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MAy/June 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 • Jenni Hart Robyn James • Dolores Muller • Robert Gable • Brenda Bouser Kate Turgeon • Mark Elliott • Beverly Reddinger • Ofelia Melley, MD photography McKenzie Photography

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As temperatures begin to soar, as they always do in May and June, you might want to spend a lazy afternoon browsing the shops in the Sandhills. I’ve met a number of amazing folks doing the same thing. Take Eldora Wood, owner of The Potpourri. At 87, she still goes to work every day. Check out Labor of Love on page 12, where we explore some of the longest-owned businesses in our area. Speaking of longevity, take a look at Elizabeth and Jim Fisher’s newly restored log cabin from 1915. There were challenges to preserving the original craftsmanship of this traditional American home, but with the help of Alex Bowness of Bowness Custom Homes, it happened. And what a showplace! Fisher re-used original lanterns, curtains and cabinetry, which blends seamlessly with improvements made to give the cabin necessary creature comforts. For a story that will touch your heart, check out Jumping Hurdles on page 62 and meet the people responsible for rescuing these amazing horses when they need it most. Here at Pinehurst Magazine, we love pets and we want to meet yours. Please send us your pet stories and pictures for our September/October issue. Your stories can be funny, matterof-fact or poignant. It doesn’t matter; we just want to hear from you! Send your information to heath@pinehurstmagazine.com. Finally, we want to let you know how much we appreciate your comments, opinions and ideas. They’re important to us; and we consider every single one. Thank you and keep reading! Sincerely, Jill Futch Publisher

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features 12 LABOR OF LOVE Successful family-owned businesses require an immense amount of time and dedication – and often oodles of patience 16 THE GOOD KARMA CABIN Nearly 100 years ago, in 1915, the Andrews family, par t of the Quaker Oats empire, built a fine home in Pinehurst. 18 SIGNS OF LIFE On the Move – Area housing market is heating up af ter an extended lull 22 OUTDOOR ENTERTAINING It’s time to break out the outdoor entertaining supplies – or better yet – get some new ones!

may/june 2012 contents 28 OPENING SOME EYES Pinehurst No. 2 restoration sets the stage for U.S. Open golf in 2014 48 SHORTS... IT’S A SPRING THING Spring fashion takes a look at spring shor ts and tops

in every issue 26 wine review 32 ask athena 40 calendar 45 professional spotlight

52 TECHNICALLY A MISUNDERSTANDING Smar tphone foibles are comical, confusing, chaotic 56 LIFE INSURANCE Pi n e h u r s t M a g a z i n e e x p l o r e s y o u r options when it comes to life insurance 62 JUMPING HURDLES How horses and the people who love them beat the odds

46 chef’s corner 54 book review 55 golfer’s corner 64 firsthealth spotlight 70 sandhills sightings

On the cover: Princess is a 11 year old mare owned by Melissa Adams of Refugio Farm in Southern Pines. Photo taken by McKenzie Photography.

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Local Businesses Standing the Test of Time Whether it’s following in your father’s footsteps, following your dream or following your heart, successful family-owned businesses require an immense amount of time and dedication – and often oodles of patience. For the four featured local businesses that have stood the test of time along with rough economic stretches, there are heartfelt feelings of accomplishment at the start of every day when the key turns and the front door opens to what matters the most – customers. “i hope to do this until the end,” says harold Locklear, owner of Locklear cabinet and Woodwork outside of rowland, a company that has been in business since 1959.

and in the Village of Pinehurst, you can still find 87-year-old eldora Wood wrapping gifts at her shop on the corner. how long will eldora keep greeting customers with a smile? Well, one of her aunt’s just passed away at the ripe young age of 105. “People say, ‘she must be oK since she’s coming to work every day,”’ says the longtime owner of Potpourri. “i really know my customers so well; when certain people come in i know exactly what they are looking for.” here are four businesses that have serviced the sandhills for three decades or more...and stood the test of time.

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Paul Harkness (left) and Mark Hawkins first met in Florida in the late 1960s and have been partners in Southern Pines for almost three decades.

Hawkins & Harkness (Fine Jewelers) Paul harkness still remembers meeting Mark hawkins on Mary street in coconut grove in 1969, and setting up a rudimentary roadside jewelry stand together at the edge of the Florida everglades, fighting the lizards and spiders for work space. after heading in different directions, the two reunited in 1983, opening a jewelry store in the heart of southern Pines. they have been producing hand-crafted works of art together ever since in a much more sophisticated setting than their early Florida venture – in the old historic bank building on Broad street. “having two heads and somebody to bounce things off of is great,” said hawkins. “With our job the main thing is often figuring out how you’re going to do it. so many times in here i’ll say, ‘Well, i wouldn’t have thought of that, but he did.’ that’s why there are two of us.” the success hawkins & harkness remains quite simple: the two owners work on your custom piece of jewelry from start-to-finish, making it truly a custom piece. in addition, several thousands of jewelry items are carefully placed in their showcases for purchase on site. “the day-to-day jewelry business is hard work,” harkness said, staring straight ahead as he talks between flame-to-metal manipulations of a ring. “the traditional jewelry shop in new York will have a designer, a wax production team, a casting and fabricating shop, jewelers that do the mechanical part of it, stone setters and polishers, and sales people who move it out the front door. Well, we do all of that ourselves. We don’t have a team of people here working to each individual portion of the process. that is probably the key; we don’t have to rely on anybody else to produce our items. By the same token we don’t have to pay anybody else and we’ve been able to keep our prices reasonable.”

“Having two heads and somebody to bounce things off of is great,” said Hawkins. “With our job the main thing is often figuring out how you’re going to do it.”

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Holly Inn (Boutique Hotel) James Walker tufts opened the holly inn on new Year’s eve 1895 to great fanfare, and 117 years later its character and charm remain a sought after commodity in Pinehurst. “You talk about southern, to sit on a covered front porch with a cocktail watching the world go by – it’s wonderful,” said scott Brewton, senior executive vice president and general manager of Pinehurst resort, which purchased the historic inn in 1997. “if you happen to be driving down the street you look over and you want to be on the porch. it just looks comfortable.” at first glance, the holly inn and its stark white majestic simplicity, appears to be an oversized bed & breakfast, but get past the front columns and a maze of hallways display 82 rooms in what the resort likes to calls its “boutique property.” “it is quaint, and for some people that can translate into cozy or romantic, so that helps it stand the test of time,” Brewton said. about one-third the size of its bigger sister around the corner, the carolina inn, the holly inn attracts loyal customers who appreciate the “character” of the hotel and the overall ease of walking out the front door and virtually spilling onto the Village of Pinehurst streets. the holly inn’s two restaurants are diversely unique. the casual tavern proudly displays an authentic oak bar where fish & chips are the staple, while 1895 is fine southern cuisine with angus beef offerings and the famous thomas Jefferson biscuits. the holly inn’s winning formula for more than a century? “Just peace and quiet,” Brewton said. “and it’s perfect for exploring on foot.” some would say similar to 1895.

One of the unique features of the 117-year-old Holly Inn (above) is its central location in the Village of Pinehurst. Eldora Wood, 87, still travels to markets to order items for her upscale gift shop.

Potpourri (Gift Shop) how long has eldora Wood been a part of the Village of Pinehurst fabric? Long enough to recall how her gift shop used to hand deliver purchases to the front doorsteps of patrons. “We would see to it that it got there,” she said. “i can’t believe we used to do that.” the 87-year-old owner of Potpourri still gift wraps purchases for free, adding that “personal touch” to her unique upscale shop she took over from helen “hemmie” tufts, a third generation wife of the famous tufts Dynasty. eldora used to drive her good friend to raleigh to catch a plane to atlanta, where the two went to “market” to shop for items for the store. “i remember we were always looking for wine glasses at market because there was a lot of entertaining that went on in Pinehurst,” she said. “that’s the way i learned about retail. then after i bought the shop in 1980 if there were classes at the local college i would go to see what i could learn. that’s how i learned about retail.” 14 | PinehurstMagazine.coM

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as she nears 90, Wood still heads to market...and keeps an ear open as she mingles with customers, many of whom are on a first-name basis. if you’re on vacation and walked down to the Village from the nearby carolina hotel, there’s a good chance eldora will know your name before you leave the shop. “You have to listen to people,” she said. “i always try to hear what they are saying about what i have in the shop. and people like to be talked to and paid attention to. that’s important in our Village because it is a very homey place.”

Locklear Cabinet and Woodwork have provided custom kitchen cabinets to homes in the Sandhills since 1959.

Locklear Cabinet and Woodwork (Custom cabinets) With power tools and saws firing at a noisy clip, dust flying and 14-hour work days the norm at Locklear cabinet and Woodwork, it is difficult for owner harold Locklear to secure quiet time. that’s why Locklear looks forward to his 45-minute rides through the country to southern Pines, where the wood cabinet company, opened in 1959, has been designing custom kitchens for some of the top golf-course homes in the sandhills for decades. “oh, it would be hard for me to say how many trips i’ve made since i’ve been driving there since the 1970s. Just the mileage alone would be astronomical,” the 58-year-old Locklear says of his weekly treks north on highway 501. “My quiet time is when i leave Laurinburg and head into aberdeen. there is a stretch where the cell phone doesn’t get a signal; that’s my peaceful time. it is my moment to just think.” and reflect on his life as a woodworker, having swept the floors as a youngster in his father’s business before “graduating” to sander, custom designer and now business owner for a company located in the state’s low country between rowland and Pembroke. Locklear cabinet is unique and a throwback in the industry, using little or no fabrication to build their product with its wood shipped in from northwest north carolina or Virginia. “We are a true custom cabinet builder,” Locklear says. “We bring in the raw material and we make 95 percent of our wood products. “it’s a challenge,” he adds. “each job you do is different, each kitchen has its own design and own character. You learn something every day.”

