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Letters stories that will come from our adventure to Golden Valley,

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North Carolina to visit the guys from Blue Ridge Distilling

Dear Readers,

Company and Defiant Marine will become legendary. Although

we were there only a short period of time, the connections we

herry and I love meeting new people, made were life altering resulting in friendships that run deep. going new places and venturing off the

Although we’ve written a story about our time spent there,

beaten path so that we can discover this is one adventure you most definitely have to experience things most would pass by. Our mantra for yourself. Even if you aren’t a whisky drinker, it is worth the is and always will be “show up and see drive to Blue Ridge Distilling just to see the distillery and meet what happens.” This philosophy prevents the guys that, when they aren’t risking their lives in a marine

us from setting expectations and, thus, we are not often salvage operation, are spinning malted barley into gold. If you disappointed. With this attitude, the world really opens up and are a lover of fine spirits, all the better, because their Defiant the stories we are after tend to write themselves. And, being Single Malt Whisky is ambrosia, plain and simple. One of the reasons I think we connect so strongly with the

magazine publishers, it is all about the story.

The reality is, some stories are better than others and people we meet is because they are as passionate about what some, while a great experience, aren’t as poignant unless you they do as we are about what we do. We’ve decided to make were there. Then there are those that seem like fiction and if 2013 a year all about finding and writing about people that we hadn’t been there to experience it ourselves, we wouldn’t embody that passion in everything they do. Our community believe it happened either.

Regardless of the story there character and photographer, Patti Smith, is one of these

are always people involved, connections made, and before people and it comes through in every picture she takes. everything is said and done friendships cultivated. On very

Our hopes are that the stories we tell will inspire you to

rare occasions there are times when we just don’t want the follow a passion of your own. As English Novelist E.M. Forster story to end. The connection we make is so strong, it’s almost so eloquently states, “one person with passion is better than magical. The great thing about these stories is because of forty people merely interested.” the amount of times they are told over the years, they become

Happy New Year and Happy Reading,

larger than life. Lately, it seems that we are “in the zone” as far as these types of stories are concerned which, we hope, makes for better reading. Our goal is to share our stories with you in a way that you almost feel you were there. This past weekend was magical, plain and simple. The

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Community News

Archdale Public Library Archdale Recreation Center at Creekside Park Registration will begin on February 2, 2013, from 9 am to 1 pm for the girl's volleyball league. The league is open to girls in 3rd through 10th grade. We will continue registration during the week until the league is full. Registration will begin on February 2, 2013 for co-ed baseball. This is open for children ages 4 through 12. The time is 9:00am-1:00pm, and will continue week-days until the league is full. Archdale Recreation Center has ongoing exercise classes day and evening; please stop in and pick up a schedule for the classes. We also offer several programs that are ongoing for senior adults, such as exercise classes, and day trips. We now have current openings in our after-school care program. We provide service to the Archdale-Trinity area, K-6th grade. Join the fun! For information, please call Mandy Gooch at 434-7312. We offer Jump-Start Camps at Creekside, please call for upcoming camp information.

Randolph Community Classes Winter Semester Randolph Community College, Archdale Campus will be offering the following classes in January. To register for a class, contact RCC at 862-7980. Notary Public Education: January 22 – 24, Tuesday & Thursday, 6-9:30 pm, $65 registration fee & text. Basic Welding: January 19 – February 23, Saturdays only, 8 am to 12 pm, $91.25 registration fee. SAT Prep: January 22 – February 28, Tuesdays & Thursdays only, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, $60 registration fee. Basic Sewing: January 24 – February 28, Tuesdays, 6 to 9 pm, $48 registration fee. Welding Qualification Prep: - January 22 – April 30, Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 6 to 9 pm, $201.25 registration fee.

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The Archdale Public Library will host a program put on by the Randolph County Public Library’s Extension Department on Wednesday, January 16th at 3:00 pm. The Extension Department is an outreach program which provides library materials to the homebound and institutionalized, as well as Head Start, Smart Start and local day care facilities. The speaker is Jean Harris, current head of the Extension Department. This program is free and open to the public at the Library, located at 10433 S. Main Street in Archdale.

