by Greg Hankins Times Editor Nick Picerno of McLendon Hills will return to the Chair- man’s seat on the Moore County Board of Commis- sioners, placed there by the unanimous vote of the Board to approve a nomination made by new Commissioner Craig Kennedy and second- ed by former Chairman Tim Lea during the Board’s Mon- day, December 6 meeting. Picerno served as the coun- ty board’s Chairman in 2008, the first year of his term; Lea has served as Chairman for the past twelve months. On a motion by Larry Cad- dell, seconded by Kennedy, and unanimously approved, Jimmy Melton will serve as the Board’s Vice Chairman. Caddell and Melton were both re-elected to the Board in November. They, along with Kennedy, who successfully challenged Cindy Morgan in the Republican primary, were sworn in at the opening of the meeting. Picerno wasted no time in assuming the mantle of lead- ership, laying out what he jokingly called “St. Nick’s Christmas List” -- seven “ideas” that he said he would “like the Board to consider” in the coming year. He asked his fellow Commissioners to explore: • Selling the Village of Pine- hurst the portions of the Nick Picerno elected Commissioners’ Chairman Volume 26 Number 2 Seven Lakes, North Carolina 27376 December 10, 2010 The Seven Lakes Zielsdorf, Ritter on driving range agreement . . . 3, 7 West End Scout Lodge dedicated . . . . . 4 Sandhills Memory Care opens . . . . . 5 In memory of . . . . 10 Opinion . . . . 20 Classifieds . . . . 30 T imes For the love of Scouts Dwane Parsons, who spearheaded the drive to build a new Scout Lodge in West End, relaxes by the lodge’s massive stone fireplace following the dedication of the facility. [See story on page 4.] by Laura Douglass Times Reporter In an unexpected an- nouncement during the Mon- day, December 6 Work Ses- sion of the Seven Lakes Landowners Association Board, President Randy Ziels- dorf announced his inten- tion to resurrect the Lakes & Dams Committee, a group he disbanded in April 2009. In previous meetings, Ziels- dorf explained that decision was based on his desire to shift responsibility for the monitoring, care and main- tenance of the dams from volunteer to management’s supervision – in effect, swing- ing back the pendulum after the committee was created and provided exceptional proactive service following many years of deferred main- tenance and what many characterized as minimal oversight by former manag- er Dalton Fulcher. Zielsdorf acknowledged that failure, but cited concerns that at least one committee mem- ber had been working with contractors on behalf of the Association in an inappro- priate manner and that while substantial funding had been channeled into dam main- tenance, he was not con- Zielsdorf resurrects Lake & Dam Committee by Greg Hankins Times Editor Members of the Seven Lakes West Landowners Association [SLWLA] will gather on Wednesday, December 15, for a Special Meeting on the closing of the roadway over Lake Auman Dam. But exactly what will take place during the meeting — the second member-called Special Meeting in the Asso- ciation’s history — remains very much an open ques- tion. No agenda for the meeting has been published, no bal- lots have been issued, and the meeting’s parliamentar- ian is not sure what, if any, question might be put to a vote of the membership dur- ing the proceedings. What is clear is that mem- bers who hope to vote, speak, or otherwise participate in Association business con- ducted during the meeting better arrive early in order to find their place in the regis- tration line. Community Manager Joan Frost told The Times that CAS, Inc.will pull in extra staff to handle registration for the meeting, which is sched- uled to begin at 7:00 pm. “We will begin registering landowners at 6:00 pm,” Frost said, “and we will stop the registration at 7:00 pm.” Members will need to know their lot number, in order to place themselves in the prop- er registration line, Frost said. They should also bring photo identification. Each lot is entitled to one vote at the meeting, so hus- bands and wives or other co-owners of property will be able to register only once. Members holding proxies that entitle them to vote on behalf of a landowner who cannot attend the meeting may register those proxies the evening of the meeting, or may drop by the SLWLA office during regular business hours to register their prox- ies in advance, Frost said. In addition to establishing that they are Association members, Frost told The Times, registrants will be Special Meeting Wednesday on Closure of Auman Dam Road (See “Commissioners,” p. 27) (See “SLLA” p. 25) (See “Special,” p. 16) The Times PO Box 468 West End, NC 27376 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Stay up to date! Register for email news updates at www.sevenlakestimes.net PRESORTED STANDARD MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 14 Seven Lakes, NC 27376
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by Greg HankinsTimes Editor
Nick Picerno of McLendonHills will return to the Chair-man’s seat on the MooreCounty Board of Commis-sioners, placed there by theunanimous vote of the Boardto approve a nominationmade by new CommissionerCraig Kennedy and second-ed by former Chairman TimLea during the Board’s Mon-day, December 6 meeting.Picerno served as the coun-
ty board’s Chairman in 2008,the first year of his term; Leahas served as Chairman forthe past twelve months.On a motion by Larry Cad-
dell, seconded by Kennedy,and unanimously approved,Jimmy Melton will serve asthe Board’s Vice Chairman.Caddell and Melton were bothre-elected to the Board inNovember. They, along withKennedy, who successfullychallenged Cindy Morgan inthe Republican primary, were
sworn in at the opening of themeeting.Picerno wasted no time in
assuming the mantle of lead-ership, laying out what hejokingly called “St. Nick’sChristmas List” -- seven“ideas” that he said he would“like the Board to consider”in the coming year. He askedhis fellow Commissioners toexplore:• Selling the Village of Pine-
hurst the portions of the
Nick Picerno electedCommissioners’ Chairman
Volume 26 Number 2 Seven Lakes, North Carolina 27376 December 10, 2010
The Seven Lakes Zielsdorf, Ritter on driving range agreement . . . 3, 7West End Scout Lodge dedicated . . . . . 4
Sandhills Memory Care opens . . . . . 5In memory of . . . . 10
Opinion . . . . 20Classifieds . . . . 30Times
For the love of Scouts
Dwane Parsons, who spearheaded the drive to build anew Scout Lodge in West End, relaxes by the lodge’smassive stone fireplace following the dedication of thefacility. [See story on page 4.]
by Laura DouglassTimes Reporter
In an unexpected an-nouncement during the Mon-day, December 6 Work Ses-sion of the Seven LakesLandowners AssociationBoard, President Randy Ziels-dorf announced his inten-tion to resurrect the Lakes &Dams Committee, a grouphe disbanded in April 2009.In previous meetings, Ziels-
dorf explained that decisionwas based on his desire toshift responsibility for themonitoring, care and main-tenance of the dams from
volunteer to management’ssupervision – in effect, swing-ing back the pendulum afterthe committee was createdand provided exceptionalproactive service followingmany years of deferred main-tenance and what manycharacterized as minimaloversight by former manag-er Dalton Fulcher. Zielsdorfacknowledged that failure,but cited concerns that atleast one committee mem-ber had been working withcontractors on behalf of theAssociation in an inappro-priate manner and that while
substantial funding had beenchanneled into dam main-tenance, he was not con-
Zielsdorf resurrectsLake & Dam Committee
by Greg HankinsTimes Editor
Members of the SevenLakes West LandownersAssociation [SLWLA] willga ther on Wednesday ,December 15, for a SpecialMeeting on the closing of theroadway over Lake AumanDam.But exactly what will take
place during the meeting —the second member-calledSpecial Meeting in the Asso-ciation’s history — remainsvery much an open ques-tion.No agenda for the meeting
has been published, no bal-lots have been issued, andthe meeting’s parliamentar-ian is not sure what, if any,question might be put to a
vote of the membership dur-ing the proceedings.What is clear is that mem-
bers who hope to vote, speak,or otherwise participate inAssociation business con-ducted during the meetingbetter arrive early in order tofind their place in the regis-tration line.Community Manager Joan
Frost told The Times thatCAS, Inc.will pull in extrastaff to handle registration forthe meeting, which is sched-uled to begin at 7:00 pm.“We will begin registering
landowners at 6:00 pm,”Frost said, “and we will stopthe registration at 7:00 pm.”Members will need to know
their lot number, in order toplace themselves in the prop-
er registration line, Frostsaid. They should also bringphoto identification.Each lot is entitled to one
vote at the meeting, so hus-bands and wives or otherco-owners of property willbe able to register only once.Members holding proxies
that entitle them to vote onbehalf of a landowner whocannot attend the meetingmay register those proxiesthe evening of the meeting, ormay drop by the SLWLA officeduring regular businesshours to register their prox-ies in advance, Frost said.In addition to establishing
that they are Associationmembers, Frost told TheTimes, registrants will be
Special Meeting Wednesdayon Closure of Auman Dam Road
(See “Commissioners,” p. 27)
(See “SLLA” p. 25)
(See “Special,” p. 16)
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In less than a month offundraising, The Chapel inthe Pines successfully metits pledge drive goal to raise$300,000 for a new two storyaddition that will house class-rooms, a kitchen, offices anda fellowship hall.
“We met our goal and evena little more,” said Rev. DonWe l ch . “The gene rousresponse of the congregationwas very gratifying and weactually completed the funddrive in less than four weeks.I thought that was spectac-ular!”In ea r l y Fa l l , We l ch
announced an anonymousdonor had agreed to providea $300, 000 gift in a challengematch, dollar for dollar raised,
for the proposed $600,000addition. Built in 1976 on one-an-
one half acres donated bythe Limited Partnership ofPeter V. Tufts and Associ-ates, the developer of SevenLakes South and Seven LakesCountry Club, The Chapel was twice
expanded, in 1984 and againin 1998, to reach its currentseating capacity of 280. Thenew addition is to be located
immediately beside theChapel and will share a sim-ilar size and architecturalstyle. The two buildings willbe connected by a corridor.“Our plan is to make it look
like it’s been there forever,”explained Welch.He said the next step for the
Chapel is to tweak the pro-posed design to ensure it willincorporate exactly what theyneed and then to put theproject out for bid. Welch anticipates con-
struction could begin as earlyas February 2011.
