Women's View Magazine, July 2018

VOLUME 12 JULYISSUE 7 2018 for, by and about local women MAGAZINELocal artist Leslie Pearson travels to Australia forA conversationwith 17-year-oldprizewinning painter8Deanna Glus“ExtraordinaryAdventures” by UNC-19Chapel Hill professorDavid WallaceMixed drinks sizzlingwith North Carolina20flavor

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TABLE OF CONTENTS7 Cumberland County’s brother- sister local government duo Jimmy Keefe and Kathy Jensen8 A conversation with prizewinning 17-year-old painter Deanna Glus Glus is a rising senior at Massey Hill Classical High School11 Business owner and 19 “Extraordinary Adventures” foster parent? by UNC-Chapel Hill professor You can do both David Wallace Wallace is best known for “Big Fish”12 Local artist Leslie Pearson travels to Australia for MOUNTAIN TO MOUTH 2018 20 Mixed drinks sizzling with North COVER STORY Carolina flavor Cheerwine and Sundrop, anyone?16 An introduction to North Carolina’s six state trailsBuilding a lifetime of memories, Treat Yourself! One vacation at a time... Explore your surroundings & Shop Local Specializing in cruises, groups, weddings, family, JULY 2018 3 all-inclusives, adventure, Disney.Jill Merrill Owner/Travel Agent/ Hope Mills, N.C.910-423-2088 • [email protected] www.FavoriteTravelAgent.com

T his issue features several women Women in the VOLUME 12 ISSUE 7 who are local business owners. workforce PUBLISHER Fayetteville artist Leslie Pearson, who wrote on pages 12-13 about That same year, the U.S. Court of Appeals F & B Publicationsher experience creating the primary work case Schultz v. Wheaton Glass Co. EDITORfor an extreme art walk in Australia, owns established that employers must payFayetteville Pie Company. Kathy Jensen, women equal compensation as men for Stephanie Criderwho is featured on page 7 and serves equal work. This helped curtail the practice [email protected] 1 on Fayetteville City Council, owns of employers giving women different titlesAn Affair to Remember Bridal and Formal than men in order to pay them less. ASSISTANT EDITORWear. On page 11, Christy Dowless shares Leslie Pyoabout how she balances fostering children Only 32 years ago, awareness of thewith owning Studio C Salon. There was a prevalence of sexual harassment against [email protected] in this country when this would not women in the workplace came into the ART DIRECTORhave been possible for these women – or national spotlight. In Meritor Savings Bank Elizabeth Longany women. v. Vinson, women finally gained the right to seek damages for this harassment. Sexual [email protected] harassment had been officially defined by MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE the EEOC six years prior, in 1980. Linda McAlisterOur nation’s independence was first Nine years ago, President Barack Obama [email protected] in 1776. The celebration of signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Payour freedom 242 years later is a great Restoration act, upending a ruling from OPERATIONS DIRECTORopportunity to reflect on the progress that’s two years earlier that put a 180-day limit on Paulette Naylorbeen made in pursuit of a country where a woman’s ability to sue for discriminatorywomen have equal opportunity to prosper pay. The original 2007 case was based on [email protected] lead in the workforce. Ledbetter’s career at Goodyear, where DISTRIBUTION MANAGER/ her pay as a supervisor with decades of SALES ADMINISTRATORIn 1920, 98 years ago, U.S. women gained experience was lower than the lowest-paid Laurel Handfortha voice in government with the right to man of comparable seniority. [email protected] via the Nineteenth Amendment. Fifty CONTRIBUTORSyears ago, women gained equal access to I am inexpressibly thankful to live in a Kathy Jensenjob listings when the Equal Employment country where so many before me have Jimmy KeefeOpportunity Commission ruled that the fought for me – for future generations Deanna Glusstandard practice of separating listings by – to receive freedoms and rights they LaNatria Ellissex was unlawful. Forty-seven years ago, themselves never got to enjoy. There is Tracey Natalein the U.S. Supreme Court case Phillips v. so much work left to be done for other Christy DowlessMartin Marietta Corp., the court held that minority groups who need their fellow Leslie Pearsonan employer may not, except for business Americans to come alongside them and Cory Nunnallynecessity, refuse to hire women with pre- fight with and for them. Let’s use the Smith Raynorschool-age children while hiring men with freedom and opportunities we’ve been April Pertonchildren of the same age. given to continue to fight for America to Tiffany Coad live up to its beautiful moniker: the land Mindy LoveForty-four years ago, women gained of the free and the home of the brave. COVER PHOTOthe ability to apply for credit with their ownnames. The Equal Credit Opportunity Act of Are you interested in writing about stories, depicts the last ceremony, “Gathering1974 abolished the then-common practice causes and organizations that matter to of the Elements,” at Mountain toof credit card companies only issuing Mouth 2018 in Australiacards to women with a husband’s - or if the Cumberland County? Consider contributing SOURCES FOR \"LOVE, LESLIE\"woman was single, another man’s - signature. an article or pitching a story idea to supreme.findlaw.com nwlc.org4 JULY 2018 Women’s View Magazine. We want to time.com elevate your voices. For more information, huffingtonpost.com WOMEN’S VIEW MAGAZINE email [email protected]. 208 ROWAN STREET FAYETTEVILLE, NC, 28301 PHONE: 910-484-6200 Fax: 910-484-9218 Interested in contributing to Women's View Magazine? Email: editor@upandcomingweekly. com or call 910-484-6200 Women’s View Magazine is by, for and about women in Cumberland County. Published by F&B Publications in conjunction with Media Marketing Management. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction or use of editorial or advertisement without permission is strictly prohibited. Various vector source artwork created by © Freepik, © Vecteezy and © Pixabay.

