serious health condition which affects your arteries, called Peripheral Arterial Disease.”

Peripheral Arterial Disease, otherwise known as PAD, is a condition that arises when arteries become narrowed by plaque, which often displays no symptoms until there is significant blockage. Looking at your feet is one way to help determine if you’re suffering from this condition.

Typical symptoms of PAD include: • Pain in the legs when walking or at rest • Foot or toe wounds that won't heal or that heal very slowly • Gangrene • A marked decrease in the temperature of your lower leg or foot particularly compared to the other leg or to the rest of your body • Hairless feet A podiatrist can administer a simple, non-invasive test called an ankle-brachial index, which compares the blood pressure in your ankles to the pressure in your arms.

“The earlier you can detect and treat this condition, the better,” says Dr. Sikora. “Failure to treat PAD can result in serious blockages that could create a loss of circulation to your limbs as well as gangrene.”

For more information about foot health and to make an appointment, please visit www.triadfoot.com. J Originally from Buffalo, New York, Dr. Richard Sikora graduated from D’Youville College in Buffalo. He received his medical degree from the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine and completed his residency training at the Central Carolina Residency Program. He has been in private practice since 1990, and is certified in Foot Surgery by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery.

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We are focusing on homes for sibling groups, teenagers, and medically fragile children

If you are interested in becoming a Foster Parent, please contact the Randolph County Department of Social Services at 336-683-8062 to get more information on the requirements and training opportunities.

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by Robin Breedlove

27th North Carolina Potters Conference

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he 27th North Carolina Potters Conference will take place in Asheboro March 7-9, 2014. The annual event, known as one of the top ceramics conferences in the nation, is sponsored by the Randolph Arts Guild.

According to RAG Executive Director Derrick Sides, this year’s show will have a somewhat different flare.

“Dwight Holland has passed the torch to Bruce Gholson and Samantha Henneke to select the presenters this year and it shows their creative influence,” said Sides. “For example, this year two of the speakers are pottery podcasters.”

Known for having some of the most wellrenowned ceramic artists from all over the world as demonstrators and presenters, the 2014 NC Potters Conference looks to keep the bar set high.

The conference is uniquely scheduled in a way that attendees are not forced to choose between events, but neatly flows so that all attendees can attend all demonstrations and presentations.

As is the trademark for this show, the demonstrations create an open atmosphere between artist and audience that allows dialogue, as the invited artists show special techniques, share their experiences and provide inspiration for attendees to take home with them to their next piece.

Each potter in attendance is free to bring a maximum of five pieces of their own work to exhibit and even to sale, during the conference at the Conference Exhibition to be located at the RAG. The conference has a little something for everybody, from which all levels of potters can learn, and even the non-potter will enjoy.

The first two days of the conference (Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8) are days packed with eye-opening demonstrations, fellowship amongst like-minded creative artists, and even includes a pig-picking on Saturday evening.

Three ceramic artists have been selected to lead the conference in demonstrations this year, each bringing their own unique approaches.

A professor of ceramic art at the School of Art and Design at Alfred University, John Gill has traveled throughout the country, Canada and China sharing his knowledge of ceramic art. Most recently Gill has been focused on the revitalization of Chinese ceramic art and has been working alongside international artists.

With thirty-plus years of national exhibiting, Mark Shapiro has led workshops around the world. He wood-fires his pots from Massachusetts where he has taught apprentices his art in his Stonepool Pottery. Shapiro is also a wordsmith, as he is an editor to Studio Pottery Magazine and an advisory board member of Ceramics Monthly. He recently wrote a book, “A Chosen Path: The Ceramic Art of Karen Karnes.”

The third demonstrator for this year’s conference is Michelle Erickson, who holds a Bachelor in Fine Arts degree from The 30 | Asheboro Magazine - Issue 42

College of William and Mary. Erickson has her artwork in collections in museums such as the Mint Museum of Craft and Design and the Yale University Museum. Well-known for lecturing throughout the United States and the UK, Erickson was commissioned in 2007 to create the official gift given to Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Jamestown.

These demonstrations will be spread out over two days, while the last day of the conference (Sunday, March 9) will be set aside for presentations. This year, two of the four presentations will be given by pottery podcasters, a first for the NC Potters Conference lineup.

Benjamin Carter made the declaration that he would become an artist after only a few weeks of using a pottery wheel in a high school course. Years later, he is a presenter at the 27th NC Potters Conference. A graduate of Appalachian State University (BFA) and the University of Florida (MFA), Carter lectures all over the country. He even spent time living abroad in China and served as the educational director of the Pottery Workshop there.

His popular podcast Tales of the Red Clay Rambler takes him to the next level.

Along with Carter, Brian Jones is also a pottery podcaster.

With his Brian R. Jonescast, Jones shares weekly conversations with artists and their creative minds. Jones is a graduate of the New York State College of Ceramics (BFA) and Southern Methodist University (MFA).

William M. Carty will bring with him a fresh, new angle of ceramic art. As the chair of Ceramic Engineering at the Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology at Alfred University, Carty has dedicated much of his time and effort into researching the chemical interactions that occurs inside ceramics. He is also well known for his work on efficient ceramic production. Carty will present on the topics of glazes and clay bodies. He holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering.

The editor of Ceramics in America, Robert Hunter specializes in prehistoric and historical archaeology. The founding director of the Center for Archaeological Research at the College of William and Mary, Hunter has dedicated over 30 years to this area of ceramics.

These four experts will wrap up the conference Sunday morning with presentations at The Exchange and, along with the three selected demonstrators, will see to it that the 27th NC Potters Conference goes into the history books as another premier event. With a combination of a most amazing art form, a gathering of creative minds, and the history and experience of such artists, it couldn’t be anything but world-class.

Presenter Robert Hunter summed it up best.

