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LAKE NORMAN’S MOST DISTINCTIVE HOMESWaterfront Cornelius EstatePerched majestically above the waters of Lake Norman. This spectacularly appointed gated estate crowns the tip of beautiful Belle Isle. A Waterfall cascades to sunset vistas, outdoor fireplace, & tidal pond. Old world elegance features European inspired interior. This estate includes gracefully manicured lawns and waterfront guest house/caretakers quarters with separate pier. MLS#2040584 Agent: Lori Ivester Jackson 704-996-5686

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Lake Norman Waterfront EstateOne of the premier settings on Lake Norman. Stunningly appointed Tuscan style villa with unobstructed breathtaking views, dramatic 400 foot entry drive, to spectacularly landscaped estate home. Impeccably maintained with marble, Mexican hand carved limestone, mahogany, and Brazilian teak throughout, this home. Wide open views of Lake Norman and beautiful Lake Norman State Park from all rooms. MLS# 2009868 Agent: Reed Jackson 704-713-3623

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Huntersville WaterfrontOne-of-a-kind Cape Cod-style home located on one of the best point

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Contents | 10 The Main Channel

What’s hip at Lake Norman

16 Porthole St. Luke Greek Orthodox Church’s 5th Annual Charity Gala, 14th Annual Wine Spectacular Charity Auction

18 Captain’s Chair Andy Poore’s job is history, and that’s just fine with him

22 Tom’s Jobs Tom hits the high seas of Lake Norman to serve barbecue

26 Rip Currents – People Three photographers capture history and the beauty of nature through their camera lenses (in their spare time)

34 Rip Currents — Family The Troutman Family Reunion has been a tradition for more than 100 years

40 Around the Track Crew Chief Steve Letarte knows how to build a team

42 Galley Veteran restaurateur, Nelson Bass, offers a fresh take on things at Blu Star Grill

48 Grapevine It’s time to talk turkey and the wines that pair well with it

52 Game On Equine-assisted treatments and experiential learning transform lives

58 In the Kitchen Take-out desserts that will leave your guests begging for more

62 Home Port John and Debra Xedus made a tasteful transformation

69 Currently Jeff Perks performs in Denver

72 One More Thing Dale Beatty and John Gallina are building better lives for veterans

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Convenient is the new black.

You’re closer than you think to a mix of traditional and unique shopping, dining, and entertainment experiences that give casual

fun … some flare.

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Our twins are not shy. They love play-ing with their friends at playgroup and at birthday parties. But occasionally one of them will run up to me during these occa-sions begging to be held. It’s just their way of checking in and making sure that home base is still there. I’m too old (and way too tall) to be held by my mother, but I under-stand how comforting it is to visit things that are familiar. Every fall I return to my home church in Cabarrus County for the Cold Springs BBQ/Brunswick Stew Sale. Sure the food is delicious, but that’s not why I go. I go because I’ve been going as far back as I can remember.

As a child, I banged on the piano in the fellowship hall with my friends while my mother made slaw with other church members. In middle school, our youth group played a G-rated version of Spin the Bottle in the church basement, while everyone else worked hard. When I was a little older, I was allowed to carefully chop barbecue at the chopping table, where you could always count on hearing a funny joke — or three. Later on I worked the take-out line, filling orders and trying desperately to do simple math in my head.

Now when I go I’m a visitor. Each year I recognize fewer and fewer people, but when I see the ones I do know, I’m im-mediately brought back home.

There’s Susan and her mother, Barbara, who always work the dining room, along with Nancy and her daughter, Leslie. Til-ley is in charge of the dessert table, while her husband, Larry, stirs Brunswick Stew in an iron kettle outside. My dad greets everyone he can shake hands with, and

Tim, a friend from high school, is in charge of the whole operation now.

As I eat my barbecue wrapped in Bun-ny Bread and slightly dipped in Bruns-wick Stew, I feed more than my body, I feed my soul. It’s good to touch base with things that are familiar because like lines on a highway, they help us realize where we are and where we’re supposed to be.

On page 34, you’ll find a story about the Troutman Family Reunion written by Scott Graf. This shindig has been going on for more than 100 years and attracts about 700 people yearly. For the Trout-mans, this reunion is a guidepost for their year — and their lives. They know that ev-ery October they can catch up with family members over lunch under the oak trees behind the old schoolhouse in Troutman.

This fall, I hope you’ll take the time to visit something familiar and take comfort from it. It could be just what you need to get you back on the right track.

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A Store Full of StoriesFind memories, mementos and locally grown goods at Old Store Produce

In an era of chain stores and big-box re-tailers that also stock groceries, Old Store Produce, located at the intersection of Brown Mill and Beatties Ford Roads in Huntersville, specializes in carrying locally grown items in a location firmly embedded in the town’s his-tory.

The store, built in 1928, initially operated as a feed store owned by dairy farmers Babe and Lucy Stillwell, and the back of the store served as the couple’s living room. In 2000, the Phillips family inherited the Hubbard Farm across the street, as well as the store. The store is a family-owned business and their daughter, Stacy Phillips, helps run the inside and focuses on stocking the Old Store

Produce with as many local goods as possible, including vegetables from the farm. Recently Red Rocks in Birkdale Village began using the store’s vegetables in their dishes.

The outside of the store, which Phillips says started out with two large wire spools for tables, has now grown to host a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. The inside of the store has everything from handmade soaps, jewelry, cookbooks and candles to free-range eggs, cheese, honey and Fishel’s Moravian Chicken Pies.

The clientele who visit Old Store Produce includes patrons of all ages (including those who travel all the way from the NoDa area of Charlotte), and Phillips says she enjoys listen-

ing to the stories of residents who have lived in the Lake Norman area all of their lives. For example, the one bus stop that made the trip into Charlotte used to be located right outside the store, and it picked up passengers at 7 a.m. and brought them home at 7 p.m.

“There’s a lot of history that walks through this store,” says Phillips.

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Just Make It

Rosemary Roasted Leg of Lamb with a Brown Ale, Pecan, Dried Cranberry and Goat Cheese Stuffing from Chef Tim SchaferIngredients1 5-pound leg of lamb, boned, butterflied and pounded1 bunch fresh rosemary leaves picked and coarsely chopped10 garlic cloves, minced or pressed1 tablespoon coarse kosher or sea salt1 teaspoon cracked black pepperFor the stuffing5 garlic cloves, minced or pressed1 yellow onion, chopped3 celery stalks, chopped1 cup brown ale2 cups beef or lamb broth1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves 2 tablespoons fresh mint leaves, chopped2 tablespoons unsalted butter3 cups fresh bread crumbs1 cup dried cranberries1 cup toasted pecans, coarsely chopped6 ounces goat cheese1 tablespoon kosher salt1 teaspoon cracked black pepperInstructions

In a four-quart soup pot heat the olive oil over medium-high heat for one minute. Add the garlic, onion and celery, stir and cook uncovered over medium heat for five minutes until the vegetables are tender. Add the beer and simmer until half the liquid evaporates. Add the broth and continue to simmer until about half the broth remains. Whisk in the herbs and the butter, then stir in the breadcrumbs, cranberries, pecans, goat cheese and seasonings. Put the stuffing in a deep dish and place in the refrigerator to chill for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, lay out the lamb skin side down and season the meat with salt, pepper and garlic. Spread the chilled stuffing evenly over the lamb, then tightly roll up the roast. Using butcher twine, tie up the roast securely. Rub the roast with olive oil and season with salt, pepper and rosemary. Place the lamb on a roasting rack set on a pan. Place in a preheated 350-degree oven and roast for one hour and 15 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 140 degrees when stuck into the center of the roast. Remove from the oven, cover with aluminum foil and let rest for 20 minutes. Using a sharp knife, cut the strings and slice the roast into quarter-inch pieces. Plate and serve with the remaining stuffing.