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A playhouse cabin in Pinehurst, restored and charming, makes for a great place to live. BY CHRISTA GALA

Nearly 100 years ago, in 1915, the Andrews family, part of the Quaker Oats empire, built a fine home in Pinehurst. In the back of the main property, the family built an 800-square foot cabin, a playhouse for their three sons. in the fifties, the tufts family bought the property and for decades enjoyed the homestead. But by the time elizabeth and Jim Fisher, originally of Muncie, in, stumbled upon the properties, the little log cabin needed a lot of work. But, oh, was it fantastic. and today it stands, nearly 100 years later, completely restored. But you can’t get to the end without first knowing the beginning – and the rest of the journey.

A happy place “When i first saw the property and the cabin, it needed a lot of work,” admits elizabeth Fisher. “the whole bottom third of the cabin was rotten. But i just fell in love with it; my husband and i both did. it was so charming.” the two-room log cabin was built from pine trees cut right from the lot. it had two fireplaces, but no running water, air conditioning or heating, save a big wood stove. some old gas lanterns had been electrified; that was the cabin’s only light source.

as renovations progressed, the challenges mounted. But Fisher said she and her husband never had second thoughts. in their eyes, it had always been a happy place, and the couple wanted to restore that more than anything. “the tufts family would have christmas morning and big family gatherings out in the cabin,” says Fisher. “it has good karma.”

Getting started the Fishers contacted alex Bowness, owner of Bowness custom homes, to handle the cabin renovation. “the first challenge was trying to find a company that specialized in log cabin repairs,” says Bowness. “i went through quite a few sources.” Bowness ended up choosing a firm in traverse city, Michigan. the company discovered a lot of rot. “the bottom logs had basically ‘pancaked,’” says Bowness. “that means you go from an oval circle to a pancake with some of these logs.” Logs from Michigan were brought in to replace rotten logs. the team cleaned and sanded the logs, treated them for termites and then stained and sealed them. the chinking of the cabin also had to be redone. “When you see the white between the logs in a log cabin, that’s chinking,” explains Bowness. “they had to do all new chink, and they basically hand-sanded the old stains off,” says Fisher. “We picked a color that matched the original color, so we kept the color scheme the same.”

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‘What would the cabin want?’ once structural repairs were made, Bowness got to work installing a bathroom off one of the largest rooms, using space that had formerly been for storage. the cabin also needed a kitchen, which Bowness managed to carve out in a corner of the larger living space. a window seat was added to compensate for the lost storage in the bedroom; a tiny half bath was also added to the main room. the projects presented challenges. “the cabin only had an eight-inch crawl space, so we had to run the plumbing outdoors,” says Bowness. “With the electric, we were able to pull up enough floorboards that we could fish the wires from one end of the cabin to the other. We fished them up through this very tiny attic space. We had to put the electric panel outdoors because there just wasn’t room for it anywhere.” “We had a lot of interaction with the Fishers,” says Bowness. “it always came down to, ‘how would the cabin want to be?’” Doors were reused, and old lanterns refurbished. some of the original features just couldn’t be salvaged. “We wanted to keep the old windows, but they were just in too bad a condition,” says Fisher. “so we put new windows in, and they put in a ductless heat and air system.” Finding kitchen cabinetry that could be installed properly on log cabin walls proved to be tricky, but a local company took on the challenge, hand-making cabinets. Fisher used items from the main house to furnish the cabin. “i reused the stainless steel sink from the butler’s pantry of the main house as my kitchen sink here in the cabin,” she says. “it’s a big tub with a stainless steel piece that comes off the side that’s like countertop. it’s a cool old sink. it was important to reuse as much as possible.” a corner cabinet, original from 1915, had been removed by one of the tufts brothers, who sold it back to the Fishers. “We’re also using the original curtains that were in here. We had them dry-cleaned and they look fabulous,” adds Fisher. the Fishers’ daughter, Marygrace Flythe, president of Mg Flythe Design in raleigh, managed the interior design of the cabin, preserving the charm of the original structure.

‘A jewel’ although renovating the cabin was a lot of work, renovations lasted just a few months and the couple moved into the cabin in March. “We love it,” says Fisher. “i just had my first slumber party with my mom and my sister last night.” the Fishers bought several rooms of furniture from the main house from the tufts family, including the original dining table used by the andrews family in the early 1900s and some vintage rugs. the finished product is both charming and modern, exactly what the couple envisioned when renovations commenced in early December. “We wanted it to be usable square footage, not just something you could use certain times of the year,” says Fisher. “We knew it was a jewel the whole time.” Bowness feels like he’s come full circle, remodeling the original american home. “the successful thing was that the Fishers wanted the right thing for the cabin, and that’s what we did. When you look at it, it looks like that’s the way it always was.” PinehurstMagazine.coM | XX

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Confidence Spurs Sandhills Real Estate Market BY JENNI HART

As with other sectors of the economy, the residential real estate market has been in a slump. Though relatively insulated compared to other markets, Moore County has not been immune to the national trend of sluggish sales and deflated pricing. Luxury properties, for which our area is widely known, have been hit especially hard. But many real estate agents are expressing guarded optimism, as they experienced more activity in the first quarter of 2012 than the same period last year.

Carolyn Hallett:

Those tried and true important things haven’t changed: Pristine landscaping, blooming plants out front, neutral paint, and declutter. It’s hard for sellers to put away family photos and personal treasures, but you just have to do it.

“So far listings and sales of homes are both trending up,” says Carolyn Hallett, Broker/Realtor with Prudential Gouger O’Neal and Saunders. “Although we’re still officially in a buyer’s market, more potential buyers are now actually purchasing, which is encouraging sellers to see it’s time to get their homes on the market. We’ve been far busier in this first quarter than in 2011.” Martha Gentry, Moore County’s top selling agent for over a decade, agrees. “I feel more energy in the market than I have in three years,” she says. As Co-Broker/Owner of Re/Max Prime Properties and team leader of Martha Gentry’s Home Selling Team, Gentry says she feels very positive about the way the first quarter ended. “In most price ranges, I believe that high supply and lower demand will keep prices from making a significant rebound through the end of the year, but I think sales will continue to strengthen,” she adds. “It’s also a very good sign that some of our more expensive properties are beginning to have great activity.” Linda Criswell, Broker/Realtor with Prudential Gouger O’Neal and Saunders, points to the fact that in our area, while sales have been slow, we haven’t experienced the wild fluctuations that have

Linda Criswell: I recommend a

pre-listing home inspection so the seller can reveal and remedy any hidden issues. Also, an appraisal is a great tool for validating the asking price of the home, especially if the home features unique qualities or location.

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impacted other markets across the country. “Moore county has been very fortunate not to see the drastic “fall out” in pricing and foreclosures that much of the country has seen; however, we have seen some price adjustments take place to compensate for the slower market,” she says. “For 2012, we should have a very strong year with more prospective buyers entering the market.” Whether you’re in the market to buy a new or existing home, or you’re planning to build, the sandhills area offers unparalleled potential for making a sound investment. “there are very good properties available at terrific values,” says Maureen clark, Broker with clark Properties of Prudential gouger o’neal and saunders. a native of southern Pines, clark specializes in distinctive luxury and golf homes, as well as horse farms and land. “it’s a strong buyer’s market,” she adds. a lot of those buyers will be new to the area, and are drawn to the sandhills for its many unique qualities. gail clark has worked in real estate for 12 years and serves exclusively as a Broker with national realty. she works with clients who relocate to the area because they appreciate the cultural and

Martha Gentry:

trust an agent that knows the market inside and out and can help you position your property to be competitive. have your property in the very best showing condition, then turn on the lights and leave.

Whether you’re in the market to buy a new or existing home, or you’re planning to build, the offers unparalleled potential for making a sound investment.

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staging is so important, and there are many websites that offer excellent ideas for updating and staging your home for the market.

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Every seller has goals: selling their home quickly, and as close to the original asking price as possible. Your real estate agent shares those goals, which is why you should listen carefully to their suggestions.

recreational activities of a larger metropolitan area, but within a small town setting. “Sandhills residents have the luxury of 43 of the finest North Carolina golf courses within a 15-mile radius, a variety of entertainment options, charming surroundings, an energetic business climate and a high quality of life,” she says. Janet Williams, with Longleaf Lifestyle, adds that newcomers come to enjoy the mild temperatures in an area that still offers the distinct change in seasons. “And we can’t forget our area’s excellent medical care, which plays an important role in buyers selecting the Sandhills,” she adds. Many of the real estate professionals we spoke with have seen a shift in what their buyers are looking for. Carolyn Hallett is working with more buyers asking for smaller, cozier, more manageable homes and yards. She says buyers are willing to trade square footage for more amenities. “Thanks probably to HGTV, they’re much more savvy and certain about what they want in their new home,” she says. Gourmet kitchens and spacious, updated baths still top the list. And granite, stainless, tile and hardwood flooring are finishes that are becoming standard at nearly every price point. In addition, more of her clients are looking for outdoor entertaining and cooking spaces. Gentry adds that while many buyers are looking for less square footage, adaptable floorplans are very appealing. “Smaller homes with open floorplans, office areas, plenty of storage and oversized garages are really in demand,” she says. So where does that leave you if you’re ready to move and your house isn’t ready to see you go? Market professionals stress that a seller has to be willing to do the necessary work to get a house ready for prime time. Every seller has two goals: selling their home quickly, and as close to the original asking price as possible. Your real estate agent shares those goals, which is why you should listen carefully to their suggestions. Because your home will have a lot of competition, you have to be objective about the product you’re offering potential buyers.

