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by Greg HankinsTimes Editor

Seven Lakes West is on itsway to having a NeighborhoodWatch program. The SevenLakes West Landowners Asso-ciation [SLWLA] Board of Direc-tors approved, during its Tuesday,August 11 Work Session, theuse of a Neighborhood Watchmanual endorsed by the Nation-al Sheriffs’ Association as theguidebook for implementing theprogram.

A copy of the guidelines is

available on the SLWLA Website.They also approved Standard

Operating Procedures designedto make sure that Neighborhood

Watch patrol members functiononly as observers and reportersof suspicious behavior and do not

attempt to take on functions bet-ter left to law enforcement. TheBoard also decided that anyNeighborhood Watch patrols will

be conducted usingthe Association’s newred pickup truck ratherthan private vehicles.

B u t Sa fe t y a n dSecurity Director JohnHoffmann’s request thatthe Board adopt the

National Sheriff’s Associationstandards initially ran into some

NeighborhoodWatch winsblessing ofWestside Board

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Volume 24 Number 21 Seven Lakes, North Carolina 27376 August 21, 2009

by Laura DouglassTimes Reporter

One community managementcompany has emerged as theclear favorite among Seven

Lakes Landowners Association[SLLA] Directors, announcedDirector Kent Droppers during theMonday, August 10, Work Ses-sion. Droppers did not, howev-e r s h a re t h en a m e o f t h efavored compa-ny with the land-owners or pressattending theWork Session.

As part of theireffort to replace CommunityManager Dalton Fulcher, whowill retire at the end of the year,Board members have met withrepresentatives of three com-panies and Droppers had askedeach director to rank the com-panies in order of preference.

Though the favorite was clearafter those interviews, Droppersrecommended that both the firstand second -- and, possibly,even the third -- choices should

be invited to present in-depthproposals.

Hiring a management com-pany is one option the Boardis exploring; the other option isto simply hire a new Communi-ty Manager to replace Fulcher.

Favorite emerges amongmanagement companies


In one of their briefest regularmeetings on record, The MooreCounty Board of Commissionerson Monday night, August 17, cutthe cost of building permits,approved minor changes to thecounty’s Zoning Ordinance, andappointed members to two com-mittees.

The price of a building permitjumped fifty cents on July 1, ris-ing from $3.00 to $3.50 per$1,000 of construction cost.Thecounty also changed the wayit figures construction costs,moving from an estimate of $60per square foot to $70 per squarefoot . The increases wereapproved as part of the complexcounty budget for Fiscal Year

2009-2010 and attracted littlenotice or comment during budg-et work sessions.

That still left the County’s feeswell under the national stan-dard, which estimates residen-tial construction costs at $101.95per square foot and then charges$4.50 per thousand for the per-mit.

County lowers building fee

Wool-E-Bull

Kiwanian Sammy Gilmore was lucky enought o get a photowith Wool-E-Bull when the Seven Lakes Kiwanis took a fieldtrip to see a Durham Bulls game.

(See“Commissioners”p. 24) (See“SLLA,”p. 25)

(See“Westside,”p. 27)

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In this issue

Seven Lakes LandownersAssociation Meeting8/10

West Side LandownersMeeting 8/11

by Chief Bob HannSeven Lakes EMS

It is time to update the SevenLakes EMS Telephone Book.

Here are the frequently askedquestions about the telephonebook:1. Isn’t this done automatically

when I move into SevenLakes?A. No, very little happens auto-matically in life.

2. How do I get my name listedin the telephone book?A. Go to your Landowner’sOffice (N/S or West).There isa little box on the table withforms to fill out and leave in thebox.

3.When can I submit my name,etc.?A. During normal workinghours at the Landowner’sOffice between September 1

and December 1.4. I only have a cell phone or dig-

ital phone. Should I be list-ed?A.Yes, individual cell phonesand cable based digital phonesare encouraged.

5. I am a renter. Should I be list-ed in the telephone book?A. By all means! Renters area part of this community andthe friends that you find here

will be able to get in touchwith you.

6. When is the telephone bookpublished?A.Annually at the end of Jan-uary.

7. How much does it cost?A. $6.00 per copy.

8. I have a business and I wouldlike to advertise in the tele-phone book. How do I do this?A. Contact EMS Chief RobertHaan at 910-673-8001.

In summary, your participa-tion in this project is totally vol-untary. However, in order for thetelephone book to be success-ful, maximum participation fromthe residents of Seven Lakes

is necessary.People who have used the

telephone book for a few yearsfind it useful because it includesboth your mailing and physicaladdress along with your tele-phone number.

It also includes a listing ofgovernment, utility and otherimportant telephone numbers.It has an advertising sectionwhich is very useful in helpingyou to “buy local” and supportyour local merchants.

Over the years, the SevenLakes EMS Telephone Bookhas been an instrument thathelps to make Seven Lakes thefriendly community that it is.

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The not yet finished lodge ofWest End Scout Troop 98 burnedto the ground just after midnightMonday night.

Scoutmaster Steve Schrodttold TheTimes that the insulationhad been installed in the wallsand ceilings of the approximately4,000 square foot building, whichwas a project of West End Unit-ed Methodist Church.

The church was building thelodge for use by Boy ScoutTroops 98, Cub Scout Pack 98,

and local Girl Scout and churchgroups.

“The only thing left standing isthe chimney,” Cal Loy of theSeven Lakes Volunteer FireDepartment toldTheTimes. Loysaid the structure was “fullyinvolved” when the Seven lakessquad arrived a few minutesafter getting the call at 12:09am.

Erik Stromberg of West EndFire and Rescue toldTheTimes,that in addition to Seven Lakesand West End, firefighters fromEagle Springs, Carthage, andRobbins responded to the call,as did Moore County and SevenLake EMS.TheTimes was unable to reach

representatives of the MooreCounty Fire Marshal’s office toobtain further details on theunits responding or the Fire Mar-shal’s investigation.

Schrodt told The Times that

the Fire Marshal; State Bureauof Investigation;Alcohol, Tobac-co, and Firearms agents; andinsurance investigators were onthe scene Wednesday attempt-ing to determine the cause of theblaze. A dog trained to sniff outaccelerants was part of thatinvestigation.

Individuals and groups inter-ested in contributing to the build-ing fund for the lodge may con-tact West End United MethodistChurch at 910-673-1371.

Scout lodge burns down

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“To every thing there is a sea-son, and a time to every purposeunder the heaven;A time to beborn,and a time to die; a time toplant, and a time to pluck upthat which is planted.”

– Ecclesiastes 3: 1,2

Flashback ToYesteryearThe Seven Lakes Landowners

Association, and later the SevenLakes West Landowners Asso-ciation, were established to takeover from the developers respon-sibilty for managing the affairs ofour gated communities. TheBusiness Guild was also estab-lished. By and large, their boardsof directors have been effective.As with most, if not all, suchboards, some have been moreeffective than others becauseof the complexity of the issuesthey faced, the controversialnature of a particular issue, and,in part, because of the make-upof a given board at the time.

Early in the 1990s, the prospectof large hog farms very close bybecame a real concern. Thethreat was removed largely dueto the efforts of Dennis Robertswith a petition signed by hun-dreds of residents, which hesent to our legislative repre-sentatives. It proved to be anawakening to the few who sawit as a lesson learned: that SevenLakes is not an island unto itself,that emerging issues and events“beyond the gates” do, affect —positively or negatively — life“within the gates.”

Filling The VoidThe same few saw a critical

void.They recognized there wasa lack of attention (certainly a lowpriority) to issues and eventsbeyond the gates, to externalmatters.

In 1997, a small group of far-sighted residents and businesspeople formed the Seven LakesCivic Group.Among the founderswere Jimmy Carpenter, BeckyGilmore, Chuck Levinger, and thefirst president, Paul Parks. Moreoften than not — but especiallyin recent years — our board hasinc luded members of thelandowners and Business Guildboards.

The Civic Group is, and alwayshas been, focused on external

matters with but one overarchinggoal: to favorably influence out-comes of issues and opportu-nities arising beyond the gatesthat could impact any of themany facets of what is general-ly referred to as the “quality of life”for our residents and businessowners. It has been our policy notto interfere in internal matters.

To achieve our goal, it hasbeen critically important that thedecision-makers — the countycommissioners, County Man-ager, Planning and CommunityDevelopment, Public Utilitiesand NCDOT— understand that

the Seven Lakes community isfar larger than eight of the coun-ty’s eleven municipalities andthat we represent a significant vot-ing bloc. I believe we have, overtime, established a good relatin-ship with these decision-makers.We keep abreast of what is hap-pening or could happen in MooreCounty.

As opportunities have beenidentified, we volunteer to par-ticipate in county initiatives suchas the County-wide Transporta-tion Committee (roads), the firstSmall Area Plan (Area “A”), theSummit on Alternative Sources

of Revenue, and the currentWater Supply & WastewaterTreatment Summit.

Civic Group efforts have includ-ed working (albeit unsuccessfully)to have the new West End PostOffice located in Seven Lakes,with NCDOT on the traffic signalsat Love Grove Road (schoolchildren safety), at the NC211/Seven Lakes Drive/Lake-way Drive intersection (safety,convenience), and with the Busi-ness Guild to turn over the villageroads to NCDOT.And these arejust a few of the more visibleefforts among many through the

years on behalf of the commu-nity.

Over the past eighteen monthsor so, increasing the communi-ty’s water supply has been theCivic Group’s Number One pri-ority. As you may recall, theMcGill report of November 2007singled out our potable watersupply as the most immediateCounty need. Increasing the vol-ume of the supply and simulta-neously eliminating the risk to oursupply, with its single supplyline and two-pump booster sta-tion, are significant concerns.

NEWS August 21, 2009 Seven Lakes Times 3

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Construction work on theWoodland Circle Extension proj-ect has fallen fifteen days behindschedule, reported Tom Collinsat the Foxfire Village Councilmeeting on Tuesday, August 11.The problem was a delayeddelivery of culvert crossing mate-rials necessary for the wetlandsareas.

Ninety percent of the stormculvert is already installed andCollins said the contractorbelieves he can pick up theschedule once the materialsarrive on August 15. “I will holdback on final discussions until wefind out how he responds afterreceiving the culverts,” Collinssaid. “I am keeping a close eyeon it.”

He also reported the Villagereceived an inspection reportfrom the Department of Envi-ronmental Water Quality noting“slight damage” caused by sed-iment entering the natural watercourse at several crossings.

Collins refuted the report andsaid that no citation was issued.

“The contractor has done agreat job in protecting the wet-lands. Not a drop of silt has got-ten in to the wetlands and thereare erosion devices in place,”Collins said.

Mayor Ericksonreports health concern

In August, Mayor George Erick-son underwent successful corneatransplant surgery: that was thegood news.

“Tests I took in June confirmthat I have breast cancer,” Erick-son said.

Erickson said he will undergosurgery and a six-week recu-peration period and does notintend to resign.

“By sharing this publicly, Iwant to raise awareness of thedisease.There is a misconcep-tion to view breast cancer asjust a women’s health problem,”he said.

“We as a society can not giveup in our efforts to find ways tocure cancer.”

HighWater ReadingAn excessively high water bill

and meter reading prompted acomplaint from a Village resi-dent, reported Councilman EdLauer.

The meter in question jumpedfrom a normal reading level of4,000 to 6,000 gallons a monthto 64,000.

“The Village has done every-thing possible to find what mayhave caused this.We have test-ed the meter, spoken with themetering company, and will bemeeting with them tomorrow,”Lauer said. “All we know is themeter registered that amount ofwater was passed through.”

After discussion of whetherair pressure or the WoodlandCircle Extension project could beto blame for the high reading,Collins recommended that nochanges be made to the meter

until the contractor resumeswork.

“Monitor it for three days. Ifthe meter is screwed up, it’llhappen again,” said Collins.

If there was a leak rather thanconstruction causing the problem,a loss of that much water wouldbe visible argued Collins.

Lauer asked Dick Christmanto carefully monitor the meterfor appropriate levels the nexttime water is used on the Wood-land Circle construction site. Percontract, Foxfire provides waterneeded for compacting the soilat a cost $6 per 2,000 gallonload.