4-S Campaign for Kids Beginning January 7th and running through February 1st, members of the four Randolph County Chambers of Commerce in partnership with Communities in Schools will conduct the first “4-S Campaign for Kids” program. Our goal is to gather enough school supplies to ensure the needs of children are met through the end of this school year. Participating chamber members will ask their employees to contribute to this campaign by collecting items at their businesses. But the public is encouraged to participate as well. Collection sites for the public are the Chamber of Commerce office in Archdale, 213 Balfour Drive; NC State Employees Credit Union, 10305 N Main Street, Archdale; Nattie’s Frozen Creations, 101 Bonnie Place, Suite O, Archdale, Randolph Community College, Archdale Campus, 110 Park Drive; and the Braxton Craven School, 7037 NC Hwy 62, Trinity. At the conclusion of the campaign, items will be consolidated and distributed to children with these needs. All items collected in the Archdale-Trinity area will be distributed here. Items needed include: Book Bags (no wheels), 3-ring binders, wide-ruled notebook paper, pencils, pens (black, blue and red ink), colored pencils, crayons, glue and glue sticks, composition notebooks, student scissors, folders, markers and rulers. We encourage you to support this project of the Chamber’s Education Committee and help students when it is most needed.

Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting The Archdale-Trinity Chamber of Commerce will be holding their annual meeting on January 29th, 2013 at the Colonial Country Club, 7047 Colonial Club Drive, Thomasville. A member reception starts at 6:30 pm, followed by dinner at 7:00 pm. The cost is $50 per person. This year the Chamber is offering Signature Sponsorships. Sponsorships cost $750 and include a table for 8 with a centerpiece and company name included in the invitation as Signature Sponsor. This event is the one time a year that a majority of Chamber Members come together and attendance at the event ranges from 120 to 150. It is during this event when citizens of our community are recognized with Community Service Awards. This is a great opportunity to get your name in front of other chamber members and their guests. Contact Sharon Chadwell at 336-434-2073 or Sharon@ archdaletrinitychamber.com for more information.

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Cover Story

By Sherry B. Johnson

YOU NAME IT, WE CLEAN IT Cl e a n . r D

each Janitorial Services is a local cleaning company that handles commercial accounts. They are celebrating their 31st anniversary on March 15, 2013 and show no signs of slowing down. This past year, they spun off their residential

cleaning business into Dr. Clean & The Clean Team.

Don Leach grew up in Seagrove. There were two things

that as a child he wanted to accomplish when he grew up - to be a police officer and to have a successful business of his own. In May, 1974 he entered the Law Enforcement Program at Davidson Community College. When he graduated, he became a patrolman with the Asheboro Police Department.

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He enjoyed the routine, as well as meeting and helping people while in that position. One of the people he met while a police officer was Furman Greene, who had his own janitorial business. Greene and Don became friends and over the next

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few years, he encouraged Don to start his own cleaning business. Don wasn’t sure it was for him, but Furman never let up on him. Don gave it a lot of thought, and when his six year old son begged him to quit the force because he was concerned that his Dad would get shot, he decided it was time to consider starting his own in business and growing it to the point where he didn’t have to work for anyone else. In March, 1982 Leach Janitorial Services was born. Don borrowed a piece of equipment from Furman Greene, and started a carpet cleaning business out of the back of his Chevy Chevette with less than $200. He maintained his regular job with the police department, and built the business slowly - one satisfied client at a time. He learned through a friend that her husband needed someone to clean his business. From that job, he started cleaning other businesses. He started with general cleaning services for commercial businesses, and over the years Leach Janitorial Services has grown to a one-stop shop for all their clients’ cleaning needs. Today, his business consists of Commercial and Residential accounts. After a couple of years of hauling equipment around in his Chevy, he upgraded to an S10 pickup truck, and then eventually moved into full size work vans. Word of mouth helped grow Don’s business in the early days, as well as his contacts working as a police officer in Asheboro. His business still benefits from word of mouth today. Although Leach Janitorial Services started out handling both residential and commercial accounts, Don narrowed their focus for a few years to just commercial accounts: automotive and medical facilities, lawyers’ offices, churches, financial institutions, manufacturing plants and restaurants, to name just a few. “You name it, we clean it!” became Don’s slogan Don left the police force and worked at Plastics Color Chip, working 16 to 18 hours a day between his job there and his commercial cleaning business. He would drink a gallon of coffee a day and smoke two packs of cigarettes to keep up his schedule. On May 21, 1997, he quit smoking and hasn’t had a cigarette since that time. Don believes that to be successful, you must provide top-notch customer service. The people that you have working for you are either going to make or break your company. Don is confident in his janitorial crew and knows that they get the job done and done well. When there is an issue, he doesn’t tolerate excuses, he expects results and happy customers and goes above and beyond the call of duty to make sure that happens. Don believes in giving real value – quality service at an affordable price. On Christmas Eve, December 24, 2009, Don lost his wife Rachel after a 19 month battle with cancer. His mother was also in the hospital at that time with a broken leg, and was actually right down the hall from Rachel’s room. It was almost more than he could handle, and for a while – he lost his focus. He feels he disappointed a lot of people during that time, while trying to get his life back on track. I’m sure they understood how hard it was for him to get back some normalcy in his life after such atmagnc.com