•Wellness MThisONTH• July 7 Family fishing workshop at the John E. Pechmann Fishing in and aroundEducation Center. This hands-on learning experience includes fishingon the Pechmann Center’s stocked ponds. 8-11:30 a.m. Free. CUMBERLAND COUNTYCall to register. 910-868-5003 Jul y• July 10 Letterboxing at Milton E. Mazarick Park. Help createa letterbox that will be hidden at Mazarick Park and then search Turn thearound the park with a ranger for different stamps to put in your page to explorejournal. 2-3 p.m. Free. Call to register. 910-433-1575 local Fourth of July• Through Aug. 31 Garden Railway at Cape Fear Botanical celebrations!Garden. A miniature model railway system is set up throughout the JJUULLYY 22001188 55Friendship Garden. The track includes 450 feet of curves, bridges,plants and trains. 910-486-0221www.capefearbg.org/event/garden-railway• Arts• July 7 The Marquis Slam at the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County. Each month features poets from North Carolinaand around the U.S., all competing to qualify in such renownedcompetitions as Women of the World Poetry Slam. 8-11 p.m. $10.www.facebook.com/TheMarquisSlam• July 10 Standpoint: a Group Exhibition at Gallery 208,208 Rowan St. 5:30-7 p.m. Free. 910-484-6200• Through July 21 “Public Works” at the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County. This exhibit showcases Fayetteville’s artistic talent, fromamateur to professional and from painters to sculptors. Free. 910-323-1776• Every Monday “The Open Mic” at The Coffee Scene,3818 Morganton Rd. Local and regional artists perform their work.7:30-10:30 p.m. Free. Call before attending. 910-864-7948•Other Events• July 13 Fayetteville After 5 at Festival Park, featuring On the Border, anEagles tribute band. Food trucks will be on-site. 5-11 p.m. Free.910-323-1934 or faydogwoodfestival.com/events/fayetteville-after-5• July 13-15 African World Peace Festival in downtown Fayetteville.Learn more about it on page 14! www.africanpeacefestival.org• Various dates Fayetteville SwampDogs baseball at J.P. RiddleStadium. Visit the site to view the full schedule and special perks foreach home game. www.goswampdogs.com

TheFOURTHOF JULYfalls on a Wednesday this year,a perfect excuse to get out on aweeknight! Check out someoptions below.Fort Bragg throws its yearly celebration on the Main Post ParadeField. Country music artist Trace Adkins is headlining this year’s live music.There will also be parachute free-fall demonstrations, the popular flagceremony, bounce houses, food and drinks, and of course, fireworks. Freeand open to the public. Non-ID holders will be able to access the base startingat noon. Access to the parade field for all attendees begins at 1 p.m. Vendorsbegin selling around 3 p.m., and music will start later in the evening,followed by fireworks when it gets dark. Attendees are encouraged to arriveearly due to heavy traffic flow. For more information, visit the website:borracgagll.a9r1m0-y3m96w-r9.c1o2m6./caalednddara/evpenitc/4ttuh-rjuely-ocefletbrraatcioen/a19d85k90i9n/2s35+21 photo creditHope Mills hosts its own party all day long, starting at 10 a.m. witha parade winding through town and ending with fireworks blooming to thelive music of Rivermist band around 9 p.m. In between, enjoy horseshoe andcornhole tournaments, pony rides, water slides, bounce houses, food andcraft vendors, a frozen T-shirt contest and Eastline band. The parade routebegins at Hope Mills Middle School on Cameron Road, proceeds down MainStreet and ends at Hope Mills Recreation Center on Rockfish Road. For moreinformation, visit www.townofhopemills.com/349/July-4th-Celebrationor call 910-426-4110.Cape Fear Botanical Garden hosts “A Star-Spangled Kind of Day” Sunday, July 1, from noon-5 p.m. Dress in your bestred, white and blue and celebrate Independence Day at the beautiful garden.Open Road will play classic rock covers from 1-4 p.m. Food trucks will beon-site, and a cash bar will be open for beer and wine. Enjoy bounce houses,lawn games, crafts and more. $5 for adults and children over 6. Gardenmembers and children 5 and under enter free. This event is rain or shine.Visit www.capefearbg.org or call 910-486-0221 for more information.Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra will playan Independence Concert in Festival Park, downtown Fayetteville, Sunday,July 1, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will include patriotic and popular works,complete with fireworks at the end. Free; please bring a blanket or lawn chairto sit on. This concert is sponsored by the city of Fayetteville.Visit fayettevillesymphony.org or call 910-433-4690 for details.6 JULY 2018