“It’s no coincidence that our most famous wizard is named Potter; the magic and mystery of ceramics are the profession’s greatest legacy.” J

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FRIDAY 8:00 Registration/Check-In 9:00 Welcome, Announcements 9:15 Slide Presentations – John Gill, Mark Shapiro, & Michelle Erickson 11:00 Break 12:00 Lunch 1:30 Demonstrations – John Gill, Mark Shapiro, & Michelle Erickson 3:00 Break 3:15 Demonstrations Continue 5:00 Break / Sale Opens 6:00 Dinner – The Exchange 7:30 “Creative Conversation” SATURDAY 9:00 Demonstrations – John Gill, Mark Shapiro, & Michelle Erickson 10:30 Break 10:45 Demonstrations Continue 12:00 Lunch – The Exchange 1:30 Demonstrations Continue 4:00 Break 5:00 Dinner “ Pig Picking” After the Pig Picking you are invited to an after dinner party at Dwight Holland’s house.

SUNDAY 8:45 Introductions – The Exchange 9:00 Bill Carty 10:00 Robert Hunter 11:00 Ben Carter & Brian Jones 12:00 Lunch 1:00 North Carolina Pottery Center – Open House Jones

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Community Character

“I actually wanted to go into game designing, but I was also very very lazy in high school... I actually didn't even want to go to college, my parents kind of forced me into the back seat of the car and were like we're going to Orlando, you're checking out this school, you're making something out of your life.”

Henry C

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orth Carolina is grabbing an abundance of big and small screen time lately. The two biggest dollar-grossing movies in the past year, The Hunger Games and Iron Man 3, featured regional landscapes. The television shows Homeland and Sleepy Hollow were also filmed in the state. Not only are the venues for Hollywood movies changing from Los Angeles studios, so is how movies are produced.

Digital cameras have transformed the economic models for producing commercials, short films and featurelength movies. The digital innovations built into this new generation of cameras have opened a door of opportunity for small independent filmmakers such as Asheboro resident, Henry Ceiro.

Ceiro, 22, a graduate of Full Sail University in Orlando, Fl., is using the digital medium to produce stories outside of the Hollywood paradigm. His website, www.henryceiro. tv, is an exhibition of his film and video work and a blog where he shares ideas and advice with fans or other aspiring

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filmmakers.

“The ability to imagine something, place it down on paper, and capture it with a camera, still amazes me; which is why I fall in love with what I do more and more each day,” he writes on his site.

Born in Cuba, Ceiro moved with his family to the United States when he was eight-years-old. His family endured the tangle of communist government bureaucracy to obtain travel visas. They settled in Asheboro, where Ceiro finished high school but balked at attending college.

“I actually wanted to go into game designing, but I was also very very lazy in high school... I actually didn't even want to go to college, my parents kind of forced me into the back seat of the car and were like we're going to Orlando, you're checking out this school, you're making something out of your life.”

“I owe it all to them really,” Ceiro said.

It turned out the video game design program required too much math for Ceiro's taste. But, he found the film program

by Alex Alfonso photos courtesy Henry Ceiro

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seductive. Ceiro was able to check out the program during his visit to the school.

“They (Full Sail University) have these weekends where they open up the school for people to go and check out the programs and I saw the film program. And I was just hooked,” he said. “We got to play around with the cameras and ask questions.”

Ceiro completed the accelerated program and in 21 months received his Bachelor's degree in film production.

As a new graduate he moved to New York City to break into

discovered office work lacked inspiration. Ceiro quit after a year on the job and went into business for himself doing freelance video production.

“I purchased a Red Epic... it's a very high-tech digital camera. I was one of the first ones in the state to get one of those.”

The Red Epic's capabilities combined with Ceiro's discerning eye and creative ambition made it possible to find work as an independent producer. The advancements of new digital cameras deliver the production values of traditional Hollywood movie film cameras but at a fraction of the cost.

“Digital is just so much easier, so much cheaper. Right now they have the technology to surpass film.

They have the technology coming up now to surpass the human eye. The possibilities with digital are endless” Ceiro said.

The shift from rolling film to digital video is becoming more common and embraced by young film makers, according to Ceiro, who learned to work with film as a university student but now embraces digital technology.

“There is nothing better than hearing the sound of film rolling through the camera for the first time. You never forget that, so it's a great tool, and I think every filmmaker should learn how to shoot film. But, if you want to adapt to the future, digital is the way to go,” he said.

Although not yet predominate, digital cameras are being

“I got tired of the crazy rents and all the deals in New York City. I missed the country a lot. I missed Asheboro... all my friends are here. There just something about coming back home that you can't really explain away.” the film industry. Although acquiring valuable experience working on projects, Ceiro found the city inhospitable.

“I lived in New York City for about a year, getting work up there, trying to learn more about the industry,” he said.

“I got tired of the crazy rents and all the deals in New York City. I missed the country a lot. I missed Asheboro... all my friends are here. There just something about coming back home that you can't really explain away.”

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used to produce major Hollywood films, such as the Hobbit.

Ceiro's own local success is also a sign of the change to a digital format. Along with working on his own projects, he is in the process of producing exclusive content for a firearms magazine and rents out his Red Epic camera for video projects.

Sentience, a feature length movie Ceiro is writing, producing and directing is a long-term project he is working on now. He plans to raise money for the movie through kickstarter.com, a website that connects artists with independent people who donate money to fund new projects. He produced a trailer, or short commercial, for the movie using his Epic Red. The trailer can be seen on his website.

Ceiro said the short teaser was made

possible because of the economics of the digital medium.

“That project was about $500. If I tried to do that with film, I think it would be like. $2,000 or $3,000. And now digital is so easy you can take your phone and tell a story.

There are commercials and music videos being shot on iPhones, that blows my mind,” Ceiro said.

“My ultimate goal: making movies. Making movies that get awards, that inspire other people to make movies,” he said. “I want to build a community around here that likes doing this more and does more of this, that meets every other weekend or whatever to discuss what they can do to make more media and make more stuff happen. And be happy.

I think everybody wants that.” J

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Ask the Expert-Your Hearing

becomes damaged by a degenerative cardiovascular disease, one’s hearing capacity can become greatly diminished or even lost altogether.

Other aspects of cardiovascular disease such as coronary heart disease, ANSWER: Research from the Ear hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, Nose and Throat Institute suggest a stroke and even previous open heart possible link between cardiovascular surgery have also been associated disease and hearing loss. Both with hearing loss. According to a medical professionals and the general study conducted by the Epidemiology population unanimously agree that of Hearing Loss in Beaver Dam, having a healthy heart, veins, and Wisconsin, participants with a history arteries are essential to good health. of cardiovascular disease are on average However, recent research also shows that a healthy heart can have a positive 54% more likely to have impaired cochlear function. impact on one’s hearing as well.

