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I N C L U D I N G T H E G R E AT TA S T E S O F
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Yadkin Valley Living is a publication of
Creekside Communications, Inc.
January/February 2009
Volume 9 Number 3
Publisher/ Editor
Barbara Krenzer Norman
Advertising Sales
John Norman
Marcia Burge
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contents
yadkin valley homestyles
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Yadkin Valley People
Profiles of good people
doing good things.
10 Pat Bertke
11 Nancy Bellamy
12 Richard Montgomery
13 Rebecca Dresser
foodsandflavors
15 Comforting Quick Breads
19 Yummy Upside-Down Cake
21 Winterly Drinks Kids Can Make
23 Warming Egg Recipes
24 Community Support Agriculture
25 Feeding the Flock from Mt. Ulla
26 YV Wine Tasting Rooms
28 Featured Wine: Shadow Mist
29 Chic Revamping for Your Home
31 Happy Winter Fun with Kids
33 Planting for Leaf Color in ‘09
36 Nine Winter Weekends
39 Marry Me 2009! Wedding Guide
40 Love My Wedding Video
44 Using a Wedding Planner
45 Wedding Lore, Legend & Tradition
48 Outdoor Wedding at a B & B
49 A Wedding at Rockford B & B
Healthy is as healthy does
51 Healthy Beauty with a Smile
53 We Need Vitamin D
56 Mobility
57 Technology & Better Vision
59 You ARE What Media Feeds You
61 The Hype on Blood Pressure
62 Know Your BMI
65 Pets Get Winter’s Dry Skin, Too
in every issue…
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inspirations
In Nana’s Kitchen
From the Hearth
featured wine
yadkin valley gardener
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recollections/ what’s in a name
antiques & collectibles guide
what is that?
resource guidebook
last words
Contributing Writers
Laura Blackburn, Mary Bohlen, Toby Bost,
Robin Brock, D.V.M.,
Robert C. Campbell, M.D.,
Melinda Childress, Pharm.D., MBA,
Betty Cooper, Chad Eller,
Christine Greene, Lisa Groce,
R. Bruce Heye, Hannah Holyfield, Jan Kelly,
Kelly Kilby, Denise Lyon, Paula Metcalfe,
Sandra Miller, April Pardue, Tavi Petree,
June Rollins, Leigh Summer, M.D.,
Keith Vance, Pharm. D.,
William E. Virtue, D.D.S., Marilyn C. Wells
Photographs & Photographers
Ryan Norman, Jeanne M. Dobson
John & Barbara Norman, Chad Eller,
Jim Drum Photography
Mary Bohlen, Melissa Hobson
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ime to ease away from the rush-and-bustle that so often define the
holiday season. The guests are gone and now you can initiate
making the most of this new year. Let us take you in a
whole new direction over the next nine wintry weekends from
one end of the Yadkin Valley to the other, taking advantage of all
the exciting things there are to do and see, right here in our own
backyard. The first priority is staying healthy and we have some great
advice for you.
These blustery days afford time to hone the details of
that upcoming perfect wedding with experts' advice
on traditions, trends, fashions, choosing a wedding
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Nothing fills a home, a heart and a tummy better than the heavenly aroma of a still warm from the oven quick bread like muffins,
biscuits, rolls, breadsticks and corn bread. Making your own
breads can be particularly satisfying. The melted butter or
honey oozing between your fingers is just a plus! Recall
too, the smell of Grandma's smooth applesauce, sink your
teeth into an elegant confection called an Upsidedown
Pineapple Cranberry SweetPotato Gingerbread Cake—
the flavors together are enchanting.
Enjoy making unforgettable memories with the
youngsters in your life by mixing up a mug of spirit-soothing steamy cocoa with Nana to help cure the shivers and
accompany some fun activities to block winter idleness
directly from the files of a fourth grade teacher.
Be honest, we are all hanging on to the dream of a peaceful year perhaps with only one or two bouts with the wonderful white stuff
that seems to stop our world in its tracks and yet creates the most picturesque winterscapes and snowmen!
Everyone of us was given special gifts—we each have our strengths and
weaknesses. It's up to us and no one else to decifer what these gifts are and
to use them to benefit ourselves and others. At the day's end, when the pace
has slowed, did we choose some time over the day to spread some joy, send
out the first smile at an encounter or create one with a phone call, a handwritten note, a compliment, a comforting hug? Seeking your dreams and
doing the things you love, ahh, that's success. This is a new year, there's a
tomorrow and many more issues of Yadkin Valley Living Magazine
to come in 2009!
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Inspirations
with Sandra Miller
photo by Melissa Hobson
There is Hope
I
was so filled with sentiment after our 40th high school reunion in 2007
that I had to write about it. So when we had a barbeque last October, a
former classmate asked if I was going to write about us getting together
again. I didn’t think I would, but the whole atmosphere that erupted by us coming together again has spurred fuel for another article. The fire within me is ignited by one word: hope.
The fifties and sixties were ablaze with hope. I’m not ashamed to say that my
parents wore “I Like Ike” buttons. Mama and I skipped Sunday night church service when Elvis made his first live appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Songs like
“Duke of Earl” and “Wake Up Little Susie” were playing on transistor radios. And
I had an appointment every Saturday morning with Howdy Doody, Mighty Mouse,
and Furry. The worst violence I saw on TV was during the Perry Mason and
Bonanza episodes. Hope spilled from our Depression-tainted parents, who felt like
millionaires when they got jobs and loans to build houses with a bathroom.
A cold silence paralyzed us the day our principal announced over the intercom
that President John Kennedy had been gunned down. Despair swept across the
country as other prominent men fell during that era. And a mean war took many
of our classmates away after graduation. Thankfully, they all returned safely.
Yesterday we began calling and emailing each other, expressing our sorrow
over the loss of another classmate—our fifth to date. But even though all five left
us way too soon, we have hope of a reunion one day. We may be country, smalltown thinkers to some, but I believe that most of us have hope for a better day
and there’s nothing small about that.
Fast forward to September 11, 2001, when our country came together. People
who had never thought they were religious changed their minds as fear swept
from sea to shining sea. Just as in the past, wars to protect our freedom have taken
many lives. The failing economy has stunned Baby Boomers, who have enjoyed
the prosperity of the past 60 years. And distrust in the government has voted in
change.
But amid the fiasco there is hope. Just like our 60-member, small-town class,
whose focus is to stay united until the end, there is a minority of believers who are
holding back judgment simply because of their presence. What am I saying?
As long as the Church remains, this world has hope.
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Stokes County Arts Council Winter
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Jan. 31 “Mr. Lincoln’s Office,” 6p,
Walnut Cove Senior Center
Feb. 1, same event at Historic
Danbury Courthouse at 2p
Feb. 14 “Romeo & Juliet,” 6p,
King Moravian Church
Feb. 28 “Star-Spangled Girls,” 6p,
King American Legion Post
Surry County Arts Council,
(336) 786-7998, Mount Airy:
Feb. 5 Carolina Ballet “Swan Lake,”
Andy Griffith Theatre, 7p, $10
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Jan. 22 “Four of a Kind,” film, at
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PEOPLE
Pat Bertke
by Denise Lyon
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ne of the many things that
will impress you upon getting
to know Pat Bertke is that she
really lives her art. Pat was demonstrating the art of weaving on her hand-built
4-harness cherry wood loom at the
Yadkin Valley Craft Guild Gallery Shop
recently, and was sharing a bit of her
history of working with natural fibers.
As she rhythmically and effortlessly did
the fancy footwork and the pushing
and pulling, she gracefully demonstrated the dance of the weaver at the loom.
Pat is the owner of Wild Weft Weaving
and she carries out her weaving process
from sheep to shawl, involving herself
in every aspect. She lives with her family on a 100 acre farm in Yadkin County
just outside of the town of Jonesville
with a couple of sheep and a couple of
llamas in the mix. Not only does Bertke
shear her own sheep, but she also spins
her wool, dyes the fibers with natural
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dyes and uses the fiber for weaving gorgeous scarves, towels, placemats and
table runners.
Bertke began working with natural
fibers 20 years ago when she lived in
Michigan and where she also raised
lambs and sheep. She began by spinning and then knitting, and learned to
weave after moving to Jonesville and
meeting her mentor, weaver Robert
Elbe.
Bertke works on two different
hand-built looms, both built by the 80
year old Elbe who lives just outside of
North Wilkesboro. Pat took part in the
loom building process with him, and
clearly knows how being integrally
involved in the process takes you closer
to the work. "This helps you really
know if something's off" during the
weaving process, Bertke noted.
You get the feeling that this
involvement in every stage - from rais-
ing and nurturing her sheep, to creating
the naturally dyed fiber, to building her
loom to taking a beautifully woven
completed piece off the loom - is very
important to Bertke. She is an artist
who seems to appreciate the significance of being very present in her work
in all its stages…a person who knows
that the process is as important as the
product. And by watching her weave,
seeing the intricate designs emerge and
following the meditative back and forth
of the weft as she creates her work of
art, you become part of that perfect
present moment.
Pat Bertke is the owner of Wild Weft
Weaving and is a member of the
Yadkin Valley Craft Guild in Elkin
where she exhibits and sells her work.
She is also available for commissioned
pieces by calling 336-835-4528.
PEOPLE
Nancy Bellamy
ancy Bellamy is a prime example of someone
who keeps a shoulders back, direct eye contact,
positive attitude approach to new opportunity.
Most of her life, she had dreamed of becoming a writer,
however, that changed in early 2003 when her daughter-in-law introduced her to making beaded jewelry.
Nancy's creativity took off and has developed into a
business called April Designs. Nancy's trademark is her
custom made one-of-a-kind sterling silver and gemstone asymmetrical and versatile jewelry.
It was impossible not to notice Nancy's necklace
during our interview. She had a tablespoon-sized pendant of an angular natural river stone, adorned with a
hand crafted, siver leaf dangling from three strands of
amethyst spheres, accented with silver beads.
When you peer into her case at Station on Main in
downtown Mocksville, no two pieces are the same! She
is one of the galleries top selling artists. Brides have
commissioned Nancy to design wedding party jewelry
and she does many custom orders including items for
jewelry shops in Franklin, North Carolina, as well as
Tampa, Florida, where the owners are designers themselves. In 2007, she was a recipient of the Artist Walk
Judges Choice Award for 3-D Art at Festival in the Park
in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Nancy was adopted as a child and raised in
Kernersville. She married a physician, lived in several
different states during his career and happily assumed
the support role. When her husband retired, the
Bellamys returned to North Carolina. Her four step
children are now grown and she proudly announced
she has eight grandchildren.
"Sometimes it feels like my life has started all over
again," comments Nancy. Now her husband supports
her new career, often attending art events. "It's so
rewarding to see and talk with the people viewing and
purchasing my work," she continued. Nancy works at
her home studio and captures impromptu ideas on the
various sketch pads that are scattered about. She does
many art events around the state and her hope is to one
day open a retail store that also houses her studio. You
easily sense the creative juices have just begun to flow
for this artist.
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photo by Barbara Norman
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PEOPLE
Richard
Montgomery
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riginally an Arkansas boy,
sounds like the Old North
State has a firm grip on
Richard Montgomery, art instructor at
Surry Community College in Dobson.
With an educational background rooted
in Louisiana State University with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts, (BFA), and Indiana
University for his MFA, Robert has
taught collegiate art classes across North
Carolina in drawing, art history, art
appreciation, and painting but his
favorite media is ceramics. "Once I
learned to throw, it ate at me until I could
get back to it," he recalled.
Both of Richard's parents were artistic; his mother was a painter while his
father sketched and whittled carvings
though they never pursued art as a
career. Today, Richard belongs to multiple professional organizations as does
his wife Janet, also a potter. He is adviser of SCC's Art Club and since being at
the college, has designed and developed
a ceramics facility with glaze bins, spray
booths, slab roller, 15 wheels and shelf
units generously lined with clay creations at all different stages of completion. Of course, he wants to see the
program's enrollment continue to
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increase and to see the Associate of Fine
Arts degree as a viable program degree,
transferrable to any four-year institution. With the current emphasis on
tourism, Robert sees the obvious potential for the Yadkin Valley becoming a
strong artistic community.
While teaching at Appalachian State
University, Robert and Janet, a WinstonSalem native, bought mountain proper-
ty that is their respite. Whenever they
escape both jobs, they head for the
cabin and a wood fired kiln! At home,
Robert enjoys his annual vegetable garden and being greeted at the door by his
cats, Midnight and Tiger.
Art is his life and that enthusiasm
reflected in his students' eyes, his future
Yadkin Valley ceramic artists!
montgomeryr@surry.edu
PEOPLE
Rebecca Dresser
hile her three children were
in school, Rebecca Dresser
completed a degree in English
Education and taught college developmental writing. As the kids reached
adulthood, she and her husband moved
to Stokes County. Their small home,
nestled in the mountains, lends itself to
serious concentration and she began
painting in earnest. Basically selftaught, Rebecca says, “It’s the joy of
focusing on something other than kids
and life.” Music fills her art space—a
source of energy and rhythm for her
brush strokes of oil paint.