FinanceProperty tax bills are com-

plete and will be mailed within theweek, reported Finance OfficerLeslie Frusco. However, unpaidproperty taxes for the last fiscalyear total $21,000 with the major-ity delinquent from one proper-ty owner.

“Negotiations have been verysuccessful and I have every rea-

son to believe the balance will bepaid by end of September,” Frus-co said. “This will leave a balanceof $422 in unpaid taxes.”

The General Fund was report-ed at $392,250 with $22,000 inStonehill Pines consulting fundsand $27,000 in Powell Bill funds.The Water Fund stands at$225,396 plus $135,194 held in


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Nineteen of the twenty-twoMoore County Schools improvedacademic performance during the2008-2009 year — includingWest End Elementary, whichregained classification as a‘School of Distinction.’

Based on Academic YearlyProgress [AYP] testing conductedeach Spring, Academy HeightsElementary and West Pine Mid-dle School climbed to the high-est level, obtaining ‘HonorsSchool of Excellence’ proficien-cy, reported Drew Maerz, Direc-tor of Testing and Assessment,at the Board of Education month-ly meeting on Monday, August 10.

Budget UpdateMoore schools will operate

under a $3 million deficit in statefunding this year including a$1.9 million reduction couched indiscretionary funding, said Super-intendent Dr. Susan Purser.

“Based on what we can deter-mine, we will look to allocateadditional teaching positions tothe schools,” Purser said.

In addition, Federal stimulusfunding will allow the county tohire additional teacher assis-tants for a two-year period.

Mike Griffin, Chief FinanceOfficer, reported that $2,093,418in stimulus funds received lastyear was deferred for use in the2009-2010 Fiscal Year Budget.

Flu PlanMoore County health officials

are preparing for a flu seasoncomparable to the 1957 epi-demic with 70,000 expected fludeaths nationwide, announcedDeputy Superintendent Dr. LarryUpchurch.

“Working with the HealthDepartment, we are preparinghandouts for parents to under-stand the symptoms of flu. If achild comes to school with afever they will be sent home,”

Upchurch said. “We want sickkids at home and well kids atschool – only with parents helpcan we do this.”

The H1N1 Swine flu vaccinewill be available in mid-Octoberor early-November and will be pri-oritized [in descending order]to pregnant women, caregiversof children under six months ofage, healthcare workers, chil-dren between six months andtwenty-four years, and adultsbetween nineteen and sixty-fouryears with chronic diseases.

National ExemplarySchool Safety Award

Moore County Schools SpecialPolice – better known as SchoolResource Officers – were one often police agencies nationwide

and the only one in North Car-olina recently honored with theNational Exemplary School Safe-ty Award by the School SafetyAdvocacy Council.

Agencies were evaluated fortraining provided to schools for

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It is time to update the SevenLakes EMS Telephone Book.This is voluntary on your part.

If you are not listed in thetelephone book, please go tothe Seven Lakes North/SouthLandowner’s Office or theSeven Lakes West Landown-er’s Office and fill out a ticketwhich they have on their display

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Calling discussion of beersales “a moot point,” MooreCounty Planning Director JoeyRaczkowski recommendedapproval of a staff request torezone the Robbins FriendlyMart as Rural Business District.

“The ABC [Alcohol BeverageControl Commission] permit hasbeen approved and is simplywaiting for zoning approval,”Raczkowski said.

Robbins Friendly Mart, a gasand convenience store locatedon a 1.48 tract at the corner ofHwy 705 at Rt. 24/27, was locat-ed within the corporate limits ofthe Town of Robbins when coun-ty-wide zoning was adopted in1999. In July, the NC GeneralAssembly ratified Senate Bill215 that de-annexed the property– essentially leaving it ‘unzoned.’

Responding to an adjacentbusiness owner’s question, Coun-ty Planner Tim Garner said allother area properties and busi-nesses would remain within thesatellite corporate limits of Rob-bins.

On a motion by Member DaveKinney, the application was unan-

imously approved during theMoore County Planning Boardmeeting on Thursday, August 6.

WirelessCommunications Facilities

Minimal but significant changesare in the works for the MooreCounty Wireless Communica-tions Facilities Ordinance, report-ed Raczkowski.

In January 2009, Atlantic Tech-nology Consultants was hiredto review the existing ordinanceand to make recommendationsconcerning the location andheight of future towers and to cre-ate a format that will assist staffin tracking changes, FCC regu-lations, and planning for futuregrowth.

The consultant determinedthat thirteen specific areas with-in the county have incompletecoverage with the existing wire-less infrastructure. However,they anticipate most future needscan be met through the use of co-locations. By sharing space onexisting towers, co-location wouldalso reduce the need for new,free-standing towers, explainedRaczkowski.

As proposed by Atlantic, the

maximum allowable height fornon-concealed, new towers inRural Agricultural and Rural Busi-ness Districts is 195 feet – fivefeet below the requirement for avi-ation safety lights. The heightlimitation of 150 feet will remainfor all other zoning districts.

The proposed maximum allow-able height for concealed towersis 80 feet. Concealed towers arepermitted within all zoning districts

and can not visually impact thearea. Examples included wirelesstowers hidden within a churchsteeple, water tower, or artifi-cial pine tree.

Other BusinessIn August, the Moore County

Planning Board also:Approved a conditional use

permit request for an accesso-ry dwelling unit on a five acre tract

in Vass zoned Rural Equestrian[RE].The proposed location metall setback and lot size require-ments.

Approved text amendmentsto the Zoning Ordinance to allowaccessory buildings, includingdetached garages, to be locat-ed in the front, side, or rear of theprimary residence provided set-back requirements are met.


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Music will be provided by The Rooster’s Wife.100-125 people are expected to attend thecocktail party. The cost is $50 per person.ThursdayAugust 27 – ‘Fore’ Kids Sake Golf

Tournament with celebrity long drive worldchampion Sean “The Beast” Fister – 9 am.

Shotgun start at Pinehurst No. 8 followed by along drive event on the 17th hole of No. 8 afterthe tournament concludes. Cost is $200 perplayer and includes lunch, player gift pack, tour-nament round, awards reception and prizes.Sponsor packages are also available.Thursday August 27 – ‘Fore’ Kids Sake

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Freda E. Zwart, 88 of SevenLakes, formally of Middletown,NY died at FirstHealth MooreRegional Hospital Saturday,August 15.

A memorial service will beheld on Friday, August 21, at 11am at the Harmony BaptistChurch with the Rev. MasonWhitley officiating.A reception atCircleville Presbyterian Churchwill immediately follow the serv-ice. Burial will be private familyonly at a later date in CirclevillePresbyterian Church Cemeteryin Circleville, NY.

Mrs. Zwart was the daughterof the the Melvin Travis andLaura Christiana.

She was preceded in death byher husband, Richard R. Zwart,Jr.; a granddaughter, Jacque-line Susan Zwart; and a great-granddaughter Tabitha HopeZwart.

Survivors include three sons,Donald Zwart of Middletown,NY; Kenneth Zwart of Winches-ter, CT; and Ronald Zwart ofSeven Lakes; two daughters,Betty Rose of Clayton, NY andJoan Van DerMeulen of SevenLakes; a sister, Doris Hoyt ofMiddletown, NY; eleven grand-children and thirteen great-grand-children. In lieu of flowers memo-rials can be made to: HarmonyBaptist Church, Rt 211 East,Middletown, NY 10940.

Family served by Boles Funer-al Home of Seven Lakes.

JohnAndrew Greenfield, 43,of Seven Lakes, died Saturday,August 15, at First Health MooreRegional Hospital.

Mr. Greenfield Greenfield wasborn in Yonkers, NY, and theson of John Charles Greenfieldand Veronica Maleska Greenfield.

Funeral Mass was held onWednesday August 19, at OurLady of The Americus CatholicChurch in Candor. The Rev.Ricardo Sanchez officiated. Rite

of Committal will be at a laterdate.

Mr. Greenfield is survived byhis parents John and VeronicaGreenfield of Seven Lakes, threesisters, Theresa O’Gorman ofSeven Lakes, Judith O’Rourke ofAltamont, NY; Jean Bourque ofVoorheesville, NY.

Memorials can be made tothe Monarch Vocational Work-shop at 214 North Elm St.Ashe-boro, NC 27205 or KingswoodNursing Facility at 915 Pee DeeRoad Aberdeen, NC 28315.

Family served by Boles Funer-al Home of Seven Lakes.

Dudley Ely Rowland, Jr., 77of Rome, NY and Seven Lakes,died Friday, August 14 at Romehospital from complications of astroke.

Mr. Rowland, known as Gig,was born in Rome, NY, the sonof the late Dudley Ely Rowlandand Hazel Wiggins Rowland.He graduated from Colgate Uni-versity in 1953, served in theUS Army before joining theJames W. Packer InsuranceAgency, which later becameRowland, Bellinger and Com-stock Agency and is now Brown& Brown Insurance.

Mr. Rowland was involved incivic activities in many organi-zations. He was president ofthe RomeYMCA and led a merg-er with the Community Centerand theYMCA forming the RomeFamily Y.

He was also past presidentof the Rome Rotary Club, pastpresident of the Rome Club,past commodore of the LakeDelta Yacht Club and was amember of the Lake Delta YachtClub, Teugaga Country Club,and the Seven Lakes KiwanisClub.

A memorial service will theheld on Friday, August 21 at theZion Episcopal Church, Rome,NY.

He was preceded in death byhis brother, Yarby Rowland.

Survivors include his wife of 55years, Ginny; daughters KimRowland Trepiak of Rome; LeslieRowland of Clinton, NY; sonsDudley (Dusty) E. Rowland III of

Seattle, WA; Bradley J. Row-land of Friday Harbor, San JuanIsland, WA; seven grandchildrenand also three great grandchil-dren.

Memorial contributions maybe made to the Rome Family Y

in Rome, NY or the Rescue Mis-sion of Rome.

Arrangements by Strong andBurns Funeral Home, Rome,NY.


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Lucille Boyce Saunders, 73of West End died on Saturday,August 8, at FirstHealth MooreRegional Hospital.

She was a native of MooreCounty, the daughter of the lateThomas A. Gibson and BerthaSaunders Gibson. She was amember of Middle Cross BaptistChurch of West End. She hadretired from J.P. Stevens inAberdeen.

Funeral services were heldWednesday, August 12 at Mid-dle Cross Baptist Church in WestEnd. The Rev. David Reynoldsand Rev. Robbie Gibson offici-ated. Burial followed at WestEnd Cemetery.

She was preceded in death bythree sisters:Vera Gibson, MarySineath, and Betty Gibson andone brother, Nathaniel LowellGibson.

She is survived by her husbandof 56 years, William HerbertSaunders of West End; a son,Herbert Farrell Saunders of WestEnd; a brother, Thomas Gibsonof West End; three sisters: EdnaDunn, and Hazel Saunders bothof West End; and Brenda Ritterof Jackson Springs and threegrandchildren.

Memorial contributions maybe made to Middle Cross Bap-tist Church, 440 Lucas Rd., WestEnd, NC 27376.

Boles Funeral Home of SevenLakes assisted the family.

J. Joseph Mikula, known tohis friends as Jay, died August6 at the age of 82.

Mr. Mikula died at his home,from pancreatic cancer.A Memo-rial Mass was held at Our Lady

of the Americas on Tuesday,August 11.

He was born in Perth Amboy,New Jersey. He attended CornellUniversity and graduated fromRutgers College. He was a vet-eran of the US Armed Forces,serving as an officer in the USArmy Corps of Engineers, from1945-1947.

He retired as Vice President inMarketing & Sales Promotionfrom The Equitable Life Assur-ance Company, NYC, was aCertified Life Underwriter andan adjunct professor at TheAmerican College of Life Under-writers, where he taught Eco-nomics & Accounting.

