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5 Sunflower Ct., Whispering Pines 5 Sunflower Ct., Whispering Pines $495,000 104 Cross Pointe Ln., Aberdeen $495,000

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6$255,000 Bedrooms/4.5 Baths 4700+ SF MLS#195744 6 Bedrooms/4.5 Baths 4700+ SF Eileen Giglio 910.627.9433 3 Bedrooms/2 Baths, w/ Bonus Room 2000+ SF Eileen Giglio 910.627.9433 Kellie Adams 910.639.5050

720 N. Ashe St., Southern Pines $425,000 117 Pine Lake Dr., Whispering Pines $425,000 3 Bedrooms/3.5 Baths 2000+ SF $265,000 MLS#194028 3 Bedrooms/3.5 Baths 2000+ SF Kristi Snyder 910.624.5411 3 Bedrooms/2.5 Baths 2400+ SF Kristi Snyder 910.624.5411 Anita Emery 910.639.1751

425 Dogwood Ln., Southern Pines 425 Ln.,Southern SouthernPines Pines 325 Dogwood Midland Rd., $359,000

250 W. Hedgelawn Way, Southern Pines W. Hedgelawn Way, Southern 4250 Wisteria Way, Whispering Pines Pines $349,500

$359,000 MLS#194973 4$300,000 Bedrooms/4 Baths 2800+ SF 4 2800+ 3Bedrooms/4 Bedrooms/2 Baths, 1400+SF SF Mav Hankey Baths 910.603.3589 Mav Hankey 910.603.3589 Kristi Snyder 910.624.5411

$349,500 $325,000 MLS#193883 4 Bedrooms/3.5 Baths 2500+ SF 4 Bedrooms/3.5 Baths 2500+ 3Kellie Bedrooms/2 2400+ SF SF Adams Baths 910.639.5050 Kellie Adams 910.639.5050 Betsy N. Robinson 910.639.0695

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8 Carter Ln., Pinehurst Monticello Dr., Pinehurst 8990 Carter Ln., Pinehurst $290,000

$365,000 MLS#193668 $290,000 4 Bedrooms/2.5 Baths 2400+ SF 4Bedrooms/2.5 Bedrooms/3 Baths, Kitchens, 4 Baths22400+ SF 4000 SF Natalie Wetzelberger 502.797.8188 Natalie Wetzelberger 502.797.8188 Natalie Wetzelberger 502.797.8188

1345 Linden Rd., Pinehurst 177 Boiling Springs Dr., Southern Pines 1345 Linden Rd., Pinehurst $230,000

$380,000 MLS#194334 $230,000 3 Bedrooms/2 Baths 1700+ SF 43Bedrooms/2.5 Baths1700+ 2000+SF SF Bedrooms/2 Baths Natalie Wetzelberger 502.797.8188 Kellie Adams 910.639.5050 Natalie Wetzelberger 502.797.8188

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100 S. Lakeshore Dr., Whispering Pines 290 Lake Dornoch Dr., Pinehurst 100 S. Lakeshore Dr., Whispering Pines 290 Lake Dornoch Dr., Pinehurst $1,387,500 $699,999 535 Edinboro Dr., Southern Pines 240 Midlothian Dr., Southern Pines $1,387,500 $699,999 4 Bedrooms, 5 Baths, 8,000+ SF 4 Bedrooms, 5 Baths, 5100 + SF $430,000 MLS#194557 $425,000 4 Bedrooms, 5 Baths, 8,000+ SF Betsy Robinson 910.639.0695 5 Bedrooms/3 Baths 2800+ SF Betsy Robinson 910.639.0695 Kristi Snyder 910.624.5411

4 Bedrooms, 5 Baths, 5100 + SF Carolyn Hallett 3 Bedrooms/2.5 Baths 2800+ 910.986.2319 SF Carolyn Hallett 910.986.2319 Kristi Snyder 910.624.5411

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5 Sunflower Whispering Pines 109 Juniper Creek Blvd., Pinehurst MLS#195233 $449,000 MLS#193849 Looking forward$479,000 to seeing you soon! forward seeing you 6to Bedrooms/4.5 Baths,soon!

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To serve, to help, to improve the community— the ubiquitous forces that define the uncommonly good.

The necessity of trees is ever-apparent in our neck of the woods. Let us hope we never forget it.

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Pinehurst - 55 Glasgow Drive Firefox - 178 Grande Pines Court E. - SOLD Pinehurst$-498,000 55 Glasgow Drive 392,000 Exquisite 3 BR/3.5$BA home w/beautiful views $498,000 Grande 5 BR/4.5 BA home and relaxing water featureoninlarge backlot Exquisite 3 BR/3.5 BA home in beautiful gated Foxfirew/beautiful communityviews and relaxing water feature in back

Pinehurst - 16 Talladale Court Pinehurst - 278 Juniper Creek Boulevard - PENDING Pinehurst $435,000 - 16 Talladale Court Lovely 3 BR/4 BA $415,000 brick home on two acre lot Gorgeous 5 BR/4 BA$435,000 upscale in popular offering almost 3000 sq home ft on one level #6 Lovely 3 BR/4 brick home on two acre lot with nice BA upgrades throughout offering almost 3000 sq ft on one level

Southern Pines -7 Deacon Palmer Drive Southern Pines -7 Deacon Palmer Drive Southern Pines$415,000 -7 Deacon Palmer Drive $399,900 Beautiful 5 BR/4 BA home w/spacious layout $415,000 Beautiful 5 BR/4 BA home w/spacious layout and back yard overlooking 12th tee Beautiful 5 BR/4 BA home w/spacious layout and back yard overlooking 12th tee and back yard overlooking 12th tee

Pinehurst -34 Stoneykirk Drive Pinehurst -2 Blair Place $389,000 Pinehurst -34 Stoneykirk Drive $485,000 Lovely single level 3 BR/2.5 BA home w/nice floorplan $389,000 Delightful 3inBR/2.5 BA golf frontCC home w/views beautiful Pinewild Lovely single BR/2.5 BA homecourse w/nice#1 floorplan of thelevel 16th3hole of Pinehurst in beautiful Pinewild CC

Pinehurst -120 Shadow Creek Court Pinehurst -32 Thunderbird Circle - PENDING $348,000 Pinehurst -120$319,000 Shadow Creek Court Spacious 4 BR/3.5 BA townhome is LIKE NEW $348,000 Lovely 3 BR/2.5 BA home w/gorgeous and in great location golf front views Spacious 4 BR/3.5 townhome and a BA spacious layoutis LIKE NEW and in great location

Seven Lakes North - 158 Overlook Drive - SOLD Seven Lakes South - 171 W. Devonshire Avenue Seven Lakes North$349,000 - 158 Overlook Drive - SOLD $339,000 Great 3 BR/3 BA waterfront home on Lake Echo $349,000 Nice 3 BR/3.5 BA home on 5thfloorplan hole of Seven Lakes w/bright and open Great 3 BR/3 home Lakeviews Echo Country ClubBA waterfront with premo golf andonwater w/bright and open floorplan

Cameron - 121 Carthage Street Pinehurst - 3 Interlachon Lane Cameron -$345,000 121 Carthage Street $395,000 Attractive 4 BR/2.5 BA historic home on more than $345,000 Attractive 3an BR/3 inCameron #6 overlooking golf course acreBA home of land in Attractive 4with BR/2.5 BA historic home on more than panoramic water views an acre of land in Cameron

Seven Lakes West - 121 Smathers Drive Whispering Pines$348,000 - 21 Victoria Drive - SOLD Seven Lakes West - 121 Smathers Drive $350,000 New construction underway-3 BR/2 BA home in $348,000 Great two-story home with Lakes 4 BR/4West BA in desirable gorgeous Seven New construction underway-3 BR/2 BA home in Princess Gate community gorgeous Seven Lakes West

Southern Pines - 503 Cottage Lane Southern Pines - 503 Cottage Lane - PENDING $339,900 Southern Pines - 503 Cottage Lane $329,000 Beautiful 4 BR/3 BA golf front home on 18th tee $339,900 Beautiful 4and BR/3 BA golf home fairway of front Longleaf CCon 18th tee Beautiful 4and BR/3 BA golf home fairway of front Longleaf CCon 18th tee and fairway of Longleaf CC

Pinehurst - 130 Thunderbird Lane - SOLD Pinebluff- 725 Thunder Road - SOLD Pinehurst - 130 $308,000 Thunderbird Lane - SOLD Lovely 3 BR/2.5 BA golf$335,000 front home w/nice views of 9th Charming and private country fairway$308,000 from thehome frontwith 2 BR/1 BA Lovely 3 BR/2.5 golf front home w/nice onBA 25 acres of beautiful land views of 9th fairway from the front

Pinehurst - 380 Pine Vista Drive - SOLD Pinehurst - 26 New Castle Place - SOLD Pinehurst - 380$330,000 Pine Vista Drive - SOLD $435,000 Attractive 3 BR/2.5 BA home w/spacious living area and Lovely 3 BR/2 full BA 2$330,000 half BA home on 10th hole of beautiful views Attractive 3 BR/2.5 BA home Magnolia coursew/spacious in Pinewildliving area and beautiful views

Seven Lakes North - 144 Overlook Drive Seven Lakes West -$315,000 138 Swaringen Drive - SOLD Seven Lakes North - 144 Overlook Drive $460,000 Charming 4 BR/2.5 BA waterfront cottage on corner lot $315,000 Nice 2 BR/2.5 BA brick ranch style home on beautiful Lake Echo Charmingwith 4 BR/2.5 BA waterfront cottage on corner lot beautiful views of Lake Auman on beautiful Lake Echo

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Pinehurst - 102 Strathaven Court McLendon Hills - 254 McLendon Hills Drive - SOLD Pinehurst - $839,000 102 Strathaven Court $528,250 Elegant 4 BR/3 Full BA 2 half BA golf front home $839,000 Gorgeous 3 BR/3.5 home w/light on signature hole BA of Pinehurst #9 Elegantand 4 BR/3 BA 2 half BA floorplan golf front home openFull Southern Living on signature hole of Pinehurst #9

Pinehurst - 37 Strathaven Drive Pinehurst - 91 Abbottsford Drive Pinehurst - $619,000 37 Strathaven Drive Elegant 3 BR/3 Full BA $850,000 2 half BA French Country home $619,000 Magnificent 5 BR/311th full BA 2ofhalf BA course Tuscan Villa hole Holly Elegant 3overlooking BR/3 2 half BAinFrench Country home withFull THEBA best views Pinehurst overlooking 11th hole of Holly course

Pinehurst - 16 Mulbren Court - PENDING Pinehurst - 16$749,000 Mulbren Court - SOLD Pinehurst - 16 Mulbren Court - PENDING Gracious 4 BR/4 full BA 2$710,000 half BA Southern style home on Gracious 4 BR/4 full BAcourse Southern style home on 7thBA tee2$749,000 ofhalf Holly Gracious 4 BR/4 full BAcourse Southern style home on 7thBA tee2ofhalf Holly 7th tee of Holly course

Pinehurst - 29 Northam Court - PENDING Pinehurst - 29$599,000 Northam Court - SOLD Pinehurst - 29 Northam Court - PENDING $582,000 Stunning and secluded 4 BR/3.5 BA home $599,000 Stunning and secluded 4atBR/3.5 BA home on the Holly course Pinewild Stunning secluded BACC home on the and Holly course 4atBR/3.5 Pinewild CC on the Holly course at Pinewild CC

Pinehurst - 25 Maple Road Pinehurst - 25 Maple Road $599,000 Pinehurst - 25 Maple Road Location, $575,000 location, location. $599,000 Location, location, location.

Charming 4 BR/3.5 BA cottage in the Village location, location.

