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Volume 5 Issue 3 SevenLakesNews.com March Edition 

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THANK YOU LOYAL LISTENERS FOR TUNING IN 

There are 11 homes for sale in Seven Lakes 

North, South and West. 

There are 30 homes under contract and 

104 homes have sold in the past 6 months. 

There are 51 lots on the market, with 17 

under Contract and 47 have sold in the 

past 6 months. 

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There will be a charity golf 

tournament hosted by St. Mary 

Magdalene Episcopal Church in 

late March. 

I, like everyone else I talk to in 

Seven Lakes are really looking 

forward to this summer. 

Well hopefully the news that 

almost everyone will have access 

to a vaccine by the end of May will 

lead us back to some sense of 

normalcy. 

We can then enjoy this summer and 

all of the outdoor events in Seven 

Lakes with our family and outside 

parties with our friends again.. 

The kids will certainly miss the 

Easter Bunny and the egg hunt 

sponsored by the SLLA that has 

been a spring tradition. 

An alternative is visiting the 

Pinehurst Resort to enjoy a wide 

array of Easter family activities. 

Sandhills Winery is ramping up 

their concert series On The Green 

and are already booking bands for 

the upcoming season. They will 

also feature live music on the patio 

late this Spring season. 

If you‘re looking for fresh eggs 

Burney‘s will have chickens for sale 

this month. 

Even though things feel like they 

are becoming more relaxed around 

Seven Lakes with regard to the 

pandemic, please remember to 

support all of our local businesses 

which are the bedrock of our 

community. 

Looking forward to next month. 

Victoria Levinger 

Publisher

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EASTER BUNNY ST PADDY’S DAY VACCINE IS HERE NORMAL SUMMER? 

MARCH 

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St Paddy’s Day 

6 

Millionaire Tricks 

7 

2020 Taxes Differences 

8 

Stock Market Last? 

9 

Best Emergency Kits 

10 

UFO Sightings 

11 

Best Vaccines 

12 

Billions Swindled 

14 

How Long Will Immunity 

Last 

15 FDR Address 

16 

Aunt Jamima 

17 

Boats/RV Sales Exploding 

18 

Normal Summer Coming 

19 

Is That Wine Any Good? 

20 

Smart Dogs? 

22 

Coaching In NFL 

Section B 

Community Scene 

Lake Auman Sports Club 

Bees Knees 

7 Lakes Dentistry Awards 

SL Kiwanis News 

Fish Habitat Project 

SL Garden Club News 

Section C 

Lifestyle-Enterainment 

Separating Your Workday 

Birds In Backyards 

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Honeybees To Flask 

Safe To Travel Again? 

Section D 

The Real Deal 

Home DIY Tips


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You Made A Difference In 2020 

To: Seven Lakes News Organization 

Dear Victoria: 

We’re kicking off the new year 

with recognition of you and your 

inspiring generosity. 

Since the beginning of the 

pandemic, your support has 

helped us shift our operations 

to distribute millions of pounds 

safely…nearly doubling our usual 

level of operations. 

Most importantly, you’ve had an 

amazing impact in the lives of so 

many of your neighbors. 

“These food boxes have been a 

blessing,” a single parent told us. 

“I have a professional job, but 

sometimes it’s challenging to make 

ends meet — especially during 

COVID-19. 

These boxes allowed me to stretch 

my money for other necessities.” 

That story is just one example of 

the difference you continue to 

make in our community. 

In 2021, people will still need our 

help more than ever before, but 

there are also more people in our 

corner, ready to step up — people 

like you. 

Even though the road ahead will 

be full of more challenges for 

our neighbors, we can show our 

community that we are more 

resilient together. 

Thank you for being a truly inspiring 

partner. 

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Millionaire Tricks 

Tom Corley interviewed 233 

millionaires whereby each of them 

had net liquid assets of $3.2 million 

or more and gross annual income 

of $160,000 or more.Here’s what 

he discovered about how they 

spend their money. “Being frugal 

means that you are making highquality 

choices with your money.” 

15% or less 

Cars: 5% or less 

Clothing: 5% or less 

Vacations: 5% or less. 

Entertainment: 10% or less 

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In his research he identified 4 

categories of millionaire, based on 

how they made their money: the 

big company climber, the virtuoso, 

the dreamer-entrepreneur, and the 

saver-investor. 

He found that the saver-investor 

millionaire category has the fewest 

barriers to entry because you don’t 

need to earn an advanced degree, 

log long hours at work to climb the 

corporate ladder, or take any big 

investing risks. 

You do, however, have to be careful 

and strategic about your spending. 

Here is how the saver-investor 

millionaires in my study spend their 

net pay money . 

Housing: 25% or less 

Insurance 3% 

Food, home basics, and sundry: 

music, books, and gifts. 

When it comes to updating a 

wardrobe, many Goodwill and thrift 

stores carry high quality clothing. 

Six of the millionaires in my study 

were fans of shopping at Goodwill. 

Use coupons. Almost a third, or 

30%, of the millionaires in the 

study used coupons to buy food. 

Don’t gamble. 

Staying on top of your spending is 

not always a simple task. But once 

it becomes a daily habit, however, it 

gets much easier. You will fall into a 

routine that will enable you to save 

and put you on the path to financial 

independence. 

By: Millie Janeson SL News 

Source: Tom Corley 

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Not preparing for the tax changes 

resulting from the CARES Act — 

or from the economic impact of 

COVID-19 — could be one of your 

biggest money mistakes of the 

year, so it‘s more important than 

ever to get a handle on tax rules 

well ahead of tax filing season. 

This means going beyond just 

looking for the best tax software. 

You‘ll also have to plan in advance 

for the tax implications of COVID-19 

so you aren‘t caught unprepared 

when the time comes to file and 

pay your tax bill. 

Stimulus Checks 

The good news is, these stimulus 

checks were actually an advance 

on tax credits. And the tax credit 

can still be claimed when filing 

2020 tax returns. If you didn‘t get 

the full amount of your stimulus 

payment for any reason, you should 

claim the money you are owed by 

filing a 2020 tax return right away 

once the IRS begins accepting 

returns. 

Penalties for early withdrawals 

2020 Taxes Will Look 

Different Due to COVID-19 

Usually, when you withdraw money 

from a 401(k), individual retirement 

account (IRA), or similar retirement 

account, you have to pay a 10% 

early withdrawal penalty unless 

you are at least 59 1/2 or fall under 

some specific exemption. But in 

2020, the CARES Act waived those 

penalties for early withdrawals. 

Unemployment 

Unemployment benefits are 

subject to income tax on the federal 

level and by our state. You have to 

report the income when you file 

your taxes.Self Employment FICA 

taxes are not due. 

Required Minimum Distributions 

Once you reach age 72, you are 

normally mandated by tax laws 

to take withdrawals from certain 

retirement accounts every year, 

including your traditional 401(k) 

and IRA. These are called Required 

Minimum Distributions. If you don‘t 

take out the minimum amount 

required, you‘re taxed at 50% of the 

amount you should‘ve withdrawn 

from your accounts. These RMD 

rules were suspended for 2020. 

Sick and Family Leave 

The Families First Coronavirus 

Response Act (FFCRA) entitled 

certain employees to paid leave. 

Specifically, workers were entitled 

to receive payment of 100% of 

their wages (up to $511 per day) for 

up to two weeks of paid sick leave 

if they took time off because they 

were subject to quarantine, were 

experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, 

or were caring for someone who 

was sick with COVID-19 symptoms. 

Charitible Deductions 

Normally, you‘re required to 

itemize on your taxes if you want 

to deduct any contributions you 

made to a charitable organization. 

In 2020, however, the CARES Act 

entitles you to claim up to a $300 

deduction for contributing to a 

qualifying nonprofit even if you 

claim the standard deduction and 

do not itemize. 

Change In State Taxes 

As many offices shifted to remote 

work due to COVID-19, some taxpayers 

have found themselves 

working in a different state than 

they ordinarily work in. IIt may occur 

because you decided to skip 

town and find a quiet place to 

hunker down and work away from 

your normal home base for a few 

months. 

By: Millie Jameson 

Source: FinanceBuzz


‘Very, very concerning’ echoes of 

the 90s dot-com bubble are being 

heard loud and clear by nervous 

market experts. 

A12-year-old bull market; SPAC 

mania; IPOs that more than 

double on the first trading day; 

an army of amateur traders and 

GameStop mania. It certainly feels 

like irrational exuberance–and 

it triggers alarms for those who 

remember the dot-com bubble of 

the late 1990s. “The parallels we 

have today are historically very, 

very concerning,” notes Jim Stack, 

president of Whitefish, Montana’s 

InvesTech Research and Stack 

Financial Management. 

Despite a steep 30% market 

correction last year, the longest 

bull market on record has helped 

the S&P 500 surge nearly 300% 

over the past ten years–roughly 

in line with the growth in the ten 

years preceding the dot-com 

crash in 2000, after which stocks 

plunged 40% over two years. 

Forbes analyzed 11 key market 

metrics that flashed warning 

signs just before the stock market 

crashed in March 2000. Bearish 

signals outweigh bullish ones, but 

contrarian investors should take 

comfort in the old adage that stock 

markets tend to climb a “Wall of 

Worry.” 

S&P 500 Shiller CAPE Ratio 

In Yale economist and Nobel 

laureate Robert Shiller’s book 

Irrational Exuberance, he 

introduced a price/earnings ratio 

for the S&P 500 that averages 

inflation-adjusted earnings over 

the prior ten years in an effort to 

eliminate cyclical swings. Though 

not as steep as the peak P/E ratio 

leading up to the dot-com bubble 

crash in March 2000, today’s 

Shiller P/E multiples are the highest 

they have been in two decades. 

