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Persimmons are often overlooked when it comes to the kitchen, but this late-season fruit can be a scrumptious treat in breads, jams and more. A Look Back

As the leaves begin to fall, the cooler weather is an inspiration for some unique cocktails to keep you warm and content. Sunday Supper

Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Green was the first playwright to write about Black people, and he called the Sandhills his home.

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A healthy, thriving community has a certain type of person who thinks nothing of helping others while asking nothing in return. Those people are uncommonly good.

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Studies have shown that volunteering can improve health. Some of the findings:•Volunteers are healthier than non-volunteers who are five years younger.

The U.S. Bureau of Statistics estimates the value of volunteer time at $28.54 per hour and that American volunteers contribute nearly $200 billion in value to communities across the country.

• Volunteers with heart problems had reduced chest pain and lower cholesterol levels than non-volunteers.

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COVID was not a friend of volunteerism. Nonprofits around the world experienced a decrease in volunteers. The pandemic caused 11 percent of volunteer organizations in the U.S. to completely cease operations and 65 percent of organizations were forced to reduce operations and resources.

Every year in this issue we highlight a few people who go above and beyond, whether it’s volunteering their time and energy to a cause or working tirelessly in a sector of our community that helps people who need it most. These people, these uncommon good, are a reminder that the capacity for empathy is in all of us. That we are stronger as a whole when we help those less fortunate. That all we need to do is raise our hand and say, “I’ll help.”

Fortunately, this is a trend we can readily reverse. We just need to step up.

• Volunteers live longer than non-volunteers.

So those are some personal benefits to helping others. But the most important benefit, the one that truly can’t be calculated or fill up columns of statistics, is the clear, positive effect that volunteering has on those you help. That is inspiration enough.

A selfless act. Remove the divisiveness, the ideology, the rhetoric, the waste, the noise from your mind for a moment. Remember an act of kindness. Dig deep and hear again words of hope and inspiration. Regardless of headlines, there is still a lot of good in this world. One in four Americans volunteers in the community— that’s more than 80 million people—and nearly a third of adult Americans volunteer at least once over the course of a year.

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• Volunteering can improve mood and volunteers, on average, have more friends and more social interactions.

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• Volunteers experience less stress, recover from illness quicker and sleep better than non-volunteers.

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FlowMoore serviced hundreds of skaters in the area and was refuge for many of them. Indeed, around the country, skate parks have proven to be a sustainable, positive addition to communities. It’s a place for youth to gather and find community, and local businesses can support the park as an alternative to kids skating on sidewalks and near theirDeanstorefronts.keptuphis efforts for a more permanent solution after FlowMoore closed, working specifically with Southern Pines officials and keeping the idea of a skate park in the minds of local government. Then, in 2019, a petition started by a local skater, Jack Kelley, garnered thousands of signatures supporting a skate park and the Skaters for Moore initiative started to find some renewed momentum. Dean also connected with a nonprofit in Fayetteville called Friends of the Skate Park Foundation that has helped other communities in North Carolina fundraise and build skate parks. Dean is working to raise $350,000 to build a 7,000 square-foot public skate park in Southern Pines.

Born and raised in Moore County, William Dean’s connections to the community run deep—a brief departure to attend the University of North Carolina Charlotte and an even briefer sojourn up to New Jersey to follow a girl are his only extended stays outside the area.

“Our main goal back then was to get a public skate park built,” says Dean. “Unfortunately we got zero support from the government. So we ended up raising enough money and found a place to run FlowMoore, a not-forprofit private skate park in Pinebluff from 2005 through the end of 2008. But when the economy crashed, it kind of killed her, killed what we had going on.”

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Dean says, “Southern Pines has committed $50,000 and will manage the park when it’s built. We’ve raised

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Owner of Flowland Counter Culture Outlet in Aberdeen and former owner of the still-missed The Lunch Box That Rocks restaurant in Southern Pines, Dean has supported the community in immeasurable ways over the years. But one mission in particular stands out for him.Skaters for Moore is a nonprofit founded in 2005 by Dean and others to advocate the building of “a permanent, public skate park in central Moore County for the families and youth population, to provide a safe, fun environment to practice this Olympic sport along with other alternative sports, such as bicycling, rollerblading, and more.”

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Drug Free Moore County will be holding a Voices for Recovery fundraiser on September 25 at the Fair Barn in Pinehurst. For more information, visit drugfreemoore.org.

about another $25,000 through grassroots fundraisers. So right now we’re making a big push to bring on corporate partners and any private donors that may be out there that would support a project that’s going to be one of the most-used recreational facilities in the county.”

It’s more than the skating for Dean, though. It’s about making the community a better place for others.

Charay Dupree-Smith

Dean has been an avid skateboarder for most of his life and so he’s seen firsthand the positive impact a skate park can have on kids. “It’s been shown time and time again when you give kids a place to practice what they love, it keeps them out of trouble. Keeps them away from drugs, keeps them off of the streets and out of the hair of downtown business people,” he says. “Municipalities build baseball fields and soccer fields for kids. They should be building skate parks as well, because there’s a large portion of our population, of our young population, that skateboards or rollerblades or rides a scooter and they have no place to do it other than a cul-de-sac here or a downtown street there. And frankly we’re way past due for Moore County to have a public option for these kids and adults. I mean, I’m 49 and I’m going to use it.”

“I’ve seen a lack of facilities for this underserved group of kids. And frankly, when we had that skate park, we had 400 or 500 registered participants and these were all kids I knew by name. And when that place closed, I also can count five or six or seven of those kids that started to go down bad paths. And a few of them have passed away. And those kids and young adults, when they passed away, they are the ones that are still feeding my drive to get a place built. Because I know that if this place is built it’s going to saveForlives.”more information on Skaters for Moore or to donate, visit skatersformoore.org.

Last year, her father died from an overdose.

“When I started at Drug Free Moore County earlier this year and started meeting everybody and learning about recovery, I realized their struggles hit closer to home than I thought,” she says. “I was close to my father, but I never lived with him. So I wasn’t able to know those things you know when you’re really around a person. I learned about the way he died when his stepdaughter said, ‘All those pills he was taking, you know he overdosed.’ It was a bad way to find out, and that’s when it became real. That’s when I thought this was a divine position for me. This was God showing me how. This position has made me realize that I was closer to the epidemic of drugs and overdose and recovery than I thought.”DrugFree Moore County is a nonprofit organization established in 1989 that offers information, education and resources on prevention, treatment and recovery for the Moore County community. In addition to providing resources to help guide people in recovery, the organization holds a weekly recovery program for women at the Moore County Detention Center and runs a community recovery center in Carthage that provides emergency housing for those in need. “I’ll share two eye-opening facts,” says Smith. “About 75 percent of all EMS and emergency department visits report some kind of substance use. So when they’re going through their intake questions and ask, ‘Do you use drugs?,’ 75 percent of those in Moore County are saying, ‘Yes, I do.’ That’s a shocking fact. And then another shocking fact is that we get calls every single day from people who live in Moore County needing help for substance abuse, but there are not enough beds or programs here to meet their needs. We have to go outside of Moore County to help our residents. It just shows we need to do more for those in our community who need help.”Smith believes her efforts and dedication to help are just second nature. She says, “It brings meaning to my life. I feel like it’s what I was called to do. I don’t know anything else. And honestly it goes back to my faith—love your neighbor as you love yourself. I’m really grounded in knowing that I was called and put on this earth for a purpose, one that just means helping everyone, you know? I can’t know that people are out here hurting, needing help, and I’m doing absolutely nothing about it but feeding my own lust or greed.”

