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Features SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2o21

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40 A Look Back

The Sandhills has not been immune to accounts of unidentified flying objects. The detailed stories force us to wonder, are we alone?

For a community to thrive, it must have people who value the life of their neighbors as highly as their own. Those people are uncommonly good.

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From the Editor

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o date, I have not experienced a UFO encounter. It is, however, on my bucket list and I’ve often wondered why, during one of my innumerable camping trips and stargazing under skies from California to Maine, I haven’t had even a possible sighting.

I’m of the Star Wars generation. One of my earliest memories is being in the theater as a 6-yearold watching Star Wars with my dad and my friend Chris. I was hooked on the old Star Trek series and every series and movie that followed. X-Files was the show I just had to see each week. And I’ve read too many science fiction stories to count. That curiosity of what is beyond our solar system taps naturally into our innate form of human curiosity.

There is a reason we found a way to land on the moon, why we send radio wave messages out into space and why we’re working toward humans setting foot on Mars. Just as Lewis and Clark were sent by President Thomas Jefferson in 1803 to explore the unknown lands west of the Mississippi, we seem compelled to seek out what is beyond us, out there.

The 1993 film Fire in the Sky was the first time the question, “What really is out there?” put a bit of fear in my soul. Flying X-wing fighters to fight the Evil Empire, yes. Getting abducted by unknown beings for five days and then reappearing without remembering the experience, no.

It would seem that our home in the Sandhills is not immune to these unusual lights in the sky. As you’ll read in Ray Owen’s Somewhere the Light, there have been a number of sightings over the past several decades, many occurring near our military bases. Aliens curious about our emerging flight technology? Secret military experiments? Unknown natural phenomena? I guess everyone must judge for themselves.

Who am I to say whether there is or is not intelligent life out there? Who are any of us to say? But I think it would be the ultimate example of hubris to think we are the only beings in the universe wondering and imagining what is out there, and working diligently for an opportunity to find out.

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Somewhere the Light Story By Ray Owen

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In the late 1970s,

Dan White witnessed an unidentified flying object not far from the Rockingham Speedway.

He was with a group of young men in a field on a big hill that overlooks the Hamlet rail yard, a few miles south of Camp Mackall. “You could look out above the train tracks,” recalled White, now a retired cartographer. “That’s where I saw the UFO.” “We were probably a mile away and it was hovering above the tracks, darting back and forth over the lights, low to the ground, less than a hundred feet high. It was an oval shape and just a light – nothing flashing, no windows or anything. It looked fairly big from a distance, like the size of a trailer.”

There was a lot of movement – a hundred yards and stop, a hundred yards and stop. It would go straight before making a quick, sharp turn and then take off really fast without making a sound.

“We just kept wondering what could it be,” said White. “We thought it might be a helicopter, because the Army does a lot of maneuvers around that area. But it wasn’t a helicopter – it was just white light with no color. The closest I got was looking down into the lowland where we thought we saw it landing – it got real close and then it was gone.”

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Somewhere the Light

White and his cohorts are not alone in their experience. According to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC), since the mid-20th century there have been more than a 100 reports of strange aerial phenomena in the region around Fort Bragg and Camp Mackall, including sightings by law enforcement officers, military personnel and other respected citizens.

The earliest account was from a soldier named Larry Roller in April 1947. While in basic training with his company at Fort Bragg, the troops saw dozens of glowing pale yellow discs streaking across the sky to a point in the air above them where they shot up into space.

Another report was filed in October 1950 with the Lumberton Airway Communication Station, part of the Civil Aeronautics Association. An airline pilot and his co-pilot saw four “flying saucers” near Fort Bragg airspace. As their plane closed in on the metallic objects, they “took off in a burst of speed.”

Typical of contemporary accounts was a sighting in the late 1980s by Clark Cox, an award-winning journalist who was a news editor and senior writer for The Pilot. Traveling south on U.S. Highway 1 past the Drowning Creek Bridge, he and his wife, Helen, encountered a bright circular craft hovering above the highway near the entrance to Camp Mackall.

“It was a bright disk that had red and white lights on it,” said Mrs. Cox. “My husband always thought it was something related to Camp Mackall. Other people were reporting strange things during that period of time. My friend saw a disk with a reddominant light that changed to white. She said it

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was circular and it followed her car along Hoffman Road.”

The most compelling case ever recorded involved multiple sightings that took place throughout the Richmond County area on September 13, 2010, the event reported in statewide and national news, and covered locally in the Richmond Daily Journal in Rockingham.

Around 9:30 p.m. that evening, a sheriff’s deputy standing outside the Law Enforcement Complex in Anson County looked southeast toward Richmond County and saw a series of extremely bright objects moving across the sky at a steady pace and then suddenly vanish. The officer worked with aircraft in the Navy and had never seen anything like it before.

About that same time in Hamlet, Sherry Fortune walked outside and heard a loud humming noise.

Hovering over her neighbor’s house was a cylindrical object with revolving lights around its outline. “It was just sitting there in midair,” she said. “Then, it just shot off all of a sudden.”

Less than a mile away, Hamlet resident Derrick Mitchell was walking along Business 74 and noticed something unusual in the sky. “I saw four stars that were perfectly aligned,” he said, “then they started moving.” He continued walking another five to 10 minutes as the “stars” continued to move in formation.

At K’s Corner Stop, several customers reported seeing a round unidentified flying object with lights and the next day, Hamlet Police Chief John Heywood said: “People have been constantly calling us to report seeing UFOs – the calls haven’t stopped.”

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County officials contacted government agencies to determine if it might have been the International Space Station or military aircraft associated with Robin Sage, the final stage of training for Special Forces candidates. NASA ruled out the space station and the Army reported that aerial exercises over the town occurred during daylight hours.

Adding to the mystery, a Special Forces instructor filed a report with NUFORC about an enormous black triangle observed north of Hamlet by soldiers training in the Sandhills Gamelands at 11:30 p.m. on the same night as the Richmond County sightings.

The instructor was assigned with the JFK Special Warfare Center teaching tactical combat patrolling.

He was with a student squad of 15 men in ambush posture facing east when he looked up over the tree line and saw two fast moving F-15 fighter jets traveling in formation at about 10,000 feet up and heading north.

“I lifted my night vision goggles,” reported the instructor. “Approximately a mile in front of the two planes at a significantly lower altitude was something unimaginable. Immensely larger than the fighter jets was an aircraft about the size of an NFL football stadium. The vessel was triangular in shape, gunmetal or carbon black in color, making absolutely no sound.”

According to the instructor, the craft flew in a precise and steady manner, apparently utilizing some

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form of highly advanced navigational control. He could see the craft had at least one light located at each corner of the triangle under its massive dark outline and upon lowering his optics the lights appeared to be pale blue in color and barely visible with the naked eye.

Awestruck, the soldier and his squad watched the spectacle pass directly overhead until it disappeared over the tree line with the two jets trailing it, headed north towards Hoffman. About a minute later, it reappeared moving southwest. There were now three fighters flying behind the craft as it pulled further in front at a higher rate of speed until trees obscured the view.

The instructor believed that the fighters behind the craft were in pursuit rather than in escort. Due to its massive size and capacity for absolute silence in flight, he felt that the strange craft utilized some type of electromagnetic or anti-gravitational propulsion.

“In my opinion it was definitely not something made by human hands,” reported the instructor.

On June 25, 2021, the Director of National Intelligence released a preliminary report on strange aerial phenomena at military installations around the country that described 143 inexplicable objects, asserting that 18 of these “appeared to remain stationary in winds aloft, move against the wind, and maneuver abruptly at considerable speed without discernible means of propulsion.” PL

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T he Uncommon Good Story by Greg Girard Photography by Jennifer B. Photography & Makana Photography

Sandhills Farm to Table

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ocal from our roots to our fruits” is the message that greets you when logging onto the Sandhills Farm to Table website. Created more than a decade ago to support local farmers and meet the demands of locally sourced produce, Sandhills Farm to Table is a multi-farm communitysupported agricultural (CSA) organization with a simple mission: Grow local, buy local.