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It took a few months, but Don has refocused his energies on growing his business. Adapting to the changing times, Don has reintroduced residential cleaning to what his company

Leach Janitorial [Services]’s carpet cleaning is unmatched.

offers clients. They have flexible schedules and can tailor

They took my twenty-five year old carpet that had not been

a plan to meet your needs - once a week, twice a month,

cleaned in fifteen years and made it look like new. Don

three times a week, or every day options – as well as Spring

works hard to ensure every job is done right and every

and Fall cleaning. They wash windows, clean carpets, strip

customer is satisfied.

and wax floors, and perform all basic janitorial services. For

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commercial clients, they offer consulting services, and will evaluate your current janitorial staff to make recommendations

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for improvement or training opportunities. They have lots of

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at an unbeatable price. We are pleased to recommend

Leach Janitorial Services is bonded and carries $2 million

Don and his team!

in general liability insurance, as well as workman’s comp.

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These coverages are for the client’s protection, as well as

Goodwill Industries of Central North Carolina, Inc.

the company’s. You can feel confident doing business with a company that has been around as long as Leach Janitorial

Dr. Clean & The Clean Team cleans our home weekly, and

Services has been cleaning for the citizens of Asheboro and

in addition to doing a great job, they are very flexible if we

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need to reschedule our time or day due to a magazine

Retirement is nowhere in sight for Don. A very special lady

deadline, Don works with us to make sure that our needs

named Shirley has brought joy back into his life, and he feels

are met. I frankly don’t have time to clean my house, but

the best he has felt in years. He is blessed with two fine sons,

now that it is being cleaned on a regular basis – I am able

two great daughters-in-law and his two grandsons, Connor,

to keep up with the small things in between so it looks

who is 9 and Corey, who is 5.

much better! Thanks to Don and his crew, my life is much

“We are the one company that is big enough to serve you and small enough to know you. We are Leach Janitorial

less stressful! Sherry Johnson, Archdale & Trinity Magazine

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he State of North Carolina requires all prospective foster parents to complete a thirty hour course, Model Approach to Partnership and Parenting/ Group Preparation and Selection, MAPP/GPS. This course is usually co-led by experienced and trained foster parents and a social worker. In this course, prospective foster parents learn many things from the various reasons that children come into foster care, types of behaviors to look for and expect, how to handle specific behaviors, working with the children on grief and loss, building self-esteem of a child in care, building and maintaining connections, mental illness, substance abuse, sexual and physical abuse, neglect, and much more. This course also prompts prospective foster

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THE WAT E R OF LIFE By Sherry B. Johnson Photos by Dave Johnson

e recently attended The Big Sip Beverage Expo in Greensboro, which was one of the best festivals we’ve ever been to.

They had all manner of beverages represented, from beer & wine, tea & coffee, to locally made rum, vodka, moonshine and whisky. These local companies are the ones we gravitated to because as you know, we love to support local,

Dave

North Carolina products. is a huge fan of single malt scotch,

and in the very back corner of the building

Blue Ridge Distilling Company from Golden Valley, NC serving single-malt whisky. You actually can’t call we

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I am not sure if it was their laid-back attitudes, their all over the world. In 2010, he started Defiant Marine, a warm and inviting smiles or their generosity when it came deep sea diving, consulting and salvage company. He has to pouring samples of their single-malt whisky, or maybe assembled a team of top notch individuals who go above it was all of the above, but we liked them immediately. and beyond to get the job done. A quote taken directly from In chatting with two of the guys at the booth, Bob and his website sums it up best:

beverages at the event, weaving back and forth between

“OUR MISSION IS TO RESPOND TO THE U.S. & INTERNATIONAL MARITIME MARKETS WITH EFFECTIVE & EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS TO ANY & ALL SITUATIONS THAT MAY ARISE WITH COURAGE, INTEGRITY & HONOR.”

the alcoholic and non-alcoholic variety, to keep our heads.

They have been called in to help with many recent

Dan, we mentioned that we would like to do an article on the company. They generously invited us up to tour the distillery, have dinner and spend the night. They got busy serving their samples, and we wandered off to try other

Over the course of the afternoon, Dave made several trips disasters, including refloating the Vega Sagittarius in the back over to the Blue Ridge Distillery tent to “sample” their cold seas west of Nuuk, Greenland, and remediating the whisky, and by the time we left, we had a solid plan to environmental threat when a chemical and oil tanker ran contact them after the New Year.

aground on the rocks of Santa Panagia, Italy due to bad

I sent an email right after Christmas, figuring it would weather.