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The Chapel in the Pinesbegins their 22nd year ofholiday fundraising thismonth.Slanted toward aiding
needy children, adults, andseniors, the Chapel Com-munity Christmas Fundencompasses more thanChristmas. It also expendssums for the lesser privi-leged at both Thanksgivingand Easter. The moneyraised provides food vouch-ers and gifts to more than50 families in the West Endand Jackson Springs area.“The source for these gifts
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by Laura DouglassTimes Reporter
Final details on imple-menting the three and a half-year-old driving range agree-ment between the SevenLakes Landowners Associa-tion [SLLA] and Seven LakesCountry Club [SLCC] maybe resolved by the end of theyear, with attorneys fromboth sides meeting duringThanksgiving week to workout a few remaining differ-ences.“We’re very, very close to the
covenants being finished andagreed upon,” PresidentRandy Zielsdorf reported atthe SLLA Open Meeting onWednesday, November 17.As the only current Board
member who participated inthe contentious 4-3 split votethat approved the agreementin July 2007, Zielsdorf hasindicated his interest in see-ing the matter finally put torest.Prompted by the SLCC’s
desire to sell the old drivingrange for residential devel-opment, the agreement laysout five bullet points con-cerning the future use of thefive acre tract and the Club’sother landholdings. Specifi-cally, the agreement:• Gave the Club the right to
draft its own covenants lim-iting the use of all its propertyto golf course and countryclub operations, with review
and approval by the SLLAattorney;• Granted the Association
a ten-foot easement alongSeven Lakes Drive to be writ-ten by the SLLA attorney; • Required the Country
Club to provide sufficientland for at least five addi-tional parking spaces at theSouthside Mail House; • Subjected any future res-
idential development of Coun-try Club property to theSouthside Covenants; and• Allowed for construction
of up to fourteen residentialunits on the old driving rangeproperty, with the SLLApledging to work with anydeveloper of the property “inan open, efficient and coop-erative fashion.”In addition to final review
and approva l o f thecovenants, Zielsdorf said
other outstanding issuesunder discussion betweenthe SLCC and SLLA attor-neys included a request bythe Club that the additionalland for mailhouse parkingspaces revert to the Club if,at some point, the Associationno longer needs the extraparking. The attorneys arealso working to clarify thefinal sentence of the origi-nal agreement, which statesthe Association will work witha proposed future developerof the old driving range inan open, efficient, and coop-erative fashion.“What is open? What is
cooperative?” asked Ziels-dorf. “It’s open to interpre-tation, so we’ve asked bothattorneys to get together todraft a letter of understand-ing to be an addendum tothe original agreement.”
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Earning the hiking andcamping merit badges arebasically a given for any boywho joins West End BoyScout Troop 98. Make nomistake; this is a very out-doorsy group. Yet even thebest campers need a goodsolid shelter now and then.Organized sixty-five years
ago, the troop met in base-ments and abandonedhomes, the old Stanly Plant,fire stations, and more recent-ly in the Fellowship Hall oftheir sponsor, West End Unit-ed Methodist Church. Buton Sunday, December 5, fol-lowing an inspiring flag-rais-ing ceremony to dedicate theWest End Scout Lodge atJohnson’s Park, Troop 98finally settled into its firstpermanent home.Built on seventeen acres
of woodlands along CarthageRoad, the 4,000 square footlodge was approximately sev-enty-five percent completebefore an August 2009 firegutted the facility – it was atotal loss.Wiping away tears and soot,
local builder and formerscoutmaster, Dwane Parsons,soldiered on using insurancefunds, donated materials andan army of volunteers. LastSunday, under a sunny Win-ter sky and in the companyof several hundred well-wish-ers, current and formerscouts, building volunteers,firefighters and emergencypersonnel, military service-men, donors and contribu-tors, Parsons proudly salut-ed as the American flag was
raised outside the newlyrebuilt lodge.
Upon this rockIt’s true – it all began with
a rock and a joke.Heavier and a little bit big-
ger than a brick, the rockfirst made its appearanceabout six years ago.“The kids would sneak
water bottles and rocks intoeach others packs to makethe loads heavier,” explained
Parsons. “One time this largerock showed up in a packand before we passed it toanother, we’d carve in ourinitials.”He describes this group as
the core leadership of thetroop at the time, the oneswho always went out on thehikes and camping trips.Around the campfire, theydecided the time had come fora lodge; a place to call theirown.
Years before, West EndUMC member Billy Johnsonhad donated a large ruraltract to the church with adream to see it used as youthretreat and fellowship prop-erty. In 2004, with a fewideas and some funding inplace for a lodge, the projectwas approved with Johnson’ssupport. “This rock always showed
up. It was never tossed asideand it became an honor tocarry it. When we startedbuilding the lodge, we knewa keystone would be set in the
fireplace and we wanted toinclude our rock.”Parsons and Billy Barber
built the massive fireplaceentirely of local stones col-lected with permission fromcreek beds, road shouldersand hiking trails. The famouscarved rock was carefullyplaced in a subtle location,down low along the right sidein a place where it could bediscovered by boys for gen-erations to come.However, in the aftermath
of the devastating fire, many
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ices, and family visits, plus anin-house hair styling salon.Divided into two main resi-dential wings, the facility willeventually be divided withall-male and all-female wings.On-site staffing includes
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Seven Lakes LandownersAssociation [SLLA] PresidentRandy Zielsdorf has latelybeen the sole voice offeringprogress reports on the nego-tiations between the Associ-ation and the Seven LakesCountry Club [SLCC] overthe implementation of thethree-year-old “Driving RangeAgreement.”Recent statements by SLCC
President Steve Ritter in aClub membership meetinghad some members of boththe Club and Associationasking whether Zielsdorf andRitter were on the same pageregarding the negotiations.The Times interviewed Rit-
ter by phone on Wednesdayin order to offer our readersa better understanding ofthe Club’s position.The five point Driving Range
Agreement was signed aftercontroversy erupted whenthe community learned theClub was interested in sellingthe old driving range, whichlies between Seven LakesDr i v e and Devonsh i r eAvenue, to a residential devel-oper.But the recent talks have
been more cooperative thancontroversial, Ritter told TheTimes.“I believe what is good for
the Club is good for the com-munity, and what is good forthe community is good forthe Club,” Ritter told TheTimes, adding that he andZielsdorf have developed acordial, productive workingrelationship.Ritter admitted, however,
that the process of imple-menting the three-year-oldagreement has taken farlonger than some might haveliked.
CovenantsThe first point in the agree-
ment requires that the Clubestablish covenants on itsproperty that ensure it canonly be used for the operationof a golf course and countryclub.Ritter confirmed what Ziels-
dorf has reported to his mem-bership: the covenants arewritten and are currently
under review by the Cluband Association attorneys.Noting that the key con-
cern of the Association isthat the Club’s propertyremain a golf course and notbe put to other uses — forexample, subdivided for res-idential development — TheTimes asked Ritter whetherthe draft covenants wouldinclude this protection.Noting that he had recent-
ly built a home on the 15thHole of Seven Lakes CountryClub, Ritter said that he andother members of the SLCCBoard were committed toensuring that the golf courseremains a golf course, and thedraft covenants reflect that.[The draft document has
not yet been released to thepublic, and neither party haspledged to release it for pub-
lic review before it receivesfinal approval by the respec-tive Boards.]
EasementThe second plank of the
agreement obligates the Clubto provide a ten-foot ease-ment on the old driving rangealong Seven Lakes Drive, thegoal being to prevent anyfuture owner of the propertyfrom opening a secondentrance into the South Side.The Club has yet to providethat easement.Zielsdorf said in the SLLA’s
November open meeting thathe felt progress could bemade toward finalizing thisportion of the agreement.Ritter told The Times that
the Club — and the landown-ers who make up its Board —have no interest in seeing a
second entrance opened upthrough the old driving range. In fact, he said, he would
not vote to approve an offerfrom a developer that includ-
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ed a second entrance, andadded that he did not believeother members of the SLCCBoard would be inclined toaccept such an offer.However, he said the grant-
ing of the easement is con-tingent upon the Club andthe Association fine-tuningthe meaning of language inthe fifth point of the agree-ment, which is integrallylinked to the fourth point.
Architectural ReviewThe fourth point of the
agreement stipulates thatany residential developmenton the old range will be sub-jec t to the South S idecovenants, giving the SLLA’sArchitectural Review Board[ARB] authority to overseethe project. The fifth point of the agree-
ment obligates the Associa-tion to work with any futuredeveloper of the driving rangeproperty “in an open, effi-cient and cooperative fash-ion.”Ritter told The Times —
and Zielsdorf told SLLA mem-bers in the November OpenMeeting — that this languageis open to interpretation andneeds further definition tosatisfy the Club.Noting that “there has been
a lot of consternation” in thepast over the possible devel-opment of the range, Rittertold The T imes the Clubwants to make sure that anyfuture buyer is comfortablewith the role the ARB willplay in approving the devel-opment.“We want it to be nice first-
class development,” Ritterexplained. “We know ARBwill want it to be a nice first-class development. We justwant to make sure ARB does-n’t go overboard. That’s whata developer’s concern wouldbe.”The language aimed at alle-
viating that potential con-cern is under negotiationand review by the attorneysrepresenting both sides, Rit-ter said.
to provide ground for fiveadditional parking spaces atthe South Side mailhouse.Ritter said this item is noproblem, adding that he haddeposited a rough sketch ofthe Club’s proposal in Ziels-dorf’s mailbox earlier in theday.
Why revise the agreement?While both Zielsdorf and
Ritter report that progress— albeit slow progress — isbeing made on implementingthe three-year-old drivingrange agreement, the ques-tion remains: Why does an
agreement already approvedby both the SLLA and SLCCBoard’s need to be renegoti-ated?Ritter told The Times that
he sees the existing agree-ment as “a living document,not as a document that wasmade to stay in concrete.”“Neither Board is a per-
manent Board,” he noted,explaining that Zielsdorf is theonly remaining member ofthe SLLA Board who actual-ly voted on the agreementand that no current mem-ber of the SLCC Board wasserving at the time the agree-ment was approved.
“It’s a dated document,”Ritter said. “We’ve never disagreed with
any of those bullet points.We’re just hoping to keepthat document open until wecan cover every one of thoseelements . . .We’re workingtowards it. We’re checkingoff the parking spaces, the
covenants . . .”
New representationRitter said the club, not
finding a local developer inter-ested in purchasing the olddriving range, has listed itwith NAI Carolantic Realty,Inc. in Raleigh, a regionalfirm specializing in market-
ing properties for residentialdevelopment. The askingprice for the five acre tractremains $240,000.The goal remains finding
a developer who will placehomes on the property. “We’re not interested in
putting a Tank & Tummyout there,” Ritter said.
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The Women of Seven LakesMorning Glories, a Mondaymorning ladies group, sub-mitted their Christmaswreath, to The Festival ofTrees. The event benefits theSandhills Children’s Center,and was held at the Caroli-na Hotel.The wreath entitled “The
Night Before Christmas” waswell received and raised over$260 for the Center. Marge Button of Seven
Lakes and John James ofHeavenly Pines donated jew-elry adorning the wreath.