He Jimmy BBrother & sister rother and sister Jimmy Keefe andShe Kathy Jensen were born and raised in Fayetteville to an Army soldier01. father and a Greek immigrant mother.CHILDHOOD Keefe They co-own the property management company Keefe Enterprises.How has your sibling most changed sincechildhood? What's remained the same? and Jimmy Keefe is in his third term as Cumberland County commissioner for Kathy has always been good with people and District 2 and also serves as the county’sbeing involved with groups and organizations.She always has a lot of energy for things that are Kathy fire commissioner. He previously served twoimportant to her and a lot of patience for things terms on Fayetteville City Council. He ownsthat are not. Jensen The Trophy House, a local family business I guess the biggest change I saw with Kathy was that will celebrate its 50th year next year.when she became a mother. Raising three boyscan be an adventure, and she made sure that they 02. Kathy Jensen is in her third term ofgrew up as our parents raised us. Kathy also is serving District 1 on Fayetteville Citynot afraid to take a risk if the numbers or situation Council. She has served on the Northmake it favorable in business, elected service or Carolina Youth Council, the Fayetteville-her family. Cumberland Economic Development Commission and the 911 Task Force The things that remain the same are that she is Committee among others. She also owns Anstill my baby sister and I think she should listen to Affair to Remember Bridal and Formal Wearme more! and is a member of the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church. SHE: COMMUNITY 03. He can (no longer) eat a half gallon of icecream at one sitting. Our community has a lot going for it. What ISSUES prompted you to serve? He is still fun to be around, and we can still What issues are you mostclear a dance floor with our dancing. I can still call There IS a lot going on! I am not passionate about solving inhim on the phone and he can talk me off a cliff. sure there was ever a moment or our community?We can still fight, and I can still make him mad. It epiphany that caused me to serve. Ourdoesn’t matter – if we are fighting over a Tweety parents were always involved in the As an elected official,Bird glass from Hardee’s or a business decision, the community and the church growing we sometimes do notone thing that doesn’t change is that he loves me up. They instilled (in us) a culture of have the luxury to onlyand will always call me Kat. volunteering and being involved in the (be) passionate about community. Running for elected office one thing, but must be was seamless step toward being part passionate about moving of community service. the community forward … as a place that our citizens I have always volunteered, whether it want to live and raise their was in my church, schools or community. families, not just a place to I honestly believe if you don’t like the work. My passion mostly way things are going, you need to get comes from the needs of the in and help make the difference. I never community: clean water, a thought I would get into the political safe community and being field and tried to stay away from it and fiscally responsible so do my part quietly. Growing up in a we can invest more in the political family, I saw the good, the bad community. and the ugly. I was asked to go to a city council meeting six years ago when Jobs, jobs, jobs! Public something was getting voted on for my safety, recreation. neighborhood. I was very upset with the decision and process. With the support JULY 2018 7 of my family, I made up my mind that I was going to run. I ran in 2013 and never looked back.

Glus’ \"A Hometown Feeling\" (pictured) will be displayed in a busy corridor of the U.S. Capitol for one year. She also received a scholarship offer and two complimentary airline tickets to fly to Washington to attend a reception in her and the other winners’ honor that was held June 27.aboutLEARN MORE the Congressional Art Competition at Seventeen -year-old Deanna Glus is a rising senior at Glus’ other artistic accomplishments include first place Massey Hill Classical High School. Her watercolor entry overall in the Cumberland County Ecology Poster Contest www.house.gov/educators-and-students/congressional-art-competition. to the 2018 Congressional Art Competition, “A Hometown (2017) and first place painting in Cumberland County’s Feeling,” recently won best in show amongst participants High School Juried Art Show (2018). from North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District. Deanna is also an accomplished singer who has The selection process included assesment by a received superior ratings in both solo and small ensemble professional artist, community input and feedback from performances. She is active in her school’s chapter of the Congressman Robert Pittenger’s staff. Since its creation in National Academy of Scholars and is the secretary of 1982, the Congressional Art Competition has seen over MHCHS’ National Honor Society. 650,000 high school students participate.8 JULY 2018