If you or a loved one has been Cardiovascular diseases are directly diagnosed with a form of heart disease related to overall blood flow. The or have found out that you are at risk cochlea, the snail shaped, fluid-filled organ responsible for hearing, is highly for developing heart disease, it is vascularized, and thus can be negatively wise not to forget your hearing health as well. According to the Centers affected by lack of blood flow from for Disease Control and Prevention, a vascular disease. If the cochlea QUESTION: My husband has been recently diagnosed with cardiovascular disease. Could his hearing possibly be affected as a result?

an American will have a coronary event every 25 seconds. Also, the American Heart Association asserts that cardiovascular disease accounts for more than a third of all deaths each year.

Since hearing can be affected by many different diseases in addition to cardiovascular disease, it is imperative to have an updated hearing test that becomes part of one’s medical record as well as a routine part of a physician’s medical check-up. If you have a history of heart disease, it is essential to have a baseline hearing evaluation to monitor changes in your hearing throughout the course of the disease. The boardcertified audiologists at The Hearing Clinic can conduct these hearing evaluations at any of our three Piedmont Triad locations. Maintaining a healthy heart can lead to better hearing and an improved quality of life. J

Brooke Miller, Au.D. - A native of the Piedmont Triad, Dr. Miller received a bachelor’s degree in communication sciences and disorders from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a doctor of audiology from James Madison University. She has worked at the University of Virginia and the Martinsburg (WV) Veterans Administration, and has volunteered with the Special Olympics.

Dr. Miller’s specialties include diagnostic hearing, balance and vestibular testing. She has a personal interest in other musicians with hearing loss and hearing protection, as well as long-term management of hearing loss in both the adult and special needs populations.

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Featured Artist

by Robin Breedlove artwork by Christopher Koenig

“I definitely believe that people are born with an inherent ability and it evolves based on their surroundings and if what they are capable of is nurtured.”

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iberty’s Christopher Koenig is an out-of-the box kind of guy. His creative mind is not one to be contained in a neat little package, but instead displayed in a variety of eye-catching ways.

“I don’t label myself as a photographer. I don’t label myself a painter and I don’t label myself as an illustrator, because I don’t focus on one aspect. I utilize many aspects,” said Koenig. “Just label me an artist.”

For those that debate whether creativity is something one is born with or something learned through one’s environment, Koenig is proof that there is a necessary mixture of both.

Born into a creative family which included a great-grandfather in Germany that was talented in drawing to a grandfather who was a jazz pianist, a father and brother both gifted musically, Koenig was born with a niche to look at the world through a unique set of eyes.

“I definitely believe that people are born with an inherit ability and it evolves based on their surroundings and if what they are capable of is nurtured,” said Koenig. “I also think that you cannot take a non-creative person and make them creative.”

Koenig has been married to his wife Amy for 20 years. He used the example of their two children, 18 year old Jackson and 13 year old Raegan, on his thoughts of natural creativity.

“Jackson is the athletic one, whereas I am not. He is very self-motivated and will be heading off to North Carolina State University’s engineering program in the fall,” said Koenig. “While Reagan and I share the same creative thought process and I’m really trying to nurture that in her.”

Koenig’s natural born talents have been developed on many levels.

Throughout his childhood music was a big aspect of Koenig’s life, being in every band his alma mater Eastern Randolph High School, offered at the time. He was AsheboroMagazine.com | 39

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known for his drawing abilities throughout school as well. It wasn’t until his senior year that he began thinking about how to use his creativity for his future.

Not knowing exactly what he wanted to do after high school, Koenig enrolled at Randolph Community College with the goal to knock out his general education requirements and then transfer elsewhere. However, Koenig recalls befriending students that were in the photography and graphic arts departments and learning more about both. He became involved in the two departments and later received his degree from them and entered the working world.

Koenig spent many years in the pre-press part of the advertising world, working in both Greensboro and a brief stint in Florida. He also honed many of his talents while working as a graphic designer for a photography company in High Point.

Through his work experience, knowledge and creative mind, Koenig has made his own art form at combining his

different talents and creating a unique experience for art lovers.

According to Koenig, his specialty is photo retouching.

His first experiences with manipulating the reality in photography came with through work, when he had to remove the freckles from actress Melanie Griffith’s arms, and extended the legs of Elle Macpherson.

“It’s taking the realistic edge of what you see and creating something that’s not there,” said Koenig. “I create another world or another side of things that don’t actually exist. I take the reality and turn it to fantasy.”

For a long time, Koenig kept his creative ideas pent up in his mind, saving them for the proverbial “one day.” With family life and a career, Koenig didn’t have the time to put into turning his creative dreams into reality until about five years ago.

In the fall, Koenig displayed his artwork in the Randolph Arts Guild Art on the Dark Side exhibit. One piece that

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gained a lot of attention at the exhibit stemmed from a picture taken about five years ago with his daughter. Koenig had been eyeballing a cornfield near his residence, thinking as he would pass it daily, what a great backdrop it would make. One day he grabbed a camera and told his daughter Reagan to grab some “hair gloop” and come with him. The result, after manipulating the photo with his artistic ways, is a shot that makes people do a double take.

Koenig says it is important to him that in his creations he uses all of his own original work. He doesn’t import images into any art that he hasn’t taken himself. For example, if he needs a leaf in a print, he doesn’t find one online to import, but goes out and takes the shot himself.

The rise in digital camera use in personal photography over the past few years, has pushed Koenig to the next level.

“In one aspect, digital cameras have tarnished photography,” said Koenig. “Everybody now is their own graphic designer.”

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Koenig is referring to commonly used software programs that allows the average camera owner to have a hand in manipulating images.

“It forces me to challenge what I do,” said Koenig.

From looking at some of the images he has created, one could safely say he has meet that challenge. And with his creativity, Koenig will continue meeting the challenge, even though he raises the bar consistently.

