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PINEHURST ® magazine

july/august 2012 Sandhills Media Group, Inc. publisher Jill Futch Advertising Sales Jill Futch Myra Gammon creative director Travis Aptt art director Heath Hilliker graphic design Jennifer Casey contributing writers Christa Gala • David Droschak • Dan Bain • Jenni Hart Robyn James • Dolores Muller • Robert Gable Kate Turgeon • Mark Elliott • Dr. Geeta Bhat • Erica Stacy photography McKenzie Photography

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In this issue of Pinehurst Magazine, we invite you to come along for a bit of summer travel. But here we’re talking time travel.

In our feature on the Pinehurst Branding Initiative, we give a nod to the 1890s and the birth of the Village of Pinehurst. Fastforward over a hundred years, and we’ll see how the Pinehurst of today is having its identity carefully burnished to reflect that history while positioning it for a vibrant future.

In our professional spotlight, you’re sure to be enchanted by the inspirational story of Bob Baillie, whose loss of sight following surgery led him to establish a foundation to help blind children.

As the still-sluggish economy continues to plague families at all income levels, we’re including two pieces on money matters.

In one, we look at wills to see how estate planning can protect you and your loved ones from financial loss and uncertainty.

Our other piece touches on the importance of passing along good money sense to our children.

We’ll share tips on remodeling bathrooms, from quick fixes to major renovations.

And because comfort just can’t be sacrificed in the swelter of a Sandhills summer, it’s time to confess our undying devotion to the tunic. With a silhouette that’s fetching on every figure, we love this breezy, versatile top.

We’re bringing you this and so much more, in the hopes you’ll find plenty to interest you this summer. Please send us your story ideas, comments or feedback – we’d love to hear from you!

Enjoy your summer!

Sincerely, Jill Futch Publisher

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july/august 2012 contents

10 Pinehurst Branding Initiative The Village of Pinehurst hasn’t changed, but it’s all new

24 INSPIRED Their stories are as interesting as their ar twork

16 HEART & DEDICATION Meet Bob Baillie, who became blind as an adult, but tur ned adversity into a strong charity organization

46 FASHION Tunic tops for summer

18 DON’T FAIL TO PLAN Estate planning may seem a little over whelming, but it’s the best way to sit in the driver ’s seat of your life 22 SUMMER HAIR Two great looks you can do yourself

31 golfer’s corner 32 wine review 37 book review 38 calendar

52 BEST BATHROOMS Tips on remodeling from big to small

50 chef’s corner

56 GOLF’S GREATEST COLLECTION Tom Stewar t says there’s a stor y behind ever y piece of golf memorabilia 60 CHILDREN & MONEY Lessons for a lifetime

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64 firsthealth spotlight 70 sandhills sightings

On the cover: Village of Pinehurst clock.

Photograph by McKenzie Photography.

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PinehuRSt bRanding initiatiVe to

bolSteR RePutation, buSineSS the Village of Pinehurst hasn’t changed, but it’s all new. that’s because it’s been working hard to develop a new identity, new reputation, and ultimately, new life – in hopes of creating a more vibrant, dynamic Village center.

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The Village’s new logo includes the date of its incorporation, giving a sense of its history.

This revitalization was the goal of a recently adopted branding initiative – a coordinated effort between Village officials and downtown merchants to establish and market a brand for the Village. “We’ve always been under the Pinehurst Resort umbrella, which is fine – but at the same time, does the village really have its own identity?” said Mayor Nancy Fiorillo. “That’s what we’re seeking … we hear from a lot of people that Pinehurst is the ‘best-kept secret’ – and we don’t want to keep it a secret anymore.”

Fiorillo, Village Manager Andy Wilkison, and Assistant Village Manager Natalie Dean said the initiative came about as a result of an update to the Village’s comprehensive plan.

Wilkison said the first plan, adopted in 2003, mostly revolved around physical development, but aggressive implementation enabled Village officials to move ahead with the second phase – branding and marketing.

The intent was to eventually bring more new business to the Village Center, but the first step was to reach out to people who were already in Pinehurst, simply trying to find their way. Said Fiorillo, “The North Carolina Downtown Development Association came in last August and made a couple of suggestions: branding and a system of wayfinding. If you miss a sign that says,

‘Hotel and Shops,’ you’ve missed the Village. I’ve been an outsider trying to find my way, and it can be difficult. We don’t want to plaster everything with signs, but we want to find a logical way for people to find their way to and around our village. It’s a way to make the Village a little more ‘user-friendly.’”

Dean explained that, no matter how wonderful the Village is, tourists won’t come if they can’t find it – in the past, some drivers have become lost when trying to navigate the out-of-the-way, curvilinear streets. A system of gateway and wayfinding signage will help visitors overcome those challenges and find everything the Village offers. The next step was to incorporate the signs into a larger sense of identity. “Our comprehensive plan process identified an opportunity for us to capitalize on our image and reputation with a more recognizable identity,” Dean said. “We started with signage, then thought about how we want to represent ourselves to the public beyond that. So we put together a team with representatives from the Resort, Village employees, merchants and others to work on a branding initiative.”

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The subsequent Branding Committee worked with an advertising firm to develop a Village logo and slogan, and the Village Council had the final say. Council members chose a contemporary pinecone design as the logo, which residents can expect to see consistently on signs, in advertising, and on official Village communications. “We’re not doing away with the Village’s official seal, but the logo will be what the public sees day in and day out,” said Wilkison.

As for the slogan, the Village is going with: History, Charm and Southern Hospitality. “All three of those are emblematic of what Pinehurst is about,” Wilkison said.

“We want this slogan to be something people recognize when they see it – ‘Oh yeah, that’s Pinehurst.’ We want to be recognizable, like Charlotte with ‘the Queen City’ and Raleigh with ‘the City of Oaks.’ When people see the slogan, they’ll think Pinehurst and the positive image that goes with it.”

Some might argue that the positive image already exists; it brought at least one business owner to Pinehurst.

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Today’s Village Center displays plenty of charm.

jewelry and ladies’ accessories. Owner Cristin Bennett specifically chose her store’s location because of her own perception of Pinehurst. “I’ve always been in love with the Village, and always wanted to own a store here – there’s just something so unique about Pinehurst. There’s a certain feeling you get as you drive in – your shoulders relax, you forget about corporate America and feel your stress melt away. There’s something about the charm of the place.”

But one isn’t enough, and Bennett is optimistic that the branding initiative will help convey her perception of the Village to others who don’t yet share it, attracting them to a destination that offers unique shops and restaurants, plus events and nightlife, in addition to golf. One of the first considerations of the Branding Committee, said Dean, was to examine what the committee members think Pinehurst is, what others think Pinehurst is , and what the people of Pinehurst want people to think of their village.

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The layout and businesses of the Village Center are very welcoming, fulfilling the claim to southern hospitality.

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Caroline Miller, a business owner who served on the Branding Committee, wants people to know Pinehurst as a family destination. Miller owns Cameron & Co, a business that’s been in the Village for the past decade, selling gifts, home furnishings and ladies’ items, as well as offering interior design services. Miller said her primary customers are career women and families, as well as the grandparents and retirees that some outsiders primarily associate with Pinehurst. “People might have perceived Pinehurst as maybe a little bit older and stuffy. It’s not that way at all,” she said.

“Small-town charm with Southern hospitality – we keep that tradition, but move toward a healthy, active lifestyle for today’s family.”

Fiorillo agreed, “I think there’s been a shift in our demographic. We don’t see a flood of retirees anymore.

People are staying home, working longer. Our community needs to recognize that there’s a change going on, and we’re not going to be a village where people come just to play golf and eat ice cream cones. We really need to do a little bit of outreach.”

One way of accomplishing that outreach is via special events and promotions, attracting more outsiders. According to Wilkison, the Village is preparing to partner with event planners to target “day-trippers and overnighters” along the eastern seaboard.

A recent example was the Wine Walk, a stand-out for local gemologist Lisa Whipple, who designs and sells custom jewelry and offers jewelry repairs and appraisals at Gemma Gallery. She said June’s Wine Walk was the first event of its kind during her 18 years in business, and was “wildly successful … Everyone was happy, the turnout was great, and it drew the kind of customers we need down here,” she exclaimed.

The event, which benefited the Food Bank via ticketed admission, was set up golf course-style with 18 different stops. Merchants had the option of participating, offering two wine samples in addition to the food and entertainment provided by the Village.

“It brought a lot of people in who had not been in before, because a lot of people come in during the evenings, when we’re closed,” Whipple said. “People said things like, ‘I haven’t been down here in five years and I’d forgotten how lovely it is.’”

Whipple and other business owners believe more events like the Wine Walk will go far to revive and update Pinehurst’s image, and to renew widespread appreciation for the Village. Said Bennett, “There’s a good vibe going on now; it’s almost palpable. People are talking about the great things going on in Pinehurst.”

So come downtown and see what’s new about the old Village!

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Bob Baillie

heart & dedication Sitting on his back balcony in early June, Bob Baillie, 69, describes the landscape outside his Moore County home.

Lacecap hydrangeas bloom in the front yard. Across from where he’s sitting there are two huge pine trees, cherry trees and a flowerbed of creeping phlox.

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“It goes from blue to magenta to pink, three different colors going across it. It’s really pretty, explains Baillie about the phlox.

“And we’ve got a waterfall here in the back. It goes down to a creek, then it goes underground to another waterfall and a pond down at a lower level in the backyard.”

Baillie used to take off from work in April and May to tend to the garden. Today he experiences it in a new way – listening to the waterfall and remembering what it looked like when he could see.

Baillie is blind. About five years ago he lost his sight after a complication from coronary bypass surgery. Today he relies on his wife Elaine to tend to the hydrangea, phlox and other plants.

