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12 A Unique Bond

Canine units at our police stations are taking partnership to a whole new level.

18 A Vet Life

No day is the same at Vanguard Veterinary Hospital and Dr. Dana Vamvakias wouldn’t have it any other way.

24 Sunday Supper

Hot summer days in the Sandhills are the perfect time for light, easy meals. Summer salads are just the thing.

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38 Pet Pics

We knew if we asked, you’d send them in. And boy, did you send them in. Here are some of the pet pictures we received.

58 A Look Back

Talking dogs: a short history of Sandhills’ canines and their impact around the world.

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e tend to think our pampering of pets is more of a modern phenomenon. Today, there’s virtually nothing people won’t spend money on when it comes to their pet’s comfort. From luxury pet-only hotels that offer a 42-inch flat screen TV and a queen size bed to massages and gourmet meals to even plastic surgery (I’ll leave it to the experts to psychoanalyze that one), the pet business is booming to the tune of $80 billion a year.

Last week I bought our dog, Maggie, a life jacket that has a shark fin on it simply because my daughter reacted with the requisite number of “Ahs” and “That will be so cute!” I challenge you to find a single pet owner who hasn’t been bamboozled into some silly purchase at one point or another.

But this pampering is not unique to our lifetimes. For centuries, people have done some outlandish things for their pets. Case in point: India’s Maharaja of Junagadh owned 800 dogs, each having its own room, telephone and butler. He often dressed the dogs up in evening jackets and had them driven around in rickshaws. In 1922, he hosted a “wedding” between one of his hounds and a golden retriever. He invited many of India’s royal dignitaries and spent more than $1 million on the event.

Another example is the poet Lord Byron, who was a prolific pet owner. He memorialized his favorite dog, Boatswain, in marble after the dog died of rabies. When a friend visited Lord Byron in Venice, he noted seeing “10 horses, eight enormous dogs, three monkeys, five cats, an eagle, a crow and a falcon …. I have just met on the grand staircase five peacocks, two guinea hens and an Egyptian crane.”

The French poet Gerard de Nerval would walk the public gardens in Paris with his pet lobster attached to a blue silken leash. The Roman general Lucius Licinius Crassus kept a moray eel in a fountain as a pet and would dress it up with a necklace and earrings. Prince Rupert of the Rhine, a German general, trained his dog to lift its leg and pee every time the dog heard the name of one of the enemy’s commanders. (This one isn’t really an example of pampering, but it makes me laugh every time I think of it.

The other one that makes me smile is President Andrew Jackson’s cursing parrot.)

The examples in history of pet pampering are endless. There’s a cat in Italy that inherited its owner’s $15.6 million estate when the owner died. The infamous hotel heiress Leona Helmsley’s Maltese had a full-time bodyguard, an $8,000 annual grooming bill and inherited $12 million when Helmsley died.

Even our presidents have had soft spots for their pets. George Washington was known as a dog lover, owning dozens and giving them names like Sweet Lips, Truelove and Madame Moose. Lincoln famously pardoned a turkey for his son, Tad. John Quincy Adams kept an alligator in the East Room bathtub to scare guests. And First Lady Laura Bush celebrated the history of pets at the White House in 2002 to honor the “endearing role of all the dogs, cats, birds, horses, sheep, and even alligators and raccoons in White House history.”

To date, we’ve contained ourselves, for the most part, when it comes to pampering Maggie. We’ve splurged on a little higher quality food, a gourmet cupcake for her birthday and that shark-finned life jacket. There’s no telling what the future holds, but I can guarantee there won’t be a “wedding” any time soon.

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t’s hot and muggy inside the long, empty former McBrayer Leith Chrysler dealership in Aberdeen—dirty tiled floors, scattered chairs, old torn couches and forgotten desks litter the landscape of the once pristine showroom; the garage is barren save for a few oil slicks and rusty tables.

While the town ponders what’s next for the row of empty buildings at this busy intersection where U.S. 1 meets N.C. 15-501, the Southern Pines Police Department’s K-9 unit is taking full advantage of the rough conditions. The tiled ceilings, metal cabinets, cushy couches and empty shelves provide perfect hiding places for narcotics and a perfect training facility for the unit’s two Belgian Malinois police dogs that thrive on this kind of “work.”

“My standard is we have to work or train these dogs every day,” says Sgt. Jason Embler, a 16-year veteran of the SPPD, 15 of those years with the K-9 unit. “Whether it’s obedience training, tracking or the kind of exercises we’re doing here today, we have to be working these dogs every day. Their drive is work, and their life is work. This is what they live for.”

And these dogs excel at their jobs.

At Embler’s side for up to 12 hours on any given work day— and during this training demonstration in the abandoned dealership—is his partner of three years, Ivy, a svelte 4-yearold who’s currently the veteran of the kennel. They’re joined B Y B I L LY L I G G E T T

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The unit’s third dog, a 5-year-old black Labrador from Serbia named Jacky, is enjoying a day off.

Ivy and Titan can be heard before they even get out of the truck. Their excited barks mean they know that this is their time to shine. When they enter the building, they pay no attention to the other uniformed officers and various strangers on hand to watch. Their minds are on the find; their noses and mouths are rapidly exchanging sniffs and breaths. The sound is rhythmic, until it stops altogether. Titan has made his first find, and his sniffs get faster and more random.

When he begins to paw at the couch cushions in an old office, he’s showing Dean his first “alert.” The officer removes the bag of marijuana from the couch and rewards Titan with a $10 yellow rubber ball tied to a small rope—a reward that may as well be gold seeing the joy in Titan’s face as his jaws clasp the spiky toy.

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hiding another bag; he even alerts to a rubber glove tossed in a corner after it was used to handle one of those bags. Ivy follows with similar success, only she breaks the ceramic bowl after knocking it off the shelf.

The K-9 unit has been an invaluable resource for the Southern Pines Police Department, as drugs continue to be a nuisance in the town and across Moore County. While marijuana continues to be the most common find, Embler says cocaine and crack are still prevalent, heroin is on the rise, and meth has seen an uptick within the town limits (it used to be more of a county problem until recently).

Most of the drug arrests occur during traffic stops. Even if a driver refuses to allow Embler to search his or her car on the side of a road, Ivy has a right to sniff around the vehicle. If she alerts to the possibility of drugs inside, Embler then has probable cause to search. He says his most impressive finds come when Ivy scents a barely traceable amounts of drugs, rather than the large-scale busts just any pup can sniff out.

“I had a traffic stop one time, and she hit on an arm rest and an ashtray in this truck,” Embler says. “We pulled out what we thought was a good amount of drugs, thinking it was cocaine, but later found out it was wax [wax is used to “cut” cocaine]. The guy we arrested was cooperating, so I asked him why my dog alerted to wax, and he admitted he had snorted cocaine on that arm rest and that it had probably gotten on the wax as well. The SBI lab then sent us back the results that showed there was a .001 trace of cocaine, and the dog still indicated it.

“I tell that story, because it’s an excellent example of the power of the dog’s nose. No matter how minute. There are plenty of great stories out there about big finds, but it’s finding the little stuff that shows you why these dogs are so important.”

Tracking is also an important tool for the department—whether the dogs are hunting down a criminal or assisting in Amber alerts or Silver alerts. According to Dean, tracking involves “life and death” situations—it’s the reason he trains Titan so much.

“We were called by the sheriff’s department after two men fled during a traffic stop,” he says. “When we arrived, the two men had been apprehended, but we were asked to do an article search, as they suspected the men had been carrying something before they were caught. Within an hour, the dog found two semi-automatic handguns that they’d converted into fully automatic weapons. That took what would have been a misdemeanor and made it a federal case. It’s been one of his most impressive finds to date.”

Value added Not every police department in the state has a K-9 unit. They’re considered “specialty units,” which means, technically, a department can run without them. According to the National Police Dog Foundation, only about 20 percent of a department’s annual budget goes toward equipment and officer training. Southern Pines’ police dogs run the department anywhere from $8,000 to $12,000 a

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Pinehurst Police Department added its first police dog—Bogey, a name chosen by the community—in March of this year. The 13-monthold German shepherd has partnered with Officer Keith Gorham and was brought in specifically for his tracking abilities, as Pinehurst’s larger elderly population has led to more Silver alerts than other towns.

But in his three-plus months on the job, Bogey has more than earned his keep for his narcotics work, leading to more than $8,000 in drug seizures during his short time on the force.

“His presence added to the fact that our department has become better trained in this area and has led to a large increase in drug arrests,” says Gorham. “We said from the beginning this dog would pay for itself, and he’s already more than halfway there just after three months.”

Gorham says Bogey’s addition has not only made Pinehurst PD a stronger department, but he’s made him a better police officer as well.

“The dog is a tool for us, and he should be used as a last resort,” he says. “But he’s also more than that. He’s there to protect me—I feel safer with him in the car. He’s instant backup. We never know what situation we’re walking into, and it’s comforting to know I have protection. He also keeps me active—my training him on a daily basis helps me train as well. It makes me be the best cop I can be. He’s a great tool to have. I wouldn’t want to change that.”

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Sergeant Embler and Officer Dean hold their canine partners with ease.

Ivy (left) and Titan (right) pose perfectly with their officers.

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Dean was in the trucking industry for nearly 20 years when he found his calling.

He knew too many friends and family members who were addicted to heroin and meth. He left the industry and went to school to become a police officer. He was drawn to the narcotics unit, and he began training with SPPD’s dogs before he was officially hired at the age of 41.

“If good people don’t stand up and do something, then the bad people are going to win,” Dean says. “I knew I had to get into [the narcotics unit], and I knew I had to work with these dogs.”

While the dogs are more “partners” than “pets,” there’s no denying there’s a strong bond that develops between officer and canine. They’re often side by side during long 12-hour shifts, and in Embler and Dean’s cases, the dogs come home with them, too.

