Women's View Magazine August 2021

VOLUME 15 | ISSUE 8 AUGUST | 2021 Inspiring, educating, empowering and celebrating women in our community MAGAZINE More inside: Sexual Health: Myth Versus Truth Heat up your workout With Yoga & Pilates Ski and Swim Instructors Keep it Cool Bring On the Heat: Hot & Spicy Recipes

Close Letter from the Editor VOLUME 15 ISSUE 8 W elcome to PUBLISHER the dog days Bill Bowman, F & B Publications of summer, [email protected] when it is as hot as … well, just how hot is it? MANAGING EDITOR Southerners like their “it’s as April Olsen hot as” sayings almost as much as sweet tea and fried chicken. [email protected] Notice I said almost. EDITOR How many of you have said these Crissy Neville one-liners? [email protected] It's hotter'n blue blazes. PRODUCTION MANAGER/ Man, it's hot as all get-out! GRAPHIC DESIGNER It must be 90 in the shade. Dylan Hooker This one's gonna be a scorcher. You could fry an egg on [email protected] the sidewalk. Is it hot enough for ya? OPERATIONS DIRECTOR It’s as hot as the dickens. Paulette Naylor Have you ever been so hot you announced, I'm burning slap up, I’m wilting or I'm [email protected] sweatin' like a hog? Growing up in a home without air conditioning, I recognize the laments. All. Too. Well. MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE Linda McAlister And when it comes to Fayetteville and the good state of North Carolina, the quintessential reason for such declarations is summed up in this doozey. [email protected] It's not the heat — it's the humidity. DISTRIBUTION DIRECTOR/ SALES ADMINISTRATOR As summer begins to wane but still holds a death grip on the mercury levels, don’t Laurel Handforth sweat it. Remember, Southern women ― whether by birth or by choice ― glisten. So, since The Heat is On, grab a hankie, hat or sweatband along with [email protected] your tea and August Women’s View Magazine for both a cool treat and cozy read. AUGUST CONTRIBUTORS Keyuri Parab Are you interested in writing? Consider contributing an article or pitching a story idea to WVM. We want to elevate your voice. For more information, email Danielle Durante 2 | AU GwoUmSeTnsv2i0ew2@1 upandcomingweekly.com. Be sure to like us and leave comments Nicole Raynor on our Facebook page. Dinah Goodman 2 | AUGUST 2021 Kalin Williams Bonnie Patterson Dr. Anthony Patterson Allison Davis Crissy Neville Gwen Bell Joyce Shirley Lisa Blauser PHOTOGRAPHY An Abundance of Flavor food blog Scott N. Atkinson WOMEN'S VIEW MAGAZINE 208 ROWAN ST. FAYETTEVILLE, NC, 28301 PHONE: 910-484-6200 FAX: 910-484-9218 Women’s View Magazine is for, by and about women in Cumberland County. Published by F&B Publications in conjunction with Media Marketing Management. ©2021 by F&B Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use of editorial or advertisement without permission is strictly prohibited. Various vector sources credited to © Freepik and © Vecteezy. Association of Community Publishers

Inside August 4 WOMAN'S SPOTLIGHT 18 FACTS AND FIBS ABOUT Meet Elaina Ball, the first female CEO of the Fayetteville PWC and a new Fayetteville YOUR SEXUAL HEALTH resident who fleshes out the meaning of blooming where one is planted. The nurse and doctor duo of Bonnie and Anthony Patterson take the guesswork out of many 6 SPEND A DAY AT THE questions surrounding sexual wellness. RANGE MONTH If you are a firearms enthusiast, check out the local 20 HOT FLASHES AREN’T SO HOT chapter of A Girl & A Gun and its August offerings. If you are experiencing perimenopause, 8 FASHION FINESSE menopause or want to know more about Find out about fall fashion trends and how symptoms and available treatments, this article post-pandemic vibes relate to the Roaring 20s. is for you. Owner Nicole Raynor of the Fayetteville Monkee’s franchise is our fashion guide. 22 SKI SCHOOL STANDOUTS 10 YOGIS UNITE April Coble Eller is a world-champion skier and Yoga, Pilates, Barre and the other methods of co-owner of the world-renowned Coble Ski School, exercise, healing and empowerment are on both located next door in the Harnett County town tap at Living Balance Studios on McPherson of Lillington. Her family shares the spotlight. Church Road. 26 WHAT’S YOUR SIDE HUSTLE 14 SOME LIKE IT HOT Fayetteville resident Gwen Bell explains how her Try these spicy and flavorful recipes from passion for swimming and love of her students regular recipe contributor and food blogger has kept her as a local swim instructor position for Kalin Williams this month. Part two focuses on many years. refreshing drinks to cool you down. 28 IT’S A WOMAN’S WORLD, BEAVER DAM Learn about the small Cumberland County township of Beaver Dam that practically has more post office addresses than Florida has gators. 2021 AUGUST | 3

Woman's Spotlight Elaina Ball By Keyuri Parab B eing a brand-new member of the Fayetteville community hasn't stopped Elaina Ball from becoming involved in the city's inner workings. Ball moved to North Carolina late fall of 2020 and took over as the first female chief executive officer and general manager of Fayetteville Public Works Commission. A native Texan, she graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in chemical engineering. Of her background, Ball said, \"I worked for six and half years for a utility in San Antonio and held a variety of roles there. I was then recruited up to Austin Energy to run a power plant and next worked for El Paso Electric. These positions led to my coming here. I am thrilled to be PWC's CEO.\" Having worked in many leadership roles, she feels honored to be the first female CEO of PWC, she said. The Fayetteville PWC is a combined utility providing electric, water and wastewater services for Fayetteville and surrounding Cumberland County communities. \"Part of my job is to face the challenges the business may have and solve them and take care of our team and customers,\" Ball said. \"I am working on getting our strategic plan updated and getting input from stakeholders, and the team is what I am working on this first quarter.\" The diversity of people in different fields, industries and walks of life propelled her to choose the job offer in Fayetteville compared to other positions. \"I hope to make PWC even more customer-focused and help make sure our services are safe and reliable while keeping the costs affordable,\" she said. PWC put out its first community solar panel system recently. With this move, Ball encourages readers to subscribe to PWC's Solar Circle and install panels. She said solar installation could help users with bill credits and clean energy goals. Keyuri Parab is the editorial assistant for Up & Coming Weekly. She loves writing, news and cooking. Keyuri graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington and moved to the Fort Bragg/Fayetteville area in 2020. Originally from Mumbai, India, she speaks four languages: English, Hindi, Marathi and French. 4 | AUGUST 2021

