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Good schools? Low taxes? Beautiful lake? Check, check and check. Moving to Lake Norman
certainly has its advantages. Here’s another: banking with blueharbor bank. In less than
three years we’ve grown to 2nd in deposits out of 18 larger area banks,* probably because of
our advantages: low fees, personal service and great rates. Apparently blueharbor is as
much a local thing as, well, the lake itself. Check us out today at blueharborbank.com.
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LAKE NORMAN’S MOST DISTINCTIVE HOMES
Peninsula Waterfront VillaExpansive 3 level waterfront villa in The Peninsulawith pool. Gourmet kitchen, covered terrace with
great views, walkout lower level, cul de sac lot.
$2,100,000
Private Peninsula Golf Course SettingEscape to this very private golf course home on almost a full acre in The Peninsula. Completely updated gourmet kitchen and master bathroom, screened porch, bonus room, very unique setting.
$719,000
Cornelius WaterfrontJust completed 3994sf home in private gated Pointe Regatta.
$1,299,000
Lori Ivester Jackson 704.996.5686 • Reed Jackson 704.713 3623Doris Nash 704.201.3786 • Jessica Simpson 704.787.3330Laura Poe 704.609.5274 • Jan Sipe 704.453.4677 • Patty Howe 704.651.2529Gail Olson 704.655.0592 • Carole Dry 704.621.2620 • Tracy Davis 704.241.0067Chris Roche 980.253.6677 • Judy Flowe 704.608.9261 • Berry Bean 704.609.3353Melinda Meade-White 704.534.9208 • Marilyn Leonard 704.604.8787Clarke Crawford 704.896.3523 • Bridget Kennerly 704.896.3523
Cornelius WaterfrontJust completed 3994sf home in private gated Pointe Regatta.
$1,299,000
Cornelius WaterfrontJust completed 3994sf home in private gated Pointe Regatta.
$1,299,000
Cornelius WaterfrontJust completed 3994sf home in private
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$1,299,000
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$1,299,000
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LAKE NORMAN’S MOST DISTINCTIVE HOMES
Peninsula Waterfront VillaExpansive 3 level waterfront villa in The Peninsulawith pool. Gourmet kitchen, covered terrace with
great views, walkout lower level, cul de sac lot.
$2,100,000
Private Peninsula Golf Course SettingEscape to this very private golf course home on almost a full acre in The Peninsula. Completely updated gourmet kitchen and master bathroom, screened porch, bonus room, very unique setting.
$719,000
Cornelius WaterfrontJust completed 3994sf home in private gated Pointe Regatta.
$1,299,000
Lori Ivester Jackson 704.996.5686 • Reed Jackson 704.713 3623Doris Nash 704.201.3786 • Jessica Simpson 704.787.3330Laura Poe 704.609.5274 • Jan Sipe 704.453.4677 • Patty Howe 704.651.2529Gail Olson 704.655.0592 • Carole Dry 704.621.2620 • Tracy Davis 704.241.0067Chris Roche 980.253.6677 • Judy Flowe 704.608.9261 • Berry Bean 704.609.3353Melinda Meade-White 704.534.9208 • Marilyn Leonard 704.604.8787Clarke Crawford 704.896.3523 • Bridget Kennerly 704.896.3523
Cornelius WaterfrontJust completed 3994sf home in private gated Pointe Regatta.
$1,299,000
Cornelius WaterfrontJust completed 3994sf home in private gated Pointe Regatta.
$1,299,000
Cornelius WaterfrontJust completed 3994sf home in private
granite counters, stainless appliances.
$1,299,000
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$1,299,000
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granite counters, stainless appliances.
$1,299,000
Cornelius WaterfrontJust completed 3994sf home in private
granite counters, stainless appliances.
$1,299,000
Cornelius WaterfrontJust completed 3994sf home in private
granite counters, stainless appliances.
$1,299,000
Lake Norman’s Leading Luxury Brokerage
LAKE NORMAN’S MOST DISTINCTIVE HOMES
Haven Hill in DavidsonPicturesque setting atop one of the highest points in the Charlotte area. Private horse farm in Davidson with multiple pastures, creeks, and charmingly updated primary residence with gourmet kitchen. Guest house, 6 stall horse barn, with tree-lined private entry drive. One of the most uniquely beautiful properties in the area. MLS#2018004 Agent: Reed Jackson 704-713-3623
$ 2,399,000
Huntersville WaterfrontOne-of-a-kind Cape Cod-style home located on one of the best point lots on Lake Norman. Gorgeous sunset views from expansive veranda. Architectural detailing includes high ceilings, rich wood craftsmanship, open living spaces, and fantastic spacious owner’s retreat. This home is a true work of art –an architectural gem designed for this spectacular lot MLS#2021109 Agent Lori Ivester Jackson 704-996-5686
$ 2,395,000.
Sherrills Ford Mountain Acreage3 subdivided buildable vacant lots in
gated community with private road, at 1300’ these are the highest elevation
buildable lots within 50 miles of Charlotte. Long range views
from both sides. MLS#951831 Agent: Reed Jackson 704-713-3623
$ 1,173,000
Mooresville WaterfrontGreat Waterfront. Open floor plan, Large Kitchen with huge island. Outdoor living area includes heated pool/hot tub. Open
water & sunset views. Master on main, bonus/media. MLS#998774
Agents Reed Jackson 704-713-3623 & Doris Nash 704-201-3786
$1,199,900
Jetton CoveOne of the best lots in Jetton Cove.
4 Bedrooms, 3.5 baths. High-end custom upgrades throughout,
professionally landscaped yard, two level deck. MLS#2022475
Agent Larissa Crawford 704-488-6143
$ 399,000
Cornelius WaterfrontNewly remodeled lake home on
nearly an acre of land.4 Bedrooms, 4.5 Bathrooms. Kitchen with Carrara
marble countertops & stainless appliances. New Roof. New Pier with
Floating Dock. MLS# 2000030 Agent: Jan Sipe 704-453-4677
$ 865,000
Exit 31 WaterfrontMain channel SUNSET views. Imported tile roof, pool & spa, firepit,
fixed pier w/covered slip, covered porch, beautifully landscaped courtyard w/separate guest suite, 3 car garage. Crawl space w/
computerized ventilation syslem, house on generator, remote control blinds. MLS#2024247 Agent Lori Ivester Jackson 704-996-5686
$2,350,000
Patricks Purchase WaterfrontCedar Shake & Stone home. Rustic beauty, accentuated by exterior
gas lights. Water views on the rear & front of the home. Gourmet Kitchen, Soaring Ceilings. Downstairs bar for only the finest of entertaining. MLS#998915 Agent: Lori Jackson 704-996-5686
$ 1,849,000
Cornelius WaterfrontElegant brick waterfront home. 6
Bedrooms. 4 Baths. Custom features. Pool. Screened Porch. 3rd Car Garage
on lower level. .75 acre lot. Convenient to I77. MLS# 2004650 Agent: Lori Jackson 704-996-5686
& Jan Sipe 704-453-4677
$ 1,145,000
Cornelius WaterfrontLight coastal decor in gourmet kitchen, high ceilings, rich wood
craftsmanship, open living spaces, and fantastic spacious owner’s retreat. This home also features fantastic lower level entertainment
and media room areas with “best of class” finishes. MLS#2019591 Agent: Reed Jackson 704-713-3623
$ 1,390,000
Good schools? Low taxes? Beautiful lake? Check, check and check. Moving to Lake Norman
certainly has its advantages. Here’s another: banking with blueharbor bank. In less than
three years we’ve grown to 2nd in deposits out of 18 larger area banks,* probably because of
our advantages: low fees, personal service and great rates. Apparently blueharbor is as
much a local thing as, well, the lake itself. Check us out today at blueharborbank.com.
Move to the lake.Move to blueharbor bank.
Nice moves.
Mooresville, 704-662-7700Huntersville, 704-990-7200blueharborbank.com
*2010 FDIC Market Share Report for 28117 zip code
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10 The Main Channel What’s hip at Lake Norman
15 Around the Track Brad Keselowski doesn’t stop when the race is over
16 Porthole Rotary Wine Cruise, Catwalk for a Cause
18 Captain’s Chair Matt Merrell is in the spotlight at Davidson Community Players
21 Tom’s Jobs Tom Cotter learns the ins and outs of dockbuilding
24 Rip Currents — Sports Two new firing ranges give gun enthusiasts a place to practice
28 Rip Currents — History Davidson IB’s legacy
30 The Galley VJ Cappa’s brings Italian lakeside
33 Grapevine New Zealand makes a name for itself in the wine world
36 Game On Gymnastics and cheering teach girls to tumble, flip and fly high
40 Home Port — Garden David and Dora Dalmas’ Cornelius garden is a floral fantasy
46 Home Port ReStore ReStyle brings in a crowd and keeps the creative juices flowing
53 Currently Boyz II Men perform at Lake, Land & Lyrics
56 One More Thing Find out how well you know Lake Norman by taking our Lake Quiz
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Learning About the LakeLake Norman has quite a history
I admit it. I haven’t always been crazy about Lake Norman. Anyone who reads this column regularly knows
that I grew up going to Lake Tillery just east of here. Until, I met my husband, a native of Cornelius, I had only visited North Carolina’s “Inland Sea” a handful of times.
During one visit as a child, I remem-ber the water being extremely muddy. Of course, that was just the case where I happened to be, but in my mind I thought that all of Lake Norman was a huge mud-dy mess and couldn’t possibly be as pictur-esque as my beloved Lake Tillery. (No sur-prise that I had a dramatic take on things.) I think I was also intimidated by the size of Lake Norman as well. To a kid, it really does look like an ocean.
