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Merry Christmas Faith makes all things possible, Hope makes all things work, Love makes all things beautiful, May you have all three this Christmas Season.

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Contributors: Triad Foot Center, Earl Trotter Tom Gillespie, Amanda Weiner, Jonathan Farlow, Molly McClean, jacquie Reininger, Stacy Green

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CONTENTS

6 | Publisher’s Letter 8 | G & G Automotive Enterprises Honest Service for a Fair Price

12 | Ask the Expert Foster Care

14 | Ask the Expert Your Feet

16 | 2012 Homemade for the Holidays Locally Handmade Gift Ideas

18 | Local Music

Eric Britt - Coming Home

20 | Library Corner

Have A Merry Christmas Carol

22 | Zoo Zeal

Remember Wild Birds in Winter

24 | Daily Devotion

Ice, Milk, Eggs & Apples

26 | At The YMCA

Grubb Family YMCA Angel Tree

27 | Citizen Journalism My Little Red Wagon

28 | Friendly Faces 29 | Decorating Tips

The Christmas Tree is the Centerpiece of Your Home

30 | Citizen Journalism Symbiosis

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Publisher’s Letter Dear Neighbors,

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ast year at this time, our daughter was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma (bone cancer). Needless to say, our life was in a bit of turmoil and the holiday didn’t have that magic quality that it had had in years past. While others were out shopping for Christmas presents, my wife Sherry, spent most of her time on the ninth floor of Brenner’s Children’s Hospital in WinstonSalem. The staff there is awesome and there are so many different programs to help families during the hard times that it eases much of the stress. In fact, Lauren, my daughter, got so many gifts from so many people she didn’t know, her spirits were constantly being lifted. We were blessed to have her home for Christmas day but she returned to the hospital shortly thereafter. Needless to say, Christmas wasn’t the same for us as it had been in years past.

Fast forward to this year and thankfully, Lauren is cancer free.

She is still recovering from having a large portion of her left leg replaced, but she has a clean bill of health. This is, by far, the greatest blessing I could ask for and I am certain that this Christmas is going to be much more cheerful than last.

During this festive time of year, I would ask that you slow down for a minute and remember that, while your life is good and things are status quo, there are many who are not so fortunate.

The economy, while showing signs of improvement, has yet to recover and with the rising cost of energy, there are families in our community who are struggling to make ends meet. When you add the financial pressure of putting presents under the tree, there are those that are likely to go without.

As a kid, after my parents divorced, we were very poor. It didn’t seem like it at the time, but knowing what I know now, I realize there are only so many days in a month, if ever, that a person should have to eat tuna casserole. We ate more than our fair share while growing up, but I never went hungry. Nor did I ever go without having presents under the tree. We didn’t have lavish Christmases, but they were always fun and I always got at least one of the gifts I asked for.

The thing that really stands out is the anticipation I felt on Christmas Eve, knowing that Santa Claus would visit while I was asleep and upon awakening I would get to open the presents. I can’t imagine a child not getting to experience that magical feeling and yet, there are many that will go to bed on the eve of Christmas as if it were just another day. This thought breaks my heart and is one of the reasons we support Operation Red Sleigh, an organization that provides Christmas gifts and a holiday meal for those who would otherwise go without.

While you are going about your holiday activities, I would encourage you to be extra generous this year.

Additionally, I would encourage you to shop locally and support the merchants in your community when you can. Small businesses are the lifeblood of our community. But, most importantly, spend extra time with your loved ones because, in the big spectrum of things, they are the only thing that really matters.

Thanks for reading! Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy & Joyful New Year,

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il & Rosie Goldstein opened G&G Automotive Enterprises in Asheboro in June, 2009. At G&G Auto, you can get your oil changed, have your car inspected, your tires replaced, the car’s computer aligned, have brake work done, air conditioning repaired, and more.

These are the everyday car repairs that G&G takes care of . . . and there is so much more!

When Gil was seven years old, his Dad got him started with go-carts. He taught him how to take apart the motor, fix it and then go race it. It was ON from there . . . Gil loved motors, cars and going fast and learned all he could. By the age of 17, he was working in one of the best speed shops on Long Island, building muscle cars and drag cars. Gil assembled complete street and race engines, manual and automatic transmissions, rear axle assemblies, fuel systems and suspensions. He also specialized in custom carburetor and ignition systems, performing fine tuning on a chassis dyno.

He was a natural. He was featured in the November 1971 issue of CarCraft Magazine because he was the first one to put a V-8 engine in a Ford Pinto. He worked at the shop for several years before purchasing the business.

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When Gil sold that shop, he worked for a brake and muffler chain, opening several stores for the company on Long Island. He worked there for 13 years as a store manager, and became area supervisor and trainer before the company was sold. He met Rosie when he opened the store just down the road from where she lived, and she took her truck there to have work done on it. She had heard that it was the best place in town to get your automobile serviced. They started dating and have been together ever since.

Gil moved on to manage a store for one of the East coasts’ largest tire and front-end dealers and eventually became branch manager for Case Power and Equipment.