“Valuations on Wall Street are in 

the stratosphere,” says Stack. 

AAO nvestors’ Sentiment 

In the months leading to the 

dot-com bubble crash in 2000, 

Is The Stock Market About To Crash? 

bullish sentiment peaked at 

about 75%, compared to 46% 

last week, according to the AAII’s 

weekly survey, which simply asks 

its members whether they are 

bullish, bearish or neutral on the 

stock market’s outlook for the next 

six months. Savvy investors view 

this retail investor barometer as a 

contrarian indicator so high bullish 

ratings are bearish. 

Volatility: The VIX 

Bullish sentiment is likely taking 

a hit as a result of the market’s 

massive volatility, at least according 

to the CBOE VIX Index, a measure 

of expected volatility known as the 

“fear gauge.” The index averaged 

nearly 30 last year, compared to 

about 25 at the height of the dotcom 

bubble. 

S&P Market-Cap Concentration 

Thanks to surging tech stocks, 

S&P market-cap concentration is 

at an all-time high, making indextracking 

funds, which represent 

trillions of dollars in market value, 

extremely vulnerable to swings in 

just a few companies. Today, the 

top five—Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, 

Tesla and Facebook—make up 

21% of the index’s total market 

capitalization, even more than the 

18% of market value commanded 

by the five biggest in 2000, when 

Microsoft, Cisco, General Electric, 

Intel and Exxon Mobil were on top. 

Personal Savings Rate 

Given the lack of spending 

opportunities brought on by 

pandemic lockdowns, the 

savings rate among Americans 

has surged to 13.7% of annual 

disposable income, compared to 

just 4.5% in March 2000. Once 

Covid subsides and life returns 

to normal, consumer spending 

could snap back with a vengeance, 

which bodes well for the economy 

and possibly the stock market, 

though it is already benefiting from 

increased consumer wealth. 

IPOs 

A bullish stampede of initial public 

offerings—many with names ending 

in “.com”—was a hallmark of the 

late 1990s technology bubble’s 

speculative frenzy, with an average 

500 public-market debuts each 

year from 1995 to 1999. In 2020, 

there were 538 IPOs, including 

248 SPACs, themselves a frothy 

indicator. Average first-day returns 

in 2020, including the likes of 

DoorDash and Airbnb, were 35%, 

compared to a 75% average firstday 

boost in 1999. 

Buffett Indicator 

Warren Buffett’s favorite valuation 

metric, a simple ratio of the total 

U.S. stock market capitalization 

to annual gross domestic product, 

effectively gives market watchers a 

reference point for current prices, 

not unlike the S&P 500 P/E ratio. 

The current stock market value of 

$42 trillion, compares to annual 

GDP of $21 trillion. One year 

after the dot-com bubble popped, 

Buffett said the unprecedented 

highs should have served as a 

strong warning signal. „If the ratio 

approaches 200%—as it did in 

1999 and a part of 2000—you are 

playing with fire,“ said Buffett. 

Put/Call Ratio 

Among stock market indicators the 

put/call ratio measures the weekly 

volume of put options, which 

are purchased when investors 

think stocks will fall, divided by 

the call option volume, contracts 

purchased by bullish investors. 

Unfortunately, options buyers are 

notoriously bad investors, and 

according to the CBOE, some 90% 

of options buyers lose money. 

Hence, the put/call ratio is seen as 

a contrarian indicator. Currently the 

put/call ratio is 0.4, nearly identical 

to the 0.39 it registered in March 

2000, at the peak of internet stock 

buying mania. 

Margin Debt to Cash 

Thanks in part to low rates, margin 

debt balances have exploded on 

Wall Street, recently hitting an alltime 

high of $778 billion—nearly 

37 times the $21 billion investors 

held in March 2000. However, the 

more important metric to focus on 

is margin debt to cash in customer 

accounts. It’s currently at 72% 

more debt than cash, versus 79% 

at the peak of the dot-com bubble. 

“Speculation is contagious,” says 

Stack, noting that margin debt 

helped drive GameStop’s price 

surge. 

Federal Reserve Assets 

Thanks to Jerome Powell’s 

damn-the-torpedoes approach 

to stimulating the economy 

during the pandemic, the Federal 

Reserve’s balance sheet assets 

have skyrocketed by more than 

$3 trillion to an all-time high that’s 

nearly 13 times assets held during 

the dot-com bubble. Today, Fed 

assets amount to 35% of GDP 

compared to less than 4.5% of 

GDP 20 years ago. The Fed has 

been purchasing Treasurys and 

mortgage-backed securities to 

the tune of $120 billion per month 

in an effort to boost households 

and businesses, which of course 

lubricates the stock market. So far 

inflation has remained in check. 

Federal Funds Rate 

Economics 101 dictates that 

interest rates are inversely 

correlated to stocks. And there is no 

question that the Fed’s steadfast 

commitment to keeping interest 

rates low has helped to push 

the stock market higher—nearly 

uninterruptedly—for more than a 

decade. With the ten-year Treasury 

note at 1% and the Federal Funds 

at 0.1%, lowering rates from here 

may be difficult. Says Stack, “The 

difficulty today is that we have the 

most interest-rate-sensitive stock 

market in Wall Street history.” 

By: Brittany Samuels SL News 

Source: Forbes


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The Best Emergency Kits for A Possible Disaster 

It’s 2021, which means you’d have 

to be extremely foolhardy not to 

own a well-stocked emergency kit. 

Whether you’re camping, going on 

a cross-country road trip or live in 

an area prone to natural disasters, 

an emergency survival kit could 

save your life — or help you save a 

life. 

So, whether you foresee needing 

to survive a hurricane, civil 

unrest, a pandemic, forest 

fires, earthquakes or floods, it’s 

time to build or buy an emergency 

kit for your home and/or car. Just 

make sure your kit has everything 

inside that you’ll need in a disaster 

situation. 

What Should I Include in My 

Emergency Kit? 

According to the Red 

Cross and Ready.gov, the best 

emergency kits include: 

Water (One gallon/ person per day) 

Food (Three-day supply for an 

evacuation or two-week supply for 

home use) 

A flashlight 

Battery-powered or crank radio 

First aid kit 

Medication (Seven-day supply 

of both prescription and nonprescription 

medication) 

Batteries 

Multi-purpose tool 

Hygiene items (toilet paper, 

feminine products, moist 

towelettes, garbage bags and 

plastic ties) 

Emergency blankets 

Maps of your local area 

Cell phone chargers (solar 

chargers are most useful) 

Copies of personal documents in a 

waterproof canister 

Emergency and family contact info 

Cash (for gas, supplies or, in the 

case of a major breakdown in 

civilization, bribes) 

Extra set of car keys and house 

keys 

In addition, you might also want to 

consider including the following in 

a disaster kit: 

Toys for children and/or baby 

supplies 

Pet supplies 

Two-way radios 

Emergency whistle 

Hand sanitizer 

Matches (In a waterproof container) 

Towels 

Duct tape 

Scissors 

Plastic sheeting 

Sleeping bags 

Fire extinguisher 

If it’s starting to feel like you’d need 

an entire bomb shelter to keep all 

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By: Millie Jameson SL News 

Source: Spy Magazine


The Pentagon has admitted 

to possessing and testing out 

wreckage from UFO crashes, with 

the researcher who found the 

startling news hypothesizing that 

the debris may be from the famous 

Roswell, New Mexico, crash in 

1947. 

Researcher Anthony Bragalia 

secured more than 150 pages 

from the US Defense Intelligence 

Agency after the agency responded 

to a three-year FOIA request 

Bragalia shared that the Nitinol had 

similar properties to the memory 

metal found near the Roswell, New 

Mexico, UFO crash site of 1947 

Bragalia‘s FOIA request was 

‚unambiguous in its meaning, 

according to the researcher who 

prided himself in finding the 

loophole for information that is 

normally confidential and secret. 

The original 2017 FOIA request 

made to the DIA asks for the 

physical descriptions, properties 

and composition of UFO/UAP 

material held by the government 

and its contractor, he said,. 

The documents show that the 

testing was being carried out by 

Bigelow Aerospace, a Las Vegas, 

Nevada-based company that 

Pentagon ADMITS That It Has Been Testing 

Wreckage From UFO Crashes 

does private contract work for the 

Department of Defense. 

Bragalia highlights that more 

than 40 witnesses to the Roswell 

crash mentioned that a metallike 

material from the site could 

remember itself when folded or 

physically altered 

The debris from the crash was flown 

to Wright Field in Greene County, 

Ohio, with Battelle Memorial 

Institute soon securing a contract 

to start phase diagrams for making 

memory metal - using Nickel and 

ultra-high purity Titanium. 

During a discussion in the 1960s 

with researcher Kevin Randle that 

was captured on tape, General 

Arthur Exon said that some of the 

wreckage being tested from the 

site was comprised of specially 

processed Titanium. Exon had 

flown over the site in 1947. 

Two months after the Roswell crash 

in September, General George 

Shulgen of Air Intelligence said 

that the materials of construction 

of the flying saucers were possibly 

made of composite or sandwich 

construction utilizing various 

combinations of metals and 

plastics. 

The DIA-sponsored reports 

Ireceived mention a highlyengineered 

material called 

metamaterial as comprised of 

composite media. Bragalia wrote. 

Metamaterial can be layered with 

metal and plastics. 

He added: Based on the 

documentation received, it appears 

that the retrieved debris exhibits 

other extraordinary capabilities. 

