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A Brush of Inspiration
The way Kim Sobat approaches her art is much like how she has approached her life – with dedication, compassion and just a touch of letting it see where it will take her.
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The Front Porch
A cool drink with friends, a peaceful spring evening with a book, a welcoming shelter from a summer storm. Ah, the magic of the front porch.
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ometimes in these pages, a story will spark a memory within me long forgotten, and makes it as vivid as if it were yesterday. I was fortunate to have grown up in the waning era of adolescent independence. During those long, humid summers in New England, I would wake up early and soon after be off on my bike, ready for whatever the day would bring. One summer during a particular “tween” year, I would strap my golf bag across my back, climb onto my orange and blue Huffy dirt bike and peddle the five miles to my friend Jason’s house. The two points at the end of that fivemile trek were my world that summer. You see, Jason’s front yard was directly across from the tee box on the second hole of a public course and each morning on the days when there were no leagues clogging up the schedule with cursing men and convivial women, we would dash across the street, driver, tee and ball already in hand and make the fastest tee off in golf history. By the third green, we’d breathe a sigh of relief and play the Par 3 course as if it were Augusta – finishing, of course, on the 17th green. We had all our bases covered. For my own safety, as I’m sure you’ll understand, I must not name the course, lest some aging golf official is still hunting down greens fees from a freckle-faced, skinny kid wearing yellow-striped tube socks and carrying a red golf bag. It’s been known to happen. Once we were deep within the course, our only risk of capture was that of the grounds crew, or more specifically the one groundskeeper we saw each time. Inevitably, it would be as we were hiking toward the twelfth tee that we would see him gurgling up the hill from the maintenance shop in an ancient green cart. Being the confident and swaggering lads we knew we were, we joked we could probably outrun him in that cart if it came to it. We also held our breath that he wouldn’t take the sharp right turn over the bridge toward us (my plan was to head straight for the eighth green, dash across the fourth fairway, reach the street and cut through about five or six yards before crashing to the ground next to the huge pine tree behind Jason’s house. I felt it was a sound plan). But he never did, that groundskeeper. He came close enough to give us a smile and a nod. And we, of course, believed without a doubt that we had him duped. We would see him again at dusk sometimes when I would sleep over Jason’s house and we would once again dash across the street, this time with goggles and a snorkel in hand. Our aim was the large pond on the 13th hole that victimized many a player and left us with an unending supply of top notch golf balls. And as assuredly as the crickets would begin chirping and the fire flies would begin dancing, there he would be, that groundskeeper, checking on the course one last time before night fall – a silhouetted wave of the hand as the sun glided effortlessly behind the swaying maple trees.
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From the moment Kim Sobat opened the door and graciously welcomed me into to her home at the edge of town, I was taken by her infectious smile and generous spirit. Wife, mother, activist and most of all an artist of extraordinary talent, Sobat’s paintings reflect a life lived with passion and intensity. As we walked from room to room, where her pictures figure prominently, I was struck not only by the broad expanse of her work but also by the range — from traditional landscapes to freewheeling abstracts that offer glimpses of her inner workings as well. We eventually made our way upstairs and settled into her light-filled studio like two old friends who were getting together to catch up. With an eclectic mix of works-in-progress intermingling with finished canvases lining the walls, ledges and even on the floor, Sobat’s inexhaustible creativity is apparent everywhere. Proud of her self-taught status, she begins by saying, “I love being an artist and knowing that I have 100-percent ownership over my days; when I’m flooded with ideas and the biggest chore is picking out the best ones.” However, she claims that having the chance to devote herself fulltime to her work has been a long time coming. Yet despite the many road blocks she encountered along the way, Sobat says painting has always been at her core. With deep Midwestern roots, she credits her writer father and painter mother for her “artist gene,” which proved to be a life-saver as she bounced around between them when their marriage ended. “Painting came naturally to me; it’s how I distinguished myself. When I was painting I felt safe, empowered.” It also provided her with a focus during the more unsettling times. “I believe I’m a complex person and creating art is my way of untangling me.” Nevertheless, she put aside her passion in favor of marriage and motherhood. Having wed her first love when she was in her 20s, William “Willie” Sobat, a rising Special Operations officer, they were promptly shipped to Alaska where the ever resourceful Sobat masterminded a government contract to create a series of commercial drawings, “not only for the money but for my sanity,” she laughs. But it wasn’t meant to be for long, and although Sobat says she loved their next stop of San Antonio, it effectively put a halt to her budding career. And then another transfer came to pass, this time to Fort Bragg.
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Among the many responsibilities that go along with settling into yet another home, Sobat was tasked with setting up her husband’s new computer. It was just something to check off the list, but it turned out to be a game-changer. Always curious, she recalls being fascinated by the latest cutting edge graphic capabilities and spent countless hours navigating her way through a variety of programs. “The Internet was in its infancy, and I was like a little kid in a candy store, exploring and experimenting. I also saw graphic design and web development as a business opportunity, which proved to be a good idea eventually, but way later,” she says. That was because boy and girl twins came along, and she once again relegated her artwork to the back burner. With motherhood taking center stage, especially when William Junior was diagnosed with autism at one and a half years old, Sobat turned her full attention to the challenges inherent in caring for a young child with special needs. Consequently, she became a tireless advocate on behalf of Easter Seals on top of juggling the day to day rigors of motherhood, running a home and everything in between while her husband was deployed. Pouring her energies into effecting policy changes with top officials in Raleigh, she says, “I became so involved in trying to make a difference that I went back to school and graduated from Methodist College with a degree in political science. From there I seriously thought about going on to law school.” In the end, however, Sobat changed gears and returned to her core desire. She says that the more she thought about the enormous commitment associated with a career in law, the more she realized that among other things, her art would all but vanish from her life.
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“On the most fundamental level, art is who I am, what I do and what I need to thrive,” she says. So, in typical determined fashion, Sobat revisited web development and graphic design as a way to satisfy financial considerations while also staying true to her passion. Landing a job with the military’s morale welfare and recreation department as their graphic designer and web developer, she says she spent three years looking forward to each and every day at work. In 2006, when the family moved to Southern Pines, Sobat determined that the time had come to follow her heart and she joined the Arts Council of Moore County, later becoming the organization’s program director. After stepping down in 2014, she now volunteers at the Monarch Art Center teaching painting to adults with disabilities. But the majority of her time is spent living her dream.
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Sobat also pays tribute to her husband, who she says has been there for her every step of the way; a great supporter and her biggest fan. She laughs, recounting how in the beginning of their marriage the dining room table served as her work space, which she would have to clear off in the evening before dinner. “It didn’t take long for Willie to see that it was in his best interest to remodel the upstairs into a studio.” A master craftsman in his own right, creating intricate period furniture that is virtually indistinguishable from the real thing, Willie brought the same artistry shown on the canvas to the space that houses the assorted paints, brushes and paraphernalia necessary to make art happen. Now completely free to paint to her heart’s content, Sobat says that she rarely starts a piece knowing what she wants to do. “I let what’s going to happen . . . happen,” she says. “I just start fooling around, although I’m usually influenced by my surroundings, particularly the natural world, organic forms.” In Sobat’s “Get Lost” series, in which she juxtaposes bold and blended brush strokes with subtle touches of colored wax, there appears a cloaked, almost hidden figure somewhere in each composition; easy to miss, yet when recognized becomes the focal point of the piece. “It’s about surprises— I love surprises, but it’s also about something inside; about getting lost in everything,” she says, which she acknowledges is what happens when she is in the zone. “I love when my brain takes a coffee break and my hands turn into magic wands. And I love the turning point in a painting, when the ugly duckling turns into a swan.”
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Preferring to work with oils that dry slowly, “because I don’t make up my mind that quickly,” she explains it gives her plenty of time to make changes or even start over. She also says there’s “a richness” to working with oils that allows her to manipulate, layer and play. Two hours have passed in what seems a matter of moments and it is time to go, but not before Sobat invites me to the grand opening of Beyond the Shutter, a new gallery in Pinehurst where her work will be featured. After having the chance to get an insider’s view, I am anxious to see what she will choose to share. In parting, Sobat offers her perspective on her life and her art in a love letter she not long ago sent to her clients. “I believe that ‘keeping it simple’ is the best policy, although that is sometimes more difficult than it sounds. I believe that laughter is the best medicine and should be taken daily. I believe that being kind and generous is always repaid tenfold. I am committed to remaining genuine and authentic, even when it’s easier not to be. I am committed to seeing the beauty in even the most everyday things. I am committed to giving my best, even when that means leaving my comfort zone.” And after meeting Kim Sobat, I believe all this to be true.
