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One Sheet of Ice
An uncle gave him his first pair of skates when he was three. He lived near Montreal across the street from an outdoor ice rink. In the almost 60 years since then Bob Bateman hasn’t stopped playing ice hockey. An 18-year-old Jersey boy became the NHL’s 21st draft pick in 2008. Bobby Sanguinetti played one…
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Christmas Bird Count 2018 was The Year of the Bird and marked by the centennial of the Migratory Bird Act. From mid-December to early January birders participate in the annual Christmas Bird Count the longest-running citizen science survey sponsored by the National Audubon Society. North Carolina’s birders and nature enthusiasts take part in this 118-year…
Read MoreMost Wonderful Time
Revisit happy childhood memories with the Wards. From splendid orbs that peer from live oak limbs to a one-of-a kind Santa collection every ornament sparkles with special meaning and childlike whimsy.
Read MoreMerry Merry Everything
Come Christmas light cascades from Tracy Pope’s home near Cape Fear Country Club. A dusting of snow in 2017 added a dreamy snow globe quality to the picture-perfect holiday greeting card setting. The Blythe Road home Tracy shares with John Michael Mielcarski and their three daughters is decorated for Christmas by Thanksgiving time. Every room…
Read MoreYuletide Treats
Traditional Christmas goodies with decadent Old World flavors.
Read MoreFavorites: Bucky Stein
Favorite Thing: The Theater Claim to Fame: Entrepreneur turned Wilmington philanthropist Bucky Stein now retired in Wilmington was an entrepreneur who grew a tire store in Jacksonville North Carolina into Target Tire a multistate distribution network. He was elected to the North Carolina Tire Dealers Association Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Tire Industry…
Read MoreAll in the Family
Art is an integral part of family life for the mother and daughter residents of the North Carolina coast for the past 25 years. Susan Scharling the family matriarch is a successful portrait painter and a lifelong sketcher of faces. “I have always thought that people are the most interesting subjects to paint ” she…
Read MoreThe Art of Salt and Time
Meat salt air and time are the simple ingredients of an ancient craft based on the principles of curing salting smoking and preserving. Many cultures — Spanish Italian German and French — have their own versions of charcuterie. Each country has developed its own style and unique flavors from Genoa salami in Italy Coppa ham…
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Voters to Consider Constitutional Amendments In addition to the slate of state and local candidates there are six proposed constitutional amendments on the North Carolina ballot in November. If passed the different amendments would require voters to present photo identification at the polls; protect the public’s right to hunt fish and harvest wildlife; lower the…
Read MoreThe Flotilla will Float
The 2018 NC Holiday Flotilla refuses to be sunk by Hurricane Florence.
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