In addition to remembering 

their original form when bent or 

crushed, some of these futuristic 

materials have the potential to 

make things invisible, compress 

electromagnetic energy, and even 

slow down the speed of light. 

Bragalia shared that the 

whereabouts of the debris from 

the UFO wreckage is currently 

unknown, adding that Bigelow 

Aerospace laid off nearly all of their 

85 employees in March 2020. 

Idaho was the top U.S. state for 

UFO sightings per capita during the 

first three months of 2020, which 

was an especially busy period for 

reports of extraterrestrial activity, 

according to a new report by 

Satellite Internet. 

Idaho residents have reported 164 

UFO sightings — or 9.18 sightings 

per 100,000 people — according to 

the study. Other top states included 

Montana, New Hampshire, Main 

and New Mexico, which is home to 

Roswell, renowned for an alleged 

UFO crash in 1947. 

For those who fear space alien 

abduction, UFOs apparently avoid 

the Texas sky. The Lone Star State 

reported the fewest per-capita UFO 

sightings, at 1.29 sightings per 

100,000 people. 

For newbie UFO hunters, the report 

advises downloading an app such 

as Sky Map or NASA to learn 

the stars and planets and avoid 

confusing them with UFOs. 

By: Diane Keating SL News 

Source: UFO Exporations


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The U.S. Food and Drug 

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Immunizations against these 

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Diphtheria 


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major cause of death among children 

before the vaccine. 

Measles 


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causes high fever and red, blotchy 

skin rash and attacks the respiratory 

tract, is one of the most contagious 

viral diseases in existence. 

About 4 million cases were reported 

every year until a vaccine. 

Spanish flu 


The pandemic in 1918, a time 

long before a vaccine was available, 

was the deadliest in recent 

history. More than a third of the 

world’s population at the time — 

about 500 million people — were 

infected, and at least 50 million 

died. 

Polio 


Polio, a highly infectious disease 

that damages the immune system 

and can cause paralysis, can 

be fatal because it can cause the 

breathing muscles to become immobilized. 

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Cholera 


Cholera, a severe intestinal illness 

that causes severe diarrhea, 

which can lead to dehydration and 

even death, is closely linked to 

poverty. 

Seasonal Influenza (Flu) 


The CDC has estimated that influenza, 

a very common illness for 

which there is no treatment, has 

resulted in up 61,000 deaths every 

year in the U.S. 

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source said the fraud is so 

complex and multilayered that it 

will take months to develop a full 

accounting. 

When investigators raided a 

strip mall store, in December, 

they found a line of customers 

snaking around the parking lot 

and huge stacks of cash inside 

the store. Nguyen Social Services 

was charging up to $700 a pop 

to file false unemployment claims 

for people who did not qualify to 

receive Covid-19 relief money. 

Government aid programs have 

long been fertile ground for 

scammers. A rush to release the 

funds put enormous strain on 

state workforce agencies, creating 

a bonanza for individual scam 

artists. 

An early review in Nebraska, which 

looked at all statewide payments 

through June, found roughly 66 

percent of unemployment money 

was misspent. 

The CARES Act was supposed to be 

a lifeline for a U.S. economy in free 

fall. One of the act’s mandates 

Billions In Pandemic Aid 

Was Swindled By Con Artists 

was a new initiative called 

the Pandemic Unemployment 

Assistance program, aimed at 

helping gig workers, caregivers and 

people who are self-employed, all 

of whom are not typically eligible 

for unemployment insurance. 

The program was quickly 

flagged as high-risk by the Labor 

Department’s inspector general. 

There was no former employer to 

verify this category of claims, so 

states had to build the program 

around self-reported work history. 

“Water is going to find the leak. 

The criminals are going to find the 

weakest link,” said Alyssa Levitz, 

who leads the unemployment team 

at U.S. Digital Response. 

The nationwide theft of taxpayer 

dollars continued quietly until 

December when Congress 

mandated that states verify the 

identity of claimants. ID.me, 

an identity verification company 

that has now been contracted by 

21 states, told NBC News that it is 

holding the line against a “veritable 

tsunami” of fraudulent claims 

flooding into state systems, raising 

questions about what passed 

through unseen before they got 

there. 

“It’s like looking at fire burning 

inside of a house, but no fire alarm 

is going off,” said Blake Hall, the 

chief executive officer of ID.me. “It 

really is a national crisis.” 

Huy Duc Nguyen and Mai Dacsom 

Nguyen, the pair accused of 

forming Nguyen Social Services to 

steal taxpayer funds, have each 

been charged with multiple counts 

including perjury and conspiracy to 

defraud another of property. 

Identity thieves, who use Social 

Security numbers and other 

personal information stolen in data 

breaches and available on the dark 

web, account for 20 percent of the 

phony claims identified by ID.me, 

according to a company report. 

Many identity theft victims may 

have no idea that benefits were 

filed in their name. But in recent 

weeks, millions of Americans began 

receiving 1099 tax forms from the 

IRS for benefits they never got. 

Michael Webb, a 41-year-old former 

business owner from Lexington, 

Kentucky, was dumbfounded when 

he received a 1099 that showed 

$13,000 in benefits was filed in his 

name. 

Webb had filed for unemployment 

benefits in March — and followed 

up repeatedly since then — but 

never got his claim approved. He 

now suspects it may have been 

because someone had already 

made a claim using his personal 

information. 


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New research shows that 

for people who recover from 

COVID-19, the antibodies they 

develop against the virus are 

kept in their bodies for at least 8 

months 

Currently two vaccines, from 

Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, are 

authorized for use in the United 

States. Several other promising 

vaccines are also in development, 

but until they become widely 

available we must practice 

physical distancing and maskwearing 

to keep transmission 

down. 

Since the start of the COVID-19 

pandemic, there’s been a push 

to develop and roll out a vaccine 

against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. If 

scientists and health professionals 

can do that quickly, and while we 

slow the spread of the disease, it’s 

believed that we can limit deaths 

by achieving herd immunity. 

How Long Does Immunity Last After 

You‘ve Recovered From COVID-19? 

Knowing how long immunity lasts 

is important in creating vaccination 

protocols. What we currently 

know about COVID-19 immunity 

according to Lauren Rodda, PhD, 

at the University of Washington 

School of Medicine, we don’t know 

for certain if people are immune 

to reinfection simply because not 

enough studies have been done 

yet. 

Our knowledge in this area 

continues to grow, however, as 

new studies are conducted. Most 

recently, a study published in the 

journal Science has found that 

immunity can last for as long as 8 

months. 

According to Shane Crotty, PhD, a 

professor at the La Jolla Institute 

of Immunology who co-led the 

study, his team measured all four 

components of immune memory: 

• antibodies 

• memory B cells 

• helper T cells 

• killer T cells 

This is the largest study ever for any 

acute infection that has measured 

all four of these components, he 

said. The researchers found that 

these four factors persisted for at 

least 8 months following infection 

with the virus. 

This is important because 

this shows that the body can 

“remember” the SARS-CoV-2 virus. 

If it encounters the virus again, the 

memory B cells can quickly gear 

up and produce antibodies to fight 

the re-infection. Prior to this latest 

study, Rodda said that work had 

been done by her research team, 

as well as others, showing that 

antibodies against the virus are 

maintained for at least 3 months. 

In her team’s study in particular, it 

was shown that this occurs even in 

people who have mild symptoms. 

Their study also suggested that 

immunity could last much longer. 

In a different study published in The 

New England Journal of Medicine, 

researchers in Iceland studied 

1,107 people who had recovered 

from COVID-19 and tested positive 

for the antiviral antibodies. Over a 

4-month period of time, they found 

that those antiviral antibodies 

against COVID-19 had not declined. 

In addition, a study published in the 

journal Immunity found that people 

who recover from even mild cases 

of COVID-19 produce antibodies 

that are believed to protect against 

infection for at least 5 to 7 months, 

and could last much longer. 

Sperber further advised that until 

we do understand more, it’s best to 

continue to take precautions, such 

as physical distancing and maskwearing, 

even after you recover. 

Does a positive antibody test mean 

I am immune? Sperber said that, 

at this time, we don’t really know 

if having a positive antibody test 

means that you’re immune to the 

virus. 

Experts say the best way forward 

with COVID-19 is to develop and 

roll out an effective vaccine against 

the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A vaccine 

will help us control the virus by 

creating herd immunity. 

Understanding how our immune 

system responds to the virus 

is an important step in vaccine 

development. 

While there’s much we don’t know 

yet, it appears we may develop 

immunity to the virus for at least 8 

months 


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We‘ve Been Here Before 

I am certain that my fellow 

Americans expect that on my 

induction into the Presidency I 

will address them with a candor 

and a decision which the present 

situation of our Nation impels. 

This is preeminently the time to 

speak the truth, the whole truth, 

frankly and boldly. Nor need 

we shrink from honestly facing 

conditions in our country today. 

This great Nation will endure as 

it has endured, will revive and 

will prosper. So, first of all, let 

me assert my firm belief that the 

only thing we have to fear is fear 

itself--nameless, unreasoning, 

unjustified terror which paralyzes 

needed efforts to convert retreat 

into advance. 

In every dark hour of our national 

life a leadership of frankness 

and vigor has met with that 

understanding and support of 

the people themselves which is 

essential to victory. Values have 

shrunken to fantastic levels; taxes 

have risen; our ability to pay has 

fallen; government of all kinds is 

faced by serious curtailment of 

income; the means of exchange 

are frozen in the currents of trade; 

the withered leaves of industrial 

enterprise lie on every side; 

farmers find no markets for their 

produce; the savings of many years 

in thousands of families are gone. 