LOCAL ARTIST A conversation with Deanna Glus, prizewinning high school painterWomen’s View Magazine: sketch was done, I began the arduous opportunity to be recognized on theHow long have you been making art? task of inking all of the fine lines and county, state and national level. angles that make up the buildings.GLUS: I doodled and played in When that was done, I took about WVM: Where do you see yourself as a week to paint it and add finishing an artist in the next five or 10 years?middle school, but I would say my touches. All in all, I estimate it tookart career started as a serious thing around three weeks of constant work GLUS: I would expect myself to bewhen I signed up for art in the fall of both in school and at home.my sophomore year. Having a defi- trying new styles of painting or differ-nite place and time to practice and WVM: What is your favorite medium ent mediums, as I never want to stopexperiment with the different me- and why? learning.diums of art, along with the adviceof my art teacher, Brett King, has GLUS: My favorite medium is by far WVM: What do you like to do whenhelped me branch out and develop you aren't making art?as an artist. watercolor. I love the versatility and vibrancy of it, and the way that it can GLUS: When I’m not making artWVM: Can you talk about your idea, either be controlled or uninhibited.composition and style for \"A Home- and school is in session, as boring astown Feeling\"? WVM: Why do you think art classes it sounds, you can usually find me are important for middle schoolers studying. If I’m not studying or mak-GLUS: When I first found out about and high schoolers? ing art, there’s a good chance that I’m making music, either singing in thethe Congressional Art Competition, I GLUS: I think art is incredibly Cumberland Oratorio Singers or mywas told that the prompt was “home- church choir.town.” Having lived in Fayetteville important in school because, unlikeall my life, the inspiration to draw core classes, art allows students to WVM: What is your favorite thingfrom was plenty! I decided to focus take a step back from learning facts about the Fayetteville/Cumberlandon the key architectural features in and gives us a chance to express County community?downtown Fayetteville since they ourselves as individuals. The beautyare so unique and iconic. Another of making art is that you have the GLUS: One of my favorite thingsprominent feature of Fayetteville is ability to express powerful conceptsFort Bragg; it is such a strong military to the people who view it. Learn- about the Fayetteville community iscommunity. Combining all of these ing the arts also helps to develop its diversity. Because Fort Bragg is athings into one painting, with the ad- well-rounded individuals. major military base, people from alldition of an American flag and North over the country come to live here.Carolina’s state flower, the dogwood, WVM: What is the value of a compe- With every person I meet, I learngave me a piece that perfectly de- tition like the Congressional Institute something new.scribes my hometown feeling. art contest? WVM: Do you have any advice forWVM: How long did it take you to GLUS: Competitions like (this) aspiring artists your age?paint \"A Hometown Feeling\"? have the ability to not only challenge GLUS: Take your time and keepGLUS: Research and initial design students who participate, but also provide a way for young artists to working at whatever you are creating,concepts took about two weeks to showcase their individual talents. even if it does not look right at first.solidify, with sketching starting in the It’s important to both art education Seek constructive criticism from yourmiddle of the second week. After the and young artists that they have the teachers or peers because it can help you improve and develop as an artist. JULY 2018 9

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TRACEY NATALE Business owner and foster parent? Director of Foster Care Boys and Girls Homes of NC you can doBeing a business owner is not easy, but it does BOTH! have benefits. Similarly, being a foster parent can be challenging, but without the challenge, Foster parents can be single or married, be renting the outcome would not reap greatness. Christy or buying a home, be parents already or never Dowless does both. She owns Studio C Salon in Fayet- have had any children. Contact Boys and Girls teville, and she and her husband are also licensed foster Homes of NC at 1-877-211-5322 to find out how parents. Christy has been a licensed cosmetologist for you, like Christy and her husband, can become 21 years and the owner of Studio C Salon for seven foster parents. years. On top of her full-time job, she juggles being a wife, a foster parent and a youth minister at her church. She and her husband have been foster parents with Boys and Girls Homes of NC for a little over two years and have the joy of fostering a 15-month-old they have had since he was two months old. I sat down with her to ask some questions about how she juggles it all. Women’s View Magazine: What or who in- spired you to open your own business? DOWLESS: I would have to say my dad; growing up, he owned a business. Also, it has been a dream of mine for many years. The right doors opened at the right time, so I took the leap. I like being able to set the atmosphere for the day. WVM: What inspired you to be a foster parent? DOWLESS: Circumstances led us here. I believe God orchestrated the timing. It makes my heart happy to know we get to invest in the lives of children in our own community where there are so many kids in the system that need love, support and a safe/nurturing home. WVM: What do you like most and least about being a business owner while also being a foster parent? DOWLESS: Well, I can say that I don’t have a least. What I like most is that, since we have been active fos- tering our little one, I have had the pleasure and op- portunity to bring our foster child to work with me from day one. Also, being a business owner, I am able to be there for mostly everything that is involved, such as court, meetings and so on. WVM: How do you balance being a business owner and foster parent? DOWLESS: Balancing is sometimes hard. But my hus- band is a major help with the balancing, and we have a great support network that is able to help us. My type of job doesn’t always end at quitting time like it should, so that is where it gets tough at times. WVM: What would you say to a person who is poten- tially interested in becoming a foster parent? DOWLESS: Do it! A lot of people say they do not think they can handle the emotional attachment knowing (the child may) leave. My answer is always that, at the end of the day, it’s about the foster child. They each need people who will give them that smile and hug that they need, but most of all the love and nurturing. JULY 2018 11