Charming 4 BR/3.5 BA cottage thegarden Village w/artistLocation, studio tucked away ininthe Charming 4 BR/3.5 BA cottage thegarden Village w/artist studio tucked away ininthe w/artist studio tucked away in the garden

Pinehurst - 80 Fields Road Pinehurst - 17$629,000 Abington Drive - SOLD Pinehurst - 80 Fields Road $579,000 Quintessential 4 BR/3.5 BA Old Town Cottage $629,000 Attractive 4 BR/3.5 BA lakefront w/charm and 1920’s vintagehome style with Quintessential 4 BR/3.5 BA Town Cottage bright, open floorplan andOld beautiful views w/charm and 1920’s vintage style

Pinehurst - 49 Greyabbey Drive Pinehurst - 20 Craig Road Pinehurst -$595,000 49 Greyabbey Drive $629,000 Stunning 4 BR/4.5 BA contemporary home on 7th hole of $595,000 Alluring 4 BR/4.5 BA home Old Town w/bright, beautiful Pinewild CC in Magnolia course Stunning 4open BR/4.5 BA contemporary home on 7th hole of floorplan and gourmet kitchen beautiful Pinewild CC Magnolia course

Seven Lakes West - 141 Wertz Drive - SOLD Pinehurst - 115 Blue Road $580,000 Seven Lakes West$745,000 - 141 Wertz Drive - SOLD Amazing 3 BR/2 full BA 2 half BA waterfront home $580,000 Gorgeous 4 BR/4.5 BA in the Village of Pinehurst. on home Lake Auman Amazing BR/2 fullviews BA 2and halfwonderful BA waterfront home Enjoy 3beautiful privacy on Lake Auman

Pinehurst - 189 National Drive - PENDING Pinehurst - 189$675,000 National Drive - SOLD Pinehurst - 189 National Drive - PENDING Exquisite 4 BR/4.5$675,000 BA home w/bright layout $675,000 Exquisite 4 BR/4.5 BA home w/bright layout offering custom detail throughout Exquisite 4 BR/4.5 BA home w/bright layout offering custom detail throughout offering custom detail throughout

Whispering Pines - 5 Dixie Drive - SOLD Southern Pines - 120 Eagle Point Lane $500,000 Whispering Pines - 5 Dixie Drive - SOLD Alluring 3 BR/3 $699,000 BA lake front home with $500,000 Amazing 3 BR/2.5views BA home in Mid Lake South club spectacular of Thagard Alluring BR/3of BAthe lake front with w/nice3views green onhome hole #6 spectacular views of Thagard Lake

Pinehurst - 102 Batten Court Pinehurst - 102 Batten Court Pinehurst $925,000 - 102 Batten Court Exquisite 4 BR/4 $898,000 full BA 2 half BA home in $925,000 Stunning BR/4 full BA 2 half BA home peaceful4and serene setting located in #9in Exquisite BR/4 full BA 2 half BA home peaceful4and serene setting located in #9in peaceful and serene setting located in #9

Pinehurst - 25 Abington Drive Pinehurst - 25 Abington Drive Pinehurst $748,000 - 25 Abington Drive $699,000 Magnificent 4 BR/4.5 BA waterfront home $748,000 Magnificent 4 BR/4.5 BAinwaterfront home w/beautiful floorplan Pinewild CC Magnificent 4 BR/4.5 BAinwaterfront home w/beautiful floorplan Pinewild CC w/beautiful floorplan in Pinewild CC

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From the Editor “How strong, vital, enduring! How dumbly eloquent! What suggestions of imperturbability and being, as against the human trait of mere seeming. Then the qualities, almost emotional, palpably artistic, heroic, of a tree; so innocent and harmless, yet so savage. It is, yet says nothing.

“One lesson from affiliating a tree—perhaps the greatest moral lesson anyhow from earth, rocks, animals, is that same lesson of inherency, of what is, without the least regard to what the looker on (the critic) supposes or says, or whether he likes or dislikes.”

Walt Whitman wrote those words for his book Specimen Days, a collection of notes and essays published in 1881 that consisted of both self-analysis and contemporary commentary. Just three years later, in 1884, John T. Patrick bought 675 acres with a dream of creating a health resort under the majestic longleaf pines of North Carolina. The eventual town of Southern Pines quickly emerged as a popular winter resort for New Englanders. Bostonian James Walker Tufts followed just a year later, purchasing 598 acres to create a health resort of his own on land that would be called Pinehurst. As Whitman, Patrick and Tufts knew: There’s just something about the trees.

A study by Swiss scientists was recently released that says the best and simplest way to fight global warming is to plant a lot of trees—more than a trillion of them, to be a bit more exact. The space needed to plant this many trees is about 3.5 million square miles, which is roughly the size of the United States. But these Swiss scientists say, even with the world’s existing urban sprawl and farmland, there is room on our globe to get this done.

The study estimates adding a trillion more trees to the existing three trillion will suck up about 830 billion tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide, which is about the amount of carbon pollution humans have generated in the past 25 years. They also believe we would quickly see positive results to the environment because younger trees remove more carbon than mature trees—not to mention the added benefits of planting trees, including enhancing biodiversity, reducing erosion and improving water quality.

The study’s scientists admit this solution has some obvious logistical obstacles—and it will only work in conjunction with other green measures to reduce carbon emissions— but the idea is a wonderfully simple one. And, in fact, it’s not unique.

Wangari Maathai, a political and environmental activist from Kenya and the first African woman to win the Nobel Prize, partnered with the United Nations Environment Program to establish the Billion Tree Campaign. Since the campaign started in 2007, 15 billion trees have been planted in nearly 200 countries. Now there is another initiative, the Trillion Tree Campaign (trilliontreecampaign.org), that seeks to carry on the vision of Maathai.

Our story Land of the Pines (page 20) is particularly relevant to the global discussion of climate change and the positive impact trees can make in our communities and in our lives. Here in the Sandhills, we are impacted every day by the unique beauty and cleaner air provided by the longleaf pines. Preserving what we have and growing what we need for the future are two parts of the same conversation.

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f you see a white 1999 Chevy Silverado pick-up truck with a few dents here and there rumbling through town, it’s probably Brenda Stroker and Anita Monk heading toward another donation pick up. The truck, with more than 350,000 miles on it, reflects the same determination and drive as the ladies within it. And don’t even question whether they can handle the job. “Anita and I are the main people, but don’t let our size make you think we can’t handle it. We’ve gone to pick up stuff and they’ll be like, ‘Where’s the muscle?’ We’re like, ‘You’re looking at it.’ I mean as long as it’s not a sleeper sofa or a chair with double recliners, we can pretty much get it on the truck.”

Brenda and Anita represent We Care Ministry of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, which provides household items—like couches, chairs, kitchenware and mattresses—for families and individuals in need.

We Care started by chance 25 years ago when Brenda was working at St. Anthony’s food pantry. “One day, somebody said to me, ‘You know, we just moved into a new apartment. We don’t have a bed. Do you know anybody that would have a bed on them?’” says Brenda. “I said, ‘No, but let me see what I can find out.’ I swear, two days later, somebody from church comes up to me and he says, ‘You know what? I’ve got a bed that we don’t use any more. Do you know what we could do with it?’ I’m like, oh, my gosh. There is really divine intervention a lot of times.”

Brenda, a chiropractor who owns Burley Stroker Chiropractic in Aberdeen with her husband, and Anita, whose husband is retired military, are the core of We Care. Along with their husbands and a handful of volunteers, they’ll go just about anywhere to pick up donated items and deliver them to those in need. And for many of those they help, it means everything.

Perhaps the best example is a delivery they recently made to a single mother with three children in Robbins. As an afterthought, along with the chairs and mattresses, Anita grabbed some toys that We Care doesn’t usually have. “She said she never thought toys would make her cry,” says Anita.

“To see people that are in situations and coming out of being homeless or even being in subsidized housing, they’re not bad people who are lazy,” says Brenda. “They’re people who life has just knocked around. Granted, they can make poor decisions, but we’ll go and we’ll drop off a load and we’ll go back to get another load. When we come back, everything is where they want it. Everything is unpacked and it’s neat and they are so thankful that now they have a home. So it’s pretty cool helping people to get their homes going. Some people, they are so down and have so many obstacles they have to overcome, so just to think about having a bed— how much better do you feel when you can sleep in a bed?”

Why I nominated Brenda and Anita.

Brenda and Anita are the go-to women for those is crisis, regardless of age, gender, religion or race. They work hard to ensure that love of neighbor happens any day, any time, despite the difficulty. They will enlist young and old family and friends to help them help others. Their work is a beautiful domino effect of going the extra mile because that is, in the end, what we are all called to do.

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t could be just my imagination, but there is a hint of Mrs. Claus peeking out as Eleanora Voelkel talks about the Christmas for Moore program. Maybe it’s her natural enthusiasm to help others. Or maybe it’s her determined drive to make Christmas a time of happiness for everyone in our area. Either way, Eleanora works year round to bring holiday joy for those in need.

“I think we are called to do this,” she says. “We’re just meant to reach out to people. Of course, there are so many programs year round that are really important and I respect and want people to be involved in them too. But the joy that we have felt in our family at Christmastime, we see in the church and we just want other people to experience it. We found that so many people were struggling just to pay the bills or put food on the table that Christmas was not a time where the kids would have extra gifts. It seemed like a perfect fit for us to show the love of our Lord.”

That perfect fit comes in two ways. First, Eleanora has spearheaded the annual Village Chapel Angel Tree that provides gifts for hundreds of children at Christmas. The second is Christmas for Moore, an organization she helped establish, along with volunteers from other churches and the Salvation Army, that filled a gap left after the Empty Stocking Fund, run by the Military Officers Association, decided to redirect their focus solely to military families.

As a 501(c)(3), Christmas for Moore receives applications and wish lists from needy individuals and families in For volunteer and Moore County. The organization then donating information, visit matches those families and individuals christmas4moore.org with donors who provide gifts for or call 910.477.3355.

Christmas morning. When Christmas for Moore was established in 2015, the organization reached 307 families with gifts of clothing, household items, toys and food vouchers. Last year, they helped 441 families and 1510 individuals, and they haven’t had a year yet where they’ve had to turn away a qualified family.

“We feel that, in doing this, we’re sharing the love of the Lord and the love for humanity,” says Eleanora.

“People are responding in a special way. So, I think it’s not just giving them gifts. They’re not numbers, they are people. They are families. They are special stories that we have come to be touched by and have motivated us to start planning in January for Christmas.”

ELEANORA VOELKEL

Why I nominated Eleanora.

Eleanora is an inspiration because of her deep compassion and commitment to her neighbors. Who are her neighbors?

Everyone! Especially those who need a helping hand to enjoy the blessings of this rich country. Eleanora works in her church and community to demonstrate the love of God through the service of His people. She believes all people are worthy of respect, dignity and love.

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ante, the 11th century Italian poet, once said, “The secret to getting things done is to act.”

Greg Zywocinski must be a big fan of the Divine Comedy. It’s the only way to explain his abundance of community volunteerism over the past 20 years.

Take, for example, his work to remove tree stumps at the Weymouth Center in 2009. Greg was simply walking the grounds of the Weymouth Center when he noticed a number of unsightly tree stumps scattered around the property.

When he asked what happened, he was told a beetle infestation had damaged the trees beyond repair so they were cut down.

“They just never got rid of the stumps and it looked like a third world country,” says Greg. “I knew a guy who gets rid of stumps and said, ‘Look, this is for charity. What can you do this for?’”

With a quote in hand for removing the stumps, Greg put up some money himself and reached out to friends and associations for the rest and before his next walk around the Weymouth Center the stumps had been removed.

On to the next project!

Over the years, the New Haven, Connecticut, native, who moved to the area 35 years ago, has been on countless boards and led numerous organizations, from the Moore County Historical Association and Southern Pines Appearance Commission to the Moore County Farmers Market and Southern Pines Business Association.

He is past director of the Southern Pines Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony and was instrumental in the creation of the Southern Pines Downtown Parade of Trees.

Currently, one can find Greg on the board of trustees for the Moore County Community Foundation, an organization that provides grants for local causes and nonprofits, or you may just find him on the side of the road picking up trash. (Greg organized an ad hoc group of volunteers who pick up trash along our county’s roads on most Saturdays throughout the year. “I’ve picked up more litter than any living person in this county,” he says.)