“I am definitely my own worst enemy and biggest critic,” said Koenig, who admits that he dwells on the details in his work. But he also recognizes that having waited until now to really delve into his creative side warrants one extra bonus—confidence.

“I have the confidence now to do the art I want,” said Koenig. “Even though other people had confidence in me before, I didn’t.”

Currently, Koenig manages the creative design department for a Burlington company.

“Most of my work is behind the scenes which means I can use my creative outlet for my own personal stuff,” he said. “And I have decided that if I’m going to create it, I should try to sell it.”

Koenig has developed his own website at www. christopherkoenig.com to showcase his work.

According to Koenig, he is in a transitional period in his art currently, moving from more works that he describes as “moody and dark” that focused on depth and shapes, and focusing currently more on pop art with flat, bold and colorful imagery, such as poster art. He is also playing around with doodles from years past that he has held onto, and turning them into artwork.

Koenig is finally turning all of his “one day” ideas into art and exploring all the creativity that has been patiently waiting to be let out. His bucket list, however, continues to grow, which includes pursuing something musical, as a talented trumpet player.

One item on his bucket list is currently in the making— writing. Koenig has the ball rolling on a children’s book, as well as beginning a new stint as a guest columnist in an Asheboro newspaper.

“I love words and creating imagery through the flow of words,” said Koenig.

It’s no wonder Koenig is hard to label. His creativity bounces from place to place, presenting itself in a variety of ways. He’s own advice is best—just label him an artist. J

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GONE FISHIN’

FISHIN G WAS ONE OF MY PARENTS’ FAVORITE PAS

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by Thomas D. Rush

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Growing up in Asheboro, NC, I recall how fishing was one of my parents’ favorite pastimes. The burden of fishing as a pastime comes with the fact that there is preparatory work that must be done prior to the luxury of the event. First and foremost, fish have to be attracted to one’s line. As earthy Black country folks, my parents wanted quality bait to attract fish to their lines, so they were keen for the need to gather healthy, vibrant earthworms. The good thing was that the worms were free, but it took some know-how and effort. For this, they assigned me to do the task.

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remember being sent to the homes of several neighbors, who had household water running out into drainage ditches. The moist, black earth produced from the water was the preferred habitat for the worms.

I was sent to the Ridley’s who lived four doors down from us, to dig right outside of their back door. The Ridley’s were senior citizens then, probably in their late 70’s or early 80’s and still used one of those really old washing machines that had two roller wheels shooting and ejecting clothes out between the wheels like an old printing press. Their Washington machine was one of just a handful like that that I remember from my youth. The water from that washer was discarded into a ditch just a few feet out from their back door, and that was a good place to find earthworms. I was also sent to an open field behind us, near Mrs. Elsie Coble’s house, a house sitting adjacent to our back yard. The water from Mrs. Coble’s kitchen sink and washing machine led to the edge of our property. I remember the deep black color of the rich soil in both locations, along with its distinctive, earthy smell. There was something carnal, invigorating and oddly inviting about the smell, like a primordial, fragrant

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connection with the very essence of life itself. Long healthy worms were the fruit of my search. I dug with a garden hoe, careful to hold a firm grip, since it was quite effective when held this way. It was not uncommon to find worms three to four inches long, solid in circumference, probably about the thickness of a pencil.

I was good at digging worms and my parents always seemed pleased with what I gathered.

I don’t know how my parents did it, but the scope of their favorite fishing holes seemed to cover several counties.

If there was a good place to fish in Randolph County, NC, or any county adjacent to it, it seemed Pearl and Hortense Rush could find it. I remember going to lakes and ponds of various sizes, and even a river or two, tromping through long grass, always with the warning to watch out for snakes. Except for one memorable encounter with a black snake slithering through my legs once while fishing, I don’t remember any other unwanted encounters.

Having survived the actual trip to the edge of the water, there were times when I did fish with Momma and Daddy, but I never really got into it. I recall the wriggling of the worms as they were pressed securely onto the hooks at the end of the line, then casting the line out with the sweep of my arms, the rainbowlike arc that went along with the line as the cork hit the water. For some reason, watching that line follow that arc is like a slow motion frozen image in my mind, since I have literally thousands of pictures in my head of my parents performing that motion. I felt entranced as I’d stare at the cork, just waiting for it to dip below water, the sure sign that there was a fish on the line. I always felt it was prudent to be careful not to blink, since timing was everything once that cork retreated below water, a good fisherman jerking on the rod as soon as that cork dipped, to get a good hook into the catch.

I had all of the mechanics of it down, but I was impatient and was easily bored at the thought of just staring out over water. My young mind could not grasp the mature, concentrated patience it took to fish. In that long-ago-world, to my youthful brain, it seemed like it took the patience of Job to get it done. I was quick to lose interest, boredom weighing 46 | Asheboro Magazine - Issue 42

me down like a heavy load. Besides, I was never a fan of grasping a writhing, wriggling fish, and removing the hook from its mouth, once it had been hauled in. For various reasons, I just never liked it.

My parents were the complete opposite of me, since they both seemed to be obsessed with fishing as an activity.

I have spent a lifetime analyzing why.

They could fish all day, with darkness the only thing making them stop for the day. I marveled at their patience, their quiet, concentrated focus and meditation as they performed. I intuitively felt, and still feel, there was something deeply spiritual and therapeutic about fishing for

them, a unique kind of food for their soul that they got from participating. They seemed to be lost in hypnotic, mystical trances the whole time they stared at their corks. If they were ever asked to explain it, I am confident that they would never find the words. It was so profound that words couldn’t capture it. They may not have been able to express it in words, and I am not sure that I can, but, by the very existence of the anecdote you are currently reading, I am attempting to take you along as the reader to get a faraway view of my parents’ spiritual location. I still haven’t quite figured out all that went into fishing for them, but the very act of analyzing them, in some sense, helps to give me a telescopic glimpse, and hopefully you too, at the

spiritual location of where I think they were when they were involved with it.

The paradox comes from the fact that I was physically present with my parents while they fished, but even with me being physically present, they were on a higher spiritual plane, a plane a trillion miles away from me spiritually, while I was simultaneously there with them.

