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Jackson Davis is in his element as he defies gravity on a skateboard. He’ll be teaching as Mooresville opens its skate park and will continue to compete nationwide. See story, page 22.
Photo illustration by Larry Preslar
PHOTO/Richard Rudisill
Look for our next issue on July 25.
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Verve
Essentials for living well
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 Community
Roar of freedom
Rolling Thunder keeps focus on veterans issues
Statesville’s William DeVaughan and Mike Keller are military veterans who continue to serve. As members of Rolling Thunder, their mission on Independence Day, as it is on every other day of the year, is to draw attention to the issues surrounding prisoners of war and soldiers classified as missing in action and to honor all those who have served our country.
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 Travel
State Parks
Climbers, hikers, anglers drawn to Stone Mountain
After an exhilarating hike along a winding, heavily forested trail, we stopped at the peak of a towering granite dome. As we admired the view and devoured peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, some unexpected visitors showed up. A trio of wild goats, moving with nimble ease across the sloping rock, made their way toward us, boldly nosed around our little picnic, and then just as abruptly continued on. Such a unique encounter is just one reason why Stone Mountain, located a little more than 60 miles from Lake Norman, is worth a visit.
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 Travel
Play day
Fill up on fun at Dan Nicholas Park
Dan Nicholas Park, just 45 miles away in Salisbury, has the makings of a perfect family day trip, with a zoo, gem mine, paddleboats and carousel, not to mention two miniature golf courses, a petting barn and one of the few playgrounds for handicapped children in the state.
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 Home & Cooking
Treasure chest
Family retreat holds precious memories
It may not be the biggest, the trendiest or the most lavishly decorated house on Lake Norman, but the Tate family house in Cornelius’ Island Forest neighborhood is incredibly rich in memories stored up during 35 years of family gatherings.
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 Home & Cooking
Get an earful
Sound adds new dimension to outdoor living
The kitchen has moved to the patio. The deck looks like a casual living room. There’s a fireplace, a ceiling fan and even a waterproof television outside. Perhaps the only missing element is the kind of sound an indoor system delivers.
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 Home & Cooking
Trans-Atlantic recipes
Favorite dishes from Liberia, Nigeria
West African cooks keep it simple. They learn at a young age to cook instinctively, without cookbooks, using fresh fruit and vegetables. Now neighbors in the Forestview community off I-77, exit 18, continue to use recipes from their homelands.
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 Business
Business Update
Notes on area companies
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 Recreation & Events
Celebrate the Fourth
Food, fun, fireworks ring the lake
No matter where you live in the Lake Norman area, there is a July 4 event you can attend easily. Here’s your guide.
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 Recreation & Events
July Calendar
This month’s roundup of events
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 Recreation & Events
Air assault
Jackson Davis soars on skateboard
The wide smile across Jackson Davis’ face is split by his tongue, complementing the concentration in his eyes when he drops the nose of his skateboard into the quarter-pipe ramp. His face reflects both this 13-year-old skateboarder’s absolute enjoyment of being on his board and his personal desire to nail the trick every time.
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 Recreation & Events
Marina Profile
Mountain Creek is respite from main channel
Tucked back in a cove beyond the slanting bridge in Sherrills Ford, there is a small, family-owned marina that offers boaters a place to dock in a peaceful setting, far from the crowds of Lake Norman’s main channel.
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 Restaurants & Nightlife
Dining Out
Legends wine bar also serves delicious food
For an evening out that provides an opportunity to linger over a glass of fabulous wine while enjoying an equally delightful light meal, head to Legends of Lake Norman in Mooresville.
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Norman Nights
Carter Brothers are back home
When the Carter Brothers take the stage, you realize this isn’t your parents’ version of bluegrass music – and that’s what the group intends.
Tim and Danny Carter, the brothers behind the Carter Brothers Band, grew up in Jamestown, N.C., before settling in Nashville, Tenn. Their musical style still has deep Appalachian folk music roots, but they’ve just changed it to fit their modern preferences that include electric instruments.
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 Restaurants & Nightlife
Out to Lunch
Sample the variety at Lake Town Tavern
Although Lake Town Tavern opened only last December, it has the comfortable feel of a place that’s been around a while. Maybe that’s because owners Sean and Tanya Wheatland bring a wealth of experience to this venture. Before landing at Lake Norman, Sean worked in the restaurant industry in New Orleans, Dallas and Miami. He was attracted to this area because of the growth, plus he wanted to be near the water, where he says, “People have a more happy groove.”
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 Here's to Your Health
Heart beats
Dance your way to better health
If you find it hard to stay with an exercise program, you can dance for health.
Dancing, like walking or jogging, can provide the body with many benefits. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found that dancing helps to reduce stress, improve muscle tone and coordination, and increase energy. Plus, it can burn as many calories as walking or riding a bike. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute says advantages of dance include weight loss, lower blood pressure, decreased risk for coronary heart disease and the prevention or slowing of osteoporosis.
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 Here's to Your Health
Final chapter
Organizations help families make each day count
We don’t get to choose how we come into this world, but hopefully we can have a say so as to how we leave it. Although the end-of-life issue is never easy to face, we all know that it’s something we will have to address at some point in our lives. The good news is that there are organizations in the Lake Norman area designed to help make such times a little less trying.
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 Here's to Your Health
Cutting edge
Skin cancer surgery eliminates repeat visits
One of the fears of spending lots of the summer on the water or otherwise enjoying the outdoors in the lake area is the risk of skin cancer. There are more cases of skin cancer than all other types of cancer combined – it develops in more than 1 million Americans annually.
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 Here's to Your Health
Robot in the operating room
Recovery brief after surgery
Just one night in the hospital was all Brenda Newman, 44, school nurse at Cannon School, needed before heading home after having a hysterectomy at Carolinas Medical Center-University earlier this year. With small bandages covering just a few very small incisions (less than one-half inch in length) and some over-the-counter ibuprofen to help with pain, Brenda resumed normal activities at home with a few days and was washing windows within two weeks.
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From the editor
Speaking of the lake…
The English language is a wonderful living thing, constantly changing, just as we grow and change. Our tough economy and especially the rising gas prices have given us a new word: staycation. Instead of going on vacation, have a staycation near home.
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