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Oct/Nov/Dec 2018
Issue No. 132
Jim Murray, Owner & Broker of Moore County Real Estate Brokers, with his airplane.
Meeting Murray
by Rebekah King
We are flying high today! Over Lake Auman
and Pinehurst Resort, First Health, the traffic
circle, and Sandhills Community College we soar
as Murray points out all of the local landmarks
that make our community shine. The day is
hazy; sunlight bursts through here and there
highlighting the golf courses, horse country,
shopping centers, and school yards. As Murray
effortlessly points out the real estate from the
clouds I strain to make sense of the patchwork
below. I’ve lived in Moore County all of my
life, but I’ve never seen it from this incredible
perspective, and I’ve never met a man quite like
Mr. Jim Murray, the pilot in charge, as well as the
Broker in Charge at Moore County Real Estate
Brokers for nearly 40 years.
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Year End Planning
Are you Ready for 2019?
Linda M. Parsons, IOM, CCEC
President and CEO
Moore County Chamber of Commerce
What do we think of when we think of fiscal
year end? Taxes! What else? Are you prepared
for the holiday season rush? Do you have your
products ordered for the next season? What
new services are you going to start providing
your clients in the coming year? That’s why for
businesses, year-end is the perfect time to do
your business planning for the following year.
You’re already dealing with the books so why
not do some analysis and make some decisions
to ensure that your business prospers over the
coming year?
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Danger in the Design
Department
by Larry Steve Crain
Bleached-blond Eddie T. is the strangest
person I met during my 37 years in the carpet
manufacturing industry. Eddie, now deceased
and with no descendants, as I know of, worked
near me when I joined Bigelow-Sanford, Inc. in
the summer of 1974.
That year I began drawing carpet patterns
at age 27 while working on the top floor of
Bigelow’s 3-story corporate headquarters. (Once
located near Interstate I-85 and White Horse
Road in Greenville, S.C., Bigelow-Sanford, Inc.
is no longer in business.) I had never designed
carpet but had taught high school art.
“Here’s your desk and drawing board,”
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George Strydio told me.
George was our boss and, like most of the
other eight designers in the Bigelow studio, had
moved in the early ’70s from the company’s
New York City (NYC) office to Greenville.
Bigelow, founded in 1825, made residential and
commercial carpets and advertised, “A title on
the door rates a Bigelow on the floor.”
Eddie’s 5-ft. wide, 3-ft. high adjustable
drawing board was the first one people viewed
as they walked down the hall from the elevator.
By L.S. Crain, S.Pines resident 1989-2017,
now lives in Taylors, SC, his birthplace.
Undertaking a Major
Kitchen Remodel
by Vicki L. Stone, Interior Designer & Contractor
KNOWING THE BASICS
In the previous article, we discussed some
options for keeping your existing kitchen layout,
but with considering small to large elements to
update the overall look.
Following are some suggestions that are
commonly associated with kitchen updating:
Replace cabinet hardware • Refinish or paint
existing cabinets • Add molding to enhance
existing cabinets • Replace older appliances •
Replace countertops and tile • Add functionality
to existing cabinets • Paint walls, change or
remove wallpaper • Improve lighting.
Maybe you tried or considered the updating
path but have now decided it’s time for a major
kitchen renovation. This usually involves all
new cabinetry, moving or removing walls, new
appliances and plumbing fixtures as well as
flooring, paint, lighting and so on. It’s important
to understand that a kitchen renovation can
easily expand to include adjacent rooms, ceilings
and floors. Careful planning and budgeting will
help to keep things on track, so that the end
result is what you desire in regards to design and
investment.
At Village Design Group, kitchen and
bathroom design are one of our most requested
interior design projects; and they are also the
best investment in your home—providing
the best return value if you decide to sell the
property.
The Gift that Lasts All Year
by Joe Granato
So it’s the age old question at holiday time,
what do you give the person who has everything?
Well, I suggest a gift that is appreciated all
year long, appreciated by many including the
wildlife. I suggest a water feature.
A water feature can consist of a water garden,
a koi pond, a pondless waterfall, or a fountain. All
will bring years of joy with the beauty of the rock
work and landscaping, the intoxicating sound of
the moving water, the relaxing movement of the
Sandhills Veterans Festival
by Enrique Herrera
The Southern Pines Veterans Parade in the
Sandhills is an official 501(c)(3) organization.
While we are a non-profit, we sustain annual
operating costs with 20% increases for planning,
organizing, and executing the Sandhills Best
and Most Patriotic Veterans parade. Planning
for this spectacular event by our esteemed allveteran
board and committee and our selfless
volunteers begins one-full year before Veterans
Day. All sponsored and donated funds, and in