Maureen Clark :

There are very good properties available at terrific values.

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if you begin with the end in mind, it will be easier to live with the upfront costs associated with getting your house ready to sell. Most real estate professionals agree that in today’s market, some of the following suggestions are no longer optional – they’re an absolute necessity. First, today’s buyer is an educated consumer. Before they even step foot in your house, they’re very likely familiar with its interior. thanks to the internet it’s now possible to tour an entire property and either eliminate it or put it on the short list. if you want your home to pass this crucial first test, imagine a potential buyer looking at photos of spacious, uncluttered, bright rooms, featuring a neutral color palette that helps them envision their own belongings filling that space. that will get them from the internet to your front door. an agent may recommend fixes that are a bit more time-consuming and costly. a smart seller will at least consider them carefully. Whether it’s exterior or interior painting, installing neutral tile in a bath, or replacing worn or outdated fixtures, you may miss a selling opportunity by ignoring your realtor’s suggestions. When you’re anxious to take the big step, many months on the market

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are not only discouraging, they’re also expensive. When your home sells quickly and you’ve received the final sale price you were hoping for, it will be worth that initial cost. When a home languishes on the market for eight or ten months or longer, feedback from potential buyers will often reveal that these little efforts would have made a difference in the way they viewed your property. Maybe like a lot of folks, you’ve been patiently riding out the fluctuating interest rates, wondering when the prices will hit rock bottom, and waiting for the right time to make a move. Many experts agree that time is now.

Gail Clark: sellers should not neglect

garages. a cluttered home and garage gives buyers the impression the home does not have enough space.

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outdoor It’s time to break out the outdoor entertaining supplies – or better yet – get some new ones! Check out what’s new in entertaining. From retro dinnerware to monograms to invitattions, this is your chance to get creative!

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This lovely, elegant furntire is both stylish and durable. Summer Classics offers several different styles and fabric choices to match any decor. Available at Summer Classics

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For any special occasion you are celebrating, invite guests with a personalized invitation that goes beyond just inviting to setting the tone for your event. From elegant gold bordered for evening soirĂŠes, to creating a completely unique invitation, William Arthur Stationery has the invitation styles you need to create a notable event. Available at RSVP

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BY ROBYN JAMES, PROPRIETOR, THE WINE CELLAR & TASTING ROOM

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grilled beef We often think that warm weather means meals of lighter fare, fresh fish, shellfish and chicken dishes. Truthfully, this is the optimum and most popular time to cook your beef or bison in the most desirable way: on your outdoor grill. High quality game meats are now available throughout the year; in fact, fresh wild game meats are often of the highest quality from April to November when these animals are receiving the very best nutrition. Delicious, freshly grilled meats call for wines different from those red meat winter dishes of cassolets and stews. Here are the perfect wines to complement your bison or beef barbecue!

ELK COVE DRY ROSE’ OF PINOT NOIR OREGON, Approx. $17 This wine would go great on a hot summer day with a cold Bison steak salad! Fragrant with white flowers and showing freshness with aromas of watermelon and red strawberry fruit! Bright, crisp acidity cuts through the beef! Bon appétit!

TROUBLEMAKER RED PASO ROBLES, Approx. $18 “This is fresh and lively, its flavors lasting on black pepper, cigar tobacco, cranberry and ginger. The purple richness of fruit is built for drinking with burgers.” RATED A BEST BUY, 89 POINTS, WINE & SPIRITS MAGAZINE

CHATEAU PUY-BLANQUET ST. EMILION GRAND CRU BORDEAUX, Approx. $27 Red Bordeaux is your quintessential filet match! “Powerful, but smooth, with ripe milk chocolate and sweetness. Very velvety in texture, with just enough acidity.” RATED 90 POINTS, THE WINE ENTHUSIAST

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THE EDGE CABERNET SAUVIGNON NAPA VALLEY, Approx. $24 “a tremendous value. hard to believe it’s so good, considering the price. the details of its origins and winemaker are mysterious, but it’s worth a special search. rich and dry, it’s packed with classic blackberry, black currant, blueberry and cedar flavors, wrapped into firm, smooth tannins.” For bacon-wrapped filet! rateD 92 Points, the Wine enthusiast

MONTE ANTICO SANGIOVESEMERLOT-CABERNET SAUVIGNON TUSCANY, Approx. $12 “here’s a cheerful and well-priced blend of sangiovese (85%), Merlot and cabernet sauvignon with good density and concentration backed by aromas of spice, blackberry and wet earth. the wine is fresh and clean and imparts fresh berry flavors.” rateD 88 Points, the Wine enthusiast

TIKAL PATRIOTA ARGENTINA, Approx. $22 “a blend of 60% Malbec and 40% Bonarda aged for 12 months in French and american oak. a glass-coated opaque purple color, it sports an enticing nose of asian spices, incense, lavender, plum and blueberry. in the glass it opens to reveal a ripe, plush, savory wine with no hard edges. Drink this well-balanced, lengthy wine over the next 5-6 years. it is also an outstanding value.” rateD 91 Points, roBert ParKer, the Wine aDVocate PinehurstMagazine.coM | XX

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OPENING Pinehurst No. 2 Restoration Sets the Stage for Exciting and Compelling U.S. Open Golf in 2014

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A U.S. Open without rough? Wider fairways? Maybe a record-setting score? Is the United States Golf Association and executive director Mike Davis all of a sudden getting soft after 110 years of what many label as sadistic and nerve-rattling golfing conditions during our nation’s premier golf championship? BY DAVID DROSCHAK

in fact, Davis can’t hide his excitement of what might potentially unfold two years from now when both the men’s and women’s u.s. opens are staged in consecutive weeks on Pinehurst resort’s no. 2 course. the usga golf doubleheader is history in itself, but the recent restoration of the famed Donald ross layout will provide golfers with an entirely different look and feel than the two previous u.s. opens staged here in 1999 and 2005 – and potentially a double-digit under par winner. Just twice since 1895 has the open produced a winning score reaching 10-under or better – in 2000 when tiger Woods lapped the field at Pebble Beach at 12-under, and last year at congressional as rory Mcllroy took advantage of wet conditions to card a 16-under score. “if 10-under is the winning score and the golf course played properly, in other words it was a difficult test and a fair test, then that’s really what we’re looking for, trying to identify the best player that week,” Davis told Pinehurst Magazine. “We want to have it play hard – that is kind of the trademark of the u.s. open – but i’m committed that we don’t want to try to trick up Pinehurst no. 2 just to have a higher winning score.”

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narrow fairways, Bermuda rough and the treacherous turtleback ross greens played havoc with players in 1999 and 2005, with Payne stewart winning at 1-under and Michael campbell coming in at even-par – traditional u.s. open-winning numbers. But a course that was once wall-to-wall green grass has been restored to its 1940s look of wider fairways giving way to barren sandy wasteland, with less irrigation providing a more “natural” appeal. Because of such a drastic transformation being performed on one of the world’s high-profile courses, the restoration of no. 2 has received tons of attention and architects staging the work – Bill coore and Ben crenshaw, who is a hall of Fame player and one of the game’s dedicated historians – are adding to the hype. “the course is like night and day, it couldn’t be more different,” Davis said. “on a scale of one to 10 it’s easily a 10 what Bill and Ben pulled off. it is just fantastic what they’ve done. they really have restored Pinehurst no. 2 to what was so unique about it. the two prominent features that made no. 2 such a memorable and wonderful course were the greens, and when you got off the fairway those very natural, sandy areas. Pinehurst no. 2 never had rough, at least rough the way we think of rough as grass.” “We’ve had great, great discussions with Mike Davis of the usga, who is not concerned if scores dip a little bit,” crenshaw said. “We certainly did our work and stated many times that what we were trying to do was best for the resort. Yes, some for the usga, but we changed the {fairway} lines considerably from what the usga used before in the previous opens. the course is the same golf course, but with a different sort of lines. in our minds it is more strategic, which was our bottom line.” With more and more players booming drives over 300 yards, certain u.s. open venues have added length to their layouts (when possible) or changed par to remain a viable venue for open competition. Pinehurst was one of those courses, and some length was also added during the recent restoration. however, the course has now basically “run out of room” when it comes to expanding its footprint. so, the next best thing, really a stroke of genius by the Pinehurst resort ownership and management team, was to try to restore the intended ross shot value and “penalty” segment of the layout. tearing out 40 acres of sod and transplanting 100,000 wire grass “hazards” from a nearby field in Jackson springs, coore and crenshaw have provided that “wispy” and natural appearance ross created in 1905 as wider fairways give way to, well, anybody’s guess once it rolls into the sandy graveyards.

“The course is like night and day, it couldn’t be more different,” Davis said. “On a scale of one to 10; it’s easily a 10 what Bill and Ben pulled off. It is just fantastic what they’ve done.

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“You can stand on a tee now and you see this wonderful contrast between fairway and the sandy areas,” Davis said. “Before you stood on a tee and it was just all one color of Bermuda grass and the distinction between fairway and rough was hard, if not almost impossible to see.

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n the upcoming months, the Village of Pinehurst will release its new logo that was designed by Wilson-McGuire Creative in Winston-Salem, NC. The new logo reflects the Village’s historic tradition, but with a nod to the future. Village elected officials, staff, residents, and business owners provided input into the design that was approved by the Village Council in March. The new logo will be used to promote the Village as both a retail and historic destination.

