Lifestyles Local youths get a chance to learn – and teach – history HIGH POINT – Lauren Matlosz remembers the numerous weekend trips to the High Point Museum with her grandmother, Diana Lorber. She remembers, too, the costumed interpreters who demonstrated skills from yesteryear and explained how artifacts were used. Now, the 10-year-old High Point girl will be the costumed interpreter, sharing her knowledge with other museum visitors. Architects of the sea “Ever since God created the world His power and deity, however invisible, have been there for the mind to see in the things He has made.” – Romans 1:21 (JB) Vocal group uses homecoming concert as fundraiser THOMASVILLE – What started out as a Southern gospel quartet's homecoming concert has turned into a worthwhile fundraiser for a nonprofit organization. Food, auction raise money for Hospice of the Piedmont HIGH POINT – The most sumptuous social event of the summer, Hospice Taste of the Town, returns for its 20th year Tuesday. More than 50 area restaurants, caterers and beverage providers – serving up everything from barbecue and beer to pasta and pastries – have signed on for this year's gala, which is the signature fundraiser for Hospice of the Piedmont. Dean Hucks speaks out to teach others about mental illnes HIGH POINT – Dean Hucks still remembers the voices that have haunted him for so many years. Sometimes they sounded distant and muffled, other times closer and more distinct, but they always came from the same place – inside his head. Local couple flies flag of adopted son's native Georgia HIGH POINT – Jeff and Kelly Kinard have Georgia on their minds. At the High Point couple's home on Woodrow Avenue, some 6,000 miles from where Russian forces have invaded the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, a white flag adorned with five red crosses – Georgia's official flag – flies as a show of solidarity with the small European country. Myrtle provides sights to see MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – As a child, one of my favorite parts of our annual trip to the beach was picking up seashells. As I moved into my teenage years, my focus shifted to picking up girls – well, OK, trying to pick up girls. Architects of the sea “It is perhaps a more fortunate destiny to have a taste for collecting shells than to be born a millionaire.” – Robert Louis Stevenson, “Lay Morale” Trail Blazers: Unique ‘Born Learning' program at Southside Recreation looks to support early education with special tools HIGH POINT – Cryshaunda Rorie grew up in the Southside neighborhood, playing in the streets and at the local recreation center. Hearing Clinic provides solution HIGH POINT – When the ringing in his ears became a roar, John Doty first had to give up his U.S. Marine Corps career and then fight to keep his everyday composure. Starnes Art closing after more than half a century HIGH POINT – Stephen Sebastian feels like he's losing a close friend with the closing of Starnes Art Co. later this month. Baseball team chooses mission field over shot at national title For the Carolina Angels youth baseball team, this will be a season – and especially a postseason – to remember. The Angels, a 13-and-under select team based in the Triad, could've played for a national championship in Steamboat Springs, Colo., or taken a trip to watch the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. Auction makes Christmas come early in Davidson County LEXINGTON – Hospice of Davidson County officials need a little Christmas, and they need it now. The organization's new hospice inpatient facility, the Henry Etta and Bruce Hinkle Hospice House, is scheduled to open in mid-December, and proceeds from an upcoming fundraiser will be used to furnish the new facility. Trinity's little big man TRINITY – Jeremiah Key scarcely looks big enough to milk a cow, much less ride a bull. But Jeremiah – who stands 5-foot-2 and weighs all of 90 pounds if his hat's soaking wet – is a little cowboy with a big heart, a big faith and big dreams. The 13-year-old Trinity bull rider, who already has a third-place national finish under his belt buckle, next week will compete in the 2008 Youth Bull Riders World Finals in Fort Worth, Texas. The competition will begin Tuesday. Architects of the sea “It is perhaps a more fortunate destiny to have a taste for collecting shells than to be born a millionaire.” – Robert Louis Stevenson, “Lay Morale” Food for the family HIGH POINT – Cathy Hayes had been trying for four whole weeks to make a seafood salad just right. Last week – with the help of her granddaughter, Amber – she hit the perfect combination. The cane lady: Claire Holmes helps give visually impaired their freedom For Janet McBride, walking with a cane is not particularly challenging at this point in her life. The 53-year-old Sophia woman has been blind almost all her life, and she's been walking with a cane since she was about 