Rosie first came to Asheboro with a family member who had purchased property nearby in 2001. She went back to Long Island and told Gil that she wanted to move here. Rosie worked at The Home Depot on Long Island, and at that time, Gil was Branch Manager for the CASE heavy equipment dealership.

A few months after her visit, Gil had the opportunity to fly down to visit his brother in Florida, and Rosie convinced him to fly through Greensboro on his way home and check out the area around Asheboro. When he returned to Long Island, he told Rosie that he was on board with the move and she

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could put their house on the market.

Rosie was able to transfer with The Home Depot to their Greensboro location, and Gil was scheduled to transfer with CASE. They sold their home on Long Island and moved to Asheboro in September, 2002. Gil’s job with CASE fell through once they arrived, so he got a job at Asheboro Ford as service advisor, then moved on to a service manager position at Clapp Bros. Tractor in Siler City where he worked for four years. After an ownership change he moved on to the Service Managers’ position at Montgomery Motors Ford in Troy. When the economy took its famous downturn, Gil was let go. Last in, first out. That same week, in September of 2008, Gils’ brother came up from Florida with a proposal.

He wanted Gil to build him a car. The new “Factory 5” 1933 Ford Hot Rod kit car had just come out and Gil’s older brother wanted him to build it, because he knew Gil would do a great job.

Gil and his good friend Ken Jaeck began building the car in Kens’ race car shop. When Kens’ job moved him to Minnesota, Gil had to find a place to finish the car. He noticed a building for rent on the North end of town, where a muffler shop had been. He had noticed the building when he first

moved to Asheboro and now it was available. He rented it to work on the hot rod. He moved his tools in to the shop and fell in love with the atmosphere and location. Rosie thought it was great, and the idea for opening their own repair shop began to grow. Rosie started working on the plans for the business, and thought back to when she met Gil and he was running the brake & muffler shop at the end of her street.

It was the cleanest shop she had ever been in. When Gil finished the hot rod, the plans were ready and they opened the doors to G&G Automotive Enterprises.

The shop came equipped with one of the largest lifts in the Asheboro area, so it’s great for servicing commercial fleets, as well as heavy-duty pickup trucks. Although the shop had other equipment in it as well, they wanted the most up-todate Hunter Computer Alignment equipment, brake lathe, computer tire balancer and mounting equipment. The idea was to have a shop where Gil could perform every day vehicle repairs, work on commercial trucks, and also work on muscle cars, hot rods, and specialty cars all with the same attention to detail and quality work at an affordable price.

Gil started out working in the shop by himself. He finished his brother’s 33 Hot Rod and you may actually remember atmagnc.com

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it from the Cruise-ins in downtown Asheboro. The 33 was also featured for two years at the Ford Racing display at the Charlotte Auto Fair. It was this car that started Gils’ great friendship with RoushYates Performance Parts in Mooresville.

The car has since returned to Florida with his brother. Rosie, who still maintains her full-time job at The Home Depot, wanted a woman’s touch in the shop so that women would feel comfortable coming in and having their car serviced.

Rosie leaves Home Depot every day and goes straight to the shop, to work from 3 to 6 pm. She has hired Darlene Wells to be there when she is not. Darlene answers phones, takes care of customers, writes up jobs, orders parts and invoices customers. She is an RCC grad who majored in photography but also took an auto body class. Darlene is quite comfortable around the cars. She has a few of her own classic cars that

superintendent for a large commercial masonry contractor, managing crews of 100 people or more on major construction projects. His true passion has been building show quality cars in his own professional shop at home. Mike is extremely talented and according to his wife, Donna, is now living his dream of building and working on cars.

The last team member is Michael Bowman. He is a great custom exhaust fabricator and mechanic, and is called in to work on special projects.

Everyone in the shop gets along well; they enjoy what they do, and love seeing the look on a satisfied customer’s face. At this shop, the team’s sole job is to fix the customers vehicles correctly. They are not paid commission or flat rate. This philosophy creates a comfortable atmosphere of teamwork, with everyone working together for the same goal — truly a unique environment in the automobile service industry.

she and her Dad work on together. They own a 1968 Ford F150, a 1976 Maverick and a 1985 Mustang drag racing car. She is currently competing in a local drag racing series called the Foot Brake Open Competition. She and her Dad are also working on a 1969 Mustang in preparation for the spring racing season.

Roy Sheppard joined G&G in August, 2010. He graduated from Guilford Tech with an Associate’s Degree in 1985 acquired through Friendly Ford, and eventually moved on to Asheboro Ford. Roy also worked as a shop manager for DOT and now specializes in alignments and front ends. He holds certificates in all Ford training from 1987-2003, and is known as the shop’s general practitioner — he wears many hats, including manager.