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“In many ways, the front porch represented the American ideal of family. The porch, in essence, was an outdoor living room, where the family could retire after the activities of a long day. In the evenings, as the outdoor air provided a cool alternative to the stuffy indoor temperatures, the entire family would move to the front porch. The children might play in the front yard or the friendly confines of the neighborhood, while the parents rocked in their chairs, dismissing the arduous labors and tasks of the day into relaxation and comfort. Stories might be told, advice garnered, or songs sung. Whatever the traditions and manners of the family might be could be offered in this setting. What the family room or TV room of post-World War II America would become, existed first as the front porch.” – Scott Cook
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Lyndel Opozda | Executive Chef Crab Cake Sliders Makes about 24 patties Ingredients 2 lbs. claw meat ½ cup roasted peppers, small dice ½ cup chopped cilantro 2 cups mayo ½ red onion, small dice 4 cups panko 1.5 tbsp house seasoning (Black pepper, salt, granulated garlic, paprika, cayenne) Juice of 2 lemons Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix by hand until well blended. Roasted Pepper Remoulade Ingredients 1 cup mayo 1 cup grain mustard ½ cup roasted red peppers 1 teaspoon cayenne 1 cup dill pickles Combine all ingredients in food processor and run until all pickles are well chopped and ingredients are combined. (Pickles and peppers can be cut small by hand and remaining ingredients combined by hand.) Final Assembly 2 oz. crab cake patties Seasoned flour Lettuce Pickle slices Roasted pepper remoulade Slider Buns Form crab cake mixture into 2-ounce patties, dredge in seasoned flour and fry until golden, brown and delicious. Spread a touch of butter or garlic butter on slider buns and toast lightly in a pan. Top each bun bottom with a piece of lettuce. Place crab cake on lettuce and top with a drizzle of remoulade and a pickle slice. Pop the top on your favorite beverage and enjoy!
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Azalea art press cocktail from Karen Mireau Ingredients crushed ice 1/8 cup fresh raspberries 2 parts mango juice 1 part champagne or dry sparkling wine Crush raspberries through a fine strainer or sieve and divide into two martini glasses. Add crushed ice, mango juice and champagne to taste.
drunken lemonade with mint Serves 6 Ingredients 1 cup (packed) mint leaves, chopped 2/3 cup sugar 1 cup fresh lemon juice, 5-6 lemons 1 1/2 cups vodka Crushed ice Fresh mint sprigs Combine chopped mint and sugar in large bowl. Mix in lemon juice and vodka. Cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 30 minutes and up to 2 hours. Strain mixture into pitcher. Serve over crushed ice. Garnish with mint sprigs.
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t would seem, no matter the small town or village, when a local is asked where to go for a quick, good bite to eat, there is inevitably the same one or two places on the tip of the local’s tongue. The Villager Deli is just that type of place. Located in the heart of Pinehurst, The Villager Deli is a great place to grab a glass of sweet tea, enjoy a sandwich and contemplate your next shopping destination – just don’t forget to try a homemade chocolate chip cookie or slice of pecan pie before your shopping spree.
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If you had to sum up The Villager Deli with a cliché, it would probably be: Don’t mess with a good thing. The restaurant has remained a staple in the heart of Pinehurst by staying true to its simple, tasty menu and fast but courteous service. Not much has changed since the restaurant opened in 1982, and the small but cozy dining room is proof of that. Rather than expand or tear down walls, the restaurant remains the same as it was when it opened 30 years ago, albeit with a touch up of new paint every few years. Current owner Koley Keel recalls the one piece of advice he received from the man giving him the loan to buy the business: “If you change anything, you’re a fool.” A blunt piece of wisdom indeed. Keel followed that advice with two exceptions: sweet tea and French fries. “I added sweet tea. I did that because I like sweet tea and we’re from the South. Granted, we have a lot of people from the North who don’t drink sweet tea, but if you’re a sweet tea drinker and sweet tea isn’t available, you don’t order a Coca-Cola. You’ll order water. So we added sweet tea.” And the French fries were a simple investment that has paid off tenfold. Keel is the fourth owner of the Villager Deli. In his prior life, Keel traveled quite a bit for business. “When I got a Christmas card from the Crown Club in Raleigh from Delta, personalized to me, I realized I fly too much.” That wake-up call led him to questioning what he really wanted to do in life. It turns out his answer was right in front of him. “I had been bringing my daughter up here for breakfast ever since she was in her little carrier.” So July 2001, Keel turned in his frequent flyer card and settled in as the new owner of The Villager Deli. It didn’t take long for Keel to become a fixture in the Pinehurst business community. “I love the restaurant business,” he says. “I like the excitement when it’s busy. The great thing is I get this rush at breakfast and lunch with no alcohol involved versus having to be open at night and get home late. So with the rush, you kind of come off your cloud at 3:30 in the afternoon, you go hit tennis balls or hang out with your family and you’re good and you can have a normal life. I’m very fortunate to be able to do that.” The food, of course, is what keeps Keel busy during those rush meal times. Popular sandwiches like the Reuben and the BLT come with a side of wavy chips and a delicious pickle spear. Those looking for lighter fare should try the grilled chicken salad. Guests can also “build their own” sandwich if they’re particular about their toppings. Quiches change daily, as do soups, but you’ll always find something to your liking. “For what we do, which is make sandwiches salads and soups,” Keel says, “I put us against anybody. We make it with some love.” Although a popular lunch spot, The Villager Deli is also open for breakfast. Keel is particularly proud of his grits, using cream, butter and seasoning for the normally plain Southern staple. “If you love our lunch, you’ll love our breakfast,” Keel says. “We have the best grits anywhere. Most grits don’t have flavor. Most people don’t like to reach for the salt and pepper shakers and don’t want to put butter on stuff. If I can’t give it to you already tasting good, we got a problem.”
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The breakfast menu is a traditional diner fare – eggs, toast, French toast, pancakes, biscuits and, of course, coffee. For combination plates, guests order by Pinehurst golf course number. The Pinehurst No. 2, for example, is an egg sandwich with bacon and cheese. But perhaps, in addition to the great food, what makes The Villager Deli a must visit for locals and guests is Keel’s desire to offer a comfortable eating experience. “If you come in here, I want you to feel at home. Like eating at home,” he says. Then adding with a smile, “But we’re going to make it better than you make it at home.”
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Wine Review
IN VINO,
By Nathan Continenza
Sommelier and Executive Chef at Ironwood
With the dog days of summer fast approaching,
we look to quench our pallets with vibrant and interesting varieties of fermented grape juices. We all know the popular kid in the class, our light bodied, crisp and fruit-driven friend, Pinot Grigio, from Northern Italy. Pinot Grigio is widely known for its delicate aromatics, balanced acidity and ease of drinkability. But what do we know about Pinot Grigio’s twin, or should I say clone, Pinot Gris? While they are the exact same in grape variety, the growing region in France produces a much more viscous, spicy and almost oily, full-bodied offering. With that diversity in mind let’s travel from the old world of France to the new world wine making region of Willamette Valley Oregon, in the United States. Geographically, Oregon straddles
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the 45 parallel and shares ideal climate and growing conditions with some famous old world friends you may have heard mention of: Alsace, Boudreaux and burgundy. The Willamette Valley terroir is comprised of primarily two different soil compositions: Jory, which is volcanic, and Willakenzie, which is the result of colliding tectonic plates. While similar in appearance, Jory soil tends to produce more fruit forward and approachable wines, whereas Willakenzie soil produces wines with more tannic and earthy characteristics. These soils are most frequently found on the more western facing side of the valley. Pinot Gris from Oregon is mostly grown on southeast to southwest facing exposures, the thought process being that grapes catching the early sun and transitioning in to cooler
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evenings is the ideal way to prevent over or earlier ripening of the grapes, which is more likely to occur when planted directly on the valley floor. One of my go-to Pinot Gris from the area is the 2014 offering from Elk Cove Vineyards. Retailing for under $20.00, this Pinot Gris over delivers with aromas of preserved lemon, muted tropical fruit, white peach and pink peppercorns. Silky texture through the mid palette leads to a pleasant finish with floral notes of hibiscus, Asian spices and ginger root, balanced with a crushed stone minerality and vibrant acidity.
