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Feature Articles...

6 Random Acts of Kindness 10 Survival Psychology Books 14 MerleFest 18 Use the Cloud 28 Local Veteran Opens Firearms Business

Publisher PK Publishing Editor Brenda Gough Assistant Editor W. Kay Angell Printing Alpha & Omega Design

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In Every Issue...

8 Senior Musings 12 Business Brief 16 Health 26 Get Fit

In this issue we teach you how to foster kindness, how to develop a survival mind set, and how to use the Cloud. We introduce you to some local business owners, Paparazzi Hair Salon and Chimera Armament, who are excited about joining the Clemmons business community.

It is time for our Senior Citizens to shine with the 2015 Piedmont Plus Senior Games and the Second Spring Arts Festival. As a past participant in the Senior Games, I want to encourage you to come out and play. If you are a serious competitor you can find some competition or you can come out and play for the camaraderie.

In an upcoming issue we will feature homesteaders. If you have adopted a self-reliant lifestyle contact us. We are also looking to form a Clemmons Blog Squad to share and promote events and activities in our community.

If interested in joining the Blog Squad or have an interesting article or a bit of news, email: write1957@gmail.com or editor@villagervoice.com Brenda

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Random Acts of

Kindness

Be A Genuine Person

Make an effort to be a genuine person. When you say you will do something, do it. When you ask someone how they are doing, wait for them to answer and really listen to them.

Read to the Elderly

Living a long life is a great gift to those who receive it.

There are many gratifying things that come along with old age.

Many people look forward to experiencing a slower lifestyle, a relaxing retirement, the joy of being able to meet their children’s children and the satisfaction of greater knowledge and understanding. But, the not-sogood aspects of aging, such as loss of mobility and loss of vision can be very frustrating. Take some time to share a book with an elderly person who may not be able to see or read alone.

Benefits: Not only will you be making someone happy, but you can learn a lot about life from someone who has lived much longer than you. Perhaps they will be able to tell you their own stories about things they witnessed in their lifetimes.

Step It Up: “Adopt” a grandparent at a local retirement or nursing home or an elderly neighbor to visit with and read to weekly.

Keep It Simple: If you can’t make a time commitment to reading a book to someone every week, just make the effort to simply visit or call someone in a nursing or retirement community who you think might appreciate the interaction.

Help Others With Your Skills

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Do you have a classmate who struggles in class? Or a younger friend or sibling who might not know how to read or do arithmetic very well? Or a grandparent who doesn’t like to use the Internet? Use your skills to help others!

Offer to help someone learn something you do well.

Maybe there is something they can teach you in return!

Benefits: You will be helping your friends and family learn the skills they need to succeed in life.

Step It Up: Make a weekly commitment to helping a friend or family member learn new material. Go out of your comfort zone and organize and lead a study group for your class or join a tutoring program. Most cities have them; you can help tutor a student in a specific subject or you can be a mentor and help them walk through life.

Be aware that most require commitments Keep It Simple: Pay attention to your classmates around you. Sometimes people will be too shy or embarrassed to ask for help. If you notice someone struggling or refusing to participate, ask them in a gentle way if they need help. If they say yes, offer to help them! You could meet in the library and work on homework together. Think about setting aside time in the evening to help your little brother memorize his spelling list or quiz your big sister as she is making dinner.

Smile At Five Strangers

Smile at five strangers today! A sincere smile can really make a positive difference in someone’s day.· Without saying a word you are letting that person know that you see them and that they matter. People appreciate being noticed and acknowledged! As Plato once said, “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”

Encourage five strangers today by giving them each a smile!

Benefits: A smile is a really kind and easy way to make others feel good about themselves. It can be done quickly and without any preparation or effort, but leaves a lasting impression. Plus, it will make you feel happier too!

Step It Up: Smile at someone and ask them how they are doing or introduce yourself. A quick exchange can really improve a person’s day. Also, try smiling at as many people as you can, but remember to always be genuine.

Keep It Simple: Smile at another person when you sincerely mean it.

Call A Grandparent

Our grandparents are an important part of our culture and our history. Spending time with a grandparent is a great way to learn about your heritage, your family history and even about yourself.

You don’t have to live nearby to have a strong relationship with grandparents either. A simple phone call or a letter every now and then can be a way to stay in touch, even if you live far away from them.

Benefits: Spending time with your grandparents can actually help strengthen your family and your family’s values. It can also improve your social skills.

