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a publication of The Sanford Herald and Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce

the mud is flying at Devil’s Ridge Motocross

the temple celebrates its 30th birthday

Tom Dalton Peggy Taphorn Sheila Brewer

here are 5 sandwiches you really can’t miss

have you noticed? the world has come to Sanford

it’s not your parents’ 4-H anymore

the lee regional fair is more than food and rides

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new school and cool

5 sandwiches you can’t miss

willkommen (welcome)

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celebrating 30

4-H, an old-school organization, embraces the brand-new era. } 6

Here are some great tastes you can really wrap your hands around. } 12

The world is getting smaller every day and you can find proof here at home. } 16

You love the rides, but the Lee Regional Fair also has a serious purpose. } 30

Big changes debut as Temple Theatre enters its fourth decade. } 36

music in the park

impressions of monet

bowling for 100

morning on the pitch

MotoX

The sound of cool jazz swings Depot Park as part of a free summer concert series. } 11

Water lilies, paint and wine can make Sanford almost feel like Paris. } 23

Seniors hit the lanes each week and one is approaching 100 (not his average). } 35

It's not always pretty, but often joyful playing The Beautiful Game. } 39

Photographer Wesley Beeson takes you to the big race at Devil’s Ridge. } 26

SNAPSHOTS OF LIFE

P H O T O E S S AY

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Chip Pate, NASA, Temple Theatre WELCOME TO OUR COMMUNITY! We’re a vibrant, culturally rich community where businesses thrive and residents enjoy small-town life at its best. Located in the heart of North Carolina, with a population of more than 60,000, Lee County is a bustling center of commerce and employment. Yet, we enjoy a family-friendly, close-knit atmosphere. One visit to our schools or churches, our community college or one of our small businesses will convince you that Lee County is a place you can call home. With our state’s beautiful mountains and beaches a short afternoon’s drive away, Lee offers an unmatched quality of life.

The Sanford Herald and the Chamber of Commerce are proud to present Lee County Living Magazine 2013-14. In these pages you’ll find listings and advertisements for our best merchants and businesses. Whether you’re looking for a place to shop, an area to start a new business or a neighborhood to call home, we think you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for in Lee County.

For additional or more specific information about our area, please check us out on the Web at sanford-nc.com, drop us an e-mail at info@sanford-nc.com or call us at 919.775.7341. We welcome the opportunity to meet with you! Our office is located at 211 S. Steele Street in historic downtown Sanford. Come by for a visit. We love talking about our community!

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Evan Pruett performs surgery on a pincrushing robot designed by the 4-H Homegrown Kids Club. In the opposite photo, Evan and Beth Furry carefully position the robot for its next run through the obstacle course.

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new school and cool an old-school organization embraces the brand-new era After a few false starts, the robot was finally moving in the right direction. With a high-pitched whurr, it lurched forward and rolled across a broad, shallow box carrying a yellow ball. After a couple of feet, it stopped, turned hard right and continued its journey, meandering around a few tiny obstacles until it finally approached one of the wooden restraining walls.

It stopped, extended its long gray arm, swung around and launched the ball toward six tiny bowling pins, missing every single one. Children surrounding the box sunk with dejection. Clearly, it wasn’t what they expected.

So, the debate began.

“He keeps hugging the ball, not hitting it,” says Beth Furry, who serves as chief programmer for this local robotics team.

“Maybe we should do some more programming,” offers her sister, Abba.

“That was my next suggestion.”

They debate a few options — including making the robot fly? — before Evan Pruett walks over to one very large tub of Legos to pick out a few spare robot parts. He returns, performs some minor surgery and steps back. The team seems pleased.

“That might work,” says Abba.

With the procedure complete and a new plan in place, they position the robot once again and let it go. This time, when it reaches the end, its arm swings around and punches the ball, which flies several inches and ....

Success! It crashes into the pins.

“We got three pins!” yells Beth, as an enthusiastic cheer goes up around the entire box. After a brief celebration, someone points out the other three still standing.

And the troubleshooting resumes.

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Rebecca Velasquez, left, and Robbin Rosas perform El Cerro de la Silla (Mountain Horsechair), a folk dance from the region surrounding Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Both 7-yearolds are part of the 4-H Magetsi Club.

Two days earlier, in the very same room, the scene was much different.

Instead of relative quiet and the sound of robot power, the space is filled with the loud staccato of stomping feet and joyful strains of Latin music. Girls in bright red, flowing dresses are quickly spinning while their partners in black sombreros and ornately decorated charro suits keep the rhythm with precision stepping. Every time the couples move toward the front of the stage, camera phones in the crowd are waiting to capture the moment.

When the zapateado dance ends with a flourish, everyone in the room applauds and another group immediately hops onto the stage. This time, it’s three tiny couples, one of the girls barely seven years old. To the tune of Santa Rita, they move back and forth in a quick polka step, occasionally transforming into a circle and stopping now and then for the boys to spin their partners.

The bright dresses are flowing once again.

If you knew these two groups had something in common, you might make a good guess or two. But chances are you’d never suspect they’re two of the more active clubs in Lee County 4-H. “This isn’t your parents’ 4-H,” says Jan Hayes, executive director of the United 8 lee county Living 2013-14

Way, which provides some funding for the organization. “A lot of people still remember the 4-H for its emphasis on agriculture and rural life. That’s still an important part of what it does. But if you haven’t been following 4-H recently, you probably have no idea about all of the interesting, new things our 4-Hers are doing.”

Head Heart Hands Health

Many people recognize 4-H from its traditional association with agriculture and home economics. Fewer people know that the organization derives its name from its four core values: head (thinking), heart (loyalty), hands (service) and health (better living).

But perhaps the best way to understand the local 4-H is to attend their annual awards ceremony, where you can appreciate the broad scope of local clubs and all of the life skills they try teach.

As the evening begins, scores of 4-Hers step forward to accept accolades, many earned in district or state competitions, for everything from raising goats to public speaking. More importantly, the ceremony gives participants yet another opportunity to hone their leadership skills.

Bill Stone, who directs the local 4-H, is on stage, but he’s not at the podium.

Instead, he’s standing to the side, greeting a steady stream of award winners, shaking their hands and placing medals around their necks. This portion of the program is conducted by rotating groups of 4-Hers, who explain the various award categories, announce winners and even provide some light, funny commentary from time to time.

When it’s time to present awards for overall achievement, Bill does step to the mic and makes the announcements by club. He begins with Barn Busters, a club for young people interested in showing livestock, before shifting to Bits and Boots, a group of equestrian aficionados. There are two other equestrian clubs, Rockin Riders and Rodeo Riders, each one specializing in a different style of riding. Then, Maters n’ Taters, which emphasizes horticulture.

And, of course, Homegrown Kids, the club of homeschoolers that created the pincrushing robot, and Magetsi for traditional Latin dance. (Team Topshot, a new club for shooting sports, isn’t here tonight, but will surely be gathered around a table for next year’s presentation.) As names are called, other club members cheer loudly and, in what seems to be some sort of 4-H ritual,

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Luz Canceco, left, and partner Jose Cortez perform a zapateado-style dance from the State of Jalisco, Mexico.

They’re joined in the right photo by Flor Macias and Ramiro Rosas.

parents whip out those ubiquitous cameras once again.

For much of its first century, 4-H was focused solely on agriculture and rural life.

Bill explains that it all began as a clever way to help farmers improve their crops and yields. When extension agents first tried to integrate cutting-edge research into traditional farming methods, many farmers wanted no part of it. So, the agents took a different tactical approach. A few innovators in the Midwest countered by forming corn-growing clubs for boys and tomato-canning clubs for girls, and then arranging competitions. With local pride on the line, the younger farmers were open to any new idea that might earn them a prize and adopted those same, new methods extension agents were pushing for family farms. When the young people’s productivity actually tripled or quadrupled their elders’, the reluctant farmers embraced those same techniques.

Soon, other clubs were added to teach the kind of practical skills rural life demanded. But no matter what the “handson” focus of the club might have been, leadership was always an essential part of

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the mix. Skills like public speaking and decision making were emphasized to help young people develop poise, confidence and a sense of teamwork. And leadership remains a primary focus today.

Making 4-H Cool Again

Its rural roots and success have fostered an image of 4-H that remains potent even today and actually makes it more difficult for Bill and his colleagues to explain 4-H to contemporary audiences. When he does get the chance, many people are surprised — even shocked! — that local 4-Hers are involved in activities like engineering, robotics, biofuels and shooting sports.

He explains that many clubs are formed when people in the community come to pitch a new idea. That’s how the Magetsi dance club was created, a group that Bill says is “as different as 4-H is going to be across the state.” Other clubs emerge from advisory committees or developing local trends.

Pretty much anything is fair game.

“There’s a lot of misunderstanding,” Bill says. “The adage for us is that 4-H is a lot more than cows and cooking now.”

Despite the cosmetic appearances, the soul of 4-H has never really changed. From its genesis, 4-H has been focused squarely on what the organization calls “youth development,” essentially providing the skills people need to thrive in their own economy and local communities. That

approach remains unaltered. So, why the dramatic shift? Simply put: The world has changed, so 4-H has, too. Tomato canning and corn growing have been replaced by robotics and Latin dance. While leadership skills, which may be even more important than ever, still endure.

It’s easy to understand when you listen to Keven Ramirez, the confident, poised host for Magetsi performances, reach back into early 20th-century Mexican history and deep into song lyrics to explain what dancers on stage are expressing with their movements. Or when you hear Myrna Rodriguez, the group’s adult leader, explain how her dancers are transformed — not only by the dozen or more performances they provide each year, but also by all of the other experiences her dancers have as members of the club.

When Bill speaks to those who haven’t had the chance to see and hear it all firsthand, his challenge is to convey the scope of what 4-H has become. How it can be both new and timeless. What it still offers young people in a busy culture with seemingly unlimited options.

“The goals are the same; we just have to package it differently, because kids are into different things,” says Bill. “But by finding their areas of interest, they can be excited about doing what they love so much and doing it as part of 4-H. I think one of the goals for us is to make 4-H cool again. And I think it’s starting to happen.” ❙❚

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ust watching the tiny girl in a bright pink dress can make you dizzy. As the Heart of Carolina Jazz Orchestra swings through its first set at Depot Park, 3-yearold Aiva Lajoie wanders around in a tight circle, without even a momentary pause, slowly twirling to the pulsing rhythm of cool jazz.

When the tempo picks up on stage, Aiva’s pace does, too.

She stares up into the clear blue sky and then down to the bright green grass, blissfully lost in her own world. In fact, her only tether to the outside seems to be the music on stage. As “Ain’t Misbehavin’” comes to a climax and the crowd cheers its approval, Aiva stops to clap just as hard as everyone else.