He was active in his local com-munity, a member of both thePlanning and Zoning boards ofMiddletown, New Jersey, thetown in which he raised his fam-

ily. In 1988, he and wife, Betsymoved to Seven Lakes. He wasa member of the Seven LakesWest Landowners Board, serv-ing as President from 1993-1994, Chairman of the Archi-tectural Review Board, a memberof the Legal Committee and anactive Member of Our Lady of theAmericas Catholic Church. Jayand Betsy were happily marriedfor fifty-eight years.

He is survived by his wife andbest friend, Betsy; his sister,Martha; six children: Richard,Douglas, David, Jay, Betsy andSusan; and thirteen grandchildren

Memorial donations be madeto Our Lady of the AmericasCatholic Church at 298 FarmersMarket Rd Biscoe, NC 27209-9782.

Walter H. Francis, 89, of Gal-loway Ridge, Fearington, NCand formerly of Seven Lakesdied on August 5, after a long ill-ness.

He was born in Jersey City, NJand spent his childhood inBloomfield, NJ. He served inthe US Navy during WW II andat the close of the war hereturned to New York to attendNew York University to earn adegree in business administra-tion. He worked at American

Telephone and Telegraph forthirty-four years.

When he retired, Mr. Francisand his wife, Eleanore moved toSeven Lakes and lived there fortwenty-four years.

He is survived by his wife,Eleanore; brother, Edward Fran-cis of Peabody, MA; sister, DorisGerber of Columbus, MS; son,Philip Francis of Ridgeway, NJ;and daughter, Bever ly o fMetuchen, NJ.

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Harriet Wicker is the Sand-hills’ undisputed Queen of Junk.And her domain is about to getquite a bit larger.

The center of Wicker’s shab-by chic queendom is Med-leyanna’s, her shop on NC High-way 211 in West End, just pastthe stoplight, if you’re comingfrom Seven Lakes. The 2,800square foot building is stuffedto the gills with vintage andreproduction furniture and fur-nishings, linens and quilts, can-dles and primitives, and all man-ner of . . . well . . . junk. Needfuljunk.

And now that little shop isabout to get a great big brother,when, on Saturday, August 22,Wicker hosts a Grand Opening— and First Annual Tomato Sand-wich Day — at “The Olde Board-ing House,” a Medleyanna’sannex housed in an enormouswhite structure located just backof the shop.

Wicker told TheTimes that thebig old house, which dates toroughly 1900, was in fact WestEnd’s boarding house, and orig-inally sat on the corner of NC 211and NC 73, until it was rolledback off its foundation to makeroom for another business. Fresh-ly painted and spruced up, itwill add another 4,000 square feetof showroom, storage, and learn-ing space to Medleyanna’s.

“Learning space” becauseWicker plans to host a variety ofclasses and workshops aimed at

her fellow “junkers.” Plans includeworkshops on fall perennials,container gardening, stenciling,floor cloths, butterfly gardens,distressing furniture, and mosa-ic tile bowling balls.

Like any respectable boardinghouse, The Olde Boarding Houseboasts a great big front porch,and Wicker has plans for thatspace as well, including a free

Saturday night concert seriesthroughout September featur-ing bluegrass and traditionalmusic. Local favorites “The AprilFools” are already scheduledfor Saturday, September 26.

Also in the works are severalcontests that will offer customersa chance to show off their cre-ativity. “I Bought it at Med-leyanna’s,” has customers send

in photos of their decoratingfeats using items purchased atthe shop.Wicker is now cookingup “Show Me Your Bottle Tree,”and “Why I Need to Go Junkin’.”The prize for the latter is a trip fortwo accompanying Wicker tothe massive antique market inLiberty, NC.

Queen Harriet and her ablePrince Consort, husband Jerry

Wicker, clearly enjoy the “junk”business, scouring the sur-rounding counties for auctionsand estate sales, often buying theentire contents of a home in a pri-vate sale. But these “profes-sional junkers,” as Harriet puts it,are in it for more than the fun.

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It was the health care debatethat got Pinehurst resident JohnSkvarla thinking about what’swrong with Washington, DC.

It’s not the current health caredebate — but the one back in theClinton Administration — thatshowed Skvarla how entrenchedSenators and Congressmanbecome beholden to specialinterests and, instead of gov-erning well, spent their time andefforts on getting themselvesre-elected, so they can contin-ue to enjoy the rewards andtrappings of power.

Skvarla’s solution was sim-ple, and not particularly original:term limits. Plenty of folks havebeen working for decades to tryto pressure legislators to passterm limit laws that would throwthose very same legislators outof office after a few years. Not sur-prisingly, it’s a tough sell.

Then, a few months ago,Skvarla hit on a novel idea.Thatidea has spawned a fledglingnon-profit with big ambitions: toreturn to the Jeffersonian ideal

of the citizen legislator, by per-suading candidates to pledgevoluntarily limit their terms andasking them to secure that pledgewith a bond that represents asubstantial chunk of their networth.

“Bonded Term Limits” is short-hand for the idea, and theAlliance for Bonded Term Limitsis the non-profit that Skvarlaand fellow Pinehurstian WalterBull have set up to further the

cause.To understand their passion for

the idea, we need to rewind theclock a bit, to 1994.

Fighting HIllaryCareSkvarla, an attorney by train-

ing, is currently CEO of Restora-tion Systems, LLC, a companythat does environmental restora-tion and mitigation projectsthroughout the Southeast, restor-ing steams and wetlands. But inthe early 1990s he was buildinga chain of physical therapy cen-ters in the Carolinas and Vir-ginia. So, he was deeply involvedin health care just at the point thatPresident Bill Clinton attempt-ed to overhaul the US healthcare system in an effort led byFirst Lady Hillary Clinton.

Looking at the proposed leg-islation, Skvarla felt the approachwas completely wrongheaded. Ina “fit of pique” he wrote a bookcritical of the plan called “ThePeople’s Prescription for WhatReally Ails America’s HealthCare System.” The book waspublished and led to appear-ances on more than 350 radio

and TV talk shows. That in turnlead to calls from Senators andRepresentatives.

Because such elected offi-cials don’t place their own phonecalls, Skvarla wound up talkingwith Capitol Hill staffers whilewaiting for the lawmakers tocome to the phone. He discov-ered that most of the staffershad worked on the Hill for fif-teen or twenty years, workingwith Senators and House mem-bers, both Democrat and Repub-lican.

Skvarla told The Times, “Iasked them, ‘In your 15-20 years,have you ever seen or observed,a starry-eyed young world-beat-er elected to Congress?’ Mosthad seen dozens of them.”

The next question was a show-stopper: “How long does it takethat starry-eyed young world-beater to look at the hundred-foot Rotunda, the forty-foot mar-ble columns, the mahoganydesks, the paintings on the walls,the antique Oriental carpets,the plush pile carpet on the floor,the four-inch mahogany doors —how long does it take that star-

ry-eyed young world beater torealize they will do and say any-thing to stay in this place forev-er, because the trappings of thispower are so much moregrandious than anything theyever imagined it could be?”

“The initial reaction was chuck-le followed by a dead silence,”Skvarla said. After the silence,about eighty percent of the Capi-tol Hill staffers said it took abouttwo weeks.

“They get up there and in twoweeks have become so imbibedwith the grandeur of the Palaceof Versailles that they will doand say anything to stay there for-ever,” Skvarla told The Times.The result is policies and legis-lation designed to placate vari-ous constituencies and specialinterest groups.

“The reality, if you step back,is that there are common sensesolutions to all of these chal-lenges facing the country.Thereare easily solutions to thesethings. We could make two orthree adjustments to the taxcode to make the purchase of


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The Seven Lakes Kiwanishosted a talk by Dr. RenéeCowan of the Seven Lakes Chi-ropractic Clinic on Tuesday,August 11.

Dr. Cowan is new to SevenLakes after practicing in Col-orado and Southern Pines for thelast several years. She is a qual-ified Chiropractor and Kinesthi-siologist, having also worked asa massage therapist for tenyears.

She made two major points,and built her talk around them:1. Your quality of life is based

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Her services are covered byMedicare and she currently hasroom for new patients.

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Join local author Jim Dod-son for an entertaining after-noon of golf stories and les-sons in life on Thursday,September 3 at 2:00 pm atWest Side Park CommunityCenter. Dodson will discuss hismost recent book, “A Son ofthe Game,” at the Women ofSeven Lakes Fall kick-offmeeting and everyone is invit-ed – men too!

The Women of SevenLakes will celebrate its thirti-eth anniversary this year withthis and many other fresh,new programs.

In October, the Women wel-come Moore County Plan-ning Chair Nancy Roy Fioril-lo for an up-to-date report ongrowth and development inthis section of the county andalso some unique insightsinto the game of Bridge.

As a co-founder of theSandhills Bridge Studio andan instructor on cruise ships,Fiorillo has plenty of tall talesand fun stories to share.

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Sandhills Futbol Club (SFC) isready to start their soccer sea-son in Seven Lakes. Using theacademy style training programthat is proven highly successfulworld wide, SFC will be teaching

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sion followed by the 5 and 6year olds at 10:15 am.

Sandhills Futbol Club will train8 and 9 year olds at PinecrestHigh School two days a week inthe Advanced Development Pro-gram, ADP, and will play theirmatches on Saturdays in SevenLakes at 11:30 am.

During the six weeks of train-ing, Sandhills Futbol Club willcoach each session using upperlevel soccer players who have allplayed at the college level orabove. Each is a veteran coach,trained extensively in the acad-emy style. SFC coaches use astandard curriculum and adhereto a progression of soccer, edu-

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Each session will begin with aSFC Head Instructor teaching thebasic moves: dribbling, pass-ing, and the fundamentals ofthe game. Halfway through thesession the players will be divid-ed up into small sided teamsfor games. Each week the play-ers will be able to experience thechallenges of the game of soc-cer with different players.

Sandhills Futbol Club recog-nizes the importance of recre-ational soccer but also under-stands the need to teach the

foundations of soccer properly.This soccer training allows SFCto teach the foundations of soc-cer while getting kids fit andhaving fun.

Please visit the Sandhills Fut-bol Club web site: www.sand-hillsfc.com for registration forms.SFC has recreation program-ming for 4 to 7 year olds and anAdvanced Development Pro-gram for 8 and 9 year olds.

Registration forms can alsobe found in the Seven Lakesmail houses and in a variety ofSeven Lakes businesses includ-ing The Seven Lakes Prescrip-tion Shoppe.


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Women volunteers are need-ed to assist with a Habitat forHumanity ‘Women Build’ homein Carthage this Fall. To helpraise funds for this worthy proj-ect the Women of Seven Lakesare sponsoring a half-day worksession on Saturday, October10 from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

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If you would like to partici-pate, please email RosemaryWeber at [email protected] soon as possible.

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The Ptak Family welcomes you to rejoice with them in their recentrenewal of their marriage vows, celebrating 27 years together.

Mike and Shirley Ptak renewed their vows in North Myrtle Beachon Sunday, August 2, with friends and family. It is the beginningof a new marriage for them, not just renewing commitments. In thejourney of enjoying the smooth times and overcoming the roughtimes of life, each keeping their eyes on God has been key topressing through trials together. Though storms may come,they do end, and joy comes in the morning.

Mike and Shirley are the owners of Bright Meadow ChristianPreschool and Kool Kids After School Care & Summer Camp inSeven Lakes.


An exhibit of photographstaken at Weymouth Center for theArts and Humanities, its interi-ors, gardens, and meadowsopens Sunday, August 30 with areception, from 3 - 5 pm, in theSt. Andrews Room.

The exhibit will have morethan 26 photos taken by 20members of the Sandhills Pho-tography Club. “Weymouththrough the Lens” gives a bird-seye view of the former Jamesand Katharine Boyd home that

is the heart of Southern Pines’history and culture.

“Members of the SandhillsPhotography Club who tookthese photographs went out toWeymouth for a ‘scavenger hunt’in search of specific subject

matter,” said Betty Hendrix, aspokeswoman for the club. “Mem-bers did lots of searching andshooting during the past coupleof months and some of themmet at Sandhills CommunityCollege to review and critique

what they had found,” she said.The photography exhibit is

open through October, Mondaythrough Friday, 10 am – 2 pm, at555 E. Connecticut Ave., South-ern Pines. For information, call(910) 692-6261.

