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P L E A S E E N J OY
Be the light you want to see.
Family Owned & Operated.
Family owned & operated.
Mr. D.A.Kelly of D.A.Kelly's.
55 Years Strong
The D.A.K.’s Story
by Rebekah King
Framed photos of a beautiful family, of a real
estate deed dating from the 1800’s, and black
and white photos of local athletes from the good
old days fill the office walls. The engraved plaque
Five Strategies for
Tax-Efficient Investing
by LPL Financial, Ed Hill Wealth Management
As just about every investor knows, it’s not
what your investments earn, but what they earn
after taxes that counts. After factoring in federal
income and capital gains taxes, the alternative
minimum tax, and any applicable state and
local taxes, your investments’ returns in any
given year may be reduced by 40% or more.
For example, if you earned an average 8%
rate of return annually on an investment taxed
Roasted!
by Rebekah King
The day is swirling with rain showers,
whipping winds, and cold... you know the kind
of cold that seeps into your bones and ultimately
brings the perfect kind of day to visit your
favorite coffee shop. My friends Darryl and Meg
Russell, owners at Buggy Town Coffee, welcome
me with smiles, catching up, and best of all a
cup of coffee freshly roasted and served their
favorite way—black. All about the bean, the
roast, and the processing, they introduce me to
their custom roast as we settle in to talk.
In between serving customers, Darryl and
Meg fill me on their latest endeavor of perfecting
a custom roast as warm and inviting as Buggy
Town.
Jan/Feb/Mar 2019
Issue No. 133
55 YEARS con't. next column
FIVE STRATEGIES con't. p. 8
on the desk reads, “D. A. Kelly,” and in that one
name combines the patriarch and family owned
business serving locals for over 55 years. All
about hometown pride, local business, and
family, the D.A.Kelly’s story became established
when Archie and Judi began outfitting locals
with their merchandise of private label clothing
to now supplying office furniture. No matter the
goods offered, D.A.K.’s commitment to great
55 YEARS con't. p.32
Resolutions for
Business Success
Linda M. Parsons, IOM, CCEC
Pres. and CEO, Moore County Chamber of Commerce
As we approach the new year, this is an
excellent time to reflect on your business’s
progress over the past year and plan how you
want your business to develop. Do you want
increased success in the coming year or more
chances to enjoy the success you’ve achieved?
These top New Year’s resolutions are designed
to help you do both: strike a better work-life
balance and increase your business success.
RESOLUTIONS con't. p.10
100 Years with Miss Libby
by Rebekah King
Life is— “a joy!” exclaims Elizabeth Spencer
Deahl, and what a joy it was to interview this
incredible woman who celebrates 100 years of
life! Known to all as Miss Libby, she continues
to inspire others with her wit, wisdom, and
wonderful laughter. Welcoming me into her
home, Libby settles back on her floral sofa as
her daughter Betsy joins in the story. From
growing up in Carthage to raising her family in
Chicago, to coming back home, Libby has seen
tremendous change over her one hundred years,
but one thing that hasn’t changed is her positive
outlook on life, and I’ve found that makes all of
the difference.
Miss Libby
celebrates 100 years.
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Lean on Me
By L.S. Crain, S.Pines resident 1989-2017,
now lives in Taylors, SC, his birthplace.
What About A Bog?
by Joe Granato
Have you ever thought about a bog garden?
Do you have that area in the landscape that
never seems to dry out? That area that has
standing water for a few days after a rain? The
spot too wet to grow anything? That is called a
BOG.
Misperceptions
by Larry Steve Crain
As a child, I developed a few misperceptions,
as children often do.
Sources say a “misconception” is a conclusion
based on faulty thinking or wrong information,
but a “misperception” is a mistaken belief or
idea about something—a mistaken impression.
Here are some things I and some of my Facebook
friends misperceived (or maybe misconceived)
as youngsters:
As a preschooler, I thought mules and horses
were males and cattle were females. I thought
dogs were males and cats were females. I didn’t
feel so bad about my strange thinking when,
as an adult, I read that after a tribe in Africa
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