Mountain to LESLIE PEARSON Mouth Artist and owner of 2018 Fayetteville Pie Company www.lesliekpearson.com Extreme arts that celebrate the land a didgeridoo Leslie Pearson is an award-winning multimedia artist, community arts advocate and educator, as well as the owner of Fayetteville Pie Company. Pearson serves on the Board of Trustees at the Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Surface Design Association. As an artist, Pearson utilizes many fiber-based materials, processes and techniques to create sculptures, installations, encaustic paintings and handmade books in which she explores themes of memory and identity. Pearson recently travelled to Australia to collaborate on the creation of a processional sculpture for Mountain to Mouth 2018, a multi-award-winning biennial arts journey. She shares herW experience here. e stood in anticipation as gale- force winds lashed across the eerily beautiful granite peaks of the You Yangs mountain range, which risedramatically from the surrounding volcanic plainsbetween Melbourne and Geelong in Australia. Theweather, no matter the severity, would not stopthe epic adventure that was to take place over thecourse of the next two days.A hush fell over the crowd as a deep drone growledfrom a didgeridoo, a wind instrument developedby indigenous peoples of northern Australia. Thesound signified that the Wadawurrung smokingceremony had begun. With ochre-painted faces,indigenous people sang and danced in a cloudof smoking eucalyptus leaves to mark the start ofMountain to Mouth 2018.M to M was created in 2009 by the Arts and CultureUnit of the City of Greater Geelong in Australia. Thegoal was to connect people to each other and to theland through the arts. My reason for being a partof this year’s extraordinary event, which took placeMay 4-5, is that I was commissioned to co-createMountain to Mouth’s lead ephemeral processionalsculpture, “Canoe.”12 JULY 2018

COVER STORY Artist Kerrie Bedson, who is based in Wadawurrung people in the region. The Ocean Grove, Australia, and I connected journey was punctuated with tree plantings Pearson was through Facebook two years ago. This year, and edgy artworks commissioned for M commissioned she reached out to me to ask if I’d like to to M, bringing people together through to co-create collaborate on a proposal for M to M. We shared experiences of extreme arts that Mountain to worked cross-globally on the concept and celebrated the land. Mouth’s lead proposal for “Canoe,” which was accepted. The last ceremony, “Gathering of the ephemeral A canoe references a means of travel in the Elements,” marked the completion of the processional spiritual world. “Canoe” was involved in pilgrimage and was a meditation upon sculpture, three ceremonies over the two-day period, that which heals us. In a ceremony of “Canoe.” then set on fire during the final ceremony. song, dance and fire, “Canoe” was laden Since we knew “Canoe” was ultimately with freshly cut rosemary and hundreds going to be set ablaze, the materials used to of Clooties, pieces of cloth with prayers for create the sculpture needed to burn without healing written by participants of M to M. toxic effect on the environment. Bedson It was then set ablaze and sent out to sea and I sourced natural materials such as from the mouth of the Barwon River. We bamboo, cane, handmade paper and fabric had travelled from \"mountain\" to \"mouth.\" to create our sculpture. The most interesting What struck me most was the community material we used were hog intestines. I have participation. Thousands of people in the been using gut in my work for several years, local area took part in the event. At one point and it was the perfect addition to “Canoe” along the walk, I looked over my shoulder because of its translucency; it allowed for and saw so many people that I almost cried. the illusion of weightlessness. Each one had his or her own reasons for Although we had a pretty good notion being a part of M to M. The different people of what we wanted “Canoe” to look like, who carried “Canoe” did it with such pride. we worked intuitively, responding to the It was moving and emotionally over- capabilities of our chosen materials. Using whelming to walk beside residents of the softened cane, we created undulating region and hear their individual stories, each lines to represent the waves of the ocean. of us taking step after step while portaging Near the bottom of the structure we wove “Canoe” through incredible vistas. We in large pieces of leathery bull kelp, which talked, we laughed, we cringed together as dried and shrank into place. Images of our blistered feet started to bark. Personally, indigenous mammals were incorporated as I was in awe of God’s glorious creation all a reminder that both animals and humans around me – I could see him in every blade are dependent on the land for survival. of grass and in every smiling face. After nearly two weeks of non-stop Many people along the way asked me how working, “Canoe” was complete and ready I felt about “Canoe” being burned in the for her debut. This leads us back to the end. It was liberating and freeing to make windy, beautiful start of M to M 2018. something beautiful that would be offered For two days, “Canoe” was carried on up as a sacrifice. When I saw how many foot by alternating groups for 50 miles, prayers for healing went into “Canoe” before beginning at the You Yangs mountain range, it was set on fire, it reminded me of how crossing Geelong’s industrial heartland, everyone in America came together in unity passing through rolling bellarine farmland after 9/11. A nation holding onto hope and in and along ocean beaches. The route prayer, asking for healing. In our slow walk of traced the songlines – or history – of the contemplation, we honored our connections with the earth and with each other. the Wadawurrung smoking ceremony JULY 2018 13