“We’re with these dogs more than we’re with our families,” Dean says. He didn’t realize how strong that bond would be until his first dog, Mary, had to retire after only a few years on the job because of a brain injury. He says retiring her was the hardest thing he’s had to do in his four years on the force.

“We trust these dogs with our lives,” he says. “If I have my eyes off the road, Titan lets me know when someone is getting close to my vehicle. Think about all of the vehicles we approach—all the instances where we have no idea what’s going to happen. These dogs are watching out for us the whole time. “The bond we have … it’s really amazing.” PL

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VETLIFE There’s no easing into the morning for Dr. Dana Vamvakias. If she doesn’t grab a coffee from home or on the way to work, she goes without. As the lone veterinarian at Vanguard Veterinary Hospital in West End, Dr. Vamvakias, known lovingly by her staff and clients as Dr. V, is a powerhouse. A day with her is a long day of work done well, caring for each patient as if it’s her own pet on the stainless steel examining table.

“Let me do my Mr. Rogers and put my little shoes on,” she says with a smile, moments before starting her day. She takes a look at her schedule, confirmed the night before, while slipping on her work shoes. The list of appointments on the page is more of a road map than anything set in stone—a schedule made but rarely followed. A fax could come in from the Emergency Clinic at any moment. A sick animal could be carried through the door. It’s a delicate

balance each day, prioritizing injuries over wellness checks, and she makes it seem flawless with the help from her attentive staff.

“Every door is something unique into what that pet needs,” she says. “One could be here for a routine annual with heartworm and vaccines, another has been vomiting for four days, while another one is limping. Each is as unique as its own little component.”

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I follow Dr. Vamvakias into the cat exam room where Cheetoh, an orange tabby, has some sore ears. As she reaches to give Cheetoh a hello scratch, Dr. Vamvakias begins pointing out the importance of the exam room’s set up.

“We’re creating a ‘Fear Free’ environment,” she says. “Studies show that animals react positively to classical music.

They do relax to it, so we have classical music piped in.” She says the music also helps the pet owner relax, which can have a huge impact on the overall energy of the room.

The Fear Free philosophy is an initiative through the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) that focuses on making the trip to the vet easier for the pet, the owner and the veterinarian.

She then points to an aromatic plug in on the wall and explains that it emits cat pheromones, which also helps relieve anxiety in the animal. “If a client tells us her cat has a lot of anxiety, we’ll actually spray ourselves with it too. This room also has a window, which is calming for them. We have cat treats. So everything is at a little bit slower pace. And we try not to use this room for dogs, so that there are no doggie smells in here.”

Dr. Vamvakias is a 1994 graduate from North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. She’s worked with the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps and the U.S. Special Operations Command. She has extensive experience and training in small animal medicine, working dog medicine and emergency medicine. Her personal certifications include Canine Rehabilitation Therapy, Veterinary Medical Acupuncture and Animal Chiropractic, and she speaks about her continuing education like some people talk about getting caught up on a Netflix show—she always has one more in the pipeline. She’s quick to point out that Vanguard Veterinary Hospital is the only AAHA certified hospital in the county.

AAHA certification sets standards for all care throughout the life of your pet. For a vet office, it means that emergency supplies are always stocked, pets under sedation receive multi-parameter monitoring, strict sanitary practices are followed, and comfort and compassion are the focus of

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Previous page: Dr. Vamvakias performs a preop exam on Annie, a cairn terrier, before her dental procedure. Veterinary Technician Amber Carpenter assists.

Cheetoh, an orange tabby, gets his ears checked.

Diamond dons protective goggles while receiving laser treatment from Veterinary Technician Paige Richardson.

every visit. Awarded to only about 15 percent of veterinarians throughout the U.S. and Canada, the accreditation is extremely difficult to achieve because of its rigorous requirements and is strictly monitored to ensure standards are being followed.

As I continue to follow her through the rest of her busy morning, her staff of two registered veterinary technicians, two veterinary assistants and an office manager, move in the background like a wellchoreographed play. The team is running

Above: Veterinary Assistant Staci Brooks holds Annie while Veterinary Technician Amber Carpenter places an IV. Right: Dr. Vamvakias performs a dental extraction.

An X-ray is performed midprocedure to ensure the extraction is complete and nothing is missed.

Below: Paige Richardson entices Diamond with spray cheese during her water treadmill treatment.

bloodwork, taking patient information, updating charts, all while Dr. Vamvakias floats between patients—Tillery has an ear problem, Thor the show dog needs a wellness check, Bella has a bloodwork consultation. And then it’s off to check on Diamond.

REHABILITATION Dr. Vamvakias walks me to the other side of the building, the rehabilitation side, where Diamond is being prepped to

receive laser therapy for her osteoarthritis.

The peaceful quality of the rehab side of the building is immediately apparent, the calmness palpable.

“This side is geared more toward the rehabilitation side of the hospital— acupuncture, chiropractic, everything like that,” says Dr. Vamvakias. “This is the side where we keep the noises down. We’ve got the classical music on, lavender’s being diffused. There are also pheromones in this room and we try to keep it low of activities as far as movement.”

While her veterinary technicians can perform some of the rehabilitation treatments, like laser therapy, Dr. Vamvakias oversees every patient. Paige Richardson, one of Dr. Vamvakias’s veterinary technicians, is administering Diamond’s laser treatment. Dr. Vamvakias checks Richardson’s progress and gives Diamond a scratch on the ear. She also points to the bed that Diamond is laying on, noting there’s a pulsed electromagnetic field therapy mat under it. The mats can accelerate healing, reduce swelling and relieve pain.

This area is also used as a waiting room for

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the rehabilitation patients. “The whole point of this is that if the dog has experienced anxiety or fear, especially when you’re doing manipulations of the muscle tissue, they’re not healing, they’re not experiencing relief.”

It’s no surprise that this side is also where the difficult experience of putting down an animal occurs. “It allows the family to spend a little bit longer time with them and then they can exit out another door and not go through my waiting room,” she explains.

It’s as if Dr. Vamvakias has thought of her practice through the eyes of a patient, which as I come to realize is exactly the case.

DOCTOR TURNED PATIENT In 2013, Dr. Vamvakias conquered breast cancer only to have it reemerge in a more invasive way last year. She endured a mastectomy and lymph node removal followed by four additional surgeries (She opted for reconstruction, which itself had complications). Today, she continues monthly hormonal therapy for her cancer at Duke Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. And her experiences as a patient have altered the way she practices medicine.

“I got to see the Duke Healthcare process and I changed the way we did a few things based on what I went through up there— particularly with how I communicate what I want for my patients. So the way we do the rooms, that’s a Duke thing. You’re always looking for ways to improve, especially in a medical situation.”

She points to a white board as another example of an office management improvement taken from her time in waiting and treatment rooms at Duke. “This is what their appointment is, this is when they showed up, this is when the tech went in and then the tech notes that the room is ready.

Then I know I can go in.”

Her experience with cancer has also given her more empathy when it comes to her patients’ pain management. “Having gone through pain and stuff like that, I know how it affects everything. So as a veterinarian, having that awareness of how pain impacts emotional health as well, I better serve my clients.”

Dr. Vamvakias, the superhero

BEGINNINGS AND FUTURE Vanguard Veterinary Hospital began in 2012 as a K2 Solutions facility to care for dogs serving the military, with Dr. Vamvakias as the Chief Veterinarian. The rehabilitation side of the building was incorporated in 2014 to treat injured service dogs. At the same time, the Afghanistan War was drawing down and there was a noticeable decline in the need for service dogs. Dr. Vamvakias bought out the practice and the building in the spring of 2014 and decided to open it to the public.

“I had already developed the veterinary team. We had so much more to offer and had access to some unbelievable equipment.

It really was never to come in and be a fully independent veterinary clinic. It was truly to add to the veterinary components already in the area,” she says. “Nobody had the rehab, nobody had the laparoscopic surgery, nobody had those things. And so we opened as a practice, but we were trying to focus more as

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an addition, a complementary service in the area.”

As the day progresses and Dr. Vamvakias floats from patient to patient, we come upon registered veterinary technician Amber Carpenter and veterinary assistant Staci Brooks prepping Annie, a cairn terrier, for her dental treatment. Amber has completed the initial cleaning and captured the necessary X-rays. Dr. Vamvakias reviews everything that’s been done and prepares to complete the procedure. They’re able to do X-rays during the dental procedure, something that few hospitals have access to, to ensure complete extraction and see whether there’s anything they missed.

As we wait for the X-ray results, Dr. Vamvakias points to the blanket covering the dog. “It’s blowing warm air over her body,” she says. The machine next to the table monitors heartbeat, temperature, blood pressure and respiration. As I look around the room, each component, every piece of technology, every procedure is geared toward a better experience and outcome for the animal. None of it is for show, much like Dr. Vamvakias herself—she’s wholly invested in the best possible outcome for her patients, and she’ll use any technology or philosophy available to help her achieve it. PL

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Sunday Supper

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s the farmers’ markets and roadside farm stands start to take on more color from the bounty of summer crops, there are only a few things better than a fresh summer salad on a long, warm night. The great thing about summer salads is the variety of fresh ingredients that can be used.

Summer Vegetable Salad twopeasandtheirpod.com Ingredients FOR THE SALAD:

2 ears corn shucked 1 medium orange red or yellow bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch wide strips Olive oil for brushing 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes halved 1/2 English cucumber cut into half moons 5 radishes thinly sliced 1/4 cup feta cheese, queso fresco or shaved ricotta salata cheese 1/2 cup coarsely chopped herbs such as cilantro chives, basil or mint Kosher salt and pepper to taste FOR THE CHARRED-LIME VINAIGRETTE:

2 large limes cut in half crosswise 3 tablespoons olive oil plus more for brushing 1 small shallot finely chopped 1 clove garlic minced 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

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Summer salads are great as a side to your grilling masterpiece or just as satisfying on their own for a light meal. Either way, you’ll be enjoying a nutritious, flavorful recipe while supporting our local farming community.