There are more than 20 million people in the U.S. struggling with drug abuse. If you then factor in family and friends who struggle to help their loved ones, there are not many left who haven’t been affected in some way by drugs. Dr. Charay Dupree-Smith, executive director for Drug Free Moore County, is no exception.

And she says the projects she worked on and the people she has worked with have only enhanced the ways she and others in the community can lend a hand. “It’s all about connections. I’ve met so many new people in this community simply through volunteering. Those connections continue when someone brings up a need and I’m able to help them connect with the right organization or person to help.”

Jackie Cornell and her husband Adam moved to Moore County just over a decade ago when Adam’s job relocated them from Dayton, Ohio. While working as an optician, Cornell got involved with the art community in Aberdeen through her crafting hobby and began volunteering to help the town and its businesses grow. She soon found herself chair of the Downtown Aberdeen Advisory Board and head of the Downtown Aberdeen Advisory Committee to “keep the forward momentum of the Main Street Program,” a national program designed to revive small towns across the country.Ifitneeded to be done, Cornell was the first name on most people’s minds. “Since I did not own a business in Aberdeen, I was able to help out during the events. You may have seen me running around town during the Bread Bowl collecting ballots!” Then a few years ago, along with her friend Kasey Zumwalt, owner of The Bull Room in Aberdeen, Cornell established the Aberdeen Dog Fair. “I met Kasey during my first month working in Downtown Aberdeen at a business meeting and we hit it off right away,” she says. “We had so many ideas on how to increase foot traffic to the current shops and get people downtown to see spaces that were available to rent. We worked hard on ideas and volunteered our time to create and organize small events monthly and then a couple of larger events. Both of us being dog lovers, she had the idea of a festival just for dogs and their owners to raise money and awareness for our local rescues and shelters. Thus evolved the Downtown Aberdeen Dog Fair.”Helping the community has also extended to Cornell’s day job. She worked for Friend to Friend, a nonprofit that helps survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. And currently she works for C.A.R.E. Group, which merged the nonprofit organizations of Moore Buddies PL

“I grew up with a family that instilled in me that even the smallest gesture can make a difference,” she says. “I’ve always been drawn to help others whenever I can. With Aberdeen, I saw a lot of heart in a small town community and wanted to help them grow. The Dog Fair is obvious to me. I love dogs and I think our local shelters and rescues need all the support they can get for all the good they do. On top of that, we have so many local pet businesses and nonprofits that provide essential items and services that deserve recognition. I think my empathy drives me to give back and to try to make a difference in the lives of others, which is why I’ve ended up in the nonprofit world. It’s rewarding to watch one of our mentees and students reach a goal they’ve been working so hard toward with the help of volunteers.”

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Mentoring and Moore County Literacy Council. She also volunteers her time to help promote the mission of C.A.R.E. whenever possible.

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Hot Buttered Bourbon savorysimple.net Ingredients 4 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature 2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar 3 tablespoons honey 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt 3/4 cup bourbon 2 cups boiling water Cinnamon sticks for garnish Directions Using an electric mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the sugar, butter, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt in a medium bowl until creamy and smooth. Add the whiskey followed by the boiling water. Whisk or stir until evenly combined, then divide between 4 mugs. Garnish with cinnamon sticks and serve. »

Autumn Cocktails

1 ounce cranberry juice 1 ounce fresh orange juice 1 ounce pineapple juice 1 ounce dark rum 1 ounce gold rum Freshly grated nutmeg, for garnish Directions Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice; shake vigorously and strain into a punch glass. Top with grated nutmeg.

Pawleys Rum Punch saveur.com Ingredients

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Autumn is the season of apples, pumpkin, vanilla, chocolate, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg spices that add warmth and coziness to all sorts of treats. And while the pumpkin spice latte is the king of fall drinks, sometimes you need something a little stronger. We’ve selected a collection of cocktails (both hot and cold) that are easy to make and so tasty, you’ll have a hard time picking a favorite.

Pitcher (8 servings): Place 1 ½ cups tequila, 2 cups apple cider, ¾ cup triple sec or Cointreau, and ¾ cup lime juice in a pitcher. Add 3 handfuls ice and stir until cold. Prepare the glasses separately, then add 2/3 cup to each glass and garnish with ice.

Apple Cider Margarita acouplecooks.com Ingredients 1 1/2 ounces tequila reposado or blanco 2 ounces apple cider 3/4 ounce triple sec or Cointreau 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice Cinnamon and sugar, for the rim Ice, for serving Star anise and cinnamon stick, for garnish Directions Cut a notch in a lime wedge, then run the lime around the rim of a glass. Dip the edge of the rim into a plate of cinnamon and sugar.

Pimm’s Autumn Cup culinaryginger.com Ingredients 2 cups good apple juice 6 caramel candies 4 slices orange 1 cinnamon stick, plus 1 more for garnish 4 ounces Pimm's liqueur Apple slices for garnish Directions Add the apple juice, caramels, orange slices and cinnamon sticks to a saucepan over medium heat. Warm the apple juice until the caramels melt. Turn off the heat and stir in the Pimm's. Strain into cups and garnish with apple slices, orange slices and cinnamon sticks. »

Single drink: Place all ingredients in a cocktail shaker and fill it with ice. Shake until cold. Strain the margarita into the glass with the sugar rim. Fill the glass with ice and serve.

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1 bottle red wine 2 cinnamon sticks, plus extra for garnish 4-5 cloves, plus extra for garnish 2 star anise, plus extra for garnish 1 orange, juiced 1 cup apple cider 1/2 cup brandy 1 cup blackberries 1/4 cup maple syrup

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8 ounces strong brewed coffee 1 ounce vanilla vodka 1/2 ounce cinnamon whiskey

Directions Add coffee, liquor and creamer to a mug. Top with whipped cream, caramel and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Serves 1.

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Directions Pour a bottle of wine into a pot or pan. Add all ingredients. Bring mixture to a low simmer for 30 minutes to one hour being careful not to boil. Serve in mugs and garnish with a cinnamon stick, clove, and star anise. PL Cocktails

Ingredients 2 1/2 cups whole milk 1/4 cup granulated sugar 2 tablespoons cocoa powder 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 6 ounces chocolate chips (or chopped bittersweet chocolate) 1/2 cup RumChata 1/3 cup warm caramel Whipped cream, for serving Cinnamon sugar, for garnish Cinnamon stick, for garnish »

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1/2 – 1 ounce pumpkin spice coffee creamer Whipped cream, caramel, cinnamon for garnish (optional)

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Directions Bring milk to a simmer in small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in sugar and cocoa powder and stir until no lumps remain. Stir in chocolate chips and vanilla and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate is completely melted. Stir in RumChata, then turn off heat. Pour caramel into a small dish. Dip cups in the caramel to coat the rim. Pour hot chocolate into each glass, then top with whipped cream, a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar, more caramel, and a cinnamon stick.

To make for a crowd: Place 12 cups coffee, 1 1/2 cups vanilla vod ka, 3/4 cup cinnamon whiskey and 1-2 cups creamer in a crockpot on warm setting. Serve with whipped cream.

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A variety of persimmon trees are common on several continents, including North America. The explorer Hernando de Soto and his followers in the 16th century described our native persimmon as a plum-like fruit. Indigenous people used the fruit for food and medicine. According to historians, persimmons were eaten fresh, dried like prunes and made into breads, puddings and pies. Persimmon was also used to make beer and brandy.

