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Features MARCH/APRIL 2o21

12 Buggy Factory Reboot 24 Sunday Supper Partners in Progress has a plan to refurbish the 19th-century factory in Carthage into a 21stcentury startup hub.

Thai food is more than just bringing the heat; it’s a harmonization of sour, sweet, salty, bitter and spicy—an absolute joy for the senses.

How do we best foster lasting relationships between active-duty military and our community? Fore Country is putting them together on the golf course.

John MacRae was the first poet on record in Moore County, and his songs became a rallying cry for loyalists during the Revolutionary War.

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10 From the Editor 28 In Vino, Veritas 30 Life Under Pines 32 Pick of the Pines 40 The Garden 46 Books ON THE COVER

48 Healthy Choices 50 Picture of Health 52 On the Buckle 54 Puzzle 56 On the Green

“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.”

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had the privilege of being invited to a dedication ceremony at Fort Bragg in February to honor the 50th anniversary of SFC William M. Bryant receiving the Medal of Honor. Bryant was awarded the medal posthumously after his heroic actions during the Vietnam War. One of the special operations buildings at Fort Bragg is named after him, and the ceremony was a rededication that involved his surviving family members.

During the ceremony, audio was played of President Richard Nixon presenting the award to Bryant’s family at the White House on Feb. 16, 1971, and I found his words extremely moving and poignant. He spoke about what defines greatness.

After the ceremony, I went home to find the transcript of the speech online, and I subsequently fell down a rabbit hole of presidential speeches, many during Medal of Honor ceremonies. They talked of heroism, sacrifice, honor and compassion. These words can often come across as platitudes, but in the context of where and when they were spoken, it is a reminder of the best of what this country can offer. Here is a portion of what Nixon said at the ceremony honoring SFC Bryant: We wonder at times what greatness really is and we can have arguments about what makes a great man. Wealth. The richest man in the world, is he the greatest man? But then there could be arguments as to who is the richest man? The most successful politician, he may be the great man.

But then we can have a debate as to who is the most successful politician or political leader. The great artists, the great musicians, the great athletes, the champions, and all of the fields of human endeavor, there is honest debate among men as to who is the greatest? Who is truly a great man?

There’s only one area in which we can truly say there is no argument as to what makes greatness, and that is when one man gives his life to save another man or other men. This is truly a great man. And so today, we honor men who are great without debate, and we honor them because they made the great sacrifice so that others could live, and going further so that this nation could continue to live and to play the role that it needs to play if we’re to have a peaceful world.

The idea of a Medal of Honor was a hard sell in the early days of our Republic. George Washington awarded a military decoration called the Badge of Military Merit during the Revolutionary War, and in the Mexican-American War, a Certificate of Merit was awarded to recognize valor, but both medals fell into disuse soon after their respective wars ended.

When the Medal of Honor was first proposed during the Civil War, then generalin-chief of the Union Army Winfield Scott scoffed at the idea, saying it “smacked of European tradition.” But proponents persisted and eventually, in 1863, Congress made the Medal of Honor a permanent decoration for the armed forces.

During and after the Civil War, the Medal of Honor was awarded to both the deserving and undeserving, sometimes being used as patronage, but by the turn of the 20th century, the award took on its current hallowed significance—“bestowed only to the bravest of the brave.” In our history, 3,426 Medals of Honor have been awarded.

As I watched Bryant’s ceremony on a blustery, sun-filled afternoon surrounded by military men and women and civilians, I thought about this ultimate level of selflessness.

Why did Bryant do it? Then I remembered Lincoln’s Gettsyburg address: It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain— that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

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Buggy Factory Reboot From 19th-Century Enterprise to 21-Century Startup Hub

Story By Ray Owen Photos by Mollie Tobias

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lans are underway to repurpose part of old Tyson & Jones Buggy Company in Carthage as an entrepreneurial hub that would serve as a one-stop shop for new businesses. If the plans come together, the hub could help bridge the gap between the growing prosperity in southern Moore and the more economically challenged northern section of the county.

Established in the mid-1800s, Tyson & Jones was among the largest early industrial complexes in the region.

According to local lore, Henry Ford visited the operation and wanted to convert their assembly line to produce his Model T. The factory owners refused, saying the horseless carriage was a passing fancy. Soon after, the popularity of automobiles led to the demise of the firm in 1925.

The town of Carthage purchased the historic property for $46,000 in early 2015. Its significance to the community and surviving architectural features make it an ideal location for the startup hub; it’s an easy walk

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to public parking, downtown shops and other historic properties.

The hub would provide incubation space for shortand long-term occupancy at reduced rent; conference and meeting rooms; maker space for creating prototypes, equipped with 3D printers and other tools; and public space to encourage local business, governmental and academic leaders to engage with entrepreneurs.

Partners in Progress (PIP), a nonprofit economic development organization serving the entire county, has been a leading champion of the project. “Northern Moore is geographically removed from the robust economic activity in the resort area,” says Pat Corso, PIP executive director. “Poverty in Robbins is upward of 40 percent, while it’s around 12 percent in Southern Pines and 4 percent in Pinehurst.

“Typically, the way to create more jobs is by establishing an industrial park. You then try and attract companies to that park and they create jobs. The

Pat Corso, executive director of Partners in Progress, in front of the Tyson & Jones Buggy Co. mural in Carthage.

prerequisite is infrastructure: good roads, natural gas, water and sewer, heavy-duty electrical, and so forth. There also has to be a willingness to spend the money to create the park. On that ledger, we scored no points.”

Even with these limitations, northern Moore has its own unique assets and is well suited for economic growth.

A place of natural beauty, it is among the largest rural crafts districts in the nation with more than 90 artisans, including some of the world’s most renowned potters.

“What it basically means is we have to pivot a bit,” says Corso. “Through the entrepreneurship hub, individuals would get the services they need to establish a new business and our hope is that they would then relocate in that part of the county, simultaneously serve the needs of those citizens who live between Robbins and Carthage.

“Really, it’s a whole Moore County thing. Somebody can go to the hub for programming, coaching and counseling, and go back to southern Moore and create

a business. But that’s easy. The challenge is we need new business opportunity, more jobs and a greater tax base in northern Moore.”

Corso continues: “Think about the concept of pulling southern business opportunities north. That’s the idea, building synergies between the upper and lower end of the county so there’s a natural flow. In terms of economic strength, southern Moore is the state’s top ‘micropolitan’ economy, ranked 53rd nationally among cities with 50,000 or fewer residents.”

Last March, Moore County and PIP received an $80,000 grant to do a feasibility study for the project.

The grant was for communities like northern Moore, still experiencing economic adversity as a result of hurricanes Florence and Michael in 2018. The funds helped pay for a feasibility study to analyze the labor force and “talent pipeline” from the surrounding 12-county area.

Findings from the study were presented to the PIP board in early January showing that while the hub

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Historical images courtesy of the Moore County Historical Association.

wouldn’t be a quick fix, it could serve as a catalyst for business activity in distressed areas and support entrepreneurship in the entire county.

“We’re gaining an abundance of talent in southern Moore,” says Corso. “We have military folks who aren’t from here and if they live in the southern end, that’s all they know. But if you have an opportunity to be exposed to northern Moore, they discover it’s a wonderful place.”

According to Corso, our growing entrepreneurship network that might be cultivated and regional talent, including exiting and retiring military and educational institutions, could support this. What has been missing is a facility to connect people to resources and to each other. A startup hub could be the nexus, linking various parts the economic engine.

“The education level in the county is very high and the military adds to that piece,” says Corso.

“They’ve had a career already, many have financial resources and some of these guys are fairly affluent.

Most of them in special ops have masters degrees or beyond. You just don’t find that anywhere—that’s just an anomaly.