Band leader Gregg Gelb, who directs everything from his seat in the center of the front row, stands with his saxophone to introduce the next number.

Then, he counts out the next tempo. The band is off again. And so is Aiva.

Music fills Depot Park park every Thursday evening during the summer when Downtown Sanford presents “Function at the Junction,” its free summer concert series. The Heart of Carolina Jazz Orchestra usually performs the first Thursday of the month from July through September, but someone’s on stage every week, and other musical styles on this season’s schedule range from country and blues to classic rock.

Tonight’s audience is enjoying a special treat. The jazz ensemble is joined

by Yolanda Rabun, a guest vocalist who has shared the stage with all sorts of music icons and performed as lead jazz singer with the Stanley Baird Group.

With a swing band headlining the performance, you might expect an older crowd. And, indeed, there are plenty of seniors settled into lawn chairs

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scattered around the park. But there’s a real cross-section of the community.

A good number of thirtysomethings are sitting around picnic tables. Families are relaxing on blankets. There’s even a row of people perched high in the balcony. Or what passes for the balcony: a concrete wall running along Moore Street that overlooks the grounds.

Pretty much all of the couple-hundred folks who came out on this warm evening are tapping their feet to the music and catching up with neighbors during breaks between sets. Music in the park has become a tradition for many families, including Aiva’s, which has been coming for years. Renee Lajoie — that would be Mom — says the concerts are an enjoyable way to get outdoors and relax.

Plus, she always likes the music … and watching her daughter dance in the grass.

The Heart of Carolina Jazz Orchestra performs at Depot Park.

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For a community its size, Lee is blessed with a remarkable group of talented chefs, and you can see their creativity and expertise reflected in some of the area’s top sandwiches. After asking around and trying a whole lot of them, we’ve found five sandwiches you can’t miss. Two are tortas, the gigantic Mexican sandwich that may be the best thing going in our area, but they represent a variety of styles and tastes. We hope you’ll find a new favorite among them, something you might not have discovered before.

The Buford } The Steele Pig Nothing says creativity better than chef Chad Blackwelder’s new take on the reuben sandwich. The classic version melds corned beef, Swiss cheese, Thousand Island dressing and sauerkraut into a gooey goodness. This version, to borrow a phrase from Emeril Lagasse, “kicks it up a notch.”

How? Take that corned beef and turn it into a house-cured, house-smoked pastrami. But not just your average pastrami; that would be way too easy. Instead, substitute pork brisket for beef to add another twist — and make it feel perfectly at home on The Steele Pig’s pork-centric menu.

Then, bam!, start upping the ante on the other ingredients.

Why not make your own sauerkraut with wine and produce the Thousand Island dressing in house, replacing run-of-themill pickles with a chopped version of your “angry veggies,” a popular side dish on the regular menu?

He’s not building a rocket ship here, but the chef has devised in The Buford is a sandwich that hits you first with that tender, smoky meat and then tantalizes with salty, cheesy, pickly

tastes that oddly blend Texas barbecue and Jewish flavors from New York’s Lower East Side. It’s a beautiful thing.

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Torta de Pollo a la Milanesa } Los Antojitos When one of the area’s top chefs tells you where to find the best sandwich in town — and it’s not through the double doors into his own kitchen — then you had better pay attention.

That’s exactly how we learned about the Torta de Pollo a la Milanesa, a chicken sub that’s buried deep on the menu at Los Antojitos. To find it, locate the “Tortas” section, slide down the list to “Milanesa” and then choose the first option: “Breaded Chkn.” You won’t regret it.

Like most tortas, this sandwich is huge, over-the-top and could feed a small family. But size isn’t the appeal. Its secret is the thin, crispy chicken prepared according to chef Roberto Aguilar’s own family recipe. He tenderizes and marinates the meat before applying a subtly spiced breading and cooking it on the flattop grill.

When it’s perfectly crunchy on the outside, he stacks the chicken on a traditional oval roll with mayo, lettuce, tomato, avocado, onions, jalapeños and cheese.

Chef Roberto opened his own restaurant after cooking for

a dozen years at El Molcajete and other spots in Sanford. With sandwiches like this, he should stay here for a very long time.

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La Roma } La Dolce Vita You expect to find something like La Roma at one of the area’s best pizzerias, though you might be surprised to learn that it wasn’t on the original menu.

Owner Renee Fincher devised what she calls the “pizza sandwich” after receiving customer requests. This one fits the bill nicely, with La Dolce Vita’s most-popular pizza toppings loaded into one-half of a very large focaccia round.

You might also be surprised at how good a humble “pizza sandwich” can be. That’s because every element of this masterpiece is treated with love and care.

La Dolce Vita’s marinara sauce, Italian sausage and savory focaccia are all made fresh, in house, and you can taste the difference. They even go the extra mile by using whole-milk mozzarella, a variety that’s a little more expensive, but results in a better melt and creamier taste.

La Roma strikes a nice balance with spicy pepperoni, creamy cheese and a slightly sweet tomato sauce. It’s hearty, but not overbearing.

Renee says La Roma can be ordered on pita, for a lighter version, or in a bowl with no bread at all. But, really, how could you pass up a good round of fresh, homemade focaccia?

La Dolce Vita, 143 Charlotte Avenue, Sanford, 919.777.5277, ldvpizzeria.com.

Jala-Pimento Cheese } Café 121 There are rare times when everyday elements fall perfectly into alignment and what results is something truly spectacular.

That’s how you might describe the Jala-Pimento Cheese at Café 121. When you break it down, there’s nothing all that unusual in the popular sandwich. It’s just done really well.

Chef Gregg Hamm says the ingredients are simple. He begins with sharp cheddar cheese — grated in the restaurant and blended with mayonnaise, seasoning and jalapeños. (We suspect the seasoning may have something to do with the magic, but it’s one of those if-I-tell-you-I-have-to-kill-you type of kitchen secrets. So, we’ll let that pass.)

Then, the pimento cheese blend is placed inside their wheatberry bread and grilled until the bread is crispy and the pimento cheese is slightly melted, but still retains some of its texture. Jalapeños add some heat and an occasional kick, but they’re not overwhelming.

The sandwich is served with a side — ­ the chef recommends tomato basil soup or fried green beans — but pairing a half

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sandwich and garden salad with Asian dressing creates the yin and yang of culinary goodness.

Café 121, 121 Chatham Street, Sanford, 919.774.1888, chefhamm.com. A second location is now open at 140 East Chatham Street in Cary.

Torta Asada } Taqueria La Michoacana Another torta? Absolutely.

While the veggies remain the same on this entry from Taqueria La Michoacana in the Kendale section of Sanford, the taste of their best-selling Torta Asada, or steak sub, is distinct from the breaded chicken sandwich across town.

Taqueria La Michoacana uses chuck roll for its Torta Asada to suit the taste of regular customers for a cut of beef that’s traditional in this type of sandwich. Chuck roll may not be as common here, but its chewy texture and crispy crust from the grill work well together.

Add to the mix a creamy mozzarella cheese and light bun grilled golden brown, and the result a superb steak sandwich that two could enjoy for under seven bucks. (As it turns out, the crusty, oblong roll is sourced locally from La Cumplidora on South Horner Boulevard.)

Not in the mood for steak? No problem. There’s a long list of options including ham, sausage, tongue and pork. Cuban and Hawaiian varieties as well.

One person recommended this as “the best damn Mexican sandwich east of the Rio Grande.” We haven’t tried them all, of course, but this one was certainly good.

Taqueria La Michoacana, 2964 Industrial Drive, Sanford, 919.774.8467.

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T

he world is getting smaller. True, the sentiment has become a tired cliche, but there’s no way of ignoring the fact that we’re all moving rapidly toward that global village. With inexpensive travel zipping people around the world, commerce forging common interests well beyond national borders and technology connecting average folks from one remote location to another — instantly and faceto-face — the distances that once separated people have diminished and lifestyles have merged.

Evidence abounds in Lee County. Exhibit number one: The change in ourselves. Over the last decade or so, our community has become decidedly international in numbers, with roughly one-fifth of all residents now having Latino roots, all bringing their language, customs and perspectives from Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and even moredistant locales.

New perspectives have become an integral part of the social fabric.

Authentic cuisine coming out of the kitchen at El Molcajete and Los Antojitos pack in locals and out-oftowners alike. Via Cruces, the stunning pageant play staged every Good Friday by St. Stephen the First Martyr Catholic Church, attracts enthusiastic crowds to recall Jesus’ last hours on earth. And for years, community publications like “Neighbors,” the quarterly United Way newsletter, have published a portion of each edition in Spanish. In fact, the Latino influence has become so much a part of everyday life that many no longer perceive it as international at all. It’s simply part of who we are as a cultural melting pot.

Other local signs of our shrinking world may not be as obvious. But if you look carefully, you’ll find significant

international flavors in education, the arts, business and tourism, all of them contributing to a richer local culture.

A Taste of China

On a dark stage draped with brightly colored lanterns, five virtuoso musicians are sitting behind instruments that seem entirely exotic, yet vaguely familiar. There’s the zhongruan, something that looks like a round, oversized four-string guitar, and the erhu, a kind of two-string violin that creates that familiar, lilting tone that conveys the spirit of China. As the ensemble interprets traditional Chinese music, everyone is dazzled.

But when Jennifer Chang begins her solo, the world stops.

Dressed in bright red to convey the happiness of this celebration, the master who’s performed as a soloist for the emperor of Japan and president of the United States, takes her place behind the guzheng, a zither as wide as her reach. With precision, she begins picking the strings at a deliberate pace, with each note clear and lyrical, before she shifts tempo and accelerates to a dizzying speed. One hand continues telling a melodic story over a rolling chorus provided by the other. She moves back and forth across the entire instrument. Her hands seem almost manic as her fingers fly faster than the eye can see, but there’s also a clear sense of peace. No matter how fervid the sound becomes, it remains balanced with elegance and control.

Everyone is captivated. The few children who were fidgeting — and that’s a small percentage of the young people actually attending — are transfixed by

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what’s happening on stage. Master Chang continues until she finally punctuates her performance with a flourish. She lifts her hands gracefully from the instrument and sits back in her chair. For a very brief moment, there’s total silence. Then, the room erupts with applause.

This concert by the NC-RTP Chinese Music Instruments Ensemble commemorates the Lantern Festival, an official end to the Chinese New Year celebration, and it may seem completely out of place in a small city literally half a world away from Shanghai or Beijing. But it’s really not. “Among the Lights,” as the performance has been billed, is the latest in a series of cultural events from the Confucius Classroom, a center for Chinese language and culture at Central Carolina Community College. The Chinese cultural outpost not only teaches the language and continuing education courses on food and traveling, but it brings a stream of exceptional talent to Sanford. Artists from Nanjing have exhibited their skills. Dancers from Taiyuan City have moved gracefully across the local stage. Martial artists from Jishou have performed demonstrations.