“My poor wife now has to do all the work,” laughs Baillie, who worked as a real estate developer and owned a construction company before becoming blind. “She doesn’t mind. She works really hard at it.”

While he can no longer tend the garden like he used to, Baillie is still out planting seeds – the kind that blossom for blind children. In 2008 he founded MIRA USA with his wife Elaine after he acquired a guide dog from MIRA Canada. Pinehurst Magazine recently caught up with Baillie and asked him some questions about his career as a full-time MIRA USA volunteer and his Bernese mountain dog “Devon.”

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“Bob has been able to do anything he puts his mind to. He’s a bit of pit bull when it comes to following through on a passion.”

– Elaine Baillie, Bob’s wife and co-founder of MIRA USA

Pinehurst Magazine:

How did you learn about MIRA? a good friend of mine … he’s an oral surgeon in Canada [and] his daughter’s been blind since she was 14. She came down here shortly after I got out of the hospital and … convinced me that I had to go there to get my dog. She said there’s no other dog like it. Not just the dog, but the training. MIRA has a different way of training. They train at liberty, which nobody else does.

Bob Baillie: [From]

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What does “at liberty” mean?

No leash. No harness. The dog is here right beside me right now … they never leave your side.

BB:

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Why did you start MIRA USA, headquartered in Aberdeen?

I became friends with the founder of MIRA Canada while I was up there [training and acquiring my dog]. And he’s been training guide dogs for 31 years. Started in 1981. And in 1991 he started training dogs for kids. That’s a different program. And he’s the only person in the world who trains guide dogs for children. So I got the bee in my bonnet to try and do something … you know, try and make lemonade out of lemons. I figured it would give me something to do that was very near and dear to my heart. We got our 501(c)3 [charitable organization status] in 2009.

BB:

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How many blind children have you been able to help?

We delivered our first two dogs in 2010. Last year we delivered six. And this year we’ve got four kids. [Blind children who] are between 11 and 17 years old … [those are the] people we look after.

BB:

PM:

How do you choose the children who receive dogs?

The kids are evaluated for many things … mental fitness, physical fitness, temperament [and] moods. The kid has to be mature enough to be able to handle a dog. And the children are totally responsible for the dogs. [The kids] have to know compass directions. They have to know if they’re going east, west, north or south. It’s real important.

BB:

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What’s the learning process like for a child who is selected to receive a guide dog?

BB: [First] the dog spends about two years in training. Then the kids go up there [to MIRA Canada in Montreal]. They spend 30 days in training. No visitors for the first two weeks.

So it’s just them and their dog. When they get lonely at night there’s nobody to turn to except their dog. And those two weeks form an incredible bond. Believe me, these kids go through difficult training. The city where they train is outside of Montréal … and it’s a city of 100,000 people. Lots of traffic … two, four and six lanes of traffic and the kids will learn to cross this. They learn to work with the dog. The dog does not make the decisions to cross the street. It’s the child who makes those decisions.

PM:

Does MIRA USA cover all the expenses associated with a child receiving a guide dog?

BB: Absolutely. Everything.

PM:

How do you raise money?

(Laughing.) We beg. Dining in the Dark … that’s our big [fundraising] event. We’re chasing money. We’re all about fundraising. If we can’t raise funds, we can’t help kids. It’s that simple.

BB:

PM:

How busy does MIRA USA keep you? What’s an average week like?

BB: I probably work 60 hours a week on MIRA, maybe more.

I do the public speaking … travel all over the country. I just came back from a trip to Washington, D.C., Maryland and Pennsylvania. I came back on a Thursday and Friday I was over in Fayetteville talking. And Saturday I was talking to a group at FirstHealth Care.

Writer’s note: This Q&A interview was edited for space. For more information visit www.mirausa.org.

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Some things in life are just not fun to think about. Attorneys Bill Pate and Mark Vaughn handle what may just top the list: estate planning, which includes making a will. “We’re all terminal,” says Pate of Pate & Scarborough in Pinehurst.

“We’re all going to die, but it’s not fun to think about or talk about.”

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Ah, but no worries.

if you fail to plan, someone will call the shots for you: the state of north carolina. that got your attention, didn’t it? “in essence, everybody has a will,” continues Pate. “if you haven’t created your own, then your will and estate plan is in the north carolina statutes.” in other words, the law books will dictate where your money goes.

Mark Vaughn, an attorney and partner with clarke, Phifer, Vaughn, Brenner & Mcneill in Pinehurst, says the result of relying on the state to dispense your assets is typically not wise. “the costs of administering an estate without a will are invariably higher, far in excess of the cost of creating one,” Vaughn says. “one of the most tragic estates i have ever helped administer was that of a decedent with a small estate who left a young wife and a minor child. he died without a will and owned assets separately from his wife. those assets had to be divided between the wife and child and a guardianship had to be created for the child. the mother then had to post an expensive bond and had to get court approval for all expenditures for the child as well as prepare annual court accountings detailing the guardianship account activity. all that could have been avoided with proper estate planning.”

Most people find estate planning both overwhelming and confusing. Pinehurst Magazine breaks it down in layman’s terms.

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estate planning may seem a little overwhelming at times, but it’s the best way to sit in the driver’s seat of your life. there are some intricacies to consider, and the roads aren’t always easy to navigate. this is one of those areas where it really does make sense to have a professional guide you through the issues relevant to your estate. attorney Mark Vaughn of clarke, Phifer, Vaughn, Brenner & Mcneill in Pinehurst offers these tips: • Come prepared. Ask your attorney to provide an information form or list of what is needed for the initial conference in order to make your time more productive.

• Provide full disclosure. An attorney is bound by rules of confidentiality, so be prepared to disclose all asset information, family challenges or other concerns.

• Do it right the first time. Don’t search for the Walmart will. I have never seen a prepackaged will or trust document that adequately addresses a client’s specific assets and objectives. Don’t cut corners and leave your heirs a mess to clean up. The time, money and effort spent to properly plan will save much more of time, money and effort for those who administer your estate.

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attorney Bill Pate of Pate & scarborough in Pinehurst explains the top three misconceptions of estate planning:

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Pinehurst Magazine’s September/ October issue is all about

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• Only people with lots of money need estate planning to protect their assets: not necessarily.

Yes, larger estates have more tax and financially driven aspects to their planning. But the ability to control one’s wishes and provide family guidance often means more than the finances of estate planning. estate planning is more than “death planning.” it’s planning for you and your family in areas such as health care, disability, incapacity, or even decisions like guardianship of minor children.

• Estate planning is a morbid and depressing process: Quite the opposite. When fully understood and carried out, estate planning is a very positive and proactive act for benefit of both the financial and emotional needs of family members. Proper planning allows the client in advance to make tough end-of-life health decisions, name an agent to act if one becomes incompetent, or perhaps to establish for the well-being of a special needs loved one. it is much less depressing to know that one’s specific estate wishes and all unique aspects of one’s personal plan are covered and will be carried out than the alternative of no plan at all.

• Most aspects of estate planning can be covered with a will. this is a mistake that leaves too many issues unresolved. estate planning allows clients to plan for their futures while still alive just as much as it does after death. Documents like a Durable Power of attorney, Living Will and health care Power of attorney can greatly alleviate stress and unease among family members while a client is still alive. While the will does address many of a client’s after-death planning concerns, it alone cannot be a cure-all for one’s estate planning concerns.

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Estate Planning 101 there are documents that assist you when you’re still alive and those that are utilized once you’ve passed away. Let’s start with those that assist you when you’re still living: • Living will: tells your family whether or not you want to be kept alive artificially once you reach an end-of-life situation.

• Durable power of attorney: When you appoint someone to act on your behalf regarding finances and life affairs, often exercised if a person is mentally or physically incapacitated.

• Healthcare power of attorney: appointing someone to act on your behalf to make medical and healthcare decisions for you. once you’ve passed away, these documents pertain to how your estate is handled: • Last will and testament: “that’s basically where folks delineate what their wishes are for their estate,” explains Pate. a couple or person with young children can also list a preference for a guardian. You also choose an executor, a person you trust who will administer your estate.

• Trusts: typically used for tax planning purposes, trusts are also used to plan for special needs children, minor children or even situations where you want money doled out in increments and not given in a lump sum. in short, a trust gives you a way to protect the money so it doesn’t get dispensed all at once. speaking of trusts, attorney Mark Vaughn brings up an interesting point: “another issue i am addressing more often is a result of our economy. Many clients have family members who have lost jobs, gone through foreclosures, filed bankruptcy or have uncertain futures. they are concerned about protecting the assets from creditors or failed marriages. a form of trust can be used to protect inherited assets from these threats.”

Big mistakes you might be making • Only having a will prepared. “estate planning should entail so much more,” says Vaughn. “each asset should be reviewed to determine whether it should be owned individually, jointly (in the case of a married couple) or in a trust name.”

• Naming beneficiaries on life insurance policies, annuities, 401k plans and more. “i frequently meet with clients who name charitable organizations to receive bequests in their wills, but name children as beneficiaries of an ira account,” says Vaughn. “it would make more sense to name the charities as beneficiaries of the ira to avoid the taxable income at death. the income and estate tax rules on this are complicated, however, so your tax accountant or attorney should be consulted.” also, Pate adds, remember to update the designated beneficiaries if you have a major life change, such as divorce, or your policies could end up benefitting an ex-spouse. “it doesn’t matter what your will says, it matters what the beneficiary paperwork says.”

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Then slide the sock around the hair up to the base of the pony tail.

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Wrap the extra around the bun and secure with bobby pins.

The Sock Bun

by The Refinery in Southern Pines How to make a sock bun:

Take a sock and cut off at the toes and roll it up so it is shaped like a donut. The thicker the sock, the thicker the sock bun will be.

