Sandhills Guide 2010 by The Pilot LLC

Contents

Fresh local fruit and produce is available year-round.

You’ll feel at home in our towns and communities.

48 Area potters along N.C. 705, the state’s pottery highway, provide a link to the past.

52 The Sandhills sports scene covers a wide array of athletic ventures for all ages.

COVER PHOTOGRAPHY Potter Ben Owen III compliments of Tim Sayer Photography; Golf photo provided by Pinehurst Resort; Equestrian photo by Jeanne Paine

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Resources

Government .............................. 105

Need to Know ............................... 9 Getting Here ................................ 15 Real Estate ................................... 27 Retirement ................................... 30 Education ..................................... 34 Libraries ....................................... 40 Just for Parents ............................. 41 Pets .............................................. 43 Farm Fresh .................................. 46 County’s Top Employers .............. 66 Health .......................................... 84 Support Groups ........................... 92

Things to Do Gardening ................................... 28 Pottery Country ............................ 48 Sports .......................................... 52 Horse Country ............................. 57 Golf ............................................. 59 Recreation .................................... 63 Clubs and Organizations ............ 67 Area Attractions ........................... 71 Religion ........................................ 74

From movies and theater to literature, there’s plenty to keep you entertained.

Volunteers .................................... 95 Entertainment .............................. 96 Art Galleries .............................. 103

Who We Are Welcome ........................................ 6 Life in the Sandhills ........................ 8 County Map ................................ 14 Our Towns ................................... 16 Communities ............................... 22 History ......................................... 24 Military ......................................... 32

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To be included in next year’s Guide, contact Martha J. Henderson, design editor, at (910) 693-2476 or e-mail mjhenderson@thepilot.com

Andie Stuart Rose, Creative Director, PineStraw magazine

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From the Publisher

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Fog covers a field shortly after sunrise on a cool October morning on Camp Easter Road in Southern Pines.

Welcome ear Reader, Nine years ago, we created The Sandhills Guide to provide you with all the information you need to live in our Eden in the Pines. Over the years we have tweaked our formula for presenting this wealth of data to you and think we’ve designed an attractive and easyto-read format. We hope you like the results. Perhaps you were lucky enough to be born in this special place. Or maybe you were smart enough to move here. Either way, your hard-working crew at The Pilot wants to provide you with all the information you need to make your life here as fulfilling as possible. We at The Pilot often receive telephone calls from folks asking every conceivable question about life here in Moore County. We happily answer as many of them as we can. If we can’t, we track down the answer for you. That’s because we consider ourselves the most reliable source of information about this community that we all are so fortunate to call home. You can find the answers to many of those frequently asked questions every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday in the pages of The Pilot — your national award-winning newspaper — and every day on our Web site, www.thepilot.com. We also provide similar information every month in the popular PineStraw magazine, as well as in our sought-after annual Moore County Telephone Directory. You now hold in your hands the fruits of our effort to compile all those bits and pieces into one handy reference book, a veritable compendium of local facts and lore that you can use all year long. Whether you want to know where to deposit items for recycling or which of our more than three dozen golf courses to play, you will find the answers within these pages. If you don’t, give us a call and we’ll find out for you — and include the answer in next year’s edition. As always, thank you for choosing us as your information source. Sincerely,

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Life in the Sandhills

Old Enough Now to Start Feeling Nostalgic ang, how time flies. A college buddy passed along a YouTube video the other day that made me really nostalgic. It showed news anchor turned musician turned radio host John Tesh performing his song “Roundball Rock,” which was used as the theme for the “NBA on NBC” broadcasts during the 1990s — the NBA’s glory days. Watching Tesh and his orchestra belt out this masterpiece transported me back to the days of Michael Jordan’s domination, Shaq starring in bad movies, and when Charlotte had a real basketball team. I thought about watching the Hornets — led by the sensational trio of Muggsy Bogues, Larry Johnson and Alonzo Mourning — lose to Jordan and the Bulls in the playoffs in 1995. It was a devastating moment, but that’s neither here nor there. That was a long time ago. Yeah, that was a long time ago. Scary. Even scarier is thinking about Staff Writer when I moved down here. My family and I moved to the Sandhills from Lexington, Ky., where my dad was doing his residency, in June of 1990 — more than 19 years ago. I was 4 1/2 years old, sported a mean Kentucky drawl and was still wearing Batman pajamas. My sister was still an infant, and my mom, perm and all, drove us down to Southern Pines in a sweet new whip — a 1989 maroon, wood-paneled GLENN M. SIDES/The Pilot Dodge Caravan. Cars leave the Traffic Circle as they head up U.S. 15-501 North. My dad joined us a few weeks later after completing his duties at the University of Kentucky. He somehow survived a nine-hour drive in the theatrical triumphs like “Ernest Scared Stupid” for Nineteen years later — an amount of time I can’t sweltering July heat in a 1983 Oldsmobile Firenza months on end. even begin to fathom — the Hornets are in New coupe with a broken air conditioner, I remember it was a big deal to go to Orleans, the Firenza is in the junk pile, “Perfect windows that wouldn’t roll down and Walmart — located at Pinecrest Plaza Strangers” is on TV Land, my mom ditched the our behemoth 100-pound golden at that time — to play the X-Men perm and I can’t find the Batman pajamas. My retriever in the back seat. arcade game. There was such a dearth infant sister is now a sorority girl at Wake Forest, If you were around here back then, of entertainment that one day in 1991, there are now, like, five health clubs and countless you know there wasn’t a whole lot my mom pulled the van over and we restaurants here, and, yeah, the Traffic Circle still going on. Just to keep things in perwatched the old Carolina Sports Plaza stinks. spective for the people my age who say burn down. You always hear people talking about how quickly there’s nothing to do around here now, Ah, they were simple times. you rumble down the road of life. I never really imagine what it was like back then. Weekly highlights for me included believed it, figuring it was just some cliché that These were the days when “Walkmans” watching “Perfect Strangers” every people like to use. But now that I’m sitting here were a novelty, “fanny packs” were Friday night, playing Super Mario reflecting on my glory days, it’s starting to make still acceptable, “Home Alone” was the Bros. or Mega Man II on the Nintendo, sense. In a flash, I went from preschool to “old top-grossing film in Hollywood and going to T-ball or soccer games, and school.” everyone wore teal-colored clothing. maybe a trip to the swimming pool in While it is kind of scary, it’s also pretty exciting. Morganton Road was still two lanes the summer. This area “grew up” over the same period of time from Pinehurst to Southern Pines. The We’d usually have a family meal at that I did. It’ll be fun to continue to watch Moore Traffic Circle was a nightmare and had Shoney’s, Howard Johnson’s, County evolve, especially from the perspective I only one lane. There were no bowling Fitzgerald’s, Whiskey McNeill’s, have now. But I can’t help asking myself one alleys, Putt-Putt or anything like them. Barrister’s or some other now-defunct question. There was nothing along U.S. 15-501 restaurant. Where did the time go? heading toward Aberdeen — now It’s really amazing to think how this CONTRIBUTED packed with restaurants and stores — Contact John Krahnert III at (910) 693-2473 or by area has evolved in the past two Ready for soccer in 1991 decades. except for the Cinema 4, which showed e-mail at jkrahnert@thepilot.com.

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Need to Know Whether you are a new resident of Moore County, are considering moving to the Sandhills or have lived here for years, we have compiled a list of information (phone numbers, addresses, etc.) that we think you might need to know or at least have ready access to, just in case. For complete information on any of the topics included, contact the numbers listed.

New Resident Information Moore County offers many resources for newcomers to the area, including the Moore County Chamber of Commerce, the Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) and Newcomers of Pinehurst. These organizations have many tools to make both newcomers and visitors feel welcome. The Chamber and the CVB share a building at 10677 U.S. 15-501 in Southern Pines. Contact the Chamber at (910) 6923926 or online at moorecountychamber@ ncrrbiz.com. The CVB maintains an events line at (910) 692-1600, or call (910) 692-3330 or visit www.homeofgolf.com. Newcomers of Pinehurst is a nonprofit organization established in 1984 to bring new residents of Pinehurst together for social activities. For information, call (910) 3152471 and leave a message or visit www.pinehurstnewcomers.com.

Electrical Service Providers Four choices are available for electricity in Moore County: I Progress Energy provides electricity for a majority of the county. To get connected, contact customer service at (800) 452-2777. Local pay stations are located at City Jewelers No. 4, 276 W. Morganton Road, Southern Pines; and at Friendly Check, 300 S. Sandhills Blvd., Aberdeen. For outages, call (800) 419-6356. I Randolph Electric Cooperative distributes electricity in primarily rural areas, including parts of Moore County. Membership applications are available on the Internet at www.randolphemc.com or contact customer service at (910) 948-3401. I Pee Dee Electric is a member-owned distributor of electric power, which serves Jackson Springs. For information or service, call (910) 997-4441 or visit www.pdemc.com. I Central Electric Membership Corporation serves a portion of Moore County in the Carthage area. For information and service, visit www.centralelectriconline.com or call (919) 774-4900 or (800) 446-7752. To report an outage, call (877) 766-6769.

Natural Gas Providers Piedmont Natural Gas Corporation may be reached at (800) 275-6264.

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A number of gas vendors in town can meet your natural gas needs.

Water The mission of the Public Works Department is to preserve and enhance the quality of life in Moore County by providing an adequate supply of safe water to all customers, and a consolidated system for the environmentally responsible collection, treatment and disposal of sanitary sewage. You may contact the Public Works Department by calling (910) 947-6315 or visiting its office at 5227 U.S. 15-501, Carthage.

Telephone Service Land Lines Local residential service is available through Windstream in Aberdeen by calling (910) 944-2301 and in Pinebluff by calling (910) 944-3101 or (888) 925-5835. Most other areas are served by CenturyLink, formerly Embarq. Residential customers may call (888) 723-8010 for service connections. Business customers should call (800) 786-6272. Customers interested in Randolph Telephone Membership Corporation should call (336) 879-5684. Time Warner Cable offers digital phone service. For information, call (910) 6926684 or visit www.timewarnercable.com. Wireless Many wireless options also are available. Service providers in Moore County include A-1 Wireless, Alltel, AT&T, CenturyLink, TMobile, U.S. Cellular and Verizon. Retail vendors and Internet sites have more info.

Cable Television

I Time Warner Cable serves Robbins, Southern Pines, Aberdeen, Beacon Ridge, Carthage, Foxfire, Pinebluff, Pinehurst, Pinewild, Seven Lakes, Taylortown and select unincorporated areas of Moore County. Call (910) 692-6684 Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. I Charter Communications is the cable provider for Whispering Pines and other unincorporated areas of the county. For information, call (866) 472-2200.

Garbage Collection Each municipality has its own garbage rules, pickup times and fees. For best results, contact the town hall or municipal service office for details about how garbage is collected in your area or talk to your neighbors. Several private trash removal services are available in the county, including Waste Management of Pinebluff, (910) 281-4727 and Waste Management of Vass, (910) 2454041.

Emergency Numbers Police, Sheriff, Fire, Rescue and Medical Dial 911 Hospital Emergency Room (910) 715-1111 Sandhills Urgent Care (910) 692-5555 N.C. Highway Patrol (800) 572-8765 or (919) 733-3861 Poison Control Center (800) 222-1222

Helpful Information Directory Assistance 411 Moore County Sheriff’s Dept. (910) 947-2931 Emergency Management (910) 947-6317 or (910) 947-6500 County Manager (910) 947-6363 Red Cross Moore County Chapter (910) 692-8571 24-hour Events Line Hosted by the local CVB (910) 692-1600 Local Time and Temperature (910) 692-2121

catalogs and junk mail, cardboard, chipboard or paperboard, glass food and beverage containers. There is also a site at 600 McCaskill Road that is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This site accepts the same items as curbside collection. Southern Pines: Provides recycling collection once a week on the same day as trash pickup. Residents are asked to place their town-distributed green 18-gallon bins on the curb by 7 a.m. Recyclables include flattened cardboard, magazines, office paper, junk mail, phone books, paperboard, brown paper bags, newspapers, plastic bottles, glass bottles and jars, aluminum cans, foil and pie tins, steel cans and empty aerosol cans. Everything can be placed in one bin. Vass: There is one unmanned site in Vass for recycling at 140 S. Alma St. It is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Accepts only aluminum cans. Moore County has six recycling sites and maintains the county landfill. Here are the recycling sites: Cameron: State Road 1825, off N.C. 24/27 West Carthage: At the intersection of U.S. 15501 and N.C. 22 Eagle Springs: Near the intersection of N.C. 705 and N.C. 211, Eagle Springs Road Midway: N.C. 24/27 West near Carthage Robbins: State Road 1452, off N.C. 705 North West End/Seven Lakes: State Road 1238 off N.C. 211 In addition, a local group called “Keep Moore County Beautiful” accepts NiCAD battery, mixed paper, Christmas trees and telephone directory recycling dates periodically. Landfill: The County Landfill is accessed via N.C. 5, just north of Aberdeen, on Landfill Road. The address is 456 Turning Leaf Way. The phone number is (910) 2954202.

Moore County Sales Tax Recycling and Landfills Aberdeen: One unmanned site at the intersection of N.C. 211 and U.S. 15-501; open 24 hours, seven days a week. Accepts glass (green, brown or clear), aluminum cans, cardboard, steel cans, newspapers and magazines. Pinebluff: Curbside pickup is once a month; aluminum cans only. Pinehurst: Curbside pickup every week. Comingled materials should be placed in a bag or container and then placed by the curb no later than 7 a.m. Acceptable materials include plastics with No. 1 through No. 7, aluminum cans, steels cans with no lids, newspapers, paper, magazines,

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A 7.75 percent sales tax is collected at the point of sale in Moore County and in most places in North Carolina. Of that, 5.75 percent goes to the state coffers and 2 percent stays here in the county. Motor vehicles and boats are subject to an additional 3 percent state highway use tax, up to $1,500.

Public Assistance Moore County Department of Social Services, Carthage, offers a food stamp program. For information, call (910) 9472436.

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Know From Page 9 Marriage Licenses Both parties should come to the Moore County Register of Deeds office, (910) (9476370). Both the bride-to-be and bridegroom-elect need identification, including a Social Security number. Applicants under the age of 16 are prohibited to marry in North Carolina, and proof of divorce is required for divorced applicants, if divorced less than a year, including the month and year of their last divorces. The fee is $60, and the license is good for 60 days. The document must be returned to the Register of Deeds Office in the county where it was issued. A marriage license may be obtained in any county in North Carolina and the licensed couple may be married in any county in the state. The marriage does not have to take place in the same county where the license was obtained. Marriage licenses are issued between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, excluding holidays. The register of deeds can also help with local birth and death certificates, as well as property transfers or military discharges. Web site: www.moorecountync.gov.

Other Applications, Record Requests The Moore County Clerk of Court’s Office in Carthage can help with domestic violence relief, probate, as well as other civil and criminal matters. Call (910) 947-2396. The Moore County Register of Deeds Office in Carthage holds local births, deaths, marriages, property transfers, military discharges and many maps. Call (910) 9476370. Passport service is available at the post office in Robbins. For more information, the U.S. State Department maintains a toll-free number, (877) 487-2778.

Local Media Moore County has several local media outlets, including: Newspapers: The Pilot, located at 145 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Southern Pines, is a thrice-weekly community newspaper. For information or to subscribe, call (910) 692-7271 or visit www.thepilot.com Seven Lakes Times, a community newspaper published every other Friday, is located at 4307 Seven Lakes Plaza, West End. Call (910) 673-0111. Magazines: Pinehurst Magazine, Pinehurst. Call (910) 295-8899.

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PineStraw magazine, Southern Pines, the magazine of life, art and entertainment in the Sandhills. Call (910) 693-2467 or visit www.PineStrawMag.com. Locally Produced Television: WYBE Sandhills TV Channel 44, Cable Channel 3, 34 Commerce Ave., Southern Pines. Call (910) 695-0044. Radio: WIOZ Star 102.5 FM, soft rock, Southern Pines. Call (910) 692-2107. WLHC-FM Life 103.1, Robbins, varied programming. Call (919) 775-1031. WEEB 990 AM, Southern Pines, talk radio. Call (910) 692-7440. WIOZ-AM 550, Southern Pines. Call (910) 692-2107. WQNX 1350 AM, Aberdeen. Call (910) 944-1350.

Public Meetings Moore County Board of Commissioners, (910) 947-6403, first Monday, 4 p.m., third Monday, 6 p.m., Carthage Old Courthouse, second floor. Moore County Board of Education, (910) 947-2976, second Monday, 7 p.m., Administrative Office of Schools, U.S. 15501. Work sessions vary throughout the year. Aberdeen Town Board, (910) 944-1115, second Monday, 6 p.m., Town Hall, 115 N. Poplar. A work session is held on the second Thursday of the month before the regular board meeting. Cameron Town Board, (910) 245-3212, fourth Tuesday, 7 p.m., Town Hall. Carthage Town Board, (910) 947-2331, third Monday, 7 p.m., McDonald Building, 203 McReynolds St. Foxfire Village Council, (910) 295-5107, second Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Village Hall, Town Hall Drive. Pinebluff Town Board, (910) 281-3124, third Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall, 325 E. Baltimore. Pinehurst Village Council, (910) 2951900, fourth Tuesday at 1 p.m. with a 9 a.m. work session, New Town Hall, 395 Magnolia. A work session also is held on the second Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. and is open to the public at 5:30 p.m. Robbins Town Board, (910) 948-2431, second Thursday, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 101 N. Middleton. Seven Lakes Landowners, (910) 6734931, last Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., North Clubhouse, except in March. Southern Pines Town Council, (910) 692-7021, second Tuesday, 7 p.m., Douglass Center, West Pennsylvania Avenue. Taylortown Town Council, (910) 2954010, last Tuesday, 6 p.m., Town Hall, 8350 Main St. Vass Town Board, (910) 245-4676, second Monday, 7:30 p.m., Municipal Building. Whispering Pines Village Council, (910) 949-3141, second Wednesday, 6 p.m. at the Village Hall, 10 Pine Ridge St.

U.S. Post Offices Aberdeen 111 S. Poplar St. . . . . (910) 944-1721 Cameron 450 Carthage St. . . . (910) 245-4211 Carthage 105 S. Ray St. . . . . . . (910) 947-2377 Eagle Springs 1984 N.C. 211 . . . . . (910) 673-7899 High Falls 1368 N.C. 22 . . . . . . (910) 464-5333 Hoffman 3601 N. U.S. 1 . . . . . (910) 281-3777 Jackson Springs 2411 J.S. Road . . . . . (910) 673-3251 Lakeview 278 Camp Easter . . . (910) 245-4411 Lemon Springs 7246 Lemon Springs Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (919) 776-1833 Pinebluff 125 N. Walnut St. . . . (910) 281-3918 Pinehurst Main 80 Blake Blvd. . . . . . . (910) 295-1231 Pinehurst Village 95 Cherokee Road . . (910) 295-6478 Robbins 181 N. Middleton St.. (910) 948-2230 Southern Pines 190 SW Broad St. . . . (910) 692-2431 Vass 120 Seaboard St. . . . (910) 245-4169 West End 5161 N.C. 211 . . . . . (910) 673-8041

Voter Registration To register to vote in North Carolina, you must be: • A United States citizen. • 18 years of age by the next general election. • If convicted of a felony, your rights of citizenship have been restored. • A resident 30 days prior to the election date. • Not registered nor will you vote in any other county or state. For information on how to register to vote in Moore County, call the Board of Elections office at (910) 947-3868 or stop by 700 Pinehurst Ave., Carthage. Registration forms may be obtained at most area libraries, municipal offices or town halls. You also may register to vote while applying for a driver’s license. The deadline to register is 25 days before the day of election. Individual polling place locations may be found on the Moore County Board of Elections Web site at www.co.moore.nc.us/ elections, or inquire at the elections office in person.

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Automobile Driver’s License: New residents of North Carolina have 60 days after establishing permanent residency to obtain a driver’s license. Applicants must take a written exam and pass an eye exam. Applicants must bring two forms of identification, one of which must include a document establishing proof of residency (i.e. lease, utility bill, mail sent to N.C. address, etc.) and one that proves age and identity. Proof of liability insurance also is required. When you are issued a North Carolina license, you must surrender the driver’s license from your previous state of residence to the examiner. N.C. Department of Motor Vehicles, Moore County Division, 521 S. Sandhills Blvd., U.S. 1 South, Aberdeen (910) 944-7555. Vehicle Registration: Out-of-state vehicles must be registered, in general, in 30 days or when gainful employment is accepted, whichever occurs first. The North Carolina License Plate Agency, Moore County Division, can help with registration at the following location: 1313 N. Sandhills Blvd., Aberdeen (910) 944-1303 It is best to go to the license bureau first. To register a motor vehicle, bring title and valid registration card from the prior state of residence. If your title is held by a lien-holder, you must provide the lien-holder’s name and address. Also bring the title fee and registration fee, proof of address and proof of insurance. Registration must be renewed annually. Vehicle Inspections: New residents must have their vehicles inspected within 10 days of getting their license plate or by the last day of the month printed on the inspection sticker. Inspections are required annually. Vehicles 35 years old or older are exempt from the North Carolina vehicle safety inspection. The cost of a passed safety inspection is $30. The vehicle inspection can be performed at any of the 7,500 licensed inspection stations throughout the state. Most service stations, automobile dealerships and vehicle repair garages are licensed inspection stations. If a vehicle fails the safety inspection, it cannot be operated beyond the expiration date of the current sticker. However, the owner has 60 days to correct any safety defects and qualify for a re-inspection at no additional cost, provided the owner is able to present a receipt of the initial inspection. Moore and seven other counties joined the state’s emissions system testing program to help improve air quality. For more information, visit www.ncdot.org/dmv.

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Land Area (square miles): 697.74 Estimated Population (2008 estimate): 85,608 Moore is ranked 32nd of 100 counties by population. Persons per square mile (2008): 121 The median age is 41.8. 2010 SANDHILLS GUIDE

I The racial breakdown (2008) is 77.6 percent white, 14.4 percent black, 5.8 percent Hispanic or Latino, 1.4 percent other races and .8 percent American Indian. I The median household income (2008): $46,697 I Percentage of persons below the poverty line: 10.2 Source: U.S. Census Bureau and City-Data.com

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Getting Here

Getting Here: Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Coming by Land and Air hether you are coming or going, there are several modes of transportation available to get you in and out of Moore County, including planes, trains and automobiles.

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Moore County is home to two airports, Moore County Airport and Gilliam-McConnell Air Field in Carthage. The Moore County Airport is located at 7825 Aviation Drive, five miles northeast of Pinehurst and three miles north of Southern Pines. Hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. The airport is still seeking to attract air passenger service to the Moore County Airport. The contract between Delta and the Moore County Airport Authority was signed in 2006, and the airport began providing flights from the local airport later that year. Delta pulled out

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in December 2007, and provided no more seasonal or other scheduled flights through Moore County. The airport had been without passenger services since April 2002, when US Airways Express discontinued flights following the economic downturn precipitated by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Passenger service is popular in Moore County because of its resort tourism attractions, a major economic enhancement for the community. In addition, Moore County is within 100 miles of other area airports, including Fayetteville, Greensboro, Raleigh/Durham and Charlotte. GLENN M. SIDES/The Pilot

Trains

An Amtrak passenger train arrives at the Southern Pines Depot.

Or, if you choose, you can travel to and from Moore County by train. Amtrak provides service daily to and from the area with an unstaffed station at the Southern Pines Depot on Broad Street.

For reservations or tickets, as well as schedule information, call Amtrak at (800) 872-7245 or visit www.amtrak.com. A schedule is also posted at the depot.

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Automobiles Centrally located in North Carolina, Moore County enjoys easy access from Interstates 95, 85, 40 and 73/74 and has direct access to U.S. 1, U.S. 15-501, N.C. 2, N.C. 5 and N.C. 211.

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Our Towns

Aberdeen

Cameron

Population: 5,132 Form of Government: Commissioners/Manager Mayor: Betsy Mofield Town Manager: Bill Zell Phone number: (910) 944-1115 Address: 115 N. Poplar St., 28315 Web site: www.townofaberdeen.net Incorporation: 1893

Population: 293 Form of Government: Mayor and Commissioners Mayor: Michael W. Thomason Town Clerk: Carol Lucas Phone: (910) 245-3212 Address: 247 Carter St., 28326 Incorporation: 1876

berdeen, unlike newer neighboring resort towns, was a flourishing community as early as the 1760s. Located near the intersection of important regional roads, the town became the access point to two major railroads. Originally, Aberdeen was named Bethesda, then Blue’s Crossing and, finally, Aberdeen for the city in Scotland. Lumber, turpentine, industry and commerce were economic mainstays. Today, the Aberdeen Historic

he town of Cameron, which was incorporated in 1876, quickly grew into a shipping point for area farmers because of the railroad. The rails linked the famous carriage factory in Carthage to the main railroad tracks in Cameron. In the 1920s, Cameron became widely known as the “Dewberry Capital of the World.” The dewberry is described as a milder version of the blackberry with a superior flavor. Dewberry desserts can still be purchased in restaurants there. Today, Cameron is a residential

District includes 88 acres and more than 100 buildings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Antiques and collectible shops as well as Union Station are located there. Skirting the historic area is a thriving commercial strip that stretches along U.S. 1 into Southern Pines.

village with 19th century architecture and a dozen antiques and collectible shops on three blocks of the town’s main street. On the first Saturday in May and the first Saturday in October, the town’s population swells to around 10,000 as visitors fill the tree-lined streets to search for bargains at the Antique and Collectibles Fair.

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Our Towns

Carthage

Foxfire Village

Population: 2,245 Form of Government: Commissioner/Manager Mayor: Tom Stewart Town Manager: Carol Sparks Phone: (910) 947-2331 Address: 4396 U.S. 15/501, 28327 Web site: www.townofcarthage.org Incorporation: 1796 arthage, county seat of Moore, was permanently established in 1803 on land donated by Richardson Fagin. The town’s identity changed back and forth from Faginsville to Carthage until the state legislature settled the matter in 1814. County government, courts and many businesses now call the pleasant town of Carthage home. The imposing building now standing on Courthouse Square was erected in 1922, and is the fifth courthouse built on this site. The

Population: 541 Form of Government: Mayor and Council Mayor: George Erickson Town Clerk: Lisa Kivett Phone: (910) 295-5107 Address: 1 Town Hall Dr., 27281 Web Site: www.foxfirenc.com Incorporated: 1977

building houses county government offices and the commissioners’ meeting room. Alexander Kelly and Thomas Tyson founded a carriage factory in Carthage that became a legend in industrial history and was the dominant county industry for 70 years. It produced buggies that were sold throughout the United States until the firm closed in 1925. Many fine old stately homes still exist in the town, which is poetically known as “Sweet Carthage.”

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arly settlers of the place now called Foxfire Village referred to it as “Piney Bottom.” Native Americans once hunted on the sandy ridge that runs through it. During the American Revolution, Piney Bottom was the scene of a 1780 skirmish between Tories and Whigs. The early settlers made their living from the pine forest that grew along the ridge by selling turpentine and construction timbers. Agriculture sprouted in the 20th

century, offering plentiful crops of cotton, tobacco, corn, and rye. Vineyards and peach orchards also were plentiful. The community is named for a mysterious luminescence that sometimes appears on decaying plants and wood. In 1967, Rowland McKenzie began to develop the area, formerly a 2,200- acre farm, into a resort and residential community centered on golf. Foxfire Village was incorporated in 1977.

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Pinehurst

Pinebluff

Population: 11,830 Form of Government: Council/Manager Mayor: George Lane Village Manager: Andrew Wilkison Phone: (910) 295-1900 Address: 395 Magnolia Road, 28374 Web site: www.villageofpinehurst.org Incorporation: 1980 reaming of developing a health resort for Northerners, Boston philanthropist James Walker Tufts bought 5,000 acres of pine barrens near Aberdeen in 1895. Frederick Law Olmsted designed a village for him, and 226,000 trees and shrubs were planted. By the early 1900s, the estate covered 10 square miles, with four hotels, 50 cottages, two excellent golf courses and a 35,000-acre shooting preserve. Trolleys transported guests to and from the Southern Pines train station along Midland

Population: 1,360 Government: Mayor and Commissioners Mayor: Earlene McLamb Phone: (910) 281-3124 Address: 325 E. Baltimore Ave., 28373

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he town of Pinebluff lies just south of Aberdeen and a few miles north of the Richmond County line. It is located on the site that earliest references called “Patterson’s Bridge.” John T. Patrick, who was North Carolina commissioner of immigration, had founded Southern Pines as a resort for Northerners seeking peace, quiet and a healthful environment. Hoping to repeat his success a few miles away, Patrick purchased 772 acres from Luther C. Speare in 1884 and began to develop Pinebluff. He named the community’s

Road. Scotsman Donald Ross designed more courses, including the famed No. 2. Soon the resort was hosting several national amateur golf tournaments. Today, Pinehurst is legendary throughout the golf world.

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streets for prominent Northern cities, and he published advertisements in Northern newspapers stressing the community’s mild, sunny winter climate, its fresh, pine-scented air and the convenient transportation provided by the Raleigh Augusta Railroad. By 1915, Pinebluff had five hotels and tea rooms. The hotels no longer exist. Town residents today enjoy Pinebluff Lake and a quiet, residential lifestyle.

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Robbins Population: 1,312 Form of Government: Manager/Council Mayor: Theron Bell Town Manager: George Hayfield Phone: (910) 948-2431 Address: 101 N. Middleton St., 27325 Web Site: www.robbinsnc.us Incorporation: 1935 he community now known as Robbins first bore the name Hazel Neck. Due to its location in the Piedmont or clay soil area of North Carolina, Hazel Neck attracted a number of potters and craftsmen. This collection of “mechanics” probably led to the community becoming known as Mechanics Hill. Over the years, the area bore several names, including Elise and Hemp. In 1795, gunsmith J. Alexander

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Seven Lakes Population: 4,500 Form of Government: Two Landowners’ Associations, Business Guild and Civic Group Web Site: www.sevenlakesnc.org Kennedy purchased an existing gun factory to build the famous Kennedy long rifle. He also operated a merchant mill and a sawmill. A textile mill was established in the area in 1926. It had several owners until it was purchased by Karl Robbins, a Russian immigrant who was a prominent figure in the textile industry. The town was eventually renamed to honor Robbins. Robbins is the hometown of former U.S. senator and 2004 Democratic vice-presidential nominee John Edwards and the late NASA Astronaut Dr. Charles Brady. Robbins’ annual Farmers Day celebration draws crowds that number in the tens of thousands.

The largest unincorporated community in Moore County, Seven Lakes is the result of the vision of developer Fred Lawrence. In the early 1970s, his partnership purchased 1,100 acres of rolling hills and pine trees 10 miles northwest of Pinehurst on N.C. 211. Roads were paved and streams dammed to create the first seven spring-fed lakes. The first homes were constructed primarily as weekend and summer retreats for “city folks” from the central part of the state. Lawrence’s vision included provisions of amenities such as boating, swimming, horseback riding and gather-

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ing places to socialize. It also included a business village to provide goods and services homeowners would need. As the “North Side” grew, a companion development was begun on the south side of Seven Lakes Drive. The “South Side” included a golf course designed by Peter Tufts. In 1979, 3,200 acres on the west side of N.C. 211 were purchased, and construction began on an 800-acre spring-fed lake. A semi-private golf and tennis club, Beacon Ridge, also is located on the “West Side.”

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Taylortown

Southern Pines

Population: 975 Form of Government: Mayor/Council Mayor: Ulysses S. G. Barrett Jr. Town Clerk: Carolyn Mitchell Phone: (910) 295-4010 Address: 8350 Main St., 28370 Incorporation: 1987

Population: Approximately 13,000 Government: Council/Manager Mayor: Mike Haney Manager: Reagan Parsons Phone: (910) 692-7021 Address: 125 SE Broad St., 28387 Web site: www.southernpines.net Incorporation: March 7, 1887 n the 1850s, Charles Shaw acquired a state land grant in southern Moore County. It included a high ridge where he began cutting pines. In 1876, the Raleigh Augusta Railroad came through. Most of the trees were gone a few years later when John T. Patrick purchased 675 acres of land for $1,265 to build a health resort. He named the streets after Northern states. Southern Pines proved to be an ideal place for travel-weary train passengers to break their journey

n unincorporated community until 1987, Taylortown was developed in the early 1900s by Demus Taylor, grandson of one of the first African slaves brought to the New World and a descendant of the Western African tribe known as Ebu. He had purchased land from the Tufts family to build homes for the work force for Pinehurst’s hotels and golf courses. The town, first called Old Settlement, was renamed in his honor. Robert Taylor, the son of Demus Taylor, operated a small café that

down from the north to Florida. By 1887, Southern Pines was a thriving resort. After World War I, novelist and publisher James Boyd initiated the equestrian and literary pursuits that remain as a big factor to this day. Southern Pines has the largest population of any town in the county.

served as a gathering spot for the settlement. He also helped found a school for the settlement’s children. This school would become known as Academy Heights. A newer facility near the original school is also known as Academy Heights and is now a year-round school. Today Taylortown, with a population of 975, is a town with a strong sense of community. The town reflects the legacy of its founders as well as the courage and leadership of all who have come since.