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TheTimes. “We don’t throw any-thing away.”

“There is history in this junk,”she continued. “And if we don’tuse it and keep it out of thelandfills, our kids will wind uppaying for it.”

It was 1997 when Wicker firstturned that philosophy into abusiness, opening Medleyan-na’s in a small outbuilding behindher home on Doubs ChapelRoad.

In 2001, seeking more cus-tomers, she rented a ten-by-tenspace in her current building inWest End. A year later, sheexpanded to fill half of the shop.In 2007, Medleyanna’s grew

again to fill the entire building.Now seven-to-ten truckloads

of merchandise move through thebuilding every week, and Med-leyanna’s draws customers —including other dealers — fromall over the Southeast.

“I knew we were on a roll whenhusbands started coming in andasking for gift certificates fortheir wives,” Wicker told TheTimes. “Husbands hate me,” shejokes. “They don’t want to turn meloose with their wives!”

Wicker’s own husband, Jerry,is an integral part of the Med-leyanna’s operation and, as Har-riet likes to say, they are happyto “exploit” their grandchildren.TheShop is named for two grand-

daughters: Medley and Andian-na. They sell Andianna’s FriendPottery, Mason’s Plain Jar Can-dles, and Riley’s Soaps; and theshop boasts an “Allie Belle’sRoom.”

Other folks who have playd akey role in the development ofThe Olde Boarding Houseinclude jack-of-all-trades Jun-ior Sheffield and well-knownmuralists and furniture paintersJeanie and Roger Stevenson.

The Olde Boarding HouseOpens this Saturday, August 22,with the First Annual TomatoSandwich Day celebration from11:00 am to 2:00 pm. “Come onout and have a free tomato sand-wich with iced tea!” Wicker said.

Medleyanna’s and The OldeBoarding House are located onNC Highway 211 in West End,near the traffic light at the inter-section with NC Highway 73.The shop is open Monday, Tues-day, and Wednesday 1:00 pm to

4:00 pm; Thursday and Friday1:00 pm to 6:00 pm; Saturday11:00 am to 6:00 pm; and mostSundays.The phone number is673-JUNK (5865).

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 22• Adult/Infant/Child CPR/AED

– 8 am - 1:30 pm, Certificationfee $55.American Red CrossIntroductory CertificationCourse, 115 E. PennsylvaniaAve. Southern Pines..

• Sustainable Agriculture – Aseries of field trips presentedby Moore County Coopera-tive Extension. Visit the Car-rboro Farmers’ Market andexperience the potential of avibrant, diverse farmers’ mar-ket. For fee and time, callExtension office 947-3188.

• Planning ForYour Pets/Ani-mals In A Disaster – 2 pm,Owens Auditorium at SandhillsCommunity College, the Coun-ty Animal Response Team(CART) will host an invalu-able event for those owning orcaring for pets and/or domes-ticated animals in Moore Coun-ty. Free showing of award-winning documentary, “KatrinaTails” will be followed by apresentation and discussionabout Moore County’s newlyrevised Animal Response Plan.910-947-2858 for more details.

• Pinestock Music Festival –5 - 9 pm. One-day benefit con-cert on empty lot behind South-ern Pines Post Office, cornerof Bennett St. and New YorkAve., Bring blankets or chairsto sit on. Beverages & foodavailable to purchase. Con-cert free, a donation to theBoys and Girls Club encour-aged.

• Beach Party Seven LakesCountry Club – Everyone isinvited! Cocktails in paradiseat 5: 30 pm, at 6:30 pm a deli-cious buffet. Dancing and enter-tainment at 7:00 pm. ChadSain providing the music. Mem-ber pricing, including tip, taxand entertainment is $24, non-members $29. Cash Bar.

Reservations 673-1100. Casu-al and cool dress is recom-mended. Hosts Bud & EdieDarragh & Ray & DonnaMcClung.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23• After The Fire – 3 pm, Wey-

mouth Woods Sandhills NaturePreserve. It may be hot, butthere are some very cool thingsto see especiallyin areas that

h avebeen recent-

ly burned. Learn firsthand thecrucial role fire plays in main-taining the longleaf pine forest.Hike. Bring bug spray, sun-screen, binoculars, water. Meetat the park office. 910-692-2167.

MONDAY, AUGUST 24• Sandhills Natural HistorySociety – 7 pm, WeymouthWoods Auditorium, 1024 Ft.Bragg Rd., Southern Pines.Wildlife biologist and photog-rapher Brady Beck presenta-tion on his recent tr ip toDelaware Bay,to discuss the

shorebird species, the redknot, and horseshoe crabsabound.Visitors welcome! Call910-692-2167.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25• Seven Lakes Kiwanis – Noon

at Seven Lakes Country Club.• Join the Band – 3:30 pm, at

the Senior Enrichment Center.Fill your life with music, new

friends, fun, and accom-plishment. Anyone

can learn to playmusic at a levelthat will bring asense of accom-plishment andability to performin a new group.Organizational

& informationalmeeting for those interested inbeing a member. 910-215-0900 or call 673-1381 or 673-4099 or 673-1462.

• Seven LakesWest Landown-ers Association GeneralMeeting – 7:30 pm, West SidePark Community Center.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26• Play for Pink – 8:30 am Shot-

gun start, Pink Ribbon DayGolf Tournament, Foxfire, WestCourse, Captain’s Choice For-mat. Entry fee $20 Donation ormore. Make your checkspayable to: FLGA (ref: Komenfor the cure) $20 Cart Fee fornon-members pay at the Pro

Shop. Prizes. Special luncheonat 1:00 pm. Cost $12/personAll proceeds benefit directlyto the NC Triangle Affiliate ofSusan G. Komen for the Cure.Ginny Siedler at 673-3240 forinformation & registration forms.

• Plant Clinic BattlegroundBug – 2 to 4 pm. Late summeris when bugs mount their majoroffensive; fall army wormsadvance, stinging insectsattack, grubs grip the grassand vegetable gardensbecome a bug smorgasbord.Learn how to fight back withhelp from Taylor Williams,Moore County ExtensionAgent.At the Agriculture Build-ing, 707 Pinehurst Ave.,Carthage, 947-3188.

• American Red Cross BloodDrive – 10:00 am - 3:00 pm.First Health Moore RegionalHospital, Conference Room,Page Road, Pinehurst. Appt.Call 715-1478.

• “Meet the Beast” CocktailParty Fundraiser – 5 to 7pm, Communities in Schoolsannual fundraiser.At the homeof Allan and Lesley Bradley– Chattan House, 3 MaplesLane, Pinehurst. Elliott’s on Lin-den providing hors d’oevres& wine. Sean “The Beast” Fis-ter will be joining this event,along with community lead-ers. Cost is $50/person. AndiKorte - Executive DirectorCommunities In Schools 910-295-1072.

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• Standard First Aid – 6 - 9pm. Certification Fee $35.American Red Cross Intro-ductory Certification Course,115 E. Pennsylvania Ave.Southern Pines.

• Seven Lakes LandownersAssociation Open Meeting –7:30 pm, Seven Lakes NorthClubhouse.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27• Communities in SchoolsFundraiser ‘Fore’Kids SakeGolf Tournament – 9 am,Shotgun start at Pinehurst No.8 with celebrity long driveworld champion Sean “TheBeast” Fister. Cost for tour-nament play is $200 per play-er and includes lunch, playergift pack, tournament round,awards reception and prizes.Sponsor packages available.Contact Andi Korte - ExecutiveDirector Communities InSchools, 910-295-1072

• Communities in Schools‘Fore’Kids Sake“Beast Ball”Raffle Long Drive – 2 pm,event features National LongDrive Champion Sean “TheBeast” Fister” 500 Golf Ballswill be sold for $20 each, 25balls will be randomly select-ed and “The Beast” will drivethe balls down hole #17 atPinehurst No. 8. Top 3 driveswill win fabulous prizes! AndiKorte - Executive DirectorCommunities In Schools at

910-295-1072.• Sunrise Theater – movie

“Chéri.” (through Aug. 31) week-ends 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm,weekdays 7:30 pm. Art/For-eign, 110 min., R. Sunrise The-ater, 250 NW Broad St., South-ern Pines. (910) 692-3611.

• Wine Tasting – at SandhillsWinery 5:00 to 8:00 pm. Locat-ed in Seven Lakes Plaza (nextto Peking Wok, Seven LakesPlaza).

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28• Seven Lakes Health & Fit-ness Center – 10 am to noon.Free Hearing Screenings pro-vided by Hearing Aid Spe-cialist Val K. Scantlin. Freechair massage provided byLorraine R. Scantlin of TheHealing Place.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29• American Red Cross BloodDrive – 9:30 am - 1:30 pm.Acorn Ridge Baptist Church,288 Acorn Ridge Rd., Rob-bins. Appt. Call 464-3310.

• Baby sitter Training (ages11-15) – 9 am - 4 pm. Fee$30. American Red CrossIntroductory CertificationCourse, 115 E. PennsylvaniaAve. Southern Pines.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 30• Woodcleavers and Yel-lowhammers – 3 pm, Wey-mouth Woods Sandhills Nature

Preserve. These are a cou-ple of local names for twowoodpeckers – the pileatedwoodpecker and the north-ern flicker. Eight species ofwoodpeckers occur in theSandhills. 910-692-2167.

• Weymouth Through TheLens Photo Exhibit Opens –3 - 5 p.m. in the St. AndrewsRoom, exhibit of photographstaken at Weymouth Center forthe Arts and Humanities, Pho-tos taken by members of theSandhills Photography Club.Free exhibit thru October. OpenMon. – Fri., 10am - 2pm, 555E. Connecticut Ave., South-ern Pines. Program or mem-bership info: (910) 692-6261.

• Gospel Singing & Ice CreamSocial – 5:30 pm, Social. 7 pm,Singing starts. The Carpen-ter’s Tools are the guest group.Event is sponsored by theMiddle Cross Baptist ChurchCancer Support Group. Free,Donations will be accepted tobenefit Relay For Life. Con-tact Rev. David Reynolds at910-947-2261. Middle CrossBaptist Church, 440 LucasRoad. West End.

• The Rooster’sWife ConcertSeries – welcomes Amera-nouche & Bruce Piephoff to thePostmaster’s House in Aber-deen. 5:30 pm. 204 E. SouthStreet. $9. 910-944-7502.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1• Seven Lakes Kiwanis – Noon

at Seven Lakes Country Club.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2• Project Linus – blanket work-

shops will begin. Please con-tinue making blankets forMoore County children in need.Project Linus delivers an aver-age of 100+ blankets eachmonth year round.Thank youfor your support. If you haveany questions, please call PatWeber 673-1457.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3• Wine Tasting – at Sandhills

Winery 5:00 to 8:00 pm. Locat-ed in Seven Lakes Plaza (nextto Peking Wok, Seven LakesPlaza).

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4• Summer Concert Series –

7 to 9 pm, at Johnson Point.“House Call” Free Admission.Bring drinks, coolers, snack,chairs, kids, and listen to somegreat music. Sponsored bySeven Lakes West ActivitiesCommittee.

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Seven Lakes Chapel in the Pines was founded in 1976to serve the Seven Lakes Community and beyond.

Reverend Fran StarkMinister of Visitation & Outreach

Reverend Stark will lead the worshipservices during the month of August.

–– Soloists ––August 23rd – Greg Pilson

August 30th – Glenda Clendenin

Reverend Don WelchMinister

We welcome young familiesand their children.

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“We three people could solvethe top ten problems facing thecountry right now,” he argued.“What’s in the way of that isthese 535 people taking ourmoney to buy votes to placate allthese groups.”

Term limits are the answerSkvarla became convinced

that the solution to entrenchedpoliticians in Washington, DCis “taking the need to get re-elected off the table.”

“If everybody up there couldhave this next legislative ses-sion with no thought of needingto be re-eleted, you would seemassive common sense comingout of the halls of Washington,DC.”

“I have studied the issue ofterm limits for years,” Skvarlasaid. “The majority of US voters— seventy to eighty percent —are in favor of term limits. Butthose who it most affects have topass the law, and they don’twant to do that.”