Step It Up: Make time to regularly visit your grandparents or talk to them on the phone. Find a hobby or interest you have in common or just ask them to tell you stories about when they were your age.

Keep It Simple: Call a grandparent on the telephone just to say “hello.” They will be grateful that you thought of them.

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seniormusings 2015 Piedmont Plus Senior Games Most of you have received or picked up your entry forms. If you have not, you can either (1) Print them off our website at www. weplay.ws then go to the Senior page (2) stop at any of our seventeen recreation centers (3) stop by your local YMCA or the Gateway YWCA or (4) contact Jessica 727-2426 or Chuck at 727-2325 and we will make sure to get one to you. The FINAL DEADLINE is Friday, March 27. Please note also that the entry forms have to be in our office on these dates as opposed to the dates to be postmarked.

Second Spring Arts Festival Announces Literary Contest All senior adults in the western Piedmont Triad are invited to submit a short story, an essay or a poem for the upcoming 2015 Second Spring Literary Anthology. The anthology, which will contain twelve stories, twelve essays or “remembrances” and twelve poems, will be released May 29, 2014, as a part of the Second Springs Arts Festival.

The topic for all festival entries this year is: “Remembering our military service and servicemen and women.” Writers are asked to write about how their own service impacted their lives, or about how their lives were impacted by the service of other individuals.

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The festival, now in its third year, promotes artistic growth among senior adults.

The two-day celebration will feature visual arts, demonstrations, music and dance, wine tasting and presentations from notable speakers and performers in addition its literary emphasis.

Authors whose writings are included in the anthology will be announced during the presentation of the literary awards on Friday, May 29. Each included author will receive a free copy of the anthology. Additional copies will be available for purchase. Net proceeds of the sale of the anthology will be used to fund the ongoing work of the Second Spring Arts Festival.

Gold award winners for best poem, essay and short story will be asked to read a portion of their entries during the award ceremony.

Entries may be typewritten on paper or saved in a digital format (such as an email, a flash drive or dvd). Submissions and questions may be emailed to mike@secondwindpublishing.com or sent via US mail to Second Spring Arts, Anthology, PO Box 24306, Winston-Salem NC 27114. Please make certain to include the author’s contact information.

There is no cost for submitting. Essays and short stories should be limited to 5000 words. The minimum age for authors is 60.

In the Kitchen Pear Walnut Muffins 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 medium pear, peeled and chopped finely 1 egg 1/2 cup yogurt, plain 1/2 cup vegetable oil

Passover Vegetable Puffs 2 onions, chopped 1 lb. fresh mushrooms, coarsely chopped 4 Tbsp. vegetable oil 40 oz. frozen chopped spinach & drained 8 carrots, peeled & grated 8 eggs, lightly beaten 1 tsp. salt 4 tbsp. chicken soup mix (parve kind) 1/2 tsp. black pepper 1 cup matzah meal Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease three 12-cup muffin tins or a 9x13 baking dish. Saute onions and mushrooms in skillet and set aside. Add spinach, carrots, onions, mushrooms, salt, pepper, soup mix, and matzah meal to beaten eggs. Mix thoroughly after each addition. Put mixture into pan and bake for 45 minutes. Release puffs from muffin tins with spatula or if you use a baking dish, cut into squares.

Topping Mixture 3 to 4 tbsp. finely chopped walnuts or pecans 3 to 4 tbsp. packed brown sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Sift first six ingredients together into a large bowl, rubbing the sugar through the sifter. Stir in chopped pear. Whisk together egg, yogurt, vanilla and oil. Stir into dry ingredients until just combined.

Do not over mix. Fill greased muffin cups about 2/3 full.

Mix topping ingredients together. Sprinkle topping mixture over each muffin.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until lightly browned.

Makes 8 to 9.

Serve warm.

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survivenow Survival Psychology Books

According to most research, survival is mostly psychological.

“The best survival tool is between your ears,” claims wilderness survival expert Peter Kummerfeldt. This idea is reinforced by Cody Lundin, another wilderness and urban survival expert, who maintains that 90 percent of survival in any situation is psychological.

Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why

by Lawrence Gonzales The fast-paced accounts of

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real life survival situations in this book are fascinating. It’s a good survival mind set read. In the book, Gonzales mentions 12 points that disaster survivors have in common.

These points are definitely worth thinking about.