“We just want to keep the local farms thriving,” says Mandy Davis, managing director for Sandhills Farm to Table. “It makes a big difference to them, to be able to deliver locally, about 30 minutes, rather than having to send their produce to Raleigh or South Carolina or Florida. That’s always an option for them, but if they can cut down their costs to deliver produce right here to us, and we can guarantee their orders, it’s better for them. The farmers start out the growing season knowing there’s a certain number of people interested in supporting local. And it’s better for the community because we can enjoy fresher food.”

Indeed, studies continue to show the benefits of growing and buying locally. Local foods are more nutritious and flavorful because of the reduced time between harvest and table.

Supporting local farmers positively impacts the local economy as farmers reinvest in businesses and services within the community.

The fewer steps there are to receive food, the less chance at contamination. And there are environmental benefits from reducing the transportation of food to maintaining farmland and green space within the county.

Today, Sandhills Farm to Table works with, on average, about 15 farmers throughout the year, depending on the crops that are in season. Many of the farms are Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) certified, meaning they annually participate in a USDA

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audit program where they demonstrate compliance with food safety requirements. The facility where the volunteers pack the boxes for delivery is also GAP certified.

For the consumer, the process couldn’t be simpler. “Every year you do a membership, just like you would for Costco or Amazon,” says Davis. “You pay your membership fee, which is $20 at the beginning of the season. After you sign up for a membership you buy a subscription to a box, either weekly or biweekly. Or you can just pick and choose as you go along. A lot of people will start out getting a box, but then maybe they have their own gardens that comes in during the summertime, so they back off a little bit and they pick it back up in the fall.

We have a lot of different options. And we have different boxes that people can choose from. We also have an online market that enables people to buy produce in bulk and other smaller options as specialty things that we may not be able to have enough of to put in our produce boxes.”

Each week, the boxes are then delivered to numerous pickup sites around Moore County, and the organization has worked to expand their delivery options, from home delivery to dropping off directly at local businesses like FirstHealth and First Bank.

And along with individual consumers, Sandhills Farm to Table works with restaurants, canning clubs and charitable organizations. Davis notes nothing goes to waste.

Daniel Webster said, “When the tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization.” It is a sentiment Davis, the farmers and volunteers can certainly appreciate. It’s up to our community to do the rest.

The fall growing season is upon us. For information on joining Sandhills Farm to Table, visit sandhillsfarm2table.com.

From left, Anna Jackson (White Hill Farm), Ben Priest (Priest Family Farm), Christine Hall (communications), Mandy Davis (managing director) and Davon Goodwin (Off the Land Farms). Photo by Makana Photography

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Ed Dennison

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t doesn’t get too complicated to understand why Ed Dennison has committed so much of his retirement years to supporting education. “Because of the kids,” he says. “Particularly disadvantaged kids. It’s the only way we’re going to get out of the mess we’re in. If our kids aren’t graduating from high school, they don’t have a prayer.”

Since he is a former Naval officer with a career in operations, one wouldn’t assume Dennison would gravitate toward educational advocacy, but his wife, Sandra, was a teacher for 34 years and he saw the impact the lack of education had on his community while growing up in West Virginia. “Of the 117 in my graduating class only 10 ever received a bachelor’s degree. So the education system was not good.”

Settling outside Detroit after the Navy, Dennison began attending school board meetings and quickly recognized the struggles the school board was having. He felt his organizational and management skills could help, so he ran and won a seat on the board. “It was just a case of the board not having a lot of experience,” says Dennison. “I tell people it’s hard to do what you should do if you don’t know what you should do. And they were making decisions too quickly before really looking into issues. Once they realized how to approach the issues, it really made a difference.”

Moving to Pinehurst in retirement, Dennison didn’t immediately become involved in Moore County school issues, gravitating toward other volunteer outlets, including as a member of the Moore County Drug Prevention Task Force, president of the Pinehurst Civic Club, a Grand Knight for the Knights of Columbus and a member of the board of directors for the League of Women Voters.

But the importance he places on education as the fix for many of the ills of society drew him back to the school board, where he was elected for the first time in 2010.

“Instead of trying to put a band aid on all the problems we have as adults, why don’t we get to the root cause and do what I know and everybody should figure out is the key? It’s education,” he says. “Take the illiteracy count. Around 19 percent of adults in Moore County are functionally illiterate, and many of their children are entering school far behind the rest. Just imagine if you didn’t have to spend so much time getting those kids up to speed, who knew absolutely nothing when they started school, how much further we would be. We help them get there, but it takes a tremendous amount of effort. We know high school dropouts are twice as likely to get incarcerated. We know 30 percent of them go on Medicaid.

“All these social and finance problems, if we were to

graduate all our students, the state would have more money than they would know what to do with because they wouldn’t have to spend it on incarceration. They wouldn’t have spent it on social services. Everything benefits from education. Everybody keeps trying to put a band aid on these issues and a band aid is not going to work. The only way you’re going to do it is to get everybody educated.”

Dennison notes proudly that Moore County Schools has the 12th highest graduation rate in North Carolina, sharing that in 2010 the graduation rate was 80.2 percent and in 10 years grew to 93.5 percent, a 16.6 percent increase. And that growth is even more significant in the economically disadvantaged category, rising from 69.9 percent to 87.5 percent.

“To me, the numbers show that something good is happening. We’re going in the right direction, we’re doing the right things. But this growth doesn’t happen overnight.”

The work is never over, with new challenges emerging each year. At 83, Dennison is beginning to contemplate his future as he comes up on reelection next year. Whatever his decision, his legacy is clear and his focus remains true. It’s all for the children.

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Linda Pearson

inda Pearson can’t pinpoint a specific moment over the last 17 years she’s been executive director of the United Way of Moore County that keeps her driven to help those less fortunate, but when pressed to come up with something, she perfectly encapsulates why we highlight those who give so much of themselves to our community.

She says: “If everyone was a taker, can you imagine what the world would be? I think in order to build a better future for our children, our grandchildren, the generations behind us, you have to work on improving the state of where we are now. So giving back is what that is to me. I think that each of us before we leave this Earth wants to live with the satisfaction that we did something that was to the good of other people.”

The United Way of Moore County is a nonprofit organization focused on making a measurable impact on the quality of life for those in the community by addressing essential human service issues. As such, the organization partners with other nonprofits to support educational programs, help families in economic crisis and focus on the health and well-being of the community. The positive impact in Moore County is tangible: Just a $50 donation to United Way can provide 12 weeks of transportation for children in preschool, help a family avoid eviction for a month or provide 50 weeks of life-sustaining medication for someone living on a fixed income.

And Pearson is the driving force behind these efforts, working every day through the challenges that are inherent in nonprofit management, from fundraising to marketing to community outreach.

She admits, this 10,000-foot view of charitable work can make one disconnected with those you’re trying to help, which is why Pearson, a Moore County native, also mentored for eights years. It was something, she says, that she wanted to do to have a more direct, one-on-one impact.

“Since May 2004, not once have I dreaded going to work,” she says. “I’ve had sleepless nights with the pressures fundraising brings about, but I’ve always loved working for United Way. I am fortunate that my work is to help people every day in some way.” PL

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by ROBERT NASON

Sweet Potatoes S

weet potatoes originated in Central and South America, spreading across Europe thanks to Christopher Columbus. The tuberous crop, however, has a much earlier migration to Polynesia and Asia dating back to 1,000 A.D., reenforcing archeologists’ theories that Polynesian and South American populations were interacting well before originally thought.

Sweet potatoes, despite their name, are not closely related to the traditional Irish export.

The Spanish initially called the vegetable patata, meaning potato, but American colonists added “sweet” in the mid-18th century to distinguish it from the traditional potato.

Sweet potatoes are best grown in areas with long, hot summers in sandy soil. North Carolina has been the top sweet potato grower in the U.S. since 1971.

High in fiber, beta carotene, potassium and vitamins C and E, the sweet potato packs a powerful nutrient-rich punch to any meal.