“The point of all this is that talent is here and many of them did it on their own, like Micah Niebauer of the Southern Pines Brewing Company.

In addition to creating a business with his partners, he’s been president of the Chamber of Commerce.

There are more like him, Cameron Cruse of R. Riveter, Al Quiros at Telum Protection Corp in Southern Pines—all of them willing to help.”

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Let’s say that you had a great idea and wanted to start a new business, but you needed an affordable location and wanted to be in a facility that provided programming, coaching and counseling. For 12 bucks per square foot you could operate out of the hub for a year or two, essentially incubating your business.

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While Robbins was considered as a site for the startup hub, Carthage was determined to be more suitable for its centralized location and the availability of the buggy factory. Restoring the building is estimated to cost in the $625,000 to $675,000 range.

“One concern was not to make it too big,” says Corso. “The buggy building is only 5,000 square feet. The operating budget, not including payroll, would probably be less that $40,000 a year. So it’s a manageable number. Particularly when we rent space.

Our rent pro forma would be $12 dollars per square foot for different people to secure space to develop a business.”

“Let’s say that you had a great idea and wanted to start a new business, but you needed an affordable location and wanted to be in a facility that provided programming, coaching and counseling. For 12 bucks per square foot you could operate out of the hub for a year or two, essentially incubating your business. It’s like having an office in the classroom. This would be a one-stop shop,” stresses Corso.

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Carthage plans to apply for a development grant, and Corso predicts it will be at least six to nine months before the state responds to the application.

Other steps include partnering with a large regional entrepreneurship hub as an affiliate, and the intent is to coordinate with the Small Business Center at Sandhills Community College for initial staffing, support and business counseling services.

This initiative, like so many others Corso has been involved in, seeks to strengthen the county’s economic future—a future Corso will be watching from a different viewpoint come this spring when he plans to retire. As founding member of PIP and chief economic development officer since 2011, he has worked tirelessly to build a foundation of success.

“Moore County has evolved into a place with a rural quality of life and metropolitan cultural advantages,” he says. “This has drawn talent to this community, fueling economic growth, leaving us really well positioned for the future.” PL

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olf camaraderie, like that of astronauts and Antarctic explorers, is based on a common experience of transcendence; fat or thin, scratch or duffer, we have been somewhere together where non-golfers never go.”

Author John Updike wrote often about the game, and while an average albeit avid player, he saw that golf was much more than putting a ball in a hole. “Somehow, it is hard to dislike a man once you have played a round of golf with him,” he wrote in Golf Digest.

Grantland Rice, an exceptional sportswriter from the early 20th century, had a similar insight: “Golf is 20 percent mechanics and technique. The other 80 percent is philosophy, humor, tragedy, romance, melodrama, companionship, camaraderie, cussedness and conversation.”

It is not a stretch, therefore, that Leigh and Bobby Tuttle saw the sport as the perfect conduit to bridge the gap between the military and civilian communities, and offer an opportunity to help ease the transition special operations soldiers and their families face when moving to a new post or leaving the service.

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Photography by Amanda Jakl Story by Greg Girard Bobby and Leigh Tuttle, founders of Fore Country, at the Forest Creek Golf Club.

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A recent Fore Country outing. Photos courtesy of Fore Country.

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Military service is a family business for the Tuttles (their fathers served together in Germany and became friends), and Bobby is a Special Forces soldier stationed at Fort Bragg. So they’ve experienced firsthand the challenges balancing military and civilian worlds. Establishing their nonprofit, Fore Country, was a way to bring those worlds closer together.

“Fore Country started as an idea that came from our experience living in Monterey, California, while Bobby was in graduate school at the Naval Postgraduate School,” says Leigh. “Through golf, we were able to really connect with the civilians and the military supporters in that area, and that was something that we had never experienced before.

Bobby gained some really wonderful mentors, as did I, and those relationships developed on the golf course. From that experience, I thought this was something really impactful, and something that should be available to all special operations, wherever they are.”

The goal of Fore Country is simple enough: Pair special operations soldiers with civilians for a round of golf and let the shared experience foster a lasting relationship, through friendship, mentorship or professional development.

The special operations soldiers benefit by developing connections with their community and through networking opportunities to prepare for life after the military. And civilians get the chance to improve their awareness of military life, as well as tap into the unique skillsets special operations soldiers offer, developed over decades in some of the most challenging and dangerous places on the planet.

Special Forces soldier James Blackburn recently took advantage of an outing Leigh organized at a golf course in Wilson, North Carolina, and notes the experience was exactly what he was looking for as he develops relationships within the community. “[Fore Country] highlighted a huge part of what we’re missing professionally in the military,” says Blackburn.

“We’re a very insular type of people, especially in special ops. We pride ourself on relationships and using those relationships to leverage success internationally, with whatever mission we’re doing. But then we come back home and we tend not to apply those in our real life— relationships that could help us either professionally or personally one day, when we get out.

“And look, I’m a poor golfer. I was using a bag that my father-in-law got my wife; old clubs, and apparently I had an incomplete set. So that gives you an idea of where I was as a golfer. But I knew the event was built around good people and offered an opportunity to just see how successful civilians are doing and what their life is like. Try to find another venue to get to know someone on a deeper level using only four hours. I think you’d be hard-pressed to

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do it. Golf builds in those natural pauses and I think it’s a brilliant way to connect people.”

Former U.S. District Judge Ron Leighton couldn’t agree more. Leighton participated in several Fore Country events when the Tuttles were stationed on the West Coast.

“First of all, he or she who dies with the most friends wins,” says Leighton. “And after a round of golf, I usually have three friends for life. Fellowship is endeared in the time spent together on the golf course. Our men and women of service can use all the help they can get to acclimate themselves in the private sector when they leave their service. So if we can introduce them to people who employ workers or if they can advise on ideas that they can reimagine their lives as civilian executives and neighbors, that’s an opportunity that shouldn’t be missed.”

The benefits, Bobby says, can translate to special operations soldiers who are close to retiring and to those with many years of service left. “I’m at 13–14 years right now,” he says. “I’m still a ways from my 20 years, so what I get from engaging with somebody from a different industry is the opportunity to visit their facility, where they work, their small business, seeing how they handle and manage their team, what their daily problems are and how they solve them. I can learn from that and bring that back to my team. That can help me run better logistics for moving my equipment, my men and my ammunition. I can gain a lot from just talking to somebody who has a different career path even before transition time.”

He adds: “Hitting a little white ball around is extremely frustrating. But spending four and a half hours walking outdoors together, you can truly understand a lot about somebody, their values, where they come from, the way they approach problems, their ability to bounce back, their resiliency. And so right now, we live in this beautiful area and golf is the medium, that icebreaker that gets people talking and gives that spark to forming a relationship. But the follow-up is how you truly develop

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friendships and a sense of community outside of that.”

And that’s what Leigh sees Fore Country growing into: a go-to organization that offers icebreaker events around golf that will lead to lasting relationships. And she envisions expanding Fore Country into a larger support role that helps special operations families adapt to a new posting.

“Our vision is to be available at every special operations base or post where there are units,” says Leigh.

“We want to have outposts of Fore Country where special operations families come in and out, where there is someone that they can reach out to with questions about the area where they’re moving. When you move to a new area you have to think of everything from dentists, to schools, to babysitters, to restaurants and something as silly as a haircut.

You have to redo everything, so having someone who’s been in the community who can refer you to someone is a huge deal.”

In the meantime, the Tuttles see Pinehurst and the surrounding area, with its rich history of golf, as the perfect environment for Fore Country to make a lasting, positive impact.