Fast-forward to now and you’ll discov-er that my perception has changed. Don’t get me wrong, Lake Tillery is still one of the most beautiful places on this earth, but Lake Norman is as well. I’ve lived here almost eight years now, and every day I grow to love this area more and more.
One of the things I enjoy most about Lake Norman is its history. If you ever get a chance to go out on a boat with an old-timer, do it. It’s one of the best ways to un-derstand how much the lake has evolved over the years. You’ll learn that Governor’s
Island used to be covered in trees and in-habited by goats. It was informally called Goat Island.
Of course being married to an old-timer makes me an honorary old-timer, which means I’ve learned a lot of lake trivia over the years on many a pontoon ride. I’m a sucker for random tidbits of in-formation anyway, so it works out well. As it turns out, there are a lot of random facts concerning Lake Norman. The sad part is that because we’re such a transient area now, most folks don’t know about them.
That’s where CURRENTS comes in. This month my husband, John, and I came up with a 15-question lake quiz to see how well you know Lake Norman (see page 56). Some of the questions involve your easy chamber-of-commerce facts, while others are much more difficult. I actually stumped my in-laws, and they’ve been liv-ing here since the mid-70s.
I hope you’ll take our quiz and learn more about this beautiful place we call home. By the way, this quiz is perfect to use as dinner party entertainment, so feel free to take copies of this issue to your next soiree. Good luck!
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Seventeen-year-old Omar Caldwell grew up watching his mother help community members in need through Locma Ministries, a Charlotte-based non-profit organization she founded. He remembers helping out at the clothing drives
held at his family’s church every second Saturday of the month.
In fact, it was while helping his church collect backpacks for A Place of Hope, Inc. — an organization that collects and
Encouraged to Serve
Omar Caldwell forms a non-profit that inspires children to help others
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For more information about Children Empowering Children, visit www.ceccharlotte.org.
distributes backpacks and hygienic supplies to orphaned and impoverished children in Africa — that Omar decided to start his own non-profit, Children Empowering Children (CEC), with the help of his younger siblings. The purpose of CEC is to empower children to become leaders by offering assistance to other non-profit organizations in the form of monetary support, clothing, school supplies, etc.
“Anyone that applies can get support for their organization,” says Caldwell, who recently graduated from Davidson Day and serves as the chief operating officer of CEC. “Anyone that needs our help that we can help, we do it.”
Children in kindergarten through 12th grade are encouraged to form a team and join CEC. Once they sign up on the Web site, they will be contacted when local opportunities to serve are organized. The group’s goal is to eventually work on at least four service projects per year.
This past spring, Caldwell successfully recruited 10 Davidson Day classmates to volunteer for a phone-a-thon at Lake Norman YMCA to raise funds for their annual Community Gift Campaign. The group raised almost $2,000, and the money will be used to provide financial assistance for children’s summer programs at the YMCA.
Caldwell, who will be attending The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee in the fall, hopes to study biology and carry the spirit and mission of CEC into his new college campus by organizing service projects there, too.
— Renee Roberson, photography by Chad Macy
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Korean Barbecued Beef from Nanette’s TableIngredients1 and 1/2 pounds of beef tenderloin, about 5 inches thick5 cloves of garlic, chopped1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon of sugar6 tablespoons light soy sauce1 tablespoon dark soy sauce1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Asian sesame oil2 tablespoons rice vinegar5 green onions, minced, plus shredded green onion for
garnish1 tablespoon peeled and grated fresh ginger1 tablespoon white sesame seeds1 tablespoon black sesame seeds1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper1 tablespoon Sriracha chile sauce1 tablespoon canola oil1 cup arugula, chopped1 cup cabbage, chopped6 tortillas (your choice of type)
InstructionsCut the beef across the grain into thin slices. Mash
together three-fourths of the chopped garlic and one tablespoon of sugar, forming a paste. Place the paste in a bowl and stir in three tablespoons of the light soy sauce, the dark soy sauce, one tablespoon of sesame oil, one tablespoon of vinegar, all but one tablespoon of the minced green onions, the ginger, one tablespoon of the sesame seeds (half black and half white), the black pepper and one tablespoon of water.
Place the beef in a shallow bowl and pour the marinade on top. Mix well, cover, and refrigerate for one to three hours.
Meanwhile, make a dipping sauce. On a cutting board, mash together the remaining chopped garlic, and half teaspoon of sugar, forming a paste. Place the paste in a bowl and whisk in the remaining three tablespoons of soy sauce, the remaining one tablespoon of vinegar, the chile sauce, the remaining one teaspoon of sesame oil, the reserved one tablespoon of minced green onion, the remaining one tablespoon of sesame seeds (half black, half white) and one tablespoon of water. Set aside until ready to serve.
Prepare a hot fire in a charcoal grill, or preheat a stovetop grill pan over high heat. Brush the grill rack or pan with the canola oil. Remove the beef from the marinade and pat dry. Discard the marinade. Working in batches, arrange in a single line on the rack or pan. Sear, turning once, until crisp and brown on both sides, about two minutes per side. Wipe and oil the rack or pan between batches if necessary.
To serve the beef, garnish with black and white sesame seeds, shredded green onion, the dipping sauce, and cabbage/arugula. Wrap in your favorite type of tortilla.
Yields four to six servings.
Bringing it HomeAllen Brawley hopes to bring jobs back to America one T-shirt at a time
Allen Brawley hopes to reverse the trend of American jobs going overseas. And he’s doing it one T-shirt at a time.
Brawley is a Troutman entrepreneur who started a new shirt com-pany this year called It Happens 2 You. The shirts feature cartoon drawings depicting some of life’s lighthearted moments. Brawley comes up with the ideas, an artist in Concord draws them and eight former textile workers in Alexander County sew the shirts by hand. The shirts are made 100 percent from organic cotton grown in Texas.
“We’re making a grassroots effort to bring jobs and money back to America,” Brawley says.
He thinks the large number of former textile workers in the region makes this the perfect place to start such a business.
“A lot of people in this area have experience in cutting and sewing T-shirts,” he says. “Even though the industries have gone, the people with that experience and knowledge still live here.”
Brawley acknowledges that his operation is still small, but he thinks that can change. In fact, he feels like once the story behind his shirts gets out, American shoppers will respond.
“I think American people would rather purchase an American product versus a foreign product if given the opportunity,” he says. “I just want to give them that opportunity.”
— by Scott Graf, photography courtesy of Allen Brawley
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It Happens 2 You shirts cost between $20 and $25. For more information, visit www.ItHappens2You.com.
Allen Brawley hopes his T-shirt line named It Happens 2 You will bring
jobs back to the United States.
Allen Brawley’s shirts feature cartoon drawings depicting some of life’s lighthearted moments.
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Lilly comes to town, the bookstore goes downtown and more
If everything goes according to plan, the Davidson College Bookstore (aka the Campus Store) will move into the BB&T building in downtown Davidson in fall 2012. The move means that ’Cats on Main will merge with the Campus Store at the downtown location. Gwen Gardner, man-ager of the Campus Store, says the new two-story location measures a little more than 6,000 square feet. “It would be nice for Main Street,” says Gardner. “We’ve enjoyed having ’Cats on Main there and have gotten lots of positive feedback from people who enjoy the staff and the experience they have there.”
— www.davidsoncollegebookstore.com
Consign On A Dime has moved to a larger location in Cornelius. You’ll now find the home furnishings consignment store in the LightStyles building on West Catawba Avenue. “We’ve doubled our size,” says San-
dra Getts, who co-owns the store with Ta-mara Mullis. “We had outgrown our former space, and this location is more convenient for our customers.” The new space features more than 4,500 square feet of furniture, ac-cent pieces and accessories.
— www.consignonadime.com
Children’s Homes of Iredell County has opened a thrift store named Special Trea-sures at 224 Center Street in Statesville. The store was formed to provide job skills for the children of the non-profit home. All proceeds from the store will benefit the organization’s continuing jobs program. Kathy Krantz, a Mooresville resident and president of the Children’s Homes of Iredell County board, says she wants to give the foster children every opportunity to suc-ceed when they age out of The Home.
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Monkee’s of Lake Norman is now car-rying the timeless and whimsically colored line of Lilly Pulitzer. “There’s just such a cult following for Lilly Pulitzer,” says Sandy Bowers, owner of Monkee’s of Lake Nor-man. “I just think whatever your style is, it doesn’t have to be limited to preppy. Your style could be classic, could be edgy, it could be whatever, but that line is so huge that there’s something for everybody, so I find most consistently that everybody loves Lilly.”
Bowers has selected more contempo-rary pieces of the Lilly Pulitzer line for her Davidson boutique. “I’m trying to buy things that offer more than just one sea-son of wear,” explains Bowers. I find that the traditional Lilly is really limited to the spring and summer seasons. …I’m trying to get the most seasons out of it.”
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Here’s the BeefChar-Grill brings smiles to Davidson
Wolfpack alumni living in the lake area have something to smile about, and it has nothing to do with the school’s new men’s bas-ketball coach (Mark Gottfried). Instead, it has everything to do with burgers — Char-Grill burgers to be exact.
If you went to North Carolina State Univer-sity, eating at the Char-Grill on Hillsborough Street is practically a prerequisite for gradua-tion. Since 1960 this cinder-block burger joint has been an institution in Raleigh, and now folks in the Lake Norman area get to join in on the tasty fun, as a Char-Grill opened in David-son this past April.
Keeping the restaurant’s history in mind, you’d think the owner of this establishment would have to be a graduate of North Carolina State, but instead it’s Austin Green, a graduate
of UNC Charlotte. Green works in commer-cial real estate and was looking for franchise opportunities when a friend told him about Char-Grill.