Win-win!

Directions Prepare a grill or grill pan for medium-high heat. Brush the corn and bell pepper with oil and grill, turning occasionally, until charred and tender, 6 to 8 minutes for the pepper and 12 to 15 for the corn.

Transfer the grilled vegetables to a cutting board as they are finished and let cool slightly.

Brush 3 of the lime halves with oil; you won’t need the 4th half, save for another use. Grill the halves, cut side down, rotating occasionally, until charred, about 5 minutes.

Transfer the limes to a plate.

To make the vinaigrette, thinly slice the garlic, then mount the salt on top. Using both the blade and flat side of a chef’s knife, chop and scrape the mixture into a paste.

Transfer to a small bowl or jar. Juice the grilled limes and add the lime juice and shallot to the bowl with the garlic and whisk in the oil.

Cut the corn kernels from the cobs and roughly chop the bell pepper. Arrange the grilled vegetables, tomatoes, cucumber and radishes in a large bowl. Add the vinaigrette and a generous pinch of salt and pepper; gently toss to combine. Sprinkle with the cheese and herbs to serve.

Note: Vinaigrette will keep in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Perfect Summer Fruit Salad allrecipes.com Ingredients 2/3 cup fresh orange juice 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups cubed fresh pineapple 2 cups strawberries, hulled and sliced 3 kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced 3 bananas, sliced 2 oranges, peeled and sectioned 1 cup seedless grapes 2 cups blueberries

Directions

SALADS

Bring orange juice, lemon juice, brown sugar, orange zest and lemon zest to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.

Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla extract. Set aside to cool.

Layer the fruit in a large, clear glass bowl in this order: pineapple, strawberries, kiwi fruit, bananas, oranges, grapes and blueberries.

Pour the cooled sauce over the fruit.

Cover and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours before serving.

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Sunday Supper Lemony Green Bean Pasta Salad southernliving.com Ingredients

BLT Salad myrecipes.com Ingredients

Directions

2 1/2 cups cubed white bread 3 tablespoons butter, melted 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon minced shallot 1/4 cup cider vinegar 1/2 cup buttermilk 3/4 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoon sugar 12 ounces romaine lettuce hearts, chopped 1 1/2 pounds assorted fresh tomatoes, sliced 6 slices cooked bacon, chopped Flat-leaf parsley and torn basil leaves to garnish

Preheat oven to 375 F. Prepare croutons: Toss together bread, melted butter, salt and pepper in a medium mixing bowl.

Place on a baking sheet, and bake 7 to 8 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.

Prepare dressing: Combine shallot and vinegar in a medium mixing bowl, and let stand for 5 minutes. Whisk in buttermilk and next 5 ingredients.

Make salad: Arrange romaine lettuce hearts onto a serving platter. Top with sliced tomatoes and chopped bacon, and drizzle with 3 tablespoons of dressing.

Add croutons, parsley and basil.

Serve immediately with remaining dressing on the side.

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12 ounces casarecce (or penne) pasta 1/2 pound haricots verts (French green beans), cut in half lengthwise 1 tablespoon fresh thyme 5 teaspoons lemon zest, divided 1/4 cup finely chopped roasted salted pistachios, plus more for topping 2 tablespoons Champagne vinegar 1 tablespoon minced shallots 1 garlic clove, minced 1 teaspoon table salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 5 tablespoons olive oil 1 1/2 cups loosely packed arugula Grated Parmesan cheese, for topping

Directions Cook pasta according to package directions, adding green beans to boiling water during last 2 minutes of cooking time; drain. Rinse pasta and green beans with cold water; drain well. Place pasta mixture, thyme, and 3 teaspoons lemon zest in a large bowl; toss gently to combine.

Whisk together 1/4 cup pistachios, next 5 ingredients and remaining 2 teaspoons lemon zest in a small bowl. Add oil in a slow, steady stream, whisking constantly until blended. Drizzle over pasta mixture. Add arugula, and toss gently to coat. Top the pasta with chopped pistachios and Parmesan.

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In Vino, Veritas

Saving the Buds

By Sassy Pellizzari

R

emember those days just a few weeks ago here in the Sandhills, when the first signs of spring started as crisp frosty mornings, warming up to a perfect sunny 70 degrees? Unfortunately, that perfection didn’t last long. Shortly thereafter, we had days in March when we were suddenly smothered by a humid 90 degrees, followed by crashing temperatures of 40 degrees or below at night. Mother Nature also threw in a few light tornadoes, just to really spice things up.

Now, imagine you are a farmer caring for a fragile seedling—a tiny bud on a plant that has been cared for immensely over the past year. Like anticipating the birth of a first child, you have been watching the leaves slowly grow, waiting anxiously for the first color of fruit to bloom. You have been dreaming of the harvest when you can finally touch and taste nature’s miracle that you had a hand in creating.

Suddenly, every farmer’s nightmare occurs: a scourge of frost during a cold spring. This was the case in Europe in April, with winemakers from France, Italy, Germany and beyond sounding the alarm and gearing up to rescue their blossoms.

I have always admired Europe’s commitment to naturalism and traditionalism, and in this case their rescue efforts couldn’t have been more perfectly in line. To counteract the temperatures

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and prevent the vines from suffering harm or perishing during their vegetative phase, European grape growers lit fires in the vineyards.

That’s it. Just fire. Not some fancy robot, not some technologically advanced heating system, but rather a natural state of combustion combined with oxygen discovered by man hundreds of thousands of years ago.

Winemakers placed torches all through the vineyards. One particular vineyard in Tuscany, Tenuta di Trinoro, a vineyard that has won many awards from international critics, placed 3,000 torches over 22 acres. The delicate buds, newly blossomed, should never be exposed to temperatures below 0 degrees C, or there’s a risk of losing the entire harvest. The workers stayed up all night watching the temperature. As soon as it reached 1 degree Celsius, workers fanned out and began lighting the torches.

Stunning photography shows the vineyards lit up and warmed up with fire, as the winemaker Carlo Franchetti told

us: “At 2:30 a.m. the temperature touched 1 C and it was only at that point that it was decided to turn on all the torches to avoid the worst. It was a grueling job carried out to perfection by our boys who, through the lighting of the fires, guaranteed that the temperature never dropped below 1 C. “It was a long and tiring night, but in the end, almost the entire vineyard was saved. Thanks to all those who have actively and morally participated in this rescue.”

These are true, modern-day stories and images that narrate, magnificently and evocatively, the exertion and attention there is in the work of those who, every day, cultivate the vineyard and look up to the sky, to produce great wines. PL

Sassy Pellizzari lived in Italy for more than 13 years, where she developed a passion and knowledge of Italian wines. She and her husband, Paolo, are the owners of Bacco Selections, a Pinehurst-based company specializing in fine wine importing and distributing.

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hey’re not just partners, they’re best friends too. If they’re not showing a house or at a closing, odds are you’ll find them drinking wine on Nikki’s front porch. Nikki is a Moore County native while Jessica has lived here for more than 15 years.

Community is everything to them and they show it throughout the year by supporting a host of local events, businesses and organizations—from First Friday and Friend to Friend to the Veterans Parade and the Arts Council.

Nikki and Jessica recognize real estate transactions can be overwhelming and they pride themselves on making the process understandable and easy for their clients, whether it’s buying, selling or renting. Through their decades of combined experience, they believe in the proactive approach to avoiding pitfalls before they are encountered and guiding their clients step-by-step so there are no surprises.

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he seas were rough that night… at least that’s how they like to start the story when asked how they met. Really, Meridith MacDonald, originally from New Hampshire, and Andrea Pedicelli, a Montreal native, met one rainy afternoon in Manhattan where they were both living at the time. In fact, their team name “Avenue” is a nod to the Big Apple. Between New York and North Carolina, they have sold real estate for more than a decade (Andrea, who also speaks French and Italian fluently, even made a cameo on the Bravo TV show Million Dollar Listing).

Meridith’s specialty is listings—she’s an expert on helping people get their house sold.

Andrea is the buyer specialist—whether it is a first home, last home or an investment property, she will make sure you find what you are looking for. Together they make a strong full-service team.

Along with a passion for real estate, both are strong animal advocates. Their favorite local organization, Caring Hearts for Canines, rescues homeless and abused dogs and helps educate people on the importance of spaying/neutering their pets. All four dogs pictured above were once neglected and unwanted but are now happy healthy members of the family!

Business for Avenue Realty is almost 100 percent referral-based. “We love this area and have made so many great friends in the last 11 years! Many of our clients become friends during the transaction. When you love what you do and are passionate about helping make a difference, it shows.”

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ori Van Etten has lived in the Sandhills for two years with her husband and five children (two have four paws). As a military spouse, she has lived all over the country and the world. She always wanted to become a real estate agent, but the nomadic life of a military spouse made that difficult. After deciding to make Moore County her family’s permanent home (the area reminds her so much of the small town where she grew up in Georgia), her first decision was to earn her real estate license.

“After buying and selling my own homes, I wanted to be a real estate agent to help families have the best buying and selling experience possible,” says Lori. “People aren’t just buying a home, they are buying a lifestyle and it’s my job to interpret their vision and find the perfect home to fit.

“And being a military spouse helps because I know what it’s like to move to a new area, to start all over making new friends, to search for a new home, to research the best schools, and to organize and decorate another home. I think that understanding is what makes me so approachable and allows me to find the right home for my clients.”

When not meeting with clients, you’ll find Lori playing board games with her family, decorating her home, watching the latest Netflix series or volunteering with her husband’s family readiness group. She’s also a self-proclaimed “foodie,” and just a few of her favorite spots include Scott’s Table, The Sly Fox and Lady Bedford’s Tea Parlor.

