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Contents

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18 departments Business Buzz 14

Upmann’s Cigar & Wine Bar

Ask the Expert 10 Real Estate 12 Y our Feet

Community Character 18

MIlton Hall

History

20 B urlington’s 1st Police Chief

Hometown HeroNEW!

16 Captain Alan “Bud” Catoe

Beer Review

28 Q ueen Anne’s Revenge Mystery Brewing

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features 06 G len Marie: Home is Where the Wine Is 22 The British Are Coming!

26 Building STEAM in Burlington

Folks,

I consider myself a man about town. Since coming to Alamance County and moving into Burlington, I’ve had the opportunity to work for most of the local publications, mostly from the editorial side as I am a writer by trade.

When the opportunity to become the intrepid editor/ Publisher you see on these pages today arose, I jumped at the chance.

As the publisher with control of the magazine’s content I also handle the business side of the magazine, which includes reaching out to the wonderful advertisers who support our mission to promote the city of Burlington’s unique character. In this role I was recently made aware of some confusion about our magazine, Burlington Magazine.

We are not (and have never been) affiliated with any other local publication or company. Our parent organization, Positive Community Magazines, has been publishing Asheboro Magazine for four years, and saw a need in the Burlington area for a similar upbeat magazine.

Recently, advertisers have made me aware that when another local publication suddenly ceased operations, many businesses that paid for advertising in future issues were left blowing in the wind with no notice and have been unable to reach its publisher. It’s sad that the end of such a well respected magazine left so many with a less than favorable opinion.

Understandably, when I approach any of these advertisers with our magazine, there is some skepticism over the health of Burlington Magazine. Let me assure our readers and our advertisers, Burlington Magazine is here to stay. Those who know me know I am completely accessible, either on Facebook, Twitter, by phone or by saying hello when you see me around town.

At Burlington Magazine, we practice a unique brand of energy judo, meaning we like to grapple with negatives and flip them into positives. So, as a show of our good faith to any advertisers who may have been abandoned by another publication or may be wary about doing business with us, we offer you a month of free advertising or will honor the agreement you may have had with the other publication for one month, when you sign up to advertise with Burlington Magazine as our show of support for the community.

Since I’ve lived in Burlington this community has shown me nothing but love. I’m happy to be able to give some love back, so when you see this man about town, please stop and say hello.

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Issue 13 Publisher Alex Alfonso Editor in Chief Sherry Johnson Advertising Executive Sally Care Contributors Walter Boyd, Kelsey Barham Dr. Todd Hyatt, DO, Heather McAndrew Bennet Harris

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Story & Photos by Kelsey Barham

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GlenMarie Winery Home is Where the Wine Is

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or the owners of Glenmarie Winery in Burlington, home is where the wine is, literally. If you pick up a bottle after a tasting on site, it’s guaranteed the bottle and ingredients didn’t travel far to make it into your hands. Glenmarie Winery and Vineyard is located at the home of Glen and Marie Dickey. This nifty title for their business came from a last second idea, “When the time came for me to write down a name for the winery, Marie wasn’t around. So I just decided to use our names together,” Glen said. They make all their wine on site and do all the bottling and labeling themselves in a room beside their home.

There’s a scenic tour through the rural countryside leading to the Glenmarie winery, where winding roads are lined with quaint homes. Arriving at the winery, I could sense the humble charm at first glance. You enjoy a view of the vineyards from just across the street and their home

is adjacent to the small farm and greenhouses. When not tending to the wine-making process, they grow a variety of produce and own some livestock, such as chickens and two alpacas named Willy and Twister, who watch guests as they approach. Stepping out of the car, I was greeted by their friendly, barking, dog whose name is “Newton the Nuisance.”

The best spot to enjoy a glass is at the outdoor patio area.