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Roasted Sweet Potatoes

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Ingredients

Plain 2 pounds (about 3 large) sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into ½-inch pieces 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil ¾ teaspoon fine sea salt (kosher salt; use less if using table salt) 1 tablespoon light brown sugar, lightly packed

Directions

Seasoned 2 pounds (about 3 large) sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into ½-inch pieces 2 tablespoons olive oil ¾ teaspoon fine sea salt or kosher salt ¼ teaspoon freshly cracked pepper ½ teaspoon ground chili powder ½ teaspoon paprika ½ teaspoon ground cumin ½ teaspoon garlic powder

Plain: Preheat the oven to 425 F. Peel and cube the sweet potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Add to your largest sheet pan and add the melted coconut oil, salt, and brown sugar on top. Toss to coat all the sweet potatoes and then spread out to arrange in an even layer. You don't want any potatoes overlapping or you'll end up with steamed potatoes instead of roasted potatoes. Flip every 10-15 minutes cooking for a total of 27-35 minutes.

Seasoned: Preheat the oven to 425 F. Peel and cube the sweet potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Add to your largest sheet pan and add the olive oil, salt, pepper, chili powder, paprika, cumin, and garlic powder on top. Toss to coat all the sweet potatoes and then spread out to arrange in an even layer. You don't want any potatoes overlapping or you'll end up with steamed potatoes instead of roasted potatoes. Flip every 10-15 minutes cooking for a total of 27-35 minutes.

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Sweet Potato Tacos with Avacado Cilantro Sauce thefirstmess.com / Serves 3–4

Ingredients Creamy Avocado Cilantro Sauce 1 medium ripe avocado ½ cup fresh cilantro 2 cloves of garlic 2 tablespoons tahini ¼ cup fresh lime juice (from roughly 2 limes) 1 small jalapeño, seeded and diced ½ cup filtered water Sea salt & ground black pepper, to taste

Sweet Potato & Lentil Soup cookingclassy.com / Serves 4

Ingredients 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 ½ cups chopped yellow onion 1 large carrot, diced (1/2 cup) 3 cloves garlic, minced (1 Tbsp) 2 teaspoons peeled and minced fresh ginger 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon turmeric 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

6 cups low-sodium vegetable broth, then more if desired 1 (14.5 oz) can petite diced tomatoes 1 (16 oz) large sweet potato, peeled and diced into 1/2-inch cubes (3 cups) 1 cup brown lentils, picked over and rinsed Salt to taste ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Directions Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and carrot and saute 4 minutes.

Add garlic and ginger and saute 1 minute longer. Add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, cumin, coriander, turmeric, paprika and cinnamon.

Saute 1 minute. Stir in vegetable broth, tomatoes, sweet potatoes and lentils. Season with salt to taste.

Bring to a light boil then reduce heat to medium-low, cover pot and allow to simmer, stirring occasionally until sweet potatoes are soft and lentils are tender, about 25–30 minutes.

Thin with up to 1 more cup of broth if desired. Stir in half of the cilantro then serve with remaining cilantro.

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For the Tacos 1 teaspoon heat-tolerant oil, such as avocado 1 shallot, fine dice 1 medium (550-600 grams) sweet potato, peeled & grated on the large holes of a box grater Sea salt & ground black pepper, to taste 1 cup BBQ sauce (or to taste) Corn tortillas, warmed 3 cups shredded cabbage

Directions Creamy avocado cilantro sauce: Peel and pit the avocado. In an upright blender, combine the avocado, cilantro, garlic, tahini, lime juice, jalapeno, water, salt, and pepper. Blend mixture on high until completely smooth, adding more water by the tablespoon if necessary. Scrape the avocado cilantro sauce into a separate container and refrigerate until ready to use.

Filling: Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the shallot to the skillet and sauté until slightly softened and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the grated sweet potatoes and stir. Season the filling with salt and pepper. Keep stirring until sweet potato shreds start softening and collapsing into each other, about 4 minutes. Add a splash of water if you notice some sticking.

Once sweet potato shreds are soft, add BBQ sauce to skillet and stir to combine. The filling should look quite saucy at this point. If it seems dry, add another splash of water. Keep stirring until the filling is saucy, sticking to the sweet potatoes, and piping hot, about 3-4 minutes.

Divide the sweet potato filling among the warm tortillas. Top each sticky sweet potato taco with shredded cabbage and plenty of the avocado cilantro sauce. Serve tacos with extra lime wedges if you like. PL

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rowing up in the Pinehurst area, and living here a good portion of his life, Tony Barnes is familiar with nearly every square inch of Moore County. Before he made real estate his career, he was a professional musician for 12 years, including five years playing “for broke” in Nashville.

When Tony and his wife, Michelle, had their daughter, Everly in October of 2017, he decided it was time to pursue a more predictable career in real estate to support a family, which has now grown by one handsome young, stubborn, 2 year old. He still plays music around the state, but keeps it to one or two gigs a week.

In 2018, Tony played a gig at an open house where a local builder was pledging the proceeds of the sale to The Patriot Foundation, a charitable foundation that gives scholarships to military veterans' children and families of those left

behind. Tony helped organize a benefit concert on Veterans Day, and in 2018 and 2019 he donated 10 percent of his real estate sales for portions of the year to the foundation.

He is still a proud supporter of this great cause.

Tony is also an ambassador for Camp Resilient, North Carolina, which is a startup foundation that actively provides nature-based therapies to veterans and their families who may be suffering from PTSD or other tribulations attributed to their honorable service in the U.S. military. Tony is proud to be part of such a great and diverse community of people in the Sandhills.

Tony prides himself on over-informing his clients and being available within minutes. He makes sure his clients understand and feel comfortable through every stage of the home buying or selling process. Give him a call today!

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In Vino, Veritas

The Methods of Aging

By Sassy Pellizzari If you had a poll asking how folks prefer their wine aged, there would likely be a divided line for oak and against oak. Most people imagine wines aging in dimly lit cellars, brick walls and ceiling with low lighting and a musty, oaky smell in the chilled air. In truth, this is not reality. There are different, commonly used types of containers for aging wines, such as steel, terracotta and cement. Many winemakers use all of these for different types of wines, so how do these different containers have an effect on fermentation techniques?

Wood Aging wine in wooden barrels goes back centuries, and it’s believed using barrels originated as a way to transport wine. The porousness of wood allows the passage of oxygen from outside to inside the barrel in a unique way. Early winemakers found that the more this process was used, the more the wine tasted smoother with the wood giving the wines aromatic nose and taste.

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commonly used is oak. The size of the barrel will also affect the sapidness of the wood flavor. Smaller barrels will offer a stronger oak flavor to the wines, while the bigger barrels give more of a natural taste, since there is less of the juice actually touching the wood. Also, depending on whether the barrel is new or has been used multiple times will have an effect on the strength of the wood flavor.

Terracotta The aging process of wines in terracotta pots is also a traditional and historical mode, stemming originally from regions like Armenia and Georgia. From there, it then expanded into the Mediterranean areas, where it was found that using small terracotta pots had an advantageous effect on the fermentation of wines.

The terracotta pots assure a better control of temperature, especially when they are buried in the ground. They allow a better oxygenation and more neutral taste than wood. These types of containers were often in an amphora shape, a jar with two handles and a narrow neck, for long maceration, which helps

winemakers use less sulfites. For these reasons, many wineries recently began experimenting with this method for biological and biodynamic production.

Cement There was a time during the 20th century when cement vats represented nearly 100 percent of the existing vinification processes. Then, wood and steel became widely popular and cement became slightly forgotten.

In recent years, the popularity of cement has once again increased, this time in more of a niche capacity.

The cement vats of recent years have certainly evolved from those in the ’70s. Back then, they were so large, they were literally part of the cellar or the building, completely built into the structure, playing also the role of foundation and support of the winery at times. The newer versions are smaller, prefabricated and able to be transported.

During the fermentation process, cement isolates and protects the wine from external agents by the release of crystals made from tartrate (a salt substance of tartaric acid). These crystals lend a hand to the wine, however they tend to have a negative impact on the internal coating of the vat by stripping it. Because of that, vats today are often made without a lining.

Steel If you have visited any winery, you are sure to have seen the gigantic, shiny, floor to ceiling, silver steel vats.

This is a tradition that stemmed from California and its popularity was thanks to the simplicity of its use. Steel is very easy to clean and keep sterile, easy to control and maintain temperature, and the non-porous material does not change the taste of the grape juice.