They were also brought in this past November

take a while to coordinate schedules and get our weekend to help pump out the flooded Montague R and N tubes of trip planned. Tim Ferris, the Founder of Blue Ridge Distilling the New York subway system under the East River after Co. got back to me immediately and said to come on up Hurricane Sandy. any time. I confirmed that the offer of dinner and overnight

Tim’s crew members are ready to go at the drop of a

accommodations were still a go, and we made plans to hat to respond to any maritime disasters, and their courage, drive up on a Friday afternoon.

reliability and resourcefulness are sought after from all

Golden Valley is nestled in the foothills of the Blue corners of the world. They spend anywhere from a few days Ridge Mountains, just outside of Rutherfordton.

It’s a to several months on a job, because they don’t leave until it

beautiful area, full of rich history and 328 hearty souls call it is completed to their satisfaction, and that of the company or home. There are some who believe that Abraham Lincoln country that hires them. was actually born there, not in Kentucky as is commonly

With such an exciting and oftentimes dangerous job, what would you do with yourself while you are waiting for the next

accepted.

We took mostly back roads from Asheboro, as Dave adrenalin rush? Tim says that the minute they get back to and I love to get off the beaten path and explore the region shore and settle in at home, they are itching for something to as much as possible. The Distillery is located on Ferris’ do. Originally, he built the building that houses the distillery family farm, which his Dad purchased twenty years ago. to warehouse equipment for Defiant Marine, but he quickly He relocated his family from Connecticut to a working farm realized that the companies only wanted to hire his crew, not in the North Carolina mountains, knowing that being self- their equipment. With the cement foundation poured and sustaining was going to be important in the not too distant the walls going in, he sought another use for the building. future. Tim purchased the farm from his parents in 2010.

He has always had a fascination with distilling alcohol,

There are several cabins located on the property – his and North Carolina has a long and exciting history of parents’ home, the one he built for himself, and one that distilling, both legally and illegally. Taking inspiration from his Dad had sold to a pastor and his family in the past, the TV Show M*A*S*H, he remembers watching scenes of and that Tim now rents for use as a “bunkhouse” when his Hawkeye wearing the red “smoking jacket” and drinking gin out of martini glasses in The Swamp. The idea for distilling

crew is in town.

Tim has been diving for 12 years, and has worked his own brand of alcohol was born. 16

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Tim is not one to go off half-cocked. He always has a before being poured into the still, and fired up. They use plan. Before he put the time and money into building the pure Mountain Spring Water from the farm that is tested distillery, he wanted to make sure this was the right thing for every few months to make sure it maintains the pH balance him. He put out feelers and purchased his first small still needed to make great whisky. Many distilleries have to locally, which sits proudly in the corner of the distillery today. spend money and time treating the water to get it to just the After that first batch of whisky, the rest as they say, is history. right pH for making fine whiskey, but the water that comes Notice the spelling – he has taken the original spelling of out of the well at the farm is perfect right from the tap. whisky from the Scotch, dropping the Americanized “e”.

Sitting forlornly in the courtyard of the distillery is the

The word whisky is from the Gaelic “uisce beatha” meaning first still they purchased from a company in Germany. It “water of life.”

had a regulator issue, which caused a failure in the guts of

When his crews were not out salvaging and diving the pot. But, through disappointment comes opportunity, to rescue ships and tankers, they helped him build the and Tim worked with the German company, making several distillery from the ground up. They are expert welders and suggestions to modify the design and alleviate the problem. the plumbing system is a marvel of exposed piping running

Once it comes off the still, it is a clear liquid that is

the length of the back wall, beautifully displayed. Every drinkable, but extremely potent. As the liquid comes from board and fixture of the building has been hand-built and the still, the first few gallons is called the Head. This is placed for both form and function.

the phase of the whisky that is responsible for severe

We arrived at the distillery at 6:00 pm and Tim was waiting hangovers, and Tim considers unusable. The Head is very to greet us and show us around. We toured the operation, astringent and is poured into steel tanks for later disposal. making notes for the article, and learning about the process As the liquid is poured from the still, Tim taste tests it every of turning water, malted barley and yeast into this amazing couple of minutes to get to the sweet nectar, which has thing called whisky. Then came the best part – tasting the a very buttery nose. This is called the Heart and is the finished product. First, Tim poured me a glass of Macallan, essence of what makes good whisky. Then you get what which is considered one of the best single malt scotches is called the Tail, which has a grainy smell and taste. You in the world. I sipped gingerly. The bite in the back of my don’t want this in your whisky either, but the Tail is captured throat and the burn all the way down are the reasons I don’t in yet another set of tanks and can be reused in the next like drinking whisky to begin with. Then, he poured a glass batch. of his whisky, and as I sipped, I was surprised at the texture,