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Fan the hair around the sock and secure the hair with a hair tie.

TIP: For a polished look and to keep humidity away, use the Aveda Air Control hair spray and the Aveda Brilliant Spray-on Shine.

Model: Sarah Moore Stylist: Danielle Delventhal

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Here are two great summer hair-do’s that you can do yourself in just a few easy steps!

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Begin French braiding one side, continue to braid and secure the end of the braid.

Repeat this on the other side.

Pull on the sides of the braid to expand the size of the braid.

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Halo Braided Half Updo

by Glam Salon in Pinehurst First, part hair and

section out two subsections above each ear and also a section at the crown. Clip this out of the way.

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Once the braids are finished, unclip the crown section and backcomb subsections. Pin and shape the crown sections to create volume.

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Curl sections of the remaining hair and finger comb so loose waves remain. Spray with a hairspray.

Wrap the right braid just under the crown and pin so it is secure. Repeat this with the left braid.

Model: Carole Boxell Stylist: Bree Corsale

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Their stories are as interesting as their work.

Have you ever found it hard not to do something? That’s how these local artists feel.

Whether professionals or amateurs, whether they create for a paycheck or for charity, they couldn’t not do what they do. They love it too much.

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Debby Kline Acrylics, paper

Artists League of the Sandhills Debby Kline started out not as an artist, but an accountant. But at the age of 34, with new tax laws looming, Kline decided she wanted to go in a different direction and enrolled in a bachelor of fine arts program at the university of cincinnati. “in cincinnati, i had a studio and sold representational work after i graduated,” she says. “then life intervened via two adorable grandsons and in 2009, my husband and i retired to Pinehurst. i joined the artists League and started creating.”

Kline, 59, really enjoys experimenting and learning about new mediums. Working with acrylic paint is one of her favorites. “acrylics are a great medium because they’re so versatile. they can be used as oils or watercolor, and they dry quickly,” she says. recently Kline started experimenting with what she calls “paper painting.” it could be the ultimate recycling effort. “almost a year and a half ago, i saw someone throwing away watercolor paper,” says Kline. “i thought, i can use that. i started collecting paper and people at the League started giving me leftover paper. i had many different ideas on how to use the paper. i wanted to combine it with the acrylics but couldn’t decide how. Finally, i sorted the paper by color, put the paper through a shredder and then in a blender with water to make pulp. i use the pulp to make ‘paintings’, although no paint is used.”

Kline’s paper paintings are fragile and so usually mounted on board and hung unframed. Kline admits she’s obsessed with texture and inspired simply by incorporating different materials, including glue, yarn, thread and petals. “i think what i really love about art is learning,” Kline says. “i love taking workshops and trying different techniques. i feel that every time i learn a new technique or method, it adds a layer of depth to my work.”

Kline’s work ranges in price from $35 to $1,100 and is available at the artists League of the sandhills.

Paper paintings by Debby Kline

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Betty Hendrix Pastels, watercolors, colored pencil

Artists League of the Sandhills, charter member

Pink Among Pads by Betty Hendrix

You’ve likely seen the art of Betty Hendrix around town – in dentist offices and other venues.

Hendrix, 73, loved to paint as a child. As an adult, she realized she felt starved if she wasn’t creating, so she took a variety of art classes in the 70s and 80s while raising her children and working full time. In 1989 when she and her husband retired to Pinehurst, Hendrix was excited to finally fully embrace her passion.

“Pastel is my favorite medium because it can be worked quickly and the colors are so rich and vibrant. It’s forgiving and easily modified,” says Hendrix. “I’m most inspired by nature and by light and shadow. Everything I see and do seems to inspire me. I can, and do, paint or draw from life; but fleeting light and shadow make it much easier to paint from photos in the studio most of the time.”

Her interest in light has fostered a love of photography as well. In addition to being a charter member of the Artists League of the Sandhills, she’s been a member of the Sandhills Photography Club for more than 20 years.

Hendrix has had so much fun pursuing art, she decided a few years ago to start teaching. She teaches at the league as well as at occasional workshops across the state.

“Teaching gives me incentive to try stretching my way of working, and it’s delightful to see the many ways the students find of creating their own success,” she says.

Hendrix’s work is found in a variety of venues and competitions, ranging in price from $150 to $1,800.

David S. Forrest Wood Carving

Penick Village David Forrest, 84, began carving wood when he was just 15 and in high school. One of his first pieces made his classmates laugh – a carved wooden toilet seat with a lid.

But Forrest just kept on carving, while working in the family business in Vass at a weaving and knitting mill all the way into retirement at Penick Village. These days, his wooden Celtic crosses are on the list of bestselling items at Penick Village’s newly opened The Village Shoppe. Forrest donates carvings to the shop, which then sells them to residents; proceeds benefit the endowment and benevolence assistance committees.

“I’ve carved all my life,” says Forrest. “My wife takes snapshots of my carvings and puts them in an album. We counted about six or seven months ago and there are 260 in there.”

There are a few rules of thumb to Forrest’s carving. He only uses hard wood – cherry, mahogany and walnut. “It’s harder to make a mistake with hard wood,” he says. He doesn’t carve human figures, and he doesn’t paint his carvings.

Along with his requisite knives, Forrest utilizes other tools for his craft.

“I use a mallet, a drill press, bandsaw, Dremmel® tools and other things.”

Forrest even made several crosses for the new chapel at Penick Village. “I’m pretty proud of those, frankly.” Although Forrest is selftaught, he has taken carving classes over the years and even now is in a carving club at the First Baptist Church of Aberdeen.

Although Forrest doesn’t often profit financially from his work, his contributions have raised thousands of dollars for the Penick Village Foundation at both The Village Shoppe and the annual art show. He got bragging rights, too, when he was given a “Resident’s Choice” award for one of his carvings. “That made me feel good,” he says.

The Village Shoppe at Penick Village When Bill Stark agreed to be the chairman of the Penick Village Endowment Committee, he also took on the responsibility of overseeing the new Village Shoppe, turns out, he’s a pretty good shopkeeper.

“The Village Shoppe was formed for the idea of developing funds for our endowment and benevolence assistance committees,” says Stark.

Currently, the shop is open three days a week from 12:30 to 2:30. Everything is donated – from inventory to manpower.

“It’s amazing the various talents these people have and the backgrounds they have,” Stark says. “We’re just delighted to have it available. I’m extremely happy with the way the shop is going.”

For more information, visit www.penickvillage.org.

Artists League of the Sandhills In the early nineties, a group of artists came together determined to establish a place for artists of every medium to learn, work and showcase their craft. The town of Aberdeen donated an old railroad storage terminal and the league took off from there, today with more than 200 members. The league showcases a wide variety of local art in its galleries and also offers workshops to the public.

Exchange Street Gallery showings typically feature many artists; it’s a great place to browse local artwork. For a listing of gallery showings, visit www.artistsleague.org.

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Penick Village Bill Matthews, 82, was just eight years old when he got a Brownie camera and developing kit one year for Christmas. “I’ve been playing with it ever since,” he laughs.

Matthew’s photograph notecards are big sellers at The Village Shoppe at Penick Village. They sell for $8 for a box of six. He’s also been somewhat of a photo historian for the retirement community.

“I’ve taken hundreds of photos to chronicle the recent construction of the Garden Cottage, the Woodlands Apartments and the Village House,” he says. Many are on display around the campus.”

Photography has changed a lot over the years, and Matthews has witnessed most of those changes. He started with black and white photography, but soon progressed to color. For years his plan was to build his dream darkroom once he retired. But sometimes plans change. “The rapid advance of digital technology caused me to go 100 percent digital and I abandoned my ‘wet’ photo equipment,” Matthews says.

When it comes to subjects, he’s not picky about what he photographs.

He likes just about everything. “I not only enjoy the artistic aspect of it, but also the technical aspect of it – color accuracy and that type of thing,” says Matthews, a retired engineer.

Matthews is active in the Sandhills Photography Club, serving twice now as president. He also enjoys teaching workshops at the club. “I give people advice all the time,” he says. “Know your camera and hold it steady.”

Find Local Art

Lady Bedford’s Tea Parlour and Gift Shoppe When Marian Caso opened her Victorian tea parlor and restaurant in Pinehurst, she looked at the blank walls and had an idea. She asked a local artist to display some work. “After about eight months, we decided we should let other artists have the same opportunity,” says Caso.

“Usually every two to three months we switch out our artists, and they’re all local. They sort of just find me,” she laughs.

Sanford artist Douglas Rowe’s patriotic art is on display now. “He was an Air Force pilot and paints planes and mostly flags,” says Caso.

Displaying local art is a win-win situation. “It gives me a way to decorate my tea room and it gives local artists another venue to show their artwork and hopefully sell a piece,” says Caso. “I usually sell one to two paintings per showing for the artist.”

To learn more or to be considered for a future showing, visit www.ladybedfords.com.

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Acclaimed portrait artist Tom Edgerton teaches a comprehensive, four-day workshop in the fine art of portraiture. His easy-going, friendly style offers the student a wonderful opportunity to learn how to compose the portrait, light the subject, use various tools, work from a live model, and study a number of approaches to the color palette. Tom will demonstrate techniques, and students will have ample easel time with individual attention. In addition, students will be able to bring a painting for a special critique session.

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August 6 | 6:30PM Aldena Frye’s on South Street 107 South Street, Aberdeen 910.944.1071, 910.944.1073

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BY DAVID DROSCHAK

National Golf Club Director of Golf Tom Parsons

Golf – arguably the hardest sport to master under ideal conditions – takes on additional challenges as temperatures soar during the summer months across the Sandhills. Bermuda rough is thicker, new strains of grasses on the greens provide putting concerns, courses generally play shorter so strategy off the tee is a must, there are thunderstorm delays and fatigue can set in over the final stretch of holes.