There’s a scattering of wrought iron tables and chairs which are conveniently shaded by trees. Later, I enjoyed a glass of their Scuppernong by the fish pond before exploring the grounds. Indoors, there’s a granite top bar where tastings are conducted. The room is cozy with the furnishings of a welcoming home and an open window with a view of where the grapes grow. The current menu includes eight samples which consist of a strawberry and a blackberry wine, the Muscadine, Chardonnay, Riesling and Scuppernong, and a

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red blend and white blend both called Daisy May. The wine is made in stainless steel containers to yield a better, more fruity taste that Glen and Marie favor.

The first wine on the tasting menu was the 100% locally grown Blackberry wine, which is the perfect amount of sweetness – not overpowering. The next choice, the Muscadine, yielded a dryer taste in comparison with the rest of the selections. The Chardonnay, which is their best selling wine, is a semi-dry wine with sweeter notes that mark it as an easy choice and palatable for most tastes. The Strawberry wine, another locally grown harvest, is delectable, but like the Blackberry it borders on a dessert wine.

“The strawberry wine is very popular for spritzers and sangrias,” Marie said, to which Glen joked, “it goes great with pancakes in the morning.”

The Scuppernong, which was not too sweet, was the chosen winner among the other wine enthusiasts I went with who are partial to reds, but I found it to be very light and refreshing on an 85 degree day. Although most of their wines, as tradition calls for, are named after the grape, there are a few wines with more creative titles that shed insight into Glen and Marie’s passions. The Daisy May, for which there is a sweet red and white selection, is named after the Dickey’s former dog “Lazy Daisy” who apparently gave too much sass to Glen and refused to pull her weight around the farm, so they felt it was best to hand Daisy over to a close

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family friend and immortalize her feisty attitude in the title of a wine. The Summer’s Promise, a Riesling, is very light and crisp and thus makes the ideal choice for an outdoor summer day. Glen and Marie share different opinions over their favorite wine. Marie favors the Chardonnay and Summer’s Promise, and Glen prefers to think he likes them all.

Glen and Marie are both retired and are originally from Virginia. When their children grew up and left home, the two began to think of doing something else to occupy their days.

When asked why they wanted to start a vineyard and winery, they replied that they believed it would be a lot of fun and were backed up by family support to pursue their passion for wine. If they didn’t turn out to be successful, Glen said he would have been happy to drink all the wine instead.

Glen and Marie began their business in March of 2005 after waiting two years just to get a license. At the time they began, there were only 13 wineries in the entire state. By the time they acquired their license, they were number 44.

This presented a set of challenges for the Dickeys. They were unaware that they would have to start completely from scratch. “We started out with almost 200 gallons we had already made but we were forced to start over once we got the license,” Glen said.

They planted 23 varieties of grape when they began their vineyard – all of which were chosen because they are the kinds Glen and Marie like to drink. With somewhere be-

tween 25-50 of each vine, they found it was easier to make blends. As with any job that makes a living from produce, you are at the complete mercy of the weather and season to produce a decent crop. This past winter was hard with the ice and frequent snow days and some of their greenhouses were damaged by stormy weather. But that’s part of the excitement and enjoyment of supporting a local winery - you might visit a winery one year and next year the wines will yield a different taste.

For the Dickeys, one of the more rewarding experiences of owning and operating their own winery is the customers they meet from all over. Some people come from as far away as Russia and the United Kingdom and are in North Carolina on business or pleasure and decide to tour local wineries. In the tasting room, Glen reached for an old spiral bound notebook nearby and showed us pages and pages full of people’s names and locations, many of which came from surrounding states or nearby cities like Durham or Charlotte.

Visit Glenmarie Winery Thursdays through Sundays in the hours of 12 to 6pm. Tastings are $5 and include a souvenir wine glass. You can also visit the Company Shops in Downtown Burlington and find a selection of their wines there.  BurlingtonMagNC.com | 9

Ask the Expert-Real Estate

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uying a home is exciting and scary. It can be a long, tedious process. But you can make it easier and more enjoyable by asking yourself 2 simple questions; Am I ready? What do I want?