Steel is most commonly used for the fermentation process of white wines, since the vats are able to be refrigerated. They are also commonly used for sparkling wines, using the Charmat method, which regulates the pressure.

There are so many complexities that go into making a bottle of wine, starting with a seed, vines and Mother Nature, until ending in the cellar, at the hand of man.

Fermentation vats play a hugely important role in the final taste of a wine. Next time you are sipping a glass, try to imagine which type of containers were used in the aging process. Truly connecting with the wine makes it even more enjoyable to drink! PL

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Life Under Pines

Good Grief

By Sundi McLaughlin

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y dad died suddenly a few weeks ago. He was 77. The last part of his life was a physical struggle: Cancer, back surgery, hip replacements, knee replacement; each surgery promising a relief that never came. Although I am, of course, heartbroken he is no longer with us, I am also relieved to know he is no longer suffering. He was a college athlete who relied on the body that in the end failed him.

I know he is where he wants to be now. He was a man of faith who spent his life as an active member of his church and he always looked for ways to be of service to his community, whether it was helping roof a house, lay tile, hang drywall, paint, put up a fence, pour concrete for a sidewalk, etc. Dad was as generous as they come; a school teacher, avid sports enthusiast, a deacon of his church, but one of my favorite things was his gift of storytelling.

When he was on a roll he would have the entire room in the palm of his hand with his wry wit and spot-on impersonations. He would have everyone laughing and slapping their knees.

Upon his passing, I was reminded it wasn’t his pain at the end people remembered, but all of the other things I just mentioned.

The days after he passed people showed up to our house, ran errands, hugged us and reminded us of all the little ways he made an impact on their lives—a gentle reminder that we are so much more than we can ever possibly know and that the daily interactions we have with others is our true legacy.

My parents worked at the same high school I attended. We also lived a few houses down from that same high school, so we would often walk to school together. As a teen, I think we are all genetically engineered to be embarrassed by our parents, but I was always proud to walk to school with my dad. I thought it was cool to be related to “Coach D.” He wasn’t only a teacher but also the athletic trainer for Riverview High School, which meant he knew all of the athletes and was friends/colleagues with the wonderful coaching staff.

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dad’s passing and filled my childhood home with joy and laughter as they shared stories. These men and women have been in my life since I was a kid. My mom, brother and I sat next to their spouses every Friday night in the bleachers at the football games while my dad and the other coaches walked the sidelines. To see these men years later reminiscing brought back so many memories of my own.

Although while these wonderful people came and went from the house, I had a different kind of memory problem. A few days after I arrived in Florida to be with my family, I got an alert on my Ring doorbell back in old Southern Pines. I watched a man in a black baseball cap nosing around our front door and then watched as he backed out of our driveway in a black truck.

I know no one with a black truck, I thought to myself, and the man looked unfamiliar. I went back to receiving visitors in my parents’ home when I got another Ring doorbell alert 30 minutes later. I pulled up the video feed and watched as that same man returned and this time he walked right through the front door! I quickly called the Southern Pines Police Department: “I have an intruder in my home!”

“Should anyone be in your home right now?”

“Absolutely not! I am in Florida! No-one else should be there!”

“Ok ma’am, we are dispatching police to your home.”

I watched as the first of three policeman pulled up to the house. “Ma’am, the police are on-scene and will call you shortly with their findings.”

Two minutes later: “Ma’am, we have the suspect in custody. Do you know a Chris Harrelson?”

“OH NO! Oh shit!!! Yes he is my friend. He is my … house sitter.” (pause) “So you do, in fact, know him?”

“Yes, absolutely. I am so sorry! I asked him to look after the house while I am gone! I completely forgot! I am so very sorry!” (sigh) “Thank you, ma’am.”

I hurriedly called Chris and begged forgiveness. He ever so kindly said he knew I was going through a lot and understood my confusion. I mean, how nice is that? Not only should I have recognized him (obviously), but that truck I was so sure I had never seen before … well, I have not only ridden in it, I have personally driven it on multiple occasions!

I ask, can grief cause brain damage? I believe the answer is 100 percent yes! As you can imagine, this brought a ton of comedic relief to our house, with my mom asking me to retell the story to every person who came to visit.

Meanwhile, as I was suffering some sort of brain damage everyone else was firing on all cylinders. For instance, my husband raced back from overseas when he heard the news. Bless him, he was by my side 32 hours later. Friends, neighbors, fellow coaches and

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While my

dad may have

finished his last

race, his victories and his legacy

live on through

his faith, friends and family. I watched the

actions of those who loved him most take the

time to help us feel supported

when we needed it.

teachers arrived with gift cards, flowers and food.

Such delicious food. The day my dad died my friend Ruth was dropping her son off at the high school when she saw police and paramedics at my folks’ house. She stopped what she was doing, stepped in and did what needed to be done—even making sure my dad’s body was draped in an American flag as he left the house for the last time as an Army veteran. I know how much he would have appreciated that kind gesture.

Neighbors Mary and Michael showed up the following day and quietly weeded my mom’s flower beds and even showed up the day after with fresh mulch. Another family friend shipped BBQ from Kansas City. Dad’s past students, friends and coworkers were sending messages. Every night I would read new comments to my mom and brother and it really did give us so much joy. One of my favorites was from the Cross Country Coach: “I would occasionally go out to the track during my planning period when Coach D’s PE class was running (looking for the next great Ram XC star).

His students are running the mile and he’s chanting “USA, USA!” Always cracked me up with his sarcasm and wit. He will be missed.” My dad was a huge fan of the Olympics.

While my dad may have finished his last race, his victories and his legacy live on through his faith, friends and family. I watched the actions of those who loved him most take the time to help us feel supported when we needed it. So many of us feel so helpless when we witness those we love grieving, but I watched people take that feeling of helplessness and put it in to action. Those retired teachers and coaches are still teaching, it would seem. Maybe they even learned a little of that from my dad, who was always the first to volunteer, and hopefully I have lived and will continue to live by his example, right here Under the Pines ….

Lloyd Dean Daugherty “Coach D” Army 1944 -2021

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

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The Garden

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Sasanqua Camellias

BY DOLORES MULLER

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amellias are often called queen of the winter flowers. There are two main types, Camellia japonica and Camellia sasanqua. For this article I will concentrate on the sasanqua, which bloom from mid-fall to early winter. Both do well in our area. The genus camellia is large with approximately 200-300 species. They are considered a southern flower as they grow in zones 7-10, although recent advanced breeding has produced varieties that can be successfully grown in zone 6, enduring temperatures as low as -10 degrees F. If you are looking to plant an evergreen, shiny-leaf flowering plant that needs little maintenance, then camellia is for you. They are ranked as one of the best flowering shrubs.

With well-chosen varieties you could have blooms in your landscape from October through April. Both types have been cultivated into many hundreds of varieties, offering a huge array of flower colors and growth habits. There are choices to suit any garden. All camellias need some protection from the hot afternoon sun and drying winter winds. Plants that receive no sun, however, will struggle to flower. Morning sun and dappled afternoon shade are ideal.

Camellias grow best in soils high in organic matter and pH range of 5.5 to 6.5—high pH levels will cause stress and yellowing leaves. If your soil is too alkaline, amend it regularly with an acidic fertilizer. It’s also important to ensure that the area you choose is well-drained, because camellias hate wet feet. They are long-living plants but are slow growing.

Sasanqua camellias bloom anytime from late summer through fall and into winter, depending on the selection. The flowers are usually single or semi-double, not quite as large as japonica, ranging about 3-4 inches, and sometimes scented. In the garden they exhibit a profusion of blooms with ruffled or fluted petals and usually exhibit bright yellow stamens.

Color range can be white, shell pink to rose and cherry red. The flowers are not suited for cutting as they only last a couple days and the petals shatter.