“There’s a survey called the Blue Star Family survey that goes out to veterans, military spouses, and active duty, as well as Guard and reserve every year,” says Leigh.

“In 2019, they surveyed over 11,000 participants and from that only 8 percent feel that the general public understand their sacrifices and just 12 percent feel the general public is aware of the challenges military service places on families.

“There is a huge divide, and so Fore Country is providing that much needed outreach into the local communities for both civilians and special operations.

It helps the civilian community overall, and it helps the special operations community feel more involved in where they live and helps them get to know the population that they serve.”

For more information on Fore Country or to sign up for a future outing, visit forecountry.com. PL

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by ROBERT NASON

THE TASTES OF

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or decades now, Thai food has consistently been one of the most popular cuisines in the world.

Known for harmonizing sour, sweet, salty, bitter and spicy flavors into its dishes, Thai food is an adventure for the senses and worth exploring.

The origin of modern Thai food can be found centuries ago with the migration of the Chinese into present-day Thailand. That influence can still be found in Thai cuisine, particularly with the stir frying and deep frying techniques used to make popular dishes like pad thai (fried noodles) and khao pad (fried rice). Buddhists coming from India influenced how Thai cuisine evolved, most notably shunning large servings of meat for strips and shredded meats in its dishes. Then in the 17th century, Dutch, French and Japanese explorers put their mark on Thai cuisine by introducing pork, chilis and coconut.

Khao Neow Ma Muang templeofthai.com / Serves 2

Thai food can differ depending on regional influences across the country, and authentic Thai restaurants in the U.S. will be sure to identify what region of cooking they adhere to.

Generally, Thai cooking can be categorized into four regions (Northern, Northeastern, Central and Southern). Northern cooking tends to be milder on the spices and takes some influence from its neighboring country, Myanmar. Northeastern Thai is known for its spiciness while central is called “royal cuisine” because many of the dishes came from meals served at the royal palace. Southern Thai is the most well-known and familiar style to foreigners because it is the main tourist region of the country.

Join us on a journey through some of Thailand’s wonderful dishes.

(sticky rice with mango) Ingredients 2 cups glutinous (sticky) rice, soaked in cold water for at least one hour and drained 1 ¼ cups coconut milk, canned or freshly prepared

Directions

A pinch of salt 2 tablespoons sugar 2 large ripe mangoes, peeled and sliced

In a saucepan bring to a boil: rice, coconut milk, salt, sugar and 1 ¼ cup water.

Stir. Lower heat and simmer, uncovered, about 8–10 minutes, until all the liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Transfer rice to a steamer or double saucepan and steam 15–20 minutes over boiling water, until rice is cooked through.

Mold the cooked rice into individual ramekins or small cups lined with plastic wrap. Cool to room temperature. Before serving, unmold onto a plate and top with mango or even strawberries.

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pad Thai

(fried noodles)

epicurious.com / Serves 4

Ingredients 8 ounces dried, flat, linguine-width rice noodles; also called pad thai noodles or stir-fry rice noodles ¼ cup fish sauce, such as nam pla or nuoc nam ¼ cup tamarind juice concentrate or 2 tablespoons tamarind paste mixed with 2 tablespoons water 3 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar

2 teaspoons chile-garlic sauce, plus more for serving 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 4 large eggs, beaten ¾ pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined 1 bunch scallions, green and white parts separated, coarsely chopped

Directions

2 cups mung bean sprouts, plus more for serving ¼ cup roasted, salted peanuts, coarsely chopped, plus more for serving Coarsely chopped fresh cilantro, for serving Lime wedges, for serving

Place noodles in a medium heatproof bowl. Add boiling water to cover and let stand, stirring frequently, until soft and pliable but not tender, 5–10 minutes (depending on brand). Drain; set aside.

Meanwhile, whisk fish sauce, tamarind concentrate, sugar, 2 teaspoons chile-garlic sauce and ¼ cup hot water in another medium bowl.

Heat oil in a wok or large skillet (at least 12 inches in diameter) over medium-high. Add eggs and shrimp and cook, stirring constantly, until shrimp begin to turn pink, about 1 minute. Add scallion whites, fish sauce mixture, and reserved noodles. Cook, stirring frequently, until sauce is mostly absorbed and noodles are well coated, about 3 minutes. Add scallion greens, 2 cups bean sprouts and ¼ cup peanuts. Cook until heated through, about 1 minute more.

Divide noodle mixture among plates. Top with cilantro, bean sprouts and peanuts. Serve with lime wedges and chile-garlic sauce.

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Gai pad prik gaeng

(chicken curry with long beans)

eatingthaifood.com / Serves 1–2

Ingredients 1 ½ chicken breasts 3 strands of Chinese long beans or about ½ cup of chopped string beans 3–5 kaffir lime leaves; can use bay leaves as substitute

3 tablespoons Thai red curry paste 1 teaspoon fish sauce ½ teaspoon sugar 1 tablespoon oil for frying Rice for serving

Directions Slice chicken it into small bite sized pieces. Cut Chinese long beans (or green beans) into 1-inch pieces.

Over low heat in saucepan, add 1 tablespoon of oil and 3 tablespoons of red curry paste. Stir for about 30 seconds. Add chicken and turn heat up to high, stirring frequently, fully mixing the chicken with the curry sauce. Add fish sauce and ½ teaspoon sugar.

Stir constantly. If it starts to become dry, add a couple tablespoons of water. Keep stir frying the chicken on high heat for about 2 minutes, until the chicken is fully cooked. Once chicken is fully cooked, add sliced long beans, and then break in about 3 to 5 kaffir limes leaves. Stir fry for just 30 seconds and then turn off the heat. You want the long beans to still be nice and crisp.

Dish your gai pad prik gaeng onto a plate and serve with freshly steamed rice.

nam tok

(thai beef salad)

taste.com.au / Serves 4

Ingredients 1 ½ tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 garlic clove, crushed 1 tablespoon finely chopped palm sugar 1 tablespoon fish sauce 2 teaspoons sesame oil 1 teaspoon soy sauce 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger 1 beef rump steak, approximately 680 grams 1 package grape tomatoes, quartered 1 continental cucumber, halved lengthways, sliced thinly, diagonally 1 red onion, halved, cut into thin wedges

2 long fresh red chiles, halved, deseeded, thinly sliced lengthways 1 bunch fresh mint, leaves picked, large leaves torn 1 bunch fresh coriander, leaves picked 1 bunch fresh Thai basil, leaves picked, large leaves torn ¼ cup peanuts, toasted and coarsely chopped 4 kaffir lime leaves, center veins removed, finely shredded

Directions Whisk together lime juice, garlic, fish sauce, sesame oil, soy sauce, ginger and palm sugar in a jug. Place the steak in a glass or ceramic dish. Drizzle with half the dressing. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge, turning occasionally, for 2 hours to develop the flavors.

Preheat a barbecue grill or chargrill pan on high. Cook steak on grill for 2-3 minutes each side for medium or until cooked to your liking. Transfer to a plate. Cover with foil and set aside for 10 minutes to rest.

Place the tomato, cucumber, onion, chili, mint, coriander, basil, peanuts and lime leaves in a large bowl. Thinly slice steak across the grain and add to the salad. Drizzle with remaining dressing and gently toss to combine. Divide salad among bowls and serve immediately.

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In Vino, Veritas

A Gem of Tuscany

By Sassy Pellizzari

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pring: an extraordinary time of year when the days get warmer, the sun sets later, the flowers start blooming, the grass gets greener, animals come out of hibernation and the official presentation of the new vintage of Brunello is presented by the Consorzio Brunello di Montalcino (CSBM) in Montalcino, Italy. During any season of the year, Montalcino is one of the most iconic wine destinations in the world and a mecca for the wine enthusiast, but the annual official presentation of the new Brunellos makes even the most enthusiastic enthusiasts absolutely elated.