CORY NUNNALLY WHAT ISNEAR USContributing writer YOU ARE HERE 105 Person St. Downtown FayettevilleAFRICAN WORLD PEACE FESTIVALFeeling festive and looking to learn something new this summer? canned foods during the event to support food banks. Other contri-Attend the fourth annual African World Peace Festival in downtown butions of new or used clothes, shoes or school supplies for Africa’sFayetteville. The festival is the weekend of July 14-15 from 11 a.m. to humanitarian needs would also be greatly appreciated. Sunday, an10 p.m. Admission is free. African gospel concert will perform.Watch cultural dancers perform to local and regional bands, enjoy The first African World Peace Festival in 2015 drew over 2,500a parade highlighting different cultures and fashions, check out arts/ people to celebrate. The festival was created by the Culture andcrafts displays, sample African countries’ cuisines, take advantage of Heritage Alliance and Loving Hands International with the desire tofree health and wellness screenings and become fully immersed in promote peace, love and respect for all and to bring people fromthe culture and fun of it all. There will also be an African Trade Fair all walks of life and backgrounds together to celebrate, help andShow during the week at various downtown Fayetteville locations. embrace one another.Saturday, participate in the 5K Peace Run sponsored by Loving For more information about the festival, visit africanpeacefestival.orgHands International and Cultural and Heritage Alliance. Donate or contact Isabella Effon at 910-728-2186.Photos via www.africanpeacefestival.org14 JULY 2018

WHAT IS FAR FROM US Join Us The Outer Banks 2018Soar high in the GalleryOuter Banks EventsTake a trip to the Outer Banks of Kitty Hawk and experience the July 10thexhilaration of hang gliding. There are activities for all ages, and with October 9ththese insider tips, you’ll know exactly how to plan your trip.Everyone, from the Wright Brothers to today’s kite-flyers and hang JULY 2018 15gliders, tend to flock to Kill Devil Hills and Nags Head to enjoythe feeling of flying and history. Check out Kill Devil Hills andsee the Wright Brothers National Memorial, or venture aroundNags Heads and view the historic district, which dates back tothe 1800s. Explore the art community at Gallery Row, or fish at thetwo public fishing piers.There are certified instructors offering classes that range from be-ginner to advanced. Kitty Hawk Kites, the largest hang glidingschool in the world, has instructors who teach thousands of studentsthe basics of hang gliding each year.While at the Hang Gliding Training Center, adults and childrenwill learn the basics of hang glider safety before experiencing thefun of dune hang gliding at Jockey’s Ridge, the perfect location forfirst-time fliers who would rather not fly too far or high.Tandem hang gliding lessons at the Currituck County Airport is forthrill-seekers wanting to soar at high altitudes and over the OuterBanks. More experienced hang gliders with a U.S. Hang Glidingand Paragliding Hang 1 rating can take high-level courses, be-come instructors or take to the air on their own at Jockey’s Ridge.There are also specially held events during the year like the HangGliding Spectacular and Air Games at Jockey’s Ridge, where pi-lots from around the world gather to compete on the dunes and inaero-towing events in May.And for the kids, in late November, there is an annual Hangingwith Santa event held at Kitty Hawk Kites, where children will getto watch Santa hang glide and take photos with Santa and hissleigh. Grab a buddy or take a solo adventure and experience thewonders of the Outer Banks.To learn more, visit https://www.visitnc.com/story/Xmoe/beyond-the-guidebook-hang-gliding-on-the-outer-banks.Photos via www.visitnc.com and www.outerbanks.com

SMITH RAYNOR Smith Raynor has worked for North Carolina State Parks for over 20 years. Currently, she is the state trails planner and works with State Trails Planner at communities across North Carolina to plan the six state trails. She North Carolina State Parks has also served as a regional trails specialist and environmental educator for NCSP.I n North Carolina State Parks, when we say, “Take a hike,” it In 2017, Raynor founded Sister Treks, a project aimed at is an invitation, not an insult. introducing women in North Carolina to the joys of hiking. Sister Last month was National Trails Treks was inspired by the 10K Women Trail Project, an initiativeMonth, and a North Carolina State to get 10,000 women out hiking on trails across North AmericaPark is the ideal place to celebrate in 2018. This effort began by selecting 100 individual womentrails. We know that communities across the country – Trailblazers – to motivate women to tryhitting the trails decreases health hiking. Raynor was one of those selected Trailblazers. Eachcare costs, stress and environmental Trailblazer was asked to bring at least one other woman hikingdegradation and increases local with her once a month for a year. While her work days are spenteconomies, home values and healthy getting trails built, Raynor’s time as a Trailblazer allows her tolifestyles. The best way to learn about focus on getting people out on those trails.the benefits of trails is to actuallyexperience one.North Carolina State Parks offer over1,500 miles of trails to hike, bike,paddle or ride your horse, if you’reso inclined.The Mountains-to-Sea State Trailis one of six state trails. While statetrails are not contained within atraditional state park, they are unitsof the state parks system. Whencomplete, the MST will be over 1,400miles long and connect Clingman’sDome on the Tennessee border withJockey’s Ridge State Park on theCarolina coast. Currently, over 650miles of the MST are constructed.Completed segments range from 1 to300 miles long.16 JULY 2018