Credence has been reached with her
first solo exhibit at the Stokes Arts
Council Gallery in August. Color,
color, color—that’s Rebecca’s distinctive style, large paintings and small. “I
remember, as a child, getting a new box
of crayons. I still like the feel, the smell
and all the wonderful colors—I love
color!” You notice that characteristic of
her work immediately—the stronger
the colors, the better.
Originally from Massachusetts,
Rebecca lived in Winston-Salem before
moving to Stokes County. She is a member of the Associated Artists in WinstonSalem and the Stokes Arts Council.
With less than a year of being a fulltime artist, Rebecca has had an exciting
time. Her emboldened color style
earned her a third place award out of 30
competing artists and a permanent space
in the Hanes Company art collection.
She recalls working six hours a day to
complete her 5’X5’ canvas, employing a
new artistic style to paint Life in the
Garden, a somewhat abstract rendering
of her dog Bruschi amid the lilies of her
garden. This year Rebecca also participated in the Humane Society’s Art
Unleashed fundraising project, painting
a dog sculpture with the state flower.
Her beaded stone and glass jewelry is in
the Dan River Art Market and
Associated Artists’ gift shop. She participates in arts and crafts shows, often
joined by her husband who makes cus-
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tom knives. Rebecca teaches adult literacy, plays the guitar and vocalizes with
“The Ramshackles,” performing blues,
folk and some rock music.
“Painting or any form of art helps
you think through your life and soul.
For me, it’s very meditative—a chance
to slow down and breathe.”
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hen the cold winds blow
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day, especially if we add bread to
our meal. If you are among lots of
working people that just rush in to
prepare dinner, you may think there
is no time for bread preparation
until you read the following recipes.
Try some of these quick and easy
recipes to complete some of your
hearty, winter meals.
W
Maine Apple French Toast
1 cup brown sugar
½ c. butter
2 T. corn syrup
2 tart apples, peeled and sliced
5 eggs
1 ½ c.milk
1 t. vanilla
1 loaf French bread, cut in ¾” slices
Cook sugar, butter and syrup until
syrupy. Pour into 9 x 13 inch baking
dish. Spread apple slices over syrup,
arrange bread over apples. Whisk
remaining ingredients together, pour
over bread. Refrigerate overnight.
Bake uncovered at 350°F, 40 min.
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2 c. baking mix
2/3 c. milk
½ c. shredded cheddar cheese
¼ c. butter, melted
Red Lobster Biscuits
¼ t. garlic powder
1 T. parsley flakes
Combine baking mix, milk, and cheese until soft
dough forms. Beat for 30 seconds. Add garlic powder
and parsley flakes to melted butter. Add to dough.
Bake at 450°F for 10-15 minutes. Mix together extra
garlic powder, parsley flakes, and butter to brush over
biscuit tops after baking.
Cracker Barrel Biscuits
Freezer Biscuits
2 ¼ c. baking mix
2/3 c. buttermilk
1 t. sugar
1 T. butter, melted
Preheat oven to 450°F. Mix first 3
ingredients together, add 1 T. of the
melted butter into batter. Stir ingredients until soft dough forms. Turn onto
floured surface and knead 20 times.
Roll to ½” thick. Cut out, place in a
ungreased, round cake pan next to
each other. Before putting in the oven,
flatten slightly. Brush with melted butter and bake 8-10 minutes. Brush
again with melted butter.
6 c. flour
½ c. instant dry milk
¼ c. baking powder
¼ c. sugar
2 t. salt
2 t. cream of tartar
2 c. shortening
1 ½ c. water
Combine all ingredients except shortening and water. Cut in shortening,
stir in water to moisten. Knead and
roll out ½ to ¾” thick. Cut and freeze
on a flat surface. Will keep for 3 to 4
months in an airtight container. Bake
frozen biscuits as needed in 400°F
oven for 20 to 30 minutes.
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Sour Cream Cornbread
1 c. self-rising corn meal
1 small can cream style corn
½ c. vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 (8 oz.) carton sour cream
1 t. salt
1 t. sugar
Combine all ingredients in the order
given. Pour into an 8-9-inch greased
pan or iron skillet. Bake at 350°F
for 45 minutes.
Texas Cornbread
1 c. yellow cornmeal
2/3 c. flour
¼ t. baking soda
1 ¼ c. buttermilk
1 large egg, beaten
Preheat oven to 400°F. Combine
cornmeal, flour, baking soda in
center of bowl. Stir in buttermilk
and egg just until moist. Pour into
a sprayed 7 x 11-inch baking pan.
Bake for 15 minutes
or until golden brown.
Quick Cheese Bread
2 c. cheddar cheese, grated
1 ½ c. baking mix
½ c. skim milk
1 egg, beaten
1 T. parsley flakes
1 T. minced onion
¼ stick of butter, melted
In a bowl, combine 1 c. cheese and
1 ½ c. baking mix. Add ½ c. milk,
beaten egg, parsley flakes, and
minced onion. Mix well and pour
into a greased 8-9-inch round cake
pan or skillet. Pour the melted butter
over the bread mixture and sprinkle
with the remaining cheese. Bake at
350°F for 25-30 minutes.
Variety Muffins
2 c. sifted flour
3 t. baking powder
1 t. salt
2 T. sugar
1 egg, well beaten
1 ¼ c. milk
1/3 c. corn oil
Sift dry ingredients together. Make
a well, add remaining ingredients all
at once. Stir only enough to dampen flour. Batter will be lumpy. Fill
greased muffin pans 2/3 full. Bake
in 400°F oven 25-30 minutes.
Makes 12 large or 18 medium
muffins.
Different Varieties
Peanut Butter Muffins: Cut ½ c.
creamy peanut butter into sifted
dry ingredients before adding
liquids.
Blueberry Muffins: Increase sugar
to 1/3 c., add 1 c. fresh, frozen, or
drained canned blueberries.
Cheesy Breadsticks
1 ½ c. shredded Monterey Jack
cheese
¼ c. poppy seeds
2 T. dry onion soup mix
2 (11 oz.) packages breadstick dough
Preheat oven to 375°F. Spread cheese
evenly in 9 x 13-inch baking dish.
Sprinkle poppy seeds and soup mix
evenly over cheese. Separate breadstick dough into sticks, stretch until
each is about 12 inches long. Roll
strips in cheese mixture, coating all
sides. Cut into 4 pieces. Place on a
baking sheet. Bake for 12 minutes.
Sugared Apple Muffins: Add 1 c.
chopped, peeled apples to mixed
ingredients. Combine ½ t. cinnamon with 2 T. sugar. Sprinkle over
tops of muffins before baking.
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Seeded Parmesan Rolls
3 T. melted butter
1 T. minced, dried onion
1 t. dill seeds
1 t. poppy seeds
¼ t. celery seeds
¼ c. parmesan cheese
1 can Golden Layers
Biscuits
Melt butter, add the onion and seeds. Cut biscuits into
quarters, dip in butter mixture. Place in large round pan.
Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top before baking at 350°F.
for 15 to 20 minutes.
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Farmland Veterinary Clinic, P.A.
Farm, Home and Office Calls
Call 336-492-7148 for an appointment
3793 Hwy. 64 West in Mocksville
(located at the intersection of Hwy. 64 and Hwy. 901)
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Come visit our cookie factory…
MANY CUSTOMERS ARE SURPRISED TO FIND THAT AT OUR
BAKERY EVERY COOKIE IS STILL HAND-ROLLED AND
HAND-CUT. THIS IS A DIFFICULT AND TIME CONSUMING
PROCESS. BUT I WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY. FOR
OUR HAND MADE METHOD MAKE OUR COOKIE, UNIQUE.
AND BEING A FAMILY OPERATION MAKES OUR BUSINESS,
UNIQUE. MY HUSBAND TRAVIS, AND CHILDREN, RAMONA
AND MICHAEL GIVE PERSONAL ATTENTION TO EVERY DETAIL.
VISIT AFTER 3 AND MY GRANDCHILDREN, ISABELLA & FIONA
MIGHT WAIT ON YOU. YES, THINGS ARE DIFFERENT IN A
FAMILY BUSINESS. FOR INSTANCE, THE FIRST QUESTION THE
PRESIDENT OF THIS COMPANY IS ASKED EACH MORNING IS
NOT "HOW WERE SALES YESTERDAY?", BUT, ARE YOU COOKING
SUPPER TONIGHT MOM?".
Evva Hanes
Handmade Moravian Cookies
Home of the “real” Moravian cookie that’s
hand-rolled and hand-cut (no machines)
Evva Hanes baking cookies
in her home in 1964.
a must for
cookbook
collectors
The Hanes’ family
worked hard to
introduce the great
taste of Mrs. Hanes’
cookies, at fairs
and festivals.
MONDAY–FRIDAY 7–5, SATURDAY 9–2
(come before 2pm, MONDAY–FRIDAY
if you want to watch our bakers roll)
TEL (336)764-1402
TOLL-FREE (888)764-1402
FAX (336)764-8637
www.hanescookies.com
e-mail: hanes@hanescookies.com
Tours given January–October,
Monday–Friday, 9am–2pm;
call to schedule a tour
Mrs. Hanes’ Moravian Cookies
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SO COME VISIT. WATCH OUR COOKIES
BEING MADE. ENJOY A SAMPLE AND MEET
MY FAMILY. AND WHO KNOWS, IF THE
PRESIDENT IS COOKING, YOU MIGHT
EVEN GET INVITED TO SUPPER!
Evva Hanes
4643 Friedberg Church Rd • Clemmons, NC
dessert tray
Upside-Down Pineapple SweetPotato
Gingerbread Cake
1 can (20 oz.) sliced pineapple, in natural juice
1 T. butter
1/4 c. packed light brown sugar
1 t. ground ginger
1/4 c. dried cranberries
1 pkg. (14 or 14 1/2 oz.) gingerbread cake mix
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. NC SweetPotatoes, peeled, grated
Drain pineapple, reserving 3 T. and 1/2 c. juice. Set aside 1 whole pineapple slice; cut 5 slices in half. Save
remainder of pineapple and juice for future use. Oven 350°F, melt butter in 9 x 2-inch round cake pan. In a
small bowl, combine brown sugar, ginger, 3 T. pineapple juice. Pour mixture in pan with melted butter, tilt to
evenly distribute. Place whole pineapple ring in center of pan; arrange half slices in crescents around center.
Fill in spaces with cranberries. In bowl, combine dry cake mix, eggs, SweetPotato, 1/2 c. juice. Using a fork, stir
vigorously about 2 minutes, scraping sides until well mixed. Spread over pineapple in pan. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Invert onto platter, replacing
any fruit that remains in pan. Can serve warm or at room temperature. Yield: 10 servings.
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Two locations to serve you
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There’s Nothing Like Grandma’s Smooth Applesauce
Good memories are often easily refreshed by just the simple sense of smell...wonderful memories of your grandmother
and how things were done in her day. Here’s a tempting way to serve a familiar fruit.
4 apples
2 T. sugar
1/4 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. vanilla
Wash the apples and cut them into
quarters. Then put them into a
saucepan and add one cup water. Set
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strainer but seeds and apple skin. Now
pour the applesauce back into the
saucepan. Stir in the sugar, cinnamon,
and vanilla.
Return the saucepan to the stove for
three minutes and your applesauce is
finished. Cool it before serving.
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the saucepan over a low temperature
and cook the apples until they are soft.
Turn the apples out of the saucepan
into a strainer held carefully over a
bowl. Then, using the back of a spoon,
rub the apples through with firm
strokes until nothing remains in the
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Phone/Fax 336-835-6748
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Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm; Sat 8-12 noon
Cakes & goodies for sale in our shop at all times!
in Nana’s kitchen
by Christine Greene
HOT CHOCOLATE MIX
1 8-qt size dry milk
1 lb. chocolate-flavored drink
1 c. confectioners sugar
(less for less sweet)
1 6-oz. can coffee creamer
½ t. salt
Thoroughly mix all ingredients. Store
in container with a close fitting lid. Use
1/3 c. mix per cup of hot water per
serving. Quantity recipe: Combine total
mix recipe with 2 gallons water. Heat
and serve. Yield: 48 6-oz. servings
HOT SPICED CIDER
8 c. (2 qt.) apple cider
4 c. (1 qt.) pineapple juice
4 c. (1 qt.) cranberry juice cocktail
2 c. (1 pt.) water
3 small broken cinnamon sticks
3 t. whole cloves
½ c. brown sugar, optional (if sweeter
is desired)
Place juices and water in 30-cup percolator. Place spices and sugar, if using, in
coffee basket. Perk as you would coffee.
Serve hot. Yield: 24 6-oz. servings
HOT JUICY TEA
3 family-size decaffeinated tea bags
2 qt. water
1 ½ c. sugar
12-14 whole cloves
1-2 sticks cinnamon
4 c. (1 qt.) orange juice
4 c. (1 qt.) pineapple juice
½ cup lemon juice
Boil 2 qt. water with cloves, cinnamon
tied in bag or in a tea strainer. Steep tea
bags in water 5 minutes. Remove
spices. Add sugar, stir until dissolved.
Add juices, mix all together. Store in
refrigerator. Serve hot.
Yield: 24 6-oz. servings
INSTANT HOT SPICED TEA
9-oz. Tang (orange flavored breakfast
drink)
½ c. lemon flavored instant tea
1 c. sugar
1 to 2 t. cinnamon
½ t. each cloves & allspice
Mix thoroughly. Store mix in tightlycovered container. Use 2 to 2 ½ t.
