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PAGE 2 THE PILOT — SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2010
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Festival ExpectedTo Draw CrowdsTo Historic Town
BY JOHN CHAPPELLStaff Writer
This is the 22nd year of theCarthage Buggy Festival,regularly cited as one of the top20 such events across the South.Mother’s Dayweekend brings
travelers from every directioneveryMay. The central sectionof the old town is home to anumber ofrestored homesechoing thegrandeur of alost era.Visitors to
Carthage comingfrom the Triadand PotteryCountrywillpassmany ahome built inbygone days likethe BlacksmithInn, a local bedand breakfast,before the old CarthageCourthouse comes into view asthey reach TheOld Buggy Inn, arestored Queen Anne-style“Painted Lady”with wraparoundporch, fanciful gingerbread trimand the lavishness of that bygoneera.This 1880s homewas once the
residence ofW.T. Jones, presi-
dent of Tyson Jones BuggyCompany. The festival harksback to the last half of the 19thand early decades of the 20thcenturywhen horse- andmule-drawn carriages were theway totravel.In those days, hundreds of
builders across North Carolinaengaged inmaking carriages,
buggies andwagons—almost exclu-sively for localmarkets, howev-er. Almost allthese firmswerepretty smalloperations withone or twoworkers.Union
CarriageCompany—formed in 1878by C. E. Jones, A.
M. D.Williamson, S.W.HumberandMartin Clary—builtcarriages in Carthage for a yearor so until a fire led to theirmoving the firm to Cameron,where it failed soon after themove.R. A.McLaughlin built wagons
in Carthage around 1877; so did
see FESTIVAL, page 3
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Thomas Cole. Nearby Fayettevillehad a baker’s dozen buggybuilders around the same time.They built carriages, barouches,buggies, sulkies, coaches, gigsand wagons of all kinds.Few of these buggy builders
were able to extend their market-ing beyond their local areas andsend their carriages across thestate or into the rest of the coun-try. Carthage, however, becamehome to one that grew into a prin-cipal supplier. It turned the littlecounty seat into a manufacturingcenter.In 1856, Thomas B. Tyson and a
local landowner, Alexander Kelly,joined in a partnership with theplan to expand Tyson’s work as awheelwright into a bigger busi-ness building carriages. Thatoriginal firm was known as Tyson
& Kelly over its first couple ofyears of operation.In 1857, Tyson hired William T.
Jones to work for him and Kellyas a carriage painter and shopsupervisor. Jones apparentlymore than proved hisworth, and the enter-prise expanded. In 1859,Jones joined Tyson andKelly as a partner, andthey changed the nameof the firm to Tyson,Kelly & Company.After 1873 its name
changed again, this timeto Tyson & Jones BuggyCompany. The firmprospered and enduredlonger than most. Tyson& Jones had become oneof the leading buggybuilders in the UnitedStates by the time thegrowing popularity ofautomobiles led to its end in 1925.Now buggy-building, once the
lifeblood of Carthage, is bannedby law, as is the keeping of horses
inside the city limits.Manufacturing buggies is not a“permitted use” in the centralbusiness district of the town thatwas once Buggy City, USA.Examples of Tyson & Jones
handiwork, now prized col-lectibles, can to be seen in manyplaces around Carthage. KeithHardware sells brand-new bug-
gies of all sorts to this day, thoughmost of them are made in theAmish country of Pennsylvania.Buggies do return to the streets
of Carthage. Every year onBuggy Festival Saturday, owners
park their antique two-seaters, buckboards,phaetons and evenhearses by CourthouseSquare. At 10 that morn-ing, Doug Brown willbegin offering buggyrides on Saturday fromthen to 3 p.m. at a costof $2. This is a short rideto give visitors someidea of what travel waslike 150 years ago.Buggy rides start in theparking lot of thePresbyterian Church onRay Street just acrossfrom the post office.This year’s Buggy
Festival actually begins Friday,May 7, at Nancy Kiser Park with
FestivalFrom Page 2
see FESTIVAL, page 4
GLENN M. SIDES/The Pilot
A festival-goer admires one of the vintage tractorson display during last year’s Buggy Festival.
entertainment, music, food and aninformal drive-in, drive-out gath-ering of classic cars and fireengines. The CarthageFirefighters Association will behosting an antique firetruck show.Volunteers from the local firedepartment will be grilling ham-burgers and hot dogs. There alsowill be cold drinks on hand.On the park’s outdoor Stephen
F. LappingAmphitheaterstage, young per-formers, membersof the TempleTeens fromSanford’s TempleTheatre, will enter-tain the Fridayafternoon crowdstarting at 5 p.m.The fun continuesas always onSaturday, the daybefore Mother’sDay, with a down-town platform fullof music andstreets filled withvendors of all sorts.Peddlers of everything from
homemade crafts, antiques, jew-elry, pottery, plants, metal signs,wind chimes and suppliers ofgood things to eat will begin to fillthe downtown streets of Carthageat 6 on Saturday morning.
The day officially begins at 9a.m., heralded by the MarineCorps Drill Team and the UnionPines High School Band. After awelcome and opening remarks,the Courthouse Square 2010Buggy Festival show is on with
the Sandhills Teen ChallengeBand to be followed by TheWhisnets. Rev. Eugene Ussery,pastor of Emmanuel BaptistChurch of Carthage, will serve asmaster of ceremonies throughoutthe day.Vendors open their booths, the
children’s activity area openswhere rides for kids, set up in aspecial section, are — as always— free.At noon, Miss Moore County
Charity Haskins crowns Ms./Mr.Buggy Festival, Mr. and Ms.Pinelake, and Mr. and Ms. TaraPlantation. The QuicksilverCloggers clomp the stage at halfpast, followed by music fromMitzi Brooks at 1, Blue Horizon at2, and a return by The Whisnetsat 3 p.m.The Sandhills Classic Street
Road Association will have morethan 150 cars andtrucks on displayon Dowd Street forits annual BenefitClassic Car andTruck Show. A col-lection of antiquetractors also willbe on display dur-ing the festival.There are
changes everyyear. There will beno street dance,and the barbecuecook-off fundraiseris off. The Arc ofMoore County willnot be holding its
barbecue cook-off before the 2010Buggy Festival. The Arc ofMoore County is a nonprofitUnited Way organization provid-ing services and support to chil-dren and adults with mental andother developmental disabilities,and their families. The Buggy
Festival committee hopes peoplewill continue to support this orga-nization, which helped to spur anearlier launch of the festival.The street dance of years past
has been replaced with of the festival’s new final event at 4:30
p.m. — the seventh annual BuggyFestival Idol Contest, whichbrings the 2010 festival to its climactic close.