“I’m a sucker for a good burger,” says Green. “So basically I called the franchise contact and went to Raleigh and a few of the other restau-rants, tried the food and was like, ‘Wow, this is the best burger I’ve ever had.’ ”
While the Davidson Char-Grill looks a bit different than the original location on Hills-borough (in Davidson, you can eat inside rath-er than on outdoor picnic tables, and the menu offers salads, chicken tenders and brownies), the burgers are just as good.
“It’s the same specifications,” says Green of the restaurant’s grill system. “There are lava rocks underneath the grill, and you know that’s what gives you that good kind of Char-Grill flavor I guess you’d say.”
Green says a lot of folks have come in and told him that they used to eat at the Raleigh locations (there are now four) when they were in school. “There are a ton of N.C. State alumni [here]. We know so many of them now because they come on a regular basis,” he says. “They say it tastes just the same.”
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What was your worst summer job ever?
“When I was 15, I worked at a Carvel ice cream store on Long Island. I was fired from the front counter after two days because I put too much ice cream in the cones. For the rest of the summer, they stuck me in the back making ice cream cakes.”
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“When I was 11 years old, my grandfather, who was a farmer and worked from 7 a.m. until the sun went down, asked me if I’d help him pick up some rocks in a hay field. We were out there all morning and all afternoon. I thought we would never get done picking up those rocks.”
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“The summer after graduating from North Mecklenburg High School, I dug ditches on the new highway (to become I-77) in the area of what is now called Exits 28-36 from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. for $1.50 an hour. On the good side, I got a great tan.”
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A 27-year-old living his dream in racing. That’s how Mooresville’s Brad Kesel-owski summarizes his current lifestyle
as we conclude an interview near Penske Racing headquarters. NASCAR’s two weeks of Char-lotte spring racing are on the horizon, and Kes-elowski’s schedule is packed. He’s just finished a team dinner and is about to head to a scheduled appearance when he makes time to chat.
“In this sport, we don’t get days off, and we are pretty much used to keeping a pace that most people would agree is crazy,” Keselowski explains. “When the races come to Charlotte ev-ery year, you’d think things would slow down a bit, but they really don’t.”
Case and point, just a few days after we talk, Keselowski qualifies his No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger second in the All Star Showdown and competes for one million dollars that same night in the Sprint All Star Race under the lights at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He then catches a flight the next morning to Iowa Speedway and finishes third with his No. 22 Discount Tire/Ruby Tuesday Dodge Challenger in the Na-tionwide Series John Deere Dealers 250 before returning home to begin practice for the Coca-Cola 600, the longest race of his season. That same weekend the No. 29 Brad Keselowski Rac-
ing Ram Truck finishes in the top 10, so Kesel-owski earns some pride as an owner along the way, too.
The next time we cross paths, it’s two nights after Iowa, and Brad is attending The King’s Cup, a charity event organized by Richard Petty where teams from around the sport compete in go kart racing relay style on an indoor track in Charlotte. When I ask him why he’s not taking a turn behind the wheel, Keselowski jokingly says he and go karts don’t go well together, so he’s spending the evening meeting fans and signing autographs. There’s more to being the driver and leader of a team than just driving he reminds me.
The following weekend, with a few more practice sessions under his belt, Keselowski wins the second pole of his career by clocking a lap of more than 190 mph on the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The night before Memorial Day, he leads the 2011 Coca-Cola 600 for the first seven laps and raises his total Sprint Cup laps led to 100. In between his pole victory and the Coca-Cola 600, Keselowski finishes sixth in the Na-
tionwide Top Gear 300. If you’re keeping count, that’s 900 miles of
racing in one weekend.The morning after the 600, Keselowski is up
early and on his bicycle for a social ride, celeb-rity challenge, BBQ and concert to benefit the Brad Keselowski Checkered Flag Foundation. He incorporated the foundation in 2010 to sup-port those who have sacrificed greatly including military personnel, veterans, first-responders and their families. He believes it’s important to give back.
Does Keselowski ever rest?“It’s fair to say that as a driver and team
owner I have a lot of personal demands and driver demands, but I wouldn’t have it any other way,” he says. “I have been provided incredible opportunities all my life, and I want to be able to provide those same opportunities to others. Anyone in the know will tell you that the key to happiness is not to receive but to give as much as you can.”
He adds, “I love where I’m at. It’s very chal-lenging to shift gears, and there are so many triggers that can make the transition easier or harder. Racing and life can change quickly. It’s important to keep moving.” LNC
Keep MovingBrad Keselowski doesn’t stop when the race is over
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Above: Brad Keselowski is a 27-year-old living his dream in racing. Left: A week after starting on the pole at the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, Brad Keselowski won the STP 400 at the Kansas Speedway.
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From left, Paul Herbert and Cathy Bentz.
All of the attendees enjoyed the evening and raised $2,000 for the charity Orphans to Ambassadors.
More than 70 people attended the Rotary Wine Cruise this year.
From left, Stefanie Rodsater and Jennifer Ziegler. What’s a wine cruise without wine and other libations? Here’s to a great time.
The weather was perfect for a wine cruise.
From left, Marcia Meredith, Karla Combs and Stephanie Bradley.
Rotary Wine CruiseOn May 12, the Rotary Club of Lake Norman/Huntersville set sail on
Lake Norman with a boat full of more than 70 people, all raising a glass to charity in support of a fund-raising event for their beneficiary, Orphans to Ambassadors. The evening’s festivities were full of good cheer, happy people, and plenty of food and drink. The club raised $2,000 for the charity.
—Photography by Chris Jones
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The Martin Truex Jr. Foundation presented Levine Children’s Hospital a check for $25,000 during the evening.
The youngest members of the Catwalk for a Cause fashion show.
From left, Martin Truex Jr., Sherry Pollex, DeLana Harvick, Whitney Jones, Tati Papis and Max Papis.
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Catwalk for a CauseOn May 17, the second-annual Catwalk for a Cause fashion show benefiting the
Martin Truex Jr. Foundation raised more than $25,000. A silent auction and raffle were held during the evening’s activities, displaying items such as a Justin Bieber-signed electric guitar, designer apparel, diamond jewelry and sports memorabilia. Martin Truex Jr., Max and Tati Papis, Ray and Erin Crocker-Evernham, DeLana Harvick, Krissie Newman, and Greg and Nanette Zipadelli joined more than 175 guests for the fashion show at Martin Truex Jr. Motorsports in Mooresville.
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If you’ve ever enjoyed a production by the Davidson Community Players then you’ve probably seen the talent and creative energy of
Matt Merrell. His onstage roles through the years have included 13 DCP productions. He was most recently seen last summer in Noises Off, the DCP production for which he won the 2010 Outstanding Lead Male Actor Award by the Metrolina Theatre Association.
A graduate of Davidson College and the Uni-versity of North Carolina School of Law, Merrell previously served the 46-year-old organization as a board member and board chair. As the new ex-ecutive director, Merrell takes on the challenge of continuing the company’s transformation from a summer theatre to a multi-faceted dramatic arts company with year-round programming, work-shops, training and community outreach activities.
So you’re a lawyer who now leads a recognizable theatre group. Doesn’t the overlap seem a bit ironic?
Well, I would argue that a good litigator has to have a bit of theatrical talent. I got my theatre fix in the courtroom when I was practicing law, and it was only when I moved away from my legal prac-tice that I started to miss theatre.
What brought you to Davidson Community Players in an administrative position?
I had done a lot of theatre in high school and
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Show Time
Matt Merrell is in the spotlight once again
As the new executive director, Matt Merrelltakes on the challenge of continuing Davidson Community Players’ transformation from a sum-mer theatre to a multi-faceted dramatic arts com-pany with year-round programming, workshops, training and community outreach activities.
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What are DCP’s plans for the future?
In the short term, I want to work on reen-ergizing and rebuilding relationships with our donors, patrons, volunteers and the artistic com-munity across the region. I’ll go out and visit people, thank them for their support and remind them of the importance of their support for the organization. As the organization continues to grow, there’s also a financial demand. There’s no other way to say it other than I need to raise
money. Those are my two immediate tasks. And, oh yeah, we need to sell 6,000 seats for our sum-mer shows. LNC
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college and had been out of it for about 12 or 13 years. On a lark, I auditioned for a show, Oliver, and I got cast. And I got bit by the act-ing bug again. For the last 15 years it has been a big part of my life, a passion you might say. Some men are crazy about golf, cigars, play-ing cards or whatever; I’m real crazy about the theatre.
What do you enjoy most about the theatre?
I discovered when I got back into it in the late ’90s that artists are such a wonderful group of people to be around. Even in com-munity theatre, where most people are doing it more as a hobby than a vocation, they are still artists and love the artistic process. The friendships you build are tremendous, and together you fuel a part of your soul in a way you can’t do anywhere else.
Will you still be able to participate in productions as an actor?
In the short term, my plate will be full with a number of challenges, but I hope in the long term I can get back to the stage. However, I do know a lot of the directors we use so I’d need to make it clear that if I’m cast for a part, it shouldn’t be because of my position, it should be because I’m the best choice they have, and I’m right for the part. There would be no hard feelings if I’m not cast.
Is Davidson a unique community that fuels the growth of theatre or do you think an organization like DCP can work in another type of community?
Let me start by saying any community is enriched by a healthy theatre company. I think bringing this particular form of art to a community is fun, collaborative and it helps build a sense of community. I had a profes-sor at Davidson tell me a town can’t be a col-lege town without a bar and a football team. I would extend that thinking to say a vibrant college town needs a theatre, as well.
Freelance writer Mike Savicki has lived and worked in the Lake
Norman area for 15 years, frequently covering the racing scene.