It is a stunning drive to reach the hill of goodness known as Montalcino. Arriving there from our house in the Chianti Classico region, also in Tuscany, we approach the town from the northern part of the hill. Along the route, we drive though the green hills of Chianti, the medieval villages on top of the ridge like our San Donato in Poggio, we pass by Monteriggioni, a minuscule walled village mentioned in Dante’s Divina Commedia, and we follow the road all the way down to the Crete Senesi. And as we drive, we are looking out the window at the typical landscape of those common Tuscan paintings of rolling hillsides with cypresses perched on top.

Finally, we start the climb of the holy hill toward Montalcino.

You may imagine that such a prominent place has a history that stems centuries long, like the other most famous wine

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regions around the world. Chianti Classico, for example, dates back to 1776. Montalcino and its wine Brunello, however, did not have such an elegant legacy. Historically, this area was very rural and the land was mostly dedicated to basic agriculture, like hay fields and crops for sheep farms. Only a few spots were specific to vineyards, and the only grape grown was the Muscadet, whose fermented juice made the typical sweet white wine moscadello.

It was Clemente Santi’s pioneering perspective that gave birth to the Brunello. Santi was the first to plant Sangiovese in Montalcino and produce a wine from those grapes. The first Brunello was produced by him in 1865, and before becoming, in 1980, the first DOCG appellation for Italy (the highest quality rating for wine), it had to go through a very tough period. Astonishingly, only 70 years ago, in 1950, Montalcino was ranked as the poorest municipality in Tuscany.

This territory of roughly 10 square miles went from three producers in 1902 to 88 producers in 1988 to today’s 203. The value of land jumped from almost nothing in the 1950s to approximately $1 million for 2.5 acres today.

Although a small territory, the complexity of Montalcino’s terroir can be divided into several different areas. The northern slope is the one that you climb when coming from Siena, and it attains cooler weather and soils rich in sand and minerals. This

terroir makes elegant and lighter colored red wines with vivid sapidity, such as wines made by Pian delle Querci.

This is a quintessential family-run winery: The founder, Vittorio Pinti, is 94 years old and very active in the winery together with his son Angelo and Angelo’s wife, Angela.

The last time that we went to visit them, Vittorio was very excited because the wild boar hunting season was about to begin and he had just serviced his mighty Fiat Panda 4x4.

Producing only about 30,000 bottles per year, his wines are a great representation of the northern slope.

If we keep driving south and up toward the village that is perched on top the 564-meter hill, we reach a roundabout where we have the option to either go eastbound toward Castelnuovo dell’Abate or to the highest part of the hill, Il Passo del Lume Spento.

The first area is in the southern, eastern slope. Here we find volcanic soils together with other more common soils like the typical galestro rock. Wines from here are slightly more powerful; a great example of this is Mastrojanni, which is considered a historic producer for Montalcino. A lawyer from Rome, Mr. Mastrojanni bought this domain in the ’70s when it was just a little more than a chicken coop. Today, with Andrea Machetti, this winery is a benchmark for Montalcino quality and a great expression of the terroir of Castelnuovo dell’Abate subzone. Andrea, like my husband, Paolo, is passionate about cars and when we visit him, they spend more time talking more about cars than wine.

Driving back to the circle and taking the other exit toward the Maremma and the coast, we stop at the Passo del Lume Spento. This town is just over 2,000 feet above sea level and on a clear sunny day, you can actually see the sea on the horizon. This is another unique area of Montalcino. These high altitudes were not even allowed to produce Brunello until a few years ago. The high altitude together with a southern exposure toward the warm sea gives a unique mix for this terroir. The wines have a vibrant acidity and clear purity. One of the best interpretations of this terroir is Le Ragnaie. Owner Riccardo Campinoti is a young grower and the rising start of this appellation. He started the winery in 2002 and his wines are the result of his passion and incredibly deep knowledge of the wine world. A long time friend of ours, we personally learned a lot from him while enjoying wines together, and we jokingly refer to him as “Il Maestro” (the Master).

Montalcino is truly a sparkling gem in the heart of Tuscany, a rare beauty not only seen by the eye but also tasted on the palate. Spring may be when the flowers are blooming, the sun is shining and new vintages of Brunello are presented, but good Brunello should be consumed all year long. 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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Life Under Pines

New Beginnings

By Sundi McLaughlin

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opefully, you had a chance to read my column in our last issue, where I lamented over the love of the old building that housed my shop for 11 years and what those historic walls have meant to me: I see the cracks and the sagging floors; I know the back wall in the store room will leak with the next hard rain, but I also know it took me in when I had nowhere else to go. It helped me grow friendships and a sense of purpose, I was given a chance to become a part of this wonderful community of small business owners ….

By the time this issue appears and you read this, however, I will,

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shockingly, be gone from that old building where I spent so many of my working days and years to reopen in our new old building just a few doors down. It is absolutely wild how quickly life can change when you least expect it. The last thing in the world I thought I’d be doing during a pandemic would be relocating, let alone expanding, my gift shop, but I guess the unexpected opportunities are what make life interesting.

Sadly, this means another business had to close for me to be able to move in, and that is horrible. Framer’s Cottage had been in business for 20 years and has been a mainstay in our downtown for so long. It will be very strange not to have them be a part of

our small business community. I hope the love they feel from the community will stay with them forever, and I hope the building that gave them so many years of happiness will be as kind to us.

March and April are all about new beginnings and rebirth, and I am doing exactly that by moving into a new space twice the size of my original location. Expansion during a pandemic seems foolish even to my own ears, but something inside me whispered, “Go for it, you will regret it if you don’t.”

So I have chosen to begin again, in a truly beautiful space with 14-foot ceilings and a small office for myself (which feels like a penthouse after

years of shoehorning my large frame under a plank of wood while ramming my shins into the safe below and either knocking something off the shelf or bumping my head on packages ready for pickup whenever I stand up to get the circulation back in my legs).

The new workroom is large and open, which will be wonderful for preparing online packages or readying new merchandise for the floor. I am equal parts excited and terrified at the prospect of it all. We will grow to include furniture, bedding and other home accessories while still selling the thoughtful and the funny gifts I love to sell.

Maybe, just maybe, it might be the perfect season to move. It might be the right time for all of us to make a change, to begin new dreams, a new hobby, call a friend we haven’t spoken with, send a card to someone who is having a hard time. I think we could all do with a rebirth and remind ourselves this too shall pass.

This has been without a doubt a stressful year, one that has caught us all off guard. So as we bravely step into this new season, let us hope this spring is kinder to us than the last, when COVID hit its stride and knocked us all down a peg.

With the vaccine on the horizon, I think we are all praying this is the answer to normalcy returning. I know

“

Maybe, just

maybe, it might be the perfect

season to move.

It might be the

right time for all of us to make a

change, to begin new dreams, a

new hobby, call a friend we haven’t spoken with,

send a card to

someone who is having a hard time.

I long for the day when I am not constantly counting how many customers are in the shop and feeling low-grade anxiety every time I have to ask a customer to please put on their mask while praying their feathers don’t get ruffled.

For me personally, COVID is still present in my daily life. I am what you call a long hauler.

My symptoms are mild but persistent, but as with everything related to 2020, things could be so much worse.

Spring is on the horizon, and you can almost imagine enjoying the warm sun shining down and warming our faces as we dip our first tentative toes into the water of the oceans, lakes or pools. We can smell the first blooms and can finally relax our shoulders from the cold. I will be praying for good weather while we hastily move thousands of pieces of inventory from one shop into another, planning a grand opening in our new location and welcoming this wonderful community in with open arms (while still maintaining our social distance)! Being a part of this community has meant more to me than I can fully explain. Throughout the changing seasons my customers have become my friends.