A Strong LandmarkJ.W. and Deane Washam’s large white barn has a history all its own

A large white barn sits at the end of Bethel Church Road in Cornelius. These days lake houses, new and old, surround it. But years ago, it was the center of activity for Boyce Knox’s farm.

Built in 1950, the barn served as the home for a few animals, as Knox grew mostly cotton, wheat and corn on his farm. He was pretty much retired by the time Lake Norman was created in 1963 and was relieved that its shorelines spared his barn.

Eventually J.W. and Deane Washam inherited the barn from Knox, J.W.’s uncle, and 23 years ago they built their lakeside home next to it. “When we started building our house, people asked, ‘What are you go-ing to do about the barn?’ ” recalls Deane. “J.W. said, ‘The barn is going to stay where it is.’ ”

And that’s exactly what its done. Through all sorts of storms, including Hurricane Hugo in 1989, the barn has stood tall.

“Never had a piece of tin blow off of it,” says J.W. “It’s got the original roof on it.”

“Most of the weather boarding on it is original,” adds Deane.

Though the lofts inside the 32-by-55-foot barn have been torn down and ani-mals haven’t lived in it for years, the large

white barn is still the center of activity. For years, it hosted the neighborhood’s annual Halloween celebration, and for more than 20 years, it’s been the home of the Washam Family Reunion on the second Saturday in August.

“We just set picnic tables down the hall of the barn, and everybody brings some-thing. It’s just one humongous picnic,” ex-plains Deane, who says they have around 70 folks attend each year. “If they all came, there’d be over 100.”

When the barn is not hosting parties, J.W. uses it for storing tractors, lawnmow-ers and holiday decorations. “That’s his man cave,” says Deane, explaining that there’s a TV and wood stove in the barn, along with a refrigerator and freezer.

The barn has also long been used as a landmark. “Before all of these houses down here were built, it was just a big field and it was a big landmark [for boaters on the lake],” remembers J.W. “When people started navigating, learning their way around the lake, they’d always say that they knew their direction based on the barn,” says Deane. “They’d know where they were when they saw the barn.”

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Deane and J.W. Washam and their dog, Gracie, sit in front of the family barn that was built in 1950.

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Shop & TellRetail heats up Lake Norman this fall

Michaella and Jon Dalton have moved 32 Flavors Boutique from Downtown Moores-ville to The Shops at Birkdale Crossing in Huntersville. Michaella, who managed the former Maddi’s Gallery in Birkdale Village previously, says that 50 percent of her inven-tory comes from local artists. “We primarily focus on jewelry, but we’ve got lots of wall art and small gifty items as well,” she says. www.32flavorsboutique.com.

When the custom homebuilding market slowed down, interior designer Carol Paver decided to try her hand at another creative en-deavor, so she opened Belo Dia Bridal in Cor-nelius last month. “I don’t see a big difference between a home and a bride,” says Paver, who lives in Davidson. “I really enjoy helping peo-ple have something beautiful that fits them.”

Paver offers custom-designed bridal dress-

es made from an array of materials from duch-ess satin to bamboo. Kathe Foster serves as the boutique’s couturier.

“When a bride comes in, I want her to tell me what she likes and dislikes about what she’s seen [regarding bridal gowns],” says Pav-er. “And I want her to tell me what she likes and dislikes about her body. We will make a dress that fits you.” www.belodiabridal.com

Amy and Brandon Morris started Mint Landscaping  and Design in 2004 and have

lived in the Lake Norman area for 11 years. As their business grew, the couple started to real-ize their dream of expanding on the concept of landscape design by providing a place  for customers to come and actually see examples of their work. They also wanted to create a place that gave customers creative ideas in de-signing a unique outdoor space of their own. Therefore, they’ve opened a home and garden showplace, The Elements 4 Life, on David-

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son-Concord Road across from the Brad-ford Store. The Elements 4 Life offers items to furnish and decorate any outdoor space, as well as indoor rooms. Look for The Ele-ments 4 Life page on Facebook.

For the younger fashionistas, there’s now Peek-a-Boo Couture in Cornelius. Candace Kashman moved her children’s boutique to the lake from Charlotte this past summer. Kashman carries clothes from 150 design-ers for boys and girls up to age 16 in her 1,800-square-foot boutique at Johnsbury Square near Zapata’s Mexican Restaurant. Lines to look for include Greggy Girl, Lemon Loves Lime, My Vintage Baby, Oopsy Daisy and six designers who offer one-of-a-kind originals. www.mypeekaboocouture.com

The husband and wife team of Ben and Viive Ralston, both Davidson College grad-uates, have opened Smart Deco at Kenton Place in Cornelius. The furniture boutique

features lines by BKIND3, Gabby, Guild-Master and more. The store also features high-end consignment pieces, as well as work by local artists.

“We’ve noticed that the way people buy furniture is changing,” says Ben. “People aren’t really buying sets of furniture any-more.”

“In the store, we try to help people find interesting pieces,” adds Viive. “Everything doesn’t have to match. It really shouldn’t. It doesn’t cost more to have a unique look. It

just takes a little more time.” www.smartde-cohome.com

The Spirited Cyclist Bike Shop has opened a location in downtown Davidson. The store, which already has locations in Huntersville and Mooresville, offers an ar-ray of cycling products, including bikes by Cannondale, Felt and Raleigh. The store also has a Saturday morning ride that leaves the shop at 8 a.m. It’s an easy 25- to 32-mile, no-drop ride. www.spiritedcyclist.com

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The Rotary Club of Lake Norman-Huntersville hosted a sell-out crowd on Saturday, October 1 for the 14th Annual Wine Spectacular Charity Auction at Ha-vana Social Club in Cornelius. Guests enjoyed wine, a silent auction, as well as visits to the “Man Cave,” com-plete with drinks and cigars. Beneficiaries of the event include the Lake Norman Community Health Clinic, Hope House Foundation, USO of North Carolina and Rotary International’s End Polio NOW.

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St. Luke Greek Orthodox Church’s 5th Annual Charity Gala

St. Luke Greek Orthodox Church of Mooresville hosted its 5th Annual Charity Gala on Sat-urday, October 8 at Davidson College’s Vail Commons. The theme was “Celebrating Orthodoxy Around the World.”  The evening began with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and dinner. Greek and American dancing followed with music from Rockin’ the South DJ Services. Guests also enjoyed a raffle and silent auction.

All proceeds from the event benefit the St. Luke Greek Orthodox Church Building Fund. The church is located at 134-A Talbert Pointe Drive in Mooresville and draws members from around the Lake Norman area and as far away as Hickory. The main sponsor for the event was Showmars.

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Did you know that Mooresville was first settled in the 1720s? And that its name used to be Deep Well? And

that some homes in the area — still occupied — date back to the late 1700s?

Andy Poore does. Why? Well, because it’s his job to know. Poore, 40, oversees special historic collections at the Mooresville Library. He’s done so for six years. But it doesn’t take long to figure out that this Mooresville native has been soaking up his hometown’s history his entire life.

What is a special collection?

Special collections houses things you wouldn’t normally house in the rest of the li-brary. Maps, board minutes, scrapbooks, an-nuals, photographs, things of that nature. And that’s what I house here. Maps from the town transfers, minutes from department meetings of the town, scrapbooks from clubs and orga-nizations, photographs — things of that nature.

What’s a project you’ve recently helped someone with?

I could name hundreds. (He laughs.) For example, when people buy and sell property and they’re doing the deed trust, a lot of those people come to me to find more information. And I’ll have photographs or something that will save them from having to go to the reg-ister of deeds. I help people who buy houses in town. They’ll come to me and say, “I live at so-and-so. What’s the history of this house? Who lived here?” I also get college and high school students in here working on projects. And then of course I also get a lot of people doing genealogy.

How well documented is the history of Mooresville?

The history is here, but it’s scattered to the winds. Because no one, to this point, has ever collected it. And that’s sort of what I’m do-ing. I’m trying to round it all up. It’s traveling around in people’s heads. It’s in closets. A lot of it has gone to antique stores.