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Vass

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Population: 804 Form of Government: Mayor and Council Mayor: Eddie Callahan Town Clerk: Jody Smith Phone: (910) 245-4676 Address: 140 S. Alma St., 28394 Incorporation: 1907 he first European settlers of the area that later became known as Vass were primarily Scots, although there was also an early settlement of Germans. Changes came to the rural, pastoral community in the late 1800s with the laying of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. The railroad made Vass one of the area’s heaviest shipping points for lumber, cotton products and farm produce. Originally called Bynum, then Winder, the little settlement was finally designated Vass in 1892 in

Population: Approximately 2,400 Form of Government: Council/Manager Mayor: Bob Zschoche Village Clerk: Linda Christopher Phone: (910) 949-3141 Address: 10 Pine Ridge Dr., 28327 Web site: www.whisperingpinesnc.net Incorporation: March 14, 1969

honor of Major William W. Vass, who was a railroad paymaster. The town was incorporated in 1907. Mr. Alex Gunther was the town’s first mayor. At the turn of the century, Vass was a loading point for the tar produced from the area’s pine trees. Vass was once the home of three newspapers (The Pilot originated there), and it competed with neighboring Cameron for the title of “Dewberry Capital” in the 1920s.

n 1769, Nicholas Smith received a king’s land grant for a lake and 50 acres of land. The mill he built on the lake was used to grind corn for rations during the American Revolution. In 1865, William Thagard, for whom the lake is named, built a new mill. Early in the 20th century, a rock and concrete dam was built by I.G. Chandler. A power plant operated there until 1927. With the purchase of the lake and

475 adjoining acres in 1959, A.B. Hardee began the development of a golf course and residential community. It has grown to 3,000 acres, with eight lakes and three semiprivate golf courses. Whispering Pines was incorporated in 1969 and includes three golf courses.

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Communities

Small Towns Give Our County Plenty of Character Eagle Springs

The community that grew around the terminal took its name, West End. When the great fire that burned from Greensboro to the coast swept through it in 1898, all but the drugstore and depot was destroyed. Farming brought the community back to life, and several thousand acres of peach trees were grown in the West End area prior to 1960. It is still known today for its peach orchards, although neighboring golf course residential developments such as Seven Lakes are growing. In 1927, peach grower J.B. Von Cannon used his profits to start a mill, which became the Sandhills Furniture Corporation. Stanly Furniture bought it in 1965 and it closed in early 2002.

Between Seven Lakes and Candor on Old N.C. 211, Eagle Springs sits in a peach–growing area of western Moore County. The area was settled in the last half of the 19th century along a ridge between the headwaters of McLendon’s Creek and Drowning Creek. When N.C. 211 bypassed the old business district, its stores were abandoned. Several hundred residents live along its rural postal route.

Eastwood Eastwood is located near the intersection of N.C. 73 and U.S. 15-501 between Pinehurst and Carthage. It was once a rail hub for lumber. The J.B. Eastwood Co. timber business flourished there from 1895 to 1910. Today, the area is dotted with cattle and horse farms and houses.

Glendon Glendon sits north of Carthage, where Glendon-Carthage Road crosses the railroad. Named after the Glenn family, major landowners in the area, Glendon became well known when the railroad was completed from Sanford to Charlotte in 1897 and a depot was constructed. Glendon was home to one of the country’s few talc mines.

High Falls High Falls lies just north of Deep River on N.C. 22. Because of its 15-foot falls, early Indians called it “Great Falls.” In the 1780s, it became known as William England’s Mill because of the successful gristmill he built on the falls. A cotton factory, High Falls Manufacturing Co., was later established, which provided houses and stores for the workers. Currently, the area is a rural residential community.

Jackson Springs Jackson Springs is located about four miles south of West End on N.C. 73. The town is named for the Jackson family, who settled the area in the 1700s.

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Bill Thomason of Cameron relaxes with his 1947 Dodge pickup. Visitors came from all over to obtain water from the natural springs, and a large hotel was built to accommodate them. The area began to decline soon after the stately hotel burned down in 1933.

Jugtown Jugtown Pottery was begun around 1920 by Jacques and Julianna Busbee. This community became well-known for its hand-turned pottery and use of glazes. Many famous potters worked in Jugtown and contributed to its success. Jugtown, just off N.C. 705 between Robbins and Seagrove, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Lakeview The history of Lakeview began in 1770, with the arrival of Duncan C. Blue, who had been granted 50 acres of land and a 1,000-acre lake by George III of England. The Blue family kept the land for three generations. It is one of the oldest settlements in Moore County. Just off U.S. 1 south of Vass, the centerpiece of Lakeview is a manmade body of water named Crystal Lake. At the turn of the century, a resort was planned and activities revolved around the corn mill, brick plant, general store and farming. The hotel burned down, but the community remains with its relaxed atmosphere and simple beauty.

West End In the late 1880s, the owner of a turpentine distillery, Daniel McDonald, needed a better way to transport his products. He and Allison Page agreed to extend Page’s rail lines northwest of Aberdeen by 13 miles to the west end of McDonald’s property.

In 1971, developers created a 1,130acre lake that is today the centerpiece of a popular resort community that covers more than 3,000 acres just east of Vass. Woodlake, the largest man-made lake in the state, is actually a shallow basin that occupies the space formerly held by Cypress and Cranes creeks. Woodlake Country Club features a grand historic clubhouse and restaurant and 36 holes of golf — many designed around the water.

Golf Communities Golf communities, gated communities and other unincorporated neighborhoods often have separate housing rules governed by a homeowners’ association. Many are parts of a larger golf resort area. Following is contact information for some of these communities: I Country Club of North Carolina (910) 692-6565. I Little River (910) 949-4600 I Knollwood Village (910) 692-3572

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I Midland Country Club (910) 295-3241. I National Golf Club (910) 295-4300 I Pinewild Country Club of Pinehurst (910) 295-5700.

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Milestones in the Story of What Makes Us Special I 1760s: Joel McLendon builds his cabin on Mt. Carmel Road in upper Moore County. It is the oldest house in the county on its original location. In the 1820s, a second house, the Bryant House, is built on the property. The houses are owned by the Moore County Historical Association and are open for tours. I 1772: The House in the Horseshoe is built in the bend of the Deep River. It is the site of a 1781 skirmish between Whigs and Tories during the Revolutionary War. I 1780: William England begins operating a grist mill at the “Great Falls of Deep River.” This area is eventually known as High Falls. I 1784: Moore County is formed from Cumberland County. Most of its residents live in the upper half of the county. It is named for Alfred Moore, a colonel who fought at Moore’s Creek, the opening battle of the Revolutionary War in North Carolina. He eventually becomes a member of the legislature and later a justice on the Supreme Court.

also develop Pinebluff, just a few miles down the road.

I 1796: The town of Carthage is formed. It later becomes the county seat. The Tyson and Jones Buggy Company is founded there in the mid-1800s and remains the largest factory in the county well into the 20th century. But the coming of the automobile eventually puts an end to the business. Carthage is now one of the fastest growing towns in the county.

I 1890: West End grows up around the westernmost extension of the Aberdeen and Asheboro Railroad. Eagle Springs, which received its name from a medical spring discovered nearby, also has its beginnings that year. In 1898, a fire sweeps through downtown West End, destroying all of the buildings except the depot and the drugstore.

I 1825: Malcolm Blue builds a home at his farm on Bethesda Road near what will later become Aberdeen. The farm is recognized by the National Register of Historic Places and is open to the public.

I 1893: Aberdeen is chartered. The area was settled around 1760 by Highland Scots. In 1879, the area is known as Blue’s Crossing. Allison Francis Page begins his lumber business there and it soon becomes an important commercial center, also on the railroad.

I 1840: Charles C. Shaw builds a small home on what is now Morganton Road in Southern Pines. His son later becomes the mayor of Southern Pines. The Shaw House and two other houses on the property, the Garner House and Sanders Cabin, are owned and maintained by the Moore County Historical Association and are open for tours. I 1876: The town of Cameron is incorporated. Situated on the Raleigh and Augusta Railroad, the little town was once a bustling business center. Today, it’s known for its antique stores. I 1887: Southern Pines incorporated. Founded by John Patrick who initially touted it as a “health and winter resort.” Patrick will

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Mid Pines Inn and Golf Club, shown here in a vintage photo, has a long and colorful history.

I 1895: Pinehurst is founded by James W. Tufts of Boston, who made his fortune in manufacturing soda fountain equipment. The town was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the man who designed New York City’s Central Park.The small village eventually becomes a golf resort with courses designed by Donald Ross, Tom Fazio, Ellis Maples and Rees Jones. The resort is now owned by the Dedman family. I 1899: The town of Robbins, located in the northwestern portion of the county, is laid out. It is first known as Elise. The name is changed to Robbins in honor of Karl Robbins, owner of Robbins Silk Mill and a benefactor of the community. The area, set-

tled during the latter days of the American Revolution, was known originally as Mechanics Hill. I 1900: Demus Taylor, grandson of one of the first African slaves brought to America and a descendant of the Western African tribe known as Ebu, purchases land to lay out a community for the workers on James Tufts’ new golf course and buildings. First known as Old Settlement, the area becomes known as Taylortown, incorporated in 1987. I 1902: I.F. Chandler of Southern Pines builds a power plant to bring electricity to the area. He chooses Thagard’s Lake near what is now Whispering Pines as his site. I 1903: The town of Lakeview is chartered. Duncan C. Blue and his brothers arrived in the area around 1770. He dammed a creek, creating a large lake now called Crystal Lake. When the Blue family sells the property in 1902, the new owners create a small resort which operates several years. The area is now a residential community. I 1907: Vass is incorporated. The area was originally settled by F.D. Byrd and was known as Bynum and then Winder, for an official of the Raleigh and Augusta Railroad. The name Vass is officially adopted in 1892. I 1915: Pinehurst Harness Track becomes winter home to polo ponies, hunters, running horses and standard breeds. It is now a winter training ground for

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trotters and pacers, offering races in the spring. I 1918: Walter Hines Page, U.S. ambassador to Great Britain, dies and is buried at Old Bethesda Cemetery. I 1928: Pine Needles Resort opens. The Tudor-style inn runs into financial trouble during the Depression and the building is eventually sold to the Sisters of Providence who open a hospital there. The facility is now part of St. Joseph of the Pines. The golf course was purchased by Warren and Peggy Bell in the 1950s. New buildings were constructed to house guests, and the resort thrives once more. I 1929: Moore Memorial Hospital opens its doors. This facility is now FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. I 1931: Amelia Earhart visits Pinehurst, landing her plane on the Pinehurst airstrip. I 1944: Army Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall purchases his home in Pinehurst. It is said that he wrote much of the Marshall Plan for post-war European recovery while he stayed in Pinehurst. I 1949: The first running of the Stoneybrook Steeplechase is held at the farm of Mickey Walsh. The race is now at Carolina Horse Park at Five Points.

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History From Page 24 I 1969: Whispering Pines is chartered by the N.C. Legislature and is the first municipality in the state to be officially designated as a village. However, settlements in the area go back to the land grants of colonial days. I 1973: The resort community of Seven Lakes is begun by Sanford businessman Fred Lawrence. His plan includes a pool, tennis courts, riding stable and seven lakes. The expanded development now includes Beacon Ridge and Seven Lakes West. I 1977: The village of Foxfire is incorporated. It is developed from an old farm by Roland McKenzie and his partner Dan Tomlinson as a scenic residential and resort golf community. I 1994: The U.S. Men's Senior Open is held at Pinehurst; Simon Hobday is the winner. I 1999: Pinehurst serves as the site of the U.S. Open Championship. Payne Stewart

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sinks a 15-foot putt on the 18th hole to win the championship. I 2000: An early January storm of snow and ice cripples many areas, leaving residents without power and, in some places, two feet of snow. Event was dubbed “The Storm of 2000.” I 2001: Pine Needles hosts the U.S. Women’s Open for a second time and is immediately tapped for a return engagement in 2007. I 2002: Moore County suffers a drought of monumental proportions that brings about mandatory conservation. I 2003: John Edwards, a native of Moore, campaigns for the Democratic nomination for the presidency. I 2004: A hurricane-powered tornado hits West Southern Pines, damaging or destroying many homes and businesses. I 2005: The U.S. Open Championship returned to the revered Pinehurst No. 2 Course, providing another memorable experience as Michael Campbell out-dueled the field to win.

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This is what Broad Street in Southern Pines looked like in an earlier age. I 2006: ClubCorp is sold, the Dedman family takes sole ownership of Pinehurst Resort. I 2007: Cristie Kerr wins the U.S. Women’s Open Championship, which was held at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club. I 2008: Construction began on a new police station next to the Fire Department on Pennsylvania Avenue in Southern Pines.

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I 2009: On Sunday, March 29, a lone gunman opened fire on patients and staff at the Pinelake Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage. Seven elderly patients and staff died in the massacre. Police officer Justin Garner, responding to a 911 call about gunshots fired at the nursing home, entered the facility where he located, shot and arrested the gunman.

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Real Estate

Local Towns Make Roster of ‘Prettiest’ BY JOHN KRAHNERT III Staff Writer

wo of Moore County’s towns are among the prettiest in the state, according to a recent poll. A panel of 32 in-state journalists voted Pinehurst and Southern Pines in the top 10 most attractive small towns in North Carolina. Pinehurst finished second in the voting, while Southern Pines finished ninth. Cameron also received votes, but the release did not disclose how many. Pinehurst missed out on the top spot by just 13 votes. Blowing Rock, located in the mountains, took top honors with 206 votes, while Pinehurst finished with 193. “I think the people in this community deserve it,” Pinehurst Mayor George Lane said. “It’s a beautiful place to live and to visit. We’re indeed fortunate.” Pinehurst finished ahead of Beaufort (109 votes), Southport (90 votes), Ocracoke (88 votes), Highlands (85 votes), Edenton (76

votes), Linville (75 votes), Southern Pines (70 votes) and Banner Elk (65 votes). Davidson and Cashiers tied with 61 votes and just missed out on the recognition. Southern Pines Mayor Mike Haney was also pleased with his town’s inclusion on the list, adding that it was a product of his town’s residents. “We’re in really good company,” he said. “That’s quite an honor. It’s a testament to the pride of the citizens of Southern Pines. I’m flattered and honored.” The writers selected their top 10 from a list of 45 towns with a population under 15,000. Bill Hensley, of Charlotte, a writer and former state director of travel and tourism, conducted the poll, according to the news release. The release said that from the outset, Blowing Rock and Pinehurst set the pace. Lavish praise was heaped on all the top finishers as the panelists made their cases for beauty. The towns were singled out for

their charm, unique settings, landscapes, historic homes, architecture, character and commitment to preservation, among other factors. Of the top 12 vote-getters, five are in the mountains, four on the coast and three in the Piedmont. “North Carolina is fortunate to have so many pretty towns,” said Carol Timblin, a Charlotte travel writer, in the release. “Choosing the 10 prettiest was a challenge but it was an enjoyable assignment. It made me realize just how wonderful it is to live surrounded by such immense beauty.” Other towns receiving votes were Apex, Bath, Badin, Bald Head, Brevard, Burnsville, Chadbourn, Dillsboro, Duck, Elon, Flat Rock, Hendersonville, Hillsborough, Lake Lure, Manteo, Morehead City, Pittsboro, Sylva, Sparta, Tarboro, Tryon, Waynesville, Washington, West Jefferson and Wrightsville Beach.

Contact John Krahnert III at (910) 693-2473 or by e-mail at jkrahnert@thepilot.com.

Property Tax Rates Property tax rates are set by the governing bodies of Moore county and by each municipality. Local rates (per $100 valuation) for 2009 were: % Moore County ...........46.5 cents Aberdeen........................43 cents Cameron......................57.5 cents Carthage.........................40 cents Foxfire Village..............32 cents Pinebluff.........................37 cents Pinehurst........................28 cents Robbins...........................66 cents Southern Pines..............35 cents Taylortown.....................40 cents Vass..................................48 cents Whispering Pines .........32 cents Most jurisdictions also have fire district taxes, which support the work of local fire departments. An Advanced Life Support (ALS) tax of two cents per $100 valuation also is applied to county taxes.

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An Award-Winning Place — Roll Out the Green Carpet BY ANITA B. STONE Special to The Pilot

new respect has emerged from the soil — a love of the land and what it can produce for all of us. Community gardens have been popping up across the landscape and new words have been introduced to gardeners as well as those who wish to enjoy their first experience in the garden. While census takers discuss the best places to live, they might as well include the Sandhills with mountains of diversity and award-winning plants that grow and nurture the community. There are several categories that excel in the horticultural arena that deserve trophies — notably Sandhills Community College, one of the foremost educational institutions in the educational foray of horticulture, and the Moore County Agricultural Extension Department, a group of knowledgeable and helpful people offering a bevy of information to residents, visitors and tourists. The Sandhills Research Station gives us a look into the future with a variety of plants that are being studied and improved upon. Fruit trees are a main topic and groups are offered the facilities of learning to graft as well as other educational onsite programs. Blueberries are a main crop of study at the research facility. Numerous garden clubs, gardeners and symposiums are at our fingertips, which makes it easy to understand why the area is

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one of the top-notch garden locations in the southeastern United States. We are a conglomerate of the Phantoms of the Season, the Ami du Soleil, and the Julie and Julia of Kitchen Crops. As a conglomerate of environmental enthusiasts, area gardeners and horticulturalists take responsibility on knowing how to plant, where to plant and the quantity to plant in order to preserve a safe and clean environment while pursuing “green” and “sustainability.” Hats off to those who are selfless, those gar-

deners who maintain a living by supplying others with information and produce that enhance their lives. The community is open to anyone who wishes to learn about gardening, the top-notch hobby across the country, running a close first place with golf. Even with the sandy soil as an integral part of the landscape, we gardeners can produce larger than normal fruits, vegetables, herbs and, additionally, have added trees and shrub. There are no limits as to our production. A special category is that of succulents, which grow magnificently in the area. We are also keepers of birds and most of us enjoy a variety of water features from ponds to flowing statuary fountains that enhance the garden while providing aesthetic value to the area. Categorically, we win trophies with plants such as callicarpia, ornamental grasses, azaleas, hollies

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and a multitude of garden favorites — such as roses, lantana, daisies, geraniums to mention a few. We combine the old with the new, always searching for better stock, for improved methods and for greater production. Rather than complain about the summer doldrums, we nourish and nurture our gardens. At the end of the day, we practice what we teach by keeping growth as organic as possible, by ridding our climate of fungicides, pesticides and herbicides and by guarding the environment. Sharing with the community is a positive factor in our gardening practices. Once we “pay it forward,” the chain of excellent produce and horticultural awards become evident, resulting with the highest trophy of all — an award-winning place to reside.

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Tips for Local Gardeners There are some simple tips to follow when gardening: • Evaluate shade and sun locations for select plants. Collect seeds for free garden plants. • Select firm bulbs for planting and be wary of bulb sales. • Label all stock to keep track of plants and keep a journal for records. • Make sure plants are watered, pruned and deadheaded in a timely fashion. • Incorporate a slow release fertilizer such as 20-20-20 during the fall and winter seasons. • Practice pest control safely without harming the environment and practice sustainability for fresh produce. • Select amendments and additives that fit the landscape. • Practice environmental safety and natural organic methods for the garden. • Create and maintain a pond or water feature. • Keep the birds fed and watered throughout the seasons. • Study catalogs for comparison and prices, and design the garden that fits the landscape. • Educate yourself with top quality growing practices that can be shared with the community. • Support the local farmers for fresh and healthy produce. • Practice conservation and preservation wisely.

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Retirement

Services Available for Seniors AARP

A. Kinney - Seniors Relocation Services

The Moore County chapter of the AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) usually meets on the third Tuesday at 10 a.m. at First Bank, 205 SE Broad St., Southern Pines. The group meets January through June and August through December. In June and December, the meeting is on the second Tuesday at Penick Village. For information, call Bob Lockwood at (910) 692-1850.

A. Kinney - Seniors Relocation Service is a full-service company that provides relocation services for a worry-free move. Licensed, bonded and insured, the company offers full estate and moving sales management, including sorting, packing, unpacking, removal of unwanted items and cleaning as well as tag and house content sales. Contact Beverly Swenor at (910) 2950905 or certified appraiser Manoela Kinney at (910) 639-4265 or e-mail manoela@nc.rr.com.

Aging Outreach Services Aging Outreach Services is a private geriatric care management company with professionally trained and certified care managers who implement plans to assist elders and their families with all the aspects of aging. Services (for a fee) include care advocacy, assistance with shopping and appointments, assistance in organizing and paying bills, placement assistance and coordination of financial planners, attorneys, physicians and other professionals. For further information, call (910) 6920683 or visit the Web site at www.agingoutreachservices.com.

Barbara Mark Barbara Mark provides short-term or longterm assistance to adults who are busy, stressed, need extra support during a crisis or who want to use their time and energy in other pursuits. Mark assists with downsizing, paying bills and payment records. She reconciles medical bills with insurance payments, including Medicare; arranges appointments, completes correspondence and assists with the management of personal business. Contact Mark at (910) 639-0982.

ComForcare Senior Services ComForcare Senior Services is a national organization providing companion and personal care services for senior citizens throughout Moore County. The non-medical home care agency is licensed by the state of North Carolina. Its goal is to maximize the independence of its clients. Services available (for a fee) include light housekeeping and laundry; medication reminders; help with bathing, dressing and eating; errands; transportation to doctorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; appointments; meal preparation; and grocery shopping. Services are offered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. All caregivers are thoroughly screened and the company is licensed and bonded. For more information, call (910) 246-0200 or visit the Web site at www.centralnc@comforcare.com.

Moore County Department of Aging The Moore County Department of Aging was created in 1984 to provide services that promote the well-being of older adults. The agency serves those 60 years of age and over. There are no income requirements. Among the services offered are transportation for medical and general (shopping, nutrition, human service) needs and inhome aide services, featuring two levels of home management and personal care.

Caregiver support also is provided. Other programs include home modification and nutrition, including both congregate and home-delivered meals, as well as several others. Information and referral are important components of what the department offers, as well as Medicare counseling. The office is located in the Moore County Senior Enrichment Center, 8040 U.S. 15501, just north of the Traffic Circle. For the Department of Aging, call (910) 215-0900.

Moore County Health Department The Moore County Health Department is located at 705 Pinehurst Ave., Carthage. Robert R. Wittmann, M.P.H., is health director. The County Health Department offers programs for residents of all ages and incomes. Services for older adults include Pap Clinic, flu and pneumonia vaccinations and a foreign travel clinic. Some services are provided on a sliding fee scale and some are provided at a fixed rate. The Department uses the services of physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, health educators, social workers, nutritionists and registered dieticians. Appointments are required. Call the Department for more information at (910) 947-3300.

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Seniors From Page 30 Moore County RSVP RSVP offers a variety of volunteer opportunities throughout the county. Whether you have one hour per month or several per week to give back to your community, there is something to fit everyone’s interests, talents or skills. The office works to meet community needs by providing assistance through volunteer service in more than 44 nonprofit and public agencies. As a volunteer, you will find that your experiences, knowledge and life skills are a rich resource. In return for your gifts, volunteering offers the chance to make new friends, participate in social activities and receive recognition for a job well done. Residents 55 years of age or older are eligible to register in the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program. RSVP is a part of the Corporation for National and Community Service and is sponsored locally by Moore County. RSVP offers additional benefits to Moore County volunteers such as supplemental volunteer insurance, travel reimbursement or

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tax vouchers, eligibility for membership in the local government credit union, a quarterly newsletter and invitations to special activities and events throughout the year. Contact Shiela Klein at (910) 215-0900 for more information.

Moore County Senior Enrichment Center The Moore County Senior Enrichment Center provides programs, classes, and a state-of-the-art fitness facility, all of which are available to adults age 50 and over. The Center is home to the Moore County Department of Aging and its miscellaneous services, including the senior volunteer program known as RSVP. FirstHealth also has an office there. One of the many amenities offered at the Center is a 1,450+ square-foot fitness room that plays a vital role in providing healthy lifestyle education and exercise resources, such as state-of-the-art strength training and cardiovascular equipment. A qualified staff member is available at the center Monday through Friday to assist fitness room users. The Moore County Senior Enrichment Center is at 8040 U.S. 15-501, just north of the Traffic Circle. For information, call (910) 215-0900.

Moore County Veterans Office The Moore County Veterans Office is located at 302 Monroe St., Carthage. This location provides easier access tfor residents and larger offices for the Veterans Office team. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The phone numbers are (910) 947-3257 and (910) 947-3334 (fax).

North Carolina Division Of Aging and Adult Services The Division of Aging and Adult Services works to achieve successful aging for North Carolina’s older population by providing a system of services, opportunities and protective supports. These include supporting home and community services to promote independence and self-sufficiency; promoting opportunities for citizen involvement to allow seniors to contribute in civic affairs and public policymaking and through volunteerism; ensuring the rights and protections of older people for their social, health and economic well-being; and preparing younger generations to enjoy meaningful lives in their later years. To contact the North Carolina Division of Aging and Adult Services, call (919) 7333983.

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Sandhills Center For Creative Retirement Operating through the Division of Continuing Education at Sandhills Community College, the Sandhills Center for Creative Retirement’s purpose is to provide programs and resources to enhance the intellectual, physical and personal well-being of the large number of active retirees in the area. The Sandhills Center for Creative Retirement is a peer-led volunteer program geared toward and taught by retirees. For information, contact Teresa Reynolds at (910) 695-3775.

Sandhills SCORE Chapter SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives), “Counselors to America’s Small Business,” is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. More than 10,500 volunteer counselors provide individual counseling and business workshops for aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners. The Sandhills Chapter is very active in counseling, mentoring and presenting free business seminars. It is currently expanding these activities and is seeking motivated volunteers. For information, call the Sandhills Chapter No. 0364 at (910) 692-3926 or visit www.sandhillsscore.org.

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Military

Military Plays a Major Role in Moore BY JOHN CHAPPELL Staff Writer

oore County’s place in America’s military history, as well as its cutting-edge future, is assured. The first paratroopers ever to test combat jumps practiced at Southern Pines’ Knollwood Airfield, now the county airport. They wore jump gear and uniforms designed by a young Bill Yarborough, who would go on to become the famed general known as the father of the modern Special Forces. It was Yarborough who secured approval from President John F. Kennedy for the Green Beret in a famous encounter when JFK, reviewing Special Forces troops, said, “Nice headgear, soldier.” “It’s not approved, Mr. President,” Yarborough replied. “It is now,” said the president. Yarborough, like many others, retired here after his distinguished military service. The county may have more military leaders of significant note playing golf on any given day than some

countries have on active duty. Many play important retirement roles in community life. Retired Maj. Gen. Sid Shachnow has helped raise money for the local chapter of Sentinels for Freedom, which assists badly wounded warriors in making a transition to civilian life. His story of escape from a Nazi concentration camp as a Jewish boy, emigrating to the U.S., marrying, joining the Army, becoming an officer and a Green Beret soldier, and eventually commanding the JFK Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg is told in his book “Hope and Honor.” Brass hats aren’t the only military residents of Moore. Many families of Marines, soldiers, sailors or airmen have children in local schools and live in local neighborhoods. During World War II, military maneuvers were commonplace from the start. Gliders rehearsed D-day landings and parachutes blossomed overhead. Camp Mackall, which straddles the Moore and Hoke County lines, was home to gliders and airborne troops in that day, and is home to future

Special Forces soldiers today. Mackall is the only Army base named in honor of a private soldier: Private John Thomas (Tommy) Mackall. He served in the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment. During the Allied invasion of North Africa in the airborne segment called Operation Torch, French Vichy aircraft mortally wounded Mackall during an attack on his plane as it was landing. Today, soldiers undergo the tough SERE (Survive, Evade, Resist, Escape) training there and in other parts of this county. Helicopters drop them off in Carthage at the Gilliam-McConnell “International” Air Field, and they head into the woods from its runway’s grassy edge. The field’s builder and owner, Roland Gilliam, added the name of James Rogers McConnell in honor of another American military hero. McConnell was one of the founders of the famed LaFayette Escadrille in World War I. He recounted his experiences in his memoir, “Flying For France,” before losing his life in aerial combat.

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Over a thousand people came to his services in Carthage, but his body lies interred in the soil of France. A bronze plaque sent by the French republic can be seen on a stone outside the Carthage Community House, and a monument in the form of a stele and two cannon ordered by the U.S. Congress stands on the grounds of the old county courthouse. Further north, in the Deep River community of High Falls, is the final resting place of Lt. Robert Hoyle Upchurch, who was shot down over China as a

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Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III speaks at the Moore County Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural “State of the Military Affairs, luncheon.

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Military From Page 32 Flying Tiger pilot in 1944. His body, unidentified at the time, was buried with highest honors near a Ming Dynasty tower. For more than 60 years, people in Guidong brought flowers to honor him until DNA tests made his name known and his remains were brought home to be reburied in the family plot behind the Methodist church. Today, a monument to Upchurch stands at the site of his original grave in Guidong County, Hunan Province, Peoples Republic of China. This state and that province signed sister state agreements, and Moore County is a sister county to Guidong. In Carthage, a new Chinese restaurant named “Flying Tiger” is dedicated to the memory of Upchurch and others like him and McConnell, who gave their lives fighting oppression. “To free from oppressors” is the motto of the Special Forces, who pass their final hurdle before getting their SF tabs — and that special hat — running the gauntlet of Robin Sage,

culminating exercise of the Special Forces Qualification Course. Civilian volunteers here and in 14 other North Carolina counties help by playing roles as residents of an imaginary country, Pineland. Some are grandfathers and grandmothers who’ve been Pinelanders for decades. Some are children. They help act out scenarios that give student soldiers a chance to “think on their feet” just as they will have to do as Special Forces soldiers. Soldiers returning from deployment to faraway places like Iraq and Afghanistan say that training was more like what they encountered in battle than anything else in their experience. Constantly changing, Robin Sage adjusts to the Army’s needs in training for a changing face of war. Today, Moore County expects to welcome new military families as Fort Bragg grows from recent base realignment that has closed some bases and expanded others. Like those who came before, many are likely to “get sand in their shoes” and someday come home here to stay.

Contact John Chappell at 783-5841 or by e-mail at jchappell@thepilot.com.

Getting to Know Your Neighbors What’s That Noise? Sounds from training and artillery practice at Fort Bragg, a critical component in the nation’s defense, sometimes disturb people living in surrounding communities. Some noises can resemble thunder. To minimize the impact and reduce noise levels, several policies are in place. There is no massed artillery fire between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.daily. Artillery and tank cannon firing and bombing from jet aircraft are not permitted between 10 p.m. Saturday and noon Sunday. During times of heavy overcast skies, Army Range Control will impose additional restrictions on firing activity to reduce noise levels.

Who Goes There? Access to Fort Bragg is restricted, and entry often requires military decals or identification.

The following unmanned gates onto the reservation are the only ones open 24 hours a day, seven days a week: Plank Road at King, on the extreme west side of the post. Wayside Road entrance to Plank, on the south border of the post. Morrison Bridge Road, on the north side of the post. Motorists will subsequently need to go through a checkpoint to enter other parts of Fort Bragg. Visitors should use marked gates and be prepared for guards to search their vehicles. The Long Street Gate is probably the most convenient for most Moore County residents. For a full list of gates and entry requirements, visit this Web site: www.bragg.army.mil. Additional information is available by phone from the Access Control Section at (910) 396-1272. Fort Bragg Information: (910) 3960011.

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Education

Local Schools Continue to Grow, Excel oore County Schools consist of 14 elementary schools, four middle schools, three high schools and one alternative school. A new middle school and a new elementary school will open at the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year. The 2009-2010 student population is 12,280 students. The system has 1,940 employees, including 1,089 certified staff, 688 support staff and 163 bus drivers and monitors. The school district’s 136 buses transport 6,079 students approximately 10,000 miles each day. Moore County Schools offer a comprehensive curriculum K-12 that includes workforce development, programs for special needs and gifted students and arts education. Advanced Placement courses are offered at all three high schools. Year-round programs are offered at three schools: Academy Heights Elementary in West End (K-5), Southern Pines Primary (K-2) and Southern Pines Elementary (3-5). The district’s students have consistently met or exceeded growth expectations on

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the state’s ABCs accountability program. In addition, the district’s 2009 SAT average of 1045 exceeded the state average by 39 points and the national average by 29 points. Moore County Schools supports the efforts of teachers pursuing National Board Certification. With a total of 119 National Board-certified teachers on staff, Moore County’s percentage of teachers holding this credential is well above the state average. “The success of Moore County Schools is due to many factors, including phenomenal community support, dedicated and hardworking teachers, skilled and conscientious support staff, parents who instill the value of educational excellence in their children, quality leadership at each of our schools, great support from the elected officials in our county, and a dedicated school board who always put children first,” said Superintendent Dr. Susan Purser. The district office is located at 5277 U.S. 15/501 South, Carthage. For more information, call (910) 947-2976 or visit the school district’s Web site at www.ncmcs.org.