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Morning Glories: Ginny Heerema, Isabel Lang, Roberta Robin-son, Dottie Spark, Alice While, and Peggy Ussery
William Thomas Williams,44, o f Eagle Springs, diedSaturday, December 4.Funeral services were heldMonday, December 6, at RockHill Friends Church, EagleSprings. Burial followed inthe church cemetery.A native of Moore, County,
he was a self-employed car-penter working for the USWomen’s Open and US Men’sOpen in Pinehurst.He is survived by his son,
Trevor Thomas Williams; hismother and father, Dorothyand George Williams of EagleSprings; a brother, Wayne ofEagle Springs; sister, LindaSutton of Asheboro; and sev-eral nieces and nephews.Kennedy Funeral Home
assisted the family.
Isobel D. (Issy) Dantzer,77, of Seven Lakes, died onSaturday, December 3, ather home.A memorial service was
held on Wednesday, Decem-ber 8 at The Chapel in thePines. Interment will be laterat Lakewood Cemetery, Coop-erstown, NY.Mrs. Dantzer was born in
New York, New York, thedaughter of George E. andAnn Hyde Doty who preced-ed her in death.Mrs. Dantzer attended
William Smith College andworked in school adminis-tration in Wayne, PA as herchildren were growing. Afterresiding in Sweden for fouryears, she returned andbecame a docent tour guidein historic Annapolis, MD.In retirement, the Dantzersmoved to Seven Lakes West.Survivors include her hus-
band, Robert; daughters, AnnDantzer and Sarah DeHart;sons, Robert, Dantzer Jr.,Douglas Dantzer; and twograndchildren.Memorials may be made
to FirstHealth FoundationCancer Center or Hospice,150 Applecross Rd., Pine-hurst, NC 28374.
Edna Bowers McInnis, 87,of Jackson Springs, died Fri-day, December 3, at HospiceHaven in Rockingham.Funeral services were heldMonday, December 6 at Brig-gs-Candor Funeral HomeChapel. Services were con-
ducted by the Rev. ScottMcInnis. Interment followedat Jackson Springs ceme-tery.Mrs. McInnis was born in
Manchester, England, thedaughter of the late JosephHenry Bowers and MaryDavies Bowers. She served inthe British Royal Air ForceWomen’s Army. She was aretired employee of StanlyFurniture.She was preceded in death
by her husband, RaymondCoolidge McInnis, in 1996,and by sons, Alan RaymondMcInnis and Kenneth LeeMcInnis.She is survived by her son,
Paul McInnis of JacksonSprings; daughters, LorraineBruinsma of West End, andKaren Wilkerson of Rock-ingham; twelve grandchil-dren and sixteen great-grand-children.Memorials may be made
to Hospice of RichmondCounty 1119 U.S. Hwy. 1,Rockingham, NC 28379.
Edna M. Smith, of FoxfireVillage, formerly of Tecumseh,Michigan, died Thursday,December 2. Funeral serviceswere held Friday, December10, at the Pinelawn CemeteryMausoleum, Southern Pines.Mrs. Smith was born in
Detroit, the daughter ofEdward J. and Annie M.Dawson. She attended North-western High School andBusiness School. She marriedDonald Smith and workedwith him in their restaurant.
She was preceded in deathby her parents; sister, Flo-rence LaCasse; and twobrothers-in-law, Roger A.LaCasse and William H.Brown.Memorial contributions
may be made to the SandhillsWoman’s Exchange, Box 215,Pinehurst, NC 28370, or TheVillage Chapel, PO Box 1060,Pinehurst, NC 28370.Powell Funeral Home of
Southern Pines assisted thefamily.
Robert D. Thornton, 76, ofSeven Lakes, died Monday,November 22, at his resi-dence. Mr. Thornton was theson o f the la te Mar t inSylvester Thornton and MaryGreeley Thornton of Westch-ester County, NY.
A Funeral Mass was heldFriday, November 26 at OurLady o f The Amer i casCatholic Church, Candor.The Rev. Ricardo Sanchezofficiated. The Rite of com-mittal will be at a later datewith military honors in SevenLakes Cemetery. Mr. Thornton was preced-
ed in death by his brotherMartin Thornton and sisterAnne Anderson.Mr. Thornton is survived
by his wife of fifty four yearsJulienne Thornton; sons, R.Scott Thornton of Palatine, IL;Thomas Thornton of Lake
Zurich, IL; daughters, JillWinckler of Littleton, CO;Katie Patterson of VirginiaBeach, VA; brother, ThomasThornton of California; sis-ters, Mary Irwin of Floridaand Margaret Welch of NewJersey; and twelve grand-children. Memorial donations can
be made in memory of RobertThornton to First Health Hos-pice & Palliative Care at 150Applecross Road, Pinehurst,NC 28374.Boles Funeral Home assist-
ed the family.
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of the hearth stones were soheavily damaged that Par-sons had no choice but todismantle the fireplace andstart anew.“We went looking for our
rock and, because of thedebris and its location, itwas unscathed. It had beenprotected.”The keystone was careful-
ly chiseled out and Parsonssaid he made sure to fit it inthe exact same spot whenthe new stones were laidagain for the fireplace.“That rock has a lot of miles
on it. The committee thatstarted this building – theirinitials are on the rock and itis only fitting it is there,”said Parsons.“It’s a small thing. Those
initials will be forgotten –one day they’ll wonder whothose people are but they’llknow that they worked onthis fireplace. This buildingwill be here and it’s a specialplace for our community, forour youth.”The massive lodge build-
ing was designed not just forscouts and community youth,but also with the intentionthat, if necessary, it couldbe operated off-the-grid usinggenerators. Equipped withshowers and a full kitchen,the building can be used asa disaster relief assemblyhall. Other features on theproperty include a naturetrail, several campsites, andan amphitheater and fire ringfor outdoor ceremonies.
A call to serviceDuring the dedication cer-
emony, Parsons learned thathe has been selected toreceive the President’s Call toService Award, a commen-dation in recognition of over4,000 hours of volunteer serv-ice.Humble and appreciative,
he said he was surprised bythe honor and had simplyfollowed a family tradition ofservice and dedication toscouting.A charter member of Troop
98 in 1946, Parsons’ fatherchose a career in the militaryand while raising his foursons and a daughter all overthe world, he made sure his
children were always involvedin scouting – both at homeand abroad.“He found a pack or troop
in every place we went and Iwas able to advance in scout-ing and do a lot, and have alot of experiences in placesthe publ ic wasn’t evenallowed,” said Parsons. After retiring, the senior
Mr. Parsons brought his fam-ily back home to West Endand to Pack 98. Dwane and his three broth-
ers – Doyle, Dwight, and Dar-rell – all reached the rank ofEagle Scout, as did both ofDwane’s sons, and the entireextended clan continues to beinvolved with the troop andthe lodge.“We’re becoming the guys in
the back row that you don’thear about. There are somany people involved in aprogram like this, so manythat tirelessly work and you
never hear their names. Thislodge would not have beenbuilt without the guys in theback row,” said Parsons.But it’s his time spent as
the leader, in the scoutmas-ter role, where Parsons fond-est memories reside.“I’ve been at this a long
time. It’s emotional – youwatch these kids grow up,” hesaid. “Scouting teachesresponsibility and life skills.We’re trying to raise childreninto young adults and forthem to be pillars, to be lead-ers in the community. Iwouldn’t trade the time Ispent with my children inscouting for anything. It wasthe best quality time youcould ever spend with yourkids.”“You can’t put a price tag on
reaching children, of havingan impact on them. Scoutleaders can talk to kids a lit-tle more candidly, be a little
more blunt. We can providean interaction between adultand child – a connectionbetween generations that isoften lacking.”He continued, “In scout-
ing there’s competition andevents, the opportunity foradvancement and a positivechannel for all that energy. Itis a good environment. Theylearn to be a leader and to beprepared.That’s our motto,to be prepared and I hopethat’s what we do: preparethem.”
A few unmet needsThe lodge still has a short
wish list that includes fur-nishings, folding tables andchairs, a refrigerator/freezer,an e l e c t r i c o ven andmicrowave, plus serving pansand tongs for the kitchen.Donations are welcome,
however, and can be direct-ed to the West End ScoutLodge through West EndUnited Methodist Church,PO Box 276, West End, NC27376. The church’s phonenumber is 673-1371.
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SLLA Work Session
the ten foot buffer easement.“I have met with [Steve]
Ritter [SLCC President] andhe said he would not signan easement until someonebuys the land,” Stephanreported.Zielsdorf responded that a
lot has changed and therehas been movement to getthe issue resolved.“In meeting with Ritter, he
understands the need for theeasement,” said Zielsdorf.Director Bud Shaver, who
is also a member of the SLCC,also weighed in.“There is not a person on
this Board who is not awarethat the easement needs to beresolved. We are unanimous,”said Shaver.
Directors wanted — no experience necessaryFour seats will be open for
election on the SLLA Boardthis Spring; and, with fewcandidates showing interestthus far, SLLA NominatingCommittee Chair MelindaScott is concerned aboutvoter interest and turnout.“I want residents to under-
stand how important thisprocess is,” Scott said. “Vot-ing in landowner’s electionsis typically low, and that isunacceptable.”“We have a community that
is changing rapidly, and yourinput and feedback is soimport to what this Boarddoes in the future,” she con-tinued. She said Seven Lakesis increasingly diverse, butmany residents are lookingfor an enhanced feeling ofcommunity.
Scott reported that theNominating Committee isdeveloping a survey thattouches on “big picture” ques-tions, such as, “Where doyou envision the communityin five years?” and, “Whatare the top three priorityissues you see facing thecommunity, and what doesthe Board have to do to effec-tively address those con-cerns?”The survey has been
emailed to residents and isalso available at the officeand in the mail houses; itshould be retuned by Decem-ber 13.In addition to feedback,
Scott said she he hopes itwill spur potential Board can-didates to throw their hats inthe ring.“I want people to come for-
ward who are really inter-ested in the betterment ofcommunity,” she said. “Somefeel the need to identify spe-cific qualifications to serve,but I feel that is an exclusivepolicy and could exclude peo-ple that are more than qual-ified.” “If you possess an open
mind and enjoy being a mem-ber of problem-solving team,that is all the qualifications
you need to have. This is ateam process. We all have avoice and say in the deci-sions, and this needs to occurin a cooperative and respect-ful manner.”If you are interested in
learning more or would liketo nominate someone as acandidate to the AssociationBoard, please contact theSLLA office at 673-4931.