Perceive, believe: If there is any denial, it is counterbalanced by a solid belief in the clear evidence of their senses. In other words, survivors establish a survival mind set immediately. They see opportunity, even good, in their situation.

Stay calm: (use humor, use fear to

focus) In the initial crisis, survivors use fear and aren’t ruled by it.

Think/analyze/plan: Survivors quickly organize; they set up small manageable tasks. In other words, they’re using the STOP tool.

Take correct decisive action: Survivors were able to convert thoughts to action. They deal with what they can from moment to moment, hour to hour.

Celebrate successes: This is important to maintaining motivation and avoiding hopelessness.

Count your blessings: Be grateful you’re alive.

Play: Sing, play mind games, recite poetry, count things etc.

See the beauty: Survivors are attuned to the wonder of the world.

Believe you will succeed: All the above practices lead to the point where survivors become convinced they will prevail.

Surrender: Let go of your fear of dying. This is the type of thinking John Leach calls “resignation without giving up. It is survival by surrender.”

Do whatever is necessary: Survivors know their abilities and don’t over or under estimate them. They believe anything is possible and act accordingly.

Never give up: There is always one more thing you can do.

The Survivors Club

by Ben Sherwood Author Ben Sherwood interviewed people who have survived everything from the World War II Holocaust to the Twin Towers tragedy on 9/11. He was seeking a common ground as to why some people survive catastrophes, disasters, and emergency situations and why others don’t. His conclusion, after extensive research, is that the most important part of survival is in your mind. And you must develop a survival mind set.

So where do you begin? According to the U.S. military, you must first decide you will survive. The US Army Field Survival Manual, in their official instruction for how to stay alive in hostile environments, offers this advice on the very first pages: “Without the will to survive, your chances of surviving

are greatly diminished,” the book states.

The next step to surviving is to accept that whatever is happening to you is not unique. We all want to think we’re special, Sherwood writes, but any survival situation will cause people to react in established behavior patterns. The sooner you get over being shocked, the sooner you can start reacting in a positive way and come up with a plan.

Then, a survivor must do something. The most common reaction, regardless of the circumstances, is to do nothing, hang tight and wait for someone else to react first, or tell them what to do. But, surprisingly, there aren’t a lot of panic attacks during an emergency. Researchers examining crises as disparate as the WWII London Blitz and the attacks of September 11 found people rarely lose total control and run around mindlessly. Rather, most just freeze until they’re told what to do.

What is the secret of survival? Sherwood asked Ray Smith, former Marine Drill Instructor, with 27 years on active duty in the Navy as a survival instructor. Smith is the author of How to Survive on Land and Sea. Smith’s answer is simple.

“Faith in God,” Smith says “It’s a major factor in all survival scenarios.”

STOP. Say it out loud if you have to, then think what the acronym stands for: Stop, Think, Observe, Plan.

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businessbrief Paparazzi Hair Salon Some companies say they are focused on community, but there are no actions that reflect their support. Companies like Paparazzi Hair Salon really do place a great deal of importance on giving back to the community and have a long list of supportive actions to prove it!

Owner Bobbie Skinner is at the forefront of giving back. “Community is important to our business because we are a very caring staff,” said Skinner. “We support the local community by donating money to the schools and donating gift certificates and things for silent auctions to help. We also donate our time and services to help raise money for different causes like the Make-A-Wish event we did in September.” This event raised more than $10,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Skinner’s ability to give back to the community is due in large part to the amazing support she receives from her clients and fellow staff. “We have brought together a special group of stylists that want to put others first in all aspects,” said Skinner. “We want to make a difference in others’ lives in as many ways as possible, not just in beauty.

It is my vision to be able to create a group of people to keep the hometown feel in the salon instead of feeling like a number. In our fast paced world, it is nice to be able to have a place to be pampered and slow down and enjoy taking time for yourself.

There is no particular project we feel especially strongly about because they all are just as important; anything we can get our hands in and make a difference, we do!”

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Not only does Paparazzi Hair Salon give back to the community through donations and supportive efforts, it gives back to its clients individually as well. “We are also here to help other small businesses grow,” said Skinner. “We advertise for our customers for free in exchange for being loyal customers. We want to make a big difference and touch many lives in every way that we can.”

Paparazzi Hair Salon has so many loyal customers because of its innovative products and knowledgeable staff. “We have staff that is selectively chosen by their passion for hair and ability to put others first,” said Skinner. “Education is a big part of who we are. We use Wella color, and our stylists are Wella certified. Next year we plan to go to New York to the Wella Studio for more extensive training by some of the leading Wella artists.