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hen you hear the name Sandhill Realty, the hope is you’re reminded of “the kind, gentle souls of each member of our real estate family”—the experts, standing ready for every part of your real estate journey.

As a group, Sandhill Realty is known for providing caring, professional real estate services that span more than 35 years. Their agents, along with their trusty canine companions, Puck, Bella, Ralph and Jorge, are deeply rooted residents in Moore County.

“Community support is paramount to our firm. Our morals and values aren’t compromised as we work to build relationships with local businesses and residents.

“We’re the locals—the folks who remember what it’s like to buy your first home. We are the parents, children and grandparents moving cross country and internationally with extended family and furry friends. We understand the ‘golden years,’ when life is simpler and less is more. We’re the ‘calm in the storm’ when the unexpected move is overwhelming. And we are the ‘voice of reason’ when the next chapter of life is unclear.”

Their company motto“We Sell Moore, We Know Moore, We LOVE Moore!” reflects the dedication they provide to every client in the Sandhill Realty family.

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hristine Martin and Cindy Miller have lived in The Pines for more than 20 years and love each year more and more. Watching the community grow and seeing the diverse transitions have been a tremendous joy to them.

You may recognize Cindy from Living on the Bliss! She co-owned the store with her daughter Cassie for several years. “I just loved working one-on-one with my close friends and clients. Real estate gave me a better way to do that!”

Christine is an Air Force veteran and career consultant. “I just love working with bright and talented people! After coaching real estate agents for a few years, I fell in love with being able to help people in a completely different way.”

Sharing a mutual passion for bringing the best of their talents to serve their community, they teamed up as brokers. “It just made sense. We love what we do and we love the people we do it for. We want to be the best that we can be for them!”

Chad Smith is their preferred lender. “We have worked with Chad for quite some time. He’s the best there is. We’ve never brought him a client that he couldn’t help, and he goes so far above and beyond! We know he will treat our clients like family and that’s how they should be treated!”

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Cared for Canine & Cat

by JM Walter

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rianna Johnson didn’t get into pet nutrition for the fame or the glory. No, rather, it was a dog that stole her heart so many years ago. “My biggest motivating factor was Dexter.”

When she started working at Cared for Canine & Cat in February 2012, she had a pit bull who had multiple allergies. “It was almost like I was a detective on a case to make him better,” she says. Her job at a boutique pet food store helped her along in Dexter’s recovery and began her career in the pet industry.

Even though Dexter has since passed on, Johnson treats her customers’ dogs as she would her own. “I have many dog allergy panels on my phone. I don't just work when I’m here. I take this stuff home with me, so I can help people tailor a diet that fits their dog when they don’t want to go the vet food route.”

Johnson worked at Cared for Canine & Cat for nearly seven years before she bought the store from former owner Sarah Salisbury in spring 2018. The store itself is celebrating 20 years of serving Moore County, an amazing feat when you consider the big box stores moving into the area. Johnson is quick to point out the differences. “All the products that comes through our door are vetted,” she explains. “You know, when you go into big box, all big box is the same. They all have their same layout, you know their certain brands. We don’t carry brands because they’re cool or everybody loves them. We carry them because we believe in them and because we put the research behind the nutrition in the product.”

That research is what Johnson loves about the ever-changing field of pet nutrition. “There’s always a new study, there’s always a new hot ingredient. There’s always a new problem.”

The latest major issue: Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), where the heart’s ability to pump blood is lessened because its main pumping chamber, the left ventricle, is enlarged and weakened. DCM can prevent the heart from filling with blood as it should.

The condition is being blamed mostly on grain-free foods, which have exploded in popularity in the last decade. Johnson’s take: “[DCM] has been an issue for many, many years but it

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seems to be having a resurgence. There’s so many factors at play, including genetics, that to blame just the boutique grain-free food—it’s malarkey.”

But if you’re still cautious about grain-free foods, Johnson has made sure you have options. Limited ingredients, check.

Raw, check. Freeze-dried, check. “Raw is a growing sector and seems to be really gaining ground. We’re actually looking into getting another freezer so we can expand.” And if you’re just looking for something different and maybe a little out of the ordinary, Cared for Canine & Cat has that too. “We just brought in a treat that’s got crickets in it.”

Cared for Canine & Cat has many benefits that customers can benefit from, including military discounts, curbside pickup, frequent buyer program and a new mobile vet option. “We started working with Peak Mobile Vet in April,” says Johnson. “She’s going to start being here once a month to do vaccines, microchips, heartworm.” Rather than having to schedule and pay for an office visit, the mobile vet can provide simple services for a fraction of the cost and the convenience of Cared for Canine & Cat’s location.

Cared for Canine & Cat is more than four walls for Johnson. “The store is not just a store to me. It’s not just an income; it’s a second home. It’s the foundation for everything else in my life. The customers aren’t just customers, they’re family. We have three generations of families who shop here. We’ve grown a lot together in seven years. They’ve watched my son grow, I’ve watched their kids grow. I’ve seen people get puppies, I’ve seen dogs that I’ve come to love have to get put down. My goal is to always offer a good place to go for reliable information and good, healthy food.” PL

Cared for Canine & Cat 1150 Old U.S. Highway 1 S, Southern Pines, North Carolina 28387 910.693.7875, caredforcanine.com Monday – Friday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

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Life Under Pines

My Problem Child

By Sundi McLaughlin

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ummers are for family reunions, trips to the beach, reconnecting with childhood friends and, in my case, chaos at every turn. It seems as soon as I leave town all hell breaks loose. Like most of you, I find myself at the end of my rope this time of year and am yearning to break loose of the daily yoke of work and responsibilities.

I also feel compelled to reconnect with family at least once a year, if for no other reason than to remind myself why I live 10 hours away (Just kidding, Mom! Love you!). But every time I try and take a little break to recharge my batteries, something goes haywire either with my trip or back home in Southern Pines at my little shop!

As some of you know, I think of my downtown gift shop next to the Sunrise Theater as my child. I care for her, dress her up, have the best caretakers looking after her, but every time I leave the zip code, you can bet

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dollars to donuts a few things will immediately happen: The internet will crash or the air conditioning will stop working or a customer will burn herself with one of our tester candles.

Basically, my baby acts out.

Sweet Courtney will call and begin with, “I’m really sorry to bother you but ….” And I know it has hit the fan. Last summer, I was having lunch my first day in the Sunshine State when Courtney called saying that the register quit working, the website crashed and she was using the old fashioned carbon paper manual credit card swiper (remember those?). The poor young dear had never even seen one, let alone used one!

The year prior, I was at a Florida weekend wedding, tucked under a cabana so my pasty white North Carolina skin wouldn’t perish under the intense Florida heat, and just as I was taking my first sip of a Rum

Runner, Courtney called, saying, “I’m so sorry to bother you but … the register just powered off and there is a line of people! What do I do?!” My man and I busted out our phones and began googling the malfunction as I watched my beautiful frozen drink melt and liquify into a sad hot soup.

Last month, it was a simple day trip up to Raleigh when the air conditioning broke and the internet went down .... My sweet child, the shop which I have given my blood, sweat, tears, 10 years and 30 pounds to, is an ungrateful brat!

To make matters worse, Florida— the place where I “escape” to every year—has turned into a bit of jerk as well. The days of me waking up, taking a swim, eating a fish sand-o with a cold beer and then taking a dip back in the ocean are but a faraway memory. Last summer, I spent several months in Florida helping my folks

recover from surgery and mourning the death of my dear sweet Grandma Gloria. My usual escape to the ocean for a morning swim to clear my mind and reconnect with my inner dolphin was impossible as Red Tide swept through the Gulf Coast, rendering the ocean and swimming in the surrounding areas hazardous.

But there is one never-fail, always fun thing we do in Florida, which I get excited about every year: My man and I stop over on the Atlantic side of Florida to visit his dad in Daytona. My father-in-law Charlie is a pretty tough character. A classic Irish Bostonian biker who is short with words and affection, but, once you are lucky enough to crack his rough exterior, a man with a heart of gold. One time we were fixing up a house in North Carolina and my husband called his dad with an electrical question he couldn’t resolve. Sweet Charlie drove through the night, unbeknownst to us, and showed up at our house the next morning ready to help!

The most fun thing to do is to hit some of Charlie’s favorite biker bars where everyone greets him like Norm from Cheers. We have been going with him to this one bar enough years in a row now that we are greeted warmly as well. Bartender Debbie gives us a big hug and smile. From time to time, some giant bruiser of a man will hulk his way over and, just when I think I am about to be murdered, he puts his hand out and thanks my husband for his service and buys him a round, because tough Charlie, who never says 10 words if two will do, has been bragging about his boys enough in that bar that strangers recognize my husband by the photos Charlie has passed around.

So this summer as I head on down to Florida to help my folks with more surgery recovery, as well as toss a few back with Charlie and the gang, I am hopeful that I can manage to take a swim in the ocean, help out where needed, reconnect with family, share a drink with my old friends while simultaneously not cursing Courtney and Jazzmon with my absence.

Courtney says I need a psychic to cleanse the building. I was thinking more old school Exorcist style, “We are going to need an old priest and a young priest.” Send me your recommendations and well-wishes as I finish off summer in old Florida where I am ever hopeful for success. Fingers crossed that my miscreant shop child behaves herself, acts like the young lady that I have raised her to be and is good for her sitters—right here Under the Pines. PL

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Healthy Choices

Nature’s Reward

by Robert Nason

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here is a growing amount of evidence in the scientific community that consistent exposure to nature is good for your health. A recent study reported in Scientific Reports suggests spending at least 120 minutes a week outside in nature can help lower a person’s stress levels, obesity and blood pressure, and can help reduce the risk of asthma, allergies, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

The Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment Survey was conducted in England between 2014 to 2016 and asked 20,000 people to record their activities throughout a week. The study found people who reported spending two hours or more a week outside had better health and greater well-being. These benefits were achieved regardless of whether people spent the two hours all at once or over time during the week and regardless of the intensity of physical activity while in nature (a walk in the woods, gardening and sitting on a park bench all garnered a health benefit).