The Heart is cut down in strength and allowed to age

and subtle flavors that teased my tongue as it slid smoothly for a period of time with hand-selected fine American White down my throat. It was an eye opener, because I really did Oak. This aging helps compliment and mature the whisky not think that I liked whisky, but I was clearly mistaken - I just and give it that rich amber color, before it’s bottled and haven’t had one this good before!

available for general consumption. The only ingredients in

Distilling whisky is a complicated process. Single-malt each bottle are water, yeast, barley and oak. whisky, which is distilled from 100% malted barley is even

This is the simplified version of the distilling process,

more so. The process of malting barley is “tricking” it into because I don’t want to give away any “proprietary secrets” thinking it’s sprouting, which makes the starch change to and because I encourage you to call Tim and arrange for sugar.

a tour of the distillery for yourself. Tim named his whisky

The first step to creating whisky is to create a “mash,” Defiant, not because it is the name of his company, Defiant which is the hot water soaking process that causes big Marine, but because, as he says, “The spirit of who we are sugars and whatever starches are still there to break is in every bottle.” down into littler sugars. Then yeast is added to start the

We finished up our tour, and Tim invited us to the

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followed his four-wheeler in our car, winding through the lot of space, but since it was “country dark” it was hard to narrow dirt country roads farther up the hill, and almost lost see anything at that hour. Suffice it to say there were no sight of his lights a couple of times as he sped through the streetlights, and nothing but dark for miles around. After woods at breakneck speeds (clearly knowing where he was they let us in, showed us around and headed home, we going!) One of his favorite things about having the distillery poured two glasses of wine and sat down in front of the is being able to drive a four-wheeler or gator to work every fireplace to relax and enjoy the rest of our evening. With the day.

cheerfully crackling fire and wine mellowing us out, it wasn’t

As we entered the house, we were greeted by the most long before we were yawning and ready to call it a night. amazing aromas coming from the kitchen. Bob Weihe, one

When I woke up the next morning the sun was streaming

of the divers at Defiant Marine and obviously an amazing through the blinds. As I stepped into the living room, floor cook, placed plates of bread with three different cheeses to ceiling windows greeted me, overlooking a panoramic on the table to whet our appetites, while he finished the view of the mountains in the distance. It was breathtaking! prep for dinner. He had put together a chicken and sausage It was a little chilly, so I lit the fireplace, and enjoyed a quiet puttanesca over pasta, topped with fresh grated parmesan hour to myself reading a book and basking by the warmth – it was a meal fit for kings.

of the fire. We were in no hurry and somewhat reluctant to

Over dinner, the guys regaled us with stories of their head back home, we were enjoying our visit with Tim, Bob, exploits all over the world, from Egypt to Greenland, to their and the rest so much. Eventually, we got ready, packed our recent job in New York City pumping out the subway tubes, bag, and headed back down the hill. and the interesting adventures they’ve shared. Back at the

When we got back to the distillery, Tim and Bob were

distillery, there is an original subway sign hanging on the already hard at work on the beams in the office. There wall that was presented to them in thanks at the end of that is always work to be done, and their hands are never successful job.

idle. Whisky distilling is a lot of “hurry up and wait”, so in

Tim’s sister, Missy, showed up at the end of dinner, to their downtime they work on the building, as well as other say hi. She lives in South Africa with her husband and projects, including repairing their dive equipment to be two children, and is an investor in the Distillery from afar, ready for the next job. until it grows big enough to be able to support her family

We sat around the workbench drinking freshly ground

here in the States. They have been visiting her husband coffee, fine tuning the article, and discussing philosophy. Jeff’s relatives in Rhode Island for Christmas, and she took For Dave and I it was great to spend time with like-minded a quick side trip to see everyone in North Carolina. She people who believe passionately in what they do. Something is busy training to run a back to back 1/2 marathon and Tim said stands out above all. When I asked him what his full marathon at Disneyworld in Florida this month. If she goal was for the distillery, he said “To make the best singlecompletes both, she will not only receive the Donald medal malt whisky in the world.” It’s just that simple. for the 1/2 marathon and the Mickey medal for the full

To learn more about Blue Ridge Distilling Company you

marathon, but the Goofy medal (her favorite character) for can visit their website www.blueridgedistilling.com, like completing both.

them on Facebook or call Tim at 828.245.2041 Monday

It’s been a long day, and it’s time to head to bed. We through Friday from 9 to 5 pm to schedule your own tour assumed we’d be bunking at the house, but Tim had of the distillery, a three hour drive. Defiant Whisky is now arranged through a neighbor to rent a cabin from Golden available in ABC stores throughout North Carolina, but you Valley Getaways for us to use while we were in town. He might have to ask them to order it – it just became available and Missy led the way to The Hawks Nest, about five miles on December 12th and hasn’t made it onto all of the shelves from the distillery. As we drove up we got the sense of a yet.Ï 20

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Community Character Patti G. Smith

Above: Patti driving a race car at Charlotte Motor Speedway! “I went 151.42 mph. It was the scariest, most exciting highlight of my life! Now I just feel like anything is possible.” Below: Patti in a NASCAR racing suit.