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Two New Schools to Open wo new schools will open in Moore County at the beginning of the 2010 school year — Crain’s Creek Middle, on which work has just been completed, and West Pine Elementary, which will be completed this summer. Crain’s Creek Middle is located at 4625 Union Church Road, Carthage, and will house approximately 550 students in grades 6-8. West Pine Elementary is located at 272 Archie Road, West End, and will house approximately 500 students in grades K-5. Work is also under way on several classroom additions at Sandhills Farm Life Elementary, Highfalls Elementary, Westmoore Elementary and Robbins Elementary. The projects will be completed before the opening of the 2010-2011 school year, as well. Other projects that have already been completed include: Installation of multi-classroom modular units at all three high schools. Gym air-conditioning projects at all three high schools. Athletic field bleacher replacement

and other improvements at North Moore High School and Union Pines High School. (Pinecrest High School’s field was addressed in the last bond referendum.) Initial work on water and/or sewer projects at Westmoore Elementary and Highfalls Elementary. “The opening of two new schools and additional classroom space at five other schools this fall will be very exciting,” said Dr. Susan Purser, superintendent. “While addressing the critical need for additional space, these new spaces also provide us the opportunity to address instructional needs so that our classrooms are designed to maximize instruction.” Phase I of the school district’s Facilities Master Plan was made possible by the passage of a $54 million bond referendum in November 2007. Moore County citizens voted in favor of the referendum by an impressive 70 percent margin. Regular updates on the Facilities Master Plan can be found on the “Facilities” page of the Moore County Schools Web site (www.ncmcs.org).

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North Moore High School 1504 North Moore Road, Robbins

Pinecrest High School 250 Voit Gilmore Lane, N.C. 15/501 S. Southern Pines Union Pines High School 1981 Union Church Road, Cameron

Aberdeen Elementary 503 N. Sandhills Blvd., Aberdeen

Aberdeen Primary 310 Keyser St., Aberdeen

Academy Heights Elementary 143 Douglas St., West End

Cameron Elementary 2636 N.C. Hwy. 24-27, Cameron

Carthage Elementary 312 Rockingham St., Carthage

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Robin Lea

Cameron Elementary 8 a.m. — 2:45 p.m.

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Debbie Warren

Carthage Elementary 8 a.m. — 2:45 p.m.

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Robbins Elementary 268 Rushwood Road, Robbins

(910) 948-2411

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New Century Middle 1577 Union Church Road, Cameron Pinehurst Elementary 100 Dundee Road, Pinehurst

Sandhills Farm Life Elementary 2201 Farm Life School Road, Carthage

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Southern Pines Elementary 225 S. May St., Southern Pines

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Vass-Lakeview Elementary 141 James St., Vass

(910) 245-3444

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549

Southern Middle 717 Johnson St., Aberdeen

Southern Pines Primary 1250 W. New York Ave.

West End Elementary 4483 N.C. Hwy. 211, West End West Pine Middle 144 Archie Road, West End

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Aberdeen Primary 8 a.m. — 2:40 p.m.

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Highfalls Elementary 1220 Hwy. 22, High Falls

Aberdeen Elementary 7:50 a.m. — 2:50 p.m.

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The O’Neal School 8:05 a.m. — 3:05 p.m.

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Episcopal Day School 8 a.m. — 2:40 p.m.

New Century Middle 7:55 a.m. — 2:55 p.m.

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Elise Middle 7:55 a.m. — 2:55 p.m.

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Dr. Candace Tuck Lisa Scott

Pinecrest High 8 a.m. — 2:55 p.m.

Robbins Elementary 8 a.m. — 2:45 p.m. Sandhills Farm Life Elementary 8 a.m. — 2:45 p.m. Southern Middle 7:55 a.m. — 2:55 p.m. Southern Pines Elementary 7:50 a.m. — 2:50 p.m. Southern Pines Primary 8 a.m. — 2:40 p.m. Union Pines High Vass-Lakeview Elementary 8 a.m. — 2:45 p.m. West End Elementary 8 a.m. — 2:45 p.m. West Pine Middle 7:55 a.m. — 2:55 p.m. Westmoore Elementary 8 a.m. — 2:45 p.m.

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Educational Opportunities Abound in Moore County Charter Schools The Academy of Moore County 12588 U.S. 15/501, Aberdeen (910) 757-0401 www.academyofmoorecounty.com Principal: Allyson Schoen Kindergarten through Eighth Grade The school opened in 1997 to students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Its mission is to pursue the N.C. core curriculum. Class size at The Academy of Moore County is less than 20 students per class. The school follows a uniformed dress code. STARS — Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaissance 140 Southern Dunes Drive, Vass (910) 695-1004 www.sandhillsrenaissance.com Principal: Sue Kemple Kindergarten through Eighth Grade Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaissance School (STARS), established in 1999, is recognized as one of 42 “A-plus” (arts plus the basics) schools in North Carolina. STARS combines an integrated arts curriculum with experiences in the visual arts, drama, music and dance/movement.

Private Schools Calvary Christian School 400 S. Bennett St., Southern Pines (910) 692-8311 www.calvarychristianschool.biz Principal: Dwight Creech Day Care ages 2-5, Kindergarten-12th Grade Started as an alternative to public schools to offer and reflect a Christian philosophy, Calvary Christian School’s curriculum focuses on the basics, including reading, writing and arithmetic. Episcopal Day School (EDS) 340 E. Massachusetts Ave., Southern Pines (910) 692-3492 www.episcopalday.org Headmaster: Jay St. John Pre-school (3-year-olds) through Fifth Grade Episcopal Day School enrolls 215 students. The mission at Episcopal Day School is to provide a strong foundation for lifelong learning in a Christian community that treasures courage, leadership and excellence. EDS has happy students with caring teachers. EDS seeks to educate the whole child in mind, body and spirit. Highland Christian Academy 5587 U.S. 1 North, Vass (910) 695-0494 Headmaster: William Vaughn Pre-Kindergarten through 12th Grade

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Longleaf Academy 600 Valley View Road, Southern Pines (910) 692-2665 www.longleafacademy.com Headmaster: Jill Dejak Kindergarten through Eighth Grade The Longleaf Academy is a private day school for children with specific learning differences, such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, AD/HD and other learning disabilities. Longleaf Academy focuses on a 4-to-1 student/teacher ratio in all language areas. The O’Neal School 3300 Airport Road, Southern Pines (910) 692-6920 www.onealschool.org Headmaster: Alan Barr Pre-Kindergarten (3 year olds) through 12th Grade A college preparatory school, The O'Neal School is dedicated to the development of academic excellence, strength of character and physical well-being of its students in an environment where integrity, self-discipline and consideration for others are fundamental. The O’Neal School has 100 percent college placement. Financial aid is available. Pope John Paul II Catholic School 320 N. Ashe St., Southern Pines (910) 692-6241 www.jp2catholicschool.org Principal: Dr. Rick Kruska Pre-Kindergarten Four through Eighth Grade Pope John Paul II Catholic School is dedicated to forming the hearts and minds of its students according to the teachings of the Roman Catholic faith with the highest standard of academic excellence. Pope John Paul II Catholic School offers a rich and challenging curriculum for grades Pre-K four through eighth grade in the 2010-2011 school year. All students wear uniforms. For more information about academics and student life, call Dr. Rick Kruska. Sandhills Classical Christian School 650 Pee Dee Road, Southern Pines (910) 695-1874 www.sandhillsccs.org e-mail: office@sandhillsccs.org Headmaster: Brad Johnson Preschool through Seventh Grade A nondenominational Christian school with a biblical world view, Sandhills Classical Christian School fosters more than 150 young minds to think clearly, listen carefully, reason logically and articulate persuasively. A member of the Association of Classical Christian Schools, SCCS offers a full curriculum for preschool through seventh grade children, including drama, art, music and sports activities.

Solid Rock Christian School 311 E. Maple St., Aberdeen (910) 944-2099 Principal: Thomas Conway Pre-school for ages 2- 4 and Kindergarten through 12th Grade

Learning Centers

I Cyber Ed, (910) 246-2211 350 E. New York Ave., Southern Pines Director: Sharyn Trinko I Sylvan Learning Center, (910) 944-0555 1343 N. Sandhills Blvd., Aberdeen

Higher Education Sandhills Community College www.sandhills.edu Admissions: (800) 338-3944, (910) 692-3738, (910) 695-6185 or check out the Web site. Chartered in 1963, Sandhills Community College officially opened October 1, 1965, and was the first comprehensive (i.e., offering a college transfer degree) community college in North Carolina. Current offerings include two-year associate degrees in a wide range of fields. SCC also has a large number of continuing education courses, other enrichment coursework and a graduate equivalency degree (GED) program. The college also has an active Small Business Center. The board of trustees governing the college policy is composed of appointees by the sitting governor, the Moore County Board of Commissioners, and the Moore County Board of Education. The college is located on Airport Road in Southern Pines but also runs a satellite campus serving Hoke County. University of North Carolina Pembroke at Sandhills Community College www.sandhills.edu/usp/uncp.html (910) 521-6262 When UNCP opened as Croatan Normal School in 1887, 15 students and one teacher attended. Now, UNCP enrolls more than 6,000 students. A satellite campus is located locally on the grounds of Sandhills Community College. The local campus offers three undergraduate and five graduate programs, including Business Administration, Nursing, Social Work, Master’s degree in School Administration, Reading, Public Administration (online), Elementary Education and Business Administration. Interested students must apply for

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Home Schooling Information www.ncdnpe.org/index.asp Information: (919) 733-4276 Statutes in North Carolina govern the practice of home-schooling. The law requires that children receive approved schooling until the age of 16. Currently, Moore County has 310 home schools registered with the N.C. Department of Administration’s Division of Non-Public Education. There are 38,367 throughout the state’s 100 counties. The division is responsible for inspecting and monitoring the home schools. State law requires anyone who wants to have a home school (two-household schools are permitted) to hold at least a high school diploma or the equivalent, and to operate on a regular schedule during at least a nine-month academic year. Home schools must have records on shots and attendance and must administer nationally standardized achievement tests to students. They are “encouraged” but not required to hold classes at least 180 days a year.

admission. For information, contact Rebecca Roberts, program coordinator, e-mail: rebecca.roberts @uncp.edu, phone: (910) 695-3919. Office hours are 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday at Kennedy Hall, K156, SCC, or check out the Web site. St. Andrews Presbyterian College at Sandhills Community College (910) 695-3888 St. Andrews Presbyterian College offers evening and weekend classes leading to the bachelor’s degree on the campus of Sandhills Community College. This degree-completion or second-degree program is offered in three majors: Business Administration, Management and Information Technology and Elementary Education. In addition, students with bachelor degrees may enroll in the K-6 certification program to become certified teachers. Prospective students may request additional information from St. Andrews, Sandhills Campus, 165 Kennedy Hall, 3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst 28374, (910) 6953888, or check out the Web site.

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Moore Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Library System Includes 80,000 Books The Moore County Library is a full-service I Page Memorial Library is located in public library system with a main library in Aberdeen at 100 S. Poplar St. The branch is Carthage, a bookmobile and four branch open Monday through Friday from 2 to 6 libraries in the towns of Aberdeen, Pinebluff, p.m. Call (910) 944-1200 for information. Robbins and Vass. It is a member of the fiveI The Pinebluff Library is located at 305 county Sandhill Regional Library System. E. Baltimore Ave. The branch is open from 2 Moore County Library to 6 p.m. Monday through has a collection of 80,000 Friday and on the second books, audios, videos, Saturday of each month periodicals, newspapers from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and other items. Services For information, call (910) include reference, Internet, 281-3004. interlibrary loans, I The Robbins Area programs for children and Library is located at 161 adults, meeting room, Magnolia Drive off genealogy, online catalog, Middleton behind Tar Heel fax and copy equipment. GLENN M. SIDES/The Pilot Drug. Branch hours are Membership is free to Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 8 Page Memorial Library county residents. p.m.; Wednesday, I The Moore County Public Library is Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; located at 101 Saunders St. in Carthage. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Closed Hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday for lunch daily from 1 to 2 p.m. Call (910) from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday and 948-4000 for information. Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday I The Vass Area Library is located at 128 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information about Seaboard St., near the Vass post office. Hours the library or its programs, call (910) 947are Tuesday from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; 5335 or visit www.srls.info. Preschool storytime Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:30 is each Wednesday at 10 a.m. a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Saturday from 8:30

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a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed for lunch daily from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Storytime is third Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. Call (910) 245-2200. I Moore County Bookmobile: The bookmobile follows an established schedule Tuesday through Friday. Each stop is visited every two weeks. Schedules are available at each library in the Moore County Library System or at www.srls.info/moore/moore Bookmobile.html. I Card Catalog: The card catalog for the county library is available online at www.srlslibraries.com. I Dial-a-Story: The Robbins Area Library is host to the Dial-a-Story program. Stories are available from a machine by phone for young children. Dial (910) 948-3322 for a new story every day.

Given Memorial Library The Given Memorial Library is located at 150 Cherokee Rd., Pinehurst. For information, call (910) 295-6022. Tufts Archives is housed within the Given Memorial Library. The Given Book Shop at Olmsted Village is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All proceeds go to the

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library/archives. For information, call (910) 295-7002.

Katharine L. Boyd Library Located on the campus of Sandhills Community College, 3395 Airport Rd., Pinehurst, the Katharine L. Boyd Library may be used by SCC and Hoke Center students. Persons who live or work in Moore or Hoke counties may receive a community patron library card. The library is open 7:45 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; and 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday. For information, contact the Circulation Desk at (910) 695-3819.

Southern Pines Library The Southern Pines Public Library is located at 170 W. Connecticut Ave. Hours are Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. Residency is required to receive a free library card; a fee is charged to non-residents. All programs are free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.sppl.net or call (910) 692-8235.

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Resources are Available for Parents There are times as parents when you don’t have the answers and you don’t know where to turn. Following are a few useful resources to give parents a helping hand:

Department of Social Services The Department of Social Services also offers a child day-care coordination program. In addition, DSS may also determine eligibility for Smart Start Day Care funds. DSS may be reached at (910) 947-2436.

Head Start The Moore County Head Start Program is headquartered at 105 Clark St., Carthage, and may be reached by calling (910) 9472652. Taylortown Head Start may be reached at (910) 295-5437, Aberdeen at (910) 944-0457, Vass at (910) 245-3883 and Southern Pines at (910) 692-4588.

Partners for Children and Families of Moore County From its offices one-half mile north of the Moore County Airport, Partners for Children and Families of Moore County offers child-

care referral services to the public, technical assistance to area childcare programs and financial support to partner organizations providing a wide variety of services to families of young children. As part of North Carolina’s nationally recognized and award-winning early childhood initiative known as Smart Start, the goal of PfCF is that all young children enter school healthy and ready to succeed. For more information, contact PfCF at 7720 N.C. Hwy. 22, Carthage, at (910) 949-4045 or visit its Web site at www.moore4kids.com.

Child Care Referral Partners for Children and Families of Moore County’s Child Care Resource and Referral provides information on local child care options, including referrals to child care centers, family child care homes, halfday preschools, after-school programs and/or nanny services. A counselor also provides information on the North Carolina child care licensing system and details on how to recognize and choose a quality child care program. For information, contact Partners for

Children and Families at (910) 949-4045, ext. 103.

Learning Centers

I Cyber Ed, (910) 246-2211 350 E. New York Ave., Southern Pines Director: Sharyn Trinko I Sylvan Learning Center, (910) 944-0555 1343 N. Sandhills Blvd., Aberdeen

For Young Mothers Christ Way Church sponsors a weekly opportunity for all young mothers up to the age of 20 to gather and discuss issues concerning parenting. Experienced mothers and grandmothers offer advice. Mothers are welcome to bring their children. The church is located at 7681 U.S. 15501, Pinehurst. For information, call Elder Nathaniel Jackson at (910) 235-3715. GLENN M. SIDES/The Pilot

Other Resources Several private child care centers and providers are listed in area directories.

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Pets

Park in the Pines Gives Pooches New Digs BY JOHN KRAHNERT III

dog park, and members must have a pass code to enter. A group of volunteers worked lot of pooches are probably diligently to transform the property, howling over their new dog park located across the street from the in Southern Pines. Moore County Airport on Old N.C. 22, After months of planning and from a densely wooded area to a wellworking, “Pooch Parks in the Pines” maintained canine paradise. opened for business in October 2009. “This is what has happened with a Dogs large and small packed the 3.5group of volunteers, which I think is acre park, which is open to members phenomenal,” said Linda only. It’s the county’s first fully fencedHubbard, who has been one in of the leaders of the effort. “I find it amazing that a group of volunteers could put together something of this magnitude.” Those volunteers decided earlier in the year that they wanted a safe, controlled area to take their dogs. Currently, there is only one other dog park in the area — Martin Park, behind Walmart in Southern Pines. But while Martin Park is expansive, it is not fenced in. In addition to to the fencing, members are required to submit vaccination records on their dogs. Two weeks before those vaccinations expire, a notice will be sent to the dog owner. If the dogs do not receive their T/The Pilot GINNY PRESCOT shots, their access pass Alfie, a code will be deactivated. ts, pe ty un Co re oo M A pair of pampered r, a medium-hair tortoise Half an acre is fenced ge in G d an , se in for small dogs under Havane . er th ternoon toge 25 pounds. Three acres shell, enjoy a lazy af Staff Writer

Off-Leash Park Lets Dogs Run Martin Park is an off-leash dog park located on more than 50 acres of land located at 350 Commerce Avenue in Southern Pines. It is behind a cul-de-sac at the end of Yadkin Park, off U.S. 15-501, behind Walmart. The dog park allows dogs, accompanied by their owners, to run free for exercise and recreation. There are no fences, but there are

are reserved for dogs weighing more than 25 pounds. Hubbard said owners may allow their small dogs to use the larger area at their own risk. The park will have other activities as well, including a canine weight watchers club, agility training, group and private obedience classes, and celebrations and parties, such as a “Howloween” costume party. Organizers retained most of the trees on the property to keep its wooded feel and beauty, according to Bill Russell, another one of the leaders. “We didn’t want to take out anything we felt was necessary,” he said. “We only took out things that were unnecessary.” Benches are located throughout the park. An Eagle Scout built several “poop stations,” which contain plastic bags, trash cans and hand sanitizers so owners can clean up after their dogs after they do their ‘business.’ Another

trails that wind throughout the 50 acres. The Southern Pines dog park has rules, including one requiring that dogs be vaccinated and licensed. The dog park has been open for off-leash recreation since the summer of 2000, and so far there have been no problems. For more information, call (910) 692-2463.

Eagle Scout collected and chipped more than 3,600 pine cones to cover the park’s leashing area. Hubbard said a good chunk of the financing for the park was made possible through founding memberships that are tax-deductible and commemorative fence sponsorship signs that sold for $100. The “Woof Woof Open,” a golf tournament held at The Pit and Longleaf in June, raised the rest. “‘The Woof Woof Open’ was the vehicle that put us over the top financially,” Hubbard said, adding the tournament will become an annual event to help fund new amenities for the park. Annual memberships are modest — $35 for the first dog, and $15 for each additional dog for up to three total. So far, the park has 110 members. “It’s very exciting to look out and see a safe place for your dog to run and play in,” Hubbard said.

Organizations Give Pets a New Leash on Life As a resident of the Sandhills, consider granting a new leash on life by opening your home and heart to one of the area’s many wonderful adoptable pets or by volunteering with one of the groups listed below. There are several animal welfare groups in the area, led by individuals dedicated to improving conditions for unwanted pets. The majority of these groups have joined together as The Central N.C. Animal Welfare Coalition. Coalition members work together to promote shelter animals as companions, to secure foster homes for animals in transition,

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to promote pet identification and vaccinations, to reduce the number of unwanted litters, to reduce the number of owner surrenders and to prevent animal cruelty.

Coalition Member Organizations: Animal Advocates of Moore County Inc. (910) 944-5098

229A Ridgeline Drive, Aberdeen, NC 28315 aamc@pinehurst.net A progressive, proactive organization whose mission is to make Moore County a no-kill county. This will be accomplished through an aggressive no-cost spay/neuter program and by educating the public.

Sanford, NC 27330 www.cara-nc.org A nonprofit organization that promotes responsible pet ownership through education and provides shelter and care to domestic companion animals until a loving, responsible home can be found or lost pets are reunited with their families.

Carolina Animal Rescue and Adoption (CARA)

Central N.C. Animal Welfare Coalition

(919) 774-9433 42 Deep River Road,

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Organizations From Page 43 Hoke/Raeford Humane Society 700 CC Steel Road, Raeford, NC 28376 A small shelter with limited funding from the county. Although not a no-kill shelter, the pets are treated with the utmost respect. The focus is on finding as many compatible homes as possible.

Montgomery Moore Animal Rescue, Inc. (MMAR) (336) 879-0693 P.O. Box 744, Biscoe, NC 27376 www.petfinder.com/shelters/doggonedo g.html MMAR is a non-profit, no-kill shelter that believes changing attitudes and deeply imbedded opinions is a one-on-one mandate. Its philosophy: a reverent respect for God’s creatures.

Moore Humane Society (910) 947-2631 5355 N.C. 22, Carthage, NC 28327

Raeford, NC 28376 www.moorehumane.org www.solutionsforanimals.petfinder.org Incorporated in 1966 as a 501(c)(3) An indoor facility for rescued animals. organization, Moore Humane Society is Adoptions are based on compatibility the founder of animal welfare in the Sandhills. The only state-licensed, privately between the pet and the prospective funded animal shelter in Moore County, it adopter. rescues, rehabilitates and adopts homeless animals and practices “no-kill” The Animal Center of Moore County philosophies. Its mission is to ensure that (Moore County facility) all animals are treated with compassion (910) 947-2858 and respect and to end euthanasia as a 5235 U.S. Highway 15-501 S., means of controlling pet overpopulation in Carthage, NC 28327 our community. http://www.moorecountync.gov/ acmc/index.html Sandhills Animal Rescue Established to maintain and care for League Inc. unwanted pets and stray domestic ani(910) 974-4468 or (910) 638-1921 mals received from Moore County animal 396 Thomas Road, control officers and the citizens of Moore Jackson Springs, NC 27281 County, as well as to place adoptable aniwww.sarlspets.petfinder.org mals in good homes. A nonprofit, no-kill organization dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation The Haven of stray and abandoned companion (910) 875-6768 animals, focusing on individualized care 400 Fulford McMillan Road, and attention. It offers a return policy if the Raeford, NC 28376 adopted pet is not compatible with the www.thehaven-friendsforlife.org household. A large, no-kill shelter accepting strays and unwanted pets. It focuses on highvolume adoptions to stop the convenience Solutions for Animals Inc. killing of healthy adoptable animals. (910) 875-7244 2298 Horace Walters Road,

The Citizens’ Pet Responsibility Committee Appointed by the Moore County Commissioners in early 2006, the mission of the Citizens’ Pet Responsibility Committee is to provide and implement, with the support of the county commissioners, solutions to the pet overpopulation crisis in Moore County. The committee pulls together members from various organizations and interests — breeders, hunters, teachers, animal welfare proponents, animal shelter representatives, dog trainers, veterinarians, town officials — to work on common goals to improve the pet overpopulation situation in Moore County. The committee focuses on public awareness, education and low-cost spay/neuter offerings against a backdrop of striving to place existing homeless pets. It is all about “responsibility.” Call (910) 949-9953 or visit www. moorecountync.gov for more information.

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After-Hours Clinic Available for Pets When their pets need urgent medical attention outside veterinarians’ normal office hours, dog and cat owners in Moore County can turn to Small Animal Emergency Services. An emergency veterinary hospital for dogs and cats, Small Animal Emergency Services serves Moore County and the surrounding counties of Montgomery, Hoke and Lee. To ensure each animal gets the highest quality of care, the after-hours emergency clinic works with area veterinarians and clinics, sending information to the pet’s regular veterinarian after a visit. In addition, a veterinarian is always on duty during business hours. Located on the northbound side of U.S. 1 between Southern Pines and Vass at 5091 U.S. Hwy. 1, the clinic is open weekdays from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. and weekends from 6 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Monday Small Animal Emergency Services is open 24 hours on holidays. For more information, visit dogcat-er.com or call (910) 246-0405.

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Spay/Neuter Clinic Performs 10,000 Surgeries In November 2009, an open house was held at the Spay/Neuter Clinic, located at 5071 U.S. 1, Vass, to celebrate 10,000 surgeries performed from January 2008 to November 2009 in a nine-county region. The Companion Animal Clinic of the Sandhills Foundation (CAC) is a regional organization that promotes humane and responsible care of companion animals. The foundation is dedicated to eliminating the euthanasia of abandoned and unwanted animals in a nine-county region, including Moore, Lee, Hoke, Montgomery, Richmond, Harnett, Cumberland, Chatham and Randolph counties through affordable spay-neuter with community education and volunteer involvement. CAC Foundation works with local veterinarians, rescue and adoption organizations, county governments and the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine to accomplish its mission. The

foundation will ensure that animals adopted from county facilities are spayed or neutered, which will reduce intake to animal control and assist county animal control facilities to become primarily adoption centers. CAC Foundation provides affordable spay and neuter at the Spay/Neuter Veterinary Clinic of the Sandhills (SNVC) in Vass for animal welfare groups and individuals that cannot afford a private veterinary practitioner. Large numbers of unwanted animals are surrendered to county animal control facilities each year. Of the animals housed in animal control facilities in the CAC ninecounty region in 2006, 78 percent were euthanized at a cost of more than $3,000,000 to the taxpayer. No matter how many animal welfare groups participate to adopt animals out, the animals surrendered to animal control increase each year by about 13 percent. The consequence is an escalating euthanasia rate of these

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unwanted yet adoptable animals. An added component to the numbers euthanized is the demographic relationship between poverty and high rates of euthanasia. Counties with larger numbers of the population living at and below the poverty level experience higher intake to animal control centers with the result of higher euthanasia of those surrendered. “Aggressive provision of spayneuter at the Spay/Neuter Veterinary Clinic will reduce the number of animals surrendered to animal control and reduce the level of euthanasia in our animal control facilities in the ninecounty region,” says a spokesman. The clinic is at 5071 U.S. 1, south of Vass not far from Dunrovin. The appointment number is 6923499 (FIXX). The clinic’s hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Surgeries are scheduled for Monday through Thursday by appointment only.

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Farm Fresh

Fruit, Produce Abundant in County Many produce stands, farms and farmers’ markets offer Moore County residents and visitors an opportunity for fresh fruits and vegetables: I Auman Orchard, 3140 N.C. Hwy. 73, West End, is best known for peaches. However, the diverse farming operation also produces timber, pine needles, cattle and poultry, as well as peaches and other fruits. For information, call (910) 673-4391. I Betty’s Garden, located in downtown Southern Pines on Pennsylvania Avenue, carries strawberries and other produce. Betty’s Garden is open seasonally, beginning May 1, with 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours Tuesday through Saturday. I Carter Farms, located on 673 Eagle Springs Road 1/2 mile from N.C. 211 in Eagle Springs, has strawberries April through June, and sweet potatoes August through November. Call (910) 673-7730 or (910) 673-2666 for hours and availability April 15 through June 1. I Doby Tree Farm, 150 Doby Road, Cameron, offers choose-and-cut Christmas trees beginning the Friday after Thanksgiving through December 24. Hours of operation are Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through

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Friday 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call (910) 245-3265 for information. I Ferguson Farm, 172 U.S. 1 Business, Cameron, offers apples, blackberries, blueberries and peaches. Plums are available June through September and figs July through September. Ferguson Farm’s hours of operation are Sunday noon to 6 p.m. and Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., May through September. For more information, call (910) 245-2936. I Fox Branch Vineyards, 167 Sandy Ridge Lane, Carthage, offers pick-your-own muscadine grapes. For more information, call (910) 947-1991. I Frank’s Strawberries, Sweet Corn and Vegetable Barn, 444 Bryant Road, Carthage, offers beans, cabbage, corn, potatoes, squash, strawberries, tomatoes and vegetables. Pick-your-own options available. The barn is open Sunday-Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. seasonally. For information, call (910) 947-5775. I Highlanders Farm, 5784 N.C. 22, Carthage, offers pick-your-own strawberries and produce stand. Open mid-April through October. Call (910) 947-5831 for more

information. I Kalawi Farm, 1515 N.C. 211, Eagle Springs, offers peaches, cantaloupe, corn, cucumbers, squash, tomatoes, vegetables, watermelon and roadside markets. The farm is open Sunday through Saturday, Easter through Thanksgiving. Call (910) 673-5996 or (910) 673-3245 for hours and information. I Moore County Farmers’ Markets, offer locally grown fresh fruits and produce in-season, as well as plants and crafts. Locations include FirstHealth Fitness Center, 170 Memorial Drive, Pinehurst, 2 to 6 p.m. Mondays, April through September; Morganton Road Armory Sports Complex, Southern Pines, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays, April through October; Downtown Southern Pines, SE Broad Street and New York Avenue, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, April through September. For more information, call (910) 947-3752. I Preferred Stock Blueberries, 1460 Red Hill Road, Cameron, offers pick-your-own blueberries or they will pick them for you Sunday through Saturday, June through August. For information or hours of operation, call (910) 949-3451. I Pressley Farms “Berry Patch,” 995

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Jackie Sherrill of Ellerbe displays some of her seasonal offerings at the Moore County Farmers Market. Union Church Road, Cameron, offers a roadside market, picnic facilities, a corn maze, hayrides, tours and pick-your-own produce, including cantaloupe, corn, onions, pumpkins, strawberries, vegetables and watermelons. The patch is open Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., mid-April through August. For information, call (910) 947-1154 or (910) 947-2735. I Ring’s Strawberry Farm, located at 937 Airport Road, Lakeview, offers a roadside market and pick-your-own strawberries and vegetables. From mid-April through June, the farm is open Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. until … Call (910) 949-2657 for information.

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Thrown Area’s Potters Provide Thrilling Link To the Past and a Promising Future BY HANNAH SHARPE Newsroom Intern

or many visitors, Moore County signifies golf courses and horses, but even those who have called the Sandhills home for years often forget about the county’s northwestern tradition that has been around longer than any putter boy or horse farm. Pottery, a craft once used out of necessity for utilitarian purposes, has become an integral symbol of North Carolina folk art and a supplement to the state’s tourism industry, drawing thousands of visitors down N.C. 705 — the path to Moore County’s turners and burners — every year. More than 100 workshops lie along the 25-mile stretch of country road better known as the state’s pottery highway. The area is steeped in tradition and nostalgia for the potters of years’ past, but it is also abundant with a variety of styles likely to suit everyone’s tastes. Moore County’s earliest settlers utilized the area’s plentiful and unique clay deposits to mold, glaze and fire utilitarian pieces of pottery for themselves and their neighbors. The area evolved into the state’s pottery capital thanks to an understood appreciation of folk art and downright gumption over the years.

Birthplace of Pottery Industry Though Seagrove is the official pottery capital, the birthplace of the N.C. pottery industry lies on Busbee Road, below the Moore-Randolph county line. Jacques and Juliana Busbee founded Jugtown Pottery in 1921. With business savvy and an eye for aesthetics, the

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Busbees kept the industry alive despite its utilitarian decline during the advent of mason jars and mass-produced ceramics by selling pieces at Juliana’s in New York City tearoom. Bobby Owens will tell anyone that Jugtown began when Julianna Busbee picked up an orange pie plate and set out to find the person who made it. “The orange is what really started Jugtown,” he says. Owens’ brother, Vernon, now owns and operates Jugtown Pottery, and not much has changed from the days when their father, M.L. Owens, turned for the Busbees. Vernon’s son, Travis, is a fourthgeneration potter who finished college at N.C. State University and soon after came home to join the family business. “I grew up with it, and I made the connection,” Travis Owens says. “You can’t help but have that in you.”