Wella is known for its gray coverage ability, longevity, shine and vibrancy of color. We also carry the new Wella Innosense line. After 20 years of research, Wella developed the ME+ molecule which is a revolutionary new hair dye molecule that provides the same great performance as its other Wella hair color lines, but with a reduced risk of developing an allergy. It’s gluten free and safe for pregnant women.”

One of the best features of Paparazzi Hair Salon is the emphasis on customer satisfaction and education to recreate the best looks possible on days in which they are

not styled by professionals. “It is important to us to teach our customers to be more knowledgeable of their hair,” said Skinner. “This includes how to create the same style at home and to maintain the integrity of the hair between visits. We have an extensive group with lots of education and knowledge. We can do everything from a child’s first haircut to outside-the-box hair color to your mom’s weekly set; we are not above letting anyone know it either.

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MerleFest 2015 to feature special sets and collaborations Jim Lauderdale with North Mississippi Allstars, The Del McCoury Band performing songs of Woody Guthrie, a Sunset Jam with the Kruger Brothers and special guests, and a guitar tribute to Doc Watson are among the many “MerleFest Moments” fans can expect MerleFest, presented by Window World and taking place April 23-26, 2015, will boast a number of special collaborations and performances at this year’s festival.

As regular attendees of the celebrated festival know, these “MerleFest Moments” – as they’re often called – are a frequent result of the artistic, collective spirit of this special yearly musical gathering.

The four-day event, an annual homecoming of musicians and music fans, will once again take place on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. MerleFest is known for its unique mix of traditional, roots-oriented music from the Appalachian region, including bluegrass and oldtime music, Americana, blues, country, Celtic, Cajun, cowboy, zydeco, rock and many other styles that the late Doc Watson referred to as “traditional plus.”

“MerleFest has gotten a reputation for creating special music, moments and memories with the unique collaborations and spontaneous jams that occur over the course of the four days of the festival,” said Steve Johnson, artist relations manager for the festival. “Doc Watson started a lot of these collaborations at the festival years ago, and it’s great to see artists continue that tradition today. This year is no different as we continue some long-standing sets and have added new ones.”

The many special sets and collaboration that will take place at MerleFest 2015 include: A Friday evening performance on the Watson Stage pairs Americana artist and fan favorite Jim Lauderdale with North Mississippi Allstars. This year marks NMA’s first MerleFest appearance.

The Del McCoury Band’s set on the Watson Stage Friday night will feature the songs of Woody Guthrie.

McCoury has shown an affinity for the famed “Dustbowl Troubadour” in the past, setting some of Guthrie’s unreleased writings to original music.

“Sunset Jam: The Kruger Brothers with special guests” will take place on the Hillside stage on Friday evening.

Frequent Doc Watson collaborator Jack Lawrence will lead an all-star group of guitarists in a special guitarbased tribute to the late folk icon on the Watson Stage Saturday afternoon.

The “Lucid Dreamer” set will take place on Sunday morning with The Kruger Brothers joined by the Kontras Quartet on the Watson Stage.

Yearly collaborations that fans always look forward to include T. Michael Coleman’s “Memories of Doc and Merle” set, “Mando Mania” (featuring Tony Williamson, Emory Lester, Mike Compton, Andrew Marlin, James Nash and more), “Sunday Blues” with Roy Book Binder and special guests, Pete Wernick’s “Flexigrass Jam” and the highly anticipated “Hillside Album Hour” with the Waybacks.

Check out the full MerleFest 2015 lineup at www.MerleFest.org/lineup.

Tickets for MerleFest 2015 may be purchased at www.MerleFest.org or by calling 1-800-343-7857.

From their beginnings on the Midwestern festival circuit in 2003, Duluth, Minnesota’s Trampled By Turtles’ distinctive folk/roots hybrid sound has attracted a fervent fan base that anticipates every album and tour date. The release of 2012’s “Stars and Satellites” saw the band play to more fans than ever, sell close to 100,000 albums, and make their first national television appearance on “The Late Show with David Letterman.” The sought-after quintet even launched their own festival outside of Minneapolis in September 2014 and headlined at the Red Rocks Ampitheatre. They will perform Thursday at MerleFest.