LOCAL FITNESSThere are trails as long (or as short) as you want in our stateparks:You can see three states on a clear day from Deep Gap Trailin Mt. Mitchell State Park.Want to experience the Stairmaster in the great outdoors?High Shoals Trail in South Mountains State Park has 460stairs, and the stairs to Chimney Rock’s Exclamation Pointand new Skyline Trail number over 700.How about observing bloodthirsty plants? Hike on theFlytrap Trail at Carolina Beach State Park and look forbotanical “carnivores.”You can witness the power and beauty of six waterfalls onthe Rainbow Falls Trails at gorgeous Gorges State Park.Our sandiest trail may be the Tracks in the Sand Trail atJockey’s Ridge State Park.South Mountains State Park offers over 40 miles of trails –more than any other state park.The 10K Women Trail Project has already been a grandsuccess. About halfway through the initiative, 2,010 womenhave registered; 28,552 women have participated in 13,077hikes; and 24,046 miles have been hiked nationally. If youwould like to register to be part of this effort, go tohttps://trails.hikeitbaby.com/10k-women-registration.Look for NC Trail Sisters on Facebook to find a listing of theSister Treks offered in the various state parks. Come hikingand enjoy the beautiful land and waterscapes found inNorth Carolina State Parks.HIKING TIPS• Wear sturdy, comfortable • Pack a snack and water footwear with good bottle. ankle support, along with moisture-wicking socks • Pay attention to appropriate for the season. the weather. Dress Be sure to break in your appropriately, ideally in hiking boots before hitting layers. Get off the trail the trail. before weather gets bad.• Bring a trail map. Start • Hike with a friend. If your small and choose the right friend has four legs, he or trail for your fitness level. she must be on a leash. Leave time to finish your hike before the park closes. • Let someone know where you’re going and when you• Use sunscreen and bug anticipate returning. Know repellent and bring a hat the park’s phone number. and sun glasses. Check for ticks after your hike. • Stay on the marked trail. Do not remove any natural objects and do not litter. JULY 2018 17

RECIPE APRIL'S Owner of Grace Enterprise KITCHEN Find more delicious recipes at APRIL PERTON cooking4fitness.comAsian Cabbage SaladSERVES 6SALAD DIRECTIONS¼ shredded Asian cabbage (purple) 1. Toss the salad ingredients together in a1 small bell pepper large bowl.1 medium carrot (julienned or shredded) 2. In a smaller bowl, whisk together thegreen onions dressing ingredients.1 tablespoon grated ginger 3. Drizzle dressing over the salad and toss¼ cup cilantro to coat.DRESSING1 teaspoon coconut aminos3 tablespoons sesame oil3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar3 tablespoons almond butter or vegan mayo1 medium clove minced garlic¼ teaspoon salt18 JULY 2018

TIFFANY COAD Local ReadingContributing writer Corner“Extraordinary Adventures” is the latest Adventure (also the name of his often runs into, and Yoshiko (or Coco),novel from New York Times bestselling destination in Destin). In this time, we a young woman who associates withauthor and UNC-Chapel Hill literature see the first small cracks form in the wall his friendly, drug-dealing, thief of aprofessor Daniel Wallace. Wallace he erected as a young boy that stands neighbor, Thomas Edison.is best known for “Big Fish: A Novel between him and the rest of the world.of Mythic Proportions,” which Tim When frequenting his favorite café,Burton made into a film in 2003. Also in this time, we see Edsel’s the seemingly lost Sheila runs into mother, the most important person Edsel’s tea and spills it all over his“Extraordinary Adventures” is about in his life, begin a descent into clothing. One thing leads to another,34-year-old Edsel Bronfman, a man what Edsel calls the ether – she has and a budding relationship begins.untouched by the stressors of risk and developed dementia. Lovingly, he Through the highs and lows, Sheilachance. Bronfman tries hardest at not tries his best to share in his mother’s and Edsel see his mother drift deepersticking out. He has cultivated a world world as it changes just as rapidly as into dementia. Sheila and Edsel walkfor himself where everything he seeks his, even as he continues his quest for together, talk together, experience lifeto be is unexceptional, until suddenly, companionship and happiness. together – all firsts for Edsel.he tires of it. Along the way, Edsel meets three The road with Sheila leads him exactlyThe book opens to a scene in which women. The first, Sheila, is a where he wants to be, destined forEdsel has received a phone call receptionist in his building, who, like Destin, but the most exciting momentsalerting him of his winnings in a Edsel, is deemed peculiar in the way are spent searching and aching andcontest he does not even remember she views the world around her. Their growing along the way.entering. He’s won a trip to Destin, first interaction sparks somethingFlorida, for himself and a companion. inside Edsel, but he misses his chance What Edsel wanted to become wasWith only upward of 70 days until his to act on his interest, as the day after always within him, simply becausevacation, Bronfman sets out to change they meet, she is no longer at her desk. – like everyone – he was a living,his pattern of life, to risk comfort so he Gone, seemingly, forever. Edsel does breathing miracle of life. The purposemight find companionship and maybe not know how to find Sheila again, so of adventure is not to make one feeleven happiness. he carries on in his mission. alive, but to remind one that just breathing and existing is a special,We follow him through his day-to-day Two other women become important valuable thing – but if you really wantlife leading up to this Extraordinary to Edsel – Serena, a policewoman he to live, it’s all out there for the taking. JULY 2018 19