Andy Poore’s job is history, and that’s just fine with him

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Andy Poore, 40, oversees special historic collections at the Mooresville Library and has been soaking up his hometown’s history his entire life.

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Is this area’s history underrated or underappreciated because so many people who live here aren’t natives?

Yes. I think everyone looks at us as this poor little mill town, that we don’t have any history and that there’s nothing here to pre-serve. And there’s a lot here to preserve.

Why do you think history here gets overlooked?

Because it’s an old Southern thing. You grow up here, you know the history, why tell anyone? But here’s the problem — the people here aren’t learning it. They’re mov-ing in. They’re not from here. So it’s not be-ing told. And it needs to be told because it’s important.

Any good stories we should know?

People don’t know Thomas Edison once came through looking for a rock for a fila-ment for his light bulbs. Albert Einstein even came through Mooresville one time. He was also searching for minerals to mine. We had the Mooresville Moors baseball team, which was a Cotton League team. Over half those guys went on to the big leagues, but people don’t know that.

I hear President John F. Kennedy’s doctor was from Mooresville. Is that true?

His name was Dr. Winston Taylor, and he was an ear, nose and throat doctor. He was his physician when JFK was president. And then Dr. Taylor came home. He’s buried over in Glenwood Cemetery.

When was Mooresville settled?

We were settled as early as the 1720s. We were called the community of Deep Well. Mooresville was incorporated in 1873 from what was called Moore’s Village. John Franklin Moore’s family was one of the large landowners in the area. But there are some families here that go back even further than the 1720s.

If you could pick one favorite document in your collection, what would it be?

That’s a hard one. (He thinks.) It would be a photograph. And it’s the earliest known photograph we have of Mooresville. It was taken about 1875. It shows how flat Moores-ville was. It’s really interesting. It’s almost like taking a picture when your child is born. It’s literally the birth of the town. LNC

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To call Champion’s boat big is an understatement; it’s the largest boat on Lake Norman. At 100-feet long by 18-feet wide, the four-bedroom houseboat is like a floating mansion.

Champion started his yacht charter business in 2000 after spending 26 years as NASCAR crew chief for drivers including Benny Parsons, Cale Yarbor-ough, Richard Childress and Ricky Rudd. But life on pit road got old, and since his other passion was boat-ing, he went into debt and bought his first boat.

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Champion was hosting Ingersoll Rand’s Climate Solutions division on the evening I worked on his boat. It was a group of 50 Na-tional Sales Managers from around the United States who had endured a couple of all-day meetings at the corporate headquarters on Beaty Street in Davidson.

“I met Cliff at Grace Covenant Church,” says Tami Bartholomew, executive assistant in the Cli-mate Solutions division. “A lot of our employees around the country constantly ask, ‘Why David-son?’ This event shows our employees that Da-vidson has a beautiful lake and great southern hospitality.”

Cliff asked me to assist in all areas during the event, helping his staff in bartending, serving food, cleaning and actually steering the boat. I’d be working with that evening’s captain, CR; chef

Alexander; deckhand Chris and bartender Tina. I quickly decided that Tina would be my Marianne if we got shipwrecked.

Alexander manages Champion’s new catering division, which prepares food for not only functions on the ship, but also catered events on shore. He pre-pared his Backyard Barbecue menu for the Ingersoll Rand guests, which included brisket, shredded bar-becue, chicken, beans, slaw and all the fixings.

Delicious.I was pretty good at keeping the macaroni and

cheese and baked beans stirred in the serving trays. Oh, and occasionally nibbling on a tortilla chip or two, just to make sure they were fresh…

Piloting the boat took a bit more concentra-tion because keeping a 100-foot vehicle on course is serious business. Sitting at the cockpit, I was sur-rounded by gauges, GPS units and depth finders. Interesting that most of the lake we traveled had a 30- to 40- foot depth, but once we were on the “main channel,” the original Catawba River that formed Lake Norman 50 years ago, the depth rap-idly dropped to 110 feet.

Gladly, Champion took over the tiller as we re-turned to the dock at the conclusion of our three-hour cruise. Pulling a ship this large up to a dock in a small inlet is like threading a very expensive needle. But Champion maneuvered his boat like a surgeon, gently making a U-turn and coming per-fectly up to the dock.

The guests had a great time and certainly left the cruise with a better understanding of why their par-ent company moved to Lake Norman.

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By day, certified public accountant David McKenzie crunches numbers, but on weekends he enjoys getting up early and heading out with his camera. Although McKenzie

says he has enjoyed dabbling in photography since he was a child, a golf injury persuaded him to trade in his clubs for more camera equipment a few years ago.

McKenzie, self-taught photographer, jokes that when his two daughters were young, he spent so much time behind the camera that he was absent from the majority of the family photographs. He enjoys reading books about photography and admires the work of nature photographer John Shaw.

McKenzie describes his work as “nature abstracts” and has received a few honorable mentions in local photography contests. Prints also hang on the walls of his office in Mooresville. His per-sonal style involves waiting to capture just the right image instead of clicking the camera shutter multiple times, and he believes the key to a great photo is lighting.

“You get to a point where you don’t have to think about camera settings,” he says.

Four or five times a year he enjoys taking a small group of people to the mountains and teaching them photography funda-mentals (including how to shoot waterfalls) — a pursuit he hopes to continue into retirement.

McKenzie, who grew up hiking and camping in the mountains, says one of his favorite pastimes is getting into his car in the early morning hours and “pointing his car west.”

“It’s therapeutic,” McKenzie says. “You can be technical and creative.”

David McKenzie

The Eye of the BeholderThree photographers capture history and the beauty of nature through their camera lenses (in their spare time)

David McKenzie works as a certified public accountant in Mooresville by day, but when he’s not crunching numbers, you’ll find him behind a camera. He describes his work as “nature abstracts” and has received a few honorable mentions in local photography contests.

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Years ago, Huntersville resident Pat Lynch studied photography, but it wasn’t until his sister urged him to get back into the hobby shortly before her death that he found new meaning behind the

pictures he was taking. A native New Yorker, Lynch moved to the area with his family about 10

years ago and now works as the manager of Ace Hardware in Cornelius. He took an interest in the number of rustic barns in the area and began photographing them as a way to capture pieces of history.

“I look at them and think if they could only tell their story,” he says.Lynch shoots images locally and in other areas of North Carolina, such

as High Point, Hickory, Boone and Blowing Rock.Although he took photography classes in high school, he has no formal

training, but when he displayed some of his prints in his store, customers began encouraging him to participate in a gallery show. The owners of Summit Coffee in Davidson displayed his work for two months last year, and he also had a number of his items for sale at The Depot at Gibson Mill in Concord until recently.

Expanding on his love for rustic memorabilia, Lynch makes frames from pieces of the abandoned farms he photographs, and his 11-year-old twins enjoy helping him create gifts such as wind chimes, rain gauges, and birdhouses and feeders from tin and old wood. His wife, Denise, makes the mats for all the photographs.

“It’s really a family affair,” he says. “That’s more of a reward.” To see more of Lynch’s work, visit www.rusticmemories.com.

Pat Lynch

The Eye of the BeholderThree photographers capture history and the beauty of nature through their camera lenses (in their spare time)

Pat Lynch moved to the Lake Norman area 10 years ago and works as the manager of Ace Hardware in Cornelius. He has a strong interest in the rustic barns found in the area.

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He built a professional career in medicine, but for Dr. David Eagle of Lake Norman Oncology in Mooresville, photography provides a creative outlet that also helps build camaraderie with patients.

Eagle, a Cornelius resident, says he began taking photographs of nature and landscapes about eight years ago “purely out of self interest.” Since then, his work has been sold at the Arts on the Green festival in Davidson, and his patients also enjoy looking at his prints hanging on the walls of his office.