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5 tips to slash prescription drug costs

(BPT) - Today’s rising health care costs can feel out of control. Fortunately, prescription drugs are an exception.

Consider these five simple ways to save money on your prescriptions so you can stay healthy and maintain your budget.

1. Ask about generic or lower-cost equivalents. Your health plan has a list of covered prescription drugs, called a formulary. Within that list are preferred drugs, which have a lower copayment cost for the patient. These are clinical or therapeutic equivalents to higher-priced brand drugs.

Always ask your prescriber or pharmacist, “Is there a generic for that?” It’s a fair question. Many physicians write for the familiar brands, the “tried and true,” or the newest, most highly marketed drug in the therapy class.

Until you ask, they may not be well acquainted with lowercost equivalents on your particular plan’s formulary.

2. Don’t be duped by drug coupons. Hundreds of highpriced brand drugs offer coupons that apply to the consumer’s share of the drug’s cost. But beware: A

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temporary discount may end up costing you more in the long run. A recent study in The New England Journal of Medicine found that 62 percent of coupons were for brand-name drugs for which lower-cost alternatives were available.

“Despite the short-term savings achievable with coupons, they do not offset higher, long-term costs because they’re nearly always time-delimited,” the study states.

“Some coupons can be used once and others more than once. But we found that few offered savings for more than a year. Once a coupon program ends, patients with chronic disease face copayments for these brandname medications that are higher than for those generic alternatives.”

3. Use preferred retail pharmacies for acute medications.

Many prescription plans offer a preferred network of retail pharmacies within a wider network. These plans allow you to save between $5 and $10 on copayments just by choosing a preferred pharmacy. Chances are good that a preferred pharmacy is conveniently located near you.

Before you fill a prescription for an acute medication, such as an antibiotic or painkiller, use your plan’s pharmacy locater to find a preferred option. And inform your doctor, as he or she may now send electronic prescriptions directly to the pharmacy.

Medicare patients choosing a prescription plan should look for one that offers preferred networks. Savings at the pharmacy window can easily exceed any small difference in premium amount.

4. Use home delivery for chronic or maintenance medications.With home delivery, many patients can save up to 33 percent on their copayment costs and have the medication delivered right to their door.

Home delivery is a safe and convenient way to obtain medications that you use long term. Many pharmacy plans will provide you with a 90-day supply for a lower copayment. Be sure to tell your doctor that you use home delivery so your prescription can be written for a 90-day supply.

There’s an important bonus that can save you even more: Patients using home delivery are more likely to take their medication as prescribed (see No. 5).

5. Take your medications as prescribed.While it might be tempting to stretch your medication dollar by skipping daily doses, this can be harmful to your health and end up costing you significantly more money to treat the health complications that could have been avoided.

Adherence to your prescribed therapy is the best way to make sure you get the most from your pharmacy benefit.

Take your medication at the proper time and frequency as indicated by your doctor, and refill and renew prescriptions as early as possible so you are never empty-handed.

Express Scripts offers mobile apps, as well as auto-refill and renewal reminder programs to help you stay on track.

For more information, visit lab.express-scripts.com.

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Use the cloud to get a start toward becoming ‘data smart’

(BPT) - No matter your job or the size of your business, you are probably aware of the piles of digital information inside your company. Data is everywhere.

can pull in a variety of data to create reports and visualizations."

You know this information can provide valuable insights, whether you're in marketing, sales, human resources, product development or finance. But how do you tap into the data to make better decisions if you're not a trained data analyst?

1. Identify the data. Wondering where to start? You likely already have data you can analyze in your financial, inventory, marketing and customer systems. To help you dig into this data, free cloud services such as Power BI (powerbi.com) can connect to other services such as Salesforce and Marketo. If you want to explore data outside your organization, free datasets, such as those on www.data.gov, are available on the Web.

There's good news: Cloud services make it much simpler for you to analyze data so you can make the right calls and become more persuasive with your boss, your co-workers and your customers.

"Business analytics is going mainstream," says James Phillips, general manager at Microsoft Corp., who oversees the company's Power BI cloud service. "And, with the cloud, you can get started fast. In a matter of minutes, you

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Follow these five tips to start getting data smart in your job:

2. Build on the tools and skills you have. You likely use Microsoft Excel to some degree, but even if you're not an expert, your information and any analysis you do in Excel can be fed into cloud services.