The solution to that problemcame to Skvarla when he wasbuying a performance bond fora construction project — aninstrument from an insurancecompany that would pay com-pensation if the project weren’tcompleted for some reason.

Skvarla realized that he couldask candidates to do the samething — to pledge to serve onlya limited time in office and put upa portion of their net worth as aguarantee.

He enlisted help of Bull and thetwo created the non-profit Alliancefor Bonded Term Limits to forwardthe idea. The organization is a501-C3 non-profit, so they can’tadvocate for a particular can-didate — or tell candidates exact-ly what to do. But they can edu-cate the publ ic about theproblems of entrenchment inWashington and explain to can-didates how to secure theirpledge to avoid becoming addict-ed to the trapping of power.

Ideally, Svarla and Bull wouldlike to see candidates pledgeto spend no more than six yearsin either the House or the Sen-ate. If they leave one of thoseposts and decide to run for anoth-

er office, that’s fine.ABTL suggests that the per-

formance bond should repre-sent a substantial portion of thecandidate’s net worth — twenty-five or fifty percent. So a candi-date worth $2 million would putat risk $500,000 to $1 millionto guarantee his prompt depar-ture from “the Palace of Ver-sailles.”

The effort is non-partisan. “Idon’t care what they believe, aslong as they are sincere in thosebeliefs,” Skvarla said. “They canbe a Marxist, a libertartian, aliberal, a conservative. Just showme, by binding their term limits,that they are committed to chang-ing the way business is beingdone in Washington.”

The organization is carrying for-ward its mission through a web-site at www.bondedtermlim-its.org, which will feature a rangeof research aimed at exposingthe problems with entrenchedpower in DC and describing howthe bonded term limits processworks.

Bull, the former publisher ofThe Sandhills Pulse, a news-paper that covered and com-mented on Moore County gov-ernment, says the organizationis looking for subscribers to itswebsite and donors to the cause.Volunteers are also welcome.

ABTL has already attractedsign-ups from all over the coun-try, Bull told TheTimes, noting thattheir first donor was from Mas-sachusetts.

Subscribers, donors, andpotential volunteers can contactABTL through the website or bytelephone at 910-420-2753.

“There is a chance that in lit-

tle old Moore County, North Car-olina — if we get help — that wecan change the face of politicsin this country,” Skvarla told TheTimes. “This could change theface of the 2010 mid-term elec-tions.”

“I believe in representativedemocracy,” he said. “And wehave lost that completely.”


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A free showing of the award-winning documentary, “KatrinaTails” will be followed by a pres-entation and discussion aboutMoore County’s newly revisedAnimal Response Plan to beexecuted during disasters.

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escrow for a new well.Annual loan payments made

in July include $41,000 from theWater Fund and $30,000 from theGeneral Fund. Frusco reporteda $102,000 payment on theWoodland Circle Extension loanwould be due in April 2010.

Public SafetyFour-wheelers and ATV-type

vehicles are illegal on publicstreets in Foxfire and may not beused on private land withoutpermission.

“We have had complaints andhave sent letters advising peo-ple,” Councilwoman Page Cokerreported. “So not ‘if’ but ‘when’ thepolice catch you, they will con-fiscate the vehicle and you willbe fined!”

Coker also reminded residentsthat golf carts operators mustbe at least sixteen years oldand that Village Ordinances limitthe length of parked trailers andcampers.

Fence Permit FeeAt $200, Foxfire charges a

significantly higher fee thanneighboring communities for afence and should be reduced,recommend Mayor George Erick-son.

“Fees ranged from no chargeto $50 with $35 the most preva-lent among municipalities,” hesaid.

During discussion, Collinsquoted attorney Michael Broughwho defined a fence as a struc-ture longer than forty feet andhigher than 24,” which is designedto keep things in or things out.Fence permits are not requiredfor decorative corners or similarapplications.

Frusco argued the amount oftime required to issue a permit,measure setbacks, and providea final inspection should set theappropriate fee level.

“To simply say the fee soundstoo high is wrong. If it takes anhour of an employee’s time plusrelated benefits, the $35 isn’tgoing to cut it,” said Frusco. “Thisis a source of revenue and as theVillage grows this fee schedulewill be an ever increasing sourceof revenue.”

After discussion, the Councilapproved increasing the fencepermit fee to $100 with Cokeropposed.

Planned UnitDevelopment Fee

The Council also approvedCollins recommendation to set abase fee for Planned Unit Devel-opment [PUD] requests at $500,plus $100 for each acre of thePUD amendment, plus requiredby the Foxfire Quality Assur-ance Team for review.

Collins reported the under theStonehill Pines Master Plan,community subdivisions withinthe project will be proposed insixty to eighty acre PUD ‘pods.’

Planning & ZoningPermits were issued in July

for a custom home, an accessorybuilding, and an enclosed patio,reported Zoning AdministratorMimi Ainsworth.

Planning Chair Craig Rameysaid he will be presenting rec-ommended changes to three

Zoning Ordinances and two tothe Village Code.

Specifically the committee willbe requesting new zoning des-ignations to create three-acreestate tracts in the Extra-TerritorialJurisdiction [ETJ] and recre-ational districts within the Vil-lage that will encompass thepool, park, and golf course areas.

“We want to protect the parksand golf course – to preserve it,”Ramey said.

The Planning Board is alsoworking towards a more thor-ough definition of agriculturaluse for keeping bees, chickens,and other domesticated animals.

Long RangePlanning Committee

A seven to nine-member LongRange Planning Committee willbe appointed in September,reported Frusco. The commit-tee will convene later in themonth to begin exploration ofseveral key elements as pre-pared by the Council.

Other BusinessIn other business, the Foxfire

Village Council:• Increased the condo units flat

fee water rate from $18 to$21.

• Learned the grant request tothe NC Parks and RecreationalTrust Fund [PARTF] will beheard on August 21.

• Heard from Councilman VicKoos that the Village’s land-scape contractor was a weekor two behind schedule due toa death in the family.


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‘Like sands through the hour-glass so are the days of ourlives.’

A better person might channelSocrates or another great philoso-pher for the occasion, but I can’thelp myself when that cornytheme song flits across my mindas I wander along the Carolinaseashore.

Odd and misshapen, here andthere I admire the eroding rem-nants of once soaring towers, for-tified walls, and deep castlemoats. My favorites are the huge,sculptured magnum opus-like

efforts that attest to hours spentin the sun — bucket and trowelin hand. Like crop circles orsome other ancient form of aliencommunication, each has animaginary story to share.

However, as the sun sets, sizereally doesn’t matter, as the hun-gry ocean drags these weakand transient human structuresback into her fold. The relent-less tide is all-consuming andthose foolish masterpieces quick-ly crumble.

Ten years ago, a few wisemen on Cape Hatteras decided

to save the lighthouse from asimilar watery grave.

Like all barrier islands, here toothe sands shiftedw i t h t i m eexposing therock founda-tion of thishistoric spire.Supportedby countlesssteel girdersa n d s l i d erule calculations, the lighthousewas slowly pulled to safety, andnow rests some 1,300 feet from

the shoreline.In true ‘Clark Griswold’ vaca-

tion-mode, Darling Hubby and I

trudged the kids 257 iron stepsup to the top before visiting theon-site museum.

Wicked cynics both, welaughed out loud upon learningthat local government officials hadoriginally sued the Park Serviceto stop this rescue effort.

It was strangely familiar andreassuring to hear how their bigdecision took the civil out of thecivic — not so unlike our ownpolitical landscape: or in ThomasJefferson’s words, a little rebel-lion now and then is a goodthing.

Nothing like the Cape for a little perspective

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Satisfying, reaffirming, calm-ing.

There are some of the feelingswe experience when we reflect

on the good things that havecome our way over the course ofour lives. Family. Friends.Achieve-ments. And each new day, with

its opportunities.Then there’s the

assurance that thes u n i s t h e rewhether seen ornot.As is the kind-ness of your neigh-bor in numerousways.

And how aboutthe aroma of thefirst sip of coffeethat emerges from

that brand new jar? Or the con-tinuing good health of the cat thatcrosses your lawn almost dailybetween two and four o’clockin the afternoon.

There’s another side to life.That’s turning your thoughts toothers, especially those whoare physically hurting, or lonely.Just your knock on the door canshow that caring thoughts arethere and might even contributeon the path to recovery.

Yes, God put us here to makethe best of our lives and to helpothers as well.

FeelingsDear Editor:

It’s been eight months thisweek that Dennis became sodeathly ill.

I would never have imaginedhow the people of Seven Lakescould provide me with such sup-port over these last months. Icould not possibly thank every-one enough who: fed me, walkedmy dogs, watched my house,

phoned, wrote and most of allprayed for Dennis’ recovery.

Dennis is now healthy andswiftly getting back to his “nor-mal” activities. Not a day goes bythat I don’t appreciate the loveand caring of this community.

Sincerely,Cheryl Brobst

Seven Lakes West

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This year the event will be onMonday, September 14, withsign in at 8:30 am and shotgun play at 9:00 am. Regis-tration is limited to 44 players,so sign up in the ladies’ lockerroom at Beacon Ridge Coun-try Club as soon as possible.

Registration fee is $20,payable at time of sign-up. Allchecks should be made outto Susan G. Komen for The

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In conjunction with the tour-nament, there will be a fundraiser raffle with the prizes ondisplay in the pro shop in lateAugust.Anyone can purchaseraffle tickets.

All proceeds benefit the NCTriangle affiliate of Susan G.Komen for The Cure to helpwith the fight against breastcancer in the region.

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The Seven Lakes Times andThe Pilot have been thoroughlycovering the issue. The CivicGroup is on record with theappropriate decision-makerswith a recommendation to quick-ly move forward with a line fromMontgomery County.The ration-ale behind this recommenda-tion is that a quick agreement withMontgomery County is morelikely than is one with Robbinsand could be operational threeto five years sooner. Robbins, withtheir reservoir and access toDeep River’s surface water, rep-resents a very attractive largersource for the longer term.

The Time For AChange Has Come

Over the past few years, agrowing number of landownerand Business Guild board mem-bers have become interested inthe external matters that impactour community.

Late last year, Fred Younghosted, and Don Welch andDudley Crawford — starting witha blank sheet of paper — led asmall group of interested resi-dents in open discussion start-ing with the kind of communitySeven Lakes could become —the ideal, the dream (if you don’tor can’t or won’t dream it, it willnever happen).

Subsequent discussionsthroughout the Spring, each withan increasing number of par-ticipants, focused on the “what”— those attributes that might

define the ideal community, thedream. During these discus-sions, Don and Dudley workedto focus on the “what,” avoidingthe “how” as in how best toachieve the ideal, which was tocome later.

I heard two conclusionsemerge by consensus from thesemeetings. First, unity among the“parts” of the community isabsolutely essential to achievinga desirable, viable “whole.” Sec-ond, absent incorporation, a for-mally-elected governance sytemshould be created.

I see unity as largely an inter-nal, within the gates and village,matter.To effectively influence theoutcomes of external matters,unity must clearly exist, that aconsensus has been reachedon matters of importance. JusticePotter Stewart, when asked “howdo you define pornography?”responded with “I may not be ableto define it, but I know it when Isee it!”That seems equally appli-cable to “unity.”

Moving on to the “how,” theidea of a Greater Seven LakesCommunity Council was con-ceived. The council would con-sist of the elected presidents ofthe landowners associationsand the Business Guild. AndMcLendon Hills would be includ-ed.

Note that the landowner asso-ciations and Business Guildboards of directors are elected bytheir constituents, whereas theCivic Group Board consists of vol-unteer appointees among whom

have been members of the elect-ed boards.

Only after the council getsorganized, sets an agenda andbecomes more involved in exter-nal matters, it seems logical thatthe Seven Lakes Civic Groupbe dissolved.

Getting PersonalFor the past three or so years,

Jane and I have been planningfor our “later years.” In late August,we will be leaving Seven Lakes.We will be close enough thatwe won’t be leaving our friendsof eighteen years.