(scant T.) per cup hot water.
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M
y “out-of-town” granddaughters, Sydney, 5, and Mollie, 3,
stayed with me while their parents celebrated their anniversary a few months ago. When in Nana’s kitchen, they almost
always ask for hot chocolate, no matter what the weather.
Of course, hot chocolate is especially good in the winter when most
days are cold! It is very convenient/instant in envelopes now, so one only
has to heat water (making sure it is not too hot for little ones), and the children love to mix it, and then sip from a spoon, or even from a straw. I
make sure to always have a few boxes of those envelopes on hand, but you
can make your own mix. Children can do the mixing, after which they will
enjoy the stirring and sipping. Be prepared for spills and remember to put
on the aprons!
Other warm beverages, made using juices, are delightful and are much
more nutritious than many of the juice drinks (sometimes having only 5%
juice), or sodas consumed so frequently. Actually, sodas have no nutritive
value, which means they contain only empty calories (mostly sugar). Water
would be better in most cases, and certainly less costly. When Olivia (now
10) was very small, her primary drink was apple juice. I got a plastic bear
container, much like honey comes in, and told her to let it be her Water
Bear.
Adequate liquids help prevent dehydration. Our bodies are 60 to 70%
water. Water/liquid takes oxygen to our cells, removes waste, and protects
our joints and organs. The body also needs fluids to regulate body temperature and to provide the means for nutrients to travel to all the organs.
These recipes can provide tasty ways to get more fluids in the body. In
Nana’s kitchen, hot chocolate is still at the top of the list!
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Historic
Downtown
Elkin
discover the treasures of
Downtown Elkin
Warm up cold winter days–
Spend time with a book
Find the latest copy of
We offer the latest releases, best sellers,
regional books too. Lots of creative toys for the
kids, unique gifts all in a cozy fun place
to shop and…discover.
Lots of Wellness books!
at these Historic Downtown Elkin locations:
Plus Delicious smoothies and coffee!
127 West Main St., Historic Downtown Elkin
(336)835-3142
The place where great cooking begins!
Many of the books featured in “Yadkin Valley Living”
are available through Diana’s.
Call ahead to order or reserve your copy.
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Diana’s Bookstore
Royal’s Soda Shop
Habitat for Humanity
Ivy Ridge Traditions
Yadkin Valley General Store
Circle of Friends Yarn Shop
Brushy Mountain Winery
Elk Pharmacy
Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce
Warm up from the
cold winter weather
with comfort foods
from
Come in and browse
the area’s most complete
Pennsylvania Dutch
Bulk Food Store!
We accept food stamps
and all major credit cards.
302 East Main St.,
At the intersection
of Main St. and Standard St.,
Historic Elkin • (336)835-1426
Mon–Sat, 9am–6pm
It's A New Store
Every Week!
Home Furnishings and
Decor, Appliances, Books,
Collectibles and much more
Since 1923 a fun
family place to eat
Serving homemade salads,
desserts and
Herseys Ice Cream
128 West Main Street
Historic Downtown Elkin
(336) 835-3412
102 East Market Street
Elkin
336-526-4663
Monday-Friday 9 to 5
Saturday 9 to 3
beside the Yadkin Valley
Chamber of Commerce
egg recipes, good for you and your budget! from Jan Kelly, NC Egg Association
Italian Spinach & Egg Rolls
6 lasagna noodles
1 pkg. (9 to 10 oz.) frozen chopped
spinach, thawed,
drained and pressed
1 c. (8 oz.) low-fat ricotta cheese
1 c. (4 oz.) shredded mozzarella cheese
4 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
3 eggs, beaten
1/2 c. chopped green onions with tops
2 T. lemon juice
1 1/2 t. Italian seasoning, crushed
1 t. garlic salt
1/2 t. pepper
1 jar (14 oz.) spaghetti sauce
Grated Parmesan cheese, optional
Cook noodles according to package
directions. Drain well, set aside. Stir
together cheeses, hard-cooked eggs,
beaten eggs, onions, lemon juice and
seasonings. Spread 1/2 of the spaghetti
sauce over bottom of greased 11 x 7 x
1 1/2-inch baking dish. Spread 2/3 c.
of cheese mixture over one reserved
lasagna strip. Starting at one end, roll
up the strip. Place roll, seam side
down, in baking dish. Repeat with
remaining lasagna strips and cheese
mixture. Top rolls with remaining
sauce. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese,
if desired. Cover pan tightly with aluminum foil. Bake at 350°F, 20 minutes. Remove foil, bake additional 15
to 20 minutes. Serves 6.
1 T. butter
1 c. halved, thinly sliced zucchini
1/2 c. chopped red pepper
1/2 c. sliced green onions with
tops
1 c. drained, canned red beans
6 eggs
1/4 c. low-fat milk
3/4 t. garlic salt
3/4 t. ground cumin
1/4 t. liquid hot pepper seasoning
Shredded Monterey Jack cheese,
optional
In skillet over medium heat, cook zucchini, red pepper,
onions in butter until tender, not brown, about 5 minutes.
Add beans, cook 1 minute more. Beat together remaining
ingredients, except cheese, until blended. Pour over veggies
in skillet. As mixture begins to set, gently draw an inverted
pancake turner completely across bottom and sides of pan,
forming large, soft curds. Continue until eggs are thickened
but still moist, do not stir constantly. Remove from heat.
Sprinkle with cheese, if desired. Serves 4 to 6.
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Nov/Dec. winner of a pot holder was Nell Call of North Wilkesboro.
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Enjoy Teresa’s famous 32-item salad bar
Red Bean Veggie Scramble
Come dine on delicious food
in friendly surroundings
with great service.
seafood•chicken•steaks•pasta
sub sandwiches • kid’s menu
Over 15 home-cooked vegetables!
Call ahead,
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Thoughts from
the Hearth
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Top: Amy and Nathanial enjoy “their” garden produce.
Below: Melissa Brown, farmer by profession, wife, mother of two!
by Mary Bohlen
Do You Know
Your Farmer?
story and photos by Mary Bohlen
etting by the fireside on these cold winter days my
thoughts often drift to the anticipation of spring and
preparing a garden. The problem for me is that I do not
have a good space in my yard for growing lots of vegetables.
Much to my delight, however, Eric and Melissa Brown, local
farmers in my neck of the woods told me about Community
Support Agriculture—individuals or families to become partners with area farmers. You really can know your farmer, that
is good!
Eric explained that the CSA is a new idea in farming that
took its root in the US in the mid 80s. People in a community make a monetary investment to a participating farmer
before the growing season begins. In return the farmer grows
the crops and when harvest time comes around the investors
get the crops based on their need, crop choices and in accordance with the money they have invested. It is much like putting money into the bank and then withdrawing it when
desired. Participants are making a pledge to support local
farmland operations.
My family has already made a commitment for the
upcoming growing season paying the Browns $225. As the
crops we want come in, the value of our selection will be
deducted from the ledger. We can request certain types of
vegetables—we want enough green beans, tomatoes, butter
beans to can, and cucumbers for pickling. We will request the
Browns plant several rows of “old timey field corn,” some
butternut squash, pumpkins, peanuts and collard greens.
Each CSA member chooses the vegetables and the amounts
they want. In addition to crops, Farmer Brown offers honey,
open range eggs and is looking for ways to offer organic meat
products as well.
The beauty of this kind of agreement is we can pick our
own veggies, have the Browns do it for us and pick it up at
the weekly farmers’ market in Statesville or Yadkinville. Last
summer my daughter and grandson went to the Browns’
Yadkinville farm to pick green beans. It was a memory maker
putting us in touch with our farmer and the land.
There are several farms in our area that participate in
CSA, too many to list them all here. Internet search
“Community Supported Agriculture in NC” and you will
find many sites to connect you with local farmers in your
area. You may also contact Eric and Melissa Brown at
milkandhoney@yadtel.net or 704-546-5074.
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the cookbook collector
with Mary Bohlen
The cookbook collection at my house seems to be ever
increasing. The latest addition is Feeding the Flock, a collection of recipes and cooking tips spanning four generations
from the women at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Mt. Ulla.
I always thumb through to see if I can find something new
or unusual and I surely did in this one. Great grandmother
always said she made her pie crusts with a little vinegar but I
never found a recipe that mentioned vinegar until now. My
daughters and I tackled two fresh apple pies and used this
recipe—the best crust I ever made! You can be sure this recipe
will be used again and again.
Pie Crust
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 t. salt
3/4 c. shortening
1 t. vinegar
1 egg
5 to 6 T. water
Sift flour and salt together. Add shortening and blend until
fine and mealy. Add vinegar and egg. Add 1 T. water at a
time. Makes 2 crusts.
Feeding the Flock, 250 pages of community and family
recipes, can be purchased from Hodge Farm, 11265 NC 801
Hwy., Mt. Ulla, NC or call: 704-278-2604, $14 plus s/h.
We’re THE Source for your Super Bowl Party Meats
Remember the days of your neighborhood butcher. The guy who
really looked after you…giving you only the freshest meats, the
leanest cuts and service with a smile. We’re still that kind of shop.
From the most tender steak for dinner to hot dogs and hamburgers for the church outing
we’ll prepare your meats so you’ll keep coming back for more.
Moun
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Plus we’ve got breads/buns, all kinds of sauces and rubs, frozen foods and fresh side dishes.
Come visit, it’s worth the drive from anywhere in the Yadkin Valley.
Locally owned & operated by Gray & Kathy Gwyn
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133 Old Buck Shoals Road • Mount Airy
336-786-2023
Monday-Friday
9-6
Saturday
9-5
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80 Tasting Rooms
in North Carolina
& Each Is Unique
by Bruce Heye
The Wine Guy
ith over 80 wineries located
throughout North Carolina,
wine tourism has increased
dramatically in the past few years.
Most winery visitors feel that it is the
owners or winemakers who are the
most
important
people
there.
However, at most wineries you will seldom get the opportunity to meet either
of these individuals and your visits success will be determined by the person
who is the tasting room manager or the
staff member who offers wine samples.
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B ri n g y o u r fa m i l y, fri e n d s a n d g u e st s to t a st e o u r
award-winning Yadkin Valley wines
Visit our homeplace nestled among century-old oaks
and taste wines from our award-winning vineyard.
Tour and learn the history behind this family farm.
We’re a wonderful
place for weddings
featuring our own:
Chambourcin, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Syrah, Viognier, Chardonnay,
Olde Yattken and a new
Crushed Velvet, a semi-sweet red wine
w w w. f l i n t h i l l v i n e ya rd s . co m
2153 Flint Hill Road in East Bend
Jan/Feb* tasting room hours:
SAT 12–9, SUN 12–5 or
by appointment (336-699-4455)
*Open expanded hours Valentine’s Weekend
Flint Hill Wines can also be purchased during all open restaurant hours.
Century Kitchen
Now open for dinner reservations THURS, FRI, SAT 5–9:30pm
We now have a limited lunch available on Saturdays from 12 to 4
Brunch on the 1st Sunday of every month from 11:30am to 3pm.
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part of the
Yadkin River
Wine Trail
For a successful tasting room, the staff must combine wine knowledge with the
skills of an entertainer and a psychologist. They must size up a visitor in seconds
and determine what approach will offer the best experience. For example, the
wine novice will be looking for basic information which must be presented as
though it’s being told for the first time. How many times has the staff been asked,
“What does that term on the label mean and how do you pronounce it?” The
answer, which may have been offered a thousand times, would be Viognier (Veeawn-yay). This must be delivered pleasantly with some additional information to
add value. The staff might say, “Viognier is the name of a grape variety that has
its origins in the Rhone Valley of France and grows very well in the Yadkin Valley.”
On the other hand, the experienced winetaster will skip over all of the basic
questions and ask some very technical ones that should also be answered with
enthusiasm and accuracy. Although these questions may be challenging, the staff
member who can answer even the most difficult questions will increase the success of the winery’s customer relations effort.
The increased number of visitors has led almost all of the wineries to charge a
small tasting fee to offset the cost of the wines and staffing. Some wineries are now
offering several levels of tastings at different prices because of the large number of
wines produced at the winery. Also most wineries now offer different frequent
buyer, or club, memberships which provide discounts on tasting and/or purchases.
These require more details that the staff must explain to each visitor in a friendly
and non-aggressive way.
RayLen Vineyards in Mocksville has been very fortunate to have a tasting
room manager with these talents. John Marshall has been RayLen’s manager since
2001, which is one year after the winery opened. His longevity on the job and
experience with multiple vintages augment his comments and service to winery
Join us Saturday, January 17
from noon till 6pm
for a Celebration of
Matthew’s 80th Birthday
and the release of the 3rd Vintage
of Booger Swamp Wine.
Come taste and enjoy our award winning
wines recently awarded Three gold,
Seven Silver and Six Bronze Medals
Winter Hours: Friday & Saturday Noon to 5pm
or by appointment.
125 W. Main St., Elkin, NC 336-835-1313
www.brushymountainwine.com
Now Open in our
NEW Tasting
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Come taste our wines and choose
your favorites!