During the Civil War, confederate soldiers used persimmon seeds as buttons and roasted and ground the seeds to be used as a substitute for coffee. Medicinally, the persimmon fruit has been used to treat everything from dysentery and fevers to gonorrhea and thrush.

Jamestown’s John Smith, in 1607, wrote of the persimmon, “If it is not ripe, it will drive a man’s mouth awry with much torment. But when it is ripe, it is as delicious as an apricot.”

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Fuyu persimmons have a rounded bottom and can be eaten when firm or soft. When choosing a fuyu, look for one with taut skin. Fuyu are more often eaten raw and are a great addition to salads or on top of cereal.The persimmon tree can take up to seven years before it begins producing fruit and the tree can reach as tall as 70 feet when mature.

While there are nearly 2,000 varieties of persimmon, only two types are commercially available: Hachiya and Fuyu. Hachiya persimmons are shaped like a heart and should only be eaten when very ripe. If eaten before ripened, Hachiya can cause severe dry mouth, even making your mouth numb.

THE PERSIMMON

Persimmons are a great source of vitamins A and C as well as fiber. They are harvested in the fall and are a wonderful option for your autumn cooking plans.

The Japanese persimmon originally came from China, where the persimmon tree has been cultivated for thousands of years.

The orange persimmon most common today came from Japan, brought to the U.S. by Commodore Matthew Perry after his historic voyage that opened Japan up to the West in the 19th century.

Directions Preheat oven to 425 F. Season pork with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Place pork in a 12-inch cast-iron or other heavy ovenproof skillet.

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Toss persimmons and garlic with oil; season with salt and pepper. Scatter around pork. Roast 15 minutes. Turn over persimmons, and continue to roast until pork reaches an internal temperature of 125 degrees, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer pork to a cutting board, tent with foil, and let rest 15 minutes (pork will continue to cook as it cools). Meanwhile, if persimmons are still firm, roast until fork-tender Transfer persimmons to a serving platter. Add mustard greens to pan. Season with salt, and saute over medium heat until tender, about 2 minutes. Transfer greens to platter. Add wine to pan, and cook until reduced by two-thirds. Thinly slice pork, and arrange on top of the persimmons and greens. Spoon sauce over top, and serve.

Pork with Persimmons & Mustard Greens

In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. In a small bowl, beat the eggs with the vanilla extract. With a hand mixer or standing mixer slowly pour the egg mixture into the creamed butter and sugar. Mix well. Add the persimmon. Remove from mixer. With a spoon or rubber spatula, add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients 1/3 at a time. Mix with a rubber spatula until just incorporated. Pour into loaf pan. Cook 48–55 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely before serving.

1 cup sugar Juice of ½ lemon Directions Puree the persimmons in a blender on high for 15 seconds. Pour the persimmon puree into a saucepan and set the stove burner to medium-low. Stir in the sugar and cook the persimmon jam for 1 hour, stirring every 10 minutes. Add the lemon juice halfway through the cooking time. Let the jam cool before serving.

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8 persimmons

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2 pounds pork loin, tied Coarse salt Freshly ground pepper 1 pound persimmons, tops trimmed, cut into 1 1/2-inch wedges 6 garlic cloves, peeled 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 bunch (14 ounces) mustard greens, large stems removed 1/2 cup Marsala wine

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1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon kosher salt 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg ¼ teaspoon ground cloves 2 eggs room temperature ½ teaspoon vanilla extract ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature, plus more for greasing your loaf pan ¾ cup sugar 1 cup persimmon pulp, Hachiya preferred Directions Preheat to 350 F. Lightly grease your 9x5x3 loaf pan. In a medium bowl, sift the dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves).

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Persimmon Pudding 2 medium persimmons, peeled and finely chopped 1 cup oats 1 cup almond milk ½ cup water 1 teaspoon turmeric ½ teaspoon cardamom ½ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground ginger Pinch of salt Directions Add all the ingredients in a small sauce pan. Cook on medium low heat for about 10 minutes until desired texture. If it gets to thick, add a little more water. Serve topped with slices of persimmon, blueberries, almond flakes and a little honey or maple syrup if desired.

PL Ingredients ½ teaspoon baking soda 2 cups persimmon pulp 2 ½ cups white sugar 2 eggs, beaten 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 pinch salt 2 ½ cups milk 4 tablespoons melted butter Directions Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish. In a mixing bowl, combine persimmon pulp, baking soda, sugar and eggs. Mix well. Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon, vanilla, salt, milk and melted butter. Stir to combine. Pour into baking pan and bake in preheated oven for 55 minutes. The pudding will rise but will fall when removed from oven.

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T his summer we are seeing a global upsurge in traveling, increased airline cancellations, delays and disappointments, and record-breaking temperatures causing droughts and fires. We just returned from a family trip to our home in Tuscany. In the rolling hills of olive trees and tidy rows of vines, it was as excruciatingly hot, humid and dry, just as it was here in Pinehurst. Summer 2022 in Europe is being referred to as a “heat apocalypse.” We spent the first part of our trip visiting winemaker friends on the coast of Bolgheri at Podere Sapaio, and inland on the hills of Montalcino at Le Ragnaie. We then made our way to Forte dei Marmi, a fashionable and adorably popular beach town in Versilia, on the Tuscan coast, about an hour and a half outside of Florence.

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On the drive there we passed an industrial zone just off of the highway. We passed some famous headquarters, such as Gucci, where I worked for many years, but also various factories producing items such as toilet paper, tissues, mattresses and textiles. Up ahead we saw what looked like a factory with huge, thick billowing grey smoke. We were appalled at how this amount of air pollution could even be legal! As we kept driving closer, our GPS was telling us to go in a direction that I knew was not right. After all, I lived here many years and drove this road frequently. I ignored the directional robot, assuming that I knew better, and took the road I knew. But as we got closer we realized a lot more was happening than just air pollution. As soon as we got off the highway exit, we discovered that the road was closed because of a massive wildfire. We were right in the middle of Italy’s fire season, which came earlier than usual this year. All over Europe—countries such as France, Spain, Portugal and Greece—has had many acres of land burned and thousands of people evacuated with, sadly, many lives lost.Earlier this month, the Italian government declared Sassy Pellizzari

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Once a rare occurrence, extreme fires are now becoming more frequent and they are lasting longer worldwide. The destructive blazes are driven in part by climate change and environmental groups insist that more money needs to be spent on preventing fires rather than putting them out. A recent report found that Greece, Spain, Portugal, Italy and France were spending as much as 80 percent of available funds on suppression and just 20 percent on prevention.

As I write this, there was hope on the horizon as there were some light rains the past few days and forecasts were calling for more. It’s impossible to rightly predict how these weather extremes will affect the wines. The winemakers will, as always, work around Mother Nature, likely by harvesting the grapes earlier than planned or fine-tuning the aging process to ensure the quality and taste of this future harvests, winemakers continue to push for ways to sustain growth, by changing lifestyles and using renewable energies. Fire prevention and education is essential together with living a sustainable lifestyle. This is something we can all have a hand in helping, to ensure a promising future for wines and the world. PL 135 Beverly Lane (next to Market) 910.684.8546 -

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Winemakers worry this will lower yields greatly because even if a fire doesn’t burn vines, smoke from nearby flames can ruin crops for miles. When heavy smoke hangs over vines for days, it can cause smoke taint in the grapes, which gives wines an ashy taste.