Mike Nooe was hired in October, 2011. He has been building cars as a hobby since 1968. His main career was as a job

One of the things I like about G&G Auto is how clean the shop is — not just in the waiting room, but Gil is meticulous about making sure that things are put away, the floors are kept clean and it’s very well organized. No matter how busy they are, they will bring the customer into the shop and show them what the problem is, explain what should be done, and what could be put off for another day. They explain things in clear, simple terms so customers (like me) can understand what their car needs, and then come up with solutions that work for the situation and the budget. They engage the customer in the repair process, not just telling them what to do and how much it will cost.

One challenge Gil has found, dating back to when he was building the hot rod, is that parts are not always made well if they come from overseas. They are often inferior and not up to the job, particularly on the performance side of the business.

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Because of this, Gil has partnered with several companies as a dealer/ distributor. Most of these partner companies manufacture in the USA, and provide higher quality parts than he could get from overseas. If you are looking for high performance parts, see Gil. He is competitive with Jegs & Summit. He works with Edelbrock, Vintage Air, Dynamat, American Racing Headers, Comp Cams, Spec Clutches, Vortech Superchargers, and Russell Fuel Systems, to name just a few. They also install what they sell! Gil also has a special talent for repairing, modifying and tuning carburetors — gained from his years tuning on the chassis dyno. If you have an older muscle car, hot rod or other vehicle and need some carburetor help, or a late model computerized and fuel injected car, give G&G a call. Other services include custom AC systems, custom exhaust systems, brake systems and more, thinking out of the box when necessary for unique

which gives them access to hundreds of aftermarket parts and equipment. If it’s made, they can supply it or build it! When you call or stop by to speak with Gil about your special project or parts need, you will receive experienced and knowledgeable advice from a team of professionals. Gil likes to make sure that customers purchase the correct parts for the project they are working on to meet their goals and budget.

When you go to the shop, you never know what you might see there. Aside from the everyday repairs and fleet trucks, there is always something interesting going on. Currently the team is working on a ’34 Chevy putting in a new engine, A/C and plumbing installation and a ’40 Ford for a complete new rear suspension package. You will also see a ’66 Mustang is in for a G&G custom built engine package, a ’36 Ford pickup for ongoing projects, a ’69 big Block Camaro Z28 in for a

solutions.

Another growing part of the business is the installation of Superchargers. G&G recently partnered with Edelbrock Equipment and RoushYates to do a custom installation on the Ford Raptor pickup featured in a previous article in Asheboro & More magazine.

They have now added an engine assembly clean room — and for those of us who didn’t know, building an engine requires a sterile environment. One speck of dirt in the wrong place can cause a major problem!

In addition to being known as problem solvers for your daily drivers, word is spreading about the teams’ ability to fix issues on Hot Rods and Muscle cars. Also, their inventory of high performance parts for sale over the counter is growing. In addition to the parts they have in stock, they deal with four major distributors and have many factory direct connections,

custom fuel tank and fuel system upgrade, a ’75 Ford F150 for a custom wiring harness installation, and a 2002 Crown Victoria for a Vortec supercharger, stainless steel headers, complete exhaust and custom tuning.

If you work reasonably close to the shop, Gil will work on your car while you are at work and bring it to you when it’s finished.

Customer service is his number one priority. They also have a key drop in the door, so you can drop off your vehicle before they open in the morning.

Rosie and Gil work hard every day to build and grow their business and they encourage people to come by and talk to Gil. Whether you own a car, truck, commercial box truck or muscle car, or just want to buy high performance parts, the attention to detail will be the same and you will get honest service for a fair price. Call Gil at G&G for all your automotive needs. n atmagnc.com

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Ask the Expert

FOSTER CARE

Does Randolph County need diverse foster families?

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he answer to this question is YES, YES, YES! The need for foster families to be as diverse as the children in foster care is critical in order for DSS to best serve each child. No two children who come into foster care are alike and all come from a broad range of backgrounds.

There is a constant need for families of different races, cultures, religious backgrounds, social classes, family compositions (i.e. single, married, blended families, families with livein grandparents), etc. to best suit the many different children who are served through foster

care. There are few foster families who are fluent in Spanish, causing a great need for bilingual families in our area.

The agency strives to place each child who comes into foster care with a family who is the absolute best fit for that child. This is often times difficult due to the lack of diversity we currently have in our foster families. When the home is not the best fit for a child many times the result is moving a child one or more times. Children in foster care have endured so much before entering care that our hope is with more diverse families in the program, we could prevent disruptions and delays in children’s lives. n

Stacy Green is a Foster Home Licensing Social Worker. She has 6 years experience as a social worker and graduated from University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

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Ask the Expert

YOUR FEET

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atchy shoe insert advertisements have created awareness of how over the counter shoe inserts alleviate foot pain and discomfort. The truth is a small amount of foot pain is normal.

Various factors play into why your feet may hurt and how much: the shoes you wear, the amount of standing or walking you do, activities you enjoy and so on. The majority of foot problems are the result of improper foot mechanics and many can be caused by these lifestyle factors.

Those who don’t necessarily have traditional foot problems also benefit from shoe inserts. But it is important to understand that those made by a professional have the most lasting and noticeable results. Inserts provided by a licensed podiatrist are custom-made for your foot and your unique foot problems. Molds or scans of your feet are made to

ensure an insert fits perfectly to your foot. Over the counter inserts are often “fitted” using a standard scale that doesn’t consider the effects of height and foot patterns.