Ball realized her passion for mathematics and organic S o At chemistry in high school, a discovery that led to her career path. Join Us \"So, the marriage of math and chemistry is chemical 2021 engineering. I went to UT (to pursue this field) and just loved Gallery Events it,\" she said. \"I am a process person; I love problem-solving, and chemical engineering is perfect for both of those things.\" August 17th November 9th While she is the first, she hopes people will remember her as one of the best female CEOs at Fayetteville PWC. \"It's cool to 2021 AUGUST | 5 represent women working in a male-dominated industry,\" Ball said. \"I do hope there's more of us, leading people of all walks to take on more varied roles and responsibilities.\" As PWC's new leader, a focus for her is to look for ways to improve the supply chain and help with growth opportunities for local endeavors and businesses. Outside of work, the corporate leader likes to read, spend time with her family ski, run and and indulge her football fixation. \"I run every morning with the Fayetteville Running Club; I love meeting new people and enjoy the exercise. It gets my brain in a good place,\" she said. \"And football,\" Ball continued, \"I know it's big here, but in Texas, it's almost religious. I am a die-hard bleeding burnt orange University of Texas Longhorns football fan; when the season ends, it's like Christmas is over.\" A community servant at heart, Ball is a member of the Women's Giving Circle in Fayetteville, a charitable group that focuses on supporting women and children in crisis. Over time she hopes that people will view her as a kind person who likes to contribute back to the community. If she could choose any superpower, Ball said it would be to help open people's minds and intentions. \"So many times, we look past people as humans and friends, and we let words and labels cause us to hate one another. I wish I could help people cast those labels and words aside and see each other as humans. I think this last year has made me reflect on what it means to be human, and we can all do better, myself included.\"

Packing Heat: The A Girl & A Gun Organization August is National Shooting Sports Month By Danielle Durante shooting. Others are Aug. 4 interested in learning how H ave you ever been to the range to choose the right guns, Girls NightOut or wanted to go shooting? gear and accessories for Throughout August, the shooting long-term participation in 6-8 p.m. industry celebrates National the community. A Girl & A Shooting Sports Month, a nationwide Gun’s overall mission is to Aug. 15 celebration of shooting sports. The educate and encourage National Shooting Sports Foundation women about firearm Breakfast& Bullets invites everyone to take part by bringing usage and safety and to a friend to the range or joining in the promote women’s shooting 9-11 a.m. fun at your local A Girl & A Gun Chapter. interest and participation in competitive shooting Visit www.agirlandagun.org for According to the National Shooting sports. Its vision is to have more events. Sports Foundation, the celebration membership throughout encourages people to visit a local the country united for Jennifer Card, a member of A Girl & A shooting range and share in the women’s shooting programs Gun Fayetteville chapter, had this to say passion for shooting sports. Millions in education, local league about the organization: “I love that A Girl of Americans have a great interest events and regional and national & A Gun is truly a sisterhood. Everyone is in learning about recreational competition in competitive action incredibly supportive in both shooting shooting, making National Shooting shooting sports. matters and personal situations. The Sports Month the perfect time to goal at every event is to help women bring someone new to the range. To A Girl & A Gun organizers aim to create feel comfortable and proficient with participate in this national event, see a positive environment that supports their firearms. It’s a great place for new, www.letsgoshooting.org for information women shooters and generates intermediate and advanced shooters and helpful links on a range of topics, opportunities for women and girls in to hone their skills and learn from from buying a gun and safe storage shooting sports. Finally, the culture one another. I’ve learned invaluable at home to where to find training. The of A Girl & A Gun is to welcome all website also has printable targets and demographics of women to participate a chance to win prizes. If you are more in events designed for all levels, from interested in going to the range recreational to competitive shooting. A with other women, check out Girl & A Gun Women’s Shooting League www.agirlandagun.org to find the belongs to its members. Fayetteville chapter. Women often put family before A Girl & A Gun Women’s Shooting themselves. August is the perfect time League is a women-only organization to do something for yourself and go established by female shooters of to the range with a friend; don’t put it pistol, rifle and shotgun. The league off another day, even if you go to A Girl is designed to take beginners to & A Gun event only to watch. During their desired skill level and provide the month of August, A Girl & A Gun experienced shooters with Fayetteville Chapter will meet on the more opportunities. following days at 37 PSR Shooting Range, located in the Harnett County The objective of some women who town of Bunnlevel. attend the league is to improve their skill levels for self-defense and competitive Danielle Durante is a firearms enthusiast and Army wife who loves teaching other women how to be safe and comfortable around firearms. Raised in Connecticut and Georgia, Danielle graduated from Georgia Southern University. She lives in Fayetteville with her husband, David, and daughters. 6 | AUGUST 2021

information and firearm advice that is specific to women, from proper stance and the right firearms for me, to gear that fits me best.” Continuing, Card said, “I attend New member Judy Wheeler go to the range. As always, remember because I love to shoot, and I commented, “Being new, I wasn’t sure the safety rules: love spending time with my what to expect. I have always loved to AGAG sisters. The organization shoot and was thrilled to find a group • Always keep the gun pointed in a has introduced me to many of women who love it, too. Every event safe direction. new experiences, like 3 Gun I have attended has exceeded my competition, tactical games expectations, and I have learned proper • Always keep your finger off the and incredible training techniques. I am so happy to have found trigger until ready to shoot. opportunities with top experts this group. I can see myself as a lifetime around the nation. I’ve met member of A Girl & A Gun.” • Always keep the gun unloaded until amazing, strong women from ready to use. all walks of life who continue to Help celebrate National Shooting motivate me to work hard and Sports Month and find a friend and • Be sure of your target and what is be my best. I’ve learned that behind it. I’m capable of anything. As I work on ways to defend myself • Always secure your firearms if I ever need to, I’ve learned to be more from others. aware of my surroundings and feel more confident in my abilities. I honestly didn’t know what to expect when I joined AGAG. I had previously been involved in another women’s firearms group that was a good experience but didn’t fulfill me completely. I was introduced to A Girl & A Gun and figured I’d give it a try. I immediately realized it was exactly what I was looking for. It provides me with the challenge I need, and I’ve met new friends whom I value a great deal. The vision of the organization matches with mine, to educate women and provide a positive environment to grow as a shooter and of course, to have fun!” Karen Fontaine, another member, shared, “A Girl & A Gun has given me confidence. Even with military experience, I was always nervous about picking up a pistol and shooting. A Girl & A Gun has given me the opportunity to practice shooting in a controlled, no-pressure and fun environment.” Member Dawn Fleming added this about her experience with the group. “A Girl & A Gun promotes confidence, safety and friendship all wrapped up in a positive firearms training experience.” She stated she has learned many new skills and continues to be a goal-driven and happier person. 2021 AUGUST | 7