Contact John Chappell by e-mail at [email protected].
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FestivalFrom Page 3
GLENN M. SIDES/The Pilot
The train rides are always a popular attraction.
HASKINSUSSERY
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Design EditorFrom its opening in 1949 to
when it closed its doors in 2008,Carthage Fabrics Corp., orCarFab, as it was known tolocals, played a vital role in thehistory of Carthage.During the 22nd annual
Carthage Buggy Festival,Saturday, May 8, the CarthageHistorical Committee will bedisplaying a collection of photographs, memorabilia andequipment that demonstrateshow far-reaching the textilemill’s role was in the lives ofthe residents of Carthage.According to Charles
Prevost, a volunteer with theCarthage HistoricalCommittee, this will be thefirst opportunity the public willhave to view the many itemsthe Committee recentlyacquired for the CarthageMuseum.The collection to be displayed
at the Sinclair Building duringthe Buggy Festival includestwo pattern punch machines,swatches of material that showoff the patterns created by thetextile mill and lots of pho-tographs.It is a very extensive
collection of items, includingeverything from companynewsletters down to the signsfrom the business.In addition, Prevost says,
there will be a number of trophies won by the ball teamsthat CarFab sponsored over theyears, as well as photographsof many of the teams.“There are even jerseys from
the ball teams that are around30 years old,” Prevost says.During the Buggy Festival,
several people who wereemployed at “the new mill” willbe on hand to answer questionsand to give demonstrations onthe pattern punch machines.Prevost says these formeremployees will include somewho were there when CarFabstarted, such as CarthageHistorical Committee memberKay Davis. The group alsohopes to have available two people who were employed atthe textile mill when it closedin 2008.Open throughout the day on
Saturday, the display will belocated in the hallway of theSinclair Building between TheCoffee Court and Granny’sAntiques on McReynoldsStreet.
BY MARTHA J. HENDERSONDesign Editor
Are you in the mood to tee offin what Mark Twain described asa good walk spoiled?If so, the Carthage Historical
Committee invites you to jointhem today at Whispering Woodsfor the 13th annual BuggyFestival Golf Tournament.“Come on out,” says Bert
Patrick, who has been the chairof the tournament since its cre-ation. “It’s not too late. Just showup.”This year’s event begins at 2
p.m. at Whispering Woods GolfClub in Whispering Pines. Thetournament is a shotgun startwith captain’s choice.Prizes will be awarded to the
winner as well as to the second-and third-place finishers.Patrick and the committee
expect between 60 and 70golfers, but would love to hostmore, especially since all theproceeds raised from the tourna-ment will benefit the CarthageMuseum.“We’re trying to save a little bit
of history here in Carthage,”Patrick says. “Everything thathas been done to the building andthe property at the CarthageMuseumhas been financed bythe monies raised from the golftournament and the annualChristmas tour of homes, whichwe hold on the first Sunday ofDecember.”The cost to enter is $50 per
person and $200 for a team offour. In addition to golf, the entryfee includes drawings and ameal.Served at the Whispering
Woods clubhouse after the golf
tournament by members of theCarthage Historical Committee,the meal includes grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, aswell as sides and all the trimmings. Desserts also will beserved, including a favorite ofmany regular tournament players — lemon bars.“We dropped the price last
year to help people out becauseof the recession,” Patrick says.“We wanted people to be able toparticipate.”The museum has been located
at 202 Rockingham St. since2000, when the property was
turned over to the town forrestoration. Today, it containsmany artifacts important to thehistory of Carthage and the restof Moore County.“Many museums have stuff
and, while we do have historicalitems, the Carthage Museum isfocused on people — the historyof churches, schools. We haveinformation about people,”Patrick says. “You don’t knowwho you are ’til you know whereyou come from.”She says a lot of people come
to the Carthage Museum to doresearch because of all the
information the museum hasavailable about the people ofCarthage, including tax rolls andmore.The Carthage Museum will be
open May 2 from 2 to 5 p.m. Italso will be open during theFriday night activities, May 7, asthe 22nd annual Buggy Festivalkicks off with an antique fire-truck show at Nancy Kiser Park.The museum will be closed
Saturday, May 8, because theCarthage Historical Committeewill be hosting a display of
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DEDICATED VOLUNTEERSEvery year, a team of dedicated volunteers begins meeting in Augustto plan the popular family festival that brings thousands of visitors toCarthage. The continued success of the annual Carthage BuggyFestival is owed to this team of hard-working individuals, says TownManager Carol Sparks, who has chaired the festival for more than10 years. Pictured at left are members of the 2010 Buggy FestivalCommittee, including (seated, left to right) Ronnie Lussier, CarolSparks and Karen O’Hara, (middle row) Melissa Adams, Pat Motz-Frazier, Neal Wolfe and Rocky Davis, (back row) Brian Tyner, ChrisMcKenzie, John Calhoun and Doug Brown. Not pictured are LindaPhillips, Gail Meeks, Milton T. Dowdy and Vincent Cornelius.
JOHNSIE TIPTON/The Pilot
Fans of the high-quality, professional performances presented at the TempleTheatre in Sanford won’t wantto miss the Temple Teens asthey bring their high-spiritedtalents to the Carthage BuggyFestival stage.Ranging in age from 12 to 17,
this group of 10 talented young people is known to hold its audiences spellbound as it performs a selection of featured songs from TempleTheatre’s current season.The Temple Teens will
present their high-energyshow Friday evening duringthe antique firetruck showfrom 5 to 7 p.m. at NancyKiser Park.Under the direction of
Thomas Edward Dalton andPeggy Taphorn, the TempleTeens will take the stage at theStephen F. LappingAmphitheater in a perfor-mance that showcases songsfrom the Temple Theatre’scurrent season, includingsongs from “Marty’s El Paso,”such as “El Paso” and “Streetsof Laredo.”“South Pacific” is the show
currently running at TempleTheatre and several songsfrom this popular musical willalso be performed, including“A Cockeyed Optimist,” “SomeEnchanted Evening” and“Honey Bun.”The Temple Teens features
teenag ers from Moore, Leeand Wake counties.“Those kids are awesome
and a very fine testament to
the talent and bright futurethat the next generation canbring,” says a Temple Theatrespokesperson.
Currently in their third season, Temple Teens have astated mission to share theirtalents with local and surrounding communities. Asambassadors for TempleTheatre, the Temple Teenshave performed for civic organizations, hospitals, retirement communities, fairs,church groups and variousfundraisers throughout centralNorth Carolina.For more information about
the Temple Teens, call (919)774-4512, ext. 228, or visitwww.templeshows.com.