In addition, loss of vegetation as a result of intensely burning fires can expose soil to erosion. Following such a fire, runoff on denuded slopes can cause ravaging floods and debris flows, which may damage structures, roads, trails, water reservoirs (putting community water supplies at risk), and harm critical wildlife habitat. These adverse impacts can continue to occur for years after the fires are extinguished.Winemakers also must take steps to restore the soil and habitat of vineyards post-fire. Some of the vineyards are hundreds of years old, and it is necessary to control invasive species that may overtake burned ground and threaten growth before the vegetation has a chance to reestablish.

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Sassy Pellizzari lived in Italy for more than 13 years, where she developed a passion for and knowledge of Italian wines. She and her husband, Paolo, are the owners of Bacco Selections, a Pinehurst-based company specializing in fine wine importing and distributing. a severe drought emergency in several northern regions, including Piemonte, famous for Barolo, and Friuli, in the far northeast. Heat was also taking a toll in southern Italy, where growers estimated it will cause a 25 percent decrease in yields. In central Italy, the fire devastated between 1,200 and 1,700 acres just in one region in Tuscany alone, the Maremma. The particular blaze that we witnessed as we were driving burned at least 1,600 acres.

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By Sundi McLaughlin

Life Under Pines

Is It OK to Scream?

I s everyone else feeling burned out, tired and irritable? Surely it can’t be just me. I think I need a vacation—bad. How about you? I can’t be alone in this desperate need to get away from … I am not quite sure what. Before you say anything, yes, I know things could be worse; and, yes, I know I should be thankful for what I have. I absolutely am. I also know after being out of work for 11 weeks following back surgery, I should not need more time away from work, but in fact I think I do. I’m having an increasingly strong inclination to run out of my shop, hop into the car, drive to the ocean, run screaming into the surf, and swim until I reach an island devoid of humans and make best friends with an abandoned volleyball called Wilson. How does that sound for everyone? Still with me? After being employed at some less-than-enjoyable jobs (read miserable), I am now lucky enough to really love what I do. I love the creativity involved, the conversations with customers, laughing with my coworkers, and finding things to sell which bring me and my custys joy. Is it stressful? Yes. Am I concerned I don’t know what I am doing 50 percent of the time? Also yes. Constantly worried about finances? That’s me. Plagued with doubt? In spades. At night, do I run through conversations from earlier in the day and worry I said something I shouldn’t have said? Does a rooster crow at dawn? Despite the uncertainty and my incompetence, I still find joy and appreciation for my job. I have noticed, however, an irritability over the inconsequential. I may have mildly kicked a chair upon discovering my laptop power cord I thought was plugged in wasn’t, thus allowing my computer to die mid-email. The fact was exacerbated because it took all of my efforts to get down on the ground and plug the dagum thing in since my back surgery has left me a miserable old cripple. Other things that are currently grinding my gears: 1. The fact that, ever since COVID, popcorn now tastes like flowers to me is eye-twitchingly infuriating. By the PL

Maybe I should start a GoFundMe for the lot of us to go on a week-long holiday. (Obviously not together. You would not want to spend your well-deserved time off with the likes of me.) Or perhaps some sort of mass therapy session?Well, until our ship comes in, I will be working away at the shop and worrying over things I can’t control and doing my best to ignore the little inner beast who snaps when given the tiniest provocation, right here Under the Pines …. PL

honest, it could have been any number of things, but not usually in the children’s section) only to see the man holding a children’s shadow book. I couldn’t imagine what would be terrible about a child’s book, so I proceeded to explain/defend how the book projected shadows on the wall and has been a best seller for years. The customers smiled politely but with an air of confusion. Nodding politely they went on their way. I turned to my coworker Susan (the nicest person on the planet) and

I looked over to see what could have offended (to be Sundi McLaughlin is a proud military wife and small-business owner of Mockingbird on Broad in Southern Pines. asked, “What’s their problem?!” She shook her head and began to laugh and explained how the woman was reading the title of the book right beside the shadow book called Teddy the Terrible. I gasped at my idiocy. Here I thought the woman was shouting, “This is terrible” at some innocent book, but in actuality she was benignly reading the title of a book I love, order and have sold for years. My horror turned to laughter, and I proceeded to laugh uncontrollably and excused myself from the public for the rest of the day. 3. I get cranky when it rains, or is too hot, or humid, or too cold. I like a delicate sun with a mild to medium breeze. Is that too much to 4.ask?Last

Maybe I should start a GoFundMe for the lot of us to go on a week-long holiday. (Obviously not together. You would not want to spend your welldeserved time off with the likes of me.)

PINEHURSTLIVINGMAGAZINE.COM 31 way, I went to see Top Gun: Maverick in 4DX not realizing 4DX meant the seats move, air blows in your face and water spits at you from the back of the seat in front of you. The seat moved so violently I was concerned I was going to slip another disc. I felt like I was riding a bronco for 2 1/2 hours (without a sports bra, mind you), all the while reminding myself to engage my core (like my physical therapist has instructed) whilst my foul tasting rose-flavored popcorn shook out of the bucket, onto my lap, and then the floor. The only redemption from my experience was after the film ended our group began discussing the virtues of 4DX, the shaking seats, the wind, and my new best friend Phil said he looked over at one point to see my big hair blowing everywhere and how it reminded him of an ’80s music video. (I’m thinking Tawny Kitaen à la Whitesnake’s Here I Go Again , although now that I am thinking about it, he was probably imagining more of a Twisted Sister situation.) Either way, I am taking it as a 2.compliment.Inotherirritability news, a lovely out-of-town couple (big-city folk) were perusing the shop over the weekend and chatting politely with each other in our kids book section when I heard her exclaim, “That is terrible!”

but not least, I get very upset when any little thing goes wrong, or doesn’t get accomplished or gets done but incorrectly and all of this is 100 percent my fault. No one to blame, I just have to sit in my own wrongness andCanstew.any of you relate or is it just me who is acting like an overly tired petulant child in need of a time out? Is there a diagnosis? Is it surviving and living through a plague and the aftermath?

I am exhausted, but can’t sleep. I have work to do, but can’t get it done. I’m hungry, but nothing tastes good. I know I sound like a baby and I am ashamed, but surely I can’t be alone in this ... this unwellness I can’t quite put a finger on.

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Ginger Lily M any flowering plants have a fragrance but none more than ginger lily. During the late summer and into fall, a garden with even one ginger lily surrounds you with a heady sweet fragrance. Ginger lily or Hedychium coronarium isn’t a true lily, but a rhizomatous member of the ginger family. The name Hedychium means “sweet snow” and some folks know this white variety as butterfly ginger, because when its pure white blooms open fully, the spreading petals remind you of a butterfly’s wings. It is listed to grow in zones 8 to 11, but they do very well in our area and right now they are starting to bloom, filling the air with their intoxicating scent. My Hedychium coronarium is in full bloom now and it is fabulous! Hedychium coronarium is not the only species of ginger lily, but it might be the most popular. I have two varieties in my garden, the white and a peachcolor one called Kin Ogi. Both are intenselyGingerfragrant.liliesrange in size from 2 feet to 8 or 9 feet depending on the variety, and lend a tropical look to the garden. Plants are evergreen in the tropical South but deciduous here in the Sandhills. You can use them in borders or grow them in containers as long as you provide a very large container. Nurseries offer dozens of species in colors ranging from white and cream, pink to red and a host of yellow, orange, and salmon shades. They need moist, well-drained soil that contains lots of organic matter, and they thrive in partial shade. But like all flowering plants, they do need some sun to encourage good flowering habits. They love our acid soil and require plenty of nutrition. Soil should be wellamended with compost and organic source nutrients but you can always supplement with fertilizers as needed. I fertilize mine with a 10-10-10 fertilizer with micro nutrients in the spring and again in late July or early August. The roots are rhizomes that grow quite large and form an expanding clump. So, over time you will have lots of ginger lilies to share the perfect pass-along plant. In the fall let the stalks and leaves wither and brown, but wait to remove them in the spring. This practice will help protect the rhizomes from the winter frost and freeze.The roots of ginger lily are edible but not particularly flavorful. Culinary ginger is a different genus and species, Zingiber officinale within the ginger family. Nurseries have a variety of ginger lilies available. Tony Avent of Plant Delights Nursery in Raleigh has 11 species and 56 hybrids, so there are many to choose from. It is native to India and tropical Asia and the flowers are considered to be a symbol of health and good fortune, something we all need in life and in our garden. PL

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Above, playwright Paul Green; opposite page, the cabin in the Sandhills where Green wrote many of his works.