They never got bored and were always in tune with fishing. It was almost as if in waiting for a nibble from a fish, they were dialoguing with God; The actual “catch” was God’s physical reward to them for their confidence. In many ways, Momma and Daddy’s penchant for fishing is just a symbol for them as people. They didn’t just have a faith in God—the very essence of how they lived their lives as people was them living as a small piece of God, and there is no better example of this than this fishing story.

Since all of the collective memories of my parents travel with me wherever I go, those images of them fishing were with me during my 6 year residence in Chicago. One of my favorite activities while in the Windy City was longdistance running, and I’d often run the 6.2 miles from downtown to my apartment in Hyde Park. I was in love with the picturesque view of Lake Michigan as I made my way over the running trail right next to it, absorbing the experience into the pores of my being.

One Spring morning as I was on the last of my run, my pager went off. Still striding along, I removed the pager from my sweat pants, staring down at the number. A smile came over my face, and as fate would have it, a pay phone was just 50 yards ahead. There were long stretches of space, sometimes as much as 2 to 3 miles, between the pay phones along The Lake. Knowing this simple fact, it is overpowering to contemplate that the timing of the page to me came when I was only 50 yards away from the nearest one.

At the time of the page in 1994, it dawned upon me that I have a very unique male experience. I was 32 years old at the time, and it occurred to me that my father had either been in my physical presence, or was just a phone call away, for every single one of my 11,000 days on earth, up until that point. Even when I was stationed in Germany, I had my father’s number and could make contact

You Can Apply for 2014 Coverage Beginning 10/1/2013 - 3/31/2014 with him, at any point, immediately. There was never one second in my life when I did not know how to get in touch with him. Even more important, there was never a moment when I doubted whether my father would welcome the call, or be accessible to me.

My personal access to my father is unique because it is in contrast to a large portion of the male population in the United States. Our whole society, but especially our prison system, is full of men who would literally give their right arms to have had the type of relationship, and access, that I had with my father. That stability is totally foreign to a lot of American men.

So as I approached that public telephone to respond to the page, I was smiling, reminiscing about all of the times I had been with my parents during their favorite pastime. I imaged a correlation between the sweep of my father’s arms casting that fishing line out over water in slow motion, with what had just occurred. There was a connection between the arc of the fishing line and what my father had just done 742 miles away by pressing a telephone key pad. He had dialed my pager number, sending out an electronic pulse in a rainbow-like trajectory out into open space, the pulse traveling in slow motion, just like that fishing line, from Asheboro, NC to Chicago, IL and landing upon the internal electronic pieces within my pager, causing it to beep. It was as if he had reached out with an invisible arm to grasp me from my exact physical spot on planet earth, 742 miles away. As I dialed to call my father collect, I could not help smiling, thinking, that once again, he had gone fishin.’

This time his “catch” was his son. J

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by Sherry Johnson

Soup isn’t the only thing on the menu!

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ur Daily Bread was started in 1990. Dora Atlas was a pastor in Asheboro at 69, and every time she read her Bible, she was drawn to passages about feeding the poor.

She retired and with her social security she planned to cook for her community from her kitchen. She served 19 people that first day, and with the overwhelming need in the community quickly outgrew her own kitchen. They rented space from the Youth Center and when they outgrew that space they built their current location on E Pritchard Street about 11 years ago.

Our Daily Bread has experienced a significant increase in the number of people over the past couple of years. According to Michael Trogdon, they serve a hot lunch for between 75 and 90 people every day, and during holidays and the summer that can swell close to 150 with children who are out of school.

Michael has been the Director of Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen for the past four years. He is the pastor at Kingdom Life Community Church in Asheboro. He is proud that 100% of every dollar donated to Our Daily Bread goes directly to feed the hungry.

They do not receive any government subsidies or assistance, so all funding is provided by citizens and churches in the community.

“A community is only as strong as

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its people, and Asheboro’s residents have proven each year by the increase in volunteers whether they are young or old, professional, blue collar or retired that giving of one’s time and energy is a small seed that continues to grow and enrich the lives of others,” Michael Trogdon, Director.

Our Daily Bread offers a free hot and nutritious meal in a safe environment with no judgment. “If you come, we will feed you – no questions asked.” People come from all over Randolph County – for some, it may be the only meal they get in a day.

Because of the turn in the economy and the slow comeback in the area, often those served spend all day filling out applications and looking for work, and Our Daily Bread offers them a place to have a hot meal. They serve as a buffer to get them from one day to the next.

During the holidays, the Soup Kitchen opens its doors on Thanksgiving and Christmas for families to come and have a hot meal together. The center collects coats, hats, gloves for both children and adults, and toys for the kids are handed out on Christmas.

The volunteers who work at Our Daily Bread are a dedicated, hardworking group. Toni Marley is the oldest volunteer at 92, and she comes every Tuesday like clockwork.

Local church groups volunteer their time to clean the facility, and freshen up the outside with fresh mulch and yard work. “This community has truly

given itself in service to our needs.”

Lotheling Tanner has been volunteering at Our Daily Bread for about a year. When she started out, she came once a week and now she is there every day and Michael says she does the work of three people.

One of her fondest memories was a young boy who was volunteering – his main job was to place the forks on the tables for lunch. He wanted to do something “fun,” so she suggested he take on cake duty – passing out pieces of cake for dessert, but he looked at her in all seriousness and asked, “But who will put the forks and the napkins on the table.” To him, this was more important than cake – because the people who arrived for lunch would not be able to eat without their forks.

Many local organizations volunteer their time: Randolph Community College, local high schools, and many civic organizations. Dr. Sue Walla spends one day a month in the kitchen.

She purchases all the food for that day’s meal, arriving with a group of friends bright and early. She works tirelessly to prepare the meal and serve it. It takes six volunteers to manage the work each day.

Many local businesses, churches and individuals have supported the kitchen with food. The commit to a particular item each month so they do not run short and it helps to defray their costs. Michael shops locally and tries to get the most with the money that is

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The menu varies, depending on the availability of food and also the whim of who is cooking that day. It ranges from cheeseburgers & hot dogs, to meatloaf, baked chicken or fish, spaghetti, and soups in the winter months. They have a protein and a vegetable with every meal, and they try to offer a good variety. Sometimes churches have lots of leftovers after a function and it is enough to provide a meal for the day.