Campbell, an Irish American mythologist, writer and lecturer, best known for his work in comparative mythology and comparative religion, coined the saying “Follow your oseph

bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls”.

Unfortunately,

we live in a world where fear

permeates the dreams and ambitions of most people, leaving them to a destiny of unfulfilled labor.

Forbes article that (30,000) it was discovered

a recent

polled a great number of workers worldwide

56% of them were unsatisfied with their jobs but afraid to leave them to search for something more rewarding. And then there are those who, while not unhappy with their jobs, have dreams and aspirations of Introduction By: Dave Johnson someday being able to make a living following their bliss. One of these Story By: Patti G. Smith people is Trinity resident, single mother, full-time employee of a CPA firm, Photos By: Patti G. Smith local-band manager, philanthropist and photographer Patti Smith. I have been fortunate enough to work with Patti for the last three to four months and, although we’ve never met in person, I feel like I have known her for a very long time. Of course, ambitious people that do whatever it takes to live their dreams are kindred spirits and I tend to gravitate toward them in the same manner birds are drawn to the skies or fish to water. I find myself motivated by their do-or-die attitudes where complacency isn’t an option. And when I find someone whose work moves me on an emotional level, I am simply awe struck. Patti Smith is one of these people. I could go on and on, as I have become a huge fan. Instead, I will let her own words tell her story. My hopes are you are as inspired by her I am. that up to

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I was raised in a small town in the North Georgia mountains called Dawsonville. In 1989 I moved to North Carolina, and for most of the time since then, 18 years, I have been a resident of Randolph County.

I am 42 years

old and I live in Trinity with my daughter Sammi who is going to be 16 in February.

I am engaged to Tony Leonard who

has 2 daughters Krista age 15 and Kayla age 19. I love live music, support local musicians and love my Nascar! (Go Tony Stewart!) My favorite toy is my camera. I believe that life is too short to live it unhappy and I don’t ever want to look back on my life and regret not doing something I always wanted to do. I started taking pictures several years ago for two reasons.

The first is the nightmare experience I had at a

chain-store studio when I took my daughter there to have her pictures taken. The photographer posed my daughter unnaturally which resulted in a pained look and fake smile in every picture. On top of this, they wanted a ridiculous amount of money for a small package of pictures. Being a single/divorced mom on a budget at the time, I decided I could do better myself; at least then the pictures would be more natural and my daughter’s smile would be real. The second reason I started taking pictures was my love of music - I am a music freak, especially when it comes to local bands. While seeing one of my favorites (Fair Warning out of Thomasville), I used a friend’s camera and took some pictures of the band with it. I enjoyed it so much that I went out and bought a camera just like hers. At that point I started taking pictures of different bands.

Many of the

bands I photographed asked to use my pictures on their Myspace.com pages and flyers for upcoming shows. Three years ago I was asked to take pictures for a friend’s band he had just joined called No Shame, to have updated pictures with the new band members. At their request, I started going to their shows and taking pictures of their performances.

I’m not sure how it happened, but

eventually I ended up going to their practices and started running sound for them. Fast forward three years and I am now their sound tech and manager. On top of this, I have done their last three band photo sessions as well as designing their flyers and promoting most of their shows. Because I have shot pictures of most of the local bands in this area over the years, other bands have started asking me to come to their shows and shoot pictures for them. atmagnc.com

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In the middle of 2012, at a friend’s band performance in Winston-Salem, I met the editor for a local magazine called Foothills Times which covers most of the western part of the state. The editor asked if I would send him some of my pictures from that event for their magazine. In their last two issues, they published two articles I wrote along with my pictures. Personally, I think I am better at taking pictures than I am at writing so that is what I try to stick with. My first “big” accomplishment in photography came when my friend Tammy Hall, who pens under the name T.L. Bailey and in lives Thomasville, used my pictures as her author’s photo in her first book of a four book series titled the Gypsy Chronicles. She has used my pictures in two of her published books and will, hopefully, use one of my pictures for her final book being released next year.

have also been asked by a local bluegrass group called The Robertson Boys to do pictures for their upcoming album. Along with my photography, things really picked up over the past few years and I have become more involved in this area. I have been working for a CPA firm in Greensboro called McGladrey, LLP as an administrative assistant for almost five years.