Sasanqua camellias start to set buds in the spring. Prune them immediately after flowering ends in early winter. As sasanqua and japonica do not all flower at the same time, by careful selection, you can fill your garden with continuous blooming camellias. If you don’t have a camellia in your landscape, it may be time to consider planting one. PL

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A Look Back

Mid Pines 1921–2021

Story by Ray

Owen / Images courtesy of Moore County Historical Association

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t the onset of the 1920s, the Sandhills was the place to be in golf and social circles. During peak season, courses at Southern Pines and Pinehurst were booked to capacity, so crowded they were turning away guests. A demand for a private club had arisen in the area, resulting in the organization of Mid Pines Country Club in January 1921.

The club came about after a group of local businessmen obtained a 90-day option on a 5200-acre tract for speculation encompassing what is now Knollwood subdivision. The investors thought they had a buyer but the deal fell through. Just before the option expired, they sought help from Pinehurst Resort and together they formulated a plan that included the creation of Mid Pines.

Developers of the club envisioned a posh private golf facility as the principle attraction of an upscale residential community. “There is the desire of a number of old Pinehurst guests who want to have comfortable quarters where they can be away from the activities of the hotels,” said Leonard Tufts, director of Pinehurst Resort and the son of its founder.

“The clubhouse will be in the heart of Knollwood,” proclaimed Tufts. “Its own equipment will provide plenty of sport at home, but whenever a change is desired, a pleasant ten-minute drive through Southern Pines brings one to the Southern Pines Country Club and links. Or the racetracks, Gun Club, and aviation field at Pinehurst, and the Sandhills

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Polo Club fields, are only three miles away in the other direction, over a splendid motor road.”

The 1920s was a time of great prosperity with a distinctive cultural edge – jazz blossomed and the flapper redefined the modern look. This period saw the large-scale use of automobiles, telephones, film, radio, and electrical appliances.

Funded by the new industry of mass-market advertising, the media drove consumer demand, focused on celebrities and sports heroes.

Within this context, there was a dramatic increase in the popularity of golf. Before that time, the sport had been viewed as an activity exclusively for the upper class. But in the 1920s the game was embraced by the middle class, and from 1916-20 the number the weekend golfers had doubled to one-half million.

Everything seemed possible as plans for Mid Pines materialized. A charter was granted, the necessary shares subscribed and plans for the club put into motion. Annual dues were set at $150 and it was decided that work on the clubhouse and golf course would immediately follow.

To this end, golf course designer Donald Ross and architect Aymar Embury II were tasked.

Donald Ross, a founding Mid Pines stockholder, had already built four courses at Pinehurst Country Club. Given his choice of land in Knollwood, he decided upon a site below the crest of a ridge, the up-and-down topography

giving him plenty of opportunity to craft his signature par four, with tees and greens on high ground and fairways in the valleys between them – his classic tee shot being downhill and inviting, the second shot uphill and demanding.

Aymar Embury, a trend-setting New York architect, planned the clubhouse in two phases: the first half started at once and second half was to be added within a year as membership warranted. The building committee required bedrooms to be 150 feet square with two windows in each, at least half facing south and as many of the rest as possible facing southwest or southeast.

The result was a structure over 500 feet long and three stories high, including more than 100 bedrooms with private bath; servants quarters; two large fire-proof locker rooms for men and one for women; card and billiard rooms; two enormous sunrooms; an amusement hall; and a spacious living room with an immense open fireplace, the room facing southeast, overlooking an open terrace.

From the start, it was evident that Ross and Embury had created something special. When the course opened in November 1921, it was recognized as a “masterpiece” and called one of the finest tests of golfing ability ever laid out. The clubhouse, completed in 1922, was said to be among the most beautiful and interesting structures in the South.

The Wall Street Crash of 1929 ended the era – the downturn was so bad that many members resigned to be relieved of paying dues by 1931. Finally in 1934, the mortgage was foreclosed and the property was purchased at auction by the Homeland Investment Company of Durham, NC, with Mid Pines losing its status as a private club, to be operated instead as a transient hotel.

The club ultimately closed during World War II and was used as a base for military personnel. Under these conditions, furniture was put in storage, the kitchen

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deteriorated and the golf course was allowed to become overgrown. The clubhouse interior was painted beige, even the gold leaf of the plasterwork in the lobby, and holes were knocked in the walls for telephone wires.

As the war was winding down in 1944, Frank and Maisie Cosgrove leased Mid Pines from Homeland Investment. Longtime Pinehurst Country Club employees, the Cosgroves’ first order of business was to clean up after the Army’s last night when the soldiers staged a giant pillow fight, leaving feathers scattered throughout and the place a shambles.

Under the Cosgroves’ watch, furniture was returned from storage, the kitchen floor replaced and equipment was put into workable condition. Golf course restoration involved cutting fairways and greens a bit at a time so as not to burn out the grass below. Hundreds of feet of wild grapes were removed with chains and heavy-duty tractors and water holes were rebuilt.

Mid Pines prospered once again and over the next 29 years the Cosgroves established a reputation for fine dining and downhome hospitality – treating visitors like friends. The couple ultimately purchased the property in 1955 before selling to Quality Inns in 1973.

Entering the modern era, champion golfer Peggy Kirk Bell and her family assumed ownership of the Mid Pines in 1994. It was a perfect match. Since the Bell family were already owners of the adjacent Pine Needles Lodge and Country Club, which also featured a Donald Ross course, their clubs together formed one of the most celebrated destinations in the world of golf. PL

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Books

The Little Things

By Robert Gable

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ometimes we get so caught up in big events that we miss the little things in life. But it’s the little things that can make a big difference. Naturalist Helen Macdonald has made a life’s work out of noticing the little things. With her eye for detail, she views our world from up close and far away. Vesper Flights is her latest book explaining the wonder she finds in everyday life.

These are new and collected essays from Macdonald. She was a historian of science before turning to nature writing.

H Is for Hawk is her previous bestseller, about her bond with a goshawk and how the two of them healed each other. She’s very perceptive as she writes about our fellow creatures, and her reverence for all living things informs her viewpoint and conclusions. Her curiosity and insights can take her anywhere on earth. She has such a broad scope of interests that she’s able to tie together seemingly unrelated aspects of nature, noticing the little things that do indeed make a big difference.

In the introduction she mentions that, back in the 1500s, Europeans used to collect found objects and keep them in a wooden case called a wunderkammer (a.k.a.“Cabinet of Wonders”). She writes, “I hope that this book works a little like a wunderkammer. It is full of strange things and it is concerned with the quality of wonder.” She continues, “Most of all I hope my work is about a thing that seems to me of the deepest possible importance in our present-day historical moment: finding ways to recognize and love difference …. To understand that your way of looking at the world is not the only one …. To rejoice in the complexity of things.”

Macdonald writes these 41 essays using a very personal style—no dry, scientific tone to put us to sleep. She tells you what she’s thinking and feeling, one-to-one, musing about nature and her own life. A native of England, her fieldwork and research have taken her around the world and these essays are on a wide-ranging variety of topics, each one about 5 to 10 pages long. Whether it is bird nests, wild boars, meadows, ants, falcons or the “murmurations” of starlings, she has an eye for unexpected observations. Her eye for detail allows her to see the subtle nuances in nature. The small design gives her a glimpse of the grand design; the universe is seen in a grain of sand.

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Vesper Flights

By Helen Macdonald 304 pages, Grove Press / $27.00

For instance, in “Nothing Like a Pig,” she writes about her amazement the first time she saw a wild boar up close.

How boars manage to survive, and thrive, in almost any environment, is uncanny. The little thing that strikes her: the wooly, bristly feel of the boar’s hair.

In “Vesper Flights,” the title essay for the book, she deals with the enigmatic swift—40 grams of ever-moving bird.

Once the baby swift starts flying, it won’t stop flying for a few years, only coming back to earth to hatch its own eggs.

Part of their unique abilities: In the evening, and just before dawn, they start to fly higher and higher (termed a “vesper flight”), eventually disappearing into the upper atmosphere.

She observes, “What they are doing is flying so high they can work out exactly where they are, to know what they should do next. They’re quietly, perfectly, orienting themselves.” Like other birds, swifts can close one eye and put one half of their brain to sleep. With the other eye open, and the other half of their brain awake, they continue to fly.

Macdonald goes mushroom hunting with a friend, finding that a single toadstool could be part of a vast fungi network. She’s been to Hungary and the top of the Empire State Building, watching for the night migration of birds.