Eagle says he tries to schedule photography excursions to scenic spots during his trips to medical conferences and has a number of prints shot in places such as Yosemite National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Ha-waii and nearby Stone Mountain State Park. And he’s not afraid to hike long distances in order to get the shots he wants. Many of his photos feature the

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Dr. David Eagle, an oncologist in Mooresville, began taking photographs ofnature and landscapes about eight years ago “purely out of self interest.”Since then, his work has been sold at the Arts on the Green festival inDavidson, and his patients also enjoy looking at his prints hanging onthe walls of his office.

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and get up as early as possible, when the lighting is more dramatic,” he says, noting that he also tries to avoid having any man-made items in any of his work.

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The oncologist has studied photog-raphy on his own and is interested in various digital darkroom techniques. But mostly, when it comes to creating time-less images, he says you just have to “fol-low your intuition.” LNC

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In 1763, members of the Trautmann family left Germany for the English colonies. They sailed on the ship Neptune and landed in

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“People just get excited about coming back to that old place,” Fortner says. “They know that within a two- or three- mile radius of where that reunion is held, that was their beginning. This is where they sprang from.”

Family FunThe tradition started in 1904 when a Trout-

man who’d married and moved to California re-turned for a birthday party thrown in her honor. After the gathering, family members decided they had so much fun, they’d do it again next year. The reunion has taken place every year since.

A typical reunion weekend starts with a re-ception on Friday evening. The reunion itself begins Saturday morning on the original Trout-man family farm just outside the town of Trout-man. The day starts with a memorial service in the family cemetery, followed by a program in a century-old schoolhouse. After that, it’s time for a huge potluck lunch. Fortner says the meal is al-ways the highlight.

“There’s a grove of oak trees out behind the schoolhouse,” he says. “And forever that’s where the tables were set up. It’s a T-shaped table, of course. Seventy feet one way and 75 feet the other. And there are certain places on that table that for 50 or 60 years, this particular group of the

the troutman family reunion has been a tradition for more than 100 years

Around 700 people attended this year’s event on October 8th, coming from all over the United States and several foreign countries. This photo is from 1968.

Curtis Fortner is a descendent of the Troutman family and helps plan the reunion every year.

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“You see a lot of barbecue,” Fortner says. “You see a lot of potato salad, tomato sandwiches. You see incredible cakes and pies. But there are places on the table where you would see German potato salad. You see cabbage dishes. The apple strudels and things like that are just incredible.”

After lunch, attendees continue to visit and swap stories. They divide up by branches of the family tree and are then hosted by relatives who live in the Troutman area.

“The porch is full of rocking chairs,” Fortner says of one particular gathering. “The yard is full of chairs. And all you can hear is the laughter and the stories.”

A Coveted TraditionThe annual tradition is one that Troutman

family members covet and look forward to. Hits on the reunion Web site (www.TheTroutmanFa-

mily.org) begin picking up each summer. This year, the site had 20,000 visits between July and October.

The Troutman family history has been docu-mented in two books, and there’s also a cookbook that shares popular family recipes. Proceeds from the sale of these books support the reunions. Fortner says some deceased family members have even bequeathed part of their estates as a means of funding future reunions.

The commitment the Troutmans have to their history is rare. And in a day when families are splintered more than ever, it’s not lost on this particular group that what they have is special.

“The family has always been very large, very close,” Fortner says. “Those bonds have never been broken through all these years.” LNC

Scott Graf is a Cornelius-based broadcaster and freelance writer. A native of

Iowa, he has lived in the Lake Norman area since 2006.

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Miles Huneycutt is no stranger to the Lake Norman area. He grew up spending summers at the family lake home just off Brawley School Road. Now, he lives in the area full time and enjoys spending his spare time on the lake. In the spring and fall, you will find him fishing off the banks or his boat. But in the summers, he’s skiing, wakeboarding and tubing with his two daughters. “We love the lake and the lifestyle it offers,” Huneycutt said.

Weekdays, now, Huneycutt makes the 45-minute drive to Hickory, NC and Hendrick Motors, where he’s the general sales manager for the BMW and Mercedes-Benz dealership.

“It’s funny how life has a way of coming full circle,” Huneycutt said. “My parents moved to Vienna, Austria, when I was 5” he said. “They were Baptist missionaries, and I spent 13 years growing up in Europe. I learned to speak fluent German and developed an enthusiasm for German automobiles,” he said. “Now, I represent those brands that I’ve always admired so much.”

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For the last seven years, Steve Letarte has run nearly every lap of every NASCAR Sprint Cup race. He knows what it takes to

win, and he knows how it feels to come up short. Yet Letarte has never traded paint with the likes of Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon or Mark Mar-tin, and you won’t see his name listed in the re-sults after the checkered flag falls.

Letarte is the crew chief of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chev-rolet, and his primary job is to run the team and position his driver to get to the winner’s circle.

“To the non-race fan, you could say I am like the head coach and general manager,” Le-

tarte explains. “I think the job is a little differ-ent with every race team, but here at Hendrick Motorsports, I’m in charge of the personnel. I’m in charge of the cars. I’m in charge of the talent, and I coordinate all the day-to-day operations. The responsibility starts and stops on my desk.”

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On race day, Letarte says his one-to-one rela-tionship is with Dale. “My biggest responsibility shifts to managing the race with my driver. We have to put our trust in each other because you never know what might happen in a race. Fans sometimes picture the car like a video game where if you push a certain button then some-thing happens, but that’s not the case at all,” he continues. “There are mechanical things in the car we just can’t control, and when unforseen

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When your driver just happens to be NAS-CAR’s most popular driver, the pressure is even more tremendous.

“Dale is such a superstar that anyone around him has an opinion on how things should be done,” Letarte says. “But I purposely came into this season with a truly blank slate because I didn’t want to let any thoughts or preconceived ideas get in the way of us building a relationship. We take it one day at a time, we let honesty drive the relationship and we focus on trust.”

Letarte says leading the team through the inherent performance peaks and valleys that occur during the 10-month season is also a key component of his job.

“I feel my number one responsibility is to keep the roller coaster as flat as possible,” he says. “It’s obvious that when things go badly, people look to me to lift up the team, but if you let the peaks get out of control, they can be just as painful, too. A lot of great people like Mr. Hendrick have taught me that a peak that gets too high is usually followed by a deep valley, and that is something we want to avoid.”

Letarte says that while emotion is a require-ment in sports, if you let it get too much out of whack, good or bad, then things get more difficult to manage. “It’s when you put trust in each other that things work how they should,” he says. LNC

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A Matter of TrustCrew Chief Steve Letarte knows how to build a team

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One week prior to the mid-October opening of his new restaurant — just 15 months after he retired —

Nelson Bass walks around Blu Star Grill, ready to give Mooresville and the surround-ing area a dining experience as natural as the great outdoors.

“This was a culmination of thinking about what people needed,” he says. “Fresh, natu-ral food; that’s what we’re all about. We are as healthy as we can be.”

The idea that became Blu Star Grill, which serves low-fat, high-protein burgers made with bison, black beans or turkey among oth-er classic sandwiches and salads made with fresh ingredients, evolved over the years on long car rides to national parks.

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Left:The Strawberry Sunrise salad features grilled chicken, fresh strawberries, dried cranberries and candied walnuts. Center: The California Grilled Chicken Croissant is a favorite. Right: A Black Angus Burger shares a plate with sweet potato fries.

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The main portion of the menu is a create-your-own adventure. Start with choosing a protein. In addition to those already mentioned, there is also a Black Angus Burger, Grilled Chicken Breast and Mahi-Mahi.

“These are just good-for-you products,” he says.Two, in particular, will interest conscientious

eaters. The Bison Burger, with meat that is noted for its low-fat content, is believed to be a first for the area. Also intriguing is the Black Bean Burger, made from Bass’ wife, Carolyn’s, 18-ingredient recipe.

With protein selected, it’s time to choose a bun, which is baked fresh in Charlotte. The next order of business is toppings. Lettuce, tomato, pickles and a handful of other toppings are free, while cheeses and premium toppings such as turkey ba-con, sliced avocado and coleslaw cost extra.