I have been the manager for my band,

No Shame, for three years and I have been booking bands for the last two years. I am certainly following my bliss and living my dreams. I got involved with the Finch Farm Festival this past summer. I was out there helping my sister who makes her own line of jewelry called Twisted Linx. She introduced me to the festival organizers and almost immediately I became the designated photographer for their events. From there I was asked to do pictures for some events hosted by the Trinity Historical Preservation Society.

This created

an opportunity for me to get my foot in the door with the Archdale Trinity News and I have since had a few of my photos published in their newspaper. Two of my pictures were used in the “Meet Your Neighbor section”, one of which took up almost a third of the page with the other being a smaller picture at the bottom. I was really excited to see my work in print like that. One of the coolest things that came from this was seeing MY photos on the front page of the newspaper while standing in line at the gas station on my way to band practice. I had been asked to submit some pictures from an event I attended and I didn’t know which, if any, pictures were being used. I had never 26

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imagined my pictures would be placed on the front page… that really tickled me. Since then, things have really snowballed.

People

have been encouraging me to start my own photography business.

I have resisted because I don’t really see

myself as a photographer because I never had any formal training. For this reason, I really don’t like to call myself a photographer – I prefer to tell people I just take pictures. People tell me I take beautiful pictures, but I think I just take pictures of beautiful things I see; I see everything as a picture. Everybody says that all photographers have a “signature” style to their work, something that only they do that stands out and people recognize as their work. I don’t think I really have a signature other than I hate posed pictures. I prefer to shoot live events – catch people in the moment rather than a forced, fake pose. I like the natural look – the relaxed look – especially candid’s –those pictures when people don’t know they are being photographed – they are relaxed and happy. I want to capture people’s personalities in my pictures. I want people to look at them and say, “wow, you really got me” or “that is so my daughter – you really captured who she is!” I want people to look at my pictures and be able to go back to that exact moment in time and smile. If I accomplish this, my job is done. I shoot a little bit of everything these days, but I am partial to black and white photos.

I have done bridal photos,

senior portraits, couple photos, kids photos, band photos, live music events, public events, festivals, etc. Of all the pictures I take, my favorites are the candid shots I get of kids, old barns and churches. I love riding the back roads with my sister and finding old buildings to photograph, especially barns.

I love old cemeteries, too, but I will

shoot just about anything. When I am shooting portraits for someone, I try to keep the price within reason so that even a single mom can afford good pictures of her children or family. This year my goal is to see as many places as I can and take as many pictures as I can. I want to explore North Carolina and find the hidden secrets on the back roads. I just feel like there is so much beauty here to see. Maybe if I capture it – someone will let me share it! To learn more about Patti, visit her facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/photographybypattismith Ï atmagnc.com

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Ask the Expert Your Feet

Dry, Cracked Feet

uring this time of year, it’s not uncommon to experience dry, cracked feet. This condition can be quite painful, as in some cases the skin can crack so much it bleeds, particularly on the heel of the foot. A podiatrist, like the ones at Triad Foot Center, can get to the root of what might be causing such dry skin, but there are a few preventative steps you can take at home to prevent painfully cracked feet. Foot soaks and scrubs go a long way in preventing cracked heels. There are a plethora of homemade remedies that can soften dry skin, including soaks with milk and scrubs with sugar and almond oil. The key is making time for regular soaking and scrubbing. Make this a part of your routine every week, preferably at night. After your soak or scrub, apply a generous amount of specialized foot cream to the feet, and cover with socks to lock in moisture while you sleep. Specialists here at Triad

Foot Center can help get you on the right topical treatment. Super rich moisturizers and gels are available both over the counter and by prescription, and should be applied daily. It may sound basic, but drinking more water can combat dryness. Many individuals don’t know they aren’t drinking enough water, which affects the body in a variety of negative ways. Dry skin is a particularly common side effect. Avoid openheeled or high-heeled shoes, as these can make cracked feet drier. Instead, wear breathable shoes with cotton socks. Lastly, if your budget allows, get regular pedicures from a reputable, sanitary establishment. These service providers can help with safe filing and smoothing of rough, dry skin. Visit your podiatrist regularly to ensure that any foot conditions are properly diagnosed and treated. Triad Foot Center offers three convenient locations in Greensboro, Burlington and Asheboro. Visit triadfoot.com for more information! Ï

Dr. Kathryn Egerton is a podiatrist at Triad Foot Center and a member of the Cone Health Medical Staff. Dr. Egerton holds a Bachelor of Science in exercise science from Appalachian State University. She received her Doctorate in Podiatric Medicine from Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia, PA and completed her residency at DePaul Health Center in Saint Louis, Missouri. During her three-year residency she was trained in foot surgery, rear foot and ankle surgery as well as wound care and limb salvage.