It is purely a coincidence thatwe are leaving at the time theSeven Lakes Civic Group hashad its season, has served itspurpose.

But before the Civic Groupdissolves, is is important thatthe GSLCC is well-organizedso as to not re-create a void.Until then, the Civic Group willcarry on with Dennis Robertsas its President.

It has been a most rewardingexperience and a privilege tohave served as president of theCivic Group for ten years. I’vebenefitted greatly from associ-ating with the thirty-five finewomen and men who, at onetime or another, served on theboard.

I have also benefitted fromworking with the Business Guild— particularly Phil Cook, LesMurray, Randy Merritt, and Rick

Harris.As successful business-men dedicated to a bright futurefor the village — in fact, for thewhole community — they oftenbring a different and valuableperspective to the table.

My very special thanks to ourcurrent board members: PhilCook, Pud Kent, Ray MacKay,Carolyn Mealing, JoAn Moses,DeWitt Petterson, DennisRoberts, and Don Truesdell.You

have each contributed in fulfill-ing our purpose.You have workeddiligently and effectively towardthe betterment of our community,And our community should thankyou too.

As our activities transition to theGSLCC, I hope each of you will,as individuals, continue to con-tribute your hearts and minds,your experience to the viabilityof our wonderful community.


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ing a Gospel Singing And Ice Cream Social on Sunday, August30, featuring “The Carpenter’s Tools.” The Social begins at5:30 pm in the Church Fellowship Hall. Singing will start at 7 pm.The event is free, although donations will be accepted to ben-efit Relay For Life. For information call 910-947-2261.

When a builder applies for apermit to build a 3,000 squarefoot home, that area is multi-plied by $70 per square foot,generating an estimated con-struction cost of $210,000. Atthe new permit cost of $3.50per thousand, that yields a build-ing permit cost of $735.

Under the old fee structure,which was last changed in 2005,the estimated construction costs,figured at the lower $60 rate,would have been $180,000. Mul-tiplying that by a $3 per thousandrate would have generated apermit fee of $540.

At a time when the buildingindustry has been hit hard by theeconomic downturn and nearcollapse of the credit markets,that $195 increase in the cost ofa building permit didn’t sit too wellwith area builders.And they evi-

dently let their commissionersknow about it.

After Planning Director JoeyRaczkowski assured the Boardthat the loss of revenue would notcripple his department, the Com-missioners voted unanimously toroll back the permit fee structureto 2005 levels.They also author-ized a refund to those builderswho had paid the new feebetween July 1 and August 17 —which was expected to subtractapproximately $2,000 from coun-ty coffers.

Mobile Homes& Mulch Defined

Raczkowski brought the Boardseveral recommended changesto the Zoning Ordinance, all ofwhich were approved, after apublic hearing at which no mem-ber of the public spoke.

The first set of amendments

were aimed at bringing countyordinances into line with a recentappeals court ruling that coun-ties may not regulate the place-ment of manufactured homesbased on the age or value ofthe home. Many counties usetheir zoning ordinances to dis-courage the use of mobile homesmanufactured prior to the estab-lishment of Housing and UrbanDevelopment [HUD] standardsfor their construction.

The amendments offered byRaczkowski aimed at strikingthat sort of restriction from thecounty’s ordinances, in order tobring them into line with thecourt’s decision.They also appro-priated the term “mobile home”to refer to these pre-1976 homes,reserving the term “manufac-tured home” for those of more

recent vintage.The county con-tinues to prohibit the movementof the pre-1976 mobile homesinto the county from elsewhere.

In a separate action, the boardadded definitions for “mulch”and “mulching business” to theZoning Ordinance, making thelatter a use permitted by right inthe county’s industrial zoningdistricts. These amendmentswere an attempt to carve out aplace, in the zoning ordinance,for the T.H. Blue mulch operationon Flowers Road in EagleSprings — a business that pre-dates the creation of the ZoningOrdinance.

Other BusinessIn other business during their

Monday, August 17 meeting, theCommissioners:

• Authorized the acceptance ofa $109,000 grant from theCorporation for National Serv-ice by the county’s Retiredand Senior Volunteer Program[R.S.V.P.]. The grant will bespread over the next threeyears. In 2008, RSVP volun-teers contributed 56,000 hoursof service, RSVP DirectorShiela Klein told the Board, aresource worth more than $1.1million.

• Waived all county permit feesfor the Robbins Farmers Dayevents.

• Reappointed Martha Zucchi-no and Peter Madsen to theLibrary Board of Trustees.

• Appointed Hugh Bingham andBill Bateman to the AirportAuthority.


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The West End ElementaryPTA will be hosting a fundrais-ing yard sale Saturday, Sep-tember 12, starting at 7:00 amon the school grounds.

Sellers that are interestedin participating will need topurchase a 10x18 space for$20 to set up their items for

sale.If you are unable to set up

and sale, but would like todonate your items to be sold,the WEE PTA will have a spacefor this as well.

Contact Kay Miller 673-2932or Sue Povish 400-5062 topurchase a space or to makearrangements to donate youritems. All proceeds from thesale of spaces will go to improvethe school playground.

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Droppers reported during theWork Session that twenty-oneresumes were received inresponse to an advertisement forCommunity Manager posted onthe Community AssociationsInstitute [CAI] website.

“At least a dozen meet ourrequirements,” Droppers said. “Iwill go through and try to getthe number down to six-to-ten ofthe cream of the crop.”

In related discussion, AssistantCommunity Manager ChadBeane said he is scheduled totake the CMCA [Certified Man-ager of Community Associa-tions] exam on August 25. Boardmembers have said Beane willbe considered for the position ofSLLA Manager. CMCA accred-itation is one of the job criteria aslisted by the Board and is alsoanticipated to become a require-ment for all Community Man-agers under proposed NorthCarolina legislation.

Droppers said he would for-ward copies of the resumes to theBoard, along with a spreadsheetsummarizing the top three man-agement company choices.

President Randy Zielsdorfthanked him for his work: “Thiswas a big job. Kent has done awonderful job.”

Board hashesover security issues

Describing it as a “hot button”issue for the entire area, Ziels-dorf opened a round table dis-cussion on security.

Director Sally Kindsvatter saidthe current system of RovingPatrol was ineffective. “It justdoesn’t seem to be an efficientuse of time and money to havethem drive around twice a day.On weekends, they should be atSequoia [Point] all day, espe-cially on holidays.”

Kindsvatter also argued thatmore aggressive citations andfines for violations were neces-sary. “We need to investigatewhether we do or do not have theauthority to fine people! There issome confusion with the PlannedCommunity Act -- I suggest wehave Hunter Stovall explain itto us.”

“It is also confusing to have twodifferent security groups [RovingPatrol and SFI],” Kindsvatter said.“I would feel better with only onegroup handling security.”

Community Manager Dalton

Fulcher explained that RovingPatrol was handled by in-housepersonnel because SFI, thecompany contracted to man thegates, would not respond to dogcalls -- either barking or run-ning loose.

“We have done cost studies onsecurity and it could all be donein-house for $20,000 less, butthere are advantages and dis-advantages,” Fulcher said.

However, Fulcher and Zielsdorfboth argued against making anychanges in the security contractuntil the new community man-ager or company is in place.

Security Director Gary Caulkreported Roving Patrol respond-ed to sixty calls last month, foundtwenty-five doors unlocked, andcited ninety violations of rules.Sequoia Point is monitored by theBoat Patrol all-day Saturday andSunday during the Summer.

“We have had a lot of changesin security in the last few months,”said Fulcher. “Security is enforc-ing the Guest Pass policy at

Sequoia and that is making a bigdifference.”

However Fulcher said he isnot happy with the ongoing, highSFI staff turnover at the gates.“The quality of employees is justnot that good. I’m not pickingon this company, they all oper-ate practically same -- but Iwould like to see better securi-ty at the gates,” Fulcher said.“The gates do make a big dif-ference -- it’s a perception topeople outside.”

Mandatory Bar Codes?Whether vehicle bar codes

should be mandatory for SevenLakes residents was a questionthat came up repeatedly duringthe roundtable discussion onsecurity. Fulcher estimatedapproximately one third oflandowners do not have barcode stickers. Landowners paya one-time fee of $15 for thesticker.

“This is something we need forsecurity. Until we get everyone

in compliance, we will have asecurity problem,” said Treasur-er Denny Galford.

The Board seemed to be inagreement that a policy ofmandatory bar codes was pre-ferred, but whether the $15 feeshould be waived and whetherto offer credits for stickers pre-viously purchased split the Board.

“I hate to be nickeled anddimed,” Zielsdorf said. “Person-ally, I feel our dues should include

our mailbox fee and stickers.”Galford reminded the Board

that dues cannot be raised with-out a vote of the membership butfees could be set as needed.

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tenance Supervisor Bob Darr.“We have to either replace it,

rent it, outsource it, or not do it[dam mowing],” Darr said.

Darr said the cost to outsourcethe work was comparable topurchas ing a new mower[$8,000], and that renting theequipment would cost $1,400a month.A used mower would beconsidered, but Darr said hehad not seen any advertisedwith the needed capabilities.The previous mower, purchasedused, was operable for severalyears.

“We’re talking $1,000 a year forthe mower if it lasts eight years.You cannot go out and hiresomeone for that cost,” said Gal-ford.

However Droppers and Kinds-vatter argued against purchasingnew equipment at this time. “If wedecide to outsource mainte-nance, then we have paid $8,000for two months,” said Droppers.“We don’t know where we’regoing [alluding to the ongoingdecision moving forward withcommunity management].”

Northsider Jim Allen weighedin, stating that the MaintenanceCommittee had considered sev-eral options but had not reachedconsensus on the best approachto proceed.

“In fairness, I think it is appro-priate to leave the decision mak-ing up to Dalton [Fulcher] andBob [Darr].They are the experts,”Allen said.

Fulcher reported the proposedmower has capabilities to mowother areas faster with less needfor weed whacking. “It is more effi-cient equipment. If you don’tpurchase, will we get the jobdone? Yes, but it will not look asgood and will take longer,” Fulchersaid.

However, Fulcher said hewould recommend against thepurchase if the Board didn’tmake a decision until next month.“If you wait, then we’ve lost amonth and a half of mowingseason.”

After discussion, the Boardagreed to vote on the mower atthe next Open Meeting sched-uled for August 26.

Cigarette Butts andAlcohol at Sequoia Point

Discarded cigarette butts andalcohol consumption at SequoiaPoint continue to be a problem,

reported Director Bruce Keyser,Jr.

“I took my family there for fourhours last Saturday. It was pleas-ant, clean, and friendly. Securi-ty was there the entire time. Butthe one thing was it seemedevery person was smoking on thebeach and had alcohol in theirhand,” Keyser said.

He said additional cigaretteurns or containers were neededand recommended the Boardreconsider a ban on smokingand alcohol “on the beach area,”as originally proposed last yearby Caulk.

Droppers agreed that installingmore butt containers was need-ed. “We want people to knowthat if we can’t get control of thesituation at Sequoia, it [smoking]will be banned!” he said.

New processfor lake water testing

Fulcher reported that the Asso-ciation has hired Northsider RonErskine to perform regular, fre-

quent testing of lake water for E.coli bacteria.

“We are only testing the beachareas for now -- and also anarea with a known septic prob-lem,” said Fulcher. “If he getshigh readings, we’ll contact thecounty and have a licensed com-pany come in and retest.”

In addition, the Associationwill continue twice annuallicensed testing.

“Ron and I have not seen eye-to-eye on many things but whathe’s doing here is beneficial to thecommunity. I feel comfortablethat we’re paying him, and he’llgive us the information to workwith. If he’s satisfied with ourprocedures, I don’t anticipateproblems,” Fulcher said.

Erskine said the test methoduses a 96-holed plate that isincubated over a twenty-fourhour period to determine total col-iform and E. coli. “We testedthirty-four different locations lastmonth and our lakes test verywell except after a heavy rain,”

Erskine said.Kindsvatter, a retired micro-

biologist, explained that E. colifound in the lakes is not thesame as the bacteria in uncookedfoods.