The last addition to the sandwich is a sauce choice. Try the cucumber-yogurt sauce or home-

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made aioli from a list that also includes tradi-tional condiments of mayonnaise and mustard.

Also on the menu are eight classic sandwich-es. The Pan Roasted Turkey, Angus Slow Roasted Beef, Triple Decker Club, and Loaded and Grilled Veggie Wrap all have something special to offer.

Side dishes are available for an extra charge. Fries (white potato and sweet potato) are on the menu as are a fruit cup and sautéed vegetables, or daily specials such as roasted broccoli, squash cas-serole, coleslaw, roasted rosemary potatoes and the delectable fried green tomatoes.

Worth the waitIf you’re not in the mood for a sandwich,

there are plenty of salads from which to choose. For meal-sized salads, iceberg lettuce has been eschewed in favor of greens such as a spring mix and spinach. Dressings, served on the side, include roasted red pepper and garlic, cranber-ry citrus vinaigrette, as well as light ranch and honey mustard.

The Strawberry Sunrise salad is loaded with

six ounces of fresh, grilled chicken that is juli-enne sliced and laid upon a spring mix of greens with fresh strawberries, dried cranberries and candied walnuts.

“You’re going to have to wait six or seven min-utes for it (because the chicken is grilled when or-dered), but it’ll be more meat than you expected and it’s going to be good,” Bass says.

While waiting, take the time to enjoy the dé-cor and relaxing atmosphere of the corner loca-tion. It nicely ties in with the natural theme of the menu by taking inspiration from the natural beauty outdoors.

A national park enthusiastic, Bass selected antique posters of those treasures to hang on the walls over tables, hoping to encourage con-versation about the parks depicted. In the rear area, prints of animals from national parks will fascinate and interest children. Over most of the tables hang pendant lights with glass resembling tree bark, while metal light fixtures in the rear are reminiscent of those Bass saw at Yellowstone Lodge.

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Black Bean Burger for $5.49 to Triple Decker Club sandwich for $8.99.

Blu star grillMorrison Plantation Shops120-A Market Place AvenueMooresville704.660.5577Hours: Mon-Wed 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Thu-Sat 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Closed Sunday.

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Blu Star Grill in Mooresville offers a relaxing atmosphere.

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It’s time to talk turkey

And the wines that

pair well with it

A turkey is a funny old bird, espe-cially when it comes to pairing one with wine. To me, it seems

like a turkey was designed by a commit-tee. The styles of meat you find in a tur-key vary from mild white meat to a sort of gamey dark meat. It almost makes you want to cry, "foul."

So, choosing a wine to go with Thanksgiving dinner isn’t that easy. Ide-ally, I would pick a lighter wine to go with

the white meat; something along the lines of a Pinot Noir. The dark meat is another thing altogether. Here you’d want some-thing with more oomph to it. Something like a Cabernet Sauvignon. That makes the dinner table awkward. Do you have two types of wine; one for the white meat guests and one for the guests that have a darker side? And what do you do with those people who take a serving of both types of meat? Very complex, something that could make you lose sleep as the lat-ter part of November looms closer.

I like my sleep, so this Thanksgiving Californian Meritage blends, another great choice for Thanksgiving turkey.

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Bordeaux wines has driven them out of most people’s affordability range. So, let’s move on.

CHILE—GREAT WINE, GREAT VALUE

There are a couple of places I would pro-pose. First, bouncing back across the Atlan-tic Ocean lands us in Chile. This is a good place to be. The soil and climate are great for growing grapes, and the economics are in our favor. The wine areas of France are

pretty full; there’s not much room for expan-sion. What many great French winemakers have done is bring their expertise and capital to Chile. And, they’re making terrific wines at reasonable prices. There are so many to choose from.

Try a wine from Hacienda Araucano-Lurton in the Colchagua Valley. The Lur-tons are one of Bordeaux’s most influential dynasties, so expect great things from their Chilean wine. Chile’s wines are made in the

I’m going to keep things simple. I’ll serve only a Cabernet Sauvignon or a very similar wine. Perfect for the dark meat and my rationale is that, with a properly cooked turkey straight out of the oven, there should be enough juices in the white meat to handle the wine without too much friction.

Cabernet Sauvignon is grown in almost every wine region in the world and where it’s grown is reflected in the wine. That brings up dilemma number two — which Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet Sauvignon-like wine to serve.

THE NAPA VALLEY OR BORDEAUX?

Wine from this grape is the signature wine for California’s Napa Valley region, although there are many other types of grapes grown there. The soil here is alluvial and dusty, and that comes through in the wine, added to all the other typical Cabernet Sauvignon flavors — flavors like blackcurrant, leather and pencil box. That, by itself, isn’t too much of a problem when it comes to pairing it with our turkey.

The real issue is the style of Cabernet Sau-vignons coming out of Napa today. Shaped by wine critics, they tend to be powerful wines, high in alcohol content. Great wines to stand out at a blind tasting but not the best to pair with food. That’s a generalization that is prob-ably not too fair. But let’s look at some options from other parts of the world.

Moving across the Atlantic Ocean, we come to Bordeaux in France; more specifi-cally, to the Left Bank of the Gironde estu-ary. The soil here is filled with gravel which imparts a silky smoothness to Cabernet Sau-vignon. Add to that the fact that Bordeaux wines are a blend of wines from several dif-ferent grapes; predominantly Cabernet Sau-vignon with Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot.

What the blending does is smooth out Cabernet Sauvignon’s rough edges, result-ing in a wine that’s balanced and superb with food. But, there’s an issue. The wine is expen-sive — prices that are sometimes downright silly; over $1,000 a bottle for some wines. New demand, mostly from Asia, for the prestigious

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Bordeaux style, low-alcohol levels at around 13.5 percent; great for food pairing — not too powerful for the white turkey meat. And they have low prices to match; you can spend around $30 for some of the best Chilean wines and much less for others. I’m increas-ingly taken with wines from both Chile and Argentina. They are great wines and great values. Lots of them are finding their way into our wine cellar.

WINES OF GREAT MERITThe second place to look at is back in Cali-

fornia. Remember that the great wines of Bor-deaux are blended? Well, back in 1988 a bunch of California winemakers wanted to make a similar style of wine. By law, they couldn’t describe it as a ‘Bordeaux’ style wine — the French take umbrage when that happens. What they ended up with was the descriptor of ‘Meritage.’ Just like in Bordeaux, the Mer-itage blending smoothes off the sharp elbows

that you find with a Cabernet Sauvignon that hasn’t had the benefit of long aging. What we get with Meritage wines is a wine that is strong like a Cabernet Sauvignon but with a gentler personality — and not too expensive. Just the thing for Thanksgiving dinner.

Of course, when it comes to wine pairing there is seldom an absolute perfect answer. In the end it’s all a question of taste. For some people the wine is the most important thing, the food is merely background music. For others the food is important, wine provides the music. But a nice pairing does have its own rewards in balance and harmony. That’s what I’m shooting for with our turkey.

It seems like the best, economically sen-sible choice is between a Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon or a Californian Meritage. Actu-ally, it’s not such a momentous decision. Most Thanksgiving dinners involve a trip back to the kitchen for second helpings. What a great excuse to try a second wine. Enjoy. LNC

Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon, a great value and a great wine to pair with Thanksgiving dinner.

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Kari Booth, executive director of Triple Cross Ranch in Mooresville, instructs a horsemanship student.

Anna Kate Willis beams with joy after she learns how to turn around on her horse, Bailey, at Triple Cross Ranch in Mooresville.

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If animals could talk, then two local horses might have a lot to say. Monarch, a Norwe-gian Fjord who is the oldest member of the

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Monarch and Bob are just two of the spe-cially trained horses used in the non-traditional equine-assisted psychotherapy, education and experiential learning programs offered on these two farms. These styles of treatment and edu-cation are gaining popularity because of what horses have to offer.

