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 Be the light you want to see. Family Owned & Operated. Family owned & operated. Oct/Nov/Dec 2017 Issue No. 128 Let’s go for A Ride! by Rebekah Sykes We gather around the coffee bar sitting on stools as we visit. Robbie Cox, owner of Cox’s Double Eagle Harley Davidson, and Rob Clark, Operations Director for the dealerships and Cox’s right hand man, welcome me into their world of Harley Davidson now going 3 SUPPORT LOCAL con't. p. 5 KEEPSAKES con't. p. 6 DRUGS, A PROBLEM con't. p. 40 LET'S GO FOR A RIDE con't. next column LET'S GO FOR A RIDE con't. p.10 MY MEMORIES con't. p. 28 Illustration by L. S. Crain, Southern Pines. A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS con't. p. 34 Support Local Businesses: All Year Long Linda M. Parsons, President and CEO Moore County Chamber of Commerce As we are approaching the busiest shopping season of the year, the Moore County Chamber of Commerce encourages you to first look locally while doing your holiday shopping. There are many ways to shift some of your holiday spending to local stores, restaurants, and services. Not only will you get great quality products and service, but you will also strengthen the local economy. A good day to start is Small Business Saturday held on November 25th. Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick-and-mortar businesses that Meet the family at Cox's Double Eagle. generations strong. No doubt about it, Cox’s Double Eagle Harley Davidson is all about family connections, freedom in the ride, and a future generation destined for the extra mile. Whether you’re seeking a new destination or your ride is the destination, come on over and let’s go for a ride with the Cox’s Double Eagle family. Defining the very heart and soul of the American dream, the Cox family is living it— wherein hard work and pursued passion bring A Man for All Seasons Part II by Rebekah Sykes A surgeon for 32 years, with 27 years of practicing in Moore, Dr. Michael Rowland who retired in 2007 tells, “The apex of my career was working with the First Health Administration and key staff members, starting in 1995 with the new 2010 Committee, to more logically plan, and project ahead for well-thought-out hospital growth completed in 2000, ahead of schedule and under budget!” With his career established, Rowland’s dream of owning a farm became a reality in1993. He acknowledges, “I am convinced that when God told me in a dream to become a surgeon so that I could become a farmer, He already had it all figured out.” Drugs, A Problem by Jim Murray We have heard of the “War on Drugs” and all the wailing about drug abuse and the terrible consequences to families and society. Where does the problem begin to take root and grow? As they say, ‘‘You can’t eliminate weeds!” Fertile ground, and they seem to sprout overnight. Our drug epidemic has a lot in common. If the fertile ground is provided, then the usage becomes an epidemic. Where does it start? Would you believe in Pre-School? Yup, our progressive school systems promote and prescribe the use of drugs at a My memories of Beatrice Bush Bixler by Bill Hayes, Pinehurst Resident Beatrice Bush Bixler was a prolific songwriter and soloist. When I was 12 years of age living in Attleboro, Mass, only 3 miles away from Camp Hebron, a campground owned and run by the Christian and Missionary Alliance, I spent a lot of time there where my grandparents had a year round cottage. Most of the cottages were somewhat primitive because they had no interior wall paneling and no plumbing. In the middle of the campground on a hill was a chapel which seated about 350 people. It had a bell tower with a bell that was rung to signify a service was about to start. The chapel also had air conditioning, wall panels were raised to let the air flow through. Keepsakes Bring Back Memories by Larry Steve Crain A friend lived near us for 28 years but moved recently to live with her daughter in S.C. Our friend stayed in S.C. while her daughter drove back to Southern Pines to pack up her mother’s belongings. The daughter (we’ll call her “Diane”) phoned, asking if we wanted a large, abstract acrylic artwork our younger daughter painted for her mother (we’ll call her “Jane”). “We just don’t have room for it,” Diane said. Dr. Michael Rowland. Downtown Aberdeen.
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