FashiofonrFFoarlelcast By Nicole Raynor I t’s challenging to comprehend what one might need for fall fashion-wise while experiencing the hottest days of summer. We had record- breaking heat before summer that started with a recorded 97-degree day in May. However, designers and buyers must always think a season or two ahead in the fashion industry and know what trends will be hot next. Fall fashion this year will be much different from that of last year with the lifting of most COVID restrictions. Although the uptick in loungewear ― pandemic fashion essentials ― will ensue, dressier attire will return this fall as festivities and activities resume. I took a risk and bought this fabulous little boutique called Monkee’s during the midst of this pandemic. A friend asked, “Why in the world would you buy this store with all this uncertainty?” My reply was simply, “This can’t last forever!” America is the greatest country; I knew we would find a way through these difficult times. More justification for my business decision came through a funny graphic ― a meme asserting, I now know why the Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918 was followed by the Roaring Twenties.Everyone dressed up for EVERYTHING! I have high hopes our most recent pandemic will again be followed by a period of elation. It appears I am not alone, as many designers have similar hopes and predictions. Tops and dresses Some of us aren’t there yet, but just as with every hot fashion trend, we will all come around to the idea at some point. Let’s hope the designers remember how well we all loved our comfy clothes and the absence of buttons. Skirts and dresses will undoubtedly make their return as some of the hottest fashions for the upcoming cooler season ― not the long, ankle-skimming ones, but the midi- length ones instead. Oversized dresses, both midis and maxis, are most definitely in ― a trend adored by women all over. Monkee’s will have two new lines featuring these looks in the store this month, Lost and Wander and Allison New York. It’s all about the details for some designers, with balloon sleeves and ruffled collars, as seen in lines such as Olivia James. Bright citrus colors and bold patterns are on the fall fashion palette, present in most Crosby designs. Cozy sweaters? Yes, please! Definitely making a comeback, although bolder and brighter this year. Sweaters will remain a wardrobe staple for 2021. Footwear If you are into shoes, the hottest trend in footwear currently is the Lemon Jelly, a fun, sophisticated pool shoe in an array of colors. But, Nicole Raynor is the owner of Monkee’s of Fayetteville, an upscale boutique for women at 322 Glensford Drive, Unit 106. Contact Monkee’s at [email protected] or (910) 867-6001. A Harnett County native, Nicole is married with one daughter. 8 | AUGUST 2021

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Finding Balance and Restoration A Place of Rejuvenation and Healing By Dinah Goodman C oming up to the doors of Living Balance and a red yin-and-yang-designed sign, blue for Studios, an immediate shift in awareness yoga and Pilates, red for Hot Yoga. However, so occurs. Flowers line the wrought iron decorative much more happens behind these doors than fence surrounding an upscale wellness venue yoga and Pilates ― actions steeped in wellness, where people can sit, relax and process the healing and therapy, pursuits that have you leave transformation. The doors are graced with a blue troubles at the door so restoration can begin. 1100 || AAUUGGUUSSTT 22002211

O wner Angie Toman welcomes A safe sanctuary that provided good yoga and Pilates expert and studio co- all with a warm smile. Inside, a nutrition and also healing? She toiled manager and Jessica Laird, yoga and lemongrass scent permeates the air with the name Healing Harbor. bar expert and co-manager. Exuding in one room ― an authentic boutique positive energy and good vibes that spa experience ― and peppermint Fast forward to 2001, and Toman moved resonate strongly with whomever they rejuvenates and energizes the senses to Fayetteville, no longer an attorney. encounter, these women love helping in another. She was homeless and had three small others through their wellness and children in tow. She had a friend who healing journeys. Each of the four rooms at Living Balance was teaching yoga at a day spa, but at has a unique scent with a dedicated the time, not many in Fayetteville knew According to Toman, the word vitality purpose. Opposite the reception center, what yoga was about. The practice brings to mind energy, life force, the studio’s mantra is broadcast across was just starting, and often, only one or endurance, strength, joy, balance and the hallway wall. two people showed up. To supplement inspiration. In her view, she and her staff income and grow her business, Toman are not only yoga and Pilates instructors, Balance your life taught yoga privately, too. but more so vitality specialists. Honor your neighbor Empower your world “We also have people who bring so Growth of a vitality much more to the table such as life Wellness and vitality encompass all and wellness center coaching, massage, energy healing and senses when one walks through the work, nutrition, hormone balancing, doors of Living Balance Studios. As yoga and Pilates took off, Toman meditation, trauma release, financial expanded on her own and has been health and so much more,” she shared. The birth of a total open for two months in the building’s wellness sanctuary downstairs location. However, she was Toman and her colleagues live so much upstairs at the site for the last eight more than fitness or physical health. Toman started as an attorney in years. Continuing to grow, she currently “When a client walks through the door,” Tallahassee, Florida, in the early ‘90s has 26 staff members who are not she said, “it’s about the balance of the but suffered from terrible migraines. merely yoga and Pilates instructors, whole person ― his or her physical, She opened up a competitive dance but highly trained Vitality Specialists mental, emotional and sometimes company and wanted to take this new with years of experience and education spiritual well-being.” The base training career to the next level. But as she was under their belts, experts in therapy, for yoga teachers is 200 hours. Compare walking on an Amelia Island beach in yoga and Pilates, and healing and that to Living Balance Studios vitality Florida, she thought to herself: What if total wellness. specialists with over 500 hours in I could open up a whole wellness place therapeutic training, including time that was soothing and nourishing? Two of the vitality specialists at Living spent in India and Bali ― yoga meccas. Balance Studios are Vicky Greene, a 2 0 2 1 AU G U S T | 11