When asking yourself if you are ready think about the responsibility that comes with homeownership.

The extra work and maintenance. And are you ready to settle in one spot? There are sub-questions you need to answer as well. What can I afford? What you can afford depends on your income. Do I have a good credit rating?

It should be at least 680. What are my current monthly expenses? Do I have/can I secure a down payment?

What do I want? Think about where you are living now and what you like and what you don’t like. What are your must haves? What is a deal breaker for you? Having a solid, realistic list will not only help you, but it will be a great reference tool for your Realtor.

The down payment. Do I have enough? While most conventional loans require a 20% down payment, first-

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You can also withdraw funds from an IRA, 401K or similar Lock your power box with a retirement account. Make sure your down payment money home security and closing cost money will be your sitting in your bank account alarm s for at least 60 days.

Before you even begin to seriously start looking at homes, you should obtain a Realtor. Then get pre-approved for a mortgage. A pre-approval is a written statement from a lender stating that lender’s preliminary determination that you qualify for a certain loan amount.

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Ask the Expert-Your Feet

The HPV Virus You Might Not Know About: The Plantar Wart

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f you needed any more reasons why you should always wear shoes in public areas, especially in locker rooms, on swimming pool decks or in communal showers, here is another one to add to the list: plantar warts.

When most people think of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) the first thing you think about might be a sexually transmitted disease or cervical cancer. But there is a strain of HPV that can cause painful and unsightly warts that typically appear on soles of your feet or on the bottom of your toes.

These warts are contagious viral infections that are harder than the typical viral infection for your body to fight.

Because the virus infects skin cells, instead of invading your internal systems, your immune system has a harder time ridding your body of this invading virus.

Most sufferers of plantar warts report that they can be very painful, especially while walking, standing or exercising, mostly because of the pressure applied to the wart due to its location.

How to Treat a Plantar Wart Duct tape has long been an “old wives tale” for treating

plantar warts, but there is some truth behind it. If you place a piece of duct tape just slightly bigger than the wart itself over the affected area, it sometimes causes the body’s immune system to amp up and kill the virus, due to your body’s natural reaction to the adhesive. Keep in mind, however, that this doesn’t always work.

Don’t forget that plantar warts are a viral infection, which means the virus is also likely in your shoes. Always sanitize them before wearing them following your treatment.

Otherwise, you are prone to re-infecting yourself. In addition, you should be considerate of spreading plantar warts to others, so be sure to wear shoes in public areas.

This is especially critical in public showers or at community pools.

For a more proactive and effective treatment plan, seek the help of a podiatrist, who can prescribe topical ointments for you. These medications are the most effective treatment and can work the fastest. Visit www.triadfoot.com or call our office to book your appointment today. 

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His residency training was completed at the University of Maryland Medical Center and Veterans Medical Center in Baltimore. At the Veterans Medical Center, Dr. Hyatt specialized in vascular disease and surgery as well as wound healing. Dr. Hyatt then completed a podiatric surgical residency at Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital where he specialized in reconstructive surgery of the foot and ankle. He is Board Certified in Foot Surgery by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery.

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Business Buzz

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emember Rat Pack cool? The suave elegance

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of young Hollywood in the 1950’s stands in

place where guests can enjoy fine cigars and accompany

stark contrast to the low-brow antics of present

smoke with a fine spirit. Upmann’s co-owners, Gerald

day screen stars when they are out on the town.