Nathan Continenza is a Master Sommelier. When he isn’t enjoying a glass of wine, he is the executive chef at Ironwood in Pinehurst.
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Civil War Union Canteen (mint condition) A Model 1858 U.S. Civil War regulation smooth-side canteen with original wool butternut color. Manufactured by J.C. Johnson & Co. with date stamp on the pewter spout of “Feb. 5 65.” The canteen is from the last order of canteens under a federal contract during the Civil War.
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ach morning around six o’clock, a small army of personnel and equipment leaves the golf course maintenance area at the Pinehurst Resort with a busy day ahead. Facing the staff is the mammoth and often complicated task of keeping nine 18-hole golf courses in immaculate condition – admired and playable. Waiting to be manicured to please over 250,000 players each year are nearly 1,000 acres of courses, including 260 acres of fairways, 493 teeing areas, 650 bunkers and 162 greens. In addition, there are 20 acres of hotel and clubhouse grounds to be serviced along with a park, nine putting greens, a large practice facility, three croquet courts, marina grounds, a turf nursery and an 18,000 square foot greenhouse. It takes a budget of nearly $8 million and a staff of 250 to do the job. And expenses can increase rapidly if problems arise, such as droughts, grass diseases and wind and rain storms. Pinehurst is the only resort in the world with nine 18-hole courses. Five of the courses begin and end at the historic clubhouse in the center of this golfing mecca. Courses number Six, Seven, Eight and Nine are located nearby, each on separate tracts. In the peak seasons of spring and fall, tees and greens are mowed daily while fairways are cut every other day. Bunkers are raked daily. Throughout the year, a variety of fertilizers and other products are applied to achieve excellent conditioning levels. Other tasks are numerous, such as raking leaves, trimming trees, picking up limbs, painting benches and ball markers and maintaining a small army of equipment. The challenges are endless. The Pinehurst equipment inventory lists 145 licensed motor vehicles, 260 mowers, aerifiers, bunker rakers and other assorted tools of the trade. The maintenance building near the main clubhouse covers 19,000 square feet. There are 27 employees in the shop and auto/truck center and ten in administration. The man responsible for this massive undertaking is 57-yearold Bob Farren, a veteran of 32 years at Pinehurst. His official title is director of grounds and golf course maintenance, but he is known unofficially as a magician. He is a second generation golf course superintendent. The personable Farren and his staff recently achieved international acclaim from the players, the USGA and the media for the outstanding playing condition of the famed Pinehurst No. 2 during the two recent USGA Championship tournaments. “Obviously, the job is a huge undertaking,” Farren admits, “but fortunately we have the staff and the financial resources to do it right. We never have to look for something to do around here. There is always something to keep us busy day after day. And since golf here is a year-round activity, there is no down time.”
A native of Welch, West Virginia, Farren is a 1979 graduate of Marshall University. He joined the Pinehurst staff in 1982 and became a certified superintendent in 1985. He has managed course conditions for the 1989 U.S. Women’s Amateur, the 1990-91 Tour Championship, 1994 U.S. Senior Open, three U.S. Men’s Opens in 1995, 2005, 2014 and the Women’s Open in 2014, among a host of other major events. A highlight of his career, he says, is working with Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore in the restoration of No. 2 course, a Donald Ross masterpiece. “That was something I could never forget. I think it had a significant impact on the sustainability of golf and the industry. That and the success of the two U.S. Opens will define my career.” The benefits, however, go beyond tradition. Farren said that since the historic No. 2 course was returned to its natural state, there are less fairways to be maintained and water usage has dropped from 55 million gallons a year to 15 million. In addition, there is no more need to over-seed in the winter and less fertilization required. Although the maintenance numbers and challenges at Pinehurst are overwhelming, it comes as no surprise that the excellent playing conditions at the nine courses are not accidental. Bob Farren can assure you that it is a labor of love.
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“That was something I could never forget. I think it had a significant impact on the sustainability of golf and the industry. That and the success of the two U.S. Opens will define my career.� - Bob Farren, director of grounds and golf course maintenance, on working with Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore in the restoration of the No. 2 course
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Second Career, Meet First Love: A Groundskeeper’s Calling By Greg Girard
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irk Adkins never really planned to end up in Pinehurst. Granted, as a young MBA student at Wake Forest in the early 90s, and later while with the Sara Lee Corporation in the Carolinas, he made it a point to stop in the area for a round of golf now and again. It’s what you do if you’ve played golf all your life, working in the country club pro shop during high school in Indiana and playing with a partial golf scholarship at Florida State. But they were brief stays at one of America’s golf shrines. Kirk’s life soon led him to Paris, London and Italy as a rising executive with Sara Lee. He had two children with wife Victoria, and his career path seemed pretty clear. But, as most of us have learned, life also tends to take a few sharp turns here and there, which in the long run is probably a good thing for the soul. You just never know where you’ll end up. Kirk can attest to that. In 2006, Sara Lee sold its European business to a private equity company. Kirk was asked to stay on with a larger role, which he did for a few years until the company let go all the senior executives. With his children still in high school, Kirk decided to stay in the United Kingdom to see them graduate before eventually accepting a job with Hanes to start an apparel business in Hong Kong. So you’re ready to roll your sleeves up in Hong Kong… Yes, but that only lasted for a year and then they pulled the plug on it. I hired all these people and I brought some people from Europe over. One person moved their kids over there. It was a really terrible situation, but Hanes did it in a very nice way. The opportunity was great but they had other initiatives they were doing that they felt had more opportunity and ours was going to be a big loss maker because we were starting from zero. So they pulled the plug on that and really that was my decision of having enough of the corporate life. And golf was just on the top of the list? I had always loved golf. I worked in a pro shop when I was a boy. Living in Europe, I played every course you can think of in England, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland. And when I would do that, I got this unbelievable feeling getting on some of those historic courses. That, wow, this is really special. It made me feel at peace and have serenity, and that was kind of like my spiritual home, if we can get into that kind of weird thinking. So after this Hong Kong gig ended, I started thinking. I could have retired and could of just carried on but I’m 55 right now, I was 52 when the Hong Kong job finished, and so I thought, I still want to do something. And you know, you always hear about people saying “do something you love.” So that’s what I loved. And that’s what I spent a lot of time doing, even when I was working.
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So how did you go about it? I had a good friend in high school that had done very well as a superintendent in Palm Springs, California. I started Skyping with him. And he was very encouraging to me. He went to Purdue, which is one of the really great agronomy programs in America. He encouraged me to apply to Purdue, which I did, and I was accepted. I was very naive thinking, well, I’ve got an undergraduate degree and an MBA, I’ll go into the graduate school. I also applied to NC State. I’d done a little bit of research and that was another great agronomy program. I got accepted to the undergraduate program there. But then the professor there, Dr. Charles Peacock, said, “You know at your age you really shouldn’t be getting an academic degree. You should be getting the basic knowledge with work experience.” Then he mentioned he had a former PhD student that is a professor at Sandhills Community College named Mike Ventola. So then I started talking to Cale Bigelow [professor of agronomy] at Purdue about it. And shockingly, this Mike Ventola at SCC was a fellow PhD student with Cale at NC State, and Cale mentioned Mike without me saying anything. That’s called a sign... That’s exactly what my wife and I said. Man, you’ve got to do this. So then Dr. Peacock said, “There is a superintendent at Forest Creek Country Club, Bill Patton, who is a former lawyer who got sick of the legal profession and went back and got a two-year degree. Why don’t you call him up, get some advice.” So I did. Bill invited me down for golf and a chat, and after we met, he said, “Tell you what, if you come here to SCC I will hire you and then you can go to school and work out here to get experience.” Things were just falling into place... I know. It was unbelievable. So we came here. I started the program at SCC in 2012. When you were taking courses at Sandhills, were you pleasantly surprised you maintained the interest as you got a little more involved in what it takes? Yes, particularly the plants. I knew absolutely nothing about biology and physiology. When I started learning about how a plant grows, the cell structure and all that stuff, I was blown away. And it became even kind of spiritual. When you think about how plants grow, and they’re able to get cut in two and still live and reproduce, to me it’s unbelievable.