Choosing a healing and a Living Balance Gentle Yoga or Pilates a.m., while classes stagger from 6:30 empowerment method class is the way to go, she said. a.m. to 9 p.m. So, how does one choose between Summing up, she said, “Yoga is all about After classes, head to the health bar to Pilates, yoga, Barre and the inner resources.” grab water or a healthy Popsicle, coffee other methods of healing and or tea. Tables outside for sitting and empowerment? Yoga practices offered Co-Manager Greene recommends the relaxing, as well as reflecting, beckon all. at Living Balance Studios are numerous: studio's Vinyasa classes for swimmers, Hot Yoga, Flower Yoga, Vinyasa, Flow, but Pilates ― great for the core or The beauty of yoga and Pilates are Gentle Yoga, Yin Yoga and Restorative “center out” and body lengthening the varying benefits available to all. Yoga. Co-Manager Laird recommends ― for golfers. As she describes this Physically, the leveled modalities are Gentle Yoga classes for those lifting concept, her hands show a movement a means to achieve any fitness goal. weights to help with energy and that indicates the inside of the body Psychologically, the practices promote lengthening. She suggests privates ― outwards. She touts yoga for strength introspection, meditation and inner short for private sessions ― for tailored and strengthening and PIYO as a peace — arenas to help one reflect, and therapeutic training, both adaptive combination of both yoga and Pilates. breathe, heal and transform. and therapeutic. For runners, Laird recommends LSD ― short for long, Men are drawn to Hot Yoga, according “I feel so grateful and blessed to watch slow and deep ― encompassing to the vitality specialists. Hot Yoga is Living Balance Studios grow into exactly movements in one direction to open sweat-producing, warming the muscles what it was meant to be,” said Toman. up hips. She said LSD is an excellent for better stretching. The Living Balance way to slow down and utilize the core Studios staff recommends starting with Living Balance Studios is located at 201 by incorporating getting into a pose private sessions and then moving to S. McPherson Church Road, Suite 108 and holding it. If one has a weak core, classes to decide your preference. Early in Fayetteville. Visit today to begin your private sessions begin as early as 5:45 wellness journey. Dinah Goodman is a fitness professional and the owner of Boone Trail Fit Body Boot Camp. She is a nutritionist, advanced personal trainer and group exercise instructor, and former bodybuilder and powerlifter. 12 | AU G U S T 2 0 2 1

Howto Prevent Damaged, Brassy Summer Hair A staff report A new haircut or a color change can align perfectly with the carefree spirit of summer. Summer may be an opportunity to experiment with lighter hues or highlights to complement the natural changes to hair that come with exposure to the sun and surf. Haircare routines after changing colors may require a which may leach into hair shafts and cause few additional steps, as weather or styling conditions brittleness and brassy hues. Specialty hair masks can contribute to less-than-desirable results, to coat tresses also can be effective. including brassy tones. • Stick to the shade when outdoors to avoid having hair fried by exposure to the sun’s UV rays. If Due to the warm colors within everyone’s hair, that’s not possible, wear a hat or hair products underlying gold or red tones become more visible that contain UV protection. whenever hair is lightened. Hair also may turn • Determine if the water in your home is hard, brassy because the follicles are porous and can soak which means it has high chlorine levels, metals up everything from minerals in shower water to and minerals in it. Water-softening systems and pollution or chlorine. filters can help mitigate hard water issues. Also, there’s no need to wash hair multiple times a Exposure to chlorine and summer sun can contribute week, which can cause hair dye to fade faster. to brassiness, making hair more vulnerable to • Use a toner or correctional purple shampoo as damage and breakage. these rely on color wheel technology. Opposite colors on the wheel cancel each other out. Haircare products can contribute to brassiness Orange and yellow hues are brassy, the opposite and blandness, particularly shampoos that contain of blue and purple. Therefore, using special silicones, sulfates, parabens and coloring. shampoos that contain blue and purple pigments will offset brassy hues. Avoiding hair damage and unwanted color changes comes down to prevention and correction. These tips Summer hair can retain its vitality and color with can make a difference in hair health. some easy steps. Speak with a local stylist about • Wear a swim cap before going into the pool or the ocean to protect against chlorine or saltwater, other ways to maintain beautiful hair color all summer long. 2021 AUGUST | 13

Bring on the Heat By Kalin Williams Fire up your food this summer with these spicy and sizzling dishes. Bring on the heat— but don’t forget to stay hydrated! Quench your thirst and cool off your taste buds with any of the rejuvenating drinks featured here. Sriracha Grilled Veggie Kabobs Chorizo Stuffed Poblano Peppers Serves 4 Serves 4 Fire up the grill and feast on these Sriracha Grilled Veggie Chorizo Stuffed Poblano Peppers are packed with a Kabobs! Crisp vegetables are coated in a sriracha-based southwestern-inspired filling to create a satisfying meal or marinade that packs a little heat and a lot of incredible flavor, appetizer. Juicy chorizo sausage and diced jalapenos provide all charred over open flames on the grill. a mild spice-level that elevates the roasted flavor. Ingredients Ingredients 1 red pepper 4 poblano peppers 1 zucchini 1 tbsp. olive oil ½ red onion Dash of salt and pepper 8 oz. mushrooms 4 chorizo sausages 4 tbsp. sriracha 1 jalapeno, diced 4 tbsp. olive oil ½ cup precooked rice Dash of salt 1 15 oz. can of corn 1 15 oz. can of black beans 1 15 oz. can of diced tomatoes ½ cup of cheddar cheese, shredded Cilantro, to garnish Instructions Instructions Preheat the grill to medium-high. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Chop the red pepper, zucchini and red onion into large Slice the poblanos in half and lay on a greased baking sheet. chunks. If the mushrooms are large, slice in half. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle salt and pepper. Bake for 10 minutes and set aside. Place the vegetables into a plastic storage bag. Pour in sriracha and olive oil and shake the bag until evenly While the peppers are baking, crumble the sausage into a distributed. Let sit for 30 minutes to an hour. large pan over medium heat and cook through, about 10 minutes. Add the jalapeno and continue cooking for 3-4 Thread the vegetables onto four long, wooden skewers, minutes until soft. alternating between different ingredients. Sprinkle with a dash of salt. Add rice, corn, black beans, and diced tomatoes into the same pan. Stir and continue cooking until warm, about 5 minutes. Cook 2-4 minutes per side or until the edges are lightly charred, rotating to ensure all sides are cooked. Spoon out the mixture into the baked poblano halves. Top Serve immediately. with cheese and bake for 15 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and serve. Through her food blog, Abundance of Flavor, Kalin Williams loves encouraging others in the kitchen to step out of their comfort zone and try something new. A Fayetteville native, she now lives in Chapel Hill where she loves trying new local restaurants and exploring different cuisines. Connect with her and find recipes and cooking tips at AbundanceofFlavor.com. 14 | AU G U S T 2 0 2 1