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From a distance, it might appear that Shannon Miller has the best job in the world. He drives his boat to work every
morning and wears shorts and flip-flops to sales meetings. How much better could it get?
Unless you spend time with Miller, you wouldn’t know just how tough his job is.
Miller is the owner of Lake Norman Dredg-ing & Marine Construction, one of only a couple of licensed dredging and construction compa-nies on Lake Norman. The company dredges, builds dock systems, installs pilings and pro-vides lakeside excavation services after storms. They’ll even give you a sandy beach on the shore of your house, if that’s what you desire.
I was invited by Miller to join his six-person crew recently — to experience what truly could be Lake Norman’s dirtiest job.
Miller’s company is based on Slanting Bridge Road, next to the Lake Norman Motel, in Sherrills Ford. You may have passed the site and seen all the heavy equipment and piles of stone and lumber. This is where his company transfers tons of rock used to stabilize shore-lines from dump trucks onto one of his four barges. While I was there, 80 tons of riprap rock was loaded onto the barge before it was towed by a tiny tugboat — which was actually built in Denver, North Carolina — to a location on the other side of the lake.
“We’re going to bring it over to that point,” Miller says, pointing to a location probably a mile or two away. “It should take about an hour-and-a-half to get there.” This didn’t make sense to me; I could almost swim that distance in less time. But then, the John Deere-powered tug can only push the 160,000-pound barge
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along at 2 to 3 knots. I soon realized that you can’t be in any hurry when you work in this business.
Miller’s father, Rick, started the dredg-ing operation in the late 1970s. Since tak-ing over the business from his father in
the 1980s, Shannon has expanded to in-clude the other waterfront services.
“I’d go to work with my father when I was a little kid,” he says. “I can show you the exact first piece of rock I put down when I was 8 years old. And I’ve been
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of the most beautiful docks I have seen for many of the lake’s most elegant homes. These days, Miller builds luxury docks trimmed with crown moldings and containing out-door wet bars and big-screen television sets. His clients include many NASCAR drivers and team owners. During the days I worked with Miller, his company did shoreline work for team owner Joe Gibbs.
The tug’s captain, Rob Tomlin, allowed me to take the controls of the rig and steer it across the lake. I had never driven a 100-foot boat before, nor had I tried to turn a vessel that weighed as much as this one did. Tomlin told me the first rule of working on a barge: be self-contained.
“We spend the day out here on the wa-ter, most of the time working in little coves, and there isn’t a McDonald’s nearby,” says the Statesville resident. “So we need to come on this barge in the morning with drinks, snacks and lunch. Otherwise, it’s a long day.”
While I was working for Shannon’s com-
pany, most of our work was applying rock to residential shorelines. This is what his crew calls “The Mud Life.” Seemingly there is mud everywhere — in the water, on the rocks and on shore.
Miller’s Long Reach Excavator opera-tor first smoothed the shoreline with the bucket on the end of the long 50-foot arm.
Then Tomlin and I trudge around in the mud to secure fabric, which will prevent weed growth through the riprap. Then the operator carefully applies tons and tons of rock. And despite the huge weight and 50-foot long arm, he is able to adjust individual stones from his seat in the excavator. His delicate, maestro-like maneuvers make me think he could remove a splinter from my finger from 50 feet away.
Before the rig leaves a jobsite, the opera-tor takes scoops of water out of the lake and pours it across the newly installed riprap to remove mud that may remain.
“We have a certain look that we need to give the customer, and that means no mud on their rocks,” says Miller. “It’s part of our word-of-mouth advertising.
“Even though I work on the water five or six days a week, I still love it. I still en-joy pulling the family around on tubes on weekends.”
Miller runs a tight ship (pardon the pun) and loves his work. What could be better than that? LNC
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Two businesses opening this year in the Lake Norman area will have the exact same goal — to
serve a previously underserved group of firearm enthusiasts who call the region home.
Point Blank Range in Mooresville and The Range at Lake Norman in Cornelius
will open their doors within a matter of months of each another. The Mooresville business opens this summer, and the Cornelius range will open this fall.
Both facilities will sell firearms and ammunition in hopes of capitalizing on a hobby the businesses’ owners say is alive and well in the Lake Norman area.
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From left, Trish Stukbauer and Tricia Sisson are co-owners of The Range at Lake Norman in Cornelius.
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Serving a demographicDave Driscoll is co-owner of Point
Blank Range. He says there are thousands of gun owners in the region. And up until now, they haven’t had a place to fire their weapons close to home. He says he’s crossed paths with many Lake Norman shooters at ranges in places like Matthews, Hickory and Winston-Salem.
“It wasn’t a secret that there needed to be something in this area,” Driscoll says. “The market was completely underserved, and there’s a tremendous demand for it if you look at the demographics and the sta-tistics for NRA [National Rifle Association] membership. It’s a very high area for NRA membership.”
Owners of both ranges decided to start their businesses in early 2010. They at-tended a Charlotte workshop hosted by the NRA to teach entrepreneurs about the ins and outs of opening a firing range. That’s when the owners learned about the others’ intentions.
Tricia Sisson, co-owner of The Range at Lake Norman, thinks there’s room in the market for both businesses.
“Given the environment, the opportu-
nity — we weren’t completely shocked,” Sis-son says. “When we put together the busi-ness plan we realized what the opportunity was. Given the statistics, we think that both ranges can definitely thrive even though they’re very close in vicinity.”
Women welcomeSisson and business partner, Trish Stuk-
bauer, are majority owners of their start-up,
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“I think women in general are just more attuned to the fact that gun ownership is a right, and they should be able to enjoy that right for themselves,” Sisson explains. “So it’s really more an empowerment to women.”
At Point Blank, Driscoll and co-owner, Jim Litsey, hired a female consultant to help design part of their retail space to make it more welcoming to female shop-pers. That includes stocking pistols with pink handles.
“There’s a whole industry that has come alive in the last few years just to meet that demand [from women],” Driscoll says. “And that is continuing to grow. That led Jim and I to dedicate a fair amount of our retail space to developing what we call a specialty boutique. When you walk in the front of the store, it’s going to be hard to not notice that there’s this part of the store that looks a little bit different from the rest of the retail area.”
Both ranges will employ female instruc-tors as a means of making female custom-ers feel more comfortable. Both also hope
to serve groups like Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, as well as local law enforcement of-ficers and military veterans.
Driscoll says response to the new ranges from those groups has been very positive.
“There’s a lot of enthusiasm,” he says, “a lot of excitement about having ranges here.” LNC
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Scott Graf is a Cornelius-based broadcaster and freelance writer. A native of
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Though the blue doors of Davidson IB closed this past spring, the brick structure stands proudly like a
wise village elder. For some, it holds fond memories. Others appreciate the building for the significant role it played in the history of education in Davidson. Regardless of your connection, it’s a building filled with stories.
Growing a schoolThe school grew from humble beginnings.
In 1892 the Davidson College Presbyterian Church founded the dream of local David-son families with the opening of Davidson Academy. Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Shelton donated (and moved) a wooden house to serve as the school building.
As the school grew, a six-room brick build-
ing was added. Children in grades one through 10 were taught from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Over time, the school’s name changed to Davidson Graded School. In 1933 it became part of the Board of Education of Mecklenburg County. It was this board that added the much-loved gym in 1936.
During a severe summer thunderstorm in 1946, the school building was struck by light-ing and burned to the ground. The gym was partitioned to serve as eight classrooms while the present building was being built.
Completed in 1948, the new school had an auditorium and cafeteria for the students, grades one through 12. In 1952 those in the three highest grades were relocated to the
newly built North Mecklenburg High School. A few years later when grades seventh through ninth were relocated to the new Alexander Ju-nior High, the school became Davidson Ele-mentary and housed grades first through sixth with only one class per grade.
Nancy Gardner, a 1964 graduate of Da-vidson Elementary, has fond memories of her years spent there. “Almost everyone walked to and from school, even in the rain,” says Gard-
Built toLastDavidson IB has closed its
doors, but its memories live on
The blue doors of DavidsonIB closed this past spring, but for those who learned in its classrooms, its legacy lives on.
Mr. and Mrs. R.W. Shelton donated (and moved) a wooden house
to serve as the school’s initial building.
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buildings together viv-idly demonstrate the rapid evolution and ad-vancement in building design and materials that occurred in a rela-tively short period time around World War II.
“The preservation of the buildings is very important for understanding the history of
Davidson, and the history of the public schools in this county, which evolved radically during the first half of the 20th century,” explains Gray.
While commissions and societies work to preserve the structure, those who share their memories will preserve their personal history of this small school in Davidson for a long time to come. LNC
ner, who continues to live in Davidson. “The annual fall festival/Hal-loween carnival was a big hit and money rais-er in the school gym. I also remember Mrs. Labban running into the auditorium to tell us [President John F.] Kennedy had been shot.”
Gardner says the building still smells the same to her. However, she doesn’t miss the smell of Friday cafeteria food. “Often it was cornbread, cooked spinach and pinto beans,” she recalls. “But what can you expect for .25 cents? Three cents for milk, and if you brought a dime, you could special order ice cream to have during recess.”
In 1994 Davidson Elementary moved to its new facility on South Street, and its former building became the home to the Davidson In-ternational Baccalaureate Middle School.
A magical atmosphereDr. Jo Karney was the last principal to
lead Davidson IB. Reflecting on her years spent there, she says that the school’s at-mosphere felt magi-cal. “To think back on all the people that have walked through these halls and know what they do now is very special,” she says. “Our town mayor, John Woods, is a prime example.”
Karney says the auditorium and gym are her favorite spaces in the building. “The au-ditorium looks like the one in Mr. Holland’s Opus,” she says. “And the gym is, well, you just need to come by and see it.”