Wilkie and Paul Harpe, envisioned a place where patrons

A man smoking cigar with glass of scotch,

can feel at home. Wilkie’s grandfather, a bar owner in 1950’s

considered debonair in the past, is now often looked upon as

New York City, influenced Upmann’s aesthetics. Teenage

an unhealthy nuisance. But, television has brought back-in-

friends, Wilkie and Harpe decided to combine their love of

the-day cool to life with shows like Mad Men, and made

cigars with the idea to open a drinking establishment.

cocktails like the old fashion fashionable. For those who

“My grandfather had a bar in Brooklyn back in the

still value the refined aesthetic of 1950’s cool there is a seat

‘50s, my other grandfather was a mason and he owned his

available at Upmann’s Cigar and Wine Bar in downtown

own company too, so the idea of being an entrepreneur has

Burlington.

always been there. And then I smoked cigars, well Paul and

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I smoked, my dad smoked a pipe that’s where I got the idea from, so imagine Paul and I at seventeen smoking pipes

everybody snickering and making fun, it really wasn’t a good fit, so I picked up cigars. That is where the cigar half came from.”

Wilkie and Harpe realized their dream of opening a bar when they found the building in downtown Burlington. The layout met their needs and the price was right, Wilkie said.

The bar area is furnished with plush leather couches and Edwardian style furniture set against a fire place. The smoking lounge, set apart from the rest of the bar, features a poker table, black leather furniture and a door leading to the walk-in humidor where guests can choose a fine cigar.

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“We fell in love with the building when we saw it, the warmth and charm of the building, if you will, was perfect,” Wilkie said. “Our vision was to create a spot where you could be as comfortable as you where at home on your couch. Most of the bars you go to, sports bars or live music, anywhere you go there is always too much going on, too loud, lots of times it’s over priced, it’s just not comfortable.”

An equilibrium is kept between smokers and non-smokers with a separate smoking lounge. The bar offers cocktails, beer and wine. In the walkin humidor, cigar connoisseurs can pick out a trusted brand or try a cigar from local boutique manufacturers.

The bar operates as a private club, a day pass is $1, a year pass is $10 and memberships to their cigar lounge, which includes special offers, are available for $50. For more information visit: https://www.facebook.com/ upmannsatburlingtonNC.  BurlingtonMagNC.com | 15

Hometown Hero

by Alex Alfonso

Captain Alan “Bud” Catoe

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urlington Fire Department Captain Alan

The fire and life safety educator writes grants for the

“Bud” Catoe splits his time between two

department as well. This past year, through a state grant, Catoe

families. Walking through the main hallway

received 50 smoke detectors along with the tools to install

at headquarters Captain Catoe looks over the

them in the homes of seniors in Burlington. Partnering with

wood-framed photos of firemen present and past,

Alamance Elder Care and Meals on Wheels, Catoe acquired a

expressing affection with a gesture of hand, as a father, brother or son would over a worn, treasured family album.

“The firefighters are your family. They’re called a second family, you’re spending, I guess a third of your career with them, or your life, if you’ve worked as long as I have, because if you work a day you’re off two, so you have a family but then you have another family that’s here.” Catoe said.

“It’s a brotherhood, sisterhood, we try to take the young guys that are coming in, and we have some new ones now, and teach them, train them, tell them what happened back in the old

list of recipients for the smoke detectors.

“This allows me to get in their homes. I’m tickled to give them a smoke detector because that is hopefully going to help them, but then it gives me a chance to educate these people on how to live longer and how to be safer in their own homes.”

If there is a church, classroom, or club asking for information about fire safety or how things work at the fire department, Catoe shows up to speak. Thank you cards from different groups that have hosted Catoe stand along one edge of his desk. Since becoming fire educator in 2001, he’s made

it a priority to do outreach in the community, aside from the days and bring that brotherhood up, so they’ll continue that on.” inspections and investigation duties of a traditional fire marshal.

As the department’s fire and life safety educator and fire “They’ve (the fire marshal) always done it to an extent, but marshal, Catoe’s duties include inspecting every commercial

I made it a point to put the fire department on the map per se,

building in the city. The work is split up between three

in 2001 when I came in I wanted to speak to as many groups as

inspectors including Catoe, who primarily inspects licensed

I could. So I spent a lot of time contacting people saying ‘hey,

daycare and childcare buildings and all the schools in

do you need a speaker, I’m here. Now they are calling me. I’m

Burlington.

having to do a lot of scheduling to fit them all in.”