Carrying on Tradition Clay is definitely in the blood of a lot of the area’s residents. Many of them can trace lines of pottery back to early settlers who utilized the area’s unique deposits to make pieces for themselves and their neighbors. Sid Luck, of Luck’s Ware Pottery, carries on the tradition of making the jugs and churns of his great-greatgrandfather, William Luck. When he was 12 years old, Luck began working for J.B. Cole Pottery, one of the original potteries of Seagrove. “I made so many ashtrays,” he laughs, remembering the early days of his craft. “I’ve never considered myself an artist.” Luck says that before Jugtown, potters couldn’t even sell a flowerpot to local hardware stores. “My family never made a living doing this,” he says. “This has been a cottage industry. My family used it in farming as a crop. In the off-time, you made this.” At 63 years old, Luck has seen the

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Sid Luck turns a pot for a demonstration at the Celebration of Seagrove Potters. Upper left: Luck mugs for the camera with one of his face jug creations. area change in several ways over the years. The roads are busier and more pottery studios line the way, offering a wider variety of options far beyond the traditional pieces that Luck grew up learning to turn. Though times have changed and the area has evolved, Luck loves seeing how the craft thrives with so much diversity. “I’m most supportive and excited about the new folks coming in,” Luck says.

Fulfilling Challenge Many of the area’s potters come from generations of turners and burners, but some potters have come to the region recently, hoping to adopt the area’s

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traditions and offer something new to the market. Bobbie Thomas, of Thomas Pottery, has been in business for three years. A Moore County girl born and raised, Thomas quit her job as a computer networking professional to give her love for clay a chance with her husband, Scott. She’s still looking for her niche in the community as she tries a variety of techniques, but Thomas finds the challenge very fulfilling. “You think, ‘Gosh, I’ve done it all,’ and then you realize you’ve found there’s something more. That’s exciting,” Thomas says.

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Pottery Country JLK Jewelry at Jugtown Pottery (910) 464-2653 www.jlkjewelry.com 330 Jugtown Road, Seagrove, NC 27341 Lantern Hill Pottery (910) 428-2199 ekvan2001@yahoo.com In-Town Store: 110 East Ave. Seagrove, NC 27341 Studio: 216 Brewer Road Seagrove, NC 27341 Luck’s Ware (336) 879-3261 lucksware@rtmc.net 1606 Adams Road, Seagrove, NC 27341

Local Potters A. Teague/ E.J. King Pottery (910) 464-5400 2132 N.C. 705, Seagrove, NC 27341

Dirt Works (336) 873-8979 www.dirtworkspottery.com 1226 N.C. 705, Seagrove, NC 27341

McCanless Pottery (336) 879-3610 www,mccanlesspottery.com 634 N.C. 705, Seagrove, NC 27341

Avery Pottery (336) 873-7923 www.averypotteryandtileworks.com 636 Potters Way Road Seagrove, NC 27341

Dixieland (336) 873-8463 1162 Cagle Loop Road Seagrove, NC 27341

Ben Owen Pottery (910) 464-2261, (336) 879-2262 www.benowenpottery.com 2199 N.C. 705 S., Seagrove, NC 27341

Dover Pottery (910) 464-3586 www.doverpots.com 321 Dover Pottery Dr., Seagrove, NC 27341

Blue Moon/ Ole Fish Pottery House (336) 879-3270 gallery@blue-moon-gallery.com www.blue-moon-gallery.com 1387 N.C. 705 S., Seagrove, NC 27341 Cady Clay Works (910) 464-5661 www.cadyclayworks.com 3883 Busbee Road, Seagrove, NC 27341 Cagle Road Pottery (336) 879-2802 caglerdpottery@yahoo.com 603 Cagle Road, Seagrove, NC 27341 Caldwell Hohl Artworks (336) 879-9090 caldwellhohl@rtmc.net www.caldwellhohl.com 155 Cabin Trail, Seagrove, NC 27341 Chris Luther Pottery (336) 301-3254 www.christlutherpottery.com 4823 Busbee Road, Seagrove, NC 27341 Chrisco Pottery (336) 879-5272 1360 N.C. 705 S., Seagrove, NC 27341 Dean and Martin Pottery (336) 879-0683 www.deanandmartinpottery.com 7739 Nathan Lane, Seagrove, NC 27341

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Down to Earth (910) 948-2619 11792 N.C. 24/27, Carthage, NC 28327 The English Potter (336) 879-1352 www.english-potter.com www.studiopottery.com 825 N.C. 705 S., Seagrove, NC 27341 Fireshadow Pottery (910) 673-8317 www.fireshadow.com 244 Falls Drive, Eagle Springs, NC 27242 Freeman Pottery (910) 673-2044 bfoushee@triad.rr.com 1147 McDuffie Road Eagle Springs, NC 27242 From the Ground Up (910) 464-6228 www.fromtthegroundpots.com 172 Crestwood Road, Robbins, NC 27325 Hickory Hill Pottery (910) 464-3166 4539 Busbee Road, Seagrove, NC 27341 Jugtown Pottery (910) 464-3266 www.jugtownware.com 330 Jugtown Road, Seagrove, NC 27341

McKay Pottery (336) 879-4255 bmckay@rtmc.net 2596 Pottery Road, Seagrove, NC 27341 McNeills Pottery (336) 879-3002 mcneillpotts@rtmc.net 1208 Upper Road, Seagrove, NC 27341 Moore Pots (910) 464-1453, (910) 464-3323 333 Jugtown Road, Seagrove, NC, 27341 Nichols Pottery (910) 948-4392 www.nicholspotteryshop.com 1400 S. N.C. 705, Seagrove, NC 27341

Piney Woods Pottery (910) 572-3554 1430 Ether Road, Star, NC 27356 Raven Pottery (910) 695-7275, (336) 465-1776 www.ravenpottery.com P.O. Box 515, Southern Pines, NC 28388 Ray Pottery (336) 879-6707 www.paulandsheilaray.com 460 Cagle Road, Seagrove, NC 27341 Rock House Pottery (336) 879-2053 tcpoole@aol.com www.rtmc.net/~rockhouse 1792 S. N.C. 705, Seagrove, NC 27341 Shelton’s Pottery (336) 963-2444 391 Cagle Road, Seagrove, NC 27341 Smith Pottery (336) 879-1174 smithpottery@rtmc.net 743 S. N.C. 705, Seagrove, NC 27341 Stuempfle Pottery (910) 464-2689 www.stuempflepottery.com 1224 Dover Church Road Seagrove, NC 27341 Teague’s Frogtown Pottery (910) 948-3540 179 Frogtown Road Eagle Springs, NC 27242 Thomas Pottery (336) 879-4145 www.thomaspottery.com 1295 S. N.C. 705, Seagrove, NC 27341

O’Quinn Pottery (910) 464-5125 4456 Busbee Road, Seagrove, NC 27341

Triple C Pottery (910) 948-3635 www.triplecpottery.com 3267 Big Oak Church Road Eagle Springs, NC 27242

Old Hard Times (336) 879-2481 oldhardtimes@rtmc.net 7672 Union Grove Church Road Seagrove, NC 27341

Vernon Pottery (336) 879-2788 1066 Chrisco Road, Seagrove, NC 27341

Old House Pottery (336) 879-2052 236 Beane Lane, Seagrove, NC 27341

Westmoore Pottery (910) 464-3700 www.westmoorepottery.com 4622 Busbee Road, Seagrove, NC 27341

Original Owens Pottery (910) 464-3553 3728 Busbee Road, Seagrove, NC 27341

Williams Pottery (910) 464-2120 2170 Dan Road, Robbins, NC 27325

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Potters From Page 48 Thomas remembers the first time she visited Seagrove and its surrounding potters with a friend several years ago. She remembers the impact of each place — the aesthetics, the potters’ personalities and even the smell of the studios. “It’s something that sticks with you,” she explains. Thomas’ gallery offers that same experience to visitors, but she also takes it a step further by offering pottery classes for groups seeking a handson approach. Her goal is to allow visitors to see the time and creative effort that goes into the finished product. Most potters in the area feel the same way about their work and the experience of buying pottery where it was produced directly from the person who made it. Travis Owens also

believes that a piece of pottery means so much more than a purchase. Each piece is unique and has history behind it. “It’s not really the same if you don’t come here and see the place,” Owens said.

Traditional Approach Westmoore Pottery presents the traditional approach that the area’s early potters made. “The first thing they did was start working with the red clay,” potter Mary Farrell says. Mary and David Farrell met while apprenticing at Jugtown Pottery more than 30 years ago. After finding they had more in common than just an interest in historical pottery — styles from 1750 to 1850 — they married and set up shop a few miles up Busbee Road from Jugtown. Some pieces from Westmoore have been featured in historical dramas, such as “The Patriot” and “Cold Mountain,”

many potters spent their entire lifetimes trying to get the combination of firing and glaze just right, while some modern potters study chemistry to find the ideal glaze. “Some of the greatest glazes in the world are serendipitous,” he says. “[The potters] would intuitively come to the same conclusions chemically. There’s some really brilliant people in the country.” These potters are brilliant, but they’re also humble about the traditions they’ve carried. They love sharing the story of Innovation and Evolution Will McCanless is one of those potters. their heritage with visitors. Though many consider the Seagrove He sees his craft as the ultimate area to be the go-to source for North possibility for innovation and new Carolina pottery, areas around Sanford challenges. and other parts of the Sandhills region Pieces of “Seagrove Red,” crystalline glaze and hand-painted stoneware, sit on also boast potters continuing what used display among other styles in McCanless’ to be widely considered a “dwelling craft” 100 years ago. gallery located just above Union Grove Even if you do find yourself in Moore Church Road. County seeking its more obvious Pottery has been in his family for amenities, take a day to go explore the years. He grew up watching his parents path to one of North Carolina’s oldest throw pots at Dover Pottery, but McCanless sees a line of versatility in his heritages. There, you’ll find a thriving link to the past and a promising future in family, not just artisans. “Innovation, evolution and curiosity — the North Carolina pottery industry. all these things are part of my family Hannah Sharpe can be reached at (910) tradition,” McCanless says. 693-2485. McCanless marvels at the fact that so due to the accuracy of the pieces to the time periods of the movies’ settings. While the Farrells and several other potters offer variations of the traditional utilitarian pieces that put the area on the map, more and more potters are embracing pottery as an art form, using elaborate glazes and striking colors. “There’s probably more pottery that isn’t intended for use in the area now than there’s ever been, ” Mary Farrell says.

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Sports

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The N.C. Cyclocross Series visited the Sandhills for its 2009 season finale. The local cycling scene is anchored by the ever-popular Sandhills Cycling Club

Sandhills Sports Scene: Something for Everyone BY PATRICK LOVE Sports Editor

hile wandering around the heart of Moore County, you’re struck by the urge to be a part of something spectacular. On the horizon, you see the object of your heart’s affection — stadium lights. It’s Friday night, and the local high school team is defending its home field in front of a multitude of fans. The roar of the crowd is deafening. The game goes back and forth. There’s not a more exciting show in town. That’s the scene on any given game night in the Sandhills. It may be the home of American golf, but Moore County offers much more in the way of sports for residents and visitors. The local sports scene thrives behind an engaged and excitable public. No matter what the level — college, high school, middle school, senior or youth — or the sport — football, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, wrestling, swimming, tennis, bowling, running, cycling, volley-

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ball, lawn bowling, croquet, fishing, hunting, etc. — there’s something for everybody who wants to be involved. Or, who just wants to watch a good game. The county features four high school athletic programs, three public and one private. A North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) member school that competes at the 4A classification in the Southeastern Conference, Pinecrest High School, located in Southern Pines, has found much success recently in the big three sports of football, basketball and baseball, after being strong in the non-revenue sports, especially soccer, golf and track and field, for a number of years. Meanwhile, Union Pines High School, a Class 3A NCHSAA school located between Cameron and Carthage that competes in the Cape Fear Valley Conference, is also traditionally strong in the non-revenue sports, along with girls’ and boys’ basketball. The Vikings’

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Lady Vike senior Neena Wanko wrapped up her Union Pines tennis career by claiming the 2009 North Carolina Athletic Association 3A state championship.

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Sports From Page 52 football, baseball and soccer programs have experienced successful seasons in recent years, and the wrestling team is a budding state powerhouse. There’s no question what the headliner at North Moore High School is — softball. The Robbins school, which competes as a NCHSAA-member school at the Class 1A level in the Yadkin Valley Conference, has won nine consecutive conference championships in softball and had several state championship near-misses. The Mustangs also field strong baseball, basketball and soccer programs, while the football program will head into 2010 with a new coach. The O’Neal School is a private school in Southern Pines that competes at the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association’s 2A level in the Cape Fear Independent Conference. The Falcons feature a vibrant athletic program that includes soccer, basketball, volleyball, golf, tennis, baseball, swimming and cross country. A number of athletes come out of these schools to compete in athletics col-

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legiately. Currently, there are more than 50 athletes with ties to Moore County who play college sports, including 14 who compete at the NCAA Division I level. An example of how sports can be a part of continuing education is at Sandhills Community College, where the Southern Pines school is in its second year fielding an athletic program governed by the National Junior College Athletic Association. The Flyers compete in Region X, which includes Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, and currently field volleyball, men’s basketball and men’s and women’s golf teams. They’re hoping to add women’s basketball, baseball and softball in the coming years. There are four recreation departments in the county that feature a variety of sports, leagues and programs for participants both young and old to choose from year-round. Moore County has a recreation department, as does Southern Pines, Pinehurst and Aberdeen. The local cycling scene is anchored by the ever-popular Sandhills Cycling Club, which helps put on the Tour de Moore each spring. Male and female riders from around

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Patriot wide receiver James Baldwin III attempts to elude a defender during the team’s record-setting season. Pinecrest High School competes at the highest levels of North Carolina high school football.

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Sports From Page 53 the world compete in multiple races and levels of competition at the Tour de Moore, which has been run since 1976, and is always held in conjunction with Southern Pines’ Springfest. The featured race is a 100-mile trip around the county that has a finish line in downtown Southern Pines. This year’s race is scheduled for April 24. Moore County also boasts one of the largest Senior Games organizations in the state. Known as the Senior Games in the Pines, the local state games delegation is normally among the largest in the state, and many local athletes move on to regional and national competition. Using an Olympic-type format, the Senior Games are open to anyone age 55 and over. There are team competitions such as basketball and softball to go along with a wide variety of individual competitions. Registration for the games takes place in February and March at any of the county’s recreation departments. Other favorite pastimes in the Sandhills include running, swimming,

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In 2008, Sandhills Community College resumed its athletic program, which is headlined by a men’s basketball program that competes at the National Junior College Athletic Association level. tennis, fishing and hunting. The Sandhills Striders is a club of local runners that caters to Moore County and surrounding areas, while the Sandhills Bassmasters of Moore County is a local fishing club that travels around the region competing in tournaments. There are a number of tennis clubs in the area, including the Lawn and Tennis

Club of North Carolina, and the local U.S. Tennis Association team tennis league is called simply “The Pines.” A multitude of tennis facilities are located in the area and, each summer, thousands of players from across the state descend on the Sandhills to compete in the state league tournament, which is based at the Pinehurst Resort

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and makes use of many courts in the county. For lovers of the other lawn sports, the Pinehurst Resort and Longleaf Golf and Country Club host lawn bowling and croquet leagues. The local swimming club is called the Sandhills Sandsharks, which caters to youth and hosts the N.C. State Open Swim Championships each summer. Traditionally, Moore County has not been known as a hotbed for hunting, but local hunters have increasingly proved that notion wrong in recent years. There are a number of local club teams and leagues based in the Sandhills. The Sandhills Celtic Soccer Club and the Sandhills Youth Soccer League offer highly competitive forums in which to play the world’s most popular sport, while the Optimist Club of the Sandhills hosts local baseball and football leagues. A number of baseball, basketball and softball travel teams operate out of Moore County, as do two local wrestling clubs, the Sandhills Sandcats and the Sandhills Copperheads. The epicenter for area bowling is the Sandhills Bowling Center in Aberdeen, which hosts many leagues and tournaments year-round that are open to all ages.

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Riders and horses clear a jump during the 2009 Stoneybrook Steeplechase. Held annually the first Saturday in April, the races draw upwards of 10,000 people.

Sandhills: A Camelot for Horse Lovers It’s true! It’s true! The crown has made it clear. The climate must be perfect all the year. (Lyrics from the song “Camelot”)

BY PATRICIA SMITH Equestrian Correspondent

he Sandhills is the Camelot of equine destinations. Although it may sometimes rain during the day instead of just after sundown, the sandy soil absorbs the moisture so that mud is a word that horse people are not familiar with in this part of North Carolina. The mild climate makes the Sandhills an ideal place for trainers from around the country to winter their horses. Coupled with the year-round equine residents, that gives Moore County the most horses per square mile of any area in North Carolina. Whether you own horses or are a casual spectator, there is something for everyone. Every discipline is represented here: carriage driving, three-day-eventing, dressage, hunters and jumpers, fox-

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Moore County Hounds Masters Richard Webb and Cameron Sadler ride during the annual Blessing of the Hounds on Thanksgiving Day 2009. hunting, as well as pleasure riding. The area referred to as “horse country” in Southern Pines is anchored by the Walthour-Moss Foundation. The Foundation was founded in 1974 by Mr. and Mrs. W.O. Moss and now comprises more than 4,000 acres of open land bordered by May Street, Youngs Road, Aiken Road and Furr Road. Committed

to the preservation of the rapidly disappearing longleaf pine ecosystem, the Foundation is available for riding, carriage driving and walking. The Moore County Hounds, a private pack of fox hounds recognized by the Masters of the Fox Hounds Association in 1914, hunts on the Walthour-Moss Foundation several days a week from

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September to April. There are two occasions each year for the public to view the Moore County fox hounds. One is at Opening Meet and the Blessing of the Hounds, held on Thanksgiving Day. The other is at the Hunter Trials held in the spring of the year. There are two popular racing events in the spring of the year. Known as the official “Rite of Spring,” Stoneybrook Steeplechase marks the start of an exciting season of steeplechase racing. Held annually the first Saturday in April (April 3, 2010), at the Carolina Horse Park, the races draw upwards of 10,000 people. This exhilarating event combines great racing, Southern hospitality and entertainment for the whole family. For more information and to purchase tickets go to the Carolina Horse Park Web site at www.carolinahorsepark.com. The Carolina Horse Park at Five Points is located on 250 acres of farm land about 12 miles south of Southern

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Camelot From Page 57 Pines in Hoke County. It is a permanent site for national and international equestrian competitions. There are numerous equestrian competitions held at the Park throughout the year. Harness racing fans gather every spring for the premier event at the historic Pinehurst Harness Track. Rail parking spaces are coveted spots, held for decades by families who pack a tailgate picnic and come out to enjoy the inaugural race for young standardbreds in training. This year the 61st running of the Matinee Races will be held Sunday, April 11. The Pinehurst Track also hosts horse shows on Sundays while the standardbreds are in residence and on weekends during the off-season. The Pinehurst Harness Track is a 111-acre equestrian facility that has been a winter training center for standardbred horses since 1915. The grounds consist of three training tracks and several center aisle barns with approximately 300 stalls, as well as several paddocks. The Harness Track is located at 200 Beulah Hill Road South off of Highway 5. Training season is October 1 to May 1. A popular activity for spectators is watching morning workouts. The best time to watch training is 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. People can walk the tracks after 1 p.m. but should keep an eye out for the staff getting the tracks ready for the next day. There are numerous activities for carriage drivers. The Moore County

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Driving Club is one of the largest driving clubs in the country. The Club sponsors the Southern Pines Combined Driving Event in April (April 8-11, 2010), at the Carolina Horse Park. The club also sponsors a pleasure driving show in June at the Pinehurst Harness Track. The pleasure marathon through the village of Pinehurst that marks the end of the pleasure show is a popular spectator event. For the young equestrian, there is an active pony club dedicated to equestrian education for individuals under the age of 25. The Moore County Pony Club sponsors clinics, ratings and rallies as qualifying competitions for national and international events. Prancing Horse for Therapeutic Riding celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2009. Therapeutic riding is recognized throughout the world as a medically approved treatment for persons with physical, mental or emotional challenges. Prancing Horse organizes an annual Horse Farm Tour in the fall of the year. It’s a popular event which gives people in the community an opportunity to tour local horse farms. For more information, visit their Web site at www.prancinghorsecenter.org or call (910) 246-3202. Whether volunteering at equestrian events or taking part in them, there is always something going on to keep a horse-lover busy. A common expression in horse-country is “on to the next organized activity.”

For further information on equestrian events or for contact information, see the “Equestrian Calendar” in the Sunday Sports section of the Pilot on the Hoofbeats page or at thepilot.com.

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Moore County Is a Golfer’s Paradise BY HOWARD WARD Golf Writer

f you’re a golfer, you’re in the best place you could hope to find. If there’s such a thing as Golf Paradise, you’re square in the middle of it. Take a look around — more than 40 golf courses within a few minutes drive. Widen the circle and there’s another 40. Golf courses in the Sandhills aren’t just plentiful, either. They’re some of the best in the world. Think about it. Architects of these courses are legendary Golf Writer figures. The list is headed by the unparalleled Donald Ross, of course. Ross started it all at Pinehurst and everyone else has been trying to live up to the legend since. But Ross just tops the list. If these

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Bob Comfort, of Pittsburgh, relaxes while waiting to tee off at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines. guys were horses, they’d definitely be thoroughbreds. Masterpieces by names such as Ellis Maples, Tom Fazio,

Dan Maples, Rees Jones, Tom Jackson, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Peter Tufts and Gene Hamm

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dot the landscape. Each of these guys has already been inducted into one or more halls of fame. If you love golf, you enjoy playing different golf courses. Still, almost everyone has a favorite course that either suits their game, their eye or their budget. Meeting all those priorities is easy in the Sandhills. If you play golf but can’t afford the initiation fees and monthly dues of a high-end club, don’t be disheartened. No, golf will never be called a cheap pastime, but it can be affordable to almost anyone. There are some courses that can be played for as little as $20, with a riding cart. Check them out. You might be surprised at how much fun one of these “budget” courses can be to play. You don’t have to be a millionaire to play the game, but playing it can make you feel like a million bucks. The past couple of years have been tough going for many golf courses and

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Paradise From Page 59 the ones in the Sandhills haven’t been immune to the recession. But proof of the quality here is that none of the courses has been forced to permanently close. None of them has been converted to condos or strip malls. Instead, there have been some renovations at places such as Pinewild, Pinehurst, Seven Lakes, Little River, Mid Pines, Beacon Ridge and Hyland Golf Club. Speaking of which, Hyland is a success story in its own right. The club, designed by Tom Jackson, was one of the more popular courses in the area for many years. Dubbed “Everyman’s Course” by a previous owner, Hyland had the distinction of having more rounds played annually than any other layout in the area. Would you believe 43,000 rounds? But mismanagement and poor judgment took its toll and Hyland fell on hard times, eventually throwing in the towel and closing for a few months. But the old adage of “the darkest hour is just before dawn” proved apt. Now under new ownership and with the hard-working and irrepressible Doug Thompson back at the helm as general manager, the course is rapidly regaining stature. As impressive as the names of the architects are, the list of great players

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who have trod these fairways is just as much so. Even before Pinehurst Resort and Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club hosted a total of five U.S. Open Championships (two Men’s Opens at Pinehurst and three Women’s at Pine Needles, golfers were able to walk in the footsteps of such greats as Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Julius Boros, Bryon Nelson and Gene Sarazen. Take a moment during a round on one of these great layouts, concentrate, and you can almost hear Hogan asking his caddie for a 2-iron. Those whispers you hear may not all be from the wind blowing through the stately pines. History is alive and well in the Sandhills. There’s a living legend at Pine Needles who still greets everyone with a smile. Peggy Kirk Bell, an outstanding amateur who was one of the charter members of the LPGA Tour, can be seen almost daily at her home club as she still takes part in the golf schools conducted there. And, if you’re playing golf or attending a dinner meeting, chances are you’ll meet another legend, the indomitable John Derr. If you do, ask him to tell you a story. He’s almost as good at storytelling as he is at putting. Golf in the Sandhills is life; everything else is just details. The road to happiness is a cart path.

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Bayonet at Puppy Creek Beacon Ridge Country Club The Bluff The Carolina The Club at Longleaf Country Club of North Carolina Dogwood Cardinal (1-5, 15-18) Cardinal (6-14) Country Club of Whispering Pines East Course West Course Deercroft Golf Club Forest Creek Golf Club North Course South Course Foxfire Country Club East Course and West Course Hyland Hills Golf Club Knollwood Fairways Legacy Golf Links Little River Golf Club Mid Pines Inn and Golf Club Mid South Club Midland Country Club National Golf Club Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club Pinehurst Resort and Country Club No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 No. 7 No. 8 Pinewild Country Club Magnolia Azalea Holly The Pit Golf Links Riverside Country Club Seven Lakes Country Club Southern Pines Golf Club Talamore Whispering Woods Golf Club Woodlake Country Club Palmer Course Maples Course

M OORE C OUNTY GOLF COUR SES Location

Type

Raeford Seven Lakes West Pinebluff Whispering Pines Pinehurst Pinehurst

Public Semi-Private Public Public Semi-Private Private

Whispering Pines

Semi-Private

Near Aberdeen Pinehurst Foxfire Village

Most Recent Renovation

1988 2001 1997 1988

William Byrd Gene Hamm

Arnold Palmer Dan Maples

Phone

(910) 904-1500 (910) 673-2950 (910) 281-0275 (910) 949-2811 (910) 692-6100 (910) 692-6565 (910) 949-3000

Semi-Private Private

1962 1959 1983 2005

E. Maples/W. Byrd Willard Byrd Robert Trent Jones Ellis Maples G. Gildey Tom Fazio

(800) 787-7323 (910) 693-1996

Semi-Private

1968

Gene Hamm

(910) 295-5555

Southern Pines Southern Pines Aberdeen Carthage Southern Pines Southern Pines Pinehurst Pinehurst Southern Pines Pinehurst

Public Semi-Private Public Public Public and Resort Private Semi-Private Semi-Private Resort Semi-Private

Pinehurst

Semi-Private

Aberdeen Robbins West End Southern Pines Southern Pines Whispering Pines Vass

Public Public Semi-Private Semi-Private Semi-Private Semi-Private Semi-Private

1999 2002 2002

Designer/Renovator

1972 1964 1991 1996 1994 1993 1977 1988 2004

2008 1907 1961 1999 1974 2004 2002 1996

2007 1992 1996 1985 1969 1976 1910 1991 1971 1996 1996

Tom Jackson C.A. Pitts Jack Nicklaus II Dan Maples Donald Ross Arnold Palmer Tom Jackson Jack Nicklaus Donald Ross

Donald Ross Donald Ross Donald Ross Tom Fazio Ellis Maples George and Tom Fazio Rees Jones Tom Fazio

Gene Hamm Pinewild Team Gary Player Dan Maples Porter Gibson Peter Tufts Donald Ross Rees Jones Ellis Maples

Arnold Palmer Ellis and Dan Maples

(910) 692-6400 (910) 692-3572 (910) 944-8825 (910) 949-5010 (910) 692-2114 (910) 684-1320 (910) 295-3241 (910) 295-4300 (910) 692-7111 (910) 295-6811

(910) 295-5145 (910) 944-1600 (910) 464-3686 (910) 673-1092 (910) 692-6551 (910) 692-5884 (910) 949-4653 (910) 245-7137

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Parks, Recreation Departments Offer Fun for All Ages

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Moore County offers four parks and recreation departments. Recreational opportunities range from senior activities to trips and tours to arts and crafts and special programs. The departments also are involved in organizing and running sport leagues â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for youth, adults and seniors. These leagues include sports such as baseball, basketball, golf and tennis. The four departments operate independently and usually have different price structures for residents and non-residents. I Aberdeen Parks and Recreation 301 Lake Park Crossing, Aberdeen (910) 944-5902 www.townofaberdeen.net This department serves the residents of the town of Aberdeen. In addition to maintaining parks and facilities, the department offers programs for seniors, such as chair exercises, art classes and bingo, as well as programs and athletic activities for youth and adults. The Parks and Recreation Department also sponsors special events such as Fun Family Fourth of July. I Southern Pines Recreation and Parks Campbell House 482 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines (910) 692-2463 www.southernpines.net/recreation Douglass Community Center 1185 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Southern Pines (910) 692-7376 The Recreation and Parks Department offers many innovative and traditional activities, programs and special events for area residents of all ages. These recreational services and opportunities are available on a year-round basis. I Pinehurst Parks and Recreation Village Hall 395 Magnolia Rd., Pinehurst (910) 295-2817 www.villageofpinehurst.org This department serves the residents of the village of Pinehurst, offering programs, athletic leagues, special events, parks and facilities. I Moore County Parks and Recreation 155 Hillcrest Park Lane, Carthage (910) 947-2504 This department provides leisure services to residents of Moore County with first priority to youth and seniors.

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Recreation

Parks, Playgrounds Equal Lots of Fun Parks and playgrounds may include ball fields, tennis courts, play equipment, basketball courts, hiking trails, lakes, fishing, sand volleyball courts, horseshoe courts, shuffleboard courts, outdoor picnic grills, fitness areas and racquetball courts. Restrooms may also be available.

Aberdeen

I Aberdeen Lake Park The park is located off U.S. 1, across from historic downtown Aberdeen I Berkeley Park Berkeley Park is at 704 Keyser St., near Aberdeen Primary School. I Colonial Heights Park Colonial Heights located on Park Drive I Sharpe Park Sharpe Park is located on the corner of Maple Avenue and Pine Street. GLENN M. SIDES/The Pilot

Left, Myea Zeh, 7, rides her scooter around the basketball court at the Southern Pines Downtown Park.

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Southern Pines All Southern Pines parks are open from sunrise to sunset unless otherwise posted. I Downtown Park 100 block of SE Broad Street, Southern Pines I Memorial Park Morganton Road and U.S. 1 I Morganton Road Sports Complex Morganton Road I Pool Park 730 S. Henley St., Southern Pines I Reservoir Park Off Central Drive, N.C. 22, Southern Pines I Sandhurst Park 134 Barcroft Court, Southern Pines I Rounds Park 570 Pee Dee Road, Southern Pines

Pinehurst

I Camelot Playground At Cannon Park I Cannon Park Off N.C. 211 on Rattlesnake Trail.

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I Pinehurst Greenway System Call the department at (910) 295-2817 for information. I Rassie Wicker Park 395 Magnolia Road

Carthage

I Hillcrest Park 155 Hillcrest Park Lane, at the intersection of U.S. 15-501 and N.C. 22, Carthage. I Lake Luke Marion Pinehurst Avenue, Carthage I Nancy Kiser Park Located along Rockingham and South McNeill (N.C. 22) Streets in Carthage.

Robbins

I Davis Park 4799 N.C. 705, at the Davis Community Center. I Milliken Park 541 Park Avenue, Robbins I Tracy Brown Park 110 South Rockingham St., Robbins

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Southern Pines Greenway System Southern Pines Recreation and Parks Department is leading the way in the Sandhills area with its greenway trail system. Both pedestrian and bicycle use are allowed. I Reservoir Park Greenway Approximately 2 miles long, the trail wanders the scenic 95-acre lake and features the “Beaver Dam Boardwalk” and two scenic overlooks. I Longleaf Greenway Approximately 1 mile in length, this greenway connects the Pine Grove Village, Talamore and Longleaf neighborhoods to the Reservoir Park and Forest Creek Greenways. I Forest Creek Greenway When complete, this trail will connect Longleaf Greenway to the Forest Creek Development, to The O’Neal School, and to N.C. 22 at Nicks Creek. This greenway trail is more than 4 miles long. I Mill Creek Greenway This 1-mile section of trail connects Reservoir Park to the Warrior Woods residential area. Future plans add another 3 miles of trail through Warrior Woods and to The Carolina golf community. I Nick’s Creek Greenway More than 3 1/2 miles of trail connect Reservoir Park to N.C. 22. This quiet trail connects with Forest Creek Greenway.

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Chris Wright and Phillip Smith shove off for a day of fishing at Crystal Lake in Lakeview,

Area Hiking Trails

I Aberdeen Lake — U.S. 1, Aberdeen I Cannon Memorial Park — N.C. 211 at Rattlesnake Trail, Pinehurst I Lake Luke Marion — Pinehurst Avenue, Carthage I Reservoir Park — N.C. 22, Southern Pines I Sandhills Community College — Airport Road, Southern Pines I Weymouth Woods Nature Preserve — Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines

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Working

Health Care Is Once Again County’s Largest Employer FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Moore County Schools and Pinehurst LLC once again top the list as Moore County’s largest employers with more than 1,000 workers each. Not surprisingly, the county’s largest private industry sector is health care and social assistance, employing 26.7 percent of the county’s workers in 2008. Leisure and hospitality (tourism) follows with 20.3 percent and retail trade with 14.7 percent. The top public sector employers in 2009 were Moore County Public Schools and Moore County Government. According to the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina, Moore County’s top 25 employers during the second quarter of 2009 were: 1. FirstHealth of the Carolinas Inc. 2. Moore County Schools 3. Pinehurst LLC 4. County of Moore 5. Sandhills Community College

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Clubs and Organizations

Whatever Your Interest, There’s a Group to Join Want to get involved? Moore County has a plethora of active clubs, organizations and groups for those looking for civic or hobbyoriented activities. For the latest information on these enthusiastic groups and their activities, The Pilot publishes a community calendar on Wednesdays and an arts and entertainment calendar on Fridays. To submit your group’s listing for publication in either calendar, call Heather Lyons at (910) 693-2480, e-mail hlyons@thepilot.com or fax information to (910) 692-9382. The Pilot also publishes club news each Sunday. To submit club news, call Features Editor Faye Dasen at (910) 693-2475, or email fdasen@thepilot.com. Following is a list of area clubs and organizations that would love to include you:

A’s Square Dance Club A’s Square Dance Club is an advanced level club. Dances are held at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month in the Olde West End gym. Dancers new to the area are welcome. The caller is Jimmy Roberson. For more information, call Leo and Ruth Ellen Ganster at (910) 295-5786.