it very difficult. These guys that are maintaining immaculate golf courses are extraordinary talented people and it’s not something that one can learn over 3-5 years. It’s something that takes 10-15 years to be able to see different weather patterns, different seasonal changes, how the plants react. And when you tried something last year and say, well, it didn’t work, you may have to wait four years before that event occurs again to be able to try something different. I find that really challenging. The other thing I’ve found extraordinarily refreshing [is the cooperation between the courses, which is] unlike the business world, where our competitors were truly enemies. For example, at the U.S. Open, we only have, at our prime time, 24 people on our crew. During the U.S. Open we needed 124 people to work with us and to get the course ready very quickly. We had employees coming over for free from CCNC, Pine Needles, Knollwood – you name the club around here, they were sending their employees over on their dime. And I’m sure with Pine Needles having the 2020 U.S. Women’s Open we’ll send people over there. I find that extremely refreshing. When you came to SCC were you instantly thinking you would settle here? I was wide open. I knew Sandhills has the internships where you could go anywhere. I was thinking I’d go to Cypress Point or Pebble Beach or somewhere else. We came here and I have been blown away by the people here. We live right in the village across from the resort. I came from living in Paris, London, cosmopolitan places, and I’m thinking this is going to be small town, not interesting. But I’ve been gobsmacked by the worldliness of the people around here. And at this point in our lives, we like the slower pace. So now you are assistant superintendent at Pinehurst No. 2. Looking back and having time to process it, what’s it been like making that switch from your past life? I thought it would be much less stressful but it hasn’t been. I feel a great amount of pressure working on No. 2 because it is a historic course. When you see these people that are coming from all over the world just to play the golf course, you really have to keep the course in great condition every single day. Tom Pashley, our president, he’s got this saying and he’s right, “It’s somebody’s U.S. Open every day.” They’re paying serious money to play the course. So from that standpoint, I am finding it quite stressful. But then, like this morning, it was beautiful, cold but clear, and you stand up on the 13th tee box and look up and see the hole and it’s very relaxing and you say, this is pretty nice. This is a great office.
Was there a new form of appreciation also on what it takes to maintain a course? To be fair, I have been blown away about how complex it is. You think, oh, you just cut the grass. But you have the weather changing, you get disease. I find that extremely complicated and I still find
Right (top): Early morning grooming on Pinehurst No. 2; Kirk Adkins at the “office.”
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Life Under Pines
Quasimodo of theSandhills By Sundi McLaughlin
Be kind, for everyone you know is fighting a battle you know nothing about…
Ok, so here’s the problem with being alone a lot. Speaking for myself, of course, I find the following issues troubling: Problem No. 1 For one thing, I spend way too much time talking with my dog, and I am also aware of the very real possibility that he doesn’t like me … like at all. I’m not being dramatic. I’ve read up on this. There are several articles about signs that your dog loves you and guess who fails every time? Out of the 10 Signs Your Dog Loves You, Dodge shows two: He greets me when I come home and he occasionally will lick my face. We got Dodge when he was 5 years old, and we were his third owners. This must have taken its toll on him, and I do try to understand. But you throw a ball for a nice little game of fetch and he looks back at you like it’s all just too much to bear. I beg him to get up into bed with me for a snuggle and when he begrudgingly obliges, he jumps up, walks over to the far corner, circles and with a beleaguered sigh collapses at the foot of the bed. I’ve also learned that once Dodge gets up on the bed, my best course of action is to ignore him. I know he is just humoring me and counting the seconds to get down and head over to his favorite bedroom on the entire other side of the house.
It’s hard not to take it personal. I have the growing suspicion that I am in an unhealthy relationship with my dog. I’m once again the awkward volleyball girl back in high school mooning over the guy that doesn’t know I am alive. Pathetic.
Celebrity Rehab, etc. Tonight, I even found myself worrying over a couple from that show Flip This House. Why did they turn that two-bedroom carriage house into a onebedroom loft space? How will it ever sell? Why do I care?!
Problem No. 2 Without enough human interaction, and when left to my own devices, I fall into patterns. I like to watch the same movie or eat the same foods over and over again. Right now it’s Age of Adeline, a sleeve of these amazingly crunchy Saltine Fresh Stacks and a schmear of peanut butter. Before that it was The Heat, Dubliner cheese and apples and before that, Chocolate and oddly, not chocolate… I’m not sure why, but it calms me. This would not happen if someone else lived here. I would be forced to watch one show and then another with a different variety of foods in between.
Problem No. 4 I have one behavior I find mildly worrisome that I call, “My Embarrassment Flashbacks.” I’ll be cleaning, cooking or watching TV when all of the sudden every nerve ending is bombarded by some ghastly memory. Sometimes, the memories are stupid and insignificant, like when I wore my corset incorrectly on my wedding day (long story), or a big event, like a fight with a loved one where I lost my temper and made a fool of myself. At any rate, the memory is so strong I have to physically and verbally shoo it away with an audible “Yuck” and a little body wiggle, as if I am trying to get the uncomfortable memory off my skin. I know it’s weird. If I had someone living with me on a consistent basis, I bet my man would say something like, “Are you okay? You seem crazy right now. Can I get you a drink?” And I would nod my head with a knowing smile and thank heaven someone’s in my life to keep me on track. Most of the time, I really just want to be sedated, cuddled, fed copious amounts of fried foods and told “Everything’s going to be okay.”
Problem No. 3 I never sleep. Okay, that’s not totally true, but when you only get a few hours a night, year after year, believe me it feels like never. Every night the little anxiety demons crack open my skull and point out every worstcase scenario until my stomach is in knots and sleep becomes impossible. At first, the worry is localized: finances, work, new roof, etc., but then the worry goes global: the presidential race, Darfur, the war, those heartbroken souls on Intervention and
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of S o u t h e r n P i n e s Here’s the real kicker though. I’m married. I could be looked after properly. Unfortunately, my husband is in the military and thus gone much of the time, giving me plenty of room to spiral into an insanity of my own making. The only saving grace is my job and friends. My job requires me to see people and interact with folks much saner than I. My friends do as good a job as any with keeping me in line and providing proper role models, with the hope the behavior rubs off. I’ve pretty much moved my good friend Lindsay in to the house so she can monitor the above-mentioned conduct. She can often be heard clearing her throat when I am in the kitchen arguing with Dodge, or will solemnly crack open a beer and bring it to me when she hears me shout “Yuck!” from the other room. With a clink of our bottles she will sagely inquire “the corset again?” and I will nod my head as I cringe with the memory. So when you pass me on the street, give me a little nod of encouragement. Obviously I need it; maybe we all do… I hope I’m not the only one…under the pines….
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Hat and earrings from Jacqueline’s, necklace and bracelet from Framer’s Cottage, shoes from Monkee’s and leather handbag from Le Feme Chateau
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Cool Sweats Framer’s Cottage Jacqueline’s Monkee’s of Southern Pines Morgan Miller The Potpourri Le Feme Chateau Whit Lauter
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The Garden
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“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”
- William Shakespeare BY DOLORES MULLER
APHRODITE, THE GREEK GODDESS OF LOVE, is always depicted with roses; thus the rose has become the symbol of love. Perhaps this is why it is the most popular wedding flower. Princess Diana clutched a bouquet of them on her wedding day. Fossils reveal roses date back 35 million years, and 5,000 years ago garden cultivation began in China. They have been used as confetti at celebrations, for medicinal purposes and making perfume. At one time, Pinehurst had one greenhouse devoted entirely to roses. During the fifteenth century, the rose was a symbol in the fight to control England; the conflict known as the “War of the Roses.” The white rose represented York while the red represented Lancaster. Roses were in such high demand during the seventeenth century that royalty considered them legal tender. In the 1800s, Napoleon’s wife, Josephine, established an extensive collection of roses at Chateau de Malmaison, and her garden became the setting for Pierre Joseph Redoute’s work as a botanical illustrator. Our hot, humid Southern summers cause roses to be affected by powdery mildew and black spot that makes growing them a challenge. Six to eight hours of full sunlight and good air circulation helps to combat these problems. The “Knockout” rose varieties have become very popular and are less affected by theses diseases. If you love roses but are not inclined to grow them, plan a trip to the Healing Garden at the Clara McLean House where there is a beautiful rose collection for all to enjoy.