3. Visualize. With the new tools, you can tell a story with data.

They offer drag-and-drop ways to go beyond typical charts and look at information in multiple dimensions, over time, with

maps and more. They're great for creating presentations and plans.

4. Go real time. Keep your finger on the pulse of your business by mashing up data in easy-to-use dashboards.

Cloud services keep your dashboards up-to-date, providing insights about what your business looks like moment to moment so you can make better decisions, faster. Your bosses and teammates will be impressed.

5. Care to share. When choosing your service, look for features that make it easy to share reports and findings with co-workers. And encourage them to use the services so everyone has the opportunity to contribute insights.

Now is the time to become data smart. Today's cloud services make it simpler than ever to analyze your data and find the insights that will help your business.

About the Author Dr. Allan Somersall, PhD. MD studied at the Universities of London, Pennsylvania and Toronto, earning doctorates in both science and medicine. A practicing physician, for two decades he has been at the interface of nutrition and medicine.

This 60 page booklet explains the health benefits of muscadine grapes.

1. Muscadines help your body repair itself. This is important if you have any kind of arthritis and/or sports injury, or are recovering from any physical trauma.

2. They increase your energy level.

3. These all natural supplements benefit your heart and other organs, blood vessels, digestive and immune system.

4. Muscadines protect your endothelial cells which, in turn, limits harmful LDL, better known as ‘bad cholesterol.’

5. You’ll get relief from inflammation.

6. Muscadine grape supplements assist in the process of antiaging.

7. They contain many times more antioxidants than any other fruit and/or natural healing remedy.

8. You can improve skin tone and help reduce wrinkles throug the power of antioxidants present.

9. The resveratrol in the grape skins is known as a phytoestrogen which can help symptoms of menopause.

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Belk will hold its Spring Charity Sale benefiting local charities and non-profits on May 2nd from 6-10am at Belk stores.

This event provides a chance for Belk customers to take advantage of tremendous once-a-season savings at their local Belk store.

By purchasing a $5 ticket from participating local charities and nonprofit organizations, you get fantastic savings on Belk products including rarely discounted brands.

In return for the $5 donation ticket purchase, customers will receive admittance to the private Charity Sale event where merchandise discounts range from 20 to 50 percent off purchases throughout the store (excluding cosmetics and fragrances).

Support the Honoring Our Elders Nursing Home Program by purchasing your ticket at Red Door Consignment or Alpha and Omega Printing located at 2513 Neudorf Road in Clemmons. For more information call: 336.766.1211.

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My Dysfunctional Family Tree From the Ariel Bouvier Archives

Cousin Francine loved to fish. Some days she would sit on the Pee Dee River bank and fish all day without a bite. Undaunted, she would return early the next morning with a new kind of bait. After a while she started praying to Zeno of Verona, the patron saint of fishermen. She prayed for a big mouth bass or a 10-pound catfish.

After a while she started simply praying for a bite! One night, after a long day of fishing, she went home and prayed to Zeno to help her formulate a new catfish bait. During her restless night, she dreamed of catching hundreds of catfish. The next morning she ran down to the river and as she started to bait her hook, she saw a recipe for catfish bait scribbled in the dirt. She headed back home and mixed up her first batch of what later became her famous recipe. Back down on the riverbank she tossed her line in and a few minutes later she had a bite. She hooked a big catfish and proceeded to tangle with him for over an hour before hauling him in. All day long she caught fish using that bait. She made batch after batch, and catfish seemed to come from miles around to get a taste. She started packaging her bait and named it “Zeno’s Catfish Caviar.” Her bait was made up of molasses, sardines, garlic, flour, and a secret ingredient. She was convinced that the patron saint had scribbled the recipe in the dirt and she never cast her line without first bowing her head and saying a little prayer.

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getfit

At the Office

Most of us have sedentary jobs. Work takes up a significant part of the day. What can you do to increase your physical activity during the work day?

Walk down the hall to speak with someone rather than using the telephone.

Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Or get off a few floors early and take the stairs the rest of the way.

Walk while waiting for the plane at the airport.

Stay at hotels with fitness centers or swimming pools and use them while on business trips.

Take along a jump rope in your suitcase when you travel. Jump and do calisthenics in your hotel room.

Participate in or start a recreation league at your company.

Form a sports team to raise money for charity events.

Join a fitness center or Y near your job. Work out before or after work to avoid rush-hour traffic, or drop by for a noon workout.

Schedule exercise time on your business calendar and treat it as any other important appointment.