AARP — Moore County Chapter The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Moore County Chapter meets the third Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. except for the months of July and August. Visitors are welcome. Meetings are held at First Bank, 205 SE Broad St., Southern Pines. June and December meetings are held at Penick Village. For more information, call Bob Lockwood at (910) 692-1850.

AAUW The Sandhills/Southern Pines Branch of the American Association of University Women is for women who are graduates of a four-year accredited college or university. For details, contact Sue L. Williamson at (910) 692-7154 or at suewilliamson248@hotmail.com.

American Legion Aberdeen American Legion Post 72 meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the American Legion Building, 211 E. Main Street in Aberdeen. Call Cecil Brewer at (910) 281-4170 or Rora Kellis at (910) 944-1254 for information.

American Singles Golf Association The American Singles Golf Association — Pinehurst Chapter is active in golf and social events for adult singles. Visit the Web site at www.pinehurst.singlesgolf.com for information on activities.

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Ballroom Dancers of the Sandhills The Ballroom Dancers of the Sandhills club offers dancers of all levels the opportunity to learn and practice ballroom dancing in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. The club holds dances at the Olde West End gym on Friday evenings with the dancing beginning at 8 p.m. A brief lesson is given at 7:15 p.m. For more information, e-mail sandhills@gmail. com.

Bear Creek Hiking Club Organized in March 2009, the Bear Creek Hiking Club has become a regional club for outdoor lovers. Members are hiking 2- to 12mile walks, at least three times a week, on local county trails, in regional state parks and along the Blue Ridge Mountains. Scheduled hikes are published online monthly on the club’s Web site at www.bearcreekhikingclub.com. Tour the Web site for club details and photos of the places members are hiking. Club membership is $20 a year. The club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Robbins Rescue Squad Building, 141 Horner St., Robbins. Meetings frequently include guest speakers. For more information, contact Cathy Hussey at (910) 464-3679 or Linda Koonce by e-mail at linda.koonce@gmail.com.

Business Network International Business Network International is a businessto-business referral network that meets at 7:30 a.m. each Tuesday morning at the Days Inn restaurant. Visitors are welcome.

Browns Backers Browns Backers of the Sandhills, a Cleveland Browns fan club, meets at the Bell Tree Tavern during football season. Food and beverages are available. For information, visit brownsbackersofthesandhills.com.

Carolina Pines Chapter of USA Dance The mission of Carolina Pines Chapter of USA Dance Inc. is to promote ballroom dancing in Moore County and the surrounding area as well as educate the public regarding the physical, mental and social benefits of ballroom dancing. Dances are held from 8 to 10 p.m. on the second Saturday of the month with a social at 7 p.m. and lesson at 7:30 p.m. Group lessons are offered on Thursday evenings. For more information about the chapter or Thursday night dance lessons, call (919) 770-1975.

Thursday, at the Pinehurst Town Hall. In January, the meetings are on the second Thursday. For more information, call Tonia Smith at (910) 692-4934.

College Club The College Club is a nonprofit organization that welcomes all women who have earned a four-year college degree or more. Bimonthly luncheons with speakers. For information, contact Kay Bozarth at (910) 255-6286.

Daughters of the British Empire A new chapter of the Daughters of the British Empire (DBE) has formed in Pinehurst. The Duke of Wellington Chapter is open to all women of British or Commonwealth ancestry or who are the wives of British or Commonwealth men. The American-based society was founded in 1909. The DBE is a charitable, nonprofit, nonpolitical, non-sectarian voluntary organization. Chapters plan functions and events that form the basis of the organization, a commitment to help support one of the four District Homes for the elderly located in their local region. The other aim is to promote Anglo-American friendship. If this sounds like “your cup of tea,” contact Gwen Healy at (910) 255-6276.

Disabled American Veterans The Disabled American Veterans Moore County Chapter No. 83 meets at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at 1020 Priest Hill Road in Carthage. The DAV also offers transportation for vets to the nearby VA hospital. Volunteer drivers are always needed. For more information, contact Cmdr. Cedoin Odom at (910) 944-1113. Written correspondence may be sent to: DAV, Moore County Chapter No. 83, P.O. Box 154, Southern Pines, NC 28388.

Duffie Dancers Round Dance Club The Duffie Dancers Round Dance Club is an all-phase club. Dances are held every Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Olde West End gym. The cuer is Penny Lewis. For information, call Joanne Duncan at (910) 295-2590.

Fleet Reserve Association The Cape Fear Branch 259 of the Fleet Reserve Association and Ladies Auxiliary of the Fleet Reserve meet every fourth Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the RMA Building off old Elizabethtown Road in Fayetteville. For further information, contact Charles Dittmar at (910) 848-6126.

Civil War Round Table

Foxfire Book Club

The Gen. Rufus Barringer Civil War Round Table meets in the Civic Center every third

The Foxfire Book Club meets the third Monday of each month at 3 p.m. in the

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Foxfire Town Hall. Membership is open to all Foxfire Village residents, and there are no dues. For information about meetings or obtaining paperback copies of the books selected, call Francine Crumbaugh at (910) 281-4905.

Friends of Given Memorial Library And Tufts Archives The Friends support the Given Memorial Library and Tufts Archives year round, holding several annual events to raise money to fund the needs of the only privately funded library in the state of North Carolina. For more information about events or to become a Friend of Given Memorial Library and Tufts Archives, call (910) 295-3642.

Golf Capital Chorus The Golf Capital Chorus is looking for new members. Can you carry a tune, and do you like to sing? Visit Barbershop Chorus rehearsals on Mondays at 7 p.m. at Community Presbyterian Church, 125 Everette Rd., Pinehurst, or call Fred Wolferman at (910) 692-5930 for more information.

Jaycees The Jaycees is a younger civic organization for people between the ages of 21 and 40 years. The group meets the second and fourth Thursdays of every month at the Hampton Inn on U.S. 15-501. For contact numbers, log onto www.southernpinesjaycees.org.

Junior League of Moore County Junior League of Moore County is a nonprofit organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The league meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Pinehurst Village Hall.

Kiwanis Club The Kiwanis clubs aim to serve the community, especially its children, through service projects and volunteer work. Local clubs in Moore County include: I Kiwanis in the Pines Meets Thursdays at 7 a.m. at May Street Market. I Kiwanis Club of the Sandhills Meets each Wednesday at noon at National Golf Club. For membership information, call Susan Holmes at (910) 255-0131. I Pinehurst Kiwanis Meets at noon on Thursdays at Elliott’s on Linden.

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Group From Page 67 I Seven Lakes Kiwanis Club Meets weekly, every Tuesday at noon, at the Seven Lakes Country Club. I Kiwanis Aktion Club A community-service organization for adults with developmental disabilities, the Akition Club is sponsored in part by the Arc of Moore County and local Kiwanis Clubs. Kiwanis members assist the Aktion Club with its organizational and service activities and provide contacts with the business and professional community. The Kiwanis Aktion Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of most months at Sandhills Alliance Church, Pinehurst. For information, contact adviser Wendy Russell at (910) 8272.

Knights of Columbus A menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fraternal organization chartered by Congress and open to Catholic gentlemen. For information about local chapters not listed, call (910) 295-1212 or (910) 695-0807. I Monsignor Fredrick Koch No. 6528 Chapter of the Knights of Columbus meets at 7:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month at the Pope John Paul II Catholic School, Southern Pines.

I Sacred Heart Council No. 11103 Chapter of the Knights of Columbus meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of the month in the Founders Hall of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. For information, call John Pilfieri (910) 295-1240.

League of Women Voters The League of Women Voters of Moore County is a nonpartisan organization that encourages informed and active participation in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy. The LWVMC holds a luncheon meeting at 11:30 a.m. on the third Tuesday of the month, excluding December, July and August, at Table on the Green at the Midland Country Club. For more information, contact League President Jo Nicholas at (910) 673-3604.

Lions Clubs The Lions Clubs International is the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest service organization with more than 1.4 million members. I Aberdeen Lions Club meets at noon on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at Macâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant on U.S. 1. For more information, contact Club President Cyrus Israel at (910) 944-1691. I Carthage Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month at either Good News Cmmunity Church or the

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Pik â&#x20AC;&#x2122;N Pig restaurant. For more information, contact Club President Keith Poindexter at (910) 692-2020 or (910) 947-9965. I Pinebluff Lions Club meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. in the Lions Club House, 165 W. Philadelphia Ave. For more information, call President Joan Mangrum at (910) 281-5500. I Pinehurst Lions Club meets at 6:45 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at 35 Community Road, Pinehurst. Call Brad at 692-7966 or e-mail lion31f@nc.rr.com. I Sandhills Cyberspace Lions Club meets monthly online at http://tech.groups. yahoo.com/group/SandhillsCyberspaceLions Club.org. For more information, visit the Web site or call Mike Martin at (910) 603-1433. I Seven Lakes Lions Club meets at 6 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each month at the West Side Community Center inside the main gate, Seven Lakes West. For information, contact Howie Pierce at (910) 673-2087. I Southern Pines Lions Club meets at noon on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at the Days Inn. For more information, contact Club President Dave Devore at (910) 215-9246. I Vass Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of the month at Woodlake Country Club. For more information, contact Terry Keith at (910) 245-4199.

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Marines, former Marines, active, reserve and retired, and U.S. Navy Corpsmen who served with the FMF are invited to attend the Marine Corps League meetings, which are held at 7:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at the American Legion Post No. 72, 211 East Main St., Aberdeen. For more information, call Jim Weisenburger at (910) 2956750 or (910) 255-6066.

Military Order of Purple Hearts The Military Order of Purple Hearts meets at 6:30 p.m. on the third Monday of every month at the DAV on Hwy. 77 in Hamlet. Call John L. Mims at (910) 281-4877 for information.

Military Officers Association of America The Sandhills Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is an organization comprised of veterans who have served honorably as commissioned officers in one of the uniformed military services. Meetings are held monthly on the third Tuesday of each month, alternating between luncheons at Belle Meade Resort and dinners at selected locations in Pinehurst/Southern Pines. The chapter conducts community Veterans and Memorial Day ceremonies and provides scholarship support for JROTC detachments in

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Group From Page 68 eight local high schools, as well as supporting the USO and Fisher House on Fort Bragg. Call Chapter President Don Goules at (910) 2460077 for information.

MOAA Women Membership in MOAA Women is open to wives of military officers, retired female officers who are members of the Sandhills chapter of Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) and widows of retired officers who are members of the MOAA Auxiliary. Call Therla Henry at (910) 692-8065 for membership information.

Moore County Choral Society Since it started in 1969, the Moore County Choral Society has grown to more than 100 members from Moore County and the surrounding area. The Choral Society performs two concerts each year, presenting a varied repertoire. Rehearsals are held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, September through April, at Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church. For more information, call John Pfisterer at (910) 692-3371.

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Moore County Civil Air Patrol The Civil Air Patrol is a civilian auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force. Squadron meetings for the Moore County Civil Air Patrol are held from 9 to 11 a.m. every Saturday at the Moore County Airport. For more information, contact Lt. Col. Ron Craven at (910) 499-6186.

Moore County Concert Band The Moore County Concert Band is always looking for new members. Rehearsals are held at 6:30 p.m. Monday evenings at Sandhills Community College. The band performs six concerts per year and rehearses September through June. If you now play or have ever played a musical instrument and would like to play some challenging music, consider joining the MCCB. For more information, call (910) 295-9023, or visit the band’s Web site at www.moorecountyband.com.

Moore County Genealogical Society The Moore County Genealogical Society meets quarterly at the Moore County Library, 101 Saunders St., Carthage. For more information, visit the Society’s Web site at www.rootsweb.com/~ncmcgs/index.html.

interested in dogs and the betterment of their lives. Club members meet at 6 p.m. on the first Tuesday of odd numbered months at Table on the Green at Midland Country Club on Midland Road, Pinehurst. The club is active in breed, obedience, rally, agility, field and earth dog trials. For more information, visit www.moorecokc.org or call (919) 774-0989.

Moore Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Since 2005, the Moore Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra has served the Sandhills community supporting music appreciation and education. It provides an outlet for volunteer musicians to perform varied programs of orchestral literature. Members include adults and talented college, high school and middle school students. The orchestra has an open membership policy and there are no auditions, fees or dues required to be a member. Rehearsals are held on Thursday evenings at Sandhills Community College. For more information, visit the group’s Web site at www.mporchestra.com, or call (910) 944-3452.

NARFE

Moore County Kennel Club of N.C.

National Association of Active Retired Federal The Moore County Kennel Club of N.C. Inc. Employees (NARFE) Chapter No. 1895 meets is an AKC-licensed breed club open to all those at 10:30 a.m. on the second Monday of each month at the Community Congregational

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Church, 141 N. Bennett St., Southern Pines. For information, call Membership Chairman Vilma Geisert at (910) 215-5898. NARFE also is open to all active and retired postal employees.

Newcomers of Pinehurst The Newcomers of Pinehurst is an organization founded in 1984 to bring new residents of Pinehurst together for social activities. For information, call (910) 315-2471, leave a message, or visit www.pinehurstnewcomers.com.

Ohio State University Sandhills Alumni Club of N.C. The OSU Sandhills Alumni Club is operated by and for Buckeyes here in the Sandhills. All that is required is a strong “Buckeye spirit,” not necessarily an OSU diploma. The club exists to gather and share this spirit. All activities are conducted solely to raise scholarship funds to support OSU students. For further information, visit the club’s Web site at www.sandhillsbuckeyes.net or its Facebook page at www.facebook.com, then “The Ohio State University Sandhills Alumni Club of North Carolina.”

Pinehurst Ballroom Dance Studio The Pinehurst Ballroom Dance Studio offers

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Clubs and Organizations 295-8871 or e-mail nancy@dressing.org. I Nancy’s Game Nancy’s Game meets at 1 p.m. Mondays at From Page 69 the Southern Pines Civic Club,105 S. Ashe St. The game is open, ACBL-sanctioned and nonsmoking, with computer scoring and professionally taught private or group social ballroom dance lessons for singles or couples. refreshments. All games are Charity Club Championship games and pay triple points. No partners are needed. For more informaCall Nancy at (910) 295-8871 or e-mail tion, call Claudia at (910) 295-3003, or visit nancy@dressing.org for information or www.pinehurstballroomdance.com partners. Reservations are required. I Nancy’s Other Game Professional Women’s Network Nancy’s Other Game meets at 1 p.m. The Professional Women’s Network Wednesdays at the Southern Pines Civic Club, traditionally meets the second Thursday of each 105 S. Ashe St. The game is open and month at noon at the Pinehurst Member’s nonsmoking, with computer scoring and Club. For membership information or to find refreshments. The games are Charity Club out about the group, e-mail Laura Lee Championships and pay triple points. Williford, membership chair, at For information call Nancy at (910) 295laurawilliford@hotmail.com. 8871 or e-mail nancy@dressing.org. I Sandhills Bridge Studio Red Hat Society The Sandhills Bridge Studio is a good place The Red Hat Society is a social club for to locate fellow bridge players. The studio is women over age 50 who wear red hats and located at 367 N. Bennett St., Southern Pines. purple dresses to their functions. The group For more information, call (910) 987-7098, was inspired by a popular poem titled or e-mail d.r.bridge@hotmail.com. The “Warning,” by Jenny Joseph, which mentions studio’s Web site, www.sandhillsbridge.com, older women wearing red hats and purple offers information, schedules, game results and attire. For more information, call Lambie at bridge tips. (910) 295-3553.

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Rotary Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. There are several Rotary Clubs in Moore County: I Carthage Rotary Club Meets at 12 p.m. every Thursday in the McDonald Building, 203 McReynolds St., Carthage. Call Mark Lemmond at (910) 9476639 for membership information. I Pinehurst Rotary Club Meets at noon every Tuesday at the Pine Crest Inn. I Sandhills Community College Rotaract. Contact Buddy Spong at (910) 6953858 for more information. I Sandhills Rotary Club Meets every Wednesday at 7 a.m. in the dining room of the Carolina Hotel. For more information, call (910) 295-0707. I Southern Pines Rotary Club Meets at noon on Fridays at Mid Pines Resort, 101 Midland Road, Southern Pines. For more information, call (910) 693-1019.

Sandhills Area Bridge Groups Moore County has several active bridge groups, including: I Belle Meade Duplicate Belle Meade Duplicate, open only to residents of Belle Meade and their guests, is an ACBL-sanctioned game that meets Tuesdays at 7:15 p.m. The game is nonsmoking, with computer scoring and refreshments. For more information, contact Belle Meade at (910) 246-1018 or Nancy Dressing at (910)

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Sandhills BPW Sandhills Business and Professional Women (BPW) hosts the annual Miss Noel pageant and scholarship programs. For more information about Sandhills BPW, its meetings and scholarship programs, call Elaine Rios at (910) 5282204.

Sandhills Christian Women’s Connection The Sandhills Christian Women’s Connection meets at noon on the third Thursday of each month at National Golf Club in Pinehurst for music, lunch and an inspirational message. For more information or to make reservations for lunch, call Joan at (910) 673-5146 or Anne at (910) 215-6074.

Sandhills Classic Street Rod Association Sandhills Classic Street Rod Association meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at Al’s ’50s Diner, 1930 Poplar St., Southern Pines. You do not have to own an American-made car, 1972 or older, you just need to have an interest in classic cars. For information, contact Tom Murray at (910) 2953559 or visit sandhillsclassicstreetrods.com.

Sandhills Gem and Mineral Society Sandhills Gem and Mineral Society meets the last Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. in Room 208 Van Dusen Hall, Sandhills Community College. The club is open to anyone interested in rocks, gems, minerals and jewelry. Earth science field trips are planned, and families are welcome. For more information or to join the club, contact Jeffrey Sheer at (910) 693-0331 or by e-mail at

jasheer@earthlink.net, or call Ken Carlson at (910) 255-0251 or by e-mail at quarken@embarqmail.com/

Sandhills Natural History Society

public is invited to attend. For guild programs and information, visit the Web site, www.sandhillsquilters.org, or call Joyce Riedell at (910) 295-2734.

The Sandhills Natural History Society meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month. The club invites anyone interested in the birds, plants and animals of the Sandhills to attend. For the monthly program or field trip information, call (910) 692-2167 or visit the Society’s Web site at www.sandhillsnature.org.

Sandhills Railroad Club

Sandhills Needlers Guild

Sandhills Writers

The Sandhills Needlers Guild, a chapter of the ANG (American Needlepoint Guild), meets at 1 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at the Sandhills Horticultural Center at Sandhills Community College. For more information, call Just Needlepoint at (910) 295-3727.

Sandhills Writers hosts a creative roundtable, including reading and critiques, every third Tuesday of the month from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities. For more information, call (910) 400-5060.

Sandhills Photography Club Sandhillls Photography Club meets at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at Christ Fellowship Church on Midland Road and Pee Dee Road, Southern Pines. Prospective members, regardless of background or skill in photography, are invited to attend the meetings. For information, visit www.sandhillsphotoclub.org, or call Allison Earl, membership, at (910) 215-0316.

Sandhills Pointing Breeds Club The Sandhills Pointing Breeds Club, an AKClicensed hunt club for pointing breeds only, meets at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at the clubhouse. Club grounds in Jackson Springs are available for members to train their dogs. For more information about the club, contact Kathy Apffel at eapffel@earthlink.net or at (910) 235-0636.

Sandhills Striders Running Club The Sandhills Striders Running Club is a local running club that is open to runners and walkers of all ages and abilities. The club’s mission is to promote a healthy lifestyle and encourage new runners and walkers to join them. The Sandhills Striders hold club business meetings on the first Thursday of each month at the FirstHealth Fitness Center Conference Room in Pinehurst at 7 p.m. The public is welcome. Members meet for group runs on Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday mornings at 8 a.m. at Reservoir Park in Southern Pines and Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m. in the village of Pinehurst in front of Dugan’s Pub. For more information and up-to-date run times and activities, visit the club’s Web site at www.SandhillsStriders.org or call (910) 6036334.

Sandhills Quilters The Sandhills Quilters meet at 9:30 a.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Moore County Senior Enrichment Center, two miles north of the Traffic Circle on U.S. 15-501. The

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The Sandhills Central Model Railroad Club meets in the basement of the Campbell House at 7:15 p.m. on the first and second Wednesdays of the month. New members are welcome. For information, call Jim McNiff at (910) 692-7439.

Shrine Club The Moore County Shrine Club meets for a 6 p.m. dinner meeting on the third Tuesday of each month at Russell’s Seafood Restaurant located on Carthage Road (N.C. 22) in Southern Pines. Ladies meet at Table on the Green four times a year. The club’s main purpose is to raise funds for the Shriners Hospitals for Children. For more information, contact Al Johnson at (910) 295-4985.

Stardust Dinner Dance Club Stardust Dinner Dance Club has dinner and ballroom-style dancing almost every fourth Thursday of the month at Whispering Pines Country Club. Anyone may come as a guest for one dance for the cost of dinner. Kadie, (910) 295-1916.

Sweet Adelines The local chapter of Sweet Adelines International, Sandhills Harmony Chorus welcomes new members. The women’s chorus sings a cappella four-part harmonies, barbershop style. Rehearsals are from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays at Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church. Call Carole Amlot at (910) 944-1458 for more information.

Veterans of Foreign Wars The John Boyd VFW Post 7318 of Southern Pines meets on the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. and provides a community Bingo evening each Thursday at 7 p.m. in the post home at 615 S. Page St., Southern Pines. Meeting hall and kitchen facilities are available to rent for private functions. Call (910) 6923772 for information.

Yellow Rockers Square Dance Club The Yellow Rockers Square Dance Club is a plus-level club that meets every Thursday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Olde West End Gym. An open house is held on the first Thursday of every month from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Senior Enrichment Center. For more information, call Jan at (910) 215-9313 or Karen at (910) 9492001.

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County Attractions Offer Lots to See and Do Aberdeen Railroad Museum 100 E. Main St., downtown Aberdeen This Victorian structure, circa 1905, was designed by T.B. Creel and features exhibits of railroad artifacts from the Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad Company. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the musuem features one of only two inspection cars remaining in the United States. A renovated caboose sits on the tracks nearby. Admission is free. Free guided tours are available for groups. Call (910) 944-5902.

Aberdeen High School Museum Aberdeen Train Depot, Aberdeen The Aberdeen High School Museum features a collection of memorabilia from Aberdeen schools, especially the high school. The museum is located in the Aberdeen Depot (Room 100) in downtown Aberdeen. To arrange a tour, call (910) 944-1342.

Airborne and Special Operations Museum 100 Bragg Boulevard (corner of Bragg Boulevard and Hay Street), Fayetteville The Army's most modern and newest museum, the $22.5 million facility features film and video productions, interactive displays, rare artifacts and dramatic life-size exhibits about the history and adventures of airborne and special operations units. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, and noon-5 p.m. on Sunday. Free. Call (910) 643-2766.

Bethesda Church and Cemetery Bethesda Road, Aberdeen Features of the circa-1860s Presbyterian church include a slave gallery, exterior bullet holes from the Civil War and graves of area pioneer settlers. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the church holds an annual homecoming the last weekend in September. Guided tours for groups can be arranged by calling (910) 944-1319.

Bryant House and McLendon Cabin 3361 Mount Carmel Road in Upper Moore County Joel McLendon came to Moore Country in 1758 to claim his grant of 200 acres, and chose a site overlooking Buck Creek for his home. This sturdy one-room log structure was built to last. Preserved for more than 200 years, it is the oldest home in Moore County in its original location. McLendon sold his property to Robert Graham in 1787. Graham’s grandson, James Bryant, built his larger house on property adjacent to the McLendon Cabin in 1820. The cabin and house are open for tours on the second and fourth Sundays of each month May through October from 2 to 4

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p.m. No admission charge. Call (910) 6922051 for directions/group tours.

1894. Call (910) 944-7024.

Fort Bragg/Pope Air Force Bases

Campbell House 482 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines Once a private home, this handsome Georgian structure is now operated as a cultural center and owned by the town. It has three exhibition areas where paintings, sculpture and pottery by local and regional artists are on view. Many items are for sale. The Campbell House is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 2 to 4 p.m. on the third weekend of the each month. Admission is free. Prearranged tours are available. Call (910) 692-2787.

Cameron N.C. 24-27 east from Carthage, or U.S. 1 north of Southern Pines Nineteen points of historic interest are all within walking distance from one another. Once known as the Dewberry Capital of the World, this farming and railroad town is best known today for the antiques street fairs that are held in the fall and spring. Collectibles and antiques may be found in historic shops.

Carolina Horse Park at Five Points Hoke County, just off N.C. 211 between Aberdeen and Raeford The Park consists of hundreds of acres of protected land dedicated to world-class equestrian competition A Sandhills springtime tradition, the Stoneybrook Steeplechase is held annually on the first Saturday in April. Visit www.carolinahorsepark.com or call (910) 875-2074.

The Carolina Hotel Carolina Vista, Pinehurst, N.C. Since 1901, the famed “Queen of the South” has opened its doors to the golf world, to U.S. presidents, to theatrical and film celebrities, military heroes, and the quietly wellto-do. Flanking an impressive lobby are shops and dining rooms that offer fine cuisine. Call (910) 235-8507 or (800) 487-4653.

Carthage Museum McDonald Building, Carthage The museum exhibits photos and other memorabilia about the history of Carthage, once the home of the famous Tyson and Jones Buggy Factory. Open Sunday afternoons or by appointment. Call (910) 947-2952.

Faith Church Bethesda Road, Aberdeen Moore County’s first African American church was established in 1867, and the present church building was constructed in

Cumberland County between Southern Pines and Fayetteville The combined Army and Air Force bases comprise one of the world's largest military complexes Fort Bragg, the largest Army base east of the Mississippi, is open to the public. Tours are available weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors should call first about selfguided or guided tours, (910) 396-5401 or (910) 396-8015. Army Community Services: (910) 396-2473. Automated Directory Information: (910) 396-0011. Base sights include: 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum Exhibits of 3,000+ artifacts used by worldfamous division from WWI to Desert Storm, plus film and gift shop. Open TuesdaySaturday 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Sunday 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Call (910) 432-3443 or (910 432-5307. JFK Special Warfare Museum Military art/cultural items from around world, emphasizing Special Forces such as the “Green Beret.” Gift shop. Open 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Free. Call (910) 4324272. Bank Hall Wall of Heroes Honors 17 Special Forces Medal of Honor recipients. Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week. Free. (Across from JFK Museum.) Sicily Drop Zone See trained paratroopers in action. Call (910) 396-6366 for jump schedule. Free.

Golf Courses Throughout Moore County Donald Ross and Robert Trent Jones — not to mention Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player — have earned international recognition for Moore County. With more than 40 golf courses within a 25-mile radius, the area offers a variety of year-round golfing opportunities for anovice or a pro. For information on events, accommodations and golf packages, call, write or e-mail: (910) 6923330 or (800) 346-5362, Convention and Visitors Bureau, 10677 U.S. 15-501, Southern Pines, NC 28388, or cvb4golf@mindspring. com or visit www.homeofgolf.com.

Hastings Gallery Sandhills Community College, Airport Road (between Pinehurst and Southern Pines) Work by local artists can be viewed in the lobby of the Boyd Library. Call (910) 6926185.

Horse Country Near Southern Pines: East Connecticut Ave.,

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Youngs Road, U.S. 1 James Boyd and his brother, Jackson, started the Moore County Hounds in 1913, making it the state’s oldest hunt. The tradition of the by-invitation-only formal fox hunt continues to this day. Horse country encompasses hundreds of acres of sandy soil east of Southern Pines where many horse farms dot the rolling terrain. Horseback riding, carriage events, horse trials, shows, dressage and other equestrian activities fill the calendar. Contact the Sandhills Area Chamber of Commerce at (910) 6923926.

House in the Horseshoe 324 Alston House Road, 8 miles north of Carthage. This two-story frame house built in 1772 in a bend of Deep River was the plantation home of Governor Benjamin Williams. This fine example of pre-Revolutionary coastal lowland architecture is the place where David Fanning’s Tories defeated Philip Alston’s Whigs in 1781. You can still see the bullet holes and scars on the walls. No admission fee. Call (910) 947-2051.

Malcolm Blue Farm and Museum 1177 Bethesda Road, Aberdeen Located on the old Pee Dee Road, the 10acre Malcolm Blue Farm is one of the few remaining examples of 19th century Scottish homes in the Sandhills. The farm, site of a Sherman’s Army bivouac during the 1865 advance on Fayetteville, and the museum have been designated by the N.C. War Tourism Council as part of the N.C. Civil War Theme Trails. The 1825 farmhouse is complemented by a gristmill, stable, corncrib, tobacco pack house, equipment barn, water tower and windmill. The museum houses such exhibits as the Battle of Monroe’s Crossroads, one of the last Cavalry engagements of the Civil War. Call (910) 944-9483 or (910) 944-7558.

National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame 2 Main Street, Hamlet A former Seaboard Air Line Railway (SAL) depot, circa 1900, it is one of the most photographed stations in the eastern U.S. Exhibits include an SAL diesel-electric locomotive, caboose No. 5241, and a model railroad layout. Free. Call (910) 582-3317. Open by appointment only.

North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines (Weymouth Center)

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Area Attractions tators and offered for sale at reasonable prices. Most area potters are open year-round. Seagrove itself is a small community in From Page 71 Randolph County, in the center of the North Carolina Piedmont, but the Seagrove pottery community includes portions of Randolph, North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most distinguished men Moore, Montgomery and Lee counties. It is and women of letters, including Paul Green, Thomas Wolfe and O. Henry (William S. Porter) here that a rich pottery tradition began more and Sam Ragan, are recalled with displays and than 200 years ago. For more information on the history of Seagrove pottery, visit the Web site photographs in the Weymouth Center (former of the Museum of N.C. Traditional Pottery, home of Hall of Fame inductee James Boyd). www.seagrovepotteryheritage.com or visit Call 692-6261. www.discoverseagrove.com.

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North Carolina Pottery Center Seagrove A museum and educational center that contains permanent exhibits tracing the history of N.C. potters, changing displays and programs, restrooms, and samples of the types of pottery to be found for sale at some 90 local potteries. The wares range from simple and traditional to sophisticated art works. Call (336) 873-8430 or visit www.ncpotterycenter.com.

Northern Moore County â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pottery Countryâ&#x20AC;? and Jugtown/Seagrove Includes Jugtown Pottery, Ben Owen Pottery, Fireshadow Pottery, Owens Pottery and many other independent potters. This area is famous for its hand-thrown pottery and dishware, artfully crafted before the eyes of fascinated spec-

recreational facilities. Eight golf courses, croquet, tennis, lawn bowling, polo and harness horse training are some of the outdoor activities. Bridge is a popular pastime. Stately homes, unbroken tree canopies and paths made of brick, white sand and pine needles invite one to wander. The specialty shops, galleries and restaurants at Pinehurstâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart are waiting to be explored. The designer of the village was landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, who was also the designer of Central Park, New York.

minerals, 19th century pottery, paleontology, Civil War relics and an original turpentine still. Call (910) 652-6378.