Who better to ask for some helpful summer golf tips than National Golf Club Director of Golf Tom Parsons, who attended college in the cold-weather state of Wisconsin but has given an estimated 10,000 lessons as a professional in such sweltering summer locales as Tampa, Florida; Tyler, Texas, and Pinehurst?

Parsons, who has been at National since July 1997, recently provided his top summer golfing tips to Pinehurst Magazine golf editor David Droschak.

The rough can be rough: The hardest part with the thick Bermuda rough in the summer is the ball normally goes straight down to the base of the ground, so it can be difficult to even find your ball sometimes. Track your ball off the tee and pick out a landmark, such as a tall pine tree or house, etc., so you can find your ball more easily. Once you find your ball, take your medicine and use a more lofted club than you normally would. Even if the lie looks good, my general rule is not to use any club lower than a 5-iron.

You should play the shot like a cut shot or a bunker shot, where you feel more right hand if you’re a right-handed golfer. Pick the club up more abruptly than a normal golf swing and create an angle with the wrist so the club is up higher. I like to think of the shot as a more three-quarters swing. Keep your center and spine over the ball more and you’ll have a better chance of hitting down on the ball. Don’t even release the club on the follow-through. It’s almost like a punch shot. The main emphasis is to get the ball back in play and into the fairway.

Pay attention to the “speed” of the golf course: To me, a harder or faster golf course is more fun. When a course turns a little brown in the summer that’s okay, you are not losing grass because it’s supposed to be a firm, firm surface. Obviously, you will be getting more roll so you’ll be hitting your drives further. That can be good and bad on some holes, so pay attention off the tee on doglegs and where certain hazards are located. A drive in August will likely get 30 or 40 more yards of roll than one in November. You will likely

have a shorter iron in your hand on approach shots, which means you have a chance to hit it closer to the hole. You want to be careful to not hit down on the ball too hard, especially with some of the fairway surfaces in the summer – maybe flatten your swing a little to avoid “sticking” your irons in the ground and try to “pick” the ball more.

No longer a one-green pony: With new heat-resistant strains of grasses coming on the market within the last few years, the Pinehurst area now has two types of grasses on the greens, so pay attention to whether you are putting on Bermuda or bent grass. There is a major difference in speed and break. The mowing height on Bermuda greens can be kept lower in the summer months because that grass thrives in the heat, so those speeds will be quicker and will break more. The golf courses that do have the bent will be a little shaggy and won’t break as much because the surface is slower. Pay attention to which green complex or surface that you are playing on that round in order to save strokes.

Watch the weather: The heat can take a toll on you physically. And remember, you are much looser in the heat than you would be in the spring, winter or fall. You don’t have layers of clothes on, and when you get out to the course when it is 90 degrees your body is essentially warmed up, so you will likely hit the ball farther. But it’s all about keeping hydrated in the summer and trying to use your legs during your swing as much as possible. I see a lot of “dead legs” over the last few holes – golfers more or less just swinging with their arms. No matter how tired you are you must force yourself to feel the hips turn during your swing, work your lower body and keep your footwork intact. You really have to focus on the lower body. And when you have to come in for a break during thundershowers keep moving around, don’t stand still; try to stay loose as much as you can so you’ll be ready to play when you return to the course.

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VALLEY OF THE MOON PINOT BLANC SONOMA, approx. $14 tastes like a chardonnay, with tropical fruit, peach and green apple flavors wrapped into buttercream and vanilla. ripe and sweet, but balanced by crisp acidity. a nice, rich white wine for drinking now. rateD 86 Points, the Wine sPectator

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GEORGES DUBOEUF DESCOMBES MORGON BEAUJOLAIS FRANCE, approx. $16 Duboeuf’s perennially prominently fruity 2010 Morgon Descombes offers an exuberant abundance of dark cherry and boysenberry garlanded in wisteria, with welcome measures of refreshing primary juiciness and saliva-liberating salinity. rateD 88 Points, roBert ParKer, the Wine aDVocate

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book review by Robert Gable

A More Perfect Heaven:

By Dava Sobel >> Walker & Company >> 273 pages >> $25

How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos All it takes is one small spark, at just the right time, to create a firestorm. Little things can start a big ball rolling. Like the butterfly that flaps its wings in China, which in turn leads to the next Atlantic hurricane, you never know what little things can lead to. Starting from a small Polish town in 1473, one man would grow up to change the way humanity regards the universe. The story of how this reluctant revolutionary changed the world’s outlook is told in A More Perfect Heaven.

Author Dava Sobel is well-versed in key events that take on global significance. She wrote about the “sea-change” in nautical navigation in her earlier book Longitude. She has a knack for making the narrative sparkle by putting the events into a larger context. Here she tells Copernicus’ story while explaining what was going on in the rest of Europe, what other scholars were doing, and what a dustup his theory caused.

The book consists of maps, a “To the Reader” section, followed by 12 chapters broken into three main parts – prelude, Iinterplay, and aftermath. Sobel ends with a thanksgiving, Copernicus chronology, notes on the quotations, bibliography, illustrations credits and an index. As she states early on, “Since 1973, when the 500th anniversary of his birth brought his unique story to my attention, I have wanted to dramatize the unlikely meeting between Nicolaus Copernicus and the uninvited visitor who convinced him to publish his crazy idea.”

Details about the early life of Copernicus are sketchy. At age 10 his parents died, so after that he was brought up by his uncle – an uncle who went on to become the Bishop of Varmia. Copernicus attended Jagiellonian University in Krakow, then went on to study canon law at the University of Bologna. He continued his formal education at Padua, studying medicine for a career as a “healing physician.” He returned to his native area of Poland, working for the rest of his life as a church administrator and doctor.

Observing the night skies was something he did on the side, and this passion led to his revolutionary theories. (The telescope wasn’t invented yet – he came to his conclusions using keen observation, intuition, and mathematics.)

This is one revolution that almost never began. Copernicus was hesitant to publish his findings, figuring that his peers would ridicule him. He sat on his findings for years and refused to publish them, telling only a select few about his ideas. How one young mathematician, George Joachim Rheticus, convinced him to go ahead with the release of his theory is a key part of the story. (“Interplay” is literally a two-act play in the middle of this book that imagines what Rheticus might have said to Copernicus about publishing his theory.)

Sobel shows that Copernicus was a faithful church administrator who knew that his ideas flew in the face of current dogma. He quietly went about pinpointing all the details behind his sun-centered theory to, in effect, make it airtight.

Obvious though it is during modern times, in the 1540s, claiming the earth revolved around the sun was heresy.

The reading is slower than Sobel’s book Longitude. Copernicus’ day job consisted of dealing with mundane, bureaucratic matters.

So his was not a thrill-a-minute life. There are points where the book has the same feeling. She tells how the different nobles, and the different scholars, interacted in strange ways. Lutherans and Catholics were fighting it out across Poland and Germany during his lifetime. Many nowobscure officials from that era have drifted off into the mists of yesterday. If you like Eastern European history of the 1500s, this book is right up your alley.

The “Interplay” is a somewhat odd piece of writing. The author wrote this play first, then fleshed out the rest of the book with factual information about Copernicus’ life. She dramatizes how Rheticus may have acted, and how Copernicus may have reacted. She brings the characters to life, making them into human beings – with human problems and human foibles. She stretches a little far when she speculates about the sexual activities of the actors.

In 1542 Copernicus suffered a debilitating stroke and first saw his finished book – On The Revolutions of The Heavenly Spheres – while on his deathbed. Subsequent astronomers argued over his new theory. Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler continued in the Copernican line of thought.

Galileo’s telescopes in 1610 provided even better ways of observing the planets – but he too ran into problems with heresy. It took years and years before the revolutionary spark from Copernicus enabled scientists to confront concrete evidence as they see it, without being bogged down by pre-conceived notions. This has proved to be his lasting legacy. As he wrote in the introduction to his famous book, “I confess that I shall expound many things differently from my predecessors, although I shall do so thanks to them, and with their aid, for it was they who first opened the road of inquiry into these very questions.”

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TOOLS YOUR SKIN CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT | July 5 | 12:30-1:30PM | The Laser Institute of Pinehurst | 910.295.1130, www.pinehurstlaser.com

ELLIOTT’S ON LINDEN COOKING DEMO SCHEDULE & WINE TASTINGS | July 7, 14, 21, 28 & August 4, 11, 18, 25 | Elliotts Provision Company | 910.215.0775

TAKING BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS IN THE GARDEN | July 7 | 8:30AM12:30PM | Sandhills Horticultural Gardens - Ball Visitors Center | 910.695.3882 SANDHILLS PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB “FRACTAL ART” | July 9 | 7-9PM | Christ Fellowship Church, Midland & Pee Dee Rd, Southern Pines | www.sandhillsphotoclub.org

SCC JAZZ BAND OUTDOOR CONCERT | July 9 | 6:30PM | Owens Auditorium.

TIN WHISTLES-FIRST TEE JUNIOR GOLF TOUR | July 10-11, July 31-August 1, August 6-7 & 14-15 | www.twftjrtour.com

SUMMER PICNIC CONCERT SERIES | July 13 | 7:00PM | Cypress Bend Vineyards & Winery | 910.369.0411

DINNER AND A MOVIE | July 24 | Rue 32,

13th ANNUAL BLUES CRAWL | July 14 | Sunrise Theatre | www.sunrisetheater.com, 910.692.8501

2012 U.S. KIDS GOLF TEEN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AND TEEN WORLD CUP | July 25-29 | Pinehurst courses No. 2,

110th NORTH AND SOUTH WOMEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP | July 16-21 |

Southern Pines | www.ruethirtytwo.com

No. 4, No. 6 and No. 8, and Pine Needles | 800.487.4653, www.uskidsgolf.com

Pinehurst No. 2 and No.8 | 800.795.4653, ext.