Vicious dogsThe SLLA Judicial Panel
on Thursday, November 18,heard the complaint againstthe owner of two pit bull ter-riers that were declaredvicious by Moore County Ani-mal Control following anattack on another resident’spet; however, the outcomeof that hearing and has notyet been made public.“I have been in communi-
cation with Animal Control,and they have been in contactwith the animal owners, andthe Association is currentlyworking to have the matterresolved,” reported SLLACommunity Manager AlinaCochran at the Open Meeting.In telephone interview withThe T imes on Monday,November 22, and Tuesday,December 7, Cochran con-firmed that steps are beingtaken to resolve the issue.
Moore County Animal Ordi-(See “SLLA,” p. 14)
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nances allow vicious dogswho have engaged in one ortwo incidents to be keptunder restricted conditionsbut, under a ‘three strikesyou’re out policy,’ the dogs areremoved from the home fol-lowing a third confirmedattack. SLLA regulations aremore restrictive and com-munity rules stipulate thatkeeping vicious or nuisancedogs is prohibited.During an investigation of
the original complaint, Ani-mal Control Officer BryantVoss determined that the twodogs involved in the attackwere already on record foran incident dating to the pre-vious year. In addition, neigh-bors have alleged the dogshave attacked on at least twoadditional occasions; how-ever those incidents were notformally reported. Based onthe two confirmed attackreports, Voss declared thedogs vicious and told TheTimes that he has been in fre-quent contact with the own-ers while the matter is underconsideration by the Judi-cial Panel.The SLLA Board urges res-
idents to report any animalattacks, on persons or otheranimals, directly to the coun-ty. The Association can thenobtain the proper documen-tation and an incident report.Moore County Animal Controlcan be reached at 910-947-2858.
Roving SecurityRoving Security officer Steve
McVey has been notablyabsent from his position fol-lowing a late night altercationin early October with a driv-er involved in a single-vehi-cle crash on Echo Dam.According to the police
report, nineteen-year oldJonathan Buell, of Asheboro,ran off the road and struck aguardrail on Firetree Laneat Echo Dam. McVey toldofficers that Buell was ver-bally abusive when he arrivedand attempted to leave thescene. McVey pursued him,and the incident escalatedwhen Buell removed his beltand began swinging it as aweapon. McVey said hedefended himself, striking
Buell once in the head witha heavy MagLite type flash-light, before handcuffing him.As a result of Buel l ’s
injuries, charges were filedagainst McVey.During public comment,
Northsider Pearl Keenepushed the Board f o ranswers.“The security guard was
discharged for doing his job-- why?” Keene asked.However, both Cochran and
Zielsdorf refused to answer,citing that the incident wasa personnel issue with per-sonal information involvedthat could not be disclosed.
FinanceIn what he called a sign of
the times, Treasurer DennyGalford expressed concernabout some properties in theSeven Lakes area that may be
financed beyond their valueand said more foreclosuresare anticipated.“We will need to discuss
how the Board can best pro-tect the interests of the com-munity,” said Galford.In addition, he that report-
ed that the Finance Com-mittee had discussed thepaving project and is review-ing a question brought upby Manager Cochran relatedto the soil base analysis.Galford anticipated the Fis-
cal Year 2011-2012 Budgetwould be ready for Boardreview in January andapproved in mid-February.
Community StandardsDirector Kent Droppers
reported that the Commu-nity Standards Committeeis continuing work on a back-log of violations, but that
progress has been made.Eight unresolved issues weresent to Judicial Panel thismonth. In addition, the com-mittee is also clarifying lan-guage on rules concerningcommercial vehicles withinthe gates.He thanked The Times for
front page coverage of the“Neighbors helping Neigh-bors” clean-up effort held onOctober 2, and encouraged
interested residents to contacthim or call the office for moreinformation on joining theCommunity Standards Com-mittee.
RecreationSanta Claus is headed to
Seven Lakes on Friday,December 17, from 5:00 to7:00 pm at the North Club-house. Good little boys and
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girls are cordially invited tojoin Santa for cookies andmilk, plus fun games andcrafts in the holiday spirit.Keyser thanked the Women ofSeven Lakes for their gener-
ous annual donation thatoffsets all costs of this event.Elves are needed to help dec-orate at 9:00 am on Decem-ber 17, also homemade cook-ies are most welcome at theparty and can be dropped
off in the morning, and help-ing hands are needed to serverefreshments from 5:00 pmto 7:00 pm. Please call LauraDouglass at 673-1817 or theSLLA office at 673-4931 tovolunteer.
Keyser reported that a goodresponse was received forthe Recreation Survey dis-tributed last month. Recre-ation Committee memberBob Racine is tallying resultsand Keyser will offer a formal
report to the Board at a laterdate.[Additional reporting on the
November 17 SLLA Work Ses-sion can be found on TheTimes’ website, at www.sev-enlakestimes.net]
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SLLA Work Session
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asked whether they supportthe Board’s decision to per-manently close Longleaf Driveover Lake Auman, or sup-port the position of the DamRoad Group that the roadclosure should be put to avote of the membership, orare undecided.She explained that many
members likely already havea firm position one way or theother, and knowing that upfront means CAS personnelwill not have to have everyonein attendance queue up againfor a vote count.Members who may have
stated one preference oranother will be able to changethat position, if they desire,once a formal question is onthe table, she added.
What’s the question?Whether a formal question
will be placed on the tableremains a bit of a mystery.Though the Dam RoadGroup’s petition included aspecific question to be put
before the membership atthe meeting, the announce-ment of the special meetingincluded no mention of thatquestion — and no ballot.The SLWLA Board’s out-
side counsel, Stephen Later,told The Times: “The topicin the notice is not limited tothe Dam Group Petition lan-guage in order to encouragea broad discussion and rangeof voices and opinions. Theboard would like to be surethat all of the members areable to voice their thoughts,pro or con, on this matter.”Asked whether the question
posed by the Dam RoadGroup could be offered as amotion during the meeting,Later said it was not possibleto judge in advance whatmotions might be ruled inorder or out of order.Later said he also could
not pre-judge whether amotion to ratify the Board’sdecision to permanently closethe Dam Road would be ruledin or out of order.The Board has asked Later
to Chair the meeting andserve as its parliamentari-an. He told The Times that itwould be held in accordancewith Robert’s Rules of Orderand “in compliance with thegoverning documents ofSLWLA and state law and,of course, in a manner thatis fair to the membership.”“As to action at the meet-
ing,” Later said, “there is noway to know what motionswill be made at the meeting,so we wouldn’t be in a posi-tion, at this time, to speculateabout what motions mightor might not be in order at themeeting.”Frost told The Times that
she was attempting to pulltogether an agenda for themeeting, but was not surewhether an agenda would bepublished in advance
Competing ProxiesThe notice of the special
meeting issued by the SLWLABoard made no mention ofthe possibility that membersunable to attend the meeting
could make sure they hadan opportunity to vote onany business that comesbefore the membership bygiving a proxy to anotherlandowner who did plan toattend the meeting.However, shortly after the
meeting notice was issued,Vice President John Hoff-mann began circulating viaemail a proxy that landown-ers could use to give theirproxy to SLWLA PresidentRon Shepard. Similar prox-ies were later made availableat the SLWLA office and pro-moted on the Seven LakesWest website.
Westsider Mike Gorenfloprovided members of theDam Road Group a blankproxy, also via email, thatthey could use to designateany landowner as their proxyat the meeting.Frost told The Times on
Wednesday that the SLWLAoffice had no blank proxies forlandowners to use, but addedthat the office staff would behappy to distribute blankproxies if they were providedby the Dam Road Group.The Special Meeting will
be held at the West Side ParkCommunity Center.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10• Annual Shaw HouseChristmas Open House –1 to 4 pm. 110 MorgantonRoad, corner of Morgan-ton & Broad Street, South-ern Pines. (910) 692-2051.Open house tours of theShaw House, built in the1820s, plus two cabinsbuilt in the 1700s that werehomes of settlers in north-ern Moore County. Enjoyold-time decorations, warmapple cider and homemadecookies, music and Christ-mas cheer. www.moore-history.com
• Fi rs tHea l th MooreRegional Hospital – 5:30to 11 pm, Auxiliary HolidayBall, in the Ballroom, atThe Carolina Hotel. Pro-ceeds will support a dynam-ic initiative to assist Inpa-tient Rehabilitation patientsat Moore Regional Hospitalwith their transition backhome. For more informationcall (910) 695-7510.
• Carolina Philharmonic –7 pm, Handel’s Messiah,performed at the MainSanctuary of Sacred HeartChurch, 300 Dundee Road,Pinehurst. Tickets avail-able and may be purchasedat Given Book Shop at Olm-sted Village , the CountryBook Shop in SouthernPines, or by calling the boxoffice at 687-4746.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 11• Annual Shaw HouseChristmas Open House –
1 to 4 pm. 110 MorgantonRoad, corner of Morgan-ton & Broad Street, South-ern Pines. (910) 692-2051.Open house tours of theShaw House ,bu i l t i n the
1820s, plus two cabinsbuilt in the 1700s that werehomes of settlers in north-ern Moore County. Enjoyold-time decorations, warmapple cider and homemadecookies, music and Christ-mas cheer. www.moore-history.com
• Hot Chocolate and Cook-ies Tennis Social – 2 to 4pm, Join in for tennis andfellowship. Hot chocolateprovided, you bring yourhomemade or store boughtcookies. Guests and mem-bers welcome. No fees.RSVP call 673-1096 oremail: [email protected]. SevenLakes Tennis Center, 116Edgewater Drive, SevenLakes.
• SLCC Christmas Party –Everyone’s invited to theannual Christmas Party,at the Seven Lakes Coun-try Club. Cocktails at 5:30pm, followed by a fabulousdinner at 6:30 pm. The
evening’s MC, Don Welchwill lead the Christmassing-a-long and Jo Nicholaswill provide piano music.All- inclusive price for mem-
bers is $30/non-members $35inc lus ive .Reservations673-1100.You do nothave to be amember toattend thisfun event.
Join in for a fun filledevening to welcome in theHoliday season.