I have watched their children grow up and head to college and welcomed customers’ first grandchildren. I have listened and wondered at their successes, as well as their losses, as they have listened to mine. I am excited to see what’s next for all of us.

I hope for good things. I hope the challenges of this past year have strengthened our resolve to chase our dreams, be thankful for what we have and look forward to the newness that only spring can bring. As for me, you know I will be doing my best and giving it my all in my new little shop, still on Broad Street just a few doors down. Stop by and say hi … right here under the pines …. PL

Sundi McLaughlin is a proud military wife and small-business owner of Mockingbird on Broad in Southern Pines.

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The Garden

Edible Flowers

BY DOLORES MULLER

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othing makes a home feel more cheerful than a bouquet of fresh flowers.

And did you know flowers have been used for centuries in many cuisines throughout the world? Flowers add flavor, color, and texture to many dishes and cocktails.

Not all flowers are edible, so check before you use them to be certain they are safe to consume. The North Carolina Agricultural Extension publication Choosing and Using Edible Flowers is an excellent resource. It can be found online at gardening.ces.ncsu.edu.

A few guidelines to follow:

It would be impossible to name all the edible flowers in this article but I would like to give you some culinary ideas for flowers we grow in our gardens. The rose, that quintessential flower of love, is edible and offers a sweet, slightly spicy flavor.

The flavor intensity depends on the type, color and soil conditions. Darker petals and more fragrant roses have a more pronounced flavor. Be sure to remove the bitter white portion of the petal. Add fresh petals to salads, chop petals and mix with honey for a spread (popular in Greece), or add to a sorbet. Petals can be garnish on desserts, candied, infused to make tea or frozen in ice cubes for distinctive cocktails.

The bright orange, red and yellow colors of nasturtiums add pizzazz to dishes and they are easy to grow. Every garden should have them. They have a peppery, spicy flavor. Uses include mixed in salads, butter, vinegars, stir fry dishes, omelets and fritters, and even to make nasturtium pesto.

The soothing properties of lavender’s scent is well known and used for a multitude of beauty products. The blooms are edible. They have a distinctive floral, citrusy taste. Use sparingly; a little goes a long way. A friend of mine makes the most delicious, refreshing lavender lemonade. Lavender can be used in salads, breads, on roasts, in cookies, custards and ice cream, or just a sprig in a glass of Champagne.

Squash blossoms are served in trendy restaurants, usually stuffed with ricotta cheese, dipped in a batter and fried. Other commonly grown flowers such as marigolds, lemon verbena and pansies are edible. Check the internet for edible flowers and recipes, and add some pizzazz to your culinary offerings. PL

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Nasturtiums

• Eat flowers only when you are positive they are edible.

• Only eat flowers that were grown organically or from your own pesticide-free garden. Many plants you purchase from retailers have been sprayed with pesticides.

Purchase edible flowers in the food section of your grocery store, never the floral department.

• Thoroughly wash all flowers before you consume them.

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A Look Back

The Battle of John MacRae Iain mac Mhurchaidh

By Ray

Owen

T

he first poet of record in Moore County was John MacRae, a Scotsman known in his homeland by his Gaelic name, Iain mac Mhurchaidh. He created an important body of work on both sides of the Atlantic, chronicling the emigrant experience with songs that roused his kinsmen to rally against the Patriots during the American Revolution.

A native of Kintail in the Scottish Highlands, in 1775, MacRae purchased 150 acres with a dwelling house northwest of present-day Carthage on State Road 1261, past the bridge over McLendon’s Creek. He was joined by as many as 10,000 Highlanders across the Sandhills in search of a better life.

At an early age, MacRae had been appointed by the Earl of Seaforth to the post of groundkeeper, deerstalker and forester throughout Kintail. In this capacity, he proved popular among the affluent class of his day. His “unbounded flow of noble sentiment” was the admiration of everyone he encountered and no festive occasion was complete without his presence.

He composed poems that he sang to traditional ballads, leading to his recognition as a gifted bard, an entertainer whose songs offer an unparalleled view of his life and kin, encompassing a range of themes including

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love, eulogy, hunting and drinking, as well as their many challenges.

In 18th-century Scotland, rapid changes in the economic, political and social systems caused the displacement of thousands of Highlanders whose forebears had occupied their lands for generations. This resulted in oppressive rents, the scarcity of bread, want of employment and widespread poverty.

In the midst of these hardships, Rev. John Bethune wrote to Kintail with news of his arrival in what is now Moore County, encouraging those who wished to improve their condition to join him in the New World and “become owners of the soil upon which they lived and labored and take their place among the landed Carolina gentry.”

This was enough for MacRae, and he wrote a series of songs to persuade his countrymen to come along with him on the voyage. “A few of my country people are about to depart to a land of plenty,” he sang. “Where we can find every kind of the most delightful hunting that could be seen. We shall find deer, buck and doe ... Let us depart, and may the blessing of God be with us.”

To encourage Scottish women to immigrate, MacRae composed another piece, recounting hard times in the Highlands, he sang: “Take courage for the voyage and

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Engraving depicting the Battle of Kings Mountain, Oct. 7, 1780. From the Anne S. K. Brown Collection at Brown University.

stop your mourning ... Now that you have gone under the sails ... I do not think that I can be bent backwards, to the poor country of destitution. Everything is being tightened, the raising of rents has embittered us.”

These songs inspired an entire shipload of Highlanders to leave their ancestral home for a promised refuge in the wilderness. While the ship was still at anchor, the captain advised MacRae to turn back, warning of the dangers ahead. He was almost convinced to stay behind, but he would not forsake his fellow travelers.

MacRae and his family arrived at McLendon’s Creek in the spring, and that winter he wrote a lullaby for his baby girl. “Sleep softly, little puppy, my love,” he sang. “Stay just the way you are. At last we’re arrived on America’s shores in the shade of the forest forever unfailing. When winter departs and the warmth returns,

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nuts and apples and the sugar will grow.”

Other lines from his lullaby take a darker tone, marking the growing hostilities at the onset of the revolution: “We are all like Indians sure enough. Under the darkness of the trees, not one of us will survive.

Wolves and other wild beasts howling in every den, we are in dire straits since the day we deserted King George.”

According to some accounts, MacRae was among those defeated at the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge near Wilmington in February 1776. In the early-morning engagement, Patriot forces overwhelmed a large unit of Loyalists, and MacRae’s son, Murdoch, died of his wounds. Sometime thereafter, MacRae’s taxes were tripled and eventually his property was confiscated.

His verses suggest that he joined Loyalist troops in their march to the Battle of Kings Mountain west of Charlotte in October 1780. A song believed to have

Left: Moore’s Creek Bridge (reconstructed), site of the first Patriot victory in the American Revolution, Feb. 27, 1776. Image courtesy of Moore’s Creek National Battlefield. Right: The Highland Shepherd by Rosa Bonheur. From the Hamburger Kunsthalle Collection.

been written on the eve of the fight promised the Patriots would hang, saying “as far as you would flee, King George’s forces will pursue; and hatred and terror, the fruits of insurrection, will make the step you took regrettable.”

The Patriots devastated the Loyalists at Kings Mountain, and in the aftermath, MacRae spent the winter living as an outlier in the woods to escape capture.

In what was possibly his last work, he wrote: “I am an exile since autumn, building houses without smoke in them ... I am tired of this exile; I am tired of my loneliness; far am I from the land of my acquaintance.”