Chipotle Lime Chicken Serves 4 Baked Chipotle Lime Chicken combines the smokiness of chipotle peppers with the tanginess of lime juice. Slice and enjoy the tender, juicy chicken on a summer salad or serve alongside your favorite Tex-Mex sides. Ingredients ½ cup olive oil ¼ cup lime juice (juice of 2 limes) 1 tbsp. red pepper flakes 3 tbsp. honey 3-4 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, minced 4 chicken breasts Lime, to garnish Instructions Prepare the chipotle lime sauce by combining olive oil, lime juice, red pepper flakes, honey and chipotle peppers. Coat the chicken breasts with half of the sauce and reserve the rest. Allow the chicken to marinate in the fridge for at least one hour. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake the chicken breasts in a cast iron skillet for 25-30 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove from the oven and cover with the remaining sauce. Garnish with an additional squeeze of lime juice and serve with your favorite salsas. Blood Orange Mocktail Serves 2 This tasty Blood Orange Mocktail will transport you right to the beach! All the fun and flavor of a mixed drink but completely alcohol free, this mocktail will keep you happy and hydrated. Ingredients 1 cup blood orange juice ½ cup seltzer 2 tbsp. lime juice 2 tsp. grenadine Rosemary sprigs, to garnish Instructions Mix blood orange juice, sparkling water, and lime juice and stir. Pour into two glasses and add 1 tsp. of grenadine to each drink. Garnish with sprigs of rosemary and enjoy with ice if desired. 2 0 2 1 AU G U S T | 15

Strawberry Kiwi Slush Blueberry Ginger Ale Cooler Serves 2 Serves 2 Slushies aren’t just for kids – so don’t pass up this thirst- With just five ingredients, these Blueberry Ginger Ale Coolers quenching treat that was made for poolside enjoyment. This are too easy to ignore! Ginger ale mixes with a blueberry Strawberry Kiwi Slush is fun for all ages and can be crafted simple syrup to craft this refreshingly sweet cooler. right in your own kitchen! Ingredients Ingredients ½ cup blueberries + extra to garnish 8 oz. strawberries, chopped 1 cup water 1 kiwi, peeled 1 cup sugar ½ cup lime juice 1 tsp. lemon juice ½ cup sparkling water 2-3 cups ginger ale or club soda 2 cups ice Instructions Instructions Heat a small skillet of medium heat. Add blueberries, water, sugar, and lemon juice to create a syrup. Stirring constantly, Add strawberries, kiwi, lime juice, sparkling water and ice to a cook until thick. Allow to cool for 15 minutes. food processor or blender. Fill two cups with ice. Divide the blueberry syrup into the Pulse for 1-2 minutes or until the mixture reaches the desired two glasses and fill with ginger ale. Top off each glass with consistency. Serve immediately. additional blueberries and enjoy. 16 | AU G U S T 2 0 2 1

Today’s too hot to bark or bite, Too warm to walk or wag. I’m not inclined to chomp or chew, My jowls are on the sag. No sitting up, no playing fetch, No shaking hands with Fred. No rolling over for the Rover, I’m just playing dead. Okay, I’m man’s best f riend, but (uhmm, woman’s, too!) There’s a limit to my nice. No tricks till further notice, Master. Just put me on ice! ~ Susan Noyes Anderson 2 0 2 1 AU G U S T | 17

Sexual Health: Myth Versus Truth By Bonnie Patterson, RN, and Dr. Anthony Patterson W hen it comes to sexual side effects are rare. before receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. health, myths pop up Pregnant women are more at risk faster than mushrooms Myth: PAP smears check for the coronavirus than the average woman. A pregnant woman with in the rain. Whether you heard for infections. a COVID-19 infection is more likely to have a preterm birth and have about it from a friend or read it complications for herself and the baby, such as admission to an intensive care on a questionable website or Truth: Your doctor can check for unit of the hospital. tabloid, believing hearsay about sexual health can come with some infection during a pelvic exam. Some Myth: Long-Acting serious consequences. things to watch for are discharges such as yeast that resembles cottage contraceptive implants We're here to bust some of the cheese, smells like that of a yucky cause infertility. common myths about sexual health fish ― indicating possible Bacterial using our knowledge as health care Vaginosis ― and itching. A Pap smear Truth: Infertility is mainly related professionals and references from the is a test for the silent killer that is Centers for Disease Control and Mayo cervical cancer. to age and not how long you were on contraception. Many women stop Clinic websites. Myth: There is no vaccine for contraception in their 30s when it is harder to get pregnant. If you have Myth: There are only two types any cancer. been actively trying to get pregnant for one year with no results, discuss of contraception: pills or condoms. Truth: Human Papilloma Virus the issue with an OB/GYN. Simple things to do to help your odds of Truth: Different kinds of pills is a group of 200 viruses that can becoming pregnant are regular cause cancers. The HPV vaccine can exercise, maintaining a healthy weight exist for birth control, such as Estrogen be given to boys and girls ages 9 to 26. of body mass index 18.5-25, good sleep, pills and Progesterone pills. There It is most effective if given before any proper hygiene and decreased stress are female and male condoms. sexual encounters. The HPV vaccines by self-care and taking a prenatal Other contraceptive devices include can prevent cervical cancer, genital vitamin. intrauterine devices, skin patches, warts and anal cancers. Often a young diaphragms, intravaginal rings and person may become infected and Myth: I can't get a sexually an intramuscular shot taken quarterly have no symptoms of HPV, but then in the arm. Spermicide foams can be may develop cervical, anal, penial transmitted disease on infection if I used with a diaphragm right before or oral cancers in their fifties due to use a condom. sex as well. If you don't like the side this virus. effects of one, you may try another Truth: Male condoms do not and love it. Myth: The COVID-19 vaccine can cover the whole genital area where there could be an unseen problem. Myth: Plan B is not safe and cause infertility. Genital warts and Herpes can still be spread even with a condom. Many makes you sick. Truth: No evidence exists that STDs and STIs can be transferred from the genitals to the mouth. Truth: Plan B is a medication other vaccines have caused or the COVID-19 vaccine can cause infertility. Myth: With the “withdrawal that can be taken up to 72 hours after For a woman to be diagnosed with unprotected sex. It contains the infertility, she would have to be method,” I can't get pregnant. hormone progestin, which may give actively trying to get pregnant for one side effects like a birth control pill or year and see an OB/GYN. The Centers a bad period. Most women report a for Disease Control recommends mild side effect of nausea, headache, pregnant women talk to their doctor vomiting or cramps for a day; severe Bonnie Patterson is a full-time mom and military wife in Fayetteville. She worked as an RN for 10 years in women's health in hospitals around the country. She wrote this in conjunction with her husband, Dr. Anthony Patterson, an Army family practice physician with 11 years of experience. 18 | AU G U S T 2 0 2 1