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Catoe’s manners are fatherly, gentle, imbued with an inherent childlike enthusiasm to learn and teach. The fire fighters, current and past, pictured in the hallway at headquarters, the community groups decorating his desk with Thank You cards, Catoe does consider them a second family.

Embracing the sacrifice necessary to serve two families defines a firefighter, he said.

“If you ask most any fireman, I guess I’m going to fall into the same category, is the ability to be able to do something to help someone else. If that’s not what you want to do, if that’s not your desire, is helping someone else in time of need, you won’t like this job, you won’t stay.

“If we go to a fire and it’s a family, I’m not just going to leave that family. I’m going to go back maybe the next day or a week later. I’m going to check on them, see how their doing. I want to talk to them, ‘what do you need, is there anything I can help you with.’ It doesn’t end just because we put the fire out. Burlington Magazine will be featuring a police officer, fireman or retired or active armed services member each month as part of our Hometown Heroes series. If you know a local Burlington hero contact Burlington Magazine editor at alex@burlingtonmagnc.com or call 336-343-5964.

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Community Character

by Alex Alfonso Photos by Kelsey Barham

Milton Hall

Local Multimedia Artist

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or multimedia artist Milton Hall, music and art are integral and almost inseparable passions. As a lifetime lover of blues and classic rock, it’s easy to trace his inspiration for the whimsical guitar sculptures Hall often has on display around the community in places like Lowe Vintage Instrument Co. or Shomaker Guitars in downtown Burlington.

“I start and end my day by playing music on one of my guitars, and I always have music playing in the background while I work,” said Milton.

The sculptures are fashioned after acoustic, electric, banjo or mandolin models and are defined by a unique

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stylistic representation. The models are constructed with disjointed necks and curving bodies in an effort to capture the dynamic and rhythmic quality of the classic instruments.

Hall’s sculptures are deceptive at first glance. Though they appear to be metal or wood work, all of the sculptures are made from recycled materials like cardboard and papermache. He begins the construction process by tracing an outline on cardboard and then applies several layers of paper-mache to create a textured surface after cutting out the pieces. The final product is painted with a bronze, silver, or gold finish, though many of the pieces have a mixture of colors and textures. Although Hall doesn’t draw from

any specific stylistic camp, there are detectable elements of Cubism in some pieces featuring intricate, fractured geometric shapes, like the designs currently on display at Harrison’s restaurant in Burlington. Other designs incorporate organic matter, like horses and fishes, or remnant faces of tribal masks.

Hall does not merely limit himself to sculptural work.

He takes pride in using a variety of media so he can follow wherever creativity leads him. When it comes to illustrations, Hall works with traditional pencil and paper, watercolor and acrylics, and his portfolio includes some large scale canvas paintings. On paper, Hall’s subject matter ranges from animal portraits commissioned by pet owners to portraits of rock icons such as Eric Clapton and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. For fun, Hall enjoys depicting abstract concepts with realistic details, like one pencil and paper drawing where little men are crawling on top of the head of a guitar.

A Mebane native, Hall has been involved with art since a very young age. “I feel very fortunate because I knew at age five I wanted to be an artist,” Milton recalls. His parents were both very supportive in nurturing his talent by buying him art supplies and enrolling him in art lessons. During the

same time he took up guitar lessons, and ever since then, the two passions have been deeply connected. After earning a degree in art education and commercial art at East Carolina University, Hall began teaching art at age 25, returning back to the very high school he graduated from, Eastern Alamance High School. He transferred later to Graham High School where he retired in 2008. Milton continues to teach private lessons and at the Burlington Christian Academy. Over his career, Hall did freelance work for magazine and textbook illustration, including a piece for the Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine.