Enjoy deli sandwiches, a wide variety of cheeses,
and our line of jams & jellies
With our beautiful new Banquet Hall
we’re a special place for events, including
wedding rehearsal dinners & receptions
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Tasting Room Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 12-6 • Sunday 1-5
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221 East Main Street, Yadkinville (336) 677-1388
part of the Yadkin Valley Wine Trail
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visitors. John believes that his success is
directly attributed to his ability to size up
people and offer a tasting that can match
their expectations and knowledge level.
By adding a few lighthearted comments
along the way, he can form a bond with
the visitor in just a few minutes.
John, a native of Greensboro, had
been in the wine trade for over 20 years
prior to joining RayLen. He has experience working for a wine distributor and
various restaurants which gave him the
background knowledge to be successful in the tasting room.
He quickly acknowledges that working with winemaker
Steve Shepard has added to his knowledge of the winemaking process to round out his experience.
It is this background knowledge combined with his peo-
By Bruce Heye,
The Wine Guy
Bruce Heye teaches wine
classes at Salem College,
hosts winetastings,
and consults with restaurants
on their wine lists.
www.bruceheyethewineguy.com
ple skills that makes John a valuable member of the RayLen
team. Visitors to other wineries will find many other tasting
room staff with the ability, like John, to work with people
who drop by for a one-time visit or who are repeat guests.
These hospitality skills make touring the Yadkin Valley
wineries such an enjoyable experience.
January/February
Featured Wine
Shadow Springs Vineyard’s Shadow Mist
Shadow Mist is semi-sweet blush wine. Chuck Johnson
explains, “We pick the Merlot, a red grape. Then we run
the grapes through a de-stemer; the grapes then go into one
of the vats, (the big stainless steel tanks), being held there,
on the skins, for a very short time. Once we feel the blush
color is right, we’ll bring it out of that vat into the wine
press where the juice is pressed from the grape, after less
than a day on the skins. When we process our Cabernet
Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon small amounts of each juice
are pulled from the tanks immediately after de-steming and
added to the Merlot. These first run juices intensify the
flavor of Shadow Mist and gives the other two varietals
more kin to juice contact.”
You can see where wine
making is indeed a science
and an art.
The Johnson’s call their
Shadow Mist a “porch” wine.
Which makes you think that
this wine is going to be one of
those you savor at the end of a
long day, when your spirit and
your body need a well
deserved lift. The light taste
doesn’t disappoint.
Jamey and Chuck Johnson
Owners
Jamey says, “You’ll want to serve Shadow Mist
chilled to really enjoyed the refreshing taste.” When
I asked about foods that Shadow Mist goes well with,
the answer: cheese cake. That’s enough to make
this a must taste wine.
— John Norman
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5543 Crater Road, Hamptonville
336-468-5000 • shadowspringsvineyard.com
Closed January • Reopen early February 2009
Wednesday–Saturday 10am-5pm • Sunday 1-5pm
Tours: 2-4pm
One of the vineyards of the Swan Creek Wine Trail
foodsandflavors™
home styles
Architectural
Salvage
by Paula Metcalfe
O
ne of my favorite design stores
is located in Dallas: Room
Service. This store is known
for its vintage charm and new ways to
recycle architectural salvage while
adding the patina of age to new homes.
Use salvaged crown moldings, pediments, transoms, even tin ceiling panels
to add interest to walls, particularly
above a bed, sofa, doorway or to top a
piece of art. Use old moldings and picture frames to border a bulletin board,
mirror or to give new prints a past. Old
glass-fronted kitchen cabinets can be
turned into bookcases with just a little
carpentry. Paint (just one shade lighter
than the wall can add interest!) or wallpaper the back panels of ready-made or
built-in bookcases to give them more
depth and character.
In an informal room lacking architectural detail, run beaded board or old
barn board three-quarters of the way
up the wall, top it with a narrow running shelf for out-of-harm’s-way storage and display.
It’s relatively easy to find old
kitchen tables, but what people really
need are coffee tables, so saw down the
legs—make them a little higher than the
traditional coffee table.
Use old matelassé bedspreads to
make slipcovers. Already washed many
times and preshrunk, they offer a richer look than plain white duck.
Just one vintage-fabric pillow in a
room helps transcend the cookie-cutter
look new fabrics can have. Old samplers and needlepoint pieces also make
great pillow covers. You can get more
mileage from vintage fabrics and trims
by using them just on the front, pairing
them with a sympathetic ticking stripe
or check.
Instead of having an uncomfortable
sleep sofa, try a wicker or iron daybed
plumped with pillows and throws in a
guest room, child’s room, office or den.
Slip a trundle bed beneath it for twin
beds in half the floor space.
In place of hooked rugs, which have
become quite expensive, look for old
floral or patterned carpets you can cut
up and bind for area rugs.
Whitewash floors in a small room to
make it look bigger and more open.
Try papering a wall with old
paper—catalog pages, printed book
pages or even newspapers. Give bookshelves crisp uniformity by covering
each volume in white butcher’s paper,
brown Kraft paper or even newsprint,
much like you did with schoolbooks as
a child! Books are also wonderful covered in scraps of old fabric. Tack vintage seed packets or ledger pages to the
wall in a kitchen or potting shed. Old
labels or pictures can be affixed to jars,
notebooks or boxes for a picturesque
method of identification. Traditional
excess—advertising cards, postcards,
photographs, children’s letters, holiday
cards, vacation memorabilia can be preserved, displayed and enjoyed. And
while papers don’t last forever intact,
even the signs of age—dog-eared corners, yellowed borders, brittle edges—
can be captivating, reminding us of the
bittersweet passage of time.
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home styles
Winter Fun for Kids
by Tavi Petree
Tavi has a BA in Psychology,
MA in Teaching and teaches fourth
grade at Mount Olive Elementary
School in King.
pring is vaguely on the horizon,
but until then, one must brave the
elements or stay indoors. If at all
possible, try to let children play outside
at least thirty minutes per day.
Remember, colds come from being
stuck inside, not from the weather outside. Do make sure and bundle up complete with hat, as much of our body
heat is lost through our head when
playing outdoors.
When indoors, what better way to
spend a snowy, brisk day than curled up
with a book. Older children enjoy reading to younger children. Pair kids up
with a picture storybook along with a
puppet or stuffed animal and let the
modeling begin!
Great activities can accompany
almost any book. Create a life-sized
character by rolling out some bulletin
board paper. Let children outline their
bodies. Add some descriptive qualities
of a favorite character, or create a new
character by combining some qualities
of a few. This is a great activity to practice teamwork while encouraging creativity. Create a list of interview questions for a particular character and
practice role playing the interview
process.
An ordinary beach ball can create a
fun way to answer questions about a
book. On each section of color, write a
generic question that could accompany
any book such as, “Tell me your opinion of the book, tell about a character
and setting, or rate the book and
explain.” The questions can be adapted
to meet the academic level of any age.
Toss the ball around and answer the
question your right hand lands on. The
beach ball can bring fun indoors—have
fun reading this winter!
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Now there are two ways to play the What is That game!
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There you’ll find an easy fill in the blanks entry form. With just a few key
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Or put your thinking cap on and head to page 71 in this issue.
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gardener
Get your copy of this
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The Carolinas Gardener’s Guide,
by Toby Bost & Jim Wilson, available at
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by Toby Bost,
Consulting Horticulturist
Tree Planting for
FALL COLOR
t’s tree planting time in the Carolinas. As long as the
ground isn’t frozen you can safely plant deciduous trees.
(When was the last time the ground froze in the Yadkin
Valley region?)
Though there is no immediate rush to plant trees in winter, there are distinct advantages to planting in the dormant
season. The most significant is enhanced root development
prior to the onset of spring growth. Secondly, your trees will
reward you with better growth in the succeeding months
with improved pest resistance. Subsequently, fruit trees
which are often purchased as bareroot specimens benefit the
most from early establishment.
I’m frequently asked the question, “What is your favorite
tree?” My mind normally races to spring flowering trees such
as Japanese cherries, Bradford pears, and silverbells.
However, while recollections of our spectacular autumn
2008 are still fresh on my mind, I’m excited about planting
trees for one particular reason—fall color. Remember that
road trip in November? If you will recall, the fall tapestry in
the Yadkin Valley area was breathtakingly beautiful, even
landscapes and woodlands were stunning. (I will tell you
“why” later.)
My favorite tree has to be red maple, Acer rubrum.
Though it is no small tree it is versatile and tough. Our
woods were ablaze with maples last fall. Their autumn
foliage color ranges from clear yellow to fiery red. Selections
such as, ‘Red Sunset’ and ‘October Glory’ are readily available in area nurseries. The hybrid, ‘Early Blaze,’ is a great red
leaf cultivar, but time will tell how well it holds up to ice
storms. (It has silver maple in its parentage.)
A close second to red maple and another personal
favorite is Japanese red maple, Acer palmatum. This species
certainly fits into the small to medium height category. The
diminutive threadleaf type is perfect for urban landscapes
and cottage gardens. Both provide fine color and are quick
to establish in our clay soils. ‘Bloodgood’ has been a standard
over the years.
We must not exclude flowering dogwood from a landscape planting. With awesome spring blooms and wonderful
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fall color it is a “must have” in southern landscapes. Another
native that is great for a photo opt is the sourwood. Its red
to crimson fall color is terrific, but it is best left in a woodland garden because of its weak wood and susceptibility to
fall webworms. And finally if I had a spot for a large shade
tree I would consider one of these trees--- pin oak, hickory
or southern red oak. Wildlife love acorns and nut trees. And
when the conditions are right, these trees contribute greatly
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nine
Take a trip anywhere, that your
imagination can take you. The
Yadkin Valley is filled with great
public libraries. Check out a book,
explore a new interest. Stay a while in
the library or take your reading back
home and curl up in front of the fire.
After all, February is Library Lover’s
Month.
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Beat cabin fever at its own game!
Spend a weekend in someone
else’s cabin. It’s always fun to be a
tourist in your own backyard too!
winter weekends
Alright you locals…If the cold weather has had you locked in
the house for a little too long, here are nine winter weekend
suggestions for beating cabin fever.
We’re talking hot tub, fireplace, TV,
Internet and being in the heart of the
Yadkin Valley Wine country. So peaceful, quiet and in such scenic locations,
the Historic Lyon’s Cabin or the Frog
Holler Cabins present only one problem...you will not want to leave! Log
on to www.froghollercabins.com or
call (336) 526-2661.
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Speaking of being
in the Yadkin
Valley
Wine
country, now is a great
time to visit the area
wineries. Some are
closed for January, but
just call ahead or check
the websites to make
sure of hours. There’s
much to learn and
enjoy. Visitors from all
over the country are
now coming here to
sample the works of
our neighbors. What a
great time to visit, pick
your favorite locations, then when you
have out of town guests this summer
you’ll know exactly where to take
them.
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Head to downtown Mount Airy
and the corner of Main, Oak and
City Hall streets for Main•Oak
Emporium. First stop, The Good Life
Cafe, for a hot coffee and something
sweet. Sit down and drink in this beautiful old building. Just looking at the
architecture of the building is reason
enough to visit. But there are three
floors of good stuff to explore.
Outerwear, shoes, collegiate gifts…
don’t just sit there, get shopping!
Plenty of free parking available.
mainoakemporium.com
Mon.-Sat. 10 to 5:30, Sun. 1 to 5
Hey, nobody saw me do it,
can’t prove it anyway.
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A day in North Carolina would
not be a good day if there wasn’t
a little golf involved. Call (336)
591-7934 to reserve that tee time at
Stokes County’s Hemlock Golf Course.
The 18-hole course located just thirty
minutes from Winston-Salem is near
picturesque Hanging Rock State Park.
A visit to the grill before you begin play
is a good way to power up your swing!
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Ahoy matey!
Want to eat someplace with good service and delicious food, that’s not your
typical restaurant? Pirate’s Landing is a
terrific break from the ordinary. The
portions are filling even for a man’s
man. You would expect this type of fun
atmosphere in a resort town like
Myrtle Beach, but Pirate’s is just off I77 at Exit 85 in Elkin. Open Tues.-Sat.
2 to 10 and Sun. 11 to 9. Check out the
menu on www.pirateslanding-nc.com.
Locally owned by two genuinely nice
people, Theo and Kristina Kakouras.
Be sure to tell them “hello” from all of
us at Yadkin Valley Living.
Not that television biggies want
you to forget them, but going to a
movie theater is an excursion the
whole family can enjoy in your neighborhood or a nearby town from Mount
Airy to Jonesville, and of course, more
selections in Winston-Salem. Be sure to
check with your local arts councils for
their special film presentations, for
example Mt. Airy’s Downtown
Cinema.
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The Yadkin Valley has
some top notch museums housed in large,
grand old structures with a historical past of their own. These
museums are open regular hours,
have gift shops with local wares
as well as commercial and are
easy to locate. They are yours for
a nominal admission fee of less
than a meal deal in exchange for
hours of exploration!
Wilkes Heritage Museum
100 E. Main St.,
Wilkesboro,
Exit 285 off 421 West.
Open Tues.-Sat. 10 to 4.
(336) 667-3171.
Mount Airy Museum of
Regional History
301 N. Main St.,
Downtown Mt. Airy.
Open Tues.-Fri 10 to 4 and Sat.
10 to 2.
(336) 786-4478.
Rowan Museum
202 N. Main St.,
Downtown Salisbury.