• Pinecrest Winter ChoralConcert and Silent Auc-tion – 7 pm, at PinecrestHigh School, Robert E. LeeAuditorium. Doors will beopen and silent auctionbegins one hour prior toconcerts. Bidding endsSunday after intermission.Tickets available at thedoor. $6 adults / $4 forstudents and senior citi-zens.
SUNDAY DECEMBER 12• Annual Shaw HouseChristmas Open House –1 to 4 pm. 110 MorgantonRoad, corner of Morgan-ton & Broad Street, South-ern Pines. (910) 692-2051.Open house tours of theShaw House, built in the
1820s, plus two cabinsbuilt in the 1700s that werehomes of settlers in north-ern Moore County. Enjoyold-time decorations, warmapple cider and homemadecookies, music and Christ-mas cheer. www.moore-history.com
• Pinecrest Winter ChoralConcert and Silent Auc-tion – 4 pm, at PinecrestHigh School, Robert E. LeeAuditorium. Doors will beopen and silent auctionbegins one hour prior toconcerts. Bidding endsSunday after intermission.Tickets available at thedoor. $6 adults/$4 for stu-dents and senior citizens.
• West End PresbyterianChurch – 5:30 pm, Chil-dren’s Program and Din-ner. 275 Knox Lane, WestEnd, 673-4341.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 13• National Active & RetiredFedera l Employees(NARFE) Sandhills Chap-ter 1895 – 10:30 am,monthly meeting, Christ-mas BBQ and auction tobene f i t A l zhe imer ’ sResearch. Held at Com-munity CongregationalChurch, 141 N. BennettSt., Southern Pines. Bringsmall items for auction.BBQ is $7/person. Con-tact: Vilma Geisert (910)215-5898 or George San-doval (910) 246-9881.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14• Seven Lakes WestLandowners Association –9 am, work session. WestSide Park Community Cen-ter. Open to all landowners.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15• St . Mary MagdaleneGallery Open – local artists’work in photography andfine art. Browsers encour-aged. 1 to 4 pm. St. MaryMagdalene EpiscopalChurch, 1145 Seven LakesDrive, Seven Lakes.
• Weight Watchers Meeting– 5 pm-6 pm, at St. MaryMagdalene EpiscopalChurch, 1145 Seven LakesDrive, Seven Lakes.
• Seven Lakes WestLandowners Association –6 pm, Proxy Validation, 7pm, Special Meeting forMembers of SLWLA at WestSide Park Community Cen-ter.
• West End PresbyterianChurch – 7 pm, AdventHealing and WholenessService. 275 Knox Lane,West End, 673-4341.
• Seven Lakes LandownersAssociation – 7:30 pm,meeting. Seven Lakes NorthClubhouse. Open to alllandowners.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16• Bread of Life Ministry –West End United MethodistChurch, 11 am until 1 pm.This ministry is for sen-iors (widows, widowers,and the elderly). It is atime of fellowship and devo-tion and a wonderful mealis provided at a charge of $5per person.
• St . Mary MagdaleneGallery Open – for brows-ing, 1-4 pm. Local artistsand photographers exhibit-
ing. St. Mary MagdaleneEpiscopal Church, 1145Seven Lakes Drive, SevenLakes.
• Wine Tasting – at SandhillsWinery 5:30 to 8:00 pm.$10 for six wines and foodfrom Goldie’s. 1057 SevenLakes Drive. (910) 673-2949. www.sandhillswin-ery.com
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18• Tennis Center Junior Hol-iday Camp – 1 to 3 pm,Join Steve for a pre-Christ-mas camp. Players can optto participate one day ortwo. $20 for one day, or$30 for both days. SevenLakes Tennis Center, 116Edgewater Drive, SevenLakes.
• Kool Kids Parent DateNight - 6:30 pm to 9:30pm. Recreational play forkids grades K-5th. Anevening out for just the twoo f you . Cos t f o r 3hour evening is $7/childregistered Kool Kids stu-dents, or $12/child for oth-ers. 4139 Hwy 211, SevenLakes , 2 doo rs f r omMcDonald’s.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19• Chapel in the Pines – 9am, Christmas Service ofMusic. 581 Seven LakesDrive, Seven Lakes.
• West End PresbyterianChurch – 11 am, AdultChoir Cantata. 275 KnoxLane, West End, 673-4341.
• Santa’s Shop & Christ-mas Party – at West EndUnited Methodist Churchimmediately following the11:00 am service until 4:00pm. Children, middle school
and under, will be able tobring in a small monetarydonation, shop for thosethey love and have theirgifts wrapped. The churchwill have lunch, shop,watch a Christmas movie,and end the party with thereading of “The ChristmasStory” and prayer.
• Tennis Center Junior Hol-iday Camp – 1 to 3 pm,Join Steve for a pre-Christ-mas camp. Players can optto participate one day ortwo. $20 for one day, or$30 for both days. SevenLakes Tennis Center, 116Edgewater Drive, SevenLakes.
• Moore PhilharmonicOrchestra Winter Con-cert – 3 pm, Celebrate theholiday season by enjoy-ing an afternoon of freeholiday music while help-ing raise money for theMoor e Ph i lha rmon i cOrchestra. Annual winterconcert and silent auctionat Carolina Hotel, Pine-hurst Resort, 80 CarolinaVista Drive, Pinehurst. Pro-ceeds from a silent auc-tion will support a schol-arships. No ticket required,www.mporchestra.com
• Belford Baptist Church –6 pm, Annual ChristmasCelebration. Please join the
church for recitations, car-oling and the Christmasplay at 6 pm. Everyone iswelcome. Christmas bagswill be given out at end ofservice. 925 WindblowRoad, Jackson Springs.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22• Weight Watchers Meeting– 5 pm-6 pm, at St. MaryMagdalene EpiscopalChurch, 1145 Seven LakesDrive, Seven Lakes.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23• Bread of Life Ministry –West End United MethodistChurch, 11 am until 1 pm.This ministry is for sen-iors (widows, widowers,and the elderly). It is atime of fellowship and devo-tion and a wonderful mealis provided at a charge of $5per person.
• Carolina Philharmonic –2:30 pm or 7:00 pm, Jazz.The Joshua Wolff Trio:Christmas in New York.Held at Founders Hall,Sacred Heart Church, Pine-hurst. Tickets available andmay be purchased at GivenBook Shop at Olmsted Vil-lage, the Country BookShop in Southern Pines,or by calling the box officeat 687-4746.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24• Christmas Eve• Chapel in the Pines – 5pm, Christmas Eve Com-munion Service. 581 SevenLakes Drive, Seven Lakes.
• West End PresbyterianChurch – 7 pm, ChristmasEve Service. 275 KnoxLane, West End, 673-4341.
• Christmas Eve Service atWest End Uni tedMethodist Church – 8pm. Come and join thechurch as everyone pre-pares for the birth of theLord and Savior, JesusChrist.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25• Christmas Day
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 26• Chapel in the Pines – 9am, Service of ChristmasCarols. 581 Seven LakesDrive, Seven Lakes.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29• Weight Watchers Meeting– 5 pm-6 pm, at St. MaryMagdalene EpiscopalChurch, 1145 Seven LakesDrive, Seven Lakes.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31• New Year’s Eve
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Come & Worship with Us!
Seven Lakes Chapel in the Pines was founded in 1976to serve the Seven Lakes Community and beyond.
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Rev. Don Welch Rev. Fran StarkMinister Minister of Visitation & Outreach
December 19th – 9:00 amChristmas Service of Music
December 24th – 5:00 pmChristmas Eve Communion Service
December 26th – 9:00 amService of Familiar Christmas Carols
Come meet members and friendsof the Chapel at Sandhills Winery,December 12th, 4:30 – 6:00 pm910-673-2156
“I’m not laughing at you, I’mlaughing about you,” saidDarling Hubby this morn-ing.And yes, surprisingly we’re
still on speaking terms.It wasn’t my fault: blame
the coffee maker not the oper-ator. How was I supposed to
know the funnel piece wassuch an integral part in thecaffeine-generation process?Let me be perfectly clear. I
am not a morning person. I don’t want to be in the
same room as a morningperson. In fact, what I mostresemble at o’dark thirty is aposter child for the ‘InstantHuman — Add Coffee’ cam-paign.
So understand that facingan epic disaster before 8:00am is simply not my cup oftea: or java, as the case maybe.Mopping up streams of
spewed coffee, I realized theculprit of this misadventure
– that not so insignificantbit of plastic – is just onemore cancer-causing thingin my kitchen.
You see, earlier this week Iread a most unhelpful articlethat recommended eliminat-ing plastic as much as pos-sible from my diet because itleaches chemical propertiesthat can cause the big C.Mapping out my food chain
i s ak in t ocharting ac o u r s eac r oss agreat plas-tic ocean.My fresh
fruits andveggies —g r a p e s ,
strawberries, a head of let-tuce, broccoli and a five-pound bag of Idaho’s finest,all come prepackaged in plas-
tic bags or containers, savethe broccoli, which I imme-diately toss into a bag forpurchase.Heading down the grocery
aisle, I load up on condi-ments like ketchup, mus-tard, and squeezable ranchdressing: each convenientlybottled in plastic, plastic,and plastic. Next I brake forcorn chips, potato chips,pretzels and cereal — plastic,plastic, plastic and plasticinside cardboard. Cannedfoods and soups offer no safeharbor since most steel cansare lined in plastic film.Shivering, I shop the cold
cases and grab ground beefand chicken, bologna andham slices, slabs of bacon, a
gallon of milk, and a few neatsquares of cheese — all safeand secure in their plasticcocoons. Don’t forget the loafof bread, more plastic.Checking out, I swipe my
own little piece of polymerthrough the scanner.Back home and parched
from my weekly hunting andgathering ordeal, I reach fora frosty adult beverage.Eureka!While not a cure for my
plastic ills, I have discoveredat least one regular dietarysupplement that is BisphenolA-free, polycarbonate-free,and polyvinyl chloride-free:bottled beer.We’ll see who gets the last
laugh today!
Avoid plastic? Right . . . .
Seven Lakes TimesDecember 10, 2010 OPINION20
Question: I was very upsetwith your column when youwrotethat you believe Mus-lims may go to heaven. Obvi-ously, you must not read theBible and you certainly don’tthink the Bible is inerrant. Ifyou don’t think that everyword in the Bible is true,how do you decide what partof the Bible to believe?