Get off the bus a few blocks early and walk the rest of the way to work or home.

Walk around your building for a break during the work day or during lunch.

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At Play

Play and recreation are important for good health. Look for opportunities to be active and have fun at the same time.

Plan family outings and vacations that include physical activity (hiking, backpacking, swimming, etc.)

See the sights in new cities by walking, jogging or bicycling.

Make a date with a friend to enjoy your favorite physical activities. Do them regularly.

Play your favorite music while exercising, something that motivates you.

Dance with someone or by yourself. Take dancing lessons. Hit the dance floor on fast numbers instead of slow ones.

Join a recreational club that emphasizes physical activity.

At the beach, sit and watch the waves instead of lying flat. Better yet, get up and walk, run or fly a kite.

When golfing, walk instead of using a cart.

Play singles tennis or racquetball instead of doubles.

At a picnic, join in on badminton instead of croquet.

At the lake, rent a rowboat instead of a canoe. www.americanheart.org

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LOCAL VETERAN OPENS CUSTOM FIREARMS BUSINESS

By Jackie Kohler

From the time AJ Anderson was a small boy, all he ever wanted to be was a United States Marine!

He spent his junior and senior years in High School enrolled in the Delayed Entry Program living for the day the bus would carry him to Parris Island and land him on the tarmac on the infamous yellow footprints. The ones beneath the portals that bear the quote…” Through these doors pass the world’s finest fighting men - United States Marines.

He realized that dream in the summer of 2001, graduating his class at boot camp with honors and a meritorious promotion. He went on to the school of infantry where he became a motorman and a weapons expert.

Not long after he was assigned to the 2nd Battalion 2nd Marine Division at Camp LeJuene, he was promptly deployed to Fallujah, Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Several back-to-back deployments caught up with him and on January 13, 2006 while his company was operating in the Sunni Triangle, the Marines in his unit engaged in a firefight with insurgents that resulted in the death of several of his brothers in arms and some serious injuries to AJ. He suffered a gunshot wound, mortar explosions that caused a traumatic brain injury and some severe nerve damage to his back and right leg.

He was medevac’d back to the States after surgery and some recovery in a European hospital. He then spent the next two years in recovery and rehabilitation at Maxwell Hall, now known as the Wounded Warrior Barracks at Camp LeJuene. Along with many other awards and unit citations, he was awarded the Purple Heart. The nature of his injuries would not allow integration back to his unit and he was subsequently Honorably Discharged under medical conditions. There is not a day that goes by according to him that he does not “want to get up and join his fellow Marines in the fight to keep our Nation free from those who would threaten it.”

Last year AJ, made a decision to use the skills and

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technical expertise learned in the Corps and turn what was a pleasurable hobby into a viable business. He knew a market existed in the firearms industry for the AR15 platform rifle. So many people he spoke with were either collectors or shooting enthusiast and wanted his knowledge and skill to have custom rifles built or help with modifications on their own.

So armed with a plan and some help from his family he set out to build his own firearms business. In February of this year CHIMERA ARMAMENT, LLC opened its doors for business in the Bronze Plaza on LewisvilleClemmons Road.

With a strong desire to help people build the rifle of their choosing, he has created a shop where you can come purchase the parts necessary to build and modify your own rifle, purchase a custom designed and built rifle from the wall or sit with him and design a rifle to the specifications of the individual. He is one of a very few AR-15 experts in this area.

While Anderson does not manufacture and weapons parts himself, he pulls from a wide variety of weapons manufacturers for his parts and then designs and brings those parts together to form the completed rifle. Noveske, Spikes Tactical, BCM, Anderson Rifles and Aero Precision are just a few of the manufacturers he deals with on a regular basis.

In addition to assembly and sales of firearms, the shop also offers gunsmithing and repairs for most weapons.

Concealed Carry Classes are offered by Steven Tabor of Templar Training. He is both DOD- and NRA-certified instructor. You can register for class at the store or go directly to www.templarup.com for class date schedules, register and pay for the course online.

In the spring, they plan to offer Situational Awareness Classes, and a small variety of other tactical classes.

These classes are meant to help individuals become more aware of their surroundings so that “they do not become a target of opportunity for someone who might want to do them or a loved one harm.” Also on the horizon are both beginner and intermediate AR-15 builder classes that will be taught by Anderson.