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Paul Green: A Life in Brightness

Story by Ray Owen Images courtesy of Moore County Historical Association In 1929, The Pilot conducted a survey to determine the 10 most interesting North Carolinians. Paul Green was near the top of the list. A playwright and novelist, he was a leader in our state’s literary, political and educational life. His best friend was novelist James Boyd, and he was a frequent guest at Boyd’s estate. In addition to being a writer, Boyd was an aristocrat of vast wealth, a coal and railroad heir. Boyd’s home, called Weymouth Woods, was a gathering place for the literati in the 1920s and 30s, hosting nationally prominent authors such as Sherwood Anderson, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Galsworthy and Thomas Wolfe. Green’s background couldn’t have been more different from Boyd’s. Born on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1894, he was raised on a farm in Harnett County and grew up picking cotton, shucking corn and cutting wood alongside sharecroppers. From his youth, Green demonstrated great compassion for the poor and downtrodden in his rural Sandhills community. Naturally curious, Green read books as he followed a mule-drawn plow. In his youth he dreamed of going to college, and taught school and played semi-professional baseball to earn enough the money for admission.Ofhisupbringing,

Green later said: “The rural life in eastern North Carolina when I was a boy was very much like the life and times of, say, the Revolution or pre-Civil War. The roads were just sand beds and often in riding along in a wagon, you would have to dodge the limbs that hung over the road from the trees on either side. There was no paving. Poverty was just natural to me. There were a lot of old soldiers around and I would hear their stories, the shadow of that great foolish tragedy.”

In 1925, his one-act play The No ’Count Boy, produced by the New York Theatre Club, garnered national attention. This was followed by his first full-length Broadway play, In Abraham’s Bosom, which received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1927.

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At age 22, he entered in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Recognized for his writing ability, Green taught English as a freshman. In 1917, World War I interrupted his college career. He volunteered and rose to the rank of Second Lieutenant. Green experienced the brutality of battle, surviving several months of heavy combat in the trenches—something he almost never talked about. After the war, he returned to Chapel Hill and began writing in earnest. He was the first white playwright to write about Black people, his earliest dramas featuring white actors in blackface performing parts written for people of color since they were banned from theaters. Green persevered and several of his subsequent plays featured all-Black casts, giving many of the actors their first starring roles. A number of his dramas were based on childhood experiences in Harnett County depicting rural conflict—hatred, passion, fear of ruin, greed.

This play was remarkable for its sensitive portrayal of African Americans in the South, its hero being a mixedrace man who opens a school for children of color in opposition to his white half-brother, with the mix-race man ultimately killed. More than a story of racism, the play showed how we help to defeat ourselves. With his star rising, Green went to Hollywood in the 1930s to write film scripts for the likes of Clark Gable, Greer Garson, Will Rogers and many others. He penned the screenplay for the 1932 film The Cabin in the Cotton, writing actress Bette Davis’s favorite line: “I’d like to kiss you, but I just washed my hair.” Although well paid for his work, he became disenchanted with Hollywood and returned to North Carolina, still writing an occasional movie script, such as Black Like Me in 1963.

At the height of the Great Depression, Green purchased a log cabin and moved onto his property where he would write, saying the old logs were “full of age and meaning.” In this period, his plays took on a stronger note of social protest. Among his 1936 works are Hymn to the Rising Sun, about a chain gang, and the Broadway play Johnny Johnson, an episodic antiwar play with music by Kurt Weill. Experimenting with genre, he wrote the first act of Johnny Johnson as a comedy, the second act as a tragedy, and the third act as a satire.

The Lost Colony, an outdoor drama by Green, was produced in 1937. It tells the story of Sir Walter Raleigh’s dream of establishing a permanent European settlement in the New World during the late 16th century. Green called this large-scale musical spectacle a “symphonic drama,” the work featuring dance and poetry and a cast of more than 150 performers. The play is still performed every summer at the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site near Manteo, North Carolina, and is now the nation’s second-longest-running historical outdoorGreen’sdrama.literary output included dramas of various types, six Broadway plays, essays, books of folklore, several novels, and a number of movie scripts. Always active in cultural affairs, he was a founder of the North Carolina Symphony and he helped establish Weymouth as a literary center. In addition to his

A Look Back PL Far left, actors performing Green’s play The Lost Colony Above, historical marker in Chapel Hill.

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early Pulitzer Prize, his awards included two Guggenheim Fellowships, the National Theatre Conference Award, and nine honoraryGreen’sdegrees.historical significance comes not only from his cultural and creative work, but also from his influence on social values at a time when he was often a lone voice for equality of the races, believing as he did in the perfectibility of every person— even condemned felons. He traveled the world on behalf of UNESCO lecturing on human rights, and he fought relentlessly against the death penalty in North Carolina, standing at vigils and visiting condemned prisoners, some of them 14or 15-year-old boys awaiting execution for burglary. In a 1960 interview, Green said: “... I guess I was just lucky. I grew up without any of this ignorant prejudice. When I was a boy, I had a friend, a Negro boy about my age, or maybe a little older. I loved that boy like a brother, and I guess he is largely responsible for my present opinions. He taught me how to pick cotton so fast that I once won a contest for it; he taught me to swim, to run, to chew tobacco, to smoke, and to play all the tricks boys play in their youth.”Paul Green said that art, like life, should end in brightness. When he left this life on May 4, 1981, it’s said that he entered a guestroom in his Chapel Hill home and rested on the bed, “turned his face to the wall, and slept his way into a new world.” He was posthumously inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in New York in 1993 and the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame in 1996.

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Brooks can claim to be an EGOT—the rare talent to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award. (Anne Bancroft, his talented actor/wife of 45 years, won everything but a Grammy.) He’s rubbed elbows with just about everybody in Hollywood. And he’s not just a funnyman, as his company Brooksfilms enabled him to make serious movies, too, such as Elephant Man and Frances. And when he reworked his first movie, The Producers, into a Broadway musical, his life as a writer, composer, producer, actor, and director came full circle. The play won 12 Tony Awards in one night—still a record for a Broadway play. Brooks is slowing down only a little these days. He’s currently working on History of the World, Part II. Now 95, sharp and vital, his book looks back at a life full of highlights and accomplishments. (Demonstrating the full range of his comedic timing talents, Brooks even reads this book for the audio version.)Hesays, “…Even though it seems foolish and silly and crazy, comedy has the most to say about the human condition. Because if you can laugh you can get by. You can survive when things are bad if you have a sense of humor.” If laughter is the best medicine, Mel Brooks is more than happy to deliver the dose. Books All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business By Mel Brooks 460 pages, Ballantine Books / $29.99 to Be the King

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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By Robert Gable