History does not record what finally happened to MacRae. Some say that he was captured and taken to Philadelphia where he was treated with great severity because of his inflammatory songs. One tradition has it that he died in a dungeon and another account has him

brutally tortured and executed by being drawn apart by horses.

Most of MacRae’s songs would have been lost to time were it not for a man who had accompanied him to America and later returned to Scotland, bringing his comrade’s poems back to Kintail. In the late 1880s, this long-lived Highlander recited them from memory to Alexander MacKenzie, editor of The Celtic Magazine, saving the works for posterity.

MacRae wrote in one of the most difficult chapters of our early history. Thirty of his poems survive, and his songs written in Moore County are still performed in Scotland and Nova Scotia, where he is celebrated as one of the foremost bards of his generation. The lullaby to his young daughter is the earliest known Gaelic poem written in North America. PL

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Books

Of Nature And Humanity

By Robert Gable

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ature can be beautiful and harsh all at once. Amid nature’s beauty, people—imperfect as we are—do the best we can. We also learn the harsh truth that nature keeps right on going, good or bad, indifferent to our best strivings. An unpleasant fact is that some of us, in striving to get ahead, step on other people. Ron Rash is a writer who can face the pleasant and the unpleasant in nature and humanity.

He showcases his considerable talent in his latest work, In the Valley.

Rash has previously written seven novels, six short story collections and five books of poetry. A professor of Appalachian Cultural Studies at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, he has garnered critical acclaim in his career. Among many other awards, he recently won the Sidney Lanier Prize for Southern Literature. His bestselling novel, Serena, was made into a 2014 movie starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper. (Critics hailed Lawrence’s performance, but the movie bombed at the box office.) All of which bolsters the claim that he is well worth reading.

This latest book continues to highlight his storytelling ability. It contains nine short stories and a novella on various topics, set in both the present and the past. They all take place in North Carolina. Each story portrays everyday people in situations that are very real—and at times unpleasant. The nine stories are each 10 to 20 pages long, and the novella, based on Serena, is roughly 100 pages long. His style is to drop you in the middle of a situation and then briskly get on with the tale.

Rash starts with the story “Neighbors,” which takes place during the Civil War, in the western part of North Carolina. Rebecca is a widow with two children, eking out a living on her farm. Her husband Aaron died fighting for the Confederate cause. Her neighbors don’t know that, however, and she is living in a county that is “Unionist.” She is over and done with “causes,” and is forced to make a difficult decision when the local Confederate militia comes scrounging for food.

The stories that follow are varied in content. For instance, “When All the Stars Fall” finds a father/son contractor team disagreeing on how to conduct their business. “Sad Man in the Sky” portrays a down-on-his-luck man, recently out of prison,

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who rents a helicopter to see the children he used to care for (before his girlfriend threw him out). In “L’Homme Blesse,” a World War II veteran comes home to paint the walls of his secluded cabin. He went through war-time horrors and, before leaving France, was in a cave with prehistoric art on the walls.

After the veteran’s death, an art professor comes in to visit the cabin and makes a remarkable discovery.

The novella, “In the Valley,” returns to Serena Pemberton, a woman who will stop at nothing to succeed in the logging business near Asheville in 1931. She’s also trying to track down, and most likely kill, the young woman Rachel, who bore her husband’s illegitimate son. Serena’s ever-present henchman Galloway is a grim symbol of how ruthless she is.

The story portrays the desperate situation of the men in the logging camp, as well as the grueling and downright deadly working conditions. Serena wants to clear cut a mountainside and she doesn’t care how scarred and ruined it will leave the wilderness.

In these stories, every word is important. By design, short stories are thumbnail sketches, pared-down episodes clipped from an imagined world. Characters enter and leave at a faster rate than a novel. (Right when you start to know the character, it seems the story ends.) A fuller, in-depth, more nuanced exploration of a character’s makeup just isn’t possible in the shorter format. On the other hand, these stories offer a whole variety of plots, characters, topics and situations. The writer’s acumen in selecting the appropriate words is vital to the quick snippets of description needed in short stories.

To author Rash’s credit, these stories stay with you. The characters are hopelessly human and dealing with unpleasant facts in difficult situations. His ability to face the harsh beauty of nature makes the stories shine. 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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Healthy Trending

By Robert Nason

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s we move a bit deeper into 2021, health experts are starting to pinpoint a few trends that you may be hearing more about. Some will surely be of the fly-by-night variety but some may just find a foothold and become relevant to our healthier selves. With that in mind, here are a few that are making the rounds so far.

Postbiotics OK, so we understand, for the most part, the health benefits of prebiotics and probiotics, right? It all has to do with a healthier gut and digestive tract. A quick review: Prebiotics are carbohydrates that feed good bacteria in your stomach to improve proper digestion. Prebiotics can be found in fiber, which is present in all sorts of foods from apples and whole wheat breads to peas and pecans or in supplements like Benefiber.

Probiotics are live microorganisms that function like the good bacteria in your gut. Those bacteria feed on the prebiotics, making the good bacteria stronger to fight off the bad bacteria. Yogurt is often the food of choice, 48 ASOUTHERNSOPHISTICATION

but probiotics can also be found in cheddar cheese, kombucha, pickled veggies and sauerkraut.

Postbiotics, then, are what happens after the probiotics feed on the prebiotics—basically the waste of the probiotics. Scientists are beginning to believe that it’s the postbiotics that are creating many of the health benefits in humans. And because postbiotics are not a living microorganism like probiotics, postbiotics can be made into supplement form, perhaps providing more direct “biotic” benefits to our digestive tracts.

Food Substitutes & Artificial Intelligence It will be a few generations before most people will be convinced a food substitute is as good or better than the real thing. That, however, hasn’t stopped the marauding advancement in food technology. While the Impossible Whopper from Burger King may be getting most of the headlines, there is a plethora of innovative food companies that are introducing alternatives to just about everything.

One company, Perfect Day, has created a protein that it claims is identical to dairy protein but in vegan form. The company wanted to figure out what makes milk milk. “If we could figure out what key ingredients give milk its amazing nutrition and ability to turn into so many delicious products, we could invent a way to make them without animals.”

In their research, they discovered that the milk proteins whey and casein are what give milk its recognizable structure and taste. So they thought, what if we introduce the genetic codes of these proteins into something other than a cow?

They decided to introduce the genetic blueprint of the whey and casein proteins into a microflora “because they have a long history of safe use in many foods you eat today.” The result, they say, are identical genetic proteins to those found in cows, without a trace of lactose, cholesterol, hormones and antibiotics.

The FDA classified Perfect Day’s proteins as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) in 2020, and you can find it in several varieties of ice cream brands, including Nick’s vegan line of desserts and Graeter’s brand. The future is here.

Mental Relief, For Profit Had a stressful year in 2020? You’re not alone. Studies found that eight in 10 adults suffered from increased levels of stress last year, and the additional stress wasn’t just COVID-related.

Enter the mass market. Always looking for new profit lanes, many food and beverage companies are developing products that include foods and drinks that can help with stress, depression and anxiety.

PepsiCo, for example, announced in the fall a new product called Driftwell, a noncaffeinated “enhanced water beverage” that aims to destress and relax you before bed. Driftwell will include the ingredient L-theanine, which is a natural supplement found in green and black teas.

Before being tempted by these mass market products, however, you may want to do some research. More often than not, the important ingredients in these products will be found somewhere else, and usually in a more natural form.

Local Is Best While not necessarily a trend for this year alone, it’s always a good reminder that the best health benefits often start locally.

Farm-to-Table (sandhillsfarm2table.com), farmers markets, restaurants and stores that use and stock ingredients and products from local sources are all working toward improving the environment and your health. Think local this spring and you’ll find a variety of nutrition close to home that will feed a better you and benefit our community. PL

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Luckily for residents of Moore County, FirstHealth Convenient Care clinics have both the everyday and the unprecedented covered in how they care for people.