10. A long time healing: Years after escaping a tragic fire, Frank Hensley realized his calling HIGH POINT – When Frank Hensley enters a room, you see the scars that cover much of his face and creep down his neck. You see his small, disfigured ears. As he shakes your hand, you see his gnarled fingers. Those are the scars Hensley shows the world, openly and without shame. Downtown festival will aid flood victims HIGH POINT – Music and goodwill will fill the air this weekend at a downtown festival being held to raise money for Midwest flooding victims. “Music in the Air: The 2008 Youth Interfaith Quake,” sponsored by Memorial United Methodist Church and the city of High Point Human Relations Department, will take place from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Mendenhall Station. Local players headed to beep baseball World Series HIGH POINT – As a young rookie, John Caldwell learned the hard way that beep baseball – a baseball game designed for the visually impaired – can be a contact sport. “I was running into everything from poles to fences, and even other players,” says the 40-year-old High Point athlete, who was diagnosed with macular degeneration as a child. Architects of the sea Ever since God created the world His power and deity, however invisible, have been there for the mind to see in the things He has made. – Romans 1:21 (JB) 'Scooter rage' reveals the worst in us You want to talk about road rage? Dan Bradley has had drinks thrown at him. And beer cans – with beer still in them. And eggs. Drivers have yelled at him, called him names and even cursed him. Children's choir tours America to bring relief to Uganda HIGH POINT – The 26 members of the African Children's Choir practically dare you to sit through one of their performances. “Their concerts are about an hour and a half of nonstop motion,” explains Dawna Hodgins, publicity administrator for the choir, which will perform in High Point this week. Water works: High Point couple give new life to old logs from Cape Fear River NAVASSA – Jesse and Anna Hustrulid Jarrell have found a calling beneath the depths of the Cape Fear River. The couple, who met in high school in High Point and now live and work near Wilmington, operate a unique wood products business that owes its life to logs lost in the river before the Civil War. Through their Cape Fear River Wood Products, the Jarrells dredge logs that have spent at least 140 years in the mucky bottom of the Cape Fear. They clean them up, dry the logs and convert the wood to radiant hardwood floors, paneling and furnishings. Ruff Love to the rescue THOMASVILLE – If you don't think the economy has impacted the local pet population, just ask Sue Rogers. The operator of Ruff Love Rescue in Thomasville, Rogers has seen the impact firsthand. “The housing crisis has increased the number of dogs needing good homes dramatically,” Rogers says. “Many of these loving animals have been with their families for years, only to be separated from them, wondering what happened.” A life saved: Literacy program helps man leave drugs, violence behind HIGH POINT – From the time he was 12 years old, Jeffrey Hamilton was always on the wrong path. It was a path strewn with drugs, alcohol and violence. Caring nothing about his education, he dropped out of high school and struggled with unemployment and homelessness. Architects of the sea “It is perhaps a more fortunate destiny to have a taste for collecting shells than to be born a millionaire.” – Robert Louis Stevenson, “Lay Morale” Jolly ol' wedding crashers I'm sure Heather McCarthy never expected Santa Claus – much less a whole room full of Santas – to crash her wedding reception in the middle of the summer. But Christmas miracles still happen – yes, even Christmas-in-July miracles. Group tries to aid families with decisions about funerals TRIAD – An organization new to the Triad hopes to help take some of the sting from death. Simple grounds for burial FRANKLINVILLE – Henry and Nellie Hickerson loved their 86 acres of Randolph County farmland so much, their son C.L. figured they would want to be buried there. Swimming program promotes safety, fitness for minority children HIGH POINT – Only a month ago, 11-year-old Sarah Joseph didn't know a backstroke from a heatstroke. Swimming sure looked like fun to the young Sudanese refugee – her family settled in the High Point area several years ago – but she'd never even had the first lesson. Revved-up raffle: Ticket sales for Harley will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters GREENSBORO — There is still time to hop on a chance to win a motorcycle with a custom Greensboro Grasshoppers paint job. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Piedmont, along with Harley-Davidson of Greensboro/High Point, are raffling a Harley-Davidson VRSC “V-Rod” motorcycle next month, and raffle tickets are still available. Perfectly framed: Device helps dancers learn hardest part, connecting with partners HIGH POINT – Jim Brady had tried just about everything – from Hula-Hoops to broomsticks – to help his ballroom dance students learn and maintain proper dancing posture. “In the dance business, there have probably been 50 different types of apparatus that people have tried ... to help students learn to do the most difficult thing there is when dancing, and that is to get properly connected to each other,” says Brady, a longtime dance instructor who lives in High Point. Architects of the sea Name: Nodipecten fragosus Shell family: Pectinidae Portrait of girl, whose organs give life to others, keeps grandmother company Five-year-old Jukiya Hayes used to say she wanted to help run her grandmother's catering business. Always happy, smiling and outgoing – not unlike her grandmother, Barbara Green – Jukiya would've been a natural. Green's business, Messiah Too! Catering & Banquet Hall in Archdale, would've been in good hands. High Point native enjoys role in box-office hit 'Hancock' For one night, at least, as Liz Wicker walked the red carpet at the famed Grauman's Chinese Theatre, she felt like Hollywood royalty. “It was surreal,” Wicker recalls. “They asked me to get up on a podium, and the crowd was cheering. I kinda laughed and said, ‘You don't even know who I am!'” Jessica Jacobs' reign as Miss North Carolina included surprising a trooper and kissing a frog It's not clear exactly when Jessica Jacobs realized that being Miss North Carolina would not always be glamorous. But by the time she arrived at the annual N.C. Seafood Festival in Morehead City – where she found herself puckering up to kiss a smelly flounder smack-dab on its fishy lips, a longstanding tradition for the reigning Miss North Carolina – it's likely all pretense had disappeared. Brain-injury survivor finds herself managing Triad resource center HIGH POINT – Peggy Nelson never thought she would oversee a resource center for brain injury survivors. But then, she never imagined she would be a brain injury survivor, either. That changed four years ago, though, when the High Point woman suffered a brain aneurysm, a life-changing event that opened her eyes to the world of brain injuries. Doggone scary: Holiday fireworks can be hair-raising experience for pets HIGH POINT – Fireworks shows make for a wonderful Fourth of July tradition, but chances are your pet won't be nearly as impressed as you are. The fact is, pets and fireworks generally don't mix, according to local veterinarians, who say they get lots of calls about fireworks this time of year. Architects of the sea “It is perhaps a more fortunate destiny to have a taste for collecting shells than to be born a millionaire.” – Robert Louis Stevenson, “Lay Morale” Civil Air Patrol: Volunteers stay busy in airways over Triad WINSTON-SALEM – He can be your angel in the sky while you are boating on the lake. And he's there if you get lost in the woods. Civil Air Patrol pilots handle 90 percent of inland search and rescue missions. Last year, CAP saved 103 lives nationwide, up from the usual 70 to 80. Founder of Rabbit Quarter Ministries uses God's help to turn life around HIGH POINT – Raymond Payne is a living testament to the transforming power of God. Payne's hard work earns him respect among peers HIGH POINT – Raymond Payne's quiet, steadfast work with the city's homeless has earned him the respect and admiration of his peers and his community. Former Archdale resident targets marrow match ARCHDALE – Gospel Baptist Church's recent blood drive and marrow typing was held in honor of longtime pastor the Rev. Bobby Edwards, but it turns out that it could be a beacon of hope for a former Archdale resident and her family, too. Positive attitude remains Anderson's biggest strength ARCHDALE – Melissa Anderson's outlook on life is encouraging, despite the hand she has been dealt. Local singers – ranging in age from 59 to 89 – rockin' and rollin' HIGH POINT – These singers may be over the hill, but they're not exactly rolling down the other side. In fact, they're rockin' and rollin' down the other side. Opportunity knocks: LifeSpan gives workers with special needs a chance HIGH POINT ­– Two months ago, Sarah Allen of Grace Flower Shop got a call from LifeSpan. The agency asked her to help find employment for an energetic 29-year-old with special needs. Leaving a legacy: Foundation makes impact on community HIGH POINT – You may not know exactly what the High Point Community Foundation does – or even what it is – but chances are you've been exposed to its legacy. You can see that legacy throughout the community, from the Macedonia Family Resource Center to the Open Door Ministries homeless shelter. From a free medical clinic for Hispanic children to a complex of new soccer fields. From a nursing scholarship fund to a ball field for disabled children.

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