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A Look Back
The Knollwood Maneuver: A Prelude to D-Day By Jean Barron Walker Photography courtesy of Tufts Archives and Moore County Historical Association
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n December 7, 1943, in a cold driving rain, paratroopers dropped into the Sandhills of North Carolina as part of the greatest airborne maneuver in Army history. Until that time, the future of the Army’s fledging airborne division was at risk. The first parachute test platoon had been formed only three years earlier, and WWII was proving to be a tough assignment. In North Africa, paratroopers were missing their intended targets by as much as 35 miles. And tragedy occurred in Sicily when friendly fire brought down 23 aircrafts and damaged 37 more; 318 paratroopers and airmen were killed or wounded. “I do not believe in the airborne division,” General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander, wrote in 1943. “I believe that airborne troops should be reorganized into self-contained units of infantry, artillery and special services, all about the strength of a regimental combat team.” General George G. Marshall, the Army’s chief of staff, however, did believe in the airborne division and he called on Major General Joseph Swing to direct a group that would determinethe division’s benefits. Thus, the Knollwood maneuver was planned.
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The Sandhills’ Knollwood Airport, now the Moore County Airport, was built by the Tufts family in 1929. From 1942 to 1945 the Knollwood Airport was leased to the U. S. Army and called the Knollwood Army Auxiliary Airfield. It was a supplement to Pope Airfield, since it was near Fort Bragg and Camp Mackall, both of which trained the airborne and supplied its equipment. Soldiers from Fort Bragg and Camp Mackall were frequently seen in the Sandhills in the early 1940s. Military families occupied every available rental unit, and citizens were asked to invite army personnel to their homes for Sunday dinner. United Services Organization (USO) centers in Southern Pines, Aberdeen, Rockingham, Hamlet and West Southern Pines were open for dances and recreation. In 1943, musician Glenn Miller, then a captain in the Army, was stationed with the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command at the Pine Needles Hotel before leaving from the Knollwood Airfield for a band tour of European bases. 4
The same tactics used during the Knollwood Maneuver were relayed to troops in England as they prepared for the European invasion.
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On December 7, 1943, the second anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the tiny Knollwood Airfield became a big game player for the Army. The little-known Knollwood maneuver would become a massive dress rehearsal to determine if thousands of men and equipment could be gathered together, dropped into planned areas and then continue with combat operations. On paper, the plan laid out was to transport attacking forces over the ocean before dropping them at strategic locations behind enemy lines. The airborne soldiers would then be tasked with disrupting the supply line of the enemy from the rear. In the Knollwood maneuver, the “Blue Army” (11th Airborne Division and 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment) had to capture the Knollwood Airfield that was defended by the “Red Army” (17th Airborne Division and 541st Parachute Infantry Regiment). After dark, a fleet of C-47 aircraft, from Army airfields at Mackall, Pope, Lumberton, Laurinburg and Florence, South Carolina, convened near the Atlantic Ocean before approaching Knollwood Airfield and the surrounding Sandhills area, 200 miles to the east. There were 200 C-47 airplanes and 234 gliders, 10,282 men, 295 jeeps, 1,830 tons of supplies and 48 quarter-ton trailers involved in the maneuver. The North Carolina towns of Lumberton, Raeford, Rockingham, Laurinburg, Maxton, Hamlet, Aberdeen, Southern Pines and Pinehurst were subjected to a blackout curfew from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. for two nights of the five-day exercise. Electricity was cut in these areas in case a paratrooper got caught in a power line. Streetlights and traffic signals were dark. No cars could be left parked on streets, major highways were closed and civil defense volunteers, with their armbands showing the silver letters “CD,” went door to door during the curfew hours checking on compliance with the rules. A siren indicated the beginning of the blackout, and lit streetlights signaled the all-clear. Simulated patients and wounded soldiers were treated by medics in the field hospital. White parachutes littered trees, bushes and fields, and cracked-up gliders lay in or near the 13 designated glider landing areas north and west of the airport. Colored parachutes identified dropped equipment. Later, citizens would be reminded to return any found chutes to their nearest community store or service station. A main observation post for the generals was set up near fields where troops were coming in by glider. The exercise was witnessed by a number of foreign and American airborne personnel and correspondents. When the planes neared the observation area, the gliders were cut loose to descend silently toward golf courses and fields. Some of the C-47s double-towed gliders. This night invasion of the Sandhills by air was considered highly successful by Army officers, although, as official reports showed, two were killed and 49 hospitalized. The dropping of the remainder of the paratroopers was delayed temporarily by low visibility due to rain and sleet over the 2,500 square miles of the Sandhills area. Of the blue invading gliders that left their base with full loads of troops and supplies, more than 85 percent landed successfully in their assigned fields. Fighting between the Red and Blue armies continued for several more days with additional troops and supplies flown in to complete the training.
On December 17, 1943, the local newspaper printed a letter of appreciation from James W. Tufts, chairman of the Moore County Civil Defense organization, thanking citizens for their total cooperation during the blackout for the Knollwood maneuvers. A second five-day maneuver occurred in the area of Aberdeen and Camp Mackall on January 5, 1944, and again, the commanders concluded that the use of airborne troops was tactically effective. These exercises aided the Army in training and testing the capabilities of well-prepared specialized troops. The high command in Washington, including General Eisenhower and General Marshall, concluded that the division-size airborne troops were ready for wartime use. On June 5, 1944, General Eisenhower ordered the massive Allied Expeditionary Force into action. D-Day began on June 6, 1944, close to six months after the Knollwood Maneuver ended. The same tactics used during the Knollwood Maneuver were relayed to troops in England as they prepared for the European invasion. On May 8, 1945, the Allies formally accepted Germany’s surrender, ending the Second World War in Europe.
Composer and big band musician Glenn Miller, a captain in the Army during WWII, stayed at the Pine Needles Inn before flying to Europe from Knollwood Airfield.
Jean Barron Walker is a member of the Moore County Historical Association. For more information on the association, visit moorehistory.com.
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Book Review
Fortunate Son By Robert Gable
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usic is that universal language which stirs something deep within. Whether soothing or jarring, playful or somber, music has the power to move us. Some people have the ability to write music that bears the test of time. John Fogerty has been a singer, songwriter and guitarist since the 1950s. Fortunate Son is the candid story of where he came from, what happened along the way and where he is now. The driving force behind Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), Fogerty and his band are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He’s been influenced by country music, rhythm and soul, rockabilly, gospel, Mississippi blues, bluegrass, Elvis and 1950s rock and roll – an eclectic mix of just about every style of music (except opera, perhaps). Fogerty had a hardscrabble early childhood. Along the way, he became fascinated with music; whatever he heard on the radio, he wanted to play. By age 14 he was recording songs in a studio, and he knew the music life was for him. Now 70 years old, and at a good place in his life, he figured it was time to set the record straight. Over 21 chapters he tells his story from the beginning. Two photo-color-inserts, each 16 pages long, illustrate his happiest times. The book ends with an epilogue and an index. The writing style is Fogerty narrating his recollections – this will not be confused with a work of high-brow literature – and it helps to be a Fogerty fan. Forthright and unflinching, he explains what happened, what caused it and how he might have done better. He hasn’t had an easy life. He went through some tough times, sinking to the rock bottom of self-destructive behavior that so many creative people hit. When CCR broke up, the legal wrangling that followed threw him into a tailspin. An oppressive contract with his ex-manager wore him down (an unfortunate common theme in the music industry of that era), and it was close to 15 years before he sorted things out. Fogerty credits Julie, his loving wife of 25 years, with putting him on an even keel and helping him to persevere. Though he no longer owns his CCR songs, he will sing them while touring, content with knowing he created them. With a renewed devotion to music, Fogerty’s now simply happy to still be out there “rockin’ and rollin’ ” today. His most recent influences are more southern, and he’s traveled to Mississippi to research the blues masters. He calls his current style of music “swamp rock.” He’s having a good run with it, having won his only Grammy in 1997 for the album “Blue Moon Swamp.” If you like John Fogerty’s music, this book will have some appeal to you. With influences ranging from Muddy Waters and Leadbelly to current day Brad Paisley, it will be interesting to see where his musical journey takes him next.
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Fortunate Son
John Fogerty with Jimmy McDonough 406 pages Little Brown and Company / $30
Robert Gable worked in book publishing for 18 years before going into the golf industry. He lived and worked in Pinehurst for five years and still misses it. He currently lives in Queens and works as an assistant golf pro at Metropolis Country Club in White Plains, New York.
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Daniel Messner, M.D.; Winston Garris, M.D. & John French, M.D.
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Given Tufts Presents
An Evening with May book for the Cover to Cover Girls Book Club The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
the Generals
S T A T E O F T H E M I L I T A R Y H Dinner and Discussion
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Cardinal Ballroom, Carolina Hotel
General Raymond T. Odierno, Ret.
former Chief of Staff of the Army US Joint Forces Commander
General Lance L. Smith, Ret.
