2022 Vol 1 – Spring

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Celebrating 50 Years – Semora Volunteer Fire Department

March 25, 2022

Story by Phyliss Boatwright Photos provided by Semora Volunteer Fire Department The Semora Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) will mark its 50th anniversary on April 23 and, according to members, there is much to celebrate, commemorate, and look back upon with pride. For one thing, members of the SVFD told me, from its beginnings in the …

Find a Dragonfly at the Plant Sale

March 31, 2022

By Carol Nelson – VCE Southside Master Gardener Spring 2022 The mornings are still a little cool to see many flying insects in our gardens – but in a couple weeks the butterflies and moths will be out in force, as well as the peskier sorts like mosquitoes, midges, and winged termites. Soon we will …

Annual Dock Maintenance – Your Dock’s Health

March 7, 2022

By Frank Stollman – Traditional Southern Construction Living on the lake creates lasting family memories both on the water and the land. The bridge between the land and water is your dock. Like houses, docks require annual maintenance that if neglected can lead to catastrophic results. Taking time at the beginning and end of the …

Operating and Living in a Small Town – Outdoor Living Decisions

March 7, 2022

By Joe Wilkerson, Maplehurst Outdoor Living Spring 2022 Small towns are frequently mischaracterized as having little to offer. Too often the image of small towns portrayed in our culture is antiquated, such as offering no social life, and no way to provide for a family. It is true that the allure of big cities and …

Jonesing for a Restoration

March 26, 2022

The Jones House – Milton, NC By Hosanna Blanchard Spring 2022 Generally speaking, buying and restoring a forlorn 170-year-old house is a daunting proposition. Participants can count on exhausting, dirty work, unwelcome construction problems, numerous frustrating roadblocks – all resulting in painfully slow progress. This might cause some to avoid such projects or reject them …

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