Hall’s work is on display at Harrison’s restaurant and Lowe Vintage Instrument Co. in Burlington and Bull City Art Gallery in Durham. You can see more of his guitar sculptures on his Facebook page “No Strings Attached – Guitar Sculptures by Milton Hall” or contact him through his email, milthall@bellsouth.net.  BurlingtonMagNC.com | 19

History

by Walter Boyd

Burlington’s 1st Police Chief

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hortly after the citizens of Company Shops voted to change the town’s name to Burlington on February 1, 1887, 32-year-old Franklin Augustus “Frank” Paylor was hired as its first police chief (and street commissioner). Paylor, who was born in Guilford County on January 1, 1855, came from Gibsonville to Company Shops in late 1883 or early 1884 and opened a shoemaking and repair shop in Charlie Rauhut’s building on East Front Street.

Serving under Frank Paylor were two officers: Andrew L. Clinard and John Henry Sullivan. Sullivan, who was 29, was also a shoemaker, and ran a company called “J. H. Sullivan & Co.” on West Davis Street. Not much is known about Clinard but it appears he was married to one of Sullivan’s relatives.

About the only serious incident that was reported during the approximately four years that Frank Paylor was chief of police was a “riot” on Main Street that occurred on the afternoon of Saturday, November 30, 1888. A little after 3:00 p.m. that day, contractor John W. Long came into town with a wagon load of men who were working for him on a project in Brown’s Summit. He soon became involved in a quarrel with another local contractor, Henry C. Zachary, who also co-owned Freeman & Zachary Drug Store with Dr. Dick Freeman.

Long was engaging in “some loud talking and oaths,” so Chief Paylor came by “to preserve quiet and order.”

Apparently, Long didn’t take too kindly to the interference and began making a “terrible fuss.” Finally, Chief Paylor decided that a violation of the town regulations had been made and attempted to arrest Long.

Long, however, did not want to go quietly, so Officers Sullivan and Clinard were called to assist. Long’s laborers then intervened and a full-fledged fight, in which “[t]he knife, a hammer, sticks, rocks and fists were freely used,” was soon underway. It took the intervention of bystanders to finally quell the free-for-all. The three policemen were badly beaten, but John W. Long seems to have suffered the worst.

He was seriously cut in the face and on the shoulder, and was so badly injured that he was not able to appear in court.

Six of his workers, however, were tried in Alamance County Superior Court in March 1889, found guilty, and sentenced

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Main Street in 1890

to jail. Long may not have been brought to trial at all because shortly thereafter he was hard at work constructing the first two buildings at Elon College for his cousin, Rev. William S. Long, Elon’s founder and first president.

Frank Paylor left Burlington about 1891 and moved to Reidsville, where he resumed his shoe making business, but in about 1900 moved to Greensboro. There, on the evening of Saturday, May 16, 1902, he was shot in the jaw during an argument with confectionary owner James Henry West. According to West, Paylor called him a liar, refused to apologize, and then reached for “his shoe knife and hammer.” West claimed he drew his pistol and shot in selfdefense. Frank Paylor recovered and lived until July 25, 1914, when he died of peritonitis following a ruptured appendix. He is buried in Reidsville’s Greenview Cemetery. 

Frank Augustus Paylor

Walter Boyd is the legally recognized official unofficial historian of Burlington.

Boyd is a historical consultant for numerous media projects in and about Alamance County.

Walter Boyd He is also a member of the Gallery Players and has appeared in many plays at the Paramount Theatre. He is currently writing a comprehensive history of the city of Burlington.

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The British Are Coming!

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ars zooming by at 50 mph between the red and blue flags dotting the field on either side of a stretch on Highway 62 perhaps have no idea they are driving through the center of a bloody battle that shaped Alamance County and informed the revolutionary army’s tactics against British soldiers in the war for independence.

The flags mark the positions of the British militia, under the command of then North Carolina Governor William Tryon, and a group of men calling themselves Regulators, who gathered to confront the governor’s colonial militia concerning unfair taxes and corruption under the law.