From the very beginning, Sanford Mayor Cornelia Olive has been a familiar sight at the Confucius concerts and exhibitions. Looking back, she’s been impressed by all of the artists visiting Sanford and by instructors, too, who have relocated from China for a few years each and made this community their own. Some have even brought their families with them and sent their children to local schools.

She believes the ongoing cultural exchange provides an unparalleled opportunity for locals to experience one of the world’s oldest and richest cultures. “Any time people of any age are exposed to other cultures, it’s beneficial,” says the mayor. “It’s exciting. It provides an opportunity for learning and spreads our horizons beyond our own comfortable nest in the world.”

The Global Marketplace

While Latino and Chinese influences may be more obvious, they’re not the only cultures accenting our community. In a competitive and expanding global marketplace, business may be most responsible for bridging oceans and uniting different people, and that’s been happening in our own backyard.

Several years ago, when one local industry opened its doors, officials dispensed with the usual ribbon cutting ceremony. Instead, civic leaders and company executives gathered for a sip of sake before smashing the barrel. It was a traditional celebration to launch Saiden Technologies, a North American venture by Saiden Chemical, a company based in Japan.

Last fall, Saiden Technologies acquired the company from its parent and became STI Polymer, essentially transforming an international company into a domestic one. But company president Jeff Lamb still appreciates the fresh perspectives and ideas that international companies like Saiden bring to area business, including innovative approaches that help improve how local companies operate.

Charles Hayes agrees. The Sanford resident has worked for years with business leaders around the world as president and CEO of the Research Triangle Regional Partnership, the group charged with developing one of the world’s most vibrant economic regions. While international companies make the same kind of economic contributions, he says, it’s the different perspectives they bring that can help an entire

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community succeed.

“We know that innovation comes at the intersection of divergent and diverse views, and different countries bring different views to the community,” he says. “I think we’ve seen it happen. The United States of America was built on the premise of a melting pot of different people and it is the most innovative and fascinating country that man has ever devised. And that’s largely because of the acceptance of different cultures. It’s a great national experiment and the same thing happens in communities, too.”

STI Polymer may have transformed into a domestic operation, but other international companies remain. Swiss sensibilities contribute to SpanSet on Industrial Drive.

Magneti Marelli USA draws on ideas from its parent company based in Italy. And other local operations bring in perspectives from England, Scotland and Germany.

 Among brightly colored lanterns

celebrating the Chinese New Year, Jennifer Chang performs traditional Chinese music on the guzheng. She was joined in Sanford’s festive “Among the Lights” concert by four other musicians from the NC-RTP Chinese Music Instruments Ensemble, including Tong Li on the pipa and Yueqin Chen on the zhongruan.

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Presented on Good Friday by St. Stephen the First Martyr Catholic Church, Via Crucis leads the faithful through the final hours of Jesus’ life. The remembrance takes place all around the globe, but is an especially important part of Latino life and local culture. In this scene, Freddy Hurtado portrays Jesus, who is comforted by Mary, portrayed by Nidia Gonzalez.

come through town fairly often, many of them visiting international companies operating in the area, others stopping by for local events like the Southern Side by Side Championship and Exhibition, a shooting event that draws scores of competitors and vendors from Europe. And if you want tangible proof, you can visit Tobacco Road Golf Club, where visitors from just about everywhere imaginable record their hometowns by placing a tiny pin into a large map of the world.

And then there are students who come from all over the globe to experience American culture and study at the local high schools. This year, two exchange students hail from Czech Republic, with one each from Germany and Slovakia. Their numbers may not be huge, but their contributions can be.

Sandy Yarborough, who works with internationals at Southern Lee High School, says they help local students see the world — and themselves — in a different light.

“Our exchange students bring a unique experience to our kids,” she explains. “Most of our local students probably won’t go to Germany, Czech Republic or Slovakia. But in class, they can hear a different perspective and views when they get into a dialogue. I think it’s awesome.”

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“For those of you who have painted before, it’s going to sound like I’m talking with you like little kids,” says instructor Shirley Patterson, beginning this class called “Monet-Inspired Mini Masterpiece.” “These are acrylic paints and the colors are …”

“Primary colors!”

“Yes, and there’s white and black to darken and lighten your colors.”

Then, Shirley opens up a large coffeetable book and holds it high, displaying a color print of Monet’s “Water Lilies,” one of the impressionist painter’s better-known subjects.

“You need purple, so what colors do you use?” she asks.

“Red and blue.”

“So, put your brush in the water, dry it off a bit and mix a purple color.”

Working on small canvases, most of them four-by-four, the dozen women begin with a background. As they paint, they talk. And occasionally sip a glass of wine.

(There are a few bottles of red and at least one rose on the table — along with cheese, crackers and one bag each of Tostitos and Oreos that seem oddly out of place.)

As they paint, compare canvases and swap stories, Shirley wanders around the table, stopping to give tips on everything from mixing paints to creating textures that provide depth to the work.

At one point, she asks everyone to stop. Holding Monet high in her left hand, she pulls out a brush in her right and demonstrates a technique in the air. The students seem impressed. They do the same thing on their canvases and seem thrilled with the result.

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and no experience is required. Topics change week to week. Sandy Snyder, who manages the store, says classes were created so people can meet new friends and try something they’ve always wanted to do. There’s a mother and daughter painting tonight along side someone who just moved into the area. One couple, she says, recently came in on a date night.

Halfway through the class, one painter seems unhappy with what she’s done.

Shirley walks over and seems a little surprised. She asks for the canvas, steps back a few paces and holds it up.

“You’ve got to look at it from a distance,” she says.

“Oh my gosh!” says one of the women.

“You’re good,” adds another.

And they’re right. It may not be ready for the Museum of Modern Art, but it was impressive. And the painting continued.

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Fairly Philanthropic Everyone knows about the food and fun, but the Lee Regional Fair has an even greater impact on the community. And it lasts all year long.

W

hen you think of the Lee Regional Fair, what comes to mind? Probably the image of spinning rides and bright, flashing lights. Beauty queens on stage receiving their crowns. Or, deep-fried anything.

After all, even if it’s only a oncea-year, guilty pleasure, who hasn’t indulged now and then in a corn dog or funnel cake? Or at least wanted to really bad.

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Ask local nonprofits and you may get an entirely different answer.

As one of the state’s award winning festivals, the Lee Regional Fair pulls thousands through the gates every fall, and huge crowds mean a huge opportunity to make an impact in the community — from raising money for important causes to staging canned food drives. Thanks to the Sanford Lions Club, one of the more philanthropic outfits you’ll

find anywhere, that’s exactly what happens.

Let’s start with the spectacle itself. The Lee Regional Fair was created back in the day to showcase local agriculture and provide family entertainment, but that’s only what’s on the surface. Dig deeper and you’ll discover that the weeklong festival doubles as one of the area’s largest fundraisers; it brings in much-needed cash for the Sanford Lions Club, the

local chapter of an international group billing itself as “the world’s largest service club organization.” With 1.35 million members and 46,000 affiliate clubs worldwide, Lions pitch in everywhere to help their communities thrive and are probably best known for their ongoing work to help the visually impaired.

The local affiliate has precisely the same mission. Bob Nelson, treasurer of the Sanford Lions Club, says proceeds from the fair are contributed to the North Carolina Lions Foundation and used for charitable projects all around the state; that includes helping many right here in Lee. “It’s used for those people who fall in the cracks between the various social services or for those who need help and don’t quite qualify for social services,” he says. “With the fair and other events, it adds up to about $30,000 throughout the course of the year.”

The Lions’ most visible project may be eye exams.

The club works with local ophthalmologists to provide free vision screenings to the public using their mobile lab, covering expenses through an arrangement between the state and local club. But there are other civic projects, too.

Thanks to the Sanford Lions, about a half-dozen visually impaired children attend Camp Dogwood each summer for what the Lions call their “VIP fishing trip.” There are college scholarships. And when Christmas rolls around each year, they share the holiday spirit by giving gift cards to needy local families.

Teens swinging high into the sky on the Freak Out’s giant pendulum and crowds packed in to watch the tractor

pull probably don’t think much about where their money goes, and that really doesn’t matter. Because whether they know — or even care — they’re all helping the local Lions Club help others.

The Great Grocery Can-paign If all the fair did was provide good food, a week of fantastic entertainment and money to help those who fall short of public assistance, that would be a pretty good year’s work. But benefits from the fair ripple throughout the community. With help from the Lions, other nonprofits take advantage of the big event to make their own civic contributions.

With so many families struggling in a tough economy, demand at local food pantries has skyrocketed at a time when charitable donations have been hard to come by.

Two years ago, someone with the Lions had an idea: Why not join forces with the United Way to hold a canned food drive to end all canned food drives — and do it at the fair?

With so many happy people pouring through the gates, it was sure to be a success.

And it was.

In typical fashion, the Lions went to work. Not only did they host the drive and promote it as part of the official fair calendar, but they doubled down and offered free gate admission for anyone donating at least four cans of food, essentially giving up some of their own revenue to make the community a better place.

About 500 local children flock to the Lions Club Fairgrounds all year long to play soccer in recreational and competitive leagues, and that number continues to grow. Sanford Area Soccer League president Erin Borrell believes having a central home for games and practices is one reason the league has been so successful.

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SUNDAY anyone donating four cans of food to help local families will receive free gate admission to the

Lee Regional Fair

food will be collected at the gates and delivered to local pantries

“It was extremely generous and made all the difference in the world,” says Jan Hayes, director of the local United Way. “Even though we got a late start that year, volunteers collected almost three tons of food that were delivered straight to pantries all across our community, and that worked out to something like 4,300 meals.

“You have no idea how many people were able to get food because of the fair. The people contributing food.

Our volunteers. The Lions. It was a perfect example of everyone working together.”

That inaugural drive was so successful, in fact, that it was expanded last fall into the United Way’s “Great Grocery Can-paign,” a weeklong effort that launched on the last day of the Lee Regional Fair. Contributors got free admission to the fair that day and, once again, donations poured in. The outreach continued that week with food drives in dozens of local companies and a public collection organized with The Sanford Herald.

Jan says all of the sponsors are already planning for this year’s “can-paign,” continuing a much-needed philanthropic outreach that looks like it could be around for a very long time.

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The annual Great Grocery Can-paign food drive began at the Lee Regional Fair.