In an interview with The New York Times, Mathew P. White, an environmental psychologist at the University of Exeter Medical School, who led the study, said: “What really amazed us was that this was true for all groups of people.

Two hours a week was the threshold for both men and women, older and younger adults, different ethnic groups, people living in richer or poorer areas, and even for those living with long-term illnesses. Nature is not like a pill you

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get prescribed by your doctor that you have to take in small doses every day. What matters most is that you’re able to fit it into your lifestyle.”

An anathema to the pharmaceutical industry, doctors around the world are starting to prescribe nature to their patients. Best of all, it’s free.

Pet Power It’s not just anecdotal, having a pet really is good for your mind, body and soul.

“The benefits of the human-animal bond are numerous and this is becoming a widely researched area in human and veterinary medicine,” says Dr. Dana Vamvakias at Vanguard Veterinary Hospital. “Studies have found that the bond between a person and their pet can lead to increased cardiovascular health, lower systolic blood pressure, and links between increased self-esteem and confidence.”

In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes pets will not only increase a person’s opportunities to exercise and socialize, they are also known to help with mood and overall health. Here are a few questions to ask before finding that perfect companion: • •

How long will this animal live?

What does the pet eat?

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How much exercise does the pet need?

How large will it become?

How much will it cost for veterinary care?

Do I have enough time to properly care for and clean up after the pet?

What type of habitat does this pet need to be healthy?

What type of exercise does this pet need?

Are pets allowed in my house, apartment or condominium?

Are there young children, older people or people with weak immune systems who will care for or be around the pet?

Avoid the burn Sunburn is the skin’s reaction to ultraviolet radiation and can happen within 15 minutes, whether it is sunny or cloudy. Sunburned skin will change color within two to six hours of being burned. Long-term effects of repeated sunburn include premature wrinkling and an increased risk of skin cancer. Once damage occurs, it cannot be reversed, so prevention of sunburn is essential to long-term healthy skin. Here are a few tips for protecting your skin when you’re out getting those two hours or more of nature: Shun the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. If this isn’t possible, try to limit your sun exposure during this timeframe, cover up what skin you can and seek shade when possible. The sun’s rays are the strongest at this time of day, so the less you’re out during it, the healthier your skin.

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Reapply sunscreen. Apply frequently and pick a lotion or cream that is environmentally friendly, like mineral sunscreens that are healthier for the Earth and its oceans (chemical sunscreens are now known as a contributing factor in killing coral reefs around the world). Also, find a sunscreen that has vitamins C and E for extra skin care.

Hydrate. Drink lots of water and avoid the caffeinated beverages, which can increase dehydration.

Check your meds. Some medications can make you more sensitive to sunlight, so talk with your pharmacist about potential side effects when out in the sun.

Wear those shades. The sun can also burn your eyes, damaging the retina, lens or cornea. Sunburned eyes will feel painful and gritty, like you have sand in your eye.

Wearing sunglasses, especially those that wrap around and cover your entire eye, will help avoid this type of damage.

Make sure those shades offer UVA and UVB protection. PL

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The Garden

Hydrangea

BY DOLORES MULLER

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ith its big bushy head in shades of white, pink, blue, burgundy and purple, it’s no wonder the hydrangea represented “vanity” in the Victorian language of flowers.

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hydrangea macrophylla, is the most popular and commonly grown group of hydrangeas.

Flowers are produced in summer and are either “mophead” or “lacecap” in form.

Mopheads have large, rounded clusters of flowers. Lacecaps have a flat head composed of a ring of large florets around a central cluster of tiny flowers. The color of bigleaf hydrangeas varies depending on the pH of the soil and the amount of aluminum it contains.

Pruning requirements for hydrangeas vary by species. H. macrophylla bloom on old wood produced the previous year.

The best time to prune them is right after flowering. If you prune them in spring, you will prune off flower buds. Pruning is not essential but it can enhance flowering.

On established plants, cut back thin, weak shoots and one or two of the oldest stems to the base of the plant. The previous year’s flowering branches can be pruned back by as much as 12 inches, cutting back to fat buds.

Oakleaf hydrangea, Hydrangea quercifolia, is a trouble-free native plant that is excellent for Southern gardens. It bears

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erect panicles of white flowers that change to pink from June through July and later.

Its attractive, lobed leaves are dark green, changing to scarlet and then burgundy in fall. Oakleaf hydrangeas do best with afternoon shade.

Hydrangea paniculata flowers are among the most reliably blooming and coldtolerant hydrangeas available to today’s gardeners. They bloom on new wood, so they are not subject to frost damage. They display large, elongated, conical flower clusters atop each stem starting in midsummer. ‘Little Quick Fire’ cultivar has creamy spikes that turn pink with red highlights from July to September.

Smooth hydrangea, Hydrangea arborescens, does well in full shade and grows to about 3-5 feet. In early summer, it produces large globe-shaped flower clusters that start out apple green and gradually turn white. If the old flowerheads are pruned off, the plant will re-bloom in August through September. The ‘Annabelle’ cultivar is most commonly available and is one of the showiest. Smooth hydrangeas and oakleaf hydrangeas require minimal if any pruning. Prune them in late winter or early spring.

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A Look Back

Talking Dogs ­ A short history of Sandhills’ canines

By RAY OWEN

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umans have been suffering from puppy love ever since wolves became dogs. They’re such a part of who we are that if you compliment someone’s pet, they’ll likely say “thank you” as though you paid them the compliment instead of their dog. Still, we are the best of friends and have been throughout the reaches of time.

Man’s best friend may also be his oldest, with general agreement among researchers that gray wolves and dogs descended from an extinct canine species around 15,000 to 40,000 years ago. The continued interbreeding of dogs and wolves muddy the genetic waters, and fossil records suggest that the fourlegged animals might have emerged simultaneously throughout southern China, Mongolia and Europe.

Long before dogs played fetch or watched football from the sofa, their ancestors were purely wild creatures in competition with early humans for prey. They likely became domesticated when curious wolves began scavenging food remnants littering Stone Age campsites. Then, the less fearful became even friendlier as they interbred among themselves. Changes in their

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Jackson Boyd (Joint Master) with the Moore County Hounds at the Weymouth Stables and Kennels. This was when the stables and kennels were at Weymouth.

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Carolina Dog a.k.a.

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growth rates eventually altered their sizes and shapes, turning them into dogs.

When prehistoric people migrated across the Bering land bridge from Asia to populate North America, they brought with them a primitive form of dog, whose skeletal and mummified remains have been discovered alongside artifacts belonging to the Native Americans.

Archaeologists have discovered similar canine remains in ceremonial burials in the southeastern forests, denoting their companionship with Native Americans long before Europeans arrived.

In 1775, naturalist William Bartram encountered aboriginal dogs while exploring southwestern North Carolina’s Nantahala range. Traveling alone through the wilderness, he was startled by a young Cherokee man bearing a rifle and accompanied by two hounds.

In Barton’s words: “The Indian, also, appeared startled, but soon regained his composure.” He advanced and Bartram presented him with some choice tobacco.

Then they shook hands “and parted in friendship as he descended the hills, singing as he went.”

On another leg of his journey, Barton came upon a herd of horses under the care of an Indian dog. “If any one strolled from the rest at too great a distance, the dog would spring up, head the horse and bring him back to the company.” Barton said the horses belonged to an Indian “about ten miles distance from this place, who out of humor and experiment, trained his dog up from a puppy to this business.”

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It is likely that dogs also hunted and camped with Native Americans among longleaf pines. The early 20th century historian Charles Macaulay found evidence of aboriginal sites now encompassed by Southern Pines and Pinehurst, and an extensive Indian village once spread along the banks of James Creek from Bethesda Road to Ray’s Mill Pond in Aberdeen.

Some believe that a local breed named the Carolina dog might be a relic of the first hounds to enter the Sandhills region thousands of years ago. Commonly called a “yaller dog,” with fawn or gingercolored coats, their appearance remarkably similar to the Australian dingo. They freely roamed the countryside but almost completely disappeared after the arrival of European settlers, leaving a minimal genetic legacy in modern dog populations.

The Sandhills regionl was among the yaller dog’s last outposts, described in writer Bion Butler’s 1933 book Old Bethesda. Butler recounts the “enthusiasm” among the region’s early Scottish settlers for foxhunting with “the old red-tan hounds that are widely known about the territory … some of the strains going back more than a hundred and thirty years.”

Jackson Boyd and his brother, writer James Boyd, sustained the region’s foxhunting tradition with the 1914 founding the Moore County Hounds. They saw the sport in democratic terms and felt that it should belong to the community. Proper dress or not, anyone who wished to hunt was invited to come along, and huntsmen in formal attire rode with farmers on horses more accustomed to plowing than jumping fences.

This interest in foxhunting prepared Jackson Boyd for service at age 50 as the commander of dog training at Camp Lejeune during World War II. The attack on Pearl Harbor in 1942 brought to light

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A Look Back

From the Frank Dunn Collection (COLL/3182) Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections, Courtesy of the Library of Congress; from the War Dogs Photograph Collection, United States Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections (2).

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LEFT, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: A letter sent to Mrs. Frank Dunn from Jackson Boyd in August of 1944 informing her of Derek’s status as a war dog for the Marine Corps.

War dogs practice amphibious landings from a Higgins boat at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Private Michael DiPoi and his canine in a simulated battle at the Marine War Dog Detachment Training School at Camp Lejeune.

the reality of what the country faced. The military realized they needed to establish a canine unit to assist their forces, which were going to be stretched to the limit. As a veteran of WWI and the master of 70 foxhounds, Jackson was mustered as a Marine Corp captain, in charge of the war dog camp.