“Those sandy areas give the course a more vertical dimension to the landscape, and from a beauty perspective the contrasts between the sandy areas and the turf is stunning,” said Bob Farren, director of grounds and golf course management at Pinehurst Resort who helped coordinate No. 2’s overhaul. “And the course is not fully irrigated, so sometimes it gets dry and you can have different shades of green in the fairways, all the way down to brown.” Davis has been to Pinehurst a number of times since the restoration, and charted drives from males and females playing in the annual North & South Amateur Championships last summer, trying to gauge some of the landing areas and potential setup possibilities. And with a substantial reduction in sprinkler heads, Davis expects No. 2 to provide a fast and firm tract – just like the USGA wants. “You can stand on a tee now and you see this wonderful contrast between fairway and the sandy areas,” Davis said. “Before you stood on a tee and it as just all one color of Bermuda grass and the distinction between fairway and rough was hard, if not almost impossible to see. “Those vast sandy areas are not a feature you can have at many other golf courses around the world,” said Davis, who has been in charge of the U.S. Open course setups since 2005. “It just happens to be unique, that sand barren area of that part of North Carolina. The vegetation that grows in those areas; it makes for such a visually exciting golf course when you expose the sand. But one other thing it does is gives golfers a shot that they rarely have at other golf courses, whether it’s hardpan or soft sand or up against some wire grass or off some pine needles. It makes for just wonderful fun.” Fun and unpredictability. That randomness, along with the Ross turtleback greens, makes it okay for Davis to stomach the first U.S. Open in history in 2014 without rough. “It is going to be very unique; it’s going to be great for television,” Davis said. And instead of growing levels of rough in the weeks and days leading up to the two Opens in 2014, Davis and his team will be “prepping” sandy areas. “What’s interesting is we really want the sandy areas to be rough, so to speak,” he said. “We’re going to make sure those sandy areas have all kind of different shots; if you hit it off the fairway you are not always going to like what you get. There may be some softer sand that has some footprints in it that make a shot very hard; there are going to be pine needles in it; there is going to be some hardpan; you may roll right up against some wire grass. “With Bermuda rough, when you hit it in there you knew what you were going to have even before you got to your ball, you were going to be in two and a half inch rough and the ball was going to be sinking down, and you were going to hit this knuckle shot that was going to have no spin on it and you weren’t going to hold the green. This goaround they are going to encounter a lot more variety when they miss a fairway, and sometimes it is going to be harder…but if you are on hardpan, for a touring pro, that’s really not that hard a shot. It’s going to be a little bit of a crapshoot.” A crapshoot sounds like exciting golf to me, no matter what the winning score reveals.

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MOORE REPUBLICAN WOMAN’S CLUB LUNCHEON | May 7 | NOON | Reservations paward@embarqmail.com, 910- 295-6544

FLORAL DESIGN CLASSES WITH ALDENA FRYE | May 7 | 6:30PM | Aldena Frye’s on South Street, 107 South Street, Aberdeen | 910.944.1071, 910.944.1073

AFTERNOON TEA WITH LADY BEDFORD | May 8 | 2:30PM | Lady Bedford’s Tea Parlor | 910.255.0100 DRESSAGE IN THE SANDHILLS | May 11-13 | The Harness Track, Route 5 | 910.692.8467

2ND ANNUAL SEAGROVE POTTERY CRAWL FUNDRAISER | May 12 | 10-5PM | Seagrove, NC | www.NMFRC.com PINEHURST MEMBERS CLUB FASHION SHOW: DRESSING S-MART | May 14 | 11:30 | Reservations 910.295.4677

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF MOORE COUNTY MEETING | May 15 | Table on the Green, Midland Country Club | Charlotte Gallagher 910. 944.9611 DINING IN THE FIELD | MAY 16 | 6PM | Sandy Woods farm on Linden Road | 910.215.0775

PINEHURST LIVE AFTER 5 | May 18 | 5:30-8:30PM | Village of Pinehurst 3RD ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF BEERS | May 19 | 3-6PM | Southern Pines Elks Lodge, 280 Country Club Circle | 910.692.3926

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BLUE JEAN BALL | June 2 | 6:30-11PM | Pinehurst Fair Barn, Pinehurst Harness Track, Route 5 | 910.695.7510

BOY’S AND GIRL’S HOMES OF NORTH CAROLINA ANNUAL LUNCHEON | June 11 | NOON | 910.295.4790

SUMMER CLASSIC - NCHJA & SCHJA “C” HUNTER/JUMPER | June 23-24 | Carolina Horse Park, 2814 Montrose Rd., Raeford | 910.875.2074

AFTERNOON TEA WITH ILANA STEWART | June 12 | 2:30PM | Lady Bedford’s Tea Parlor | 910.255.0100

DISNEY’S “MULAN JR.” | June 29 | 7PM | Lee Auditorium at Pinecrest High School | 910.692.2787, www.mooreart.org

SEAGROVE SUMMERFEST | June 15-16 | 127 E Main St., Seagrove | 336.873.7887

COOKING WITH HERBS | June 30 | 10:30-NOON |Ball Visitors Center of Sandhills Community College | 910-695-3882

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF MOORE COUNTY ANNUAL WRAPUP MEETING | June 19 | Table on the Green, Midland Country Club | Charlotte Gallagher 910. 944.9611

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professionalspotlight One local company is working hard to give young golfers the attention they deserve. By Christa Gala When Peter and Norma Stilwell decided to start their own company, Tarheel Communications Solutions, in January of 2011, it caused more than a few raised eyebrows around town. “Many thought we were crazy to make this move with the economy in the condition it was in at that time, but we knew that there would be a lot of people needing help with marketing and business development,” says Peter Stilwell, whos company specializes in marketing, special events and public relations.Although the timing might have looked bad, it was perfect for the Stilwells. Both their sons were in the final stages of high school and college, and Norma was already freelancing locally. Besides, both Peter and Norma had decades of experience in the golf and hospitality industries, which gave them a strong potential customer base. “I had spent close to 35 years in the golf and hospitality industry, and during that time I have made many great business contacts along the way,” says Peter. In fact, Pinehurst Resort, a previous employer for both, was the company’s first client. “We were fortunate that Pinehurst Resort was willing to support our efforts to make this move into the entrepreneurial world.” Others clients soon followed, including the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation, The Kuester Group, Partners in Progress and Ronald McDonald House in Chicago.

Kids from around the world Currently, the Stilwells are working hard on the U.S. Kids Golf World Championships, comprised of six championships in two weeks, sponsored by the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation. From July 26th to August 5th, twelve courses in Pinehurst will showcase stellar young golf talent. “These events are unique because they draw participants from around the world,” says Peter. “Last year we had players from 43 different countries, so the event takes on an international theme. Each World Championship has an opening and closing ceremony like an Olympics, and we try to make this event very special for the participants and their families. In the past, we’ve had parades, special appearances from the 82nd Airborne Marching Band, The Golden Knights and golf trick shot performers. We also make sure we provide plenty of Cold Stone Creamery ice cream for the kids.

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The Stilwell’s job has been to help the foundation develop strategic partnerships. With more corporate support, the foundation will remain competitive with other junior golf organizations and offer more youth the opportunity to compete. “We’re making progress with new partners for the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation, including FedEx, Avis and EZ-GO,” says Peter. “Discussions are underway with Honda, Coca-Cola, Verizon and GolfLogix to increase the number of partners for the foundation. Our goal is to have four or five major partners and several supporting sponsors for the foundation in the next two years. Developing these relationships takes time.”

Young champs in the making Peter Stilwell thinks some folks don’t realize that these kids’ tournaments are a great opportunity to peek into the crystal ball of golf. “The participants of the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship are among the best junior golfers in the world,” he says. “I think some people get nervous when so many kids arrive in town and take over the courses during the World Championship week; however, many of these kids will advance to collegiate golf championships and several have already played and been successful within the LPGA and PGA Tour. It would not be surprising to have a future U.S. Open or Women’s Open Champion in our field this summer.” Peter’s hoping folks will check out a few events this summer. And speaking of kids, Peter and Norma’s eldest son graduated from college in May and was hired as the company’s first full-time employee. “This was our plan from the start,” says Peter, “and we couldn’t be happier to have Andrew on board at our company.” PinehurstMagazine.com | 45

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Not too many rules here, just ﬁre up the grill, chose the rub, then: cover both sides of the selected meat cut with the desired rub. Let the rub ﬂavor the meat for about 15 minutes. grill meat to desired doneness. remember to let the meat rest off the heat for about five minutes, this allows the meat to “relax” and it will remain juicy when cut.

If you are grilling grass-fed beef, follow these simple tips: Due to the nature of grass-fed beef, it will need about 30% less cooking time than conventional beef. Bring steaks to room temperature. Brush the steaks with some olive oil. Don’t cook the meat medium-rare to medium.

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Expresso rub for steaks

Tequila chili lime fajita 4 limes, zest and juice 4 tbsp sweet chili sauce 1/2 cup tequila 2 tbsp Lea & Perrins® Worcestershire sauce 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp cumin 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped salt and pepper Marinate the steak for a couple of hours. this is a great base marinade, so feel free to embellish with more heat and spices.

Ginger orange teriyaki glaze 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger 1 orange, juice and zest 3 tbsp sake 3 tbsp mirin 4 tbsp dark soy sauce combine all of the ingredients and marinate your meat for about 30 minutes. reserve some marinade for basting the meat while you are grilling.

Chimichurri Sauce 1 cup (packed) fresh ﬂat leaf (italian) parsley 1/3 cup (packed) fresh cilantro 2 scallions 2 garlic cloves, peeled 1 jalapeño or 1/2 tsp dried crushed red pepper 1/2 cup olive oil, finishing quality 1/3 cup red wine vinegar 1/2 tsp cumin salt and pepper Blitz in the blender for about one minute or until a nice consistent puree is formed.