More important, a host of 

unemployed citizens face the 

grim problem of existence, and 

an equally great number toil with 

little return. Only a foolish optimist 

can deny the dark realities of the 

moment. 

We humbly ask the blessing of 

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every one of us. 

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— cabernet sauvignon, pinot noir, 

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The abundance of wine produced 

around the world today is truly 

overwhelming. It’s made in every 

U.S. state (yes, even in Alaska 

and Hawaii) and in more than 75 

countries around the world. The 

massive wine commerce site Wine- 

Searcher has reported that its files 

contain listings for some 563,000 

distinct wines. 

How, then, can the ordinary 

consumer begin to know which of 

the many, many wines out there 

are actually worth buying — and 

which ones, once they’re bought 

and tasted, are really worth the 

money? 

There’s no shortage of wine 

advice available, of course. Such 

publications as Wine Spectator, 

and Wine Enthusiast, as well as 

countless wine newsletters. One 

critic’s ambrosial nectar might be 

another one’s undrinkable sludge. 

How you can tell if a wine is actually 

really good, both before you open 

the bottle and once it’s in the glass. 

What does the bottle look like? 

Start with appearances: If a bottle 

has dust all around its shoulders 

(not just on one side), the 

cork may have dried out and let 

oxygen seep into the bottle, which 

can oxidize the wine — giving it an 

unpleasant odor and flavor. 

Where does the wine come from? 

if you want to increase your chances 

of getting a good bottle, it’s 

probably safest to stick to the 

places best-known for high-quality 

wines. 

What grapes? Though a skilled 

winemaker can produce something 

worth drinking from almost 

any grape, relative novices might 

have the best luck with one of 

the six so-called “noble” grapes 

How does the cork look and 

smell? Screw caps are becoming 

more and more prevalent. About 

two-thirds of the wines out there 

are still cork-finished, however. 

Corks that are dried out, moldy, or 

disintegrating might (though don’t 

always) suggest a problem with 

the wine. 

How does the wine look in the 

glass? Whether a wine is red, 

white, or rose, it should be clear, 

not cloudy. 

Does it smell bad? Cork taint and 

oxidation are only two elements of 

a wine’s aroma. 

Does it smell good? Most sound 

wines, though, have a pleasant 

aroma or nose. 

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flavor, how does it taste? None of 

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analogies to various fruits, vegetables, 

and what-not, are required 

here. 

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that go into the character of a 

wine — for instance, acidity, tannins, 

glycerol, alcohol, fruit, oak 

flavor, etc. — in harmony with one 

another? 

How much does it cost? “You get 

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doesn’t necessarily apply to wine. 

If prestigious labels aren’t important, 

it’s perfectly possible to find 

very nice wines for $10 to $15, 

and really good ones for $15 to 

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In 1994, a psychology professor 

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every dog lover‘s burning question: 

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of the top smartest dogs. The top 

dogs all possess the ability to learn 

commands in five tries or less and 

obey the first command 95% of 

the time or better. So who is the 

smartest dog out there? Here are 

the most intelligent dog breeds. 

pinschers are known for their sleek 

appearance and sharp intelligence. 

Originally bred to accompany tax 

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Shetland Sheepdog 

Yet another herder on the list, 

shelties, make for some of the 

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breed takes the top spot. 

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More than just perfectly groomed 

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known as a froufrou breed when in 

reality, they are athletic, eager, and 

as the American Kennel Club puts 

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Known for their loyalty and courage, 

German shepherds often work 

alongside humans in critical roles, 

be it as part of search-and-rescue 

teams, military and police service, 

or disability assistance. 

Golden Retiever 

Not only one of the most intelligent 

dogs, but also one of the most 

popular breeds in the U.S., golden 

retrievers epitomize man‘s best 

friend. Originally bred as gundogs 

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eager to please and therefore easy 

to train. 

Doberman pinschers 

Brains and braun, Doberman 

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the smallest breed on the list, 

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inches tall. But don‘t let its petite 

stature fool you; their bloodline 

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spaniels, making them champions 

in agility and wit. 

Rottweiler 

An aloof demeanor can lead the 

outside world to believe this smart 

breed is intimidating, but owners 

get to see the downright goofy 

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Owners of this breed should be 

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While our dogs will be very unlikely 

to understand the meaning of the 

winter holiday season, there will 

often be guests visiting, and in the 

subsequent bustle, it will be easier 

for your dog to bring harm upon 

himself. Keeping in mind that the 

holidays can present dangers to 

dogs, and understanding what those 

dangers might be can help guarantee 

that your best friend will be in 

good shape to greet the New Year. 

Thanksgiving, Christmas and the 

holiday season in general will see 

a great deal of candy in evidence, 

including chocolates. Chocolate is 

poisonous to dogs - the problem 

element is theobromine, and it will 

not take much to make a dog sick, 

or even cause the dog’s death. The 

darker the chocolate, the more danger 

for your dog. 

Skip giving your best friend your fruit 

cake this year, too. Grapes and raisins 

are both poisonous to dogs. Any 

other cookie or cake that contains 

raisins, almonds, or currents should 

be on the forbidden list. Dieters who 

are substituting xylitol for sugar to 

save on calories should keep any 

treats prepared with this sweetener 

away from their dog. Xylitol will 

cause a rapid and potentially fatal 

drop in blood sugar in dogs. 

The holidays mean that a great deal 

of fatty food will be in evidence, and 

fat trimmed from ham, roasts, or 

the roast bird can pose problems for 

your dog. Too much fat can bring on 

an episode of pancreatitis, which is 

can also lodge in the esophagus. 

Those lovely snow globes often have 

an antifreeze-based fl uid inside 

them. If these break, a dog could lap 

up poison that could cause kidney 

failure. It’s no secret that people 

tend to consume a greater than 

normal amount of alcoholic beverages 

during the holidays, and some of 

these can be attractive to your dog, 

especially a drink like eggnog. Holiday 

punch may also smell good to a 

dog, so keep any drinks that contain 

alcohol well out of the dog’s reach. 

Puppies, and some older dogs, too, 

will often chew on electrical cords. 

While you may have taken care to 

keep your usual cords safe from 

canine teeth, lights on the tree and 

other decorations can present additional 

hazards, so take care to keep 

all pets away from electric cords. 

Don’t let your dog get lost outside 

during the holidays. With the arrival 

of company, the door will be open for 

much longer than it is usually, and a 

dog that has become nervous with 

all the new people and happenings 

may bolt out. 

Making sure that your dog is wearing 

his or her tags or has been 

micro-chipped are ways of assuring 

that you will get your lost pooch back 

as quickly as possible. Keeping your 

dog safe and healthy over the holiday 

season isn’t diffi cult; it just takes 

a bit of forethought and planning. 

The water in the reservoir is also a 

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Back in the early 70’s while going to 

college at the University of Georgia 

in Athens, my roommate being from 

Augusta got his hands on some 4 

day Series Badges for the Masters. 

We all crashed at his house and had 

a blast. 

One of the things I most 

remember is not the “Golden Bear” 

winning in 72’ , but all of the food 

and drinks being so cheap. 

This is the first time I had the “privilege” 

of having a pimento cheese 

sandwich. It is as special as Rae’s 

Creek, the Green Jacket or Amen 

Corner at the Masters. 

What you can devour is a sandwich 

of two names and five ingredients, 

a quick item to grab at the Masters 

concession stands. 

Some call it the “Caviar of the South”. 

It comes sealed in green plastic, a 

color that blends in with the Augusta 

National in case the wrapper goes 

fl ying around. 

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Derby, and eat Big Dodger 

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horses, two cats, and a miniature 

donkey named Doc Holliday. 

None of this is new to Allison, who has 

been an animal lover since she can 

remember. “Once we found Splash 

and Dash, we knew we’d found the 

perfect fit for us and for the community 

we envisioned bringing it to!” said 

Allison, who grew up with family dogs 

and cats and got her first horse when 

she was 13 years old. 

While in college, she studied both 

public relations and equine business. 

After multiple deployments to the 

Middle East, Scott took a job in 2010 

as an instructor where he would not 

be deployed for a few years. 

Scott had so many great experiences 

with military working dogs that he 

thought a Belgian Malinois would be 

a great fit. 

That’s when Jackie, a Belgian Malinois, 

entered his life. Jackie is his 

constant companion and triathlon 

training partner. 

When Allison and Scott found Splash 

and Dash Groomerie and Boutiques, 

they knew that they had found the 

next leg of their journey. 

They chose Splash and Dash because 

of the family values that they 

both share. “Splash and Dash treats 

pets as family and we do too” said Allison. 

At KOHLS Center 

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(910) 246-3274 

horses, two cats, and a miniature When Allison and Scott found Splash 

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“Everyone thinks they have the best dog. 

And none of them are wrong.” 

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reasons why dogs are the best p 

They’ll greet you like you’ve been 

when you only went out for a five-minu 

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Dogs find the greatest joy in even the 

like a ride in the car 

Dogs are the best because, unlike peo 

Christmas 4 Moore in Need of 

Sponsors to Serve an 

Additional 100 Families 

Christmas for Moore, a local nonprofit, 

served more than 300 families in 

2016 with basic needs and gifts for 

area children with a goal of not leaving 

any empty stockings for those 

who registered last year. Everyone 

was served who applied. 

Four events held last month throughout 

the county have demonstrated an 

even greater need for 2017, with an 

additional 100 families, or 350 individuals, 

including children and adults 

are still in need of adoption. 

Working with these local families 

and recognizing the needs exceed 

available sponsorships, Christmas 

for Moore’s dedicated volunteers are 

seeking local businesses, churches 

and individuals to help ensure these 

families too, find joy in the upcoming 

season of giving. 