She’s explored Chile’s high-altitude lakes and volcanoes (resembling the Martian landscape) to determine if microbial life may still exist on the Red Planet. She mourns the blights afflicting Ash trees and Dutch Elms and tracks the Queen’s swans on the River Thames.

Her varied experiences have taught her: When you notice the little things, it helps you piece together the big picture. She writes, “What science does is what I would like more literature to do too: show us that we are living in an exquisitely complicated world that is not all about us.” PL Robert Gable worked in book publishing for 18 years before going into the golf industry. He lived and worked in Pinehurst for five years and still misses it. He currently lives in Queens and works as an assistant golf pro at Metropolis Country Club in White Plains, New York.

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Healthy Choices

Grounding Foods By amelia kirkland

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inety-degree days may be coming to an end (at least we hope they are) but the harvest season in the Sandhills is far from over. Even as the heat is barely abating, we are seeing what wonderful fruits and veggies are coming our way for the autumn season.

Fall is a time of slowing down, tucking in and getting ready for the hardships of winter. This might not be evident in our modern world, where we can get tomatoes and strawberries year around, but if you look closer to home, you will see hearty vegetables in autumnal hues making their appearances at farmers’ markets. This might make you hungry for those favorite cool weather dishes like soups and stews, and make you reach for that favorite sweater that’s been packed away since March.

We like to call these fall veggies “grounding foods” for a couple of reasons. First, many are root vegetables, so they literally grow underground. Secondly, they ground us and help us to reconnect with the earth, our neighbors and the world around us.

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While summertime is a time for beach trips and fantastic vacations, fall is the time when we gather at home and reconnect with our families.

So, what should we be eating now? What are grounding foods and what can they do for us? Some examples include beets, carrots, pumpkins, radishes, turnips and sweet potatoes, not to mention the deep greens of kale, collards, mustard greens and dandelion or turnip greens. The first thing you’ll notice about fall produce are the deep, rich colors. We have beta-carotene rich yellows and reds and deep, almost blue greens. Beta-carotene is turned into vitamin A, which is vital to healthy eyesight.

These veggies are also rich in vitamin C, a vital component for a healthy immune system. Sweet potatoes and pumpkins are rich in fiber; beets are loaded with phytonutrients that help increase the production of bile, thereby aiding in the detoxification functions of the liver.

This reduces inflammation in the body, promotes proper elimination and helps the body rid itself of toxins and repair

cellular damage.

Fall, of course, leads to winter, and centuries ago, that meant food scarcity. Nature has taken care of that by producing fall veggies that are hearty with adequate starch to make us feel sated, while stabilizing blood sugar. This unique combination of food qualities helped humans survive long, cold winters.

Additionally, winter greens such as collards and kale contain vitamin D, a vital nutrient that is synthesized in our skin using sunlight. This is an easy process during the long, sunlit days of summer, but in the fall and winter, we need to get more vitamin D through our food.

In Ayurvedic medicine, an alternative medicine system originating in India, autumn is considered a time for grounding, drawing closer to the earth and drawing inward, away from the hustle and bustle of the outside world. In our current crazy world, we can certainly see the value in this. There is a lot of uncertainty, so any practice that we can embrace to give us a feeling of security is welcomed. One way to accomplish this is by focusing on healthy foods, while limiting exposure to environmental toxins and processed sugar. Getting enough sleep helps too.

We can compound the effects of grounding foods by combining them with warming spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, cayenne and black peppers, coriander and cumin. These are commonly used in Western cuisine to complement winter squash, pumpkin and sweet potatoes.

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Cinnamon and black pepper have antimicrobial properties that help us fight off colds. Cayenne is rich in vitamin C and can help relieve chills, coughs and congestion. Cardamom is a natural expectorant. Horseradish, which contains vitamin C, also functions as a strong decongestant. So you can see that we have many natural remedies amongst our fall offerings!

Combining the fruits and vegetables of the season, and then adding spice mixes that make them delicious and have added health benefits just makes sense! Mother Nature has a way of providing us with exactly the nutrients we need exactly when we need them. And eating locally and seasonally gives us energy, strengthens our immune systems and helps reduce inflammation.

Luckily for us, we have several mechanisms for procuring seasonal veggies in the Sandhills, such as local farmers’ markets and our community-supported agriculture organization, Sandhills Farm 2 Table (sandhillsfarm2table.com). PL Amelia Kirkland has been an advocate for good health for more than 30 years. She is the founder of The Helpful Plate (thehelpfulplate.com), a company committed to empowering people to lead fulfilling, healthy lives. She is an avid cyclist, runner and student of Pilates.

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On the Buckle

Olympic Evolution

by Whitney Weston

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he Olympics is a goal for athletes all over the world at the top of their sport. While we know every budding equestrian dreams of representing their country on the world stage, understanding the origin and complicated evolution of horse sports in the Olympics is quite the task.

Equestrian Olympic competition is unique in that there is no maximum age for horses or riders. In fact, they are on average much older than athletes in other sports. The oldest athlete in this year’s games was 66. It is also the only Olympic sport involving an animal; think over 1,000 pounds of muscle, emotion, personality and instinct. The bond and trust that is forged between horse and rider is an incredibly unique challenge in addition to the rigors of sport.

The modern Olympic games started in 1896, with Equestrian sports starting four years later in 1900. They had five different categories then: jumping (like our modern-day show jumping); high jump (like puissance or how high can your horse jump); long jump (20 feet was the record that year); hunter and hacks (similar to our U.S. hunters where quality of gates and performance on the flat and over smaller jumps is scored by style); and mail coach, which was a carriage driven by four horses. The only category to continue on after that year was the jumping.

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Some issues with the equestrian committee caused a pause in the equestrian Olympics in 1904. Dressage, Eventing, and Show Jumping were introduced at the 1912 games and have remained in play every Olympic year to present.

I find it so interesting to compare the traditional sports of Dressage, Eventing, and Show Jumping and how they evolved. In 1912, Olympic Dressage made its debut in a small arena of 20 x 40 meters compared to today’s area of 60 x 20 meters. The 1912 Dressage test was much more like our USDF 4th level; it is less difficult than what is required at today’s Olympics. As it is now, each movement was scored 0-10 by a judge. The test included the “free” and “easy” walk (we still have a free walk today but the easy walk is similar to “working” walk) and the “slow” walk (modern-day “collected”). Extra points could be earned if the rider rode with both reins in one hand, especially if this were performed at the canter.

Additionally, all dressage horses were required to jump four obstacles that were a maximum of 3 feet, six inches high (close to our modern-day preliminary level Eventing height), and another fence with an almost 10 foot spread. They were then asked to perform an “obedience test,” riding the horse near spooky objects. Today, Dressage horses rarely see a jump.

Also in 1912, the Eventing competition was held over five days. Day One was the Endurance Test, consisting of 34 miles on roads (with a time allowed of four hours, walking and trotting to warm the horse up or what we would call “roads and track” in the modern long day format), immediately followed by a 3 mile cross-country course at a speed of 333 meters per minute (MPM), which is very slow compared to today’s speed.

Day Two was a rest day before the horses set off on the speed test on Day Three, over a Steeplechase course made up of brush-covered obstacles, meant to be galloped fast at 600 MPM. Day Four was the jumping test (our modern show jumping) that consisted of 15 obstacles, maximum 4 feet, 3 inches high and almost 10 feet wide. Day Five was the dressage test, which was similar to the individual dressage test that year. This is so interesting since Dressage is now always the first phase of Eventing in today’s sport.

When show jumping began in the early Olympic years, it was more natural looking than the bright striped poles of today. The scoring system was also different.

When a horse’s hind legs knocked a pole down the rider was assessed a 2-point penalty and if the front legs knocked a pole, 4 points were deducted. If a horse noticeably touched a rail but it did not fall, they received a 1 point penalty. Thankfully the scoring system today is much simpler. Any rail that is knocked down is 4 points.

Heights have increased in the past 100 years as well.

Maximum height in 1912 was 4.7 feet compared with 5.6 feet today.