“Horses by nature have no ability to be de-ceptive,” says Kris Batchelor, owner of Triple Play Farm. “They don’t have the ability that people do to cover things up or hide them, so what you see with a horse is what you get and sometimes that is exactly what a client needs. They are very forgiving and have a keen sense of justice and understanding. A horse holds you to a standard, yet they understand mistakes and help us make corrections.”

“The energy that the horse gives off really impacts the mind,” adds Kari Booth, executive

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Sarah Spurrier, a horsemanship student, rides Sonny at Triple Cross Ranch.

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director of Triple Cross Ranch. “When I work with both children and adults, I’m like a coach and help people remember we need to be as pa-tient and kind to the horses as we should be with each other. I always tell people to think about the people in their lives as if they are a horse. A simple mind redirection can pay benefits.”

Gaits can lead to gainsTriple Play Farm offers equine-assisted psy-

chotherapy, learning, coaching and horseman-ship to adults, children, couples and groups on the grounds of their recently expanded three-year-old farm. Batchelor says the learning begins the mo-ment a client enters the barn.

“The majority of the activities we offer are unmounted and rely on developing a relation-ship with a horse,” she explains. “The interaction begins immediately, and we typically let a client gravitate towards the horse of their choice. By learning to communicate with a 1,200-pound animal, for example, people are quickly able to examine integrated patterns and experiment with changing them.”

Many of Batchelor’s sessions involve the client interacting with their horse in an open pen. The client uses a flag, verbal commands and body lan-guage to communicate with and direct the horse.

“If the round pen is a metaphor for a relation-ship, then we always want to check in with the horse and let him know we are present and es-tablish rapport before we go straight to making demands,” she says. “When the client and horse are on the same page and are working together, breakthroughs occur.”

Triple Play’s equine facilitated learning and

equine facilitated therapy programs help clients struggling with a number of issues including se-vere eating disorders, depression, anxiety, anger management and social skills such as ADHD.

Additionally, Triple Play Farm recently be-gan work with Semper Fidelis Health and Well-ness to organize a local branch of Horses for Heroes, a national program that pairs returning veterans with horses to help with their mental health needs.

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together here is that instead of going out and buying the perfect horse, we look for horses that have the same dreams and desires as the people we serve, so we can share stories and grow together.”

Triple Cross Ranch’s horsemanship, enrich-ment and interactive health programs reach a variety of populations including children and adults with disabilities.

“For a patient with CP, the example of lead-ing a horse around a ring and riding the horse strengthens the mind, body and soul together,” explains Booth. “We also teach clients to read the body language of a horse as if they are interacting with someone who has a hearing impairment. They learn how to communicate without words on a deeper and more personal level.”

Booth says that given the right opportunity, and in the right setting, both children and adults can achieve the goals they set for themselves. She and Batchelor agree that the challenge is getting clients to focus on what they can do instead of what they cannot.

“Horses have a gift. They teach us what we might not otherwise learn,” says Batchelor. “I think the benefits of clients working with horses are limitless. A horse can really help a person transform a life.” LNC

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Sweet as PieFor those watching their sugar intake for

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If you’re running on fumes by the time you finish preparing Thanksgiving dinner, there’s no shame in letting someone else prepare dessert. We scoured the Lake Norman area looking for desserts for all tastes. Turns out you can have your cake — your pie and your pumpkin bar — and eat it too. Here’s what we found…

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holiday entertaining takes on a new meaning in the Xedus house this year. The entire first floor of the couple’s

Huntersville home welcomes mingling, conver-sation and cocktails.

Earlier this year, empty nesters John and Debra Xedus transformed their living room into a wine room.

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There’s also cabinet space for liquor, and John likes to point out the wall-mounted tele-vision for watching sports, emphasizing the room is comfortable for the guys, too.

“Everything we need is right here,” adds Debra. “We don’t have to go back and forth to the kitchen.”

She explains that the idea for the transfor-mation came from a magazine advertisement for a cabinet company. “I wanted another project, and I was ready to turn the living room into a room we’d use — something practical.”

The wine room also satisfies her desire for creativity and innovation. “I don’t want what anyone else has,” says Debra. “I saw the pic-ture, and I said to myself, ‘I want this! What a great use of space.’ ”

ed space,” says Debra. “We’d never used it. Now, we’re in here all the time — it’s a great room for relaxing and hosting small parties.”

A Practical PleasureAs owners of The Grill Doctor in Mooresville,

the Xeduses know all the components necessary to make a patio complete. Now, their “Club X” wine room features refrigeration and storage for

their collection from the many vineyards they’ve visited in the United States and abroad.

“We have space for 200 bottles,” explains John, “and about 100 can be refrigerated.” The 14-foot-by-12-foot room at the front of the house (opposite the dining room) includes built-in custom cabinets with granite countertops, two wine coolers, a refrigerator, an ice maker and a sink.

Left: Debra and John Xedus make a toast to their wine room, which was formerly their living room. Below: The wine room includes built-in custom cabinets with granite countertops, two wine coolers, a refrigerator, an ice maker and a sink.

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An Afternoon in EuropeCustom craftsman Ed Davis, who owns

Mustang Woodworks in Denver, built and installed the cherry cabinets to the couple’s specifications. Decorative carved bunches of grapes adorn the corbels, knobs and door

handles. Davis also handcrafted rope detail on the corbels and moldings.

In addition, half of one large wall sets the scene for a French or Italian plaza. Local artist Elie Bou Zeidan first sketched (with a paint brush) the mural, which features a small-town

inn, cafes and outdoor tables, and window boxes filled with flowers. He even included the couple’s granddogs — Tank, an American bulldog, and Moose, an English bulldog —

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Custom craftsman Ed Davis, who owns Mustang Woodworks in Denver, built and installed the cherry cabinets to the couple’s specifications.

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the right people to capture my vision — something completely original,” says Debra, raising her glass to toast that some-where in the world it’s “wine time.” LNC

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Bou Zeidan spent several hours each day filling in the oil painting, while taking breaks from the detail work to faux paint four columns to look like distressed marble. The project took him three weeks to com-plete.

“It has a charming and warm, late-after-noon feel,” says Debra, remarking on how the perspective of the painting is so lifelike that guests say they feel as if they are sipping wine in Europe.

“The table seats six easily,” says John, “and we can bring in chairs from the dining room.” The couple enjoys the comfort of the counter-height table-and-chairs set made of wood and leather they found in Hick-ory. “The cabinets against the wall are bar height, though, so people can lean,” he adds.

Wood beams in the ceiling and recessed lighting complete “Club X,” which now adds an element of easiness and relaxation to the

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up spending  summers on Cayuga Lake in upstate New York. Since moving to the Charlotte area in 1994, she has written about business, education, health care and real estate for various publications.

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Jeff Perks’ mother began teaching him piano when he was four. The Savannah native started taking lessons a few years

later and hasn’t stopped playing piano since. This month you can hear him perform on No-vember 6 as part of the Alexander Community Concert Series at The Episcopal Church of St. Peter By-the-Lake in Denver.

Perks plans to play a mix of Broadway stan-dards, as well as piano favorites such as Music Box Dancer, You Raise Me Up by Josh Groban and the theme song from Chariots of Fire. In addition to being a professional concert pia-nist, Perks plays for the East Lincoln Com-munity Chorus and Denver United Methodist Church, and teaches in his private studio.

For four years Perks played for Carnival Cruise Lines. “I tell a bunch of funny stories from the cruise line [during my concert], and then I do a little skit about music that I played when I was growing up and all the different

styles that I went through,” says the 48-year-old. “It’s a little bit of a comedy show, too.”

The Alexander Community Concert Se-ries began last year as a memorial to the late Richard Alexander, a lifelong educator and a member of The Episcopal Church of St. Peter By-the-Lake.

“When Richard passed away [in 2010], his friends were trying to figure out what they could do to commemorate his life. That’s how the idea for the series evolved,” explains Ben Benoit, media coordinator of the series. “Richard’s wife, Clara, survives and is very active with the group in developing ideas for

future concerts and helping to keep the orga-nization going.”