Comedy comes in many different forms—satire, slapstick, parody, stand-up, situation comedy. All require creativity and vision to succeed. Whether on stage, on TV or in the movies, a truly funny joke is hard to come by. (Hence the saying, “Dying is easy, comedy is hard.”) When it comes to making laugh-out-loud comedies, Mel Brooks makes it look easy. He’s been in the funny business for decades, and All About Me! is the story of his rise to comedic legend. Brooks starts with his childhood in Brooklyn and goes to his current projects. Ninety photos, spread throughout the book, portray the man born Melvyn Kaminsky in June of 1926. It was during the the Depression, as an escape, that he discovered the movies. At 9, after seeing Cole Porter’s Anything Goes on Broadway, he decided he wanted to be in show business. After serving in WWII, he came home ready to make a living doing comedy but took a winding path to success. His failures taught him what works and what doesn’t “… because nothing helps you to succeed like failure.” He covers a lot of ground here, going through a lifetime in show biz. The chapters are brisk and he moves quickly because he’s been involved in so many movies. He tells the story behind each movie—how they were written, how they were made, and what happened as production went along. He was wacky and unpredictable—Brooks knew if something made him laugh, he would use it. He didn’t want to use archaic or inaccessible references. He says, “The only requirement for a Mel Brooks film is that you come in ready to laugh.”

For him, comedy is a juxtaposition of textures. He considers what he does to be New York humor, not just Jewish humor. It takes timing, a certain rhythm, a certain intensity and a certain pulse to make his comedy work. Part of his formula is evident in his observation about the difference between comedy and tragedy: “If I cut my finger, that’s tragedy. Comedy is if YOU walk into an open sewer and die.” Throughout the narrative he sprinkles in some discussion on the art and science of comedy, some of the guiding principles he employs and has learned from others. Brooks also made it a point to spoof different genres of movies. Westerns, horror films, silent films, Hitchcock movies—Brooks wanted to parody the movies he loved to see. He says, “When you parody something, you move the truth sideways.” And when it came to the writing of Blazing Saddles, he told his co-writers, “Write anything you want. We will never be heard from again. We will all be in jail for making this movie.” He was always looking for that joke-of-all-jokes, and that search kept driving him. When he mentions working with someone throughout the book, he’ll end by saying “…and to this day a wonderful friend.” He has nary a bad word to say about anyone. Maybe that is the ticket to a long, happy life: Make yourself laugh and get along with everyone you meet.

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I ’ve just returned from visiting my adult children in the Northeast. A 3,000-mile round trip with 90+ degree weather, and 10 days of living out of a suitcase can teach you some things. Travel is hard. You have to train for Don’tit! get me wrong; I love seeing my children, but I am so happy that they’ve grown up to be responsible, independent adults, which means I’m not sorry when it’s time to go back home and get back into my routine. In addition to traveling for pleasure, I’ve done a bit of business travel lately. The relative opening of society since the global pandemic has me back on the road. At first, travel was limited, but now, even with flight delays or extended layovers, things seem to be getting back to normal.What does travel have to do with a healthy lifestyle? When you’re in a routine, remaining healthy is not so hard. That’s why it’s called a routine. They say that building a habit takes 21 days, so if you’ve lived in the same place for at least that long, and put forth a little effort, chances are that you’re fairly successful. But what happens when you are taken out of that routine? How can you set yourself up for success when you are in a strange place, sleeping in a strange bed and eating strange food?

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The key is moderation and flexibility. For a Type A person By amelia kirkland

I’ve pondered this question for a long time. Years ago, I tried to transport my routine with me. I took my own pillow, loaded the car with lots of my own food, and insisted that my normal mealtimes and bedtimes be strictly followed. What I’ve learned is that this amount of rigidity can cause friction with others, and it can hinge on an unhealthy mindset. The problem is that rigidity causes stress and stress is bad for you. It’s bad for your mind and your body. The scientific community has told us that stress is as bad for you as smoking. It took me a long time to realize that the very things that brought me comfort and good health at home were preventing me from having the same when I’m away. What did I do about it? I recognized the problem. The first thing is to note and internalize that healthy routines can be life-affirming. Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water and live completely by the seat of your pants.

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like me, this is hard. For instance, on the last night of our trip when my daughter suggested that we go get ice cream at 10 p.m., my first thought was, “Ugh, all that sugar … and so late? You’ve got to be kidding me.” But before I could weigh my response, my husband said, “All right, let’s go!” There you have it—a man after his daughter’s heart. He knew I’d never agree to this on my own, so he was gently reminding me that this is VACATION and we would not be making a habit of consuming sugary treats at bedtime once we got home.

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The second key is to give yourself and those around you grace. It’s easy to adopt a “holier-than-thou” attitude with your healthy decisions. But that can become toxic and alienating when your opinions and habits encroach on someone else’s freedom of choice. This is what I like to call perspective. You can create perspective and change perspective at any time. Sometimes we get tunnel vision about what we think is right and we can’t see an alternate reality that allows for an equally pleasant and desirable outcome.Oneof the kids keeps different hours than I do, staying up later and rising later than I prefer. I must allow her the grace to live as she has chosen and embrace that the time spent with her, even in the midnight hour, is more valuable than sticking to my normal bedtime. Telling myself that this is acceptable changed my whole outlook. Lastly, I think we need to look at why we are so rigid with our routines. For me, it is because I feel like they work. In other words, my bedtime, my food choices and my exercise routine keep me healthy, feeling good and avoiding illness. There are limits, however, to what these things can do if they induce stress. That’s the balance here. Fear of failure, the fear of getting off track and the fear of not knowing what will come next are huge stressors. As we get older, it’s natural to let routines guide us. They are comfortable. But just occasionally, it’s OK to let go. It’s OK to feel slightly out of control and embrace the freedom of having ice cream at 10 p.m. or laughing with your kid until the wee hours of the morning.

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Traditionally, fox hunting involves a pack of scent hounds chasing down a red fox, followed by a large group of unarmed riders on horseback and on foot, until the fox is found and then killed.

Coyotes are bigger and faster than foxes, running up to 40 by Whitney Weston

We have all seen paintings depicting pastoral scenes of smartly dressed riders on beautifully groomed horses that tell the story of foxhunting. But what actually is involved? Does the fox always get the short end of the stick? For centuries this tradition has captivated rural communities who enjoy outdoor sport, friends, horses and the beauty of nature while riding through challenging terrain and jumping fast across the countryside. The Sandhills is home to the Moore County Hounds, which is the oldest hunt in North Carolina. The Moore County Hounds was founded in 1914 by Jim and Jack Boyd, with only a pause during World War I, and continued under the leadership of Mr. and Mrs. Moss in the late 1930s. The original kennels that housed the hounds were located at the Weymouth house just down on Connecticut Avenue in Southern Pines.

The sport developed around red foxes as the predominant prey. They are mostly active at twilight, live in burrows in the ground called “earths” and can run up to 30 miles per hour.

While this form of hunting gives rise to controversy, it has been traditionally viewed as important to the rural community culture and a form of pest control. This tradition remained mostly unchanged in England until 2005 when it was banned.

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In the 1940s, William “Pappy” Moss purchased land a mile from town and built Mile Away Farm and the Moore County Hounds Kennels, which is where the hounds currently reside. The Walthour-Moss Foundation was established after Pappy Moss’s death to ensure preservation of more than 4,000 acres of protected woodland. This is where the hunt continues to this day, and where, in addition, other equestrians and drivers enjoy the sandy trails. Fox hunting with hounds dates back to the 16th century in England, and continues today with some modern adjustments.