2 tbsp ground coffee 1 tsp dried thyme 1 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp salt Pinch pepper Pinch cayenne pepper combine all of the ingredients.

Indian-inspired dry rub 1 tbsp coriander 1 tsp sugar 1 tbsp cumin 1 tsp cracked pepper 2 tbsp curry powder Place in a spice blender and blitz until the coriander seeds are cracked.

Italian rub 1 tbsp oregano 1 tbsp marjoram 1 tbsp rosemary 1 tsp fennel seeds 1 tsp garlic 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp chili ﬂakes combine all of the ingredients. try topping the meat with a slice of gorgonzola cheese after the steak is cooked. Each of the recipes will make more than enough for a family of six. If more rub is left, save it for a later date.

OOPS: This Basic Vinaigrette goes with the March/April Salad recipes 1 cup olive oil , 1 cups Vegetable oil , 2 tbsp Dijon, 1/2 cup White wine vinegar Place the mustard and vinegar in a non-reactive bowl, stirring with a whisk add the oil in a slow stream. When all the oil is added, season with salt and pepper.

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By Susan Orlean >> Simon & Schuster >> 324 pages >> $26.99

RIN TIN TIN: The Life and the Legend some of the strongest bonds of connection humans ever form are with their pets. a pet doesn’t argue, doesn’t judge, and can be forever loyal to its owner. in an ever-changing world, it’s reassuring to come home to such a faithful pal. sometimes these animal companions are capable of amazing feats. rin tin tin is the story of a dog that did some remarkable feats while capturing the hearts of a movie-going generation. the original rin tin tin was a german shepherd born on the WWi battlefields of eastern France in september, 1918. a young u.s. corporal, californian Lee Duncan, rescued him, his mother, and four other puppies from a bombed-out kennel in Fluiry. (this was the first of many lucky breaks that lead “rinty” through a charmed life.) Duncan eventually brought him and one other puppy back to the u.s. in 1919. From there, through Duncan’s single-minded persistence, rin tin tin would land in silent movies. author orlean tells the story of rinty and Duncan over the course of six chapters, followed by the acknowledgments and notes on sources. this is her search across america and europe – across events spanning 100 years – as she pieces together the extraordinary tale of a man and his dog. she worked on this book for 10 years, interviewing family members and movie executives, exploring Duncan’s papers at the riverside Metropolitan Museum, and poring through tV producer Bert Leonard’s forgotten storage locker. the twists, turns, ups and downs behind this hollywood legend make for interesting reading. rin tin tin wasn’t the only animal star during the 1920s, nor was he the only german shepherd on the movie sets. (some 50 other german shepherds were in the movies, including strongheart and Peter the great.) rin tin tin rose to the top over the course of his 23 silent films – only six of which survive. he earned the fledgling Warner Bros. movie studio millions of dollars, and boosted the early career of Darryl zanuck. in 1927 alone he shot four films, in addition to going on the road doing live stage appearances. the author quotes reviewers of the era as they rave about how well rinty can “act,” expressing complex emotions. Duncan also trained him to do amazing stunts. orlean notes “...in various films he unties knots, climbs trees, vaults over huge chasms… fights countless wolves and bad dogs and bad guys on land and in water.” the dog is also put in complex situations – he’s not the typical hero. she observes, “a hero who is questioned and then is able to answer is more compelling than a figure who is so powerful that he is never doubted...in these movies, rin tin tin was just that sort of character: a hero, built from little bits, some

bent and some broken, who still manages to gather himself together and fly.” the advent of “talkies” spelled the end of his career, and in December 1929 Warner Bros. canceled his contract. Mascot Pictures re-signed him for a few films in the early 1930s, but these films weren’t as spectacular. rinty died in the summer of 1932, which caused national mourning. Duncan went through some hard times and retreated from the hollywood bustle. But that wasn’t the end – the people behind rin tin tin’s legend somehow managed to gather themselves together, too. Years passed and Lee Duncan kept breeding dogs on his el rancho rin tin tin. “Junior” was next, though he was a dud. rin tin tin iii was born in 1941 (and may or may not have been related to the original rinty). there was a 1947 movie with robert (then “Bobby”) Blake. a television series (“the adventures of rin tin tin”) from 1954 to 1959 was next, with rin tin tin iV involved, although he wasn’t on the set doing the filming. she notes, “Lee realized that drawing attention to each new incarnation of rin tin tin made the continuity less seamless. instead, one dog now just gave way to the next, quietly and completely, as if they lived in a universe that had managed to exist outside the boundaries of time.” susan orlean is an unabashed fan of rin tin tin, having watched the tV show as a child. she leaves no stone unturned as she weaves all the loose strands of the legend into a compelling whole. she also fits his story into what was happening in the world – what concerned people, and how the dog made them feel. she gives the history of Dogs for Defense during WWii; dog obedience devotees helene Walker and Blanche saunders; and the rise of television during the 1950s. she uses her own single-minded persistence to explain what spurred Lee Duncan – as well as tV producer Bert Leonard and dog-breeder Daphne hereford – to persevere through lean times. could he really jump over 12 feet high? that’s hard to believe. But at the start of the chapter entitled “the Leap” is a photo of rin tin tin perched atop a fence that looks to be at least 10 feet high. Maybe he could jump that high. Were there 18 alternating rin tin tins in those silent movies, as Jack Warner revealed in a 1965 interview? it’s all part of the legend, and something to decide for yourself after reading susan orlean’s entertaining book.

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golfer’scorner BY DAVID DROSCHAK

National golf club: PRIVATE Club Offers Only Nicklaus Design, Area’s Best Water Holes PHOTO © NATIONAL GOLF CLUB

A drive and sand wedge from the Pinehurst traffic circle, National Golf Club is situated squarely in the heart of Sandhills golf, where players can choose from dozens of options to tee it up amidst the solitude of majestic pines and lush fairways. Certain layouts have built-in advantages. Pinehurst Resort’s stable of eight layouts includes the famed No. 2 Course, which has hosted two U.S. Opens. Some can brag about a Donald Ross design, while others bank on exclusivity. National Golf Club can hold its own any way you want to slice the dimpled ball, rattling off a list of superlatives to rival any golf offering – not only in Moore County – but across the golf-rich state of North Carolina. For starters, the private club is the only Jack Nicklaus signature design in the Sandhills, while four large lakes on the rolling terrain give golfers the most unique, challenging and simply breathtaking collection of water holes around. The upscale, on-site lodging options for package play caps off the elite experience. “Everyone knows how strong a name Nicklaus is, and for him to come to the Sandhills and etch his design here is a big deal for us,” said Tom Parsons, National’s longtime director of golf. “We are all honored to be working here because in a way we represent Jack Nicklaus, arguably the greatest golfer to ever play the game.” Nicklaus began work on National in 1987, one year after winning his sixth and final Masters, and in the early stages of his now extensive portfolio of design work. Opened a year later, National Golf Club has historically been ranked among the state’s top 30 golf courses. You are barely two or three swings into your round when Nicklaus reveals three straight water holes that are guaranteed to grab any golfer’s attention, including a knee-knocking downhill approach shot on the fifth hole to the first of four greens guarded by exquisite stacked stone walls – one of the layout’s signatures.

“Jack won the Masters in 1986 and he was still on a high when he started this project,” Parsons said. “His attention to detail separates him from other golf course architects, just looking at the stacked stones, the way the bunkers are placed, the way they are shaped, the way the tees are aligned, the way the fairways are shaped in relationship to how the greens are situated is really spectacular.” “It’s a really, really wonderful piece of land, and the course came together very quickly when we built it,” adds Chris Cochran, the lead designer on the project for Nicklaus Design. “It has always been one of my personal favorites, and I know every time Jack comes back to Pinehurst we always go over there and play. Our office has always been really been proud of what we accomplished at National.” Cochran was back in the Sandhills this winter to help oversee a $350,000 restoration project to all 18 greens, while National and its membership are investing an additional $250,000 to refurbish the interior and exterior of the clubhouse. “With all the new things going on it feels like I am back in my first year in the business; I’m really excited about what lies ahead here,” said Parsons, who has been at National for 15 years. “The greens are rolling so true. The last couple of years it was very difficult from July on, getting hammered with the course conditions because of the hot weather. “It really is a pleasure now greeting people when they come through our door, because we know they’re going to have a great experience,” added Parsons. “And that’s the bottom line for us. People are coming off the course saying, ‘Wow, that was an unbelievable golf experience.’” PinehurstMagazine.com | 55

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LIFE OPTIONS You’ve paid your dues – or, rather, your premiums. Now it’s time to collect, if you want or need to. Pinehurst Magazine explores your options when it comes to life insurance.

Cindy Castano Swannack, president of AMG Financial Services, works in the life settlement market and knows firsthand how hard it can be to explain the intricacies of life insurance. She likes to give examples using real people. One anecdote is of a 73-year-old woman whose husband had purchased a million dollar life insurance policy on his life 18 years earlier. When her husband had a stroke and could no longer work, they needed to cash in the policy with the insurer. “After 18 years of premium payments, the policy should have been worth $212,000, which is a pre-calculated value given by the insurer,” explains Castano Swannack. “But because of lower interest rates the insurance company couldn’t increase the value as predicted, and they stated that in today’s market it was only worth $52,000. The wife discovered through the insurance company that she could take the policy to the secondary market, where she was able to get $188,000 for it.”