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Jeff Perks performs as part of the Alexander Community Concert Series at The Episcopal Church of St. Peter By-the-Lake in Denver on Sunday, November 6 at 3 p.m. General admission (including post-concert reception and refreshments) is $15, seniors (65 and above), students $10 and children under 12 free. For tickets call 704.483.3460 or e-mail alexanderconcertseries@yahoo.com.

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A month of things to do in the Lake Norman area

CONCERTSPlain White T’s (November 4) The Grammy-nominated band Plain White T’s presents it Wonders of the Younger tour. The band is best known for hits like Hey There Delilah and The Rhythm of Love. 8 p.m. $15. Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College, www.davidson.edu/tickets. Iredell Concert Association (November 5) Thomas Pandolfi, a young American pianist, performs his interpretations of George Gershwin’s music. 7:30 p.m. Season tickets $50, $20 student. Mac Gray Auditorium, Statesville, www.iredellconcerts.com. Alexander Community Concert Series (November 6) Professional pianist, Jeff Perks, performs an evening of standards. Reception to meet the musician, with refreshments, follows the concert. 3 p.m. Adults $15, seniors and students $10, children under 12 free. The Episcopal Church of St. Peter By-the-Lake, 8433 Fairfield Forest Road, Denver, 704.489.6249, e-mail alexanderconcertseries@yahoo.com.Music at St. Alban’s (November 6) Andrew Willis and Brent Wissick play music for piano and cello by Chopin and Faure. 3 p.m. $15, $10 students and seniors, children under 12 free, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Davidson, www.musicatstalbans.net. The Davidson College Symphony Orchestra (November 10) Davidson College invites the public to a concert including works by Sibelius and Stravinsky and featuring student winners of the annual Concerto Competition—Varun Ramadurai, Nathan Heath, Hannah Jordan, Karen Lu, Andrew Pauw and Patrick Scully. 7:30 p.m. Free. Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College, 704.894.2848.Jamie Laval, Fiddle (November 13) This Celtic violinist performs traditional music from Scotland, Ireland, Brittany and Quebec. 3 p.m. $12, $8 seniors, $5 for youth 18 and under. Tyler-Tallman Hall, Davidson College, www.davidson.edu. Organ Recital by Katie Ann McCarty (November 15) Katie Ann McCarty, organist at Davidson United Methodist Church, performs. 7:30 p.m. Free, donations accepted. Davidson College Presbyterian Church, 704.892.5641, www.davidson.edu.The Davidson College Concert Choir (November 21) Enjoy Vivaldi’s and Rutter’s Gloria and Pinkham’s Christmas Cantata. The concert will feature The Davidson College Concert Choir, the Northwest School of the Arts Chamber Choir, the Davidson Pro Arte Orchestra and soloists Jacqueline Culpepper and DianeThornton. 7:30 p.m. $15, $10 for seniors and $5 for students and youth 18 and under. Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College, www.davidson.edu/tickets.

EVENTS Ballet hispanico (November 2) Celebrating 40 years of dance and culture, under the dynamic new artistic leadership of Eduardo Vilaro, Ballet

Hispanico reflects and explores the diaspora of Latino cultures. 8 p.m. $20, students and youth 18 and under $8. Duke Family Performance Hall, Davidson College, www.davidson.edu. 9th Annual Crossroads Pumpkin Fest (November 5) The streets of Downtown Statesville close to vehicular traffic, and pedestrians take over with live music, arts and crafts, food, shopping, a kids zone, and much more during this annual festival. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. www.statesvillepumpkinfest.com. Working Fingers Craft Show (November 5) Mooresville Recreation Department hosts the 35th Annual Working Fingers Craft Show, featuring more than 70 exhibitors showcasing their art, woodwork, baked goods, jewelry and more. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Charles Mack Citizen Center, 215 N. Main Street, Mooresville, 704.663.7026, www.mooresvillerecreation.org. Davidson Lands Conservancy Nature Festival (November 6) The general public is invited to a “sneak peek” of the new property for the new 243-acre Davidson Park. You can also join in on festivities focusing on bird education and local nature, attend DLC’s annual meeting, and witness the unveiling of the new park entrance sign. 2-3:30 p.m. Free. Abersham property on Pleasant Garden Drive in Davidson, www.davidsonlands.org. Rural hill Sheepdog Trials and Dog Festival (November 12-13) Many of the world’s best and brightest border collies will be on hand to perform with their owner their sheep herding skills. The Trials Dog Festival will also offer historic agriculture machinery, docent demonstrations in the 1760’s cabin, pumpkin chunkin’, kid’s inflatable houses, food, shopping and dog agility trials. 8 a.m. $10, $7 kids ages 5-12 and children under 5 admitted free. www.ruralhill.net. Rural hill Amazing Maize Maze (Through November 13) Try to find your way through this intricate maze of corn. Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 6:30-8:30 p.m., Sat-Sun 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Day Maze Tickets are $10 per person for ages 13 and up, $7 per person for youth ages 5-12, and ages 4 and under are free; Flashlight Maze Tickets are $15 per person ages 13 and up, $10 per person for youth ages 5-12, and ages 4 and under are free. Rural Hill, 4431 Neck Road, Huntersville, www.ruralhill.net.Antique Tractor Show (November 19-20) Remember North Carolina’s farming heritage at the antique tractor show, sponsored by the Stumptown Tractor Club. There will be tractors on display, a tractor pull contest, frying pan toss, cooking demonstrations, children’s activities and more. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free with regular site admission. Historic Latta Plantation, 5225 Sample Road, Huntersville, www.lattaplantation.org.Welcome home Veterans Flapjack Fundraiser (November 19) Enjoy a short stack for a tall cause. Help raise money for Welcome Home Veterans Living Military Museum, whose mission is to ensure the memory of, and give support to, those who serve our country. 7:30 a.m.-10 a.m. $7 per person, cash only. Applebee’s, 137 Norman Station Boulevard, Mooresville, www.welcomevets.com.

The Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival & Artisan Marketplace (Through November 20) One of the largest Renaissance fairs nationwide, this festival offers outdoor theater, circus entertainment, arts and crafts marketplace, a jousting tournament, a feast fit for royalty, and more. Sat-Sun 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $20, $18 seniors 60 and over, $10 children 5-12, under 5 free. 16445 Poplar Tent Road, Huntersville, www.royalfaires.com/carolina/.

GALLERIESAndre Christine Gallery Abstracts, Still Life and Scenes will be on display until January 14, 2012. Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon-4 p.m. 148 Ervin Road, Mooresville, 704.775.9516, andrechristinegallery.com.Carolina Art Garden Various exhibitions. Tue-Sat Noon-6 p.m. Oak Street Mill, 19725 Oak Street, Suite 3, Cornelius. www.lknart.org.Christa Faut Gallery Various exhibitions. Tue-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 19818 North Cove Road, Suite E3, Jetton Village, Cornelius, 704.892.5312, www.christafautgallery.com. Cornelius Arts Center The History of Cornelius: The Conard Collection features photographs from the collection of Jack Conard, a well-known local resident, whose personal interest in the history of Cornelius has led to the single largest accumulation of photographs known to exist in the town. Mon-Thu 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fri-Sat 9 a.m.-Noon. 19725 Oak Street, Cornelius, www.corneliusartscenter.com.Depot Art Gallery Various exhibitions. 103 W. Center Avenue, Mooresville.Four Corners Framing and Gallery Various exhibitions. Tue-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 112 S. Main Street, Mooresville, 704.662.7154, wwwfcfgframing.com. Lake Country Gallery Various exhibitions. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Exit 36 – Mooresville, between Belk and Kohl’s, 704.664.5022, www.lakecountrygallery.net. “Cotton” Ketchie’s Landmark Galleries Various exhibitions. The work of watercolorist ‘Cotton’ Ketchie. Mon-Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 212 North Main Street, Mooresville, 704.664.4122, www.landmark-galleries.com. Merrill-Jennings Galleries Various exhibitions. Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 463 S. Main Street, Davidson, 704.895.1213, www.merrilljennings.com.Mooresville Artist Guild Various exhibitions. 103 West Center Avenue, Mooresville, www.magart.org.Tropical Connections Various exhibitions. Tue- Fri 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. or by appointment. 230 N. Main Street, Mooresville. 704.664.0236.Van Every/Smith Galleries, Katherine and Tom Belk Visual Art Center It Looks Something Like This reflects Assistant Professor Hagit Barkai’s experience growing up in Israel. Reception with the artist November 3 7-9 p.m. in the Belk Visual Art Center. November 4 through December 7. Weekdays 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday noon-4 p.m. Davidson College, 315 N. Main Street, Davidson, 704.894.2519, www.davidson.edu/art/galleries.