Christmas for Moore has had very 

generous sponsors in the past, and 

we need their continued support, 

said Eleanora Voelkel, one of the 

group’s volunteers and steering com- 

However, this year, “we need new 

sponsors to come forward and offer a 

helping hand, she added. Each family 

who registered was told that we will 

do our best to sponsor them, and, 

in the past, we have always found 

a sponsor for each family. We pray 

this year will be the same and that no 

family will need to be turned away.” 

Sponsors are matched with an individual 

or family and choose how to 

support the needs. A Food Lion Gift 

card based on the size of the family 

is given to provide a Christmas meal. 

Those interested in sponsoring a 

family or making a donation to the 

group may contact 

Voice mail: 910-947-4438, email 

Christmas4Moore@gmail.com or 

mail donations directly to Christmas 

for Moore, PO Box 938, Carthage, 

NC. 28327 

“Everyone involved in the program 

has been so blessed in the process 

of providing gifts and food for these, 

our local neighbors in time of need. 

Every family truly appreciates and 

needs the support of their community, 

Voelkel said.” 


November E 

The Labrador Retriever does it 

again! In a press conference today 

at its new pet care space, AKC Canine 

Retreat, the American Kennel 

Club (AKC®), the nation’s largest 

purebred dog registry, is announcing 

that the intelligent, family friendly 

Lab firmly holds on to the number 

one spot on the most popular list for 

a record-breaking 26th consecutive 

year. 

The Lab’s eager to please temperament 

is just one of many reasons 

why this ideal family dog takes top 

honors year after year.. On top of all 

that, they’re also pretty cute. 

No. 1: Labrador retriever 

No. 2: German shepherd 

No. 3: Golden retriever 

No. 4: French bulldog 

No. 5: Bulldog 

No. 6: Beagle 

No. 7: Poodle 

No. 8: Rottweilers 

No. 9: Yorkshire terrier 

No. 10: German 

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The Farley Foundation 

“Helping Dogs In Need” 

910-315-3052 

Save 10% Off 

X-Rays & Pain 

Medication 

Pampered Paws Grooming 

Special 

This Month 

Open 1st & 3rd Saturday’s Starting April 6th--Closed Sunday 

$5 Off Groomin 

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More Pets Go Missing 

On July 4th 

$10 Off Microchips 

Reunite With 

Your Pet 

OPEN 1st and 3rd SATURDAYS --- CLOSED SUNDAY 

DAVE GARZA DVM 

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125 West Plaza Drive in Seven Lakes 

www.PinehillsVeterinary.com 

910-722-6567 

“Dogs come into out lives to teach us about love, they depart to teach us about loss. 

A new dog never replaces an old dog. 

It merely expands the heart.”


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NFL Teams Aren‘t Like like 

College Fiefdoms 

Every player can tell you his 

“Welcome to the NFL” moment. 

That time when his naivete – or 

arrogance – was exposed in 

decisive fashion, letting him 

know the NFL is an entirely 

different game than the one he 

assumed he’d mastered. Well, 

Urban Meyer just had his 

The Jax Jaguars announced 

under the cover of darkness 

Friday night that their walking 

dumpster fire of a strength 

coach Chris Doyle had humbly 

submitted his resignation a day 

after being hired, and that they 

had reluctantly agreed. 

It took all of 24 hours for Meyer 

to be shown he can‘t run the 

Jaguars like his own little 

fiefdom, as he did at Ohio State 

and Florida. When he makes bad 

decisions, and I’ll get to just how 

bad this one was in a moment, 

it won’t just be a few grumbling 

fans that he can ignore. There 

will be push back from players. 

Former players. The media, 

national and local. 

Meyer is used to having his own 

way because he’s Urban Meyer and 

he’s got three national titles and 

has won everywhere he’s been. He 

doesn’t take losses well, and he 

takes anyone who questions his 

actions even worse. 

But if Meyer is looking for the 

fawning deference he‘s always 

enjoyed, the NFL is not the place 

for it. Even in Jacksonville. 

Anyone could have seen what a 

colossal mistake it was to hire 

Doyle. Iowa gave him $1.1 million 

to go away last summer after more 

than a dozen players, most of them 

Black, accused him of racism and 

bullying. Doyle was so toxic, a 

college team wouldn’t touch him 

even with a Hazmat suit on. 

But Meyer was sure a locker room 

MASTER FINISH CARPENTER 

39 Years Experience 

of grown men, in a league where 

more than two-thirds of the players 

are Black, would accept Doyle just 

because Meyer said so. 

“I vet everyone on our staff, and the 

relationship goes back close to 20 

years, and a lot of hard questions 

asked, a lot of vetting involved 

with all our staff,” Meyer said when 

pressed further. “But we did a very 

good job vetting that one.” So good 

that Doyle was gone a day later. 

If this sounds familiar to the 

scenario that helped speed 

Meyer’s departure from Ohio 

State, well, it is. He turned a blind 

eye to credible domestic violence 

accusations against assistant 

Zach Smith, enabled him, and, 

then, when it blew up in his face, 

remained defiant in his certainty 

that he had done nothing wrong. 

To succeed in the NFL, you have 

to learn from your mistakes. And 

that’s going to be a problem for 

Meyer, because he won’t even 

acknowledge he makes any. 

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It wasn’t even a month ago 

that Meyer was introduced as 

the Jaguars new head coach, 

oozing a striking amount of selfassuredness 

for a guy who’s never 

coached a day in the NFL. The NFL 

has chewed up and spit out Nick 

Saban, Chip Kelly, Bobby Petrino 

and any other number of top college 

coaches, but Meyer is certain he’ll 

succeed where they failed. 

“Jimmy Johnson“ told me that you 

have to be much different when 

you’re in college, than you have to 

be in professional football,” Meyer 

said last month. “But he made 

clear that players want to win.” 

Meyer has always been quick to 

make an impression, and his tenure 

with the Jags is shaping up to be no 

different. Instead of proving he can 

be a winner yet again, however, 

he’s showing just how much about 

the NFL he has to learn. 


Source: Nancy Armore


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Section B 

Community Scene 

Pine Island Project Underway By 

Lake Auman Sport Club. 

LASC President Bob Long organized 

the project including estimating 

and ordering the needed materials 

and scheduling the manpower, 

tools and equipment needed to 

get the job done. Bob expressed 

his gratitude to both work teams 

acknowledging the outstanding 

direction and guidance offered 

by Bill Elchik on Saturday to 

accomplish this task more 

efficiently than anticipated. 

Section B 1 

OPEN TO ALL MOORE COUNTY SENIORS 

One $1500 college scholarship, a $1000 scholarship 

and a $500 scholarship will be awarded in 2021, 

based on the student’s academic performance, 

moral character, and community involvement. 

Recently, Lake Auman Sports 

Club began another Seven 

Lakes West community service 

project. Volunteers off-loaded and 

transported to Pine Island the 

lumber (38 pieces of 2” x 8” x 12 ft 

boards) and the hardware needed 

to replace the old bulkhead 

caps along the south side of the 

island. On Saturday, another team 

removed the old wood and installed 

480 feet of new pressure treated 

bulkhead caps. When the water 

warms up, the Club will install new 

side boards on the Island and reinstall 

the boat cleats. 

THE BEE’S KNEES- Antiques & 

Thrift will be hosting a community 

yard sale event from 10 am – 2 pm 

on the second Saturday of each 

month April until November. 

A hearty Lake Auman Sports 

Club thank you goes out to the 

Volunteer teams including to Bob 

Temme, Garland Horton, Don 

Smith, Don Snell, Stan Makson, 

Dave Lamon, Bill Pratt, Jeff 

Brisson, Roger Erwin, Josh Davis 

and Logan Davis and to Saturday’s 

team including Don Snell, Stan 

Makson, Joe Easley, Dave Lamon, 

Garland Horton, Roger Erwin, Bill 

Elchik, Jeff Timmons, Bill Carl, Erik 

Stukenberg, Jamy Mchone, Tom 

Thompson, Matt Hoover and the 

“Big Generator Guy” Mike Ozimek. 

Submited By: Don Smith 

craft items made by local artisans. 

Refreshments will be available 

for purchase. Yard sale/ Vendor 

spaces are available for rent and 

can be reserved at the store. 

Application available for download at 

www.sevenlakesdentist.com 

Application Deadline: Thursday, March 25, 2021 

Awarded By: 

Jennifer S. Massey DDS 

(910) 673-6030 

Encore Center presents an exclusive viewing of our upcoming 2021- 

2022 Theatrical Season and Silent Auction Fundraiser on March 27th. 

The event will be held inside our theatre at 160 

E New Hampshire Avenue in Southern Pines. 

Attendance is limited and tickets or sponsorships may be purchased 

at EncoreCenter.net or call the box office at (910) 725-0603. 

The BEE‘S KNEES Antiques and Thrift 

Host Community Yard Sale 

For public safety- Masks are 

required indoors and outdoors. 

There is plenty of room for social 

distancing so please be mindful of 

your proximity to others. 

Enjoy a wide variety of resale items 

at bargain prices, plus arts and 

This is will be a series of 

monthly events. Future event 

entertainment will include classic 

cars, food trucks, animals for 

adoption, booths sponsored by 

local businesses and non-profits, 

as well as a great selection of yard 

sale and craft booths. 

You are welcomed to bring blankets 

or chairs and picnic on the lawn. 