Answer: I am sorry thatsharing heaven with peopleof other religions upsets you.Since the Bible was writtenseveral centuries beforeMohammed, there is really nomention of Muslims at all in
the Christian or Hebrewscriptures.Your assumption that,
because you disagree withme must mean that I havenot read the Bible or that , ifI have, I do not believe thatevery word is true, is onlypartially correct. For oversixty years, I have been aserious student and teacherof the Bible. In all the yearsI taught Bible to college stu-dents, I required that theyread it through, and since Ifelt that it wasn’t fair to askthem to do something that Iwasn’t doing, I guess I have
read the Bible from Genesisto Revelation (including theApocrypha) several dozentimes.The Bible is a wonderful
collection ofl i teraturedescribinghow menand womenrespondedto God asthey under-stood Godin their owntime with the limitations oftheir own knowledge of theworld and the universe.These men and women
wrote about their experiencesin their own languages (most-ly Hebrew and Greek). Some-times they told their storiesin prose, but often they chosepoetry. Sometimes their expe-riences were written as para-bles and myths that weremeant to be taken seriouslybut not literally. Indeed whenone takes some of these sto-ries literally, the meaning ofthe story is completelydestroyed.Today, we read and hear
the words of the Bible with
different eyes and ears, andwith minds informed withwhat God has revealedthrough history, science, phi-losophy and theology over
the last two thousand years.When God speaks to usthrough the words of theBible, and I certainly believeGod does speak to us, wemust weigh what we under-stand God to be saying withour reason, our experienceand what we learn from ourown faith traditions.If I must believe that every
word in every book in theBible is scientifically and his-torically true, then I, as aneducated, intelligent follow-er of Jesus in the 21st cen-tury, would be unable to hearGod speak at all.Spiritual and religious truth
in every faith tradition is
most often conveyed throughmyths and metaphors whichtranscend the bare facts thatthe words seem to describe,and these truths speak tous across the ages of histo-ry and scientific discovery.Some people have become
experts in compartmental-izing what they believe to betrue. On Sunday, they acceptevery word in the Bible asscientifically and historical-ly true, and then, Mondaythrough Friday, they live inan entirely different worldwith different criteria for whatis truth. In order to be theintegrated persons God cre-ated us to be, what we holdto be true on Sunday must betrue throughout the week.There is a poster on the
wall of a church library thatsays: Jesus Came To TakeAway Our Sins, Not OurMinds. I believe that God stillspeaks, and I pray that Godwill continue to speak to youas you read the Bible withnew eyes and ears.Don Welch is the minister at
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Dear Editor:The failure of the Seven
Lakes West Landowners Asso-caition [SLWLA] Board to rec-ognize that material mattersof significant interest to thecommuni t y shou ld beaddressed by all associationmembers has resulted in aneedless Special Meeting. An association of 1700-
plus members would never
want nine volunteers to beresponsible for issues deemedto be of such significant inter-est to the community. The Board attempted to
assume more power thanwhat’s best for the commu-nity and, therefore, result-ed in a petition being pre-sented to correct their action. If the Board’s action had
been left to stand, it would
have set a bad precedent forfuture Boards. Future vol-unteer Board membersshould not feel they would beheld accountable for majorcommunity interest issues.The Board’s Special Meet-
ing Notice was short onmeaningful information,including nothing about vot-ing or proxy procedures. Theyfollowed with notes posted
on the mail house doors thatadded nothing to how themeeting would be conducted. This Board is wasting
money for outside legal adviceregarding our internal dif-ferences that are easily set-tled by a vote of all mem-bers.Based on the tone of the
meeting notice and commentsmade by the Board’s Legal
Director, it appears the meet-ing will turn into a 19th cen-tury New-England-style TownHall meeting that could bepacked by one group. Who wants that kind of
decision making? Let’s not continue with this
ridiculous, packed house,proxy forms, nose countingmeeting. I suggest the Board use its
December 14 Work Session topass a resolution to mail bal-lots to all members to vote onthe first step of the petition. A “No” vote will keep the
road closed without everknowing if it would be pos-sible for the community toaccept the conditions nec-essary to reopen the road. A“Yes” vote requires addition-al studies to determine thefeasibility and cost of reopen-ing the road, followed by asecond vote once the com-munity has this information.
Eddie J. JacksonSeven Lakes West
NEWS December 10, 2010 Seven Lakes Times 21
Board’s failure resulted in Special Meeting
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Dear Editor:Some of us have been
encouraging the Seven LakesLandowners Associationboard to become much more
transparent in the manner itconducts business. Some-time in December, the asso-ciation wil l pay DaltonFulcher the last installment
on a $75,000 buyout that aprevious board attempted tohide from the community. Now, we are getting almost
the same type of treatment onsomething that has far morepo ten t i a l impac t than$75,000. The July 2007 Agreement
by and between the SevenLakes Country Club and theSeven Lakes LandownersAssociation [SLLA] contin-ues to be unresolved. RandyZieldsdorf, the current pres-ident of the Seven LakesLandowners Association wasquoted in the August 3, 2007edition of The Seven LakesTimes: “ …. Rather than letthis go out and simmer foranother 30 to 60 days, it wastime to get signatures onpaper.” The agreement Mr. Zielsdorf
refers calls for, among otherthings, the Country Club towrite covenants “limiting theuse of all Country Club prop-erty to the operations of thegolf course and CountryClub”. Now, over three yearsafter the fact there has beennothing completed from theoriginal agreement.It is clear that there are
difficulties in getting the par-ties to agree to what the orig-inal agreement stipulated.If the original agreement isfurther modified without priorfull open discussion withproperty owners, the Boardwill have failed to be trans-parent on an issue that ismost important to the com-munity. Since there is thepossibility of conflict of inter-est with some Landowner’sAssociation Board members
also being Country Clubmembers, it is even moreimportant that this matterbe discussed openly beforechanges are made to the orig-inal agreement.What is the problem? The
original agreement is simpleas to intent. Who is respon-sible for the delay? If there isdisagreement as to what theagreement says, then there isa simple solution: Agree tobinding arbitration to com-plete the agreement as writ-ten. The very integrity of our
gated private residential com-munity is at stake. This isnot an insignificant matter orone that should still be unre-solved after three and onehalf years.
D. Alan ShawSeven Lakes South
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“Thank You” publicly to themfor things they have donefor me and in turn for manyof us in Seven Lakes.In the past two weeks, I
have been able to securedonations for a golf tourna-ment and have beenapproved to set up up onDecember 4 and December18 with the Kiwanis Club of
Seven Lakes ringing the bellsfor the Salvation Army Ket-tle Drive. All the money SevenLakes Kiwanis collects forthe Salvation Army staysright here in Moore County tobenefit the youth.I will thank all of you in
advance for being so thought-ful with your donations onthose two Saturdays, butrest assured it would nothappen if we didn’t have areal friend right here in SevenLakes.
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Dear Editor:If you read the article in
The Seven Lakes Times aboutJoe Sikes’ resignation fromthe Seven Lakes West Board,you need to understand someof the background.Apparently, part of Sikes’
decision occurred becausean article he prepared forthe Seven Lakes Wes tNewsletter was censored byfellow board members.Get used to the censor-
ship. And here’s why.I was a member of the
Seven Lakes West Commu-nications Committee — pred-ecessor to the current Com-munity Relations Committee.
The Communications Com-mittee was organized by for-mer board chairman JimHaggard and its missionstatement defined it as “anindependent group” chargedwith providing accurate andobjective information aboutevents, issues, and peoplein Seven Lakes West that thenewsletter’s reader wouldfind interesting and useful.As a member of that com-
mittee — and a former news-paper reporter, editor, andpublisher — I think the com-mittee did a credible job ofdoing just that.But early this year, things
changed.Committee members were
informed that the Boardwanted to change the mission
of the committee. There wasupset that the committeehad set up a forum on Incor-poration and invited all res-idents of of Seven Lakes andthe surrounding areas toattend — not just West Sideresidents.As it turned out, the Board
obviously has its own agen-da on incorporation.The commi t t e e was
informed that the Boardwanted more “positive” or“feel good” articles. Theywould bring the committeeand the content of theNewsletter under the controlof the Board — in effect mak-ing the committee and theNewsletter, a public relationsarm of the Board.Rather than accept these
changes, I and most of thecommittee members, includ-ing the chairman, resigned.The “Community RelationsCommittee” replaced the“Independent” Communica-tions Committee.I’m sure the current com-
mittee members are goodpeople and they will do thebest job they can, and therewill be information in theNewsletter that will be usefulto residents.But what you see is what
you get.The content of the Newslet-
ter will be controlled by theBoard. What you read about,when you read it, and how
information is presented willbe decided by the Board.Just ask Joe Sikes.In the meantime, listen to
your neighbors, keep youreyes open, attend as manymeetings as you can.And knowing Greg Hank-
ins, as I do, I’m sure he andThe Seven Lakes Times willnot be merely a public rela-tions outlet for the Board,and will continue to try toprovide the fair and objec-tive news and informationthat Seven Lakes West resi-dents need and want.