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In more recent years, the tradition lives on in the form of drag hunting and trail hunting, where foxes are not involved at all, but rather an artificial scent or urine is dragged along the countryside to mimic the path a fox might take. In the United States, the red fox is not considered a pest, so it is common practice to leave a fox alone once it “goes to ground” or retreats into a hole. In some hunts, especially on the East Coast and our area in the Sandhills, coyotes are prevalent and considered a threat to natural fox populations. In this form, coyotes are often seen as fair game, but this can vary between hunts.

PINEHURSTLIVINGMAGAZINE.COM 51 miles per hour. Althought faster than foxes, coyotes tend to be easier to chase as they travel in a straight line whereas the fox runs in a zig-zag pattern. In the northern U.S., some hunts chase bobcats.Foxhounds are specially bred and trained to follow commands and track the scent of the prey. There are two main types of packs, the English foxhound and the American foxhound. There is a unique pack of Beagles followed by horseback in Virginia, the only one of its kind in the U.S. The horses used in hunting are called “field hunters.” They are usually thoroughbreds, draft breeds or crosses. Yet there are no breed requirements or restrictions, and even ponies are allowed! These horses must have stamina to be ridden for hours on the hunt, enjoy galloping and jumping in a herd of many horses, and be brave and steady on their feet over logs, fences, ditches, mud, sand and road crossings. The horses are separated into different “flights” or “fields” where first flight is made of the fastest and bravest horses to pave the way for the others while following the hounds. The “HillToppers” bring up the rear of the hunt, often choosing a more leisurely pace, and might not jump obstacles. This is a great way for inexperienced horses and riders to enjoy the hunt and learn procedure.Thereare many ways to get involved with the hunt and see for yourself how an early morning with horses, hounds, and friends is good for the soul. Head to moorecountyhounds.com for more information and schedule. They hold a yearly fox hunting clinic that is free and open to the public before hunt season begins. If you have a horse and are interested in joining them, be sure to sign up for the group trail ride and jumping lesson to acclimate yourself and your horse to the hounds and procedure. Happy Hunting! 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. PL DuneBerry.com | 833.438.6323 120 Market Sq. | Village of Pinehurst Women • Men • Children A Celebration of the Resort Lifestyle Air duct cleaning can clean and purify your air, improving your quality of life. There is comfort in knowing your air ducts are clean and sanititized with Heaven’s Best Air Duct Cleaning Call today for a free estimate! BREATHE BETTER. pinehurstnc.heavensbest.com | 910.295.0502 Carpet Cleaning • Air Duct & Dryer Vent Cleaning • Upholstery Cleaning

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“(PGA Tout Commissioner) Tim (Finchem) said, no, no, no, he’s not going hunting,” Love recalled with a laugh. “I think it was like a year. I mean, it happened quick. And I was lucky enough to make the first team and see the beginnings of it.

U.S. Captain Davis Love III was born in Charlotte, and his ties to North Carolina are strong. The World Golf Hall of Famer is a two-time Ryder Cup captain—and threetime winner of the Wyndham Championship—who played collegiately at UNC Chapel Hill.

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The competition will unfold over four days with team competition—four-ball and foursomes (alternate shot)— spread over the first three and 12 singles matches on Sunday.

But the International Team, this year led by Trevor Immelman, has steadily narrowed the gap. They won the Sunday Singles in 2013 but lost by three. Bill Haas, whose dad Jay was the American captain, clinched a one-point U.S. victory in the final Singles match of 2015. And the 2019 matches at Royal Melbourne appeared ready to tip in the Internationals favor before the U.S. rallied, taking the Singles on Sunday by an 8-4 margin to win by 2.

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The United States holds a commanding lead in the Presidents Cup, which began in 1994.

Quail Hollow Club is used to hosting big events. Justin Thomas won his first major championship there in 2017 when he edged out Patrick Reed, Louis Oosthuizen and Francesco Molinari by two strokes to capture the PGA Championship. And for 17 of the last 19 years, Quail Hollow has hosted the PGA TOUR’s Wells Fargo Championship that has been won by seven major champions, including Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, who has captured the event three times, in fact. But it’s safe to say the intensity level will rachet up considerably Sept. 20 25 when the Presidents Cup is held at Quail Hollow. It’s the first time a major professional international team competition has been held in the state since the 1951 Ryder Cup at Pinehurst No. 2. International match play events are simply a different animal. The team element—in this case, the U.S. against an international squad representing a diverse mix of countries from around the globe (outside of Europe, which plays in the Ryder Cup)—adds a layer of emotion and drama to the competition that is hard to match.

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The Americans have only lost once, although there was the stunning tie in 2003 in South Africa when Tiger Woods and Ernie Els were sent out to decide the competition before Captains Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player concluded sportsmanship should win out and a tie was declared.

Love competed in the inaugural Presidents Cup, and five more before he got into the captain’s rotation. He was at the PGA Tour Policy Board meeting when the Presidents Cup was conceived and had already planned a trip to Africa for the dates when the first biennial competition was to be held at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Manassas, Virginia.

Quail Hollow’s routing as been adjusted so the challenging Green Mile (Nos. 16-17-18) will become Nos. 13-14-15 to play a more prominent part in the match play competition.

Helen Ross is a freelance golf writer who spent 20 years working for the PGA Tour and 18 more at the Greensboro News & Record. A UNC-Chapel Hill graduate, she has won multiple awards from the Golf Writers Association of America. “Luckily it grew. Next thing you know, we’re in Canada and Korea and South Africa and Australia and it’s become one of our favorite events. It’s incredible how much it’s grown since 1993. And it’s become a favorite of our fans and of our players. It’s a big goal for our players to make theseImmelmanteams.” was 25 when he played in his first Presidents Cup as one of Gary Player’s Captain’s Picks. The South African also played two years later in 2007, a year after winning the Cialis Western Open and a year before donning the Green Jacket as the 2008 Masters champion. “You could say the Presidents Cup was a huge part of launching my PGA Tour career,” Immelman said. “Being a captain now is an amazing honor.”

When the Presidents Cup was last played three years ago, then-Captain Ernie Els worked to develop a black-andgold shield logo to better unite his team. It incorporates elements of a coat of arms, Celtic knot and flag pins that symbolize both golf and patriotism.

“I think when (Ernie) brought the shield in for us and helped us understand exactly what that means and how that was designed and what it stands for, that was really, I think, a pivotal moment for us to finally have an identity and have something that we can play for,” Immelman said.

“… Hopefully that’s given us some kind of springboard to really start competing in some close contests and, who knows, give yourself a chance on Sunday.

“Sport is funny, man, it’s really funny. You never know what’s going to happen.”

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Immelman, who is a good friend of Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney, has kept close tabs on the players who might make his team, including them in gatherings throughout the PGA Tour season. His challenge in molding his group goes beyond pairings and personalities—there are language and cultural differences, too.“We’ve had a squad of about 20 or 25 guys that we’ve often tried to get together to create a bunch of camaraderie and have a good time together, get to know each other a little bit,” said Immelman. “The hurdle for us is quite clear. We represent a large portion of the world. “Last time in Australia, we had eight different regions represented so we have to try and bridge those gaps from a communication and culture standpoint. So those are the things that we work really hard on. But man, all corners of the globe are really producing some special talent.”