Truth: “Pulling out” or the in studies of talc miners. Research in of 10 people in America suffer from animals and humans are inconclusive in their lifetime. He or she can check “withdrawal method” means if vaginally or genital applications your body mass index to identify withdrawing the penis before cause cancer. Human studies rely obesity, a bellwether for diseases of ejaculation happens. Pulling out on people's inconsistent application all kinds. Other examinations include doesn't protect you from unintended amounts or frequency of applications a blood glucose test for diabetes pregnancy, STDs or STIs. As some over years. Some research studies and a blood pressure screen for sperm releases before ejaculation, show a small increase in risk of hypertension ― a heart attack and pregnancy is possible even if the male ovarian cancer. stroke indicator. For those over 40, the stops short of climaxing. dreaded colonoscopy can help catch For personal cleaning, use a baby wipe colon cancer and the mammogram Myth: I am cleaner and less or spray water bottle and make sure to watch for signs of breast cancer. you are dry and wear clean cotton Your physician will also check for high likely to get an infection if I douche or underwear to increase airflow. cholesterol, which increases your risk use baby powder. for heart disease and heart attacks. Myth: I have to get a Pap smear Truth: Douching or using Myth: Vaginal dryness and pain every year from an OB/GYN. deodorant soaps or anything in the only happen when you get old. vagina besides water or nonfragrant Truth: A Pap smear test is lubricant can increase the risk of Truth: Dyspareunia is pain with infections. Your normal bacteria help recommended for most women every you keep the harmful bacteria and 3-5 years now. If you have a history sex in women of all ages. Many women Candida overgrowth away. Using baby of abnormal Pap tests, you will have in menopause experience vaginal powder around the vaginal area can to have them more frequently. If you dryness, causing pain during sex. lead to irritation and itching. have multiple sexual partners, you may Dyspareunia can also be caused by have to have them yearly. having a sexual assault and emotional Additionally, the American Cancer trauma. Taking medications for Society reports that baby powder, Myth: I won't have to worry allergies like antihistamines long- also known as Talcum powder, term or antidepressants for anxiety contains asbestos in its natural form about my health until I am older. or depression can dry you out. Talk to and many be a possible carcinogen. your OB/GYN about dyspareunia and Many beauty products contain talc Truth: With regular physicals, any sexual health concerns. without asbestos. Talc with asbestos is scientifically proven to be a carcinogen your doctor can check you for warning 2 0 2 1 AU G U S T | 19 if inhaled into the lungs, as shown signs of health problems, including anxiety and depression, which 1 out

Relief forMenopausal Hot Flashes and OtherSymptoms By Allison Davis N orth Carolina change in your cycle is Even Note that summer not the only signal of this before perimenopause lasts heat can life change. Menopause the full onset of up until menopause be brutal, and it’s even can happen in your 40s or menopause, many ― the point when the harder to stay cool when 50s, but the average age women experience ovaries stop releasing you’re also suffering is 51 in the United States. perimenopausal eggs. While the average from menopause. A symptoms. According length of this transition natural part of the to the online resource is four years, it is in the female aging process, WebMD, perimenopause, last one to two years of menopause happens also known as perimenopause that when a woman’s body, menopause transition, the drop in estrogen which was once primed begins several years speeds up. At this stage, for reproduction, is no before menopause. menopausal symptoms longer reproductive. It's It's the time when the kick in. diagnosed after you've ovaries gradually begin gone 12 months without to make less estrogen. It There are no hard and a menstrual period, but a usually starts in women's fast rules to menopause. 40s, but can start in their Once it starts, the 30s or even earlier. duration and ending vary from woman to woman. The symptoms women will experience are both unique and common. Symptoms Treatments Menopause is usually accompanied by hot flashes and To have effective relief from menopause, you need access night sweats ― vasomotor symptoms often described as to effective and tested natural options. The problem is that a sudden sensation of heat in the chest, face and head nobody wants to talk about menopause, leaving women followed by flushing, perspiration and sometimes chills. lost in the drugstore vitamin aisle or medicine row with a Up to 80% of women experience hot flashes during menagerie of foreign products. menopause. Many perimenopausal and menopausal women experience the onset of osteoporosis, a decrease WebMD reports, “Until recently, hormone replacement in bone density, due to the reduction in estrogen, Women therapy was the most common treatment for menopausal whose bone mass was less than ideal before menopause hot flashes. But in the wake of studies that suggest HRT may find that they are at a greater risk for osteoporosis than may increase the risk of heart disease and breast cancer, those who had good bone mass. Weight gain, particularly these are currently recommended only for short-term use. around the waist line, vaginal dryness, mood swings, Therefore, there is much interest in finding safe, alternative irritability and tiredness are other health issues women face treatments for hot flashes and other symptoms caused at this time of life. by menopause.” Allison Davis is the wellness manager at Apple Crate Naturals. Working in the natural industry for 11 years, she loves bringing the newest and best products to Fayetteville. 20 | AU G U S T 2 0 2 1

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It’s Hot - Stay Calm and Ski On By Crissy Neville W ith the magic words, \"My mined for sand and gravel, each about skiing and coaching experience and favorite food is pizza,\" 2400 feet long and perfect for skiing. water sports tenure since the 1970s, instruction credited students are getting the best. with 100% success in 27 years and The pizza thing? That saying, the award-winning, watersport- according to Head Coach April Coble April Coble Eller is a 2020 USA Water professional Coble family of Lillington Eller, who owns the camp along with Ski & Water Sports Hall of Fame on your side, water skiing can be in her husband Chris Eller, is a little ditty inductee, an honor she describes as your future. No matter if you are 2 they teach new skiers to say as they a \"holistic win because (to get there) or 92, male or female, swimmer or master the art of getting up on skis. you have to have been ranked #1 in nonswimmer, competitor or hobbyist the world and to have won 30 national ― if you have the desire to water ski, She explained, \"We start students out titles.\" These achievements she wakeboard or wake surf, the circa 1995 on land, sitting prone and standing garnered over her years of water skiing Coble Ski School is your connecting slowly as they say those five words. We ― which began at age 3. hub in neighboring Harnett County. start everyone out this way and do not let anyone fully stand, whether first on Under the sponsorship of MasterCraft The school, located at 60 Coble Ski land or next in the water with a coach and HO Sports and through a lifetime Estate just outside of Lillington's town until they say the word 'pizza' so that of work and dedication, her impressive limits, is home to the Coble Water Ski the boat has the chance to go ahead water ski resume touts 30-plus and Waterboard Camp, the world's and get the skier on a plane where it is national titles, including being named largest and most comprehensive less slippery. That five-second count is the 2017 and 2015 World Slalom water ski and wakeboard-specific a key element.\" Champion, the 2010 Malibu Open camp. Yes, you read that right ― the Slalom Champion, the 2008 World world's largest! Another vital part of the equation is Water Ski Team Champion and a U.S. the instruction. And with the Coble Masters Overall Champion. Named The site features 300 acres of natural and Eller families, who collectively USA Water Ski Athlete of the Year two countryside and 10 lakes formerly have over 100 years of combined water times, USA Water Ski Coach of the Crissy Neville is the editor of Women’s View Magazine and Kidsville News! national and local editions. 22 | AU G U S T 2 0 2 1