If you would like to make a financial donation or contribute fresh food or canned items, you can contact Our Daily Bread Monday through Friday, 9 am to 1 pm, at 336-626-2563. They are located at 831 E. Pritchard Street, in Asheboro or you can mail a donation to Our Daily Bread Kitchen, Inc., PO BOX 682, Asheboro, NC 27204. They serve lunch daily Monday through Friday from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. J

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by Jordan Willis

RSVP Community Theatre presents

You Can’t Take It With You “You Can’t Take it With You was an immediate hit when it debuted on Broadway on December 14th, 1936. It ran for 838 performances and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama the following year.”

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f audience members find a warm resemblance between this play and the Marx Brothers, they’re not just imagining things. You Can’t Take It With You was written in part by the eccentric genius George S. Kaufman, the playwright for the Brothers’ two most popular plays and first two films: The Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers.

The other half of this dynamic writing duo was Moss Hart, who was wellknown for the wildly delightful and touching story of his break into “the business,” as told in his autobiography, Act One. Their third collaboration, You Can’t Take it With You, was an immediate hit when it debuted on

Broadway on December 14th, 1936. It ran for 838 performances and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama the following year.

If this play was written seventyeight years ago, though, why is it relevant now? What can it possibly tell today’s society? Director Phil Shore, a long-time friend of RSVP Community Theatre and one of Asheboro’s most familiar faces, believes it still has lots to say. “You Can’t Take it With You is as fresh now as it was opening night,” he began as the chatter of excited actors rang throughout the rehearsal space.

“George Kaufman and Moss Hart were such craftsmen that they created a play

that is jewel-like in what it offers to the audience. Jewels are hard and shiny and don't deteriorate.”

The story follows the Sycamore family through three of their perfectly normal days. Well, normal for them, anyways. A single day in the Sycamore household can be filled with exploding fireworks, shirtless Russian dancers, foreign countesses, bums in garish orange Crocs, spontaneous wrestling, drunken actresses, housemaids with mohawks, and enough cornflakes to feed a small village. In light of this, Alice Sycamore, the youngest and genuinely most “normal” of the bunch, must find a way to balance her devotion AsheboroMagazine.com | 51

and love for her eccentric family with the love she has for Tony Kirby, her sweetheart and the vice president of a renowned company on Wall Street.

What happens when Tony, the epitome of a modern day Prince Charming, and his parents, a pair of top-dollar snobs, arrive at the Sycamore’s house one whole day early for dinner? Hilarity, explosive laughter, and pickled pigs feet!

A motley cast fits a wonderfully diverse set of characters in this anything-but-ordinary play. Tim Edwards plays Martin Vanderhof (better known as “Grandpa”), the gentle eye in the hysterical storm of this show.

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who is played by Craig A. Kearns.

RSVP’s current president, Alisa Smith McNeill, plays Essie Carmichael, the daughter of Penny and Paul, and an ungraceful, dying swan of ballet. Ed

“A motley cast fits a wonderfully diverse set of characters in this anything-butordinary play.”

Carmichael, her husband and keyboard aficionado, is played by Justin Tarlton.

The sweet Alice Sycamore is played by the equally sweet Parris Brown, and her in-show sweetheart, Tony Kirby, is played by Southwestern

Randolph High graduate and current RCC student, Tanner Callicutt. The Sycamore’s house-servants – Donald, a bum who lives to “stick it to the Man”, and Rheba, a bubbly mohawked maiden – are played by Clay Gaitskill and Jordan Willis (your humble writer), respectively. Tony’s snooty parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kirby, are played by Ray Williams and Donna Hunter. Elijah Laprise plays the underappreciated Mr. De Pinna; the disgruntled IRS agent, Mr. Henderson, is played by Bill McAnulty; and Flora Memory plays the unforgettable, delightfully inebriated Gay Wellington. Jim Langer, onetime professional clown and ongoing professor of art at Greensboro College, delivers a performance the size of Mother Russia, herself, as the boisterous Boris Kolenkhov, and the Grand Duchess Olga Katrina is

played by Chris Osteen, who would like to dedicate her performance to the actress who played Olga in RSVP’s 2006/2007 season, Nancy Bell. Last but certainly not least is Jaden Skelly, who embodies the Napoleonic and mysterious force of change that is The Woman in Charge.

When Phil first signed on to direct, he also undertook the task of polishing this jewel. “No matter how great something is, add eighty years and it at least begins to carry some baggage.” He saw the baggage and, in accordance with the

“Since this play is a national treasure, it was only fitting to treat it as gently as possible.” show, decided to not take it with him. “At the time it was written, it was right up to the minute. Now there are phrases and references that date it.” When I asked him to explain a bit more, he assured me that the changes in wording are minimal and the show’s content has remained undamaged and untouched. “Since this play is a national treasure, it was only fitting to treat it as gently as possible. You Can’t Take it With You is now simply a contemporary play with terms and references people nowadays can relate to.” In the same way that Kaufman famously mended scripts back in the 30s, Mr. Shore has lovingly patched this one up for the modern audience.

If all this talk of Marxian humor, fireworks, and pickled pigs feet has sparked an interest in you, here’s some important information: RSVP Community Theatre is performing this classic and fresh comedy for the people of Asheboro and surrounding cities as part of its 2013 – 2014 “The Best of the Sunset” lineup, in honor of the newly renovated Historic Sunset Theatre. This show will be at the Historic Sunset Theatre (234 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro), and it will be running February 21, 22, 27, 28, and March 1st at 7:30PM, with a Sunday matinee on February 23rd at 2:30PM. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance at the Randolph Arts Guild, 123 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro, NC 27203. For more information, call (336) 629-0399 or visit rsvptheatre.org.

While the play is correct in saying “You Can’t Take it With You” (a meaning all audience members will come to understand and love), one thing you certainly can take with you is the expectation to laugh your head off at a timeless, witty play performed by a host of talented actors from your hometown. J

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God Doesn't Have a Favorite Color

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by Robin Breedlove photos courtesy The Bridge Project

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osh LeRoy brings a big presence from a quiet person. Soft-spoken, LeRoy is one of those people who just having him around brings a sense of balance and comfort to others. Maybe it’s the message he brings, or maybe it’s the manner in which he delivers it, or perhaps, it is a combination of the two, but

both have made a difference in the Asheboro community.