Life settlements That scenario is a perfect example of what’s called a life settlement, applicable to people over age 65. “A life settlement is basically a life insurance policy that has not yet matured, which the policy owner is selling into the secondary market,” says Castano Swannack. “The courts have determined that a life insurance policy is a personal asset that you can sell like a used car.”

This is not a brand-new idea, and although insurance companies are required by law to inform you of the option, they’re not overzealous about it. Your certified financial planner should also advise you of this option. “It is clear that the insurance industry does not like this business because they make more than 85 percent of their revenue from lapsed policies – from people not paying on their insurance,” says Castano Swannack. And by keeping the policy in force to maturity in the secondary market, the insurers lose that profit; they actually have to pay out the death benefit at some point in time. There are a few rules of thumb if you’re thinking of selling a policy on the secondary market. First, know who you’re working with. Second, selling on the secondary market can have tax implications, so make sure you speak with a financial planner or CPA before you make a final decision. It doesn’t cost you anything to explore your secondary market options. “If you receive bids you don’t like, you don’t have to accept them,” says Castano Swannack. “Nowhere in the process should you ever have to pay anything out of pocket. In a phone call, we’ll know if it’s worth pursuing or not.” A few other stipulations: policies typically must be worth more than $50,000 to consider selling on the secondary market; carrier ratings should be no less than A minus. Eligible plans

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include universal life, whole life, convertible term policies, joint policies and what’s known as “key man” policies, the latter typically taken out by companies for CEOs and other executives. Castano Swannack says a lot of seniors don’t know how to access the secondary market. But in most cases, the secondary market will offer more for the policy than insurance companies, which can make a big difference for those living on fixed incomes whose investments have been affected by the economy. “This is a great way for them to continue to live at the level that they want or need.”

How much is enough? Pat Molamphy, CLU, ChSC, has written scores of insurance policies during his 20 years in the industry. As the president of Molamphy and Associates, which just opened its fourth location in Pinehurst, he’s continually trying to impress upon clients how important life insurance is, especially if they have dependents. “Don’t skimp on coverage,” he tells people. He said as much to a friend who wanted to purchase a $200,000 policy. With a wife and three sons ages 13, 15 and 18, Molamphy encouraged his friend to purchase a one million dollar policy. Last year, his friend died in a fiery car crash. Molamphy thinks of him and his family every time he drives by the spot where his friend lost his life. “I’m glad that I encouraged him to buy the million dollar policy rather than the $200,000 policy because now his wife can afford to put her kids through college and have enough to live on,” says Molamphy. “I consider it a gift of love. Now they can live a comfortable life and not have to worry about money; they’re dealing with a lot of other issues, but at least money isn’t one of them.”

‘A complicated business’ Molamphy admits navigating the life insurance market isn’t easy. “There are a lot of choices; it’s a very complicated business,” he says. “You have to make sure the person you’re dealing with is experienced, because they can leave a lot of things off your policy.” Life insurance is also something that should be assessed periodically. “Your needs are always changing,” Molamphy says. “You get raises, you move, you get higher mortgages and your kids come along.” Recently, Molamphy has been talking to clients about long-term care riders that can be added to policies. “Say you have a $300,000 policy you bought 20 years ago and now you’re going into long-term care,” he says. “Payments come off the death benefit, a few thousand a month, and they pay for long-term care. It’s not taxable. It sounds too good to be true, but it’s a great product.” Rates vary depending upon health, age of purchase and other variables. Other clients are looking into irrevocable trusts, which help heirs avoid paying estate taxes out of pocket on life insurance proceeds. There are many insurance products to consider – from term policies which have no cash accumulation to sophisticated policies where cash values fluctuate. “There are policies that are both flexible and diverse, more than folks had imagined,” says Molamphy. “Talk to a professional. You want to get good advice.”

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HAROLD LOCKLEAR of Locklear Cabinets for winning the first place trophy plus two honorable mentions at 2012 Closets Magazine Top Shelf Design Awards!

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Intermediate Chinese Brush Painting: The Peony, “The Queen of the Flowers” with Loretta Moskal May 19, 10:00-3:00 $50 includes paper and handouts The Peony is the national Flower of China and symbolizes prosperity and nobility. It also symbolizes “the beauty of a woman.”

Dreamscaping Level 3 with June Rollins

May 21, 9:00-12:00, $35 We will be working larger and including panoramic formats. Emphasis will be on creating dynamic compositions with shape arrangement, layering, combining neutrals and color accents. Previous alcohol ink experience recommended .

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Branford Marsalis and Joey Calderazzo Concert Grammy-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis and Joey Calderazzo pianist brought music to Pinecrest High School Auditorium for the Palustris Festival opening night.

A Stitch in Time Nineteenth Century Textiles The Shaw House in Southern Pines was the site of the textile exhibit that displayed samples of crewel, candlewicking, embroidery and hand-stitched clothing from the nineteenth century.

Art in the Garden Sculpture Exhibit North Carolina sculpture artists showcased their work in the beautiful garden setting of the Sandhills Community College Horticultural Gardens. Walking tours were led by garden docents.

Double Takes The Sandhills Photography Club and area artists joined together to present ‘Double Takes’ at the Eye Candy Gallery in Southern Pines. Artists interpreted photographs in their art. Shown here is the artist Nancy Rawlinson’s oil painting of Gisela Danielson’s photo.

Art and Craft Sale and Exhibit A variety of arts and crafts by Sandhills Community College students and faculty were on display and for sale in the Dempsey Student Center.

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2012 marked the third year the Palustris Festival celebrated the visual, literary and performing arts. Over 100 events and 30 venues were held over a four-day timeframe, March 22nd-25th, in Pinehurst, Southern Pines and Aberdeen. The word â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Palustrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is the Latin name of the long leaf pine and was chosen because of its connection to Moore County, home of one of the largest stands of longleaf pines in the country. Most of the events were free and open to the public, with something to appeal to every age. This is a small sampling of the 2012 Palustris events. BY DOLORES MULLER

Wolff Brothers Concert David Michael Wolff, conductor of the Carolina Philharmonic, and his brother, jazz pianist Joshua Wolff, performed jazz, classical and pop music on two grand pianos at the Owens Auditorium of Sandhills Community College.

Guitarist Ryan Book in Concert Classical guitarist Ryan Book performed original compositions and works by Villa-Lobos, Bach, Barrios and Dyens at Weymouth Center in Southern Pines.

Perspectives on the Civil War 150 Years Later Abbe Allen DeBolt presented a lecture that looked at the Civil War through the eyes of two soldiers, Lt. John Gillis of the 64th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and Confederate soldier James Wallace of Missouri.

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HORSES AND THE PEOPLE WHO

LOVE THEM BY KATE TURGEON

For horses and their owners, Sandhills life can be good. The weather is fine for riding. And even in the summer heat, a morning ride will do. But it’s the Sandhills footing that really draws them in. When it rains, water just parts right through the sand. And there’s nothing like sand as a natural shock absorber for a horse’s hard-working legs.

“Moore County is an awesome place for people to come to train,” says Libby Schmittdiel of Healing Acres Farm. “When you think about training a horse, there’s a lot of pounding that goes on in their front legs.” If that pounding was the only challenge and that footing was the perfect solution, it would be sunshine and hay all day long. But, as anyone who has ever worked with horses will tell you, the challenges can be numerous. Within those challenges, though, great stories can emerge. Pinehurst Magazine recently asked two local professionals for their heartwarming stories. From horses fighting for survival to horses competing at high levels, there’s a story for each.

Name: Libby Schmittdiel Role: President of Healing Hearts Equine Rescue, a non-profit organization that provides care to horses and ponies Libby Schmittdiel started riding horses when she was two years old. It’s in her blood. “I tried for it not to be,” laughs the New Jersey native who moved to North Carolina 17 years ago. “I bought a little house in town when we first moved here, and within the first two years we had already bought a farm.” Her own (non-rescue) horse, Tommy, has never missed a meal. He knows there’s hay coming, that his water bucket will be scrubbed and that his feet will be shod.

But oftentimes her rescue horses (which come from Animal Control or are surrendered) arrive without that type of background. “They look at me like, ‘Oh wow, you’re really going to feed me,’” says Schmittdiel. Sam I Am was one such horse. “He’s skin and bones in the pictures,” says Schmittdiel, remembering when he first arrived at Healing Hearts as a four-year-old, off-the-track thoroughbred. Under the care of Healing Hearts he grew stronger and was eventually adopted. “He’s become an event horse ... and he’s never come in less than second in his competitions,” she says with the tone of a proud mother. “[Recently] I got to go watch him school cross country … and it was so much fun. It’s the whole reason why I do it. With Sam, I can see ... I was like, ‘Look at how happy he is.’ It’s just a really good feeling.” Today Schmittdiel is helping a female horse with a foot problem. She’s lame and may need surgery, which would require hours of rehabilitation. “She’s three years old and this is her fourth rescue,” explains Schmittdiel with a sigh. “But now she’s good ... she’s Healing Hearts’ horse.” And even if she’s adopted, the horse will be under a watchful eye, as Schmittdiel checks veterinary reports once horses have left her farm. “I go check on the horses to make sure they’re okay. Because if they’re not, they’re coming right back.”