Open Mon.-Fri. 10 to 4, Sat.
and Sun. 1 to 4.
(704) 633-5946.
NC Transportation Museum
411 S. Salisbury Ave.,
Spencer,
Exit 79 off I-85.
Open through April 30,
Tues.-Sat. 9 to 5 and Sun.
1 to 5.
(704) 636-2889, ext. 232.
nine winter weekends
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As Darrell Waltrip would say,
“Let’s go racing boys!” NASCAR
is back in February and a visit to
the RCR Racing Museum would be a
winning way to kick off the year. There
are 47 race vehicles on display including Dale Earnhardt’s #3 GM
Goodwrench Chevrolet Monte Carlos
and Luminas. Videos, memorabilia,
photographs and trophies will have you
hungering for the roar of a finely tuned
engine. The museum is located at the
Richard Childress Racing complex on
Industrial Drive in Welcome, just a
short drive south of Winston-Salem.
Museum hours are Mon.-Fri., 9 to 5
and Sat. 9 to 3. Phone is (800) 4763389. www.rcrracing.com/museum
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The Yadkin
Valley Craft Guild
has a new Clayworks
classes.
Call (336) 835-2717 or
crafts@yvcg.org to register
and get directions to
Clayworks Studio in Elkin.
Introduction to Sculpture,
6 classes/$80, 7 to 9p, begins Jan. 19
Wheel Throwing, 6/$80, 5:30 to
7:30p, begins Jan. 22
Open Studio Wednesday, 12/$145,
10 to noon, begins Jan. 22
Open Studio Thursday, 6/$80, 7:30
to 9:30p, begins Jan. 22
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Marry Me in 2009!
Wedding
Videography
Photos Set to Music
photo by Jim Drum Photography
Getting engaged is the initial romantic milestone
in a couple’s relationship and
congratulations are in order!
This is actually a marvelous journey where the bride
and groom make lots of plans together regarding their
distinct ceremony. And just like snowflakes, every wedding is different, strategized to the loving couple’s desires.
Whether the ceremony is large or small, on the
shoreline or on a ranch, inside a church or at a B & B,
it takes planning, planning and even more planning that
can never begin too soon. Every woman has a personalized dream tucked away in her
heart for this remarkable day in her
life. It’s her time to shine, especially
because even with the help of professionals, the bulk of planning and
decision making are her doing.
Stay calm? Relax? It’s not likely!
The adrenaline percolates until the
happy couple sets off on the honeymoon.
Exciting? Oh my, yes, and no one
wants to miss a single second of the
event!
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Our beautiful footage allows
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Your
Wedding
VIDEO
By Chad Eller
I
magine that you have two
boxes in front of you. In one
box you have the photographs
from your grandmother’s wedding day.
In the other box you have a film. The
film contains footage of her getting
ready with her mother and grandmoth-
er helping out. Your grandfather and
his groomsmen are straightening ties
and joking around. You would be able
to hear the songs that were sung. You
would be able hear their vows. Imagine
watching them kiss and walking down
the aisle. Picture your grandmother’s
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smile as she and your grandfather
danced for the first time together as
man and wife.
Would you choose the box of photographs or the film? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to see and hear your grandparents
or your parents on their wedding day?
With this in mind, choosing to have a
wedding video is truly an investment.
I have been shooting and editing
wedding films for four years and I have
been fortunate to work alongside some
exceptionally talented photographers. I
am not suggesting your wedding film
should replace or be viewed as more
important than your photographs. That
being said, the wedding films that are
available today can be of very high
quality. Knowing what to look for and
what questions to ask can help you
have the best wedding film possible.
One question you may ask yourself
is “Do I need to hire a professional
videographer? My family memberfriend has a very nice camera and has
offered to film our wedding for free.”
As a professional videographer, I can
tell you that filming a wedding is difficult. Not only is technical camera
expertise required, knowing what to
look for and how to frame the shot
within the camera is equally important.
Placing an expensive camera on Automode and having the bride and groom
in the center of the view finder is not
going to produce a high quality video.
More importantly when you hire a professional videographer, they will be
focused on filming your entire day. Even
with the best intentions, a friend or family member will be part of the day and
socialize. This could cause them to miss
something important, bringing us to
our next topic, Magic Moments.
As a wedding videographer I have
had the pleasure of capturing some
truly magic moments, priceless events
that can’t be planned for, can’t be
rehearsed, and can’t be recreated. A
professional videographer should be
constantly vigilant in order to capture
these magical moments. The following
are all true stories that I have filmed.
A grandmother sees her granddaughter in her dress and teary eyed says,
“You’re the prettiest thing I’ve ever
seen.” The bride replies, “Mamaw, you
were there when I tried this dress on.”
She replies, “Yes, but you’re prettier
now than you where then!” They hug as
all of the bridesmaids fight back tears.
During a photo shoot the groom is
posing with all of the bridesmaids. The
flower girl, the most precocious fouryear-old I have ever seen, unexpectedly
climbs into the groom’s lap and gives
him a big kiss on the cheek, laughter all
about.
A mother presented her daughter
“something old, something new, something borrowed something blue.” The
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something old was a ring belonging to
her father who had died when she was
a small child; the something blue was a
ribbon belonging to his mother. It
proved to be one of the most emotional scenes I have ever filmed.
A bride and groom exit in a 60s
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model Mustang with the bride driving
and she burns rubber pulling out of the
church!
A very church-going grandmother
who has never danced in her life is
coaxed by her granddaughter on her
wedding day to do the Electric Slide!
The groom didn’t know but fireworks
had been arranged for their outdoor
reception. I was able to film from a low
angle the bride and groom holding on to
each other and kissing as the fireworks
went off, one of my best shots ever.
The father is giving away his daughter to the groom. The groom is wearing
a wireless microphone and I am able to
capture the father saying, “This is a gift
from God, take care of her,” and the
groom responding, “Thank you, I will.”
The following was an email I
received from Lisa Martin-Money
whose wedding I filmed April 26,
2008: “I have lost count at how many
people have said, ‘I don't know what
you paid for that, but it was worth
EVERY penny!’ I wish you could have
seen Dean's mom and dad when they
saw it for the first time. We took it to
their house on Father's Day and
watched it with them. His dad was so
emotional he couldn't even talk. He just
had tears running down his face.”
Sometimes it is the little things that
are special. For instance, I got a call
from a bride who had totally forgotten
her and her maid of honor’s hair had
gotten tangled and stuck together during the photo shoot. I didn’t think too
much of it at the time but it was something she really liked and was glad was
on the video. It brings up very interesting points: What will YOU remember
from your wedding day? What will you
forget? On a hectic day that goes by so
fast, a professionally produced film
allows you to relax, enjoy and relive
your big day for years to come.
What to look for in your
Videographer: Ask to see a demo of the
videographer’s work. This will give you
an idea of the videographer’s style and
quality of work. Also, consult with your
planner. Your planner should be able to
tell you if the videographer is experienced, reputable and if brides have been
happy with their wedding films. Ask if
the footage from the demo is recent.
Does it show several wedding examples
or just one or two? Does the company
hire third party cameramen, (this is not
necessarily a bad thing, some companies
hire experienced cameramen, however
some hire anyone with a camera).
Does your videographer use wireless microphones for the ceremony and
on-camera lights for the reception?
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Wedding Wisdom
by Laura Blackburn,
Certified Wedding Planner
Know the Difference –
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THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF
YOUR LIFE?
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Wedding consultants of the past
were hired primarily by the rich and
famous. Today, consultants are engaged
by anyone who simply needs an extra
set of hands, the expertise and knowledge of local vendors to create magic
from any budget.
Professional consultants have the
resources and are highly skilled in the
mechanics of party-planning: choosing
vendors, negotiating contracts, locating
sales, or booking a reception site.
Consultants save you time, worry and
most importantly... money!
The Consultant’s role is to bring the
couple’s wedding dreams to reality,
beginning with helping to define a
budget.
Your wedding is one of the most
important days in your life, and you
want to be assured that everyone
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are! The experts at From the Heart
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Lore, Legend, and Traditions
by Kelly Kilby
The marriage ceremony is steeped in centuries of tradition passed on from previous generations. The customs that we associate with romance today had very
different meanings in their origins. Those that are still widely used in modern
wedding ceremonies stem from superstition, or practicality. There are various legends about when and how our most popular customs got their start, and will vary
from region to region. The following are some of our favorites, and have been
compiled from articles and books pertaining to the subject.
The Wedding Kiss The wedding kiss
was not originally a public display of love and
romance. In Roman times a kiss was used to
seal any legal contract. The marriage was not
legal and binding until it was “sealed with a
kiss.”
Wedding Favors In the 18th and 19th
century gloves were the traditional wedding
favor for guest.
June Weddings In Roman mythology the god Juno rules over childbirth, marriage, and hearth. This is believed to be the reason for the popularity of June weddings. While June is still a very popular month for weddings, the fall months have
been increasing in popularity over the past decade, with September vying with
June for the number one wedding month.
Bride on the Groom’s Left Anglo-Saxon England grooms would often times
have to defend their brides, the bride would stand to the left of the groom so that
his sword arm was free. This is also another explanation as to why wedding bands
or rings are worn on the left hand. Men didn’t want anything impending their
ability to do battle.
Ceremony Seating Brides were often peace offerings that were part of a truce
between warring clans. The families were seated
on opposite sides in order to avoid bloodshed
during the ceremony. This may still hold true in
some of today’s ceremonies.
Bridal Gown Train Length During the Middle
Ages the length of a bride’s train indicated her
rank in court. The longer her train the closer she
was to the King and Queen and the more influence she had with them.
Tossing the Bouquet This is a tradition that has
it’s origins in England. Female guest would rip
pieces from the bride’s dress and flowers in order
to obtain some of her good fortune. To escape
from the crowd the bride would toss her bouquet
and run away.
As you have read, traditions of the past played very specific roles in the marriage ceremony. We still observe most of these customs in our ceremonies today.
However, the difference is instead of having a practical or superstitious significance, we equate it to nothing more than tradition. Don’t be afraid to research
unusual wedding customs from your own ethnic or religious traditions and incorporate them into your ceremony; then your wedding will be as unique as you are.
Kelly Kilby is the owner of Bridal Traditions, offering wedding and prom attire.
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www.bridaltraditionsnc.net
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Custom Framing & Dry Mounting
and works by most local artists
Now featuring…
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336-994-2867
THUR–FRI 10–6, SAT 10–2
You’ll also find our framed prints on display at
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Romance
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Mother of the Bride
& Special Occasion
Dresses by
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Mount Airy, NC
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A perfect place for the
perfect wedding, reception
or very special event.
5543 Crater Road, Hamptonville
336-468-5000
shadowspringsvineyard.com
Closed January • Reopen early February 2009
Wednesday–Saturday 10am-5pm • Sunday 1-5pm
Tours: 2-4pm
One of the vineyards of the Swan Creek Wine Trail
Ask about our Wine Club • Gift Certificates available
Drop Leaf table made of Solid North American hardwoods
handcrafted in the North Carolina Shops of Clyde Haymore
Give the gift of an heirloom
to the new bride and groom.
A gift that will last as long as their life
together and continue to give as a legacy
for generations to come.
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Highway 89 between I-74 and I-77
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Monday–Saturday 9-5
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Lisa Groce, proprietor of Southern Bride in Yadkinville, foresees
2009 Bridal Fashion Trends...
Wedding Gowns: Low and empire waisted gowns - shirring, pleating,
and ruching of fabric as a design feature - popular fabrics are matte satin,
chiffon, taffeta, and silk - all over lace gowns, Vintage styles - strapless, one
shoulder, and halter necklines - caught up skirts - lace up backs - mermaid
and trumpet silhouettes - large crystal accents - accent colors - bustled trains.
Bridesmaids: Shirring and pleating - tea length - chiffon, taffeta,
satin fabrics - flowing skirts - accent colors on banded waists and sashes.
Special events
made extra special
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201 N. State St., Yadkinville
(336) 679-8816
800-599-5716
Your Outdoor
Wedding...
at a B & B
If you select the intimate, romantic
setting of a pristinely restored Bed &
Breakfast and its grounds as your wedding site, you must repeatedly use a
four letter word: PLAN well in
advance, PLAN for the comfort and
satisfaction of your wedding party and
guests and then have a definite backup
PLAN to cover any surprises of Mother
Nature!
As with any ceremony you need
details covering food, housekeeping,
and safety features. Create multiple
lists starting with the facility reservation. Inquire about seasonal rates,
deposit fee, cancellation and refund
policies. Concerning the grounds,
determine smoking and non-smoking
areas, if alcoholic beverages are
allowed, if there’s ample parking, and
if an evening event, can you burn citronella to combat insects?
Outdoor electrical hook ups are a
huge issue, for afternoon or evening
events, plan on a sound system, someone to manage it and apply clip on
mikes to the wedding couple and minister so everyone can hear as well as
enjoy live or D.J. music after the ceremony. Ask what the B & B provides in
regard to chairs, tables, linens, portable
restrooms, tents, dance floor, so you
can plan on what needs to be rented.
Request the day you want the inn
keeper to mow the grass so everyone’s
shoes remain grass-free! Be sure to hire
a caterer who has outdoor wedding
experience and can supply linens
prepped to deal with gusting winds and
trusty wait service to keep glasses filled
with ice and ready to meet the challenge of the possibility of rain forcing a
move to higher ground. Have a crew
lined up to set up and take down.