For Greg, his reasons for getting involved or simply getting things done aren’t complicated. “Somebody’s got to do it. There’s a need. There’s so much need to do these things,” he says. “Every group that I’ve been involved with or am involved with could use people. I was sort of a political activist in a prior life, before I became a volunteer. Before I learned it’s not what you have that counts, it’s how much you can give away that counts— whether it’s your time or your money. Sometimes I just walk into a place or a room, meet someone and they say, ‘There’s a problem.’ And I say, ‘Well, maybe I can help with that.’”

GREG ZYWOCINSKI For volunteer and donating information, visit nccommunityfoundation.org/ communities/sandhills/moore-county or call 910.292.4437.

Why I nominated Greg.

I’ve known Greg as an acquaintance for 20 years and of course would hear about him doing service projects in Southern Pines and in our county. Since he joined the Community Foundation Board several years ago, I’ve seen Greg’s hard work, humility and helpfulness close up. Greg’s love of the area is evident in noting his many accomplishments in the Sandhills.

– Ellen Airs

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udy Lewis, a lifelong equestrian, knew she wanted to stay involved with horses and help those in need when she moved to the area more than 30 years ago. Let’s just say it didn’t take her long—“As soon as we pulled into the driveway before we even opened boxes … I headed over there.”

The “there” she refers to is Prancing Horse Center for Therapeutic Horsemanship, an accredited center that provides therapeutic riding for those ages 4 to adult with special needs to help improve physical, social and emotional skills. The center has programs for individuals, groups and veterans. It also has tack shop, A Bit Used, in Vass, which sells donated equine items with all proceeds benefiting the center.

Judy was first introduced to and began volunteering with therapeutic riding while teaching literature at a private high school outside Atlanta for special needs children. Initially, Judy was a weekly volunteer at Prancing Horse, walking in the arena every Monday with the kids and horses, and reinforcing the teacher’s lessons. But then in 2006, the founder and director of Prancing Horse, Ronni Meltzer, retired and the farm where Prancing Horse resided would no longer be available.

“Nobody was really willing to take on Prancing Horse and it was going to close,” she says. “That’s when I really became involved— trying to come up with solutions for how we could keep the program going.”

The solution was to lease time at established stables and saving up money to eventually purchase a farm for the center. That’s when Judy became the executive director of Prancing Horse, a role she has voluntarily held for more than a decade. Prancing Horse now owns a farm on Hoffman Road that they paid off two years ago. The center has six horses and four ponies, and more than 100 students.

“Our mission is to help enhance the lives of folks with special needs and I’ve seen that happen,” she says. “I’ve seen a boy with cerebral palsy who could barely move with his braces and now he can walk across the arena to the gate. I’ve heard people speak for the first time when they tell their horse to walk on. It’s just there are little miracles almost every day that make you come back and go, ‘Oh gosh, that was so worth it.’” PL

Why I nominated Judy.

For more than 30 years, Judy has advanced the concept of therapeutic horsemanship and developed programs to provide life-altering equine assisted activities and therapy to children and adults with disability living in our community. Judy’s determination and commitment has built the Prancing Horse organization from a small therapeutic program operated at a private farm to a financially stable, growing and sustainable organization. Without Judy’s longrange vision, her belief and her commitment to enhance the lives of individuals living with disability, the lives of many in our community would be less bright.

– Nancy Schoephoester

JUDY LEWIS

For volunteer and donating information, visit prancing-horse.org or call 910.281.3223. And make sure to attend the center’s 2019 Horse Farm Tour fundraiser on Oct. 20.

PL

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WHERE TO VOLUNTEER IN MOORE COUNTY There are so many great ways to get involved in the community that we couldn’t possibly list them all. To simplify this list, the following are organizations within Moore County that have no membership or dues requirements to volunteer.

SOUTHERN PINES Moore Free & Charitable Clinic 211 Trimble Plant Road, Suite C moorefreecare.org | 910-246-5333 Monarch Creative Arts & Community Center 1662 Richards St. monarchnc.org | 910-692-2936 Sandhills/Moore Coalition For Human Care 1500 W. Indiana Ave. sandhillscoalition.org 910-693-1600 for Client Services 910-246-9845 for Resale Shop Sandhills Food Bank ­Branch Of Central & Eastern N.C. 195 Sandy Ave. sandhills.foodbankcenc.org | 910-692-5959 Ext. 2407 The Arc Of Moore County Inc. 673 S. Bennett St. thearcofmoore.org | 910-692-8272 The Boys & Girls Club Of The Sandhills 160 Memorial Park Court Sandhillsbgc.org | 910-692-0777 Weymouth Center For The Arts & Humanities 555 E. Connecticut Ave. weymouthcenter.org | 910-692-6261 United Way Of Moore County 780 NW Broad St., Suite 110 unitedwaymoore.com | 910-692-2413 Moore Literacy Council 575 SE Broad St., Suite 10 mcliteracy.com | 910-692-5954 St. Joseph Of The Pines 100B Gossman Drive sjp.org | 910-246-3125 Sunrise Theater 250 NW Broad St. sunrisetheater.com | 910-692-3611

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Moore County Historical Association 110 W. Morganton Road moorehistory.com | 910-692-2051 Meals On Wheels Of The Sandhills 500 East Rhode Island Ave. mealsonwheelsofthesandhills.com | 910-691-1517

ABERDEEN Family Promise of Moore County 400 Saunders Blvd. fpofmc.org | 910-944-7149 Habitat for Humanity of the NC Sandhills 2268 N.C. Highway 5 sandhillshabitat.org | 910-295-1934 Moore Philharmonic Orchestra 125 Pecan Grove Drive mporchestra.com | 910-944-3452 Caring Hearts for Kids of Moore 3140 N.C. Highway 5, Suite G caringheartsofmoore.com | 910-944-9217 Linden Lodge Foundation 2251 Linden Road lindenlodgenc.org | 910-295-0600

CARTHAGE Keep Moore County Beautiful 5227 U.S. Highway 15­-501 keepmoorecountybeautiful.org | 910-947-3637 Friend to Friend 103 Monroe St. friendtofriend.me | 910-947-1703 Sandhills Farm 2 Table 3196 Vass­Carthage Road sandhillsfarm2table.com | 910-722-1623 Partners for Children & Families 7720 N.C. Highway 22 pfcfmc.org | 910-949-4045

The House in the Horseshoe 288 Alston House Road historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/house-horseshoe | 910-949-4045

PINEHURST Given Memorial Library/ Tufts Archives 150 Cherokee Road giventufts.org | 910-295-6022 Moore Buddies Mentoring 300 Kelly Road, Suite D moorebuddiesmentoring.com | 910-295-1072 Sandhills Woman’s Exchange 15 Azalea Road sandhillswe.org | 910-295-4677 FirstHealth of the Carolinas 155 Memorial Drive firsthealth.org/join-our-team/volunteer | 910-715-1266 MIRA 77 Cherokee Road mirausa.org | 910-944-7757 First Tee of the Sandhills 15 Dawn Road, Suite 1 thefirstteesandhills.org | 910-255-3035

ROBBINS Northern Moore Family Resource Center 116 Horner St. moorefamilyresource.org | 910-948-4324

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This from an uncommonly insightful 13-year-old Anne Frank during one of the most tragic periods in history. Frank’s quote fits perfectly with what we are trying to achieve in our annual “The Uncommon Good” feature in Pinehurst Living. Now we’re asking for your help. Do you know someone who has done an uncommon good for the community? Tell us all about them!

nominations: September 1, 2019 - May 31, 2020 Who will select the Uncommon Good: A panel of 5 individuals from diverse backgrounds and age groups to ensure the selection process is fair.

How to nominate someone for an Uncommon Good Award: Go to www.pinehurstlivingmagazine.com/uncommongood.

Brief background on your nominee.

Why are you nominating this person?

How have they positively impacted the community?

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he pine trees are hard to miss. If you do somehow overlook them, the town names—Pinehurst, Southern Pines and Whispering Pines— clue you in on their ever-towering presence. Forestry brought expansion to the Sandhills, then came tourism for health and recreation, followed by the military and its need for expansive and seclusive training grounds. In other words, the trees brought people to the “Land of the Pines.” Without them, what would our community look like?

It is important to understand the Sandhills’ past to recognize what’s possible for the future. “Presettlement, before European invasion, the longleaf was the largest ecosystem in the United States,” says Jesse Wimberley, a fourthgeneration North Carolina educator and conservationist whose love for this state runs as deep as his knowledge. “It went from Virginia down to Florida and over to Texas. Preindustrial, the longleaf was harvested for its high tensile strength and used in construction for that very reason.”

During the colonial period, the British Naval industry needed the tar from the longleaf pines, as they had depleted their own. Then in the late 1800s, when tourism was introduced to the Sandhills, Northern travelers escaped the industrialization of big cities for the clean air of Vineland, later renamed Southern Pines. The “resort destination” seed was planted, and growth was inevitable. The Village of Pinehurst closely followed, securing tourism as a major economic driver for the area.

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LAND OF THE PINES Along with tourism, the military has brought considerable growth to Moore County with both residents and revenue. Wimberley, who receives funding from the Department of Defense, works with private landowners on restoring the longleaf ecosystem so the military can continue training exercises without further encroachment.

Land around Fort Bragg isn’t the only appealing property. Large tracks of pines on the fringes of our towns, and surrounding farmland, have become a financial burden to some owners. As land values rise (along with property taxes), the appeal to sell also rises. “There’s really no separation between the conservation value and economic value,” says Wimberley. “We’re at a dilemma now.

We’ve seen the rural economy of North Carolina really take a dive. For a lot of families, their land is their greatest resource. They’re sitting on land, but it’s underperforming as a revenue generator.

By returning value to the land with the help of conservation easements, we will lift the economy of rural North Carolina while supporting and conserving our ecosystems.”

In the simplest definition, a conservation easement is a voluntary legal agreement between a landowner and a land trust or government agency that permanently limits uses of the land in order to protect its conservation values. As of July 1, the Sandhills Area Land Trust (SALT) merged with Three Rivers Land Trust, making Three Rivers Land Trust the second largest land trust in the state.

“We work a lot with landowners on conservation easements, which are flexible and tailored to each

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“We work a lot with landowners on conservation easements, which are flexible and tailored to each property and run with the land, so future owners of the property must also adhere to the terms of the easement.”

property and run with the land, so future owners of the property must also adhere to the terms of the easement,” says Michael Fulk, associate director of Three Rivers Land Trust. “They protect against development and intensive industrial or commercial use of the property.”

She clarifies that protection from development doesn’t mean a house site can’t be built, only that it ensures large scale development is restricted. Monetary incentives, such as grants, can Left: Associate come with these conservation Director of Three easements to help the financial Rivers Land Trust burden tied to land ownership.

Michael Fulk For example, Wimberley sold the development potential rights Right: Naturalist Jesse Wimberly to his property in perpetuity as a points to a hole conservation easement. He uses created by a the land to harvest pine straw, woodpecker. as well as to protect Drowning Creek, the primary water source for southern Moore County.

“Our economic and future development hinges on the conservation of our longleaf ecosystem. One cannot exist without the other. We must find ways to incentivize landowners to protect and sustain their properties, ensuring a prosperous future for this area,” Wimberley stresses. These necessary land and water easements and protections serve the environment; they may also potentially provide

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LAND OF THE PINES tax incentives and/or funds for landowners to purchase the easements.

So what is a next smart step in both conservation and development? Both Wimberley and Fulk agree that education focusing on our distinct landscape and its habitat will foster a connection to the land. This can been seen, for example, during the Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve annual Party for the Pine—a community birthday celebrating the oldest known longleaf pine (it’s 471 years old, but doesn’t look a day over 182).

When Wimberley began funding this event, he insisted an educational prescribed forest burn be part of the festivities, noting that our unique ecosystem’s survival hinges on fire. While you may think Smokey the Bear would be appalled, Wimberley isn’t talking about uncontrolled wildfires, but, rather, prescribed burns, which will keep “the pines” thriving. This is where education plays a crucial role.