With its roots in military cavalry training, up until 1952, only military officers were allowed to compete in horse sports. And it was only in 1952 that women were allowed to participate in Dressage. In 1956, women were allowed to participate in Show Jumping and it wasn’t until 1964 that the first woman (Helena du Pont of the United States) competed for her country in Eventing.

The need for venues to use less land has created shortened formats of distance but also increased the height and technical difficulty required. Different horse breeds have become popular to accommodate these changes, and also a different type of rider.

When we look back and realize the evolution of equestrian at the Olympics, it also means turning an eye to the future and dreaming of possibilities to come.

What do you think Equestrian Olympics will look like in another 100 years? PL

Whitney Weston is a professional horse trainer with more than 30 years of riding experience and competing at the international level of eventing for 15 years. She trains out of her Southern Pines farm through Valkyrie Sporthorses, and runs Southern Pines Riding Academy.

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On the Green

A Home Away from Home

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by Helen Ross

W

ebb Simpson couldn’t help but let his mind wander a little on that warm July evening earlier this summer.

He was sitting on the dais in a meeting room at the Country Club of North Carolina, which was essentially his family’s second home as he was growing up. His 10-year-old son James, the oldest of Simpson’s five children, was in the audience in the front row.

Simpson was there to promote the U.S. Junior Amateur that CCNC would host in two weeks. The 2012 U.S. Open champion was the honorary chairman, and he knew his late father, Sam, would have been proud.

“Tonight would have been like a dream night for him because he loves this club,” Simpson said with a wistful smile after the press conference. “He loves so many people in this room, and seeing James here, he would’ve loved it. I’d give anything for that to have happened.”

Sam Simpson died in November 2017 at the age of 74 after contracting Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia.

He was a massive influence on his son’s life as the two bonded over their shared love of the game – and he even introduced Simpson to Dowd Keith, the woman who would become his wife.

Many of those memories were made at CCNC.

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Simpson’s favorite? Well, that’s easy. The 2007 Southern Amateur he won on the Dogwood Course with his father caddying for him.

In truth, Sam Simpson was only supposed to be on the bag for the first round. One of his son’s good friends, William Kane, who would caddie for Simpson for the first two years of his pro career, was set to take over for the rest of the tournament.

“My dad had so much fun in round one that he asked me if I would tell William that he was going to caddy on the weekend,” Simpson recalled. “So, he ended up caddying and I ended up winning by one. So, yeah, it was a great memory.”

Simpson remembers the final round of that tournament vividly. Bidding for his second Southern Am title in three years, Simpson was paired with Billy Horschel and Kyle Stanley that day and had a one-shot lead as the threesome played the 18th hole.

There were a few anxious moments, though.

“If I made par, I would win,” Simpson recalled. “I laid up to be safe and I had a pitching wedge in and all I had to do was hit it on the green and two-putt. But I hit it over the green in the worst spot. So, then I hit this flop shot. My dad’s nervous as can be.

“I hit it about six feet, and I still remember the pin. It was

middle left, and my dad gave me a read right center and I hit it, made it, and it was such a good feeling because not only did I have my dad on the bag, but I had a lot of friends watching me.

“William Kane was here with a couple of buddies. My mom was here, my sister. So that’s probably my favorite amateur golf memory for sure.”

Sam Simpson was on the bag for both of his son’s wins at the Azalea Amateur, too, as well as the U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine when Simpson made it to the semifinals, finishing excruciatingly short of a berth in the championship match that would have landed him a Masters invitation.

Not to worry, though, Simpson eventually earned his invite to Augusta National in 2012 after winning the Wyndham Championship and Deutsche Bank Championship the previous year. Sam Simpson caddied for his son at the Par 3 Contest, too.

“He got too nervous to watch me play, but if he could caddy, he did okay,” Simpson said, grinning. “It was like, because parents, if you’re watching, you can’t say anything you’re not supposed to, but he felt like if he was caddying, he could say something.

“So, he always loved to caddy.”

Simpson, who grew up in Raleigh, says he first started coming to the Pinehurst area when he was 3 or 4 years old.

His parents were members at CCNC and owned three different homes there over the years, the last one between the 16th green and second tee of the Cardinal Course.

They owned a condo near the Holly Inn in the village, too.

“I can say my dad was his happiest when he was down here at CCNC,” Simpson said. “He relaxed. In Raleigh it was work and life and all that, but he pulled through the gate at CCNC, it was a slower pace, and he smiled a lot more.”

After Simpson got his driver’s license, he often headed to the Sandhills on the weekends. After all, it was only an hour and 15 minutes from Raleigh – an easy day trip if his parents weren’t down there or a weekend retreat when they were.

Simpson figured he played four or five rounds a month at CCNC when he was in high school. While he loves both championship courses there, he’s partial to the Dogwood. He also loves the Ben Crenshaw-Bill Coore restoration of Pinehurst No. 2.

The draw to the Sandhills remains strong for Simpson who lives at Quail Hollow in Charlotte. So strong, in fact, that he bought a second home at CCNC a couple of years ago. His kids enjoy playing pickleball there – and even going to the halfway house to get a soft drink. PL

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SEPTEMBER 9.3.2021 First Friday at the Sunrise - Fireside Collective Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 5 - 8 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.3611, sunrisetheater.com

9.11.2021 Saturday Kids Program - Fall Activities!

Given Memorial Library | 150 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org

9.3.2021 8th Annual Duskin & Stephens Beef & Beer Benefit Fair Barn | 200 Beulah Hill Road South | Pinehurst Cost: $45 | 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.

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9.11.2021 Wagon Master Robert Hussey Sandhills Woman’s Exchange | 15 Azalea Rd. | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Contact: sandhillswe.org

9.3-5.2021 Pinehurst Barbecue Festival Village of Pinehurst Cost: $12.50-$150 | Various times Conact: pinehurstbarbecuefestival.com 9.7.2021 Adult Story Time – Story Time isn’t just for Kids Given Memorial Library | 150 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 12:00 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org 9.8.2021 SWE Fall Opening & 100th Anniversary Kick Off Sandhills Woman’s Exchange | 15 Azalea Rd. | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Contact: sandhillswe.org 9.9.2021 Gathering at Given – Attract Birds to Your Yard!

Given Memorial Library | 150 Cherokee Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 3:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.295.6022, giventufts.org 9.10.2021 Live After 5: The Entertainers James Tufts Memorial Park | 1 Village Green | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 6 - 9 p.m.

Contact: vopnc.org 9.11.2021 Veterans & First Responders 5K and Golf Tournament Southern Pines Elks Club | 280 Country Club Circle | So. Pines Cost: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.7376

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9.11.2021 Concert on the Green: Abigail Dowd BPAC | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst Cost: $20 | 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.695.3800 | sandhillsbpac.com 9.11-19.2021 Steel Magnolias - Live Theatre Encore! | 160 E. New Hampshire Ave. | So. Pines Cost: $17-$25 | 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Contact: encorecenter.net 9.12.2021 Pop Up in the Pines~ Mini Market Series Hatchet Brewing Co. | 490 SW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: FREE 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Contact: Marie & Marcele Boutique FB page 9.16.2021 Night Market @ Soirée Hosted by The Market Collective Soiree on South | 111 W South St. | Aberdeen Cost: $5 | 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Contact: The Market Collective FB page 9.16.2021 Lunch n’ Learn - The Hope Diamond Sandhills Woman’s Exchange | 15 Azalea Rd. | Pinehurst Cost: $25 | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Contact: sandhillswe.org 9.18.2021 Malcolm Blue Festival Malcolm Blue Farm | 1177 Bethesda Rd. | Aberdeen Cost: $5-$20 | 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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9.18.2021 Back to Bacharach - Marcy Harriell & Ethan Iverson BPAC | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst Cost: TBD | TBD Contact: 910.695.3800 | sandhillsbpac.com 9.18.2021 Eats, Beats, and Brews Village Arboretum | 395 Magnolia Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Contact: vopnc.org 9.23.2021 Say Yes to Aberdeen Soiree on South | 111 W. South St. | Aberdeen Cost: Free | 5 - 8 p.m.