Know how much time the inn keeper
will allow you to do both processes.
Realizing it is going to be humid
and sticky in the summer and early fall,
rent fans for your special sultry day.
Finally, ask if your inn keeper is kid
friendly—a must for a happy wedding!
My daughter Ashley and her new husband
steal a kiss as bridesmaids relax at the front
porch of The Rockford Inn.
A Bed &
Breakfast
Wedding
with Hannah Holyfield
photos by Jeanne M. Dobson
Yadkin River Photography
O
ur first wedding at The
Rockford Inn was fun to prepare for and the result was
beautiful. It was especially fun because
the bride was our daughter. Ashley had
planned her wedding to be at the B&B
long before she knew who she was to
marry. The 1848 home in the Historic
Village of Rockford is her dad’s ancestral home. It was home to his aunt,
Evelyn Holyfield, and prior, to his
grandparents, and his great, great Uncle
George Burrus. My husband, Doug and
I carefully renovated the home place
and opened The Rockford Inn in 2004.
We have had a wonderful time running
the B&B and meeting folks from so any
different places. It has proved to be the
best way to save the family home and
share it as well.
The wedding ceremony was held in
the back yard overlooking our
Chardonnay vineyard on a lovely sunny
afternoon. The reception was on the
front lawn under a 40 x 80-foot tent and
lasted on into the evening. There was a
dance floor, a D.J. and tables for 160
guests. The fantastic dinner was catered
by D and F Catering of East Bend.
Ashley’s dream wedding and reception was realized and we could not have
been more pleased with all the vendors
and helpers who assisted in making this
day a success.
Please contact Hannah Holyfield
if you would like to know more about
having your wedding or event at the
Rockford Inn Bed and Breakfast at:
hannah@rockfordbedandbreakfast.com
or 1-800-561-6652.
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Above: A tent on the front lawn covers the reception area. A beautiful bride on the front porch.
Lower right: The bride and groom pledge their love and for lives together.
The Rockford Inn
Bed and Breakfast
Our location makes an idea setting
for small intimate weddings.
Start your life together in nature’s
natural beauty overlooking vineyards
and rolling hills.
Innkeepers
Doug and Hannah Holyfield
Historic Rockford
4872 Rockford Road, Dobson, NC 27017
1-800-561-6652 • 336-374-6644
www.rockfordbedandbreakfast.com
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WELLNESS
Feelin’…Better
At Yadkin Valley Living we always start the New Year with an expanded look at wellness.
How many times this past year did you say to yourself, “I’d finish this up, if I only felt a little better.”
That is our goal this year, to work toward feelin’ better,
and what better place to start than with a healthy smile.
Healthy Beauty
with a Smile
by William E. Virtue, D.D.S.
A long-time patient of mine recently asked if anything
has remained a constant in the way I practice dentistry today and the way it was practiced back in
1979, 29 years ago, when I first began my practice.
As my mind traveled back to what seems like yesterday, I recalled the day I graduated from Indiana
University in 1979; when I packed my things and
moved to North Carolina—a place I fell in love with
traveling through it on a vacation. I recalled my first
little office building in Yadkinville and how excited I
was to begin sharing my skills and helping people
have beautiful, healthy smiles. I realize my dental
practice has changed dramatically since those early
days, both due to the advanced art and science of my
field and to the passion I have for dentistry and the
on-going continued education I immerse myself in.
Some of the biggest improvements made have
been the way crowns are created. In the past, the
patient would need to come in for an impression, be
numbed and sent home with a temporary crown—
waiting 3 to 4 weeks for the lab to make the crown—
coming back for another visit to the office, another
numbing and finally the delivery of the crown. Quite
often, between the temporary crown and delivery of
the final restoration, the temporaries would come off
and sensitivity in the tooth would appear.
Dr. William E. Virtue, D.D.S.
The new science of dentistry has created what is
known as the Cerec System, which allows us to
design, create and deliver a permanent crown in just
one patient visit. This computerized program does
away with sensitive temporary crowns and the need
for the patient to take additional time from work and
busy lives for multiple trips to the dentist. The Cerec
crowns are strong, comfortable and beautiful!
Another big leap in modern dentistry is the ease in
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which a patient can completely
redesign their smile. Unlike the early
days of my practice, when the only
solution to unattractive, broken,
crooked or worn teeth was a crown,
today’s dentistry allows us to easily and
affordably whiten teeth many shades
through the ZOOM process (made
popular on the TV show “Total
Makeover”). Worn, crooked or severely discolored teeth are easily corrected
with Veneers—a thin porcelain onlay
that bonds very effectively to the natural tooth giving the patient straighter,
whiter teeth. This bonding technique is
so effective that it is similar to that
which NASA used to bond insulation
tiles onto the shuttle. This agent is safe
and extremely strong, allowing us to
bond fillings, veneer onlays or crowns
directly to the tooth with confidence
and ease.
Implants are yet another positive
change in dentistry. A patient suffering
from a loose fitting denture can now
receive a few implants which allow
their denture to snap securely into
place, affording the patient the opportunity to virtually eat anything they
choose without concern. Implants are
also a plus for the patient with missing
teeth who may be wearing a removeable partial. By placing an implant, followed by a crown, we can now replace
a missing tooth with a restoration that
looks, feels and responds like the
patient’s natural teeth.
It would be easy for me to continue
the list of the many ways dentistry has
changed and improved the lives of my
patients since 1979. There is one constant that has remained over all these
years, however, and that is my passion
for my profession and my on-going
desire to help people achieve the beautful, healthy smiles they deserve.
I invite you to call our office at 336679-2034 or visit our website at
www.dentalvirtue.com to find out
more. You can also listen to me on
WSJS/600 AM talk radio. I welcome
new patients and look forward to seeing you soon!
301 East Lee Avenue
Yadkinville
(336) 679-2034
dentalvirtue.com
WELLNESS
What’s all the fuss
about Vitamin D?
By Keith Vance,
Pharm.D., Pharmacist
By Keith Vance, Pharm.D.
Pharmacist
Lewisville Drug Company
181 Lowes Foods Dr., Lewisville
(336) 946-0220 www.lewisvilledrug.com
f you follow the health segments in
the newspaper or your local newscast, you have probably seen or
heard about Vitamin D. So what is all
the fuss about? Vitamin D plays an
important role in protecting your bones.
Your body requires vitamin D to absorb
calcium. Children need vitamin D to
build strong bones, and adults need it to
keep bones strong and healthy. When
people do not get enough vitamin D,
they can lose bone. Studies show that
people with low levels of vitamin D
have lower bone density or bone mass.
They are also more likely to break bones
when they are older. Recent studies
have also strengthened the evidence that
adequate vitamin D intake may help
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prevent heart disease, cancer, and diabetes as well as improve muscle strength
and prevent falls.
People most likely at risk for not getting enough vitamin D include: People
who spend little time in the sun, people
with very dark skin, elderly people,
people living in nursing homes or other
institutions, people with certain medical conditions such as serious diseases
of the nervous or digestive systems and
obese or very overweight people.
There are several sources of Vitamin
D: Sunlight, food, vitamin/mineral supplements, and prescription medications.
Your skin makes vitamin D from the
ultra-violet light (UVB rays) in sunlight.
storing the vitamin to use it later. The
amount of vitamin D your skin makes
depends on the time of day, season, latitude, skin pigmentation and other factors. Depending on where you live, vitamin D production may decrease or be
completely absent during the winter. It is
difficult to measure the amount of vitamin D that your skin makes.
Because of concerns about skin can-
cer, many people stay out of the sun,
cover up with clothing and use either
sunscreen or sunblock to protect their
skin. Probably the most important factor which limits the ability of the skin
to make vitamin D is the use of sunscreen and sunblock. Even an SPF (sun
protection factor) of 8 reduces the production of vitamin D by 95%. While
these products help protect the skin
from the harmful effects of the sun due
to the cancer risk from staying in the
sun, many people need to get vitamin D
from other sources.
Very few foods in nature contain
vitamin D. In fact, it is very difficult to
get all of the vitamin D you need from
food. The flesh of fish (such as salmon,
tuna, and mackerel) and fish liver oils
are among the best natural food sources
of vitamin D. Small amounts of vitamin
D are found naturally in beef liver,
cheese, and egg yolks as well. Vitamin
D is also added to milk and to some
brands of orange juice, soymilk and
cereals. At this time vitamin D is not
added to other milk products like
Providing quality
eye care to our
community for
over 17 years
Parkwood Eye Center is dedicated to excellence in eye care for all ages. We offer the latest
in laser and surgical technology in a caring and patient-oriented environment.
The services offered by our office include, among others, routine eye examinations,
glasses & contact lenses, pediatric eye care, laser surgery, cataract extraction & intraocular
lens implants, glaucoma treatment and surgery, treatment of corneal disease
and diabetic retinopathy.
Wells Stewart, MD
We cordially invite you and your family to visit our office.
We believe we have a valuable service to offer the community and
we would be very pleased to have you and your family as patients.
(336) 835-3400 • parkwoodeye.com • 177 Parkwood Drive, Elkin, NC
Robert C. Campbell, MD
across from Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
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Mountain Valley
LIVING CENTER
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Mountain Valley is an assisted living home,
licensed by North Carolina.
Monitored by local government,
community groups and family members.
Operated by local people, and a dedicated staff.
Please feel free to call or visit Brenda Peddycord
our licensed adult care home administrator.
We offer:
New building with gorgeous front porch.
26-bed Adult Care Home with individual rooms,
suites or room with a friend accommodations.
Quiet, serene country living, nestled
between beautiful Sauratown Mountain
and Hanging Rock in Stokes County.
Two dining rooms with small seating arrangements.
Private restrooms for each room
with full baths available.
In-room flat screen TV and phone ready rooms.
Our services:
Dedicated, trained staff. • Medication administered,
24-hour staffing. • Routine laundry, cleaning, activities of
interest. • Dietary meals with special therapeutic diets.
Assistance with activities of daily living.
Medical and social transportation. • Outings in the
community like shopping, movies, breakfast trips,
summer picnics, potluck dinners. • Birthday parties. • Bingo
Residents’ council meetings. • Guest speakers and entertainers
Prayer and Bible study groups.
1135 Taylor Road, Westfield, NC 27053
336-994-2120 email: lmountainvalley@triad.rr.com
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We welcome you
to your country home.
Join our family so we can
assist you in living care for you
or a loved one.
cheese, yogurt and butter.
Supplements are growing in popularity (and necessity) as a
source of vitamin D. Before adding a supplement with vitamin D to your medication regimen, check whether your calcium supplement, multivitamin, or medication contains vitamin D. Excluding sunlight, the total vitamin D you get
includes the following: Food + supplements (including multivitamin) + medications.
So, your question is: How much vitamin D do I actually
need each day? The recommended dose is 400 to 800 IU/day
of vitamin D for adults under age 50 and 800 to 1000 IU/day
for age 50 and up to prevent deficiency.
Signs of deficiency can include bone pain and muscle weakness. If your physician determines you are already deficient
in vitamin D, there are prescription strength vitamin D supplements that can be prescribed.
As always, before you take any vitamins, supplements,
or medications, consult with your doctor or pharmacist.
Be informed!
Sources: Pharmacists Letter, National Institutes of Health,
and the National Osteoporosis Foundation.
Vitamin D (plus a whole lot of other great things!)
is available at Lewisville Drug Company.
Lewisville Drug Company
181 Lowes Foods Dr., Lewisville
(336) 946-0220 www.lewisvilledrug.com
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WELLNESS
mobility a whole new sense of freedom
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f your health is not what it used to be, there is a need in
your life to have the mobility to enjoy a better life of continued independence and freedom you have always
enjoyed. According to Debbie Brown of Mobility Plus,
“Needed mobility can be as simple as going to the mailbox,
or as life changing as instilling a whole new sense of freedom.” The type of help that’s right for each patient takes
thought and analysis.
First, your doctor will determine if you are a good fit for a
powered wheelchair particularly by taking into consideration
if you have enough upper body strength to use a wheelchair.
In the next step, the paperwork begins! This is where having a team of professionals, trained to work on your behalf,
comes into play. Employees of Mobility Plus, Leigh and Joan
Meadows, understand the proper forms to be filed with the
appropriate people. The process begins with the paperwork
that goes to your doctor followed by approvals from your
private insurance, medicare or medicaid.
Mobility Plus then visits your home for an assessment looking at door opening widths, countertop heights, turning
space radius and entrance ways. At that point, they make a
recommendation on what equipment will work best for your
situation. The process continues with Mobility Plus ordering
the customized equipment specified for you, their customer.
Your support system does not stop here—once your chair
or scooter arrives from the factory, one of the Mobility Plus
team delivers the equipment and spends as much time as
needed to show you proper and safe use.
If a person were to go purchase a scooter or power wheel chair they would pay
anywhere from $1,500 to $5,000. One aspect of the scooters is the benefit of ease
in breaking them down to put in a trunk or van to use for shopping or a vacation
trip.
Debbie mentioned the great people she has met while providing her service: The
farmer who uses his scooter to get from the house to the barn; the gentleman
who’s daily routine includes riding into town in his power wheelchair (his ride is
customized with an attached wagon!) to visit friends.