Sandhills Horticultural Gardens

3395 Airport Road, Pinehurst The gardens are located on the campus of Sandhills Community College behind Heutte Hall. Now covering 27 acres, they include a very large holly collection, conifers, roses, rhododendron and azaleas. Included are a formal English garden, a hillside garden, a fruit and vegetable garden and a native wetland Pinehurst Harness Track trail garden accessible by a boardwalk. The North Carolina Zoological Park N.C 5, Pinehurst gardens are open to the public during daylight Asheboro (N.C. 211 west to U.S. 220 north to Circa 1915 track of 110+ acres listed in the hours year-round. They exist primarily to N.C. 159) National Register, it is operated by the Village enhance student training in applied Located at 4401 Zoo Parkway in Asheboro, of Pinehurst. Standard-bred training from horticulture. Some of the graduates have gone this 500-acre natural habitat zoo ranks among October to May (see horses put through their on to work on the White House grounds. the top five in North America. Plant and animal paces in early morning; try the track-side Exhibits and films may be seen in the welcome exhibits include polar bears, elk, aviaries, Gila restaurant for breakfast!). Events include annual center. No admission fee. Call (910) 695monsters, river otters and bobcats, plus such spring matinee races, horse shows (May-Oct.) 3882. African species as giraffes and lions Open daily and polo matches. Open year-round, 8 a.m.except Christmas Day Admission is charged. dusk daily. Call (800) 644-TROT or (910) 295- Sandhills Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Exchange Call (336) 879-7000 or (800) 488-0444. 4446. 15 Azalea Rd., Pinehurst This old, rambling log cabin contains early Pinehurst Rankin Museum of American Heritage American handicrafts and baked goods for Access by U.S. 1, 15-501, N.C. 2 (Midland 131 W. Church St., Ellerbe sale Light lunches are served. Open from Road), 211, and N.C. 5 Archaeologists have praised this museum for September to mid-May. Call (910) 295-4677. This 1900s reminder of a charming New its excellent representation of the entire range England village offers the grace and ease of of North Carolina pre-history. Exhibits include Southern living combined with incomparable archaeological displays, Indian artifacts, fossils, see ATTRACTIONS, page 73

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Attractions From Page 72 Shaw House Morganton Road and Broad Street, Southern Pines This antebellum plantation cabin built around 1820 is an example of the simple construction techniques of the time. It rests on the crossing of the revolutionary Pee Dee and Morganton Roads. Charles Shaw, a Scottish settler, acquired 2,600 acres and built the house. His grandson, Charles Washington Shaw, became the first mayor of Southern Pines. The house and two other properties on the grounds, the Garner House and the Britt/Sanders Cabin are open to the public. The Garner House was made of logs about 1770 and is furnished with original pieces, wideboard heart pine paneling and original handforged hinges. The Britt/Sanders Cabin contains a 125-year-old restored loom. Operated by the Moore County Historical Association. Free. Call (910) 692-2051 or (910) 692-0227.

Sunrise Theater 250 N. W. Broad Street, Southern Pines Formerly a hardware store, this turn-of-thecentury building now hosts many of Moore County’s cultural events, including programs

presented by Moore OnStage, the Sandhills Theatre Company, the Classical Concert Series and the Arts Council of Moore County, as well as presentations sponsored by Sunrise Preservation Group. Call the box office at (910) 692-3611 or the administrative office at (910) 692-8501.

Southern Pines Broad Street Area Downtown Southern Pines features small specialty shops, an old railroad depot, a taxidermy museum and diverse cultural centers located in a picturesque setting.

Southern Pines Reservoir Park Located off N.C. 22 This large, beautiful lake is surrounded by nearly 100 acres of longleaf pines. Picnic shelters, tables and hiking trails from 0.85 to 4.5 miles in length are among its features. Fishing is allowed but not swimming. The park is flanked on one side by the Whitehall Center hiking trails and the fitness trails of Sandhills Community College. No admission fee is charged at these locations. The town park closes at nightfall Call (910) 692-2463.

Taxidermy Hall of Fame and N.C. Creation Museum 156 N.W. Broad Street, Southern Pines The Taxidermy Hall of Fame and N.C.

Creation Museum, located in the Christian Book Store Building, 156 N.W. Broad Street, Southern Pines, is open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Cost is $1.

Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities

Tufts Archives

Weymouth Woods Nature Preserve

150 Cherokee Road, Pinehurst Situated at the rear of Given Memorial Library in Pinehurst, Tufts Archives displays memorabilia and artifacts dating from 1895 The documents concern golf, the history of Pinehurst, its founding Tufts family, and Donald Ross, America’s premier golf course architect. The archives also contain the John J. Hemmer photography collection of more than 80,000 photographic negatives from the 1930s to the ’70s. No admission fee. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Call (910) 295-3642.

1024 Fort Bragg Road, Southern Pines This state park showcases the unique natural features of the Sandhills and includes more than 676 acres of woodland, forest animals, unique plants, streams and ponds. It also has a visitor center, museum and more than 4.5 miles of hiking trails. It was originally part of the estate of James and Katherine Boyd whose Weymouth Center home is now operated as an arts center. The park has an on-site naturalist, and regular nature programs are scheduled there. Call (910) 692-2167.

555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines This Georgian mansion was the estate of writer and publisher James Boyd (1888-1944), Town Creek Indian Mound State author of “Drums” and “Marching On.” The Historic Site home has lovely gardens and is surrounded by Between N.C. 731 and N.C. 73, Mt. Gilead the last known stand of old-growth longleaf This state historic site is archaeologically pine. It became a gathering place for literary restored and brings to life the culture of the lights and equestrian enthusiasts. Famous writMuskogean Indians of the Pee Dee area, which ers like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Thomas Galsworthy, date from more than 300 years ago. William Faulkner and Thomas Wolfe were Reconstructed structures include a major temple guests. It is now a state cultural center for the on an earth mound, a mortuary, a game pole arts and humanities with a regular program of and a stockade with two guard towers. The lectures and concerts. It houses the N.C. museum features interpretative exhibits and a Literary Hall of Fame. The mansion is open slide presentation. Free. Call (910) 439-6802. weekdays. Free. Call (910) 692-6261.

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Places of Worship SUNDAY SCHEDULE 8:30am Worship Service 9:45am Sunday School 11:00am Worship Service

200 East New York Avenue Southern Pines, NC 28387 910-692-8750 Fax: 910-693-1161 www.fbcsp.org

WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE

5:15pm Church Family Supper 6:00pm Graded Choirs (4 yrs - 6th grade) 6:15pm Prayer & Bible Study 6:15pm Adult Discip. Electives 6:30pm Youth Mission Group 6:30pm Music & Missions for Threes 6:45pm Children’s Mission Education

Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church On the corner of South May St and Indiana Ave in Southern Pines Call (910) 692-6252 or go to brownsonchurch.org for information

Sunday Morning Worship at 8:45 and 11:10am Church School 10:00 to 10:50am for all ages and stages of life Full Nursery Services Provided Brownson welcomes you to join our vibrant, growing community!

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 175 Midland Road, Southern Pines www.southernpinesumc.org • 910-692-3518

Welcomes You in Christ’s Love Sundays 8:30 am • Praise & Worship 11:00 am • Traditional Worship 9:45 am • Sunday School (all ages) 5:00 pm • Children & Youth Programs Adult Studies

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Y a te s T ha ga r d Ba pt i s t Chu r ch Extending God’s free gift of Eternal Life through His Son Jesus Christ Pastor: Steven A. Johnson

Church Office: 949-3511 Youth Pastor Sammy Frye: 949-3320

Music Minister Mark Williamson: 949-4111

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Christ Church Anglican

Traditional Anglican Worship Using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer 10:30 am Holy Communion

Second Sunday: 10:30am Morning Prayer & Sermon Father Thomas Parsons, Rector 750 Fairway Drive Southern Pines, NC 28387 (910) 215-8063 christchurchanglican.us

Emmanuel Episcopal Church 350 East Massachusetts Avenue Southern Pines, NC 28387 (910) 692-3171 • www.emmanuel-parish.org

Sunday Worship Schedule:

7:30 a.m. Rite I / Holy Eucharist 9:00 a.m. Rite II / Holy Eucharist 10:10 a.m. Sunday School/Adult Formation 11:00 a.m. Rite II/Holy Eucharist

Wednesday Mornings

9:00 a.m. Healing Service/Holy Eucharist

The Village Chapel

An Interdenominational Christian Community since 1898

Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m. Holy Communion 9:30 a.m. Church Family Service 11:00 a.m. Traditional Worship Sunday School: 9:30 & 10:30 - All Ages

Full Nursery Services Provided

www.thevillagechapel.net Located on the Village Green in Pinehurst

910-295-6003

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There are Many Places to Worship in Moore County Anglican Christ Church: 144 W. Gate Dr., Pinehurst. Fr. Thomas Parsons, Rector. 215-8063. Holy Communion 11 a.m. 2nd Sunday, 11 a.m. Morning Prayer and Sermon.

Apostolic Faith On Fire Deliverance Ministries: 3625 Murdocksville Road, West End. Pastor, Bishop Stanley E. Williams. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11:15 a.m., 6 p.m. New Life Tabernacle United Pentecostal: Corner of Pine and Maple Streets, Rev. Dennis M. Patterson, pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 6:30 p.m. Refuge Church of Christ: 855 W. Indiana Ave., Bishop Ralph White, pastor. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 6 p.m.

Assembly of God Lighthouse Assembly of God: 8361 N.C. Hwy. 24/27, Carthage. Pastor Herman Phillips. 947-3554. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Sandhills Assembly of God: 6481 U.S. Hwy. 1 N. (across from Hyland Hills Country Club), Bryan R. Rainbow, senior pastor. 6922403. Sunday Christian Education Hour 9:30 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

Baptist Ashley Heights Baptist: 10351 Aberdeen Road, Aberdeen. 944-1952. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Beaver Creek Baptist: 2280 Nicholson Road, Cameron. Pastor Scott Yow. (919) 4999632, (800) 681-8602. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 7 p.m. Bethlehem Baptist: 1838 Bethlehem Church Road, Carthage. Rev. Roger Thomas. 947-2835. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Beulah Hill Baptist: Beulah Hill Church Road, West End. Rev. Curtis Barbery. 2956323. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 7 p.m. Bright Light Baptist: Plank Road, Robbins. Ralph Voncannon, pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Calvary Baptist: 549 Plank Road, Carthage. Rev. Brad Harrison. 948-3826. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. every Sunday; 6 p.m. first and third Sundays. Cameron Baptist: 593 Carthage St., Cameron. Dr. Wayne Greene, pastor. 2457222. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Cornerstone Baptist: 656 Hoffman Road, West End. 673-4085. Pastor Sam Hartsell. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11

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a.m., 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. Bible Study. Deep Creek Baptist: Linden Road Ext., Pinehurst. Rev. Oscar Logwood. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Eagle Springs Baptist: 460 Eagle Springs Road, Eagle Springs. Rev. Todd Moore, pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Emmanuel Baptist: 632 McCrimmon Road (Approx. 1 mile off U.S. 15-501, north of Carthage), Carthage. Rev. Eugene Ussery. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 7 p.m. Ephesus Baptist: 2724 White Hill Road, Sanford. David A. Thomas, senior pastor. 774-4818. Sunday Services 11 a.m., 7 p.m. Fairview Baptist: 1580 Carthage Road, West End. Donald Gillis, pastor. 947-3260. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Faith Baptist: 2180 Carthage Road, West End. Rev. Tony Connor. 673-5645. Worship Service 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Faith Missionary Baptist: 1400 W. Michigan Ave., Rev. James W. Moore. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. First Baptist, Aberdeen: 700 Sandhills Blvd., Aberdeen. Rev. Michael Branscome. 944-1421, Prayer Line 944-3122. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services 8:30 and 11 a.m., 6:30 p.m. First Baptist, Carthage: 108 McNeill Street, Carthage. Rev. Thomas V. Herndon. 947-2456. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. First Baptist, Pinehurst: 7373 N.C. 211 N., Pinehurst. Pastor Rev. David Marks. 2957022. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. First Baptist, Robbins: 651 Hemp St., Robbins. Rev. Kenneth McNeill, pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. First Baptist, Southern Pines: 200 East New York Ave., Southern Pines. David Helms, senior minister. 692-8750. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. First Baptist, Vass: 3448 U.S. 1 South, Vass. Sunday School 10 a.m., Morning Worship 11 a.m. First Baptist, West End: N.C. 211, West End. Rev. Robbie Gibson, pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. First Missionary Baptist: Needmore Street, Carthage. Rev. Lincoln Blanding, pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. First Missionary Baptist: 315 S. Gaines St., Dr. Joshua J. Haire, junior pastor. 6922022. Sunday School 9 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Frye’s Chapel Free Will Baptist: 1972

Lobelia Road, Vass. Pastor Kent McMillian. 245-3722. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.; Wednesday Pastoral Teaching 6:30 p.m. Galilee Missionary Baptist: 4140 Main St., Taylortown. Rev. Charles Nabors. 2952333. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Greater Missionary Baptist: U.S. 1 (6 miles south on U.S. 15-501), Aberdeen. Rev. J.R. Monroe, pastor. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 6:30 p.m. Harmony Baptist Church: N.C. 73, West End. Rev. Robert Morrison. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 7 p.m. Harrington Chapel Free Will Baptist: 164 S. Carlisle St., Southern Pines. Pastor John Pennie. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Praise and Worship Service 10:55 a.m. Highland Independent Baptist: U.S. 1 N., Vass. Rev. Bill Vaughn, pastor. 695-0494. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 7 p.m. Hope Community Baptist: 202 Camp Easter Road, Lakeview. Pastor Lewis Blue. 949-2165. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 7 p.m. Independent Baptist Church: 1700 Spies Road, Robbins. Pastor Allen Mashburn. 9484003. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Worship Services 11 a.m., 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.. Ives Memorial Baptist: 365 E. Philadelphia Ave., Pinebluff. 281-3247. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 7 p.m. Lakeview Chapel FWB: 153 Tree Road, Box 362, Lakeview. Pastor Elder Lois J. Moore. 245-2355. Sunday School 10 a.m., Pastoral Sundays, first and third, 11 a.m. Love Grove Free Will Baptist: Dawkins St., Jackson Hamlet, N.C. 5, Pinehurst. James A. Leach, pastor. 295-4211. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. (1st, 2nd and 3rd Sundays). Middle Cross Baptist: N.C. 2, West End. David Reynolds, pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 7 p.m. (2nd and 4th Sundays). Ministry of Deliverance: Meeting at old “Faith Church,” Bethesda Road, Aberdeen. Rev. James Leak. Sunday School 10 a.m. New Bensalem Missionary Baptist: 1919 River Road, High Falls. Richard Bethea, pastor. 464-5264. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 10:45 a.m. New Freedom Baptist: 4224 Murdocksville Road, Pinehurst. Rev. Stephen Burrow. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. New Home Baptist: 996 Lobelia Road, Vass. Pastor Donald Edwards. 245-3432. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.

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New Testament Baptist: North Moore Road, Robbins. Tom Horner, pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Open Arms Community Church: 119 E. Maple St., Vass. John Brown. 245-3612. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 6:30 p.m. Pineywood Baptist: 545 Pineywood Church Road, Cameron. Charles Lassiter, pastor. 245-7351. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 7 p.m. Pleasant Hill Baptist: 2237 Camp Easter Road, Rev. Gregg Newton, pastor. 692-0992. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 7 p.m. Pleasant Hill Free Will Baptist: 1981 Kelly Plantation Road, Carthage. Elder Oscar Adams, pastor. 947-2321. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service, first and third Sundays, 11:30 a.m.; Midweek Service Wednesday 7 p.m. Poplar Springs Baptist: 1149 Addor Road, Rev. Harold W. Hubbard, pastor. 2815619. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Providence Chapel Baptist Church: 1700 Spies Road, Rev. Allen Mashburn, pastor. 948-4003. Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Rainbow Baptist Independent/ Fundamental: 702 Saunders Ave., Aberdeen. Wayne Jones, pastor. 944-2799. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Red Branch Baptist: 1817 Old River Road, Carthage. Rev. Chris Dickerson. 947-2531, 948-4662 (pastor). Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 7 p.m. Red Hill Baptist: 1160 Red Hill Road, Cameron. Rev. James Baldwin. 245-3904. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service, first and third Sundays, 11 a.m. Seven Lakes Baptist: 1015 Seven Lakes Dr., Seven Lakes. 673-4656. Kenneth E. Hankins, senior pastor. Worship Services 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m., Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Solid Rock Baptist: 311 E. Maple St., Aberdeen. 944-2099. Rev. Thomas Conway. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Sonlight Independent Baptist: N.C. 211, between Pinehurst and West End. Pastor George Ingram. 215-5522. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 7 p.m. Southside Baptist: 3 miles south of Aberdeen on Laurinburg Road (U.S. 15-501 S.). Pastor Paul Garretson. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 6 p.m. (except first Sunday). St. John Baptist: Harris Street, Aberdeen. Pastor Jimmy Gilchrist. 944-7895. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.

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Worship From Page 74 St. Paul Missionary: 198 Gaines Road, Pinehurst. Rev. Elgett Floyd, pastor, evangelist Carol Henry, minister Anthony Washing. 2159817. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Stony Hill Free Will Baptist: VassCarthage Road, Carthage. Elder Al Wilson, pastor. 947-3355. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service, first and third Sundays, 11 a.m. Summer Hill Baptist: 663 Summer Hill Church Road, Carthage. Edwin Moore, interim pastor. 947-5160. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Taylor Memorial Baptist: 4164 Hoffman Road, Jackson Springs. Interim Pastor Zeb Moss. 281-2051. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Unity Grove Baptist: 849 Mt. Carmel Road, Carthage. 948-4518. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Victory Community Baptist: 915 Brinkley Road, Carthage. 947-2177. Rev. David Peitz. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 7 p.m. West Side Missionary Baptist: 291 West Side Road, Robbins. 464-2230. Sunday

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School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Yates-Thagard Baptist: 3820 VassCarthage Road, Carthage. Rev. Steven Johnson, pastor. 944-3511. Sunday School 9:15 a.m., Worship Services 10:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m.

Bible Fundamentalist Calvary Memorial Church: Bennett Street and Indiana Avenue, Southern Pines. Kent Kelly, minister. 692-8311, 692-2331. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 7 p.m.

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Charismatic Grace Church: 1519 Luther Way, Southern Pines. Randy Thornton, senior pastor. 6926711. Worship Services 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. Mighty Force Church: Worship Service 3 p.m. Prophetic Rain International Ministries: 204D Saunders St., Carthage. Pastor Steven Norris. 947-6700.

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Catholic Our Lady of the Americas: 298 Farmers Market Road (off N.C. 211), Candor. Rev. Ricardo Sanchez. Sunday English Mass 9 a.m., Spanish Masses 12 p.m., 1:45 p.m. Sacred Heart: N.C. 211 at Dundee Road, Pinehurst. Rev. William L. Pitts. 2956550. Saturday Vigil Mass 4:30 p.m.; Sunday Masses 8 a.m. , 10:45 a.m.; Daily Mass 8 a.m.; Confessions Saturday 3:454:15 p.m. St. Anthony of Padua: E. Vermont and N. Ashe Street, Southern Pines. Rev. Monsignor Jeffrey A. Ingham, V.F. pastor. 692-6613. Masses: Sat. 5 p.m., Sun. 8:30 a.m. and 11a.m./Spanish Mass 5 p.m. Mon. Wed., Friday 12 Noon, Tues., Thurs. 5 p.m.; Confessions Sat. 3-4 p.m. Catholic

Word of Truth Christian Center, Inc.: 132 Poplar St., Vass. Helen A. Spencer, senior pastor, Michael and Cheryl Blue, co-pastors. 783-7616. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.; Wednesday Service 6:30 p.m. Brown’s Chapel Christian Church: 608 Brown’s Chapel Road, Robbins. Pastor James Brewer. 948-2729. Sunday School and Worship 10 and 11 a.m.; Children’s Clubhouse Wed. 7 p.m. Glendon Independent Christian Church: 148 Glendon Church Road, Glendon. L. Joe Johnson, pastor. 464-4031. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 6 p.m.

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Christian-Missionary Alliance Sandhills Alliance Church: 165 Woods Road, Pinehurst. Rev. James A. Bollback, pastor. 295-4949. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship Service 10:45 a.m.

Christian Science First Church of Christ, Scientist: 240 E. New Hampshire Ave., Southern Pines. 6927759. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m.; Wed. Testimony Meeting 7:30 p.m.; Reading Room, 244 NW Broad St., Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Church of God The 1st Tabernacle Church of God and Saints of Christ: 580 W. New Hampshire Ave, Southern Pines. Elder Michael Blackston, pastor. 692-6995. Sabbath School Saturdays 10 a.m.; Worship Service Saturday 11 a.m. Carthage Church of God: Corner of Saunders and Clark. Pastor Jeff Baker. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 6 p.m.; Wednesday Service 7 p.m. Christian Victory Center: 500 S. Hardin, Bishop Leroy Payton, pastor. 693-7778. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11:15 a.m., 8 p.m. Full Gospel Church of God in Christ: U.S. 1, Hoffman. Elder Marvin Leak, pastor.

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Worship From Page 76 281-4072. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11:15 a.m. The Harvest Church: 7310 N.C. 22, Southern Pines. Rev. William Meares. 9494640. Worship Service 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Service 7:30 p.m. Heritage Church of God: U.S. 1, Vass. Rev. Randy L. Wallace, Pastor. 245-7743. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. The Holy Church of God in Christ: 7901 Main St., Taylortown. Pastor Bishop Larry Brown. 295-0551 or 295-6398. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11:30 a.m. New Hope Church of God in Christ: N.C. 211 East, 204 Raeford Road, Aberdeen. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Pentecostal Assembly of Jesus Christ: W. New York Avenue and Eastman Road. 6923574 or 692-3573. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 8:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m. Prayer Tabernacle Holy Church of God: 6670 Calaway Road, Aberdeen. 281-4477. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Spruill Temple Church of God in Christ:

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Elder John E. Spruill, pastor. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 7:30 p.m. St. John United Church of God: 376 Bethlehem Church Road, Carthage. Elder Nathane Hooker. 947-2239. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11:30 a.m. St. Peter’s United Church of God: Eastwood Section, Pinehurst. Bishop C.L. Curry. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services 11:30 a.m., 7 p.m. (first and third Sundays). St. Ruth’s United Church of God: Happy Valley Section, West End. Lillian R. Kearns, pastor. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11:30 a.m. (2nd and 4th Sundays). Wells Tabernacle Church of God in Chirst: 450 S. Stephens St. Elder J.J. Williams, pastor. 692-6572. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11:45 a.m.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: U.S. 15-501. 692-8085. Sacrament Meeting 10 a.m., Sunday School 11:20 a.m., Priesthood Meeting 12:10 p.m., Relief Society 12:10 p.m.

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UCC: 141 N. Bennett St., Southern Pines. Rev. Dr. David C. Bowling, minister. 692-8468. Worship Service 11 a.m., Adult Bible Class 10 a.m. Mt. Pleasant Christian Church: 4460 Lobelia Road, Vass. Dr. Greg Poplin, minister. 245-7405. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.

Episcopal Emmanuel Episcopal: 350 E. Mass. Ave. Rev. John G. Tampa. 692-3171. Sunday Worship Rite I/HE, 7:30 a.m., 11 a.m., Rite II/HE, 9 a.m.; Wednesday Healing and Eucharist 9:30 a.m. St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal: 1145 Seven Lakes Drive, P.O. Box 456, 673-3838. Holy Eucharist 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday Healing Service, 11 a.m.

Evangelical Free Church Christ Community Church (Formerly Community Evangelical Church): 387 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Southern Pines. 695-1234. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship Service 10:45 a.m.

Evangelical Presbyterian Christ Fellowship Church: Pee Dee Road and Midland Road, Southern Pines. Rev. James Thyne, pastor. 692-5155. Sunday

Full Gospel Crossroads Community Church: 788 Niagara-Carthage Road, Carthage. Evangelist David Bibey, pastor. 949-3971. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 7 p.m. Prayer Praise Cathedral of Deliverance: 4139 N.C. 211, West End. Bishop Joseph Siler, pastor, and Julia Siler, co-pastor. Worship Service 10 a.m.

Holiness Higher Dimensions Worship Center: 1545 U.S. 1 South, Unit 1, Southern Pines. Pastor Samantha Dowdy. Worship Service 11 a.m. Bible Study Wednesday, 7 p.m. Holiness Church of Promise: 557 Addor Road, Addor. Pastor Geraldine Brown. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Mt. Olive Holy Bible Church of God: 680 South Gaines St., Southern Pines. Elder Joseph M. Quick, pastor. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Sandy Grove Bible Church of God: 158 Sellar St, Vass. Elder Elwood Hooker, pastor. Worship Service, 2nd and 4th Sundays, 11 a.m. Shady Grove: 11212 N.C. 211, Aberdeen. Pastor Melvin Chamber. 944-7544. Sunday

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Independent Stones Chapel: U.S. 15/501, Carthage. Pastor William Russell. Sunday School every Sunday. Worship Service, 2nd and 4th Sundays, 11:45 a.m.

Interdenominational Chapel in the Pines: Seven Lakes, West End. Rev. Don Welch. 673-6701, 6730945. Worship Service 9 a.m. New Covenant Fellowship: 1305 Hulsey Road, Carthage. Rev. Glen Stancik, senior pastor. 947-1412. Worship Service 10:30 a.m., Adult Study Wednesday 7 p.m. The Village Chapel: Village Green, Pinehurst. Dr. Larry H. Ellis, senior pastor., Dr. Al Hilll, associate pastor. 295-6003. Communion 8:30 a.m., Church Family Service and Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.

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Doubs Chapel United Methodist: 1444 Doubs Chapel Road, West End. Rev. Eric Joyce. 947-1538. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Lutheran Worship Service 11 a.m. Our Saviour Lutheran: 1517 Luther Fair Promise United Methodist: Way, Southern Pines. Rev. G. Scott Homesley, senior pastor, Rev. Pamela Northrup, associ- Glendon-Siler City Road. Pastor Ken Buckingham. 464-3217. Sunday School 10 ate pastor. 692-2662. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. a.m., Worship Services 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. Green Grove AME Zion: 2810 Country St. James Lutheran (Missouri Synod): Line Road, Cameron. Rev. Carolyn Radcliff, 983 W. New Hampshire Ave., Southern pastor. Sunday School 9:45, 11 a.m., Pines. Richard Schliepsiek, interim pastor. 692-2515. Sunday School/Adult Bible Class Worship Service 11 a.m first, second and third Sundays. 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. High Falls United Methodist: River Road St. Paul Lutheran (Missouri Synod): off N.C. 22 at Deep River Bridge, High Falls. 144 Westgate Commercial Center, Pastor Ken Buckingham. 464-3217. Worship Pinehurst. Pastor Richard Schliepsiek. 673Service 9:45 a.m., Sunday School 10:45 1267. Worship Service 9 a.m. a.m. Jordan Chapel AME Zion: 415 Yadkin Methodist Road, Southern Pines. Rev. Diane McCrowe. Cameron United Methodist: N.C. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 24/27, Center of Historic Cameron. Rev. 11 a.m. David Johnson. 692-3702. Sunday School Love Grove AME Zion Church: 300 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Love Grove Church Road, West End. Judy C. Carthage United Methodist: 401 Bowden. Church phone 673-8233. Pastor’s McReynolds St., Carthage. Rev. Chuck study 673-1900. 9:45 a.m. Sunday School, Plowman. 947-2705. Sunday School 10 11 a.m. Worship Service. a.m., Worship Services 8:45 a.m., 11 a.m. Mt. Carmel United Methodist: 3925 Cool Springs United Methodist: Cool Old Carthage Road, Carthage. Rev. James Springs Road off Putnam-Glendon Road, Stalnaker. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Lay Pastor William Cashion. 464-5215. Worship Service, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 Mt. Olive AME Zion: 440 Bethlehem a.m. Church Road, Carthage. Pastor, Rev. V.D.

Dowdy. 947-4746. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Mt. Zion AME Zion Church: 584 Bryant Road, Carthage. Rev. Leo W. McKoy, pastor. 947-2317. Worship Service 11 a.m., Bible Study 7 p.m. New Zion AME Zion: 554 Addor Road, Addor. Dr. Georgia Frye, pastor. 281-3312. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m., first and third Sundays. New Zion AME Zion: 4697 N.C. 705, Robbins. Rev. Conneta Clinton. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Page Memorial United Methodist: S. Poplar and Main streets, Aberdeen. Jane Leechford, pastor. 944-1093. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. Pinebluff United Methodist: Philadelphia Avenue, Pinebluff. Rev. Bill Williams, pastor. 281-3468. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Pinehurst United Methodist: 4111 Airport Road, Rev. David A. Banks, pastor. 215-4559. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Services 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. Pleasant Hill United Methodist: Rev. Donald Burns. 974-4855. Worship Service 9 a.m. Pleasant Hill United Methodist: 1535 N. Moore Road, Robbins. Rev. James

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Worship From Page 79 Stalnaker. Office 464-3501. Parsonage 464-3644. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Roseland United Methodist: 181 Rose Ridge Road, Aberdeen. Pastor Nancy Willard. 281-4006. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Shiloh AME Zion: 114 Keyser Street, Aberdeen. 944-9623. Smyrna United Methodist: 203 Smyrna Church Road, Robbins. Rev. Tal Madison. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.

Non-Denominational Christ Way Deliverance Center: U.S. 15501 (just above the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Shop 3 miles north of Traffic Circle), Eastwood. Elder Nathaniel Jackson, pastor. 295-5813. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship Service 12 p.m., 1st, 2nd and 3rd Sundays. Church of Christ: 307 High St., Bob Mason, minister. 944-2520. Bible Study 10 a.m., Worship services 11 a.m., 6:30 p.m. Come As You Are Evangelistic Center: 117 Sycamore St., Aberdeen. Evangelist Lydia

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Jones, pastor. Rev. Arvetra Jones Jr., co-pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Covenant Christian Church: U.S. 1, Southern Pines. Bishop Charles Cameron, senior pastor; Pastor Kathy Winston. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Cross Way Church of Worship: 197 D Ridgeline Road, Aberdeen. Pastors Gary and Karen Ashley. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Divine Grace Fellowship Ministries: Primary School Auditorium, Southern Pines. Pastor Timothy R. Newton Sr. Every Thursday night 8 p.m. God’s House of Prayer Ministry: 205 Pats Road, Vass. Pastor, Mary Kelly. 245-3263. Worship Service, first and third Sundays, 11 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m. God’s Love in Action Deliverance Ministries: 5061 N.C. 211, West End. Apostle Andria U. Weekes, pastor. 673-1447. Worship Service 11:30 a.m., Bible Study Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Greater Harvest House of Prayer Ministries: 760 Midway Road, Aberdeen. Pastor Elder Walter Odell Thomas. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Hallie’s Chapel Deliverance Center: 103 Jones St., Aberdeen. Pastor Steven L. Utley. 695-0318. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship Service 11:30 a.m.; Wednesday

Prayer and Bible Study 7 p.m. Jesus Is King of Deliverance Ministries: 550 Ashemont Road (off N.C. 211 near McCain), Aberdeen. Pastor and founder, Virginia King. 944-5536. ABC Class 9:30 a.m., Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Jesus Is Lord Deliverance Center: U.S. 15-501 South, 2 1/2 miles from Burney Hardware, red building on right. Pastor Clara Blue. 944-5517. Worship Services every second and fourth Sundays, 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.; Bible Study Tuesday 7 p.m.; Prayer Service Thursday 7 p.m. Liberty Church: 1810 Quewhiffle Road, Aberdeen. Pastor Roland Reynolds. 281-3320. Worship Services 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Mosaic Ministries: 503 Sandhills Blvd. (U.S. 1 South - Aberdeen Elementary School), Aberdeen. Stephen Blanchard, lead pastor. 690-9253. Worship Sunday 4 p.m.; Thursday Youth Night 7 p.m. New Covenant Community Church: Woodlake Road (3 miles past Woodlake), Vass. Rev. Douglas Garner, pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 7 p.m. New Direction Outreach Ministries: 3623 Old U.S. 1 Business N., Vass. Pastor Linnie M. Saunders, Associate Minister Eric T. Thomas. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Open House Deliverance Mission: Dowd

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St., Carthage. Pastor D.E. Phillips. 947-3553. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11:15 a.m. Pentecostal Assembly of Jesus Christ: Eastman Road, Southern Pines. Bishop Roy A. McKoy. Pastor Costella McKoy. Worship Services 8:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m.; Wednesday Service 7:30 p.m. Pine Hill: Corner of Ashmont and Reservation Road. Worship Services 10 a.m., 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Service 6 p.m. Prophetic Rain Ministries: 204D McNeill St., Carthage. Pastor Steven Norris. Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Refiners Fire Ministries: Pastor Jimmy Williams. 245-4534. Sunday Worship 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Resurrection Power Ministries Christian Center: 101 Jordan Place (Sandhills Industrial Park, off U.S. 5), Aberdeen. Dennis G. Brown, pastor, First Lady Toya D. Brown, co-pastor. 944-1020. Worship Service 11.30 a.m.; Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Sandhills Congregational United Church of Christ: Keyser Street, Aberdeen. Rev. Cleno Harris Jr. Sunday School 10 a.m., Services, second and fourth Sundays, 11 a.m. Stones Chapel: Overseer William Russell. Sunday School 10 a.m., Pastoral Sunday every second and fourth Sunday, 11:45 a.m. Temple Of Truth Ministries of Aberdeen:

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tor. 295-5820. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.; Wednesday Service 6:30 p.m.