“This is normal E. coli that isfound in our intestines, in allanimals. The only way it canhurt people is if it is in the waterand is swallowed.”

CentralizingCommunication

Referring to some criticismover the recent decision to chan-nel Board-related email andother communication throughthe office, Zielsdorf said thedecision was not meant to “put

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“Most calls the Board receivesshould be directed to the Com-munity Manager,” Zielsdorf said.“We’re trying to set up a sys-tem going into the new yearwhere the Board operates foroversight only. If you don’t like theresponse you’re getting from themanager or it’s not timely, you arewelcome to contact any or allBoard members.”

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tough questions from Directorsconcerned about some aspectsof the program.

Directors concerned abouttraining of Patrol members

President Ron Shepard, for

instance, expressed concernthat Neighborhood Watch patrolsdriving unmarked private carsaround neighborhoods late atnight might alarm residents ratherthan reassuring them. He alsowanted to know what sort oftraining patrol participants would

be given.“I don’t want to jump into this

until we have some real assur-ance that training is going to bedone,” Shepard said.

Hoffmann took considerableumbrage at Shepard’s ques-tions. “If we are going to go into

this, then I am going to with-draw my motion and withdraw theNeighborhood Watch program,”Hoffmann said. “This is a matterof this Board either acceptingor not accepting the risks ofhaving us watching out for eachother in the middle of the night.

They are not going to leave theirvehicles. They are not going toconfront people.”

He later said he would trainpatrol volunteers — somethingcalled for in the National Sher-iff’s Association guidelines —and that “we have to assumethat these responsible adultswill act in accordance with that.”

Hoffmann said he sensed areluctance on the part of theBoard “to adopt something thatis proactive, that is preventativein nature, and that has somerisk associated with it.”

Patrols will useAssociation truck

In addition to his proposal thatthe Association adopt the Nation-al Sheriff’s Assocaition guide-lines, Hoffmann had submitted adraft of Standard Operating Pro-cedures [SOP] for use of theAssociation truck. After consid-erable discussion on the non-con-frontational nature of any patrols,the need for training of volunteers,


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Northside Park and six at the

Seven Lakes Country Club Ten-nis Facility which is located nearthe Fitness Center. All are cur-rently underplayed – though fordifferent reasons.

The Northside Park courtshave a newer but unpopularsurfacing material and the fenceneed to be replaced. By con-trast, the Country Club’s courtshave a high quality and well-maintained Hard-Tru clay surface.However, membership declinedonce courts were installed atWest Side Park Community Cen-ter.

Kindsvatter proposed the Asso-ciation should consider pur-chasing several of the Club’scourts.

“Our landowner courts are

inadequate for anything but littlekid tennis,” charged Kindsvat-ter. “People don’t play becausethe surface is not good.”

Director Bruce Keyser, Jr.said the Recreation Committeehad discussed and decidedagainst purchasing any of theClub’s courts because of thehigh maintenance cost, esti-mated at $20,000 to $25,000per year. Instead the commit-tee recommended selling theexisting surface on-line, installingnew fencing on two courts, andrepurposing the third court as anew basketball court.

“We’d be better off to refinishthe courts at Northside. It is notefficient cost-wise for us to main-tain the Club’s clay courts,”Keyser said.

Fulcher reported the existing

courts at Northside Park hadnot been resurfaced in thirtyyears but were “rerubberized”every five years at a cost of$10,000.

Droppers suggested it might bemore cost-effective to lease twoof the Club courts – paying themto maintain them.

After discussion, the Boardagreed to table the decision untila formal lease proposal can bepresented by the Club.

Other itemsIn other business Monday

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• Heard from Zielsdorf that theGreater Seven Lakes Com-munity Council would meetin the next few weeks withthe Moore County Sheriff’sOffice to discuss the need formore routine, regular policepatrols of the area.

• Agreed to provide a largeSLLA mailbox at no charge tothe Greater Seven Lakes Com-munity Council.

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Those guidelines reinforce the“observing-and-reporting” natureof the patrols and make clear thatpossible crime and other suspi-cious behavior observed bypatrol members will be reportedto the Sheriff. They also makeclear that any patrols will beconducted using the Associa-tion truck rather than privatevehicles.

With the presentation of Sil-berhorn’s modified SOP, theBoard approved both that and theNational Sheriff’s Associationguidelines, clearing the way forNeighborhood Watch to be imple-mented. The program, as outlinedin the manual, goes well beyondvolunteer patrols, offering a rangeof options for engaging neighborsin helping suppress crime.

Hoffmann has been seekingforty volunteers for the program;he told the Board on Tuesday thathe had twenty-three and feltcomfortable moving forward withthat number.

Use of Off-DutyOfficers encouraged

Hoffmann reported that hehad used off-duty Sheriff’s offi-cers in patrols on five nights forfour hours a night at a cost of$600.The rate for off-duty officersis $30 per hour.

Noting that he had brought inthe officers after the recent boattheft and vandalism on LakeAuman, Hoffmann asked he fel-low directors whether he shouldcontinue to use the deputies —or explore other options. TheFY 2009-2010 budget includes$5,000 for the purpose.

“If you have $4400 left in thebudget, divide it out and burn it,”Secretary Ed Tuton told Hoff-mann.

Other Directors agreed thatthe patrols should continue, tar-geting the summer months andholiday weekends, when mostincidents of vandalism and othercrime occur.

“If it costs $1,000 per month,I’m for it,” Director John Goodmansaid.

Hoffmann noted that the patrolshad already resulted in citationsfor two young women caught

smoking marijuana in a carparked at the Community Cen-ter late one night.

Turning to other security mat-ters, Hoffmann:• Presented a draft Emergency

Egress Plan, asking for inputfrom Board members.

• Reported that $1,150 will bespent to upgrade lighting andmotions sensors at Johnson’sPoint.

• Reported that approximately$10,000 will be required torepair the electronic systemsat the back gate, which weredamaged by a lightning strike.

• Suggested the need for a bet-ter-defined process for con-trolling the key and alarm sys-tem at the West Side ParkCommunity Center when it isrented by residents or non-residents outside of businesshours. Hoffmann and Com-munity Manager Joan Frostwere asked to develop a set ofguidelines for presentation to

the Board at a future worksession.

More publicity neededfor Compliance efforts

Reacting to letters from resi-dents complaining that Associ-ation rules aren’t being enforced,Board members discussed waysto get the word out about enforce-ment activity.

“We’re doing a great job oncompliance, but the communityapparently doesn’t know it,” LegalDirector Silberhorn said.

“The way I have explained it isthat folks see an ugly house orbad yard and figure the systemis broken,” Architectural ReviewDirector Adam Wimberley said.“But we are looking at it on amuch bigger scale.” Responsibilityfor compliance was recentlymade part of Wimberley’s port-folio.

“CAS finds problems whenthey do compliance runs,” hecontinue. Those problems are

documented with photographsand then forwarded to Wimber-ley. “I went through fifty-five pho-tos three weeks ago,” he said.“Letters were sent.” Problemsthat remain uncorrected are han-dled first by the Community Man-ager. If she meets with no suc-cess, they then move up to theCommunity Advocate, and, final-ly, to the Judicial Committee. Inaddition, specific problems areas— like unscreened propanetanks — are also being targeted,Wimberley said.

“I didn’t even know all of this,”Director John Goodman respond-ed. He suggested that reportingat the monthly general meet-ings might help keep the mem-

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“Maybe we need a monthlyreport that says, ‘Here’s howmany letters went out, the num-ber of responses, the number [ofviolations] taken care of,’” Pres-ident Shepard said. “That way wecould let people know that thingsare going on.”

“There are other nuisancecomplaints that are handleddirectly by CAS,” Silberhornnoted. “We probably ought tohave a report on this, so thatwe can respond to complaints. Ifrankly think we are doing agreat job, working very hard,but you don’t get credit for it if no


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Repairs neededto pond dams

At Infrastructure Director JohnGoodman’s request, the Boardapproved a $5,000 contract withEngineer Dan Marks to developplans for repairs needs to thedams of three community ponds.Trees and shrubs have takenroot in the structures, threaten-ing their integrity. Goodman saidthe Association will remove theplants, after obtaining approvalfrom property owners.Then anyadditional work recommended byMarks will be undertaken.

Goodman noted that the cor-rugated steel outlet pipe thatcarries water from the lowerLakeway Mall pond to LakeAuman is corroded and will needto be replaced -- a job that will becomplicated by the need to keepLongleaf Drive open during therepairs.

He explained that Marks hadrecommended one other urgentrepair to that pond that neither henor Lakes and Dam DirectorMick Herdrich could quite deci-pher. The Board gave Good-man authority to call for an emailvote on having that repair com-pleted, once he was able to findout from Marks exactly whatneeded to be done.

Turning to other infrastructureissues, the Board authorizedGoodman to identify and nego-tiate with a paving company todo some minor road patchingneeded in the community.

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Other BusinessIn other business, the SLWLA

Board:• Heard from Community Man-

ager Joan Frost that there isnow $1,650 in the reward fundthe Board established to helprespond to the recent boattheft on Lake Auman and anysimilar incidents in the future.

• Deferred a decision to beginforeclosure procedures on tenlots for the collection of unpaiddues. Legal Director Silber-horn asked the Board to allowhim to study the costs of theprocess and bring back a rec-ommendation prior to a vote.Leins already placed on thelots mean the Association is ina position to collect back dueson the lots if and when they aresold, without incurring theexpense of foreclosure.

• Heard from Director Hoffmanna list of several problems alongGateway Mall that need atten-tion from the BeautificationCommittee, Noting that he ranfor the Board promising sup-port for that committee, Hoff-mann said he would beencouraging the Board to“plus-up” its support for beau-tification come budget time.

• Discussed the possible safe-ty hazard presented by anAssociation-owned radio towerthat is currently used by MooreCounty for emergency com-munications. The Associationhad attempted to interest theCounty in swapping an obso-lete well site for the towerproper ty, but the countyshowed little interest in theoffer. Director Hoffmann wasasked to explore the potentialfor fencing the tower site, aswell as for installing an anti-climb device on the toweritself.

• Deferred both the secondreading of the Mandatory Sep-tic Management plan and thefirst reading of the revisedSLWLA Rules and Regula-tions until they could be post-ed on the Association web-site. The first reading of andpublic hearing on the revisedrules will be held at a specialmeeting on Friday, August 21,at 8:00 am.

• Heard from Community Man-ager Joan Frost that hours ofoperation for the pool will becut back as lifeguards returnto high school and college.


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HILLCREST MINI WARE-HOUSE, LLC— Affordable stor-age in Seven Lakes. Units arelocated at 351 Grant Street,across from K.R. Mace Electric.Unit sizes – 10x10, 10x20. Unitshave lighting. Call 910-673-7320for rental information. Urgentcalls may be directed to 910-690-6491.

FOR SALEREAL ESTATE LAND/LOTS

GATED COMMUNITY, HORSEPROPERTY – Golf course, Com-munity Center with pool, 1000acre lake, 9.5 acres to buildyour dream house. All this for$23,000 per acre. Call 910-690-7928. Brokers welcome. 4tpx 8/7

FOR SALEREAL ESTATE

110 BAKER CR, 7 LAKESW –custom built in 2002, approx.3,000 SF, 4BR’s + family rm,over-sized garage, lots of HW,high cei l ings & more just$345,000.8 North Shamrock Dr,Foxfire, Lovely brick ranch on 1.5acres with golf frontage, greatviews, updated & immaculate,approx 2,400 SF just $265,000.49 Foxtail Ln, Foxfire, 2BR/2BA,town house built in 2006, HWfloors, 9 FT & vaulted smoothceilings, FP & more, HOA duesjust $125 per mo. $155,000.Negotiable. Go to www.Tam-myLyne.com for visual tours,floor plans & more or call TammyLyne at Keller Williams Realty910-603-5300.

FOR SALEREAL ESTATE

SEVEN LAKES – 16th Green,17th Tee, 3300sqft (completed2006) on 1.85Ac Wooded lot,3BD/4BA, Den, full walkout base-ment, Granite, Hdwds, Stain-less, $389,000, 910.603.4244or www.jjupiterllc.com

CEDAR LOG HOMES – 6x8Tongue & Grove Cedar Logs;Best Insulation. Many Plans orCustom Designs.Whelan Real-ty, LLC 1008 Seven Lakes Drive,www.WhelanRealty.com Call910-673-1818.