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Name: Lynn Camina Role: Grand Prix rider and trainer, owner of Walhalla Farm Lynn Camina refers to horses with issues in endearing ways. To her, they don’t have problems necessarily, but rather “eggs in a basket” or “baggage.” Take Waldon, a Hanoverian, for example. Camina first met him when he was four. “He was a nervous wreck when I got him,” she remembers. “He just didn’t think he could do anything, as he’d been pressured [in the past.]” Waldon, or Wall as she sometimes calls him, would bolt if she got on from the left. So she got on from the right. It worked. Over time he tried learning more. And once he’d mastered a skill, that skill was all he wanted to do. After three years of working with Wall, Camina finally saw his shining moment when he earned a qualifying score at the fourth level of Grand Prix. “He was the horse of a lifetime. Not because he was a fantastic mover ... but because he was a true partner. That he agreed to trust me and take a chance was priceless. I didn’t set a time frame ... just played and waited to see how far we could get,” she says. Camina’s current competition horse, Sven, is a Swedish Warmblood with mild cataracts and a defensive attitude. He’ll begin competing in the spring, and Camina is hoping for a stress-free day when he can relax and show how nice he is. “We’ll see what we get,” she smiles. “But if it’s a windy day and things are moving, spectators may want to have an exit strategy.” No matter what the outcome, she knows it’s the details and small victories that really matter. “All of us - horse and human- have a problem area. It’s my job to mitigate those and help the strengths shine,” says Camina.

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CLARA MCLEAN

Clara’s House

The woman who gave it a name, the help it gives a community

Forty years before a 1980s wordsmith coined the phase “glass ceiling,” Clara McLean was quietly shattering stereotypes in the men’s-only world of American business. It was a life for which she seemingly was ill-prepared. By Brenda Bouser

Born in Maxton, McLean grew up on a family farm near the Lumber River. She attended Woman’s College in Greensboro (now UNC-G) with the intention of preparing herself for one of the handful of jobs considered appropriate for females at the time. McLean had a gift for numbers and management, though, and she could be tougher than she had any right to be, able to make hard decisions and unafraid of hard work. When she was just out of college, she took on three jobs – with Carolina Power and Light, Maxton Seed and Feed and Maxton Presbyterian Church, where she served as secretary to the pastor. Observing her unusual skills, McLean’s brother Malcolm spirited her away from the rural North Carolina life for which she seemed destined – after asking their mother if it was all right – and dropped her into the decidedly unfeminine world of interstate trucking and container shipping. A series of family ventures eventually took her to Mobile, Alabama, and later to New York City, but McLean returned to her North Carolina roots when she retired. Instead of Maxton, though, she settled in Pinehurst, spending 32 of the last 34 years of her life in eight rooms in the Carolina

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Hotel’s East Wing. She lived quietly but well among her antiques and art, much of it chosen by the woman with whom she developed a late-life mother-daughter relationship. Artist and businesswoman Yvonne Snead knew McLean as smart and savvy with little use for obvious favor-seekers, but also as someone who could be soft-hearted and generous when convinced of a need. “Her mama and daddy were people who helped people,” says Snead. “She was taught to be a generous person.” The Boy Scouts of America, an organization that McLean thought turned boys into decent men, was a frequent object of her largesse. So were Habitat for Humanity, the American Red Cross and her hometown of Maxton, where she bought, renovated and donated to the local government a building that had housed the post office she associated with her mother, the assistant post mistress, and her father, a mailman. She had a special fondness for the Foundation of FirstHealth, donating often and generously to various Foundation projects. The idea of a hospitality house at Moore Regional Hospital especially captured her imagination. “She felt there was a need in this community for that,” Snead says. When the Foundation’s leadership approached her about naming the facility in her honor, McLean refused. She saw no need to put her name on things, preferring instead a quiet philanthropy. “She thought the house was beautiful,” says Snead, “but she never took ownership. It was enough for her that the money she gave helped people. She didn’t need to have her name on a building.” McLean eventually conceded to the naming request, but with the understanding that there would be no announcement until after her death, which occurred on Aug. 1, 2010, not long after her 100th birthday. The Clara McLean House at FirstHealth accepted its first guests in April of this year. Clara’s House Since more than half of the people who seek treatment at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital come from outside Moore County, the Clara McLean House at FirstHealth (known informally as Clara’s House) was built as a “home away from home” for patients and their families. Located in FirstVillage, across Memorial Drive from the hospital’s main entrance, the facility offers every comfort of home – and more. PinehurstMagazine.com | 65

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Director Rebecca Ainslie describes Clara’s House as a “remarkable healing and safe space” where guests can refresh themselves while finding the comfort and support of shared experiences. “I think that describes Clara’s House really well,” Ainslie says. In 20,000-plus square feet, Clara’s House fulfills the dreams of numerous hospital donors and supporters who throughout the years became increasingly aware of the need for the facility. Hundreds of hours of thought and planning, including visits to similar programs throughout the country, went into the project before the first shovel of dirt was turned a year and half ago. In Clara’s House, Moore Regional patients and/or families have a place where they can rest between medical appointments, refresh between visits to the ICU, prepare a quick snack or a family meal, or spend the night before the next round of medical treatments or hospital visits. Ainslie believes Clara’s House guests are just as comforted by the communal experiences of the facility as by its physical amenities. Guests can choose to close their door and retreat into the privacy of their room, but those who do miss out on a lot, she says. “They may not be getting the full benefit of staying here,” Ainslie says, “the benefit that families get from each other.” Inside Clara’s House In keeping with the community-supported nature of Clara’s House, more than 60 community volunteers have been recruited and specially trained to provide various services throughout the house – from check-in to check-out and beyond. Another 35 or so designed, planted and will maintain the adjacent Healing Garden. Volunteers are visible throughout the open space of the first floor, which includes a living room, library, family room, dining room and a sunroom with twin exposures to the Healing Garden. A dual kitchen connects to a kid-friendly playroom so that adults can prepare meals while they watch their young ones play. Longtime Cancer CARE Fund supporters Gary and Debbie McGahey and their family have taken the playroom as a personal project, seeing that the area is filled with age-appropriate games, art supplies and puzzles. Church groups and civic organizations are being recruited to prepare a weekly meal as a special treat for Clara’s House guests. On the second floor, which is accessible by stairs or elevator, there are 12 overnight guest rooms, including two adjoining areas that can be combined to provide guest suites for larger family groups. Two of the 12 overnight rooms and the accompanying bathrooms, are ADA-accessible. Wireless Internet is available throughout the house, and guests can wash and dry their clothes in a conveniently located laundry room that is completely separate from the space for house laundry. In addition to the overnight accommodations, there are two day-guest suites with full bathrooms where patients or their caregivers can freshen up between appointments or hospital visits. The availability of a small “reflection room” allows guests needing alone-time to slip away to a private retreat. The back of the house opens up on a large patio and then to the Healing Garden, where co-founders Cassie Willis and Lynda Acker have designed a seasonally blooming retreat with a pergola, traditional English dovecote, and life-sized chess and checker boards – all outlined by a wall of Tennessee field stone. A statue called “La Breeza,” which once welcomed visitors to Clara McLean’s Carolina Hotel suite, now shares garden space 66 | PinehurstMagazine.com

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with another piece of McLean statuary, a stone boy lifting his stone brother toward a live apple tree from the Moore county farm of Lynda and Dr. Jeffrey acker, a radiation oncologist at Moore regional. “the healing garden is a place of beauty and serenity that will allow its visitors to reflect on the health concerns of a loved one after they spend a tiring day at the hospital,” says ainslie. “it can also be a place where a family can celebrate a birth or a successful surgery.” Continuing community support the dream that is now clara’s house started taking shape as early as 2001. the following year, a gift from the estate of Foundation donor ruth Watkins helped endow the cancer care Fund, which supports the needs of cancer patients in the community. in 2004, the Foundation began a five-year stepping stones campaign to raise money for three major capital projects: the reid heart center and the Firsthealth hospice house as well as the hospitality house project that would eventually become clara’s house. ongoing community support will ensure the continued day-to-day operation of clara’s house, assuring that patients and families who seek care at Moore regional will always have a nearby place of respite. “having clara’s house open and available to the community is truly a physical representation of what our donors have supported throughout the years,” says Kathleen stockham, president of the Foundation of Firsthealth, “taking care of people in their time of need and in an environment that is warm and comforting.” The Clara McLean House at FirstHealth is sustained by community philanthropic support through the Foundation of FirstHealth. You can contribute through monetary donations, giftsin-kind or volunteering. For more information, please call (910) 695-7500. PinehurstMagazine.coM | 67

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Skin Care Our skin, it is the largest organ in our body and it protects us from the elements, it keeps us warm and cool, it reveals how we are feeling; showing when we are happy, sad, scared,excited, anxious and angry. When we are sick and when we are healthy, it all shows through the skin. BY OFELIA N. MELLEY, MD At The Laser Institute of Pinehurst, Dr. Melley and Aesthetician Alicia Deese will educate you and provide you with healthy tips on on maintaining healthy, younger looking skin.

it’s for women and men.

Men and women of all ages wake up in the morning, walk to the bathroom, grab the toothbrush and look in the mirror. The way we look makes a big impact on how we feel about ourselves throughout the day. With a little help and education from skin care specialists you can look and feel five years younger. It starts with making a commitment to healthier skin; with sunscreen, drawing the limit on alcohol and smoking and starting on healthy “cosmeceuticals”. At The Laser Institute of Pinehurst Dr. Melley recommends her five elements of skincare: 1. Sunscreen 2. Topical Vitamin A 3. Topical Anti-oxidants and Vitamin C 4. Alpha-hydroxy acids 5. Non-drying healthy cleansers Sunscreens need to contain a physical block such as zinc or titanium and if they contain chemical blocks they must be reapplied every 2 hours. Vitamin A (tretinoin, retinol, retinaldehyde) encourages skin cell turnover, antioxidants prevent DNA damage by fighting free radicals, vitamin C prolongs the life of collagen and alpha hydroxy acids exfoliate without abrading the skin. A good cleanser sets the stage for the application of these products without stripping the skin of precious oils. By using quality stimulating skincare, one can achieve a healthy skin glow. Regular visits to a skin care specialist will ensure that you are using the right products for your skin and result in younger, healthier looking skin. In addition, recommendations can be made on other treatments such as Botox, fillers, laser treatments, laser hair removal, chemical peels and make-up applications.