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If the fair runs for just one week a year — or about a month, if you count all of the work before and after the festivities — then what happens out at the Lions Club Fairgrounds the rest of the year? Soccer, for one.

Drop by the fairgrounds any Saturday morning, spring or fall, and you’ll see hundreds of tiny players chasing balls back and forth across the grounds. When the fair’s not in session, the fairgrounds are home to the Sanford Area Soccer League, a local nonprofit providing recreation and competition for local youth.

Under the current arrangement, the Sanford Lions Club gives the league free use of its grounds in exchange for maintaining fields. Erin Borrell, president of the league, says their relationship with the Lions has been spectacular and she’s not sure how well the league would function without having the large, central location.

“We would probably be scattered all about the county,” she says. “I grew up playing in the league and when I played, there were games going on all around — at West Lee, East Lee and at the elementary schools. This provides us one central location for all of our recreational teams to play and practice. If it weren’t for this, we’d have to try to get field space arranged all over the county.

“It makes scheduling easier. It makes planning easier.

And its easier on the parents. We have so many parents who have two, three and, some, four kids who play. When we had to play in various sites in the county, we’d have parents who couldn’t even watch their kids’ matches.”

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Everyone enjoys a good ride, but that’s certainly not all that happens at the Lions Club Fairgrounds.

Author Kimberly Johnson asks Avery Higgins to look “way up” as they read a story one morning before the fair opens for business.

Storytime is held each year to celebrate the Week of the Young Child.

And walkers turns out in force at the fairgrounds each spring for the Relay For Life, part of the American Cancer Society’s national crusade to fight the deadly disease.

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Among other special events, the fairgrounds also play host to the Relay For Life, an annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Companies and individuals pour into the location one night each spring for a festive opening ceremony followed by cancer survivors taking a lap around the track as other participants cheer their courage and fortitude. Others who lost their own battles are remembered with luminarias, paper bags glowing with candles against the night, and teams walk around the clock to draw attention to the cause and raise money pledged by supporters.

It’s a spectacular sight that takes place in thousands of large cities and small towns all over the nation. Shirley Crissman, chair of the local Relay For Life, says last year’s event brought together 853 participants who raised more than $175,000 to help battle cancer, and she’s grateful to the Lions Club for the location and support that makes the entire event so successful.

“No words could ever describe what it means for the Lions Club Fairgrounds to support the Lee County Relay For Life,” Shirley says.

“We used to do it at one of the schools, but we got too large — which is a good thing for our event, but where else do we go? It might not even be possible to have if it wasn’t for them.”

What Is the Fair?

So, when you get right down to it, what exactly is the Lee Regional Fair: entertainment or philanthropy? According to Bob, that’s a question that’s been receiving a good amount of discussion among the Lions.

“Are we a civic club that’s driven by assisting the visually impaired or are we a civic club that runs and manages the Lee Regional Fair?” is how Bob describes the debate. “When you get right down to it, we do both. And the fair is important because it probably touches half of the population Lee County over the month of September.”

That’s true. But when you consider how much it means all year long to the visually impaired, hungry families, youth athletes and who knows how many others, the fair’s impact goes far beyond that one month each year. For many, it may even last a lifetime. ❙❚

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Trusted Experience.

Proven Results.

bowling for 100

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ireworks went off before today’s game ever got started.

Arthur Knibbs, known affectionately as “Pop” by his fellow bowlers, agreed to roll a few balls during warmup, so the photographer could get some pregame shots with the flash.

Pop hugged his silver ball, took a deliberate, four-step approach and let it go. The plastic sphere landed about six boards from the right gutter and then began its steady curl toward the pocket. With a sudden burst, pins spun, flipped and crashed into each other until none remained.

Strike!

Arthur shrugged, but other members of the Friday Senior League let out a nice cheer. Then Pop picked up his ball again and stepped off his approach for the second time.

Strike again, and the cheers got even louder.

And then a third time.

Turkey.

Arthur barely smiled, seeming almost unfazed while everyone else roared their approval.

Oh … did I mention Arthur just celebrated his 99th birthday?

Pop and his Sandhill Rollers are among 14 teams in the senior league at Kendale Lanes, where bowlers age 55 and up gather each week for competition, exercise and fellowship.

There’s plenty of levity and a lighthearted spirit. High fives appear to be mandatory after nearly every shot and there’s even some good-natured trash talking going down in a match between Alley Oops and Out to Lunch.

But there’s some serious bowling, too.

Paul Compton took honors for the day,

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posting both the day’s high game at 255 and high series at 692.

The Sandhill Rollers, Pop’s fourmember squad, took team honors, also with both the high game and series.

When all of the pins finally settled, Arthur’s three-game total was 387, not counting the handicap, with his high score of 138 coming in the first. It seemed like a pretty credible result, but fell short of his average — and clearly was not what Pop had in mind.

While league members bowl for different reasons, don’t even suggest that the numbers don’t matter.

“You bet it matters,” said Pop, as if the mere question was preposterous. “You know, if I have a good score, the rest of my entire day is better. And, if you have a bad score, you can get really depressed.”

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30 It’s just past four o’clock and Carthage Street is already jammed

with lumbering tour buses and smaller church vans when doors swing open at Temple Theatre and a near-capacity audience surges onto the sidewalk.

Many board their coach still raving about what they just saw: “Forever Plaid,” a quirky, occasionally hilarious, jukebox musical about a deceased quartet returning from the Great Beyond for the one big performance they never gave in life. Others are still lingering inside, making one final stop at the “concession lounge,” the Temple’s euphemism for its brand-new refreshment and restroom space. A good portion of the audience has formed another traffic jam inside, eagerly engaged with the four cast members, still clad in plaid and back from the dead, who are standing at the box office window, posing for photos and greeting the happy crowd.

It’s a typical Thursday matinee at Temple Theatre, and there’s one more show tonight.

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full speed ahead Judging from the scene, life couldn’t be better for Sanford’s professional theater company. And there’s no doubt it’s an exciting time with the Temple poised to launch its 30th anniversary season this summer, a commemoration packed with special events to celebrate its past, present and future.

But it’s not always been easy sailing.

Back when the Temple shifted course from community theater to professional productions, some weren’t all that thrilled with the change and many critics swore it would never work. Several years ago, the Temple finally opened its new black box theater, an intimate stage for experimental productions, only to be sunk after just one performance over a dispute involving fire codes. Then came The Great Recession, which rocked theaters everywhere and even forced the Temple to cut budgets and eliminate one production for a couple of seasons.

And, still, there’s that simmering debate over whether the Temple Theatre, Lee County’s cultural North Star, deserves even a fraction of the governmental support many theaters of its stature receive without the blink of an eye.

How severe were the threats? “During the recession, we were at the point where we thought we had no more than two weeks of operating funds left,” recalls Kathi Smith, who has the longest tenure of anyone on theater’s board. “Then we went to the City of Sanford and they gave us an advance on the next year’s grant. If it weren’t for that and individual donations, we might not have been able to continue.”

Despite it all, the Temple has weathered the storm. Sitting in the artistic director’s office, Kathi recounts all of the recent developments with fellow board members Lee West and Bob Jasany. Productions are moving full speed ahead. The concession lounge, made possible by the nowinfamous “Flush Fund,” is finally open for business. (“The more you give, the faster you go” remains a standard pitch during the welcome speech.) Three new staff members are now in place, each one bringing impressive professional credentials. Popular instructional programs are expanding; the new Temple

Academy quickly enrolled 16 voice students and three in dance.

And everyone who helped guide the Temple safely through is celebrating the theater’s first three decades with a yearlong party that kicks off this summer.

let the celebration begin Perhaps no part of the festivities unites past and present as much as the roster of former Temple artistic directors returning to direct shows during the anniversary season. David Matthews and Jerry Sipp, two of the more recent, are already on board — David for “Sherlock Holmes and the Jersey Lily” and Jerry for “The Dixie Swim Club.” The roster also includes Kathie deNobriga, the Temple’s very first artistic director, who returns in January to direct “Black Pearl Sings!,” an a cappella musical described in promotional material as “a powerful story about being a woman in a man’s world, black in a white world and fighting for one’s soul in a world where anyone can be a commodity.”

It’s the first time Kathie has returned to the Temple since leaving more than 25 years ago, and the thoughtful material she’ll be directing is an appropriate vehicle for someone who’s deeply

interested in social issues and how the community has changed over the last three decades.

Kathie’s tenure began when Lee County Parks and Recreation hired her to work with The Footlight Players, a community-theater company that eventually helped establish the Temple as a cultural force. At the time, the Players were holding performances a few blocks away, at the Lee County Arts and Community Center. That was before the Robert Ingram Jr. family decided to donate their vacant theater to the city. Community leader Sam Bass and others scrambled to assemble a board of directors, create a corporation and find the money needed to renovate a building that had been empty and deteriorating for 15 years. When the construction dust settled, the vaudeville-house-turnedmovie-emporium was alive once again, this time as a nonprofit theater, and The Footlight Players moved downtown to become its resident company.

Working from an inaugural season of five community-theater shows, Kathie slowly expanded the Temple’s offerings.

First, she added youth productions and an annual performance by the North Carolina Symphony. Then, a film series because, as Kathie says, “there was a

“Little Shop of Horrors” dazzled audiences to close last year’s season.

“Chicago” was the Temple’s inaugural production, opening the new theater back in 1984.

projector in there.” Later came summer stock productions, three shows each year with professional actors.

Now a freelance organizational consultant based near Atlanta, Kathie still remembers her tenure at Temple Theatre fondly. “It was such a great experience,” she says. “I got to direct a pile of shows and I directed all the time, though we did have some people coming in to guest direct. I learned a lot that I still use in my work.”

Plans for the 30th anniversary season are still being refined — after all, the first Mainstage production doesn’t arrive until “The Music Man” jumps off the train in September — but Peggy Taphorn, the Temple’s current artistic director, has one idea that could wrap up all of the festivities nicely.

It all centers around “Grease,” the season finale. “People may not recall that it starts at a 25-year class reunion and the entire show is a flashback,” Peggy explains. “We’re actually doing it with people in their 40s and 50s who rip off their tuxedo jacket, have their greaser jacket underneath and relive their glory days. I saw a production like this before and it was hysterical. We thought we’d do the show as a 30th reunion and tie it to the Temple’s celebration.” It’s definitely a fresh take on a classic musical — the kind of creative spin that has kept Temple Theatre vibrant, even in the most difficult times.

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like the concession lounge as simply a cosmetic touch, nothing that truly alters the Temple’s future. Don’t tell that to Bob, who was a guiding force behind the $225,000 renovation and says it’s one big reason attendance has been up this season.