Since COVID-19 first arrived in the area in 2020, the clinics have become FirstHealth’s “tip of the spear” in how it responds to the crisis, according to Dr. James Liffrig, medical director of Convenient Care.

“Like many of the health care heroes across FirstHealth, our Convenient Care staff have been front and center in the battle against COVID-19. From testing to treatment, we are committed to addressing both COVID and all the other nonemergent medical needs our community members may have.”

Early in the pandemic, Convenient Care clinics began offering curbside check-in and registration, along with COVID testing, to ensure that people continued to have access to any type of care they may need.

In some ways, the medical staff at the eight Convenient Care locations across the Sandhills were uniquely suited to address the new demands of the pandemic.

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“Because our staff are familiar with treating all kinds of issues on a normal day, our COVID-19 procedures quickly became part of the new normal at Convenient Care clinics,” Liffrig said. “Our procedures are fairly standardized from clinic to clinic and maintaining patient safety has remained our top priority.”

Convenient Care clinics help fill the void between care provided at the emergency department and that available from a primary care provider.

Patients are provided with a one-stop option for unscheduled, urgent care, and providers treat everything from acute infections and sprains to flu or even broken bones.

“People were anxious about how to receive care, and some people still are, but we have been committed from the very beginning—we want people to know they can come to us safely for any of their urgent care needs,” Liffrig said.

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So You Want to Own a Horse ...

By Whitney Weston

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he idea of bonding with an oversized magical beast during grooming time then galloping through fields of golden grasses is a wonderful dream for would-be horse owners. All of us in the horse world have had that dream in one form or another, but I would advise caution before making the leap to horse ownership. I have been in the equine industry for several decades now and have seen this big decision made on a whim or without enough information—with disastrous results.

However, never fear, my dears, I am here to point out some of the biggies on equine ownership to get you thinking on the right themes, and more importantly, offering some options to the joys of owning a horse.

My overall advice: Take it slow, create a team of professionals you trust and make sure you don’t put the carriage before the horse!

Horses are very complicated animals. I describe them as 1.5 tons of destructive toddler. Even the most well-meaning and experienced horse is an individual, with specific quirks and lifestyle requirements. The adage “healthy as a horse” could not be more of a farce! It’s important, therefore, that your future beastie have a good eye on him, i.e., your veterinarian, farrier, barn owner and trainer will be the most important people to offer advice or point out if something is awry. Ideally, your health team will help you prevent most injuries and issues before they arise.

Find experts who are open to problem solving, even if that means collaborating with other colleagues or referring you to a specialist.

Your team should always put the horse first.

Here are some tips when picking out your pros, and what routine health care horses require to live happy and healthy lives.

Veterinarian: At minimum, you will see your vet for vaccinations twice a year, and a yearly blood draw test in order to receive documentation called a “coggins,” which is required for travel off the farm (and to ensure your horse is EIA negative, 52 ASOUTHERNSOPHISTICATION

which is a viral disease that is easily spread among equines and is often fatal). If traveling out of state. you may be required to have additional vaccinations and a document called a “Health Certificate.”

Since horses graze from the ground, they are prone to parasite ingestion, which can be fatal if left unattended. There are many types of oral dewormers, depending on the type or amount of parasite eggs found in a fecal exam. Quarterly (or more often if your horse is prone to parasites), you will need to grab a fresh manure sample from your horse’s stall to bring to your vet for examination under a microscope.

Lameness equine specialist: At some point, your horse will be uncomfortable in the way he moves. Imagine a stone in your shoe; it’s going to make you limp a bit! If your horse has strained, stressed or fractured an anatomical structure, especially if the injury is not superficial and obvious, you will need an equine veterinarian who specializes in equine lameness and sport performance to help you fix the issue.

Farrier: Horses need their hooves trimmed and shoes replaced every four to six weeks. Horses’ hooves are much like our fingernails: they grow slowly and constantly, needing management, or they can rip and can cause pain to internal structures.

For horses, the coffin bone and navicular structures inside the hoof are supporting the rest of the horse’s body. In fact, with every step the horse relies on proper contact between the hoof and the ground to pump blood back up the leg for healthy circulation.

If the hoof angle is trimmed slightly off, the horse will eventually suffer because of it. Your farrier should be open to explaining the process, answering questions and able to use X-rays or work with a vet who can in order to troubleshoot any hoof issues to improve your horse’s hoof health (without a hoof there is no horse).

An individual horse’s hoof requirements is a big topic I discuss

with students during horse shopping. If your horse has strong and simple feet, he may be able to go “barefoot” in the sandhills, as we are blessed with soft and sandy footing. If your horse needs to be shod due to weak hoof walls or require special therapeutic shoeing, you’re looking at a car payment in terms of cost.

Dentistry: Horses teeth never stop growing. If left unmanaged, horse teeth develop sharp bony points called “hooks” that can make painful ulcers on the insides of your horse’s cheeks.

This can make the bit feel painful when riding and even prevent them from eating properly.

Every year, and in some cases every six months, your horse will need a “float,” or gentle filing of the teeth.

And your dentist should know how to install and maintain “bit seats,” which helps the bit sit easily on the horse’s gums and not clang on his teeth when ridden.

Everyone who interacts with horses should know the responsibilities, time, money and effort that is involved in a happy horse. As a horse owner, you are your horse’s advocate, and your team should support that. They should help educate you and care for your horse in a gentle way but with a firmness, when needed, to keep your horse and the humans around him safe.

Interview your professionals, be present at appointments to observe and learn. And remember: If we aren’t all here for the benefit of the horse, we must question why we are here at all. I encourage you to be involved, and be proud of your horse and relationship with him. This is a beautiful thing, and promoting the idea of empathetic horsemanship and education will not only help our horses, but support equine sports and relationships for the future generations to come. Happy Horsing! PL Whitney Weston is a professional horse trainer with more than 30 years of riding experience and competing at the international level of eventing for 15 years. She trains out of her Southern Pines farm through Valkyrie Sporthorses, and runs Southern Pines Riding Academy.

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On the Green

A Love of the Carolinas

by Helen Ross

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e’s 56 now, a little more than three years removed from hip replacement surgery. And that two-level spinal fusion he had in his neck eight years ago has lasted longer than the doctor expected.

In between those surgeries, though, Davis Love III managed to win his 21st PGA Tour event at the 2015 Wyndham Championship. With that victory in Greensboro, he became the third oldest winner in Tour history, too.

The disk below the fusion flared up last fall, though, and sidelined Love for the better part of three months. But earlier this year, the former UNC standout was able to return to competition for what is his 35th season on Tour—even if he knows he can’t hit 500 balls a day on the practice range anymore.

“It’s bad when you talk to your family, and they don’t ask about your scores,” Love said with a laugh. “It’s how are you feeling? Dru’s like, ‘Dad, are you OK?’” But Love’s son was thrilled by the news his father gave him late last year that was made public in January. The news came courtesy of Tiger Woods—Love has been selected to captain the U.S. Team for the 2022 Presidents Cup that will be played at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte.

“He said, ‘Dad, that is so awesome—it’s going to be Charlotte,’” recalled Love, who played in the first Presidents Cup, going unbeaten in his four matches, as well as five more.

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kind of enthusiasm is why Charlotte’s going to be great for us because nothing like that ever been there.”

Love was born in Charlotte, although he moved to Georgia before his first birthday when his father, the late Davis Love Jr., took a position at the Atlanta Country Club. He came back to the state to go to college, though, and his connections to the state are many.