Stewart Gray, a preservation planner for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Land-marks Commission also appreciates its his-toric significance, as the 1937 gym is an im-portant and prominent example of the work of the Great Depression era Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works. The two
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The restaurant offers a children’s menu, but young diners are a rare sight. Instead, Anna says, couples and small groups have found the restau-rant to be an ideal spot to have a nice evening out.
The half dozen starters include mussels; stuffed mushrooms; artichoke dip; tomato Caprese; and Joey C’s Clams, clams with but-ter, peppers, bacon, garlic, white wine, bread-crumbs and shallots.
“People order the mussels, and they’re in heaven because they’ve never had them like this before,” Anna says.
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It was more than 30 years in the making, but Anna Cappa finally got what she wanted.
“Our dream since we met over 30 years ago was to open a restaurant,” says Anna of VJ Cappa’s Italian Steakhouse, which she and husband, Joe, opened in April. “The time was right to risk everything and throw it all in one pot.”
The pot is a restaurant in Mooresville with a menu that offers enough to please every palette and mood while balancing a handful of Italian favorites with steakhouse fare.
“Most of this is just comfort food — stuff we grew up with,” Anna says. “The appetizers are things we would have on Christmas Eve or Christmas.”
All in the familyIn true Italian style, family plays a signifi-
cant role in the restaurant, which fills the space formerly occupied by Wise Guys on William-son Road. Anna’s mother-in-law, Natalie, is the inspiration behind many of the recipes Joe pre-pares in the kitchen and is the namesake of the Queenie’s Manicotti. Other family members also have dishes named after them, but their pres-ence doesn’t end there. Son Vincent manages the kitchen, daughter Dyana, 19, is a server, and youngest daughter Natalie, 10, frequently acts as hostess and interacts with diners.
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Grilled Lamb Chops marinated in a basil-mint pesto are a favorite at VJ Cappa’s
Italian Steakhouse in Mooresville.
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The steakhouse is represented with chops, steaks and seafood.
For chops, try the Grilled Lamb Chops, which are marinated in a basil-mint pesto be-fore grilled.
Prime rib, available in 16-, 14- and 10-ounce cuts, has been a well-received entrée. Prior to roasting, the beef is rubbed with herbs and garlic for a flavorful result.
Entrees keep company with such sides as home-style crispy red potatoes, sautéed spinach, Yukon gold mashed potatoes and sautéed green beans.
One of the more popular dishes is the house specialty, Queenie’s Manicotti. As if the home-made crepes stuffed with ricotta cheese mixed with herbs weren’t treat enough, the tomato sauce they are baked in has been slow cooked for 18 hours.
Sid’s Chicken Riggies is a favorite item on the menu for native New Yorkers in search of a taste of home, although Southerners have also taken notice. The pasta dish combines rigatoni, herb-roasted chicken, cherry peppers, caramelized onions and black olives in a tomato cream sauce.
“A lot of people come here because of it [Sid’s Chicken Riggies],” Anna says.
A build-your-own pasta option puts diners in the driver’s seat. Select your pasta of choice then top it with a sauce including Bolognese meat, white clam, marinara, basil pesto, vodka cream or alfredo. Add protein with meatballs or Italian sausage.
Desserts are anchored by four varieties of crepes. The Crepe Cannoli is filled with sweetened ricotta cheese mixed with nuts and shaved chocolate. Or, try the classic Italian des-sert tiramisu.
Still need an excuse to give VJ Cappa’s a try? Head out on Tuesday evenings for Party on the Patio for wine or beer tastings along with live music from Big Ed’s Garage. You can also ven-ture in on Wednesday evenings for half-price bottles of wine. LNC
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New Zealand has grown from a sleepy little backwater to a major player in the world of wine. Goody
for us. Until relatively recently the coun-try produced only a small amount of wine, mostly from the Müller Thurgau grape. Around 1980 a winegrower tried a couple of experiments. The first was to plant grapes on the northern tip of New Zealand’s South Is-land, in an area known as Marlborough. The second experiment was the grape he chose, Sauvignon Blanc. The rest, as the cliché goes, is history.
This was an ‘aha!’ moment if ever there was one. The special intensity of Marlbor-ough’s Sauvignon Blanc was too special to ig-nore. There’s something magic about the soil and climate here that emphasizes, uniquely, some of this grape’s characteristics. It pro-duces a cascade of flavors that no other part of the world seems able to match.
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A great balancing actAt first sip, a Marlborough Sauvignon
Blanc smacks you on the nose with a large dollop of fresh acidity. But that is far from the whole story. The wine is extraordinarily com-plex. You find ‘green’ flavors like the aroma of freshly mown grass and maybe some green peppers. Normally these are flavors that throw you off a wine, but here they’re bal-anced by a little subtlety. There is a distinct citrus aspect, most predominately grapefruit. And, there’s an underlying base of warmer fruits that makes the whole thing work.
What allows all of this to happen is the combination of Marlborough’s long days and chilly nights — great for building up acidity in the grape. Then, there’s a dry autumn that allows winemakers to leave grapes on the vine for a nice, long ripening period. That’s when high sugars develop, providing balance to the acidity.
Ringing bells and flashing lights
I remember it like it was yesterday the first
time I encountered one of these wines. Ten years or so ago my wife and I were having dinner at a seafood restaurant in Vancouver, British Columbia. One of the featured wines on the wine list was a Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand. The thought that I had, at the time, was that this was a wine found only on the West Coast and that maybe we should take the opportunity to give it a whirl as an aperitif.
Boom! Ringing bells and flashing lights. The wine was fabulous. The wine immedi-ately switched from aperitif to a pairing with some fresh oysters. What struck me was the fruity complexity of the wine — a surprise in something so crisp and light. Since then, much to my joy, I found that this wine has expanded its reach to the whole of the Unit-ed States. Maybe it had been there all the time, and I just hadn’t noticed. Either way we became great friends.
New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc has now conquered the world. So much so that New Zealand winemakers are beginning to tinker with it. Their thought is that people’s palates
The magic soil and climate of New Zealand pro-duces a cascade of flavors that no other part of the world seems able to match.
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are starting to tire of the wine’s taste, and so there’s a need to edge a little towards a more sophisticated style of wine. I wish they wouldn’t.
The Sauvignon Blanc grape struts its stuff in two regions of France, Sancerre and Bor-deaux. These wines couldn’t be more differ-ent than those from New Zealand. Sancerres are earthy and flinty with fruit playing a sec-ondary role. Wines from Bordeaux are a lit-tle less flinty but still have that earthy texture to them. If I want a Sauvignon Blanc that is deeper than a New Zealand wine (and I quite often do), these are the regions I migrate to. And if I want a wine that’s a little warmer than a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, there’s always a Chardonnay to fall back on. But, to me, New Zealand wines are unique. Why mess with perfection?
More than a one-trick ponyThe success of Sauvignon Blanc has
spurred winemakers to try other grapes. Not surprisingly, given the cool growing condi-tions, one of the rising stars is Pinot Noir.
This grape is still somewhat of a work in progress and is grown throughout the coun-try. So, it’s best to stick with regions where it has been established longest. The two big boys are Central Otago on the South Is-land and Martinborough (sometimes called Wairarapa) on the North Island.
New Zealand Pinot Noirs tend to be a lit-tle darker than their Burgundy or Oregonian cousins. But they are equally nuanced. There are lots of aromas of dark fruit and cherry that go along with the earthy side of dried herbs and spices. These are smooth wines with tannins that are nice and velvety.
New Zealand Pinot Noirs are not as read-ily available as their Sauvignon Blancs, but they’re not that tough to find. The search will be well worth the effort, and there’s tasting along the way. What’s not to like?
Finally, but far from the whole picture of New Zealand wines, there is Syrah. Syrah is one of my favorite grapes, and this is an area where I’m going to have a lot of fun. The Bordeaux grapes — Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot — need a little
more heat than New Zealand can typically offer. Syrah, on the other hand can handle a little chill.
A great place for Syrah would seem to be Hawke’s Bay on the southeastern part of the North Island. These wines are not as deep as the Shiraz wines from Australia — Shiraz and Syrah are the same grape, just named differently. But they keep a nice peppery taste that makes them a match for some of the wines from France’s Rhône region.
So, if you’re into rugby, follow this year’s World Cup played in New Zealand in the fall. What better way to cheer on New Zea-land’s team, the All Blacks, than with a glass of one of these wines? There’s a high prob-ability that I’ll be doing just that. Enjoy. LNC
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It’s early in the day, and the small army of gymnasts, tumblers and cheerleaders has not yet begun to arrive at Huntersville’s
White Lightning Tumble and Cheer. In a few hours, the gym will be full of high-energy girls who will vault, tumble, flip and cheer their way toward good health and physical fitness.
Offering developmental and recreation-al tumbling, recreational and competitive gym-nastics, and all-star cheering to girls between the ages of 4 and 18, White Lightning is the brainchild of Paige Coleman, a former gym-nast, All-American Cheerleader and NCSSE
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girls from 4 to 18 learn the art of gymnastics, a sport they can be involved with for life.
and USASF certified coach who lives the many benefits of being physically active and wants to share them with young girls. She opened the gym in 2007.
“When is the right time to get a girl involved in sports like gymnastics or cheering?” asks Coleman as she overlooks the training floor. “Any age. Right now.”
A sport for lifeColeman says that cheering and gymnas-
tics have stayed with her all of her life. “When I moved to the area, I missed working with the girls and knew I somehow had to get back into it,” she explains. “I started this gym with about 10 girls in one tumbling class. That was it. My vision was to eventually have gymnastics. I knew there
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Hannah Sheppard (in the white T-shirt) is head competitive gymnastics coach at White Lightning, a former collegiate cheerleader and a competitive gymnast. She instructs a group of young girls with big dreams and an even bigger work ethic.
was a need, but I knew it would take time for me to get established.”