Seven years ago LeRoy and wife Laura moved back to the area from Kentucky where he had been finishing graduate school. An ordained Wesleyan minister, LeRoy came to Foster Street Wesleyan Church in Asheboro. The church wanted LeRoy to lead a project to plant a church in the East Side area of Asheboro.

“After doing some research we realized that there were 13 churches in East Side and planting another wasn’t a good idea,” said LeRoy. So the plan evolved and the Bridge Project was born.

“We decided to let it evolve and do its own thing as an outreach ministry,” said LeRoy. Seven years later the Bridge Project is a strong multi-racial outreach program funded mostly by outside donors that reaches young and old alike in and around the East area.

LeRoy serves as the face, the heart, and the soul of the Bridge Project, giving all of these things to the people he reaches, especially the youth. Each year,

through camp scholarships, LeRoy takes 20-25 kids to summer youth camp, hiking trips throughout the year and a few one

“I was so at the end of my rope, so rock bottom that I was desperate to try something that might work” day field trips. He holds Bible Study in East Side homes. It’s a world away from where LeRoy started.

A graduate of Southern Wesleyan University, LeRoy was living in Garner

and working as a youth and young adult pastor in an upper-class all white church.

And although he knew he was following a calling set forth for him, he also knew it wasn’t the place for him.

After working in a program in Raleigh with inner city African American kids, LeRoy knew he had truly then found what he wanted to do.

The Chapel Hill native moved to Kentucky and graduated from Asbury Seminary school in 2007 before moving to Asheboro to join Foster Street.

When he first began leading the Bridge Project, LeRoy and his family decided it was best to live in the neighborhood he was reaching out to and found a house in the East Side neighborhood. While there LeRoy, who had battled bouts of anxiety and depression previously, sunk into depths of depression.

Out of desperation, LeRoy turned to a book on Eastern Mediations.

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A couple of years ago, LeRoy decided to write down his story and struggles with anxiety and depression and his relationship with God. “I never intended when I started writing for it to be a book,” said LeRoy. “My goal was to strip it down completely.

Longer books on this subject aren’t for the people that really need it most.”

In November, LeRoy’s book was published and released. Deeper Than Your

“Finally I saw the presence of God in all I’d been He decided to meditate one hour a day for four weeks.

LeRoy described the first few weeks of his meditative practice to be “terrible,” citing that the quiet time allowed him, or forced him, to face doubts he had about himself and doubts about God. But then came the break thru.

“Finally I saw the presence of God in all I’d been running from,” said LeRoy. Up until then I had a relationship with God and pain, but they couldn’t coexist.

That was over four years ago.

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running from” Pain is a book that dispels the myth that many believe—if one has God in their life then they shouldn’t be depressed.

The book is short in length, but long in possibilities, showing that there is hope and healing.

And just as the Bridge Project has evolved over the past seven years, 2014 is a big year of change. LeRoy has just opened a storefront on North Street, just off Sunset Avenue in the downtown area

of Asheboro. In this space, which LeRoy doesn’t call a church, is a place for all to come feel comfortable and receive unconditional acceptance. Every Saturday evening, the doors will open at 7 p.m. for any person looking to receive a message in an informal setting.

“We believe that everyone deserves access to unconditional acceptance and access to fresh produce,” said LeRoy, who will make both available on Saturday evenings on North Street.

A Communion service will be held each Thursday at 7 p.m.

“It will be very simple. There’ll be scripture, communion, time to soak it all in and folks can leave whenever they want to,” said LeRoy. The news of the storefront activities are simply being spread by word of mouth, with LeRoy hoping it will reach the right hearts.

“I hope people will find their own little niche here and maybe hear a message in a way they are hearing it for the first time.”

And as the Bridge Project evolves, and the location shifts a few miles down the road, the message that God doesn’t have a favorite color still exists.

For more information about LeRoy and the Bridge Project, visit the organization’s website at http:// thebridgeproject.weebly.com, while Deeper Than Your Pain can be found on Amazon. J

At the YMCA

by Joe Taureck, Youth & Adult Sports Director

15th Annual Bank of the Carolinas JV Basketball Holiday Classic

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his year, the 15th Annual Bank of the Carolinas JV Tournament generated record breaking revenues, bringing in over $26,500 in gate receipts which netted over $19,000 in net profits.

We also receive tremendous support from our various sponsors which helps to offset the cost of trophies and referees and other fixed costs. This money is raised for the Randolph-Asheboro YMCA’s Invest in Youth program, and a portion was also donated to the Randolph Sports Council. That means that every dollar raised went to help local youth.

We saw a great deal of diversity this year, hosting schools from 11 different counties and 3 teams from Australia. These schools were afforded the opportunity to play against teams they would otherwise never get to play. In my opinion, the most touching moment of the tournament came at the end of the championship game at the Randolph-Asheboro YMCA. A team from Australia just defeated Ragsdale for the title. Most teenagers would embrace this, celebrate, and congratulate each other. This group accepted their trophy and was then asked to pose for a picture. Instead of smiling for the camera, they asked us to wait as they called the other team over. They asked the

other team and coaches to join in the picture to celebrate the game. Then I watched these teams, as well as a third team that stayed around to watch, group up and begin sharing stories, getting to know each other, and making new friends. Not only do we touch these youth with this event, but we watch them grow and embrace the true spirit of what this tournament is all about.

Of course, this year is made more evident to me that we do more than just raise funds for our youth. Going over our sponsors list, I noticed a donation from The Heart of North Carolina Visitors Bureau. This money is given to the tournament because of the economic impact it has on our community. Hotel rooms were full since many of our teams needed local accommodations to avoid long drives home at night and return trips the next day. Restaurants were packed for 3 days with players, coaches, and parents all wanting to get a bite to eat. Stores were crowded with people looking to pass a few hours and shop. Gas stations had cars and buses filling up both as groups were coming and going. It is not seen during the set up, but when you step outside the gymnasium for a bit, how much this tournament impacts the community. It truly is a win-win for both the youth and the community as a whole. J

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by Faylene Whitaker Whitaker Farms

for Roses

Ah! February the month of lovers. We love this time for roses and other romantic gifts whether we are young or old. We all dream of our love or the one we have loved in the past or the one we will love in the future.