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equipment and other itemsfrom Carthage Fabrics textilemill during the Buggy Festival.The pieces will be on display inthe Sinclair Building onMcReynolds Street.While the Carthage Historical
Committee is confident theweather will be nice for thetournament — “We’ve neverhad a rainout,” Patrick says —the rain date for the golf tour-nament is scheduled for 2 p.m.Sunday, May 9.For more information, call
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GolfFrom Page 6Temple Teens Brings High Energy to Stage
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Temple Teen members Danielle Cormier (left), Jentry Womackand Victoria Davis sing during a recent performance.
BY JOHN KRAHNERT IIIStaff Writer
The Union Pines MarchingVikings will be a featuredattraction at this year’sCarthage Buggy Festival.In addition to playing at the
festival, the band also will behosting a dunking booth to helpraise money for its trip to theWashington, D.C.,Independence Day parade thissummer. The band will be oneof just a handful across thecountry participating. Theselection marks yet anotherhonor for the MarchingVikings, who have built a tradition of excellence over theyears. The band room in thehigh school is chock-full of trophies from the countlesscompetitions that both themarching and concert bandshave participated in and won.Director Rob Hill said he was
thrilled about his band’s
selection to the parade, addingit was a tribute to the hardwork and dedication of his stu-dents.“This is a special parade and
a prestigious honor,” he said,“in that only a few bands in thecountry are chosen to do thisparade. Even to be nominatedto apply to this parade is a bigdeal. I’m pretty sure the reasonwhy we got at least a nomina-tion is because in the last few
years, we’ve had just reallygood, strong performancescoming out of these groups atUnion Pines.”Hill said the school’s bands
compete both in North Carolinaand around the country, andhave garnered consistent superior ratings for their performances.Hill was contacted about the
parade and invited to apply. Hesaid the application process
was lengthy and required aresume of the band’s accom-plishments over the past fewyears. Hill also had to submit avideo of the band performing.“The only thing now is we
have to raise a bunch ofmoney,” Hill said. “That’s ournext big hurdle, I suppose.”
Though the band has beeninvited to participate, it willhave to pay its own way toWashington. Hill expects thetrip to cost somewherebetween $400 and $450 a student. That price should
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A Union Pines band memberperforms during the 2007Carthage Buggy Festival.
include hotel, transportationand other expenses.The band has 135 students.
The rising eighth-graders willalso make the trip, which Hillthinks will be a great recruitingtool, bringing the total to 170-180 students.The band will hold a number
of different fundraisers in thecoming months. It just completed a fruit fundraiser,and is looking into holding agolf tournament and maybecandy and doughnut sales.“We really want to try to
make this as cheap as possiblefor the students,” Hill said,”because it’s an honor. I personally feel like they shouldnot be spending too muchmoney because it’s something
that they’ve already given theirtalent, obviously, to get thiskind of nomination.”Hill said his students are
excited to march in the parade— with hundreds of thousandsof people lining the streets andeven more watching at home ontelevision.As far as Hill knows, Union
Pines is the only band fromNorth Carolina participating.Hill has been the band
director at Union Pines forseven years. He was the banddirector at New Century MiddleSchool before that. An Armyveteran, Hill played in the 82ndAirborne Division band for fouryears.He has been selected to be a
part of a music delegation toChina and will be there for twoweeks this December.Band is a year-round
commitment for most of theschool’s musicians. Marchingband takes place in the fall
during first semester, and concert band takes place second semester. The majorityof students choose to do both.They also practice diligently
during the summer.Hill said having both settings
means the students progress alot faster because they are constantly playing. The bandsparticipate in about five
competitions a year. The concert band won a competitionin Chicago last year.Even though Union Pines is
considered a 3A school athletically, Hill said that theband is recognized as a 4A orborderline 5A band because ofthe number of participants.“Just to have such a big
number in the band here at
Union Pines coming out of a 3Aschool really is impressive,” hesaid. “That’s really a testamentto the things going on here.”Anyone interested in helping
the band with its fundraisingefforts can visit its website atwww.unionpinesband.org.
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BY MARTHA J. HENDERSONDesign Editor
While the smell of barbecuingpork might not be waftingthrough the air Friday, May 7,the 22nd annual Carthage BuggyFestival will still be kicked off instyle with a fun-filled evening.After six years, the Arc of
Moore County will not be holdingits annual barbecue cook-offfundraiser. However, NancyKiser Park will be bustling withactivity as the CarthageFirefighters Association hosts anantique firetruck show.The evening will also include
food, musical performances anda cruise-in of classic cars.Line-up for the antique fire-
trucks and classic cars begins at4 p.m. with the evening’s fun get-ting under way at 5 p.m. Fromthen until 9 p.m., there will belots for the public to enjoy.The Carthage Firefighters
Association has invited depart-ments from all over to bringtheir antique firetrucks to bepart of the show.“There are a lot of neat local
antique trucks around,” saysChad Thomason, a volunteerfirefighter with the CarthageFire Department who is co-chair-ing the event with Jason Love.“We are hoping to have eight to10 firetrucks, as well as a cruise-in for classic cars, many ofwhich will be part of the carshow on Saturday.“We are just getting our feet
wet with this show,” Thomasonsays, “but we plan to make it anannual event.”Thomason says the group
hopes to get most, if not all, ofthe area’s antique firetrucks tothe show. It all depends on whichones will run when it’s time tofire them up and drive them toCarthage for the event.
“These are antiques,”Thomason says, “so you neverknow until you turn the keywhether or not they’ll start. Butwe’re hopeful.”Thomason expects several
firetrucksfrom thecounty anda few fromout of thecounty, buthe guaran-tees thatthere willbe twoantiquefiretrucksfromCarthage.These include a 1945 Seagravefire engine and a 1932 Chevroletfire engine.
During the evening, trophieswill be awarded to antique firetruck show participants for oldest firetruck and farthesttraveled. The public will have anopportunity to vote on their
choice forBest ofShow,which alsowill beawardedduringFridaynight’s festivities.Members
of theCarthageFirefight-
ers Association will be selling hotdogs and hamburgers through-out the evening.