Coleman’s all-star cheerleading teams are now national class, and many of her competi-tive gymnasts are training at higher competitive levels than she ever imagined. She is expanding the facility this summer to include an in-ground foam pit, runway and vault, rod floor, tumbling strip, and high bar and beam. She says it’s a neces-sity so the girls who are learning elite skills will have a place to train properly and safely.
“Our whole goal here is very different. We look at each child as an individual and want to see each kid succeed in reaching their own goals as much as they can. We don’t want to hold them back at all,” she explains. “We emphasize correct tumbling and correct gymnastics for everyone including the cheerleaders, and incorporating the best equipment is important to ensure safety and growth.”
A healthy lifestyleWith the President’s Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports reporting that one in three children is overweight, regular participation in sports like gymnastics and cheering can teach children how to live a healthy lifestyle and build a foundation for continued involvement as they grow.
“Parents hear the alarm bell and are getting their children involved in physical activity,” Cole-man explains. “Programs like ours are really tak-ing off in this area, and it doesn’t matter if you are competitive or recreational, sports like gymnas-tics and cheering teach everything from commit-ment, discipline, coordination, balance, strength and goal setting to self-confidence and self-es-teem. They provide a chance for young people to increase their activity and develop socially, too.”
Head competitive gymnastics coach, Han-nah Sheppard, a former collegiate cheerleader and competitive gymnast, echoes Coleman’s thoughts when she arrives at the gym later that afternoon.
“I think this generation of parents is now looping back and starting a new fitness craze,” says Sheppard. “They are trying to get their kids interested in something they can be involved in for life.”
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each one has gone through,” she says. “The girls end up pushing each other to be better. They praise each others accomplishments as if they were their own. They have their own little support group amongst them. It doesn’t mat-ter whether they are 9 years old or 14. It is a unique dynamic for sure.”
Reflecting on how she feels after the last of the gymnasts and cheerleaders have left at the end of the day, Sheppard says, “Nothing makes me feel as successful as gymnastics did and
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ters, Maddie (13), Erika (11) and Lucie (5) who each began competing in gymnastics at age 4 and all now compete at White Lightning.
“Seeing the youngest, Lucie, just starting to learn simple skills, then to see the older two showcase their skills in competition, we have a frame of reference to how they have pro-gressed, and it has been, well, quite impres-sive,” says Shelley. “We’ve grown up with many of the girls that now compete at a high level, and we’ve witnessed their amazing progres-sion, as well. I can’t say enough that they are all proof that the sport of gymnastics builds strong, healthy kids.”
Sheppard believes there is a social aspect to the two sports that is as important to build-ing self-esteem and confidence as the physical training is to building fitness.
“Teenagers, especially, are at the age where there are so many pressures on them to not feel successful that when we do something right at the gym, and the girl goes home happy, then I know we have made a positive impact,” she says. “The teenagers also serve as role models for the younger girls, and that gives them a stronger sense of self-esteem.”
Shelley agrees. “I think the girls’ friendships and bonds they have made in gymnastics tend to be strong because they understand what
Whether or not girls compete in gymnastics, their commitment to physical fitness will hopefully stay with them for life.
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Everything is Coming up Roses
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It all started with a Peace Rose. David Dal-mas was touring the rose gardens at Ashe-ville’s Biltmore estate in 1983 when he came
upon a white Peace Rose that looked like the size of a dinner plate. Regardless of what size it actually was, David was smitten.
He came home to his house in Denver and
planted a few rose bushes, but he didn’t take it seriously. Later in 1992, when David and his wife, Dora, moved to Cornelius, he was deter-mined to become a rose gardener.
His determination paid off as 18 years and 95 rose bushes later, the couple now nurtures a colorful display of roses at their lakeside home.
Guarded by their five cats, the Dalmas’ rose gardens feature every hue of pink, red, salmon, white and more. As David handles most of the rose work, Dora tends to all of the other plants, which includes an enormous hydrangea that also keeps watch over the roses. Together, they’ve made their back yard a floral fantasy.
David and Dora Dalmas have created
a rose paradise at their Cornelius home.
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Not a choreDavid and Dora haven’t always been in-
terested in gardening. Though Dora’s par-ents are avid gardeners, she never helped out much in the garden. David, who grew up in Valdese, had to garden as part of his chores, so he didn’t care for gardening too much ei-ther. All of that changed when they moved to Cornelius.
“When you get your own property, you want to improve it. That’s probably just it,” says David, who works as a pharmacist at the CVS in Cornelius. “You have this work ethic that you’ve evolved over time.”
Aside from a few boxwoods, the one-acre yard was basically a blank slate just waiting for
an adventure. Before David began planting roses this time, he read up on it so he would have a better idea of what to do. He soon joined the American Rose Society and avidly read its monthly publication. Over time he’s learned what works and what doesn’t.
“The problem is that roses require a lot of food. They’re fast growers so they need a lot of fertilizer and to get that fertilizer to the roots you have to have a lot of water,” explains David with the precision of a pro-fessor. “The water has to pass by the roots, it can’t sit there because the bush is not going to absorb anything if it’s just sitting in water.”
David and Dora are fortunate as part of their lot is sloped, which helps with the wa-
ter flow. For the part that is flat, David built raised beds and filled them with good soil. This also helps combat every area gardener’s nemesis — clay soil.
Maintaining the rose garden is almost a year-round endeavor. In January David be-gins preparing for the spring, as he removes the mulch and cuts off all the dead stuff from the past season. He tries to go through one or two beds a day.
“I tell people it’s really not work. It’s kind of therapy for me,” says David. “It gets your mind off of whatever else is going on, and this is what you have to concentrate on. That’s what you think about. It’s not a chore at all.”
Dora and David Dalmas of Cornelius have 95 rose bushes in their lakeside garden, and they continue to add more each year. Together they’ve made their yard a floral fantasy.
Guarded by their five cats, the Dalmas’ rose gardens feature every hue of pink, red, salmon, white and more. As David handles most of the rose work, Dora tends to all of the other plants, which includes an enormous hydrangea that also keeps watch over the roses.
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Sharing the bountyNot only do David and Dora enjoy
working in their garden, they also enjoy the fruits of their labor. Look through-out their home, and you’ll find colorful bouquets of roses on the piano and even in the bathroom. Dora, who works as an IT professional, takes bouquets to work frequently, and from May through No-vember, you’ll find fresh roses at the phar-macy counter at the Cornelius CVS. “I get comments all the time at the drug store,” says David. “I get as many questions about flowers as I do about prescriptions.”
In the evenings, the couple enjoys wan-dering through their garden with glasses of wine in hand. They stop to admire their beautiful blossoms, and deadhead (pick off the dead blossoms) as they walk along.
In the spring, they throw their an-nual garden party, where they share their beautiful yard with friends and family. David keeps the bushes labeled so guests can learn while they enjoy the sights and
smells of the yard. During the fall, you’ll find David flip-
ping through catalogs, selecting the newest additions to the garden. “I usually get three to five new bushes every year,” says David.
“One of mine died this year, so I’ll have to buy a new one next year.” One bush Da-vid named Aunt Naomi came from the casket spray of Dora’s Great Aunt Naomi, while others like Betty Boop and Gourmet Popcorn were ordered.
It’s these small touches that personalize the garden and make it even more special to David and Dora and anyone who comes to visit. In the middle of their garden sits a tiered fountain they gave each other for Christmas two years ago. As the water trickles through it, full rose blossoms drift in the puddles, and perfumed scents swirl through the air. These two have indeed im-proved their property — and their lives — by gardening.
“We don’t think of this as work at all,” says Dora, “ever.” LNC
David and Dora Dalmas Share Six Tips for Rose Gardening1. Have five cats to keep the moles and boles
out. It really works.2. In this area, you need raised beds because
of the clay soil. 3. Make sure each rose bush as an inch or a
gallon of water per week. More is better. 4. Make sure you plant roses where they’ll
enjoy at least five hours of sun. More is better. Do not plant them under trees or even close to trees where the roots will get to them.
5. If you want more blooms, you have to make sure to deadhead (pick the dead blooms off ).
6. Walk through your garden with a glass of wine at the end of the day and enjoy.
Roses of all kinds can be found in David and Dora Dalmas’ garden.
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Michelle Lane’s shabby chic office offers a comfortable space for creativity.
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The line was out the door last month when the items used in the ReStore ReStyle 2011 Design Challenge went up for sale. Customers flocked
to Our Towns Habitat for Humanity’s thrift store in Mooresville to snag a table made from an old door, a clock designed from old plates and a bathroom vanity fashioned from a desk.
The items were part of the June 7 event, which showcased the innovative efforts — completely vol-unteer — of seven designers who were each chal-lenged to create a room of their choosing using only items from the ReStores in Cornelius and Mooresville. Some 250 people came to see firsthand how someone else’s discarded and donated “trash” could be turned into something useful and stylish.
Chic DécorThe ReStore ReStyle 2011 Design Challenge was
co-hosted by Women of NASCAR and Lake Norman Homebuilder’s Association. The event raised money for the Habitat house Women of NASCAR hope to build in the near future.
The design competitors were Becky Charles (a library/study), Joan Inglis (a children’s playroom), Rhonda Kramer (a dining room), Cindy Lazes (a potting shed), Michelle Lane (a home office), Jamie McNeilis (a living room) and Stephanie Welborne (a bathroom).