“You can’t talk about longleaf without talking about fire, as it is a fire-dependent ecosystem,” says Crystal Cockman, director of conservation at Three Rivers Land Trust. “In order to restore longleaf you need to have frequent prescribed fires.

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“Longleaf pine and its related ecosystem are what started our community and what can sustain us—only if we make prudent decisions about how we grow.”

Historically that happened with lightning strikes.”

“Here in the Southeast, fire has become a huge management tool in the longleaf ecosystem,” Fulk adds. “Fire is pivotal to each stage of the tree, from seed germination to regulation of the trees’ natural fuel stores. [Prescribed burns are] something we at the Land Trust use on our properties.”

When done correctly, prescribed burns remove brush along the ground that inhibits growth of young trees. An increase Director of in vegetative diversity attracts a wider Conservation of the Three Rivers variety of birds and animals. It also Land Trust helps perpetuate many endangered Crystal plant and animal species. Wimberley Cockman stresses, “Fires are a prescription.

That is why it’s called prescribed burning. Humidity, temperature, topography—it’s science mixed with art. Go back one generation before us, they knew exactly what to do, because fire has always been on the landscape.”

The longleaf ecosystem is one of the most at-risk ecosystems in the U.S., and there is considerable funding to help its restoration. “The Uwharrie National Forest is looking to restore acreage of longleaf,” says Cockman. “What was once 90 million acres is now down to 3 percent of that; and of that, most is restored longleaf.”

While conversation focuses heavily on trees, it also benefits the abundant animal life in this dynamic ecosystem, especially the red-cockaded woodpecker.

This endangered bird is not the only animal to call the longleaf home; the tree is a keystone species that 27 other animal species rely upon for survival.

The Three Rivers Land Trust also acquires land for conservation. They partner with organizations like the U.S. Forest Service, state parks, as well as the N.C. Wildlife Commission. The majority of their funding comes from state and federal grants, as well as private donors. More often than not, the lands acquired are transferred to public ownership so everyone can have access to these natural areas for public enjoyment, Fulk says.

“There are tangible effects for keeping our land natural for our overall benefit. Not just economies.

It keeps us sane when we go into the woods,” says Wimberley. “Longleaf pine and its related ecosystem are what started our community and what can sustain us— only if we make prudent decisions about how we grow.

When you look at agriculture, military and tourism—the three legs of our economic stool—they’re all dependent on the preservation of the ecosystem. So it behooves us, not just from an environmental standpoint but an economic one, to have these conversations.” PL

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hortly after starting my photography business, I was approached by a dear friend, an optometrist in the U.S. Army, Dr. Anna Clark. Many of Anna’s patients ask her about how they can eat to maintain or improve eye health, and she asked me if I had ever thought about writing a cookbook, with a particular focus on eye health.

There are a number of nutrients that can maintain and improve eye health, including vitamins A, C and E, as well as zinc, omega-3 fatty acids, and lutein and zeaxanthin antioxidants.

I thought it was a great idea, and so a few years ago, we started writing our cookbook, Taste and See—focusing on healthy foods that are good for eye health as well as overall health. Taste and See is in the final phase of editing prior to publication, but we thought it would be a great idea to give a sneak peak of the book by sharing a few of our favorite recipes in Pinehurst Living. We hope you enjoy!

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Pumpkin Gingerbread Pancakes INGREDIENTS

Batter 1 ½ cups skim milk 3 tablespoons brown sugar 1 cup pureed pumpkin 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 egg 1 teaspoons baking soda 2 tablespoons canola oil 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons apple

cider vinegar 1 ½ teaspoon ground ginger 1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger 2 cups of whole wheat flour ½ teaspoon salt

Lemony-Carrot Soufflé INGREDIENTS

2 pounds carrots, peeled and chopped 2 teaspoons lemon extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¾ cup egg whites ¼ cup vanilla almond milk ½ cup white sugar ¼ cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons wheat flour ¼ cup sliced almonds 2 teaspoons confectioners’ sugar ¼ cup butter, softened 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. 2. Bring water to a boil, place chopped carrots in boiling water and cook until very tender. Drain and place in a large mixing bowl and allow to cool slightly. Add lemon and vanilla extracts, egg whites, milk and butter to carrots and beat using an electric mixer.

Combine white and brown sugars, flour and baking powder. Add to the mixed and mix until smooth. Transfer to a 2-quart baking dish.

3. Bake for 45 minutes (top should be golden brown). Top with almonds and cook for an additional 10 minutes. Sprinkle lightly with confectioners’ sugar just before serving.

– Nutrition facts: ½ cup: 110 kcals, 4 g of fat (2 g saturated), 10 mg cholesterol, 18 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, and 2 g protein.

Topping 2 medium apples, grated ¼ cup raisins or craisins ¼ cup chopped pecans 2 tablespoon lime juice ¼ cup canned apricots, chopped 1 teaspoon lime zest DIRECTIONS

1. Combine the milk, pumpkin, egg, oil and vinegar in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Stir into the pumpkin mixture just enough to combine ingredients.

2. Combine all ingredients for the topping together, mixing well. Transfer just the topping mixture to a nonstick skillet and heat through.

3. Heat a griddle, coated lightly oil over medium high heat. Scoop ¼ cup of the batter onto the griddle. Brown on both sides, remove from heat, and top with the hot topping. Serve hot.

This makes 16-20 pancakes.

– Nutrition information: ¼ cup mix: 2 grams of fat (0 g saturated), 10 mg cholesterol, 16 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 3 g protein.

This supplies 40 percent of your daily intake for vitamin A.

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Creamy Butternut Squash Soup INGREDIENTS

Mixed Fruit Tortilla Cups INGREDIENTS

Cooking spray 3 tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons cinnamon 1 package (10 tortillas) of small

(6 inch) whole wheat or

low-carb tortillas (will be

higher in fiber) 2 cups diced strawberries 1 cup diced mango 1 cup pineapple 1 cup diced kiwi 1 tablespoon lime juice 2 tablespoon honey or

agave nectar Powdered sugar to sprinkle on top DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.

Set aside.

2. Spray tortillas with cooking spray on each side. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Cut across the center (making an X) into four pieces (like four slices of pie).

3. Using a cupcake pan, curl each tortilla piece and fit into a cupcake hole, curved side down.

Bake in oven for 10 minutes.

Remove the pan from oven and place the tortillas on a plate and allow to cool. Mix the strawberries, mango, pineapple and kiwi in a bowl. Add lime juice and honey or nectar. Mix well.

4. Place cooled tortilla cups on a place, filling each one with the fruit mixture. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired and serve.

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2 tablespoons olive oil 4 cups vegetable broth 1 small onion, diced 2 tart green apples, peeled, cored and diced 1 clove garlic, crushed 8 cups butternut squash, peeled, seeded and diced 6 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt (optional, for serving) DIRECTIONS

1. Sauté onion in olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. When onion is translucent, add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 45 seconds.

2. Add broth, squash, and apples and bring mixture to a boil.

Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until squash and apples are tender (about 20–30 minutes).

3. Using an immersion blender, blend soup until smooth. Alternatively, transfer soup to a blender or food processer and puree until smooth.

4. Serve soup hot with a tablespoon of creamy Greek yogurt on top (optional).

Serves 8.

– Nutrition Facts: 1 cup: 110 kcals, 3.5 g fat (0.5 g saturated fat), 0 mg cholesterol, 500 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 2 g protein. 160 percent vitamin A and 35 percent vitamin C .

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DIRECTIONS

1. In a large bowl, whisk eggs. Add cottage cheese and mozzarella cheese, onions, and basil.

2. In a 10-inch ovenproof skillet, sauté the zucchini, broccoli, red pepper in oil until tender. Reduce heat and top with the egg mixture. Top this with sliced Roma tomatoes, cover, and cook for 8-10 minutes. The egg should be almost set.

3. Uncover and sprinkle parmesan cheese and paprika. Broil 3-4 inches from heat for 2-3 minutes until eggs are completely set.

Allow to cool for 5 minutes and cut into wedges.

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In Vino, Veritas

Water Pressure

By Sassy Pellizzari

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bet we have more in common than just wine. I bet you love Shark Week on Discovery Channel as much as I do, because who doesn’t? As I write this, we are falling on the heels of the end of Shark Week and I can’t stop obsessing over the recent trend in the wine world ... I really think it should have played a role in the documentary.

Picture the ocean bottom as a floor, sea waves like cellar walls, constant temperature control, no direct sunlight, no disturbances and a natural overall pressure that is completely different than anything found on land. A new trend is hitting the wine world and you won’t find it anywhere without an oxygen tank and a mask: underwater wine cellars.

Large crates full of wine bottles are immersed at 50–100 feet below sea level, where the temperature is a stable, perfect 45–65 degrees Fahrenheit. Wine benefits from the silence and absence of light; also, it is believed that sea currents give a special energy to the wines.

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True wine aficionados know that wines are in their own way “alive” and their surroundings absolutely affect them.

Paolo, my husband and co-owner of Bacco Selections, for example, is always very considerate of how our wines feel when they arrive to us from Italy. They have usually spent at least 40 days traveling: first in trucks getting delivered to the port; then put on the container; then put on the ship, where they sail for 30 days; then off the ship and into customs and finally on a truck and driven to us in Southern Pines. He will never taste or sell a wine immediately after it arrives. He respects that they need time to recover and recuperate after the grueling trip. This is the same idea of the wines aging in such a relaxing environment as the sea.

Since the recent water-immersion trend, wine experts have seen remarkable differences between wines aged underwater and those aged in normal conditions. The protagonists of this underwater method can be found with

their wines underwater in some of the most spectacular seas: Sardinia, Portofino and Ravenna, Italy, as well as in Croatia, Greece, Spain and France.

Piero Lugano was one of the pioneers of this trend with his Abissi spumanti from the Ligure Bisson Cantina. “The bottom of the sea is the perfect ambience for a spumanti that needs to age for many, many years,” explains Lugano.

“The equilibrium of a spumanti lives to be full of freshness, complexity—capable to express unique sensations. A sparkling wine that is aged at the bottom of the ocean has so much expression, both emotionally and in terms of taste.”

“For us, it began as an experiment,” shares Mario Peretto of Santa Maria La Palma. “In the Porto Conte Park we created a territorial system. The bottles that aged 40 meters deep seemed to age much better than those aging in regular land methods. They are completely different than land-aged wines.”

Gianluca Grilli of Tenuta del Paguro says: “There is a completely different charm to the wine. Most importantly, the difference in pressure, constant temperature, absence of light and constant movement of the current that rocks the wine and its molecules maintain the longevity of the wine.”

These wines are lucky to live in some of the best summer vacation spots in the world, so I can certainly understand why they age so beautifully. I think that I would also age better if I were able to relax in the Mediterranean Sea for a few years.

A new frontier of wine has been discovered, and we will definitely be seeing more of this in the future, with or without our goggles on. PL

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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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Business Beat

Drum & Quill Public House

by Ellen Cooper

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n the heart of the Village of Pinehurst stands a tavern that transports you back in time.

While the outside of Drum & Quill Public House possesses the old-school charm like many other buildings in the Village, it’s the interior of the tavern—and everything else inside—that makes one feel back in prohibition era days.

Housed in the former Pinehurst Sundry building, proprietor Kevin Drum has spent the last five years, since purchasing the building, restoring the location to its original state.

“I had my first cherry soda at the sundry when I was 12 years old,” recalls Drum. “To have a moment like that embedded in my memories—I wanted to try to create something for others that may do the same.”

A Moore County resident for the better majority of his life, Drum takes pride in his hometown.

“There is so much history here,” he says. “As a local, I feel pretty lucky to live and work here. I wanted to open a place that would tell the history of Pinehurst and entertain both the locals and tourists.”

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When the location for the now Drum & Quill became available in 2014, Drum thought long and hard about what could be done for that location.

Inspired by his time spent on several Village committees, Drum’s decision was made easier when he realized that he could purchase a historical building and invest in the Village.

And according to Drum, the location was the selling point for him.