The popularity of over the counter inserts, or orthotics, has increased awareness of their benefits.

However, OTC orthotics do not replace the value of a custom made insert. While cheaper at purchase, the expense is greater than that of custom orthotics over time. Typically, OTC inserts only last a couple of months, making replacements a necessity. A custom orthotic can last 3-5 years and is a money saver in the long run. Additionally, because of the precision of the process and the accompanying knowledge of a licensed professional, custom orthotics will often treat secondary problems caused by feet conditions.

So, the next time your back is sore after a walk, or when your knee gives you a little trouble consider getting a gait analysis from a podiatrist! A custom orthotic might be the solution to happy feet and a more pain-free life. Contact Triad Foot Center at 336-308-4733 and start improving your foot comfort. n

Triad Foot Center is the leading foot health provider in the Piedmont Triad, with six Board Certified podiatric surgeons on staff at three convenient locations. The practice proudly offers the latest non-invasive technology, including FDA approved EPAT and laser foot treatment.

Visit us at www.triadfoot.com or call us at your nearest Triad Foot Center location.

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2012 HANDMADE for

the Holidays

There are many wonderful holiday gifts made by local artisans available this Holiday Season.

We have highlighted some wonderful local, handmade gift ideas below. The people who are on the receiving end of these gifts will remember how thoughtful you were during this season of giving and the community will benefit from spending your money locally.

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by Mommy & Me on Main Street in Archdale, (across from the Pioneer), to find out more about a custom creation for your sweet child. (www.facebook.com/mommyandmearchdale or 336-431-4628.

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Trashy Gals

Trashy Gals is a Mother and Daughter team who takes common items most people throw away, recycles and upcycles it into a new life and direction. The combination of crafting and creativity added along with showing how easy and important it is to do our share recycling, reusing, restore and reduce what we can is our motto. Finch Farm Festivals, Trinity Chili Cookoff & Car Show and Denton Threshers Reunion were new events this year for us. You also can find us as regulars at Uptowne Market, and Carolina Beach Farmers Markets and the Asheboro Fall Festival. Susan and Meagan Kennedy www.facebook.com/trashy.gals.

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Spade and Broom re-imagines and recycles the past into beautifully unqiue accessories for the garden or home. We handpick items for their orignal craftsmanship to refinish and repurpose into updated garden and home decor. Please visit our shop at 7123 NC Hwy 62 in Trinity for a wide variety of oneof-a-kind hand created gifts. For more information visit www. facebook.com/spadeandbroom.

The Blue Footed Tortoise has picked up some Golden Crowned Manakin freeloaders while strolling through the North Carolina Zoo's aviary. This print is based on actual animals at the NC Zoo and was originally done in watercolor and pen and ink. I've digitized it lovingly so I could make it affordable to YOu! Image is reproduced on archival paper and is 12"x15." This image is part of my North Carolina Zoo Series. $40. You can find more Rich Powell Illustrations at www.richpowell.com, www. gocomics.com/dixie-drive or www.richpowellart.wordpress. com.

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Steam Punk meets Hopeless Romantic in these pieces, and each pair of earrings is unique and affordable at $20 or less.

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Coming Home

by Sherry B. Johnson

ric Britt grew up in High Point, NC, attending High Point Central High School. He took two years of voice training and had a lifetime of studying and loving recordings. After attending the University of Georgia, he started a band called Hazel Virtue with a handful of friends he met there. They performed live concerts all over the Southeast during the 90’s. They released a full length CD, HIP, and the first single, My Spanish Puppetfinger, played on rotation at over 100 stations on both commercial and college radio. Billboard Magazine named Hazel Virtue one of the top unsigned Southeastern bands.

After five years of constantly being on the road, conflicts among band members started to develop, and they broke up at the height of their popularity. Eric felt it was time for a change and moved to Charleston, SC. There he reformed Hazel Virtue on writing songs.

For the past six years, Eric has been working on a new solo album, Greener, and redefining himself as a solo artist. He spends time raising his children, walking on the beach, and playing music locally five nights a week. He plays with different musicians, so he is constantly learning and expanding his talent.

Greener is less dark and moody than his earlier writings, and is the first album to give way to love and positive personal experiences…though former fans of Hazel Virtue should not be discouraged, as the CD begins with those tones from an earlier time. When you listen to Greener, you will hear bluegrass influences in the prelude to the song, Asheville Mountain with new members and a new sound. What didn’t change was Blues. The title track, Greener reflects on love lost. Greener is his style of writing, a mix of story-telling and deep shadowed directly influenced by the deep folk roots that he grew up with, personal experiences. Eric was named best male vocalist combined with his love of Indie music to create a sound that is three years running during his time in Charleston. uniquely his. Music is about expression and freedom, for the This new band quickly gained momentum, just as the first artist and the listeners who understand what they are doing. had. They began to tour heavily and were asked to open for “I started out pouring my heart out over loud electric guitars, big bands in the area. Commercial radio stations played their and as the years went on, electric became acoustic guitar. two best songs on rotation. While they were doing well, Eric’s The passion remains, the song is softer, but it's still from the passion for writing songs started to surface. He disbanded the same soul.” new group, moved to Savannah, GA and began to concentrate He recently came home to North Carolina to launch his CD

“I started out pouring my heart out over loud electric guitars, and as the years went on, electric became acoustic guitar. The passion remains, the song is softer, but it's still from the same soul.”