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MID-SUMMER NIGHTS FEAST | July 27 | 6PM | Elliotts On Linden | 910.215.0775

ALZHEIMER’S AWARENESS KICK-OFF EVENT | July 17 | 1PM | Belle Meade at St. Joseph of the Pines, Fordham Room | 910-246-3014, www.sjp.org

15th CAROLINAS PARENT-CHILD CHAMPIONSHIP | July 27 | Longleaf Coun-

TRIVIA NIGHT | July 17 | 6:30PM | Sly Fox, Southern Pines | www.theslyfoxpub.com

Sandhills Community College | 910.695.3829

SEAGROVE CHRISTMAS IN JULY |

34th NORTH AND SOUTH JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP | July 9-12 | Pinehurst No.

July 20-21 | 9AM-5PM | Museum of NC Traditional Pottery | 336.873.7887 www.seagrovepotterymuseum.org

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NORTH CAROLINA PEACH FESTIVAL

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46th CAROLINAS FATHER-SON CHAMPIONSHIP | July 27 | Pinehurst area

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AFTERNOON TEA WITH HONEY MCLAUGHLIN | July 10 | 2:30PM | Lady Bedford’s Tea Parlor | 910.255.0100 U.S. KIDS GOLF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS | July 26-30, August 2-5 | www.uskidsgolf.com

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ONE-DAY TOURNAMENT | July 29 | Legacy Golf Links | www.carolinasgolf.org, 910.673.1000 CELEBRATE LADY BEDFORD’S 4TH ANNIVERSARY BY HAVING TEA | August 1-31 | Lady Bedford’s Tea Parlor | 910.255.0100 “NO DOWN TIME” PEELS & EXFOLIATION TREATMENTS | August 1 | 12:301:30PM | The Laser Institute of Pinehurst | www.pinehurstlaser.com, 910.295.1130 2012 U.S. KIDS GOLF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AND WORLD CUP | August 1-5 | www.homeofgolf.com/uskidsgolf, 888.387.5437

ANNUAL ROBBINS FARMERS DAY FESTIVAL | August 2-4 | Middleton Street, downtown Robbins | 910.464.1290, www.robbinsfarmersday.com

33rd ANNUAL REVOLUTIONARY WAR BATTLE REENACTMENT | August 4-5 | House in the Horseshoe, 324 Alston Road, Sanford | 910.947.2051

CLASSIC CAR & TRUCK CRUISE-IN FLORAL DESIGN CLASSES WITH ALDENA FRYE | August 6 | 6:30PM | Aldena Frye’s on South Street, 107 South Street, Aberdeen | 910.944.1071, 910.944.1073 MRW LUNCHEON | August 6 | Pinehurst Country Club | Joan Ward at paward@ embarqmail.com, 910.295.6544 SENIOR FOUR-BALL ONE-DAY TOURNAMENT | August 8 | Tobacco Road Golf Club, Sanford | www.carolinasgolf.org, 910.673.1000

SUMMER PICNIC CONCERT SERIES | August 10 | 7PM | Cypress Bend Vineyards & Winery | 910.369.0411

EARLY MORNING BLUES | August 11-12 | Until NOON | Pinehurst Harness Track, NC 5 | 910.315.5959 SCC JAZZ BAND OUTDOOR CONCERT | August 13 | Owens Auditorium, Sandhills Community College | 910.695.3829

PINEHURST LIVE AFTER 5 | August 17 | 5:30-8:30PM | Village of Pinehurst

| August 17 | 5-8PM | Ledo Pizza, Southern Pines | 910.639.1494

16th ANNUAL RIGSBY-CLARK CUP GOLF TOURNAMENT | August 18 | 8:30AM & 2PM | Longleaf Golf & Country Club | www.moorebuddies.org

PHANTASM STREET WARS AND LATE NIGHT TEST-AND-TUNE | August 18 | Rockingham Dragway | 910.582.3400

SANDHILLS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY - NATURE’S TREASURER TRAIL ADVENTURE FOR CHILDREN | August 25 | 9AM-NOON | Sandhills Horticultural Gardens | Tricia Mabe 910.695.3882

SCC HORTICULTURAL GARDENS PRESENTS CHILDREN’S TREASURE TRAIL EVENT | August 25 | Sandhills Community College Horticultural Gardens | 910.695.3882

U.S. WOMEN’S MID-AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP SECTIONAL QUALIFIER | August 27 | Legacy Golf Links, Aberdeen | 910.673.1000, www.carolinasgolf.org

5th ANNUAL BACKYARD BOCCE BASH | August 18 | 8AM-3PM | Pinehurst Harness Track | www.backyardbocce.org, 910.692.3323 A complete list of events throughout the Sandhills can be found on our website

www.pinehurstmagazine.com Community events you would like considered for publication in the calendar may be emailed to jill@pinehurstmagazine.com.

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Tunic tops are a key staple of every woman’s closet.

A tunic is an excellent wardrobe mainstay, camouflaging and streamlining troublesome areas of the female body. Tunics are incredibly versatile, being worn as classy and dressy as well as casual and comfortable. Whether you choose to dress up or down, there are few minor style points to observe. Since the tunic’s long, loose cut creates a full silhouette on top, counteract that fullness with a slim bottom layer. Skinny jeans, tight pants, pencil skirts or leggings work great as a partner with this look. Flats are also appropriate for this look, but shoes with a heel would pair well if the occassion calls for a dressier look. Tunics are also perfect pieces to wear during the summertime being used as a chic swimsuit cover-up. Tunic tops serve as a trendy and stylish piece appropriate for a weekend evening out and an afternoon of running errands. These tops are one trend any woman won’t want to pass up.

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Mudpie Tunic Top Available at Cameron & Co. Free People Tunic Top Available at Village Fox

Gold embilished flip-flop, Libby Edelman Black leopard sandal, Me, Too Available at Cameron & Co.

Tory Burch Daria flat thong in Almond/Natural Tory Burch Calista 100mm Pump in Asphalt Gold, Bettye Muller Sage Bis Charol Taupe, Bettye Muller Clever Available at Monkee’s of the Pines

Hale Bob Tunic Top Available at Monkee’s of the Pines

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True Grit top in blue or beige Available at CoolSweats

LaCoste (orange) Trendies by Cinzie (black and clear) Oakley (white) Nike (brown stripe) Dolce & Gabbana (red) Available at Eyemax

Classique flowing tunic Nally & Millie orange tank Available at Morgan Miller

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Jackets Galore top Available at Lookin’ for Linda

VaniĂŠ Couture top Luxe Junky, gray lace top Available at Eve Avery

Introducing in every issue!

Island & Company polos Available at CoolSweats

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chef’scorner CONTENT & RECIPES BY MARK ELLIOTT, ELLIOTT’S ON LINDEN PHOTOGRAPHY BY MCKENZIE PHOTOGRAPHY

grilling

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Hibachi Seared Scallops If scallops seem wet (they may have been treated with a chemical to aid in shelf life) then rinse them under cold running water for a minute and pat dry.

Season scallops with salt.

Dip in a little oil.

Place scallops on a hot grill.

Cook on one side for two minutes or less.

Turn scallops and cook for about another 1-2 minutes.

Serving ideas to mix and match: Citrus beurre blanc (recipe) Tropical fruit salsa (recipe) Garlic herb butter (recipe)

Citrus Beurre Blanc Ingredients: 2 cups white wine 1 shallot, minced 2-3 sprigs of fresh thyme 3 black peppercorns 1 lemon, remove lemon zest, then juice ½ cup heavy cream ½ lb butter, diced Salt and pepper to taste In a saucepot, sweat the minced shallots with the thyme and peppercorns. Add white wine and lemon juice and reduce until about ½ cup of liquid remains.

Add heavy cream and reduce until sauce is nappe (it coats the back of a spoon).

Turn off the heat, and whisk in the diced butter. Add lemon zest and season with salt and pepper.

Grilled salmon Season salmon, brush with extra virgin olive oil and place on grill. Cook five minutes, flip and cook another five minutes, or until done.

Tropical Fruit Salsa Ingredients: 1 small pineapple, diced 1 small apple, diced 1 small mango, diced ¼ of a red onion, finely diced 4 scallions, thinly sliced 1 jalapeno, finely diced (optional if you want to add some heat) 1-2 oz. champagne vinegar ½ cup extra virgin olive oil 1-2 Tbsp honey ¼ tsp ground cumin ¼ tsp ground coriander Salt and pepper to taste

Grilled Shrimp with Garlic Butter Anytime you have shrimp, the task of grilling them will be much simpler if you place them on wooden skewers. The skewers will permit even cooking and the shrimp will not dry out. However, wood will burn, so soak the skewers in water before placing the shrimp on them. Wrap the exposed portion of the skewer with tin foil or place at edge of grill and allow the wood to hang over the grill. Or you can just use a metal skewer and not worry about preparing the wood skewer.

Serving ideas to mix and match: Citrus beurre blanc (recipe) Tropical fruit salsa (recipe) Garlic herb butter (recipe) Garlic Herb Butter Ingredients: 3 minced garlic cloves 2 springs rosemary, finely chopped 4 springs thyme, stems removed 3 sage leaves, chiffonade 1 lb butter Salt and pepper to taste Combine all ingredients in a bowl and cream together until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Let sit for 30 minutes to one hour for the flavors to marry.

OOPS: In last month’s issue, we made an error in the grilling tips for grass-fed beef. Please don’t cook the meat beyond medium-rare to medium. Let meat stand off the heat for about five minutes before serving.