Mobility Plus offers service on their products. With an electronic database,
Mobility will call and make an appointment for an annual
service call. It’s interesting to note a new powered wheelchair
can travel up to 17 miles before recharging. An overnight
recharge is all you need to be good to go!
According to Debbie, adding a wheelchair or scooter to
someone’s life, “...for most, really gives people a new lease on
their life.”
Top: Mobility’s Debbie Brown. Lower left: A power wheelchair and
it’s easy to reach controls.
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WELLNESS
BETTER TECHNOLOGY FOR BETTER VISION:
AN UPDATE ON GLASSES
ecent advances in spectacles have
allowed patients to enjoy clearer
and more comfortable vision.
The biggest breakthrough in 50 years of
spectacle lens design is now available
for patients. Digital technology such as
that used in high definition television
and digital cameras is now used to create custom spectacle lenses that minimize distortion in both near and far
vision. This reduces the “swimmy” feeling that many patients notice when first
getting used to their new glasses.
Most patients at about age 40 need
correction for near vision and choose
to wear bifocal glasses with lines or the
multi-focal lenses without lines. Typical
times to get adjusted to these glasses
have ranged from several days to several months. The new digitally designed
lenses have greatly improved adaptation and comfort for patients.
A recent study of 609 bifocal and
multifocal lens wearers reported 92%
adaptation in two weeks or less with
the digitally designed lenses. While
50% of patients had instant adaptation,
over 90% of patients reported “somewhat” to “very good” vision for near
R
vision, intermediate vision and distance
vision. They also reported a wider field
of vision for near, intermediate and distant vision. All patients can benefit
from the latest digital technology, but
our experience has been the patients
that benefit most are those with large
prescriptions [thicker glasses].
To aid patients with thick glasses all
the major spectacle manufacturers have
come out with high index lenses to
greatly reduce the weight and thickness
of the glasses.
Additional improvements have been
in the anti-reflective coatings that help
reduce glare and make the lenses far
more attractive. New manufacturing
techniques have virtually eliminated the
cracking on the surface of the lenses
that plagued earlier designs.
Another advance is the new designs
in photochromic lenses. These lenses
darken when exposed to sunlight and
then return to clear indoors. The latest
version of these lenses darken more rapidly and deeply outdoors and revert to
clear more rapidly indoors. Of course,
traditional polarized lenses remain popular with fishermen and water sport
by Robert C. Campbell MD
enthusiasts and break resistant lenses
are essential for children and anyone
exposed to flying objects.
While quality lenses are important
for clear and comfortable vision, glasses frames have also improved.
Lightweight and stylish rimless frames
are a favorite for folks who prefer the
appearance of barely having glasses on
at all. Also available are bold multi-colored plastic frames that make a fashion
statement. Even technology has entered
into frame design with the ability to use
water jets to carve out designs in stainless steel and titanium temple pieces.
And for folks who are hard on glasses,
memory metals are just the answer.
Today’s spectacle lenses and frames
have come a long way from the black
one-size fits all of the 1950s. Patients
are proud to wear their new glasses and
reap the rewards of clear vision and
compliments from their friends and
coworkers.
Want to know more?
Contact Parkwood Eye Center
177 Parkwood Drive, Elkin
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Yadkin Valley Pharmacy presents
Great Tips for Better Health
Eat healthier foods
Reduce Stress
Relaxation techniques
Take time for yourself
Eat Healthy, Live Healthy
Drink more water, less sodas, coffee, etc.
Cut out junk food, go for fruits and veggies
Annual Doctor Checkup
Schedule a physical
Make informed health decisions
Review medications with your pharmacist
Get Involved, Be Active
Joining the gym
Take walks with a friend
Volunteering in the community
Stop Bad Habits
Stop smoking
Look for our “Tips for Better Health” series
in each issue of Yadkin Valley Living.
When making New Years resolutions, keep in mind to
be realistic in your goals and how long it will take to
achieve. It always helps to find others, whether it’s a
co-worker or family member, to work on and achieve
your New Year’s resolutions.
We wish you and your family a happy and healthy
New Year from all of us at Yadkin Valley Pharmacy.
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New Year’s Resolutions: Health Tips for 2009
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WELLNESS
Are You What You Watch?
by Leigh R. Summer, M.D.
t is wintertime, and it is cold outside! We are all a little more likely to
spend some time snuggled up in the
house enjoying a show or two. This is a
good time to consider what the kids in
your life are up to. Do you know what
they are watching on TV and what
music lyrics they are dancing to?
A study recently published in
Pediatrics Journal showed a strong link
Leigh R. Summer, M.D.
between teens watching risqué televiG.
Michael Summer, M.D.
sion shows and teenage pregnancy.
Parents and grandparents should keep in mind that many of the shows tracked in
the study were primetime network shows. Many adults don’t think they need to
be concerned with shows aired during that time because they have met television’s
prime time restrictions. In the same issue of Pediatrics, a separate study reinforced
the link between media exposure to violence and “seriously violent” behavior by
youth.
These results confirm the common sense theory that if young people see
behaviors displayed repeatedly then they will begin to consider those behaviors
normal. After seeing repeated use of violence, young people are often desensitized
to its results. Seeing or hearing about characters risqué (and often risky) sexual
decisions, teens will begin to think “everybody does it” or it is just “no big deal”.
We cannot hide ourselves or our kids entirely from the influences of media.
We have to take action when kids are still under our influence to help them see
through the media and understand the real impact of their decisions. In addition,
we need to apply this to ourselves. Media constantly depicts unrealistic images of
marriages, work life, and other life situations. We have to remember our own values and not allow them to be adultered by the media.
Overall the past few years, it has been suggested the relaxation of media standards has affected the following life decisions adversely: Sexual activity, drug use,
tobacco abuse, violent and criminal behavior, divorce rates and eating disorders.
What can we do to help safeguard our families from this?
TALK…Talk to your kids about the shows and how they do not fit with reality or with your own moral standards. Talk about why you believe these things are
important and how the behaviors can change a person’s life forever. Talk about
how your child might deal with the same issues when peer pressure is an issue.
Include drugs, cigarettes, sexual activity, and drinking and driving.
PREPARE…Even if your child makes good choices, their friend (or driver)
may not. Talk to your teen about a NO QUESTIONS ASKED safe ride home policy for them and their friends. Allow any of them to call you and get a ride home
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“the business” is about to get much more complex.
In September 2009 new Federal Laws go into effect that require
suppliers of Diabetic Shoes and Inserts to meet five new
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reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance.
At Shoes N’Stuff we are already working hard to
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We will be qualified to serve you after
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and go to bed. WAIT until the morning
to talk (not yell) over the situation, find
out what happened, and decide if consequences are in order. Help them
make a plan to avoid the situation a
second time.
TEACH….Teach your child it is
OK to walk away from any situation.
Almost nothing is “cool” if the only
reason you do it is to be “cool.”
PREVENT…Even when you do the
above and your kids know the right
choices, they are going to slip up about
something. Tell them how you feel
about drinking, sexuality, smoking, etc.
DON’T ASSUME THEY WILL
MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES. Tell
them how to protect themselves.
When they have their annual checkups,
make sure they have time alone with
the doctor. They are likely to ask questions then they feel embarrassed to ask
you. EXPECT the doctor to bring up
these topics. Make sure that they have
all of the current immunizations.
Finally, we can all help by making our
opinions known about the content of
what is out there. If you hear or see inappropriate media in a public space, speak
out. If you and your young children are
in a public place and the TV is blasting a
talk show celebrating risky behavior, ask
them to change the channel.
Turn off the shows at home and
talk. If you talk about these issues first,
then your children are more likely to
come to you when they have questions
or worries. Your children WILL NOT
talk to you about topics that you have
not opened the door on. You MUST be
the one to talk first. If you are uncomfortable with this, start by just casually
commenting on something depicted in
the media, there is plenty of opportunity! Simply share with your child what
you think about the issue and ask them
about their own thoughts or questions.
Leigh R. Summer, M.D.
General Practice
G. Michael Summer, M.D.
Board Certified Family Physician
Lewisville Family Physicians
6614 Shallowford Rd. Lewisville
(336) 945-2080
www.DrSummerOnline.com
WELLNESS
Controlling your Blood
Pressure Could Save Your Life
by Melinda Childress
A
bout 50 million Americans and almost 1 billion people worldwide
have high blood pressure (also known as hypertension). The risk of
developing high blood pressure in your lifetime is as high as 90%,
even if you have normal blood pressure at the age of 55. Therefore, you or someone close to you will likely be affected by high blood pressure.
It is important to keep your blood pressure under control to reduce the risk of
stroke, heart failure, heart attack, kidney failure, and even death. Risk factors for
high blood pressure include: Obesity, eating too much salt, drinking too much
alcohol, physical inactivity, and stress. For most people, the normal goal for blood
pressure should be less than 140/90. If you have diabetes or kidney disease, the
blood pressure goal should be less than 130/80. It is recommended you obtain a
blood pressure self-monitoring device used on the
upper arm to achieve your blood pressure goal.
Lifestyle changes can help reduce your risk for
high blood pressure. Dietary changes such as eating foods rich in fruits, vegetables and high in fiber
and potassium are recommended. In comparison
to red meat, fish and chicken are recommended. If
you have high blood pressure, you should reduce
your daily intake of sodium to less than 2.4
grams/day. Physical activity for at least 30 minutes
a day can also reduce blood pressure. Include
walking, swimming, and bicycling. It is also important to not smoke and limit alcohol consumption
to reduce your risk of heart disease.
Monitoring your blood pressure to achieve
your blood pressure goal could save your life.
Yadkin Valley Pharmacy will be holding a blood
pressure screening in February to teach you how
to check your blood pressure correctly, discuss a
healthy lifestyle, and medications to help you control your blood pressure, and live a happy, healthy
life. Call the Pharmacy to find out the day and
time.
Foods that can help you lower your
blood pressure:
Whole Grains: Whole-wheat and rye bread and
bagels, whole grain cereal, whole meal pasta, couscous, brown rice.
Vegetables: Green leafy vegetables, root vegetables,
legumes, potatoes and squash.
Fruit: Berries, citrus fruits, deciduous fruits, fruit
and vegetable juice, dried fruit, unsweetened
canned fruit.
Low Fat or Fat Free Dairy Products: milk, yogurt,
and cheese.
Melinda Childress, Pharm. D., MBA,
Yadkin Valley Pharmacy
825 N. Bridge St., Elkin
(336) 835-4288 800-204-6554
201 N. State St., Yadkinville
(336) 679-8816 800-599-5716
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WELLNESS
New Year’s
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Healthy Yadkin Director April Pardue
Healthy Yadkin
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Yadkinville
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healthync@yadtel.net
appy New Year!! Out with the
old, in with the new! I hope
that doesn’t refer to your
wardrobe after binge eating all holiday
season. I left you in November with
some tips on holiday trimming. If those
did not seem to work for you, let us
focus on the future and not the past.
It is never too late to adopt a
healthy lifestyle. The first step to a
healthy lifestyle involves moving
towards a healthy weight. The following is a BMI (Body Mass Index) calculator which will help you to determine
what a healthy weight for your body
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to 24. A BMI less than 18.5 is underweight, 18.5-24.9 is normal or a healthy weight, 25.0-29.9 is overweight, and over
30.0 is considered obese.
In addition to BMI, you need to know your waist circumference. People who carry most of their excess fat
around their belly are more at risk for developing health
problems than those who carry most of their fat around their
hips and thighs. Women should have a waist measurement of
less than 35 inches and men less than 40 inches. Measuring
waist circumference is pretty simple. Place a tape measure
around your bare abdomen, just above the hip bone. Make
sure the tape is snug and parallel to the floor. Relax, breathe
out, and then take you measurement.
Healthy Weight Week is coming up January 18–24, a
time to celebrate healthy living habits you can adopt for a
lifetime, instead of turning to fad diets that only intensify
your weight problems. How many times have you resolved
to lose weight beginning on January 1 and found you have
already blown it before month’s end? This year try a different approach. Healthy Weight Week promotes healthy nondiet lifestyles for children and adults of every size.
For more information on Healthy Weight Week, visit
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Yadkin, healthync@yadtel.net for information on upcoming
weight-loss classes.
See the following page for a BMI table.
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WELLNESS
Hot Tea or Iced Tea
Does iced tea contain the
polyphenols that hot tea has?
The polyphenols in tea leaves are
readily extracted by hot water.
The stronger your brew, the
higher the concentration of these
antioxidant phytochemicals.
Because iced tea is usually served
diluted and because it is often
made and stored, (polyphenols
break down over time), and so
Jeffrey Blumberg, PhD., director
of the Antioxidants Research
Laboratory, concluded hot tea
offers greater health benefits
over iced tea.
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your pet’s
Good Health
with Robin Brock, D.V.M.
Hand Lotion Season
t’s hand lotion season again. As I smooth into my hands
that thick smelly lotion that my husband hates because it
makes his notice tickle, my hands emit a loud “aaaaahhh.” Actually, this is the same sound that comes from the legs
of my terrier when I spray the aloe based “anti-itch” spray on
his dry and scaling legs. Yes, dogs get dry skin too.