The booth rental fee and all instore 

purchases help raise money 

for local non-profits. To reserve a 

booth please call the store at 

910.420.8970 

facebook @beeskneespinehurst 

Kim Frye & Owner Tiffany Evans 

THE BEE’S KNEES- Antiques & 

Thrift is located at 125 NC Hwy 73 

in Eastwood at the corner of HWY 

15-501 and HWY 73. 

By: Victoria Levinger

Seven Lakes Community Scene March Edition Page B 2 

Kiwanis Equals Friendship and Helping 

By: Kathy Kirst 

our local Kiwanis club, based on 

their teacher recommendation. 

Kiwanis for me began, oddly 

enough, with Poker. My husband’s 

poker group rotates among host 

homes. When the guys were at our 

house, I always got an invitation to 

come to Kiwanis. I finally said yes, 

attended a meeting, and quickly 

was named Assistant Treasurer. 

When you join Kiwanis, they put 

you to work! Then the treasurer 

got a new project at my second 

meeting, I became Treasurer, 

which works well with my business 

and accounting background. 

The club was in the process of 

migrating from a manual system 

to a computer-based accounting 

system. It was a challenging 

undertaking to learn the software 

and set up accounts that allowed 

us to create a budget, easily track 

income and expenses, plus be able 

to report by project. 

I already knew several Kiwanians 

from the poker group and I met 

several others I knew from other 

community activities at my first 

meeting. But, more importantly, 

through this organization I have 

gained a lot of new friends. 

Although the club is more male 

than female at this point, that was 

an environment I was familiar with 

throughout my college coursework 

and business career. There is a 

place for all at Kiwanis. 

I have learned much more about 

the needs of children in our 

community, and I am grateful for the 

opportunity to make a difference in 

their lives. Many of their needs are 

hidden and our contributions are 

often without fanfare. But when 

you can ease the need and put a 

smile on a child’s face, it is special. 

One of my favorite activities in our 

club is supporting the Food Bank 

and participating in their BackPack 

Pals program that provides weekly 

distribution of food packs to Elise 

Middle School in Robbins and West 

End Elementary School. 

Many of you may be familiar 

with Kiwanis Annual Bird House 

program for the Kindergarten 

classes at West End Elementary. 

My first year I did not participate in 

the birdhouse build, figuring that my 

building skills were too limited. The 

second year I jumped in. What a 

great experience! A kindergartner’s 

joy in building a bird house put a 

smile on my face and made my 

smashed finger feel a lot better. 

I LOVE working at Kiwanis Bingo. 

It is a great source of income for 

our projects and a very popular 

activity in Seven Lakes. I run 

the snack bar at most sessions. 

Bingo players are a cross section 

of our neighbors and it is so much 

fun getting to know them. I enjoy 

having quick chats while getting 

their favorite beverage or snack 

ready to go ! Did I say I LOVE 

working at Kiwanis Bingo? 

Kiwanis is a learning and fellowship I encourage you to consider joining 

organization. We give back to Kiwanis. It is a good group and 

community in so many ways. But a fun group – always focusing on 

our focus is on children. Parents and what more we can do to help Moore 

grandparents who have attended County children. Get to know your 

awards ceremonies at West End neighbors and the needs of your 

Elementary have probably seen community. Giving back and 

students receive the Terrific Kids seeing children smile is good for 

award. This award is presented by the soul! Edited By: Carolyn Sink 

ANNUAL LAKE AUMAN FISH HABITAT 

PROJECT CONTINUES 

For twenty-four years, volunteers, 

mostly from the Lake Auman 

Sports Club (LASC), have braved 

winter weather conditions to 

deliver and place Christmas trees 

under lake front homeowner docks 

around Lake Auman. 

This annual fish habitat project 

provides the lake’s small fish 

with protective cover to escape 

from larger predator fish and 

contributes to increasing the lake’s 

fish population, both in size and 

number. 

Twenty-three volunteers signed 

up for year’s project. Seventytwo 

trees were delivered and 

prepped on February 17th and 

placed under thirty-two docks on 

February 20th, including nine new 

locations. Many homeowners, who 

have participated in the past, were 

turned down this year as there was 

no more room under their docks 

for additional trees. 

Twelve community residents 

needed assistance disposing of 

their trees and were able to have 

their trees picked up and taken 

to the designated tree drop area. 

LASC volunteers providing that 

help were Tom Gaffney and Don 

Smith. 

The following Sports Club 

members delivered the trees and 

prepared them at the docks: Glenn 

Anderson, Randy Blake, Garland 

Horton, Bob Long, Tom LoSapio, 

Stan Makson, Bill Pratt, Don Smith 

and Don Snell. 

For the first time, there were four 

men, aka “The Divers”, willing to 

enter the forty-six degree water to 

place and secure the trees under 

the docks. Ethan Martin and Jeff 

Timmons donned their diving wet 

suits and joined Ryan Scott and 

Dan Pieron in the water. Working 

with the four of them were Randy 

Blackburn, Tracy Cicatelli, Joe 

Easley, Bill Graham, Ray Hoffman, 

Wendel Kronis, Dave Lamon, 

Chuck Lehman, Don Smith and 

Jeff Yurk. 

Thanks to all the volunteers for a 

job well done and to the lakefront 

homeowners who participated this 

year and in the past to make this 

program possible. 

The project was organized and 

managed again this year by Don 

Smith. 

Edited By: Diane Keating SL News 

Source: Don Smith 

910-687-0287

Page B 3 March Edition Seven Lakes Community Scene 

Garden Club Enjoys 

Tea In The Garden 

Two simple words—thank you— 

especially when said with the 

sincerest of hearts and, sometimes, 

tears, add up and are the best 

part of wrapping up Christmas For 

Moore’s 2020 season of giving. As 

a local nonprofit, Christmas, 2020 

proved to be a year of great need. 

Christmas For Moore registered 

its largest number to date: 1,760 

adults and children throughout 

Moore County. 

“The responsiveness of the 

Moore County community, 

especially during this pandemic, 

was heartwarming,” said Anne 

Wells, Christmas For Moore board 

member and volunteer coordinator. 

“Because of their generosity, 

we matched all the families who 

applied with sponsors, with many 

sponsors going above and beyond 

the minimum requirements to make 

2020 a memorable Christmas.” 

A special thanks to Seven Lakes 

individuals and businesses 

including: The Bailey Foundation; 

Ann Melanson, Susanne 

and William Gross, Normana 

and Priscilla Mangum, Judy 

Seldomridge, Seven Lakes 

Prescription Shoppe, Seven Lakes 

News, Seven Lakes Kiwanis, Anne 

Wells, WE Presbyterian Church, WE 

United Methodist Church and all 

those donors not mentioned here. 

One participant wrote, “Thank you 

so much for the gifts you gave me 

for my family. May God always take 

care of the people who donated so 

that my children will be happy on 

Christmas when they open their 

gifts. I am sending you a big hug 

and I hope to meet the people and 

thank them.” Christmas For Moore 

Chair Eleanora Voelkel is 

overwhelmed by the community 

response. “We are “so thankful 

for our amazingly generous 

community here in Moore County,” 

she said. “Never has the need in 

our community been greater and 

never has the community stepped 

forward so much to offer their 

support as they have in 2020. 

Donations tripled and sponsors 

doubled enabling us to extend our 

support to our local food bank, 

Team Workz for the homeless 

and Project Santa for bikes on 

Christmas morning.” 

Kim Daly’s enthusiasm for the 

program began as a volunteer 

and led her to join the board 

of the nonprofit. One task was 

coordinating gifts and deliveries 

for four families sponsored by the 

Kiwanis Club of Seven Lakes. 

“This club was so generous,” Daly 

said. “I enlisted two friends to help 

me shop and wrap for the families. 

Then I loaded up the gifts to meet 

the mother of one family who drove 

from Sanford to Pinehurst after 

working the night shift. She was 

so happy and cried in the parking 

lot when I gave her all the gifts. 

“Then, my husband and I filled our 

Chevy Impala sleigh to deliver to 

the remaining families. 

Although the pandemic changed 

the normal face-to-face registration 

process for Christmas For Moore to 

an online and mail-in process and 

created greater community need, 

program participants and sponsors 

were still matched successfully 

with no one being turned away. 

Board Members: Kay Peyton, Eleanora Voelkel, Anne Wells, Carrie Frye 

(seated), Sherri Mangum and Kim Daly. Board members not pictured 

include Tina Arno, Anita Baker, Myron and Barbara Dice, and Dana Fierro. 

On December 10th the Seven 

Lakes Garden Club gathered for an 

outdoor event at Weymouth House. 

The annual Holiday Tea was 

replaced with Tea and Treats on the 

Garden Grounds. 

Members enjoyed strolling through 

the grounds. It is interesting to 

find spots of color and shapes and 

form stand out clearer when not 

surrounded by foliage and blooms. 

It was a delightful sunny afternoon 

made fun with Spiced Christmas 

Tea, Mulled Cider, and great baked 

goodies! 

Thanks to everyone who came out 

to join us! 

Provided By: Carolynn Sink 

Painted Horses 

The Carolina Horse Park’s Painted 

Ponies Art Walk returns to Southern 

Pines in 2021 and will run through 

March 30. 

In its second year as a fundraising 

event for the park, the Painted 

Ponies Art Walk has grown to 

feature 12 sculptures painted by 

local artists. 

The sculptures will again line Broad 

Street in downtown Southern 

Pines for visitors and residents 

to enjoy. Designed to captivate 

locals and visitors as they shop, 

dine and stroll, the Painted Ponies 

Art Walk is anticipated to increase 

foot traffic in the downtown area 

throughout the event. 

“We are thrilled to bring the ponies 

back to Southern Pines,” said 

Bryan Rosenberg, Carolina Horse 

Park board member. 