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over the Thanksgiving Holiday. He held two local release parties, one in High Point and one at Lumina Wine and Beer in Asheboro, owned by long-time friend, Jennifer Parrish.

Although different, both venues were perfect for launching the CD to his loyal fan base here in North Carolina and treating them to an evening of music that many will not soon forget.

After the local release parties, Eric has plans to do a few more events around the Southeast - including one at Smith Ole Bar in Atlanta. He will continue to have fun playing behind the record for at least a year, and then breathe for a few months.

“I've got an entire record of new material that won't wait forever, so that is on the horizon. But for me, it's important to remember it's a dance, not a race.”

You can find Eric’s music at www.ebrittmusic.com or www. facebook.com/ebrittmusic. If you missed his local concerts, maybe we can convince him to come home again soon! n

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Library Corner

Have A Merry Christmas Carol

by Jonathan Farlow

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h i s

yuletide would look and

morning

feel

(11/26),

different.

children’s

A

librarian

was written by Dickens

Carol

dramatically Christmas

Carol

Motta

and was published on

put up the Christmas tree

December 19, 1843. The

here in the library. This is a

story tells of harsh and

sign that the yuletide season

miserly Ebenezer Scrooge

has come to the Archdale

and his redemption at the

Library. Of course, for the rest

ghostly hands of Jacob

of the world the Christmas

Marley and the Ghosts of

season began in mid to late

Christmas

October and I’m sure that

and Yet to Come. It was an

you’ve already gotten your fill of

immediate popular hit, was

all kind of holiday sensations. Of

well-liked by critics and was

the holiday trappings that bombard

adapted to the stage the

us throughout the fall and winter Charles

following February.

Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has become

Its largest contribution wasn’t

one of them. This classic tale has been remade on stage and in film, in modern versions,

animated

versions

and

Past,

Present

in the realm of literature or drama but was felt just as quickly. In the spring of 1844, periodical publications

probably even Claymation. It’s been used

reported a surge in charitable giving.

to sell everything from televisions to lottery

In 1867 an anonymous factory owner in

tickets. Despite how many times you see old

America was moved to close his factory that

Scrooge and Tiny Tim, however, this short

Christmas and send every employee a turkey.

morality tale’s contribution to the Christmas

A Sir Squire Bancroft raised 20,000 pounds

season and our celebration of it cannot be

for the poor by reading A Christmas Carol at

overestimated and without it the modern

public performances and during World War I

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a captain read the story aloud to the troops in the trenches.

On a wider scope, what Dickens did with A Christmas Carol was to transform Christmas from a mostly localized and church-based holiday into a secular celebration of generosity.

Many of the aspects that we take as vital to the celebration of Christmas; family gatherings, food, drink and games were all featured in A Christmas Carol. There are also phrases that we all have said that started with this tale. There’s Tiny Tim’s declaration which are the last words in the story: “God Bless us, Everyone!” Also the most famous piece of vernacular of all, which in truth started as far back and the seventeenth century was made iconic by Dickens: “Merry Christmas.”

Also, for those of you who are not as festive, there is always “Bah, Humbug.”

This

should

show you the impact that a thin little book can

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world.

This

book

changed

how

we celebrated a holiday and thus, in its own way, changed society. The written word is powerful and is still relevant in our digital

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Zoo Zeal

Remember Wild Birds in Winter Story & photos by Tom Gillespie, NC Zoo Staff

During the spring and summer months, when the weather’s warm and we’re outside a lot, it’s easy to remember to fill feeders and water containers for backyard birds. But often, even those who conscientiously care for wild birds in warm months will forget that many of them remain in the area during winter and still need our help.

T

ypically, a bird’s food search begins at dawn source, particularly in the coldest months. The most critical and continues till dusk, particularly in colder situations for birds are often when temperatures remain below climates. If a bird can get food during the day, freezing for prolonged periods, yet there is no snow to provide it will store enough energy to survive a cold water. night and then start the search all over again If you do maintain a birdbath or other water source for birds, the next day. Sometimes, our assistance ensure that it is clear of debris and routinely checked for ice

with food and water can help make the difference between cover. Electric warmers are an ideal way to keep bath and death and survival for wild birds.

small-pond water from freezing. They come in both small, non-

Birds’ needs for drinking water can become even more critical thermostatic de-icers and high-watt, thermostatically controlled in the winter months when their natural water sources freeze. units.