The public is invited to comeout and enjoy live musical performances by the TempleTeens at the park’s Stephen F.Lapping Amphitheater.The Temple Teens are a group
of young people who perform ahigh-energy show featuringsongs from Temple Theatre’scurrent season.Classic car buffs can get a
preview of Saturday’s car showas members of the SandhillsClassic Street Rod Associationdisplay their vehicles at the parkand Carthage Museum on Friday
evening.The Buggy Festival Committee
also will be sponsoring a dunkingbooth. Locals who are slated tobe dunked include TownManager Carol Sparks, PoliceChief Chris McKenzie and othertown officials and local digni-taries.Thomason invites everyone to
“come out and have a goodtime.”Nancy Kiser Park is at 312
Rockingham St., next toCarthage Elementary School.There is trailer parking on-site.
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Like any good festival, the22nd annual Carthage BuggyFestival, Saturday, May 8, willoffer visitors a plethora of sights,sounds and smells — oh, thesmells …Fresh-popped kettle corn,
Polish sausage grilledwith peppers andonions, Lexington-style barbecue porkand chicken, ham-burgers, hot dogs …And, then there’s
the tastes … What’s afestival without cot-ton candy, snowcones, funnel cakes,ice cream or candyapples?Thankfully, that’s not a ques-
tion those attending the CarthageBuggy Festival will have to face.Once again, organizers havebrought in an array of food ven-dors who will be serving up awide selection of tasty goodies.In addition to the foods above,
festival-goers will be able tochoose from fresh mini dough-nuts, frozen chocolate bananas,nachos, fries, hoagies, jerk chick-en, Caribbean rice and salads,stuffed grape leaves, blackenedchicken on pitas and much more.While regulars will find their
favorite food items offered bythe vendors surrounding the his-toric courthouse in downtownCarthage, they also will find avendor who will be lending a newflavor to the Buggy Festival.Party in a Pita serves a
Lebanese/Greek menu that maynot sound like typical festivalfood, but the flavors of the disheshave festival-goers coming backfor more.A family-owned and operated
business, Party in a Pita has beenselling both its food and the fami-ly’s Lebanese culture at festivals,including the North Carolina
State Fair, throughout NorthCarolina, South Carolina andVirginia for six years.Backed by more than 30 years
in the restaurant business, Partyin a Pita sells one falafel at atime, says owner/operator Leann
Ishak.Falafel, also known
as veggie burger, ismade of groundchickpeas and favabeans, onion, parsley,cilantro, garlic andspices. It is served ona pita with tahinisauce, lettuce andtomato.Other vegetarian
offerings includehummus, tabbouleh (a Lebanesesalad), grape leaves and a hummus/tabbouleh pita sandwich.
Meat lovers will want to tryeither a chicken or beef/lambgyro, which is served on pitabread with tahini or cucumbersauce, lettuce and tomato.Baklava, made with walnuts, is
a sweet treat.“We hope everyone comes out
and gives us a try,” Ishak says.“We love sharing our culture andfood with other communities. Wepride ourselves in the food weserve and the clean operation werun.”Whether you choose an old
favorite or opt to try somethingnew, you’ll find plenty of beverage options to refresh yourpalate. The selection will includeshakes, smoothies, coffee andfresh-squeezed lemonade,limeade and orangeade, as wellas homemade root beer, cream,black cherry and grape soda.
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At first, Selena McNeil couldn’tfind words to describe how shefelt when she was told that shehad been nominated for and hadwon Ms. Buggy Festival 2010.“I was shocked, then excited
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THE WINNING LETTERDear Judges,I think a great candidate for Mrs. Buggy Festival would be my
mom Selena McNeil. I think she would be a great candidatebecause she is a single mom that isn’t getting paid for quite awhile but she is not letting that bring her down just like always.She is really funny. She is not a doubting person because whenshe thinks something can be done she will work on it until it isdone. She doesn’t let anything embarrass her and I thank her forthat and for all the things she does. I think my candidate shouldbe recognized for all of the awesome things she has done.
Sincerely,— Izzabella McNeil, Fifth Grade
HANNAH SHARPE/The Pilot
Ms. Buggy Festival 2010 Selena McNeil and daughter, Izzabella
McNeil credits her daughtersfor their support during herreturn to school.“They’ve really
joined in andhelped me getthrough this,”says McNeil, wholives in SevenLakes, but feels athome in Carthagebecause “I workthere, go tochurch there.”Her parentscalled Carthagehome for 15 yearsbefore moving toSeven Lakesthemselves.In the letter
nominating hermother, Izzabellasays her mother“is not a doubtingperson becausewhen she thinks something canbe done she will work on it until itis done.”This line was one that really
stood out for her mother.“The part about my mother’s
not a doubting person … that real-ly got me,” McNeil says. “Seeingher perception of what we havebeen going through … I’m soglad. I don’t think I ever verbal-ized that, but my actions havereally shown her what can bedone. That is a thrill.”Thrilled is what McNeil says
Izzabella was when she found outher letter had been selected.“She is thrilled and very excit-
ed,” McNeil says. “To be the one
that was chosen, she’s just excit-ed.”Izzabella is so excited that her
mother will be honored as Ms.Buggy Festival during the 22ndannual Carthage Buggy Festivalthat she has decided to miss aplanned soccer tournament in
order to see her mother receivethe award.“She has no problem missing
the tournament,” McNeil says.“Even her coach understood the
importance.”McNeil says the honor of hav-
ing their nominating lettersselected is special for all of thestudents.“It is so rewarding to them,”
McNeil says. “Writing the lettersis such a tradition at Carthage
Elementary. It isa big deal. Thestudents areexcited aboutwriting the let-ters.”She says this
year was particu-larly gratifyingbecause she’s got-ten to see bothsides of theaward. As ateaching assistantfor the past fiveyears, McNeil haswatched as stu-dents pouredtheir hearts intotheir nominatingletters and now,as a recipient ofthe honor, she has
the chance to experience theother side of the equation as well.McNeil will be crowned Ms.
Buggy Festival at noon Saturday,May 8, on the Buggy Festival
stage. And Izzabella, sans soccergear, will be there to watch as hermother is honored.
Ongoing TraditionMs. Buggy Festival is chosen
every year based on letters writ-ten by the children of CarthageElementary nominating someonethey know for the title. The tradi-tion has been around for eight ornine years now.“Really, it’s open to anyone the
kids admire,” says Karen O’Hara,Carthage administrative assistantand Buggy Festival committeemember. “It’s called ‘Ms.’ but
we’ve had a ‘Mr.’ a few yearsago.”The winner is chosen by an
impartial, anonymous judge.“I think the judge looks for the
most unique, heart-warming let-ters,” says O’Hara.In addition to the winner of Ms.