Don’t believe it? Ask anyone who frequents the Temple about what the restrooms used to be like and you’ll get an earful. They were small and cramped; so crowded, in fact, that long lines actually turned people away and had some planning for a quick escape as soon as the final curtain fell. Another problem: Everyone had to exit onto Carthage Street and walk next door simply to get a soft drink or glass of wine at intermission. Far from ideal for audiences on cold January nights or during an unexpected spring shower. And a serious problem for theaters banking on income from concession sales to boost the bottom line.

Speaking of the bottom line, successful fundraisers have helped there, too, with a benefit golf tournament each year at Tobacco Road and an increasingly popular art walk and auction held downtown every spring. Summer youth conservatories remain wildly successful, largely thanks to director of education Tom Dalton, who holds near rock-star status with young performers.

Another reason attendance has been up: the Temple Theatre Ambassadors, supporters who pay to attend one rehearsal before each show opens, meet the cast over a light dinner and learn about the production. When the evening concludes, each ambassador

receives four tickets for opening night to distribute free in the community.

All of the recent changes are one reason the future looks bright. But if you ask insiders what truly fills them with optimism, you’ll get one answer: Peggy Taphorn. Bob talks about what a major asset she is to the entire community, not only the theater. She’s well connected and well respected, he says. Most of all, she’s someone who relates to everyone, from young children in conservatories to seasoned executives in the boardroom.

“We probably wouldn’t be here without Peggy,” says Lee. “She is one of the most remarkable people, and not only a remarkable entertainer and director.

I’ve been a CPA for many years here in Sanford and I can say she’s one of the top three business people I’ve ever met.”

Peggy is fond of saying that theater is for everyone, and all associated with the Temple are determined to drive the point home in years to come. With facility improvements, new staff, several fundraisers and special season ahead, the 30th anniversary celebration is focused more on building the future than recalling the past. And if all of the elements come together just right, it may not be only matinees that have audiences jamming Carthage Street. That scene could play out every time the Temple curtain rises. ❙❚

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morning on the pitch

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rom hills flanking either side, the open field — or “pitch,” as the British would call it — looks like a quilt. Large, tightly joined rectangles full of design and color, except that everything on this tapestry is moving.

Down on Field 3, Sanford Pediatric Dentistry, in florescent green, is facing off against Blue Strikers, in … well … blue. They’re both part of a U8 recreational match for players age 8 and under.

After some intense battling around midfield, in a scenario that looks more like pinball than soccer, the ball bounces loose and rolls toward the right sideline.

Blake Bridges, decked out in one of those bright green jerseys, stops it from going out and pushes the ball forward. Finding himself wide open, he looks over his left shoulder and spots Stephen Bennett running behind.

With the end line just a few feet away, Blake winds up with his right foot and punches the ball toward his teammate, who deflects it into the back of the goal.

Cheers go up from parents and friends bundled up in chairs along the sideline.

The referee’s whistle blows. And the motion stops for a moment.

Goalkeeper Landen Shockey looks dejected, but there really was nothing he could do. And, besides, he’s forgetting the brilliant save he made just a few minutes ago, stopping a point-blank shot and pushing it around the right post.

Play continues a few steps away in three of the four directions.

Just off of one sideline is a U10 match on a much larger field. On opposite side, the U7s are playing four-on-four without goalkeepers. And just past the end line, right behind Landen’s goal, the smallest

players are going three-on-three, shooting at goals that don’t even reach their coaches’ shoulders.

The U5s may be the most entertaining of all; these young players are just learning the game. Coaches replace referees on the field and move around giving instructions as play continues; occasionally, that reminder is something as simple as which way to go. When someone does score, and that can seem almost accidental, coaches applaud the effort on both sides of the ball.

When the game finally ends, the teams line up, shake hands and bounce over to the bench for a postgame snack. For one team, it’s Gatorade and Goldfish. One tiny player turns to another, holds up the snack and puts this morning on the pitch into perspective. “This,” he says with a big smile, “is the very best part.”

Players compete for the ball during a Sanford Area Soccer League contest.

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Primary & Secondary

Public High Schools .............................................................................3 Public Middle Schools ......................................................................3 Public Elementary Schools .........................................................7 Private K-12 Schools ...........................................................................3 Montessori School ..................................................................................1

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LANDSCAPES

The Land Total Area .......................................................258.3 square miles Population Density ................... 238.5 per square mile Urban Area (Sanford) ............................................. 49 percent Rural Area (outside city) .................................... 51 percent

The Climate averages

January temperature ..................................................................37º F June temperature.............................................................................76º F Annual rainfall .................................................................... 48 inches Annual snowfall.........................................less than 5 inches lee county

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Driving Time

Raleigh ................................................................... 25 miles, 38 min.

Fayetteville & Ft. Bragg.................. 35 miles, 40 min.

Pinehurst............................................................. 25 miles, 30 min.

North Carolina Coast .................. 125 miles, 150 min.

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Population Now

certified estimate for July 2010

Lee County .......................................................................................58,059 City of Sanford ...........................................................................28,094 Town of Broadway ....................................................................1,301

Colleges & Universities

Central Carolina Community College, serving a three-county region, is based in Sanford. The college currently enrolls about 5,000 students in its curriculum offerings and 20,000 in various continuing education programs.

Within an hour’s drive: } University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill } Duke University } North Carolina State University } Campbell University } North Carolina Central University } Fayetteville State University

Hospital

Central Carolina Hospital offers 137 patient beds and 100 physicians.

Population in the Future official projections

In 2020 ................................................................................................... 71,116 In 2030 ...................................................................................................77,509

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Median age ................................................................................. 37 years Average household size .................................... 2.69 people

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Retail Activity

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Gross taxable sales.......................................... $572.2 million

Family Income Median family ......................................................................... $53,375 Median household .............................................................. $41,552 Per Capita........................................................................................ $21,755

Property Tax Rates per $100 valuation

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Automobile Dealers Toyota of Sanford 3321 Hwy 87 South......................................................................... 919-708-5000 Crossroads Ford Lincoln-Mercury Inc. 3251 S. Horner Blvd...................................................................... 919-775-2221 Sanford Honda 3130 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-774-8864 US 1 Chrysler Dodge Jeep 2624 Hawkins Ave........................................................................... 919-775-5588 Wilkinson Automotive Inc. 1301 Douglas Dr............................................................................... 919-775-3421 Automobile Repairs and Service Boyd’s Automotive Inc. 1202 Hawkins Ave........................................................................... 919-708-5650 Carlyle’s Grocery and Auto Service 2526 White Hill Road.................................................................... 919-775-3979 H&H Auto Parts 215 Carthage St ................................................................................ 919-775-2335 R&N Motor Co. 811 Woodland Ave........................................................................... 919-775-5822 Taylor Automotive 1007 Hawkins Ave........................................................................... 919-774-4037 Banks and Banking Associations BB&T 200 N. Horner Blvd..........................................................................919-776-8411 1135 Spring Ln................................................................................... 919-775-6047 2940 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-775-1300 106 S. Main St., Broadway........................................................ 919-258-3821 VantageSouth Bank 870 Spring Ln...................................................................................... 919-708-7055 First Bank 1333 Plaza Blvd................................................................................. 919-777-2926 2630 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-775-1992 2204 Jefferson Davis Hwy......................................................... 919-775-1030 299 N. Main St., Broadway....................................................... 919-258-5230 First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. 206 Carthage St.................................................................................. 919-775-3501 2108 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-774-3661 Wells Fargo Bank 119 N. Horner Blvd......................................................................... 919-774-4563 Barber Shops Headen’s Barber Shop 112 W. Main St................................................................................... 919-776-9621

Boat Dealers and Marine Supplies Chatlee Boat & Marine 2615 Jefferson Davis Hwy......................................................... 919-775-7259 Book Stores The Carpenter’s Shop 2431 S. Jefferson Davis Hwy................................................... 919-776-7527 Manna Christian Resource Center 201 E. Main Street........................................................................... 919-708-5999 Building Materials Lee Builder Mart 1000 N. Horner Blvd...................................................................... 919-775-5555 Service Building Supply 1490 Comfort Ln............................................................................... 919-776-1500 Tractor Supply Co. 3004 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-708-9057 Business Training and Communication Lighthouse Documentation and Training 108 Cricket Hearth Road............................................................. 919-721-8433 Chiropractors Daryl L. Ammons DC 1401 Greenway Court..................................................................... 919-774-6111 Family Chiropractic Center of Sanford 1100 Carthage St................................................................................919-775-2114 Nelson and Nelson Chiropractic 1660 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-777-9999 Churches First Baptist Church 202 Summit Dr................................................................................... 919-774-4220 First Calvary Baptist Church 240 Fields Dr....................................................................................... 919-775-2912 New Life Fellowship Church, Dr. Gail Dickens 4714 Olivia Road.............................................................................. 919-499-5136 Cleaning Services Connie’s Construction Cleaning 1300 Cedarhurst Dr......................................................................... 919-777-9485 Simple Solutions 172 Crown Point................................................................................ 919-498-9397 Clubs—Country and Tennis Carolina Trace Country Club Inc. 2100 Country Club Dr................................................................... 919-499-5121 Computer Services Absolute Computers 810 Woodland Ave........................................................................... 919-777-9125 NC Computer Services 842 Cotton Road................................................................................ 919-718-9060 Concrete Heritage Concrete 140 Deep River Road..................................................................... 919-774-4986 Construction—Homebuilders and General Contractors American South General Contractors Inc. 1378 McNeil Road........................................................................... 919-774-4000 Clayton Homes 1921 Keller Andrews Road.........................................................919-774-1125 Cole Construction Co. of Sanford 3225 Jefferson Davis Hwy..........................................................919-774-6811 David H. Simpson Construction Co. 513 Wicker St...................................................................................... 919-774-6217 Groce Companies 1504 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-775-1497 Install Inc. 209 Sycamore St................................................................................ 919-774-0506 J. Brent Smith Construction Inc. 455 Charles Riddle Road............................................................. 919-775-9714 Myrick Construction Inc. 101 Shady Oaks Dr., Biscoe...................................................... 910-428-2106 Progressive Contracting Co. Inc. 143 Charlotte Ave., Suite 201................................................... 919-718-5454 Sanford Contractors Inc. 628 Rocky Fork Church Road................................................. 919-775-7882 T. L. Stewart Builders Inc. 613 Carthage St................................................................................. 919-774-8714 WSC Precision Builders Inc. PO Box 754........................................................................................... 919-770-6452