The animal recruits were summoned through a series of articles featured in publications ranging from the Saturday Evening Post to Good Housekeeping.

People responded by sending their dogs, some 40,000 of them over a two-year period, and 10,000 of the animals were selected for full training.

A nine-year-old boy answered the call, expressing his heartfelt patriotism: “My dad fought in World War I. He is too old to go to this war and I am too young. We are helping at home in every way we can. We have a very good helper, Top, my dog. He helps us get the cows to their place. Daddy says that we could not do without him. Enclosed please find $1.00, one dollar, for which I wish to be used to register my dog as a Soldier War Dog. Thank you.”

Jackson Boyd taught the war dogs to march in cadence, heel on regular intervals and perform ordered drills. More training prepared them for track and attack missions and watch duty. His division’s canine records included letters of commendation, citations and a discharge certificate. In many instances, a formal photograph of the dog was included upon promotion of the animal to sergeant.

The soldiers on the battlefronts fought bravery alongside the dogs, their tactical value chronicled in military records: “On the first day of the battle, Andy (a Doberman Pinscher), led M Company all the way to the road block. He alerted them to scattered sniper opposition and undoubtedly was the means of preventing loss of life.”

A second account tells of a German Shepard named Caesar who carried messages and captured papers between two companies during battle: “On the second

day, M Company’s telephone lines were cut and Caesar was again the only means of communication. Caesar was wounded on the morning of D plus 2 and had to be carried back to the Regimental CP on a stretcher, but he had already established himself as a hero.”

After the war, surviving animals were returned to their original owners or in some cases, adopted by their handlers. Not a single bite or injury was ever attributed to the dogs once they retired to civilian life.

Our legacy of dynamic interactions with dogs has continued through the research of Dr. Barbara Sherman, current resident of historic Whitehall estate in Southern Pines. Sherman, a retired clinical professor of animal behavior at the N.C. State College of Veterinary Medicine, was part of a team studying cyber-enhanced communications between canines and humans.

During the study, dogs wore a harness equipped with a computer about the size of a deck of cards. The device contained accelerometers and gyroscopes to track movement, and sensors

Courtesy of North Carolina State University

One of Barbara Sherman’s research associates with a cyber-enhanced dog.

to monitor temperature and heart rate. Sherman was especially interested in “animal communication, such as enabling dogs to sense information in the environment and communicating it back to a distant handler, then the handler be able to communicate remotely to the dog.”

Whether hunting, watching or guarding, dogs share understanding through visual, olfactory and acoustic cues, and their movements convey great meaning. Sherman and her colleagues found that after 10,000+ years of selective breeding, dogs still “talk” just like wolves. PL Ray Owen is a writer from Southern Pines.

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Lute ISland Musings

By Robert Gable

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hether you’re a philosopher or a scientist, or just someone curious about the way the world works, we all have questions. Sometimes these questions hit at 3 a.m. as sleep eludes us. What’s it all about? Why me?

Why here? Why now? Alan Lightman is a theoretical physicist turned writer, who now teaches the humanities at MIT. He has spent years pondering these deep questions. Searching for the Stars on an Island in Maine explores some of the answers he has found.

Lightman lives near Boston and spends his summers on Lute Island, a small island just off the coast of Maine. While he’s on the island, he muses about whatever comes to mind.

As both a scientist and a humanist, he has his feet in two disciplines, giving him a unique perspective on each topic he discusses. Usually the topics concern the human desire for truth and meaning. He includes 20 chapters with titles such as “Hummingbird,” “Atoms,” “Transcendence,” “Certainty,” “Doctrine” and “Laws.”

The chapters are, in essence, essays: Each stands alone and is somewhat brief. They don’t have to be read in a particular order. On any topic that piques your interest, Lightman provides musings that lead to further thought. When the topic relates to science, he proceeds in a nontechnical way that makes sense. It takes skill to talk about technical and philosophical matters in an understandable way. Lightman does it with an elegance of style that is a pleasure to read.

This is his 13th book, so he’s written enough to create a whole collection of interesting ideas.

When it comes to the chapter “Longing for Absolutes in a Relative World,” he ponders how much humankind relies on absolutes, even as we’re surrounded by change. He notes, “Our yearning for absolutes and, at the same time, our commitment to the physical world reflect a necessary tension in how we relate to the cosmos and relate to ourselves.”

It’s been said that humanity belongs to, yet is separated from, and therefore longs for, the Infinite. How we relate to the Infinite is one part of our lifelong journey. When looking at human existence he finds: “We are idealists and we are realists. We are dreamers and we are builders. We are experiencers and we are experimenters.”

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Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine Alan Lightman 226 pages, Pantheon Books / $24.95

His last chapter, “Humans,” is a level-headed discussion about humans possibly evolving from Homo sapiens into “Homo techno.” Modern medicine is now able to put computer chips into humans. Is it natural or unnatural?

The same question could be raised about hearing aids and eyeglasses.

Do we draw the line at implanting? But pacemakers, hip replacements, heart valve stents, organ transplants and cataract lenses are currently implanted, no ethical discussion required.

“Biohackers” want to bioengineer humans using technology. Unsettling though it may be, “Grinders” go ahead and install hardware in themselves. Before too long a chip, implanted in the brain, could give us real time access to the internet, or allow us to hear a foreign language and respond in real time. Who is going to have access to this technology?

Everyone? Or only those who can afford it? Whoever has this access will have a distinct advantage over someone who doesn’t. And do we even want to go down this route? We need to decide soon; it’s no longer science fiction.

There’s a power in the ability to look at the world and ask, what are these things I’m surrounded by? What am I doing with them? And why? Lightman’s musings on Lute Island have given him a mind nimble enough to step back and say, maybe there’s another way to approach our changing world.

Change will come, whether we’re ready for it—whether we like it—or not. Instead of being resistant to change, he offers hope that new insights, unavailable to those before us, will lead to beneficial change. PL

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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On the Buckle

Saying Goodbye

By Toby Raymond

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hen I lived in Chicago, a woman approached me one morning as my dog Lacy and I were walking home from our morning run in Lincoln Park. She looked quite disheveled with a messy gray bun under a way too large broad-brimmed hat, together with a way too large scruffy fur coat. And to complete the picture, a burning cigarette clenched between her teeth: The epitome of an eccentric old lady.

So eccentric, in fact, I almost turned away, but she said something to me as she locked step with us, which I will never forget: “You know dearie,” she began, “there are two kinds of people in this world, animal people and others.” And then she strode off as quickly as she had arrived.

Over the years I have thought about her words, and have come to believe they ring true in more ways than one. Take chores, for instance. They have to be done, which often confounds “other people” who don’t get that I can’t be some place at some time until after I feed—and that’s if everything goes according to plan.

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but have a suspicion the “others” would not understand the depth of such a loss. Even among us, saying goodbye is an intensely personal journey. Whether we have had to make a hard decision or fate has stepped in, it is always devastating.

It seems that lately the subject has come up a lot, as several friends have recently had to let go of their horses. One friend grieves by replacing; she no sooner lost her heart horse, Tabien, when she found a new one and a new dog, while another friend is still in mourning many months later. However we find solace, we “animal people” can take comfort in knowing we have had an indescribably special connection with our partners. No, they are not just (fill in the blank: horses, dogs, cats, birds, bunnies, goats)—they are members of the family, much loved and cherished.

To that end, I was looking around for something that might help ease the pain for my friends in their time of sorrow and found a wonderful poem by an unknown author that pays tribute to the “Rainbow Bridge,” a place just this side of heaven where all creatures “great and small” go to play while they wait for us to join them. It is to acknowledge those who are gone but mainly it is for those of us who are left behind that I share this.

By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill, is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.

Where the friends of man and woman do run, when their time on earth is over and done.

For here, between this world and the next, is a place where beloved creatures find rest.

On this golden land, they wait and they play, ‘til The Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.

No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness, for here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.

Their limbs are restored, their health renewed. Their bodies have healed with strength imbued.

They trot through the grass without even a care, ‘til one day they whinny and sniff at the air.

All ears prick forward, eyes sharp and alert. Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the herd.

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On the Green

Greatest Golf Week Ever

by Helen Ross

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he final score was eminently forgettable. But that doesn’t mean that Jason Gore doesn’t remember the 2005 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 fondly.

“It was the greatest week ever—outside of having children, outside of family,” he says.

Yes, Gore shot an 84 on that Sunday when he had a chance to write the kind of ending that would make a Hollywood screenwriter salivate. A sectional qualifier, a man whose car was broken into on the eve of the championship, he was playing in the final group with defending champion Retief Goosen—and he had a legitimate chance to win.

But he didn’t. Neither did the normally unflappable Goosen, who was bidding for his third U.S. Open title only to shoot 81. The winner was New Zealand’s Michael Campbell, who closed with a 69 and held off none other than Tiger Woods.

The good-natured Gore wouldn’t change a thing, though—other than the fact that he’d like to shave about 18 strokes off his score that day.

“I just remember that life was never the same after that,” he says. “And you know, it could be perception. It could be whatever. All I know is that when I teed it up on Sunday, it’s been different since then. You know what I mean?

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“I wasn’t even really a factor but everybody was just so great to me. They were just awesome. Everybody embraced me and it was just never the same. I was always that guy and I was totally fine with that. I didn’t throw a club or yell or anything. I embraced that moment and it was great.”

Gore will return to the Sandhills in August for the U.S. Amateur, which will be contested Aug. 12-19 on the same signature Donald Ross course he played in 2005. But this time he’ll be outside the ropes in his new capacity as the USGA’s senior director for player relations.