Some argue the battle was the initial prelude to the war for independence. Others don’t go as far, but believe the tactics used by the Regulators gave Revolutionary commanders a blueprint for defeating the British Army in the upcoming war.

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In either case, the battle shaped the formation of Alamance County and continues to inspire visitors to the battleground.

Local documentary filmmaker Chris Laforet, whose work includes the documentary, Carousel! Burlington’s Historic Dentzel, is now training his camera lens on the battleground at Alamance for a new documentary about the Regulator movement of 1771 called, “Regulators.”

“I’ve lived here since ‘87. I was aware of the battleground.

I’d come out here a couple of times, read the material, but it really wasn’t something that was as exciting to me as it is now, having really dug into it,” Laforet said, looking across the battleground site.

“Maybe, I’m older and wiser now, the underlying political situation... the undercurrents that led to this battle are timeless. They span ages, they span cultures. Here were a group of people who were saying, ‘government, follow the law.’ And they continued to ramp up their requests until

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finally it became a showdown.

“We would hope that every appeal to government to follow the law will not lead to something like this, but it’s something that is timeless. And, I’ve really come to appreciate it.”

To bring the story to life Laforet filmed actors re-enacting some of the most battle’s most poignant moments. Laforet relied on an expert advisory board to maintain the accuracy of a story nearly 250 years old. Local band Something Acoustic provided music for some scenes as well.

“I chose Alamance County to be my home,” Laforet said.

“And I love the county, it has a very rich history, rich heritage, and this is part of it.”

Laforet not only explores the battle, he is also relying on the narration of experts who maintain the small museum at the battleground, and is filming in Old Salem recreating Hillsborough in the late 1700s. He is also filming scenes in Tryon Palace in New Bern.

“Some of the filming locations are no-brainers, here (the

battleground) obviously, Tryon Palace, Old Salem just because of it’s vintage and its layout would be similar to Hillsborough and Salisbury,” Laforet said. “But the thing about it is to let it be as historically accurate as we can make it. I would like this documentary to be something that can be used and presented to teach history.”

Laforet plans to have the film completed by October 15.

The same month, he is planning a small screening of the finished film at the Alamance Battleground, then it will be submitted to film festivals, such as Sundance, AFI Docs, and others in North Carolina. Laforet maintains a film blog at shuttereleasefilms.com, where he keeps fans updated on the production schedule.

“One of the things that came in the aftermath is the formation of Alamance County, that one of the Regulator petitions was specifically that the counties be split up,” Laforet said. “Our county is a direct outcome of this (battle).

And, it;s kind of neat that we still have this plot of land that we can say ‘look, this was really the birthplace of our county.’” 

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Building STEAM in Burlington Photos and Story by Bennet Harris

Welcome to Our First Installment

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ello and welcome to this new column for Burlington Magazine “Building STEAM in Burlington.” STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics.

We added “A” for the Arts to STEM because design and artistic creativity are also important. This column is going to be about and for Makers here in Burlington. Makers build community, makers solve problems, makers create things.

Burlington is the home to many creative and talented people who like to make things. Some are engineers and focus on technical projects like 3D printers, Arduino Micro Controllers, and Robotics. Some are artisans and craftsmen who focus on more traditional skills like wood working, wood turning and blacksmithing. Some are crafters and make jewelry, paint, or make crocheted items out of recycled grocery bags. Others are into theater, prop making, cosplay, and steam punk.

One quality about makers that I’ve seen in our sixty-plus

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meetings of the Alamance Makers Guild is that all makers have broad interests and don’t narrow themselves down to one specific skill, but rather they broaden out and like to learn new things, new techniques, new skills. The blacksmith is interested in crochet, the wood worker is interested in electronics, all are equal and respected. Whether you selfidentify as a maker or not, I hope you’ll find this column interesting, and maybe you’ll learn a thing or two.