Creative Director’s Choice The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
former US Joint Forces Commander Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation
General William F. Kernan, Ret.
former Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic Commander-in-Chief, US Joint Forces
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The Rose Speaks of Love by Kay Grismer for The Foundation of FirstHealth
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ill Shore can’t recall who dubbed him “The Rose Man,” but that’s what local gardeners have called him for almost six decades. His love of gardening began as a boy in WinstonSalem almost 90 years ago. “I ordered my first rose from a Star Rose catalog for a garden I planted for my mother,” he says. “I put in Red Radiance, Eclipse and Chrysler Imperial—old-timers. I don’t have that good a memory for what I bought last week, but I remember those.” Those roses bloomed into a lifelong passion for “the most beautiful flower you can grow.” Bill met Anne, his wife of 66 years, 75 years ago. In 1956, they moved their family to Southern Pines, where he spent 30 years in real estate and residential construction. Retiring in 1987, he devoted himself to roses. After extensive research and trial and error, he had more than 200 plants in his backyard. He revitalized Katharine Boyd’s garden at the Weymouth Center and planted more roses at the entrance. He wanted to show visitors that they could grow roses, too, and how theirs could and should look. Several years ago, Cassie Willis and Dr. Lynda Acker asked Bill to advise them on roses for the Healing Garden at FirstHealth’s Clara McLean House. To their delight, he offered to design the garden, select the roses, and then plant and care for them himself. “Bill’s Garden,” as Willis and Acker call it, is one of the garden’s most visited areas. “Bill’s got the magic touch,” Lynda says. When she heard that the Weymouth roses would be removed as part of a landscape restoration of the estate, Lynda knew exactly where the plants belonged. “Those roses were like Bill’s children,” she says. “Giving them a new home where they can touch many more lives would be something we could do for him.” She and landscape architect Sally DeWinkeleer modified their design for the Hospice Gardens at FirstHealth Hospice and Palliative Care to accommodate more than 100 rose bushes now overlooking the lake. “There couldn’t be a more beautiful spot to have a rose garden,” says Bill.
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The Weymouth roses are a backdrop for his selections – oldfashioned varieties and newly developed species. With volunteer assistance, he created a “color-filled, non-stop-blooming, ‘smell-orama’ experience with some of the most fragrant roses that I know of today.” Every blossom in each garden is his legacy to the community. “They’re meaningful places,” he says. “I’m glad to be a part of them.”
Bill Shore, The Rose Man, has devoted himself to cultivating roses since his retirement in 1987.
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A National Romance By Jim Moriarty
By June the spring fever of the Masters has broken and the omens of a hot summer appear like
fireflies. The red, white and blue of the U.S. Open, golf ’s most democratic championship, is run up the flagpole. There are no first round draft picks there, no favorite sons. You may be lucky enough to start life with a silver spoon in your mouth, but your scorecard is born blank. With justification, the people who play golf for a living have more ways to get in than you or me, but the simple truth is, if you’re good enough, you can ante up the entrance fee and play your way in. While the championship is domestic, the concept of being that talented is foreign to most of us, and there’s no shame in that. Mere mortals would be better off meeting Ronda Rousey in a dark alley than Oakmont’s greens in daylight. Oakmont and Pinehurst have as much in common as sweet tea and lemonade, though it wasn’t Arnold Palmer who put them together. Oakmont Country Club is hosting its ninth U.S. Men’s Open to go along with a pair of U.S. Women’s Opens, three PGA Championships and five U.S. Men’s Amateur Championships. It is, by nearly any conceivable measure, the most decorated of North America’s championship venues. Pinehurst’s No. 2 Course is back in the pack, but it, like its rich Pennsylvania uncle, now seems to be penciled in on the USGA’s more or less 10-year rotation. The exact number of calendar years staggers one way or another to accommodate special anniversaries (or sometimes inconvenient contractual snits), but you can be pretty much assured that every decade the Open will put down its tent pegs in Pinehurst, Pebble Beach and Pittsburgh. Pinehurst has become particularly attractive for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that the expansiveness of the resort can accommodate an event as large as a U.S. Open more easily than anywhere else our national championship goes. That the entire state of North Carolina gets behind it financially doesn’t hurt the USGA’s – or our – bottom line, either. The ties between Oakmont and Pinehurst run deeper than just trophies and tough greens. The builder and designer of Oakmont, steel baron Henry C. Fownes, began spending his winters in Pinehurst three years before he created his course in suburban Pittsburgh. Born in 1856, Fownes didn’t start playing golf until his 40s following an accident when he damaged an eye trying to repair a bicycle tire with a welding torch without troubling to wear a protective mask. In 1900 Fownes began his routine of spending six months in Pinehurst and six in Pittsburgh. By 1914 he’d built a house next to the Village Green with enough bedrooms to accommodate great swaths of family and friends. His son, W.C. Fownes, owned a Pinehurst cottage as well. Fownes pere played golf every day and would routinely offer cocktails and a lively
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deconstruction of the day’s birdies and bogeys at his home in the late afternoons. Today the house is occupied by the owner of the Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Robert Dedman Jr. Fownes loved fast cars almost as much as he loved his golf, and liked to push the pedal as well as the envelope. He would make the roughly 580-mile trip (it was even less of a straight shot in those days than it is now) in his Duesenberg, turning in a personal best of just under 13 hours. Fownes’ fondness for Pinehurst went beyond golf. In the depths of the Great Depression, when the banks were set to foreclose on the Tufts’ family resort, Fownes organized enough of his fellow residents to pony up $100,000 to save it. His $30,000 contribution was by far the largest chunk. Of the previous eight men’s U.S. Opens at Oakmont, I’ve been personal witness to three. Jack Nicklaus’ storming of Arnold Palmer’s palace in ’62 and Johnny Miller’s 63 in ’73 were before I worked for a living, and I was only two when Hogan won there in ’53. The way I look at it, I’ve seen half of the ones I was alive for, starting with Larry Nelson snatching the trophy out of Tom Watson’s hands in ’83. The golf course was the conversation piece last time, when Angel Cabrera won after they took out all the trees, just the way Pinehurst No. 2 was the center of attention the last time it was here, when they took out all the rough. If you think it
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can get hot in Pinehurst in June, talk to Ernie Els sometime. They didn’t need caddies for the ’94 U.S. Open, they needed camels. Els, Colin Montgomerie and Loren Roberts engaged in a three-man forced march in 100-degree heat after an entire week when Oakmont felt more like Death Valley than Allegheny County. The playoff victory was the first of Els’ four major championships. It was the same year Palmer came home to wave goodbye to his U.S. Open romance. Now, Ernie is the elder statesman. It’s the National Open that marches on.
Jim Moriarty moved to Southern Pines in 1979 to join the staff of Golf World magazine, a publication founded in Pinehurst in 1947. He worked for Golf Digest and Golf World as both a contributing writer and photographer for 35 years.
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13th Hole
Beacon Ridge Country Club Par-4, 344 yards Designer: Gene Hamm, 1981
Beacon Ridge Country Club Seven Lakes Community, West End, NC Par 72 course Designed for all levels of play, Beacon Ridge is accented by narrow rolling fairways, Penncross Bentgrass greens and Bermuda fairways. A deceptively short course at 6,414 yards from the tips, the course will have players using every club in the bag, making it a challenge for all skill levels. Photograph courtesy of beacon ridge country club
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Music 5/1/2016 Mike Farris The Rooster’s Wife | 114 Knight Street | Aberdeen Doors open at 6:00 p.m., show at 6:46 p.m. Advanced tickets $20, day of $25. Tel.: 910.944.7502 Time: 6:46 p.m. 5/6/2016 First Friday in Southern Pines Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad Street | Southern Pines Music by Dangermuffin. It’s a chance to gather in wonderful downtown Southern Pines with family, friends and neighbors, and enjoy bands, food and other entertainment. It takes place the first Friday of every month from May through October at the grassy knoll adjacent to the Sunrise Theater. Time: 5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. q
5/6/2016 Jay Nash The Rooster’s Wife | 114 Knight Street |Aberdeen Doors open at 6:00 p.m., show at 6:46 p.m. Advanced tickets $12, day of $15. Tel: 910.944.7502 Time: 6:46 p.m. 5/8/2016 Chaise Lounge The Rooster’s Wife | 114 Knight Street |Aberdeen Doors open at 6:00 p.m, show at 6:46 p.m. Advanced tickets $15, day of $20. Tel.: 910.944.7502 Time: 6:46 p.m. 5/13/2016 Live After 5 Tufts Memorial Park | 110 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Join the “80s Party in the Park” featuring the band “Hipshack.” Wear your best 80s outfit and celebrate the radical decade. Costume judging begins at 7:00 pm. Beer, wine and nonalcoholic beverages available for purchase. Food trucks serving sandwiches, pizza and desserts. For more info: 910-295-1900 Time: 5:00 – 9:00 p.m.