All the designers also were asked to incorporate one “mystery object” — the white glass globe of a light fixture — in their room; however, the glass item could not be used as a light. They had two days to shop for items at the ReStores and two days to convert their room-size cubicle into a room.
Kramer won both the Judge’s Choice award and the Best Use of the Mystery Item award. Her black-and-silver chic dining room featured a table made from a wooden door and dressed up with black Plexi-glas. The seating included a bench constructed from parts of a decorative wooden bed frame. Her flair for turning trash into treasure shone in how she trans-formed the glass globe and four old dinner plates into a stylish silver wall clock.
Inglis’ young girl’s playroom also was a crowd favorite, winning the People’s Choice award. The
ReStore ReStyle brings in a crowd and gets the creative juices flowing
Top and above, whimsical details made the contest extra fun.
Rhonda Kramer’s dining room won the Judge’s Choice award. Designers illustrated the methods to their madness.
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Pantone 2011 Color of the Year (honeysuckle pink), along with bamboo cream, purple and green, brought new life into a child-size table and chairs, a bookcase and a doll house. Inglis found a magazine holder to use as a babydoll crib.
“It was a really cute, doable room,” says Inglis, noting everything was salvaged from inexpen-sive items found at the ReStores.
Imagination and Elbow Grease
Amy DeCaron, of Our Towns Habitat for Humanity, says she was impressed by how
much the designers embraced the spirit of the competition and put countless hours into cre-atively fixing up and improving on the thrift
items they found. “They proved anyone can stylishly fur-
nish their home if they are willing to use their imagination,” says DeCaron. “Besides seeing old items re-styled, the public also was inspired by the high-end look that was achieved. Stepha-nie Welbourne’s bathroom turned a desk into
Left: Rhonda Kramer’s black and silver chic dining room featured a table made from a wooden door and dressed up with black Plexiglas.Bottom Left: Fun accessories only added to the designs. Below: Cindy Lazes’ potting shed incorporated all sorts of items.
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a contemporary vanity with two vessel sinks. Her floor was truly amazing — oak flooring cut into squares with white tile in the center of each wood square.”
Michelle Gilliland, wife of NASCAR driver David Gilliland, says she was amazed at what the designers accomplished. “I was completely blown away by their creativity.”
Michelle was part of the panel of judges, as were Brian McLeod, manager of pricing and
compliance with Lowe’s Home Improvement; Jennifer Bradley, a Trend Strategy Specialist with Lowe’s; and Shawna Robinson, creator of the Happy Chair and a former NASCAR driver.
DeCaron says Our Towns Habitat intends to host the event again in 2012, but most like-ly it will be held in the spring. “The design-ers volunteered their time for this event and
probably underestimated how much work it would be,” says DeCaron. “Our Towns Habi-tat for Humanity is grateful for their dedica-tion to this project.” LNC
Lee McCracken is a Charlotte-area freelance editor and writer who lives in Stanley and grew
up spending summers on Cayuga Lake in upstate New York. Since moving to the Charlotte area in 1994, she has written about business, education, health care and real estate for various publications.
Stephanie Welbourne’s bathroom turned a desk into a contemporary vanity with two vessel sinks. The oak flooring was cut into squares with white tile in the center of each wood square.
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CurrentlyA month of things to do in the Lake Norman area
You probably know the Boyz II Men clas-sic tunes End of the Road and On Bended Knee, but what you might not know is that
the Grammy-Award-winning trio is performing at Lake Norman this month. That’s right, the best-selling R&B group of all time brings its dynamic harmonies to the area for Lake, Land & Lyrics: An event benefiting Autism Services.
“With the amount of touring and traveling we do, we’ve had the good fortune to spend a lot of time in North Carolina. It’s a beautiful state filled with some truly wonderful people, so we’re definitely looking forward to performing in Lake Norman,” says Shawn Stockman, who with Wan-ya Morris and Nate Morris, make up Boyz II Men. “It’s going to be a great show for a great cause, so we’re thrilled to have the chance to participate.”
Boyz II Men has been in existence for 20 years, as the guys originally met when they were stu-dents at the Philadelphia High School for Creative
and Performing Arts. “We’ve managed to stay together for so many
years because, at the end of the day, we know why we do it — and that’s because we truly love it,” says Stockman. “That is the key to our two decades of success. We were taught early to pre-pare for the down times because they will come, and because of that we’ve known what to expect. Doesn’t make it any easier but it does help.”
Stockman says he’s not sure what activities the group will be able to enjoy while they’re here for the show. “We’re only going to be in for a couple of days so I’m not sure how much time we’ll have to enjoy Lake Norman, but we’ll
certainly try to get out and about and enjoy the scenery,” he says.
With their 2007 release Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA, Boyz II Men has focused a lot more on performing classics such as Just My Imagination, It’s the Same Old Song and The Tracks of My Tears. Stockman says they plan to perform some Motown during their Lake Nor-man show. “We always mix it up. We make sure to play all of the hits, and we do some covers as well,” he says. “We play a little bit of everything. We really like to put on an all-inclusive show for the fans.”
— by Lori K. Tate
Singing for a CauseBoyz II Men perform their R&B harmonies at Lake, Land & Lyrics: An Event Benefiting Autism Services
The ScoopLake, Land & Lyrics: An event Benefiting Autism Services is July 23 at Queens Landing in Mooresville. Enjoy an evening of food, music and celebrities. The event includes two dinner cruises, one dinner on land, the Brentson A. Buckner Celebrity Poker Tournament, a concert at the outdoor amphitheater featuring Boyz II Men and Jim Quick & Coastline, as well as celebrity guest appearances by Michael Barber, Brentson Buckner, Mo Collins, Thomas Davis, Mike Minter, Gary Plummer, Lanny Wadkins and more. Events begin at 5:30 p.m., concert begins at 8 p.m. Ticket prices vary. Queens Landing on Lake Norman, Mooresville, www.lakelandandlyrics.org.
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A month of things to do in the Lake Norman area CHILDREN
Monday Morning Movies (Monday Mornings) Watch a movie with your little one. Free. 9:30 a.m. War Memorial Building, Mooresville.
USA Triathlon Kids Series (July 24) The nation’s largest USAT Kids Triathlon Series returns to Huntersville Family Fitness & Aquatics. 2-7 p.m. Huntersville Family Fitness & Aquatics, 11725 Verhoeff Drive, Huntersville, www.hffa.com.
CONCERTSMingling on the Green Concert Series (Every Friday and Saturday) Enjoy live music at Birkdale Village every Friday and Saturday night. Hipshack (July 1), Alan Barrington with Papa Daddy (July 2), The Center City Groove (July 8), Exit 54 (July 9), Calvin Edwards Trio (July 15), The Tim Cook Band (July 16), True Fiction (July 22), Sean & Matt (July 23), The Merrows (July 29) and Thirsty Horses (July 30). Free. 7-9 p.m. Birkdale Village, 8712 Lindholm Drive, Suite #206, Huntersville, www.birkdalevillage.net.
Concert on the Green (July 3, 17) On July 3, Rough Draft performs. On July 17 The Stranger, a Billy Joel tribute band, takes the stage. Bring a picnic and enjoy. 6 p.m. Free. Davidson Village Green, 704.596.0342, www.ci.davidson.nc.us.
Cornelius PARC Department Summer Concert Series (July 23) Enjoy the music of The North Tower Band at Beach Bash in the Park. Activities for children offered. 6 p.m. Free admission and parking. Bailey Road Park Bandshell, 6 Bailey Road, Cornelius, www.corneliuspr.org.
Music on Main Concert Series (July 22) Mooresville Recreation Department invites the community to enjoy the musical sounds of The Fantastic Shakers. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Mooresville Town Hall, 413 North Main Street, Mooresville.
EVENTS The Beautiful World of Watercolor Art Exhibition (Through July 15) This exhibit features a collection of student and instructor artwork. Several of the students are new to watercolor, and others have been students of artist Jim Kerr for years. While students have the freedom to paint whatever they wish, they often focus on landscapes, light houses, portraits and florals. Daily from 8-5 p.m. Davidson Town Hall Rotunda. The public is invited to meet the artists and instructor Jim Kerr and enjoy refreshments at the opening reception at Davidson Town Hall on Friday, June 24 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Davidson Town Hall, 216 South Main Street, Davidson,
704.892.3349, www.ci.davidson.nc.us.
July 3rd Summer Celebration (July 3) Celebrate our country’s freedom at the Lowe’s YMCA for one of the biggest Independence Day fireworks show in the area — 20,000 people are expected to gather. Enjoy family fun including games, inflatables, music, vendors and fireworks. Event begins at 4 p.m., 9:30 p.m. fireworks show. Free. Lowe’s YMCA, 170 Joe Knox Avenue, Mooresville, 704.716.4000, www.ymcacharlotte.org.
4th of July Celebration (July 4) The Cornelius Parks, Arts, Recreation & Culture Department invites you to celebrate Independence Day on the Cornelius Town Hall lawn. Bring a blanket and chair and enjoy the soulful sounds of Acoustic Soulutions, who play everything from classic R & B and rock to modern-day Top 40. There will also be children’s activities such as a trackless train, bounce house and Coca-Cola’s Discovery Vehicle featuring Wii games. 6:30 p.m. Free. Cornelius Town Hall, 21445 Catawba Avenue, 704.892.6031, ext. 160, www.corneliuspr.org.
8th Annual 4th of July Celebration (July 4) Come show you patriotism when Birkdale Village and the Town of Huntersville host the 8th Annual 4th of July Celebration. Enjoy activities such as bike decorating, face painting, a clown bounce, children’s arts and crafts, a parade, a water fight between the fire stations, music, and food. 10 a.m.-1p.m. Free. Birkdale Village, Huntersville, www.birkdalevillage.net.