“This is a well-known corner, people love it and are emotionally attached to it. I knew that I wanted to add life back to the corner with hopes that it would eventually help with traffic and tourism in the Village.”

Next step after purchasing was figuring out what he was going to create.

“I knew I didn’t want to be just any other restaurant,” he says. “I wanted to keep my formula simple: create a place where both locals and tourists could truly have the Pinehurst experience.”

But most importantly, he wanted to create a place that his father, the one who took him to the sundry when he was

young, would be proud of.

Drum named the establishment after his late father, golf writer Bob Drum. The “quill” represents his father’s pen that turned his stories famous.

Photographs of Drum’s father hang on the walls of the tavern, adding the touch of nostalgia and history Drum hoped to create.

His father’s photographs hang on rustic brick walls, above perfectly tufted booths, and face the focal point of the pub: a rich wooden bar stocked with a vast variety of topshelf liquors.

In addition to the large selection of premium liquors, the bar serves 45 bottled beers with seven beers on tap, three of which are from local breweries, and a variety of wines served by glass or bottle.

“There’s something for everyone.

And again, it’s all about the quality of products—that’s all we serve.

Quality.”

While most would consider Drum & Quill a restaurant, Drum says they are anything but.

“My vision was to open a classic cocktail bar with a kitchen. And that is what remains the same to this very day. We aren’t trying to be something we aren’t. We are a local, cocktail-forward bar. The best place to go when you want something shaken, stirred or on tap.”

While Drum’s cocktail selection is indeed classic, there are a few fun twists in the recipes. Bourbon soaked cherries garnish the New Old Fashioned. Fresh basil (literally picked from the pub’s garden) and fresh-squeezed lemon juice make up the Bourbon Smash. Their homemade Bloody Mary mix packs a punch with its abundance of fresh horseradish (and local pickled

vegetables top off this brunch favorite).

It’s apparent, though, that Drum’s attention to detail isn’t just focused on the cocktails.

The kitchen serves a full menu of, again, classics with a twist. In selecting the menu, Drum wanted a Southern influence on his Irish roots. And, in true customer-servicefocused fashion, he wanted to serve food that people want to eat. The foods you can’t—or don’t—make at home.

“High-quality, casual dining.

When people ask what type of food we serve, that is what I tell them.”

Appetizers range from barbecue nachos to a pimento cheese plate (this writer’s favorite). A variety of soups and salads would make a carnivore want to go vegetarian.

Entrées range from gourmet burgers to sandwiches to fried shrimp baskets.

“A little something for everyone,” says Drum.

So how has this little location that could become the popular pub it is today? Quality, in every sense of the word, says Drum.

From the exterior to the interior, the gold leaf signage to the handcrafted seats, the hand-battered foods to a perfect 38 degrees tap, Drum has focused on every little detail to make his establishment stand out above the rest and stay on brand.

“It’s pretty simple,” he says. “We just want to be who we are. We want to contribute to the village and to this county. We want to provide an interactive, exceptional experience. We want to be a cocktail destination. And we want to stay classic—because that never goes out of style.” PL

Drum & Quill Public House 40 Chinquapin Road, Pinehurst 910.295.3193, drumandquill.com Sunday, Monday, Tuesday: 11:30 a.m. – 10 p.m.

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Life Under Pines

Wicked Game

By Sundi McLaughlin

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always play this little game with myself: If I could go back in time, what would I do differently? It’s sort of a trick question, because if you change one thing in the past maybe you’d never have the things you value most in the present. Nonetheless, I play around with this idea weekly. In short, mama’s got a bad case of the “what if ’s.”

To give you an idea of how my mind works, here are a few examples of questions I’ve asked myself, ranging from the existential to absurd, in no particular order: • What if I hadn’t wasted so much time on that mean boy?

• What if I hadn’t injured my shoulder in volleyball and could’ve pursued it as a career for as long as possible?

• What if I never played volleyball?

• What if I became self-aware to all my strengths and weaknesses like a mutant cyborg?

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What if I was 6 inches shorter, would I have gotten more dates in high school?

• What if I had never been talked into growing that hideous rat tail in middle school?

• What if I had moved away and pursued a job in the movies or tried my hand at stand-up comedy? What if it made me famous?

• What if I had been brave enough to go after what I truly dreamed of, no matter how scary?

Sometimes inaction can be the thing you regret the most. That last one is a big one, and the thing that has had the biggest impact on my life and has caused me the most “what if ” moments. I wish I could go back and explain to my young self, “Whatever you’re afraid of is almost never as scary as what you’ve built it up to be.” I wish I could tell 15-year-old me that it really comes down to two things:

Don’t overthink, and take a step forward.

For those of you headed off to college or embarking on some other monumental endeavor, this could be the greatest chapter of your life if you are able to manage your pessimism and fear. For much of my young life I played it too safe. The things I really wanted, were too big, too scary—so I turned my back on them. It wasn’t until I met my husband and learned by watching his unabashed pursuit of his dreams that I became a little bit brave myself. (By the way, it has never occurred to him to look back and wonder “what if?”)

When we moved to Southern Pines, I searched for a year to find work when I came upon a shop on Broad Street. For the first time in a long time I began dreaming of the future. My “what if ” game began looking forward instead of back. I dreamed about this little shop next the

the iconic Sunrise Theater becoming mine, and wondered, “What if?”

If my man hadn’t knocked some sense in to me, I’d probably be working at Moe’s, shouting, “Welcome to Moe’s!” instead of, “Hello, welcome to Mockingbird. Let me know if I can help!” Admittedly, it’s not as catchy a greeting and I don’t have burritos at my fingertips, but it’s a living.

The thing my hundred years has taught me is to just go for it. Find the thing that brings you joy and move in that direction. The downfall of dreaming big is no matter whether you’re a hardcore planner or a fly-by-the-seat-ofyour-pants type, failure will happen. I think the failing may be more valuable than success (or maybe that’s just what I tell myself so I can sleep at night). Try as many things as possible, but be warned this gets harder the older we get. We the aged know what loss and disappointment feels like, it makes us guarded, grouchy and overly cautious.

As a natural pessimist, I have decided as another fall semester begins, I am signing myself up for some learnin’.

No, I am not talking about going back to school … Lord, no (shudder). I am talking about the school of life. I am going to try and mute that little she-devil of fear and lean into optimism. The word “optimism” seems as foreign to me as “vegan,” but I shall nevertheless forge ahead while telling myself that today will be a good day and to trust that things will work out. No more “what if ’s.” In the words of SNL’s Stuart Smalley: “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it people like me!”

Even while I write this, my little pessimistic voice whispers, “Well, it didn’t work out for the millions of homeless people, the folks smarter than you who go bankrupt, those wretched souls who got talked into perming their hair in the ’70s (looking at you, Mom) …” and on and on. But I am going to do my level best to kindly quiet that jerk of a voice and give optimism a try.

To all of the folks starting the next chapter: college, new job, married, divorced, single, new parent—whatever your challenge—just start in the direction that makes you smile and see what happens. There is no more time to look back and ask “what if.” (Unless you are actively building a time machine, in which case, I will happily take a spin, if only to tell my young dumb self to stop wasting time ratting my hair, stop apologizing and rock that cute bikini).

But for all of us in the here and now, let’s move forward, and listen to that little inner voice of joy and do our best to shove that other little negative bastard to the back of the bus, because we don’t have time for that BS, right here Under the Pines.... PL

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Sundi McLaughlin is a proud military wife and small business owner. She happily divides her time between her shop, Mockingbird on Broad, and volunteering at the Sunrise Theater.

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My Favorite Things Deborah Myatt, owner of Le Feme Chateau in the heart of the Village of Pinehurst, shares some of her favorite things from some of her favorite shops.

➺ HANDY KITCHEN HELPERS Little things mean a lot. Love this all wood citrus juicer at Purple Thistle. Use for a little lemon or lime juice on fish, in tea or whatever.

Also, I love fresh garlic so the garlic press is a kitchen necessity.

THE ADORABLE BAG My current favorite.

Handmade in Italy, this small classic and feminine bag is perfect for dressier occasions in black or red—think holiday parties! A timeless wardrobe staple from Le Feme Chateau.

PERFECT PINEHURST GIFT Memorable and functional gift for anyone, anywhere and anytime. Unbreakable, lightweight and so easy to ship, these Pinehurst coasters were designed by a Pinehurst resident. Think hostess gifts! Available at the Sandhills Woman’s Exchange.

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JEWELRY REINCARNATION I must thank Gemma Gallery for reinventing that piece of jewelry I never wore that was buried in a drawer for years but is now a truly unique piece I love and wear. What’s hiding in your drawers?

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HOBO BAG LAUREN CLUTCH IN SAPPHIRE $138-148, Framer’s Cottage

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R. Riveter

Sandhills Woman’s Exchange

154 NW Broad St., Southern Pines

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High Octane

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Healthy Choices

Healthy Mind—and Heart

by Robert Nason

D

ementia is a syndrome (a group of symptoms), not a disease. Persons suffering from dementia can have an array of symptoms—often of a progressive nature—that can affect memory, thinking, orientation, comprehension, language, learning and judgment. There are about 50 million people worldwide that suffer from symptoms of dementia, with Alzheimer’s Disease being the most common form of dementia. Dementia is now the fifth leading cause of death in the world with about 10 million new cases diagnosed each year. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently came out with preventative guidelines that can reduce a person’s risk of acquiring dementia symptoms.

Most of the guidelines are fairly obvious, including regular physical activity, limit alcohol consumption, avoid smoking and eat healthy. In terms of diet, WHO specifically recommends the Mediterranean diet.

“The Mediterranean diet is the most extensively studied dietary approach, in general as well as in relation to cognitive function,” the report notes. “Several systematic reviews of observational studies have concluded that high adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with decreased risk of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease, but modest adherence is not.”

The Mediterranean diet is simply eating similar cuisine to countries that border the Mediterranean Sea. This typically

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means eating meals high in vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, fish, poultry, nut and seeds, and olive oil—meals essentially built around plant-based foods rather than meatbased foods. The diet also emphasizes moderate portions of dairy products, limited red meat and moderate consumption of red wine.

Along with helping prevent cognitive deterioration, studies are finding the Mediterranean diet also helps prevent heart disease. If you’re interested in getting started on a Mediterranean diet, try these tips from the Mayo Clinic: • • • •

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Eat more fruits and vegetables. Aim for seven to 10 servings a day of fruit and vegetables.

Opt for whole grains. Switch to whole-grain bread, cereal and pasta. Experiment with other whole grains, such as bulgur and farro.

Use healthy fats. Try olive oil as a replacement for butter when cooking. Instead of putting butter or margarine on bread, try dipping it in flavored olive oil.

Eat more seafood. Eat fish twice a week. Fresh or water-packed tuna, salmon, trout, mackerel and herring are healthy choices. Grilled fish tastes good and requires little cleanup. Avoid deep-fried fish.

Reduce red meat. Substitute fish, poultry or beans for meat. If you eat meat, make sure it’s lean and keep portions small.

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Enjoy some dairy. Eat low-fat Greek or plain yogurt and small amounts of a variety of cheeses.

Spice it up. Herbs and spices boost flavor and lessen the need for salt.

For a detailed menu, you can find a simple one by going to healthline.com and searching “Mediterranean diet meal plan.”

Meditative Moments It’s more than likely that you’ve probably heard at some point the positive benefits of meditation on basically every facet of your health. Yes, it’s proven to reduce and prevent stress. Yes, it’s proven to lower high blood pressure, improve sleep and increase energy levels. And yes, it’s proven to reduce anxiety, improve mood and sharpen the mind. So why don’t we all do it?

Well, for a concept that seems so simple, it’s actually challenging for modern humans to do nothing but breathe. It’s not easy to bring your brain down from hyperdrive. But still, that’s no excuse.

There are 1,440 minutes in a day. If you start by using just five of those minutes to step back, take some deep breaths and wash the tension of the day away, you’ll be on the right track to a healthier life. Need help? Just type “meditation” into your browser or app store and take your pick. If you’re not sure where to start, try the apps “Simply Being” or “Calm.”