The store sells a variety of handguns, ammunition and other gun enthusiast parts and accessories, and they are a distributor for the Drake Safe Company of Roxboro, NC. Here is a great example of one of our country’s proud veteran who has been able to overcome some adversity,

lead a productive life and give back something useful and wanted in the community.

You can also like their Facebook Page: Chimera Armament, LLC

Visit the shop: CHIMERA ARMAMENT at 6332-A Cephis Drive, Clemmons, NC 27012 or call 336-8935639. The business hours are Tuesday – Friday 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM & Saturdays from Noon to 5:00 PM

This shop owner on his off time enjoys spending time with his 5 year old daughter Brady, his girlfriend Brittany Keistler and his extended family!

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November 6-8 & December 5-6 Myrtle Beach, SC Christmas Shows

October 22 North Carolina State Fair

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November 6-8 & December 5-6 November 6-8 & December 5-6 Myrtle Beach,Myrtle SC Christmas Shows Beach, SC Christmas Show

RALEIGH, NC Includes transportation and ticket.

December 5-6 • $249 MYRTLE BEACH SC visitors OPRY to listen to via SHOW smart phone QR codes. The CAROLINA CHRISTMAS Wake Forest University CAROLINA OPRY CHRISTMAS SHOW exhibit is sponsored by the Eastern Band of Cherokee November 6-8 & December 5-6 ALABAMA THEATRE CHRISTMAS SHOW Myrtle Beach, SC Christmas Shows This trip includes two days/one night oceanfrontCentral ALABAMA THEATRE CHRISTMAS SHOW Phone: 336-758-5282 Indians in partnership with Cherokee lodging, Supreme Fruit Cake Tour, two great This trip includesWebsite: two shows/three meals, oceanfront lodging, http://moa.wfu.edu December 8 & December Schools, Southwestern College, and 12 shows & 2 meals and shoppingCommunity at Tanger Outlet.

Supreme Fruit Cake Tour, Pawley’s Island Village and shopping at Western Carolina University with funding provided the Tanger Outlet.

December 8 • $85 This traveling exhibition focuses on Cherokee December 8Services. & December 12A by the Institute of Museum and Library December 8& December 12 November 12 • $85 AMERICAN MUSIC JUBILEE CHRISTMAS SHOW language and culture, using sound recordings as the selection of contemporary Cherokee objects from AMERICAN MUSIC JUBILEE CHRISTMAS SHOW THEATRE IN SELMA, NC basis for presenting coherent story in words and text. RUDY MOA’s collection will RUDY THEATRE IN SELMA,aNC Athe grand shopping experience willalso also be on display. This Major Cherokee Homeland, A grandthemes shoppinginclude experience will also be provided atHeritage the Carolina be provided the Carolina Premium exhibit is at cosponsored by the WFU Linguistics Outlet.

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Three days/two nights lodging. Three shows included: The Smoky Mountain Opry, The Soul of Motown and The Comedy Barn, Bush Bean Museum & lunch. Christmas lights in Gatlinburg. Includes 3 paid meals.

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April 2-4 • $400 April 2-4 MOSES AT THE SIGHT & SOUND THEATRE April 23 – May 28 – Oct 8

We will have a guided plant tour of the BMW Factory & Museum.

PAID LUNCH at the World-Famous Southern Landmark Beacon Drive-In and a stop at Abbott’s Peach Farm.

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26-28 June 26-28 DC Washington, June 26-28 Washington, MayDC2-4 Washington, DC Charleston, SC July 30 Trip includes a tour of: the Smithsonian, US Capitol, Arlington National Cementery, BMW Automobile Plant Tour

June 26-28 • $399 WASHINGTON, DC

Holocaust Museum, Lincoln, Jefferson, FDR, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iwo Jima & MLK Memorials. ALL MEALS PAID.

July 9 • $99 GOSPEL JUBILEE

July 30 BMW Automobile Plant Tour June 26-28

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September 20-23

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Smoky Mountain Train Ride many Southern Gospel hits. This trip includes a four course meal.

July 23 • $75 AMERICAN MUSIC JUBILEE SUMMER SHOW

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A grand shopping experience will also be provided.

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October 15 • $115 SMOKY MOUNTAIN TRAIN RIDE

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Bryson City to Fontana Lake area through the beautiful Western NC. Cross the Tuckasegee River, climbing 100’ above the water. Come see the beautiful fall foliage.

BMW Automobile Plant Tour

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