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area exposed for heat loss. Also, locate a bath or pond on the south side of a natural windbreak--such as a house, fence or shrubbery--to maximize the solar heat to the bath. Use a darkcolored bath or pond liner to maximize solar energy absorption.

When possible, use a bath or pond with moving water. This will attract both birds that come to feeders and birds that typically do not. If you’ve previously used only a still-water bath, you will likely have new birds visiting your yard. Some experts say that as many as 3-4 times as many birds can be attracted by simply providing moving water. Moving water gets the birds’ attention, is healthier than stagnant water and helps alleviate the freezing problems encountered by unheated still-water baths and ponds.

A simpler approach to the moving water scenario is a dripper installed in the bath or pond. Usually, they are connected to an outdoor faucet and set at a regulated drip to keep the birdbath filled with fresh water. An added bonus is that the ripples created by the dripper help attract birds. When set at a drip rate of once per second, they use about one pint of water per hour. In areas where water conservation is critical, timers can be connected to automatically control flow.

Wild backyard birds often depend on every seed, berry or insect they may find. But as humans build and clear land, we destroy their natural habitats—and food sources.

Commercially prepared seeds are fine for wild birds as long as they and the feeders do not get moldy. Studies have shown that black-oil sunflower seeds attract the greatest number of species. If you feed bread and other bakery products to your backyard birds, be aware that you might also be attracting nocturnal visitors such as raccoons. Suet is a good highenergy food that gives birds an additional boost to survive the cold.

Cat predation can be a major problem for wild birds that would otherwise come to a backyard feeder, bath or pond.

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Daily Devotion

Ice, Milk, Eggs and Apples

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y grandmother remembered the iceman leading his horse and wagon down the city streets, delivering ice for iceboxes.

I remember our milkman delivering fresh half-gallons with the cream on top, leaving bottles inside the woodinsulated, metal-covered box on our back steps.

Recently an egg-woman delivered a dozen brown eggs to our doorstep, collected her two dollars and took the empty egg cartons with her. An apple seller arrived one morning unannounced and unknown, and offered bushels, halfbushels, pecks and cider. “Fresh picked and pressed,” he said. And they were. His worn-down truck and threadbare pants bespoke a hard-luck life, so we filled our autumn kitchen with the smell of apple pies baking, and sweet cider sipping.

Those olden day ways of peddling fruit or eggs on the streets help some to earn their keep, and keep their pride. It is industry or hunger that drives these modern merchants, and not a vague yearning for a nostalgic past.

God builds human beings for work and work grants us selfrespect. Genesis describes how we eat by the sweat of our backs and the labors of our hands. Oh God, give us work.

Let’s Pray: Dear God, in these hard times, give work to the unemployed, help them find jobs, and help others create jobs so that we all might have a chance to earn our daily eggs and apples at a livable wage. And God, bless those who can no longer work. Amen.

Here’s a Thought: We are made to work. Give us jobs, O God. Give us work. n

Reverend Peter Baldwin Panagore of DailyDevotions.org, is a native of Massachusetts, graduated with a Masters of Divinity degree in Divinity from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut and with a B.A. in English from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. St. John’s High School of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, an Xaverian Brothers sponsored school, provided him with his preparatory school education.

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

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At the YMCA

Grubb Family YMCA Angel Tree

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By Amanda Weiner

t’s that time of year

Youth Development. This time

again!

Grubb

of the year is a struggle for so

Family YMCA is holding

many families in the community

their annual Angel Tree

who are already working on

Program to collect gifts

a daily basis to make ends

for children in need. The

meet. It is extremely difficult

YMCA partners with Randolph

for families with foster children

County Department of Social

to provide for the addition

Services Foster Care Division

children in their care. This is

to provide gifts for foster

a great way to take one worry

children in our area.

Each

off of their mind this holiday

year the Grubb Family YMCA

season by assuring them that

puts up Christmas trees in

their children will have gifts on

the lobby that are covered in

Christmas morning.

angels representing children in

Last year the Grubb YMCA

need in the community. Each

collected more than 100 gifts

angel is marked boy or girl

for children in the community

The

and indicates the age range of the child. YMCA members and they hope that this year will be even more successful. and other individuals from the community select an angel The YMCA works with Randolph County Department of (or two) to purchase a gift for this holiday season. This year Social Services on this project and this year there are currently the YMCA has also added Gingerbread people to the tree; around 120 children in need but they anticipate this number these each represent teenagers in need and have a specific will increase before the holidays. If you would be interested gift requests written on the back in addition to the age and in helping a child in need this holiday season, stop by the gender.

YMCA and pick an angel or gingerbread person off of the

The YMCA is for Youth Development, Healthy Living, and tree. Gifts are due back to the YMCA by Monday, December Social Responsibility. The Angel Tree Program is just one 17th. The Grubb Family YMCA is located at 609 Trindale way the YMCA promotes both Social responsibility as well as Road in Trinity. For more information call (336) 861-7788. n 26

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Citizen Journalism

MY LITTLE RED WAGON

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By Earl C. Trotter

have just reread “A Tale of Two Wagons” that appeared in the State Magazine many months ago about Harvey Davis and Ogburn “Oggie” Yates, Jr. of Asheboro, and I could not help but think back to my own little red wagon story.