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5/14/2016 The Carolina Philharmonic presents: “A Night On Broadway” Owens Auditorium | Sandhills Commuity College A Night on Broadway features star vocalists Caroline Bowman (Wicked, Evita, Grease) and Bobby Conte Thornton (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum), backed up by Maestro David Michael Wolff and The Carolina Philharmonic. For more info. and to purchase tickets call 910-687-0287. Time: 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. 5/15/2016 Slocan Ramblers, Press Gang The Rooster’s Wife | 114 Knight Street | Aberdeen Doors open at 6:00 p.m., show at 6:46 p.m. Advanced tickets $12, day of $15. Tel: 910.944.7502 Time: 6:46 p.m. q
5/22/2016 Chris Henry Band The Rooster’s Wife | 114 Knight Street | Aberdeen Doors open at 6:00 p.m., show at 6:46 p.m. Advanced tickets $12, day of $15. Tel: 910.944.7502 Time: 6:46 p.m. 5/29/16 The Moore County Concert Band Carolina Hotel | 80 Carolina Vista Drive | Grand Ballroom Free and open to the public. Enjoy the Moore County Concert Band featuring guest trombone soloist Dr. Drew Leslie, Assistant Professor at ASU in Boone. Free and open to the public. Carolina Hotel, 80 Carolina Vista Dr., Pinehurst. For more info: 910.235.5229 or online. Time: 2:00 p.m.
5/29/2016 Edgar Loudermilk Band featuring Jeff Autry The Rooster’s Wife | 114 Knight Street |Aberdeen Doors open at 6:00 p.m., show at 6:46 p.m. Advanced tickets $12, day of $15. Tel: 910.944.7502 Time: 6:46 p.m. q
6/18/2016 Concert in the Pines Owens Auditorium | Sandhills Commuity College St. Joseph of the Pines and Sandhills Community College invite you to experience the music of Fank Voltz, harpist and pianist. Free and open to the public. Time: 6:30 p.m. 6/19/2016 Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley The Rooster’s Wife | 114 Knight Street | Aberdeen Doors open at 6:00 p.m., show at 6:46 p.m. Advanced tickets $15, day of $20. Tel: 910.944.7502 Time: 6:46 p.m.
6/3/2016 First Friday in Southern Pines Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad Street | Southern Pines Music by The Deslondes. It’s a chance to gather in wonderful downtown Southern Pines with family, friends and neighbors, and enjoy bands, food and other entertainment. Time: 5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
6/26/2016 Brett Harris, Skylar Gudasz opens The Rooster’s Wife | 114 Knight Street | Aberdeen Doors open at 6:00 p.m., show at 6:46 p.m. Advanced tickets $12, day of $15. Tel: 910.944.7502 Time: 6:46 p.m. q
6/3/2016 Dale Ann Bradley The Rooster’s Wife | 114 Knight Street | Aberdeen Doors open at 6:00 p.m., show at 6:46 p.m. Advanced tickets $12, day of $15. Tel: 910.944.7502 Time: 6:46 p.m. 6/5/2016 Dark Water Rising, Lakota John opens The Rooster’s Wife | 114 Knight Street | Aberdeen Doors open at 6:00 p.m., show at 6:46 p.m. Advanced tickets $12, day of $15. Tel: 910.944.7502 Time: 6:46 p.m. 6/12/2016 Cassie and Maggie, the Danberrys The Rooster’s Wife | 114 Knight Street | Aberdeen Doors open at 6:00 p.m., show at 6:46 p.m. Advanced tickets $12, day of $15. Tel: 910.944.7502 Time: 6:46 p.m.
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Lectures/Talks/Signings 5/6/2016 Peter Hatch, Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Garden Ball Visitors Center Sandhills Community College 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst Peter Hatch, former director of the Gardens & Grounds of Thomas Jefferson’s home, Monticello, for 35 years, author of ‘A Rich Spot of Earth’: Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Garden at Monticello’, and former alumni of the Sandhills Landscape Gardening program will present a program on the Gardens of Monticello. After, he will sign copies of this his latest book. All proceeds go to the Horticultural Gardens. Members $10, non-members $15. Payment due at registration. For additional information call 910.695.3882. Time: 7:00 p.m. 5/10/2016 Scott Mason, Tarheel Traveler Sandhills Woman’s Exchange | 50 Dogwood Road | Pine Crest Inn Scott Mason of WRAL’s “Tarheel Traveler” television show will be the featured Road Scholars grant speaker at the Sandhill’s Woman’s Exchange Annual Meeting/Luncheon. This project is made possible by funding from the North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Call the Exchange at 295.4677 to RSVP. $25 pp, includes lunch. Time: 11:30 a.m. q
5/21/2016 Gathering at the Given Given Outpost and Given Library | Pinehurst Jim Dodson will discuss his new book “Range Bucket List and Other Adventures in Golf.” Free and open to the public. Time: 3:30 p.m. at the Given Library and 7:00 p.m. at the Given Outpost. 5/17/2016 Inventory of Entities Working on Literacy in Moore County League of Women Voters of Moore County | Table on the Green | Pinehurst Guest speaker Ashley Ciconne will explain the various organizations working on literacy. Everyone welcome, $13 pp. Reservations required. Call 910.944.9611 or email owegeecoach@gmail.com. Time: 11:30 a.m. 5/19/2016 Reports from the Field: Dorothea Lange, Margaret BourkeWhite & The Art of Documentary Photography Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities | 555 E. Connecticut Avenue | Southern Pines Presented by Dr. Molly Gwinn, featuring the works by Lange as a field photographer for the government Farm Security Administration and Bourke-White as the premier photojournalist in Henry Luce’s publishing empire, in the 1930’s. Cost: $11 for members, $16 non-members. Register in advance. For more info and to register: 910.692.6261 or online. Time: 10:00 a.m.
History/Outdoors 5/15/2016 Wildflower Walk Weymouth Woods | 1024 Fort Bragg Road | Southern Pines See what’s blooming this time of year on this 1.5 mile walk. Please be prepared with sunscreen, bugspray and water. For more info: 910.692.2167 or online. Time: 3:00 p.m. 5/22/2016 Snakes of the Sandhills Weymouth Woods | 1024 Fort Bragg Road | Southern Pines Learn about the various snake species found in the Sandhills and how to identify venomous and non-venomous area snakes. We will have live specimens to view and learn about. For more info: 910.692.2167 or online. Time: 3:00 p.m.
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5/29/2016 Red-cockaded Woodpeckers Weymouth Woods | 1024 Fort Bragg Road | Southern Pines In the Sandhills there are eight species of Woodpeckers and out of those eight, only one is endangered. We will focus on the endangered species called the Red-cockaded Woodpecker (RCW). With a Park Ranger, we will go for a short hike to see this bird’s habitat. For more info: 910.692.2167 or online. Time: 3:00 p.m.
5/26/2016 - 5/28/2016 Freedom Starts at Home Weekend Various locations | Pinehurst The Duskin & Stephens Foundation’s annual fundraiser includes the 4th annual Beef & Beer, 2nd annual Crossfit Workout, inaugural 5-mile buddy relay run and golf tournament and dinner. For more information, visit www.duskinandstephens. org. Ticket locations at Pony Expresso, RiverJacks and The Roast Office or online freedomstartsathome.eventbrite.com.