The 44-year-old Gore, who competed in the U.S. Amateur four times, went to work for the USGA in late March after competing in more than 500 PGA Tour and Web.com Tour events. He and his wife, Megan, and their two children just made the cross-country move to Far Hills, New Jersey, from California.

The trip to Pinehurst is sure to conjure up memories for Gore. At the Memorial Tournament in May, he took time out from his new duties to talk about the U.S. Open run that helped fuel a stellar 2005 campaign that saw him win three Web.com Tour events and one PGA TOUR event in his next eight starts.

The U.S. Open certainly didn’t start out auspiciously, though. He and his wife and their then-infant son Jaxon

“I just remember that life was never the same after that. All I know is that when I teed up on Sunday, it’s been different since then.”

- Jason Gore

Left: Pinehurst No. 2, Photo courtesy of Pinehurst Resort; Right: Jason Gore at the 2005 U.S. Open in Pinehurst, Photo courtesy of Tufts Archives.

were driving to Pinehurst and had stopped in Asheville on Sunday night. While they were sleeping, thieves broke into their black Ford Expedition, stealing Gore’s computer and backpack, most of their luggage, the car radio and TV—basically everything they could pry loose. They even cut the air-conditioning cord.

“So, we were driving through North Carolina in June and I’m sitting there like Ace Ventura—head out the window, just like (give me) fresh air,” Gore recalled, laughing.

While Gore’s clubs, thankfully, were in his caddie’s car, his credentials and parking pass for the U.S. Open were in the pilfered backpack. All of which made for an interesting encounter with security once he got to No. 2 (although a USGA official quickly helped sort things out).

Even better? Gore got a courtesy car for the week, a welcome diversion from seeing the blood stains the injured thief left in his ride. And on Saturday, the folks at the Golf Channel took his Expedition to the local Best Buy to have a new radio installed and the air conditioner fixed.

“As I was up in the TV booth, they showed me what they did and it was just like, OK, that’s really awesome,” Gore recalled.

Gore and his family stayed at Pine Needles Lodge, where he ended up having breakfast several mornings with Peggy Kirk Bell, whom he calls the “sweetest PL lady.” A friendship blossomed and he says that his wife corresponded with Bell—who was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in June—until her death in 2016.

Sunday’s breakfast was particularly memorable.

The media was on hand to document the newfound celebrity’s every move, and when Gore and his family

walked into the dining room at Pine Needles, he could hear the murmurs. Bell was there to provide moral support.

“I’m like, oh my gosh, this is happening,” Gore said.

“Everybody was like—that’s him. She came and sat down with us and she was so sweet.”

Gore and Goosen didn’t tee off until midafternoon, so there was plenty of time to ponder the possibilities that lay ahead. The affable man from California tried his best to stay focused. One thing that helped? Well, Gore had dropped his phone early in the week and the screen cracked.

“You could barely see texts,” he says. “It just went black or gray—you couldn’t really see it. It was a blessing.”

Well-wishes aside, things started going sideways for Gore quickly once he and Goosen finally teed off. He parred the first hole but bogeyed the second and doublebogeyed the third. When Gore closed out the front nine bogey-double bogey, the free fall down the leaderboard was in full effect.

He ended up tied for 49th. And Gore still calls it the “greatest golf week” of his life. PL Helen Ross is a freelance golf writer, who spent 20 years working for the PGA Tour and 18 more at the Greensboro News & Record. A UNC-Chapel Hill graduate, she has won multiple awards from the Golf Writers Association of America.

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JULY/AUGUST 2019

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Dates and times subject to change. Check directly with event organizers before making plans.

7.1-8.31.2019 Open Form/ClSD Form Exhibition STARworks | 100 Russell Drive | Star Cost: FREE | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Contact: 910.428.9001, starworksnc.org

7.5.2019 First Friday at the Sunrise - Travers Brothership Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 5 - 8 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.3611, sunrisetheater.com

7.1-4.2019 Echo in the Canyon Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $6 - $8 | see website for times Contact: Contact: 910.692.8501, sunrisetheater.com

7.5.2019 Hot Summer Nights Dance Party STARworks | 100 Russell Drive | Star Cost: FREE | 8 - 10 p.m.

Contact: 910.428.9001, starworksnc.org

7.2.2019 Fantastic Fireflies Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 8:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.gov

7.6.2019 Saturday Kids Program - Makers Saturday Given Memorial Library | 150 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org

7.3.2019 Village of Pinehurst FourthFest Pinehurst Harness Track | 200 Beulah Hill Road S. | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 6 - 10 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.1900, vopnc.org

7.6.2019 David Childers - Live at the Cafe STARworks | 100 Russell Drive | Star Cost: FREE | 7 - 9 p.m.

Contact: 910.428.9001, starworksnc.org

7.3.2019 Michaela Anne Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $10 - $15 | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 7.4.2019 Village of Pinehurst FourthFest Parade Tufts Memorial Park | 1 Village Green Road W. | Pinehurst Cost: FREE } 9:45 a.m - 12 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.1900, vopnc.org 7.4.2019 Moore County Concert Band: Made in America Carolina Hotel | 80 Vista Drive | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 2 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.7012, moorecountyband.org 7.4.2019 Aberdeen July 4th Celebration Aberdeen Lake Park | 301 Lake Park Crossing | Aberdeen Cost: FREE | 5 - 10 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7275, townofaberdeen.net

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7.7.2019 Be a Jr. Ranger Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.gov 7.7.2019 Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $20 - $25 | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 7.9.2019 Abstract Art - Fluid Acrylic Pouring Method SCC Horticultural Gardens | 555 Lindbergh Place | Pinehurst Cost: $45 member/$50 nonmember | 10 a.m - 12 p.m.

Contact: 910.695.3882 7.10.2019 Mixed Media Journaling ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $39 - $69 | see website for times Contact: 910.245.4129, artworksvass.com

7.11.2019 Story Time at Given Given Memorial Library | 150 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 10:30 a.m.

Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org

7.14.2019 Donny Most & the Mostly Swing Orchestra Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $25 - $30 | 2:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.8501, sunrisetheater.com

7.11.2019 Favorite Summer Small Bites Given Memorial Library | 150 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 3:30 p.m Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org

7.14.2019 Life of a Pine Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.gov

7.11.2019 Vass Play Daze Sandy Ramey Keith Park | 3600 US-1 Business | Vass Cost: FREE | 6 - 8 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org

7.16.2019 Lunch & Learn - Houseplants from A-Z SCC Horticultural Gardens | 555 Lindbergh Place | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 12 - 1 p.m.

Contact: 910.695.3882

7.11.2019 Summer Classics - Ghost Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $6 | 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.8501, sunrisetheater.com 7.12.2019 Patriotic Painting ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $39 | 1 - 4 p.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129, artworksvass.com 7.13.2019 Wildlings: Great Snakes!

Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 10 a.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.gov 7.13.2019 Amythyst Kiah Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $15 - $20 | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 7.13.2019 A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett Cooper Ford | 5292 U.S. 15-501 Highway | Carthage Cost: $10 - $25 | 7 - 9 p.m Contact: 910.365.9890, vision4moore.com 7.13.2019 Eck McCanless & Friends - Live at the Cafe STARworks | 100 Russell Drive | Star Cost: FREE | 7 - 9 p.m.

Contact: 910.428.9001, starworksnc.org

7.16.2019 “Red, White and Rosé” Given Bookshop | 95 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: $35 | 6 - 8 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org 7.18.2019 Story Time at Given Given Memorial Library | 150 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 10:30 a.m.

Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org 7.18.2019 Open Mic with the Parsons Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $5 | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 7.18.2019 Open Mic Night STARworks | 100 Russell Drive | Star Cost: FREE | 7 - 9 p.m.

Contact: 910.428.9001, starworksnc.org 7.18.2019 Summer Classics - Live & Let Die Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $6 | 7:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.8501, sunrisetheater.com 7.19.2019 Slithering Snakes (For Wee Ones!)

Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 10 a.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.gov

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

7.19.2019 Movies by the Lake - Mary Poppins Returns Aberdeen Lake Park | 301 Lake Park Crossing | Aberdeen Cost: FREE | 8:30 - 10 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7275, townofaberdeen.net 7.20.2019 Make Your Own Ceramic Bowl STARworks | 100 Russell Drive | Star Cost: $50 | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Contact: 910.428.9001, starworksnc.org 7.20.2019 Into to Sand Casting STARworks | 100 Russell Drive | Star Cost: $250 | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.428.9001, starworksnc.org 7.20.2019 Berryfield - Live at the Cafe STARworks | 100 Russell Drive | Star Cost: FREE | 7 - 9 p.m.

Contact: 910.428.9001, starworksnc.org 7.21.2019 Butterflies in Every Shape and Size Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.gov 7.21.2019 The Shakedown Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $15 - $20 | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 7.25.2019 Story Time at Given Given Memorial Library | 150 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 10:30 a.m.

Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org 7.25.2019 “An Evening with General Cornwallis” featuring Mr. Trent Carter Pinehurst Country Club | 1 Carolina Vista Drive | Pinehurst Cost: $100 | 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.315.2152

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7.25.2019 Open Mic Night - Artists Meetup Given Bookshop | 95 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 6 - 8 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org 7.25.2019 Summer Classics - Blade Runner Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $6 | 7:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.3611, sunrisetheater.com 7.25.2019 Mike Farris, Jeanne Jolly Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $29 - $34 | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 7.25.2019 Acrylic Abstracts in Miniature ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $29 | 1 - 4 p.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129, artworksvass.com 7.27.2019 ARTworks kids classes - Mini Masters ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $24 | 9 & 11 a.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129, artworksvass.com 7.27.2019 Dawn Landes, Sinner Friends Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $10 - $15 | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 7.27.2019 Pete Pawsey and Anita Lorraine - Live at the Cafe STARworks | 100 Russell Drive | Star Cost: FREE | 7 - 9 p.m.