Buggy Festival, the judge picksfive letters for runners-up.It’s difficult to choose from
among the many letters, saysO’Hara, but they try to chooseone from each grade level, sothere is either a winner or runner-up from each grade.
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Izzabella McNeil (center) wrote the winning letter nominatingher mother for Ms. Buggy Festival. Kennedie Mercer (clockwisefrom left front), Xavier Pratt, Katherine Denning and ThadCagle wrote the letters for those who were the runners-up.
The winner and the runners-upwill read their letters at the festi-val.
Deserving Runners-UpWhile Izzabella McNeil’s letter
nominating her mother, SelenaMcNeil, for Ms. Buggy Festivalwas chosen as the overall winner,letters from each grade wereselected as runners-up.Following are these letters:“I think my aunt Brenda*
should be Mrs. Buggy Festivalbecause she worked for manyyears as a nurse. Now she is verysick and has lost all of her hair.But to me she is still beautiful.”
— Kennedie MercerKindergarten
*Kennedie’s aunt, BrendaStutts, recently passed away.
“Dear Judges,I think my Grandma should be
crowned Ms. Buggy Festivalbecause she makes for me. NextShe makes good cake. Then shehelps me do my homework.Finally she is very funny. Thankyou for reading my paper.”
— Xavier PrattFirst Grade
“From: Thad CagleI think my mom should be
crowned Ms. Buggy Festival soshe can help the hole in tihercommunity. She will try veryvery hard to save you if you weredying. She will bust her behinetrying to get to you. She will takegood care of you. She has got abig heart to me I have a big hartto her.”
— Thad CagleSecond Grade
“I think my mom should beMiss Buggy Festival of 2010. Ithink Katherine ElizabethDenning should be Miss Buggy
Festival because she gives hercommunity a lot. When I was inpreschool she came to schoolalmost everyday. Also she is
great with other kids. She takescare of two of my friends eachday. Also, she is fun. She makeseverything worthwhile. I think
my wonderful mother should beMiss Buggy Festival.”
— Katherine DenningThird Grade
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There will be a great numberof things to do and see duringthe 22nd annual CarthageBuggy Festival, but nothing willbe as bright and shiny as thecars and truckslined up on DowdStreet.Sponsored by the
Sandhills ClassicStreet RodAssociation andthe BuggyFestival, theBenefit Car andTruck Show willfeatureAmerican-madevehicles, 1975and older.Located at the
courthousesquare inCarthage, the Benefit Carand Truck Show is a charitableevent with proceeds from theshow going to the PageMemorial United MethodistChurch Interfaith Food Pantry,the Carthage Food Pantry andMANNA!.Registration for vehicles is
from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Awards will be presented at2:30 p.m.There will be awards for the
Top 50 and Best Car, BestTruck, Ladies’ Choice and BestHost Club Car. Dash plaqueswill be given to the first 100vehicles registered.Event fees on the day of the
show are $20.A drawing for $1,000 cash and
a 50/50 drawing will be heldduring the Benefit Car and
Truck Show. Tickets for the raf-fle are $10 each and will be onsale before and during theshow. Winners do not have to bepresent to win.For those wanting a sneak
preview of all the shinyfun, members of the SandhillsClassic Street Rod Associationwill display their vehiclesFriday evening as part of theCarthage FirefightersAssociation’s antique firetruckshow.“For the fourth year, we will
have a gathering at theCarthage Museum and NancyKiser Park,” says Andy Scherer,a member of the SandhillsClassic Street Rod Association.“We usually have a pretty goodnumber of cars there.”The Sandhills Classic Street
Rod Association is a nonprofitorganization whose purpose isto establish an association ofmembers for the purpose ofenjoying American-made 1975
and older vehicles.Proceeds from club-sponsored
car shows go to local charitiesand organizations. According toa press release, club memberswork to improve life for chari-ties and organizations in the
communitythroughChristian love.The organiza-
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Never short on talent, thisyear’s entertainment lineup atthe Carthage Buggy Festival isno exception. One group sure tocapture the attention of festival-goers is the Sandhills TeenChallenge Band.A ministry of the Sandhills
Teen Challenge, the band takesthe stage at 10 a.m.Led by Sal DiBianca on bass
and vocals, the Sandhills TeenChallenge Band offers a positivemessage. Its members are dedicated to encouraging students and adults alike to makeright choices in life and to liveout their faith in a practical way.Joining DiBianca are Brandon
DiBianca on lead guitar andvocals, and Joe Rivera on drums.
The Sandhills Teen ChallengeBand has performed for a variety of audiences, rangingfrom public school assembliesand church youth groups to community events and churchcongregations.Sandhills Teen Challenge is a
residential faith-based recoveryprogram for men ages 18+ withdrug or alcohol problems. Itsstated mission is to help peoplewho have life-controlling problems, and initiate the discipleship process to the pointwhere the student can functionas a Christian in society, applyingspiritually motivated Biblicalprinciples to relationships in the
family, local church, chosenvocation and the community.Teen Challenge endeavors to
help peoplebecome mentally sound, emotionally balanced, socially
adjusted, physically well andspiritually alive.Located in Carthage, the
Sandhills Teen Challenge facilities include a full-sizedstage used for drama and musicals. The Sandhills TeenChallenge choir and drama teamuses this facility for rehearsalsand performances.The Sandhills Teen Challenge
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“Stop, drop and roll.”Children are taught from an
early age that these are theactions to take should theirclothing catch on fire.Teaching children what to do
should they encounter smoke orflames in their homes is a littlemore complicated.A fire safety house is an
effective tool for teaching chil-dren kitchen safety, exit drillsand other home safety tactics,precautions and proper safetyprocedures in the event of afire.Using a fire safety house, the
Carthage Fire Department willbe presenting fire safety tech-niques to children during the22nd annual Carthage BuggyFestival, Saturday, May 8.Property of the Moore County
Fire Chiefs Association, the firesafety house is a mobile traveltrailer that has been turned intoa scaled-down, “kid-sized” func-tional house. The two-storyhouse is complete with kitchenand stove, a dining/living roomarea and two beds upstairs.There even is a fire escape
accessible through an upstairswindow.The fire safety house is
designed to look as a roomwould in real life and is used toexplain what one would do incase of a fire in the home.Children can locate potentialfire hazards and practice simplemethods of eliminating poten-tially dangerous situations.Carthage Fire Chief Brian
Tyner says Carthage firemenand volunteers will be givingdemonstrations of fire safety tochildren throughout the dayduring the festival.“We’ll show the kids how to
exit the home properly in anemergency,” Tyner says.“They’ll learn to crawl insteadof walking through smoke andto check the doors for heat.We’ll teach them about smokedetectors and they’ll learn howto stop, drop and roll.”Built by the Moore County
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For those wanting to buysomething to commemorate the22nd annual Carthage BuggyFestival, event organizers willhave a booth set up next to theentertainment stage whereyou’ll find a large assortment offestival T-shirts, tote bags and
cups. T-shirts are available inchildren’s sizes for $8 each ortwo for $12. Adult’s sizes are $12each or two for $20. Tote bagsare $7.A Mother’s Day special will be
offered during the festival thatincludes a T-shirt, tote bag,
license plate and two cups foronly $20.Also bearing the 22nd annual
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Since it started in 1988, theBuggy Festival has celebratedthe rich history of Carthage.The annual event also is a
celebration of community and, assuch, organizers like to honorand recognize those who havehelped make the town ofCarthage the wonderful community it is.For each of the past seven
years, Carthage Buggy Festivalorganizers have named four individuals as Mr. and Mrs.Pinelake and Mr. and Mrs. TaraPlantation. They are residents oftheir respective centers and willbe crowned during ceremonieson the Buggy Festival stage atnoon Saturday, May 8.Management at Pinelake
chooses their representatives,while the staff at Tara Plantationvotes through a secret ballot fortheirs.