There are 18 local businesses 

sponsoring the Painted Ponies, 

including the Pinehurst, Southern 

Pines, Aberdeen Area Convention 

and Visitors Bureau (CVB). 

“Our sponsors were a huge part of 

that success. 

We are excited by the sponsors 

that will join us for the 2021 

event. Their enthusiasm will help 

ensure another positive event for 

the community.” 

By: Victoria Levinger

Section C 

Lifestyles & 

Separate Your Workday While 

Working From Home 

Say what you will about commutes, 

but they do one thing really well, 

and that‘s separate your work from 

your home—literally, of course, but 

emotionally, too. 

Drink a cup of tea. 

The logic on this one is interesting: 

Since the pandemic began, alcohol 

sales have increased, and drinking 

a glass or two before bed has 

become a way for many people to 

wind down. According to clinical 

psychologist Wendy M. Troxel, 

Ph.D., about this behavior, she 

explained that, in addition to the 

physiological impact of booze, it 

could have to do with the fact that 

more people now affiliate drinking 

alcohol with chilling out. 

While having a drink after work 

is certainly one way to mentally 

check out of the office, if you‘re 

abstaining, you could find another 

beverage that is similarly calming 

in your mind. 

Light a candle. 

It‘s a simple, smell-good way to 

change the function of your space 

from productivity to relaxation. 

I‘m starting my little nighttime 

collection with clean-burning 

candles in calming scents like 

lavender, jasmine, and sandalwood. 

Take a walk. 

Think of it as commuting but the key 

here is to head out with your phone 

off or tucked into your pocket so 

you can give your neighborhood 

your full attention. Seek out quieter, 

greener spaces when you can, as 

research suggests that walking 

through nature might reduce the 

brain‘s tendency to ruminate, or 

replay negative thoughts over and 

over again—as it is wont to do after 

a busy workday. 

Stretch. 

A good stretching session is always 

welcome but especially after a 

long day of sitting. A recent study 

published in the Journal of Physical 

Activity and Health found that 

stretching can also help reduce 

stiffness in the arteries and keep 

blood pressure under control. 

Take on a tactile hobby. 

Tuning into your sense of touch 

can ground you in the present and 

remind yourself of things you know 

to be true. Clinical psychologist 

Ayanna Abrams, Psy.D.,says that 

it‘s a good strategy to employ when 

you‘re struggling with anxious 

thoughts that may or may not be 

grounded in reality—you know, the 

ones that tend to spring up around 

work. 

Consider this another reason to try 

your hand at a new nightly hobby: 

cooking, knitting, doing puzzles... 

All of the quarantine‘s tried-andtrues 

have the added benefit of 

providing tactile feedback that can 

help us disengage from mental 

worries. 


Source: Tempo 1 

Back Yards Have Gone 

To The Birds 

Visit Burney Hardware this month 

and join everyone from A-list 

celebs (we‘re looking at you, 

Jennifer Garner and Lady Gaga) 

to city slickers tha have taken to 

raising hens in the name of having 

farm-fresh eggs at the ready. If 

you’ve been thinking about joining 

the chicken-keeping contingency, 

there’s no need to wing it. Before 

you get started, check out some 

DIY chicken coop ideas or you can 

consider chicken coops you can 

buy right now. You should also 

do some homework about the 

different types of chicken breeds. 

Chickens are relatively small birds, 

in turn requiring relatively little 

space. “You should plan to provide 

four square feet per chicken in 

the nesting coop (also called a 

henhouse), plus 10 square feet 

per chicken in their enclosed run,” 

says veterinarian Dr. Tricia Earley. 

For a flock of, say, six chickens, 

that translates to a 6‘-by-4‘ nesting 

coop plus a 6‘-by-10‘ run. 

In reality, the amount of room is 

rarely the deal breaker for backyard 

chickens. TBefore you get started, 

we advise you to check with your 

SLLA or municipality to confirm 

it’s allowed. Surprisingly, many 

suburban and urban areas only 

have restrictions on the number of 

hens allowed or on the possession 

of roosters. 

Raising chickens is not hard, but 

chicken expert and author Lisa 

Steele (@fresheggsdaily) says, “As 

with any pet or livestock, chickens 

are a serious time commitment 

and require daily attention.” But, 

again and again, owners say there’s 

also a “hen zen” that comes with 

keeping chickens. Part routine, 

part respite, starting and ending 

the day with some fresh air and 

labor can confer a kind of self-care. 

Morning: Let chickens out of their 

coop, giving access to the enclosed 

run. Give each a quick once-over, 

looking for bright eyes, red comb 

and wattles, steady gait, and shiny 

feathers—all signs of a healthy hen. 

Then supply fresh food and water, 

turn over and fluff coop bedding, 

and check for eggs. 

Afternoon: Check for eggs again 

and give chickens their daily treat. 

Sundown: Lock hens back inside 

their nesting coop to protect from 

predators. 

Once a week: Cleaning time! Take 

a moment to rake the bedding out 

of the coop and replace with fresh. 

Also scrub their feed and water 

dishes. 

While your eggs may soon be 

homegrown, your chickens’ diet 

shouldn’t be. “A commercially 

prepared layer mash has been 

formulated by a poultry science 

nutritionist and will have the 

appropriate amount of calcium, 

calories, and protein to keep a 

hen healthy and ensure a good 

thick eggshell,” says veterinarian 

Dr. Victoria Drouet. Plenty of fresh 

water is also vital and, because 

eggs are mostly composed of H20, 

directly tied to egg production. Add 

a splash of apple cider vinegar 

a few times a week to prevent 

bacteria. 


SourceCL/ DIY Magazine

Entertainment 

Page C 2 

From Honeybees To Flask 

Across the seasons, Diane Currier 

gathers the work of bees — the 

blossoms, fruits, and honey. She 

brings them back to Honeygirl 

Meadery in Durham, where the 

bees’ bounty is bottled for all to 

taste. 

When western North Carolina’s 

apple trees bloom in late April and 

early May, millions of bee visitors 

come to press their faces in flower 

hearts. At Honeygirl Meadery in 

Durham, Diane is as busy as the 

six-legged ladies she celebrates, 

humming around concocting and 

infusing, steeping and fermenting 

and bottling. 

Diane Currier has captured sweet 

magic in a bottle with Honeygirl 

Meadery’s Bourbon Barrel-Aged 

Wildflower Mead — the winner in 

the drink category of Our State’s 

Made In NC Awards. 

Currier is a mead maker, an 

alchemist of wildflowers and fruit 

who brews honey wine. “These 

are simple methods,” she says, 

“Simple ingredients, and naturally 

gluten-free.” 

The ancient Greeks referred to 

mead as “nectar of the gods,” a 

melliferous dew sent from heaven. 

As soon as she returned to Durham, 

Diane decided she’d transform the 

fruits of her homebrewing operation 

from beer into something sweeter. 

She had little to go on, no timetested 

techniques to try. “I was just 

kind of stumbling through,” she 

says. 

Currier kept experimenting, 

refining, giving herself time, feeling 

her way back to the ancient method 

of making mead without heat. Over 

time, her mead went from cloudy 

to clear, rustic to refined. Her field 

began to bloom in the bottle. 

“It became crystalline, and I 

wanted it to be,” she says. “It 

started showing off the colors of 

the fruits, the flowers — the nature 

of it. I wanted those to be glowing 

in the bottle.” 

It takes two million bee visits to 

flowers to make one pound of 

honey. 

Each large batch of mead uses 

1,200 pounds of the bees’ deep 

amber honey. When a bee returns 

to her hive with a flower’s nectar, 

she does so with tiny bellyfuls, 

a few sips at a time. It takes two 

million bee visits to flowers to make 

one pound of honey, and the bees 

fly about 50,000 miles gathering 

nectar to make that pound. 

In North Carolina blueberry’s bellshaped 

flowers are ringing with 

bees. At Honeygirl, you can pour 

these jewels of nature in a glass 

and taste the nectar of the gods. 


Source: The State 

Seven Lakes 

Run For Water 

Seven Lakes Community Team: 

Jared Fravel and Travis Frazier 

Every day, about 1,400 children 

die from diseases caused by 

unsafe water and poor sanitation. 

But it doesn’t have to be that way. 

There are simple solutions like 

drilled wells, spring protections 

and BioSand filters to solve the 

problem. 

I started this fundraising campaign 

to help charity: water build these 

types of projects around the world, 

and I‘m looking for anyone who 

can help me. 

We will be running a minimum of 4 

miles every 4 hours for 48 hours 

March 5-7, 2021. Our goal is to 

surpass the 48 mile minimum and 

complete 100 miles in that 48 

hours. 

Please donate to our campaign 

-- anything you can give is a huge 

help. 

100% of the money will be used 

to build clean water projects, and 

when they’re complete, charity: 

water will send us photos and GPS 

coordinates so we can see the 

exact community we helped. 

Please help us help the less 

fortunate people around the world 

by donating to our campaign -- 

anything you can give is a huge 

help. 


www.charitywater.org/jared-fravel

Seven Lakes Lifestyle & Entertainment March Edition Page C 3 

Can I Safely Travel Again 

After My 2nd Shot? 

After you’ve been vaccinated for 

COVID-19, is it safe to travel? 

Where will you be able to go, and 

what will be required of you? 

Many In Seven Lakes age 65 and 

older have begun receiving their 

first and second doses. Now what? 

What can I do? Can I travel? What 

safety precautions will I still need 

to take? Where can I go? Who can I 

see? Vaccines are indeed a cause 

for optimism, including for travel 

and travelers. 