While some animals are plagued with dry skin year
round, the cooler seasons are when dry skin seems to get
worse. Why is that? Here in the Southeast, we are blessed?
with plenty of moisture in the air (humidity) in the summer.
Even with our air conditioners working hard to de-humidify,
the air in our homes is still heavy with moisture during the
summer. The opposite problem exists in the winter. The air
outside is less humid and the air inside is even dryer. Heat
dries things out. This is true of the heat sources we use to
warm our houses. So how do we know there is a problem?
One of the most common signs of dry skin is scratching.
(Sound familiar to those of you humans with dry skin on
your legs or arms?) Often, animals arrive at my office with a
complaint from their owner of scratching. When I don’t find
fleas, the next thing I look for is dry skin. Dry skin is one of
the most common causes of scratching. Signs seen on the animal are bits of white flakes and irritation associated with the
scratching. So what do you do about it?
Dry skin in animals is treated in much the same way as it
is treated in humans. Oils and lotions on the skin will help to
ease the discomfort. There are also shampoos and conditioners which help dry skin. Some of these products are designed
to decrease the itching and some are designed to moisturize
the skin. These preparations only provide temporary relief as
they only treat the skin from the outside. They do not actually increase the content of moisture inside the skin.
In order to increase moisture from the inside out, nutritional supplements are needed. Supplements for dry skin
contain essential fatty acids. These are the omega fatty acids
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Robin Brock, D.V.M.
that you hear about in advertisements for these products.
Fatty acids are very sensitive to break down by light among
other things. For this reason, packaging of the product is
important. Consult your veterinarian on which products are
most reliable.
Omega fatty acids are also present in certain foods. Fatty
fishes such as salmon are high in omega fatty acids. In addition to helping the skin, these compounds are high in antioxidants. Anti-oxidants help protect many of our internal
organs against disease and abnormal cells that can grow into
cancer. There are several special diets that are high in these
cancer and dry skin fighting compounds. Consult your veterinarian regarding which brands actually do what they say.
So when you lay out the gloves and hand lotion for yourself, remember that your pet may also be feeling your pain. If
you notice your pet scratching and his skin flaking, his problem may be dry skin. Consult your veterinarian about products that will help him through this skin irritating season.
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Start The Year Off Right With
Chiropractic Care
Understanding Your Back Pain
Dr. Leslie Horne
“Regular spinal
adjustments
are recommended
to increase
your over all
well being”
You wake up and it’s there. You get up from your chair and it’s there.
You get out of your car and it’s there. A simple sneeze, cough or just a walk
on the beach reminds you that you are its victim. It haunts you. Day and
night you cannot escape its grip.
To those of us suffering from Chronic Lower Back Pain (CLBP) this
sounds all too familiar. The effect that lower back pain has on society is
staggering. Conservative estimates reveal that lower back pain, the most
common cause of disability for people under age 45, robs our society of $50
billion each and every year. It also steals the joy from our lives as we’re
forced to pass up playing with our children and grandchildren, miss critical
days from work, and become less and less active. All of which can lead to a
downward spiral of weight gain, the loss of our jobs, and many times ending
in depression.
When suffering from the effects of CLBP, there comes a point of decision
as to what do we do? The ease of reaching for the bottle Advil, Tylenol or a
host of other prescription or non-prescription medications is very attractive,
and the “relief,” albeit temporary, is very tempting. We’ve been down that
path a thousand times. Temporary relief. Another pill. Temporary relief.
Another pill. The cycle goes on and on. We begin to wonder, “Will this ever
end? Is there another way?”
Thankfully there is! For over a century, tens of millions of individuals
have chosen a natural approach for caring for their CLBP. Long known as
the most common “alternative care” for lower back pain, chiropractic care
has entered the mainstream, and for good reason.
A recent study published in the prestigious medical journal, Spine, found
that when comparing chiropractic and medical care that: At the end of the
study, the group receiving chiropractic adjustments experienced a 450%
increase in the number of patients fully recovered versus the medication
group. In layman’s terms that means for every 2 people that fully recovered
with medication, 9 people fully recovered with chiropractic care!
Did you catch it? Back up for a moment. Read that one more time. Fully
recovered! The cycle was broken. You see, chronic lower back pain is real. Its
effects are real. Don’t delay. If you or someone you know is suffering from
CLBP, ask a friend or family member for the name of their doctor of chiropractic, and find out if this natural approach is right for you.
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Recollections
by Betty P. Cooper
An Historic Ride
Y
ears ago, as a history student, I
discovered that hot air balloons
were used in the Civil War by
both the North and the South. I was
fascinated by that and turned to the
encyclopedia to learn more. Hot air
balloons were invented by the
Montgolfier brothers in France. In
1783, they ascended in a fire balloon at
Annonay. What an exciting discovery!
A couple of years later, an Englishman
ascended in a balloon and soon several
adventurous people in other countries
were flying, floating quietly in the sky.
Through the years I read about ballooning and dreamed. I went to the
Science Museum in Washington, D. C.
and saw a virtual ride on an IMAX
screen. That did it! I had to have that
ride. My husband made arrangements,
paid for rides but each time the ride
was scrapped at the last minute due to
storms, too much wind, the pilot was
sick and so on. Several family members
suggested maybe it was an omen, and I
should remain earthbound. Years
passed and I continued to yearn for that
experience. I rode in a helicopter but it
wasn't the same though it was a fun
ride.
Then, on October 4, 2008, the
dream came true! It was wonderful! We
arrived at RagApple Lassie Winery at
WHAT’S
in a name?
7:00 AM on a clear, chilly Saturday. The
flight crew was there, we were briefed,
watched the balloon become inflated
then lifted off. The gondola was small, it
held only three people who stood (there
were no seats). The pilot explained
everything as we rose gently, quietly and
smoothly above the trees. There was no
sense of movement, just a calmness of
being there, floating much as birds do in
the thermal currents.
There was a wonderful view of Pilot
Mountain and the sinuous curves of the
Yadkin River made visible by the fog
directly above it. There was much farmland and huge stands of timber which
resembled a giant flower garden as the
tops of trees had begun to turn yellow
with an occasional red. There were pastures with horses and cattle that reacted
by running but goats in the same area
continued eating. The dogs barked and
some chased after us. It was surprising
how much the sounds carry upward.
My husband, son and daughter-inlaw followed the chase vehicle. The
pilot kept in touch with the ground
crew by cell phone and told them
where to turn. They had to meet us
because the balloon is dependent on the
wind as to destination and cannot
return to the place of departure.
After an hour and a half, we landed.
Betty writes from the front porch of her
country home.
I t
was a bit bumpy as a strong ground
wind buffeted the gondola. In fact, we
bounced across the road and landed in
someone's driveway. The chase car
arrived as we were dismounting. The
crew quickly maneuvered the gondola
across the road where they released the
warm air, stretched the silk panels out
and packed the balloon, the gondola
and all of the assorted paraphernalia
into the small trailer.
We returned to the winery for
snacks, orange juice and champagne to
celebrate the event. I was presented a
certificate stating that I qualify as an
aeronaut. After handshakes, thank
you's, numerous smiles and photos
taken we departed. All day I could feel
a big smile playing on my face. What an
adventure, what a thrill and what fun!
As we travel around the Yadkin Valley we always come
across interesting town names, do you know of some you
would like to share with YVLM?
Just email me at: barbara@yadkinvalleyliving.com
In this issue we have two name places. Bear Poplar and Mt. Ulla, back to back farming communities located in
western Rowan County on NC Hwy 801. Bear Poplar is the gateway into Mt. Ulla. The name came from a Poplar
tree in which Captain Thomas Cowan treed a bear in the late 1700s. The Bear Poplar post office no longer exits.
Mt. Ulla is named of a place in Ireland called Oola. Many historic homes and farms grace the area as well as Mt.
Ulla Elementary School, two fire houses, a post office and two feed stores where you can catch up on local history.
Ruth Hodge a life time member of the community says “This is the best place in the world to live.”
by Mary Bolen
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to the fall tapestry.
What you choose to plant depends
upon the space you can allocate for the
tree selection. It’s best to look up and
see if there are height restrictions in
your landscape. For example, planting
under utility lines limits your choices to
small tree varieties. Fortunately, there
are some great small trees from which
to choose. Some trees, like sugar
maples, can spread 50 feet or more so
beware when planting in small spaces.
(Sugar maples are incredibly beautiful
for fall color.) Nurserymen can assist
you with upright or columnar forms of
this special tree and also selections with
better heat tolerance.
So why did we have such an amazing fall display last year?
The ideal weather for brilliant red
autumn colors is warm sunny days followed by cool, nights with temperatures below 45°F. Sugar is made in the
leaves during the daytime, but cool
nights prevent movement of sugar from
the leaves. The most vivid colors
appear after a warm dry summer and
early autumn rains which prevent early
leaf fall. We had ideal conditions in
2008 for incredible fall color that lasted for weeks.
Contact:
Toby Bost owns Bost Consulting
Group, a company specializing in tree
health care, Spanish translating, and
landscape management consulting.
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Making Old Things Look New
Gerald Combs, owner
Tree Planting for FALL COLOR
Restore your favorite
chair or sofa including
porch & patio furniture
with today’s fine fabrics.
the Yadkin Valley’s
regional lifestyle magazine
in March/April
brings you stories
on all kinds of animals
Spring Home & Garden ideas
enjoy fresh early vegtables
a surprise meatloaf
and Sunglow Salad
Your Wedding VIDEO
Wireless microphones on the groom are
necessary to capture the vows clearly,
most receptions are dimly lit and the
cameraman should use an on-camera
light.
Beware of shopping on price. Video
packages $600.00 or below normally
indicate an inexperienced videographer
or a no-frills package (one camera, ceremony only, no editing). Typical packages from reputable videographers
range from $1000-$3000 and normally
include: footage of the bridal prepara-
tion, the ceremony in its entirety filmed
with two or more cameras, reception
coverage, editing that includes a highlight section as well as sections dedicated to toasts, the cake cutting,
garter/bouquet toss, dancing and exit.
If you choose to hire a professional
videographer to film your wedding
make arrangements early. Waiting three
months or less before the wedding to
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better videographers being booked.
During the ceremony use all of the
lights you have available—more light
equals better video. If you are going to
have guests wave sparklers as you exit it
is a common practice and a good idea
to stage an “early exit.” This allows all
of your guests to participate. If you
wait till you actually plan on leaving,
especially if you have dancing and a DJ,
half of your guests will be gone and the
effect of the sparklers will be diminished. Expect a professionally edited
wedding film to take one to three
months to produce.
Chad Eller is owner of Wilkes Video.
If you’d like to learn more,
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Last words
with June Rollins
Happily Ever After
ecause I’m married to a preacher, I often attend weddings of people I
hardly know. I love sharing in these celebrations and enjoy experiencing
many diverse traditions. One of my favorites occurred three years ago
when Rob married a young man and woman from Liberia.
We’ve all seen the bride toss her bouquet (or rather the much less elaborate
replacement). It only takes a minute or two. A quick behind the back, over-thehead toss to an awkward group of often-coaxed together, embarrassed looking
single women.
There is normally someone, usually a bridesmaid sporting a recently received
engagement ring with a date already set, who effortlessly makes the catch. No
one else even tries. There’s a knowing laugh or two and then on to the garter
belt removal.
Not so at this wedding reception.
I have never seen a bride have more fun playing with and taunting, yes,
taunting a gathered group of future bride-wanna-be’s. We are not talking about
a two second toss over the shoulder here. We are talking a 5 to 7 minute strut
your stuff, I am fine, so fine, this is mine and you can’t have it, playful, sashaying, teasing accompanied to rhythmic music.
This beautiful bride, fully alive in the moment, looked at her bouquet and
held it close breathing in its fragrance. She moved and danced to the music, pretending to toss it in one direction and then another.
A growing throng of single women trailed behind her, stumbling and bumping into each other with open, outstretched arms, laughter and squeals. When
she had played with them to her heart’s content, she simply dropped the bouquet and casually sauntered away.
For a stunned moment we all watched as it slid along behind her resting on
the hem of her wedding dress. Just when we were wondering if she knew, the
bride tossed her head towards them with a “catch me if you can” look and her
saunter turned into a sprint. The group, worked up into a frenzy, surged forward in one collective mass and made a mad dive for the flowers like football
players in the heat of recovering a fumble.
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June Rollins
"Letting Go"
(Setting is in Lexington)
Received First Place in Stanly County
Summer Art Explosion Exhibit. The
judge’s, comments: "The varied and
subtle texture draws the viewer into
this painting. The abstract treatment
of the window panes adds a
sense of the mystical to the
reality of the scene."
Thank you June,
for sharing your talent with
Yadkin Valley Living readers.
This morning, three years later, I watched the same woman, poised and
graceful, attired in traditional African dress serve as an usher during Sunday
worship along with her husband while their two young children from blended
families served as acolytes.
Each time I see her I can’t help but picture her on her wedding day, filled
with joy and play, fully experiencing the tossing of her bridal bouquet.
It looks like she is still living her life to the fullest. Enjoying giving herself to
the moment and those she loves.
We want this for all our brides, to live happily ever after.
We want this for ourselves too, don’t we?
“Come grow old along with me, the best is yet to be.” –Robert Browning
Visit June’s website to view her art gallery at www.artbyjune.net
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