THE Pinehurst Gazette est. 1973 INC Covering Moore one Neighbor at a time. Stories, Maps & History It’s what the Locals read. PRICELESS P L E A S E E N J OY Family owned & operated. Always for Truth, Freedom, Honor, Country and Free Enterprise. Oct/Nov/Dec 2016 Issue No. 124 SIX ACRES con't. p. 30 $20 AND A SEIKO con't. p. 8 Think First, Support Local Linda M. Parsons, CCEC, IOM Moore County Chamber of Commerce Another year is coming to a close in just a few months, and many of us will be running out and about searching for that perfect gift. I want to provide a gentle reminder to shop locally before you explore outside of the community! Now, of course, we want to encourage you to do this all year long, but especially throughout the holiday season and on November the 26th—Shop Small Business Saturday! THINK FIRST con't. p. 5 Illustration by L. S. Crain, Southern Pines. MA'S MILK & BUTTER con't. p. 6 DESIGN con't. p. 24 SELLING & BUYING con't. p.5 Joe Granato, owner of Star Ridge Aquatics, LLC. Six Acres of Paradise by Rebekah Sykes Just a few miles from the Southern Pines round-about heading towards Carthage, a sign on Highway #22 reads Star Ridge Aquatics, Carolina Reef Growers. Those knowledgeable make the turn, yet far too many locals with no introduction miss this local resource. Today we make the turn as the winding country road leads past homes, rolling farmland, and garage finds until another Star Ridge Aquatics sign points the way down the long driveway of Willow Oaks waving a welcome. What used to be an old tobacco field has been transformed into a locally owned and operated family business, a growing passion of a life fulfilled, an oasis. $20 and a Seiko Watch by Rebekah Sykes Today was the day. The day of heeding a beloved father’s warning, “It’s not going to get any better. You need to seek freedom and make a different life for yourself.” Crossing the Mekong River held much excitement, danger, and opportunity once Souphy and his friend Paybon decided to go for it. As they held out their collateral for a ride across the river separating Laos from Thailand, separating communism from freedom, the river merchant accepted their barter of $20 and a Seiko watch. Ma’s Milk & Butter Route by Larry Steve Crain My paternal grandparents ran a Saturday milk-and-butter route in Greenville, S.C., in the early 1950s. I was then a child and loved the adventure of riding along to deliver moo juice and butter to a few city dwellers who wanted milk products “straight from the cow.” My grandparents “on Daddy’s side” lived near Mountain View, a rural section of Greenville County. My parents, my younger sister, and I lived nearby. Most of our kin lived within 20 miles of each other. My tall, thin, black-haired Grandmother Lillian didn’t like being called “grandma,” so, to me, she became “Ma.” Granddaddy Carl became “Pa.” "Pa" Carl & "Ma" Lillian Crain. Design for the Holidays by Rebekah Sykes Before we know it, our Villages will be sparkling in holiday lights as we welcome the fast-approaching holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Our towns never look prettier than during the holidays with Christmas trees lining the downtown sidewalks, windows wrapped in holiday cheer, and shoppers marking off their lists down Broad St, Chinquapin, and Main. Our calendars overflow as we host parties, visit friends, attend concerts, and count down the days toward the big one. In thinking ahead towards the holidays, I stopped in at the Village Design Group in Selling & Buying the Do’s & Don’ts by Jim Murray A tired subject written about in every Real Estate publication, and I am sure most agents are well-versed in trying to educate the sellers on why, how, and what they should do to market their property. The industry reports claim most homeowners, as well as buyers, are doing a lot more homework before they enter the market. Number one on the priority list prior to listing should be to get a home inspection. If the seller doesn’t, the buyer will surely do one. Think it over, get the inspection, and decide what repairs are necessary and affordable. If you are capable, then do the work yourself. If not, then hire someone. If you have no inspection, the buyer will dictate who and what repairs are done. The most common issue is to have a ‘licensed contractor’ or licensed flooring, roofing, electrical contractor to complete the repairs. Failure to meet these expectations escalates to the reduction in price or cancellation of the contract. Now from the buyer’s perspective, when they have several homes to view, it comes down to the
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