Alamance Makers Guild meetings start out with dinner, usually Pizza served Buffet Style from MiMi’s Pizza of Burlington. Folks socialize while eating dinner. Next come some announcements before going into Show-N-Tell, a chance for folks to show off their projects to the rest of the group. Projects can be new ideas not yet made, in-progress, or completed. In some cases folks look for feedback or help, in other cases they are just showing off what they are working on. In the July meeting we were treated to a DeltaArm 3D printer project being built by Matthew Hinton, a new Steam Punk helmet and sidearm by one of our teen

Corey Gillespie holding up a stained glass sign with the Elon Logo he made for his wife members, and some award winning glass projects by Corey Gillespie.

Next is the special topic or project for the evening. Our members Dan Porter of Burlington and Danny Oakley of Graham talked about Dan’s Touch Lamp project and how he wrote an Instructables article about it. Instructables (www. instructables.com) is a website where members can create how-to articles on how to do or make just about anything.

Dan made his lamp out of two-by-four lumber for the base, an aluminum flag pole, a turned wooden top piece made out of a part designed as a foot for a bed, and a glass globe from a light fixture. The light bulb is made out of LED (Light Emitting Diode) strips that are wrapped around a golf ball to give it a round form. Dan designed the lamp to operate on 12 volts D.C. and thought he could use a bulb meant for a car, but found out that those bulbs drew more electrical current than his design could tolerate.

On Danny’s suggestion they switched to LED’s. The lamp is touch controlled and can also be dimmed by

Matthew Hinton showing off his Delta-Arm 3D printer a work in progress

Blown glass pieces by Corey Gillespie touching and holding the pole. The lamp is controlled by an Arduino micro-controller. The Arduino is a small $25 programmable all-in-one computer on a circuit board that can be programmed to turn output pins on and off based on voltages present on input pins. Arduino was originally designed by an artist so that other artists could make interactive art work without having to be experts in electronics or programming. Danny helped Dan with the programming for his project. Read Dan’s Instructable Article at: http://www.instructables.com/id/Touch-Lamp/ to learn more.

In future columns I’ll highlight Burlington Makers and their projects. I’ll also talk about how you can make things for yourself. We always hold an Alamance Makers Guild meeting on the second Thursday of every month at 7 p.m.. We’re working towards building a Maker Space as a permanent home but for the last three years we’ve had a very gracious host and home-base at Sylvan Learning Center of Burlington (2356 South Church Street). 

Teen Member of the AMG showing off his Steam Punk cosplay

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Beer Review

Queen Anne’s Revenge, Mystery Brewing

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breweries would help narrow down the choices when standing at the wall of chilled bottles in the store. Each month we

Burlington Wine Company, For All Occasions) making a

are going to share a tasty local brew with readers, reaping

diverse range of local craft brews readily available, folks

from the harvest of local breweries.

don’t have to go far to find a local brewery and get it straight from the tap, so to speak.

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This month’s choice is Queen Anne’s Revenge, by Mystery Brewing of Hillsborough, available in 16 oz.

Bombers, 5.2 percent alcohol by volume, at Company Shops Market. Technically a Spring brew, according to the good

folks at Mystery Brewing, this “Carolinian Dark Ale” fills a pint glass with a coffee color to match the bitter flavors when drank, but then levels leaving a shade of chocolate and slight raspberry for a surprisingly smooth finish.

The label depicts a pirate skeleton shrouded by a smoky mist, entwined with a raspberry vine, sure to be noticed when posing before a chug. “This beer was designed to be a darker version of an English Style IPA, to show off the soft bitterness of English Hops but to balance them with the rich creamy chocolate of roasted wheat,” the side of the bottle explains, advising drinker to pair with roasted or barbequed meats and funky cheeses.

On their website, Mystery Brewing provides the ingredients for all their crafted ales. Mystery Brewing’s Public House is located at 230 South Nash Street in Hillsborough, the brewery is at 437 Dimmocks Mill Road, Suite 41, Hillsborough. For more information go to www. mysterybrewing.com. 

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