Mr. and Mrs. PinelakeThis year, Mr. and Mrs.
Pinelake are Lela McNair andLee Jackson.A current resident of Pinelake,
Lela was raised on a farm nearLaurinburg. She has five children, three of whom are stillliving. Lela enjoys cooking, gardening and playing bingo.“Lela helps us plant flowers in
the Pinelake garden,” says aspokesperson for Pinelake. “Sheenjoys church and sings in thePinelake choir.”Lee also enjoys music, and he
loves fishing and hunting. He hasthree sons, three daughters andfive grandchildren.According to a spokesperson,
Lee likes to spend time at thenurses’ station where he canwatch all the activities that go on.
Mr. and Mrs. Tara PlantationTara Plantation has picked two
sets of kings and queens for thisyear’s Mr. and Mrs. TaraPlantation. Representing theassisted living community atTara Plantation are JuanitaCheek and Delbert Kobbe.Juanita was born in Oklahoma.
Her career was spent working inthe legislature at the state capitol, which she found veryinteresting. She came to TaraPlantation in September 2009.Morning exercise class,
reading group and watching TV,as well as reading in her room,are things you will find her doingthroughout the day.“Juanita has a smile for
everyone she meets,” says aspokesperson for TaraPlantation.Delbert was born in
Pennsylvania. Working in a scrapyard and warehouse, drivingtrucks and even working at ahotel were some of the differentjobs he has held throughout hislife.Delbert came to Tara in the
spring of 2009.“He enjoys visiting with staff,
residents and visitors who enterthe doors here at Tara,” says aspokesperson. “He has a greatsmile, and loves bingo and spending time in his room orwatching TV.”Mary Meachum and John
Palchick were selected to represent Tara Plantation’s SCUunit.Born in Ellerbe, Mary worked
on the farm with her husband formany years. She has four daughters.
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“We love to hear Miss Mary tellstories about her days on thefarm,” says a spokesperson. “She
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Moore County’s next singingstar could be crowned duringthe 22nd annual CarthageBuggy Festival.The popular Buggy Idol
contest returns to thefestival stage for itsseventh yearSaturday, May 8.The entertainment
gets under way at4:30 p.m.The contest will be
a fitting finale for thefamily-fun festival aspotential stars of allages will be singingtheir hearts out trying to winover the judges and take homethe top prize of being namedthe “Buggy Idol.”A $100 prize will be awarded
to winners in each of the different age groups.
The Buggy FestivalCommittee is pleased toannounced that WRAL-TVreporter Bryan Mims will beserving as the master of
ceremonies for theBuggy Idol contest.Styled after the
television hit“American Idol,” theBuggy Idol contest features contestantssplit into four competing agegroups. The firstgroup is childrenages 1 to 5. The
second is children ages 6 to 12.The third is ages 13 to 17, andthe fourth is over 18 years ofage.“It’s a first cousin to the
‘American Idol’ contest,”Carthage Town Manager Carol
Sparks says, “and our contestants are as talented asthe ones on ‘American Idol.’”Winners from the 2009
Buggy Idol contest includedJack Oxendine (ages 1-5),Olivia Stinnett (ages 6-12),Priscilla Gray (ages 13-17) andJohn Stinnett (age 18 and up).The Buggy Idol contest is
open to both singers and musicians, although in previ-ous years, it has been dominat-ed by singers.Three judges will evaluate
each performer.To compete, contestants
must fill out an applicationform and pay a registrationfee. Contestants may register
up until 4 p.m. May 8.The entry fee is $10 prior to
4 p.m. After 4 p.m., the fee willbe $15.Registration forms are
available at the Carthage townhall prior to the event or at thefestival’s information stage.For more information, call
(910) 947-2331.
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The 22nd annual CarthageBuggy Festival actually starteda week early with “Name ThatMovie,” a game played at TheOld Buggy Inn, an authenticVictorian bed and breakfast thatstands at the easternentrance toCarthage’s his-toric district.Guests enjoyed
refreshmentsFriday evening,April 30, whilevying to guesswhich old moviecostumed charac-ters represented.This year’s themewas comediesMoney raised every
year at this partygoes to help theMoore County Literacy Council.The fun kicked off at 6:30 p.m.
as guests greeted volunteer re-enactors costumed in thegarb their characters wore infamous comedies of the SilverScreen. The $15 per personcharge included food and beverages. Area merchantsdonated all the prizes so thatevery dime raised could helpsomebody learn to read.The Old Buggy Inn stands at
301 McReynolds St. in sight ofthe historic old courthouse inthe center of Carthage. Thingswere far quieter Friday thanthey will be next weekend whenthe Buggy Festival is in fullswing. Hopeful contestantstrooped across its wraparoundporch to enter the Queen Annemansion, where their $15 donation got them in the doorwith a chance to win prizes.The idea came from the
Literacy Council’s annual dinnergame in which guests try to
figure out the names of worksfrom which costumed charac-ters (played by local people) aredrawn. At those literary ban-quets, costumed guests repre-
sent characters from books. Atthe Buggy Festival’s “NameThat Movie” party, costumedcharacters from movie come-dies acted as hosts in variousrooms of the inn. The whole ideawas to have fun at a guessing-
game evening with food andwine and prizes.Four famous feature flicks (all
comedies) were the quarry of aguessing game, with clues provided by costumed charac-ters and film-related food. Itwas an encore of last year’s
mystery movie-themedparty and is to bean annualfundraising eventsupporting theCarthage BuggyFestival and theMoore CountyLiteracy Council.“Since we were
donating 10 per-cent to the MooreCounty LiteracyCouncil, I askedother board mem-bers to help sell tickets,” Pat Motz-
Frazier said. “They did a bang-up job.”She owns and operates the
bed-and-breakfast inn and hasdonated its use each year for theannual fundraiser.