Water, more water Tired? Feeling dumpy? If you over-imbibed on St. Paddy’s Day or indulged in every Mardi Gras celebration, don’t just reach for an aspirin and a cup of coffee. Add a couple of glasses of water to your recovery regimen.

Dehydration is cumulative, according to the Mayo Clinic, which means you have to replace what you lost or you’ll experience a “fluid debt” that can cause fatigue, headaches, constipation (fun!) and even bad breath. While the old eight glasses a day maxim is not a one-size-fits-all suggestion, it’s not a bad place to start. PL PINEHURSTLIVINGMAGAZINE.COM 47

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The Garden

Autumn Color

BY DOLORES MULLER

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everal factors contribute to the fall colors of deciduous trees—temperature, precipitation, soil moisture, to name a few—but the main agent is light, or the lack of it. The green chlorophyll in leaves, the workhorse of photosynthesis, dominates and covers up the orange and yellow colors (carotenoids) in summer. As the days grow shorter and the temperatures cool, chlorophyll degrades and goes from green to colorless, allowing the oranges and yellows to take the stage.

Red pigments are not present in leaves during the summer months. In the autumn, trees that turn red produce a pigment called anthocyanin. This pigment plays a key role in readying the tree for the next spring. Researchers have discovered that anthocyanins act as a sunscreen, protecting leaves from too much light, which can interfere with the late-season transport of nutrients from the leaf back to the twigs, something trees do as a conservation mechanism.

Still, other scientists believe the red color serves to ward off insect pests.

In general, a wet growing season followed by an autumn with lots of sunny dry days and cold frostless nights will produce the most vibrant fall color palette. This allows the trees to manufacture sugars, and sugars stimulate the leaves to make anthocyanins. This vividness is especially true of red leaves, such as those on sugar maple and red maple trees.

Too many clouds, too much rain or too much heat in the eighth month can make for a dull fall. Drought is the other enemy of good fall color. The trees have to be in a healthy state and not water stressed heading into the fall season.

Want a burst of color each fall? Consider planting these small trees that have reliable fall color: flowering dogwood (red), redbud (yellow), or Japanese maple (orange/crimson).

October glory red maple is an excellent large tree for stunning autumn color. PL

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A Look Back

Clockwise from top: Jacques Busbee unloads pots at the Groundhog Kiln in the 1940s.

Juliana Busbee and examples of Jugtown’s work. The Lift-the-Latch Tea Room in Pinebluff.

At far right: A bowl from the 1930s with a Chinese Blue glaze, attributed to Ben Owens Sr.

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The

Roots of

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OWEN JUGTOWN POTTERY

istory runs deep along the red clay hills on the northwest edge of Moore County at the Randolph County line. It was

here that Raleigh artists Jacques and Juliana Busbee founded Jugtown Pottery after finding a redware pie plate at the Lexington County Fair on May 1, 1917. In search of pots to sell, they traced the dish back to the Seagrove community, where they found potters still turning the old-time wares.

The Busbees began marketing their work and brought new life to the dwindling trade by introducing the craftsmen to the world’s great ceramic traditions.

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From top: A potters wheel in the shop.

Jacques Busbee.

At right: A rope jar by J.H. Owens.

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At the turn of the 20th century, northwestern Moore County was called the “dark corner,” a place known for its isolation. Folks made do without store-bought goods, and in the homespun ways of their ancestors, most everything was handmade. Strong family ties and abundant raw materials had sustained their traditions for nearly two centuries, and they traded handiwork as “cash crops” at neighboring settlements.

The newly established resorts of Southern Pines and Pinehurst provided a market for the northern end of the county. The potters streamed into the settlements on schooner wagons with loads of utilitarian ware, only to find worldly resort dwellers more interested in urns, jars and teapots. The townsfolk began showing the tradesmen drawings and examples of the pieces they were willing to buy, and compliant craftsmen began turning out new shapes and sightseers began visiting their shops.

These local craftsmen inspired arts enthusiast Neva Burgess to promote regional crafts at Lift-the-Latch Tearoom in the town of Pinebluff in the early 1900s.

The sales outlet offered lectures and exhibitions on the subject of native artistry, set in a rustic log cabin. At Pinehurst, potters were invited to give public demonstrations and to exhibit at the Sandhills Fair, paving the way for the creation of Jugtown Pottery.

Jacques and Juliana Busbee were initially viewed with great suspicion in Seagrove. With their “foreign” Raleigh accents and New York-marked luggage, folks thought they were German spies. Misgivings were gradually dispelled as the couple launched a campaign of sorts. Just like old-time politicians, the Busbees traveled the back roads, introducing themselves and living among the country folk in this remote Southern community. Along the way, they collected examples of old pots for study and tried to learn all they could about the trade.

The arrival of Jacques and Juliana marked the turning point for a region whose customs were fading. Potters couldn’t compete with industrial ceramics and many of the old shops had closed.

For the Busbees, handmade pots were cherished aspects of Americana, something to be celebrated for their

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From top: Bobby Owens, Charles Moore and Vernon Owens in the Jugtown sales cabin in 1961.

The porch at Jugtown.

Far right: Examples of current work by Jugtown potters Vernon, Pam, Travis and Bayle Owens.

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beauty. They sought to preserve the folk tradition, saltglazed stoneware, and, particularly, lead-glazed kitchen and tableware, known locally as “dirt dishes.”

Over time, the native population was moved by the Busbee’s vision and the potter’s wheel came to be a source of community pride. Were it not for this shift, prohibition laws banning the sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920– 1933 would have extinguished the local pottery-making trade, as it did in every other part of the country. It was the craftsmen’s willingness to adapt and find new ways for their jug-making skills that saved them.

The Busbee’s plan was to purchase pottery from area shops and sell it in New York City. Shortly after 1917, Juliana opened the Village Store and Tea Room in Greenwich Village, where pottery and other handicrafts could be introduced to the urban market. The first pots made for this store were by potters with their own shops such as Henry Chrisco, Rufus Owen, J.H. Owen and J.W. Teague.

These craftsmen initially produced utilitarian shapes, but the Busbees soon wanted to go beyond such wares by incorporating classical forms.

Around 1922, Jacques and Juliana built their own potters’ shop at its present location in northwest Moore County. They began stamping each piece with a circular Jugtown Ware stamp, and they hired and trained potters to have greater control over production. The first potter employed was J.H. Owen, who continued to work from his nearby shop, followed by Charlie Teague and Ben Owen made pots at Jugtown.

Juliana closed the shop in New York in 1926 and joined Jacques at Jugtown after their market was well established and the pottery venture in North Carolina underway.

Neither turned on the wheel, but Juliana decorated the salt ware with cobalt brushwork and Jacques developed the forms by working closely with the potters, defining the shapes they turned, applying glazes and supervising the firing.

Jacques Busbee most admired the early periods of Chinese and Korean pottery, and he introduced “translations” of Oriental ceramics at Jugtown—a hybrid between the older Carolina forms and world clay traditions. Under his influence, the potters produced a great number of decorative pieces in a wide variety of glazes, resulting in pieces that appealed to the broader art audience. This would have a lasting impact on pottery making in North Carolina.

The Busbee’s success was built upon more than the goods their shop produced. In their own way, they

endeavored to capture the prevailing manners and customs of the native inhabitants. They adapted to their environment, instead of trying to conquer it. They came to truly know the heart of the place and exalted its plainstyle ways for a world that was grasping for something real and meaningful.

After Jacques Busbee’s death in 1947, Juliana Busbee continued to operate Jugtown Pottery with the assistance of master potter Ben Owen. Southern Pines businessman, John Maré, assumed management of the pottery in April 1959, but closed it after Owen left to establish his own pottery. A year later, John Maré reopened the pottery with master thrower Vernon Owens, cousin of Ben Owen and grandson J.H. Owen. Both Maré and Juliana Busbee

died in 1962, ending plans for expansion. The pottery was then sold in 1968 to Country Roads Inc., a nonprofit corporation founded to foster traditional arts.

In 1983, Jugtown was purchased by longtime potter Vernon Owens and his wife, Pamela, who are today the principle artisans, along with their son Travis and daughter Bayle. Through the years, the Jugtown Pottery complex has remained basically unchanged, the original turning room with a dirt floor and bare log walls.

Jugtown continues to thrive on the aesthetic foundation laid out by the Busbees. In many respects, the pottery represents a convergence of people who joined together with a common creative goal. It is a much larger story that just saving the pottery trade, but of sustaining the thread of connection between individuals throughout the generations. Such a lineage is a fragile thing, lost forever if the chain is ever broken. PL

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The Chosin Few

By Robert Gable

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he Marine Corps has always played a vital part in defending the U.S. in countless battles. One of the most hard-fought battles in the history of the Marines took place at the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea in 1950.

On Desperate Ground is an engrossing account of how the Marines averted complete disaster.

The situation leading up to this battle was complicated, just as the story of the Korean peninsula is still vexing today.

With the end of WWII, the Allies had to do something with the Japanese territories, of which Korea was one. At the Yalta Conference, the diplomats decided to split the Korean peninsula at the 38th parallel (even though the people had the same history, culture and language). In time, the 30 million Koreans were supposed to form one independent government.

But Kim Il Sung, with backing from China and the Soviet Union, invaded Seoul, South Korea, in June 1950, hoping to control the entire peninsula. The United Nations and the U.S. came to help South Korea, and everything escalated from there. Three years later, both sides signed an armistice, but it provided for “no final peaceful settlement.” Over 30,000 Americans died fighting in the war, as did 180,000 Chinese, while an estimated 2.5 million Korean civilians were killed.

The battle at Chosin Reservoir has been highly documented, and for good reason. The campaign was fought between October and December of 1950. General MacArthur, leading the U.S. forces, thought it would be easy to push through North Korea all the way to the Chinese border. (Easy for him to say while sitting in Japan.)

“It is one of the most highly decorated clashes in our country’s history,” notes Hampton Sides. “Few battles can boast so many notable instances of individual courage, carried out on such inhospitable terrain, in such impossible weather, in conditions of such intimate combat, against such overwhelming numerical odds.”

Sides is an editor for Outside Magazine, as well as a nonfiction writer of several previous books. He knows how to make a nonfiction chain of events go as fast as a suspense novel. He wanted to tell the Marines’ story on a personal level, and to do that, the story concentrates on some key characters.

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On Desperate Ground: The Marines at the Reservoir, the Korean War’s Greatest Battle Hampton Sides 416 pages, Doubleday / $30.00

He bases his narrative on documents from the Marine and Army archives, oral history, and from his own interviews with dozens of Chosin veterans. (Afterward they shared a bond, calling themselves the Chosin Few or the Frozen Chosin.)

There is General Oliver Prince Smith, Commander of the First Marine Division. Known as “The Professor,” he had the intelligence and the tenacity to earn the respect of his men.

His foresight and planning ultimately proved essential to the Marines’ survival. (He’s also known for his quip, “Retreat, hell!

We’re just attacking in a different direction.”)

There is General Ned Almond and his bombastic attitude, matching the high-minded theories of MacArthur. There is private Hector Cafferata holding his position through a minus 20 degree night and earning the Medal of Honor. There are First Lieutenant John Yancey of Company E and Captain William Barber of Company F, leading their men in the same frigid conditions against unrelenting attacks. And Engineer John Partridge, the man whose ingenuity repaired the key bridge that lead the army to safety.

The miscalculations piled up at Chosin, such as using outdated maps, discounting intelligence reports, stretching supply lines thin across one tenuous route, inviting ambush possibilities at every turn, and underestimating the enemy both in size and fighting ability.

Sides observes: “The way most Marines would come to view it, the decision to push to the Chosin Reservoir had been strategically disastrous. But the battle, once set in motion, had unfolded as an impressive succession of tactical victories.

Whether one called it a fighting retreat or an attack in another direction, the First Marine Division had sliced its way through seven Chinese divisions and parts of three others.” 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

A Secret Language

By Whitney Weston

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ello equine enthusiasts! This is my first column for Pinehurst Living, and I’m excited to give you the inside scoop on what’s happening with horses in our area and beyond. As a professional horse trainer, I see the inside of the industry on a daily basis, but also appreciate that horses have something for everyone. Horses not only allow us to ride them for both work and hobby, but also provide companionship, act as our therapists, and teach our youth how to love and care for a living thing.