Community Fest (July 16) A Community Yard Sale, Farmer’s Market and Community Business Expo are all included in this festival for Our Towns Habitat for Humanity. 8 a.m.-Noon. Free. Our Towns Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 121 Norman Station, Mooresville, 704.896.8957, www.ourtownshabitat.org.
Lake, Land & Lyrics: An Event benefiting Autism Services (July 23) Enjoy an evening of food, music and celebrities. The event includes two dinner cruises, one dinner on land, the Brentson A. Buckner Celebrity Poker Tournament, a concert at the outdoor amphitheater featuring Boyz II Men and Jim Quick & Coastline, as well as celebrity guest appearances by Michael Barber, Brentson Buckner, Mo Collins, Thomas Davis, Mike Minter, Gary Plummer, Lanny Wadkins and more. Events begin at 5:30 p.m., concert begins at 8 p.m. Ticket prices vary. Queens Landing on Lake Norman, Mooresville, www.lakelandandlyrics.org.
FILMSummer Outdoor Cinema Series (July 4, 20) The Cornelius Parks, Arts, Recreation and Culture Department offers a summer outdoor cinema series. All movies will be shown on a state-of-the-art inflatable screen. Bring lawn chairs and blankets. Weather permitting, movies begin at dusk (approximately 8:30 a.m.). Free.
July 4, The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Cornelius Town Hall lawn; July 20, Ramsey Creek Park (boat-in), Cornelius, 704.896.2460, ext. 188, www.corneliuspr.org.
Movies on Main (July 15) Bring your family to see Shrek Forever After. 7:30 p.m. Free. On the lawn at Mooresville Town Hall, 413 North Main Street, 704.662.3334, www.downtownmooresville.com.
Movies at McGuire (July 22) Enjoy a movie on an outdoor screen from the lawn or from your boat. Time TBD. Free. McGuire Nuclear Station, 12700 Hagers Ferry Road, Huntersville, www.duke-energy.com.
GALLERIESAndre Christine Gallery Various exhibitions. Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon-4 p.m. 148 Ervin Road, Mooresville, 704.775.9516, andrechristinegallery.com.
Carolina Art Garden Various exhibitions. Tue-Sat Noon-6 p.m. Oak Street Mill, 19725 Oak Street, Suite 3, Cornelius. www.lknart.org.
Christa Faut Gallery Various exhibitions. Tue-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 19818 North Cove Road, Suite E3, Jetton Village, Cornelius, 704.892.5312, www.christafautgallery.com.
Cornelius Arts Center Various exhibitions. Mon-Thu 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri 9 a.m.-Noon. 19725 Oak Street, Cornelius, www.corneliusartscenter.com.
Depot Art Gallery Various exhibitions. 103 W. Center Avenue, Mooresville.
Four Corners Framing and Gallery Various exhibitions. Tue-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 112 S. Main Street, Mooresville, 704.662.7154, wwwfcfgframing.com.
Lake Country Gallery Various exhibitions. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Exit 36 – Mooresville, between Belk and Kohl’s, 704.664.5022, www.lakecountrygallery.net.
Landmark Galleries Various exhibitions. The work of watercolorist ‘Cotton’ Ketchie. Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 212 North Main Street, Mooresville, 704.664.4122, www.landmark-galleries.com.
Merrill-Jennings Galleries Various exhibitions. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 463 S. Main Street, Davidson, 704.895.1213, www.merrilljennings.com.
Mooresville Artist Guild Various exhibitions. 103 West Center Avenue, Mooresville, www.magart.org.
Tropical Connections Various exhibitions. Tue- Fri 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. or by appointment. 230 N. Main Street, Mooresville. 704.664.0236.
Van Every/Smith Galleries, Katherine and Tom Belk Visual Arts Center The Big Picture(s) features large-scale works from the Davidson Permanent Art Collection. Call for summer
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MONTHLY EVENTSCarolina Raptor Center Live bird presentations, flight shows, behind-the-scenes tours and more take place at Carolina Raptor Center throughout the month. Visit carolinaraptorcenter.org for more details.
The Artisan Market Craft Crawl (First Friday Night) Formerly known as the Mooresville Craft Crawl, this market features baked goods, clothing, embroidery, jewelry, paintings, pottery, quilts and woodcarvings with an edge. 5-9 p.m. Free. Mooresville Town Square across from Lowe’s Foods. www.theartisanmarket.net.
Blue Planet Water Environmental Center Tour (First Tuesday, Third Thursday) Learn about water and wastewater through a hands-on tour. Fun for all ages. Tours are available the first Tuesday and the third Thursday of the month on a first-come, first-served basis. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Admission TBA. Call 704.621.0854 or e-mail [email protected] to schedule a tour.
At the Corner of Art & Main ArtWalk (Second Friday Night) Downtown Mooresville shows its artistic side with its monthly Art Walk. 6-9 p.m. Free. Downtown Mooresville, 704.664.2414, www.artworksonmain.com.
Downtown Mooresville Cruise-In (First
Saturday) The cruise-in is a chance to show off your car in downtown Mooresville. To enter the show parking area, cars must be from the years 1979 or earlier. 3-7 p.m. Free. North Academy Street and West Moore Avenue, Mooresville, www.mooresvillenccruisein.com.
Jetton Village Farmer’s Market (Friday nights) Fresh produce and baked goods on Friday evenings. 5-8 p.m. Free. Jetton Village, Cornelius.
Davidson Farmer’s Market (Saturday mornings) Farmers sell a bounty of seasonal vegetables; pasteurized meats and cheeses; and freshly baked breads, cakes and pies. 8 a.m.-noon. Free. Next to Town Hall between Main and Jackson streets in downtown Davidson, www.davidsonfarmesmarket.org.
Huntersville Market (Saturday mornings) Sponsored by The Town of Huntersville Parks and Recreation Department, the Huntersville Market offers our citizens wonderful local fresh produce, delicious baked goods, jewelry and charming crafts. 7 a.m.-noon. Free. 103 Maxwell Street, Huntersville.
Gallery Crawl at Oak Street Mills (Fourth Friday) Visit artist exhibits in each shop, along with the Carolina Art Garden. 6-10 p.m. Free. Oak Street Mill, 19725 Oak Street, Cornelius.
TEENSRock Band Friday (Fridays) Learn how to play Rock Band after school. Free. 3:30-6
p.m. Ben & Jerry’s, 202 South Main Street, Davidson.
THEATREThe 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (July 2-3) This one-act musical comedy centers around a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Middle School. Six quirky adolescents compete in the bee, run by three equally quirky grown-ups. The Edge Theatre presents this production. Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $20, $15 for students. Warehouse Performing Arts Center, 9216-A Westmoreland Road, Cornelius, www.warehousepac.com.
From the Thorn of Rejection…to the Rose of Restoration (July 15-16) Poet Bonita Knott gives this presentation. Time and price TBD. Warehouse Performing Arts Center, 9216-A Westmoreland Road, Cornelius, www.warehousepac.com.
Moon Over Buffalo (July 21-31) This comedy centers on George and Charlotte Hay, two aging thespians who have one more shot at stardom. Frank Capra, the famous director, is coming to town to see their show in hopes of casting his movie. Unfortunately for the Hays, everything that could go wrong does go wrong. Davidson Community Players. Thu-Sat 8 p.m.; Sun 2 p.m. $22, $20 (seniors 65+) and $12 (students to 21). Duke Family Performance Hall at Davidson College, www.davidsoncommunityplayers.org.
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1. In what year was Lake Norman finally completed?a. 1933b. 1953c. 1963d. It’s always been here.
2. How many miles of shoreline does Lake Norman have?a. 320b. 520c. 620d. 720
3. How long is Lake Norman?a. 34 milesb. 44 milesc. 54 milesd. 64 miles
4. Which hurricane pounded Lake Norman in 1989?a. Chantalb. Hugoc. Deand. Jerry
5. Which four counties surround Lake Norman?a. Mecklenburg, Iredell, Lincoln and
Catawbab. Mecklenburg, Cabarrus,
Lincoln and Gastonc. Iredell, Lincoln, Gaston and Cabarrusd. Mecklenburg, Union,
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6. What is the approximate maximum depth of Lake Norman?a. 100 feetb. 130 feetc. 160 feetd. 200 feet
7. For whom or what was Lake Norman named after?a. The Norman Conquestb. Norm from the NBC show Cheersc. Norman Leard. Norman Cocke
8. What was the name of the original grill located where the Rusty Rudder is today?a. McDowell’sb. Oni’sc. Norm’sd. Mel’s
9. What does the “T” stand for on markers T1 through T4 as you approach I-77 by water?a. Tiresb. Tornadoesc. Torrence Creekd. Tidal Creek
10. What is The Sand Bar?a. A restaurant in Mooresville. b. A place where folks congregate
on the lake in their boats on the weekends.
c. A candy bar sold only at Lake Norman.
d. A nightclub in Cornelius.
11. What type of fish caught in Lake Norman was a state record catch at 85 pounds?a. Blue Catfishb. White Perchc. Spotted Bassd. Large-Mouth Bass
12.. What was Mooresville’s nickname before it became Race City USA?a. Little Statesvilleb. Lake Landc. Port Cityd. Cotton Town
13. In 1973, which water park wanted to open a location on Lake Norman?a. Marinelandb. SeaWorldc. Cypress Gardensd. Emerald Point
14. What was the name of the original tour boat used on the lake in the late 1960s?a. Normab. Magnoliac. The Mecklenburgd. Robert E. Lee
15. What was the name of the original marina located where The Peninsula Yacht Club is now?a. John’s Marinab. Norman Marinac. Outrigger Harbor d. Lake Harbor Marina
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