Year and MasterCraft Boats Pro Team Skier of the Year, Eller is also a 2018 North Carolina Hall of Fame inductee, Olympic Festival Gold Medalist, World University Overall Champion, U.S. Nationals competitor, Jr. World Slalom and Overall Champion and Sports Illustrated \"Faces in the Crowd\" celebrity. Retiring from pro skiing six years ago, Eller competed in amateur classes for a few years afterward but now spends her time coaching and instructing Coble Ski School students and U.S. Ski Team skiers. Her coaching highlights include tenures with teams around the country and globe: the 2021 U.S. Jr. and U21 Teams in Florida; the 2018 Gold Medal World Team in Spain; the 2005 Gold Medal World Team in Germany; U.S. Jr. World Team Coach, from 2004 to present; 2000 Pan-American Jr. and 17-21 Elite Teams; the 2001 Pan-American Championships in Chile; and host of three United States Olympic & Paralympic Jr. Development Camps for USA Water Ski. Having traveled the world to compete and coach, she still says her favorite place to ski, train and instruct is right here at home at Coble Ski School, which she has headed up since 1995. Likewise, her husband has an award-winning background as a Pro Tour driver and water skier, too. The pair graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill together and met on the college ski team. The water skiers married soon after college and began training and working at Coble Ski School, which family patriarch Gary Coble bought as a training ground for his daughter's burgeoning professional career. This was a \"needle in the haystack find,\" according to Eller, as the lake they lived on near McGee's Crossroads ― on which she grew up skiing after the family moved from Boone Trail to Angier ― was closed and drained by the Environmental Protection Agency due to issues with its dam. The Cobles sold their home in Angier \"faster than they thought\" and bought a singlewide trailer to the land tract to live in. The family's younger daughter ― also a water skier who qualified for the Pro Tour but decided on dental school instead ― was away at college when the family moved from Angier to Lillington. According to Eller, her sister lives in Wilmington, skis competitively occasionally and has an 8-year-old son just starting the sport. Reflecting on their early days, she said, \"My parents lived in one end of the trailer, I lived 2 0 2 1 AU G U S T | 23

in the middle section along with another instructor and four campers filled up the rest. That all happened the first month.\" The Cobles lived in that while building a new home in the front of the property; soon afterward the Eller family of four constructed their home in the back. N.C. Water Ski Hall of Fame inductees Gary and Shirley Coble began their second careers here which continue today. Speaking of her dad's influence on her skiing, Eller said, \"When I would go to camps, workshops or to train in other places, my dad always came. Then he would take what he learned and use it at home in coaching me. My husband has been more so my coach the last 10 years or so of my career, but my dad was and will always be my coach and mentor.\" Family matriarch Shirley Coble eventually retired with 41 years of being a credit manager in Raleigh and became the company's chief financial officer. A winning water skier in her own right, she has competed in World Championships and won the U.S. Nationals. She is also a state record holder and continues to compete on both national and international levels ― now in her late 70s. \"My mom is my mentor, fellow skier and idol,\" Eller said. \"She goes hard and is very competitive. She won her first Nationals last year and plans to ski in the World Championships in France this September.\" Coble Ski School is an all-inclusive camp with air-conditioned, waterside accommodations for campers ― gender separated and featuring family suites ― indoor and outdoor dining facilities and a pro retail shop. Included in the camp fee are these features: private ski lessons behind the newest MasterCraft boats; wakeboard, wake surf and stand-up paddleboard options; inflatable water parks; pizza and bowling parties; ice cream outings; arts and crafts; scavenger hunts; basketball, volleyball and other sports; and meals and snacks. Each year there are summer camps, a family week, a women's week ― highlighted by yoga, Pilates, a tiki party with dancing and more ― weekend packages, and the Saturday Ski School offered once a month seasonally. All sessions run Sunday through Thursday. The school operates April through October; check the camp calendar for specific camp dates. All 24 | AU G U S T 2 0 2 1

April Coble Eller Shines in competition mode. Photo by Scott N. Atkinson. ages are welcome, but children must in and inspects; we are extremely rewarding, but equally so are other be eight years or older to attend alone. particular about cleanliness.\" milestones, like the 87-year-old we The camps are very popular and sell taught to ski again after a 50-year out almost every year. Find out more Eller and her family also have a gap. There are the 2-year-olds we start at https://campscui.active.com/orgs/Co propensity toward finding the best in the sport nearly every week,\" the bleWaterSkiandWakeboardCamp?orgl instructors and staff they can. Taking pro skier proudly shared. Reflecting, ink=camps-registration. in 20 instructors each summer, they she continued, \"Then there's the see ski teachers come from all over, family from Pennsylvania who started Regarding COVID-19, the ski school representing about half of the nation coming the second year we were open owners said, \"We did not close down and beyond. This year's lineup is from and are still with us today, now into the during the pandemic due to the North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, third generation. We also host famous spaciousness here. We were able to California, North Dakota, Ohio and people who come here and do not follow the rules and spread out. As Australia. The school produces water wish for it to be known. We are a good there's a three-day span between sport champions in its wake. place for people to feel like they've camps, we could and will continue to gotten away. Just look at our crystal clean and sanitize before new campers \"We have so many recreational skiers blue water ― just like the Caribbean. It arrive. The health department comes turn into competitors. That is very is so clear you can drink it.\" 2 0 2 1 AU G U S T | 25

A Swimmingly Good Side Job A passion, not a position By Gwen Bell M ost people in Fayetteville know me from our in the summer months, I taught swimming lessons locally. family business, Bell's Seed Store. However, scores This pattern has continued now for over four decades. of children and parents here know me another My instruction time is typically three or four weeks every summer staggered May through July, five classes a day for way ― as their swim instructor. five days at varying locations. To me, it's not a position ― swimming is a passion. Water has been a part of my life for a long time. I was born in Raleigh but returned to Fayetteville at age five. I grew up Being a water lover, swimming and the teaching of this here with my parents in a family business and near all my vital skill just comes naturally. I grew up going to the beach grandparents. As a teen, I would walk from Terry Sanford in the summers, where I swam, skied and enjoyed every High School to the new YMCA on Fort Bragg Road to minute of my time around water. Teaching swimming is lifeguard and teach swimming. I was YMCA and Red Cross something I genuinely enjoy; I hope it shows to the children certified, receiving water safety instructor certification from I teach. Camp Rockmont in Black Mountain, North Carolina. After graduating from Peace College in Raleigh and the While there are many wonderful things about this position, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, I was hired as it does have its challenges. Swim instruction is very the social, program and aquatics director at the Sports demanding physically, mentally and emotionally. For one, Center of Fayetteville. My next job was as the aquatics it's tough to be tough when a child is crying and scared. director at Lee Fitness Center at Fort Bragg. While However, I push through and try to teach them to do so, too. employed there, I married Stewart Bell and became a stay- Another difficult aspect is for parents to leave their children at-home mother with our three children. I began to work when they are crying and unhappy, but they do, and I feel part-time at Bell's while the children were still young, and that the tough love is worth it. However, all challenges are Gwen Bell and her husband Stewart are the owners of Bell’s Seed Store in downtown Fayetteville. She has served as a swim instructor in this community for 49 years. 26 | AU G U S T 2 0 2 1