Horses listen and provide honest feedback, without a single word spoken. We humans just have to learn to speak their language.

I have been working hard my entire life to learn that secret horse language. I was not born in a barn, but ran to find one as soon as I could, at the age of 4. When my “cityslicker” parents innocently took me to my first riding lesson, they had no idea that one hour at a small barn in southern Illinois would determine the course of my life. Horses soon became my reason for being, and I have not been able to shake that feeling since.

In 1990, my family moved to a small town in southern Oregon, where my sisters and I grew up, joined Pony Club and 4-H, raised sheep, and grew a small horse operation in the middle of a forest. While this was not a horse mecca like here in the Sandhills, by any means, we made the most of it, and by the time I was a teenager, I had a diverse education in all the disciplines 4-H and Pony Club had to offer. I even did reining, showmanship and Western pleasure.

My true love, however, became the sport of eventing— the triathlon of horse sports. If you like to gallop in a field jumping obstacles and splashing through water at high

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speed, then eventing is for you. After high school, I felt a calling to find the heart of eventing, while also attending college. This led me to the East Coast and my next adventure with horses.

During my time at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, I experienced the more formal side of horses while training with Olympians like Phillip Dutton and Boyd Martin.

I was able to observe and learn a lot as an outsider in the sport. There were many differences in my experience living in Oregon versus Pennsylvania. The rough cattle fencing in Oregon was very different from the pristine pastures found on the East Coast. But the love of horses and work ethic required to care for them was a common thread I found between both worlds.

After graduation, I had the opportunity to become partners with Rock-On Rose: a small, feisty, chestnut mare who had recently placed 11th at the Rolex Kentucky 3-day event, the highest level of eventing. “Lusty” had quite the reputation for causing trouble in dressage. While she was a fierce and bold jumping horse, the constraints of the small dressage arena made her angry, so Lusty and I made a pact: She would keep me safe while jumping, even if it meant pulling out of a jump if I made a greenie mistake.

And I would keep her safe in dressage, by not pushing her past her mental breaking point.

We had a beautiful partnership for seven years and traveled the country competing while I lived in the horse trailer. We knew each other inside and out by the time she retired. In all our years together, she never gave me a reason to fall off. To this day, Lusty is the only competition horse I have never fallen from, and that is

quite a rare thing for an eventer at the upper levels!

Our relationship blossomed further when Lusty gave birth to her firstborn in 2018, a filly we call Envy.

The birthing was difficult, and by the end Lusty was exhausted. While both mama and baby were healthy, I was worried. I had never seen Lusty so tired, not even after our biggest competition.

The next morning Lusty and Envy were turned out to pasture. Still recovering from the late night foaling, both mom and baby settled down in the soft sand with morning sun’s rays poking through the trees. Lusty, who had always been too proud to cuddle, laid her head in my lap and fell asleep as I stroked her neck. Lusty and Envy are doing great, and this year Lusty foaled Envy’s little brother, Pride, in an easy 20 minutes.

I learned from Lusty that horses have the ability to silently communicate in an honest and open way. This makes them ideal healers for programs like our local nonprofit, The Prancing Horse (prancing-horse.org). They are able to enhance the lives of those with special needs and veteran service members through the human to horse bonding experience.

Communicating with a horse offers a fulfilling experience like no other.

My hope is to share some of my own horses stories and inspire some of you to get involved with horses in the future (if you haven’t been bitten by the bug already!). I encourage you to take riding lessons, to volunteer at our local horse shows and therapeutic programs, to strike up a conversation with someone you see around town wearing breeches.

Everyone can enhance their lives through the magic of horses, whether riding for competition or raising your children to have empathy and life skills … horses speak to all. PL Whitney Weston is a professional horse trainer who has been riding for more than 30 years and competing at the international level of eventing for 14 years. She trains out of her Southern Pines, North Carolina, farm through Valkyrie Sporthorses, and runs Southern Pines Riding Academy, where people of all ages and levels can learn to ride and compete.

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On the Green

When Success Strikes

by Helen Ross

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ife on the PGA Tour can change on a dime. Just ask Matthew Wolff, Jim Herman and Collin Morikawa.

All three won Tour events in the space of four weeks this summer: Wolff and Morikawa for the first time and Herman for the second. The victories were nothing if not life-changing but for very different reasons.

Wolff had just completed his sophomore season at Oklahoma State and turned pro. Morikawa did the same after graduating from the University of California, Berkeley with that degree in business administration he won’t have to put to use now.

Their credentials were impeccable, and the expectations were high. Herman, on the other hand, was a 42-year-old journeyman old enough to be their father, who was in very real danger of losing his card for the upcoming season.

Wolff struck first – playing in the final group on Sunday and draining an eagle putt from just off the green on the 72nd hole to win the 3M Open in one of the most dramatic finishes of the year. The 20-year-old with the funky swing was making just his third start as a pro.

Instantly, Wolff had seven figures in his bank account.

But more importantly, with the win came PGA Tour membership and a two-year exemption, as well as a berth in the FedExCup Playoffs where he’d have a shot at the ultimate prize: a $15 million bonus.

“To have it end like this was everything I could have hoped and wished for,” Wolff said. “The putt on the last was, gosh, something that changed my life forever. I’m

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speechless right now. It’s something that, you know, I’ll definitely remember as not only my first win, but that putt and to do that with all the nerves and trying to get my Tour card was pretty special to me.”

Morikawa happened to be playing with Wolff that Sunday—just as they had so many times during their junior golf days—and narrowly missed an eagle of his own at the 18th that would have sent the Tournament into a playoff. Instead, he tied for second with Bryson DeChambeau, who also eagled the final hole.

So, it wasn’t exactly a surprise when the 21-year-old Californian picked up his first Tour victory three weeks later at the Barracuda Championship. Morikawa, who had tied for fourth at the John Deere Classic the previous week, birdied his last three holes to earn the victory.

His post-Tournament bounty was similar to Wolff.

Morikawa was already a special temporary member of the PGA Tour but now the newly minted millionaire is fully exempt through the end of the 2020–21 season and Playoff-bound. The Barracuda Championship was Morikawa’s sixth start on Tour.

“I’m speechless. It means everything to me,” Morikawa said. “I didn’t know when this time would come.

Obviously, when I had dinner with Justin Thomas, he told me that we’re going to have expectations, we’re going to have goals that we’re going to set. And if you’re good enough you’re going to get there at some point.

“But I didn’t know when that timetable was going to be. Obviously, the way the summer started, I just kept

pushing myself, keep doing better, keep shooting low scores and put yourself in those positions.”

Herman, on the other hand, was making his 175th start on the PGA Tour and had only played the weekend in three of the 19 events he entered this season. There was no rhyme or reason to the turnaround he experienced at the Barbasol Championship.

Granted, the former club professional, who once worked at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, had recently played with someone “pretty high up” who told the struggling veteran to go back to basics with his putting. That someone, of course, was President Donald Trump.

Two weeks later, Herman was locked in what essentially became a match-play battle with Kelly Kraft and gutted out pars on the final three holes to take a one-stroke victory. The win was the second career victory for the journeyman who came into the event ranked a distant No. 232 in the FedExCup. Herman was playing at the Barbasol Championship as a past champion—he won the 2016 Shell Houston Open—but that’s on the low end of the PGA Tour pecking order. He would have some status on the Korn Ferry Tour but he’d need to work his way inside the top 200 to make the finals where he’d have another chance to earn his Tour card.

“A lot of self-talk, what’s next for Jim Herman, the professional golfer,” Herman acknowledged.

And then the former Cincinnati Bearcat won and answered his questions—at least for the next two years.

“I really can’t explain the turnaround,” Herman said.

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9.1.2019 Pavarotti: A Film by Ron Howard Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $6 - $8 | 4 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.8501, sunrisetheater.com

9.7.2019 Brandon Heath Live in Concert Cooper Ford | 5292 U.S. Hwy. 15-501 | Carthage Cost: $10 - $20 | 7 - 9 p.m.

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9.1.2019 Snake Signs Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.gov

9.8.2019 Cruisin’ for Caterpillars Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.gov

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

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9.10.2019 Margaret Atwood: Live in Cinemas Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $16 | 2:30 p.m.

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9.6.2019 First Friday at the Sunrise - Fireside Collective Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 5 - 8 p.m.

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9.11.2019 Babies, Songs and Read Alongs Given Memorial Library | 150 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 9:45 - 10:15 a.m Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org

9.6.2019 Art Exhibit: The Light Within Opening 482 E. Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 6 - 8 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.2787, mooreart.org

9.12.2019 Gathering at Given - Banned Books Given Memorial Library | 150 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 3:30 p.m.

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9.6-26.2019 Art Exhibit: The Light Within 482 E. Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | see website for times Contact: 910.692.2787, mooreart.org

9.12.2019 Supper on the Grounds Weymouth Center | 555 E. Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: $10 - $30 | 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

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9.7.2019 Saturday Kids Program - Fall Activities Given Memorial Library | 150 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

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9.14.2019 Set Your Table Jugtown Pottery | 330 Jugtown Road | Seagrove Cost: FREE | 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Contact: 910.464.3266; jugtownware.com 9.15.2019 The American Wood Duck Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.gov 9.15.2019 Sam Frazier & Striking Copper Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $15 - $20 | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 9.16-17.2019 Working with Exciting Watercolor Mediums Artist League of the Sandhills | 129 Exchange St. | Aberdeen Cost: $116 - $142 | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.3979, artistleague@windstream.net 9.16.2019 Exploring Art Through Observation and Conversation Hollyhocks Art Gallery | 905 Linden Road | Pinehurst Cost: $20 | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Contact: 603.966.6567, exploringartellen3@gmail.com, hollyhocksartgallery.com 9.17.2019 League of Women Voters Luncheon Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club | 1010 Midland Pines Road | So. Pines Cost: $20 | 11:30 a.m.

Contact: R.S.V.P to charlotteagallagher@gmail.com

9.19.2019 InkTastic/Advanced Alcohol Ink Artist League of the Sandhills | 129 Exchange St. | Aberdeen Cost: $35 - $42 | 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.3979, artistleague@windstream.net 9.20.2019 Jack the Radio Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $10 - $15 | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 9.20.2019 Movies by the Lake - How to Train Your Dragon 3 Aberdeen Lake Park | 301 Lake Park Crossing | Aberdeen Cost: FREE | 7:45 - 9:45 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7275, townofaberdeen.net 9.20.2019 Gazing Into the Past House in the Horseshoe | 288 Alston House Road | Sanford Cost: FREE | 8 - 10 p.m.

Contact: 910.947.2051 9.21.2019 Make Your Own Glass Pumpkin STARworks | 100 Russell Drive | Star Cost: $85 | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.428.9001, starworksnc.org 9.21.2019 Pours in the Pines Weymouth Center | 555 E. Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: TBD | 2 - 6 p.m Contact: 910.638.5405, weymouthcenter.org

9.17.2019 Workshop at the Book Shop - Beaded Earrings Given Bookshop | 95 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: $25 | 6 - 8 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org

9.21.2019 Eats, Beats and Brews Village Arboretum | 375 Magnolia Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 5 - 9 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.2817, vopnc.org

9.18.2019 Daniel Bowe Botanical Gardens Trip Shaw House | 110 W Morganton Road | So. Pines Cost: $100/$110 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Contact: 910-295-2257, info@moorehistory.org

9.22.2019 Nature Inspirations Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.gov

9.18.2019 InkTastic/Intermediate Alcohol Ink Artist League of the Sandhills | 129 Exchange St. | Aberdeen Cost: $35 - $42 | 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.3979, artistleague@windstream.net

9.22.2019 Laurelyn Dossett, Anya Hinkle Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $20 - $25 | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org

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9.23-24.2019 Oil Painting with Courtney Artist League of the Sandhills | 129 Exchange St. | Aberdeen Cost: $115 - $144 | 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.3979, artistleague@windstream.net

10.1-2.2019 Discovering Acrylics Artist League of the Sandhills | 129 Exchange St. | Aberdeen Cost: $111 - $137 | 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.3979, artistleague@windstream.net

9.26-27.2019 Watercolor Basics Artist League of the Sandhills | 129 Exchange St. | Aberdeen Cost: $86 - $108 | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.3979, artistleague@windstream.net

10.4.2019 First Friday at the Sunrise - Empire Strikes Brass Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 5 - 8 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.3611, sunrisetheater.com

9.28.2019 Intro to Cold Wax Medium with Oil Paints Artist League of the Sandhills | 129 Exchange St. | Aberdeen Cost: $53 - $65 | 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.3979, artistleague@windstream.net 9.28.2019 Wildlings: Be a Junior Ranger Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 10 a.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.gov 9.29.2019 Unwinding the Web Weymouth Woods | 1024 N. Fort Bragg Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.2167, ncparks.go 9.29.2019 NC Symphony: Enigma Variations Lee Auditorium | 250 Voit Gilmore Lane | So. Pines Cost: $20 - $51 | 3 - 5 p.m.