“Tickets included wine, food,game, everything,” Motz-Frazier said. “People didn’t haveto spend one other cent oncethey came, if they didn’t want to— but we also held two raffles.Raffle tickets were $5 apiece.“We basically have a raffle for
men and a raffle for womenevery year during ‘Name ThatMovie,’” she said. “We kind ofthought we’d target one rafflefor men and one for women, buta man could win a woman’sprize and give it to his wife, orwin both and have a couples’package.”
The game always has fourmovies. This year’s featurecomedies were “Barefoot in thePark,” the 1967 film based onNeil’s Simon’s play of the sametitle that starred RobertRedford and Jane Fonda;“Austin Powers: The Spy WhoShagged Me,” the Mike Myerscomedy which parodied both1960s spy movies and the ultra-suave male superspy; “NationalLampoon’s Vacation,” the first ina series of popular films featur-ing the ill-fated vacations of the
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There’s bluegrass on the hori-zon for those attending the 22ndannual Carthage Buggy Festival,Saturday, May 8, and it’s a bluehorizon.Hailing from the Montgomery
County area, Blue Horizonbrings its unique sound to thefestival stage at 2 p.m.Together since 2000, Blue
Horizon started with a group offriends and, today, four of theoriginal five members are stillgoing strong.Phillip Hearne is on guitar and
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Griswold family; and “Some LikeIt Hot,” the 1959 comedy direct-ed by Billy Wilder and starringMarilyn Monroe, Tony Curtisand Jack Lemmon.What people do each year is
come, interact with charactersfrom those movies played by volunteer actors,including some cityofficials fromCarthage. Police officers, other residents and someLiteracy Councilmembers also playthe characters. Themenu is prepared bylocal restaurants andit, too, offers clues tohelp players.The game is easy
to play.“Players write their guesses as
to the movies’ names on ballots,one ballot per person per movie,”Motz-Frazier said. “Toward theend of the party, we reveal thenames of our movies. This is afundraiser for the Carthage
Buggy Festival. This year, theywere all comedies. Next year,who knows?”Each player guessing all four
correctly gains entry into adrawing. Every year, local busi-nesses donate prizes aplenty —golf, dinners, lunches, gift cer-tificates, nights at the Old BuggyInn, a container garden from alocal nursery — and more.“We serve dessert at the very
end, after the game and thedrawings,” she said.“We pour red andwhite wine, bottledwater and sweet tea,with dinner. Lastyear, Smithfield —you know, SmithfieldHams? — providedall the food for onemovie along with thesweet tea.”Different restau-
rants donate cuisinefor each film.“Our Mexican
restaurant that just relocated toits new home on 15-501 is one ofour food donors,” she said. “Ofcourse, Peking Wok, who arebuilding their new restaurant —The Flying Tiger — here, isanother. The fourth is Squire’s
Pub from down in SouthernPines. We have four restaurants,four movies, but some of us,including me, also cook.”
The 22nd Carthage BuggyFestival takes place Friday night,May 7, and all day Saturday, May8, 2010, which is Mother’s Day
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Over the years, manySouthern gospel groups havecome and gone. But there is onegroup that has stood the test oftime — The Whisnants.Since 1970, this Morganton,
N.C.-based group has beensinging and ministering throughsong across the United Statesand Canada.On Saturday, May 8, the
Whisnants will bring theirsinging ministry to MooreCounty as they headline the22nd annual Carthage BuggyFestival’s entertainment lineup.The Whisnants are set to
perform at 11 a.m. and willreturn to delight festival-goersagain at 3 p.m.A much-traveled and popular
group, The Whisnants are dedicated to promoting the saving message of Jesus Christthrough Southern gospel music.“We placed our ministry in
God’s hands 39 years ago, andhave watched him do miraculous things,” says JeffWhisnant, the only originalmember traveling today. “Thereis no doubt in my mind that Godhas his hand on this ministry.”The group’s current lineup
includes Jeff and his wife,Susan Whisnant, Aaron Hise,Eric Ollis and the Whisnant’ssons, Austin and Ethan. TheWhisnants’ sound is one that hasfans, promoters and churchesraving.With 10 No. 1 songs and
numerous Top 20s, the groupcontinues to see God’s handi-work through their ministry.Their song “What You TookFrom Me” was Singing NewsChart Song of the Year for 2003.In 2004, fans of Southern gospelmusic again awarded TheWhisnants Song of the Year fortheir message of encourage-ment, “Even in the Valley.”The Whisnants have been
nominated for Trio of the Yearsix times and have receivednumerous individual nomina-tions, including Favorite YoungArtist, Favorite Female Singerand Favorite Alto.For years, The Whisnants
have been a mainstay of theNational Quartet Convention,appearing 15 times. On severaloccasions, they appeared on theGospel Music Southern StyleProgram (INSP Network). Theyalso participated in theFebruary 2007 Gaither
videotaping in Nashville, Tenn.,and have performed in bothHawaii and Canada.