WST Industries 3015 Beechtree Dr........................................................................... 919-775-2320 Contractors—Electrical, Plumbing and Mechanic Cooper Mechanical Contractors 3041 Beechtree Dr........................................................................... 919-776-7537 KB Development 750-B NW Broad St., Suite 1................................................... 910-693-4306 M. R. Stoner Electric Inc. 900 Short St.......................................................................................... 919-774-8877 PR Faulk Electric Co. 3103 Hal Siler Dr.............................................................................. 919-775-1990 Convention Centers Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center 1801 Nash St........................................................................................ 919-776-0345 Copiers—Service and Repair Imaging Supplies Co. 804 Woodland Ave............................................................................919-776-1152 Cosmetics Becky Pool, Mary Kay Consultant Cameron.................................................................................................. 919-819-5485 VaTonya Gardner, Mary Kay Cosmetics Sanford..................................................................................................... 919-775-1753 Dentists, Dental Labs and Dental Care Denning, Vance C. DDS PA 207 Gordon St..................................................................................... 919-776-3332 Fisher, David Jr. DDS 1808 Doctors Dr................................................................................ 919-776-0741 Hincks, Thomas DDS 304 Hawkins Ave.............................................................................. 919-774-4324 Lane and Associates DDS PA 407 Tiffany Dr......................................................................................919-774-6311 Moretz, Dawn A. DDS PA 503 Carthage St., Suite 101...................................................... 919-775-5549 Romine, Karen DDS 1233 Carthage St............................................................................... 919-775-2200 Sanford Pediatric Dentistry 136 Carbonton Road....................................................................... 919-718-5561 Department Stores Avent and Thomas Inc. 124-128 E. Main St..........................................................................919-776-2311 Belk 1065 Spring Ln................................................................................... 919-774-4428 Roses 1015 Spring Lane Stanley’s Home Center 232 Wicker St...................................................................................... 919-775-5412 Walmart 1774 3310 NC Hwy 87 South............................................................... 919-776-9388 Document and Shipping Services Copy Center of Sanford 1017 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-776-0821 Dog Grooming/Boarding Rae-Zor Grooming, Boarding and Daycare 100 Animal Ave.................................................................................. 919-776-0076 Electricians Clay Moretz Electrical Corp.

209 S. Gulf St...................................................................................... 919-774-4045 Employment Agencies Belcan Staffing Solutions 115 S. Horner Blvd.......................................................................... 919-718-0403 Express Employment Professionals 2230 Jefferson Davis Hwy......................................................... 919-775-1292 MegaForce Staffing Solutions 2511 Fayetteville St......................................................................... 919-774-8500 Engraving—Trophies and Plaques Roman Trophies and Engraving Inc. 151 N. Steele St.................................................................................. 919-775-5915 Event Planners Jamie Ellen Sanford..................................................................................................... 919-770-6268 Farms and Farming Supplies Farmers Roasted Soynuts Inc. 1547 Sheriff Watson Road.......................................................... 919-499-0408

Gross Farms 1606 Pickett Road............................................................................ 919-498-6727 Financial and Financial Advisors Carson Willis, BB&T Wealth 200 N. Horner Blvd......................................................................... 919-777-7210 Consolidated Planning Inc. of Sanford 503 Carthage St.................................................................................. 919-776-8500 Davenport and Co. LLC 503 Carthage St., Suite 300....................................................... 919-777-9823 Edward D. Jones and Co., Howard Bokhoven 1500 Elm St.......................................................................................... 919-774-4826 Harvey Financial Services Inc. 915 Wicker St...................................................................................... 919-776-0954 National Finance Co. 1500 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-775-2207 The Normann Financial Group of Wells Fargo Advisors LLC 1094 Wilkins Drive..........................................................................919-774-4711 Financial Institutions State Employees Credit Union 1002 Spring Ln................................................................................... 919-774-8851 Flooring Factory Flooring and Design 717 Bragg St......................................................................................... 919-775-3346 Florist Floral Designs By Eddie 138 S. Steele St................................................................................... 919-775-1400 Ted’s Flower Basket 111 S. Vance St................................................................................... 919-775-7144 Funeral Homes Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home Inc. 600 West Main St............................................................................... 919-774-1111 Miller-Boles Funeral Home 1150 Fire Tower Road................................................................... 919-775-3434 Furniture Badcock Home Furniture 1946-B S. Horner Blvd................................................................. 919-776-3500 Dossenbach’s Finer Furniture Inc. 215 Wicker St...................................................................................... 919-775-7237 Gifts and Decorative Accessories Karma Boutique 137 Wicker St...................................................................................... 910-297-4965 Kathryn’s Hallmark 1051 Spring Lane.............................................................................. 919-774-8912 Sharalyn Saliger, Independent Willow House Design Design Consultant............................................................................ 910-987-1687 Glass Davis Glass Co. Inc. 410 Gunter St....................................................................................... 919-775-5439 Golf Courses Carolina Lakes Golf Course 53 Carolina Lakes Road............................................................... 919-499-5421 Carolina Trace Country Club 2100 Country Club Dr................................................................... 919-499-5121 Sanford Golf Club 600 Golf Course Ln......................................................................... 919-775-8320 Governments—Municipal City of Sanford 225 E. Weatherspoon....................................................................... 919-777-1112 Town of Broadway 117 S. Main St., Broadway........................................................ 919-258-9922 Governmental Agencies City of Sanford Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control PO Box 967........................................................................................... 919-776-2520 US Postal Service 1200 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-774-4926 Grocers Piggly Wiggly 2412 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-774-8742 300 N. Main St., Broadway....................................................... 919-258-3531 Sanford Save A Lot 1944 South Horner Blvd.............................................................. 919-776-5009 Health Clubs and Personal Training Carolina Women’s Fitness Center 999 Center Church Road..............................................................919-775-5811

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Phalanx CrossFit 3509 Cameron Dr............................................................................. 919-352-6608 Sanford Nautilus and Racquetball Center Inc. 1907 KM Wicker Dr....................................................................... 919-774-4532 Heating and Air Conditioning Distributors 72 Degrees Heating and Air Conditioning 2600 Jefferson Davis Hwy......................................................... 919-777-9777 Comfort First Heating and Cooling Inc. 1430 Tramway Road....................................................................... 919-777-1777 King Heating and Air Conditioning 157 Charlotte Ave..............................................................................919-776-5118 Joyner and Dickens Heating and Air 2218 Lee Ave....................................................................................... 919-774-6841 Holistic Health Tree of Life Piyo 107 Charlotte Ave............................................................................. 910-366-3664 Home Care and Hospice Community Home Care and Hospice 1836 Doctors Dr................................................................................ 919-718-5417 First Choice Home Care Inc. 506 Carthage St.................................................................................. 919-775-3306 Hospitals Central Carolina Hospital 1135 Carthage St............................................................................... 919-774-2100 FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital 155 Memorial Dr., Pinehurst..................................................... 910-715-1000 Hotels and Motels America’s Best Value Inn 1143 N. Horner Blvd...................................................................... 919-776-5121 Comfort Suites 1891 Bragg St...................................................................................... 919-842-5600 Hampton Inn 1904 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-775-2000 Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites 2110 Dalrymple St........................................................................... 919-776-6600 Palomino Motel of Sanford LLC 1508 Westover Dr............................................................................. 919-776-7531 Quality Inn 1403 N. Horner Blvd.......................................................................919-774-6411 Human Resource and Benefits Consultant Carolina Human Resources Inc. 310 N. Horner Blvd......................................................................... 919-708-7000 Individuals Brogan, Tamara 2520 Waterford Ct............................................................................ 919-776-9605 Clark, Keith 212 Acorn Dr........................................................................................919-776-9311 Howard, Paul MD 1020 Carthage St............................................................................... 919-774-6684 Garner, Hubert 319 Rod Sullivan Road................................................................. 919-774-8003 Rabin, Ron 383 Falling Water Road................................................................ 910-814-2472 Underwood, Martha Sanford..................................................................................................... 919-776-1988 Industrial Supplies Cruco Mill and Industrial Supply LLC 111 McNeill Road............................................................................ 919-777-9807 Modern Machining 115 Brady Road................................................................................. 919-775-7332 Insurance Aflac, Aaron Fogle 5070 NC Hwy 902........................................................................... 919-441-8787 Bankingport Inc. 603 Carthage St. Suite 210..........................................................919-774-9611 BB&T Regional Insurance Services 140 Applecross Road, Suite B, Pinehurst........................ 910-693-2807 Digital Benefit Advisors Inc. 310 N. Horner Blvd......................................................................... 919-774-4141 Blue Associates LLC 150 N. Steele St................................................................................. 919-775-2205 Bowen Insurance Agency Inc. 134 N. Steele St.................................................................................. 919-718-0416

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Charlotte Holt Allstate 2817 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-774-3400 Cheryl Jeska 258 Briarwood Place...................................................................... 910-603-6075 Elizabeth “Lisa” Martinez, New York Life Cary............................................................................................................ 646-408-2676 Gary Tyner Allstate Insurance Co. 315 N. Horner Blvd......................................................................... 919-774-4546 Harris & Company Insurance 110 S. Moore St................................................................................. 919-774-6400 Lee County Farm Bureau Insurance 1602 Westover Dr............................................................................. 919-774-4440 Lee Moore Insurance Agency Inc. 301-D N. Main St., Broadway..................................................919-258-6112 Pinnacle Benefit Resources Inc. 130-C Wicker St.................................................................................919-774-1133 Janitorial Supplies Davis Sales Co. Inc. 1829 Jefferson Davis Hwy......................................................... 919-775-7000 Jewelers Brenda’s Jewelers 119 Wicker St...................................................................................... 919-774-4855 Southern Jewelers Inc. 143 S. Steele St................................................................................... 919-774-7007 Limousine Services Fleming Transportation Inc. 307 S. Gulf St..................................................................................... 919-708-7319 Prime Time Limousines 3215 Hawkins Ave........................................................................... 919-708-5466 Machinery—Design & Build Mertek Solutions 3913 Hawkins Ave........................................................................... 919-774-7827 Manufacturers 3M 926 J.R. Industrial Dr..................................................................... 919-718-0000 Air System Components/Trion 101 McNeill Road............................................................................ 919-775-2201 Alotech Inc. 2700 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-774-1297 Bost Distributing 2205 Boone Trail Road................................................................. 919-775-5931 Cargo Control USA 911 Fields Dr........................................................................................ 919-775-5059 Carolina Specialty Cutting Tools Inc. 1410 Hawkins Ave........................................................................... 919-774-3812 Caterpillar Inc. 5000 Womack Road........................................................................ 919-777-2000 Coty US LLC 1400 Broadway Road..................................................................... 919-895-5000 Frontier Spinning Mills LLC 1823 Boone Trail Road................................................................. 919-776-9940 H.J. Baker and Brothers Inc. 115 McNeill Road............................................................................ 919-774-5046 Hydro Tube Enterprises 2645 Mt. Pisgah Church Road................................................. 919-258-3070 Industrial Finishing Specialists 3223 Hawkins Avenue................................................................... 919-777-0243 Lee Brick and Tile Co. 3704 Hawkins Ave........................................................................... 919-774-4800 Lee County Industries 2711 Tramway Road....................................................................... 919-775-3439 Lee Iron and Metal Co. Inc. 2219 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-775-7951 Moen Inc. 2609 Cox Mill Road....................................................................... 919-258-3341 Olivia Machine and Tool Inc. 815 Seawell Rosser Road, Olivia.......................................... 919-499-6021 Pentair Aquatic Systems 1620 Hawkins Ave........................................................................... 919-566-8000 Pfizer 4300 Oak Park.................................................................................... 919-775-7100 Red Wolf Co. LLC 1824 Boone Trail............................................................................... 919-777-2907

Score Energy 1900 Tramway Road....................................................................... 919-775-2531 Spanset Inc. 3125 Industrial Drive..................................................................... 919-774-6316 Tramway Veneers Inc. 2603 Tramway Road....................................................................... 919-776-7606 Tyson Foods 800 E. Main St.................................................................................... 919-774-7925 Wake Stone Corp.