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Pinehurst9.2-4.2022Barbecue Festival Village of Pinehurst Cost: $15-$235 | Various times Conact: pinehurstbarbecuefestival.com

Sunrise - Circus No. 9 Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 5 - 8 p.m. Contact: 910.692.3611, sunrisetheater.com

Art9.2-30.2022Show:Triangle Visual Artists Campbell House | 482 E. Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | times vary Contact: mooreart.org First9.4.2022Draft: A Writers’ Workshop Weymouth Center | 555 E Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: FREE but registration required | 1-4 p.m. Contact: weymouthcenter.org Live9.9.2022After 5: The Castaways James Tufts Memorial Park | 1 Village Green | Cost:PinehurstFREE | 5:15 - 9 p.m. Contact: vopnc.org Young9.10.2022Artist

PL Ruth9.15.2022Pauley Lectures: Dr. Marcia ChatelainHungering for Change BPAC | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 7:00 p.m. Contact: ruthpauley.org Bye9.16-25.2022ByeBirdie - Live Theatre Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad Street | So. Pines Cost: $17-$25 | 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Contact: sunrisetheater.com Movies9.16.2022by the Lake: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Aberdeen Lake | 301 Lake Park Crossing | Aberdeen Cost: FREE | 7:15 p.m. Contact: townofaberdeen.net Flyers9.17.2022Fun Rock and Run SCC | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst Cost: $25 | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Contact: runsignup.com Free9.17.2022Family

The Train House | 482 E. Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Contact: changingdestiniesministry.org Eats,9.17.2022Beats, and Brews Village Arboretum | 395 Magnolia Road | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Contact: vopnc.org Doktor9.17.2022Kaboom: Look Out! Science is Coming! BPAC | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst Cost: $9-$15 | 5:00 p.m. Contact: 910.695.3800 | sandhillsbpac.com

Live9.18-19.2022Recordings of “His Honor the Mayor” with an intro of the Freedom Plays by Bill Case Weymouth Center | 555 E Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: $20-$25 | 2 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. Contact: weymouthcenter.org Women9.19.2022of Weymouth Monthly Meeting Weymouth Center | 555 E Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 9:30 a.m. Contact: weymouthcenter.org

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Arts & Craft Show Downtown Aberdeen Cost: FREE | 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Contact: Young Artist Arts & Craft Show FB Page

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Mousse Demo & Tasting Sandhills Woman’s Exchange | 15 Azalea Rd. | Cost:PinehurstTBD | 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Contact: sandhillswe.org

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Village Arboretum | 105 Rassie Wicker Dr. | Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Contact: villageheritagefoundation.org

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House Heritage Fair & Moore Treasures Sale The Shaw House | 110 W. Morganton Rd. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Contact: moorehistory.com One10.14.2022Wonderful Night: Play and Party Weymouth Center | 555 E Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: $150 | 5:30 - 10:00 p.m. Contact: weymouthcenter.org 29th10.14.2022Annual Sardine Festival

Weymouth Center | 555 E Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: $25-$35 | 2 p.m. Contact: weymouthcenter.org First10.7.2022Friday at the Sunrise - The English Beat Sunrise Theater | 250 NW Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 5 - 8 p.m. Contact: 910.692.3611, sunrisetheater.com Farm10.9.2022Fest

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James9.20.2022Boyd Book Club Weymouth Center | 555 E Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: Free but registration required | 2 p.m. Contact: weymouthcenter.org

Circle Jam Session Weymouth Center | 555 E Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 6 - 9 p.m. Contact: weymouthcenter.org

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 Contact:p.m. weymouthcenter.org Musicians’9.27.2022

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301 Lake Park Crossing | Aberdeen Cost: FREE | 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Contact: 910.944.7275 | townofaberdeen.net Movies10.14.2022bythe Lake: Bad Guys Aberdeen Lake | 301 Lake Park Crossing | Aberdeen Cost: Free | 6:45 p.m. Contact: townofaberdeen.net Holly10.15.2022Arts & Crafts Festival Village of Pinehurst Cost: FREE | 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Contact: pinehurstbusinesspartners.com

Philharmonic - Opening Night: The Emperor Owens Auditorium | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst Cost: TBD | 7:30 p.m. Contact: 910.695.3800 | sandhillsbpac.com

Downtown Park | 145 SE Broad St. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Contact: southernpines.net 57th10.1-8.2022Annual Art Show Bob E. Hales Center | 147 McIver St. | Sanford Cost: FREE | Sat. 10-6; Sun. 1-6, Mon. 11-6, Tues.-Thurs. 11-5; Fri. 11-9; Sat., Oct. 8, 10-4 Contact: sandfordbpc.org

Prancing10.16.2022Horse 2022 Horse Farm Tour Self guided tour Cost: $25/$30 | 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Contact: prancing-horse.org

Antique Power Equipment Show White Hill Farms | 5030 S. Plank Road | Cameron Cost: FREE | 8 - 5 p.m. Contact: 910.783.8552 Autumnfest10.1.2022

Rubicon Farm, 570 Rubicon Rd, West End Cost: $20-$25 | 12:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. Contact: miraevents.org 14th10.8.2022Shaw

The Songs and Sass of Ethel Merman BPAC | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst Cost: $39-$69 | 7:00 p.m. Contact: 910.695.3800 | sandhillsbpac.com

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Weymouth Center | 555 E Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 9:30 a.m. Contact: weymouthcenter.org Charo10.21.2022inConcert BPAC | 3395 Airport Road | Pinehurst Cost: $59-$115 | 7:00 p.m. Contact: 910.695.3800 | sandhillsbpac.com Sherlock10.21-30.2022Holmes & The Hound of the BaskervillesLive Theatre Encore! | 160 E. New Hampshire Ave. | So. Pines Cost: varies | Fri. 7:30 p.m.; Sat. 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 2 Contact:p.m.encorecenter.net Tour10.22.2022ofLog Homes in the Area Sandhills Woman’s Exchange | 15 Azalea Rd. | Cost:PinehurstTBD | 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Contact: sandhillswe.org Musicians’10.25.2022

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Circle Jam Session Weymouth Center | 555 E Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: FREE | 6 - 9 p.m. Contact: weymouthcenter.org Crew10.25.2022Family Orchards History & Olive Oil & Balsamic Vinegar Tasting Sandhills Woman’s Exchange | 15 Azalea Rd. | Cost:PinehurstTBD | 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Contact: sandhillswe.org Carolina10.28.2022Philharmonic - Annual Gala for Music Education Fair Barn | 200 Beulah Hill Road South | Pinehurst Cost: $150/ticket | 6:30 p.m. Contact: 910.687.0287 Come10.30.2022Sunday Jazz Brunch -Orquesta GarDel Weymouth Center | 555 E Connecticut Ave. | So. Pines Cost: $25-$75 | 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Contact: weymouthcenter.org

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Top, from left: Lauren, Preston, Jeff & Marylee Mokris; Miss Moore County Teen Colleen McDermott and Miss Sandhills Outstanding Teen Cylee Fogleman / Bottom, from left: The Leeman family; and Caleb & Avie Hans.

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Top, from left: Nikki Gooch with Belle; Jerry Stone, Teena Middleton and Tony Aprile / Bottom, from left: Terri Aprile on Tovenaar; Penny Barboza on Krucible; and Luke McLaughlin on Fleurie.

The Old Shaw Homestead, built in the 1820s, is the first substantial home in the hinterlands that became Southern Pines. During the Civil War, General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Union soldiers and starving Confederates confiscated stock from the homestead. The Shaw House was built by Charles Shaw, who was a veteran of the War of 1812. The buildings still stand today at S. W. Broad Street and Morganton Road and are preserved by the Moore County Historical Association.

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photograph courtesy of Moore County Historical Association Autumn … the year’s last, loveliest smile.

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