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BY PAM HAYNES ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
TRIAD – Orange and black used to be the colors that drew shoppers to storefronts during the month of October, but a rosier hue that has grown in popularity in the last few years is doing the trick now, retailers say. Breast cancer awareness merchandise is a major seller throughout the year in shops such as PB&J (pocketbooks and jewelry) in Archdale, said owner Missy Pendry. It’s especially trending this month, which is the designated Breast Cancer Awareness month. “We have a lot of breast cancer awareness stuff that is so popular,” Pendry said. “People love it.” Popular items range from hats, scarves, mugs and key chains to anything stamped with the iconic pink ribbon symbolizing breast cancer awareness. Even major retailers and brands from Yoplait yogurt to Pillsbury Grand canned biscuits have stamped the ribbon on their products. It has become so popular that Tami Hendrix, owner of Meg’s Gifts in High Point, designed her own pink ribbon two years ago to be monogrammed on purses or other items sold at the store. She doesn’t sell traditional pink rib-
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Dr. Atif Qureshi joined Cornerstone Pulmonology, a practice specializing in treating patients with lung diseases and sleep disorders, and in providing critical care medicine. The practice is at 1814 Westchester Drive, suite 201, in High Point.
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Tami Hendrix, owner of Meg’s Gifts on Neal Place in High Point, arranges a personalized tote embroidered with a breast cancer awareness ribbon.
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Bill Finks shows off one of his doll sculptures in the Suites at Market Square at the fall market. Finks said he sold out of the sculptures at the April show. some unexpected products shown at the High Point Market. Others include jewelry and purse collections. Having products that stand out is necessary to compete in the current business climate, said Kyle Watts, a senior sales representative with AntlerWorx Inc. The Texas-based company has
eye-catching light fixtures and furniture made out of naturally shed deer and moose antlers in its space at Showplace. “It’s been a good market,” Watts said. “We’re hanging in there in the economic downturn, but business is relatively strong for us (because) we have a unique product.”
But sometimes, an old favorite will resurface as a new trend at the market, as exemplified by some of Hooker Furniture’s new wing chairs. Wing chairs have been around since the 1700’s and were designed to keep the wind from sideswiping one’s face, said company officials. The company unveiled several of the chairs at the fall market. Furniture covered in cursive script with words like “Believe” also are a popular item at the show. A dazzling wall accent of the word “Love” caught the eye of interior designer Lisa Montague from Virginia in the Three Hands showroom in the IHFC. “Designers come looking for very specific things like this,” Montague said. But that doesn’t mean case goods still aren’t the heart of the furniture market. Hooker Furniture’s largest launch this fall was its 55-piece Trilogy collection, which includes sleigh beds and dining room tables. “We have a target audience, but we’re expanding (product lines) because we need a larger share of their business now,” said company CEO Paul Toms. phaynes@hpe.com | 888-3617
Sheriff candidates differ in style, approach Before you read...
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Second in a three-part series.
BY DAVID NIVENS ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
GUILFORD COUNTY – When Sheriff BJ Barnes campaigns, he sounds like a man with a mission. There are several. “My goal is to continue to have an excellent department,” Barnes said during a recent candidate forum appearance in High Point. “And I am commit-
ted to Guilford County. I have no interests in jobs in Raleigh or Washington, D.C. I have done ROAD TO this work almost all NOVEMBER my life, and I enjoy it.” County The vetelections eran Re2010 publican ■■ ■ ■■ sheriff faces Democratic newcomer Phil Wadsworth, a retired State Highway Patrol sergeant,
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A look inside: Unique items fill market HIGH POINT – Bland beds, dressers, chairs and tables may sum up the thoughts about the High Point Market for those who have never been inside the home furnishings trade show. But the things you’ll find at the furniture market this fall – and the story behind them – might surprise non-marketgoers. Take New York artist Bill Finks, an exhibitor in the Suites at Market Square, for example. Finks has a small space filled with “spirited doll heads,” as he calls them, or doll figures made from recycled cans. They aren’t exactly your run of the mill furniture accessory, but creating them is a unique hobby the artist took to after being fired from his job 20 years ago. “Things were looking bad at that time,” he said. “My garage was full of junk, so I started making sculptures.” He formed a business called Primitive Twig and began selling sculptures globally. At the April furniture market, he said he sold every piece he brought to the show. The sculptures fall in line with
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THINKING PINK bon items, but her own version has been a huge hit, she said. “A customer actually came to us and said they’d really like something unique and different in the way of the pink ribbon.” Hendrix said. “We searched for one in that category and landed on this one. It’s been very popular and fits our store well.” Beyond retail, the hype seems to actually increase people’s knowledge about breast cancer, according to a High Point doctor’s office. The Piedmont Comprehensive Women’s Center sees an increase in mammogram appointments every October. “That’s a good thing,” said Marlene Baruch, a nurse educator at the center. “It seems to remind women that it’s time to make that appointment. We have more groups and individuals calling us, too, because they’re holding more programs (about breast cancer). I send them brochures, pens and things like that.” It’s also more than a business venture for the shop owners. Pendry donates proceeds from her pink ribbon items to the Susan G. Komen Foundation because her sister battled breast cancer, and she’s witnessed the disease’s toll. And Hendrix agrees there’s a sense of meaning weaved into that pink bow. “People relate to the pink ribbon very strongly,” Hendrix said. “It’s something that speaks to their heart. It isn’t just a little image. It carries meaning.”
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in the Nov. 2 elections. Although the office has won many awards, Wadsworth claims many things in the sheriff’s department can be done better. “I want to be proactive,” he said at the forum. “You want to do things to make the community better. I like working with people to make a better community.”
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INFO The county sheriff supervises the service of county civil papers, courtroom security and the county jails in Greensboro and High Point. He works with other law enforcement agencies and with volunteer programs and charities. The sheriff supervises 600 employees
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