Contact: 910.428.9001, starworksnc.org 7.27.2019 Night of Bluegrass: Hank, Pattie & the Current Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $25 - $30 | 7:00 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.8501, sunrisetheater.com

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

7.28.2019 Longleaf Pines and Fire Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.gov 7.30-8.4.2019 2019 US Kids Golf World Championship Pinehurst Resort | 80 Carolina Vista Drive | Pinehurst Cost: see website | 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Contact: 888.387.5437, uskidsgolf.com 7.30.2019 Sand Band Birthday Bash Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $10 - $15 | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 8.1.2019 Summer Classics - Hook Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $6 | 7:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.8501, sunrisetheater.com 8.1-3.2019 64th Annual Farmers Day Downtown Robbins | 101 N. Middleton St. | Robbins Cost: FREE | see website for times Contact: 910.295.7808, robbinsfarmersday.com 8.2.2019 First Friday at the Sunrise - Love Canon Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 5 - 8 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.3611, sunrisetheater.com 8.2.-29.2019 Art Exhibit: Fine Arts Festival 2019 Campbell House Galleries | 482 E. Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | see website for times Contat: 910.692.2787, MooreArt.org 8.3.2019 Jordan Cranford - Live at the Cafe STARworks | 100 Russell Drive | Star Cost: FREE | 7 - 9 p.m.

Contact: 910.428.9001, starworksnc.org

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8.3-4.2019 238th Anniversay Battle at the House in the Horseshoe House in the Horseshoe | 288 Alston House Road | Sanford Cost: $5 parking fee | 3rd/10 a.m - 4 p.m. | 4th/10 a.m. 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.947.2051 8.6.2019 Lunch & Learn - Fall Landscape Design SCC Horticultural Gardens | 555 Lindbergh Place | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 12 - 1 p.m.

Contact: 910.695.3882 8.8.2019 Lace or Botanical Impressed Pottery Platters SCC Horticultural Gardens | 555 Lindbergh Place | Pinehurst Cost: $50 members/$60 nonmembers | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Contact: 910.695.3882 8.8.2019 Summer Classics - Goodfellas Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $6 | 7:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.3611, sunrisetheater.com 8.9.2019 Live After Five at Tufts Memorial Park - Sand Band Tufts Memorial Park | 1 Village Green Road W. Cost: FREE | 5:15 - 9 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.1900, vopnc.org 8.10.2019 ARTworks kids classes - Mini Masters ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $24 | 9 & 11 a.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129, artworksvass.com 8.10.2019 Make Your Own Ceramic Mug STARworks | 100 Russell Drive | Star Cost: $50 | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Contact: 910.428.9001, starworksnc.org 8.10.2019 Joe Frye - Live at the Cafe STARworks | 100 Russell Drive | Star Cost: FREE | 7 - 9 p.m.

Contact: 910.428.9001, starworksnc.org

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People tell us that they see us everywhere, and we know that is due to our advertising partnership with Sand & Pine and Pinehurst Living. We have a lot of choices for our marketing dollars, but we’re confident that these two magazines are our best choice.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

8.12.2019 2019 U.S Amateur Championship Pinehurst No.2 & 4. | 1 Carolina Vista Drive | Pinehurst Cost: $20 - $100 | 7 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Contact: usga.org

8.17.2019 Berryfield - Live at the Cafe STARworks | 100 Russell Drive | Star Cost: FREE | 7 - 9 p.m.

Contact: 910.428.9001, starworksnc.org

8.14.2019 Mixed Media Journaling ARTworks Vass | 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $39 - $69 | see website for times Contact: 910.245.4129, artworksvass.com

8.15.2019 Kinky Boots The Musical Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $15 | 7:00 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.3611, sunrisetheater.com

8.15.2019 Open Mic Night STARworks | 100 Russell Drive | Star Cost: FREE | 7 - 9 p.m.

Contact: 910.428.9001, starworksnc.org

8.22.2019 Kinky Boots The Musical Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $15 | 10:00 a.m.

Contact: 910.692.8501, sunrisetheater.com

8.15.2019 Summer Classics - This is Spinal Tap Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $6 | 7:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.3611, sunrisetheater.com

8.24.2019 Scarred for Life - Live at the Cafe STARworks | 100 Russell Drive | Star Cost: FREE | 7 - 9 p.m.

Contact: 910.428.9001, starworksnc.org

8.16.2019 Movies by the Lake - Lego Movie 2 Aberdeen Lake Park | 301 Lake Park Crossing | Aberdeen Cost: FREE | 8:15 - 10 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7275, townofaberdeen.net

8.30.2019 Drafts and a Laugh - TAG Aberdeen Lake Park | 301 Lake Park Crossing | Aberdeen Cost: FREE | 8 - 10 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7275, townofaberdeen.net

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Sandhills Sightings

JULY AUGUST 2019

with DOLORES MULLER

Ladies Wine Out Weymouth Center Southern Pines May 1

Top, from left: Kendra Bailey, Ivory Mulholland and Katie Newell; Carole Weaver and JoAnne Hansz. / Bottom, from left: Mary Geshel and Marie O’ Brien; Carole McFarland, Leslie Philip and Bev Reynolds; and Katrina Talyor, Judie Wiggins and Barb Summers.

MIRA - USA Foundation 10th Anniversary Gala Belle Meade

Southern Pines May 2

Top, from left: Richard Chatham, MIRA USA co-founder, Elaine Baillie and Dan & Carol Stanton; Todd Shaughnessy, Darcie Crane and her guide dog, Dodger. / Bottom, from left: Robert Pawlowski and Ray & Kjersti Lupo; Gabriella & Almony Arghavan; and Denis Rochette, Peggy Baldwin and Eric St. Pierre, founder of MIRA Canada.

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Sandhills Sightings Moore County Kennel Club Dog Show Harness Track Pinehurst May 4–5

Top, from left: Dottie Hartness and Papillon, Tiffany; Samoyed, Lulu. / Bottom, from left: Greg Harris with Miniature Schnauzer, Loretta; Simone Drake with River, Linda Blalock with Amelia and Roger & Ruth Fromm; Sheila Goffe and Roger with Anne Hennessy and Ian; and Clumber Spaniel, Eli.

Neighbors of Pinehurst Dining Out Ironwood Pinehurst May 6

Top, from left: Hal Herring, Kurt Kreuger and Jim Slate; Marge & Jeff Holmquest; Jim & Gail Slavin. / Bottom, from left: Tim Sykora with Janet & Craig Dozios; Karen Herring and Pat Sykora; and Janet & Fred Fellows and Anne & Peter Halgesen.

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Sandhills Sightings Strawberry Festival

Hosted by the Women of Weymouth Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities

Southern Pines May 20

Top, from left: Cathy Jones and Karen Samaras; Incoming president Carol Westerly and Bev Reynolds. / Bottom, from left: Kathy Cambreleng, Carole McFarland and Rosemary Zahone; Carol Van Zanten receives an award for 40 years of service from Women of Weymouth president Barbara Keating; Janice Blower, Jan Jeffress and Jan Truemper; and the delicious buffet.

Village Chapel Spring Tea

Hosted by the Women of the Chapel Village Chapel Pinehurst May 21

Top, from left: Lynne Anmone and Carrie Jackson; Nancy Manley and Nancy Smith; a table decoration. / Bottom, from left: Cathy Smith, guest speaker Debbie Schwob and Carolyn Smith; Betsy Jacobs and Faith Clay; and Karen Emmett, Brenda Burt, Reverend John Jacobs, Reverend Ashley Smith and Maureen Krueger.

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Sandhills Sightings Sandhills Motoring Festival Concours in the Village Pinehurst May 26

Top, from left: Judges -Jack Zimmerman, Tom Thomas, Jack Scheffer and Kate Holmes; 1967 Ferrari. / Bottom, from left: Houston, Tina & Jeff Wrona; Suson Vess with her 2009 Porsche Boxster; Shelley, Brandon & Teagan Reil; and an engine of a Mercedes AMG.

Community Collaboration Concert

Benefiting the Arc of Moore County Village Chapel Pinehurst June 4

Top, from left: Charlie Taylor, Alison Richard, Jared Little and Carson Meyers from Union Pines High School; Joyce Grau and Judy Boyer. / Bottom, from left: The Arc Executive Director Wendy Carter, Al Carter and Susan Holmes; Members of the Moore County Choral Society Lefreda Williams, Juan Russ, Randy Barefoot, Director Anne Dorsey and Peter Dierhes; and Carolyn Ingram and Meghan Spencer.

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Sandhills Sightings Shakespeare in the Pines As You Like It

Tufts Memorial Park Pinehurst

June 7–9 & 14–16

Top, from left: The Uprising Theatre Company presents “As You Like It”; Stephanie & Henry Watt. / Bottom, from left: Valerie & Gregory Georgevitch with Dawn Owen; Mark, Wyatt & Kathy Parson; and the Saturday night audience.

15th Annual Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina Luncheon Pinehurst Members Club Pinehurst June 17

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Sightings@ PinehurstLivingMagazine.com Top, from left: Guest speaker Joyce Reehling with emcee Grady Little; Bob Deaver, Ollie Sweeney, Tom Boals and Rick Finnin; Mandy & Jonathan Croy. / Bottom, from left: Martha Timmons and Betty Hurst; and Linda Branch, Elaine Porzio, Bonnie Parker, Charlotte Fox and Doris Reed.

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Last Impression

An Afternoon Dip photograph and caption courtesy of Moore County Historical Association

The shores of Crystal Lake in Lakeview, North Carolina in 1922. Lakeview is one of the oldest settlements in Moore County. At the turn of the century, a resort was planned and activities revolved around the corn mill, brick plant, general store and farming.

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“You ask of my companions. Hills, sir, and the sun down, and a dog as large as myself that my father bought me. They are better than human beings, because they know but do not tell. �

- Emily Dickinson

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