It’s been just over two months 

since the U.S. began distributing 

the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines 

for COVID-19, and since that time 

more than 64 million doses have 

been administered, according to 

the CDC’s vaccination tracker. 

At the current rate of about 840,00 

doses being administered each 

day estimates on when we might 

reach herd immunity, when enough 

people are immune to the virus so 

that it can’t spread, vary between 

as early as this spring and as late 

as this fall. 

Dr. Manisha Juthani, an associate 

professor of medicine and 

epidemiology at the Yale School 

of Medicine, and an infectious 

diseases specialist at Yale 

Medicine, is also encouraged 

about how this year will unfold. 

When Dr. Manisha Juthani, was 

asked what advice she would offer 

travelers regarding how they should 

view the coming weeks and months 

to avoid having too many hopes 

dashed (we already went down that 

road in 2020, remember?), she 

says, “Once vaccinated and if the 

rates of infection are low around 

you and in the place that you are 

going to, I would definitely plan to 

travel. 

“I miss traveling myself and hope 

to take a trip on a plane in 2021. 

It will require continued vigilance, 

public/private partnerships, and a 

commitment from everyone in the 

world to get this virus to recede, 

but I remain hopeful that we can 

do this in 2021.” 

“Just because you get vaccinated 

does not necessarily mean that you 

can’t get infected with SARS-CoV-2 

or COVID-19, but it does mean 

that if you are, you are much less 

likely to be hospitalized and you 

are much less likely to have a lot of 

the severe outcomes that we worry 

about with COVID.” “Data to date 

show that vaccination protects 

100 percent from hospitalization 

and death,” says Dr. Juthani. 

But that even with that added layer 

of vaccine protection, travelers 

should take precautions—and baby 

steps. For starters, you shouldn’t 

head out the door immediately 

after your second dose. 

Amira Roess, professor of global 

health and epidemiology at 

George Mason University, adds 

“Remember that vaccines don’t 

work immediately. 

You need to give your body about 

two weeks after each dose for a 

strong enough immune response 

to occur. . . . We expect that about 

two weeks after your second dose 

you may have very high protection.” 

Roess notes that because we are 

still seeing a lot of community 

transmission of COVID-19, and 

because there are new variants 

circulating that we are still learning 

more about, those who are 

vaccinated should remain vigilant 

by continuing to wear masks and 

practicing social distancing. 

According to Roess, “Plan that trip. 

Plan it for late summer, plan it for 

fall, so you have something to look 

forward to. 

I think there’s a very reasonable 

expectation that a large segment 

of the population is going to be 

vaccinated by then.” 


Source: AFAR 

SL West Controlled Burn 

The SLW Infrastructure Committee and the 

SL Garden Club join forces and burn the Muhly Grass 

between the lower pond and Longleaf Drive! 

This year the last killing frost is Smother insects and egg masses 

forecast to be April 8th. So do by spraying plants with All Season 

not go out and buy those pretty Spray Oil when the temperature 

petunia’s yet! You can plant cold is between 40-85°F. Do not apply 

hardy vegetables and herbs. This is within 24 hours of freezing weather. 

a great time to get new perennials To reduce disease problems, 

in the ground or move plants or remove dead leaves and decayed 

shrubs that are not doing well in fruit from under trees. Help prevent 

their current location. 

camellia petal blight by mulching 

4″deep around susceptible 

camellias, keeping the trunk area 

clear of mulch, and replacing the 

mulch annually after flowering. Pick 

off any diseased or fallen flowers. 

For severe infestations, spray with 

a fungicide. Ask for help at the 

local hardware stores! 

Just because it’s still winterish and 

many plants are dormant doesn’t 

mean your garden doesn’t need 

some TLC! So pick a mild day, 

layer up your clothing, bring a mug 

of your favorite hot beverage, and 

enjoy the peace and fresh air of the 

garden. Here’s what you can work 

on: 

Now is the time for weed control. 

Put down a pre-emergent for 

crabgrass and spring weeds. 

Prune deciduous trees and shrubs 

& roses (but NOT spring flowers 

such as azaleas): 

Most deciduous trees and shrubs 

are best pruned in late winter to 

early spring. 

Prune for shape, remove 

overlapping branches, get some air 

into the center of the shrub/tree. 

Some basic cutting techniques: 

Cut back to 1/4″ above buds. Make 

cuts on a 45° angle. For limbs 

larger than twigs, be sure to cut 

the limb just past the swollen area 

where the branch and the trunk 

meet called the branch collar. Use 

sharp tools! 

Ward off pests and disease: 

This is a great time to kill 

overwintering insects such as 

mites and scale on shrubs & trees 

including roses and fruit trees. 

Check-in with your tools: 

Sharpen and oil hand tools then 

sharpen your lawn mower blades 

as well as change its oil, filter, and 

spark plugs. New electric models 

are less maintenance and cleaner 

for you and the environment. 

Rusty tools can be soaked in white 

vinegar overnight then scrubbed 

with a scrubbing pad to remove 

rust. Dry them well and coat with 

mineral or camellia oil. 

I saw they burned the Muhly grass 

in Seven Lakes West, should I do 

that? We burn the Muhly grass 

because when it is grown near 

water it is susceptible to a fungus. 

Burning eliminates that risk. If 

yours is not on the shore of a lake 

or pond, just cut it back severely. If 

you burn, do it early in February or 

early March. Cut of the top fronds 

to maintain control of the burn. 

Just use a match or ignitor, don’t 

pour on any accelerant, too hot is 

not good! Happy Gardening! 

Contributed By: Carolyn Sink

Page D 1 March Edition Seven Lakes “The Real Deal” 

The REAL Deal 

Yard Updates To Increase 

The Value Of Your Home 

A Pool Won’t Increase Your Home’s 

Value, But These 3 Yard Updates 

Will. 

Money might not grow on trees, 

but planting a few lush shrubs in 

your yard will increase the value 

of your house. This intel comes 

from a recently released study by 

Lawn Starter, which breaks down 

the best (and worst) updates home 

sellers can make to their outdoor 

spaces, drawing on numbers 

from a 2018 yard report from the 

National Association of Realtors. 

One surprising fact: Simply mowing 

the grass is more worth your time 

and money than building an inground 

swimming pool. While 

lawn-care services see a 267 

percent return of investment, the 

latter recoups just 43 percent 

of the average $57,000 cost of 

installation. 

There’s a lot that goes into a 

home’s curb appeal, from the state 

of the roof to the symmetry of the 

landscaping. Fortunately, it’s the 

small things that make a big first 

impression—and put money back 

in your pocket. 

Zillow recently partnered with 

Thumbtack to help sellers narrow 

down the manageable renovations 

to consider before listing their 

home, and painting the front door 

was one of the must-dos. But not 

all hues add value, According to the 

real-estate site’s research, houses 

with a glossy black coat of exterior 

Fancy water features (think: hot 

tubs and fountains) can negatively 

affect your property’s value by 

$2,500 to $10,000. 

So what will put money back in 

your pocket? Leading the way is a 

well-maintained lawn, which costs 

an average of $270 per year, but 

adds around $1,200 in value. 

In other words, nice-looking 

grass pleases buyers, especially 

millennials, who ranked it as the 

number-one feature they search 

for in a new home. 

Other lower cost outdoor 

improvements that see a high 

return on investment? Planting 

mature trees (taller species can 

improve a neighborhood’s property 

values by up to 15 percent). 

Installing a built-in, all-season deck 

(it returns an estimated 83 percent 

of the amount spent). No need 

to go overboard with elaborate 

fencing and a Wimbledon-worthy 

tennis court. Instead, keep things 

simple. 


Source: Domino 

Paint Front Door Black 

paint on the front door can sell for 

up to $6,000 more than similar 

homes. 

Given the average cost of an allencompassing 

exterior paint job 

is around $2,500 and a front door 

refresh typically ranges between 

$100 and $230, investing in a 

quality roller and a gallon of paint 

is worth it. Just mke sure you let 

the HOA know what your going to 

do in Seven Lakes. 

By: Brittany Samuels 

Source: NAR 

How To Stretch Your $1,000 

Kitchen Upgrade Budget 

Polished bronze pulls, terrazzo 

knobs, a touchless faucet— 

these are the kinds of details 

designer Young Huh calls the 

jewelry of a kitchen, and it’s exactly 

where she would put her money if 

she only had $1,000 to spend on a 

renovation. 

When you introduce fresh fixtures or 

even a hint of wallpaper to a space, 

suddenly dated cabinets or worndown 

wood floors don’t look so 

bad. In fact, they shine. 

If you’re sticking to what seems 

to be an impossibly tight budget, 

don’t rule anything out. 

There are plenty of ways to stretch 

your dollar beyond paint. 

Apron-Front Sink, Amazon ($235) 

Here are a few of ideas in the 

$500 to $1,000 range. Opt for a 

patterned backsplash by applying 

wallpaper to MDF boards, then 

covering them with sheets of glass 

to protect them from moisture. 

Total average cost: $440 for 50 

square feet. 

The basin and labor combined will 

likely total around $450, and the 

job will typically take about four 

hours. 

Apron-Front Sink, Amazon ($235) 

Spice things up with a touch of 

brass (the pull-down option from 

Kraus, above, is a solid pick—it’s 

less than $300). 

Then be your own plumber. A basin 

wrench will help you get to those 

hard-to-reach fasteners. 

On average, you can expect to shell 

out $1,000 for labor and 40 square 

feet of ceramic tile. 

Scaling down the height to 6 inches 

will spare your budget, while still 

saving you from spills. 


Source: Kitchen Made DIY

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