BOONE TRAIL forgotten when that special little mermaid or shark jumps IT’S SUMMERTIME! from the side or diving board and swims to the side. Those moments bring joy to my heart ― and often tears to my Time for tanktops & shorts! eyes. Likewise, these are high moments for the children and SHOW OFF YOUR MUSCLES their parents, too. after 30 minutes with us! My greatest reward is when a child comes up smiling, HOME OF THE 30-MINUTE WORKOUT saying, \"Mrs. Gwen, I did it.\" I love it when the skills click, the light bulb comes on, and the child gets it. I also love it CLASSES when they hug my neck and tell me they love both me and swimming! Monday - Thursday: 5:30am/6:15am/8am/8:45/10:30am Another reward comes the way of relationships. Typically, swimming is a family affair, and I have been blessed to get 4pm/4:45/5:30pm/6:15pm to know many great families through my time as a teacher. Friday: The friendship and connections I have made span all ages and demographics. Coming full circle in this endeavor, 5:30am/6:15am/8am/8:45/10:30am I now enjoy teaching the children of former students. Saturday: Additionally, as grandparents are often involved in bringing the kids to lessons, I am fortunate to know many families Sa8asmsy/8S:4e0naiomrs: into the third generation. Tues/Thurs 10 am • Sat 9:30 am Our lives change — I am now the mother of grown children and one granddaughter — but a constant for me has 28 DAYS FOR $67 always been swimming. Simply put, I teach because I love it SPECIAL FOR FIRST TIMERS and my students and want to see them acquire a skill that could save their lives. Several parents have told me that their children were in a compromised aquatic situation, and the children said, \"I remembered what Mrs. Gwen said to do.\" Water needs to be respected. I hope I can also instill that in the children that I teach. Swimming is truly a life skill, and I am grateful for the doors and opportunities opened to these children because they have been introduced to it. DINAH GOODMAN Master Coach Personal Trainer 3039 Boone Trail Ext. 910-889-1155 www.facebook.com/FitBodyBooneTrail/ 2 0 2 1 AU G U S T | 27

It’s a Woman’s World Beaver Dam By Joyce Shirley and Lisa Blauser W hile traveling Southeast from is paramount in Beaver Dam, with bike ride for the neighbor with cancer. Fayetteville following Hwy 24 a dozen churches located in a small You can count on the church groups or Hwy 53, when you think area. You will find only one four-way like the Women’s Missionary Union you’ve crossed the South Carolina stop with a flashing red light and only and Women’s Circles to coordinate border, go another 10 more miles and one school, Beaver Dam Elementary, prayer chain calls and helping hands you’ll happen upon Beaver Dam ― or part of the Cumberland County in times of need and meal trains for as the locals call it, “God’s country.” Schools system with an enrollment of new parents. Add to that fish fries Beaver Dam is part of Cumberland around 100. In its century-old history, when the spots are biting at the coast, County, although some residents the school has educated multiple homemade ice cream socials during have a Sampson County, Roseboro or generations living here. the summer, and Sunday dinner Autryville addresses in relation to the dinners with family, and you have a post offices nearest them. Residents enjoy a primarily good picture of Beaver Dam life. conservative, rural lifestyle. You are While the township has a population either related to, go to or went to The town is deeply rooted in of less than 1,700 and has “suburbs,” school or church with pretty much agriculture and still has many large residents say they are from Beaver everyone in Beaver Dam. We deeply farming operations. Yet, the days of Dam, Evergreen, Peter’s Creek, Sharon care and take care of each other. the men working the fields or going or Turnbull. Still, the taxman says we Community members rally and come off to a job while the women keep are all from Beaver Dam. together in difficult times to support house, cook and raise the kids are each other with benefits such as a bygone. Today the women are just as These so-called suburbs are often pancake fundraiser for the neighbor much at the forefront of every aspect based on the nearest church. Faith that lost their home to a tornado or a of daily life. This article was compiled by the mother/daughter team of Joyce Shirley and Lisa Blauser, both of whom are lifelong residents of Beaver Dam. 28 | AU G U S T 2 0 2 1

From female farmers running turkey houses to female firefighters and EMTs, women are the backbone of our community. Examples of standout Beaver Dam women include Vicki West, a former Cumberland County Farmer of the Year; Jenna Daniels, the local elementary school principal; Virginia Bullard and other ladies auxiliary members that coordinate quarterly blood drives; and Crista Melvin, a local woman involved in ministry and teaching for the past 21 years who is currently working on a Master’s of Divinity degree. Resident Beckie Smith and her late husband Simon brought the Southern Softball Association of America to the Peter’s Creek area of Beaver Dam in 1984. It continues today under her leadership, host to tournaments here and up and down the East Coast ― from Florida to New Jersey. However, some of the ways of days gone by yet remain. For example, everyone still fights for Brenda Smith’s ham biscuits, Mary Agnes Knowles’ macaroni and cheese and Barbara Melvin’s chocolate cake at fall church celebrations like Homecoming and Harvest Day. Sure, we are “country” and proud of it but do not underestimate us. Women within our community make the world a better place as your pharmacist, dental hygienist, physician assistant, nurse and nurse practitioner, lawyer, accountant, teacher, engineer, banker, business owner, farmer, cosmetologist, manager and anything else you can think of. We are community volunteers, Little League coaches, Vacation Bible School leaders, Sunday School teachers, choir members and more. We are mothers, daughters, sisters, wives, cousins, friends, support systems, cheerleaders and breadwinners. Most importantly, we are blessed to live, love and worship in this hidden gem of a community. As a wise Beaver Dam gentleman used to tell newcomers, “You need to go ahead and buy you a little piece of land here because when the Lord comes back, he’s starting here in God’s Country ― Beaver Dam.” 2 0 2 1 AU G U S T | 29

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