The LineupIn addition to singing the
baritone part for TheWhisnants, Jeff Whisnant manages the group, performingthe day-to-day tasks of keepingthe ministry on the road.“I have asked God to allow us
to be the very best that we canbe so that he can use this ministry to touch people’slives,” says Whisnant. “He hasdone just that.”Jeff’s wife, Susan Whisnant,
has been singing with the groupfor more than 24 years. Herbeautiful alto voice and herheart for ministry are clearlyevident in her performance.Southern gospel music fans loveher and once you hear her,
you’ll understand why.Lead vocalist Aaron Hise has
been singing with TheWhisnants since 2001.Originally from DeMotte, Ind.,Hise has many years of full-time singing experience. Thecombination of his beautifultenor voice and his spirit addsmuch to The Whisnants’ ministry.Eric Ollis’ career in Southern
gospel music began more than20 years ago. Following a 15-year venture with the DixieMelody Boys, Eric joined TheWhisnants as the group’spianist/keyboardist. Six yearslater, Ollis continues to bringhis skill, energy and a touch ofcomedy to the stage.Although he has traveled on
the bus all his life, Austin
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What can make fun even morefun? Free fun!And that’s what children of all
sizes will find when they come tothe Carthage Buggy Festival’schildren’s activity area thatoffers lots of free fun just forthem.There are activities and rides
for big kids and for little kids.Every year, event organizersmake sure that nobody gets leftout, that there is something funfor everyone. And, all of theactivities are offered free ofcharge.Children of all ages can play
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,May 8, in the children’s activityarea.The kid-sized activities avail-
able include a tubs of fun ride, afirehouse adventure with slide, aTitanic slide, a dragon slide andhide, moon bounce and musicalchair swing.Visitors to the festival will once
again see the red train windingits way through the children’sactivity area.“The train is very popular,”
says Town Manager and Buggy
Festival chairpersonCarol Sparks. “It’s busyall day.”Sparks adds that the bungee
jumping went over so well at lastyear’s festival that the committeeknew that it had to bring it back.The four-station bungee
trampoline enables a person to jumpextremely high inthe air while alsoperforming flips andsomersaults. The bungee trampoline is operated by trainedpersonnel who ensure jumpersare securely strapped in.
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Whisnant is the newest memberto join The Whisnants on stage.In January 2009, after muchprayer and practice, Austinbecame the group’s bass player.While he loves playing bass
guitar, Austin feels blessed to beable to sing as well. At only 15years old, his love for Southerngospel music has been an inspiration to all.Ethan is the youngest of the
Whisnant family. At 12 years old,he brings much excitement andlaughter to everyday life on theroad. Ethan loves to sing andtravel with his family.Austin and Ethan have teamed
up for a new project, “ForeverBrothers.” This CD includes acollection of their favoritemusic, including “BrothersForever,” “Working For MyGood,” “Leaning on theEverlasting Arms,” “WhatChildren Believe,” “Don’t ItMake You Want to Go,” I’ll FlyAway,” “Where the Soul NeverDies” and more.As those attending the
Carthage Buggy Festival willdiscover, The Whisnants’ goal isthat the message of their musicwill be clear and will point people to the cross of Christ.
WhisnantsFrom Page 27
Be on the lookout kids, RonaldMcDonald will be stopping bythe Carthage Buggy Festivalfrom 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Kids’ Fun Always Free
Audiences at the CarthageBuggy Festival will find theirtoes tapping along as theQuicksilver Cloggers performtheir lively dance routines dur-ing the 22nd annual event.The group is set to take the
stage at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May8, as part of the festival’s stellarentertainment lineup.Founded in 1996, the
Quicksilver Cloggers dance to avariety of musical genres,including bluegrass, country andpop. The group primarily doesprecision line dancing, whereeveryone on the team performsthe same steps.Dance members include
Jennifer Garner, Sarah Daffron,Aileen Garner, Pam Kennedy,Lou Smith, Brenda Ritter andBonnie Hanham. Although thegroup’s home base is Robbins,members come from a numberof different areas.Daffron is a certified clogging
instructor and choreographs thegroup’s routines.Under the direction of Aileen
Garner, the Quicksilver Cloggersdance at spring and fall festivalsthroughout the area, churchgatherings and local nursinghomes.And, while most of the dancing,
Garner says, is for fun and exer-cise, the group has done somecompetitive dancing.In fact, the Quicksilver
Cloggers competed at the 2009North Carolina State Fair FolkFestival, placing second in the
Traditional Line Dance category(ages 26+). The group alsoearned an honorable mention inthe Novelty Folk Dance,International Folk Dance,Clogging Routines (ages 26+) cat-egory.Judging at the N.C. State Fair’s
Folk Festival is based on audi-ence appeal, authenticity, appear-ance, enthusiasm and competen-cy, so Buggy Festival audiencescan expect to enjoy theQuicksilver Cloggers’ award-win-ning dance performance.The official folk dance of
North Carolina, clogging is a dis-tinctive dance style that originat-ed in the Appalachian mountains.Settlers from Northern andWestern Europe brought their
respective folk dance traditionsto the colonies, which were fur-ther shaped by Native Americanand African-American danceinfluences.These influences combined
and evolved into a percussive“foot-tapping,” high-energy styleof dance now known as clogging.In the 1920s, Bascom Lamar
Lunsford added team clogging tothe competitions held at hisannual Mountain Dance and FolkFestival in Asheville, helpingestablish clogging as a signifi-cant part of Appalachian culturalheritage.The North Carolina General
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Vendors Galore at FestivalThere will be no shortage of
items to look at, admire and purchase during the 22nd annualCarthage Buggy Festival, May 8.Event organizers are expecting
more than 125 vendors, includingboth food and arts and crafts.The wares available will range
from homemade fudge, chocolate products, gifts forhorses and equestrians, jewelryand tie-dyed clothing to hand-thrown pottery, hand-madequilts, garden flags, birdhouses,wooden items, leather belts andhandmade wreaths.Buggy Festival organizers say
they purposely try not to offertoo much of the same thing, preferring to have vendors thatoffer a little bit of everything.Regulars to the festival may
recognize vendors RebeccaJensen and Barbara Dillard.These best friends and businesspartners have been vendors atthe Buggy Festival for six orseven years, Jensen says.This year, instead of selling the
wind chimes their customershave come to expect from them,Jensen and Dillard are tryingsomething different. They areoffering a new product — hand-painted acrylic rings.“We’re trying something fun
and girlie,” Jensen says. “Theserings look like glass rings and thereal beauty is that they are
inexpensive.”Jensen and Dillard hand-paint
the inside of the rings with fingernail polish with a variety ofcolors and designs. In addition,Jensen says, they can custompaint a ring to a customer’s specifications.“We will be doing demonstra-
tions or Barbara will paint a ringto match the outfit you’re wearing,” Jensen says.Unpainted rings also are
available so customers can takethem home and discover the funof painting the rings for them-selves.As for durability, Jensen says
she has worn her ring in theocean, the pool and the showerwith no problem.Jensen says, at $8 each or two
for $10 (a festival special), therings are a good value for afriendly, fashionable and funaccessory.While you’re visiting the ven-
dors at the Buggy Festival, stopby the Moore County TelephoneDirectory booth and purchase araffle ticket for an iPhone andother gift certificates. All of theproceeds from the raffle will bedonated to Friend to FriendCrisis Service for Moore County.You’ll also be able to pick up
both Moore and Lee county tele-phone directories. Mini booksalso will be available.
For the safety and well-being offestival-goers, pets are not allowedat the Carthage Buggy Festival.Service dogs are permitted.
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