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baî?ľs best

Updating your bath can be a challenge, but we show you it doesn’t have to be. From hiring a contractor to something as simple as new linens, Pinehurst Magazine (with the help of some local retailers) shows you a few easy ways to update your bath.

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sinks

there are many choices when it comes to sinks. think about how you will use it and consider how much space you have. a pedestal sink is lovely when you have enough storage elsewhere for your things, however if you need storage, a cabinet-mounted sink is the way to go.

linens

Bowness Custom Homes bathrooms

new linens are a great way to update your bath without having to hire a contractor. Play with colorful rugs, towels and curtains.

These Abyss & Harbidecor rugs can be found at Opulence of Southern Pines.

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Cabinetry by Locklear Cabinets

Bath by Masters Properties

cabinets

Cabinetry by Locklear Cabinets Bath by Masters Properties

hardware

cabinetry can make or break the look for your bath. choose something you can live with for a long time.

the hardware on the cabinets is a great way to add a touch of personality.

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paint!

Don’t forget the

From warm to cool colors, be sure to choose one that reflects you!

Pantone’s color of the year is tangerine, but that is only one of many summery colors.

tangerine solar power

bellflower margarita

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GOLF’S

GREATEST COLLECTION of

Tom Stewart says there’s a story behind every piece of golf memorabilia in his Old Sport & Gallery shop in the Village of Pinehurst.

How long would it take Stewart to spin his tales?

Well, how much time do you have on your hands?

Stewart’s busting-at-the-seams store along historic Market Square has an estimated 20,000 pieces of golfing artifacts – old flags, autographed bags, balls, scorecards, photos, artwork, books and hickory golf clubs – just about anything you can think of associated with the golf industry the past 100 years.

Stewart’s business has also decorated golf clubhouses and lavish homes in Asia, Europe and across the United States.

Just about every time I venture to Pinehurst I take five or 10 minutes out of my day to browse his shop. It never gets old. You should, too.

“It’s a walk back in history,” Stewart said.

“There are very few places where you can have this kind of store, and Pinehurst being an historical town helps that happen. When people come to Pinehurst they are steeped in the game anyway, so it gives them a chance to walk down memory lane. I was lucky enough to start collecting a lot of that stuff back when not many people were collecting, and it didn’t cost a lot. When we first came to Pinehurst I wasn’t quite sure what we were going to do, but we just kind of fell into a niche.”

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It’s quite a niche Stewart, 65, and his Russian-born wife Ilana have fostered in one of the richest golfing areas in the United States. The two recently sold items to clients in South Africa and Switzerland.

“It is not as much fun selling the stuff as it is finding it,” Stewart said.

“You have to sell just enough to be able to go out and find new stuff.

That’s where the fun is; when you can find a piece that has been hidden in the back room or an attic or basement for years and you can bring it back out and share it with people, that’s really the fun part of the business … and the people. For as long as I’ve been in the golf business I still say this is as much fun as I’ve ever had. I get up every day pretty much doing what I love to do.”

That’s saying a lot of Stewart, a golf professional for 42 years.

Stewart’s friends in the golf industry are quite impressive. He sat on the board of Arnold Palmer’s company for a decade, played golf and worked on several projects with Jack Nicklaus, called the late Payne Stewart a close personal friend, and gave former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev his only golf lesson.

How did I find out about Gorbachev? I was seeking out unique items in Stewart’s store for this story when I became fixated on two golf bags

Stewart helped introduce the game of golf in the former Soviet Union, including giving Mikhail Gorbachev his first lesson. Photo

by David Droschak.

in a little back room on a high shelf. The white bags were embroidered with the names Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin. Didn’t I warn you there was a story behind everything in the shop?

Turns out Stewart was involved with helping start golf in the former Soviet Union, and played nine holes with Gorbachev on the country’s first-ever golf course.

The bags are some of a few items in the shop that are “off limits” and not for sale.

“Part of my mix,” Stewart said when asked how much it would take to part with those two unique artifacts. “Gorbachev was a wonderful person, quite a renaissance man.”

The story of Stewart’s initial foray into the golf collectible business actually happened by accident in 1970, when the touring pro was in St. Andrews contemplating a master’s program on golf instruction.

“I was going through all their old books and one day while I was studying this woman started throwing books on the floor from their library shelves. I said, ‘What are you doing?’ And she said, ‘I’ve got to get rid of the duplicates to make room for the new ones.’ So, I bought 240 books.”

For a 100-pound donation, or about $125 American dollars, Stewart bought the entire collection of books, all dated prior to 1920. Little did he know at the time, but his business, his passion for collecting golf artifacts, was born.

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“Those books today are arguably worth more than $80,000. So, that was just the right place at the right time,” he said. “I had enough time on my hands and I read most of those books. They were part of my education.”

Collecting memorabilia, including autographs, has developed into nothing short of a science in every sport these days. It wasn’t always that way, though.

Uncovering bargains, such as the St. Andrews book collection or passing on items that would later become valuable, was part of the fun of the business for Stewart and others.

How do you know the autographs on Stewart’s memorabilia are the real thing? Stewart refuses to buy anything off the Internet; he doesn’t have to. He arguably has the best sources on the PGA and Champions tours feeding him “authentic” autographs.

Stewart tells a story about a recent customer who stopped in his shop to boast about buying an autographed Ben Hogan ball for $200 off the Internet.

Stewart told the man he didn’t have an autographed Hogan ball.

“Are you calling me a liar?” the man said.

“No, I’m not calling you a liar,” Stewart said. “I’m calling the person who sold it to you a liar.”

Stewart proceeded to break the bad news to the customer that Hogan actually died seven years before the ball the man was holding was released into market. It was a fraud.

“I have a zero margin of error,” Stewart said. “If you buy something from a guy on the Internet you don’t know where he is, where he’s from, he doesn’t have a store.

If you buy something from me I am going to be there the next day or the next year. I have a zero tolerance for any of that stuff.”

Stewart is spending the summer in Michigan, working on two books of his own. Golf books, of course, and he’s opened up a second store in his home state. He’ll return to Pinehurst and Old Sport & Gallery after Labor Day. It’s hard to put an exact dollar value on the golf artifacts displayed in Stewart’s store. The most valuable piece is an original painting by famous golf landscape artist Richard Chorley, selling for $75,000.

Stewart estimates he’s sold more than 50 of Chorley’s paintings during his time at the Pinehurst location.

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The “hunt” for rare golfing artifacts is much more fun than the sale, according to Stewart. Photo by David Droschak.

There are more than 1,000 items Stewart labels as “irreplaceable,” however that number is probably on the low side. For example, an autographed golf ball by Hogan and Sam Snead sells for up to $2,500.

A Byron Nelson autographed glove is valued at more than $1,000.

Stewart did have to put a value on his remarkable collection recently. He and his wife have placed the business up for sale.

“I will be around to help anybody that buys it to take them to the level they would need to get to,” Stewart said. “It is not as hard as you think.

I don’t think my wife has played nine holes of golf in her life and she sells as much as I do, so it’s not as complicated as it appears. You could not put that collection together today. It took 40 years to bring that together, so somebody could step right in and make a good living at it.

“We have the business listed for $1.9 million, but I can show an inventory that would take it three times that high – but I’m also realistic that you have to make it somewhat affordable. I literally bought books for $10 or $20 that have become $2,000 books. Not because I knew any better, but because I didn’t know any better.”

Stewart’s collectible business started more as a hobby than money maker, so he chuckles at the value he’s amassed with his vast collection of golf history.

“I was from a very poor family and I started caddying at age 10, hitchhiking 10 miles to get to the golf course,” he said. “So, to get up every day and do what I love to do, and to have played the game and won tournaments, collected all this history and traveled all over the world is great. But people ask me what the most satisfying thing in golf is for me and it’s very easy to say it’s the friends I’ve made along the way. That’s the most rewarding.”

And, of course, all the stories that go along with them.

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Children

Money Lessons for a Lifetime

You teach them not to drink and drive, how to stay safe online, and the importance of an education. But too many parents neglect one of the most important lessons of all: how to handle money. For college students and young professionals, the lack of financial literacy can be devastating, leading to bad credit and crippling debt. Fortunately, with the right guidance and preparation, financial troubles can almost always be avoided.

Becoming money savvy takes time, and it’s never too early to start.

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“Financial competency is a way for kids to manifest their character; a way of playing out the essence of who they are and who they will become.”

– Joline Godfrey, Raising Financially Fit Kids

Wisdom in the Everyday

Allowances and First Jobs

One of the mistakes we parents make is not talking to our children about money. In his book Clark Smart Parents, Clark Smart Kids, syndicated radio show host Clark Howard says that most kids have a startlingly inaccurate view of what their parents earn, or what it costs to buy things. His co-author, Mark Meltzer, was surprised at his grandchildren’s perceptions about money. His granddaughter, Courtney, at age 10, thought $2,000 would be a good annual salary for someone to earn, and her 12-year old brother, Nicholas, thought $9,000 would be a good salary. Courtney thought a new car would cost $1,000, and both kids thought you could rent a house for about $100 a month.

Talking to kids at an early age about salaries and prices of things like groceries and gas helps them begin to put financial matters in perspective. As they get older, you can introduce concepts like the differences between average salaries for high school dropouts, high school graduates and college graduates. Talk to them about what those differences amount to over a person’s lifetime. Building this kind of awareness can take place with lots of small conversations over time rather than one big intimidating lecture.

A lot of financial experts agree that allowances for children are a great idea, but not for the reason you may think. In her book Raising Financially Fit Kids, Joline Godfrey puts to rest any concern that you’re paying your child for a chore he should be expected to do without reward. “An allowance is not a salary or an entitlement. It is a tool for teaching children how to manage money,” she says. Among those first important lessons, a child who earns an allowance begins to make the connection between effort and income. For too many children, Godfrey says money seems to come their way as if by magic.