Nonprofits/Fundraisers
Classes/Workshops
5/14/2016 The 4th annual Northern Moore Family Resource Center Benefit Various potteries | Seagrove Spend a fun-filled Saturday meeting the artists, touring their studios and admiring their creations. Come check out 12 of our favorite potteries in a self-guided car tour. Each pottery will have a unique culinary delight with wine pairing and demonstrations focusing on different aspects of the craft – from shaping at the wheel to glazing to firing techniques. Or you can roll up your sleeves and make a pot yourself. $35 per person. www.nmfrc.com for tickets. Time: 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. q
5/23/2016 Lunch & Learn in the Gardens, Annuals & Perennials Sandhills Horticultural Gardens | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst JJ Faulk of JJ’s Place Greenhouse & Nursery in Sanford will discuss annuals and perennials in the Landscape. Bring your lunch and the Garden will provide drinks. Register by email: landscapegardening@sandhills.edu Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. 6/15/2016 Edible Flowers & Flowering Herbs Sandhills Horticultural Gardens | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst This workshop by Norma Burns will include hands-on tasting of flowers using them in simple dishes, and tips to help you use your new knowledge at home. Cost: $30 members, $35 non-members; must pre-pay at time of registration as space is limited to 40 seats. For more info and to register: 910-695-3882. Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 6/27/2016 Lunch & Learn in the Gardens, Attracting Birds to Your Yard Sandhills Horticultural Gardens | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst Dolores Muller will discuss various ways to attract a variety of birds to your yard. Bring your lunch and the Garden will provide drinks. Register by email: landscapegardening@sandhills.edu Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
5/21/2016 A Heritage Affair Gala & Silent Auction Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities | 555 East Connecticut Ave | Southern Pines The Heritage Affair celebrate the storied past, vibrant present and exciting future of Weymouth. $80 members/$90 non-members. For more info: 910.692.6261. Time: 6:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. u
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Fairs/Festivals 5/7/2106 Carthage Buggy Festival Courthouse Square | 4396 US Hwy. 15/501 | Carthage The festival that started in 1989, celebrates the rich history of Carthage, NC, commemorating the famous Tyson and Jones Buggy Factory, which producded carriages from the mid-1800s to the 1920s. Surrounding the Historic Courthouse will be over 125 food and craft vendors. A stage will be set up in front of the Courthouse to host the entertainment of cloggers and bands. For more info: 910947-2331 or website. Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
5/21/2016 5th Annual Spring Spree Festival Historic Downtown Aberdeen | Aberdeen The festival is open and free to the public for a fun and enjoyable afternoon with family-friendly entertainment, food, arts and crafts. Time: 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
5/7/2106 Cameron Antiques Fair Pinehurst Resort | 80 Carolina Vista Drive | Pinehurst Cameron Historic District | 485 Carthage Street | Cameron More than 300 dealers display their antiques and collectibles along the streets and in the shops of the village. Rain or shine. For more info: 910-245-3055 or website. Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 5/13-15/2016 The Carriage Classic Pinehurst Resort | 80 Carolina Vista Drive | Pinehurst Cameron Historic District | 485 Carthage Street | Cameron More than 300 dealers display their antiques and collectibles along the streets and in the shops of the village. Rain or shine. For more info: 910-245-3055 or website. Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 5/14/2016 Wine Walk & Food Festival Village of Pinehurst | Pinehurst For an entry fee of $35 participants will receive a listing of food samples and a shop guide along with a wine glass. For more info, visit insidepinehurst.com Time: 4:00 p.m. 5/15/2016 4th Annual Strawberry Festival in the Village Village of Pinehurst | Pinehurst It’s the peak of strawberry season in Moore County! Come to the Carriage Parade, then stay for food, fun and entertainment at the 4th Annual Strawberry Festival. Sample everything strawberry… jam, jelly, scones, ice cream and even strawberry lemonade. Entertainment, vendors and fun for the whole family. Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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EMPTY BOWL Coalition for Human Care Fund Raiser
Southern Pines Elks Club February 21st
From top right, clockwise: Rosemary & Bill Dietrichson; Hannah & Adria Staal with Jean & Reggie Martin; Paige Hartsell with soup from Bonefish; Soup bowls made for the event; Executive Director Barrett Walker & Steve Groner.
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The Fair Barn, Pinehurst February 26th
The Musical
From top right, clockwise: Event Co-chairs: Danaka Bunch & Ashley Hunt; Make-up artist Bahdra Deemer & Angela Depouli; Cooking demo by Stephanie Hoover of Sweet Birch Gourmet.
Owens Auditorium Pinehurst February 26th - 28th
From top right, clockwise: Jordan Cranford & Chris Blackburn; The Grease ensemble; Artistic/Musical Director Jennifer Thomas, producer Rick Smith & Susie Smith.
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Sandhills Sightings ESU (English Speaking Union) MOORE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL DEBATE TOURNAMENT Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst March 8th
From top left, clockwise: Event chairman Sally Bold Frick; 1st place from West Pine Middle School, Luke Diasio & Audrey Ledford with Ed Dennison & Dr. Eric Porter; 2nd place, West Pine Middle School-Hannah Selken & Matthew Butler; 3rd place, West Pine Middle School - Alya Rodriguez & Bailey Voight; Dakota Armstrong & Pinecrest H.S. teacher of the year and debate coach Ann Petersen.
3rd ANNUAL JUNIOR LEAGUE GALA 80s Prom Party
Pinehurst Country Club March 12th
From top left, clockwise: Matt & Taylor Worbury, Natalie Kronz, Danielle & Meghan Mahoney and Rebekah O’Donnell; Baxter Clement and the Falykn Band; Sarah Ellmon, Jim & Melissa Fernandes, Danny Pritchard and Wendy Smyth; Katie Daley, Emily Meng & Tina Hutchinson; Event chairman Skye Schulman & President Taylor Clement.
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Sandhills Sightings MOORE COUNTY CONCERT BAND
presents THE AMERICAN WEST Carolina Hotel, Pinehurst March 20th
From top left, clockwise: Music Director/Conductor David Seiberling; Pat Lambie, Dorothy & Mike Zihal; The Cowboys music; Bob Kucinski & Cheryl Bacon; Jean Mueller & Jim Jones.
CAROLINA INTERNATIONAL CIC HORSE TRIALS Carolina Horse Park Raeford, NC March 23rd - 27th
From top left, clockwise: Phillip Dutton on Mr. Candyman; Cooling down “Powell”; Provisional Timer Tim Williams, course controller JJ Johnson & commentator Giles Rowsell; Jonathan Holling on “Kildalton Cooley”; Holly Payne Caravella, “Never OutFoxed” & Izzy Osekavage.
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Sandhills Sightings ADK-Beta WINE TASTING Moore County Educators Scholarships Fund Benefit
The Magnolia Inn, Pinehurst April 5th
From top left, clockwise: John Hatcher with Jim & Diane Forsyth; Ann White, Cara Herring & Reggie Reid; Harry & Marilyn Neely, Sarah Bumgarner, Susan Trudell, Steven Graves & Jim Irvin; Carol Lucas & door prize winner Angela Saunders; Magnolia Inn owner Charlene McKay & Frances Wilson.
PRANCING HORSE BARN DANCE Benefiting Prancing Horse Center for Therapeutic Horsemanship The Fair Barn, Pinehurst April 7th
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Dolores Muller From top left, clockwise: Prancing Horse Executive Director Judy Lewis & event chair Nancy Schoephoester; Cynthia & Rick Downs, Lisa Blythe and Michele Matcham; Beverly & Bob Wetherbie; Barn dancing; Ann Lawson & Kathy Johnson.
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Sandhills Sightings 2016 HABITAT GALA
“At Home on Broadway” Building homes in the Broadway community of Aberdeen Pinehurst Members Club April 9th
From top left, clockwise: Ryan & Steve Kastner with Habitat Executive Director Amie Fraley & Chris Fraley; Event co-chair Rita DiNapoli, husband Len with Beth Hacker & Lorie Cox; Cynthia & Ken Matthes and Linda Lindsey; Roberta Holden with Charlie & Jane Jackson; Patty Ilnay, Joe Mosso & Sharon Lawson.
“TITANIC TEA TRADITIONS” TEA TALK Lady Bedford’s Tea Parlour April 12th
From top left, clockwise: Owner Marian Caso; Taking tea; Gina Lane & Diane Warth; Anne Cornell; Christoulla Rock, Kaye Hauser & Liz Asby.
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Last Impression
Porch Living
photograph and caption courtesy of The Moore County Historical Association
An early Southern Pines lady relaxes on the wisteria covered porch of her cottage. She could be Ellenore Eddy Smith’s mother. Smith’s father, E.C. Eddy, a photographer, opened a studio in Southern Pines. His postcards record the history of the town around the turn of the century. Ellenore Eddy Smith still resides in Southern Pines today.
“The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation that you ever had.” - Arnold Glasgow
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