PO Box 190, Knightdale...............................................................919-266-1100 Marketing and Advertising J&E Uniforms Inc./Promos on the Go 141 Rand St........................................................................................... 919-776-8826 Mottis 131 Charlotte Ave., Suite 201................................................... 919-718-6506 Pate and Associates Marketing PO Box 1414, Pittsboro................................................................ 919-545-6163 Media Production and Advertising—Magazine/Newspapers Boom! Magazine 106 Huntsmoor Ln., Cary........................................................... 919-462-0141 The Sanford Herald 208 St. Clair Ct................................................................................... 919-708-9000 Media Production and Advertising—Radio Life 103.1 WLHC-FM 102 S. Steele St., Suite 301........................................................ 919-775-1031 WWGP 1050 Country/WFJA Classic Hits and Oldies 105.5 2201 Jefferson Davis Hwy......................................................... 919-775-3525 Medical Equipment and Supplies Quality Home Health Care 106 Park Ave........................................................................................ 919-775-2001 Mental Health—Services and Training Advance Behavioral Center 317 Chatham St.................................................................................. 919-777-0214 Center for Behavioral Healthcare PA 138 S. Steele St................................................................................... 919-776-0303 McLean Care Group & Associates PO Box 1553........................................................................................ 919-770-9903 New Beginnings Counseling Services PLLC 900 S. Vance St................................................................................... 919-718-1597 Mortgage Loans PrimeLending-A Plains Capital Co. 129 Chatham St...................................................................................919-777-0114 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc. 131 Charlotte Ave., Suite 104................................................... 919-708-6848 Moving and Storage All-Store Warehouse 907 Fields Dr....................................................................................... 919-776-9721 Central Moving and Storage 1442 Tramway Road....................................................................... 919-776-9056 Municipalities City of Sanford 225 E. Weatherspoon....................................................................... 919-777-1112 Town of Broadway 117 S. Main St..................................................................................... 919-258-9922 Music Infinite Vocals 1200 S. Horner Blvd., #241....................................................... 919-842-7055 Kindermusik with Lauren Winkens 922 Fitts St............................................................................................. 919-721-6738 Lee County Community Orchestra PO Box 3174........................................................................................ 919-776-4628 Office Supplies, Equipment and Furniture Systel Business Equipment 3756 Sycamore Dairy Road, Ste. C, Fayetteville....... 910-321-7740 Oil and Gas Operators and Marketing Blossman Propane, Gas and Appliance 2221 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-775-3013 Hunter Oil and Propane Inc. 1203 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-775-5651 Optical, Optometrists and Opticians O’Connell & Martin Eye Associates 405 E. Main St.................................................................................... 919-776-1012 Roscoe Optometric Clinic PA 420 W. Main St................................................................................... 919-776-2712

Organizations—Business and Professional Central Carolina Society of Human Resource Managers PO Box 1968........................................................................................ 919-774-8439 Dept of Commerce, Div Workforce Solutions: Sanford JobLink 1909 Lee Avenue.............................................................919-775-2241 ext 208 Regional Transportation Alliance 800 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh.................................................... 919-664-7062 Sanford Area Association of Realtors 106 Charlotte Ave............................................................................. 919-774-6591 Sanford Business and Professional Women PO Box 4791........................................................................................ 919-244-3463 Triangle South Workforce Development Board 900 S. Vance St................................................................................... 919-777-7795 Organizations—Civic and Charitable Central Carolina Jaycees 809 Tryon St......................................................................................... 919-353-2108 Divine Finds Inc. 511 Wicker St...................................................................................... 919-718-0446 Lee PTO Thrift Shop 303 S. Steele St................................................................................... 919-776-4142 Robert E. Lee Society PO Box 4281........................................................................................ 919-774-9442 Sanford Brush and Palette Club PO Box 4881........................................................................................ 919-776-4628 Organizations —Community Development Brick Capital Community Development Corp.

403 W. Makepeace St..................................................................... 919-775-2300 Downtown Sanford Inc. 226 Carthage St.................................................................................. 919-775-8332 Haven in Lee County Inc. 215 Bracken St................................................................................... 919-774-8923 Johnston-Lee-Harnett Community Action Inc. 225 S. Steele St................................................................................... 919-776-0746 Lee County Committee of 100 5825 Clyde Rhyne Drive............................................................. 919-774-8439 Lee County Economic Development Corp.

5825 Clyde Rhyne Drive............................................................. 919-774-8439 Lee County JobReady Partnership Council PO Box 4181.........................................................................................919-353-1144 Lee County Partnership for Children 143 Chatham St.................................................................................. 919-774-9496 Sanford Housing Authority 1000 Carthage St............................................................................... 919-776-7655 Organizations—Community Service American Cancer Society 8300 Health Park, Suite 10, Raleigh................................... 919-334-5227 American Red Cross 507 N. Steele St.................................................................................. 919-774-6857 Boys and Girls Club of Sanford/Lee County Inc. 1414 Bragg St...................................................................................... 919-776-3525 Carolina Animal Rescue and Adoption, CARA 42 Deep River Road........................................................................ 919-774-9433 Center for Independent Living/Center Stage Bargains 209 Cole St............................................................................................ 919-774-6433 Christians United Outreach Center 2885 Lee Avenue Ext..................................................................... 919-774-8485 Coalition For Families in Lee County 507 N. Steele St.................................................................................. 919-774-8144 Communities in Schools 211 S. Steele St................................................................................... 919-718-5426 Easter Seals UCP NC and Virginia 1550 Kelly Dr...................................................................................... 919-708-5599 Habitat for Humanity of the Sanford Area 964 N. Horner Blvd......................................................................... 919-774-7779 Lee County Arts and Community Center 507 Steele St......................................................................................... 919-775-5273 Lee County Arts Council & The Artists’ Colony 148 S. Moore St................................................................................. 919-774-6139 Lee County Education Foundation 131 Charlotte Ave., Suite 101................................................... 919-774-1778 Lee County YMCA 860 Spring Lane................................................................................. 919-777-9622 N.C. Cooperative Extension, Lee County 2420 Tramway Road....................................................................... 919-775-5624

Oak Ranch Inc. 3010 Buckhorn Road, Broadway........................................... 919-258-5437 SNAP-NC, Spay Neuter Assistance Program 6588 Beaver Creek Road............................................................. 919-906-9868 Stevens Center 1576 Kelly Dr...................................................................................... 919-776-4048 The Heart of Carolina Jazz Orchestra and Society PO Box 253........................................................................................... 919-776-3272 The Heritage Foundation Inc. PO Box 4982........................................................................................ 919-721-8128 The Woolford House Sanford..................................................................................................... 443-468-1228 United Way of Lee County Inc. 507 N. Steele St.................................................................................. 919-776-5823 Willing Hands Inc. 107 Gordon Street............................................................................ 919-776-1248 Orthodontics Smith and Smith Orthodontics 1800 Doctor’s Drive....................................................................... 919-774-4744 Paints—Retail Sherwin-Williams Paint Co. 2105 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-774-4718 Paving Contractors S.T. Wooten Corp.

911 Rocky Fork Church Road................................................. 919-776-4338 Pawn Shop Kendale Pawn Shop 2715 Lee Ave. Ext............................................................................ 919-774-7195 Payroll Processing Payroll Edge Inc. 1901 Keller Andrews Road........................................................ 919-718-0004 Pets Carolina Town and Country 710 East Main St............................................................................... 919-776-2790 Pharmacies Health Innovations Pharmacy 814 Spring Lane................................................................................. 919-777-0402 Medicine Park Pharmacy 100 Park Ave........................................................................................ 919-776-9715 Walgreens 2286 Jefferson Davis Hwy......................................................... 919-777-5983 Photographers Jimmy Haire Photography 140 W. Main St................................................................................... 919-776-8048 Rebecca Mikulka Photography 390 Barber Road, Carthage....................................................... .910-528-0773 Physicians and Surgeons Carolina Doctors Med Care PC 1024 S. Horner Blvd...................................................................... 919-774-3680 Carolina Eye Associates PA 1223 Carthage St.............................................................................. 919-776-7549 Carolina Crossroads Surgery 508 Carthage St.................................................................................. 919-774-1277 Carolina Women’s Health Center PA 1140 Carthage St............................................................................... 919-775-2304 Central Carolina Orthopedic Association 1139 Carthage St., Suite 101..................................................... 919-774-1355 FirstHealth Back & Neck Pain Center 1227 Carthage St............................................................................... 919-774-0665 Mid Carolina Gastroenterology Associates PA 110 Dennis Drive.............................................................................. 919-774-3196 Mid-Carolina Primary Care PA 709-C Wicker St................................................................................ 919-777-2704 Mid Carolina Radiology Associates 1135 Carthage St............................................................................... 919-774-2360 Neurology and Pain Management Center 1212 Central Drive, Suite 101................................................. 919-777-5455 Pine Ridge Urgent Care and Occupational Medicine Center 1413 Greenway Ct........................................................................... 919-775-3020 Pinehurst Surgical - Sanford Office 1818 Doctors Drive......................................................................... 919-895-6340 FastMed of Sanford 724 S. Horner Blvd.......................................................................... 919-776-6767