Joe DosterSeven Lakes West
NEWS December 10, 2010 Seven Lakes Times 23
Sikes’ resignation the tip of the iceberg
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Dear Editor:In the October 29 edition of
The Seven Lakes Times, Rev.Don Welch answers a ques-tion about Muslims and heav-en, his answers raise ques-tions about which theologiansdiffer.While failing to mention
God’s justice, Rev. Welch
claims people of all faithsmay receive the gift of heav-en based on God’s loveregardless of religious dis-tinctive. Can all religions bereduced to the “love princi-ple?” Can we simply ignorethe huge doctrinal differ-ences between religions? Arewe creating a new religion
in our image: the love reli-gion?If all religions are valid
paths to God, why JesusChrist appearing in visionsand dreams to scores of Mus-lims in countries like Iraqand Iran, calling them to for-sake all and follow Him?(Inside the Revolution by Joel
Rosenburg)Ravi Zacharias, noted
Christian apologist, who wasraised in the Hindu religionstates, “All religions plainlyand simply cannot be true.Truth by definition excludes. . . every religion at its coreis exclusive.”For example, Christ claims
to be the source of life andonly way to God (John 14:6)The Christian is forgiven ofsins by the sacrifice of Christon the cross, and not by thekeeping of laws and tradi-tions (Hebrews 9:22, Eph-esians 2:8,9). And the scrip-tures were written so we mayknow that we have eternallife, if we believe (John 20:31).In contrast, Islam believes
that Christ was a prophet,but the Son of God Salva-
tion is obtained by keepingthe five pillars of recitation,prayer, alms, fasting, andpilgrimage, but there is nocertainty of heaven.Hinduism doesn’t believe
in a personal god, but rathera universal spirit, an uncon-scious, impersonal force. Itholds to reincarnation withthe goal of life be accumula-tion of good karma and even-tually, through enough lives,to be elevated to a state ofpure spirit, on the the Bra-man of the Universe.One may choose which reli-
gion to follow, but to reducethem to common themes,ignores their contradictorydoctrines and truth claims.
cation of The Times, Rev.Don Welch addressed thequestion about Muslimsgoing to Heaven. I’d like to share a differ-
ent opinion based upon myunderstanding of the Bible,God’s inspired word. I hold nodegree in theology, but havestudied for many years. Idon’t pretend to be able toexplain everything in theBible, but I do believe God willreveal truths at the time ofneed.As for who will and will
not go to Heaven, other thanmyself and friends who haverevealed themselves fully, Idon’t pretend to know. Theheart of a person can deceiveman, but not God. Rev. Welchstated that he would be reluc-tant to believe in a God whowould exclude anyone fromreceiving the gift of Heavenjust because he or she calledGod by another name. Theissue is not what they call
God, but rather what theybelieve about Jesus. He wasnot simply a prophet. He wasGod incarnate. He is the Sav-ior, the means through whicha person can get to Heaven.Jesus stated, “I am the wayand the truth and the life. Noone comes to the Fatherexcept through me.” (John14:6)The gift is available for
everyone, but they have to bewilling to accept it. “For Godso loved the world that Hegave his His only begottenSon, that who ever believes inHim shall not perish, buthave eternal life.” (John 3:16)God loves everyone anddesires to have a loving rela-tionship with us. But He gaveman the freedom to accept orreject His love and the gift ofeternal life in Heaven.Heaven is real and I will be
there some day. Of that I amsure. I too hope to see peopleof all races and nations. But,I know, I will only see themif they confess with their own
mouths that Jesus is Lordand that God raised Himfrom death (paraphrase ofRomans 10:9).I realize it is not popular to
speak in absolute terms inour politically correct socie-ty. But the Gospel of Jesuscannot be compromisedbecause it may offend some-one. Don’t take me at my word,
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vinced that every expensewas warranted.Responding to criticism
this Summer from formercommittee members, Zielsdorfagreed to a meeting in Octo-ber between himself, Treas-urer Denny Galford, Com-muni ty Manager A l inaCochran, and several repre-sentatives from the formergroup. Discussions includ-ed a comprehensive five-yearreview of dam expendituresand joint approval of an eightitem action list of regularlyscheduled dam maintenanceprojects.During Monday’s Work Ses-
sion, Cochran noted that newinformation would requirean adjustment to one of thoseitems.“There is some concern
that mowing the grass whenit has grown too long smoth-ers the grass underneath,”Cochran explained.Once mowed on a regular
basis for aesthetics, over thelast few years the grass on thedam faces has only been cuttwice or thrice each year toprevent soil erosion. Cochranrecommended that insteadof limiting cuttings to a pre-determined number, that theaction item should be amend-ed so that grass is mowedwhen it reaches a specifiedmaximum height. Following her report, Ziels-
dorf announced his decisionto reconstitute the Lakes &Dams Committee and saidhe is seeking four interestedindividuals to serve. Specif-ically, he noted the commit-tee would be useful in pro-viding guidance for specialrequests related to the lakesthat do not fall under alreadyestablished committee inter-ests of security, recreationor infrastructure. He antici-pated an initial meeting inJanuary and at least onemore meeting prior to thenew Board members beingseated following the AnnualMeeting in March.
Echo Dam closed for repairsEcho Dam was closed and
work on a heavily eroded sec-tion of Firetree Lane com-menced Monday, November29. One of four high priority
areas identified as needingsubstantial repairs prior tocommunity-wide repaving,the $31,124 project wasawarded to Civil Group inSeptember.Community Manager Alina
Cochran said there was con-cern about whether theunderlying soil was fit forthe necessary work. Oncethe surface soil was removed,a visual inspection of thebase was completed withboth the contractor and MikeCummins agreeing that thesoil was in fact adequate.Cummins is a Southside res-ident and retired civil engineerwho is assisting with over-seeing the project as a mem-ber of the SLLA InfrastructureCommittee under DirectorBud Shaver.
With good progress, theproject was ahead of sched-ule and paving work wasanticipated to begin earlythis week; however, cold tem-peratures and some minorvandalism last weekend maydelay completion.Zielsdorf reported that road
barricades protecting thework site were removed fromthe dam on Friday night,December 3, resulting in atleast one vehicle driving overthe unfinished roadbed. Inaddition, the constructionsite’s porta-potty was tippedover and a storm grate wasalso tampered with.“It didn’t look like any real
damage, but I’m not anexpert, “said Zielsdorf, whoreplaced the barricades earlySaturday morning with assis-
tance from Treasurer DennyGalford. “The worse case isthey may have to reroll.”
State enforcement onLake Sequoia consideredThere needs to be an edu-
cational discussion betweenthe community and the NCWildlife Resources Commis-sion.That is the primary mes-
sage that emerged from ameeting with Sgt. Mark Dut-ton, reported Directors BruceKeyser, Jr. and Melinda Scott.“The agency poses a good
opportunity for our commu-nity,” said Keyser, noting thatthere are many misconcep-tions about what will hap-pen if state enforcement ispermitted in Seven Lakes.In particular, the Board is
looking to resolve a ongoingproblem of excessive alcoholuse and impaired boat oper-ators. “People look at Fish and
Wildlife as enforcement, buthe [Dutton] is not looking atthat per se, but looking at thisas an educational opportu-nity, of working with youth onwater safety, of working withadults in the community. Hewas very reasonable,” Scottsaid.Scott said there is an incor-
rect perception that if NCWildlife is enforcing on thelakes, that the Army Corps isautomatically brought in aswell.“That is not accurate,” she
stated.In addition, Dutton told
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Scott that he will only comeon the lakes when he invitedunless there are overt occur-rences of illegal activity.“What we’re seeing have
been instances of problemson Sequoia and other lakesthat we haven’t seen in awhile,” said Scott. “The Board has no legal
authority to rectify the prob-lems. If we see these problemsincrease, then steps mustbe taken. If next Summerresidents are more compliant,then we will look at Fish andWildlife as an educationalresource and less for enforce-ment.”Galford questioned whether
the presence of Wildlife offi-cers would require the needfor boat registration withNorth Carolina; however, aftergoing around the table, itwas clear that more infor-mation was needed from Dut-ton to correctly answer thisconcern.Scott recommended that
Zielsdorf, as chair of thenewly reformed Lakes &Dams Committee, invite Dut-ton to make an information-al presentation at an upcom-ing Open Meeting.
Swimming pool setbacksMembers of the Architec-
tural Review Board [ARB]met with representatives fromthe Moore County Planningoffice regarding proposedordinances on setback reg-ulations for swimming poolsin private communities. Indiscussions, it was deter-mined that it would be moreexpedient to amend the coun-ty ordinances to allow eachcommunity to set its ownguidel ines rather thanattempt to reach a consensusruling.Director Melinda Scott
reported that ARB recom-mended a 25’ minimum set-back for swimming poolsfrom both rear and side prop-erty lines. A Board vote on theproposed change will bescheduled.
Proposed revisionsto membership form In a similar discussion,
Galford reported that changesto the membership form asrecommended by the FinanceCommittee would require afew minor changes to therules and necessitate a Boardvote of approval.Specifically, Galford rec-
ommended a change to Rule
5.2.3 which states that dogsmust be registered, in favorof amending the rule to allowregistering dogs as an option.“There have been some
recent concerns with dogs,but registered dogs aren’tthe problem dogs. We’re col-lecting $3 and keeping a par-tial record [of resident ani-mals] but for three bucks itisn’t worth it,” said Galford.Changing the word from
‘must’ to ‘may’ register a dogin the rule would provide anoption to register and receivethe accompanying identifi-cation tag for any in the com-munity who wanted the addi-tional security in case theirpet was lost or found roam-ing.Galford also recommended
amending the rules to elim-inate a requirement to registernon-power boats, including
canoes, rowboats, and pad-dle boats.“There is no need for
enforcement with these typesof boats or water damageconcerns,” he explained.In addition, the new mem-
bership form will also includea space for residents to reg-ister their golf carts, which isrequired by community rulesbut has not been enforced.“The changes we anticipate
we hope will allow for a moreefficient registration. Theform will be mailed with theelection ballot. Billing for theyearly assessment withaccount balance and a state-ment of dues will go out witha return address of a lockbox.Payment of dues can be han-dled through the mail and, ata later time, the office willmail out stickers and mem-bership cards,” explained
Galford.A vote on the proposed
changes will be called at theDecember 15 Open Meeting.
Other businessIn other business on Mon-
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county water system thatserves the Village, using theproceeds from that sale toextend county water serviceto the rest of the county.• Partnering with the Town
of Robbins to make it asource of water for countycustomers, by preparing aconcrete proposal and askingthe Town to do the same,exchanging those proposalsin a public meeting, andbeginning serious negotia-tions.• Giving taxpayers a one-
year break from paying thetwo-cent Advanced Life Sup-port tax, which is dedicatedto funding county emergencyservices. Picerno noted thatthe tax has produced a cur-rent surplus of $5.1 million,creating the opportunity fora one-time tax break.• Using a portion of the
county’s fund balance, cur-
rently just under $19 mil-lion, to retire some of thecounty’s debt that carrieshigher interest rates.• Taking a second look at
last year’s reconfiguration ofthe county’s longevity andperformance bonus systemfor rewarding its employees.The rewrite of the system,which eliminated bonusesgiven solely on the basis oflongevity, “May have gonetoo far,” Picerno said, not-ing that it may be impossiblefor employees to reach thehighest performance rating inthe system.• Continuing to reduce the
number of county employ-ees through attrition, usingthe savings realized to providea pay raise for the remainingemployees.• Forming a citizen’s task
force that would review theordinances proposed for thecounty’s proposed Unified
Development Ordinance andmake recommendations tohelp make Moore Countymore business-friendly.Picerno’s list, offered at the
very end of the meeting, pro-voked no public reaction fromhis fellow Board members.He joked that he didn’t wanthis fellow Commissioners “tohave too much of a holiday.”Though they will not meet
again in December, the Boardof Commissioners have a reg-ular meeting scheduled forJanuary 4, a work session onJanuary 6, a retreat on Jan-uary 13 & 14, and anotherregular meeting on January18.