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Do you ever daydream of a life where you could find the time and energy to improve your health, enhance your beauty and find your personal idea of success? BY BEVERLY REDDINGER, OWNER/SENIOR DIRECTOR THE REFINERY SALON

We all want to feel energetic, content and youthful and to have the radiance that we imagine would come with those things. It really is possible, but it requires taking a second look at how we live. From technology to fast food, our busy lives create an environment that continues to move us away from happiness. The path to fulfillment is a process and a lifestyle that includes faith, mindfulness, discipline and patience. Before anything else, we must learn to nurture ourselves – by eating healthy food that makes us feel good and surrounding ourselves with sounds that calm or invigorate us. We must create spaces to work, live and pray that are pleasing to the eye and are welcoming to the spirit. At The Refinery Salon, these are the things that are at the top of our priority list. We help our clients simplify their lives with a precision haircut and color that brings out their very best selves, something that creates an ease in their daily lives and feels lovely to wear. Feeling confident and beautiful is essential to feeling good, followed by taking the time to relax. Having goals is an important part of life, but enjoying the journey along the way is what living is all about.

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builders cup On February 17th the Kiwanis Club of the Sandhills 77th Annual Builders Cup was awarded to the person who has made an outstanding contribution to the upbuilding of the Sandhills area. 1. 2012 Builders Cup recipient Dr. John Dempsey and his wife Evelyn. 2. Kiwanis president Jim Lewis, Johnnie Burns with Charlie Carlton & his wife Kiwanis president elect Suzy Carlton. 3. Al Carter, Wendy Russell and Linda & John Hubbard. 4. Dorothy Gibson with Keith & Ginny Thomasson.

camellia festival On February 18th the Sandhills Camellia Society hosted the 8th annual camellia show at the Village Hall in Pinehurst. 1. Barbara Cohen with her winning camellia bloom “Kramer’s Supreme.” 2. Persephone Vandegrift, Carol Carlson, Kathy Luckhaus and Karen Follis Mraz. 3. Meg & Adam Blocker. 4. Linda Hamwi, Cookie Kremer, Tom & Marian Leen.

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On February 18th Pope John Paul II Catholic School in Southern Pines held its fourth annual Mardi Gras fundraiser at the Fair Barn.

On April 11th the Southern Pines Garden Club held their 2012 home and garden tour. Proceeds support community beautification and horticultural education projects. Five homes and gardens were on the tour.

1. Pope John Paul II Catholic School advancement director Rick Kruska and principal Aimee Viana. 2. Dick & Debbie Higginbotham. 3. Bill & Jenny Maczko with Jose Viana. 4. Anita Emery, Joan Hodges and Joan Meyer.

1. Carol & Bill Pigott, Cathy Carter and Sue Huston. 2. Doug & Carol Gradwohl. 3. Karen Jacobi, Carol Collins, Pauline Bruno and Priscilla McLeod.

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pinehurst welcome center 3rd anniversary On March 2nd the Pinehurst Welcome Center celebrated its third anniversary at the Women’s Exchange cabin.

1. Former Pinehurst mayor Ginsey Fallon with current mayor Nancy Fiorillo. 2. Women’s Exchange manager Carole Southon and Village manager Andy Wilkinson. 3. Gwendy Hutchinson, Ann Hughes and Maureen Horansky. 4. Marva, Tommy & Jackie Kirk.

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young people’s fine art festival On the evening of March 1st the awards ceremony for the 16th Annual Young People’s Fine Arts Festival was held at the Campbell House in Southern Pines. 1. Kim Sobat presented awards to the winners in the painting category. 2. Dakota Merritt won first place for his painting. With him is his sister Savannah. 3. Paul Dulfeo with Sheri, Antonio & Angelica Cole. 4. Zena Ataya, Jackie Souza, Tatum Riley, Aleksandra Majka and Mimi Ke. 5. Suzy, Kelly & John Clement.

The Moore County Literacy Council’s 8th Annual Spelling Bee for Literacy was held on February 16th at Sandhills Community College and was won by the Longleaf Letterheads. 1. Best costume – St. Joseph of the Pines: Lynne Drinkwater (saint) Aaron Waremburg (cup of Joe) Jennifer Gwaltney (pine tree) with Literacy Council executive director Susan Sherard. 2. Boles Queen Beez: Marsha Southers, Denise Grandolfo and Cathy Davis. 3. FirstHealth Disco Docs: Drs. Saul Salvador and Brady Holler with Jackie Gibson. 4. Best Buzz: Boles Funeral Home – Daniel Armstrong, Emily Boles, Michael St. Onge and Rebecca Polley. 5. Christy Mickle, Michelle Kaiser and Suzie Fernandez, the 3 Yogis from Hot & Healthy Yoga. 6. BB&T’s Dreaded Killer Bees: Jarrod Gouty, Samantha Smith and Brian McLeod. 7. Bill Eastman, Jennifer Ellison and Windy Pratt – the Bee 52zzzz from Stifel Nicolaus. 8. Moore County Schools Super Spellers: Lisa Scott, Aaron Spence and new school superintendent Jason Sparks. PinehurstMagazine.com | 71

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afternoon tea with nancy smith On March 12th Lady Bedford’s Tea Parlour hosted speaker Nancy Gouger Smith. Born and raised in Pinehurst, Nancy shared how things have changed in the Village and the rich and interesting history of The Harvard Building, which houses Lady Bedford’s Tea Parlour. 1. Speaker Nancy Gouger Smith and owner Marian Caso. 2. Sybil Del Bueno, Jane Jackson, Cav Peterson and Thea Pitassy. 3. Betty Barhart and Eldora Wood. 4. Eric & Helen Von Salzen with Joan Fifield.

sandhills has talent On March 3rd the Mira Foundation USA presented Sandhills has Talent at the Sunrise Theater in Southern Pines. Fabulous local talent entertained the audience. Proceeds support MIRA, which provides guide dogs to children between the ages of 11 and 17. 1. The founder of MIRA USA Bob Baillie with the winners – the Links Quartet. 2. Tim Waesche, Mira Foundation USA executive director Beth Daniels and Sandy Stringer. 3. The judges: Cinny Beggs and John & Sylvie O’Connor. 4. Anita Pawlack playing the button box. 5. M.C. Joey Rouse with “tiny dancer” Malekai Marvelous.

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On April 3rd St. Joseph of the Pines Human Resources, Sandhills Community College, Vocational Rehab Center, Job Link, Sandhills Community Action Program, Northern Moore Family Resource Center and the Coalition held a job/career day to assist people in getting jobs. 1. Juanita Hooker, Marsae Stone, Jennifer Gwaltney, Ashley Bruton, Samantha King, Lynne Drinkwater, Katina Perry and Isoi Robledo. 2. Priscilla McCray, Shante Spencer, Pamela Cushionberry, Karen Ray-Thomas and Christine Ganis.

opening serve luncheon The Pinehurst Tennis Association season got under way with the Opening Serve Luncheon held at the Pinehurst Members Club on March 13th. 1. Pinehurst tennis association president Connie Petrillo, Shirlene Bremer and Chris Engelfried. 2. Caren Broadwell, Matt Downing, Hollie Ivester, Ann Craven, Tim Atkinson and Kevin Criscoe. 3. Board members Bernie Bodde, Charlie Clayton, Ray Barber and Carm Lemma. 4. Mary Scott Arnold, Jan Kuklak, Kathy Berarick and Jan Carey.

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alice in wonderland The North Carolina State Florists Association and Weymouth Center hosted their 1st Annual Flower Show on March 30th and 31st with a gala on the evening of March 29th. Fabulous floral arrangements and displays depicted the Alice in Wonderland theme. 1. Event chairs Karl Hastings Jr. and Carol Dowd with Rahmean Kamalbake, Carolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s husband. 2. Eileen Malan with Carolyn & George Anderson. 3. Scott Warner and Lucy Molloy.

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tesoro grand opening party Tesoro, a lovely new shop in the Village of Pinehurst, held its grand opening party on the evening of April 17th. 1. Tesoro owner Cristin Bennett. 2. Susan McKenzie, Charleen Rohr, Cristin Bennett, Joan Yue and Marty McKenzie. 3. Carla St. Germain, Yvonne Snead, Sally Brown, Cristin Bennett, Hartley Fitts, Hilda Willoth and Janice Dixon. 4. Beppie Menzies, Michelle Jordan, Mackinley Farmer and Cristin Bennett.

ESU middle school debates On March 7th the English Speaking Union (ESU) Sandhills Branch sponsored the Middle School Trophy Debates. Six schools participated in the event that was held at Sandhills Community College. 1. 1st place winners Krystian Romero and Sebastian Ix receiving the trophy from school board member Ed Dennison and Moore County Clerk of Superior Court Susan Hicks. 2. ESU debate chairman Sally Bold-Frick. 3. 2nd place - Aidan Suri and Mikey Speiser. 4. 3rd place - Lisl Eltschlager and Luke DuCharme. 5. Maximilian Kremer and Ryan Barrett. 6. Sally Bold-Frick, Nancy Melone, Michael Adams, Libby Carter and Bonnie Berger. 7. ESU region 4 chairman Alice Irby, National Board Director Jim Williford and president Ron Fick. 8. West Pine Middle School. PinehurstMagazine.com | 73

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