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MONTHLY EVENTSCarolina Raptor Center Live bird presentations, flight shows, behind-the-scenes tours and more take place at Carolina Raptor Center throughout the month. Visit carolinaraptorcenter.org for more details. The Artisan Market Craft Crawl (First Friday Night) Formerly known as the Mooresville Craft Crawl, this market features baked goods, clothing, embroidery, jewelry, paintings, pottery, quilts and woodcarvings with an edge. 5-9 p.m. Free. Mooresville Town Square across from Lowe’s Foods. www.theartisanmarket.net. Blue Planet Water Environmental Center Tour (First Tuesday, Third Thursday) Learn about water and wastewater through a hands-on tour. Fun for all ages. Tours are available the first Tuesday and the third Thursday of the month on a first-come, first-served basis. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Admission TBA. Call 704.621.0854 or e-mail Bplanet@ci.charlotte.nc.us to schedule a tour. Downtown Mooresville Cruise-In (First Saturday) The cruise-in is a chance to show off your car in downtown Mooresville. To enter the show parking area, cars must be from the years 1979 or earlier. 3-7 p.m. Free. North Academy Street and West Moore Avenue, Mooresville, www.mooresvillenccruisein.com.Davidson Farmer’s Market (Bi-weekly through March) Farmers sell a bounty of seasonal vegetables; pasteurized meats and

cheeses; and freshly baked breads, cakes and pies. 9 a.m.-noon. Free. Next to Town Hall between Main and Jackson streets in downtown Davidson, www.davidsonfarmesmarket.org.

SPORTSFlying Scot — Fall 48 Regatta (November 5-6) Enjoy a regatta on a crisp fall day. Lake Norman Yacht Club, www.lync.org. Davidson College Men’s Basketball It’s time for some hoops with the Wildcats. Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov 5, 7 p.m.), Guilford (Nov 11, 8 p.m.), Richmond (Nov 14, 8:15 p.m.), Presbyterian (Nov 21, 8:15 p.m.). Davidson College, www.davidsonwildcats.com. Davidson College Women’s Basketball The Lady Wildcats take the court for another great season. Winston-Salem State (Nov 4, 7 p.m.), Mercer (Nov 14, 6 p.m.), Gardner-Webb (Nov 21, 6 p.m.), Winthrop (Dec 1, 7 p.m.). Davidson College, www.davidsonwildcats.com.Davidson College Football Come watch the Davidson Wildcats throw the pigskin. Morehead State (Nov. 12, 1 p.m.), Valparaiso (Nov. 19, 1 p.m.). Davidson College, Richardson Stadium, www.davidsonwildcats.com. Davidson College Men’s Soccer Enjoy some of the best soccer around. College of Charleston (Nov. 1, 7 p.m.). Davidson College, www.davidsonwildcats.com.

TEENSRock Band Friday (Fridays) Learn how to play Rock Band after school. 3:30-6 p.m. Free. Ben & Jerry’s, 202 South Main Street, Davidson.

THEATRESchoolhouse Rock Live! Jr. (November 5-13) Based on the Emmy Award-winning, Saturday morning educational cartoon series that aired in the 1970s and1980s, Schoolhouse Rock Live! features lots of songs you’ll remember — I’m Just a Bill and Conjunction Junction. Recommended for ages 4 and older. Nov 5-6 1 and 4 p.m., Nov 11 7 p.m., Nov 12 1 and 4 p.m., Nov 13 4 p.m. $10. Armour Street Theatre, Davidson, www.davidsoncommunityplayers.org. Stupid human Tricks: An evening of Christopher Durang’s One-Act Comedies (November 11-20) Enjoy a night of laughter courtesy of Christopher Durang. Fri-Sat 8 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $20. The Warehouse Performing Arts Center, 9216-A Westmoreland Road, Cornelius, www.warehousepac.com. The Little Foxes (November 16-20) Lillian Hellman’s classic play deals with greed, mistrust and revenge within a southern family. Performed by Davidson College Department of Theatre. Wed-Sat 7:30 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. $15, $11 for seniors and $6 for students. The Barber Theatre, Cunningham Theatre Center, www.davidson.edu/tickets.

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Home is Where the Heart IsDale Beatty and John Gallina are building better lives for veterans

When Dale Beatty and John Gallina joined the National Guard 15 years ago, they had no idea that their lives would forever be intertwined,

but that’s exactly what happened. Today their shared experi-ences bond them closer than brothers, and their passion to help fellow veterans through Statesville-based Purple Heart Homes is making a difference.

In 2008, Beatty and Gallina co-founded Purple Heart Homes, a non-profit organization that provides personalized housing solutions for service connected disabled veterans and their families — a subject they know about all too well.

During the initial stages of their military careers, Beatty and Gallina helped victims of natural disasters, such as Hur-ricane Fran and Hurricane Floyd. “We were a part of a num-ber of humanitarian relief missions, hurricane relief down on the coast and on inland to Goldsboro,” recalls Gallina. Though those were challenging experiences, things really became intense when the two were called to serve in Iraq in February 2004.

Ten months into their tour of duty, their Humvee struck an anti-tank mine that detonated. The explosion was so powerful that it flipped the 14,000-pound vehicle, taking Be-atty’s legs and leaving Gallina with a traumatic brain injury and back injury.

When Beatty returned home, the Iredell County Home Builders Association and the community came together to build his family a barrier-free handicap accessible home. “Ul-timately Dale and his dad drove many of the nails that went into it together. It was great therapy,” says Gallina. “It was good therapy seeing the community come out. It was good therapy having them be an effective part of the reintegration process.”

This experience inspired Beatty and Gallina to take the idea to the next level. “We’ve done a number of projects al-ready. Much of our focus recently has been on a larger scale. We’ve done a project where we did an addition on a home here recently in Concord for a Vietnam veteran,” explains Gallina, who began working in the construction business when he was 19. “We’ve been working with the banks. We’ve got Citi, Wells Fargo and Bank of America, all of which are donating properties to be renovated and then provided back out to disabled veterans.”

To qualify for help from Purple Heart Homes, veterans fill out an application from the organization’s Web site that is fully vetted by its board. Once accepted, plans begin for the project. The organization’s success recently landed Beatty and Gallina on the cover of TIME magazine.

“The more of these projects that we do and the more vet-erans that we see and meet along the way,” says Gallina, “the greater we see the need being.” LNC

From left, John Gallina and Dale Beatty co-founded Purple Heart Homes in 2008.

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Contest open to male and female contestants ages 13 and up. Contestants must live in the Lake Norman area (Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mooresville, Troutman, Statesville, Denver). The judges’ decisions are final. Employees and family members of Lake Norman CURRENTS Magazine and Glenn Roberson Photography are not eligible to enter. Contest not open to professional models. No previous modeling experience required.

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Come wearing light makeup and simply dressed.• Saturday Nov. 19 1pm-5pm• Sunday Nov. 20 1pm-5pm• or Monday Nov. 21 5pm-9pm

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A panel of professionals in the modeling industry will select 12 finalists on December 1.

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CURRENTS’ readers, friends, business leaders, etc. will be encouraged to vote for their favorite “model” on our website at www.lakenormansnexttopmodel.com

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