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Daily Devotion

Don’t Expect Perfection

like small town living. You live in a small town long enough and everybody knows your successes and your failures, your sorrows and your joys. They might hold high expectations for you, but they don’t expect you to be anybody other than the person you actually are. There’s honesty to

small town living, because there is no hiding; everybody knows everybody, and they see you at your worst and at your best. More commonly, they see you just living, and if you are lucky, they love you anyway. My job is being the inspiration man, the hope giver, the guide to spirituality and to God. I do those things not as a leader, not as a guru, not as some kind of holy Joe, but as one who seeks, studies, and desires God. In my town, people expect me to have a beer, have fun, make mistakes, say the right thing, and sometimes say the wrong thing. They don’t expect perfection and that’s fine with me. Only God is perfect. The messengers never are, and if they pretend they are, then watch out. Let me put it this way. I work for the company as a company man. I’m not the boss’s son. I didn’t graduate first in my class. I remain surprised and amused that the boss hired me. Just like you, I’m just a frail and fantastic human being, hoping to find my way Home. Let’s Pray: Dear God, bless those who seek You that they might speak to help others find You. Amen. Here’s a Thought: God’s peace be with you. Ï Reverend Peter Baldwin Panagore of DailyDevotions.org, is a native of Massachusetts, graduated with a Masters of Divinity degree in Divinity from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut and with a B.A. in English from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. St. John’s High School of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, an Xaverian Brothers sponsored school, provided him with his preparatory school education. In 2003, he was recruited to apply for the position of Pastor of the First Radio Parish Church of America (DailyDevotions.org). FRPCA is America’s oldest continuous religious broadcast, founded 1926, and now reaching 1.5 million listeners, viewers and readers a week on TV, radio and internet, including American Forces Radio Network. From 1999-2006 Reverend Panagore was a staff writer at Homiletics, the leading and cutting-edge nationwide worship preparation journal for mainline clergy. Homiletics has published more than a hundred of his sermons. He has also published short stories in anthologies, most notably, Chicken Soup for the Veteran’s Soul, by New York Times Best Selling editor Jack Canfield. Two Minutes for God was released by Touchstone/Fireside an imprint of Simon & Schuster, in early December of 2007 and landed immediately on the Maine Best Seller list.

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Library Corner

New Year's Resolutions: Let The Library Help

By Jonathan Farlow

ell another year is upon us and As I have said before, the resources of the library are not limited needless to say, the sales of self- to books and the rest of the list can be assisted by those other help and diet books are up and the than print materials. If you want to further your education or gyms are packed as people try to improve your work situation, our free Internet access can be keep their New Year's resolutions. utilized to search and apply for a job. We also have access The website, www.toptenplus.com, to a subscription service called Resume Maker. This program

has posted the top ten New Year's resolutions for the coming allows you to input all of the information that you would want to year. I have included some of the entries on this list and also the submit to a prospective employer and organizes it in an orderly many ways in which the library can help with any resolutions and attractive fashion that can be printed out and stored that you may have made. I have also included their location on online to be accessed later, either through the program or by the shelves by Dewey Decimal number. If you need any further individual URL. Free Internet access and access to all these assistance, you can ask at the service desk for help from one resources and services are available with a library card. of our staff members.

If there is anything that I want you to take away from reading

Number 10 is to be more positive. Let's face it, there is an these articles is a new way to look at the library and a new entire industry devoted to self-help books to assist in improving appreciation for the services we offer. When people learn that our outlook and, if you look under Dewey number 158 at the I work in a library some are quick to say that they do not read library, you will find those who are now on the bestseller lists much. I am quick to reply that they should come by anyway. and others who have motivated in years gone by. Authors such We have something for everybody. Ï as Eckhart Tolle, Tony Robbins, Sean Covey and Dr. Wayne Dyer are available on our shelves as well as a great many

Suze Orman

others, including choices to help you improve your outlook. I'm going to skip around on this list and combine similar entries for the sake of simplicity and space. Skipping all the way to the top of the list you can probably guess what number one is; that is to get fit. A little lower on the list is to lose weight and improve health. All of these goals are pretty much lumped together in people's minds and, many times, interchangeable. At the library, we have books, DVD's and videos on diets from low-carb to Mediterranean and any manner of fitness from yoga to Tae-Bo to weight training. Just jog over to 613 to get on your way to fitness and health. Needless to say, money always places high on any list of New Year's resolutions and at 332 on our shelves you can find materials from experts such as Dave Ramsey and Suze Orman. If you want to travel more, look at 917 for a large collection of Fodor's and other travel guides for destinations worldwide. 30

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