FOR RENTREAL ESTATE

TOWNHOME FOXFIRE EAST– Spacious Brick const. 1 level,2BR, 2BA, W/D, 2 car gar. Cathe-dral ceilings, hdwd, tile & carpet,gas fireplace, patio. Quiet com-munity across from Foxfire golfclub & pool. Shopping 10 min.,Hospital 15 min. Non-smoker,no pets, sec.& ref. $850/mo. +Utilities. Avail. Sept. 1. Call 910-281-3425/910-315-1074. 3cc 6/26

HIGH PROFILE LOCATION –720 sf & 740 sf offices, waterincluded. Also 2nd floor officespace available. 910-673-4800.

INSURANCESERVICES

WHY PAY MORE? – We shopAmong The Best so you PayLess! Save Time, Save Money.Call Bottom Dollar Auto Insur-ance. Get the lowest quotes!910-692-8303.Visa/MC accept-ed. M-F 8:30am-5:00pm.

TERM LIFE INSURANCE –rates are at all time lows. Mostcompetitive rates we’ve seen inyears. Act now to lock in 5, 10,20, or 30 year terms and protectyour family.Ask about our returnof premiums paid option. One callto receive multiple quotes fromnumerous companies. Call FCIGat 910-692-8303. Serving MooreCounty since 1984.

TEENAGER DRIVERS? – CallBottom Dollar Auto Insurance& Save. 910-692-8303.Visa/MCaccepted. M-F 8:30am-5:00pm

PROFESSIONALSERVICES

TONY’S GUN REPAIR – repairand sales. 119 No. Trade St., 7Lakes 910-690-5541 or 910-944-9223.


ONE MOORE STITCH – offer-ing embroidery and screen print-ing. Your company, organizationor team logos stitched or print-ed on hats, shirts, towels, jack-ets, bags…most anything! Wealso offer fine monogram-ming…your item or ours. Com-petitive pricing, quick turnarounds.Located beside Subway in 7Lakes. 673-4261.

PRIDE HOME ADDITIONS –“Building with PRIDE to meetyour needs.” Home Additions-Decks-Docks-Bulkheads FullyInsured - 34 years experience-references. Free estimates for allyour home needs. Bruce West-morland 910-673-9163 or 910-690-1736.

CLASSIFIEDSSeven Lakes TimesAugust 21, 2009

Modern Woodmen, one of thenation’s largest fraternal financialservices providers, is looking forself-motivated individuals with orwithout sales experience in theMoore County area.

Is your job secure?Want a career where your role isvital? Consider a career that offers:

IncomeUnlimited income potential, out-standing compensation/trainingprogram with monthly businessdevelopment allowances, extensivebenefits package.

ImpactPlay a vital role in families’ andbusinesses’ financial well-being.Impact individual and communitieswith fraternal programs.

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ALL SIZES AVAILABLE 910-673-2828

House For RentSeven Lakes South

Almost new,3BR, 2 BA,Available 9/1.Non-smoking.

673-3462 or 690-4503


SEVEN LAKES DENTAL STU-DIO – Repairs of dentures, acrylicpartials, and relines. Same dayservice available.All work will bedone only through your localdentist. Tom Wasilewski, 336McDougall Drive, Seven Lakes.673-1613.

TREE SERVICE — ALLEN &SONTREE SERVICE.Topping,trimming, complete removal,clean-up, insured, 24 hour serv-ice. Free estimates, senior citi-zen discounts. Call James M.Allen at 910-974-7629 (Home) or910-572-6818 (Cell). tfn 12/7

DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRTCHEAP! – $19.00/month. 96gallon roll-out container provid-ed for weekly pickup. Fullyinsured. Locally owned and oper-ated. Professional Service. 100%Service Guarantee. CarolinaWaste Services. 910-673-4285(HAUL).

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES— serving Seven Lakes, Foxfire,and Pinehurst w/lawn mainte-nance & more for residentialand commercial customers.Yearround service. Mowing, weedeating, picking up debris, blow-ing. Shrub pruning, limb & treeremoval and hauling away. Seed-ing/sod lawns. Leaf & strawremoval. Haul and spread pinestraw, bark, soil, gravel andmulch. Aerate, de–thatch, andedge lawns. Weeding of flowerbeds, planting shrubs.Re–surfacegravel driveways. Blow roofs andclean gutters. Pressure wash-ing homes, decks, concretewalks, driveways, & boats. Installdriveway curbing and sprinklersystems. Garden tilling. Otherodd jobs around the house?Youneed it done! We will do it! CallJohn 673-7320 or mobile tele-phone 910-690-6491.

CREATIVE CUSTOMWORK –“The Decorator’s Workshop”Custom made Window Treat-ments, Bedding, Cushions, andSlipcovers. All made right herewith the attention to detaildemanded by the best design-ers! Pam Wasilewski, 336McDougall Drive, Seven Lakes.Call 673-2500.


CANʼT SEEM TO FIND THETIME – to get everything clean?Let me help! Call 704-985-4229.

RENOVATION & REPAIRS –All-terior Improvements, ChuckKieling, 27 years craftsman expe-rience. Residential remodels.Kitchens, bathrooms, dens, cus-tom cabinetry, counter tops, built-ins and bars. Custom furniture.7 Lakes resident. Call Chuck tofinish the unfinished. 910-639-2918.

WOODFARM CARPENTRY &LANDSCAPING INC. – Addi-tions-New Construction-Remod-eling-Foundations-Drainage-Driveways-Backfilling as well asall landscaping needs. Residentof Seven Lakes. Free Estimates,licensed & insured, 695-2005.

JOHN KELLY MAINTENANCE& REPAIR LLC– 25 yrs of expe-rience, no job too small. SevenLakes resident. Call 673-1605.

J&L HOME SERVICES — “AHandy Man and More.” Interi-or/Exterior Home Maintenance& Repairs. Call today for Free esti-mates.Your Seven Lakes Neigh-bor. Call 673-3927.

CEDAR PINES LAWN ANDLANDSCAPE SERVICE INC.– Pine straw $3.50/bale, Pinestraw $3.25 with purchase of100 + bales, Pine straw $6.25 perbale spread for you. Pine mulch:mini nugget, large nugget &shredded. Spring Cleanup. Mate-rials available to: contractors,residents, & commercial use.Call Rick or Mary Horton @910-673-3405 or 910-639-5206.

SCOTT’S LAWN SERVICE OFABERDEEN – We have a fer-tilization and weed manage-ment program for your lawn.Askabout our free application givento all new Seven Lakes cus-tomers. 910-944-1322.


SEVEN LAKES HOME &LAWN SERVICE – Home andyard upkeep services. Now fulllawn care including fertilizingand weed control. N.C. Pesti-cide #026-25656. Mowing, hedgetrimming, mulch and pine straw.Regular maintenance or proj-ect work. Dock and deck main-tenance, trim painting and smallrepair jobs. Roof & gutter clean-ing. Call Rich at 638-8081 orLindsay 638-2387. Lic. & insured.

PETS &PET SERVICES

P E T F R I E N D LY B E A C HHOUSE RENTAL – Mesmeriz-ing location, click on the link.www.moorehumane.org

SHELTER PETS ARE BEST –WWW.MOOREHUMANE.ORG

ANIMAL ADVOCATES OFMOORE CO. – invites you tojoin their email list of dogs &cats by signing on at [email protected]

HAPPY TAILS PET SITTING– Bonded, Registered Veteri-nary Tech to care for your belovedpets. Reasonable rates. Call forfree consultation 910-638-4584.

PAWS & CLAWS PET SITTING– Serving Seven Lakes since2005. Accredited, Bonded,Insured & Local Resident. Call(910) 603-8285 for FREE con-s u l t a t i o n . V i s i twww.paws_clawspetsitting.webs.com In home service. Ask forSL Times discount! tfn 7/6

PETS &PET SERVICES

DEE OH GEE PET SITTING –Professional, experienced petsitter who will take care of yourdogs and cats the way you wouldif you were there. Enthusiasticreferences are available fromyour Seven Lakes neighbors.Insured and Bonded. CindyAllen, Owner and Seven LakesResident. Call (910) 986-0152 orvisit www.deeohgee.net for moreinformation.

HAPPY TAILS PET SITTING– Bonded, Registered Veteri-nary Tech to care for your belovedpets. Reasonable rates. Call forfree consultation 910-638-4584.

SANDHILLSANIMAL RESCUELEAGUE - Pets for adoption.Call Lou Atkins at 910-974-4468.

BOATS FORSALE

NEW & USED PONTOONSAND SKI BOATS— Call SevenLakes Marine. 673-1440. tfnc

BOATS FORSALE

DONATEYOUR BOATTOTHENONPROFIT MATTAMUSKEETFOUNDATION – Tax deductionfor fair market value. No mid-dleman. Call Lewis Forrest at252-746-4221.

BOATS FOR SALE – Need aboat? Choplin’s Got It! Ski–Wakeboard–Deck–Pontoon–Bass and Saltwater Boats. Fullservice to Seven Lakes areaonly a few minutes away. ChoplinMarine in Sanford. Call 919-776-1004 or www.choplinboats.com

TURNYOURUSEDBOAT INTOCASH— People are looking topurchase good condition used -boats. Let us connect you tothe prospective buyers. Call Jeffat 910-673-1440 or Lynn at 910-690-8695.

PONTOON, BASS, SKI, DECK& SALTWATERBOATS—Over250 boats in stock. 33 years inthe Marine business. Only 25minutes from Seven Lakes.Chatlee Boat & Marine, San-ford. Call 919-775-7259.

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104 RECTOR DRIVE $400,0004BD/3BA MLS#132094

7 LAKES WEST

MOORE COUNTY’STOP SELLING REAL ESTATE FIRMVisit www.prudentialpinehurst.com for complete details on our listings

LINDA CRISWELL910.783.7374

Your 7 Lakes Neighbor!

106 HASTINGS ROAD $279,0004BA/3BA MLS#132420

7 LAKES SOUTH GOLF FRONT

113 PINECONE COURT $210,0003BD/2.5BA MLS#134992

7 LAKES NORTH

137 OWENS CIRCLE $625,0003BD/2.5BA MLS#134716

7 LAKES WEST WATER FRONT

235 LINEBERRY ROAD $169,9003BD/2BA MLS#131994

ROBBINS AREA WITH ACREAGE

177 FIRETREE LANE $237,0003BD/2BA MLS#133858

7 LAKES NORTH WATERFRONT

188 PAULA COURT $399,9003BD/2.5BA/BONUS MLS#130313

7 LAKES WEST GOLF FRONT

BECKIE PAHNER910.585.0363

Your Fox�re Neighbor!

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Call Our 7 Lakes Team Today!910-673-1063

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113 Baker Circle, 7 Lakes West - $375,000.51 acre Lake Auman Waterfront

TBD Big Oak Church Rd, Eagle Sp. - $101,500Desirable .78 acre building lot.

113 Cambridge Dr., 7 Lakes West - $29,000Golf Front with past perk.

123 James Dr., 7 Lakes West - $60,000One Acre buildable lot.

TBD Andrews Dr., 7 Lakes West - $125,000Double lot with water view. Great buy!

46 South Shamrock, Foxfire - $55,000.7 ac level lot with golf view.

138 Andrews Drive, 7 Lakes West - $59,500Water-View building lot Great Value!

123 Harwich, 7 Lakes South - $52,9001.25 acre golf front lot

2420 Hoffman Road, Foxfire - $39,900.74ac golf front lot.

TBD N. Shamrock, Foxfire, 1.30ac, $72,000130 Andrews Dr, 7 Lakes West, $75,000TBD Forest Lake Dr, 1.10 Ac., $72,000

TBD Ridge Rd, Foxfire, 11.90ac, $280,000

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114 WINSFORD CIRCLE $249,0003BD/2BA MLS#133893

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