Sandhills Family Practice PA 1125 Carthage St............................................................................... 919-774-6023 101 Church St., Broadway......................................................... 919-258-6521 Sanford Dermatology PA 827 S. Horner Blvd.......................................................................... 919-775-7926 Sanford Hematology Oncology 1013 Carthage St............................................................................... 919-775-8183 Sanford Medical Group PA 555 Carthage St.................................................................................. 919-774-6518 Sanford Pediatrics PA 1801 Doctors Dr.................................................................................919-774-7117 Plumbing Fix It Plumbing Services Inc. 2839 Lee Ave....................................................................................... 919-776-7870 Neal and Howard Inc. 513 Wicker St.......................................................................................919-775-3811 PipeWorx Plumbing Inc. PO Box 754........................................................................................... 919-770-6452 Potters and Pottery Studios Cole’s Pottery 3410 Hawkins Ave........................................................................... 919-776-9558 Printers All Digital Printing and Document Services 356 Wilson Road............................................................................... 919-774-6324 J&L Designs 108 W. Main St................................................................................... 919-777-5923 John-Beverly Printers Inc. 1112 Hawkins Ave............................................................................ 919-776-6022 Jones Printing Co. Inc. 104 Hawkins Ave.............................................................................. 919-774-9442 Triple J Publishing 115 Wicker St...................................................................................... 919-208-8736 Pressure Washing—Residential and Commercial All American Pressure Washing 73 Red Holly Dr................................................................................ 919-353-0032 Rapid Care Rapid Care Family Medicine And Urgent Care Center 2609 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-718-0414 Real Estate Appraisers Brooks II Appraisers 401 Carthage St.................................................................................. 919-776-5775 Daniel and Associates 2106 Brookwood Trail.................................................................. 919-775-3245 Norman Keith Appraisals 409 N. Seventh St............................................................................. 919-774-1424 Real Estate—Commercial and Residential David Nestor 1101 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-775-5444 Autumn Oaks Apartments 250 Willow Oak Dr......................................................................... 919-718-1552 Carolina Trace Gated Properties LLC 3 Lakeview Dr.................................................................................... 919-499-5103 Carbonton Cove by Stewart-James LLC 613 Carthage St.................................................................................. 919-774-8714 Century 21 Southern Realty 2505 Dalrymple St........................................................................... 919-777-0820 Forbes Real Estate Pace, Carol Parks, Mary Jo 300 Carthage St.................................................................................. 919-775-2251 Pedley Group LLC 509 Amos Bridges Road.............................................................. 919-775-1454 QJH Real Estate 1201 Burns Dr..................................................................................... 919-776-6587 Sanford Real Estate 304 N. Horner Blvd......................................................................... 919-708-5100 Simpson and Simpson Real Estate 503 Carthage St...................................................................................919-774-6511 Smith Group Realty LLC 131 Charlotte Ave., Suite 101................................................... 919-718-9027 The Oaks Apartment Homes 160 Peaceful Lane............................................................................ 919-776-2604 Wilkins Corp.

214 S. Steele St................................................................................... 919-775-3832

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Real Estate Development and Management Lee-Moore Capital Co. 603 Carthage St., Suite 120....................................................... 919-895-6001 Rehabilitation Lee County Nursing and Rehab 714 Westover Dr................................................................................ 919-775-5404 Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehab Center of Lee Co. 310 Commerce Dr............................................................................ 919-499-2206 Performance Rehabilitation 1408 Greenway Court.................................................................... 919-708-7220 Sanford Health and Rehabilitation 2702 Farrell Road............................................................................. 919-776-9602 Restaurants and Caterers Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar and Grill 1325 Plaza Blvd................................................................................. 919-775-3381 Bay Breeze Seafood Restaurant 1385 N. Horner Blvd.......................................................................919-708-6911 Bojangles’ 733 S. Horner Blvd.......................................................................... 919-776-7613 Chick-fil-A of Sanford 3224 NC Hwy 87 South............................................................... 919-777-0707 Chef Hamm Inc., Café 121 121 Chatham St.................................................................................. 919-774-1888 Dandalia Bakery and Coffee House 1907 Bragg St...................................................................................... 919-290-4444 Davison’s Steaks 1724 Westover Dr..............................................................................919-718-1103 Dickey’s Barbeque Pit 2278 Jefferson Davis Hwy......................................................... 919-775-1847 Fairview Dairy Bar 109 Carbonton Road....................................................................... 919-775-5721 Fresh Choice Cafe Inc. 805 Wicker St...................................................................................... 919-775-6008 Kathy’s Java Express 120 S. Moore St................................................................................. 919-777-5282 Kentucky Fried Chicken of Sanford 704 S. Horner Blvd.......................................................................... 919-775-5615 Pizza Inn 1952 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-708-5700 Smithfield’s Chicken n’ BAR-B-Q 2640 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-777-0202 Sonic Drive-In 717 S. Horner Blvd.......................................................................... 919-352-6395 Subway Sandwiches 2236 Jefferson Davis Hwy......................................................... 919-777-2990 Taco Bell 1910 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-775-3545 The Flame Steakhouse 109-A Carbonton Road.................................................................. 919-776-7111 The Old Place Restaurant 289 Elmer Moore Road, Bear Creek................................... 919-837-5131 The Steele Pig 133 S. Steele St................................................................................... 919-777-9963 Yarborough’s Ice Cream 132 McIver St...................................................................................... 919-776-6266 Retail and Services Added Accents 124 S. Steele Street.......................................................................... 919-774-5030 A Few Nice Things 121 South Steele St.......................................................................... 919-776-1446 Building Knowledge School Supplies 1606 Westover Dr............................................................................. 919-718-1484 Find X Designs 719 Carthage St.................................................................................. 919-774-4700 My Sister’s Closet of Sanford LLC 2419 Jefferson Davis Hwy......................................................... 919-775-2715 Sears of Sanford 2534 Lee Ave........................................................................................919-776-4311 U.S. Cellular 3274 NC 87 South.............................................................................919-708-5311 Verizon Wireless 2807 S. Horner Blvd....................................................................... 919-708-5566

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Retirement and Nursing Homes Scotia Village 2200 Elm Ave., Laurinburg........................................................ 910-277-2000 The Bayberry Retirement Inn 2002 Woodland Ave........................................................................ 919-774-7170 Schools, Colleges and Education Central Carolina Community College 1105 Kelly Dr...................................................................................... 919-775-5401 Lee County Schools 106 Gordon St..................................................................................... 919-774-6226 The Griffin Academy 488 B Commerce Dr....................................................................... 919-499-1032 Security Companies Central Carolina Security Inc. 1142 N. Horner Blvd...................................................................... 919-774-8004 SOTS Private Investigative Services 2516 Fayetteville St........................................................................ 919-776-1800 Senior Services Enrichment Center of Lee Co. Inc. 1615 S. Third St................................................................................. 919-776-0501 Septic Tank Services Donathan Pumping Service Inc. 292 Country Boy Ln., Cameron............................................. 919-774-1804 Total Enviro and Septic Inc. 1007 Cumnock Road...................................................................... 919-708-5056 Skeet Shooting and Sporting Clays Deep River Sporting Clays and Shooting School Inc. 284 Cletus Hall Road..................................................................... 919-774-7080 Speech—Physical and Occupational Therapy Bright Audiology 1620 S. Third St................................................................................. 919-774-3277 Dymond Speech and Rehab PA 113 Hillcrest Dr.................................................................................. 919-777-0240 Theraplay LLC 135 Chatham St.................................................................................. 919-774-1281 Steel—Fabricators Sanford Steel Corp.

375 Claude Hash Road, Goldston......................................... 919-898-4799 Storage and Delivery Cloverleaf Cold Storage 111 Imperial Dr.................................................................................. 919-775-4474 Industrial Delivery and Storage 3122 Industrial Dr............................................................................ 919-774-3353 Surveyors Hal T. Siler 717 Fitts St............................................................................................. 919-775-5519 Tax Service B&B Computerized Tax Service 347 Wilson Road............................................................................... 919-776-0605 Carey Services 1923 Bragg St., Suite 152........................................................... 919-888-2699 H&R Block Income Tax Service 325 S. Steele St................................................................................... 919-776-8915 Liberty Tax of SE North Carolina 2270 Jefferson Davis Hwy......................................................... 919-745-8828 Telephone Books Lee County Phone Book 106 Charlotte Ave............................................................................. 919-777-9982 Telephone Communication Equipment Advanced Communications Co. Inc. 119 N. Fir Ave., Siler City.......................................................... 919-774-6301 Sandhills Communications Inc. Lillington................................................................................................ 919-842-5971 Telephone—Utility Advanced Communication Co. Inc. 119 N. Fir Ave., Siler City.......................................................... 919-774-6301 Theaters Temple Theatre 120 Carthage St.................................................................................. 919-774-4155 Tire Dealers Perry Brothers Tire Service 610 Wicker St...................................................................................... 919-775-7225 414 E. Main St.................................................................................... 919-777-9499

Todd’s Tire Service of Sanford 1825 Lee Ave....................................................................................... 919-775-5649 Trash Hauling—Commercial Waste Industries LLC 4261 Marracco Drive, Hope Mills........................................ 910-423-4122 Waste Management of Sanford 2720 Wilkins Drive..........................................................................919-774-9511 Two-Way Radio Sales and Service Fleet Connect Inc. 1416 Tramway Road....................................................................... 919-777-2866 Upholstery Key’s Upholstery Inc. 125 W. Trade St.................................................................................. 919-775-7432 Utilities—Electric and Gas Central Electric Membership Corp.

128 Wilson Road............................................................................... 919-774-4900 Progress Energy Carolinas Inc. 1025 Frazier Dr.................................................................................. 800-452-2777 Vending Machines J&J Vending Co. Inc. 2847 Lee Ave....................................................................................... 919-774-4943 Triangle Vending 1614 Hawkins Ave........................................................................... 919-777-5374 Veterinarians Family Veterinary Hospital 303 S. Horner Blvd.......................................................................... 919-718-0850 Myres Animal Hospital 1710 Westover Dr............................................................................. 919-775-2258 Willow Creek Animal Hospital 1902 Bragg St...................................................................................... 919-776-1920 Web Page Design Roaring Aardvark Web Design LLC 10 W. Front St., Lillington.......................................................... 910-814-1030 Wholesale and Distributors B&G Sales, Authorized Rainbow Distributor 118 McIver St...................................................................................... 919-775-8007 Harris Wholesale Inc. 420 Civic Blvd.................................................................................... 919-833-3609 Rodeco Co. 5811 Elwin Buchanan Dr............................................................ 919-775-7149 Sanford Coca-Cola Bottling Co. PO Box 1207......................................................................................... 919-774-4111 Smith’s Coffee and Premium Bottled Water 1506 Mays Chapel Road, Pittsboro...................................... 919-542-4206

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