MINDY R. LOVE Mindy Love is a full-time environmental program manager with the U.S. Army Reserve Command and creator of the blog Sweet Tea and Creator/blogger, Sweet Tea and Pasta Pasta. She’s lived in North Carolina for over 20 years and started her www.sweetteaandpasta.com blog to share her Southern experiences. When she’s not assisting the military in saving the earth, she’s eating her way around the South, meeting new people and looking for new small towns to explore. Summer drinks sizzling with North Carolina flavorWhen summer heats up, cool down with Cheerwine- and Sundrop-based libations. H ot Southern summers are ripe for a girl’s night or a weekend picnic with family and friends. Classics libations like the Mint Julep, Sazerac, Old Fashioned and the Ramos Gin Fizz are always great – but what these classics are missing is a taste of Carolina. Newcomers to North Carolina may not know that the Tar Heel state has not one but two iconic beverages. Each is best served in an icy-cold glass bottle. The most well-known, Cheerwine, celebrated 100 Years of Cheer in 2017, after first opening in Salisbury, North Carolina, in 1917. This cheery, cherry soft drink is delicious on its own and serves as a secret ingredient in barbecue sauce for hosts who want to think outside the glass. Sundrop, while not a “native” soft drink per se, was quickly adopted in North Carolina after a distributor opened in Concord in the 1950s. Children and adults alike fell for this ultra- caffeinated, citrusy cola. Before long, love of Sundrop spread like wildfire, and today this refreshing soft drink is found widely across the South. Pair Southern classics or new potations with North Carolina distilled whiskey, vodka or rum and it’s a match made in local heaven. Both Sundrop and Cheerwine pair well with pork, burgers, hot dogs (Carolina-style, of course) and chicken, so why not add a little pizzazz and make the over-21 crowd happy sippers? After all, how many states have their own legendary soft drinks to pair with some of the best barbecue the country has to offer?20 JULY 2018

TEAM SPIRITSYou will need:• blender• 4-6 ounces vodka, whiskey or bourbon per serving (Try Great Wagon Road Distillery Whiskey or Vodka)• frozen Cheerwine cubes, 12 ounces per serving (Add to an ice cube tray the night before and freeze overnight. Be careful not to overfill before freezing to avoid a mess.)• splash of sweetened lime juiceBlend together until consistency is smooth. Garnish with maraschino cherries or a lime wedge. Serve immediately. Adult Lemon Sundrop You will need: • 4-6 ounces vodka per serving (Try Great Wagon Road Distillery Vodka) • chilled Sundrop • squeeze of fresh lemon Blend together until consistency is smooth. Garnish with a sprig of mint, maraschino cherries or a lemon slice. Serve immediately.While the focus here is on spirits, don’t forget about the youngins and those less inclined sip on alcoholic beverages.Cheerwine and Sundrop also make delicious floats for kids of all ages.You will need:• vanilla ice cream• iced Cheerwine or Sundrop soda• frosty, non-breakable outdoor glass• spoon and strawPlace scoops of your favorite vanilla ice cream in a chilled glass and pour cold Cheerwine or Sundrop soda over the top. Garnishwith maraschino cherries or a lime wedge. Serve immediately with a spoon and fun straw and enjoy. JULY 2018 21

STEPHANIE CRIDER LAST VIEWEditorEmbrace the Jimmy Keefe has served and volunteered in many local government roles for years.goodness of thiscommunityF lipping through this issue, I am blown away at the many ways we celebrate this community. Through events that rangefrom healthy living and the arts tocelebrating our independence as acountry, there is so much goodnesshere. Local citizen servants andartists as well as business owners andfestival organizers work to move ourcommunity forward in ways that reflectthe uniqueness of the Sandhills andresonate from within, boldly steppingout and leaving their mark.Each month, we strive to showcase Massey Hill senior Deanna Glus, who recently won the Congressional Art Competitionthe successes and tell the stories of for District 9 in North Carolina, won the Cumberland County Ecology Poster Contest inthe positive people, organizations, 2017 with the above entry.events, activities and more that callCumberland County home. And inseeking out good news stories to tell,we draw from a diverse and deep well.There is an abundance of creativity andgenerosity here that time and time againpop out in beautiful and sometimesunexpected ways.Having the privilege of focusing on thegood and sharing it is not lost on me.There is no shortage of struggling anddarkness in this world – wars, politicalstrife, financial stress – yet the goodnessof the human spirit continues to shinebrightly in Fayetteville.It is our pleasure totell these stories.As July unfolds, I hope you will partake The African World Peace Festival, which celebrates its fourth year this month, drawsin all this community has to offer. You thousands to downtown Fayetteville.won’t be disappointed.22 JULY 2018

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