Contact: Aberdeen Business Guild Facebook page 9.24.2021 Grammy Winner Lucas Meacham BPAC | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst Cost: $20 - $125 | 6:00 p.m.

Contact: 910.695.3800 | sandhillsbpac.com 9.24.2021 Movies by the Lake: Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway Aberdeen Lake | 301 Lake Park Crossing | Aberdeen Cost: FREE | 7:15 p.m.

Contact: townofaberdeen.net 9.25.2021 Flutterby Festival Village Arboretum | 395 Magnolia Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Contact: villageheritagefoundation.org 9.26.2021 Come Sunday Jazz Brunch - 2 showings Weymouth Center | 555 E Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: $25-$75 | 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., 1:00 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Contact: weymouthcenter.org 9.26.2021 Moore County Writers’ Competition Awards Ceremony Weymouth Center | 555 E Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 2 - 4 p.m.

Contact: weymouthcenter.org 9.29.2021 Supper on the Grounds Weymouth Center | 555 E Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: $30-$40 | 5 - 7 p.m.

Contact: weymouthcenter.org OCTOBER 10.1.2021 First Friday at the Sunrise - Sam Fribush Organ Trio with Charlie Hunter Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 5 - 8 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.3611, sunrisetheater.com

10.2.2021 The Troubadour Series: The Contenders & The Aaron Burdett Trio Owens Auditorium | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst Cost: $20 - $40| 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.695.3800 | sandhillsbpac.com 10.3.2021 The Colorful Characters of Cape Fear from the First Owner to Today: Kevin Duffus Weymouth Center | 555 E Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: $15 - $20 | 3 p.m.

Contact: weymouthcenter.org 10.4.2021 Silent Movie at the Sunrise - The Three Musketeers Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: | 5 - 8 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.3611, sunrisetheater.com 10.4.2021 Linden Lodge Golf Tournament Pinewild Country Club | 6 Glasgow Dr. | Pinehurst Cost: Price varies | 9:30 a.m. shotgun start Contact: lindenlodgenc.org 10.7.2021 The Carolina Philharmonic - Home Again Owens Auditorium | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst Cost: TBD | 7:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.695.3800 | sandhillsbpac.com 10.8.2021 28th Annual Sardine Festival 301 Lake Park Crossing | Aberdeen Cost: FREE | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m..

Contact: 910.944.7275 | townofaberdeen.net 10.9.2021 Shaw House Heritage Fair and Tag Sale 110 W. Morganton Road | So. Pines FREE | 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Contact: 910.692.2051, moorehistory.com 10.10.2021 Pop Up in the Pines~ Mini Market Series Hatchet Brewing Co. | 490 SW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: FREE 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Contact: Marie & Marcele Boutique FB page 10.14.2021 Lunch n’ Learn - Allergy Free Cooking Sandhills Woman’s Exchange | 15 Azalea Rd. | Pinehurst Cost: $25 | 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Contact: sandhillswe.org 10.15.2021 Movies by the Lake: Cruella Aberdeen Lake | 301 Lake Park Crossing | Aberdeen Cost: Free | 6:45 p.m.

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

puzzle solution from page 52 10.15.2021 Moore Trivia Fair Barn | 200 Beulah Hill Road South | Pinehurst Cost: Varies | 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Contact: sandhillsbgc.org 10.16.2021 43rd Annual Holly Arts & Crafts Festival Village of Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Contact: pinehurstbusinesspartners.com 10.16.2021 The Troubadour Series: Darin & Brooke Aldridge Owens Auditorium | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst Cost: $20 - $40| 7:30 p.m.

Contact: 910.695.3800 | sandhillsbpac.com 10.16-23.2021 56th Annual Art Show Bob E. Hales Center | 147 McIver St. | Sanford Cost: FREE | Sat. 10-6; Sun. 1-6, Mon.-Fri. 11-6 Contact: sanfordbpc.org 10.21.2021 Sweet Loretta’s Back Porch Band McPherson Theater | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst Cost: $10| 7:00 p.m.

Contact: 910.695.3800 | sandhillsbpac.com 10.23.2021 Farm Fest Rubicon Farm, 570 Rubicon Rd, West End Cost: $20 | 5:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.

Contact: mirausa.com 10.24.2021 Sol Eichner, Concert Pianist Weymouth Center | 555 E Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: $25 - $35 | 2 p.m.

Contact: weymouthcenter.org 10.31.2021 Come Sunday Jazz Brunch - 2 showings Weymouth Center | 555 E Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: $25-$75 | 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Contact: weymouthcenter.org

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Sandhills Sightings

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September October 2021

with DOLORES MULLER

Sandhills Community College Continuing Education Student Art Exhibit Pinehurst June 17

Top, from left: Sculptures by Eleanor Gallagher; Exhibit curator Eleanor Gallagher with Betsy Adams and Jean Frost / Middle, from left: Anna Rozin with Jamie, Jordyn & Eva Tveter; Director of the Center for Creative Learning Danaka Bunch and Karen Manning Director of Marketing & Public Relations / Bottom, from left: Emily Alston and Rhonda Gamble; Sandy Tremblay and Paul Hammock; and Sculpture by Paul Haigh.

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Sandhills Sightings Dedication of “What Goes Around Comes Around” Sandhills Community College Pinehurst June 11

Top, from left: Carla Butler and Chuck Lewis; Southern Pines Mayor Carol Haney, Dr. John Dempsey, Professor Jim Westmen, Horticultural Society President Alan Butler, artist Patrick Dougherty and George Little / Bottom, from left: The sculpture; Abe & Cabot Goodman; and The McPhaul family in recognition of Jane McPhaul’s legacy with the horticultural gardens.

Fun Dog Show Southern Pines June 26

Top, from left: Juan, Juliette & Gabriel Cruz; Buddy / Bottom, from left: Dick Cavedo with Harry; Laura Sloan with Sage and Asp; Master Blackwell; and Shannon & Zack with Oliver.

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Sandhills Sightings 4th of July Parade Pinehurst July 3

Top, from left: Miller & Bridget Anderson; Amelia & Molly Mudge with Sharon Lowery / Bottom, from left: The kazoo band; Beth & Wyatt Schwartz; and parade goers.

Arts Council of Moore County: Something Moore Southern Pines July 8–11

Top, from left: Paul Murphy entertained; Katherine MacRae and Lynne Jones / Bottom, from left: Floreen Maroncelli, Linda McVicker, Mike Lyon and Meridith Martens; Natasha Corday with Amelia & Tim Russell; and Joyce White and Judy Allen.

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Sandhills Sightings Coffee with a Cop Pinehurst August 3

Top, from left: Tony Elms with Lieutenant Jason Caulder; Tony & Rosemary Mauriello with Captain Justin Gutherie / Bottom, from left: Coffee with cops; Kristin Bunton, communication specialist for the Village of Pinehurst; and Citizen Police Patrol Volunteers Anne Steidinger and Brenda & Don Hiscott with Captain Gutherie.

First Friday

Southern Pines August 6

Top, from left: Wyatt & Samantha Wheeler; face & arm painting / Bottom, from left: Ben & Haley Beyer with Ben & Morgan Brixius; Claire Sellers and Heather Brookfield; and Christine, Ratha & Al Sato and Jason & Chelsea Fields.

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Sandhills Sightings Sons of the American Revolution 240th Anniversary of the Battle of the House in the Horseshoe Sanford

August 7

Top, from left: Sandhills chapter NCSSAR president Bruce Fensley & wife Chris; members of the militia / Bottom, from left: President Bruce Fensley, secretary Mike Fusselbaugh & registrar Jack Laflin; Alex & Laura Stoud; and the militia firing their muskets.

Live After 5

Pinehurst August 13

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sightings@ pinehurstlivingmagazine.com Top, from left: Dawn Crawley and Scott Schaefer; Jay Modi, Katie Newell and Ivory Mulholland; Bob & Anne Friesen / Bottom, from left: Sherry Bailey, Laura Doughty & Robin Cook; and Mary & Bob Hackim with Jon & Martha DeVault.

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Last Impression

Best Friends photograph courtesy of Moore County Historical Association

Annie Oakley hunting with her best friend, Dave, circa 1910s.

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“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.”

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– Henry David Thoreau

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