Auditors GiveCounty “Clean Report”Crystal Waddell of the
accounting firm MartinStarnes & Associates toldthe Board of Commissionersthat her firm’s audit of coun-ty finances for Fiscal Year2009-2010 produced a “cleanreport” without qualifications.She noted that the yearincluded a change in finan-cial software and a change inthe county’s primary bankingrelationship, both of whichmade the audit process morechallenging.Waddells’ report included
an overview of FY2009-2010finances; among the high-lights were:
• County general fund rev-enues totaled $83 million,down $4 million from theyear prior, with $3 millionof that resulting from adecline in income from salestaxes. Property taxes accountfor 65 percent of the moneythe county takes in.• County expenditures were
$82 million for the year, with36 percent of that going to thepublic schools and commu-nity college.• The County’s Public Util-
ities assets grew from $29.6million last year to $33 mil-lion this year, the result ofupgrades and expansions tothe water and wastewatersystems.Waddell introduced the
Board to a revision of feder-
al accounting principles thatwill require a more detailedclassification of the county’sfund balance. Ongoing nego-tiations between federal andstate governments over thenew rules mean their pre-cise application to MooreCounty remains up in theair, she noted. The Board isexpected to delve more deeplyinto the implications of therule change during its Jan-uary 6 work session.
Public CommentThough the matter was not
on the agenda for Monday’smeeting, Pinehurst residentDoug Middaugh asked theCommissioners to turn asidea request from the Village
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no charges for adding newemployees, and a consistentstandard uniform for allmaintenance staff. • Heard from Cochran that
lake water testing was con-ducted with no concernsreported. The next regulartesting is scheduled for April.
Following the Work Ses-sion, the Board went into aspecial Closed Meeting todiscuss legal and personnelissues.
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Chapel in Pinehurst for anupgrade to the county’s watersystem needed to provideadequate fire flows to supporta major expansion of theChapel.The church’s plan to build
an education building on theVillage Green in Pinehursthas run into stiff opposition-- including from Middaugh-- but has thus far wonapproval by the Village Coun-cil. Before the Commission-ers, Middaugh argued thatMoore County Public Utili-ties has consistently requiredthat developers bear the costof water system upgradesand should apply the samestandard to the Chapel’srequest.Pinehurst’s John Marcum,
who has become a regularspeaker at the county Board’smeeting, encouraged theCommissioners to consideradding to their recentlyapproved Code of Ethics threespecific amendments thatMarcum had suggested pre-viously, including one thatwould prevent any Commis-sioner from serving on aBoard whose budget andactivities are overseen by thecounty and another thatwould require a public hear-ing and environmental reviewbefore the county pays morethan the assessed tax valuefor any property.Noting the $3.2 billion
budget shortfall facing thestate, Marcum said big-tick-et items like the new deten-tion center and public safe-ty building may need to bere-evaluated with an eye tocutting costs.
Other BusinessIn other business during
their Monday, December 6meeting, the Moore CountyBoard of Commissioners:• Approved a revision to
the contract under which thecounty has access t oMicrosoft operating systemsand software for its comput-ers.• At the request of Com-
missioner Lea, tabled arequest from Public Worksfor a $724,800 water lineupgrade that would providefire flows needed to support
an expansion of Carolina EyeAssociates on Midland Road,while at the same timeimproving the county’s watersystem in that area andallowing it to purchase morewater from Southern Pines.Lea asked that the Boardconsider the request in closedsession, as is typically donefor projects related to eco-nomic development, and theBoard unanimously sup-ported his motion.• Approved a contract with
Riley Paving for the patchingand resurfacing of parkinglots at the Ag Center, HealthDepartment, and PropertyManagement Department.• Approved an interlocal
agreement with Town of Vassthat allows the county tocontract for design work ona project that will extend theexisting Vass sewer system totown residents who current-ly do not have sewer serv-
ice. The Town received a$15,000 NC Rural Econom-ic Development Center grantto help fund the project; thecounty’s share of the coststotals $7,500.• Granted an easement to
Progress Energy to allow apower line to be extended tothe new water tower on Mon-ticello Road in Pinehurst.• Approved a memoran-
dum of understanding withthe state Crime Control andPublic Safety Division thatwill allow Moore County,along with ten other counties,to receive a $200,000 Home-land Security grant to fundthe first phase of a projectthat will install transferswitches and generators to beused in case of emergency.Moore County will managethe multi-county project,which is expected to win sim-ilar grants in subsequentyears.
• Appointed Commission-er Lea the county’s delegateto the Triangle J Council ofGovernments, and Commis-sioner Caddell his alternate.• Deferred filling a vacan-
cy for an engineer and vet-erinarian on the Board ofHealth because there wereno applicants for the posi-tion. Chairman Picernoencouraged qualified citizensto “step up.” “It’s a greatBoard to serve on,” he added.• Approved the bonds nec-
essary to cover public offi-cials, including the finance
officer, tax administrator,and sheriff, in the exercise oftheir duties.
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OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE –1260 sf, open space, w/kitchenarea; also 740 sf office w/kitchenarea available at 980 SevenLakes Drive. Call 910 673-4800.
J&L HOME SERVICES — “AHandy Man and More.” Interi-or/Exterior Home Maintenance& Repairs. Call today for Free esti-mates.Your Seven Lakes Neigh-bor. Call 673-3927.
SCOTT’S LAWN SERVICE OFABERDEEN – We have a fer-tilization and weed manage-ment program for your lawn. Askabout our free application givento all new Seven Lakes cus-tomers. 910-944-1322.
g&D COMPuTER – Computer
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Removals. Please call 910-673-
2484 anytime.
RE-SURFACE GRAVEL DRIVE-WAYS – Prune crape myrtles,cutback pampas grass, leafremoval, general clean-ups, pinestraw and pine mulch deliveredand/or spread, roof and gutterscleaned, hedges trimmed, andmowing services available. CallRick at 910-639-5206 for details.
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PROFESSIONALSERvICES
CREATIVE CUSTOMWORK –“The Decorator’s Workshop”Custom made Window Treat-ments, Bedding, Cushions, andSlipcovers. All made right herewith the attention to detaildemanded by the best design-ers! Pam Wasilewski, 336McDougall Drive, Seven Lakes. Call 673-2500.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES –serving Seven Lakes, Foxfire,and Pinehurst w/lawn mainte-nance & more for residentialand commercial customers. Yearround service. Mowing, weedeating, picking up debris, blow-ing. Shrub pruning, limb & treeremoval and hauling away. Seed-ing/sod lawns. Leaf & strawremoval. Haul and spread pinestraw, bark, soil, gravel andmulch. Aerate, de–thatch, andedge lawns. Weeding of flowerbeds, planting shrubs.Re–surfacegravel driveways. Blow roofs andclean gutters. Pressure wash-ing homes, decks, concretewalks, driveways, & boats. Installdriveway curbing and sprinklersystems. Garden tilling. Otherodd jobs around the house? Youneed it done! We will do it! CallJohn 673-7320 or mobile tele-phone 910-690-6491.
SEVEN LAKES DENTAL STU-DIO – Repairs of dentures, acrylicpartials, and relines. Same dayservice available. All work will bedone only through your localdentist. Tom Wasilewski, 336McDougall Drive, Seven Lakes.673-1613.
PROFESSIONALSERvICES
TREE SERVICE — ALLEN &SON TREE SERVICE. Topping,trimming, complete removal,clean-up, insured, 24 hour serv-ice. Free estimates, senior citi-zen discounts. Call James M. Allen at 910-974-7629 (Home) or 910-572-6818 (Cell). tfn 12/7
PETS & PET SERvICES
HAPPY TAILS PET SITTING – Bonded, Registered VeterinaryTech to care for your belovedpets. Reasonable rates. Call forfree consultation 910-638-4584.
PAWS & CLAWS PET SITTING– Serving Seven Lakes since2005. Accredited, Bonded,Insured & Local Resident. Call(910) 603-8285 for FREE con-s u l t a t i o n . V i s i twww.paws_clawspetsitting.webs.com In home service. Ask forSL Times discount! tfn 7/6
SANDHILLS ANIMAL RESCUELEAGUE – Pets for adoption.Call Lou Atkins at 910-974-4468.
SHELTER PETS ARE BEST –Log on and find the uncondi-tional love & kisses you’ve beenmissing www.MooreHumane.org(Sponsored by FCIGNC.com)
BOATS FORSALE
NEW & USED PONTOONSAND SKI BOATS — Call Seven Lakes Marine. 673-1440.
BOATS FORSALE
TURN YOUR USED BOAT INTOCASH — People are looking topurchase good condition used - boats. Let us connect you tothe prospective buyers. Call Jeffat 910-673-1440 or Lynn at 910-690-8695.
PONTOON, BASS, SKI, DECK& SALTWATER BOATS —Over250 boats in stock. 33 years inthe Marine business. Only 25minutes from Seven Lakes.Chatlee Boat & Marine, San-ford. Call 919-775-7259.
BOATS FORSALE
BOATS FOR SALE – Need aboat? Choplin’s Got It! Ski–Wakeboard–Deck–Pontoon–Bass and Saltwater Boats. Fullservice to Seven Lakes areaonly a few minutes away. ChoplinMarine in Sanford. Call 919-776-1004 or www.choplinboats.com
DONATE YOUR BOAT TO THENONPROFIT MATTAMUSKEETFOUNDATION – Tax deductionfor fair market value. No mid-dleman. Call Lewis Forrest at252-746-4221.
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Seasonal views of Lake Auman. Attention to detail with open & airy split +oorplan. Feeling of spaciousness, yet comfortable elegance. Master suite offers sit-ting room, separate bath & large walk-in closet. Kitchen was designed for thechef, with plenty of cabinet, counter, storage and +oor space. Adjoining living andentertainment areas allow for gatherings of all types and sizes.
This well maintained Yates Hussey contemporary home is nestled within mature,lush landscaping and offers great curb appeal. Open +oor plan, vaulted ceiling,and large brick *replace offer the feel of a much larger home. Unique mastersuite concept offers second bedroom access with separation by a shared fullbath and laundry; use second bedroom as nursery, home office, or sitting room.
Unique Contemporary Home$159,000 3 Bd/2 Ba
Seven Lakes North - 102 Rustic Drive
124 FOX RUN $242,0003BD/3BA MLS#138928
7 LAKES NORTH WATERFRONT
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