Your child’s first job outside the home may be mowing lawns or babysitting, jobs they can perform as young teens even before they’re old enough for “real” jobs. Some parents debate whether summers should be spent working or attending academic camps, sports camps or internships. The fact is there are many good options but by the time your child can drive a car, the family finances are impacted by gas, insurance, and sometimes the cost of an added vehicle. And college expenses aren’t far away. Making a meaningful contribution toward those expenses is not only a great way to encourage responsibility; in today’s economy it may be a financial necessity.

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Checks and Balances As soon as your child is old enough (check with your bank or credit union) help them set up a savings account, and a checking account with a debit card.

You may need to be listed on the account along with them, depending on their age. This is where all your training and preparation are put to practical use.

Show them how to write a check and enter it in the register. Make sure your child understands exactly how the various accounts work; there may be fees associated with the checking account, and it may be interest-bearing. Show them how to account for these debits and credits by entering them in the register every month. It’s basic adding and subtracting, but the key is making sure they record all transactions and check online balances regularly to ensure things are running smoothly.

This is not the time you want to hear your teenager exclaim, “I can’t be broke! I still have checks!” So explain to them the consequences of insufficient funds. They need to know that one bounced check, in an account with no overdraft protection, can have a snowball effect, causing multiple bounced checks, each with its own charge and headache. As billionaire Warren Buffett said, “The first rule of becoming wealthy is not to lose money. The second rule is not to forget the first rule.” Your teenager will learn this by managing his own account, but in the beginning, watch carefully and be ready to step in to catch balancing errors or any transactions that aren’t recorded. If caught early, such mistakes can be remedied before too much damage is done.

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Credit Properly managing credit is perhaps the most crucial financial lesson you will teach your child. By the time they enter college, they will likely receive credit card offers on a regular basis. But financial experts will tell you that’s not where credit problems begin. They begin with a young person’s inability to separate wants from needs, and from their unwillingness to delay gratification. A disciplined approach to credit right from the start can keep your child from digging a hole that’s hard to get out of. The single best practice to put in place when you open a credit card is to pay off your balance every month to avoid paying interest.

Taxes, Insurance and Identity Protection Although these things may be lower on your list of priorities, understanding taxes, insurance and how to protect your identity are important for young adults because of the possible ramifications if not handled properly. Before your child leaves for college, or sets up a household on his own, make sure he understands his responsibilities to file and pay taxes in a timely manner. Talk to him about maintaining insurance on his vehicle, and make sure he understands that letting insurance lapse can leave him financially vulnerable in the event of an accident. You can keep your child on your health insurance plan until age 26, unless he can pay for his own. And when it comes to identity protection, experts recommend shredding credit card offers and other financial documents, choosing passwords carefully, and performing credit checks periodically to verify correct information.

Outward appearances of material wealth like extravagant housing, expensive cars or designer clothes aren’t the goals a young adult should strive for as they reach independence. You can help them understand that living within their means, with conservative spending and liberal saving, will enable them to live comfortably and worry-free. That’s a luxury all its own.

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There are computers you can hold in your hand, pocket-sized cameras and robots that do housework.

In this fast-changing world, the only thing certain about the advance of technology is that something more innovative and exciting will almost certainly be available the next time you visit a store, read a newspaper or watch television.

BY ERICA STACY

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the single-most complex machine in the world is one that isn’t new at all, however, and it hasn’t changed much in generations. it’s also relatively simple to operate and is always in use. it’s the human body. until it breaks down, suffers a setback or just won’t do what we expect it to do, the body usually gets taken for granted. that happened with rockingham resident rose hawks who, in 2003, contracted a virus that attacked her heart. Later she was diagnosed with a type of heart failure.

With dilated cardiomyopathy, the heart becomes so weakened and enlarged that it can’t pump efficiently. over time, the resulting stress can cause shortness of breath, swelling of the feet and ankles, rapid pulse, loss of appetite and a chronic cough. the decreased heart function can also affect the lungs, liver and other body systems. hawks was fighting a war with her life-limiting condition and seemed to be losing every battle as she struggled with complications related to her condition. For seven years, she tried to continue working and pursue her normal activities, but she was forced to leave her job in July 2010 and accept disability. still, her health continued to deteriorate. hawks was in and out of the hospital and gave up her routine activities one by one. she couldn’t work and struggled to complete even simple tasks. she was sick and tired all of the time. about a year ago, her physicians recommended that she begin the evaluation process leading up to a heart transplant. after a week of lab studies revealed several issues, she was sent home with orders to begin cardiac rehabilitation. she chose the program offered by Firsthealth of the carolinas.

FirstHealth Cardiac Rehab Firsthealth cardiac rehabilitation is a customized program that helps patients with heart disease adopt a healthier lifestyle. the program includes education, nutrition, behavioral counseling and exercise in a friendly environment.

Participants who attend regular classes develop a camaraderie that is supportive and promotes the healing process. all aspects of cardiac rehab are designed to help the patient decrease their risk factors and slow the progression of their disease.

But exercise and education for someone who had essentially been bedridden for months didn’t seem like a workable solution for hawks.

“When i went for my first appointment, i could hardly walk from my car to the front door,” she says. “i had basically been bedridden for four months. i told the staff that i didn’t think i could do rehab, but i was willing to try.”

Finances were another hurdle that had to be overcome. “i was receiving $1,413 in disability each month and paying $1,572 to continue my insurance through coBra,” hawks says. “even if you aren’t good with numbers, you can see it just didn’t add up. i didn’t have any way to cover the deductible and co-pay for rehab. i needed help, and i didn’t know where to turn. that’s when the Firsthealth staff told me about scholarship opportunities.”

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For about 10 years, the Moore regional hospital Foundation has provided funds to support congestive heart failure (chF) patients who need cardiac rehabilitation, but can’t afford to pay for the service. “the diagnosis of chronic heart failure has historically been a non-covered service by Medicare, with only limited coverage from Medicaid and other providers,” says Jean Barrett, r.n., director of Firsthealth cardiac rehabilitation. “Physicians were eager to refer patients to cardiac rehab, but hit a road block when they were told there was no insurance coverage. as a team, we knew the importance and benefit of this program, so we worked with the Foundation to develop a scholarship for qualified individuals.” the Moore regional hospital Foundation supports services that enhance patient experiences and reinforce the efforts of clinicians who provide those services. since april 2009, 36 patients have received cardiac rehab scholarships totaling $89,406.25. “our mission is to provide the financial support needed to make a difference in health services for our patients and community,” says ron schuch, chair of the Moore regional hospital Foundation. “sometimes our efforts result in facility improvements or equipment purchases. other times, they are used to reach out to the community to meet specific needs.” a core initiative is heart care services. “channeling resources to assist individuals who cannot afford cardiac rehab is a priority,” says schuch. “enabling a patient to participate in the program encourages personal responsibility for their health through effective, proven education and counseling. What’s more, cardiac rehab is a proven investment resulting in lower readmission rates and a better overall quality of life.”

Two programs Firsthealth’s cardiac rehab team actually offers two programs.

Physician-prescribed cardiac rehabilitation is supervised by a team of nurses, exercise physiologists, registered dietitians and physicians and may be recommended for up to 12 weeks. With committed participation, patients can achieve improved fitness levels and quality of life and experience a decrease in cardiac risk factors.

For patients with chF, cardiac rehab is a valuable tool in the management of their disease. these patients have a different set of challenges that are monitored daily and treated throughout the course of their program. Daily weight checks, arrhythmia and high blood pressure detection, medical compliance, signs and symptoms of depression, and increased fatigue are checked to recognize the condition’s onset.

Monitoring these factors and educating the patient to identify and control them helps the patient stay out of the hospital.

Bridge to Wellness is a program for prevention and progression that is designed for cardiac rehab graduates. it is also for those who don’t require monitored rehab but who could benefit from the professional guidance of learning to exercise safely. hawks began cardiac rehab after getting her scholarship in september 2011. “i was barely able to move when i started,” she says. “now i am walking a mile on the treadmill plus doing another machine for 20 minutes. i can’t believe it. My friends and family can’t believe it either.”

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Rose Hawks and Sam Stokes, Fitness Instructor with Cardiac Rehab.

Photo © FirstHealth of the Carolinas

Congestive heart failure Congestive heart failure affects nearly five million Americans of all ages and is responsible for more hospitalizations than all forms of cancer combined. More than 400,000 new cases will be diagnosed in the next year.

Because some of the most common symptoms of CHF, such as fatigue and shortness of breath, are often mistaken for normal signs of getting older, many people don’t even know they have the condition. They may also take steps to avoid CHF’s symptoms – by taking the elevator instead of the stairs, for example, or sleeping with extra pillows or cutting back on their favorite sports.

Through relatively simple lifestyle changes and moderate exercise guided by health professionals, they can lead active, happy lives, however.

“Cardiac Rehab is a definite benefit for patients with heart failure and other forms of heart disease,” says Betsy Young, M.S., a certified exercise specialist and coordinator of the FirstHealth Cardiac Rehab program in Richmond County. “It helps break the vicious cycle of the patient’s initial muscle fatigue and shortness of breath, which decreases the ability to be active and ultimately causes more loss of muscle and additional health issues. Because so many of these patients have been sick for long periods of time and have significant financial challenges, Foundation support is of immeasurable value.”

The results speak for themselves Hawks graduated from Cardiac Rehab in March and then joined Bridge to Wellness, also through a Foundation scholarship. She attends class three times a week, continuing an exercise program that now includes a weekly water exercise class. She understands the impact that continued exercise, education and group support have on her continued good health.