Pentecostal U.S. 1 Aberdeen Elementary School, Aberdeen. Overseer Amelia A. McLean. 6289839, 690-4882. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Trinity Bible Church: Niagara-Carthage Road, Carthage. Pastor Rev. Dr. William J. Maness Jr., Associate Pastor Rev. Max Williams. 947-1517 or 947-3452. Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Prayer and Bible Study Wednesday, 7 p.m. True North Community: 3253 NiagaraCarthage Road, Whispering Pines. Pastor Randy Clendenin. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Turning Point Worship Center: 16433 U.S. 15-501 South, Aberdeen. Pastor Stoney Locklear. 369-2519. Worship and Word 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Victory Temple Ministries: 103 Spring St. (Berkley Section), Aberdeen. Elder James Mitchell, pastor. Worship Service 11:15 a.m.; Bible Study Wednesday 7 p.m. Word of God Deliverance Ministries: Pastor Charles Blue. Sunday Worship 11 a.m.; Bible Study Wednesday 7 p.m. Word of Truth Christian Center: 132 Poplar St., Vass. Theodore Spencer Sr., pas-

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Daylight Tabernacle Ministries: 245 Lincoln Ave., Vass. Pastor Helen Smith. 2457545. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. First Pentecostal Holiness: 217 S. Pinehurst St., Aberdeen. Rev. Horace Warwick. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Full Gospel Holiness: 860 Midway Road, Aberdeen. Pastor Bishop Benjamin L. Stubbs, Assistant Pastor Overseer D.L. Stephens. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Greater Glory Deliverance: 180 Cotton St., Pinehurst. Apostle Michael Dixon, pastor. Morning Deliverance 11 a.m., Evening Deliverance 7 p.m. Holy Grove Deliverance Church of God: 2520 N.C. 211, Eagle Springs. Elder Ricky Smith. Sunday School 10 a.m. every Sunday. Worship Service, second and fourth Sundays, 11 a.m. Holy Temple Holiness: Elder Allen Moore, pastor. 947-3731. Sunday School 10:30 a.m., Worship Services 11:30 a.m., 7:30 p.m. House of Prayer Church of

Deliverance: U.S. 1, Hoffman. Apostle Dr. E.R. Cotten. 281-0108. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Lakeside Church and Revival Center: 501 Thurlow Lake Road, Vass. Pastor Troy Wiley. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 6:30 p.m. New Beginning Holiness Church of Deliverance: Pastor Carolyn McNair. 9449497. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Outreach Ministry for Jesus Pentecostal Assembly: 704 W. Harris St., Aberdeen. Elder Shirley Gillis. 944-3744. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 4 p.m. St. Peter's Deliverance of God: 490 Hodgins Road, Southern Pines. Elder Ricky Smith. 693-0396. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.

Presbyterian Bensalem Presbyterian: 2981 Bensalem Church Road, right off Highway 705, Eagle Springs. Rev. Wes Brandon, pastor. 6912942. Breakfast each Sunday at 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship Service 11 a.m.. Bethesda Presbyterian: 1002 N. Sandhills Blvd., Aberdeen. Rev. Jonathan Walker, pastor. 944-1319. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.

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Brownson Memorial: 330 S. May St., Southern Pines. Rev. Grady Perryman, pastor. Karen C. Allen, associate pastor. 692-6252. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 8:45 a.m., 11:10 a.m. Cameron Presbyterian: 600 N.C. 24/27, Cameron. Rev. Teri Ott, pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Carthage Presbyterian: Ray Street across from Post Office, Carthage. Rick Martindale, pastor. 947-2924. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Christ Church/ARP: Meets Southern Pines Civic Center, corner of Pennsylvania and Ashe streets, Southern Pines. Don Jordan, minister. Community Presbyterian: Everette and Kelly roads, Pinehurst. Rev. Rod Stone. 2956848. Worship Services 9 a.m., 11 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m. Culdee Presbyterian: 916 N.C. 73, West End. Christopher J. Bobo, pastor. 295-6685. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Cypress Presbyterian: 2012 Cypress Church Road, Cameron. Rev. Robert Whitehouse. 245-4731 or 245-7024. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Elise Presbyterian: Middleton Road,

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Worship From Page 81 Robbins. Rev. Jon Neuhs. 948-2925. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Emmanuel United Presbyterian: West New Hampshire Avenue at Gaines Street, Southern Pines. Rev. Joseph Thompson, minister. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m., second and fourth Sundays. Eureka Presbyterian: 2185 Farm Life School Road, Carthage. 949-3361. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Horseshoe Presbyterian: CarthageCarbonton Road. Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Worship Services, second and fourth Sundays, 10:30 a.m. Ingram Branch Presbyterian: 344 Ingram Branch Road, West End. Rev. Dr. Georgia C. Frye, interim pastor. Jackson Springs Presbyterian: N.C. 73 East, Jackson Springs. Rev. Suzanne S. Simpson. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. John Hall Presbyterian: Dowd Road, Carthage. Joseph Thompson, supply minister. Worship Service, second and fourth Sundays, 8:30 a.m., Sunday School, first, third and fifth Sundays, 10 a.m., second and fourth

Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Lakeview Presbyterian: 382 Camp Easter Road. Rev. William A. Stewart Jr., minister. Worship Service 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Manly Presbyterian: Dr. Bill Rolland, pastor. Worship Service 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 10:30 a.m. McDonald’s Chapel: 1374 Foxfire Road. Temporary Supply Pastor Rev. W. Dudley Crawford. 295-0107. Worship Service 10 a.m. Priest Hill Presbyterian: Old River Road, Carthage. Rev. Archie Stevens. Worship Service 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Providence Presbyterian: 608 Mills Road, Jackson Springs. Rev. Edward N. Williams, pastor. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service, first and third Sundays, 11 a.m. Union Presbyterian: Union Church Road, State Road 1805. Rev. William A. Stewart Jr. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Vass Presbyterian: Rev. W.W. (Buddy) Olney. Worship Service 9:30 a.m., Sunday School 10:30 a.m. West End Presbyterian: The Rev. Dr. Lawrence (Larry) Lyon, Pastor. Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Nursery provided.

Presbyterian Church in America Countryside Presbyterian Church in

America: 127 Ponderosa Road, Cameron. Rev. Jack Bowling, Pastor. (919) 499-2362. Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Sandhills Presbyterian Church in America: 650 Pee Dee Road, Southern Pines. Rev. Kenneth A. Cross, senior pastor, Bruce Lax, associate pastor. Worship Services 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m., Sunday School 10 a.m.

School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 6 p.m.

Seventh Day Adventist Southern Pines Seventh Day Adventist: 1145 Wisconsin Ave., Southern Pines. 6924087. Sabbath School Saturday 9:30 a.m., Worship Service Saturday 11 a.m.

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Quaker Community Friends Church: P.O. Box 813, Carthage. Pastor Todd Brown. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. High Falls Friends Church: Pastor Robert Kidd. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Pine Mountain Evangelical Friends Church: 268 Phillips Road (in Moore County), Bennett. Kevin Bauswell, pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Prosperity Friends Church: 2487 River Road, High Falls. Pastor Michael Fulp. 4645388. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m. Putman Evangelical Friends Church: 136 Putnam Church Road, Carthage. Rev. Ernest Moore, pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Rock Hill Evangelical Friends Church: N.C. 705 S., 148 Rock Hill Church Road, Eagle Springs. Rev. Bobby Choplin. Sunday

Congregational Church of Pinehurst, UCC: 895 Linden Road, Pinehurst. Rev. Brent Bissette, pastor. 295-2243. Worship Service 10 a.m.

Unitarian-Universalist Unitarian-Universalist Congregation: 106-108 Hay St., Fayetteville. Worship Service 11 a.m., first, second and third Sundays. UUCF1@yahoo.com.

Wesleyan First Wesleyan Church: N.C. 705 and Moore Street, Robbins. Rev. Wilson Harris, pastor. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 7 p.m. High Falls Wesleyan Church: N.C. 22, High Falls. Pastor Roger Riffe. (336) 6258421. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship Services 11 a.m., 6 p.m.

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FirstHealth: Cornerstone of Our Medical Care n both scope and quality, the medical care offered by FirstHealth Moore Regional in Pinehurst match those typically associated with university medical centers and large, urban hospitals. FirstHealth of the Carolinas, a private, not-for-profit health care network serving the midCarolinas, is headquartered in Pinehurst.

World-Class Heart Care Moore Regional, FirstHealth’s flagship hospital, has gained acclaim for its world-class heart care led by expert physicians and surgeons who provide our region with the highest level of care and services. Two major milestones in the vision to construct an institute worthy of FirstHealth’s exemplary heart services were reached toward the close of 2009. First, the official naming of the heart hospital on Moore Regional’s campus was announced as the Reid Heart Center, FirstHealth Cardiac & Vascular Institute. Second, the final steel beam was placed on top of the Reid Heart Center during a topping out event. This event marked the final stage of external construction on the steel structure and foundation of the building. Completion of the state-of-the-art facility is expected by the end of 2010. The Reid Heart Center will integrate FirstHealth’s cardiovascular services under one umbrella for the enhanced delivery of outpatient and inpatient cardiac care. The Reid Heart Center will offer one of the largest, most comprehensive programs in the midCarolinas, and will build upon the hospital’s reputation for providing highquality, personalized care combined with expert clinical heart care and cutting-edge heart research.

Expert Specialty Care Leading the way in the latest advancements in health care at FirstHealth are nearly 300 medical staff members. Almost 100 percent of these physicians are board certified, many in such specialties as cardiology, neurosurgery, orthopaedics, bariatric surgery, oncology and neonatology. With the addition of a fourth boardcertified surgeon to its staff, the neurosurgery program at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital now offers advanced, around-the-clock neurosurgical services to Moore County and the

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FirstHealth of the Carolinas, a multicounty health system based in Pinehurst, ranks with the best in the state. surrounding area. In April 2009, Larry Van Carson, M.D., became the fourth neurosurgeon on Moore Regional’s neurosurgical team. He joined Carol Wadon, M.D., and Bruce Jaufmann, M.D., who started the program in late summer 2008, and David B. Kee Jr., M.D., who joined the practice in January 2009. The Moore Regional stroke care program has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval. The designation, which was developed in collaboration with the American Stroke Association, recognizes programs that have made exceptional efforts to ensure better outcomes for stroke patients. Started in 2003, the program is based on the American Stroke Association’s guidelines for stroke care. According to Bruce Solomon, D.O., and Suzanne Wilson, M.D., the Stroke Center designation acknowledges Moore Regional’s commitment to provide quality stroke care to the communities it serves. Solomon is a neurologist and Stroke Center medical director, and Wilson is a hospitalist and a member of Moore Regional’s Stroke Performance Improvement Committee. An important component of the stroke care program at Moore

Regional involves Inpatient Rehabilitation, which has been continuously accredited by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) International since 1996. According to Linda DeYoung, administrative director of FirstHealth Rehabilitative Services, Moore Regional’s adult inpatient rehab program sought and received the accrediting body’s new “optional” stroke specialty program certification to ensure that, due to the high stroke population, the best and latest methods in stroke care are provided. This achievement represents the highest level of rehabilitation accreditation that can be awarded to an organization and demonstrates high-quality inpatient rehab and stroke specialty programs. Central to Moore Regional’s effort in achieving the Stroke Center designation has been the development of an Emergency Department process to quickly identify and respond to patients with signs of recent stroke. Only with an early diagnosis that is confirmed with a CT scan can the socalled “clot-busting” tPA medication be given to a stroke patient. The only drug with the potential to improve the effects of stroke, tPA must be administered within three hours of the onset of

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symptoms, and then only to patients who have suffered ischemic stroke.

State-of-the-Art Technology Surgical Webcasts and Heart Surgery The technology of health care is advancing at an astonishing rate. Leveraging the expert abilities of the physicians and staff at FirstHealth, Moore Regional participated in its second online surgical broadcast in 2009, featuring minimally invasive aortic valve surgery performed by FirstHealth cardiothoracic surgeon John E. Streitman, M.D. These surgical broadcasts are designed to educate and demonstrate some of the latest surgical advancements. Andy C. Kiser, M.D., FirstHealth cardiothoracic surgeon who has received international attention for the development of a minimally invasive procedure to treat atrial fibrillation, and Mark Landers, M.D., cardiologist and electrophysiologist, will host FirstHealth’s third surgical broadcast in 2010. This broadcast will feature the Convergent Procedure for treatment of atrial fibrillation. On January 23, 2009, Kiser and

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Kiser in collaboration with either Landers or a second Moore Regional electrophysiologist, Ker Boyce, M.D.

Robotic Surgery Landers teamed up for the first Convergent Procedure ever done in the United States. The procedure, which took place at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, combined a percutaneous endocardial catheter ablation, performed by the cardiologist, with a minimally invasive Ex-Maze procedure, performed by the surgeon, to correct atrial fibrillation. In August 2009, Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) founder and chairman Pat Robertson underwent the Convergent Procedure performed by Kiser and Landers at Moore Regional Hospital to correct atrial fibrillation. The two physicians were featured in a special CBN news medical report that discussed atrial fibrillation and the Convergent Procedure. The full segment is available on the FirstHealth Web site at www.firsthealth.org. The Convergent Procedure has now been performed 40 to 50 times internationally, and more than two dozen of those surgeries have been done by

Surgeons at Moore Regional are using robotic technology for certain types of gynecological surgeries. Use of the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System allows gynecologists to perform some complex hysterectomies, as well as uterine fibroid removal and pelvic support reconstruction, as minimally invasive procedures. Because the operations are done through a few tiny incisions instead of one large one, patients typically have less pain, shorter hospital stays and much faster recovery. Urologists at Moore Regional Hospital have been using robotic technology for more than three years to perform prostate surgery. The da Vinci Robotic Surgical System allows surgeons to perform a minimally invasive procedure through a few tiny incisions instead of one large incision.

Telehealth Another area of advanced technology at FirstHealth is in Home Care. Telehealth is the wave of the future for

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Home Care. It received early support from the Foundation of FirstHealth and was later expanded with a grant from The Duke Endowment. In five years, the telehealth service has benefited more than 3,000 patients in Moore, Montgomery, Richmond, Scotland, Lee and Hoke counties. A new three-year, $750,000

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FirstHealth From Page 85 Telehealth Network Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will now allow the program to reach even more patients. FirstHealth Home Care was named to the 2009 HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the top performing home health agencies in the United States. The annual review identifies the top 25 percent of agencies and further highlights the top 500 agencies overall. “The 2009 HomeCare Elite winners exemplify a commitment to providing their patients with the best possible care while performing at the highest level,” says Nancy Buller, senior director of marketing communications at OCS HomeCare. “We congratulate FirstHealth Home Care on being not only one of the top 25 percent but also one of the top 500 home care agencies in the country.” The 2009 HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health industry. The 2009 HomeCare Elite is brought to the industry by OCS Inc., the leading

provider of home care information, and DecisionHealth, publisher of the independent newsletter “Home Health Line.”

Growing to Meet the Needs FirstHealth Hospice & Palliative Care is a program that is dedicated to providing compassionate, quality care for people with life-limiting illnesses. The program also provides support for the families of patients through support groups and other bereavement programs through the Grief Resource and Counseling Center The addition of an 11-bed inpatient Hospice House to the FirstHealth family of services will provide a new level of service to patients who need more complex medical and psychosocial care for symptom management than can be provided in the home. Patients will be cared for in a comfortable homelike environment with plenty of space for family and visitors to be near their loved one. Features will include a family kitchen and dining rooms, a patient kitchen, a chapel and solace room, and a children’s play area. In addition to the Hospice House, an administrative building and a center to house grief counseling and resources

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Reid Heart Center is now under construction at FirstHealth Moore Regional. will be included in the expansion of hospice and palliative care services. Expected completion of the three buildings is spring/summer 2011.

Comprehensive Care With three hospitals, centers for inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, hospice, community outreach programs, Centers for Health & Fitness, primary care practices, EMS and criti-

cal care transport services, an insurance plan, a philanthropic foundation and a host of other services, FirstHealth demonstrates a commitment to treating the whole patient and to providing quality health care for the entire community.

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A Broad Offering of First-Class Medical Services From pediatrics to geriatrics, Moore County has health care covered. This exceptional community of medical professionals and facilities includes the following:

Carolina Eye Associates: A multi-subspecialty eye facility with six offices located in North and South Carolina, Carolina Eye Associates provides medical and surgical treatment of eye diseases and disorders. The practice was established in the spring of 1977 by Dr. Robert Gale Martin and Dr. George W. Tate Jr. in Pinehurst/Southern Pines. Their vision of making high-quality surgical eye care available to patients at a low cost resulted in one of the first freestanding outpatient eye centers in the United States to be approved by Medicare. Carolina Eye Associates’ 11 doctors include cataract and corneal specialists, laser vision correction specialists, glaucoma specialists, retina and vitreous specialists, oculoplastic specialists, medical ophthalmologists and optometrists. Over the past 30 years, Carolina Eye Associates has grown into one of the largest eye care and teaching centers in the United

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FirstHealth Home Care: 911 Emergency Services: Call 911 for Moore County emergency services, which handles all emergency services, including fire, police, rescue, medical, ambulance and poison control center. To add or change information, to report your plan to have a controlled burn outside town limits, or for problems with animals, call the nonemergency number, (910) 947-2911.

States, serving patients around the world. For information, call Carolina Eye Associates at (910) 295-2100. The local facility is at 2170 Midland Rd., Southern Pines.

FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital: Emergency room, (910) 715-1111 Information/operator, (910) 715-1000 Main entrance, Memorial Drive. See the Moore County Telephone Directory for listings of specific hospital services.

Offers home health services in the comfort and security of the patient’s home, allowing patients to reduce the amount of time spent in the hospital while still being treated by highly skilled, specialized health professionals. Accepts Medicare and Medicaid, and is ACHC-accredited. Call (910) 295-2211.

FirstHealth Response: For individuals with medical problems that could demand immediate assistance. The program utilizes a client HELP button that is in instant contact with Moore Regional Hospital. Fee required. (910) 715-1271.

FirstHealth Hospice and Palliative Care: A charitable, not-for-profit agency dedicated to providing compassionate, quality care to persons with life-limiting illnesses and to their families. Medicare, Medicaid and Blue Cross-certified. Call (910) 715-6000.

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management: laundry, meal preparation and bathing, home delivery of meals, home modification and respite services. For more information, call (910) 215-0900.

Moore County Health Department The Moore County Health Department provides a variety of public health services to protect and promote the health of infants, children, teens, adults and the elderly who reside throughout Moore County. Robert R. Wittmann, M.P.H., is the Department’s director. The Health Department offers clinical services, including immunizations for infants and toddlers, maternity services, family planning services, screenings for many diseases, as well as nutritional counseling through the Women/Infant/Children’s Nutritional Program (WIC). The Health Department oversees the Environmental Health and Animal Control offices for Moore County. The Health Department is located at 705 Pinehurst Ave., Carthage. For more information, call (910) 947-

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Medical From Page 88 3300 or visit www.moorecountync.gov/health . For appointments, call (910) 947-3300 and, for WIC, call (910) 947-3271.

Moore County Veterans Office The Moore County Veterans Office is at 302 Monroe St., Carthage. This location provides easier access for residents and larger offices for the Veterans Office team. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The phone numbers are (910) 947-3257 and (910) 947-3334 (fax).

Moore Free Care Clinic The Moore Free Care Clinic, 211 Trimble Plant Road, Southern Pines, provides highquality primary and preventive medical care and offers enrollment aid for pharmaceutical patient assistance programs and drug discount cards. The medical programs offered include primary care, preventive care, off-site specialty care referrals, focused laboratory and diagnostic testing and health education and resources.

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Services are provided for any resident of Moore County who lacks health insurance and whose income is at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. According to the 2007 Federal Register, the federal poverty guideline for an individual is $15,315 or $30,975 for a family of four. U.S. citizenship is not a criterion for services at the Moore Free Care Clinic. Patient care at the clinic is provided by physicians, physicians’ assistants and nurses who are all volunteers. All medical providers are licensed by the state. The clinic office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, for previously scheduled eligibility screening appointments. To make an appointment, call (910) 2465333, Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The medical clinic’s hours are Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Walk-ins are not accepted.

Pinehurst Medical Clinic Founded in the mid-1960s Pinehurst Medical Clinic today offers more than 40 physicians skilled in a variety of specialties, including cardiology, pulmonary, gastroenterology, hematology, internal medicine, oncology, geriatrics and endocrinology. PMC offers four patient-care locations in

the Pinehurst area, including 205 Page Rd., 90 Memorial Dr., 102 Gossman Dr., a clinic on the campus of Belle Meade Retirement Resort, and a new south location at 1902-C North Sandhills Blvd. in Aberdeen. Administrative and human resources personnel are located at 45 Aviemore Dr. For information, call (910) 295-5511. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Pinehurst Surgical Pinehurst Surgical has been providing quality health-care services in Moore County since 1947. On July 17, 2006, the multispecialty clinic celebrated its 60th anniversary and commemorated that milestone by opening for business in its new state-of-theart 131,135-square-foot facility at 5 FirstVillage Dr., Pinehurst. Pinehurst Surgical is comprised of nine specialty centers, including Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Center; Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Center; Facial Plastic Center; General and Bariatric Center; Neurological Surgery and Spine Center; Orthopaedic and Joint Replacement Center; Urologic Center; Vascular and Vein Care Center; and Women’s Care Center. For more information, call (910) 2956831 or (800) 755-2500. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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Sandhills Center for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services Sandhills Center manages North Carolina’s state-supported mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse services in Moore and seven surrounding counties. Robert Grooms manages the Moore County office at 205 Memorial Drive, adjacent to FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. Any Moore County resident can visit or call the Pinehurst office, (910) 295-6853, for information or assistance. Some services, like mental health assessments and psychiatry, are available at the Sandhills Center location. Most services are offered through a network of private “providers” endorsed by Sandhills Center. Emergency or crisis assistance is available 24 hours a day at (800) 256-2452. Services are available without regard to ability to pay.

Sandhills Urgent Care: Medical treatment on both routine and urgent basis for adults and children. For information or care, call (910) 6925555 or stop by 10935 U.S. 15-501,

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Southern Pines Women’s Health Center, P.C. Southern Pines Women’s Health Center, P.C. is a specialty group of obstetricians/gynecologists who offer a complete package of women’s health services. The six physicians and staff at Southern Pines Women’s Health Center are dedicated to caring for a woman’s needs while also focusing on individual health care, patient education and shared decision-making with patients. The 15,000-square-foot center at 145 Applecross Rd. is designed to emphasize comfort and confidentiality while offering the latest in technology and a full range of health services, all available in one convenient location. The center also houses a fullbody bone density scan machine, which aids in the diagnosis of osteoporosis. For more information, call (910) 6927928.

Provides a wide variety of services, including independent and assisted living, skilled nursing care, palliative care for hospice patients, memory support care for those afflicted with Alzheimer’s and dementia, short-term rehabilitation services offering physical, occupational and speech therapy, and family support. Accepts Medicare, Medicaid and commercial insurance. For more information, call (910) 2461000.

FirstHealth Response Free daily phone contact from client to designated person outside the home. Omission of the phone call results in attempted contact by neighbor, relative or police, if necessary. Call (910) 715-1271.

The Arc of Moore County Assists all handicapped and developmentally disabled citizens. Also provides respite services for caregivers of the developmentally disabled. (910) 692-8272. 673 S. Bennett St., Southern Pines.

Food and Nutrition American Heart Association

Publications department has free brochures and cookbook available.

Moore County Department Of Social Services

Cooperative Extension Agency

(910) 947-2436 Food stamps to supplement low incomes for elderly, disabled and blind.

Moore County Agricultural Center, (910) 947-3188 Home economics information on meal planning, food safety and nutrition as well as gardening and livestock information.

Meals on Wheels of the Sandhills

Sandhills/Moore Coalition For Human Care Inc. (910) 693-1600 Emergency food and clothing. Open for clients 8:30 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday. Donations accepted from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

(910) 692-0384 Delivered and financed by private funds; small charge; serving Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen, Pinebluff and Addor areas. Noon meal on weekdays.

Nutrition Counseling

Moore County Department of Aging

FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital

(910) 215-0900 Home-delivered meals in Carthage, Whispering Pines, Robbins, West End/Seven Lakes, Vass/Lakeview, Cameron and Taylortown. Boost nutritional supplements, available at a discount, are delivered throughout the county. Payment for supplements is required. Contact these offices for information: Carthage, (910) 215-0900; and Robbins, (910) 464-3544.

(910) 715-1835 Registered dieticians available by appointment to provide nutritional therapy education. Guides to additional health services may be obtained from the Moore County Chamber of Commerce at (910) 692-3926, or see the Yellow Pages in the Moore County Telephone Directory for more listings.

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a range of services, including assisted living and skilled nursing along with rehabilitation therapy. Willow Springs, an Alzheimer’s unit, is also part of Kingswood.

Local Life Care Facilities

I Magnolia Gardens, 594 Murray Hill Rd., Southern Pines, (910) 692-6311. Offers assisted living.

From independent retirement living communities to assisted living to short-term or long-term rehabilitation centers, Moore County has a number of life care facilities to choose from, including:

I Manor Care Health Services, 205 Rattlesnake Trail, Pinehurst, (910) 295-1781. Offers skilled nursing and a full-service rehabilitation department, as well as respite stays.

I Belle Meade Resort Retirement, Camp Easter Road; and Pine Knoll Retirement Village, 590 Central Drive, Southern Pines, (910) 246-1000. Offers independent retirement living. I Elmcroft Assisted Living and Memory Care, 101 Brucewood Rd., Southern Pines, (910) 692-4928. Offers assisted living and a stand-alone memory care facility. I Fox Hollow Assisted Living and Memory Care, 190 Fox Hollow, Pinehurst, (910) 695-0011. Offers assisted living and memory care services. I Kingswood Nursing Center, 915 Pee Dee Rd., Aberdeen, (910) 944-8999. Offers

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I Penick Village Retirement Community, 100 East Rhode Island Ave. Extension, Southern Pines, (910) 692-0300. A continuing care retirement community that offers independent living and personal care, as well as skilled nursing care. I Pinehurst Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, 300 Blake Blvd., Pinehurst, (910) 295-6158. Offers skilled care as well as respite and hospice care. Also offers rehabilitation therapy. I Peak Resources - Pinelake, 801 Pinehurst Ave., Carthage, (910) 947-5155. Offers skilled nursing services, Alzheimer’s, dementia and rehabilitative therapies.

I Quail Haven Village, 155 Blake Blvd., Pinehurst, (910) 295-2294. A continuing care retirement community offers independent lifestyle apartments, home care services and skilled nursing services with speech, physical and occupational therapy services. I St. Joseph of the Pines Inc. Health Center and Rehabilitation Center, Camp

Easter Road, Southern Pines, (910) 2461000. Offers skilled nursing, short-term and long-term rehabilitation as well as orthopedic rehab. I Tara Plantation, 820 South McNeill St., Carthage, (910) 947-5888, offers assisted living services as well as Alzheimer’s care services.

Respite Care Respite services are provided short term to a dependent individual whose usual caregiver is temporarily unavailable or in need of a break from care giving.

In-Home

Institutions

I The Arc of Moore County: (910) 692-8272

I Elmcroft Assisted Living and Memory Care: (910) 692-4928

I FirstHealth Hospice and Palliative Care: (910) 715-6000

I Magnolia Gardens: (910) 692-6311

I Moore County Department of Aging: (910) 215-0900

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I Pinehurst Nursing Center: (910) 295-6158 I Quail Haven Village: (910) 295-2294

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Support Groups Reaching Out For those in need, a number of support groups are available in the Sandhills. The Pilot also runs a support group listing in the Wednesday paper each week. Call corrections or additions to (910) 693-2482. A Course in Miracles, a spiritual selfdevelopment and self-study group, meets Sundays from 3-4:30 p.m. at Pinebrook Apartments, 325 S.W. Service Road. For information, call (910) 692-1812. AlAnon meetings (for family members of alcoholics) are held at noon every Monday at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Southern Pines, and at noon every Friday at Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church in Southern Pines. Meetings are also held at 8 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights at the Alcoholics Anonymous building, located on Wyler Street, Aberdeen. For information, call (910) 215-8894. Alcoholics Anonymous of Moore County has information available on its Web site, www.moorecountyaa.org, or by phone at (800) 496-1742. ALS support group, Fayetteville, second Sunday of the month, 2-4 p.m., conference room, Fayetteville Regional Airport. Suzanne

Gilroy, MSW, (877) 568-4347, e-mail suzanne@catfishchapter.org. The Outreach of the Chapel in the Pines hosts an Alzheimer’s memory loss support group in Seven Lakes for caregivers of Alzheimer’s or other dementiarelated conditions. It meets the third Tuesday of each month. For information, call Fran at (910) 673-5493. The Moore County Alzheimer’s support group meets at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at Bethesda Presbyterian Church, U.S. 1, Aberdeen. For information, call (910) 692-0232. An Alzheimer’s support lunch group meets at noon on the second Wednesday of each month at Elmcroft of Southern Pines Assisted Living and Alzheimer’s Care, 115 Brucewood Rd., Southern Pines. Care available with advance notice. Call (910) 6951277 for information. Creative Connection has formed an Artist’s Way Group. The group, which offers a spiritual path to higher creativity, meets Friday mornings from 10 a.m. to noon at the Joy of Art Studio. Artists explore their artistic nature and reinforce their creativity. For more information, call (910) 6957055 or e-mail Joyof_Art@msn.com. Autism Society of N.C. — Moore

County Chapter meets second Thursday of the month at Sandhills Children’s Center for networking, idea sharing. RSVP required for attendance and/or childcare. Katie, (910) 255-6715, e-mail, autismsocietyofmoore@yahoo.com. A support group for survivors of brain injury and their families meet in the community room of the Specialty Center, Pinehurst. For information, call (910) 3154982. Business Network International offers the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and quality business through qualified referrals. Call Wayne Gomillion, (910) 585-2400, for meeting dates and times, or visit www.BNI.com. Middle Cross Baptist Church sponsors a cancer support group that meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at Middle Cross Baptist Church, West End. For information, call Jessie Kellis at (910) 6732938 or Pastor David Reynolds at (910) 947-2261. Caregiver Support Group meets the fourth Tuesday of the month, 12:30 p.m., Senior Enrichment Center. Peggie, (910) 215-0900. Caregivers’ support group meets at 1 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the

month at the Congregational Church in Pinehurst, 895 Linden Road. The Rev. Brent Bissette facilitates the informal and supportive discussion. For information, call (910) 295-2243. Christian Support Group for Caregivers meets at 2 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of the month at The Village Chapel in Pinehurst. Call (910) 295-8026 for information. Co-dependents Anonymous meets each Monday from 7-8 p.m. at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital, Conference Room C. Call Jill at (910) 235-0545 for more information. Compassionate Friends of the Sandhills, a grief support group for families who have experienced the death of a child, meets the third Sunday of the month from 5:30-7 p.m. For information, call Cindy Floyd at (910) 295-3011, or visit www.tcfsandhills.org. Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Chapter 83 of Moore County meets the first Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at 1020 Priest Hill Rd., Carthage. DAV is a service organization dedicated to assisting disabled veterans. Service officers available to help veterans with VA paperwork Tuesday

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Reaching Out From Page 89 through Thursday. Drop in or call for an appointment. For transportation to VA appointments or information, call (910) 944-1113 or visit www.davmembersportal.org/chapters/nc/83 /default.aspx. Down Syndrome Parent Group is for families who have a child with Down Syndrome. The group meets on the scond Tuesday of each month. For information, call (910) 295-3133, or visit www.fsnsandhills.org. Do you have a child with a special need, disability or chronic illness? Family Support Network of the Sandhills can help you start a support group. (910) 295-3133, ext. 241, or visit www.fsnsandhills.org. A support group for family members of those serving in the military or who have been deployed meets monthly at First Baptist Church, Southern Pines. Child care is provided. Call (910) 949-1145 for information. Gamblers Anonymous, meets Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. in Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church, Southern Pines. Hotline: (888) 846-4427, (910) 5282903. Hopeful Hearts Chronic Illness support group meets the first and third Saturdays of every month at New Covenant Fellowship on Pinehurst Avenue. The meetings start at 4 p.m. Home schooling and looking for connection with other home schoolers?