Whenever I would pass by the Hudson/Belks Department Store, I would see that little red wagon in the window and would think about how I would love to have it.

At Christmas, in my house we did not make lists of what gifts we would like under the tree. When we were asked what we wanted for Christmas, we would mention one or two items, understanding that we would be lucky if we got either. I had the same gift on my list every year, a little red wagon. My mother was the main creator of our Christmas, and every year she made it as nice as she could with what we had. One Christmas she stretched her budget to the limit and bought me the discounted wagon that had been in the window display.

On the day that my mother brought the wagon home, I could not help but see where she had hidden it for Santa Claus to deliver on Christmas morning. I was so excited that I began early the day before Christmas hinting to my mother that I knew about the wagon. After pestering her all day and into the evening, she finally agreed to let me have the beautiful gift before Christmas morning.

I pull the wagon around inside the house hauling all sorts of items, including my little sister. When she got tired of riding in the wagon, I had it to myself. I started at the long end of our hallway gaining speed with every push of my left leg out beside the wagon and my right leg kneeling inside of it. Once, I was flying down the hall when I attempted a sudden turn into our living room I tumbled out of the wagon head first onto the floor. My wagon’s front axle had given way, mangling the entire steering mechanism and towing mount. I was heartbroken – and in my family there was no one to help me repair the wagon. I was devastated.

The next morning, on Christmas Day, I heard a car turn into our driveway. I immediately rushed out to see who was coming to our house. Charley “Mack” McCrary and his father pulled up in a big white Cadillac. When the car stopped about half way up the driveway, I ran to greet Charley Mack as he was getting out of the back seat of the car. He had a toy in his hands, a very large B29 airplane. When he extended the toy to me saying, “Merry Christmas” I did not know what to say. When I realized the gift was for me, I am sure my facial expression demonstrated how much the it meant to me. After a brief demonstration of how to work the propellers and get the wheels to turn, Charley Mack and the big white “sleigh” drove away.

My father was a very proud man. When I told him the gift was from the son of one of the most prominent families in Asheboro, he wanted to reciprocate. He went out to our smokehouse and cut 8 or 9 slices of our choicest country cured ham. After

wrapping it for delivery, we headed to the McCrary’s home on the other side of town. We drove up to the McCrary mansion, and parked my dad’s old 3/4 ton Chevrolet truck in front. As we went up the very long walkway to the front door, I can remember feeling very uncomfortable. Mr. McCrary answered the door and we presented him with our Christmas gift, wishing his family a very Merry Christmas and thanking him for Charley Mack’s gift to me. We returned home to the Scarborough house on Highway 49 where it meets uwharrie Street (at that time our home was a quarter mile outside Asheboro city limits, labeling me an “Asheboro country boy”).

For years, as our paths crossed at school, Charley Mack would remind me of that country ham, and how delicious it was. Each time it would bring back memories of that special Christmas morning. When I was married, I told the story many times to my wife, Alice and our two daughters, Anna Christina and Tiffany Alene. It made such an impression on them that when my daughters were in their early teens they presented me with a little red wagon that was almost exactly like the one my mother had given me so many years ago. This little red wagon played a role in every family Christmas to cart toys and gift from their hiding places to the Christmas tree, as well as carting many other items around the house.

During a large estate sale after my wife Alice died, I remember having all sorts of items displayed out on our front driveway.

As families with children came by to find a bargain, I would take small children for a ride up and down the sidewalk in front of our house. One of the children, Romero, seemed to take special delight in the rides. I gave him the little red wagon in the hopes that he will grow into adulthood with a little red wagon story of his own. n

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Friendly Faces

Thank You to everyone who sent friendly faces pictures this month. A Big THANKS to Patti Smith for sending several.

Please send your friendly faces pictures to: dave@atmagnc.com

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Decorating Tips

The Christmas Tree is the Centerpiece of Your Home

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By Molly McClean

t is so hard to believe it is already Christmas! This is one of my favorite seasons with all the tinsel, the beautiful decorations and sweet smells that go along with the holiday. The ambience from the lighting creates a glow throughout the home.

During this season, the Christmas tree is the centerpiece for your home. There are so many themes to choose from that a tree is much like its own piece of artwork. I can’t help but remember as a child, the Christmas tree was derived of ornaments that had been hand me downs from generations past, the silk ribbon balls, the flash tinsel garland and the hot lights that could catch on fire! Of course we all remember making construction paper chains and popcorn garland.

My mother would let my brother and me have our own Christmas tree to do as we pleased and mine was adorned with stuffed animals, the construction paper chain, a paper cut out snoopy and his dog house that had been taped together so many times to keep it from dismantling and a small wood train that was missing half its track, so we would cover the ends of it with fiber fill for our snow.