Perhaps the most notable is Michael Jordan, the owner of the Charlotte Hornets. The two were in college together, although Love is quick to debunk the urban legend that he taught the NBA great how to play golf. Ed Ibarguen, the director of golf at Duke University Golf Club, actually honed Jordan’s game.

But Love, who also captained two Ryder Cups, had a psychology class with Jordan’s roommate, Buzz Peterson, who had never played golf before, either. One day Love and Peterson decided to go to hit balls at Finley Golf Club, and Jordan asked if he could tag along.

“Every once in a while, he’d hit a putt or hit a drive or whatever, and then he got more and more interested,” Love recalled. “So, I found just a bunch of shag balls and some old clubs and made him a bag and let him start playing.”

Jordan now owns his own golf club in Hobe Sound, Florida called The Grove XXIII—in case you were wondering, the Roman numerals stand for 23, which was the number on his jersey. And he’s been something of a fixture at Presidents Cups and Ryder Cups around the globe.

In fact, Jordan was in the team room and inside the ropes as an unofficial assistant captain when the U.S. beat the Internationals 19.5 to 14.5 at Harding Park at the 2009 Presidents Cup. Don’t be surprised to see him at Quail Hollow cheering on the Americans in 2022.

“You just think about how Michael loves coming to these matches and his connection with golf and basketball and this state—just a little bit of Michael Jordan and a little bit of Roy Williams and a little bit of Mack Brown, a little bit of Coach K,” said Love, who is a member of the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame.

Wait. How did Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski get mentioned in the same sentence with the football and basketball coaches at Love’s alma mater?

“Coach K came and talked to the Ryder Cup team,” Love said, remembering that dinner in 2018. “And even the Carolina fan, I went like, holy cow, it’s Krzyzewski.

You can think of the people that can come—football, basketball, hockey.

“We think, oh, it was great to go to Chicago because we had all these sports teams and sports fans. But I think we’re going to really create a lot of excitement. Obviously I’ll bring in NASCAR guys, too. It’s going to be cool for the team, I think.”

And don’t be surprised if there is some Carolina blue in the team uniforms. “I’m going to get one of Roy Williams’ plaid jackets to wear,” Love said.

Love’s counterpart on the International Team, Trevor Immelman, is from South Africa, but he has a strong connection to the Atlantic Coast Conference, too. He met Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney through a friend on a fishing trip, and the two became good friends.

Not surprisingly, Immelman is now a massive Tigers’ fan. He’s such a big fan that Immelman found himself juggling time zones—watching games in places like Portugal, Italy, Scotland, England, Germany and Switzerland—while he played the European Tour last year.

“I’m having to figure out all these different apps and stuff so that I can watch them play,” he said. “With the time change, you’re getting up early in the morning or watching late at night.”

Swinney asked Immelman to speak to the Clemson team prior to the 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl. The former Masters champion would love to have Swinney in the International team room in Charlotte but that could come with a challenge beyond the Sept. 19–25 dates that conflict with football season.

“It’s absolutely something that I’ve thought about,” Immelman said. “The difference with our team—as infectious as his personality is—once our team is selected, I would have to figure out how many of them actually know, understand American football.”

A video of Swinney’s two NCAA titles might get the conversation started. 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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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Dates and times subject to change. Check directly with event organizers before making plans.

MARCH 3.3.2021 Movies and the Oscars with Ron Layne Sandhills Woman’s Exchange 15 Azalea Road | Pinehurst Cost: $25, includes lunch | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.4677

3.20.2021 Paint Your Pet ARTworks 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $39 | 3 – 5 p.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com artworksvass.com

3.10–17.2021 St. Patricks Shamrock Search Village of Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Contact/information: vopnc.gov, Village of Pinehurst Facebook page

3.22.2021 Pottery Class ARTworks 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $39 - $54 | 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com artworksvass.com

3.13.2021 Paint Pouring for Kids Class ARTworks 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $19 | 9 – 10:30 a.m.

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3.27.2021 East Egg Hunt Cannon Community Center 210 Rattlesnake Trail | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Contact/information: parksandrec@vopnc.org, vopnc. gov, Village of Pinehurst Facebook page

3.13.2021 Paint Pouring for Adults Class ARTworks 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $29 – $39 | 12 – 2 p.m.

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3.27.2021 Easter Eggstravaganza Malcolm Blue Farm 1177 Bethesda Road | Aberdeen Cost: FREE | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Information: Aberdeen Parks & Recreation Facebook page

3.14.2021 St. Patty’s Day Boxed Dinner Weymouth Center 555 E. Connecticut Avenue | So. Pines Cost: $25 – $35 | pick up 5 – 6 p.m.

Contact/information: weymouthcenter.org 3.15.2021 Introduction to Oil Painting ARTworks 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $59 | 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com artworksvass.com 3.20.2021 Burst of Spring Beginner Decorative Painting ARTworks 129 Main St.| Vass Cost: $45 | 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

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APRIL 4.3.2021 Paint Pouring for Kids Class ARTworks 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $19 | 9 – 10:30 a.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com artworksvass.com 4.3.2021 Paint Pouring for Adults Class ARTworks 129 Main St. | Vass Cost: $29 – $39 | 12 – 2 p.m.

Contact: 910.245.4129 | info@artworksvass.com artworksvass.com 4.8.2021 Mary Beth Poplyk “All About Sunrise” Sandhills Woman’s Exchange 15 Azalea Road | Pinehurst Cost: $25, includes lunch | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

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4.17.2021 Aberdeen Dog Fair Downtown Aberdeen Cost: FREE | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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4.17.2021 73rd Annual Home & Garden Show The Campbell House 782 E. Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: $25 – $30 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Contact/information: southernpinesgardenclub.com 4.17.2021 Blue & Brews: A Festival at the Farm Malcolm Blue Farm 1177 Bethesda Road | Aberdeen Cost: $5 | 12 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Information: facebook.com/APRDNC/events 4.18.2021 The Pinehurst Garden Club Annual Sale Green Haven Plant Farm 255 Green Haven Lane | Carthage Cost: varies | 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Information: 910.420.8214, pinehurstgardenclub.com 4.24.2021 Southern Pines Springfest 235 NW Broad Street | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

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Ruth Pauley Lecture Series North Carolina Cost: FREE | 7:30 p.m.

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Top, from left: Carole McFarland, Rosemary Zuhone, Donna Engelson and Barbara Keating; Ann Nash, Event Sponsor Victoria Atkins and Kate Len / Middle, from left: Lucille Buck, Sharon Lawson, Nancy Manley and Pat Rudovsky; Event co-chairs Elizabeth Fisher and Barb Summers / Bottom, from left: Joyce Brown, Anne Slaugh & Leigh Frazier; and Jim and Shelly Artman; Waitresses Beth Palmer and Pattie Corbin; and Marie Carbrey with Chef Katrina Talyor.

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Sandhills Sightings Lisi Market Opening Pinehurst

February 3

Top, from left: Lisi owners Mickey & Jim Reale; An assortment of cheeses, olives and meats / Middle, from left: Tyhra Barreto and Prie Panuthos; Jill Lazusky and Leonard Ward; pastas / Bottom, from left: Betsy Barnard with Fran & Matt Norris.

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Sandhills Sightings Given To-G0 Take-out dinner fundraiser benefiting Given Memorial Library and Tufts Archives Given Memorial Library Pinehurst

February 9

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Last Impression

Where’d It Go? photograph courtesy of Moore County Historical Association

Southern Pines Country Club, circa 1920s.

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Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;

This above all — to thine own self be true,

Take each man’s censure, but reserve thy

And it must follow, as the night the day,

judgment ...

Thou canst not then be false to any man.

Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.

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– William Shakespeare, Hamlet

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