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ell I was fortunate enough to marry the love of my life and blessed that he still is the most handsome man I know. White roses when we married and red roses on each anniversary since. There have been other colors of roses given to me over the period of our marriage each with a different meaning.

All of the rose colors have different meaning so when you give roses to someone else here is what you are saying to them.

Red represents a romantic love and an enduring passion, it is known as the rose for lovers.

Yellow represents friendship, joy and caring. I think next to red this is the one I really love because these three things are what life is really all about.

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a young daughter.

Pink represents femininity, gentleness, and elegance. Pale pinks also represent admiration and happiness while the deeper pink tones convey gratitude and appreciation.

This rose is the one that we love to give on Mother’s day.

Orange symbolizes enthusiasm

and desire, along with passion and excitement. This is a unique rose and sometimes hard to find.

Lilac and purple are rare and send the message of love at first sight but proceed with caution.

A single red rose always says “I love you.”

Now let’s talk about the roses in

FUN FACT ABOUT ROSES: The world's oldest living rose is believed to be 1,000 years old. It grows on the wall of the Cathedral of Hildesheim in Germany and its presence is documented since A.D. 815.

According to the legend, the rosebush symbolizes the prosperity of the city of Hildesheim; as long as it flourishes, Hildesheim will not decline. In 1945 allied bombers destroyed the cathedral, yet the bush survived. Its roots remained intact beneath the debris, and soon the bush was growing strong again.

your garden. From now until the first of March is the time for cutting back your roses. If you have knockout roses or some of the other bush roses you can cut them half way back without hurting the spring blooms. After you cut the knockout down remove all but the best flower producing canes, at the base, using a pruning saw, leaving you with 4-5 good canes. This method will result in new canes that will grow lots of flower shoots. You should then remove any canes growing inward or crossing over another cane. You are trying to open up the center of the bush for better air circulation.

Tea Roses should really be cut back by the middle of February. New growth is really what prompts the hybrid tea rose to bloom. Cut the shoots with sharp pruning shears on a 45-degree angle. Shorten each shoot on the outside of the plant to 10-12 inches to help promote new growth.

Cut back the central stems of the rose bush down to the base of each shoot.

This will open up the rose bush to allow room for other shoots to receive light.

On all roses you need to cut off all dead, diseased, damaged and weak shoots that appear anywhere on the rose bush. Cut them back to the point where you see a healthy green shoot growing.

If you don’t have any of the wonderful knockout roses or their offspring ‘drift roses’ then I encourage you to plant some and enjoy their beauty all summer long. They will

“On all roses you need to cut off all dead, diseased, damaged and weak shoots that appear anywhere on the rose bush. Cut them back to the point where you see a healthy green shoot growing.” bloom wonderfully from spring until fall. The hybrid tea rose garden is for those who are willing to do a lot of work but it will be worth it.

Take time to send some roses to the special people in your life whether it is a single rose, a bouquet or the rose plant itself. I send roses to my mom ever now and then for no reason or special holiday, just to let her know I love and appreciate her. I tell her “Mom, I am giving you your roses while you are alive and can enjoy them instead of the time when you are gone and won’t be able to see them.”

I wonder which color roses will I get this year? Maybe some red, yellow, pink and orange! J

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Carriage House Tea tea cups, mugs, pots and other accessories to enhance your tea experience. Some of my most favorite memories are sitting in my grandmother’s kitchen while she brewed a cup of Earl Grey and we would sit together and have a cup while having long discussions about everything and nothing at all. To this day, when I have a cup of Earl Grey it brings memories of my grandmother rushing back and comforts me.

“I love to sit with a warm cup in my hand, and if I can drink the contents – even better.” - Amy Barney To introduce and educate a younger audience to tea, Mary Murkin is in the process of writing a children’s book (or two) with Lady Mary and Lady Amy as the main characters. Amy Barney will provide the illustrations for the pages. The books will be for young readers age 4 to 10 or 11. In the stories, Lady Mary and Lady Amy, tea baronesses ary Murkin and Amy Barney, owners of Brightside from the old country, will share with you their love of tea and other brewed delicacies from around the world. They Gallery in downtown Asheboro, are excited have spent many years and many miles of travel locating to announce the launch of their new company, each of the best teas and herbs for their collection. They Carriage House Tea. Many times since opening Brightside Gallery they have heard their customers comment know that now is the time to present these treasures to YOU! on what a great spot their front porch would be for a “cuppa Tea and similar brewed drinks have grown in acclaim and acceptance around the world. The baronesses are excited to tea.” Unfortunately, under current health regulations, they begin sharing their expertise and experiences with you. are not allowed to brew and sell tea themselves without The books will highlight their misadventures while installing an industrial kitchen, although the front porch is traveling to exotic locations the world in search of the best available to rent out and host your own tea party. teas. Countries they will visit include Sri Lanka, South Second only to water, tea has been growing rapidly in popularity over the last few years. The research surrounding Africa, China, India, Egypt and the State of Washington in the good old US of A. The books will be for sale at the tea and the health benefits from drinking tea has definitely helped boost its consumption here in the US. Mary and gallery in the future. J Amy are on a mission to educate people about tea and remove some of the mystery. They have chosen to represent several different types of teas with their customers in mind.

They chose 10 flavors to start their collection, and they plan to expand the selection as the popularity of the new brand grows. With four black teas, two green, two rooibos (roy-bus), and two herbal teas they have something for everyone. Black tea is the most robust and offers the highest caffeine content, while herbal and rooibos have no caffeine content at all. They selected a tin with see through window on top to package their loose tea. The tin is beautiful and reflects the quality of the products inside. Printed on the bottom are instructions for how to make the perfect cup of tea or brew a pitcher of iced tea.

In addition to the teas, you can also find many of the accoutrements that go along with having a fine cup of tea:

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