Even as an adult, I have a weak spot for the ornaments that have been passed down from generation to generation. Every year, we received ornaments. Before themed trees were quite so popular, the tree was a gathering place for all the ornaments and sometimes looked like quite a hodge podge. I will have to say each season; I tried to squeeze them all on, whether they were broken, cracked or just needed to be retired. I give it to the fact that I had watched Rudolph visit the Island of Misfit Toys too many times. I couldn’t bear for an ornament to miss Christmas! So, I would put the damaged one either far into the tree or on the back.

I still like to keep a Christmas tree that is completely sentimental with my great grandmother’s glass ornaments, my first Christmas ornament dated 1977, now I’m telling my age, and some from my mother, my daughter’s first ornaments and even my husband and brother have some on our tree. I think my mother sent some of his home to me and some of mine to him, but they still go on my tree. I like it that way, because it is a collection of our family. To tie the scheme of a family the tree together, use ribbon, flowers and twigs that coordinate with the space in which the tree is in.

I still love a themed tree and have several, but the main tree in

our living room is reserved for all things that have been passed through the years. Each ornament that is pulled out of the box has a story to tell. I have retired some of my misfits, because I did finally get over that, but I will certainly not discard them.

There are so many choices you have now for decorating the tree such as the trees that go with each room. I absolutely love a small pre lit tree, because I can put them in rooms all over my house and decorate each one to match the space with little cost involved. There are a few tips to think about when selecting your tree’s décor.

A blooming design can be derived from faux flowers, beaded sprigs and a few ball ornaments for shine. The handmade tree is beautiful with each ornament similar to those of an old Christmas. Richly textured ribbon fills in holes in the tree where light shines through and ties the entire ensemble together.

A natural tree combining pine cones, twigs and birds fit into almost any space. You can also just go all out and be really colorful with your decorations. If you’re afraid of color for your yearly décor, a splash of brightly colored ornaments on the tree can enliven your creativity during the season. And don’t forget the skirt! Cover that base with a beautiful tree skirt or simply wrap fabric around the base to cover the stand. Whatever your theme this year, have fun decorating your tree and making your own memories.

And that paper snoopy dog house? My mother wrapped him up a couple years ago and gave it to me as a Christmas present, scotch tape and all! Merry Christmas and Happy Decorating! n atmagnc.com

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Citizen Journalism

Symbiosis By jacquie Reininger

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he word Symbiosis means “living together” and refers to two organisms who share some form of living agreement. Here, I am most interested in mutually beneficial relationships. A classic example is the clownfish, who lives among the poisonous sea anemones on the coral reefs of the ocean. He feeds upon potentially harmful (to the anemone) invertebrates and in turn is protected from his predators by the anemone’s stinging tentacles. These two animals have a mutually beneficial relationship. I have always marveled at how the natural world reflects these win/win relationships and wonder if this interest motivated me to secure my BS in Ecology at the State University of New York. The concept of getting along is seen often, from honey bees pollinating flowers to bacteria living in our stomach aiding in digestion. Before the word was used in the scientific world, however, symbiosis pointed to communities of people living together. I’d like to revive that definition, and even refine it to describe only mutually beneficial relationships between us.

It truly uplifts me when I see many instances in our community where people are working together to create a more rich experience for all involved. Of course, establishments like the CUOC have always given locals the opportunity to serve their community by making donations or volunteering at the center.

The volunteer feels satisfaction in serving and the recipients receive needed basic supplies; a mutually beneficial relationship. The Randolph Arts Guild hosts regional artists in the Downtown Sculpture Exhibit, giving them a chance to be seen outside of their locality, and we viewers are enriched by the display of these lovely pieces in our smart little town. Again, we all win.

On a more individual level, people are returning to the barter system to exchange products and services, leaving capital completely out of the equation! My gift for teaching yoga is appreciated as much as I appreciate the fresh organic eggs and veggies I trade weekly with local Chelsea Manor Farm and Goat Lady Dairy. In fact, I like to challenge myself to think of ways where the things I do, or the services I offer are more of a collaboration between myself and the other people, rather than a cut and dry business deal. I want to make

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sure that everyone involved feels like they have won something from the interaction. This shift in attitude is in fact becoming quite popular! Visit www.itex.com to see one of these communities online where you can join a network of people bartering services and products.

I think the following event illustrates quite well how far you can take this idea of symbiotic relationships. We recently held an event in the beautiful space that is Santosha Yoga. Jen, from our local wine bar, Lumina, invited a California organic vintner, Guy, to share his favorite wines with us over a six course meal prepared by a new personal chef in Asheboro, Bia, in our classy loft setting. Each participant’s gifts were offered in the spirit of enriching the community and it was indeed a rich experience!

The food was delectable, the wine perfect, and the setting superb. The group was large enough to merit hiring servers and renting tables from another local service. The guests were clearly enjoying themselves if the level of laughter was any indication. In this case, the experience was definitely a win/win/win/win/win/ win/win situation!

Why not join the trend and think of ways that you can enter into mutually beneficial experiences with your family, friends and even business associates? It never hurts for everyone to feel loved! Let me be the first to wish you a Sweet Symbiotic Holiday Season!

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