Contact: 877.627.6724, ncsymphony.org

10.5.2019 Pumpkins at Jugtown Jugtown Pottery | 330 Jugtown Road | Seagrove Cost: FREE | 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Contact: 910.464.3266; jugtownware.com 10.5.2019 Autumnfest Downtown Park | 145 SE. Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m Contact: 910.692.7376, mooreart.org 10.6.2019 Julian Loida, James Maddock Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $20 - $25 | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 10.8.2019 Oil Pastels Artist League of the Sandhills | 129 Exchange St. | Aberdeen Cost: $48 - $60 | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.3979, artistleague@windstream.net

9.29.2019 Eric Brace, Peter Cooper, Thomm Jutz Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $15 - $20 | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org

10.9-10.2019 Colors in the Still Life Artist League of the Sandhills | 129 Exchange St. | Aberdeen Cost: $82-$101 | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.3979, artistleague@windstream.net

9.30.2019 Mark and Maggie O’Connor, violin duo Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $30 - $35 | 8 - 10 p.m.

Contact: Contact: 910.692.2787, mooreart.org

10.10.2019 Stand and Sway Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $20 - $25 | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

10.11.2019 Landscape in Soft Pastel Artist League of the Sandhills | 129 Exchange St. | Aberdeen Cost: $53 - $65 | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.3979, artistleague@windstream.net 10.11.2019 Pinehurst Live After Five - Bantum Rooster Band Tufts Memorial Park | 1 Village Green Road W. | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 5:15 - 9 p.m Contact: 910.295.8656, vopnc.org 10.12.2019 Shaw House Vintage Collectibles & Antiques Fair 110 West Morganton Road | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m Contact: 910.692.2051, moorehistory,com 10.12.2019 Rumours - A Fleetwood Mac Tribute Cooper Ford | 5292 US Hwy. 15 501 | Carthage Cost: $10 - $25 | 6 - 9 p.m.

Contact: 910.365.9890, vision4moore.com 10.13.2019 NC Symphony: Rachmaninoff Symphony No.2 Lee Auditorium | 250 Voit Gilmore Lane | So. Pines Cost: $20- - $51 | 3 - 5 p.m.

Contact: 877.627.6724, ncsymphony.org 10.13.2019 Debbie Davis and Josh Paxton Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $15 - $20 | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 10.15.2019 League of Women Voters Luncheon Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club | 1010 Midland Pines Road | So. Pines Cost: $20 | 11:30 a.m.

Contact: R.S.V.P to charlotteagallagher@gmail.com 10.16-17.2019 Intro to Oils for Beginners Artist League of the Sandhills | 129 Exchange St. | Aberdeen Cost: $58 - $70 | 1 - 3:30 p.m. & 6 - 8:30 p.m Contact: 910.944.3979, artistleague@windstream.net

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10.17.19 Moore Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductors Favorites Lee Auditorium | 250 Voit Gilmore Lane | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 7 p.m.

Contact: mporchestra.com 10.17.2019 Open Mic Night at the Cafe STARworks | 100 Russell Drive | Star Cost: FREE | 7 - 9 p.m.

Contact: 910.428.9001, starworksnc.org 10.18.2019 Movies by the Lake - Dumbo Aberdeen Lake Park | 301 Lake Park Crossing | Aberdeen Cost: FREE | 7:15 - 9:15 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7275, townofaberdeen.net 10.19.2019 Make Your Own Glass Pumpkin STARworks | 100 Russell Drive | Star Cost: $85 | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.428.9001, starworksnc.org 10.19.2019 Holly Arts and Crafts Fair Village of Pinehurst | 3 Market Square | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m Contact: 910.315.6508, pinehurstbusinesspartners.com 10.19-21.2019 Festival of Leaves Thomas Pottery | 1295 S. N.C. Hwy. 705 | Seagrove Cost: FREE | see website for times Contact: 336.879.4145, thomaspottery.com 10.20.2019 Eduardo and Noche Flamenca Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $20 - $25 | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 10.23-24.2019 Oil Painting with Courtney Artist League of the Sandhills | 129 Exchange St. | Aberdeen Cost: $115 - $144 | 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.3979, artistleague@windstream.net 10.24.2019 Exploring Art Through Observation and Conversation Hollyhocks Art Gallery | 905 Linden Road | Pinehurst Cost: $20 | 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Contact: 603.966.6567, hollyhocksartgallery.com

Drum & Quill Cocktails + Kitchen

Arnold Palmer & Bob Drum 1960

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idden among the golf courses and tall pines of Old Town Pinehurst is a storied authentic American tavern - Drum & Quill. “Drum” represents famous golf writer Bob Drum and the “Quill” pen was what he used to immortalize Arnold Palmer as they founded Golf ’s Professional Grand Slam.

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ith one of the area’s largest spirits collections paired with casual dining favorites, the authentic pub atmosphere is a cozy place to settle down with friends to enjoy a classic cocktail or a bite to eat.

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f you like your casual dining served with something shaken, stirred or on tap head to Drum & Quill.

Open 7 Days A Week • 40 Chinquapin Road, Pinehurst, NC

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

10.24.2019 Jeremy Pinnell Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $15 - $20 | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 10.25.2019 Watercolor - The Next Step Artist League of the Sandhills | 129 Exchange St. | Aberdeen Cost: $43 - $54 | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.3979, artistleague@windstream.net 10.27.2019 Rosier Poplar Knight Spot | 114 Knight St. | Aberdeen Cost: $15 - $20 | 6:46 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.7502, theroosterswife.org 10.30-31.2019 Cold Wax Medium with Oil Paints Artist League of the Sandhills | 129 Exchange St. | Aberdeen Cost: $101 - $125 | 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Contact: 910.944.3979, artistleague@windstream.net 10.31.2019 Low Country Boil Pinehurst Fair Barn | 200 Beulah Hill Road S. | Pinehurst Cost: TBD | Time TBD Contact: 910.295.3642, ticketmesandhills.com 10.31.2019 Pablo Sรกinz Villegas, guitar Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: $30 - $35 | 8 - 10 p.m.

Contact: Contact: 910.692.2787, mooreart.org

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Sandhills Sightings

September October 2019

with DOLORES MULLER

Linden Garden Club Year End Luncheon Weymouth Center Southern Pines June 20

Top, from left: Outgoing president Margie Butcher with new board members Janet Dozois, Cathy Jones, Diane Anello and Jan Banke; Janet Farrell and Sandy Garrett. / Bottom, from left: Nona Burrell and Barb Kenny; Hostess committee: Lynn Hancock, Diane Anello, Nora Anzinger and Linda Phillips; and Cindy Gierut, Cathy Broutsas and Mickey Keller.

Pinecrest High School 50th Reunion Fair Barn Pinehurst June 22

Top, from left: Judy Fleming, Kenneth & Sue McDonald and Debbie Halberstadt; Macy McKenzie and Louise Garrison. / Bottom, from left: Barbara & Ron Currie with Debbie & Don McKenzie; Tim & Nancy Howle; Keith & Ellen Black with Debbie Halberstadt; and Patsy Birge and Jimmy R. Frye.

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Sandhills Sightings 4th of July Parade Pinehurst July 4

Top, from left: Antique cars on parade; Council woman Judy Davis and Martha DeVault. / Bottom, from left: Ashleigh Lanier with Baileigh Rose, voted the most patriotic pet; Bill & Donna May; Ellie Girard with Maggie; and a good spot to watch the parade.

Santa’s Summer in the Pines Tufts Memorial Park Pinehurst July 27

Top, from left: Amanda, Arlo, Bowie & Zach Oden; Farah Mehil with Santa; TJ, Taylor, Marlee, Libby & Kenzie McCaskill. / Bottom, from left: Ella, Johnny & Jennifer Berry; playing in the snow; and Colleen, Ethen & Mary Bowiec.

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Sandhills Sightings U.S. Kids Golf - Parade of Nations Pinehurst July 30

Top, from left: Shizue, Honorine & Jeff Nobuta-Ferry; Uganda representatives. / Bottom, from left: Giselle, Bridgete and Ally from Canada; Thomas, Sharon & Mason Reid; Miles Murphy with John, Bill & Daniel Caudill – the St. Andrews Community Pipe Band; and Brazil representatives.

First Friday

Sunrise Theater Southern Pines August 2

Top, from left: Graham, Kat and Sam; getting ready for the concert to start. / Bottom, from left: Sunrise marquee; Josh & Paige Wilson; and face painting and balloons.

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Sandhills Sightings 39th Annual Fine Arts Festival Campbell House Gallery Southern Pines August 2

Top, from left: Emma & Elise Cridland with Donna & Bill May; Corinne Galdes and Jacoline Beann. / Bottom, from left: Emily Galbraith with Elaine & Jerry Schwartz; Jane Jackson and Barbara Weeks; Howard & Estelle Menke; and some of the featured artwork.

Neighbors of Pinehurst Dining Out Southern Prime

Southern Pines August 2

Top, from left: Jackie & Jack Collins with Liz Polston & Fred Hoffecker; Bill Reynolds, JoAnn Sluder and Chuck Morrale, / Bottom, from left: Marty Gibbons, Pat Sykora, Cathy Slocum and Carol Weiss; Wendy & Doug Schreiber, John Slocum and Tim Sykora; Judy Eater, Joe Hegedus & Patty Engelking; and Deirdre & Bob LaCasse.

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Sandhills Sightings Live After 5

Tufts Memorial Park Pinehurst August 9

Top, from left: Brad & Christy Weaver with Sheila & Berry Oakes; Linda & Jim Webb. / Bottom, from left: Ivory, Matt & Patrick Mulholland with Katie Newell; Jim & Mickey Reale; and The Sand Band.

Meet the Artists

Hollyhocks Art Gallery Pinehurst August 9

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Sightings@ PinehurstLivingMagazine.com Top, from left: The artists: Louise Price, Ellen Burke, Charlie Roberts, Jessie McKay and Jane Casnellie; Charlie Roberts, Irene Varga and Franceska Aaron. / Bottom, from left: Bob Taylor paints with Louise Price; and Jane Casnellie, Michelle Schwarzmann and Monica Converse.

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Last Impression

Fairway Fate photograph and caption courtesy of Moore County Historical Association

a tractor is used to clear land for the Pine Needles golf course in the late 1920s. designed by Donald Ross, Pine Needles Inn & Golf Club opened in 1928.

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“Magnificent Autumn! He comes not like a pilgrim, clad in russet weeds. He comes not like a hermit, clad in gray. But he comes like a warrior, with the stain of blood upon his brazen mail. His crimson scarf is rent .... The wind ... wafts to us the odor of forest leaves, that hang wilted on the dripping branches, or drop into the stream. Their gorgeous tints are gone, as if the autumnal rains had washed them out. Orange, yellow, and scarlet, all are changed to one melancholy russet hue.... There is a melancholy and continual roar in the tops of the tall pines .... It is the funeral anthem of the dying year. �

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- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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