FirstHealth of the Carolinas Community Programs and Support Groups Support groups meet at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital unless otherwise indicated. For more information about the groups, contact the Patient Education department at (910) 715-5266 or (910) 715-1582. Persons interested in attending meetings of any support group are encouraged to call the contact person to confirm the meetings’ times and places. Meetings may be rescheduled and/or cancelled, especially during the summer months and holidays. A complete listing of all upcoming FirstHealth events can be viewed at www.firsthealth.org. Atrial Fibrillation Support Group will meet Thursdays, Feb. 11, June 10 and Oct. 7, at 5:30 p.m. in the FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital Conference Center. To

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Moore HomeSchoolers Network meets Thursdays. For more information, visit www.moorehomeschoolers.net. Mothers of Moore, a support group for mothers of children from birth to age 5, holds monthly meetings for moms and weekly playgroups for children. Call Victoria at (910) 783-6672, or visit www.mothersofmoore.org. Sandhills Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) is a program for mothers of children ages birth-5. MOPS meets the first and third Wednesdays of each month during the school year at Community Presbyterian Church in Pinehurst. For information, visit www.SandhillsMOPS.com, e-mail SandhillsMOPS@yahoo.com or call (910) 295-6848. MS self-help group. For meeting date, time and location, contact Joanne at (910) 420-2476, or Dell at (910) 944-2567. Nar-Anon, for those affected by the addiction of a family member or friend, meets Tuesdays, 8-9 p.m., St. Stephen’s Church, Room 157, 901 N. Franklin Drive, Sanford. For information, call (800) 4776291. Narcotics Anonymous, an organization for recovering addicts, holds meetings every Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Specialty Center, Building 2, Memorial Dr., Pinehurst, and every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church, Southern Pines. For information, call (866) 418-9500, or visit www.crna.org. National Alliance on Mental Illness — Moore County (NAMI-MC) sponsors a local educational/support meeting on the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. A sup-

register or for more information, call (910) 715-1478 or (800) 213-3284. Bariatric Support Group meets the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital’s Conference Center. Better Breathers meets on the third Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital Conference Center or in the Outpatient Conference Room in November. There are no meetings June through August. Breast Cancer Support Group meets on the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. in the FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital Conference Center. There are no meetings in July and August. Breastfeeding Mothers meets on the first Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. in the Women and Children’s Conference Room.

port-only meeting is held on the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at FirstHealth Conference Center, located at the corner of Page Road and N.C. 211. For information, visit www.nami-moorecounty.org, or call (910) 295-1053. Overeaters Anonymous meets each Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Bethesda Presbyterian Church, U.S. 1, Aberdeen, and Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Aberdeen Community Center, 504 Wilder Ave. For more information, call (910) 295-1840. Panic and anxiety program for overcoming fears, anxiety, agoraphobia and achieving control, positive self-image and constructive thinking. Programs are held in Southern Pines Mondays and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Call (732) 940-9658. The Sandhills Chapter of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) meets at 10 a.m. on the second Saturday of the month at the Congregational Church in Pinehurst, United Church of Christ, 895 Linden Rd. The purpose of the group is education and advocacy for equal rights in the community. For information, call (910) 6951850, or e-mail pflagsandhills@yahoo.com. R.E.A.C.H. is a home school support group in the Sandhills area. There is no membership fee, but there may be fees for participation in field trips or other learning activities. For information, visit www.reach4 moore.org. Recovery program for struggling addicts held nightly at Beaver Creek Family Life Center, 2280 Nicholson Rd., Cameron, 7 p.m., Monday-Saturday, and 6 p.m. Sundays. Call (919) 499-9632 for information. Sandhills Chapter of Teen Challenge is a residential faith-based recovery program

Cancer Support Group meets every Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Cancer Center Sunroom. Caring Support Group meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 11:30 a.m. at FirstHealth Hospice and Palliative Care. A Children’s Grief Support Group meets on a one-to-one basis or as a group when needed. Call (910) 715-6000 for more information. CODA meets every Monday at 7 p.m. in the FirstHealth Conference Center. Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America (Pinehurst area chapter) meets first Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m., Conference Room C, FirstHealth of the Carolinas in Pinehurst. For information, contact Carolyn Walters at rncwalters@ embarqmail.com, or (910) 692-5233, or Natalie Scott at (910) 295-4752.

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for men ages 18+ with a drug or alcohol problem. For information, visit www.sandhillstc.org or call (910) 947-2944. Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) is a spiritual program based on the principles and traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. Local group meetings are held on Mondays at 8 p.m. Confidentiality assured. Call (910) 684-5263. Sexual assault support group — Friend to Friend, the domestic violence and rape crisis center in Moore County, is forming a weekly support group for survivors of sexual assault. No charge. For information, call (910) 947-3333. Therapeutic Foster Parent orientation sessions by NC MENTOR meets Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. at Simpson Executive Center, 503 Carthage, Suite 302, Sanford. Call (919) 790-8580, ext. 715. Boles Funeral Home and Crematory hosts a luncheon for widows or widowers on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at Train House, 482 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost is $7. For reservations, call (910) 692-6262. Cox Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory hosts a luncheon for widows and widowers every third Tuesday of the month. For information, call Michelle at (910) 245-3330. W.O.W. Women of Wisdom, a women’s spiritual and self-discovery support group using various techniques of yoga, movement, breathing, creativity, journaling, study and creative visualization, meets on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Yoga in the Sandhills. Call (910) 692-5593.

Diabetic Support Group meets the third Tuesday of the month at noon in the Taylortown Building. There are no meetings June through August. Fibromyalgia Support Group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital Outpatient Conference Room. For information, call Janice Gilliam at (910) 947-3630 or (910) 724-9676. FirstHealth Diabetes Helpline for nonurgent medical/nutritional questions. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., (800) 3640499. Free. FirstQuit Support Group (Moore County) for those trying to quit tobacco. Meets every Tuesday at noon in FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital’s Taylortown Building.

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Support From Page 93 Living With Loss, is an on-going support group for those who have experienced the death of a loved one. The group meets on the first and third Wednesdays of the month, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the FirstHealth Grief Resource and Counseling Center, 5 Aviemore Drive, Pinehurst. Bring lunch. Dessert and drinks provided. Lupus Support Group meets on the third Sunday at 4 p.m. in the FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital Conference Center. There are no meetings June through August. Man to Man is for men who may be experiencing issues related to caregiving and loss. The group meets on the first and third Thursdays of the month at 8:30 a.m. at the FirstHealth Grief Resource and Counseling Center, 5 Aviemore Drive, Pinehurst. Call (910) 715-6000 for information. The Moore County Alliance for the Mentally Ill meets on the first Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital Conference Center. NAMI Peer to Peer Support Group meets every Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the FirstHealth Conference Center.

New Beginnings hosts three six-week sessions each year. For more information, call (910) 715-6000. The group meets at FirstHealth Hospice and Palliative Care. The Sandhills Ostomy Association meets the first Sunday of each month at 3 p.m. in the FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital Conference Room. Non-members are welcome. For information, call Gloria Tanner at (910) 215-8086. There are no meetings June through September. The Sandhills Post Polio Support Group meets on the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. in the FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital Conference Center. There are no meetings in January, July or August. Sight Seekers meets the third Thursday of the month at 2:30 p.m. in the Conference Center at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. Stroke Club meets on the second Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m. in the FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital Conference Center. There are no meetings in July and August. The Zipper Club meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in Monroe Auditorium at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. There are no meetings June through August or in December.

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N AT I O N A L A L L I A N C E O N M E N TA L I L L N E S S MOORE COUNT Y NAMI-MC is an affiliate of the largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious and persistent mental illness and their families. We are an all volunteer organization whose purpose is to foster hope and respect for individuals with a brain illness and their families through advocacy, education, and support. NAMI-MC is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. For additional information call (910) 295-1053 or go to: www.nami-moorecounty.org.

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Volunteer Opportunities Available Whether you have a few hours a week or only a day or two a month, there are plenty of opportunities in Moore County for you to get involved and volunteer your time and skills. Following is a list of organizations and companies that welcome your support for projects of all sizes and commitments: BackPack Pals â&#x20AC;&#x201D; As part of this program of Moore County Schools, volunteers assist with packing backpacks at the Sandhills Food Bank as well as delivering the backpacks. The program provides nutritious foods to children identified to have little or nothing to eat over the weekend. For more information, contact Linda Hubbard, volunteer coordinator for Moore County Schools, at (910) 947-2342 or by e-mail at lhubbard@mcs.k12.nc.us. Empty Stocking Fund of Moore County (ESF) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Empty Stocking Fund is a completely volunteer-operated charitable nonprofit 501(c)3 organization which raises funds and provides gifts and food for needy

individuals and families throughout Moore County each Christmas. Volunteers are needed to provide overall management, register recipients, purchase and wrap gifts, and to act as family sponsors to deliver Christmas cheer to families and individuals throughout the country. For information and to discuss volunteering, contact Jack Wood at (910) 255-6481. FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Volunteers are needed to assist in a variety of departments and areas, ranging from patient transportation services and the gift shop to office volunteers. For more information, call (910) 715-1266. FirstHealth Hospice and Palliative Care â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Volunteer opportunities include patient care, bereavement, office support and special projects. For more information, call (910) 715-6000. Habitat for Humanity of the NC Sandhills â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Volunteer opportunities are available on construction sites, in the Moore Store and in the Habitat office. No previous experience is necessary. If interested in volunteering, contact Judie Wiggins, volunteer coordinator, at (910) 2951934 or at jwiggins@sandhillshabitat.org. For more information about Habitatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ministry, upcoming projects and photo galleries of activities, visit www.sandhillshabitat.org. MANNA! â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Volunteers prepare and serve lunches to the hungry of Moore County

five days a week at five different locations. To find out more about volunteering with MANNA!, call Director John Roberts at (910) 235-5271 or President Don Barcus at (910) 949-2921. Meals on Wheels of the Sandhills â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Volunteers are needed to pick up and deliver noon meals on weekdays to recipients in Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen, Pinebluff and Addor areas, before returning containers to the kitchen. For more information, call (910) 692-0384. Moore County Historical Association â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The association needs tour guides, people to help in the office and with special events. To get involved, call the MCHA at (910) 6922051, visit www.moorehistory. com or e-mail moorehistory@connectnc.net. Moore County Literacy Council â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Literacy Council needs volunteer tutors to work one-on-one with adult basic education students who speak English or English as a second language. A person does not have to be a trained educator to volunteer. Volunteers must complete a one-hour orientation session and a 12-hour tutor training course. They will receive materials for working with their students. The tutoring occurs at a variety of sites, but primarily at the Southern Pines location, 575 SE Broad St. Most tutors commit to 1 1/2 to 2 hours a week with their students. For more information, call program director

Pam at (910) 692-5954, visit http://mcliteracy. com or e-mail pammclc@nc.rr.com Moore County RSVP â&#x20AC;&#x201D;RSVP offers a variety of volunteer opportunities throughout the county. Whether you have one hour per month or several per week to give back to your community, there is something to fit everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interests, talents or skills. The office works to meet community needs by providing assistance through volunteer service in more than 44 nonprofit and public agencies. Residents 55 years of age or older are eligible to register in the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program. Contact Shiela Klein at (910) 215-0900 for more information. Moore County Schools â&#x20AC;&#x201D; More than 7,000 volunteers donate their time each year to assist with a variety of activities that ultimately provide a better learning experience for children. Volunteer opportunities range from tutors, mentors and classroom or clerical support to lunch and reading buddies. For more information, contact Linda Hubbard, volunteer coordinator for Moore County Schools, at (910) 947-2342 or via e-mail at lhubbard@mcs.k12.nc.us. Pinehurst Surgical â&#x20AC;&#x201D; If interested in participating in Pinehurst Surgicalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Volunteer Guest Relations program, contact Jim Reid, volunteer coordinator, at (910) 235-2903 or by e-mail at jreid@pinehurstsurgical.com.

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From Movies to Dancing, Let Us Entertain You Cinema Sandhills Cinemas Blockbusters come to SandHills Cinemas, a 10-screen multiplex in Southern Pines with digital images and sound. For up-to-date information and movie times, call (910) 695-1100.

Sunrise Theater The Sunrise offers independent and foreign films throughout the year with the SunFlix screenings. For information, call (910) 692-3611.

Dance Several dance companies in the county offer everything from public recitals to professional-quality productions and instruction. Carolina Performing Arts Center, in Southern Pines, offers classes for all levels, beginner through advanced, ages 3 through adults. Pilates classes also are available. For information, call (910) 695-7898. Terpsichore in Southern Pines offers classes in classical ballet, jazz, tap, creative

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movement and theater dance for children and adults. For more information, call (910) 695-1116. Taylor Dance in Aberdeen offers classes in jazz, hip hop, tap and ballet for ages 3 to adult. Call (910) 295-1320 for information.

Drama/Theater

Arts Council of Moore County, which supports or actively participates in many arts activities in the Sandhills, also schedules visiting performers, such as the Clssical Concert Series, the Heart ‘n’ Soul of Jazz in February and the Missoula Children’s Theatre, throughout the year. For information, call (910) 692-ARTS or visit www.artscouncil-moore.org. Moore OnStage is a multi-arts performance house that promotes dance and theater activities. Many of its productions are presented at the Sunrise Theater. For more information, call (910) 692-7118. Temple Theatre in nearby Sanford is a popular spot for group outings. Built in 1925, Temple is a regional, professional theater. The building hosts a company of

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actors providing an eight-show mainstage season, children’s theatre and special events. The director is Peggy Taphorn. For information, call (919) 774-4512 or visit www.templeshows.com. The Playhouse Theatre Company presents four to six plays a year using actors ages 8 to 16. For more information, call (910) 295-1320. The Playhouse Jr. is directed toward younger children, ages 4 to 7, and offers elementary plays that incorporate music and dance. For information, call (910) 2951320. The Sandbox Players is a newly formed organization for community theater in Moore County. For information regarding the upcoming spring production, contact Rod Harter at (910) 724-4905 or by e-mail at rharter@nc.rr.com. The Players will hold auditions for the spring production of A.R. Gurney’s “The Dining Room” in February.

Lectures Several lecture series take place in the Sandhills, including the Ruth Pauley Lecture

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Entertain From Page 96 Series, Kiwanis Travelog Series, Weymouth’s humanities lecture series and fine arts lecture series. Many clubs and organizations also host informative talks throughout the year. Other frequent lecture hosts are the League of Women Voters of Moore County and the county’s Democratic and Republican political parties. Often, colleges nearby, such as the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and Fayetteville State University, host wellknown celebrities for talks.

Literature

The Country Bookshop in Southern Pines hosts North Carolina writers for book signings or gala book launches. The store also hosts other special events. The store is at 140 NW Broad St., Southern Pines. For more information, call (910) 692-3211. The North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame is located at Weymouth Center, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines, and displays photographs and lists of works of notable writers. It is open by appointment 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and

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Clyde Maness strums a few notes on the stage at his Pottery and Music Barn between Robbins and Carthage. Thursdays. For information, call (910) 6926261. Sandhills Writers hosts a creative roundtable, including reading and critiques,

every third Tuesday of the month from 1-3 p.m. at the Weymouth Center. For more information, call (910) 400-5060.

The Sandhills host a myriad of music events, including the outdoor and indoor jazz concerts by the Sandhills Community College Jazz Band, concerts at the Sunrise Theater presented by the SunEvents Music Series, performances of the North Carolina Symphony, the annual Heart ’n’ Soul of Jazz Festival, performances by the area’s barbershop quartets, the Golf Capital Chorus, the Classical Concert Series and the Weymouth Chamber Music Series. Since it started in 1969, the Moore County Choral Society has grown to more than 100 members from Moore County and the surrounding area. The Choral Society performs two concerts each year, presenting a varied repertoire. Rehearsals are held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, September through April, at Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church. The Moore County Concert Band also is a standout in the music of the Sandhills. Performing free at the Carolina Hotel, the MCCB often draws a crowd. The purpose of the group is to foster and promote the great American tradition of military and concert band music. Information is available on its Web site at www.moorecountyband.com

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Opera is no longer a phantom at the Sunrise Theater. In 2009, Southern Pines joined Charlotte, Raleigh, Asheville and Concord as the only North Carolina locations awarded “The Met: Live in HD” simulcasts from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. “Tosca,” the season premiere of the Emmy and Peabody awardwinning series, sold out. “Give people something they like, and Information on they’ll come,” said B.J. CONTRIBUTED Dunn, a volunteer “Hamlet” will be aired at ticketing is available usher. the Sunrise on March 27. through the Metropolitan Opera The Sunrise wore new (www.metoperafamily.org) or the carpet and refurbished balcony seats Sunrise Theater (www.sunrisetheater — part of a $40,000 upgrade that .com). included the electronic equipment required to receive HD transmissions. Contact Deborah Salomon at The performance beamed worldwide debsalomon@hotmail.com. was delayed six minutes by solar flare

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Entertain From Page 98 Moore Philharmonic Orchestra is a community orchestra designed for advancing students as well as adults in the Moore County community. The group rehearses at Union Pines High School and performs regularly. For more information, visit the group’s Web site at www.mporchestra.com, or call (910) 944-3452. The Rooster’s Wife is a private, nonprofit music organization that celebrates the performing arts in Aberdeen through its concert series, “Home Fires Burning” and “Summer On the Porch.” Dedicated to providing affordable live entertainment that appeals to families, The Rooster’s Wife convenes monthly in the winter with the fireplaces roaring to celebrate singer/songwriters. In the summer, it takes to the great outdoors and offers a variety of music from the porch with an alwaysenthusiastic audience on the lawn of the Postmaster’s House, Aberdeen’s oldest residence, at 204 E. South St. For reservations and more information, call (910) 944-7502, visit www.the roosterswife.org or e-mail theroosterswife@ yahoo.com.

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Nightlife

Darling House

Feel like kicking up your heels? Want to rock to some great live entertainment? Moore County has plenty to offer residents and visitors alike after dark. Following is a list of area venues that feature live entertainment or just great fun. Venues may charge admission or a cover charge or may change schedules for some events. We suggest calling the venues for details.

Aberdeen Café Aberdeen Café, 111 N. Sycamore St., Aberdeen, has live music every Friday and Saturday night from 5-8 p.m. Call for open mic information. (910) 757-0203.

Bingo at the ‘V’ Bingo at the “V,” 7-9:30 p.m. every Thursday at VFW Post 7318, 615 S. Page St., Southern Pines. Snack bar available. For information, call (910) 692-3772.

Coach Light Trattoria Coach Light Trattoria, 290 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Southern Pines. Live piano music. Lunch, noon-2:30 p.m., and dinner is served 5:30-10 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday. Call (910) 692-4449 for reservations.

Darling House, 40 Chinquapin Road, Pinehurst, hosts live entertainment Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 7:30-11:30 p.m. Call (910) 295-3193.

as a special series of lunches and dinners. Free wine tastings from noon-4 p.m. Saturdays. For information, (910) 295-3663.

Flynne’s Coffee Bar

Davis Community Center, one mile from Robbins, hosts bluegrass music on the third Friday of each month.

Flynne’s Coffee Bar, 115 NE Broad St., Southern Pines, offers specialty coffee drinks, hot and iced teas, chai tea, and baked goods. Open mic every first Saturday of the month, 6:30-9 p.m. (910) 693-1999.

Dog Nation Grill

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Dog Nation Grill hosts live music every Friday night at its two locations, 301 Poplar St., Aberdeen, and 207 S. McNeill St., Carthage.

Dugan’s Pub Dugan’s Pub, No. 2 Market Square, Pinehurst, hosts Monday night football with free hot dogs; Tuesdays and Thursdays, karaoke; Wednesdays, live Irish music 6:30 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, live band at 9 p.m. and Ladies’ night on Saturdays. Call (910) 295-3400 for information.

Elliott’s Gourmet Marketplace Elliott’s Gourmet Marketplace, 905 Linden Road, Pinehurst, provides workshops and wine seminars in the cooking school as well

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Enjoy live entertainment nightly at Italian Table Restaurant, 136 Grant St., Seven Lakes. Reservations are encouraged at (910) 673-4725.

The Jefferson Inn The Jefferson Inn, 150 W. New Hampshire Ave., Southern Pines, hosts live entertainment Wednesday through Saturday. The Tavern opens daily at 4 p.m., serving food and beverages. Call (910) 692-9911 for information.

The JFR Barn The JFR Barn holds wine dinners each month. To make a reservation, call (910) 692-7700, or visit www.jfrbarn.com.

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Entertain From Page 100 Maness Pottery and Music Barn

Mr. P’s Mr. P’s is located at 155 Hall Ave., Southern Pines. Dinner is served at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and noon on Saturdays and Sundays. Live entertainment. Call (910) 692-3700 for information.

Every Tuesday night, you can enjoy bluegrass, country and gospel pickin’ and singing at Maness Pottery and Music Barn, six miles west of Carthage on N.C. 24/27. The highly informal fun gets under way around 6 p.m. There is no cover; however, donations are accepted. Call (910) 948-4897 for more information.

Neville’s

May Street Market May Street Market, 1010 N. May St., Southern Pines, hosts live music every Friday night from 7 to 10 p.m. No cover. For information or reservations, call (910) 6924110.

O’Donnell’s in downtown Southern Pines hosts weekend live entertainment and features Wednesday night guest bartenders with tips going to charity. For information, call (910) 695-1915 or go to www.patodonnellspub.com.

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O’Mahoney’s

The Moore Coffee Company, 201 S. McNeill St., Carthage, presents live music every Friday and Saturday night, 8-11 p.m. It is a musician sit-in, and all musicians are welcome to bring their instruments and join in the fun. For information, call (910) 9476122. No charge.

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Located at 130 W. New Hampshire Ave., Southern Pines, Neville’s is open Sunday through Saturday from 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. For more information, call (910) 692-1939 or visit www.nevillesclub.com.

O’Donnell’s

O’Mahoney’s, 1930 N. Poplar St., Aberdeen, is a sports bar with 25 flat-screen televisions for watching all the games. For information, call (910) 695-3332.

Pine Crest Inn — Mr. B’s Lounge Mr. B’s Lounge at the Pine Crest Inn is a Sandhills institution that’s open late and is

Even More Fun The Sunrise Theater in Southern Pines often hosts live music on its stage as part of the SunEvents Music Series. For several years, the group also has sponsored a Blues Crawl, involving several of the pubs and bars in Southern Pines. Watch for details of this event during the summer months each year. non-smoking. The piano bar is considered area golfers’ 19th hole and offers live music, but the real attraction is often the other patrons. For information, call (910) 2956121.

Sandhills Bowling Center Sandhills Bowling Center offers opportunities for bowling. For information, stop by 2239 N. Pinehurst St., Aberdeen, or call (910) 295-9610.

Sandhills Classic Street Rod Association Sandhills Classic Street Rod Association will host a “cruise-in” on the first and third Fridays of each month from 5-8 p.m. in the parking lot at Al’s Diner, Aberdeen. No charge.

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Table on the Green Table on the Green, 2205 Midland Road, Midland Country Club, hosts Dick McCollum’s Mellow Jazz Trio every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Call for reservations at (910) 295-4118.

The Potter’s Café The Potter’s Café features live music every Saturday night from 7 to 11 p.m. The café is at 201 South St. in Aberdeen. For more information, call (910) 944-1250.

The Rooster’s Wife The Rooster’s Wife at Poplar Knight Spot is a private, nonprofit association that celebrates the performing arts and is committed to affordable programs for every age to enjoy. Concerts are held at the Postmaster’s House, 204 E. South St., Aberdeen. For more information, visit www.theroosterswife.org or call (910) 9447502.

The Wine Cellar and Tasting Room The Wine Cellar and Tasting Room, 241 N.E. Broad St., downtown Southern Pines, is open until 10 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday. For information, call (910) 6923066 or visit www.thewinecellarandtasting room.com.

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The Arts Community Thrives in Moore County In addition to organizations and groups that are dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of the arts, there is never a shortage of exhibits and shows for art lovers to choose from in Moore County.

Organizations Artists League of the Sandhills The Artists League of the Sandhills is a nonprofit organization with the mission to promote interest in the visual arts by providing educational courses, workshops and a friendly environment in which artists can work and exhibit. Classes and workshops, open to the public, are offered for beginners to advanced artists in variety of media, including oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, colored pencil, drawing and clay. Workshops feature nationally recognized instructors, and classes are given by prominent local artists. The League’s facility houses classroom space, studio spaces for working artists and the Exchange Street Gallery which features new exhibits monthly. The Artists League is located at 129 Exchange St. in historic downtown Aberdeen in a restored railroad warehouse building. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, noon to 3 p.m. For more information, call (910) 944-3979, or visit the League’s Web site at www.artistleague.org.

Arts Council of Moore County The Arts Council of Moore County (ACMC) is a not-for-profit organization celebrating more than 30 years of promoting awareness and appreciation of the arts in Moore County. ACMC offers a wide variety of programs in the performing, visual and literary arts to all Moore County citizens. The ACMC offices are located in the Campbell House at 482 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Office hours are Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and every third weekend of the month, from 2 to 4 p.m. For more information, call (910) 692-4356 or visit ACMC’s Web site at www.artscouncilmoore.org.

Galleries About Art Gallery at the Market Place About Art Gallery at the Market Place, located in the Market Place Restaurant Building, 2160 Midland Road, Pinehurst, features local artists Joan Williams, Deane Billings, Jeanette Sheehan, Mike D’Andrea, Janet Burdick, Nancy Yanchus and Cele Bryant. Open Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (910) 2155963.

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Appalachian Physical Therapy Appalachian Physical Therapy is located in Olmsted Village and displays pieces by local artists. (910) 215-0541.

Art & Furnishings Art & Furnishings, located at 20 Parker Lane, Pinehurst, features the work of three wellknown local artists, Betty DiBartolomeo, Harry Neely and Kim Sobat. Open Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and by appointment. (910) 295-6590.

Artist Alley Artist Alley, featuring a collection of juried art and fine crafts from local and regional artists, is located at 167 E. New Hampshire Ave., Southern Pines. Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. A First Friday opening is held each month. For information, call Jean Skipper at (910) 692-6077.

Artists League of the Sandhills The Artists League of the Sandhills’ Exchange Street Gallery features monthly exhibits and sales of the art of area member artists. The gallery at 129 Exchange St., Aberdeen, is located in a restored railroad warehouse building that also houses 40 working artists’ studios and classrooms for instruction. Artwork in the studios may also be viewed and purchased during gallery hours. The gallery is open Monday through Saturday, from noon to 3 p.m. For more information, call (910) 944-3979, or visit the League’s Web site at www.artistleague.org.

Broadhurst Gallery Located at 2212 Midland Rd., Pinehurst, Broadhurst Gallery showcases works by nationally recognized artists. Hours are Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, call (910) 295-4817, or visit www.broadhurstgallery.com.

Campbell House Galleries The Campbell House Galleries, 482 East Connecticut Avenue in Southern Pines, is the home gallery of the Arts Council of Moore County. It provides three spacious exhibit areas and offers paintings and pottery for sale by local artists. The gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and every third Saturday of the month from 2 to 4 p.m. For more information, call (910) 692-4356, or visit www.artscouncil-moore.org.

Gemma Gallery Gemma Gallery, 48 Chinquapin Road, Pinehurst, hosts a showing of new designs to celebrate 15 years in business. For information, call (910) 295-3010.

Hastings Gallery Hastings Gallery hosts work by local artists throughout the year. Located in Boyd Library on the campus of Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, Hastings Gallery’s fall and spring hours are 7:45 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Summer hours are 7:45 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call (910) 695-3995, (910) 695-3819 or visit www.sandhills.edu.

Hollyhocks Art Gallery Hollyhocks Art Gallery, located in The Shops At Pinehurst Place at 905 Linden Road in Pinehurst, features original artwork by local artists Irene McFarland, Diane Kraudelt, Paula Montgomery and artist/owner Jane Casnellie. The gallery is open at 10:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday, including evenings. For information, call (910) 255-0665, or visit www.hollyhocksartgallery.com.

Jewels of Pinehurst Jewels of Pinehurst is a gallery of contemporary jewelry handmade in platinum and gold. The gallery also features Hearts on Fire diamonds. Located at 7 Market Square, Pinehurst, Jewels of Pinehurst is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call (910) 295-2824 or visit www.jewelsofpinehurst .com for information.

Joy of Art Studio Joy of Art Studio works with Artist’s Way, Discover Your Muse and Life Drawing for adults. For more information, call Joy at (910) 528-7283 or e-mail Joyof_Art@msn.com.

Lady Bedford’s Tea Parlour Lady Bedford’s Tea Parlour, located at 25 Chinquapin Road in the village of Pinehurst, features artist Phyllis Arnold, who paints original oils and limited edition prints. TuesdaySaturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (910) 255-0100, www.ladybed fords.com.

North Carolina Pottery Center Opened in 1998 at 233 East Ave., Seagrove, the N.C. Pottery Center’s permanent exhibits trace the history and development of the state’s pottery traditions from the prehistoric Native Americans to the present. The center also offers changing exhibits. The center is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Admission fee charged. For information, call (336) 8738430.

Old Sport & Gallery Old Sport & Gallery is located in Harvard Building on Market Square in the village of Pinehurst. Tom Stewart, (910) 295-9775.

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One Eleven Main One Eleven Main is the exclusive shop for paintings by Fay Terry, located on W. Main Street, Aberdeen, in the historic hardware store building. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Call (910) 9441181.

Plan B Furniture Plan B Furniture, 105 E. South St., Aberdeen, is featuring the artwork of local artist Doug Rowe. More than 50 original pencil drawings and oil paintings will be on display. For information, visit www.douglas rowegallery.com.

Seagrove Candle Company Store Seagrove Candle Company Store, 116 NW Broad St., Southern Pines, showcases the arts and crafts of the Sandhills and Seagrove region, including King’s Pottery, Crystal King’s Pottery and Williams Pottery. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday and Wednesday-Saturday. (910) 695-0029.

Studio 590 Fine Arts Gallery Studio 590 Fine Arts Gallery, located off N.C. 5 in the historic 1815 Dowd Cabin in Pinehurst, is the working studio and gallery of artists Betty DiBartolomeo and Harry Neely. Studio is open Monday-Wednesday, by chance, Thursday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and by appointment. (910) 639-9404.

Sundance Studio Sundance Studio, 107 W. New Hampshire Ave., Southern Pines, is a studio/gallery of contemporary and abstract art. Expressive Arts Therapy workshops for adolescents and adults facilitated by Margie Graves, LCSW, LCAS, with Certificate in Expressive Arts Therapy. (910) 315-2746. Studio/gallery hours by appointment or chance.

SWANK Coffee Shop SWANK Coffee Shop, 232 NW Broad St., Southern Pines, supports local artists and crafters by offering local handmade items as well as serving locally roasted gourmet coffee beans. (910) 692-8068

The Downtown Gallery The Downtown Gallery, located inside Flynne’s Coffee Bar, 115 NE Broad St., Southern Pines, features affordable local and regional art, pottery and other handmade items. (910) 693-1999.

White Hill Gallery White Hill Gallery, 407 U.S. 15/501, Carthage, offers a variety of pottery, from modern functional wares to petroglyph-design pitfired pots, to whimsical pieces, and to pottery with colors from a rainbow. For information, call (910) 947-6100.

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Kay Hagan B40A Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-6342 E-mail: Senator_Hagan@hagan.senate.gov Raleigh Senate Office 310 New Bern Avenue Raleigh, NC 27601 (919) 856-4630

Richard Burr 217 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-3154 (202) 228-2981 (fax) Web Form: burr.senate.gov/public/index. cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home North Carolina Office 2000 W. First St., Suite 508 Winston-Salem, NC 27104 (336) 631-5125 (800) 685-8916 (toll free) (336) 725-4493 (fax)

U.S. House of Representatives

N.C. State Senator

54th District

22nd District

House switchboard: (202) 225-3121

Harris Blake

Joe Hackney Speaker of the House

6th District J. Howard Coble 2468 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-3306 (202) 225-3065 Fax: (202) 225-8611 E-mail: howard.coble@mail.house.gov North Carolina Office 2102 N. Elm St., Suite B Greensboro, NC 27408-5100 (336) 333-5005 (336) 333-5048 (fax)

State Government Governor Bev Perdue Office of the Governor 20301 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-0301 Phone: (919) 733-4240, (919) 733-5811 or (800) 662-7952 (919) 715-3175 or (919) 733-2120 (fax)

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P.O. Box 1329, Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 929-0323

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James M. Webb

Jamie Boles

P.O. Box 1957 Carthage, NC 28327-1957

501 Legislative Office Building Raleigh, NC 27603-5925 (919) 733-5903 E-mail: Jamie.Boles@ncleg.net

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Board of Elections

433 James H. Road, Carthage, NC 28326 (910) 947-2396

Ansol E. Graham, Chairman 549 Star Ridge Road, Carthage, NC 28327 (910) 947-2140

District II

Soil and Water Conservation Supervisors Nowell Brown

Nick Picerno

Susan T. Adams, Secretary

Don W. Creed Jr. Scott C. Etheridge Lee Gavin James P. Hill Jr. Jayrene R. Maness Robert M. Wilkins

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Carolyn M. McDermott, Member

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P.O. Box 369 Carthage, NC 28327 (910) 947-3256 or (336) 328-3270

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Maureen Krueger

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Cindy R. Morgan, Vice Chairman

*Katharine McLeod

1624 Haw Branch Road, Sanford, NC 27330 (910) 947-5318

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336 McLauchlin Rd., Cameron, NC 28326 (910) 245-4994

Jimmy D. Melton 2141 Roseland Road, Aberdeen, NC 28315 (910) 281-4371

Clerk of Court Susan Hicks

316 Alston House Road, Sanford, NC 27330 (910) 947-5920

Harold Brady 360 East Ohio Ave., Southern Pines, NC 28387 (910) 692-6347

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