“I feel the best I’ve felt since I first got sick,” she says. “Not only do I feel better, but my cardiologist did an echocardiogram recently that showed improvement in my heart function. My doctor confirmed that it’s because of the rehab program. Cardiac Rehab has not only changed my life, it has saved it. And I couldn’t have joined if not for the scholarship program. I am so, so thankful.”

For more information about FirstHealth’s Cardiac Rehab programs, call (910) 715-1886 in Pinehurst or (910) 410-9542 in Richmond County. To learn more about how you can make a difference for heart patients in the community through your donations, call the Foundation of FirstHealth at (910) 695-7500.

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healthy living

Every tooth counts...

a fit mouth Recently, I completed my first triathalon. At the start of the race I noticed that the gentleman positioned next to me was significantly older than the average athelete and I thought that it was both surprising and commendable that he was making the effort to stay fit.

BY GEETA BHAT, DDS GENERAL DENTIST AND OWNER OF BHAT AND ASSOCIATES FAMILY DENTISTRY IN PINEHURST

I was even more surprised at the end of the race when I realized that “grandpa” had out swam me, out rode me and out ran me to the finish. I left that race that day with only one thought ... getting older is not what it used to be. It is amazing how the changes in our longevity and expectations for our futures have shifted through the years. Historically, people assumed losing their teeth was a natural part of the aging process and were resigned to that outcome. Nowadays, things are different. People are living much longer and with the new advances in dental medicine we not only want a quality of life when it comes to our teeth and gums – we expect it. However, in order to ensure that our mouth stays fit we must make an effort towards dental fitness. Imagine if you could not laugh with your kids or smile with confidence or eat your absolute favorite foods. Now imagine the reverse. What if your child could not laugh with you, smile with confidence or eat their favorite foods because of dental issues? Many people I talk to are afraid to go to their dentist because of apprehension and anxiety. This anxiety about dentistry also prevents them from seeking care for their children, which is recommended by the ADA from age one all the way to

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senior status. the good news is that it doesn’t need to be that way. My priority when building a dental office is to make it a place that doesn’t feel like a dental office.

Whether you are seeking treatment for yourself or for your child, the environment should feel warm, comfortable, happy and relaxed so you can feel at ease to begin your journey. i once heard that all relationships are built one conversation at a time, and that is the best place to start.

Find a great dentist and talk to them. tell them your concerns, your fears, and your goals for you or your child. if you like the conversation then have another one and work towards your goals together. good health for a long, fit life is within your reach and as close as your nearest phone. and remember ... every tooth counts!

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Hollyhocks Art Gallery held its spring open house, Spring Fling, on April 26th. It was an evening of great art, delicious appetizers and good wine from Elliotts.

On April 28th Mira Foundation USA held the 3rd annual Dining in the Dark fundraiser. Guests dined blindfolded in order to experience how flavors become more intense and aromas more tantalizing when you cannot see. Mira provides guide dogs to visually impaired young people.

1. Gallery owner Jane Casnellie with Don Hamilton. 2. Ron & Dolores Muller, Judi & Bill Schanilec and Margo Murphy.

3. Artists Diane Kraudelt and Deane Billings. 4. Franceska Aaron with Nancy Sadler.

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notable women of pinehurst Audrey Moriarty, Executive Director of the Given Memorial Library and Tufts Archives, presented a program titled “The Notable Women of Pinehurst” to the Women of Weymouth organization on April 16th at Weymouth Center.

1. Betsy Laflin, guest speaker Audrey Moriarty & Judy McCaffrey. 2. Jackie Rosenblum, Kathy Poteat & Nancy Weisser. 3. Elizabeth Kimsey, Kathy Evans, Jean Neil & Cos Barnes. 4. Mary Bryson, Cynthia McIver & Marion Gaida.

5. Sue Priest with Beulah Warren.

village chapel tea On May 22nd the 4th Annual Village Chapel Tea was held at the Village Chapel in Pinehurst.

1. Event co-chairs Pennie Clack and Betty Mangum.

2. Singer Janis Nestor, Mary Biggar, Mary Spotts and Shirley Nelson. 3. Cecilia TenBraak, featured speaker Betty Miller, Kris Dahlberg and Emily Hamilton. 4. Lee Stanly, Linda Donnelly, women’s ministry chair Eleanora Voelkel, Nancy Clay and Irene Sauter.

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On May 14th the Sandhills Woman’s Exchange held its 2012 fashion show at the Pinehurst Member’s Club. Fashions were courtesy of Stein Mart. The Exchange is celebrating its 89th year of helping others help themselves.

1. Fashion show models. 2. Carole Southon, President Karen Lehto, Debbie Ewing, Dot Yetso and Bev Tyler. 3. Joanne Hodges, 50-50 winner Joyce Baumann and Maureen Papp.

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the glory of nature The Glory of Nature art exhibit featuring work by artists Margo Matarese and Martha Tournas was held at the Artist Exchange on May 6th.

1. Annette Martin, featured artist Margo Matarese and Cindy Edgars. 2. Terry Lowry with featured artist Martha Tournas.

3. Fred & MaryAnn Kirschhoch, Fred Hoffecher and Liz Polston.

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On May 5th Given on the Green was held at the Carolina Hotel. This gala evening was modeled after the New York Tavern on the Green in Central Park and is a fundraiser for the Given Memorial Library and Tufts Archives in Pinehurst.

On April 17th the 2012 Governor’s Award for Volunteerism was presented to Pam Partis and Angela Zumwalt and the Citizen’s Pet Responsibility Committee for the work they do educating fourth graders about being responsible pet owners.

1. Given library Executive Director Audrey Moriarty with Katherine & Chris Stevenson. 2. Owner of the Red Door restaurant in Pinehurst – Betse Hamilton. 3. Barbara Jandera, Mary Ann Mills, Rita Menzies, Jean Funderburg and Judy Silver.

4. Jack & Janet Farrell.

1. County commissioner Jimmy Melton presenting the award to Pam Partis and Angela Zumwalt. 2. Barbara Ross, Angela Zumwalt, Linda Hubbard and Pam Partis. 3. Linda Hubbard, Kathy Constantino and Tess, Nancy Copeland and Chinook, Tammy Foster and Stubben. 4. Doris & Bill Russell with Tux and Max. PinehurstMagazine.com | 71

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tennis ‘n tartes On May 15th Tennis ‘N Tartes, benefiting the Arts Council of Moore County, took place at Pinehurst Country Club. A morning of tennis was followed by lunch at the tennis center.

herb garden workshop On May 5th the Sandhills Horticultural Society held a herb container garden workshop. Linda Hamwi instructed participants on growing herbs and each person planted an herb garden to take home.

1. Event organizers Connie Petrillo and Diane Jones. 2. Julia Perkins, Betty Milligan, Maureen Hirsch, Barb Horan, Jan Staaf, Sue Keenan and Vickie Rushing. 3. Elizabeth O’Brien, Aurele Timken, Susan Foster and Barbara Hayboret.

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The Sandhills Photography Club met on May 14th for their monthly meeting. The guest speaker was photographer Edward Smith on nature photography.

On May 21st the Women of Weymouth held their Strawberry Festival. The event is the end-of-the-year luncheon for this organization that raises funds for the Weymouth Center in Southern Pines.

1. Guest speaker Edward Smith. 2. Susan Capstick, Marti Derleth and Barbara Milson. 3. Linda Piechota with Larry and Bobbie Benade. 4. John German, Bill Matthews and Edward Smith.

1. Kathy Evans & Gerry Turk with guest pianist Sean Moore. 2.

Marion Gaida, Cynthia McIver and Muriel Ryder. 3. Beulah Warren, Annette Daniels and Cos Barnes. 4. Carol Van Zanten, Susan Newnam and Cathy Jones. 5. Liz Stern and Ann McAllister.

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People sipped, shopped and sampled as they strolled through the Village of Pinehurst on the Pinehurst Wine Walk on the evening of May 19th. Proceeds from the event benefit the Food Bank.

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1. Richard & Pat Smith and Barbara & Fred Nuenighoff with La Feme Château owner Deborah Myatt. 2. Gary & Liz Denman and CoolSweats owners Bruce & Barbara Bishop. 3. Kurt & Barbara Kreuger, Marie & Jim O’Brien, Willem & Heidi Martins and Sheila & Shelly Rappoport. 4. Keith Stark with Gemma Gallery owner Lisa Whipple. 5. Beth Bennington, Mark Bodenheimer, Potpourri owner Eldora Wood, Bill Wood and Kathe & Bill Beegle.

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healing garden celebrates opening The Healing Garden at the Clara McLean House at FirstHealth in Pinehurst celebrated its official opening on the evening of May 19th. A place for peace, reflection and hope is open to the public.

1. Garden designers Lynda Acker and Cassie Willis. 2. Richie & Rhonda Cole with Amy Davis. 3. Director of the Clara McLean House Rebecca Ainslie with Polly Bell. 4. Marge Davis and Marjorie & Jan Ludwig.

carriage classic On May 18th, 19th & 20th the Carriage Classic in the Pines was held at the Harness Track in Pinehurst. The event culminated with a parade through the Village of Pinehurst on Sunday morning.

1. Noah Small with Bedford. 2. Mary Anne Schaad, Peggy Baldwin, Dana Bright, Linda Emerson and Herman Hoberecht. 3. Linda Ward & Casper. 4. Mickie Bowen and Tommy Doonan. 5. Peggy Keeler, Ann Mitchell & Salute. 6. Ashley Romeo and Peggy Andrus with DBS Black Tie Affair. 7. Janette Jones & Ouorum’s EF 8. Ben, Sarah and Frances Fischer with Sarah Mann.

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